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The Girl Scouts of Henry County would like to thank Judge-Executive John Logan Brent for his help during our Girl Scout cookie delivery. The use of the 4-H building for distribution and his help when we ran into a gigantic snag during delivery is greatly appreciated. The Girl Scouts are now ready for your yearly cookie sales and a little ice storm couldn't keep us down! Thank you Judge Brent!
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OCC vs. PJD – It's on!American Chopper: Paul Sr. & Paul Jr. Discuss The Cadillac Build-Off
While the father-son relationship between Paul Teutul Jr. and Paul Teutul Sr. may be waning, the ratings for their revamped series American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior couldn't be better.
As the first season of the newly-dubbed American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior came to an end last night, 3.4 million viewers tuned in to watch as Paul Jr. fired the defiant, smart-mouthed Odie and both Orange County Choppers & Paul Jr. Designs revealed their latest custom motorcycle creations for Bic Razors and Universal Property Insurance, respectively.
After battling their way back from cancelation, American Chopper: The Series succeeded in breathing new life into what was becoming – or had become – a stale series genre.
Throughout the first season of American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior the ratings continued to rise, with the season 1 finale reaching a seven-year ratings peak.
During last night's finale, Paul Teutul Jr. revealed on his Twitter that there are more custom motorcycles, hilarious hijinks and paternal conflicts to come:
I know everyone has been asking but we're not done yet! New episodes of American Chopper on @Discovery starting this spring
The new series was such a ratings success that Discovery pulled the series off of TLC midway through the first season in order to air it on their network (the series was originally moved from Discovery to TLC because of its ratings decline). While it's unfortunate that this new-found television success came as a result of family conflict, one can't deny the completely captivating television that resulted from it.
Not only is there a family divided, but the entire production of the series is as well. Both Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. have their own, separate production team and neither side is allowed to talk to the other. Of course, that aspect never makes it to screen, aside from the special episode "A Crew Divided".
As fans now wait for American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior to return this spring, one has to wonder what the series will look like upon its return. While I'm sure many of the series elements will remain the same, many fans are wondering who will be replacing Odie at Paul Jr. Designs.
Since fan-favorite Cody Connelly has been seen at Paul Jr. Designs for the past few episodes, many would love to see him join Paul Jr. and Vinnie DiMartino in the bike building process. Although, since Cody and Vinnie own another custom motorcycle shop together (V-Force Customs), one has to wonder if that would even be possible.
Whether you're a fan of Paul Sr. or Paul Jr., I'm sure both sides can agree that the series has never been better. Hopefully season 2 will be the same.
American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior season 2 premieres this spring on Discovery
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My colleague Scott Gaillard penned a very instructive piece about Jim Cramer the other day. I agree with his sentiments entirely on Cramer. But I want to thank Jon Stewart for his willingness to take on this fight: for several years now I have complained about CNBC outward bias to anyone who was interested in listening. I had even said to many that I believe CNBC to be a bigger threat to progressive causes than Fox News. This was often met with laughter or a simple, "you're crazy" from whomever I was speaking to.
Here is why:
CNBC is a network of the intelligentsia. The average CNBC viewer unlike the average FOX News viewer has the resources and the capability to shape opinion. CNBC is also a network staffed by intelligent, sometimes witty people unlike FOX which is staffed by talking heads and glorified news readers who parrot the same arguments over and over. Perhaps most importantly FOX talks about divisive social issues which have little bearing on our everyday life while CNBC talks about basic economics and the markets which affect everything we do regularly.
CNBC has popular show hosts like Cramer, and Mario Bartiromo whose job it appears is simply to pump up the market and the profits of the Wall Street tycoons that patron the network. Rick Santelli's outburst at President Obama a few weeks ago was far from an isolated incident, but just the letting out of entitlement CNBC's personalities have towards protecting lenders, investors and corporations from what they perceive as the heavy hand of Government.
Cramer is actually much more likable and objective than the average CNBC host on after 11 am ET. Bartiromo pushes anything that may help pump the market upwards while Larry Kudlow advocates cutting taxes almost every day. The Afternoon show "Power Lunch" features a round table discussion which inevitably leads to taxes and government spending and interference in the economy.
Jack Welch, the former head of GE which owns NBC Universal, and thus CNBC is a very market driven conservative. Welch is given credit for turning GE around but also likely had his impact on CNBC's editorial content. Prior to the launch of FOX Business Channel, The Wall Street Journal signed a long term partnership with CNBC and their editorial content seems to make its way into the minds of CNBC's personalities.
CNBC unlike rival Business network, Bloomberg News is determined to pump up certain stock or commodity prices quickly to ensure profits for certain investors and viewers. Using an entertaining backdrop, and knowledgeable anchors the network's personalities all make rational arguments for why certain investments are stronger than others.
That's not to say all of CNBC is bad. The very objective and credible David Faber as well as the worldly Erin Burnett, and cynical Mark Haines anchor the morning program which tends to be more focused on long term trends than short term profits. But the rest of the network with few exceptions have become the chattering bug for the capitalist class. Faber especially seems more concerned about objective journalism than simply protecting Wall Street investors.
While FOX News may speak for red state America, CNBC speaks for those Wall Street and anti Tax crusaders who want President Obama or any liberal to fail. The network unlike FOX uses intelligent arguments made by exceptional people, not parroted arguments made by college dropouts to make its case.
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Is BISD's Superintendent Thomas leaving?
Each year, as the time comes to conduct the annual performance review of Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Carrol Thomas, there are rumors it will be his last year in the district. But this year the rumors are much louder, and there's a twist – Thomas is supposedly shopping a $1 million contract buyout.
An e-mail sent to BISD seeking comment about the rumors was met with the statement, "Dr. Thomas said he has heard nothing about his retirement or any possible buyout."
But several board members confirmed they've heard rumblings that Thomas could be leaving before the end of year; however, the topic of a buyout is something they're not giving much validity.
"He hasn't shopped it with me," Janice Brassard said of the buyout rumor.
Asked if she had heard that Thomas wouldn't serve out the full five-years of his contract, Brassard said, "At one point, when Rev. (Ollis) Whitaker was on the board, he said he knew when Thomas was planning on retiring, but he wouldn't say when that was going to be.
"I did ask him about it last year when his wife retired from the district, and he said he didn't have it in his plans, but that was last spring."But Thomas told The Examiner three years ago that he would likely retire at the completion of the district's $388.6 million bond initiative."He has never directly said that to me, but he had said some things that intimated that would be a good time for him to transition to something else," Brassard said.
When pressed on the buyout issue, Brassard said, "I don't believe in paying people for things they haven't done."
Those sentiments were shared by board members Tom Neild and Mike Neil, who said they are certain Thomas won't fulfill the remaining years on his contract.
Neild said if Thomas wants to retire, then he needs to leave. He said the law requires that any buyout be presented to the Texas Education Agency, and the district is penalized when it buys out a superintendent's contract.
"If we gave him $1 million then it would really be more like $2 million from what I understand because next year the state would withhold $1 million in funding from the district," Neild said. "With the outlook for public education and funding being what it is, it is not even a possibility to put a buyout on the table."
