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Posted by Editor on 06/19/12
Today, Ryder Hesjedal, after finding out that there are seven cyclists on the CAN Fund (Canadian Athletes Now Fund) athlete waiting list, and having been a CAN Fund recipient early in his career, is donating 50% of the funds raised from the first ever pink jersey won by a Canadian to the CAN Fund.
The auction closes on eBay: Wednesday June 20th at 9:14 am PDT / 12:14 pm EST. Please visit this link to make your bid today. Only one day left to own this iconic piece of cycling history - champagne stains and all!
Here is your chance to own a piece of Canadian cycling history. The original pink jersey won by Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal in the Giro d'Italia when he first took over the lead - the Maglia Rosa from stage 7, is now up for auction on eBay. All proceeds raised from the pink jersey will go to the Ryders Cycling Society of Canada.
This not-for-profit was established by Ryder in the fall of 2011 with the goal of providing opportunities to excel in sport and inspire healthy lifestyles for all Canadians. With the London Olympics fast approaching, Ryder recognized the opportunity to help cyclists right away, so half of the money raised will go to CAN Fund to support the cyclists who will be going to London. The more money raised the more athletes we can support!
Make a donation online to CAN Fund to support a Canadian Cyclist at www.MyCANFund.com .
"I had the opportunity to benefit from the CAN Fund as an Olympic athlete early in my career and it was a big help to me," explains Hesjedal. "It's great to now be in a position to help give back."
"Being able to help other Olympic cyclists financially through CAN Fund and the donations from the pink jersey is an opportunity I didn't want to pass up. The goal of my not-for-profit, Ryders Cycling Society of Canada, is to support cyclists and bring awareness to cycling. This is a perfect opportunity to see the donations made today for the pink jersey go directly to benefit cyclists at the Olympics in a few weeks. That's awesome."
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Showed up for coffee. Wound up eating tacos.
Dos Tierras taco cart pops up in surprising places
Ian Anderson 2:30 p.m., Nov. 19
Hubris and horse manure go together. Just look at the national economic scene: in the past half century, America has turned economic logic on its head, with the gunslingers grinning all the way. Now we face the consequences. It's true of San Diego too. The old values have been arrogantly jettisoned. Now the piper wants his money.
Let's begin with the national picture. Fifty years ago, derivatives were almost unknown, and for good reason. People knew them to be gambling instruments, not investments. Back in the old days, guys with green eyeshades and fat cigars peddled puts and calls from smoke-filled offices that were often shared with bookies. It was not a reputable business.
Then in 1973, the Chicago Board Options Exchange was born. It sold these instruments — the puts, calls, strips, straddles, swaps — on an organized exchange. Initially, respectable people cocked an eyebrow at this wide-open gambling. (Derivatives are not assets or investments but bets on the direction of a stock, bond, or other financial instrument.)
Derivatives expanded exponentially and so did hubris. Financial companies claimed they had discovered a magic method for handling risk. Derivatives known as credit default swaps would guarantee a company's debt. These swaps were then traded over the counter, almost totally unregulated.
Deregulation was critical to this new mentality. The old walls between banks and brokerage houses were torn down. Bank-reserve requirements were loosened; after all, banks had new computerized risk models and new tools — such as derivatives and offshore hideaways — that lessened the need for those stuffy old reserve requirements of yore. Thus arose the shadow banking system, which resembles a Ponzi scheme.
Remember when banks referred to themselves with words like "trust"? Back then, it was not a sin for a bank to be conservative, cautious. Now the face value of global derivatives is more than a quadrillion dollars. The U.S. government is going broke bailing out institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the banks and investment banks that are tied to derivatives. Then when the bankers were drooling over a $700 billion taxpayer bailout, they bitterly opposed the House of Representatives' passage of a bill to give credit cardholders more rights. The Federal Reserve fears the interconnectedness of the derivatives that caused the chaos; that is another way of saying that these crapshoot gambling chits of 50 years ago now control the financial world. Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Fannie and Freddie, AIG, Lehman Brothers — their woes were all tied to derivatives, most of which are deliberately so complex they are impossible to understand.
Thus did derivatives climb out of dank bookie joints and come to dominate the world financial structure. But even though the government bails out the malefactors, $100 million-a-year executives still prefer deregulation. They want the government to hand them money but not tie their hands in any way. Hubris and horse manure go together.
Just look at San Diego. In 1996, the City hosted the Republican convention. The idea was to tout then-Mayor Susan Golding for the U.S. Senate. Golding's money manipulator, Jack McGrory, found a source of lucre for supporting the convention: the pension fund. It was tapped. When the labor unions found out, they screamed. So they were promised more benefits. The city council gave workers the ability to purchase, at a below-cost price, benefits for which they had not worked. When the mistake was discovered, employees were given several months to purchase credits at the actuarially inaccurate rates. People piled in, and the City lost $146 million. Employees also got the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), which is egregious double-dipping. Employees at age 55 say they will retire in five years. They continue getting their salaries, but in addition, 90 percent of their highest one-year salary is deposited into their personal account each year, drawing 8 percent annual interest and cost-of-living adjustments. Then they retire with both an annuity and a lump-sum payment from the DROP account.
With astonishing hubris, officials declared this manna wonderful. They seemed surprised when a huge deficit arose. Then they illegally concealed the deficit in bond prospectuses. "They thought we could increase the benefits and decrease the contributions and there wouldn't be a deficit," says City Attorney Mike Aguirre, who is being attacked for going to court to try to do something about it.
The developer Sunroad decided to defy the Federal Aviation Administration by placing a tall building too close to an airport. Mayor Jerry Sanders, who had received major contributions from Sunroad and its owner, tried to help. They were thwarted, but not before Sanders's ethics czar wrote a hilarious study attempting to whitewash the mayor's role.
"They ignored the fire problem," not following suggestions of a fire chief who resigned in frustration, notes Aguirre. "And they ignore the water problem, although we are more dependent on water from elsewhere than other cities," says Aguirre. But all along, the Sanders administration has assured the public that both the fire-protection and water problems are under control. Yes, horse manure inexorably follows hubris.
Just as derivatives came to dominate international finance, redevelopment came to dominate and distort the local real estate scene. It started with the state telling cities that it would let them take a much larger percentage of the tax increment if they did redevelopment in so-called blighted areas. Prevarication became the main tool of governments: downtown San Diego was declared blighted. The City set up the Centre City Development Corporation and Southeastern Economic Development Corporation, and their missions were to line the pockets of developers by twisting the definition of blight.
When an organization's core mission is dishonest, there are going to be scandals. An audit has found that Carolyn Smith, president of Southeastern Economic Development Corporation, authorized more than $870,000 in sometimes fraudulent extra pay to herself and her subordinates between 2003 and 2008.
