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Producers Concerned as Cappoquin Enters Administration
IRELAND - Irish Farmers Association (IFA) National Poultry Committee Chairman, Alo Mohan, has announced: "It is an awful shame that despite the efforts of the farmer suppliers, other suppliers and workforce to Cappoquin Poultry Products, the company is once again in such a poor condition that an administrator has been appointed."
By: Gemma Hyland
The company was placed in administration by the High Court on August 13th 2012 (on the application of Henry Good Ltd. Feed Suppliers, Kinsale, the largest creditor owed €3.9 million), with the appointment of Michael McAteer Grant Thornton as administrator. The company will now operate for 100 days while Mr McAteer assesses the company's viability.
"The situation in Waterford has not changed; the community is as dependent on Cappoquin Poultry Products as it was in 2008 when it was taken over by the UK based Derby Poultry. It was for this reason that growers stayed in production foregoing the monies they were owed as well as increases that were needed to cover ever increasing costs, to help ensure the viability of the company. It now appears that these efforts may have been in vain."
Mr Mohan said: "The last time Cappoquin Chickens was placed in this position, imported chicken and the high price of inputs was blamed, the situation is the same today. The vast majority of chicken bought at catering level in hotels and restaurants is imported and therefore it may not meet the same standards as chicken produced in Ireland. All Irish chicken is produced under the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme ensuring the highest standards of quality, food safety and traceability."
"The fact remains, if Irish consumers want to ensure the future of the Irish chicken industry, they must query the origin of chicken, especially fillets, everywhere but particularly in restaurants and butchers. EU legislation on Country of Origin labelling of fresh meat is coming but not fast enough. Hopefully the communities in Cappoquin and the greater West Waterford/East Cork region will not be made suffer for the delay in this legislation," concluded Mr Mohan.
Gemma Hyland
Capitalism without competition is just exploitation, he said
Eduardo de Souza Pinto Named to Newly Created Position, Strengthens Strategic Leadership
A major breakthrough in developing the hatchery of the future
Sales are behind on those of last year


But anyway, it was not that memorable: Superstore chicken, roast tatoes, carroty mushrooms in winey sauce.
Hoeing beds tonight in the children's garden... unfortunately, it was real WORK, not enough useful adults to help out, so it wasn't much about the kids this time around. Nice cool evening, though, and v v cathartic work. YM really threw himself into it, perhaps to make up for his general Gameboy badness this week.
Anyway, in the morning - surprise! - it was miraculously "found" in his dresser drawer. I told Ted I'd deal with it, and when I came out, asked him to hand it over, thinking I'd take it away for Wednesday, give it back on Thursday. He did it pretty agreeably; I was surprised. But then, ha ha ha, talking to Ted later it turned out Ted had already confiscated it before he left for work - and then YM took it back. So complicated.
Oh - and then EC was totally rude yesterday, so I told her she couldn't go for lunch with her friends today (they got out of school early both days). She said okay, but then the phone call I'd been expecting: "I'm at school, I forgot my lunch, happen to have some money and I'm starving and faint from my exam... can I go with them for lunch?" I was mean and said no.
Oy - big kids and their problems.
SO... the garden! Kelp-sprayed everywhere and it seems to have had an effect already. Today's Garden High is definitely still the irises (hopefully pics tomorrow). Garden Low is the scrawny yellow nitrogen-deficient square-foot beds... but that may turn around with another kelp-spray before the rain comes tomorrow afternoon or evening.
Laundry hanging up has not dried all day... it's been cloudy, around 18 degrees and dank... but luckily I don't have to bring it in tonight if the rain holds off.
Such a tremendous conflict of interest; I have no idea how anybody survives as both a gardener AND a laundry-line-dryer. Sun, no sun? Whose side am I on...???


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"""
--- Day 2: Bathroom Security ---

You arrive at Easter Bunny Headquarters under cover of darkness. However, you
left in such a rush that you forgot to use the bathroom! Fancy office buildings
like this one usually have keypad locks on their bathrooms, so you search the
front desk for the code.

"In order to improve security," the document you find says, "bathroom codes will
no longer be written down. Instead, please memorize and follow the procedure
below to access the bathrooms."

The document goes on to explain that each button to be pressed can be found by
starting on the previous button and moving to adjacent buttons on the keypad: U
moves up, D moves down, L moves left, and R moves right. Each line of
instructions corresponds to one button, starting at the previous button (or, for
the first line, the "5" button); press whatever button you're on at the end of
each line. If a move doesn't lead to a button, ignore it.

You can't hold it much longer, so you decide to figure out the code as you walk
to the bathroom. You picture a keypad like this:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Suppose your instructions are:

ULL RRDDD LURDL UUUUD You start at "5" and move up (to "2"), left (to "1"), and
left (you can't, and stay on "1"), so the first button is 1. Starting from the
previous button ("1"), you move right twice (to "3") and then down three times
(stopping at "9" after two moves and ignoring the third), ending up with 9.
Continuing from "9", you move left, up, right, down, and left, ending with 8.
Finally, you move up four times (stopping at "2"), then down once, ending with
5. So, in this example, the bathroom code is 1985.

Your puzzle input is the instructions from the document you found at the front
desk. What is the bathroom code?
"""

class NumPadBasic:
    def __init__(self, key):
        self.key = key

    def get_key_after_move(self, move):
        if move == 'U' and self.key > 3:
            self.key -= 3

        elif move == 'D' and self.key < 7:
            self.key += 3

        elif move == 'L':
            if self.key != 1 and self.key != 4 and self.key != 7:
                self.key -= 1

        elif move == 'R':
            if self.key != 3 and self.key != 6 and self.key != 9:
                self.key += 1

        return self.key

    def current_key(self):
        return self.key

class NumPadAdv:
    def __init__(self, key):
        self.key = key

    def get_key_after_move(self, move):
        if move == 'U':
            if self.key == 3:
                self.key = 1
            elif self.key in [6, 7, 8]:
                self.key -= 4
            elif self.key == 'A':
                self.key = 6
            elif self.key == 'B':
                self.key = 7
            elif self.key == 'C':
                self.key = 8
            elif self.key == 'D':
                self.key = 'B'

        elif move == 'D':
            if self.key == 1:
                self.key = 3
            elif self.key == 6:
                self.key = 'A'
            elif self.key == 7:
                self.key = 'B'
            elif self.key == 8:
                self.key = 'C'
            elif self.key in [2, 3, 4]:
                self.key += 4
            elif self.key == 'B':
                self.key = 'D'

        elif move == 'L':
            if self.key in [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9]:
                self.key -= 1
            elif self.key == 'B':
                self.key = 'A'
            elif self.key == 'C':
                self.key = 'B'

        elif move == 'R':
            if self.key in [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]:
                self.key += 1
            elif self.key == 'A':
                self.key = 'B'
            elif self.key == 'B':
                self.key = 'C'

        return self.key

    def current_key(self):
        return self.key

def get_number_sequence(filename, numpad):
    with open(filename) as f:
        lines = f.readlines()

    n = numpad

    num_sequence = []

    for line in lines:
        num_to_add = 0
        for char in line:
            num_to_add = n.get_key_after_move(char)
        num_sequence.append(num_to_add)

    return num_sequence

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print get_number_sequence("probleminput.txt", NumPadBasic(5))

    print get_number_sequence("probleminput.txt", NumPadAdv(5))

