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The Tobacco Transition Payment Program, most often referred to as "the buyout," created more questions when it was signed into law in 2004, than answers since that time, and has left tobacco farmers wondering what to do next.
Long-time South Carolina tobacco specialist, DeWitt Gooden, who came out of retirement to work on tobacco, says the emphasis on future crops has to be quality. "Farmers who have stayed with tobacco in the United States produce a high quality crop and that separates us from Brazil and other countries that have stepped up tobacco production in recent years,"
Part of the increased emphasis on quality comes from the buyer's perspective. Gooden explains that with the tobacco program gone, growers must now be more attentive to what tobacco companies want in tobacco leaves.
"One thing most companies want is more harvests throughout the year," Gooden says. That costs the grower more money, but is critical to getting contracts, the long-time South Carolina tobacco expert notes.
Tobacco production in the U.S. was dramatically changed in 2004 with passage of the America Jobs Creative Act. Specifically, Title VI of the Act eliminated the marketing quota and price loan program, making the 2005 tobacco crop the first 'post-buyout' crop.
Section 641 of the Act eliminated existing Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) tobacco price support loans.
Between March and July of 2005 CCC called the loans of nine tobacco buying association, valued in excess of $981 million, and took possession of approximately 280 million pounds of tobacco.
CCC subsequently sold back to the associations 72.7 million pounds of flue-cured, 39 million pounds of burley, 2.1 million pounds of fire-cured and 134,700 pounds of air-cured tobacco, reducing the lending agency's debt to $497 million.
Free market sales of tobacco further reduced the debt to $292 million, setting the stage for marketing the first non-government supported tobacco crop in 2005.
Over the next 10 years (2005-2014) growers and quota holders will be eligible for approximately a billion dollars a year to finalize the tobacco transition production and marketing system in the U.S. Of this money, quota owners will be eligible for $7 per acre and growers up to $3 per acre, depending on their level of risk for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 tobacco crops.
What does all this mean to tobacco growers in the Southeast? For starters, at least in the short-run, it means continued reduction of tobacco acreage in the U.S. In South Carolina, which is geographically in the center of Southeastern tobacco production, which extends from Virginia to Florida, tobacco acreage dropped from 58,000 acres to 24,000 acres in 2005.
"We have been losing market share to countries like Brazil for a number of years, and south Carolina tobacco acreage had dropped to about 28,000 acres in 2004," Gooden explains. "Though the official number is 24,000 in 2005, I suspect it is really less than that," he notes. Gooden believes that over the next several years as things settle from the "buyout" that tobacco production in the U.S. can recapture acreage from our competition.
Gooden contends that tobacco production can still be profitable. "Growers have to grow higher yields and higher quality tobacco and to do that they have to be more economical and efficient, he contends.
He points to soil fertility as a good example of how being more efficient and more economical frequently go hand-in-hand. In tests at three South Carolina locations, growers using the recommended rate of fertilizer produced 2,750 pounds of tobacco per acre. When nitrogen rate was upped by 20 pounds per acre, yields went up by only 50 pounds per acre, but percent immature and unripe grades went up by nine percent, far offsetting the slight yield gain. Factor in the cost and application of the extra fertilizer, and it's easy to see the economic advantage of efficiency.
Further increasing nigtrogen rates by 40 pounds per acre over recommended rates resulted in no additional yield, but another 4 percent in immature and unripe grades, further reducing profitability.
Gooden has some specific suggestions for growing cheaper tobacco. First, he says match fertilizer needs to soil test. New grid sampling techniques, for example, can show variability across a field and allow a grower to apply precise amounts of fertilizer.
Second, he says to match varieties to disease problems. Variety selection, he points out, is much cheaper than pesticides. He points out that standard treatment for bacterial wilt control is $130 per acre and the best way to cut that cost and maintain quality is to select a variety that has resistance to the disease and to practice good crop rotation.
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is another big problem, he says. "We have Admire and Platinum which also helps with aphids and beetles. Since all available varieties are susceptible to TSWV, even at $49 per acre, it is still a good option, Gooden contends.
Third, he says, use best management practices, as detailed by Extension offices in most tobacco-producing states.
Next, match acres planted to pounds that are under contract and leave lower quality leaves in the field. Labor and curing costs are still the biggest cost items in tobacco production and leaving lower quality in the fields is often cheaper than processing and selling them at significantly reduced prices, the Clemson specialist explains.
The keys to post-buyout success, Gooden contends, are to obtain and keep a contract, produce tobacco to the purchaser's specifications, reduce costs and take advantage of government programs. "Tobacco is a low risk crop for production, but high risk for costs," he emphasizes.
"Quality is what sets us apart from Brazil and other tobacco-producing countries," Gooden contends. To assure tobacco quality, he says growers must stick to recommended nitrogen rates, harvest in at least three stalk positions or by contract specifications, use recommended pesticide applications, irrigate if needed, harvest mature tobacco and keep proper moisture in bales and reduce tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA's)
Quality, he notes, can go all the way back to greenhouse production of transplants. Testing greenhouse water, sanitizing equipment, avoid over-fertilizing, waiting until Feb. 1 to seed, maintaining recommended temperature and clipping early — shooting for 6-8 clippings — all contribute to a quality tobacco crop and help hold down cost.
Proper maintenance of the curing barn also can contribute to lower cost and higher quality, he maintains. Check for leaks, especially around the door of the curing barn, and make sure the curing unit is operating properly as this can drastically improve curing efficiency.
Check the heat exchanger for leaks and cracks with a CO2 monitor or smoke bomb as sealing cracks can reduce quality-robbing TSNA's in the subsequent tobacco crop, the Clemson tobacco specialist says.


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The new owners of the Dodgers are expected to get $6-billion-plus for the TV rights to their team's games.
That may be a big win for the home team, but consumers won't be doing high-fives once they see their pay-TV bills.
The average household already spends about $90 a month for cable or satellite TV, and nearly half of that amount pays for the sports channels packaged into most services. Massive deals for marquee sports franchises like the Dodgers and Lakers are driving those costs even higher. Over the next three years, monthly cable and satellite bills are expected to rise an average of nearly 40%, to $125, according to the market research company NPD Group.
So far, people seem willing to pay. But the escalating costs are triggering worries that, at some point, consumers will begin ditching their cable and satellite subscriptions.


