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According to a media release from the Bighorn National Forest, the Gilead Fire on the National Forest has grown to about five acres since Monday. The fire is located about two miles west of Stone Mountain, or about 10 miles northwest of the city of Buffalo.
Forest Service District Ranger Mark Booth said that because the fire is burning in steep, rough, and rocky terrain, it is nearly inaccessible and is not safe to put firefighters on the ground at this time. Forest Service personnel are monitoring the fire from a nearby vantage point and from the air. Booth indicated that a helicopter will continue to make bucket drops on the fire.
Smoke will continue to be visible from areas along Interstate 90 between Sheridan and Buffalo until significant precipitation occurs in the area. The Gilead Fire was started by lightning on August 14th.


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Did your mother ever tell you to put nothing in your ear smaller than your elbow? Mine did. Of course it didn't make much sense as a child because obviously an elbow is a pretty big thing to try to get into the tiny ear canal. But as I aged, I got it. Keep objects out of your ear. Period.
The same goes for your nose. Who doesn't have a story to tell about someone they know (maybe even yourself) who wedged a crayon, or if you were my late Aunt Irene, a bean, up in a nostril?
If you were watching or listening to Tuesday night's game, you know how excited the Red Devils' fans were. You may have been excited yourself.
The year was 2008. Tom had just moved to Florida, we were living in a duplex in Chiefland and the time was right to start looking for a house.
We both worked in Chiefland but Harriett Downs' ad on the back of the Williston Pioneer spoke to us one week when the right house at the right price said, "Call."
We did and agreed to meet the agent that Saturday.
Participating in the 4-H State Congress were Sarah Ahmed, Karen Branson, Rhonda Roberts, Eden McGee, Ginny Yearty, Phyllis Alexander and Robyn Hemond.
Lonnie Blitch received the Levy Soil and Conservation District Service Award.
Judge W.O. Beauchamp swore in James Drew, Jack Hoy, Scott Rutland and Robert Stanley to the city council.
Harvey and Margaret Pool announced the birth of a son, Dillon Wade, born July 28.
Cleon Blitch, 76, and Clara Belle Kollock, 84, died.
It is a typical scene in our office.
A person–generally irate–although sometimes simply confused–walks through the door, picks up a paper from the stand and slaps it on the counter.
Wait–I take that back. Sometimes they are angry and confused.
Sometimes they shake the paper.
Other times, they turn a few pages and jab a finger at an article.
"Who wrote this?" They demand.
Sometimes they add a few choice words.
There's trouble afoot in the city of Williston, and it's been brewing for some time. But if you ask some folks, they would chalk up this rough patch to an anomaly and skirt right over it.
No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver–There is none so blind as he who will not see.
It's unfair to say the city's finances are in disarray, because the fact of the matter is, no one knows. Anything. Good or bad. Which makes us ask the only question there is to ask–why?
It's been brewing for days, weeks, months–maybe even years, and last Friday the frustration, the disappointment and the anger came to a head at the called Williston City Council meeting.
Tuesday night, things weren't much better, even after Council President Marc Nussel called for a return to civility and politeness, while Councilor Brooks Holloway asked for respect–from the council and public alike.
The question was simple: how spontaneous are you? The answer was easy: very.
And with that brief interchange, I began yet another exciting adventure late last month.
My birthday falls near the end of January, and since I suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), Tom usually whisks me away to a sunnier-than-Levy County locale so I can soak up the sun.
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For more than 60 years, 88-year-old Tim Nugent of Champaign, Ill. has been by far the nation's most effective advocate in terms of creating educational and vocational opportunities for people with disabilities. After reading my column the next two weeks, perhaps you will agree
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As electronics improve (shrink) new technologies abound and one of the most recent is something called a credit card skimmer.
A skimmer is a small, electronic credit card reader similar to the ones at ATM's and gas pumps. In fact they are formed with the express purpose of fitting over legitimate card readers to accumulate credit card numbers in their memory.
As a pharmacist who served the community and the surrounding areas as the co-owner of Sunshine Drugs for over 30 years, I felt I needed to perhaps clarify a situation that has recently come to my attention.
It is my understanding that a business will soon be opened under the name of Sunshine Drugs.
Although I wish the owners of this new business well in the endeavor, Iee^also feel that Iee^need to make it clear to everyone that Iee^m in no way assoiciated with, nor in any way a part of, this business.
Social Security reaches almost every family in the United States, and at some point touches the lives of nearly all Americans. It not only helps older Americans, but also workers who become disabled and families in which a spouse or parent dies. Today, about 159 million people work and pay Social Security taxes. More than 53 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits. In 2009 alone, those benefits came to about $675 billion.
When my dad, Darwin Parkin was the born Sept. 12, 1921 – shortly after Prohibition went into effect – his middle name was listed as "L." His parents couldn't agree on which relative to honor: Lewis or Louis. Both, of course, were from opposite branches of the family, so they settled on the ambiguous single initial "L" for his second name.
Who says you can't teach an old dad new twists? All across the nation, people are telling their fathers, grandfathers, and other special men in their lives about a new "twist" in the law that may help them qualify for extra help paying for costs associated with their prescription drugs.
When you're spending time with Dad this weekend, ask him if he can use some help paying for his prescription drugs. If so, tell him about the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and the extra help available through Social Security.
Based on Ms. Lou Elliot Jones' article regarding the Levy county commission passing a resolution in support of the practice of fox/coyote penning, one should ask, what were they thinking. For them to support this practice of pack dogs chasing down foxes and coyotes while in a penned area regarless of size, implies that they condone animal cruelty.
On Sunday afternoon, May 23, the dedication service for the new Church of God in Williston, was, without doubt, one of the outstanding events to be held in our area this year. I am sorry if you missed it.
With the Lord's help, the Rev. Wesley Smith and his church have done an unbelievable job for which our entire community can be very proud.
To all of the students, parents, friends, school staff and county staff, I want to say a heartfelt thank you for the retirement celebration held May 15 in my honor.
Iee^feel like Iee^should have held the event to thank everyone for the wonderful support I have received for the 37 years Iee^have been teaching in Williston.
Iee^have enjoyed the experience immensely and it has greatly enhanced my life.
Recently in Federal Court, the sheriff of Levy County, Johnny Smith, pleaded before Judge Mickle for a lenient sentence for convicted county commissioner Sammy Yearty, who had been guilty of taking bribes.
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Spring Hill), in one of her final acts as the U.S. Congressman for the 5th District of Florida, showed complete disrespect for the people who elected her.
By manipulating the process, she took it upon herself to appoint her successor.
We are deeply disappointed.
A year ago last week I stepped into a long lineage of newspaper editors who, for the past 130 years, were dedicated to the people of Williston and the surrounding community.
It was a daunting responsibility–just knowing that one day in the annals of history, my name would be included as editor of Levy County's oldest newspaper. It was, and is, something I take seriously–and pridefully.
Of all the towns and communities in Levy County, Williston was one I was not familiar with, ranking closely behind Inglis and Yankeetown.
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Record heat, low humidity, and high winds are a dangerous combination in Colorado this week, where four wildfires are now burning, including one that has already destroyed at least 80 homes.
The Black Forest fire, in a wooded rural area northeast of Colorado Springs – and not far from the site of last year's Waldo Canyon fire that destroyed nearly 350 homes and killed two people – is the most concerning, and has prompted the evacuation of more than 7,000 people in the area.
On Wednesday, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said he believes 80-100 homes have been lost, and there is currently no containment of the fire, which has burned about 12 square miles. Sheriff Maketa said he's worried that gusting winds predicted for Wednesday could cause the fire to spread unpredictably, and he compared the blaze to the Waldo Canyon fire.
"One of my worst fears is that people took their chances and it may have cost them their life," Maketa said, urging people to follow evacuation orders. There are currently no reports of anyone missing.
A smaller fire near Royal Gorge Bridge Park – about 60 miles southwest of Black Forest – was also burning Wednesday. It has already destroyed three structures, and forced the evacuation of more than 900 prisoners from a nearby correctional facility, due to concerns about the heavy smoke. That fire was also not contained.
A third fire, sparked by lighting, in Rocky Mountain National Park had grown to about 400 acres by Wednesday, but didn't threaten any structures.
