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And all the Minnesooooota Democrats are sooooo proud ....one of their own is now the head of the ATF. How long before we see any of them apologizing to the rest of us gun owners?
BTW, is there any possibility you folks in Arizona can stuff a sock in McCains chops? Are there any conservatives in that state, or has it also been bastardized like Colorado with every socialist imaginable voted into office?
And my home state of Nodak has got to be so proud of the fat mama they sent to the Senate, so she could vote the Obama line on every thing that's come before her. Some of my Democrat friends that are gun owners actually believed they could vote for a Democrat to, "stand up against those fool Democrats in favor of gun control." Talk about low information voters. The country has gone to hell.
John McCain Twists Arms Fast and Furiously to Confirm Obamas Nominee for ATF Director
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) |
No agency better exemplifies the malfeasance of this administration than the ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This same organization that was involved in the most egregious gun running scandal in American history (Fast and Furious) is also prosecuting law-abiding gun owners with zealous furor.
Yet, Senator John McCain has just ensured that the man who was at the scene of the crime gets confirmed as the next permanent director of ATF.
After being without a director for five years, McCain is hell-bent on rewarding Obamas bad behavior by confirming the acting director, Todd Jones, as permanent director. Todd Jones was the highest ranking official during Fast and Furious. Mr. Jones has refused to answer questions from Senator Grassley, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, concerning the scandal and any disciplinary action taken by his office.
What is even more concerning is that Jones is under investigation by the Office of Special Council over accusations that he retaliated against whistleblowers when he was U.S. Attorney in Minnesota. This is particularly disturbing given the necessity to shine some sun light inside the ATF.
Jones has already warned ATF employees not to report on anything outside their chain of command. Additionally, Jones has already overseen egregious gun stings that went awry, such as Milwaukee Operation Fearless. In that instance, individuals were erroneously charged with crimes, federally owned automatic weapons lost, and a gun store was damaged by ATF agents.
There is no doubt that gun control activists want Jones confirmed so the ATF can begin its persecution of American gun owners instead of cleaning up its own broken house. So why would any Republican support his nomination?
Well, remember that earlier this month Mitch McConnell sent out his minions to cut a deal with Democrats to confirm every radical nominee under the sun. Now President Obama knows he will have 60 votes for every nominee, and is taking full advantage of the free ride to passage.
Initially, Democrats were two votes shy, but McCain was seen on the Senate floor twisting arms. He convinced Senator Lisa Murkowski to flip her vote. Now they are just one vote shy and are holding the vote open until pseudo-moderate, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, flies into D.C.
Once again, we must ask, where is leadership? Where are their staffers? Where are the floor speeches against this? Is Mitch McConnell the party leader or is John McCain the defacto leader?
Update: Democrats won the cloture vote after Senator Heitkamp flew in from North Dakota to cast the 60th vote for Jones, laying waste to the notion that there are any pro-gun Democrats. The six Republicans who voted for cloture were Ayotte, Collins, Graham, Kirk, McCain & Murkowski.


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Despite the reduction of large-scale military operations 10 years ago in Chechnya, a guerrilla war waged by Islamic fundamentalists rages on, and has brought a striking level of violence and bloody insurgency to the neighboring Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
For decades, and in much of the world's eyes, all the news coming from the North Caucasus seemed focused on the cataclysm in Chechnya. Now, with Grozny slowly emerging from decades of chaos, Dagestan – the largest, most heterogeneous and, today, the most violent republic in the North Caucasus region – is raising its international profile, but for all the wrong reasons.
With a population of about 3 million people, Dagestan — bordering Chechnya, with the Caspian Sea to the east and Georgia and Azerbaijan to the south — is comprised of more then 40 ethnic groups. Ethnic Russians make up roughly four and half percent of the republic's total population, while political power is held mainly by the two largest groups: the Avar and Dargin, both of whom practice Sufism, or the region's traditional brand of Islam. Recently, however, Salafism — a puritanical form of Islam practiced largely in Saudi Arabia — has begun to make inroads, further complicating the already tangled political and religious picture.
Photos are available by this link: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/04/29/the-hidden-war-in-the-caucasus/#23
Split by seemingly intractable social and religious differences and with almost a half of its territory locked down under a special security regimen (CTO, or "counter-terrorist operation"), Dagestan's populace endures martial law, rigid curfews and random searches enforced by the Russian military.
For most Russian citizens, meanwhile, the North Caucasus is peopled not by neighbors or citizens but by stereotypes. A mountain region, alien and dangerous, it is populated (in the Russian popular imagination) by suicide bombers and terrorists. Period.
The Jamaats—local Islamic societies—comprise the vast majority of active anti-Russian Islamist fighters in Dagestan. Numbering somewhere around 500, by best estimates, Jamaats manage to replace those killed in action with newly joined militants in a remarkably timely manner. The reason for this renewable source of fighters is, in fact, rather simple: namely, the fundamentalists find fertile ground to propagate their ideas in the region's remote, mountainous villages — as well as via the Internet. As the Dagestan justice system is largely ruled by nepotism, Russian law and order doesn't have real power and most people find it impossible to receive justice from local authorities. Jamaats' leaders, meanwhile, claim to be the "legitimate authority of Dagestan" and are candid about their aim of establishing a "fair society" based on Shari'a law. As the years pass, more and more people convert to Salafism.
Dagestan's society is still deeply split. The gap between the richest and the poorest is enormous — and, like everywhere else, is rapidly growing. Conservatives, including many traditional Muslims, who still feel an allegiance to Russia certainly do not accept the "Islamization" of their country and their culture, while many others simply vote with their passports — emigrating from the republic entirely. The men, women and children who stay behind must somehow find ways to endure in the midst of their country's hidden war.
Maria Turchenkova is a freelance documentary photographer based in Moscow. She was recently selected to attend the 2013 World Press Joop Swart Masterclass.

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JACKSON – No legislation is alive to re-authorize the state Medicaid program after June 30.
On Friday, the House Democratic minority successfully prevented the revival of a House bill that would have extended Medicaid past June 30. The vote was 60-52 in favoring of extending the program, but since the bill includes taxes it required a three-fifths majority or 68 votes to pass.
And on Thursday, the Republican-dominated House Rules Committee killed a Senate proposal that would have reauthorized the state-federal program that provides health care to about 640,000 disabled, poor pregnant women, poor children and segments of the elderly population.
"Now it is in the hands of the governor," said House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, after Friday's vote.
Gunn, R-Clinton, said Gov. Phil Bryant can try to run the agency through executive order or call a special session to deal with the reauthorization. The other option, reviving the House or Senate reauthorization bills, would take a two-thirds majority of both chambers.
At issue is the expansion of Medicaid allowed under the federal Affordable Care Act. House Democrats want a floor vote on the expansion to cover those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level or about $15,000 per year.
The House bill excluded the section of the law that could be amended to allow for the expansion. The Senate reauthorization bill included that section.
Gunn said he took the extraordinary step of sending the Senate bill to the Rules Committee to be killed because he does not want the House to vote on the expansion. Normally the bill would be sent to the House Medicaid Committee.
Gunn said he does not want a vote because it would not pass the House Republican majority and because he opposes it. He said the position of the House Democrats "is not a realistic position. I think they are playing politics and we are dealing with reality."
