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News: Service members attend health fair to improve readiness
Story by Sgt. Sarah Bailey
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army service members from the Combat Stress Clinic and Company C, both with 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hosted the Forward Operating Base Shank Health Fair, July 27.
The fair consisted of numerous stations that addressed different health needs to include injury prevention, nutritional advice, stress reduction, and sleeping techniques that can help improve an individual's physical and mental readiness during a deployment.
"The primary goal behind the health fair is to educate soldiers on healthy lifestyles, make a variety of information readily available at one location, and give the soldiers the opportunity to ask providers questions about their health," said U.S. Air Force Capt. Darnell Schuettler, a CSC provider with the 455th CSC out of Joint-Base Charleston, S.C.
Since her arrival to Afghanistan in March, Schuettler, a native of Osmond, Neb., observed a trend in problems her patients were experiencing. She did some research and discovered the other providers were also discovering similar findings.
"Soldiers were coming in with injuries from poor weight-lifting techniques, sleep disturbances, dental problems from grinding their teeth, and we decided it was time to intervene to help the Soldiers," she said.
Service members and civilians, who attend the health fair, were also presented with a variety of information on physical therapy, injury prevention, nutritional advice, combat life saving skills, and stress relief and reduction techniques.
The soldiers were also able to talk candidly to medical providers on site and ask questions for specific health concerns.
U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Lewis, a native of Yuba City, Calif., and military intelligence analyst with 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th IBCT, came across the event advertisement which piqued his interest and encouraged him to attend the health fair.
"I came away with avenues I could continue to follow to gain further insight into the subjects that I found interesting," Lewis said.
Schuettler and her colleagues' primary goal was to ensure the Soldiers left with a better understanding of how to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep them fit during the deployment.
"At the end of the day, we want to reduce the number of patients through prevention and interventions to keep our Soldiers fit and help return those who are injured back to the fight quickly," Schuettler added.
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The lion still roars
National | Despite the best efforts of postmodern scholars, C.S. Lewis's influence remains strong
C.S. Lewis was not a tame lion-and 50 years after the first publication of his artful children's fantasy The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, his book sales are still roaring along. Lewis died on Nov. 22, 1963, the same day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, but 37 years later, newly formatted and configured compilations of his essays, poems, and stories are appearing at an astonishing pace. Fellow fantasist J. R. R. Tolkien, instrumental in Lewis's conversion, once joked that his friend was the only man he knew who published more books after his death than when he was alive. That C. S. Lewis-"Jack" to his friends and family-would come to be lionized first and foremost as a Christian apologist in a time of ostentatious secularism or New Age mysticism is one of literary-and Christian-history's greatest ironies. A bitter and confirmed atheist after his mother's death when he was 9, a World War I veteran who while in the trenches of France jotted a poem denouncing the "ancient hope" of a "just God that cares for earthly pain" as merely a "dream," Lewis was one of the least likely converts among the literati of his time. But in his superb spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy (1956), Lewis wrote of his road to conversion, which included books and providential friendships that led him out of unbelief to a principled agnosticism, and from there to a benign but fervent theism and, eventually, to Christianity. Books by George MacDonald and G. K. Chesterton, and friendships with Owen Barfield and J. R. R. Tolkien, were particularly important. Lewis met Barfield at Oxford in 1916 and called him "the best of my unofficial teachers." A keen dialectician himself, Barfield's chief contribution to Lewis's journey of faith was his demolishing of Lewis's "chronological snobbery," the "uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that count discredited." Liberated from the notion that the past was invariably wrong and the present always the barometer of truth, Lewis was able to embrace the possibility that the ancient Christian narrative could have validity, even urgency, in the 20th century. The final blow against Lewis's comfortable agnosticism came in his ardent companionship with J.R.R. Tolkien, for it was he who led Lewis to the conclusion that Christianity contains in the incarnation of Christ "the true myth, myth become fact" and the one story in which Lewis could put his full confidence. In Barfield and Chesterton, Lewis touched the power of reason. In MacDonald and Tolkien, Lewis experienced the power of the imagination. In Christ, Lewis embraced the Author of both. Lewis became a man who lived his life as if he were before Pilate. He carried out his daily tasks as teacher, writer, citizen, and believer as one who knew he was always before a skeptical inquisitor, one who too often hides from the truth and masks his fear of knowing the truth behind studied indifference and the pretense of being on the "search." By any means necessary, Lewis endeavored to reach such persons, whether by keen argumentation or compelling narrative, arresting metaphors or appealing characterization; souls were at stake; ideas had consequences. He could not keep silent. Lewis's unsurpassed influence as a Christian apologist has nevertheless become somewhat of a stumbling block for some contemporary evangelical intellectuals, who question Lewis's supremacy as a thinker for the 21st-century church. For instance, Alan Jacobs, Professor of English at Wheaton College, wrote an article for First Things several years ago decrying "the danger that Lewis will so dominate our picture of what a Christian apologist should be that we will be looking for someone to address the challenges of fifty years ago, not today." While conveying some appreciation for Lewis, Mr. Jacobs found it "an open question whether orthodox Christians' continued fascination with Lewis is a good or a bad thing." By contrast, the October, 2000, Atlantic Monthly cover story, "The Opening of the Evangelical Mind," documented evangelicaldom's inordinate fascination with postmodernism and quoted Mr. Jacobs as recommending radical theorists Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault because they "challenge or shed valuable light on central Christian doctrine." Presumably, someone too fond of Lewis might fail to appreciate postmodernism's promise and would remain a prisoner of the debilitating "rationalism" that Mr. Jacobs, a renowned W. H. Auden scholar, attributed to Lewis's own intellectual milieu: "His apologetic works presuppose, and rarely make any argument for, the criteria for rationality themselves." The Atlantic Monthly piece quoted still another Wheaton English professor, Roger Lundin, as crediting postmodernism with dethroning the Enlightenment and its prideful literary stepchild, Romanticism, whose anthropocentrism produced heroes (and readers) who "... sought to assume the authority once granted to God in historic theism." In his influential 1993 work, The Culture of Interpretation, Mr. Lundin had consigned Lewis to this very "Romantic" prison, shackled to the same essentialist, enabling "individualism" that credentialed the Enlightenment to dominate theological reflection for four centuries. Lewis, Mr. Lundin concluded, was not a reliable guide to readership or to literary criticism in the advent of postmodernism, for he himself succumbed to the disease from which Westerners needed to be quarantined: an exalted view of the solitary, knowing self. So a two-fold opinion seems to be emerging in some academic circles. The first opinion is that evangelical Christians have more to gain from listening to French deconstructionists than the venerable Oxbridge don, and this precisely because Lewis is too much a "Modernist" to help postmoderns cope with the Enlightenment's fall from grace. Second, he is too much a "Romantic" to escape the self-centeredness that postmodernism corrects by rejecting any claims of objective value or "grand narratives." "Guilty," Lewis would have been quite willing to plead. He was both a Rationalist and a Romantic-as his autobiographical Pilgrim's Regress shows. But not exclusively; he reminds us that Reason and Experience must each bow to Revelation, for only therein lies their redemption, and potential utility. This is the point at tension in Lewis's little known but profound short essay, "Meditation in a Toolshed." He would continue on from there to identify two default worldviews to which some 21st-century Christian scholars seem to be captive, neither of which tainted Lewis himself. The first is the hyperrealism born of the Enlightenment that declares all knowledge to be accessible-and thus able to be catalogued incrementally and eventually exhaustively-through the