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'Canes reserve DE Chad Thomas will miss Nebraska game with back spasms
It's been a rough week injury wise for the Hurricanes ahead of one of their biggest non-conference games of the season.
Miami at Nebraska: Game day notes as the 'Canes visit Lincoln
Miami (2-1) at Nebraska (3-0), 8 p.m.
Coley likely back, but 'Canes will be without K Goudis, OL Gall at Nebraska
A day before leaving for their showdown against No. 24 Nebraska, the Hurricanes got some mixed news on the injury front.
'Canes QB Ryan Williams nearing return after knee injury
CORAL GABLES—After tearing his ACL during spring practice, Miami quarterback Ryan Williams told family and friends he was going to do his best to work his way back onto the field in time for the Hurricanes' game against Nebraska.
Reserve QB Kevin Olsen no longer a student at UM, school confirms
Former reserve quarterback Kevin Olsen is no longer a student at Miami, the school announced early Tuesday afternoon.
ESPN set to air 'The U Part 2' after Heisman ceremony
"The U" is getting a sequel.
UM reserve QB Kevin Olsen arrested, charged with DUI
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Kevin Olsen was charged early Monday morning with driving under the influence and possessing a fake or stolen identification.
'Canes coach Al Golden talks special teams, Nebraska and more
Through the Hurricanes first three games, Miami's had its share of struggles on special teams.
UM coach Al Golden "absolutely" expects Muhammad back
It's been a tough week, personnel wise for the Hurricanes.
Arkansas State at Miami: Game day notes as 'Canes host Red Wolves
Arkansas State (1-1) at Miami (1-1), 3:30 p.m.
'Canes lose Al-Quadin Muhammad for season
The Hurricanes will be without defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad this season.
'Canes WR Stacy Coley out vs. Arkansas State
After missing three days of practice this week, receiver Stacy Coley won't play Saturday when Miami hosts Arkansas State.
'Canes WR Stacy Coley misses practice, status for Saturday unclear
For a third straight day, the Hurricanes were without one of their dynamic playmakers and his status for Miami's game Saturday against Arkansas State remains in question.
Coley held out of 'Canes practice, QB talk and more Tuesday notes
CORAL GABLES—Freshman quarterback Brad Kaaya has had some ups and downs during his first two starts, injured quarterback Ryan Williams is making progress and Kevin Olsen's suspension has ended.
Improvement remains a priority for 'Canes, Williams progressing and more notes from Monday
The Hurricanes' season-opening loss to Louisville was a week ago and Miami has played another game since, but coach Al Golden said the Hurricanes' performance against the Cardinals remains a sore spot.
'Canes coach Al Golden talks LBs, QBs and more after FAMU win
After the dismissal of two linebackers this summer, one of Miami's off-season concerns was whether the Hurricanes would have enough depth at the position.
FAMU at Miami: Game day notes as 'Canes prep for home opener
FAMU (0-1) at Miami (0-1), 7 p.m.
Miami, FIU renew football series, will play in other sports
CORAL GABLES—The football series between Miami and FIU is officially back.
"Lot of regret" as 'Canes return to practice after loss
CORAL GABLES—After Monday night's loss at Louisville, the Hurricanes shifted gear and returned to practice on Wednesday days ahead of their home opener against FAMU.
Miami at Louisville: Game day notes as 'Canes open the season
Miami at Louisville, 8 p.m.
Miami confirms QB Kevin Olsen suspended for opener
Earlier this week, Miami coach Al Golden said the Hurricanes planned to take four quarterbacks to Louisville for the Hurricanes' opener.
'Canes play waiting game, 4 QBs traveling, and Friday notes
CORAL GABLES—While seemingly everyone else plays, the Hurricanes will wait.
Four-star offensive tackle Bar Milo commits to 'Canes
It seems Miami's pipeline to one of southern California's top high school programs is flowing.
'Canes hoops team announces ACC schedule
With plenty of talented newcomers on the roster, expectations are high for Miami's basketball team.
Al Golden, Bobby Petrino talk tough openers, QBs, and more
For both Miami and Louisville, there is no soft, non-conference game to open the season.
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad misses 'Canes practice, more from Tuesday
When the Hurricanes initially took the practice field on Tuesday morning, they were without one of their defensive ends.
Williams, Heaps share thoughts on Kaaya and more Monday notes
CORAL GABLES—A day after the Hurricanes named freshman Brad Kaaya their starter, the two more experienced quarterbacks on Miami's roster both said they'll do everything possible to help him transition into his new role.
UM names freshman Brad Kaaya Hurricanes' starting quarterback
The Hurricanes have decided to give the highly-touted youngster a chance.
As 'Canes shift focus to Louisville, some lessons from camp
Miami coach Al Golden made the decision to end camp a day early for the Hurricanes.
'Canes make position adjustments, leaders back in black, and more notes from Thursday
CORAL GABLES—Throughout camp, the Hurricanes have done some experimenting.
Heaps practices, defensive leaders sent message, and more notes
CORAL GABLES—Through the first few minutes of practice, nothing looked to be amiss.
Miami Killian ATH Jaquan Johnson staying home with 'Canes
The Miami Hurricanes have made it a priority to try and keep top-notch local talent from leaving the area and Tuesday night, they locked up a verbal commitment from one of South Florida's top athletes.
Report: UM QB Jake Heaps says 'everything is fine'
After missing Miami's second scrimmage of fall camp, Hurricanes quarterback Jake Heaps told ESPN.com he was held out of Monday night's scrimmage as a precautionary message.
QB Jake Heaps held out of 'Canes second scrimmage
The Hurricanes had their second scrimmage of fall camp on Monday and one of the contenders for their starting quarterback job did not participate.
Golden gives leaders a breather, another scrimmage looms
CORAL GABLES—When the Hurricanes took the field Saturday morning for their 13th practice of fall camp, several notable players weren't sporting jerseys, pads, or helmets.
Njoku gets shot at LB, 'Canes do the media day thing
CORAL GABLES—Freshman David Njoku arrived at Miami as one of the highest-rated athletes in the Hurricanes 2014 signing class and early expectations were that he'd play wide receiver, something he did at New Jersey's Cedar Grove High.
Kaaya, Heaps listed as co-starters at QB on 'Canes first depth chart
Hurricanes coach Al Golden has repeatedly said he wanted his quarterback race narrowed to two players after the first scrimmage. And on Thursday afternoon, that's what happened.
'Canes S Rayshawn Jenkins out for season
The Hurricanes will be without one of their top safeties this season.
Playmakers shine in 'Canes first scrimmage of fall camp
It was closed to the fans and media, but the Hurricanes held their first of two scrimmages in six days on Wednesday and by Miami's account, some of the Hurricanes' biggest playmakers performed well.
Punters battling, 'Canes prepare for scrimmage, and recruits talk
Through the first seven practice sessions of camp, there's been plenty of talk about the competition for Miami's starting quarterback job.
'Canes dealing with minor injuries, tackling a focus as camp continues
Through the first week of camp, the Hurricanes have been fortunate, injury-wise with only quarterback Ryan Williams, who tore his ACL during a spring scrimmage, held out of work.
'Canes corner Tracy Howard talks...everything and early Monday notes from camp
When it comes time for interviews, there are few players on Miami's roster as entertaining to talk to as cornerback Tracy Howard.
OC James Coley likes his QBs, Langham arrives and more from 'Canes camp
With Kansas transfer Jake Heaps, redshirt freshman Kevin Olsen and true freshmen Brad Kaaya and Malik Rosier still competing for the Hurricanes' starting quarterback job, Miami coach Al Golden reiterated Saturday he'd like the race narrowed to two players after the Hurricanes' first scrimmage.
Injured QB Ryan Williams gets in a few plays as 'Canes continue camp
There's been plenty of focus on Miami's quarterback battle through the first week of camp with Kansas transfer Jake Heaps and true freshman Brad Kaaya taking the majority of reps with the first team.
'Canes QBs Heaps, Kaaya continue impressing, Tim "Ice" Harris speaks about new role
For the third straight day, Miami saw its practice interrupted by weather.
UM announces non-conference hoops schedule
With nine promising newcomers, including transfers Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan, expectations are high for Miami's basketball team, which leaves for a basketball tour of Spain later this month.
Weather forces 'Canes inside (again), Trayone Gray practices
Another day, another lightning delay for the Hurricanes.
QBs, defensive tackles, lightning, and more from the first day of Canes camp
It wasn't the quite the start of camp the Miami Hurricanes probably wanted.
