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Shaun White Thrash Series Skateboard
The Shaun White Thrash Series Skateboard is constructed of maple and stiff glue for top performance. In addition, the skateboard features urethane wheels, heavy-duty trucks and ABEC 7 speed bearings. Find out more here, http://bit.ly/W0hbSE
NBA Baller Beats
The first ever full body motion-based NBA video game that lets you perform like a pro using a real basketball. NBA Baller Beats will come packaged with an official NBA game ball replica from Spalding®. Bounce the ball to the beat of 30 licensed tracks that span across decades and genres including hip-hop, rock and old school classics. From novice to pro, every baller can raise their game with three difficulty levels available on every song: Rookie, Pro, and Baller. The game challenges players to master ball-handling skills by dribbling and performing moves including crossovers, pump fakes, flow dribble and more. Train alongside your favorite NBA franchise unlocking songs, difficulty levels, environment accessories, over 100 posters and Panini's 2012 NBA HOOPS trading cards that showcase NBA players' greatest moves.
Master different baller moves and increase your stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show-off in multiplayer mode and go head-to-head against up to 8 players - the highest score wins bragging rights. Show-off your baller skills as the Kinect camera takes pictures that you can upload and share on Facebook. To maximize your performance, visit the extensive in-game tutorial where two-time NBA champion and Emmy Award-winning TNT NBA analyst Kenny Smith dishes tips for success.
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Princess carriage wearables
Let your imagination - and your horse - run wild with this enchanting horse and carriage Wearable!Each Wearables Princess Carriage™ kit comes complete with adjustable shoulder straps, and printed, pre-cut, corrugated pieces for you and your child to decorate and then construct into a wearable-sized 3-D Princess Carriage. When fully assembled, the Princess Carriage is 37' W x 11'' D x 20'' H.
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Mario Kart Race Cars
Nintendo Super Mario mini-radio control car. Drivers, start your engines. It's just like the game. You can race your friends. Wednesday morning, Mario and Yoshi carts raced each other. It makes a great gift for any Nintendo Super Mario fan. Recommended for ages 8 and older. Find out more: http://amzn.to/Rp0SNH.
Chuggington Die Cast Track
For the first time ever, you can stack your track as high as the sky. There's no limit to how high you can go...except maybe your ceiling! The new Chuggington Die-Cast playsets from TOMY feature revolutionary track that is engineered for stability with sturdy connections, letting you build elevated layouts like never before. Plus, every action-packed playset can be built multiple ways, so your imagination can run wild. Find out more here, http://bit.ly/9IYvxh.
Dinosaur Train Extreme InterAction Walk and Stomp Figure
The Extreme InterAction Arnie Argentinosaurus is the newest addition to TOMY's line of InterAction figures based on the animated preschool series Dinosaur Train. Press the button on Arnie's back to activate the toy and hear Arnie say more than 80 different dinosaur sounds and phrases.
Kids can also activate Arnie's movements by pressing a button on his head or on their special wristband. This will signal Arnie to walk forward, rear up on his legs, and stomp. TOMY's Dinosaur Train line combines dinosaur and vehicle play with innovative technology. Fans of Dinosaur Train will love how this toy brings one of their favorite dinosaur characters to life, allowing them to create their own prehistoric adventures.
The Extreme InterAction Arnie Argentinosaurus is for ages 3 and up. Young kids who are fans of Dinosaur Train are the ones who will get the most out of this toy.
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Learning Resources Primary Science Mix and Measure Set
Mix, measure, and learn key science concepts while you scoop, pour, weigh, and play! Kids love getting their hands on this sturdy set of cups, spoons, and other measuring tools, which includes entertaining, educational activities and experiments.
Make mystery goo, slime, puff paint, and more, while learning the concepts of weight, volume, and even fractions. Kit includes mixing bowl with lid, scale, six cups, and three self-standing spoons, plus 10 two-sided activity cards. High quality; withstands hands-on play.
For ages 4 and up. Fun for experimenting with water, dry beans, uncooked rice, or cereal. The perfect pre-chemistry set! Largest piece is a 4-cup bowl; smallest piece 1/2" teaspoon. Learn more here, http://bit.ly/SY05mN
Barbeque Party: The Game That Jumps
Veggies to grill, and some chicken and hot dogs too! But to win you need 3 of each.
Pick a card, it will tell you what you need to grill next.
When you pick that card again, it means that it is ready and you need to remove it, but, you better be careful, because this friendly barbecue doesn't like to be tickled. One false move and BOOOMMM and your meal will be late.
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Nowhere To Go game
Each player places his or her spy piece on the starting spaces.-Players take turns moving their spy piece as many spaces as they like across any bridges that are not blocked.-Players end their turns by placing a blocker on any bridge.-First player to trap the other spy with blockers wins.
For 2 players. Ages 8 to Adult/Grades 3. Includes: -Includes unique hexagonal game board, 2 playing pieces, and 40 blockers.
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Runny Nose Doll
Nenuco Runny Nose is a baby doll with a runny nose. When the doll gets a cold, little bubbles run out of its nose. Kids can then wipe them away with a tissue. To make the doll's nose run, fill up the sippy cup with water, then feed the water to the doll.
Gently press the doll's left wrist to make the water come out of the doll's nose. Pressing too hard will cause the water to shoot out.
Nenuco Runny Nose comes dressed in a winter outfit and includes a sippy cup and box of tissues. Baby dolls are all about letting kids take care of the dolls just like real moms.
Nenuco Runny Nose is for ages 4 and up. www.nenuncofamosa.com
The Lamaze Turtle Tunes
This is a multi-textured developmental plush toy with easy touch and play feature for baby and mom. Encourages child-parent interaction by playing tunes or learning about colors by pressing the color coordinated shells. Comes with piano, horn, and melody segment modes. Plays a full octave of musical notes for endless musical creativity. This soft and cuddly turtle will keep baby engaged in fun interactive play time. Learn more at www.tomy.com
Amazing Mushroom Infant Toy
This toy has multiple functions. The top is detachable and can be played with as a floor toy. It is packed with multiple play functions and lots of sounds and lights. Put the mushroom top back on the base and it turns into a ball drop multi-activity center. www.Bkidsfun.com is the website.