disciplined use of human rationality and scientific induction alone. This position is exemplified in every version of the theory of evolution. It exalts the single observer as the arbiter of truth while simultaneously undermining his qualifications for making such judgments. The second is the social constructionism that posits all reality is inevitably a product of human consciousness, a "willed world." Mankind thus must be resigned to creating but never understanding its own stories, and must despair of finding that one or the other might turn out to be true. This is a predicament that denies individuals, clans, and whole civilizations any compass with which to navigate the world at large; naked consensus, enforced by power, greed, or sheer cleverness, can alone organize and perpetuate society. The uneasy alliance that some evangelical scholars brook with postmodernism is based on the same unsavory alternatives that Lewis unearthed and helped to refute, or, at least, defuse a half-century ago in some of his most eloquent works. This hyperrealism, which Lewis called "scientism" or identified as a breed of "naturalism," is his target in The Abolition of Man, That Hideous Strength, and Miracles; all three of these works prophesy the demise of the Enlightenment and its subsequent dissolution into various relativisms and constructionisms that cheat humanity out of its humanness-that is, the image of God. Lewis documented-and dealt with-postmodernist belief in works such as An Experiment in Criticism, where he called it "egoistic castle-building," and in a preface to Paradise Lost, where he termed it "incessant autobiography." And most profoundly, in his last fictional work, Till We Have Faces, Lewis offered us the story of a female protagonist who must surrender her "self" in order to become whole-a story renouncing Romanticism even while examining its trappings. If we ourselves reject chronological snobbery, we might just find that the way forward is the way back. Lewis's strategy was to be "in, but not of" the period in which he lived, aligning himself with a perspective outside that world-i.e., divine revelation. This enabled him to discern the rules of the "game" while maintaining an equilibrium amid the endless undulations of time and culture: hence his maxim, "All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." This is perhaps the best clue to the mystery of Lewis's continuing impact and influence. Owen Barfield, reflecting many years later on Lewis's career, once wrote that "Somehow what Lewis thought about everything was secretly present in what he said about anything."
-Bruce L. Edwards is Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bowling Green State University


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Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr bravely posed without a top on the February issue of France's Jalouse magazine.
The 29-year-old supermodel confidently posed in a '60s-inspired spread showing off fashion pieces from Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Saint Laurent for Hedi Slimane and Louis Vuitton for her newest photoshoot. The fashion spread was done in black-and-white by photographer Sebastian Mader.
Showing off acres of flesh is not new to Miranda. The model had done several sexy and nude photoshoots in the past. She is also one of the angels of the prime lingerie store, Victoria's Secret.
Kerr also took time out to open the new Louis Vuitton flagship store in Cancun. Miranda showed off her hot bikini body on Instagram, as well as a few holiday snaps!


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Summer Music from Greensboro kicks off TuesdayJuly 31,2013
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GREENSBORO — Summer Music from Greensboro will present violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, Vermont's first family of music, joined by Montpelier flutist Karen Kevra, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the downtown United Church of Christ.
The program includes Ravel's Sonata for violin and cello, the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia, Hindemith's Eight Pieces for solo flute, C.P.E. Bach's Duo in e minor for flute and violin, and Haydn's Divertimento III in C major for flute, violin, and cello.
The storybook romance of the Bolivian-born violinist Jaime Laredo (Vermont Symphony Orchestra's music director) and American cellist Sharon Robinson has, over the past 35 years, been expressed in every facet of their lives. Joyous and sophisticated music making, both separately and together, has earned them many devoted fans the world over. Combining international careers and a multifaceted home life both in Vermont and Cleveland, theirs is a bond of both close personal affection and strong dedication to music.
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Today CBO released a letter describing studies by two teams of expertsone affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and one affiliated with Resources for the Future (RFF)that estimated regional differences in the effects of policies that would increase the prices of fossil fuels in rough proportion to the carbon dioxide emitted when they are combusted, as would occur under a cap-and-trade program.
CBO recentlyanalyzed the effects that the cap-and-trade program for greenhouse-gas emissions specified by the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (as reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce) would have on households at various income levels. That analysis accounts for the effects on households in different income groups of both the increases in prices of goods and services that would result from the cap-and-trade program (the gross cost of the program) and the distribution of the value of emission allowances (which would partly offset the gross cost). However, CBO did not analyze regional differences in these costs and benefits.
Like CBOs analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA), the analyses by NBER and RFF both assume that prices imposed on emissions ultimately would be borne by households in the form of higher prices for the goods and services that they consume, even if suppliers or intermediate users of fossil fuels initially pay the amounts involved. NBERs and RFFs analyses focus on the costs incurred once emissions are priced, and (like CBOs analysis) they do not address the transition costs of imposing such a price. Although the analyses by CBO, NBER, and RFF consider different carbon dioxide emission prices and examine policies in different years, the qualitative effects on households with different levels of income are similar in the studies; each finds that, measured as a share of annual income, the price increases would impose a larger burden on low-income households than on high-income households.
In contrast to CBOs analysis, the NBERs and RFFs analyses are not specific to ACESA: Most important, they examine methods of returning the allowance value (or tax revenues) to households that differ from the provisions in the legislation. This letter, therefore, addresses only the results concerning the price increases for households at various income levels (that is, the regional analysis of the gross annual cost per household, which CBO estimated to be $890 in its analysis):


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Jennifer Aniston Envies Pregnant Kate Middleton — Here's Why
There are so many reasons to envy Kate Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge. First of all, she's a duchess. She's part of The Royal Family. She's married to a prince. She's pregnant with The Royal Baby. She looks good in everything. She rarely misfires on anything.
The last two are kinda where Jennifer Aniston is going with her envy.
Jen talked to Marie Claire about her famous hair, including The Rachel of Friends, which she called a "high maintenance" nightmare. "It took three brushes — it was like doing surgery! Now I apply Living Proof Prime Style Extender and let it dry naturally for about an hour. Once it's halfway dry, I use low heat around the hairline and twist the strands with my fingers to get the cowlicks out. It's done in 10 minutes."
Jen, who admitted she's used hair extensions in the past, was also asked if anyone gives her "hair envy." Jen's answer: "Kate Middleton. Does she do her hair herself? She's got a hard job, being scrutinized like that. When I have a bad hair day, my hair just goes in a clip."
Kate does make it all look easy. And it can't hurt to know a woman who once had one of the most iconic hairstyles in modern history — and who was once married to Brad Pitt — envies you and your hair.
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Track training sessions (structured)?
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A web server belonging to Electronic Arts has been hacked and is now hosting a phishing website, according to what Paul Mutton from internet security firm Netcraft uncovered. Mutton said that hackers probably exploited a vulnerability in an online calendar application hosted on the web server to gain entry. The hacking group Derp has claimed responsibility for the hack and the phishing scheme. EA said that it is investigating Netcraft's claims.
The phishing scheme apparently ask users for a bunch of personal information like Apple IDs, credit card information and other personal info.
"The mere presence of old software can often provide sufficient incentive for a hacker to target one system over another, and to spend more time looking for additional vulnerabilities," he wrote.
