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'These losses are part of an alarming trend toward greater inequality and a shrinking share of the economic pie going to workers'.
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Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. They argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent. The Obama administration, backed by consumer groups and the American Medical Association, says these so-called "pay for delay" deals profit the drug companies but harm consumers by adding


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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - The United States baseball team scored the game's first four runs in the top of the 11th inning, then held on to beat Japan 4-2 in the final game of preliminary play at the Beijing Olympics.
With the win, the U.S. (5-2) grabbed the third seed in the medal round and will face Cuba on Friday. Japan (4-3) moved on to face undefeated top seed South Korea.
After 10 scoreless innings, the U.S. took advantage of the rule that places runners at first and second base in the 11th.
Brian Barden, Nate Schierholtz and Matt Brown stroked back-to-back-to-back RBI singles to break the 0-0 tie, and the U.S. got another run later on a John Gall ground out to make it 4-0.
All four runs -- only three of them earned -- were charged to Japan's Hitoki Iwase, who took the loss.
Japan, the 2004 bronze medalist, also took advantage of 11th-inning rule that puts runners at first and second base when Atsunori Inaba and Hiroyuki Nakajima stroked two-out RBI singles to halve their team's deficit.
But U.S. pitcher Casey Weathers got Shinnosuke Abe to fly out to end the game.
It was the fourth straight win for the Americans since a 5-4 loss to Cuba last Friday in 11 innings. And it will be the reigning gold medalist Cubans that they face in the semifinals beginning Friday.
"It should be a good game," U.S. outfielder Dexter Fowler said of the upcoming matchup against Cuba, "but I can't tell secrets."
Earlier, Cuba (6-1) rolled to a 17-1 drubbing of China (1-6) in a game stopped after seven innings by the mercy rule, clinching the second seed in the semifinals.
Korea (7-0) solidified its top seed with a 10-0 shutout of the Netherlands (1-6) in a game that was also stopped by the mercy rule after eight innings.
In the fourth game on the schedule, Chinese Taipei (2-5) defeated Canada (2-5) by a 6-5 score in 12 innings in a game that had no bearing on the semifinals.


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Gerard and Maisy in a cupboard!?!?!?!
I'm sorry I've just realized all I talk about Frank, but I could talk about him all day. Frank -- The guy I'm inlove with, since the day I met him a few days ago. He has the most beautiful russet green eyes, always underlined with red guyliner. He just has the most perfect pale pink lips, with a silver lip ring on the left side. His hair, is perfect in everyway, and his height, god! He's small, but fuckin adorable! I just want to pick him up and squeeze him tight.
~ One Week Later ~
I was in Art, again with Frank hoping this time he'd touch my hand. I had finished my portrait before anyone else had. So I started to draw Mikey, Bob, Ray, me and hiself. His birthday was coming up so I'd thought he'd like it. I had lightly sketched it out, I was just adding some detail, then I could go over it, darker. I had noticed Frank, keep peering over to my work, to try and figure out the light sketches.
'Hey, Eyes on your own work!' I said jokingly. Frank actually done what I asked, but with a laugh. I didn't have enough time to finish it, so I had to go over it in dark at home, now Frank wouldn't know that it was the cult.
My next lesson was Photography, Out of the cult, I was the only one taking that class. I took a chair from the back of the class, then sat at the back. Oh not to mention, Maisy was in my class, Joy. She has the same habit as Frank, scans the class for someone she knows, then sits with them. She eventually found me, hiding behind my raven black hair. She pulled a chair next to me, she was actually quite close to me, I didn't feel to comfortable. I mean she seems like a nice girl, her style was awesome, she was punk/scene, but got called emo, she was fine with it. But today what made me uncomfortable, was the things she was wearing, she was wearing a mini tartan skirt, with only a small vest top and converse. What was she playing at?
'Off you go guys!' Mr Smith sent us off to the field to take some pictures. I stood up, and put my chair back. I strolled out of the room, and with no surprise, Maisy caught up with me.
'Hey Gerard!' She took my hand into her, pale soft hand. Her grip was firm, I had no way of getting out.
'Um hi?' I said to her, I didn't really want to speak to her. Instead she carried on.
'So, How've you been honey?' She put my arm on to her shoulder, still holding my hand. I'm fuckin confused, I know that for sure.
'I've been good, Um Maisy I don't think you should be holding my hand, I mean what if Frank sees us? He'd think I'm hitting on you.' I tried freeing my hand, it didn't work.
'Who's Frank baby?' I looked at her. Is she having me on?
'Frank! Your boyfriend, Frank!' Her face expression is blank, she doesn't have a clue. We had slowed down and stopped outside of an old music room, that no-one uses any more. Everyone had passed us, Maisy was getting closer and closer to me. She opened the door to the old music room, pushing me "seductively" with her. She closed the door, it was dark with only a little bit of light coming from the window.
'Oh, Gerard. I know, Your new but your always on my mind! I want you! I want you all the time, next to me, touching my body somehow!' I looked at her even though she couldn't see my expression.
