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By Derek Bonnett: As we encounter another new year, the landscape of the boxing scene continues to evolve. With old champions acting out the final stages of their careers and new ones emerging to fill the void, boxing maintains a state of homeostasis and keeps fight fans intrigued even amid the dubious officiating and cries of scandal. Boxing, as always, will endure; however, not every participant with an alphabet title will be so lucky. Inevitably, the mighty will eventually fall and sometimes the unlikely will thrive.
I finished 6-4 at SecondsOut in regard to my ten 2012 picks. Kazuto Ioka vacated his title to move up, so I was not wrong there. Miguel Vazquez and Billy Dib held on to their titles as predicted. I was wrong in predicting Hernan Marquez to remain champion as he lost recently to Brian Viloria in a FOTY candidate. Andre Berto also vacated his title, but he eventually lost to Robert Guerrero, so I will accept that as a loss. I successfully predicted Tomonobu Shimizu, Felix Sturm, and Antonio Demarco to lose their belts. However, Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Orlando Salido both held onto their titles in spite of each suffering rough moments in 2012.
With boxing it can be increasingly difficult to determine which champions will will do what, but fight aficionados can determine those results for themselves. If not, here's my take on 2013 and which champions will remain and those who will go.
Those Who Will Remain:
Carl Froch - In 2010, I correctly named Froch as one of five champions who would be dethroned in 2011. At the time, I just could not see him defeating Andre Ward to keep his belt and close out the Super Six World Boxing Classic. To rectify matters, I am naming Froch, 35, as one of my five titlists to keep their waists garnished with a world title belt. While nothing in the sport of boxing is ever set in stone, it is expected that Froch, 30-2 (22), will be meeting Mikkel Kessler in a highly anticipated rematch in the spring. Although Kessler stole The Cobra's unbeaten record, their first encounter was a hotly contested twelve rounder, which more than a few folks felt the Nottingham native deserved to win. I was among that flock of Froch faithful and I will again support the IBF super middleweight champion against Kessler should they square off. Other names on the Froch radar are Lucian Bute, Adonis Stevenson, and, perhaps, Edwin Rodriguez. Bute already felt Froch's thunder in surrendering the IBF belt to Froch in 2012, but it is possible the Romanian former titlist will exercise a rematch clause. If so, given Bute's recent showing against Denis Grachev, I see no reason to favor him in a rematch. Bute is still far too hittable and susceptible to Froch's two-fisted attack. Stevenson is Froch's number one contender and easily the biggest puncher in the division, but that power will be greatly diluted once it is in the ring with an elite class opponent. Froch is made of sterner stuff than Don George or Aaron Pryor Jr., who fell to the fists of Stevenson. It will take a lot more than a one dimensional assault to unseat Froch. Edwin Rodriguez is Froch's number two contender, but, like many New England fighters, he has been protected against top opposition until that title fight materializes. He's faced a swarm of third tier opposition and has passed each test without question, including a hard-fought win over Will Rosinsky. He's just not of the right pedigree to become an elite name at 168 in this era though. Only Kessler poses any real threat on the immediate horizon and it's a great one, but I see Froch remaining a champion until 2014.
Note: As of this writing, it became a distinct possibility that Froch would be forced to defend against Stevenson to keep his title. It is also rumored Froch plans to vacate the title to proceed with a Kessler rematch.
Daniel Geale - Geale, 28-1 (15), has averaged two bouts a year over the last three calendar years. He's already slated to rematch Anthony Mundine on January 30 and even though he lost the first match-up in a close contest, Geale has developed considerable since then and Mundine has faced exclusively third tier opposition of late. There are many who actually felt Geale was robbed of his first big name win when he met Mundine back in 2009. With Geale as a safe bet to avenge his lone loss in January, that likely will take up fifty percent of his activity in 2013. Geale's present number one contender is the aged veteran Sam Soliman, who has managed to stay relevant with a string of unexpected wins. Soliman will meet Geale's number three contender Felix Sturm on February 1. Very likely, Geale, 31, will meet the winner sometime later in 2013. Most anticipate that Sturm will prove victorious against old Sam and set up another rematch for Geale. Geale comfortably outpointed Sturm on two cards in 2012 and should be favored to do so again if the two hook up for a sequel. Among Geale's top fifteen, Matthew Macklin also presents a formidable task for the champion, but with a number fourteen ranking it is hard to imagine Mack the Knife will even get the opportunity. A clash with unbeaten Gennady Golovkin or Sergio Martinez would likely spell the end of Geale's reign, but neither fight seems likely for 2013. My money is on Geale keeping his championship status into another new year.
Austin Trout - The WBA 154-pound champion, Austin Trout, just might become one of boxing's most ignored fighters. After lopsided 2012 victories over Delvin Rodriguez and Miguel Cotto, Trout should be on the radars of Saul Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.. However, "No Doubt" fits into the high risk, little reward category. He's a smooth boxer who can handle his own in the pocket, as he showed against Cotto. However, he's a bland personality without a particularly pleasing style. If Trout, 26-0 (14), could secure a unification bout with Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage, he should count himself lucky because I don't see either of the other champions jumping to mix it up with him in 2013. That leaves his slew of contenders, which is not particularly daunting. With his mandatory challenger slot vacant, Trout's highest ranking contender is the relatively unknown Damian Jonak, who has several recognizable wins over faded third tier opposition, but nothing to impose a serious threat against Trout. The rising Keith Thurman, a budding HBO favorite, rates highly at number three on the heels of his recent stoppage of Carlos Quintana. However, he seems a little green for Trout, 27, and would likely be exposed for his inexperience as Thomas Dulorme was in 2012 on HBO airwaves. Erislandy Lara also lurks among the top five, but he has failed to separate himself from the pack in the past once he's stepped up either through bad luck or lackluster showing. If Lara has what it takes to unseat Trout, he has not shown it yet. Super Fights aside, Trout survives 2013 with his world championship credentials intact.
Note: As of this writing, Trout is rumored to be in serious consideration to meet Canelo Alvarez on May 4th. The prediction above stands.
