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We could add some comics, local sports coverage, a few features, some classified ads and grocery coupons. We could call it a newspaper.
I'd like to claim credit for that thought, but it is similar to a comment once made by journalist and author Walter Isaacson. It came to mind when I read this week that revenue and circulation are down at the Washington Post, as they are at other major newspapers.
That follows the news several weeks ago that two more newspapers the Syracuse, N.Y., Post Standard and the Harrisburg Patriot News in Pennsylvania's state capital are ceasing daily publication.
The two papers are joining the New Orleans Times-Picayune in becoming the first big-city American dailies to switch to only three days a week. All are owned by the Newhouse Newspapers, which also owns the Portland Oregonian and several other dailies.
All in all it's a sad, but I suppose inevitable, turn of events, and those cities will be the poorer for it.
There are always the usual assurances from newspaper executives that a reduction in staff or the number of publication days will produce no diminution in the quality of journalism, and that websites will pick up the slack from the decline of the print product.
But don't try telling that to all the editors and reporters around the country who have been caught in newsroom layoffs and buyouts over the past few years.
I admit to being a newspaper junkie. I grew up in a home where two, sometimes three, daily newspapers were a fact of life, and I've always seen them as the best unifying, consistent and reliable source in any community.
New media advocates will argue that newspaper websites will provide just as much, if not more, than readers are getting in their daily print product.
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Robert Kaiser, an associate editor at the Washington Post, recently was quoted as saying that the best defense for newspapers is a good offense.
Put more money back into the newsroom, Kaiser said, and build up the journalistic firepower and community reliability that newspapers have been slowly frittering away. Hooray for him.
Likewise, billionaire Warren Buffett, whose company now owns 27 dailies, described his vision in a letter to his editors and publishers last spring.
"Though the economics of the business have drastically changed since our purchase of the Buffalo (N.Y.) News (in 1977)," he wrote, "I believe newspapers that intensively cover their communities will have a good future.
"That means maintaining your news hole. A newspaper that reduces its coverage of the news important to its community is certain to reduce its readership as well."
He went on to say he wanted his papers to thoroughly cover all aspects of area life, particularly local sports. "No one ever stopped reading when half-way through a story that was about them or their neighbors."
But there's no question that newspapers, whether in print or on the Web, have their work cut out for them. Sad to say, Buffett himself announced Thursday that he is closing a small and struggling daily in Manassas, Va.
I spoke awhile back to a political science class at Sonoma State University. There were 30 students in the class, and only one said he read a daily newspaper.
The professor asked the others where they get their news and, basically, the answer was that they don't. They were really not interested in news from any source. They are too busy twittering and texting and posting on Facebook.
That's just one of many challenges newspapers face, but they won't be met by hunkering down, running scared and surrendering the franchise, as appears to be happening in Syracuse, Harrisburg and New Orleans, or by delivering less and trying to convince readers that it is more.
Thomas Jefferson, a frequent critic of the press of his day, is nevertheless quoted as having once said, "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate to prefer the latter."
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"Life after American Idol, it's been, it's been unbelievable," said Jeremy Rosado. The top thirteen finalist from Season 11 of American Idol still lives in Valrico as he travels for some of his latest gigs.
"It has totally changed our lives, it really has," said Wendy Ocasio, Jeremy's mother, who lives with him.
She said her son dreamed of being an American Idol from a very young age.
"He would always tell me, mom, I'm gonna be on that show. My name is gonna be there and you're gonna be able to vote for me and I'm like okay son and it happened," Ocasio said.
However, once the dream was over, it was very tough for Jeremy.
"It was very sad, I don't wanna get teary eyed, but it was really an emotional rollercoaster," explained Wendy.
Jeremy admits getting voted off the show was devastating.
"I didn't know how hard it was gonna be coming off the show to keep the momentum going," he said.
The one thing that did keep him going was his love for music.
"He doesn't stop singing. It's what he loves to do," said his mother.
So he's back in the studio working on his first record which will be released in June or July.
He added, "We're actually going to be filming a movie, a short film, in Florida, with Quinton Aaron from the 'Blind Side', as well, so I'm gonna get my acting chops together."
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Turn Paranoia Into Plan B (Because Things Might Get Worse)
Published on - October 5th, 2011 (Modified on - October 7th, 2011) (by Robert Brokamp)
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner, the adviser for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service, and the husband of Elizabeth Brokamp, who has written a darling Halloween-themed children's book, The Picky Little Witch.
