Monday, February 28, 2011

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NFL Combine Results 2011 and NFL Combine Scouting 2011 Results- We are about to witness the much awaited NFL Combine 2011 and its skills positions, scouting and live results. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's Lucas Oil Stadium (and formerly at [...]
NFL Combine Results 2011 and NFL Combine Scouting 2011 Results

The NFL Combine Results have already released. New 40-Yard Dash record had already determined as the NFL Combine players show their prowess in their NFL round. One of the most intriguing battles that will play out over the next two months leading up to the 2011 NFL draft is Auburn DT Nick Fairley vs. Alabama [...]
NFL Combine 2011 Scores, Results and NFL Scouting Combine Reactions

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Politics / Sports

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Texas has the most conservative congressional delegation in the country with Sen. John Cornyn and Reps. Randy Neugebauer and Sam Johnson ranking most conservative among their colleagues, according to a report released by the National Journal. Senate photoSen. John Cornyn...
New study: Texas delegation most conservative in the country

Republicans Jane L. Corwin and David Bellavia are trying to outdo each other in conservative credentials this week as they vie for the minor-party line that could prove crucial in the upcoming 26th Congressional District special election.
conservative stripes shown by Corwin and Bellavia

New charges laid against the federal conservative party and four of its officials should not have moved ahead until a key court case was settled, a party spokesperson said Friday.
conservative Party 'disappointed' charges filed

conservative Mychal Massie, chairman of the black leadership network Project 21, is calling on liberal African American leaders to back up their charges of racism against the Tea Party.
conservative African American: Debate me, Sharpton and you libs!

WASHINGTON -- Who's the most conservative senator in Congress? According to one new ranking, Republican Sen.
Chambliss tied for No. 1 among most conservative senators

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Happenings

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NFL Combine Results: NFL Combine 2011 Results and Skills Position - We are about to witness the much awaited NFL Combine 2011 and its skills positions, scouting and live results. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's Lucas Oil Stadium (and formerly at [...]
NFL Combine Results: NFL Combine 2011 Results and Skills Position

The NFL Players Association is preparing to take its battle with the NFL to court. The union plans to "decertify" before the current collective bargaining agreement expires on Thursday night, according to several reports.
NFL players' game plan: Decertify

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's top labor negotiator used this week's annual scouting combine to update owners on the collective bargaining negotiations.
NFL labor committee updates owners on negotiations

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Politics / Sports

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Gov. christie took his budget proposal on the road Thursday to West Deptford, hometown of his political foe, State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, and heard applause for his calls to cut pension and health benefits for public workers.
christie takes budget proposal to Gloucester County

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

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The 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil war will make 2011 a banner year for the reenactment business
The Civil war Reenactors Rise Again

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Texas has the most conservative congressional delegation in the country with Sen. John Cornyn and Reps. Randy Neugebauer and Sam Johnson ranking most conservative among their colleagues, according to a report released by the National Journal. Senate photoSen. John Cornyn...
New study: Texas delegation most conservative in the country

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Happenings

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It's not easy to practice a disaster. "We're not at the level yet where we're going to evacuate everybody and do a full-fledged plan," said Rich Baratta, the port's director of risk management.
disaster readiness takes practice

When a disaster strikes, the first thing that people usually want to know is: Where are the people I care about? Some news organizations step up to this task with forum or bulletin-board style tools. But there's another option from Google that might be easier to implement and even more useful: Person Finder. Google just launched the Christchurch Person Finder to help locate people affected by ...
disaster news prep: Google Person Finder

City and provincial officials are offering Calgarians who suffered non-insurable damage in two storms last summer a chance to apply for disaster assistance money.
disaster assistance offered for summer storms

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Happenings

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palin and her speechwriters will have to be prepared for the intensity of the media glare that falls on public figures in India.
What to Expect from Sarah palin's India Trip

Sarah palin is headed to India for one of the few overseas trips she's taken since her vice presidential run in 2008.
palin says she's planning trip to India next month

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Happenings

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Greendale attempts to elect a student president, which pits Jeff against Annie on "Community." Political skewering ensues.
'Community' recap: politics a joke? Well .

