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For Transhistoria, the third edition ofstillspotting nyc, the architects at Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO – IL) explore how one finds calm and inner peace in a bustling environment such as Jackson Heights. How do its residents, who often have roots elsewhere, achieve a sense of home and familiarity in a post-national living situation? And what urged them to leave their old households and countries in the first place?
Official histories on migration tend to stress economic or political motives for relocation without giving much attention to individual and cultural narratives. One important but largely ignored aspect, however, remains the flight from problematic domestic situations. Think of a young woman who leaves to escape her strict mother, a transgender individual who feels underappreciated by town elders, or a man who never returns home to his family after stepping out for a pack of cigarettes. These types of everyday stories open up a different enquiry in the search for identity and home away from home.
In two-hour self-guided tours starting from the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Ave. station,Transhistoria visitors will encounter four of these personal transhistories, selected from a series of around six indoor and outdoor spaces that frame the special experiences of these stories of migration, displacement, and finding familiarity and identity in a new place.
A ticket to Transhistoria grants access to four of six possible locations for readings in Jackson Heights, Queens, initiating from a stillspotting ticket kiosk just south of the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Ave transit hub at 40-40 75th Street. View a map of the stillspotting ticketing kiosk.Hours are Saturdays and Sundays, April 14–15, 21–22, 28–29, and May 5–6, 11am–7pm with the last tour starting at 5pm. Visitors will receive a map, directions for a self-guided tour, and a wristband for access to four sites that they may choose from the six sites open daily. A full visit to four sites takes approximately two hours, and visitors may customize their route or make other stops along the way as there is no suggested itinerary.
Discounted rates are available for groups of ten or more. Advanced registration is strongly suggested. A program for families will be offered as part of Transhistoria on Saturdays April 21 and May 5 from 12–3pm with a story written expressly for families performed in a public space in Jackson Heights.The concept and approach are fascinating and apparently meditate on concepts of "home" instead of finding "stillness" as was the focus in previous stillspotting incarnations. Always interested to see how outsider/insider, artist/subject, middle-class/working-class/poor and other tensions produce interpretations of the complex social/community formations of a place like Jackson Heights. More to come on this…
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Nissan Leaf is sold in some countries like the U.S., Denmark, Spain or the UK, has a different sale. As in the U.S., sales of Nissan Leaf has not exactly impressed with the sales-leaf plants. However, in other countries selling Nissan Leaf has a fairly impressive.
Over the last six months, sales of Nissan Leaf in Norway sold over 1000 units. That Might only is a month's worth of U.S. sales, but in Norway it represents 2% of the market. If we were to extrapolate that to the light vehicles sales for all of 2011, which totaled 12.8 million in the U.S., we would get 256.000 Leafs sold last year. And this means that the Scandinavian countries have a high level of demand can have a Nissan Leaf than U.S. customers.
Nissan Leaf into a vehicle that is quite popular in Norway. Norway is a country with the highest purchasing electric vehicles for the European market. This is because in this country for the purchase of electric vehicles with zero VAT, no new car tax, free parking, exemption from some of the tolls and the use of bus lanes in Oslo. Existing on-street charging infrastructure in Oslo currently has approximately 3500 public charging points in Oslo, many of them are free to use.
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hey Embolism, no offense but the alliance does that every time on blackrock and i always sneak by them and take their flag cuz they only have one guy guarding the flag. i am a mage, that means by the time they realize where i am its to late to do anything but run like a little girl on crack. but yea i agree its prolly cuz they are alliance. :)


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By Howard Pousner
Some of Atlanta's most enjoyable events happen in fall, when summer's unrelenting sizzle finally fades and people get back their get-up-and-go. Here are some highlights.
● We who live in this leafy, humid clime usually are ready for a break from insects right about now, especially those persistent cockroaches big enough to have starred in a '50s horror flick. But that won't stop metro Atlantans from queuing up for Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo," a colorful acrobatic show set in the world of creatures we usually swat or stomp with a shoe. It opens Nov. 4 under a blue-and-yellow big top at Atlantic Station.
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If you like pottery, fabric works, painting, jewelry, sculpture, dolls, photography, fine arts, traditional crafts and a whole lot of merch you don't usually find at a crafts fair, "the Rock" is the place to be Sept. 9-12. 770-498-5690, www.stonemoutainpark .com .
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The basement of Jack Clark's Davenport home is like a shrine. Pictures, plates, a standup, and commemorative rifle are a few of the many, many items Jack has on display. His hero is The Duke, John Wayne.
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The shell-bursts from the Fascist anti-aircraft guns dotted the sky like cloudlets in a bad water-colour, but I never saw them get within a thousand yards of an aeroplane. When an aeroplane swoops down and uses its machine-gun the sound, from below, is like the fluttering of wings.
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Real estate is depreciated for 25 years not 10.
The clock starts over when there is a capital improvement.
Ross does what he does because it makes him and his partners more money; there is nothing altruistic about it.
Posted by: DC Dolfan | January 14, 2013 at 03:05 PM
So you're of the opinion the team will never improve no matter what they do? Hmmmmmm very interesting. lol
Ok, honestly now, I'm going to help the team out in it's PR operation. You don't unveil this now. You unveil it after the Draft. And on the field (in the renderings), you put your QB with 1 year experience. You put your new FA signings. You put your shiny new drafted players.
AND THEN you ask people to get excited. That's PR baby! I'll take my 10% now.
Craigs right, you're all idiots.
lol ;p
Not only do the players that leave here have better careers they make more money in thier new destination also.
I have been posting that for 5 years now just ask Cuban Menace and bobbyd12.
Perfect example: Mando posted that Ireland gave Bush a lowball offer during the season. Bush turned it down. Seattle, SF, Green bay, Denver, NE, Wash can all find a spot for Bush and pay him more than Ireland offered and he wouldn't have to run between the tackles either.
When Ireland makes a lowball offer to a FA and the FA signs elsewhere for more money, Ireland did not help the team.
No Phins, I'm really just joshing. But it's hard for fans of this team to get excited for a new stadium when they have holes in the secondary, in the receiving core, that have been there for over a decade.