Patchan signs grant-in-aid papers, UM-UF tip-off announced
Miami will have the chance for unlimited contact with another of its top prospects after defensive end Scott Patchan signed a grant-in-aid agreement with the school on Monday.
UM coach Al Golden ready for camp despite coaching changes, other challenges
With training camp starting on Tuesday, Miami coach Al Golden held his first press conference of the season on Monday and shared a few tidbits about what he expects to see in camp.
TE Archibald signs financial aid agreement with UM
The Hurricanes coaching staff will have unlimited access to one of its top recruits this fall.
Report: UM QB Kevin Olsen suspended after failed drug test
It seems Miami will be without redshirt freshman Kevin Olsen for at least one game this season.
Hurricanes announce football coaching staff changes
Just five days before the start of fall camp, Miami has announced a number of changes to its football staff.
Longtime 'Canes LB coach Micheal Barrow leaving program
With five days before the start of fall camp, it appears Miami's coaching staff will be undergoing some change.
Hurricanes unranked in preseason coaches poll
Miami may have been the surprise pick to win the Coastal Division at the ACC's annual Kickoff event earlier this month, but the Hurricanes will start the year unranked in the preseason coaches poll released Thursday.
Former 'Canes RB Lamar Miller: 'We call it a brotherhood'
It's no secret in the football world that former Hurricanes flock to Coral Gables during the off-season to train on Miami's campus and mentor current players.
'Canes hoops team begins prepping for season, trip abroad
After winning the ACC and advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2013, Miami found itself in the unenviable position last season of having to replace all five of its starters and nearly 90 percent of its offense.
'Canes get commitments from OLs St. Louis, Loftus
Miami's push on the recruiting trail continues paying dividends for Al Golden and his staff.
UM announces date for CanesFest, more from QB Jake Heaps
This time around, CanesFest promises Miami fans a different kind of look at their favorite college football team.
'Canes Johnson, Perryman named pre-season All-ACC picks
Hurricanes running back Duke Johnson and linebacker Denzel Perryman have already picked up more than a few pre-season honors, and now they can both add one more.
Miami picked to win Coastal, FSU picked to win ACC
Miami doesn't yet have a starting quarterback and its defense struggled late in the season last year, but there are expectations heading into the season.
'Canes AD Blake James talks NCAA closure, facilities, and more
Blake James is excited.
'Canes LHP Andy Suarez bypasses pro career, returns to UM
Miami baseball's team got some good news on Friday when pitcher Andy Suarez opted to bypass a professional career and return to Coral Gables for his senior season.
Two UM football players charged with sexual battery
Two University of Miami football players were arrested Tuesday morning after telling police they had sex with a 17-year-old student without her consent, according to a police report.
Zack Collins named Baseball America's National Freshman of the Year
Zack Collins had a pretty good Monday.
Hurricanes, Gators to renew hoops rivalry this season
The Hurricanes and Gators won't meet on the football field this season, but the two will renew at least one rivalry this year.
Injured 'Canes QB Ryan Williams says he's progressing
For Ryan Williams, everything had seemingly fallen into place.
'Canes headed to Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
Miami's basketball team will be spending a few days in New York this season.
UM, Morris agree to extension, DiMare to take over after 2018
Miami baseball coach Jim Morris will be staying in Coral Gables for three more seasons, and when his time with the Hurricanes is done, one of his longtime assistants -- Gino DiMare -- will take the reins.
'Canes pick up commitment from 2016 QB Jack Allison
He's still got two seasons of high school football ahead of him, but already, one of the nation's top 2016 quarterback prospects has said he plans to play for the Hurricanes.
'Canes hoops coach Katie Meier takes one for charity
For the past few days, dozens of women's basketball coaches across the country have willingly let their players, fellow coaches, or administrators dump buckets of ice cold water over the heads.
Miami's Duke Johnson talks ankles, motivation and more
Earlier this week, I had a chance to sit down with Miami running back Duke Johnson, who finished last season as the Hurricanes' leading rusher even after being sidelined with a season-ending ankle injury that caused him to miss five games.
UM assistant women's basketball coach involved in fatal accident
University of Miami assistant women's basketball coach Octavia Blue was reportedly involved in an accident early Sunday morning in which a pedestrian was killed.
Former Kansas QB Jake Heaps transfers to Miami
Another quarterback will be in the mix for Miami's starting job this year.
Report: UM linked to coaching shakeup at rival Florida
The University of Miami reportedly is linked to a coaching shakeup at the rival University of Florida.
UM football players 'at home' leading children through drills at camp
MIAMI GARDENS - Calvin Heurtelou stood out during the wave drill.
PF Kamari Murphy signs with 'Canes hoops
Miami basketball coach Jim Larrañaga has had success finding key transfers in recent seasons and on Wednesday, he added another to the Hurricanes' roster.
Report: Miami's Jim Morris gets contract extension
Miami baseball coach Jim Morris has been a fixture in Coral Gables for more than two decades and now, it seems he'll be staying with the Hurricanes for at least a few more seasons.
'Canes pick up commitment from DE Jamie Gordinier
Miami coach Al Golden and defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio have had their share of success recruiting in New Jersey.
Palmer, Hernandez taken in MLB Draft; K Drew Galitz commits
Two more Hurricanes were selected on Saturday during the final day of the Major League Baseball draft.
Four 'Canes, one UM signee taken on second day of draft
The day after pitcher Andy Suarez became the first Hurricane taken in the Major League Baseball draft, four of his teammates joined him as draftees on Friday.
Miami lefty Andrew Suarez selected by Washington Nationals in MLB Draft
Miami lefty Andrew Suarez became the first Hurricane selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Thursday night, when the Washington Nationals chose the redshirt sophomore with their second-round pick, 57th overall.
Nine 'Canes named to Phil Steele's preseason All-ACC teams
Camp won't start until early August, but some preseason honors are continuing to roll in for some of the Hurricanes.
Collins, Garcia named All-Americans; OL Gauthier commits
All season long, Miami's baseball team relied on its talented freshmen. Now two of those players have earned All-American honors.
Hurricanes rally on Monday to win Sunday night's game; force winner-take-all championship game
All Miami's bats needed to get going was a 14-hour break.
Miami-Texas Tech to finish Monday
After three rain delays at Mark Light Field, the NCAA has delayed the conclusion of Sunday night's Miami-Texas Tech game in the Coral Gables Regional until Monday.
Benches clear in Miami-Texas Tech baseball game
Benches cleared in the top of the third inning of Sunday night's Miami-Texas Tech baseball game, resulting in three ejections.
After health scare, Miami's Jim Morris excited to return to postseason
CORAL GABLES — When Miami baseball coach Jim Morris said that he was excited to be back in the NCAA Tournament at his Thursday afternoon press conference, he wasn't paying lip service.
Canes P Chris Diaz a Louisville Slugger All-American
Miami pitcher Chris Diaz can add another honor to his resume this season.
NCAA Baseball Tournament field announced, Miami, Florida on collision course
CORAL GABLES The University of Miami baseball team found out Sunday night that they'll host their 25th NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional this weekend — on Monday, the Hurricanes found out they'll face off with Bethune-Cookman, Columbia University and Texas Tech this weekend at Mark Light Field.
'Canes to host NCAA regional, Carey an All-Tourney pick
Miami's streak of consecutive postseason appearances continues.
'Canes beat Duke at ACC Tourney, await postseason fate
After two tough losses, Miami finished play in the ACC Tournament on a positive note.
Miami falls to Clemson, drops to 0-2 in ACC Tournament
For Miami, another ACC Tournament game, another loss.
No surprise: Duke Johnson on 'Canes post-spring depth chart
Before the end of spring practice, Miami running back Duke Johnson was integrated into his first football workouts after fracturing his ankle in the Hurricanes' 41-14 loss to Florida State last November.
Miami falls to Georgia Tech in opening game of ACC Tourney
Miami entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, the Coastal Division champion and a favorite to contend for the conference title.
'Canes, Gators have (briefly) discussed renewing rivalry
After Miami's 21-16 win over Florida last September, it seemed unlikely two of the state's college football powers would renew their rivalry outside of any potential post-season matchups.
'Canes football home opener vs. FAMU set for 7 p.m. start
The Hurricanes already knew they'd be opening their season on national television against Louisville on Labor Day, but now they know a little bit more about some of their other early-season matchups.
Hurricanes hoping top seed leads to ACC tourney title
Even as some of the losses piled up early, there was no mass panic.
