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For immediate release: November 7, 2011
Major track work planned on the Green Line for Veterans' Day weekend, November 10-13
Buses replace trains on the Green Line between L?Enfant Plaza and Southern Ave
Metro will advance major track work on the Green Line this weekend, beginning at 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, and continuing through closing Sunday, Nov. 13. (Friday is Veterans' Day, a federal holiday.)
Buses will replace trains between L'Enfant Plaza and Southern Avenue stations as Metro personnel install new "Guarded #8" track switches, an NTSB-recommended safety improvement. As a result, four stations -- Waterfront, Navy Yard, Anacostia and Congress Heights -- will be closed. Free shuttle buses will make stops outside each of the closed Metrorail stations.
Customers should note the following service impacts:
Green and Yellow Line – from 10 p.m., Thursday through closing on Sunday
Shady Grove and Rockville Stations – from 11 p.m. Saturday through system closing
Weekday Service Information
During the week of November 7-11, trains will share one track on the Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Green Lines. Customers should note the following minor service impacts:
Red Line – 8 p.m. through closing Monday through Thursday
Red Line – 10 p.m. through closing Monday through Thursday
Red Line – 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Blue and Yellow Lines – 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. Monday through Friday
Blue and Orange lines – 10 p.m. through closing Monday through Tuesday
Blue Line – 10 p.m. through closing Wednesday through Thursday
Orange Line – 10 p.m. through closing Wednesday through Thursday
Green Line – 10 p.m. through closing Monday through Wednesday
Metro is advancing a six-year, $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is focused on safety and bringing the Metro system into a state of good repair. In FY2012, the CIP includes projects to replace escalators; retrofit track; replace critical track circuitry and equipment along the right of way; rehabilitate third-rail power systems, running rail and track pads; modernize 12 stations; replace 100 Metrobuses and the rehabilitate 100 more; renovate three bus garages; and install 30 new track turnouts.
The Trip Planner on Metro's website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules. For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call 202-637-7000 or TTY 202-638-3780, or visit wmata.com.
News release issued at 10:36 am, November 7, 2011.


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A representative from the Lakers wasted no time in rebuffing an ESPN.com report that Los Angeles was in preliminary talks with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony, according to a published report.
"What's out there is inaccurate," the rep familiar with negotiations told the Los Angeles Times.
As the New York Knicks, Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves continue to work on a three-team that would bring the 26-year-old All-Star forward to Madison Square Garden, the ESPN report this morning said L.A. could be willing to part with center Andrew Bynum to acquire Anthony.
Where there's smoke there's fire?
Or could the rumors merely have been machinations from Denver as they attempt to get Knicks president Donnie Walsh to pony up more for their target?
In the potential deal being reported, the Knicks would land Anthony; and the Nuggets would get New York forward Wilson Chandler, and from Minnesota, Corey Brewer and a first-round draft pick. The Timberwolves would receive the expiring contracts of New York's Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph.
Earlier today it was reported that MSG Chairman James Dolan was getting involved in the negotiations personally.

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Queen West's Ten Spot: Toronto's new It Spot
I'm lying down, eyes shut, fists clenched. My legs are hoisted up in the air and my back is arched just so. It's warm, moist and gooey down there. I feel fingers exploring, getting ready. My whole body tenses, my muscles contract and... wait for it, wait for it... riiiiiiiiiiip! off it comes.
My eyes flutter open. I feel a little lightheaded. And, though sadist I am not, that felt good. Mary, my sweet-faced, auburn-haired esthetician, beams at me. She is already preparing the next stick of wax. My own fingers wander south to my wunder down under. I feel around. Verdict? Smooth as a baby's bottom. Mary is my new best friend.
A great Brazilian wax can change a girl's life. No joke. It's just one of those things that puts an extra pep in your step. Kinda like wearing sexy lingerie under your extra large sweats--it's your little secret, and it makes everything that much more fun. Be it the horizontal tango or simply laundry on a Saturday evening, having a Brazilian just ups excitement levels across the board. Hell, when this pussycat is freshly waxed and in my favorite lacy underthings, I feel invincible. Like I could scale Mt. Everest. Like I could fly to the moon. Like I could finally break it to my parents that, despite all their protests, writing may be my career of choice. (No, wait, scratch number three. Hell hath no fury like traditional Asian parents let down.)
Finding a good waxer, however, can be a girl's worst nightmare. You could go on the recommendations of your gal pals but, at the end of the day, it's largely a trial-and-error process. And the errors are--pardon my French--a monstrous bitch. I mean, do you really want to put your money honey pot through the ringer time and time again? Yeah, didn't think so.
Enter The Ten Spot, a nail bar and waxing heaven on Queen West. Ladies: meet The Ultimate Brazilian. Unruly hair from where the sun don't shine: meet your match. [Cue WWF intro music]. Be afraid, be very afraid.
The Ten Spot does their Brazilians using a combination of hard and strip waxes. Step one involves the hard wax, which is less painful for most women (not I), and clears the canvas. Step two is where the strip wax comes in (call me crazy, but I enjoy this more) and is what really brings out the full potential of your tongue magnet.
In addition to 14 different waxing services, The Ten Spot also offers 8 different nail treatments--there's one for men called The Hand Job. (Rawr. Come to poppa). Threading and tinting (lash or brow) are also available. For those looking to splurge, the spa also offers facials using fancypants skincare line dermalogica.
Although it's only been open for a mere three months, The Ten Spot has quickly become the It Spot of choice for the city's most discerning fashionistas. Its list of admirers and clients reads like a veritable who's who of Canada's trendsetting elite. Elle, Fashion and Sweet Spot have all sung its praises. Strut, Bobbi, and Verve Girl are banging down its door trying to get some face time. St. Joseph's Media (think: Where, Toronto Life, Wish, et al), Holt Renfrew and The Drake Hotel all call upon The Ten Spot to pamper their staff. L'Oreal Fashion Week chose it as its official spa this year. Frankly, I feel a tad silly to be jumping on the bandwagon so late; but, hell--as I sit here crossing and uncrossing my legs (ooh)--it's a sweet, sweet bandwagon to be on.
The brains and beauty--trust me, I was tempted to start batting for the other team--behind the operation is one Kristen Gale, Ten Spot owner and general sparkler extraordinaire. Sparkler, you ask? Indeed. There is no other word to describe it: this woman sparkles. (Need further corroboration? See the photo above--she's on the bottom, second from right.)
From the second you set foot in her joint, Gale immediately takes you under her gracious wing. This hostess with the mostest can usually be found mixing a drink--complimentary beverages are part of the Ten Spot experience (hiccup!)--while fielding questions from media types over the phone, and flitting from client to client, ensuring that every whim is met. Gale opened the nail and waxing bar in August to fill the gap she saw in the Toronto spa market.
"I wanted to do something that was simple in concept, but executed really, really well. And I thought Toronto was missing something like The Ten Spot. I mean, when you ask people what's the coolest hotel, they say The Drake. Or where's a really great gym, they might say Diesel. But for where to go for a Brazilian, or where to get your nails done, there wasn't any place that was really great, that really stood out," reflects Gale. "And so that's what I want The Ten Spot to be."
