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"I have to get that part removed," he said. "I'll just remove Monarchs and put 'Property of God.' "
A little more than five months ago, Old Dominion was so excited to get Matthews that coach Bobby Wilder interrupted Kecoughtan's signing ceremony to ask when his letter-of-intent would be faxed over. But on July 5, just before he expected to begin summer classes, Matthew found out he would not be admitted because his test scores weren't good enough.
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The silver lining was that since he's not occupied by summer classes, he was able to play in the VHSCA All-Star football game Friday night at Darling Stadium. The West won 23-12, but Matthews got to see plenty of time at cornerback and had a 34-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.
The West won for only the second time in the last seven years. Quarterback Shawn Christian of Eastern Montgomery completed 11-of-15 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns. But his team's Offensive Most Valuable Player was Osbourn wideout Lucky Whitehead, who caught six passes for 60 yards and returned three punts for 70 yards.
The East Offensive MVP was a no-brainer: Gretna's Nicholas Miller had 130 (100 rushing, 30 passing) of his team's 191 total yards.
There were co-defensive MVPS on both sides: Hampton's Chris Tarrant and Altavista's Jerrell Jordan for the East; Blacksburg's Griffin Hite and Robinson's Jared Velasquez for the West.
The East's roster had 13 players from the Peninsula District. Because of summer school commitments, the biggest two names from the senior class — Hampton quarterback David Watford and Phoebus end Daquan Romero — were unable to play. Ditto Phantoms tailback Tyree Lee, who is still recovering from ankle surgery.
For quarterback Jordan Roby and lineman Jonathan McLean of Phoebus, it was their final game at Darling Stadium, where the Phantoms have not lost since 2006. Hampton had four participants: defensive end Terrance Mack, kicker Skyler Hutcheson, linebacker Tyrell Miller and Tarrant.
Lineman Shawn Fauntleroy, Matthews' teammate at Kecoughtan, played. So did wideout Kedric Solomon, linebacker Terrence Tucker and Justin Stewart of Woodside. Warwick had lineman Jahki Brown-Knightnor, Denbigh had Allen Simon, and Gloucester had quarterback Zack Tarpey.
The Bay Rivers' lone representative was Poquoson defensive back Lucas Hill.
Most are heading to college, either on scholarship or as a walk-on. Matthews was one of the few still hoping to catch on somewhere.
"Our principal has made a couple of phone calls," said Matthews, referring to Rashard Wright. "He said something about Norfolk State, Hampton, Virginia State, Virginia Union. I'm still open. So whoever could do anything would be helpful.
"It's just a minor setback. Hopefully for a major comeback."
First quarter
West: Keith 22 pass from Christian (kick failed), 6:26.
Second quarter
East: Miller 1 run (Hutcheson kick), 9:43.
East: Safety, West quarterback sacked in end zone, 6:33
West: Kirby 34 pass from Christian (Byrd kick), :29.
Third quarter
West: Whitehead 10 pass from Hess (Byrd kick), 1:00.
Fourth quarter
East: Hutcheson FG 38
West: Byrd FG 35
First downs;16;8
Passing yards;269;54
RUSHING: West, Wilson 5-32, Holmes 4-9, Christian 4-3. East, Miller 12-100, Cheatham 7-24, Tarpey 6-17.
PASSING: West, Christian 11-15-1, 166; Hess 7-14-0, 103. East, Roby 2-10-1, 16; Tarpey 1-4-1, 8, Miller 3-6-0, 30.
RECEIVING: West, Whitehead 6-60, Reynolds 4-59, Kirby 3-74, Keith 3-45, Winkle 1-36. East, Hall 3-39, Hartman 2-14.


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AMMA Rebuttal to Sac Police "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?
Posted by pozlife on July 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
To "Officer Michelle"
c/o Media Relations Office Office of the Chief of Police
5770 Freeport Blvd. Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 808-0808 / Fax: (916) 808-0829
Sgt. Matt Young at email@example.com
Dear Officer Michelle,
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about medical marijuana. However, they are not entitled to their own facts.
Unfortunately, your blog essay, "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?", presents police opinions, rather than actual facts, regarding California's historic medical marijuana law. Worst of all, you present these unsubstantiated opinions, as if they were facts, and then publish them in the official website of the Sacramento Police Department. (Source: http://blog.sacpd.org/?p=376)
Officer Michelle, we want to look up to our police and believe what they tell us. So when opinions are being passed off as facts, on an official police website, such actions are viewed as a direct threat to public health and safety by the patients, physicians, nurses, lawyers, and scientists who support our organization, The American Medical Marijuana Association (AMMA)
Although you offer an opportunity to post a response, you also have reserved the right to decide whether or not you will post it. Therefore, I am posting the response of our organization, to your "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?", on the Internet, so that you, your department, and other LEOs can be educated with real and verifiable facts.
For example, you asserted in your essay, "The pro-medicinal argument is reserved for legitimately sick people. It's not for people who have a chronic back problem, or a torn hamstring."
Actually, that is EXACTLY what the voters were told would happen IF they voted "YES" for Prop. 215. If you refer to the official Analysis of Proposition 215 by the Legislative Analyst, the voters were told, "No prescriptions or other record-keeping is required by the measure." In addition, the voters were reminded by the Legislative Analyst that this initiative also covered, "any other illness for which marijuana provides relief." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215analysis.htm)
Furthermore, in the ballot Argument Against Prop. 215, James P. Fox, President, California District Attorneys Association solemnly warned voters that if Prop. 215 passed, it would legalize marijuana:
"This initiative allows unlimited quantities of marijuana to be grown anywhere … in backyards or near schoolyards without any regulation or restrictions. This is not responsible medicine. It is marijuana legalization." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215noarg.htm)
The fact is that when the People of California wrote and passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, it was intended to fully EXEMPT patients from criminal prosecution.
Attorney General Dan Lungren even said so when he wrote his official Title and Summary to Prop. 215 and told the voters in their 1996 Voter's Handbook:
"Exempts patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana." (Source: http://vote96.sos.ca.gov/BP/215.htm
Nowhere in the official Title and Summary, or in the text of the Compassionate Use Act, does it say anything about an affirmative defense, or any limits or restrictions.
It was Lungren who fraudulently changed his official Attorney General's interpretation, AFTER the election, from ""Exempts patients and defined caregivers" to his personal "narrow interpretation" that told law enforcement they could go ahead and arrest anyone who had "too much for personal use."
Lungren also immediately called a statewide "All-Zones Meeting" to discuss and coordinate how police could gut Proposition 215 and ignore the new law. The gist of his "narrow interpretation" was relayed to law enforcement officers throughout California by their professional associations and through official channels.
"We will continue to provide vigorous enforcement of the Health and Safety laws as written," declared Fresno Sheriff Steve Magarian in a January 28, 1997, training bulletin:
"This means that we will continue to arrest and seek prosecution … where warranted by the evidence, with the onus on any defendant claiming an affirmative defense … to affirmatively prove that defense."
Lungren also met with and coordinated his attack on the CUA with federal officials. Finally, in the action plan he released on December 30, 1996, ONDCP "Drug Czar" Barry McCaffrey made Lungren's policy explicit:
"State and local law enforcement officials will be encouraged to continue to execute state law to the fullest extent by having officers continue to make arrests and seizures under state law, leaving defendants to raise the medical-use provisions of the proposition only as a defense to state prosecution."
The affirmative defense strategy allowed opponents of medical marijuana to achieve what they couldn't on election day — a fraudulent interpretation that allowed LEOs to continue arresting and charging people as if Proposition 215 had never passed.
You also assert in your blog: "…federal law supersedes the voters' decision and says, "No way," invalidating the state law."
That statement by you places you, and every other state official who uses this bogus argument to attempt to nullify the will of the People of California, in direct conflict with our California Constitution, the highest law in our state.