Former 'Canes QB Stephen Morris talks NFL Draft and more
Former Miami quarterback Stephen Morris didn't sugarcoat his disappointment late last week when he spoke to our Paul Tenorio about his NFL Draft experience.
'Canes baseball to open play in ACC Tournament on Wednesday
As the overall top seed, Miami will have the luxury of waiting a day to start play in this week's ACC Tournament.
Miami secures top seed in ACC Tourney with win over UNC
After a tough 13-12 start, the Hurricanes are the ACC Coastal Division champions.
Hurricanes OF Dale Carey named ACC Player of the Week
Miami's baseball team went 4-0 last week and now one Hurricane is receiving an individual honor for his performance during that stretch.
After sweeping Duke, 'Canes baseball team stock rises
After winning its 15th straight road game and sweeping its fourth straight ACC road series, the Hurricanes baseball team is seeing its stock rise…again.
Morris, Hurns among 'Canes signing as undrafted free agents
Stephen Morris and Allen Hurns will have the chance to chase their NFL dreams together.
'Canes OT Seantrel Henderson taken in 7th round by Buffalo
Seantrel Henderson will get his NFL opportunity.
Former 'Canes P O'Donnell drafted by Chicago in sixth round
All season long, Pat O'Donnell was one of Miami's biggest weapons.
Lineman Brandon Linder first Cane taken in NFL Draft
It took more than 90 picks, but a Miami Hurricane was selected in the NFL Draft late Friday night. And it came as a bit of a surprise to him.
Report: Seantrel Henderson tested positive for marijuana at combine
Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson had his share of issues during his career at Miami, and now, days ahead of the NFL Draft, the former Hurricane may see his stock tumbling.
'Canes baseball team wins sixth straight series
Another weekend, another series win for the Hurricanes baseball team.
UM coach Al Golden says Ryan Williams is improving, remains optimistic about offense
Less than a month after projected starter Ryan Williams tore his ACL in Miami's second spring scrimmage, Hurricanes coach Al Golden said the injured quarterback is making progress.
'Canes hoops matchups set for 2014-'15, 2015-'16
Miami's men's hoops team now knows which ACC opponents it will be facing the next two seasons.
UM takes series against Notre Dame with comeback win
For more than three weeks, Miami was the hottest team in college baseball.
4-star ATH Jordan Cronkrite commits to Miami
Sunday night, Miami picked up a commitment from one of the nation's top athletes in the Class of 2015.
'Canes need late-inning heroics to extend win streak
This time, Miami needed some late-inning heroics to keep the streak going.
'Canes F James Kelly plans to transfer
Miami forward James Kelly has been granted his release and is planning to transfer, the school announced Friday afternoon.
'Canes basketball player Erik Swoope to enter NFL draft
CORAL GABLES—More than once this past season, Miami forward Erik Swoope was asked about the possibility of transitioning from basketball to football.


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With more and more people without food or financial resources, Blaine and Birch Bay community members have found a way to help by offering a free meal every week.
The Blaine Community Soup Kitchen (BCSK) will serve its first meal today at 5:30 p.m. at the Blackberry House Café and will continue to offer meals to those in need every Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
When Kelly and her husband bought the café, they envisioned using it as a hub for the community. A soup kitchen was one idea, but it wasn't until others came forward with the same desire that they were able to act on it.
Nine teams of people – all with a common passion for helping the community – have been assembled. The teams rotate through the Thursdays, and each is responsible for planning the meal, purchasing the food, cooking and serving it and cleaning up afterward. Teams finance the meals, whether it's out of their own pocket or through donations.
So far, the BCSK has teams from Blaine Christian Fellowship, Freedom Fellowship, North Bay Christ the King, Blaine United Church of Christ, Northwood Alliance Church, St. Anne's Catholic Church, along with two unaffiliated teams who have have gathered friends to serve in this effort.
"I am so thankful for the people involved in BCSK, their passion for this service to the community," Kelly said. "It's a wonderful group of people full of servant hearts. This isn't about those who serve, but about those who benefit."
The Blackberry House Café is located at 321 H Street in Blaine.
To donate money or to form a team, contact North Bay Christ the King Church at 360/332-1951.


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My wife and I will be taking our first trip to Nashville this coming weekend and I can't wait. I'm going to look FABULOUS in my cut off daisy dukes.
If you didn't watch "Bates Motel" then I'm not really sure we'll have much to talk about when things get into a lull and I say, "hey did you hear about how the second season of 'Bates Motel' is going to feature a few more members of the Bates family according to the show's creator Carlton Cuse?". Then I'll probably get kind of pissy and say something about you looking fat and then we won't talk for a while. See how just watching the show could have avoided this whole thing?
We all went a little gaga over the "Evil Dead" remake on the podcast so I'm kind of looking forward to the Blu-Ray dropping so I can relive all the memories at home, minus the 8 year old crying 4 rows behind me. The disc will drop on July 16th and be chock full of behind the scenes features and a commentary track with everyone and their mother on it. It will not unfortunately feature a commentary track by the god awful parents trying to quiet the earlier mentioned 8 year old.
I never thought Steven Spielberg and the "Leprechaun" remake would be mentioned in the same sentence but color me wrong here. It turns out that Zach Lipovsky, the winner of Spielberg and Mark Burnett's "On the Lot" reality show will direct the Lionsgate/WWE reboot. I guess that doesn't really mean Speielberg has anything to do with the film so I can see why you might be annoyed by my misleading intro there. But on the other hand, you're a prick.
Melissa Leo, who is in no way related to Jay Leno and now that I see this typed out doesn't even have the same last name, has signed on to M. Night Shyamalan's "Wayward Pines". The TV series stars Matt Dillon as a secret service agent investigating the disappearance of two federal agents. Leo will play a nurse who lives in the town of Wayward Pines where Dillon is investigating. She doesn't even have a giant chin. I don't know what I was thinking.
California... wife... argument... bite... husband... penis.
A 45 year old special education teacher from Maryland has been accused of having sex with her dog. She's been accused because police found video and photos of her having sex with the dog. I'm 99% sure we can just go ahead and say she did it.
Are you going to cry during the finale of "30 Rock" next week? I'm not going to. Just an FYI. It's just a show. Grow up.
It must be awful to be Chloe Grace Moretz's parents. She seems to be really good at things and I feel like she would be disgusted with me when she comes home after doing something awesome and I'm sitting on the couch wrapping up a 20 McNugget box. Now she's landed the lead in the big screen adaption of "If I Stay", a new film about a girl who can only remember the events after a serious car crash she is involved in. She'll probably be awesome too. So awesome that the only thing I could do to match her is eat 3 snack wraps after I finish the McNuggets. They're so good.
I have never understood the love for Dario Argento's "Suspiria" but maybe that's because I love freedom and think the ballet is stupid and gross. None the less though I was kind of interested to see what was going to happen with the remake but according to director David Gordon Green the film may never get off the ground. Looks like the film is caught up in all kinds of legal mumbo jumbo and probably won't be made. To best honest "legal trouble" kind of sounds like "I was baked when I said I wanted to remake this movie and now I need to find a way out". But what do I know.
There are probably 4 people on this planet that actually give a crap about the WWE's reboot of "Leprechaun" but damn it all if that is going to stop them. To their credit though the gang behind the film say it will be a lot darker and more of a traditional horror film then the original. So that's something right? To be clear 1 of the 4 people is Mark from the podcast. He gets so excited. His little arms just get all a flutter in his size XS Stone Cold t-shirt.
I have never seen a version of "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" tale I did not like. To be fair though I've only seen 2 and 1 of them was a Disney cartoon. Now it looks like those crazy freaks over at Fox are rolling on a pilot for a new show based on the classic headless horseman tale. "Underworld" director Len Wiseman will lead the pilot and I swear if there's not a talking frog and possibly a singing bug of some sort I will hunt him down and give him a stern talking to.
Apparently in South Carolina you can be arrested for choking a hog. Who knew?
You can also be arrested in Oregon for punching a dog and sticking it in an oven. That seems a lot more obvious though.
Tomorrow is St Patrick's Day and while I'm not Irish I do love an excuse to get drunk. Really I don't need an excuse but it's always awesome to have one so you don't feel like an alcoholic. I also love any reason to get a Carvel cake. Especially a Cookie O' Puss. Again I don't really need an excuse to eat a entire ice cream cake by myself but it's nice to have one.