"I have heard the rumors before," Mike Neil said. "I don't know how much validity there is to them, but someone is talking about it or there wouldn't be all these rumors out there. I want to put it to rest I am not in favor of a buyout. Honestly, I think someone just pulled it out of their butt. How would someone even come up with that number? But the talk is out in the community so, like I said, someone is talking about it.
"I will say this; I know he is not going to work out his five years that are remaining on his contract."
Before coming to BISD in 1996, Carrol Thomas sat down at his home in Houston with the then-board president, the late Howard Trahan, to iron out the specifics of his employment contract – a contract that has seen few changes over the years aside from a more than doubling of his base salary to $347,834 annually from $152,800 annually and a reduction in the automatic pay increase he receives from 5 perecent to 3.9 percent.This year Thomas will add to his income another $13,565. Additionally, Thomas is almost guaranteed an extension on his contract, putting BISD on the hook until 2017 unless the board finds Thomas hasn't done an acceptable job. And based on the evaluation form used to rate Thomas' service to the district, it is almost impossible to find anything less than a positive review.
"It's not the toughest performance review I've ever seen," said BISD board president Woodrow Reece, who also said Thomas hadn't approached him about a buyout. "I probably would not vote for it."
When asked about Thomas leaving BISD and what the terms might be, Reece said, "I had heard four years ago that he was leaving the district when the bond was complete. It is about 95 percent done. He hasn't mentioned it to me, and I would hope that he would have the courtesy to do that if he was thinking about leaving. It wouldn't sit well if I am the last one to hear about it. As you know, I get tired of being the last to know and others having knowledge that I don't have.
"I want him to tell me that if it is an issue. But nothing would surprise me in this world. He has been here 15 years, and he may do it."
According to Thomas' contract, "Following the annual evaluation and review of the superintendent's performance, the board shall consider in executive session whether this contract should be extended for an additional year or years. Within 15 days after the board has decided not to extend or renew this contract, the board must give the superintendent written notice of its intent not to renew or extend this contract and the specific reasons for its actions. If this is not done, the contract is automatically extended an additional year. The superintendent shall be given a reasonable opportunity to correct any identified deficiencies.
"In the event the district decides not to extend or renew this contract, the superintendent shall be afforded all the rights set forth in the district's policies and state and federal law."
In order for the BISD trustees to terminate the contract, it must be done with mutual agreement between Thomas and the board unless the dismissal is for good cause. The contract stipulates "good cause" is limited to only the following circumstances: failure to fulfill duties or responsibilities; incompetence; insubordination; failure to comply with board policy; neglecting duties; use of illegal drugs; drunkenness; possession or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs on school property or during a school sponsored event; felony conviction; a disability not protected by law; immorality; failure to put forth an effort to have a good rapport with parents, faculty, the community and board members unless it is not his fault; assault on a student, trustee or employee; intentional falsification on records or documents; misrepresenting facts to the board or district officials; failure to maintain superintendent certification; and failure to meet requirements of the Texas Education Agency within a reasonable time.
Reece said the board members will make their feelings known next week about Thomas' performance, and it's unlikely that Thomas would be denied his annual raise.
"We are going to vote, and if it is a favorable evaluation, he gets a raise," Reece said. "If not, he won't get it. It is not very hard to make favorable, but if there are enough ones, twos and threes that have to be subtracted … it's not impossible, but I don't think it is going to happen. He has done a lot of good things."
In the past, Thomas has opted not to take the raise and instead "donate" it to the district for special projects not listed in the general budget. However, it is not clear how that worked as Thomas' salary continually increased for retirement purposes in accordance with the Texas Teachers' Retirement System. Thomas did not answer questions about the annual pay increase linked to his performance review.
Reece said the evaluation form used to rate Thomas' performance contains about 43 questions and uses a "yes" or "no" system in conjunction with a number system from 0 to 5. If Thomas receives an average score of "3," then he gets a raise and a contract extension.
Brassard questioned Thomas' evaluation, saying it doesn't mean much because it was next to impossible to have an overall negative review."That is something that I have not been happy with since they did it, and I was a BISD employee," she said. "To me that was a mistake to have a contract like that. When I first got on the board, I tried to get people to vote and change his evaluation documents.
"Let's say you are mad at him and give him straight zeros, but I think he is the best thing since perforated toilet paper and I give him a 5 on everything, that gives an average of 3. That is acceptable. And in his contract it stipulates acceptable or better qualifies him for a raise. I am against that, and I diligently go through every single item and document why I score something one way or the other."
Pursuant to Thomas' contract, in addition to his annual salary he receives a $12,000 supplemental allowance, a district-provided American Express and gasoline card, life and health insurance and the ability to buy back or receive payment for up to 10 of his 20 days of vacation. At a daily rate of $1,581.06 combined with the other perks Thomas' salary is bumped to more than $375,644 per year. His new salary following next week's board meeting will be $389,209.
Tom Neild said he planned on addressing the wording in Thomas' contract at the next meeting of the BISD school board Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m.
"Where else in industry have you heard of anyone being guaranteed automatic raises?" Neild said. "Do we do it for teachers or other employees in the district? I call it a primadona contract. Who else gets raises like that?"
Jerry Jordan can be reached at (409) 498-1074, or at jerry [at] theexaminer [dot] com.


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After the parties and press conferences are over, Michael Phelps will sit down at a desk and, just as he has done every day this year, write in his journal. He is going to put three words in it: "I did it." After 20 years, four Olympic Games and six world championships, the competitive career of the greatest swimmer in history has come to an end.
"I always told myself I never wanted to swim when I am 30," Phelps said. "That's in three years, and I don't want to swim for three more years. I have got everything I wanted. I have managed to achieve every single thing."
Phelps's final event was the men's 4x100m medley relay, a race he watched from the stands when he was a 15-year-old competing at his first Olympics in 2000. Then he was a gawky, goofy kid, his face was painted blue and red, and he had "Team USA" written across his chest. That night, like this, the USA won.
As his team-mate Nathan Adrian touched the wall, taking the team home in 3min 29.35sec, almost two seconds ahead of Japan, Phelps broke into a gentle smile. It was not a look that spoke of great joy, or enormous passion. It suggested calm, peaceful, relief. Later, on the podium, he stood back and soaked in the adoring applause of the crowd, the first act in what became a long night of celebration.
The other swimmers lined up to give him a guard of honour and the president of Fina, the sport's governing body, presented him with a – quite hideous – trophy inscribed "The greatest Olympic athlete of all time". There will always be debate about that. Some, like Sebastian Coe, would say he is simply the most successful. That one last victory took his overall Olympic medal tally to 22, and his collection of golds to 18, which is twice as many as anyone else.
You cannot even compare him to other people any more. Phelps is in a realm where he is measured against entire nations. He sits 41st in the IOC's historical medal table, above Argentina, India, Mexico and 162 other countries. And that is before you begin to consider all the other landmarks – the 33 world championship medals, the 36 world records.
It is right to say that Phelps has more opportunities to win medals than the athletes, cyclists, sailors and others. But the flip side of that is that he has to take more risks and has less time to recover. Each new race pits him against 40 rivals who all want to beat him. Phelps competes at four lengths in four different strokes, each as distinct from the other as the long jump is from the 100m, or the marathon from the race walk. And he has mastered them all.
When he started, aged seven, he was so scared of putting his face in the water that he would do only the backstroke. His career really began in 1996, when Phelps was 11. That was the year he met his coach and mentor Bob Bowman, who burst into the changing room at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and found a bunch of boys throwing towels and soap around. Phelps took the blame.
