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Skip to comments.Black Leaders Open Fire on Obama Over Unemployment
Posted on 03/29/2013 1:06:09 PM PDT by Kaslin
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's failed job policies are facing bitter criticism from African-American leaders who say black unemployment has grown worse under his presidency.
After four years of holding their tongues and remaining quiet in the face of sharply rising black unemployment and record poverty, political leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus to the NAACP have begun to open fire on the White House.
Obama won 96 percent of the black vote in 2008 and about the same percentage in 2012, despite a worsening jobless crisis among African-Americans. At 14 percent for adults and 43.1 percent for 16-to-19-year-old teenagers, blacks still have the highest jobless rate of any minority group in the U.S.
Black leaders in Congress largely kept their complaints to themselves throughout Obama's first term in office and his re-election campaign. But no longer.
The nation's black leadership has become a great deal more vocal lately about severe unemployment, fewer job opportunities, and a weak, lackluster economy. They are especially unhappy with the fact that Obama has placed relatively few black officials in top level positions in his second term administration.
It didn't get that much media attention, but shortly after Obama was inaugurated in January, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous went on nationwide television to condemn Obama's weak job creation record, charging that black Americans "are doing a full point worse" than when Obama became president.
"The country's back to pretty much where it was when this president started," Jealous said on Meet The Press on Jan. 27.
The government's employment numbers maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics support Jealous' latest criticism. The black unemployment rate was 12.7 percent when President George W. Bush finished his second term and Obama took office.
It soared over the first three years of Obama's first term to 16.7 percent by September 2011 (the worst jobless rate for black Americans since 1983). Unemployment among black teenagers exploded to 39.3 percent in July, 2012.
"Statistics show that the African-American community is in bad shape under the Obama administration," the widely read web site "Your Black World" said this week.
Earlier this month, Democratic Rep. Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, let loose with some stinging criticisms of Obama's record on his appointments in his second term.
"The people you have chosen to appoint in this new term have hardly been reflective of this country's diversity," she said in a letter to Obama. "Their ire is compounded by the overwhelming support you've received from the African-America community."
Fudge and other CBC members complain that Obama has not devoted enough attention in his agenda to many of the critical economic issues within the black community, especially rising unemployment.
"I think we are going to hear more voices of opposition coming from all sectors of black leadership, and certainly from the most hard pressed sections of the black population," said Dr. Tony Monteiro, professor of African American Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Unfortunately, most black leaders do not understand that it is Obama's anti-growth, economic policies that have contributed to the persistently high level of unemployment among all Americans, especially African-Americans.
The NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus still believe that Obama's $800 billion economic stimulus plan, largely made up of public works, infrastructure and other government spending, was the smart way to create jobs and boost economic growth. If anything, they wanted him to spend more.
But there were no economic growth incentives in his plan that would boost venture capital investment, the mother's milk of business expansion, new business formation and job creation.
Soon after Obama's stimulus plan became effective and the money began flowing out across the country, a look at the list of recipients revealed that it included hundreds of federal agencies and programs. It expanded government spending, and maybe some of the money trickled down to workers, but it created relatively few permanent jobs.
Once the stimulus funds were spent on roads, bridges and other public workers projects, the jobs ended.
The proof that Obama's Keynesian spending didn't work is in the numbers: high unemployment that is still skirting 8 percent, and it is actually 14 percent if you include workers who want and need full-time employment but are forced to take part-time jobs.
And the economy isn't getting stronger, as we can see in the economic growth numbers that measure the gross domestic product (GDP) that is the sum of everything we produce, sell and export. It grew at a barely-moving pace 0.4 percent in the last three months of 2012, according to the Commerce Department's latest estimate Thursday.
The Federal Reserve says unemployment will remain high this year and next and economic growth will remain weak for at least the next two years.
Now Obama is calling for a $9 an hour minimum wage which the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus has supported in the past and no doubt supports now. But this is a job killer, particularly for small businesses and especially for minorities. It will kill entry-level training jobs and that will drive black employment even higher.
In an interview with the College Fix web site, Antony Davies, an economics professor at Duquesne University, explains why: "When businesses -- especially small businesses -- are faced with increased labor costs due to minimum wage hikes, less valuable jobs are eliminated. After that, the extra workload is doled out to remaining employees."
Or as economist Murray Rothbard writes in his book, The Free Market, "In truth, there is only one way to regard a minimum wage law: it is compulsory unemployment, period."
Meantime, it is becoming increasingly self-evident that black leaders are getting fed up with the economic results of Obama's presidency. For the first time, they have begun to question and to criticize some of the economic policies that he still defends but that they now know aren't working
Illegal immigration, overregulation, and taxation.
F*#@em. They got what they asked for.
So next time I guess he'll get 95.9 percent?
I agree 1000%. Screw 'em.
