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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications (VZ.N) set pricing on the $14 billion bank loan backing its $130 billion acquisition of the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless that it does not already own from Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L), sources told Thomson Reuters LPC.
The loan consists of a $2 billon, 364-day revolver and $12 billion in three-year and five-year term loans.
Pricing on the $6 billion, three-year term loan and $6 billion, five-year term loan is LIB+137.5 and LIB+150, respectively.
The $2 billion, 364-day revolver pays 10bp on undrawn amounts. Drawn pricing on the facility is LIB+125.
The tranches are part of an overall financing package that launched last week. A $49 billion bridge loan that will be refinanced in the bond market rounds out the remainder of the debt financing. Drawn pricing on the bridge loan is LIB+150.
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on the financing, which was underwritten equally among the four banks. JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are global coordinators of the financing. JP Morgan is the administrative agent.
Editing By Jon Methven


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Former analyst and current Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker is best known for her presentations on the state of the Web.
But over the past couple years, she has expanded her interests beyond tech companies to look at more macro issues.
Today, at the D Conference, Meeker gave a presentation on a hot button issue in the tech industry: immigration.
Called "Immigration In America & The Growing Shortage Of High-Skilled Workers," it first demonstrates how America's economy became mighty thanks to immigrant workers. Then it explains how everything will soon fall apart if we don't reform our national intake system soon.

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Sette Frummagem ['sɛ.ti 'frʌm.ə.ʤɛm] is a barefoot young girl hailing from the city of New Tawhoque, in Sharteshane. Her most remarkable features are a lengthy tail and a mouthful of sharp, filed teeth. Currently Sette is traveling with a wright named Duane Adelier, engaged in a mission to investigate her cousin Stockyard's failure to pay a debt to her father. Antics with a group of slavers and a pair of Crescian Peaceguard seem to have slightly derailed her goals.
Motherless, Sette lives with her father Nary-A-Care Frummagem, head of the criminal Frummagem family and de facto ruler of the city of New Tawhoque. Along with her paternal grandmother, uncles, cousins, and an assortment of cutthroats, thieves, and con-men, Sette calls home a sprawling underground complex near the New Tawhoque waterfront, crowned by an enormous seedy pub called the Midnight Cricket. All members of the family are required to pay a weekly sum - called jukrum - to Nary, and Sette is not excluded. To meet her obligations she's become a talented pick-pocket, burglar, and confidence trickster.
"Sette learned a lot of stuff from her granny: how to be a snakeoil salesman, how to lie and flirt and cheat and keep your head about you in hairy situations, and how to dress a squirrel or a rat for a quick dinner. She learned lock-picking from Nary but at a very young age, as a game to play at his feet while he was doing the books. She perfected it on her own. She learned how to handle dogs from watching the two-toes that keep the Frummagem's kennels (you haven't seen this but Sette rides and handles hounds very well) and she learned how to fly and fight and insult and boast from the gangs of feral kids on Tawhoque's streets."
But her future need not be bleak. Sette is convinced if she can prove herself indispensable and trustworthy, she may one day herself have the running of the family. As Nary's only daughter, Sette believes the inheritance of the organisation should fall to her, even if her unnatural features call the legitimacy of her birth into question. This mission for her Da will seal her future with the family.
Having presumably grown up in a criminal family and raised to possibly inherit her father's title, Sette is, at first glance, amoral and largely devoid of any otherwise-expected childlike innocence. She has no qualms with stealing from more or less anyone and even admitted that she had already "nicked everything valuable [Duane] had two hours" after setting off on her mission. She has a general lack of interest in helping others, or at least expects a reward if she does so, and has little respect for ancient creatures. She is largely apathetic towards politics and related subjects that do not concern her directly; rather, Sette seems most concerned with filling her pockets with money and valuables, and is sometimes seen pouring coins and watches into her shirt. She sometimes exaggerates about her successes and frequently wrongly takes credit for victories or grand feats.
Sette is fairly intelligent for her age, as well as manipulative. Even while apparently apologizing and briefly opening up to Duane, she continued to lie about her true intentions to travel all the way to Cresce, knowing that informing him of her destination would extinguish any chance of bringing him there. She is quick to make excuses or cover-ups when needed.
Yet perhaps because she is still a child, and perhaps because she isn't as rotten as she seems, Sette does have a sense of compassion, as shown when she frees a number of fetus-like creatures from their attachments to the ground in the khert. Although largely amoral herself, she is apparently aware of what IS right and wrong, as she called out Duane on seeming more concerned about his gnawing hunger than for the safety of a girl. Sette is also opposed to unnecessarily killing people despite once claiming that "further harm's always necessary." Perhaps as a result of her not caring about politics, she does not seem to harbor bad feelings towards particular groups of different religions and ethnicities.
Sette is also religious, though she once made a large offering to Fat Yerta and told her god "to take the day off" before going on a pickpocketing spree.
Duane - Though she has been seen unabashedly looking for replacements for Duane as her underling, Sette appears to genuinely care for and appreciate her Galit companion and frequently turns to him for aid. Sette doesn't mind taking advantage of his trusting nature to help further her mission, however.
Nary Frummagem - Sette's Da. He is the only person she seems to look up to despite her knowledge that he would dispose of her if she failed her mission. She quotes him often.
Boo - A broken spider pymaric that adores Sette. Boo shows much enthusiasm for helping Sette, and is often seen perching on her shoulder.
Sette boasts a heightened sense of smell, one that extends even to the olfactory discernment of pymary and the khert. She's also an excellent thief and acrobat, and has proven herself more than capable in a fight despite her small stature. She is also a very good liar.
One ability that Sette keenly lacks is literacy. She can neither read nor write, though her mental arithmetic skills well suit one so miserly.
Sette seems to have a strange connection to pymarics and the khert. She could use Boo, tell Swarm (Quigley's pymaric cloak) what to do, and also dig through the khert walls. She can also hear ghosts talk that aren't pymaric.
That Tail
Sette's been shown to conceal her tail when in uncertain company though when strangers do manage a glimpse of it they seem largely unconcerned. Most assume it an unreal, glamoured accessory.
Sette claims her tail is that of a lion. It may increase her balance when climbing trees.