Ricky Burns - Streaking WBO lightweight champion, Ricky Burns, 29, is not getting his due attention in the sport. His twenty-fight win-streak got incredibly hot in 2010 as he started winning world title belts at 130 and 135. His recent dominance of Michael Katsidis, Paulus Moses, and Kevin Mitchell has put him on a very short list of opponents worthy enough to actually challenge Adrien Broner, which we will get to later. Burns' top ten is not without its share of threats. Right now, Sharif Bogere and Richard Abril pose big threats at number three and eight respectful, but seem on a collision course with each other instead as they have already had one bout scheduled in late 2012.The Scotsman is probably too refined for either man anyway. Fourth ranked Sergio Thompson, although dangerous, has fought exclusively at 130 since defeating Jorge Linares and has a lesser title bout scheduled already for 2013 at that weight. If a Burns fight should arise, he'd probably take it, but I am not so sure he can win. Big punching Puerto Rican Jose Gonzalez is Burns' mandatory challenger, but he has not shown his mettle against a true world class opponent in his prime such as Burns. In all likelihood, Burns, 35-2 (10), is on the hunt for a big payday. He's already priced himself out of a Broner fight once, but that could just be part of the negotiating tactic. HBO has introduced fans to Miguel Vazquez, but has he shown the level of excitement to be granted a bout with Broner? We'll find out for sure soon enough, but let me conclude with this. Regardless of whom Burns meets in 2013 at lightweight, the Scottish champion hangs on to his belt even if it means he must upset Adrien Broner to do it. It's a risk, I know, but let's make things interesting.
Shinsuke Yamanaka - Before 2012, Yamanaka, arguably the world's best bantamweight, was an unknown commodity for most boxing fans outside of Asia. However, after nabbing the WBC title and posting defenses against Vic Darchinyan and Tomas Rojas, Yamanaka, 30, has secured one of the most solid positions on my list of Five Champions Who Will Remain in 2013. Yamanaka, 17-0-2 (12), has the potential for Super Fight caliber match-ups against Anselmo Moreno and Leo Santa Cruz, but I don't see WBA or IBF unification in his immediate future. The Japanese fighter is just too dangerous. The lesser known WBO titlist Pungluang Sor Singyu might be willing to risk his title to escape virtual anonymity. Even still, Yamanaka just might beat all three if given the task. Focusing on his top ten contenders is more likely for the champion, who tends to fight two to three times a year. It appears a given that Yamanaka will soon meet Malcolm Tunacao since he defeated Christian Esquival in a recent title eliminator. Esquival was just one bout removed from a vacant title loss to Yamanaka himself. At thirty-five, Tunacao the older man, but still pretty fresh due to the fact that he has been greatly protected since moving up from flyweight after losing his world title in one round back in 2001. In his most stern test outside of Esquival, he lost to fringe contender Rolly Matsushita. Given Tunacao's reluctance to meet the best over the last eleven years, I am making Yamanaka a huge favorite to win by KO. Promising SecondsOut ranked fighters, Tomoki Kameda and Julio Ceja are ranked in the top six, but both could use another year to develop into elite class professionals. Stephane Jamoye, who just knocked off number two ranked Lee Haskins and is bound to end up highly rated next month, appears a little too wild and susceptible to Yamanaka's big punch and would likely end up on the losing end of a one-sided KO. Unless he vacates his world title strap, Shinsuke Yamanaka is a lock to be champion into 2014.
Those Who Will Go:
Chad Dawson - Connecticut's Dawson absorbed one of the most debilitating defeats of 2012. In ten of the most lopsided rounds of boxing one could imagine, Andre Ward reduced Dawson's previous momentum to ashes. It was the kind of defeat that ruins a career. On top of it, Dawson, 31-2 (17), has a tragic flaw: he is overly brave in selecting his matches. After facing Adrian Diaconu, Bernard Hopkins twice, and then Ward, Bad Chad is now actively seeking redemption against the first man to conquer him in Jean Pascal. To go from one fight to the next would be a daunting task for any contender or champion and I applaud Dawson for trying to do so. I hope my Connecticut brother can be successful, but my head and gut tell me he won't. Mentally, I just don't think Dawson will be ready even though Pascal himself just ended a lengthy layoff and may not physically beat at his best. Bad Chad also has all the tools to win, but as we saw in the first fight, Dawson could not apply them successfully enough to overcome Pascal's drive to win. Pascal swarmed Dawson and got him to stop punching, a trend we saw in the Ward fight as well. Pascal should be extremely confident going in because he knows he can win and will be asked to do so once again in Canada. Even worse, Dawson knows Pascal can beat him. My guess is that by spring-time, Chad Dawson, 30, will be a former world champion on the mend long before 2014 arrives
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk - Poland's Wlodarczyk, 31, should have been dethroned in 2011 and 2012 in each of his two bouts with Francisco Palacios. In his only other 2012 appearance, Wlod had to rally to stop Danny Green while trailing on a three scorecards. It's going to be tough with the protection of a home-field advantage, but I see just the contender on the horizon to do it! The WBC rates Wlod's old nemesis Giacobbe Fragomeni number one and I am pretty sure that bout will happen in 2013. After two high-volume punch-a-thons with Silvio Branco, Fragomeni proved he can still mix it up, but he's probably a little too old for a successful title run at forty-three. Wlodarczyk's 47-2-1 record is impressive and full of experience, but the big threat I see down the road is Rahkim Chakhkiev, who should soon be in the number one spot once Fragomeni is out of the way. The powerful Russian is a murderous puncher and should be able to wear the champion down to the body for a late round stoppage in a breakout win. No guarantees this fight happens. For all we know, we'll see Branco getting the title shot instead, and, even still, I expect a couple exciting bouts for Wlodarczyk in 2013 and will go out on a limb to say he loses.