The smarty pants folks at Universal have decided to push up the release date for "Oblivion" to April 23rd 2013 from it's original release date of July 10th. The movie stars Tom Cruise as soldier who's court marshaled and shipped off to a deserted planet only to find he isn't alone. I think I'd move to another planet too if I was promised I'd be alone with Tom Cruise. Not for the reason you're thinking, sicko! It's so I can have sex with him.
The only thing worse than beating a dead horse is beating a dead vampire. I don't think that makes any sense. But my point here is that Alcon Entertainment has tapped Brian Dannelly to direct their new vampire comedy "Suckers". I'm not going to bother explaining the plot because you can probably guess it. but Dannelly has directed episodes of "Weeds", "The United States of Tara" and "Pushing Daisies" so it might not be too shabby. But I'm a glass half full kind of guy.
You tell me Danny Trejo, Anthony Michael Hall and Mickey Rourke are going to be in a movie and I listen my friends. The movie is called "Dead In Tombstone" and apparently Trejo comes back from the dead to bring the hammer down on his half brother after being double crossed in a mine robbery. This might be the most perfect movie ever made. Minus Mickey Rourke actually. That guy creeps the hell out of me.
People are going to throw a fit but honestly Lionsgate teaming up with WWE to remake "Leprechaun" might be amazing. There's no script, no cast, and no real other news but what the hell can go wrong. And while we're at it I think Jennifer Aniston is delightful. There, I said it.
I have no idea what the rules are when going into prison, thank god, but I'm pretty sure you don't have to smuggle lip balm inside by shoving it up your ass. Honestly this all sounds like someone was just looking to have a cavity search for fun and just shoved the first thing he found up there.
Let this be a lesson to your kids out there. If you lie about having cancer and raise money for your treatment the state of Virginia will come down on your hate. Like 100$ fine hard. So you know. Maybe consider not doing it.
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When Ambassador Oak enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token onto the battlefield.
Whenever Augury Adept deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost.
: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
If a source would deal damage to a player, you may prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of Clerics you control.
Whenever a Forest enters the battlefield under your control, Battlewand Oak gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever you cast a Treefolk spell, Battlewand Oak gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink and trample.
First strike
Belligerent Hatchling enters the battlefield with four -1/-1 counters on it.
Whenever you cast a red spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Belligerent Hatchling.
Whenever you cast a white spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Belligerent Hatchling.
Cast Berserk only before the combat damage step.
Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power. At the beginning of the next end step, destroy that creature if it attacked this turn.
Bloodcrazed Goblin can't attack unless an opponent has been dealt damage this turn.
Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
You may have Body Double enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature card in a graveyard.
When Boggart Harbinger enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Goblin card, reveal it, then shuffle your library and put that card on top of it.
: Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile deals 2 damage to each attacking or blocking creature target player controls.
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, at the beginning of your first main phase, add to your mana pool.
Vigilance, reach
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Chorus of the Tides, scry 1. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.
: Daybreak Ranger deals 2 damage to target creature with flying.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Daybreak Ranger.
Deep-Slumber Titan enters the battlefield tapped.
Deep-Slumber Titan doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever Deep-Slumber Titan is dealt damage, untap it.
Deity of Scars enters the battlefield with two -1/-1 counters on it.
, Remove a -1/-1 counter from Deity of Scars: Regenerate Deity of Scars.
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you and/or permanents you control this turn. If damage is prevented this way, Divine Deflection deals that much damage to target creature or player.
Drakestown Forgotten enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.
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VIDEO: Manuel on Brown and Kendrick. PHOTO: Howard and Brown celebrate Howard's 4th inning home run. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)
Ryan Howard and Dom Brown each homered, and Kyle Kendrick pitched seven strong innings as the Phillies defeated Miami 7-2 to open a four-game series Thursday night.
The Phillies looked eager to put the two-game sweep in Clevelend behind them, but Miami jumped ahead 1-0 after former teammate Juan Pierre scored on a double-play grounder by former teammate Placido Polanco.
Brown knotted the game at 1 an inning later, when he hammered out an offering from Marlins' starter Alex Sanabia.
Howard put the Phillies in front for good in the 4th with a solo shot that just barely cleared the flower bed in left field. It was just his third home run to true left field in the past two seasons.
While power started the offense, the little things led to a pair of runs in the 5th. Erik Kratz led off with a walk after a 13-pitch at-bat, and then was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kendrick. Jimmy Rollins then smacked a hard grounder at Marlins' second baseman Donovan Solano who had it go off his chest, putting runners on the corners with one out.
Chase Utley followed with a sacrifice fly just in front of the warning track in right field that Kratz was able to just lumber home ahead of the throw to make it 3-1. After Utley singled to put runners at the corner again, catcher Rob Brantly couldn't handle a high offering by Sanabia, with the passed ball allowing Rollins to score.
The Marlins pushed back to within two in the top of the 6th when Justin Ruggiano sent the first Kendrick pitch of the inning over the 401 sign in deep center field, but that would be the last damage the Marlins would do against the Phillies righty.
Insurance for the Phillies came in the form of a 3-run 8th inning off of Tom Koehler. Koehler opened with walks to Howard and Nix, and they both ended up scoring on an RBI single by Brown and a Koehler wild pitch. Erik Kratz later picked up his 8th RBI of the season with a single to left field to plate Brown.
Kendrick backed up his 3-hit shutout of the Mets on Friday with 7 innings of 2-run baseball, giving up 7 hits while striking out 5 to improve to 3-1 on the season. Mike Adams pitched a perfect 8th with two strikeouts, and Jonathan Papelbon finished off the 9th in a non-save situation in his first action since Sunday in New York.
Sanabia dropped to 2-4 after giving up 6 hits and 4 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings.
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14 Scott Street ,
Elwood, Victoria, 3184
Phone Number:
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Treat yourself to one of Italian Delights Tours small group private tours (min. 4 guests) of regional Victoria or enjoy a day out shopping at Melbourne's best Italian gourmet food stores! Provincial Victoria's King Valley is becoming famous for its world class wines, gourmet food, and spectacular natural scenery. This lush, green valley only 2 1/2 hours drive from Melbourne practically takes you to picturesque Northern Italy, without the long haul flight. On the tour you will be treated to some wholesome and rich velvety reds and a rustic Italian "cucina". These characteristics are more than evident in the eateries that we have chosen, which include the chef hat awarded Simone's of Bright, Brown Brothers winery and Lindenwarrah at Milawa's Merlot restaurant. For gourmet shoppers, shopping day tours will help you stock your pantries with all things Italian! Feel like a child in a toy shop and discover the excitement of discovering great cheeses, cured meats, coffee, authentic and well-priced Italian wine, along with a host of delicious pastries. During the tours your hosts will take care of all your groceries and once you have bought your items, they will be stored safely away in a cool place in their well-appointed vehicle. For the gourmet shopping tours Italian Delights Tours have chosen some of the best and most authentic Italian food stores. Unpretentious and unashamedly Italian and great value to boot! They also offer a wide range of products that make great gifts or special treats for you, your friends or loved ones! After the shopping enjoy a casual lunch at the many great Italian cafes and restaurants in Lygon St, before the tour concludes.
La Trobe's Cottage, Cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Phone Number:
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Combined tours of Government House and La Trobe's Cottage provide a fascinating insight into the contrast between the two properties and the eras they represent. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the grand State Rooms, Billiard Room and look 'below stair's' to the old kitchen and mews. Please note that bookings are essential and all tours must be booked in groups of four. For Government House tours names of all guests must be provided in advance and photo ID is required on the day. As Government House is a working residence and a fully operational building, tours may need to be cancelled or rescheduled. Areas visited may also vary. Tours depart from La Trobe's Cottage.
Unit 9, 331 Ingles St,
Port Melbourne, Victoria, 3207
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The Kimberley is Australia's last true frontier which needs to be experienced to be truly appreciated. Discovery One's cruises give you the experience of a lifetime onboard their vessel, Discovery One; a 25 meter catamaran that has the advantage of being able to deliver wonderful up-close encounters of this pristine wilderness that larger vessels can't offer. These eco-friendly cruises observe the Kimberley's natural beauty, maximising the experience and enjoyment for passengers, while respecting a magnificent natural asset. In combination with the shore excursions, there is simply no better way to discover the magic of this region. Discovery One offer affordable, comfortable, relaxed and casual cruises and, with a maximum capacity of 22 passengers, they can maximise the number of excursions in their itineraries. The friendly and professional crew ensure that everyone is well looked after and having the best experience possible of this amazing part of Australia.