"I don't want you working and slipping into middleclassedness (a Jeremiah Wright coined-term), I want you broke, dependent and p!ssed at Whitey."
and Obamacare.
"...Obama is calling for a $9 an hour minimum wage which the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus has supported in the past and no doubt supports now..."
"...this is a job killer, particularly for small businesses and especially for minorities..."
"...It will kill entry-level training jobs and that will drive black employment even higher..."
"..."When businesses,especially small businesses, are faced with increased labor costs due to minimum wage hikes, less valuable jobs are eliminated"..."
"...Murray Rothbard writes in his book, The Free Market, "In truth, there is only one way to regard a minimum wage law: it is compulsory unemployment, period"..."
black leaders, an oxymoron in 89.6% of the cases. more like black pimps.
Scew you to any liberals criticizing him. You were and are part of the problem. You covered for him, called us racist, now you own it.
I just wish conservatives were bright enough to convey the message without being assholes but it doesn't look too promising.
Yup, their complaint is that the Marxist in Chief is not marxist enough ...
These folks all flunked their history and human nature lessons. Growing the Government impoverishes Private Industry and the Working class, and eventually the whole system implodes... Sure, we need more Government spending, that's the ticket...
AMEN! You guys bought the s##t sandwich, now deal with it.
Nobody likes or respects him. Not even his old lady. How does he exercise power?
Holder's people? They have been cowards when it comes to holding this administration accountable.
We have to keep pushing our message and separate as many from this blind dem voting as possible. They are not stupid, and although it is overstated now, they have reason to be distrustful of the ruling class. We need to convince them that the ruling class is the goverment/democrats.
No, No, No!!!! THIS week is all about "gay marriage!" Next week is gun control! We are NOT talking about jobs until the second week of April. You MUST get in line!
Obama: "Black unemployment hasn't gone up. Who you gonna believe? Me or some dumb statistic. You know what they say about torturing statistics long enough and they'll say anything you want? Well, those evil Tea Partiers put out this information. You know they like to torture things and these statistics, they got worked over. Blacks are in a much better place under my Administration than they were previously"
"black leaders, an oxymoron in 89.6% of the cases. more like black pimps."
And they seemingly don't want to have anything to do with the likes of Ben Carson or Allen West. It isn't about opportunity, it's about work ethic, and most Blacks have enough of the former but none of the latter.
They're getting exactly what they deserve.
"F*#@em. They got what they asked for."
Exactly! I hope it hurts, and hurts a lot.
A wise man once said....schadenfreude's a bitch
We warned 'em in 2008 and were called "racist."
Romney warned 'em in 2012 and were called "racist."
Yet they have the temerity to bitch. Screw. them.
I can't believe that some libtards are still trying to pin it all on Bush... the guy from 5 years ago...
Obama says job growth is not flat. It's just unleavened in honor of Passover.
He got a buncha new Hispanics to vote for him.
The speedy trial has gone right out the window.
Exactly. They got what they asked for.
They could see his record when they voted for him, and they voted for him anyway.
Now they should just take their Obamaphones and STFU.
You voted him in deal with it,no whining.
Jesse and Rev Al?
They can cry me a river.
Blacks should be pissed off at the President. He should have tossed them a few bones but they got squat. Truth is he isn't back and must have contempt for them—he has sold his soul to white leftists and their beliefs. Marx wasn't Black. I half expected Obama to at least give them something—but he didn't do that. Only more pain and hate—using the race card to silence any who oppose him.
But it's not just black americans....all my Dem family members, friends, and ex co-workers, white or black, are clueless when it comes to understanding the relationship between government and the private sector as far as creating jobs. That's why they're Dems...they're either the ignorati who vote in the elites or the elites who prefer to keep people unemployed and dependent on government.
obama's not black like them. Ever notice he doesn't seem to have any "real" black friends? He played golf with Tiger Woods. But he ain't black either. He's halfy like obama. Bill Clinton hung out with more black people than obama. He gets elected because he's black. But he's not really black nor does he think of himself as black.
Therefore, the blacks in this country are just one more group he used to get elected and re-elected. I won't say he threw them under the bus. They never got out from under his bus to begin with.
You gots that right
A running thought in my head in the midst of the squalling over Gay Marriage:
I once was in a position to hire & fire at a family owned & run business, which was fairly good sized.
SOOOOO—while I have been self-employed for almost 40 years, I still have the following thoughts:
WHY should I even attempt to hire a black who thinks it's wonderful to drop out of grade or middle school & not keep getting any education past about 7th grade?
They are lured into criminal activities, such as running drugs, becdause as juveniles, they never get a serious prosecution.
So—now, at age 16 or so, or even 18, they have no education, no skills which are needed in a non-criminal market and they aren't welcome at home, where their 'Mommy' has a passle of kids still to feed. Daddy, of course, is a faint memory of a hot night of 'clubbing'.