A former graphic designer, Gale had known she wanted her own business ever since she was a little girl. It wasn't until she found herself on the bye-bye end of a corporate downsizing, however, that she decided now was the time. "I'm not a good employee, I'll admit that. I've been fired twice--once from an internship," laughs Gale. "I have zero passion when I'm working for someone else. Just zero. Unless I have passion for what I'm doing, I'm not going to do a good job."
It seems, however, that a pink slip was exactly what was needed to ignite her passion. Within a few days of getting the boot, she had a business plan, a location, a registered company, and was ready to conquer Toronto. And conquer she has.
"I love Toronto. I'm literally kind of obsessed with it. I don't know what it is. I really love Queen Street--I think Queen Street is really what sold me on Toronto," muses the Winnipeg transplant, who has done stints in New York and Montreal. "Toronto is like New York, but a little cleaner and still manageable. It's still Canada, and a girl like me can still own her own shop on Queen Street."
The Ten Spot's proudly flaunts an "anti-spa" attitude. With a musical playlist that includes Radiohead and The Brazilian Girls, a plasma screen TV, a fully stocked bar, and interesting characters coming through the door at all times--Gale encourages her guests to mingle--a trip to The Ten Spot is not unlike going to a social retreat. And this is best exemplified by the spa's cheekily named packages. Tuesdays is Movies and Manicures Day--sip on a root beer float and watch a flick while getting pampered. Thursdays is Get Nailed Night--manicures, martinis and make-up...oh my! (Basically, you get to predrink and get primped.) Hangover Hook-Up is on Sunday, when pedicures come with a complimentary continental breakfast.
While the lighthearted hijinks are all in good fun, Gale makes it known that The Ten Spot takes business very seriously. Its managing director hails from the Stillwater Spa (think frou frou celebrity haunt), as does its director of education and training.
"Our screening and training process for all our staff is intense. Also, we are extremely clean--anything that's not stainless steel is discarded or given to the client so, for example, you keep your nail file when you leave. Anything that is stainless steel is cleaned in the medical grade autoclave, like the kind they use in tattoo parlours," explains a game-faced Gale. "That's pretty much unheard of in this industry."
I nod and smile as she explains all of this to me. Sounds great. Uh huh. But, really, I just can't wait to get home and, uhm, get to know myself a little bit better. It's true, ladies, treat your cha-cha right and reap the rewards. And, aesthetically and, errr, performance-wise, you can't beat The Ten Spot treatment when it comes your sweet spot.
Hey, no one likes a furburger.
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The Ten Spot is open seven days a week (til 10pm Thursdays through Saturdays). No appointments required.
Psst: Holt Renfrew and The Drake do it, and so should you. Private girlie get-togethers and other soirees are availabe at The Ten Spot. Reduced rates are offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Psst #2: This Halloween, you can get bruised, abused, stabbed and scabbed at The Ten Spot. A professional make-up artist will be onsite today (Tuesday, October 31) from 4:30 to 10:00pm, and can doll you up or troll you down, for a piddly $10. For more of The Ten Spot's special events--from theatre packages to art of conversation workshops--see their website.
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That, like, never happens...
also, how cute is the pre-drink and get primped idea? I mean, yeah, I can do that at home for less, but that's like saying I could give myself a pedicure...exfoliate my own feet? um, gross.
However, as a (male) enthusiast of the female form, in ALL its glorious forms, I get a little...offended when told "Hey, no one likes a furburger." A little, (or a lot) of hair, depending on one's preference, can be very sexy. It's one of those wonderful secondary sexual characteristics.
I'm not denying the personal good feelings gained from having a Brazilian and indeed if that's your motivation, fine. The 10 Spot sounds great.
I guess what I'm against is the notion that this kind of article often reinforces the pressure on women who feel they HAVE to be stripped clean and shiny in order to please men. I've been privy to too many men (and women) who get unneccessarily, and sometimes offensively worked up over the issue of "unwanted" hair.
I get the fact that it's a personal preference, and as you infer, not all Brazilians are going to be as stellar as the one you described. But if I want to do some good old fashioned carpet munching, then I'll happily chow down :-) Chin chin!

I hear ya completely. I was not trying to send out an "all women must go get waxed" message by any means. *Especially* not to please the opposite sex (or the same sex... whatever turns your crank). Cuz, lord knows, the most action this girl has seen as of late has been on the unicycle.

I just enjoy a good Brazilian, plain and simple. And when I get it, I get pretty darn excited. (Can ya tell?)

That being said, I wouldn't mind if a boy liked to trim. I have dental floss at home already, thank you very much.

Appreciate you guys throwing in your $0.02. Chin chin indeed, Dave.
The service was amazing, and funny enough, I went to get a brazilian. As up-close & personal as those can be, it wasn't uncomfortable at all. I was recommended by a friend, and I would definitly pass the recomendation on.
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The manicure didnt last long, and they usually do. And the brazilian... SUCKED!!! I dont even know where to start- She left so many spots, irritated my skin. I have been to other places and its 100x better...where they leave me 100%BARE!
Take your money elsewhere!!!! TRUST ME. I'm in the industry. This place is just HYPE.
I do give them credit for having such great PR, but they are way over hyped. Not sure if it has improved since I have been there, but I don't plan on going back. Try Lux in Yorkvile, I find this place way better, and close to the same prices.
The girls are so down to earth and very friendly its the best spa i have ever gone to , its also the cleanest i have ever seen.
i recommend this place to anyone who wants to find the perfect spa and to anyone who want the best brazilians in the world!!!!!!!!! i loved it and i cant wait to go again.!!!
Now being a long time shaver and absolutely pathetic when it comes to pain I was scared. Like shaking scared. And as the first strip was put on I was ready to bolt out the door, pantless an everything. And then the strip was off. Just like that. Now it may have been the 6 advil helping a little but but I can't bring myself to think it took away all the pain. Now don't get me wrong, some places hurt and some hurt more than others but for what I was anticipating I was in heaven!!
Did I mention the staff was really friendly and social? I walked in and was assisted right away. Maybe you have to go in early when they don't hate the day so much, maybe I got lucky but I will deffinitely be going back in four to six weeks without a tummy ache and lay on that table again.
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The Federal Way Lions Club's annual Dictionary Project continued this year with a donation to Sunnycrest Elementary School. On Thursday, the club delivered about 100 Spanish-English dictionaries to third-graders.
More than 60 percent of the 530 Sunnycrest students speak Spanish, and more than 80 percent are on a free/reduced lunch plan, said principal Rudy Baca. The school requested the Spanish-English dictionaries, which will be a welcome teaching tool for the dual language school, Baca said.
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Police initially went to the bar to investigate a flyer advertising a 13-year-old girl's birthday party.
Eighty arrests were made, and more than a dozen are also being charged for illegal consumption or possession of alcohol.
Excise police will seek revocation of Early Bird Bar and Grill's alcoholic-beverage permit when the case is reviewed by the alcohol and tobacco commission.
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Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse University senior offensive guard Ryan Durand was drafted in the seventh round on Sunday by the NFL's Tennessee Titans. Durand was the 30th player chosen in the round and was No. 239 chosen overall.
Durand is a 6-foot-5, 303-pound offensive lineman from Leominister, Mass. He started in 35 games for the Orange over the last three seasons.