'But Maisy, I can't let this happen. Your going out with Frank! My, practically, best friend! This would break his heart if he found out.' Maisy took it the wrong way.
'But Gerard, baby. We just won't tell anyone, It would be our little secret! I know you want me, I've seen the way you've been looking at me!' She put her hands around my waist and started to run her hands down my body, down to where she reached my bum. She kissed my bottom lip. I obviously tried pulling away, but she wouldn't have any of it. I had to do, what I had to do. I don't care that it will get around the school now.
'MAISY GET OFF ME!' Maisy kept on moving her hands to my crotch.
'Baby, you love it really!' I put my hands on my shoulders, and pushed with all of my might.
'MAISY, I'M BI! I don't love you! Your going out with Frank.' I could hear her backing away slowly.
'Yeah, you run along and tell your petty little slutty friends of yours, tell them I'm bi!' Now I could hear her walk closer to me.
'Gerard, Why would you think I'd tell everyone?' She sounded upset, I don't think I should of said what I did to her.
'I'm sorry Maisy, but It's just the way you came on to me, so strong like this other girl at my old school, well I told her, she told the whole school. That's when my depression started. So you can run and tell Frank, your precious boyfriend, that the new emo fag, is actually an emo fag!' I had slid down the wall, sitting on the floor with my knees up to my chest.
'Gerard? Can I ask you, Why you don't want to hurt Frank? Why you told me your secret?' She's trying to twist the words out of me, I might as well tell her.
'Well, Frank he's my best friend and well it would kill me to see him get hurt, just like it killed me when you -- ah never mind, but I told you it because I didn't want to, again, hurt Frankie, I mean its happened to me once, I don't want it to happen to someone else.' I could feel tears forming from my eyes.
'You called him Frankie? Gerard is there something your not telling me?' I looked to my knees, trying to hold back the tears.
'I'm in love with Frank Anthony Iero, and when I heard the news about you two, It just killed me.' I blurted out, For fuck sake, I'm not very good at keeping secrets am I?
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Barack Obama's more enthusiastic supporters have a new method to display their devotion to the president.
Pledging allegiance -- to President Obama
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They are the unarmed ones so they will be easy pickings.
Others will be a little tougher for his Stormtroopers to come after.
@ KnuckleDragger:
Yepper! History teaches us that those authoritarian socialists LOVE their purges of any potential political enemies.
The Intelligentsia is usually one of the first to go.
Heck, Stalin was unfortunately paranoid (and stupid) enough to purge his military high command prior to the outbreak of the War.
@ KnuckleDragger:
Follow-up from our gold discussion:
Yea, tell me how it "goes down" and I'll tell ya how to prepare. :)
I still think we've got 5-10 yrs. Difficult to plan with any exactitude that far in advance.
Some believe that Japan's or the Euro currency collapse would be the 'canary in the coal mine.'
Large hedge funds like Paulson & Co. (who called the housing crash and profited), hold millions of shares of (GLD)- works for me. I understand the physical gold argument however.
BTW: I've been to Nauvoo. Not a LDS - reformed or otherwise.
What a crock of crap you made out of nothing Tom.
@ tk:
It would appear that the Obamasheeple had an enjoyable time posting their pictures of worship for their Messiah to view.
Well. So much for FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and the FIRTS AMENDMENT yawl preach about so fervently. If someone writes a coupla words on the hand and raises it for you to see - THAT'S not covered under the FIRST... but calling someone a Nazi IS?
MR JACKSON... Those of us who respect history could wish you would be more circumspect before putting incomplete thoughts to paper...or at least follow up on comments here.
The author of The Plege of Allegiance was a Christian Socialist Baptist minister and his cousin was a welll-known SOCIALIST.
"Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).
Francis Bellamy in his sermons and lectures and Edward Bellamy in his novels and articles described in detail how the middle class could create a planned economy with political, social and economic equality for all. The government would run a peace time economy similar to our present military industrial complex." Wonder if you have the journalistic integrity to complete the research... 'twould be very timely with the upcoming 120th anniversary of its publication in honor of the 400th Anniversary of Columbus' discovery.
@ the office cat:
Thanks. I was unaware.
Not surprising that the Pledge was adopted in 1942 under FDR's fascistic admin.
What are your thoughts on the "Bellamy salute"?
Really Mr. Jackson? The website is asking people to pledge to VOTE for Mr. Obama. Not TO Mr. Obama. Is it that you don't understand that or that you are simply trying to confuse the public?
I am sure this will be censored like
Germany.The Germans raised their hands and pledged as well and look where it got them.We saved their Butts,there is no one going to save ours !There is a duplicate post because this time i was told to try later because the server was out.I really can count !
only if you take your socks off.
They used to pledge in Nazi Germany in the 30's and 40's and look what happened to them.We bailed them out,when we are destroyed,no one is coming to our aid.KING Obama and his Saudi family will have complete control !
@ Mr. Jackson:
"Dog" used to have the username "brutus smith." The SR banned him and he has returned in another incarnation.
