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What makes NPR reporters' names so particularly mellifluous? There's that pleasing alliteration -- Allison Aubrey, Louisa Lim, Carl Kassell, Susan Stamberg. And it's hard to match those mouth-filling double-barrelled names. Think Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, Chana Joffe-Walt, Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, Dina Temple-Raston, Charlayne Hunter-Gault. According to one study, women in the arts and entertainment are more likely to keep their names; the authors hypothesized that their maiden names had already become "akin to a 'brand'." All the same, reporter "Nell Boyce" lacks the snazzy ring of Nell Greenfieldboyce, her married name mash-up.
Of course, hearing a string of uniformly, gorgeously unusual names one after the other can have a different effect. Greg Studley, a stand-up comedian and screenwriter ("so you know, bartender," he says) listens to a lot of NPR. One day last December, he just couldn't listen to the news anymore; the journalists' sign-offs at the end of each piece had begun to take over. At first, he was just distracted -- "huh, that's a unique name," he thought -- but then it became the "elephant in the room" of his NPR experience. Finally, he wrote a song about it. "We didn't start the pledge drive," he sings. "There's a cash uptic when host names are ridic."
Studley isn't the only one to use the names for creative inspiration, as evidenced by the abundance of NPR namesakes. A turtle named Ira Glass lives in Queens, and somewhere out there roams a chihuahua named Mandalit. Kai Ryssdal had, at one point, a namesake goat. "Friendly Kai Ryssdal has turned into super obnoxious Kai Ryssdal," his owner wrote on her blog, so she had him butchered and ate him. A man was once sitting in a Missouri theater next to a woman named Korva Coleman, and he thought she was the NPR reporter. But she wasn't. She had just changed her name to Korva Coleman because she thought it sounded cool.
But perhaps no reporter's name is more beloved than Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's Italian correspondent. Sylvia has had a cow in Cambodia named after her, and a restaurant in Salem, Oregon. "Every time Sylvia says her name," the restaurateur said, "I envision Italy, I see and smell good food."
Others just like that cozy round way she pronounces her name. "I whisper it along with her when I am in the car -- Sil-vyah Poh-zjoly, Rome," a commentator wrote on a "Best Name Ever" thread. Italian Americans write in to say that hearing Sylvia pronounce her name correctly inspired them to do the same. But could even Sylvia's name be improved? "Sylvia Poggioli and Jim Zarroli have always had our admiration as first-rate news reporters" a listener once wrote into Saturday Edition. "We feel that the two should get married so that she could be Sylvia Poggioli-Zarroli." But what if, the presenter wondered, he wanted to be Jim Zarroli-Poggioli?
Of course, NPR's seemingly exotic names reflect the sweep of NPR's international coverage and America's own diversity. Yuki Noguchi isn't an unusual name for a Japanese woman, and Doualy Xaykaothao might be a perfectly boring name for a Lao-Hmong-American. Neda Ulaby's first name means "dew" and is fairly common in Syria. ("It's also the name of the heroine of an opera called Pagliacci who is literally killed by a clown," she told me over email.) Lakshmi Singh's Carribbean father is probably the reason why she pronounces her name LAK-shmee and not LUK-shmee, as South Asian friends like to tell her it should be pronounced.
Some names are just family names. You can blame Michele Norris's father for the heavy stress on her first name's first syllable; she honors him by insisting everyone pronounce the name the same way he did (MEE-shell). Cokie Roberts's full name is actually Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts. Cokie was just easier for her brother to pronounce.
Korva Coleman's name is actually a twist on an elderly relative's name, Cora. But "in some Slavic languages and possibly Hebrew," Ms. Coleman explained in an email, "my name apparently means 'slut.' Once, I was on the table during my first pregnancy being examined by a new OB/GYN. At the damnedest moment you can think of, he raised his head and remarked, 'I don't know if you know this Ms. Coleman, but your first name . . .' 'I KNOW what it means!' I shouted, scaring the poor guy half to death."
We can't see NPR reporters, so we have to picture them. And because they are with us in our most private moments -- alone in the car, half-asleep in bed -- we start to think we know them. Jonathan Coulton wrote a song called "Dance Soterios, Dance" about WNYC's Soterios Johnson. "NPR is my alarm, so I'm pretty familiar with old SJ," Coulton has explained. "I got to thinking: this guy's so smooth, so polished, he's got to have some kind of a crazy secret life in which he goes to raves and lets it all hang out." Renee Montagne -- with perhaps the most queenly of all NPR names -- has said people always expect her to be taller and blonder.
And some listeners feel they know the reporters a little too intimately. A few years ago, a pair of hardcore NPR listeners invited Neda Ulaby to their wedding, sending along a picture of their car's license plate, which reads "OOLABEE." "Apparently they'd developed the creepy habit of referring to each other as 'my little Ulaby.' So I became a mating call," she explained.
So: Is an unusual name a blessing or a curse? Ophira Eisenberg was once introduced at a party as Oprah Something-Jewish. Guy Raz used to think his name was "too ethnic." In Moroccan Arabic, Quil Lawrence's first name is not far off the colloquial word for "drunkard." At the same time, many reporters recognize the benefits of an unusual name. Lawrence first went by his given name -- David Aquila Lawrence -- until a friend told him to switch to his nickname Quil because it "sticks in the ear."
But what if your parents didn't bless you with an NPR name? You could, of course, make up your own -- novelist Liana Maeby suggests sticking your middle initial in your first name, and adding it to the smallest foreign place you've ever visited. (Her NPR name is Liarna Kassel.) But can you still make it in the radio business with a plain name? Robert Smith of Planet Money told me by email that the only reason to change his name "would be so that I could be more famous. You would remember it better if I ended by reports with, 'I'm Mobius Tutti.'" But at the same time, he says, "I'm in this business to tell other people's stories, and not to promote myself or my own name. Being a Robert Smith is always a good reminder that you aren't that different than the people you cover."
And really, are NPR names so different from yours and mine? "It's simply that you don't hear the staff at Kinko's saying their names over and over again, out loud," Smith says. "Kinko's was founded by Paul Orfalea. If he had said, 'Paul Orfalea, NPR News, Los Angeles,' you'd think, what a perfect NPR name."
Ulaby agrees. "Tell me the names of your co-workers," she says to people who bring up NPR's unusual names. "After four or five names, they usually get my point. NPR names are not so weird." As further evidence, Ulaby points out the bylines in newspapers. "No one ever says, 'Oh, New York Times reporters have such ... unusual names,'" she says, pointing to front page reporters like Douglas Quenqua and Simon Romero.
Then Ms. Ulaby starts to get personal. "And, um, the Atlantic's masthead?" she asks. "Alexis Madrigal, Conor Friedersdorf, Garance Franke-Ruta, and Geoffrey Gagnon? Not to mention the incomparable Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg. I don't know who she is but she deserves her own public radio show."
"We live in the era of President Barack Obama," Ulaby adds. "Welcome to the new American nomenclature."


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SIGH, back on topic people.
so guys who do you guys think has the best chance to be moved B4 the dead line.
Jared Jeffries
Carl Landry
Marreese Speights
Tayshaun Prince
Devin Harris
Ramon Sessions
Richard Hamilton
all these guys have roomers flying around about them right now
i think Harris, Sessions and Hamilton have the best chances to get moved B4 the dead line although Hamilton might just get bought out.
and i think that nene only goes if melo goes, and if the do move nene some one is going to have to give up a lot to get him.
Consecutive win for the Rookies. Highlight real of the game! J Wall winning the MVP.
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Highlights from Saturday night!
Stephen Curry wins Skills challenge.
James Jones winning 3pt shootout.
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Skip to comments.Romney and Ryan announce 'storm relief' efforts for Tuesday
Posted on 10/29/2012 11:25:04 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan scheduled "storm relief" events Tuesday after previously canceling planned campaign rallies.
Romney will attend an event in Kettering, Ohio, Tuesday morning with race car driver Richard Petty and country music artist Randy Owen. He had previously scheduled a campaign rally at the same site with Petty, Owen, and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday afternoon, but later scrapped the campaign events out of deference to those in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
The Romney campaign did not advise what the event would entail, but a Republican source indicated attendees would be asked to bring disaster relief supplies to the event, and that Romney might give brief remarks.
