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1. Run any Oracle APEX 4.2.3 environment, and if you don't have get a free one here http://apex.oracle.com
2. Click application builder, then create application, then packaged applications, then choose data reporter:
3. Install the application and run it. Installing can take a minute or more.
4. From the Data Reporter home page click the New button
5. Choose the type of report you wish to create, my favorite is the Filter Report, so I will choose one of these
6. Give the report a name and category. Color coding the category allows you to locate you report more rapidly on the home page.
7. Now for the important part, define your query. Administrators of the application can set up canned data sources. I simply selected "Top Cities" and it pre-populated the SQL. I can edit the SQL or enter new SQL. The theory is that SQL not that hard especially if you start from an existing query. For security each table accessed must be pre-defined by the application administrator by adding it to the "Whitelist".
8. Since this is a filter report, I need to determine which columns I would like to filter on. For this data set I choose to provide filters for country, sources, and continent. I also adjusted format masks. I only really need to select one filter and I can simply edit my report later.
9. Thats, it I confirm my report and I am good to go.
10. After creating the report immediately runs. I click the filters I wish to have; in the example below you see largest cities in Europe and North America from selected sources.
11. I can edit my report by clicking on edit. Each time the SQL is changed it is revalidated. I can manage access control, view history of when the report was run and changed etc.
12. Clicking the star icon, favorites the report, making it easy to find the reports you are interested in
13. Navigating back to the home page I see my new report, and it can be run by anyone with access to the application. Of course I have the option to restrict access. This allows reports to be timely addressing what is needed today, and can be removed if. You can filter to show your reports, favorites, specific groups etc.
You can follow the same process to build dashboards, interactive reports, calendars and even PDF printable reports. Hopefully this brief introduction will ease the burden on application developers to create lots of reports an effort to anticipate what end users will want in the future. Now end users can, or at least the SQL Savvy ones can get their data self service.


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AUGUSTA — Leaders of a proposed Portland charter school on Monday dismissed continued accusations of corruption and unethical behavior as "dirty laundry" and "noise."
They said they are focusing on the needs of potential students.
The Maine Charter School Commission applied fresh scrutiny to the proposed Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in a four-hour meeting Monday as controversy continued to simmer over the recent removal of the school's founder.
The commission is scheduled to decide on April 8 whether to grant the academy a charter to open next September.
Members of the public pulled commission members in both ways Monday.
Supporters of original Executive Director John Jaques, who was dismissed in a surprise move earlier this month, harshly criticized new academy leaders, while parents of prospective students said the specialized school is badly needed in the greater Portland area and must be allowed to open.
Baxter Academy representatives on Monday tried to reassure commission members that the school is well-positioned to succeed financially and academically under new leadership. Board members dismissed as inconsequential continued controversy around the removal of Jaques and a legal battle with the founder over ownership of the school's website and other intellectual property.
"It's dirty laundry however you look at it," Leonard Cole, an attorney on the academy board of directors, told the commission. "It distracts from what we're trying to do, which I hope has been clear today and which is to build a great school. Anything other than that is a distraction. Other than the press, I don't see any issues for us."
Added fellow board member Allison Crean Davis: "We understand we're going to get questions about some of these other issues. We would characterize it as noise."
That noise continued to get louder Monday as the commission accepted public comment on the academy's application. Jaques and his supporters have argued that a potential donor promised the board $250,000 to fire the founding executive director.
Earlier this month, Daniel Amory admitted to the Portland Press Herald that he and his organization, the Jebediah Foundation, would not provide any more funding to the academy as long as Jaques was in charge. But board members at the time maintained that when they sought to draw upon a line of credit Jaques was supposed to have set up, the task hadn't been done, leaving the organization in the lurch when it needed money for building improvements.
Chris Jones – a former member of Baxter Academy's advisory board, a group of subject-matter experts lined up to help the school's governing board of directors – said in a written statement submitted to the commission that "almost the entire advisory board resigned overnight" after the dismissal of Jaques.
"Looking at Baxter in the present time, most of the founders are all gone; too ashamed to work with a school that has become corrupt," Jones wrote, in part. "The only people left at the school are the board of directors. The very people who were bought out and told to remove John Jaques. … The vision that the school has now is shrouded in lies and money."
Fellow former advisory board member David Trask echoed Jones' comments in a written submission of his own, calling the board's removal of Jaques "unethical."
"I, along with many of the original founders of Baxter Academy, attended many hearings and spoke on behalf of a plan and application I truly believed in," Trask wrote. "One of the reasons I felt so strongly is due to the strength, character and beliefs of the people involved. That is no longer the case."
In a brief statement read to reporters after the meeting, Jaques said, "Clearly, this is a new group moving forward with a new plan."
The founding executive director lamented comments by academy board Chairwoman Kelli Pryor that the previous advisory board kept its distance from the board of directors, and needed to be replaced by advisers more actively involved with the directors.
"Some good information was presented today. However, it raises even more questions," Jaques said. "I was disappointed to hear the board chair disparage the work and contributions of former members of the advisory board and former members of the board of directors."
But others in attendance Monday urged the commission to grant the academy's charter, saying that, regardless of an apparent power struggle behind the scenes, a school like Baxter Academy is needed in southern Maine.
"I have to admit the change of leadership at the academy has been difficult for us," said Rachel Rodriguez, a Cumberland mother who hopes to send a daughter to school at Baxter in the fall. "But what we realize is that despite the naysayers and despite the difficulty, we support Baxter Academy more than ever."
Laurie McCammon of Scarborough said her son earns $1,000 per month through programming he broadcasts through his own channel on the website YouTube, and that public schools cannot provide him the specialized technology education he needs to pursue such endeavors.
McCammon said she has received commitments from 34 parents to serve in a volunteer capacity in support of the school.
"(Baxter Academy is) bigger than the board. It's bigger than John Jaques and (Portland Mayor) Mike Brennan. Don't let anyone stand in the way of this school becoming a reality," fellow mother Ruth Dean told the commission Monday.
Brennan wrote to the state attorney general's office on Friday seeking an investigation of the proposed charter school. He referred to the academy's allegations of "a pattern of mismanagement" in justifying its ouster of Jaques earlier this month.
Brennan has long opposed the allowance of charter schools and the creation of Baxter Academy in particular, arguing in part the charter schools would siphon government subsidies from already-cash-strapped public schools.