Illegitimi non carborundum
tom, it was a pledge to vote. Do you pledged money to anything? It wasn't a pledge to Obama, it was a pledge to vote. Big Whoop. And since you didn't read any of "those web sites", how did you come up with what you printed? Even on breithbart's page they had the letter, and it was a pledge to vote. Did you come up with it on your own? That would even be worse. Don't take so long to reply next time.
Bull Brutus and you know it. You Kool-Aid drinkers pledge to the man and his flag. Spin it any way you want, you followers of Obama are no different than the people who belonged to The People's Temple.
Yeah office cat. You preach freedom yet when I was honest with you, you cried & threathened me with FBI garbage. Another example of weak America...why I love the Corps. Deal wid it.....
Wow Big Dog, getting your nuts handed to you will come sooner than I thought!
Wow Big Dog, getting your nuts handed to you ! "snip, snip" !!
I will not pledge allegiance to the "Brag" nor to his state of Obamacare, nor to the repulsive ideas for which he stands, one nation under Allah, in massive debt, with liberals trying to justify it all.
Tom Jackson,
This thing about writing on your hands or arms could be a good thing. Politicians are suppose to be taking oaths to serve "WE the People". They should write their promises on their hands and arms in permanent ink and pledge allegiance to their constituents. We us to hear that promises are made to be broken but now they are made to soon be totally forgotten. Paul
All these people are doing is copying Sarah Palin. How about it Big Dog? You threw her under the bus for writing on the palm of her hand, yet since this is your boy, it's OK ?
@ Dogbreath:
Jessica Alba used the "Pledge of Allegiance" as her format for supporting Pres. Obama.
It is 'not' just a "pledge to vote," it is a "pledge" to vote for Pres. Obama's political agenda.
You cannot separate Pres. Obama from his political agenda. A "pledge" to one is a "pledge" to both.
"Don't take so long to reply next time."?
THAT reads like the statement of an authoritarian fascist.
contango, formerly winston smith until he was banned, is blabbering again.
@ Dogbreath:
"Contango" was my 'original' user name. Can you post under yours?
Who's had many more postings deleted?
Plus, I subscribe to the NR e-paper. How do you financially help support these blogs?
My pledge to Obuma is to not vote for him in November.
As a liberal, and a Democrat, and a Obama supporter, I have never heard of this. Sounds like b.s. to me.
Not suprizing. Most liberal, Democrat, Obama supporters really do not know much of anything their messiah does.


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Most likely to be heard crafting a Twin Peaks style soundtrack or an old British 70s cop show groove, Sara Lowes songs bubble with everything from the primordial soup of Technicolor pop, to acoustic folk, through jazz, and kaleidoscopic prog. To adopt so many styles as her own anyone would think Lowes a girl with severe ADD or plenty time on her hands, yet neither could be further from the truth.
Since the release of 2011's debut LP Back To Creation, Manchester-via-the-North East musician and writer Lowes has found herself in hot demand. Blame The Earlies. Since touring with them at 21, having learned the piano from her mother and church organist grandmother at an early age, her musical path was mapped out working with the likes of Daniel Johnston, King Creosote and Jesca Hoop. The past 12 months have seen Lowes steeling moments to herself between trips to Sweden as a session player for Jens Lekman, not to mention touring as a permanent band member of Marina & The Diamond's live set up.
Garnering comparisons to the sass of Debbie Harry, the airy vocals of Alison Goldfrapp through Dexys style ludes and Beatles-esque brass, this somewhat belated E.P. only reinforces Lowes' skill for fusing classic influences through thoroughly modern composition. It's hardly kooky, rather unveiling itself as a whole other world of something far more interesting.
"I like how songs can turn and change throughout their course," she says. "I don't expect songs to be verse chorus, verse chorus anymore. So I don't attempt to write like that."
If anything was to showcase Lowe's unique sound, it's E.P. opener 'Instrumental'. Cosmic duelling sax sounds and wailing guitars clash like a pair of deers' interlocked antlers whilst the vintage psych intro of 'I Find You's Bond-esque production provides a wrath-like commentary about forging your own true identity. One minute you hear Northern Soul the next squelching rhythms echo cartwheeling psychedelic keyboards.
Yet whilst Back To Creation felt like an artist breaking out on her own, All For The Dream is a coming together of musicalities with Lowes at the helm as ringleader guiding a gang of melodic troubadours and harnessing their skills into this brand new creation. Lowes would be the first to embrace the idea of this release as more 'Sara Lowes and Players' than anything of an individual nature "I get these wonderful opportunities to play with other people and that then inspires me and might change the way that I write."
When those other people include The Earlies' Christian and Nicky Madden, who could blame her? Once again recording took place at the band's Colne, Lancashire studio with the line-up was completed by pals Richard and Neil C Young, Nath Sudders, and Gareth Maybury, having grown up with them like brothers. "To me, the E.P. sounds like a natural step from 'Back To Creation'," she explains. "I made the record in the same way with the same musicians – the arrangements play an important role, hopefully the only difference is me getting better at what I do."