"He is a center/guard prospect," said Titans head coach Jeff Fisher. "He is somebody that can come in and help to solidify depth on the offensive line. He is talented. He is a smart guy, tough guy. Again Mike (Munchak, offensive line coach) liked him and we lean heavily on Mike's opinion. He has done a great job for us."
"Mike [Munchak] does a great job and we listen to him," said Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt. "He has great expertise in that area."
The last time the Titans drafted a Syracuse player was 2000 when they selected linebacker Keith Bulluck with the 30th pick of the first round. Obviously, things didn't work out so bad for Keith, who is one of the faces of the franchise in Nashville and an All-Pro performer.
''I'm very excited to play for them,'' Durand told TitansRadio.com. ''They're a great team with great coaches, and great players. I'm just excited to get in there and play some football.''


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Skip to comments.Have The Citizens of Juarez and El Paso Finally Had Enough?
Posted on 01/18/2009 7:19:20 AM PST by AuntB
Fed up with the crushing violence which has transformed the city of Juarez into a free-fire zone, a group of residents calling themselves the Juárez Citizens Command, has sent out a press release vowing to kill one criminal every day, until order is restored. The CCJ claims to be a group of businessmen, frustrated over the seeming inability of the authorities to curb the spiraling violence in Juarez.
The statement from the CCJ was distributed in Spanish on the internet on Jan. 15. The following is an excerpt from that statement:
Better the death of a bad person, than that bad person continue contaminating our region.
Our mission is to finish each 24 hours with the life of a criminal. The hour has come to stop this disorder in Juárez.
The CCJ said they would soon release a full manifesto detailing their stated goals.
During 2008, there were more than 1,600 murders in Juarez. In addition to the murders being fueled by an ongoing war between the Juarez and Sinoloa Cartels, thousands of kidnappings occurred in and around Juarez last year. Also, bank robberies and carjackings have now become an everyday occurrence in the city. In short, chaos reigns.
Recently, Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered an additional 2,000 troops into Juarez to battle the cartels. However, more than 35, 000 federal troops are currently deployed throughout Mexico, battling the cartels, with poor results.
A few days before Christmas, the bodies of eight Mexican soldiers were found about 50 miles from Acapulco. All of the men had been decapitated. Several Mexican newspapers reported the contents of a note beside the severed heads which read: For every one of ours you kill, we will kill 10 of yours.
More than 5,600 people were killed in Mexicos drug violence last year. Many of those murdered were police officers and soldiers.
Since Jan. 1, 2009, there have been more than 40 murders in Juarez. A brief sampling of those murders follows:
Jan. 5 The lifeless body of Jose Ivan Vasquez Lopez, was discovered inside a trash can. Lopez had been beheaded.
Jan. 7 The body of Ricardo Arturo Alvarado Contreras, was found lying in a vacant lot. His hands had been hacked from his arms.
Jan. 6 Prominent attorney Mario Escobedo Salazar, was found shot to death inside his office. The bullet-riddled body of his son Edgar Escobedo Anaya, was found outside the office, police discovered 14 spent shells near the body.
Jan. 13 Guillermo Pizarro Marceleño was shot to death as he sat eating inside El Trebol restaurant.
Jan. 14 A 19-year-old student at the University of Ciudad Juárez, was shot to death with an AK-47, on the side of the road. Jaime Alejandro Irigoyen Flores, had been kidnapped from his home two days earlier.
On Jan. 16, the El Paso Times offered a very interesting opinion poll on their website. The poll asked the question With violence raging in Juarez, is vigilantism the answer? What follows are the results of that poll after a total of 2,547 respondents:
Yes, nothing else has worked, and its time for the people to take matters into their own hands. 59%
Im not sure, but at this point, its probably worth a try. 29%
No, innocent people could get hurt. 16%
While the results may be a bit shocking to some, it speaks to the fear and frustration that people are feeling with so much violence taking place just on the other side of the border. Many Juarez residents, including a great number of police officers have come to El Paso, seeking refuge from the cartels.
Whether or not the Juárez Citizens Command will actually emerge as an actual force to confront the cartels, remains to be seen. However, the interest shown in their announcement and the positive way in which many already view them, is another sign that the government of Mexico is dangerously close to losing all control of that country.
The drug cartels which now control large portions of Mexico and operate in nearly 200 U.S. cities, represent a clear and present danger to every citizen of both countries. None of us can afford to ignore this issue any longer.
Yes, nothing else has worked, and its time for the people to take matters into their own hands.
The direct result of the WOD. I hope the Pharisees are happy.
"While the results may be a bit shocking to some, it speaks to the fear and frustration that people are feeling with so much violence taking place just on the other side of the border. Many Juarez residents, including a great number of police officers have come to El Paso, seeking refuge from the cartels."
What a sad situation - Mexico is an absolute mess. Unfortunately, the leaky borders mean we are inheriting that mess.
"The direct result of the WOD. I hope the Pharisees are happy."
AND not securing the borders. I hope LaRaza and McCAin are happy.
Why just one?
well heck! i like the way they think.
It's about time for President Bush to leave us with a parting reminder to be compassionate and decent to these people and remember that family values don't stop at the Rio Grande.
...a fookin' war for every occasion...
OMG, not Vigilantes. Along the border no less.
Truly W's fault.
Good start, but what they need is a "Los Pepes" like the one that emerged in Colombia and resulted in the takedown of Pablo Escobar. Of course, the situation in Mexico is a little different, in that there are the several cartels plus the Zetas vying for turf. But the principle would apply.
If there was no demand there would be no need for a supply. The people using illegal drugs are getting a big dose of the law of unintended consequences. As long as people use illegal drugs there will be ruthless people willing to supply them. The same goes for whiskey, cheese burgers and tobacco. If there wasn't a market there will be no need to produce the product. The difference is legality of the products but there are people that kill for alcohol, food, tobacco and sneakers too. It's just pretty rare.
It is also important to remember that our sovereignty and border does stop at the Rio Grande.
If done properly it will work, and quickly.
The dispatched bad guy needs to be left in the public square so they can be seen in the morning. Do this day after day and you can bet the bad guys, who all know who they are, will leave town pronto. The stress of knowing it is only a matter of time before you are killed is excruciating, especially when it can be relieved by simply getting out of town.
Vigilantism happens when government is unable or unwilling to protect the public from criminals. At first, it seeks to force government to enforce the law, but this seldom works. Then, the government sees the vigilantes as being a greater threat (to it), than the criminals, and so drives the vigilantes underground.
Even then, the emphasis is still on just driving the criminals out. Only when the criminals go on a rampage, do the vigilantes rise up and start butchering the criminals. And this is about the stage Juarez is at right now.
This is very different from many of the criminal lynchings in the American South of the early 20th Century, which often represented angry retaliation against criminals who were under arrest and due to be severely punished, in that it was acts of public revenge and viciousness, rooted more in boredom than justice.
But the bottom line about vigilantism is that vigilantism *works*. It does force government to act against the criminals, and it both drives out criminals and kills other criminals. As such, it is not revolutionary, but acting to sustain order and civility in the face of disorder and crime, in the face of government incompetence and failure.
Unfortunately it will turn into leaving long un appropriated scores settled. Business interests, love interests, just plain old fashioned animosity.
Nothing good will come of it, it will be like Iraq.
It worked in Skidmore.
Juarez Citzens Command = CCJ
I guess that's like the NCAAP ?
