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The Midwest's number-one attraction is the place in Chicago for lakefront fun. Board a sightseeing or dinner cruise boat, and see a live performance at the outdoor Skyline Stage or acclaimed Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Dine at one of Navy Pier's many boardwalk restaurants and browse the unique shops and stands (a great place to pick up a souvenir).
Strap a mask and flippers onto your imagination and chart a course to Shedd Aquarium. Have you ever seen eye-to-eye with a dolphin? Said hello to a penguin on a stroll to the South Pole? Immersed yourself in a flooded Amazon forest? Or met a friendly beluga whale? You can do it all at Shedd! Photo courtesy of the John G. Shedd Aquarium
In the heart of the city you'll find a state-of-the-art park designed for the new millennium. Discover the reflective Cloud Gate sculpture, the multimedia Crown Fountain and the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion, all with Chicago's stunning architecture as a backdrop. The park is also host to many free cultural programs, concerts and family activities. Plus, there's alfresco dining in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
This museum is one of the most-visited presidential museums in the nation where visitors can experience the entire Lincoln story under one roof, from Abe's humble beginnings in an Indiana log cabin to his days as president in the White House. Be dazzled by two special effects theaters featuring historical ghosts and a Civil War battlefield, life-like vignettes that depict important moments in the president's life, and artifacts that range from Lincoln's stovepipe hat to an original copy of the Gettysburg Address.
Discover Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found! At the Field Museum you can also get a bug's-eye view in the Underground Adventure, descend into an Egyptian tomb, be dazzled in the Hall of Gems, come nose to nose with the infamous man-eating lions of Tsavo, and walk among dinosaurs in Evolving Planet.
Museum of Science and Industry
A world of discovery awaits at the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. Explore more than 800 exhibits, including the legendary U-505, a German submarine captured on the high seas during World War II; take off on a Boeing 727 airplane for a simulated cross-country flight; descend down a mineshaft for a tour of a realistic coal mine; and witness robots at work in a toy factory. Take a seat at the museum's Omnimax Theater and watch awesome 3D flicks on a giant screen.
Opened in October 2012, this new visitor's center celebrates the long history of the Caterpillar Company. Visitors can explore the past by taking a journey back in time via historic photos and antique equipment. Visitor favorites include a 24-foot tall 797 mining truck that doubles as a movie theater and a product floor complete with simulators to explore its world-famous product line.
Join us on Chicago's #1 architecture tour! Only the Chicago Architecture Foundation and Chicago's First Lady Cruises can showcase Chicago's world renowned city architecture with style, class and comfort. Learn about the architecture and design of over 50 buildings as described by CAF-certified Volunteer Docents/Guides. Don't settle for imitations, look for the CAF logo. Cruises depart daily. Open-air and air-conditioned seating is available. Full Service Bar onboard each vessel. Cruising April - November. Visit our website for full schedule. For a truly unique CAF Cruise experience, join us for our specialty river cruise experiences, including: Capture Chicago Photography Cruise, summer Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9am; Twilight Cruise, summer Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm; American Girl Dinner + River Cruise, select summer afternoon and evenings. For more information, visit www.cruisechicago.com/architecture_tours and view our "NEW for 2014" tab.
The theme park offers miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, carnival rides and an arcade. While the water park features a wave pool, bumper boats, water slides, paddle boats and a lazy river. Catch a movie at the old-fashioned drive-in, adjacent to Knight's.
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Come explore Burpee Museum and its award-winning exhibits such as Jane: Diary of a Dinosaur, called one of the ten most important dinosaur discoveries in the past 100 years. Burpee Museum also features Homer, a sub-adult or "teen-age" Triceratops. Four floors of exhibits include Windows to Wilderness, a woolly mammoth skeletal cast, Pennsylvanian coal forest, a Native American exhibit, Geoscience, and a viewing lab.
Navy Pier's resident 148-foot, four-masted schooner pays tribute to the Great Lakes' rich maritime heritage during a variety of cruises each day.
Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Co.
We operate Chicago's premier Hop On Hop Off ® city sightseeing tours in the classic red & green Trolleys and fun-filled Double Decker buses. We also offer private group transportation for special events such as weddings, parties, and corporate outings. For 19 years the Hop On Hop Off® sightseeing tour has been the gold standard for entertaining and informative tours. Covering 13 miles and 14 stops, the Signature Tour is an eye-popping adventure through the heart of Chicago, giving you the option of Hopping On and Off at your choice of stops to visit the hottest retail, cultural, and family attractions. Summer tours include neighborhood tours and night tours.
Experience innovations of the present and the future while appreciating the heritage of the past at the free attraction in downtown Moline, Illinois. See vintage machines and climb aboard new ones, operate a simulated excavator or dozer, explore exhibits on how technology helps people shape and care for the land and enjoy interactive ways for kids to learn about farming and infrastructure. The John Deere Store stocks a large collection of genuine John Deere merchandise.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
The Adler Planetarium—America's First Planetarium—is more than a museum; it is a laboratory, a classroom, and a community exploring the Universe together. The Adler offers interactive exhibitions, live planetarium shows, hands-on, minds-on STEM education programs, and world-class collections.
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
Discover the universe at the second largest planetarium in Illinois, the William M. Staerkel Planetarium, located on the campus of Parkland College. With a state-of-the-art digital projection system, visitors can learn about the stars, planets and more in this cutting-edge environment. At the planetarium website, you will learn of special programs and features coinciding with the many events in our universe. Public shows are on most Friday and Saturday nights, as well as summer matinees.
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
Located adjacent to the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, this museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Mississippi River, from its colorful history to its modern-day role as a major transportation corridor. The museum features kid-friendly, interactive and computer animated exhibits. Steer a towboat through the locks and dam via simulator, measure your water consumption or come face-to-face with river fish in the aquarium. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Chicago History Museum is a major museum and research center for Chicago and American history. From permanent galleries to special exhibitions and exciting programs, people of all ages are able to experience the past and better understand the present. Please call for museum hours, pricing and exhibitions.
Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier
Hands-on exhibits and daily-changing activities make every visit unique for young children and adults, too. Dig deep into the Dinosaur Expedition, try to stay dry in WaterWays, make a masterpiece in the KraftArtabounds Studio, and climb up to the crow's nest on the Kovler Family Climbing Schooner. Toddlers can have fun in Kids Town and Treehouse Trails.
Kids can shimmy up Luckey's Climber, make a giant bubble and pretend to be whatever they can imagine, from a pilot to a scientist. The museum's permanent exhibits complement temporary exhibits and projects.
Dolphins soar, belugas dance and penguins parade in Fantasea, the aquatic show at Shedd Aquarium. The marine mammal presentations showcase the natural talents and learned skills of the animals—and their trainers.
The Science Center of Southern Illinois
This center was designed for children ages 3-13 and their families. The science museum features several interactive hands-on exhibits dealing with a variety of basic concepts of science, as well as special events and programs.
