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The Day I Beat Boxing Great Arturo Gatti
Man, am I bummed about the death of Arturo Gatti. The talent in that guy...gone too soon.
Along with Crispy-ites Scott Jones and Steve Kent, I'm a big boxing fan. So when I was the game critic for The Village Voice, I got a call one day asking if I wanted to go to a demo of Fight Night Round 3. I had a deadline (always do), so ole grumbleass hesitated ... until they told me I could play Arturo Gatti at the game.
I'm not the best gamer (by far). But when it comes to fighting games, I'm pretty damn good. If you don't believe me, ask Kent. Anyway, it was the middle of winter and I hauled my skinny ass over to some midtown hotel. I was grumpy because I hate midtown, especially in slushy February.
I'd watched an old Arturo Gatti/Mickey Ward throwdown to get in the mood, and, like this article says, I was nervous. Gatti was a total cool guy who said, "Don't worry. I didn't play the game until this morning."
It was no comfort since I hadn't played the game at all. I feared a knockdown, or worse, a knockout.
Gatti, in his modesty, chose to play fists of stone Roberto Duran. I chose to play as Ray Robinson. Gatti began to brawl, and I was getting pummeled like Joey GIlbert in the recent fight with Jesse Brinkley. But I found the block button and, allow me to quote "got Duran with a series of rights. Duran appeared dazed. And then, Gatti as Duran fell, knocked down hard by Robinson. Gatti stood up and tried to use body English to get Duran off the mat. In the game, there's a way to revive a knocked down fighter before the 10-count. But Arturo wasn't able to move two dots into the center of the screen using the controller sticks. Duran stayed down. I had bested the great Arturo Gatti.
"At first, there was disbelief on Gatti's face, then a flash of anger, at which point I wanted to run down Fifth Avenue as quickly as I could. Moments later, there was good natured respect. 'Congratulations,' he said. Even in loss, Arturo Gatti was a class act."
Arturo should never have died this young, at 37. I think we should all pick up Fight Night Round 3 and play as Gatti. In memorium, yo.
I am sorry to hear about his death. We are fun of watching boxing and we will be watching pacquiao vs marquez fight with my closest friends and my brother then I will write a blog for this for those who loves to read.


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hey, guess who is here ? :D
how r u ?
thanks!! i am studying to be on schedule with classes now :)
and too bad that u have that throar infection, be sure to take the antibiotics until the doc tells u to, and not just until the symptoms dissapear - the doc usually tells u a couple more days after the symptoms dissapear-
Please take care of yourself beauty
ttyl :)
hey, i had a good result in my exam. ,so i am relaxing now :)
hope to hear from u soon
take care
ttyl :)
well, i have exam tomorrow. just wanted to say hi.
hope u r having a good week beauty
take care :
ttyl ;)
hey, sorry i took long to answer, i had bussy week, and it will get busier fr the next 2 because of an exam
i am glad you had that kind of childhood, with cousins, brothers and family and TV!!! LOL :D
its also good to hear that u r meeting with some friends, that is always fun !! ;)
just remember drink without being responsible or caring for the consequences and take drugs , LOL, yeah worst advice ever right ;)
hope u have fun
take care beaut :)
P.S.: please remember that i have the exam in 2 weeks and don't get mad if i don't answer it is possible and probable that i get paranoid, freakd stuff with the exam , enough to forget almost to eat other things :P
well almost every guy of my age and around have seen Dragon ball , Z and Gt, we like t say that if u hadn't sen it u didn't have a childhood :P
we identify a ot with Goku, and tehre is more excitement now with the coming movie ;)
And well if u don't scream, i will tickle you before and after -haha-
and yeah, i am a family man/guy, what ever u wanna call it. i was raised wtih 10 cousins, my sisters, parents, 8 aunts and uncles, at least and more than 6 grandparents
i loved being raised always with lots of family around ;)
and yeah we bonded during the camp, it was great :)
hope u keep having fun ;)
have a nice weekend beauty :)
take care
denying denial is still denial :P
and well, for ex today i was watching three dif authors of japanese comic books, as they call the "manga", yu giho, i think was called one, another called superchamps or something - japanese soccer- and the third and most important one, and the one i saw and enjoyed alongwith millons of others, DRAGONBALL
and i thought how did every one of these guys, came with their ideas :P lol
tell u what we wills cream out of fun, and if u scream like a girl for even a second i will take a pic, video tape it and put it on facebook :D - yeah i am awesome as a friend , LOL
i am glad u have fun, a good family trip is always nice :)
i made a camping trip with my cousins a few years ago, it was very bonding ;)
hope u have a nice weekend
take care beauty ;)
you know something called denial :D :P
and i like marvel as well. sometimes i debate with friends what superheroes are best, dc comics or marvel comics
and of course we'll jump, just try to not scream from fear :P :D
you all went on a trip, cool, congrats to your parents ;)
hope u r having a good week
take care :)
alright, it is as if u are reading in my mind the "likes" list :D
yeah i liked the marvel movies as well, and i am looking foward to watching thor 2, but not because i want to see the actor ;) . if i have guessed right u wouldn't be the first woman i meet that wants to watch movies because of the actor :P
and sure, if we ever meet i would love to go bungee jumping with you ;)
That's great i would like to go to the zoo one of these days as well, i liked it in the past and want to go again :)
here i am studying and learning a lot
i gtg now
lunch ;)
take care gorgeous
well i like those shows of detective, like criminal minds, law and order special unit victim
the sci fi series, like smallville
i like the big bang theory, but i can't stand the sheldon character
in movies, i love comedies, like a lot sci fi, specially the "superhero" movies :)
if we ever meet we'll go
and next u have to come with me to do bunjee jumping, if u have the courage ;)
hope u have a great weekend as well
take care beauty
well its good that you are enjoying, hope you have fun with your friend :)
well i am relaxing, writing a story, watching movies from my dvd collection :) working out :P
i would like to do some things in particular but i needed friends that like those particular things and that can afford it - i like to go to parks with "adrenaline roller coasters" ( i think its spelled like that) - and those are not cheap
well, i have to go to lunch
have fun with your friend and take care :)
well i am glad you enjoyed yourself ;)
i have just entered my winter holidays :)
now i'll see if i can relax a little ;)
so what are you doing now ? besides having men drooling for you ;)
hey, how are you? :)
its been a long time
Hi Kealyn! Sorry for the late reply again! hahah
How are you doing?
Yes my dad is very strict when it comes to my study and all. but I think every dad is like that, well most of them haha.
Oh no, but if the operation is going to fix the problem with his hips then it's better to go with it right? I hope it goes well. <3
It was about the day, the queen abdicates the throne to the Prince.
Well I have to go help my mom hahah. Have a lovely weekend.
Talk to you soon, I hope! hahaha
Love you. ♥
I'm doing well, thanks.
What are you up to?
Yeah it just finished up it's third season. It's very good.
I have a lot of shows I want to watch too. Too many shows not enough time!
What's up?
Yes time flies by so quickly!
