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Military chiefs outline potential spending cuts
WASHINGTON — Military service chiefs outlined spending cuts, including a 30% reduction in operating costs for Army posts, as part of their plans to deal with uncertainty over the size of the federal budget, letters released Wednesday show.
The Pentagon would need to slash $500 billion over the next decade if Congress and the White House cannot reach a deal to bring down the nation's debt by March. In addition, the Pentagon would take an $11 billion cut if its 2013 budget is not approved by late March.
Last week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that the cuts would "hollow" out the military rendering it unprepared for conflicts.
On Wednesday, in letters issued to commanders, the armed services warned of lean times ahead for the military. To spare units in combat in Afghanistan and those training for deployment, deeper cuts were ordered for other training exercises and a halt was ordered for civilian hiring.
"The fiscal situation and outlook are serious," Army Secretary John McHugh and Gen. Raymond Odierno, the chief of staff, wrote in their letter to commanders. "Our funding is in doubt as we support forward-deployed troops, those training and Wounded Warriors."
To meet the 30% reduction, Army post commanders will have to reduce their heating and lighting costs and cut back on recreation and community services.
If a budget agreement isn't reached, McHugh and Odierno wrote, furloughs of civilian employees are likely.
Navy and Air Force leaders also ordered hiring freezes and suspension of conferences and non-essential travel.
The Air Force, facing a $1.8 billion shortfall for its operations overseas, called for other reductions. One, familiar to sports fans, would be curtailing flyovers before games.
Beyond the automatic budget cuts, the Pentagon is planning to reduce its budgets by $487 billion over the next 10 years. Those reductions envision thinning the ranks of the Army and Marine Corps by about 100,000 troops.
The Pentagon's $535 billion budget for the current year has not yet been approved by Congress. The Pentagon would take an $11 billion cut if its 2013 budget is not approved by late March, Panetta said last week.


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Is volatility risk?
After a long period without significant market upheavals, investors might be forgiven for pushing volatility down their list of concerns. We think that would be a mistake.
After a long period without significant market upheavals, investors might be forgiven for pushing volatility down their list of concerns. We think that would be a mistake.Low volatility can sometimes represent the calm before the storm. But even when the storm hits, we don't think volatility is necessarily something to be feared. It can indicate danger, but it can also signal opportunity. What is crucial is that investors are able to determine which and have a plan ready so they can react appropriately.
How investors approach volatility depends critically on the immediacy of their targets. Short-term investors may find that volatility management techniques are useful. However, for those focused on the longer term, volatile markets can present significant opportunities to enhance results. In this article, we try to quantify the short and long term and look at ways investors can overcome their natural aversion to investing in volatile markets.
Defining our terms
Modern portfolio theory defines risk as volatility and tells us that there is a proportional relationship between volatility and expected returns – an investor must accept uncertainty if they are to generate returns in excess of the 'risk-free rate'. Thus it is most efficient to minimise volatility for a given level of return, or maximise returns for a given level of volatility.
Under this definition, volatility is a measure of the variation in results, typically expressed as their standard deviation from an average level. This can, however, lead investors astray. Take the simple example of two assets, A and B, in Figure 1. The statistical volatility of A is far higher than that of B; indeed, technically, B has zero volatility. However, it is obvious that, over the three-month reference period, asset A was the better investment to own.
There are, of course, many other ways of defining investment risk. For many investors it is simply the possibility of permanent loss, but for some it is more specific. For example, a pension fund might consider its main risk to be having insufficient assets to meet the retirement needs of its pensioners. For a sovereign wealth fund, the most worrying issue might be owning a stake in a company involved in some illegal activity. Insurance companies, on the other hand, might consider the major risk to be illiquidity, i.e. not being able to sell assets when needed to pay claims. For most investors, an ever-present concern is whether the purchasing power of their money will be eroded by inflation.
It is clear that the terms 'volatility' and 'risk' are not synonymous. Yet, although they are used more or less interchangeably, very few people would be satisfied if the answer they received to the question 'what's the risk of this investment?' was simply 'five'.
Sequencing risk
Much analysis of risk assumes that an investment is affected in the same way whenever returns occur. In truth, of course, timing is vital. A 10% market fall when a saver is 25 and their accumulated savings are small should be much less traumatic than when they are 45 and their savings are likely to have grown to something more substantial. The order in which returns takes place can make a significant difference to the final outcome. This is sometimes termed 'sequencing risk' – the impact of the pattern of returns on money-weighted results.
Crucially, higher volatility increases the exposure to sequencing risk. Figure 2 shows the sensitivity of a pension saver to this risk. The blue line represents the hypothetical savings of someone who started a defined contribution (DC) pension in January 1974 and retired 40 years later. (We have assumed that they had average UK earnings, of which they saved 10% annually, and maintained a 60:40 allocation between equities and bonds.) By the time they retired they had savings of almost £500,000.
The orange line shows what might have happened had they instead experienced a bull market in equities and bonds in the last few years leading up to retirement. We created this alternative scenario simply by switching the relatively poor returns of the 2000s with the relatively strong returns of the 1980s. The switch has no impact on compound annual total returns over 40 years measured on a time-weighted basis. However, it does have a major impact on the final value, because the strong returns in the final decade acted on a much larger sum of money. In this scenario the final sum is over £1,000,000 – more than double that of the 'actual' DC saver. This exercise highlights the heavy toll on our saver's pension pot caused by the flat-to-falling returns of the 1990s and the crash of 2007–2008, both of which happened late in their savings journey
In short, therefore, the final value of DC pension savings is very dependent on the path taken. An early setback will have limited impact on the end result, whereas a market crash close to retirement can mean serious impairment.
Since, intuitively, lower volatility leads to a tighter range of expected outcomes, managing portfolio volatility is one way to attempt to try and manage sequencing risk. However, there is a cost to this approach in terms of lower expected returns, and at times this 'insurance premium' is too expensive. Moreover, simple volatility management is a blunt instrument at best as it can only give some control over the magnitude of possible losses, and none over their incidence or timing.