University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory, including plant collections and facilities that support the teaching, research and public service programs of several units throughout campus. Central to the Arboretum was the development of the "All American Selection Trial Gardens" established by a bequest from Miles C. Hartley in the early 90s. Other highlights of the Arboretum include the Welcome Garden, Hosta Garden, Kari Walkway and native ponds plantings, the Idea Garden, sponsored by Champaign County Master Gardeners, and the Japanese Tea and Dry Gardens at the Japan House.
Japan House offers the public an opportunity to learn about traditional Japanese culture through tea ceremonies, workshops and special events through the year. The beautiful Japan House gardens are open from dawn to dusk for you to stroll through and enjoy. The Japan House closes during the summer. Call for information on tea ceremonies and tours.


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What Is Ocean Marine Insurance?
It is a type of transit insurance which protects goods and merchandise that are being transported by vessels over foreign or domestic water. It also involves coverages for damages sustained by the vessels during shipments.
Depending upon the insured entity or companies requirements, ocean marine insurance can undergo the form of a number of distinct contracts. The insurance policy promises protection against all sorts of risks.
Coverages by Ocean Marine Insurance
This type of insurance policy provides protection against a wide array of damages that may occur during the course of shipment. These may encompass perils of the nautical journey such as:
1. Collision with icebergs or another vessel
2. High waves
3. Shipwrecking
4. Ship hull failure
It also encompasses damages or harm caused by jettison, pirates, and barratry which is a fraudulent breach by the ship's owner that includes embezzling the cargo, deserting or stealing the ship.
Some of the most popular coverages included in ocean marine insurance policies are:
Cargo Insurance Coverages
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Three women held captive for a decade in Ohio can expect post-traumatic stress, self-esteem problems, difficulty making decisions and trouble reconnecting with family members.
The three woman captives in Cleveland finally have a taste of freedom, but their adjustment back to any sort of normal life is going to be an extensive, difficult transition, psychologists say.
"It's going to be a long-term struggle," says Rona Fields, a psychologist who has researched violence against women and has treated torture victims.
Amanda Berry, 27; Gina DeJesus, 23; and Michelle Knight, 32, were held in a Cleveland home for as long as a decade. They escaped late Monday after Berry's screams alerted a neighbor, who helped her out through a small opening in a door. A 6-year-old girl was also freed.
Police did not describe conditions inside the house and declined to say whether the women were restrained or if any of them had been sexually assaulted.
They arrested three suspects, brothers Ariel Castro, 52, the owner of the house where the women were found, Pedro Castro, 54, and Onil Castro, 50.
STORY: 3 brothers arrested after women rescued
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Much is not known about the victims' captivity, but Fields says they will experience post-traumatic stress, self-esteem problems and difficulty making decisions. They also may have trouble reconnecting with family members they haven't seen in years.
"I would like be able to say, 'Oh, they are going to be fine. Give them some warmth and love and chicken soup,' " she says. "But in reality, that isn't the case."
She and Peter Suedfeld, a psychologist who specializes in adaptation to stressful environments, say the women are likely to need intensive therapy.
"It's highly likely they'll have post-traumatic stress syndrome, but that depends on how they were treated when there were there," Suedfeld says. "My advice would be to let them get used to things gradually."
Suedfeld advises the woman not to take trips to crowded areas or have news conferences until after they've had time to settle in.
"If they've been for a long time in a situation with low stimulation and low novelty, having too much of that at once can be overwhelming and stressful," he says.
And if they had thoughts like those of Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped in Salt Lake City when she was 14 and held for nine months before being discovered in 2003, the women probably had fears that they wouldn't be found alive.
During her captivity, Smart worried at times that her family had given up hope of finding her alive, she told The Des Moines Registerlast year.
"It's not uncommon for every average person to think after the first 24 hours, if you don't find them that they're dead," she said. "So yes, absolutely, there did come a point where I was like, 'You know, chances are they probably think I'm dead.' "
Because so much emotion comes with a situation like this, Fields suggests that family members of the captors also get psychological help.
For friends, neighbors, even strangers who want to show their support, psychologist Suedfeld urges not phoning or trying to visit. Instead, he advises, drop off a letter or do something else unobtrusive to show happiness that they've been released.
"I don't think people should be besieging the house or phoning the house," he says.
Smart, speaking on ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday, also emphasized the importance of respecting the privacy of the women as they recover.
Another well-known kidnapping victim, Jaycee Dugard, who was held captive for 18 years and had two children before she was found in 2009, issued a statement saying: "These individuals need the opportunity to heal and connect back into the world. This isn't who they are. It is only what happened to them. The human spirit is incredibly resilient. More than ever this reaffirms we should never give up hope."
Family members of Gina DeJesus, who was found Monday with Amanda Berry and Michele Knight, said they were overjoyed that their loved one had been found. The three women had been missing for more than 10 years. VPC
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The Buffalo Sabres ended an era last season when they let coach Lindy Ruff go, replacing him behind the bench with Ron Rolston.
Off-Season Game Plan looks at a rebuilding plan in Buffalo that might take some time and could mean some big names move on to new destinations.
New owner Terry Pegula brought financial wherewithal to the Sabres organization. No longer would they need to take a back seat, content to lose players to bigger salaries in bigger markets.
What that also meant was that the Sabres would have expectations. After all, once the owner loosens the purse strings for massive long-term deals to sign Ville Leino and Christian Ehrhoff, there is the understanding that these acquisitions are supposed to make the team better and the results on the ice ought to show as much.
Well, in two years since Pegula took over, the Sabres have missed the playoffs both times and someone had to take the fall. First up, Ruff, who had coached the Sabres since 1997-1998. If there isn't some sort of progress, it's hard to imagine that GM Darcy Regier won't be close behind.
So, what can Regier do to get the Sabres heading in the right direction?
Well, they have some young pieces that are decent, including Tyler Ennis, Cody Hodgson and last year's first-round pick, Mikhail Grigorenko. Two of their best players, Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller, are going into the final year of their contracts, making them potential trade commodities. Mix in a few more quality prospects and two first-round picks this year and the Sabres aren't exactly starting from scratch.
The decisions that Regier makes this summer will go a long way towards determining how long and painful this rebuilding process is going to be.
The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency rating based on per-game statistics including goals and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play, even, shorthanded) -- plus-minus, hits, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, penalty differential and faceoffs. (Stats are listed in this format: G-A-PTS, +/-, PIM, GP). Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60, a top six forward and top four defenceman will be 70-plus, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of the 2013 regular season ratings with a 93.65.
Salary cap information all comes from the indispensable www.capgeek.com.
GM/COACHDarcy Regier/Ron Rolston
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Amid a crop of inconsistent and unproven forwards, Thomas Vanek remains a scoring machine. In his eight NHL seasons, Vanek has tallied 250 goals, which ranks eighth in the league over that time. For the most part, he also did it with minimal trust from the coaching staff, playing 16-17 minutes per game until last season, when Vanek played a career-high 18:24. Heading into the final year of his contract, 29-year-old Vanek could be moved, to facilitate the building of a young core.