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News

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Players' selfish culture threatens league's future.
NBA players are wrecking their league

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Politics / Sports

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Thursday, at Annandale Va.
college sports: Roundup

Wenatchee Valley college box scores
Scoreboard: Community college sports

If the Butte college men's and women's basketball teams are going to advance in the CCCAA Northern California Regional playoffs, both Roadrunners squads will have to do it on the road.
Local college sports Roundup: Butte basketball teams open playoffs on road

Nearly every Big Ten school holds an alumni event in Naples around this time of the year. So it's no surprise Michigan State had one Monday.
college sports: Michigan State continues to make area presence, will play at FGCU in women's hoops next season

Six L'Anse Creuse High School North high school seniors replicated the moment they committed themselves to an institution of higher education to play either soccer, basketball or run cross country and track Thursday afternoon.
WITH VIDEO: L'Anse Creuse North seniors commit to future in college sports

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Happenings

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DESPITE talk of disillusionment with politics among young people, a poll suggests that just 6% will not use their vote in tomorrow's election.
politics popular with youth: poll

Annie Linskey covers state politics and government for The Baltimore Sun . Previously, as a City Hall reporter, she wrote about the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon and kept a close eye on city spending.
Maryland politics: Same-sex marriage bill passes first hurdle

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Politics / Sports

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THIS summer we have been on disaster overload, caught in a loop of tragedies.�
disaster coverage trigger for response

When a disaster strikes, the first thing that people usually want to know is: Where are the people I care about? Some news organizations step up to this task with forum or bulletin-board style tools. But there's another option from Google that might be easier to implement and even more useful: Person Finder. Google just launched the Christchurch Person Finder to help locate people affected by ...
disaster news prep: Google Person Finder

The United States is sending a disaster assistance group that includes an urban search-and-rescue team to New Zealand to help recovery efforts after the Christchurch earthquake, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday.
Obama sends U.S. disaster response team to New Zealand

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

News

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The NFL wants all 50 states and the District of Columbia to pass legislation that could help cut down on concussions suffered by young football players.
NFL urging states to pass youth concussion laws

NFL players who suffer violent blows to the head in games will be evaluated for possible concussions by using a new system in the 2011-2012 season, according to reports.
NFL To Adopt New Concussion Evaluation Process

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Why Women Have 2 Breasts

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If the Butte college men's and women's basketball teams are going to advance in the CCCAA Northern California Regional playoffs, both Roadrunners squads will have to do it on the road.
Local college sports Roundup: Butte basketball teams open playoffs on road

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TRENTON - Gov. christie on Tuesday proposed a $29.4 billion spending plan that would increase aid to school districts and cut taxes for corporations, while looking to contain Medicaid costs and calling for greater sacrifices from public workers.
christie budget could cut spending 2.6 percent

New Jersey is the nation's leader when it comes to fixing the way government is funded, with governors of all political stripes following its lead, Gov. christie told the Legislature at the start of his budget address Tuesday.
christie compares state (and self) to Miracle on Ice

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Lies

Supporters of the public employee unions have recently been circulating state-by-state information on collective bargaining, and then comparing it to statistics on ACT and SAT performance in the respective states. This "data" started to be passed around via Twitter and Facebook; for example, "5 states forbid collective bargaining for educators: SC, NC, GA, TX, & VA. Their national rank in ACT scores: 50th, 49th, 48th, 47th, 44th."(link)
Sounds like unions are good for kids eh?
As it turns out, these ratings are bogus.  For each state it adds the ranking for SAT scores to the ranking for ACT scores (and it's not even clear what year the data comes from), but it doesn't take into consideration the percentage of the population who take either test.
Heh, didn't think so. Go over and read the rest of a throrough debunking of an emergent 'net myth.