One users give out all their personal information to the fake site, they are passed on to a legitimate Apple ID website to avoid detection.
Mutton says that he has informed EA about the site, but that it appeared to be online still the last time he checked.
You can read his entire post on the subject here.
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A colorful addition to a sleepy Astoria street (31st Avenue, naturally), Loveday 31's cutesy name is appropriate given its Skittles-colored interior and affable employees. Union Jack prints flank the entrance, which opens into a clothing-packed space where the few ladies it can hold bop their heads to Brit-invasion tunes that spill from the speakers.
What's in store: Mainly pieces from the '80s, but '60s mod and '70s disco have their place here as well. Dresses and boots rule at Loveday, along with a slew of flirty peacoats.
Price range: Dresses run between $45 and $65, and you'll be hard-pressed to find anything over $100. (The shop's employees pride themselves on having all the goods of Manhattan, but at lower prices.)


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A group of Long County High School students may have held an apparent gang initiation April 10 in the school's bathroom, according to Superintendent Dr. Robert Waters.
West Liberty County residents may soon get quicker emergency medical service when Liberty Regional EMS gets its first west-end station.
LUDOWICI - The Commander of the Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force recently asked the Long County commissioners for additional funding for 2009-10.
According to the Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force Unit Commander Al Cato, his agents were called in to help deputies on March 6 after they stopped a vehicle headed north on I-95, reportedly weaving and speeding. Cato said there were several occupants in the vehicle. During a brief investigation, agents and deputies arrested the driver, Jeremy Gunter, for DUI. Authorities searched the car and found each occupant had several large quantities of prescriptions for a schedule three controlled drug. Cato said the prescriptions had all been filled in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Everyone's seen them-seductive work-at-home opportunities hyped in flyers tacked to telephone poles, in newspaper classifieds, in your e-mail, and all over the web, promising you hundreds or thousands of dollars a week for typing, stuffing envelopes, processing medical billing, etc. And it's just a phone call or mouse click away...
Might be tempting during these uncertain economic times, but beware of any offers that promise easy money for minimum effort-many are scams that fill the coffers of criminals.
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ATLANTA - According to FBI reports, traffic enforcement units face some of the greatest risks on the road. In 2008, for the 12th year in a row, crashes and traffic-related incidents either equaled or exceeded officers under fire as the leading cause of police deaths in this country.
Total cases opened in March: 65
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The Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force is looking for these two men wanted for drug related charges in Liberty County.
The Multi Agency Crack Enforcement Drug Task Force is looking for these two men wanted for drug related charges in Liberty County.
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DC Comics Releases Video Presentation of the Relaunch
Released first from Bleeding Cool is DC Comic's video presentation of "The New 52." [Link] In attendance is Dan Didio, Jim Lee, Grant Morrison, Bob Harris, Eddie Berganza, and Geoff Joh – oh, nope…no Geoff Johns.
The video doesn't offer anything new for fans keeping up with the news but it's a nice presentation that sums up the whole shebang in about 3 minutes.
Two quotes stuck out to me:
That means that everybody can go out and buy their books in the traditional comic stores, but if you can't get there you can buy these books on the same day digitally, online, and that's what makes it great. [Dan Didio]
Whether your behind the relaunch or not, whether you hate the idea of new #1s or new costumes – to me – this makes sense. Comic shops are shutting down everywhere and print media is dying; offering your best material online the same day gives everyone a fair chance.
Were going to give them something that is the mother of all events. [Jim Lee]
"Event?" Jim Lee just said "event." I'm sure he's referring to the relaunch itself, but you heard him…he said "event." Mmmmmm….


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -
The University of Alabama Athletics Department dedicated the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the building on Saturday.
Among those in attendance for the dedication was Dr. Judy Bonner, Interim University President, Dr. Karen Baldwin, Interim Vice President of Advancement, Judge John H. England, Jr., member of the Board of Trustees, Dr. and Mrs. Roger Sayers, former University President, Mal Moore, Director of Athletics and Earl and Russ Baumgardner, sons of the late Roberta Alison Baumgardner, and their families.
"To Earl and Russ, we appreciate you allowing us, the Athletic Department at the University of Alabama, to name this magnificent building after your mother," said Moore. "We are so proud of what she accomplished in her days at this university and how she had been supportive of this university and our athletic department through the years."
Alison Baumgardner lettered for three seasons at Alabama on the men's tennis team. Men's coach Jason Morton discovered the Alexander City, Ala. native and enticed her to play on the varsity men's team at the Capstone because there was no women's team at the time. She won the women's collegiate singles championship titles in both 1962 and 1963 and teamed with Missouri's Justina Bricka for the 1963 women's collegiate doubles national title.
Alison Baumgardner was a four-time Blue Gray and three-time Southern Tournament champion. She is a member of the Southern Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame, the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame and the Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Alison Baumgardner was also among the inaugural inductees into the University of Alabama's Tennis Hall of Fame. She passed away on March 20, 2009 at the age of 65.
"This is such an honor for our family to be included in such a wonderful project," said Earl Baumgardner. "If my mother were here today, she too would be honored. On behalf of my brother and our families, we are very proud to have this building named in her honor."
The six-court facility is located adjacent to the outdoor stadium and features a lobby, restrooms and overhead seating above the courts in addition to seating at court level. The addition of the indoor will not only provide a facility for the teams to compete during implement weather, but it also will benefit Alabama when submitting bids to host events such as the NCAA Championship.
In addition to the dedication of the new indoor facility, the Crimson Tide women's team holds an annual tournament in her honor, the Roberta Alison Fall Classic, which brings in several of the nation's top tennis powers annually.
"This is the finest indoor tennis facility in the country," said Alabama women's tennis head coach Jenny Mainz. "Roberta Alison Baumgardner would be very proud of it, and we are going to work very hard at winning championships in this building. On behalf of Billy Pate, the Alabama men's tennis and women's tennis programs, all the coaches, players and staff, we thank all of you, and we are very excited to break this building in and do successful things in here."


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Heated Exchange: Ed Henry Challenges the President Over NSA Surveillance Program
Moments ago during the president's year-end press conference, Fox News Channel's Ed Henry challenged President Obama on whether he was misleading the American people when he said six months ago that intelligence officials had struck the right balance with the NSA surveillance program.
Reporter to Obama: 'Has This Been Your Worst Year?'
"When it comes to the right balance on surveillance, these are a series of judgment calls that we're making every single day cause we've got a whole bunch of folks whose job it is to make sure that the American people are protected," the president clarified.
While Henry conceded that it is a huge responsibility for the president to be responsible for the safety of the American people, he pressed the president on whether he has any personal regrets that he's now backing off his previous reassurances.
Judge Nap: 'NSA Couldn't Even Prove Its Phone Surveillance Stopped an Attack'
Obama responded, "What I am saying is is that the statements I made then are entirely consistent with the statements I make now, which is that we believed that we had scrubbed these programs and struck an appropriate balance […] What I've also said though is that in light of the disclosures that have taken place, it is clear that whatever benefit the configuration of this particular program may have may be outweighed by the concerns that people have on its potential abuse."
Watch part one of the back-and-forth above and part two below.


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West Pittston Library reopens at temporary location
WEST PITTSTON - It still kind of looks like a Blockbuster, but the focus is all books.
