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Mickey Rooney, the actor who was one of MGM's giant box office attractions in the late '30s and early '40s, has died
. He was 93. Here is a great story about Mickey by someone who met him a couple of years ago.
He was HUGE in his day, bigger than Gable and Garbo and Garland.
Also Ava Gardner's first husband. She had mostly good things to say about him, not counting his infidelity. But supposedly he was a energetic in bed.ReplyCancel
RIP Mr. Rooney! Truly a legend.
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Argh, need an edit feature. Supposedly he was a very energetic fellow in bed. Eight wives!ReplyCancel
me too Becky I thought he had died before 2010.ReplyCancel
@Nutty_Flavor, in Maureen O'Hara's biography, she said that she was sitting by herself in a room at a party when Ava Gardner came in with a couple other people. They didn't know she was there and she overheard Ava say that she couldn't stand being married to Rooney (they had only JUST gotten married) and was going to ask for a divorce. Her friends urged her to wait until the six month mark (or 1-year mark?) so that she would get a bigger settlement from him. Sure enough, that's when she filed. Maureen O'Hara said that she always felt guilty for not warning Mickey, but she was in the middle of her own marriage problems and didn't want to get involved in someone else's.
I just thought it was an interesting story–RIP Mickey.ReplyCancel
Barey he was married with Ava Gardner,he was unfaithful and he had her virginityReplyCancel
Wow 93. That's like 113 in Hollywood years … We watched some of the Andy Hardy movies a couple of years ago on Turner.ReplyCancel
Thank you Enty for posting Mickey Rooney's passing (May he rest in peace). Was watching CNN's HN this morning and every hour on the hour they mentioned John Pinette passing (May he RIP), but not ONCE did they mention Mickey Rooney. Don't get me wrong J Pinette (50)deserves mention, but come on….really? Every hour on the hour over Mickey Rooney was 93 was known world wide….and not one single mention. It just cements the notion that large media companies have their heads up their asses.ReplyCancel
RIP. A couple of legends passing this year, and we are only in april.ReplyCancel
I adored Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland movies. RIP, Mr Rooney.ReplyCancel
Is it true they had to bury him upside down, over a well, to accommodate his junk? I think I heard he was the only one in Hollywood who could give Milton Berle a run for his money.ReplyCancel
CNN just did a piece on him, 10:45 am Toronto time….ReplyCancel
Babes in Arms was the first musical I ever did in high school, so I watched the film version (Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland) about a million times. Pretty awesome life he lived.ReplyCancel
Too young, too soon. At least he's hanging with the big JC now.ReplyCancel
No, he was never bigger than Gable, no one was from the mid 1930s to maybe 1950.
When he was shown that he didn't wear an undershirt [sleeveless type] in "It Happened One Night" in 1934, the sales of those things plummeted!
Agree TW- I bet he has some doozies. He was a drinker and a ladies man. I bet he paved a wide path through hollywood.ReplyCancel
I have such great memories of watching all the old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movies when I was a little girl. RIP, Mickey!ReplyCancel


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I made this cheesecake for the family cookout. On the healthier side, I am also roasting corn-on-the-cob to contribute.
I would encourage you all to remember your sunscreen as you get up out of your chairs and head outside. Watch out for the heat. Be safe as you enjoy the fireworks.
I wish you all could read this wonderful essay in its entirety: Sleepless by Joshua Alley, MD in the June 22 issue of JAMA (full reference below). It is an essay that speaks of how we treat our enemies
I thought about our enemies tonight, and why and how we physicians care for them. ….
…, but the reason I went nearly sleepless that night is so that I can sleep all the other nights. It's essentially the same reason I take extra care with each patient at home. A common phrase in my operating room is "I do it this way so I can sleep at night." I can go to bed knowing I cut no corners, I gave each patient the best possible chance at a good outcome. There are still bad outcomes, and I agonize over those, replaying each decision in my head afterward. But I did the best I could by each one. ….
One mark of a civilized people is our response to wounded enemies. …… Yes, caring for our enemies consumes resources: helicopter flight time, ICU days, operating room hours, sleepless nights, expensive medications and equipment. Because we ought to. Because I'll have to live with my actions. "Do good to those who hate you," we read in Matthew's gospel. And tonight, I can sleep, because last night I didn't.
Happy 4th of July! Thanks to all our military (active and retired) and their families.
Sleepless; Joshua B. Alley; JAMA, 2011;305(24):2501-2502.doi:10.1001/jama.2011.863

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Section 1010:00. Definitions.
Subd. 1. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words, combinations of words, terms and phrases, as used in Section 1010:00 et seq., shall have the meanings set forth in the subdivisions of this section which follow.
Subd. 2. Open fire or open burning shall mean any fire from which the products of combustion are emitted directly into the open atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, duct or chimney.
Subd. 3. Persons shall mean any individual, natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, company, trustee, syndicate, club, institution, agency, or any Federal, State or local governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties, and whenever acts prohibited herein are done or acts required herein are omitted by any one as employee or agent of another person shall include employees, supervisory personnel and principals.
Subd. 4. Refuse and trash shall mean all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, trash, ashes, street cleanings, leaves, brush, sweepings, junk, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial waste, paper, wrappings, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and all other waste materials which, if burned, would produce or emit air contaminance into the atmosphere.
Section 1010:05. Open Fire Refuse Burning Prohibited. No person shall cause or allow the open burning of any refuse or trash.
Section 1010:10. Trash Burning Regulated. Any of the materials described in Section 1010:00 may be burned in fire zone 1 of this municipality in a multiple chamber gas fired incinerator of sufficient size and capacity approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Section 1010:15. Fire Places and Outdoor Cooking Fires. Indoor and outdoor fires may be used for cooking, warmth or recreational purposes without permit, provided, however, that such fires shall not be used for purposes of refuse disposal and shall not violate any other ordinance or State law.
Section 1010:20. Official Fires.
Subd. 1. Open fires may be set in performance of an official duty by the Fire Chief if the fire is necessary for one (1) or more of the reasons or purposes set forth in the subdivisions which follow.
Subd. 2. For the prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by other means.
Subd. 3. For the instruction of public fire fighters or industrial employees under the supervision of the Fire Chief.
Subd. 4. For the protection of public health or welfare.
Subd. 5. Disposal of dangerous materials if no alternate means of disposal is reasonably available.
Section 1010:25. Authorization for Setting Approved Fires. Such fires may be set by the Fire Chief or designee upon his own initiative if required as part of his official duties, or upon application of interested parties in the manner provided in Minn. Stat. 88.16 and Minn. Stat. 88.17. Eff. 5/4/04
Subd. 1. Permit Required. A permit to start a fire to burn vegetative materials and other materials allowed by Minnesota Statutes or official state rules and regulations may be given by the Fire Chief or his/her authorized designee setting forth the time and conditions by which the fire may be started and burned. The permit shall specifically list the materials that may be burned. The permittee shall have the permit on his or her person during the fire and shall produce the permit for inspection when requested to do so by the Fire Chief, any firefighter, conservation officer, or other peace officer. The permittee shall remain with the fire at all times and before leaving the site shall completely extinguish the fire. A person shall not start or cause a fire to be started on any land that is not owned or under the person's legal control without the written permission of the owner, lessee, or an agent of the owner or lessee of the land. Violating or exceeding the permit conditions shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be cause for the permit to be revoked. Eff. 5/4/04


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While you might be at home training Lucky to perform a simple handshake, there are dogs out there being trained to save lives and sniff out explosives on the battlefield. These war dogs, or K-9 Corps as they've been called, have been fighting alongside humans for centuries. How much do you know about these powerful pooches? Take this quiz to find out.