According to the California Constitution, such actions are clearly prohibited. Under Article 3, Section 3.5 (c) An administrative agency, including an administrative agency created by the Constitution or an initiative statute, has no power: "To declare a statute unenforceable, or to refuse to enforce a statute on the basis that federal law or federal regulations prohibit the enforcement of such statute unless an appellate court has made a determination that the enforcement of such statute is prohibited by federal law or federal regulations." (Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_3)
The US Supreme Court has had three opportunities to declare the Compassionate Use Act unconstitutional, yet they have not only refused to do so, their legal decisions have clearly upheld that the People of California had every right to pass and enforce the CUA as a state law.
Oh yes, one more fact that everyone MUST understand about the Compassionate Use Act. The California Constitution also requires that any changes to a voter initiative must be submitted to the voters of the state and approved by them. Thus, no Board of Supervisors, nor Sheriff, nor District Attorney, nor Sacramento Police Department, nor Legislature, nor Attorney General, nor Governor has the legal right to change the state's medical marijuana law. ONLY the voters can change or modify this law.
Sick, disabled and dying patients throughout California are still being raided by SWAT teams, arrested, jailed, humiliated, treated like criminals, bankrupted, children abducted by CPS and made even sicker, because of those who are still deliberately opposing this law, eleven years after the People of California voted to EXEMPT patients and caregivers from criminal penalties and sanctions.
It is time to separate OPINION from FACT and uphold the Compassionate Use Act as it was written and passed by the People of California.
Officer Michelle, the lives of sick, disabled and dying patients are in the hands of dedicated and otherwise well-intentioned officers like yourself. Those who read your words on an official police website, need to hear directly from you that the information you gave them was wrong and is actually part of an carefully crafted plan hatched by Attorney General Dan Lungren, under color of law, to subvert a law that police don't like.
We hope you will do the right thing and publish a retraction to your unfortunate and harmful essay.
Let freedom grow,
Steve Kubby, Director The American Medical Marijuana Association http://americanmarijuana.org/
2 Responses to "AMMA Rebuttal to Sac Police "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?"
July 10, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Thank you Steve for exposing LEO's who force their opinions as fact. These people must be removed from their positions just as ignarant and corrupt politicians must be removed. The legalization of marijuana for medical or personal use will eventually happen, but not until we get the head Nazi/Facist President Bush out of office. It will take time for the deluded "Reefer Madness" crowd to die off and be replaced by enlightened, educated and compassionate politicians (if there is such a thing.) Congrats on winning your case. Peace with Cannabis!!!
September 16, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Hi Medical Marijuana offers you an opportunity to post a response, you also have reserved the right to decide whether or not you will post it. Therefore, I am posting the response of our organization, to your "Medical Marijuana: Fact or Farce?", on the Internet, so that you, your department, and other can be educated with real and verifiable facts.I had got lot more information from this blog.


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My memory of him on All In The Family is pretty clear, probably because he was really very handsome but also had a great sense of timing, and his role (as all roles for that show) were written so well.
When The Jeffersons debuted as a spin-off of All In The Family, of course Evans joined the cast. What I didn't know, however, was that he co-created Good Times, another CBS sitcom that featured an African American cast.
With the success of Good Times, Evans left The Jeffersons to write full time on his creation. His character on The Jeffersons was replaced but when Good Times was cancelled, Evans returned to his original sitcom. He didn't stay long however. After about two years, he felt the role had been so diminishedd that he left the series.
According to IMDb he returned to acting only once, in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger in 2000. There is some dispute if he really was in that episode, and I haven't seen it so I certainly can't weigh in.
He delved into real estate, and with the market having been as good as it was in those years, I would assume he did well.
He passed away in 2006 at the home of his mother, leaving behind a daughter. Like so many people who were hallmarks in 70's television, I somehow didn't notice when they stopped appearing on my television. I know fame doesn't always last forever. But for a talented write, actor and a darned handsome man, I would have thought he would have worked in the industry for a long time.
Then again, he may have left on his own terms. I certainly hope that is the case, both in regard to his career, and his time on this planet.
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Atlanta Thrashers All-Time TeamJune 6, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers All-Time Team
Last week, True North Sports and Entertainment came to an agreement to purchase the Atlanta Thrashers and relocate the franchise to Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is the second time hockey has failed in Atlanta, as the previous Atlanta Flames franchise was moved to Calgary.
With the second Winnipeg era set to start next season, I thought I would take a look back at some of the best players to play for the Thrashers and create the all-time team. Since Atlanta had little NHL success, this was definitely a challenge, but I think I came up with some solid players to form this squad.
Here are the players who I think are the best of the best of the Thrashers. Some are currently on the team and will be in Winnipeg next year, but their play to try and turn Atlanta around this year deserves recognition.
As always, feel free to let me know of anyone I might have missed.
Honorable Mention: Dan Snyder, Center: 2001-2002
Snyder may not have ever gotten a chance to make a significant contribution to the Thrashers, but it's hard to think of the organization without mentioning his name.
Snyder won the 2002 Calder Cup with the Chicago Wolves, the Thrashers' AHL affiliate. He had 35 points in 56 regular season games in the AHL and 17 points in 22 playoff games. When he received an 11-game call-up, he posted two points.
In the 2002-03 season, he had 14 points in 36 games and 23 points in 35 games with the Wolves.
He died in September 2003 before the 2003-04 regular season got underway. The Thrashers honored him by wearing a "37" patch on their jerseys and creating the Dan Snyder Memorial Award, given to the Atlanta player "who best embodies perseverance, dedication and hard work without reward or recognition."
The Wolves also honored Snyder by changing the name of their community service award to the Dan Snyder Man of the Year Award.
Hopefully, the Winnipeg team can do something to keep his memory intact, as their new team will have a unique part in Thrashers history.
Maxim Afinogenov, Right Wing: 2009-2010
Afinogenov played only one season in Atlanta, but he put up big numbers in that time. He had 61 points and was second in scoring on the team. His 24 goals were tied with Nik Antropov for the team lead.
He was also ninth with 17:23 of ice time per game and seventh with 3:07 of ice time on the power play.
Afinogenov was not re-signed by the Thrashers this past year and went overseas to play for SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL.
Nik Antropov, Right Wing: 2009-Present
Antropov had 67 points and a plus-13 in his first season in Atlanta, good for the team scoring lead. His 24 goals were tied with Maxim Afinogenov for the goal scoring lead. Those totals were personal bests for him, and he was third with an average of 3:34 of ice time on the power play.
This season, he finished with 41 points, which was seventh on the Thrashers. He was also fifth with 2:33 of ice time on the power play each game.
Antropov has two years left on his contract, so unless he is traded, he will be on the Winnipeg roster to start the 2011-12 season.
Andrew Brunette, Left Wing: 1999-2001
Brunette was with the Thrashers during their first two seasons in the league and had 50-point seasons each year, posting 50 points in 1999-00 and 59 points during the 2000-01 season.
In 1999-00, he was fifth with 3:31 of ice time on the power play per game, while in 2000-01, he was third in faceoff wins with a 54.6 percent success rate. He was also fourth on the team with 4:46 of ice time on the power play.
After leaving Atlanta, Brunette's NHL career took him to the Minnesota Wild, the Colorado Avalanche and back to Minnesota again. He will be an unrestricted free agent in July.
Kelly Buchberger, Right Wing: 1999-2000
Buchberger was traded to Atlanta from the Los Angeles Kings, and he became the first team captain in Thrashers' history.
He had 17 points in 68 games and finished with 20 points when adding his three points from his 13 games with the Kings.
Buchberger left Atlanta after their first season, and the two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers went back to the Kings for the 2000-01 season. He also suited up for the Phoenix Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins before calling it quits after the 2003-04 campaign.
Ray Ferraro, Center: 1999-2002
Ferraro started off his time in a Thrashers uniform with 44 points in 81 games in Atlanta's first season. He was seventh with 3:19 of ice time on the power play, and his 51.2 percent faceoff win percentage was third.
In 2000-01, he had one of the best years of his career with 76 points, and his ice time on the power play increased with 4:47 per game. He was eighth in faceoff wins with a 48 percent success rate.
