Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/50862949/
the monkees ciaa love actually strikeforce davy jones deep impact miesha tate vs ronda rousey
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Average credit card debt falls, late payments rise
By ALEX VEIGA | AP Business Writer Modified February 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES ? Ramped-up holiday season spending typically keeps some borrowers from making timely payments on their credit cards in the last three months of the year, and 2012 was no exception.
The rate of credit card payments at least 90 days overdue jumped to 0.85 percent in the fourth quarter from 0.78 percent a year earlier, credit reporting agency TransUnion said Wednesday.
That's an increase of about 9 percent. The rate also climbed 13 percent from the third quarter, when it was 0.75 percent, the firm said.
Much of the growth in late payments on credit cards in the October-December period is due to increased spending for the holiday season, said Ezra Becker, vice president of research and consulting in TransUnion's financial services business unit.
When the bills arrive in January, many cardholders who missed payments start taking steps to catch up, which ends up lowering the credit card delinquency rate in the first quarter.
"For people who might have overspent themselves, they might not have the money right on hand to pay, but once they start to get their tax refunds and their year-end bonuses, you see that come back into line," Becker said.
Still, that task is more difficult this year because most paychecks have been reduced since Congress and the White House allowed a two-year reduction in Social Security payroll taxes to lapse at the end of December.
In addition, Americans due to receive an income tax refund may have to wait a bit longer for their check this year, because the Internal Revenue Service got off to a late start.
TransUnion anticipates that the card delinquency rate will decrease slightly to 0.81 percent in the first three months of this year. But that forecast hinges on the U.S. economy avoiding any major shocks and doesn't factor in the possible impact of higher payroll taxes or delayed tax refunds.
Those factors could end up driving the card delinquency rate higher in the first quarter, Becker said.
While many cardholders failed to keep up with payments in the fourth quarter, the average amount of debt charged by borrowers declined on an annual basis.
The average credit card debt per borrower in the U.S. fell 1.6 percent to $5,122 from the last three months of 2011, though it grew 2.5 percent from the July-September quarter, TransUnion said.
Though serious delinquencies have risen in the last year, "average credit card debt has actually dropped, which is a sign that consumers continue to manage their credit well," Becker said.
During the last recession, many Americans reined in spending in favor of paying off debt, particularly credit card balances. The housing downturn also prompted many homeowners to make paying their credit card accounts on time a priority at the expense of other financial obligations, such as their mortgage payments.
While higher, the late payment rate increased from historically low levels.
The lowest late payment rate on TransUnion records going back to the mid-1990s was 0.56 percent, set in the third quarter of 1994. More recently, it was at 0.60 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
Although many cardholders have kept their credit card debt relatively low since 2010, TransUnion has forecast that average credit card debt will rise by roughly 8 percent to $5,446 by the end of this year - the highest level in four years.
One factor in the increased late-payment rate is that banks have been issuing more credit cards to borrowers with less-than-sterling credit.
Data on the number of new credit card accounts opened by consumers lags by a quarter, so the most recent figures that TransUnion has are from the third quarter of last year.
The latest data show that the number of new credit cards issued in the July-September period fell 2.4 percent from the same stretch in 2011, coinciding with some of the largest credit card issuers scaling back the volume of mail marketing aimed at signing up more new borrowers, Becker said.
Even as card volume declined, some 30.5 percent of the new cards issued in the third quarter went to so-called non-prime borrowers. A year earlier, the share of new cards issued to non-prime borrowers was slightly lower at 30.63 percent, TransUnion said.
In the VantageScore credit rating scale, consumers with a score lower than 700 on a scale of 501-990 are considered non-prime borrowers.
Source: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/02/19/2429739/average-credit-card-debt-falls.html
SEC Championship Game 2012 kansas city chiefs Javon Belcher express kindle fire Jenny Johnson olivier martinez
In info age, Belgian diamond heist is a throwback
Baggage carts make their way past a Helvetic Airways aircraft from which about $50 million worth of diamonds were stolen on the tarmac of Brussels international airport Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Eight armed and masked men made a hole in a security fence at the airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched the diamonds from the hold of the Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Baggage carts make their way past a Helvetic Airways aircraft from which about $50 million worth of diamonds were stolen on the tarmac of Brussels international airport Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Eight armed and masked men made a hole in a security fence at the airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched the diamonds from the hold of the Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
LONDON (AP) ? At a time when many robberies take place at the click of a mouse, a group of jewel thieves has shown there's still a potential payoff for old-fashioned criminals willing to use disguises, planning and pluck to nab their loot.
Monday's theft of some $50 million worth of diamonds from the tarmac of Brussels' international airport is a "huge blip on the radar," said retired FBI agent Bill Rehder, who spent more than three decades on Los Angeles' bank robbery squad.
"You can almost liken it to the meteor that hit in Russia," he said, referring to the space rock which exploded last week over the city of Chelyabinsk, injuring hundreds. "These things happen so infrequently, but when they do happen it's a huge story."
It's also the type of story that complicates trends that have seen many crimes ? particularly those targeting banks ? jump from the world of brandished weapons and ransom notes to a universe of Trojan software and password-stealing computer programs.
In several Western countries, robberies have fallen as banks have installed bullet-proof glass, access-control vestibules and cash boxes rigged with paint or glue. Rehder said that, in the United States, tougher sentencing for criminals and societal changes have also led to a drop in bank robberies, which shrank from 8,516 in 2001 to 5,086 in 2011.
That trend has been echoed across the Atlantic, with the British Bankers' Association recording an even more dramatic fall in the number of raids, from 232 to 66 in the same period. Europe-wide figures also show a decrease in the number of bank robberies.
Meanwhile, cybercriminals have stepped in to steal some of the money their gun-wielding colleagues have left behind.
Global figures are hard to come by, but the amounts in play can be huge. In 2010, the FBI announced the unraveling of an online organization that had raked in roughly $70 million through a vast network of hackers, money mules, and front companies. Dozens were arrested across the U.S., Britain, and Eastern Europe.
ATM skimming, in which criminals surreptitiously rig cash machines with card readers and cameras to harvest debit card numbers, is another threat.