"What a jerk," he remembers thinking of Bowman. "Thank God I never have to train under that guy." Little did he realise. Bowman changed his life. And although you never really know what goes on inside someone else's family, it is true to say that as Bowman became more and more involved with Phelps, his own father, who left home when his boy was seven, became more and more distant.
As Phelps was floating in the warm-up pool before the race, he and Bowman chatted. "I told him that I have been able to become the best swimmer of all time, that we got here together, and I thanked him. It was funny, when I got out of the pool he was like 'That's not fair, you were in the pool!' And I was like, 'Yeah, my tears can hide behind my goggles, yours are streaming down your face'."
Bowman and Phelps had a mantra: "We do things other people can't, or won't do."
These days all the young swimmers who want to get to where Phelps is do those things. He said he wanted to change the sport and he has. Just look at the young South African Chad Le Clos, who beat Phelps in the 200m butterfly on Tuesday. He idolises Phelps, and has learned most of what he knows from asking the master.
At these Olympics, Phelps never had the anger or drive that characterised his swimming between 2001 and 2009. He was already slipping into retirement. He motivated himself by counting off the lasts as he went along – the last 400m medley semi-final, the last 100m butterfly heat, and so on. Now, at last, he has ticked them all off. He has won four golds and two silvers here in London, which is still more medals than any other athlete at these Games.
"I never wanted to be second to anyone else," he has always said. "I wanted to be the first Michael Phelps." The first, last, and only.


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He began corresponding with the leader of a white supremacist group when he was stationed at Camp Striker on tour in Iraq.
Before long, the young veteran was being invited to become a sworn member of the organization, traveling hundreds of miles to help train its members in the combat techniques he learned in the military.
The story of how former Missouri National Guard Spc. Ryan Riley got involved with a group that authorities now say planned for the collapse of the U.S. government was detailed amid hundreds of pages of documents recently made public in a criminal case against the group in Florida.
Known as American Front, the white supremacist organization was snared in a joint terrorism investigation by the FBI and Florida authorities earlier this year. Its leader, Marcus Faella, and 12 of his associates were arrested and charged with a variety of crimes, including training of a paramilitary group and hate crimes.
Prosecutors said the group was experimenting with the creation of the toxin ricin, plotting to attack rival groups and wanted to cause some sort "disturbance" at Orlando City Hall.
One of the persistent mysteries since the arrests in early May was the involvement of Riley, a military veteran whose name appeared only briefly in initial police reports.
He was never charged and the Missouri National Guard would not confirm that a specialist with the same name serving in its ranks was indeed the person caught up in the terrorism case.
But a report released in recent weeks by the Ninth Circuit State Attorney's Office in Florida confirmed it was true. The five-page report, which was dated June 8 and written by FBI special agent Sean McDermott, showed Riley agreed to tell his story to investigators in exchange for some sort of immunity.
It was not clear, however, who provided the immunity or whether Riley planned to testify against his former associates. State attorney's spokesman Bernie Presha said it did not come from the prosecutors in his office who are in charge of the case.
"That's not ours," Presha told TPM. "That doesn't come from us."
Presha also said no one in his office knew the details of the immunity agreement, despite it being referenced in a report his own office released. "I talked to the state attorney and he said he has not even seen it," Presha said.
Mark Kempton and Brody Kempton, who were listed as Riley's lawyers in the report, did not return a message left at their office in Sedalia, Mo., this week. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Jefferson City, Mo., said he was not aware of the case but would look into it.
Regardless, Riley, 28, appears to have spoken at length about his involvement with American Front.
He told investigators he grew frustrated with "racial hypocrisies" in U.S. society and the military while he was serving in Iraq in 2008. He began to look for like minded people on the internet and soon found racist skinheads who shared his beliefs. He particularly liked a group that called itself American Front. He started posting messages to its website.
Riley said he used his personal laptop, logging on about twice a week while he was at Camp Striker, to write messages and blog posts. Eventually, Faella, the group's leader, sent him a message telling him to be careful in Iraq and encouraging him to keep posting.
They struck up a something of a friendship and kept in touch throughout the rest of the tour. After Riley returned stateside, they started talking by phone. Riley told investigators he talked to others in his unit about his racist beliefs, but he never met any other skinheads, at least not while serving in the Missouri National Guard.
By early 2011, Faella was asking Riley to become a "patched" or sworn member of American Front. He invited Riley down to a barbeque at the group's compound in Florida. Riley told investigators he drove down from Missouri with a pistol, an AK-47 assault rifle and 200 pounds of ammunition.
"Faella also wanted to utilize Riley for firearms, survival and medical training," the report said. "Riley believed Faella wanted this training because AF believed the U.S. was going to collapse, and they wanted to be prepared for the ensuing chaos."
Riley told the investigators that he met a number of people at the July 2, 2011 event who were later caught up in the terrorism probe. He said he let some of them, including several he was told were convicted felons, hold his rifle as he taught them how to shoot it and break it down.
The event went well and Riley agreed to take the oath to join American Front. Faella handed him a patch and was the first to congratulate him, Riley said. Later in the evening, according to the report, "Faella proclaimed Riley as the leader of the AF Missouri chapter."
But even as Riley returned home to Jefferson City, the report said, he began to have second thoughts. He kept in close contact with Faella but wondered if he was limiting himself by aligning with American Front.
While Riley was considering his choice, law enforcement was working with a secret informant in Florida who had infiltrated American Front. It seems clear from the documents like that person was someone other than Riley.
In fact, when he found out in May that Faella and his crew had been arrested, Riley said he spent time trying to figure out the identity of the informant. The report is unclear about whether he ever figured it out.
On Tuesday, Maj. Tammy Spicer with the Missouri National Guard told TPM that Riley's service with the military ended on May 25. She declined to say whether the military had opened an investigation into his white supremacist activities.
For his part, Riley told the criminal investigators he was finished with American Front.
"Riley advised that he was no longer affiliated with any white supremacist groups," the report said, "although he continued to embrace the Skinhead ideology and considered himself a 'lone wolf' Skinhead."


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LU to honor Jimmy and Susan Simmons at Mar. 2 celebration
Lamar University will host a "Standing Ovation" – a celebration honoring LU President Jimmy Simmons and first lady Susan Simmons – on Saturday, March 2, at the Montagne Center in Beaumont. Simmons is stepping down after more than 14 years of service as president and 43 years with the university. Activities will begin with the Lady Cardinals' basketball game at 4 p.m. and continue with the Cardinals' men's game at 6 p.m. There will be a celebration on the arena floor afterwards. Both teams will take on the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts University. "Standing Ovation" highlights also will include special recognitions of the Simmonses during halftime of the men's game for the parts they have played in the growth and success of the university during their tenures. Guests are being asked to wear rubber-soled shoes to the post-game reception. Admission will be by season tickets or single-game tickets for March 2 only, available for $1 on a first-come, first-served basis at LamarCardinals.com or (409) 880-1715.


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Ernestine Shepherd is a competitive bodybuilder and fitness instructor who wakes up every day at 2:30am to run 10 miles. Oh, she is also three-quarters of a century old.