Yeah I was reading it somewhere that it's the islands which will be suffering more which obvious since we are surrounded by the ocean. Yep but then It's because of our acts itself, the pollution and all causing depletion of the ozone layer.
Yes that's what I think too, I'm good as long as I pass but my dad doesn't agree with that hahah.
Ok yes, let me know what happens. I hope everything goes well. :)
tell me about it! How was it? :D It must have been great and you guys must have had a lot of fun!
Love you too! Talk to you soon. ♥
Finally got time to reply to you hahah. I come online almost everyday but I don't get to reply to all the comments.
I'm glad too. The flash floods are becoming more and more frequent now.
I... well I know I could have done better in certain subjects like Biology, French and English but I got a C in Chemistry. I don't like chemistry hahah.
Oh i hope so too! 2 and a half years old... I hope everything goes well and that he won't need to be operated.
That sounds fun!! hahaha You'll be having a busy weekend then hahah.
Have a nice weekend! Talk to you soon :D
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The MMA Rant 1.26.13: Eddie Alvarez, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort, More
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From Eddie Alvarez being offered an immediate title shot as part of his UFC deal and Michael Bisping missing out on another title show to GSP ducking Johny Hendricks and more, 411's Scott Kuczkowski looks at the week in MMA!
Welcome to this week's edition of the MMA Rant. There were a bunch of things that were rant-worthy this week, but I didn't have all the time I'd hoped to piece this together. Having said that, I took the things that have been bothering me the most and coupled them with some recent events for this week's offering.
As always, before we get to that, let's take a look at some reader comments from last week:
It was only a matter of time until she (Ronda Rousey) said something so stupid it crossed a line. She's been saying stupid crap the entire time she's been relevant. Everyone has just enabled her, and when you enable someone like that they just won't learn. I actually hadn't heard these comments and haven't paid any attention to her for awhile now, so maybe it isn't a big deal to her followers. But just reading what you wrote, it doesn't change my mind that she is an attention whoring idiot.
Well, that's the beauty of the internet; everyone has a chance to demonstrate their intelligence or idiocy (for many it's the latter). This must have caused some waves with the UFC brass, as Rousey's manager and even Dana White have had to publicly address these comments. The 1st Amendment is a beautiful thing, but I guarantee Dana White nor anyone else from the UFC enjoys explaining one of their fighter's Twitter comments. While I doubt much will come from this publicly, I'd bet the word was passed that such topics should be avoided in the future, if only so they don't have to be explained by a guy who'd rather be hyping fights than explaining a fighter's Twitter feed.
And now on to today's news…
Maybe I'm missing something here, but since when does
Eddie Alvarez
deserve an immediate title shot for signing with the UFC? I guess I can kind of understand the $250K signing bonus, but an immediate title shot? What's the deal? I can see giving
Gilbert Melendez
an immediate title shot since he was the Strikeforce Lightweight Champ, but does Eddie Alvarez deserve the same treatment when he's not even the reigning Bellator Champion? Does that seem strange to anyone else? Don't get me wrong; I think Alvarez is a great fighter and is very exciting, but is he so good that he doesn't have to win at least one UFC fight before getting a title shot? Shouldn't he have to prove himself? Sure, his last win over
Patricky "Pitbull" Freire
was impressive, but Pitbull isn't even in the Lightweight Top 50, so can a win over him really get a guy a title shot?
I understand the UFC is trying to win Alvarez's services and this title shot was probably just part of that attempt, but I think handing out title shots in this manner is a little disrespectful to the UFC Lightweights that have been busting their asses against legitimate Top 15 fighters for the past several years. Maybe I would see things different if Alvarez was still the Bellator champ.
Vitor Belfort.
Aaaahhhh…Vitor, Vitor, Vitor…what is the UFC to do with you?
I must admit, I didn't have a ton of faith in Vitor in this fight, as I suspected the UFC purposely matched him with
Michael Bisping
because Vitor's the type of opponent Bisping would normally prevail over (more on that later). Needless to say, Vitor shocked many fans (and the UFC brass no doubt) by stopping Bisping with a nice head kick followed by punches on the ground. Then, in his moment of glory, Vitor goes on to challenge the champion of another division? A champion who stopped him the last time they met? And also picked a fight with another Light Heavyweight? Do I need to mention he also referred to himself as a Champion? How hard was Vitor hit in this fight?
Look, I respect Vitor as much as any fan and I consider him a legend of the sport, but who is he fooling? He obviously has no interest in fighting
Anderson Silva
again, which makes sense considering the outcome of their last encounter. But where does he think that a win over Michael Bisping earns him another crack at
Jon Jones
? Or even
Chael Sonnen
for that matter? I guess this whole charade would make sense if Chael was still fighting at Middleweight or if Vitor declared his remaining fights would be at Light Heavyweight, but that isn't the case. Instead, we have a Middleweight fighter, calling out the Light Heavyweight Champ (and the Champ's next opponent, I guess) without really any regard for the illogic of it all.
But…he did win, so praise Jesus.
Michael Bisping.
Going into this fight, I told my friends that Bisping would probably win if he could take this fight past the first round. I'm sure most people can understand the logic of this assumption if you know anything about Bisping's cardio or that most of Belfort's wins have come by way of knock out in the first round. Given that Bisping avoided
Brian Stann
's power shots and out-boxed him pretty easily, I suspected the same strategy would be effective against Belfort (especially if Bisping could outwrestle him).
I suspect the UFC harbored the same assumptions when they booked this fight. Bisping did surprisingly well against Chael Sonnen, defeated Stann, and has over-all looked very impressive in his last six fights. I'm also sure the UFC understood that booking Michael Bisping against Anderson Silva in England would have been a huge fight. Vitor Belfort, especially coming off a loss at Light Heavyweight, should have been a semi-easy win for Bisping, especially if Bisping could get out of the first round and get Vitor tired. Of course, the UFC and I were incorrect in this assumption, as Bisping was finished by Belfort in the second round via head kick and punches.
This brings us to an important question: Will Michael Bisping ever wear a UFC Championship? Heck, will he ever even earn a title shot? This has been the third time he's lost a Middleweight Title Eliminator; unless someone gets injured or the UFC gets desperate, he's probably not going to get a fourth chance. Bisping is 1-2 since January 2012, and at this point he has to be behind the likes of
Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Hector Lombard, Yushin Okami, Constantinos Philippou, Ronaldo Souza,
Jake Shields
; that's a lot of ground to have to make up. While he's only 33 years of age and can conceivably fight for another 5-7 years, I have to wonder when he stops being a contender and just becomes a gate-keeper.
What do you guys think?
Will Michael Bisping ever become a UFC Champion?
Johny Hendricks
just can't seem to get any respect these days. Sure, Dana White has finally admitted he'll get a title shot if he wins against
Jake Ellenberger
, but he left the stipulation of "if he looks good," which leaves him an out if
Georges St. Pierre
cries again that he doesn't want to face Hendricks.
