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Derivatives Lobby Has U.S. Regulators on the Runby
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The derivatives industry is squeezing Washington like a python. Desperate to control the tone and thrust of derivatives regulation, industry lobbyists have been swarming over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of which is writing derivatives rules as mandated by the Dodd-Frank reform law.
In case their lobbying falls short, the industry -- largely dealer banks and commodities firms -- has been pushing legislation that would pre-empt the rulemaking process and tie the agencies' hands. So far, no fewer than 10 such derivatives bills have been introduced in the House; two have passed and several more have cleared committee.
Not satisfied with that, influential lawmakers have been not so subtly warning regulators to go easy on derivatives. This is incredibly intimidating: Congress controls the agencies' budgets, and the increase in workload mandated by Dodd-Frank leaves them woefully short on funds.
And should a derivatives rule unpalatable to the dealers somehow survive this Beltway obstacle course, the agencies face an explicit threat of a lawsuit. This has had a chilling effect. As Bart Chilton, a CFTC commissioner, told me, regulators fear there is "litigation lurking around every corner and down every hallway."
Power Play
The subtext of this power play is, of course, the 2008 financial crash, in which derivatives played an important role. Look no further than American International Group Inc.'s notorious mortgage-insurance contracts, which triggered the run of financial bailouts. Or the synthetic collateralized debt obligations that multiplied the market's exposure to subprime mortgages.
The intent of Dodd-Frank is to bring the derivatives business out of the shadows -- first to get a handle on systemic risk, second to create greater price transparency and narrower margins in a business dominated by a handful of banks, and third to protect the sort of customers who shouldn't be playing with matches. (The Jefferson County, Alabama, adventure with derivatives and exotic debt, purchased from JPMorgan Chase & Co., last year ended in the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.)
The industry has often said it supports the aims of Dodd-Frank; it opposes only some details of the law and the rules being crafted to implement it. The particulars are indeed complicated, and no one understands them better than the banks. The dealer lobby -- led by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and joined by big customers and bank lobbyists -- maintains that derivatives are already priced competitively. The industry also says derivatives are safer than they were a few years ago because more contracts are "cleared" -- guaranteed by a centralized third party -- and because most users post collateral. They argue that proposed rules will gum up the system, increase trading costs and leave markets less liquid.
The banks are opposed by a vociferous counter-lobby -- groups such as Americans for Financial Reform -- but not surprisingly these have neither the financing nor the influence of the banks. Dealers have engineered new legislation to amend Dodd-Frank even before it leaves the delivery room. Pending bills would curb the proposed new exchange-like arenas for derivatives trading, grant regulatory exclusions on intra-company swaps (when one affiliate of Goldman deals with another), and shield from scrutiny the transactions of overseas affiliates of U.S. firms. Also, the banks have been battling to duck liability for the next Jefferson County.
Model of Deliberation
The proper place to hash out such differences is precisely at the agency level. Neither the SEC nor the CFTC has been arbitrary or closed to the industry view. In March, the CFTC met with roughly 100 outside parties, holding numerous sessions with banks, users and public-interest groups. Given that Dodd-Frank was enacted in July 2010 and the rulemaking is still in process, the agencies have been a model of deliberation.
It is hard to see why industry would attempt an end run around the rulemaking -- save that it wants to protect one of the most lucrative and highly concentrated sectors on Wall Street. The House bills are so specific they are almost comical. It is doubtful that members even understand what they are voting on.
This legislative pre-emption recalls a similar interference by Congress in 1999-2000, when Arthur Levitt, then chairman of the SEC, sought to enforce higher standards on corporate auditors. Congress threatened to strip the agency of its power to regulate audits; Levitt was forced to compromise. Less than a year later, America was hit by a wave of corporate accounting scandals, including that of Enron Corp.
The derivatives industry has its own history of regulatory pre-emption. Derivatives were a wunderkind innovation, a less cumbersome way to invest, speculate or hedge than traditional instruments such as stocks and bonds. Their very ease promoted use, like a pill that was easy to pop. You can use a derivative, of course, to reduce risk or to enhance it. The emblematic example is of the farmer selling wheat futures to lock in his price ahead of the harvest. (Futures are derivatives that trade on regulated exchanges.) Clearly, the farmer is hedging -- reducing risk. But traders might also be people with an opinion about wheat prices -- that is, speculators.
In the 1980s, the number of derivatives blossomed, especially the less regulated, off-exchange variety. So did speculation. One much-praised product, the adjustable-rate mortgage, was in fact a vehicle for turning stable home financing into an instrument of risk for homebuyers.
Spectacular Failures
As derivatives markets grew, so did examples of spectacular failures. Merton Miller, the Nobel laureate economist, said the fiascoes were merely growing pains as users learned to "manage risks." But the failures kept occurring, most dramatically with the 1998 meltdown of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management. The then-CFTC chairman, Brooksley Born, proposed that Washington consider regulation of off-exchange derivatives. She was shouted down by the banking lobby, ably represented by Robert Rubin, Larry Summers and, especially, Alan Greenspan, who opined that derivatives agreed to by self-interested profit seekers didn't need regulation. The market would self-regulate.
The Greenspan philosophy was codified in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, which cast the industry back 100 years. It forbade most regulation of swaps and, indeed, exempted swaps from century-old bucket-shop laws enacted, in a more sober spirit, to prevent storefront gambling. Since that act, the notional value of derivatives has soared from $95 trillion to more than $700 trillion.
The laissez-faire assumption is that more liquidity -- that is, more trading -- is always better. The view here is different. Derivatives that transfer risk from, say, banks to anonymous speculators also transfer credit decisions to disparate, generally less-informed players. This also occurs with bonds, but bonds are securities and regulated as such. Credit-default swaps (contracts in which speculators wager on defaults) have turned Wall Street into a giant betting parlor.
According to research by Thomas Philippon, a professor of finance at New York University's Stern School of Business, the array of such new vehicles have not rendered financial markets more efficient; they merely permitted the financial industry to extract a higher share of the national income for "increases in trading activities whose social value is difficult to assess."
Another study, by law professor Eric Posner and economics professor Glen Weyl, both at the University of Chicago, found that credit-default swaps didn't contribute to social welfare because they didn't improve the markets' ability to forecast defaults. Such swaps were used mainly by speculators (few of the people trading swaps on Greek defaults actually owned Greek bonds). At least proponents of new futures contracts are required to submit a brief for their "economic purpose"; the authors propose a similar test for off-exchange derivatives.
Banks note that their customers are clamoring for derivatives. But health-care consumers also clamor for drugs and treatments, not all of which are useful. "The great question," says Wallace Turbeville, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker and now a senior fellow at Demos, a liberal think tank, "is 'Why do companies hedge the way they do?"'
It is one writer's opinion, but a generation of corporate treasurers has been overschooled in the notion of "managing risk." They adopted as gospel a mandate of hedging the near-term movement of every conceivable financial asset. This serves the banks that deal in derivatives, and it serves corporate managers who have an interest in avoiding short-term embarrassments. It doesn't serve long-term shareholders. Hedging is as overused as pills, and too easily crosses the line into gambling.
A leitmotif of Dodd-Frank is defining when the Wall Street banks act as agents or advisers for their customers, and when they are principals trading on their own accounts. Since they take the other side of customers' derivatives trades, banks are generally classified as principals, not responsible for customers' bad decisions.