He had 27 points in 61 games and 3:09 of ice time on the man advantage (sixth), while his 46.7 percent faceoff win rate was ranked eighth. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues that season, where he had 10 points in 15 games before retiring.
Dany Heatley, Left Wing: 2001-2005
Heatley made his NHL debut with the Thrashers in the 2001-02 season, posting 67 points and taking home the Calder Trophy as the league's outstanding rookie.
He improved even further in 2002-03, posting 89 points and finishing ninth in the NHL in scoring. He was selected for the NHL All-Star Game that season, which was held in Sunrise, Florida.
Unfortunately, Heatley's time in Atlanta ended on a down note, as he was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed teammate Dan Snyder. He only played 31 games due to his injuries from the accident; however, he still finished with 25 points.
Despite support from the Thrashers and their fans, as well as the Snyder family, Heatley asked to be traded for the 2005-06 season, as he felt he could not put his past behind him. The Thrashers agreed, and he began the post-lockout season with the Ottawa Senators.
After his time in Ottawa, Healtey ended up on the San Jose Sharks to start the 2009-10 season, and he is under contract until the end of the 2013-14 season.
Marian Hossa, Right Wing: 2005-2008
Hossa had two strong seasons with the Thrashers in 2005-06 and 2006-07, posting 92 points and 100 points respectively. In 2007, he represented the Thrashers at the NHL All-Star Game held in Dallas. He was the first Thrasher to score 100 points in a season.
In 2008, he again earned a bid to the All-Star Game. This time, he played in the event at Phillips Arena, Atlanta's home arena.
He was traded to Pittsburgh at the 2008 trade deadline, and he finished the 2007-08 season with 66 points.
After playing for the Detroit Red Wings in 2009-10, Hossa ended up on the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2009-10 season. He signed a lengthy 12-year contract for the team, and it paid off in his first season in Chicago, as he finally won a Stanley Cup.
Evander Kane, Center: 2009-Present
Kane was the Thrashers' fourth overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and he made the team the following season.
In his rookie season, he had 26 points in 66 games, but improved in 2010-11 to 68 points in 73 games and was fifth on the team in scoring. He was seventh with 2:18 of ice time on the power play and first with 154 hits.
Kane is the second player on this list who will be in Winnipeg next season. He is under contract for one more year before becoming a restricted free agent.
Ilya Kovalchuk, Left Wing: 2001-2010
Kovalchuk is one of the other names that is most synonymous with the Thrashers organization.
He represented Atlanta at three NHL All-Star Games (2004, 2008 and 2009) and shared the 2004 Rocket Richard Trophy with Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets after all three players posted 41 goals that year.
He also holds the Thrashers' record for most goals in a season, posting 52 goals in both the 2005-06 and 2007-08 seasons.
He had the best season of his career with Atlanta during the 2005-06 campaign, posting 98 points.
Kovalchuk acted as team captain from January 2009 until the time he was traded to the New Jersey Devils in February 2010. He had 27 points in 27 games after being traded.
After much publicized contract negotiations during the 2010 offseason, Kovalchuk signed a 15-year deal with the Devils. In his first full season in New Jersey, he had 60 points in 81 games.
Slava Kozlov, Left Wing: 2002-2010
Kozlov had five 50-point seasons during his time in Atlanta, including a career-high 86 points during the 2006-07 season. He played his 1,000th NHL game in a Thrashers uniform, a December 2007 matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Along with a career-high points total in 2006-07, he also set a franchise record for game-winning goals in a single season with eight. He capped off the year by winning the Dan Snyder Memorial Award.
He is second on the franchise's all-time points list with 416 points and second on the all-time goals list with 145 markers during the seven seasons he was in Atlanta.
Kozlov spent this season with two different teams in the KHL, CSKA Moscow and Salavet Yulaev Ufa. He had 27 points in 44 games with the two squads.
Andrew Ladd, Left Wing: Present
Ladd was part of a quartet of Blackhawks players that was traded to Atlanta in the 2010 offseason so the Hawks could shed salary cap space.
He finished with 59 points and the team scoring lead. He also was named Thrashers MVP and served as team captain.
He was sixth in ice time with 20:04 per game. On special teams, he was fourth with 3:02 of ice time on the power play and fifth with 1:53 of ice time while the Thrashers were shorthanded. He was also seventh with 68 hits and eighth with 45 blocked shots.
Ladd is currently a restricted free agent, and as of this writing, he has not been offered another contract. Hopefully, the Winnipeg franchise can find a way to hold on to him, as he is an experienced player with two Stanley Cups and can put up good numbers.
Shawn McEachern, Left Wing: 2002-2004
McEachern had 26 points in 46 games in his first season in Atlanta. In addition, he was ninth in both faceoff wins (43.5 percent) and ice time (19:17 per game). He was also sixth with 3:40 of ice time on the power play.
In 2003-04, he improved to 55 points in 82 games and was eighth with 20:13 of ice time. On special teams, he was seventh with 3:34 of ice time on the power play and fifth with 2:57 played while the Thrashers were shorthanded. He was captain throughout his tenure in Atlanta.
He played in Sweden during the NHL lockout and ended his NHL career with the Boston Bruins organization in the 2005-06 season. Once his career ended, he got into coaching, and he is currently the head coach at The Rivers School, an independent school in Weston, Massachusetts.
Rich Peverley, Center: 2009-2011
Peverley was claimed off waivers by Atlanta from the Nashville Predators. He finished the 2008-09 season with 44 points between the Predators and Thrashers. During his time in Atlanta, he was fourth with a 52.4 percent success rate in faceoffs and sixth with 18:49 of ice time. He also had 2:34 of ice time on the power play (ninth on Atlanta).
In 2009-10, Peverley had 55 points and was seventh with 18:39 of ice time per game. He also ranked in the top 10 in ice time on special teams, with 3:07 played on the power play (sixth) and 2:08 on the penalty kill (eighth). He did even better in the faceoff circle, ranking fifth with wins on 52.4 percent of his faceoffs.
He got off to a good start in 2010-11, posting 34 points in 59 games. He was fifth with a 55.5 percent success rate on faceoffs and seventh with 19:13 of ice time. He became a top member of the power play unit, with 3:08 of ice time (third on the team).
After being traded to Boston, Peverley had seven points in 23 games to finish the year with 41 points. He is currently competing in the Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins and has eight points through 20 playoff games.
He is under contract with the Bruins for the 2011-12 season.
Marc Savard, Center: 2002-2006
Savard had at least 40 points every season he was with Atlanta, including posting a career-best 97 points in the 2005-06 season. That season, he set a Thrashers record with assists in a single season (he posted 69 helpers that year).
In 2002-03, he had 47 points and was seventh with 18 blocked shots. He was second in faceoff wins with a 50.9 percent success rate.
He had 52 points in 2003-04, improving on his totals from the previous season. He was fourth with 22:19 of ice time per game and 5:15 played on the power play. He was again in the top five in the faceoff circle, winning 49.9 percent of his faceoffs.
During the 2005-06 season, he was second with 6:22 played on the man advantage and was seventh in faceoff wins (51.6). He was also seventh with 20:30 of ice time per game.
Savard moved on to Boston in the 2006-07 season, but he has not played since January due to a major concussion.
Chris Thorburn, Right Wing: 2007-Present
Thorburn has never put up a ton of points during his time in Atlanta, but he has contributed in other valuable ways.
He has always been a physical player and has finished in the top-five in hits every year. He had 89 hits in 2007-08 and topped out with 129 hits this past season. He also had 127 during the 2008-09 campaign.
Also, he is valuable in the faceoff circle. He was second with a 60 percent faceoff win percentage in 2007-08, fourth with 55.2 percent in 2009-10 and fifth this past season with a 49.8 win percentage.
Thorburn turned things around this season after being on the decline the last two years. He had 19 points and was seventh with 71 blocked shots. He was also seventh with 1:52 of ice time on the penalty kill this season
He is under contract until the end of the 2013-14 season and will move to Winnipeg to begin next season.
