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Freedom Game to Help Fund Memorial in Independence

Posted: August 16, 2012 at 7:13 pm

August 16, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom FLORENCE, KY - Every Tuesday night when the Florence Freedom are home, the team has partnered with different Northern Kentucky communities by hosting their night at the ballpark; giving discounts to residents and raising support for a charity that hits close to home.

On Tuesday, August 21, residents of Northern Kentucky can rally together to support the city of Independence as they raise support for the building of the Memorial Oaks of South Kenton military veterans and first responders memorial, which is currently under construction on the campus of Simon Kenton High School in Independence.

"It's location on the Simon Kenton High School campus will serve as a daily reminder to our young people of the honor of service to country and community," Independence City Council member Chris Reinersman said.

This project is funded completely with community support and without any public funding.

"It has been my great privilege to work with our local veterans, firefighters, police officers and other community leaders to see this project come to fruition, however support is still needed," Reinersman continued.

The night is being sponsored by Kwik Kopy Printing and All Signs of Northern Kentucky.

To assist the memorial fund, residents can enjoy $2 off $10 reserved tickets for the August 21 event buy purchasing their tickets online at FlorenceFreedom.com. Click the "Community Tab' at the top for the discounted link. Then, the Freedom will donate $3 of every ticket sold to benefit the building campaign.

The Florence Freedom are members of the Independent Frontier League and play all their home games at the Home of the Florence Freedom located at 7950 Freedom Way, in Florence, KY. The Freedom box office may be reached Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm and on Saturday from 10am-2pm.

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Liberty to reorganise, commits to WSBK

Posted: at 7:12 pm

Liberty Racing reaffirms its commitment to the World Superbike Championship despite confirming it won't be part of the series' first visit to Russia.

Speculation regarding the future of the Czech-based team was raised when it wasn't included on Infront's provisional entry list for next week's Moscow event, the series' first-ever foray into Russia.

Liberty has now formally confirmed its absence for that event, but maintains it will be present for the final three events, starting with the Nurburgring on September 7-9, and also reaffirmed its commitment to competing in 2013.

In the meantime, Liberty Racing's press release suggests the team will undergo a restructure across the team, a move that it says also concerns riders Jakub Smrz, Maxime Berger and Brett McCormick, though it isn't clear whether such a statement relates to the final rounds or for the 2013 season.

The last part of the season is a prelude to a constructive reorganisation of its [Liberty Racing's] human, technical and logistical resources for the next racing season, a press release read.

Looking for the next round, the Liberty Team is overhauling its staff organization and sport planning for next year, when Liberty Racing will be at the start of the World Superbike Championship determined to improve its results.

That decision involves also the riders of the Czech team, Kuba Smr and Maxime Berger, who will arrive in Germany at the beginning of September ready and motivated, while the recovery Brett McCormick is ongoing.

The Liberty Racing Team continues in its commitment to motorsport not only animated by the desire to obtain significant performance results but also investing in an increasingly profitable and targeted way, thus building its future by analysing and improving its present with care and foresight.

Having made a solid debut in 2011, Liberty Racing has been embroiled in controversy at various points this season, most notably its retort against Infront over the handling of the cancelled Monza races and the acrimonious split with its lead rider Sylvain Guintoli last month.

Despite this, Liberty Racing has achieved several landmarks in 2012, with Guintoli scoring its first win at Assen, while the Frenchman and Smrz have notched up three pole positions between them.

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Megadeth's Mustaine is right, we are outgunned

Posted: at 7:11 pm

You may not know this, but the Second Amendment says you have a right to own an AR-15 assault rifle with a 100-round barrel.

And an RPG.

And a tank.

And a stealth bomber.

And a 50-megaton atomic bomb.

Oh, and most important of all, a wand from Ollivander's wand shop in Diagon Alley, preferably one that won't backfire when you cast the Cruciatus Curse.

Don't try to argue with me. I've read the Second Amendment, and it says that the right of the people to bear arms should not be infringed ever.

More importantly, I know what the Founders' intentions were: They knew that an armed populace would keep the government's inevitable slide into tyranny at bay. After all, nothing keeps the powers that be in check like the fear of an armed uprising. Well, except for the fact that some dude wants to marry some other dude and spend the rest of his life making eye babies with his hubby. That shit really freaks them the fuck out.

Unfortunately, any armed uprising today would be squashed in a matter of days. Why? We're outgunned. Which is why you, me, and everyone we know should be able to have access to the same firepower as Uncle Sam. After all, that's what James Madison and the gang intended. And that means atomic fucking bombs, lots of them, with conceal and carry permits for every man, woman, and child. That'll teach the federal to keep their goddamn hands off our Medicare.