Happenings

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ABU DHABI - One of the world's largest disaster management cities is being built in Abu Dhabi to ensure the country's communities, assets and infrastructure are well protected against any type of catastrophe.
disaster management facility underway

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Nearly every Big Ten school holds an alumni event in Naples around this time of the year. So it's no surprise Michigan State had one Monday.
college sports: Michigan State continues to make area presence, will play at FGCU in women's hoops next season

Community college sports Women's basketball
Community college sports

Sunday, at Murfreesboro, N.C. The Lady Raiders split Sunday's doubleheader at Chowan ... In game one, Shippensburg starting pitcher Chelsea Kendall was the tough-luck loser after allowing 3 runs on 9 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 5 in her first loss of the season ...
college sports roundup

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Correction Request

I sent this email to AP today; I do not expect a response.
Public safety workers, including police officers, firefighters and state troopers, would keep their rights under the plan. Those unions endorsed Walker in his campaign for governor last year, but he said they were exempted because he did not want to jeopardize public safety if they walked off the job.
This was paragraph seven of an article that ran on yahoo news (link) without a mention of the fact that only 4 out of 315 (or so) public safety unions supported the governor.

A correction should be issued for the misleading paragraph. The only purpose of that paragraph is to make it seem like Walker is exempting his friends.
This is one of the main ways that AP proves its bias consistently.
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A small group of bloggers argues that conservative values like small government, self-reliance and liberty can be defended without recourse to invisible deities or religion.
conservative Atheists Find a Place on the Right - Beliefs

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Angela Saunders

Angela Saunders
Two of my favorite sports

Politics / Sports

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By Tom Smith Senior Staff Writer Wayne County Executive Jason Rich said area farmers and ranchers have received a blessing with the U.S. Department Agriculture's approval of disaster assistance for several Tennessee counties, including Wayne and Lawrence.
disaster assistance approved

There's no way to plan for a disaster. But the IRS allows you to deduct catastrophic losses.
Tax breaks for disaster victims

disaster loan office opens in O.C. - Homeowners can get federal government loans of
disaster loan office opens in O.C.

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Politics / Sports

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The tea party held a rally on the grounds of the state capitol in Madison, Wis., that attracted thousands of participants in support of Gov. Scott Walker and his bill to curb the power of the public sector unions.
tea party Rallies in Madison

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

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TRENTON - Gov. christie has said time and again that restoring fiscal sanity to the Garden State will require sacrifices. Residents are about to learn who will share in that burden and just how painful it will be.
christie's budget plan: How painful?

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college sports

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BuckeyeXtra - Ohio State football newsletter from Dispatch Interactive
college sports results

BINGHAMTON The City of Binghamton Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals will host... - 9:56 pm Mother Nature can be such a tease. - 9:21 pm region A federal commission is set to hear public comments during a pair of hearings Tuesday...
college sports: Joseph leads way as Syracuse holds off Rutgers in basketball

The Daytona 500 coverage is on at 11 a.m. on Channel 13. And the Lady Tigers tip off at 5 p.m. on CBS college sports and CSS.
On the air for February 20, 2011

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politics

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Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments including prime minister's questions 2.50pm: There's been another surprise in the House of Lords. Peers have voted by 242 to 241 - a majority of one - to accept the government's proposition that, when constituency boundaries are redrawn so that they are of equal size, the maximum variation above or below the average should be 5%. Last week ...
politics blog + PMQs live

Long a bastion of independent politics from which rose such history-makers as President Barack Obama and the late Mayor Harold Washington, the city's Near South Side Fourth Ward hasn't seen change in leadership in 20 years.Until elected Cook County board president last year, Toni Preckwinkle had been alderman since 1991.But this diverse ward transversing upper- to middle-income Hyde Park; the ...
Poverty, privilege and politics the mix in 4th Ward

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

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COMMENTARY | Former Alaska Gov. Sarah palin stepped outside her normal sphere of influence when she made a paid appearance at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York.
palin Hires Aide, but Still Mum on Presidential Ambitions