And yes, I understand the money for the stadium and personnel aren't connected. Still, 2 Playoff appearances in a decade are hard sentiments NOT to be cynical about.
I know everyone is one here giving all the praise in the world to Flacco and Ryan today (slightly knee jerk, don't you think?) but let's see what they do THIS weekend. To be honest, I was very underwhelned by both of them this weekend. Everyone's giving credit to Flacco for the 70 yard bomb at the end of the game but to me it's one of the WORST defensive plays I've ever seen a secondary make. It makes anything Sean Smith do look good. How in the Hell do TWO guys let Jones get behind them to catch that ball. should NEVER happen. Completely useless! And the one defender fell down, while the other stood their watching. So go ahead and give all the credit to Flacco but no way the WR should EVER catch that ball for a TD. NEVER!
Ryan again underwhelmed me. He got tight, became inaccurate and threw a pick when his team needed him to be grace under pressure. To recap....they were up 20-0 and let Seattle come back and actually go ahead. How does that happen? And then I read, 'he was clutch on the last drive'. HUH? His kicker had to make one from 49 yards out to win the game, a kick that a lot of kickers would have missed. So he didn't impress me at all.
But I'll let all the Ryan fans tell us how good he is when he wins this week and the week after. SHOW ME....
If they cannot tear it down & replace with a dome/retractable roof, then SPEND THE $$$ & UPGRADE.
SunLifeLess is way behind Reliant/Cowboys/NY/Detroit/Pitts/Carolina etc etc for comfort and features.
But can they eliminate the piz-poor sightlines???
Joe Robbie's (may he rest in peace) "Ur-mistake" was putting the stands so far away from field and at such a flat angle.
Craig M,
Why stop there?
Ted Ginn could have been called for holding all of those Kappe runs to his side (both rushing TDs).
Put another way: whenever Tanne took off on those types of runs we were flagged for holding by the WR.
One other point....
Take a look at the stats in the Texans/Pats game. Both teams had the same number of first downs (Texans actually had one more), roughly the same rushing and receiving yards and Texans actually had a slight edge in time of possession. But if you watched the game, the Pats were never in danger of losing the game? They led for almost the whole game, were up by more than 13 in the 4th quarter and cruised to an easy win. Why?
Well once again, the Pats OL did a GREAT job of keeping Brady clean. All day to throw and I think they only got to him once. Tells you two things....as good as Brady is, he's got a GREAT OL in front of him. Also, you don't beat Brady unless you can get to him and rattle him.
So go ahead and draft your first round CBs or WRs.....you're not beating Brady until you get consistent pressure on him. Never going to happen. Yes we need improvement at WR, TE, CB and S. But the biggest need against Brady is ANOTHER pass rusher opposite Wake. Nothing changes until we get sufficient pass rush to disrupt him. Argue this point all you want but it's the case.
Anyway I get no pleasure from anyone achieveing anything on the football field.
I only get enjoyment from failure on the football field.
That is how lousy my life has become.
Actually I put zero faith in politicians that is why I think they should provide schools, infrastructure, public safety and little else. These types of crony deals between big businesses and govt are legalized corruption plain and simple. Whether the govt is in bed with Wall Street, the oil companies or the NFL it is always the taxpayers who get screwed.
The way the hotel tax is set up basically makes it a slush fund for local pols. It is a disgrace. And it is fair to say that that money is earmarked for tourism and development but I think that should change. I don't think the way its being used is benefiting the community.
Finally I simply don't believe the stadium will raise $200 million in revenue before Ross comes asking for his next renovation. What was the economic impact of his last round of self-funded renovations?
Where is an independent study analyzing the costs and benefits of this specific proposal on South Florida? Maybe the Dolphins situation is more comparable to the Marlins debacle than the Rams stadium. I would argue that after the first year the economic impact of the new stadium is near zero except in Super Bowl years. Is getting one or two Super Bowls in the next 20 years worth $200 million to the community? I doubt it. Even if it is worth $200 million to the community over 20 years there is a strong economic argument to be made that there are ways to spend that money locally and enjoy real immediate returns. Things such as improving our horrible highways, reducing crime, or cutting taxes.
I guess we can disagree on the stadium but to describe this as capitalism working is incorrect. It is more an example of how corrupt our govt is and just how quickly they will bow to big business. It is precisely this kind of big business crony capitalism (practiced by both parties) that has distorted our tax code and wasted literally billions of taxpayer money. It is welfare for the rich and powerful and it is never how our founders intended govt to work.
And CraigM thinks no one should bash Ireland:
Not drafting well, making dumb trades and not spending wisely in FA have been. I'm confident we're well positioned to start making some noise on the field.
Posted by: Craig M | January 14, 2013 at 03:13 PM
ROTFLMAO! Who the hell does he think the gm making these decisions was? LOL...
I will get an enormous amount of pleasure from the NFC Champ game.
IF SF loses then Harbaugh will be bashed for 12 solid months for replacing Smith with Kappe but getting no further.
If Atl loses then Matty Ice will get bashed for 12 solid months AND it will start to sink in for ATL fans that they are stuck with Matty for 12-15 more years ala Big Dab 13 the 18 year jerkoff.
Right on the money. Ross is not asking to dip into the school budget, he's not asking to take a share of the DOT money and let's not even get into the healthcare issue with hospitals and such. This tax money is specifically used for tourism and development, meaning orange bowl, BCS championship game, Super Bowl, concerts etc. That sounds like tourism to me, I'm not sure Miami gets those events 5 years from now seeing how bad the stadium looks now. Build it and they will come, you want a professional franchise in your city you need to keep up with the updates especially when you are talking about superbowls. Of course Ross is going to benefit from stadium upgrades, he's the guy with the checkbook, if any of us were to be in his shoes we would do the same exact thing. It's a jealousy thing for most people but as a rational thinker I understand that I will pay for it one way or another. If We want to continue to enjoy our football team, and that has been hard to do lately I understand but we will all need to ante up. The plan looks great and would definitely enhance our game day experience as well as stimulate the local economy. Oh, the product on the field is an entirely separate issue, one has nothing to do with the other, although upgraded facilities can't hurt. I hope the upgrades get done both on and off the field and we all have something to be proud of on Sundays.