In his Friday letter, Brennan told the attorney general he plans to ask Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk to withhold payments to the new school until the office can decide on an investigation.
Following his dismissal, Jaques cut off the Baxter board's access to the school website, email and documents, saying he personally owned the intellectual property.
The board filed a lawsuit against Jaques over the dispute, and has since started a new website with a different domain name.
Board officials told the commission on Monday they have received 156 applicants from students hoping to attend the academy in the fall, with another 12 on a wait list. They also told the panel they are only about $100,000 away from meeting their $350,000 fundraising goal before the start of the coming school year.
The top home community for academy applicants, so far, has been Portland, with 21, according to Cole. Another 11 are from South Portland, while nine each are from Freeport and Westbrook, and eight each are from Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn, he said.
"We believe in this mission, we as a board have worked very hard in circumstances we never would have wished to work under, but we did what we had to do for the kids, and everything we've done has been with them in mind," Pryor told the commission.
Charter schools are public schools of choice that operate independently of local school districts. Maine became the 41st state to allow charter schools following a law that passed the Republican-controlled 125th Legislature in 2011. For every student it enrolls, a charter school receives a tuition payment from the student's home school district.
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Michele LaForge and Jonathan Amory discuss the academic approach proposed to be used at Baxter Academy for Technology and Science before the Maine Charter School Commission in Augusta Monday. LaForge, currently head of Freeport High School's mathematics department, is in line to be the academy's head of school, while Amory, who teaches at Freeport, will teach at the academy.

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What are your thoughts on my diet?
Hi Vegwebbers!
Backsstory: I've been a member of this site since I became vegetarian 3 years ago (LOVE IT). And I'm losing weight to join the military so as it stands I'm still vegetarian and still at my parents house. (Once I'm out of basic I plan on switching to vegan.)
Question: For my diet the plan is to eat gluten free, low carb-ish, up the protein, and keep my blood sugar steady. My dad told me I was eating too much fruit and told me to stop. (Say what??) And I'm eating a lot of eggs and a lot of dairy which I really don't want to eat. So A) doesn't cutting out fruit seem ridiculous? and B) Instead of eating eggs and dairy what sources of foods are low-ish in carbs and good sources of protein?
I have been eating quinoa and I hate tofu. :)
I would think tofu, nuts and beans would be the best foods, also leafy greens are great.
grains you can eat e.g millet and quiona are also good.
But i remember when i was not eating gulten at all i ate a lot of beans mostly lentils and kidney beans, tofu and tempeh with lots of different vegetables. Limited rice and potatoes.
well first off if you hate tofu i can guarantee you you just haven't had it right! tofu is awesome... I press my tofu, cut it into slices, marinate it in some teryaki sauce and throw it on my george forman grill and it is to die for, especially cold (low fat and delicious, i love eating it plain or in sandwiches and salad) you could also try "wheat meat" I.E. "Seitan" to get protein if you hate tofu... And to eat less fruit is just crazy! Everyone on Earth knows fruit is good for you! Enough with the fad diets already! But yes cut the hell back on dairy and eat more fruit, beans, veggies, quinoa... You know that's the right answer so do it :)
Also make stirfrys! Vegan protein plus veggies = low carb and way healthier!
fruit is fine.... what will spike your blood sugar (well, keep it elevated for longer) is too much fat in your diet. why do you want to be low carb? that's bad for you.
Fruit is great - if you want to limit the spike in your blood sugar you can try having some fruit with a bit of nuts or seeds. Not a lot, they're high in fat, but a small handful of almonds or pumpkin seeds will slow the digestion of your fruit.
Other than that, if you can handle a lot of beans, they are a great source of protein. I prefer to have more grains and some beans, but the mix is up to your digestive system ;) Tempeh is my favorite, I also don't like tofu. Not only the taste and texture, but it doesnt' digest well. There is a carb in soy that can't get broken down by most peoples' digestive systems. Tempeh is fermented, which breaks down this carb.
Also - lots of green veggies will definitely help. They help the digestion of beans, and have around 50% of their calories from protein. Not that they have many calories, but they are a great addition to your diet all around.
2nd what Hespedal said... your brain really needs constant glucose... neurons don't store it... nice explanation here: http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/carbs.html


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Continuation. See the beginning on How to Choose a Hair Style. Oval Face Type
Round face. If you have this kind of face, you should choose a hairstyle, which optically lengthens the face. In this case, it is very important to leave forehead open and the top of the head area must be lush.
With regards to this, short haircut will suit for the round face perfectly and you should lush your hair in the top of the head.
The volume can be given through the fleece, curler, or perm.
If you are a fan of long hairstyles, it is recommended that you arrange hair up, fluff it above the forehead, with no fringe, but it's up to preferences.
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Since it's National Honesty Day, we'll admit – we're no economists. BUT, we do love reading news about underwear. Recently, Economy Watch wrote an article titled, "Infographic: 5 Strange Signs That The Economy Is Improving," touting the correlation between men's underwear and the economy. Specifically, one of the five strange signs of an improving economy is an increase in men's underwear sales.
And to think, you thought an overflowing top drawer meant you had to wash undies less often. Below is a piece of the infographic featured in the Economy Watch article. For more on the story and infographic, click here.


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There's been a lot of talk these past few weeks about whether Arkansas ought to get rid of its current lieutenant governor, and probably not enough talk about getting rid of the office itself.
There's been a lot of talk these past few weeks about whether Arkansas ought to get rid of its current lieutenant governor, and probably not enough talk about getting rid of the office itself.
The current lieutenant governor, Mark Darr, on Tuesday announced plans to stay in office despite calls for him to resign. He has agreed to pay an $11,000 fine as a result of violations he committed in the use of campaign and state funds. He says his record keeping was sloppy but that he did not willfully do anything wrong. That explanation isn't satisfying everyone. There's talk of impeachment.
I worked three years in the lieutenant governor's office from 2003-06. My boss back then, Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller, was a good man and dedicated public servant. But the office itself was, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vice president, John Nance Garner, described his own office, "not worth a bucket of warm spit." Rockefeller himself would describe it as state government's spare tire: kept in the dark, pumped up and hopefully never used. The line always got a laugh.
Constitutionally, the office's only duties are to serve as governor if the governor is out of state, dies, leaves office somehow or is incapacitated, and to preside over the Senate when it is in session.