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I'm interested in starting one. I think we need to take a lot of the positives from religion, and none of the negatives. What do you think?
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You never really state these principals though. You say you want a non-theistic group that has theistic principals. That's like saying I want to start an environmentalist group for people who are not environmentalists. How the hell is anyone supposed to make sense of that?
I never state them, because they're under wraps at the moment. The thing isn't ready to be published, even though I'm itching for that to happen.
It really just sounds like you're trying to start another religion - plain and simple. Maybe a supernatural-free religion, although from what you've previously disclosed, it doesn't seem at all free of woo from my perspective.
It's an atheist morality theory which has been extended to include a model of enlightenment, and this is just advanced morality anyway. So that looks like a religion to me.
Please explain that 'enlightenment' part. Also, have you ever read Dianetics?
Sorry - that contains the parts that are under wraps. When it comes out you will have a chance to evaluate it. Dianetics? Scientology? This has the character of a scientific theory or a mathematical theory - nice and clean and clear. Not a bunch of made-up bullshit designed to make me rich.
There are reasons the faithful need to congregate. They need a constant and regular stream of sunshine blown up their assholes to keep themselves believing. Think about it-Their holy books are inconsistent and cruel. Their prayers go routinely unanswered. Their leaders go routinely corrupt. They are routinely asked to part with their money. In return they get bad music, ridiculous sermons, fake smiles, and an empty promise.
I prefer real friends, family and hard work to some sick group of phony losers waiting for "abundance" and clinging to the writings of a violent desert tribe 2k years ago.
There are various secular and Atheist organisations setup that you might like to check out depending on where you live. Many have regular meetings and this site have groups in various localities. If a search does not show one then maybe start one yourself. Maybe this Rally for Secularism dans Quebec might suit?
I'm back in college after a auto accident that left me unable to work in my previous occupation. I never expected religion to be part of my new experiences in college, but to my dismay they are. I currently live in Hawaii and the Hawaiian studies program has expanded to degrees for both the community college as well as the university's. I have had strong discussions with my teachers about my dismay about praying to Gods in class and school sponsored outings, not only on campus but with student groups at State and Federal park functions, as well as Environmental outings. I'm very unhappy currently and I'm thinking about re-locating back to California because of negative feedback from a couple of my instructors, who say you can not separate religion from culture, and should not fight the system. I needed to discuss this with others to see if there might be a compromise of some type that I'm not thinking of.
Dismayed in Hawaii
If they are public institutions, I'd talk to the ACLU.
How would I contact ACLU directly, their website does not have a phone contact?
I did contact a attorney in Honolulu 6 months ago that sometimes worked with the ACLU, but he was not to excited about getting involved due to his contacts with the educational system here.


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Information for J-1 Exchange Visitors
The Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement is also referred to as the "Home Residency Requirement," the "Two-Year Rule" or simply "212(e)." For the purposes of this discussion, the term, "Two-Year Rule" will be used.
What is the "Two-Year Rule"?
Many, but not all, J-1 Exchange Visitors are subject to the "Two-Year Rule." Those that are subject to the rule must either be physically present in their home country for an aggregate of two years, or obtain a waiver of the "Two-Year Rule" before becoming eligible for:
1. H (Temporary Worker or dependent) and L (Intracompany Transferee or dependent) visas.
2. Change of Status applications (except to visa classifications A & G).
3. Adjustment to U.S. Permanent Resident ("green card") status.
In other words, the "Two-Year Rule" does not force individuals to return home, rather it limits options for U.S. immigration benefits for those who do not. It does not prohibit applications for other non-immigrant visas, provided all other eligibility criteria are met. Dependents (J-2's ) of those who are subject to the two-year rule" are also subject.
Who is Subject to the "Two-Year Rule"?
J-1 exchange visitors, and their dependents (J-2's) become subject to the "Two-Year Rule" if any one of the following three criteria are met:
1. If the exchange program was financed directly or indirectly by the U.S. Government or a foreign government for the purpose of exchange.
Example: NSF grant for research in biochemistry awarded to a faculty member. Faculty member hires a J-1 postdoctoral associate to assist with the research. Is that J-1 visitor subject to the "Two-Year Rule?" Not unless the grant specified that the funds for research personnel were to be used for the purpose of international exchange.
2. If the skills that the exchange visitor is coming to develop or exercise are in a field which the exchange visitor's "home" government requested be on the Department of State's Skills List.
Discussion: The Skills List is compiled by the Department of State. It lists occupational fields and skills possessed by exchange visitors that the home government wishes to have return to the country. If an individual is a national of one country, but was a permanent resident of another country prior to entering the U.S. as an exchange visitor, then one looks to the country of last permanent residence for purposes of assessing subjectivity to the "Two-Year Rule."
3. If the exchange visitor comes to the U.S. to receive "graduate medical education or training."
Are You Subject to the "Two Year Rule"?
It is not always clear whether an individual is subject to the "Two-Year Rule" or not. However before applying for a waiver, one should attempt to determine subjectivity. Preliminary determinations regarding subjectivity are made by Consular Officers when issuing visas. These preliminary determinations are not always correct. The Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs in Washington, D.C., is the final authority for determining whether one is subject. If there is a question about whether a preliminary determination is correct, the DOS will provide an advisory opinion upon request.
Grounds for Seeking a Waiver of the "Two-Year Rule"
Waivers of the "Two-Year Rule" can be sought on the following grounds:
1. No Objection: The exchange visitor's home country issues a letter that is sent directly to the US State Department, indicating that it has "no objection" to the exchange visitor's request for a waiver. The "no objection" method is the most common, but is not generally possible in the event that U.S. government funds were involved in the exchange visitor's program.
2. Interested United States Government Agency: If an exchange visitor is working on a project for or of interest to a U.S. Federal Government agency, and that agency has determined that the visitor's continued stay in the United States is vital to one of its programs, a waiver may be granted if the exchange visitor's continued stay in the United States is in the public interest. It is important to note that the employer of the exchange visitor must request such a waiver on the appropriate form. The request may not come from the exchange visitor.
3. Persecution: If the exchange visitor believes that he or she will be persecuted upon return to the home country due to race, religion, or political opinion, he or she can apply for a waiver.
4. Exceptional Hardship to a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Spouse or Child if the alien returns home: If the exchange visitor can demonstrate that his or her departure from the United States would cause extreme hardship to his or her United States citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or child, he or she may apply for a waiver. (Please note that mere separation from family is not considered to be sufficient to establish exceptional hardship.)
5. Physicians working in "Underserved Areas": Physicians who are subject to the "Two-Year Rule" may qualify for waivers based on employment in medically-underserved areas. The rules for this kind of waiver are complicated. For further information, consult an immigration attorney.
Additional Information:
Please visit the Department of State's web site which provides a great wealth of information on waiver policies and procedures. You will also find information on waiver procedures, advisory opinions, and the Skills List.
Recommendation for Wabash J-1 Exchange Visitors:
If you are an J-1 exchange visitor at Wabash College and plan to file for a waiver of the "Two-Year Rule", via the "no objection" route, it is strongly recommended that you make an appointment with David Clapp to discuss timing issues involved in the application. Once an individual reaches a certain stage in the waiver process, no further extensions of J-1 status may be made, therefore, discussing timing before initiating a waiver request can be a critical component of any waiver application.