1 Cnr Flinders & Swanston St,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Phone Number:
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Melbourne By Foot is the most convenient and best value walking tour of Melbourne, Australia's cultural capital. They know what it is like to arrive in a foreign city and be bogged down with information on where to go and what to see. They have taken the best qualities of Melbourne and packaged it into a relaxed and entertaining walk. A great orientation for first time travellers and a must for regular visitors and Melburnians with a thirst for local knowledge. Melbourne By Foot was designed to give participants a great insight into life here in the city. The walk covers a range of traditional topics including Aboriginal history, early settlement and colonial times. There is a healthy sprinkling of sport, art and music which are all facets that make this city a vibrant melting pot of culture. Melbourne By Foot have recently launched a new tour called The Beer Lovers Guide to Melbourne The cultural walk is a weaving journey through the heart of the city which takes in Melbourne's famed lane ways, arcades and hidden corners. From the quaint streets of the Quarter you will also visit some of the iconic structures of the city including Federation Square, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Eureka Tower. The friendly guides are all 'big on Melbourne'. They pride themselves on their local knowledge and the tours not only highlight the sites, history and stories of Melbourne, but provide guests with an insight into local events and things to do. If you aren't a local, they want you to feel like one. Tours can be catered for large or private groups, corporate teams and school groups. At only $40 with daily departures, there is only one way to see Melbourne.. by foot.
224—226, Lonsdale St,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
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GrandCity Travel & Tour is the most capable, adaptable and well-resourced supplier who can provide one stop solutions for your needs regarding tours, transportation and events. GrandCity Travel & Tour has held the leading position in Melbourne's local tour segmentation and has welcomed over a million customers from all over the worlds by providing them with various tailor-made domestic and international travel products. Grandcity Travel and Tour was established in 1994, with a total of 11 branches and offices in Australia and China. Australian tours from Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast, Cairns, Adelaide, Perth, Ayers Rock, New Zealand. Inbound tours they provide are incentive programmes, study tours, business travel arrangements, self-drive tours and many more. Grandcity Travel and Tour have a charter service, they wholly own and operate one of the most modern fleets. With coaches ranging from seven to 56 seats and luxury business cars. Grandcity can offer various transport solutions to cater for your charter or hire needs. Austina International Event, an affiliate of GrandCity Travel and Tour, is the most experienced Chinese event supplier in Australia. They are capable of providing innovative and creative event management services to help clients to build business miracles. Please contact GrandCity Travel and Tour for further information.
570 Flinders Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
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The Official Neighbours Tour operates from Melbourne city centre and is the only official tour licensed by Fremantle Media. Fans of the show can choose between two tour options; one with a star meeting and the other of the exterior of the set. Both run on week days and weekends with a morning and afternoon departure.
377 Russell Street,
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
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Old Melbourne Gaol invites you to experience the Gaol by candlelight! Over many years, staff and visitors have experienced an unexplainable presence in the Gaol. Do ghosts still roam the cells? Discover for yourself with the Ghosts...What Ghosts night tour. What stories would the master of the rope tell you if he was guided you around the Gaol where he was one the master of the rope? Find out on the Hangman's Night Tour. The tours run for a total of an hour and a half, including 45 minutes to one hour with the guide, and then you can explore the Gaol, with the lights on for 30 to 45 minutes. Tours are not recommended for children under the age of 12 and bookings are required.
44 Clifton St,
Aberfeldie, Victoria, 3040
Phone Number:
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Sea Kayak Australia was established in 1994 and is based in Melbourne, Victoria. Sea Kayak Australia undertakes kayak tours, kayak courses and kayak hire in Melbourne and Victoria. Sea Kayaking is unique, adventurous, fun, wet and environmentally interactive as you get to see dolphins, seals, eagles at close quarters in a tranquil setting. It is a great way to see the countryside and experience something new! Half Day Kayak Tours start at any of the following locations within Melbourne: St Kilda, Docklands, Yarra River and Williamstown. Half day tours go for three hours and suit inexperienced paddlers who want to have fun or who want to sample sea kayaking for the first time. Include lunch and drinks. Full Day Kayak Tour, one and a half hours from Melbourne, either Sorrento to Point Nepean or Phillip Island. Includes gourmet lunch and drinks. Full day tours also suit inexperienced paddlers who want to have fun or who want to sample sea kayaking for the first time. All tour types include, all the kayaking gear, sea kayak guide, historical commentary, drinks and gourmet lunch. Sea Kayak Australia have many other options for you to choose from, like the multi-day Kayak Tours located at Wilsons Promontory. They also have two day Introduction to Sea Kayak Courses located at St Kilda. This course includes supply of a single kayak, kayak gear and notes. Kayak Hire in Melbourne is located 300 metres from the Yarra River (all year round) and Maribyrnong River (Spring/Summer). A kayak trolley is provided to transport your kayak down to the river. Ask them about the sights and places to stop for lunch when kayaking on the water. Sea Kayak Australia is a great idea for birthday parties, please contact for details.
18 Birdwood Avenue,
Brighton, Victoria, 3186
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61 03 9530 8899
Come and experience the real Australia on foot with Auswalk Walking Holidays. Do not watch it pass you by from the windows of a vehicle, get out there and be a part of it! Auswalk Walking Holidays offer guided groups of like-minded people day hikes in fabulous national parks. There are two guides looking after each group, so you will have a choice of easier or harder walks each day. At night stay in comfortable accommodations and enjoy good food and wine. They also have self-guided walks through superb National Parks from one accommodation to the next. Walk with your own group of two or more people and start any day of the year. They can support you along the way with luggage transfers, marked maps and detailed walk notes. Auswalk Walking Holidays can customise a trip for you, your club, group of friends or family. Victorian destinations include the Grampians as it is the best place they know of to see native animals in the wild. There's a rich indigenous history as well as challenging hiking to magnificent rocky peaks. Another great destination is Great Alpine Walk, traverse Victoria's high country, staying overnight in secluded alpine villages. Great Ocean Walk is a long time favourite, this iconic track hugs the southern ocean in parts and ventures inland into the mighty forests of the Otway Ranges. You will see kangaroos while on the track. Great South West Walk is a perfect choice for those who enjoy walking long distances on easy terrain. Highlights include the Glenelg River Gorge and the Three Capes section. Other destinations around the country include the Flinders Ranges, Snowy Mountains and many other beautiful national parks around Australia. Please enquire with Auswalk Walking Holidays for more information.
PO Box 265,
Fairfield, Victoria, 3078
Phone Number:
61 04 3038 9740
Melbourne Architours are a group of local Melburnians who work, live and breathe architecture and design in this city. Keen to share the knowledge and generate discussion about the built environment, they invite you on a walking tour with them to learn about Melbourne's evolution through its building fabric. Come and join the city tour or inner urban tours, followed by a caffeine pit stop or beer at the bar to dissect the good and the bad about the city and its architecture. Customised tours are available on request please email Melbourne Architours your interest. Melbourne Architours past custom tours have included engineers, high schools, government departments, marketing companies, tourism agencies and art curators. Enjoy a customised route specific to your area of interest. Gift vouchers are available, please contact Melbourne Architours to organise one for a friend or family.
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Anxiety abounds amid LA-area search for fugitive ex-police officer; $1 million reward offered
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The search for a fugitive ex-police officer wanted in the slayings of three people took police to a San Fernando Valley home improvement store and to the home of a possible target in a quiet Southern California suburb.
Also, authorities have set a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner and small towns remained on edge from the din of police helicopters and cruisers staking out schools.
Authorities have been working to protect dozens of families in the area considered targets based on Christopher Dorner's Facebook rant against those he held responsible for ending his career with the Los Angeles Police Department five years ago.
Among those the 33-year-old Dorner is suspected of killing is a Riverside police officer, and on the fourth day of the manhunt, authorities put up a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture.
"Our dedication to catch this killer remains steadfast. Our confidence remains unshaken," Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a news conference alongside police chiefs and mayors from Irvine and Riverside. "We will not tolerate this reign of terror."
After digging out, Northeast residents look to work, school but face closings, travel limits
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — As electricity returns and highways reopen, Northeast residents are getting back to their weekday routines following the massive snowstorm that had millions digging out from New York to Maine.
But the routine for some New Englanders will be disrupted by school and workplace closings, while residents of New York's Long Island anticipate the reopening of a major roadway. For some there's also a new worry: the danger of roof collapses as rain and warmer weather melts snow.