The West Pittston Library reopened Wednesday at its new temporary location, nearly six weeks after Tropical Storm Lee flooded the Susquehanna River and destroyed the library's original home.
Now housed in the former Blockbuster at the Insalaco's Shopping Center on Wyoming Avenue, the library still boasts some of the movie rental franchise's features and flair, including blue checkout counters and large walk-of-fame stars on the walls.
"We love it," said library director Anne Bramblett Barr, "It's a nice big space, lots of windows. And it's also conveniently located."
Bramblett Barr said it became obvious that it would be months before the library would be able to open and they needed to move to a temporary location.
With the help of volunteers and the generosity of donors, the library moved thousands of books to the new shop.
"They were completely critical," Bramblett Barr said of the library's helpers.
Millersville University supplied two moving trucks worth of shelves, and Allied Services donated 20 computers - actually allowing the library to offer 15 computers, nine more than at the original location - for public use.
"You can just tell that the community really, really loves its library," Bramblett Barr said.
Signs of the September flood, though, were evident on every half-filled shelf. Bramblett Barr said the library lost half its collection, roughly 12,000 books.
"We were able to save the rest of them because we acted so quickly," she said.
Of those destroyed were two of Bramblett's favorite books, Michael Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" and A.S. Byatt's "Possession." Both were part of a display of staff picks at the old location.
"I think every single one of them was destroyed," she said of the staff's favorite books.
A little more than an hour after the library reopened Wednesday, circulation coordinator Maria Heck had already checked out a few books to patrons. When asked if Heck and Bramblett Barr were happy to be away from the flood mud, they just smiled.
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Innate immune responses at the epithelial boundaries in preterm infants (lung, intestine) can be protective, but inflammatory responses may also cause significant damage. Necrotizing enterocolitis is a devastating, multi-factorial disease marked by intense inflammation, which may be related to changes in the intestinal microbiome combined with compromised perfusion. Dr. Nathan focuses on antecedent factors leading to necrotizing enterocolitis and is interested in applying quality improvement methods to reduce the incidence of this major morbidity in preterm infants.
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For many, Obama's election came with an almost visceral sense of relief that it signaled the beginning of the end for the administration of President Bush, who has become extremely unpopular in much of the world.
From the cafes of Beirut to the town named Obama, Japan, much of the world viewed Barack Obama's electoral triumph as a transformative event that could repair the battered reputation of the United States, lift the aspirations of minorities everywhere and renew the chances for diplomacy rather than war.
Huge numbers of foreigners and U.S. citizens abroad jammed venues for live broadcasts of vote counting. In Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Steers, a 23-year-old Brazilian documentary filmmaker, said that Obama could improve the United States' image abroad.
"Obama is someone the world can trust," Steers said. "That is the most important thing for American right now: regaining its trust in the world community."
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For many, Obama's election came with an almost visceral sense of relief that it signaled the beginning of the end for the administration of President Bush, who has become extremely unpopular in much of the world.
A recent BBC poll found that people in all 22 nations the network surveyed preferred Obama by a wide margin to McCain, who was widely identified with Bush and the Republican Party.
"At a time when we have to confront immense challenges together, your election raises great hopes in France, in Europe and in the rest of the world," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a congratulations letter to Obama.
"As a black British woman, I can't believe that America has voted in a black president," said Jackie Humphries, 49, a librarian who partied with 1,500 people at the U.S. Embassy in London Tuesday night.
"It makes me feel like there is a future that includes all of us," she said, wrapping her arm around a life-size cardboard likeness of the new U.S. president-elect.
"Americans overcame the racial divide and elected Obama because they wanted the real thing: a candidate who spoke from the bottom of his heart," said Terumi Hino, a photographer and painter in Tokyo. "I think this means the United States can go back to being admired as the country of dreams."
In South Africa, Nelson Mandela, the civil rights icon who helped bring down his country's apartheid regime, released a letter to Obama that said, "Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place."
Desmond Tutu, another iconic anti-apartheid leader and the retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, said Obama's victory tells "people of color that for them, the sky is the limit."
"We have a new spring in our walk and our shoulders are straighter," Tutu said, echoing a commonly held sentiment across the continent.
The world sees Obama as more than a racial standard-bearer, of course, and many praised Obama for his policies on everything from Iraq to health care, which are known to the world in remarkable detail.
"I'm glad that a person who talks about change has won," Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and anti-communist icon, said on Polish television Wednesday. "Now I want to know what changes he wants to introduce."
In Mexico City, Mexicans say a focus on solving America's economic woes would go a long way toward fixing their country's financial troubles, too.
Said Alejandro Orozco, 52, who sells passport binders outside the U.S. embassy: "Any trouble that the U.S. has affects Mexico. If he can make that better, we would be grateful."
Nicaragua's leftist leader Daniel Ortega is another who is celebrating Obama's victory. "Really it's a miracle that the United States for the first time in its history has a black president who has shown he is willing to dialogue with Latin American countries and is open to reviewing free-trade agreements," Ortega said Wednesday.
Many around the world found hope in Obama's international roots.
In Indonesia, where Obama lived as a child, hundreds of students at his former elementary school erupted in cheers when he was declared the winner, pouring into the courtyard where they hugged, danced in the rain and chanted "Obama! Obama!"
"What an inspiration. He is the first truly global U.S. president the world has ever had," said Pracha Kanjananont, a 29-year-old Thai sitting at a Starbuck's in Bangkok.
Some said Obama's victory was a call to re-examine racial issues in their own countries.
"The Maoris and the Pacific Islanders are going to take inspiration from him," said Calum McKenzie, 34, speaking from the Mustang Saloon & Grill in Auckland, New Zealand.
The campaign drew intense interest in the Middle East, where residents gathered before dawn in cafes, bars and shops to watch the historic election unfold.
Even if they disagreed with his politics, Israelis and Palestinians, Sunni and Shiite Muslims, Arabs and Jews all saw Obama's victory as a transforming event for the United States and the world. There was broad belief that Americans were embracing a new strategy for the region, one that relies on diplomacy. Many saw that as a change for the better.
In a Beirut restaurant, Miriam, a 28-year-old from southern Lebanon, said that her two brothers, both members of the militant Islamic group Hezbollah, saw Obama as a leader who was willing to take diplomatic risks to avoid military confrontations.
"They think Obama will not damage the Middle East the way Bush did, and they were afraid if McCain made it, the whole region would be in danger," she said.
"For the first time I feel the phrase, 'I hereby declare that all men are created equal,' from the U.S. Declaration of Independence, really came to life for me today," said architect Mamdouh al-Sobaihi, a guest at a post-election reception Wednesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. "U.S. history has returned to its roots. The forefathers would be very pleased with today's election," he said.
Saudi journalist Samir Saadi said that Obama's election means "the U.S. has won the war on terror."
"Given Obama's name, his background, the doubts about his religion, Americans still voted for him and this proved that America is a democracy," he said. "People here are starting to believe in the U.S. again."
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The verdict handed down Tuesday against Marissa Devault (dehv-WAH) in her husband's 2009 death sets the stage for prosecutors to urge jurors to sentence her to death.
Prosecutors say Devault killed her husband, Dale Harrell, in a failed bid to collect on a life insurance policy to repay about $300,000 in loans from her boyfriend.