And a fourth fire started Tuesday in Huerfano County, in southern Colorado. The Klikus fire prompted evacuation orders for about 200 homes and has burned about 60 acres. By Wednesday, it was 40 percent contained.
Though much of Colorado, especially in the northern part of the state, had a snowy, wet spring, it doesn't take long for forests to dry out and become virtual tinderboxes, say experts – and the conditions this week aren't helping. The National Weather Service warned that temperatures in the upper 90s, wind gusts over 40 miles per hour, and humidity in the single digits have combined to create "extreme" fire danger in parts of Colorado.
"It doesn't take long for enough fuels to dry enough to carry a fire," says Merrill Kaufmann, an emeritus scientist at the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins, and a former forest scientist with the US Forest Service. "Even if we have wet weather ... it just takes a matter of hours of dry air and warmth to dry [pine] fuels out enough for them to burn rapidly. Then expose those fuels to high wind conditions and high temperatures for a few days, and we have a vast amount of fuel out there that can burn very very quickly."
The bad fires in recent years, especially in the Ponderosa forests of Colorado's heavily populated Front Range, point to a deeper, more systemic problem that no amount of moisture can fix, says Mr. Kaufmann. Fire suppression in those forests, with very few controlled burns, has led to dense forests and a buildup of fuel that historically would have been kept in check by naturally occurring periodic fires.
Kaufmann would like to see more prescribed burns where possible, and tree thinning and biomass removal in populated areas where burns aren't possible, but, he acknowledges,such prevention mechanisms are expensive and difficult, particularly given the vast acreages that need to be dealt with.
Beyond that, there are significant measures individual homeowners can take to protect themselves, he says, citing "defensible space" techniques like reducing fuel around a structure.
In 1993 - after one of the wettest Junes Kaufmann can remember – a wildfire erupted in early July during a hot, dry week right near his cabin. The fire burned within five feet of his cabin, and burned as a crown fire just 100 feet from it, but the cabin was saved thanks to all the work he had done earlier in the spring removing fuel and finding other ways to protect the structure. News reports at the time called it a "miracle cabin," but Kaufmann says the message he wanted to get to homeowners is that there are steps they can take that make a difference.
"We're not going to avoid these fires, but if everyone took to heart the risk they're dealing with, this is a sensible thing to do in the long haul," says Kaufmann. "There are no guarantees, but you can sure as heck improve your chances."
The cause isn't yet known for three of the four current Colorado fires, but given hot, dry conditions and so much fuel, even eliminating human error and fires started by people wouldn't get rid of the problem, says Kaufmann. "Everything is loaded and all it takes is a spark," he says. "We're going to have big fires no matter what."
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Wayland coeds to vie for title of Miss Wayland in pageant
PLAINVIEW – Eleven women from Wayland Baptist University will show off their poise, beauty and talent on Saturday, Nov. 3, for the annual Miss Wayland pageant, slated for 7 p.m. in Harral Auditorium.
With the theme "Beautiful Girls," taken from the classic musical Singing in the Rain, the pageant will feature an evening of competition culminating in a new young lady chosen to represent the university. The reigning Miss Wayland 2007, Amy Rendon of Midland, will crown her successor at the end of an evening packed with music, talent and a peek inside what makes women at Wayland special.
"That theme really caught my eye because the song talks about all different kinds of beauty and I like that," said Rendon. "I feel so honored to be counted among the ranks of Miss Wayland. I am excited to see the next beautiful girl who will be able to serve this university and this community. It will be an honor to crown another deserving girl and see her dreams come true."
Emcee for the pageant will be Chris Moore, technical theatre director at WBU. Teresa Moore, director of student leadership and activities, coordinates the pageant through her office, with direction and assistance from the reigning Miss Wayland.
The pageant is held in a traditional format, with an opening number, talent competition, evening gown competition, the announcement of the top five and the final question to determine the winner. Interviews with the panel of judges are held Saturday morning, with the remainder of the competition that evening.
Miss Wayland receives a scholarship and a prize package from various local merchants. Her year's reign includes various appearances at civic organizations, churches and banquets as well as other duties.
Contestants for this year's contest include the following, listed alphabetically and with personal information:
Rebecca Ballinger, sponsored by International Choir. A senior music education major from Lubbock, Rebecca is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ballinger. She is in the choir, Student Union Board, Spirit and Alpha Delta Kappa and wants to perform opera music and teach at the university level.
Kelsey Beggs, sponsored by Students in Free Enterprise. A junior business administration major from Muleshoe, Kelsey is the daughter of Beverly Roberson and the granddaughter of Frank McCamish. She is a member of SIFE and Senate and hopes to one day work with the World Health Organization, Red Cross or the American embassy.
Hannah Dillard, sponsored by the Division of Education. A junior elementary education major from Lubbock, Hannah is the daughter of Steve and Cynthis Dillard. She is involved in BSM Freshman Ministries, was a Koinonia leader and is a President's Ambassador. She plans to teach in the future, possibly overseas.
Jessie Else, sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega. A junior mass communications major from Weiser, Idaho, Jessie is the daughter of Lee and Donna Else. She is involved in ADK, SIFE, theatre and speech judging. Her future plans include writing for a community newspaper.
Mary Green, sponsored by Alpha Delta Kappa. The daughter of Stan and Melanie Howerton, Mary is a senior English and Spanish education major from Dumas. She is in ADK, the International Choir and leads a BSM Freshman Ministry group. She plans to teach.
Julia Morrison, sponsored by Student Services. A sophomore from Turkey, Julia is the daughter of Colvin and Latesha Morrison. She is a music major and is involved in choir, Music Educators National Conference and the Spanish Club. She plans to teach music and be involved in missions.
Amanda Murray, sponsored by Student Government Association. A senior molecular biology major from Littlefield, Amanda plans to attend medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon. The daughter of Charles and Anita Murray, Amanda is the president of Student Foundation and plays with the Plainview Symphony Orchestra.
Kendra Ortego, sponsored by Wayland Singers. A sophomore music education major from Marble Falls, Kendra is the daughter of Craig and Karen Ortego. She is a member of Wayland Singers, Wayland Singing Women, the BSM and Pioneer Band and works in Fleming Mays Tower as a resident assistant. She plans to be a school choir director in the future.
Jessica Riemersma, sponsored by Baptist Student Ministries. The daughter of Ed and Cheryl Riemersma of Glendale, Ariz., Jessica is a junior biology major. She is on the BSM Leadership Team and is co-leader of the Apartment Ministries. She plans to become a physical therapist.
Terra Watson, sponsored by the Association of Former Students. The daughter of Rodney and Lana Watson of Plainview, Terra is a sophomore business administration major. She is in Student Alumni Council and Alpha Phi Omega, and is a student worker at WBU. She plans to serve God in a business career.
Tiffany Wisenbaker, sponsored by Student Alumni Council. A sophomore Spanish major from New Caney, Texas, Tiffany is the daughter of Greg and Tammy Wisenbaker. She is involved in Student Alumni Council, Student Union Board and the Baptist Student Ministries. She plans to work in fashion marketing.


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Texas dove and teal seasons set
And it looks all good for Southeast Texas hunters
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has just announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the 2012-13 Texas early migratory game bird seasons. As of now, it's all good news. Dove hunters across the state will have a 70-day season with a 15-bird daily bag limit. The icing on the cake is that we'll have a 16-day early teal season.
Dove seasons in the North and Central Zones will run from Saturday, Sept. 1, through Wednesday, Oct. 24. The late winter season will be open from Saturday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 6.
The South Zone dove season runs from Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 28. The winter season is Saturday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The Special White-Winged Dove Area will be restricted to afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full weekends in September running Sept. 1-2 and 8-9 and reopening when the regular South Zone season begins Friday, Sept. 21, and running through Sunday, Oct. 28, and again from Saturday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Jan. 18. The Special White-Winged Dove Area season takes four of the allowable 70 days, so when the regular season opens, this area must close four days earlier than the rest of the South Zone. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than four mourning doves and two white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the bag limit will be 15 with no more than two white-tipped doves.
The early teal season will run Sept. 15-30 statewide with a daily bag limit of four teal.
The September teal season should be excellent thanks to record numbers of teal. Both blue and green-winged teal are up significantly from last year, according to the most recent survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Blue-winged teal are estimated at 9.2 million and green-winged teal number more than 3.4 million.