GSP took his own turn at emulating
Cecil Peoples
when he said he didn't think Hendricks won in his fight against
Josh Koscheck,
and Georges didn't want to have to fight a guy he thought lost to someone he'd already beaten. Apparently though, this logic only applies to Hendricks, because it didn't stop GSP from calling out
Nick Diaz
, who was coming off a loss to
Carlos Condit
and a drug suspension.
There's logic there folks; you probably just have to be French to understand
how to avoid a fight.
This is a poll I put together after thinking about the various fighters who are the constant #1 contender, but never seem to win the "Big One" when given their chance (and some have gotten many chances.) Now, some of these guys challenged very dominant champions, others just couldn't put it all together when they go their chance, and others were bitten by the injury bug at the worst possible time. Despite all that, who do you guys think has the best odds of one day wearing the belt (or wearing it again)?
Which fighter has the best chance of being a future champion?
And that's it for this week. I hope you guys dug it; leave me a note that tells me you haven't drowned your keyboard in drool.
Thanks for reading.
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Will RIMM's impressive surge end badly?
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is unveiling the fruit of a crucial and long-overdue makeover. How should investors play it?
By David Sterman, StreetAuthority
Since bottoming out at $6.22 a share in September, Research In Motion (RIMM) surged to briefly surpass $18 within the last week. The rally seemingly came out of nowhere; many investors simply assumed the maker of BlackBerry smartphones was bound for the technology sector's graveyard.
In hindsight, it's clear most investors were overlooking the ample cash on the company's balance sheet, a still-impressive user base of more than 75 million people and a likely appeal for potential buyers at such distressed levels.
Yet many factors point to a possible imminent pullback reversal for RIMM, perhaps by a significant amount. In fact, some suspect that Wednesday may be when shares start to lose steam. That's when Research In Motion will release the much-anticipated version 10 of its operating system.
A fresh start
The newly-revamped software is expected to yield greater functionality, finally enabling the company to truly compete with the more dominant platforms from Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG). These two companies control 90% of the smartphone market, so if RIM can pick up lost market share, this may prove to be one of the greatest turnaround plays of the current era.
But short-sellers have a different take.
They have been boosting their positions in RIMM at a steadily rising pace, even as the company has started to see bullish interest from long-oriented investors. RIMM is now the fourth-most-heavily-shorted stock on the Nasdaq, after Sirius XM Radio (SIRI), Intel (INTC) and Frontier Communications (FTR).
Why do short sellers doubt that Research In Motion's resurgence is for real?
First, many short-sellers remain unconvinced that even with a refreshed product line and software, the company can compete with Apple and Google. They note that Microsoft (MSFT) is working feverishly to build market share in the smartphone space, so in their view, it's impossible for RIM to garner double-digit gains, which would represent growth at twice the current level. (Microsoft publishes MSN Money.) Market research firm IDS predicts that Research In Motion will control just 4% of the smartphone market by 2016.
Second, short-sellers say that the company's decision to eliminate monthly service fees for consumers will deeply damage the income statement. These monthly fees, which average $4 per user, carry very high margins, offsetting the fairly low-margin profile of the hardware business.
In recent years, service revenue has accounted for roughly one-third of sales, though that looks set to decline in coming years.
RIM will still impose fees on enterprises that demand greater security, and other bells and whistles. The company notes that more than 60 companies in the Fortune 500 are testing its new software, but it's unclear how many of them will commit to sticking with the BlackBerry platform. After all, many employees now have smartphones that run on Apple or Google's software, and are not necessarily inclined to give them up.
Also, companies will take their time before making major moves. "Our own checks suggest enterprises will take at least four to six months to test the new BB10 OS," predict analysts at Citigroup.
Third, RIM's impressive growth in emerging economies may be at risk. Markets such as India and Indonesia have become a key source of growth, but a number of Chinese and Korean vendors have revealed new models that will be priced far lower than RIMM's current offerings.
Fourth, short-sellers have been looking at what happened when Palm released a new phone in 2009, which was expected to sharply boost the company's flagging fortunes. Shares ran up in anticipation of the release, but subsequently tanked after the phone was released and as sales came in well below forecasts.
The bull case
There are good reasons why another camp of investors has become bullish. These investors note that wireless service providers such as Verizon Communications (VZ) are likely to throw considerable marketing support behind the new BlackBerry phones. These companies know they will be able to reduce the subsidies provided to the major hardware players like Apple if there is greater competition.
And unlike Palm, RIM has nearly $3 billion in cash and has the staying power to wait as market share rebounds. Indeed, even with hefty spending associated with the launch, RIM will still likely have more than $2 billion in cash a year from now. RIM's burn rate should be tolerable as marketing spending rises, in large part because management has already taken roughly $1 billion in overhead out of the business. To boost cash, management has even hinted it may look to sell off the hardware business.
Lastly, bulls note that if the BlackBerry is able to stay even moderately relevant among enterprise users, the company might become a solid acquisition target for a company like Microsoft. To be sure, this argument was a lot more valid when shares were trading in single digits.
Wall Street's view
A few analysts who follow RIMM have become increasingly bullish as well. RBC Capital, for example, raised its price target to $19 from $11, though this represents only about 10% upside. Jefferies also upgraded the stock, to "buy" from "hold," with a $19 price target. The analyst say RIM's decision to allow the BlackBerry email service to run on Apple and Google's smartphones is a wise one.
But most firms take a dim view. Here's a quick sample:
- "We consider the recent gyrations in RIMM's stock to reflect trading momentum with no fundamental change in RIMM's outlook yet. We are retaining our stop price target of $9.50," note analysts at UBS.
- Merrill Lynch sees shares falling to just $7. "In our view, RIMM's long-term outlook seems unlikely to improve and its strategic options are diminishing."
- Analysts at Citigroup are perhaps the most bearish, with a target price of just $6 a share. They predict that RIM's profit margins will slump badly as service revenues start to diminish.
- Goldman Sachs' analysts have a binary view of the stock. If the company can indeed regain its footing and boost sales in coming years (which is 30% likely), then shares are likely worth $30. But if RIM's steady downward spiral in revenues continues (which they believe has a 70% chance), then shares are worth just $11.
Action to take
Though shares have performed remarkably well, they could keep rallying yet higher if the new lineup of BlackBerrys gets off to a strong start. But considerable headwinds remain in place, and official launch could mark the end of the recent period of euphoria.
Short-sellers are betting that Research In Motion has lost valuable ground to Apple and Google that it will never make up.
If you've owned this stock all the way up from the September lows, it may be a wise to take profits.
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text: The owner of the popular Broad Ripple Italian restaurant Ambrosia plans to open a new location downtown on the first floor of the Hampton Inn along Maryland Street. The space most recently was home to a Cajun restaurant called J. Gumbo's and also has been a Buffalo Wild Wings and BadaBoomz. The new restaurant, owned by Gino Pizzi, will be called Ambrosia Centro. The restaurant will serve lunch and dinner and is slated to open in the Fall. The Ambrosia in Broad Ripple is on Westfield Boulevard between Corner Wine Bar and Broad Ripple Steakhouse.