Devault says she killed her husband in self-defense and told investigators he had physically and sexually abused her in the past.
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text: By Elizabeth StrandSports Writer The Wallace Wildcats traveled to Benkelman on Friday, May 4 for the DCS Twilight Meet. There were 10 schools competing, including: Cheylin (Kan.), Rawlins County (Kan.), Dundy County Stratton, Hayes Center, Maywood, Chase County, Perkins County, Wauneta/Palisade, South Platte, and Wallace. Wallace placed 10th in both the girls and boys final standings with 14 and 6 points respectively. Several of the Wildcats improved their personal best marks: Shane Anders (100–13.2, shot–37'2"), Juan Gomez (3200–12:58.40), John Marquardt (100–13.0, shot–36'6.5", discus–101'5"), Taylor Nielson (800–2:24.10), Jackson Porter (100–14.0, shot–35'7.5"), Anna Griffiths (800–3:02), Sara Hubbard (400–1:08.5), and Mickayla Sheets (800–2:48, discus–58'11"). Other meet highlights included Shane Anders making Super Cat and Alex Lundvall's return to competition. The next meet for the Wildcats is the D10 District Meet to be held in Sutherland on Wednesday, May 9th. Girls Results1st Chase County 156 points2nd Perkins County 99 points 100 meter dash–1st L. Leitner, RC, 12.90 200 meter dash–1st L. Leitner, RC, 26.50 400 meter run–1st A. Fanning, W/P, 1:03.20 800 meter run–7th Emily Hasenauer, Wallace, 2:48.00; 1st A. Kemling, PC, 2:33.80 1600 meter run–8th Mickayla Sheets, Wallace, 7:02.90; 1st P. Spady, CC, 5:50.50 3200 meter run–7th Jaclyn Nelson, Wallace, 16:53.50; 1st S. Busse, Cheylin, 13:54.20 100 meter hurdles–1st K. Jussell, CC, 15.70 300 meter hurdles–(New Meet Record) 1st K. Jussell, CC, 46.00 4x100 meter relay–1st Chase County, 53.20 4x400 meter relay–7th Wallace (Hayley Storm, Alex Lundvall, Anna Griffiths, Sara Hubbard), 5:06.20; 1st Chase County, 4:16.80 4x800 meter relay–4th Wallace (Hayley Storm, Emily Hasenauer, Jaclyn Nelson, Mickayla Sheets), 12:31.50; 1st Perkins County, 10:35.30 High jump–1st J. Maris, W/P, 4'8" Pole vault–1st K. Hoffert, PC, 8'0" Long jump–7th Sara Hubbard, Wallace, 13'10"; 1st H. Large, HC, 15'11" Triple jump–1st A. Wolters, RC, 32'8.5" Shot put–1st F. Burr, Cheylin, 36'6.5" Discus–1st J. Koellner, CC, 106'4"Boys Results 1st Dundy County Stratton 162 points 2nd Chase County 152 points 100 meter dash–1st Q. Hite, PC, 11.50 200 meter dash–1st M. Cullen, PC, 23.30 400 meter run–1st D. Sullivan, CC, 54.20 800 meter run–6th Taylor Nielson, Wallace, 2:24.10; 1st L. Swenson, DC, 2:03.50 1600 meter run–1st T. Freeland, DCS, 4:53.30 3200 meter run–6th Juan Gomez, Wallace, 12:58.40; 1st H. Dreiling, CC, 11:08.20 110 meter hurdles–1st S. Gohl, HC, 16.30 300 meter hurdles–1st K. German, CC, 42.50 4x100 meter relay–1st Perkins County, 44.30 4x400 meter relay–1st Dundy County Stratton, 3:37.60 4x800 meter relay–1st Dundy County Stratton, 8:36.10 High jump–1st T. Rehbein, HC, 6'0" Pole vault–1st T. Reichert, DCS, 11'6" Long jump–1st T. Estrada, DCS, 19'11.75" Triple jump–1st E. Carlson, PC, 38'8" Shot put–1st W. Zarkowski, DCS, 53'2" Discus–1st W. Zarkowski, DCS, 149'0"


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Gases and odors may be a nuisance for many livestock producers, but they also can be a life-threatening danger when confined to buildings or manure pits.
Every year in Iowa, incidents are reported in which someone is overcome by deadly manure gases. These incidents have resulted in several deaths and many more illnesses caused by exposure to poisonous gases. This does not include economic losses from animals that die from the gases.
It is difficult to know when air quality problems will occur. The best precaution is to understand the sources of air quality problems, and what to do to reduce or eliminate them. This publication will discuss five common gases found in manure storage facilities, and other hidden dangers.
Gases are generated as animal wastes break down. Gas builds over time, often rising to the surface and escaping into the air. Enclosed livestock areas must be ventilated, even on cold winter days, to remove moisture and gases. When ventilation rates fall below a minimum, or when conditions increase the release of gas to the air (such as pit agitation), serious problems can occur.
- Carbon dioxide is the result of animal respiration. Carbon monoxide is the result of using combustion equipment, such as heaters and gas-operated power washers, in a confined area. This equipment produces more carbon monoxide when engines don't burn cleanly.
- Ammonia is a troublesome by-product of manure decomposition. It is an eye irritant at levels above 20 to 25 ppm. When exposed to levels around 1,500 ppm, people begin to cough and froth at the mouth. Ammonia is deadly at 5,000 ppm.
- Methane is dangerous because it is highly combustible. At concentrations of 50,000 ppm or more (a level of 5 percent), methane can explode. Methane gas is produced as animal wastes decompose, and warm temperatures accelerate this process. Another problem is that this colorless, odorless, tasteless gas is difficult to detect. Methane is lighter than air and will accumulate in the top of unvented areas, such as closed pits. The maximum allowable concentration is 1,000 ppm, or 0.1 percent.
- Hydrogen sulfide is the most dangerous gas found in enclosed livestock operations. It is responsible for most manure-related deaths of animals and people.
- Provide extra ventilation during agitation.
- Never enter a pit without precautions.
- If you suspect high hydrogen sulfide levels for any reason, leave the building immediately. Signs include the presence of sick or dead animals in the area, or a sudden headache or dizziness.
At high concentrations, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide can cause respiratory distress and headaches. At prolonged high exposures, these gases can be fatal. Federal standards set maximum concentrations at 5,000 parts per million (ppm), about 0.5 percent, for carbon dioxide; and 50 ppm, about 0.005 percent, for carbon monoxide.
Solution: These gases usually aren't a problem under normal conditions with proper ventilation. However, it's important to maintain some ventilation at all times, even when animals are not present.
Ammonia has a distinct odor, which humans can detect in concentrations as small as 5 ppm. It's common during winter months for ammonia levels to exceed 25 ppm, even under normal winter ventilation rates. Although it is debated by safety experts, 25 ppm is frequently recommended as a maximum acceptable level for ammonia. If your eyes burn when you enter an enclosed livestock facility, you know ammonia levels are at least 20 ppm.
Solution: Provide at least a minimum winter ventilation rate throughout the year. Water attracts ammonia, so frequent rinsing of equipment or leaving at least a half-inch of water in pits or on the floor can help.
Solution: Make sure all pits and manure storage areas are adequately ventilated. Prohibit all open sparks or flames in areas near pits or storage facilities.