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Question 1 of 20
When did the U.S. military officially implement its War Dog program?
Revolutionary War
Civil War
World War II
The first dogs entered the U.S. Army on March 13, 1942, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II. The Quartermaster Corps oversaw the program at first and began training animals at a facility in Front Royal, Va. The Marines opened a similar training center at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Question 2 of 20
Which breeds are considered top dog in the modern military?
German shepherds, Labrador retrievers and Belgian Malinois
The Germans bred Doberman pinschers and German shepherds to be working dogs in the 19th century. When World War II began, these breeds were favorites in the American War Dog program. German shepherds remain popular today, but they're joined by other breeds, such as Belgian Malinois and Labrador retrievers, which are prized for their trainability and quick-to-please dispositions.
Chihuahuas, schnauzers and collies
Great Danes, rottweilers and mastiffs
Question 3 of 20
If you were trying to infiltrate a military base guarded by sentry dogs, how would you most likely be detected?
The dogs would hear you.
The dogs would see you.
The dogs would smell you.
With 225 million olfactory receptors, a dog's nose is one of the most powerful sniffing machines on the planet. It's not just the canine nose that's special, either. The amount of a dog's brain dedicated to controlling these receptors is 40 times greater than that of a human. The sentry dogs would sniff you out long before you stepped foot in the perimeter.
Question 4 of 20
Which is NOT an activity that dogs have performed during wartime?
Dogs have hunted rats and other rodents.
Dogs have provided comfort to soldiers coping with the stress of war.
Dogs have delivered cigarettes to soldiers during battle.
Dogs have fired on enemy troops with canine carbines.
While we may trust man's best friend for a lot of things, we still don't allow military working dogs to carry guns. They're used mostly as scouts, for sentry duty and to detect potentially hazardous explosives. War dogs have also been known to make life on the battlefield more bearable, providing comfort and companionship to the soldiers.
Question 5 of 20
What's the most common threat for dogs serving in the Middle East?
Afghan jungle cat attacks
Surprisingly, war dogs are more at risk of overheating than being injured by roadside bombs or gunfire. Overheating can spur a dangerous condition called bloat, which causes an animal's stomach to swell rapidly and can be fatal. While no dogs have suffered humiliation at the claws of jungle cats, they have received spider and scorpion stings.
Roadside bombs and enemy fire
Question 6 of 20
Which of the following is NOT equipment used by war dogs in the field?
Titanium fangs
Dog booties
Titanium teeth cost as much as $2,000 dollars each and give their owners fearsome bites. Dogs also wear goggles, which shield their eyes from harsh winds and blowing sand, and vests, which protect their torsos from bullet and stab wounds. Booties, however, usually aren't part of their getup.
Bulletproof vests
Question 7 of 20
About how many dogs are currently serving in active duty for the U.S. military?
Less than 500
Approximately 3,000
According to the Department of Defense, about 2,800 highly trained war dogs are attached to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
More than 10,000
Question 8 of 20
Which branch of the U.S. military has adopted the English bulldog as its official mascot?
Air Force
During World War I, U.S. Marine recruiting posters depicted a snarling English bulldog. The image quickly became a symbol of the tenacity and fighting spirit of the Marines, prompting the Corps to adopt a bulldog, King Bulwark. In 1922, Gen. Smedley D. Butler signed documents naming the bulldog as the official mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Question 9 of 20
Dogs are known as man's best friend. Who is a military working dog's best friend?
His handler
Every military working dog is paired with a handler, a soldier who trains, feeds and cares for the animal. When it's time for deployment, handler and dog travel together and serve as a team during their tour of duty.
The company commander
The local veterinarian
Question 10 of 20
Which branch of the military uses war dogs?
Air Force
All of the above
Every branch of the military recruits, trains and deploys military working dogs. The Marines have a particularly fabled history with the War Dog program, proving the value of canine combatants in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Question 11 of 20
What job did the sanitary dogs of World War I perform?
Locating and comforting wounded soldiers
Red Cross dogs -- or sanitary dogs as the Germans called them -- were used to transport medical supplies, as well as small canteens of water, to wounded soldiers. A good sanitary dog would ignore dead soldiers and, upon finding someone in need of attention, carry that person's helmet to a nearby medic.
Picking up trash and debris on the battlefield
Carrying bandages and other supplies to field hospitals
Question 12 of 20
How did America use war dogs during World War I?
As sentry dogs
As scout dogs
As mine-sniffing dogs
None of the above
During World War I, the U.S. military didn't use dogs in any official capacity. In fact, America was the only nation lacking a formal war dog program and had to borrow dogs from France and England.
Question 13 of 20
When did humans first domesticate dogs?
200 years ago
12,000 years ago
Humans domesticated dogs 12,000 years ago and quickly put the animals to work in a variety of ways. Ancient armies most likely took mastiffs into battle because of their size and strength.
25,000 years ago
Question 14 of 20
What was the name of the Mississippi island where dogs were exposed to the same jungle conditions they might see in the Pacific?
Dog Island
Cat Island
This island was just as wild and secluded as the Pacific islands occupied by the Japanese. U.S. military officials were, apparently, able to look past the irony of the name and appreciate the junglelike environment in which to train a new breed of fighters.
Treasure Island
Question 15 of 20
What was the nickname given to dogs fighting with the Marines in World War II?
Hounds of Hell
The German army used the term Devildogs in World War I to describe the tenacity of the Marines in the 2nd Division. Eventually, the name transferred to the Dobermans used by Marines in the invasion of Guam and other Pacific islands.
Barking Beasts
Question 16 of 20
Where is the national war dog memorial located?
Washington, D.C.
New York, N.Y.
There is no national war dog memorial.
Since World War II, there have been efforts to petition the government for a national memorial dedicated to the accomplishments of the K-9 Corps. Other groups have also been working hard to establish a war dog museum. Unfortunately, neither exists at this time.
Question 17 of 20
Who bred America's first unofficial war dogs?
Colonial Americans
Native Americans
Well before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans used dogs for sentry and pack duty. They trained their dogs to both carry large loads and protect camps during the night. Although they never actually participated in offensive roles, the dogs served as a model for modern American war dogs.
Civil War soldiers
Question 18 of 20
Which of the following terms could be used to describe a dog serving the military?
"Canis lupus familiaris"
Military working dog
War dog
All of the above
The domestic dog -- "Canis lupus familiaris" -- is descended from a wolflike ancestor and still shares the same basic body form. In World War II, U.S. military officials began using domestic dogs in combat situations as part of the War Dog program. Today, the war dog term is passé. Defense officials prefer to call their canine warriors military working dogs, or MWDs.