Ryan, who was originally scheduled to campaign Tuesday in Colorado, instead returned home to Wisconsin on Monday night. On Tuesday afternoon, Ryan will drop by a Romney campaign office in La Crosse, where he will thank volunteers gathering or donating items for storm release efforts. Later in the evening, Ryan is scheduled to stop at another campaign office in Hudson, again thanking supporters.
Romney's wife, Ann, will also be visiting a trio of campaign offices in Iowa on Tuesday for storm relief collection efforts. The aspiring first lady will then begin campaigning again with a rally in Des Moines planned for Tuesday evening; neither her husband nor Ryan is expected back on the campaign trail until Wednesday.
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Yeah, that's rather smart. Media won't cover it thoughit'll be all about trying to bleed a turnip over how much of a messiah Obama is.
very nice and very politically sensitive and astute.
It's the right thing to do.
Most people have clean forgotten about the right thing.
He will be slammed by the obamatons for a campaign event as well as the press
What an incredible pivot! Yes, we are canceling the campaign event with Petty, Owen, and McCain. In its stead at the same location we are holding a relief effort with Petty, Owen, and McCain. LOL!
Ann Romney pitching in as well. Oh No, that will force Moochelle to haul her fat @ss somewhere and get some press coverage. Maybe she can bring a load of broccoli to a shelter.
I have seen this posted on CNN, Politco, and several other national sources. But it will get attention from the local media in those swing states. Which is all that matters at this point.
And besides, it is the right thing to do. I suspect RR will crank it back up on Wednesday. Obama hasn't really shut down. Bill and Biden still were campaigning on Monday and have several events today.
We have Mormon friends and they're extremely proficient and organized when it comes to charitable assistance to those in need. I figure the MSM will spin that Romney is doing it for attention or something when the truth is, that's what Mormons do all the time. They're always there for each other, and reach out to others as well; an organized machine is in place and it'll be good.
Relief effort for what? This hurricane barely showed up. Geez, I live in NY and can tell you that I have seen many thunderstorms and blizzards do way worse that this.
national media is all about covering this storm in NJ and NY and to hell witht he rest of the country, I see they;re not in WV an dother places which are being hit right now.
The local media however will pick this event up and that wil be good in OH , IO, WI and then he needs to get to VA
Please, lose McCain.
Dropped off a bag of canned goods and other stuff yesterday at the Yorktown, VA GOP HQ. Good response underway here in VA.
I am waiting for Obama to suggest the election be postponed
I agree with you. Gov. Christie seemed apoplectic when the Fox morning anchors asked if Romney would come tour the NJ damage. And then he went on and on with praise BHO for calling him three times yesterday.
If there's anything I've learned about media coverage, it's that they will make any good thing Republicans do seem disingenuous.
Interesting you mention that... NYC is dark, and ConEd estimates 7-10 days to make the fixes.
This election is wayyyy too important to postpone.
Kind of snarky of The Hill...
Storm relief in quotation marks...hmmmm.
It`s also interesting the different opinions here, not sure which one is right?
Some think that this is exactly what Obama wanted/needed, and I am wondering if he might suggest that the election be postponed...
Off top of my head not sure if it`s ever been done.
I'll vote for whomever can get us some generators..
Mrs. RQSR works for a Mormon owned company for past 35 years. I had just sent her a copy of the excerpt, and wondering to her in the email as to whether the principal would be involving himself in this effort with Romney, and company.
There is no doubt in my mind that he quietly will be very involved.
"What an incredible pivot! Yes, we are canceling the campaign event with Petty, Owen, and McCain. In its stead at the same location we are holding a relief effort with Petty, Owen, and McCain. LOL!"
In politics perception is everything. Mr. Romney cannot appear to be the heartless campainer while Mr. Obama gets to play POTUS. The perception will affect voters.
And the Obamaphone "folks" will totally fall for it!
Benghazi Barry's 'humanitarian response' will be to delay the election nationwide. Because it's a national crisis, don't you know?
I thought Christie was unnecessarily rude to the FNC hosts about Romney. He was trying to come off as concerned for his city but one doesn't have to be rude to do that.
Does McCain ever sleep?
Meanwhile... "Obama Camp Asks People To Do Election Phone Banks While Hurricane Sandy Hits":
"The Obama campaign sent out emails Sunday encouraging its volunteers to "phonebank" from Annapolis, Maryland on Monday at 5:30 PM.
The worst part of Hurricane Sandy is supposed to be hitting the region around that time."
Very good move. We The People will not have their hands out begging Obama for help.
We The People will be helping each other and saying goodbye to trickle down government.
You can't postpone it.
Impacted states could find ways to accommodate voters...printed ballots or something....but you have to have the election.
That's why they are going to be having poll sites as top-priority power restoration locations.
I would be fine with opening up absentee balloting a bit in the impacted states as well, even if that hurts us a little.
But, I do not believe you can legally postpone the election. It's in the U.S. Code as that day and that's it.
It's not hard to fix. As long as county governments have more available generators than there are polling places, no one will have any cause for complaint when the election takes place as planned Nov. 6. It's a week from now.
If Obama really cared about the victims of the hurricane he would stay home and let Romney/Ryan do all the campaign speeches. Romney/Ryan have shown that they can attract much bigger crowds from which can collect much more money for relief aid.
And I was thinking the whole time... Thank God we don't believe, as President Obama believes, that we should all hate each other and despise each other simply because we are in different tax brackets and economic situations. His message doesn't sell in our neighborhood!
Same thing here after Hurricane Ike (2008) in Houston. After surveying the damage, I grabbed my chainsaw, accessories, and started helping neighbors clear trees. (We were lucky, the only tree down was in the back yard, and while it did damage a corner of my back porch, it was not something that needed immediate attention.
Great story! Glad it turned out okay for you.
Kudos to you! Among your many accomplishments, you now count "logging" as a bnullet point!
Thats the way to git 'er done!
I'm in Gatineau Quebec, and we just experienced pretty high winds. I was out at 6:30 this morning taking out the garbage (I didn't want to leave it out overnight so stuff would go flying all over the place). My neighbor across the street was out with his chain saw, removing downed trees. He said hi and good morning; I offered to help but he smiled and said he was pretty much done.
I had a huge smile on my face and have been in a great mood since. People pitching in for each other is really uplifting; adverse events can bring out the best in people.
Or sometimes not, as we saw with Katrina.
My prayers are with all those affected.
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hate to say it but i was wrong and whoever i was troubling a couple weeks ago I'm sorry and you where right... problems with the translations i guess "they can seal bankai" "they have bankai" that line made me believe it was impossible for them to be quincy but seeing as they don't have bankai gives me reason to believe
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I really hope we get to finally see the full limits of Yamamoto's power. Every time he's fought, there's been something restricting it or his fight gets stopped/interrupted, I'd like to see the power that makes him Head Captain. I'm not surprised that guy was able to beat the Tres Bestias, I mean, he wouldn't have been put in charge of "recruitment" if he wasn't strong enough to handle Arrancars. The Vandenreich have quality, but not quantity, meaning they've got really strong troops, but not a lot of them. Soul Society, on the other hand, is a large organization with a balance of quality and quantity. So the Vandenreich needs a certain amount of cannon fodder to force Soul Society to spread its troops out, and if they can get stronger cannon fodder, the better. They can also provide tools to help boost their cannon fodder, like what the arrancar that attack Ichigo tried to use.
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Damn, Kubo's bring out all the past cannon fodder characters just to kill them off again. Who's next afro-san? Maybe Rurika. Or how about wonderweiss (did he die forreal? I cant remember).
Anybody want to take a guess at how long it'll be before Ishida loses an arm? I'll give you $5 if your right!
What if its the vandenblah's plan to force SS to release Aizen and then steal the H-Cube....dun dun dunnnnnnn
Captain Vandenazi is pretty badass so far, but lets remember that dead arrancar quincy guy seemed pretty confident too.