An alternative way to control sequencing risk is through active management of the portfolio to try and avoid steep falls in value. This leads to outcome-oriented strategies, such as low-volatility hedge funds, flexible fixed income or multi-asset portfolios. In practice, a blend of these solutions is perhaps useful. Having available a range of outcome-oriented strategies with varying targets and volatility tolerances will help in striking the right balance between achieving real returns and avoiding major crashes.
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2014 Toyota Corolla: Real World Review
A redesigned 2014 Toyota Corolla is rolling into showrooms, replacing a car that's dependable but not very exciting. Toyota aims to change that with the new 2014 Corolla, so we spent some time driving the S model to see how well this car works in the real world.
Dynamic Design
Toyota says that Gen Y buyers or Millennials are the target with the new Corolla. Looking slightly angry and a little upscale at the same time, the new Corolla's styling should age well. Plus, the sporty Corolla S model finally loses its overly optimistic body kit.
Inside, the new Corolla's look and feel is improved, too. Soft-touch surfaces, new headliner material, gloss-black trim with metallic accents and, for some models, a 2-tone decor treatment make the car appear more expensive than it is.
Improved Comfort
Thanks to a 3-inch wheelbase stretch, a roomier interior and new seats, the 2014 Toyota Corolla is much more comfortable than the car it replaces. The driver's seat includes a standard height adjuster and, in combination with a standard tilt/telescopic steering wheel, makes it easy to find a proper driving position with excellent outward visibility. Taller people may still complain about restricted seat track travel.
Toyota claims best-in-class rear-seat legroom for the new Corolla, which adds 5.1 inches of space. To give you an idea of how spacious this is, the new Corolla has 3.5 inches more rear-seat legroom than the Toyota Camry -- and at 41.4 inches, the Corolla's rear legroom is only an inch short of front-seat legroom. Parents with young kids will be happy because the extra space means less seat-back kicking.
Moreover, the rear seat is redesigned, sitting taller with greater thigh support. This may be the best seat in the house.
Better Fuel Economy
In most models, Toyota installs the old Corolla's 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine into the new Corolla. A new 6-speed manual gearbox is standard for the basic Corolla L model and the sporty Corolla S model. The mainstream LE has a new continuously variable transmission (CVT), which is optional for the Corolla S.
Last year, the Corolla was rated to get between 29 and 30 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving. This year, based on Toyota's estimates, the range is 31 miles per gallon to 32 mpg -- unless, of course, you get the new Corolla LE Eco model, which has Valvematic technology that increases fuel economy, adds horsepower and delivers torque at lower rpm. The rating for the LE Eco is 34 to 35 mpg in combined city and highway driving.
During my drive, I averaged 27.2 mpg in models with CVT and equipped with the bigger wheel-and-tire combos. That included plenty of city and mountain driving, though, so we think Toyota's more favorable estimates are accurate.
More Fun to Drive
With few exceptions, Corollas made over the past 25 years were not much fun to drive. There have been low-volume XRS models available only with a manual transmission, which dented appeal in a country where clutch pedals are rapidly vanishing, but nothing approaching the cool factor of the Corollas of the 1980s. Does the redesigned 2014 Corolla change that?
If you get the 2014 Toyota Corolla S model, the answer is a qualified yes. This is the sporty version of the Corolla, with retuned electric steering and suspension components to make the car more entertaining in a corner. Get one with the CVT and there's a Sport driving mode and paddle shifters to extract maximum performance from the 132-horsepower engine. Select one in Plus or Premium trim and Toyota tosses in rear disc brakes, a set of black-painted 17-in aluminum wheels and lower profile tires.
Why is our "yes" qualified? Because the Corolla S isn't any more powerful than other models, and it has an old-style rear suspension that suffers from the jitters if your favorite twisty back-road isn't perfectly smooth. Then again, we expect very few Corolla buyers to take their car on a back road just for the fun of it.
Will People Want a Corolla?
Lots of people already want a sensible Toyota Corolla; it is one of the best-selling models in America. Will the new 2014 Corolla push emotional buttons and inspire small-car buyers to flock to Toyota dealers? In all the ways that matter to most people, our bet is yes.


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RICHMOND, Va. | Southern States is supporting the National FFA Organization by selling FFA emblems for $1. The campaign takes place through March 24.
RICHMOND, Va. | Southern States is supporting the National FFA Organization by selling FFA emblems for $1. The campaign takes place through March 24.
"We are deeply appreciative of Southern States and their assistance to raise financial support for FFA and heighten community awareness about our organization," said Rob Cooper, executive director of the National FFA Foundation. "Funds raised through the sale of the FFA emblem at Southern States stores will support FFA at the local, state and national level and ensure that we're able to continue to develop students' leadership, growth and career success potential."
Southern States is a supporter of FFA and is proud to be the sponsor of the "I'm Supporting FFA" fundraiser, said Thomas R. Scribner, president and CEO of Southern States. "Every dollar collected will benefit FFA members across the area. Southern States has a rich heritage of working with FFA and hopes the public will assist with the project by supporting the effort and contributing a dollar for a personalized paper FFA emblem."
After a customer buys an emblem, he or she can sign their name on it or even the name of a child they care about. The emblems will then be displayed in the store for all to see. Proceeds are split between the local FFA chapter, the state FFA association and the National FFA Foundation.
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The magician buys seven $1 bills from seven spectators for $2 each. He then has two of the seven bills selected by two different spectators. He asks both spectators to concentrate on their individual bills' serial numbers. With eerie precision the magician proceeds to reveal both serial numbers to the complete and utter disbelief of his audience!! Take note, this method is like no other. You can do this effect at a trade show with a different outcome every time you perform it. Comes complete with everything necessary to perform and instructional DVD.
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John Henson
John Henson
An actor, writer, host and producer of over 1,400 hours of television, John Henson is entering his 6th season as co-host and producer of ABC's hit reality series "Wipeout," the #1 co-viewing show on television and winner of the 2012 "Kids Choice Award" for Best Reality Show.