The poll asked the question With violence raging in Juarez, is vigilantism the answer? What follows are the results of that poll after a total of 2,547 respondents:
Yes, nothing else has worked, and its time for the people to take matters into their own hands. 59%
Im not sure, but at this point, its probably worth a try. 29%
No, innocent people could get hurt. 16%
I find the math shocking 59+29+16=104%
As a libertarian, I believe in the legalization of pot. It's no different than legalizing alcohol. During the prohibition, there were "speakeasy's", "bathtub gin" and "stills" throughout America. Guys like Joe Kennedy made fortunes and financed his son(s) rise in politics. He could have been put out of business (or never had a business) if there were no prohibition. Imagine America without the Kennedy Cartel! Imagine what kind of vile political scum can/will come of illegal pot and the billions it generates to it's cartel!
"It worked in Skidmore."
Indeed it did.
Oh yes, past time. I grew up on the Texas border, don't think there haven't been lots of shots being fired across that river already. Not to mention rancher friends protecting themselves and their families on our own ground.
When the government does not do its duty, the people must take action or be slaughtered. Do you think I'm going to sit around on my hands while roving bands of Mexican outlaws do their will ON OUR GROUND??
I believe it was AuntB that posted some graphic pix of the results of what's going on, that should rattle some of your cages a bit.
While stationed at Ft. Bliss ('68), we'd go across the border for a drink. A little bar called the Kentucky Club, no less.
We also took in a show in Paso at a theater near the border. Between movies, there was a pipe organ that came up from under the stage and filled the air with beautiful music.
Guess those days are long gone, just like the rest of this country.
Juan McCain has a solution. Just bring all of the Mexican thugs to the US. Support them, pay for their health care, give them free housing and ask them to please, please, please be nice!
Yep, legalize drugs and tax them. Criminals would at least be poor. Wonder what drug dealers would turn to?
Time for the old West to rise again. Throw out the liberal governing bodies and start civilizing the place. That is the only way we can bring law and order to the lawless.
"Mexico is an absolute mess. Unfortunately, the leaky borders mean we are inheriting that mess."
....yep, and it's gonna get worse....remember the "boat people" of the 70s?....get ready for the "foot people" from Mexico...there be so many that they'll have to be turned back at gunpoint and they'll resist at gunpoint....call out the National Guard and suppose the Hispanic members go over or go home?....Mexico's collapse means another milestone on the road to the coming race war in America.
Probably politics, you know legalized looting and plundering
Has the United Nations demanded a ceasefire yet?
But seriously, folks, the disorder at the Border does mean it will be really hard for Presidente Zero and Congress to push for open-border amnesty anytime soon. Let in more feuding drug gangs? There will be so many calls and faxes to Congress, no one in D.C. will be able to order pizza.
Wonder what drug dealers would turn to?
black market untaxed drugs.
I think its a good idea. And if you study Mexican history,,,it's not THAT different than the situation in the pre-revolution days 100 years ago.
Mexico has had a long history of fed-up abused people finally rising up violently. Its not widely realized, but the Mexican revolution is one of the Bloodiest as a percentage of population in all modern history.
The Mexican government needs to sit up and take notice, or risk being the next Carranza.
Ay Chihuahua! and I can tell you,, admiration of Pancho Villa is very alive and well there. And the essense of Villa is someone who fights back. Don't lecture me on whether you think Villa was a common criminal or a Mexican Robin Hood. Im referring to how *they* see him.
The stories are apocryphal. Such as, "Villa never became personally enriched though he easily could have".
"Villa started by first killing a man raping his younger sister"
"Rich man got poor girl pregnant, Villa found him, forced him to marry her under threat of death,,,and promised to check back every year to be sure she was well treated."
On and on,,, the narco-trafficantes were tolerated and even idolized when the regular people were left alone. But these guys will be dealt with very soon, because they've crossed the line and terrorized the normal "joes" down there. Pablo Escobar at least had sense enough to build hospitals, schools, sponsor soccer teams,, etc,,, hearts and minds,, so he had a lot of people who were on his side later while being hunted. The Mexican gangs have screwed theirselves. Its far from over,, but they are about to get hit hard.
This vigilante movement might be very real,, and it might spread. This is def going to be interesting, and Americans in the southwest really should buy a pistol if they are some kind of oddball, and don't already have one.
Oddly, i think Obama (i shudder to think what the Mexican nickname for him will be) will be pretty rough on them. Leftists are fairly quick to resort to force to prove how they aren't wusses.
This is just the opinion of one set of headlights on a busy city freeway.
Hope Blackwater has an auxiliary office there to help?
You saw the movie at the Plaza Theater which has the mighty Wurlitzer. Remember the starry roof?
Before they rechanneled the river you could park and walk across, paying 1 cent to go over and 2 cents to come back.
I spent many afternoons at the Kentucky Club (on the left as you go over). We also spent many evenings getting hammered at the Lobby.
In 1960 a shot of tequila was a nickel. You could take a date for dinner and drinks with rum and cokes at 35 cents and a great steak for $1.85.
You could buy a skull ring or a leather wallet at one of the many street stands and even what we called "hot books".
An afternoon spent down at Pig Alley watching porn flicks like Candy Barr and the Vacuum Cleaner Salesman.
Ahh, the good old day.
More guys will get married down there than in Iraq. Same civilization you know.
Did you know that car sales are going through the roof in Iraq? Ford should build a plant there. No unions!
Another article...the media is finally noticing.
Mexican collapse? Drug wars worry some Americans
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
This isn't Iraq or Pakistan. It's Mexico, which the U.S. government and a growing number of experts say is becoming one of the world's biggest security risks.
The prospect that America's southern neighbor could melt into lawlessness provides an unexpected challenge to Barack Obama's new government. In its latest report anticipating possible global security risks, the U.S. Joint Forces Command lumps Mexico and Pakistan together as being at risk of a "rapid and sudden collapse."
"The Mexican possibility may seem less likely, but the government, its politicians, police and judicial infrastructure are all under sustained assault and pressure by criminal gangs and drug cartels," the command said in the report published Nov. 25.
"How that internal conflict turns out over the next several years will have a major impact on the stability of the Mexican state."
Retiring CIA chief Michael Hayden told reporters on Friday that that Mexico could rank alongside Iran as a challenge for Obama perhaps a greater problem than Iraq.
The U.S. Justice Department said last month that Mexican gangs are the "biggest organized crime threat to the United States." National security adviser Stephen Hadley said last week that the worsening violence threatens Mexico's very democracy.
Dad wanted to buy ONE thing. Mom ended up buying TEN things.
So? Illegal drug distribution is an easy path to wealth. The LE community is neck deep in drug corruption. Far easier than other forms of criminal behavior. Without this easywealth there would be bo inrenational drug cartels.
The WOD is a fraud. There is no drug war as such. Only war on independent importers. After all the customers are happy to give the money away. The only reason some drugs are illegal is because they are easy to make and the AMA and Pharmaceutical companies can't hold their monopoly. I'm sick of seeing society ripped apart so the medical monopoly can continue it's profiteering and the bureaucracies we've created to stem the tide of drugs (and have failed utterly) can keep expanding.