Doug Johnson, the vice president of risk management at the American Bankers Association, said that while the average U.S. bank robber could expect to make out with $3,000-4,000 from each theft, a skimmer made 10 times that amount with every successful hit.
Even as criminality mutates to fit the new realities of online finance and cashless wallets, spectacular thefts like the one in Belgium carry a special air of romance, Rehder said.
"This will catch the imagination of the public, no doubt about it," Rehder said, explaining that the use of bogus police vehicles to rob a plane right as it prepared to take off fit right in with the mystique of 1960s heist movies, released long before many of today's online criminals were born.
And security experts said that capers in the vein of "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968) or "Ocean's Eleven" (1960) ? elaborate schemes involving the surgical extraction of jewels, rare artwork, and cash ? were likely to keep popping up well into the information age.
"As long as we have hard currency and value in precious stones and precious metals, we're going to have people who will try to take it," Rehder said.
Or, as Johnson put it, "it's frankly difficult to create virtual robbery of diamonds."
___
Susan James in New York contributed to this report.
___
Online:
Raphael Satter covers cybersecurity for The Associated Press. He can reached at: http://raphae.li/twitter
Associated Presssuperbowl recipes super bowl kick off chili recipes carlos condit diaz vs condit super bowl 2012 kickoff time football score
Thorp to take provost position at Washington University in St. Louis
Chancellor Holden Thorp won?t return to the University?s faculty after he resigns ? he will become provost at Washington University in St. Louis.
Thorp, who announced his plans to resign in September after a series of scandals plagued his tenure, will become the chief academic officer at a private university with less than half of UNC?s enrollment on July 1.
Thorp said he was sought out a few months ago by a search firm hired by Washington University. Though he originally said he was looking forward to teaching and researching at UNC, Thorp said the new position is a good fit.
?I realized I know a lot about higher education and the inner workings of universities ? and that it would be fun to try to apply all that at a new place,? Thorp said in an interview Sunday.
Thorp?s announcement that he would resign roughly coincided with a similar announcement from the university?s provost Edward S. Macias, who had served as chief academic officer for 25 years.
Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton made the decision to hire Thorp after consulting with the search firm and an advisory committee.
Thorp?s leadership was challenged throughout a series of scandals during the past two years, which began with an NCAA investigation into the football program and led to multiple examinations of UNC?s academics.
But Wrighton said in an interview that Thorp?s trials will make him even more of an asset.
?I do know there of course have been some challenges at the University of North Carolina, but I believe he worked with a high degree of integrity and effectiveness,? Wrighton said. ?And I believe that the experiences he?s had have been ones that may prove valuable as we may face complex challenges in the future.?
?We do not have Division I intercollegiate athletics, but we?re a very complicated institution, just as UNC is.?
Aside from their interactions at meetings of the Association of American Universities, Wrighton said that he and Thorp have much in common, as they are both chemists and received their Ph.D.s at the California Institute of Technology.
?I?m much older, but I?ve known of him for a long time, and in the last several years, we?ve interacted not knowing we would have this opportunity to work together,? Wrighton said.
Thorp will also hold an endowed professorship in the departments of chemistry and medicine at Washington University, and said though his administrative duties will come first, he hopes to be able to do more research and teaching as his time there progresses.
Wrighton said as provost and chief academic officer, Thorp will be responsible for working with the deans of the university?s seven schools, will assist in defining academic programs and will be the person Wrighton ? who has been chancellor at Washington University for 18 years ? turns to for leadership.
?He will be able to serve when I?m not on campus, and in every aspect he will be the principal leader of our academic affairs,? Wrighton said.
But Thorp said there are things he will miss about the University he has been a part of for more than 25 years.
?I think it?s hard in one way because I have so many friends and connections and love all the people at UNC so much, but it?s also exciting to think of doing all these things at a new place,? Thorp said.
Thorp said that his wife, Patti Thorp, insisted that they could not go somewhere whose athletic teams played against the Tar Heels and that they will still be cheering for UNC on TV, in addition to the Division III Washington University Bears.
Another change for Thorp will be working at a private university, which will propose some different challenges, he said. But he said Washington University does a great job with financial aid and handling student debt.
Thorp added he will work on expanding graduate education at the school, and bolstering the chemistry program. He will also bring his experience with innovation and entrepreneurship, which Wrighton said is on the school?s agenda.
Thorp said he?s looking forward to making his mark at Washington University.
?It?s a great honor to be in an institution that is as strong as Washington University, but they are like any other place, there are things we can work on,? he said.
Contact the desk editor at university@dailytarheel.com.
Source: http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2013/02/5121aefd75d32
jim jones tony stewart kurt busch kurt busch nba dunk contest 2012 act of valor woody guthrie
The British Library Becomes First Non-University Institution to Join UK?s Futurelearn MooC
From a BL Announcement:
The British Library has announced its intention to join the UK?s Mooc platform FutureLearn offering participants of its online courses access to the Library?s unique digitised resources. The Library will be the first non-university research institution to join the initiative, and is among five university partners announced today during a major business and skills mission to India with the Prime Minister.
[Clip]
The first ever UK Mooc, FutureLearn was launched by the Open University last December and includes partnerships with eighteen UK universities. Existing Library digital resources will be made available on FutureLearn, complementing plans for large-scale participation in online lectures and courses which are due to start later this year. The Library?s freely available digital collections include over 800 medieval manuscripts, 40,000 nineteenth-century books and 50,000 sound recordings, and continue to grow eah year.
[Clip]
Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library, said: ?FutureLearn is an exciting development in higher education, with the potential to enable mass access to valuable resources and teaching anywhere in the world, for free. As the home of a growing set of unique and valuable digital resources, the British Library is looking forward to partnering with The Open University and widening access to our collections\ for even more researchers online worldwide as the initiative develops.?
Read the Complete Announcement
Includes comment from Prime MinisterDavid Cameron.