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'Cause We're from O-Hi-O!
From the Spring Game through the Bowl Game, and just about any other time throughout the year, you'll find any number of us donning our colors, scarlet and gray, wearing those poisonous nuts as talismans around our necks, and calling out in search of others like us. It's our own personal game of "Marco Polo". With one yell, you can find another Buckeye—anytime, anywhere. Just one shout of "O-H!" no matter where you are—a sporting event, movie theater, grocery store, or even church—will result in an enthusiastic reply of a true Buckeye screaming "I-O!" in return. Seriously. It's simple. But it works. Try it sometime. It doesn't matter if you're not even in Ohio. We're everywhere. (One of The Girls, Dani, got an "O-H!" at Target the other day. In Texas. And our road trip to Memphis, Tennessee for the American Idol auditions a couple years ago? Surrounded by people from every part of the country, one person yelled out "O-H!" and from every corner of the arena people yelled "I-O!" back in return. Coolest. Thing. Ever.) We even teach our kids how to answer the call. 2 year olds are screaming "I-O!", and we're so proud when they do. (Especially around others. It's like a fun party trick.)
And TBDBITL? Not just a jumble of letters. It's what we call our marching band—The Best Damn Band in the Land. And they've earned every part of that title. They're not band nerds. They're rock stars. Watch them do Script Ohio and tell me you don't get chills. The one and only game I've had the honor of going to in my lifetime so far-- they did double Script Ohio, on both sides of the field. I'm not ashamed to admit, I got a bit weepy. Kids learn to play the tuba just for the honor of someday dotting the i. It's that big of a deal. And just as special each and every time. If you get a chance to go to a game in the Shoe, head out a couple hours early and check out Skull Session before going to the stadium. You won't be disappointed. Rock stars. I'm telling you.
The insanity only ramps up even further for the last week of the regular season—Michigan week. The most insane part? Thousands of OSU students jumped into Mirror Lake on campus at midnight last night—as they do the Thursday before the game every year. Whether it's to wake the spirit of the legendary Woody Hayes, or just the beer and a whole lot of friends talking them into it, it's a fabulously crazy tradition nonetheless. I mean, come on. Jumping into a tiny lake? In November. Totally insane. (And no. Sadly, I've never done it. It's reserved for students only, and I didn't go to OSU.) All week long, we'll wear our colors proudly, don our buckeye necklaces, scream out our "O-H!" and hope for a rousing "I-O!" in return, rock out to the Fight song or "Hang on Sloopy" when every radio station in town plays it at 5 o'clock for the drive home, and raucously sing songs proclaiming just how much we care for the Team-Up-North. And on Saturday, we'll march into that stadium and take home those Gold Pants we play for every year to add to our collection.
And while we're kicking some Wolverine butt this weekend, I'll be stuffing my face with Buckeye Cupcakes—chocolate cupcakes with a mini peanut butter cup tucked inside, topped with a Peanut Butter Buttercream, imitating the not-so-poisonous candy version (a sugary peanut butter ball dipped mostly in chocolate) of our beloved state nut and namesake, the Buckeye. Scatter some festive scarlet and gray sprinkles on top and you've got the perfect treat for your Beat Michigan Party.
We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan,
'Cause we're from O-Hi-O!
Buckeye Cupcakes
Adapted from the Food Network
Makes 2 dozen cupcakes
1 cup sugar
1 cup real mayonnaise*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
24 mini peanut butter cups
Peanut Butter Buttercream
Adapted from How to Eat a Cupcake, via Bake & Destroy
Makes enough to frost 2 dozen cupcakes
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two standard muffin tins with cupcake papers. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and mayonnaise until blended. Add the vanilla and blend, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and add it to the mayonnaise mixture in 3 batches alternating with the buttermilk, beating until smooth.
4. Divide batter between prepared cups, filling about 2/3 of the way full. Place an unwrapped mini peanut butter cup in the center of each cup of batter and press down gently, so the candy is mostly submerged. Bake for 18 minutes, or until the tops are firm and spring back when touched. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and place on wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
5. Make the frosting: Beat together sugar, butter, and salt until creamy. Add peanut butter, beating well. Add milk, a teaspoon at a time, and beat until smooth and creamy, and reaches desired consistency. Frost cupcakes.
*Note: Yeah. Mayonnaise. I know it's weird, but trust me. These are the best chocolate cupcakes I've had so far. Super moist and delicious. Just make sure you get real mayonnaise, and not the "dressing" kind. I don't know why, but that's what everyone's told me, and when that many people tell me something, I listen.
8 comments:
- Kiesha Jenkins-Duffy said...
My typical response to "O-H!" is "F-U!"
- November 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- Tanya said...
Awesomely, I decided to make the same idea of cupcakes for the game. Except mine are just chocolate cupcakes with no little surprise inside.
Mine will be frosted with peanut butter buttercream and a few with leftover cream cheese icing (in case anyone is allergic to peanuts).
Thanks for creating such an awesome blog. I really enjoy reading it.
-Tanya from Westerville
- November 21, 2009 at 7:42 AM
- bigchief said...
- November 21, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Ingrid said...
Go Gators! :)
- November 22, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Omg I can't breathe, Kiesha I love you lol.
Love Chocolate & Peanut butter combo, but yeah.... I just don't care for OSU
- November 23, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Jane said...
While I don't feel as strongly as Kiesha J-D does, I am a life-long Maize and Blue fan, having lived in Michigan all my life. Up here, we make chocolate-covered peanut butter balls, but we don't call them buckeyes. And even though our song is "Oh, How I Hate Ohio State", it's good to know we can agree on a delicious-sounding recipe!
(We'll be back!! See you next year!)
- November 25, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- Ingrid said...
Hey, there! Hope you had a wonderful and yummy Thanksgiving! :)
- November 28, 2009 at 11:58 PM
- Danae - The Busty Baker said...
Jane - wow I'm WAY behind on my comments, sorry! I gotta say, honestly, I hope you guys are back next year! I really miss the true rivalry when we were both on top of it all. It made it that much more fun! So from a Buckeye, here's to hoping for a MUCH better season for you guys next year. Just not too much better. Cause we're still going to beat you. :P
- December 20, 2009 at 12:22 AM


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"Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" (Cartoon Network 1 a.m.) Formerly a song by The Stooges, now a live-action sitcom about office workers in hell.
"Blade Brothers" (Discovery 8 p.m.) Three brothers team up to design high-end custom blades for the knife industry (aka the coolest show ever, if you were 13).
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (Lifetime 6 p.m.) Five interconnected tales of mental illness are directed by Laura Dern, Bonnie Hunt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd and Sharon Maguire. Jennifer Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Melissa Leo, Sarah Hyland, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith and Chelsea Handler star.
Mary & Martha (HBO 6 p.m.) After losing their sons to malaria, two women (Hilary Swank, Brenda Blethyn) dedicate their lives to helping others affected by the disease. Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Quiet American) directs.
"Raising Whitley" (OWN 8 p.m.) I've never heard of actress Kym Whitley, who has provided voices for several animated TV series ("The Proud Family," "Thugaboo," "Black Dynamite: The Animated Series," "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law," "The Boondocks," "The Life & Times of Tim," "The Cleveland Show"). But obviously, she deserves her own reality show.
"Dog and Beth: On the Hunt" (CMT 6 p.m.) Dog the Bounty Hunter and his freakishly top-heavy wife have escaped the confines of Hawaii and are hunting criminals across America. We're sorry for whatever we did to piss you off, Hawaii.
Lovestruck: The Musical (ABC Family 6 p.m.) A dancer-
Remember Sunday (KOAT-7 8 p.m.) A down-on-her-luck waitress (Alexis Bledel) meets a jewelry store clerk (Zachary Levi) whose memory gets erased every time he wakes up. Think Memento, only romantic.
"Guntucky" (CMT 10:30 p.m.) This new reality show about rednecks at a shooting range in Kentucky is ample proof that the NRA has won.
"I'm Married to a ..." (VH1 8 p.m.) Cousin, death row inmate, little person: Feel free to fill in the blank.
"What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" (E! 11 p.m.) Have his agent land him a reality show first chance he got, obviously.
"Rectify" (Sundance 7 p.m.) From the producers of "Breaking Bad" comes this drama about a man who spends 19 years on death row for the rape and murder of his girlfriend—only to be set free on new DNA evidence. Yeah, this is gonna be an awkward homecoming.
"Teen Titans Go!" (Cartoon Network 8:30 p.m.) The awesome 2003-2006 superhero series returns in a slightly more comedic form.
"Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life" (MTV 12 a.m.) Singer-
"I Was Murdered" (ID 8 p.m.) Big deal. If you're on ID, you were either murdered or did the murdering.