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wow, Sinbad fails, gets all his treasures stolen before he is even introduced. How did he end up a king? (and just being strong isn't a reason lol) And now Alibaba has gone all emo
but still a good ep, next one should be interesting
TEKnician wrote:Ok, i can understand the reasoning Alibaba has...but that fat politician has a point.Spoiler :They raid the national treasury, the taxes are bound to go up. Thats life. Thats how shit works. Money has to come from somewhere. But yes, the noble view is "Steal from the rich, Give to the poor." So in a way, BOTH are right, but you need balance. Thats what Alibaba needs to learn before he can become a leader.
And DUH!! not like anyone ELSE in this anime has yellow hair. Turban don't do crap.
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Water control operator Steve Hernandez records some readings from the tanks that separate arsenic and chromium from Coachella Valley Water District wells at Avenue 66 and Tyler Street. The facility was installed after higher levels of arsenic were found at this well site. / Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun
What is hexavalent chromium?
Oxidation of the heavy metal chromium causes it to exist in two forms in nature: trivalent chromium (chromium-3) and hexavalent chromium (chromium-6).
The numbers refer to how many negatively charged, subatomic particles known as electrons are lost by the chromium during oxidation. Under the right conditions, chromium can transform from trivalent to hexavalent and vice-versa.
Chromium-3 is found naturally in foods at low levels and is an essential human dietary nutrient. Chromium-6 is the more toxic form.
Inhalation of chromium-6 particles has long been known as a public health risk. Ingesting chromium-6 in high concentrations has also proven carcinogenic in studies, but research is ongoing.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state of California do not have maximum contaminant levels for chromium-6 at present; only total chromium levels that include chromium-3. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization, likened that to "grouping arsenic with Vitamin C."
This water line leads into Coachella Valley Water Districts IXTP treatment facility in Mecca. / Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun
Hexavalent chromium, a potentially cancer-causing heavy metal made famous by activist Erin Brockovich, is found in drinking water supplies throughout most of the Coachella Valley at 150 to more than 1,000 times above Californias public health goal, a Desert Sun review of local water agencies well-testing results found.
The National Toxicology Program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concluded in 2008 that hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, in drinking water shows "clear evidence" of causing cancer in laboratory animals. And a 2010 draft toxicological review by the EPA found the contaminant in tap water is "likely to be carcinogenic to humans."
But scientific study on chromium-6 is ongoing, and some recent findings call into question at what levels and under what circumstances ingesting the metal may cause cancer.
California's public health goal for chromium-6 levels is not a regulatory standard, only a step in the process of establishing one. State and federal regulators have yet to set a maximum allowable drinking water contaminant level for the metal, but work toward one is under way.
Coachella Valley Water District officials already speculate the infrastructure and operational expenses of a chromium-6 removal system could cost the district more than $275 million and raise water rates by an estimated 74 percent.
But they know that a showdown over contamination-levels, the cost of cleanup and political pressure to reduce suspected risks of chromium-6 in drinking water is inescapable.
Among those calling for more action is U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Rancho Mirage resident.
"There is no place for dangerous, cancer-causing substances in our drinking water," Boxer said last year as she introduced a bill, co-sponsored by fellow Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, to push the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to move with urgency on setting a maximum contaminant level for chromium-6.
But Desert Water Agency General Manager David Luker is a skeptic on harmful effects from chromium-6 at the levels that occur naturally in the Coachella Valley's groundwater.
"We would have known by now if there were long-term health effects," he said. "We've had people living in the valley and drinking groundwater for a long, long time.
"I don't think the case has been made in any way, shape or form that there is a problem here."
California is the only state that currently requires tap water tests for chromium-6.
The state's public health goal for the metal is set at an infinitesimal number: 0.02 parts per billion. The number is based on a "one-in-a-million" lifetime cancer risk level, meaning for every million people who drank two liters of water with that level of chromium-6 daily for 70 years, no more than one person would be expected to develop cancer from exposure to it.
Chromium-6 is found at levels ranging from around 1 to 3 parts per billion in portions of the west valley, to more than 20 parts per billion in some east valley areas.
While chromium-6 can be the result of industrial processes such as metal plating and steel and pulp mills, it occurs naturally in the Coachella Valley as serpentine rock found along the San Andreas fault erodes, said Steve Bigley, environmental services manager for the Coachella Valley Water District.
The California Department of Public Health is expected to set a draft chromium-6 drinking water standard for public comment by July 2013, with the process taking another one to two years thereafter, said Dave Mazzera, assistant chief of the department's Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management.
Setting federal drinking water standards can be just as long and complicated of a process, with the EPA often taking four years or more to set limits.
Bigley, who also serves on chromium workgroups nationally for the American Water Works Association and the Water Research Foundation, said more must be understood about the significance of the health risk, how agencies are to treat it and at what cost.
"I want to do the best thing for the community that we serve," he said. "We have limited resources; we should be applying them where we get the best health protection measures from it."
Water agencies throughout California generally don't have chromium-6 levels as pervasive and high as the Coachella Valley's, but water managers have similar concerns about what a maximum regulatory standard might mean.
"Our members are all about public health, but you have to draw the line somewhere," said Danielle Blacet, a water quality expert for the Association of California Water Agencies.
"It has to be clear; it has to be something that's implementable. There are tremendous costs associated with meeting these standards, and the public pays for those costs in the end. You have to look at that as well as the risk factor."
Assessing the facts
Chromium-6 rose to prominence in the 1990s when Brockovich, a law clerk, investigated Pacific Gas and Electric's contamination of groundwater with the metal over a period of decades in the Mojave Desert town of Hinkley. Brockovich helped spearhead a lawsuit that led to a $333 million settlement from PG&E to about 600 Hinkley residents, the largest toxic tort injury settlement in U.S. history. The 2000 movie "Erin Brockovich" about the incident landed Julia Roberts a Best Actress Academy Award.
