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I'm writing a MWPP fic, and I have Voldemort show up in one of the scenes. He's asking Lily to work for him, doing things that aren't strictly Death Eater. Here's what I have written:
How do you think I should change the last line to make it fit Voldemort's personality?Join my followers, and you will become my right hand woman. I will make sure you receive the most respect of any witch ever deemed worthy of it. You could be very valuable to me, and I could be very valuable to you.
In what ways? I asked.
Ill keep you alive, he replied.
How will I be valuable to you?
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Looking at the RB class, and the fact that shonne greene will thankfully not be part of our team, if there was every a time to find a 2nd string/10 carry rookie back, this was the year.
Below are 15 backs who could either be starters (benard, ball) or at the minimum 10 carry backs as rookies who can also catch the ball - basically exactly what we need.
I hope we wait and see who of these guys "falls" be it a stephan taylor who is available in the 3rd instead of the 2nd or randle/gillislee/barner/graham in the 4th instead of the 3rd
Juwan Jamison
Christine Michael
Knile Davis
Stephan Taylor
Ray Graham
James Franklin
Joseph Randle
are the guys I like.
Knile Davis is way ahead on top in the speed score listings.
Also, Stepfan Taylor is way down near the end.
FWIW, Joe McKnight had a 93 in 2010. Powell's was N/A
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Gimme Franklin or Gilislee, please.
hoping for bernard in the 2nd. his recieving skills seperates him from the rest of the pack.
It seems like every year everyone always says "the combine means nothing".
Then, as soon as it rolls around, everyone lives and dies by it.
Warmack ran a 5.5
Lane Johnson ran a 4.7
Dollars to donuts says Warmack sh*ts on Johnson in the pros.
I really don't care what these guys do on turf in a pair of shorts. Show me what they do in live action during an actual game that matters with full pads on.
There's a reason that the combine is regarded as the "underwear olympics".
Geno Smith ran a 4.5
Yet, he's hesitant as hell to even leave the pocket.
As much as i prefer the tape and overall skill set to 40 times, I didnt like what tony said about taylors change of direction ability....that is important.
Seems like franklin really had a great performance.
No mention of ray graham though, who I think is a solid late round pick.
Franklin, Davis or Lattimore in 4th or 5th
If Tiki was taught how to hold onto ball Knile can be too
I know injuries are scary but day 3 pick for them is worth it to me
Jonathan Franklin is my fav RB in this draft . from what i seen throughout this season and now his very good Combine im sold.
im praying the jets draft him at some point..
my other sleep is Cierre Wood who had a much better season last year than this year due to sharing carrys..
Lattimore in the later rds could pay off more next year than this year..
taylor 4.76 40 is enough for me to back off.
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I'd say Smith running a 4.5 should definitely raise his stock. While he really tried to stay in the pocket all the time at West Virginia to prove he was a traditional pocket passer, he doesn't have to play that exact same way in the pros. He can be taught to use that mobility and the speed is impressive. QBs who have run fast 40 times, you can see the difference in the pros. They are more dangerous with their feet and more capable of picking up big yards on the ground.
I love Lattimore. His injury reminds me of Mcgahee, when he was a monster after concerns.. Lattimore is first round talent. I'd take him if he is there in the 2nd. Good kid too.

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Former city commissioner chosen unanimously to fill seat until 2014
The St. Augustine City Commission spent half an hour Monday night presenting departing City Commissioner Bill Leary with two special souvenirs, leading several standing ovations, and listening as Leary thanked former colleagues, all department heads and city staff.
Then the commission spent five minutes deciding his replacement.
They unanimously appointed former Commissioner Don Crichlow, an architect who served on the commission from 2002 to 2010, to fill Leary's seat until 2014.
No other candidates were considered, or even mentioned.
After the vote, a recess was announced and many in the audience streamed outside to express shock and dismay at the decision that appeared to lack any consideration of the dozen other candidates who had submitted their names to City Manager John Regan in good faith.
"They could have at least talked about some of the others," one woman said.
That sentiment was echoed by Judith Seraphin of Lincolnville, who after the meeting said: "By not having a discussion on the other candidates, they did a disservice (to the city). It looked very planned. I expected this meeting to be hot and heavy."
The Rev. Ron Rauls had earlier said candidate Deltra Long was "qualified and has been extremely interested in this community all her life."
Seraphin had also touted Long as someone who is "well-known for her work on the board of directors for Habitat For Humanity and Betty Griffin House, the large percentage of votes she received in the past election, her law degree and her work on the Planning and Zoning Board for years, many as chairwoman."
Long ran for Commissioner Errol Jones' vacant seat in 2012 but was beaten by architect Roxanne Horvath.
Seraphin said: "I'm not asking (the commission) to support Deltra Long because she's an African-American. I'm asking you to support her because she's the right person in the right place at the right time."
The decision might have been put off until Feb. 25 if Leary had not made a surprise announcement: He was willing to resign immediately rather than wait until Feb. 18. This way, he explained, there'd be an empty seat for the board to fill.
"I want to make it easy for you to act," Leary said. "I'm grateful that so many highly qualified people expressed interest in the vacancy. It's a difficult choice, and I'm glad I don't have to make it."
After the board and audience gave Leary his kudos, he and his wife left.
At that point, Vice Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline immediately limited the number candidates who were eligible for appointment by saying she only wanted candidates with experience but didn't want to appoint someone who would become an incumbent in 2014, when that seat becomes open.
"I want someone who will not run," she said.
That left Crichlow, former Mayor Len Weeks and former Commissioner Bill Lennon as the only candidates who met those qualifications.
Weeks and Lennon are late-comers on the list.
But Mayor Joe Boles said the board wasn't bound to any list and that there was "no defined procedure" on choosing a new commissioner. "It's really up to the commission."
He agreed with Sikes-Kline on the "must-not-run" limitation and actually limited it further by saying he wanted someone with "no learning curve, someone who will not run and someone who did not lose an election."
Sikes-Kline "liked Crichlow because I don't think he has an agenda. He's solid as a rock."
Commissioner Leanna Freeman remained silent.
Horvath said Crichlow is "fair and thorough. I think it should be the public to decide who is will (serve) in 2014."
People shook their heads in disbelief after the vote.


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Boyer providing shutdown relief after long journey
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
DENVER -- There have been plenty of wonderful moments during Blaine Boyer's career resurrection with the Padres, including this blissful stretch where he's retired the last 26 right-handed hitters he's faced or the 13 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings streak he carried into Wednesday's game.
Boyer retired all six right-handed hitters he faced over two scoreless innings of relief on Wednesday against the Rockies.
All of these moments, though, have paled greatly in comparison to the moment that moved him on June 20 during a game against the Mariners at Petco Park.
