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WASHINGTON, DC (December 30, 2011) -The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will induct five legendary journalists into its Hall of Fame, the organization's highest honor. Also to be presented is the Ida B. Wells Award, an annual honor highlighting the achievement of a media executive who has demonstrated a commitment to diversifying the nation's newsrooms and improving the coverage of people and communities of color. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the gala benefit fellowship programs.
Annually, NABJ pays homage to legendary black journalists who have made outstanding contributions to the industry. Over the last 20 years, NABJ has inducted more than 45 journalists into the esteemed Hall of Fame, including W.E.B DuBois, John H. Johnson, Ed Bradley and Carole Simpson.
"These giants in journalism have blazed trails so that black journalists today can have more freedom and professional opportunities," said NABJ President Gregory Lee Jr. "We are proud to salute these worthy honorees."
This year's honors will be hosted by Suzanne Malveaux, anchor for the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. edition of CNN Newsroom. Malveaux worked in CNN's White House unit for nearly a decade and has played a key role as a member of the network's Best Political Team on Television and as the primary substitute anchor for "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer.
Attendees will have access to the 250,000 square foot museum of news. The Newseum features seven levels of galleries, theaters, retail spaces and visitor services. It offers a unique environment that takes attendees behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made.
2012 NABJ Hall of Fame Inductees:
GwenIfillIfill is moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for the "PBS NewsHour." She also is the best-selling author of "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama."
Ifill reports on a wide range of issues from foreign affairs to U.S. politics and policies interviewing national and international newsmakers. She has covered six presidential campaigns and moderated two vice presidential debates.
PAT HARVEY- KCBS Los Angeles
PatHarveyHarvey is an award-winning veteran broadcast journalist and the longest-running anchor in prime time at one station in Los Angeles.
One of Harvey's 16 Emmy award wins was for a multiple report on basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson a decade after he was diagnosed with HIV. In 2001, Harvey also took home an Emmy for a series of reports from East Africa on the AIDS epidemic and the brutal centuries-old practice of female genital mutilation.
RUTH ALLEN OLLISON- KXAS/KDAF Dallas, KHOU Houston
OllisonOllison made history by becoming the first African American Female News Director in a top 10 Market when she was promoted to the position in Dallas in 1985 at KDAF Television.
Ollison has dedicated much of her professional career to radio and television, showing renowned strengths in news reporting, anchoring and management. Her expertise as a dynamic news executive enhanced many markets including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Washington D.C.
After two decades in the broadcasting industry, Ollison sought to transform the conditions that she had covered for so long as a journalist. She landed in inner-city Houston, where she bought a crack house in one of the most notorious areas of the city and started a ministry. Still very much in the business of communication, Ollison uses her years of experience delivering the news of the day to deliver some good news.
JOHNATHAN RODGERS- TV One
JohnathanRodgersAfter close to 50 years of service in the media business, TV One President and CEO Johnathan Rodgers retired in June.
Rodgers is among the nation's most influential television executives. He served as the highest-ranking black executive a television network from 1990 to 1996, expanding the Discovery Network into a multibillion-dollar success in the cable industry. In 2003, he helped launch TV One.
Under his leadership, TV One, which serves nearly 53 million adults, has become recognized as the quality programming alternative for African-Americans
WALLACE TERRY- TIME Magazine
TerryWallaceIn 1967, Terry became deputy bureau chief for Time magazine in Saigon. His two years of Vietnam War reporting included coverage of the Tet offensive and scores of combat missions with American and South Vietnamese pilots. In addition to writing for USA TODAY and Parade magazine, Terry was an award-winning author, producer and public speaker. He died on May 29, 2003.
Ida B. Wells Award Recipient:
MICHAEL FIELDS- WABE Atlanta
Michael FieldsFields is News Director at WABE 90.1 FM in Atlanta and has worked 35 years in commercial and public broadcasting, including 20 years with NPR where he served as Southern Bureau chief and worked with member stations in 13 states.
Fields is being recognized for his efforts which have resulted in WABE news coverage which is a more accurate reflection of the diverse communities that the public broadcasting station in Atlanta serves.
For ticket sales and sponsorship information, and additional information on the NABJ Hall of Fame, please click here, or contact NABJ Program Manager Irving Washington at email@example.com.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C. NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.


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This is Part 2 of the Millie and Me story…
Armed with her financial forecasts and projected footfalls, Sophie applied for a bank loan and was surprised, after she's supplied all her spreadsheets, that they offered one over the phone. "I've never even met my bank manager," she says.
"So you went from not knowing how anything works to being able to present your case and persuade the bank to loan you £10,000?"
"Yes, it's amazing isn't it?"
Once the application for a 'change of use' was approved, the lease was drawn up and the shop was theirs. "How long from getting the keys to opening up?" I ask.
"Six weeks," she says, slowly, as if she's re-living every moment of it. "We're still doing the finishing touches.