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TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced today that a Superior Court judge has approved two settlements in the Passaic River litigation that will provide the State with $165.4 million, and permit the DEP to immediately proceed with its substantial legal claims against principal defendant Occidental Chemical Corporation. Occidental is accused of intentionally dumping dioxin and other chemical waste into the Passaic River for decades.
Under the first settlement approved by the court, a total of $130 million will be paid to the State by several defendants including Spanish oil company Repsol, S.A., and Argentina-based energy conglomerate YPF, S.A., YPF Holdings, Inc. and YPF Interntional. Also party to the settlement are CLH Holdings, Inc., Maxus Energy Corporation, Maxus International Energy Company and Tierra Solutions, Inc.
Under terms of the agreement approved by Judge Sebastian Lombardi, the settling defendants' total exposure to all claims for Passaic River cleanup and removal costs and damages could go as high as $530 million, subject to certain conditions and exceptions related to resolution of the suit against Occidental.
In the second settlement approved by Judge Lombardi, 261 third-party defendants — including 70 municipalities and other public entities — will collectively pay the State a total of $35.4 million. The State did not sue the third-party defendants. Those parties were brought into the case by two of the settling defendants – Maxus and Tierra.
In suing the third-party defendants, Maxus and Tierra argued that pollution of the Passaic River started more than two centuries ago, and that many public and private parties also contributed to its current condition.
Hoffman hailed the two settlements, which were approved by the court yesterday, as a vital step forward in the State's effort to ensure that polluters pay all costs associated with the Passaic River cleanup, and that New Jersey residents are compensated for damages caused by the pollution.
"These are important settlements for the people of New Jersey and for our environment," said Hoffman. "The residents of New Jersey should not be forced to bear the cost of cleaning up the Passaic River – a precious natural resource damaged by industrial polluters. In this case and every other case involving polluters who have violated the State's environmental laws — regardless of how or when – it is our commitment to ensure that those responsible for the contamination are held accountable."
"The cleanup of the lower Passaic River is extremely important to the health and safety of people who live and work along the river, and is one of our top environmental priorities," Martin said. "The parties responsible for the pollution should be accountable for the expense of the remediation. We have stood firm in that commitment, and we are pleased with the court's approval of these settlements."
Going forward, Hoffman explained, the State intends to pursue its claims against the one remaining non-settling principal defendant, Occidental Chemical Corporation, for future clean-up and removal costs related to contamination of the Passaic River. The State also will pursue Occidental for damages resulting from the intentional discharge of Agent Orange, dioxins and other hazardous substances by the former Diamond Shamrock plant. These costs and damages are separate from, and in addition to, the $165.4 Million the State will receive from today's settlements.
The Passaic River Litigation was launched by the State eight years ago against Occidental Chemical Corporation and other companies associated with the former Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company plant in Newark.
Diamond Shamrock manufactured pesticides and herbicides from the 1940s through the 1960s, including the infamous defoliating chemical Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Over a period of many years, the Diamond Shamrock plant discharged the known carcinogen dioxin, as well as other hazardous substances, into the Passaic River.
In 2012, Judge Lombardi entered a judgment against Occidental Chemical Corporation, holding it liable for all of the State's clean-up and removal costs because Occidental is the legal successor to Diamond Shamrock. In previous litigation, New Jersey's Appellate Division determined that Diamond Shamrock intentionally dumped hazardous pollutants into the Passaic River for decades. Judge Lombardi, with the assistance of Special Master retired judge Marina Corodemus, has been overseeing the litigation for several years.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is currently finalizing a detailed plan for cleanup of the lower eight miles of the Passaic River, which is expected to be released in early 2014.
The State is represented in the Passaic River litigation by Deputy Attorney General John F. Dickinson of the Division of Law, Special Counsel Jackson Gilmour and Dobbs, PC of Houston, Texas, and Special Counsel Gordon and Gordon, of Springfield.
The DEP reminds residents that harvesting blue claw crabs from the waters of the lower river and Newark Bay is prohibited because of the contamination. The DEP continues to engage in coordinated multi-language education efforts reinforcing the ban with the help of community groups and municipalities in the lower Passaic River and Newark Bay region.