Question 19 of 20
Which country conducted the first tandem skydiving missions with its war dogs?
Soviet Union
The Soviet forces had the earliest flying dogs, beginning the program in the 1930s. The U.S. Air Force has flying Fidos, too, and has included dogs on airborne missions for several decades. Recently, U.S. Navy SEAL Mike Forsythe and his dog, Cara, broke the world record for highest man/dog parachute deployment by jumping from 30,100 feet (9,174 meters).
United Kingdom
Skydiving? Dogs? No way
Question 20 of 20
What medical condition often affects military working dogs returning to civilian life?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Just like their human counterparts, war dogs sometimes need help getting back onto their feet after their tours of duty have ended. Many experience the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and are in need of therapy programs offered at facilities like the Holland Working Dog Veterinary Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Called the "Walter Reed" for dogs, this facility uses state-of-the-art tools and rehab equipment.


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A 77th-minute penalty from Peter Grant saw the Stormers beat the Bulls 20 -17 in a hard-fought battle in Cape Town on Saturday.
A 77th-minute penalty from Peter Grant saw the Stormers beat the Bulls 20 -17 in a hard-fought battle in Cape Town on Saturday.
After trailing 14-0 at half time, the Bulls launched a thrilling comeback to level the scores at 17-all with just twelve minutes left on the clock.
But it was not to be for the men in…pink…as a controversial scrum penalty in the dying moments handed victory and the tournament lead to the Stormers, who remain the only unbeaten side in the competition.
There is clearly no love lost between these sides and the ferocious battle was characterised by an abundance of needle and petty off-the-ball incidents.
The former champions will head back to Pretoria harbouring a number of regrets after outscoring their hosts two tries to one, but ultimately paying for their chronic indiscipline.
Despite the Bulls dominating the early stages in terms of both territory and possession, Stormers full-back Joe Pietersen was able to kick his team into a 6-0 lead by the half-hour mark.
The Bulls' indiscipline saw them fall further behind as Pietersen added a third penalty to extended the lead to nine points, despite the hosts having hardly visited the Bulls' 22.
When the Stormers did eventually threaten the whitewash on the stroke of half time, they made it count as Tiaan Liebenberg crashed over from short range after a powerful run from Siya Kolisi.
Pietersen's conversion was wide but the home side nevertheless held a 14-0 lead at the interval.
Things went from bad to worse for the Bulls after the break when Flip van der Merwe saw yellow for taking Eben Etzebeth out in the air at a line-out.
But the sin-bin period proved to be the Bulls most profitable period as first Bjorn Basson won a foot race to Francois Hougaard's chip ahead and then Morne Steyn reduced the gap to just four points from the kicking tee.
Pietersen restored the seven-point lead soon afterwards but the Bulls' comeback was relentless and Wynand Olivier made Andries Bekker pay for a defensive error to slip away and score in the corner.
Steyn's touchline conversion levelled matters in the 68th minute, setting up a grandstand finish.
But it would be Grant who had the last laugh, splitting the uprights with his first kick of the game to claim his side's fifth win of the season.
The scorers:
For the Stormers:
Try: Liebenberg
Pens: Pietersen 4, Grant
For the Bulls:
Tries: Basson, Olivier
Cons: Steyn 2
Pen: Steyn
Yellow cards: Van der Merwe (Bulls – 42nd min – puling line-out jumper down)
Stormers: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nic Koster, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 CJ Stander, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


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A few weeks back I included a new favorite up and comer of mine in my Dirt selection that produces under the moniker, Jean Raw — a Los Angeles native that came under my radar and hasn't left since. While I was crossing the country the past two weeks on the #GDDRV, the dude unveiled two new remixes of some unlikely candidates, but each showcases the inherent talent I heard in his remix of Sam Smith that I originally fell in love with.
I've been listening to Sly and the Family Stone since I was in diapers, but I never thought they could sound like this. Jean Raw digs deep and comes out with an incredibly soulful House tune that gets emotional at times. Bits of funk here and there as well. An incredible re-creation.
From a solemn, sentimental downtempo introduction, Jean Raw takes this top notch Rhye track into an uplifting, tasteful Deep House remix. It's been on repeat for the better part of the day, and it's not getting old.
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Steve Lansky
December 27 2010 01:51PM
The Christmas break is over so, after 34 games, the time is now for your Toronto Maple Leafs. Although some Poindexter with a calculator will likely try and prove me wrong, if the Leafs are going to make a bold move up the standings, it will have to be in over the next 16 games. Typically, teams, who make major in-season standings' improvements, do it before Game 50. Right now, the club sits ten points out of the 8th playoff spot. That's not very far…but the move must start now.
The Boston Bruins, in eighth spot, have only five more wins than the Leafs. Frankly, that's nothing to make up. Five of the Leafs' next sixteen games are against teams that hold spots between Toronto and that coveted playoff spot. Now, if you want to get technical, they began the move Sunday night in New Jersey. Excellent start. Great defence. Almost all New Jersey's shots came from the perimeter. And, Martin Brodeur stinks. That helped.
I suspect the real deal-maker (-breaker) among those sixteen games will be a three-game trip to California. It's Los Angeles, San Jose and Phoenix in the middle of January. And, if the Leafs do what they did in Western Canada in December (take just two of a possible six points), it would be a major blow.
Just before the break, GM Brian Burke said that changes in Toronto were in the wind. How big those changes might be, only Burke knows. While I continue to think a correct fix might be replacing Ron Wilson, I believe Burke when he says he's committed to his coach.
What can Burke deliver? He suggests that a big winger, to plant himself in front of the net, is a priority. Many fans feel a centre who can get Phil Kessel the puck is paramount. Burke says he will make a move soon. Just prior to Christmas, that's what he told the Toronto Star's Vinay Menon. Burke is a lot of things, but a liar isn't one of them. A move is coming. But can he make one big enough?
Another small obstacle facing the Leafs is the number of teams they have to climb over to reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It's often insurmountable in March…but this is December. Last year, at this very time, the Philadelphia Flyers sat in fourth place in their division – and out of a playoff spot. Montreal sat fourth in theirs. You know how those stories played out.
I refuse to believe this Leafs' season is lost but, if they still sit thirteenth in the conference after 50 games, they're done. That's the focal point.
So...fire Wilson, get a "Dan Bylsma-esque" coach behind the bench, get points in 14 of their next 16, and make a run for it? I'm in.
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A press release issued by UtahAmerican Energy late Saturday night reported that the West Ridge mine was ordered to shut down its longwall operations by the United States Mining and Health Administration.
The West Ridge mine was recently subjected to mountain "bounces" and the incidents have put company and safety administration officials at odds concerning the best possible way to continue operations at the site.
"Since the review of mine conditions began, mining consultants to the company expert in longwall mining in Utah have disagreed with MSHA on its approach to ensuring employee safety at the mine," said the UtahAmerican release.