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Uncertainty in Physical Measurements
Ancillary Materials
Demos, Techniques, and Experiments
This page provides access to a series of documents on uncertainty in physical measurements intended for science undergraduates. They are intended to be worked on by a Team of 2 - 4 students, and most involve using physical apparati. Each Module assumes some knowledge of the content of previous ones. Modules 1 - 6 include a summary at the end. All documents are in pdf format and will appear in a separate tab/window.
For some Modules, there are two versions. The main version uses Python for data analysis, and the second version uses Excel. The content of the versions are the same except for the computing environment.
Name & Link
An introduction intended for students, and another section introducing the Modules to Instructors.
1 - Backgammon 101
1 - Excel Version
Statistics of rolling a pair of dice, including an Activity of repeating the roll of dice 36 times. The module introduces:
Triangular probability distributions
The mean or average
The deviation
The variance
The modules also include links to videos using the computing environment (Python or Excel) for analysis of the data.
2 - Digital Instruments
Uncertainty associated with digital instruments, including an Activity of measuring the diameter of a coin with a digital caliper. The module introduces:
Rectangular or uniform probability distributions
The standard deviation
The uncertainty associated with a measurement
It also discusses significant figures in an experimental context.
3 - Analog Instruments
Uncertainty associated with analog instruments, including an Activity of measuring the diameter of a coin with a ruler. The module also discusses systematic errors.
4 - Repeated Measurements
Review of Bell-shaped Curves
Uncertainty associated with repeated measurements that do not give the same values. It includes an Activity of measuring the time it takes a piece of paper to fall to the floor, and another Activity of measuring the ratio of the circumference to the radius of a number of metal hoops. The module introduces:
Scattered or dispersed measurements
Bell-shaped curves, also called Gaussian distributions or normal distributions
Gaussian probability distributions.
The uncertainty in the estimated standard deviation
Propagation of uncertainties
The uncertainty in the mean
A 10 minute PowerPoint review of bell-shaped curves that is useful after the students have read the Module but before they begin work on it. Primarily intended for instructors.
5 - Data With Two Variables
This Module is mostly concerned with fitting data to models, both by hand and by using least-squares techniques. It emphasises the visual display of data. The module introduces:
Independent and dependent variables of a dataset
Residuals of a fit
Sum of the squares of the residuals
Method of least squares
Degrees of freedom of a fit
Chi-squared
Effective variance method
6 - Miscellanous Topics
Miscellaneous topics that don't fit nicely into the previous Modules. The Sections are:
Uncertainty in a Count
Systematic Effects and Calibration
Outliers and Robust Estimators
Accepted Values
The Module includes an Activity of calibrating a force sensor, and another Activity using robust measures of data to determine the period of a pendulum.
A summary of the Modules.
Equipment and Software
A list of equipment and software needed for each of the modules.
The Oscilloscope
Visualisation and Transformation of Data