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Ichigo should have a much tougher battle this time than he did with the psuedo-quincy arrancar guy. I'm guessing Natzi-Captain is some sort of uber-quincy for real, not some cannon fodder redshirt... should be a good time to see exactly how strong Ichigo is now.
At this point, defeating the enemy and saving the Arrancars might not be enough, let's hope Ichigo uses his hollow side and shows everyone who is the new boss here.


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As was noted HERE yesterday, the federal minimum wage is considerably lower today than it was 45 years ago, when you adjust for inflation.
Another interesting comparison with the past is that congressional Republicans aren't nearly as keen on raising the minimum wage under Barack Obama as they were under George W. Bush — which, of course, fits the pattern of GOP opposition to anything Obama proposes.
Josh Israel EXPLAINS:
President Obama�s call for a minimum wage increase in Tuesday�s State of the Union Address� like nearly all of his proposals � was met with immediate opposition from Congressional ...
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Should President Obama heed the will of the people and give up on healthcare?
Did you think Tiger Woods' apology speech was sincere?
Do you accept Tiger Woods' apology?
Do you trust the TSA to keep us safe?
Do you think the stimulus package has
Do you think Mitt should have decked the guy on the plane?
Did you watch the Opening ceremonies of the Olympics?
Will a Kennedy ever again be elected to public office?
Do you still believe that Obama won't tax you if you make less than $250K per year?
Did you get the day off or get to go home early because of the storm?


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It's time to fire up the engines on the Millennium Falcon (again).
Production has resumed on Star Wars: Episode VII following an on-set accident in June that broke Harrison Ford's leg, Entertainment Weekly reports.
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Following his injury, production took a brief hiatus because Ford's character, Han Solo, plays an integral role in the new Star Wars story. The film's schedule also underwent significant rearrangements to work around the 72-year-old actor's rehabilitation.
Although some had feared the worst following Ford's injury, which was caused when a piece of the Millennium Falcon set fell and struck him, the actor has made a speedy recovery. He was seen on his feet just a few weeks later and more recently walked the red carpet for The Expendables 3 earlier this month.
Six days ago, Ford posted his own ALS ice bucket challenge video, in which his leg injury wasn't noticeable at all. His rep tells EW that the actor has not yet started shooting his own scenes yet, but will soon.
Thankfully, the film's Dec. 18, 2015 release date has not yet been moved despite the setback.
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Spot NWS forecast for your location (keep in mind that these forecasts on the point and click page are the NWS forecast thoughts - my thoughts are below and/or on my weather Facebook page) -- Click here - then enter your zip code for the most up to date spot forecast from the National Weather Service.
Good Wednesday, everyone.
It will be colder today. The good news is that it will be dry. This is ahead of our next storm system that will arrive on Thursday.
A storm system will pull out of the Central United States over the next 24-48 hours. This system will spread a large band of heavy snow and ice across portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois. Thankfully the heaviest part of the storm will miss our region.
We can expect some light wintry mix to develop on Thursday morning - mainly over southeast Missouri. This may slip into parts of southern Illinois and western Kentucky. This first band of precipitation would be on the light side.
The main action won't arrive until Thursday afternoon. By then temperatures will have warmed a few degrees. This will help keep the amount of frozen precipitation to a minimum over far southern Illinois and far southeast Missouri - and western Kentucky.
The best chance for there to be travel problems would be from near Poplar Bluff, MO torwards Cape Girardeau, MO and then towards Route 13 in southern Illinois. North of that line could have some accumulation of sleet and freezing rain - snow.
Monitor updates - a few advisories may have to be issued if the NWS believes there will be enough precipitation for travel problems
Questions remain on this storm - the timing - temperature profiles.
Friday will dry out - it will be cool into the weekend. We will see a bit of a warm up by Sunday ahead of our next area of low pressure. That one will bring rain and perhaps even thunderstorms.
Another system around next Thursday could bring snow. Plenty of time to monitor updates on that particular system.
Winter is far from finished in our region. Lot of cold air over the coming weeks. I know some of you would like to experience spring.


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Storm Original Wiggle Wart Crankbaits
No crankbait box would be complete without a few Wiggle Warts in it. We offer some of the best fish-catching colors that Storm makes. The 2" size dives 7 to 12 feet on a long cast. These baits are noted for their fish-enticing wide wobble and steep diving characteristics. They are able to reach depth quickly and stay there longer, which in turn, gives you more time in the strike zone. In addition, the paint jobs and finishes are beautiful. Make sure you check out the Phantom Craws. Wiggle Warts are used for just about any gamefish that inhabits North America including salmon and steelhead, walleye, and of course, largemouth and smallmouth bass. Bump one of these beauties off a few sticks or grind them through the rocks and see if you don't get the rod ripped out of your hand. Like it says on the box, "Always think like a fish, no matter how weird it gets."
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Customer Reviews
Comments: The bass love these lures. Their hunting action is so different from all other crankbaits. These are s great cold weather option, I caught several bass last week it was pretty chilly with wind. These wiggle warts were the only thing the bass would touch! I have had good luck with the creek craw and shad colors.
From: Kyle: Ohio 11/21/16
Comments: One of the all time greats! I have some Wiggle Warts that I've had since the 80's. I've had to replace some hooks over the years but these little baits are just plain ol' fish catchers. They excel on them ol' Brownfish on Lake Cumberland and on Dale Hollow. The Bucketmouths on Cedar Creek Lake & Lake Herrington love 'em too. Do yourself a favor. Get you some of these!
From: Brownfish: KY 3/6/16
Comments: I love the lre rapala warts but the news ones are dissapointing compared to the attention to detail the old warts had. They say theyre original colors,mold and components but the natural craw looks nothing like the old one
From: Ryan: Benton, AR 2/22/16
Comments: I've had a couple of these in my box but haven't used them till as of late. Didn't care for the colors so I touched them up a little. I put down a jerkbait to try something different and it didn't take long to start catching fish. I caught 4 largies over 3lbs, 2 smallies over 3lbs and 1 tank largie at 6.9lbs. I'm a fan of these baits now!
From: Jason: Bennington, NH 10/22/14
Comments: The Storm Wiggle Wart is listed as one of the best lures to throw for smallmouth bass on Lake Cumberland. I think Storm Lure Mfg. should be proud that one of their classic crankbaits is listed on a fishing map. Proof positive that some products still produce through the ages.
From: John: Knoxville, TN 6/14/14
Comments: Heard lots of guys talk about these thought I would give them a try for around 5$ pending on where you go I think it's a pretty solid bait paint holds up pretty well caught several fish today biggest being 5.5 in nat. Crayfish color will buy more
From: Ross: Tulsa, OK 3/23/14
Comments: My father-In-Law swore by these baits. The only one he would throw was the " original " in solid white and he caught tons of bass on them in the early spring and late fall.. Wished Storm would bring back that paint color it's a very sought after color of crank bait especially the Wiggle Wart.
From: Mickey: Battle Creek, MI
Comments: For $4, its a fine bait. Where it excels is cold water on a slow to medium retrieve. Deflects off rock well. The smaller version runs about 7' without mods. If you use 8lb, you can get it down to 8-9'. If you add a couple lead strips to the bill, the bait will dive faster and get down to 10'.
Comments: If you would like to know if a Wiggle Wart is one of the original manufactured by Storm look under the bill to see if "Wiggle Wart" is printed on the bottom of the lip.
From: Ron: Cadiz, Ky,USA
Comments: Everyone raves about the old warts just like "the good old days" . The memories were better than the reality. The warts I buy now still catch fish like the old ones . I have plenty of both, use them equally as much and Ive never seen a difference in results. By the way, the old warts were a staple in the western basin of lake erie in the '80s for walleye. Theyre pretty easy to get around here.
From: Del: sandusky,oh.
Comments: caught a 5.4lb Largemouth in November in Ny cranking rip rap in 43 degree water!!! Definitely look forward to banging this into a ton of rocks this year.
From: Brett: Rochester, NY
Comments: I live in Southern Oregon where winters gets pretty cold. I Went out today December 22, 2012 to a local pond in snowing conditions. Fished off the bank and caught 4 largemouth for 13.55 lbs, caught all fish on brown phantom crawfish! This is my confidence bait on the winter as well as yo-young a lipless crawfish colored redeye. Nevertheless the wiggle wart has proved to produce quality bass for me in tough, cold, winter conditions.