I have the choice of hiring a kid who stayed in school-—got decent grades & perhaps isn't college material. This kid can think, knows how to show up personally groomed and ready for a full day's work.
He shows up on time.
He speaks in clear Engligh-—Not EBONICS.
He can READ!
He can WRITE!
He can converse with me or a customer.
He can properly fill out an invoice.
He can make change correctly-—and even COUNT IT OUT to the customer!!!
He better have no visible punctures or metal on his person.
He better have no visible tattoos. I don't buy the idea that it is 'art'.
In a time when so many whites are out of work & are willing to act like they might have a future with me, why would I want to even spend time interviewing a Trayvon Martin??? Ot the kid who shot the toddler in the stroller?
Flame away, but life is too short to spend my time in fruitless searches.
When people ask me about the economy I have adopted a new answer. "Well, anyone who voted for Obama did it for social reasons. They wanted free healthcare, they wanted to have a black President, they wanted more government programs etc... But nobody voted for him expecting the economy would do anything but crash and burn. Life is a matter of choices, its what people want."
Pesky drug testing, high school diplomas, proper English, and working at least 30 hours a week to make a living to get benefits is JUST TOO MUCH TROUBLE!
...so much easier sitting at home waiting for a tax payer funded hand out from some inefficient gov't agency that is going broke...
NO ONE on the dole in the black welfare state is complaining...what has happened is that the black leaders are aware that the REPORTED statistics...prove that many blacks are simply:
I'll believe the Blacks are pissed when Je$$ie Jacka$$ tears into nobama. Till then, this is just for show.
That is because he doesn't deserve respect
English is my second language and I never heard that phrase. So I went the Thesaurus in Merriam Webster and sure enough it's a synonym for audacity. Thanks
Chumps Open Fire on Obama Over Unemployment
fixed it.
The racists are getting restless toward the racist in the White hut. This is making me rethink my imaginary scenario that Buckwheat will rally his black brethren to attack honkeys. It's starting to look like black racist against other black racists. I'm buying popcorn tomorrow.
About time...
China is taking over.
America needs to get with it, stop fighting each other, stop taxing everything, and BRING BACK AMERICA JOBS.
Yet here we are. Democrats raising taxes. GOP sending more jobs overseas.
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Our good friends with the Causeway were kind enough to send us a video they captured of the phenomenon. Take a look at was causing a stir this morning.
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A recent poll by Quinnipiac University says that 89% of Americans support cannabis for medical use, while 54% said they think cannabis should be available for recreational use.
You may notice I used the word "cannabis" instead of "marijuana" because I was informed by David Brown, a former Baton Rouge prosecutor and a member of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) that "marijuana" was pejorative in that it described the part of the plant used to get high as opposed to "cannabis" the plant. After mutually agreeing the plant wasn't being grown for shade, we moved on.
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Early December is the perfect time to see Rocky Mountain big horn sheep. That's why Division of Wildlife Resources personnel have chosen Dec. 1 as the day to hold Utah's annual Bighorn Sheep Watch.
The event is free, and pre-registration is not required. If you attend, Brent Stettler says you should bring a pair of binoculars, a spotting scope and a camera.
"Bighorns are in the rut this time of year, so they're less wary of people," says Stettler, regional conservation outreach manager for the DWR. "Because they're focused on courtship and breeding, they'll allow vehicles to get closer to them than they normally would."
During the rut, Stettler says equally matched rams will occasionally engage in head-butting. "At other times," he says, "a superior ram will harass or drive off a smaller ram."
To participate in the Dec. 1 event, meet at the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River at 8 a.m. The museum is at 1765 E. Main St.
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Here is robbie sunbathing in the kitchen!!!
I can not believe it!!!
Its so cute and funny!!!
yes she really enjoys it!!
and heres a picture of spyke our bearded dragon...
ps sorry its so big..
Iiiiitttsssss vvveeeerrryyy cccuuutteeee.....
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless us!! Everyone!!''
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This reminds me of another close run contest
But which one is ARCHIEL and which ASCE?
Not Archiel
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ok poll closes in about....some hours and it's tied and I still haven't voted so I prolly won't remember to wake up at 6 a.m. tomorrow to vote so basically I have this chance to vote. It would be quite unfair however since I don't go irc so i leave it to you guys to tell if I should vote or not (mmm I'm posting like crazy again and about all sort of thing.... yup I have to do another essay and I'm stalling)
Draciel, vote
Vote asce or you shall be dissected.
Vote archiel or he shall sick the narutards on you.
Pick your poison.
I just realized I haven't voted yet...hmm....
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Well well, Archiel is in the lead. Umm...
In any case, Asce has my endorsement because he joined my club and Archiel didn't. I wonder how much of an impact will my endorsement make?
*shutting up and making my way to the escape exit*
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HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Hamilton Bulldogs tinkered with their game after a tight opening period on Friday, and emerged from the intermission with a new offensive flair.