Ross is more of a real estate tycoon that a NFL team owner. He is trying to get outside help in raising the value of his property and then sell. In a couple of years he will have a newly renovated stadium and a 500+ team and could walk away with a couple of hundred millions????.
Not drafting well, making dumb trades and not spending wisely in FA have been. I'm confident we're well positioned to start making some noise on the field.
Posted by: Craig M | January 14, 2013 at 03:13 PM
We're not drafting well, making dumb trades, and not spending well in fa.
So CraigM, what is it about these things that has you so confident we're well positioned to start making some noise on the field?
Please explain this to the rest of us?
First of all, I'm not talking about the last two years (the time Ireland has been the GM). I'm talking about the last TWENTY years. Did you want to blame Ireland for the last 20 years too? I'm talking about the draft picks given up for AJ Feely, Lamaar Gordon and Culpepper, when Brees shpould have been the choice. I'm talking about drafting Tedd Ginn. I'm talking about Pat White and John Beck and Patrick Turner.
But keep blaming Ireland. It'll be consistent with most of the blog.
Our attendance is worse than Jax.
That gives Ross the leverage to threaten to move the team if Miami does not gift him $200 million renovation that he can depreciate to offset the income that he makes in real estate and that J-Lo makes in entertainment.
The low attendence is a response to the crappy product on the field.
The crappy product is the result of the quality of players we attract here.
None of this has been done by accident.
Stephen Ross can visualize what he wants to happen and then execute it.
That is why The Ross School of Business at U Mich is named after him.
I guess in a way you are right. We are making noise on the field. When the hell will we start making music, f u c k the noise. LOL...
Thumbs up!
First of all YG, I have no intention of talking to you. You pulled your typical YG/Flip-Flop crap yesterday. So go ahead man....keep the insults and the comments flying. It's what we expect from you.
There are many posters here, I'd much rather converse with.
Remember Belichick before Brady? How about McDaniels when he was HC of Denver (without Brady)? How about Daboll getting promotions (because of how good he looked with Brady)? How'd that work out?
The moral of the story is everything looks better with TOM BRADY! OL, DL, refs, the hot dog guy, EVERYTHING LOOKS BETTER WITH BRADY!
Put that exact same OL in front of Brady Quinn and they'll go 2-14.
First of all, I'm not talking about the last two years (the time Ireland has been the GM). I'm talking about the last TWENTY years. Did you want to blame Ireland for the last 20 years too?
Posted by: Craig M | January 14, 2013 at 03:37 PM
Last 20yrs? Ireland is a huge part of the last 20yrs. As a matter of fact he represents 25%(5yrs) of the last 20yrs.
I guess you would have us believe Parcells had Ireland Ireland tied to a chair and mouth gagged for the 1st 3yrs. Thats absolutely ludicrous. LOL...
Not sure if you heard but Daboll has been hired back to the Pats coaching staff. Yeah, the same guy that lots of bozos on here criticized the Dolphins for hiring as their OC a couple of years ago, saying 'he just coached the worst offence in the league'.
Who knew that BB knew more than some of the bozos on here.....AMAZING!
Also, when you have your anchors set (Brady and Wilfork) and can just plug&play players around them and be successful, then it's easy to use #1 picks on olinemen.
The lesson of these Playoffs is if you can't score 28 points consistently, then you're talking about stadium upgrades being the way to reel in the fanbase.
Flipflop? Any poster here with half a brain knows its only a matter of time before you "contradict yourself". Considered yourself busted again. Youre the worst "backpeddler" in the blog when youre busted.
What an idiot you are! LOL...
So '25 per cent represents a HUGE part of the last years 20 years'? WOW!!....just wow!!
Not sure where you went to school but 25 per cent of anything is not considered huge. Especially when compared to the other 75 per cent. WOW!
King of the blog bozos here, Bill Bellichik could hire you to his staff. As long as Tom Brady is qb, even you cant f u c k that up King Bozo. LOL.....
Keep telling yourself that Long and Henne were Ireland picks, if that's what helps you sleep at night. After all, Parcells was only here to collect a big cheque, looking fat in a straw hat, while sitting in a golf cart. We all know he had NO input on any of the personnel decisions.....that's been how he's operated throughtout his whole career.....LMAO!!!.....
Cadillac you are right Ross didn't get where he is by being a fool, he is always thinking ten steps ahead. But he may have pushed mediocrity too far.
Not only is the Dolphins attendance worse than Jax their local TV share is by far the lowest in the NFL. There is a distinct lack of interest in the Dolphins shown by their South Florida constituents. Floridians by and large do not attend games OR watch them on TV. Its ironic then that the phins are asking for taxpayer money at the very time that the taxpaying public has shown mostly apathy and disgust towards the team. Who do our elected officials serve?
After all the threats I don't believe for a second that the NFL would ever let the Dolphins leave the South Florida market over $200 million. If the Patriots or the SF Giants can privately finance complete new stadiums why can't Ross finance his rennovation?
So '25 per cent represents a HUGE part of the last years 20 years'? WOW!!....just wow!!
Not sure where you went to school but 25 per cent of anything is not considered huge. Especially when compared to the other 75 per cent. WOW!
Posted by: Craig M | January 14, 2013 at 03:47 PM
You continue to demonstrate what an idiot you are. I would absolutely love to be "MORTGAGE COMPANY" and charge you "25% interest on a loan". Hell, to you 25% means absolutely nothing. LOL...
Have a good day, YG. Go paint another 'conspiracy theory' that Mark in Toronto and I are ganging up on you on here. I forgot this is 4th grade.
Mark in Toronto doesn't need my help to kick your ass on here. He's perfectly capable of doing it by himself and does it every day as it is.
Ciao bud....
YG, on that point Craig's right. Long/Henne were Parcells picks. It was his draft strategy, it was his "putting-together-a-team" strategy, and Ireland was his underling. It really isn't all Ireland's fault.
But now it's his problem to fix up the mess. He can start with a couple of WRs, a TE, a pass rusher, a CB, and THEN he can mess with the oline!