With an impressive 25 years in the business, Henson has established himself as one of entertainment's sought-after players with projects in various stages of development. Having recently expanded his production company, Skunk Boy Inc., Henson is set to produce the film "Making Jack Falcone," based on the New York Times best-selling book by Joaquin "Jack" Garcia. Produced with Double Feature Films, the project will star Benicio Del Toro with Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh as executive producer.
Henson began his professional career as a stand-up comedian where he enjoyed much success, touring the country for several years. He gained audiences' attention and critical acclaim when he was selected to replace Greg Kinnear as host of E! Entertainment's Emmy award-winning "Talk Soup." It was this role as host, writer and co-executive producer of "Talk Soup" which garnered Henson a cult following, in addition to three Emmy award nominations and four Cable Ace nominations.
Henson's subsequent projects included the hour-long weekly series "The John Henson Project" which he created for Spike TV, as well as TV Guide Network's longest running series "Watch This" where he served as host, writer and executive producer. In 2006, he hosted the Creative Arts Technical Emmys opposite Meredith Vieira. In spring 2010, Henson served as celebrity guest host on the game show sensation "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." Henson is also a pop culture analyst, regularly appearing on NBC, CNN and MSNBC among others. Most recently, John served as guest host on the popular entertainment news show "TMZ."
His most recent acting credits include a recurring guest star role as Mike Moon, the father of Austin Moon on Disney's hit show "Austin & Ally," alongside his real-life wife, comedian Jill Benjamin, who plays Mimi Moon, his wife on the show. He was also seen in a recurring role on NBC's "My Name is Earl."
John has returned to stand up comedy, touring the country in addition to being a regular at The Laugh Factory and The Improv in Los Angeles, where he also performs improv comedy. As a writer, Henson has contributed to US Weekly, TV Guide and George Magazine.
John is also dedicated to several children's charities, working regularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Children's Institute, Inc., a charity benefiting victims of domestic violence for more than 100 years.
Henson currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son.
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Small Space Solution: Curtains Instead of Doors
In last month's House Beautiful, Maxwell gave his top ten tips for decorating small spaces. One of his most interesting and unusual suggestions is to take doors off their hinges and replace them with curtains, adding visual interest and saving space. Here's a gallery that makes me wonder why doors are even a thing.
Of course, you need doors for sound barriers, security and privacy. But curtains can serve many of the same purposes in interiors, and can also be used as more versatile room dividers. Open or closed, curtains add color and/or texture to a space while leaving physical and visual flow unimpeded.
Hanging curtains have been a crucial part of interior decor since ancient times. In the Renaissance, textiles could be very expensive, so they partly served as status symbols. Vermeer painted the same heavy tapestry curtain in the doors of a few of his paintings; art historians think it might have belonged to him (image 2).
1. Charlotte Moss design via Topsy Turvy
2. Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting (c. 1666-68) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, via essentialvermeer.com
3. Chateau de Lille
4. Curtains are popular space-dividers in studios, like in these next two images from Domino: Pinterest
5. Elizabeth Roberts' loft, photo by Melanie Acevedo for Domino
6. More Domino, via loft & cottage
7. Spicer & Bank
8. Vince's Flower District Home, Apartment Therapy House Tour
9. Pom-pom passementerie trim, via Greige
10. An arguably non-hippie-ish bead curtain, via Convoy
Would you ever get rid of your doors and replace them with curtains? Which is your favorite look?
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|2011-12-02, 22:24
|Link #10961
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: I cannot comment on those two sentences without puking at the implication then laughing at the situation.
Anyway, before his diplomacy trip, his cooking skill was that of Cecilia's. Yeah.
He was suspected of being suicidal before it was found that he was a shitty cook. Now, after taking lessons and poisoning 8 different teachers, he's got the cooking skill of a quality housedad. If he focuses hard.
Otherwise it turns into Cecilia's "best" cooking.
What would happen if Irish took Neko-Aria hostage? What would he do?
|2011-12-02, 22:25
|Link #10963
~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
Why is Max after Karon? Remember, in the idol timeline, she has E-rank boobs.
Just realized Louise is pretty booby too.
And Max potentially can go after any woman. After all, he represents Legion that is Anonymous.
|2011-12-02, 22:56
|Link #10964
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ demino_hellsin - You mean he doesn't have to wear a swimsuit? Not reqlly, the suit doesn't even seem to do anything.
@ Meistah - I thought you said all her nutrients went to her brain? What's with the the E-cups?
@ Rain - Irish puked after he got the info and swore he'd kill whoever made him do that. Of course, it was partly Tabane's fault
Anyway, why would he take Aria hostage? Remember his hatred of involving civs and children? Besides, know Aria's love for bishonens, SHE'D take either him or Yuriko (young Irish) hostage instead.
|2011-12-02, 23:05
|Link #10966
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Rain - Again, why would he take that hostage? If it was to antagonize Kyuukai then he'll think of another way instead of stealing his plushie.
Would Kyuukai find it odd if Irish gets more and more bishie as the story goes on? In the beggining of the story, he looked somewhat girly but is still male and doesn't look female if he wears male clothes. Later on, it becomes increasingly hard to tell his gender even up close.
This is a sign that the suit's already affecting him too much and that he's already dying from the constant use.
|2011-12-02, 23:10
|Link #10967
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: This is all potential draft/omake/something ideas I just had the urge to cook up.
It's because he rubbed the lolicon thing, the marshmellow hell incident, and the crossdressing fact in his face, all at once.
This all happened in Kyuukai's room right after they get briefed on a mission by Mactavish.
They get into a fight, and during that time, Kyuukai's blankets fall off of his bed, revealing neko-Aria posed in a sleeping position. (He needed to hide her from Irish, but didn't have time)
What would Irish do at this point, while he's all angry and frustrated?
Also, Kyuukai would find it very odd. And if they're frenemies at the time, he'll be very concerned.
|2011-12-02, 23:11
|Link #10968
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
1. Natasha Fairs isn't the Representative Candidate, if she was, then she isn't the only one.
2. Houki's birthday is on July 7th, that's the only birthday we know of other than Ichika's
|2011-12-02, 23:13
|Link #10969
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Rain - Mock him constantly about it then tell Laura about it. He doesn't need proof of it, Laura knows she doesn't lie about anything when they're talking to each other so their chances once again go down the drain.