"There was a moment that completely changed everything for me," Boyer said Wednesday.
"When I was warming up for my first game in San Diego, I heard a 'Dad!' I looked back and could see my son, Benaiah," Boyer said. "He was sitting there, grabbing onto the railing. When he saw me looking at him, his eyes got huge and then he started uncontrollably shaking, he was so fired up to watch daddy go into a baseball game."
Benaiah Boyer is two years old.
"As I'm running into the game, I thinking, this can end right now. My boys have seen me play. It was just one of those moments that will be with me the rest of my life," Boyer said. "I'll never forget his face and seeing his older brother, Levi, who is three, watch their daddy play ball. It was so cool."
Boyer, who turns 33 on Friday, is back in the Major Leagues this season for the first time since 2011. It's been an interesting road, as he walked away from the game in '12, spending time with his family. But friend and former teammate Paul Byrd urged him to get back into the game.
Boyer even had to go to Japan last year to find his way back to affiliated baseball.
Boyer signed a Minor League deal with the Padres in January and then came back to the Major Leagues on May 22. He was designated for assignment the following day and later outrighted back to Triple-A. Finally, Boyer was recalled from El Paso on June 15. He's been getting hitters out ever since.
Boyer's just doing it differently than his first run in the big leagues with Braves (2005-09), Cardinals ('09), D-backs ('09-10) and Mets ('11).
"I have a better understanding of pitching now," Boyer said Wednesday. "I've always been able to throw fairly hard. I've always been able to throw it past the guy. That was ignorant on my part."
Boyer joked that the biggest difference between this current version of himself and previously is his 'dad strength.' Whatever it is, it's working. Best of all, he's having the time of his life.
"I'm really enjoying my time," Boyer said.
Light-hitting Padres spread out home runs
DENVER -- By no means are the Padres known at all for their home run prowess. In fact, they went into their game Wednesday at Coors Field against the Rockies with the second-fewest home runs (61) in the National League.
Maybe it's not how many you hit, but who hits them that matters the most?
When Jake Goebbert connected for his first Major League home run in the fourth inning, he became the 18th member of the Padres to go deep this season. No other team in the Major Leagues has as many players with home runs.
That's right, 63 home runs this season by 18 different players.
Seth Smith, who also had a homer Wednesday, leads the team with 10.
The other Padres who have hit home runs include Yasmani Grandal, Chase Headley, Rene Rivera, Yonder Alonso, Jedd Gyorko, Tommy Medica, Carlos Quentin, Everth Cabrera, Xavier Nady, Alexi Amarista, Will Venable, Brooks Conrad, Chris Denorfia, Nick Hundley, Ian Kennedy and Cameron Maybin.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What I Did On My Vacation
Boy, I go on vacation and the Phillies just go totally sucky against the A.L. East last week. I guess it's a good thing I wasn't paying attention to them while I was away, or I would have been in a really foul mood.
So what was I doing in the meantime? Here's the rundown on my recent vacation.
"Bakin' potatoes, bakin' in the sun…"
First stop was a Sunday afternoon game in Baltimore, with the O's hosting the Braves for an interleague matchup. Driving south from Philly, the sun came out and it looked to be a beautiful day. No traffic problems, either, so things were going well.
Until we got off the exit for Camden Yards, and the ramp split with no indication of which one we should take. Of course, our first choice was the wrong one. It put us onto the street, unable to turn into the parking area. After getting turned around, we thought the problem was solved, but no, we were in the wrong lane to turn into the parking lots, and the road turned back into a ramp which put us right back on 95 South. Aargh! After getting off at the next exit and maneuvering through the cloverleaf of ramps, we ended up heading north again, and this time took the other split after exiting. This dropped us right into the parking areas, but unfortunately these were the "preferred" parking areas, not for us peons. As there are absolutely no signs directing traffic to the general parking areas, we stopped several times to ask various people who looked like they should know. Finally, we finally parked the car and began making our way to the ballpark.
Note to Baltimore: better signage would be nice!
Fortunately, we had allowed ourselves plenty of time to get there, and still had ample opportunity to get something to eat before the game started. On the advice of She-Fan, Jane Heller, we both got the turkey platter from Boog's BBQ. They were excellent – thanks Jane!
Finally, we made our way to our seats to enjoy the game.
Brad Bergesen was on the mound for the O's, and quickly retired the side to start the game. Derek Lowe, starting for the Braves, was not so lucky. He gave up 7 runs in 2 1/3 innings.
The Orioles clobbered the Braves, 11-2. The Braves' only runs came on a pair of solo homers by backup catcher David Ross, who replaced Brian McCann midway through the game.
Before the game, while walking along Eutaw Street on our way to eat, I'd noticed brass markers in the ground noting where various home runs had landed. Here is one for Jim Thome, on the left below:
While walking out after the game, I noticed people pointing at something on the wall of the warehouse building, and taking a picture of it. So of course I had to see what it was. Embedded in the wall is a marker showing where Ken Griffey Jr. hit the warehouse on the fly, shown above right. Wow, what a shot that must have been!
Back to the car, then, and we continued south towards Myrtle Beach.
"The way the beach is kissed by the sea…"
My husband has an uncle who lives in Myrtle Beach, and he so kindly invited us to stay at his house. Woo hoo, free lodging! I have to say that Myrtle Beach itself is not quite what I expected, kind of like a southern version of Wildwood, for those familiar with the Jersey shore. But some of the surrounding areas are beautiful, such as Pawleys Island.
After some sightseeing, we took in a minor league game at BB&T Coastal Field, between the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the visiting Lynchburg Hillcats.
The Pelicans and Hillcats are the advanced-A teams for the Braves and Pirates, respectively, in the Carolina League.
The game turned out to be a double-header due to an earlier rainout, and was scheduled to start at 6 pm. But of course, there was a little more rain, and things finally got underway around 7. So I had a little time to wander around and check things out.
By the looks of this Hillcat, the relief pitchers don't do a whole lot before the games. While his teammates were dutifully stretching on the field, he was looking pretty relaxed in the bullpen:
One of the unique events at Pelicans' games occurs between innings, when Deuce, a yellow lab, delivers new balls to the umpire. Fortunately, Deuce did his duty (but not doody) without incident:
Game 1 was a quick, well-pitched affair, which was won by the Pelicans, 1-0. Minor league double-headers are only seven innings per game, and this one clocked in at a brisk 1:59. There was a half-hour break between games, though, so we only stayed for a couple innings of Game 2, since by now it was getting pretty late. The Hillcats took this one, 10-3.