"I had the decor in mind the moment I walked into the place and we've managed to do it just the way I imagined it. Apart from getting someone in to do the electrics, James has done it all. He's laid the floor, built the kitchen – he's also a qualified plumber – he's done everything. I'm so lucky because it's saved us thousands of pounds in shopfitting."
On the furthest wall they've made a feature of some pink and silver fleur-de-leys-type wallpaper. The pink and white chairs give the place a contemporary feel which is contrasted by the long wooden church pew against one wall. It's well done.
There's a chalkboard that's been promoting today's specials: individual choritzo pitta pizzas and, for the less adventurous, a cheese and bacon quiche. Another board lists coffees at prices less than our local Costa.
"How did the name Millie and Me come about?"
"That took a long time," says Sophie. "Millie wasn't keen at first. But we couldn't think of anything else and it just seemed to fit so well. She agreed eventually and now she's really proud of it."
"And how, do you think, starting up this business has affected you and your daughter?"
"I would say, emotionally, we took a massive risk. The set-up period has been quite stressful for us all and only now are things settling down. Millie is doing much of the baking and earning an income from that." Millie's Brownies are a staple on the cakes menu. "In the holidays she'll come and work with me here. But there's no obligation, no expectation. She wants to go to college after her GCSEs which would be great. She's really good at Spanish, and at art and English, she's got plenty of options.
"Ah, look at these we've just got this morning." Sophie jumps up and grabs an envelope from the top of the counter. "We did a coffee course."
"A what?"
"We did a course on how to use the coffee machine correctly." Blimey, I didn't realise it was so complicated. But, having finished my Americano and wiped the last of the cream from around my mouth, I can appreciate why it's important to differentiate yourself in a crowded market.
"I hate certificates normally but I'm quite proud of this one. The café was always going to be about the coffee. There are loads of places to eat in Brixham but there is nowhere – in our opinion – that serves really good coffee.
"We choose really carefully – got a good coffee machine and then did the right training – and Millie came with James and I, so she's got her own certificate. At the moment we are the only three who can do it. Harry thinks he can, but he can never get the milk right. Whereas Millie comes along and makes perfect lattes every time. It's quite funny."
"And now, nearly a month after you've opened, how does the reality compare with your projections?"
"Pretty much spot on," she says. "Although, as I said, we've been quite pessimistic with our forecast until now. But it's not Easter yet. We've been building up a good bank of regulars and we've been giving everyone loyalty cards, you know, a free coffee for every 10 purchases. On Saturday a customer claimed his 11th coffee… and we'd only been open for just over two weeks which just shows we're getting the repeat business that we need."
"So, fast forward, do you think this is the first of a chain of coffee shops for you?"
"Oh, I really think there ought to be a Millie and Me in Totnes. We'd fit in there quite well."
"And, as far as the Neighbourhood Challenge goes, you weren't one of the winners…".
"No, but neither do I think we should have been. Although there have been other benefits for both Millie and I, at the end of the day we are a commercial business. I think prizes of £3,500 should be ploughed back into the community rather than support a fledgling business like ours which has to make a profit."
While I am here, in front of Sophie, I ask her the question that I've been asking all week. "What do you think it is that makes YES so special?"
She doesn't hesitate. "I don't want to be cheesy but I have to say it's down to Chris and Angela, as people. Having worked for years in health and social care, both for statutory organisations and in the voluntary sector, where everything is so politically correct and so by the book, sometimes we actually forget we're dealing with real people. At YES, although they stay totally professional, somehow the edges get blurred, do you know what I mean? I don't know whether that's because of them as people or just the way Brixham is, but they will do what is needed, and they do what is right.
"I remember once when I was working as a runaways worker. There was a young person –known to Angela – who was going to be homeless for the night. We couldn't help her that particular night and she had nowhere else to go and so Angela put her up. And at my work there was uproar – she shouldn't be doing that, they said – and, at the time, I agreed with my colleagues. But now I see it differently. Angela had known that young person for many years and did not want to see her on the streets even for one night. She was totally professional about it, clear about the boundaries, but she did what was right and I think that is what makes YES so special."
"It's the same for every successful community project," I say, "it's down to individuals isn't it? Sometimes the authorities just don't get it. You can't put that on a spreadsheet."
"Yes, exactly."
"I'm thinking I'd quite like to take a picture of you standing in the window looking out. Would you be up for that?"
That's all folks! Journey to The Edge was by Len Grant. Thanks for reading.

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Moya Brennan
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Sonja wrote:hi hello this is my first step into the world of Moya Brennan, the star and her admirers. And must stay, after roaming about the site floor the love the admiration the closeness is so greatly felt among all fans and Ms Moya...