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Yes, women in combat. Women, who can't figure out how to go to the Target pharmacy and $9/month birth control, will be gunning down terrorists. Women, who think that telling them to buy their own birth control, cupcake, is a "war on women," will be seeing actual combat. Women who complain about a "rape culture" want girls out into the front lines as rape-bait if captured by the enemy (and those front lines will be six thousand miles away from the nearest Planned Parenthood clinic). The same people who think that it's a right wing nutjob idea for women teachers to be ready to use force to defend their pupils against school shooters also believe that there those same women can use deadly force to defend their country against the Taliban.
I would be cracking up if the consequences to this absurdity were not so deadly.
Seriously, chickies, you can't have it both ways. You're either wilting wallflowers who can't be expected to figure out how to bargain-shop for condoms, or you're a big strong woman who can gun down the Muslim Brotherhood like a boss.
It would also be nice if we could do a quick primer on why women have historically not been allowed in combat; if you answer "the evil patriarchy," then you have issues. Our generation, and even Da TechGuy's generation, has not seen a war that wiped out most of the young male population. But those exist and tend to crop up with frightening regularity – WWII, WWI, the Civil War, the American Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of young men dead in all of them, but the country kept going strong.
You can kill half of your young men and repopulate your country in relatively short order. You can go all Old Testament and men can take multiple wives; old men can marry young women who are desperate for a husband; men whose wives pass away at a young age can remarry. But when you kill your young women – and make no mistake, it will be young women in combat – your country has no future. Liberals salivate over The Handmaid's Tale, the premise of which is that most women have become infertile. What insanity has to possess you to create that situation by leading young women to their slaughter in combat?
Bad enough, too, that many children lose their dads in wars (and some lose their mothers); do we really need an entire generation of war orphans, with both Mom and Dad dead on the front lines? Bad enough that many women at home and abroad are raped; do we really want to subject young women to that particular form of intel-gathering torture? (On the plus side, waterboarding is about to be vindicated.) We saw what happened to Lara Logan; what sort of psycho do you have to be to deliberately put young woman in the way of that harm?
Let me know, America, how you will look young women in the face when they arrive back in America, finally released from capture, violated in every way a woman can be violated, and bearing the children of our enemies. Let me know how that's gonna work out for you.
And be well-aware, this is aimed directly at attacking the constitutionality of the Selective Service Act, so we will either draft women to the front lines, or we're going to end the draft entirely and become some neutered, declawed nation incapable of defending itself. I shall leave you, gentle readers, to guess which will happen.


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Mr. Speaker, we have to support any measure that makes our profession more transparent. I am not aware of the specific example that the member gave. Earlier, I heard him say that we need tougher lobbying rules. I think that it would be appropriate for people in general, not just parliamentarians, to know exactly how much all of these lobbying firms are spending and what they are spending the money on.
As I said, it is not illegal. It is easy to point fingers at lobbyists and firms that are hired to lobby the government and MPs and make presentations to them. If we have a proper framework and strict rules in place for this kind of work and if, as the member said, there is greater transparency in disclosing the amounts spent on certain campaigns, the people will be well served and interest groups that need these lobbyists to advance their causes will improve their image.


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Editorial board member Steve Moore on the GOP's negotiations with President Obama on averting the fiscal cliff. Photo Credit: Getty Images.
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'd mind joined now by Steve Moore in Washington I don't speak ... I've yet stable we talk the fiscal cliff off I wanna play of quick clip of President Obama in his so Washington statement on his impending negotiations with the Republican so stick with what some of this right now ... we can't just our way to prosper ... if we're serious about reducing the baths ... we have the combined spending cuts ... with revenue ... and that means asking the wealthiest Americans paid little more in taxes ... that's how we did the the the the the uh uh uh uh uh uh ... that's what we did it ... in the nineteen nineties when Bill Clinton was president ... that's all we can reduce the deficit while still making investments we need to build a strong middle class and strong ... that's the only way we can still afford to train or workers ... or help our kids pay for college ... four make sure that the jobs in clean energy or high tech manufacturing ... don't end up in countries like China ... by Steve are ... in the Wall Street Journal also reported this morning that the president now intends to launch a public campaign on behalf of his position on the fiscal cliff ... on ... so this causes me to my mind giving a somewhat new meaning to the fresh negotiations of what are you picking up on the Republican side in re action two of the president so strategy here on the fiscal cliff ... well that I love the present state of the week yet got cut our way to prosperity and and and that's essentially what he's saying is ... weren't accelerated past eternity ... well good luck with that ... I think the Republicans I did an interview with Mitch McConnell this weekend for the paper ... that I was I was struck by the fact that he and I think John Binner our ups on say the same mind on that ... that they're not can I capitulated on this idea of raising tax rates now that it's a lot more flexible ... on not raising taxes by closing loopholes and so on but if the president is commences on raising those rates down ... I think you can have a battle Royale I think this is going to be dragged out for many months and I don't think it's can have a happy and earn for either party yet well interesting I mean we do know that the one thing the president wants very specific very clearly is to raise those two top rate on the wealthiest right I think that what that at this point ... that someone like Senator McConnell must be wondering is ... what ... are they going to get in return what else the young you are raising a toast tax reach the supposed to occur ... in these negotiations ... well one of things remember that we talk about this issue the fiscal cliff the app there's there's generally separate issues here there's what we're going to let the tax side which is willing to talk about but not that of course there's the spending side where they have ... this automatic sequester this can go when go back to one of things like got my own opinion as I'm not afraid of the sequester I think spending cuts might be a good thing to do right now but one thing Mitch McConnell that saves but if we're going to turn off the sequester which probably is going to happen ... we wanna ironclad guarantee from this president of the Democrats in Congress to really get that amount of spending cuts uh hundred ten billion dollars somewhere else and it's a question whether the president is going to capitulate data on that because quite frankly the president doesn't want that much of anything ... well I mean that's right he just go back to this they can be made on Friday he said that he says we need this money to be able trainer workers help with his paper at all its ... major in God jobs in clean energy he calls these investments but investments aren't back spending so with the president's talking about at the moment our increased levels of spending ... in some categories and ... that doesn't so some like cutting the tops of May ... not all I think the fact that so funny when Pres Obama says we just cut our way to prosperity we haven't had anything in four years ago the biggest ... expansion in government that has since World War two ... but there is the other interesting op however this if you look at the president's ... economic recovery plan ... the cost for a hundred billion dollars more stimulus so you're right ... he has no intention of cutting spending unless Republicans insist upon insult ... that maybe the older you know that they might have some tax increase but it's gonna have to be coupled with the Rio ... and ended very specific ... Caden and government agencies and entitlement running on the ask about ironing it was pointed out in our lead editorial was morning which is that ... tax receipts tax payments have been rising in the last couple of years ... and that's been happening under the current so-called Bush tax rates ... get yourself to write about not know what the Proms with raising the stats for a status ... I believe that they're not Guinea get anywhere near the that they couldn't get a billion dollars in your which by the way still leaves of the trillion dollar Duff said ... but I'm here to tell you right now that I can get anywhere near eighteen billion dollars of revenue should have tax avoidance strategies you can be of people putting on Bassman somewhere owls doubly lucky if they get half that amount which still leaves a gigantic deficit problem ... now ... and what if the president doesn't get the growth rate above two percent by ... one of the things that either did ... not have any revenue growth whatsoever I think ... that that's the key point the oven nobody's talking about that ... on the week that the growth rate back up to three to four to five percent ... I don't see how you do that if you're raising capital gains and dividend tax all right thanks alot Steve ...