He and Bryant have consistently said the state cannot afford the expansion.
House Democrats say they just want an open debate on a proposal that would provide health care to about 300,000 Mississippians – primarily the working poor – and have a positive economic impact.
Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, asked on the House floor Friday, "Why are we being denied the opportunity to let the process work? The Medicaid Committee and the floor of the House, the people's House, is the place for discussion."
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who presides over the Senate, said after the House action, "The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill to reauthorize the division without expanding Medicaid. We were sent to Jackson to do a job, and that sometimes means making tough decisions. It's still early in the process, and I expect us to complete our responsibility prior to the end of session."


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Curtain Call: amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes
I would have loved to see the looks on the faces of the men on the Cannes Film Festival jury when deliberations started this year. There they were, in their suits in a conference room, and the impossibly gorgeous Diane Kruger swans in wearing a Versace lace-up minidress. She looked absolutely divine. And if there's one place to flash some skin, it's in this town.
Well, it was nice to see that Bérénice Bejo, the Oscar-nominated female lead in the wildly successful black-and-white film The Artist, isn't afraid of a bit of color. She looks resplendent in red, and bravo to her for choosing Louis Vuitton to dress her. And after Michelle Williams wore an LV gown to the Academy Awards this year, the legendary luggage company prove that it knows its way on a red carpet as much as on a baggage carousel.
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America's Revolutionary era produced some of the most iconic and enduring words of the nation's history, inspiring others worldwide. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Hope students will share their words reflecting on the events, ideals and aftermath of the period through a "Spoken Word Slam Poetry Contest."
The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Fried/Hemenway Auditorium of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication. The public is invited, and admission is free.
The participating students have been enrolled this semester in the college's "History 251" course, "Revolutionary America: Visionaries, Rebels, and Ruffians." The course examines the forces, people, philosophies and events that characterized colonial American society and led to the Revolution of 1776, also considering how the ideals and necessities of winning the struggle for independence imposed realities that later affected the nation and continue affecting it down to present day.
The course's instructor, Dr. Fred Johnson, associate professor of history, devised the competition as an off-beat way for the students to process the serious concepts they've been exploring since the start of the semester in August. Dec. 5-9 is the last week of classes at the college, with final exams running the following week.
"Students realize that the American Revolution was not confined to just one era but it has been ongoing. Its influence helped energize and shape the fight against slavery, the battle for women's suffrage, Civil Rights, and, more recently, the rise of the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street protests," Johnson said.
Within the general framework of presenting their messages within a spoken-word format, the students have been free to develop their own presentations, and Johnson anticipates a mix of rhyme, rhythm and rap for the contest. Judging for the contest will be according to criteria like creativity, instructional value, and contemporary relevance. Supporting cheers from the audience are certainly welcome.
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Understanding the Dog Show World
There is no such thing as a "perfect dog." Every dog has some faults. The best way to appraise your dog's degree of perfection is to compare him with the Standard for the breed, or before a judge in a show ring.
One thing you can start doing with the dogs you plan to show, is to start walking them on your left side consistently. Always on the left. Bulldogs are shown at a slight "trot" to show ease of movement. They shouldn't pull out ahead of you, just shuffle along at your left side. A walk is too sluggish. Walk them about 25 ft, then turn and go back to where you were. Or walk in approximately a 25 ft. "triangle", making turns to the left and returning to your starting point. These are things a judge will instruct you to do. (judges will give you the approximate distance they want you to go, so don't worry too much about an exact 25' range).
Shows are held all over the nation, in a variety of settings. You may be showing your dog outside on grass, on the matted floor of a convention center, or on packed dirt in a rodeo arena. You can possibly find ways beforehand to help prepare your dog for such conditions.
To "stack" your Bulldog . . he should stand square. You start by facing his right side. Because the chest is wider than the hips, the front legs will be positioned wider than the rear. Legs should be under the dog, not extended like a Doberman. Get the dog use to remaining in this position as you move to his front. You are squatting or kneeling next to the dog while the dog is stacked. When the judge moves around to view the dog's right side, you move out of the way and to the dog's front. Once the judge is done with the right side, you move back to that side. The dog's head is level, your right hand supporting his jaw (be sure not to force the head upward to an unnatural position). And you will be trying to keep your hand and fingers from interfering with the judge's view of the dog's head.
Judges have the discretion to use a "ramp" to assist them. This is a platform-like structure that the dogs are examined on so that judges don't have to strain their backs stooping over each dog. The use of a ramp is to be indicated in the premium list, so exhibitors know prior to entering that particular show.
There are a variety of show chokers and leads in leather, nylon, metal, and a combination of these materials. Chokers and leads are usually selected in a color that enhances the dog's appearance. Fine-link chokers are popular as they have the nice polish of elegant jewelry, and can be used on a dog of any color. You want the judge's eye to remain on your dog, not the choker and lead, so select something with this objective in mind. Avoid heavy materials and bright colors. Select a lead length that will not be cumbersome to gather up as you and your dog move to the judge's instructions. Bulldogs are never shown in harness.
These are pretty basic, but very important exercises, to prepare for the show-ring. Your dog will usually be shown with other dogs. He will probably have other Bulldogs in front of him and behind him. Be sure he is use to strange dogs so near, so that he doesn't "wig out". Aggressive behavior will cause you and your dog to be dismissed from the ring. He HAS to permit the judge to examine him, running his hands over his body, and checking the teeth ("bite"). Your dog needs to be cooperative during this process. You can have your friends simulate what a judge might do, touching the dog, lifting his lips to view the teeth. This is good practice.
Home MATCH SHOWS: For the beginner there are "mock" shows, called match shows, where you and your dog go through many of the procedures of a regular dog show, but do not gain points. These shows are usually held by kennel clubs, and much ring poise and experience can be gained. The age limit is usually 2 months at match shows to give puppies four months of training before they compete at the regular show. Classes range from 2-4 months, 4-6 months, 6-9 months, and 9-12 months. Puppies compete with others of their own age for comparative purposes. For those seriously interested in showing their dogs to full championship, these match shows provide important experience for both the dog and the owner. There is a nominal entry fee and of course ribbons. Unlike the point shows, entries can be made on the day of the show. They are usually informal and a congenial atmosphere for the amateur.
Understanding Dog Show terms for the beginner:
For a person who is a spectator or one who is interested in showing dogs, the terms used at dog shows can often be confusing. The following is an attempt to remove the confusion so many novices feel about dog shows:
1.Dog- Everyone has a dog right? Well where dog shows are concerned, only those owners or handler of MALE dogs have a dog.
2.Bitch- Far from the derogatory term that comes to mind, bitch simply means a canine of the female persuasion.
3.AKC - American Kennel Club. This is the best-known registry for purebred dogs in the United States. It is a "club of clubs" that breed clubs, breeders, and dog shows turn to for rules and regulations, as well as dog and litter registration.
4.AKC- Sanctioned Show - A show that is listed with the AKC that follows their guidelines. It requires sanctioned shows to receive any AKC title.
5.Registration- Official shows have registration completed by a deadline before the actual date of the show. A specialized form must be filled out with the dog's name, number, owner and class entered.