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WASHINGTON • President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and Medicare.
The president's budget projects deficit reductions of $1.8 trillion over the next decade, achieved with nearly $1 trillion in higher taxes, reductions in payments to Medicare providers and cutbacks in the cost-of-living adjustments paid to millions of recipients in Social Security and other government programs. Obama's budget would negate nearly $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts, replacing some of those with smaller reductions of his own.
Defense budget counts on cuts Congress rejected
Call it the wishing and hoping defense budget.
President Barack Obama's 2014 blueprint assumes that Washington reverses the automatic budget cuts that have become a daily reality for the military. It also counts on Congress embracing the domestic base closings, increased health care fees and weapons terminations that lawmakers resoundingly rejected in recent years.
The proposal unveiled Wednesday calls for a base Pentagon budget of $526.6 billion — $52 billion more than the $475 billion level established by the across-the-board spending cuts set in the budget agreement between Obama and congressional Republicans in August 2011.
The budget plan includes a $88.5 billion placeholder for additional war costs in Afghanistan as Obama decides on the pace of the drawdown of American combat troops next year..
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The president's proposed spending for the 2014 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, would rise 2.5 percent from this year.
The budget projects a deficit for the current year of $973 billion, falling to $744 billion in 2014. Those would be the first deficits below $1 trillion since 2008. Even with the president's deficit reductions, the budget projects the red ink would total $5.3 trillion over the next 10 years.
The plan includes a compromise proposal that Obama offered to House Speaker John Boehner during "fiscal cliff" negotiations last December. Boehner walked away from those talks because of his objections to raising taxes on the wealthy.
By including proposals to trim Social Security and Medicare, the government's two biggest benefit programs, Obama is hoping to entice Republicans to consider tax increases.
"I have already met Republicans more than halfway, so in the coming days and weeks I hope that Republicans will come forward and demonstrate that they're really as serious about the deficit and debt as they claim to be," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden.
But instead of moving Congress nearer a grand bargain, Obama's proposals so far have managed to anger both the Republicans, who are upset by higher taxes, and Democrats unhappy about cuts to Social Security benefits.
The White House highlighted $580 billion in tax increases on the rich over 10 years, which would be obtained primarily by limiting deductions the wealthy can take. But the figure climbs closer to $1 trillion after adding in a 94-cents-per-pack increase in taxes on cigarettes, slower inflation adjustments to income tax brackets, elimination of oil and gas production subsidies, an increase in the estate tax and a new "financial crisis responsibility" fee on banks.
Responding to the budget, Boehner said Republicans were unwilling to go beyond the $660 billion in higher taxes approved as part of the "fiscal cliff" deal. "The president got his tax hikes in January. We don't need to be raising taxes on the American people," Boehner said.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Obama's budget "doesn't break new ground. It goes over old ground. It takes more from families to spend more in Washington." Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed Obama's budget as "not a serious plan. For the most part, just another left-wing wish list."
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Budget, a bipartisan group that promotes deficit reduction, praised Obama for retaining the deficit reduction elements of his December offer to Boehner in his new budget. She said this showed Obama was "still serous about fiscal reform."
Briefing reporters on the budget, Alan Krueger, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said the economic growth assumptions for this year are a bit more optimistic than those of some private forecasters. He said the administration's forecast was done in November and assumed that the March 1 across-the-board spending cuts would not occur.
The president's spending and tax plan is two months late. The administration blamed the delay on the lengthy negotiations at the end of December and then fights over the resulting March 1 automatic spending cuts.
The Obama budget proposal will join competing outlines already approved by the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-run Senate.
Obama's plan is not all about budget cuts. It also includes an additional $50 billion in spending to fund infrastructure investments, including $40 billion in a "Fix It First" effort to provide immediate money to repair highways, bridges, transit systems and airports nationwide.
Obama's budget would also provide $1 billion to launch a network of 15 manufacturing innovation institutes across the country, and it earmarks funding to support high-speed rail projects.
The president's plan to establish a program to offer preschool to all 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families would be financed by the higher tax on tobacco, which the administration said would raise $78 billion over a decade.
The administration said its proposals to increase spending would not increase the deficit but rather would be paid for either by increasing taxes or making deeper cuts to other programs.
Among the proposed cuts, the administration wants to trim defense spending by an additional $100 billion and domestic programs by an extra $100 billion over the next decade. However, those cuts would actually be less than the automatic spending cuts they would replace in the "sequester" that would have trimmed government spending by $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Obama's budget, if adopted, would eliminate future sequester reductions. Those cuts began taking effect on March 1 with an initial $85 billion in cuts.
The Obama budget proposes cutting $400 billion from Medicare and other health care programs over a decade. The cuts would come in a variety of ways, including negotiating better prescription drug prices and asking wealthy seniors to pay more.Next Page >
A glance at key Obama budget provision
President Barack Obama's 2014 budget includes a key change in the way the government measures inflation. If adopted, the chained Consumer Price Index would have far-reaching effects because so many programs are adjusted each year based on year-to-year changes in consumer prices.
How it would work:
The new measure would show a lower level of inflation than the more widely used Consumer Price Index.
It assumes that as prices rise, consumers would turn to lower-cost alternatives, reducing the amount of inflation they experience. For example, if the price of beef increases while the price of pork does not, people will buy more pork rather than pay the higher beef prices.
What it would save:
The change would reduce the federal budget deficit by $340 billion over the next decade, according to congressional estimates. However, the White House has said it wants the adjustments to include protections for "vulnerable" recipients, so the savings could be less.
How it's perceived:
The proposed change is unpopular among many Democrats in Congress and advocates for seniors who complain that it would disproportionately hit low- and middle-income families.
It's popular among budget hawks because it cuts benefits and increases taxes gradually, in ways that might not be readily apparent to most Americans. The savings, however, become substantial over time.
What would be cut:
Among the spending cuts that would result from the change over the next decade:
— Social Security: $127 billion.
— Federal retirement programs for military and civilian workers and Supplemental Security Income: $38 billion.
— Medicare and Medicaid: $29 billion.
On average, annual increases in Social Security payments, government pensions and veterans' benefits would be about 0.3 percentage points smaller each year, according to the chief actuary for the Social Security Administration.
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First things first, that's a tough loss to take. It's hard watching your team play without you and even harder watching a loss, you always think you could have done something to help them win.
I didn't play today, the docs and I want to make sure I feel 100% before I get back on the ice. I was a little wobbly after the hit, like you probably saw, so that's why I didn't return against Slovakia. I'm feeling good today, no real concussion symptoms, so I'll keep following the NHL protocol for these kind of injuries and if things stay the same, I hope to get back out there soon.
Thanks for all the kind words and support, I really appreciate it!
I can't stop thinking about playing my first international game the other night, even though it didn't end as planned for me. It was fun to see the team come up with a win, that's all that really matters when you put on that jersey. The crowd was great, as I expected, and it was wild again today against the USA and it should be the same against Finland.