However, Dodd-Frank directed the regulators to protect certain less-sophisticated users, who also represent a public interest, such as municipalities and pension funds. Banks protested, and pension funds, with their misplaced enthusiasm for financial exotica, said they didn't need, or want, "protection."
The CFTC devised a tough, and sensible, proposal. When a pension fund or municipality bought a generic derivative, its dealer wouldn't be liable. But if the bank tailored a customized product specifically for that customer, then, according to the proposed rule, the bank had a duty to sell a suitable instrument, and to advise the client in its own best interest. This hardly sounds burdensome. But the industry, fearing potential liability, unleashed a torrent of protest. The CFTC caved and revised the rule so that clients will be permitted to waive their right to good advice.
Probably, the CFTC was intimidated because Congress has granted it only $205 million (a flyspeck compared with the resources of banks). That is one-third less than the agency says it needs. Thus far, though, it has stood its ground on another big issue, the rules governing "swap execution facilities" -- the electronic marketplaces for swaps. The aim is to corral buyers and sellers in a more transparent setting. Dodd-Frank mandates "a trading system or platform in which multiple participants have the ability to execute swaps by accepting bids or offers made by multiple participants…" The industry never liked Dodd-Frank, and the House, of course, has changed leadership.
Customer Intentions
One bill would amend Dodd-Frank by prohibiting the agencies from requiring that multiple parties see bids and offers, or that customers display their bids to multiple dealers. The industry and, it must be said, many big users argue that disseminating customer intentions could hurt their bargaining position in the way a poker player loses his edge if other players can see his cards. Costs will rise, liquidity will fall.
According to the ISDA, the requirement that quotes be posted on a centralized screen "may limit competition" by deterring users who are wary of such exposure. Maybe, but in virtually every other market, openness results in better prices. And when lawmakers forbid regulators from requiring that trading venues "have a minimum number of participants receive a bid or offer," it sounds like a funny way to spur competition. Turbeville, the former Goldman banker, says the industry-backed bill would turn the new trading venues into "a glorified telephone."
Very likely, if industry isn't satisfied, it will go to court. Last year, in a long overdue move, the SEC approved a rule making it easier for shareholders to nominate directors, thus infusing a smidgeon of democracy into boardrooms. The Business Roundtable, which represents chief executives, sued, claiming that the SEC had not properly studied the economic impact. The conservative Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found against the SEC, even though it had supplied 60 pages of analysis on the potential economic effect. The Harvard Law Review observed that the court's "exacting review could impose a judicial blockade on complex financial rulemaking."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has made no secret of its desire to bring similar suits. The CFTC is already in court over one new rule to control speculation in futures trading; the plaintiffs, including the ISDA, charge the regulator with insufficient economic study. Now the regulators are editing themselves: On April 18, the CFTC and the SEC voted to oversee only those companies that conduct at least $8 billion in swaps a year, a much higher threshold than proposed and one that will let many a bank, hedge fund and energy company slip through their grasp.
Derivatives regulation has too long gone undone. The agencies should be permitted to do their job. Congress should lay off the intimidation tactics, which in the past have embarrassed Congress itself. Restricting the agencies (by blocking regulation of overseas or affiliate deals, for instance) poses the risk that regulators will see only one side of the street, or attempt to deal piecemeal with what is clearly a global industry. Not every rule is perfect and industry is free to make its case to the agencies. End runs in Congress, even more so in the courts, threaten to kill regulation by a thousand cuts and a thousand delays.
(Roger Lowenstein is the author of "When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management." He is an outside director with the Sequoia Fund. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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A man who goes by the name "Cam" set himself on fire before taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The man set his hat on fire and a friend dropped a bucket of ice water on his head. However the water does nothing to extinguish the flames. The man then runs off screen as his friend tells him to roll around on the ground. He ran back on the screen a few seconds later and appears to be fine. However he said his hair is messed up.

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Lafayette is the home to some really delicious food, and for families with kids, home to great deals as well. There are quite a few different restaurants with 'Kids Eat Free' or 'Kids Eat For $1′ deals, and here's a sampling of where you can save money when taking the kids out for dinner. If you know of any others, feel free to let us know in the comments section below and we'll add them to the list!
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Chaparral Man Accidentally Shoots Mother And Own Son
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico - A Chaparral man's mother and own son were in critical condition as of Saturday night, after he accidentally shot them both, Dona Ana County Sheriff's Investigators said. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. in the 600 block of Luna Azul Drive.
Investigators are not identifying the man, but said, they are calling the shooting an accident because while he was cleaning a 9millimeter handgun, the trigger unexpectedly went off. A bullet pierced straight through his 4-year-old son and into the stomach of the boy's grandmother, investigators said.
"It's quite shocking, and scary at the same moment," Tanisha Guerra, who was visiting her boyfriend on Luna Azul Drive when she saw the neighbor's yard sale suddenly filled with emergency crews, said.
"It's sad to hear 'Oh, the child is going to the hospital because his father shot him,'" Guerra said. "For someone to be cleaning his gun, he shouldn't even be around anyone."
Others said it is common sense not to handle a gun around children.
"You have your son next to you and you're holding a gun...I think that is pretty obvious to be very careful," Benjamin Galvez, who lives a few houses down the street, said. "We never know if it was really an accident."
Investigators said the shooting does appear to be accidental at this time.
"How can someone be that not-smart, because it just doesn't make sense really," Guerra said.
Neighbors said accident or not, it is no excuse to risk the lives of those you love.
"People should learn from what they see to be more careful next time," Galvez said.
Investigators said, they cannot confirm whether or not the father owned the gun or was cleaning someone else's.
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While the October trade deficit number has come in higher than in the month of September, but it is not the right comparison, says Urijit Patel, Deputy Governor, RBI. Instead the important point is having a deficit that is 50 percent of what it was last year for the same month, which boards very well for the trade deficit and the current account deficit, he says.
Also Read: October trade deficit up to $10.5bn: Govt
"If you look at the April to October trade deficit, it is running at USD 12 billion lower than last year," he adds.
Below is the verbatim transcript of Urijit Patel's interview on CNBC-TV18
Q: The trade deficit numbers have come today at USD 10.5 billion. How do you see these numbers and what is the trend going forward? Do you see these getting worse?
A: I think the trade numbers today have been excellent. They are as good as they can over the last four months. We have had export growth that is in double digits. In October it was 13.5 percent. Imports are in negative territory.
The trade deficit for this October is half of what it was last October which is the comparison we need to make because there is seasonality involved.
So, while the deficit is higher than in September that is not the correct comparison. Having a deficit that is 50 percent of what it was last year for the same month boards very well for the trade deficit and the current account deficit, in fact is the most important fundamental factor that should impact the rupee.
If you recall just few months back this was described as a structural problem for the rupee and we can lay that to bed that part because of what we have done, in part because global trade has picked up or atleast global GDP has picked up, our exports are doing very well, imports have come under control and we are looking at a current account deficit in the range of USD 50-60 billion which compares with USD 88 billion last year.
If you look at the April to October trade deficit, it is running at USD 12 billion lower than last year.
So, this is very much in the realm of possibility that the current account deficit may come down to 3 percent of GDP and it is easily financeable.