Visit the Futurelean Web Sit
olbermann mega millions march 30 lucky numbers odds of winning mega millions mary mary sag aftra merger dj am
U.S. added 147 megawatts of geothermal energy in 2012
Hellishei?i geothermal plant/ Wikipedia/CC BY 2.0
California leads the rest of the country
Geothermal power has a promising future, but so far it has lagged behind most of its other renewable energy cousins, especially wind and solar. So while wind power in the US has grown by 13.2 gigawatts in 2012, with 5.5 gigawatts of that just in December, geothermal's growth is more modest. According to the Geothermal Energy Association, the U.S. added 147.05 MW of gross geothermal power capacity in 2012, which is 5% more than in 2011.That might not seem like much, but geothermal power has very desirable attributes that make it worth developing further; unlike wind and solar, it generates power 24/7 regardless of the weather. It's true that there are many ways to mitigate the intermittency of wind and solar, including possibly with grid-scale liquid-metal batteries, but having some nice clean baseload power in the mix will always be a good thing. Now the trick is to reduce costs, and to make sure we understand the geology properly to avoid problems.
Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0
Projects and new additions that came online in 2012 include:
- John L. Featherstone Plant (CA): Energy Source, 49.9 MW
- McGinness Hills (NV): Ormat, 30 MW
- Neal Hot Springs (OR): U.S. Geothermal, 30.1 MW
- San Emidio I (NV): U.S. Geothermal, 12.75 MW
- Tuscarora (NV): Ormat, 18 MW
- Dixie Valley I (NV): Terra-Gen, 6.2 MW
- Florida Canyon Mine (NV): ElectraTherm, 0.1 MW
On top of those, there the GEA counts at least 13 geothermal energy companies with advanced projects, many of which could come on-line in 2013.
Via Geothermal Energy Association, GCC
See also: Building Giant 505-Feet Wind Turbines Offshore is No Easy Task!
Source: http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/us-added-147-megawatts-geothermal-energy-2012.html
stand your ground law dancing with the stars season 14 david garrard michael bay ninja turtles san antonio weather mike daisey nicollette sheridan
Monday, February 18, 2013
Chicago Dog Show; How to Judge; Service Dogs and PTSD; Have ...
I'm real sorry, I don't understand what it is you want.
You could try searching for it, or go back to the home page and look for something else cool to look at. There is a lot of cool stuff on this web site. Well, cool for you. I've seen it all. But then again I don't get any joy out of it. I'm a computer, you see, and computers don't have any emotions. It makes me very sad.
sanctum the notebook duke basketball miranda july joe paterno near death joepa sc primary
Make Your Event A Grand Success
Hotels are not hard to find in the bubbling city New Delhi and neither easy to go away with any of them sprawling in the sparkling city. Staying in any of the hotel whether expensive, luxurious or budget hotels require money, isnt it? And the persons belonging to the respective criteria prefer the type of accommodation that best suits them.
I am the type of person who prefers to stay in budget hotels in Delhi. It is not only cheap and cost- effective but it also offers best hotel deals unlike the luxurious ones. The budget hotels in Delhi I stayed in provided me with every needed facility that a traveller is in need of. It even is positioned in the heart of the capital city. Being a budget property, this accommodation offers the best and the decent accommodation at the price offered by them. If you are planning a capital tour to Indias capital then surely visit these Delhi Hotels as it is the great place for the traveller to pay a tour to.
With warm friendliness and welcoming atmosphere these Delhi budget hotels has won the cores of many local and foreign travelers.
This budget hotel of New Delhi provides self-serving and convenient accommodation in its sumptuously appointed rooms together with suites. The modest and stylish rooms of this budget hotel in Delhi are categorized into various forms such as Family Room, Twin Bedded Double Room, Standard Double Room, Triple Bedded Room and Suite. All the rooms come with up-to-the-minute technology so that you can have amity of mind during stay with the hotel you to in. Who wont like to stay in such place where one would be getting services like 24 hour housekeeping with the availability of turn down services and other profligate and first class conveniences round the clock helping to make your stay as comfortable and as lavish holidaying experience?
Leaving the services aside of housing and dining, the most liked and the basic perquisite of every traveller is to dine and savor lip smacking delicacies, isnt it? And in this Delhi hotels excel ahead. The budget hotel I stayed in owns outstanding dining facilities in the banqueting hall that can provide accommodation total of 20 guests at a time. The hotel functions mouthwatering traditional Indian cuisines on the menu along with varied a la carte menu. Now, that is great to get all of these facilities at cost- effective rate?
About the Author:
Contact The manor Delhi one of the well- known budget hotels in Delhi that has spacious rooms at budget friendly prices. Book now to avail best hotels in India.
Source: http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Make-Your-Event-A-Grand-Success---/4441625
hangout todd haley kareem abdul jabbar miramonte elementary school mark jenkins super bowl commercials 2012 mia
One Mom's First-Hand Experience with CoreAlign During and After ...
Last spring, as a new member of the Alpine Physical Therapy team, I was asked to attend the CoreAlign Series at Alpine?s north clinic for educational purposes.? While I was excited to learn about an up-and-coming form of exercise, I did not realize how helpful the classes would be to me personally.
I began the first of the CoreAlign series when I was two months pregnant. ?I attended classes twice a week for five weeks?and left each class feeling taller and stronger than before.
After completing the first series, I did not want to stop, so I continued on to complete the full series as well as an instructor class.? Although my pregnancy was progressing along, I did not feel as though I was losing abdominal strength but was in fact gaining it. ?I was able to stave off the dreaded ?preggy waddle? until late in pregnancy and to continue hiking up until the day of giving birth.
I believe that CoreAlign exercises greatly assisted me in correcting my functional form as my pregnancy progressed, reminding me of maintaining that pelvic floor lift, inner thigh connection, and deep abdominal contractions during movement. ?In retrospect, I believe that CoreAlign exercises helped me avoid low back pain throughout my pregnancy, make it through an arduous labor, and experience a faster recovery after delivery.
Today I utilize CoreAlign personally and with my patients to assist in correcting poor movement patterns in a functional capacity. ?I find it a perfect tool to quickly educate patients on a better way to get moving without pain.
