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In the coverage I've read about the tens of thousands of Central American children fleeing their treacherous narco-state homelands to get to the U.S., one thing hasn't been made clear: Why aren't the kids being deported right away? The only definitive answer is coming from the right wing talk radio echo chamber, where President Antichrist H. Beelzebub is encouraging them to come in order to create more Democratic voters and continue his willful and wanton destruction of America as we know it.
The real reason isn't nearly as exciting. The kids can't be turned back at the border because it's against the law to do that. In 2008, one of the last laws President George W. Bush signed was an anti-human trafficking measure that says minors who come here illegally from any nation other than Mexico or Canada are entitled to a hearing in front of a judge. They can't be sent back until that happens, and then only if the judge denies them refugee status. The bill wasn't controversial when it passed.
While they're waiting for their hearings, they are to be sent to live with family members or family friends throughout the country, whether in Maine or Montana. That's why we're busing them all over the place. It's the law.
The Central American children are not "sneaking" over the U.S. border. They are handing themselves over to our border guards because they know our law — we're the ones who don't. Their parents and loved ones have sent them here in hopes that they might have a decent future instead of being forced into the drug gangs.
Why have nations like Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras devolved into anarchy, ruled by the terror of competing drug cartels? It's because after 40 years the disastrous "War on Drugs," the market for illicit drugs in the U.S. has only grown. It is vast and insatiable. Supplying the U.S. market is risky business, but it's a risk many are willing to take because the payoff is potentially great — for the top dogs.
U.S. laws defining illegal immigration and refugee status make no sense. They are still skewed according to Cold War philosophy. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans who have made it to Florida have been accepted here willingly and have become citizens. We reward them as heroes of the twilight struggle against godless communism. Then these newly minted God-fearing Cuban Americans can go to big box stores in south Florida and buy toasters, lawnmowers and coffee makers made by godless communists in China.
Haitians, though, do not get refugee status because they are only escaping starvation, not godless communism. Back they go. We let a few stay to drive cabs in Washington, D.C.
Oh, and Dominicans? They can come to the U.S. if they get an "A" at one of the many "beisbol" academies run by 28 of 30 Major League Baseball teams. "A swing and a hit to center. It's back, back, back and into the upper deck — It's a Green Card!"
Will any of these wacky non-policies change? Are you kidding me? That would make too much sense.
Naming plans
I have been informed by a high government source, or maybe he's a government source who was high, that officials are thinking about renaming a plot of fertile ground in honor of retired Harlem Township Supervisor Doug Aurand, who is also retired from his decades-long job as Winnebago County treasurer. Aurand, a vociferous chairman of Democratic Party hyperbole for years, escaped to Florida a few years back to luxuriate in the indoor air conditioning set at 60 degrees.
Anyway, the plan, although controversial, is to rename "Rover Run," the fenced dog park in Schoonmaker Park.
Doug inspired the dog park's creation. Hmmm. What could they call it? "Dougie's Doggie Den?" "Aurand's Animals?"
"Double-dippin' Demo Dogs?"
What would the warning signs say? "Political Speech Zone — scoop and bag." "Dogs run free. Politicians must be muzzled."
We love ya, Doug.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; firstname.lastname@example.com; @chucksweeny


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Goulds 2BF115120 3642 Series Centrifugal Pump, Size 1 1/4 x 1 1/2-5, Bronze Fitted, Close Coupled, 1 1/2 HP, 115/230 Volt, 60 hz, Single Phase, ODP - Open Drip Proof Motor, 3500 RPM, 4.375" (4 3/8") Impeller Diameter, 1 1/2" NPT Suction, 1 1/4" NPT Discharge
Goulds 2BF115120 3642 Series Centrifugal Pump, Size 1 1/4 x 1 1/2-5, Bronze Fitted, Close Coupled, 1 1/2 HP, 115/230 Volt, 60 hz, Single Phase, ODP - Open Drip Proof Motor, 3500 RPM, 4.375" (4 3/8") Impeller Diameter, 1 1/2" NPT Suction, 1 1/4" NPT Discharge
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|212 F (100 C) with standard seal or 250 F(121 C) with optional seal
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|Goulds G&L Pump Series 3642 - Residential, Commercial Close-Coupled Centrifugal
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Vertical or Horizontal mounting capabilities, Close-coupled, space saving design, Standard carbon/ceramic faced mechanical seal with BUNA elastomers, 300 series stainless steel components. Optional seals available, Enclosed impeller design for high efficiencies, Motor is a close-coupled design.Ball bearings carry all radial/axial thrust loads. Designed for continuous operation.
G&L Pump Series 3742 - Residential, Commercial ½ to 3 HP Frame-Mounted Centrifugal Pumps
Features and Benefits:
Construction: Available in bronze-fitted (BF), all iron (AI), or all bronze (AB). Bronze-fitted means bronze impeller. Frame-Mounted Design: Flexibility of installation and driver arrangements.
Back Pull-Out Design: Simplifies maintenance when used with spacer type coupling.
Cast Iron Power Frame: Rigidly supported, grease-for-life ball bearing assembly.
Impeller: Enclosed design for high efficiencies. Threaded directly on pump shaft.
Stainless steel locknut on three phase models. Requires no clearance adjustments. Balanced for smooth operation.
Mechanical Seal: Standard John Crane Type 6 with carbon versus ceramic faces, BUNA elastomers, and 18-8 stainless metal parts. Optional high temperature and chemical duty seals available.
Motors: NEMA standard open drip-proof, totally enclosed fan cooled or explosion proof enclosures. Rugged ball bearing design for continuous duty under all operating conditions.
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DENVER Two new Fort Lewis College trustees got a unanimous vote and encouraging words from senators at their confirmation hearing Thursday.
Ernest House Jr. and Thomas Schilling both got 9-0 votes from the Senate Education Committee during a brief hearing where senators expressed only positive thoughts about FLC.
It was a contrast from previous years, when senators quizzed new trustees about the cost of the colleges Native American Tuition Waiver or the schools graduation rate.
What you have done for the Indian population is incredible, said Sen. Vickie Marble, R-Fort Collins, who said she has done work for Montana Indian tribes.
Montana needs a college like FLC, she said.
Dene Kay Thomas, president of the college, is a veteran of several trustee confirmation hearings.
That was as positive as Ive seen it. I was just really thrilled that they recognized the value and success of what were doing, Thomas said.
House, a member of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, grew up in the Cortez area. Hes the son of the late tribal chairman Ernest House Sr. and the great-grandson of Jack House, the tribes last traditional chief. House Jr. has served as executive secretary of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs under three governors.