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Author Of Ridiculous 'Piracy' Report Defends Conclusions, Ignores Questions About Methodology
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However, reader Ivan lets us know that the author of the Australian report, Emilio Ferrer is now defending the report and its results. Except, his defense seems to suggest he doesn't realize what everyone is complaining about. He focuses on the $900 million number, and notes that of course that's not the actual loss number, but says that it's okay, because he also offered other "ballpark" figures and the actual number must be somewhere in there:
"I've applied the methodology to countries that yield the highest and lowest level of impact," Ferrer said.But all of this ignores the main point: that the basic methodology he used for any of those calculations wasn't sound. People aren't complaining about the results. They're complaining about the methodology itself. And he doesn't seem to get that at all because he doesn't defend it at all.
"There are variables that are difficult to measure but whether you apply to the lowest country or the highest country the impact is between $500 million and $2 billion."
But Ferrer said such "technical" analysis was indicative only of a "ballpark" figure.
"When you apply business modeling and the average and end up concluding the impact was $900 million, of course the answer is not $900 million but we try to deal with that by looking at the range.
"The conclusion is there is a significant loss to economic activity and therefore jobs as a consequence of internet piracy."
I mean, look, I could use some bizarre fantasy methodology to claim that every time someone falsely claims that file sharing is theft, it means that a puppy gets kicked. And then, if people challenge me on that methodology, I could just say I didn't mean a puppy got kicked every time, but the methodology suggests that somewhere between 0.5 and 2 times it happens, a puppy gets kicked. But, of course, that's stupid. If the underlying methodology makes no sense, then the results make no sense. Just because they give you a range, doesn't make it any more justified that you used a bogus and debunked methodology.


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I think that this book was exquisite. This book was a piece of work by Gary Paulsen. This novel was a very different from the way of Gary Paulsen?s writings usually are. They are most of the time they are suspenseful and adventurous. This one was different. It had real life situations. It had everything in it. The drama, the comedy and the gooses? You are going to have to read the book to find out. The character Alida seems a lot like my grandma that lives in America. It doesn?t matter if I?m in Kansas or in a hole in my back yard! She?ll come find me no matter what. This is my perspective on Alida?s Song.
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This morning Ashlyn requested some toast, so I gladly popped some bread in the toaster and then lathered it with yummy all-natural Blackberry jam. I placed it triumphantly in front of her and she promptly burst into tears. This aggravated me because there was no effort to communicate, she went straight to crying. So in order to help out her future spouse and teach her to communicate she was sent "the chair" until she is done crying and would take the effort to tell me what was so horribly wrong.
A minute or two passed, her tears dried up and her sad tale unfolded as she told of desiring her toast buttered with NO jam on it, something she has never wanted before but this morning her heart was set upon it. Her mother being truly amazing and all-foreseeing was suppose to have known that. Imagine the horror and betrayal she felt as her bread was instead smeared with disgusting Blackberry jam and laid before her to eat.
After hearing this sad tale my heart failed to melt with pity, I am not a fan bursting into tears about how your toast it done and I am a fan of Blackberry jam. So I offered a solution...I would butter her toast so it would turn into a delicious butter & jam piece of toast.
But she would have none of it! Butter and jam? No way! So I gave her my final option...eat her toast with the jam or with butter & jam or excuse herself from breakfast.
Now some of you might think this is mean, just make the girl another piece of toast. But you don't understand what that does...it's like opening Pandora's Box. It instantly turns me into a short order chef and Ashlyn into a picky, demanding little consumer. I am not interested in running around my kitchen all day making special orders. And I am certainly not interested in throwing away a yummy piece of toast because my kids are spoiled.
So there she sat in "the chair" staring into space no doubt day dreaming of toast spread with just butter. Until she made her decision...that jam and butter didn't sound so bad after all. She munched away quite happily on her toast until it was all gone and then she proceeded to ask for another piece of toast...with jam...NO butter.
Are you kidding me? I just spent the last twenty minutes of my life trying to get her to eat toast with jam on it and now that's all she wants. Do you think our kids are trying to make us go crazy or are they just naturally that good at it?!
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The 2010 McDonald's All-American nominee was a 1,000-point scorer during his prep career, averaging 26 points, six assists and five rebounds as a senior for Lynn English High School. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard helped lead his team to a 23-2 record last season.
"We are really happy to have Ryan joining our program," Bartow said. "He is a great point guard with the ability to make those around him better. His knowledge of the game and leadership are things that we really liked about him. He's from a highly successful high school program and strong AAU team. He's a great kid with a strong family, and we think he's going to make a fantastic addition to our team."
A North Eastern Conference All-Star and a Boston Herald Dream Team selection the past two seasons, Woumn was also named the North Eastern Conference's most valuable player as a junior. Other accolades for Woumn include being named the Lynn English Student Athletic Award recipient, and selection to the All Boston FOX Channel Top 25 Boys Team.
Woumn said ETSU was the perfect fit for his college career.
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Steve Everest Leads After One Day Of Racing At The 2009 MC Scow Invitational
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Article courtesy of Coye Harrett - The overnight thunderstorms brought the sailors good breeze from the East South East between 10-15 MPH. Many skippers were quick to grab their crews as they headed out to the starting line. After the start, it was clear that the left side of the course was the place to be as there were huge port lifts. The fleet was divided by this wind line, boats on the right side of the course struggled as there wasn't any pressure. Clear Lake Native, Jeff Nicholas was leading the fleet around the first mark. The wind started to fade for the downwind leg and fellow local, Mark Tesar took the lead around the leeward mark and headed back to the left side of the course for the favored port angle. Virtually every boat went around the starboard gate and played follow the leader out to the left side of the course. At the second windward mark there was yet again another lead change, Dan Fink was leading the fleet back down the lake. For this leg, the breeze had been around 5-10 MPH and the boats with crews onboard were struggling. Around the last gate, Fink went to the port gate and tried to get across the centerline of the course but could not find any pressure or angle to get him there. Many boats went to the port gate and found the same trouble of not getting any angle or pressure to come back to the center of the course. At the top third of the last upwind some pressure filled in from the left corner that allowed the boats on the left to make gains as the boats out on starboard still could not make it back to the center of the course. At the finish Steve Everest came out on top, followed by Kevin Neal, then Mark Dunsworth. Very tricky racing...
After this first race the breeze completely shut off and the fleet went in for lunch hoping for the breeze to freshen and fill.
After lunch brought minimal wind, but enough for the race committee to put the fleet in sequence. At the three minute mark, there was a major wind shift that resulted in a postponement and eventual abandonment as again the breeze shut off for the day.
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September Affair (1950)
Last week I watched a movie that's been on my to-watch list for a while now, September Affair starring Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten, directed by William Dieterle. Fontaine plays a concert pianist on her way to New York from Florence, Italy to give her first big performance. Cotten is a successful engineer who's in an unhappy marriage and came to Florence alone to try and figure out where his life is going. When the plane they're on has to land in Naples for a repair, they spend a few hours exploring the city together. Then when they miss the plane, they decide to be "unconventional" and stay on together for a few more days as tourists and friends, exploring Naples, Pompeii, and Capri.
During those days they fall in love. When they read in the paper that the plane they missed crashed and they're presumed dead, they decide to escape their pasts and make a new life together in Italy. Of course that new life is based on deceit and selfishness, so how can their love last?
It's hard to ever feel good about the couple's newfound happiness since it's founded in the unhappiness of others, most particularly that of Cotten's wife and teenaged son. The movie doesn't shy away from the questionable nature of their choices or give the characters a free pass when it comes to their behavior, even though they're both likeable people and you can't help wishing they could be together. The one person who knows the pair is still alive is Fontaine's piano teacher in Florence, portrayed by Françoise Rosay. Rosay says and feels all the things I felt as a viewer watching the film. She's sympathetic with the lovers to a point, but also deeply uncomfortable about the decision they've made and its effects on other people.
Joseph Cotten is one of my favorite actors and he's really good in this. We can sense how disconnected his character has become from his family and his work, allowing us to understand why he'd snatch at the first thing that's made him feel alive in years, regardless of the consequences.
Joan Fontaine has grown on me a lot in the past few years too as I've seen more and more of her movies, like Letter to an Unknown Woman and The Constant Nymph. She's lovely in September Affair, showing us a woman of intelligence and talent who struggles between what her heart wants and what she knows is right.
Jessica Tandy has a supporting role as Cotten's wife, a woman who comes across as a decent and understanding sort of person, making her husband abandoning his family even more disconcerting.
The movie's music is wonderful. Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto is featured, as is the 1930s version of "September Song" sung by Walter Huston. You can hear it in this YouTube video, and it's very touching.
It's a nice film to look at. There's just something special about Italy in the '50s. Cotten and Fontaine wander through a country that's romantic and beautiful, but with a certain post-war grittiness still apparent. Florence, Naples, Pompeii and Capri all look great, though it would've been nice to see them in color instead of black and white — especially when they visit the Blue Grotto.
The costumes by Edith Head are pretty, with shades of what was to come in Audrey Hepburn's Roman Holiday wardrobe a few years later appearing in Joan Fontaine's white blouses, full skirts with itty-bitty belted waists, and summery sandals.
It's too bad the movie isn't out on DVD, because it's a good romantic tearjerker along the lines of Summertime, Now Voyager, and Brief Encounter. However, it's available for streaming on Amazon Prime and on Netflix and is well worth checking out if you have access to one of those.