From: Kevin: Central Point, OR
Comments: These are my go-to baits for Smallmouth Bass up here in the north. When I know I'm on bigger fish or in a tournament, I turn it up with the Mag Wart.
From: Kevin: WI
Comments: These Cranks are AWESOME! Run em off rocks on wind blown points 8-12 foot down and you will catch fish! I will always have a few of these in my box no matter what!
From: Adrian: TX
Comments: Sorry, these "warts" are still a disgrace compared to the old ones.
From: john: St. Louis, MO
Comments: Great bait,caught some monster bluegill and decent sized bass offshore.
From: Noah: Sioux Center, IA
Comments: Totally disagree with Randy. The paint jobs on these baits are good. Although with this bait, it doesn't really matter which one you throw because it'll catch fish like mad!!!! Only crankbait you need really.
From: David: Sauk Centre, MN
Comments: The paint jobs on these baits are horrible. The Green Crawdad does not look anything like the origional color. Don't waste your money on these, try to find the origionals.
From: Randy: Evans, GA
Comments: Wiggle Warts what can I say been around forever and now I know why. I recently went fishing with my brother to a local reservoir here in NJ. This was my 1st season fishing this reservoir (which will remain nameless) the first few trips had lack luster performances. The reservoir had tons of baitfish, depth, rock, vegetation of every sort and structure you could imagine, possibly to much (if thats possible). So I basically fished all over to get a sense of what the fish were looking for and didn't do too well. I tried just about everything in my tacklebox with limited results. After another few trips that did not pan out well I said "thats it". Thats when I gave my brother a call. I described the lake to him and he said "let's plan on goin fishin" which we did. We got on the lake and so began my lessons on Wiggle Warts. Joe is Mr. Rock Fisherman its his favorite structure to fish and he does it really well. It was an overly windy day and boat control was difficult to say the least. But out of the 5 fish he caught 3 he boated on wiggle warts. Slammin them into rocks and everything imaginabled he told me there's no other bait that comes close to the Wart in the rocks. Well he made a believer out of me.
From: Steve: W. Milford, NJ
Comments:Awesome! the only crank baits a guy needs!
From:Darin: Joplin, MO
Comments:Storm Wiggle Warts were my favorite crankbait. These in production today are a shame compared to the originals. The paint and designs are lousy, Storm should quit being so CHEAP!!!
From:John: St. Louis, MO


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The Federal Government's Human Rights Report
Germany promotes respect for human rights all over the world.In adopting the 9th Human Rights Report of the Federal Government, Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle emphasized the central role played by human rights in German domestic and foreign policy.
The present report relates the activities of the Federal Government in this sphere during the period 2008 to 2010. As well as illuminating developments and measures on the international front, the report also includes a section on domestic policy which examines the activities of the Federal Foreign Office with respect to human rights protection in Germany.
Federal Minister Westerwelle described Germany's commitment to human rights as "a major task cutting across all areas of policy". Today no policy-maker could afford to ignore human rights, he said.
Focuses of the Report
The Federal Government is campaigning for the protection of human rights across the whole spectrum; however, in its annual report it also names a range of focuses demanding particular attention:
- the rights of women and girls and tackling the problem of forced marriages;
- combating child pornography and the sexual abuse of children;
- recognition of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
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Action Plan for Human Rights
The 9th Human Rights Report also includes an "Action Plan for Human Rights" setting out the Federal Government's aims, objectives and strategies in the most pressing areas of human rights policy. It also sets out specific measures that are in the pipeline. The Foreign Minister said this Action Plan was the Federal Government's "Timetable for 2010 to 2012".
In terms of foreign policy this mainly involves supporting human rights defenders, condemning torture and capital punishment worldwide, and the reform of the UN Human Rights Council. Minister Westerwelle emphasized the Federal Government's unswerving commitment to engaging with these "core areas of international human rights protection".
Example – protecting human rights defenders:
The term human rights defender covers persons, groups or institutions within society who, or which, campaign for the protection and promotion of human rights: they include representatives of human rights groups, journalists, judges, trade unionists and others. In many countries they face repression by the state. The German missions abroad monitor the situation as regards these people and institutions and in many individual cases intercedes on their behalf with the government of the host country. The Federal Foreign Office alone provided some 550,000 euro between 2008 and 2010 for projects related to the protection of human rights defenders.
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Human rights in specific countries
In a detailed section on individual countries there are brief profiles on the human rights situation in 70 countries from all regions of the world. Here Federal Government and EU activities aimed at improving the human rights situation in the respective countries are explained.
The 9th Human Rights Report of the Federal Government covers the period from 1 March 2008 to 28 February 2010. In terms of readership it is aimed at both the German Bundestag and the wider public and was initiated with the Federal Foreign Office as lead organization. A separate appendix to the Report contains an overview of the institutions, bodies and procedures in the field of human rights.
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Lauren Alaina was just here performing at Jimbo's Sandbar for one of our Rising Star Showcases. She has been recovering from vocal surgery. Well now…. she will be partnering with ESPN to create a track that will play during this years college football season.
Lauren said…."For a Southern girl, college football is everything. I am so pumped to have my song used for ESPN's college football coverage". lol… She said…. "Thank you ESPN for giving me something to make my boyfriend, dad and brother think I'm that much cooler".
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The easiest way to get mass production of CooKits started in many countries is to follow the procedure Solar Cookers International (SCI) followed in both Kenya and Zimbabwe. In those cases, we simply approached local manufacturers of cardboard (cartonboard) boxes, showed them a sample CooKit, and asked them if they could duplicate it with good quality at a reasonable cost.
Since the CooKit can be made simply from reflective aluminum foil glued to cardboard, this mass production process is quite simple. Box-making companies obtain large shipments of pre-foiled cardboard and then run it through their cutting and scoring machinery.
Tips learned from production in Kenya
We do not have a blueprint for a factory. The company we sub-contract to normally makes cardboard boxes, paper containers, aseptic packaging and the like. They make our CooKits on the same production equipment. The machinery is roller fed, and relatively automated. I do not know equipment brands or models, but presume that any population center sufficient to require packaging manufacturers will have the right equipment.
Starting with brown craft paper, they make corrugations and then corrugated cardboard with a water soluble glue. A layer of thin aluminum foil is bonded to one side. DO NOT USE SILVERED MYLAR - it will not last long in the sun's Ultra-Violet rays. This is also bonded with a water-soluble glue. Eventually, for durability reasons, we had them do a wax spray coating on the back side of the cooker. We tried plastics and other materials; I'm not sure what the current water protection method is. You do need some way to keep the material from spills and long-term exposure to humidity.
The material is then passed through a press which uses a board with knives and scores embedded per our design. The material is fed in, the press closes over the board and material, and then opens. The waste material is removed and the Cookits are bundled into packages of 25 or 50 for shipping.
The board of knives and scores is often called a "die" and a "die-maker" should be able to make the die by working from an existing sample CooKit. The box company you deal with probably has a ready source for making new dies. The above procedure has worked in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Turkey and India to provide easy mass production of cardboard CooKits in those countries.
Plastic CooKits?
Experiments have also been done with using corrugated plastic instead of corrugated cardboard as the basic structural material for CooKits. The basic concepts are the same—covering the plastic with a thin sheet of reflective foil, then using a "die" to cut and score the plastic CooKits. The intention behind using plastic is to increase durability and resistance to humidity of the CooKit while keeping costs within reason. Gluing aluminum foil to plastic may require more specialize types of glues than needed to affix foil to cardboard. As of September 2003, there has been little field experience with plastic CooKits, so we are unable to yet report on their durability or affordability. Some early reports have been discouraging. Some testers of plastic cookits have found that they don't fold well, that the edges can scratch one's fingers, and that the plastic sags after long exposure to sunlight.
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Other Materials?