Our external commercial borrowing (ECB) numbers are higher than last year. Our FCNR deposit numbers are higher than last year. FDI is about the same as last year. So, on the financing side it looks to be something that we can manage quite easily.
We have USD 281.2 billion in reserves which is a substantial firewall. We have now collected USD 17.5 billion through the two swap windows – the banking capital and the FCNR(B). Therefore, in terms of fundamentals that should determine the rupee. We are in extremely good territory at the moment and even over the last 10 weeks net foreign institutional investors (FII) investment is positive in 9 of those 10 weeks.
So, even there the story has changed. Therefore apart from 1 or 2 small numbers here and there almost every part of the balance of payments (BoP) is showing a substantial turnaround. Therefore today's trade numbers are just cherry on the cake, they are extremely good and I think it boards very well for the fundamental value of the rupee.
Q: Therefore do you see the need for shoring up more forex reserves going forward or do you think we are well prepared for tapering if it has to begin early?
A: We are extremely well prepared. We have USD 281.2 billion in reserves. We are well prepared for the taper.


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Join the cast of UPStaged, a hilarious Cabaret troupe who awakens in a strange place only to find an audience waiting. Never wanting to disappoint, they rally to present a show. Follow their antics, song and dance as they engage the audience in their predicament and try to figure out where they are, as they try to learn something (anything) about love.


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Bin Laden's son Omar talks to Rolling Stone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son Omar believes the al Qaeda leader has achieved his aim of humbling the United States but warns his death could unleash "very, very nasty" attacks by militants, Rolling Stone magazine said.
In a rambling interview conducted in part in a Damascus strip club, Omar bin Laden told the magazine that U.S. President Barack Obama was making a mistake by scaling up the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan.
"It is like adding water to sand, as we say in the Arab world -- it only makes the sand heavier," Rolling Stone quoted bin Laden as saying in the interview that will be on newsstands on Friday.
"If I was in his position, the first thing I would do is make a truce. Then for six months or one year, no fighting, no soldiers. Afghanistan can never be won. It has nothing to do with my father. It is the Afghan people."
Omar bin Laden shot to his own form of notoriety in 2007 when he married a British woman almost twice his age whom he allegedly met while on a ride to the Giza pyramids in Egypt.
The two have since been denied entry to Qatar, Egypt and Britain, while Spain rejected an asylum request.
Omar describes himself as one of 11 sons of bin Laden and has in the past detailed a bizarre childhood spent in jihadist camps in Sudan and Afghanistan among battle-hardened fighters who tested chemical weapons on puppies, among other things.
He left his father in Afghanistan in 2001 several months before the September 11 attacks on the United States.
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Calcium & Vitamin D: Why Supplements Don't Replace a Healthy Lifestyle
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For most women, especially after menopause, taking a calcium supplement with vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis is as routine as brushing your teeth. Now studies are showing that there is no proven fracture prevention at daily doses of up to 1000mg per day of calcium and 400 international units (IUs) of vitamin D. More specifically, the guidelines published by the USPSTF (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force) state the following:
- Current evidence shows no proven benefit for premenopausal women or men to take combined vitamin D and calcium to prevent fractures.
- In healthy, postmenopausal women, there is no proven benefit for taking calcium at doses of less than 400 IUs of vitamin D and less than 1,000mg of calcium.
- For healthy, postmenopausal women taking higher doses of calcium and vitamin D than the ones listed above, there is no sufficient evidence balancing risks and benefits.
Not only are studies inconclusive on the benefits of calcium, but there are also studies suggesting a possible increased risk in heart disease. This has not been confirmed by well designed studies, but an association has been observed between calcium supplementation and heart disease in men and women, presumably due to the role of calcium in the formation of artery-blocking plaques. So, healthy women taking high dose calcium supplements (more than 1,000 mg) don't have to toss out their pills, but should be aware of the lack of proven benefits and potential risk involved. The generally recommended goal is to get a TOTAL daily calcium intake of 1000 mg per day for women up to age 50 and men up to age 70, and 1200 mg per day for older adults. Try to get most or all of this through diet since there has been no link between dietary calcium and heart disease risk.
What about Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is calcium's best friend. It allows the calcium you consume to be absorbed and used by your body. So eating high calcium foods without adequate vitamin D stores isn't getting you very far. Vitamin D is not just a calcium helper or your average vitamin. It's actually classified as a hormone, like your thyroid hormone, due to its widespread effects on virtually every organ system in the body. Studies are showing that maintaining adequate vitamin D levels have benefits far beyond the bone, with potential protective effects against cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune disease to name a few.
Getting sunlight is the most natural way to trigger synthesis of vitamin D by your body and our indoor high-tech lifestyles have contributed to the epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency in adults and children. Certain ethnic groups are also at very high risk. Here in the Bay Area, severe vitamin deficiency is extremely common in both South Asian adults and children, due to darker skin pigment and prevalence of indoor high-tech occupations and lifestyles. If you suspect you might be low in vitamin D, talk to your doctor about being tested and an appropriate vitamin D dose will be recommended if your levels are low. You may need a prescription high dose form for eight weeks followed by a maintenance dose, afterwards. I recommend getting some sun and taking your vitamin D supplement if your levels are low.
Should Anyone Take Calcium and/or Vitamin D?
Individuals with osteoporosis, osteopenia (thinning of the bones), or those at high risk for osteoporosis like elderly nursing home patients, should continue taking their calcium and vitamin D. The USPTF also recommends vitamin D supplementation for seniors at risk above age 65 since studies show it lowers the risk of falls. If you're unsure about the need for calcium and/or vitamin D, discuss with your doctor.
The Big Picture and How to Get Your Calcium
This type of story should be familiar by now. The plot goes like this. Scientific study shows particular micronutrient deficiency is harmful to health – supplement companies then feed off this news and create a product heavily marketed to public. (By the way, the supplement industry is unregulated and can make any health claims they want.) The public then flocks to purchase supplement since popping a pill is easier than making a lifestyle change.
Remember antioxidants and vitamin E? Studies showed antioxidant deficiencies were tied to virtually every disease from heart attacks to cancer to premature aging. Sounded like a great idea to just take vitamin E pills rather than get it through natural dietary sources…until they discovered that death rates went up in people taking high doses of vitamin E with absolutely no benefit ever proven at any dose.
Why don't we give our bodies a little more credit? Your body knows when you're trying to take a short-cut and over time it is either not going to respond or possibly produce an adverse side effect from these so-called "natural" supplements. There's nothing "natural" about taking a bunch of artificial nutrients, cramming it into a pill, and hoping it will take care of our unnatural lifestyle habits. Vitamin D deficiency is a metabolic sign of the times…representing our addiction to being indoors, chained to our digital devices. Even kids are choosing screen time over sun time. Consider for a moment that the average American boy or girl spends just four to seven minutes in unstructured outdoor, sunlight, vitamin D-producing play each day, and more than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen!
The ineffectiveness of calcium supplementation in most healthy women and possible risk means we need to really focus on obtaining calcium naturally through the diet. So no more "I'm not a big fan of dairy, so I'll just take a calcium pill." If you're still not motivated…studies show an association between dairy intake and weight loss in women, especially when combined with optimal vitamin D levels. Healthy dairy products, leafy greens (spinach and kale), beans, and fish (especially salmon, rainbow trout, and sardines) are good natural sources of calcium. I'm not a fan of adding "calcium fortified foods" in the diet like orange juice and breakfast cereals which just add more unnecessary sugars and carbohydrates.