The storm that slammed into the region with up to 3 feet of snow was blamed for at least 15 deaths in the Northeast and Canada, and brought some of the highest accumulations ever recorded. Still, coastal areas were largely spared catastrophic damage despite being lashed by strong waves and hurricane-force wind gusts at the height of the storm.
Hundreds of people, their homes without heat or electricity, were forced to take refuge in emergency shelters set up in schools or other places. But by early Monday, outages had dropped to 149,970 — more than 126,000 of them in Massachusetts.
"For all the complaining everyone does, people really came through," said Rich Dinsmore, 65, of Newport, R.I., who was staying at a Red Cross shelter set up in a middle school in Middletown after the power went out in his home on Friday.
Former Pentagon chief says lawmakers should have oversight of drone strikes against al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida.
Gates, who led the Pentagon for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and previously served as the Central Intelligence Agency's director, said Obama's use of the unmanned drones follows tight rules. But he shares lawmakers' wariness over using the unmanned aircraft to target al-Qaida operatives and allies.
"I think that the rules and the practices that the Obama administration has followed are quite stringent and are not being abused. But who is to say about a future president?" Gates said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
The use of remote-controlled drones — Obama's weapon of choice to strike al-Qaida with lethal missiles in places such as Pakistan and Yemen — earned headlines last week as lawmakers contemplated just how much leeway an American president should have in going after the nation's enemies, including its own citizens.
"We are in a different kind of war. We're not sending troops. We're not sending manned bombers. We're dealing with the enemy where we find them to keep America safe. We have to strike a new constitutional balance with the challenges we face today," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Mumford & Sons, Gotye, fun. and Black Keys win big at divergent Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys spread the love.
Fun., who anthemic and semi-dark jam dominated the charts in 2012, was named song of the year. Gotye's massive and oddball pop hit, "Somebody I Used to Know," picked up record of the year. And folk-rockers Mumford & Sons won album of the year for their platinum-selling "Babel."
Fun. also won best new artist, besting Frank Ocean in an upset.
The recording academy had a clear message at its 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night: There are a lot of top acts today with both mainstream appeal and an edge to their music, and the academy was happy to reward them all.
"One after the other, it was like, 'And the Black Keys...,' so I think we just sort of resigned ourselves to like, last year was Adele's year and this year would be the Black Keys," said lead singer Marcus Mumford, who thought his band would lose album of the year to the Black Keys.
China's patience wearing thin as North Korea plans another nuclear test
DANDONG, China (AP) — China's patience with North Korea is wearing thin, and a widely-expected nuclear test by the latter could bring that frustration to a head.
Beijing signaled its growing unhappiness by agreeing to tightened U.N. sanctions after North Korea launched a rocket in December, surprising China watchers with its unusually tough line, which prompted harsh criticism from Pyongyang.
And while China isn't expected to abandon its communist neighbor, it appears to be reassessing ties a year after new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took office. The question is for how long China, itself under new leader Xi Jinping, will continue to back North Korea's nettlesome policies.
"Perhaps Kim Jong Un thinks Xi Jinping will indulge him. Perhaps he's in for a surprise," said Richard Bush, Director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C.
China is feeling spurned by Kim. Although China welcomed his ascension after his father died in December 2011 and maintained flows of aid and investment, Kim has ignored China's interests in a stable neighborhood with his two rocket launches and nuclear test plan. North Korea announced last month it would conduct a test to protest the toughened U.N. sanctions.
Governance by presidential directive is on the move, no Congress required, in Obama's 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even.
President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rule-making that touch many of the affairs of government. They are shaping the cost and quality of health plans, the contents of the school cafeteria, the front lines of future combat, the price of coal. They are the leading edge of Obama's ambition to take on climate change in ways that may be unachievable in legislation.
Altogether, it's a kinetic switch from what could have been the watchword of the Obama administration in the closing, politically hypersensitive months of his first term: pause.
Whatever the merits of any particular commandment from the president or his agencies, the perception of a government expanding its reach and hitting business with job-killing mandates was sure to set off fireworks before November.
Since Obama's re-election, regulations giving force and detail to his health care law have gushed out by the hundreds of pages. To some extent this was inevitable: The law is far-reaching and its most consequential deadlines are fast approaching.
Rewards, risks for gun victims' relatives advocating for stricter gun control laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Sherlach just said "no."
Washington officials fighting over gun control invited him to attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night in the House chamber.
Sherlach, whose wife, Mary, was killed in the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, declined.
He said that rather than be the nationally televised face of tragedy, he prefers working within a group that wants the gun issue addressed as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce violence. He wants to work with Sandy Hook Promise, a group that deals with more than just gun control. Mary Sherlach was the Sandy Hook Elementary School psychologist.
Sherlach, who said he had other obligations the day of the speech, explained he also didn't want to be part of the heated rift over gun control that politics and dueling news conferences seem to inflame.
HEALTHBEAT: Medicare crackdown spurs innovative fixes to slow hospital readmissions epidemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the constant prodding and the roommate's loud TV that he tuned out the nurses' care instructions.
"I was really tired of Jerry Springer," the New York man says ruefully. "I was so anxious to get out that it sort of overrode everything else that was going on around me."
He's far from alone: Missing out on critical information about what to do at home to get better is one of the main risks for preventable rehospitalizations.
"There couldn't be a worse time, a less receptive time, to offer people information than the 11 minutes before they leave the building," said readmissions expert Dr. Eric Coleman of the University of Colorado in Denver.
Hospital readmissions are miserable for patients, and a huge cost — more than $17 billion a year in avoidable Medicare bills alone — for a nation struggling with the price of health care.
Sharing hashtags, photos: Getting snowed in, in the age of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — The East Coast woke up under a blanket of snow this weekend and collectively documented the experience on the myriad social and mobile inventions of the past decade. Facebook, Twitter and other technologies make it increasingly difficult to stay isolated —even if you're stuck home alone.
"The funny thing is that I actually checked my Instagram feed before I even looked out my own window," says Eric Witz, who lives in Medford, Mass.
On Saturday, Witz posted a photo of his car stuck under a "6-foot-high snow drift". "I always have my phone on me. So checking these things is something I do instinctively when I wake up," he says. "That probably makes me a sad social media cliché, but it's the truth."
As Northeasterners posted photo after photo of kids sledding in Central Park and suburbanites conquering Mt. Snowmore with their shovels, West Coast wags teased with tweets of sunshine and snapshots of palm trees.
Call it what you will: The Hashtag Snowstorm, the latest Snowpocalypse or Snowtorious B.I.G. The weekend whiteout was a lifetime away from the blizzard of 1978, a world not just without social media but one devoid of endless Weather Channel warnings and the lifeline of mobile phones. Even the last two years have upended the way we receive information. We've moved from text to photos and videos taken on smart phones and we can't let go.
With March Madness weeks off, college basketball hit with a jolt of February Frenzy
There were eight losses for six top-10 teams. No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 all went down. A total of 14 schools in the Top 25 had at least one loss.
All in one wild week for college basketball.
"It's a crazy season, man," Illinois forward Tyler Griffey said. "It is a crazy, crazy season."
No kidding.
Six Top 25 teams lost on Saturday alone, including two of the top five. When the next Associated Press poll comes out Monday, it likely will have a new No. 1 for the sixth straight week — marking the second-longest such streak since the first rankings in 1949.


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I can't deny it anymore. The leaves have been falling for months, but today's chilly morning has finally forced me to accept the inevitable: It will soon be winter. After avoiding a cold climate for nearly a year and half now, my chase of summer has come to a halt.
While Perth's winters are hardly up to the standards of my friends from the far north or far south, any temperatures below 70°F (21°C) are not suitable for my own preference.
I haven't been good about the upkeep my blog, but I'm not going to apologize. I'm not going to promise to do better. I'm not even going to pretend like I'm going to make an effort, because I don't like to lie. Even to you, web world. Ideally, yes, I would like to update more, but sometimes that crazy thing called life just gets in the way.
I could talk about not being a tourist or a traveler anymore and tell you how I feel like a local in one spot again. I've written so many fragmented thoughts down on the exact subject. I could tell you that I was approached today by, not one, but two different people on my walk to work who needed my assistance with directions. Apparently being dressed up in a hospitality wardrobe and purple sneakers gives the impression that one is both helpful and not a murderer. I could discuss my two weeks spent back in Cambodia leading a high school trip with Loop Abroad and how much I loved being back in Asia. I could even give a lengthly lament on how much I have begun to miss America.
But I wont.