Southeast Texas fishing report
Sabine Lake and jetties – The water temperature on Sabine Lake is 84 degrees and 85 in the surf. Fishing is best under the birds throughout the day, but most reliable during the last two hours of sunlight. Rat-tail Assassins in bone or chartreuse are best when rigged on a 1/4-ounce jig head. Reds are good on the flats of Coffee Ground Cove with a Super Spook Jr. in bone or red/bone. Live shrimp are excellent at the jetties when free-lined or fished under a slip cork along the Louisiana side of the east jetty.
Lake Calcasieu – Guide Buddy Oaks at Hackberry Rod and Gun Club reports that the rain continued during the first part of the week, but as the weather cleared up, the fishing turned on. He reported that limits of speckled trout and redfish found their way back to the cleaning tables. Live shrimp have been best. But glow/chartreuse Hackberry Hustlers and TTF killer minnows are taking fair numbers of trout when fished over oyster reefs. When the weather allows, solid trout are coming from the short rigs just off the beachfront.
Sam Rayburn – Guide Bill Fondren says the lake is in great shape. The surface water temperature is 86 degrees, and the lake level is a foot and half low. Largemouth bass are best on Stanley Ribbits, white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, shad colored cranks and soft plastics. Crappie are best on live minnows fished over brush in 19 to 23 feet of water. Channel catfish are excellent over baited holes with stink baits, and good on trotlines with live perch.
Toledo Bend – The lake is in good shape overall, with a surface water temperature of 86 degrees. The lake level is about 3 feet low. Stripers are slow at the dam. Crappie are best on live shiners over baited holes. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with fresh cut perch, stink bait and shrimp fished 25–30 feet deep. Bass are good early and late on spinnerbaits and cranks fished along the shoreline in 4 to 7 feet of water.
Chronic wasting disease in West Texas mule deer
Samples from two mule deer recently taken in far West Texas have been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. These are the first cases of CWD detected in Texas deer. Wildlife officials believe the event is currently isolated in a remote part of the state near the New Mexico border.
Biologists and veterinarians collected samples from 31 mule deer as part of a CWD surveillance plan designed to determine the geographic extent of New Mexico's findings. Both infected deer were taken from the Hueco Mountains of northern El Paso and Hudspeth counties.
CWD is a member of the group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that commonly results in altered behavior as a result of microscopic changes made to the brain of affected animals. An animal may carry the disease for years without outward indication, but in the latter stages, signs may include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns, and a lack of responsiveness. CWD is not known to affect humans.
Robert Sloan can be reached by e-mail at sloan288 [at] aol [dot] com.


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Why Electric Vehicles Will Rule the Road
KATE GORDON: I'm not generally a fan of picking winners and losers except when it comes to the future of cars. Here, electric vehicles (EVs) are the clear long-term winners. They're highly efficient, dirt cheap to power, and can run on infrastructure that already exists. And even though electricity isn't yet "clean" in many places around the country, EVs still generate fewer emissions than your average gas-powered vehicle—regardless of whether you charge up on the coal-fired Kentucky grid or Washington's much cleaner hydro- and wind- powered system.
I believe EVs are our future. But we also need short-term solutions to move us toward that future. Right now the average vehicle on U.S. roads is over 11 years old, and a 20 year-old car produces over 30 times the smog pollution of a late-model automobile. Between the auto fleet's overall greenhouse gas impacts (17% of all U.S. emissions), its health impacts ($5.3 billion per year in California alone), and the strain that high gas prices put on our wallets (frequently over a third of household budgets in car-dependent regions), it's clearer than ever that we need change fast.
Here's the good news: Today's new gas-powered vehicles are cleaner and more efficient than ever. Even as we're investing in EVs for the long term, we need to pass policies today that retire the dirtiest, oldest, and least efficient vehicles and replace them with cleaner safer, and more efficient new ones. California's updated Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program aims to do just this, and the state legislature is mulling over a bill that would allow those drivers to receive relatively larger incentives if they buy a replacement EV instead of a gas-fired vehicle. State and federal lawmakers interested in cleaner air and fuel savings for their constituents should take a leaf out of California's book and investigate retirement and replacement programs for their jurisdictions.
Kate Gordon (@katenrg) is vice president and the director of the energy and climate program at Next Generation. She previously served as vice president for energy and environment at the Center for American Progress.
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(Reuters) - The National Football League and DirecTV have agreed on a framework for negotiations to renew the satellite TV operator's contract to offer the popular NFL Sunday Ticket football package the company uses to attract subscribers, according to two sources with knowledge of the talks.
The two sides "are still in material negotiations," but extended their exclusive negotiating period to work through the remaining issues, according to one of the people. The talks might still not result in an agreement.
A contract that renews DirecTV's exclusive deal would give the satellite operator a key marketing advantage over cable operators. Cable companies sought a deal in 2009, but DirecTV ended up renewing its agreement with the NFL for four years.
The current DirecTV offer allows subscribers to watch football games outside of their local markets on Sundays. The exclusive package, which costs subscribers up to $300 a year, is an important tool for DirecTV to attract subscribers and the company has said about 2 million people receive the service.
Investors and analysts have been watching closely to see whether DirecTV would renew the Sunday Ticket contract with the NFL, estimated to be worth $1 billion annually. The current agreement is due to expire at the end of the 2014-15 season, meaning there is one year left to go under the previous terms.
"We don't comment on speculation," DirecTV spokesman Darris Gringeri said. Alex Riethmiller, the NFL's vice-president for communications, said "we are still in negotiations."
Any agreement still needs approval by DirecTV's board of directors and the NFL team owners, said the people, and will not be announced until the first or second quarter of 2014. In 2009, the owners announced the contract extension at the NFL annual meeting.
DirecTV CEO Mike White said at the company's investor day on Thursday that, "we've had very constructive conversations with the NFL but it's complex. I'm very optimistic we will get an exclusive deal done on NFL Sunday Ticket."
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For Feingold, "LegitAction" Is One Way to Stave Off Threats to Democracy
For Feingold, "LegitAction" Is One Way to Stave Off Threats to Democracy
By Matt Leistra | Apr 05, 2017
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has decided to jump back into the national spotlight with LegitAction, a new online political advocacy group that plans to help local grassroots organizations raise their public profiles.
Relying on social media as well as traditional platforms like newspapers, the Wisconsin Democrat founded LegitAction in March to educate the public about threats to "four pillars" of American democracy: the Supreme Court, presidential elections, voting rights, and campaign-finance reform. Feingold does not want to diminish the importance of resisting President Trump on a daily basis, but he worries that these four pillars of democracy are vulnerable to attack as long as Americans are distracted by Trump's daily outrages. The group is "a good connector organization" that can work with smaller groups to "broaden" their reach, objectives, and accomplishments, says Feingold, who recently lost a close November comeback bid against Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who beat him in 2010.
Supporting the Senate Democrats' filibuster of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is high on LegitAction's list of initial moves. Feingold says his nomination undermines the legitimacy of the high court. "It is simply illegitimate because it was Barack Obama's appointment, not Donald Trump's," Feingold tells The American Prospect. "This president doesn't have a right to fill this seat at all."
The group would like to see a number of electoral reforms. With two of the past three presidents reaching the White House without winning the popular vote, Feingold views the Electoral College as an anachronistic embarrassment that undermines popular sovereignty. He argues that it is time to "either pass a constitutional amendment to get rid of it, or to assist the efforts to create a compact of the states" through a National Popular Vote initiative. Under this plan, when the total number of electoral votes in states whose legislatures have ratified the pledge reaches 270, each state must assign their electoral votes to the candidate that wins the nationwide popular vote. Eleven states with a combined total of 165 electoral votes have already signed on, pushing the measure 60 percent of the way toward the mark that will trigger the compact.
Threats to voting rights have mushroomed in recent years. Gerrymandering, voter-ID laws that disproportionately affect minorities, and preventing ex-felons from voting even after they are released from jail all hamper the right to vote in many states.