Ernestine, known to some as Miss Ernie, didn't start bodybuilding until she was 71 years old. Let's use her as inspiration to never let our age stop us from doing anything ever again.


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MarioLemieux1992 wrote:your the only person on the face of the universe who would want laraque over boynton, regardless of there contracts(cept maybe sportsfan)LdubsRoot23 wrote:MarioLemieux1992 wrote:boynton > laraqueEagleMorph wrote:Bowser wrote:According to a league source, Pens have asked Roberts to make a decision by 9 pm eastern. They have a few other things in the fire that hinge on the deal with Florida and Roberts waiving his NTC.
Pens are balking at the price Phoenix wants for Georges Laraque as the Pens have had more interest in defenseman Nick Boynton.
Thanks for the updates, Bowser.
I'll trust your sources before I believe a single media report. Even if nothing happens with the information from your end, it's always more logical and worthwhile discussing instead of some of the shlock from other sites.
Boynton is way too much per year...he's not worth giving up prospects and/or roster players in addition to the 3 mill a year he doesn't deserve
I'll second this one.
Good defensemen cost money. Crappy defensemen are cheap or overpaid and playing on the Flyers. Middle of the road defensemen are cheaper.
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Let's welcome the newest addition to the HG chili lineup... Everybody, sing! I come from C-I-N-C-I-N-N-A-T-I, Cincinnati! The best town in O-H-I-O, Ohio, USA! (Anyone? Babes in Toyland, circa 1986? Never mind...) Let's all party, Midwest-style: with spiced-up, cocoa-infused chili and noodles! Ingredients: 1 lb. raw extra-lean ground beef (4% fat or less) 2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large onion) One 15-oz. can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed One 14.5-oz. can crushed tomatoes One 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes (not drained) One 6-oz. can tomato paste 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp. chili powder 2 tsp. chopped garlic 1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/4 tsp. ground allspice 1 bay leaf 4 bags House Foods Tofu Shirataki Spaghetti Shaped Noodle Substitute (or HG Alternatives) 1 1/2 cups shredded fat-free cheddar cheese Directions: Bring a large pot sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Add beef and onion. Stirring often, cook until beef is fully cooked and crumbled and onion has softened, 7 - 8 minutes. If needed, carefully drain any excess liquid. Add all remaining ingredients except shirataki noodles and cheese to the pot. Add 1/2 cup water, mix thoroughly, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20 minutes, or until thickened to your desired consistency. Meanwhile, use a strainer to rinse and drain noodles well. Pat dry. In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave for 2 1/2 minutes. Drain excess liquid. Dry as thoroughly as possible, using paper towels. Cut noodles up a bit, using kitchen shears if you've got 'em. Set aside. Remove chili from heat. Remove and discard bay leaf. Mix well. If needed, microwave noodles for an extra minute, or until hot. Evenly divide noodles among 6 bowls and top with chili (about 2/3 cup noodles and 1 heaping cup chili per bowl). Top each serving with 1/4 cup shredded cheese, and dig in! MAKES 6 SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe (about 2 cups) Calories: 305 Fat: 4.5g Sodium: 894mg Carbs: 35.5g Fiber: 11g Sugars: 11g Protein: 34g PointsPlus® value 7* HG Alternative! Wanna make and enjoy just the chili, minus the noodles 'n cheese? Go for it! A serving of the chili by itself (about 1 cup) has 253 calories, 4g fat, 599mg sodium, 31.5g carbs, 9g fiber, 10.5g sugars, and 24g protein (PointsPlus® value 6*). Three cheers for THAT! Another HG Alternative! If made with 8 oz. uncooked whole-wheat-blend spaghetti (cooked per package instructions) instead of Tofu Shirataki noodles, each serving will have 434 calories, 5.5g fat, 887mg sodium, 61g carbs, 13g fiber, 11.5g sugars, and 38g protein (PointsPlus® value 10*).
If you're lookin' to chew the signature dish of Cincinnati, you need a bowl of chili, cooked in the local style, served over spaghetti, and topped with cheese. What sets this chili apart is the mix of unconventional spices in the brew -- way beyond the classic Tex-Mex variety! But the problem with soaking up this kind of local flavor comes in the form of fatty beef in the chili, the pile of starchy noodles underneath, and the way-too-huge heap of shredded cheese on top. So we're gettin' all HG on you (this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, BTW) with this Ohio classic, giving it a few tweaks here and there without messing with the essence. Some extra-lean beef, our beloved Tofu Shirataki noodles, and a more rational portion of (fat-free) cheddar on top. It's like injecting some of HG Land into the Midwestern favorite... Yay, fusion!
Serving Size: 1 regular order Calories: 760 Fat: 44g Sodium: 1,646mg Carbs: 43g Fiber: 3g Sugars: 4g Protein: 46g PointsPlus® value 20*
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GOP looks for answers on polling
The campaign arm of the congressional GOP is moving to reboot its polling operation after a messy 2012 cycle, the first concrete remedy taken by the Republican side since candidates and outside groups were left stunned on Election Day by results that their internal data never came close to predicting.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is the first GOP entity to take specific steps to try to rectify the party's widely acknowledged polling debacle. Republican strategists confirmed after the end of the 2012 race that a huge slice of their survey data was based on flawed assumptions, and failed to anticipate the diversity and scale of turnout on the Democratic side.
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The Republicans' 17-seat House majority is their last bulwark against full Democratic control of the federal government, and senior party officials say they don't intend to lose that firewall thanks to shoddy polling.
(Also on POLITICO: Left, right: The brain science of politics)
With that in mind, the NRCC has gathered its top pollsters for a series of meetings and conference calls in the first months of 2013, bringing together prominent commercial rivals for conversations about how to right an embattled political industry.
The cornerstone of their effort, officials say, is a large-scale NRCC project to model the electorate in the several dozen districts that will determine control of the House. The committee has formed a new Strategy Department tasked with projecting district-by-district population changes and mapping best- and worst-case turnout scenarios for campaigns to use in guiding their surveys.
The new division is organized under John Rogers, a former regional political director, and will work closely with the NRCC's polling vendors in its modeling project.
(Also on POLITICO: Jeb Bush sees no family 'baggage' for 2016)
The NRCC-organized talks between pollsters have also produced a set of standards and practices that campaigns will be urged to follow for 2014. Pollsters will be expected to have at least 30 percent of their samples made up of cell phone users, if not more – an attempt to capture more of the Democratic-leaning young voters who eluded GOP survey-gatherers last year.
In districts with significant Hispanic populations, party officials will urge campaigns to spring for Spanish-language call centers in order to survey less-assimilated Hispanic respondents who may not answer a poll in English.
The measures may be expensive, but the strategists mapping out the 2014 campaign say it's absolute necessary to ensure candidates don't find themselves effectively flying blind after Labor Day of 2014.
(Also on POLITICO: Gingrich responds to Ailes calling him a 'pick')
"We are modeling and analyzing districts like we never have before and we are working closely with pollsters to make sure our data and research is precise," said Liesl Hickey, the executive director of the NRCC.
Participants in the NRCC's polling discussions described them as collegial and candid – an unusual, Godfather-like setting in which representatives from various polling families meet in a neutral environment to address their shared interests.
The more optimistic Republicans say that if there's a silver lining in the party's 2012 setbacks, it's that it has created a real openness among consultants – a famously territorial and ego-driven bunch – to work collaboratively at least for a little while.