Miguel Vazquez - The Mexican lightweight champion could probably go on forever if he sticks to fighting his top ten, which includes four men he's already beaten and two vacant spots at top! However, in his HBO debut, Vazquez was unimpressive in defeating Marvin Quintero, who earned a draw on my card. Colombia's Darley Perez is highly rated at third, but cooled down a bit in 2012 with a string of mediocre showings. Vazquez is probably too refined for Perez as he was for Mercito Gesta in his last fight. Raymundo Beltran is streaking right now, but also shows signs of easy fodder for Vazquez, who is more elusive and skilled than his recent opposition. Antonio Demarco will possibly be entering the IBF's rankings now that he is no longer WBC champion and he presents a formidable threat for the champion, but that's not where my money is going. Vazquez appeared on HBO this year and a the high-profile Marquez-Pacquiao IV pay-per-view card. His name is being built for one person and one person only: Adrien Broner. HBO is looking to groom Broner into a superstar as Floyd Mayweather is likely entering the final chapters of his career. Nabbing a unification bout is just the thing for Broner in the wake of his recent defeat of Demarco. Having looked considerably more vulnerable in recent outings than Ricky Burns, Vazquez fits this role well. Again, this pick relies heavily on a Broner match being made, but I have a hunch it will and I'm sticking with it. Come 2014, Vazquez will be just another lightweight contender.
Abner Mares - Right now, Mares is the only fighter whose strength of schedule can match Carl Froch's. The difference: he's still unbeaten. However, my feeling is that this will not last for long and Mares will soon be back to contender status. The WBC super bantamweight champion has numerous Mexican contenders in his top ten to pick from including Victor Terrazas, Cristian Mijares, and Hugo Cazares. If a major fight doesn't come his way, the vulnerable Terrazas is a solid bet in the number one spot. However, his chances of winning seem slim. The bout that must happen for Mares, and should in 2013, is a showdown with Nonito Donaire. Donaire put in a 2012 Fighter of the Year performance and is in dire need of a Super Fight in 2013. Mares is also his only suitable option. This fight makes as much sense as any top five match-up in the game and both parties have shown the balls to make it happen and make it memorable. However, I just think Donaire is a cut above everyone, even Mares, who looked sensational in his last outing against Anselmo Moreno. Mares has bested punchers and boxers, but can he handle one of the top three fighters in the world today? I think not and it might not even be that close. As long as he avoids Donaire, Mares reigns on, but I think the fight has become too big for that. Abner Mares' days as champion are numbered.
Brian Viloria - I feel like I am going bold this year! Viloria's career is as hot as it has ever been as the world's best flyweight has finally lived up to the potential some saw as the former Olympian turned professional. Right now, the WBO/WBA champion is on a scorching run, but he has two dangerous top ten contenders who just might catch him off guard if some of his inconsistency returns. Milan Melindo is a dangerous boxer, who has learned to punch a little himself. The unbeaten Pinoy fighter is a little under-seasoned, but it could be a break-out performance for one of the more deserving challengers in the sport. As the number one challenger for the WBO and with his Filipino background, the fight might be easy to make happen. The WBA's top-rated challenger Rocky Fuentes is also a deserving challenger with a budding resume and he too could pose problems to a less than focused Viloria, who would be stepping down in name value if the fight was made. Both are fun match-ups to consider, but not the biggest threats out there. Viloria just disposed of Hernan Marquez to unify the two belts, but a rematch still may loom in 2013. Marquez has shown an ability to improve himself for rematches against Luis Concepcion and Richie Mepranum. It's hard to imagine Viloria being as good as last time and one could expect Marquez to be a tad better. It's feasible, but this not where I see it happening. Roman Gonzalez is the big fight for Viloria right now and more serious talk has surfaced regarding this bout than at any time prior. Viloria is the real deal, but Gonzalez is the second coming of Ricardo Lopez. I have not seen a fighter box with such precision and land with as lethal intention since the greatest little man in history retired. Gonzalez would be equally matched though as he has never seen anything like Viloria. This match-up stands up right alongside Carbajal-Gonzalez and Alvarez-Lopez. The Hawaiian Punch's power and will to win are huge summits to topple when he is properly motivated and I have no doubt Gonzalez will bring the best Viloria into the ring. It's a pick 'em fight probably, but I will go with the Nicaraguan to win via decision after scoring a knockdown along the way. Viloria will not be champion at the end of 2013.
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snow geese & snow cover
North Dakota's spring snow goose season has been open since Feb 15, but to no surprise the fact it's open doesn't mean there's birds anywhere close..yet..this snow cover map is all you need to really know.
Until the snow is gone a few scattered sightings of scout flocks exploring north of the snow is all you can expect. Here's a link to the NOAA snow cover map.
So with 40 inches of ice on the lake another weekend of ice fishing is in order. One quick passing note. The snow depth is relatively shallow so when spring arrives-and it could be soon-the snow pack may shrink in fast order. So while snow goose hunting looks and feels like a long ways off, there's a chance in the next 2 weeks that may change.

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CLEMSON — So many days last fall, the bald strength coach in his 20th season at South Carolina and the gangly left-handed pitcher in his second walked into the weight room at Carolina Stadium, next to the Gamecocks' clubhouse.
The coach, Billy Anderson, and the pitcher, Jordan Montgomery, both knew how Montgomery would be viewed this season in that clubhouse — as the Gamecocks' ace, their replacement for Michael Roth, who was so reliable every Friday night.
They also knew the role was not gifted, that the increased innings workload meant Montgomery had to bulk up his beanpole frame, especially in the least-discussed but perhaps most important part of a starting pitcher's body — his legs.
Every time Montgomery pitched in the fall, his routine with Anderson was the same: stack the weights on the squat bar, step under it, and prepare for the pushing and pain that followed. Day after day, squat after squat, Montgomery's leg strength increased. After last season, he could squat 215 pounds. Now, he squats 250.
Friday night at Clemson, those fall days remained with him, as he relied on his fastball more than usual and befuddled the Tigers by throwing the best game of his career and leading USC to a 6-0 win in the opener of a traveling series.
USC is now 19-7 against Clemson since the start of 2007, including 7-2 since 2011. The series continues at 2 p.m. today at Greenville's Fluor Field and concludes Sunday at USC.
Montgomery's changeup is his best pitch, but he didn't need it often Friday. His fastball and strength carried him through eight innings, 113 pitches (74 strikes) and a gem of a line: three hits, two walks and a career-best nine strikeouts. He had a 0-1 count on 15 of his 28 batters.
