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The Wile E Coyote presidency
ZeroHedge, "The Next Four Years Won't Be As Good As The Last":
Obama has already laid the foundation for his next four years of Presidency – more green jobs, tackle global warming, raise taxes on the rich and create jobs for the poor. That will come at a hefty price of further government spending. In the first four years of his term Obama increased the Federal Debt by more than 45%, however, with more than $5 Trillion spent in promoting everything from solar panels to housing, the economy only grew by 7.1% during the same time frame (or a total of $905 Billion.) In other words it took more than $5.60 of debt to create $1 of economic growth.
The amount of debt required today to create a single dollars' worth of GDP today is clearly unsustainable. However, the current Administration has been increasing Federal debt at a run rate of more than $1.2 Trillion annually to date. The understanding of the impact of increasing debt on economic growth is crucially important to understand.
As we discussed recently in "Debt and Deficits: Killing Economic Prosperity" it is "the economic impact of spiraling debt levels that have eroded economic growth. Debt is, by its very nature, a cancer on economic growth. As debt levels rise it consumes more capital by diverting it from productive investments into debt service. As debt levels spread through the system it consumes greater amounts of capital until it eventually kills the host. The chart below shows the rise of federal debt and its impact on economic growth."
The current Administration, however, is trapped into the belief that "big government" is the solution to the long term economic ills. However, a simple look at the impact of debt increases on economic growth tells us that this approach is misguided. Regardless, as stated above, further spending increases are going to rapidly run into an antagonistic House of Representatives who will push to block any additional spending programs.
While political gridlock has been a positive for the economy during past Administrations – this cycle is different. Rising debt levels, weak employment, declining wage growth and rising inflationary pressures all act as a retardant to economic growth. Economic growth at sub-2% levels is not strong enough to promote the kind of employment growth needed to absorb increases in the natural working age population which continues to shove an ever larger portion of the population into the masses that have "given up looking for work." In turn this increases the dependency on government support leading to further weakness in consumption and reduced demand which keeps employment weak.
While Bernanke has been flooding the system with monetary policy focused at suppressing interest rates it is fiscal policy from Congress that ultimately begins to clear the way for job creation. However, with the burden of ObamaCare just on the horizon, the threat of rising taxes and increased regulations covering everything from the financial industry to oil and gas – businesses are remaining defensive to protect weakening profitability.
While Obama will continue to increase the Federal Debt to well beyond 100% of GDP – the reality is that economic growth will continue to stall and muddle along at best. At the worst we are potentially facing another recession in the very near future. Either way the economy ahead will remain difficult and disappointing by almost any measure.
Overall, the set up going forward looks like it has in the past couple of years. It is unlikely that Obama will move to the center and be more of a politician with the best interest of the economy at heart. It is also just as unlikely that the Republicans will back down and begin to cooperate with the Senate. I could be wrong, of course, and if I am then I will chance my investment posture accordingly. However, the weight of evidence is stacked in favor of "more of the same" which means less for you and me.
Evidently, the folks at Zero Hedge don't know John Boehner like we do. He'll capitulate, and we'll see more failed stimulus and greater debt — all to feed the welfare state, which continues to expand even as it grows more and more unsustainable.
The good news, though, is that businesses might soon have lots of available cheap labor, with the GOP already making noise about amnesty and comprehensive immigration reform in order to compete yet again with the Democrats at their own game of pandering identity politics.
And that could create some economic movement in the short-term while politically setting the country up for a permanent welfare state majority.
Were I not a liberty-loving defender of the Constitution and first principles — that is, an odious "purist" who keeps stupidly insisting that we reject the entire progressive paradigm as the false mapping of reality it is — I'd offer this advice to those libertarian capitalists who are trying to figure out how to negotiate these election results: sell your souls and become cronies. We are living in a state of liberal fascism. If profit is your driving force to the exception of all other motivators (be it an ideology or a simple and intuitive sense of justice), position yourselves to invest in what the Obama cronies are putting money into.
After all, most of it is yours, anyway.
Me, I'm resigned to being on the outside looking in. I haven't the skill set to run with the manipulators and financial players looting the system and feathering their own nests. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop throwing rocks or sticks or mulch at the doors and windows, or crapping on the lawn. In fact, my dream, when the crash comes, is to set up my own personal Hooverville on Harry Reid's estate.
So that every day he wakes up and walks outside in his monogrammed slippers he's met by the smells of sewage and flame-roasted coyote.
I have my pride, sure. But I also have a sense of humor. Which can lead to moments of profound bemusement.
(h/t Ernst)
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President Barack Obama had a great weekend--he not only blitzed Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner but then celebrated with America and the world his administration's successful Pakistan Navy SEAL operation to execute Osama bin Laden. His death has proved a boon for old media: May 2's front pages are collectors' items. @NYTimes tweets that it printed 165,000 extra copies of today's historic paper, 2.5 times the normal order. The Washington Post added 35,000. See our gallery of NYorker Bin Laden covers below.
But new media actually broke the news: one man live-tweeted the raid, not knowing what he was covering. The first tweet of the news seems to have come from Keith Urbahn, Donald Rumsfeld's Chief of Staff:
"So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn."
But Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was celebrating his highest-grossing opener to date, Fast Five, also boasted good inside sources:
"Just got word that will shock the world – Land of the free…home of the brave DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!"
Happy Birthday, Dwayne.
It looks like Oscar-winners Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal may have to rethink their plans for a Osama Bin Laden assassination film. Tentatively titled Kill Bin Laden, their script was to be based on the military's failed black ops mission to capture the Al Quaeda leader. Certainly a script overhaul will enable them to include the effective Team 6 operation carried out on May Day, 2011. Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom) was the most recent actor to be attached. Among the options going forward, THR doesn't rule out Bigelow losing interest in the subject altogether, or keeping it "more or less the same." UPDATE: It turns out that Boal has been tracking the same Team 6 and is perfectly positioned to rewrite the ending in time to go into production, including the firefight--and raise plenty of coin. At this point, they have a great head start. Bin Laden's death has taken over the media in less than 24 hours; imagine what a July Fourth weekend film would do to galvanize the US box office.


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On March 1, 2005, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments
to the U.S. Constitution forbid imposition of the death penalty on offenders
who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the five-judge majority, said that a new decision was necessary to keep pace with the "evolving standards of decency" of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishments in the Supreme Court's view. He noted that more than thirty states (five more than sixteen years ago at the time the Supreme Court last considered the issue) at present reject the death penalty for juveniles. Justice Kennedy's analysis consisted of three parts. First, in an assessment of whether U.S. society had formed a consensus against juvenile executions, Justice Kennedy found that, "the objective indicia of consensus in this case – the rejection of the juvenile death penalty in the majority of States; the infrequency of its use even where it remains on the books; and the consistency in the trend toward abolition of the practice – provide sufficient evidence that today our society views juveniles, in the words Atkins used respecting the mentally retarded, as 'categorically less culpable than the average criminal.' 536 U.S. at 316."
The second part of Justice Kenney's analysis was to move beyond counting by states to decide, "in the exercise of our own independent judgment, whether the death penalty is a disproportionate punishment for juveniles," concluding that "three general differences between juveniles under 18 and adults demonstrate that juvenile offenders cannot with reliability be classified among the worst offenders." The differences were: "a lack of maturity and an underdeveloped sense of responsibility"; vulnerability to peer pressure; and a personality that is still in formation, making it "less supportable to conclude that even a heinous crime committed by a juvenile is evidence of irretrievably depraved character."
The final stage of the Justice Kennedy's analysis referred to international developments that have left the United States alone in supporting juvenile executions. Justice Kenney stated that "it is fair to say that the United States now stands alone in a world that has turned its face against the juvenile death penalty." He noted that, since 1990, only seven countries outside the United States (China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen) have executed people for crimes they committed as juveniles, and all seven have disavowed the practice. There have been nineteen juvenile executions in the United States since 1990, most recently in 2003. Justice Kennedy said that while the court was not bound by foreign developments, "it is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion" for its "respected and significant confirmation for our own conclusions."