Get Up and Start Moving
Finally, if you're worried about your bones, get off your chair and start moving. There is no better prescription for osteoporosis prevention than doing weight bearing exercises (walking, running, hiking, dancing, etc.). Weight bearing means on your feet so your bones and muscles work against gravity. Swimming is a great overall exercise, but not considered weight bearing, so swimmers should supplement some weight bearing exercises for additional bone protection.
Remember, no amount of calcium or vitamin D supplementation can ever compare to good nutrition, exercise, and getting healthy doses of sunlight.
This blog post is contributed by Ronesh (Ron) Sinha, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation Internal Medicine. Dr. Sinha works closely with the South Asian community to help reduce heart disease and diabetes risk, and provides corporate health lectures to promote wellness in the workplace. Dr. Sinha holds clinical faculty positions at UCLA; Stanford University School of Medicine; and the UCSF School of Medicine. He teaches Stanford and UCSF medical students.
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This was an excellent use for an abundant - but slow ripening - tomato garden! I took it to a picnic, with rave reviews. It's easy to make, readily found ingredients, and presents quite nicely. My only complaint is that it's hard to find fresh, ripe avocados at the same time as most of us have a lot of green tomatoes in the garden (the fruit has different seasons). I prefer farmer's markets or our own grown produce, if possible. Still, most grocers will have the ingredients to supplement your home-grown green tomatoes if you try this anywhere!


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So, lets make alcohol, coffee, nicotine, diphenhidramine, detromethorphan, etc.... against the law.
Heck, sugar has been found to be as addictive as heroin. Lets outlaw that too. Lets outlaw EVERYTHING that people could abuse, because we know what's best for them. I mean, freedom and free will are so last century.
This may seem a little over the top, but this really is an end that could be reasoned if one were to oppose the legalization of a drug simply because of its addictiveness. If the only reason to keep marijuana illegal is "because its addictive and can be abused", then all of the above could also justifiably be illegalized. One must take an objective look at marijuana and see what actual harm it does. Well, the truth is, aside from someone 'smoking while driving', it does no actual harm...no more than tobacco anyway. And the potential for harm is no more than that of alcohol or gambling (money wasted where groceries should have been bought, time wasted that should have been spent with family, etc...heck, even video games have this same potential...)
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How to: USB2 add media (2012 focus)
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If you would like to add Media to your USB2 port on the SYNC computer. Here is a how to.
First you will need one of these. A USB mini to USB adapter.
Remove the small door on the panel on the passenger side foot-well bordering the center counsel. Remove the pin inside.
Remove the panel then by pulling towards yourself then toward the passenger seat.
Look behind the climate controls and you will see a black box about the size of a 90's walk-man. On the bottom them is a gray port. That is your USB2 port.
Plug the USB mini adapter onto your cable then into the port. It is easier that way.
Run the cable wherever you want. I ran it into the glove box. There is an opening on the left side of the cubby in the glove where the owners manual goes.
I placed my ipod on the top of the glove box where I pulled the cable through. There is a perfect little shelf there for an Ipod. I put some double sided tape on the back and it is out of sight and safe.
The voice command to access USB2 is "USB2."
I did this so I can use the USB port in the armrest to charge my phone.
Hope this helps guys!
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SCDA Seeks Enterprise Zone Status for Hayestone-Brady
The Stephens County Development Authority is pursuing a special status for the Hayestone-Brady Business Park in order to try to make it more attractive to potential industries.
Last week, Stephens County Commissioners approved the Development Authority's application to the state to make the business park on Highway 17 and an adjacent property an enterprise zone.
The Development Authority has previously pursued this for a number of other properties in the county.
Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said an enterprise zone status would give tax credits to anyone creating jobs at Hayestone-Brady.
"What that means is that if a company creates two or more jobs, (though) it cannot be husband and wife, they would gain $3500 tax credit against their Georgia income tax liability each year for five years if they maintain those jobs," said Martin.
If a company has no state income tax liability, the tax credit can go towards their payroll withholding tax, said Martin.
According to Martin, the enterprise zone tax credits are similar to those that are available in counties the state considers the most economically distressed.
During a public hearing on the budget last week, Martin told county commissioners that because Stephens County as a whole is not in that economic category, it does not have full access to the same state tax credits that neighboring counties do.
Martin said the enterprise zone status levels that playing field for properties that receive the designation.
The Development Authority's application will now go to the state Department of Community Affairs for its approval. There is no timeline for receiving word on that approval.


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Because my wife and I have to work.
This is a discussion on Why do you send your kids to school? within the Home (And Away From Home) Defense Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Originally Posted by tcox4freedom or, would it be "my wife and me" ? I don't know if it makes a difference. The "I" was used ...
When I was growing up all of the home schooled kids I played sports with were always the friendliest people, and they seemed well adjusted. I'm actually a fairly big supporter of homeschooling, but it's a tall task.
I went to Catholic school, and as you can see, I turned out to be fairly unfriendly.
Because my wife and I have to work.
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Crossman 760 BB/Pellet, Daisy Red Ryder, Crossman Wrist Rocket, 14 Steak Knives, 3 Fillet Knives, Rolling Pin-14", Various Hunting Knives, 2 Baseball Bats, 3 Big Dogs and a big American Flag flying in the yard. I have no firearms; Try the next house.
You are absolutely correct about homeschooling being a tall task. But, most worthwhile endeavors have some level of difficulty. My wife & I haven't be in school since 1986. It's very hard work to ensure kids get a good education. You also have to make social activities possible. (Home-school offers all of the same benefits of tradition school. But, it prevents all of the disadvantages.)
The difference between most home school education & traditional education is how we prepare them for the real world. Both of my children are entrepreneurs. My son was buying & reselling pencils, pens and other things when he was only FIVE years old. He is also a very good magician. My daughter is an artist and designer. She is learning to sew & sell her designs. (BTW, my son is 13 & my daughter is only 10 years old.)
In public school and other traditional types of education, kids are taught skills that help them get a job. Homeschool parents (like me), teach their children how to CREATE jobs!
You're friendly enough for me to go shooting with if you ever get to SC.
At some point we must let our children go. We prepare our children for adulthood, and we gradually need to let go as they grow.
No matter where you are, something bad may happen.
To me it is irrational to home school to protect your children from school shootings. I can see home schooling for other reasons, but the primary reason should not be for protection.
School shootings are horrible. And tragic. And heartbreaking. And rare...
I have considered homeschooling many many times. And I respect those who make that choice. When I've considered homeschooling it's for the quality of the education, not the teachers mind you, but the approved curriculum. Everytime I mention something they know nothing about (most recently I asked why is this date signifigant....anyone...anyone....OMG it's the anniversary of Pearl Harbor - WHAT ARE THEY NOT TEACHING YOU SCHOOL?!) I reconsider homeschooling. I've never considered doing it because of the remote possibility of something like this happening.
Don't misunderstand me. I am shaken to the core. Especially that this time it was an elementary school. Not a peer who flipped out in high school, which is horrible enough, but a grown man at an elementary school. I can't wrap my brain around it. I haven't accepted it yet.