Campaign-finance reform, of course, was Feingold's signature issue in the Senate. The 2002 law that bears his name, the McCain-Feingold Act (officially, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act) banned soft-money donations to national candidates and parties. However, it fueled the rise of nonprofit "527" organizations—groups that are free to take large gifts from wealthy individual donors, labor unions, and corporations, and are not subject to spending limits. (These organizations cannot make donations to federal candidates, however.) Feingold argues that the Citizens United decision, which upended the 2002 reforms, has "gutted our campaign-finance system," and has been "brutally exploited to allow unlimited money and non-disclosure."
LegitAction plans to voluntarily disclose its contributors' names, even though as a 501c(4) nonprofit, it is not legally required to do so. "We are more than happy to have everyone know who is supporting us, and we're proud of the people that support us," Feingold says. "We're not worried about hiding them like the right-wingers."
Feingold, who will not accept a salary for his work on behalf of the group, intends to serve as LegitAction's spokesman, addressing these issues through speaking engagements and op-ed articles. He served in the Senate from 1993 to 2011 and currently teaches at Stanford University Law School's Law and Policy Lab.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT sent 10 hitters to the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning, breaking open a tie game with six runs and lift the Engineers to a 9-2 nonconference baseball victory over Brandeis University this afternoon. Every starter for MIT had at least one hit as the Engineers put up 14 hits on the scoreboard. Brandeis had 11 hits, but stranded nine runners on the base paths.
After both teams scored a run in the fourth, MIT (10-10) broke open the game in the bottom of the fifth. The first four hitters to the plate all collected hits, with senior Torre Swanson (Redding, Calif.) starting things off with a double. Sophomore Jon Rea (Palo Alto, Calif.) broke the tie with a single up the middle before another single by freshman Reid Bishop (Cypress, Texas) put two aboard. Rea was picked off second for the first out of the inning, but freshman Parker Tew (Chapel Hill, N.C.) tripled to deep left to make it 3-1. Senior Bryan Macomber (Los Altos, Calif.) then executed a squeeze play to make it 4-1. The Engineers went on to three more times, all on two-out RBI hits, to take a 7-1 lead.
Brandeis (5-21) tried to come back in the top of the sixth, getting a leadoff double from Pat Nicholson (Walpole, Mass.). MIT starter, freshman K.J. Parent (Knoxville, Tenn.) came back to retire the next two hitters before senior Joe Galli (Wakefield, Mass.) delivered an RBI single to center. Freshman Phil Reiser (Alpharetta, Ga.) then came on in relief of Parent and gave up a walk to load the bases, but got out of the jam by getting a fielder's choice ground ball to short to end the threat.
MIT scored its final two runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Tew and a sacrifice fly from sophomore Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah). Swanson and junior Henry Zhu (Overland Park, Kan.) combined to pitch the final three innings for MIT, holding the Judges to just one hit the rest of the way to ice the game for the Engineers.
Brandeis scored first in the contest, getting a leadoff single in the fourth from freshman Brian Allen (Salem, N.H.), who moved to second when the MIT center fielder could not field the ball cleanly. After getting sacrificed over to third, junior Pat Seaward (York, Maine) brought Allen in with a single to center. MIT matched it in the bottom half of the inning, getting an RBI single from junior Ricardo Perez (Vienna, Va.) that followed a double by Mangrum to left.
Parent picked up the win, scattering 10 hits over 5.2 innings, but surrendering only two runs. Brandeis starter, senior Alex Tynan (Barnegat, N.J.) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings. Seaward and senior Zach Malis (Merrick, N.Y.) each had a pair of hits to lead the Judges.
MIT resume NEWMAC conference play with a game at Springfield College on Friday beginning at 3:30 p.m. Brandeis will play on the road again tomorrow, traveling to Rhode Island College for a 3:30 p.m. contest.


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2012 GT Xizang 9'r titanium 29er – First Look
Plus entry-level Distortion and updates elsewhere
We were given a preview of GT's 2012 mountain bike line-up this week at the Ride the Revolution trade show organised by UK distributors Cycling Sports Group. We've already shown you the new Zaskars and alloy Fury – here's the best of the rest.
Reintroduced for 2012, the titanium Xizang (£1,699.99) has been reincarnated as a 29er, with modern updates including a tapered 1-1/8 to 1-1/2in head tube, post mount disc tabs and replaceable rear mech hanger.
Continuing the 29er hardtail theme is the new Zaskar Carbon 9R Pro. We first saw this bike at GT's Utah press camp but details of UK pricing and availability have now been announced – it's due to hit shops in October priced at £3,299.99, with a full Shimano Deore XT groupset, Rockshox SID RLT 100mm-travel fork and DT Swiss M1800 wheelset.
GT Zaskar Carbon 9R Pro
Anyone wanting to turn the Zaskar into a singlespeed is in luck, thanks to these new replaceable sliding dropouts. A price has yet to be confirmed, but GT expect them to cost around the £70 mark.
New replaceable dropouts for the GT Zaskar
The Karakoram 1.0 (£999.99) gets updated for 2012, with a new chrome look and a mix of Shimano Deore components, Avid Elixir 1 brakes, RockShox XC32 fork and Alex TD24 Disc rims (The GT saddle shown here will be replaced with a WTB Pure Race on production bikes).
GT Karakoram 1.0
The Avalanche 1.0 is another 26in-wheeled hardtail with a similar build to the Karakoram, but a downgraded fork (RockShox XC30) and rims (All Terra HP17) help knock £200 off the price (£799.99).
Avalanche 1.0
There's a new model in GT's freeride range – the entry-level Distortion 3.0 (£1,699.99). A Marzocchi 44 RLO fork and X-Fusion 02 shock take care of suspension duties, with Shimano SLX mechs and Alivio shifters, Avid Elixir 1 brakes and Alex SX44 rims rounding off this sharp-looking bike.
GT Distortion 3.0
Finally, the Alloy Fury 2.0 is a more affordable alternative to the full-carbon Fury downhill bike. UK pricing has now been confirmed as £2,299.99, which includes SRAM X5 shifting kit, FSA Gravity X-Moto cranks and Avid Elixir 3 brakes.
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News Release
Lancaster County
Date: August 19, 2013
For more information contact
David J. Shively
(402) 441-7311
Palmyra School District Special Bond Election
to be Conducted Through the Mail
Lincoln - The Lancaster County Election Commissioner will conduct a Special Mail-in Bond Election for the Palmyra School District OR-1 on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. The special election will be conducted entirely by mail.
Ballots for the special mail-in election will be mailed to all voters of the Palmyra School District on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Ballots may either be returned through the mail or by hand delivering the ballots to the Lancaster County Election Commissioner's Office, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln. All ballots must be returned to the Lancaster County Election Commissioner's Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, September 10, 2013.
Lancaster County Election Commissioner David Shively decided to conduct the election through the mail with the approval of Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale.
Citizens residing in the Palmyra School District who are not currently registered to vote have until Friday, August 23, 2013 to register to vote through the mail or until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2013 to register to vote in person at their respective Election Commissioner or County Clerk's offices. The addresses are listed below:
- Lancaster County Election Commissioner, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
- Otoe County Clerk, 1021 Central Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410
Voters with questions regarding this election may contact the Lancaster County Election Commissioner's office at (402) 441-7311.


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Dave Bing's Detroit: What's on the mayor's tour
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN • Published 29th November 2012
Dave Bing was once the kind of guy who might sing a little Motown in the shower, or even club-hop with actual Motown artists.
What different times those were for the mayor of Detroit.
Bing was born and raised in Washington but long ago built a life in the city symbolic of the country's rise and crash. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1966 and played with the team for nine seasons. After his basketball career ended, he returned to the city to launch an automotive supplier, Bing Group. He spent 29 years building the business, he said, and by 2008 he thought maybe it was time to retire.
Bing had once supported former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, but not after Kilpatrick tumbled deep into scandal that led to his resignation and a jail sentence. A small group of friends convinced Bing to run, he said, and he won the chance to finish Kilpatrick's term in 2009. Later that year, he secured a full term.
Sports, Bing said, taught him how to work on a team, to understand skills and weaknesses. Business showed him how to find and grow talent, how to recognize his own skills and weaknesses. None of it could have prepared him to run Michigan's largest city. Bing hasn't announced yet whether he'll run for re-election next year.
"It was in much worse condition than I ever anticipated," Bing said of Detroit. "We're working through the process as I speak, but it's probably the second most difficult job in this country behind the president."