House said he will use his time on the board to preserve and burnish FLCs ties to Indian tribes.
You wont find anybody in Indian Country throughout the United States who hasnt been to or known someone who has graduated from Fort Lewis College, House said.
Schilling served on the board once before, from 2004 to 2008. He is CEO of InterMountain Corporate Affairs, a Denver-based lobbying and communications firm.
During his second stint, he wants to bring faculty pay up to a level comparable to their peers at other colleges, he said.


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Remember the passenger train that was or is coming to Rockford? Word on the track is that news will break out Thursday about the train's progress. The message that came over the telegraph wire is that Gov. Pat Quinn will be in the Forest City to announce that the proposed route of the train from Chicago is being changed from the southern, Canadian National track through Genoa, to the northern track on the Union Pacific through Belvidere to Rockford.
The northern route has long been favored by leaders in Rockford and Belvidere for two reasons. There are plenty of people who live near this line, which goes through McHenry County and into Chicagoland. And, when improved for passenger trains, this line can lead to a full-fledged commuter rail service between Rockford, Belvidere and Chicago.
Several years ago the state transportation bureaucracy ignored local wishes and opted for the southern route without much of an explanation. Changing the route back to one with the most population density is the right thing to do.
But that won't make passenger trains appear. For that to happen, Quinn will have to bring along millions of state infrastructure dollars to bring that freight branch line up to passenger train standards. (Don't write me about subsidies; all transportation is subsidized heavily or entirely with taxes and fees, from airports and highways to locks and dams and passenger rail. Only freight railroads pay their own way.)
About four years ago I rode a UP "Operation Life Saver" passenger train on the UP line from the old depot on Seventh Street to Union, home of the Illinois Railway Museum, and back. Trains are restricted to 30 mph in Rockford; once we got out of town we sped up to 39 mph, and that was it.
That's way too slow to compete with cars and buses, so it will have to be improved. Top speed for most passenger trains in the U.S. outside the Boston-New York-Washington, D.C. corridor is 79 mph. Illinois is improving the UP line from Chicago to St. Louis to 110 mph capability.
There's a possibility that tracks could go along the right-of-way on Interstate 90 out of Rockford, which would avoid having to put signaled crossings at every road. A fast train on the tollway from Rockford to Chicago was a dream of the late state Rep. Zeke Giorgi.
All this is good news for Rockford and Belvidere, but not so much for Freeport, Galena and Dubuque, Iowa, which hope to have the train go to their communities. The only rail line west of Rockford through far northwest Illinois is the CN line, and the CN has not been friendly to the state about running a new passenger train along its tracks.
IN ADDITION TO TRAIN NEWS, this has already been a good week for the Rockford area's future! I'm pleased that the city's aldermen voted 13-1 to approve the hotel/conference center project for the old Amerock/Ziock building. The train would bring people to and from that development.
FINALLY, KUDOS TO the Rock Valley College Board for choosing the hometown guy, Mike Mastroianni, as the college's new president. Mastroianni, who has been serving as interim president, had popular support in the college as well as in the overall community. He's more familiar with RVC than any previous incoming president — he was a student there.
Mastroianni understands the balance at the college between the liberal arts side and the career side. Now, with Rockford-area unemployment still high, RVC is stepping up its role in training people for careers in technical fields.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; email@example.com; @chucksweeny


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I managed to get the CAD files and an interested machinist. Original thread and where it's going to have the interest list is on MCB.
If you don't have a mcb account either make one, or if you're banned for some odd reason, I'll add you manually from here.
This is the link to the original thread.


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Reservations are due Aug. 21 for a pasture tour on Aug. 27 at the Ron Fargo Farm.
A pasture tour is scheduled for August 27th at the Ron Fargo farm. The tour will start at 5 PM and consist of a hay wagon tour with stops to discuss fencing types, watering systems, prescribed grazing techniques, and erosion and sediment control practices for pastures. NRCS District Conservationist, Joe Gates, will also give an overview of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a program designed to encourage adoption of many of the conservation practices showcased in the tour.
The location of the tour is at the junction of 162nd Ave and 63rd St. From Sherrard High School, head East on County Rd NN (176th Ave) for 1 mile, and then North on 63rd St for 1 mile. A complimentary meal will be served to participants at the end of the tour. Please bring your own lawn chair for seating during the meal. In the event of rain, the tour will be rescheduled for August 29th. Reservations are required by August 21st. Please call Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District at 309-764-1486, x3 for more information or to make reservations.


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Boonville City Council hears grant proposals
Many area organizations came to Boonville City Hall Monday evening to ask for funds for their organization. The funds, which are allocated from money from the Isle of Capri Casino-Hotel has been a yearly event.
Organizations such as the Boonville Jaycees, Howard County Sheriff's Office, Pilot Grove City and more submitted applications and presented before the Boonville City Council. The grants consisted of asking for money for upgrading, events, personal expenses, etc. After the presentation, the applicant took questions from the council.
The council will make a final decision on how much or if an organization will get any of the funds by February 19.


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This groundbreaking exhibition underscores the deep and unforgettable presence of HIV in American art. It introduces and explores the whole spectrum of artistic responses to AIDS, from the politically outspoken to the quietly mournful, surveying works from the early 1980s to the present.
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
No ID is required to enter. Art AIDS America includes works that incorporate many adult themes that may not be appropriate for younger viewers and discretion should be exercised.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Alphawood Gallery is 2 blocks east of the Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple Line Stop. There is metered street parking. Limited parking is available in the MB Financial lot just north of the building. Please do not park in the parking spots designated for the bank employees. For more information Click here.
What can/can't I bring to the event?
No food or drink is allowed in the Gallery. All large bags, backpacks, and purses must be checked and may be subject to inspection. Alphawood Gallery is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You can email firstname.lastname@example.com for further information.
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Can I update my registration information?
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
No. There are multiple ways to enter the Gallery. You may bring a printed ticket, or use the Eventbrite app on your phone. If all else fails, just show us your ID and we will look you up at the door.


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Kelsey Williams. Cheerleader. Oklahoma City Thunder. Blonde. Attractive. Great figure. Photographs exceptionally well.
Why is she a story? Some angry female blogger asked if Kelsey Williams was too fat to be a cheerleader because of the 3rd photo you see here. The story has since been deleted, but you can see the google cached version here.
We're not trying to be ugly. We are just discussing what men like in women, specifically NBA cheerleaders.