Hamilton scored three goals in the second period and Robert Mayer made 30 saves, as the Bulldogs defeated the St. John's IceCaps 4-1 in the American Hockey League.
Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu, in his first game since being re-assigned by the Montreal Canadiens, credited the Bulldogs' willingness to shoot as the reason for their success in the second.
"We were a bit timid, and trying to do a bit too much in the first," said Beaulieu. "We didn't have enough shots, that was a key.
"Once we started shooting the puck, (the IceCaps) backed off a lot more. We got a good five or six shots in the first three or four minutes, and that helps create opportunities down low."
Philippe Lefebvre had two goals for the Bulldogs (29-39-6), while Louis Leblanc and Greg Pateryn each scored.
Josh Lunden had the lone goal for the IceCaps (31-36-7).
Juho Olkinuora, making his first professional appearance after being signed on a tryout basis by the Winnipeg Jets on April 10, stopped 22 shots.
Mayer was put to the test in the early minutes of the first with the IceCaps enjoying an extended five-on-three power play.
He moved into the butterfly position to deny an initial shot that bounced to his left, and tracked the puck to turn aside another wrist shot from point-blank range.
Mayer had to be sharp once again, with 10 minutes to play in the opening period. A cross-ice pass found the IceCaps' Raymond Sawada unmarked in the low slot, and the winger forced an immediate save from Mayer before putting the rebound over the crossbar.
Instead, it was Hamilton that opened the scoring at 5:27 of the second, when the young Olkinuora bobbled a routine wrist shot.
He waved feebly at Lefebvre's initial effort, and after Michael Bournival and Beaulieu each swung at the resulting rebound, Lefebvre circled back to slot the puck in.
The Bulldogs quickly doubled their advantage, striking while shorthanded when a fortunate bounce put the puck on the stick of Leblanc at 7:43 of the second.
Beaulieu carried a counter-attack over the blue-line and fired a slap shot that took a radical deflection onto the stick of Leblanc, who scored easily into the open net with Olkinuora hopelessly out of position.
The Bulldog defenceman looked comfortable alongside long-time partner Pateryn, and indicated that the transition back to AHL hockey was a seamless one.
"The NHL is the best league in the world, so coming back down here it was important that I didn't try to do too much," said Beaulieu. "I've played well with (Pateryn) all year, and my offensive ability really took off when he came back into the lineup. He's a good guy to have, and we're on the same page, and that helps a lot."
Hamilton added a third goal before the period's end, striking just as a St. John's penalty expired.
Winger Charles Hudon received the puck below the goal-line and walked to the hash marks before dishing to Pateryn, who released a quick slap shot that sailed cleanly through traffic and eluded Olkinuora at 16:07 of the second.
Hamilton head coach Sylvain Lefebvre indicated that a penalty-riddled first period had made offence difficult to construct, and that a calmer second allowed his team to settle in.
"I think that in the first period, with all of the penalties, it was tough to get going," said Lefebvre. "We did well on the penalty kill, and in the second we came out strong and had some scoring chances."
Mayer's shutout bid was denied at 7:24 of the third, when Lunden positioned himself at the edge of the crease and tipped in Zach Redmond's point shot.
But that was all the offence that St. John's could mount, as Hamilton controlled possession for much of the third period to see out the victory.
Lefebvre was satisfied with his team's defensive effort to put the game to rest in the final period.
"On their goal, we weren't in a very good position defensively," said the coach. "But when they tried to push back, we played hard."
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Need some help please. I am buying a bi-level house in VA... The house was built in 1969 and only has one bathroom. Being married and having two kids i need a second bathroom *grin* anyway...
what is the best way in putting a bathroom in the downstairs of this house. there is a utility room (about 20 x 20) below the upstairs bathroom that doubles as the laundry room, so there is access to water, and electricity. The floor in that room is concrete, no carpet.
A friend of mine told me that instead of breaking up the floor (because of hydrostatic water problems - something about the water forcing itself up through the floor) that i should build a false floor for the new bathroom which would raise the toilet and shower. This, if it would work, seems like a good idea, but i did not see any drainage pipes (didn't look that hard yet either though).
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So let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend kris kringle,
Driving his reindeer across the sky.
Don't stand underneath when they fly by.
And a big "Bah! Humbug!" to them, too!
God, what a miserable lot. No one is telling them to look at the decorations, if you don't like them go elsewhere and stop ruining it for everyone else.
Quite frankly, the customer has been complaining about early Christmas decorations and marketing since I was a kid (I'm 55) and I don't think it gets earlier and earlier every year. For the most part, basic decorations start to appear in October snd sales appear closer to Thanksgiving. The area I live in now, seems to get the stuff out later than other areas of the country. I think this is because I live in the greater NYC area and we are much more multi-cultural than many other places. The county I live in is 35-40 percent Jewish - many of whom are Orthodox or Hasidic. I actually think earlier would be better now with the ailing economy, it gives people time to spread out their spending.