CraigM continues to consistently exhibit his huge "lack of credibility of thought process" here. Yet some here actually enjoy conversation with him.
My oh so important question is:
Looks great to me! Joe Robbie did this town a great service by building a two-sport stadium with private funds (though it could be argued we are better off without the Marlins, and maybe the Robbie family would still own the team if not for stadium debt). That being said, bringing fans closer to the field, and holding some of that noise in with a canopy is win-win! These renderings look great, and with the funding coming from tourists and Mr. Ross it is a no-brainer. Let's do it!
No one can prove Ireland was not onboard with those decisions. Even if Parcells made the Long/Henne picks himself, if Ireland was "onboard with it", he's just as big a bafoon.
At the end of the day,if both Sparano and Ireland were against those picks, That may have been enough to sway Parcells into another direction. I would bet my money "all 3" were down with the decision. Thus Ireland does bare some responsibility. You cant just automatically "exonerate" Ireland, and Ireland has nev er publically admitted he was against it.
I brought up the point yesterday that it's time to scrap the TEs we have. Jared Cook is going to be a FA and I expect Finley will be too. I don't love Finley, for what he's going to cost and what he brings to the table (physical skills aside). I think we need TWO TEs (as I want the kid from Stanford too).
I'm SO tired of watching what teams can do on offence, while we struggle for slow-plodding, stone handed TEs. No more. Time to come up with OPTIONS for Tannehill. We have the money and picks. Let's USE them....
You listen to Manning and it's not his WRs he's mose thankful for, it's Tamme. Time to give Tannehill what he needs to be successful.
Only 1 decision Parcells has admitted he, and he alone was responsible for, and that's Patty White.
Pat White is the only decision over the past 5yrs Ireland can completely be exonerated from. This is from Parcells mouth himself.
Craig, agreed. I was thinking we could keep Fasano (for blocking and he knows the offense), but I'd rather go your route. If so saw the Denver/Baltimore game, those TEs were eating Denver's defense. 2 good pass-catching TEs can do wonders for your team.
It's a jealousy thing for most people but as a rational thinker I understand that I will pay for it one way or another.
Posted by: Few920 | January 14, 2013 at 03:34 PM
For me jealousy has nothing to do with it. I'm not a soak the rich guy but I believe in fairness. And I believe in limited govt. We have big businesses controlling the govt. This hurts small businesses and thus hurts everyone. However you characterize these "Development Funds" they could be used in better ways than giving $200 million to Stephen Ross. I would say the same thing if it was Maroone or the Fountainbleu asking for the $$. I don't want the govt picking winners and losers. The NFL should not be getting govt handouts. I don't want Wall Street writing financial laws and inserting loophole after loophole that helps Goldman Sachs and hurts small community banks. What is lacking is fairness and both parties are guilty. And by fairness I don't mean Obama raising Ross's taxes that is just a distraction while Rome burns. I mean maintaining a level playing field.
EXACTLY my point. How is that Ravens and the Pats have TWO TEs better than anyone we have. RIDICULOUS!!
Idiot man, wth makes you think the Titans are just going to let Jared Cook walk?
We're going to have chance to draft at least 1 of top 3 TE's in the draft far cheaper than trying to "outbid the Titans" for Cook. Jared Cook is a very young, very good TE.
Youre a bigger bafoon than anyone has thought if you think Cook's team is just going to let him walk without a fierce battle. Especially with the high premium now placed on very good young TE's.
WTF is wrong wit your "thought process" son? LOL...
How can Ross ask for money when the Fins haven't been to the playoffs since when?
Marlins won two World Series before the county caved in for a stadium.
Maybe ask Ross to win at least ONE SB before funding any stadium improvements.
YG, I don't exonerate Ireland. But let's be realistic. He's a protege of a legend, a HOF'er. The guy who GIVES HIM THE JOB! A guy who's been remaking teams since Ireland was in diapers. So Parcells tells him how they're going to do it. He says, "we have the #1 pick in the Draft, and we're building from the lines out." WHO ELSE would Ireland have picked? Look, everyone knows I was 100% against that pick (then and now), but I understand why they did it. And Ireland couldn't have swayed Parcells from that pick. Then, you need a QB (I think you get QB first, but that's me). Henne was in the Parcells mold (4 year starter, big time school). If you don't get him, you're looking at John Beck (or the other bum McCown).
I just don't think it's fair to put all that, or even 1/2 that, on Ireland. 2010 on, fine, 100% on Ireland, I'm fine with that. But 2008-2010, Parcells to me gets the lions share of the blame.
Only YG would say in one post 'I don't why anyone would engage Craig M in conversation on here' and then 2 mins later respond to one of my posts. Honest to God, you couldn't make this stuff up if you tried.
It's called a WISH LIST, YG. Nobody is saying it's gooing to happen. We happen to have $46 mil to spend in FA, third most I believe in the league. I'm saying 'I'm sick of the TEs we have'. Have I said anywhere that 'this is absolutely going to happen'? No. NONE of us know what the Titans plans are for this guy. I'm saying, we've got the money...let's upgrade. That's my WISH LIST. Not sure how expressing that makes me a 'bafoon'....
With 3 very good TE's within the first 2 rds of this draft, and probably 2 more that could be surprise in a little later rds, no one's going to break the bank going after Jared Cook.
I'll wager any guy here that there's a 95% chance Cook remains with his present team. Just like we plan to resign at least a couple of our Fa's. Other teams plan to resign theres too.
As a matter of fact, I'll be surprised if Jared Cook's team even allows him to hit the fa market. He may be resigned before fa begins.
Anyone know the exact date FA starts?
About about keeping your orangutan wishlist to yourself. Most of us here are trying to deal closer with reality. If its your orangutan wish list, just state thats what it is. But dont try to play the rest of the blog as being totally stupid.
"Some of us" here already no that you are. LOL...
I guess this can stop the "Ross is too cheap" guys... stating he would foot most of the bill.. and to think hes not all in on a winning team.. whats the excuse now guys?