At the end of the day I send them to public school for several reasons. First and foremost, we are a two income family. We used to make it on one but the cost of everything, especially groceries, keeps going up and up and I've got 5 kiddies to feed. So I have returned to work - only part time so I can still be home for when I need to be. And if I am completely honest with you, I really don't have the patience to homeschool and do it well. To do grades 9, 6, 4, 2 (that one is special ed btw) and kindergarten at once is more organization that I can handle. I taught for many years and I loved it with every fiber of my being. But I taught severe and profound handicapped kids. Not regular ed. Regular ed is a whole different animal and it's not my strength.
I don't want to raise my kids in a bubble. IMO a home invasion is more likely than a school shooting. I can't protect them 100% of the time, no matter how much I want to. I've had more friends killed with cars than anything else. I've lost many students over the years to complications of their disability or from seizure. Family to various illnesses over the years. Not one to violent crime. Does it happen? Of course it does. I carry everywhere I'm allowed by law to be able to protect meself and my family, but I still believe it's a rare event. I will not raise them to live in fear of walking out the front door. I do wish teachers and parents had the option to be armed in schools. When I was still teaching and we did lock down drills, I hated that sitting duck feeling - it was just a drill but it was such an uneasy feeling - lock the door, get in the closet and hope no one gets in. Egads. Would I have given my life for any one of my students? Gladly. Would I EXPECT someone else to? Never. But I support the choice.
I actually teach in a public school. Your concerns are valid, and they frighten me, too. What's to keep ME safe? I think that my daughters school is excellent, it's a block from the PD, and I KNOW that I'm not a primary teacher, I'm a HS teacher. I couldn't afford to quit work and school her and her sister, but I'd be pretty sad without her, too.
Honestly, I'm wrestling with this. I do believe that the quality of education in schools in much maligned. The kids who want to succeed and who have parents backing them do very well. It's just that there are so many kids who are NOT supported - nobody checks their homework, attendance, etc.
As for safety, we do drills. Our force fields will protect us once the lock down procedure is intiated. (please recognize the sarcasm there).
Up until about a year ago, our son would go to school like any other kid. After several pleads and complaints that he didn't like the school, the wife started researching home school options. She found one online high school that is accredited, but I was still skeptical. The day came that my son came home with a "I saw kids using drugs at school" story and I agreed with my wife to pull him out of the brick and mortar school system in lieu of the online home schooling. The other day, I was telling my wife about the CT school shooting that she said to me that she was glad he doesn't go to the brick/mortar schools anymore. The online school has been working out for the best for all of us, too.
2nd AMDT = "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Our kid went/go to a private Christian school. ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY.:)
SECTION 16-23-430. Carrying weapons on school property; concealed weapons.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, except state, county, or municipal law enforcement officers or personnel authorized by school officials, to carry on his person, while on any elementary or secondary school property
Because if I had to teach them at home I might kill them. Sometimes the kids need to get away from you and sometimes you need to get away from them.Why do you send your kids to school?
My name is Frogman46 and I'm tougher than you.
We don't see people wanting our Lawmakers banning schools now do we? That might be a problem as well.
For multitudes of reasons any place can be dangerous for children, schools just happen to be the preferential target of crazed individuals. Rather than concentrate on keeping children from public schools, we need to better equip those who are responsible for the school and its safety for the kids.
Right now we have only minimal things in place to guard against what happend in Connecticut, now is the time to look at common sense when defending a target rich environment such as a school. We won't keep the wolves from the sheep all the time, but making it known that the sheep dog has some teeth may prevent some of it. It is certainly a sad state of affairs when we have the need to arm our teachers with firearms to protect and defend. However, that may be the only answer to this problem.
We pay taxes to fund public schools. The people who tax us need to know we want, we demand that better measure are put into place to guard against such attrocities.
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Population (2016): 21,580
Established: Oct. 24, 1882
Elev. at Prineville: 2,868'
Area: 2,991 sq. mi.
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Crook County was formed from Wasco County in 1882 and named for Major General George Crook, U.S. Army. Geographically, the county is in the center of Oregon. It is unique in that it has only one incorporated population center, the city of Prineville founded in 1868. Prineville's colorful past was the scene of tribal raids, range wars between sheep and cattle ranchers and vigilante justice. Other communities in this sparsely settled region are Powell Butte, Post and Paulina.
Forest products, agriculture, livestock raising and recreation/tourism services constitute most of Crook County's economy. Thousands of hunters, fishers, boaters, sightseers and rockhounds are annual visitors to its streams, reservoirs and the Ochoco Mountains. Rockhounds can dig for agates, limb casts, jasper and thundereggs on more than 1,000 acres of mining claims provided by the Prineville Chamber of Commerce. Major annual events include the Prineville Rockhound Powwow, Crooked River Roundup, Crook County Fair, Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration, High Desert Celtic Festival and the Lord's Acre Sale.
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After a day of recriminations over how the government handled information about anthrax attacks, public health and law enforcement authorities gathered at the White House tonight to devise a strategy for responding to future strikes, which they say are almost certain to occur.
The closed session in the Roosevelt Room, led by Tom Ridge, director of the Office of Homeland Security, followed complaints by several government officials that better sharing of information might have saved the lives of two postal workers and prevented others from falling ill.
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services, the parent agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have complained privately that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is leading the anthrax inquiry, did not pass along information about the potency of the anthrax contained in a letter sent to Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader. That letter, which was opened by an aide to Mr. Daschle on Oct. 15, passed through post offices in Trenton and in Washington, where postal workers became sick this week.
For their part, F.B.I. officials said they had fully shared what they knew about the deadly anthrax.
And they moved today to alert the public to the possibility of additional attacks. ''We are assessing threats in real time and providing warnings to your cities and to the nation,'' Robert S. Mueller III, the bureau's director, told the U.S. Conference of Mayors. ''And I must tell you that the threat level remains very high. More attempts and possible attacks are a distinct possibility.''Continue reading the main story
The question of how dangerous the Daschle anthrax was has been the subject of intense debate. Despite Bush administration officials' earlier efforts to minimize the threat, scientists, and public health and law enforcement officials agreed today that the anthrax in the letter to Senator Daschle was especially dangerous.
''When I saw that, I said to myself, this is material that is quite formidable, that is infecting people with inhalation anthrax, infecting them in the absence of direct contact,'' Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said. ''You can call it whatever you want to call it with regard to grade and size or weaponized or not weaponized. The fact is, it is acting like a highly efficient bioterrorist agent.''
Dr. Fauci added, ''If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck.''
Several public health officials complained today of a failure of communications that they said began on the day that the Daschle letter was opened. Instead of being sent to the C.D.C., the agency analyzing anthrax samples from Florida and New York, the letter was sent by the Capitol police to the Army's biological laboratory at Fort Detrick, Md.
As postal workers began falling sick this week, tensions erupted between these two agencies as well as with the F.B.I., which was supposed to be sharing information each laboratory was producing. At issue is whether a communications failure prevented the centers from taking more aggressive steps to protect postal workers.
''It's fair to say that had we known the concentration of the material, that would probably have given people cause to say, boy, we had better go look at this more carefully,'' said a person who has been briefed on the investigation. ''I'm not sure that it meant you would have done any more with the mail people, but you sure might have.''
F.B.I. officials said today that senior law enforcement officials and a scientist from the Army laboratory discussed the potency of the Daschle anthrax in a conference call on Oct. 15, the day the letter was opened. The disease control agency participated, they said.