All I want to talk about today is how much I despise the cold and think that this seasonal change is bullshit.
I've long passed the two month mark here in Australia. The three month mark is actually in just a couple weeks. Ironically enough, the day I celebrate three entire months spent in Perth (the longest amount to date) is just a couple days prior to me leaving the country. Not for good - only for two weeks. Exciting details on this front to follow on a later date!
The first month of 2013 has passed by in what seemed like a blink of an eye, but it was indeed a delicious one. If each of the twelve months ends up as surprisingly glorious as January has, then I'm in for a treat. It seems like it will be a golden year for me indeed!
The past thirty-one days have included New Years in Windy Harbor, a Pimms Party birthday shindig to remember, celebrating my 24th on the 24th at the beach, my first "Straya Day" and holding down my first semi-permanent paying job in nearly a year. And let me tell you, it feels beyond fantastic to be receiving a paycheck again.
Speaking of money, my financial freedom resolution is going extremely well - looks like it should be a great success in 2013. Unfortunately, my fitness goals have fallen by the wayside in the meantime. Perhaps February will bring some wisdom on managing my time better to include work, play and exercise.
I similarly failed miserably at the whole 52 Photos Project, so instead how about one photograph to represent each month? The one above was taken from my balcony in West Perth and it symbolizes the beautiful sunsets that I am fortunate to witness every night.
Life in Western Australia has picked up, and I am finally feeling completely positive about being here. Luckily, I still have future adventures to look forward to! Exciting prospects are on the horizon that mean I will hopefully continue to chase summer during June and July. One thing I've learned in the last eleven months of traveling: I'm a hot weather girl through and through!
I discovered a new favorite holiday. Australia Day is like the Fourth of July mixed with Memorial Day Weekend and an Australian Sunday Session. It's sunny, it's fun, it's messy. And that's exactly how it should be.
Threw on the zinc and the Bonds chesty, ate a few lamingtons and watched fireworks celebrating my current country of residence's national holiday.
Source: Flickr / tom1231
I would like to get into the groove of writing more often, but I feel that my life is a lot less exciting now than the last ten months or so have been. We are halfway through my birthday month (with less than two weeks to go until the day) and I can't believe how long I've been in Perth already.
Australia is still extremely expensive to me and I can't help but groan and make unfair comparisons to Thailand prices when I see the costs here, but….. I HAVE A JOB NOW, so things are picking up and soon enough I won't think two dollars for a lime is ridiculous. Hopefully…
Finally having work in my schedule is a huge relief on my wallet and also helpful in fulfilling my time here. It feels good to wake up with a purpose, even if that is making burritos.
My brain and body are still not used to the fact that it is January and summer. If I can manage to lay out on the beach on my birthday that would certainly be a first!
All in all, I'm slowly beginning to acclimate to living here and I'm looking forward to that continuing.
XIII Resolutions for MMXIII
As I'm slowly encroaching into the mid-twenties category (January 24th marks my golden birthday - take note!), there are bits of me that actually feel like a grown-up. Only small chunks though, so don't worry too much; I'm trying not to.
From what I hear/read/observe, real grown-ups have tangible new year's resolutions laid out and ready to be tackled. Here's my attempt:
In 2013, I resolve to…
- Become financially independent. This is number one for a reason, as I (along with my parents I'm sure) really would like to be on my own when it comes to money. Getting a job here in Australia is step one. I want to pay off my debts and stop asking other people to pay for my flights.
- Continue exploring the world. Just because I want to stop asking for help paying for my flights, doesn't mean I want to cut down the number of them. I would love to add at the very least one new country to my list. I'm thinking that may realistically be New Zealand, Malaysia or Vietnam.
- Lessen expectations to better experiences. This may sound pessimistic to some, but I find that I am happiest when pleasantly surprised. The best things for me this past year have been planned on a whim or not at all. I think I'm okay with going with the flow, but I want to be more spontaneous in my planning (or lack of) and also not work anything too much in my head prior to actually experiencing it - whether it be a film, activity or country.
- Read more. I've managed to actually complete a few books this year, and I have somewhat rediscovered my pre-teenage love of reading.
- Send more handwritten letters. I did a good job of this last year, and I need to continue this and stop being so cheap, despite the $1.60 postage fee per letter to anywhere outside of Australia.
- Learn a party trick. I've managed to memorize a couple good jokes that consistently get a laugh, but I want to extend my party tricks to something like palm reading. I'll need to practice on somebody though, any takers?
- Continue exercising with excitement and eating consciously. The key here for me is realistic goals. I'm thinking three runs in Kings Park a week.
- Be a better responder. I find that I get so bogged down by emails, messages and comments that I end up not responding to any of them. Email is the real kicker here - I'm thinking I should establish some kind of one touch method.
- Stop feeling intimidated, inadequate and inferior. Despite the fact that I feel quite confident in my decisions, I've heard more than a few times in the last year that I can be very self-deprecating. I plan to work on both what I say that would make people think this as well as the insecure thoughts that are apparently manifesting themselves deep down in my head.
- Complete a 52 Photos Project. This means posting one photo a week that represents something I've done or experienced. It'll give me some incentive to post my own pictures on this blog.
- Learn how to cook. For real. I've dabbled in 2012, but I need to perfect three meals (eggs don't count) that I can easily and happily make for friends, family or whoever.
- Take risks. In 2012, I moved away from home, changed travel plans based off of an airport encounter, lived abroad and participated in many activities that may not have seemed like the smartest idea at the time. I want to continue making stupid decisions that seem silly to an outsider, because those are the things that you look back on with a huge smile and no regrets.
- Keep loving life. I don't want to become complacent in Perth, since I won't be moving around as much as the previous months. It is all too easy to fall into a routine, but I know that doesn't make me happy in the long term. This year I will keep things interesting in whatever way necessary.
It's been bitchin', twenty twelve.
Last year, I read an article that coaxed me to create my own "Year in Review Haiku." I liked it so much, I wrote another one for 2012:
Moved away from home
Found happiness in Thailand
Packed and left for Perth
That's it - simple update for today and lots more to come. All you need to know is that I saw the last sunset of 2012 and the first sunrise of 2013. And for that, I feel fortunate and happy.
Well it is Christmas Eve here in Australia and I have already been down under for a few weeks now. Things have picked up, especially in the last few days when my early Christmas present (read: boyfriend) came home days before expected and surprised me.
I've finally gone for a couple runs in Kings Park and gotten back into the swing of things in that way. Spent the early part of today doing some baking and wrapping and I am now looking forward to a very hot Christmas (96°F/26°C) tomorrow at the beach.
That being said, I'm sad to be spending this holiday away from home - both the Californian and Thai ones. For my friends and family all over the world: I hope you have the merriest of days today and tomorrow. Lots of love to all of you!
It has officially been a week since I've lived in Australia. I had to hold myself back on including "quotations" around lived, but it's the truth. This time I'm here on a working visa and all of my stuff is here and (despite a burning desire to go head to Chiang Mai) there's no prospect of leaving for a while. With seven days in Perth, I feel like I've accomplished a handful of things. This last week I…
- Began a job hunt that included fixing up my CV and filling out countless cover letters telling my potential future employers why I seriously rock.
- Set up a local bank account, reactivated my Aussie phone (helloooo Whatsapp!) and obtained an Australian tax ID number. I'm basically a native now.
- Got reacquainted with the free public transport system here in Perth. Despite a few annoyances, the CAT bus system is actually pretty awesome.
- Took a roadtrip down south to spend the weekend at a friend's parents' home. They went surfing and I got very existential.
- Made the decision to give surfing another try. The actual attempt hasn't happened yet, but I now have put my goal to text (and shared it with the world, aka you) so it must happen. I figure it's been well over ten years since the last attempt, why not give it another go?
- Caught up with a friend that I met in the KL airport back in May (who convinced me on the spot to join her and teach English in Cambodia!). I love that she lives in Perth and we have been reunited!
- Attempted to get into the holiday spirit.
- Devoured some "cheap" and delicious sushi in the CBD. This is something I've been looking forward to doing since I was here last. "Cheap" is definitely relative, but delicious is not.
- Reassessed the lack of coffee in my life and grew to appreciate the merits of the Nespresso machine once again.
- Nearly fainted at the prices for everything here. You can get a Cornetto ice cream from 7-Eleven in Thailand for 23 baht (71 Australian cents) and the same exact ice cream costs $3.50 here. I wanted to cry.