Following a prior MSHA ordered shut-down, the company began using a remote mining system that according to their statement, "has been working and all employee safety has been provided, the longwall is idled again as MSHA directed the company to stop mining immediately at the next crosscut."
The UtahAmerican release contends that of the "three mountain bumps during the last week of January. One miner sustained minor injuries when he fell during a bump, not as a result of being hit by bursting coal."
A bounce or bump can cause seismic activity strong enough to expel coal inside of a mine with massive force.
In earlier reports MSHA indicated that it was the Jan. 31 bump that had caused a reportable accident.
The company statement also purports that MSHA has directed West Ridge officials to "pull the longwall out and move to another panel which is unavailable."
In a Monday email, MSHA officials clearly state their position.
"MSHA has put the safety of the miners at the West Ridge mine first.
The agency's order to stop mining under the current plan was based on West Ridge's history of bounces and their increasing magnitude, deeper mining conditions and the fact that there are not barrier pillars in place to help support the mine's roof and ribs."
The safety and health administration's statement continues, "In MSHA's judgment these conditions did not afford adequate protection to the West Ridge miners. MSHA will consider any revised plan submitted by the mine operator and will approve it if it protects the safety of the miners."
The company has stated that MSHA's demands go further than are warranted and are an abuse of their governing power.
Layoffs will continue until company and safety officials reach an agreement concerning the mine's course of action.


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When will the Jets production catch up to their performance?
Cam Charron
January 24 2012 05:13PM
After flirting with a playoff spot midway through December, Winnipeg, with last night's loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, have now dropped 3 of their last 11 since Claude Noel threw out his 2011 calendar. Obviously, 2011 was a terrific year for hockey in Winnipeg, what with the NHL returning, and a pretty good team playing some pretty good hockey for them.
But, despite controlling the flow of play in the first bit of 2012, the hockey Gods haven't looked upon your Winnipeg Jets favourably. Dustin Byfuglien hasn't played in 14 games, and Evander Kane has missed the last two. The presence of arguably the team's top forward and defenseman has obviously been missed in the last two games, but it's not like Winnipeg haven't played well without them in the lineup.
In fact, when I say "controlling the flow of play", with the score-tied since 2012 began, the Jets have taken 52.1% of the overall shot attempts. This indicates a lot of positive puck possession for the team. Whether or not you believe that microstats have value in hockey the same way as baseball, there is a lot of predictive value in the possession numbers. What the 52.1% number really means that, in the last 11 games, the Jets are playing at a level equivalent to the 8th best team in the league.
Not only that, but a few of the number nerds at the excellent Philadelphia blog Broad Street Hockey took a look at adjusting possession numbers for all game states, and found that Winnipeg is 10th overall in the league according to this metric.
Unfortunately for the Jets, the puck-luck hasn't been there. The Jets have won just 40.9% of their one-goal games and our own Jonathan Willis has done the leg-work to prove that this isn't indicative of team talent—it's unlucky for the team to drop so many games late.
The problem for Winnipeg lately has been their goaltending: at even strength over the last 11 games, Chris Mason and Ondrej Pavelec have combined for an .898 save percentage. Mason is at a .903, and Pavelec is at an .897, and both those numbers are well-below the goalie's averages. Basically, the goaltending hasn't been there, just as much as the shooting. The team lately has shot just 5.4% lately, with only Nik Antropov, Andrew Ladd and Kyle Wellwood getting their share of the recent bounces.
By looking at the Jets' top 9 forwards by average time on ice, we can check to see what their on-ice shooting percentage has been like for the full season compared to the 11-game slide:
|11 Games
|Season To Date
So the team's shooting percentage hasn't been there. While I found an interesting quote from Blake Wheeler in Scott Taylor's game recap from last night's game in Carolina, "We had a lot of shots, but most of them came from the perimeter. We didn't get enough traffic inside on him. He's too good a goaltender for what we did. I could have made those saves," the "shot-quality" argument isn't one that holds over a large amount of games.
In the end, if Winnipeg continues to control possession like this, they'll start to see more open ice and a few more rebounds. Despite the slide, the team is 3 points out of a spot (although they're still 10th in the Conference in points per game) so it's not all doom and gloom in Winnipeg. There's still an open shot in this poor Conference for the Jets to slide into a spot, but they'll need to start getting those bounces.
January 25 2012, 12:36PM
Great article Cam.
Just looking at 5v4 numbers it appears shooting % a bigger problem than goaltending. We've actually been getting pretty good goaltending on the PK (around .940%) while our PP shooting %'s are still pretty bad.


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Skip to comments.Anglican Head Rowan Williams Backs Gun Control in US
Posted on 12/26/2012 4:26:34 PM PST by ReformationFan
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, talked about the recent Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Conn., discounting the argument put forward, including by many Christians in the United States, that "it's not guns that kill, it's people."
"People use guns. But in a sense guns use people, too. When we have the technology for violence easily to hand, our choices are skewed and we are more vulnerable to being manipulated into violent action," the leader of the world's 80 million-strong Anglican Communion said, delivering BBC Radio 4's "Thought for the Day" on Saturday.
(Excerpt) Read more at christianpost.com ...
And I support the public tar and feathering of the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury.
Because fertilizer and fuel oil can't kill more people much easier.
He ain't no Jesuit.
Stuff it, Redcoat.
People in the UK would pay no more attention to the CoE than Americans do if it weren't for complaining about the costs. The arch-shaman needs to remind people he is still there. He won't accept that his chief job is to serve as a mascot and period character at tourist attractions like Canterbury Cathedral, something like the Mickey people at Disney World.
Perhaps he and his fellow redcoat Piers Morgan can form their own country somewhere?
This is the fool that also advocates accommodating sharia law. What has happened to the UK?
Well, I back Rowan Williams control in England, so there :P
Perhaps the Church of England should consider burning the heretic witch, Dr. Rowan Martin, at the stake like was done in the old days? Or, better, turn him over to the Muslims for Sharia "justice" that's all the rage in the UK judicial and elite circles these days. Just a thought.
Come and take them, Limey.
Hey, there is reason we shot their sorry bums, enlisted all the help we could get, and kicked them out of the Colonies.
"shove it, brit."
LOL - *ouch*
Sorry a**holes, we have the 2nd amendment and no ex post facto laws. The hundreds of millions of guns we already have aren't going anywhere - mine certainly aren't.
Arguable. Many would say, including myself, that bullets are quicker, cleaner, and more humane than any other kind of violence designed to separate the body from the soul.
Certainly a helluva less traumatic and less violent than the bathing of the blood and guts of the victims the crazies bathe themselves in the during the execuation of their ritualistic mayhem while muttering some stupid mantra to their dog that removes their consciences from the act they are performing.
So guns can manipulate people? As a side note I've been to Canterbury and heard a Williams' Christmas Day sermon. Jesus was mentioned maybe once. The whole sermon was man-centered liberal feel-good nonsense. I was astounded how on Christmas Day he could avoid the name Jesus.
"I was astounded how on Christmas Day he could avoid the name Jesus."
It's amazing how many liberals(including liberal clergymen) do.