I have a confession: I am an "awfulizer." I'm always afraid that something awful is around the corner, especially when it comes to my personal finances and the overall economy. Folks like psychologist Martin Seligman (author of Learned Optimism) would point out that my physical and mental health suffers from all my dooming and glooming, and he's probably right. Nevertheless, as Seligman points out in his book, pessimists are more accurate when it comes to assessing reality. In other words, all you optimists are just deluded!
Plan B for peace of mind
Andrew Grove, who fled communist-run Hungary at the age of 20 and co-founded semiconductor company Intel, had a guiding motto: Only the paranoid survive. (He also published a book of the same name.) No, that doesn't mean you have to turn into Howard Hughes, who would demand that people remove dust and stains he saw on their clothes, but there's value in having a defensive nature. People used to tell me that I was just being overly pessimistic. But after the last 11 years, and the accompanying recessions, layoffs, and market crashes, I no longer seem so irrational.
From both a financial and psychological point of view, I've learned to live with my "awfulizing" by having a plan for what would happen if my family's situation changed significantly — what expenses we'd cut, which relatives we'd move in with if we lost the house, even where we'd rendezvous in case a major catastrophe prevents us from getting to our home. (After all, I do live in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and have a picture I took from the balcony of Fool HQ of smoke rising from the Pentagon on Sept. 11.) Fortunately, I haven't had to put my Plan B into effect, but knowing it's there has provided plenty of peace of mind.
The past several weeks have inspired me to revamp my Plan B. Some of the reasons are personal (i.e., the possibility of taking in three kids whose parents are unable to care for them) and some are global, namely, the economy stinks and could get worse. Research firm ECRI, known for its well-regarded index of leading indicators, issued a report on Sept. 30 that claims the U.S. economy has already tipped into a recession. Furthermore, the ECRI claims that shorter recovery periods and more frequent recessions will be the norm. They conclude the report with this: "If you think this is a bad economy, you haven't seen anything yet. And that has profound implications for both Main Street and Wall Street."
You don't have to be prone to paranoia to find that a bit scary. If it makes you at all worried, then perhaps it's time to turn the angst into action by creating your own backup plan.
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You already have a Plan A — you're living it. Whether it's an actual written document is another matter. But your Plan A starts with your current income, which determines how much you can spend, how much you can save, and how long it will take to achieve your financial goals. Plan B is what you do in case there's a disruption to your current sources of income, be it your job (if you're still working) or your portfolio (if you're retired). The actions in your Plan B have three components:
- Actions you can take now to prevent an emergency or increase the chances that other resources will be available should you need them.
- Actions you will take in case the income interruption occurs — essentially, a thought-out strategy that you can implement immediately.
- Considerations of how all these actions could affect your long-term financial goals.
Here are some candidates for the components of your Plan B:
- Shore up your human capital. No matter what kind of job you have, think in terms of being a self-employed person who must continually impress customers in order to convince them that spending money on you is a good deal. As fund manager John Hussman wrote in an August commentary, "Even people who earn income from a paycheck are entrepreneurs in the sense that they are in the business of selling labor services." Solidify your good standing with your company and/or your customers. Have in mind a list of other employers, or types of employment, you would pursue in case something happened to your current job. Also, become active in your network. Charles Purdy, senior editor at jobs site Monster.com, told the Wall Street Journal that "The mistake a lot of people make is that the only times their network hears from them is when they have a favor to ask. They don't think about how they can help the people in their network and build that goodwill." As the article points out, many jobs are never advertised and are filled through referrals of existing employees. Staying in contact with many people increases your chances of hearing about such positions.
- Have an "income-outflow cushion." This is a just a different way of saying "live below your means," but that's usually recommended to persuade people to save for some future goal. But keeping spending below your income also has defensive benefits: The more you live below your means, the less you'll need in an emergency, and the more you can accept solutions that result in less income than what you had before (such as a lower-paying job).
- Prioritize expenses. Look at the line items of any household budget and you'll see plenty of categories that can be eliminated immediately if absolutely necessary: entertainment, travel, dining out, gym membership, charitable contributions, and even contributions to investment accounts (if things get that dire). There are others that we've grown accustomed to thinking as necessary but really are luxuries, such as cable TV, high-priced cell phone plans, high-speed Internet, new clothes, children's activities (e.g., sports, lessons) and so on. What are the items in your budget that you would cut immediately if times got really tough?
- Put your home to work. For many homeowners, the mortgage is their largest expense, and the house is their biggest asset. Considerations for lowering that expense or putting the equity to work are important aspects of any Plan B. Possibilities include downsizing, moving to a location with a lower cost of living, a reverse mortgage (if you're 62 or older), renting out the basement, and getting your ne'er-do-well adult son to finally pay rent.