"Don't know much about history…"
The next day we took a drive to Charleston, about an hour and a half south of Myrtle Beach. Charleston is a really picturesque city, full of southern charm, and also very historical. We decided to take a ferry ride to visit Fort Sumter, the site of the first shots of the Civil War. Located at the confluence of Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, the fort was ideally situated to protect the port of Charleston from attack via the ocean. Under Federal control in 1861, it was fired upon and seized by the Confederates, thus starting the Civil War.
So what could this possibly have to do with baseball? Check out this plaque, honoring the Union garrison defending the fort during the initial bombardment:
Hard to read, hmm? A closer look reveals this:
Abner Doubleday, purported inventor of baseball! No, I didn't stand there and read the whole plaque to find this, and no, I didn't know it was there. These kinds of things just jump out at me and catch my eye.
Though the myth of Doubleday's invention of baseball has been pretty much disproved, he had a successful military career, retiring with the rank of Major General, having taken part in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
"Here comes the rain, here she comes again…"
Blech! Rain!
Due to the uncooperativeness of Mother Nature, our plans to see a Nationals game last weekend never came to fruition.
"You make me laugh, give me your autograph…"
On Monday, we took the kids to the annual Phillies Phestival. For my son and I, it was our fifth time at this great event, but my daughter and husband were Phestival virgins. I warned them to be prepared to wait in lines, but everything went very smoothly.
The Phestival is the Phillies' annual fundraiser to help fight ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. This year's Phestival raised a record total of $867,670; since 1984 the Phillies have raised over $11 million to help fight ALS.
Here are some of my photos of various Phillies:
Top row:
John Mayberry, Jr. – John seemed happy just to be here;
Cole Hamels – I'm sorry Cole, but you need a haircut!;
Pedro Feliz – for some reason, Pedro spent much of the time standing rather than sitting.
Middle row:
Antonio Bastardo – this is about as much of a smile as I saw from him;
J.C. Romero – paired with Bastardo, J.C. was the opposite, very smiley;
Matt Stairs – he looks like someone who should be fixing my appliances, rather than playing baseball.
Bottom row:
Chase Utley – not sure who he's looking at, but it wasn't me 😦
Ryan Madson – Ryan has one of the most illegible signatures I've seen;
Jayson Werth – why all the sunglasses on these guys?
Top row:
Joe Blanton – Joe wasn't expecting my camera when he looked up;
Chan Ho Park – those are some scary eyebrows!;
Jack Taschner – love those twinkly eyes! I didn't realize he's actually pretty good looking.
Bottom row:
Tyler Walker – the Phillies are his fourth team since 2002;
Davey Lopes – Davey looks pretty sharp in his crisp white shirt;
Milt Thompson – c'mon Milt, smile!
My creative fan award goes to this guy, who was waiting in the line to have his picture taken with the 1980 and 2008 World Series trophies:
I realized after I'd walked halfway around the concourse that I should have asked him his name, so I could properly credit him here. Always learning! I'll remember that for next time.
Later on, I ran into Jenn from Phillies Phollowers. Always good to run into fellow bloggers! After that, it was time to call it a night, and we headed home with our goodies. My kids are now looking forward to next year's event already!
"School's out for the summer…"
Yep, until September the kids are home all day. In an effort to keep peace in the house, and keep my sanity, my blogging will be less frequent. But rest assured I'll be here (just not every day).
(since I had so much fun with lyric snippets last time, I decided to do it again. Whoever can identify the most songs will get a shout-out in my next post!)
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Casey Anthony got some unwelcome news this week when her attorneys accepted a subpoena that will force her to take the stand in the civil case against her.
PEOPLE has learned that Anthony, 26, is angry that her required appearance will affect her plans to leave the country after her probation ends in August. She will now have to be available to testify.
"Casey was really hoping to leave Florida and never look back," explains a source close to her. "She was really ready to move on with her life. This has ruined everything."
Anthony will have to answer tough questions about her statements in the days after her daughter, Caylee, was reported missing – and later turned up dead. She claimed that a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez had kidnapped the girl, an allegation that turned out to be untrue. Now a woman by the same name is suing Anthony for defamation.
"Casey just wants this case to go away," says the source. "She definitely doesn't want to testify, and she's annoyed that she has to."
These days, Anthony is living in South Florida. She ventures out infrequently, afraid that she will be recognized. But according to two sources close to her, she looks much different. "Quite honestly, she's gained a few pounds," says the source. "She does nothing but sit in front of her computer and eat." Anthony remains unemployed and broke, and, according to probation reports, she recently stopped attending counseling.
One thing she does do: speak regularly with her estranged mother, Cindy. Sources close to the Anthony family have confirmed that Casey began mending her relationship with Cindy several months ago. She does not communicate with her father, George, whom she accused of molesting her.
Anthony will return to the Orange County courthouse to testify in January 2013.


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VANCOUVER — Kevin Bieksa could have easily sat on the sidelines and nobody would have raised an eyebrow.
After his tireless efforts to remember the late Rick Rypien by becoming a mindcheck.ca website spokesman to bring public awareness and support those stuggling with mental health issues, the Vancouver Canucks defenceman could have continued to work out and await a resolution to the current NHL lockout.
Bieksa isn't wired that way.
Taught to think of others first, Bieksa went to Crowsnest Pass, Alta. on Aug. 15 to participate in a Goals and Dreams event and a Rypien charity game to mark the one-year passing of his troubled close friend, who would often confide in the blueliner he thought of as a brother. Bieksa then convinced Rypien's mother, Shelley Crawford, to play in the Raise-It-4-Ryp charity golf tournament on Sept. 4 in Richmond before becoming the driving force behind the sold-out Bieksa's Buddies charity game Wednesday at UBC.
As much as it gave 5,000 fans a glimpse of their hockey heroes who took on the Thunderbirds, it also aided three charities — The Canucks Autism Network, Canucks Family Education Centre and Canuck Place hospice — who have been affected without NHL games to draw funds from. When $20 charity game tickets were snapped up in 20 minutes, it ensured a minimum $100,000 would be raised. It also raised Bieksa's profile. Known to play with a chip on his shoulder, it's the size of his heart that has made a good player an even better person. His wife, Katie, is also involved in the charities and with children Cole, 4, and Reese, 3, they've have made Vancouver much more than just a place when Bieksa earns a living.
"From the first time I met him when he was a rookie, he was always wonderful with the children and was first to put his hand up and say I'll do it," recalled Debbie Butt, director of communications and marketing for Canuck Place. "He motivates others to give back. The charity game took a lot because you've got to stick your neck out sometimes and take a risk. It's pretty amazing. He was at every meeting and even at 11 p.m., he'd be e-mailing me about this or that because he cares so much. It's part of who he is, it's part of his fibre.
"He's a natural leader and when he eventually leaves the game, some organization is going to be really lucky to have him. He's got lots to offer the world. He could be anything."