But the understanding of the dangers of ingesting chromium-6 grew more muddled last March when the California Cancer Registry announced that a review of 12 years of cancer data from Hinkley from 1996 to 2008 not only didn't find heightened instances of cancer in the town, it found fewer cancer cases than would normally be expected based upon the demographics of the region.
While the link to cancer in humans is debated, environmental advocacy groups continue to push for state and federal standards.
The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit public health and environmental advocacy organization, in December 2010 issued a report finding chromium-6 at levels exceeding California's public health goal in 31 of 35 city water systems tested nationwide, including in Riverside.
The level of chromium-6 in much of the Coachella Valley's water exceeds that found in each of the 35 cities studied in the Environmental Work Group's report.
Working group spokeswoman Leeann Brown gasped when The Desert Sun shared its review of the Coachella Valley's chromium-6 levels.
"The Coachella Valley should really be examining ways to address this contamination," she said, "especially as the California Department of Public Health moves to finalize a standard for the chemical, which very well may be below the valley's detected levels."
But political pressure isn't helpful, Luker said.
"We're kind of jumping the gun here," he said. "We're trying to plug regulation ahead of scientific facts."
What's the threshold?
A key study in the determination that chromium-6 is carcinogenic was released in 2008 by the National Toxicology Program. In it, scientists studied the health effects of rats and mice ingesting the metal over two years, essentially their lifetimes.
Bigley was not involved in the studies, but said he has analyzed them. Rodents were exposed to massive doses of chromium-6 — from 10,000 to 90,000 parts per billion, he said.
Scientists detected a significant increase in the number of rodents that developed tumors of the mouth, tongue and small intestine after ingesting high concentrations of chromium-6, according to the study.
"They assumed that what happens at the highest concentrations will also happen at lower concentrations, just in lower numbers," Bigley said.
The practice, known as default linear dose response, is allowed under environmental law, he said.
But some more recent studies have indicated that a trigger is necessary before the cancer occurs, such as the killing of large numbers of cells within the small intestine, Bigley said.
The studies are giving researchers a "pretty good idea" that the cellular destruction doesn't occur until ingestion of 3,000 to 10,000 parts per billion of chromium-6 — thousands of times above the levels found in Coachella Valley water, he said.
"It's like we get cancer from too much exposure to the sun. But that doesn't mean that just going outside in the sun one time is going to result in a little bit of cancer," he said. "It takes a threshold, some kind of exposure level. And how do we know that? We've done a lot of research on it, and filled that knowledge gap."
A surprising find
The highest chromium-6 levels in the valley — up to 20 parts per billion or more — occur in an area south of Interstate 10 and west of State Highway 86, according to Coachella Valley Water District well data.
It includes portions of Indio, La Quinta, Coachella and points south toward Mecca. It's an area that includes both the affluent PGA West resort and some of the most impoverished communities in the Coachella Valley.
PGA West resident Gail Richards was surprised by the chromium-6 groundwater levels in her area.
"It's definitely new to me — I didn't know anything about it," she said.
"I would think everybody would want (water agencies) to do something about it right away, but I suppose they're not going to until the government tells them they have to."
Eduardo Guevara lives in Mecca and works with Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, a health education organization in the east valley.
"We're well used to the fact that we have a high concentration of arsenic in the water," he said. "We know these toxins are not a good thing, especially for the kids. But never before, to my recollection, has someone mentioned the chromium-6."
Guevara said not only is he concerned about the years it will take to resolve a drinking water standard and start taking action on the chromium-6 levels, he worries his area will be at the back of the line.
"Historically the unincorporated area of the valley has received less attention than the rest of the valley," he said. "The delay in addressing this could be even longer here."
The arsenic model
How state and federal regulatory agencies in recent years handled another toxic semi-metal in drinking water — arsenic — may show the way on how a chromium-6 standard will ultimately be set, water officials said.
Like chromium-6, arsenic can be a pollutant from industrial processes but also occurs naturally, including in some eastern Coachella Valley groundwater.
The state public health goal for arsenic was also set very low, at 0.004 parts per billion. A years-long process of research, consultation and cost feasibility study led California Public Health to set the actual standard at 10 parts per billion in November 2008.
The arsenic standard was set at a level where about 10 percent of wells statewide exceeded it, Bigley said. If a similar approach is taken with chromium-6, a maximum allowable drinking water standard of 5 parts per billion would affect 11 percent of wells throughout the state, he said — but 76 percent of wells in the Coachella Valley would exceed that limit.
In Glendale, a California city where industrial chromium-6 groundwater contamination occurred, research is under way seeking to find a cost-effective way to treat for the metal.
But a system installed in the east valley by Coachella Valley Water District for arsenic also removes chromium-6, Bigley said.
"Our treated water is almost undetectable for chromium-6 at the lowest detection level we can have a lab run — 0.06 parts per billion," he said.
The system, known as a strong-based anion exchange plant, uses brine water to replace the unwanted metal ions, then removes the salt brine. The brine water then gets a second treatment and the brine is shipped for disposal at a coastal facility where it ends up in the ocean, while the arsenic and chromium-6 are shipped to a hazardous waste disposal facility, Bigley said.
But there are major cost and logistical hurdles to using such a system valley-wide to treat for chromium-6, he said. Some 87 of the water district's wells are too small for a treatment facility, which means purchasing additional land and installing a facility to which water would be piped and treated. The district predicts it will need 57 miles of new pipeline for such facilities.
Treating district water to remove chromium-6 to 5 parts per billion would require 32 treatment facilities similar to the ones treating arsenic now, Bigley said. Total cost would be about $278 million, more than $40 million per year in amortized capital and operation and maintenance costs, the district estimates.
That would likely necessitate a 74-percent increase in the current domestic water rate of $1.12 per 100 cubic feet, the district estimates.
Study will continue and the Coachella Valley — with its naturally occurring chromium-6 levels and existing treatment facilities and data — may take on a heightened role in the evaluation of how to proceed, Bigley said.
"For something that could be as costly as this, which appears to be relatively ubiquitous in the water sources, it justifies research to fill that knowledge gap if we can," he said.