CooKits can certainly be made of other materials. Wood or pressboard are likely materials. However, such rigid materials would require hinges in the places where cardboard CooKits fold along score lines in the cardboard. The need for hinges--and for a simple method for adjusting the angles of the CooKit's panels--does make mass production of such CooKits much more complicated and presumably much more expensive. SCI has not pursued CooKit mass production in materials other than cardboard and therefore cannot offer seasoned advice.
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September 15, 2013 (Newswise) ? To attract customers, restaurant chains have been rolling out budget deals, offering 5 dollar pizzas, 3 dollar meals ? even 1 dollar sandwiches. But while these new offerings are light on its customers' wallets, they hit them where it hurts in terms of calories, fat, and sodium content.
Unfortunately, some of most common patrons of these restaurants are college students looking to get the best bang for their buck. In observance of National Cholesterol Education Month, Karin Richards, interim chair of the Department of Kinesiology and program director of health sciences at University of Sciences, addresses important heart-healthy tips to help college students avoid serious health conditions down the road.
"Nobody can eat anything they want and stay heart-healthy because all body types are at risk for high cholesterol," said Richards. "While overweight people are more likely to have high cholesterol, thin people should also have their cholesterol checked regularly because people who don't gain weight easily are less aware of how much fat they actually consume."
1) Check your family tree. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder of high LDL, or bad, cholesterol that is passed down through families, which means it is inherited. Because the condition begins at birth and can cause heart attacks at an early age, it is vital for young adults to be in tune with their families' health backgrounds.
2) Moderation is key. While fried and fast foods do not have to be completely eliminated from diets; they should be consumed sporadically rather than every day.
3) Substitute foods. Because egg yolk boasts high cholesterol, opt for egg whites instead. The same concept can be applied when choosing snacks, go for air popped popcorn over potato chips. There's a healthy alternative to every meal.
4) Get moving. Too many people focus on their diets, and neglect exercise. Aim to "move" for 30 minutes each day by taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking further away in a parking lot, or jogging, walking, biking, and rollerblading as means of transportation.
5) Get screened. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the level of bad cholesterol among young adults ranges from 7 percent to 26 percent; however, the screening rate among this age group is less than 50 percent.
Richards said University of the Sciences students are offered free cholesterol and body composition screenings through its Department of Kinesiology. If abnormal results are recorded, students are encouraged to visit their primary care providers for further examination.
"Sometimes it takes eye-opening results for young adults to see that they are not invincible to potentially fatal health conditions, like heart disease. It's never too late to start the transformation to a healthy lifestyle," said Richards.
Richards obtained a Master of Science in sport management from Slippery Rock University, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in health policy at USciences. She is nationally certified as a wellness practitioner and wellness program coordinator by the National Wellness Institute, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and American College of Sports Medicine. For assistance in making arrangements to interview Richards, contact Lauren Whetzel or Brian Kirschner.
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November 22, 2013
CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois' economy posted the strongest growth in the Midwest for September and October, with a gain of more than 25,000 jobs over the two-month period. Illinois reported significant employment gains for both months, while every other Midwestern state lost jobs or barely registered growth in September. Today's announcement is part of Governor Quinn's commitment to creating jobs and driving Illinois' economy forward.
"These encouraging results show steady progress in our efforts to create jobs and strengthen Illinois' economic recovery," Governor Quinn said. "We have more work to do. Now the Illinois General Assembly must pass comprehensive pension reform, the most important action it can take to improve our business climate, raise the state's credit rating and create more jobs and opportunities in Illinois."
Today's job report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that Illinois gained 10,300 nonfarm payroll jobs in September and another 15,400 in October. Both figures led the Midwest region. In September, every other Midwestern state except Ohio reported job losses. Illinois' unemployment rate also fell to 8.9 percent in October from 9.1 percent in September. Release of the data for September was delayed by the partial shutdown of the federal government.
Governor Quinn has initiated and supported numerous programs to bolster the economy, from increased investments in public works projects to a greater emphasis on job training. The programs support the state's transportation network and the skill levels of its workforce, two key attractions for employers. The Governor also has increased emphasis on attracting companies in high-growth sectors such as technology and health care, developed performance-based tax incentives for job creation, and fostered deeper connections between Illinois and international markets.
Under Governor Quinn's leadership, the state has worked relentlessly to identify and recruit companies with strong potential to bring jobs and economic growth to Illinois. The state has added 268,900 private sector jobs since January 2010, when job growth returned to Illinois following a two-year period of declines during the recession.
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Global governance is failing when we need it most. The paradox of our times is that, as global problems become more complex and threatening, our global institutions lose their force as organizing frameworks for inter-state cooperation. Starting from the Lorenzetti's painting "The Allegory of the Good and the Bad Government", David Held, Master of University College, Durham and Professor of Politics and International Relations at Durham University, explains what are the reasons for such gridlocks. David Held is Master of University College, Durham and Professor of Politics and International Relations at Durham University. Among his most recent publications are Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing (2013), Cosmopolitanism: Ideals and Realities (2010), Globalisation/Anti-Globalisation (2007), Models of Democracy (2006), Global Covenant (2004), Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture (1999), and Democracy and the Global Order: From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance (1995). His main research interests include the study of globalisation, changing forms of democracy and the prospects of regional and global governance. He is a Director of Polity Press, which he co-founded in 1984, and General Editor of Global Policy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
The regular monthly meeting of the North Emery Water Users Special Service District was held Jan. 2 at their office in Cleveland at 7 p.m. Chairman Randy Bell called the meeting to order. Board members present were Bill Coyne, Jack Stoyanoff, Mike McCandless, Ray Quinn and Joy Barton. Laura Fillmore, secretary for the district was also present.
The first item discussed was a non-agenda item. There were several subcontractors and suppliers present at the meeting to discuss and ask questions regarding NEWUSSD Water Improvement Project 2002. The completion date of the project was Sept.11 and the contractor, Cox Development, Inc. has not paid local suppliers for materials and services for the project. The businessmen asked the NEWUSSD board when they could expect payment.
Craig Johansen, engineer for the project, was present and asked if he could respond. Johansen stated he had talked to the attorney for the water district and a letter has been sent to the bonding company for the development company asking for payment. This letter included specific companies and dollar amounts owed to them.
A copy of that letter was distributed to all concerned. Johansen also said he had been trying to contact the owner of the development company and the bonding company himself and neither will return his calls. He reported that a correct copy of all claims must be presented to the attorney along with any interest fees or late penalties the suppliers are accruing.
Johansen reported the attorney had no response as yet to the letter that had been sent to the bonding company. He stated the individuals may need to hire their own attorneys to get paid. He also stated the bonding company will most certainly pay the debts but the question is when.
Item number one on the agenda was discussion of the master plan for the North Elmo tie in with the Elmo line. Craig Johansen representing Johansen and Tuttle Engineering began by explaining the present water system and showing maps he had prepared diagraming the entire NEWUSSD water system.
Johansen showed graphs of water usage for the year 2002 and comparisons of the spring output from the different water sources under the control of the NEWUSSD. Of the four water sources discussed, only one spring needed some attention. Johansen recommended that the output line be cleaned out to improve water flow. He also explained the state statutes about water flow and required pressures.
Johansen then referred to another map he had prepared and displayed on the board. It was a graphic of each line, pump station, tank and connections in the water district. He then handed out printed explanations of several different computer generated scenarios of improvements to the water system. These scenarios explained and evaluated the pressures and flows from all parts of the system.
The board considered each scenario and the costs included to make each of the changes. They analyzed the needed upgrades and feasibility of each option. Johansen handed out drawings of the valve and vault locations and explained what would be required to make the connection to the Castle Valley tank. Since these drawings had been prepared, some changes had been made and other choices had been considered. Johansen said the basic drawing is accurate and would give a good picture of what the needs would be to make this connection.
The board voted to move on this arrangement as the corrections could be made in a few days and get the project underway and finished before the need for more water in the spring of the year. Engineering costs were discussed and CIB options were contemplated. The board made the decision to do a lump sum. Johansen pointed out two changes that needed to be made to the master plan and suggested some remedies. The board voted to make the corrections.