- Sell your stuff. You own more than a portfolio and (if you're a homeowner) a house: You also own everything in your house. Much of it can be sold in a pinch. As I've written before, my family made more than $2,000 by selling things we no longer needed before moving to a new home. We could have parted with even more if we had to.
- Know from where your cash will come. If you had to access money, where would it come from? Ideally, your first answer would be "my emergency fund, of course." But if that became depleted, where would you turn? Ideally, it would not be from your 401(k), which is where 61% of respondents of a survey by State Farm Insurance said they'd get extra money. That could lead to taxes and penalties (if you're not yet 59 ½), as well as compromise your retirement. While everyone's circumstances are different, here's a very general list of where you should turn first for cash (There are plenty of reasons for individuals to change the order of these sources of cash, but it provides a general framework.):
- Emergency fund
- Property or possessions you can sell
- Investments in taxable (i.e., non-retirement) accounts
- Money you contributed to a Roth IRA (which can be withdrawn with no taxes or penalties; earnings are another matter)
- A home-equity loan, if and only if you know your situation is temporary and you have no doubts about your ability to pay off the loan
- A 401(k) loan, if and only if you will continue to be employed by the same employer and you have no doubts about your ability to pay off the loan
- Credit cards
- Retirement accounts
- Adjust your long-term goals. You future financial needs — such as retirement income years from now — rely on an assumed rate of return, having a set amount of assets by a certain time, and other variables that may not materialize. Consider what you'd do if your portfolio under-performs your expectations. Will you delay retirement? If you're already retired, are you willing and able to return to work? If these options are unappealing, then act now by spending less and saving more so your future financial goals aren't reliant on a specific investment return.
Come on, get happy…mostly
Okay, so maybe working from a foundation of fear isn't the best way to go through life. Seligman (and others) are probably right that perpetual pessimism isn't healthy. In his book Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Stanford neurology professor Robert Sapolsky explains that when we lived in the wild and were chased by lions, our bodies reacted to stress pretty well. Today, our stress is lower-level but longer lasting — a constant buzz in our brains that can cause everything from depression to heart disease.
Sapolsky advises us to "find ways to view even the most stressful of situations as holding the promise of improvement, but do not deny the possibility that things will not improve. Balance these two opposing trends carefully. Hope for the best and let that dominate most of your emotions, but at the same time let one small piece of you prepare for the worst." I argue that developing your Plan B is that small piece; once you have that created — and ready to be implemented when necessary — you can enjoy the good times…while they last.
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What a fantastic post. I realized it's what I've been doing all my life only now I can feel good about it.
Despite having very modest incomes and a few investment mistakes my husband and I have plenty of money in retirement, but still I prepare for the worst.
Ya jes nevuh know.
I'm an awfulizer too! There's a quote from WB Yeats that we have hanging in our home: "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." We got the print as an inside joke to poke fun at my mother, but the older we get the more we realize it points to American born DH and me as well.
Our awfulizing has turned us into closet hoarders – literally, our closets are jam packed with clothes we won't throw away because we might need them someday. The pantry is packed to the rafters with food and household supplies. Our garage and shed are full of things which we might someday harvest for parts.
That Yeats quote is now our new and improved family motto. So perfect.
Crazy about the Yeats quote and plan on sharing it with my mother as it is definitely her motto. This apple didn't fall far from that tree either, unfortunately!
Great post! I love the term "awfulizer"! I think my friends and family would probably put me in that category.
I do find having an emergency plan and emergency reserves reduces my stress. When something happens, I can take a deep breath and remind myself "yes, I can pay for this without going into debt."
I wonder if my "awfulizing" tendencies keep me from profiting though. I'm really hesitant to buy a home, and I've got a big emergency fund but not a lot of investments. I guess there's two sides to this story.
I agree with this. I contribute heftily to my 401k, but am not super excited about putting money into the market otherwise. Too many 'what if's' particularly right now. I'm not quite at the stuff it all under the mattress point. Although, I understand the tendency.
We plan for the worst and hope for the best. It seems to work pretty well for us.
Great word. I've been an "awfulizer" for years, largely because my parents grew up during the Depression and raised us as if it never ended. Having emergency reserves and an emergency plan (although not as comprehensive as the author's plan) allow me to sleep at night and ignore the day to day dire predictions by the media.