Excepts from the majority opinion concerning international standards:
Our determination that the death penalty is disproportionate punishment for offenders under 18 finds confirmation in the stark reality that the United States is the only country in the world that continues to give official sanction to the juvenile death penalty. This reality does not become controlling, for the task of interpreting the Eighth Amendment remains our responsibility. Yet at least from the time of the Court's decision in Trop, the Court has referred to the laws of other countries and to international authorities as instructive for its interpretation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments." 356 U. S., at 102-103 (plurality opinion) ("The civilized nations of the world are in virtual unanimity that statelessness is not to be imposed as punishment for crime"); see also Atkins, supra, at 317, n. 21 (recognizing that "within the world community, the imposition of the death penalty for crimes committed by mentally retarded offenders is overwhelmingly disapproved"); Thompson, supra, at 830-831, and n. 31 (plurality opinion) (noting the abolition of the juvenile death penalty "by other nations that share our Anglo-American heritage, and by the leading members of the Western European community," and observing that "[w]e have previously recognized the relevance of the views of the international community in determining whether a punishment is cruel and unusual"); Enmund, supra, at 796-797, n. 22 (observing that "the doctrine of felony murder has been abolished in England and India, severely restricted in Canada and a number of other Commonwealth countries, and is unknown in continental Europe"); Coker, supra, at 596, n. 10 (plurality opinion) ("It is ... not irrelevant here that out of 60 major nations in the world surveyed in 1965, only 3 retained the death penalty for rape where death did not ensue").
As respondent and a number of amici emphasize, Article 37 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which every country in the world has ratified save for the United States and Somalia, contains an express prohibition on capital punishment for crimes committed by juveniles under 18. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Art. 37, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U. N. T. S. 3, 28 I. L. M. 1448, 1468-1470 (entered into force Sept. 2, 1990); Brief for Respondent 48; Brief for European Union et al. as Amici Curiae 12-13; Brief for President James Earl Carter, Jr., et al. as Amici Curiae 9; Brief for Former U. S. Diplomats Morton Abramowitz et al. as Amici Curiae 7; Brief for Human Rights Committee of the Bar of England and Wales et al. as Amici Curiae 13-14. No ratifying country has entered a reservation to the provision prohibiting the execution of juvenile offenders. Parallel prohibitions are contained in other significant international covenants. See ICCPR, Art. 6(5), 999 U. N. T. S., at 175 (prohibiting capital punishment for anyone under 18 at the time of offense) (signed and ratified by the United States subject to a reservation regarding Article 6(5), as noted, supra, at 13); American Convention on Human Rights: Pact of San José, Costa Rica, Art. 4(5), Nov. 22, 1969, 1144 U. N. T. S. 146 (entered into force July 19, 1978) (same); African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Art. 5(3), OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990) (entered into force Nov. 29, 1999) (same).
Excerpts from Justice O'Conner's Dissent:
I turn, finally, to the Court's discussion of foreign and international
law. Without question, there has been a global trend in recent years towards
abolishing capital punishment for under-18 offenders. Very few, if any, countries
other than the United States now permit this practice in law or in fact. See
ante, at 22-23. While acknowledging that the actions and views of other countries
do not dictate the outcome of our Eighth Amendment inquiry, the Court asserts
that "the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile
death penalty ... does provide respected and significant confirmation for [its]
own conclusions." Ante, at 24. Because I do not believe that a genuine
national consensus against the juvenile death penalty has yet developed, and
because I do not believe the Court's moral proportionality argument justifies
a categorical, age-based constitutional rule, I can assign no such confirmatory
role to the international consensus described by the Court. In short, the evidence
of an international consensus does not alter my determination that the Eighth
Amendment does not, at this time, forbid capital punishment of 17-year-old murderers
in all cases.
Nevertheless, I disagree with Justice Scalia's contention, post, at 15-22 (dissenting opinion), that foreign and international law have no place in our Eighth Amendment jurisprudence. Over the course of nearly half a century, the Court has consistently referred to foreign and international law as relevant to its assessment of evolving standards of decency. See Atkins, 536 U. S., at 317, n. 21; Thompson, 487 U. S., at 830-831, and n. 31 (plurality opinion); Enmund, 458 U. S., at 796-797, n. 22; Coker, 433 U. S., at 596, n. 10 (plurality opinion); Trop, 356 U. S., at 102-103 (plurality opinion). This inquiry reflects the special character of the Eighth Amendment, which, as the Court has long held, draws its meaning directly from the maturing values of civilized society. Obviously, American law is distinctive in many respects, not least where the specific provisions of our Constitution and the history of its exposition so dictate. Cf. post, at 18-19 (Scalia, J., dissenting) (discussing distinctively American rules of law related to the Fourth Amendment and the Establishment Clause). But this Nation's evolving understanding of human dignity certainly is neither wholly isolated from, nor inherently at odds with, the values prevailing in other countries. On the contrary, we should not be surprised to find congruence between domestic and international values, especially where the international community has reached clear agreement – expressed in international law or in the domestic laws of individual countries – that a particular form of punishment is inconsistent with fundamental human rights. At least, the existence of an international consensus of this nature can serve to confirm the reasonableness of a consonant and genuine American consensus. The instant case presents no such domestic consensus, however, and the recent emergence of an otherwise global consensus does not alter that basic fact.
Excerpts from Justice Scalia's Dissent for himself, Chief Justice Rehnquist, and Justice Thomas:
The Court begins by noting that "Article 37 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, [1577 U. N. T. S. 3, 28 I. L. M. 1448, 1468-1470, entered into force Sept. 2, 1990], which every country in the world has ratified save for the United States and Somalia, contains an express prohibition on capital punishment for crimes committed by juveniles under 18." Ante, at 22 (emphasis added). The Court also discusses the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), December 19, 1966, 999 U. N. T. S. 175, ante, at 13, 22, which the Senate ratified only subject to a reservation that reads:
"The United States reserves the right, subject to its Constitutional restraints, to impose capital punishment on any person (other than a pregnant woman) duly convicted under existing or future laws permitting the imposition of capital punishment, including such punishment for crime committed by persons below eighteen years of age." Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, S. Exec. Rep. No. 102-23, (1992).
Unless the Court has added to its arsenal the power to join and ratify treaties on behalf of the United States, I cannot see how this evidence favors, rather than refutes, its position. That the Senate and the President – those actors our Constitution empowers to enter into treaties, see Art. II, §2 – have declined to join and ratify treaties prohibiting execution of under-18 offenders can only suggest that our country has either not reached a national consensus on the question, or has reached a consensus contrary to what the Court announces. That the reservation to the ICCPR was made in 1992 does not suggest otherwise, since the reservation still remains in place today. It is also worth noting that, in addition to barring the execution of under-18 offenders, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits punishing them with life in prison without the possibility of release. If we are truly going to get in line with the international community, then the Court's reassurance that the death penalty is really not needed, since "the punishment of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is itself a severe sanction," ante, at 18, gives little comfort.