None of those duties are necessary. Another public official could ascend to governor if something happens to the elected one, as is the case in some other states. The job of presiding over the Senate is largely ceremonial.
Moreover, in an age of instant communication, the governor's powers shouldn't be passed to another official simply because he or she crosses the border. Under Arkansas' 1874 Constitution, if Gov. Beebe is in Texarkana, Ark., he's still in charge, but if he crosses State Line Avenue into Texas, someone else, legally, can call out the National Guard. Even though that wouldn't happen, the fact that it could is not just outdated, it's dumb.
If Darr were to leave this office vacant, it would make no difference to the average Arkansan except that the state would save the money spent on his salary – unless Beebe filled the seat with a special election, which would be much more expensive.
What to do with state government's spare tire? There are several options.
Number one, abolish it. Let the governor run free like the wind from state to state without worrying what the lieutenant governor will do while he's away. This option seems unlikely, in part because too many legislators want to run for lieutenant governor. It's a political steppingstone with a paid staff.
Number two, make it more of a real job. Just because the constitution lists only two duties doesn't mean more can't be added by statute or practice. Make the lieutenant governor the head of the Department of Parks and Tourism or the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, for examples, so he or she can become an ambassador for Arkansas. The advantage to this option: No constitutional amendment required.
Number three, elect the governor and the lieutenant governor on the same ticket so that they are running mates during the election and then can work as a team once in office.
Because the two positions currently are elected separately, there's no reason for their occupants to have a working relationship – which might be useful if the lieutenant governor served as a check and balance on the governor, but that really doesn't happen. Beebe has been close to neither of his two lieutenant governors; Darr, in fact, is a member of the other party. If the two offices were "yoked," the lieutenant governor could fulfill ceremonial duties and help the governor pass a legislative agenda. And if something were to happen to the elected governor, the lieutenant governor would be prepared to ascend to the office immediately.
Wouldn't that be better than paying an official and his staff to do little but stay pumped up and in the dark?
Steve Brawner is an independent journalist in Arkansas. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @stevebrawner.


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After my bread machine died in September last year while making the Super Soft Custard Bread, I finally muster enough courage to make bread again, by hand.
I first saw these mini butter buns from Min's blog and find them really cute. The recipe is also simple enough for me who is starting breadmaking all over again. The dough is easy for me to manage, it turn non-sticky after kneading for sometime. Wrapping the buns with butter needs a bit of time and effort, other than that I'm quite enjoying the whole process. :)
I like the smell of breads fresh from the oven, you know when you walk pass the bakeries? This time the smell comes from my kitchen. It makes you forget how your wrestle with the dough earlier and the few hours spent just to make these buns. Although the ingredients are simple (no eggs and milk/cream used), the softness of the bread is still good. Surprisingly, on the next day, it still remain as good as yesterday.
Dough: Not sticky
Same day softness: 7/10
Next day softness: 7/10
Mini Butter Buns 牛油小面包 (from 孟老师的三色土司)
Ingredients (makes 25 mini buns)
150g bread flour
15g sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2+1/8 tsp instant yeast (sorry for the funny measurements because I halved the recipe)
90ml water
10g unsalted butter
50g butter
10g icing sugar
pinch of salt (I added because I like it a bit salty)
1. Mix the ingredients in the filling. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour so that it is easier to wrap later.
2. Mix all ingredients in the dough except butter and knead until the dough is smooth.
3. Add in butter and continue to knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic and able to stretch into a thin film without breaking.
4. Place the dough in a lightly greased mixing bowl. Cover with cling wrap and let proof for about 60 minutes.
5. Lightly knead the dough to punch out the gas. Divide the dough into small balls of 10g each.
6. Slightly flatten the small dough, wrap in the butter fillings and pinch to seal well. Roll the balls round and place them in a greased baking tray 1cm apart (I use 8x8in tray which is a little too big).
7. Cover with cling wrap and proof for another 40 minutes.
8. Brush the top with egg mixture and sprinkle sugar on top.
9. Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 20 minutes.
Recipe adapted from: 孟老师的100道面包 and Min's Blog
I am submitting this Mini Butter Buns to Aspiring Bakers #8: Bread Seduction (June 2011), hosted by Jasmine of The Sweetylicious.


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Adam Barker Photography Arc'teryx Deep Winter Photo Challenge 2015 Slideshow from AdamBarkerPhoto on Vimeo.
Earlier this year, I was fortunate to compete in the Arc'teryx Deep Winter Photo Challenge. Conditions were GNARLY! Some of the toughest shooting conditions I've ever had, but my athletes were stellar, and we had a blast putting together this story. Hope you enjoy.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb men's tennis team ended the regular season with a satisfying 4-0 home win over rival Belmont.
Daniel Hernandez, Stuart Tierney and Colby Shaw posted wins in the singles. The doubles teams of Tierney/Miguel Cortez and Oliver Strecker/David Salazar won their matches. The other matches went unfinished.
Lipscomb coach Andrew Harris gave accolades to the men's team, specifically commending the performances of Tierney, Hernandez and Shaw.
"Great job tonight from the guys," Harris said. "I was really proud of the way we came out in doubles and, not only got ahead, but finished.
"Then, Stuart continued his great spring by bouncing out in front and being the first off to give us 2-0 lead. I was just as happy for Daniel the past two matches and the way he has competed. Most importantly Colby, our captain, finished his final home match here on top."
The men's team (8-11) looks ahead to postseason play as the Atlantic Sun tournament begins Friday. They are set to play No. 3 Stetson in Johnson City, Tenn., at the ETSU complex.
Lipscomb 4, Belmont 0
Apr 15, 2013 at Nashville, Tenn.
1. Oliver Strecker (LIPM) vs. Henrique Norbiato (BELM) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
2. David Salazar (LIPM) vs. Fernando Mussolini (BELM) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
3. Daniel Hernandez (LIPM) def. Navarro Veys (BELM) 6-2, 6-4
4. Stuart Tierney (LIPM) def. Bruno Silva (BELM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Miguel Cortez (LIPM) vs. Hans Nardelli (BELM) 6-4, 5-0, unfinished
6. Colby Shaw (LIPM) def. Henrik Claesson (BELM) 6-2, 6-0
1. Stuart Tierney/Miguel Cortez (LIPM) def. Fernando Mussolini/Henrique Norbiato (BELM) 8-6
2. Oliver Strecker/David Salazar (LIPM) def. Navarro Veys/Hans Nardelli (BELM) 8-1
3. Colby Shaw/John Tougher (LIPM) vs. Bruno Silva/Henrik Claesson (BELM) 7-7, unfinished
Match Notes
Belmont 7-14
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Some time has passed since the NHL tested possible rule changes and rink modifications and its research, development and orientation camp in Toronto so we're fashionably late to the party in terms of this discussion.