Probably he would think that the guns should be condemned to Hell—if he believed in Hell.
Very odd that it turns out Nancy Lanza had no connection whatsoever to Sandy Hook elementary school, WE WERE REPEATED TOLD BY MULTIPLE NEWS OUTLETS that Adam killed those children 'probably because his mother loved those kids more than him'.
"Despite earlier reports that Nancy Lanza, mother of shooter Adam Lanza, was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details are emerging that suggest otherwise. CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and several other news outlets are reporting now that Nancy Lanza may not have had any connection to the school where the shootings took place. Janet Vollmer, a kindergarten teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary, told CNN that Lanza was not a teacher there. Lillian Bittman, a former school board official, said no one has heard of Lanza and that teachers dont know her. Talking Points Memo reports that Lanza is not listed on the Newton School District Website. TPM also notes the origin of the misinformation may have been an AP story which quoted law enforcement officials speaking on the condition of anonymity about Lanzas possible connection to school."
Question: What type of massacre would result in maximum outrage by the populus against guns and gun owners and even convert some gun owners into being anti-gun?
Answer: A mass murder of young children in a school classroom.
Could the motive of the Sandy Hook killings been to evoke maximum outrage against guns and gun owners for the purpose of GOVERNMENT JUSTIFICATION FOR a gun ban in the United States? Could this massacre have had nothing to do with 'revenge' or anger? Why would the killer resort to going to a school and killing children because he was "angry about being committed to a mental hospital?"
And here's more food for thought, regarding this incident:
Dear Rowan. Please shut up and retire — and then go off and die somewhere quickly. What a loser!
Far too many of these supposedly Christian leaders are absolute idiots when it comes to stuff like gun control and social justice issues. All too often they align themselves with the secular socialist left...and then wonder why Western Christianity is under constant attack (by the very same liberal politicians they keep supporting).
Again, let me suggest that on Williams departure from his current job, he return to his first love, moving to Stonehenge and running around naked in the local forest with flowers in his hair. In winter he can don a body suit made from the pelts of a hundred grey squirrels, subsisting on rabbit pasties and rainwater.
And if England had passed tougher gun control laws Thomas Becket would not have been killed!
Oh, wait!
I was just watching some Youtube clips. Woody Allen had a tête-à-tête as it were, with WF Buckley circa late 1967/early 1968.
Buckley made a reference comparing liberalism and LBJ to a some [forgotten] woman that went something like "she helped bring socialism to Britain after WWII, then prompted abandoned the resulting ashes for France."
So-called "elitism" at work.
"Socialism is workable only in heaven where it isn't needed, and in hell where they've got it".-Sir Winston Churchill
If I'm not mistaken, he is also a "queer" friendly sponsor within the church.
So we're obligated to respond to the verbal chirping of effeminate human figurines overseas now?
What is it about these religious/scientist/academic/showbiz types thinking that a modicum of talent and moderate expertise in their one little narrow discipline automatically carries over to any other subject matter they'd care to tackle...?
And that we, the great unwashed, hang with bated breath upon every golden word that issues forth from their actually ignoramus cake holes...?
Example: The recent "Demand A Plan" on YouTube...
Pampered "celebrities" who, each and every one, have and do presently make a lavish living acting in or producing the most violent, blood and gore, slash and shoot-'em-up "films" imaginable, and then have the gall to demand in turn that we produce a plan to end violence...
And imagine further, the "plan" these hypocrits "demand" mostly involves all of the rest of us disarming...
While they will continue as before, living secure in their gated communities, and traveling with an entourage of armed bodyguards...
The rest of us should demand that these "celebrities" and "experts" all STFU!
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Skip to comments.Democrats steal TN House Speakership, installing RINO puppet Kent Williams (Live Breaking...)
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I suppose none of those legislature elected state officials are going any place huh.
If there aren't gonna be any rules, why should they follow the rule about not "Charles Sumner"ing Williams? Honestly what's to do? Just bend over and keep taking it?
"why on Earth didnt Leader Mumpower get some non-moonbat Democrats as a cushion for support (even if it meant giving some of them a Chairmanship or two) ?"
That's the question. Did he answer it? Cause damn. Surely there's some Lincoln Davis types sitting in 65% Nobama districts.
"getting 6 figures more votes for our candidates"
And how do liberal papers defend that? Does anyone ever ask the rat leaders "how is that right?"
NM I know the answer to my question.
Several of the GOP members were angry enough to rip that little prick's head off from his shoulders. All that would be left is Boss Hogg's hand coming out of his throat.
No, haven't heard back. Unlike the GOP caucus, Naifeh has held such absolute power that he has never had a single rodent vote against him during his time as far as I can tell... and with this farce of a coup d'etat, he still hasn't. He's had plenty of RINOs vote for him, though (even when Naifeh has NEVER given the GOP a Committee Chairmanship).
I recall 1996 I think it was some state house candidate murdered another, I think that was TN.
Is not it time to create a new party?
They don't defend it, they don't report it. We got 220,000 more votes for GOP candidates for the State House, 54% of the vote (the rodents got 43.7%). 1.1 million to 900k. The rodent leaders, and especially the Judas-traitor, don't care they just disenfranchised that 1.1 million voters and gave the middle finger to every last one of us.
The GOP choice for the job was a RINO it seems.
"McDaniel won the GOP nomination over Rep. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, at a caucus meeting last month. Niceley criticized McDaniel's conservative credentials, noting he once voted for a state income tax and has supported Democrat Naifeh in past votes for House speaker."
1998. It was Byron Looper. Looper was a strange man who first started running for office as a Democrat in Georgia in the '80s, but never won. He came to TN and tried running for several offices, this time as a Republican. He changed his name to "Low Tax" (literally and legally). He discovered an odd loophole in the law that if your opponent dies during the course of an election, their name is immediately stricken from the ballot, and you are automatically elected. Two weeks before the election, he assassinated (and that is the right usage of the word) State Senator Tommy Burks (quite probably one of the most Conservative members of the Senate, of either party, a DINO) while he was out, IIRC, getting his mail. He was quickly located, and arrested. But he was still on the ballot and would cruise to a general election victory. The Dems (and the GOP, for that matter) quickly mobilized to get Burks's widow as a write-in candidate, and she won over Looper. In 2000, he was sentenced to life without parole.
I agree that you're unlikely to get any "conservative" Dems to break ranks and support the Republican. RAT party discipline is incredible. It works the same way on the federal level -- the Dems will get RINOs to crossover and vote to put RATs in charge, but the Zell Millers, Gene Taylors, and Heath Schuler's of the world will continue to vote for socialists to run their chambers, no matter what happens. And in Illinois, we have have a handful of southern Illinois Dems who are to the right of Henry Hyde on the issues and whose districts went to McCain by almost 60%. Doesn't matter -- they vote to have Emil Jones & Mike Madigan run the show, and continue to get re-elected.
BTW, owing to their constiuencies -- Mike Madigan (D) represents an heavily irish-Catholic southwest Cook County constituency -- House Minority Tom Cross (RINO) represents a rural farming community in Kendall county -- means our RAT Speaker is socially conservative and pro-life (at least on paper) while our "Republican" leader is socially liberal and pro-abortion. Kinda reminds me of Pennsylvania's Senators.