This pretty blonde has been criticized by some folks in OKC for having "pudginess" around her waistline.
Harsh, and if you ask me, terribly inaccurate.
Oh, it should be noted that after the story blazed a trail around the web, a new subplot began to emerge – the blogger wasn't using her real name, and guess what? Yup, she tried out to be a cheerleader once.
Crawford seems to be the nom de plume of blogger Anna-Megan Raley, whose work on the CBSHouston site under her own name deals mostly in relationship advice for men and women.
She also once wrote a blog for the Houston Chronicle, in which she tried out to be a cheerleader herself and posted a video of her audition.
Michelle Beadle was right – the meanest people to women … are other women.


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Old-Time Cowboy Songbook by Clauson and Mel Bay. For Vocal. SongBook. Western American. Multiple Levels. Book. 160 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95350). ISBN 9780786602001. Western American. 8.75x11.75 inches. Relive the Golden Days of the West with this comprehensive collection of music, history, and the legendary characters of the West. Includes melody line, lyrics, and guitar chords.
Pages: 160
Instruments: Voice, Vocal
Genres: Americana, Cowboy Songs, Folk, Country
Riders in the Sky - Classic Cowboy Songs by Riders In The Sky. For Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 64 pages. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35026694). ISBN 1423486552. 9x12 inches. Strap on your spurs and saddle up your horse! This is the classic cowboy songbook you've been waiting for. From America's favorite singing cowboys, Riders in the Sky, these crowd-pleasing songs are great fun to play and sing. With rousing tunes, cowboy love songs, and western-style yodeling, this book has it all. Introduce the next generation to 12 great songs, including: Back in the Saddle Again • Get Along, Little Dogies • Happy Trails • Home on the Range • The Red River Valley • (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) • The Yellow Rose of Texas • and more.
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(62 Classic Saddle Songs). By Various. For voice, piano and guitar (chords only). P/V/C. Country and Traditional Country. Difficulty: medium. Songbook. Vocal melody, lyrics, piano accompaniment, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. 192 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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FLUSHING, N.Y. – Senior Henrique Cunha and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler will compete for the doubles title at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships after collecting a semifinal victory against Virginia's Jamere Jenkins and Mac Styslinger on Saturday, at the tournament being played at the Billy Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
After winning the first set by a slight 7-5
margin, Cunha and Hemmeler, the 16th-ranked team in the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association's preseason rankings, coasted against Jenkins and Styslinger in the second set on their way to posting a 7-5, 6-2
victory. With the win, the Blue Devil team improves their record for the fall
to an 11-1 mark. The team will contend for the doubles title with Georgia's
Hernus Pieters and Ben Wagland on Sunday. Cunha and Hemmeler are the third
Blue Devil tandem to compete in the finals. Cunha previously played in the
finals as a freshman in 2009, falling in three sets with partner Reid Carleton. Ludovic Walter and Jason Zimmerman won the event in 2003.
Cunha and Hemmeler were able to get into the field at the prestigious event after taking the doubles title at the ITA Carolina Regional last month. Cunha became the first player in the history of the Carolina region to win the ITA Carolina Regional doubles title in four consecutive seasons
In singles, Cunha, the top-ranked player in the ITA preseason rankings, was defeated by second-ranked Jenkins, 6-1. Cunha was forced to retire following the set, ending his run in the tournament. The senior ends the fall season with an impressive 12-3 record in singles, tying freshman Michael Redlicki with the most wins for the Blue Devils during the fall.
The doubles finals and singles final are scheduled to be played Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m.
No. 2 Jamere Jenkins (Virginia) def. No. 1 Henrique Cunha (Duke), 6-1, (ret.)
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Monaco's royal family is upset with producers of the upcoming biopic starring Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace.
Just days before the "Grace of Monaco" premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, Prince Albert II and Princesses Caroline and Stephanie released a statement saying the film is completely fictional and does not accurately portray events involving their mother, the former Grace Kelly, who famously left Hollywood to marry Monaco's Prince Rainier III in 1956.
Directed by Olivier Dahan, "Grace of Monaco" will officially open the 67th Cannes festival May 14. It simultaneously will be released in France and several cities around the world, according to Agence France Press.
The film is already controversial, with Dahan having conflicts with U.S. producer Harvey Weinstein and now the Monaco royals ripping it.
"The Prince's Palace would like to reiterate that this feature film cannot under any circumstances be classified as a biopic," the Monaco royals said Friday. "The trailer appears to be a farce and confirms the totally fictional nature of this film. It reinforces the certainty, left after reading the script, that this production, a page of the Principality's history, is based on erroneous and dubious historical references.
"The Princely Family does not in any way wish to be associated with this film, which reflects no reality and regrets that its history has been misappropriated for purely commercial purposes."
Purely commercial ...? A movie? C'mon.
The film -- starring Tim Roth as Prince Rainier -- focuses on a six-month period in 1962 when Alfred Hitchcock offered Princess Grace a chance to return to acting, which she eventually turned down.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


text: If we don't tag D-Bowe, which comes in at around $10 million for the season, will the improved offensive coaching staff be enough for him to sign a long-term contract? Andy Reid will inevitably make this a pass-happy offense, and Dave Cully has an impressive resume with Reid in Philly. Do you guys think Bowe will recognize the potential awesomeness? Or is he done with KC no matter what?


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Branford Camera Club meeting
The Branford Camera Club will start off the new year with a meeting at 7 p.m. The group will be meet at a new location, Cuzin's Restaurant, on U.S. Highway 129 across from Scaff's Market in Branford. Come about 6 p.m. to join members for dinner before the meeting.
Lou Kellenberger from St. Mark's Photo Club is the special guest speaker. He will share skills, tips and tricks for photographing wildlife. If you would like to get to know him and view some of his work before our meeting, please visit email@example.com
If you got a new camera for Christmas and need some help getting started, bring it with you to the meeting along with the instruction manual. You'll find folks ready and willing to help you out. After Kellenberger's class, members will share Christmas homework pictures and other photos as time permits.
The Branford Camera Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, with an occasional exception such as this meeting, for the purpose of sharing, learning and enjoying all things photographic. Please join us.
Honey Dewdrops coming to Cedar Key
The Honey Dewdrops, a country/folk duo and winners of 2008's "A Praire Home Companion" Talent Show, will be in Concert on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Cedar Key Community Center.
The event will be presented by the Cedar Key Friends of the Library and more details will be coming.