Johansen reported to the board that Energy West has been talking to Castle Valley about replacing Little Bear Springs. When Genwal had the lease, they were under agreement to build a new water treatment plant and since Energy West now has that lease, Energy West plans to fulfill the previous agreement. Johansen made some recommendations for the upgrades planned by EW.
The next agenda item was the resolution on the rate increase planned for 2003. Some corrections were made to the resolution that had been passed the previous month.
Terrorist insurance was next on the agenda. Stoyanoff reported the insurance company had sent a letter stating that under current statutes all entities had to declare the need for terrorist insurance. Each entity had to evaluate the need for this insurance and declare to the insurance company if it was needed or not. The board voted to inform the insurance company they did not need this coverage.
Plans for the St. George conference were discussed. The conference will be held in St. George during the last week of February.
Reservations have been made and the board needs firm decisions of the number of board members who plan to attend.
Stoyanoff reported that a drinking water conference is to be held in Price on Jan. 8.
The EPA has mandated new rules for drinking water and this conference will discuss and clarify the new rules and the steps to compliance.
The next agenda item was to discuss the need for a written statement of rules and regulations for the district.
After some discussion, the board decided that since they are no longer a corporation and are now a district, state statues regulate everything they do, and to make of copy of the state statutes would not be feasible.. If a customer requires an answer to a question, the state statutes and resolutions already on the books can be researched for clarification.
Minutes from the Dec. 5 meeting were corrected and approved followed by a motion to pay the bills.
The meeting was adjourned and the next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.


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Shutdown of commuter rail service in Connecticut suburbs of New York slows thousands on their way to work.
NEW YORK — If you want to fight gridlock, predict that the worst will happen to ensure that it won't.
Given the technological advances of video conferencing, the laptop and the cellphone, not to mention all-news-all-the-time, this tactic has worked during storms, construction projects and political conventions. And it worked again Monday, the first workday after a Connecticut train crash last week crippled commuter service.
The rush hour drive between Manhattan and southwestern Connecticut, always slow, was slower than usual. Some trips took roughly twice as long as normal. But "our worst nightmare did not come true,'' admitted Jim Cameron of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council, a consumer group chartered by the state.
Commuters, he said, had dodged — for a day at least — what he had warned of on Sunday: "Carmageddon.''
He hadn't been the only one making dire predictions. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said that if too many of the 30,000 commuters stranded by the interruption in service tried to drive, the result would be "a parking lot.''
He suggested workers work from home; those who need to be in New York each day this week, he said, should consider staying overnight — a nice idea if you've got a pied a terre, $400 for a hotel or a brother-in-law in Queens with a living room couch.
But on Monday morning, the roads were only a little more clogged than usual, and the train ride into the city from bucolic Westport, Conn., was smooth — just like any other day, said Nathan Lewis, who arrived at Grand Central Terminal at 10:46 a.m., after the typical rush hour. The seat next to him was empty.
"I didn't notice a difference at all," he said, and credited the Metro-North Railroad with doing "a phenomenal job" of crisis management. The Westport station, he said, had none of the predicted chaos — "everything was flowing smoothly."
That had seemed unlikely after a train from New York to New Haven derailed Friday just outside Bridgeport, and was hit by a train heading in the other direction, injuring 72. Officials say it will be days before service is restored; 2,000 feet of track must be rebuilt.
Hilly Dunn of Stamford, Conn., took an earlier train into Grand Central than necessary for a 12:30 p.m. meeting because she feared delays. There weren't any. Although she expected a "mob scene" at the Stamford station, her train was on the track, she hopped on and arrived close to the scheduled time of 11:07 a.m.
Sunday's warning amounted to a self-negating prophesy for two reasons: Saturation news coverage allows public officials to warn travelers off before a potential traffic crisis, and flexible workplace arrangements let workers stay home and still produce.
Cameron, of the commuter council, acknowledged that tailoring public travel warnings can be perilous.
"Maybe I was exaggerating slightly,'' he said of his talk of Carmageddon. "But after what happened Friday, it was clear we had a big problem. If we'd said, 'Everything will be normal Monday,' it would have been a disaster. But people saw what we were saying, and their bosses saw it.''
So far so good, agreed Samuel Schwartz, the traffic engineer and former New York City traffic commissioner who goes by the nickname "Gridlock Sam.'' He had this caveat: "After the Day One effect, there's the Day Two effect, when people see that things weren't so bad and decide to drive.''
Not everyone was crazy about Day One. Gary Maddin of Milford said it took an hour to make what is normally a 20-minute drive from home to the Bridgeport station. He had to board a shuttle bus to Stamford to board a train to New York. He wasn't afraid to use the word: "a nightmare.''
Not all travelers inconvenienced by the train crash were commuters. The Strueel family from Germany, Amtrak tickets in hand, was ready to head from New York to the home of a friend in Providence, R.I., only to find no Amtrak service between New York and Boston.
Pascal Strueel, traveling with his father and sister, said they opted for a very American solution to their rail dilemma: "Greyhound.''
Contributing: The Associated Press


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July 1, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill – Grab your pom-poms and get your spirit fingers ready; The Illinois State Fair Cheer Classic is back! It has been years since a cheerleading competition has been at the State Fair but this year Capital Elite has been asked to help bring this great tradition to the fair once again! The Cheer Classic will take place on Saturday, August 17th in Happy Hollow. Rain date is August 18th, in the event of rain cancellation application fees will be refunded.
The Competition Area is a 54 X 42 Spring Floor and a warm-up area will be provided with a 54 x 42 non spring floor, a spring tumble strip, and a 12 X 42 stretch mat.
There are three divisions offered, School, All Star, and Specialty. Each division is divided into several age categories.
-The School division categories include:
-Elementary Level
-Jr. High Level
-High school JV
-High School Varsity (max. 20 members)
-JV and Varsity combined (max. 36 members)
-The All Star Division age groups are:
-Tiny Level 1
-Mini Levels 1-3
-Youth Levels 1-5
-Junior Levels 1-5
-Senior Levels 1-5
-The Specialty Division will be divided based on USASF age divisions. It includes seven competitions:
-Individual Routine
-Duo Routine
-Trio Routine
-Quad Routine
-Stunt Routine
-Jump Challenge
-Tumbling Challenge
Each team must send a $100 non-refundable deposit by Monday, July 15th. The cost of entry is $30 per cheerleader, which includes fair admission. An additional $20 will be charged per added event, this includes all specialty division competitions. Guest must pay entry to the fair but the Cheer Classic is free to all spectators.
Banners will be given to the Grand Champions of all levels of the Team Divisions. Trophies will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams as well as the competitors in the Specialty Division. All team and squad participants will receive a medal.
The registration deadline is Monday, July 15th; this must include registration form and non-refundable deposit. Full payment must be received by August 1st. Registration forms can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Payment and registration forms can be mailed to: ISF Cheer Classic c/o Capital Elite All Stars, 2877 N. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, IL, 62702.
For more information on the 2013 Illinois State Fair Cheer Classic, email email@example.com or call the State Fair Special Events office at (217) 782-0777.
The 2013 Illinois State Fair runs August 8 – 18.


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Erie County Democrats are under pressure to try and come together. The move of Sam Hoyt to a state job, and chair Len Lenihan to a state party job i sseen as a big push from Albany to try and get Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and others on the same page. But in the process, it may have exposed even more fractures too.
Hear Erie County Elections Comissioner Dennis Ward on the latest.


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Sergio Garcia tried to downplay the possibility of the crowd turning on him once play starts Thursday.
Harsh weather may have caused delays at yesterday's practice rounds of the 2013 U.S. Open, but not even the rain could dampen Travonne Williams' excitement for seeing his golf idols in action.
Even with his bogey-laden 65th-place finish at the Memorial—his worse showing since 2010—Woods is still arguably having one of the best years of his career, and has reclaimed his spot at the world's number-one...
History says Tiger Woods has little chance to win this U.S. Open. Not from behind, and certainly not with an elbow inflammation that seems to bother him most on his worst shots.
Even with the round not finished, it was becoming clear that this U.S. Open might be up for grabs until the very end.


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Debates of June 7th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #136 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was panama.