I am only a guest and am not registered yet there is something I would very much like to share with you..all
About a few weeks ago a friend and I went to Moya's concert in Groningen, not because we were fans of her music, 2 decades ago I once saw Clannad and I guess it was a good performance, but cannot remember very much of it. But long time in our house, there was a Clannad album lying between all other records. Anyway we went, as my friend is an avid fan of Irish music I told her she should go to see Ms Moya Brennan who is an Irish legend. She wanted to go only and because she said she once seen a documentary on Dutch tv in which Ms Moya talked of her life and that she had made a christian cd. After watching the interview she bought "TwoHorizons" thinking that was the christian cd. She, my friend, was not much fan of Ms Moya either not in the sense of adoring her music, neither with Clannad nor her solo project.
Anyway we were at the Oosterpoort in Groningen that evening after a day's work and as we entered something amazing happened, there was a weird feel of sacred atmosphere that hit me. Being a (total) christian entering a world that in my view has no connnection with Gods Word at all that taught me something of the infinite love that was present that very evening. Even the silence in the audience during the concert seemed perfectly fitting as if everyone, every soul, as we certainly were, was struck in awe of so much beauty. Because that was what Ms Moya did, we got caught in the beauty of her music her presence and if anything at all, it was in all its worldliness an absolute heaven steered concert... ah yes we have bought all her solorecords, i think that very evening and are still enjoying, no feed ourselves with her music...thank you Ms Moya we have surrendered..and felt so blessed and still feel that way
We met after the concert to ask for the christian cd's and could tell her that I work as pastoral councellor at our church. It so happens that I am working at this time especially with young women/girls looking for their identity, and have girls under my wings who went through abortions, sexual violence, from incestuous- through violent relationships. And then Ms Moya told us about the book on her life and that she was into a project in Ireland of helping young girls/women....she was such an inspiration and most of all she is a heaven-sent star that fills empty hearts, tired and broken souls..
and this, her site, absolutely radiates that warmth. Ms Moya, will you not forget the book...we can absolutely use it as testimony and guidance among many a young girl and woman ...and even the men could learn...
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Saturday Preview: Entering February, Stakes Are RaisedPosted by Bennet Hayes on February 1st, 2014
Hello February! College hoops welcomes you into 2014's second month with a mouth-watering slate of action. You may be sold at "Duke-Syracuse," but there will be plenty of games that don't set Carrier Dome attendance records worth watching. That's not to say that your college basketball fan credentials will be confiscated if you aren't settling in to your couch for some ACC on ESPN action at 6:30 PM ET today – because they will be – but here are some other storylines to watch on the first day of February.
Perfection Will Be Tested
For the first time since 1976, there are three teams 20-0 or better in college basketball, and all three are in action on Saturday. Wichita State shouldn't have any issues with Evansville (3-6 in the MVC) at The Roundhouse (3:00 PM ET, ESPNU), but both Arizona and Syracuse face serious threats to their dreams of perfection. The Wildcats visit Berkeley to take on a Cal team (10:30 PM ET, P12 Nets) which had been undefeated at home up until Wednesday, when Arizona State squeezed out an overtime win over the Bears. If Mike Montgomery's team is to add the signature victory of all signature victories to its resume, they will need senior Richard Solomon to have a big game against that impressive Arizona frontcourt. All the way across the country, Duke would be well-served to find a way to match up with the impressive frontcourt of their undefeated opponent. The Blue Devils are not a great rebounding team, but in their game with Syracuse (6:30 PM ET, ESPN), keeping the Orange (ninth nationally in OR%) off the offensive glass will be imperative for Coach K's squad. On the other end, look for Jabari Parker to get plenty of touches out of the high post. A record crowd is expected at the Carrier Dome for this one, which obviously sounds like good news for Syracuse. Maybe not, though. The last time there was an attendance record set at the dome (last February, versus Georgetown), a do-it-all 6'8" forward named Otto Porter torched the Orange for 33 points and eight rebounds in a lopsided victory for the visitors. Can Parker induce a little déjà vu on Saturday, and end Syracuse's perfect season while he's at it?


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klausesser wrote:Markus, Vaslag, Shai - that´s really bad news!
I mean Kolor as the distributor in Europe should take action, if you bought the device from them.
The question is: do you prefer hoping it will get better . . somewhen - or do you need a reliable device
immediately for doing your work . . ?
best, Klaus
shais wrote:BTW, if I understand correctly, the T&C controller can be used in the future to control their head, right? (although though it's cheaper than the clauss rodeon it's still too pricy for me right now. I'll have to do A LOT of work with it to make its price worth)
tws7 wrote:has any one used the T&C Touch Controller yet? I don't want to go through the Panoshoot problems again. With the panoshoot I ended up writing my own XML files for each of my lens.
mamoo wrote:Hi all.
I also agree with shais.I wasted money.
Well, please refer to the next best thing. It is the experiences with me.
Since I only use mosaic mode, the story of 360-degree panorama is not possible.
Fortunately, because it had Bluetooth module, you can control free software "PandroidWiz" from Nexus7.
I did not use enough of the function, "PandroidWiz" if there is no preset generator with great features, "Papywizard" however.