Film, performance reclls writer Zora Hurston
The Friends of the A.F. Knotts Library invite the public to join the January activities that the under-recognized talent of black artists of another age through books, films and a live performance. The A.F. Knotts Public Library at 11 56th St., Yankeetown, is the place to meet.
At 11 a.m., there will be a viewing of the PBS documentary "Zora's Roots" and at 1:30 p.m. a showing of the 2005 Oprah-produced movie "Their Eyes Were Watching God", based on Zora Neale Hurston's best known novel. Hurston was an award winning novelist in the first half of the 1900s, was raised in Eatonville and was a close friend of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
On Monday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m., Phyllis McEwan will prerform "Zora Live" under the sponsorship of the Florida Humanities Council.
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m., the Book Talk Group will discuss Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
Visit the Friends website at friendsofafknotts.com for more information and ongoing activities.
Free movie in Bronson
Bronson United Methodist Church will show a free movie, "Soul Surfer," at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. There will be popcorn and soft drinks provided.
"Soul Surfer" is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith. The film features an all-star cast, including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood and Dennis Quaid.
This will be the first of a monthly event. The church is located at 235 Court St., Bronson, just north of the Levy County Courthouse. For more information. call the church office at 352-486-2281 or Sue Bazin at 342-486-4094.
Musicians return for arts festival benefit
The 2nd Annual Acoustical Afternoon for the Arts featuring Joe Peters and Friends, Linda Hicks and singer/songwriter duo Bishop-Davidson and artist Susan Dauphine return to help raise money for the Old Florida Celebration of the Arts.
Dauphine will paint an artwork for the silent auction during the event that begins at 2:30 at the Island Room at the Cove in Cedar Key.
Appetizers and cash bar will be available. Tickets may be purchased from OFCA Committee Members (Kathy Fotteral, Allison Nelson, Chris Ford, Kathy Carver and Bev Ringenberg, 543-0362, email@example.com).
Proceeds from the concert and silent auction support the festival planned for April 28-29. For more information, call Mandy Cassiano at 352-543-5400 or email artsfestival @bellsouth.net.
Levy County Republicans meet
The Levy County Republican Executive Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. for fellowship and food, followed by business at 7 p.m. Bubbaque's Restaurant in Chiefland. Anyone needing a ride to attend, call Juanita at 352-339-0747.
Find the Levy County GOP on Facebook and visit www.levyrepublicans.com for activities, contact info and more.
Also anyone between the ages of 17 and 26 who wants to work with forming a Republican age group, contact Michelle at 1-877-734-LEVY (5389).
Jan. 17
AARP driving classes in Cedar Key, Levy County
Florida is a mandated state and any insurance company doing business in Florida must give a discount to those completing an AARP Safe Driving Course. Open to individuals age 50 and older. Contact your agent for discount amounts. Update yourself to earn a discount and get newly enacted motor vehicle and traffic laws. Course fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 all others. Call instructor Linda Cochran at 352-493-1742 to register for the following Levy County classes. All begin at 9 a.m.:
• Jan. 17, Christ Episcopal Church, Highway 44, Cedar Key;
• Jan. 24, at Capital City Bank, North Young Blvd., Chiefland;
• Jan. 30, at 1st Baptist Church, Williston, 339 E. Noble Ave., Williston; and
• Feb. 21, at Capital City Bank, North Young, Blvd.
Medicare answers available
The SHINE volunteers will be at Chiefland Senior Center from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to help Medicare recipients.
Medicare recipients with any questions about options for Medicare, Medicare/Medicaid, disability, supplemental insurance, Part D prescription drug plans, or Medicare billings.
SHINE is a program with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs for one-on-one counseling. SHINE provides free, unbiased and confidential assistance by trained volunteers. If you cannot come to a site call the Elder Helpline at 1-800-262-2243.
Reservations due for Gala
Reservations are due for the Levy County Schools Foundation gala featuring a dinner, silent auction, door prizes and entertainment by county students will begin at 6 p.m. at Chiefland Elementary School. Doors open at 5:30.
Tickets for the annual event are $50 per person. Sponsorships are also available — Gold Patrons for those who give $1,000 each and receive eight tickets to the Gala; Silver Patrons are donors who give $500-$999 to the Foundation and receive four tickets; and Bronze Patrons who donate $250-$499 to the foundation and receive two tickets.
For more information, to become a Patron make reservations or donate door prizes or auction items, call 352-486-3408 or email email@example.com.
Jan. 21
Florida Sandhill and Whooping Cranes
Come learn about Florida Sandhill and Whooping Cranes from Marilyn Spalding. Since 1990 she has been involved in the effort to re-establish Whooping Cranes in Florida. The presentation at 10:30 at the Cedar Key Public Library is sponsored by the Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges.
Sandhill Cranes, both resident and migratory in Florida, have provided useful information and techniques in the effort to re-establish Whooping Cranes, the world's most endangered bird. This effort provided a unique opportunity to study the health of an entire population of Whooping Cranes in Florida.
The presentation will cover some of the successes and failures of the project with special attention to habitat alterations and their consequences. Marilyn Spalding is a wildlife disease specialist with a particular interest in the diseases of wild birds, particularly cranes. She has worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the University of Florida.
Jan. 27-29
Citrus County Fair truck, tractor pulls
The 13th Annual Truck and Tractor Pull, sponsored by the Citrus County Fair Association will be at the fairgrounds in
Inverness. Located at 3600 S. Florida Ave. (U.S. Hwy. 41 South).
There will be pulling each day for trucks and tractors of all sizes, including garden tractors. There will be a junior tractor race each day. There will be plenty of food for sale and camping is also available.
The event will be held rain or shine with three sleds pulling in the covered arena.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Where Did You See NASCAR Drivers On TV This Week?
Apparently, the NASCAR "media tour" of NYC this week has been very busy on a lot of entertainment and news TV programs.
Readers have been sending email about lots of appearances, and I certainly need help when it comes to those types of shows. So, here is it...your opportunity to help us get a handle on the who and where and when this week in NYC.
Please post your description of what TV program you saw a NASCAR driver, owner, crew chief or whoever on this week in NYC. That will help us put together a rough survey of how the NYC media crowd treated the sport. and if the appearances helped or dented the NASCAR exposure level.
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29 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Thanks, John.
Upcoming: Jimmie Johnson is supposed to be on the Rachael Ray show Friday. She's the food Network chef who has her own syndicated talk show. He was also on Regis and Kelly earlier but I missed it.