Indeed, he's facing the threat of bankruptcy, stalemates with city council and hard, sometimes raucous talks with Detroit residents and city workers. This summer hecklers riled about city pay cuts shouted him down during a community meeting.
One day later, Bing was calm, too busy to think long about chants and criticism. There's no time for it, he said. No time anymore to sing, no time for late nights on the town. There's hardly time to sleep, he said. But it doesn't change his belief in the city that fills his memory and dominates his thoughts.
So, CNN asked Bing: In a city notorious for its troubles, what would you want visitors or residents to see?
Here are some of his answers.
Detroit's riverfront
"We have something that's distinct from almost any city in the country," Bing says, a view across a waterway and into another country.
"It's beautiful," he said.
Detroit's riverfront
draws together public space, art and events, especially along the River Walk. Within a few years, he expects there to be more attractions, commerce and living space along the water. It's the Motor City, but the city needs to give more people more reasons to get out and walk, he said.
Detroit Institute of Arts
High on Bing's list of must-sees for Detroit is a trip to the
Detroit Institute of Arts
, a 658,000-square-foot, 100-gallery museum founded in 1885. Its collection features American, African-American, European, African, Asian, Native American, Oceanic, Islamic and ancient art, as well as collections of modern and graphic art.
"I think the Detroit Institute of Arts is probably renowned worldwide," Bing said.
Earlier this year, metro Detroit voters went for a property tax increase that will supply the museum with an estimated $23 million annually for 10 years. The funding is expected to help stabilize the museum's budget and dodge dramatic cuts to exhibitions, education and hours. The museum now offers free admission to residents of the three counties that approved the tax.
"Huge investments had been made in a lot of our cultural institutions," Bing said. Even as other parts of the city struggled, "I think that's one thing we've held on to."
Motown Museum
When Bing moved to Detroit in the 1960s, he came as a basketball player, a celebrity of sorts. He slipped right in to the nightlife of the time, and that meant Motown.
"The athletes, we always thought we were entertainers, and the entertainers thought they were athletes," he said. "We really got together quite often."
Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Supremes -- he said he knew them all well.
"You fell in love with them because they were true entertainers," he said.
He's too busy now to sing, but anybody who comes to town should know that history, he said. Some of it is kept up at the
Motown Museum
, a music-studio-turned-museum known as Hitsville, U.S.A., founded in 1985.
"People don't realize how Motown got started, where it got started. I mean, it was a little house," Bing said. "For all the success they had out of that one little place, people need to see that."
Detroit's Tigers, Lions, Red Wings -- and Pistons?
Bing is proud to call Detroit home to four professional sports teams -- the Tigers, Lions, Red Wings and Pistons. He loves the energy of a game, the pride teams bring to the city and the crowds in stadiums and restaurants.
But as an NBA Hall of Famer who came to Detroit for basketball, he'd rather the Pistons move back to the city from their suburban home, the Palace of Auburn Hills.
He didn't lay out a plan for how to make it happen, but he said it's a goal.
"My whole career in basketball was downtown, and I think that's where it belongs, and I'll do everything I can to try to get it back downtown," he said.
The future
"There are several very strong neighborhoods in our city," he said, the areas around Midtown and Detroit's downtown, especially. But he's optimistic about what comes next.
Here's his prediction for what visitors and residents will see in a decade:
"Instead of seeing the vast amount of empty land where there's nobody there, I think we've got to do some different things. Urban farming is something we've been talking about for some time. We will probably see some of that.
"We would see people living out in neighborhoods where there's only one or two homes. We're not going to see that. We're going to try to convince those people to move so there's density in all of our neighborhoods, so we can really look out for each other, we can help protect each other, we can bring people and families back together again like it used to be. Where we care for each other, where we support each other. That's the kind of city I see."
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When we posted our preview for the 2011 Superhero Movie Showdown, we said that X-Men: First Class was going to be the biggest wildcard of the summer 2011 Movie Season.
The movie had a lot of issues from the get go - a rushed production schedule, a loose interpretation of X-Men lore, no headlining stars, confusion over its continuity - but it also had the promise of a great director (Matthew Vaughn), some great leading actors (James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender) and the return of X-Men movie guru Bryan Singer to the franchise he started back in 2000.
Now that X-Men: First Class has debuted in theaters to critical acclaim but a lukewarm first-week box office, it seems that all the uproar and debate that erupted in comment threads all over the Internet for years now will end without any clear "winner" being decided. The angry fanboys who claimed the film would be a stillborn bastard weren't correct in their assessment - and neither were the unabashedly optimistic believers who said the film would be the best X-Men and/or comic book movie ever. As always, the truth ended up somewhere in the middle...
So, it is that even-keeled middle ground we will stand on as we explore "The 5 Things We Learned from X-Men: First Class."
Before we begin, be sure to read our official X-Men: First Class review to know where we stand in regard to the film.
5. You Can't Rush a Movie to Greatness
As much as I enjoyed First Class, one thing that irked me while watching it (and will likely irk me forever) was seeing all the points where "the seams" of the film showed through. By "seams," I mean all the places where there clearly wasn't time or attention given to touch up a shot, or polish some hokey dialogue; time to sit back and look at the script and decide which themes and aspects of the story were working most effectively (Xavier / Magneto), and which ones needed to be toned down or outright cut from the story (the auxiliary mutants who served little purpose).
If you really watch First Class closely, the lack of revision and refinement slowly becomes more and more apparent. There was definitely a great film in there, somewhere - but unfortunately I don't believe Matthew Vaughn had adequate time to reach it, despite the praises of some fans and critics.
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Green Lantern and Captain America are two more comic book movies that are racing to meet strict deadlines, and both of them have had longer production schedules than First Class's ridiculously short 10-month production schedule. When you have a film that requires a large ensemble cast, shooting locations all over the world, a complicated multi-storyline script, and plenty of effects-heavy action sequences, there needs to be ample time to fit all the many pieces together into a cohesive, polished, final product.From what we've heard, Matthew Vaughn's experience making First Class included everything from on-the-fly script rewrites and reshoots, to eleventh-hour races to get all the effects in place for opening day.
Having been in the writing game for a decade now, I can tell: you can indeed produce something good in a rushed fashion, if the deadline demands it and you have the focus; however, something great absolutely requires time for a creator to be able to step back, assess his/her work, and decide what improvements should be made. Revision is the key to brilliance. You take away that time from any creative artist, and the art is ultimately going to be diminished. First Class was no exception.
Like I said, watching this movie in the future is really going to irk me: there's nothing worse than looking at what is, while constantly imagining what could've been. Just ask my ex-girlfriend about that one ;-).
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Benni_TR needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 95 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
This logo is to be designed for an upcoming music and contest related social networking and communitainment website called T&R. Therefore we would like the logo to integrate a human and musical aspect to it.
Be Creative. It should be an encouraging short copy with an integrative touch. Don�t be too pushy but make the user want to participate.
Desired Color Scheme:
Bright and shiny (not too many mixed colors), white background, preferaby T&R colorly seperated
Desired Style:
Be creative! We think of something Web2.0 alike, sleek and smart (Note: brand/word mark and tagline may be either upper or lower case - it\\\'s your choice). Also, the winning designer is likely to be contracted for future work regarding the website desig
Accepted File Formats:
layered .psd, .ai, .eps (full editable formats)
We are interested in designs incorporating the wording TR combined with a logo/Brand icon, e.g. one of the various musical/ song contest aspects listed below:
- Preferably (a hint of) a microphone
- maybe small runner(s) similar to e.g. the AOL-runners
also a possbility, but don\\\'t let these thoughts of logo-elements narrow your imagination:
- Loudspeakers on either side of the text
- Text in stage spotlight
In addition to the complete Logo (word mark and icon) we would like to see each one as a stand-alone version as well.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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George Benson Returns with 'Guitar Man' October 4
On October 4, 2011, National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy-winning legend George Benson brings his guitar to the forefront in his newest album Guitar Man. The 12-song collection includes a mix of jazz and pop standards—some in a combo setting and some solo, but all of them tied together seamlessly by Benson's soulful and exploratory signature sound. Lending a hand on this recording is a solid team made up of veterans and newcomers alike - pianist Joe Sample, keyboardist and musical director David Garfield, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Harvey Mason. Williams is one of the hottest up-and-coming new artists on the jazz scene. Mason is a regular member of Fourplay, and a studio collaborator with Benson all the way back to Benson's 1976 blockbuster album, Breezin'.