So, I have created a preset generator.
Is this:
The result is something to be sufficiently satisfied my request.
The motion of Panogear is also speedy. It is not a very low speed even if I use a 300mm lens. This is what I had point out earlier.
Comparison of the behavior in the 300mm lens:
I'd appreciate it if accustomed to reference.
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New pacemaker 'a big step forward'
A pacemaker the size of a pill has been fitted inside the heart of a UK patient in a revolutionary new operation.
The wireless device used for the first time in the country at Southampton General Hospital, known as the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, is the smallest in the world at one-10th the size of traditional models and is implanted directly in the heart.
Currently, pacemakers are inserted under the skin via an incision in the chest and connected to the heart via a lead which carries electrical signals to correct slow or irregular heartbeats - but they can require replacement due to broken or dislodged wires.
The new device, which is placed inside the wall of the heart by a catheter passed up through the groin, delivers electrical impulses from an electrode, removing the need for a lead to transmit signals.
Professor John Morgan, consultant cardiologist, said: "While pacemakers have saved countless thousands of lives over the past seven decades since the first devices were implanted, one of the major drawbacks has been complications related to the pacing lead that is put in to deliver electrical impulses to the heart.
"Now we have pacemakers that are so small - not much larger than an antibiotic pill - they can be attached directly to the inside of the heart, all the problems related to the old-fashioned pacemaker lead are abolished."
Prof Morgan, who is also honorary chair in cardiac rhythm management at the University of Southampton, said the introduction of the device and launch of the study was a "landmark moment".
He added: "In addition to the advantages of the device's size and wireless technology, the procedure reduces the risk of infection and extended recovery time associated with traditional, more invasive surgical pacemaker implants.
"This a big step forward in patient treatment and a milestone for cardiac rhythm management in the UK."


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Summary Meeting Notes: July 16, 2012 Education and Youth Success PEG
July 16, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Attendees: Paul Cathcart; Gabriel Graff; Troy Tate; Lois Cohen; Diana Hall; Stacey Triplett; Ernesto Contreras; Douglas Hardy; Seth Warren; Bill Cunningham; Michelle Lagos; Lilly Windle; Karen Fisher-Gray; Mary Richardson; Helen Ying; Bob Glascock; Scott Rose; Deborah Stein
Staff / Facilitator: Deborah Stein, Bob Glascock, Bill Cunningham, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability; Libby Barg, Barney & Worth
Public / Guests: Leslie Foren, Morgan Barry, George Hocker, Melissa Cannon, Chris Scarzello
View the original agenda, including materials, for this meeting (links for meeting materials provided at the end of the meeting notes).
Welcome and Introductions
Presenter: Libby Barg
Summary: Self-introductions
Integrating Equity
Presenter: Bob Glascock and Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Summary: Bob and Deborah gave a general overview of the Portland Plan equity framework and how it will be integrated into Education and Youth Success PEG's work.
Schools as "Centers of Community"
Presenter: Deborah Stein and Bill Cunningham, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Summary: Deborah and Bill gave a brief presentation on the use of schools for community activities in relationship to Portland Plan's actions and goals. Schools are part of a "complete neighborhood" as defined by the Portland Plan. Examples provided were Rosa Parks Elementary and Parkrose High School. At PHS, a branch of the Multnomah County Library within the school was discontinued, discussed unintended consequences and community impacts.
Discussion Item #1: How can schools contribute more as centers of community through shared use of facilities?
- The role of schools as "centers of community" is changing and there are opportunities through the Comprehensive Plan update to shape how schools are used for the benefit of schools and the community.
- Opportunities are different if using existing buildings/fields vs. preparing to build new facilities/fields.
- Some long-term uses of schools are currently not permitted by city code.
- Access and layout of many schools are not compatible with community use (bathrooms notADAaccessible, elevators don't access areas the community uses). There are physical /safety/security barriers to community use.
- Priorities should be established for community uses of schools.
- Community use of schools needs to be compatible with educational objectives.
- "Centers of Community" should be better defined.
- Community needs for schools facilities should be assessed school by school. There is no universal blueprint.
Discussion Item #2: Are there contemporary models for school buildings that offer insights for schools as centers for community?
- Examples
- ParkroseBronco Barn
- ACE charter schools
- SunnysideEnvironmentalSchool(community meeting space)
- RosaParksFamilyResourceCenter(facility for job searches)
- Uses
- Sharing facilities / resources with community colleges
- School cafeterias used as commercial kitchens
- School based health centers
- Food banks
- Community gardens
- Satellite government offices (distributing information on where to get services)
- Emergency centers/shelters
Discussion Item #3: Should a school's location matter in deciding what community uses may co-locate with a school?
- Traffic and parking are concerns to neighbors. Impacts in residential neighborhoods may be different than impacts experienced in mixed use areas. The City must consider how people are accessing the schools and how many out-of-the-neighborhood participants are being drawn to the school.