Sometimes 24 hours in the day isn't enough, but then again, if there were more, Lowes would undoubtedly find ways to fill them. "The E.P. is a little aperitif, after that i'll release this new album I've written" she says, "then start recording a new project I'm currently working on with a great friend of ours called Maz who sings. It's quite theatrical." Well of course, of Ms Lowes we'd expect nothing less.
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A couple of years ago, Cantonese Buford Highway restaurant Wan Lai opened to much foodie acclaim. I went with a big group of friends right when it opened and had a wonderful feast. I returned many times after that and became addicted to its crispy garlic fried chicken. The kitchen fried a bone-in chicken until the skin turned crispy and brown. Then it was hacked into meaty chunks, rearranged on a plate and smothered with fried salty shallots, garlic and peppers.
Then before we could all blink, Wan Lai's head chef purportedly hightailed it up the street to head the kitchen at Bo Bo Garden, a similar Cantonese restaurant that still exists today. And then eventually last year, Wan Lai departed for that big restaurant in the sky.
Friends always told me that Bo Bo Garden's garlic fried chicken is just as good if not better than Wan Lai's version. I sampled it recently but I'm not digging it as much as Wan Lai's. It's good but the outside is less crispy, and the overall flavor isn't as punchy. I'm sure I'll give it another a try at some point. I love this style of fried chicken.
Falafels by the Perimeter
I had heard a lot of positive feedback about the falafels at Israeli/Mediterranean restaurant O U for U. I recently popped in for lunch and plunged into the restaurant's falafel platter. The dish comes with pita bread, tomato cucumber salad, hummus and about eight brown, crunchy falafels.
The falafels hint of cumin flavor and are crunchy on the outside and soft (not gooey) on the inside. I quickly tore through these and enjoyed them on their own, or stuffed into pita heavily dressed with hummus and salad.
Mediterranean breakfast
Recently, I've been enjoying weekend breakfasts at Emory Village's Rise -n- Dine. Señor Kessler gave it kudos a while ago, and so far I can see why. I particularly enjoy a dish called pangea. The kitchen takes a piece of grilled roti, lays on eggs (over-easy in my case) and then tops it with a spicy tomato sauce.
The pangea also comes with hummus, olives, cucumbers, feta cheese and paprika heavily sprinkled on the periphery of the plate. If you are looking for a lighter breakfast alternative and you like Mediterranean food, give this dish a try.
Vietnamese rice soup
Buford Highway's Quoc Huong is famous for its banh mi. Understandably so, the sandwiches here are delicious. Lesser known is the restaurant's selection of pho, bun (vermicelli noodle) and rice dishes.
On a whim, I ordered the chao long or "pork special house soup." Had I known this soupy rice porridge is chock full of offal, I would have passed. I don't mind offal I just did not particularly care to eat it that day.
The porridge contains cubes of congealed pig blood and unidentifiable slivers of innards that taste intensely like liver. I pushed it all to the side and enjoyed the rest of the porridge which also contained mild sausage, fried shallots and scallions. I would get this again, but depending on my mood I would possibly omit the offal.
- by Gene Lee, Food and More blog
– Gene Lee writes about International Cuisine for the AJC Dining Team. He also publishes his own blog, Eat, Drink, Man… A Food Journal.
August 3rd, 2011
8:13 am
i would gladly follow you to all of the first three places. you make the food and the experience sound great. i will def put ou for u on my list for the next visit home. you are the best!
August 3rd, 2011
8:44 am
I've heard of Angel food cake falling but was surprised to hear yesterday about Meatloaf collapsing.
August 3rd, 2011
9:25 am
Caveat Emptor. Bo Bo Garden is pretty legit Chinese. It's not your americanized version. The crew we went with consider ourselves pretty adventurous diners but for me, it was a bridge too far.
Real chinese can have flavors completely foreign to the normal American palate. The textures and spices just didn't do it for me. (although I did enjoy the egg drop soup and the family style dining)
I'm sure it's the real deal (just about everyone in there was asian and speaking in an asian dialect) but be warned, it's for the adventurous only.
August 3rd, 2011
9:48 am
I've been to Bo Bo Garden and it's fantastic. Minced Pork w/Eggplant served up in a stonepot was just too good.
August 4th, 2011
5:16 pm
Dang, man I shure wish I was all witty like yall an stuff.
August 4th, 2011
7:07 pm
After listening to a rube complain that the "Mongolian Beef" at Man Chun Hong wasn't sweet enough, I would like to point out to some people that places like that, and Bo Bo Garden, are NOT Panda Express or PF Changs and if your idea of Chinese food is Sweet & Sour Chicken or Mongolian Beef, please go someplace else. Leave the good Chinese food to those of us who appreciate the real thing.
August 4th, 2011
7:26 pm
I love OU for U – their falafel is fantastic and I've also enjoyed other things there. I don't get to that part of town too often and the last time I tried to go there it was closed, so I thought they had gone out of business. So glad to hear they're still there. I highly recommend it.