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Yulia Lipnitskaia, the 15-year-old Russian wunderkind who blew our minds yesterday, just took the Olympic stage (er, ice rink) again to deliver a performance that brought the entire world to tears. Skating to the theme from Schindler's List, Lipnitskaya dons a red outfit to portray the iconic little girl in a red coat from the movie. It's just... it's something else.
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When: Fri 9th of November 2007
Where: Paris, France.
Words: Ludschi.
Photos: Matt Georges.
One month after the successful start of the PirateArtShowMission in Barcelona, our venue moved to Paris. We showed the best out of the book, original paintings and photographs at Reflex Gallery, 3 minutes by foot from the Louvre. The very critical art and fashion scene was impressed by our mountain-based cultural project! More than 400 people passed by at the event, that also included a screening of this years main movie WalkThePlank. Thanks to the help of the Maillet brothers, everything turned out just fine. Local Artist Mast performed live and showed his enormous skills with markers and more. Papriko and Greco joined the session for a "featuring" artWork. At the same time Gigi, Fabia and Danny took shots of the party (see below). You will also see nice portraits of Carlos and Matt, shot in Analog, Buuujaka! check your favourite mags…
Bruno Rivoire
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Cristo himself. He did the 3 pieces above
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Ludschi of the Pirates. Aaargh.
Mast. Mid mast-erpiece.
Papriko, maker of the 3 pieces above
Featured artists at the show: Papriko.Inc, Christo, Mast, Luji
Featured photographers at the show: Carlos Blanchard, Dean Blotto Gray, Matt Georges, Ludschi
Featured riders at the show: Gigi Rüf, Danny Larsen, Lukas Goller


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Building Community in Rental Environments
The Key To SuccessBy Bob Koch, AIA. | Follow: Twitter & Facebook Housing communities seek a basic mission. The conspicuous objective is to provide shelter. For most, a larger agenda should also be sought; creating a community within which people of common means and geographic interest commune. To advance this broader vision, projects routinely embrace features and amenities that offer lifestyle opportunities for those within the development. The presumption suggests the resident, with opportunity to relax or recreate, will find greater community and more enjoyment while living there. It is clearly true the presentation of quality amenities selected for their appropriateness to the target market will advance initial appeal. Long-term satisfaction however relies more heavily on the cultivation of positive, personal acquaintances between residents than with features themselves. When surveys are conducted in rental housing to determine the principal reasons people choose to move or not to move, a common response emerges. Most who stay do so because they have made good friends within the development. These relationships had become a real part of the value of the place.Correspondingly, those who choose to leave generally do so because no such intrinsic bonds had been established. The temptation to move is less challenged. Many factors promote relocation such as changing economic ability, desire for more room, and a wish for something different. But all of these reasons will be deferred if the individual has found within the community, close friends that share active common interests. In resort destinations, where occupancy tenure is intentionally brief, making friends may appear an impossible task. The cruise industry however knows how to do it. Through a program of cultivating social interaction, even travelers on a 3-day excursion will be encouraged to meet, converse, recreate, dine and relax with their fellow passengers. When asked, most cruise travelers judge their experiences more by the quality of new acquaintances made than by the accommodation itself. Leasing (or selling) a multi-family product is a costly undertaking. It requires promotional investments and a never ending sales posturing. Keeping customers is more efficient in effort and resource particularly when the customer is paying you to advance that objective while a resident in the community. With this foundation in mind, project design and management would wisely consider ways to encourage the social interaction and the friendship building of their residents. The rewards can measurably affect the quality of the resident experience and the operational bottom line.


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Human safaris to see the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands have finally come to an end as the authorities there bow to domestic and international pressure.
For the first time in a generation, members of the tribe are able to wander through their jungle safe from the prying eyes of the tens of thousands of tourists who travel to the islands in the Bay of Bengal every year to view them.
India's Supreme Court last week ordered an end to the safaris that had scandalized the country and caused outrage around the world after they were exposed by the Observer last January.
Activists fighting to protect the reclusive Jarawa are hailing a groundbreaking victory.
"We see this decision an important victory in the campaign to stop the 'human safaris' around the world," Survival International campaigner Sophie Grig said. "It will stop the Jarawa being treated like animals in a zoo."
However, despite the celebrations, activists are still wary about the intentions of the Andaman authorities, who have fought tooth and claw against the ban. The Supreme Court has asked them to indicate whether they believe the tribe should remain in isolation or be assimilated, and have set Feb. 26 as the date for another hearing.
"This is a very dangerous question, as it implies that this decision should rest with the authorities rather than with the Jarawa themselves," Grig said. "History has shown that pushing tribal people into the mainstream robs them of their self-sufficiency and pride and leaves them struggling at the edges of society — diseases, suicides and addictions soar. This is not a future anyone wants for the Jarawa. They must be allowed to control the amount, and type, of contact they have with outsiders, and to choose what, if any, changes they make to their way of life."
The beginning of the end for the human safaris came on Monday last week, when two judges sitting at the Supreme Court in Delhi gave short shrift to attempts by the island's administration to keep the road open to tourists.
"There is a total ban in the area," the bench ruled.
There are about 400 members of the Jarawa tribe left in the thick jungles in the northern part of South Andaman island. Until about 15 years ago there was little contact between members of the tribe and Indian settlers, but the construction of the Andaman trunk road through the heart of the jungle in the 1980s had made it inevitable that the two groups would be brought into ever closer proximity.
The road connects the capital, Port Blair, with Middle Andaman and North Andaman islands, and settlers argue that it is needed to carry essential supplies and to allow those living on the far side of the Jarawa reserve to be able to access medical services in the capital.
Opponents argue that the road brings the general population into unwanted contact with the Jarawa every day and should be closed. They claim that it has resulted in the Jarawa being exposed to diseases against which they have no natural protection.
However, by far the biggest problem created by the road was the access it provided to tourists — mostly Indian nationals — determined to catch a glimpse of the Jarawa. The daily convoys, ostensibly to see a limestone cave and mud volcano on Baratang Island, quickly became known as human safaris.
In 2002 the Supreme Court ordered the closure of the road, but the island authorities refused to comply, despite repeated requests to do so from the UN Commission on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.


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Network analysis looks at financial connections in a globalized world and the risks they pose
Andrew Haldane, Executive Director for Financial Stability of the Bank of England, once compared the collapse of the investment banking firm Lehman Brothers in late 2008 to a virus outbreak.
Fear that Lehman's demise would spread caused widespread panic that led to a freeze in borrowing and lending in a number of financial markets—much like the fear of a virus might lead people to avoid contact with one another. The effects of Lehman's fall were difficult to isolate. In fact, the reach and macroeconomic costs associated with Lehman's demise were much larger than one could have anticipated based on the size of the initial event alone (Haldane, 2009).
It is not clear what enables relatively small shocks, such as Lehman's demise, to reverberate through the larger economy and why such shocks are often difficult to isolate. The answer seems to lie with the complexity of the financial connections among agents, institutions, and countries. When unexpected bad events occur (negative shocks, in economic parlance), uncertainty sets in and disrupts economic activity. The failure of Lehman, which many believe sparked the global financial crisis, suggests that some institutions are so central to the financial system that their failure can be catastrophic. Similarly, some countries are so integrated into the global financial system that a negative shock there can reverberate through the entire global economy.