Today was weird for me. Knowing I wasn't playing, I didn't have the same game day routine. I wanted to let my roommate Vlasic nap this afternoon, so I walked around Helsinki and went to watch the movie American Reunion. It was very funny and I was able to relax while doing a little sightseeing, which was great.
I saw a question on my first blog about food and how different it is here. We have a great set up at the team hotel as far as food goes, we have a team buffet for every meal, so the food is very similar to North America. It's pretty much the same as the NHL here, it's the Never Hungry League…
That's all I got for you!
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When we asked DIYers to submit their projects, we didn't know we would get such an overwhelming response. Now, we've compiled the best and most creative crop into one book.
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The projects are different, the costs are different, but each of these projects shows passion. Each homeowner took a huge leap—and some even took a huge home equity loan.
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EL PASO (KDBC) — It didn't take long for UTEP women's basketball fans to get the line going for WNIT Championship tickets.
Miner supporters immediately rushed the University ticket office following the team's 66-63 Final Four victory against South Dakota State.
UTEP will play Rutgers in Saturday's final at 1 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. University officials said a previous scheduling conflict at the arena has been resolved.
Wednesday's night's game marked the first time the UTEP women sold out all 12,222 seats at Haskins.
"The way people came out, it's just so awesome," said Miner fan Jaime Arrieta, who made the drive from Alamogordo. "I'm so proud of El Paso."
Loyal UTEP women's fans were rewarded with some of the best seats in the house.
Sitting courtside, season ticket-holder Michael Swopes said the the team's run, coupled with the new Chihuahuas baseball park, has made it an exciting time to be a Sun City sports fan.
"Without a doubt, El Paso's got nothing but good going on when it comes to sports," he said.
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Download Hymns at HymnServe
HymnServe offers downloadable hymn accompaniments for congregations, small groups, and individuals.
Its goal is to deliver Christian hymns and praise songs online in a style that is comparable to the way people are accustomed to singing.
Best of all you can hear the accompaniments before ordering.
The arrangements are suitable for church services, praise meetings, and as a supplement to existing hymnals and publications. All the lyrics can be downloaded online instantly as MP3 audio files and used immediately.


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On Sunday, Jared Leto took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his role as a transgendered woman in Dallas Buyer's Club . The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman says balancing his time between working on music and film projects is a juggling act he's very comfortable with.
"Jared Leto the musician doesn't put on heels and a wig to go to work, although I could probably get away with it," he told members of the press backstage at the event. "They're wonderful things to do, both of those things and I'm a creative person. I spend time behind the camera directing, I love film, I love music, so all of it's wonderful. It's a really good thing to do with your life. I recommend it."
While he's enjoying having a busy schedule, Leto adds he's not sure if he'll continue working in both fields in the future. "If I projected myself in 20 years, I don't know if I'll be doing either," he reveals. "I think it's a big world out there, there's lots to explore. If I'm so lucky to continue to be able to have these creative experiences, I'll consider myself a very fortune person."
Leto is likely to get more praise for his work Dallas Buyer's Club : the singer is a strong candidate to score a nomination for the 86th Academy Awards. Nominations will be revealed on Thursday.
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With the launch of the new BMW 3-Series , a slew of tuning variations inevitably followed. Not ones to be left out of the tuning game, Alpina , BMW's close-knit performance automaker, is preparing the future Alpina B3 Bi-Turbo based off the 335i Saloon. This new model was recently spotted in Southern Europe doing some hot weather testing, revealing some if its new garbs.
The B3 saloon isn't getting a whole new makeover because, well, if it isn't broke, then don't fix it. That being said, it will feature a new lip spoiler, modifications to the lower section of the front bumper, a small boot spoiler, bespoke alloy wheel designs, and a new quad exhaust system. Power will come from a revised version of the current model's twin-turbo 3.0L straight-six engine that will push out a total of 400 HP and 400 lb-ft of torque instead of the current 360 HP and 369 lb-ft of torque. This is much more in line with the power output we had originally anticipated with the current generation, but never received.
With the B3's vigorous torque ability from 1,500 rpm onwards to 7,000 rpm, a diesel variant may also be in the works, but won't be available until at least late 2013. Touring, Coupe, and Convertible version will also follow in the next couple of years. All models will be offered with RWD as standard, while most of them will also have an AWD option.
According to AutoCar, the new Alpina B3 Bi-Turbo will be launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March, but other sources are stating that we may see it even earlier than that, at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.


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Swordsman, comedian, poet, actor, precocious philosopher, prince of the realm, loving son of a murdered father, is, in the opinion of many, the most complex dramatic character ever written. Come and watch him build the world's most ingenious mousetrap. By William Shakespeare. Directed by William Peters.
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A clinical cardiologist with sub-speciality interests in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. His academic focus is teaching and he directs the electrocardiography and cardiac physical examination courses for Harvard Medical students at MGH.
BiographyDr. Gregory is a native of Tennessee and attended the University of Alabama on an academic scholarship. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with majors in Biological Sciences and History in 1994. He then went on to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Gregory completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Hospitals where he subsequently served as Chief Medical Resident and Instructor of Medicine.
Dr. Gregory was recruited to the MGH in 2002 and completed cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and NIH funded research fellowships. Dr. Gregory joined the staff of the cardiology division in 2006. He has an active clinical practice and serves as a staff echocardiographer and nuclear cardiologist as well. His research interests include topics in clinical cardiology, cardiac imaging, and education. He directs courses on cardiac physical examination and electrocardiography for Harvard Medical School and has lectured at several conferences and meetings in the US and abroad.
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The timeliness and accuracy of SSA's disability decisions at the hearing adjudicative level is at the forefront of congressional and Agency concerns.
Since Fiscal Year 2008, SSA has directed increased resources to improve hearing timeliness and process more hearings. Since FY 2008, average processing time dropped by about 31 percent, from an average of 514 days in FY 2008 to an average of 353 days at the end of FY 2012.
However, an increased number of applicants has led to an increase in the hearings backlog. As of July 2013, SSA's hearings backlog was approximately 838,000 cases--about 22,000 cases higher than the backlog at the beginning of FY 2013.
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News about Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Apr. 12, 2013
Tunisia receives $28.8 million in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by former Pres Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family; billions of dollars acquired corruptly by Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia after being ousted from power, remain unaccounted for. MORE
Dec. 22, 2012
Tunisia's Finance Ministry has organized public auction of cars, jewels, carpets and trinkets that once belonged to deposed Pres Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, first autocrat to fall in the Arab Spring revolution; government aims to raise estimated 20 million dinars, about $13 million, from event, largely through sale of big-ticket items. MORE
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Tunisian government is seeking to question Suha Arafat, widow of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, in an investigation into corruption by government officials; investigation includes Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, country's ousted president. MORE
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Tunisians vote in their country's first free election, culmination of uprising that resulted in ouster of president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali; success of Tunisia offers inspiration for Egyptians and Libyans, who hope to follow in its footsteps. MORE
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Tunisians Following a Path of Less Rancor
Tunisia is an Arab Spring success story, which its president says may be because it has few tribal or religious cleavages like its more chaotic neighbors.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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Libyan Refugees Stream to Tunisia for Care, and Tell of a Home That Is Torn Apart
A new surge of refugees has arrived in Tunisia as fighting has spread to the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Their accounts depict a country spiraling into chaos.