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Tell me grandma one more time,
Another of your story rhymes
Of a girl from long ago,
Whose heart was as pure as snow.
Tell me how she went from poor,
To a princess all adored.
And how the prince swept her away,
Just like all the stories say.
Dearest Gran although your gone,
I believe I've found the one.
He doesn't have a castle though,
Or any wealth he can show.
But he's the man who makes me smile,
and believe me, that's life's worth while.
Like a fairy tale we met,
Each precious day I won't forget.
In your stories I recall,
Life's not so easy after all.
An evil witch, a tyrant king
Bring on pain and suffering.
We had our share and that's for sure
True love alone can't be our cure.
But I will fight until at last,
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Lowcountry Indie Shorts 8 - Day 2 block 2
It's that time again. Lowcountry Indie Shorts is South Carolina's short film festival, presenting local, regional, national, and international shorts. This year's fest will take place at the Terrace Theater, and admission is $7 general admission and $5 for film society members for each block of films. Red Carpet members get free admission to the entire fest. Actual showtimes will be posted closer to the event date.
The Astounding Adventures of Victoria Vanderbelt - Ian Pugh - California - 04:27
A master of disguise and a wonder with machines, Victoria Vanderbelt brings fear to those who would cause injustice.
Randall - Henry Snyder - Charleston, SC - 16:00
Paul wakes up in significant discomfort. He talks with a couple friends, and learns some things. He has a pleasant time with a girl he knows, but then it stops being pleasant. Everyone does a lot of talking. Played at 2012 Charleston International Film Festival.
Heimkommen - Micah Magee - Germany - 23:00
When Robert's girlfriend dies in a car accident, he turns his grief against his younger sister Jo. Jo dives into a new hobby - ice hockey - where she gathers the strength to bring her brother back to the land of the living. Played at 2012 SXSW and four other international festivals.
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A man with no face decides to build one out of clay. Played at Ottawa's Chinatown Remixed Film Festival.
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A couple wakes up to discover that the natural world has receded, leaving nothing behind but the erased canvas of the earth, dotted only by sidewalks, billboards and roads. And yet, everyone else is continuing life as usual. How do they go on?. Played at 2012 New York Shorts Fest.
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In an abandoned beach house, a solitary girl finds a mysterious camera that reveals something unexpected. Played at Surrey International Film Festival and four other fests.
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2013-14 Snowfall Predictions
2013-14 prediction: 230"
Average: 179.6"
Last season: 193.9"
2013-14 prediction: 160"
Average: 118.0"
Last season: 115.4"
Seasonal snowfall predictions are really just a best guess.
My predictions are based on past weather history
and current weather patterns.
Looking back on last winter, we experienced slighty
greater snowfall than normal in Fulton, and right
around normal snowfall for Syracuse. What set
Fulton ahead of normal, were two 30"+ lake
effect storms. One occured in January and the
other one at the beginning of February.
The amounts received were right around
what I expected for the winter.
This winter seems a bit trickier at forecasting
snow amounts. But I am expecting above
normal snowfall for both Fulton and Syracuse.
Currently there is no El Nino or La Nina in
the Pacific Ocean. The ocean is considered
to be in a neutral state. The temperatures in
the Pacific Ocean have an impact on the
weather circulation across North America.
Hurricanes have also been relatively quiet
in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. I did look
at some years that had quiet hurricanes
seasons. The following winters did
show some below normal snowfall. But
there were a couple of years with above
normal snowfall.
So another determining factor that I looked
at is snow cover across Siberia in October.
There have been some studies that show
increasing snow cover in October over
Siberia, tends to give us stormier winters.
This may be more of a factor for us this
year. And this October, the snow cover
for Siberia seems to compare more
to years that we got higher than normal
The higher Siberian snow cover, tends
to lead to a negative Arctic Oscillation (NAO).
The NAO keeps us cooler and gives us
more snowfall. The Arctic Oscillation is a change
in air pressure over the north pole region. If we
have a negative AO, the arctic warms, which
tends to send arctic air our way. Pretty much
every winter season that we have had well
above normal snowfall, most of the winter had a
negative AO. But the Arctic Oscillation is constantly
changing. And the AO can swing from positive to
negative within a week or two. Computer models
only go out a couple of weeks for the AO, and the
forecasts are not always reliable. Right now we
are under a negative AO.
I'm also thinking that we will continue to see
blocking patterns through the winter, like we
have had all summer and fall. We get a
few weeks of warm and dry weather.
Then we are stuck for 2 - 3 weeks of
cooler and wetter weather. So expect
snowy cool weather for a couple weeks
straight. Then followed up by some warmer
and less snowy weather for a few weaks.
So I think we will have some thaws throughout
the winter to help melt any snow we get during
those stormy periods.
Looking at all of this data, I have predicted a
snowier than normal winter for Fulton and
Syracuse. We all know that a few strong
lake effect storms could push our snow
totals up.