Bieksa cited Trevor Linden as a role model because the former Canucks captain gave everything he had to the game but always found time to give to others. With successful businesses in the Lower Mainland, he's blazing a trail that Bieksa would like to follow in some manner. The charity game was a step in that direction.
"It's something I wanted to do," stressed Bieksa. "I talked with my dad (Al) about the challenges of growing up and it was kind of the way I was raised, to help out and give back. I've done it before and I'll continue to do it in the future. For me, it's fulfilling to help people out and charities that my wife and I have worked with before.
"I'm in the position where we can go on the ice and raise money for charity and for me, it seems like a no-brainer to impact a lot of families in B.C."
At 31, Bieksa has the security of four more contract years at a $4.6 million US annual salary cap hit, but expects to maintain a charitable presence when his career ends. He was born in Grimsby, Ont., but Vancouver is home.
"I don't look too far ahead, but I know it's something I'll do at some point," he said. "Trevor took a year to evaluate things and relax and do some things he wasn't able to do with the hockey season and training. He's involved in a lot of charities and in business. I imagine I'll be much the same."
Or maybe greater. Bieksa has a passing interest in politics and judging by his charitable endeavours, presence and poise, he could probably run for office. And probably win.
"Not right now," he chuckled. "It intrigues me at times, for sure. Maybe in the future, who knows?"
If anything, the Bieksa's Buddies project proved he could handle a surprising workload that went far beyond game operations. Scalpers became a thorny issue that he handled with such composure, that a few guilty profiters even returned tickets to radio stations to help raise funds.
"I had a great team and everybody pulled their weight and went above and beyond of what was expected to pull off a pretty remarkable game in two-and-a-half weeks," summed up Bieksa.
Remarkable indeed.


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Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Celebrate Def Jam's 25th Anniversary
Def Jam celebrated their 25th anniversary Friday night with a star studded event featuring some the label's most recognizable faces.
Included in that lineup was former Def Jam head Jay-Z, founders Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and former execs Kevin Liles and Lyor Cohen.
The Hip-Hop cohorts converged on "The Spotted Pig" where they held a private dinner and invited out Young Jeezy, Terrence J and a number of others.
Check out Def Jam's 25th anniversary courtesy of StupidDope.com below.
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Dazed and confused about Funny Cars?
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The Funny Car Fox Hunt sets it straight on April 27, 2013. Girls get in free.
NORWALK, Ohio – Dazed and confused may describe a fan's reaction to a first close encounter with a Funny Car.
But on April 27, 2013, "Dazed and Confused" lines up as one of the stars in the Funny Car Fox Hunt at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
We're celebrating fifty years of fun at Summit Motorsports Park. The Funny Car Fox Hunt, a retro event that features family friendly free admission for women and girls, kicks off our 2013 Golden Anniversary season.
And as a special treat for fans, "Dazed and Confused," a 1969 Camaro owned by Jerry Streb, Youngstown, Ohio, races other erratic, flame throwing, peddle festing machines in the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit.
"Jerry Streb owned that car about six years," said Dennis Salzwimmer, director of the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit. "He's been racing blown cars for probably close to 25 or 30 years."
Dazed and Confused follows the style of Funny Cars in the 1970s and 1980s, and looks like a Camaro, Dennis Salzwimmer said.
"He put it together. It's not a survivor," Dennis Salzwimmer said. "There are some people who are reproducing old style Funny Car bodies. That one was made by a guy in Georgia."
A service manager for Sweeney Chevrolet in Boardman, Ohio, Jerry Streb formerly raced with a series called the Super Charged Warriors, Dennis Salzwimmer said.
So far, eight fire-spitting retro BB Funny Cars from the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit accepted the Funny Car Fox Hunt challenge:
* Chris Massarella, Total Insanity, 1977 Monza.
* Jery Streb, Dazed and Condused, 1969 Camaro.
* John DeCort, Old and Fuelish, 1978 Corvette.
* Lance Good, Sharky's Machine, 1979 Omni.
* Steve Timoszyk, Parts Peddler, 1971 Barracuda.
* Nick Tilley, Shyster, 1978 Corvette.
* Monty Stotz, Blue Thunder, 1969 Camaro.
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Mobile apps: New thought processes and behaviors
In the mobile space, there is a plethora of potential deployment platforms. In some ways it is similar to the situation in traditional desktop development many years ago when there were multiple competing standards. What's different about mobile is that there are not only multiple competing operating systems, such as Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows, but there are also multiple different device characteristics: screen resolutions, processors, graphics capabilities, networking capabilities, and more. Each of these adds a potential layer to the complexity of deploying to mobile environments.
As a result, enterprises need to use different thought processes and behaviors when developing and designing for mobile. For example, one approach that many companies currently use is to focus on web-enabled mobile apps. Development teams that are already working on web portals and web capabilities simply extend them to mobile using HTML5.
The downside of that approach, however, is that it's not possible to exploit all of the power and features of the different mobile platforms. Users inevitably ask for better integration with existing native functionality on the mobile device, such as the calendar application. Meeting these demands requires native applications if the platform does not expose APIs to access the features — and that's when you'll start asking questions about which and how many platforms you are going to support. In addition, how many versions of the platform will you support? Given that most customers will only keep a device for a few years, how much risk is involved in excluding a version and choosing not to support those customers? Do you support or exclude one entire platform, such as iOS? One version of Android, such as 3.2? Do you extend out to the full capabilities of Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android?
Adding to the challenge of mobile app development and deployment is what is being called the "consumerization" of IT. More and more, employees and customers are bringing their own devices into the enterprise environment. For example, at IBM in January, there were approximately 10,000 iPads running inside the company and more than 30,000 other iOS devices. This means that an enterprise can no longer have a corporate standard that states they will only support iOS, version 4, because consumers are purchasing updated iPhones or Samsung Galaxies, along with tablets and other smartphones. Although there are advantages when enterprises use their employees' devices, consumerization creates a very large set of targeted environments, which increases costs both in development and management.
The pitfalls of mobile app deployment
One of the main pitfalls of developing and deploying mobile apps is packaging too much change into one large deployment. This traditional waterfall method of development is also prevalent in enterprise application development. A company spends six to eight months working on requirements, six to eight months developing, six to eight months testing, and then they put their massive application into production. The problem is, during all that time, the teams involved will likely miss requirements, lose track of components, and even break part of the build. So to reduce that risk, the company implements a rigorous and complex governance process.
Companies often want to take this same approach to mobile development and deployment, because they want their first release of a mobile capability into the market, whether for their user base or employees, to be perfect. In reality, the app does not have to be perfect, it simply has to be usable and intuitive. Most enterprises don't realize this, however, so they put a great deal of time and effort into what can become a costly endeavor — and, often, a late one. Most apps that are the result of waterfall development are late to market and often do not end up addressing their users' needs.