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Lipscomb's Bisons thrilled an Allen Arena crowd, which included almost 100 former players, with an 83-74 victory over Nicholls State Saturday night.
"This team is focused and confident," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "Hopefully, that will continue to turn into wins."
The Bisons controlled the first half, taking the lead from the first shot, a 3-pointer by James Poindexter. Offensively, the Bisons held the advantage leading by as many as 17 points at 37-20 with 4:23 left before intermission.
At the half the Bisons led 43-28.
The second half started out a little differently for the Bisons. Nicholls State went on a 21-5 run to take a 49-48 lead at14:33.
The Bisons would tie the game at 49-49 on a free throw by Brian Fisk at 12:19. A field goal by Dominique Geason gaveNicholls State the lead again at 51-49 qt 12:02.
"We knew they would come out of halftime strong," Sanderson said. "I just hoped we could stay focused."
At the 11:52 mark Matt Jarboe hit a 3-pointer from the top of the circle for the Bisons to give then a 52-51 edge. The Bisons would never trail again.
"I think that shows the character of this team," Sanderson said. "A lot of teams, after losing a lead like that, would give up."
Their biggest lead in the second half was 15 points (80-65) with 1:27 left in the game.
Six Bisons players finished in double figures. LaBrian Lyons and Matt Jarboe each finished with 14. It was the first collegiate double-figures scoring effort for Lyons, who was four-of-eight from 3-point range.
James Poindexter and Shaun Durant finished with 13 each. Eddie Ard chipped in with 11.
NichollsState placed five players in double figures with Stefan Blaszczynski scoring a game-high 24.
Cameron Robinson, the Atlantic Conference rebound leader, continued his dominance on the boards with a game-high 10 rebounds. The Bisons held a 41-31 advantage on the boards.
"We did a good job on the boards," Sanderson said. "I'm proud of the job our big men did."
Center Charlie Jenney, who has been sidelined all season with an injury, played less than a minute in the first half, making his first game appearance of the season.
Lipscomb is 5-1. Nicholls State slipped to 1- 4.


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Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon (R-Lawton) issued the following statement today in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington:
"The 1963 March on Washington was an example of how citizens of this country can unite behind a cause that defines a nation's character. The march was a pivotal moment in the struggle for equality during the Civil Rights movement and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Today, we celebrate the incredible progress we have made as a nation during the last 50 years, but our work is not yet done. My hope, as well as the hopes of millions of Americans, is that we continue to march toward realizing the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all those who struggled with him for equality, acceptance and freedom. As Dr. King once said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."