I'm the anonymous who wrote about Good Morning America this morning. I think it's just unfortunate timing for the NASCAR drivers that their big Wednesday media tour falls the day after the Dancing with the Stars finale, because all of the focus on GMA was on IRL driver Helio Castroneves, who won the competition.
He was interviewed several times and danced on set with his partner as well. (There was a brief nice moment when Helio finished dancing and he jumped over to put his arm around Kyle Busch, who was watching in his firesuit with Diane Sawyer, I didn't see any of the other drivers.)
This Helio focus left no time for the NASCAR drivers, even though NASCAR is also an ABC property in a way. In the past, they were each introduced and there was a little chit-chat in two or three segments over an hour, then they got into their cars. This time there was only one segment and only Jimmie Johnson was introduced, which seemed a little insulting IMO.
First Take on ESPN has also had a segment on Helio but no NASCAR drivers or clips from their drive, though the host mentioned that Jimmie and Carl Edwards should do the DWTS show. In comparison, last year they interviewed drivers live from the media tour.
There may be more driver appearances (other than Jimmie) on shows today and tomorrow because all 10 were available to the media for two hours after their drive. Unless, of course, everybody is off interviewing Helio. ;)
Jimmie Johnson was on Jim Rome yesterday. The Jim Rome interview was extensive, but also rather boring.
That's one problem with Jimmie Johnson, he can be kind of bland. Whereas Helio just jumps off the screen, he has so much personality. It was an interesting contrast this morning; that's why I said NASCAR PR probably wishes they had Helio (for the record he said he's not interested.)
- November 28, 2007 at 1:13 PM
- Desmond said...
I watched the Castroneves segment as well. I then watched the next two segments, the lighting of the Christmas tree in Idaho and a followup on sextuplets (six multiple born babies) who are now 14 years old. I then turned from that program and did not return, I therefore missed the NASCAR drivers.
Judging by the other comment left here so far, the tour began just before 9 a.m., leaving only a few minutes for any interviews. GMA leaves the air at 9.
- November 28, 2007 at 1:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
Helio Castroneves is also on "The View" tomorrow. You'd think the NASCAR guys would rate an appearance - that's an ABC show - but maybe not.
The Cup Banquet host is Dr. Jerry Punch. Jay Mohr has been replaced by David Spade - does he know anything about NASCAR? I'll be awaiting the reaction to his "jokes".
Singer is Kelly Clarkson.
ESPN is airing a show about the Myers Brothers luncheon this year, I don't think they've done that before, usually that's on Speed Channel. It's at 8:30 PM on ESPN Classic Friday right before the banquet.
- November 28, 2007 at 1:44 PM
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- November 28, 2007 at 2:08 PM
- elena said...
I agree with anon 1.13. Helio was a great interview. He is so full of life, even if you did not have a clue who he was, he invites you to have fun with him. And I don't even follow "Dancing"
On the Jimmie interview with Rome, was not good. And I blame it on Jimmie. He seems like a tough person to interview. He gives very pat answers. Nothing he's asked brings out his personality, 'cause he keeps it hidden. Even though Jeff has not been a champ in many years, when he's on SNL or Regis, he is funny. That's why Jeff's been invited many times and even been a substitute host for Regis.
- November 28, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
I was starting to think that I had the wrong day for GMA. They weren't mentioning that the NASCAR guys were there and coming up, just kept showing Helio and the dancers in the green room. Then when Helio came out and Jeff and Jimmie were in the crowd in their firesuits and Helio stopped to talk to them, I realized they were there.
The measly segment they were given was a disappointment. Last year they did a fun, enjoyable segment - talking with the drivers and learning how to get in and out of the cars. This year we get a Jimmie interview with the other guys standing in the background - no real introductions other than reading their names out. I was a bit disappointed.
I agree that Jimmie is very bland and can be boring in his interviews. But today they had ten drivers there that they could have had some fun with. The only amusing thing was seeing Kyle Busch show up - unexpectedly it seemed - and cheer for Helio while he was dancing.
- November 28, 2007 at 2:24 PM
- elena said...
I don't watch the View, and not sure it has many viewers, but having said that, why would they want Jimmie? He's just a bump on the log. I love NASCAR, but most of the drivers just seem to know how to spout out the names of their sponsors quickly, and not much else.
I understand that "Dancing" is as popular as American Idol, so having Helio has nothing to do with IRL, I mean it could have been Mel B.
- November 28, 2007 at 2:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
The View is pretty popular, though I don't like it very much and hardly watch it. I would think it gets as many viewers as Regis and Kelly.
Jimmie Johnson would also normally be on David Letterman this week - he always has the champion on - but there is a writer's strike and the show is in reruns.
Similar to Letterman, maybe the View would invite Jimmie Johnson on because he's the champion for the year? I think those shows usually just have whoever is the champion regardless of personality. I've seen the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 and series champions on those morning and evening talk shows regardless of who they are.
I guess this can be counted as a NASCAR appearance - Roger Penske, Sam Hornish, and the president of Penske Racing were on Dancing with the Stars (on video) last night to say nice things about Helio Castroneves. I don't know if it's good or bad thing, but more people probably saw them in those few seconds than total viewers for the NASCAR driver NYC appearances this week.
- November 28, 2007 at 3:04 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Ok...Helio was on the VIEW TODAY..wednesday morning because I saw him with my two eyes.
I watched DWTS (well partly) and hoped he would win. He was amazing on that show and always smiling yet nervous each week. He has MASS APPEAL.
And as somebody who watches IRL I was THRILLED Helio had enough fans to win the show. I read the other night he carried MANY STATES over the other finalists. Marie Osmond has a huge following due to her charity links and doll company so for the Brazilian IRL to top her was HUGE.
Sorry, just wanted to be able to speak about Helio. I sat thru the two hours of that show last night and they did NOT announce the winner until 10.56, I would've loved to have seen Helio talk more as he was over the top excited and then flying around the country to do shows, I s'pose.
I thought Kelly and Regis were in the BAHAMAS this week so how could NASCAR be on their show?? They are usually in NYC
- November 28, 2007 at 3:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
Some of these talk shows tape a few days in advance, or tape certain segments in advance. So the show may be live, but a part of it might not be.
Jimmie Johnson may have taped a segment of some shows early, especially since he lives in New York part of the time.
- November 28, 2007 at 3:56 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
How much longer can it be before Helio takes a look around and thinks that NASCAR might not be a bad way to make a living?
Helio vs. Juan Pablo? That certainly would make for an interesting story on ESPN Deportes.
For those of you who watched, did Helio interact or talk with any of the NASCAR guys?