How would Kyuukai get revenge on him anyway? Twlling Tatenashi won't faze him, spreading rumors won't either since he doesn't care ahout his rep.
@ Box - Eh? Then she's a year older than the cast?
|2011-12-02, 23:16
|Link #10970
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: Mock him about the rest of his secrets and the like. The circle repeats itself.
Anyway, Neko-Aria has a much bigger story, and is more important to Kyuukai than just being cute and a bed partner (not in that sense of course).
|2011-12-02, 23:23
|Link #10972
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: Brothers-in-arms mentality comes into play. After fighting together (alongside each other, not against each other), they come to trust each other. First Kyuukai or Irish confide one of their secrets to the other after raising their level of trust, Kyuukai admitting to Irish the real reason behind his ownership of Neko-Aria, and other circumstances regarding her, or his past, and Irish could tell him about his brother, or about his family and/or his life with them.
Slowly, and snarkily, they'll come to trust each other, but aren't willing to go any further with their "friendship".
So they become "frenemies for life".
|2011-12-02, 23:26
|Link #10974
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Stratos - Can't help ya, sorry. I'm finishing Daydreams tonight if it's the last thing I do!
@ Rain - Okay, how would he try to pair up Irish with Tatenashi? Irish helps out him and Laura later so he'd probably want to return the favor.
|2011-12-02, 23:34
|Link #10978
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: He'd probably try to explain the delicacies and appeal of having a relationship, and he'd try to prove that Tatenashi is already interested in Irish.
Then he'd try to convince him to make a move.
On a side note, do the protagonists have another "turning point" in Shadow? Such as they have to make a decision that will effect them for the rest of their lives? Other than the final battle and the decision to move on with their lives?
For example, Kyuukai choosing to send Yuriko back. Something like that.
I've got a very heartbreaking one set for Kyuukai. And when I say heartbreaking, I explained the concept to a female friend of mine, even wrote her a draft, and she cried her eyes out.
|2011-12-02, 23:39
|Link #10979
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Rain - The sending Yuriko back is in an omake so it's possibly non-canon. The first turning point is during the Mondo Grosso defense where all of them get they're asses demolished by PT.
The second one is their LI's and their future when chosen.
Ichika's is choosing between who he loves and trying his hest not to try and hurt anyone else.
Irish's is to deal with the fact that ye has to give up his hatred or lose his life and friendships fighting a pointless battle.
Dunno about Kyuukai.
Side note - Here we go again with the dark topics
|2011-12-02, 23:45
|Link #10980
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
"Two down, sixty five more"
"That new guy is crazy...."
Twirled around the enemies with a pair of microscopic chainsaw in the hand, the young man gave a sense of dissonance to his comrades, the blazing determination and the radiance of the youth spirit is contrasting with how he was painting himself with gallons upon gallons of enemy's blood and the monstrous figures he fought alongside them.
"Sixty three more" his laugh resonate with the howling cries of his enemies "Don't caught yourself off guard, sire"
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In a live chat, Emily Yoffe explains what still surprises her after years of writing the Dear Prudence column.
Slate's Dear Prudence chat series is coming home. Emily Yoffe recently explained that she would be moving her weekly live chats from the Washington Post website to Slate.
On June 3, Slate Plus members joined Emily for a test run of Slate's live-chat technology. What follows is an edited transcript of that AMA discussion. Starting this Tuesday at noon, we invite you to join Emily on Slate for her weekly live chat. Submit your questions here. –Lowen Liu, Slate copy chief and Dear Prudence editor.
Emily Yoffe: Good afternoon! Welcome to this Ask Me Anything. Thank you for helping us out to see how our new live-chat technology is working. We are bringing the chat I've done at the Washington Post over to Slate, so please bear with us while we work out some technical glitches.
Q. Respond Privately? Hi Emily! Do you ever respond offline to letters that don't make the cut for Dear Prudence?
A: Shhh, but sometimes I do. It's relatively random, but I try to respond to young people in distress. I often answer people dealing with abuse. And sometimes, if I'm in the mood, I'll say, "Go" or "Don't go." "Tell" or "Don't tell." But I hope people understand that because of the volume of mail I simply can't do this as a regular thing.
Q. Prank: Do pranksters try to slip questions by your BS filters? Are you aware of them ever having succeeded?
A: I am confident that the overwhelming majority of letters are real. But recently someone sent a letter that turned out to be based on a video of 'Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry" from the mid-1980s. I'm weak on music video plots from the mid-'80s, so I got pranked.
Q. Leaving the WP: Why are you leaving the Post? I'm wondering if it's an old journalism vs. Web journalism decision.
A: It's a family thing. Until the Graham family sold the Post to Jeff Bezos we were all part of the same corporate family. After the sale, Slate became a part of Graham Holdings. So it made sense for us to bring the chat back to home base.
Q. Report: Have you ever had letters that made you feel that you had to track down the writer for fear of them becoming a danger to themselves or someone else? And how do you leave the disturbing letters behind when you go off-job?
A: Fortunately, very rarely. I once got essentially a suicide note from a guy. I wrote him a long answer why his plan would devastate his family, then I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine about it. The letter writer wrote back to me the following day and said his wife was worried about him, had gotten into his email, and saw our exchange, and he was going to get help. He wrote to me a year later, and he was doing a lot better. I do often counsel people that they need to call Child Protective Services or other authorities when they are observing something alarming.
I do feel haunted by some of the letters and the suffering people have endured. But I keep in mind that the people who write to me know that I am a journalist and an on-line advice columnist, not a social service professional. So I try to direct people in distress to the right resources, where they can get comprehensive help. I've heard from many people that simply putting down in a letter what is going on in their lives is therapeutic in and of itself.