Commentators coined the term "too interconnected to fail" to identify players (financial institutions and countries) that are so caught in the web that they pose a systemic risk—that is, their failure would threaten the stability of the entire financial system. Several years into the crisis, it has become clear that to safeguard financial stability, it is important to understand how interconnectedness can be defined and measured and how it relates to the concept of systemic risk. A methodology that can help do this is network analysis, which is used in epidemiology to investigate the spread of diseases.
Network analysis looks at the financial system as a set of players connected with one another through financial contracts (see box). For example, the interbank market is a network of banks that lend to each other on a short-term, often overnight, basis. At every point in time, the banks in the network have exposure to each other represented by the total claims or liabilities accumulated through lending and borrowing. There are a number of ways that a bank becomes more important, or central, in the network. It can have borrowing and lending relationships with a large number of banks. It can have claims on other important banks. It can account for an outsized share of the total transactions. It can intermediate flows between many banks that are not directly lending to one other.
There is also a global network of countries that are exposed to each other through capital flows, trade, or migration—or all three. A first step in assessing financial stability using network analysis is to look for patterns in the relationships among players in the financial system. Javier Reyes and I recently mapped banking relationships across countries since the late 1970s through the lens of a network (Minoiu and Reyes, 2011). We asked the following questions: How can the level of financial interconnectedness be assessed globally? Has that interconnectedness changed over time? Was it unusually high before the recent financial crisis? Are there any striking patterns of interconnectedness that may not be visible by simply looking at total flows?
Building the network
To construct a worldwide web of financial connections, which we call the global banking network, we used a unique data set with information on cross-border financial flows intermediated by banking systems in a large sample of countries during 1978–2010. The data set, compiled by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is called the BIS locational banking statistics. Financial institutions that report data to the BIS generally include licensed banks and, depending upon the country, large securities firms and offshore banks. They report information on such financial instruments as loans, deposits, and debt securities. The data are compiled on the basis of residence of BIS reporting banks, which makes them well suited for analyzing geographical patterns in financial linkages.
We performed the network analysis on two sets of countries: the core of the network, 15 advanced economies that have reported data to the BIS over a long period of time; and the periphery, 169 countries at various levels of development. The periphery countries in our sample either reported data only in recent years or do not report at all. We restrict the core to the 15 economies that have reported data to the BIS continuously since 1978 so as not to confound changes in the network with changes in the sample of reporting countries.
We constructed two networks. The core-core network captures flows among the 15 advanced economies and resembles Chart 1. The core-periphery network captures flows from the 15 advanced economies to the rest of the world (the flows from the rest of the world to the core are not reported). The global banking network is obtained by superimposing the core-core and core-periphery networks and looks like Chart 2. The relationships (links) between countries represent positive financial flows intermediated by banking systems, in other words, net investments. If there is no link between two countries, there was no reported new net flow of bank-intermediated funds from one country to the other.
Connected and clustered
We focused on two simple and widely used connectedness indicators that capture the density of relationships in the global banking network and focus on the presence of a relationship between two countries rather than the magnitude of the financial flow between them—connectivity and clustering.
Connectivity measures the density of bilateral relationships, that is, the number of links between countries in the network divided by the total number of possible links. Clustering gauges the density of three-way relationships—in which a country's lenders are also lending to each other. It is roughly defined as the number of triangles that appear in the network divided by the total number of possible triangles. In the core-core network, a triangle occurs when three core economies are lending to one another; in the core-periphery network, a triangle occurs when a periphery country is borrowing from two core economies that are lending to each other.
We began by looking at total flows. There is a remarkable increase in the magnitude of bank-intermediated flows to the countries in our sample. Comparing the 1978–2002 average with the precrisis peak, we find that financial flows transferred by banks from one core economy to another amounted to a positive net $36 billion per year on average and reached $230 billion just before the recent crisis (see Chart 3). Similarly, banking flows from the core to the periphery were on average $1.5 billion in the early period and rose to $6.4 billion before the recent crisis (see Chart 4).
There is not, however, a comparable increase in financial interconnectedness. Like total flows, connectedness rises before financial crises and falls afterward. But connectedness was not unusually high before the recent crisis. In fact, both connectivity and clustering for the core-core network suggest that similar levels of interconnectedness were reached before other financial crises, such as the 1987 stock market crash. The core-periphery network also displays a precrisis increase in connectedness, which likely reflects a secular trend toward higher financial openness in the periphery. Moreover, in either network the increase in the density of relationships among countries before the recent crisis was clearly dwarfed by the unprecedented rise in total flows.
A unique feature of the recent crisis is that in its aftermath, network density fell to the lowest point of the 22-year period. Clustering, the prevalence of trilateral relationships, almost disappeared in both the core-core and core-periphery networks. The crisis appears to have triggered a drop in network density of a magnitude that we had not seen before. But why?
Historically, connectivity and clustering have followed a boom-bust cycle, much like total flows. But this pattern did not hold during the most recent crisis. While network density in 2007 was comparable to the precrisis levels observed earlier, the extent to which it fell in 2008–09 stands out. Although some analysts attributed the severity of the crisis to the level of financial interconnectedness, our findings suggest that the precrisis boom in connectivity can only partially explain the depth of the crisis. We suspect that two additional factors played a role. First, before the crisis, the global banking network was intermediating cross-border flows that were much larger than in previous decades. Second, the initial shock to the financial system was in the core of the global banking network, and within the core the affected participants were themselves highly interconnected. Studies have shown that similar shocks can have different consequences for a financial system depending on the particular point in the network structure where the shock hits (Gai and Kapadia, 2010). The location of the shock, combined with the unusually large cross-border flows of financial instruments, are likely to have been the factors that caused this crisis to be significantly more severe than earlier ones.
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Financial interconnectedness—the pattern of interactions among institutions and countries in the global financial system—is often called the main culprit in the severity of the recent crisis. This is because what was initially thought to be a local shock—the bankruptcy of a highly interconnected financial institution—had consequences well beyond that institution's and its country's borders. Had network analysis been in the policymakers' toolkit, they might better have understood the potential consequences of permitting the failure of a medium-sized financial institution. Network analysis, which looks at agents not in isolation but in concert, provides tools for analyzing interconnections that can be used to assess systemic risk. By looking at agents and the links between them, network analysis can add valuable insights about the financial system as a whole, which is a complicated web of interlinked and interdependent players. ■
Gai, Prasanna, and Sujit Kapadia, 2010, "Contagion in Financial Networks," Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Vol. 466, No. 2120, pp. 2401–2423.
Haldane, Andrew G., 2009, "Rethinking the Financial Network," Speech delivered at the Financial Student Association Conference in Amsterdam, April 28
Minoiu, Camelia, and Javier A. Reyes, 2011, "A Network Analysis of Global Banking: 1978–2009," IMF Working Paper 11/74 (Washington: International Monetary Fund).


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What is lactose intolerance?
Lactose intolerance is a condition caused by a lack of an enzyme called lactase, which, in turn, causes the body to be unable to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and milk products.
Lactase is normally produced by cells lining the small intestine where it breaks down lactose into a form that can be absorbed by the blood. A lack of lactase can cause uncomfortable symptoms for some people. Those who exhibit symptoms are said to be lactose intolerant.