- November 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- Helio was on MIKE & MIKE this AM (during 4th hour I believe) with Golic and (coincidence) Erik the K filling in for Greenie. Good segment. I don't recall they're talking about anything other than his dancing - although there was a mention of his fence climbing. I have not seen any NASCAR people on M & M this week, but I have not watched more than 30 or 40 minutes any day.
- November 28, 2007 at 5:21 PM
- Matt said...
John, Helio has mentioned that after he wins an IndyCar Championship, he would consider going to NASCAR. And yes, this morning on GMA, when Helio was introduced, he walked down a red carpet in the studio lined with fans and Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. They surpised Helio by blending in with the crowd, but he saw them, jumped on Jimmie and gave Jeff a handshake. It was a very cool moment, because these three are obviously friends.
As for appearances, Jimmie did appear yesterday on the local CW affiliate's morning news show here in NY.
- November 28, 2007 at 5:23 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Wow, what great info. I certainly wish that NASCAR Now had stayed on the air and done the shows from NYC this week. I really miss either ESPN or SPEED televising these events.
Does anyone know is NASCAR.com has been webcasting them?
- November 28, 2007 at 5:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
on GMA I saw Helio finish his dance by sort of doing a "swan dive" over to Kyle Busch, who was laughing and clapping.; I missed the part with Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson anon@2:24 saw. It was probably on a bit before I tuned in. David Newton (espn.com) says in his story the GMA people tried to get Jimmie on the set or stage to let Helio teach him how to dance, but he said no. But it says Jimmie was chest-bumping Helio, he just didn't want to be on camera dancing, sounds like. His story is what's being commented about here, that NASCAR drivers need to show more personality like Helio.
- November 28, 2007 at 5:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
When SPEED does their Champions Weeks show, they sometimes show a lot of fun things like GMA or other things the champion does. Not so much last year, but the year before they followed Tony Stewart everywhere, about six different events. It was really cool to watch him go to a photo shoot in Central Park and see how many people who were just hanging out in the park recognized Tony and were excited to see him.
It may be a staffing thing, back then they had NASCAR Nation staff and they were the ones who followed Tony all week. Last year they didn't follow Jimmie as much. They have their champion show Friday, so we'll see.
- November 28, 2007 at 5:35 PM
- NASCAR_IRL fan said...
Helio said many times the most supportive people in racing while he was on Dancing with the Stars were Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Mark Martin, whom he knows from IROC. They were the ones who called and text-messaged him. It probably made him pretty happy to see Jimmie and Jeff on Good Morning America today.
I've seen conflicting comments about Helio and NASCAR. At first it was a flat no (he really wants an open wheel merger), but as Matt says, he's starting to say "never say never". It wouldn't surprise me if he's been getting calls from NASCAR owners or GMs. He'd be a sponsor's dream right now. The IRL is probably going to do whatever it can to keep him for the next couple of years. There's a lot of Dancing with the Stars fans who are interested in seeing Helio race in person now and already buying race tickets for next season.
- November 28, 2007 at 6:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
I finally watched GMA (TIVO'ed). I was disapointed at the coverage to say the very least. Thirty seconds is not OK. Flashing through the other drivers standing on the street is not OK. Just one more time for ESPN/ABC to slap the NASCAR fans in the face. Guess no one really cares and they think we are a group of idiots that will take whatever dreges are left over. Not so. Beware NASCAR, we are going to take just so much.
Thanx once again for letting me rant.
Grandma J
- November 28, 2007 at 6:56 PM
- Ari said...
Jimmy Johnson rang the closing bell at the NYSE Monday and CNN's Wall Street correspondent interviewed him live from the Exchange floor. It was actually an interesting interview because it went into the economics of NASCAR. She asked Jimmy how the economic downturn, namely the mortgage crisis has affected the sport in everything from fans having less disposable income to attend races to sponsors having to reexamine their sponsorship budgets. She drew a connection of the housing slowdown to Lowes in particular. It was an interesting few minutes.
- November 28, 2007 at 7:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I too finally saw GMA. I was surprised this morning when they were teasing the show and there was no mention of the NASCAR drivers being there. They teased the same stories before the opening and after the opening (but before the news). I was hoping that there would be more interaction with the drivers than there was.
- November 28, 2007 at 8:51 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Great comments, please come back and update us on the TV activity on Thursday and Friday.
- November 28, 2007 at 9:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
I found a few of yesterday appearances on YouTube. The Wall Street Journal Digital Network interviewed Jimmie Johnson.
They asked him about the lower TV ratings, and if he would be interested in the lifetime contract with Hendrick -he said yes. They asked him where he invests his money - he said he wanted to diversify in real estate and his Southern California auto dealerships.
Jimmie had good answers, but I'm wondering why journalists are asking him financial questions -he's a driver with a high school education, geez, not a financial wizard. I don't even want to imagine how the CNN interview mentioned above went.
Jimmie may be boring, but I have to compliment him. I can't see Tony Stewart or Clint Bowyer or some other drivers attempting to answer some of these questions. Tony would probably ask them if they were sure they weren't supposed to be interviewing the Home Depot CEO instead of him.
Something called PressPassTv has a eight minute video of Jimmie at the Stock Exchange ceremony. I've never heard of PressPassTv, but it was a compilation of a lot of footage with Jimmie, Chandra, Chad Knaus talking to people, at the Stock Exchange.
- November 28, 2007 at 11:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I totally forgot about The View!
I saw Juan Pablo on Fox Business (the noon to 2 pm eastern one)
- November 29, 2007 at 2:18 AM
- Jay Young said...
Last night I watched the ABC Good Morning America show, which I had thankfully taped, to see the Drivers and their drive through New York City. I was so shocked at what I saw, I rewound it and watched again. From the start of the actual coverage when the announcer talked about stuffing his carcass into the car, to the on-air personality saying "Gentlemen, start your engines," to the other on air personality waving the green flag immediately (obviously oblivious to the fact that you had to start the car before you could pull away) - total air time 1 minute and 16 seconds. Sheesh!! Sure glad I had taped the prorgram and didn't have to suffer through the full two hours.
- November 29, 2007 at 12:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
A friend at work showed me online "red carpet" photos of the Chase drivers and wives/girlfriends from a party last night at Tiffany Jewelry.
If the red carpet makes TV tonight it'd likely only be NYC local entertainment news, unless the national entertainment news shows (such as Entertainment Tonight) quickly mention the party because two of the female stars from the TV series "Heroes" showed up.