John Collingwood, the bureau's spokesman, said in a statement tonight, ''On the same evening after the letter was opened, the Army laboratory described to the F.B.I. along with all other appropriate agencies, law enforcement and public health alike, the extremely virulent nature of the anthrax. Thanks to their quick work the seriousness of the situation was unmistakable and was widely broadcast. We have nothing but the highest praise for both the Army laboratory and C.D.C.''
But centers officials said the tests on the anthrax were not completed by the time of that conference call. They said that only after postal workers died did they realize that the anthrax sent to Mr. Daschle was probably far deadlier than the material they had analyzed from NBC in New York and from the American Media building in Florida.
What distinguished the anthrax in the Daschle letter, experts said today, was its ability to waft easily through the air like an aerosol.
Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, the director of the disease control agency, said tonight that the agency now believed that the Daschle letter, and possibly others, ''contained anthrax in a form that permits it permeate the letter or escape through the letter in some way.''
One official said, however, that the agency had not initially been made aware that the anthrax particles in the Daschle letter were small enough to have escaped a sealed envelope.
Had the agency known this from the outset, the official said, it might have moved quickly to test post offices in Washington and New Jersey, and screen workers there to determine if they had been exposed to anthrax. Instead, the agency advised postal officials that there was no need for immediate testing and screening.
Officials at Health and Human Services, Fort Detrick and the disease control agency declined to comment on discrepancies in testing or on their different approaches.
Tension over what the disease control agency was told, and when, erupted during a closed session in the office of Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, on Tuesday morning. One official said Dr. Fauci, in particular, was angry about public statements by administration officials that suggested the Daschle anthrax posed only a limited threat.
The lapses have been compounded by a culture of mistrust between the Army laboratory, which focuses on defending American forces against biological attack, and the Atlanta-based disease control agency, which only recently has become involved in bioterrorism preparedness. Scientists at the Army laboratory have long been concerned that their agency counterparts underestimate the threat posed by bioterrorism.
Normally, scientists prefer to analyze all samples from an investigation in the same laboratory. In this case, officials from both laboratories said the reason that they did not communicate directly about their respective findings was that the letters were the subject of a criminal investigation that was being led by the F.B.I. Therefore, they felt that it was incumbent upon them to report only to the bureau and to let law enforcement make the decision about what information to disseminate.
Some officials said, however, that the miscommunications may not have affected the public health response. ''This was the first time something like this had happened,'' one official said. ''There was no way of knowing that the anthrax in the post office would ever have spread that far.''Continue reading the main story


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Christian Schormann: Windows 8 Design Tools
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Christian Schormann talks about Expression Blend's support for building Windows Store apps using XAML and HTML. With HTML being the new offering, Christian dives deep into the HTML and CSS features. Download the free VS Express for Windows 8 (which now includes Expression Blend) and start building your apptoday.
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Fiction Family, 'Fiction Family Reunion'
So, the lead singer of an alternative rock band and a songwriter & singer in a folk/bluegrass/crossover group form a side project …
It sounds like the set-up for a joke, but when the musicians involved are Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek, it's a dream come true.
The powerhouse songwriters along with one friend and a friend-of-a-friend formed a side project they called Fiction Family in 2005, when Foreman and Watkins played with their own bands at the same street scene festival in San Diego. They released their first album four years later, adding Aaron Redfield behind the drumset and Tyler Chester on bass to the Family.
Another nearly four years later they've followed up their self-titled debut with the—aptly named—Fiction Family Reunion. And a happy reunion it is, featuring the return of all four members.
Though their sophomore album is being released by Rock Ridge Music from Newark, N.J., the band still recorded and produced their own songs in Switchfoot's Spot X Studio in Carlsbad, Calif.—making their sound even more raw and intimate than their debut. In a world of frequently reverb-saturated albums, it's refreshing to hear the sonic dryness of Reunion. Everything about this album has been a labor of love for the quartet, and it shows. The whole process took two years between Foreman's and Watkins' busy touring schedules and commitment to other projects. According to them, it was a good thing, as they continued writing and improving songs during the delay.
Reunion is 10 songs and 37 minutes of thoughtful lyrics, solid instrumentals and sheer camaraderie. There is one reigning criticism, however, though it could also serve as a bonus to some fans: The second album is largely more of the first, only better.
This time around, The Family is even more tightly knit in its production and not a single song lags or is "skip"-worthy. When "the same" is as good as what they're doing, it's a great thing. The album flows seamlessly, weaving through a steady balance of fun and virtuoso.
"Guilt" and "Give Me Back My Girl" are poppy and upbeat, setting your foot-tapping. "Damaged" and "God Badge" are thoughtful calls to authenticity, honesty and intentional living. The former starts with a brutally honest line: I'm damaged and I don't want you to know / under bandages are wounds I'll never show. The rest of the verses delve deeper into the human tendency to put up facades and smiling faces instead of being candid about personal struggles. In spite of the subject of the confession, however, the song's texture is raw and vulnerable. "God Badge" sounds like a call specifically to funeral-protesters who bring destruction in the name of righteousness rather than love.
"Just Rob Me" is a clever bluegrass-infused, upside-down love story. Mutli-instrumentalist John Mark Painter (Ben Folds, Sixpence None the Richer, Fleming and John) also appears on "Up Against the Wall"—the group's self-proclaimed attempt to take the "same DNA [from The Band's "The Weight"] and import it into what [they] do." "Fool's Gold" adds more to the family flair, with Watkins' sister, Sara, contributing her fiddle magic.
After a disaster-ridden tour for the first album, involving a perpetually broken Sprinter van and several "coldest night[s] in 40 years," the band has decided that in the midst of annoyance and difficulty, they really just want to have a lot of fun. The group has said it intends to continue making music together, intentionally setting aside Family time in between their main gigs. So it looks like we'll have many more "Family" reunions to look forward to.
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Decibrity Playlist: Exhumed/
Matt Harvey is a fan of the San Francisco Giants. He shares the name of the NL East's pitcher of the future (for the record, I wrote this before his injury and really meant it) who happens to play for a certain NY-based franchise. He also really likes Metallica. Some of us here may hold those first two items against most people, but most people aren't Matt Harvey, guitarist/vocalist for Exhumed. After all, not only did the group he founded nearly a quarter-century ago just put out its second post-hiatus record, Necrocracy (which Daniel Lake raved about in our latest issue), but (a) the band's last record, All Guts, No Glory, was one of our top records of 2011 and (b) Harvey and company recently did us the kind favor of recording an exclusive track for our flexi series. You know what else we won't hold against Harv? An unthemed playlist. Despite the varied taste and sometimes surprising picks you'll read about below, his compilation of stuff he digs still gels together quite nicely...even if Exhumed needs to hire drivers with slightly more diverse listening habits. Feel free to listen along here and, while you're at it, pick up a copy of Necrocracy here.
Iron Maiden--Maiden Japan EP (1981) Our European driver is probably the biggest Soulfly/Sepultura/Max Cavalera fan I've ever seen. After a few days, we realized that we were going to have to commandeer the stereo unless we wanted to hear Soulfly most of the day, every day. I loaded up a thumb drive with a bunch of stuff, but this was the album on there that got me the most pumped--vintage Maiden at its most energetic and primal.