More fundamentally, however, the basic premise of the Court's argument--that American law should conform to the laws of the rest of the world – ought to be rejected out of hand. In fact the Court itself does not believe it. In many significant respects the laws of most other countries differ from our law – including not only such explicit provisions of our Constitution as the right to jury trial and grand jury indictment, but even many interpretations of the Constitution prescribed by this Court itself. The Court-pronounced exclusionary rule, for example, is distinctively American. When we adopted that rule in Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U. S. 643, 655(1961), it was "unique to American Jurisprudence." Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388, 415(1971) (Burger, C. J., dissenting). Since then a categorical exclusionary rule has been "universally rejected" by other countries, including those with rules prohibiting illegal searches and police misconduct, despite the fact that none of these countries "appears to have any alternative form of discipline for police that is effective in preventing search violations." Bradley, Mapp Goes Abroad, 52 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 375, 399-400 (2001). England, for example, rarely excludes evidence found during an illegal search or seizure and has only recently begun excluding evidence from illegally obtained confessions. See C. Slobogin, Criminal Procedure: Regulation of Police Investigation 550 (3d ed. 2002). Canada rarely excludes evidence and will only do so if admission will "bring the administration of justice into disrepute." Id., at 550-551 (internal quotation marks omitted). The European Court of Human Rights has held that introduction of illegally seized evidence does not violate the "fair trial" requirement in Article 6, §1, of the European Convention on Human Rights. See Slobogin, supra, at 551; Bradley, supra, at 377-378.
The Court has been oblivious to the views of other countries when deciding how to interpret our Constitution's requirement that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion... ." Amdt. 1. Most other countries – including those committed to religious neutrality – do not insist on the degree of separation between church and state that this Court requires. For example, whereas "we have recognized special Establishment Clause dangers where the government makes direct money payments to sectarian institutions," Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of Univ. of Va., 515 U. S. 819, 842 (1995) (citing cases), countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, and Australia allow direct government funding of religious schools on the ground that "the state can only be truly neutral between secular and religious perspectives if it does not dominate the provision of so key a service as education, and makes it possible for people to exercise their right of religious expression within the context of public funding." S. Monsma & J. Soper, The Challenge of Pluralism: Church and State in Five Democracies 207 (1997); see also id., at 67, 103, 176. England permits the teaching of religion in state schools. Id., at 142. Even in France, which is considered "America's only rival in strictness of church-state separation," "[t]he practice of contracting for educational services provided by Catholic schools is very widespread." C. Glenn, The Ambiguous Embrace: Government and Faith-Based Schools and Social Agencies 110 (2000).
And let us not forget the Court's abortion jurisprudence, which makes us one of only six countries that allow abortion on demand until the point of viability. See Larsen, Importing Constitutional Norms from a "Wider Civilization": Lawrence and the Rehnquist Court's Use of Foreign and International Law in Domestic Constitutional Interpretation, 65 Ohio St. L. J. 1283, 1320 (2004); Center for Reproductive Rights, The World's Abortion Laws (June 2004), http://www.reproductiverights.org/pub_fac_abortion_laws.html. Though the Government and amici in cases following Roe v. Wade, 410 U. S. 113 (1973), urged the Court to follow the international community's lead, these arguments fell on deaf ears. See McCrudden, A Part of the Main? The Physician-Assisted Suicide Cases and Comparative Law Methodology in the United States Supreme Court, in Law at the End of Life: The Supreme Court and Assisted Suicide 125, 129-130 (C. Schneider ed. 2000).


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UPDATE: Cano signed for $240 million with the Seattle Mariners.
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The Seattle Mariners and Robinson Cano have stopped talking contract, the New York Daily News reports, because Cano's agent — hip hop impresario Jay Z — asked for too much money. Instead of treated, the M's got tricked!
Hova, say it ain't so!
Cano and his camp arrived in Seattle with what sources described as basically an eight-year deal for $200 million in hand and the assurances that Seattle would go to nine years and $225 million. But when Jay Z then upped the ante to 10 years for $252 million, Mariners president Howard Lincoln apparently "exploded," according to one of the sources, and ended the meeting.
You know the old saying? "Hey, what's the worst that can happen? They say no?" Obviously, the worst that can happen is the guy explodes. Howard Lincoln, R.I.P. It's fun to imagine him sitting there, fanning himself furiously like an old lady watching Elvis perform for the first time, as Jay Z performed his Cano pitch between two turntables. Finally, during the encore, Lincoln's cells just couldn't take it, bursting into a trillion tiny particles.
UPDATE: Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says Cano and the M's are still talking. Yay, Howard Lincoln isn't exploded!
The New York Yankees reportedly are "sticking to their guns" and not going near the $200 million barrier for Cano, though you figure he'd be "worth it" when compared to outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who got $153 million over seven years. Once cooler heads prevail in Seattle, the Mariners still figure to have the biggest offer on the table for Cano. It's probably a matter of him wanting to play there, or New York — as long as the Yankees raise their number. It's probably not true that the Yankees "don't want him back" as Cano's father wonders. Not if they're offering $175 million. That's plenty of want. Only, is it enough want?
Don't write off Jay Z as a sports agent yet because of one reportedly sour note. Anyone can have a bad concert.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, as he practiced to rappel down a building dressed as an elf again, didn't bite on the Cano news:
Cashman didn't react to news Cano's Seattle meeting fizzled: We're not involved in what other teams are doing, how their dialogues are going
— Anthony McCarron (@AnthonyMcCarron) December 6, 2013
But the Yankees are proceeding with business as usual no matter what's going on with Cano. Cashman also said the team had talked to the agent for Hiroki Kuroda "four times" Thursday. He doesn't play second base, of course.
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The last week has been a busy one for Apple fans, with the main story being the ongoing battery woes for iPhone users since the iOS5 update.
A flaw in Apple's iOS operating system could be causing iPhone battery life to drain more quickly than normal for some users, it has been claimed. Telegraph
The problem affects iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 users, with popular opinion being that it is a bug related to the location settings, meaning the iPhone is continuously checking the time zone.
A fix is on the way though as Apple have already released a beta version of iOS 5.1 to developers for testing.
More problems with iTunes as well, as Apple missed the October deadline for iTunes Match, which is meant to allow users to store their iTunes libraries in the cloud.
The $25-per-year service automatically scans your library and matches tracks to the iTunes Store's extensive catalog, upgrading all matched tracks to high-quality 256-kbps AAC files. Integration with iTunes and iOS devices means you can then listen to your music wherever you are, as well as download tracks to your various devices—if you have a network connection. Macworld
The hackers have been busy working on getting Siri to work on iPads and older iPhones, as well as the iPod. Apple's servers still aren't as friendly as the virtual voice assistant, so Siri's latest cameo remains a silent one for now… but give them time!
So low key was the announcement about the latest updates to the new MacBook Pros you are forgiven for missing it, although in all honesty you didn't miss much! Macworld have the details if you are interested.
Elsewhere in the Apple-related news recently:
Apple has been confirmed as the the buyer of 3D maps company C3 technologies, which was sold over the summer to a undeclared company. Using technology plucked from the military and aerospace sector, C3 produces photo-realistic images of the earth rendered in three dimensions and Apple's buy-out is another strong sign that Cupertino are keen to push into the maps space.
Epson and HP printer drivers for both Lion and Snow Leopard have been updated.
The New York Times printed the full eulogy to Steve Jobs from his sister, along with a report that the great man's final words were "Oh wow, Oh wow, Oh wow"
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend has urged Apple to come to the aid of the "dying record business" rather than bleed it like a "digital vampire". He gave eight suggestions for how the digital music industry could fufill some of the roles traditionally held by record labels – including providing "creative nurture" and employing talent scouts to spot upcoming acts. Telegraph
And finally this week, proof once again that Apple fans can be start raving mad!
Stuart Hughes is back with another custom gadget for the economic elites called the iPad 2 Gold History Edition. It's got a solid gold backside, an Apple logo and home button crafted from a total of 65 flawless diamonds, plus a bezel crafted from Ammolite rock and slivers of thigh bone from a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Between all that ice and prehistoric bling, there won't be a problem picking this iPad out of a lineup. What is a problem (for most of us, anyway) is the price: eight million dollars. Engadget
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Jersey designs make statementApril 8, 2014 Updated: April 9, 2014 1:52pm
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If Foster Wheeler's tuxedo-design cycling jersey grabbed attention at last year's BP MS 150, expect the team's faux burgundy smoking jacket to really turn heads at the annual ride this weekend.