Zach Bogosian, Defenseman: 2008-Present
Bogosian was drafted by the Thrashers third overall in 2008, but spent the 2008-09 season with both the Thrashers and the Wolves. In 47 games with Atlanta, he had 19 points and a plus-11 rating.
In his first full NHL season in 2009-10, he had 23 points in 81 games. He set team records with most hits in a season (196) and goals by a defenseman in a season (10). He was also second with 124 blocked shots and fifth with 21:24 of ice time per game. He played 2:09 a game while the Thrashers were shorthanded (seventh).
This season, he had 17 points in 71 games and was third with 22:24 of ice time and 2:01 of ice time on the penalty kill. He was ninth with 1:58 played on the man advantage. In addition, he had 111 hits (fourth) and 91 blocked shots (fifth).
He is currently a restricted free agent, but like teammate Andrew Ladd, does not have a new contract as we speak.
Dustin Byfuglien, Defenseman: Present
Byfuglien was another one of the four members of the Blackhawks' 2010 Cup team traded to the Thrashers this past offseason. Like Ladd, he has also found success in Atlanta.
He was second on the team with 53 points this year and was also first among Thrashers defensemen in scoring. He was second with 23:18 of ice time per game, with 4:02 played on the power play and 140 hits. He was also sixth with 72 blocked shots.
Byfuglien also acted as an alternate captain this season and signed a five-year contract extension. He represented Atlanta at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tobias Enstrom, Defenseman: 2007-Present
Enstrom has posted two 30-point seasons in his time in Atlanta (2008-09). He also had 50-point seasons in 2009-10 (50 points) and this past year (51 points). He finished this season second among Atlanta defensemen in scoring.
This year he was named to the NHL All-Star Game. It marked the first time the Thrashers sent a defenseman to the All-Star Game since Petr Buzek participated in the 2000 event.
Enstrom led the Thrashers in ice time (23:41 per game) and power play minutes (4:32 per game). He was also third with 137 blocked shots.
He is under contract through the 2012-13 season.
Garnet Exelby, Defenseman: 2002-2009
Exelby is one of the more physical defensemen that has played for the Thrashers. While his ice time has fluctuated, his shot blocking skill and physical presence has never gone away.
He led the team in hits during the 2005-06 season with 125 while also placing fifth with 75 blocked shots. In addition, he was sixth with 3:07 of ice time on the penalty kill. He threw himself around even more in 2006-07 with 146 hits and 95 blocked shots.
In 2007-08, he was again first on the team with 176 hits and second with 137 blocked shots. He was seventh on the Thrashers with 18:53 of ice time per game and sixth with 2:43 played on the penalty kill.
Although Exelby didn't deliver as many hits in 2008-09, he was still first on the team in that category (151). He was fourth with 99 blocked shots and eighth with 2:13 of ice time while Atlanta was shorthanded.
After playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2009-10 season, Exelby spent 2010-11 with the Rockford Ice Hogs, the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
Ron Hainsey, Defenseman: 2008-Present
Hainsey scored a career-high 39 points in his first season with Atlanta in 2008-09. He was also second with 22:22 of ice time per game and fifth in minutes played on the power play (3:43) and the penalty kill (2:53). In addition, he was second with 127 blocked shots and ninth with 60 hits.
He had 26 points in 2009-10 and was first with 148 blocked shots. He was fourth with 22:08 of ice time and was second with 3:46 played on the penalty kill.
Although his point totals decreased again this year (he had just 19 points), he continued to be an excellent shot blocker (his 173 blocked shots were first on the Thrashers) and was eighth with 1:49 of ice time on the penalty kill.
He has two more years on his current contract and will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2012-13 season.
Niclas Havelid, Defenseman: 2005-2009
Havelid was a key defenseman during his four seasons in Atlanta.
During his first year in 2005-06, he had 22 points and a plus-nine rating while leading the Thrashers in ice time per game (24:25) and minutes on the penalty kill (5:17). He was also second with 192 blocked shots.
Havelid remained an important part of the penalty kill during the rest of his time in Atlanta. He was first in minutes played while the Thrashers were shorthanded in 2006-07 (4:33) and in 2007-08 (3:39). He was second in penalty kill ice time with 3:32 per game during the 2008-09 season.
In addition, he finished first in blocked shots from 2007 to 2009 (225 in 2006-07, 184 in 2007-08 and 164 in 2008-09). In 2006-07, his 225 blocked shots were also third in the NHL.
His performance in 2005-06 earned him the Dan Snyder Memorial Award.
He was traded to the Devils in 2008-09 after posting 42 points and a plus-four through 63 games. He had four points in 15 games with Atlanta to finish the season with 46 points and a plus-two rating.
Havelid has spent the last two seasons playing with Lingkoping HC of the Swedish Elite League.
Frantisek Kaberle, Defenseman: 2000-2004
Kaberle first played for the Thrashers in their inaugural season and had seven points in 14 games. He finished the 1999-00 season with 18 points in 59 games and played for four teams (Long Beach Ice Dogs of the IHL, Lowell Lock Monster of the AHL, Los Angeles and Atlanta).
Despite playing few games with the Thrashers, he was first with 24:38 of ice time per game and 4:05 played on the man advantage. He was also sixth with 2:46 of ice time on the penalty kill.
In 2000-01, he finished with 15 points and a plus-11 rating while logging 22:17 per game (first on the Thrashers) and 4:24 on the power play (fifth).
He continued to improve in 2001-02, tallying 25 points and again playing valuable minutes, as he was third with 21:34 played per game. He was fourth with 3:16 logged on the power play and ninth with 2:25 on the penalty kill.
The 2002-03 season saw him post 26 points and finish in the top three in many categories including blocked shots (third with 37), ice time (second with 21:56 per game) and penalty kill minutes (third with 3:10 per game).
Kaberle bested himself again in 2003-04 with 30 points and a plus-two rating. He was third with 23:19 played per game and fifth with 4:18 played on the power play. On the penalty kill, he was seventh with 2:44 of ice time.
After leaving Atlanta, Kaberle won the 2006 Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes and played in Raleigh through the 2008-09 season. He has spent the last two years playing in his native Czech Republic.
Pavel Kubina, Defenseman: 2009-2010
Kubina did well during his only season in Atlanta, posting 38 points in 76 games. He was second among Thrashers defensemen in scoring.
He led Atlanta with 22:37 of ice time per game and was fourth in penalty kill ice time with 2:47 per game. He was also third with 111 blocked shots and seventh with 94 hits.
Kubina played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, where he posted 23 points in 79 regular season games and three points in eight playoff games.
Kari Lehtonen, Goaltender: 2003-2010
Lehtonen made his Atlanta debut in 2003-04 and played four games, going 4-0 with a 1.26 GAA and .953 save percentage.
But it was in 2006-07 when he began to take off. He had the best season of his career with a record of 34-24-9 to go with a .912 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA. He also had four shutouts in both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.
Lehtonen holds Thrashers franchise records in many categories, including career wins by a goaltender (94), shutouts by a Thrashers goaltender (14) and games played in a season (68 games played in 2006-07).
He was traded to the Dallas Stars in 2010, who gave him a three-year extension prior to the start of this season. His contract runs through the 2012-13 campaign.
Ondrej Pavelec, Goaltender: 2007-Present
Pavelec had his first NHL experience during the 2007-08 campaign, playing in seven games and posting a record of 3-3 with a .905 save percentage and a 3.11 GAA.
He played his first full NHL season in 2009-10 and went 14-18-7 with a .906 save percentage and a 3.23 GAA. It was his first year with starting goaltender duties, as he played in 42 games.
After a scary collapse on the ice during the Thrashers' 2010-11 home opener against the Washington Capitals, Pavelec came back strong. He had a record of 21-23-9 in 58 games for his first 20-win season. He also set career highs in save percentage (.914) and goals-against-average (2.73).
Pavelec will be 24 years old this year, so he has room to continue to improve. He has one more year on his contract before becoming a restricted free agent.