Sadly, that's not the world we live in. Evidently, the liberal scum in Washington wants to take away the few peashooters we're allowed to have today. And they'll go to great lengths to make sure that even those pop guns are banned. And lately they've been particularly hard at work. Or so says Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

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Freedom fighters honoured, assistance given during Independence Day celebrations

Posted: at 6:18 am

Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Virudhunagar Collectors hoist the national flag, take the salute and inspect the guard of honour

Distribution of welfare assistance and recognition for commendable services marked the 66th Independence Day celebration in Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts on Wednesday.

The Ramanathapuram Collector, K. Nandakumar, hoisted the national flag and took the salute, accompanied by Superintendent of Police Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar and inspected a colourful march past. Children from different schools presented variety entertainment. Tyagis from the district were honoured and presented with shawls by the Collector on the occasion.

As many as 434 beneficiaries received welfare assistance to the tune of Rs. 1.73 crore from the Collector which included monetary and non-monetary assistance from Social Welfare, Agriculture/Horticulture, Backward Classes Welfare, Differently-abled Welfare Departments. The ex-servicemen welfare aid was given and 25 self-help-group womenfolk received assistance from the Collector.

Around 30 police officers including Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, Home Guards and Friends-Of-Police were honoured for their commendable services, during the I-Day celebrations. The students, who presented yoga among other programmes, received applause from the audience.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ramanathapuram Range), M. Ramasubramani, DRO (in-charge) Sugumar, PRO Rajarajeswari, APRO Balasubramanian among others participated.

In Sivaganga, Collector V. Rajaraman hoisted the national flag and took the salute from the police personnel. Superintendent of Police M. Paneerselvam accompanied the Collector, who inspected the march past. On the occasion, the Collector presented welfare measures worth Rs. 48 lakh to 35 persons. District Panchayat chairman Sivdevkumar, DRO S. Dhanapal, PRO Kannadasan and other officials participated. The freedom fighters were honoured and school children presented a variety entertainment.

The 66th Independence Day was celebrated with the unfurling of the national flag. Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Sudalaimuthu took the salute and inspected a guard of honour on the university campus in Karaikudi. According to a press release, Prof. Sudalaimuthu said that India had made tremendous progress in all fronts during the last 65 years in spite of obstacles, which impede our progress. To overcome these obstacles, all should work with unity and realise our responsibilities, the Vice-Chancellor stressed. The university, had made rapid strides in the higher education scenario for which all the staffs and students have been working tirelessly. Syndicate members Dr. T.R. Gurumoorthy, Registrar (incharge) Dr. K. Uthyasuriyan, Controller of Examinations A.M. Partheepan and others participated, the press release said.

Honouring of freedom fighters and distribution of welfare assistance marked the 66th Independence Day celebration in Virudhunagar on Wednesday.

Collector T.N. Hariharan unfurled the national flag at the function held at Armed Reserve Grounds. Later, he inspected the guard of honour presented by the police and fire and rescue service personnel, home guard and National Social Service volunteers.

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Hate (and free) speech

Posted: at 6:17 am

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How far can you push free speech? Is it okay for Muni to run ads that are utterly, inexcusably offensive to Arabs and Muslims in the name of political expression?

I'm pretty much always on the side of the First Amendment. And we were furious when a Bay Guardian ad campaign accusing then-mayor WIllie Brown of political corruption suddenly vanished from the sides of the local buses. It's hard to seek government limitations on any political statement. But if the ads that appeared Aug. 7 on Muni aren't over the line, they're pretty close to it.

Here you have an organization described not only by the Southern Poverty Law Center but by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate group buying space on San Francisco buses for ads that effectively disparage a vast religious, ethnic and cultural community as "savages." The campaign is obviously designed to get publicity; not that many San Franciscans are going to be convinced to join the American Freedom Defense Initiative. Nobody's opinion on the Middle East will be swayed by this shit.

But this tiny cadre of loonies, led by Pamela Geller, who is really fucking scary, wants attention. In New York, the anti-Muslim group sued when the city tried to take down the same bus ads, and you know they'd love it if that happened here. Muni says it can't legally pull the ads, which is probably true -- although BART has a more restrictive policy.

It's not just idle rhetoric -- this stuff frightens people. "We're hearing from people that they're uncomfortable riding Muni," Zahra Biloo, executive director of the Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told me.

Obviously, you can't run ads that enourage someone to engage in violence. Is dehumanizing people and calling them "savages" the same thing? Biloo thinks it's pretty close: "It's important for progressive cities to say, 'not in our city,'" she said.

A change.org petition condemning the ads has more than 2,000 signatures.

On the other hand, I don't want to give Geller the pleasure of suing San Francisco and making this into a Free Speech cause. Because that's exactly what she wants, and probably the reason she bought the ads in the first place. So how about this: The supervisors pass a resolution denouncing the ad and the message, and Muni agrees to give CAIR the same number of ads, free, in the same locations (gee, maybe even on the other side of the same buses) to present an alternative message.

At least it's a start.

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