Frank Bailey, former palin friend and figure in "Troopergate" scandal, is now among her many critics
Aide planning tell-all about time with palin

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christie

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TRENTON - Gov. christie, a Republican, found himself in an unusual position Friday when he vetoed 14 bills containing tax cuts and tax breaks sent to him by a Democratic Legislature.
christie vetoes 14 bills containing tax cuts and tax breaks

New Jersey Governor Chris christie vetoed 14 Democratic-sponsored bills aimed at boosting the economy and creating jobs, saying it would be reckless to approve spending legislation outside the budget process.
christie Vetoes New Jersey Democrats' Jobs Measures

WASHINGTON - Gov. christie had not even entered the room for what the political blogosphere billed as a major national address, and already his nonexistent presidential candidacy had come up.
Gov. christie gets a mention for president

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tea party

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tea party activists supporting a bill that would slash collective bargaining rights of Wisconsin public employees flocked to Madison on Saturday, bringing a new dimension to a budget battle that shows few signs of compromise.
tea party activists join protests, favoring Wisconsin budget bill

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From the Email

A cop was patrolling late at night in a well-known spot and sees a couple in a car, with the interior light brightly glowing. The cop carefully approaches the car to get a closer look, and sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine, then notices a young woman in the rear seat, filing her fingernails.

Puzzled by this surprising scene, the cop walks to the car and gently raps on the driver's window.

The young man lowers his window. "Uh, yes, Officer?"

The cop says: "What are you doing?"

The young man says: "Well, Officer, I'm reading a magazine."

Pointing towards the young, good-looking woman in the back seat the cop says: "And her, what is she doing?"

The young man shrugs: "Sir, I believe she's filing her fingernails."

Now, the cop is totally confused. A young couple, alone, in a car, at night in a lover's lane ... and nothing obscene is happening!

The cop asks: "What's your age, young man?"

The young man says: "I'm 22, sir."

The cop asks: "And her ... what's her age?"

The young man looks at his watch and replies: "She'll be 18 in 11 minutes." (from JS)

Friday, February 18, 2011

NFL

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The contentious NFL labor negotiations went in front of a federal mediator Friday, two weeks before owners could impose a lockout on players and threaten the 2011 season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, players' union executive director DeMaurice Smith and their bargaining teams arrived at the Washington office of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shortly before 11 a.m.
NFL, union hold 1st session with federal mediator

The NFL and players union have agreed to mediation in their labor negotiations.
NFL, NFLPA agree to mediation for labor dispute

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde - Newly Single

college sports

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As energy companies attempt to extend some oil and gas leases because of New York's hydraulic... - 9:35 pm NEW YORK -- The computer brained its human competition in Game 1 of the Man vs.
college sports: Binghamton University men's basketball team seeks finishing kick

CBS college sports will be renamed CBS sports Network in April. The cable channel will keep its focus on college sports, but the new name opens the possibility of airing other events in the future.
CBS college to be renamed CBS sports Network

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

politics

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The maneuvering is taking place while the european central bank acts as Europe's bulwark against a debt crisis that threatens the stability of the euro.
politics Will Determine New E.C.B. Head

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NFL

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The NFL filed an unfair labor practice charge against its players' union with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday. The league's filing says the union "consistently has failed to confer in good faith" during negotiations for a new contract and the union's "conduct amounts to surface bargaining and an anticipatory refusal to bargain." A statement e-mailed to...
NFL files charge against union with labor board

The NFL has filed an unfair labor practice charge against its players' union.
NFL files charge against players union

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Monday, February 14, 2011

politics

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The maneuvering is taking place while the European Central Bank fights a debt crisis that threatens the stability of the euro.
politics Will Determine New E.C.B. Head

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The head of one of the nation's largest conservative Jewish organizations is calling for major changes at its 652 synagogues across the country.
conservative Jewish leader seeks changes

Potential Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Sen. John Thune, Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Ron Paul all get their chance Friday to address the annual conservative Political Action Conference -- a gathering of more than 10,000 GOP activists from across the country.
conservative conference rolls out presidential hopefuls