Again these predictions have to be taken with
a grain of salt, as many conditions could
change throughout the winter. This is my
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I presented my qualitative research at an academic/practitioner conference of national security professionals. My research was on challenges to information flow between knowledge producers and decision makers as mediated through the function of a "briefer," someone whose job it is to be the conduit between technical information production and policy-level decision making. My context was the U.S. national security system. A political science professor told me that there is nothing in the national security literature that discusses the role of the "briefer" to high level policy makers and this research opened up an area of inquiry never known to exist. An educator from a U.S. intelligence agency said that their job was to train analysts to think and write using evidence-based reasoning yet how surprising it was to find out from the research that "narrative," as opposed to analytic discourse, was the mechanism through which knowledge was transferred to policy makers. An intelligence officer from an allied country, during an "aha" moment after the presentation, was able to apply the "knowledge producer-briefer-decision maker" model to their own context (after stating during the presentation that the findings did not generalize across contexts) and I was able to help generate four strategies to fill specific gaps in their information flow context. It was very interesting and exciting to see how others applied the research to their own contexts.
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Smoked Chicken Sausage and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 219
- Fat: 9.2g
- Saturated fat: 2.6g
- Protein: 11.5g
- Carbohydrate: 24.2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
- Iron: 1.6mg
- Sodium: 385mg
- Calories from fat: 37%
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Calcium: 68mg
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- Cooking spray
- 1 (12-ounce) package smoked chicken sausage with sun-dried yellow tomatoes and roasted garlic (such as Gerhard's), thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup chopped drained oil-packed sundried tomato halves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
- While pasta cooks, place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently.
- Drain pasta. Combine pasta, sausage, cheese, and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine vinegar and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk. Pour vinaigrette over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat.
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I've got good news and I've got bad news for those hoping to watch the Green Bay Packers locally this weekend. Good news? You'll be able to. Bad news? You're probably going to need a parka sitting in your house while watching.
The Packers had 8,500 tickets remaining on Wednesday for their NFC Wild Card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. There were concerns the team wouldn't be able to sell enough tickets before the NFL's blackout policy was enforced, but thankfully that won't be the case as ESPN's Darren Rovell reports the game is now sold out:
Packers have sold out. No blackout of this Sunday's game vs 49ers.
The sellout means the game will be broadcast locally in the Green Bay area and it also means 70,000 plus will be braving ice cold temperatures as the game is expected to be one of the coldest on record.
Only six games in the history of the NFL have been played with non-wind chill temperatures below freezing, a number that is expected in Green Bay this weekend as the high is likely to peak at 7 degrees.


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As many people say this school has a serious discipline problem.They also need to focus on the academic side as well.I don't recommend bringing your son/daughter to this school because theirs also tons of drug problems as well as bullying problems.
This school is horrible i went to call them, about some school information regarding a yearbook. When i was on the phone they prompted with a menu and i followed the menu word for word, but when i waited the call was dropped or someone hung up. I find this very disrespectful because what if i was in a serious accident and needed my son home right away i would be screwed because of the fact that no one in the office is willing to pick up there phone.
used to go to this school. it sucks. i hated this school with no passion. the rules are pointless. and they inforced the rules that didnt help kids education, and didnt help much in improving the school.
This school has many serious problems particularly in the area of academic excellence and discipline. It is way behind other much smaller schools in the area. The lack of good leadership is apparent.
I know that Uvalde High School Is way very far behind on a whole lot of things! They need so badly to clean up that school! There are so many Talented and Willing Studentswho want to Learn! But They can't do that in Uvalde High School Due to All the bad that happens in that school! All the 'Bullies' the 'Drugs' The Gangs etc. The begining of the school year 2007-2008 I am moving my children to the Houston Area! I have read very good things about the schools over there! Good luck to all the parents here in Uvalde!
Uvalde High School is far behind alot of the surrounding area schools as far as education goes. It seems as if the teachers have little if any administrative help.
My child is a 2006 Honor graduate of UHS. True education is minimal at best. This school has a serious problem with discipline. There are a handful of decent teachers that give a wholehearted attempt at quality education, but they do not have proper administrative support.
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Those fighting to legalize marijuana for medical use in Minnesota were back at the Capitol with reinforcements on Tuesday to tell lawmakers many medical professionals -- including the Minnesota Nurses Association -- are on board.
Minnesotans for Compassionate Care says it has lined up 100 doctors and clergy members who support medical marijuana, and the advocates say they won't give up on passing a bill this session.
"I am a pastor, and my scripture speaks harshly to those who ignore the pain of the suffering," Kathy Schuyler, of Duluth Congregational Church, said.
A group of families of children with epilepsy has spearheaded the initiative, and one of them is the Hausers.
Families of children with severe forms of epilepsy stand in support of medical marijuana on April 22, 2014.
"You know, he's actually having a pretty good morning today, but he still has hundreds of seizures every day and we need this," Jessica Hauser, mother of Wyatt Hauser, told Fox 9 News. "We need it now."