That's not to say Vanek has to be moved. The Sabres could sign him to a new contract, too, but if the Sabres might need some time to become a playoff team, then getting maximum value in return for Vanek could help the long-term prognosis.
After a miserable first season with the Sabres, Ville Leino appeared to be a prime buyout candidate, and he still could be, but he was injured for most of 2013 and had six points in the eight games that he did play. Is that enough to give him one more year to stick, or is it best to cut losses and buy out the last four years and $15-million on his deal?
Undersized forward Tyler Ennis took some plus-minus lumps, but he was taking on more responsibility, against tougher opposition, than in his impressive 2011-2012 season and (anticipated) regression on percentages accounted for some of his decline. Ennis is quick, creative and can be an offensive producer, fitting somewhere in the top six, whether it's at centre or on the wing may depend on other personnel.
One of the most aggravating players in the game, Steve Ott does more than annoy. In the last five years, he's on a small list of players to have at least 60 goals and 500 penalty minutes. He's at the low end of the goal-scorers and high end on penalty minutes, but he can play. At the same time, the Sabres probably asked too much of him, playing a career-high 18:33 per game and taking on the most difficult assignments, so it's one thing to recognize that there is a role for Ott to play, and it's another to put him in a position to be effective in the minutes he's given.
Following back-to-back seasons with at least 50 points, Drew Stafford collapsed last season to just 18 points in 46 games. Bad luck played a part, but putting up a career-low scoring rate when playing 17:01 per game (second-highest of his career) is difficult to accept. Stafford has good size and skill, but consistency has been spotty throughout his career, so it would be understandable of the Sabres contemplated moving him. It could be harder to understand why another team would be willing to take on the last two years of his current deal.
When Marcus Foligno burst onto the NHL scene at the end of the 2011-2012 season, scoring 13 points in 14 games, it raised expectations somewhat, that he might be more than a big-bodied checking winger, which really was the expectation when he was a prospect. Foligno's production declined, but he had solid possession numbers under the circumstances. He's a fit in the top nine now, provding a physical presence that the Sabres sorely need, with perhaps some offensive potential to be unearthed if he can capture some chemistry with a skilled playmaker.
Kevin Porter has been a fringe NHLer ever since winning the Hobey Baker Award in 2008, putting up 54 points in 194 games. He scored 44 points in 48 AHL games last season to earn a promotion to Buffalo. While he might have gained trust from coach Ron Rolston, who coached Porter in Rochester, it would be a surprise if the 27-year-old forward was doing anything other than battling for an NHL job next season.
After a couple of decent years providing complementary offence, Nathan Gerbe fell flat in 2013, managing 10 points in 42 games. He played a career-low 12:30 per game and may have been affected negatively by the lockout, as a relatively inexperienced player who didn't get time in the AHL, like some others that he would compete with for playing time.
Few, if any players in the league are as unpopular as Patrick Kaleta, who can get under the skin of opponents, but it doesn't matter as much when he's not able to contribute in other ways. For example, in 2009-2010, he had 10 goals and 15 points, while he had one goal with no assists in 34 games last season. Coupled with bad possession stats, Kaleta is a player that could easily be scratched from the lineup unless his play improves.
6-foot-8 enforcer John Scott doesn't do much aside from provide the nuclear deterrent. He has one goal and 29 fights in 180 career games and played a career-low 5:27 per game last season.
Health may have dogged Cody Hodgson while he was coming up as a prospect, but he's played 141 games over the last two seasons (one more than the full schedule) and he stepped into a top-line role and fared well. Maybe Hodgson doesn't have ideal size to play the No. 1 pivot, but he's 23-years-old, has established some offensive competence and should produce enough to get significant ice time. Right now, he may be the best the Sabres have.
Brian Flynn needed little more than half a season in the AHL to get his chance in the NHL and he didn't look out place, contributing a little offence and tying for the team-lead in plus-minus. How much offence he can provide -- he had 131 points in 115 games over his last three seasons at the University of Maine -- will determine whether he finds his way into the top six or settles into a bottom six role.
The Sabres could use more scoring, so adding top prospect Mikhail Grigorenko along with a veteran free agent or two could help the attack. Nathan Horton, Ryane Clowe, Pascal Dupuis or even Jaromir Jagr could be decent additions.
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He takes heat for signing such a big contract, but Christian Ehrhoff played really well for the Sabres in 2013, logging a career-high 25:11 per game, posting terrific possession numbers while facing a high level of competition. Of course, he's under contract through 2021, so that's a long investment but, right now, he ought to be pretty low on the Sabres' list of worries.
Andrej Sekera played a career-high 21:12 for the Sabres last season, and while he faced tough assignments, there were indications that it was more than he could handle, but Sekera was also thrust into more than 23 minutes per game over the final month once the Sabres had dealt veterans Jordan Leopold and Robyn Regehr. For Sekera to be successful, he should probably knock off a couple minutes per game and not face the most difficult checking assignments.
One of the biggest problems for the Sabres has been the decline in performance from 6-foot-8 blueliner Tyler Myers. His ice time was down to a career-low 21:19 last season and that's despite being force-fed 24:31 per game in April. Myers is a tremendous skater and, combined with that size, could be an elite defenceman, but the downward trend in the 23-year-old's production is reason for concern.
A tough customer who can handle a role on the third pair, Mike Weber has been overmatched when matched against top lines, but he can take a regular turn, kill penalties and there's nothing wrong with that.
Having purged their blueline of some veterans, the Sabres are probably going to need to go shopping this summer. Prospects Mark Pysyk and Brayden McNabb could be good bets to make the club next season, but an established top-four veteran, like ex-Sabre Toni Lydman, Ron Hainsey, Ian White or Andrew Ference would ease some of the matchup pressure for younger Sabres defenders.
It's ironic to have Ryan Miller listed under "Returning Goaltender" because there is a decent chance that won't actually be the case. He's going into the final year of his contract and while he's been okay, over the last three seasons Miller has a .916 save percentage, which ranks 15th in the league, between Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury. Miller can be better than that, as his 2010 Vezina Trophy suggests, so it's reasonable that another team will be willing to take a chance on the 32-year-old.
Jhonas Enroth hasn't played much as Miller's backup, but he has a .914 save percentage in 53 career games. He's small for a number one goaltender, so Enroth may not be gifted the clearcut starting job if Miller moves on, but he could play a more significant role, either in conjunction with prospect Matt Hackett or with a veteran that might require minimal investment, like Evgeni Nabokov, Niklas Backstrom or Jose Theodore.
The Sabres burned a year of Mikhail Grigorenko's entry-level contract by keeping him around for 25 games, yet playing him barely10 minutes per game. He's put up 70 goals and 139 points in 92 Quebec League games over the past couple seasons, so he's ready to take on a new challenge and the Sabres should be able to use his size and skill down the middle. Maybe if next season starts as more of a rebuilding effort, the Sabres will be willing to suffer through some growing pains in order to get Grigorenko the reps he needs.