September 10, 2014, Wednesday
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Tunisia Fears Attacks by Citizens Flocking to Jihad
For a country of only 11 million people, Tunisia has supplied a disproportionate number of fighters to the Islamist cause in Iraq and Syria.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday
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Questions of Justice in Tunisia as Ousted Leaders Are Freed
Most of the senior officials of Tunisia's former government have been released from prison, raising accusations of injustice from relatives of victims and human rights activists in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
July 17, 2014, Thursday
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Buffeted by Tumult, Jewish Population in Tunisia Dwindles
Tunisia has been a center of Jewish life since Roman times, but only about 2,000 Jews remain in the country — down from more than 100,000 in 1948.
June 26, 2014, Thursday
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Tunisia: Deal Paves Way for Elections
Tunisian politicians announced Friday that they had resolved a longstanding dispute and had agreed to hold parliamentary elections before the country's presidential vote.
June 14, 2014, Saturday
Gunmen in West Tunisia Attack Interior Minister's Home, Killing 4 Guards
The official, Lotfi Ben Jeddou, was not home during the assault, one of the most brazen by Islamists militants in months.
May 29, 2014, Thursday
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Tunisian Discontent Reflected in Protests That Have Idled Mines
In the Gafsa region, the revolution known as the Arab Spring lives on in protests over unemployment that have stalled production and blocked shipments in mining towns.
May 14, 2014, Wednesday
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Tunisia Lifts 3-Year State of Emergency
President Moncef Marzouki lifted the state of emergency that had been in force since the country's 2011 uprising.
March 7, 2014, Friday
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Kerry Makes Surprise Stop in Tunisia
Secretary of State John Kerry's visit was aimed at demonstrating American support for Tunisia's transition to democracy.
February 19, 2014, Wednesday
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This episode focuses on Blue Moon employees Bert Viola (Curtis Armstrong) and Agnes Dipesto (Allyce Beasley). Bert wants to attend a Viola family reunion, but Agnes has been sequestered with the jury for the murder trial of one John Gibson--and of course, Agnes is the sole holdout who believes in Gibson's innocence. Out of desperation, Bert decides that the only way to get Agnes out of the jury room is to solve the murder himself! In a dream sequence, the Moonlighting regulars are recast as the principals in John Gibson's alleged crime.


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Story Time Round Up!
Published on Monday, June 11, 2012 - 12:07pm
Welcome to Story Time Round Up!, a new weekly feature with all the songs, stories and flannels that we used in story time during the week. Whether you couldn't make it to story time and wanted to catch up on what you missed, or you loved that one song but don't remember the words, you and your child are sure to find something fun in Story Time Round Up!
Tuesday, June 5
Song: "Good Morning Dear Earth"
Good morning dear earth,
Good morning dear sun,
Good morning tall trees,
And the flowers, every one.
Good morning to the animals,
The birds and the bees,
Good morning to you,
And good morning to me.
Flannel: "Little Mouse"
Little mouse, little mouse,
Are you in the __________ (name the color) house?
Finger Play: "10 Little Fingers"
I have 10 little fingers,
And they all belong to me,
I can make them do things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight,
I can open them wide,
I can put them together,
I can make them all hide.
I can reach them up high,
I can bend them down low,
I can fold them together,
And set them just so.
Book: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle
Finger Play: "Two Little Blackbirds"
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
One named Jack,
And one named Jill.
Fly away Jack,
Fly away Jill,
Come back Jack,
Come back Jill.
Flannel: "Five Little Ducks"
Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away,
Momma Duck cried "quack, quack, quack, quack" but only four little ducks came back
(Repeat for three, two, one and zero.)
One Momma Duck went out one day, over the hill and far away,
Momma Duck cried "quack, quack, quack, quack" and all of her baby ducks came back.
Song: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
Song: "Grand Old Duke of York"
Oh the grand old Duke of York,
He had 10,000 men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when you're up, you're up,
And when you're down you're down,
And when you're only halfway up,
You're neither up nor down!
He rolled them over left,
He rolled them over right,
He rolled them over upside down,
Oh what a silly sight!
Book: The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Flannel: "I Had a Rooster"
Song available on:
Pickin' and Grinnin': Great Folks Songs for Kids
Song: "Turn Around"
Song available on:
Getting to Know Myself
Wednesday, June 6
Pajama Story Time
Song: "We Clap and Say Hello"
We clap and say hello,
We clap and say hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and say hello!
Flannel: "Where, Oh Where Had My Little Dog Gone"
Little dog, little dog,
What did you decide?
Do you think the ______ (name object) is a good place to hide?
Song: "The Wheels on the Bus"
Flannel: "Five Astronauts Went Out to Play"
One astronaut went out to play,
Upon a great big moon one day,
He had such enormous fun,
That he called for another astronaut to come!
(Repeat for two, three, four and five.)
Five astronauts went out to play,
Upon a great big moon one day,
They had such enormous fun,
But there weren't any astronauts left to come!
Book: Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss
Finger Play: "Big, Big, Big"
(originally from Mel's Desk)
This is big, big, big,
This is small, small, small,
This is short, short, short,
This is tall, tall, tall.
This is fast, fast, fast,
This is slow, slow, slow
This is yes, yes, yes
And this is no, no, no!
Song: "Open, Shut Them"
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Put them in your lap, lap, lap!
Creep them,
Crawl them,
Creep them,
Crawl them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin.
Open wide your little mouth
But do not let them in!
Flannel: "Let's Go Out on a Summer Night"
Book: Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
Song: "Turn Around"
Song available on:
Getting to Know Myself
Thursday, June 7
Song: "Good Morning Dear Earth"
Finger Play: "I Had a Little Turtle"
I had a little turtle,
He lived in a box,
He swam in the river,
And he climbed on the rocks,
He snapped at a mosquito,
He snapped at a flea,
He snapped at a minnow
And he snapped at me!
He caught that mosquito,
He caught that flea,
He caught that minnow,
But he couldn't catch me!
Book: Maggie and the Monster by Elizabeth Winthrop
Flannel: "Five Green and Speckled Frogs"
Five green and speckled frogs,
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum, yum, yum!
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are four speckled frogs,
Glug, glug, glug, glug!
(Repeat for three, two, one and none.)
Book: Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Song: "Shake Your Sillies Out"
Song available on: A Child's Celebration of Silliest Songs
Book: If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
Finger Play: "Five in the Bed"
There were five in the bed,
And the little one said,
Roll over, roll over!
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
(Repeat for four, three and two.)
Ah it feels good to have so much space!