Also, taking out Kent Williams may be harder than it sounds. We had a treasonous State Rep. (Paul Froehlich of Schamburg) here in Illinois who got re-elected in 2006 by pledging to advance the Republican Party in Illinois (he was township GOP chairman at the time), then he turned around and voted for Madigan for Speaker, and caucused with the RATs. He was promptly expelled from the party and since the district has a Republican State Senator, it seems to everyone -- including liberal Democrat media pundits -- that he would lose to a GOP challenger next time. The RATs had no use for him since they had already had a safe majority, and they didn't want another pro-life, pro-gun RAT who wasn't "progressive" enough for them. Well, Speaker Mike poured zillions of dollars into his primary campaign, and he was nominated on the RAT line over his "progressive, true Democrat" opponent. Then in the general election, his GOP challenger was underfunded thanks to Republicans wasting their time on dead-on-arrival U.S. Senate candidate Steve Sauerberg, and the surge of black RAT turnout with Obama on top of the ticket. In the end, Froehlich squeaked by, even though he had around a 38% approval rating after betraying his party and lying to his constituents last time.
McDaniel is a RINO scumbag who also ought to be run out. He was replaced as Minority Leader back in 2003 after 6 years of practicing kissing Boss Hogg's big fat RED ass. He's from West TN as well. He was NOT nominated as Speaker Pro Tempore today after Traitor Williams's apostasy. Nashville Republican (the lone Republican from our county) Beth Halteman-Harwell was nominated for that office. She lost by 1 vote to DeBerry... Traitor Williams's vote.
I hope it ends up on you tube or something. Yes I do stare at car wrecks.
Naifeh has been Speaker for 18 years (20 now with his puppet), but he was the real power even before that, Majority Leader since 1985. He's been in the House since 1975 (a Watergate baby), defeating a GOP incumbent back when we almost took the House in that period. The Republicans simply don't know how to play hardball. I warned one of the Conservative leaders in the House, Stacey Campfield, that Naifeh would pull a stunt like this and they didn't seem to take it into account.
But we got rid of the other traitor Mike Williams, who didn't run for reelection as a Republican (lost the general as an "Independent", although backed by the rodents). One interesting precedent the Democrats established last year was their stripping a Democrat incumbent for renomination to the loser because they cited "Republicans voting in the primary", though no way to prove that. If Traitor Kent Williams tries to run again as a Republican, we can use that and strip him of his nomination. Then he will have to run as a write-in candidate (almost always unsuccessful). His sole option now is to run as a Democrat or Independent.
The rodents know their days are numbered. We got 54% of the vote, they got only 43.7%, and it keeps widening. It will be complete open warfare in 2010, both in the primaries and general. The GOP Senate will likely be untouched, and I expect our numbers to continue to widen there with possible retirements. We swept all but one of our targets in '08, and there are more for us in '10. In the 34-member body, we could conceivably win all but about 6 seats if we get control of redistricting, leaving the rodents only in urban Nashville and Memphis, Blacks and liberal Whites.
Yes. But the rats still have the NC house. :(
"He was NOT nominated as Speaker Pro Tempore today after Traitor Williamss apostasy."
Excellent and McDaniel was a good boy and voted for Halteman-Harwell? Wow.
Oh I read your posts about it the whole legislature together votes for the state offices so the rats are out. Excellent.
How come Ramsey had your moonbat Senator in a chairmanship?
"Low Tax"
Yes that's it. Well I'd don't think I'd be with the 4.71% in voting for a mentally ill murderer. I wonder that they were thinking. Funny if a rat in the say the Bronx committed murder he'd probably still win in a landslide.
This seems like a "too clever by half" move to just wrest the 50-49 majority away from the Republicans.
"Is not it time to create a new party?:
I vote we don't create a'd@mn thing new but simply return to the ORIGINAL government, circa 1789-1791, and then we THROW A PARTY!
Apparently so.
"Oh I read your posts about it the whole legislature together votes for the state offices so the rats are out. Excellent."
MAY be out. After what happened today, I expect chicanery is quite possible tomorrow. I'd literally give the rodent incumbents 50-50 to be retained. Boss Hogg needs just 3 more RINOs.
"How come Ramsey had your moonbat Senator in a chairmanship?"
We had a one-seat majority. He wanted to appear bipartisan. This will be the first time in recent memory that the majority party will hold all Chairmanships in the Senate (early '90s ? Late '80s ? I'd have to scour the Bluebooks to see). We have a 5-seat majority, so we don't owe them squat, and after the House theft, especially so.
"Yes thats it. Well Id dont think Id be with the 4.71% in voting for a mentally ill murderer. I wonder that they were thinking. Funny if a rat in the say the Bronx committed murder hed probably still win in a landslide."
More than likely most of those were people that voted early or absentee ballot before the murder. Had he not assassinated Tommy Burks, he'd probably have gotten maybe 25% or so. I remember some media types lampooning the GOP that he'd get 5% without taking that into account (given that most candidates don't tend to assassinate their opponents). Of course, there may have been some kooks that got some kicks voting for a killer. The GOP never much challenged Burks because of his voting record (but never was able to persuade him to switch parties, since our rural areas west of East TN were the last to go Republican downballot, and they're still in the process of moving our way. 10 years from now, most of the rural areas will be solidly in our column, but we're not entirely there, yet).
"BTW, owing to their constiuencies ..."
Kendall county farmers are social liberals?
"Froehlich "
I didn't know he was even challenged in the rat primary. To bad could've been the next Micheal Forbes (D-NY).
Nothing prevented him from switching parties at any point. He STILL considers himself a "loyal Republican" because he "voted" for one - himself. He chose to keep his mouth shut and intentions oblivious. He lied to his constituents, he lied to the party, he violated his oath & pledge, he kept lying all the way up until his vote. He told everyone and pledged his support to Mumpower. But let's make no mistake here, he's a stupid man and a puppet for the real power in the House, 18-year Speaker Naifeh, one of the biggest thugs and tyrants in American politics today. He had to keep Naifeh up with him on the Speaker's rostrum because he has no idea about parliamentary procedure and was literally taking orders as he stood there as Naifeh whispered in his ear. I've witnessed some real disgusting spectacles and power grabs, and that was one of the most egregious I've seen in a civilized nation in recent memory. One traitorous little weasel gave the finger to over 1.1 million Tennesseans that cast their votes for Republicans to be the majority party - over 54% of the vote.
I convinced that on paper we should have 30 seats. I didn't know of these ratings. 2008 Dillard 50, Maloney 33. Most score better in 2008 than 2007. Possibly they could use some refinement and a wider selection of bills.
You had Maureen Murphy as a Rep huh, too bad about that.
"Mike Madigan never really lost power even during his two year stint as minority leader "
Really? They did get rid of straight ticket voting, I'm sure he didn't want that.
Williams is scum and should be kicked out of the party NOW!
Sounds like the recent mess up in Canada or the affair that got Jim Black of NC sent to the clink (not that the idiot voters over in NC noticed).