Within seconds of exposure, hydrogen sulfide can cause unconsciousness, which can be fatal. Concentrations as low as 1,000 ppm can result in death. The maximum allowable concentration is 10 ppm.
Hydrogen sulfide is heavier than air, so it will accumulate in underground pits or other low-lying, unventilated areas. Although its rotten egg odor can be detected at levels of less than 1 ppm, the gas will paralyze the sense of smell at higher levels.
Solution: Whenever you work in manure storage facilities, always assume hydrogen sulfide is present. Follow these safety precautions to minimize the dangers of hydrogen sulfide:
The large volume of liquid that must be stored in many manure systems is also a danger. Children and adults can drown in pits, commonly as deep as 8 feet. Pits typically have either very steep or vertical walls, making escape almost impossible.
Pits are inaccessible if they're covered by slats, and outdoor pits with concrete lids pose few dangers to bystanders or workers. However, the cost of covering pits and the larger size of pits in recent years has lead to increasing use of open pits, both earthen and concrete. Without protection, such as high fences and locked gates, open pits are potential hazards.
Another problem may be push-off ramps used in some dairy operations. A strong safety cable at the end of the ramp may prevent a machine from falling into the pit. Beef and dairy pits also may form unstable crusts that can get covered with weeds.
Never try to rescue someone who is unconscious in a manure storage structure unless you have the proper equipment and knowledge of the situation. Multiple deaths are common because rescuers succumb to the same gases as the victim.
The immediate response should be to contact an ambulance or local emergency medical services. You may attempt a rescue if you are wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus, have a rescue line, and have another person at the end of the line to help.
Toxic odors and gases are natural by-products of all livestock operations. Persons who work in these environments must know that air quality problems can develop at any time. However, a cautious attitude and proper equipment can help you avoid a life-threatening situation.
How Much Do You Know?
- Which
manure gases can you readily smell?
- ammonia
- hydrogen sulfide
- carbon dioxide
- How
deep are most manure pits?
- 4 ft.
- 8 ft.
- 12 ft.
- The ammonia level is at least 20 parts per million (ppm) if your eyes burn. True or false?
- How
much hydrogen sulfide can be fatal?
- 10 ppm
- 100 ppm
- 1,000 ppm
- If
you're pumping out a deep pit in a building and notice dead
hogs, what could be the cause?
- exposure to methane
- exposure to hydrogen sulfide
- exposure to ammonia
- When someone is overcome by manure gases, try to get that person out as quickly as possible. True or false?
See answers at the end of "What Can You Do?".
What Can You Do?
- Learn the danger signs of toxic levels of manure gases.
- Post warning signs around manure pits and enclosed livestock facilities about the possibility of a contaminated atmosphere.
- Inquire about the rescue equipment available from your local emergency response team to handle gases that could be present in your operation.
- Maintain a fence around open pits and keep the gate locked at all times.
- Keep the area around earthen pits mowed and free of tall weeds.
- Never enter a manure pit alone.
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- For regulations regarding manure pits or livestock storage facilities, contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or your local extension office.
- For details about manure gases and their prevention, contact your local extension office for a copy of the Midwest Plan Service's Waste Facilities Handbook, MWPS-18. This is a fee publication.
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Ok, today I was checking out at Target and ran into the guy I filed a sexual harassment claim against 2 years ago. We both worked for the same company, and he was my very inappropriate manager.
I was transferred to another store, and he was fired. I ended up leaving the company to stay home with my then newborn, because I was not comfortable staying with the company and didn't want to risk running into the guy again. Today he saw me (we have not seen each other for 2 years) and he waited for me to finish checking out. Then, started harassing me right there in Target. I walked away rather quickly, and felt very uncomfortable. It was in front of my 2 year old and this guy was swearing and everything. I drove to my husband's job and hung around there for a bit because I didn't know if this guy would follow me home or something.
I spoke to a police officer that recommended I file an order of protection, which I plan to. But I'm still upset that happened. And on top of other things, I'm just finding myself feeling very angry!
Thanks for letting me vent.. any advice?


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Oil futures inched lower Friday as markets calmed a bit following Thursday's tumultuous news out of Ukraine and Israel.
Light sweet crude futures for August delivery fell 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $102.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude futures for September delivery fell 6 cents, or less than 0.1%, to $107.84 a barrel on the ICE futures exchange.
A wave of global unrest Thursday--including news of an airliner shot down over Ukraine and Israeli military moves prior to invading the Gaza Strip--sparked a jump in prices. Traders flooded the market with activity as the events heightened fears of supply disruptions.
However, with no immediate threat to oil supplies, prices have stopped rising, analysts said.
"Geopolitical risk came back on stage yesterday [Thursday] and you saw a knee-jerk reaction to it in the market," said Richard Soultanian, president of NUS Consulting Group in New Jersey. "But you have to ask yourself, 'Did any of these things really have an impact on oil?'"
The market had grown complacent with ongoing tensions in the Middle East in recent weeks--with U.S. crude prices slipping below $100 a barrel Tuesday. Prices dropped as Libya increased oil production, and Iraq's oil fields remained far from the focus of fighting in the nation. Also, U.S. oil inventory data has consistently shown high levels of domestic supply.
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In a recent interview, DMX was candid about his feelings towards several emcees. The New York rapper shared that he feels Jay-Z tried to "eliminate the competition" during his time as Def Jam President. He also explained that he does not like Drake or "anything about Drake" and that he is not impressed by Rick Ross.
When speaking about Jay-Z, X said that he feels he wasn't treated fairly by Def Jam when Jigga was the head of the label.
"I see what's really good. You trying to eliminate the competition. At first you retire, then get me off the label and now you're back rapping again," he added as a guest on The Breakfast Club. "That was just some bullshit. You know what it is. That was getting rid of the competition."
Later, he was open about his feelings towards Rick Ross. X shared that he is not impressed and added that he feels Ross' subject matter is not diverse.
"I'm just not impressed," he said when a radio personality inquired about Rick Ross' lyrical skills. "He's aight, man. He talks about eating and girlfriends too much. How much can a nigga eat? How much weed can you smoke? Let's talk about something else...I see a whole 'nother side of the coin, son."
He was then asked if he liked Drake, to which he replied with a simple, "No." He then went further by saying he doesn't like anything about the Young Money emcee.
"No," he confirmed. "I don't like anything about Drake. I don't like his fucking voice. I don't like what he talks about. I don't like his face. I don't like the way he walks. Nothing."
An emcee he was complimentary towards was J. Cole, saying "J. Cole is nice." X also confirmed that he's on a new reality show with his ex-wife. He then added that he still drinks and smokes but says that he's not doing "hard" drugs. DMX also shared that he does not know how to use a computer and that he's not a fan of Twitter. For more from the interview, check the clip below.
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For those in the US, here's a great resource for finding out what your state's DNA laws are and to also learn more about its forensic science policies:
It's a clickable map from the National Conference of State Legislatures. As the site says:
State legislatures consider and enact laws that address the administration and use of forensic science by state justice systems. Issues addressed in these measures include the delegation of oversight responsibilities for forensic services, accreditation standards for forensic laboratories, access to post-conviction DNA testing, the collection and analysis of DNA samples from arrested and convicted individuals, standards for the collection and testing of sexual assault evidence and procedures for eyewitness identification. Use this map to search forensic science laws by state.