In a career that spans five decades, more than 30 recordings as a leader and ten Grammy Awards, Benson has used his jazz roots as the foundation for an engaging mix of pop, R&B and other shades that add up to a style that appeals to a broad mainstream audience. Along the way, he has also established himself as a formidable jazz singer—one whose biggest career hits have showcased his vocals. But Guitar Man is just what the title implies—an album that highlights Benson's unparalleled guitar playing, perhaps more than any other album he has released in decades.
For the new project, the crew came together in the studio with a minimum of prior rehearsal time but an eagerness to jump in and lay down tracks in something very close to the live experience—what Benson describes as an "old school" approach. The impromptu sensibility comes across in the final product, much of which came together with minimal takes in a single day of recording.
"We figured that we would get the best energy if we went into the studio with some live musicians who are savvy and flexible," says Benson, "and boy, did we accomplish that."
On Guitar Man, Benson's mastery of the guitar is demonstrated in a variety of styles and settings, all with legendary jazz roots. The opening track "Tenderly" is a solo guitar track that serves as a reminder that Benson is one guitar man with sufficient technical and interpretive skills to be a band unto himself. The second song is an intriguing rendition of Lennon and McCartney's "I Want To Hold Your Hand." Along with Benson on nylon-string guitar and Garfield on piano are guitarists Paul Jackson Jr. and Ray Fuller; bassist Freddie Washington; drummer Oscar Seaton, Jr. (who regularly tours with Benson); violinist Charlie Bisharat; and flutist/clarinetist Dan Higgins. All come together to create a fully orchestrated sound that casts one of the most simplistic of the Beatles' early love ballads into something full-bodied and engaging.
The remainder of the set consists of either solo guitar tracks or Benson backed by the aforementioned five-man team, which lays down an easygoing rendition of Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour." Benson delivers the lyrics in his own engaging vocal style that includes a healthy dose of his trademark scatting guitar accompaniment.
Other highlights include a rollicking version of the Champs' 1958 instrumental hit, "Tequila," followed a couple tracks later by "My One and Only Love," which opens with a 16-bar solo jazz guitar intro that segues into a sweet vocal ballad. Benson delivers a playful straightahead rendition of "Paper Moon" with the quartet, followed by a solo guitar rendition of "Danny Boy" (one of the few times, if ever, that a guitar sounds like bagpipes). In the final stretch, Benson and Garfield set up a lush guitar-and-piano arrangement of the smoky standard, "Since I Fell For You," with Benson once again stepping up to the mic for an emotional delivery of the song's impassioned lyrics.
Benson has never been one to shy away from innovation or experimentation. For this guitar man, putting a jazz spin on pop standards—not just on this recording but throughout his career—is less of a taboo when you're willing to dispense with labels and the limitations that come with them.
"People categorize things because they need to find someplace to put them on their shelf," he says. "It's all music to me. I think a lot of pop tunes that were very big in the United States many years ago were recorded by jazz musicians playing in the background. Most of the Motown records were recorded that way. Those guys were jazz musicians who were living in Detroit and were called to do a job, and they did it very well...I try to do the same thing. I try to make it sound like it's natural, because to me it is. There are only two kinds of music, good and bad. There are a lot of things in between, but they're eventually going to fall on one side or the other of that equation."
George Benson will be touring in support of Guitar Man. The live shows will feature Benson's masterful guitar playing, and Benson and his band will be performing classic George Benson hits along with an acoustic presentation of a few songs from Guitar Man.
Confirmed dates below (additional dates TBA):
Oct. 1 - Austin, TX - The Riverbend Centre
Oct. 2 - St. Louis, MO - Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of MO
Oct. 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Sage Court, JW Marriott
Oct. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall
Oct. 19 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen Performing Arts Center
Oct. 20 - Morristown, NJ - Morristown Civic Center
Oct. 21 - New York City, NY - Town Hall
Oct. 23 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre


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Grizzlies hang on in Game 5 for 4-1 series win over Thunder, advance to West finals
When Russell Westbrook went down in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets, the Oklahoma City Thunder knew that their ability to fulfill their championship aspirations would be seriously compromised. It seems as if the severity of Westbrook's loss couldn't communicate just how difficult that path would be.
Despite a late push by the Thunder and several missed free throws by the Grizzlies to give Kevin Durant a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, Memphis escaped Oklahoma City with an 88-84 victory in Game 5 to finish off a 4-1 series win over the West's top seed. They will now move on to the Western Conference Finals to face either the San Antonio Spurs or Golden State Warriors for a chance to move on to the NBA Finals.
Memphis nearly forced themselves to head back home for a Game 6. After building an 80-68 lead with 4:13 remaining, the Grizzlies saw the Thunder go on an 11-3 run over the next 3:46. With their offense stagnating, center Marc Gasol hit a huge, flat-footed 19-footer near the end of the shot clock for an 85-79 lead with 27 seconds left. At the time, it seemed like a dagger. However, Kevin Martin managed to draw a foul within six seconds and hit two free-throws to cut to four. Zach Randolph split a pair of free throws, and Reggie Jackson nailed a wing three-pointer to make it a two possession game. With Randolph needing a free throw to ensure no worse than an overtime finish, he instead missed both freebies to give OKC life. Despite scoring 28 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, he had a chance to become the game's goat.
Thunder head coach Scott Brooks has been criticized many time in his tenure for his inability to draw up compelling end-of-game plays, but in this case Durant managed to get a fairly good look from 16 feet with four seconds left in regulation. Tony Allen grabbed the rebound and hit both free throws to ice the game, and the Thunder are now gone fishin' much earlier than they'd anticipated at the start of the postseason.
The miss capped a very trying series for Durant. Without Westbrook, he was asked to take on a nearly impossible burden in carrying the Thunder back to the NBA Finals. That effort manifested itself throughout this series, with Durant playing no less than 43 minutes with major ballhanding responsibilities in each of the five games. Frankly, he looked exhausted, and his shooting percentage suffered greatly. After a 5-of-21 performance in Game 5, Durant shot 15-of-48 from the field in the last two games with no other player managing to score 20 points or more. The Thunder faced an uneasy adjustment to life without Westbrook, their early-game offensive sparkplug, and it's safe to say that no one was able to step up accordingly in his absence. The solution was often just to ask more of Durant, and one player can only do so much.
It did not help that the Grizzlies were to focus the best team defense in the league on one player. With three All-Defensive selections, including primary Durant defender Tony Allen, the Grizzlies were able to hold the Thunder to 36.9 percent shooting in this closeout win. Their imposing defense will face a stern challenge in the conference finals in either the Spurs or the Warriors, but they appear very ready to take on all challengers. With an offense that revolves around Gasol and Randolph in the post, the Grizzlies are something of an anomaly in today's NBA, but that size does not hinder them from playing fluid and punishing team defense.
Given the circumstances of Westbrook's injury, it's fair to wonder how things may have been different if he had not been lost for the playoffs. Yet it's clear that the Thunder would have faced a considerable challenge in the Grizzlies no matter their luck. Memphis is a uniquely talented squad with a clear sense of their own identity. Although they're not the highest seed left in the West, they could be the conference's scariest team at this juncture of the postseason.