"I guess my work paid off," he said, remembering his sessions with Anderson.
He has now excelled three straight big starts, dating to last year's NCAA tournament Regional game against Clemson and College World Series matchup with Arkansas. Though he is still young, the signs of a potentially special career in the making are now obvious to anyone.
"He had better command (Friday) than he had his previous two starts this season," said USC coach Chad Holbrook. "When he's throwing strike one and he's ahead in the count, he's awfully tough. He's an unflappable kid. He doesn't mind tight moments. The bigger the situation, Jordan tends to pitch better."
Montgomery accepted the praise in his typically understated manner.
"That's always a good thing to know, that I'm not going to buckle under pressure, I guess," he said. "But even when the pressure is not on, I should be pitching my best."
He is certainly not Roth yet. Any such comparisons are unfair right now. Montgomery threw 742/3 innings last season. How will he handle a Friday starter's workload over a grueling season? Roth threw 137 innings in 2012.
But like Roth, Montgomery never flinched Friday when Clemson, down 4-0, led off the seventh with a double and walk.
Montgomery then threw five combined pitches to the next three batters, all of whom flied out.
"That was the biggest inning of the game," Holbrook said. "I think we all took a deep breath after that inning. We felt like we were in control of the game."


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Sherwood Boyd Collection - Stack's 5/1985:1343, $63,250 - Dr. Jack Adams Collection - Superior 5/1992:2673, $91,850 - Heritage 4/2015:5300, $517,000
Dr. John E. Wilkison Collection (via David W. Akers and Mike Brownlee prior to 1973) - H. Jeff Browning Collection ("The Dallas Bank Collection") - Sotheby's/Stack's 11/2001:362, $241,500 - Bonham's 9/2013:1010, $959,400
David Akers (1975/88): A reported 15 specimens of this pattern were struck, but since there are more specimens known than that and since a number of them have the same light adjustment marks on the head as the known restrikes of 1879, one might naturally conclude that this pattern was restruck as well. However, correctly used, the term "restrike" refers to a piece struck in a year later than its date, and in my opinion. this was not the case with the 1880 flowing hair stella. It hardly seems likely that specimens of the 1880 flowing hair stella would have been struck in 1881 or later. The idea of a metric coin was dead and besides, as late as October 12, 1880, there were still 150 unsold 1879 flowing hair stellas in the vaults of the Mint. I think it is much more reasonable to assume that the additional quantity of 1880 flowing hair stellas was struck after the initial 15 pieces was actually struck later in 1880, making the use of the term "restrike" incorrect. I would estimate that 25 1880 flowing hair stellas are known. This means that this pattern is 12 to 15 times as rare as the 1879 flowing hair stella, yet surprisingly, it usually brings less than twice as much when offered at public auction.
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EMR Farce, Connected Health, and Lusty Love Affair with Magic EMR
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
EMR –A good idea gone bad. It's shocking how this hurdle to humanistic care stays dormant. ow.ly/hZXgk h/t @doctorwes @doctor_v
— John Mandrola, MD (@drjohnm) February 24, 2013
This is a well reasoned take from John Mandrola, MD on the challenges that EMR has with many doctors. Another entry in the EHR Physician Revolt. The tone of the article is right. Dr. Mandrola isn't against EHR and technology in general. He's just against them in their current form. When I say current form, I suggest that is thanks to current billing requirements and other government regulations.
"Computers can turn difficult tasks into easy ones, but my EMR has taken easy tasks and made them incredibly complex."bit.ly/WS30xY
— THCBstaff (@THCBstaff) February 18, 2013
This is related to the first tweet. This shouldn't be the case.
3 opportunities for connected health: 1. EMR/EHR, 2. personal sensor/device, 3. mobility & remote monitoring solution – Frost & Sullivan #fb
— Kugsang Jeong (@pHealth) February 25, 2013
Wouldn't we all love an EHR that was connected? Yes, I'm using connected in the broadest terms. I'm talking about connected to patients, connected to hospitals, connected to labs, radiology, insurance companies, nurses, doctors, etc etc etc. A few of those in the list are connected, but far too many of the others aren't.
"Our lusty love affair with the magic EMR is over." – great comment from @emranswers at my latest @ehrandhit blog: ow.ly/hOwF4
— Jennifer Dennard (@SmyrnaGirl) February 18, 2013
This comment by Linda was too good not to point out. She's right. EMR is here to stay, but the honeymoon period for EMR's is over. Doctors are starting to ask the right questions when evaluating EHRs. This will make some EHR vendors very happy and others not as much.


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Björk Rocks Coachella Festival...with a Lemur!
The Lemur is a top of the range control surface for audio and media applications, that breaks from the prior art on several grounds. Its major innovation consists in its brilliant modular graphic interface concept and its exclusive multitouch sensor technology. The continiously growing palette of configurable graphic objects enables you to design made-to-measure interfaces by using the free available JazzEditor. This endows the Lemur with the unique and protocol independant capacity to adapt its behavior according to the application you are controlling: sequencers, modular synthesizers, virtual instruments, VJ software, 3D animation tools and light control.
The Lemur's pioneering concept relies on JazzMutant's unique patented multitouch technology. While conventional mice, touchscreens and tablets are limited to single contact points, the Lemur's multi-touch capacity makes it possible to use all of your ten fingertips to accurately control multiple user-interface objects at once. The Lemur appeals to you straight away by its amazing responsiveness.
The Lemur is provided with a built-in fast ethernet interface, allowing direct connection to a single computer or to a whole network. The Lemur can send and receive all types of MIDI data, offering out-of-the-box compatibility with any MIDI software. Moreover, it is one of the first hardware controllers that complies with the OpenSoundControl (OSC) protocol, an emerging network-based standard for controllers that has numerous advantages over MIDI: low latency, higher data capacity, 32-bit numerical precision and easy configurability. Supported by a constantly growing number of applications, this protocol opens a new era in the field of real-time control and human-machine interfaces.