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The Russian have asked Syria to place their Chemical weapons stockpile under International control. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the offer was made during talks with his Syrian counterpart on Sunday the 8th September, and he hoped for a quick response from Damascus.
Mr laprov said the offer had been made to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem during talks in Moscow.
Mr Lavrov said he did not know whether Damascus would agree, but Russia was hoping for a positive response.
There is absolutely no reason why the Syrians should not agree to the Russians request and if they refuse it would appear that they don't want a solution and are prepared to carry on their evil ways


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Reviewed By Omar A (NEWBURY PARK, CA) Reviewed for a 2016 Ford Explorer —12/24/2015 1:44 PM
Purchased 3 of these. 1 for a Mazda 323, 1 for a Ford Fusion, 1 for a Ford Explorer. The first two are great. Fit nicely and are easy to put up. On the Explorer, the contours of the dashboard and A pillars make this a difficult process. My wife refuses to use it. I struggle, but use it anyway.


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Calif. families want chance at 9/11 scholarships
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Many of the relatives of Californians killed in the Sept. 11 attacks say they never knew that millions of dollars were raised in their name for college scholarships. Now lawmakers want to give them another chance to apply for money that an Associated Press investigation and subsequent audit found was poorly administered.
The state collected more than $15 million from selling 9/11 memorial license plates after the terrorist attacks, but only a sliver of it went to scholarships, partly because a state agency failed to notify everyone who was eligible to apply for the $5,000 stipends. The state auditor reported last week that dozens of California families were not told about the scholarship fund in time to apply.
"To think that they preyed on people's emotions to sell these plates, and then they lied to us about it. It really bugs me," said Neda Bolourchi, 46, whose mother, a retired nurse, died when her return flight from Boston was hijacked.
Residents of California, where all four jetliners were bound when they were hijacked, have bought or renewed the memorial license plates more than 200,000 times since 2002, spending $50 apiece to buy the plates and $40 a year to renew them. They believed they were helping family members of Sept. 11 victims attend college as part of a law passed in May 2002.
The audit confirmed the findings of an AP investigation last year that found a lack of accountability in California's multimillion-dollar special license plate program and specific examples of misappropriation in the memorial license plate fund.
About 15 percent of the money from the 9/11 plates was to be earmarked for the family members of Sept. 11 victims to attend college. That would have made $2.25 million available for scholarships, but the AP's review found that just $21,381 has reached the children and spouses of the three dozen California residents killed then. The scholarship program closed to new applicants in 2005.
Bolourchi, who lives in Los Angeles, began attending law school shortly after her mother was killed but has not completed her degree. She said $5,000 would help her finish.
She said she believes the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, whose responsibility it was to notify eligible participants, tried to deceive her and used Sept. 11 family members "as props."
"I'm a little jaded because it took this long for us to find out. I think there will be a fight about how to give it back to us, even though they've collected millions and they're continuing to collect more," she said.
A spokesman for the victim compensation board, Jon Myers, said state officials determined Bolourchi was not eligible for a scholarship because she was not a dependent at the time of the terrorist attacks. Bolourchi said she was unemployed then and relying on her parents for help, and would have liked to plead her case.
Myers said Wednesday that officials sent a broad notification letter in 2003 to about 300 potential applicants, including all three named in this story, then sent a follow-up letter with more details in 2005 to the 43 people it eventually determined were eligible to apply. It is unclear whether the letters went to addresses that were current.
This week, several lawmakers said they would begin reviewing the scholarship fund with the eventual goal of getting the money to everyone who deserves it.
"We're going to fix it," said state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, one of three lawmakers who requested the audit along with Gov. Jerry Brown after the AP report.
The audit found that the 20-year-old program that raises money for a variety of causes from arts education to environmental protection is rife with errors, and that the DMV failed to collect $22 million in the past two fiscal years.


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Steve Coogan's China loveSteve Coogan is set to propose to a restaurant heir he has been secretly dating.
The British comic met China Chow through mutual friends in Los Angeles last year and sources say they are now "inseparable".
Coogan, 42, is reportedly planning to pop the question to 33-year-old Chow, who is the daughter of the late model and designer Tina Chow and restaurateur Michael Chow.
The smitten couple have even been talking about having children together.
A source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "Steve is ready to settle down. He's absolutely smitten and hasn't even looked twice at another girl in months. Since he met China, he has really tamed his partying and become more focused than ever on being a comedy star in the US.
"She's been a wonderful influence. He's done with the hard living and distractions. He's talked about having children with China and has dropped some heavy hints that he plans to propose very soon."
Steve was previously married to socialite Caroline Hickman and has a nine-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
He has a reputation as a serial womaniser and briefly had a wild relationship with Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain.
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NBC and Late Night with Seth Meyers are kicking off #SethXSW this week at SXSW 2014 – and they have a lot of great events for you to enjoy, so get ready!
SXcycles, SXSW's official bike-share program, is opening its doors TODAY beginning at 10am! Grab a set of complimentary wheels provided by NBC (10am – midnight daily) and explore SXSW at your own speed. When you check back in, rest your feet at the NBC viewing lounge, where you can relax and catch up on the latest episodes of Late Night with Seth Meyers!
Looking to head indoors? Don't miss the SXSW Film and Interactive convergence panel, "Inside Late Night with Seth Meyers" tomorrow, March 8th at 3:30pm in ACC Room 18ABCD. In addition to Seth Meyers himself, the panel will feature Producer Michael Shoemaker for an entertaining and behind-the-scenes discussion of the new late night series!
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Photo: Takeo TanumaKei Nishikori (JPN)
Our reporter in Tokyo, Jack Gallagher, reviews the weekend's action at the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off at the Ariake Coliseum, where Japan were promoted and India were relegated.
The Japan v India tie over the weekend revealed the tennis fortunes of two nations moving in different directions.
Japan captured the tie 4-1 behind stellar play from No. 1 Kei Nishikori and No. 2 Yuichi Sugita, who won their three combined singles matches all in straight sets. The victories moved Japan back into the World Group for the first time since 1985.
With Nishikori just 21, and Sugita, the story of the weekend, having turned 23 on the tie's final day, Japan clearly has a youthful foundation to build upon for the future as it prepares to take on more powerful opponents.
Japanese captain Eiji Takeuchi admits that this is part of the plan he envisions for the future of his country's Davis Cup program. "We are aiming to create a talent pool of younger players," he said. "When I first took over as captain, the average age of our players was over 30, but not anymore."
Takeuchi wants to work to improve the team he has while simultaneously identifying more talent. "With Sugita, (Go) Soeda and (Tatsuma) Ito, we want to raise the level of their games," he added. "We are looking to the younger players going forward, especially in the doubles. We have changed our development plans."
Takeuchi says the Japan Tennis Association is making a concerted effort to prepare players to compete at the international level. "We are selecting players one by one and training them to play on the Tour," he noted. "This program and our National Training Center in Tokyo are a very important part of our plans."
Japan will learn who it will play in its World Cup first round tie in 2012 when the draw is held on Wednesday evening in Bangkok.
Meanwhile, India's Davis Cup program is clearly at a crossroads. After being knocked out of the World Group by Serbia in the first round earlier this year, the defeat to Japan puts India back into zonal play in Asia/Oceania Group I next year.
India did suffer some bad luck both preceding the tie and during it, as doubles specialist Leander Paes was injured during the US Open and unable to travel to Tokyo, while No. 1 Somdev Devvarman suffered an injury to the deltoid muscle in his right shoulder in Friday's loss to Sugita and could not play on Sunday.
All was not lost, however, as Vishnu Vardhan - Devvarman's replacement against Nishikori on Sunday - appears a diamond in the rough who has genuine potential.