When the US military notices a failing country, you know the OSI, CIA are already there to monitor things. The NSA has a list of bad people already. If it goes to hell, AC-130s are going to have to burn down everything a mile or two into Mexico with white phosphorous. Nothing survives that. Then the heavy equipment rolls in within 48 hours loaded and trained in Iraq. It's easier Than Iraq was a few years ago. The males cabrones will be scared because OUR military has experience now in cities.
BobS, I don't think there is a politician left in DC with the will to protect that border militarily, or in any manner. They'll let the entire population, along with the countries south of Mexico come here before they'll stop it.
And as Mexico continues to implode, the people will be here.
A letter to the editor you might appreciate.
Fair's fair
Public Forum Letter
Updated: 01/15/2009 05:01:24 PM MST
Mexico President Felipe Calderon wants to talk to President-elect Barack Obama about better treatment of Mexicans in the United States illegally. He should change his laws to accommodate U.S. citizens before he asks the same of our country.
For four years I lived in Mazatlan and Senaloa, Mexico. My visa was good for only 180 days, and then I had to leave the country. I was told I would go to jail if I didn't leave for 72 hours. I also had to have working papers on me or face jail and deportation.
In Mexico, no foreign citizen can hold any paying job if there is a Mexican citizen who could do the job. You have to be a citizen to own property. You can purchase property on a fee-simple, 30-year lease, but you cannot own property outright, and to own a business, you have to have a Mexican citizen as a partner.
Get caught in Mexico with a firearm or even a bullet and you will never get out of jail. Everywhere I went I was told, "If you're going to live in Mexico, learn to speak Spanish."
Fair is fair.
Bill Beveridge
Salt Lake City
That sure brings memories. I was born in at Beaumont Hospital in 1951 and lived in El Paso until I went into the service in 1971. As a child I used to ride the bus from Eastwood Knolls to Downtown to watch movies, and I remember the Wurlitzer organ at the Plaza theater. I still have family there, but I seldom go back. It is by no means the town I left.
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target rich environment. Would rid the world of this scum.
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Grammy winner Moya Brennan's family band, Clannad, (also the starting place for sister Enya) pioneered the Celtic genre with their breathtaking, elemental sound. She will be performing a special Christmas show at Sellersville Theater Saturday night. Tickets are $25.
Get to know her sound better in this clip of a performance she did on the Late Late Show on November 17, 2006.
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Last night my dear friends whom I hadn't seen in a month finally came over. Their daughter and Munchkin are very close and even though they hadn't met in weeks, they picked up where they had left and headed for the dress-up box to play pretend. It was a very enjoyable evening, except for the fact that the pain in my neck (no, I'm not referring to anyone other the very real pain in my neck muscles) kept increasing until I was practically immobilised. Now I cannot tilt my head forwards or backwards by more than an inch. I look like I've been possessed by a robot. But there's no rest for the wicked and I must get ready for work. A plus tard!
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For the fourth straight day, they found no trace of missing second-grader Kyron Horman.
Multnomah County Sheriff's Capt. Jason Gates, however, insisted the investigation was making progress, especially after receiving some 1,200 tips from across Oregon. With tears welling in his eyes, the incident commander said the search for the boy had become personal.
"Kyron, we're gonna bring you home, buddy, nothing is more important to your family, your friends and us," Gates said, choking back a sob during a news conference. "I'm a parent and we're all tired, but we're staying -- as long as it takes."
Investigators said they were still trying to work out a plan for day five today. "I don't know what they'll be searching for, but there will be searchers available," said Multnomah County Sheriff's Lt. Mary Lindstrand. "Much of it depends on what develops during the night."
With Kyron's disappearance getting national exposure from NBC's "Today Show" to People.com, some Skyline parents kept their children home from the K-8 school.
Still, laughter and bouncing balls filled the playground during an afternoon recess. Some children clung to a chain-link fence, gazing through the holes at the satellite dishes periscoping toward the sky from television trucks parked across the street.
Nestled among farms, an old grange and hillside homes with long driveways, Skyline School is 10 miles northwest of downtown Portland as the crow flies. Neighbors congregating at Brooks Hill Historic Church across the street from the school said they couldn't believe something so heartbreaking had happened in their community.
Investigators are holding tight to any clues or leads they might be pursuing. When asked about neighbors reporting a mysterious white pickup in the area, Gates said he didn't feel comfortable answering such questions.
At the same time, he asked for additional witnesses to come forward if they have helpful information. Tips can be directed to 503-261-2847.
"Any small tidbit that you might have," Gates said, "just might be the information that we need."
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Lorne Reid of Deer Lake takes a breather along the Corner Brook Stream Trail where he conducts his weekly hill-repeat session in preparation for the Zion 100 Trail Run in southern Utah on April 4. — Submitted photo
Lorne Reid hopes to spread a clear message as he pushes his body to the limit in the longest race of his life.
Reid, a Pasadena native who calls Deer Lake home since retiring from the military, will be on the start line for the 100-km event at the Zion 100 Trail Run April 3 in southern Utah.
It will be the longest distance he ever faced in his desire to be among the elite in the ultra-marathon world.
"Our personal limits is really what we set for ourselves," Reid said Wednesday about the pending venture. "I hope that by going down there I'm a good example of what a person can achieve if they set themselves a goal and then they have the will and determination to follow it really."
Reid is the driving force behind the Deer Lake 67, an ultra-marathon inaugural event held in the airport town in 2013 in which he organized and participated in alongside a field of 50 runners.
Creating the Deer Lake 67, which will run again this year Aug. 31 with Reid saying the field is almost full already, was part of his desire to grow ultra-marathon in Eastern Canada, particularly on the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.
"After the 67 it was too easy to let things slide," he said.
His focused quickly turned to challenging himself to conquer a larger distance, setting his sights on a spring 50-mile race (80-km) in Canada but with so much snow still on the ground he was limited and didn't find anything he liked.
However, things would work out in his favour.
Back in October, the 38-year-old went looking for a coach to help him train for longer distances and eventually forged a partnership with Jeff Hunter of Prince George, B. C.
"He's a very established ultra runner himself and coach," he said.
Hunter and several other runners he coaches on the mainland had opted to be on the start line for the Zion 100 this year so it wasn't long before Reid decided to do what he could to join them for the venture.
Reid has been training hard for the race and has been slowly building up for the gruelling test that awaits him. A couple of weeks ago, he ran from the Bonne Bay Marine Centre in Norris Point to his residence in Deer Lake in a time of seven hours and 42 minutes.
So, is he ready for an even bigger distance?
"I'm prepared," he said, noting he's looking forward to meeting his coach for the first time.
He's confident because he's trained hard and has followed the guidelines set out by his coach.
"The 100-km race has a 20-hour cutoff time and Jeff and I our race plan right now is for me to finish in 12 hours," he said.
Reid and his wife Angela have two children — six-year old Aaron and eight-year-old Sophie. It is his hope that his desire to live and promote a healthy living proves to be a positive influence on his children.
He has his heart in the right place in more ways than one it would appear.
"Maybe its' about self-discovery. Maybe it's about finding my own personal limits," he said. "It's about maintaining good health and being a good example for my two kids."
His two children will under the watchful eye of the grandparents for the venture to Utah, but his wife will be lending a helping hand as part of his race day crew.
"Because it's such a large race there's aid stations along the way so she'll be at most of those," he said. "So, for example, when I come into an aid station I will have empty bottles. I will pass her the empty ones and she will pass me full ones so I don't have to waste a lot of time doing it myself."