The Lemur provides plain sailing operation and straightforward usability. The Lemur not only is the most powerful multi-purpose controller available on the market, but it is by far the easiest to set up. Thanks to the JazzEditor, its user-friendly and easy adaptable cross-platform interface editor, you will not only keep control over your projects but efficiently be able to match your specific needs. Beyond that, the Lemur conceals a great number of advanced features that hold the promise of an ever-widening field of new application areas.
No wonder that artists such as Björk have chosen the Jazz Mutant Lemur as an essential part of their setup!
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Car Review
2014 Nissan Versa Note: First Drive Review
Hatchbacks are making a comeback these days, and the all-new 2014 Nissan Versa Note could be the latest success story. Replacing the popular but odd-looking Versa hatchback in Nissan's lineup, the Versa Note promises more of what hatchback customers crave, from value and fuel economy to versatility and style. But does it deliver? Can it compete with hotshot hatches like the Chevrolet Sonic and Honda Fit? We wanted answers, so we headed for sunny San Diego, Calif., to put the Versa Note through its paces.
Extreme Makeover
Compact cars have grown much more stylish over the past few years, and the Versa Note continues this trend. Although the 102.4-inch wheelbase is unchanged from the previous model, the front and rear overhangs are shorter now, giving the Versa Note a taut, athletic profile. We also like the dramatic new character line that runs down the side of the car. Styling is subjective, of course, but we think the Versa Note looks both classier and more modern than the old Versa hatchback.
Value Proposition
The Versa nameplate always has been synonymous with value, so it's no surprise that the Versa Note starts at just $13,990 -- $680 less than the old car -- in base S trim. Just don't expect many frills at that price. In case you've forgotten about crank windows, the Versa S is happy to take you back in time, and it's only offered with a 5-speed manual transmission. Fortunately, the S Plus ($15,240) and SV ($15,990) trim levels provide much more available content, including heated seats, iPod/USB connectivity, Bluetooth with streaming audio, keyless entry/ignition and even a 360-degree parking camera that used to be for luxury models only. Smart shoppers should have no trouble finding a well-equipped Versa Note that fits their budget.
Power and MPG
The 2014 Versa Note actually uses a smaller engine than before, but the 1.6-liter inline-4 keeps up with traffic well enough despite its meager 109-horsepower output. That's largely because Nissan's compact hatch lost an incredible 300 pounds during the redesign, now tipping the scales at just 2,416 pounds with the manual transmission. Speaking of the stick shift, it may keep the initial cost down, but it'll run up a bigger tab at the pump: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projects a below average fuel economy of 27 mpg city/36 mpg highway. Pay more for the continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and you'll be rewarded with 31/40 mpg, which puts the Versa Note at the head of its class. The CVT comes standard on both the S Plus and SV models.
Family-Size Interior
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|January 22, 2013, 09:38 PM
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"Want List" Timing...
Never seems to fail, timing sucks...I was picking up a gun that was on lay-away that I finally paid off (Left handed R.R. AR) and no sooner than I walked into the doors of the LGS, did I spot the CZ75 SP-01 that has been on my short list. They only received ONE, so I was forced to put it on lay-away.
Next I went over to Cabela's to finalize a gun purchase there as well and as I did my typical "once around" and what do I find?...another gun that was on my short list, an Automag II in .22wmr. So yet another gun on lay-away.
Just when I thought I was done with purchases for a while...I'm sucked back in!!!
Does this happen to anyone else???
|January 22, 2013, 09:54 PM
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I try to force myself to not shop until I am ready to buy - because I always end up buying when I shop.
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|January 23, 2013, 11:22 AM
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I always try to make a purchase plan before shopping around.. having said that, I went to my range/LGS for some good range time and what do I see? a CZ-75B I've been searching for a while, NIB.
Surprisingly, they had 2 in stock along with SS version for about $150 more. Needless to say, I picked it up right then and there, and didn't even bother with the range. So far, best purchase yet, as tested on range yesterday. What a sweet pistol.
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|January 23, 2013, 02:14 PM
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Yeah, I have to be careful when I make Want Lists, I always seem to find the most expensive item when the money is low. I just have to decide if this is the best deal I will ever see on that item. It's usually 50/50 whether I buy it then or not.
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|January 23, 2013, 08:53 PM
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Yeah, I've been on a tear lately and keep telling myself that I'm done for a while. I said it again after last week's 1911 purchase. Now that I think about it, I think I need a Colt 1911 to accompany the Sig and another upper for a completed AR lower. THEN, I'll be done.
|January 24, 2013, 01:10 AM
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Mostly empty shelves at gunshops around here. A few revolvers, hunting rifles and shotguns. I still like to look, but really am not buying anything right now. Waiting for the panic buying to subside.
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|January 24, 2013, 03:44 AM
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Not me. I've pretty much got the bases covered, so I don't really need anything else. There are two on my wish list but I'll just have to wait. Don't have the money for it right now and you can't find anything now anyway.
|January 24, 2013, 07:13 AM
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Ah, but once they're on the list it's tough to say no!
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|January 24, 2013, 08:41 AM
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Yes it does. But, after my latest purchase, I am done for awhile. Although there are a couple of military style rifles I wouldn't mind buying, I really don't need another .223, 7.62x39 or 308. Nor do I need another 9mm.
Next on my list is a particular S&W revolver that I've been wanting, but I'm in no hurry.
What I will be doing, rather than buying more guns, is to get the grips I really want for some of them, and perhaps a threaded barrel for just one. But, no hurries on any of this stuff either.
|January 24, 2013, 09:01 AM
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I know what you mean! Last week a Browning SA-22 and Trombone...
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|January 25, 2013, 05:03 PM
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It seems that you would be well-served by making a distinction between "want" and "need" lists; you are definitely acting as these fit the latter category and not the former.
That might be a little easy for me to say, though. I have long since exhausted my "need" list, and pretty much just have "wants".
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I used to always find something and put it on my want list.
Now, I don't have the time or money like I used to, so I keep things simple. Fortunately, I have been able to stick with the list as is for a while now. There's only a few guns I really want right now, so I'm just keeping my eyes open and staying away from temptation by not going out of my way to find them.