With Paes now 38, and fellow doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi 37, All India Tennis Association vice president Karti Chidambaram acknowledged that his country has to go in a different direction. "We definitely are looking to the younger lot," he stated. "We need more guys like Vishnu. There are three of four more guys like him who are ready to step up."
Chidambaram admitted it won't be easy to replace the multiple Grand Slam doubles champions. "We will have a big hole to fill when Leander and Bhupathi retire," he said.
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COLUMBUS - Harrison Central's first trip to the state baseball tournament was a walk in the park, literally.
Unfortunately for the Huskies, the walk led directly to a 11-1 setback to Plain City Jonathan Alder in a Division II semifinal at Huntington Park in the downtown Arena District.
A trio of Harrison Central hurlers combined for 10 base-on-balls, plus they hit a pair of Pioneers.
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"You can't walk that many guys and expect to win," Harrison Central coach Justin Clifford said. "That's what we just talked about with the kids.
"We got ourselves behind the 8-ball a little bit by not throwing strikes," the second-year Huskies' skipper added. "It just wasn't Rashaen (Mitchell), it was everybody. That's the way the game goes."
After a scoreless first inning, the Pioneers (24-8) took advantage of Mitchell's wildness, combined with a tight strike zone, to push four runs across the plate with the benefit of only one base hit.
With one out, the senior southpaw walked designated hitter Connor Headings. After Headings was sacrificed to second by Bret Yutzy, Jon Peters was inserted as a pinch runner.
Trent Kaltenbach took a Mitchell offering through the right side of the infield as Peters scored easily with the first tally of the game.
That's when Mitchell's control suddenly went south. He walked the next five JA hitters as the count grew to 4-0. Clifford had seen enough and summoned freshman Dustin Redish to halt the rally. The 15-year-old did just that with a strikeout.
"I don't think it was so much nerves," Clifford said of the shaky start. "We just didn't get a pitch here, a pitch there. We were two pitches away from getting out of that inning, but instead, we give up four runs."
Mitchell had a hard time explaining what occurred during that frame.
"About the only thing I can say is that I couldn't buy a strike out there," the Huskies' ace said. "I was putting (the pitches) there, I just wasn't getting the calls. I probably could've put them better but I'm used to pitching on the corners.
"It wasn't my day, I guess."
Redish was touched up for a run in the fourth when winning pitcher Brad Miller smacked a double to the leftfield corner. After stealing third, Miller came home on a one-out suicide-squeeze bunt by Pete Whitmer.
Harrison Central threatened in the bottom of the fourth as Mitchell laced a one-out double down the leftfield line. Nick Pelegreen walked and Drew Horn was plunked with an 0-2 pitch that loaded the bases.
However, the home plate umpire ruled Horn didn't try to avoid being hit by the pitch, thus calling it ball one. Horn eventually struck out.
Casey Graber's two-run seeing-eye single up the middle greeted Pelegreen as the margin ballooned to 7-0.
The Huskies avoided being shutout with their lone run coming in the bottom of the fifth.
With one out, Austin Kowalski was hit-by-a-pitch, but was erased on a fielder's choice off the bat of Kalub Mitchell. Dalton Rutter rifled a single to right and Redish was plunked to load the bases. Rashaen Mitchell's opposite-field liner down the leftfield line was a mere inches foul, but he came right back with a grounder to the right side of the infield that plated younger brother, Kalub.
"Sure we're disappointed that we didn't win (Friday) and again (today)," Clifford said. "But when the kids look back on it 30 years from now, they'll appreciate it a little more.
"This is a huge step for our program," he continued. "No team in Harrison County has ever done this before in a team sport. Yes, they're hurting right now because they're competitors, and they should. They've got a lot to be proud of."


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chile, cheese, and chorizo
If there was one food, dish, or recipe that you could eat for the rest of your life; as much as you want, as often as you like, from now until eternity – without gaining an ounce – what would it be?
If you would have asked me that question a few weeks ago, I would have said, "Ice Cream!"
Ice cream is my go to answer to any question that begins with "What food would you…"
I love ice cream; the coldness, the smoothness, the creaminess, the richness, the pure happiness that ice cream brings. And that is why we rarely have ice cream in our house!
But ask me that question today – my new answer is, "Chile, Cheese, and Chorizo Bread Pudding."
I developed this recipe for my classes at Les Gourmettes and I could not love it more! I am quite certain it is as calorie and fat laden as ice cream, if not more so. It's full of bread, cheese, chorizo, more cheese, eggs, and milk. And it is SO GOOD!
Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is just perfect, in every possible way. It is amazing! Well, except for the calorie/fat count – on that front – it sucks!
I made it twice last week. First for the class and then again for a dinner party the evening before Thanksgiving that we had with our family and Marissa's boyfriend, Jeff's family. One of the guests was vegetarian, so for the dinner party, instead of using a 9×13-inch pan, I made two 8×8-inch pans. One with the chorizo and one without.
The recipe is for the larger pan but the images are of the two smaller pans … just to clarify … so you aren't confounded by the instructions vs. the photos.
Oh, and if you don't have time to make the red pepper sauce, it's still delicious with out it. Just saying!
December 4, 2013 4 Comments
Thanksgiving leftover trio – part one
If you watched the live Food Network Thanksgiving show last week, you might have seen the round-table discussion at the end of the show. I didn't see it live, but caught a bit of it online.
Some of the leftover ideas the chefs tossed around sounded fabulous – Thanksgiving Eggs Benedict" w/Gravy, Sweet Potato-Cranberry Shortcake, and Turkey Gumbo. Since this was a rapid-fire sort of affair – as in "everyone was talking over everyone else" – there were no recipes given.
Those were the three dishes that caught my fancy, so I thought I'd use their suggestions and create the recipes myself.
Today, the "Benedict" breakfast.
Tomorrow, the gumbo.
The shortcake on Sunday.
Get those leftovers out and make these recipes along with me…
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Migas for the crew
Before I get into today's post – I want to take a moment to wish my mother-in-law, Patricia Hopkins, a very happy birthday! I love you. xoxo
I made brunch for the fabulous crew from Forevergreen Landscape Designs, Inc., the great group of guys who've been redoing our front yard and patio area for the past month.
The project was supposed to wrap up last Friday, but because of a mistake by the rock delivery dude, who delivered the wrong color rocks, the project is ongoing… it should be done by the end of this week with a reveal sometime next week.
Long before the nasty gray cement-like rock was delivered, I'd promised to make the guys breakfast or lunch on what was to be their last day… we settled on brunch. And since the majority of men on the job are Hispanic, I decided to make Migas.
As you can see, I was very stealth and snapped a couple photos through the screened windows of them enjoying their meal.
Mexican or Tex-Mex Migas is a traditional breakfast dish consisting of scrambled eggs mixed with strips of corn tortilla, diced onions, chile peppers, diced fresh tomatoes, and cheese.
My version uses crushed tortilla chips, minced serrano, and Parmesan.
Chip Custer is the owner of Forevergreen Landscape Designs. He is the very talented landscape designer who did our backyard. If you go to his website HERE, you can check out photos 2, 3, 8, 10, and 12. Those are a few of the before and after pictures of the backyard project we did with Chip five years ago.
Now you see why I happily cook for these guys!
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November 13, 2013 4 Comments
south of the border muffins
I'm calling these "Mexican-Chocolate" because of the cinnamon and chocolate combination. If you've ever eaten or cooked with the Ibarra brand of Mexican chocolate, you understand.
On a totally unrelated subject – I haven't been sleeping well lately. I keep waking up before the sun – but that turned out to be a blessing yesterday.
I got out of bed at about 4:30 and decided to make these muffins since I needed to take something to our neighborhood Bunco later that evening.
The day was a whirlwind, I wasn't home for more than 15 minutes all day. If I hadn't made the muffins early in the morning … I would have never had time to make a thing and would have had to resort to bringing a bottle of wine.