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Moody's Actions Add Pressure To The Inevitable In France?
Hopefully all remember my proclamamtions on the FIRE sector and France suffereing from Italian exposure. I also warned on Italy itself, two year ago (subscribers reference Italy public finances projection). Thus, in today's news...
Moody's downgrades three major Italian insurers:
(Reuters) - Moody's lowered the credit rating of three major Italian insurers on Tuesday, piling more pressure on the euro zone's third largest economy after a string of downgrades on Monday and a sovereign downgrade last week.
Italy's largest domestic insurer Generali Assicurazioni and its subsidiaries were lowered to Baa1, while Unipol Assicurazioni, and Allianz Spa had ratings cut by two notches each.
"The downgrade of Generali reflects the insurer's direct exposure to Italian sovereign risk in terms of both investment portfolio and business profile," Moody's said in a statement.
By the end of 2011, Italian government bonds represented 19 percent or 46 billion euros ($56.18 billion) of Generali's total fixed-income portfolio, or 253 percent of shareholders' equity, according to the statement.
Government bonds constituted 47 percent of the fixed income portfolio of Unipol Assicurazioni with 222 percent of shareholders' equity.
All the institutions mentioned in the statement were given negative outlooks.
Included in this group were the insurers that I cautioned on in 2010 (subscribers reference Sovereign Debt Exposure of European Insurers and Reinsurers (439.61 kB 2010-05-19 01:56:52)
My warning on the Italian banks have come to pass (subscribers reference Italian Banking Macro-Fundamental Discussion Note) as Moody's slashes ratings of 13 Italian banks: The move follows a cut in the Italian government's long-term issuer rating last week. Italian banks had previously been downgraded in mid-May, as part of an international bank rating review. Ratings agencies rarely rate banks higher than the country in which they are headquartered, as they assume that if the sovereign goes, so will the bank. Therefore, the downgrades aren't exactly surprising, but could increase pressure on the already troubled lenders.
As a result Italian yields went up a few days ago - Italian Yields Forced Higher on Rating's Cut Ahead of Debt Sale, and went even higher today as Bund yeilds were actually issued with negative yields pushing that spread/gap ever wider... Bunds rise as Germany sells debt at negative yields
Italian 10-year yields were four basis points up at 6.07 percent, with two-year debt underperforming, yielding 8 bps more on the day at 3.96
Mish (Mike Shedlock) adds... Italy GDP expected to contract by 2% globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/.../
So, when are the alarms going to be sounded by anybody other then BoomBustBlog for France??? I have made this quite clear in the past, namely in Watch The Pandemic Bank Flu Spread From Italy To France To ... where I simply quoted the arithmetical obvious, then in French Banks Can Set Off Contagion That Will ... where I basically did the same. Subscribers can reference French Bank Observations & Focus on...(519.21 kB 2012-06-28 08:36:37). Part and parcel to this common sense update is recognition of the fact that Italy will bust French banks, causing France to do the socialist bailout thingy. See this chart from the report...
French bank Italian Exposure: As Italy pops with outrageous funding yields (just like Greece), France will be forced to bailout its banks once again, leaving the socialist country facing the dilemma of potentially having to ask for a bailout itself. As you may know from my previous writings, the French banking system is bigger than France itself so a true bailout cannot practically come from within.
Subscribers, see also
- Sovereign Contagion Model - Retail (961.43 kB 2010-05-04 12:32:46)
- Sovereign Contagion Model - Pro & Institutional
- Irish Bank Strategy Note
- Euro Bank Soveregn Debt Exposure Final -Retail
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Yea, but even if they could get a huge bank bailout, will it grow the economy? So far no good, not here, not there, not anywhere. Looks like a debt julbilee is the only thing that might work and that would break the banks. No this pig is stuck, isn't it.
Nationalization first. France is probably the only European country that can do that actually. Of course "recapitalizing the country then becomes a problem." got gold? Let me guess..."no. But we do have IMF!"
Didn't these banks pay Moody's enough for a good rating?
Reggie in a previous post I asked you this question : 2606264
You never replied. Your current post should address this issue whereby the official version in France is that its banks now have Basel III level of first tier capital to 10%
Les banques françaises ont atteint le niveau de capitaux requis
I know this does not reply to financial tsunami risks if Italy tanks. But there again the official ECB meme is that Italian Banking will never be allowed to tank. A bit like the FED meme saying that since the 1930s in USA, the FED has as official policy to never allow TBTF banks to tank. Given the contagion risk and potential derivative pile up unwind, if what you say could/will happen to french banking, it ALSO means lights out WS if that shit does actually hit the fans and puts both ECB and fED in the face of contagion banking collapse.
Print to infinity FED will also go belly up!
So whats gone around since 2008 will come around again on both sides of the Pond!
Its financial armageddon all around or its print to infinity all around; aka they won't allow Italian banks to tank.
Now that...is the official Oligarchy party line theory...We know since Glass Steagall revoke, the firewall between TBTF commercial banks and Investment banks/Casino trading ops having disappeared, its gonna make the FED old meme of 1930s virtually impossible to ensure, in case of across the pond contagion in banking world.
What Canada does to protect its banks the US can no more do!
Minsk Moment coming soon... Take Reggie's work along with the David Korowicz's "Trade Off" (at FESTA) and we are facing the high probability of a collapse of a complex networked society....
Now add M Pettis most recent article on China to the mix for a sobering assessment.
watching the tour de france, one of the finest sporting events on the planet, has made me truly despise the french.
they self sabotage their only true sporting event, so its no surprise to me that their entire banking system would sabotage itself.
what a truly uninformed ignorant and bigoted thing to say.
I would love to see your face when they take Lance Armstrongs 7 titles away from him later this summer for cheating. I wont be blaming the whole of America for one mans cheating though.
care to explain the "self sabotage meme?". As for despising national traits, I think there is an impressive pecking order list that looks like this for the "libertarian free market addict" :
1° OBama's USA (unless you are a kleptocrat)
2° Cameron's UK (unless you are an Oligarch)
3° Merkel's Germany (unless you like bavarian beer fest and BMWs)
4° Hollande's France (unless you like state despostism and society's suffocation)
5° Japan's Fukushima shushi bar (unless you love bonsai ficus)
6° Putin's Russia (unless you like drunken blondes who sing in russian)
7° Communist/Kleptocratic China (unless you own Foxconn)
8° Zionist Israel (unless you are tribe member)
9° Theocratic Iran/Afghan (unless you like women as walking tents)
10° Any other nation who smells of different brand of living to Americanese. Just fill in the blank.
How's that for a "hater's" check list?
Most people who despise themselves love to despise others. But that's another story!
Very interesting Reg but what are the consequences? Do I exchange all my U-code euro banknotes for X? Cancel my vacation in the Dordogne?
"French banking system is bigger than France itself so a true bailout cannot practically come from within."
Too big to not fail.
Its true for the USA; with the derivatives sauce thrown in, all bubbling in shadow banking cauldron and not accounted for on official bank balance sheets!
You speak with forked tongue. You must be a US cavalryman in this Apache movie!