Flannel: "A Munching Monster"
(Poem by Marian Swinger)
Song: "Turn Around"
Song available on: Getting to Know Myself
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I know eclipse have not even came out yet but As far as I am concerned I am pretty stoked about BD getting made I noticed someone put something like this for eclipse and I though well why not BD here I will put articles I get from bd here and You all may do so to or pic's that you have everything related to BD. for starter's here is a article about summit thinking about putting BD in 3-D.
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it made me be at the edge of my seat the whole movie.I cried,laghed and screamed by heart out,
I didnt knew how much i liked carlie until yesterday.
LOL. IKR, when Carlisle jumped across the field, then that happened, I was in shock. My mouth fell open. lol great moment.
Yes,the whole theater gasped and screamed nooo.It was an amazing experience because it as a surprise for everybody.I want to go see it again to see how the people react.
I want to go again and need to. There was too much to take in with the first time round. Yes, it would be fun to watch it again with a theater full of people that haven't seen it yet.
I would like to join please
i just comment on it.
i went to sarah's page and i fould the page there!
thx jess I just commented there
I'm not impressed. Why wasn't there a full four minutes in Breaking Dawn Part 2 without some form of CGI? Why did Condon take out so many important parts to the movie? Why have all of the characters in the movie undergone a major appearance change when they are all frozen the way they look? And If Alice could never see any future involving the wolves, then how was she able to show Aro a vision of how the battle turned out? Alice see's both the battle, and Jacob and Renesmee together in the end of the movie, but she doesn't even have the ability to see them! She couldn't see Jacob in Eclipse, so how can she suddenly see him in Breaking Dawn? I dearly wish that Condon had focused more on little things like this, and less on how big his wallet would get after this.
oh man. well, you are spot on about Alice not being able to see the wolves. I was so immersed in the battle that it didn't even occur to me. While she would not have been able to see anything with the wolves, there would have been spots that disappear, so she could have filled that in figuring it out on her own. Like when she did in the books during Bella's pregnancy and they needed to go hunting but were trying to avoid the wolves, she said the routes that disappeared would be the ones the wolves where the wolves would be. She would have had to figure some of that out even before she left with Jasper even in the book because she had that plan for Bella to set things up for Nessie and Jacob to get away, not Bella and Edward.
I understand about your comments but the way it was handled, IMO, was SUPERB!
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VALPARAISO | A plea agreement in a domestic abuse case is in jeopardy after the accused man reportedly told officials he was acting in self-defense and/or accidently when he fractured a woman's rib cage causing a collapsed lung.
Kristofer Hugunin, 39, was brought to court from jail Tuesday morning and was scheduled to be sentenced according to the terms of the proposed plea agreement when Deputy Prosecutor Cheryl Polarek asked to pull the deal.
Polarek said the Chesterton resident made the comments during the preparation of a presentence report. The comments were seen as downplaying his responsibility.
Defense attorney Larry Rogers said Hugunin does not deny the battery charge, for which he pleaded guilty.
What he was trying to convey during the presentence investigation was that the May 3 incident was not a "major knockdown." He pushed the woman, Rogers said.
Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper said the adult probation department recommended she not accept the proposed plea agreement, which called for Hugunin to plead guilty to a felony count of battery causing serious bodily injury in return for prosecutors dropping two felony counts of domestic abuse.
The proposal calls for Hugunin to serve six years behind bars, with all but one year suspended and to be served on probation, Rogers said.
"It's not happening today," Harper said of the sentencing.
Harper scheduled another hearing for 9 a.m. Oct. 16 to give attorneys time to work toward an agreement.


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Game # 30: #1 Quinnipiac Bobcats (21-4-4, 14-1-2 ECAC Hockey) vs
Clarkson Golden Knights (8-14-7, 7-7-3 ECAC Hockey)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 • 7 PMHigh Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Conn.
The Last Time...
QU Faced Clarkson: W, 5-2 (Nov. 16, 2012, Potsdam, N.Y.)
QU Defeated Clarkson: W, 5-2 (Nov. 16, 2012, Potsdam, N.Y.)
QU vs. Clarkson in 2012-13: 1-0-0
QU Streak vs Clarkson: Won 2
Live audio, video and statistics can be accessed by clicking the appropriate links at the Official Website of Quinnipiac Athletics, www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com.
Last Time Out
On Friday, Feb. 15, the nationally-ranked No. 1 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team lost to St. Lawrence, 2-1, ending the Bobcats' 21-game unbeaten streak. The loss was also Quinnipiac's first ECAC Hockey loss as it drops to 14-1-2 in league play and 21-4-4 overall. St. Lawrence improves to 14-11-4 overall and 7-6-4 in ECAC Hockey. Despite the loss, Quinnipiac clinched the Cleary Cup for its first ECAC Hockey regular-season championship since joining the league in 2005-06, as second-place Yale lost to Union, 4-2, in Schenectady, N.Y. The Bobcats will be the top seed in the ECAC Hockey tournament, with a bye in the first round, and will host a best-of-three quarterfinals series on Mar. 15-17.
What's Up Next
Following their weekend set against St. Lawrence and Clarkson, The Bobcats will remain at home for their final ECAC Hockey home weekend of the regular season. Quinnipiac will host #10 Yale on Friday, Feb. 22 in the annual Heroes Hat Game at 7:30, availalbe live on NBC Sports Network. On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Brown Bears will visit Hamden to wrap up the regular season home schedule. Ben Arnt, Loren Barron, Kevin Bui, Zack Currie, Mike Dalhuisen, Zach Davies, Russell Goodman, Eric Hartzell, Clay Harvey, Jeremy Langlois, and Reese Rolheiser will be honored before the game in the annual Senior Day ceremony.
Quinnipiac's Most Important Poll
For the first time in program history, the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team has been ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, as announced on Feb. 11, 2013. Not only is the Bobcats' No. 1 ranking a first in program history, but it is also the first time a Quinnipiac athletic program has been nationally-ranked No. 1.
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After completing a weekend sweep in last weekend's ECAC Hockey series at Cornell and Colgate, the top-ranked Bobcats remained at the top of the PairWise Rankings. It is the second time in program history that the Bobcats have held down the top spot in the PWR's. In 2009, Quinnipiac moved into the top spot after opening the season at 12-1-0.


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There was an excellent piece on Grantland this week examining the status of the Milwaukee Bucks and whether or not they can remain in Milwaukee or will eventually move to someplace like Seattle. It's a good question. The Bucks are in complete re-build mode this year after an injury riddled start to the season left them sucking on the exhaust pipe of the rest of the league. I've been told by some folks that the Bucks can never be a contender in a place like Milwaukee. I don't buy that. Other so-called small market teams have contended in the past and the Bucks themselves are not that far removed from being one win away from a playoff finals appearance. Attendance is down though and ownership is in flux and claiming that they need a new arena to remain viable. The NBA was complicit in the theft of the Supersonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City and it will be interesting to watch if new comissoner Adam Silver rights that egregious wrong of his predecessor and what city will take the hit. Milwaukee is a definite possibility.