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Ok so I had heard that one of the great new features of Exchange 2010 was its archiving feature but it was something that I had not made use of until coming across one of our clients. The client did not have any management policies in place so what had happened to a number of users was that their mailboxes had increased gigabytes in data. 60GB in my case.
One of the users suddenly called the helpdesk system complaining of slow system and outlook crashing every time he attempted to read an email after some basic troubleshooting I came across his mailbox size using the following powershell command which has become very useful in this particular exchange environment
Get-MailboxStatistics -identity "username" | ft displayname, totalitemsize
This displays a human readable format in GB of the users mailbox size. Anyhow it was instant to me that the users problems originated from the size. Exchange recommends that mailboxes do not exceed 2GB and so you can imagine the problem encountered when a mailbox is almost 60GB. Through further troubleshooting I realised the user's inbox folder contains almost all his mail items dating back to 2005, none of the items were organised in folders . This of course also causes performance problems especially as the user was using outlook 2007 client.
I was stuck I thought I cannot possibly ask the user to manually move each his mail items because his outlook was crashing and not allowing him to do anything. I had provided a temporary solution of using OWA but even then I cannot expect a user to carry out such a mammoth task.
Exchange 2010 Personal Archive to the rescue
In came the solution of online archiving, the following articles really helped me in understand the concept and how it works in exchange 2010.
1) Understanding Personal Archives
2) Archive Mailbox in Exchange 2010
From the articles above the following diagram really enables one to understand how it works
In my example I used option 1 as I only had one exchange server in the environment and it was best to keep the archive in the same mailbox database store. The second articles highlights the procedure in enabling the archive online giving a step by step guide. I followed this guide and found that the online archive option was viewable in OWA instantly however I was now confused as to how and where to specify the behaviour of how long exchange keeps emails in archive and where to set this up.
Retention Policies and Tags
This is an option where the exchange admin can specify tags that the user will then be able to tag to mails so that Exchange can then archive the mails as specified by the tag. The link below provides a good overview and understanding of how policy tags operate.
Understanding Retention Tags and Retention Policies
When setting up a policy tag the exchange admin can then set up retention policies which then calls the tags and then applies them to any mailbox that is specified. This is something that I understood clearer through the help of Tushar_Jadhav when I raised this question on the Microsoft forums here .
Retention policy tags and policies can be created through the EMC (Exchange Management Console) the screenshot below shows where this is located in EMC and the current tags.
In my case I edited the selected tag in the screenshot and changed it to 3 years so that all items older than 3 years are moved into the archive, this is done by changing the age limit for retention to 1086 days which roughly equates to 3 years. (Shown below)
Once I had made this change I then created a new retention policy and added both the mailbox required and the policy tags to the policy. This is shown in the following screen shots.
In the retention policy properties one can see that the tag created earlier has been assigned to the policy
Above we can see the mailbox that I have erased that is associated with this policy. This mailbox was 60GB and so was added to the retention policy so that all emails older than 3 years are automatically moved to the online archive.
Once this is done the process of course is not instant exchange carries out the task of managing the tags on a periodic basis however if you wan to force exchange to start the management of the mailbox then the following command is used
start-ManagedFolderAssistant -Identity "username"
When doing running this command I did not see the change real-time and so enquired on the Microsoft forums I was advised to leave wait over night. This is exactly what I done and then noticed the change, the screenshot below shows two things
1) That the retention policy is indeed applied to the mailbox this is achieved through the command
Get-Mailbox "username" | fl ret*
2) That the mailbox has reduced in size from 60GB to 34.78GB which conveys that the online archive has worked successfully because as we know from the diagram above that online archive created another mailbox and transfers items from main mailbox to the archive mailbox.
I hope this blog benefits the reader and I thank all those that helped me in understanding this concept further.


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Govt tells SC it won't release GM mustard without court's nod
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New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that it will not release genetically modified (GM) mustard without the court's nod.
It, however, opposed the plea filed by environmentalist Aruna Rodrigues seeking prohibition of open field trials and commercial release of GM mustard.
"GM mustard will significantly reduce the import of Canola oil," the government's top law officer Mukul Rohatgi told the court.
The application was filed in an ongoing case by Rodrigues. On 7 October, the court had asked the Centre to hold the release of GM mustard for 10 days.
Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Rodrigues, had earlier told the court that the Centre had failed to make public the bio-safety dossier and only a summary of the same had been submitted till now.
The petitioner also sought the court's direction to constitute a commission of inquiry to submit a report on the field trials and application process for GM mustard crops.
The petition also alleged that "various counts of fraud and regulatory collusion in field trials" of GM mustard crop conducted over the years in multiple locations have made its commercial release a risky proposition. The fact that the commercial release of Bt brinjal was stopped after protests was cited.
If GM mustard is approved by the environment ministry's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, it will be the first transgenic food crop to be commercially cultivated in India. Right now, only GM cotton is cultivated in the country.
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Do you presently do body-work full or part-time or are you in school, about to attend etc ? When I get the opportunity. I'm currently a college student at St. Cloud State University, double major in psychology and music. Pursuing a career in clinical hypnotherapy and perhaps life coaching.
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Do you now or are you interested in billing Insurance ? No.
What drew you to body-work? I had a "spontaneous" and enormous spiritual awakening on January 1st 2004 at 12:00 a.m. Since then I've been rapidly progressing down a path of spiritual awakening, psychic development, and personal/spiritual transformation and ascension.
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Do you use tools, crystals, stones, water, aromatherapy, bach flower essenses etc ? At times I utilize tools such as a wand, or crystals. I almost always use my massage table, and space cleansing/clearing spray.
Other areas of interest/hobbies : Paranormal investigation, "ghosts," Magick, the spirit world, pleiadies, the current energetic shifts on the earth planes, and much more.
Any other comments, tidbits about yourself or questions that you think might be added here ? I'm a 20 year old what you would call "Indigo." It's just another label (I've got about 25 I can use...), so I use it (them) sparsely. I have a lot of progress to make, and I've made just as much!
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Two months ago, Zsombor Toth was in the midst of a six-week vacation in Thailand with a good friend.
Now, he's fighting for his life in a Chiang Mai hospital — and if he's able to recover, his family doesn't know if a massive medical bill awaits them.
"Nothing is going to be the same, and he's not going to be the same," said his father Stefan.
In late January, the family says Zsombor had a motorbike accident, resulting in a severe head injury and leaving him in a coma for weeks. After four operations, he's regained consciousness, but a piece of his brain had to be removed and his condition is still critical.
"There's no reflex, he's not moving. He's able to move his eye ... just his left eye a little bit," he said.
Stefan says Zsombor told him he purchased travel insurance prior to leaving, but after weeks of searching, his family hasn't been able to find a policy number.
'Make copies and keep them with you'
It's the type of potential medical nightmare that many Canadian tourists end up in every year, says Will McAleer, president of the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada.
"Whatever types of activities you plan, you want to make sure those types of activities are also going to be covered under your travel insurance policy," he said, adding that this particular case shows the value of making copies of travel insurance and leaving them with loved ones.
"For typical travelers you want to make copies and keep them with you in your personal effects as well so you have those numbers when you need them the most."
Zsombor's family has hired a lawyer to gain access to his bank accounts and credit cards to see if he did in fact buy insurance.
The cost to fly him home when he's released is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
"Your travel documents, the contact numbers for your assistance company, I would rank that up there as being right along the same parallel as your passport," said McAleer.
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With domestic recycling rates stagnating at about 20 percent in recent years, buildings taller than four storeys in all new non-landed private residential developments will now be required to install dual chutes for refuse and recyclables, said Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor in Parliament on Wednesday.
"Studies have shown that households living in apartments with dual chute systems recycle up to three times more than those in apartments which do not have such facilities," said Khor.
All new non-landed private residential developments with at least 500 dwelling units will also be required to install the Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System (PWCS) to improve the hygiene and efficiency of waste collection, reported Channel NewsAsia.
The two measures will apply to new applications submitted from 1 April 2018.