I've already partially instituted Plan B: no cell phone contract (use pay as you go), no cable TV, no land line phone, no gym membership, no loans – I have avoided every type of debt or contract I can, I'm just down to homeowner's insurance, utility bills, food and monthly condo dues. No car, saving 50% of my salary, gold coins in the safe, guns/ammo/food/water well stocked in the house. Have plenty of clothes and other material items stocked up. Like Charleen in #10, if we both lost our jobs we could sell the rental property and live in one house on his social security and our investments, assuming both of those haven't gone to zero.
I think it just makes good common sense to have a plan B. Taking a good hard (realistic) look at your situation won't hurt either.
Whenever my husband goes into a crowded room, he instinctively looks for the emergency exits. Just knowing where they are puts him at ease.
I think the same can be said for financial contingency plans. If you know you can make it out that door to financial solvency by eliminating A, B, C and D, then that's all you need to know to give you piece of mind. If eliminating those things still leave you in a precarious position, then you need to beef up your emergency fund or take more drastic measures come emergency time.
Great article
The same adage: Hope for the best, but think (and prepare) for the worst.
Good article!
People who are prepared for a disaster tend to survive it better. In the heat of the moment, it can be hard to create a good plan, but a lot easier to implement one sitting on the shelf.
Increasing income, diversifing income, cutting expenses and diversifying investments are all good financial strategies. Learning practical skills, knowing your neighbors, and keeping supplies on hand are also helpful.
LOL, I call mine the Layoff Budget.
Good article I picked up a few things I can add to my layoff budget.
There is a lot of food for thought in this post. I have implemented some of the ideas in your post.
We have resorted to a plan B on a few occassions. It was called the "fly by the seat of your pants" plan. It didn't turn out so well. We used up savings, went without prescription meds (insulin), went without food and pretty much limped along in hopes of finding work. We recently had to resort back to Plan B due to job loss (again) and in the end, we did better this time around, since we had savings built back up as well as meds/food. Our situation is still rough, since it split up the family. But paranoid or not, it's ok to think of the worst case scenario and figure out how to overcome it. Live and Learn.
Don't remember who wrote this, but I've always found it applicable:
Hope for the best,
expect the worst.
Life's a play
and we're unrehearsed.
Part of my worse case scenario plan always includes taking care of myself – regular exercise, a high quality diet, relaxation and meditation. I also spend time and money investing in new skills. Even in a down economy, there are still opportunities. Hey, I bet that the economic downturn was great for the bottom line at Get Rich Slowly (and other frugal blogs)!
I have so many friends living paycheck to paycheck. They never listen when I try to get them to start saving. Sadly some people just need to got through an emergency before they'll know to be prepared.
At one time, not too long ago, my mind was full of thoughts and Doomsday scenarios, as #15, Penny Pincher, well described. Images of of post-economic-collapse America filled my brian, complete with starving, marauding hoards of gun toting criminals. I realized that my awefulizing had evolved into a serious case of `catastrophizing'.
I decided to take action by first assessing our financial situation with our advisor. I was assured that were we to lose our jobs, we could get by for 6 months on our cash savings and a streamlined budget. Nearly a year if just 1 of us received unemployment. Whew! We both keep current with our work skills and always grab at the opportunity to get free training or further education. We're fortunate to work in industries that are booming and that have shortages in qualified employees. Employment outlook in these sectors is well above average for the next decade.
We purchased 3 months of emergency food supplies that have a 15 yr shelf life, and supplemented those with other dried goods. Cellar storage house on property. Okay.
Guns & ammo – hubby already has plenty of(hobby and former hunter). Though I'm not a gun fan, I have learned how to handle one confidently. Check.
Stashed cash on hand, 3 months worth of extra meds in the cabinet. Done.
We already garden and preserve. Currently building a greenhouse. We restock every year on heirloom seeds and canning supplies. Awesome!
Creek on property, water treatment kit on hand. Woodstove and plenty of wood stored away for heat & cooking if necessary. Good.
If need be, we could rent our house out or let family have the house while we live in the camper. Our shop also could accomodate friends & family, has a woodstove and bathroom, etc.
All that's left to do is…LIVE AND ENJOY LIFE. Honestly, prepare as well as you can. Obiously I'm all for that. Make a plan, share and discuss with family and friends. Keep your work skills current, and learn to be at least somewhat self sufficient. Learn a skill or two so you can barter or diversify if necessary.
But most importantly, enjoy life as best you can. It's filled with what ifs, and always will be. IMHO, if this country were to collapse, we'd all be in good company, wouldn't we? My hope is that we would find a way to help and sustain eachother, and not do harm.