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68 Reviews for Time Machine Entertainment
Laurie P · Married on 06/05/2020
Awesome, unbelievable, incredible, fantastic band!
The words AWESOME, UNBELIEVABLE, INCREDIBLE, FABULOUS, FANTASTIC, all rolled into one. I can't even begin to describe how I feel about this band that played at my daughter's wedding.
At one point I wondered where all the guests were because they weren't at their tables and then I looked around and realized that was because they were all on the dance floor, just where I hoped they would be.
Our guests are still talking about Time Machine and how the members of the band even sang and played their instruments on the dance floor interacting with them.
So if you want a great party where all of your guests are up and dancing, this is the band!
Whitney Bencsko · Married on 12/27/2019
Book them! You will not be disappointed!
We got married on December 27, 2019 and The Time Machine Band was one of the biggest hits of our night. Time Machine played at my sisters wedding 6 years ago, my best friends wedding 4 years ago and my cousins wedding 3 years ago. They were one of the first vendors that I reached out to because I knew they NEEDED to be our band! Joe was quick to respond to me and set up an in house preview show so we could hear and meet the band to make sure it was the right fit for us. That night we met and talked about pricing and we booked and sent our deposit the next morning. They are THAT GOOD!
Overall our process was very simple. We got some paperwork to fill out by 3 months before our wedding date with our song requests and our first dance songs so they could get to work learning everything. After that we had one final phone call touching base about everything a few weeks before the wedding.
Finally, the night of our wedding! We had them play at cocktail hour as well as for our reception. We booked the entire band with the horns and the DJ. I forget how many people that was but….if you are spending the money for a band in the first place...get it all! The horns are seriously an amazing touch! Also...if you are from Jersey, Born to Run MUST be on your list to play….SOOOO GOOD!!! Overall, if you want a band to get your guests on their feet and on the dance floor, this is your band! They had our whole party dancing and talking about it for weeks after. I still have friends commenting about how amazing it was to have the horns and singers on the dance floor with us joining the party. They interact with the crowd keeping the entire night upbeat and fun. If you are looking for an unforgettable night they will not disappoint you and it will be entertainment that people will talk about for a long time! Thank you Time Machine for making our special day so unforgettable!
Melissa · Married on 11/09/2019
Simply Blown Away
Ignore the website and limited social media/online video presence and just go for it. We knew going into our wedding that we wanted a killer band that would simply KEEP PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET and through word of mouth and first hand experience we knew that Time Machine does just that - including my husband and I for literally the entire reception. They even let us do karaoke :) Wireless mic's and an all-star cast of talent allow them to engage with the crowd on the dance floor throughout. Planning was a breeze and we completely trusted their lead on the playlist and they nailed it. Everything from BSB/Nsync hits, to Frank Sinatra, to hip-hop throwbacks, and Springstein too - it's covered. All I'll say is when in doubt.... go with the horns!!!!
Jenecke Casolino · Married on 08/17/2019
Outstandingly amazing! So fun & engaging!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! You CANNOT go wrong with booking this band. We literally booked our venue around this band because they played at a family member's wedding and we could not NOT get them. They are worth EVERY penny. Our wedding was months ago and our guests are still asking about this band at our wedding for their weddings and for their friends. They play their hearts out and sing the best songs to get the crowd going whether its an oldie or a newly released song with their own spin on it. Truly truly a talented group! I loved how they came out on the dance floor and immersed themselves with our dancing guests too. Our guests even wanted pictures with them! YOU must book this band if they are available!
Best Band Hands Down
Hands down the best band I have EVER heard at a wedding! I was blown away and so were my guest on how amazing The Time Machine band is. They made my wedding. Joe is extremely personable and very easy to go through the booking process with. Guests from my wedding have continually reached out to tell me how maxing the band was. The best they ever heard as well. They get everyone in the dance floor and also interact with people while singing and playing on the dance floor. I highly recommend this band and was blown away by them getting everyone up and dancing the entire night.
Joy · Married on 10/06/2018
What can I say about this band but AMAZING!!! We are so incredibly thrilled to have had Time Machine entertain us. Joe and his crew are absolutely one of the greatest. No am sorry they ARE the greatest. I cannot explain enough about how great they were. We just had them play at our wedding at Hawk Pointe! They are one of a kind. Our guests could not stop talking about them all night and they still today cannot stop talking about them. Thank you Joe for everything from start to finish! You were amazing. Even with the little hiccup in the beginning of the ceremony you were more than accommodating with everything!! I cannot recommend them enough. In fact I will recommend them to EVERYONE!! Thank you Time Machine for making our special day one we will never forget!!
Joy & Dave
Kendall · Married on 02/03/2018
WOW!!! Time Machine Band was INCREDIBLE at our wedding. We could not be happier with the band. The whole crew was professional and fun and such a joy to work with!
Sarah Studer · Married on 10/14/2017
Breathless Band was amazing!
Time Machine was absolutely amazing! Very responsive, helpful and incredible entertainment on our big day.
Anelia · Married on 10/01/2017
These guys are incredible. Yes, the DJ will be able to play the exact songs that you want to hear, but you should hire these guys for the ENTERTAINMENT that they provide during and between the songs. They are hilarious when appropriate, serious when necessary, and definitely do everything they can to cater to the public. I dealt with Joe, who was very honest, helpful, and personable. The pricing is extremely fair... I had some DJs quote me more for my four-hour reception than the quote I received for this amazing band. There is nothing better than having live music/performance at your wedding. Definitely a great investment. I highly recommend them, especially if you would like to have a reception where guests of all ages and cultural backgrounds are loving the music and the entertainment.
The ABSOLUTE, HANDS DOWN, best band someone would want to have at their wedding. They can play anything and kept our guests dancing all night. The entire band is extremely talented, fun, and make the night a truly unforgettable one.
joanne · Married on 06/24/2017
My daughter was married in June at Eagle Oaks Country Club and we all are still talking about the amazing "Time Machine Band". We extended the reception another hour so we could all remain dancing into the wee hours of the night! I saw family members dancing that I had never seen dance before. The dancefloor was packed from the minute the reception began and remained that way all of the night. Many guests have told me, at times, they thought the original artists were singing the songs, now that's talent. The music, the enthusiasm, and the love the band puts into the room is AMAZING!!! They are not only true showman/show women, but very special people. They don't make you feel like they are just working for you, they make you feel like you are part of the "Time Machine Family". The funny thing is we originally had another band booked from our hometown of Freehold that is very well known to all of us here in Freehold, and they double booked us and we had to find another band. A friend recommended Time Machine, and all I can say now is, "thank you to the Freehold band for cancelling with us", because Time Machine exceeded our expectations way better than we could have ever imagined. If you are having any upcoming events, especially a wedding, book them without hesitation, they are fantastic!!!! I wish I had another child to marry off so we could hire them again, but since we don't we will try and find another excuse to have a party and hire them.Once again, thank you "Time Machine" and Joe Corey for providing an amazing dancing and singing night for my daughter, son-in-law and our extended family. We love you guys!!!!
Julie · Married on 06/03/2017
My husband and I had the Breathless Band of TME play at our wedding on June 3, 2017. To say they were amazing is an understatement. A band can make or break a wedding, and let me tell you, they really made our wedding so much fun. We had 200 people at our wedding, and this band had EVERYONE dancing. They were so fantastic - they played every song on our play list and really brought so much energy to the crowd. True professionals and entertainers. Beyond talented!!! One of the best decisions we made planning our wedding was having TME! Highly, highly recommend.
Caitlin · Married on 09/02/2016
Time Machine - Silk Band was, hands down, the life of our wedding reception! They performed at my husband's brother's wedding two years ago and we were completely blown away. We had never seen anything like them! When we got engaged ourselves, we didn't look at a single other band or even go to one of their events before we signed the contract. We knew they were the best and that's exactly what we got when our wedding day came around. They do everything from Top 40, to classic rock, to Motown renditions, and they KILL it. They got everyone at our reception on the dance floor, and they kept them there. Even if you consider great music to be a given from such a highly-rated band, these guys go a step further. They call themselves a party band for a reason: these guys are PERFORMERS. Whether they're donning red tuxedo jackets for a rendition of Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk', or having their saxophonist, guitarist and vocalists come out and play among the crowd, Silk Band is immersive, dynamic and nothing short of fantastic. Our guests have been raving about them, and we wish we could have another wedding just to see them perform again! We are extremely happy with everything!!
Ariel · Married on 05/15/2016
Look no further. This is your band. They were so amazing that our venue wants to start promoting them.
User4352566 · 2+ years ago
There are really no words to describe how incredible The Time Machine is! My wedding was a THURSDAY first off, number one my guests partied like it was the weekend because of time machine band ! 2 my guests are still talking and raving about the band! 3. people danced in my family that i never saw so alive in my life LOL . 4. Joe Corey is the NICEST guy , thank you so much Joe for all your amazing help through our wedding process! You and the band made Joe & I's reception UNFORGETTABLE! not just for us but for everyone at our wedding! I want to redo it all over again! The music was really great and the band members interacting with the crowd got everyone dancing and posing for pictures all while singing and not missing s note! Everything was very easy and fun while planning. But most importantly, they had the dance floor filled during the entire reception! Everyone was laughing, singing, and just getting crazy – which made for some awesome pictures. The cocktail hour trio was also amazing ! My husband and I give The Time Machine Band our highest recommendation! You rocked our party so hard thank you so much for being part of Joe & I's day we love you guys!! You're not only an amazing band leader but an amazing friend as well!
Jennifer · Married on 11/07/2015
There are really no words to describe how incredible The Time Machine is! My wedding was three months ago (11/7/15) and my guests are still talking and raving about the band! They were very easy and fun to work with while planning. But most importantly, they had the dance floor filled during the entire reception! Everyone was laughing, singing, and just getting crazy – which made for some awesome pictures. My husband and I give The Time Machine Band our highest recommendation!
Heather · Married on 10/24/2015
The band was amazing and made our wedding the best day ever! They were easy to corridor are with, they were professional and made sure the night was amazing. The guests at our wedding complimented us all night on the band. Everyone danced and had a great time. I wish we could re live the night over and over again! Thank you Time Machine!
Chelsea · Married on 07/12/2015
Time Machine played at our July 12th wedding at The Grove and they were fabulous! Our guests were first introduced to a jazz trio that played beautifully on a balcony during cocktail hour. During the reception, people could not believe the band's ability to go from playing oldies to today's top hits, while sounding so much like the real artists each time. Each member was full of energy and even came out onto the dance floor to interact with the people dancing. My husband and I had taken the decision of choosing a band very seriously, and we are so happy that we chose Time Machine as well as adding on the unbelievable vocals of John Anthony! All of the logistics leading up to our big day were done in an organized manner. Joe is so funny and personable and even set up a private session for us to come and hear them before we signed our contract. If you want the intensity of a full band at your wedding, but still want diversity in the music they play, go with Time Machine Entertainment. They are like no other!
Pareen · Married on 05/30/2015
We heard their sister band (Silk) at a friend's wedding last year and were amazed at how the guests could not stop talking about them the entire ride home. We decided to check them out and booked them on the spot. We definitely did the right thing. They made our entire night and our guests could not stop dancing! We were hesitant at first since bands are significantly more expensive than DJs but this band come with its own DJ included and he really complements the ensemble. Overall, I wish I could get married again just to hire them again!
We chose the Time Machine for our March wedding based on their performance at my cousin's wedding last summer. This band is ROCKING. We had 236 guests at our wedding and I can honestly say that all of our guests (of different ages) were on the dance floor. The band was so amazing that even our 95 year old grandma was out there dancing! The band is flexible and ask for your input in taste of music before they choose a set list. It was really important for us to have Italian music, and they nailed it. Another big deal for us was our first dance song - Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud. We had a very specific choreographed dance to a shortened version of the song that our dance instructor cut for us. We sent it to the band in an email only 2 weeks before the wedding and they played the exact version we requested PERFECTLY. Not a beat off - allowing us to have the perfect first dance at our wedding. The band is interactive with the crowd and basically performed a live concert that was just remarkable. The MC was phenomenal and the DJ was terrific. I requested club songs for the last half hour and the DJ played exactly what I wanted. I HIGHLY recommend this band for not just a wedding but for any event! Oh and last but not least......their Four Seasons set should seriously be on Broadway. REMARKABLE.
Jessica · Married on 07/27/2014
Being a self-proclaimed music fanatic, I had very high expectations for my wedding band. Would a band be able to play contemporary hits and soon as good as the original recording? What about some eclectic song choices that most might not know? What about tunes that are infamously hard for a band to play (i.e., Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody")?
Under this amount of pressure and these demands, most bands might have bolted, headed for the hills, or suggested instead that we go with a DJ. However, as we would soon come to know, we weren't dealing with just any band. We were hiring TIME MACHINE, and none of these demands would go unmet -- in fact, they would be surpassed!
First of all, Joe Corey absolutely knows what he's doing. In the wedding business for decades, his confidence, as well as a genuine love for what he does, clearly shows through. If we had any doubts about hiring a band for our wedding, they had disappeared by the conclusion of our first meeting with Joe. They knew how to read a crowd, they were prepared to change up the song list if something wasn't working, and they promised to keep the dance floor energized and partying all night long. And boy, did they deliver. I think we probably could have had our wedding in the LaBrea tar pits -- as long as Time Machine was playing, people would've had a great time.
We adored all of the different voices and styles that TM (successfully) tackled, from Frank Sinatra to Robin Thicke to Journey! Additionally, our first dance was an obscure track by the indie band A Fine Frenzy, and Inez and the rest of the band did such an outstanding job, I was blown away! Also, the band really appeared to be having as much fun as the guests, especially when individual musicians appeared on the floor to burst into a solo on the sax or guitar. Also, the band joined the party without being obtrusive or aggressive at all, which was perfect. Hire them! They will absolutely MAKE your wedding!
DJ · Married on 07/05/2014
Time Machine was AMAZING! They truly made our wedding a night to remember.
Everyone I dealt with was personable and professional, and they are so talented, they are worth every penny! I had specific instructions for how I wanted to introductions to go, and they were perfect! Every second of my wedding was so much fun, thanks to the band. They had everyone up and out of their seats dancing the entire night! I wish I could put my wedding pictures up as a review, because the pictures of everyone dancing speak volumes. The energy from the band was so electric; my guests are still talking about how much fun they had at the wedding, and how much they loved Time Machine!
In fact, some of my guests loved Time Machine so much that they even went to see the band at concerts and showcases they performed at after my wedding! If you choose Time Machine you will be more than satisfied; they are, BY FAR, the best band in the area!
We are so thrilled with the performance of the Time Machine Band at our wedding last night! Wow! The trio at cocktail hour was great! The full band was amazing as well and Joe and John were reliable from the planning to the performance.
As musicians ourselves, my husband and I played with the band for two Bruno Mars songs - my husband on drums and I on trumpet! What a treat and awesome experience for all! Our guests loved it and were so surprised!
With so many bands and DJs out there, you CANNOT go wrong with Time Machine! We have known how great they are since my sister's wedding back in 2009 and they are still amazing! We are so glad to have had them at our reception!
We asked for the full version of our first dance song, "Sway" by Michael Buble, and they delivered. We requested various songs and heard them played throughout the night, including the Kolo, a traditional dance song for my husband's family. We asked for a few other small requests and each one was carried out! THANK YOU all for a fantastic evening!
Evona and Daniel
Thank you so much for making my daughter's wedding such an amazing evening. We danced until the very end ! All the guests raved about the terrific Band. You made it a fun and memorable party!
Marirose · Married on 05/17/2014
Absolutely AMAZING!!! Our dance floor was packed the entire night! From the very first song, they had everyone up and on the dance floor. They had so much energy and played music that kept everyone moving from the cocktail hour, to the reception, and even into the after party! We first saw them at a relative's wedding, and immediately knew we wanted them for ours. They were even better then we remembered! We definitely recommend them to anyone looking for fantastic entertainment for their big day!!