When Nancy Graham was named head of Centre City in late October of 2005, the search committee boasted that it had "conducted a well-defined and thorough national search," according to a news release. Yeah, it was thorough. The South Florida media at that time were full of stories about Graham's conflicts of interest with a private developer named Related. I had a Reader column hitting on those conflicts in November of 2005, before she arrived. The California wing of Related was named to do a big project at Seventh and Market. In April of this year, I asked Graham if she had any conflicts of interest. "I have intentionally stayed away from this deal. I was at some meetings where we were not able to reach agreement," she snapped, adding that she was getting annoyed with "unfortunate rumors or conspiracy theories that get started around here." It later came out that she had accepted money from Related in 2007 while receiving $248,000 a year from Centre City. She resigned and left San Diego; the project was canceled. Aguirre is prosecuting her.
But Sanders reappointed three Centre City boardmembers who hadn't done their due diligence on Graham, and the council agreed by a 7-to-1 vote. Donna Frye dissented, saying Centre City needed an ethical overhaul.
When she was running for mayor against Sanders in 2005, Frye said that Centre City should pay back $100 million that it owed to the City. Sanders "said it would kill a cash cow; he was all gloom and doom about the idea," recalls Frye. But in his new budget, he is asking for money from Centre City, "and everybody says what a great idea he has. I find it entertaining," chuckles Frye, who sees Sanders's biggest problem as "the failure to deal with the financial problems."
San Diego's basic fault, says Frye, is that "it continues to reward bad behavior," just as Congress rewards Wall Street's bad behavior. It takes hubris and buckets of horse manure to do that.
The amazing thing is that U-T Editorials are written by tabloid writers who insult the intelligence of everyone who thinks.
Thus the worst problem is the non-thinkers who believe the U-T Editorials keep electing puppeticians like Golding, Murphy and Sanders, and the consequences have been deadly and destructive.
Still NOGAS, yet.
File under: Words, famous, last....."unfortunate rumors or conspiracy theories that get started around here." Priceless.
Funny coincidence; While reading this article at lunch, I was also listening to an interview on NPR with Steve Fraser (Author of Wall Street: America's Dream Palace, among others). He described his next book which is going to be a comparison of what he termed Americas two gilded ages dominated by Wall St. types, roughly the age at the end of the nineteenth century (I didn't get the exact years), and the age from the time Reagan was elected through last Monday. He said one stark difference between the two was the moral outrage from religious leaders which helped lead mass protests against the robber barons the last time around. He noted that this time around the moral outrage is almost completely absent, in this day and age where televangelists are preaching how to get rich. The old christian ethic that gambling was an egregious sin and that Wall St. was full of money lenders and gamblers has all but completely disappeared. The flip side to the lack of moral outrage is that there is not likely to be a backlash against Jews this time around.
It was interesting to listen to that while reading Don's article.
I haven't read anything by Fraser. Does anybody know if he is worth reading?
It seems that the only way to counter the hubris and horse manure of government and the financials that pull government's strings is to start slinging some of the latter of my own.
I am in the process of starting campaigns in every state for a grassroots campaign leading to a constitutional convention over the following, in four simple sections...
The following language is made available to the people of the several United States of America. It is not a proposal for members of the Congress of the United States, unless the people of a State instruct their Representatives and Senators to recognize their call for a Constitutional Convention (pursuant to Constitution of the United States Article V), convened for the purpose of debating the adoption of the following language:
Article ____
Section 1. Congress shall make no law regarding the reporting or taxation of private transactions between persons not involving the legal tender of the United States; all such existing laws are hereby repealed or limited to those other transactions as defined by law.
Section 2. No State shall make any new law or regulation, or amend any existing law or regulation, regarding the reporting or taxation of private transactions between persons not involving the legal tender of the United States without a two-thirds majority ratification by the people of the State, with abstentions not counted.
Section 3. Congress shall have power to declare that the purchase or sale of any present or future class of derivative financial instrument or similar commercial paper is not a transaction exempted by this Article from reporting or taxation, where at least one party is a natural or artificial person, or any combination of such persons, subject to the laws of the United States.
Section 4. Congress shall have power to establish and adjust taxes on the profit in any interstate commercial transaction not involving the legal tender of the United States, where at least one party is subject to the laws of the United States.
Response to post #7: Just try to get your plan enacted. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #16: I agree that this plan is a redistribution of money from Main Street to Wall Street. And that's what's been going on for almost three decades. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #8: Whatever happened to Ross Perot? You don't hear about him much -- if at all. Best, Don Bauder
Thus it has been proven again that we have legislators corrupted by banking and trading special interests in exchange for free passes to commit grand larceny against taxpayers/voters/families of America.
And the worst case scenario consequence is that out of control numbers of voters/taxpayers/families are going bankrupt, which defines a crime against the American people by those we elect in this so-called American Capitalist Democracy.
With Nov. 4 coming up there has never been a better time for Americans to demonstrate our outrage by replacing all incumbents in Washington.
Response to post #17:
Don, as you well know more than most, Wall Street could very easily bail itself out if it really practiced what capitalists preach, Invest In America.
Specifically, there are $Trillions available to strengthen Wall/Main Streets from the Forbes 400 Richest American list, like the Waltons who export hundreds of thousands of jobs out of America to maximize their profits. And from corporations that have received $Trillions in tax break windfalls since Bush entered the White House, like the oil companies alone could do it.
Buffett should show some true leadership himself by forming a Coalition To Bail Out American Capitalism.
But the truth is that all they want to do is maximize their greed at the expense of the American taxpayer regardless of the destruction they cause to American families.
And that is the republican legacy.
If it were only that simple. The Donkeys and Elephants have legislated a two party system such that it is almost impossible for anyone else to gain a foothold. It is essentially another form of gerrymandering.
There is no incumbent running for president, but your choices outside of McCain/Obama are polling around a combined 6% and are not even invited to debate.
Our two party system has failed America. We end up with two polar opposite ideologues who represent the rabid fringe of their respective parties. That guarantees that 75%-80% of Americans will be disappointed with whichever one is elected.
Here is what I see when I shut my eyes and dream:
When was the last time a presidential candidate was not a current or former Senator/Congressman/Governor? I say screw the current party system that drags the presidential election out for a ridiculous 18 months or so, and throw every current or former Senator/Congressman/Governor into the hat for a series of votes over 8 weeks. After two preliminary votes knocking out 75% each followed by two voting rounds knocking out 50% each, we would be left with around 14 serious candidates for the final 4 week push. The first two week cycle would require 2 debates a week and then a vote to select the final four. Each of the final four would then announce their vice-presidential choices.
That format would remove a ton of wasted time and money, while splintering the two major parties, giving a much better chance that a moderate from either party representing the majority of Americans would emerge, and would give a legitimate chance for third party candidates to be heard and make a splash (Which is why it will never happen).
100% correct.
I am still mad as hell that H. Ross Perot was excluded from the 96 Presidential Debates, after he pulled 20% of the vote in 92 with half a campaign.