As you might imagine, that doesn't fly when you have a cooking blog and teach people to cook!
Sometimes sleep deprivation actually pays off.
Now, I know that for some, 4:30 or 5:00 is a normal and routine time to begin their day. I've had that schedule before, so I get it. But back then, I fell asleep before midnight or 1 AM too.
Let's face it – sleep deprivation totally sucks! Conversely, these muffins do not.
September 20, 2013 4 Comments
Father's Day breakfast
Yesterday morning, Connor pitched in to help me make a simple Father's Day breakfast for his dad.
I was already working on an early afternoon dinner for 8, so I didn't want it to be some big elaborate morning meal. These pancakes are about as light and fluffy as it gets.
Plus, with the two of us working together, it was a breeze to get on the table in less than 20 minutes.
June 17, 2013 3 Comments
mother's day breakfast
My Mother's Day menu was featured in yesterday's Food & Drink section of the Arizona Republic.
Here are photos and links to the recipes.
Layered Lemon-Berry Angel Cake
Mixed Berry Parfait
May 9, 2013 1 Comment
photo shoot
Later this morning, a photographer from the Arizona Republic is coming out to do a photo and video shoot that will be featured in an upcoming article in the Food section and on AZCentral.com.
I'm prepping four recipes that dad and the kids can make for an indulgent Mother's Day Breakfast.
The article will run, May 8th, the Wednesday before Mother's Day.
From the ingredients on the counter, can you guess what four things I'm making?
April 24, 2013 5 Comments
Herb Crêpes Eggs Benedict Florentine
I admit it, this recipe looks VERY intimidating. It is long. There are many components. It looks complicated. But I PROMISE it is not hard to do. In fact, it is a wonderful special occasion entertaining dish. For a crowd, no less!
How is that possible, you ask?
It is because none of the components are difficult and all but one can be done 1 or 2 days in advance. So in reality, it comes together quickly and seamlessly at the end.
Even the final, last minute component, the Hollandaise sauce, is foolproof. I know, you may be ready to quit reading right now… Hollandaise Sauce – Absolutely Not!
But really it is foolproof! No stove is involved! All you need is a blender. You're still skeptical? This sauce comes from Chef Tyler Florence. It works perfectly and is easy as can be, I may never make traditional Hollandaise sauce again!
As I was beginning to make the crêpes in my usual crêpe-pan, I decided that they were too small, so I switched to a larger skillet. This was a personal choice, if you don't have a medium size skillet (about 10-inches across the top) a smaller regular crêpe-pan is fine. Above you can see the two pans I'm talking about, and below the difference in the crêpe sizes.
April 3, 2013 1 Comment
double trouble
For Day Two of Week Three of the "Detox Cuisine" Cleanse they had you eating the same thing for lunch and for dinner, which I have to guess was a mistake. As a result, I'm improvising and switching out the lunch for the thing that I think sounds best out of all the lunch and dinner meals… TACOS!
Another heads up for today – you have to start preparing your breakfast the night before – happily, I caught that in time.
The original muesli recipe had you soak the oats and dried fruits in 2/3 cup water overnight in the refrigerator. That doesn't sound very tasty to me, I soaked mine in 1/2 cup almond milk instead. Very tasty!
February 19, 2013 1 Comment
pancakes … kinda
This is the recipe for breakfast of Day Three of Week Two of the "Detox Cuisine" Cleanse.
I know I said that I would be able to eat the porridge for breakfast for three more days, as the plan directs. After having it for the second day in a row yesterday – nope, can't do it.
Instead, I'll be having these pancakes in place of the porridge for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Just in case you agree with me, I've gone ahead and doubled the recipe. This will make eight pancakes, enough for four meals.
The recipe calls for oat flour. I swore I had some, but I could not put my hands on it this morning. I ended up grinding my own by placing old-fashion oats in the food processor and going to town on those.
I then ran the resulting mixture through a strainer to keep the fine flour and remove the coarse remains.
The only change I made to the recipe was to add the zest of 1 orange to the batter.
These "pancakes" are made like regular pancakes and look pretty similar but the texture is not like any pancake you've had before. Don't get me wrong, they are good, just don't expect a light and fluffy pancake. These are dense, heavy, and quite filling.
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Phoenix, AZ -- Testimony has resumed in Jodi Arias' murder trial as a defense attorney attacks the credibility of a prosecution witness who says the defendant wasn't a battered woman and doesn't suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte is testifying as a prosecution rebuttal witness after the defense rested its case.
Arias' attorneys portrayed her as a domestic violence victim who killed her one-time boyfriend in self-defense.
DeMarte is working to discredit defense experts who diagnosed Arias with PTSD, amnesia and battered woman's syndrome. She explained Arias suffers from none of the disorders but had a borderline personality disorder.
DeMarte resumed testimony Thursday.
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In remarks to reporters, Richard Trumka, the union's secretary-treasurer, said performance measures at financial services firms such as Washington Mutual and Citigroup did not penalize top executives for the risk they took and excluded metrics such as loan-loss reserves and expenses related to the foreclosure of real estate assets.
"When the house of cards fell, they didn't pay for it," Trumka said. "We did."
The AFL-CIO said that compensation structures should not just include return on equity and revenue growth as the main units of measure. The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act—which removed decades-old barriers to commercial and investment banking—coupled with lax board oversight of executive compensation, led to a "financial meltdown" in the markets, Trumka said.
Dan Pedrotty, director of the AFL-CIO's office of investment, noted that the union has been in discussions with several lawmakers over an expansive shareholder bill of rights.
Although it's hard to figure exactly what such a document would entail, it's likely to include provisions on executive pay.
Union leaders would like a plank requiring all publicly traded companies to reveal how salaries for their top executives are set. They also want to see a rule forcing businesses to disclose the role of compensation consultants in the setting of executive pay levels.
The legislation could be unveiled in the fall, Pedrotty said.
The idea of a shareholder bill of rights is not new. In the wake of the Enron, WorldCom and Tyco scandals in 2002, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, introduced similar legislation. While the bill failed to become law, several of Levin's ideas made it into the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
But recently, unions have become increasingly vocal in calling for restrictions on executive pay. In some cases, they have backed legislative efforts to allow shareholders to make advisory votes on compensation structures. One so-called "say on pay" initiative, proposed by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, passed the House overwhelmingly last year but has yet to be debated in the Senate.
Other lawmakers have targeted Wall Street compensation in the wake of the subprime crisis. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-California, held hearings earlier this year on the golden parachutes given to CEOs at Countrywide, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, during which he slammed the firms' executives for losing touch with the interests of shareholders.
Executive pay has also become a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. All three candidates have cited high compensation at the failed Bear Stearns and Countrywide as unfair, given the current pain among homeowners who suffered partly because of the firms' lending practices.
Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton support say-on-pay legislation, and Obama last year introduced a bill similar to Frank's legislation. His staffers have said say on pay would be a priority in an Obama administration. John McCain has slammed excessive CEO pay, but cautioned against government intervention in private-sector compensation.
Business groups and several Republican lawmakers have come out against say-on-pay initiatives. They argue that shareholder involvement in the compensation process would drive up costs and slow down companies.
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After the Seattle Reign defeated the Boston Breakers 3-0 in their WPSL opener last week Saturday, forward Megan Rapinoe spoke about the match, and the unexpected dismissal of national team head coach Tom Sermanni.
The former manager of the American team received his walking papers on April 7th, or four days before the friendly against China in San Diego.
When questioned about Sermanni's sudden firing, Rapinoe indicated the departure came as a surprise to the team.
"I felt like U.S. Soccer (Federation) wanted to go in a different direction," Rapinoe said. "It wasn't our decision as a team. But we'll go forward with that."
The Americans took the coaching change in stride and beat China 3-0. Jill Ellis stepped in as the interim manager for the match.