6.Conformation- The judging of a dog on looks, structural build, gait, expression, and breed standard. Conformation classes are broken up into groups, breeds, sex and ages.
7.Group- There are seven acknowledged groups at an AKC show. These are Sporting, Non-Sporting, Hounds, Working, Herding, Terriers, and Toys.
THE POINT SHOW: It is not possible to show a puppy at an American Kennel Club sanctioned point show before the age of six months. When your dog reaches the eligible age, your local kennel club can provide you with the names and addresses of the show giving superintendent. The forms are mailed in a pamphlet called a premium list. This includes the names of the judges for each breed, a list of the prizes and trophies, and where the show will be held. As well as rules and regulations set by the AKC, which must be abided by if you enter. Unlike the match shows where your dog will be judged on ring behavior, at the point shows he will be judged on conformation to the breed Standard. In addition to the age limit he must be purebred for a point show. The is means he and both of his parents are registered with the AKC. Females cannot have been spayed and males must have both testicles in evidence. No dyes or powders may be used to enhance the appearance, and any lameness or major deviation from the Standard for the breed constitutes a disqualification. With all these things in mind, groom your dog to the best of your ability and exercise your dog before taking him into the ring. The presiding judge on that day will allow each and every dog a certain amount of time and consideration before making his decisions. An exhibitor never speaks unless spoken to, and then only to answer such questions as the judge may ask. Before you reach the point where you are actually in the ring awaiting the final decisions of the judge, you will have to decide in which of the five classes, divided by sex, your dog should compete.
The regular classes of the AKC are: PUPPY, NOVICE, BRED-BY-EXHIBITOR, AMERICAN BRED, OPEN;
PUPPY CLASSES: Shall be for dogs which are six months of age and over, but under twelve months and are not champions. Classes are divided 6-9mos. 9-and under 12 mos.
NOVICE CLASS: shall be dogs six months of age or over,which have not won three first prizes in the Novice Class, a first prize in Bred-by-Exhibitor, American-bred or Open Class nor one or more points toward a championship title.
BRED-BY-EXHIBITOR CLASS: shall be for dogs which are six months of age and over, which are not champions and which are owned wholly or in part by the person who was the breeder of record.
AMERICAN-BRED CLASS: is for all dogs, except champions, six months of age or over.
OPEN CLASS: is for any dog six months of age or over.
WINNERS DOG and WINNERS BITCH: After the above males classes have been judged, the first-place winners are then required to compete in the ring. Winners Dog and Winners Bitch are each awarded points according to an AKC point schedule.
RESERVE WINNERS: are selected immediately after the Winners Dog. In case of a disqualification of a win by the AKC, the Reserve Dog moves up to "Winners" and receives the points. After all male classes are judged, the bitch classes are called.
BEST OF BREED: is limited to Champions of Record or dogs with newly acquired points, and Winners Dog and Winners Bitch, all compete for Best of Breed. It consists of both male and female champions and the two Winners (Dog and Bitch)
BEST OF WINNERS: If the winners dog or winners bitch earns BOB it automatically becomes BOW.


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The Supreme Court has modified the deadline when electronic filing is required by attorneys in their cases at the court.
The court had originally set a February 27 deadline for mandatory filing. But in a February 18 order, the court made February 27 an optional date where attorneys may voluntarily file documents electronically with the court.
The court set April 1 as the new mandatory deadline for e-filing when attorneys will be required to submit documents to the court through the statewide portal.
The portal can be found online at www.myflcourtaccess.com. Information and training videos on using the portal can be found on the website of the Florida Courts E-Filing Authority, which oversees the portal through which all state court filings will be made. That site is: www.flclerks.com/eFiling_authority.html.
The complete text of the administrative order setting the new date, AOSC13-7, can be found on the Supreme Court's website under the court clerk's office at: www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2013/AOSC13-7.pdf.)
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Researchers visit Argentina for film: Documentary to focus on Germans from Russia in South America
Nowatski, Mike. "Researchers visit Argentina for film: Documentary to focus on Germans from Russia in South America." Farmers' Forum, 13 April 2012, 1.
FARGO – Michael Miller has researched Germans from Russia for more than four decades. But in the southern hemisphere, he still found some things about the people that impressed him.
Michael Miller, right, and Bob Dambach, middle, are pictured with singer, writer and theater director Enrique Daniel "Pipo" Fischer on Feb. 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Miller and Dambach spent February in Argentina and Brazil to scout locations and line up interview subjects for an upcoming documentary on Germans from Russia who settled in the two countries. Fischer is a descendant of a Volga German family.
Michael Miller has researched Germans from Russia for more than four decades. But in the southern hemisphere, he still found some things about the people that impressed him.
Miller, director and bibliographer of the North Dakota State University Libraries' Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, spent February in Brazil and Argentina, scouting locations and lining up interviews for a documentary on Germans from Russia who settled in South America more than a century ago.
He was accompanied by Bob Dambach, director of television at Prairie Public Broadcasting.
They visited people with various German-Russian ancestries, including Black Sea, Bessarabian, Volhynian, Mennonite and Volga Germans.
More than 1 million of Argentina's roughly 42 million people are Volga Germans. "So, it's quite a distinct population," Miller said.
Like the Black Sea Germans who left the southern Ukraine and settled in the Dakotas, the Volga Germans left Russia in the 1870s and 1880s mainly to avoid being forced into the Russian Army, Miller said.
In visiting with Volga Germans in Argentina, he learned that some immigrants thought they were going to the United States but ended up in a different America. Others arrived at Ellis Island but because of their diseases or illnesses were given the choice to return to Russia or go to South America, Miller said.
Many who arrived in Brazil soon left the forested topography for more open farmland in Argentina. In the province of Entre Rios, more than a quarter of the residents are descendants of Volga Germans, Miller said.
"They found a prairie land very similar to what you would see in North Dakota," he said.
Miller said he was impressed by the level of agricultural production in Argentina, citing the fertilizer and malting plants, two growing seasons and impressive soybean crops.
"These German Russians are quite successful, I would have to say, in their field of agriculture down there," he said.
Miller and Dambach sampled Volga German foods such as fried-dough grebble, meat-filled runza and, of course, kuchen.
They also viewed beautiful churches and cemeteries filled with wrought-iron crosses, not unlike those found in the Great Plains, where Germans from Russia settled from Texas to Saskatchewan.
"The other thing that impressed me was that they have kept the German language longer than here," said Miller, who grew up in Strasburg, in a family that spoke both English and German. "They must have kept it in the family longer."
Miller said he and Dambach also were impressed with the hospitality and how interested people were in their project. There's talk of translating the documentary to Spanish and Portuguese if people there can raise the funds, Miller said.
Dambach said the people and landscapes impressed him most.
"The people we met in Brazil and Argentina were tremendously friendly, helpful and sincerely interested in their Germans from Russia heritage," he said in an NDSU news release. "The mingling of three or four languages seemed to be no hindrance to communication."
Miller and Dambach tentatively plan to return to southern Brazil in April 2013 and Argentina in October 2013 for filming and interviews.