Thirty to 50 million Americans (adults and children) are lactose intolerant. The disorder affects some populations more than others:
Seventy-five percent of all African-American, Jewish, Mexican-American, and Native American adults are lactose intolerant.
Ninety percent of Asian-American adults are lactose intolerant.
Lactose intolerance is least common among people with a northern European heritage.
What causes lactose intolerance?
Digestive diseases or injuries to the small intestine can reduce the amount of enzymes produced, and is the usual cause of lactose intolerance in young children. However, most cases of lactose intolerance develop over a period of many years in adults.
What are the symptoms of lactose intolerance?
The following are the most common symptoms of lactose intolerance. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms begin to appear in Caucasian children after age five, and in African-American children by two years of age.
Common symptoms, which begin about 30 minutes to two hours after consuming foods or beverages containing lactose, may include:
Abdominal pain
The severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of lactose consumed and the amount each individual can tolerate.
The symptoms of lactose intolerance may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
How is lactose intolerance diagnosed?
The most common diagnostic tests used to measure the absorption of lactose in the digestive system include the following:
Lactose tolerance test
This test measures the absorption of lactose in the digestive system. Beginning with fasting before the test and then drinking a liquid that contains lactose, several blood samples are taken over a two-hour period to measure the person's blood glucose (blood sugar) level. The blood glucose test indicates how well the body is able to digest lactose.
Hydrogen breath test
The patient drinks a lactose-heavy beverage, and the breath is analyzed at regular intervals to measure the amount of hydrogen. Undigested lactose in the colon is fermented by bacteria, resulting in the production of various gases, including hydrogen. When high levels of hydrogen are present in the breath, improper digestion of lactose is diagnosed.
Stool acidity test
This test, used in infants and young children, measures the amount of acid in the stool. Lactic acid and glucose, produced by undigested lactose, and other fatty acids can be detected in a stool sample.
Treatment for lactose intolerance
Specific treatment for lactose intolerance will be determined by your doctor based on:
Your age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the condition
Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Although there is not a treatment to improve the body's ability to produce lactase, symptoms caused by lactose intolerance can be controlled with a proper diet. In addition, lactase enzymes may be suggested by your doctor.
Young children with lactase deficiency should be under the care of a doctor.
In September of 2006, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for treating lactose intolerance. These guidelines support the use of dairy foods as an important source of calcium for bone growth and maintenance, as well as of other nutrients needed for growth in children and adolescents.
In the past, it had been recommended that dairy products should be eliminated from the diet to treat lactose intolerance. The new guidelines suggest that dairy foods should be tried to see which ones can be tolerated better than others. While the symptoms of lactose intolerance can be unpleasant, the condition does not damage the body. Thus, dairy foods that cause less disagreeable symptoms should be used in the diet to ensure adequate intake of calcium and other important nutrients.
Calcium for People with Lactose Intolerance
Calcium is essential for the growth and repair of bones throughout life, and has been suggested as a preventive for other diseases. Because milk and other dairy products are a major source of calcium, lactose intolerant children and adults must be concerned with getting enough calcium in a diet that includes little or no milk.
The recommended daily dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium, released in 2004 by the National Academy of Sciences, varies by age group:
Many nondairy foods are high in calcium, including the following:
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The season is 25% finished already. What have we learned?
- Chicago and Miami are by far the two best teams in the east, as expected. They should really start the eastern conference playoffs with the conference finals. The first two rounds are just going through the motions.
- Philly and Indiana are better than expected. One of those two will make it to the second round this year. These teams can actually get much better at the trade deadline as they are both in favorable cap situations with a lot of movable assets. That is something to keep an eye on, especially in Indiana's case; they are a piece or two away from being a contender.
- Orlando should trade Dwight now. Two complete drubbings in the last two games, a thin bench and a disgruntled Dwight = a situation that is barely keeping it together right now, could totally implode any day, and has a ceiling of getting a beatdown in the second round of the playoffs. Dwight is leaving, time to face that reality and rebuild.
- Atlanta will do what they do every year; lose in the 2nd round. Moving on.
- Boston is starting to get it together, 4 wins in a row and 4 easy games this week. If they can be healthy come seasons end they will be a tough draw in the playoffs. Their really weak bench is suspect, however they totally won the Big Baby for Brandon Bass trade.
- The Knicks are terrible. Who would have thought that trading all of your assets, most of your starters, as many future draft picks as you could, and anyone with potential for one guy would have backfired? All of New York is hoping that Baron Davis; a guy that was paid to not play for one of the worst teams in the league is going to be their savior and turn this team around. Don't hold your breath. There are basically going to do what they did last year; barely make the playoffs and get stomped in the first round. Best case scenario is winning one playoff game.
- Milwaukee, Cleveland and New Jersey will all hang around in the 9th to 11th seeds and hope Orlando implodes so they can sneak in and get swept by the Bulls.
- Toronto, Washington, Detroit and Charlotte…..these are the arguments for contraction. Terrible teams with no hope of getting better any time soon.
- Oklahoma City is tearing through the schedule early on. They locked Westbrook in long term and seem to not be missing a beat with Maynor out for the season. The west is looking a lot like the east with two serious contenders and a bunch of also-rans.
- Which brings us to Denver. They are going to finish the season as the #2 seed, but those who say you can't win without a superstar won't be silenced unless they make some real noise in the playoffs. They are a deep and very well-rounded team. This could happen. Everyone in New York realizes this is what our team should look like and would have if there wasn't a complete buffoon owning the team.
- As I am writing this I'm noticing it's a 6 way tie for the 3rd seed. That pretty much sums up the west after OKC and Denver. A lot of solid teams but no one else really standing out. The teams in first and second right now are clearly playing better but the gap isn't as big as Chicago and Miami out east. The west is wide open.
- This Clippers are fun to watch but are very thin after the Chris Paul trade. Look for them to come back to earth very soon.
- The Spurs just won't go away. They aren't winning anything this year, but will be a very tough out.
- Utah and Houston…two teams that will probably fall out of the playoff picture once the Lakers get it together and Memphis gets Randolph back. By the way who would have thought LA and Memphis would be the 9th and 10th seeds ¼ of the way through the season?
- Minnesota, AKA the league pass MVP's. They are fun to watch, young, and in a good cap position. They probably won't make the playoffs this year, but they are going to be close enough to make the 7th and 8th seeds sweat and pray they don't have a key injury. If they can upgrade at the 2 they could be really dangerous.
- Phoenix….poor Steve Nash. This is by far the worst Suns team he's been on. They don't have many assets, they have a bunch of terrible contracts and they have an owner that refuses to trade him to rebuild.
- Golden State is worse than predicted, but no one predicted Stephan Curry to miss so many games either.
- Sacramento and New Orleans are better than the bottom 3 or 4 teams in the east, but are still terrible. Two more arguments for contraction.


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Each year the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) Association creates a theme for an art contest in an effort to motivate and encourage young people to become more familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering and science. The FAI then invites its member nations to submit their best artwork for international recognition. In the United States, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) is the main organizer of the contest. Every Fall, South Dakota schools will receive an invitation to participate in the contest by submitting their interpretation of the aviation theme. The South Dakota winners are announced and displayed every spring at the SD Airports Conference, in the South Dakota Pilots Association newsletter and on this website. Every child receives a certificate of participation and the winners receive prizes with an aviation or art theme and a laminated copy of their work. Look for our next theme every Fall to come to your school and let your imagination FLY.