Specifically, the Hausers say they need lawmakers to pass a pair of bills allowing restricted cannabis use for debilitating medical conditions, particularly an extract known as CBD. Yet, Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger testified that the drugs have not undergone strict FDA testing -- especially on children with epilepsy -- at a Senate hearing just two weeks ago.
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A tweet hinting at a new Star Wars video game tie-in may have a recognizable fowl stench...
Source: Star Wars Angry Birds teased
The day began yesterday with a mysterious tweet of a shadowed figure from the Angry Birds Twitter feed, with a note to check back today...
True to their word, a new tweet today gave a better hint at what the news is all about as a link to an image of the shadowed figure revealed yesterday was revealed to be wielding a lightsaber.
We'll find out for sure on October 8th (either at ToysRUs at 8am EST or Times Square, New York at 10am EST). However, Lucas and Rovio should heed Master Yoda's wise words: "Anger, fear, aggression. The Dark Side of the Force are they... Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny."
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Circumcision at Age 12?
A court considers whether a boy can be forced to be circumcised, just because his Dad wants him to.
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the wishes of a 12-year-old boy should be considered in a dispute between his divorced parents about whether he is circumcised, reports CBS News. The father converted to Judaism in 2004 and wants the boy to be circumcised as part of the faith. The mother appealed to the high court, saying the operation could harm her son physically and psychologically.
If the trial court finds the child agrees to be circumcised, the Supreme Court said, it should deny the mother's requests. But if the trial court finds the child opposes the circumcision, the court has to determine if it will affect the father's ability to care for the child.
We contacted friend of Mom•Logic Rabbi Sherre Hirsch for her take on the matter. "Jewish law says that before the age of 13, parents may convert their sons without their consent. (For daughters, that cut-off age is 12.) Because this boy is 12, and right on the border, I'd advise waiting until the boy is 13 so that he can make the decision for himself. At 13, if the boy didn't want to be Jewish in the first place, he can reject a prior conversion—but a circumcision is irreversible."
Do you think the boy should be circumcised just because his Dad is in favor of it? At what point should kids be able to make decisions about their own bodies for themselves?
"Do you think the boy should be circumcised just because his Dad is in favor of it?"
Of course not.
"At what point should kids be able to make decisions about their own bodies for themselves?"
I think cutting off healthy genital tissue should be an individual choice when a male is old enough to decide, not a parental one. If there was a similar custom that removed parts of female children's genitals, I wonder whether would still be allowed in the 21st century. Thanks to advances in women's rights - I doubt it.
Why is it still ok for parents to consent to removal of healthy body parts from males before they can have any say?
There is no answer to this, it's just cultural blindness. The medical benefits are minor, are balanced out by risks and harms, and they can all be achieved in easier ways that don't involve cutting off part of a boys penis. Namely washing, which presumably most people have no problem doing. It's a stupid outdated custom that some people just can't let go of. Let a male decide for himself when he is old enough.
How old is old enough is debatable, I guess the same age that teenage girls are allowed to have breast implants or something.
"At 13, if the boy didn't want to be Jewish in the first place, he can reject a prior conversion — but a circumcision is irreversible."
Circumcision is not reversible when it's done before the age of 12, the last I heard.
why would he want his son to go throgh that pain, if my perants made me do that i think i'd kill my self from the pain or not being able to pleasure my self with out more pain
I think the son has every right to make this decision. Especially because it is being done for religious reasons. I don't have anything against circumcision but I have something against people being forced to participate in a religious ceremony or belief. Everyone should have the right to choose what faith is best suited to for them, even at the age of 13.
No boy under the age of 18 should be circumcised because a parent or religious custom thinks it is a good idea.
It is a violation of his right to an intact body.
It is a violation of the parents obligation to protect the child.
The only person that can make a life (and body) altering decision is the person to whom the body (and ALL it's parts) belong when attaining the age of majority, with full disclosure of the risks, losses and impact that this will have on them for the rest of their life.
I'm so glad to see a court recognize the rights of boys to make such decisions for themselves, even at age 12.
I am all for infant circumcision but not past infancy!!! He is old enough to make the decision and he should be the one deciding!
Let's use a like comparison…to make the point.
How would Sara feel if a clitoridotomy (removal of the clitoral hood) was preformed on her as an infant…??? Maybe she would not be "all for it" done to infants if she had to live with the results of this forced procedure the rest of her life. Just so you know…we boys don't like this being done to us….
This is crazy can you even think of the pain. Past being an infant I think he is too old. However its the kids choice. period nobody elses at this point.
He should have been circumcised as an infant(my son was). But lacking that his faith should be his choice. I know of someone who had her fourteen year old circumcised over his protests. Best to do it when they are born.
Like Sara, I am 100% in favor of circumcision!
I am 100% against circumision.
It should never be done to a boy, at any age.
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The Daytona Beach City Commission and the state are considering a rather disturbing tax incentive for a business that will provide jobs with an average of $25,000, a rather generous estimate considering it's in the restaurant industry.