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Other Thunder-Grizzlies content on Yahoo! Sports:
• Memphis shuts down Kevin Durant on its way to a 3-1 series lead
• Kevin Durant wears Seattle SuperSonics hat during OKC practice
• Serge Ibaka vows to be more aggressive


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Groupon Ousts CEO Andrew Mason
One day after its disappointing earnings report, Groupon Inc. ousted its Chief Executive Andrew Mason on Thursday. WSJ's Evelyn Rusli reports. (Photo: AP)
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Following on from this post and this one , this post discusses the DFSORT piece. The DFSORT code in this post parses the Comma-Separated Variable (CSV) file produced by XSLT processing. In this simple example it merely produces a flat file report, but the post has a few additional details you might find valuable. First, here's the SORTIN DD JCL statement. It's not like a regular sequential file... [More]
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This is the second part of a (currently) three-part series on processing XML data with DFSORT, given a little help from standard XML processing tools. The first part - which you should read before reading on - is here . To recap, getting XML data into DFSORT is a two stage process: Flatten the XML data so that it consists of records with fields in sensible places. Process this flattened data with... [More]
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In the distant past I've written about using DFSORT to parse XML. This post (and two follow-on posts) will describe an experiment to make such processing much more robust. In this post I'll talk about what the problem I'm trying to solve is. And why. And a brief outline of my solution. About XML This isn't meant to be the most detailed description of XML, nor a complete list of where it's used. I... [More]
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I plan on writing some entries on creating and parsing XML with DFSORT (using the UK90006 / UK90007 functional enhancments that DFSORT Development recently announced). But here's a limbering up example - creating a CSV file from regular sequential file input. CSV files ( C omma- S eparated V alue (or V ariable if you prefer)) are of the form "JDLFJDJ DF",4146,"FKJFK" "JDJDJ JKJJ",12352,"EE... [More]


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RFL Chicken "Crust" / Wrap
There are a few versions of the shredded chicken crust around the internet ... here's how I do it. I came up with it when I accidentally overcooked my chicken and it ended up as mush. This totally saved it!
- 1 pound of chicken breast, cooked until very tender (I do mine from frozen in a pressure cooker, 3 pounds at a time for 18 minutes on high pressure) or 5 cans chicken, drained
- 1/4 cup egg whites
- 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt (maybe omit if using canned chicken? not sure how salty that tends to be)
-Preheat oven to 400F. Line a pizza pan or two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
-Put chicken in a food processor and run until it's ground (takes me about 10 seconds).
-Mix chicken in a large bowl with all other ingredients. Divide into four blobs and spread each blob on the parchment paper until it's about the size of a fajita tortilla. You want it spread fairly thin.
-Bake about 25 minutes or until the center is no longer wet and the edges have turned brown.
Macros: each crust/wrap has 25g protein, 2g fat, 2g carbs.
Now, you're not going to mistake it for Domino's ... it tastes like chicken. What it really has going for it in my opinion is the chewy texture and the crispy-crunchy edges. I think that texture ends up missing from RFL diets and it's a nice change to have it!
You could probably even make more small crusts, like silver dollar pancakes, for more crispety-crunchety edges, and eat it like chips.
I haven't tried freezing them, but they keep pretty well in the fridge. The recipe doubles well. Any more than that and you'd have to bake it in batches, unless your oven is bigger than mine.
Anyway, you can top it like pizza -- tomato slices/basil/fat-free mozz or paneer for a margherita pizza; low-carb bbq sauce/onions for a bbq chicken pizza. You can use it as a wrap with lettuce or chopped steamed veggies inside -- seasoned with taco seasoning for a chicken taco; seasoned with Greek seasonings and fat-free tzatziki for a Greek chicken wrap. Use it like a flatbread and cover it with spinach/mushrooms/garlic. Roll it around steamed cabbage/soy sauce/ginger for a fat chicken egg roll. Etc.
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Statement Sunday.
The intense race for the playoffs is in full gear. Check out the latest situation in the postseason chase. More ...
We said it on NFL Network all last week. Over the top? Maybe. True? Absolutely.
Let's face it: The league has become such a parity party that it's impossible to determine which teams are consistent and which are two-week wonders. We're all lulled into some kind of trance upon seeing back-to-back strong showings from a club, but the reality in 2012 is that the overall quality of play seems to be down. How else do you explain the 12-2 Houston Texans struggling, even in recent wins? Or the Atlanta Falcons getting blasted in Carolina in Week 14? Or the Detroit Lions sporting a not-so-sterling 4-10 mark one year after breaking through at 10-6?
We've been forced to swallow a large gulp of mediocrity. Thus, the eyeball test must apply in spots. So does some simple logic (where applicable).
@harrison_nfl Does this put San Fran in the top spot in your poll since they beat the #1 team in their house?!â Jordan Mims (@jordanmims) December 17, 2012
Yeppers. Jordan, it has to be that way. And because the San Francisco 49ers jumped all the way from No. 5 to the top spot, some good teams had to drop despite wins. That's life in the Power Rankings at this stage of the season.
With so much shakeup in the top 10, we're prepared for some, uh, "feedback." The dropbox is @Harrison_NFL.
Now, let the dissension commence ...
(Note: Arrows reflect change in standings from last week's Power Rankings.)
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San Francisco earned this spot
Sunday night. Period. The
49ers ran the ball effectively, frustrating
Tom Brady time and again for two and a half quarters. While the
New England Patriots mounted a scintillating comeback, it was at least partially due to the Niners playing soft coverage. More importantly, when
Colin Kaepernick needed to make a play for his club, he did -- hitting
Michael Crabtree on a touchdown pass to seal the deal. Special teams played a huge role, too. The
LaMichael James return to answer the
Patriots' fourth-quarter salvo was a game-changer.
Statement Sunday = big-time football from the San Francisco 49ers.
Last week, the Falcons were jettisoned out of Charlotte by the Cam Newton Express. This week, they won, 34-0. Atlanta hadn't dominated a team like that all season. I'll tell you this: If Julio Jones gets going in the playoffs, it will be quite tough for defenses to match up with him, Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez -- especially when Matt Ryan gets protection.
How do you figure the NFL in 2012? The world-beating New England Patriots -- authors of 59-24, 49-19 and 42-14 blowouts over the past month -- get their arses handed to them for a half. Then they mount a 28-point comeback for the ages. Then they revert back to being the Jags. So much for their spot atop the Power Rankings -- only lasted seven days. Drops, fumbles and Aaron Hernandez alligator arms all led to the beautiful showing you saw in the first half. In the end, it was just too big a hole to climb out of.
The Houston Texans take a hit -- despite the home win -- because of the major statements made by the 49ers and Falcons. There was nowhere to go but down for a team that has struggled defensively as of late. It appeared Andrew Luck was mounting another Luck-esque comeback for a little bit, but the Texans survived. On a related note, there were some pretty brutal hits on the Indianapolis Colts' rookie quarterback, starting with Antonio Smith getting Luck right up under the chin in the second quarter. Indy's front line had more than a tinge of trouble with the Texans' defensive front.
Denver Broncos refuse to blink.
John Fox's team has won nine in a row, scoring at least 30 points in seven of those contests. The only teams to keep them below 30 in that span? The
Oakland Raiders and
Kansas City Chiefs, believe it or not. Yet another banner performance for
Knowshon Moreno,
who leapfrogged Ed Reed en route to 118 yards rushing and a touchdown in
the 34-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Tell me you saw Moreno's premium play coming, and I'll call B.S. all day.
In terms of the Broncos dropping a spot ... Well, where would you like me to put them? Denver's three losses came against the three teams directly above them in this pecking order. And that other team, the 49ers, just beat last week's No. 1 squad on its home turf. Not to mention, San Francisco is a more well-rounded group than this one.
Given all of the injuries at the skill positions, the Green Bay Packers are doing a swell job of mixing and matching personnel groupings. Jordy Nelson was inactive in Chicago, leaving James Jones to be the playmaker in the red zone. Jones has just 51 catches, but a whopping 12 have gone for touchdowns. That's one every 4.3 grabs, far and away the most efficient touchdown-to-reception ratio among the league's more prolific receivers. In fact, he leads the NFL with 12 touchdown catches. James freaking Jones.
Sure am glad Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks executed a fake punt, up 47-17 with just under 13 minutes to play. The Buffalo Bills were thisclose to mounting a 30-point comeback.
What a weekend for the Cincinnati Bengals. They win big in Philadelphia on Thursday night -- despite not playing their best game -- and then get to enjoy a Sunday double-header, with the Ravens getting dismantled at home and the Steelers faltering at Dallas. Hey, and just for giggles, the Browns fell, too. Then again, the Bengals might have been rooting for Cleveland. Why not pull for a non-threat to get the win? I see guys do it at bars all the time.
Kirk Cousins, you da man. That's a helluva performance by a rookie playing behind the most famous first-year quarterback this side of Andrew Luck (or anywhere). Let's see ... 26-of-37 for 329 yards, two touchdowns and a 104.4 passer rating ... on the road ... in your first career start. Give me a break. Great stuff.
I was typing a mean Chicago Bears blurb, but Alshon Jeffery pushed me before I had a chance to make a paragraph ...