Remember, Perot was LEADING CA. the largest state in the union, at 45 points before he dropped out in 92.
Blocking him from the debates in 96 shows how the two parties are hijacking democracy.
Response to post #5: Remember, senators are up every six years. You can't replace them all in one election, no matter how desirable. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #14: Wow: 25 percent chance of a deficit of $1.75 trillion in 2005 dollars. Best, Don Bauder
Don, I'm trying to remember.... who was it who set up the SEDC and CCDC? Oh yeah, Pete Wilson. And who was it who got General Retirement members in the SPSP system? Hmmm... Pete Wilson. And if I'm not mistaken, who's the first one who raided the pension system? Yep, Pete Wilson. Can anyone tell me why folks call him our best mayor ever? Fingers point at Susan Golding as starting the downfall, but I feel it was really Wilson.
One little point, Don. You've let your hatred for the retirement system get in the way of truth again. Your writing implies that the city pays into DROP. That is not true. DROP is a tapping of the employee's own retirement. That percentage maxes out at 90%. It is not a flat out 90%. In fact a General Member cannot reach 90% at age 55 unless they start working for the city full time at age 19. But hey, what's a little exaggeration to make a point.
Response to post #1: U-T endorsements may help judges and other unknowns, but I am not sure they help well-known candidates. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #2: She said it. I have it in my notes, and I remember saying it. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #3: First, in my post #11 above, it should be "I remember HER saying it." Then to your perceptive observations. One thing you can say of the robber barons of yore: they were helping finance the industrial revolution. They were building railroads, steel companies, auto companies, etc., or greasing the financing of them. By contrast, Wall Street today is mainly obsessed with gambling on derivatives. Venture capital is a small part of its business; it is busy effectuating hostile takeovers, as well as the derivatives gambling. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #4: The Senate passed a bailout measure. It should have done something to demand stiff re-regulation, and to effectuate the orderly phasing out of derivatives, excepting some essentials such as commodities futures. Best, Don Bauder
Hahaha...JF with more of his pie in the sky baloney to try to keep his scam going!
BTW JF, where have you been at???? Now back to the action. JF, these pension scams are BKing the City, County State and Country, and DREOP is one the biggest scam going because you do NOT RETIRE!!!! You just keep on working, earning TWO, yes count them, TWO paychecks. That is ripping off the taxpayers.
BTW, here you go JF, public pensions BKing the country:
The Intergenerational Transfer of Public Pension Promises
Robert Novy-Marx University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
Joshua D. Rauh University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
September 2, 2008
Chicago GSB Research Paper No. 08-13
The value of pension promises already made by US state governments will grow to approximately $7.9 trillion in 15 years. We study investment strategies of state pension plans and estimate the distribution of future funding outcomes. We conservatively predict a 50% chance of aggregate underfunding greater than $750 billion and a 25% chance of at least $1.75 trillion (in 2005 dollars). Adjusting for risk, the true intergenerational transfer is substantially larger. Insuring both taxpayers against funding deficits and plan participants against benefit reductions would cost almost $2 trillion today, even though governments portray state pensions as almost fully funded.
Johnny, Sorry buddy, but you do NOT get two paychecks. You get one paycheck and one retirement check. Is that a technicality? Not really, when you consider that millions of military retirees collect a military pension and continue to work for the government as contractors. Consider that McCain (who we both dislike) collects a paycheck as a US Senator AND Social Security. No wonder he wants me to pay into a Social Security system I'll never get the benefit of.
I hate to disappoint you, but I don't spend every waking hour here just waiting to see what you say. I pop in occasionally to see what the latest BS exaggerations are.
Last night on AM 600 whistleblower and Investment adviser Catherine Austin Fitts stated "We've been draining value out of the real economy, and the proposed bailout will just funnel investments into propping up the bubble, the plan will actually send money from Main St. to Wall St., instead of the reverse. What's going on with the bailout is more than theft, "it's a coup d'état" –-a "reengineering of government institutions,". She also pointed out that there is 4 trillion dollars that has disappeared off the books in the NY fed reserve bank and no one can or will account for it. And this "plan" will give Paulson the authority to shred the documentation. Write your reps. Oppose the bill.
Response to post #6: Six percent? Is that mostly Barr? Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #15: JF and Johnny: love thy enemies. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #24: By concentrating its fire on hundreds of trillions of dollars in derivatives, Wall Street has not been INVESTING in anything, much less America. Wall Street has been gambling. Derivatives are not investments. Yet American taxpayers will bail out the touts at the track. Best, Don Bauder
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Yesterday and today shall go down in history as the two days that the U.S. Congress and the White House sold out American Democracy, both democrats and republicans betrayed every American.
The historical lesson that nations always fail because of failures of political and intellectual leaders to meet the challenges of change defines our fate.
Ike's gravest fears about America's future have now been realized now that lobbyists have total control over the U.S. Congress, and the dreams of our nation's founders have been betrayed.
There's an angle on the Wall Street bailout bill that Congress just passed that hasn't gotten much, if any, attention in the US press: 25% of the $700 Billion US bailout funds are going to the five largest British Banks.
British banks HSBC, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS and Lloyd's TSB are slated to receive up to $175 billion (25%) of the $700 billion US taxpayer bailout of Wall Street, according to a September 26, 2008 article in The Times by Miles Costello. The story noted that "Combined, the five British lenders hold securities worth $175 billion, which they could transfer to a federally backed Treasury fund. Under the proposed terms of the rescue package, non-US financial institutions must have significant operations in America to qualify."
Congress recently passed a Bill that provided $25 billion to US automakers to shore up their balance sheets and retool to build more energy efficient cars. Can you imagine the hue and cry if even $1 of US taxpayer bailout funds were directed to Japanese or German of Korean or British automakers because they have "significant operations in the US"? So why has no one in the know uttered so much as a peep about $175 billion of the Wall Street bailout going to Britain? What is this Lend Lease II?
The Times article of Sept 26, 2008 by Miles Costello is at www.business.timesonline.com.uk
Response to post #26: I was glad to see the stock market react negatively, at least at the close. The bill is an abomination. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #27: It was decided some time ago to buy up toxic assets of foreign banks with significant operations in the U.S. I don't know if that includes offshore tax havens, but it well might. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #28:
Speaking of bailouts, how about Gov. Schwarzenegger's warning to Treasury Secretary Paulson on Thursday that the state might need an emergency loan of as much as $7 billion from the federal government within weeks? And then there are also the escalating San Diego budget failures.
Why don't California state and local government employee retirement funds like CalPERS dedicate their funds to investing in the future of California, San Diego, etc. by bailing out the people of California?
Response to post #30: That would open a Pandora's box. Pension funds must be invested safely. Already, such funds are taking too many risks. Remember when John Moores wanted a local pension fund to invest in the ballpark? Mercifully, the idea died. Best, Don Bauder
I guess Moores didn't get his Faberge egg?