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Capital Crime Writers (CCW) is a non-profit crime and mystery writing organization located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1988 by Linda Wiken and Audrey Jessup.

CCW has 125 members.

Monthly meetings include presentations from expert guest speakers on topics related to the craft of crime and mystery writing. Authors who have presented to CCW include Louise Penny, Vicki Delany, and Maureen Jennings, Barbara Fradkin and Debra Komar.

Annual Short Story Contest
CCW sponsors the annual Capital Crime Writer's short story contest for the Audrey Jessup award.  Deadline for submissions is April 1.  The contest is open to the National Capital Region and CCW members regardless of location.

Organization
CCW is run by 6 executive board members. A slate of candidates is offered every year for elections at the Annual General Meeting in May.

2017 Executive board members and committee members include:
Past President Michael Murphy,
Patricia Filteau President,
Elizabeth Hosang Vice-President,
Elizabeth Hosang Treasurer,
Mary Fernando Program Director,
Pam Isfeld Program Committee,
Jeff Ross Communications Director,
Past Presidents include Barbara Fradkin, Brenda Chapman and Ken Gibson.

References

 Government of Ontario Writing & Publishing listings
 CBC news story on CCW author Barbara Fradkin winning the Arthur Ellis Award
  Article on Linda Wiken:  Founding member of CCW and owner of Prime Crime Bookshop
  Capital Crime Writer's 20th Anniversary Event; Appearance by CCW member Rick Mofina
 Crime Writers of Canada
 On-line guide to Writing in Canada: CCW Event Listing
 Mystery Authors On line
 Capital Crime Writers in partnership with Ottawa Public Library for 20th Anniversary Event.  Author Mary Jane Maffini appearing.

External links
   Official CCW Website
  Canadian Authors Association link to Capital Crime Writers

Canadian writers' organizations
Mystery and detective fiction awards
Short story awards
Canadian literary awards

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← NC DPI Touts 'Approved' English Language Arts Standards, Leaves Out Parents.
North Carolina's Lt. Governor, Dan Forest, is leading on the issue of suppression of free speech on college campuses.
Forest is unwilling to see the chaos that had been wrought by radical groups like Antifa and Black Bloc descend on colleges in the state.
To curb the possibility of such violence and suppression of free speech, the Lt. Governor is supporting House Bill 527 / SL 2017-196.
The bill's long title is Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech.
If passed, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors will be required to create and adopt free speech policies.
The bill includes protecting speakers invited to campuses and, "disciplinary sanctions" for anyone attending the college in question who disrupts the free speech or expression of others.
These committees must report the status of free speech on their respective campuses to the General Assembly annually.
There is also an enforcement provision which limits an institution in restricting activities only if they satisfy specific criteria.
Is necessary to achieve a compelling governmental interest.
Is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
Leaves open ample other opportunities to engage in the expressive conduct.
Provides for spontaneous assembly and distribution of literature.
Colleges in the state will be required to include clear speech policies in all freshman orientations.
There is also a provision for suing an institution if the college in question fails to follow the law. The plaintiff can recover reasonable court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
The Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech bill is currently awaiting action by the House Committee on Education.
Lt. Governor Forest lays out the intent of these combined bills in a new video and mentions the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education or FIRE.
Forest kicks off the video, stating that, "Universities should be bastions of free speech, open debate, and free-flowing dialogue.
"Instead, around the country speakers are being denied their first amendment rights. That's why I am working with our General Assembly to create an act to Restore and Preserve Free Speech on our Campuses," said Forest.
FIRE's database ranks schools on free speech codes and has rated 19 out of 26 universities in North Carolina on the issue of free speech.
A green light indicates healthy, legal free speech policies exist.
A red or yellow light in their rating scale signals that university is operating using unconstitutional policies that violate free expression.
Looking at the University of North Carolina System in the above image, only one green light is found – the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Of all of the NC colleges rated by FIRE to date, the only other school in the state with a green light is Duke University.
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David Ludwig remembered as a distinguished professor and artist
by Clare Gates, Staff Writer
Professor David A. Ludwig passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 23 from undetermined causes. He was 64 years old and the third Saint Vincent faculty member under 65 to pass away during the school year, following Professor John V. Serafin, Ph.D. who died in November and Coach Kristen Zawacki, who passed away on December 25. As the memorial service on January 26 highlighted, Ludwig was an outstanding teacher and member of the Saint Vincent community, and those who crossed his path will not likely forget this professor who lived an extraordinary life simply by living extraordinarily.
Professor Ludwig took a circuitous route from his original home in Terre Haute, Indiana to the Latrobe area. Ludwig attended Indiana State University before moving on to graduate school in Philadelphia where he attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Ludwig then took on a variety of jobs, including everything from freelance house painting to model building for the EwgingCole architectural firm in Philadelphia. Ludwig was also one of the co-founders of the design firm Exhibits Associates in Etna, PA in the early 90s. Ludwig also collaborated on the 1997 maze garden, Labyrinth, for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's 7th Street and Penn Avenue parklet, to name just a few of Ludwig's accomplishments.
The sheer amount of people who braved the fierce Pennsylvania winter weather to attend Ludwig's memorial service, however, attests to the fact that Ludwig's most important works were the relationships he forged with family, friends, coworkers, students and strangers alike. The Westmoreland Art Museum was a fitting place to hold the service; Ludwig was devoted to the mission of the museum where Barbara Jones, his beloved life partner of 15 years, is the Chief Curator. In addition to Ms. Jones, Ludwig is survived by a son, a brother, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
After Jimmy Wojtila and Lydia Gibson sang Ludwig's favorite song "Over the Rainbow" accompanied by Tom Octave on the piano, Ludwig's friends and family members gave heart-wrenching speeches in which each speaker noted Ludwig's gift of conversation. A man of interests as diverse as toy trains, industrial archeology, antique photographs, architecture, flea markets and abstract art, Ludwig could strike up a friendly conversation with anyone. The easygoing talker never seemed too busy to chat, and seemed to have a special talent for making the people with whom he conversed come away feeling genuinely appreciated.
Ludwig brought his gregarious personality to Saint Vincent, where he became a faculty member in 2005. He taught drawing, painting and sculpting at SVC in addition to teaching at the Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, where Ludwig also looked after the school art gallery.
Senior art major and Art Club President Jimmy Wojtila described Ludwig in this way: "Professor is not a word I would use to describe Mr. Ludwig. He was more of a teacher, a motivator and a friend. Kind of like that little voice over my shoulder always asking me questions to make me think deeper and deeper into my work and just life in general. He never stopped moving or talking. He was constantly checking over your shoulder to see how your work was progressing, while in the meantime, talking about some thought-provoking topic that was on his mind that day."
Ludwig's teaching style was unconventional in other ways as well; the artist saw the extraordinary in the ordinary. For example, he could talk about the beauty of a simple glass vase just as long as he could discuss the grandeur of the basilica. Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., chair of the Art Department, described Ludwig's own artwork like the vase: duplicitously simple.
"His artwork had a simplicity to it," Cochran said, "yet it was exploring complex ideas of relationships in physical form. They were frequently abstracted planes of shape and color that were meticulously crafted."
Ludwig wanted his students to also be able to see new and surprising features of ordinary surroundings, and so the professor took his students outside the classroom to let them experience the campus in a new way: through art. Ludwig let the young artists find their own vantage points to meet the challenges of completing unexpected assignments which included drawing construction workers in the process of demolishing the science center and even sketching a live horse that Ludwig arranged for a student to bring to campus for a day. Not even nighttime prevented Ludwig from encouraging his students to explore the campus through an artistic medium; the professor took his night classes to the steps of the basilica or to Melvin Platz so that his protégés could experience scenes with different light sources.
In Wojtila's words, "Mr. Ludwig was always pushing us to think out of the box and push our limits as an artist. I think that's exactly what he was trying to instill in us: to run with our imagination instead of away from it."
Although Saint Vincent has lost a remarkable teacher and friend who can never be replaced, Ludwig's legacy lives on even though his memorial service has passed and the basilica mass in his name has ended. Wojtila said of Ludwig, "His legacy lies in the impact that he had on his students. He had a way of making you feel like the most important person in the world, and I think he honestly touched everyone he came into contact with in one way or another. His positive and gentle presence will not be forgotten in the halls of the Art Department."