It's IDIOTIC to think that Parcells didn't have final say while he was here. Parcells has never been ANYBODY's b8tch. He's done things HIS way where ever he's been. So who gives a f*ck who Ireland and Sparano and anybody else wanted when we had the first pick. It was Parcells team at that point and he was drafting who he wanted. If Ireland and Sparano didn't like it then they could go drag their a88es back to Dallas.
I realize you're not saying this but I get SO tired of listening to people who go on about these picks being Ireland's when they have NO clue how Parcells operates. The guy was a stubborn egomaniac and anyone had bothered to listen to Parcells they would have heard him say 'Perhaps we were wrong to not pick the QB'. It's on tape....go look it up guys!
So someone stated that they wont spend money for players coming in now? CBA makes you spend up to a certain amount regardless so that argument doesnt make sense and the fact he is willing to foot most of the bill...
He should win a SB before asking for public money? Do you not realize the amount of money it brings in to the county and state? Not to mention the jobs..
If you're going to call people stupid and say 'some of us already NO that you are', you might want to look up how KNOW is spelt.
It's Ok bud, we'll let you continue to ramble on about your 500 opinions on a daily basis and we'll ask you for permission when we have something to post. Is that the world you live in?
Really hoping we're done for the day....
FA always begins in March, I think sometime during the 2nd week, but March for sure. Its a month before the draft.
So teams have up until March to get a deal done with thier fa's or franchise them. If theyre restricted fa's they'll tender them. So just because nothing's happening right now, it doesnt mean its not going to happen.
I don't like that flat roof design, it looks cheep to me.Can't we do some peaks like circus tents or something?I think the Denver Airport has a cool design we could copy.
How's the newborn doing? Did you get a chance to see any of the great action on the weekend? I did lousy in my pool, missing on the two Saturday games but man it was great to watch!
It'll be interesting what Jennings says between now and March. I'll be listening what's going on in Pittsburgh too.
All of these QBs were on the board when we picked:
Matt Ryan 2008
Joe Flacco 2008
Colin Kappe 2011
That is all.
Craig, shes doing good, still trying to figure out the nights and days but shes awesome.. Thank you for asking.. I did get to watch the games and all were great minus the NE and SF games.. I did pretty well..
Looks like a great stadium. Cooler for the fans without taking the heat off the field.
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UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen II
On August 7, 2010, UFC 117 was held in Oakland, California. Prior to the main attraction, everything seemed to be going normally. The undercard bouts featured several exciting finishes, some grueling battles, and a mundane decision victory by Jon Fitch- a standard night for a UFC event. When it came time for the main event, most UFC fans were predicting how quickly Anderson Silva would dispose of his newest challenger- you would've been hard-pressed to find anyone who predicted the challenger would make it past the second round. The introductions were given, the referee explained his rules, and the fight commenced. What ensued was something that no UFC fan had ever seen before in the Octagon- Anderson Silva was getting beat up. Chael Sonnen, a fighter who many thought had earned his title shot with his trash talk rather than his fight performances, was destroying the best fighter in the world. Sonnen knocked Silva down in stand-up exchanges, took Silva down at will, and beat Silva down with unremitting ground-and-pound for four rounds. Sonnen was one round away from the middleweight championship and Silva was in need of a miracle. With just under 2 minutes left in the fifth and final round, Silva got that miracle as he slapped on a triangle choke and forced Sonnen to tap.
Despite the controversy surrounding Sonnen's TRT use and his elevated testosterone levels for UFC 117, fans have begged for a rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen ever since the first fight ended. This Saturday at UFC 148, after almost two years of some of the most entertaining trash talk that UFC fans have ever heard (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHAGXlIyprQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TeM9HGObMo ) , Silva and Sonnen will fight again. Unlike the buildup to the first fight, Silva has uncharacteristically let loose with his words, saying that he was injured during their first encounter and that he will break Sonnen's teeth, arms, and legs en route to a first-round victory at UFC 148. When the cage door shuts and the verbal warfare ends, the fight will boil down to many of the same questions that determined the course of the first contest. Will Sonnen be able to stand with Silva long enough in order to land one of his takedowns? Can Sonnen do five rounds of work from top position without getting caught in a submission? Will the aggressive version of Silva show up or will we see the man who toyed with Thales Leites and Demian Maia? Will Anderson look to sprawl and stop the takedowns or will he look to land a knee as Sonnen shoots in?
One new aspect of Sonnen's game that was revealed in his recent triumph over Brian Stann was an offensive submission game. This may be Sonnen's best bet to win the fight, as Silva has been known to get lazy from the bottom position and leave himself open to submission attacks. If Sonnen cannot finish Silva with a submission from top control, then he will be forced to dodge Silva's armbars/triangles on the ground and Silva's lethal strikes on the feet for 25 minutes. Although he almost accomplished this feat in their first fight, it seems unlikely that he can do it again. Sonnen won't make it easy, but Silva will retain the title.


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Rafael's attacking threat and classy displays from Eden Hazard and Steven Pienaar feature in TEAMtalk's Premier Picks from the weekend action.
TEAMtalk picks out some of the key points from around the grounds on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
Liverpool 2 Manchester City 2
Liverpool will be kicking themselves for not picking up three points after dominating large periods of their clash with the Premier League champions.
Twice the home side led and were good value for it, but twice defensive frailties allowed City to get back on level terms and leave Anfield with a point they scarcely deserved.
New Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is looking for his side to be more prolific in front of goal and although both goals against City came from set pieces, he will have been heartened by their efforts in the final third.
But suspended defender Daniel Agger was a big miss and confusion at the back was twice punished by City who were only too happy to take advantage.
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Stoke 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal drew a blank for the second successive week in the Premier League and the spectre of Robin van Persie will continue to haunt Arsene Wenger until Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski start finding the net.
The Gunners demonstrated they have learned how to cope with Stoke's style of play and dominated proceedings for the vast majority of Sunday's contest at the Britannia Stadium, but failed to regularly test Asmir Begovic despite their wealth of possession.
Another summer signing Santi Cazorla was hungry for possession but his final ball was not always accurate, while the fact the Gunners forced 11 corners without making a single one count is also a telling statistic.