- Broadening the use of schools can create conflicts with land use regulations. Biggest issues are school drop off / pick up and hours of operation.
- Planning should start with specific neighborhood needs (sidewalks, sports facilities, etc.), not by what the code allows.
- Many schools have historic qualities that need to be respected during remodeling projects. However, historic preservation requirements may be an obstacle to remodeling a school to fit community needs.
Discussion Item #4: What are the concerns / challenges with community use of schools from the perspective of school districts?
- Community uses of schools impact school resources (facilities, equipment, staff/custodial time, etc.). Schools need to find ways to absorb "use" costs so community use doesn't become cost prohibitive.
- Land use problems are "complaint" driven.
- Schools' primary goal needs to be to educate students.
Additional Comments:
- The needs of low-income families should be addressed to provide stability, keep them in the district and help maintain a stable school population.
- When a school becomes more than a school, what is the zoning challenge of bringing in other uses?
Links to Meeting Handouts and Presentations:
- Schools as "Centers of Community" presentation
- Portland Plan: Equity Defined see page 18
- Portland Plan Checklist
- Portland Plan, Healthy Connected City Strategy (see pp. 73-97)
- Community Uses in Schools
For more information, please contact either Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability at 503-823-6991 or email@example.com, or Clark Worth, Facilitator at 503-222-0146 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Boosting the minimum wage may cost as many as 500,000 people their jobs, said a new report from Congress's financial scorekeeper that diminishes chances for an agreement on one of President Barack Obama's priorities.
The effort by Obama and Senate Democrats to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour already faced opposition in the Republican-led House. Tuesday's report from the Congressional Budget Office provided more fodder for Republicans who have been arguing the proposal would kill jobs.
"This is going to give some angst to Democrats," said former Representative Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat.
The report also showed that raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour may lift about 900,000 Americans out of poverty, supporting Democrats' arguments in favor of the legislation.
Still, Republicans said the potential job losses outweighed those findings. Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, said the CBO report "confirms what we've long known."
"With unemployment Americans' top concern, our focus should be creating — not destroying — jobs for those who need them most," Buck said in a statement.
Hank Greenberg
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, a Republican donor and former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., said his party was on the wrong side of the issue. A Jan. 8 poll by Quinnipiac University found that 71% of Americans, including 52% of Republicans, support a higher minimum wage.
"The Republicans must not be viewed as the party that killed it," Greenberg said today in a Bloomberg Television interview. "If they do that, they're going to have a tough time in the forthcoming elections. So from a practical point of view I'd hope they'd get it done."
A campaign built around raising the minimum wage can help Democrats win political races in battleground states, said Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO federation of 56 unions with 12.5 million members.
"Raising wages for Americans, for all workers, is the issue of our time and hopefully will be the issue of this election," Trumka said today on a conference call with reporters. "They can yell all they want but this is a winning issue."
Leisure, Hospitality
The change would most affect leisure and hospitality companies, which employed 51% of minimum-wage workers in 2012, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis. At least 50 companies and industry groups are lobbying Congress on the issue, including Yum! Brands Inc., the operator of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell restaurants.
Companies, including Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns Red Lobster and Olive Garden, cite a potential minimum wage increase as a risk factor in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Others, such as Costco Wholesale Corp., back the change, saying it would help reduce turnover and increase productivity.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, plans to bring a minimum wage increase proposal to the Senate floor in March. In a statement, he emphasized a finding in the report that the move would increase pay for 16 million Americans.
"The Koch brothers made over $18 billion in 2013 alone, but middle-class families have watched their incomes stagnate for decades," Reid said, referring to billionaire energy executives Charles and David Koch, supporters of the small-government Tea Party.
1 Percent
"Our economy should work for everyone, not just the top 1%," Reid said.
The proposal, backed by Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, is opposed by Boehner. The Ohio Republican told reporters Jan. 28 that raising the minimum wage is "bad policy."
The report is the second this month that injects the nonpartisan budget office into a political fight in Congress. A Feb. 4 report from CBO showed Obamacare will reduce hours Americans work.
Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, yesterday took issue with the CBO's findings on how raising the wage would affect jobs, saying it doesn't reflect the consensus view of economists.
Little Effect
Most studies show that minimum wage increases have little or no effects on employment, he said on a conference call with reporters yesterday.
"There are dozens and dozens of other studies on the minimum wage that we can draw and infer from," Furman said, adding that the White House was taking the CBO report "seriously."
Other parts of the CBO report support raising the minimum wage, including the conclusion that a higher wage would boost the economy by raising consumption, Furman and Council of Economic Advisers member Betsey Stevenson wrote on the White House website.
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf declined to respond directly to White House criticism today at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington. He told reporters that his agency's conclusions were "consistent with the latest thinking" of most economists.
New Jersey
Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council at the White House, said there was no loss of jobs when New Jersey raised its minimum wage, nor was there any effect on neighboring Pennsylvania. A study by economists involving 500 counties and neighboring counties the showed similar results, Sperling said.