As U.S.S.F evaluates various candidates, Rapinoe noted a weakness in Sermanni's ability to manage the team's "big personalities."
"Tom's style isn't so dominant and direct and in your face, and is much more laid back," Rapinoe said of Sermanni's coaching approach.
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On my trip in Paris one thing I learned about them that we don't do is take our time. This comes from my last thread and saying lets have beer.
At lunch time in Paris. People take their time eating and drinking. Its not unsual for Parisians to have beer/wine at lunch and take a 2 hour lunch break. Their not drinking to get drunk but they do enjoy their drinks and they just seemed to be soo relaxed afterwards
Something I took away from the experience.


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May 28, 2016
Gov. Ronnie Musgrove's stay of execution for Ron Chris Foster is about to enter its sixth month as the Mississippi Supreme Court ponders if it will again tackle the convicted killer's mental retardation claims.
Musgrove granted a reprieve to Foster on Jan. 6, two days before Foster was scheduled to be executed. He said the reprieve will remain in place until all of Foster's appeals are exhausted.
The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed executing mentally retarded prisoners last year. A motion is pending for Foster's case to be reheard.
Silas McCharen, Foster's lead attorney, said he is optimistic the court will grant a rehearing.
Foster was 17 when he killed George Shelton, a Lowndes County convenience store clerk. A Lauderdale County jury heard the case on a change of venue and handed down the death sentence.
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Since January 2007, AgFeed has developed a product sales
channel of marketing premix feed through independently owned stores across China
that exclusively offer AgFeed's products. These stores target individual, small
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Effective distribution
AgFeed believes that its retail distribution model not only deepens
market penetration but also establishes long term brand loyalty among individual
pig farmers.
According to the China Feed Industry Association more than
530 million pigs are raised in China each year compared to approximately 100
million in the US.
Pork represents approximately 65% of all meat
consumption in China. Approximately 70% of all pig production in China is
contributed by individual pig farmers in a highly fragmented market represented
by China's 500 million farmers that rely on animal raising and field output for
Since pigs in China are raised and sold year-round, it is
AgFeed's experience that feed product sales benefit from lack of
Aiming at 1000 stores
Li, AgFeed's chairman commented, "AgFeed has been able to build strong brand
loyalty and greater customer acceptance in China for our products since we
launched our independently owned retail store marketing model in early
"We expect to have relationships with between 450 and 500
independent retail stores by the end of 2007 and has a goal of establishing over
1,000 independently owned retail stores by year end 2008."
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Its been a little while since my last post and some might be wondering whats been going on in technology here at the PMC, especially since the last post promised insight into some of our production software.
Well, thats all still coming. We DID get in our new desktop for our Media Center, and I am working on compiling a few videos showing its construction. I've also been working on updating and testing the production software to give everyone a better picture of what can be done with our Open Source resources. All that is coming, and you can now receive shorter updates and info through the PMC Tech Blog Twitter and Identi.ca feed (For those of you unaware, Identi.ca is an Open Source microblogging service, similar to twitter). Follow me and get much more frequent updates about things going on here at the PMC and in the Open Source world in general.
Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition
With those loose ends left slightly less loose, lets move on to today's subject: the release of Ubuntu 10.10. On Sunday, October 10th, Ubuntu released the stable version of its latest OS, Ubuntu 10.10. For those of you who are new to the Ubuntu GNU/Linux project, Ubuntu releases a new version of its operating system about once every 6 months (compared to Windows once every 3-5 years, and Mac OS KINDA every 2 years). The previous release, 10.04 is considered a Long Term Service (LTS) release, meaning Canonical and the Ubuntu Community will keep supporting that specific version for several years for those who would like longevity with their OS. An LTS version is released about every 2 years.
While its still very new, I've had a chance to fiddle around with 10.10 on one of our spare netbooks for the fellows. On the Netbook Edition side, I can say that there have been much greater changes, at least to the visual layout, than I expected.
The 10.04 Netbook edition came with large, catergorized, text filled tabs that largely mirrored the Applications menu organization in standard Ubuntu, and populated your desktop for at all times with applications to choose from. 10.10 has uncluttered the first view and opted for the quick application launch pane populated primarily by internet and light use oriented programs like Firefox and Empathy.
Now you can really see that fancy wallpaper you love without sacrificing your view at your applications.
You still have a nice applications menu filled with all your applications and organized by type, including an system that puts your most used applications at the top, and a search bar at the top.
I would give you a screenshot of what the new application browser looks like, but it seems there is a limitation (bug?) in the screen capture software that comes pre-installed as I am unable to take screenshots of the application viewer, nor the files and folders desktop viewer, nor the workspace selector. Which brings me to the next change:
For a very long time now multiple desktop workspaces has been standard in linux, including Ubuntu and its variants. Sadly, at least by default there was only one real workspace in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 (almost 2 if had a dual monitor/projector setup). Well, that has changed with a rather sleek new workspace viewer, by default in your left hand application tab, which allows you to smoothly view 4 workspaces and switch between them. It has an added feature (which I'm not sure how I feel about yet) that whenever you select the workspace application, it pulls all your currently open other applications into the bottom left workspace and spreads them out. From the viewer, you can then drag and drop any application into any workspace you'd like before selecting which workspace you would like to switch to. On the other hand, you can press ctrl+alt+ any directional button to switch between workspaces without altering what applications are where. By default these workspaces are arranged in a 2×2 grid.
Rhythmbox and Integration
10.10 also features better integration with Rhythmbox for all your music needs. The default version of Rhythmbox in 10.10 now features the new Ubuntu One music store, in addition to Magnatune and Jamundo music stores which were already available (note: you can easily get the Ubuntu One music store plugin for Rhythmbox in 10.04 as well).
In addition, the sound applet used in 10.10 better integrates your Rythmbox player.
Well, honestly the new style is a matter of preference. Personally, I think its more aesthetically pleasing, but right now I'd still prefer the old layout for efficiency of use with many applications. As I use this more that is becoming less of an issue. I'm sure there's a way to change back to the old style, but so far I haven't found how, and it would likely be a bit tedious.
No longer, by default you can no longer open up multiple versions of the same application by clicking its launch button, even on different workspaces. Instead, if you click on the launch button for FireFox in the left hand panel it will call up the current open one, even if you are in a different workspace. You can still click on file->New Window in FireFox and get a new window but then you find that this does not create a new left tab icon for FireFox. Instead, when you click on the FireFox icon, it seems to randomly select one of your FireFox windows (maybe the most recently viewed?) and pull that up. If you are already looking at a Firefox window when you hit the icon, it will spread the two windows before you and let you select whichever one you want (like with the workspaces). Aesthetically this keeps things looking nice, and it isn't a big burden, but again it comes down to taste. I would prefer to see tabs or icons of all my open applications along a panel, but some may prefer this view which cuts down on clutter.
On the HP Mini 210:
The blue "webcam on" light seems to turn on now (which I don't think it did before), but it stays on all the time. This can get a bit annoying and render it about as useful as when it was always off (except maybe as an extra small flashlight?)
The battery indicator can't seem to estimate how much battery life I have left, nor how much time till charged. It just continually says "Laptop Battery (estimating…). This seems like an issue that will likely get a fix soon enough, but for now its a bit bothersome. On the other hand, it still graphically changes the battery fill bar and gives you the red warning when it thinks the battery is low.
Remember I mentioned trackpad issues before? Yea, they're still there. They seem a bit less noticeable, but still existent. I haven't tried the trackpad driver fix that exists on the forums yet to see if it still works for 10.10.
There is, of course, the screenshot issue I mentioned above too.
Bottom Line:
So far, I like the new release, but am not sure how much better the new setup is over the 10.04 version. I usually recommend waiting a couple weeks after official launch of a new version to upgrade to allow some bug fixes and updates to come in, and allow the Ubuntu Community time to figure out solutions to diverse problems. The release of 10.10 is no exception to that rule, though the initial bugs I've encountered are rather minor.