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We're at the midpoint of the high school football regular season and with it comes the beginnings of fall.
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While I don't think you'll see dramatic shifts in play-calling tonight, it will be something to look at in the upcoming weeks. Will Kaneland QB Drew David give way to more rushing attempts for Jesse Balluff? Will you start to see Sycamore WR Ben Niemann on more direct handoffs rather than post routes?
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RSVP ConnectsU Discover North Dakota series is hosting the Enchanted Highway Tour on September 8th. This one day trip includes a guided tour of the Enchanted Highway and narration provided by local artist Gary Greff. The motorcoach will depart at 10am...
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Nah, I don't think it works that way. There will too many plot holes if it was. Anyway, Vice Admiral Bastille and his men still knew they have to capture some pirates in the island even though they have forgotten all their names on the wanted posters. Usopp still knows who Sogeking is and why he put on the mask on the first place. He just don't know who he had saved.
Anyway, if Usopp is setting up traps or doing some prep as he runs along then he could put up a little fight against Trebol just like he did against Luffy where he had a good fight strategy. Oda is just teasing us, Usopp WILL fight.
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Graebener-Reika Inc., a provider of machinery for processing tube, pipe, bar, plate, and sheet metal, has announced the establishment of its technical and sales headquarters in Reading, Pa.
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The Holyoke YMCA is now free to demolish an historic mansion across the street from its building.
On Wednesday, a 6-month demolition delay imposed by the city's historic commission will end.
Olivia Mausel, chair of the commission, looked up at the Farr House earlier this week. It was once owned by Herbert Farr, the co-owner of one of the city's first textile companies.
Mausel describes it as a "1901 Queen Anne Victorian red brick structure."
And now the building's all boarded up. The Y, which owns the property, intends to tear it all down.
In a statement, the Y says it values Holyoke's history. But membership is growing and it needs the parking to accommodate its members' needs, which are "more important than a building".
Holyoke residents and the historic commission have been trying to convince the Y to consider other options like redeveloping the building or asking members to park on nearby streets.
"I would hope that we could restore [the Farr House] and that it would be a wonderful addition to the community instead of just a parking lot," says Mausel.
A spokesperson for the Y declined an interview request and refused to say whether a demolition date has been set.
Tom Lyons is a member of the Y and says he feels that the neighborhood isn't safe enough to park on nearby streets.
"The Y's been a diamond-in-the-rough for my wife and I," Lyons says. "But, in the evening, I may not have a real problem with [parking away from the Y] but certainly my wife would. It's quite obvious the neighborhood here is spotty."
Gladys Lebron-Martinez disputes this, saying that she feels safe in the neighborhood. She's a resident of the surrounding neighborhood and represents the ward on the Holyoke city council.
Lebron-Martinez is also a member of the Holyoke Redevelopment Authority, which will discuss the issue at a meeting Wednesday evening.
"My hope is that we can come to a resolution," Lebron-Martinez says. "I don't know if it is possible or not yet. Those are things that I'm still trying to figure out myself."
Because of the property's zoning, starting Wednesday, the Y can demolish the Farr House. But it can't build a parking lot on top of it without applying for a zoning change.
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天元突破グレンラガン, Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan (Japanese)
Break-Through Heaven Gurren Lagann (English)
Genres: Shōnen | Adventure | Comedy | Mecha | Sci-fi
Number of Episodes: 19
Vintage: 2007-04-01JOIN THE GURREN BRIGADE NOW!!SynopsisTengen Toppa Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional far future where human beings have been forced underground and thrive in isolated subterranean civilizations. These "villages" have no contact with the surface world nor other villages. Since frequent earthquakes damage infrastructure, the villages must constantly expand deeper into the earth — individuals designated to this task are known as "diggers".
Jiiha Village is the home of Simon, a fourteen year old digger who was orphaned when his parents were killed in an earthquake. He is respected by the village elder as the best of the diggers, but is ostracized by his peers. After discovering a special drill key deep in the ground, he is recruited by an eccentric fellow orphan named Kamina into his group, the "Gurren Brigade". Kamina dreams of the surface world, which he visited as a child with his father but had to return home because he was too weak to survive.
After a failed attempt at reaching the surface, Kamina is jailed by the elder and Simon resumes digging, only to discover "a big face" deep in his tunnel. As he excitedly fetches Kamina to show him the discovery, he is caught by the village elder, but Kamina's punishment is interrupted by the ceiling of Jiiha Village collapsing as an enormous robot falls into the cavern. A fourteen year old girl named Yoko appears and tries to fight the robot with a large rifle, but initially cannot do much. Simon takes Kamina and Yoko to the "big face" he found earlier and discovers that the small drill key can be used to activate the small robot which he uses to end up destroying the much larger robot and effectively break through to the surface.