- Thought about running in Kings Park, but rejected the idea for now. If we're being honest in this forum, I think that my outdoor "me" time in the park may actually allow Perth to grown on me, and right now I'm still in mourning for my Thai life. It's not right to move on that fast. It just ain't right!
- Dealt with some extreme reverse culture shock - but more on this later.
All in all, it's been a fairly uneventful, get-down-to-business kind of week, but Perth isn't a new place for me and Australia isn't an unknown county. I hope that at some point I am able to maneuver around the city with as much ease as I could Chiang Mai, but Rome wasn't built in a day. And I certainly cannot adapt all the way in a week.
Hey - at least I finally got my cider!
As I sit listening to the crash of the waves, I can feel myself loosening the restraints of rejection and hesitation toward this new life of mine. The people are certainly different, but it is almost as if my friends and acquaintances here are mirrored characters of those in Chiang Mai. They do not serve as replacements, for nothing can or will replace those kind-faced individuals that represent home to me, but they are a kind a substitute for the time being. With this I do not mean to undermine the importance of my company here in Perth, as they have and soon will again locate an anchored position in my heart. It is just a new life and new changes that I must accept and welcome.
As I sit in the middle of Kuala Lumpur's airport, I'm watching the many different shades of faces walking past me. I'm halfway through my eleven-hour layover and realizing in this moment that these are my final hours in Asia. For a while…
The differences between the people in this Malaysian airport and those individuals in Thailand are vast and that's understandable, but I can't help but feel a longing pain in my heart for those I've left behind in Chiang Mai. Not just the people, but the places, the culture and the memories.
The last few months working at Spicythai have made me the happiest that I can ever remember feeling. I know that I'll be back soon enough, but I can't help but worry that nothing will ever live up to the amazing experiences that I was able to take part in there. The last week of November was filled with activities and events celebrating Loi Krathong - an annual festival celebrated in Thailand, especially in Chiang Mai. The celebrations have a few different meanings, but the one that I've adopted as my most important is that of letting go. Just like the Thai people let go of the fire balloons into the sky and the river lanterns into the water, I am letting go of this phase of my life.
Onwards and upwards to the land of Australia once again. It's time to find a stable paycheck and become responsible for my actions, behavior and financial well-being.
I guess it's time to become an adult? Nah. If I've learned anything working at a hostel and constantly meeting new characters, it's that age doesn't mean anything and just because I'm turning 24 next month doesn't mean that I have to start to settle. I just have to figure out what I want!
To take from my earlier Facebook status:
Currently en route to Australia on my very long layover in KL… Beyond sad to say goodbye to my favorite city in the world, but so thankful for those who have made the last six months in Chiang Mai my happiest. To everyone involved with Loop Abroad, my fellow travelers and backpackers that I have met along the way and, most of all, my Spicy family: I love you beyond what words can describe. Some of you I know I will see again soon, but I hope that all our of paths cross at some point in the future. Thank you for making my time in Northern Thailand so unbelievably special.
Also thank you to any of you following along with my adventures. I hope that someday you have experiences just as meaningful to you!
Thought Catalog recently posted an article entitled This Ex Pat Life.
A constant challenge recently has been justifying my lifestyle choice to my friends and family. It is all too simple to see my life in Thailand (and soon-to-be Australia) as the easy way out. No, I didn't want to get a job in the United States. No, I don't hate America. No, I am not being lazy. The real fact of the matter is that I have lived in one country for over two decades and with so many other countries out there, I feel like it is my time to explore alternative options.
I believe Bart Schaneman explains it best:
To those people I would say there are a thousand ways to live and the only life you should live is the one that makes you the best possible version of yourself.
Much of my time here in Thailand, and specifically Chiang Mai, has made me the best possible version of myself. I wake up happy and so pleased to be where I am every day.
Although I cannot admit to being completely committed all of the time, I agree with what Bart writes about making living abroad possible.
I thrive on living abroad. The travel. The challenge. The people I meet. I love it all. In order to have a good life as an expat you have to commit to it. I've seen a lot of people come overseas and not give themselves all the way, pining for their home country — for its food, its government, its pedestrian customs — and they live a kind of half life. Not here but not there, either. It's the ones who stop wishing for home who make their lives work abroad.
I suppose the point of this is to tell you all that the world is indeed your oyster. You alone can make the decision to do what, think what or move where will make you the best possible version of yourself.
Apologies and Promises
It has been an embarrassing amount of time since I have last updated. It has now been well over seven months since leaving "home" and exactly five months of South East Asia.
Finally, I feel like a local. I have a neighborhood crepe lady who knows me by name. Last week I went for a run and literally ran into two unrelated Thai friends on the way. I've got a good amount of Thai numbers in my phone. I have tried (and tried again) all of the restaurants that I previously wanted to. I can get around by foot, motorbike, songthaew or took took alone and without a hitch. I feel more comfortable here than I do in Los Angeles, Perth or even Fresno some days. Chiang Mai is home.
On the other end of things, I have realized the down side to working at a hostel: the goodbyes. I have now had a real visitor and I've also met some great friends who have stayed with me for a while. To each, I have had to say an extremely sad (and hopefully only temporary) goodbye. I'm normally on the other end of those - I am usually the one leaving. Going on my next adventure to explore some new corner of the world. Being the (momentarily) stationary one is not a feeling that I enjoy.
With all of that said, I am approaching the beginning of my final full month in Asia… for now. Dates are tentative, but I'm looking at heading back to the Land Down Under the first week of December! You better believe that I'll be keeping you posted.


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United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has formerly been known as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and the Committee on Public Works between 1947 and 1968. This committee was formed in 1842.[citation needed]
Under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 the Committees on Public Buildings and Grounds (1837-1946), Rivers and Harbors (1883-1946), Roads (1913–46), and the Flood Control (1916–46) were combined to form the Committee on Public Works. Its jurisdiction from the beginning of the 80th Congress (1947–48) through the 90th Congress (1967–68) remained unchanged.[1]
While these four original committees retained their separate identities, they were reduced to subcommittees. Addition subcommittees were formed for issues on Beach Erosion, 80th Congress (1947–48) and for Watershed Development, 86th-90th Congresses (1959–68). Special Subcommittees included those: to Investigate Questionable Trade Practices, 80th Congress; to Study Civil Works, 82nd Congress (1951–52); on the Federal-Aid Highway Program, 86th-90th Congresses; and on Economic Development Programs, 89th-90th Congresses (1965–68). Ad Hoc Committees were established on Montana Flood Damage, 88th Congress (1963–64); on Appalachian Regional Development, 88th-90th Congresses; and on the 1967 Alaska Exposition, 89th Congress.
113th Congress[edit]
|Majority leaders
|Minority leaders
Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chairs), H.Res. 7 (D), H.Res. 17 (R) and H.Res. 22 (D).
112th Congress[edit]
The committee is chaired by John Mica of Florida, and the Ranking Member is Nick Rahall of West Virginia.
- Resolutions electing Republican members (H.Res. 6, H.Res. 33)
- Resolutions electing Democratic members (H.Res. 7, H.Res. 39)
There are six subcommittees:
|Ranking Member
|Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
|Rick Larsen (D-WA)
|Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
|Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA)
|John Garamendi (D-CA)
|Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
|Lou Barletta (R-PA)
|Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
|Highways and Transit
|Thomas Petri (R-WI)
|Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
|Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
|Jeff Denham (R-CA)
|Corrine Brown (D-FL)
|Water Resources and Environment
|Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
|Tim Bishop (D-NY)
- ^ Chapter 17. Committee on Public Works (1947-68), National Archives, Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233) Based on Guide to the Records of the United States House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989: Bicentennial Edition (Doct. No. 100-245). By Charles E. Schamel, Mary Rephlo, Rodney Ross, David Kepley, Robert W. Coren, and James Gregory Bradsher. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1989.


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Molecule of the Week
March 11, 2013
Methanol (MeOH), the simplest alcohol, is widely used as a solvent, motor fuel, ethanol denaturant, and, most of all, a feedstock for manufacturing other chemicals. It was originally made by the destructive distillation of wood—hence, the once commonly used name "wood alcohol".
Methanol is miscible with water and with almost every other organic solvent. It is colorless, volatile, flammable, and poisonous. During Prohibition, many people died from drinking methanol-laced liquor.
Methanol is an old chemical, but it still makes news. K. Rajeshwar and colleagues at the University of Texas, Arlington, recently developed a process that uses solar power to make methanol from CO2 .
More about this molecule from CAS, the most authoritative and comprehensive source for chemical information.