Will Rogers said it best … "worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due".
A healthy dose of paranoia might mean the difference between being prepared and being caught off guard. Although paranoia might be a little strong… I'm going to go with… vigilant! And it isn't just the economic world that is unpredictable right now– it is the world at large. Okay, that statement might be enough to send some people running for the cellar or something, but I'm just saying, prepare yourself for the unexpected, and then get on with your life! For example, for all of the people affected by natural disasters every year– if they are prepared with renters' or home owners' insurance, they can rest assured that their things will be taken care of should anything happen to happen; they can move on. At Mango Money we did a post on just that: being prepared for disaster. Check it out. And remember, it's not paranoia… it's being vigilant! http://www.mangomoney.com/blog/how-to/preparing-for-disaster
Hand me the fleece off a sheep's back and I can give you a handwoven (or knitted) wool coat. Now, it make take me a year, but I have the skills to do it. Spinning, weaving, knitting and sewing are all hobbies for me now, but it's comforting to know that as I enjoy them, I'm honing my survival skills. As someone here said earlier, I think about such things not with emotion but as an intellectual exercise. My husband, however,has been hoarding guns and ammo for years…
My husband & I have excellent credit & could charge necessities for quite a while & afford to make the minimum payment until we were back on our feet. Our card is 11% and that's a lot cheaper than withdrawing from one's retirement acct. This is counter to most advice; we did charge quite a bit in 2003 due to a layoff and our finances recovered fine. We have a bigger emergenc6 fund then we did then. We also have about 3 weeks of food. but A year's worth & guns & ammo. My security is in my neighbors & my church. I can go to them for help and they can come to me. We swap what we need. I believe in the constitutional right to bear arms & defend oneself. If there was a stalker after me I'd get a gone before I'd get a restraining order. But to sit in my cellar waiting for the marauders to come? Oh dear. Get out, meet people and join a bartering group. Make new skills. But remember, you can't control everything!
I know where some of the better soup kitchens are. I hope I wouldn't have a pride problem as I feel the people who come there are my equals.
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One thing was pretty clear is that this person hated "rich" people and was willing to judge the "rich" on their "greedy ways."
The other observation was that our current governor was trying to take away "collective bargaining rights."
Let's address that statement. I read and reread our country's "Bill of Rights" and could find that "right" anywhere. Our country is based on a free market.
The sweat also comes from the small business owners who are not afraid to work 60-70 hours a week to keep their businesses running.
These business people whether tree trimmers, painters or shop owners don't have highly paid "rich" lobbyists or unions schlepping for them in Washington. To place people into a class is dividing America.
Since R. Schuck brought religion into the opinion, I believe we are all equal in God's eye. "Love your neighbor as yourself" was a quote used by R. Schuck. Because of a failed stimulus policy, I am loving my neighbor all the way to the west coast, and will be for years to come.
Just look at our national debt. Weigh the facts over the last years. Gas prices are up 100 percent. Why? Food prices have grown 10-30 percent and still rising. Why? Unemployment is about 8 percent Why?
Health care costs are rising. Clothing prices are up. The housing market is a shamble and nearly half our citizens have to accept food stamps. Why?
And our government is still spending money like they earned it.
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The key challenge of pre-season is always to prepare to get better. For a club, it is to be better than the previous season's performance, for a player it is to be better than those challenging for your position in the team and for the fans and media it is to be better than the sum of their expectations. The Stormers face a significant challenge to better their performance in 2011. Finishing top of the South African section, they were then blown away in the semi-finals by the Crusaders but have crucially also seen the loss of some key personnel in the off-season. A total of fourteen players have left including Jaque Fourie and Francois Louw whilst recruitment of replacements can only be described as 'modest'.
Instead the Stormers will look to their existing squad to step up and continue the good work done at Newlands over the past few years. Key responsibilities will now rest with PUMA athletes Schalk Burger and Gio Aplon for the season ahead. So far, in the Pre-Season Series, both have signalled their intention to meet that challenge head on.
Schalk Burger has again been named as Stormers captain for 2012 and led from the front in their games against the Lions and the Cheetahs. He is also hotly tipped to take the armband for the Springboks too. The appointment of a new national coach in Heyneke Meyer is also giving rise to further 'new coach = new captain' speculation, with Burger the obvious candidate amongst the press and fans alike.