Slated for completion in 2014, the documentary will be the eighth in Prairie Public Broadcasting's award-winning series on Germans from Russia. The seventh installment will air in July, Miller said.
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For those with 3 and under females - you better not have an unspayed female barn cat. The rules say breeding females with that lovely "and/or" statement which would mean that it is the aggregate of females on the property.
You have 3 female dogs. One of which had pups 5 months ago and you have one of those pesky "leftovers" that everyone wants to have. One of the other females is bred already and the last one should be coming into heat soon, for the last time before she retires and you have a well thought out plan for an awesome litter. Someone calls from clear across the country saying that they would love to have that older pup since it is already housebroke and you have been working with it daily on its obedience. Since its a 15 hour trip one way and the buyer can't get the time off, he wants you to ship said pup using Katie Beckers awesome business "Move the Dog Transport". The money is wired, the trip is scheduled, and your daughter comes into the house with a tiny kitten- one of a litter of six that your barn cat had two weeks ago and hid in the loft.
Now what? Legally you have 4 breeding "FEMALES" (and that isn't even including your wife ) on site and you are selling a pup sight unseen other than via photos or videos over the internet. I suppose you could disavow owning the cat, but you had better hope that your darling daughter is no where around, or said cat either, when the inspectors come by. I think that if you had some a$$hat dem- I mean bureaucrat for an inspector, you would have a very hard time explaining yourself even if were a stray/feral or neighbors cat!
Instead of cat, insert Gerbil, fish?, rabbit, pet mice, etc... They included domesticated farm animals...does this mean chickens? So if you have a flock of chickens or a pair of ornamental ducks, would this too put you over the limit? How many here have more than one breed? I have 3 labs and a cocker. All females. I have both bought and shipped pups and adults via ground and air without the buyer seeing them a head of time. I had the breeder choose my pups for me based on the criteria I gave, and I got what I asked for.
Granted, for now anyway, since I have "working" dogs I am exempt, how long before the wording gets "tweaked" again to change that part of the deal? All these folks need is that foot in the door, and they aren't using battering rams to get it. They play on peoples emotions and sense to do whats right and exploit it and twist it to fit their needs. Heck, look at our government as a whole. No one notices a little change here, a little change there, until we are left standing there with shell shocked looks on our faces and wondering how we got to this point.


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Panel on economic impact of attacks, Sept. 20
Posted September 17, 2001; 01:13 p.m.
economists will lead a discussion on "The Economic and Financial Aftermath of the Terrorist Attack on America," Thursday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in McCosh 50.
Panelists will be professors Alan Blinder, Paul Krugman, Jose Scheinkman, Ben Bernanke, and Peter Kenen.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Mississippi State had been getting good at starting fast on offense, but that trend was halted by Alabama on Saturday.
MSU had scored on its first possession each of the three previous games, and it looked like the streak would continue when the Bulldogs reached the Alabama 14-yard line. But the drive stalled, and Devon Bell's 31-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Dee Milliner.
That preserved a streak for Alabama: It hasn't let an opposing team score on its opening possession this season.
Alabama entered the game with one of the best red-zone defenses in the country, having allowed only five touchdowns. It finally allowed No. 6 late in the game with the outcome already decided.
State saw another trend interrupted by Bama.
MSU had been the first team to score in six of its first seven games, but Alabama opened the game with a methodical nine-play, 59-yard scoring drive. T.J. Yeldon ran in from 11 yards for the touchdown.
Defense stiffens
After the initial onslaught, MSU's defense forced three consecutive three-and-outs – the first time someone has done that to Alabama since Texas in the 2010 BCS title game.
After gaining 161 total yards in the first quarter, the Tide had 91 in the second. Still, with a 24-0 halftime lead, Alabama has scored 20 or more points in the first half of every game this fall.
The Tide didn't score again until early in the fourth quarter.
Tough running
MSU rushed for only 12 yards against Alabama last season. That number was better Saturday, but it still wasn't great.
The Bulldogs finished with a season-low 47 yards, averaging 2.2 yards per carry. LaDarius Perkins, who entered the game as the SEC's leading rusher, was held to 38 yards on 15 carries.
MSU's longest run of the night was 15 yards by Josh Robinson late in the game.
Key drive
Alabama came out strong, driving 59 yards in nine plays on its first drive to take a 7-0 lead. Eddie Lacy converted a fourth-and-1, and Yeldon capped it off with runs of 10 and 11 yards.
Key number
Zero – MSU, which entered the game first in the country in turnover margin at plus-17, forced no turnovers.
Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron has yet to throw an interception this season. The Bulldogs made three turnovers, one of them a Tyler Russell interception and the other two fumbles – one on a punt return, one on a kickoff return.
Next weekend
MSU is back home for Texas A&M (6-2, 3-2 SEC). The Aggies beat Auburn on Saturday, 63-21.
Bulldog bites
Redshirt freshman linebacker Benardrick McKinney recorded his first career sack in the second quarter, dropping McCarron for a 13-yard loss. … MSU's 54 passing yards in the first quarter was its most in that period vs. Alabama since 2006, when it had 55. … LB Cam Lawrence led MSU with 10 tackles. He also had 2.0 tackles-for-loss, a sack and a pass break-up.


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Workplace Conflict Resolution: 10 ways to manage employee conflict and improve office communication, the workplace environment and team productivity
Disputes between employees are inevitable. But if left unresolved, they can disrupt your department's productivity, sap morale and even cause some good employees to quit...
That's why Business Management Daily, publisher of The HR Specialist and HR Specialist: Employment Law, has prepared this "workplace survival" special report for managers, employees and HR professionals: Workplace Conflict Resolution: 10 ways to manage employee conflict and improve office communication, the workplace environment and team productivity.
Section 1: Managing Employee Conflict
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #1
Negotiating workplace conflict: 3 tips for managers
Conflict happens in all corners of the workplace. Here are three tricks of the trade for resolving workplace conflict, according to Jeffrey Krivis' book Improvisational Negotiation:
1. Let people tell their story. When people are deeply upset about something, they need to get their story out. This is a basic principle of mediation and one that's important to remember.
Yes, allowing people to speak their minds can increase the level of conflict with which you must deal. That's OK. You have to get through the conflict phase to find the solution.
2. Bring a reality check to the table. Often in a conflict, the parties are so focused on minutiae that they lose sight of the big picture and its implications. As the mediator, you need to bring people back to reality by wrenching their attention away from the grain of sand and having them focus on the whole beach. Doing so may help resolution arrive at a startling speed.
3. Identify the true impediment. In every conflict, ask yourself: What is the true motivating factor here? What is really keeping this person from agreeing to a solution?
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #2
Team conflict resolution: Knowing when to referee
Disputes between employees are common and inevitable. The difficult decision is when to step in, says Joseph F. Byrnes, professor of management at Bentley College's Graduate School in Waltham, Mass. "Give the warring parties a chance to resolve it on their own," he says. "The time to take action is when things get out of hand, and the problems are affecting their work or disrupting other people's work."
Find out if the conflict is work-related and has a structural root, or whether it's interpersonal and has no relationship to the job, Byrnes advises. An interpersonal conflict can happen on or off the job, whereas structural ones are inevitable in many organizations.