But since we're crawling to the verge of the 2010-11 season, we at Ducks Blog thought it would be interesting to gauge your thoughts on whether the league needs to leave well enough alone with its product on the ice or adopt some of the changes they tested in its hope to enhance the game.
Some proposed rules like hybrid icing seemed to gain traction. Hybrid icing, which is being used in the United States Hockey League, is a variation of no-touch icing in which the referee can blow his whistle if he determines that a defender will clearly reach the puck ahead of an attacking player ice or let play continue if he sees that the offensive player has the advantage.
The change struck a chord with those who want to limit the potential for injury in situations where two players are racing to the end boards to get the puck first, with many citing what happened to Edmonton defenseman Kurtis Foster because of this chase with San Jose's Torrey Mitchell as the reason to implement such a rule.
But there were many other ideas that were studied at the two-day camp. Register columnist Mark Whicker and Ducks GM Bob Murray offered their takes on some of them in this piece.
Limiting the impact of shootouts was popular as propsoals were made to alter overtime from its current five-minute, four-on-four format. Another was putting a yellow line behind the goal line inside of the goal cage to aid in video review. Other more radical proposals included moving the faceoff circle to the middle of the ice and stationing the second referee above the ice behind the glass.
We won't go over everything that was tested and none of these proposals will be in place for the coming season. But it is very possible that at least one of these could be enacted for 2011-12. Tell us what rule change would you like to see take place.
As always, vote and discuss but keep it clean or there'll be consequences.


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Former Pentagon official Frank O. Mora has joined FIU as the director for the Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC).
With more than 30 years of experience, both as an academic and government official, Mora will lead the premier center that serves as a nexus between academia and public policy in the Western Hemisphere. In his vision for the center, Mora plans to utilize FIU resources to help solve economic, political, social and technological problems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
"LACC has always been a think-tank for those issues that challenge the region and the opportunities that could foster progress," said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg who founded LACC in 1979. "We are fortunate to welcome Dr. Mora, as he brings both an academic mind and real-world experience to the job."
Prior to joining FIU, Mora spent the past three and a half years guiding the U.S. Defense Department policy in the Americas as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere. There he oversaw policy issues and defense relations, U.S. government funding of hemispheric defense cooperation, and the integration of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command, while also providing policy advice to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
During his tenure with the Pentagon, Mora pursued greater collaboration of security and disaster-response efforts throughout the Americas. He also oversaw the U.S. response to Haiti's Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. As a result of that earthquake, as well as one in Chile, Mora helped to implement a multi-national coordination system for future humanitarian disasters in the hemisphere, which allows nations to share contacts and information about resources being brought to disasters.
"FIU has enormous intellectual capital in the form of students, faculty and staff," said Frank Mora, now Director of LACC. "We must highlight and integrate this capital and put it to use towards our work in Latin America. LACC is the reference point for this integration."
John Stack, executive director of FIU's School of International and Public Affairs and associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences expressed great enthusiasm for the new addition to the team.
"Dr. Mora's insight and dedication to Latin America and the Caribbean are such tremendous assets to our students and the community-at-large," said Stack. "His commitment to collaboration is a welcome addition to the Miami community, which serves as a gateway to both Latin America and the Caribbean."
Mora, who also spent time at the National War College, grew up in Miami and earned his bachelor's degree from George Washington University. He earned his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Miami.


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SoulBrew Karaoke
feat Phil Asher & So Much Soul
9pm till 3am Friday 23rd November 2012
@ Bedroom Bar
62 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY
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7 Quick Takes
1. I have been keeping the iPod under my pillow at night. No, this is not so I can play Angry Birds while my husband is sleeping (*avoiding eye contact and whistling*), but so I can read scripture on the Kindle app before I get out of bed. Nothing too heavy, just five or ten minutes reading the Epistle of James. Have you read the Epistle of James lately? "Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger, because the anger of man does not bring about the righteousness of God." If I could master that one sentence of behaviour, my life would be radically altered.
2. I continue to work on NaNoWriMo, but have had a major hiccup. I have been working on the novel for 45 minutes in the morning before the kids get up. That seems to be my most productive time of day for writing, even though it means getting out of bed at 5:45. But something about the writing process has started giving me migraines, with light splotches and blind spots in my vision. So far the vision problems have subsided if I sit in darkness for twenty minutes while the kids watch a movie, but the last two days I have not written at all because I did not want to bring on another one when it was time to take the kids to school. I had finally found a writing schedule that worked for me, so this is very discouraging. It feels like the ability to write keeps getting taken from me.
3. I have been hooked on Downton Abbey, thanks to Melissa Wiley and Wrath of Mom. Currently, I am stopped where Mary sabotages Edith's marriage to Sir Anthony - I just couldn't watch that much spite. I am too involved in the characters and then I get heartbroken. But in a few days I will not be able to suppress my longing to know what happened, and then I will watch again.
4. It is Veteran's Day today, and my girls plan to make cards for our next-door neighbor, whom they love, and who is a veteran of five military campaigns. If you have a neighbor with a similar history, a few moments of kids with construction paper and crayons may make a big difference in his or her day. Even if it's a day late.
5. Books I am reading: I finally bought a copy of Shusaku Endo's Silence, a book I have been wanting to read for ages. I read the preface and then I stopped, because I know it will be emotionally stark, and I want to read it courageously. November is probably not the time to do that; too many distractions.
Instead, I am reading our book club's selection of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, a young adult fantasy novel. So far, it's pretty good, though I have not reached the central mystery of the plot yet.
The kids and I continue to read aloud through Elliot and the Pixie Plot. They loved the first of the Elliot books, and are enjoying this one too, though a couple of confusing editing mistakes in chapter eight diminished our joy slightly. We read the book aloud at the dinner table before they finish dessert. Only the oldest two reliably listen, but I still count that a win.