Meanwhile, lower-income families living in public housing blocks constructed between 1986 and 1992, and have yet to undergo the Home Improvement Programme, can look forward to water-efficient flushing systems.
This comes as national water agency PUB will be replacing the 9L water closets of around 6,000 households with 4L ones for free, reported Today Online.
In announcing the plan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli revealed that households in Singapore used 148L of water per capita per day in 2016, down from the previous reported level of around 151L. But while the figure is just shy of the 2020 target of 147L, it is still a long way from Singapore's target of 140L by 2030.
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One of the most powerful methods of creating a task is dragging an email directly to the Tasks folder. This method, called AutoCreate, is discussed later in this chapter.


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CARLOS ESCOTO, PLAINTIFF,v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Oliver W. Wanger United States District Judge
Discovery Cut-Off: 7/17/09
Non-Dispositive Motion
Filing Deadline: 08/03/2009
Dispositive Motion Filing
Deadline: 08/31/2009
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I. Date of Scheduling Conference. November 7, 2008.
7/30/09 10:00 Ctrm. 8
Pre-Trial Conference Date: 11/9/09 11:00 Ctrm. 3
Trial Date: 2/9/10 9:00 Ctrm. 3 (CT-4 days)
II. Discovery Plan and Cut-Off Date
1. The parties are ordered to complete all non-expert discovery on or before March 16, 2009.
2. The parties are directed to disclose all expert witnesses, in writing, on or before April 3, 2009. Any rebuttal or supplemental expert disclosures will be made on or before May 25, 2009. The parties will comply with the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) regarding their expert designations. Local Rule 16-240(a) notwithstanding, the written designation of experts shall be made pursuant to F. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(a)(2), (A) and (B) and shall include all information required thereunder. Failure to designate experts in compliance with this order may result in the Court excluding the testimony or other evidence offered through such experts that are not disclosed pursuant to this order.
3. The parties are ordered to complete all discovery, including experts, on or before July 17, 2009.
4. The provisions of F. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) shall apply to all discovery relating to experts and their opinions. Experts may be fully prepared to be examined on all subjects and opinions included in the designation. ...
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blackjack68 wrote:was most disappointing? (Pens, Steelers or Pitt)
Poll from Post Gazette.
http://www.post-gazette.com/polls/defau ... ollID=2762
The Steelers are leading.
At first I immediately voted Steelers, but after thinking about it...should I have voted for the Pens?
The Steelers were injury and suspension depleted going into a 4pm game (which plague them for some reason) against the defending Super Bowl Champions. Maybe should've expected a loss.
The Pens were playing a team they beat in ast year's playoffs, were up 2-0 going into the third and gave away the lead and essentially the game, with 8.1 seconds left. Very disappointing.
Pitt, just continues to disappoint, so no suprise there.
How would you have voted and why?
IronDukes37 wrote:How often do all 3 teams either all win or all lose on the same weekend?
It seems like it happens more often than it should.
They either all win or all lose. Crazy.
I vote for Pitt's loss, what little faith I was starting to have in Wannstedt and the program just flushed away.
It ruined the excitement of watching Super Shady McCoy run on Saturdays.
newarenanow wrote:But back in December when Pitt BB beat Duke, Steelers beat the Rams and the Pens beat the Bruins, that was an awesome night.
relantel wrote:The silent fourth option - a Penn State loss would have hurt far worse than the other three, as excruciating as the Pens failure to score on the EN, then allow the goal with 8.1 to go was... Whomever identified the Steelers and Pens losses as inconsequential in the overall picture, yes, they are, but between the Steelers injuries, and the Pens repeat performance of a week third period playing with a lead... there is something to be concerned about, but both should be able to overcome their issues. Pitt, on the other hand, has a tougher road, but can still win the big east if they win out.
Nizzy wrote:It is always depressing when multiple Pittsburgh sports teams lose on the same weekend.
Even more Depressing:
Flyers 2-0 this weekend
Eagles 1-0 this weekend
Phillies 2-0 this weekend, 1 win from championship.
Puke. What a Joke.
Pittsburgh was jobbin it this weekend.
Nizzy wrote:Phillies 2-0 this weekend, 1 win from championship.
Corvidae wrote:Nizzy wrote:Phillies 2-0 this weekend, 1 win from championship.
Isn't it best of seven for the WC?
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.ARCHIE RAFFI DONOYAN SOCIAL SECURITY NO. 4 3 7 2 RICHIE DONOVAN; RICHIE DORIAN; RICARDO DONAN; RICHIE BROWN DONOVAN; RICHIE BROWN; RICARDO (LAST 4 DIGITS)
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X WITH COUNSEL Errol Stambler, retn'd - 321 E. Second St., Los Angeles, Ca. 90012
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X GUILTY, and the court being satisfied that there is a factual basis for the plea. NOLO
There being a finding/verdict of X GUILTY, defendant has been convicted as charged of the offense(s) of: Bank Fraud; Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be Done, in violation of 18 USC 1344(1)(2), as charged in ct. 15, of the Indictment.
The Court asked whether there was any reason why judgment should not be pronounced. Because no sufficient cause to the contrary was shown, or appeared to the Court, the Court adjudged the defendant guilty as charged and convicted and ordered that: the defendant shall pay to the United States a Special Assessment of $100.00, which is due immediately. All fines are waived as it is FOUND that the defendant does not have the ability to pay a fine.
Pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, it is the judgment of the Court that the defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of: one(1) day, with credit for time served. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on Supervised Release a term of eight (8) months, on ct. 15, of the Indictment, under the following terms and conditions: 1) the defendant shall committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons a period of one (1) day, with credit for time served; 2) the defendant shall comply with the rules and regulations of the US Probation Office and General Order 318; 2) the defendant shall comply with General Order 01-05; 3) the defendant shall not obtain or possess any driver's license, Social Security number, birth certificate, passport or any other form of identification without the prior written approval of the Probation Officer; further, the defendant shall not use, for any purpose or in any manner, any name other than her true legal name; 4) the defendant shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the defendant. The drug testing condition mandated by statute is suspended based on the Court's determination that the defendant poses a low risk of future substance abuse. The Court states the justification of sentence on the record. The Court notes the defendant waived the appeal rights. The defendant is advised of the appeal rights. On motion of the Government, all remaining counts against this defendant are ORDERED dismissed.
In addition to the special conditions of supervision imposed above, it is hereby ordered that the Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release within this judgment be imposed. The Court may change the conditions of supervision, reduce or extend the period of supervision, and at any time during the supervision period or within the maximum period permitted by law, may issue a warrant and revoke supervision for a violation occurring during the supervision period.
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Franchising is one of many business models adopted by companies to generate revenue. However there is a dire need for these organizations to consider very wisely their specific business environment, market or product before jumping on a bandwagon solely because it has yielded results for other companies. This article will analyze Living Goods' Franchising decision.
Living Goods, founded by Chuck Slaughter, was born out of a trip to Africa and the need to reduce child mortality. Slaughter was in Kenya visiting the Health Store Foundation's clinics. They were busy in spurts but idle much of the time, so nurses started traveling out into the community. This was so successful that Slaughter wondered whether the clinic was necessary at all. Slaughter saw this not only as a call to social action but also as a revenue generation opportunity.
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PolitiFact last week looked at claims by President Donald Trump about NFL ratings and catapults along the Mexican border, and Atlanta mayoral candidate John Eaves' criticism that outgoing Mayor Kasim Reed hasn't taken much of a part in addressing regional concerns. Full versions can be found at www.politifact.com.
"NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country."
— President Donald Trump on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 in a tweet
Trump seems to be overstating rating declines, and we found little evidence of a political motivation for them.
The numbers for 2017 so far are inconclusive. Average attendance for 2017 is also down by 5 percent, while gross attendance is off 8 percent from 2016. Trump might be referring to 2016, a year when the NFL saw a significant drop in viewership, although average game attendance increased by 3 percent from 2015 to 2016.