It is on the surface that Simon and Kamina discover that there are more large robots known as Gunmen piloted by "Beastmen" that terrorize the surface dwellers during the day. Simon and Kamina help Yoko and her village destroy three more Gunmen and Kamina takes one for himself, naming it Gurren. Eventually, Simon and Kamina decide that they will go on a journey to end the constant struggle between Beastmen and humans. Simon and Kamina are initially accompanied by Yoko and a mechanic from Yoko's village named Leeron as they head out to find the Beastmen's Human Eradication Army main head-quarters.
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About Positive Legacy
Positive Legacy is the non-profit arm of Cloud 9 Adventures. Positive Legacy is a 501(c)(3) charity organization committed to integrating live music and service by taking actions that positively impact people and the environment in the communities that we visit.
As we travel the globe we strive to transcend cultural boundaries by learning about the needs, hopes and dreams of the communities we visit, and by taking action to connect with them and be of service to them. Positive Legacy works to develop service activities that music fans and musicians can participate in to bring a deeper sense of purpose to their entertainment and travel experiences.Take a look at our outreach project details below and find out how you can do your part to Leave a Positive Legacy. Information on outreach projects will be announced in the coming months. For more detailed information, please visit the Positive Legacy Website. www.positivelegacy.com
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for Jam Cruise 14, read on for more info from Jam Cruise 13…
Jam Cruise 13 Day of Service Celebration in Roatan, Honduras
Day of Service, Intercultural Connection, Music & Celebration - Support the School of Life!
Date: January 8, 2015 - day 3
Time: 10am-4:15pm
Location: Meet at Positive Legacy HQ, Deck 7 LaLuna Piano Bar
This Positive Legacy event will engage Jam Cruise attendees to support the School of Life (SOL) International Foundation's commitment to enhancing the standards of education, arts and athletics in Roatan. Join us at SOL's community center in Sandy Bay to immerse yourself in the local culture, meet the community members, play with the children and put the finishing touches on a new playground that is being funded by an $8,200 grant from Positive Legacy. The SOL Community Center offers children and young adults a safe and positive environment to become involved in extracurricular sports and educational enrichment programs. The grant awarded to SOL by Positive Legacy will allow them to enhance their playground, providing the children the opportunity to challenge themselves physically, interact socially and build their imaginations. For more information on SOL visit their website. Our day in Roatan will also include Dr. Bob's Sound School presented by the Bob Moog Foundation. The BMF will present the history of the Moog legacy and basics of sonic science while allowing the children to create and learn in a fun interactive atmosphere. Experiential stations consisting of different combinations of Moog gear, including theremins, synthesizers, effect pedals and more will be used to teach and inspire the students. This event will provide several options depending on the interests of the attendees. We can put you to work building the playground, you can interact with the children and community members, go on a walking tour led by the kids from SOL, spend some free time at the nearby beach, visit the famous Carambola Gardens, a beautiful botanical garden located near the SOL community center (admission to the gardens is an additional $10) or just kick back and listen to the music play. Tickets for this event are $65 per person, which includes the cost of transportation, a delicious meal prepared with love by the community, music by local artists and Jam Cruse artists TBA and plenty of time to simply relax.
The celebration will feature music from Matt Butler and special guests including: members of Elephant Revival, Fruition, California Honeydrops, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, plus Oteil Burbridge, Ryan Montleau, The Shook Twins, Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz, Jason Hann, Farnell Newton and John Kimock.
This event is rain or shine and tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are limited so purchase your tickets now!
Charity Silent Auction w/ Ryan Montbleau
Date: January 9th - day 4
Time: 5-9pm
Location: Positive Legacy HQ, Deck 7 at LaLuna Piano Bar
Positive Legacy is pleased to host our annual charity auction on Day 4 of Jam Cruise 13! Come by the Positive Legacy Headquarters on Deck 7 in the La Luna Piano Bar from 5-9pm to bid on autographed photography from your favorite JC artists, tickets to festivals, unique band merchandise, and a variety of other unique items! Positive Legacy's charity auctions provide 100% of the funding for all community and environmental projects hosted during Cloud 9 Adventures.
Positive Legacy Live Auction and Celebration with Matt Butler and Everyone Orchestra
Date: January 10 - day 5
Time: 9pm
Location: Pool Deck
Join us on Day 5 at 9pm on the Pool Deck for the Positive Legacy Celebration with Matt Butler & Everyone Orchestrato celebrate all that we were able to accomplish with the Jam Cruise 13 Positive Legacy and Greening programs!
Following Everyone Orchestra's performance there will be a live auction for high profile items, such as autographed instruments. All auction proceeds benefit the Positive Legacy humanitarian and environmental outreach projects. This year's Everyone Orchestra lineup includes: Jason Hann, Mike Clark, Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, Ryan Montbleau, Jennifer Hartswick, Anders Beck, Mimi Naja, Farnell Newton, Lech Wierzynski, Cory Henry, Jans Ingber, Bridget Law, Carly Meyers and Tim Carbone.