The accuser started the fight by attacking me with a piece of wood and after loosing the contest he was presenting himself as a ' victim ' . To dramatize the effect of the incident he claimed to be hit ' unexpectedly ' on the head several times with a piece of wood capable of breaking the hand .
During the trial those claims were repeated .
1-54-42 - ' … my weight went forward – with the force of the thump , went forward .
1-75-46 - Q.- Did you show any staff at the resort those head injuries ?
There was no photographic evidence of the accuser being hit on the head as well .
Since this is happening in the ' smart state ' they overcome it in a crude and a perfidious way making unique contribution to Queensland legal system .
1. Before the trial Queensland Department of Public Prosecutions provided me with 4 photographs of the accuser face .
On the top of the LHS cheek bone ( under the eye ) it was showing very small lump , no other visible sign of swollen face or head . No blue , no discoloration.
Surprised with that ' evidence ', knowing that I did not hit him and with the pressure of the trial going on , I thought that it could be an old lump ( no discoloration ) or it was caused by the accuser hand hitting himself when I was blocking his blows .
I questioned doctor McLeay about it : 2-28-10 to 2-29-10 , who did not or could not say what could be the cause of that - so the issue was left hanging in .
Only after the trial I had the chance to compare closely those 4 photographs .Others being ; MO 454993 QPS AA0018.jpg -17 409 ; MO 454993 QPS AA0020.jpg - 19 409 ; MO 454993 QPS AA0021.jpg - 20 409 .
There is almost exactly the same size ' lump' under the right eye as well which was not claimed as being caused during the incident .
Such ' lumpy ' appearance under the eyes are just the accuser normal , natural facial features and not the result of the incident .
2. Even more arrogant is the fact of presenting the photograph taken few hours after the incident showing a clearly old scab ( wound crust ) on the right knee as the result of the incident . Exhibit 9 - MO 454993 QPS AA0011.jpg - 10 409 .
( MO 454993 QPS AA0010.jpg - 06 409 ) .
Such conscious , deliberate act shows hypocrisy of Queensland Department of Public Prosecutions as the institution supposedly created to protect the society from criminals , when in fact it is itself involved intentionally in hideous criminal act of the most serious nature , by using clearly unlawful and morally repugnant methods to achieve a ' successful prosecution ' by any means available .
BUT they had to be removed due to the specific order I received from the Queensland Parole Board .
Without those photographs Queensland Police and Queensland Department of Public Prosecutions can claim that there is no evidence of them doing anything wrong and unfortunately as a person on parole and subjected to lots of restrictions I had to ask my friends to remove them .
Only now , when my parole ended ( October 2012 ) , I can display them without the threat of going immediately to the prison .
- The jury was mislead as to the value of the accuser claims .


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Christophe Kern (* 18. Januar 1981 in Wissembourg) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Radrennfahrer.

Kern gewann bei den UCI-Straßen-Weltmeisterschaften 1999 in Verona die Bronzemedaille im Straßenrennen der Junioren hinter Damiano Cunego und Ruslan Kajumow. Daraufhin fuhr er zum Saisonende 2000 bei La Française des Jeux als Stagiaire und in derselben Rolle im folgenden Jahr bei Bonjour Er siegte bei der U23-Austragung von Lüttich–Bastogne–Lüttich und bekam für die folgende Saison seinen ersten Profivertrag bei Brioches La Boulangère. In seinem ersten Jahr konnte er den Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens gewinnen. Ein Jahr später entschied er eine Etappe der Tour de l'Avenir für sich. 2011 gewann er eine Etappe des Critérium du Dauphiné und wurde französischer Zeitfahrmeister, bevor er nach Ablauf der Saison 2014 seine Karriere beendete.