6. We have finally settled into the husband's five-day-a-week work schedule and the girls' school schedule, but the result is that I get almost no time away from the children. Even my solitary work-out at the YMCA (which has free babysitting!) has been absent from my life this week because of my back injury (which is almost all healed up, thank you). I am a classic introvert who needs time alone, so this much constant company begins to tear me down. I desperately need a break from the kids, so the husband and I decided that a solo overnight trip would be a good thing for me in early December. I have never done this before (not since becoming a parent, anyway). I'm a little nervous. I think I will be going to the Cleveland area, but I haven't entirely settled that yet.
7. Once again, my in-laws are visiting for Thanksgiving and my mom-in-law insists that we eat our big meal at a restaurant (which she pays for). On the one hand, this is very generous and I love that there is no clean-up. On the other hand, this has happened so many years now that my kids don't really have a sense of what home Thanksgiving traditions are. There is also the added wrinkle that my mom-in-law respects my abilities as a housewife more when I cook (which she hates to do). When I don't cook, she tends to see only my catastrophic failures at tidiness (unlike her house, which is always tidy). So I am wondering if I should insist on a home meal next year. Your thoughts?
Aaaaaaand in the brief moments it took for me to write this post, the children knocked over a cup of cocoa on the bookshelf and now I have about twenty books to wipe down. Cheers.
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SEVEN. Oh, SEVEN. Cooking is the ONLY housewifely chore I am even reasonably good at and I almost never have cooked my in-laws a meal.ReplyDelete
Any ideas for books for my youngest? She's currently between stuff and BORED.
Would your mom-in-law go for a compromise, where you buy the turkey and fixings prepared, but serve them at your home with a few desserts or sides you and the girls make together? You could do some of them before your in-laws arrive, and freeze them.ReplyDelete
Tell your MIL it's important to you for your girls to have a sense of a traditional homemade Thanksgiving meal. Also, you'd like to give them the opportunity to help prepare it while they are still young.ReplyDelete
Regarding the slow-to-anger verse in James---my husband and I came up with something to help us remember it a few years ago. We say "stay" when we feel anger rising. It stands for Slow To Anger ~ STA. It's a nice one-word code of sorts that pops to mind easily. It helps us. Might be worth a shot.
Jeana, I don't know if my mom-in-law would see that as very different (still lots of clean-up), and I don't think I would enjoy it very much. I like to cook. But as I was writing this, I realized that in another two yeras, all my little ones will be in school, so maybe I could wait till then. Then I could cook in advance for a few days without little-hand interference.ReplyDelete
Beck, I am going to read Thirteenth Child next, I think. I also heard a great interview yesterday with the author of Dragon's Tooth, which sounds fascinating. But I haven't read either of those yet, so i don't know if they're good.
I'm with Gretchen. Although I hate to cook, and dread Thanksgiving when it is at my house. (It almost never is.) Last time it was at my house my husband made the turkey, my mom made the rolls, I bought the pies, and I mostly made peripheral stuff that I couldn't mess up like mashed potatoes and salad.ReplyDelete
I hope your vision issues go away. How frustrating.
I'm trying to figure out how to propose a solo night away to my husband. He's in the military, so he's frequently gone and for some (absolutely crazy) reason I'm homeschooling. I'm not sure how it will fly. Any tips?ReplyDelete
I'd go for a home dinner next year, for a reason having absolutely nothing to do with your MIL: You want your kids to have those memories. Ergo, you must manufacture those memories. Perhaps since your MIL likes to clean, you could cook and she could do clean up? That's the arrangement my MIL and I have :)ReplyDelete
Tracey, it took years of me saying "When the kids are bigger I am going on a trip by myself. Be prepared." Add my general gloominess lately and he was okay with it.ReplyDelete
Three Fire Wife, that is actually what usually happens when my in-laws visit: I cook, my mom-in-law and my sis-in-law clean up. I would have to be VERY insistent to make anything else happen, and my mom-in-law would end up feeling less comfortable rather than mroe relaxed, so it defeats the purpose. I think that's actually a large part fo why she wants to go out every year: she is uncomfortable not being the one "doing" for everyone else. I try to respect that.
And now I see I misread Thee Fire Wife for Three Fire Wife. And I wondered if your family had survived three fires because WOW, that would be a story.ReplyDelete
Husband asked me what I want for Christmas. And I said, I dunno, "four nights where I can sleep when I want." and he suggested that I go to the B&B down the road from my parents over Christmas. That way, I could pop in if I need to, but also have space. I blinked. I realized that I need alone time for me, but also I miss being with just him. He and I work fairly well being alone together, if that makes sense. But a night away would be good.ReplyDelete
#2 - I never cease to be amazed by all the things that start going wrong when I try to get writing done. Do you think it could be Resistance, a la the War of Art?ReplyDelete
#6 - That's wonderful that you might be able to hook that up. As a fellow introvert, I can't really overstate how much getting the occasional break to have quiet time and catch up on sleep helps me. Have fun!
Thanks for joining in!
I am going to do one of those things I get annoyed at when other people do: give unsolicited advice. I ask for your forgiveness in advance of my obnoxiousness.ReplyDelete
I had what I thought were migraines for years. My doctor recently re-diagnosed me with tension headaches. I would get the same light sensitivity and spots in my vision, etc.
I am wondering, when you are describing it happening when you are writing, if it is possible you are having tension headaches. The posture you are in, etc., might be exacerbating the issue.
Here is the actual advice: a lot of stretching of the neck/shoulder/arm muscles, moist heat on them, etc.
I am done with being an ass, now.
I love your 7 takes and I hope to read more of them.
Oh, I just noticed comment moderation is on. If you don't want to publish that comment because of the unasked for advice, I am cool with that!ReplyDelete
Downton Abbey -- I'm pacing myself, too. It's so delish.ReplyDelete
I'm very interested in reading that Miss Peregrine book. I read a review of it at some point (everything's a blur these days) and I added it to my to read list. Post a review! (um, please)ReplyDelete


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Update: Evan Phoenix (@evanphx) pointed out that I was using old versions of Rubinius and JRuby. Since I'm boxed into which Ruby implementation I use (1.8.7 on our boxes at work), I wasn't thinking about keeping things up to date in my RVM installation. I've updated JRuby and Rubinius and rerun the test. The results are as follows:
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rubinius 1.2.4dev (1.8.7 536a6eb8 yyyy-mm-dd JI) [i686-pc-linux-gnu]
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Today's update into the 100 Days Homemade project includes plunging into the Vegan Sandwiches cookbook, a presentation at a senior center on incorporating vegan proteins with NW-style and flavor, cooking with my BFF in Victoria, stepping into the Artisan Vegan Cheese experience, a surprise from J. Legume and the new, surprisingly vegan cinnamon rolls from Trader Joe's. Hey, they're not homemade, but this was a shocking, accidentally vegan (well, they're not labeled) development that sat in my fridge for a few weeks in hesitation, and ultimately, made for one fabulous breakfast in bed.