SOL Donation Drive
The Jam Cruise tradition of a cruiser donation drive continues! Please consider bringing an item on the wish list below as a gift to our beneficiary in Roatan, Honduras. SOL(School of Life) International Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity working to initiate and support community-based programs designed to promote education and increase the quality of life in Roatan.
-Children's vitamins -Soccer balls -Volleyballs -Baseballs..full grain leather, wool wound, cork and rubber center -Baseball/softball gloves -Backpacks -Sidewalk chalk
Drop off your donations on Day 1 in Positive Legacy Headquarters on Deck 7 in the La Luna Piano Bar. Please limit your donations to only the items on the listed above as these are the only items we will have customs clearance for. Thank you! For more information on SOL please visit their website.
Used Laptops Needed Once again, Positive Legacy will be conducting a used laptop drive to benefit one of our port cities. This year's efforts will be focused on providing refurbished laptop computers to SOL. Do you have a laptop you'd like to donate? We have a volunteer who will install fresh operating systems and wireless networking cards. Please contact Matt at email@example.com to discuss your computer's specifications and to arrange for shipping.
Offset Your Carbon Footprint
Last year's carbon offset funds are hard at work in Haiti, where Cloud 9 Carbon Offset partner Trees Water & People is reforesting the desertified northwest of the country. There we are supporting 300 farmers in planting fruit, fuel and timber trees on less productive parts of their land, creating new shade, better soils, new income and additional nourishment for 1,500 people, while sequestering thousands of pounds of CO2. Learn more, and offset your carbon footprint with Trees, Water, People! Offset your emissions now!
Greening Efforts on Jam Cruise 13
Jam for Change Panel
Day 2 (Wednesday) • 2-3pm • Garden Pool, Deck 15
Lets talk about the elephant in the room with panel guests Elephant Revival. Bring your questions about cruise ships and travel for our panel of savvy experts. Free beer provided by our Brew's at Seas partners.
The Good Doctor's Happy Hour
Day 3 (Thursday) • 6-7pm • Greening HQ, La Luna Piano bar, Deck 7
Its cocktail hour with the Ross "the Good Doctor" Klein, Ph.D. Enjoy a couple free beers from our Brews at Seas sponsors and ask anything you'd like about the cruise industry.
The GreenWill Costume Exchange - Up-cycle your creativity
Ongoing During Headquarter Hours
12pm-10pm Days 2, 4 and 5, Greening Headquarters, La Luna Piano bar, Deck 7
In the spirit of awesomeness the Jam Cruise Greening Team is announcing a Costume Exchange Program! Bring your old favorites in and exchange them for some new flair. First 25 people to donate items will also get a super cool Conscious Cruisers hat pin.
***The Jam Cruise Greening Team is looking for some Conscious Cruisers to donate a few hours during Jam Cruise to help the greening crew. We need help in our headquarters for the costume exchange and other Conscious Cruiser activities. We also need help on deck handing out cigarette pouches to keep cruisers' "butts off the deck". First shift you get a Conscious Cruisers t-shirt. If you volunteer for a second shift you get a hat and also get entered into our raffle to win a free pre-book for next year. To find out how you can help contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.***


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Scared of the bond market? Don't panic. If you own exchange-traded funds, think about replacing your passive investments with the Pimco Total Return ETF (BOND).
That's the view of Morningstar's (MORN) Samuel Lee, who observes the biggest oddity of passive bond ETFs: If a government is a debt hog, chances are its bonds will gets a bigger weighting just because there's so many of them out there.
"If the government issues a lot of debt and forces some big, institutional investors to own it, does it make sense to mimic this allocation mindlessly?" he writes in the December issue of Morningstar ETF Investor, released this week.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Reporter
For the second year in a row, the boy's basketball championship of the Castle Valley Athletic Association featured the San Rafael Bulldogs and the Canyon View Cougars.
Unlike last year though, this time the Bulldogs fought through a 13-point halftime deficit to claim the tournament championship, with a 64-61 victory.
The Canyon View Cougars came into the game as the regular season champions, having already defeated the Bulldogs twice this season. They were also the two time defending tournament champions.
This night and this year belonged to the San Rafael Bulldogs though. After trailing at the half 35-22, the Bulldogs outscored the Cougars 20-14 in the third period and 22-12 in the fourth quarter to claim the victory.
Darrin Winn had 18 points, Josh Eden had 17 points and Trevor Thompson had 11 points to pace the Bulldogs in scoring. Jake Jones added eight points and Landon Thomas and Eric Nielson added five each.
For the Cougars, David Justice led the way with 35 points. Tate Jensen and Vic Rosen had seven each to aid the Cougar cause. Also scoring were Bruce Bell with six points, Luke Stoddard with four points and David Acosta with two points.