"Basically, in the race plan, I'll tell her the things I'm anticipating at certain points," he added.
The scenic run through the southern Utah desert adjacent to Zion National Park means racers can expect to see wildlife roaming freely at night. The biggest concern would be the possibility of stepping on a rattlesnake with many sightings during the 2012 race. But, that race was held in May, so organizers opted to hold the race a month earlier to reduce the chances of sightings this time around.
Yes, there will be mountain lions around and coyotes howling too, but there's plenty of room to roam. That's no big deal for Reid who admits he's came face to face with black bears in the Goose Arm area and doesn't worry about what could happen.
"You can't live life fearing silly stuff like that," he said.


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A disturbing number of doctors do not feel obligated to tell patients about medical options they oppose morally, such as abortion and teen birth control, and believe they have no duty to refer people elsewhere for such treatments, researchers say.
The survey of 1,144 doctors around the country is the first major look at how physicians' religious or moral beliefs might affect patients' care.
The study, conducted by University of Chicago researchers, found 86 percent of those responding believe doctors are obligated to present all treatment options, and 71 percent believe they must refer patients to another doctor for treatments they oppose. Slightly more than half the rest said they had no such obligation; the others were undecided.
"That means that there are a lot of physicians out there who are not, in fact, doing the right thing," said David Magnus, director of Stanford University's Center for Biomedical Ethics.
According to an American Medical Association policy statement, doctors can decline to give a treatment sought by an individual that is "incompatible with the physician's personal, religious or moral beliefs." But the physician should try to ensure the patient has "access to adequate health care."
The survey did not examine whether these doctors act on their beliefs - that is, whether they actually withhold information or refuse to refer patients. But the researchers calculated that tens of millions of Americans might be going to such doctors.
"Conscientious objection is fine ... as long as it doesn't conflict with the rights of the patient," Magnus said. "You can't abandon the patient or essentially coerce the patient by saying you won't do the procedure or refer them to someone else."
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PRINCETON — The group of residents that led the rallying cry against AvalonBay's controversial site application formally withdrew its opposition last night.
In a letter addressed to the planning board, Princeton Citizens for Sustainable Neighborhoods said that they no longer opposed the project to build 280 units at the former University Medical Center on Witherspoon Street.
"PCSN welcomes AvalonBay's willingness to benefit the entire Princeton community by designing a project which by existing municipal law must include a 20 percent affordable housing component," the group said.
"PCSN particularly thanks AvalonBay for volunteering to comply with New Jersey State requirements for all municipalities in the specific distribution of affordable housing for moderate, low- and very-low income housing that New Jersey requires for municipalities."
Despite their withdrawal of opposition, residents crowded the municipal complex last night during the third of fourth planning board hearings and sounded off against the project, saying that it was too large and would "destroy" the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
Standing at the microphone, resident Florence De Bardeleben stared at representatives from AvalonBay and called their proposal "this monolithic monster building."
"Why, as a town, are we even considering this?" she said. "Why are you willing to turn over the character of Princeton to developers such as the like as AvalonBay?"
But others praised the developer's latest plan.
Christina Keddie said the proposed structure does preserve Princeton's character by keeping development out of open space, promoting a walkable community and providing much-needed rental housing.
"The actual consequences of opposing town in-fill development such as this is the further calcification of our town into an elite, over-expensive country club," she said.
"Either we allow more housing to be built in town, or we draw a big red line around Princeton saying, 'only upper-upper middle class allowed; everyone else has to drive in.'"
Other residents, like Minnie Craig, said that if the project was going to get approval, it should do so with two conditions. The biggest, she said, is including "low, low-income" housing.
The latest iteration of the national developer's plan includes five separate buildings ranging from two to five stories.
Three of those buildings would consist of townhomes with four units in each building.
There would be 24 studio apartments, 104 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom units and 30 three-bedroom units.
The company has consistently said it remains committed to retaining 20 percent affordable housing in the development, but none of those units would be in the townhomes.
The planning board is expected to vote at next Thursday's hearing, the fourth and final planned meeting on the controversial project.
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Central Michigan football coach Butch Jones joined Bill Simonson on "The Huge Show" on Wednesday to talk about his recruiting class.
"The thing I'm excited about is we still continued our commitment to the state of Michigan," Jones said. "First and foremost, that will always be our base. We kept our strong ties in the state of Florida and also ventured out throughout the Midwest in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
"We've greatly benefited from the national TV exposure. You're able to walk in schools and they're able to understand what CMU is and what we're all about."


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Peter, Cameron and Jodelle are out :(
But Bronson and Julia have joined the show, so its gonna be a wolf pack outing, damn shame i wanted to meet papa cullen! but I'll more than settle for Paul and Boo Boo LOL this is gonna be a great weekend also attending are the authors of Hush Hush, Angel and Fallen. Is anyone else going, please let me know in the comments?
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Rafael Montelongo, an engineering student at The University of Texas-Pan American, was scheduled to return to school at the end of the summer in 1997 after a five-week internship at Intel Corp.
The only problem was, Intel didn't want to let him go.
A senior mechanical engineering major from Reynosa, Mexico, Montelongo was to see his five-week internship turn into a nine-month learning experience at Intel locations in Oregon and Puerto Rico.
He spent the majority of his time working with the company's Internet Communications Group.
"The task at hand was to develop and implement the back-end packaging process at Intel Puerto Rico," he said.
Instead of computer parts destined for inclusion in other company's final products, the Puerto Rico plant was building and packaging networking products ready for shipment to distribution points, like large chain stores, for direct sale to the public.
In shipping directly for sale, accuracy in the packaging of the final product is of greater concern, Montelongo said.
A core team of Intel engineers was selected to develop the process, but Montelongo found himself in charge of the implementation of it.
"The team that developed it was what they call a 'tiger team,' basically a group of engineers that went to Puerto Rico, and we actually sat down and thought of this process," he said. "Now, during that stage, most of the members of the team were from Oregon, engineers who had been with the company for a number of years, and it was very hard for them to be traveling from Oregon to Puerto Rico on a weekly or on a daily basis.
"Basically, they said, 'We want you to head this project,' what they call 'drive the issue,' and I agreed."
Montelongo was scheduled to be in Puerto Rico for 10 weeks to implement the process in time to meet a deadline to start packaging the products.
"It was successful, but I only got to celebrate for a couple of hours," he said, because he was drafted for another project.
Intel Puerto Rico was to begin manufacturing video conference equipment called ProShare.
"Packaging Ethernet cards is pretty simple, because the product has at most only five or six pieces. When you come to video conferencing, you have this item that has 21 to 25 pieces, from the cameras to literature and pamphlets.
"We had to enhance the process we developed, plus adapt and restructure the product to accommodate the new process. We had five to 10 weeks to do it, because the new product was on back-order and they were requiring it."
When Montelongo returned to the Oregon location, he gave presentations to the entire department.
"The group wanted to show it as an accomplishment for that quarter," he said.
After that, his next assignment was to create a computer program that would predict "beat rates" - the number of computer cards or boards that could be manufactured in an hour - while the product was still in the design phase.
Montelongo, who finally returned to UT Pan American to finish his studies last summer, spent four internships at Intel during his college career.