'Gio' meanwhile scored two excellent tries in the 28-6 win against the Lions and is keen to keep building his strike partnership with fellow wing Bryan Habana for both the Stormers and South Africa. Initially a very successful sevens specialist he has since cemented a place in the Springboks squad since 2010 through a series of outstanding performances for his club. If pre-season form is anything to go by, Stormers fans can look forward to a flurry of tries from him this year.
Schalk Burger is likely to be rested against The Southern Kings in the Stormers final warm up game on Saturday but Aplon is expected to make the squad. Come the 24th February 2012 and the opening game of the Super 15 season against the Hurricanes at Newlands both Gio Aplon, Schalk Burger and the entire Stormers rugby club will be ready and looking to better last season by winning the Super 15.


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Cinema of the World
Based on David Mitchell's celebrated best-selling novel Cloud Atlas, the film spins multiple stories across the world and millennia in a virtuoso display of narrative and spectacle, its theme of human connectedness reinforced by actors in multiple roles. What was thought a novel beyond any possibility of being filmed is now a cinematic kaleidoscope of stories, characters, action, adventure and love woven across time and space in a stunning visual and intricate epic that gathers spectators inexorably into its fantastic tapestry.
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- Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
- Producer: Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt
- Screenplay: Andy Wachowski, David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
- Cinematographer: Frank Griebe, John Toll
- Editor: Alexander Berner
- Composer: Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
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Preheating the 'ol oven to 400 ... So I can stick my head in it.
30-0 at halftime. (We handed them 21 on O and Sp. Teams)
Preheating the 'ol oven to 400 ... So I can stick my head in it.
30-0 at halftime. (We handed them 21 on O and Sp. Teams)
2014 Goals:
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2) See goal #1
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37-0, 4:18 to go.
Season's over, folks. Move along. Nothing to see here.
All tied up with OK St. 7-7
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WVU leads 14-7.
Bumpus smiles.
30-21, WVU. Nice win today.
WVU (3-2, 1-1 Big XII)
Getting raped by Baylor in this first half...6 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter...
Down 42-7 and given up almost 500 yards on defense...
Given up 56 points and 617 yards in the first half to Baylor...hahahaha
Triple-OT loss ...
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
On the bright side, at least we open with Alabama next year.
Just hurry up and fire Holgorsen already so we can hire him to be our new OC.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday there is no truth to a report that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed ministers to consider cutting the country's corporate tax rate.
The issue will be decided after taking into account various views from the business sector, Suga told a regular news conference.
Citing government sources, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday that Abe could consider lowering the corporate tax rate to foster an economic recovery.
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Definition of strophe in English:
stropheSyllabification: stro·phe
Pronunciation: /ˈstrōfē /
1The first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it. Compare with antistrophe and epode (sense 2).
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- Most celebrated were the Epodes, songs in simple strophes usually made up of a hexameter or iambic trimeter plus one or two shorter cola.
- For example, in Schubert's Heidenröslein three verses, or strophes, are set to the same melody, with no alterations to the voice part or the piano accompaniment.
- It puts an end to the cyclic character of the six strophes and opens the door back into quotidian time.
1.1A structural division of a poem containing stanzas of varying line-length, especially an ode or free verse poem.
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- In some strophes of the poem I tried to depict the tempest, followed by the calm of the sea.
- He believes that the syllable count of poetic lines, strophes, stanzas, and poems was essential to the writing of biblical poetry.
- An 'aria' was distinguished from a 'madrigal' in having a strophic text, with the same music, or a variation of it, set to each strophe.
early 17th century: from Greek strophē, literally 'turning', from strephein 'to turn'; the term originally denoted a movement from right to left made by a Greek chorus, or lines of choral song recited during this.
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- His poems are written in regular stanzas, either strophic or triadic.
- The more reflective, sentimental, strophic Cancion is represented to a lesser extent.
- There is an almost ritual use of repetition in the strophic or modified strophic songs.
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For Pam DiMuccio, it would be the ultimate triumph delivered by one of her favorite TV personalities: To join partner Liz Hillen in a rare, nationally televised gay wedding officiated by Bravo channel star and executive Andy Cohen in his Watch What Happens Live clubhouse.
And it's not just because she's a Cohen and WWHL super fan. DiMuccio and Hillen live in Tampa a city within a state where same-sex marriage remains illegal.
So DiMuccio figures winning Cohen's recently announced wedding contest, traveling to New York and getting married on national television would be a tremendous sign to the country that it's time for marriage equality everywhere, especially in Florida.
"I think having more visibility and ammunition to say 'Listen, this is happening; the trend is going, hop on board,' is a great thing," said DiMuccio, who harbors a secret hope that Cohen, hailed as the first openly gay host of a late-night talk show, wants to officiate a same-sex wedding.