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

college sports

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Overall records : Alaska-Fairbanks 12-13-5, Bowling Green 8-21-3, Ferris State 16-12-4, Lake Superior State 10-12-8, Miami 17-9-6, Michigan 19-9-4, Michigan State 12-16-4, Northern Michigan 13-15-4, Notre Dame 18-9-5, Ohio State 14-15-2, Western Michigan 15-6-10.
college sports results, schedule

Squash: Northeastern at Hamilton, TBA. Women's tennis: Colgate at Rochester. Women's bowling: SUNYIT at SCCC Invitational, Schenectady.
college sports schedules for Feb. 13

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NBA

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The NBA's longest-tenured coach, Jerry Sloan, resigned yesterday after 22 years as the head coach of the Utah Jazz. His tenure included 1,221 regular season wins which is third most all-time and the most for any coach with one franchise. His Utah teams only had one losing season during his run. His resignation comes on the heels of the longest-tenured coaches in the NFL (Jeff Fisher) and MLB ...
Jerry Sloan Resigns As NBA Coaching Tenures Plummet

While labor talks are the drama du jour, NBA Commissioner David Stern does what he has for 27 years: Steer the league skillfully. And it isn't quite like Pete Rozelle and the NFL. No one disputes [David]
Mark Heisler: David Stern has enduring NBA legacy

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

RIP

Joshua Goldberg, son of Lucianne, brother of Jonah, and husband of Chantal, has died unexpectedly of injuries sustained in a fall. Pajamas Media, and I personally, extend our deepest sympathies. (link)
Prayers to the family ... 

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The city of Los Angeles discriminates against disabled people because it lacks specific plans to meet their needs in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency, a federal court ruled Friday, the first such decision in the country.
Federal judge orders disaster plan for LA disabled

The city of Los Angeles is discriminating against people with disabilities by not including them in city disaster planning, according to a district court judge. The city of Los Angeles is unprepared to meet the needs of the disabled in the case of a disaster and is discriminating against them by failing to include the disabled in its emergency preparedness plans, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Los Angeles' disaster plans discriminate against people with disabilities, judge rules

disaster relief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could help farmers recover from property damage and livestock losses due to weeks of snow and ice buildup. The USDA's Farm Service Agency's emergency loans go to help supplement farmers' incomes after crop and livestock loss, pay to replace or repair of property, alleviate production costs and refinance debts.
Farm disaster relief possible

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Friday, February 11, 2011

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A low, pulsating war-time beat rattled windows throughout Venice on Friday as a trio of vintage
war-era planes spark memories

Pillars of Honor brings the World war II traveling monumen to Batavia on Sunday. All veterans are invited to attend honors ceremony.
World war II monument model coming to Batavia

The war crimes trial of Liberia's former President Charles Taylor is extended after judges say they will decide on a defence appeal.
Taylor war crimes trial extended

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Pirahna - Jessica Sozhr, Kelly Brook, Riley Steele

Jessica Sozhr
Pirahna (3d) is a bit over-the-top on the boobs, but a good movie.  It's a retake of a classic with an updated cast and location.  The fish are released from an underground lake that is opened up by a small earthquake during Spring Break.

Riley SteeleKelly Brook
Lots of T&A commence and the fish arrive just in time for the main course.  A decent movie with a great cast.  Must see.

politics

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Iowa residents figure they're immune from the bare-knuckles, once-a-decade redistricting fights of other states, where incumbents use the process to solidify their re-election chances while parties scramble for any advantage.
Iowa's politics-free redistricting faces test

Disheartening as it may be, you seriously disadvantage yourself professionally by trying to side ste
How To Swim in Office politics Without Drowning: Part One

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

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When the crop of potential Republican presidential contenders starts making the rounds Thursday at the conservative Political Action Conference, two notable names will be absent: former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Palin, Huckabee skipping the conservative party at CPAC forum