Tony Pulis' Potters, meanwhile, managed just a solitary shot on target and did not win a single corner, which suggests they were some way below their combative best, albeit in a contest against one of the Premier League's leading lights.
Chelsea 2 Newcastle 0
After three impressive displays, you get the feeling Eden Hazard is a name we'll be hearing a lot of this season. Chelsea's new signing was the danger man again as the Blues beat Newcastle 2-0, dazzling once more with his movement, pace and skill. With a goal and six assists to his name after just three games, there's an early indication the Belgian could be one of the stars of the season, while he is also bringing out the best in Fernando Torres. The striker appears to be growing in confidence with every game and linked up with Hazard superbly for Chelsea's second goal.
Newcastle struggled in the opening half but were brighter in the second, with Hatem Ben Arfa looking dangerous when he was allowed to roam in midfield, showing his own skill as he created chances. He cut a similar figure to Hazard but didn't see as much of the game.
Aston Villa 1 Everton 3
Steven Pienaar was the star of the show at Villa Park as he inspired a confident Everton side to an easy three points. Manager David Moyes was quick to praise the South African star after the match for his performance and we can all see why the Scot was so keen to bring him back to Merseyside from Tottenham in the summer. Pienaar produced a wonderful opening goal after just three minutes with a precise curling effort from the edge of the area to silence the expectant Villa Park crowd. And the 30-year-old showed that he still has all the gracefulness of a ballerina, and pace and trickery of an electric eel during his 90-minute performance. Pienaar also pulled the strings in the attacking third and he had the Villa players chasing shadows at times during a superb individual display.
The rest of the side weren't bad either as they battered their opponents in a solid first-half display,
The Toffees secured their first victory at Villa Park for seven years and the last time that happened they went on to secure Champions League football. What are the chances of that happening again this season?
Manchester United 3 Fulham 2
Fulham enjoyed a dream start as Michael Carrick's defensive frailty was exposed by some quick feet as he conceded a free-kick on the left-hand side of the box. Fulham's decision not to play percentages by just whipping in a cross was rewarded as sharp movement from Damien Duff saw the Irishman turn home Bryan Ruiz's low pass into the near post. It was refreshing to see a team work something a little different from a set-piece in a dangerous position.
Rafael had arguably one of his best games for United and was a constant threat bombing forward from right-back. The Brazilian was rewarded with a first goal since December 2009, having moments earlier had a goal disallowed and he dovetailed superbly with Antonio Valencia. However, he remains susceptible defensively, with Fulham coming close to pulling a goal back just before half-time after Rafael had been caught out.
Moussa Dembele produced the type of performance in central midfield that demonstrated why Real Madrid are reported to have shown an interest. The Belgium international was strong both on the ball and off it in winning back possession. He rarely wasted a pass and his probing runs from deeper positions caused United's midfielders countless problems.
Sir Alex Ferguson's big pre-match decision was to drop Wayne Rooney to the bench and hand Robin van Persie his first start, and the United manager was fully vindicated. Van Persie scored an excellent equaliser and combined well with the rest of United's attacking unit. Rooney's subsequent injury, which was not one for the squeamish, is unlikely to be too much of a hindrance as he should only miss five games at the most. With Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez able to provide support, Rooney's absence actually eases a headache for Ferguson as Shinji Kagawa is thriving in the role of linking midfield and attack.
Norwich 1 QPR 1
After being thumped 5-0 in their opening fixtures of the new season, Norwich and Queens Park Rangers could have been forgiven for feeling a little sorry for themselves upon their return to Premier League action.
There were, however, no signs that either team has allowed an early humbling to weigh on their mind, with an end-to-end encounter providing plenty of entertainment - albeit with little end product.
Chris Hughton has Norwich playing the same brand of football which served them so well under Paul Lambert and the lively Robert Snodgrass looks like being a shrewd addition to the Carrow Road ranks, with top-flight defences holding no fear for the Scotland international.
There are likely to be further additions to the QPR ranks before the summer transfer window slams shut on 31st August, with Mark Hughes continuing to chase a number of targets, so they too will feel that steady progress can be made from this point after opening their account.
Southampton 0 Wigan 2
Wigan showed their cutting edge to take the points at St Mary's and leave the Premier League new boys still searching for their first points on their return to the top flight.
Southampton enjoyed plenty of possession in the first half but could not turn this into goals, although Nigel Adkins will take hope from his side hitting the crossbar in both halves.
For Wigan, Roberto Martinez will be particularly pleased that new signing Arouna Kone scored his first goal and will be looking for the striker to push on.
The Latics were comfortable at the end and, on this evidence, will be fine to secure their top-flight status once again this season.
Steve PassTottenham 1 West Brom 1
There was a new manager in the dug-out but it was same old Tottenham at White Hart Lane as Spurs surrendered late on to West Brom.
The hosts played some wonderful football in the first hour, with the recalled Rafael van der Vaart pulling the strings through the middle while Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon rampaged down the flanks. Ben Foster, though, remained relatively untested during a first period completely dominated by the hosts. The breakthrough - a deflected Benoit Assou-Ekotto shot from distance - actually came when West Brom appeared to have weathered the Spurs storm, with Van der Vaart having been withdrawn and the wingers strangely reluctant to stay in the wide areas where they had caused so many problems in the first half.
Emmanuel Adebayor, when he came on, posed more problems than Jermain Defoe but, if Andre Villas-Boas thinks he's got issues in attack, the manager will be equally as concerned at how his defence panicked in the presence of Romelu Lukaku, who ran Jan Vertonghen and William Gallas ragged in the late stages.
The West Brom substitute was too easily allowed the space to drive at the heart of Spurs' defence, who made two goalline clearances before James Morrison's late leveller. After a debut goal last week, Lukaku's cameo will further excite the Baggies fans, who will be desperate for Steve Clarke to unleash the Chelsea loanee from the start against Everton next week.
The Spurs faithful will be far less satisfied with the result, but their team's performance suggests not a great deal is wrong. The addition this week of some deep-lying creativity to compensate for Luka Modric's inevitable exit will greatly further Tottenham's prospects of a top-four finish - something they achieved last season after failing to win either of their first two games a year ago.