So did the new version of the bailout include the language that Johnny Vegas quoted earlier for bailing out public retirement systems? That seems to make sense from the perspective that they already bail out private systems.
Response to post #31 RE: "Pension funds must be invested safely. Already, such funds are taking too many risks."
I always find it interesting how aggressively California government employees fight investing in state and local governments they work for.
They know exactly how corrupt and incompetent the state and local governments are.
Hedonism Song by Fred Williams
The world is f***ed so give it up! Hedonism's rational in the face of doom I'll smoke and drink and live it up! The end of our time is coming soon
Hedonism Gonna get some Hedonism Know I need some Hedonism If it's up to me I'll set myself free
I'll smoke and drink and live it up! Hedonism's rational in the face of doom The world is f***ed so give it up! The end of our time is coming soon
Response to post #32: Moores didn't get SDCERS money. It was brought up at a SDCERS meeting and, as I recall, the attorney for SDCERS said it would be illegal. It was never heard from again. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #34: I understand that as the year 1000 A.D. neared, people rushed to get absolution and indulgences, believing that the year 1000 would be the end of the world. You are doing the opposite: eating, drinking, being merry before the apocalypse. Best, Don Bauder
Response to #35: Good. There was too much thievery as it was.
Response to post #37: You're not kidding. I always said the ballpark district should be named Pillage Village. Best, Don Bauder
The San Diego Ballpork Song
Rip me off with a ballpark Give me corporate pork Buy me a mayor and council seat After the vote our team always gets beat
'cause it's fraud, fraud, fraud In our downtown Taxpayers lose It's a shame
Then it's one, two, three billion gone In Moores' big shell game!
Response to post #39: That is a tender and touching song, although it won't sit well with the establishment, which will refuse to sing it at the seventh inning stretches. Best, Don Bauder
So did the new version of the bailout include the language that Johnny Vegas quoted earlier for bailing out public retirement systems? That seems to make sense from the perspective that they already bail out private systems.
If you're referrign to the Fed's PBGC, the bailing out is substantially lower than stated/earned "retirements".
Take a look at what happened to United Airlines (BTW-this could be you very soon JF);
Court approves termination of United Airlines pension plans By Patrick Martin 13 May 2005
In a devastating blow to 122,000 workers and retirees, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled May 11 that United Airlines may default on its pension obligations and turn over control of its pension funds to a federal agency that is already swamped by corporate pension defaults. Judge Eugene Wedoff approved the airline management's request to terminate four pension plans—for pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other ground service workers. The $9.8 billion pension plan default is the largest in US history.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation will take over the plans, but federal regulations limit the amount of pension payments it can make to a maximum of about $45,000 a year. The highest paid UAL workers, such as pilots, will face pension cuts of up to 50 percent, while lower-paid workers could lose as much as 20 percent.
Johnny, I'm well aware of the limitations of the PBGC. There will obviously be some differences between public and private pension plans. And sorry, but that's not likely to happen to me soon, no matter how much you might wet your pants will glee over seeing public employees hurt.
By the way, today is the federally mandated "Fallen Firefighter Memorial Day". Did you remember to lower your flag to half mast? I'm trying to remember -- which day memorializes lawyers?
I have a park around the corner from my home dedicated to a fallen FF, with a memorial.
I will pay my respects today.
BTW, I see no reason why the PBGC would treat a public pension failure any different from a privatse failure.
Last time I checked the PBGC was $23 billion in the red-but that was years ago, probably triple that today.
Response to post #41: There is no question: the PBGC is underfunded. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #42: Are you sure BK won't happen soon? The odds are probably in your favor: it won't happen SOON. But it depends how you define "soon." Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #43: I don't know how PBGC handles muni BKs. Worth exploring. Best, Don Bauder
From the PBGC Mission Statement: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of nearly 44 million American workers in more than 30,000 private-sector defined benefit pension plans.
Doesn't say amything about handling public pensons.
Response to post #47: I don't know that this is definitive. There may be more. It remains worth exploring. Maybe when the legislation was written in the 1970s, nobody dreamed that municipalities would be going BK. Best, Don Bauder
Don, That's why I asked about the clause in the bailout bill. Is there a change to the PBGC? What will the change(s) be?
Don, That's why I asked about the clause in the bailout bill. Is there a change to the PBGC? What will the change(s) be? ==================================
I don't see how the bailout bill can be used to shore up public pensions-it would be fundamentally unfair. it would also be immoral.
Public pensions should be the FIRST pensions to be allowed to go under because of they are the gold plated, Cadillac pensions.
Here's a link to a pdf of H.R.1424.
Download it and read for yourself.
Response to post #54: The bill as written permits the czar to purchase the kind of paper you mention. But will it? I don't think so. You do. We can disagree. As to your second question: yes, I believe the bailout is an election year fraud. It simply delays the day of reckoning until after the election. At that point, whoever is elected will have to admit that, given the fact that this is an international crisis, $700 billion is a drop of spit in the ocean. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #49: The big change at the PBGC is the red ink. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #50: Many public pension systems are excessively generous and abusive, but that doesn't mean that the PBGC should be banned from bailing them out -- if, indeed, the PBGC is permitted to bail out public plans. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #51: It specifically permits the Treas. Secty. to purchase troubled mortgage-based derivatives. My guess is that they will be about 100 percent of what he chooses to purchase. This is not a bailout of Main Street. It is all about the socialization of Wall St. Best, Don Bauder
response to #54: I respectfully disagree. I believe some portion of this money will be used to purchase or ensure residential mortgages and in the case of future failures, protect college funds and pension plans affected by those failures. That being said, I wish that Sheila Baer should refrain from having the FDIC take over anymore banks. Let them orchestrate their own solutions or let them go under. Natural selection in the financial world
BTW, do you still feel that this bailout is a hoax,that Paulson is trying to run up the stock market before the election and after that, the government will say doesn't have the money to pull off this off and drop the whole thing?