Cohen, the executive vice president of talent and development at Bravo, became an on-camera star hosting a talk show devoted to dissecting the channel's various reality show characters and storylines. Earlier this year, he announced a contest where fans could win a wedding in his show's clubhouse set, and 2,000 couples submitted 200-word essays.
The prizes are calculated to make a Cohen fan drool: Wedding in the clubhouse, officiated by the host himself ( Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes might even agree to be a bridesmaid, according to one press account), a 2014 Fiat car and a glitzy reception.
DiMuccio and Hillen are among five couples chosen as finalists after submitting a 1-minute video, which took them about eight hours to film. (You can view it at votepamandliz.com.)
Fans are asked to vote for the couple they like after watching all the videos at bravotv.com/wedding; deadline is Friday, with winners to be revealed Monday.
"I may be a lesbian, but I have no idea how to use one of these," DiMuccio cracks in the video, holding up a wrench; later the couple notes they've been together 14 years and would love to be married on his show.
It wouldn't be the first gay wedding on national TV — Conan O'Brien officiated the wedding of his costume designer and his partner in 2011 — but it might be the first real-life lesbian wedding on cable TV nationally.
"When [Cohen] got to our names, he said 'I love a lesbian wedding,' " said DiMuccio, laughing. "Of course, we're reading into everything. I want to win because I want people to connect with us."
DiMuccio, 47, and Hillen, 41, met in 1997, when the two worked for the same physical rehabilitation hospital in Largo. They began dating two years later.
So why haven't they married before now?
"Before it was legal [in some states], it would be just another fabulous party," DiMuccio said. "Having it legally recognized is a whole other thing. And I want to make that point in front of a nationwide TV audience."


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This, Kidd said, could give the lame-duck Congress a clearer direction and the winning side a stronger hand on how to avert taking Virginia and the nation as a whole over the "fiscal cliff."
Campaign messages on sequestration
President Barack Obama Virginia state spokeswoman Marianne von Nordeck:
"President Obama has made it clear that he is strongly opposed to sequestration going into effect. That's why he has called on Congress to take action to prevent these cuts from happening. The president presented a balanced and fair deficit reduction plan that includes both entitlement and revenue savings, avoids the massive defense cuts in sequestration, and reduces our deficit by $4 trillion, only to be rebuffed repeatedly by Republicans who refuse to ask the wealthiest to pay a single penny more. The same Republicans who walked away from negotiations and voted to put the sequester in place now try to place sole blame on President Obama for it, even as they obstruct efforts to prevent sequestration and reduce our deficit."
Republican National Committee Victory Campaign Virginia spokesman Michael Short:
"At a time of rising threats and when we still have men and women in the field, (the sequestration cuts) are irresponsible and an unprecedented action by a commander in chief. Mitt Romney believes that we achieve a strong America by investing in our military and ensuring it is so powerful that no one would ever think of challenging it. As president, he will reverse Obama-era defense spending cuts and work to ensure the 21st Century is an American Century, in which our country is the best ally world peace has ever known."
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"From the beginning George Allen opposed last year's debt deal because of the devastating cuts to our defense that would put Virginia jobs and our military in harm's way. He believes leadership is about setting priorities and the top responsibility of our government is national defense, including providing our veterans with the benefits they have earned. George Allen will work with both parties in Washington to reverse these defense cuts and ensure that our country keeps our promises to our veterans."
Tim Kaine spokeswoman Lily Adams:
"Governor Kaine is the only candidate in this race to lay out a plan to avoid harmful sequestration cuts while responsibly reducing the deficit. Instead of an all-cuts approach that would harm the economy of Hampton Roads and Virginia, Tim Kaine has advocated an approach that would make strategic cuts but also find savings by allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for those making over $500,000 and repealing subsidies to profitable major oil companies who don't need taxpayer dollars. Governor Kaine's balanced approach would not only avoid indiscriminate sequestration defense cuts, but it would also yield additional funding for priorities like education and infrastructure that grow our economy, and for benefits that have been promised to our service members, veterans and their families."
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U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman
"Our military already shouldered much of the burden of recent budget cuts; additional cuts would devastate our national security and effects will ripple across Virginia. Government must be lean and efficient, but we simply cannot ask our troops to do more with less as we confront vast global challenges. Earlier this year, I voted for a plan to avoid these looming cuts in 2013, while saving budget dollars making programs more efficient. Veterans' benefits were not a part of these discussions, and I support efforts to ensure our veterans continue to receive the benefits they have earned and deserve."