Alpine Physical Therapy and The Core Studio have teamed up to offer a free trial class for those interested in checking out what CoreAlign can offer. ?Classes are held at The Core Studio on the first Monday of every month from 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm, offering 30 minutes of CoreAlign followed by 30 minutes of reformer?Pilates? ?Feel free to call our Studio at 406-541-2606 to sign up today!
kony 2012 jim irsay the new ipad apple announcement indianapolis colts joseph kony joseph kony
Sunday, February 17, 2013
DUE TO A SHIPPING ERROR I AM OVERSTOCKED WITH WACKY INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MEN, AND I'M PASSING THE SAVINGS ON TO YOOUUUUUUU!!! (Cheap NDMCs, Adams Adapter)
Prices include shipping via USPS to CONUS. I am Canada friendly and will ship North of the border for either the same price as CONUS or a very small increase.
ALL PRICES ARE FIRM
(9) New in Wrapper Blue/White NDMCs
I WILL NOT SPLIT THIS SET UP
PRICE-$70 Shipped
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
(9) New in Wrapper Black/Orange NDMCs
I WILL NOT SPLIT THIS SET UP
PRICE-$70 Shipped
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Adams Fast 12 LS adapter
No major flaws/blemishes
Price-$20 Shipped
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me for the quickest response.
progeria what will my baby look like gary carter died cmas cmas tcu dr. oz
Fullerton's Eshelman tops USC in college debut
FULLERTON ? From the Avocado League to Orange County, Thomas Eshelman made a fruitful transition from high school to college baseball Friday night, with some middle-innings help.
Eshelman, an accomplished high school pitcher from Carlsbad, got the honor of starting Cal State Fullerton's season opener, and the freshman right-hander didn't waste it, as he threw six solid innings in the Titans' 3-2 nonconference victory over USC in front of 3,508 at Goodwin Field.
Fullerton's Richy Pedroza, right, slides safely into home before USC's Jake Hernandez can make the tag in the first inning Friday night.
ROD VEAL, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ADVERTISEMENT
The 22nd-ranked Titans will be counting on a couple young starters this season, so they had to be pleased with Eshelman's poised debut. He allowed two runs, both unearned, and four hits.
"I was pretty comfortable, because I pitched in the fall," Eshelman said. "I knew they were going to be tough, but I knew if I just stuck to my approach and threw strikes, I'd be fine."
Eshelman didn't allow a USC baserunner until the fifth inning, but the Trojans took a 2-1 lead in the sixth when Eshelman's pitch count climbed into the 80s and he seemed to tire. USC shortstop James Roberts hit a two-run home run to give the Trojans a 2-1 lead, but it was short-lived.
Two well-placed bunts and solid baserunning allowed the Titans to retake the lead in the bottom of the inning as USC starter Bobby Wheatley ran into trouble.
Fullerton loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth on Matt Chapman's single, J.D. Davis' walk and Michael Lorenzen's perfect bunt toward third base. Chad Wallach then drove in Chapman with a sharp single to left to tie the score at 2, but Davis was thrown out at home.
The Titans took a 3-2 lead when the next batter, Matt Orloff, pushed a bunt directly toward reliever Nigel Nootbaar. Nootbaar double-clutched, and the speedy Lorenzen scored from third before the tag.
Eshelman didn't come out for the seventh, but still recorded the victory. He had only one bad inning.
USC, one of the worst offensive teams in the Pac-12 last season, didn't have a baserunner until Kevin Swick singled in the fifth. Then, with two outs in the sixth, Adam Landecker grounded to second and reached when Orloff's throw pulled Carlos Lopez off first base. Roberts then hit a 0-1 changeup over the left-field fence for a 2-1 lead.
"I was encouraged by the pitchers. I think (Fullerton) is a pretty good offensive club, and we only gave up six hits,'' USC interim coach Dan Hubbs said. "Now we need to find ways to win that game. When we get a 2-1 lead, we have to shut them down in the next inning. We had the momentum for, like, two minutes.''
Fullerton's Willie Kuhl pitched two perfect innings of relief and Lorenzen came in from center field to pitch a perfect ninth for the save.
Titans shortstop Richy Pedroza had an outstanding all-around game. Pedroza singled and scored in the first to give Fullerton a 1-0 lead. He also walked twice and made two stellar defensive plays.
NOTES
CSF announced the sellout crowd size as its biggest since 2007. ... Hubbs lost in his debut as USC coach. He officially took over Wednesday after a USC internal investigation found that Frank Cruz violated an NCAA rule regarding hours spent supervising players.
Contact the writer: rhammond@ocregister.com
Source: http://www.ocregister.com/sports/eshelman-496175-usc-lead.html
mexico city earthquake stand your ground law dancing with the stars season 14 david garrard michael bay ninja turtles san antonio weather mike daisey
Facebook Posts Record Profits Of $1.1 Billion, But Will Still Receive Huge Tax Break
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Facebook reported earning $1.1 billion in profit throughout 2012, but after some nifty accounting, it will not be paying a cent in either state or federal taxes. Instead, the federal government will provide Facebook with a $429 million tax refund. How does that work exactly?
Thanks to creative use of a tax deductibility on stock options, the government will be paying Facebook just shy of half a million as a refund on taxes paid in 2010 and 2011.?
Using stock option tax breaks, Facebook was able to give its executives the ability to purchase stock at dirt-cheap prices. And when the executives use those options, the company can write off the difference in prices as a loss and deduct it from corporate taxes for the year, according to Citizens For Tax Justice, which predicted Facebook would make a move like this.?
According to CTJ, this won?t be the last time Facebook embraces stock option tax breaks to avoid paying taxes.?
?Facebook is also carrying forward another $2.17 billion in additional tax-option tax breaks for use in future years,??CTJ writes on a multi-page report about the latest tax findings.?
So essentially, over the next several years, Facebook stands to pay absolutely zero California or federal taxes, all while using stock options from its IPO to receive a total of $3.2 billion in tax refunds from the government.?
While all of this seems crazy, it?s important to note that Facebook isn?t the only company that makes use of these stock option tax breaks. A 2011 CTJ report states that 280 Fortune 500 companies use similar methods to shield or entirely write off their tax payments.?
nurse jackie peeps nhl playoffs masters 2012 masters the borgias shroud of turin
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Fast start sends No. 1 Indiana past Purdue 83-55
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) ? America's No. 1 team finally came out a winner twice this week.