Billionaire developer Donald Trump is cozying up to conservatives this week as he spurs another round of speculation in his interest in a possible 2012 presidential candidacy. Trump is slated to address the conservative Political Action Conference Thursday in Washington, D.C.-- an annual platform for conservative politicians seeking a larger national profile. But Trump's surprise [... ]
Donald Trump goes conservative

WASHINGTON - Influential Republicans and tea party faithful gathered Thursday at a conservative forum where an expanding list of possible presidential hopefuls will test their prospects for a 2012 challenge to President Barack Obama.
conservative meeting is a Republican showcase for potential 2012 presidential candidates

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college sports

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After a year of booming sports ratings on CBS, Chairman Sean McManus says broadcaster is looking at ways to ramp up cable channel's audience.
sportsWatch: CBS sports plots college sports Network growth

Women's pioneer Lopiano still trying to level college sports' playing fields
Women's pioneer Lopiano still trying to level college sports' playing fields

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Venezuelan films inspired by devastating landslides
disaster movies

Whether a natural disaster or something more nefarious causes you to lose a Net connection, dial-up can offer online access The Internet blackout in Egypt serves as an excellent case study for the kind of disaster any IT department should be ready to face. Backup systems must be in place for the day when servers crash, a fire wipes out a server room, an earthquake destroys the entire business ...
Get a dial-up connection when disaster strikes

FLOOD and cyclone-hit councils will get advance payments to fund infrastructure repairs, Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says.
disaster money to be fast tracked - Fraser

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NBA

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Is Antawn Jamison untradeable? Will Kendrick Perkins sign an extension in Boston? Which rookie is ready to take off for the Pacers?
NBA PM: Is Jamison Untradeable?

With this year's All-Star game taking place in Los Angeles, the NBA is doing everything possible to draw parallels between the star power of their superstars and the box-office power of Hollywood. Monday, we brought you the news that the NBA will launch an apparel deal with Marvel to bring your favorite comic book and movie heroes to the NBA. Tuesday, the NBA�announced that it will make the All ...
NBA will roll out a 'magenta' carpet for the All-Star game

Knicks owner James Dolan gets involved in the Carmelo trade talks, is that a precursor to a deal?... Dwight Howard sounds off on rumors... Evans and Westphal have a moment... ...
NBA AM: Dolan Involved In Talks?

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

NFL

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The NFL knew last week there were problems with the installation of temporary Super Bowl seating sections and hoped until hours before kickoff that they could be fixed.
NFL knew last week there could be seat problems

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NBA

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Over one season or two, no team in NBA history has lost as many games in a row as these Cleveland Cavaliers. The surging Dallas Mavericks beat Cleveland 99-96 on Monday night, making it 25 straight losses for the Cavs. Cleveland already held the record for the most losses in a single season, but the league also keeps a record for losses spread over two seasons.
NBA Capsules

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Leah Remini

Leah Remini
My most 'searched' and viewed post...

Small Gov't vs Big Gov't

Texas is easily weathering the economic storms, while state services and infrastructure in California are on the verge of collapse. The contrast between the two state economies serves as a warning to the whole country.
So ends a great piece by Mark Hemingway at the Washington Examiner (link) on the differences between two very similar (composition) states headed in vastly different directions.

This article states very clearly what the outcomes of liberal (ie. big gov't) and conservative (small) choices make on a state (or any government).  It should be a must-read for any liberal thinker.

Motivation

disaster

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HAVING barely recovered from six weeks of covering Queensland's floods, Cyclone Yasi threw up new challenges for Australia's media.
disaster coverage extracts high price

Civil Defence Minister John Carter has today launched an interactive, electronic resource designed to give potentially life-saving advice on emergency planning to the blind and partially sighted.
disaster planning info designed for blind

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war

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war has broken out on the outskirts of Fairlie. But while there's camouflage and guns, the army's nowhere in sight. Al Williams joins a legion of troops on the frontline in a battle for Dry Creek.
It's war!