There will be a hearing Dec. 19 on the proposal to grant Qualified Brownfield Business status to the Darden Restaurants/CBL & Associates' plan to demolish the Ramada Inn Speedway and replace it with Bahama Breeze and Olive Garden restaurants. It would create a property tax exemption for the project over seven years that amounts to $77,366 and would provide a 20 percent match to what the state will kick in for 64 jobs.
The question is whether a project should get any public help when it basically eliminates an ongoing business, the Ramada Inn (granted the restaurant there was closed by Uno's) and replacing it with businesses that usually provide mostly low-wage jobs. Not to mention that Darden probably would do the project anyway since it puts two of its restaurants across the street from Daytona International Speedway, an area that generates a lot of business every year.
There is a trend right now the public should take a hard look at. Cities are declaring areas blighted that really seem to be only slightly tarnished. It's happening mostly along U.S. 1, but in Daytona Beach it extends across much of the city. All of this probably will shift more of the property tax burden away from business and onto the shoulders of residents. Wouldn't it be more sensible to just look for ways to reduce the overall tax burden, thus encouraging private business development and giving taxpayers more money to spend at those businesses? The trend is getting so out of hand, it's making old moderate independent me sound like a member of the Tea Party.
That's not to say all tax incentive programs should be eliminated. While it's unfortunate that both Daytona Beach and South Daytona are working on competing incentive programs, the payoff is a Green Earth Technologies plant, making its bio-oil, and the creation of 31 jobs at an average salary of $49,900. The company has identified both cities as potential expansion sites, so both are developing the incentives to go along with what the state and Volusia County are doing. In this case, the incentive program helps encourage a start-up business with a good bit of risk to create higher-paying jobs in one of the cities.
There just needs to be some common sense applied to tax incentive programs.
Biketoberfest apparently was bigger this year, but throw in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's big Wings & Waves Air Show and the lodging industry had a much better October this year. Countywide bed tax collections were 11.4 percent in October from October 2011. It was the first time bed tax collections broke the $400,000 mark in October in five years. The Halifax Area and Southeast Volusia had healthy gains for the month, but West Volusia was down 13.25 percent. The word didn't get out that the manatees showed up at Blue Spring State Park earlier than usual. I wonder if the word is really getting spread throughout the country enough that West Volusia is a gem for eco-tourism.
After remaining relatively quiet for a while, commercial real estate has suddenly boomed in Volusia. The highlight was two big deals: a group of nursing homes across the county selling for about $33 million and the Integra Shores apartment complex selling for $32 million. Also, New York City area investors paid $4.85 million for the new strip center in front of Lowe's in Port Orange. A Hallandale Beach investor paid $1.2 million for the new Family Dollar Store at 200 N. Ridgewood Ave. in Daytona Beach. Even the vacant land just north of Oakridge Boulevard and the Seabreeze Bridge sold. While attempts to develop the land have failed, a Coral Gables investor bought the riverfront property for $455,000.
Construction already is starting on a new Trustco Bank office on North Nova Road in Ormond Beach while BB&T apparently is going forward with an office on State Road 44 next to the new ABC Wines & Spirits.
Harbor Freight Tools has begun renovations to put a new store at 2401 Enterprise Road in Orange City. Harbor Freight also has a store in Daytona Beach. Also, Dollar Tree is moving to a large space at New Smyrna Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44.
Sparton Corp. got another big contract for sonobuoys from the U.S. Navy, which wants another $71.2 million of the underwater detection devices. About 41 percent of the work will be done at DeLeon Springs.
Brown & Brown continued its march toward $2 billion in annual revenue, buying Behnke & Associates of South Florida. The company has offices in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines, and generates about $4 million in annual revenue.
On a final note, claims for unemployment compensation remained below last year in November in Volusia at 1,634, which was 5.4 percent less than in November 2011.
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John recently went to Dollymount Strand to see one of our Underdog teams, as part of our sports Underdog series following the progress of struggling teams. Ireland's Beach Volleyball were training for a shot at their first ever Olympic qualification. John meets top UK beach volleyball coach, Denise Austin.http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-john-murray-show/programmes/2014/0609/622545-the-john-murray-show-monday-9-june-2014/?clipid=1596480


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is being the biggest draw a good enough reason to be considered the goat ?
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Re: is being the biggest draw a good enough reason to be considered the goat ?
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When talking about GOATs in wrestling people usually take into consideration a number of things like Talent(wrestling ability, mic skills, charisma, etc.), ability to draw(star power) and effect on the business.
If you put all those things into consideration Hogan, Austin, Rock fit into that list. They all had the talent, star power and had a huge effect on the business. This is why I would consider them GOATS.
I consider Flair a GOAT. I don't know why anyone wouldn't but Taker & HBK, I don't. They had the talent and to a certain affect an affect on the business, nothing close to Austin, Rock & Hogan tho, but they lacked star power. They aren't a household name outside of WWE like Austin, Rock, Hogan or Flair.
yeah i agree but at the same time hbk,flairs etc.... might not be the household names but could wrestle circles round those other guys.... and if this were the movie industry the actors who could act circles round the big household names would be topping the best actors lists of all time so why is this not the case in wrestling ?
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