Q. Burning Question: Have you ever received a very embarrassing letter and were pretty sure you knew who it was from?
A: No, I've never gotten a letter where I thought I knew the person. But I have heard from people who think they know the letter writer. I got a letter from a young second wife who had stumbled across her husband's X-rated videos with his first wife and was very upset. (I told her to be happy he had picked up some tips from Wife One.) I then heard from a woman who said she was quite sure she was the first wife, and she hoped her successor deleted the evidence.
Q. The Questions: Is there any particular thing you wish people would do before writing you?
A: The biggest problem is that people want to tell the whole story, and they write letters that are way longer than anything I could possibly run. We edit for length and clarity, but if a question is overwhelmingly long, it's just hard to use. A succinct letter helps.
Q. Outcomes: Do you find out what happened to letter writers? I am often dying to know whether they took your advice and what happened as a result.
A: I love to know too! In the chat that's up on Slate now the letter writer whose brother-in-law exposed himself to her wrote a good follow-up. When I do hear back from people I usually include this in an end of year column. I've also started a new feature on Slate's great new podcast, The Gist, in which Mike Pesca and I talk to letter writers to see if they took my advice. I will be posting these episodes on my column and Facebook page.
Q. Your Favorite Sites: What news sites do you read religiously?
A: I start the day with the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Then it gets really eclectic. I regularly check a bunch of science sites just because I'm interested but also because I like to see if there's stuff that might be applicable to the column. What's wonderful about working at Slate is that all day long people email each other random fascinating things they've found around the Web.
Q. Still Shocking, or Have You Seen It All? Are you still shocked or surprised by letters, or have you seen it all by now? Is there a recent example of a letter that you never could have predicted?
A: What's so great about the column is seeing people's infinite capacity to be amazing. Just recently I had a mother-in-law who forced a tech at an obstetrician's office to tell her the sex of her daughter-in-law's fetus. And in today's chat, I have a mother who came home to find her teenage daughter pleasuring herself with an egg beater. (Which does sound safer than the mom who found her son making beautiful music with the vacuum cleaner hose.)
Q. The Doctor Problem: Do you often get cornered by advice-seekers at cocktail parties, grocery stores, and Slate editorial meetings? Does it get tiresome?
A: I'm always flattered when people ask. Occasionally people do recognize me, but they usually just say hello and don't ask a question. However, once during a break at Yom Kippur two sisters cornered me and I had to mediate a family dispute!
Q. Other advice columnists: Which advice columns do you read? Is there any advice columnist you read and enjoy, but with whom you often disagree?
A: I regularly read Carolyn Hax, Ask Amy, Dan Savage, Miss Manners. I enjoy them all and sometimes think I would have answered differently, but that's what makes the advice column game fun. I actually love it when Dan Savage goes after me! Sometimes he even agrees with me. I just appeared on his podcast, and we both gave our reaction to a couple of letters and it was really fun to be able to debate each other.
Q. Bad Advice: Has someone ever acted on your advice then written back to inform you that it totally backfired? If so, how did you handle it?
A: Fortunately, no. However, I have heard back from people saying they didn't take my advice—usually I said "Tell" or "Don't tell" and they went the opposite way. But when they've written back it's to explain what they did and how it came out, and they usually say it was helpful to simply to see their question answered and also to read what the commenters said.
Q. Advice Columns: Why are advice columns so popular?
A: I think because they are little encapsulated dramas that people either can relate to, or can say, "Wow, my life is great in comparison to this." And because they are presented as dilemmas, lots of people read questions and say to themselves, "So what would I say?" Then you can see the columnist's answer and decide whether you agree or not.
Q. Personal Family: I appreciate that you mention your own daughter and circumstances of your husband's first marriage. But this is personal information. Does your family or maybe mostly your daughter get frustrated with this exposure?
A: My answer is if you didn't want to be written about, you shouldn't have been born to a writer! Actually, I do hope I respect my family's privacy (and I hope they don't disagree). I think my husband enjoys being presented as the long-suffering person he is. If I'm going to write something significant about my daughter (beyond mentioning she's graduation from high school, etc.) I ask her permission. She's pretty understanding.
Q. Column theme: Do you ever try to find questions that fit a specific theme for your weekly column? Some weeks it seems like most of the questions are about one thing such as in-laws, etc.
A: In the live chat it is sometimes amazing the way themes spontaneously appear; it's like some big Jungian archetype in action. Otherwise in the Thursday column I try to balance things—one romantic question, one work question, etc. But occasionally I'll have a couple of questions that just belong together so I'll use them as a little bit of a theme.
Q. Do You Make House Calls? It's only the second day of summer break, and my kids are in need of serious mediation. Can you come over?
A: I'm on my way over!!
Emily Yoffe: Thank you, everyone. I really enjoyed this, and you gave us a chance to work out our technology for the live chat. It seems to be a go! Yay.


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BEAUFORT � Oceanographers from east coast marine science programs and beyond renewed old acquaintances here recently and bid a bon voyage to a vessel many had used to gather the information for their work.
The R/V Cape Hatteras is now officially retired as a National Science Foundation research vessel with its last docking Jan. 30 as well as the gathering to recall its contributions a celebration of mixed emotion.
Two Duke University professors close to the vessel and her science for most of the three decades she sailed, Joe Bonaventura, professor of cell biology and founder of the marine science biomedical center at Duke University�s Nicholas School of the Environment, and Dick Barber, professor emeritus of biological oceanography, sailed on the last voyage as part of the crew for Stanford University professor Barbara Block, a former student. She was sending a self propelled wave glider to gather data.
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I started working with them in 2009 and finished in 2012.
The loudspeakers are "SEAS"- Excel / Tw-1", Mw-5"for center 2? 5.5",Bass-8,5"/ and cross-over parts- "Intertechnik".
Nominal impedance- 8 OhFreguency Range 30Hz-20kHzCharacterstic Sensitivity(2,83V/1m)- 87db
Long Term-110W.
Have are some pictures, if there is interest, i will continue.