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The Mack Mesa Airport, located in Fruita, CO, is an Airport serving the Mesa County area. The Airport facilities include terminals, hangars, maintenance facilities, and control towers. The Airport offers parking facilities, retail and dining services, access to local hotels, and transport options like rental cars, buses, and taxis. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversees the Airport in Fruita.You may contact the Airport for questions about:
The Fruita Airport offers scheduled passenger services from its facilities, such as domestic flights. Several airlines offer services from the Airport. Passengers can use Airport facilities such as parking options, terminal dining, gifts and memorabilia, and airline counter service.Airport Schedules
The Airport posts schedules listing arrival and departure times for all scheduled flights in Fruita. By contacting the Airport or visiting its website, passengers can search arrival and departure schedules, learn about delays or cancelled flights, and look up airport security wait times. For changes to flight reservations, passengers should contact the airline directly.Terminal Amenities
In the Mack Mesa Airport terminal, passenger amenities include airport lounges, dining and retail services, and restroom facilities. The Airport provides information about dining options, including fast-food restaurants, pubs and bars, quick service restaurants, and other dining options. Retail services at the Airport include packaged food to take on flights, gifts and memorabilia from the Mesa County area, and traveler products. For more on terminal amenities, contact the Airport.Municipal and Cargo Airports in Mesa County
In addition to Mack Mesa Airport, the Mesa County area also offers municipal and cargo airports. Municipal Airports, also known as General Aviation Airports, do not offer scheduled passenger services. Instead, they provide personal flying, air taxi, and chartered service, including corporate and business flights. The Municipal Airport may also offer emergency and disaster response services. Cargo Airports transport at least 100 million points of cargo annually. Some Cargo Airports also offer commercial services.Contact the Mack Mesa Airport
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
A Full-Service Home
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Can you remember full-service gas stations? I
can remember watching a full-service attendant
service our family car. First things first, he
filling the gas tank. Then he would give his
to popping the hood to check the fluid levels.
He would offer to change wiper blades or add a
little air to the tires. All the while, you were
snug in
the warm car. Those were great days.
I wonder if the family couldn't use a little more
full-service attention! For the month of May, we're
going to be doing a little full-service on our
with a series we've titled, "Family DNA—Building
a Healthy Core."
Every family has its own unique DNA. Some
have no kids, some have many kids. Some are
blended, some are single parent, and some are
married couples. Navigating the waters of family
life can be difficult and discouraging. What did
God have to say about healthy families?
As I have now moved into the grandfather
stage of life and have raised four children to
adulthood, it has become most clear to me that the
family would benefit greatly by a little more full
service attention.
Some experts have talked about keeping a
family's love tank on full. If love is the fuel that
makes families function best, then everyone
deserves a full tank. Whose job is it to refuel
members? For many homes, it's just mom. She is often
the sole attendant.
What would be healthier is for every family member
to take a more active role in making sure
the family's love tanks stay full.
The Bible suggests it is the responsibility of each
and every member of the family to fill the others'
tanks. Every member is a customer, and every
member is an attendant.
Everyone is lining up at the pumps, honking their
horns, and demanding attention. The challenge is
to get every member in attendant's uniforms.
A friend of mine used to tell his son, "If you lined
up all the little boys in the whole world, I'd
and search until I found you, and I'd pick you to be
my son." You've got to believe that would fill a
love tank.
We all know that children who compliment
parents…change parents overnight. That would fill
a parent's need for a little appreciation.
I can remember the exact day my father
became a hugger. He had listened to some Christian
broadcast one morning and announced that no kid of
his was leaving the house again without a hug from
dad. And even though I acted like I didn't enjoy
it…it was life changing for me.
To our married couples: what happens to your
small children when you and your spouse hug each
other in front of them? Have you noticed children
come running and try to squeeze in between you?
What do you think is happening there? Even kids
know that where there is love being shared, they
want to be right in the middle of it.
As we go into this series of sermons on the family,
know that any family can become healthier
starting right now with just a little more
attention. Get ready…our family DNA is about to
become stronger!
[Ron Otto, Preaching Minister, Lincoln Christian
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Oil spill was economic, not ecological disaster, Barbour says
WASHINGTON — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour came to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday with a message: last summer's Gulf of Mexico oil spill was an economic — not an environmental — disaster, and he wants lawmakers to help shore up the region's hard-hit fishing, tourism and energy sectors.
Barbour asked Congress to direct funds collected from Clean Water Act fines to the five Gulf states: Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
Barbour testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the impact of last year's BP oil spill. The hearing was about the impact of the Obama administration's offshore oil drilling moratorium.
The panel's Republicans and Democrats sparred over a report produced by the GOP majority critical of the Obama administration's handling of the oil spill. The committee's ranking Democrat, Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, complaining that Democrats had been shut out of the writing of the report.
Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said that Democrats could comment before the findings are published as a committee report.
The GOP version, distributed to the press, was critical of all aspects of the administration's response to the spill, including ongoing concerns that "the BP Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is stripping victims of their rights."
Asked about BP's compensation fund by Issa, which is being administered by BP agent Kenneth Feinberg, Barbour said, "I think they're trying to do a good job. It's sure better than having to litigate all this."
But Barbour spent more time talking about the BP oil spill's impact on commercial and recreational fishing and blaming the media for sensationalizing the spill's impact on the beaches and environment of the Magnolia State.
"For us, this turned out to be primarily an economic disaster," said Barbour, who noted that the spill was 108 miles from Gulfport. "It may develop that it's ecologically dangerous, but thus far — and we're different from Louisiana — it has been very manageable."
The media coverage of the BP spill, said Barbour, gave the impression that "the whole Gulf Coast was covered in oil."
"Our tourism industry was clobbered," he said, adding that though President Barack Obama's visit to the coast and to neighboring states helped, it was "one news day."
Barbour said the seafood industry had "huge losses" and "the processors were slammed." He said that lawmakers should move on legislation to return the Clean Water Act fines to the states hit by the oil spill.
Issa was critical of the drilling moratorium, which was lifted in October, and stressed that the administration has been slow in approving permits.
"The moratorium hurt us financially," Barbour said. "More importantly, it hurt the country."
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Wortman – 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wortman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Tuesday.
Nancy Sullivan and Tom Wortman were married March 18, 1964, in Manchester, Tenn., by the Rev. James F. Swinney.
They are the parents of Julie, of Nashville, Tenn.; and Barry, of Murfreesboro, Tenn. They have one grandson and one great-grandson.
Mr. Wortman retired from Newark City Schools.
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Apple Upgrades $399 iPad, Sells Cheaper iPhone 5C Overseas
The $399 Version of the 9.7-Inch Tablet Now Will Offer Sharper Screen, More Powerful Chip
Apple Inc. tweaked its entry-level iPad and iPhone lineup, as rival offerings that run Google Inc.'s Android operating system gain momentum among the most price-sensitive consumers.
The company refreshed its least expensive 9.7-inch tablet, swapping out the 2011 iPad 2 model for the fourth-generation version with a more powerful processor, faster wireless connectivity and a sharper display. Apple kept the price unchanged at $399 for the Wi-Fi version and at $529 for the Wi-Fi and cellular model....


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Best of AppStorm in July
We've collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you're interested in Mac, iPhone, Web, Android, Windows, or iPad apps, there's bound to be something you didn't spot over the course of the month. Now would be a good time to explore a part of the AppStorm Network you've never seen before!
Thanks for reading AppStorm, and I hope you enjoy looking over some of our favourite posts from last month!
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AOKP: Turning Scrap Into ICS Heaven
$70 canít get you as much these days as it used to. A tank of gas or maybe two? A dinner with a cheap bottle of wine? Pay your electric bill?