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Welcome To The Fast And Furious Gunwalker Scandal, Mr. Corrupt Attorney General Holder
As Michelle Malkin put it, "The scandal chickens are coming home to roost in the Obama administration."
Here's the basic picture that is coming out of the Gunwalker scandal:
Here are some new details:
Secret Fast and Furious Recordings Name Names (Holder and Burke among them)
by AWR Hawkins
CBS News recently got their hands on secret recordings of conversations about Fast and Furious that took place between an ATF agent and a gun store owner, both of whom were located in the Phoenix area (and both of whom were thoroughly acquainted with Fast and Furious).
The recordings captured agent Hope McAllister talking with Andre Howard, owner of Lone Wolf Trading Company, at a time when Howard was noticeably worried that Fast and Furious was going to become public knowledge or be put under the microscope of a congressional investigation. Howard especially feared that Senator Charles Grassley might push for an inquiry of some kind. Thus at least four times in the recordings he can be heard mentioning Grassley, and one of those four times it's to say someone needs to tell Grassley "to sit [his] a—down."
What's also interesting about the recordings is that although they were made in mid-March 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder's name comes up quite a bit. And his name doesn't come up because they're afraid he's going to find out about Fast and Furious but because he was the one they were counting on to deflect attention from it.
In other words, he was well aware of the operation by mid-March 2011, and this is somewhat ironic because in answering questions from Congressman Darrell Issa on May 3 he said he only learned of Fast and Furious "over the last few weeks." This means he led Issa to believe the earliest he knew anything about the operation was sometime in April. Yet on the recordings (from mid-March), it is clear Holder was the one Howard hoped would stop the investigative momentum by responding to a letter regarding Fast and Furious from the House Oversight Committee:
HOWARD: "Holder has to respond to this tomorrow."
McALLISTER: "Yeah, he's gonna respond."
HOWARD: "I know he is. And I assure you the media isn't gonna like his response, because basically it's gonna mirror what he's told Grassley."
McALLISTER: "Yeah."
HOWARD: "He can't deviate." (Italics added.)
As Howard continues to express concern over what Holder will say, Agent MacAllister tries to calm him by saying she believed Holder & Co. would "come out with [something a] little more um b—-y…than they [had] in the past."
In the next portion of the recording, former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's name is referenced. This is where agent MacAllister admits Burke had been more tenacious in handling Fast and Furious inquiries than Holder would be:
McALLISTER: "Well if, I mean, I've seen a rough copy of what our U.S. attorney here has sent up. Whether or not [Holder] has the balls to actually use it or not, I doubt it. But I mean, it's pretty aggressive. The way I see it, our local U.S. attorney is extremely aggressive. [But] when it gets to D.C. …"
HOWARD: "Who, Emory [Hurley]?"
McALLISTER: "No, the U.S. attorney."
HOWARD: "Burke, yeah, used to work under Clinton. …Talking about [Dennis] Burke?"
McALLISTER: "Mmm hmm."
It's somewhat surreal to hear Holder's name, and to come to the immediate recognition that some of his answers to Issa don't add up.
And it strikes a strange chord within one's psyche to hear Burke's name thrown around as the go getter and the hard hitter on Fast and Furious, and then to remember he's the one who denied victim of crime status to the family of U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry. (God bless the family of Brian Terry.)
Hopefully these recordings will pull back the sheets on this massive cover-up once and for all.
As you listen to the tapes that are coming out of this scandal, it sounds a lot more like two mob thugs discussing all the various evidences of the crime to destroy or bury and a lot less like government law enforcement agents and people under those agents' direct control discussing justice.
There are now more than 200 murder victims tied to Obama's guns. This administration is in this sewer past its eyeballs.
When you find out that the people who did all this actually got promoted to keep them from talking, it just makes you want to puke.
Tags:agents, Dennis Burke, Eric Holder, Fast and Furious, Gunwalker, Howard, McAllister, murder victims, Obama administration
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Newsflash: Wikileaks Verify That Saddam Hussein Had WMD AFTER George W. Bush Invaded Iraq
It's really quite remarkable what the mainstream media gatekeepers somehow think isn't worth reporting.
I would not have come across this story at all had I not been investigating the site of Questioning with boldness (his article link is here).
Here's the story Questioning with Boldess links to (I add the bold font):
WikiLeaks docs prove Saddam had WMD, threats remain
by Seth Mandel
WikiLeaks' latest publication of Iraq war documents contains a lot of information that most reasonable people would prefer remained unknown, such as the names of Iraqi informants who will now be hunted for helping the U.S.
And although the anti-war left welcomed the release of the documents, they would probably cringe at one of the most significant finds of this latest crop of reports: Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
"By late 2003, even the Bush White House's staunchest defenders were starting to give up on the idea that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq," Wired magazine's Danger Room reports. "But WikiLeaks' newly-released Iraq war documents reveal that for years afterward, U.S. troops continued to find chemical weapons labs, encounter insurgent specialists in toxins and uncover weapons of mass destruction."
That is, there definitively were weapons of mass destruction and elements of a WMD program in Saddam Hussein's Iraq when U.S.-led coalition troops entered the country to depose Hussein.
Predictably, the liberal media did their best to either ignore the story–like the New York Times and Washington Post did–or spin it. It's not an easy choice to make, since ignoring the story makes you look out of the loop and hurts your reputation as an informative publication, yet spinning the story means actively attempting to confuse and mislead your readers. CBS News chose the latter.
"WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: No Evidence of Massive WMD Caches" read the headline on CBS News' online. Here is the story's opening paragraph:
"The nearly 400,000 Iraq war log documents released by WikiLeaks on Friday were full of evidence of abuses, civilian deaths and the chaos of war, but clear evidence of weapons of mass destruction–the Bush administration's justification for invading Iraq–appears to be missing."
There are two falsehoods in that sentence, demonstrating the difficulty in trying to spin a clear fact. The Bush administration's justification for invading Iraq was much broader than WMD–in fact, it was similar to the litany of reasons the Clinton administration signed the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, which specifically called for regime change in Iraq as the official policy of the United States government (Iraq had repeatedly violated international law, Iraq had failed to comply with the obligations that ended the Gulf War, Iraq had circumvented U.N. resolutions, etc.).
"If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow," President Clinton said in February 1998. "Some day, some way, I guarantee you, he'll use the arsenal."
The second falsehood was the phrase "appears to be missing." In August 2004, American soldiers seized a toxic "blister agent," a chemical weapon used since the First World War, Wired reported. In Anbar province, they discovered a chemical lab and a "chemical cache." Three years later, U.S. military found buried WMD, and even as recent as 2008 found chemical munitions.
This isn't the first time Iraq war documents shattered a media myth about Saddam's regime. In 2008, a Pentagon study of Iraqi documents, as well as audio and video recordings, revealed connections between Saddam's regime and al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Called the Iraqi Perspectives Project (IPP), the report–based on more than 600,000 captured original documents and thousands of hours of audio and video recordings–proved conclusively that Saddam had worked with terrorist organizations that were plotting attacks on American targets around the world.
One way to identify a media narrative in deep trouble is the naked attempt to draw conclusions for the reader instead of just presenting the story. The CBS report on the leaked WMD documents is a case in point of the reporter telling the reader what they ought to think, knowing full well that otherwise the facts of the case would likely lead the reader to the opposite conclusion.
"At this point," CBS reporter Dan Farber desperately pleads, "history will still record that the Bush administration went into Iraq under an erroneous threat assessment that Saddam Hussein was manufacturing and hoarding weapons of mass destruction."
That's as close as the liberal mainstream media will get to admitting they were wrong. It's their version of a confession. The myth that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was WMD-free has met its demise.
And these weapons couldn't simply be the lost scraps of Saddam's attempts to destroy the stockpile, as Ed Morrissey points out.
"Had Saddam Hussein wanted those weapons destroyed, no lower-ranking military officer would have dared defy him by keeping them hidden," he writes. "It would have taken dozens of officers to conspire to move and hide those weapons, as well as a like number of enlisted men, any and all of whom could have been a spy for the Hussein clique."
But now that we've answered the question of whether there were actual weapons of mass destruction in Iraq–there were and are–we may have a more significant question to answer: Who has possession of these weapons now?
"But the more salient issue may be how insurgents and Islamic extremists (possibly with the help of Iran) attempted to use these lethal and exotic arms," Wired reports. In 2006, for example, "neuroparalytic" chemical weapons were brought in from Iran.
"That same month, then 'chemical weapons specialists' were apprehended in Balad," the Wired report continues. "These 'foreigners' were there specifically 'to support the chemical weapons operations.' The following month, an intelligence report refers to a 'chemical weapons expert' that 'provided assistance with the gas weapons.' What happened to that specialist, the WikiLeaked document doesn't say."
Seth Mandel is the Washington DC based correspondent of Weekly Blitz.
Figures.
Given the fact that Saddam Hussein obviously had WMD prior to the invasion (it is a documented fact of history that he used them against Iran in their war, and it is a documented fact of history that Saddam used WMD on his own people in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1988).
It is also a fact of history that prior to George W. Bush invading Iraq in 2003, inspectors had been kicked out of Iraq by Saddam for over four years, having been expelled by Saddam Hussein in 1998 during the Clinton administration.
Given the simple fact that Iraq is a country the size of Texas, and given the fact that Iraq knew full well exactly when US and allied satellites passed over their country, and given the fact that Saddam Hussein's own generals believed that Iraq in fact did possess WMD –
NY Times: Saddam's generals believed they had WMD to repel US
By Jim Kouri
The New York Times reports that just prior to the United States lead invasion, Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein informed his top generals that he had destroyed his stockpiles of chemical weapons three months before their war plans meeting.
According to the Times report, the generals all believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and were counting on the WMD to repel the oncoming coalition invaders.
While reporting on this story, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly said he is not surprised that the CIA and other nations believed Saddam had WMD since Hussein's own generals believed they had them. He said that this proves President Bush did not lie and that he believed what Saddam's own generals believed — that Iraq possessed stockpiles of WMD.
O'Reilly also rhetorically asked when the Democrat Senators Reid, Kennedy, Durbin and others would apologize for calling President Bush a liar about WMD. He also asked when liberals such as Barbara Streisand, Jessica Lange and other would apologize to Bush for calling him a liar. […]
– you will explain to me how we know that Iraq didn't have WMD how, exactly???