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Letter to Mr. Barack Obama
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It is all the same old Liberal Spending attempting to be couched in new terms and that is all! Whether it be a Governor, a City Mayor, or John Q. Public putting forth the "suggested" need for Government Spending doesn't matter. Couching it as "Shovel Ready" also doesn't change the Fact that it has been someones Pet Project, for potentially years prior to this point | Read More »
The audio that has been front and center over the past few days in the 2008 Presidential election in which Barack Obama outlines how redistribution of wealth could be accomplished, and how the Supreme Court failed in the rulings concerning Civil Rights to bring about redistribution is also a telling showcase in how Obama views our Constitution. Several times during the interview Obama talks of | Read More »


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It measures, when inflated 18 feet and 6 inches in length by just 4 foot 10 inches in width, and a respectable 9 foot 6 inches high overall.
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Family thanks community for support
The family of Kevin Van Blargan and the Committee for the Kevin Van Blargan Memorial Fund wish to thank all those who in any way supported us since the loss of Kevin in 2000 through the events we have sponsored since 2001 in his memory. We have held eight golf tournaments and "Night at the Races" events and each one has been a resounding success. The final event was held on June 14 and it was terrific.
The proceeds of these fundraisers have helped students with thousands of dollars of college scholarship funds as well as reached out to the Greater Hazleton community through contributions to many local social service agencies, such as Helping Hands, United Charities, Serento Gardens, Catholic Social Services, Salvation Army, Volunteers of Loving Care, and other groups.
So as our events come to a close, we would like the opportunity to express our gratitude to all those who have been there throughout these 14 years. We have been blessed by so much kindness and compassion while at the same time having the opportunity to have a lot of fun with a lot of wonderful people at these events.
We could not possibly honor each person by individual mention so, in an effort to appreciate every one, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your help, your presence, all your hard work, and your love. We will never forget you.
THANK YOU and God bless you all!
— Jane and
Clete Van Blargan,
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Arsenal v Villa: Sylla and Dawkins impress greatly in training
Paul Lambert has spoken of his delight at the contribution in training of new signings Yacouba Sylla and Simon Dawkins.
Sylla and Dawkins joined Villa on the final day of the January transfer window.
The pair signed from Clermont Foot and Tottenham Hotspur respectively and have been adapting to the pace of the Barclays Premier League on the fields of Bodymoor Heath since their moves.
Lambert has been delighted with their form in training and believes both can do well for Villa in the coming weeks and months ahead.
He said: "They've been great. Both Simon and Yacouba have been really good.
"They are finding their feet.
"Simon did well when he came on against West Ham the other week. And Yacouba is definitely one I think could do well."
Gabby Agbonlahor described Sylla as the "hard man" of the squad this week.
Lambert likes the midfielder's enthusiasm for a tackle but doesn't think he's over-zealous in his approach.
He added: "He doesn't put two footers in. He does it honestly.
"He's got great enthusiasm for the game."
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Red Beans 'n' Rice with Sausage Recipe
Red beans and rice is classic, comforting fare from my hometown of New Orleans. Our Mardi Gras celebration isn't complete without it.
- 1 pound dried red beans or kidney beans
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, sliced
- Hot cooked rice
- 1. Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add enough water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1-4 hours or until beans are softened.
- 2. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Add the ham bone, water and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- 3. Remove ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone. Discard bone; set meat aside. Add the onion, celery, green pepper, garlic and pepper to the bean mixture. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes.
- 4. Add sausage and reserved ham. Cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve with rice. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 cup) equals 239 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 660 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 26 g fiber, 20 g protein.
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New York DUI Law Requires Ignition Interlock Devices
When the newly adopted Leandra's Law goes into effect, New York will be the 10th state to require that anyone convicted of misdemeanor or felony drunk driving will be required to install an ignition interlock device on their car, the New York Times is reporting.
An ignition interlock device keeps a car from starting until the driver proves, via a breath test, that he or she does not have any alcohol in their system. The new law in the state is Leandra's Law, named for a young girl who was killed in 2009 by a drunk driver. Her father, Lenny Rosado, became an outspoken advocate of tougher DUI laws after he lost his daughter.
The law will also make it a felony to drive drunk with a child under the age of 16 in the car.
Those required to install the ignition interlock device will have to keep it installed for a minimum of six months. The device must be installed at the driver's expense. They are leased to drivers for a monthly charge of $70-110, according to the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. Installation of the devices can be free, or can range in cost to up to $100.
According to the director of the OPCA, Robert Maccarone, an average of 25,000 drunk driving convictions come down every year in New York State – 4,000 of which occur in New York City.
The ignition interlock devices, which must be purchased from one of several state-contracted manufacturers, have a very low tolerance for alcohol levels in the breath of drivers. A car with the device won't start if it registers anything that is above a .025 percent blood alcohol content. The legal limit is .08 percent.
There are a number of ways to deter falsified tests, as well. To keep a sober accomplice from blowing into the device, they have rolling retests, which administer another test every 5 to 15 minutes. This means that, to cheat the device again, the drunk driver would need to have the same sober friend with them.
When a retest fails, the horn starts to beep, and then a loud noise is admitted from the ignition interlock device.
There are also devices that snap a photo of the driver at the time the test is administered. Devices can also be configured to limit the hours a driver can drive the car, and they can resist hot-wiring and push-starting.
Denna Cohen, the president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Long Island chapter, says that the new law going into effect will save lives. "This is absolutely effective," she said. "One drunk driver is all it takes to wreak havoc on a family."
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety agrees that the devices are effective. "We know that alcohol interlocks do work to reduce recidivism, and strengthening interlocks to include first offenders is the logical step to curb alcohol-impaired driving," said Russ Rader, a spokesperson for the group.
Maccarone said that, in New Mexico, a similar program reducing repeat DUI offenses by 37 percent between 2002 and 2008.


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Former Presidential candidate tells Knesset gathering, 'It is America, not Israel, that Ahmadinejad calls Great Satan'
Published: 02.04.10, 12:46 / Israel News
Governor Mike Huckabee is in Israel
this week leading a delegation of 170 American Christians.
Known for his staunch support of the Jewish State, the former Republican Presidential candidate assured critics that his love for Israel was an integral part of his religious beliefs. "Without Judaism there would be no Christianity.
"Your holy sites are our holy sites," Huckabee said as he addressed a full Knesset auditorium at a gathering hosted by Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Danny Danon (Likud) on Wednesday.
Linking the settlement freeze with the Iranian nuclear threat, the Governor stated, "The world should be more concerned about the possibility of nuclear armed Iran
than the building of a Jewish kindergarten in the Jewish homeland."
Focusing his attention on the Obama administration, Huckabee continued by saying, "The current Iranian regime is as equal a threat to the United States as it is to the Jewish State. It is America, not Israel, that (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad calls the Great Satan."
During his visit, Huckabee has met with prominent Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon.


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While Blockbuster files for bankruptcy, Blockbuster Canada remains profitable, eyes digital services
Blockbuster Inc. is filing for bankruptcy (no surprises here). This is old news, but what some may not realize is that Blockbuster Canada is a separate entity - it's not a part of the filings, and in fact is cash-flow positive.
But it realizes it may need to innovate a little to remain alive for the long-term.
Blockbuster Canada has closed 5% of its stores this year, and it's not opening new ones. Barry Guest, VP and GM, acknowledged that exploring online services may be necessary. He suggested to Postmedia that Blockbuster could eventually be offering an online streaming video service similar to Netflix, which launched in Canada last week.
"I think it would be natural for us to extend our channel into other areas of distribution and as part of our overall strategy in Blockbuster," he said. "It would be a natural transition for the strongest brand in Canada."
Looking at what your competitors have done, and how your parent company is performing... it couldn't hurt, Barry.