"The likeness is uncanny"
Dress rehearsal for the BIG show...the Senate dirtbags are taking notes on how the public swallows this.
This infuriates me. I really hate that this has happened to our state and to a good man like Jason Mumpower. I know Jason and it just makes me sick to see him the victim of such traitorous behavior. Democrats and RINOS are the lowest form of life in this country. They undermine everything good and decent. I say we should fight for a recall of this horrible man.
I warned Stacey Campfield that Boss Hogg wasn't going quietly and that Mumpower needed to get some Democrats to ensure a cushion (even if it meant doling out Chairmanships to them) to guard against this chicanery. You couldn't afford to take any chances with a 1-seat majority. All Naifeh had to do was find a very weak link, and he found his nice little RINO meatpuppet for the next 2 years. Kent Williams is a brainless weasel. He doesn't know how the House operates and has to ask everyone (read: Naifeh) how to even run a session. He was barking like a rabid dog at his now FORMER GOP colleagues, "You got a PROBLEM with me as Speaker ?", etc.
I did feel sorry when the tv cameras cut to Mumpower's reaction, he did not know what to do. I wish they had taken my advice. If I was on his staff, I'd have played hardball and gotten as many Democrats to come over as possible, especially focusing on the ones Naifeh has screwed over the years. You can't play honorably with criminals and thugs. They change the rules to suit their agenda.
Do you think anything can be done to fix this?
Williams would have to be removed from the House in order to necessitate another election (assuming there would be one, and the Speaker Pro Tempore, a Democrat hack and crony of Naifeh's, wouldn't move up for the remainder of the session). I can't recall the last time when a Speaker was removed (or died) during a term. If he was removed, I have a sneaking suspicion yet another weak-willed RINO would be bribed and installed as a puppet for Naifeh, such as former Minority Leader Steve McDaniel. There may be a dozen such RINOs in the House that are vulnerable to bribery/coercion. I'll add, too, after seeing Williams in action that he doesn't appear mentally sound and will snap under the pressure of this session, and he fully deserves to. I hope the GOP "Gaslight"'s his butt right into the nervous hospital.
The California Democrats did this in 1995 after the GOP won a majority in the Assembly. It took the Republicans a year and recalling 2 RINO puppets to finally install the party choice as Speaker. Sadly, he wasn't in office a whole year before the Democrats won back the majority in '96.
Didn't this happen in Texas too?
Thanks for alerting us to this story. It's one of the craziest political capers I've seen in a while. I'd rather kick Williams' ass out of the Party, lose the majority and use the event as a rallying cry for 2010 then recognize a guy like Williams as any kind of Leader.
A group of RINOs (16 ?) and all the Democrats voted for a RINO Speaker in TX, but this was expected to happen, as had been warned for some time that Craddick wouldn't have the votes for a 4th term. Wrong and weasely, but not out of the blue. This in TN literally was out of the blue. This guy is a NOBODY, barely out of his freshman term, and not very mentally sound. He lied to his colleagues right up until the vote that he was supporting the Republican candidate for Speaker. He was sworn in within seconds of the farce vote and kept within arms' reach of the Democrat Boss the entire time.
What is his district like? Conservative, or borderline?Seems like a prime candidate for a primary challenge. I bet the TN GOP is irate right now.
Short of finding a way to remove him from the legislature, this stunt will stand for 2 whole years. We don't, to my knowledge, have a recall option for legislators. Speakers are very autocratic and have absolute power (the legislature, with a one-seat majority could govern without input from the Governor), so the Republicans can remain totally shut out, even with a technical majority (of course, that's not the case any more). We only have a majority in the overall general assembly of both bodies, which is good for electing Constitutional officers (although we're about to find out if even that will work tomorrow when they vote on them), but we need majorities electing Republicans to the Speakerships or we get nothing.
Carter County in East TN ? It's a solid Republican district. The Dems don't field candidates too often in it... now we know why. Williams beat a Conservative Vietnamese-American incumbent in the primary in '06, quite probably with Democrat help. The prior incumbent sought a rematch and lost by a wider margin (incumbents don't lose too often). Since the Dems stripped a member of their own party who won a primary, even if Williams were to be renominated again in '10 (and frankly, I hope he doesn't last long enough to make it), we could use that as a precedent and strip him and award the nomination to his predecessor. He'd then have to run as a write-in with Democrat support, and write-ins almost never win except in extraordinary circumstances (such as when the widow of a Senator was elected when her husband was assassinated by his opponent).
I was so enraged by the state GOP this election the only one I voted for this time around was the state Rep. The national offices I voted Independent. Can you think of anything in this clowns district he was wanting that Naifeh and the DEMs may have promised for this?
We'll find out before long.
The Dems in NC bribed a Rep. to jump to their side several years go thereby stealing the NC house. Both the speaker at that time and the Rep. went to prison.
Enough with the 'filibuster-proof majority' already. The very first time that 41 Senate votes stand in the way of the Democrats getting something passed, they will do away with the filibuster rule by simple majority.
My college roommate was the lead prosecuting attorney who put Setencich away.
Sadly enough, that will probably be the extent of it.
Good job.
yup... damn shame too
Yeah, though the exact equivalent would've been if the rodents had made Decker Speaker.
Dem's have been running as republicans for a long time now but they have a D at the end of their name.
Once they get in however they dont do what they run on thus fooling a certain population
...and I imagine in Tennessee it wouldn't be too tough to find a Zell Miller type Democrat or two who ought to be republicans anyway. Sounds like TN needs a Jesse Hellms or Terry Dolan type leader who is not afraid to kick somebody in the gonads in order to win.
"The full-court press is on, and the GOP is the Washington Generals."
Dead Rinos and roll-overs to lead us. We're screwed.
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Take your night to new heights with the Moda Spana Dorian. This high style sandal features gold trim will make you stand out in the crowd!
- Satin upper with gold trim
- Ankle strap with adjustable buckle
- 1" platform, 4" covered heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
By: njshoegal729
Location: NJ
March 31, 2013
Great shoes!!
"Wore these heels last night to a wedding and I had to post a review today. Granted, I did not dance but I was on my feet a lot and my feet didn't hurt AT ALL. These shoes are SO comfortable. The straps don't hurt, they feel great. I feel like I have very "sensitive feet", if that's even a thing, I always wind up with blisters with new shoes. Brought along those rolled up flats and didn't even need them. Didn't even feel the need to "get these things OFF me!" the second I got home, I forgot I still had them on!"
By: Lali27
Location: New York
March 14, 2013
"They are pretty comfortable for high heals! I love wearing them-they really make the outfit."
By: DeannaRae
Location: somewhere in Iowa
March 11, 2013
love my red shoes
"I purchased these shoes because I wanted a pair of red shoes. I thought that they were very cute. I fell in love with them when I received them. The fit was perfect for me. I can see where they may make my feet sore by the end of a long night. I wish they had a little more support. I also would like to mention that they are very slick on the bottom. It's nothing that some shoe pads on the bottom cannot help. I purchased these in black, also."