Keith Matheny is an investigative reporter for The Desert Sun. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (760) 778-4693.
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Let's recognize Rutgers University's decision to join the Big Ten Conference for what it is - a great financial move in this time and place, which is about all anyone can ask.
Let's just not go overboard in pretending this represents some sort of grand academic achievement, as some Rutgers leaders and former leaders are already characterizing the move.
This is, of course, only about the money. But money matters, especially at a public university where taxpayers foot much of the bill, and in particular at Rutgers, where the sports department receives a higher public subsidy than at any other school in the country.
So with that in mind, the Big Ten move is a hands-down winner.
Rutgers had to find a conference landing spot somewhere. The Big East has been falling apart, shuffling teams in and out to such a degree that it's barely recognizable anymore. Member schools can be found from coast to coast, including hybrid "football-only" and "everything-but-football" relationships.
But geography and traditional alignments no longer mean anything in major college sports. Critics are complaining that Rutgers' teams will face too much travel playing Big Ten foes, but the Big East already demanded plenty of travel, with even longer trips to come.
The Big Ten conference brand may still be the best and the brightest in all of college sports, all things considered. Rutgers will face some competitive hurdles, at least early on, but should be lifted to higher levels under the Big Ten umbrella. Penn State provides one natural regional rival from the start.
But again, it's all about the money. Rutgers has to pay a fat $10 million exit fee to leave the Big East with 27 months notice, even more for a faster escape, which the school is expected to pursue. But Rutgers should make that money back fast, thanks to the Big Ten's media-rights fees that already far exceed the Big East's. And the Big Ten will cash in even more in its next contract thanks in part to adding the Rutgers market .
The football program doesn't want to wait to join up. A new playoff system is set to begin in 2014, and will bring with it massive television revenue. The Big Ten is tied in to that system, along with the nation's other major conferences. But the Big East will be left out in the cold.
Traditionalists can sit back and bemoan the loss of the old conferences and regional integrity, or the disproportionate influence of big-time college sports. But the genie is out of the bottle. Rutgers, like any other school, is left to function as best it can in the today's competitive environment. The move to the Big Ten will raise the school's profile and its revenues.
What the school must do now is put those advantages to their best use, and that doesn't mean funneling more money into fancier weight rooms or another pointless showpiece facility. Much of that money should be used to help the school's smaller sports, and to reduce the taxpayer subsidy of the sports department.
Rutgers will benefit from its Big Ten affiliation in many ways. Exactly how the school benefits, however, and what decisions officials make toward that end, will determine the true success of the move.


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This originally was supposed to say," I am trying out for my high school golf team. I regularly shoot in the 80's and the cut score is 86 or lower. I only started playing 10 months ago and had injuries make it more like 7 months. Is there any advice or tips that can help assure my spot on the team.
Keep playing, you are already doing great. If for some reason you don't make the team the first go around (by the look of things you should be fine), don't worry about it. There is always next year. I am a 37 yearold college senior, and I just started my first season playing for a division III team this year. I had only been playing for 14 months before I got on the team, but I didn't qualify for any tournaments this fall due to shoulder problem and a total game meltdown. I spent the rest of the fall getting my swing back. Now I am fired up for the spring.
Keep your body healthy, and don't let the pressure get to you. Good luck.
Thanks, I like to think that I will be alright but you never know! I just need to limit the big numbers and eliminate 3 putss with a strong short game. My thought is that if i do not make it I have 12 months to come back and make varsity!
I know it sounds cliche, but don't worry about what your score is. Take it one shot at a time. Don't worry about the previous shots you hit no matter good or bad just stay in the moment.
good luck with your try outs
Don't try to hard too make birdies, and don't let the bogeys get to you. Those 3 putts probably come from an overaggressive first putt (or at least that's where mine come from). Don't be afraid to just lag the first putt up to 2 feet. Just remember it's high school golf and have fun and don't be stressed, you'll probably play better that way anyway.
Relax and enjoy all that the game has to offer. Embrace the shaky nerves and fear you might have. Just keep your mind on doing what you know you can do and you will be just fine. I know you can do it because their is no such thing as impossible (in my opinion). We all have goals and its up to us to pursue them if we really want them. I can assure you that if you remain confident in yourself and stay focused to the best of your ability then you will finish those rounds with satisfaction. Even if you dont make the team for some reason, do your best to stay around the team and gain experience. All the best. Go get it! Team Titleist for Life!!!
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My golf season for my school is in the fall, and I had only been playing golf for 4 months when I tried out, I made the team with a 81, 80, and 83, for only playing for 4 months. The only thing to focus on is not the big picture, but only on the shot in front of you. Hit lots of greens in reg, and try to hit every fairway, even if it means hitting irons or fairway woods off the tee
You are on the right track. My son played high school golf for 4 years and now plays college golf. You are absolutely correct. Avoid the high numbers and the three putts. Practice smart. Keep the ball in play, think your way around the course shot by shot, and SHORT GAME SHORT GAME SHORT GAME. I love your outlook that you still have time to make varsity. Stay positive and passionate.
Good luck!
TT Spencer,
You need to be the Duff-Meister.......ice cold on the course. If you birdie, good job, if you bogey or worse, move on. Can't get mad, can't show you're happy you just need to be confident. You'll make it happen....patience my Ladd, and above all, enjoy the ride!!
I felt the same way 2 years ago. Play a lot and maybe go into a couple of tournaments so you know how to preform under pressure when the big day comes. Either then that play smart, don't go for the "hero" shots and aim towards the center of the greens. Good Luck.
Made the team!
Congrats, Spencer! Have fun and enjoy the experience.
Best of luck out there.
Spencer B
Made the team!
Great job! Good luck out there.


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MADISONVILLE, Ky. (4/4/13) – On Apr. 4, Madisonville Police Department released eight instances of police activity within city limits.
Keith Baldwin, 21, of Livermore, was served a court citation on April 3 at a Center Street address for Possession of Marijuana. The serving officer was Ryan Clark.