Discover the five techniques Byrnes suggests for dealing with either kind of conflict in Workplace Conflict Resolution.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #3
Don't be swayed by office politics
As the manager, your approach should be to resolve the situation without offending or alienating either group. "Uppermost is not being seduced by the politics of one group over another," says clinical psychologist William Knaus.
When politics get in the way, it's time to step in cautiously. "You don't want your boss to think that your division is riddled with divisive disputes," Knaus says. "Your credibility is on the line if you can't right the situation."
Easing tensions between warring factions isn't easy.
"A bad move on the manager's part could create irreparable barriers, decrease productivity, as well as dampen morale," Knaus says. "The situation must be carefully managed so that you're not taking sides."
Your goal is to keep everyone focused on solving a problem and not be sidetracked by personal or political issues.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #4
6 steps for managing 'difficult' employees
Working alongside difficult people can be hard enough. But managing someone with whom you have a personality clash can cause major tension.
Experienced managers know how to separate emotions from the work at hand when dealing with employees. Rather than dwelling on an employee's negative personality traits, smart managers focus on tasks, projects and results. They don't allow their personal feelings to interfere, and they treat everyone the same way.
But in too many cases, managers simply turn away from their least favorite employees. Rather than interacting with them, they avoid them. What's worse, managers may just write off the problem employees and do the employees' jobs themselves.
Turning your back on difficult employees isn't just a management mistake—it can also create legal trouble. That's because employees who frequently bump heads with management are also the ones most likely to file lawsuits when they feel they're being treated unfairly.
That's why, when confronted with employees who don't do what's asked, it's best to devise a strategy for making the best of a potentially explosive situation.
Although it may be hard to transform a difficult employee into a warm, friendly ally, there are several steps you can take to make it easier for the employee to comply.
Discover 6 strategies for managing difficult employees in Workplace Conflict Resolution.
Section 2: Dealing With Difficult Co-Workers and Bosses
Are you frustrated by your boss, aggravated by colleagues or stuck on a management dilemma?
In this section you'll find answers to all kinds of "in the trenches" questions, compiled from Business Management Daily's Your Office Coach blog by Marie McIntyre, Ph.D.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #5
My boss is driving me nuts! How do I make it stop?
Q: "When my boss assigns a project, he never shares all the information that resides in his head. As a result, I usually fail to achieve his vision and have to redo my work. If I ask for details, it's like pulling teeth. I've started emailing him my questions with bullet points, so he can type in the answers. 'Mr. Visionary' says he wants me to think outside the box, but I think he really expects me to read his mind. Help! How do I work with this person?" — Karen, Atlanta
Marie's Answer: You and your scattered boss illustrate a typical difference in thinking styles. "Creative Visionaries" focus on the big picture, get excited about new ideas and love making changes. Sound familiar?
"Organized Implementers," on the other hand, emphasize details and outline action steps. They plan ahead and despise last-minute changes. You seem to fall into this category.
Visionaries and Implementers can make a terrific pairing, but they also drive each other nuts! To manage this style gap, consider these suggestions:
• Realize that all brains are not the same.
• Recognize each other's strengths.
• Accommodate the differences.
• Ask for what you need.
• Team up for success.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #6
When the boss hires an incompetent 'good friend'
Q: "My boss hired his 'good friend' as a top-level manager. This woman has no qualifications for the job, and she's making costly mistakes. She also pawns her work off on others and treats everyone rudely. We've tried talking to the boss about this woman's inexperience and offensive behavior, but he refuses to listen. Some long-term employees are considering leaving. How can we explain this without putting our jobs on the line? Her behavior has had a major impact on our work and may do long-term damage to the company." — Afraid to Speak Up
Marie's Answer: Help your boss see the problem by getting his attention without insulting his management ability. Start by viewing things from his perspective. Friend or not, this woman was his choice for a high-level job. So when you say, "She has no qualifications," you're really saying, "You were an idiot to hire someone like that." Not exactly the smartest approach.
Find Marie's suggested strategy for handling this management situation in Workplace Conflict Resolution.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #7
My co-workers resent my promotion: How do I resolve this workplace conflict?
Q: "My boss is promoting me to supervisor, but several co-workers are unhappy about it. Ever since he told them, a few people have been very nasty to me. None of these co-workers showed any interest in the position, yet they now find fault with everything I do. I feel like I'm under a microscope. I don't go to work every day to make friends. My goal is to do a good job and earn a living. After I'm promoted, should I talk to these people about their behavior or should I act like it never happened? How do I squash this jealousy and nip this behavior in the bud?" — New Supervisor
Marie's Answer: Being elevated above your peers is seldom easy, but these back-stabbing co-workers sound particularly tough. So you need both a transition plan and some self-examination.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #8
Handling a 'newbie' manager: Deal with it or go over her head?
Q: "My team recently got a new boss who is very green as a manager. Although I have 20 years' experience, she makes it abundantly clear that she feels superior to me in every way. She talks incessantly about her credentials and all the 'important' tasks she has been given. I find her condescending, unapproachable and inflexible. Staff meetings have become a painful experience because they accomplish nothing. Our new boss will not discuss projects in detail nor take any direction from 'subordinates.'
"I have known her manager for a long time and have a good relationship with him. He's a fair guy, and he respects my opinion. Should I tell him how I feel about my new boss?" — The Underling
Marie's Answer: Although "newbie" managers can be frustrating, the biggest problem with this supervisor is your reaction to her. You're doing a very poor job of "managing up." Some tips:
• Like many new supervisors, your boss feels insecure and inadequate. To compensate, she puffs herself up to show that she's the boss. If you threaten her authority, she's likely to retaliate.
• Your own emotional needs are also on display. You resent her failure to recognize your experience and follow your advice. But if you display this resentment, you may soon be labeled "difficult to manage."
• Adopting a helpful and cooperative attitude toward this inexperienced manager is a better career strategy. You'll win political points by becoming her ally.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #9
Favoritism in the workplace: 'She's the boss's pet'
Q: "I work with someone who is the boss's pet. She talks on the phone with him all the time, and he allows her to work extra hours, even though I also could use the overtime. This co-worker reviews all orders and also is responsible for updating the computer records. Whenever a problem arises, the boss calls her to discuss it. There are only two of us here, but he won't cross-train me on her duties. How should I handle this unfairness?" — The Unfavored One
Marie's Answer: Your colleague apparently has been given the lead role in your office, even though no one has officially said so. If your boss was smart, he would formally define duties and clarify roles, but many small-office managers fail to do this. Having a peer elevated above you without explanation is annoying, so your resentment is normal. However, it's also a complete waste of emotional energy. Instead, focus on furthering your own career.
Find Marie's suggested strategy for dealing with the boss's pet in Workplace Conflict Resolution.
Workplace Conflict Resolution: Tip #10
Dealing with a boss who throws more than a temper tantrum
Q: "My boss recently got upset with a co-worker about some problems with customer orders. To get her attention, the boss reached across the desk and grabbed 'Angela' by the jaw. When I spoke with Angela about the manager's improper behavior, she agreed that he was probably wrong, although she wasn't too disturbed about it. I decided to have a talk with my boss. I told him that I found his actions inappropriate, and he agreed with me. But when he learned that I had already discussed the situation with Angela, he became very irritated. My talking to her really bothered him. Should I have handled this situation differently? What should I do now?" — Appalled Worker
Marie's Answer: Your manager's physical confrontation with Angela was appalling and also illegal, since he could be charged with battery for such uninvited touching. Now what?