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Everything in this project-idea, design filters the overall workmanship of the cabinets to the last detail was done by my hands.[/color]


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"Haul" videos are all the rage on video sites like YouTube. Shoppers record video evidence of their latest shopping "haul" and describe the bargains or treasures that they scored on their shopping mission. But if you take a closer look at these videos as marketers, can you learn something about shoppers and their habits, needs and wants from them?
To find out, let's take a closer look at this recent scrapbooking haul video posted to YouTube by user detdaty0129:
- Our haul shopper is pretty savvy. Not too many shoppers realize that some stores will take the competitor's coupons (something I am personally always forgetting about when I get my Joann's flyers in the mail).
- This shopper chose to use her coupon on an item [Scotch ATG adhesive applicator, $29.99 at Scrapbook.com] that I've been hearing a lot of buzz about, and was very excited about it. Adhesive isn't usually a "sexy" product, but this particular adhesive gun seems to have really excited consumers.
- The 70% off coupon was used to get a very practical item for a nominal price rather than seeing the discount as an opportunity to get a less usable luxury item at a massive savings. I'll admit – I have a few expensive "ghost tools" that sit around my scrap room collecting dust that I was swayed into buying by a massive discount.
- This coupon promotion by Jo-Ann Stores converted well into a sale – unfortunately it was a sale for their competitor! But it does show that coupons will bring out shoppers.
- Coupon promotions like this are designed to get shoppers into the store in the hopes that they will buy more than just the coupon item. Although it isn't mentioned in the video, a glance at the shopper's receipt shows that it contains multiple line items, which means the promotion was probably successful in that respect.
This concept of using big sales to buy basic essentials at affordable prices was one that we saw retailers reporting as a trend last holiday season, when it seemed shoppers were gravitating more than usual towards holiday sales on basic clothing items. Since it appears that sentiment has stuck with consumers, it will be interesting to see how it affects the upcoming holiday season for retailers.
Remember the tease on the Behind The Scenes blog to get your video cameras ready? Well, here's your first chance to use them on Scrapbook Update! Would you like your haul to be the featured in the next Scrapbook Update "haul" analysis? You can submit your own "haul" video to Scrapbook Update via our video submissions page after uploading it to YouTube or a similar service. We can't wait to see what our readers come up with!


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Beet.TV: The New York Times, real-time advertising and Twitter trending data
Beet.TV has an interesting video with Michael Zimbalist, vice president for research & development, and operations at the New York Times, in which he discusses a new advertising tool called Spark which utilises the Times's data on stories trending on social media.
According to Beet.TV the tool "serves display advertising into stories as they are trending on Twitter, matched with the demographics of the users who 'touch' the story on the social network".
In the video Zimbalist adds that the Times has been "tracking mentions of Times content in Twitter for a really long time".
As a result the news outlet has "been able to look at different types of content and different people who spread the content and begin to model out which content will start trending".
See a video of the discussion below:
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Sometimes LG just can't contain themselves. They regularly control leaks to the online media in order to hype up their devices and this week they pre-announced their entire Mobile World Congress lineup before the big show. Today we have the Italian blog Telefonino who captured most of the high-end devices on video.
The clips are not in English, but check them out if you want a preview of what LG will show off next week in Barcelona. We are particularly interested in the quad-core Optimus 4X, which could come to the US as the T-Mobile G4X. Let us know which one is your favorite in the comments below.
LG Optimus 4X HD
LG Optimus 3D Max
LG Optimus Vu
Head over to Telefonio for more pics on the Optimus 4X HD, Optimus 3D Max, Optimus Vu, Optimus L7, and Optimus L3.


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Well, I've been working on updating my Robotics web site, www.robotx.8m.com adding a whole bunch of stuf I didn't get around to yet. I havn't re-uploaded it yet, but that's coming. (The entire site is available at the address, just not my newest version.)
Since we've made quite a few modifications to our mobile robot project "George", I'll have to get some newer pics of our progress. My QuickCam died; I'll have to use my dad's Snappy and hook it up to my camcorder for some images.
In case anyone is wondering about me, here's the run-down:
You wern't THAT interested, were you?


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Helen Mirren Defends Leslie Jordan After Director Tells Him To "Butch It Up"
Beloved gay sitcom star Leslie Jordan shared a story of a recent situation on set on Facebook this week that made us do the impossible: love Helen Mirren more than we already do.
Writes Leslie:
I just got back from New Orleans. I am in Episode 4 and 5 of AMERICAN HORROR STORY. I spent 14 hours on the set with only myself, Jessica Lange, Francis Conroy and Robin Bartlett the last day of my shooting. Honey, get ready. There was Emmy award winning acting coming at me from all sides. But I held my own. Yes Ma'am, this old sit-com queen dug in and gave it my all. It reminded me of a movie that I had a small part in a few years ago with Miss Helen Mirren. It was called "LOVE RANCH" and was directed by her brilliant husband, Taylor Hackford. The movie was about the first legal brothel in the state of Nevada and my part was the traveling "butt plug salesman." I ain't kidding. That is the way I was listed in the script. Mr. Hackford insisted that I sell those butt plugs as if they were the finest china. He came over once hemming and hawing. What he wanted was for me to "butch it up a bit." The butt plug salesman was too nelley!!! Miss Helen jumped immediately to my defense "Oh for God's sake, Taylor, let him do what he does so well!" Best compliment I've ever had. And she played The Queen!!!
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Thermaltake Armor Revo Gene 'Snow Edition' Review
Thermaltake Armor Revo Gene 'Snow Edition' Introduction:
Back around the turn of the century we were still wrapping single strands of fine copper wire around specific pins on the underside of our Pentium and Athlons in pursuit of a precious few more Megahertz. There was comparatively little available to us enthusiasts in the way of after market cooling solutions and Thermaltake entered the scene to remedy this need in the market. Founded in Taiwan in 1999, Thermaltake has innovated and brought some of the best and most popular cooling solutions on the market. As the namesake implies, Thermaltake's products are always engineered with the idea of removing and managing heat from the equation, be it power supplies, water/air coolers, or cases. The latter is on the bench today in the form of the Thermaltake Armor Revo's little brother, the Armor Revo Gene Snow Edition.