Larry Oglesby, 29, of Earlington, was arrested on April 4 at an Island Ford Road address for charges of Contempt of Court/Libel/Slander/Resistance to Order, Trafficking in Synthetic Cannabinoid Agonists/Piperazines, and Buying or Possessing Drug Paraphernalia.
Shannon Young, 41, of Nortonville, was served a Muhlenberg County warrant on April 3 at the Hopkins Co. Probation and Parole Office on Main Street for Failure to Appear in Court. Subsequently, Young was served a Hopkins County arrest warrant for (Theft by Deception Under $500). The arresting officer was Kyle Pharris.
Krista Huddleston, 23, of Dawson Springs, was served a court citation along with several arrest warrants on April 3 at a Dulin Street address. She was served a court citation for Crittenden County District Court, charging her with one count of Theft by Deception, then subsequently arrested for four counts of Theft by Deception in Caldwell County, and two separate warrants totaling eight separate counts of Theft by Deception in Hopkins Co. The arresting officers were Sean McCance and Heath Owens.
Nicholas Mayes, 25, of N. Scott Street, was charged and arrested on April 3 at a Couch Street address for Assault (4th Degree/Domestic-Minor Injury). The arresting officer was Heath Owens.
Tena Moore, 49, of Union Street, was served an arrest warrant on April 3 at a Lovan Lane address for Theft by Deception. The arresting officer was Sean McCance.
Kyle Hadley, 22, of Clay, was arrested on April 4 at a National Mine Dr. address for a Technical Violation of Parole. The arresting officer was Clay Stroud.
Danny Franks, 57, of Dawson Springs, was arrested on April 3 at a South Main Street address for charges of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance (Drug Unspecified), Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Drug Unspecified). The arresting officer was Paul Haynie.
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A panoramic view of CoxHealth on South National Avenue. / Dean Curtis/News-Leader
An app was used to createpanoramic scenes of, from top to bottom, downtown Springfield; Cox South on South National Avenue; and Commercial Street. / Dean Curtis/News-Leader
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A view of downtown Springfield from the College Station parking garage. / Dean Curtis/News-Leader
Based on the photos above, it should be easy for you to guess who got a new app for his iPhone.
Yup, me. The app 360 Panorama can within minutes create a panoramic scene of up to 360 degrees.
Even though the pictures might have a little distortion, it is fun to see a broader view than what ones eyes can take in. It puts things into perspective.
This got me to thinking.
Wouldnt it be nice if such an app could be developed for the legislators in Washington, D.C., one that would widen their perspective on issues beyond the narrow view some seem to have, even allow them to even see from the other side of the aisle?
I think everyone, especially me just ask my wife needs such an app from time to time.


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Ukrainian army paratroopers move to position in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 31, 2014.The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. / Efrem Lukatsky, AP
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Foreign Ministry criticized a suggestion by an official that an international monitoring body could withdraw its observer mission from Ukraine because of safety concerns, as shooting between government troops and pro-Russian rebels continued in the region on Saturday.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it lost contact on Thursday with a group of five monitors in separatist eastern Ukraine. Another four-member team has been held by eastern rebels since Monday.
Wolfgang Ischinger, the OSCE's negotiator on national dialogue in Ukraine, told German broadcaster ZDF this week that the monitor mission might have to withdraw if the organization fears for its employees' lives.
But the Russian ministry said in a statement Saturday that "amid Kiev's intentionally intensified punitive operation in the east of the country, it is essential to step up the work of international observers."
Confrontations continued Saturday between government troops and the rebels, who have seized administrative and police buildings across the east and want to join the region to Russia.
At a government-controlled checkpoint in the city of Slovyansk, which has been the epicenter of the conflict, troops came under fire but repelled the attack. No casualties were reported in the latest attempt to break the army's ring of checkpoints around the city.
Vladislav Seleznev, press secretary for Ukraine's anti-insurgent operation in the east, said Saturday that the army had successfully destroyed a cannon in Slovyansk, which he said rebels had been using to shell civilian buildings in the town.
As violence escalated in the region, the Ukrainian and pro-Russian sides have blamed each other for the rising number of civilian casualties in the conflict.
Efrem Lutasky in Slovyansk, Ukraine contributed to this report.
Copyright 2015 USATODAY.com
Read the original story: Russia says monitors should stay in Ukraine


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William Clay Ford, the owner of the Detroit Lions and longtime executive of his family's auto company, died Sunday at age 88. / 2004 photo by RASHAUN RUCKER/Detroit Free Press
William Clay Ford has been such a part of Detroit, its a bit surreal that this Michigan icon that we have taken for granted has passed on.
For every bit of criticism aimed at Mr. Ford, there is the tangible proof of the philanthropy, jobs, public works, health and wellness and outright dedication to Detroit that will be his legacy.
Arvie A. Green
William Clay Ford was a different class of leader
Reading about the passing of William Clay Ford, one word keeps popping up: loyalty. Sadly, thats a word rarely used in the business world today.
Mary Johnstone
Bloomfield Hills
Cost of living boost doesn't match reality
My wife and I are both more than 70 years old and received a 1% Social Security increase, which the government says was our cost of living raise. What an insult.
Our auto and health insurance, our property taxes, grocery expenses and water bill, to name a few, have increased far more.
John T. Hante
Rochester Hills
Love for Colin restores faith in humanity
I was moved by the amazing kindness displayed through the Facebook page created for Colin Cunninghams birthday. It made me rethink my perception of our twisted world. With all the crime and violence in our society, this immense display of love is a refreshing and moving story. We all need to take this example of kindness and use it in our own lives. If these acts of kindness spread and increase, our world would be a much more pleasant place to live.
Emma Kirsch
Clinton Township
Put America to work: Get the bridge going
The Obama administration could start employing several thousand workers if it ever gets around to approving landing areas for the new bridge crossing in Detroit. Then you have the Keystone Pipeline jobs on hold.