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Higgins, Schumer Call For Investigation of Buffalo VA | News
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Congressman Brian Higgins and Senator Charles Schumer Tuesday called for an independent investigation into the misuse of insulin pens at Buffalo's VA Hospital.
According to a memo obtained by 2 On Your Side, hundreds of local veterans may have been exposed to HIV or Hepatitis B or C at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, due to a mistake made at the facility.
The memo says the agency found some insulin pens that should have been used once, but that may have been used for multiple patients.
Those with questions about this matter should call the VA at (716) 862-8828.
"We must evaluate the root causes of this unthinkable error, identify who is responsible for the systematic failure, better understand if it is an isolated incident or representative of widespread problems and ensure it never happens again," said Higgins.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency is informing about 550 people in Western New York who may've been infected. The patients are being asked to have a blood test to make sure they're okay. The VA says that there's a small chance these patients could've been exposed.
The VA's independent Inspector General must leave no stone unturned in its investigation as to how 716 patients in Buffalo were victims of the negligent and improper use of insulin pens," said Senator Schumer. "These patients and their families need answers now. As the VA conducts a thorough and independent investigation, it should also implement clear policies that will prevent future catastrophes like this one from ever happening again down the road."
The VA is contacting everyone who was injected there with insulin pens at the facility between Oct. 19, 2010 and Nov. 1, 2012.
The VA has informed Congress of the problem.
"Unfortunately, from the day that new technology was introduced at the VA they did not have a protocol in place that let the nurses know they were not supposed to use the cartridge on more than one patient," said U.S. Rep. Chris Collins (R - 27th District).
The VA says that needles were discarded each time the pens were used. The VA says it learned of the possible infection in early November when the audit was done on the VA's pharmacies.
That's when they say they found many insulin pens without a patient's name on them.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the pens should be labeled, with the person's name and any other relevant information. There should be no sharing of the pens, even when the needles are discarded. If this doesn't happen, patients who are injected with reused pens could be infected.
"Once this was identified, immediate action was taken to ensure the insulin pens were labeled and only used according to pharmaceutical guidelines. VA is committed to ensuring Veterans receive the care they earned and deserve, and to assuring high quality, patient-centered care as our top priority," said Evangeline Conley, public affairs officer of the VA Western NY Healthcare System.
Collins says that 716 people were injected with the pens. Of this number about 550 are alive.
"It would be highly unlikely that activity like that would cause the death of an individual, it could cause them to contract one of those three viruses," said Collins.
Cross contamination can occur if bodily fluid backed up in the insulin pens and were reused.
Still, the patients who are at risk are being contacted to get a blood test to make sure they're okay.
The VA says that needles were discarded each time the pens were used. The agency adds that other patients properly received insulin through pens that were labeled.
Collins is calling for a review of the medical center's policies.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leadership takes seriously its responsibility to ensure that the highest quality of care is provided to the Veterans we serve. As part of its commitment to transparency, VA strives to keep Veterans, their families and the public informed of any quality of care issues that may arise.
Officials at the VA Western New York Healthcare System (VAWNYHS) in Buffalo, NY are notifying individual Veterans that may have been potentially exposed to the Hepatitis B Virus, the Hepatitis C Virus, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
On November 1, 2012, officials at the VAWNYHS reported that while conducting pharmacy inspection rounds on the inpatient units, they discovered that insulin pens intended for individual patient use were found in the supply drawer of the medication carts without a patient label on them. The insulin pens are intended for individual patient use and have been in use at VAWNYHS since October 19, 2010. Although the disposable needles were changed each time it was used, the insulin pens intended for individual patient use may have been used on more than one patient.
There is a very small chance that some patients could have been exposed to the Hepatitis B Virus, the Hepatitis C Virus, or HIV, based on practices identified at the facility. Other patients received insulin through properly labeled insulin pens and had no risk of exposure to blood-borne illnesses. Since the facility has not determined when the variation in nursing practice occurred or which Veterans may have been potentially impacted by this practice, VAWNYHS determined that all Veterans who were prescribed the insulin pen during an inpatient stay from October 19, 2010, to November 1, 2012, should be notified.
As part of the full disclosure process, VAWNYHS will be completing a thorough review and notification to all Veterans potentially impacted. This will include the following actions:
• Identifying Veterans who received insulin from an insulin pen during the period in question and preparing the final list for notification process.
• Conducting clinical review of all cases.
• Providing education packets on appropriate use of insulin pens to all applicable staff members.
• A nurse staffed Communication Call Center is being established to conduct initial Veteran notification and manage clinical care follow-up to include:
- making initial contact regarding the topic;
- answering questions and providing pertinent information to the Veteran;
- assisting in arranging the necessary blood tests or medical follow up;
- document patient encounters;
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Steve Sullivan scored the tying goal with 6:28 remaining in regulation and then netted the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Phoenix Coyotes past the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 on Saturday night.
Lauri Korpikoski scored twice, Matthew Lombardi added a goal, and Mike Smith stopped 31 shots through overtime and then all three shootout attempts for the Coyotes, who won for the second time in three games.
Andrew Cogliano had three goals for his second NHL hat trick, and Saku Koivu added a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who lost for just the fifth time in 20 games.
The teams were playing the first of three consecutive games against each other.
The Ducks spent the final 1:58 of overtime on their third power play, but they were turned away by Smith. In the shootout, Smith stopped Nick Bonino, Corey Perry and Koivu.
Cogliano opened the scoring 21 seconds in, taking a pass from Koivu from behind the net and scoring on a one-timer from the top left edge of the crease.
Lombardi tied it at 10:30, corralling Raffi Torres' wide shot off the back boards and bouncing the puck off goalie Viktor Fasth's chest.
Korpikoski made it 2-1 at 12:32 of the period when Fasth missed the puck with his glove on a shot from the top of the left circle, but Cogliano answered 27 seconds later to tie it again.
Cogliano completed his hat trick at 17:26 of the second after Daniel Winnik muscled Derek Morris off the puck and backhanded a pass to the low slot.
Korpikoski pulled the Coyotes even at 3 just 16 seconds into the third period off a long pass from Antoine Vermette after the Coyotes center stole the puck from Ben Lovejoy.
Cogliano helped draw a goaltender interference call against Kyle Chipchura with a subtle one-handed push to Chipchura's back just outside the crease.
Koivu took a pass from Bobby Ryan between the circles and beat Smith with 3 seconds left in Chipchura's penalty to give the Ducks a 4-3 lead.
NOTES: Anaheim was called for one penalty, a coincidental roughing minor on Koivu. . Cogliano's other hat trick was February 1, 2012, also in Glendale against the Coyotes. . Ducks C Kyle Palmieri left the game late in the first period because of an upper body injury and didn't return. . Coyotes captain Shane Doan assisted on Lombardi's goal, giving him 29 goals and 36 assists in a team-leading 89 career games against Anaheim. . Lombardi's goal was the 99th of his career. . Phoenix has played three straight against one team one other time, facing San Jose three times in six days. Anaheim, which never has played three consecutive games against the same team, will do it again in April against Dallas in a five-day span. . Anaheim D Sheldon Souray returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch in the Ducks' 3-2 win over Minnesota on Friday.


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Dmitry Pruss wrote:There is a private property sign at a gate on the old mining road turnoff at the base of the proposed coaster area, but nobody goes through this gate to access the South Ridge anyway. You are leaving the road and turning sharply uphill before the posted gate, and to every reasonable hiker or skier it would seem that one isn't ever crossing private property.
So, it doesn't seem that the location of the proposed coaster actually impedes the climbing or skiing routes, since the coaster is situated almost exactly north/south over that mining road.
I guess I just don't quite understand the premise of nearly every post in this topic--we should be able to dictate how others use their private property.


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Kylie McCuen was named the Golden1/ucsbgauchos.com Student-Athlete of the Week Monday after her record-breaking, second-place performance in the 200m at the Oregon Invitational this past weekend. McCuen, a senior from Brea Olinda, unofficially broke the UCSB record and will await verification due to high winds at Hayward Field in Oregon. If her time of 23.79 does not stand, McCuen shouldn't be too disappointed though. Her 23.88 time recorded in 2005 is the record in question.
McCuen also finished sixth in the 400m with a time of 56.42, just ahead of her teammates Kerry Gamble (11th) and Elise Geiger (13th). McCuen and the Gauchos return to the track this weekend when they will host Cal Poly in a dual meet.