No gold for the American womens hockey team. They couldnt hold a 2-0 3rd period lead and lost to Canada in OT 3-2. And no medals at all for the American female figure skaters for the first time since the 1930's.
The USA-Canada mens hockey game starts today at 11am .
There were a number of postponements in high school sports last night so tonight will be busy. heck the schedule elsewhere on this site...and we will have a triple header on Foxsports Radio AM1390 & FM 93.9 .I'll be at the West fieldhouse for the East-West girls & boys basketball doubleheader...that will be followed by the DC Everest at Stevens Point playoff hockey game.
Songs Of The Day..(.From my I-pod) There is a celebration of the life and music of Gerry Rafferty coming to his hometown in Scotland. Here are a couple of his classics
Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty (1978) a huge hit after he broke away from Joe Egan and their band Stealers Wheel
Star-Stealers Wheel (1974) a song that could have been about Rafferty who could not handle the success he found and drank himself to death


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When you see heavy equipment after a storm, you know the cleanup has begun. For the average homeowner, that means picking up and cutting up the debris they want hauled away. Physical therapist Tom Coplin says it's also the time when a lot of people get hurt.
"People are doing a lot of stuff they're not normally used to, they're not in shape for; as a result we wind up with a lot of back sprains, mostly. But it also affects the knees, the shoulders, the ankles," he explains.Injuries caused by lifting are some of the most common. Coplin says a little technique can go a long way toward preventing injuries."When you lift, don't bend at the waist, but squat at the knees. Pick it up, bring the weight as close to your body as you can, then stand with it," said Coplin.Once in the correct position, take your time getting it to the curb or wherever it's going. During long periods of lifting, experts say it's important to take breaks, stand up and occasionally arch your back. It reduces stress on muscles, ligaments and the spine. Be careful with ladders. They can be bulky and awkward to maneuver. Losing control can lead to shoulder, back or even head injuries. In addition to basic safety precautions, when using a chainsaw, avoid low back strain by not bending forward at the waist with arms extended for extended periods of time. Also, watch your step. Slipping into a hole or tripping on uneven surfaces can do a job on your knees and ankles. Coplin's last word of advice: "Use plain old common sense. If it feels like it's too heavy to lift it, then don't lift it."Copyright 2013 America Now. All rights reserved.
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MILWAUKEE, WI (LEARFIELD-WSAU) The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to new contracts Thursday for their only two players eligible for salary arbitration.
Right-handed starter Marco Estrada accepted a one-year deal worth a reported three-point-three million dollars. And infielder Juan Francisco agreed to sign a one-point-three-five million dollar package for this season.
Both players can get more by achieving performance incentives in their packages. But they've already gotten big raises from a year ago when Estrada made just under two-million-dollars, and Francisco 496-thousand.
The Brewers had until noon yesterday to wrap up the new deals, or else they would have had to exchange salary proposals with the players in advance of arbitration hearings in February.
Brewers' vice president Teddy Werner tells the Journal Sentinel that the agreements were both done within 10 minutes of today's deadline. He said the team was happy to reach contract agreements because an arbitration hearing is quote, "an unpleasant process to go through."
The 30-year-old Estrada was in his second year of being arbitration-eligible. He went 7-and-4 last year with a three-point-eight-seven E-R-A. Francisco batted .227 a year ago with 18 homers and 48 R-B-I's, including time spent with both Atlanta and Milwaukee.


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When it comes to getting hired, the time of year you walk across the graduation stage may not make much of a difference.
No matter whether you receive your diploma in December or May, your odds of getting a job are more or less the same, said Carl Van Horn, researcher and director of the Heldrich Center of Workforce and Development at Rutgers University.
Van Horn, along with Cliff Zukin and Charley Stone, conducted a study on how graduates from 2006 to 2011 fared on the job search during the Great Recession. The May 2012 study, Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession, is a follow up to another study Van Horn did on 2006 to 2010 graduates.
Based on those surveyed, Horn said, it didn't matter when they graduated, but across the board 43% took positions that didn't require a bachelor's degree.
"Students who had work experience did better than those who didn't [have any]," he said. "If you did an internship that was job related to your field, you did better."
That was something that concerned Tiffany Stevens, a 2012 December graduate from the University of Georgia who majored in women's studies. Aside from personal circumstances, she had only done one internship in her career field.
"I wasn't worried about experience other than the fact that the other people had interned at more prestigious, new organizations so I felt they would have more leverage over me," she said. "Luckily being a writer at the The Red and Black [the University of Georgia's student newspaper] hooked me up with something."
Stevens, now a reporter with the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, said she'd be concerned even if she wasn't a December graduate. May grads, she said, have it just as hard.
"My concern was 'it' coming on Christmas season and they won't have money to hire people.' In May, you start a bunch of summer jobs that are temporary and May grads might get lucky with some job they interned with, but that job may only last two months," meaning the graduate would have to start the job search all over again.
Joshua Gray, a 2012 May engineering grad from the University of Miami, said he applied to various companies every day up until graduation before landing his job at SICK, Inc.
"There was a time I was applying to a job every day and would sit online and send out resumes to thousands of places," he said. "Just trying to get people to call you back was difficult."
Gray, who found his job through Monster, said he thinks, in some ways, May graduates have more of an advantage with companies.
"I would say that the good thing about graduating in May is that a lot of companies know that students are graduating in May and they hire in the summer."
Still, Van Horn said despite successes, there are still graduates who still don't have jobs, including some who've obtained their bachelor's a few years before others.
"The economy has been improving. We've had positive growth in over a year, but there is still a big hole in unemployment," he said. "We don't know the effects yet."


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The Making of an Image
Through a series of several projects, the Town of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village continue to implement the branding recommendations to promote their two communities together.
One way that is becoming more evident is through the installation of new streetlight banners in both communities as well as through new signage, new guest services programs, a reinvigorated Chamber and much more.
And municipalities aren't the only ones who can show off our new community pride.
Citizens can get in on it too with new promotional materials bearing either
the new Lake Lure logo or the new logo jointly promoting both communities.
How to Get Them
Welcoming Visitors & Residents
When you visit the renovated welcome center in Lake Lure, you will immediately enjoy a deeper connection to our area by discovering the purpose behind each element of the building's interior and exterior.
Characteristics from the rich diversity of Rutherford County were blended together into one harmonious facility, thus reflecting the ethos, history, culture and personality of our area.
That's the details. But what people are really noticing when they pass by is the cool new wrought iron landmark that draws you into the entire area to see what is going on.
Take a Peek Inside
Learn all about MAHEC
With each passing day, the site that will be the new Lake Lure Professional Park takes shape on the hill off Highway 9. Residents eagerly await the grand opening of our community's first full service medical facility later this year.
Grading work and site preparation began last November with a groundbreaking ceremony. Despite a colder than normal winter, spring and summer weather has allowed the project to stay on schedule.
Drs. Grey Tilden and Kate Sloss, pictured together above, will head up the Mountain Area Health Center Family Practice. The medical practice will offer a full slate of services for men, women and children.


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