What if I told you that 70 greenbacks could get you a quality phone, Ice Cream Sandwich, and a no-contract plan on Big Red (Verizon for those outside of the States)? Well, to my surprise, it can. However, itís not without a bit of homework, eBay browsing, and some technical obstacles. But with a bit of effort, you can turn that chump change into a serious return.
7″ Is a Totally Different Tablet Market, and Google Chose Wisely
Over seven months ago, I decided that I was finally ready to have a tablet in my life, justifying the price versus its added benefit in between my iMacs, Macbook, iPod Touch and multiple Android and Symbian smartphones. As a person quite invested in the Apple ecosystem, it was rather surprising to my friends that I didnít even consider getting an iPad. Instead, I spent a few hours searching online for the perfect blend of features and compromises, and ended up with an Acer Iconia A100, a 7″ tablet. Why? Simply because there is no place in my life for a ~10″ tablet. And I am not alone.
Seven months later, with a 7″ tablet, Iím more convinced every day that they're a totally different beast compared to 9.7″-10″. Thereís a place for both sizes in the tablet market, as they each target divergent audiences and distinctively separate needs. I will share with you below my findings in terms of the 7″ tablet usability and why I think Google made a perfect choice when it comes to its new Nexus 7 tablet.
Nexus: From a Phone to an Experience
The Nexus brand has made some major strides since it was first introduced to us back in 2010. At that point it only represented a phone with a vanilla version of Android. Its purpose was simple: show people the true power of the Android operating system.
Since then, the brand has grown to mean more than just the name of a specific phone; it now describes a specific experience. These past couple of months, starting with Google I/O, gave us much deeper insight into what Google plans to do with the Nexus program — and I couldnít be more excited.
15 Stunning Holo-Themed Applications
Early in 2012, Google released a set of design principles to aid developers in creating apps that complement the Ice Cream Sandwich user interface, also known as 'Holo'. These guidelines aimed to allow for apps to 'enchant' and 'amaze' users, and simplify the user experience.
Now, while developers do not have to oblige Google and adhere to this aesthetic, many have embraced it with good results. This roundup highlights a few such applications worthy of your attention. Some youíll know and probably already use, but there might be a few surprises too.
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Rule the Air with Pocket Planes
Nearly a year after their hit game Tiny Tower was released, Nimblebit has contributed yet another tycoon-style game to their arsenal. This time around you get to rule the air. Pocket Planes has flown to the top of the App Store charts, but can it fly to the top of ours? Find out after the break.
Things for iPad: Stylish Mobile Task Management
A long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away) when iPad AppStorm wasn't even its own site, we looked at one of the most popular productivity apps for iPad, Things, and we gave it a highly praised 8 out of 10. We liked its stylish interface yet didn't particularly like its expensive price tag back then, which seemed a little excessive for just a simple productivity app.
Well, a lot has changed with Things since then, so let's revisit the app to see whether it can still live up to that 8 out of 10 score.
In Defense of the Stylus
When I first bought my original iPad, I never thought once about getting a stylus. It didn't really seem necessary, and why should it? Our fingers are the intended tool to use here, right? But when I bought my new iPad a few months ago, things changed. Suddenly, I felt like a stylus wasn't just an accessory, but necessary.
Why? What changed with the new iPad versus my original? Is there really a reason why anyone needs a stylus? Maybe, maybe not. Let's find out after the jump.
Epic Meal Time: Get Your Bacon, Haters
We all stumble upon YouTube videos different ways. Sometimes it's a coworker at the office who passes around a clip, or maybe a friend says, "You've GOT to see this." I don't remember how I found out about the Epic Meal Time crew, but I did, and I've been a fan ever since.
Now they have an app for the iPad and iPhone — the appropriately named Epic Meal Time — and it's a doozy. Will their success on YouTube parlay into more Internet money made in the App Store? Put on your sunglasses and your Expos hat, because we're going to find out.
Best of Windows.AppStorm
Replace the Command Prompt With PowerCmd
Anyone who has used Windows for a number of years will remember the occasional requirement to work with DOS. Although Windows has a rich and powerful graphical user interface, there are still times when the command line, if not DOS from the days of old, is still useful.
But the command prompt that is available by default is both limited and restricted, and this is where PowerCMD comes to the rescue.
Google Drive: Is it the Dropbox Killer?
Google is one of my favorite web companies because of all the incredible free apps they offer. They are my go-to for email, calendar and photos, and now they are my first choice for online file storage.
After many months of its rumored existence, Google Drive was finally launched on April 24, 2012. Now that it's been a little over a month, it's time to see how Google Drive stacks up against its competitors.
Graphics Over Gameplay: Why I Hate Current Games
Over the past ten years, the gaming industry has significantly evolved, rapidly growing to provide for the consumer market. As technology has become more advanced, the games we play have needed to progress with them. This has meant factors such as graphics and game play have changed the way they are presented.
Today, games bore me. I've found over the last few years that every single game seems to play exactly the same way. This has ultimately encouraged me to join the MMO world. But, that's a different story. This story starts with a love of Harry Potter.
An Idiotís Guide to Good Browsing Habits
A few years ago, I was recruited by my dear mother to set up my grandmaís new computer and bring her up to speed on computing in the modern world. No big deal, right? Explaining the keyboard and mouse is fairly straightforward. Windows operates in a user-friendly manner most of the time so no problems there. And then thereís the Internet: one of the most powerful inventions of the 20th century with the power to connect users to family, friends, and free knowledge, and the evil to empty your bank account into the hands of a skivvy email spammer.
Where does one begin when laying out a framework to explain the ins and outs of the World Wide Web? How does one go about relating the etiquette of never using all-caps to type an email or the self-preservation of never falling for a Craigslist buyer's promise of sending a freight truck to pick up your used car? I'm about to make an attempt so here goes: an Idiot's Guide to Good Browsing Habits.
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Cheddar: The Seamless Todo List Application
I've used plenty to-do list applications in my day, and shelled out quite a bit of money for them, to say the least. Some boasted much more features than others, while some were better designed. And, well, some were better than others. I have found that I prefer the simple to-do app, so I resorted to using Clear.
Then a nifty little app called Cheddar came out. It was similar to Clear because of its simplicity of design and function, but seemed to be a bit more robust when it came down to features. But does Cheddar make the cut and replace Clear as my go-to to-do list application? Find out after the jump.
Make Your iPhone More Efficient with Launch Center Pro
One of the Mac apps I could never live without is Alfred. It just makes everything so much quicker and easier to do — just a press of a keyboard shortcut and the action I want to carry out is just a few letters away. Unfortunately, we haven't seen an iOS app that can streamline our actions just like Alfred.
That is, until now. App Cubby's newest release, Launch Center Pro, is the Alfred that iOS has been missing ever since its debut. Launch Center Pro will completely revolutionize the way you use your iPhone by bringing several features into one place. Learn more about how this app can make your iPhone that much more efficient after the break.