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WINNIPEG – Drew Willy says he was probably a bit of a pest the first time he and Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant had a chance to get to know each other.
The former teammates were at a mini camp in Florida when he got a ride from Durant and started peppering the veteran with questions, Willy recalled on Wednesday.
"I was in the front seat, probably annoying him, asking him all kinds of CFL questions because I didn't know anything really about the CFL yet," said Willy, who was traded to Winnipeg in the off-season.
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The men then started talking about people they knew in the football world, how they both liked basketball and how Willy's dad, like Durant, lives in Atlanta.
Their friendship grew over the next two seasons, but it'll be on hold for a few hours Thursday when Willy and his new Blue Bomber teammates host Durant and the Roughriders at Investors Group Field.
"We'll probably have a quick handshake before the game. That'll be it, probably," Willy said.
It's the first of three meetings in five weeks between the arch-rival clubs, with Willy aiming to add a victory to Winnipeg's 5-1 record and Durant trying to keep his 3-2 team on a roll after a pair of lopsided wins against Toronto and Ottawa.
The first sellout of the season is expected as under 800 tickets were remaining Wednesday morning for the 33,500-seat stadium.
Saskatchewan has won 10 of the past 12 games between the teams. Willy could help turn that tide if he keeps playing the way he has for a club that went 3-15 last season.
The 27-year-old native of New Jersey goes into the game after claiming his second CFL offensive player of the week honour. Willy threw for 361 yards and one touchdown in the dying seconds of a 27-26 victory over Hamilton last Thursday.
It was the second late-game winning drive Willy has put together this season. He's thrown seven touchdowns and four interceptions for 1,662 yards, second behind Ricky Ray's 1,687 yards, eight TDs and four picks with Toronto.
Durant, who's passed for 1,071 yards with six TDs and five interceptions, said he was happy to mentor Willy.
"He's a good friend of mine," Durant said in a conference call Tuesday before the team travelled to Winnipeg.
"We've shared some battles together. I like to think that I taught him a lot about the game and I'm happy to see him succeed."
But "obviously not" on Thursday, Durant added.
Willy credited Durant with teaching him about the CFL game, and how to keep his cool in a football-crazy market.
"He was always kind of the same, level-headed," Willy said. "He kind of taught me that kind of stuff, the mental part."
"And then his friendship, obviously we could talk about quarterback stuff or we could talk about anything going on in our lives."
"He's been very good to me. The starter doesn't always have to be good to the backups. I mean, in some places it isn't like that."
Thursday's tilt could also be a battle between the running backs.
Saskatchewan's Will Ford was released by the Bombers in mid-July without playing a game and was signed by the Riders a week later.
Winnipeg let him go after newcomer Nic Grigsby began making a big impact on the ground.
Grigsby is second in the league in rushing yards with 343 and four TDs, behind B.C.'s Andrew Harris, who has 381 yards and one TD.
Ford caught on fire with the Riders and has a league-leading five TDs off 187 yards in two games, but the new starter downplayed any significance of going up against his former club.
"It's just another game, no matter if it's Winnipeg or any other team," Ford said. "You just prepare each week to dominate the team that's in front of us."
Grigsby, a free-agent signing by the Bombers in April, said he doesn't feel challenged to have a better game than Ford.
"Not at all. There's no challenge," Grigsby said. "I challenge myself every game to come and do what I'm supposed to do."
"The yards take care of itself. You can't make a big run happen. You've just got to execute and do what you do and if it comes out, it comes out."
Durant predicted one thing about the game – it should be a battle.
"We know that going into the game it's going to be a 60-minute dog fight," Durant said.
"They've won some tough games, some games that have gone down to the wire, and our mentality is it's going to take all 60 minutes to get it done."
Notes – Bombers receiver Cory Watson will play for the first time since injuring a hamstring in Week 1 … Saskatchewan will be without receiver Taj Smith, who allegedly breached a condition of release on the weekend related to an assault charge he's facing from a bar fight last August … Winnipeg rookie offensive lineman Matthias Goossen will get his first pro start in place of injured Patrick Neufeld … Veteran Riders O-lineman Brendan Labatte is expected to play after injuring his ankle in the opening drive of his team's win over Ottawa.


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After an unusually long dry spell this summer, the rains have finally arrived in the Seattle area. The leaves, as if in synch, are starting to turn to their deep reds and yellows. The fleece jackets are out in full display.
This has been a phenomenal summer and early fall weather-wise. Seattle's has recorded only 0.03 inches of rain since July 23rd! We've had about 78 days without significant rain–the driest period on record since 1945. It was weird to wake up to so many sunny mornings.
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New York City hip-hop great DJ Grandmaster Flash is searching for his white Dodge Charger after a parking attendant accidentally released it to someone else, the artist and police tell NBC News.