Hammock--Departure Songs (2012) This is what I put on my headphones when I want the world and more importantly my hangover to go away. The sweetest and gentle soundscapes out there move quietly through my brain and lull me to sleep with a peaceful smile on my ugly, unwashed face. This is probably the least metal thing you could possibly listen to, it's music with no rough edges whatsoever.
Teething/Ravage Ritual--Split 12" (2013) We did two shows in Spain with Teething and they blew me away with their powerful brand of grind/powerviolence. The b-side features Finland's Ravage Ritual, which was a nice find--grind with a hint of thrash and heavier stuff as opposed to Teething's unbridled, HM-2 fueled savagery.
Tokyo Blade--Midnight Rendezvous (1984) Anyone that knows me well knows that you're much more likely to hear Tygers of Pan Tang playing at my house than Regurgitate, and TB is one of my current faves from the much-ballyhooed NWOBHM. Great riffs, big choruses and hilarious spandex trousers equals a great fucking record that's catchy and intense.
Various Artists--Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 I love garage rock and psychedelic stuff, and this compilation (as well as the Buffalo Springfield Best of) was in heavy rotation for me. With so many classic tracks, from Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" to Love's "7 and 7 Is", to my personal favorite, "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" by The Electric Prunes, this box set is the ultimate primer to the underbelly of the '60s. The Seeds, Max Frost and the Troopers and The Amboy Dukes are just the tip of the iceberg of what's offered on this amazing compilation.
The Cure--Join The Dots: B-Sides And Rarities 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years) (2004) Bands in the '80s put out a ton of singles, and with those singles came b-sides. The Cure's early b-Sides were just as good as their album tracks, and Japanese Whispers is included in this awesome box set. It isn't until the Wish era (halfway through disc three) when the b-side quality starts to get spotty. A lot of this material is surprisingly whimsical and fun, from the taut, energetic "Another Journey By Train" to the calliope-esque chords in "Sugar Girl," but my favorite track is the chiming, lovelorn "Just One Kiss". There's definitely some chaff to be culled, but this is a collection of stuff from '78-'01, so that's pretty understandable.
Leonard Cohen--Songs From A Room (1969) When you're world weary, drunk and homesick, and you've already played all your Neil Young and Johnny Cash records to death, you move on to Leonard Cohen. Pretty dark stuff, but not in a trite weepy way, more in a world-weary, seen-too-much, drank-too-much kind of way. These quiet songs and that baritone punctuate the futility of your wasted and meaningless existence. Good stuff.
Chicago--Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (1989) [Bassist] Bud [Burke] and I are suckers for a great '80s pop song. Bud's favorite is Hall & Oates and mine is the over-produced, super-slick '80s hits of Chicago and Peter Cetera. When I'm extremely intoxicated, I live to blast "Hard Habit To Break" and loudly point out the intricate web of key changes, tension building chords and minor 4 chords in major progressions that make this a textbook example of excellent songcraft. I'm sure the other guys have heard this drunken rant dozens of times.
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Drought in Bay Area What to do?
Okay I live in the Bay Area and we have a drought. Our water is draining, we had no rains for a couple months. We are low on water. We have to save on our water. I would like to make a petition on change.org and don't know what to put on there. There is an environmental club at school I'm thinking to pledge them to make a petition to end this drought here. It is TERRIBLE!! I am nervous for everyone's sake here. I am not joking. If I do make a petition which I plan doing seriously, what should I say? Should I also put in factory farms? They also harm the environment.
I don't know how to do a petition and, personally, I think all they do is make people feel like they have done something when they have not. I certainly remember sitting in the office with my senator years ago saying the weigh input differently because it takes much more thought to write a letter or visit than to just sign a petition.
A better thing, IMO, would be to get a contingent of fellow students (perhaps the environmental club), and ask for a meeting with your state and federal representatives to express your concerns. Keep it to one issue, even though they are all interrelated, and realize your rep may or may not be of the same mind. Do some research before you go. Look up current legislation that may be relevant [there are some doozies in federal government there but I don't want to get "political" about specific issues as this is not a political forum.
Note: congress is in session only about a third of the year with the rest of the time spent in their home state. During that time they are supposed to be interacting with their constituents. Being 18, now you are a voter. Mid terms elections are this fall for the federal reps.
You may even get a teacher to help you because you would be participating in / learn a lot about the way the government works (well is supposed to work) in a hands on way.
I have called and visited about American water supply's being sold and sent to other country's. I think we should be keeping our resources at home and supplying our county's and citizens needs first. When reading your concerns of water drying up, I think about my concerns of our water supply's being sent while people here should be receiving that water.
Good luck! I have been active since I turned 17 and concerned about what our politicians are doing...well....not doing for us! It should work a different way, but sadly the corruption prevents a lot of Americans from being heard.
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You can start by voting in people that would have noticed we had a drought since last year. Contact your city leaders and ask them to stop over watering the parks and the landscaped center medians to make the roadways look nice. We don't need nice, we need water. My husband has a job where he sometimes is on call in the middle of the night, he sees all the landscape watering that happens while we sleep, mostly run down the road and into the drains. Most of our water goes to agriculture, the farmers and ranchers don't get subsidized like in the mid-west, I hope someone is looking out for them. We also don't need drinking water for our toilets, can we change our plumbing? We had to report our own HOA to the water board last year for wasting water. For years we have been trying to get our landscape changed and the watering to be more efficient. People really get stuck in their ways and refuse to change.
You can also work towards educating others. I will tell you that the youth are our only hope for the future!
I'm not being flip here, but all the signatures in the world will not end a drought. I don't know if God has internet - I'm sure it's super fast if he does ;)
An on-line petition, it doesn't do much, especially on a free site. You need to identify a problem, a solution you believe will work, and start writing letters. Amnesty International has been doing this for years with some major successes. You need to write to the levels of government who can enact the change you seek, align yourself with and support politicians who think the way you do. See when the very unpopular BSL came into effect here in Ontario, it was a campaign platform, but since 60% of the population cannot be bothered to go out and vote, a right people in other countries risk death to do, the party and legislation passed :) I live my life by one rule, do not complain about the political process in your country, unless you participate in it. You are old enough to do letter writing, telephone campaigns, canvassing. Find yourself a politician and start learning, join Amnesty groups and participate in what they do. Find your vision, define it and go for it. Best of luck.
We are are having a drought up north too, it's been a while since the last one, but they do happen. Relying on snow pack up in the mountains for most of our water, even heavy spring rain won't be enough to catch up as most of that just runs down stream. Like Ozzymama said, try identifying a problem, some way water could be used more efficiently and make a push for change in that area. We have been changing (& eliminating some) a lot landscape irrigation these last few years in our area. We are replacing conventional above ground sprinklers with netifim and using web based control systems. We don't typically have water shortage issues like California, but responsible use of resources is always a good idea.
The governor declared a state of emergency on Friday, which is a good first step: Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. - Newsroom
As in past droughts, everyone will be asked to reduce their water consumption by at least 20%. That would be a good place to start, if you'd like to do something to help. The only way to end the drought is for it to rain, which nobody can control, but you can certainly encourage your school and your classmates to conserve water as much as possible.
Building more reservoirs would help for the future, so our capacity to store water will be increased in years with normal rainfall, but that will obviously cost a lot of money which tends not to be a popular option with many voters.
do you think a petition can end a drought?
Some rain dance should yield a better outcome.