• Your boss should be ashamed of himself for losing control. That may explain why he's upset that you discussed his outburst with Angela.
• Giving honest feedback to a manager takes courage, so congratulations to you for calling him on his offensive and immature behavior. If your comments help to curb his impulsive reactions in the future, then you will have done him a big favor.
• Grabbing an employee is so out of line that someone really needs to know about it. This guy could easily create legal liability for the company. So if you have a trustworthy human resources manager, consider having a confidential talk with that person.
• As for your boss, you don't need to say anything further to him. Odds are that he's more upset with himself than with you. And he now knows that someone is watching his behavior.


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Former Nobel official to discuss prizes, May 10
Posted May 3, 2006; 10:51 p.m.
Erling Norrby, former secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, will speak on "Over 100 Years of Nobel Prizes" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in 101 Icahn Lab.
From 1997 to 2003, Norrby served as secretary-general of the institution that annually awards Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and economics. During that time, he also was a member of the board of the Nobel Foundation. He currently is a researcher at the academy's Center for the History of Sciences.
In the May 10 seminar, Norrby will talk about Alfred Nobel and his family, the formation of the foundation and the different prizes. He also will discuss the secrecy and process of selection of the prizes, and what Nobel Prizes tell us about creative milieus.
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To Stop Smoking, Teens Should Start Moving
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To Stop Smoking, Teens Should Start Moving
FRIDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- A small amount of daily exercise can help teen smokers cut down on or quit their harmful habit, according to a new study.
Researchers looked at 233 teens at 19 high schools in West Virginia, which has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation. Nearly 13 percent of people under age 18 in the state are smokers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All the teens in the study were daily smokers who smoked an average of half a pack a day on weekdays and a pack a day on weekends. They also had other unhealthy behaviors.
"It is not unusual for teenage smokers to engage in other unhealthy habits. Smoking and physical inactivity, for instance, often go hand in hand," study lead author Kimberly Horn, associate dean for research at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, in Washington, D.C., said in a university news release.
The teens in the study were divided into three groups: one group took part in a smoking cessation program combined with a fitness program, another group took part in the smoking cessation program only and the third group heard only a short antismoking lecture.
All of the teens increased their amount of daily physical activity just by being in the study. Those who increased the number of days in which they did at least 20 minutes of exercise -- equivalent to a short walk -- significantly reduced the number of cigarettes they smoked.
Teens were more likely to quit smoking if they took part in the combination smoking cessation and fitness program and increased the number of days in which they did at least 30 minutes of exercise, according to the study, which was published online April 9 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
"This study adds to evidence suggesting that exercise can help teenagers who are trying to quit smoking," Horn said.
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Implications of Definitive Atonement
from Jonathan Gibson Apr 28, 2017 Category: ArticlesThe doctrine of definite atonement states that in the death of Jesus Christ, the triune God intended to achieve the redemption of every person given to the Son by the Father in eternity past, and to apply the accomplishments of His sacrifice to each of them by the Spirit. In... Keep Reading
Links We Liked (3/19/11)
from Tim Challies Mar 19, 2011 Category: ArticlesHere is a round-up of some of the notable blogs and articles our team read this week. Keep Reading
If you could ask John Piper & R.C. Sproul a question, what would it be?
from Karisa Schlehr Mar 18, 2011 Category: EventsOn Friday, March 24th at 7:45 p.m. EST, John Piper and R.C. Sproul will join together here in Orlando for a ministry reflections discussion on the valuable lessons learned by each throughout their ministry experiences. If you have always wanted to ask one or both of these men a question, start tweeting your questions now using our Ligonier 2011 National Conference hashtag #lmnc or leave a comment on our Facebook page. We will try to incorporate some of them into our time with these men. Keep Reading
Noblesse Oblige
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Mar 18, 2011 Category: ArticlesWatching The King's Speech reminded me of the purpose of kings who reign but don't rule. They serve an important function for a given culture, one that in turn touches on the whole nobility. Kings serve as "public persons," personifications of the morals and manners of the nations. Keep Reading
$5 Friday Specials for March 18
from Karisa Schlehr Mar 18, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsIt's $5 Friday! Find resources on joy, hymns, inerrancy, the church, and worship. Sale starts Friday at 8 a.m. and ends Saturday at 8 a.m. EST. Keep Reading
It Takes a Church to Raise a Child
from Tim Challies Mar 17, 2011 Category: Tabletalk MagazineYou've got to love the title of this one: "It Takes a Church to Raise a Child." Rev. Mark Bates is senior pastor of Village Seven Presbyterian Church and is a Bible teacher at Evangelical Christian Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. And in the March issue of Tabletalk he writes about parenting saying, "Parenting is not for the faint of heart..." Keep Reading
A Primer on Inerrancy (pt. 5)
from John Gerstner Mar 16, 2011 Category: ArticlesIn this excerpt from John Gerstner's Primitive Theology, Dr. Gerstner looks at the issue of inerrancy and seeks briefly and non-technically to present a case for Bible Inerrancy that a serious-minded layman can follow and evaluate. Though by no means an exhaustive treatment, it is one that is sound and faithful to the Scriptures. This is the fifth part of the series. Dr. Gerstner has looked at four unsound bases for sound doctrine and is now in the midst of a discussion of a sound basis for sound doctrine. Keep Reading
Ministering by the Life-Giving Spirit
from Tim Challies Mar 15, 2011 Category: Tabletalk MagazineFollowing a 1970s Jesus Movement conversion, I served in youth ministry, where I subjected poor students to nearly every fad imaginable — all, I told myself, to have young people come to Christ. I then served as a pastor, an office I have held for thirty years. Along the way, I have made many blunders — far too many to chronicle here. One mistake that I hope to avoid, however, is ministering with external methods that cannot give life. Keep Reading
Twitter Highlights (3/13/11)
from Nathan W. Bingham Mar 13, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsHere are some highlights from the various Ligonier Twitter feeds over the past week. Keep Reading
The Smell of Death Surrounds You
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Mar 13, 2011 Category: ArticlesI found myself, when a recent graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary persuaded of two truths. First, I understood and believed the Reformed faith. Second, I wasn't much different from my unbelieving neighbors. The problem wasn't that my theology was wrong. The problem was that it was stuck. My head was crammed full of sound Reformed doctrine, but it wasn't getting to my heart, and out my fingers. I suffered from theological constipation. Keep Reading
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Yorkshire's Grand Départ
What a brilliant weekend for Yorkshire – and what wonderful weather too!
Congratulations to Gary Verity and his team for all their hard work, and thanks to all who stayed at Throapham House over the weekend – we look forward to seeing you again soon.
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Sperm donation
In order to become a sperm donor, you will need to fulfil certain criteria to establish your suitability.
Sperm donor age limits - Sperm donors should be aged between 18 and 41 years. Current professional guidelines recommend that sperm should not be taken from donors aged 41 or over. Centres should normally observe the relevant donor age limit, however, due to less substantial evidence on age limits for sperm donors, centres can assess the possible effect of a donor's age on a case by case basis.