Tom Tallon
Those who rip UAW know nothing about it
Many years ago, I worked a job that was represented by the UAW, so I understand the benefits of the union. The job paid 50% more than anything else I could find at the time. Many who criticize this organization have never been a part of it, and a large number have never worked jobs like this, so its hard to take their comments seriously. When the CEO of Ford makes millions, its not crazy to think the profits should be spread around instead of concentrated in the hands of a few. This is what the UAW has been fighting for since its inception. Every nonunion automotive job would pay much less if it were not for the UAW. The only way nonunion plants can keep their workers from organizing is to pay a comparable wage. So, when the UAW goes away, all autoworkers will enjoy the freedom of working for the minimum wage.
Eric Krimmel
Heavy concerns over safety on the light rail
The whole Detroit light rail concept looks great, except no one is mentioning security for the users. One takes his life in his own hands when riding buses now because the city cannot afford police protection on them.
What will change when M-1 becomes a reality that will make me feel comfortable enough to use the system?
Ron Mathison


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James Derian
During Michigans 2012 elections, independent groups dominated the airways with a virtual flood of candidate attack ads posing as so-called issue ads.
Why are these ads so popular with independent groups? The identities of the special interests funding these ads are allowed to remain secret. According to a declaratory ruling issued by former Secretary of State Terry Lynn Land, Michigans election laws dont apply to candidate attack ads styled as issue ads so long as the attack ads dont expressly ask people to vote for or against a candidate. This express advocacy interpretation of issue ads has been followed and enforced by our current secretary of state, Ruth Johnson, since coming into office.
As a result of this express advocacy interpretation, an outwardly independent issue ad in Michigan can vilify a candidate in every way imaginable and not have to publicly disclose the true identity of the people funding the ad, so long as the ad doesnt expressly ask the viewer to vote against the candidate. This anonymity allows special interests to run vicious attack ads without being held accountable to the voters.
So, what, exactly, is an issue ad, anyway? The U.S. Supreme Court has said that a genuine issue ad focuses on a legislative position, takes a position on the issue, exhorts the public to adopt that position, and urges the public to contact public officials with respect to the matter. Conversely, an advertisement should be considered a candidate-related ad if its essentially an appeal to vote for or against a particular candidate.
The U.S. Supreme Courts definition of an issue ad shows that advertisements about judicial candidates during an election cycle can never be genuine issue ads because judges cannot be lobbied on issues before the court. A judges rulings in a case must be driven strictly by the law as applied to the facts of a case. Because a judge may not be influenced in his or her rulings by public advertisements, it makes no sense whatsoever to characterize ads about a judicial candidate as an issue ad intended to influence judicial behavior. In the context of a judicial election campaign, negative issue ads can only be intended to influence voter behavior. That is, asking people to vote against the targeted judicial candidate. That makes these ads the type of express advocacy under Michigan law that should be subject to public disclosure.
This is a very real problem in Michigan. During the 2012 judicial elections, our state was flooded with candidate-related attack ads posing as issue ads. The Michigan Campaign Finance Network estimates that nearly $19 million was spent on ads for the 2012 Michigan Supreme Court races, with 75% of that amount attributable to candidate attack ads funded by secret donors with undisclosed interests. This was the most in the nation and four times more than the next highest state, North Carolina.
As a result, Michigans 2012 judicial elections were the most expensive and least transparent in U.S. history. There is something that can be done, however, to expose the hidden special interests behind these attack ads.
The State Bar of Michigan has asked Secretary of State Johnson to issue a declaratory ruling that the funders of issue ads in judicial election campaigns are subject to public disclosure.
Allowing the funders of these phony judicial issue ads to go undisclosed in Michigan has led to ridiculously expensive, highly politicized judicial campaigns dominated by hidden special interests and the vicious candidate attack ads they buy. This degeneration of judicial elections in Michigan has further fueled public suspicion that the judiciary is beholden to special interests. An updated interpretation of issue ads by Secretary of State Johnson would be a commonsense step in the right direction.
James Derian is an attorney with Delphi Corp. and president of the Oakland County Bar Association.


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IRS tax rules on renting vacation homes will make your brain hurt
Answer: Your purchase decision should be based primarily on your anticipated recreational use of the property, not on the tax deductions or investment return you hope to get. As I have explained in previous columns, recreational property values are highly volatile, rising rapidly when the economy is good and plummeting when the market goes soft. Renting it out to help cover your operating expenses makes sense, but don't expect to make a profit doing that.
I am not an accountant, but I can give you some basic information on the tax rules regarding renting out vacation property. The income tax consequences of vacation home ownership are even more complicated. Your tax treatment depends on how many days you personally use the property. There are four basic categories of personal use:
1. If you own the vacation home primarily for your personal use and rent it out less than 15 days per year, the rental income from those few days does not have to be reported to the IRS as taxable income. The bad news is that you can't deduct any expenses related to the rental use of the property. However, because a vacation property is considered a second home (assuming you have only one), you can deduct the mortgage interest and property tax expenses on your federal income tax return, just as you do for your primary residence.
2. If you don't personally use the vacation home at all and hold it strictly for investment, all rental income and expenses are reported on Schedule E of your income tax return just as you would for any other kind of rental property. In addition to the mortgage interest and property taxes, you would be able to deduct insurance, utilities, repairs, maintenance and non-cash depreciation. In most cases, this results in a loss for income tax purposes. Based on your question, this category would not apply in your situation.
3. It gets more complicated when you start mixing personal and rental use of a vacation home. If the home is rented more than 15 days per year and you personally use it less than 15 days per year (or 10 percent of the rental days, whichever is more), that is NOT considered "personal use." For example, if the house were rented 10 months out of the year, that's 300 rental days, which means you could spend up to 30 days per year (10 percent of the rental days) in the house without it being considered personal use. The vacation home would be treated as a rental property and you could claim all of the usual rental property deductions. However, IRS regulations require that you have a "profit motive," which means you must make a profit at least three of every five years in order to claim all the rental property deductions.
4. If the vacation home is rented more than 15 days per year and your annual personal use is MORE than 15 days (or 10 percent of the rental days) that is considered "personal use" and you are not allowed to claim a tax loss on the property. All rental income must be reported on your income tax return, but expense deductions are limited to the total amount of rent collected. The IRS has a specific order for deducting expenses under this scenario. You can write off all of your mortgage interest and property taxes. Then, if the amount of rent collected exceeds the total amount of interest and taxes paid, the additional rental income can be used to offset operating expenses. If there is still more rental income left over, you can claim the depreciation deduction up to the amount of remaining rental income.