Democrat Adam Cook:
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responsibility of Congress over the next four months. I applaud the efforts of some Republicans and
Democrats to find a balanced alternative to these risky and unjustified cuts. Unfortunately, too many
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Elsewhere in the Art World | 'Light in the Piazza'
BPA presents the inaugural off-broadway premiere of "Light in the Piazza" while Port Orchard gets its own art walk this weekend.
Bainbridge Performing Arts presents the classic tale of the young impressionable American woman falling head over heels for a European while abroad in the not-so-classic play "Light in the Piazza."
The show originally premiered at the Intiman Theater in Seattle before going to Broadway in 2005-2006 and garnering a slue of awards. Bainbridge Performing Arts is the first in the Northwest to stage the musical since Broadway, with shows starting at 7:30 p.m. tonight. It will run through May 24 at BPA, 200 Madison Ave. on Bainbridge. For tickets and more info, go to www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org or call the box office at (206) 842-8569.
The Port Orchard Bay Street Merchants Association has organized a monthly waterfront art walk in downtown Port Orchard. Paul Nuchims of the POBSMA and the Manchester/A Big Idea Gallery is heading it up.
Artists work will be shown at venues throughout Bay Street every third Friday of the month, from 4-7 p.m. starting tonight. For more info, or to get involved, contact Nuchims at (360) 895-4270.
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Imitated but never rivalled, H by Hudson delivers a range of exclusive products to the market with their sharp formal collection. The Ellington shoes come in a contemporary tan colourway and lend a sleek style a key season look.
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GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) - A man is in custody in connection with a shooting at a Gilbert house party over the weekend.
Gilbert police said Monday that 20-year-old Jhaquel Delvon Will Lewis is being held on suspicion of 1 count of drive-by shooting and two counts of aggravated assault.
Police received 911 calls about 11 p.m. Saturday about shots fired in a neighborhood northeast of Ray and Gilbert roads.
Officers say they found evidence of gunfire in the street and discovered there had been a house party with nearly 100 young adults attending.
At one point the gunshots broke out and witnesses say that up to 30 rounds were fired.
A woman was later treated and released from a hospital for an undisclosed injury connected to the shooting. Her name and age wasn't released.
Related story: Police investigate possible relation between 2 Gilbert shootings
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Life imitating art? Easton Corbin sings a song called, "All Over the Road," where he is trying to get out of a citation from a police officer because he's driving sporadically due to his female passenger. lol Wellllll, he wasn't so lucky recently in Illinois. He was hauling back a motorcycle he had just purchased and he sped up to get past a semi truck heading into a construction zone. Uh oh. He was pulled over for doing 85 mph! He had to dole out $1,000 bucks after needing his lawyer to come pay the ticket. Ooops! No worries though, Easton does not drive the tour bus. LOL
Easton Corbin sings about talking his way out of a traffic ticket in his latest single, "All Over the Road," but he wasn't so lucky with a cop who pulled him over in Illinois. Easton was hauling a motorcycle he'd just purchased back to Nashville in his truck when he hit a construction zone. The interstate went down to one lane, and Easton had to speed up to merge in front of a semi truck.
He tells ABC News Radio, "You know, it's only about 45 or 50 in this construction zone. Well, by the time I get past this semi, I'm going 80."
Immediately after Easton got in front of the truck, a cop came speeding up behind him, pulled him over, and told him he was actually doing about 85 miles per hour.
Easton admits, "I just started cringing — a construction area going that fast. And he said, 'Man, I just couldn't let you go.'"
As if getting the ticket wasn't enough, one of Easton's fans posted the news about his ticket on his Facebook page. He took a big financial hit from the ticket as well.
"I had to hire an attorney to come pay my ticket," Easton says. "It ended up costing me a thousand bucks. I was like, 'I will never speed again in my life.' I was about to pass out when I heard what it was gonna be."
Luckily, Easton has someone else to drive his tour bus as he heads to Adrian, MI for a show Wednesday night.
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Commitment to innovation
New ideas, new thoughts
The OCLC cooperative is the world's leading center devoted exclusively to the challenges facing libraries, archives and museums in a rapidly changing, digital global community. From its revolutionary online cataloging and interlibrary loan systems to its groundbreaking efforts in linked data and WorldShare management services, the cooperative investigates new trends in technology and new ideas in library practice. This helps the cooperative identify capabilities that will advance the value of library services and improve the productivity of librarians and library users.