Congratulations to the two junior high teams for again representing their schools and us so well. The Bulldog team consists of: Josh Eden, Darrin Winn, Eric Nelson, Jake Jones, Jason Christensen, Landon Thomas, Mike Jensen, Trevor Thompson, Zac Gasser, AJ Mitcheson and Erik Nielsen. Managers are Matt Sjogren, Ryan Draper and Jacob Begay. Coaches are Lane Hales and Lara Barnett.


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The state of the union, food-wise, is not good. The best evidence is that more than 46.5 million Americans are receiving SNAP benefits — formerly food stamps — a number that has not changed much since 2013, when it reached its highest level ever.
Even if you allow for fraud, which barely exists (imagine being so desperate that you'd risk imprisonment for $130 a month; I doubt you can), the number would be far higher if everyone who was eligible knew it, if pride and stigma were not issues and if it were easier to enroll. Still, 15 percent of the nation is bad enough; it's roughly equivalent to the population of Spain.


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
Basketball is a team sport and the Lady Spartans of Emery High School are as good a team as I believe may be found anywhere. They play defense, they play offense and they play together. They are absolutely amazing. This season's team finished the year with seven different players having scored in double figures in a game with most of them having done that several times. This team finished with seven different players having been the leading scorer in a ball game. This year's team won 18 games while losing only three, all on the road with all three teams being highly ranked right now.
To close out a perfect region season, the Spartans dominated their opponent again for the seventh time in eight games. They defeated the visiting North Sanpete Hawks 61-35 in a game that was not this close.
Emery started the game on a 14-0 run. During that run they had 5 steals and caused four additional Hawk turnovers. Emery finished the first quarter up 19-3 and led at the half 40-12. North Sanpete was held without a field goal for over 12 minutes, as they were able to score only on free throws. The Emery defense was dominating and the pouty faces of the Hawks said it all, as they had no answer for the Spartan pressure.
Coach Steven Gordon after the game talked about his team, "This was a good defensive effort as we shut them down right off the bat. We played hard, with a lot of energy."
Meagan Pearson was on fire in this game. Meagan scored 19 points, including three 3-pointers, had 5 steals and 2 rebounds as she only played about half the game. Camille Fehlberg had another of her games that we all take for granted because she, like most of the Emery team, is quick. Camille finished with 13 points, 9 steals, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Rachel Rasmussen had 9 points and 4 rebounds, ShiAnne Allred had 6 points and 3 rebounds while Jodi Robertson finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds. Shalae Cox did not score in the game but finished with 7 rebounds and Caitlin Hansen scored 2 points but finished with 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Jodie Lundell did not score but contributed good defense in grabbing 4 rebounds, 1 block and a steal. Frankie Komar, Lacey Montgomery and Bailey Kay also scored 2 points each.
It now appears that Emery will host Grantsville in the first round of state play-offs. That game is tentatively set for 7 p.m. this Saturday night in the Spartan Center. Emery defeated Grantsville in December on their court. Coach Gordon talked about what's next, "I believe that we are ready for the play-offs. We got a taste last year and I believe that taste is going to carry over to this year."
What taste is he talking about; I think we got a big bite last year and this year we are looking for even a bigger bite. I think the girls want the whole enchilada. Good luck Lady Spartans.


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Appointment: (585) 276-3000
Laura Calvi, MDDr. Calvi is the endocrinologist co-director of the University of Rochester Multidisciplinary Neuroendcrinology Clinic. Dr. Calvi graduated from Union College, obtained her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and then completed her residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Calvi then pursued fellowship training in endocrinology at MGH, where she trained in neuroendcrinology at the MGH Neuroendocrine Clinical Center and Pituitary Tumor Center. She then moved to Rochester to assume the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Rochester Medical Center.
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Deldia Rae Watkins, 82, Harrisburg, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Carrier Mills Nursing Home in Carrier Mills.
Deldia was born on Nov. 18, 1930, in Saline County, the daughter of the late George and Lillian (Jarrells) Lane. She married Leo Mac Watkins on August 20, 1949, and he survives in Harrisburg. She was a former member of Ingram Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband Leo, Deldia is survived by son; Jeff Watkins and wife Linda, Harrisburg; grandchildren, Cassandra and Alex Watkins, Harrisburg; brother, Benny Lane, Alton; sister, Retha Kohl and husband Bob, St. Charles, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and three infant brothers, and brothers, Cloyde and Glendle Lane.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at Reed Funeral Chapel, Harrisburg. The Rev. Leroy Hicks will officiate and burial will follow in Pierson Cemetery. Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.
Memorials may be made to Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the obituary page at www.reedfuneralchapel.com.
The family would like to thank Dr. Alexander and the Carrier Mills Nursing Home for taking such great care of Nana during her final days.
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