The 16th pick in the 2011 draft, Finnish winger Joel Armia has size and can finish, but probably could use some time in the AHL, acclimating to the North American game, before he's expected to produce in the NHL.
19-year-old Zemgus Girgensons made a quantum leap from the USHL to the American Hockey League and while he didn't produce much, scoring six goals in 69 games, he did find the net three times in three playoff games. Given time, last year's 14th pick could be an interesting power forward prospect.
Drafted 23rd overall in 2010, Mark Pysyk made a smooth transition to the pro game, playing the same safe and steady game that got him noticed in the first place. He got called up to Buffalo for 19 games and probably did enough to gain an inside track on a job for next season, particularly if there aren't many veterans added to the thin Buffalo blueline.
Brayden McNabb is a big and physical presence with offensive ability, putting up 66 points in 107 AHL games over his first two pro seasons. He played 25 games for Buffalo in 2011-2012, so it wouldn't be a reach to think that he could break camp with the team next year.
Acquired from Minnesota in the Jason Pominville deal, Johan Larsson is a sound two-way player who isn't far off being ready for the NHL after the 20-year-old tallied 41 points in 69 games during his first AHL campaign.
Jake McCabe is a heady defenceman, who doesn't have great size or speed, but moves the puck well and plays with some aggression. He's still just 19 after two years at Wisconsin, so there's plenty of time for McCabe to develop.
The other prime prospect picked up from Minnesota, Matt Hackett has played 135 games in the AHL over the last three seasons and was very good (2.38 GAA, .921 SV%) in a dozen-game stint with the Wild in 2011-2012. At 23, and with that experience, Hackett could be ready for this chance in the NHL, or he may be waiting a little longer depending on how the Sabres address their goaltending situation.
A feisty player who doesn't have great size, Daniel Catenacci has been a scorer in the OHL, but hasn't improved his production much over the last three seasons. There is offensive potential that could land him in the top six, but there may be some projection required to put Catenacci in that light.
Corey Tropp was sidelined for most of last season after a knee injury six games into the season. He's a hard-nosed energy winger who played 34 games for the Sabres in 2011-2012 and has 26 points in 33 AHL games over the last couple seasons.
Buffalo has a reasonably deep group of prospects which also includes Chad Ruhwedel, a mobile defenceman from UMass-Lowell; Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, a defenceman who put up big numbers in the Q, but struggled in his first pro season; Justin Kea, a 6-foot-4 centre who added a little offence to his game this year and Logan Nelson, a two-way pivot taken in the fifth round last summer.
DRAFT8th - Sean Monahan, Darnell Nurse, Max Domi.16th - Ryan Pulock, Andre Burakovsky, Curtis Lazar.
FREE AGENCYAccording to www.capgeek.com, the Sabres have approximately $45.9M committed to the 2013-2014 salary cap for 14 players.
Check out my possible Sabres lineup for next season on Cap Geek here.
Needs: Two top-six forwards, two top-four defencemen, another defenceman.What I said the Sabres needed last year: First line centre, checking centre, top-four defenceman.They added: Steve Ott, Mikhail Grigorenko, John Scott.
TRADE MARKETRyan Miller, Thomas Vanek, Drew Stafford, Mikhail Grigorenko, Tyler Myers.
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It's not a bad idea to modernize and musicalize Oscar Wilde's story of the Canterville Ghost, but "iGhost" isn't quite ready to be haunting.
It's not a bad idea to modernize and musicalize Oscar Wilde's story of the Canterville Ghost, but "iGhost" isn't quite ready to be haunting. The team of Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ ("Inside Out") pulls a Phantom of the Opera plot out of the classic satire without even beginning to fix its story problems. They would also be wise to reconsider a score largely consisting of mood songs failing to advance the action, exacerbated by Jules Aaron's stillborn helming.Like Wilde, librettist Laverty is interested in the interaction between modern American pluck and English aristocratic tradition, but he jettisons the Babbity Yankee family taking over a haunted castle. Instead, art student Virginia (Rebecca Johnson) arrives for an internship and isn't at all disturbed by the presence, or even existence of the ghostly Sir Simon (Peter Welkin), doomed to endless torment after the curse of his late wife Lucinda (Dorrie Braun). Plucky Virginia endeavors to end the curse, and ends up landing a beau in the form of the castle's current, timid executor Trevor (Zachary Ford). The details of these parallel romances are in need of clarification, and the storytelling is misshapen to boot. Much is made of Sir Simon's opposition to Trevor's public fund raising activities, and a full (long) song explains the ghost's idea for a contest for the bravest visitor. Yet both tours and contest are quickly dropped and forgotten. Helmer Aaron doesn't inspire the large cast to much urgency in these subplots, or in the main story for that matter. Most grievous is the dull air exuded by a charisma-free central spirit. We don't exactly crave Charles Laughton's corny flamboyance in the 1944 film, but must Welkin saunter in and out like an annoyed maitre d'? There's no eroticism in his George Sanders-like boredom, and no humor either; he claims to be going mad when we've barely seen him reach "pique." By contrast, Johnson and Ford have chops and charm, clearly understanding the characters' intensity. But since they're the only principals playing it, ironically they (and the overeager ensemble) seem to be mugging and indicating shamelessly. Still, if a choice were to be made, you'd want the production to err on the side of dire need. Russ's melodies are pleasant on first hearing, and in the case of glittering love song "Every Shade of Blue" for Lucinda, better than that. But you can count on one hand the numbers which truly push the story forward. And while choreographer Allison Bibicoff knows how to stage elegant movement in a tight space, asking the chorus to indiscriminately switch from ghosts to servants and back again weakens their effectiveness as either.
Lyric Theater, Hollywood; 65 seats; $20 top
A Lyric Theater presentation of a musical in two acts with book by Doug Haverty, music by Adryan Russ and lyrics by Laverty and Russ. Directed by Jules Aaron. Choreography, Allison Bibicoff.
Sets and lighting, J.C. Gafford; costumes, Angela Eads; sound, Marika Tjelios; music direction/orchestration Richard Berent. Opened May 20, 2011. Reviewed May 29. Runs through June 18. Running time: 2 HOURS, 30 MIN.
Sir Simon - Peter Welkin
Virginia - Rebecca Johnson
Trevor - Zachary Ford
Virginia - Rebecca Johnson
Trevor - Zachary Ford
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Most places go in for scary when Halloween rolls around, but the Festival Playhouse likes to shoot for something else.
The theater's latest production, "Trick or Treat" by Tim Kelly, delivers a few frights, but mostly smiles as it takes audiences on a trip to a haunted bed and breakfast.
"Trick or Treat" plays at the theater, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., through Oct. 27. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
"When looking at Halloween everyone does scary," said Charles Ault, director and owner of the Playhouse. "We instead look for things that are funny and maybe just a little scary. Something good for families."
The story of "Trick or Treat" takes place in Salem Farms, Mass., in an old house that the Putnams, Jonathan (David Cervera) and Hildegarde (Catherine Erhardt), have purchased to turn into a bed and breakfast. They've sunk all their money into the house, and need a good opening — on Halloween, of course — to get the business going.