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Ratings were down 8 percent in 2016, but experts said the drop was modest and in line with general ratings for the sports industry. Ratings in 2017 so far suggest a similar year-on-year drop, but experts say it's too early to tell.
As for political motivation, there's little evidence to suggest people are boycotting the NFL. Most professional sports franchises are experiencing declines in popularity.
We rate this claim Mostly False.
"So now they take drugs, literally, and they throw it, a hundred pounds of drugs. They throw it over the wall, they have catapults, but they throw it over the wall, and it lands and it hits somebody on the head."
— Donald Trump on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 in a rally
Trump was accurate about drugs being catapulted. Immigration officials have seized marijuana launched across the border, and in some cases, found catapults. Whether people have been hit on the head by these sacks is uncertain.
Reports from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about catapults date back at least to 2011.
Just last month, Border Patrol agents in Arizona operating remote video surveillance saw an object launched over the border. Other agents went to the area and found a large cylindrical bundle of marijuana weighing more than 96 pounds and worth $48,000.
Our ruling
Trump is accurate that, from time to time, catapults have been used at the border by traffickers. Packages of marijuana thrown over the border range from less than 50 pounds to more than 100 pounds. But we found no reports of people on the U.S. side of the border hit by the falling bundles.
We rate Trump's statement Mostly True.
"The current city mayor (Kasim Reed) has been virtually absent in terms of regional cooperation the last eight years."
— John Eaves on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum
A 2013 blog post faulted Reed for failing to attend many meetings of the Atlanta Regional Commission. Between 2010 and August 2013, he missed 24 meetings out of 36. Only one member of the commission board had a worse attendance record. That is one yardstick, but there are others to measure Reed's presence in regional issues.
One of Reed's top priorities has been deepening the Port of Savannah, about 250 miles from the city, which provides jobs across the state. Reed is credited for working with Republican lawmakers and the Republican governor to push the project. Reed has also promoted expansion of Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, an anchor for economic development in the region. Reed struck an agreement with Delta Airlines to keep the company in Atlanta for the next two decades.
In the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the Atlanta region led among the nation's 12 largest metropolitan areas in the rate of job growth and ranked third overall for the number of jobs added in the past year.
Our ruling
There is some evidence that Reed failed to faithfully attend meetings of Atlanta's Regional Commission. However, in terms of promoting major development activity that boosted jobs across the region, Reed was deeply involved and can take credit for playing a key role.
There's a sliver of truth in Eaves' charge. We rate this claim Mostly False.


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|Season Total
|Lemon Cucumber
|23 ea(season total)
|American Genuine Cucumber
|11 ea (season total)
|1 baggie dried + 1 quart
|Spicy Bush and Reg Basil
|1 pt
|7 baggies dried +3qt
|Sebring Zucchini
|5 ea(season total)
|8 Ball zucchini
|17 ea(season total)
|Black Beauty Zucchini
|21 ea(season total)
|Bush Beans
|28 quarts
|Lettuce (mixed pckg)
|2-4 lbs
|Bright Lights Chard
|8 Bunches
|Cabbage (mixed pckg)
|4 ea(season total)
|Evergreen Bunching Onion
|33 plus a few cuttings
|Yellow Onion
|74 ea (total for season)
|4 heads (season total)
|Juliet Hybrid Grape Tomato
|549 ea
|Red Cherry Tomato
|244 ea
|Total Tomatoes
|145 ea
|2 ea (season total)
|Kaleidescope Pepper
|3 ea
|Orange Sun Bell Pepper
|1 ea
|2 ea
|Cosmic Purple Carrot
|4 ea (season total)
|Sweet treat hybrid/Petite 'n Sweet carrots
|74 ea
|Jalapeno Pepper
|5 ea
|Purple Beauty Bell Pepper
|1 ea
|Habanero Pepper
|56 ea
|Serrano Pepper
|Lincoln and Alaskan Peas
|2 cups 1/4 cup
|Ambrosia Melon
|Harvest Princess Pumpkin
|Small Sugar Pumpkin
|6 ea (season total)
|2 sprigs
Monday, September 6, 2010
Harvest Monday Sept 6, 2010
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I finally ripped out my volunteer Juliet, and I swear I'll never grow another. They're too small to be of any use, as far as I'm concerned. I must have tossed out at least 500 green Juliets, after picking a bucket full of ripe ones.ReplyDelete
Your harvested veggies look really good! You have a very nice variety.
Your tomatoes just won't quit! What a great varieties of everything. You and I probably had very similar weather this summer. It's been way too hot and dry for the poor garden!ReplyDelete
Yes Granny, I do not plan on planting that Juliet again. The kids won't even eat them anymore!ReplyDelete
Thyme, yes the tomatoes had a little spurt this week. I hope I can get one more spurt before they are done! Yes, hot and dry!
i just wish i can grow those varieties of vegetables as well as yours.. but im suffering from dry spell on my garden.. that's why i am trying to install a good garden irrigation system to see if it can help..ReplyDelete
Well to me it looks like you had a great tomato harvest. And I'm so sad about the SVB. I quit growing pumpkins because of them. Now I only grow butternuts that are resistant.ReplyDelete
What a great looking harvest! I have tried time and again to grow carrots, but I still haven't had any luck with them. When did you plant the ones that are shown in your harvest pictures?ReplyDelete
Prairie Cat - I planted them sometime in the spring. I think maybe march, I might have to look back to be sure! But they are taking forever and some are decent size and some are not. I think I didn't space or thin appropriately...lesson learned! Plus I planted them with my pumpkins and melons so I wonder if all the shade from the vines helped them a bit. Hmmm, don't know. My second planting is only showing about 2 plants, planted in August I think.ReplyDelete


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Get ready. When you read this story you will say "just like a lawyer!"
Recently, I was driving my daughter and her best friend on an hour long trip. I wanted to listen to a podcast while I drove, and I didn't want to force the girls to listen. They were talking and laughing. So I did what I bet a lot of you do without thinking – I put in my ear buds. We hit traffic about 20" into the drive and as I was sitting there stopped completely still waiting on an accident to clear, I suddenly had the thought "I wonder if this is legal?"
So I did what most people would do – I pulled out my Iphone and Googled it. Now in my defense, traffic was not moving. However, that technically doesn't matter. You cannot surf the web on your phone while you are driving in Maryland. I knew that was illegal. I did it anyway.
Guess what I found out? Maryland is actually one of the few states that prohibits wearing both ear buds while driving. Most states leave it mostly legal, or the laws are very complicated. Maryland clearly makes it illegal. You can wear one ear bud, but not both. So I was now violating two state laws at the same time.
What did I do? I would like to tell you I pulled out the ear buds and listened to the inane chatter of ten year old girls for the next hour. I won't tell you that because it would be a lie. I tried one ear bud, but I couldn't hear the podcast with only one ear bud while the car was moving at full speed. So, I put the other one back in. Only this time, I started looking around for police vehicles. And a short time later, I was passed by two. One was a PG County Police Officer, and the other was a State Trooper. Each time I saw them coming, took the ear buds out until they passed, and put them right back in.
If you are keeping count, your friendly neighborhood lawyer was ignorant of one law, knowingly violated another, and then used the information he obtained in violation of the law to hide his wrong doing while the cops went by.
Go ahead and say it – "just like a lawyer!" Later, when I thought about it, I realized what I had done and was a little ashamed. I should, and do, know better. And to make matters worse, I was exhibiting awful behavior in front of my daughter. She isn't too far away from driving herself. I don't think she was paying attention, but you never know. I have to set a good example.
So do NOT do as I did. Act better than that. Don't wear both ear buds while driving in Maryland.


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The date at which it was written is uncertain; there are features in it which point to its having been the work of a poet living in north Israel, and writing at an early date; but most recent scholars, on account chiefly of certain late expressions occurring in it, think that it cannot have been written earlier than the 4th or 3rd century B.C. In the graceful and tender idyll of Ruth, it is told how Ruth, the Moabitess, and a native consequently of a country hostile theocratically to Israel, adopted Israel's faith (i.