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- Events in Winnipeg South Centre
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- Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
- Points of Order
- Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
- Study on income inequality
- Status of Women
- Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
New Brunswick
Robert Goguen Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
Mr. Speaker, this is just further proof that the NDP does not read bills carefully before voting against them. We are amending the Criminal Code to include the groups identified, such as women, and grant them protection under the Criminal Code.
We believe that prosecution under the Criminal Code is the best way to protect people. We are granting this protection to all Canadians. It is time for the opposition to get on board with us in order to protect Canadians.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Randall Garrison Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is the Internet that is quickly becoming a haven for all sorts of anonymous hateful acts. Gay and lesbian teens have been bullied to the point of suicide. Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are rampant online, with neo-Nazi groups continuing to spread hate. In 2010 alone, police reported over 1,400 hate crimes in Canada. Yet, last night's repeal of an important piece of hate crime legislation gives the green light for these intolerant acts to continue.
Do the Conservatives have any proposals for protection against Internet hate crimes that could fill the void left by the passage of Bill C-304, which they like to applaud so vigorously? Anything that will not require a squad of lawyers and thousands—
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
New Brunswick
Robert Goguen Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
Mr. Speaker, bullying is unacceptable and should not be tolerated. In our view, Bill C-273 raises criminal law policy concerns which may end up creating more problems than solutions.
The courts have already interpreted criminal harassment in a provision of the Criminal Code to apply to behaviour committed via the Internet. The Senate is currently looking at the issue of cyberbullying, and we look forward to receiving its report. We should let the Senate continue its important work.
Canada Revenue Agency
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Daryl Kramp Prince Edward—Hastings, ON
Mr. Speaker, earlier this week the Minister of National Revenue met with a senior official from the OECD regarding the global problem of offshore tax evasion. I understand that since 2006, CRA has audited thousands of cases, and through its aggressive efforts has identified more than $4 billion of unpaid taxes.
This is compared to just $174 million in the final year of the Liberals. Our government has taken this issue very seriously after it was largely ignored by the previous Liberal government.
Can the minister bring the House up to date on her discussions with the OECD?
Canada Revenue Agency
Oral Questions
June 7th, 2012 / 3 p.m.
Gail Shea Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, I know the member for Prince Edward—Hastings has great passion for accountability in government.
Mr. Saint-Amans is a leading expert from the OECD, and he acknowledged our important contributions and efforts on this issue. He noted Canada's excellent progress since 2009 with respect to negotiating tax information exchange agreements with other countries. We now have 89 tax treaties in force, a significant improvement over the last government.
CRA will continue to focus on aggressive audit efforts to find money that is hiding in offshore accounts. We look forward to the finance committee hearings on this issue.
Foreign Investment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Ralph Goodale Wascana, SK
Mr. Speaker, the Saskatchewan government has raised the same concerns that I have about Glencore's foreign takeover of Viterra. One issue is the adverse affect on competition in the farm input business, another is whether Glencore, with its checkered history, will keep its promises for a regional headquarters in Regina and $100 million in new investment.
When will Investment Canada rule on this takeover? Will explicit conditions be attached? Will they be made public, and will Glencore be required to post a bond to make its promises readily enforceable?
Foreign Investment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Cypress Hills—Grasslands
David Anderson Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, we knew that when we brought marketing freedom to western Canadian grain farmers that people would come from around the world to invest in western Canada. We welcome that investment.
Farmers are eagerly looking forward to this summer's crop harvest and delivering their crops across Canada to a variety of companies. They now have choice that they have never had in the past.
Canada Revenue Agency
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Hoang Mai Brossard—La Prairie, QC
Mr. Speaker, the report of the Taxpayers' Ombudsman that was released yesterday highlights the Conservatives' lack of transparency. According to the report, the Canada Revenue Agency's backlog of access to information requests has risen from 25% to nearly 40% of total requests since the Conservatives came to power. The Canada Revenue Agency received the most complaints of all government entities. The Conservatives' solution: $250 million in cuts.
How are the Conservatives going to correct this pathetic record?
Canada Revenue Agency
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Gail Shea Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, the Office of the Information Commissioner noted that CRA has the largest volume, 1.1 million pages, requiring review in 2010-11. The CRA had a 46% increase in the number of ATIP requests compared to 2008-09.
It also noted the CRA's ATIP operations continue to be severely impacted by bulk requesters. For instance, two bulk requesters accounted for one-third of CRA's ATIP inventory in 2010-11 and 78% of the complaints. That is for just two people.
Public Safety
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, the opposition has falsely claimed that the government's tough-on-crime bills would create a wave of new prisoners. One ridiculous guess was a $19-billion price tag, more prisons and huge rising costs. Obviously, it was wrong again. The government has announced the closure of prisons and safety for Canadians without the added cost to the taxpayer.
Could the Minister of Public Safety update the House on the current prison population?
Public Safety
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, the prisoner influx predicted by the NDP and the Liberals simply has not materialized. We have always said that we are not creating new prisoners, merely stopping the revolving door of justice. The numbers show that we are right. Over the last year the prison population has only increased by 85. We are closing prisons that are costly and ineffective in order to protect taxpayer dollars.
Corrections union Ontario vice-president Jason Godan said today, "Is Kingston Penitentiary conducive to modern-day rehabilitation? Maybe not". That is a big admission for a big union boss.
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Annick Papillon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, counterfeit products are becoming an increasingly dangerous problem for Canadians.
Today, we learned from a compelling report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that one in three products poses a real risk to Canadians' health and safety. We are not talking just about jeans and purses. We are also talking about drugs that can contain uranium and lead.
What is the Conservatives' plan to address this serious problem? Why cut funding to relevant departments when Canadians' health and safety are at risk?
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Colin Carrie Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Mr. Speaker, the health and safety of Canadians is a priority for our government. The department is putting a better process in place to ensure that products on the market are safe, efficient and reliable for all Canadians. We are making improvements on how Health Canada responds to reports concerning products that are on the market.
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Louis Plamondon Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives clearly cannot do enough for the Queen of England. After unveiling a $100,000 portrait, they are now making a big fuss about a trust with a solely English name, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust.
While they are making cuts to international aid and penalizing recognized humanitarian aid organizations, the Conservatives are putting $20 million into a Queen's trust.
Instead of piling on monarchy-related initiatives, why does the government not simply increase the existing international aid envelopes?


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Skip to comments.Homeland Security-Funded Study Lists People Reverent of Individual Liberty as Terrorists
Posted on 07/04/2012 12:25:22 AM PDT by Errant
click here to read article
Words fail me.
Sign me up, just make sure you spell my name right.
Are you American?
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." has never been so true.
Where have these scholars been going to school? Maybe a squirrel cage? Have they never had a world history course? An ancient history course maybe? Ever studied the great ancient civilizations? Ever heard of the Holy Roman Empire?
Religion has been part of the Political Sphere since the BEFORE the beginning of history.
Considering resent history and the ascendance of Radical Islam I dont see that line of history ending any time soon.
these effers better pray to God that we don't take the senate away from them this year.
The DHS is becoming the monster its opponents thought it would become. It is the America version of the KGB. It needs to be disbanded.
...to include any person or organization (such as our FASCIST, Neo-Commie, Islamist-supporting, Dear Leader or his lackeys in the Dept of Homeland [IN]Security....
....you will find a sign like this on my abode:
Mohammed Hasan (nom de guerre not yet known)
is head of the DHS Division enforcing this.
The idjits have been doing this for many years, even before DHS was set up. Being fed vy the left, who of course never give up. Like these guys:
Nasty, nasty pieces of work pushing what federal buttons they can.
I argue with teachers nearly every day. What I tell them is the simple truth about government throughout history. They call me controversial.
It's only controversial because the education establishment is a Leftwing echo chamber. They only have their own facts and view the world through that lens. Someone who loves America in their eyes, loves a country that is racist, bigoted, imperious, murderous and callous.
That's what they know. It is what they teach and it is what our young people are learning.
Correct. Every law is based on some moral precept or the absence of one. Nazi law was based on their moral outlook.
Wait a minute....I thought " dissent was patriotic"?