Their neighbors turn out to be a bit on the crazy side, like Hepzibah Bradwick (Donna Sweet Ault), a self-styled good witch. Their worst neighbor actually lives under the house, a remnant of Puritan days.
Endecott (Jim Hoover) is a scarecrow man created by the house's builder, who believes the house is his and has been creating all matter of supernatural phenomena to scare owners out of the house for centuries. He delivers an ultimatum to the Putnams — get out of the house by midnight on Halloween or suffer the consequences.
Toss in an escaped killer from the nearby prison and a few mistaken identities, and it's a recipe for some madcap laughter.
"Everyone in Salme Farms is a little crazy, so there are a lot of fun character to play with," Charles said. "We have four new actors with us for this show, two of whom have never been on the stage before."
One of those new people is Darlene Dennison, who plays Florence Kellaway. Florence owned the house before Endecott scared her away, and the whole affair has left her pretty shaken.
"She's afraid of her own shadow, so of course she's afraid of everyone else's too," Dennison said. "She's a very nervous type, and keeps trying to tell everyone what's going on in the house, but nobody listens."
Dennison said she's always wanted to be in a play, and getting to know all the different people and personalities at the Festival Playhouse has been a lot of fun.
"Everyone has been very supportive and helpful, and they all share very generously," she said.
Morgan Gates, who plays convict Torchy Blaze, recently moved here from Florida and also joined the cast as an effort to meet new people. It's also the firs time acting for Kali Heronema, who plays house maid Becky Pratt.
The Festival Playhouse is the only place Hoover has acted at, and he's been featured regularly since 1982.
"They got me hooked and I've been here ever since," he said.


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Five Leafs thoughts to begin the week: Six-o de Mayo
Cam Charron
May 06 2013 02:31AM
A few scattered thoughts... my brain is cluttered this week.
No. 1 - Matching up
Read some analysis on how effective Colton Orr was at being a "constant pain" for Zdeno Chara, battling with him in front of the net and knocking him down twice. Not sure I buy that. Chara had a fantastic Game 2, as noted by James Mirtle in his column about the matchups. (Mine can be found here)
Boston outshot Toronto 19-13 with Chara on the ice at 5-on-5 in Game 2, Chara led his team in minutes and did it with several different pairings matching up mainly against Toronto's tough offensive guys. That's a difficult matchup, but I don't think he looks like a player who is being worn down physically.
I think the way to beat him is to beat him to loose pucks and force him to work along the boards, tiring him out, and then sending guys out against the players replacing Zdeno. He's in an upper class right now.
No. 2 - The fourth line… ugh
Jay McClement should be the king of the "grocery skate" by now. There was a sequence in the second game where Colton Orr completely forgot about his check, threw a hit on Chara, and then Jay McClement fell over, leading to a 3-on-2. It was the most Leafs fourth line-iest shift ever, and while McClement has been real good on the PK, the reality is that he's been pretty bad at 5-on-5 this season. He's pretty offensively deficient, and being good on faceoffs and pressuring bodies doesn't lead to the puck spending a lot of time at the other team's end.
How long can he go between shifts? If the Leafs can deploy five different forward lines with their top nine, there's no particular reason to use McClement except on the PK or as faceoff insurance. Just scanning through the shift chart, I counted two opportunities in the second period where Carlyle gave his fourth line a shift when he could have iced his first line against no Chara, or a tired Chara.
This is from timeonice.com, the website Elliotte Friedman mentioned in the post-game. The green shifts are Zdeno Chara's. The middle one is Phil Kessel and the
middle bottom is Jay McClement. Here are the two incidences. First is right after the Boston goal:
Second is right after a Boston kill in the second:
That would be nitpicking, though. I thought Carlyle had a wonderful game behind the bench in Game 2, even if he does keep sending the fourth line out after goals.
No. 3 - What changes at home?
It should still be pretty tough to get the Chara-less matchup for Kessel in Games 3 and 4 of the series. Even with last change, road teams have an advantage matching D against F because they can more readily change in transition.
What the Leafs will be able to do though, is avoid forward matchups. Boston doesn't match by line: they zone match their forwards (put Patrice Bergeron on for big faceoffs at either end, and use David Krejci mainly in the offensive zone without regard for who is on the ice).
Now, though, Carlyle will find it easier to get Mikhail Grabovski and David Krejci and Tyler Bozak on Patrice Bergeron, which I think are the matchups he wants. Two home games this year he's gone power-on-power and left second lines against each other (it was Grabovski one night and Nazem Kadri later through the season).
No. 4 - The curse of Clarke
Randy Carlyle used six distinct line combinations on Saturday night, which was all the weirder that Clarke MacArthur was not involved in any way. Carlyle used MacArthur on the first, second and third lines this season at various intervals, but was scratched Saturday as players like Matt Frattin and Ryan Hamilton saw their usage swap between first-and-third line roles.
Carlyle never really took to MacArthur and that's a bit of a shame because Clarke is a pretty good player. He had a goal every fifth game this season and 20 minutes. He scored 20 goals in 2011 and 2012. Pretty underrated guy the team is probably going to cut loose.
No. 5 - The Leafs need to give tickets to this guy:
This is nuts. Don't take sports too far. Just a game, no matter who cheers for who.
Leafs fan just got knocked out in the stairwell. Bruins fan punched him in the back of the head and he went flying. I want to throw up— Sarah Connors (@sarah_connors) May 5, 2013
And the guy...
Thanks to everyone for the b day love and asking if I'm ok just want to apologize to leafs nation for wearing a leaf jersey while getting ko— kyle hay (@kylehay21) May 5, 2013
No funny business at the ACC... it's just a game. What a comeback tweet, however. Beers on me.


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Levi's, concerned as all get out about the state of Planet Earth right now, is releasing a set of 2 million sustainable cotton jeans with plans for increasing that number in the near future. The jeans are made with sustainably grown cotton in an effort to help reduce the brand's harmful impact on the environment. This "better cotton" program aims to reduce the amount of water consumed by the crops during the most basic stages of denim production. Cotton itself soaks up nearly 50% off the water a pair of jeans uses in its lifetime, and that's no good. So the Better Cotton Initiative is educating farmers on ways to produce cotton using less water and less pesticide.
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Here are some tidbits from our home showing a few changes made over the past couple of months...it seems I am always finding another project. Will I ever stop?
{great room}
I decided to add window grills to the windows at the back of the home. I don't want to cover up our amazing view with drapes or blinds but they seemed a bit bare, this was the perfect option in my opinion. I will admit when they first went on I had a slight panic attack, but after I got used to them a few days later I couldn't image the space without them!
{mud room}
If you have been following the blog for a while you know that I was struggling with a wallpaper selection for this space. After going through many samples I stumbled across this fun paper from Antrhopologie. It is quirky, fun, but I will admit...I am temped to take my colored pencils to it in spots, I think it would be fun to have little pops of color here and there!