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Hill resident Eileen Reilly resigned last week as the Chestnut Hill Business Association's retail recruiter.
Reilly took the job nearly two years ago. Her responsibility was to recruit retailers to the Germantown Avenue.
During that time, the Avenue did see a gradual up tick in restaurants and boutique retailers. Reilly was involved in talking to a number of those retailers – from Hipster Home to Indigo Schuy and others.
Reilly told the Local that she felt it was time for "a fresh bundle of energy" in the position and that she would stay on to be sure to train whoever replaces her.
"I started two years ago as a part-timer but worked full time," she said. "It feels like I've worked four years."
Reilly said that although she is resigning from the job, she fully expects to stay involved.,
"I'm weighing options and looking for a way to share my talents in another capacity," she said, "That is still to be determined."
Overall, she said she is optimistic about the Avenue's direction.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) - A Chinese restaurant forced to shut its doors after getting caught with a dead deer in the kitchen.
It happened Thursday afternoon at the Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg.
"We were actually joking about the, you know, the whole Chinese restaurant. You know some rumors that you hear," says Katie Hopkins, a customer of the Red Flower restaurant.
But, Hopkins and her friends never imaged what would happen next, after finishing up a buffet lunch.
"Two of the workers came in wheeling a garbage can and they had a box sitting on top of it. And hanging out of the garbage can, they were trying to be real quick with it. So that nobody could see it. But there was like a tail, and a foot and leg. Sticking out of the garbage can and they wheeled it straight back into the kitchen," adds Hopkins.
Hopkins immediately called the health department to describe what she saw, "Many people eat there. A lot of locals eat there on lunch breaks and stuff. It was very disturbing. There was actually a blood trail that they were mopping up behind the garbage can."
Paul Lawson, the environmental health inspector in Whitley County says this is the craziest thing he's ever seen.
After he arrived at the Chinese restaurant on south highway 25 West, he says the complaints proved to be true after finding roadkill in the restaurants kitchen.
Lawson tells us that the owner's son admitted to picking up a dead deer off the side of I-75 north in Williamsburg.
This prompted the health department to immediately shut down business.
"They said they didn't know that they weren't allowed to. So that makes me concerned. But maybe thy could have before. They didn't admit to doing it before," says Lawson.
Lawson tells us that the restaurant can reopen if they pass a secondary health inspection, proving that they have washed, rinsed, and sanitized the restaurant after having roadkill inside.
The restaurant owner tells the health department that he wasn't going to serve the road kill to customers, but instead to his family.
The Red Flower Chinese Restaurant will not face any fines.
WKYT contacted the owner of the restaurant, but due to a language barrier we were not able to confirm if the family had plans to reopen the business.
Some customers like Katie Hopkins say, even if they reopen, they won't be going back, "I don't think I'll ever eat Chinese food ever again."


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wading into the national debate over immigration, California Governor Jerry Brown is pushing for a faster path to citizenship for the millions of people who are in the country illegally.
Brown's is the latest in a chorus of voices from the most populous U.S. state calling for swift enactment of reform - but also demanding that a provision that would delay full citizenship for 10 or more years be removed from the immigration overhaul legislation being considered in the U.S. Senate.
The delay is of particular concern to policymakers in California, because it means that the state's mostly poor illegal immigrants will be excluded for a decade from any federal financial support under the healthcare law known as Obamacare, as well as from programs such as food stamps and medicaid.
As a result, California may have to bear the cost of creating a 10-year safety net, or suffer the consequences of not having one.
"In order to avoid dire consequences for our state, comprehensive immigration reform must occur this year, and the resulting path to citizenship must be smooth and rapid," Brown wrote in a letter to Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic U.S. senator from California, released on Monday. "We should not hold these workers in a state of purgatory for ten years."
Last week, officials from Los Angeles County, where an estimated 11 percent of the adult population is undocumented, made a similar request.
The concern comes on the heels of a study released last week by the University of Southern California showing that 7 percent of California's population - 2.6 million people - are undocumented. One in six California children has at least one parent who is undocumented, and two-thirds of those children live in poverty, the report showed.
Last year, California spent more than $600 million on emergency room and other health-related services alone for people living in the state illegally, who are excluded from federal poverty programs such as Medicaid, according to figures provided by the state.
The current version of the immigration bill drawn up by a group of eight Democratic and Republican senators explicitly excludes them from such programs for at least 10 years.
The exclusion was an important part of a compromise that allowed both Democrats and Republicans to sign on to support the bill.
But Anthony Wright, a healthcare advocate who heads the group Health Access California, said it will create higher social and financial costs in the long run.
"It's wrong, it's shortsighted, ... it's tragic," said Wright. "It's not good for those families, and it's not good for the community and the state as a whole."
If and when the proposed immigration overhaul becomes law, some illegal immigrants will likely get health insurance because they will be able to get better jobs that offer such benefits, Wright said. But his organization estimates that about 1 million will remain without insurance - even after an immigration overhaul and the full implementation of the healthcare law.
"The way in which the reform is set up, they will not have access to any federal means-tested program during the next 10 to 13 years," said Giovanni Peri, an economist who specializes in immigration issues at the University of California, Davis.
Excluding illegal immigrants from food stamps, health programs and other services means the costs to those programs will not go up, Peri said, a key element in winning support for the immigration overhaul from fiscal conservatives.
But that could mean that the state will have to step in and pick up some of the cost.
"It may wind up imposing more local costs on California," said Manuel Pastor, an author of the USC study.
The median income for an illegal immigrant working full-time in California is $20,600 per year, the USC study showed. Those earnings are below the $23,550 considered to be the poverty level for a family of four nationwide, and considerably less than the $35,325 that the authors say constitutes poverty in an expensive state like California.
By comparison, the median income for a U.S.-born worker in the state is about $50,000, the study showed.
"California has nearly a quarter of the nation's unauthorized immigrants and they're deeply woven in our society," said Pastor.
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A couple of years ago I wrote, on this blog, about the famous 'Football Attack' on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, and how some of the war diaries for these football battalions were now available online to view.
The Footballers' Battalions were formed partly in response to criticism that the 1914-15 league season had not been cancelled despite the outbreak of war, with many members of the public suggesting strongly that players should be drafted to the army instead of continuing to play football.
In remembrance of these football battalions, on Thursday just past, more than 100 people gathered in Longueval on Thursday morning to attend the unveiling of a memorial. You can read a description of this service on the BBC website – a very good blog post written by Paul Fletcher.
Football is hugely popular, and rightly so, it is still the 'beautiful game', however in a week where the media went into meltdown because Wayne Rooney said he may leave his club, and the hysteria continues to envelope Liverpool because they have lost a couple of games, let's take a second to take stock of life and put a few things into perspective…these old footballers swapped football boots for Lee Enfield rifles and the trenches, many of them paid the ultimate sacrifice on the Somme. Soldiers are still putting everything on the line and are being wounded and killed in Afghanistan.
When a footballer gets injured or throws his toys out of the pram to get a few extra 'noughts' on his already huge contract, or your club loses a few games…let's put it into perspective. It isn't exactly life or death now is it?


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