The Baltimore Ravens' defense has had the wood laid to it too often. While talk of the Cam Cameron-less offense was all the rage in the media last week, where's the other unit? Defensive coordinator Dean Pees' group has allowed 29.3 points per outing during this three-game losing streak. The Redskins and Broncos both ran the football up and down the field on Baltimore's front seven.
The New York Giants lost, 34-0, in Week 15. Last year, they lost, 23-10, in Week 15 behind three Eli Manning interceptions. So, of course, Big Blue will win Super Bowl XLVII.
The Dallas Cowboys lose everybody on defense ... and beat another team with a winning record. Once again, Dallas played without half its starting defense and still held its opponent in check. In the past two games, the most depleted defense in pro football has allowed just 43 points to Andy Dalton and Ben Roethlisberger -- no small feat, with a bunch of spares getting way too much playing time. DeMarco Murray isn't gaining big yards, but he's picked up some big first downs and touchdowns since coming back. #hugelift
No, the Indianapolis Colts couldn't pull out the win at Reliant Stadium on Sunday. Yes, they left some opportunities out on the field (see: that holding call on Reggie Wayne's beautiful first-half touchdown toe-tap). Nonetheless, you have to appreciate the fight in this team. Even if the Colts are one-and-done in the playoffs, or lose their final two games (which is not likely, considering the Kansas City Chiefs are on the docket), there is no way to deem the 2012 season as anything short of successful.
Sunday's overtime loss in Dallas makes this week's match with the Bengals an elimination game. Pittsburgh's front five must slow down the NFL's most effective pass rush. Through 14 games, Cincy has 43 sacks. The good news here is the Bengals' ineptitude in the AFC North, i.e., their 1-3 record. Last time these two clubs met, Jonathan Dwyer gashed the Bengals' defense to the tune of 122 yards on just 17 carries. Best way to slow a pass rush: run the football.
Read the St. Louis Rams blurb two slots down. When you're done with that, come back. ............ .................................................................................................................................................... ............. OK, so here's what the Minnesota Vikings need to make the playoffs: two of the three NFC East contenders to lose ( Redskins at Eagles, Saints at Cowboys, Giants at Ravens) and the Cardinals to play their tails off versus the Bears. Meanwhile, your Vikes are in Houston. From the in-case-you're-wondering department: The Texans' run defense is ranked fifth in the NFL. I still wouldn't bet against Adrian Peterson.
I stared at the
New Orleans Saints' heading for several minutes, pondering which direction this team is moving in. Did the vacated bounty penalties motivate this team? Was
the 41-0 shellacking of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a complete fluke? Does this team fall on its face
in Dallas this week?
What a boon it would be to the organization to go through all of the offseason drama, the loss of Sean Payton, an 0-4 start, months of bad press ... and end up at 8-8. Just sayin'.
At home, three-game win streak in tow, and an opportunity to play some football in December that matters ... So, what did the St. Louis Rams do? Burn the pot roast. The run tackling against the Minnesota Vikings was atrocious. Whether it was bad angles, poor form or lack of effort, no wires are crossed when you read the box score: 212 yards rushing on 24 carries for Adrian Peterson. Hey, but they held Toby Gerhart to minus-5 yards on five carries. So that's good.
Are the Miami Dolphins still relevant? You bet. With Pittsburgh plummeting to .500, Miami needs to catch the Bengals. Don't forget: The Dolphins rolled into Paul Brown Stadium back in Week 5 and shut down Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and the Bengals' high-octane offense. So, the Dolphins need a Cincy loss at Heinz Field this week (and against Baltimore the following Sunday), along with a Steelers loss to Cleveland in Week 17. Of course, the Dolphins had better win out.
From 6-4 and pushing for a playoff berth in mid-November to 6-7 and facing a must-win in New Orleans last Sunday. So what did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do? Lose, 41-0. Was the effort there late? That's for the Tampa players to ask themselves. But I can tell you this: From my vantage point, Josh Freeman not only left a lot of plays on the Superdome turf, he also failed to compete with a sense of urgency.
The Carolina Panthers have an opportunity to close out the 2012 season on a chunky winning streak, with Oakland and New Orleans remaining. (The Raiders are the Raiders, and the Saints fell in Charlotte earlier this season.) OK, I'm not guaranteeing the Panthers will roll 'em. But what a solid end this could be to a season that seemed completely lost not long ago. You know, some fans want their 3-9 teams to close the doors, have the players go antiquing with their grandmothers and call it a day at 3-13 -- so as to obtain a premium pick in April's draft. That sucks. Play ball, play hard and win out.
It's hard not to get ticked off by Cleveland Browns football. Brandon Weeden made some extremely poor throws Sunday. Or rather, let's call them poor reads. Each pick came courtesy of a linebacker in zone coverage hanging out underneath the Browns' routes. Basically, they were the kinds of turnovers plenty of mediocre quarterbacks could easily avoid. The second -- snagged by Redskins linebacker London Fletcher -- was woefully underthrown. Was Weeden the reason Cleveland lost? No. But he sure isn't helping this team win.
The Buffalo Bills gave their fans an ounce of hope in dropping the Dolphins a month ago ... before dumping a pound of reality on them in the weeks that followed. Buffalo lost three of four, with all opponents but the Seahawks carrying about the same talent level. Is this is it for Chan Gailey? Ryan Fitzpatrick? And what about those heavy company resources poured into a defense that hemorrhaged 50 points to the Seahawks on Sunday? Yikes.
I was finally getting into a rhythm writing these rankings, so I put Tebow in for a series. It seemed to make perfect sense.
NASA scientists drove over from a 65-year-old UFO hangar in Roswell, N.M., to figure out how the Arizona Cardinals scored 38 points. They gained 196 yards. You read that right: 196 yards. Arizona went 2-for-12 on third down. The Cards punted nine times and barely held the ball for more than 28 minutes. #unreal
Example No. 6,141 of why the NFL is so whacked out: Last week, the San Diego Chargers marched into Pittsburgh, having lost seven of their last eight, and whupped up on an aspiring playoff team. Then they hosted the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and lost, 31-7. It was 21-zip in the first quarter. All that "speculation" that Norv Turner and A.J. Smith are on the way out just got a lot more, uhh, speculatory.
The Jake Locker Experiment probably requires more time to be properly evaluated, considering his injury woes this season and the fact that Matt Hasselbeck started all of 2011. Nonetheless, Locker had better work through his inaccuracy issues, or he'll quickly become an athletic and mobile backup quarterback. It doesn't help that he still doesn't seem to go through his progressions or read the defense, even after two years in the league.
Man, who doesn't feel for Detroit Lions fans right about now? This ballclub -- unlike the Panthers -- seems to have shut it down. Losing, 38-10, to a Cardinals team with a historically bad offense is an embarrassment. What a dried, rotten cherry on last season's postseason sundae. Lions fans, I'm on your side. You deserve better. Much better.
The Philadelphia Eagles put up a fight for a while last Thursday, with the front four showing signs of life. Bryce Brown was a disappointment, though; it will be interesting to see what his role is in 2013. Of course, much of that depends on the head coach. Don't be getting all Chip Kelly'd out. These things certainly don't always play out in the manner in which we anticipate; my guess is, someone nobody is expecting will wind up roaming the sidelines in Philadelphia. #Kotite. Kidding.
No, you're not mistaken. The Oakland Raiders won. Yes, it was a shutout. Pinch yourself. It was Oakland's first shutout in 10 years -- almost to the week -- as the Raiders shut out these same Chiefs, 24-0, back in Week 17 of 2002. And how about Darren McFadden? From injured versus the Broncos a couple Thursdays ago to 30 carries in the shutout win.
Opponents: 383 points this season. Jacksonville Jaguars: 219. Similar to the members of Lions Nation, Jacksonville's fans deserve better -- everyone watching on television, as well as the 528 at the game.
What more can you say about the Kansas City Chiefs? One-for-15 on third- and fourth-down attempts says a lot. So does getting shut out by a team that had allowed the most points in pro football entering last Sunday. The Chiefs ran 10 times for 10 yards. Alright, I'll quit typing here. Time to hit Control-Alt-Delete in Kansas City.
Elliot Harrison is an analyst on NFL Network's NFL Fantasy Live show, weekdays at 1 p.m. ET and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. ET. Follow him on Twitter @Harrison_NFL.