My name is Melissa & I am addicted to jars. Seriously, it is getting ridiculous, I want everything in perfect glass jars...it is slowly getting there and I will admit I love the look of it and so do clients. Pretty much every client that has seen my pantry since we moved in has requested one similar in their own home. The hubs though I was being a bit over the top with it, I now have my justification.
{dining room}
It is finally painted and it is perfection! I will admit a bit more blue than I was expecting once the whole room was done but it is the perfect balance with the tone of the wood work, fabric on the chairs, and the antique brass light and cabinet hardware. Please excuse the boxes everywhere, those are my drapes and rods from Restoration awaiting the hubs and his drill.
I wanted something special in our main level hall for a while, it is probably the most walked space in our home since it connects the main floor rooms to each other. When I was at Chapters a few weeks back I spied some great silver frames with linen matts, instant love. I ordered up 11 of them and they are perfection down the hall on both sides.
There is still work going on, the Hubs plantation shutter for his office is being installed next week, I have drapes to be hung in the dining room & M's room...oh, and yes, M's room, that damn mural I started that I keep putting off, need.to.get.that.done along with a few other things for his room...then what about the Eskayel paper for the powder room, oh, and the lower level rec room...OK, so I still have lots to do, but I am making progress and since my home is the last priority right now (clients first) I think I am doing pretty good, it is all about baby steps and lots of coffee. Enjoy your weekend!! Mel xo
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Question 1 of 30
Who were Laura Ingalls' parents?
Frederick and Loretta
Lawrence and Mary Grace
Charles and Caroline
Laura was the second child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
Question 2 of 30
Which Ingalls TV sibling is entirely fictional?
The Ingallses did have a son, but he died before he turned a year old. The adopted Albert is a creation of the show.
Question 3 of 30
Who is the book "Farmer Boy" about?
Charles Ingalls
Almanzo Wilder
"Farmer Boy" is Laura's account of her husband's childhood in upstate New York.
Cap Gardner
Question 4 of 30
Who was "the wildcat from Tennessee?"
Willie Oleson
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Edwards appears in both the books and the TV show, but he probably wasn't a real person.
Albert Ingalls
Question 5 of 30
On the TV show, Mary marries Adam. Who did she marry in real life?
Roy Brown
Marshall McGrew
no one
Mary Ingalls never married.
Question 6 of 30
What's the name of the Ingalls family dog, both in the books and on TV?
The real Jack was a bulldog, but on the show he's a sheepdog.
Question 7 of 30
Which of the following characters on the TV show is based on a real person?
Dr. Baker
Nellie Oleson
Laura's archenemy Nellie was a real person -- although perhaps not quite as evil as the TV Nellie.
Adam Kendall
Question 8 of 30
Which of the following TV characters is NOT based on a real person?
Miss Beadle
Rev. Alden
Percival Dalton
Nellie's sweet husband, Percival, was a creation of the show.
Question 9 of 30
When did the "Little House" TV show premiere?
"Little House on the Prairie" debuted on Sept. 11, 1974.
Question 10 of 30
For how many seasons did the show run?
"LHOP" lasted for 9 seasons -- the final episode aired in 1983.
Question 11 of 30
In the first book of the series, "Little House in the Big Woods," where did the Ingallses live?
The little house in the big woods was outside of Pepin, Wisconsin.
North Dakota
Question 12 of 30
In "Little House on the Prairie," the family packs up their covered wagon and move far away. Where do they go?
The Ingallses end up in the prairie near Independence, Kansas.
Question 13 of 30
In the "Little House on the Prairie" book, the family gets seriously ill with "fever 'n' ague," better known today as ___________.
The Ingallses were most likely sick with malaria.
Question 14 of 30
The TV show depicts life in Walnut Grove, Minn. In which of the books do the Ingallses live in Walnut Grove?
"Little House in the Big Woods"
"Little Town on the Prairie"
"On the Banks of Plum Creek"
Plum Creek was just outside of Walnut Grove.
Question 15 of 30
Who is Laura's teacher in Walnut Grove?
Eva Beadle
Miss Beadle was a real person and appears in both the books and show.
Eliza Jane Wilder
Sarah Hansen
Question 16 of 30
Which illness overcomes the family while they're living on Plum Creek?
scarlet fever
Between "On the Banks of Plum Creek" and "By the Shores of Silver Lake," everyone but Pa and Laura get scarlet fever.
Question 17 of 30
Did Mary go blind in real life?
The real Mary Ingalls went blind when she was 14.
Question 18 of 30
Why did Mary lose her sight?
a fall down a flight of stairs
viral meningoencephalitis
The books say that scarlet fever had caused Mary to go blind, but new reports say it was probably viral meningoencephalitis.
scarlet fever
Question 19 of 30
To where does the Ingalls family move in "By the Shores of Silver Lake?"
a railroad camp in the Dakota Territory
Pa's aunt stops by Plum Creek and tells Pa of a job at his uncle's railroad camp.
a shanty town in Iowa
Question 20 of 30
How do Laura and Mary get to the Dakota Territory?
in Mr. Edwards' wagon
on the train
The girls take their first train trip to the railroad camp because Mary is weak.
on foot
Question 21 of 30
In "The Long Winter," why do the Ingallses have Christmas dinner in May?
Pa was gone over the winter.
The town had been snowed in.
Seven full months of blizzards had the people of De Smet, South Dakota, completely snowed in and starving. Supplies didn't arrive until May.
They didn't have enough money in December.
Question 22 of 30
What was Laura's first real-life job?
To raise money for Mary's schooling, Laura took in sewing work.
Question 23 of 30
What's the town in "Little Town on the Prairie?"
Walnut Grove, Minnesota
De Smet, South Dakota
The Ingallses are still in De Smet in "Little Town on the Prairie."
Vinton, Iowa
Question 24 of 30
In the same book, what destroys Pa's crops?
a tornado
Blackbirds totally destroy the corn and oat harvests.
Question 25 of 30
Who is Laura's teacher in De Smet?
Eliza Jane Wilder
The teacher in De Smet is Eliza Jane Wilder, Almanzo's sister.
Beatrice LaGrange
Anne Evans
Question 26 of 30
What grade did Laura teach in her first teaching job?
third grade
every grade
Fifteen-year-old Laura had a third-grade teaching certificate but taught students older than herself in a one-room schoolhouse.
Question 27 of 30
In "These Happy Golden Years," what does Laura agree to do for the first four years of her marriage to Almanzo?
not see her family
live on a farm
Laura agreed to be a "farm wife" in the early years of their marriage.
live in Minneapolis
Question 28 of 30
Where did Laura and Almanzo end up settling?
The Wilders moved around a bit before settling in Mansfield, Missouri.
Question 29 of 30
How many children did they have?
Laura and Almanzo had one daughter, Rose. They also had a son who died as a baby.
Question 30 of 30
Complications from this illness killed all four Ingalls sisters.
the plague
Mary, Laura, Carrie and Grace all had diabetes.