I'm actually thinking about selling off some of my former "needed" guns, since some of them haven't seen the outside of the safe in a very long time.
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|January 27, 2013, 12:02 AM
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I've got 3 very young kids at the house and that little voice inside of me says no every time I want something fun. HOWEVER, the guns I do have NEED accessories, don't they? If you call something a self defense weapon or a hunting rifle, well then anything to make them better is completely justifiable...even storing them in nice range bags for field days.
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If you set up a little "hobby fund" that doesn't come directly from family resources you will feel less guilty about adding those little accessories. My "bullet fund" gets filled with spare change, the proceeds from little outside jobs, selling odds & ends, etc.
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You bet timing sucks when it comes to Want List.
I've been looking for a Model 70 Win to make a 260 Rem target rifle, so the CMP post a target Model 70 (308) on their Auction Site. I bit, I win, thinking I got it made............Nope, the 308 barrel is excellent from what I can tell.
So I spent my Model 70 Action money on a Model 70 Target rifle I don't really need. Gonna have to put off my 260. I got another rifle build, a 1903a3 vintage sniper rifle to build also.
If they pass that Gun A Month Law, its gonna make it easier to justify buying a gun a month.
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|January 28, 2013, 11:28 AM
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I'm too impulsive to go "looking" so I rarely do. Way too many times of picking up something that I thought I needed. About 2 years ago I switched my thinking completely. Used to be one of those never sell a gun type guys. Now it's more of an if you buy one you need to sell something. Now all of a sudden )OK not so sudden) my guitar collection went from 13 to 4 and amps from 1200 watts to 500.
ahhh, trombone one of those in the rafter somewhere.................
|January 28, 2013, 07:50 PM
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My wife saved my financial life. Now that we are debt-free (I am 35), we stick to our very strict budget. If I don't have the money for it, I don't buy it. Saving makes the purchase mean so much more also. We have our own "funds" in our budget. We each save a set amount monthly and if we don't spend it, it just keeps rolling over. Hers is in the thousands. I think I have $3 and change...
|February 10, 2013, 03:54 PM
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Sorta. I don't do layaway or credit cards, but I have burned through a stash of fun cash more than once when one or more of the guns on my list cropped up.
These days though, my gun buying is probably done. I've got 30+ and I'm quite content. It is accessories, ammo and reloading gear/supplies I'm itching for now.
|February 10, 2013, 04:13 PM
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I always save the money before I buy a gun. No matter how much I want something, if I don't have the cash for it in my "gun fund" I don't buy it. I'm fine with going in debt on a necessity but I refuse to go in debt for just a want which is what I see guns as.
|February 10, 2013, 04:19 PM
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Too many guns, never enough funds.....
I am on a tight budget, but I am putting aside some cash to buy my first 1911, and my LGS still has 8 round 1911 mags available.
I also want to add a .357 Magnum to the stable, and saw a S&W Model 27 last week ( 6" barrel) that is now on my wish list.
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I say as long as you use the same criteria Suze Orman would use to approve your purchases, then go for it and congrats. The economy can use all the help it can get.
I don't personally have a short or bucket list , but when I run across something I want I am prepared to spring and buy it rigth then and there with cash. This is probably why I have an accumulation vs. a collection of all sorts of crazy things.
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I have the same problem. Probably why I am hesitant to get a tattoo.
"Luckily" for me, all the gun shops in a 5 county radius have nothing to be had.
My "next up" is a CZ….probably the 75B
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Chambers was suspended from the church without pay pending the court hearing, but after the church personnel met last week, Chambers was terminated from his position and his desk was cleared, according to Senior Pastor Ross Bauscher.
It will be a flashback to 2006 as two candidates vie for the position of Family Court Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit.
Incumbent Judge Tim Feeley will be up against long-time family law attorney Michael Pate for the same position Feeley won by nearly 7,500 votes in 2006.
Feeley has been Family Court Judge for Oldham, Henry and Trimble Counties since 2005, but before that he was a Major in the U.S. Army. He served seven years as Assistant U.S. Attorney and nine years in private law practice in Oldham County.
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Christopher S. Shouse – one count of possession of a controlled substance, first degree, first offense, one count of operating on a suspended/revoked operator's license, one count of giving peace officer a false name/address, one count of operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs.
Two men have been arrested in connection to an armed robbery at the Thornton's on Highway 146 in Buckner.
Douglas A. Orr, 28, from Pleasureville, was arrested and charged with first degree robbery, first degree assault and receiving stolen property. John Manning, 47, from La Grange, was arrested as an accomplice in the crime and charged with complicity to robbery, first degree and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
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Oct. 10 -- Steven T. Leanhart, 47, La Grange, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drug/etc. first offense and careless driving.
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MALDEF recognizes that learning English is critical to participating in, contributing to, and succeeding in American society. However, English-only and Official English laws do nothing constructive to advance the important goal of English proficiency. Instead, such laws are discriminatory and carry with them the potential to jeopardize the health, safety, and well-being not only of English Language Learners (ELLs), but of our communities as a whole. Laws that interfere with or undermine the government's ability to communicate quickly and effectively are simply bad public policy.
Official English and English-only policies are founded upon the myth that the primacy of the English language is somehow under threat. In fact, more than 92% of our country's population speaks English, and by wide margins, Latinos believe that learning English is essential for participation and success in American society. There is simply no "problem" that English-only laws can "fix." Indeed, Latino immigrants today are learning English as quickly as or at a faster rate than previous generations of immigrants.
The desire and determination to learn English already runs deep in the Latino community. What is needed are the means and the opportunity. Unfortunately, ELLs are too often hampered in their efforts to achieve full proficiency by educational, economic, and bureaucratic forces beyond their control.
As a result, MALDEF drafted and developed a legislative plan for Congressional passage of an English language acquisition and integration package. In July 2008, The Strengthening Communities through English and Integration Act was introduced by U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) and was co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and U.S. Representative Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX). For the 111th Congress, MALDEF anticipates reintroduction of this bi-partisan legislation and is building a broad coalition of business, religious, and civil rights organizations in support of the package.