Indiana's reward: It can stop worrying about votes and start focusing on the Big Ten title chase.
Will Sheehey scored a career-high 22 points and set a new school record Saturday by going 9 for 9 from the field and leading Indiana to its second straight blowout over archrival Purdue, 83-55.
"I thought our team was asked enough letdown questions, and I think they were tired of it, too," coach Tom Crean said. "The human dynamic can sometimes plays into it, but not today, not at all. Not with the way they are maturing, not with the way we feel about the rivalry with Purdue. It's a big, big deal."
It's not just the rivalry that's big any more.
Indiana (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) bucked the recent trend of No. 1 teams losing games and sliding back in the poll.
Last week, the Hoosiers got a reprieve after losing at Illinois before winning at No. 10 Ohio State. They held onto the top spot only after the next four highest-ranked teams all lost, too.
The Hoosiers also assured themselves of hanging onto at least a share of the league lead as they head into Tuesday night's showdown with No. 8 Michigan State. The Spartans faced Nebraska later Saturday.
To the home-state fans, though, the most intriguing part of this game was how Indiana continued to dominate this series. The Hoosiers have won four straight over the Boilermakers (12-14, 5-8), all by double digits, handed Purdue its most lopsided home loss in school history (97-60) on Jan. 30 and on Saturday became the first Indiana team in school history to beat Purdue twice in the same season by 20 or more points.
It doesn't get much more impressive than that ? even if you're on the other bench
"Across the board, they're just a better defensive team (this year) and then you could argue that they're the best offensive team in the country," Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said. "It's a pretty good mix."
This time, Indiana didn't even need its best defender in the second half.
Victor Oladipo limped off the court in the final minute of the first half after spraining his left ankle. After the game, Crean said the medical team opted against playing Oladipo in the second half, and it's unclear whether he'll play at Michigan State.
"I hope he's going to be OK, he thinks he's going to be OK," said Crean, who is now 78-78 at Indiana. "Wishful thinking would be that he will play, but we'll have to see how he does over the next 24, 36 hours."
Losing Oladipo only slowed down the inevitable rout Saturday.
Cody Zeller finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. Christian Watford scored 10 of his 14 points in the first five minutes. Jordan Hulls had 11 points and five assists.
Indiana made eight 3-pointers, shot 56 percent from the field, forced 17 turnovers, limited the Boilermakers to just 38-percent shooting from the field, and they got a brilliant offensive and defensive game from Sheehey, who became the first player to make all nine of his field goals in school history.
The previous record of eight was done four times ? by Jared Jeffries in 2001, Matt Nover in 1992, Ricky Calloway in 1987 and Mike Giomi in 1985.
"I got excited because I got to play a little more," Sheehey joked when asked about Oladipo's injury and before turning to his shooting performance. "There's definitely a zone. If you see a couple of shots go through the hoop, your confidence goes up a little bit."
That's the last thing these Hoosiers need after winning eight of their last nine.
Purdue was led by Terone Johnson and Anthony Johnson, who each had 11. Nobody else reached double figures, and freshman center A.J. Hammons, who scored 30 points against Indiana in Round 1, was held scoreless in the first half and wound up with just six points and three rebounds.
The Boilermakers have lost five of their last six, a slump that began with the first debacle against Indiana.
"There's no doubt you're frustrated," Painter said. "We just have to do a better job of maintaining that consistent effort. Sometimes it's just a breakdown, sometimes it is effort, it's a little bit of everything."
On Saturday, Purdue never even had a chance.
Indiana broke to a 14-5 lead, made it 21-8 less than nine minutes into the game and led 33-14 with 7:06 left in the first half.
Purdue rallied to within 41-29 at halftime, then watched Indiana open the second half on a 12-4 run. The Hoosiers sealed it with a 19-4 spurt that ended with Sheehey's layup with 3:40 to go. That made it 82-48.
"The first two years, it was tough," Watford said when asked about the four-game winning streak over Purdue. "But any time you can come back and win against your rival, especially the way we've been doing it, it feels good."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fast-start-sends-no-1-indiana-past-purdue-002422857--spt.html
mike kelly kristen bell colbert super pac colbert super pac sloth birth control pill recall ground hog day
Review: Morsi, the military and the Egyptian Youth
The Egyptian revolution could best be described as a pivotal moment in the history of the Arab peoples, and the Middle East more broadly. Inspired by events in Tunisia, the liberal minded youth of Egypt took to the streets in a display of mass defiance. Within days a wide strata of the Egyptian polity joined these young and brave protesters, and within days the entire country awoke to a new era, one based not on authoritarian governance but centered on a representative system of democracy.
Along with the protesters in Tunisia, Egyptians dismantled the belief in the Arab Exception. Like theories about the Iberian Peninsula before, the Arab Spring`s young vanguard highlighted their region`s this for democracy and the fallacy of ethnocentric determinism. But their day in the sun would not last. The military, seen as the protector of the new democratic right of protest, quickly maneuvered to secure its interests. With an estimated 40% control of the Egyptian economy, the generals composing the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) sought to ensure that they would not become the next target of protest. Field Marshall Tantawi and his cohorts in the transitional military government secured their position and too control of the Egyptian street while they awaited the creation of some color of representative government.
The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamic organization birthed on the Nile in 1928 also played a large role in thwarting the aspirations of the young vanguard. Initially, the Brotherhood viewed the uprising with caution, while younger members in universities and trade unions with their secular and liberal minded counterparts joined the revolutionary fray. The pressure put on the organization by its young membership and concerns about missing an historical moment, and any resulting political benefits, saw the Brotherhood join the uprising against Mubarak.
The organization?s numbers, a result of their decades-long charitable works, is underprivileged areas ensured that the protest swelled and gave cross-societal backing required for it to succeed. With the support of the Brotherhood it was clear to the military that the Mubarak era had come to an end. It was no surprise to many observers of Egyptian politics that the Brotherhood would emerge as the victors of this tumultuous process.
Allowed to run as independents during Mubarak?s reign, the organization secured 20% of the Egyptian parliament in 2005. The Brotherhood benefited from Egypt?s poverty and the neglect of the political classes, combining social welfare with a call to Islam to rally widespread support. This translated into political victory both at the legislative and executive levels in the post-Mubarak era and a stark shift in both domestic and foreign policy.