That quote was interesting, because the same could be said of US banks. The top 50 banks reporting to the Fed by total asset value is $15.3 trillion. The US nominal GDP is $15.1 trillion. LOL. The top 10 banks: $11.3 trillion. The Top 5: $8.7 trillion.Rank Institution Name (RSSD ID) Total Assets 03/31/2012 1 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (1039502) $2,320,330,000 2 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (1073757) $2,180,055,682 3 CITIGROUP INC. (1951350) $1,944,423,000 4 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (1120754) $1,333,799,000 5 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE (2380443) $951,217,000
The counterargument is "yeah, well, those assets on a MTM basis are probably more like a third of that", but I think the same could be said of the US GDP value in real terms.


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IBM is proud to announce that Michael Phelps will address the audience at Pulse 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.
On August 16, 2008 Michael Phelps etched his name in Olympic history by winning his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, surpassing Mark Spitz for the most gold medals in a single Olympics. Seven of his eight wins set new world records, and with the addition of his six gold medals from the 2004 Olympics, Phelps has now won the most Olympic gold medals in history.
Phelps has been making waves in the world of sports since he was young. He tied the record for the most medals at a single Olympics in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games when he earned six gold medals and eight medals overall. Already a sports legend at the age of 22, he has been named World Swimmer of the Year for three out of the last four years (2003, 2004, and 2006).
Although he is young, he has already had a lifetime of experiences—in the pool and out. He founded "Swim with the Stars"—the first ever Olympic Swimming Tour that travels the country to give kids the opportunity to learn from the best. He is also a national spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Clubs.
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It's spring time in New York City! Finally, we can frolic with our friends with no worries. Well, no worries of freezing to death is what I mean. We also have the freedom to wear less, yes! Less! Shorts, tanks, sandals, dresses… Should I keep going?
It's also picnic, rooftop party, and street festival time! A great picnic with many things and people to play with is one of my favorite things to do in New York City. There are many beautiful parks to have a picnic in, and my favorite is Central Park. I also have many great locations within the park, whether I'm looking to have a romantic picnic, or one to people watch, or one to climb trees, I have a location. Recently, my friends and I chose the "Great Lawn" for our activity-filled picnic, and it was a blast. We played frisbee (terribly), hula-hooped (duh!), cart-wheeled, played bridge with our bodies, climbed trees, and laughed (way too much).
Things to have for a great picnic:
1- Great friends who won't get embarrassed, and who are willing to move around.
2- Fruits, lots of it!
3- Healthy finger foods: carrots, crackers and humus work well.
4- Water! If you're planning on doing as much as we did, you definitely need water.
5- Toys: Frisbee, football, soccer ball, hula-hoop, playing cards are some of my favorites.
6- Champagne (not always) but you can never go wrong with Champagne. This time we had none. We did have sparkling grapefruit juice though, and it was delicious!
7- Ice cream bars! Make sure you eat them before they melt.
8- Great attitude! You should not go on a picnic if you're cranky, "ain't nobody got time for that."
9- A good blanket. It's always good to have something to rest on besides prickly grass.
10- A book? Nah! You're outside, have fun. Roll around on the grass, sniff your underarms, make funny noises, and scream that you love life!
I hope this picnic tutorial helped. Let me know how it works out. Now what our video![youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GU7DMLtEg&feature=share&list=UUZfnhKK-JnNCsDD2LuxqP6w%5D
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but sometimes a book can be fun too!
That part was for you. I was wondering if you were around!


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What this guy is doing on this team does not receive enough credit. He seems like a laid back guy but it's time for him to start demanding more of his teammates. In case it hasn't been posted, a nice article about Brackins in the KC Star:
Brackins' big game at Iowa State nets honors - Kansas City Star
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There's a new kid on the executive block.
A growing number of organizations are designating a chief commercial officer, who oversees growth and commercial success. The number of "CCO" appointments globally has risen from five in 2001 to 56 last year, with 36 in just the first half of this year, according to a new report from executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
"The role of the right hand to the CEO has begun to morph and move away from ownership of the operations—i.e., the chief operating officer—and more toward ownership of the customer and the customer interface. This is the gap that the CCO is coming in to fill," John Abele, global managing partner of Heidrick & Struggles, said in a statement.
The chief commercial officer follows other newer titles in the C-suite, such as chief talent officer and chief marketing officer. The position is emerging amid the recession, when companies are scrambling to increase revenue.
The CCO role also has something to do with the complex ways firms are relating to customers today, Abele argues.
"The explosion of many divergent sales channels, especially the digital channel, has forced companies to think differently about their customers and how they interact with them," Abele said in a statement.
Among the new cadre of chief commercial officers is Chris Kendrick-Parker of Madison, Wisconsin-based biotech firm Cellular Dynamics International.
Kendrick-Parker has held his post since late 2007, when the 65-person stem cell technologies company created the role. His duties include business development, investor relations and product development. He also works to convince the CEO and CFO of the wisest uses of the firm's money.
"It's herding cats," Kendrick-Parker said of his post.
Another company with a CCO is JFK IAT, a private firm that operates Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
In February 2008, JFK IAT promoted Janice Holden to chief commercial officer in charge of the firm's newly created Commercial Department. Holden's duties include securing new airline partners, working with retail partners and handling other revenue-generating business such as advertising, film shoots and events.
Rob Wiener, managing partner of the Los Angeles office of executive recruiting firm Lucas Group, said he hasn't heard of chief commercial officer openings. But in keeping with the CCO focus on growth, Wiener notices recruiting activity for jobs that spur new sales. These include positions in e-commerce that combine analytic skill with sales and marketing chops.
"There's more of a reach for revenue-generating professionals than I've seen in the past," Wiener said.
Dave Barnes, senior client partner at search firm Korn/Ferry International, said he hasn't seen the chief commercial officer title in the consumer products field. A more common role, he said, is "chief customer officer"—someone who helps a consumer products manufacturer coordinate its relationships with major retailers like Wal-Mart or CVS.
In recent years, such positions have taken on profit-and-loss responsibilities to give them some "teeth" and make them more attractive to candidates, Barnes said.
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Damaged Goods Presents: I Made A Funny!
Live at The Bard's Town
1801 Bardstown Road
Saturday, September 28th, 2013
Doors at 7:00, Show starts at 7:30
Only $10 cash at the door!
Damaged Goods is back in action and ready to slap you silly with their unique brand of high energy improv comedy!
Damaged Goods has spent most of 2013 thrilling audiences from Nashville, to Chicago and right here in Louisville! Often called "The Best Improv South of Chicago", Damaged Goods' unique style of high energy improv games continues to leave audiences begging for more. They've even recently performed at the Chicago Improv Festival and the Detroit Improv Festival to high praise!
Come out to The Bard's Town (corner of Bardstown Rd. and Speed Ave.) on September 28th and find out firsthand why people keep coming back to see Damaged Goods live! The team promises to play some of their signature short form improv games and you never know what else those crazy guys will have cooked up!
Don't forget! The Bard's Town offers a full menu of fantastic food and a bar overflowing with top notch drinks! Come early for dinner, stay after for cocktails! It's the best "date night" you could ask for! Damaged Goods and The Bard's Town... what a combination! The troupe will perform a 120 minute improv set beginning at 7:30 PM.
We'll see you at the show!
Contact Information
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- 1801 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40205
- 5027416838
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- $10
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