Grandmaster Flash -- real name Joseph Saddler -- explained the incident in a series of Instagram posts, saying he left the car with an attendant at the 101 Car Park garage in the Chelsea section of Manhattan last week.
"When I came back two hours later, homeboy told me he gave my car to somebody with no ID that looked like me. What?" Saddler said in a video on Instagram.
"How should anyone be allowed to walk into a public car park and get a car released without the stub, without ANY ID, how is this possible?" he wrote in another post.
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The crime is categorized as grand larceny auto, the spokesman, Det. Martin Speechley, told NBC News.
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KIEV, Ukraine — Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners — dressed in overalls and covered in soot — searched through wreckage and bodies scattered across sunflower fields and Ukrainian villages July 18 after a Malaysian jetliner flying high above the country's battlefield was shot down, killing 298 people.
Separatist rebels who control the area where the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down said they had recovered most of its black boxes and were considering what to do with them. Their statement had profound implications for the integrity of the plane crash investigation.
U.S. intelligence authorities said a surface-to-air missile downed the plane, but could not say who fired it.
Ukraine, whose investigators have no access to the area, has called for an international probe to determine who attacked the plane and insisted it was not its military.
The crash site was sprawling, spread out over fields between two villages in eastern Ukraine — Rozsypne and Hrabove — and access to it remained difficult and dangerous. The road from Donetsk, the largest city in the region, to the crash site was marked by five rebel checkpoints, with document checks at each.
Fighting apparently still continued nearby. In the distance, the thud of Grad missile launchers being fired could be heard the morning of July 18.
In the sunflower fields around Rozsypne, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Russian border, lines of men disappeared into the thick and tall growth. One fainted after finding a body. Another body was covered in a coat.
In Hrabove, several kilometers (miles) away, huge numbers of simple sticks, some made from tree branches, were affixed with red or white rags to mark spots where body parts were found.
Among the debris were watches and smashed mobile phones, charred boarding passes and passports. An "I Love Amsterdam" T-shirt and a guidebook to Bali suggested holiday plans.
Large chunks of the Boeing 777 that bore the airline's red, white and blue markings lay strewn over one field. The cockpit and one turbine lay a kilometer (a half-mile) apart, and residents said the tail landed another 10 kilometers (six miles) away, indicating the aircraft most likely broke up before hitting the ground.
One rebel militiamen in Rozsypne told The Associated Press that he had seen a part of the fuselage, more evidence the plane was struck by a projectile.
The area has seen heavy fighting between government troops and pro-Russia separatists, and rebels had bragged about shooting down two Ukrainian military jets in the region just a day earlier.
Ukraine accused the rebels of shooting down the Malaysia Airways plane. The rebels denied it and accused government forces of the same; President Petro Poroshenko denied it as well.
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the downing, saying it was responsible for the unrest in its Russian-speaking eastern regions — but did not accuse Ukraine of shooting the plane down and not address the key question of whether Russia gave the rebels such a powerful missile. Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of supporting the rebels, a charge that Moscow denies.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk described the downing as "international crime" whose perpetrators would have to be punished in an international tribunal.
"Yesterday's terrible tragedy will change our lives. The Russians have done it now. This is an International crime for which perpetrators will have to be tried by the by the International Tribunal in The Hague," he was cited as saying by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
An assistant to the insurgency's military commander, Igor Girkin, said on condition of anonymity that eight out of the plane's 12 recording devices had been located at the crash site. He did not elaborate. Since airplanes normally have both a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder, it was not exactly clear what devices he was referring to.
He said Girkin was still considering whether to give international crash investigators access to the sprawling crash site. Any investigators would need specific permission from the rebel leadership before they could safely film or take photos at the crash site.
Kenneth Quinn of the Flight Safety Foundation said an international coalition of countries should lead the investigation. The Unites States has offered to help.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lay repeatedly insisted that the airline's path was an internationally approved route and denied accusations that Malaysia Airlines was trying to save fuel and money by taking a more direct flight path across Ukraine.
""I want to stress that this route is an approved path that is used by many airlines including 15 Asia Pacific airlines. We have not been informed that the path cannot be used," he said. Malaysia's Prime Minister said there was no distress call before the plane went down.
Aviation authorities in several countries, including the FAA in the United States, had issued warnings not to fly over parts of Ukraine prior to the July 17 crash. Within hours of the crash, several airlines announced they were avoiding parts of Ukrainian airspace.
On July 18, Ukraine's state aviation service closed the airspace over two regions currently gripped by fighting — Donetsk and Luhansk — and Russian aviation regulators said Russian airlines have suspended all transit flights over Ukraine.
At a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines updated its nationality count of passengers, saying the plane carried 173 Dutch, 24 Malaysian, 27 Australian, 12 Indonesian, 9 British, 4 German, 4 Belgian, 3 Filipino and one person each from Canada and New Zealand.