Bare with me, my camera has been repaired, but is in transit. I'm sad to say that as usual, half of these are from my legit camera, and some are from my phone.
The ladies of Vida Vegan HQ presented our Classy Tofu Mac & Cheese and the above NW Berry Salad with Maple-Agave Glazed Tempeh to a curious crowd of seniors for a special presentation. It was such a blast!
I think Day #67 marks the first occasion of not photographing the homemade creation of the day, a rum-based cocktail with basil and smashed yellow watermelon.
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The following dinner was a total surprise and so comfort foody it made me wish it was January.
One can only putting making their own extracts for so long. After sampling this – and being aware of the price – it is unforgivable that it took so long to undertake.
This sandwich was a far bigger hit on our table vs. the Hot Brown. I won't repeat what J. Legume had to say about the first one, but it's a handful. That being said, I like this book.
Because really, the flavor of bourbon is just great.
Now this sandwich, with homemade mushroom tomato seitan, gobbler slices and tempeh bacon, WAS THE BIGGEST HIT SO FAR. It was monstrously enjoyable and really makes you think – should anyone eat sandwiches (alright, of the non-cucumber-tea-party variety) in public?
This hereby marks the sick leave of my new camera and my vacation after some functioning in Seattle. Great timing. Deep breaths. I'll fast forward to the following creation my BFF Gabrielle and I spent a fun evening creating at her kitchen in Victoria – and then fast forward on, from there.
I know we both wish we picked up this cookbook a bit more! ❤
I'll be sure to share my thoughts on my experiences with this book in the future, which include frustrated sprouting attempts, successes, soy yogurt straining and parmesan air-drying, so far.
Whenever I travel, nooch sauce seems to be my number one priority when I return home.
I'm quite particular about my vegan mac – I know just how tangy and noochy I like it – who doesn't – and this one was a straight-up, tasty mac with a buttery flavor. I added a pinch of cayenne and hot paprika into the mix.
The following slice was born out of a daydream…
When we meet again, I should have a new camera in hand, I'll be finalizing my plan for VeganMoFo (I have a freaking spreadsheet this year!), and sharing the final two rounds of the 100 Days Homemade Project – just in time before our upcoming trip to Chicago for our VVC Summer 2014 scouting!
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The fear of public speaking has often topped the list of things most people fear most. Yet Tim Koegel, a nationally-recognized expert in strengthening presentation skills, believes everyone does public speaking every day.
"Any time you open your mouth to speak, you are a public speaker," he told a group of nearly 100 Wabash students Jan. 26 in Salter Hall. "I want you to think about how the skills you'll learn here tonight can affect your career."
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At the same time, largely due to the severity of the recent recession, a federal government that enjoyed record surpluses just 10 years ago now faces record deficits that are spreading alarm and confusion across the land. Moreover, this severe downturn comes after a decade that featured the worst job creation in the post-war period, declining wages for most Americans, weaker unions confronted by employer attacks on rights to organize, continued decay of basic infrastructure, an ongoing crisis in public education, record trade deficits and job loss abroad, and extreme inequality.
Despite the ongoing pain that unemployment is still inflicting on individuals and families, despite the slow growth in demand that is hurting small business, despite the wrenching budget crisis hitting most state governments, and despite the longer term decline that can no longer be ignored, the debate in Washington is now dominated by conservative cries for immediate reduction of the federal deficit. Several elite "commissions"—two privately financed, and one created by the president and Congress—have effectively shifted the attention of the media to deficits as the primary focus for public action.
One voice has been conspicuously absent from most discussion of deficits—that of the American people. Polls have shown that the public's opinion and that of many leading economists are surprisingly well aligned. The public agrees with economists who warn that deficit reduction must be performed judiciously, without restricting government's ability to create jobs and without damaging needed social programs. Both agree that that we must make investments vital to reviving America's long-term prospects.
The Citizen's Commission on Jobs, Deficits and America's Economic Future was created to offer proposals that can return our economy to healthy, sustainable growth, while taking action to reduce deficits and debt in a way that enhances the future well-being of the American people. And since the conventional wisdom is so dominated by a relatively narrow range of opinions, it is our intention that this document will elicit media coverage of an alternative point of view—and that its recommendations will be widely discussed by civic and business and labor leaders in communities all across the nation.
This commission has two major priorities. The first is to assure that the U.S. economy recovers fully and returns to a fast track of growth. This is the right way to reduce the current high deficit. The second is long-term public investment in sustainable growth, ensuring a healthy economy that can generate adequate revenue for needed public services. We have outlined three key principles that any plan for growth and deficit reduction must follow:
1. Grow the economy. Don't kill growth and jobs in the name of deficit reduction.
2. Target what truly drives deficits. Don't fix what isn't broken.
3. Invest in future sustainable growth while balancing our national accounts.
These are not just moral imperatives. They are economic prerequisites for successful deficit reduction.
Causes of Current and Future Deficits
Much, if not most, of the current public discourse is misleading and poorly informed.
The federal deficit tripled between 2008 and 2009, reaching $1.5 trillion and 10 percent of GDP in 2009. This was the culmination of a process that began with the passage of the first Bush tax cuts, accelerated with the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, and peaked with the economic collapse of 2008. It therefore follows that any reasonable short-term plan should focus the causes of our current deficit. Yet most of the measures currently being debated fail to do so. Despite the role that tax cuts played in creating today's deficits, many such plans would lower taxes for the wealthiest Americans while increasing them for the middle class. They would also restrict government efforts to bring us out of our current economic crisis, weakening the economy and reducing future government revenues.