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Watch our impressions of Bixby. I've been testing Bixby for a greater part of a month. During that time I've learned that it takes a completely different approach to how a voice assistant should operate. This is not your typical service that only works with what a server can provide, but instead is a far smarter system that can interpret what you have on the screen. That means that most of the things you'd regularly do with your phone, Bixby can do for you.


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Indian Bean Trees flourish in the relatively warm, dry summers of Cambridge. The focal point of the Rock Garden is a
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The spreading, dome-shaped crown provides shade to part of our national collection of European saxifrages. The flower stalks and buds are a wonderful papal-purple that also floods the new leaves, whilst the throats of the enormous frilly, white, foxglove-shaped flowers, held in loose panicles, are dusted with the same colour, but also striped with gold. The long, slender pods that give rise to the common name, persist well into winter.
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Não sou grande amiga de controvérsia no meu blog mas acho que chegou a altura de esclarecer uma questão que me tem ocupado os pensamentos nos últimos tempos. Tem havido muita conversa sobre honestidade e autenticidade online. Agora até há um desafio na blogosfera, intitulado "Things I'm Afraid to Tell You", que apela a uma maior transparência, incitando os bloggers a partilharem as suas dificuldades e os seus "podres". Há muita gente que diz que esta avalanche de blogs focados exclusivamente em coisas positivas e bonitas (sejam elas móveis, bolos ou crianças) é desonesta, por um lado, porque só mostra uma parte da vida e não o todo, e contraproducente, por outro, porque em vez de inspirar, dá azo a sentimentos de inveja e inadequação. No fundo, defende-se que devemos todos ser "livros abertos" e que não nos podemos limitar a partilhar as coisas boas das nossas vidas, porque isso pode ser mal interpretado por quem nos lê.
Well, allow me to disagree. If the subject of a certain blog is interior decoration and if every week that blog shows appealing homes, why must the blog author start telling us that she just had a fight with her mother, that her child is ill or that she has inadvertently burnt her lunch? Or even worse, that she shows nice homes but she can't afford this particular sofa or that particular lamp?
Let's look at my case. I started writing this blog to document the things I was making and as motivation to make more and better things. Nowadays I write it not only for me but also for you, whom I try to show that it's possible to have a very rich life without needing to keep consuming all the time. I believe that our homes are vital to our happiness and that, for that reason, we should try to make them as agreeable as we possibly can. I also think that living in tune with the seasons makes life much more urgent and special. But I've once been compared to Martine and some people write to me saying that I've got a perfect life because I arrange flowers and bake cakes. Isn't that a rather limited vision of my life? Everyone has access to the flowers that grow on roadside verges, as well as to eggs, sugar and flour. I just happen to choose to make something with it and I always try to present the things I make in the most appealing way I possibly can. And when I show you a corner of my home, it's obvious that I clean up and tidy before taking the photos! But that doesn't mean that what I show to you is a lie — on the contrary, sharing these things with you makes me want to be a better person: tidier, more resourceful, more generous. The same goes for a picture of a smiley, well-dressed baby... that picture doesn't mean that he never cries or that he never has dirty nappies.
Why should you I tell you that I struggled with breast-feeding? Or that my first winter in England was really difficult? Or that my friends have nicer clothes than me? If I were to whine, would my blog be more interesting? I reckon with would be very boring indeed...
All I really want to say is that I'm not comfortable with this whole wave of forced sincerity that's going on right now on blogs. Online or offline, we tend to behave the same way. I mean, people don't show themselves 100% to those they are not intimate with: no-one is going to share their sorrows with colleagues or mere acquaintances. We've all got our public faces and almost every one of us chooses to only share our struggles with our special people. That doesn't make us dishonest, nor liars. So if that is the accepted behaviour in society, why in the world should we be so much more open and vulnerable online?


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We've been having some major performance issues with one of the applications that I support. The database is on SQL Server 2005 and is about 150GB in size. We've identified a couple of issues already on the database side.
The first issue is that some query (or maybe several queries) is getting a bad execution plan at some point in time during the day. When it occurs, database performance comes to a grinding halt. We know it's a bad execution plan as running DBCC FREEPROCCACHE immediately resolves the problem system-wide. As we have not yet identified the problematic query, we've put a temporary solution in place that frees the procedure cache on an hourly basis via a SQL Agent job. This is not ideal, but it is getting us through the day without a major problem. We are actively working on identifying the problematic query and hope to disable the SQL Agent job soon.
Earlier this week, we had a major slowdown for one of the processes of this application. I was unable to find any database performance issues, but I continued to investigate it. One of things that I typically do when investigating database performance issues is run the "Missing Indexes DMV Report" (that's what I call it at least). When analyzing the output of that report, I immediately dismiss anything under 1 million "Impact" as I want to target the "low-hanging fruit" initially. When I ran the report earlier this week, I was shocked to find a suggested index with an impact of over 3 billion!
Do I win a prize for the highest impact? Has anyone seen a value higher than mine? My exact value was 3154284120.67765.
The performance issue from earlier this week ended up being an application problem, but it also brought to light a much needed index. I had previously seen this index come up in that report but always with a much lower impact. I had never considered it as the index's selectivity is very low. It's a composite index with three columns. The first column is not selective, the first two columns are not selective, and the three columns together are not selective. In fact, no matter how I order it, the index will not be selective at all. I briefly discussed this with Kimberly Tripp, and she said that this was okay for covering indexes. Selectivity is irrelevant for a covering index. She indicated that she's even created indexes with gender as the first column in the index. I've got lots to learn still!
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A payroll tax cut package engineered by House Speaker John A. Boehner was overwhelmingly approved by Republicans despite a veto threat from President Obama, escalating a year-end showdown over extending the benefit for 160 million American workers.