Passengers on the plane included a large contingent of world-renowned AIDS researchers and activists headed to an international AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia. News of their deaths sparked an outpouring of grief across the global scientific community.
In Kuala Lumpur, several relatives of victims were meeting with counselors at the international airport. A distraught Akmar Mohamad Noor, 67, said her older sister was coming to visit the family for the first time in five years. "She called me just before she boarded the plane and said, 'See you soon,'" Akmar said.
In the Netherlands, flags were flying at half-staff across the country as residents mourned the victims.
Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said on his Facebook page the plane was flying at about 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) when it was hit by a missile from a Buk launcher, which can fire up to an altitude of 22,000 meters (72,000 feet). He said only that his information was based on "intelligence."
Ukraine's security services produced what they said were two intercepted telephone conversations that showed rebels were responsible.
In the first call, the security services said, rebel commander Igor Bezler tells a Russian military intelligence officer that rebel forces shot down a plane. In the second, two rebel fighters — one at the crash scene — say the rocket attack was carried out by insurgents about 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of the site.
Neither recording could be independently verified.
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Donetsk rebel spokesman Sergey Kavtaradze as denying that the intercepted phone conversations were genuine.
President Barack Obama called the crash a "terrible tragedy" and spoke by phone with Putin as well as Poroshenko. Britain asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine.
Putin said Ukraine bore responsibility for the crash.
"This tragedy would not have happened if there were peace on this land, if the military actions had not been renewed in southeast Ukraine," Putin said, according to a Kremlin statement. "And, certainly, the state over whose territory this occurred bears responsibility for this awful tragedy."
At the United Nations, Ukrainian Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev told the AP that Russia gave the separatists a sophisticated missile system and thus Moscow bears responsibility, along with the rebels.
A U.S. official said American intelligence authorities believe the plane was brought down by a surface-to-air missile but were still working to determine additional details about the crash.
Igor Sutyagin, a research fellow in Russian studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said both Ukrainian and Russian forces have SA-17 missile systems — also known as Buk ground-to-air launcher systems.
Poroshenko, the Ukrainian President, said his country's armed forces didn't shoot at any airborne targets.
Rebels had bragged recently about having acquired Buk systems. Before the crash, AP journalists saw a launcher that looked like a Buk missile system near the rebel-held eastern town of Snizhne.
By Yuras Karmanau and Dmitry Lovetsky. Others who contributed included Mstyslav Chernov in Rozsypne, Ukraine; Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow; Lolita C. Baldor and Darlene Superville in Washington; Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands; and Eileen Ng and Satish Cheney in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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This ETF offers inverse exposure to an index comprised of the 100 largest nonfinancial securities on the NASDAQ, making it a potentially attractive option for investors looking to bet against this sector of the U.S. economy. It's important to note that PSQ is designed to deliver inverse results over a single trading session, with exposure resetting on a monthly basis. Investors considering this ETF should understand how that nuance impacts the risk/return profile, and realize the potential for "return erosion" in volatile markets. PSQ should definitely not be found in a long-term, buy-and-hold portfolio, but may be a useful tool for more active investors looking to either hedge existing exposure or bet on a decline in the top nonfinancial NASDAQ securities. Investors also have the option of simply selling short a traditional NASDAQ fund, though that strategy will generally involve greater potential losses than utilizing an inverse ETF.
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The Trouble With Trundling
Ever thrown a rock off a cliff? Leaned way out watching the stone plummet into the abyss, maybe relishing its smack on the river below or the plume of dust from its explosive landing? See how far you and your pals could huck a rock?
Luke Rodolph did. A few weeks ago, on a canyon rim near Lander, Wyo. The Casper local, a 23-year-old two-tour veteran of the Iraq War, leaned over to watch his 15-to-20 pound rock just in time to see it strike a climber in the head. They say husband, father and renowned climber Pete Absolon died instantly. The death of the 47-year-old Lander local and Rocky Mountain Director of the National Outdoor Leadership School echoed well beyond the tight-knit Lander climbing community, reaching thousands who were impacted by Absolon's outdoor-honed character.
Last week Fremont County Attorney Ed Newell announced he was passing on prosecuting Rodolph, who immediately took responsibility for his actions, calling 911 and racing to assist Absolon's shaken partner on the cliff wall.
Rodolph recently sat down with Casper Star-Tribune reporter Joshua Wolfson for a stirring interview that delivers a wrenching glimpse into the agonies on both side of that damned rock. Read it here.
Forgiveness for a senseless and, yes, irresponsible act is hard for friends and family of Absolon. The person to blame is not hiding. The remorse will likely haunt Rodolph for the rest of his life. After years as an infantry soldier in the Iraqi desert he returns to his hometown and takes an innocent life with a rock. Unbelievable. All those rocks we trundled as kids. All those splashes in the Colorado River. I can't think Rodolph should pay any more than his conscience will likely extract from him every day. Maybe those without guilt can cast that heavy stone, but I'm definitely done throwing rocks.


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