Future deficits will be driven almost exclusively by the explosive growth in health care costs. Those who advocate for increased austerity are failing to address true the causes of government spending. Furthermore, there is no evidence that implementing policies to reduce government deficit would increase private spending. As we note (see Appendix I), there is ample evidence that such spending cuts would create more unemployment, making a second recession possible and even likely.
The Lesson of 1937
The nation has been at a similar juncture before. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal reduced unemployment from 25 percent to 10 percent in three years, but he was then pressured to reduce spending before the economy was fully stabilized. The result was another sharp increase in unemployment and a weakened economy that only improved when the nation entered World War II.
Then, as now, government spending was one of many legitimate policy concerns. Then, as now, previous government efforts had shown signs of success. President Obama's stimulus program created an estimated 3.5 million jobs and would have created more had it been larger. As in 1937, the nation's economy remains fragile and the recovery is not yet complete. More investment is needed. Premature austerity would be as unwise and counterproductive now as it was then. Plus a nascent and struggling "recovery" is not sufficient given the decline of the last decade. Premature austerity would terminate any possibility of building a new foundation for growth and shared prosperity.
Though weak growth returned by 1934, unemployment was still stuck above 12 percent on the eve of World War II. It was the massive wartime deficits, (peaking at 28 percent of GDP compared to less than 9 percent today) that finally produced strong recovery.
Postwar leaders, unlike today's deficit hawks, were wise enough not to panic about the large war debt (twice today's size relative to the economy) but continued such public investments as the G.I. bill, low-interest home loans, and the interstate highway system. Rather than suffering an austerity scheme that would have made debt loom larger, the postwar boom enabled the economy to grow its way out of debt.
Government Investment Still Works
Today's deficit debate often fails to recognize a critical fact: The Obama stimulus of 2009 helped stop the recession—and reduced the level of future deficits. The lesson learned in 1937 is still true today: Government intervention works. And it should not be ended prematurely.
The $800 billion Obama stimulus package of early 2009—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—serves as perhaps the strongest recent proof of this statement. The package consisted of a wide array of spending programs, from expanding unemployment insurance to aid to the states to investments in traditional infrastructure projects and the green economy. Roughly one third of the package was devoted to tax cuts. A handful of economists still insist the stimulus was ineffective or even harmful because it raised deficits. The facts are unambiguously otherwise. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office modeled the consequences in May 2010 and found that the stimulus will raise the level of gross domestic product significantly into 2012. The CBO produced high and low estimates. In fiscal year 2011, for example, it estimated that the stimulus will increase GDP between 0.7 percent and 2.2 percent. It will reduce unemployment by between 0.5 percent and 1.4 percent. It also concluded that because the economy is running so far below potential, there will be little if any increase in interest rates—that is, little or no crowding out. A Wall Street Journal survey found that 75 percent of economists agreed the stimulus resulted in more growth and less unemployment.
In addition, no respectable economic model shows that the Obama stimulus, composed both of tax cuts and spending programs, will add more than marginally to the long-term budget deficit. To the contrary, one widely cited model showed that it will reduce the deficit in coming years. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Blinder and Moody's Analytics economist Mark Zandi (an adviser to the presidential campaign of John McCain) found that the Obama fiscal stimulus package raised the federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2010, but will lower it substantially in both fiscal years 2011 and 2012.In conclusion, the government stimulus programs ended the free-fall of the economy. Without these policies—fiscal, monetary as well as government bailouts and guarantees—Blinder and Zandi estimated that the recession would have deepened into 2011 and the unemployment rate would have peaked at 16.5 percent rather than roughly 10 percent. The federal budget deficit would have equaled $2 trillion in fiscal year 2011, some 15 percent of GDP, rather than the 7 or 8 percent now likely. But the recovery programs were not sufficient to raise the nation out of a prolonged period of stagnation, with persistent high unemployment. And it was countered directly by the cuts in state and local spending required by their balanced-budget requirements.
It has become clear in retrospect—and some argued it from the outset—that the Obama stimulus was not nearly enough. Another weakness was that the portion devoted to tax cuts had little stimulative impact. Given the political circumstances, it would have been difficult at the time to produce a more focused package. On the other hand, when a strong recovery did not materialize, the Obama administration could have started developing and championing another growth package. It did not.
Overview of Recommendations
This report of the Citizens' Commission on Jobs, Deficit Reduction and America's Economic Future puts forward a set of proposals that would protect and accelerate the economic recovery while achieving a stable but sustainable level of debt by 2015. It reduces debt to a manageable level while at the same time providing a strong program of government investment that will create jobs and ensure ongoing growth. Our plan achieves that goal without cutting Social Security or capping or "voucherizing" Medicare (as many conservative proposals do). It provides immediate efforts to support economic growth, substantial investments vital to the strength of our economy, cuts to federal wasteful spending and a variety of measures to increase revenues.
An important note: Any plan to substantially reduce the federal deficit should be deferred until unemployment has dropped to an acceptable level, which we have defined as 5.5 percent. Our plan is no exception. Our recommended changes to the 2015 budget should only be implemented if unemployment has reached that level. We believe it will if our short-term investment recommendations are adopted.
Our recommendations are based on the following principles:
Address the current economic crisis first. Before engaging in widespread deficit reduction efforts, we must institute a program of short-term targeted spending to restart the economy and sustained investment to begin to support longer-term growth. Key among the former is aid to the states, whose constitutionally mandated budget austerity is not only inflicting painful cuts in social services but also creating a huge and destructive drag on the national economy. We also must pursue innovative monetary and credit market policies to move roughly $2 trillion in idle cash hoards now held by banks and non-financial corporations into productive job-creating private investments.
Tax justice and empowered workers generate prosperity, fairness, growth—and revenues.Tax cuts were a major cause of our current deficit. Any plan that continues or increases tax breaks for the wealthy will add to the deficit. In an era of excessive inequality, we should end Bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, tax capital gains and dividends as normal income, tax activities damaging to our economy like excessive financial speculation, and eliminate or reduce tax expenditures that mainly benefit the wealthy.
To ensure ongoing prosperity, we must also provide ongoing tax relief for lower- and middle-income households. These households will spend, not save, the additional income. We must also take steps to reduce the war on unions and worker rights (involving corporate action and misguided public policy) that has been a major factor in preventing working from getting their share of productivity growth over the past three decades. Lower taxes and higher wages for working families will generate consumer activity that leads to more growth, more jobs, and more tax revenue.