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

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GOProud, a group that represents gay conservatives, is on the list of co-sponsors for this year's conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. Now Liberty Counsel and other groups that focus on social issues are boycotting the event.
Groups Skip conservative Gathering Over Gay Sponsor

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college sports

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Jim Boeheim is not so sure Syracuse learned much from a four-game losing streak. He just believes the No. 17 Orange has played well in bouncing back from the sudden slide following an 18-0 start.
college sports: Romp puts No. 17 Syracuse back on track

Overall records : Alaska 12-10-4, Bowling Green 8-18-3, Ferris State 12-12-4, Lake Superior State 8-12-7, Miami 15-9-5, Michigan 17-8-4, Michigan State 12-13-4, Northern Michigan 11-14-4, Notre Dame 16-9-5, Ohio State 13-13-2, Western Michigan 14-6-9.
college sports results, schedule

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

NFL

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The NFL players union has discussed a boycott of the NFL Scouting Combine later this month with player agents, according to The Associated Press.
NFL Dish: NFLPA has discussed boycott of Scouting Combine

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league could face a backlash from fans if they do not reach an agreement with the players' union and prevent a lockout next season.
NFL-Goodell fears fan backlash if no deal with players

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Friday, February 4, 2011

conservative

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GOProud, a group that represents gay conservatives, is on the list of co-sponsors for this year's conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. Now Liberty Counsel and other groups that focus on social issues are boycotting the event.
Groups Skip conservative Gathering Over Gay Sponsor

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Most Tulsans stayed off the roads for a second day Wednesday as crews made 'substantial progress' on major roads and the area struggled to dig out from a record-breaking storm.
disaster still evident the day after the storm

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

NFL

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NFL Alumni Association executive director George Martin is hoping this year to finally get increased pension benefits and better long-term health care for former players.
NFL alumni hoping for better benefits this year

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college sports

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Carrier earns salute Derek Carrier, a junior from Edgerton, Wis., competing for the Beloit college indoor track and field team, has been named the Midwest Conference Field Event Performer of the Week for the week ending Jan. 29.
Beloit college sports News

The Associated Press The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. A proposed ban on drinking at North Dakota college sporting events has been beaten in the state House. Valley City Rep. Phillip Mueller says the issue should be left to the colleges themselves. He says some college arenas serve alcohol to adults, and the bill would prevent them from doing it. Representatives voted 78-13 on Monday to defeat ...
Drinking ban at ND college sports events beaten

The NFL Players Association said its TV ad, set to run during a college football all-star game this weekend, was rejected by CBS college sports Network because the message was connected to labor negotiations.
Union: Ad rejected by CBS college sports Network

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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The US can win the Afghan war even if Pakistan does not shut down militant havens on its side of the border, a top US commander says.
Afghan war winnable - US general

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NBA Draft 2011: The NBA draft is still over 140 days away and there is plenty that can happen between then and now. But we should take the opportunity to take note of the top players in the country. These are the players that will have the most to gain as we head into the thick of college basketball season. The next NBA stars will be found in this list of gems. Keep in mind a few things. There ...
NBA Draft 2011: The Best First-Round Fit for Each Team

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said he wanted to play in Europe if there was an NBA work stoppage next season, but the German knows it could be a complicated proposition.
Mavericks Nowitzki eyes Europe should there be an NBA lockout

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Megan Fox

Megan single? (link)

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During the time he was in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jeremy Profitt was locked in combat mode, his senses constantly alert for the slightest sound, movement or even smell that might signal the presence of danger and even...
Another Source gives war vets a healing outlet

war wounded family: Father, son help each other after suffering brain injuries from blasts
war Wounded: Father, Son Suffer Brain Injuries

NATO's military might will never win the war against Afghanistan's heroin trade alone, an Afghan judge said, urging the alliance to put more energy into weaning farmers off opium poppy crops.
Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge

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Warzone

 Recently played a few games on Caldera (warzone) and then... Lots of luck in this one, but satisfying