I mean, you dug up the entire country, did you?
Given the type of murderous crazy dictator thug Saddam was, and given the fact that he clearly had possesed WMD, and given the fact that he had in fact kicked out all the weapons inspectors from a country the size of Texas for more than four years, it would seem a no-brainer that the burden of proof clearly rested with the side that claimed that Saddam Hussein had entirely abandoned his WMD arsenal and program. Which pretty much proves my contention that liberals truly don't have any brains. They are people who literally will themselves to be truly stupid; they determine to believe a depraved and asinine worldview that has nothing whatsoever to do with reality by sheer brute force of will.
That explains why so many American university professors continue to be Marxists (nearly one in five!!!) even though Marxism couldn't have been proven to be more completely wrong and immoral both as an economic and as a political system.
Liberals are people who live in a bubble-world. They live in a world of their own theories, and hate the real world. And if the facts don't fit their theories, well, they dominate the media and get to write the news stories, don't they???
It is a good thing that journalists are atheists, because that means they don't have to worry about the fact that one day they will burn in hell forever and ever for their rabid bias and dishonesty.
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Coach K dissatisfied with Duke's leadership
Posted by Jeff Eisenberg in General, NCAA Sports
In addition to the lack of a true point guard to facilitate the offense and an inability to stop opposing guards off the dribble, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski identified another weakness of this year's Blue Devils.
Krzyzewski apparently doesn't see the same level of leadership he has witnessed in past years when Duke had seniors Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith last season or Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas the one before that.
"The last two years, we haven't lost that many, but those teams were very mature," Krzyzewski said Monday on the David Glenn Show. "With Scheyer and Singler and Smith and Lance and Brian, we had older, very dependable guys. You knew what to expect. This year's team is a team that doesn't have those guys.
"One of the best ways of communication is if someone on your team is communicating your message. That's what Singler did on a daily basis through his effort or Nolan Smith through his effort and talk. Or Scheyer, Lance and Brian. They did that as big brothers. That's something we're missing on this team. Not being negative about our team, but we just do not have that. As a result, the message you're trying to get across may not be getting as deep as it needs to be."
What prompted Krzyzewski to go public with his dissatisfaction with the leadership on his team was a 78-74 overtime home loss to Miami on Sunday in which Duke displayed little effort or intensity for long stretches of the first half. The Blue Devils (19-4, 6-2) rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to force overtime but missed all six of their free throws in the extra period and fell at home for the second time this season.
Whereas past Duke teams boasted the talent and depth to survive a rare complacent patch, this year's Devils don't seem to have either to the same degree.
They're ninth in the ACC in points per possession defense. They've yet to settle on a consistent starting lineup or rotation. And they lack a point guard who can create for others off the dribble, enabling opposing teams to crowd the three-point arc and dare the Plumlee brothers to beat them inside.
Those flaws haven't prevented Duke from winning 19 games and contending for an ACC championship, but they do make the Blue Devils' margin for error slimmer.
"We're two possessions away from being undefeated in the conference, but we're also two other possessions away from maybe being 4-4," Krzyzewski said. "We drive on a more narrow road to win or lose than the Duke team's of the past three years. We've known that from the beginning. It's our goal to try to widen the road. You do that by getting maturity, execution and always playing hard. Yesterday, I didn't think we played hard for parts of that game."
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Giants rookie proposes to girlfriend on the field after the Super Bowl
Posted by Chris Chase in Fantasy Football, General
On Sunday night, while his New York Giants teammates were celebrating winning a ring, linebacker Greg Jones was giving one away.
The rookie took to a knee on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium after his team's victory in Super Bowl XLVI and proposed to his college sweetheart, Amanda. Confetti was still falling from the rafters when Jones' girlfriend accepted.
Courtesy of IMAVEX.com
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"She was bawling," Jones told NJ.com on Monday morning. "I was like, 'I don't know how long she's going to keep crying.'"
Practice squad tight end Christian Hopkins held the ring during the game, then gave it to Jones after Tom Brady's Hail Mary fell incomplete. Had Rob Gronkowski caught that ball, Jones said he would have waited until another time to propose.
The couple met each other at Michigan State. Jones starred on the football team, while his future bride played basketball.
Jones spent most of his first year playing special teams for the Giants.
His story brings to mind that of former Boise State running back Ian Johnson, who proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend on the field after the Broncos' wild Fiesta Bowl victory in 2007.
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Aruba offers all Patriots players an all-expenses paid vacation
As Super Bowl MVP, Eli Manning earned a trip to Disney World. As Super Bowl runners-up, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots received an offer to take a trip to Aruba.
With an eye toward those famous Disney commercials and a deft marketing touch, the Aruba Tourism Authority has offered all-expenses paid trips to the entire Patriots roster.
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"While only the MVP of the winning club has the opportunity to jet off to another well-known destination, Aruba is making the offer to the entire New England squad," the ATA wrote in a press release that was noticed by USA Today's Game On! blog.
"We want to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work, dedication and season-long success of the team, despite their loss," said CEO Ronella Tjin Asjoe in the statement. "We believe there is no better place to recover after a loss than Aruba. After all, we are known as 'One Happy Island.'"
A relaxing trip to Aruba sounds like a good idea after giving away a Super Bowl like New England did on Sunday night. Although if some players decide to take up the tourism authority on the offer, the "one happy island" moniker may not fit. I shudder to think at what would happen if Gisele and Wes Welker passed one another at a tiki bar.
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Super Bowl rating just shy of '11 record (AP)
The overnight rating for the New York Giants' Super Bowl win over New England was less than 1 percent shy of the record tied last year. New York's 21-17 victory Sunday night on NBC received a 47.8 rating and 71 share, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. It trailed the 47.9/71 overnight for Green Bay's 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh last year on Fox and the 47.9/68 for the Giants'...
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Kurt Warner helped shape Tom Coughlin's winning formula
Posted by Doug Farrar in Fantasy Football, General
Five years ago, Tom Coughlin still didn't get it.
The New York Giants' head coach was still a caricature to many; a control-obsessed head coach who adopted the surface methods of tough-minded coaches like Vince Lombardi and Bill Parcells. But what he didn't get was the soft underbelly of that approach -- the way Parcells used to get his players to buy in to the approach even as he was ripping them, and the way Lombardi talked sincerely about love while forging his dynasty in the hottest possible fire.
Coughlin first tried to turn that around in 2004, his first year with the Giants. After a successful tenure at Boston College and enough time on Parcells' staff to see how it was really done, Coughlin washed out as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars despite taking that franchise to an AFC championship game in its second season. Concerned enough about his ability to reach players in the way he needed to, Coughlin reached out to quarterback Kurt Warner, who was in his one season with the Giants, and asked for guidance.
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"I saw a great man, a great coach, but I also saw a man who, for some reason, didn't know how to combine those parts of his personality when it came to football," Warner told NJ.com about Coughlin. "He could connect with his family on such an intimate level but had no idea how to connect with his players. He was struggling badly. Tom was searching for the right way to lead without compromising his principles. I wanted to help. I thought I could help. I tried to help."
Warner knew what he was talking about. He was a scrub quarterback on the 1998 St. Louis Rams team taken over by Dick Vermeil. Contrary to his reputation as a sensitive man who will cry at the drop of a dime, Vermeil came in for the 1997 season, saw a team lacking mental toughness, and installed padded practices that lasted hours per day. It took outreach from the players and Vermeil's willingness to listen, but the coach eventually dialed things down a notch, and a very improbable Super Bowl win at the end of the 1999 season was the result.
Now, Warner was a superstar on the decline before a comeback, and he tried to tell Coughlin what he was missing. "Go home and make a list of all the things you think I need to do better as a coach," Coughlin told Warner, "and don't hold back."
Warner responded with an exhaustive analysis of the things Coughlin needed to do to improve. It was an unusual gesture from a coach to a player -- one would struggle to imagine Lombardi asking Bart Starr for a performance review -- but we're often most willing to listen to alternative options when our backs are against the wall. The players were revolting against Coughlin's style, and he had seen that no matter how successful the results, his one-dimensional approach would eventually have him out the door again.
It took two full seasons to really kick in, but Coughlin finally changed. He started explaining why rules were enforced, instead of just enforcing them. He started at least trying to display a modicum of patience with the reporters who asked out-of-bounds or silly questions. He let people see the man he had been unwilling to show as a public face before.
That happened before and during a 2007 season in which the Giants went on a late-season run and upset the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The resulting success has seen Coughlin amass as many Lombardi Trophies for the Giants as Parcells did, which puts things together in a very nice circle. In the week before that second win over the Pats, Coughlin reflected -- as much as he could -- on how his approach has changed in ways that are more permanent.
"You're asking the wrong guy," he said on Friday. "I don't know how to answer that. I think the one thing that has happened, and I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again, is that once the season is over, you have to take a hard look at yourself and do a valid self-analysis. That's very important if you're going to improve. Decide what it is you can change. Look at your team and decide what it is you can change and what is needed in terms of inspiration and motivation or how you get those messages across to those people. Do your research on the outside, whatever it is you believe in.
"I'm a great reader of autobiographies and historical autobiographies, whatever you get your hands on, and reference things that I think are important in order to win or be the very best that we can be. Probably the one thing over the years that may have happened over the years is I may have gotten a little more patient."
Indeed. Now, the message was more about winning, and less about a series of picayune regulations, delivered at a 100-decibel level without further explanation. Coughlin knew he couldn't do it alone. He started letting people in and really appreciating their contributions.
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"Surround yourself with great people, people who have an outstanding work ethic, people who are business-like, who are focused and concentrated," he said on Friday, when asked what it takes to be a winner. "Get everybody on the same page and have the same inspiration, same kind of drive, same kind of desire. Do the very, very best you can. Work to the best of your ability. Be efficient. Don't waste time. You have to be organized and you need to be in a position where you are mentally prepared for all circumstances that might happen in the course of a season.