Whatever the predominant party might think of foreign marriages, the tradition of the half-Moabite origin of David serves, in the beautiful idyll of Ruth (q.v.), to suggest the debt which Judah and Jerusalem owed to one at least of its neighbours.
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Ryan Open to Changing Health Bill As GOP Struggles to Reach Agreement
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that the GOP health care bill would be amended before the measure came to the floor. The House Budget Committee is still expected to mark up the current version of the Republican bill to overhaul the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, but more changes would come afterwards, before the House Rules Committee takes its stab at the measure.
Republicans Mull Dropping Surcharge for Uninsured in Bill
Republican leaders in Congress may scrap a provision in the House GOP's Obamacare replacement bill that would require insurers to charge a 30 percent penalty to customers who go without coverage for at least 63 days. "There was discussion of the 30 percent penalty for people" who don't maintain continuous coverage, said Representative Phil Roe of Tennessee, a medical doctor and member of the GOP Doctors Caucus.
NIH would see huge budget cut under president's proposal
The National Institutes of Health would absorb an enormous $5.8 billion cut under President Trump's first budget proposal — equal to about 19 percent of its current $30.3 billion discretionary budget. The plan "includes a major reorganization" of NIH's 27 institutes and centers and would eliminate the Fogarty International Center, a $69.1 million program dedicated to building partnerships between health research institutions in the United States and abroad.
Obamacare enrollment drops, to 12.2 million, as Congress debates repeal
Driven by a drop-off in enrollment after President Trump took office, total sign-ups for Obamacare health plans fell this year for the first time, a new report released by the Trump administration Wednesday indicates. A total of 12.2 million Americans enrolled in a plan through one of the healthcare law's marketplaces during the 2017 open enrollment period, according to the report, which provides a final tally of this year's signups.
HHS Secretary vows GOP health care bill is 'so much better' than Obamacare
Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price — a former congressman and a longtime critic of Obamacare — forcefully defended the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare on Wednesday night, even as the legislation continues to face fierce backlash and bleed support. "We believe strongly, strongly, that the plan we put together is so much better than the one that's there now," Price said a special CNN town hall event moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Dana Bash.
GOP health overhaul puts pressure on state governments
The Republican health care plan means less money for states and gives them a tough choice: Find a pot of cash to make up the difference or let coverage lapse for millions of lower-income Americans. Governors and state lawmakers analyzing the Republican plan to replace former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act fear a return to the past, when those without health coverage used emergency rooms for their medical needs.
Trump Urges Supporters to Unite Behind G.O.P. Health Plan
President Trump made a plea on Wednesday for his supporters to unite behind the Republican plan to overhaul Americans' health care as the only way to squelch Democratic attempts to scuttle the plan. At the same time, facing resistance to the bill from within his own party, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said it would be refined and improved.
House conservative face robocalls urging support for Obamacare replacement
American Action Network, the nonprofit aligned with House GOP leadership, is launching a pressure campaign aimed at conservative House members lawmakers who have been reluctant to support the leadership-backed plan to replace Obamacare. AAN will run 1 million robocalls in 30 congressional districts held predominantly by members of the arch-conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Dovish Fed, Dutch Vote Spur Stocks as Oil Advances: Markets Wrap
Stocks advanced with commodities as the U.S. Federal Reserve's dovish message continued to feed into markets, and as pro-Europe parties claimed victory in the Netherlands election. The euro and Treasuries gave up some of Wednesday's advance.
Medicaid Work Requirements in Focus for GOP Health Bill
A group of conservative House Republicans are pushing for an amendment to the Republican health care bill that would institute work or education requirements for Medicaid, hoping the change would get more conservatives on board and help the legislation move closer to becoming law. In a letter Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma appeared open to giving states waivers to make similar changes to their Medicaid programs.
Anthem CEO talks Medicaid funding, cost sharing subsidies with Trump
In a private meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Anthem's CEO Joseph Swedish sought to ensure that Republicans adequately fund Medicaid and continue the cost sharing subsidies that help consumers afford insurance. Swedish also discussed with Trump and HHS Secretary Tom Price parts of the American Health Care Act that Anthem would "like to see enhanced," and the "elimination of the taxes, elimination of the fees" that it hopes will remain in the final draft, Anthem CFO John Gallina said Wednesday during the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference in Miami.
Putting the Republicans' Health Plan on the Obamacare Scale
President Trump and Republicans in Congress have pummeled the Affordable Care Act, complaining of high deductibles, soaring premiums and a shrinking menu of options for consumers. But does the Republican alternative solve these problems, or does it exacerbate them?
Mayo Clinic: Privately insured patients to get priority over Medicaid, Medicare patients
Facing tighter profit margins, the chief executive of the Mayo Clinic recently told his employees that the prestigious health system will prioritize the care of privately insured patients over those on Medicare and Medicaid. That bold pronouncement by Dr. John Noseworthy — made in a speech to employees late last year — reflects the growing unease among hospital executives who are watching profits shrink due to steady increases in the number of government-insured patients. Medicaid, whose enrollment has increased dramatically under the Affordable Care Act, traditionally pays hospitals significantly less than commercial insurers.
Pharma, Biotech and Devices
Wyden Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency of PBMs
The Senate Finance Committee's top Democrat is leading a push to "lift the veil of secrecy" surrounding pharmacy benefit managers, the intermediaries in drug price negotiations between manufacturers, pharmacies and insurers. The legislation, which Sen. Ron Wyden rolled out on Wednesday, would force pharmacy benefit managers to disclose the total amount in rebates and discounts they receive from manufacturers to get their drugs listed on formularies.
Many at risk for stroke don't get anti-clotting drugs
More than four in five stroke patients with a history of heart rhythm problems didn't get any blood thinners, or didn't take enough to help prevent a stroke before they had one, a U.S. study suggests. Most strokes occur when a clot blocks an artery carrying blood to the brain, known as an ischemic stroke.
Health IT
Plans readied for boosting IT's role in public health reporting
The Zika virus' spread to the United States motivated a federal initiative to better use health information technology in public health reporting. But an HHS task force is developing recommendations of health IT best practices for public health that will also address other disease outbreaks.
Health system creates venture fund
A local health system plans to invest $100 million over the next decade in health care and health technology-related companies. Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health said last week it created an investment fund called Spectrum Health Ventures to partner with other health systems and companies to spur innovation and technology.
A Message from PhRMA:
More than a third of the initial list price of brand medicines is rebated back to insurance companies, PBMs and the government, or retained by the supply chain. And the gap between list and net prices is growing every year.
Opinions, Editorials and Perspectives
Rescue Medicare, Repeal IPAB
As Congressional Republicans seek fresh starting points to move health care reform forward, they would be well-served by opting to eliminate one of the most dangerous parts of Obamacare: the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Often derided as a "death panel," even without the hype IPAB is a terribly conceived idea.
Win or Lose, Trumpcare Is Bad for Republicans
If House Republicans enact their health-care bill, they're screwed. They'll have lost the critical initial dialogue and left opponents salivating. If they fail to pass it, they're screwed, too, having broken a commitment of the past four elections.
The Republican ObamaCare Choke
Less than three months into full control of government and the chance to reshape the American system for a generation, Republicans are doing something no one thought possible: They are reinventing the circular firing squad. Even a politician of such limitless cynicism as Chuck Schumer is agog: "We are on offense and united.
A Message from PhRMA:
Share of gross (based on list price) medicine spending kept by brand biopharmaceutical companies is falling. After accounting for discounts and rebates, brand biopharmaceutical companies retained just 63 percent of total list price spending on brand medicines. The rest was rebated back to PBMs, health plans and the government, or retained by other stakeholders in the biopharmaceutical supply chain. Read the first-of-its-kind study here.
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Private Payer Participation In Coverage With Evidence Development: A Case Study
Driven by the escalating costs of both health care delivery and research, the concept of health care value is of increasing interest to both payers and providers. In this respect, the randomized controlled trial (RCT) often falls short.