By: goodgollymsmolly
Location: San Diego, CA
February 26, 2013
stylish & comfy
"These shoes are really cute and so comfortable, thanks to the small platform on the ball. Also, I'm 5'7 so I try to avoid heels taller than 4 inches and these are great. I would recommend themI want them in red now!"
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I sat on the couch with ESPN on the TV and a knot in my stomach as I watched the Ohio State University take the field in the season opener.
But the look on Urban Meyer's face as he ran from the tunnel was all I needed to see. I knew that this was exactly where my dad was supposed to be at this exact moment.
"I was very grateful to have another opportunity to coach at the highest level of college football," he said in describing his first time taking the field since his last game as Florida coach nearly two years earlier.
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After months of anticipation, many questions have been answered and our anxieties are slowly being laid to rest. It seems that we have the best of both worlds as a family right now. I have a dad who I can communicate with as much as I want daily, and he does what he loves every day.
He has proved the impossible to be very possible this season. You can win, and you can live a family life when you step out of the office. There is such thing as balance, and it has been working very well.
I didn't think he knew free time existed until his year away from coaching, but it also was apparent that he was restless and needed something more. He missed coaching. He missed the relationships with his players, and he missed the competitive rush that he had felt for 25 years in the game.
I initially did not want him to go back to coaching, but then I realized how selfish it would be for me to try to deny him what made him happy.
Still, coming into this season, I had a lot of uncertainty and doubt, but my faith has been reassured.
Not only do I talk to him before starting my day, but also it is the last thing I do before I go to sleep at night. And there is nothing more comforting than to hear the sheer joy in my dad's voice every time we talk. He loves what he is doing. He loves the people he is around. And most importantly, he is healthy.
After carefully thinking of 10 specific lifestyle rules, putting it on paper and getting a signature days before he accepted the Ohio State job last November, I knew only so much could be said. Among the rules: eat three meals a day, sleep with the cellphone on silent, answer his daughters' calls no matter what he is doing.
Yet it would be his actions that would put the rest of my family and I at ease. And it is hard to argue that my dad has been nothing short of flawless in following our new family contract.
Though I am at a distance while in college, I still am in the loop on how my dad is doing. My mother, Shelley, is more than impressed with the strides he has made so far.
Though the daily routine hasn't changed drastically while in season, it is the small things that are making the difference, she says.
"He still goes in to the office early every day, about 6:15 a.m., but he does make working out a priority," she says. "He takes 30 minutes at lunch to do that now. He also makes sure he is eating better and more frequently. There is a conscious effort to make sure these things are happening."
Not only are there changes in health, but there are changes in the work schedule on some days as well, including taking time to watch my brother, Nate, play football.
"He also leaves work a bit earlier on some nights," she says. "He takes time off on Sunday afternoons to make it to Nate's football games, which used to be unheard of, especially on such a big workday."
He has been present at several of my volleyball games for Georgia Tech this fall, too. Whether he just flies into town for less than 24 hours to see a match or can stay the whole weekend, he makes it happen.
"He has been doing a great job of holding up his end of the deal," Shelley says.
Not much has to be done from an accountability standpoint because the family contract hangs right behind his head in his office as a constant reminder. He says the key to staying on track is constant conversation with the family.
"One daughter gets especially angry when I miss a call," he says, clearly talking about me.
He also makes time each day for scripture reading, which we all receive in our family thread of text messages early each morning. I call him minutes later, and he always answers. Whether he is on his daily run or in the middle of a meeting, he picks up. Every evening after practice, he calls me and we talk — not just to say "Hi" and hang up, but have conversations.
I remember a few years ago it was hard to keep him on the phone for longer than 30 seconds. Now he wants to know everything that is going on with my life. His sense of humor has returned in full force, which is the ultimate reassurance that he is happy.
The biggest changes are happening in the offseason. He visits my sister and I frequently and has learned to say no to all the speaking requests in order to spend time with my mom, my younger sister and brother and I instead.
Though the Buckeyes are undefeated with two games remaining, this season has been anything but an easy ride. From injuries to teeth-clenching games, it has been a wild year so far, but overall successful on and off the field.
The difference? Simply time to step away, which has provided a lot of perspective. He became knee-deep in his faith, his family and his health while he was away, all things that I knew would make this time different.
Watching him on the sideline, I see a refreshed, renewed Urban Meyer. A calm, cool and collected passionate coach who loves the game. The healthy, happy, joyful person I know he is.
Speaking to my dad after games these days is just another reason why I know why he went back to coaching. You can hear the happiness in his voice and the excitement, not just relief or immediate stress of starting to prepare for the next game.
He talks about the locker room and the players and the atmosphere. He talks about the players laughing and celebrating — all the reasons why he fell in love with coaching in the first place.
This is what he is meant to do. How in the world can any of us argue with that?
*Nicki Meyer is the oldest of Urban and Shelley Meyer's three children


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A very exciting chapter.
A very exciting chapter.
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Indeed that was a very exciting chapter. I'm glad they didn't kill off Zakuro right then and there. I don't why but I never imagined she would be a mermaid, but now that she is, it makes perfect sense. Can't wait to see what happens next.
When I first saw Bluebell in the tank, I definitely knew she'd be a mermaid. That's the easiest form one can think of using the clues given, of course there are other stuff that you can attribute to.
Surprised that more people dont discuss this series. Its a pretty interesting manga if you ask me. The Varia (Vizards) just showed up. Glad they did, I didnt want to see Gokudera die. Thats my favorite character...any character that walks around with a 100 sticks of hidden on them at all times is awesome in my book. Just re-read the chapters where he met Tsuna, EPIC! Anyway looking forward to next week.
Beware of the Kyubii
Stev3child - The biggest pussy of them all is rokudaime sennin though. If he was a real man, he wouldn't have relied on hax god-given powers to seal the Jyubi. He would have suplexed that bitch and ripped each tail from the beast one by one with his bare hands.
seriously, khr makes me become the fangirl i supress for all other series.
varia made me... punch my bed.
tyl xanxus looks so much better.
wonder when she`s gonna bring hibari and mukuro back into the picture.
also, anyone else think khr is gonna end after this arc?
unless khr becomes a gag manga again, i don`t really see how it can continue.


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The Hand of God
Auguste Rodin
French, 1840-1917
The Hand of God, designed ca. 1898; carving completed ca. 1917
100.3 x 82.6 x 68 cm (39 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 26 3/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 23.005
Rodin's The Hand of God has been viewed not only as a metaphorical representation of the creation of man but also as a commentary on the sculptor's role as creator. The emblematic hand that emerges from a block of roughly hewn marble represents the Divine Creator forming the bodies of Adam and Eve interlocked in a primal embrace. In contrast to the figures' slender, attenuated limbs, the sinewy hand was perceived by critics as that of a working man. Together, the well-defined hand and the ephemeral figures bridge Rodin's interests in both realist and symbolist art. One of three known marble versions of The Hand of God, RISD's sculpture was purchased directly from Rodin by Samuel P. Colt (1852-1921) of Rhode Island. The Museum acquired it after Colt's death.
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