DevOps is a way of addressing the deployment challenges of multiple operating systems, multiple devices, and consumerization by extending the agile development methodology to quickly deploying functionality needed for successful mobile apps.
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DevOps basically addresses the need to deploy a running application, with the latest features, out to the production environment at any given point in time. This is an agile approach, where a waterfall development methodology will not work. It is important to define your requirements and develop in small, functional pieces of business value. Every night or every 15 minutes or every time a change is checked into the source code management system, you want to ensure that it is possible to build your product or business function. This is the continuous integration capability of DevOps. Further, given the complexity of enterprise mobile apps, this is not just about compiling the code for the mobile device. Enterprise apps leverage backend systems, which may also need to include new functionality.
Capturing the build and deploying it through the various environments requires a robust set of continuous delivery capabilities that can push apps:
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- To the back-end systems that expose services to be consumed by mobile devices
- And into a production environment where it is delivered to the various devices
Each platform has different characteristics from a deployment perspective; however, no matter what the platform, for the delivery to be successful, you must identify, track, capture, and test every change. This requires a disciplined approach that brings development and operations teams together to ensure frequent, reliable, high-quality software deliveries. Development and operation teams work together toward a common objective: continuous delivery of working mobile apps without anyone assigning blame or making excuses. Automation is critical.
That's why DevOps is so powerful for mobile application development and deployment. DevOps can:
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- Automate how those changes take place
- Automate testing
- Keep the changes small enough to reduce risk to the business when they are moved into a production environment
- Ensure that, at every stage along the pipeline, appropriately packaged business functions are replicated and pushed forward
With DevOps, you are using a disciplined and automated approach, deploying small, functional enhancements that might, over time, become a very large, complex capability. It pushes your apps and your updates through your provisioning capabilities to the various endpoint devices in your mobile ecosystem. DevOps also means transparency to changes so that all the stakeholders are aware of how new capabilities are progressing, thereby reducing the business risk. Metrics and measures are captured and exposed on dashboards, increasing transparency and accountability.
DevOps is an ideal approach when you also consider that the timeframe for delivering mobile apps is much shorter than for enterprise applications. Companies want to get started right away. Therefore, it is important to take the time to integrate teams and processes on mobile app releases and updates and help everyone understand that the objective is not perfection; the goal is improvement. This starts everything off in the right way, and progress is faster and better. Efficiencies happen and processes are improved at the same time they are automated.
Companies all over the world want to exploit the mobile market by providing customers and users with apps that make mobile computing easier. To do this, it is important to think through the development of the capability, how you will deploy it, and how you can ensure the continuity of your capabilities as you change them over time. DevOps helps ensure a successful mobile app lifecycle that takes all of this into consideration. It brings not only automation but also business results because DevOps tightens the feedback loop between developers and operations. Developers can make changes more quickly, and organizations can speed the refinement and updates of their apps.
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A TV talking head has finally characterized last week's non-events in Britain for what they were, in the face of a blitz of frenzied hype, hysterics and fearmongering from the government and media, former Scotland Yard detective John O'Connor described the botched attacks as "hopeless," "incompetent" "almost laughable," and amounting to nothing more than a bonfire.
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"This was a hopeless, incompetent terrorist attack, I mean when you see the ludicrous situation when none of the bombs were able to be detonated and these guys are then trying to set fire to petrol," O'Connor told CNN.
"All they got was a bonfire, they set fire to fuel - well that in its own way is not going to detonate the gas cylinders and it's not going to cause an explosion - it was just a fire, I mean that is so incompetent as to be almost laughable."
O'Connor also insisted that the perpetrators of the attack should be referred to as "jihadists" rather than Al-Qaeda, which is what the frothing media hurriedly declared them to be just hours after the dud "bombs" were discovered in London.
Others have been less sympathetic, labeling the goons who attempted to ram a Jeep into an airport terminal in Glasgow as "Beavis and Butthead" or, as Register writer Lewis Page, a former armed forces bomb-disposal operator, calls them, "Krazy Klown jihadis" who were engaged in "slapstick idiocy".
The hysteria continued in the UK today after Stansted Airport was temporarily shut down following the discovery of an unattended bag whose owner had presumably deserted it to visit the toilet.
And a new level of absurdity was reached when authorities decided to carry out controlled explosions on a car that was parked outside a Glasgow Mosque last night - no dangerous materials were found in the vehicle. Because obviously one of the primary targets for Muslim terrorists are Muslim Mosques!
While in America, pipe bombs at a Disney theme park that blew off doors later turned out to be firecrackers in a trash can that fizzed and spluttered.
Now every discarded pack of sandwiches is a potentially "suspicious device" as Britain cowers in fear of the next terrorist atrocity - who knows, maybe they'll set off a firework or knock over a stack of bean cans in the supermarket.
While the majority of Brits are more interested in putting up shelves than some retards setting fire to a car, the media has deserted common sense for good and welcomed another opportunity to terrify the public, providing terror where there was none and thereby facilitating the amateur jihadist's agenda by hyping a peril that simply doesn't exist.
News anchors devour every breaking detail about the dastardly doctor bombers while an endless loop of Beavis and Butthead's car crash dominates the background, blown up and overpixelated in a desperate ploy to beef up its significance. They also revel in yet another excuse to show burly cops with machine guns, the enforcers ordering people around, searching cars and demanding complete compliance.
The reality is that accident causing deer, peanut allergies and swimming pools are all more likely to seal your fate than a terrorist attack.
As Ohio State University's John Mueller concludes in a report entitled A False Sense Of Insecurity, "For all the attention it evokes, terrorism actually causes rather little damage and the likelihood that any individual will become a victim in most places is microscopic."
But the sensationalist media, the power hungry government and the bottom line fretting "experts" who head up profitable anti-terror companies all need to feed the beast and they'll exploit every morsel on offer.
Terrorism can only be effective if the relatively minor acts of violence that are perpetrated are given false prominence and artificially inflated to the point where the dread of what's coming next fundamentally alters the way we go about our lives, travel, commerce, and the way we treat others, until we ultimately acquiesce to the terrorist's goal - relinquishing our freedoms and living in fear.
Since that is the very definition of terrorism, recent events only confirm that the terrorists have already won and that their victory was secured with the enthusiastic support of the government and the media.
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This season will be a notably nomadic one for the innovative, multi-national, gloriously bonkers professional rugby organisation that goes by the name of Saracens.
They are referring to it themselves as "a season of transition" although it feels as if they have been in constant transition since the day Nigel Wray became the owner in late 1995.