I checked and the party was mentioned specifically in several blogs today because those actresses were there, along the lines of "Heroes Hotties Glam Up Nextel Cup NASCAR Event." They were not photographed with the drivers, just by themselves, so I assume they were invited to get the party more publicity.
One thing I noticed from the photos, the photographers take a lot more pictures of Jeff Gordon and his wife than they do of Jimmie Johnson and his wife. Maybe those two are more famous in New York City.
Supposedly there is another party at a club with a "red carpet" tonight. Last year celebrities attended it too, but I cannot remember if they showed clips from these events before the banquet show or not.
- November 29, 2007 at 5:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
That NASCAR Tiffany party was on E News Daily on E Entertainment channel. They showed Jimmie and Chandra Johnson very briefly (but no interview) and interviewed the two Heroes ladies, one who talked about not being able to drive 'a NASCAR'.
They interviewed Jeff Gordon with Ingrid. Jeff told the interviewer he was just out with his wife and he wasn't the champion and finished second - like hint,hint go interview Jimmie Johnson the winner, but the interviewer didn't.
Entertainment Tonight was all Helio Castroneves and his love life, for almost half the show. For real!
- November 29, 2007 at 8:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
SPEED's Behind the Scenes of Championship Week special is on Friday at 3 PM Central and again at 6 PM Central.
It's only a half hour, which is a little surprising.
- November 29, 2007 at 10:31 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Pitiful the focus on Helio's love life rather than he WON the dancing
OR his upcoming RACING season.
I bet he never expected this.
NASCAR guys would hate this kind of focus. Don't think any of their guys will be doing this show next year in the off season.
thanks for the heads up on the SPEED show...I had no idea.
- November 29, 2007 at 10:48 PM
- Newracefan said...
Guess we won't be seeing anything on Speed from Champions Week all the Friday stuff disappeared
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Remembering some rough times, I am counting my lucky stars that I was able to return to the land of my birth.
Remembering some rough times, I am counting my lucky stars that I was able to return to the land of my birth.
Years spent in California — from 1944-1979 — were good years with some good memories. One particular evening is not one of them.
I lived in an upstairs duplex just a few short blocks from city hall. My landlady, a widow, had raised her daughters in the downstairs apartment and, like me, a single woman, felt safe and secure in our quiet neighborhood. I became aware of some construction going on in the street as the sun set, I checked it out and confident I wasn't needed, resumed my routine, television, reading, writing, and retired for the evening.
It was dark when someone rang my door bell and, checking (a window in the front door) inquired of what the tall, dark young man needed. He sounded very sincere as he assured me I needed to vacate my apartment and respond to police directions downstairs. As an employee of the police department, I was confident as I thanked him and ignored his unauthorized direction, returning to my bedroom and my bed.
A few hours later, I don't know, maybe a couple, I received a telephone call from my very distressed landlady/downstairs neighbor. "Alberta, will you call the police, I'm in serious trouble." This 70-year-old, very independent lady, had been tied up, attacked, beaten, raped and after her attacker departed, managed to get free of her bounds and in need of an ambulance. The story was a terrible one. Apparently once the man left my door he went to her door and convinced her that 'the authorities' needed her to vacate her residence. Later she assured me, "when I realized you weren't going to heed him, I should have done the same, I was curious, I went out on the street, I left my door open and when I returned, he was in my house." She did recover, it took time, and she and I spent many visits to the department of police, looking over mugshots without ever recognizing this criminal.
This is just one reason of many that I am grateful for the opportunity to relocate to McDonald County. For 16 years I lived in the little duplex and, as was pretty typical, I never did meet the mailman who delivered my mail.
I had just purchased 20 timbered acres in the New Bethel area, a three bedroom log house built by hand from logs on the property by Ivan Drake and family, and found work at the Big Nickel Advertiser in Lanagan. My mail was delivered daily in my mailbox and imagine my surprise when I received a telephone call at work from my U.S. postman who delivered my mail. "Alberta, I delivered your mail today and when I attached a book you received on the outside of your mailbox the weather was good. Now it looks like it's going to rain and I would hate for your mail to get wet Do you have a neighbor or someone you can contact who can go and get your mail and secure it so it isn't damaged by the rain?"
Never met the man, have no idea what he had to do to get my work phone number, and somewhat speechless at this 'above and beyond' service provided.
It's true, criminals have been known to travel to and through McDonald County — it's true there are really good people in California. But, as for this senior lady, I count my lucky stars and thank the Lord I serve for the opportunity to live in the area where I can rest assured that my postman, my neighbors, my community, will be looking out for my welfare, check on me, and protect me and mine. It's a good place to be, this McDonald County.
Check your calendar, the McDonald County Historical Society (P. O. Box 572, Pineville, 64856) the next meeting will be third Sunday in March – 2 p.m. at the new McDonald County courthouse in Pineville. You will want to make sure you are in Pineville Memorial Day weekend — exciting things are being planned. This is one weekend you will not want to miss.
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An old friend of mine lamented Tuesday night in a Facebook post: "What are we going to do about the gun violence?"
Tuesday had been a violent day in TV Land, with a middle school shooting in New Mexico and a gun homicide in a movie theater in Florida. It was grim.
I wanted to respond to my friend and did some research. And I quickly found a study by the respected Pew Center, a not for profit, research organization. What I read confounds the widespread belief that America is degenerating into a modern version of the Gunfight at the OK Corral.
Guess what? Gun murders are not up. They're down. Way down.
"Gun Homicide Rate Down 49 percent Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware," headlined the Pew study, released in May 2013.
"Gun homicides, violent gun crime and violent crime overall have fallen since the early 1990s. While there is little agreement as to the cause of these declines, the aging of the population, declining crack cocaine usage and rising incarceration rates may have each contributed," Pew said.
And yet, 56 percent of us believe such crime has gone up; only 12 percent believe it has gone down.
"Women, non-whites and adults ages 30 and older are the most likely to say that gun crime rates have risen. Women and older adults are among the least likely to be victimized."
So, the people least likely to be victimized are the ones most likely to believe gun crime is up!
The study says gun homicide "was the fifth leading cause of violent death in 2010. The vast majority (84 percent) of gun homicide victims are male, with seven out of 10 are ages 18 to 40. Younger adults account for a disproportionate share of gun homicide victims relative to their share of the population."
However, while blacks are 13 percent of the population, they are 55 percent of the victims of gun homicide. Hispanics are 17 percent of the victims and 16 percent of the population. Whites are 65 percent of the population but just 25 percent of the victims.