Swansea 3 West Ham 0
You wouldn't have found many tipsters backing Swansea for anything more than a mid-table finish at the start of the season, but with two games gone, two wins, eight goals and two clean sheets, Michael Laudrup has taken over where Brendan Rodgers left off, and done so in some style.
New signing Michu looks a steal at £2million, while the return to form of Wayne Routledge is a huge boost for Laudrup with star winger Scott Sinclair looking set to join Manchester City in the imminent future.
Another man ready to fill that gap is Nathan Dyer, who was terrific against West Ham, his trickery, commitment and vision causing the Hammers problems all game.
West Ham's defensive frailties were frequent at the Liberty Stadium, and while this will go down as an off game, their mistakes will surely not be repeated again this season once Sam Allardyce has drilled into his team.
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This product didn't really reduce pimples or keep them from coming up. The roller ball and liquid did feel nice on my face, and the ingredients left a fresh tingly feeling. It did dry quickly and absorb easy. The smell was pretty nice too. I will not buy again tho because the product did not keep blemishes at bay like it said it would.
I'm a little surprised by all the bad reviews. I just bought this a few days ago, but so far so good. I have very sensitive, conbination skin that is prone to isolated spurts of breakouts. Yes, the smell is strong, and yes, its stings- but only for a few seconds. I would reccomend this as a spot treatment only. But it doesn't irritate my skin and EVERYTHING irritates my skin. And, bonus, it actually seems to make my pimples go away! ;) Also, I like the rollerball, but I am careful not to use it on a pimple that is, you know, leaking. That would definately gross it up pretty quickly. I like it. The only reason for taking off a lippie is the smell, but I can get past it for good results
Edit: Ultimately, I could not get past the smell. Reminded me of Ouzo, or Jaggermeister or something else that I swore off of years ago. Once I made that connection, it was all over.
you're better off using plain old tea tree oil to curb breakouts...this didn't do a whole lot for me.
pros: innovative packaging with the rollerball.
cons: didn't work as well as plain tea tree does for me.
For me, I haven't noticed anything from using this product other than the stinging and the licorice/parsley smell. I sometimes get very small white heads on my chin and forehead and annoying blackheads around my nose, but the product doesn't seem to make them go away or prevent them.
I don't get any major cystic pimples anymore but I would imagine this product would work wonderfully (and is probably intended to work) on those. It's more of a spot treatment, and since I have patches of tiny blemishes, it's not a good product for me.
Other than the results, I don't like how this product is just a liquid. Feels like I'm rolling leaf juice onto my skin. Couldn't they just make a lotion so it actually feels like it's staying put on my skin?
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I got this with all of my Burt's Bees Facial product and thought this would be great for my acne and to do as a spot treatment when need be. It just burned when applying and did nothing for the acne. To top it off the ball that you roll on the skin either gives way to much or to little and picks up all the dead skin left on my face. It was sick and I could only use about a 1/4 of the product before having to toss it!
Hmmm.....this is just a so so product. I haven't noticed much of a difference and it is almost gone. I'm allergic to a detergent my mom used on my clothes so I broke out on my shoulders and back a bit so I went and bought this based on its decent reviews here. It makes me smell like licorice which isn't too bad but it kinda stings, I'm not sure the roll on thing is such a great idea either, kinda seems unsanitary and too much product comes out at once sometimes...overall it hasn't seemed to do much of anything for that breakout...so I won't be repurchasing.
This product has answered my prayers. I do not have regular pimples only cystic acne. They last weeks and then discolor the skin for about 6 months. Nothing helps them, prescriptions, benzyol peroxide, salisic acid, masks, expensive creams... nothing. I tried this product bc it was natural. This was going to be my last chance before I made another appointment for the dermatologist. I applied the product to my new cyst and within the day the inflammation went down. By the 3rd day the cyst is almost down completly and it is still pink but not purple and inflammed. A week later and there is only a small pink indication of where the cyst was. The product does not burn or irratate my skin. I do think the packaging is a bit unsanitary. I was so amazed with the product that I used it also on an infected ingrown hair on my leg that I have had for several months( I know gross.. .) The product made the inflamation disappear over night. The ingrown hair raised to the surface and fell out and 4 days later it is only a little pink. I am so amazed with this product. It saved my trips to the derm and moeny wasted on prescriptions that don't work.
a bit pricey for sumthing not so great
it works, but its nothing i havent seen before
id rather use toothpaste instead of this again
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Do you have an editor? Well written article, but it just needs another pair of eyes on it before publishing.
Casey that will be great that EWill can use his right hand more. That sometimes becomes the difference between being a finisher and being on the bench. I can't wait to see things develop.
this is good news, i love Williams, he's a great player i believe him, cant wait to watch him on the court
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Notice the viking. I'm so embarrassed.
I'm not sure whether this isn't actually an ad placement WIN, though – it probably sold them a lot more papers than the unaltered headline would have had.
Ah, the things I miss by not reading the paper in hard copy, like ink on my fingers, papers wet from the snow, wasting resources, extra recycling mess and this.
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Chris Matthews: Why Less Is More for MSNBC
When it comes to long-running program "Hardball," one hour seems to be better than two for MSNBC.
Since the NBCUniversal cable-news outlet canceled the 5 p.m. edition of the veteran Chris Matthews' program on August 26, ratings for the 7 p.m. edition - which used to be a rerun - have experienced a noticeable hike. And slightly more people are watching the earlier timeslot with "The Ed Show" than they were when Matthews held sway.
According to Nielsen, the average number of viewers for "Hardball" at 7 p.m. between August 26 and November 5 has increased to about 919,000, from an average of 479,000 for the month prior to the switch and an average of 625,000 between December 31 and August 23. Those figures represent hikes of 92% and 47%, respectively.
In the audience most desired by advertisers in news programming, people between the ages of 25 and 54, Matthews' 7 p.m. audience is also up. Between August 26 and November 5 , ratings in the demo rose 29% to an average of 210,000 ,up from an average of about 124,000 for the month prior to the switch. The demo numbers are up 29% from an average of 163,000 for the period between December 31 and August 23.