For example, let's say you fit the vacation home rental/personal use ratio in category number 4 above. We'll assume you pay $12,000 per year in mortgage interest and $1,500 per year in property taxes on the home. Rental operating expenses total $3,600 per year, and the full depreciation deduction (if allowed) would be $3,600 per year. That's a total cash outlay of $17,100 per year, plus $3,600 in non-cash depreciation for a grand total of $20,700. In this example, you would have to receive at least $20,700 per year in rental income on your vacation home in order to claim the maximum allowable tax deductions. If you took in only $17,100 per year, you could write off all of your cash expenditures, but you would not have enough rental income to claim the depreciation deduction. If you took in only $12,000 in rental income per year on your vacation home, you could write off only your mortgage interest as a rental expense. However, you would still be allowed to write-off the property taxes on the vacation home -- you would just have to treat the taxes as an itemized deduction on Schedule A of your income tax return rather than as a rental property deduction on Schedule E. The mortgage interest and property taxes on a vacation home are always tax-deductible, whether it is rented or not.
Sound complicated? I told you it was. Believe it or not, I actually simplified the example above. Accountants will tell you that it really gets interesting when you start trying to allocate costs between "rental expenses" and "personal use" when there is not enough rental income to offset all expenditures. The basic rule is that you are not allowed to create a tax loss if you are using the vacation home for personal use a substantial portion of the time.
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The status of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains as murky as its ever been following a myriad of media reports on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, NFL Network reported Rodgers would be lucky to play this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons as he rehabs his broken collarbone.
Furthermore, if the Packers were to lose to the Falcons and slip out of the playoff picture, the team might consider shutting down Rodgers for the remainder of the year.
In a tongue-in-cheek response via text message to ESPN Wisconsin, Rodgers said: I don't plan on playing 'til I'm 30. He celebrates his 30th birthday on Monday, but added his fractured left collarbone hasnt been examined since before Thanksgiving break.
Rodgers said last month that shutting it down is not my personality. I dont want to do that, but it might not be his choice. Later on Sunday, ESPN reported his collarbone will be re-examined this week and it would take a strong consensus from doctors and the teams hierarchy to return against the Falcons.
The storyline took an additional turn on Sunday night when Rodgers reportedly told Fox Sports Los Angeles I'll be back and ready to go Sunday. Rodgers was attending an NBA game between the Clippers and Indiana Pacers.
So take all that for what its worth. Packers coach Mike McCarthy will speak to the media at approximately 4:45 p.m. Central Time on Monday.
What is known is the Packers havent won without Rodgers. Green Bay is 0-4-1 since he broke his collarbone on the opening series against Chicago on Nov. 4. This Sunday against Atlanta, it will have been 34 days since he sustained the injury.
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I originally posted this back in February but that was a touch early for some peoples taste (haha). Take a peek at it again and you will see that there are going to be plenty of options for us before the trade deadline.
I figured I would take moment to highlight some of the 2010 free agents that could be possible trade deadline targets for our Mets. Granted, things have to play out before we would persue any of these options (like how the corner outfielders work out between Ryan Church, Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy along with the Luis Castillo, Alex Cora 2nd base situation), but here are some of the guys teams could be looking to deal before they get nothing in return next winter.
CATCHER: I dont really see us doing anything in this area at all but anything could happen. The best of what could be available here features someone coming back from injury in the Indians Victor Martinez. If he comes back healthy and productive though, he could be expensive and may never hit the market (as the team holds a $7 million dollar club option). There is also Bengie Molina from the Giants and he could be a more realistic team once they fall out of contention.
FIRST BASE: Nothing really worth talking about here at all. Carlos Delgado is our man. He has to stay healthy and productive because this market is just non-existant. After this season, we are either going to bring him back for another year or go in house.
SECOND BASE: We are saddled with Luis Castillo and over spent on Alex Cora as a fall back option. That said, Brian Roberts is no longer on the wish list as he has resigned with the Orioles. What we are looking at here is Placido Polanco from the Tigers and a slew of guys we passed on this winter (David Eckstein, Felipe Lopez, Adam Kennedy). This situation will have to play out before anything at all is considered a viable option but with the money owed Castillo and Omars committment to not dumping him, we have to hope he rebounds.
THIRD BASE: We will not need one for years. Moving on.
SHORTSTOP: Again, wont need one for years. Moving on.
LEFTFIELD: There is actually some nice talent to mention here. We all know about Matt Holliday but that man is going to cost alot. There is also Jason Bay but I dont see the Red Sox letting him go as they will be in contention. The Rays have Carl Crawford coming up on free agency but they have a $10 million dollar option which more than likely will get picked up. Holliday is probably the most available and desirable commodity but again, he will cost alot. How things play out with Daniel Murphy, Ryan Church, Fernando Tatis and Fernando Martinez's progress, will go a long way in determining our interest here.
CENTERFIELD: Not needed. There may be some complimentary guys here that could be moved to one of the corner spots, but for the most part, none of it is any better than what we have. Moving on.
RIGHTFIELD: As I stated earlier with leftfield, how the guys we have now pans out will determine our interest but for this position we have Xavier Nady with the Yankees (no easy deal being worked out there), Vladimir Guerrero with the Angels, Bobby Abreu (who we passed on this winter), Magglio Ordonez with the Tigers, and Jermaine Dye with the White Sox. Some of these guys are getting up there in age but depending how things work out, we could use them for the dog days of summer and a post season run. Something to watch as I think some of these options could be had cheaper and easier than the leftfield options available.