"I was recruited (this year) for these manufacturing tasks, but in my previous internships at Intel I've done programming, I've done a little manufacturing engineering, I've done electrical (engineering), I did customer service, and I created a web page back before they were so popular."
During his last internship, he contributed something to Intel that will last far after his graduation - the back-end packaging system in Puerto Rico for the video teleconferencing products may become an industry standard.
"It became so good that Intel is thinking of testing it and writing what they call a 'white paper' so it can become the 'Best Known Method.' That would say a lot - it would be the best known method in the industry."
Montelongo's internships were apparently a positive experience for both himself and Intel - after graduation, he accepted a position with the company at its Hillsboro, Ore., main headquarters.
Bill MacKenzie, an Intel spokesman in Oregon, said Montelongo's experience reinforces the company's commitment to internships.
"It's a pleasure to see that his internship was rewarding," MacKenzie said. "Intel is a big believer in internships, and we're encouraged by such success stories."


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Lyon's Arboretum Directions -> Drive all the way down Manoa Road -> yes you will reach the end of the neighborhood and start driving into a small forest -> keep driving -> Tell the parking guy you will park at Lyon's Arboretum -> Drive pass the little restraunts to eat and the parking guy -> You will reach a gate to your right for Manoa Falls and a long driveway on your left for Lyon's Arboretum -> Drive up the driveway and park in their lot -> Sign in at the visitor's office which is at the end of the lot -> I suggest getting a map while you are in there -> The trail starts at the end of the parking lot where you see a gravel trail.
Lyon's Arboretum is my favorite place on Oahu. Therefore I'm going to write 10 blogs posts about it because I think the place deserves it. This is 1 of 10 posts.
Just walking up the driveway to the Cobblestone path is immensely beautiful.
Tiny little orchids
A nice place to read and have lunch.
Sunny flowers. I forget their names but they are from bulbs.
This is a furry, golden Heliconia. Yes, I touched it. I had to touch it. It was just too weird and beautiful.
They look like little chairs for fairies.


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Q: I love the new summer show "Graceland." Even though it has only been on three or four times, it is a real mover!! The characters are decent (don't know them all yet) but I intend to stay with the show. Can you tell me how it does in the ratings and do you foresee some episodes in the winter time once its summer run is over.
- Marilyn, 53, Cecil
Rob: USA will run "Graceland" straight through to a season finale on Sept. 12 with no plans for a winter run of episodes at this point.
Ratings-wise, "Graceland" got off to an OK start with 3.3 million viewers and in recent weeks its ratings have declined then stabilized. We'll have to wait to see if the 2.7 million viewers it's averaging are enough to keep it around for another season.
Q: Has David Letterman started working only four nights per week, ala Johnny Carson? There seem to be repeats on Friday nights.
- Gerda, 84, Annandale
Rob: Letterman went to a four-day work week in the summer several years ago.
Q: PBS ran a series called "Mr. Selfridge" on Sunday nights. It was about an American who owned a department store in London in 1909. When will the story continue? It was very interesting.
- Zenith, Minneapolis
Rob: Another season is in production. I imagine it will air in 2014 but PBS's "Masterpiece" has not announced a premiere date.
Q: Why are they running two "Masterchef" episodes a night? Are they trying to burn this series off? That would be a shame -- I've come to enjoy it.
- Billy, 29, Squirrel Hill
Rob: When a reality show works for a network they have a tendency to run it into the ground (see: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" on ABC). Not only will "Masterchef" continue in its current pattern until September but a spinoff, "Junior Masterchef" featuring kid contestants, will air on Fox this fall.
Per a Fox publicist: "The current season of 'Masterchef' will air all summer long into September. We recently announced that the season finale will air on Sept. 11 at 9 p.m. Additionally, we have already ordered two more seasons of 'Masterchef.' We are giving viewers more of what they want – and that means more 'Masterchef.'"
Q: Why are "Elementary" and "Castle" not being released on Blu-ray? Is there a petition online somewhere to request these shows on Blu-ray?
- Alyssa, 39, Wexford
Rob: CBS Video, which publishes "Elementary" on DVD, did not offer a response to the question. ABC Studios, which releases "Castle," said only, "For the viewers/fans of 'Castle,' we've found that offering DVD sets is the best way to go. There aren't plans for Blu-ray release of episodes at this time."
TV on DVD expert Gord Lacey, founder of the fantastically useful website tvshowsondvd.com said, "Well, my guess is that the studios don't think there's enough market for them to be released. We've seen a number of high-profile shows that are released on Blu-ray for one season, but nothing else [because] that season didn't sell. The marketing people at the studios have likely run the numbers of similar shows to project sales, and used that to determine the shows just aren't going to sell well enough. Of course they could be wrong, and we could see them released down the road, but I'm not counting on it."
Q: Any idea what happened to Jennifer Abney at WPXI? I was looking at the on-air staff bio's page and noticed her bio had disappeared. Her "WPXI Jennifer Abney" page on Facebook has also disappeared. I know the local stations will pull down these pages when someone is let go or has moved on to another station. I'd be very disappointed if she has been let go. I understand that the local news business is fickle, but I'd like to know if this was a personal move for her, or if she was let go. Why is it when you finally get used to an anchor team or when things seem to be working just right, someone in management feels they "need to go in a different direction"? It makes me not want to watch the local news anymore. Any information you can provide would be great.
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Q: Any information on the departure of Jennifer Abney from WPXI? Sure was sudden and mysterious!
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Rob: Post-Gazette media writer Maria Sciullo reported on Abney's departure earlier this week.
Anchor departures, especially when a station opts not to renew an anchor's contract, are often sudden. I don't know whether Abney's contract was not renewed but I assume that's the case since if she left to go to another station that's something management usually says or the hire is reported in the anchor's new market.
It's not the first time WPXI management sent a staffer packing near the July 4 holiday (see: Dennis Bowman circa July 2000, and Julie Bologna circa 2011).


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September 26, 2013 at 3:16pm
The video headline says "unemployed man finds $200 tucked into boxes of cookie". Just saying if you're unemployed maybe you shouldn't be buying multiple boxes of cookies
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Have you not seen Project Runway Kentucky? This is a very fashionable suit and I don't need your pedophile kidnapping hands all over it!
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That's actually Gary Busey as Mitt Romney. New Oliver Stone movie in the works.
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Here in Utah, I heard one of our state reps on the radio yesterday. He said they (the state legislators) have no idea what to do. The federal government has not given them the information they were supposed to to make the decision. So in essence they have no idea so they guessed what would be best essentially.
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Perfect. So under there rules how many of the 9/11 Murderers would we have caught?
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yeah, but it's because she's white and stomped all over colored folk to get there.
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Amazing kid! Stupid MOM! PLEASE PLEASE TURN THE CAMERA SIDEWAYS! Video is not vertical!
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Why is it that Barack Obama who is half white and half black, and raised by his white grandmother, is considered black but George Zimmerman who is half latino and half white considered a Kracker?
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March 25, 2012 at 12:03am
They are playing class warfare anyway they can.
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January 31, 2012 at 11:49am
Sorry conductor. This made me jump off the Cain train. unliked on facebook and unsubscribed to the newsletter. What a pushover, it's about whats right, not what's going to get you places.