Here are more "bet you didn't know" facts: "Gun suicides were the fourth leading cause of violent death in 2010 after motor vehicle accidents, unintentional poisoning (including drug overdose) and falls. As gun homicides have fallen, gun suicides now account for six-in-10 gun deaths, compared with about half in the mid-90s."
Read the study, "Gun Violence in America," at pewsocialtrends.org. You'll find that not only is gun homicide down, all violent crime is way down. The study is easy to read and there are lots of charts and graphs. You will learn, for instance, that "In 2010, there were 3.6 gun homicides per 100,000 people, compared with 7 in 1993 ... In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control counted 11,078 gun homicide deaths, compared with 18,253 in 1993."
Gun crime is still too high in the U.S., population 314 million. By contrast, Canada has just half of a homicide death per 100,000 people.
In Canada, population 35 million, "just 158 homicides were committed with a firearm (in 2011,) 13 fewer than the year before and the lowest number of gun-related homicides in almost 50 years," said a 2012 United Press International report.
While guns accounted for 27 percent of Canada's 598 homicides in 2011, more victims - 35 percent - were stabbed to death.
Any homicide is one too many, but let's recognize success when it slaps us in the face. We are getting safer as a society, and that's a good thing. Now, if we legalize recreational marijuana use, perhaps we can put the tax-gorging criminal justice industrial complex out of business, or at least cut it down to a fifth its size.
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TORONTO -- Canada probably doesn't feel happy for Toronto today, if only because that's not how this country works.
Generally, the country resents its biggest city for its arrogance, its narcissism, the way it sucks away their family and friends into the great economic vortex. And that's fine. It's a part of our heritage.
That being said, there was a fine symmetry Sunday as the Toronto Argonauts won the 100th Grey Cup at home with a 35-22 victory over the imploding Calgary Stampeders. The game capped a smashing Grey Cup week during which Toronto felt more like the rest of Canada than it has in a long time, and its team was a champion for the first time since 2004. Toronto sports have become a black hole of despair, but this is how the script would read, were it written by those fat cats in the big city.
It's been Toronto's week, and Toronto's year. From the moment they traded for quarterback Ricky Ray the conspiracy theories bloomed, as if the Canadian Football League had somehow convinced the Edmonton Eskimos to torch their franchise for the good of the big picture. Speculation swirled around the job security of Argonauts general manager Jim Barker despite the heist. Late in Grey Cup week, speculation swirled around their immediate future. This team has always been a little uncertain, and this version was no exception.
But on Sunday they were the best team in the country, and not by a little. No conspiracy theory would have arranged a 9-9 record in the regular season, a climb over Edmonton and Montreal in the playoffs, and the demolition of a team that had won 13 of its previous 15 games. But here we are.
It was, on the balance, a very Canadian evening. Burton Cummings botched the anthem in both languages, singing what appeared to be the old version before they changed the words, but then, he was doing it in the jazz style, so maybe it was just improvisation. The halftime show was Gordon Lightfoot and the kids, with Justin Bieber -- who has nearly as many Twitter followers as there are Canadians -- saying it was an honour to appear, even after being booed. The crowd turned the dusty old dome into a multicoloured, raucous, sold-out festival, announced at 53,208.
Yes, the turf was slippery, the officials were foggy, and the air was so smoky from the fireworks that you felt like it was the world's biggest restaurant in 1985. Non-smoking, please.
But the game was a coronation, rather than a struggle. Ray, the franchise quarterback acquired from Edmonton for a bag of magic beans, chucked an interception on the game's first play from scrimmage. But the Stampeders went two-and-out, and the league's most outstanding Canadian, Jon Cornish, fumbled an exchange with quarterback Kevin Glenn on Calgary's next possession, and doubt began to evaporate.
From there, with Ray sidestepping rushes like a dancer in a crowded hall, the Argonauts began to roll. After a drive-extending facemask call, Butler found himself facing Chad Owens, the league's most outstanding player, in the flat, one on one. Butler never had a chance, and Toronto took a 7-0 lead at the 8:03 mark.
Glenn drove Calgary to a field goal, but early in the second quarter, he flopped a short, errant pass to his right that was picked off by Pacino Horne and returned 25 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 Toronto lead. Suddenly the Stampeders, who had not lost a game since Sept. 23, were in trouble. Glenn, in his first Grey Cup after 12 star-crossed years, just couldn't keep a drive together. Cornish, the league's leading rusher who would be held to 57 yards on 15 carries, seemed lost in the pall of smoke.
It was 24-6 at halftime, and Calgary had turned over the ball three times, and had five first downs to Toronto's 14, and the obvious pass interference on their half-ending Hail Mary went uncalled. It was an immolation, on every front.
And Calgary's necessary miracles never came. A 105-yard kickoff return by Larry Taylor was called back for holding; receivers fell down, balls sailed, nothing worked. The Calgary Stampeders might well wake up Monday morning and wonder how, in the biggest game of what had become a remarkable season, everything fell apart.
Owens caught just two passes, but running back Chad Kackert, the game's most outstanding player, rolled up a combined 195 yards on 28 touches, and Ray was rock solid. Calgary had to negotiate its horse into the stadium; like its team, it didn't have room to run.
And while it may be tempting to ascribe conspiracy to all this, the CFL is the nosy small town of sports -- conspiracies aren't hidden long -- and it belies the unlikely nature of this win. The Argonauts are a 9-9 team that struggled to mix in a sea of new faces and a first-time head coach, in a season where the practice facility burned down. The last time Calgary got here, Jon Hufnagel's Stampeders -- with current Argonauts defensive co-ordinator Chris Jones running his defence -- held Scott Milanovich's Alouettes offence to 14 points in 2008 in Montreal.
This time, Milanovich and Jones, both young men in an old man's league, won the day. As the Cup was carried in, Calgary's horse exited stage left, and the Stampeders committed 30 yards of penalties on one play. Goodnight.
Going forward, the Argonauts suddenly seem like a team that could do this again. Montreal is a dynasty in decline; Winnipeg is rubble; Hamilton will spend the next year as a refugee franchise, playing under bridges and in parking lots while a new stadium is built. Toronto could become the new Montreal, for a time.
Maybe the Blue Jays will put natural grass in and evict their tenants; maybe Toronto's front office will change. Maybe a mess is right around the corner. But on the field, the future seems strangely bright.
Which, when you think about it, will give the rest of the country something to cheer against again. It's been too long.
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Firefighters got hydraulic tools ready to get the man out of his truck, but didn't use them since they were able to free him by sawing the windshield out of his truck.
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