Mohammad Morsi, a Brotherhood technocrat and the organization?s second choice for the presidency, after its lead candidate and multi-millionaire Khairat el-Shater was disqualified, became the first freely elected Egyptian leader. Viewed as inexperience and reportedly not the brightest, Morsi surprised his critics and supporters alike. Arguably, his most keen move was to sack Field Marshall Tantawi, sending a clear message that in the new Egypt the military would be sub-servant to a civilian executive. To further secure his position Morsi strengthened the prerogatives of the executive, attaining wide powers in the realms of legislation, budgeting and appointment. These moves and the dismantling of restrictions on the Muslim Brotherhood have been viewed with dismay, both inside and outside of the country.
As Francis Fukuyama aptly shows?in the documentary Power to the People: The New Egypt, internally the young, liberal-democratic activists are pretty good at organizing protests in the short term, but have not proved to be good at organizing political parties. Frustration over what liberals see as an increasingly centralized executive and an Islamist-dominated legislature has resulted, not in constructive political opposition, but widespread street protest.
Externally, the same issues that have worried liberal activists are causing concern in Washington. Coupled with a stronger role by Morsi as a mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict and an newly found independence in regional foreign policy, the Obama administration has taken what Fukuyama describes as a ??wait and see?? policy. The United States is stuck between upholding its liberal-democratic principles by supporting the youth vanguard of the revolution, continuing its fruitful military and peace arrangement with the Egyptian Armed Forces, and finally, developing a constructive relationship with the new government, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
Power to the People highlights this dynamic and the quagmire it presents for American policy makers. Having for so long dictated policy to Arab leaders, the United States must now act to work cooperatively with the new ruling class. Independent Egyptian foreign policy has arisen and Washington is now charged with dealing with Cairo on an equal basis and in turn taking into consideration the needs and aspirations of the Egyptian people. The United States can no longer view the country, ??through the eyes of Egypt?s ruling party or ruling class,?? but nor can it ignore these democratic elected representatives. American decision makers must also take into consideration a broad societal framework who`s attitudes and beliefs have strong implications for America?s standing in the region.
This video is a must watch for American?s interested in their country?s standing in the Middle East and how the Arab Spring has changed and will continue to shift the way Washington interacts with the region. The array of opinions expressed and the historical and contextual approach to the Egyptian revolution and its consequences ensure that this episode of Great Decisions is a highly important starting off point for understanding the intricacies of this subject.
A note: Between the production of this segment and its debut, the youth and supporters of the liberal-democratic camp are back in the streets. Although not on the same mass scale as the protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, they now call for the overthrow of the Morsi government.
darvish george zimmerman website edmund fitzgerald uss enterprise white house easter egg roll 2012 andy cohen andy cohen
Judge throws out some Facebook IPO lawsuits
In the Wednesday ruling, Judge Robert Sweet of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York also agreed with Facebook's claims that the plaintiffs could not prove that they owned Facebook stock at the time of the alleged wrongdoing.
The lawsuits and other still remaining alleged that analysts at large underwriting investment banks cut their financial forecasts for Facebook just before the IPO and told only a handful of clients. Facebook and the banks say nothing about its process was illegal.
Facebook says it is pleased with the ruling.
Source: http://www.katu.com/news/tech/Judge-throws-out-some-Facebook-IPO-lawsuits-191221661.html
mta Beyonce Superbowl weather.com nemo Nemo Storm redbox powerball
Friday, February 15, 2013
STS TIRE & AUTO CENTERS - STS Auto Oil Change Coupon - $24.95* Oil Change Special Most vehicles
Savings
Printable Coupons
-
Use at this location
? 832 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718)649-0471
1.1 miles away
Printable Coupons
-
Choose one of these 2 locations
67 Route 46 East Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201)440-0603
13.9 miles away
562 N Maple Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201)447-3750
24.9 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 321 West Route 59 Nanuet, NY 10954
(845)627-0848
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 264 State Route 18 East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732)254-5151
999999.99 miles away
-
Choose one of these 3 locations
344 Fishkill Avenue Beacon, NY 12508
(845)831-2005
999999.99 miles away
956 Ulster Avenue Kingston, NY 12401
(845)336-7300
999999.99 miles away
124 Old Post Rd Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845)297-7000
999999.99 miles away
-
Choose one of these 2 locations
215 W Jericho Turnpike Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631)271-1299
999999.99 miles away
775 Walt Whitman Rd Melville, NY 11747
(631)549-5544
999999.99 miles away
-
Choose one of these 2 locations
2912 Old Lincoln Highway Bensalem, PA 19020
(215)639-0117
999999.99 miles away
2751 East Lincoln Highway Oxford Valley, PA 19047
(215)269-0208
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 24 W Germantown Pike Norristown, PA 19401
(610)239-7475
999999.99 miles away
-
Choose one of these 3 locations
1731 Marlton Pike E Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(856)489-1648