The Thermaltake Armor Revo Gene Snow Edition is the mid-tower version of the Armor Revo Snow Edition I reviewed last June. The Armor Revo Snow Edition turned out to be a fantastic case in both form and function. Let's unbox its little brother and see if Thermaltake can avoid some of the pitfalls of downscaling a smaller and more budget oriented sequel.
The Thermaltake Armor Revo Gene arrives in a high gloss, full color box that features a large image of the Thermaltake Revo Gene Snow Edition with a fully armored knight looming in the background. The rest of the box does not give a lot of information about the case except for one side that has a brief list of features in 13 languages. The top of the box has only a small 'Armor Revo Gene' Snow Edition insignia.
The packaging consists of the now standard form fitting Styrofoam end caps and is snuggly fit into the box. I did the old empty milk carton bit when lifting it out of the box as I was expecting it to weigh more than its 17.2 pounds. Thermaltake has taken to wrapping its cases in a light black cloth bag for extra protection. It will provide you scratch protection for a season or two of LAN-party transit if you are careful with it. Once off, the Revo Gene was found to be in showroom condition despite appearing to be roughed up a bit in transit.
Out of the box and into the light. Let's see what kind of home the Thermaltake Revo Gene Snow Edition makes for your precious hardware.


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To assure your experience at Chicago-Kent College of
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Email and network login accounts for December 2008 graduates will continue to remain active through the Spring 2009 semester. Accounts for both December 2008 graduates and May 2008 graduates will be terminated shortly after the July, 2009 Bar Exam.
Detailed information on account termination dates and alumni-specific email services will be posted to this CLC Record page and emailed at the end of May, 2009.
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PINEHURST, N.C. – The Coker women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Wingate Pinehurst Challenge, after a two round team total of 694 on Monday (Mar. 24).
Mallory Thompkins led the way for the Navy and Yellow after a 36-hole total of 170. Her score was good enough to land her tied for 21st for individual play. Coming in next for the Cobras was Amber Harman and Taylor Demby with scores of 173 and 175 respectively. Tensley Clowser and Krista Thorpe completed the field for Coker with two round score totals of 178 and 180.
Armstrong finished first at the tournament with a team score of 638, followed by Lee University (665) and South Carolina Beaufort (666). Jenna Birch of Armstrong took home the individual title with a two round total of 154.
Coker will now prepare for the SAC championship that will take place on April 13th.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker College women's soccer team will play its first South Atlantic Conference game this Saturday (Sept. 14) against Lincoln Memorial University. In addition to the game, Coker will be hosting the second consecutive "Assist for Autism," an event to raise funds and awareness for autism-spectrum disorders. Kickoff is set for 4: 30 p.m.
The most recognized autism awareness color is light blue. To show their support and help raise awareness, the Cobras will wear light blue T-shirts during pregame warm-ups, and the Coker goalies will sport light blue jerseys during the game. Fans are encouraged to wear light blue to the game.
The Cobras will also sign a ball that will be auctioned off during the game. Donations can be made prior to and during the game. All proceeds will be given to Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization.
"This particular cause is one that is personal to our program, and we couldn't be happier to host it again," said head coach Dan Muns. "Last year's event was a great success, so it is our goal to top our fundraising efforts this year. We appreciate the support from the campus and community and look forward to seeing everyone decked out in blue on Saturday."
The "Assist for Autism" game came to fruition after the Coker coaching staff and players wanted to give former Coker women's soccer assistant coach Jackie DeNova a way to honor her autistic sibling, Jordan.
About Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright. Autism Speaks is the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
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New State House Could Face Lively 2013
Passing a state budget is the Legislature's most basic annual task. In 2011, Gov. Rick Snyder introduced two-year budgeting. Under this method, most major (and contentious) budget reforms happen in the odd-numbered year. That means new — perhaps surprising — budget reforms might be in store for 2013.
Coming into the new 2013-2014 term, Republicans hold a 59-51 majority in the Michigan House of Representatives. That margin is four seats smaller than they had in 2011-2012. Just four Republicans voting with the Democrats would now be enough to prevent passage of legislation.
The smaller GOP majority in the House might make it more difficult for the Governor to get some measures passed. This could result in tougher negotiations and more compromises than he experienced two years ago.
The House Republican agenda is likely to parallel Snyder's agenda in most respects. However, though areas of disagreement are few, there is a real possibility for them to become stumbling blocks. Road funding could be one such issue.
Road improvement is on the 2013 agenda. Lawmakers will be expected to search for new road funding from existing resources. However, some kind of tax or fee hike could be put on the table. Potentially, this could lead to a major battle in the House. If so, House Democrats might attempt to use the resulting struggle to gain bargaining chips on other issues.
Overall, education and regulation are key policy areas over which Republicans and Democrats will surely continue to disagree in 2013.
House Republicans are expected to push for further removal of barriers facing job providers. House Democrats will likely oppose many of these measures.
It's also likely that House Republicans will try to create more education choices for students and parents. Democrats tend to view such reforms as attacks on traditional schools.
All in all, a promising road for Michigan, but with several visible roadblocks on the horizon.
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You need to select the tab "Upload attachment". Then there will be a button labeled "Choose File". Once you have uploaded the file you can then select "Place inline".usasearider wrote:Why don't I have a "Browse" button bellow the text to add pictures?
That's "1080p wide"as in 1080 pixels wide, not as in 1080p HD format width - which would be 1920 pixels wide.
That's because I wasn't trying to go 1920p, I was going 1080p.
Yea, I gave up on photobucket and just went with GIMP. It's free, it works in all major platforms and is very comprehensive. It works great for ES stuff.spinningmagnets wrote: ↑Jul 16 2017 6:25pmPhotobucket waited many years of allowing people to post their pics on Photobucket for free. they made it easy, and now? They have blocked everyone's pictures unless you pay a monthly access fee. Even spotify only charges $50 for an entire year. ........
This is a really dreadful practice that I wish we would prevent.