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The community has been turning out in force to give its input on the Hood River County School District's budget crisis for 2011-12.
Civility has prevailed at the first two forums, with plenty of speakers lining up to sum up their thoughts in four short minutes.
Faced with the task of trimming $3.5 million from next year's budget, the district administration has held two of three scheduled public forums to give concerned citizens an opportunity to share those concerns as well as possible solutions with the budget committee, the school board and the administration.
The next - and final - community forum will take place Monday at Cascade Locks School, 6-8 p.m.
The forums are set up not as Q&A sessions but as an opportunity for the public to speak and the budget committee, school board and administration to listen.
Supt. Charlie Beck has opened the first two forums with an explanation of the current budget crisis, an outline of the recommended list of cuts and a list of cuts considered but for the moment ruled out for one reason or another - such as closing the Cascade Locks School or the Dos Mundos charter school.
He added that the second list should still be "part of the conversation."
At that point the session is turned over to the speakers.
Not surprisingly, most of the speakers have been there to plead for certain recommended cuts to be spared - the transfer of Pine Grove students to Mid Valley, reduction of counselors, the elimination of art and music programs at elementary schools as well as full-day kindergarten.
"This is something we absolutely do not want to do," Beck said of reducing the kindergarten day. "The data tells us how very important to academic development is full day kindergarten, but we have to do something."
Regarding cutting elementary PE and music positions, he said, "This pains us but we don't have a lot of choice."
Counselor Karen Meyers noted that counselors work directly with teachers in helping students with a variety of social, emotional, and domestic issues to deal with
"Do counselors have an impact on attendance? On test scores? On graduation rates? Yes, we do," Meyers said.
Though the speakers are for the most part defending the programs and jobs on the chopping block, many have tried to come up with other ways to save or raise money.
Cutting school days is one idea, but Beck said, "I'd like to give the teachers as much of the academic year as possible."
"But we have to do something. The kids are coming in September."
Listening at the forums are district members of the budget committee and the school board, including member Mark Johnson, who took office Jan. 2 as the Oregon House Representative for District 52 (Hood River County and part of Clackamas County).
"The (Oregon) Legislature issues a lot of rhetoric about funding for education having flat-lined," Beck said.
"The fact is, overall the amount spent on K-12 has gone down in the past five years from 44.9 percent of the general fund to 38 percent.
"We're working with people like Mark (Johnson) to get that rate back up," Beck said.
Yet cuts need to be made for the coming budget, adding to the $1.09 million the district had to cut from the current budget.
The list of proposed cuts "is more than we need to cut, and that's part of the conversation," he said.
A pressing need is to balance teacher-student ratios throughout the district, which is one reason much of the early focus is on the district's smallest elementary school, Pine Grove.
Beck has proposed "repurposing" Pine Grove as the early intervention center, and selling Frankton School, where that service is currently provided.
Numerous Pine Grove supporters have spoken at both forums.
"We at Pine Grove are asked to lose the most, to move a treasured school out of the community. That's not fair," said parent Nell Able, who said that while she understands that the need to even out student ratio is behind the idea of changing the school's purpose, "We will get as lean as you want but please keep us open."
Those who work at Frankton Early Childhood Center, who would face moving their charges to the Pine Grove building under that plan, aren't happy about it either. At Thursday evening's forum at Wy'east Middle School, Laurie Mason, who has worked at Frankton for 14 years, said that the students' needs are very specific and that the Frankton building is the best fit.
"Our kids range from being severely impaired to being unable to speak clearly," she said. "Frankton is set up for disabilities. We've built a home that is just right for our needs."
Mason wondered whether the expected savings would actually be realized once the expense for necessary alterations at Pine Grove had been factored in.
The forum at Wy'east filled the school's new performing arts center to overflowing.
Beck closed the evening at Wy'east with the statement that he has been amazed at the turnouts at both events, and that it's obvious we live in a community that cares deeply about our children's education.
"I have learned something every time we get together," he said.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michigan's new era opened in a painfully familiar way for the 108,000-plus fans at the Big House: With an ugly-looking loss.
Rich Rodriguez's debut as Wolverines coach was spoiled when Utah's Brian Johnson threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and Louie Sakoda kicked four field goals, providing enough scoring to hold on for a 25-23 win Saturday.
"We got a chance to put our names on the map," Johnson said.
A year ago, Appalachian State stunned the Wolverines. But this was more businesslike than shocking. The Utes were just a three-point underdog and received more votes than Michigan in The Associated Press preseason poll.
"They deserved to win," Rodriguez said.
Utah decisively outplayed the Wolverines early and took a 15-point lead into the fourth quarter, but had a punt blocked and fumbled to give Michigan a shot to come back.
Michigan was missing three four-year starters on offense left tackle Jake Long was a first-round pick in the NFL draft, and quarterback Chad Henne and running back Mike Hart were also picked.
Georgia Tech transfer Steven Threet, who came in former walk-on Nick Sheridan at quarterback, perfectly lofted a 33-yard pass to Junior Hemingway and Sam McGuffie ran for a score on the next drive to pull Michigan within two points midway through the fourth.
Threet's pass on the 2-point conversion was high and the next two drives ended on three-and-outs. Michigan's next drive ended with an incomplete pass on fourth down deep in its territory.
"It shouldn't have been as close as it was," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "It's a sign of a pretty good football team when you can not play your best and come away with a win, particularly in a venue like this."
Whittingham is 5-3 against Bowl Championship Series schools and the latest such victory was an important first step in giving the Utes a chance to bust the BCS at the end of the season.
"Non-BCS teams should get a shot at a championship every year," Sakoda said.
Rodriguez's spread offense was kept in check, gaining just 36 yards on the ground and 167 through the air with inexperienced players at virtually every position.
"The running game was a huge disappointment," Rodriguez said. "We never were able to get the defense a rest because we couldn't move the ball effectively."
Rodriguez had a lot of success with his scheme at West Virginia, but he doesn't have anyone remotely resembling Pat White or Steve Slaton to make plays.
Sheridan played for two-plus quarters and was 11-of-19 for 98 yards with one TD, getting fortunate breaks to avoid a few interceptions before being benched.
"We were struggling offensively, so I couldn't blame him a bit," Sheridan said. "We knew that both of us were going to play, and it was going to be based on how Coach felt."
Threet entered in the third quarter and completed 8 of 19 passes for 69 yards and a score.
Michigan led 10-6 after one quarter on Sheridan's 8-yard touchdown pass to Michael Shaw after a turnover in Utah territory and K.C. Lopata's 50-yard field goal. Utah scored on an 8-yard run by Corbin Louks, but Michigan's Terrance Taylor blocked the extra point.
The Utes dominated the second quarter, but stalled on three straight possessions, with Sakoda kicking field goals each time to put Utah ahead 15-10.
Michigan gave Utah one more chance before halftime as Sheridan's up-for-grabs pass was intercepted by Sean Smith and gave Utah the ball at the Michigan 37 with 51 seconds left before halftime.
With 13 seconds left, Johnson connected with Bradon Godfrey for a 19-yard touchdown and a 22-10 halftime lead.
Sakoda's fourth field goal, a career-best 53-yarder, was the only score of the third quarter.
Godfrey had 84 yards receiving and Matt Asiata ran for 77 yards, giving the Utes a good start in their quest to play in a BCS bowl for the first time since Urban Meyer helped them earn a spot four years ago in the Fiesta Bowl.
"We had the confidence. We had the swagger," Sakoda said. "There was just a look in everyone's eye. It's not something I've seen in the last couple years of Utah football."
Michigan, meanwhile, limped away from a season-opening setback looking dazed for the second year in a row. The Wolverines lost consecutive openers for the first time since 1989-90, when Notre Dame beat them in to begin both seasons.