999999.99 miles away
596 N Route 73 Berlin, NJ 08009
(856)767-9500
999999.99 miles away
4007 Route 130 Delran, NJ 08075
(856)824-9799
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 121 West City Line Ave Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610)668-0849
999999.99 miles away
-
Choose one of these 2 locations
525 Kimberton Rd Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610)935-4700
999999.99 miles away
1192 Ben Franklin Highway West Douglassville, PA 19518
(610)385-9250
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 27-29 Morristown Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924
(908)766-1513
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 1510 Cowpath Road Hatfield, PA 19440
(215)361-2670
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 63 Route 31 Pennington, NJ 08534
(609)818-9660
999999.99 miles away
Printable Coupons
-
Use at this location
? 2060 Forest Avenue Staten Island, NY 10303
(718)983-3725
14.2 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 91 North Chestnut Street New Paltz, NY 12561
(845)255-0972
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 540 Paterson Avenue E. Rutherford, NJ 07073
(201)933-2365
16.0 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 144 Us Highway 46 E Lodi, NJ 07644
(973)777-6147
17.0 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 2264 Hamburg Turnpike Wayne, NJ 07470
(973)835-0006
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 322 Us Highway 9 N Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732)525-3266
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? Hudson Mall, Route 440 Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)433-3006
11.0 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 36 East Edgar Road Linden, NJ 07036
(908)862-3425
18.5 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 385 Us Highway 22 Hillside, NJ 07205
(908)688-8319
17.9 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 2401-03 Kennedy Boulevard N. Bergen, NJ 07047
(201)330-0052
10.1 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 3201 Hamilton Boulevard S Plainfield, NJ 07080
(732)424-0702
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 1260 Baltimore Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610)459-0100
999999.99 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 889 State Route 35 Middletown, NJ 07748
(732)671-2623
22.1 miles away
-
Use at this location
? 2100 State Route 66 Neptune, NJ 07753
(732)502-3222
999999.99 miles away
BPP20686/FID3117
'; $(this).parent().append(rat_text); $(this).parent().parent().css('z-index','1000'); }, function() { $(this).next().remove(); }); $("span.rating a").hover(function() { rat_text = '' +$(this).attr('alt')+ '
'; $(this).parent().parent().append(rat_text); }, function() { $(this).parent().parent().children('div.s-layer').remove(); }); // Map setup if (maLength > 0) { var bounds = getBounds(); $('#map_canvas').gmap({'center': bounds.getCenter(), 'streetViewControl': false, 'mapTypeControl': false, 'maxZoom' : 16, 'callback': function() {populateMap();} }); if (pinCnt > 1) { $("#map_canvas").gmap('getMap').fitBounds(bounds); } else { $("#map_canvas").gmap('getMap').setZoom(16); } } else { $("#map_canvas").hide(); } // Logging controls $(".bppSavingsTab a").click( function() {vp_omniLogPage("bpp:savings");} ); $(".bppAboutTab a").click( function() {vp_omniLogPage("bpp:about"); vp_logLinkClick('23', 1193127, 'bpp', 1174680);} ); $(".bppHoursTab a").click( function() {vp_omniLogPage("bpp:hours"); vp_logLinkClick('24', 1193127, 'bpp', 1174680);} ); }); // end Doc ready var mAddrs = new Array(); var mcounts = new Array(); mAddrs[0] = {lat: 40.657373, lng: -73.890017, dist: 1.1, addr: '832 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11207'}; mcounts[0] = {pinnumber: 1}; mAddrs[1] = {lat: 40.770402, lng: -74.038058, dist: 10.1, addr: '2401-03 Kennedy Boulevard, N. Bergen NJ 07047'}; mcounts[1] = {pinnumber: 2}; mAddrs[2] = {lat: 40.721242, lng: -74.095852, dist: 11.0, addr: 'Hudson Mall, Route 440, Jersey City NJ 07304'}; mcounts[2] = {pinnumber: 3}; mAddrs[3] = {lat: 40.700166, lng: -73.68155, dist: 11.3, addr: '291 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Square NY 11010'}; mcounts[3] = {pinnumber: 4}; mAddrs[4] = {lat: 40.848846, lng: -74.022961, dist: 13.9, addr: '67 Route 46 East, Ridgefield Park NJ 07660'}; mcounts[4] = {pinnumber: 5}; mAddrs[5] = {lat: 40.626071, lng: -74.158059, dist: 14.2, addr: '2060 Forest Avenue, Staten Island NY 10303'}; mcounts[5] = {pinnumber: 6}; mAddrs[6] = {lat: 40.842251, lng: -74.104409, dist: 16.0, addr: '540 Paterson Avenue, E. Rutherford NJ 07073'}; mcounts[6] = {pinnumber: 7}; mAddrs[7] = {lat: 40.877081, lng: -74.074221, dist: 16.9, addr: '144 Us Highway 46 E, Lodi NJ 07644'}; mcounts[7] = {pinnumber: 8}; mAddrs[8] = {lat: 40.699509, lng: -74.233788, dist: 17.8, addr: '385 Us Highway 22, Hillside NJ 07205'}; mcounts[8] = {pinnumber: 9}; mAddrs[9] = {lat: 40.626745, lng: -74.242824, dist: 18.5, addr: '36 East Edgar Road, Linden NJ 07036'}; mcounts[9] = {pinnumber: 10}; mAddrs[10] = {lat: 40.394232, lng: -74.102417, dist: 22.1, addr: '889 State Route 35, Middletown NJ 07748'}; mcounts[10] = {pinnumber: 11}; mAddrs[11] = {lat: 40.535981, lng: -74.296347, dist: 23.1, addr: '322 Us Highway 9 N, Woodbridge NJ 07095'}; mcounts[11] = {pinnumber: 12}; mAddrs[12] = {lat: 40.8813, lng: -74.254198, dist: 23.7, addr: '251 Grandview Avenue, North Caldwell NJ 07006'}; mcounts[12] = {pinnumber: 13}; mAddrs[13] = {lat: 40.994994, lng: -74.111049, dist: 24.9, addr: '562 N Maple Avenue, Ridgewood NJ 07450'}; mcounts[13] = {pinnumber: 14}; mAddrs[14] = {lat: 40.129658, lng: -75.550205, dist: 999999.99, addr: '525 Kimberton Rd, Phoenixville PA 19460'}; mcounts[14] = {pinnumber: 15}; mAddrs[15] = {lat: 39.906497, lng: -74.977619, dist: 999999.99, addr: '1731 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill NJ 08003'}; mcounts[15] = {pinnumber: 16}; mAddrs[16] = {lat: 40.828734, lng: -73.417348, dist: 999999.99, addr: '215 W Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station NY 11746'}; mcounts[16] = {pinnumber: 17}; mAddrs[17] = {lat: 41.10119, lng: -74.025678, dist: 999999.99, addr: '321 West Route 59, Nanuet NY 10954'}; mcounts[17] = {pinnumber: 18}; mAddrs[18] = {lat: 40.460933, lng: -74.40286, dist: 999999.99, addr: '264 State Route 18, East Brunswick NJ 08816'}; mcounts[18] = {pinnumber: 19}; mAddrs[19] = {lat: 39.877997, lng: -75.553256, dist: 999999.99, addr: '1260 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford PA 19317'}; mcounts[19] = {pinnumber: 20}; mAddrs[20] = {lat: 41.041926, lng: -74.630177, dist: 999999.99, addr: '84 Main Street, Sparta NJ 07871'}; mcounts[20] = {pinnumber: 21}; mAddrs[21] = {lat: 40.131559, lng: -74.975853, dist: 999999.99, addr: '2912 Old Lincoln Highway, Bensalem PA 19020'}; mcounts[21] = {pinnumber: 22}; mAddrs[22] = {lat: 40.260837, lng: -75.729763, dist: 999999.99, addr: '1192 Ben Franklin Highway West, Douglassville PA 19518'}; mcounts[22] = {pinnumber: 23}; mAddrs[23] = {lat: 40.271891, lng: -75.287233, dist: 999999.99, addr: '1510 Cowpath Road, Hatfield PA 19440'}; mcounts[23] = {pinnumber: 24}; mAddrs[24] = {lat: 41.507587, lng: -73.956628, dist: 999999.99, addr: '344 Fishkill Avenue, Beacon NY 12508'}; mcounts[24] = {pinnumber: 25}; var maLength = mAddrs.length; function populateMap() { var map = $('#map_canvas').gmap('getMap'); var ctr = 0; $.each(mAddrs, function(index, value) { if (value) { new StyledMarker({styleIcon:new StyledIcon(StyledIconTypes.MARKER,{fore: 'ffffff', color: '1874CD', text: mcounts[ctr].pinnumber.toString()}), flat: true, position: new google.maps.LatLng(value.lat, value.lng), title: value.addr, map: map}); ctr++; } }); } function getBounds() { // Get the bounds of the mappable addresses var mapBounds = null; var mapFar = false; // Map addresses greater than radius if (mAddrs[0].dist > g_radius) { mapFar = true; } for (var i = 0; i g_radius) && !mapFar) { break; } pinCnt++; var coord = new google.maps.LatLng(mAddrs[i].lat, mAddrs[i].lng); if (mapBounds === null) { mapBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(coord, coord); } else if (!mapBounds.contains(coord)) { mapBounds.extend(coord); } } } return mapBounds; } //LOG: Log content view var _vpContentViewArray = new Array(); //Create Slug Content View log data for the results list on the BPP page. This includes coupons and deals. _vpContentViewArray[0] = {czId:60, zmId:1193127} _vpContentViewArray[1] = {czId:60, zmId:1095416} _vpContentViewArray[2] = {czId:60, zmId:1095442} _vpContentViewArray[3] = {czId:60, zmId:1095570} _vpContentViewArray[4] = {czId:60, zmId:1095572} _vpContentViewArray[5] = {czId:60, zmId:1095573} _vpContentViewArray[6] = {czId:60, zmId:1095574} _vpContentViewArray[7] = {czId:60, zmId:1095575} _vpContentViewArray[8] = {czId:60, zmId:1095576} _vpContentViewArray[9] = {czId:60, zmId:1095577} _vpContentViewArray[10] = {czId:60, zmId:1095579} _vpContentViewArray[11] = {czId:60, zmId:1095580} _vpContentViewArray[12] = {czId:60, zmId:1095582} _vpContentViewArray[13] = {czId:60, zmId:1103932} _vpContentViewArray[14] = {czId:60, zmId:1118168} _vpContentViewArray[15] = {czId:60, zmId:1118169} _vpContentViewArray[16] = {czId:60, zmId:1118170} _vpContentViewArray[17] = {czId:60, zmId:1193126} _vpContentViewArray[18] = {czId:60, zmId:1193134} _vpContentViewArray[19] = {czId:60, zmId:1193135} _vpContentViewArray[20] = {czId:60, zmId:1193136} _vpContentViewArray[21] = {czId:60, zmId:1193137} _vpContentViewArray[22] = {czId:60, zmId:1193138} _vpContentViewArray[23] = {czId:60, zmId:1193139} _vpContentViewArray[24] = {czId:60, zmId:1193369} _vpContentViewArray[25] = {czId:60, zmId:1193370} _vpContentViewArray[26] = {czId:60, zmId:1193377} _vpContentViewArray[27] = {czId:60, zmId:1193378} _vpContentViewArray[28] = {czId:60, zmId:1193380} _vpContentViewArray[29] = {czId:60, zmId:1193388} _vpContentViewArray[30] = {czId:60, zmId:1193389} // Submit for logging vp_logContentLoad(4, _vpContentViewArray);Source: http://www.valpak.com/coupons/printable/STS---TIRE-AUTO-CENTER/20686?slugId=1174680&vpref=rss
kennedy center honors boxing day george h w bush Belk Led Zeppelin Ned Rocknroll Norman Schwarzkopf
Bloomberg's latest target: Styrofoam
Bloomberg at a press conference earlier this month (Mario Tama/Getty Images)NEW YORK? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned smoking at restaurants, bars and parks, put limits on the sales of sugary sodas and required fast food eateries to post the fat and calorie totals of the meals they serve.
And now, as he enters his final months in office, Bloomberg is looking to institute another sweeping citywide ban, this time on plastic-foam packaging used for coffee cups and food containers.
Bloomberg will make the proposal in his final State of the City address on Thursday.
?We can live without it, we may live longer without it, and the doggie bag will survive just fine,? Bloomberg will say, according to excerpts obtained by the New York Times.
A spokesman for the mayor did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Yahoo News.
Bloomberg?s push comes after several other major cities?including San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore.?have passed similar bans on plastic-foam packaging?which is more expensive to recycle and is considered harmful to the environment.
Rumors that Bloomberg would push for a plastic-foam ban have been rampant for weeks at City Hall. The ban would require approval from the City Council if it is to be implemented.
The proposal is likely to face considerable pushback from the city?s restaurant and convenience store industries?which are already angsty about a citywide ban on sales of cups of soda larger than 16 ounces set. That regulation is set to go into effect Mar. 1. (Diet soda is exempted.)
According to the Times, Bloomberg will also outline a plan to put more recycling bins on New York City streets.
Minka Kelly sex tape Colorado shooting Colorado shooting victims aurora Angie Everhart tom hardy British Open leaderboard
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)