Um, what is the dreadful practice exactly.....Giving up photobucket, or going with GIMP?....teklektik wrote: ↑Jun 25 2018 1:37pmThis is a really dreadful practice that I wish we would prevent.
GIMP is a photo editing program, not a hosting site.
My Bad - "Photobucket" and other 3rd party hosting sites, of course.


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Tahoe Mountain Lodge
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Welcome to Tahoe Mountain Lodge. Tahoe Mountain Lodge is a 3,700 square foot 4 bedroom 3 bath luxury log cabin located on Tahoe Mountain in the Angora Highlands neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe. It sits close to the summit on the western side of the mountain, on the slope facing down towards Fallen Leaf Lake with a beautiful view of Mt Tallac in the west. This is one of the highest located houses in the neighborhood and it catches the last rays of the sun as it sets behind Mt Tallac in the evening. The house backs up to miles of forest service land on the east and north with beautiful views of the forest.
Whether for a ski trip, gambling at the casinos, or just relaxing in a beautiful natural setting with friends and family, Tahoe Mountain Lodge is your perfect choice.
Tahoe Mountain Lodge
Is a luxury vacation rental on Tahoe Mountain in South Lake Tahoe. It's convenintly located between major attractions and ski areas such as Heavenly Ski Resort, Emerald Bay, Camp Richardson and more. The house can accomodate up to 12 adults and 2 additional children for a total of 14 guests. We cater primarily to large extended families and mature couples who are looking for a relaxing getaway in a quiet neighborhood yet close to all the action. The house sits on the edge of National Forest Service land and Desolation Wilderness.
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Blade length: 5.75 in.Total length: 10.75 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.60 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.Item weight: 6.75 oz.Shipment weight: 8.95 oz.Blade: Swedish carbon steel, Hrc 60Bolster: IntegralHandle: Resin impregnated wood
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Misono is one of the most well-established knife producers of Western-style Japanese knives. Made in Seki, Japan, Misono knives incorporate modern technology with traditional craftsmanship. The result is one of the best professional-use knives to be found anywhere.
Misono's Swedish Carbon Steel line is hand forged and hand sharpened to maintain a long-lasting, super-keen edge. Because these knives are forged from carbon steel, they must be dried and oiled after use to prevent rust and oxidation. We recommend using camellia oil to protect the blade. The blade is tempered to Rc60 and will hold its edge considerably longer than most stainless and carbon steel Western-made knives.
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This just in. . .
Ruben Amaro Jr. is the new Phillies general manager.
Sources close to the situation confirmed to the Daily News' Paul Hagen that club president Dave Montgomery met with assistant general manager, scouting and player development Mike Arbuckle yesterday and informed him that he had lost out to Amaro in what had been considered a two-man sweepstakes.
Arbuckle, who was hired by former general manager Lee Thomas before the 1993 season, then informed Montgomery that he will be leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities, the sources continued.
An official announcement is expected Monday.
UPDATE: The Phillies have just confirmed our report and will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday.
The decision to hire Amaro, 43, is hardly a shock. There was strong speculation when Pat Gillick was hired three years ago that he was brought in, in part, to mentor the young assistant.
Amaro, who was often presented as the public face of the Phillies front office as Gillick preferred to operate of the spotlight, is heavily involved in many aspects of the organization, including contract negotiations. It was Amaro who introduced closer Brad Lidge and spoke for the organization when the Phillies announced his contract extension earlier this season.
Amaro has strong Phillies ties. His father, Ruben Sr., played for the Phillies and then worked for the team in a number of capacities. Ruben Jr. was a batboy for the Phillies from 1980 through 1983, and also played for the Phils in 1992-93 and 1996-98. He is also bilingual and a graduate of Stanford.
Nevertheless, Arbuckle's qualifications merited strong consideration. One of the first things Montgomery mentioned on the field in the giddy moments of euphoria after the Phillies clinched the team's first World Series title since 1980 on Wednesday night was the "many homegrown players" who had made it possible.
And it was Arbuckle, 58, who supervised the drafts that netted Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Brett Myers, Pat Burrell and Carlos Ruiz. It was also the system that provided the players (Michael Bourn, Geoff Geary, Mike Costanzo) that allowed Gillick to acquire Brad Lidge last November.
It remains to be seen if others in the scouting and player development department will follow Arbuckle out the door.
Amaro, who has been mentioned as a candidate for several general manager positions over the past few offseasons, will represent the Phillies at the GM meetings in California starting Monday.


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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita Announces Next Vote Indiana Team Meeting
Contact: Jim Gavin
Diverse group tasked with updating Indiana's state election plan will
reconvene Friday; meeting is open to the public and accessible via webcast
(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita will preside over the next meeting of the Vote Indiana Team meeting this Friday, July 24, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. The group of government and community leaders has been working to evaluate and update Indiana's State Plan to implement the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The team met four times earlier in the year, then postponed this next meeting while it awaited the outcomes of the special budget session of the Indiana General Assembly. Vote Indiana Team meetings are open to the public and accessible online via a webcast found at www.in.gov/sos.
"While we have already experienced tremendous reform in our elections in recent years – the most since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – it is important to continue to evaluate our process to make sure it is as fair and accurate as possible," said Secretary Rokita. "Bringing this diverse, tri-partisan team to the table to conduct a comprehensive evaluation will ensure our State Plan is up-to-date and that Indiana continues to have best-in-class elections. I urge Hoosiers to participate in this process by attending the meeting or watching it online and to also provide feedback."
Originally written in 2003 to serve as a blueprint for Indiana's implementation of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the State Plan is drafted and updated by a tri-partisan team formed to represent a wide range of stakeholder groups. The team includes state and county election administrators; state legislators; and representatives of racial and ethnic minority communities, persons with disabilities, the Governor's office, the military, labor unions, students and the media. It also includes representatives of the state Democratic, Libertarian and Republican parties.
|Vote Indiana Team meeting
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|Conference Room B (402 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis)
Anyone interested in submitting a question to the Vote Indiana Team may do so by
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Media Contact: Jim Gavin: 317.233-8655 or firstname.lastname@example.com.