STARTING PITCHER: I dont know if anything spectacular can be done here but anything is possible. Most of the cream of the crop, have club options. Brandon Webb with the Diamondbacks ($8.5 million dollar club option), Cliff Lee with the Indians ($8 million dollar option), and Josh Beckett with the Red Sox ($12 million dollar option). I think the most realistically available options could be John Lackey of the Angels. Rich Harden of the Cubs will be looking at free agency but the Cubs should contend and if he is healthy, I see no reason why they move him. Another possibility could be Erik Bedard with the Mariners depending upon how he rebounds and there is always the outside shot that the Blue Jays decide to rebuild and dump Roy Halliday. Our staffs health and productivity play into whether we are buyers in this market.
RELIEF PITCHER: While there are some decent names available here, I think the most interesting thing will be whether we decide to trade J.J. Putz before the deadline. I have a hard time seeing the team picking up an $8.6 million dollar option on an 8th inning set-up man (even though it does give us one heck of a possible 1-2 punch). He could be dangled to a team in need of a closer if we find ourselves needing to address a need of our own. Other than that, we could possibly be in the market for a left-handed reliever but who isn't?


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SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Kevin McGuff slowly is starting to rebuild Ohio State back into a womens basketball power.
Its going to be awhile before the first-year coach gets there.
Raven Ferguson scored all 14 of her points in the second half of the Buckeyes 70-49 loss to No. 1 Connecticut in the Womens Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge on Sunday.
We have a long way to go, McGuff said. But were starting to forge an identity. Were light years from where we want to be. Today was a great opportunity to measure ourselves against the best.
The Buckeyes (6-3) were able to slow UConn by grinding out each possession and playing tough defense. Ohio State held UConn to its lowest point total of the season and made the Huskies work for many of their points.
Theyre so good you have to give up something, McGuff said. We just got beat by the best team in the country. Theres no moral victories, but we dont come into the game focused on the score. We focused on how hard we want to play and do the things that make us a good team. For the most part we did that.
It doesnt get easier for Ohio State, which will play at Maryland on Wednesday in the ACC/Big Ten challenge. Then the Buckeyes host Gonzaga.
This was only the second meeting between the schools. UConn beat Ohio State in 2010 at Madison Square Garden for its 88th consecutive victory to tie the NCAA record for most consecutive victories, held by the UCLA mens team. UConn went on to break it.
This win was UConns 52nd straight in regular-season tournaments.
Bria Hartley scored 17 points and Stefanie Dolson added 15 to lead UConn (9-0) to the win.
We talk about it a little bit, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. When theyre giving away trophies we want to be in line to get them.
Auriemma recalled the previous regular-season tournament loss, to Vanderbilt in 1992. He didnt finish that game.
I got thrown out of that game and thats why we lost it, he said, laughing. We were losing by a lot and thats why I got thrown out.
UConn was a bit rusty at the start against Ohio State. Its no surprise with the Huskies coming off a much-needed seven-day break, having played four games in five days. They had eight games in the first 15 days of the season. UConn next plays Thursday against UC Davis and then is off for exams until visiting No. 2 Duke on Dec. 17.
Its tough. You get your body and mind used to one schedule and then it will change again, said Dolson, who added 13 rebounds. Every team goes through that at some time and we have to make sure our mindset is always right.
Auriemma said it was tougher last week for the Huskies, who are down to seven scholarship players because of injuries to Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Morgan Tuck. With the school on break for the holiday, the male practice players werent around.
Practice becomes less than productive at times, he said. Theres instances when you want a lot of games and not a lot of practice as much. We start school (Monday) and are back on our routine. Theres nothing you can do about it. The schedule is what it is and we go through it every year.
Connecticut got off to a slow start and led 13-10 midway through the first half before finally getting going offensively. Saniya Chong started a 22-7 run to close the half with a 3-pointer. Hartley, Dolson and Brianna Banks took over from there, scoring the other 19 points during the burst. The Huskies led 35-17 at halftime.
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Verizon grabs Comcast, TWC, Bright House spectrum
Verizon on Friday sought to claim an edge over AT&T by buying Advanced Wireless Spectrum (AWS) licenses from cable companies. The $3.6 billion purchase will see it get 122 licenses for the often 1,700MHz or 2,100MHz bands from SpectrumCo, a team-up between Bright House, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable. Each company gets a sum directly relevant to its stake, at $2.3 billion for Comcast, $1.1 billion for Time Warner Cable, and $189 million for Bright House.
The CEO for Verizon, Dan Mead, made clear that the acquisition was meant to bolster its LTE-based 4G network. It would lead to "even better" devices and networks by adding more capacity, he said, maintaining the claim that there was a "current spectrum shortage" and that it would give a lift to capacity before the FCC freed up more space on its own.
No schedule was given for the deal, which hinges on getting FCC approval and passing muster under the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust act.
Its acquisition is significant as it suggests Verizon is acting on plans to allow for world roaming. LTE in Canada and eventually in Europe is likely to be based on AWS bands and would need similar support from Verizon phones to roam. They currently run only on the 700MHz band, which is limited largely to the US.
In competing with AT&T, it would serve as a foil to AT&T's conditionally approved buyout of Qualcomm 700MHz licenses and might actually hurt, not help, AT&T's insistence that it needs to buy T-Mobile for spectrum. By consolidating spectrum and making a deal that only involves the spectrum, not taking over whole companies, Verizon could make AT&T's proposed T-Mobile takeover appear like an overreach where a joint venture would be more effective.
Since T-Mobile itself uses 1,700MHz and 2,100MHz bands for its HSPA+ network, however, AT&T may be deprived of an easy alternative and could argue that it needs T-Mobile now that cable companies aren't an option. The FCC might not be sympathetic if if sees that AT&T had a more pro-competition opportunity for spectrum but wasted it, however.


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Whenever I do anything involving numbers, the margin of error is something like +/- 100%, but with that caveat, here goes.
Scotland is a small country. It does its best, but with a population of about 5 million, the Scots are doing pretty well to consume about 1 million cases of their own whiskey. The rest--about 80 million cases--they export.
The United States is a big country, almost 300 million of us. We drink about 14 million cases of our own whiskey and export about 13 million.
So that's the shocker here. With exports growing much faster than domestic consumption, it won't be long before the United States of America exports more of its own whiskey than it consumes.
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