The latest development was Tuesday's announcement of a six-year sponsorship and stadium naming rights deal with Allianz. It allied the German banking and insurance firm with Saracens' wealthy South African backers, so this is no purely English operation as everyone knows. And perhaps that is the essence of the Saracens story as it bounds along, occasionally knocking over the furniture, but never going far without surprising or shocking the onlooker.
This reporter has been looking on from a closer distance than most. I was born, grew up and now live in Barnet, and I can say it was indeed glorious to be at the Copthall athletics stadium and see half a dozen mechanical diggers churning away at the foundations of the new east stand at what will be known as Allianz Park. We used to have our schools' athletics finals there, and once upon a time I hopped, failed to skip and more or less fell into a Copthall sandpit competing in a triple jump for which I had much more enthusiasm than aptitude.
The simple facilities of the Copthall of my school days changed hardly at all between the 1980s and now - symptomatic of an attitude to sport in this area of north London that put it beneath commerce, retail, transport and most other priorities in residents' lives and the local council's spending.
The football club I have always supported - Barnet FC, currently in League Two - had a go in the 1990s at moving into Copthall and renovating the run-down stadium. It would have been a superb and natural fit but it didn't happen, for reasons of cost and politics and local nimbyism. The planning application was approved by Barnet Council but rejected by Labour's John Prescott who was the then Minister for London.
Two Tories, Boris Johnson as Mayor of London and Eric Pickles as Local Government Minister, gave Saracens' plans the go-ahead this year. Inevitably I have mixed feelings witnessing Saracens' literally ground-breaking work - many Barnet football fans would have winced at seeing a couple of local councillors and the borough's mayor in his chains and frock coat being feted at Copthall on Tuesday - but as a rugby and sports lover I believe it will be good to have a new 10,000 capacity stadium in north London, and for the Saracens staff to continue their missionary work with schools in the surrounding area.
Wray was a schoolboy at nearby Mill Hill in the 1960s and his home is a seven-minute drive from Copthall, sorry, Allianz Park. "We looked at it 10 or 12 years back," he told me, "but there wasn't the political will then to do anything. I have to say that Ed Griffiths [Saracens' chief executive] made our games at Wembley happen and he has made this happen."
Wembley is just one of a variety of venues on Saracens' fixture list this season as they await the completion of the stadium that will have an artificial pitch - a venture given amazingly gung-ho backing by the normally passive International Board and Rugby Football Union - and demountable stands on top of the athletics track. Wray likened the desired effect to Clermont Auvergne's Stade Marcel Michelin, with spectators sitting tight to the touchlines and dead-ball lines, though it will have to go some to match the French club's steepling stands and seething atmosphere.
Cape Town, Brussels, Milton Keynes, Vicarage Road, Fulham FC's Craven Cottage and the Honourable Artillery Company ground are either confirmed or rumoured ports of call for the Saracens ship helmed by Griffiths. You cannot make an omelette without breaking some eggs, and neither Enfield FC, where Sarries set up home for a season in 1996-7, nor Watford FC, where they have resided since then, emerged better for the Saracens experience. Enfield's Southbury Road ground is now a retail park and one side of Vicarage Road is condemned amid money problems for the host club.
But Saracens sail on, with the financial clout to back their schemes. Most other organisations would have fretted about announcing a Heineken Cup match in Cape Town, as Saracens did last season, only for it to fall through for a lack of agreement with the hosts.
Sarries have made a huge success of taking their games on the road © Getty Images
There was also a match billed for Abu Dhabi in March that did not take place, and one in Hong Kong last month that did. It is almost becoming easier to list where Saracens would not consider playing than where they would. Back at base, Wray insisted a 10,000 capacity was viable - compared with, say, Leicester's 24,000 - as the commercial goal is for the stadium to always be over-subscribed.
I asked Alex Goode, Sarries' recently capped England fullback, whether flitting from ground to ground was bad for the team, who were league champions in 2011 and finished last season two points behind Harlequins before losing at Leicester in the play-off semi-finals.
"Rugby is about not giving excuses," Goode said. "One of our best results last season was away to Ospreys. We were delayed on the train, basically dropped our bags at the hotel and ran to the ground to play, but we said we would not use that as an excuse for not performing.
"I think teams up their intensity at home. Gloucester are unbelievable at home, the way they kick-chase, tackle and use the energy they get from the crowd. But having a lot of away games at the start of the season might work well for us. We pride ourselves on the way we play away and we have set club records in the last couple of years, at Leicester and Bath and Northampton and Gloucester.
"The days we have played at Twickenham and Wembley have been fantastic for the players. You get a buzz from days like those. There will be worries over the artificial pitch. Some people will argue mud is a part of rugby. There are always worries about everything. I'd say when it gets wet and cold in the winter it's tough to play a lot of rugby. Here we will have a hard pitch to play on every week, and that should allow for an expansive game."
So as Saracens put down new roots while exploring the world, was Wray aiming to challenge the "Heart of London" brand that the champions Harlequins have given themselves? "Twickenham [where Quins play] isn't in London, as far as I know," he said, with a twinkle.
"We have a London postcode and the best located ground in London."And as he went off to be photographed with the Saracens players in front of the diggers, he looked like a man for whom the earth was moving.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Department stores chain John Lewis and deep discounter Aldi emerged as winners on Thursday after British retailers fought it out for every pound in a tough Christmas.
Elsewhere Tesco showed signs of life, John Lewis and Next proved as reliable as ever, but Marks & Spencer was left looking embarrassed when its poor results were leaked a day early.
In a fiercely competitive festive season marked by heavy discounts, few British retailers emerged triumphant, with even some strong performers posting growth well below inflation.
Those that did well had a breadth of products, a range of customers and multiple channels - or appealingly cheap prices.
Department store chains John Lewis and Debenhams both lured record numbers of customers to their shops and websites.
Next, which has a longstanding policy of not discounting before Boxing Day, also raised its yearly profit guidance after solid trading.
"The star of the retail world has undoubtedly been John Lewis, their performance has been outstanding," said Neil Saunders, managing director at retail consultancy Conlumino.
"We've had an online and multi-channel Christmas, where those retailers who have offered great multi-channel solutions ... have done very well. And those who haven't have lost out."
Camera specialist Jessops called in administrators after customers deserted its 192 stores to seek cheaper deals online, the latest casualty in the hard-pressed sector.
Some retailers were also hampered by the fact that many Britons left it to the last weekend to do their shopping, in the hope major chains would buckle under the pressure and launch sales before Christmas.
One trader selling "I Love London" T-shirts on Oxford Street, central London's main shopping destination, said people were spending less. "There are no people, the whole year has been quiet".
Among grocers, budget group Aldi stood out with growth of 30 percent, in contrast to previous years when shoppers saw the holiday season as an excuse to upgrade to a more expensive outlet.