Astrid: Be Productive with Friends
To-do apps are a dime a dozen on the iPhone, and it's hard for any one of them to stand out. To make a real impression, there has to be something new and useful brought to the table. What I always need and am always looking for is an app that lets me share my to-do list. I don't live in a bubble, and sometimes I want to collaborate with my family and friends to get the job done.
After hiding its to-do light under Android's bushel, Astrid recently brought social to-dos and task management to iOS. With a snappy interface and to-do sharing amongst my contacts, Astrid may be the task management app I've been looking for.
The Amazing Spider-Man Spins a Web of Fun
Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man hit theaters in July, becoming the second movie this summer from the House of Ideas (the first being The Avengers). Whenever Spider-Man gets a flick, a game is guaranteed. In this case it's the film's eponymous release from Gameloft.
Peter Parker's alter ego has been featured in video games since the 1970s. In the digital world, he's probably faced his entire rogues gallery. He's also been playable in every beat-'em-up, fighting, role-playing and side-scrolling fashion imaginable. But The Amazing Spider-Man is where fans get the Spidey who does all of those ⎯ and has been missing from other adaptations. Let's find out more after the jump.
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Codiqa: Mobile App Prototyping, Reinvented
You can't sit down and design a new app or site every time inspiration strikes. Even if you were going to actually make a new app, you need to plan it out before. You could just pull out a napkin and pen and start drawing, or you might want to use a prototyping app to get a more polished design a bit quicker. Prototyping and wireframing web apps are not exactly few and far between, but a fairly new release has enough notability to let us take a look.
Codiqa is a prototyping tool for mobile interfaces that, in a similar fashion to actual development environments like Xcode, lets you visually build up an interface for a mobile resolution and then export an interactive, useable, jQuery-powered prototype that you can load up on a device. Rather than just throwing together a mockup of your idea, you're actually taking the first steps towards making your app a reality. Let's take a look.
A Fresh Look at UserReport, Pitch-Perfect Surveys
Not long ago, I took an in-depth look at a new interesting website feedback app called UserReport. It came with everything a webmaster would need to effectively get feedback about their website to allow them to make important changes that benefit users and overall just ensure that users were satisfied with the website itself. Recently, its launched several new updates that make the app even more user-friendly and as such, I thought it'd be worth taking another look.
Read on to find out more about UserReport's new and updated features!
LayerVault: Seamless Design Version Control
If you're a graphic designer who works with other team members on projects, you probably know the pain of keeping them up to date with revisions and updated files. Whether it be in Photoshop, Fireworks or other creative applications, there aren't any easy ways to share realtime updates and files with your teammates, until now.
In this article, we will be showing you a cool new web app which goes by the name 'LayerVault'. LayerVault allows you to easily share your progress and other information with your teammates and clients. Your team members can enjoy realtime viewing of revisions via the web app and can keep their own files updated seamlessly with whatever creative application they may be using.
Roll Your Own Cloud with the PogoPlug Series 4
Nowadays, the cloud is a hyper inflated buzzword that seems to flow from the lips of everyone 5 to 95 years old. Despite the word itself, using the cloud simply means you're storing your files on someone else's server instead of on your local computer. The problem is, some may not feel quite so secure about storing their private files on a server owned by someone else, but they would still like to take advantage of the conveniences of online services. Pogoplug is the product for those individuals.
PogoPlug allows you to roll your own cloud with ease and style. Using your own network connection and a relatively cheap mini-server, you can create your own hosted services that give you everything web apps promise without having to save your files on a 3rd party server unless you want to. It's an intriguing tool, so let's take a look and see if it's the cloud tool you'll been looking for.
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Review
Today, Apple has finally released their latest addition to the OS X family with version 10.8, also known as "Mountain Lion". This new version brings with it a whole host of improvements, most of which focus on bringing features such as the Notification Center and iCloud from iOS to the Mac. In addition to those new features, 10.8 also includes systemwide refinements, which make the OS feel like what Lion should have been. And, at only $19.99, it's the most affordable version of OS X yet.
Read on for our in-depth review of Apple's latest big cat, and a chance to win a free copy of Mountain Lion!
Tweetbot Public Alpha: The Latest Alternate to Twitter for Mac
For a while now, members of the Tapbots team have teased an upcoming release of Tweetbot for Mac by using it to Tweet, leaving the footprint of "via Tweetbot for Mac" all over their timelines. While there was a rumor going around Twitter claiming that the full version of the app would be making its debut today, the developer instead decided to release a free public alpha to let everyone be a part of testing a new robot masterpiece.
I spent a few hours using Tweetbot for Mac version 0.6 today and have jotted down all my thoughts on the new client. Is it worth trying out, or should you stick with the official Twitter app? How many bugs does it have? What's the difference between it and stable alternatives on the Mac? Find out the answers to these questions and more after the break
6 Simplenote Apps for Note-Syncing on Mac
There are so many different ways to keep notes on the Mac, but even with the advent of Notes on iOS and now OS X, Simplenote has remained one of the most popular apps for taking notes. Simplenote on its own is a convenient way to access text notes via your web browser from just about anywhere. Matched up with the literally dozens of apps for Mac, PC, and mobile, you can have complete control over your notes wherever you go.
We're going to look at five of the Mac apps for Simplenote and see where they succeed and where they fail. Whether you're a Simplenote veteran looking to try something new, or you've never even thought of using an app to manage your notes, we'll take a closer look at what makes a good notes app. While there's still more Simplenote apps to be had out there, hopefully this list will help you break free of pen and paper.
30+ Apps for Your Multiple Monitor Setup
Welcome to the land of multiple monitors. The land where you can sit on your desk and immerse yourself with your work, your gaming, and your media. A land where our inner geek comes out and takes complete control over you while salivating over the amount of real estate those screens possess – not to mention how amazingly cool it looks.
But. This land can get a bit daunting. There is a lot of space to use, as well as applications to manage and keep organized. To facilitate this process, we have put together a list of a few apps (old and new) that will help you manage windows, the menubar, and even use other devices as your external monitors.
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Is there something in particular you'd like to see on the site next month? We'd absolutely love to hear your suggestions for articles, topics and giveaways. Just let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading AppStorm!


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Sequestration in the coulee means uncertainty
In this community, whose economy is based overwhelmingly on a federal payroll and outsourced contracts, not a lot is yet certain about how the latest fiscal political drama emanating from the other Washington will play out.
"Sequestration" became the law of the land on March 1. An act passed by Congress in 2011 was designed to give time for Democrats and Republicans to agree on a path toward reducing the nation's deficit spending. It imposes across-the-board budget cuts on everybody's favorite federal programs. At the time, it was assumed such cuts would be so repulsive to Congress that compromise on the deficit would surely result. It didn't work out that way.