January 29, 2012 at 12:30pm
First Palin, now Cain? This is so disappointing. The good guys are falling one by one for the lies of Bill Clinton version 2.0.
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December 1, 2011 at 11:47am
The only man I enjoy listening to MORE thank Glenn! Ace Rockola.
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For the record, and to protect the blaze from the typical white person stereotype. Russell Simmons was not IN Run DMC, his brother was. Every Tea Party member should know this.
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October 2, 2011 at 1:14pm
I also live in Utah, this is the norm. The people here are "conservative" but the government IS NOT. They preach freedom of choice but don't live it. I AM Mormon and hate it. They try and legislate their morals for everyone.
It makes me think of the Mormon belief that Jesus and Satan were brothers. Jesus wanted everyone to have free choice and Satan wanted to make everyone follow the rules. Satan was then cast out of heaven. Hey Utah lawmakers, refer to this story when forcing your beliefs on EVERYONE else.
PS, I don't drink or smoke but the laws here are crazy.
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September 12, 2011 at 2:29am
Religion of peace.
September 2, 2011 at 11:43am
This is something you learn in a photography 2 class. Neat but very common. do a little google search.
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June 14, 2011 at 11:30am
I live in Salt Lake, and while this seems quite noble of KSL, it is all too common around here. Legislating and mandating there religious views on everyone here. I was raised part of the dominant religion here I find it to be quite the opposite of a good thing. They try to make it as hard as possible to be "out of line" with their beliefs. KSL is a private company and can do what they please and I have no problem with that, good for them. Though it spreads way beyond private into the public sector here.
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what would Jesus TAKE? He wouldn't TAKE, he would ASK.
and TEACH A MAN TO FISH……. not give him all the fish he can eat so he can do drugs and have illegitimate to fill the prisons with.
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MUSKEGON, MI -- State Rep. Holly Hughes is edging out Democratic challenger Collene Lamonte in money raised and spent in this year's race for the 91st State House seat.
The most recent campaign finance statements, which were due Friday, show Hughes' campaign committee has raised $198,532 in contributions and spent $159,961.
Challenger Lamonte's committee has raised $124,652 and spent $110,613, according to its campaign finance report.
The "pre-general" campaign statements are not the final accounting of what the Friends of Holly Hughes and Committee to Elect Collene Lamonte raised for the Nov. 6 general election. Those figures will come in post-election campaign statements, which are due Dec. 6.
Not reflected in the current statements are the amounts the candidates have contributed of their own money. Lamonte is a teacher at Muskegon High School, while Hughes has attained considerable wealth through her family business, MasterTag in Montague.
As expected, Republican Hughes' statement reflects support from the business community, while Lamonte's shows strong support from labor organizations.
Among the groups giving $5,000 donations to Hughes' campaign during the reporting period Aug. 28 through Oct. 21 are the Michigan Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee, the Realtors PAC of Michigan and the DTE Energy Co. PAC.
Lamonte's biggest donor is Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, which has given $6,500 to her campaign committee, her committee campaign statement shows.
Groups donating $5,000 to Lamonte's campaign during the same period include the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters PAC; United Food and Commercial Workers Union PAC and West Michigan Plumbers, Fitters & Service Trades PAC.
Lamonte's expenditures report shows she has sent $20,000 to the Michigan House Democratic Fund and $40,000 to the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee. Such contributions often are returned to the recipients in the form of advertising and other support on the candidate's behalf.
Also running for the 91st district is Libertarian Party candidate Nick Sundquist, who has indicated he plans to spend less than $1,000 on his campaign.
In the 92nd District State House race, Democratic incumbent Marcia Hovey-Wright has raised $60,580 and spent $49,578, according to the statement filed by her committee, Marcia Hovey-Wright for State Rep. That includes just $1,850 raised since Aug. 28.
Her challenger, newcomer Travis Shepherd, did not file a campaign statement because he has indicated he does not intend to spend more than $1,000.
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GOWANDA - If the alleged victim is to be believed, the shooter who hit a Gowanda police officer in 2008, setting the community on edge and igniting a massive search, never existed.
According to the Erie County District Attorney's Office, former Gowanda officer Jason Miller, 36, of North Collins, confessed that he staged his own shooting off East Hill Road on Sept. 26, 2008. Miller reportedly said that he had hung his bulletproof vest on a tree branch and fired a .22 caliber bullet - not standard police-issue - into the chest area. He then struck himself in the chest with a piece of wood to fabricate the impact bruising.
The news was first officially released to Gowanda residents in a letter addressed to them by Gowanda Police Chief Joseph Alessi that was read at the Tuesday meeting of the village board.
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"Our department is grateful to the community for the patience and understanding during this ordeal," the letter states, "and (it is) a relief to know that someone is not out to shoot a cop."
Miller's confession came as part of a plea deal toward charges of official misconduct, to which he pleaded guilty in May. It was alleged that, on June 4, 2009, Miller let off an individual who had reportedly been driving with a suspended license in return for three large pizzas. He processed the individual at the Gowanda Police Station but never filed the necessary paperwork with courts. Miller was placed on administrative leave in July 2009 and resigned from both Gowanda police and his county investigator position that September.
It was also revealed that Miller allegedly took about $600 both from members of Gowanda Police and the Cattaraugus County District Attorney's Office, where he had worked as an investigator.
In both cases he reportedly collected money for emblem-emblazoned clothing, which was delivered, but the company who created the designs was never paid. Miller has also been required to reimburse these funds.
Chief Alessi said any additional charges stemming from the confession would be determined by Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita III and the State Police.
"If anyone's going to press charges, it would be the State Police because, at the time, Officer Miller gave them a statement," Alessi said. "Because it was one of our officers - we worked side-by-side with him - we pretty much turned it over to the State Police at that time."
With the question of how the shooting took place apparently out of the way, the most prominent mystery now is Miller's motive for staging the shooting in the first place. Miller was not under suspicion at the time of the incident, according to the police chief, who said Miller had been talented and communicated well with people.
"We don't know what was going through his head," Alessi said. "I knew they had a newborn; if he was under a lot of stress, I don't know. Everything that we uncovered and turned over was just shocking; you never expected it."
On the night of the alleged shooting, Miller said he had been on patrol when an unknown individual threw something at his police vehicle. He chased the suspect on foot into the woods, where he said he had been shot in his vest. A search for the gunman began almost immediately after the incident was reported, bringing out State Police, sheriff's deputies from Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and a helicopter from the U.S. Border Patrol.
Alessi said the investigation continued on following the initial manhunt and that leads on several other cases were found while scouring for answers to the shooting. As investigators continued to find no one who knew or heard anything about the incident, however, and with Miller's continued refusal to provide more details himself, the possibility the shooting had been staged did begin to cultivate in the minds of some.
"It was talked about," Alessi said. "We played out a lot of scenarios; we talked to a lot of people - a lot of bright investigators. A lot of people from other agencies stepped in whenever we wanted them to help out. We would get the information and then lay it out on the table to ask, 'What do you think?' ... It was nice to have a second or third opinion from veterans that have been doing it for 25 years."
Suspicion against Miller grew with other reports, eventually leading to his arrest for the June 4, 2009 incident.
Miller was scheduled to appear in Collins Town Court Thursday, but that date has been reportedly postponed. Whenever the new date is established, it would be a surprise not to see any of the Gowanda police force in attendance.