The 7 p.m. slot "is such an important hour to launch the rest of primetime," said Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, in an interview. "I want people to know there's only one destination, only one time" to see Matthews each day. Previously, Griffin said, some viewers would "overlap," watching the last half hour of the original 5 p.m. program and the first half hour of the 7 p.m. rerun.
The switch shows MSNBC attempting to marshal its forces, using a single edition of "Hardball" to generate a sizeable viewership base to funnel into its important prime-time schedule. Having more viewers for Chris Matthews at 7 p.m. means having more potential viewers to pass along to "All In with Chris Hayes" at 8 p.m., and the network, hopes, "The Rachel Maddow Show" and "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell."
While the new original "Hardball" hour has been able to best CNN's "Erin Burnett Oufront" handily, it has been no match for the new 7 p.m. entry from Fox News Channel, according to Nielsen data. Since "On The Record with Greta van Susteren" debuted Oct. 7, it has averaged 1.8 million viewers across its first 20 telecasts, according to Nielsen, as well as 317,000 viewers between 25 and 54. So far in November, "On the Record" is averaging more than double the number of total viewers of "Hardball," according to Nielsen, and 77% more viewers between 25 and 54.
The recent hike in viewership makes one wonder why MSNBC has run two editions of "Hardball" for years.
"It probably should have been done a couple of years ago,"acknowledged Griffin. "When we began Chris' double-airing, two of our three evening hours, MSNBC didn't have that much good programming." Indeed, when MSNBC launched "Hardball" in 1999 (after it had been airing on CNBC), "Time & Again," a retrospective program hosted by Jane Pauley, was running in the 7 p.m. slot. Griffin said he had been reluctant to invest money in a new show, a move that would incur new costs.
As things turned out, the willingness of longtime MSNBC host Ed Schultz to return to a 5 p.m. time slot after working in primetime and, more recently, on weekends, helped Griffin decide to make the shift. "When Ed was available, I said, 'Maybe we can do that, move 'Hardball' out and get another big voice," he recounted.
Since "Ed" debuted at 5 p.m. on August 26, the average number of people watching MSNBC at that time has increased 5% to 720,000, according to Nielsen, while the average number of viewers between 25 and 54 has increased 3% to 147,000.
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Crashing the Crease is SenShot's daily look at some interesting news and stories from around the NHL.
- Are the Chicago Blackhawks mentally ready for a shot at repeating as Stanley Cup Champs? Even if the are,, the grind and the physical difficulty in repeating makes it very unlikely.
- Some good news for the Oilers as centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins should be back in the Edmonton lineup on Monday night. They are in desperate need of a natural centre.
- A pending UFA at the end of the season, will Joe Thornton retire as a Shark? There will be a big market for the big centre, and if they can't get over the hurdle this year, it might be time to go in another direction anyway.
- There are already inconsistencies and loopholes big enough to drive through the NHL's new helmet/fighing rule.
- In a bizarro world, an Oilers writer wonders if the Flames could be Cinderella this year? And that was before last night's win. Not likely, but the Flames making the playoffs would be the biggest shocker since….who knows?
- How good is the Minnesota Wild's young group of talent?
- Is Alex Galchenyuk the best prospect in hockey?
- Are the Capitals already looking to shake things up? Well at least someone wants them to.
Enjoy your Saturday, and the first weekend of the season!
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Stone of the Sun II.
by Dr. Lukas Brezak
Stretched Canvas
Fine art print on bright white, fine poly-cotton blend, matte canvas using latest generation Epson archival inks. Individually trimmed and hand stretched museum wrap over 1-1/2" deep wood stretcher bars. Includes wall hanging hardware.
Second full colored version of the Aztec's Calendar Stone. Digital illustration created by Dr. Brezak © 2012
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William Allen,
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William Allen has practiced law in Tennessee since 1976 after graduating
from the University of Tennessee School of Law. He joined Mostoller,
Stulberg & Whitfield in 2001 after working for Rural Legal Services
of Tennessee, Inc., for 23 years.
Bill grew up in Norris, Tennessee, where he graduated from Norris High
School in 1964. He was a news reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel
from 1968 to 1973 after graduating from the University of Missouri School
of Journalism.
He represents parents and students in cases involving special education and
school discipline issues. He also handles Social Security cases, and does wills and estate probate.
Bill is licensed to practice in the State of Tennessee, U.S. District Courts
for the Eastern and Middle School Districts of Tennessee, the U.S. Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Tennessee,
Anderson County and Knoxville Bar Associations.
Areas of Practice
Education & Special Education
Social Security Disability
Wills & Estates
Bar Admissions
Tennessee since 1976
U.S. District Courts
for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court.
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee 1976, J.D.
University of Missouri School of Journalism, 1968, B.J.
Professional Associations & Memberships
2009-2010 President of the Anderson County Bar Association
Board Member of Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
Member of the Tennessee Bar Association
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Member of Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
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It's over!
And I'm not talking about Whitey Bulger...I'm talking about the president's Affordable Healthcare Act.
Because Obamacare as we knew it--until noon today--is gone, just like Whitey.
Neither is dead, but both are barely alive.
"The bottom line is insurers can extend current plans that would otherwise be cancelled into 2014," the president said.
The president is now advocating precisely what he refused to do, just before his healthcare site went online, and crashed.
The president is putting Obamacare on the ropes because, if the people whose policies were cancelled are now allowed to keep them, then young, healthy people are more likely to do that, since those old policies are generally cheaper than the new Obamacare coverage.
That means the new insurance exchanges will fill up with older, more sickly people, whose healthcare costs are the most expensive.
And that means premium costs will continue to increase!
And that's what's called the death spiral.
Plus, insurance companies say it's too late to make the changes the president called for today.
And--in Congress--both Democrats and Republicans are making plans for legislation that could further complicate the process.
The president conceded today he "fumbled" the rollout.
But all fumbles aren't the same.
You can fumble the ball, and recover it.
Or, you can fumble, and have the other team run in it for a touchdown.
In this game, the other team is the Republicans, and they remain committed to repealing Obamacare.
So, if the president doesn't get a little lucky in this political game, then his signature accomplishment may soon be written in invisible ink.
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