The entire federal government must now cut about $85 billion out of the budget for this year. The Department of the Interior, of which the National Park Service and the bureaus of Reclamation and Indian Affairs are a part, must cut some $800 million in a seven-month period, effectively a nine-percent cut to programs over that time.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wrote to all DOI employees Friday that despite reductions in spending on everything from overtime to conferences, he expects furloughs for thousands of permanent employees across the 76,000-employee department. But he noted that woud vary from program to program.
Local federal leaders don't know exactly what that means to local federal programs, but hiring is now frozen for the NPS and Reclamation, just in time to hurt seasonal programs that typically hire starting in March.
At Grand Coulee Dam, officials are "still in the process of sorting out what impact, if any, that's going to have on us," said Power Manager Mark Jenson.
Part of Jenson's uncertainty stems from the fact that the project he heads isn't funded like most of the federal government. In the mid-1990s Congress approved a plan that would allow the Bonneville Power Administration, which sells the electricity generated by federal hydropower dams on the Columbia River, to fund maintenance and operations of the dam directly. Those dollars earned from power sales come from BPA, not through the U.S. Treasury, but it's still federal money.
The hiring freeze, however, may impact even the local economy if Congress does not act soon. Neither Reclamation nor the NPS can currently hire seasonal employees to staff visitor centers, conduct tours, mow lawns, collect camping fees, clean rest rooms or keep the lasers on in the new laser light show at the dam, the biggest tourist attraction in Eastern Washington.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Foster said the NPS was told to plan for a five-percent reduction. Foster just took his new position in February. He said LRNRA is waiting for direction from the NPS regional office on just how to implement the cuts.
"Obviously, there are going to be some impacts," he said, and people familiar with their facilities may notice differences, such as uncut lawns, but no facility closures.
"As of right now," he said Tuesday, "we're not planning on closing anything."
At Grand Coulee Dam, contractors will still be able to deliver on a new $1.6 million laser light show scheduled to start this summer, but how often, or whether, it will be seen each night is uncertain.
"If hiring constraints come into play," Jenson noted, "that may affect our Visitor Center operations and the laser show."
Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Nespelem and Portland declined to comment, referring questions to a Washington, D.C. office, which could not be reached for this story.


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Jon Gosselin might have multiple kids – but the newly divorced dad won't have multiple reality shows.
On Wednesday, TMZ reported the Octo-dad is in talks to join Endemol's new reality show, tentatively titled "Divorced Dad's Club." However, a rep from the production company told Access Hollywood that report is false.
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"No, we are not in talks with him as he is under contract with TLC," the Endemol rep told Access. "But, our show is currently in development although casting is not finalized yet."
Though Jon is not in talks to join the series, his camp did reportedly contact the production company.
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Mark your calendars for the THIRD THURSDAY of the month... it's Mutt Mingle time from 6-8pm! Join us for our monthly mixer in our newest location and enjoy special treats, toasts, and plenty of in-store tail-wagging.
Mutt Mingles are a great way for your dog to learn valuable social skills. It's a chance for them to experience and interact in a social setting - with food, drink and plenty of other distractions. It's important for your dog to learn how to behave around other dogs and people. Dog parks or beaches can be very intimidating. Our indoor facility provides for a very comfortable setting and fun atmosphere. Dogs can be off-leash if supervised closely by their owners. For their protection, we lock the front door so dogs are safe from the street traffic.


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Perhaps I constructed that headline incorrectly. What it should read is "Memorize the Fighting Moves of My Favorite Persona Character and Five Others", because no one could ever defeat Chie Satonaka. I guess that would have been too long.
Persona 4 Arena comes to North America on August 7, and Atlus is rolling out a series of videos showing off the moves of the all-star cast. Fans eager to fight with their favorites should commit these to memory, perhaps pulling out the old fight stick and pretending to play in preparation.
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Some Ithaca College grads follow the straight and narrow path from college to career. Others, like Greg Silverman, find themselves on a more circuitous route.
As an Ithaca student, Silverman studied anthropology and politics. He then went on to graduate school at the University of Wyoming, specializing in Arab-Israeli relations. He seemed to be following a particular path, but then, he says, he became disenfranchised with academia and moved back to Ithaca in 1996. His childhood friend, Rob Cohen, had bought Stella's Café in Collegetown and was hoping to expand. Silverman bought a 50 percent share of the café, and the two opened a restaurant/bar next door.
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But, like Odysseus, adventure and a cause lured Silverman away from Ithaca. "You never know when a new idea will come about," he muses. In fall 2008, he sold Stella's again and also Olivia and moved to London, U.K., where he says he is "even more immersed with food."
As a community food worker for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Silverman creates, organizes, and runs healthy cooking workshops, seminars, and short-term courses for lower-income parents of young children. He also serves as the chef trainer for Good Food Training for London, where he organizes and runs cooking, management, and sustainability workshops for public-sector chefs working in schools, hospitals, prisons, and nurseries. In his spare time, he is completing a master's degree in food policy at the City University of London—and cooking from scratch every day.
While a return to Ithaca may or may not be in the cards, Silverman's undergraduate years at IC gave him some enduring insights he takes with him wherever he goes.
"Ithaca College helped me understand that life is in the learning, the living, and the giving, and I continue to live by that each and every day," he says. "Beyond my endless desire to cook for friends and family, beyond wanting to bring a bit of the simplicity of ingredients and banquet of camaraderie that I enjoyed each and every day when I was living in Mali, beyond simply helping people cook more food from scratch for less time and less money, I simply want to think of food in a different way, eat with gusto and vigor, but, most important, just share food with people."
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This was a fun post to read. I love cooking and I'd never heard of being able to major in Arab-Israeli relations!


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Children who get the wrong answer but attempt sums using long and short multiplication or adding and subtracting in columns will be rewarded with additional points.
Ministers insisted the changes – being introduced from 2016 – were intended to stop pupils using "clumsy, confusing and time-consuming" methods of working out.
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The reforms will coincide with the introduction of a new primary school maths curriculum which places a greater emphasis on times tables and mental arithmetic at a young age to prepare children for the demands of secondary education.
Ministers have already announced that calculators will be banned in maths tests sat by 11-year-olds at the end of primary school.
Elizabeth Truss, the Education Minister, will outline the plans in a speech to the North of England Education Conference in Sheffield on Thursday.
Speaking before the address, she said: "Chunking and gridding are tortured techniques but they have become the norm in recent years. Children just end up repeatedly adding or subtracting numbers, and batches of numbers.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) ramped up its fight to have its Office Open XML document format made into an international standard on Monday as delegates from 37 countries met to reconsider the proposal.
Their meeting hosted by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in Geneva is meant to help broker consensus after a preliminary vote on the standard failed six months ago.
There will be no ballot during the week-long talks, but the 87 national standards bodies who previously voted will have until March 29 to adjust their positions, giving the world's largest software maker another shot at the two-thirds majority it needs for approval.
"The ISO/IEC members who voted on the draft in September will have 30 days to change their votes if they wish," said Roger Frost, a spokesman for the Geneva-based agency.
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