"Football is a cumulative game. You must continue to work on the situational things and the things that might happen to you in various situations, but you have to be prepared. You try to put your players in that situation. You boil it down to blue-collar work ethic. You go to work every day and work as hard as you possibly can and surround yourself with great people. Keep your eye on the prize, which is very, very important to us and was a big factor in our ability to eventually win the division this year, knowing full well we were in contention all the way through. It was good to end it there."
When asked on the morning after his second Super Bowl win just what has made his Giants able to come back and win in situations like this, Coughlin said it about as well as it can be said.
"Mental toughness, resiliency, resolve. We keep playing, we keep fighting, and we're highly competitive. We do have great trust in each other, great belief that we can finish, and that if we keep playing one play at a time as hard as we can go that we will find a way to win."
And that's the difference now. The coach is distilling his message in a way that the players understand, believe, and take to heart.
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New York tabloids run identical front pages after Giants' Super Bowl win
A Photoshopped image of Eli Manning dressed as one of those guys from "300," and the bottom of the shot littered with the fallen Patriots he vanquished. At least an inset of Bill Belichick looking sad or Tom Brady crying on Gisele's shoulder.
But no, the tabloids played it safe, both going with a picture of Eli Manning upwardly looking at the Vince Lombardi Trophy he was holding in his right hand and the headline "CHAMPS!" At least the Daily News had the decency to add "...AGAIN" to the bottom of its front page.
Though they played it straight on the front, in keeping with their usual tone, the back pages of both newspapers speculated about the job security of Tom Coughlin.
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Man wins $50,000 on Tom Brady's safety
Posted by Maggie Hendricks in Fantasy Football, General
A safety is a rare play in any game, but for it to happen in the Super Bowl as the first score of the game? No one would expect that to happen. No one would lay a bet on something so unlikely, right?
Wrong. Jona Rechnitz bet $1,000 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that the first score of the game would be a Giants safety. With 50-to-1 odds on such an unlikely score, Rechnitz is walking away from Las Vegas with a $50,000 pay day.
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The safety came when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was flagged for intentional grounding from his own end zone, giving the New York Giants two points. Brady's lapse in judgment started the game off on the wrong foot for New England, and gave Rechnitz a cool $50K. Do you think he'll send Brady a thank you note?
Here's the Tom Brady gaffe that put the cash in Mr. Rechnitz's pocket:
Thanks, the Big Lead.
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John Henson's needless last-second dunk draws Maryland's ire
It won't be hard for Maryland coach Mark Turgeon to motivate his players entering their Feb. 29 rematch with North Carolina.
All Turgeon will have to do is show the Terps the video of North Carolina's John Henson throwing down a needless dunk with one second remaining in the Tar Heels' 83-74 win on Saturday evening. Boos rained down on Henson from the Comcast Center crowd and Maryland players and coaches said afterward they thought the junior forward should have dribbled out the clock.
"I didn't like the dunk," Turgeon told the Baltimore Sun . "[Roy Williams] knows that."
Added Maryland star Terrell Stoglin, "I felt it was a bad play, personally."
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If the emphatic dunk was Henson's answer to those who have criticized North Carolina's lack of a mean streak this season, then it was still the wrong means of doing it. Even after a hard-fought come-from-behind road win during which the opposing crowd had no doubt been heckling him since the opening tipoff, the sportsmanlike move from Henson would certainly have been to dribble the clock out.
Henson didn't apologize for the dunk when asked about it after the game, telling reporters he was pleased to finally get one after being denied by Maryland big man Alex Len earlier.
"I don't know if I initially wanted to dunk," Henson told North Carolina's student paper. "But instinct — he's running at me and I'm under the basket and it just kind of kicked in. That's how it happened.
"I'm happy with the decision. He'd been blocking my shot all night, and it's good to get at least one shot on him."
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James Harrison on Patriots: 'Cheaters never win'
James Harrison knows why the New England Patriots lost Super Bowl XLVI.
In the minutes after the New York Giants sealed a 21-17 victory on Sunday night, James Harrison took to Twitter to offer his insight into the game. Like any professional hater still hung up on events of five years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker referenced the infamous Spygate incident in which Patriots coaches were accused of illegally taping other teams.
Harrison is fortunate that the old idiom isn't about the lack of prosperity amongst unrepentant headhunters. Because judging by this year's results, they don't win either.
Early Monday morning, Harrison expressed surprise that his trolling tweet didn't get more attention. "Wow!" he wrote. "I didn't even trend with that, come on people love or hate me more!
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Gisele Bundchen rips Patriots receivers
If there's anyone who should be aware when cameras are around, it should be someone who made her gajillions as a supermodel. Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady's wife, was upset about the New England Patriots' loss to the New York Giants in Super Bow XLVI. She vented frustration with "The Insider's" cameras watching.
As Bundchen walked from her luxury box to an elevator with Vince Wilfork's wife, someone yelled, "Eli rules! Eli owns your husband!" Her response?
"You [have] to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball," she snapped back. "My husband cannot [expletive] throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."
Very true, Gisele. Tom cannot pull the Bugs Bunny-esque move of throwing the ball and catching it, but he can make the receiver's job easier by not throwing the ball behind him. He also could have helped by not intentionally grounding a ball from the end zone, which gave up a safety on New England's first offensive play.
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Cititrax presents the debut LP from Bruta Non Calculant, a new project from Alaxis Andreas G, the French underground mainstay behind Le Syndicat Electronique.
Brstl's sixth release sees the production debut of young Bath-based producer Samuel, who impresses with a couple of fiercely insistent rollers that sound as effortless as they do assured.
Skudge and Marcellus are the first to contribute remixes of Trus'me's 2013, Treat Me Right.
Broken English Club is the new moniker of UK techno veteran Oliver Ho, and this record sees him experimenting with a blank stared, pin-point focused electronic palate that betrays no-wave/post-punk influences.
The the four tracks on The Hollow Organ areexpansive in their use of found sound, knackered electronics, and strange acoustics to plow dead-eyed territory: negative energies clacking through hidden pipes.
Moving on from the languid house tapestry of his Workshop 12″, Ital weaves two tracks for his own Lovers Rock imprint that extend their predecessor's opulent wooze with a noticeably brusque physicality.
The unlikely appearance of a L.B. Dub Corp album is equally surprising in sound as Luke Slater's reduced palette fills out with house influences on Unknown Origin.
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The Economist Who Accurately Predicted The 2008 Crash
It was on September 7, 2006, that economics professor Nouriel Roubini, of New York University, accurately predicted the economic crisis that struck the nation two years later.
Speaking before a gathering of economists at the International Monetary Fund, Roubini stunned the audience by what he had to say. Unfortunately, few in that crowd took him seriously.
Roubini turned out to be a prophet in his own time. As a New York Times story put it, he warned that the United States was about to "face a once-in-a-lifetime housing bust, an oil shock, sharply declining consumer confidence and ultimately, a deep recession."
Not only was he accurate on all of these counts, Roubini went on to describe his vision of a "bleak sequence of events," the Times story said. These included "homeowners defaulting on mortgages, trillions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities unraveling worldwide and the global financial system shuddering to a halt."
He said the crisis would cripple or destroy hedge funds, investment banks and other major financial institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
These were harsh predictions at a time when other economists present at the meeting were quick to rebut what Roubini had to say. Economist Anirvan Banerji responded to the Roubini message, explaining that his dire predictions failed to make use of the mathematical models that predicted economic stability. In other words, Roubini was dismissed by his colleagues as a "career naysayer."
Within months, however, Roubini was vindicated. As the entire world economic system began to fall apart, just as he predicted, the man must have experienced mixed emotions from his position at a school of higher learning. While his forecast was turning out to be frighteningly accurate, what was happening must have seemed nightmarish, even to Roubini.
His predictions of doom and gloom did not end with the 2006 conference. After subprime lenders began going bankrupt, hedge funds began failing and the stock market plunged, the economists in that circle began taking Roubini more seriously. As the Federal Reserve began taking steps to head off the panic, the value of the dollar dropped and unemployment started making headlines, optimists began declaring the worst of the crisis was over. But Roubini was still warning of more trouble ahead. He said he believed some of the venerable investment firms on Wall Street were about to fail. And six weeks later, Bear Sterns collapsed.
Needless to say, Roubini has become a major voice in economic circles. He was the seer who saw it coming when no one else did. Consequently, he is being invited to speak to economic groups all over the world and h is word is being taken seriously.
So what does Roubini see for the future? He says the "bailouts" designed to save the banking systems from going into total collapse have added "hundreds of billions of dollars to an already gargantuan federal debt and someone, somewhere, is going to have to finance that debt, along with all the other debt accumulated by consumers and corporations."
He warns that the United States has turned to China, Russia and the Middle Eastern states to borrow the money needed to keep things afloat. But "these are rivals, not allies."
Consequently, Roubini warns, he believes the United States will eventually emerge from the crisis "a different nation with a different place in the world. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire," he said.


These hearings have not at any time been an exercise in "advice and consent." Instead, they have been—as the women screaming in the background have tried to warn us—banana-republic-level pantomime, aimed at installing a hand-picked functionary in lifetime office.
But even so, the way in which chair Chuck Grassley and the 10 other male Republicans on the committee handle Ford's accusation will tell us a good deal about them and about the state of the gender battlefield. Will these men dismiss the allegation because it was too long ago? Will they attack the accuser and seek to shame her over hidden details of her life? Will they argue there is "only" one claim, and one is not enough? Will they say that 65 women's signatures on one letter cancel one woman's accusation in another? Will they turn the occasion into a chance to attack the Democrats and try to motivate their base for the midterms?
In the year of #MeToo, will male authorities claim their traditional power to silence female dissent? Or will they—at last—take their offices seriously and find some way, fair to Kavanaugh and to Ford, to get at the truth?