What if the next terrorists disguise themselves as occupiers ? Who will stop them ?
Based upon another distortion of our language by left wing wordsmiths I am a terrorist.
Yes if you believe in killing babies, I am a terrorist.
If you believe the founders belief in limited government is wrong then I am a terrorist to your beliefs.
If you believe the founders were wrong yet somehow created the most powerful, productive, creative, country on earth (until the leftist scum gained control), then you better believe I am a terrorist to your insane beliefs.
Come and get me! You democrats, progressive, communists are nothing but leftist scum of the earth led by a Marxist POS who if he did not have dark skin would be laughed out of the White Hut. I hope to live long enough to read everyone of your obituaries (result of natural causes).
Newsflash, according to Obama now celebrating Independence Day will be an act of sedition.
If you display any act of making noises, displaying patriotic flags, attend parades or even taking a day off from the workers paradise will get you a chek mark in the super computers as a terrorist.
Am I inventing drivel to infuriate people?
Depends on your definition of liberty.
"Where have these scholars been going to school? Maybe a squirrel cage? Have they never had a world history course? An ancient history course maybe? Ever studied the great ancient civilizations? Ever heard of the Holy Roman Empire?"
The answer is: Public schools infested with union communist scum teachers.
They have been following the communist manifesto to the letter, deconstructing everything the founders created and even destroying the founders themselves.
Once the public school commies dismantled our foundation it was a slam dunk to distort what is right or wrong about this country.
Even when current history shows a 100% failure rate of big government, central planning, dependent citizens, the public schools, followed my all too many communist professors have been able to convince our youth government is the source of all good and the private sector is to be avoided or destroyed at all costs.
Outside of secession, the only solution to bring this country back to greatness will be a long road starting with elimination of the current public school system and at bare minimum, vouchers for private competitive schools. It will take generations before we can flush this communist mentality out of the collective mindset.
We had a chance to nominate a moral person to the office.
But we, here on FreeRepublic, decided to back an immoral person instead...knowing all too well he would never receive the nomination...but boy he sure did sound smart up there huh?!
"Words fail me."
As a white guy my government made it clear years ago that I had no place in the future as they envisioned it. Now that they are assigning specific categories to the same notion, why is this any different?
They would have thrown the Founding Fathers into prison.
Specking of his excellency, exactly where is he?
FEMA thinks the Founding Fathers were terrorists.
More than likely en-route on AF 1 to meet up with his motorcoach convoy. They will have to organize the emergency equipment, the fore and aft egress routes, the black hole umbrella shutting down all air traffic from RC hobbyist planes to hot air balloons.
Its actually very easy to mark his progress across America, look for the moving dead zone.
These people work for the government. They had their memories erased during the induction rites.
Oh, what a storm is coming.
If this definition describes me, then I wear it as a badge of honor.
Yeah dissent will become patriotic again, the moment a Republican is elected.
Then it will be patriotic again.
For the years the republican is in office. Then, back the the current situation. If that happens.
Especially when NAXIS were actually borderline Marxists.
Speaking of the Senate, what happened to the "almost guaranteed Republican Senate of 2012"? Several months ago it was noted that in the Senate the Repubs had to defend 10 seats while the Dems had to defend 28 seats and thus a Repub Senate was likely. Now, we hear that the Repubs will be "lucky to gain 4 seats" while Romney will not make ObamaCare a campaign issue. Can anyone explain this drastic change in forecasting?
I downloaded it.
Pages 9 and 10 have the definitions of left-, right-, ideological-, religious-, and single motive- terrorists.
Page 25 synopsizes the areas where an attack is most likely to occur.
Note that it is NOT in the countryside and small-town regions; it is in the high density cities with HIGHER percentages of FOREIGN-born individuals.
I would be worried if I lived in a big city.
I list democrats as robbers and plunderers of America.
In my list 'religious' should be 'separatist'.
"Picture is worth 1000 words"
The map showing which areas had the most attacks is on page 17.
Trying again..... list is: right, left, separatist, religious, single- issue.
Note also that the highest incidences of attacks occurred in the 1970s, while the attacks with the most fatalities were later (probably skewed by 9/11).
Come and get me Copper!!! LOL!
"...Right-wing means Nazi - how could someone who cherishes individual rights be a Right-wing?..."
Nazism wasn't and isn't a "right-wing" ideology. That may be what the popular establishment (read that Liberal) wants you to believe.
Nazism - or National Socialist German Worker's Party - is a left-wing Socialist ideology. Always has been, from it's inception.
Libs have successfully clouded that for years. They're lying, as they've always done.
Turds go with the flow.
The report takes its definitions from a 2011 study entitled Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism, produced by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, in which the following characteristics are used to identify terrorists.
- Americans who believe their way of life is under attack;
- Americans who are fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation);
- People who consider themselves anti-global (presumably those who are wary of the loss of American sovereignty);
- Americans who are suspicious of centralized federal authority;
- Americans who are reverent of individual liberty;
- People who believe in conspiracy theories that involve grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.
The report also lists people opposed to abortion and groups that seek to smite the purported enemies of God and other evildoers as terrorists.
All totalitarians are - liberal elites are no exception.
Fast and Furious was about making those on the right look like the criminals the left tells Hollywood, the press, and others with 'more money than brains' ( inherited wealth) types that we are..
Liberal elites tell their 'funders' how awful conservatives are - but every now and then one of them will ask for proof. Where are all the killings the left talks about? Where are the crazed right wingers? Show us the pictures. Show us the guns. Show us the crimes. Why do Tea Party people look so normal?
And since we're NOT doing the crap they say we're doing, they make it up.
They make up the hate crimes - make up the crimes - write hate mail as if it was written by a conservative. Scribble hate on a dorm room - and blame a right winger. Find American guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels and blame right wingers. Problem is the kid wrote the hate on the dorm wall - the leftist gave the guns to the cartels - and we (conservatives) didn't do any of it.
The left is made up of liars.
The press is so ready to buy the lies that they keep falling for stuff - but even they're stating to wise up.
Just telling their idiots that we're dangerous doesn't work when there are endless pictures of 'the neighbor next door' at Tea Parties. It's hard to paint conservatives as 'crazy' if people can see with their own eyes that we're not.
So, dems lie.
Liberals send themselves hate mail and pretend it from a conservative. They call the ever so ready press... They scribble hate messages on dorm rooms and act like a 'right winger' broke in and did it... cameras catch the liberals in their little lies - and the MSM looks away. Too cowardly to look at the truth - too craven to see the pattern.
The Islam doesn't have to be "Radical." Just plain old Islam and Sharia Law fits those definitions perfectly. Maybe better than any other.
Well said!!!
Until conservatives get this, we are going to just keep on keeping this country on life support, we are never going to be healed as a nation of the communist disease.
Where have these scholars been going to school?
The answer is: Public schools infested with union communist scum teachers.
They have been following the communist manifesto to the letter, deconstructing everything the founders created and even destroying the founders themselves.
Once the public school commies dismantled our foundation it was a slam dunk to distort what is right or wrong about this country.
Even when current history shows a 100% failure rate of big government, central planning, dependent citizens, the public schools, followed my all too many communist professors have been able to convince our youth government is the source of all good and the private sector is to be avoided or destroyed at all costs.
Outside of secession, the only solution to bring this country back to greatness will be a long road starting with elimination of the current public school system and at bare minimum, vouchers for private competitive schools. It will take generations before we can flush this communist mentality out of the collective mindset.
We had no choice. You do remember the primary battles and what happened ? One by one every top Conservative challenger was destroyed by the RINO/DINO MSM. Every single top conservative one at a time was viciously attacked. They even deployed their Gloria Alred WMD. The MSM selected both current candidates.
...meanwhile our government is helping terrorists and their sympathizers build the ground zero mosque....
Put me on the list next to Thomas Jefferson, you goddamn bastards!
To a would-be oppressive dictatorship, we are.
We had a choice, she let us down, so naturally we fall all over ourselves lining up to vote ABO.
Nothing will change as long as we have a corrupt congress and court system. Anyone posting here has already made a list, and they are checking it twice to find out who has been naughty, and who has been nice.
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