Sperm donor screening tests - Before you donate you will be required to undergo certain screening tests in order to reduce the risks of passing on diseases or deformities.
Sperm donor consent - It is a legal requirement for you to consent in writing before donating sperm in treatment. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time up to the point at which your sperm are used in treatment.
Sperm donor payment - Payment of donors is prohibited. As a sperm donors you can receive compensation of up to £35 per clinic visit, to reasonably cover any financial losses incurred in connection with the donation, with the provision to claim an excess to cover higher expenses (such as for travel, accommodation or childcare).
If you are a sperm donor who is not a permanent resident of the UK you may be compensated in the same way as a UK sperm donor but you will not be able to claim an excess to cover overseas travel expenses.
These decisions follow a public consultation on sperm eggs and embryo donation held in 2011:
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In 1999: Clinton pressures Fannie Mae: Ease Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending
Original post made by Ralphie, Canyon Oaks, on Feb 18, 2009
In moving, even tentatively, into this new area of lending, Fannie Mae is taking on significantly more risk, which may not pose any difficulties during flush economic times. But the government-subsidized corporation may run into trouble in an economic downturn, prompting a government rescue similar to that of the savings and loan industry in the 1980's.
''From the perspective of many people, including me, this is another thrift industry growing up around us,'' said Peter Wallison a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. ''If they fail, the government will have to step up and bail them out the way it stepped up and bailed out the thrift industry.''
The New York Times; September 30, 1999
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 18, 2009 at 1:55 pm
It is too convenient to ignore the fact that since 1999 a Republican majority in Congress and a Republican president failed to act on this.
a resident of Heritage Oaks
on Feb 18, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Yay Clinton! Thanks for helping us make our millions! ;)
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Feb 18, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Of course, our powerful free enterprise financial system, no-government-oversight, trickle-down-theory-put-in-practice, shareholders-watching-the-management, Alan Greenspan-dominated-financial-hand-on-the-tiller, Bush-controlled and Republican-controlled management of financial policy, system was completely and utterly undone by Clinton and Fannie Mae in 1999. What a great and powerful and sturdy system they gave us! A breath of ill wind sends us into the next great depression! What a strong, powerful economic ideology we have lived under since Reagan. Vote Republican!!!!
The Republican attack machine continues to live in the blogs of the PW.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Feb 19, 2009 at 1:49 am
News tonight said the Feds are pouring funds from the "package" into Freddie and Fannie to be spread among those that are about to be foreclosed and those having trouble making their mortgage payments...
In my opinion, just handing buckets to a sinking oceanliner. If one can't make the payments without help now, what happens when the pot runs dry...
Wasn't Freddie and Fannie a large contributor to the current "crisis".
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 19, 2009 at 10:05 am
Look, this whole problem has been caused by both Democrats and Republicans thinking otherwise is just being biased. If Greenspan was still head of the FED we would probably be alot better off. Don't believe the press, Greenspan handled ever other problem during is tenure as Fed chief. A Berkeley economist.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Feb 19, 2009 at 11:04 am
Greenspan absolutely has to take some blame for this. He even admits that himself:
Greenspan admits mistakes in subprime mess
Former Fed chief says he didn't grasp risks in mortgage meltdown
Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 20, 2009 at 11:23 am
Yes Greenspan did admit he didn't understand how bad the mortgage mess was going to be but he could still fix it better than the clowns that are working on it now in Bush's or Obama's administration. Bernanke is clueless.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 20, 2009 at 11:46 am
Every time I read about an interview of Greenspan I always laugh. Does anyone seriously believe that such an intelligent person as Greenspan would not understand risk? Highly doubtful.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Feb 20, 2009 at 10:13 pm
History will show Greenspan was the biggest jerk in the whole debacle. This disciple of Milton Friedman will become the central historical figure who was the key implementor of the ideology that produced the Second Great Depression. Reagan and the two Bush's, along with Clinton, will be his accomplices.
Rick, did you have any ancestors on the Titanic?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 22, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Obviously too many people without Economics degrees speaking about nothing they know anything about.......why we are in this mess and same people keep electing people that don't know anything either.
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Pakistan: Making aid more accessible
In March 2012, 20-year-old Muhammad Ismail's life was turned upside down. Fighting between the army and a militant group forced Ismail and his family to flee their home in Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in north-west Pakistan.
Just after leaving his home, Ismail ran back inside to grab money and some important documents. But he was shot in his left leg. Without transport, it took his family eight hours to navigate military checkpoints and get him to a medical facility in the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
His injury was serious and the necessary treatment was not readily available. Eventually, his leg was amputated.
Ismail and his family sought refuge at the Jalozai displacement camp 35 kilometres south-east of Peshawar. But his injury posed new challenges. "I was afraid to use the pit latrine due to accessibility difficulties," he explained.
Since 2008, more than 1 million people have been forced from their homes by conflict in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to one estimate, at least 10,500 of these people have disabilities and need additional and targeted support.
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A member of the camp's water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) committee raised Ismail's plight with the international NGO Oxfam. A latrine designed for people with limited mobility, such as Ismail, was quickly installed.
In 2012, Oxfam received about US$126,000 from the OCHA-managed Emergency Response Fund (ERF) in Pakistan to provide WASH services in the Jalozai camp. All ERF-supported projects in Pakistan are expected to meet the different needs of men, women, boys and girls, including those living with disabilities.
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Mennaka Bibi, 36, has arthritis. She faced accessibility challenges similar to Ismail's when fighting forced her from her home in the Bara Agency of FATA in 2011. She found refuge with a host community in Shaheedabad on the outskirts of Peshawar. She shares a residence with 25 people, including 16 children.
"Living in a new community in a new city is very different and difficult," Bibi said.
The ERF in Pakistan provided a grant of about $250,000 to the international NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC) to provide WASH services to people living with host communities in Peshawar and in nearby Nowshera.
"When the IRC team visited our community, I told them about my physical condition, which was a grave concern for me. They gave me a special toilet seat, a hygiene kit and told me how to use it properly and keep it clean," Bibi said.
"The situation in north-west Pakistan is complex and long running," said Laksmita Noviera, OCHA's ERF Manager in Pakistan. "Aid agencies often struggle to secure the funding they need to support people affected by the fighting. The ERF means that we can quickly support agencies to meet the needs of the most vulnerable."


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Boston Ballet's press material makes the curious statement that "Cranko's Romeo & Juliet is widely regarded as the pre-eminent version of this enduring ballet." Of the many versions set to Sergei Prokofiev's 1935 score (and the few to music by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, and Delius), the one most balletgoers are familiar with is Kenneth MacMillan's, in large part because in 1966, just a year after its debut, it was immortalized on screen by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. You can watch that and other performances of the MacMillan on DVD, as well as versions by Leonid Lavrovsky and Nureyev himself — but not the Cranko.