Passage of the measure Tuesday was a momentary victory for the speaker, who has struggled to get reluctant Republicans on board for the tax break, which puts a $1,000 in average workers' pockets. It was approved 234-193, with 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
But the Republican win is expected to be short lived, as the bill has limited chances in the Senate, where Democrats oppose the GOP priorities that Boehner added to the bill to win Republican votes, including one to accelerate the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
The tax break expires on Dec. 31, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned Boehner in a phone call that GOP leaders have spent too much time catering to their conservative flank rather than negotiating with Democrats on a compromise.
"This is what I told him: we are not going to finish the work of our country this year unless we work together," Reid said. "They are wasting time catering to the 'tea party' when they should be working with Democrats on a bipartisan package that can pass both houses."
To bring Republicans to the table, Democrats have slow-walked an unrelated year-end spending bill that is needed to keep the government running, preventing the GOP-led House from finishing its work and leaving town for the holidays.
Such a strategy is risky, as Congress must approve the funding bill or the federal government will shut down on Friday. But the leverage proved irresistible. Obama, in strategizing with Reid over the weekend, insisted the bills be linked. Obama said that "nothing gets done until everything gets done," according to a senior administration official.
Republicans were caught off guard by the move, and thought they had a handshake agreement with Democrats on the spending bill. But Democrats said unresolved issues remained – including provisions on abortion, travel to Cuba and funding levels for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which plays a role in Wall Street regulation.
"Here we are with a government shutdown pending Friday, a deal already made, and I think it's appropriate to ask the president and the majority leader why they want to undo a deal that was already made," said Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, "and threaten to shut down the government here the week before Christmas."
The House vote on the payroll tax package underscored the work Boehner has done to bring unity to an often divided GOP. At a closed-door meeting before the vote, only one Republican rose to publicly question the policy, those familiar with the session said.
Conservative Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah delivered a message to his peers that noted the hard-scrabble politics before them.
"I stood up and said, 'I'm really good at voting no. I spent two years mastering that. This has a lot of positive in it,'" Chaffetz said. He said he would go on to vote for the package.
The payroll tax holiday, which has been in place for 2011, reduces the Social Security contribution workers pay from 6.2% to 4.2%. Lost contributions to the Social Security trust fund would be replenished – under the GOP proposal, they would be backfilled by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. The chief actuary for the retirement system has said the fund would be unaffected.
In attracting Republicans by tacking GOP priorities to the bill, however, Boehner pushed away Democratic votes.
One by one, Democrats spoke during Tuesday's debate against the GOP provisions in the payroll tax package -– including the Keystone provision the president vowed to veto.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the minority leader, acknowledged the Keystone project has supporters among Democrats and their allies in the labor unions. They agree with Republicans it will create jobs. But Pelosi said Republicans should not use the tax cut to advance the project.
"The Republicans are trying to change the subject," Pelosi said. "Let's have that debate on another day."
To pay for the bill, Republicans shun Obama's proposal to impose a surtax on millionaires. Instead they propose reducing long-term unemployment insurance, cutting federal workers' pay and asking upper-income seniors to pay more for Medicare, among other provisions.
The unemployment insurance cuts, in particular, drew emotional protests, and Democrats said more than 3 million jobless Americans would lose their benefits under the GOP proposal.
"The unemployed are not people who can ante up $10,000 bets or spend lavishly at Tiffany's," said Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), in a dig to the GOP presidential candidates – Mitt Romney mentioned making such a bet during last Saturday night's GOP debate, and Newt Gingrich had an account at the jeweler. "Republicans are out of touch with the families of America."
Democrats took particular aim at the provision that allows states to drug test those receiving jobless benefits.
"I don't see anyone in the Republican majority demanding drug testing for folks who receive oil and gas subsidies," said Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.).
Republicans explained that their proposal was trimming the costs of the jobless benefits and ensuring the tax package was fully paid for.
Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, who led the floor debate, said a vote against the Republican proposal was a vote to raise taxes on ordinary Americans on Jan. 1.
The payroll tax package now volleys to the Senate, where neither the Democratic nor Republican proposal has been able to pass.


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Bubba Watson drives General Lee to Phoenix Open February 02 2012
Bubba Watson arrived for the Phoenix Open in great style on Wednesday, driving the original General Lee 01 car used in the "Dukes of Hazzard" television series. Bubba had NASCAR driver Carl Edwards riding shotgun in the famous 1969 Dodge Charger that he had recently purchased at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale for $110,000. Bubba apparently has "loved the show forever" and has a collection of Dukes of Hazzard DVDs to prove it. Angie, his wife, knew of his admiration for the show, he said; "At the time we met she knew that I loved that car and wanted one. We made a deal back then that if I ever won a golf tournament, she would let me get one." (Photo: Allan Henry/US PRESSWIRE) The parking of the vehicle could have been better, but no one seemed to care too much. Ian Poulter tweeted; IanJamesPoulter Check out@bubbawatson new car in the parking lot. General Lee great machine. Ian is also playing a practice round tomorrow with Bubba and Gary Woodland and reckons he will be hitting first into the greens, meaning his drives will be way behind the big hitting duo.


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CHICAGO (Aug. 7, 2013) - U.S. Soccer has invited 64 of the country's elite 15 to 17-year-old players to participate in a National Combine from Aug. 9-13 at Nike's World Headquarters in Portland, Ore. Included in the group is Colorado Rapids Academy defender Quentin Pearson, who recently helped the Rapids U-16s to a third place national finish after going undefeated at the U.S. Development Academy Finals.
This five-day camp is part of U.S. Soccer's expanded Training Center program launched in 2013 and is designed to evaluate and build the core for the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team pool. Led by U.S. Soccer Director of Scouting Tony Lepore, men's Youth National Team staff will run the sessions.
In July, Pearson and Rapids U-16s teammate Kortne Thompson-Ford were both named to the U.S. Soccer Academy Starting XI for the Central Conference for the 2012-2013 season.
The player pool was selected by U.S. Soccer scouts through assessment at Training Centers and Local Combines, Development Academy events and other youth soccer programs over the past year. This National Combine is a premier opportunity for the nation's top high school-aged boys to be evaluated by National Team staff and scouts from around the country.
Each year, U.S. Soccer holds more than 200 Training Center sessions, which are a one-day National Team player identification program that connects the top local players with Youth National Team scouts.