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By EUGENE SWALBERGSports Writer
The Green River boys basketball team had to take a short detour on their way to the 1A state tournament by way of Monticello on Feb. 26 as they needed to take care of some unfinished business. No, they didn't need to see the Monticello Buckaroos for the third time, they needed to see the Whitehorse Raiders and squash any doubt that the Pirates could handle the Raiders on a neutral court - and handle them they did.
Jake Corrigan, Justin Johnson and Jason Johnson combined for 65 of the Pirates 78 points as they never really ran away with the score but they gradually each quarter scored a few more points than the Raiders and at the end had a few extra points to spare - points they would surely need as they entered tournament play; for as fate would have it, the Green River Pirates faced long time basketball foe the Tabiona Tigers on day one.
The Tabby, Green River game started out with the Tigers taking a five point lead at the end of the first quarter but the big story was the two points the Tigers scored in the second quarter - yep, the Pirates held Tabby to only two points to the Pirates nine. The third quarter was tight as was the fourth and each team wasn't living up to the pre tournament billing they had amassed during the season. The Pirates knew that the Tigers always play better in tournament play and the Pirates know this isn't their strength. The Pirates relied on the Johnson brothers to do the lions share of the scoring, and this they did, but each was 10 points or better off of their season average. The boys were there and they frustrated the Tigers but not quite enough. Maybe it was the 80 percent free throw shooting for the Tigers to the 50 percent free throw shooting for the Pirates that made the difference - maybe; or maybe it was ...? The Pirates just didn't take care of business and if they were going to make it to Saturday then they had better settle down and focus on the task at hand - Dugway.
Dugway was a game that had to be played in order to get to Thursday. The Pirates didn't overlook the Dugway Mustangs as Jake Corrigan buried four 'tre balls', but there wasn't much to the game except for the horrendous free throw shooting of the Pirates. If they were going to advance in the tournament they needed to get their act together or pack up and head for home.
On Thursday the Pirates met the Duchesne Eagles who during the 2008 - 2009 1A state tournament gave the Pirates their first loss on the first day so a little pay back was in store for this game - but it took a ton of defensive effort and a soft touch on the offensive end to make it happen.
Justin Johnson and Jason Johnson settled in early as Holden Marshall, Tre Burton and Adrian Escalante fed it inside. The second half was pretty much a mirror of the first half as the Pirates shot 42 percent from the field but went a scorching 19 for 23 from the free throw line. Jake Corrigan went two for two, Adam Steuer went one for two, Holden Marshall went three for five, Justin Johnson went five for six, but it was Jason Johnson who went eight for eight from the line- big time for a guy who just a few games earlier was struggling.
Though the offensive was back on track, it was the Pirate defense that stepped up to the plate during this game and held the Eagles to 28 percent shooting as they made only 17 of 61 field goal attempts. Coach Hughes told the boys before the game that it was win or go home and I guess the boys had one more game in them as they pulled off a 56 to 50 win.
On the last day of the tournament the Green River Pirates faced a tough, region 20 team in the Piute Thunderbirds. This is why, as a player, you want to get to play on Saturday and this is why fans look forward to watching games on Saturday; to witness hard fought, nose to the grind stone, battle it on the hard wood, gutsy basketball played by kids who leave nothing behind put it all on the line, this was Saturday's game.
From the opening tip off through the first quarter where with 5.5 seconds remaining Justin Johnson lobbed the ball over the Thunderbird defenders to his older brother Jason who banked it off the glass to tie the score. Wouldn't you love to be a fly buzzing around the Thunderbird huddle to hear what the coach was telling his players - these Pirates came to play and playing they are.
The second quarter was pretty much like the first quarter where the Pirates went to their bread and butter and the Thunderbirds were letting them have it. The ball was pounded down low and if that didn't work it was kicked back for an outside shot that if it didn't go in the hoop, Jason Johnson had his way with the paint and gathered up the loose ball and put it back in. Jason Johnson went to the line four times in the first half and he made seven of eight shots. Younger brother Justin was just warming up with four first half points.
In the second half, Justin went to work scoring 12 of his 16 points and Jason went back to doing what he does best, battle hard in the paint - and battle he did.
Jason ended the game with 32 points and Justin added 16 with Adrian Escalante, Holden Marshall and Jake Corrigan each adding to the final score but it isn't always the total points scored by a player that makes the difference.
Each player that saw court time hustled, broke the Thunderbird press, set a screen, found the seam for the ball to pass through or frustrated the defense to create turnovers. This is how ball games are won - team play - and team play was what was on the court this final game.
With 33 seconds on the clock and the Pirates down by four, Justin Johnson went coast to coast and softly put the ball off the glass as he was hit in the body and sent to the line. Justin made the 'and one' bringing the game to within one but the Pirates couldn't get a quick steal and had to foul. Good for the guys in blue and bad for the Pirates, they made all of their free throws in the waning seconds of the game.
The Pirates stepped to the plate and delivered. They were 91 percent from the line and made 25 field goals but just couldn't get over the top.


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Skip to comments.Here we go again: another Nor'easter possible for Election Day. . .
Posted on 11/02/2012 1:44:36 AM PDT by Salgak
The National Weather Service's forecast center in College Park, Md., which watches winter storms, put out a long-range notice Thursday saying a nor'easter was possible for mid-Atlantic and New England states by Election Day through next Thursday.
Forecaster Bruce Sullivan said it wouldn't be as bad as Superstorm Sandy and isn't tropical. But it could include snow in interior New England and New York, beach erosion and high winds for areas hit by Sandy and moderate or heavier rainfall. Winds could be about 30 to 40 mph.
"I wouldn't get too alarmed yet," Sullivan said. "But it's something we're going to be watching over the next few days and fine-tuning. Anything that could hamper clean-up efforts is something that could be watched."
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You could schedule the election day on 365 days, and there's bound to be a snowstorm, a storm front, or a blizzard in one of fifty states. We can't beat nature. Course, if you allow early voting, then the odds are in everyone's favor that they got time to vote on nice sunny day.
Vote-rich Democrats, Obamatrons, women and minorities hardest hit.
Film at 11.
I thought coastal areas were the ones most likely to vote for Obama http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm
Both GFS and the Euro models say it will hit Wed AM. If it changes it will probably be to slow it even more (stronger = slower). The only impact I can see might be NC late on Tuesday.
Never quite understood what the weather has to do with elections. I go to work each day whether it rains or not. Why would one not vote because it is raining?
Just the fear of another storm may keep voters away. When it comes to voting or eating, I think eating is more basic. This could supress the Philly vote...
While Sandy was bad, I really hate this north east media bias. New York can get 6 inches of snow and it is national news, while here in Wisconsin we can get 2 feet and maybe a paragraph in the NY Times on page 6 section E.
Here we go again . . .
Or, more usefully, it COULD suppress the post-Obama-loss rioting. . . .