Which is not to say that MacMillan's is the pre-eminent version of Romeo and Juliet. He drew from Cranko, and they both drew from Lavrovsky, who did the original Russian version for the Kirov in 1940. Cranko made his first Romeo in 1958, for La Scala, with Carla Fracci as Juliet; in 1962 he remade it for his own Stuttgart Ballet, with Marcia Haydée as Juliet. No surprise that when in 2004 Ballet.co asked Alessandra Ferri — who danced Juliet for both Cranko and MacMillan — to talk about the difference between the two, she didn't have much to offer. Cranko's is the more muted, the more natural; it has a circular, communal, folk-dance feel. MacMillan's is more theatrical, more Broadway, with its insistent diagonals (underlining the Renaissance rediscovery of perspective) and repressive patriarchy and red-headed league of whores (as against Cranko's good-time Gypsies) and cock-of-the-walk spotlight dancelets directed at the audience. (Nureyev was cockier still, particularly in his own appearances as Romeo.) Many moments in Cranko's ballet are echoed in MacMillan's: Juliet cupping her burgeoning breasts (that one came from Lavrovsky); Tybalt's despairing leap at Romeo after being run through; the way Juliet cradles Romeo after discovering his body.
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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Worried about American coming under missile attack from evildoers in faraway lands? No doubt you'll sleep easier knowing Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is counseling our elected officials on missile defense. That's right—the beret-wearing former Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan guitarist currently works for the U.S. Department of Defense as an adviser to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Baxter apparently immersed himself in defense manuals and technical weapons texts while his bandmates were out partying, and now peppers his interviews with anecdotes that begin, "When I was in Afghanistan—well, I can't tell you
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The unlikeliest guitar hero to emerge from the New York City punk scene, the bald, bearded and bespectacled Quine looked more like a lawyer than a lead guitarist—before joining Richard Hell & the Voidoids, he'd actually spent three years writing tax law for Prentice Hall Publishing. But Quine's musical presence was commanding as hell, and his ability to whip off the most mind-bendingly surreal solos without breaking a sweat won him work with such notorious hard-to-please figures as John Zorn, Tom Waits and Lou Reed. And on Reed's The Blue Mask, Quine did something no guitarist has accomplished before or since: get a killer tone out of Peavey Bandit amplifier.
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There was a special on Fox News tonight on Benghazi. I want to see it again on Sunday before I make any comment. Don't know what time it'll be on but they did say a Sunday repeat.
What they've done is reconstruct a timeline on the events all the way back into the early spring to show the roots of the attack. Suffice it to say, the leadership in Washington was sadly lacking.


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Quick Time Events Destroy Tomb Raider, Turn Game Into Wretched Steaming Garbage
This original screenshot from Kotaku illustrates the problem nicely. First, you have to hit the "Left" and "Right" keys in quick succession. Then you have to press a button.
And when I say "I don't know," I'm not kidding. This is apparently a PC-only bug. If every QTE used the same button sequence, it wouldn't be a problem -- but they don't.
In the first part of the game, there's a section of forest Lara must traverse to reach her archaeologist friend. You end up walking back and forth between a puzzle (locked gate) and your campsite several times. There are lots of nooks and crannies to explore, lots of interesting bits of lore to find, and regular encounters with wolves. The pair of wolves (always a pair) spawns and charges you.
Once they grab you, you have to whack L&R again. Then you quickly hit another button. But since the game won't TELL me which button, I'm left frantically mashing the keyboard trying to find the right choice. I've tried the keys that map to "Interact" and "Melee" (E & F) -- no good. I typically use EDSF for movement instead of WASD, but I switched back to the game's default mapping to make certain this wasn't the problem. Didn't work. Mouse 1 isn't the necessary key. Neither is Mouse 2, Ctrl, or Alt.
Then it turned out that the problem can happen if A&D are hit too rapidly. The game will detect the "struggle" occurring, but then fail to recognize the follow-up input, possibly because the keyboard queue isn't cleared. I did eventually make it past these wolf encounters, but repeated user complaints make it clear that this isn't an isolated problem -- it comes up again and again in the game.
Every time I die, I'm treated to the sound of Lara's neck being snapped by a wolf after some cries of pain and tearing flesh. And the reason this is happening is because a developer couldn't be bothered to implement an actual combat system as opposed to a button-mashing crapfest.
I thought this game looked like fun. The first few bits are fun, despite the total reliance on QTE's for every single action. Need to climb a rocky cliff? QTE. Need to make a challenging jump? QTE. Tussling with an enemy? QTE. I was willing to program my mouse for QTE macros because I thought hey, this might just be worth it.
But no. As the Reddit thread above indicates, the entire system is completely broken. In a number of cases, users with lower-end video cards have to turn settings down in order to perform the QTE's appropriately (low frame rates can apparently de-synch the video from the action sequences). Watching Lara die is like watching a damn snuff film (I've included a handy YouTube video of one of the sequences below, so you can share the experience.
Now imagine watching that 15 times in a row.
Tress FX: Pretty Nice
In deference to AMD's nifty hair technology, I'll include the following -- Tress FX, the Radeon rendering technology that makes Lara Croft's hair break into strands instead of presenting as a solid mass, is really pretty. It's nicely done. The GPU impact of using it is significant (frame rates on a Radeon 7950 would halve depending on whether or not a scene included Lara's hair or not) but it's really well done.
Too bad the rest of the game isn't.


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Herget Winston Sewel, 81, of Boone County, passed away Jan. 20, 2013, in Owen County.
He was the son of the late Carl Oscar and Minnie Dovie Webb Sewell.
Graveside services were held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery in Union.
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Evelyn L. Wainscott Bourne, 83, of Owenton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Louisville.
She was the daughter of the late John and Edna Heath Wainscott.
Survivors include her daughter, Beverly L. (Wayne) Aldridge of Pleasureville.
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Jerry Wright, 62, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at the Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph in Lexington.
He was the son of the late Ralph and Eunice Boone Wright.
He is survived by his wife, Myrtie Wilson Wright; his sons, Jeremy (Susanne) Wright, Wesley (Debbie) Wright and Jason Wright; and his daughter, Jessica (Jarrod) Wilder.
John W. Howard, 83, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at his residence.
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Jack C. Maddox, 86, of Hamilton, Ohio, passed away Jan. 13, 2013, at Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital.
He was born to William T. and Iva D. (nee Davis) in Owen County on Aug. 31, 1926.
Jack is the beloved husband of Evelyn (nee Miller); dear brother of Marcia Ross of Louisville; and the much-loved uncle of Terrell (Nancy) Ross of Charlestown, Ind.
Wanda Louise Peters, 60, of Worthville, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
She is survived by her husband, Dewey Peters of Worthville; a daughter, Juliett Gray of Sanders; and two sons, Dewey Dewain Peters of Warsaw and Jimmy Evert Peters of Worthville.
Jessie Ray O'Banion, 72, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at the Owenton Manor.
Born July 25, 1940 in Owen County, he was the son of Melvin O'Banion, who survives, and the late Florence Elmo Wainscott O'Banion.
Mr. O'Banion was a retired farmer and was preceded in death by his siblings, Anna Lou Caldwell and David O'Banion.
Carl Eugene Henage, 62, of New Columbus, passed away Dec. 25, 2012, at home.
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He was preceded in death by his parents, J. W. and Mildred Nicholson Henage and by a brother, Roger Henage.
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