Reduce wasteful government spending without compromising public objectives. Spending cuts are needed, but we increase, not decrease investments in areas vital to our future, and insure that any adjustment not worsen already extreme inequality. We must eliminate spending that is unneeded or wasteful, reduce obsolete and unneeded military spending, and make prudent cuts in government expenditures that are not vital to its core mission.
Protect and strengthen Social Security. Social Security retirement benefits are the main source of income for most retirees, and most of this income is spent rather than saved. This leads to growth and jobs without adding to the deficit, since Social Security is funded separately. We must remove Social Security from "deficit cutting" exercises, increase its revenues, provide modest benefit increases, and assure the public that its $2.6 trillion in trust fund assets will not be used for other purposes.
Establish realistic and sustainable long-term deficit goals. Any long-term deficit plan deficit must be politically sustainable, fiscally sound, and not impose unacceptable levels of hardship. We recommend a short-term period of imperative recovery expenditures. We seek a gradual reduction in the deficit-to-GDP ratio over the coming decade. We recommend an annual deficit target of 3 percent of GDP as a medium term goal once recovery comes. This could be achieved as early as 2015—if the economy recovers, and if we don't choke off that recovery with premature deficit reduction. We are skeptical of targeting a date certain independent of the condition of the economy. The test of when to aim for that 3 percent deficit target is whether unemployment has come down to 5.5 percent. Such a target, over the long term, will enable us to stabilize the level of debt as a proportion of GDP at sustainable levels, because with high employment GDP will be growing faster than the debt
Restore the financial sector's role as an effective engine of growth. The banking industry used government-provided economic advantages to engage in reckless speculation, leading to the current crisis. Banks continue to receive "discount money" and other government support without adequately performing their traditional economic role as lenders. The financial industry has recaptured a high and economically unhealthy percentage of the nation's profits. We recommend a financial transactions tax and programs to encourage increased bank lending in a responsible manner both to ensure our current recovery and to promote long-term stability. The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act does include several important features that could succeed in encouraging long-term financial stability. These include the so-called "Volcker rule" prohibiting proprietary trading by large banks, the requirement that all derivatives trading be conducted on regulated exchanges, careful oversight of public credit rating agencies, and the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection bureau. However, details on the implementation of Dodd-Frank have been left to the discretion of various regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This creates enormous opportunities for the banking industry to weaken the effectiveness of the new regulatory system. To rebuild a healthy economy, focused on channeling our enormous financial resources into productive investments and job creation, it is imperative that all the main provisions of Dodd-Frank be strongly enforced immediately and over time.
Address the health care cost crisis. Alarming long-term projections of growing debt come almost completely from uncontrolled growth in health care costs. We do not have an entitlement crisis; we have an unaffordable health care system. Rather than capping, cutting or "voucherizing" Medicare or Medicaid, we need continued health care reforms that control costs through changes to the structure of the medical economy—such as the immediate establishment of a robust public option plan available to all Americans, direct government negotiation of drug prices, and thorough additional cost-cutting and quality improvement measures.
Who We Are
The Citizen's Commission is comprised of economic policy experts, such as former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, Jeff Madrick and economists Dean Baker, Robert Pollin and Heidi Hartman, and formerrmer members of the House and Senate. But perhaps most importantly, many of its members are leaders of national organizations with enormous reach into American communities, from labor leaders such as Larry Cohen and Mary Kay Henry to coordinators of national organizing networks such as Deepak Bhargava, Angela Glover Blackwell, as well as other leaders whose work engages the grassroots public in debates about the economic direction of our country. The commission was organized by the Campaign for America's Future, which has led nationwide public organizing campaigns around the future of Social Security, health care, green jobs and the future of manufacturing.
Note: Our Citizens' Commission was inspired to action in part to challenge the one-sided media coverage lavished on the Simpson-Bowles National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, the Pew-Peterson Commission on Budget Reform and the Bipartisan Policy Center Debt Reduction Task Force.
Our deliberations were also informed by recent work by the Economic Policy Institute, especially their report, "America's Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Fiscal Responsibility," published by Demos, EPI and The Century Foundation on November 29, 2010. As does our commission, this report outlines policy changes to achieve job growth, long-term public investment and outlines a deficit reduction plan that achieves primary fiscal balance by 2018.
We were also both educated and inspired by the recent set of proposals put forward by a member of the president's fiscal responsibility commission, Representative Jan Schakowsky. In the best tradition of the great democratic debates, Rep. Schakowsky's plan presents a proposal to reduce the federal deficit without making middle-class Americans foot the bill. It is an alternative to the Bowles-Simpson plan and would reduce the deficit by $441 billion in 2015, surpassing President Obama's $250 billion target. Critically, the Schakowsky plan accomplishes deficit reduction without making cuts to essential federal expenditures that benefit the middle class or are crucial to future growth.


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Description of 35 New Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Tree-lined New Street, once part of the high ground known as ''Savage's Green, is the home to this elegant, Georgian style residence. Totally renovated three years ago, this charming home was constructed in 1960 from nineteenth-century bricks that served as a wall for 37 New. From the center front door flanked by sidelights and an arched transom to the lovely back porch, patio and walled garden, the house maximizes light and space. Open archways lead to the spacious living room with fireplace and formal dining room on one side. A second brings one into an open, well-appointed sitting room with custom bookcases, a fireplace, and a newly designed kitchen with beaded inset cabinets, stainless steel appliances and a center island with seating. A graceful staircase leads to a master suite with luxurious bath with double vanities, two walk-in closets, and a delightful sitting room. A rear hall bathroom, two guests bedrooms, presently a library and an office, and a laundry, complete this state of the art residence. The best of the old and the new!
Property Features of 35 New Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Single Family Detached
South of Broad
Peninsula Charleston Inside of Crosstown
|Elementary school: Memminger
|Middle school: Courtenay
|High school: Burke
|Gas log fireplace(s)
|Fireplace in den
|Central air
|Natural gas heat
|Off street parking
|Brick veneer exterior
|Screened porch
|Lot acreage is: 0.12
|Lawn sprinkler
|Lot size: 50 x 107 x 49 x 107
|Subdivision: South of Broad
|Eat-in kitchen
|Wood floors
|Kitchen island
|Separate dining room
|Walk-in closet(s)
Rooms & Dimensions
|Family Room