Mrs. Hugin talked to family in upstate NY yesterday. They said there is about a foot of snow, but that's no big deal for them. Power's on. It got me thinking the people in the big eastern cities (Obama voters) with no power and water will be much more disinclined to go out and vote than people upstate. It could shift PA, NJ and even NY to Romney.
Forecast for sunny and 46 degrees here in CT for election day
In 2004 southwest Florida was hit with five hurricanes. There was considerable damage to property and life. People banded together, survived until services were restored, repaired the damage, and moved on with life. Federal, state, and local authorities coordinated relief efforts with private charities. National media attention was minimal, given the scope of the damage, and the politicians pretty much stayed away or actually played a constructive role.
If anything worse than a mild thunderstorm happens in the northeast, LA, San Francisco, or Chicago the national media and politicians immediately treat it as a major crisis of national importance. It speaks to the narcissism of the liberal elite mindset.
Who knew Mother Nature was a Republican...
It's harder to make the voting machines default to Obama when there'e moisture in the air.
That's the default forcast when they have no clue. "Always look on the bright side of life..."
2-3 days out is a 50-50 accurate forcast.
I can believe you or the weather bureau. Thanks for your opinion.
Rain on election day helps Republicans, who tend to be more motivated. This election will be all about turn out and Obama supporters are much, much less motivated than four years ago and Romney voters much, much more motivated than four years ago.
In part, because Obama was much, much worse than even I feared he would be.
Do you see what I mean? Do you see what I mean? It's just that kind of thinking that turns people into Republicans.
Can't have that. That's why we have motor-voter, EZ-voting, early voting, and ACORN.
Hello low-income and student Obama supporters! This is God. Look outside — it's cold and gray and rainy. Just turn on the tube, fire up a dooby, and relax. No need to strain yourself to go out and vote; it's not like you have to get up anyway to go to work or anything.
Hello, liberal academics and upper-level government workers. This is God. Don't you think you should go right home after work? Remember, if you leave by the usual time (about 3:30), you can beat the rubes in the dreaded private sector out onto the road, and you know how much worse the traffic is when it rains. No need to stop to vote — you've already done your part by buying that Prius, and with all that delicate electrical equipment, doesn't it act up when you leave it in a rainy parking lot?
Hello, union brothers. This is God. Are you really going to stand out in the rain holding signs to try to get that bum re-elected? I know you're getting paid to do it, but still, are you freaking kidding me? Hey, I know — call in sick; it's not like you haven't done it before because of the weather. Put on a game, crack open a beer, and let that Muzzie punk take care of himself.
Maybe they should not have denied him 3 times.
Democrats Melt in Rain
"Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, nephew . . ." :-(
Also, there is always this talk of "staying home" on election day. Staying home? Unless you are a housewife (nothing wrong with that), what do you mean by "staying home". I have always voted on the way to work or on the way home from work.
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When I first started researching my family, I was really looking for an answer to an old question. It was just curiosity. I only wanted to know where he was from and why. Why was everyone afraid of him? And why did they call him 'Old Tom' long before he was old? My own mother said she never looked into his eyes. "They were strange eyes" she often said. "A funny milky blue that looked through you."
Now my grandma lived with Old Tom and his wife Cora when she and grandpa first married. Grandma loved Cora. She said she was the warmest woman she'd ever met. She also laughed about Cora's famous temper. Seems she never had a full set of china because it became her weapon of choice when she was mad.
But it wasn't Cora I wanted to know about. It was Old Tom. When they spoke about him, they spoke in whispers, as though he might be listening. Perhaps he was. He died the month after I was born, so I never knew him, though Mother said he did hold me once. I have to admit that I had never heard them whispering about him until I was a teenager. It wasn't a thing to speak of in front of children.
Seems Old Tom was called a witch, mostly because they didn't know what else to call him. He always seemed to know what was coming. But there were other things too. The rapping. Not music, you understand. Knocking on the walls, from some other world unseen to us. But the thing that scared people most was the power he seemed to have over objects. He would lay a hand on a table and it would 'walk'. Kept the neighbors scared, I hear. He often did these things when people he didn't care for came to visit. He didn't have many of those kinds of visitors, I can tell you. People were scared of Old Tom. They thought him a witch or a devil.
One clear, beautiful day he was making a table walk when suddenly the window was blown apart by a bolt of hot, white light and the table was struck and burned. Old Tom was scared that time. Scared enough to rethink some things. Misuse of power? Waste of talent? I only know what my grandma told me about that. Old Tom thought he had wasted his power. He said he was wrong to scare folks. He understood some things better, but he'd not tell her about them. She was better not to know. He never again tried to scare people. He never again walked a table.
But, right up to his death he talked about how he wished the spirits would leave him be. The rapping never went away. The spirits were always trying to get his attention. My grandma felt sorry for him. Many people I talked to thought he was evil. I just wish I could have met him. I want to find all of his family. Where did he get his abilities? Was it a family trait?
Funny though. My curiosity about him led me to this place today. My habit, genealogy. I'd have never started my research had it not been for him.
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The official WAM news agency reported Saturday that Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is now "stable," citing a statement from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs.
WAM said that the president suffered the stroke Friday. It did not elaborate, other than to say: "May God safeguard him and grant him a quick recovery."
Khalifa became president of the UAE in 2004, succeeding his father Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan after his death. His father was the UAE's first leader after independence in 1971.
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Wow!....Big, Bad, and Beautiful and I dont think she is goin down without a fight!
Lets talk about 290 and our new contender!
Wow!....Big, Bad, and Beautiful and I dont think she is goin down without a fight!
Lets talk about 290 and our new contender!
noitora a pussy.i hope she kicks his ass.
I don't think it's going to e as easy as many would predict. Though I do feel it will create an opening of some kind for Ichigo. Both Nell and Ichigo are badly beaten.
I just hope KT doesn't forget another one that's down... grimmjow, he might end up like Rukia & Chad.... lost in the shuffle... *sigh*
But damn! I hope Nell does some real damage! X3
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Well I dont think Noitora is as strong he would like to think he is. He even admits that he attacked Nell from behind and is taking advantage of Ichigo being worn out form GJ. I think Nell is gonna smoke him. He does have that panic look in his eye when she transforms. Also from a writing stand point Ichigo has had an abundance of page time so it wouldnt make sense to set this up (especialy Nell and Noitora's past) just to pull Ichigo back into the fight. Nell has unfinished buisness!
I hope that she will teach Ichigo some new tricks after this fight.
Also as a side note....I thought Nell's expression of "feelings" for Ichigo was interesting. Could these feelings evolve now that She isnt a 5 year old? If so then Ichigo would have a full set of love interests for the different facets of his personality.
Human Ichigo = Inoue
Shinigami Ichigo = Rukia
Hollow/Vizard Ichigo = Nell
Just a thought =)
well i think nell's power will be healing ichigo.
or else if she solo notoria
it will be too boring
bt quite expected
she is hot
bt the way the shirt is torn was odd
lol anyone can explain?
well her shirt is torn because she was a little kid who just transformed into an adult. i would imagine that the clothes wouldnt fit