The decision instead to stick with a shop that sells a bottle of sparkling wine for 3 pounds and a meal for 89 pence was described by analysts as a reflection of the pressures on Britons from a lack of job security and a pay squeeze.
"Let's just say I tried to be more careful ... I think people are still spending, but they're being more choosy," said Veronica Pinney, 71, on Oxford Street.
For those who could afford to splash out, the upmarket John Lewis-owned Waitrose proved popular, outshining the performance of the so-called big four of Tesco, Wal-Mart's Asda, Sainsbury and Wm Morrison.
According to market research by Kantar Worldpanel, Sainsbury was the only big four grocer to win market share as cash-strapped shoppers honed in on its cheaper own-brand products, online offerings and local stores. Sales of its own-brand Prosecco, sold for as little as 6 pounds, leapt 15 percent.
Market-leader Tesco, a year on from a dismal Christmas that prompted its first profit warning in two decades, posted its strongest growth in three years as it showed the benefits of a 1 billion pound turnaround plan.
"In the UK I think we were back on form," said Chief Executive Philip Clarke. "(But) whilst our seasonal performance is encouraging, there is a lot more to do."
Sainsbury reported like-for-like growth in its third quarter of 0.9 percent, while Tesco posted 1.8 percent in the six weeks to Jan 5. But with consumer price inflation running at 2.7 percent that still left both with negative real growth.
Shares in Tesco rose 2.3 percent to their highest in a year, but analysts and investors cautioned that the solid growth partly reflected easy comparative numbers.
"The expression 'one swallow doesn't make a summer' comes to mind," said one top 20 investor in Tesco. "Have you been in a Tesco store recently and noticed a difference in the offering? Because I haven't."
Shoppers in east London generally agreed. Pete Smith, a health worker, said he avoided Tesco because it was "too busy, too packed and the staff aren't very helpful".
M&S, a mainstay of British town centres and best known for reasonably priced but high-quality staples such as socks and underwear, saw third-quarter underlying sales of clothing, footwear and homewares fall a worse-than-expected 3.8 percent.
To compound matters, the update was rushed out late on Wednesday after being leaked to a broadcaster, leaving management to apologise in the face of questions over their competence.
Chief Executive Marc Bolland told reporters he was confident steps being taken by a new general merchandise management team would address problems in the area.
Shares in M&S were down more than 4 percent.
Additional reporting by Sinead Cruise, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Lorraine Turner and Arthur Fane; Editing by David Holmes


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I have no problem with paying more taxes. But I am 100% sure that it will not solve the deficit problem. The pressure groups will force the government to spend the extra income in new programs. What do you think?
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More alarmist talk from Moonbeam.
If the average school class size goes back up to what it was 30 years ago, the world will not fall apart (it didn't then!). If we don't get high speed rail, is that a disaster? If public employee unions are outlawed, as both both FDR and Reagan implored, that is a huge win for most of us. If we don't fund public libraries, but use the Internet, instead, so what? And... so much more in the same sense.
The one thing that will avoid a serious look at how our state does business, is to give it more money via taxes. A one word warning: Greece. Just say NO!!!
"If public employee unions are outlawed, as both both FDR and Reagan implored"
Nice rewrite of history.
It was REAGAN who signed the California law, as governor, legislation that established collective bargaining for all the state's municipal and country employees.
Also famously said: "...where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost."
St Ronnie couldn't get elected dog-catcher in today's republican party.
Guess who...
* had been a Socialism-loving Democrat for 13 years before becoming a Republican?
* had once been a member of a Far Left wing organization that was on an FBI watch list for being Communistic?
* had been a union leader- for one of the largest unions in the country?
* later became an FBI informant, secretly reporting on his former friends?
* became involved with corrupt mob-connected unions?
* had signed into law a sweeping anti-gun bill for his state?
* had signed into the largest single tax increase in the history of any state in the US- $1 billion in one step?
* brought both moderates and liberals into his campaign and after victory gave them top jobs in his administration?
* had, as governor, signed legislation that established collective bargaining for all the state's municipal and country employees?
* had once declared that civil right legislation must be enforced " at the point of a bayonet if necessary"?
* supported Affirmative Action?
Reagan fired PATCO strikers...enough said on that subject. The world did not fall apart, either.
Do the right thing, and vote NO on Moonbeam's demand for even more money from California citizens!
Governor Brown proposed the $9 billion in tax increases to cover the $9 billion in the state budget deficit, to avoid cuts in education & public safety. Now new projections say the state budget deficit is $16 billion - so where are the addtional $7 billion in spending cuts going to come from?
Governor Brown continues to fund High Speed Rail, which means he places a higher priority on a fast train than education. He continues to fund various "green" initiatives, again at the cost education.
Where are our state legislatures, Joe Simitian & Rich Gordon? Supporting the cuts to education by prioritizing the funding of high speed rail and these various green initiatives ahead of the cuts to education.
I won't vote for either Joe or Rich, who act like they don't need to represent their districts, and act more like princes in monarchy.
Could we ask for 'foreign aid' from Mexico to help support their citizens flooding into California and draining our prison system, schools, welfare, and social services? And I presume the Weekly will delete this idea as 'offensive'.
"to help support their citizens flooding into California"
Nice rewrite.
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"Net Migration From Mexico Has Stopped: Pew
By Steve Goldstein, Published April 23, 2012, MarketWatch Pulse
WASHINGTON – Net migration from Mexico to the United States has stopped and may have even reversed, the Pew Hispanic Center said Monday, citing an analysis of both U.S. and Mexican data..."
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It would be interesting to hear from Stephen Levy on this subject. I just read some of his previous posts. He is a tax and spender Democrat, no doubt. Has he had enough, yet? Where does he think the $16B will come from?
Great if the northward immigration flood is diminishing. But there are millions of illegals in California, Texas, the Carolinas,and other states already here and having children.. Remember that years ago Congress declared that anyone BORN child of immigrant parents from any country), is automatically an American citizen. Also the Latinos have larger families - so I've read.The state health insurance Medicaid is strained to the limit. Get the statistics for hospitals in Southern California!! especially Obstetric Departments. So are schools which are getting bad scores because of the necessity to provide classrooms where there are multiple languages spoken- Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese,Indian, Tagalog, and others along with English. And now the State is considering given worker permits to illegal immigrants. (See today's Mercury News).
I did a little investigation of the CA budget in the last 10 years using data from the government web site:
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I plotted the top 5 budget items and along with population. The top budget items are Education, Other spending, Healthcare, Protection (police,etc.) and Welfare. Some interesting results:
- CA population in the past 10 years has slowest growth relative to any line item expenditure. So, something else is going up other than inflation. Note that inflation in the past 10 years in U.S. has been very low.