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The Tenterfield Terrier is a loyal and lively dog, very alert and active. These dogs are devoted to their owners and will stick by your side. They love games, which help to keep them engaged and out of trouble.
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Quick Facts
- 7 to 10 pounds
- 10 to 12 inches
Ideal Human Companions
- Apartment dwellers, as long as you give your dog enough exercise
- Active owners
- Households without small children
- Households without other pets (unless your Tenterfield Terrier is well socialized)
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- Distinct black and/or brown head markings
- Extremely lively eyes
- Devotion to its owner
- Playful attitude
- Lifespan: 12 to 14 years
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Daily exercise is a must for this playful little terrier. If you're taking your Tenterfield Terrier to a dog park, make certain it was socialized with other dogs early on -- otherwise, it tends to be aggressive toward them. It is also important to socialize your Tenterfield Terrier with people. They are not recommended for households with small children.
The coat of the Tenterfield Terrier is very low maintenance, needing only a brushing and a bath once in a while.
Things You Should Know
Like many terriers, the Tenterfield Terrier is prone to chase what it sees as "prey." This could mean the children or the family cat. Don't let this dog's small size fool you -- it is tenacious and skilled, which means this behavior, though it could seem comical, needs to be nipped in the bud.
Training a Tenterfield Terrier is a joy, as they are gung-ho for any activity, but they can be stubborn.
Tenterfield Terriers are prone to luxating patellas (dislocated kneecaps), so those with this disorder should not be bred.
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It is named for the New South Wales town where George Woolnough was a dedicated fan of the breed. Today, the Tenterfield Terrier is popular in Australia and is growing as a companion dog in Britain and the U.S.
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To look into a Tenterfield Terrier's eyes is to look into its character. Its oval, deep-colored peepers reveal alertness and intelligence. The large, erect ears also suggest an intense dog.
Tenterfield Terriers are compact and well-proportioned, with defined muzzles and strong chests. They are not heavily muscled but are still strong for their size. The tail is often docked, but in some countries such as Australia where docking is now illegal, it is left intact and curls perkily over the back.
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In its first month, the cartoon appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Daily Beast. Since then it has been widely reprinted, including regularly in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Stephanie McMillan has been a political cartoonist since 1992. She creates the comic strip Minimum Security five days a week for Universal Uclick's gocomics.com. Her cartoons have appeared on hundreds of websites and in print publications worldwide including the Los Angeles Times, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Yes! Magazine, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, plus textbooks and anthologies.
She has three books, a comics collection, Attitude Presents Minimum Security (NBM, 2005), a graphic novel with writer Derrick Jensen, As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial (Seven Stories Press, 2007), and a children's book, Mischief in the Forest (also with Derrick Jensen, PM Press, 2010).
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NEW DELHI – Indian Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi, seen as the key opposition challenger in 2014 elections, has said he meant no offense when he compared victims of anti-Muslim violence to puppies run over by a car.
Modi, in an interview published last week, spoke openly for the first time about 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in which Hindu mobs killed over 1,000 Muslims.
The controversial Bharatiya Janata Party leader, who is Gujarat's chief minister and was in power during the riots, said he felt "sad" over the violence — just the way one would feel "bad" when a car runs over a puppy.
The remark to Reuters news agency was splashed on Indian newspaper front pages on Saturday and trended on Twitter.
" 'Hindu nationalist' Modi kicks up storm with puppy remark," said a Times of India headline.
Modi tried to counter the criticism by tweeting late Friday: "In our culture every form of life (including puppies) is valued and worshipped." But critics were not appeased.
"His comment is very bad, dangerous and humiliating," said Kamal Farooqi, a senior leader of the regional Samajwadi Party, which draws support from Muslims in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.
"What is he really saying? Are Muslims less than puppies?" asked Farooqi.
Modi said he would have felt "guilty" over the violence "if I did something wrong" but if "someone else is driving a car and we're sitting behind, even then if a puppy comes under the wheel, will it be painful or not? Of course it is.
"If I'm a chief minister or not, I'm a human being. If something bad happens anywhere, it is natural to be sad," said Modi, without explaining why he was not at the wheel during the riots as chief minister.
Ruling Congress party General Secretary Ajay Maken said Modi should apologize to the nation "for the kind of words and analogy he has used." And the regional Janata Dal (United) party called Modi "a very dangerous person."
National Law Minister Kapil Sibal also waded into the row, demanding to know, "What was he (Modi) doing in the back seat?" when the riots occurred.
Modi, whose state has thrived economically under his leadership, is expected to be tapped as candidate for prime minister if the BJP wins the elections to be held by May 2014.
Modi paints himself as a pro-business reformist who can revive the fortunes of the world's largest democracy. But he remains a divisive figure nationally after being accused of doing nothing to stop religious riots in his state.


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Ethiopian cooking is marked by hot spices, thick stews and injera, a large, flat sourdough bread. Diners in Ethiopia use the injera as an eating utensil to scoop up food.
2 onions, finely chopped
1/3 cups Niter Kebbeh (Spiced Butter)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root
1/4 teaspoon ground fenugreek
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup paprika
2 tablespoons Red Pepper Paste (aka Spice Paste, Berbere)
2/3 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup water
8 oz. tomato sauce
2 teaspoons salt
3 lb. lean boneless beef, cut into 1" pieces
Black pepper
In a large stewpot, cook the onions over moderate heat for about 5 minutes, or until they are soft and dry. Do not let brown or burn.
Stir in the niter kebbeh. When it heats up, add the garlic, ginger, fenugreek, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. Stir well. Add the paprika and berbere, and stir for 3 minutes. Add the wine, water, tomato sauce, and salt, and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the beef and turn the pieces around in the sauce to coat. Cover the pot and simmer the beef for about 1 hour over low heat. Season with black pepper.
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Calls for better testing, more regulation on llama TB
Friday 26 August 2011
Alpacas and llamas, which currently take the same test as cattle, with unreliable results, could benefit from better tuberculosis protection as a new test is developed. Farmers are putting their own money into funding research into a better TB test for the animals.
While bTB is wreaking havoc among cattle in parts of the UK, particularly affecting dairy herds, and costing the UK taxpayer millions of pounds a year, llamas and alpacas, more recent arrivals to UK agriculture, are also susceptible to the disease. However, the extent to which the camelid population in the UK has been affected is unclear, as the current TB test gives unreliable results for the family.
Alpacas have become increasingly popular for their fleeces, which has led to a dramatic rise in numbers over the past few years, though there is still no national TB testing programme for the species. Vets and farmers are now contributing to a more reliable test to help protect the animals.
Scientists at the Veterinary Laboratories Agencies will investigate whether PCR testing can accurately identify TB in camelids. Gina Bromege, a vet who specialises in alpacas, told the BBC of the pressing need for a new, accurate testing system. She said, "We have no adequate test at all at the moment and because the disease is completely hidden animals can appear absolutely healthy while about to die from it, and there is no way of telling that."
She continued, "a potential buyer, or exhibitor or breeding owner will not know if an animal is infectious. We are in a position where we don't know how much disease we've got, or how readily it's being spread."
Although she said there was no way of knowing the extent to which TB was affecting camelids in the UK, she said that, if identified, movement restrictions could be placed on infected animals. However, a lack of concrete regulation means camelid owners are not required to record their animals' movements in any way or identify infected animals.
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