- Cost of education has steadily gone up far above the rate of population growth. So, this thing about not spending on Education does not seem right.
- Same results for 'Other spending' category. OK, someone is spending money higher per capita every year. Mr/s Representative, can you explain that!
- Everyone talks about the cost of health care going up. We know that. But so does the cost of Education and 'Other spending' going up roughly @ the same rate. How come no one is talking about cost of Education?
- Something happened in 2007 about Welfare spending. It kept going up for about 4 years (faster than the rate of any other expenditure). It has stabilized in the past two years. We have become very generous in the past six years.
- We only an across the board cut of less than 4% to regain a balance budget.
- I think, the bottom line is that there is still a lot of opportunities to cut the expenditure in all categories. I don't think anyone will be harmed, our children (those who want) will get educated (preferably in a single language), and the crime rate will not go up. I don't have problem taxing the rich, but that is NOT going to solve our problem by itself.
After a post that links to facts "Net migration from Mexico to the United States HAS STOPPED and may have even REVERSED" (my emphasis)
someone can't accept it and posts "great IF the northward immigration flood is DIMINISHING"
The one I like even better is the slam on 'evil congress': "Remember that years ago Congress declared that anyone BORN child of immigrant parents from any country), is automatically an American citizen."
You remember the Constitution and something called a "natural-born citizen"?
Since 1868: "Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the constitution on July 9, 1868, the citizenship of persons born in the United States has been controlled by its Citizenship Clause, which states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
"Reagan < amnestied illegal immigrants > ...enough said on that subject. The world did not fall apart, either."
Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986 Web Link
In the past Canada was a major trading partner with California
No more says WSJ
"For almost a century, Canada's economy has been firmly tethered to its much larger southern neighbor.
Now, Canadian officials and executives also are betting their future on China."
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Instead our major underground commodity partners is now the narco terrorists Latin America
We need get rid of the incompetent fools in Sacramento and elect people who further American interests
Sharon skips the money line, as always. From the article:
"Climbing oil production in the U.S. is upending American demand for Canadian hydrocarbons. That has spooked Ottawa, suddenly worried about finding buyers for its own growing crude exports, almost all of which now flows... < to China >"
Drill baby drill and our higher domestic oil production means we import less, so Canada sells elsewhere.
Sharon's interpretation: "it's the fools in Sac-town, it's their 'fault'"
Drill baby drill doesn't work. Domestic oil production is at it's highest in years. It hasn't lowered oil prices as promised. Now Sharon is blaming CA politicians for Canada selling it's oil to China.
That is some really twisted thinking.
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The ongoing search for unidentified victims of notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy led to the identification of an Illinois man who went missing more than 30 years ago.
The Cook County Sherriff's Office confirmed Thursday the remains on a hiker found on the side of Mount Olympus in 2010 belong to Daniel Raymond Noe, who went missing at age 21 in 1978.
Noe's records ended up on Sheriff Tom Dart's desk because the man's description -- white male between the ages of 14 and 25 -- fit the profile of Gacy's victims.
Dart announced last year that his office had obtained DNA profiles for all of Gacy's remaining victims and publicly asked anyone with missing loved ones between 1972 and 1979. to come forward in hopes of matching names to victims.
Noe's family last heard from him on Sept. 30, 1978, when Noe told his father he planned to hitchhike back to Chicago from a job in Washington.
A missing person's report was filed, and for years the family searched for him, even sending dental records to law enforcement agencies when they heard about a deceased person who remained unidentified.
Detectives obtained DNA samples from Noe's family and discovered they didn't match any of the unidentified victims, but a genetic association was found in an unidentified person's case in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Further testing positively identified the remains of the hiker as Daniel Noe. Utah's Unified Police Department conducted a four-day search and determined there was no foul play.
"While solving these cases is a bittersweet moment, the Cook County Sherriff's Office is pleased to give families some sort of closure regarding their missing loved ones," Dart said.
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Felipe Santana has slammed "stupid" Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp for allowing former team-mate Mario Gotze to train prior to the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
The German prodigy was stretchered off with a hamstring complaint in the early stages of BVB's 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-four tie at the end of April, only to be ruled out of the decider a month later.
However, the centre-back believes their coach is to blame for Gotze's absence at Wembley and subsequent spell on the treatment table as the attacking midfielder aggravated his knock in training five days before the final on May 26.
"Our coach was stupid. Mario felt a knock in the game against Real Madrid and was then taken to a Munich hospital," Santana said in an interview on ESPN Brasil.
"When he returned, the coach let him train on the Tuesday. He should not have done so because there was an important game on Saturday."
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Australia playmaker Berrick Barnes spent the night in hospital after suffering a punctured lung in their Rugby Championship defeat to South Africa.
Barnes returned to the team hotel in Pretoria after initially being cleared of a chest injury following the 31-8 loss but was taken back to hospital after feeling discomfort. He is set to remain in Johannesburg for the next few days with the team doctor while the rest of the squad travels on to Rosario for next weekend' clash with Argentina.
The Wallabies suffered a further setback with the loss of Adam Ashley-Cooper who will fly back to Australia after being knocked out just before half-time at Loftus Versfeld.
Australia head coach Robbie Deans said: "Adam had a CT scan and he's been cleared and he's up and about so that's encouraging for him because that didn't look good."
Australia have further concerns over the fitness of Radike Samo (shoulder), Tatatfu Polota-Nau (neck) and Digby Ioane (knee) ahead of their clash with the Pumas. The trio are all set to travel to Argentina but their participation in the match is far from certain.
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FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — Marvin Harold Levinson, 90, of Fenwick Island, Del., passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, June 3, 2013.
Marvin was born on Sept. 21, 1922 to Yetta and Jack Levinson in Bronx, New York.
Marvin served in the Army in WWII as a sergeant. After the war, he married his bride, Marilyn L. Guerrierri, in 1952 at the DuPont Hotel in Wilmington, Del. They were married for 61 incredible years.
Marvin moved to the Eastern Shore and opened a bakery business with his father and brother in Georgetown, Del. He then went onto a long career with his father-in-law, Mike Guerrieri, and brother-in-law, Alan Guerrieri.
Upon retirement, he purchased the Village of Fenwick in Fenwick Island, Del., which he managed and the family continues to operate.
He was also involved in various philanthropic ventures, including volunteering for several local hospitals and various organizations.
Marvin is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn G. Levinson; beloved daughters; grandchildren; brother-in-law; sister-in-law; nieces; nephews; and great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother and a sister-in-law.
Marvin was the finest example of a husband, father, and grandfather. He was an exemplary gentleman in every aspect and will be truly missed by all who had the honor of knowing him.
A private service was held on June 6, 2013.
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