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For Immediate Release: November 21, 2008
Contacts: Michelle Jeffers (415) 557-4282
Marcia Schneider (415) 557-4252
State Historic Preservation Award for Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch
In honor of the historic rehabilitation of the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library, the San Francisco Public Library, the San Francisco Department of Public Works and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library received the Governor's Historic Preservation Award for 2008 at a ceremony in Sacramento today. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in California in the field of historic renovation.
Carey & Co. Architecture, working with the Branch Library Improvement Program team, took great care to preserve and restore the historic features of the 1916 Carnegie landmark library, while also bringing the facility into the 21st Century. The grand re-opening of the branch, which is located at 451 Jersey St., occurred in March.
"The city is proud to be recognized for the diligent and careful restoration work that went into this beautiful and significant branch which originally opened its doors to library patrons in 1916," said City Librarian Luis Herrera. "The historic renovation not only preserved many of the unique features of this distinguished library, it also brought needed improvements including seismic safety, energy conservation and accessibility for all users."
The Noe Valley/Sally Brunn project included renovation of the ornamental ceiling, cleaning of the brick and terra cotta facade, refinishing of historic tables, chairs and perimeter shelving, and the installation of new period-style pendant and table light fixtures.
Renovation of the 6,096-square-foot branch was funded by bonds approved through the Branch Library Improvement Program passed by voters in November 2000 with additional funding raised by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for furniture, fixtures and equipment.
The Branch Library Improvement Program is the largest capital improvement campaign in the history of the San Francisco Public Library. The program provides for the renovation of 17 branch libraries, the replacement of four leased facilities with city-owned buildings, the replacement of two branches with new buildings, and the construction of one new branch in Mission Bay.
This Sunday, the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch also will begin offering Sunday hours from 1-5 p.m. Several other branches are also expanding their hours this weekend: the Bayview/Anna E. Waden, Merced, Ortega and Presidio libraries will all now be open Sundays, 1-5 p.m. On Nov. 24, Glen Park and Golden Gate Valley branches will add service 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mondays.
With these new days in effect, 12 San Francisco libraries now offer seven-day service. A total of 17 libraries are open Sundays and 19 libraries are open Mondays. To help patrons remember the new hours, bookmarks and magnets are being distributed at the affected branch libraries.
For more information, please call 415 557-4277.


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*is very much looking forward to reading this PM.*
Hope I don't disappoint u.u
*digs out a red felt pen and prepares to grade...*
Too late, I get the honors to do so.-Winks-
*grins* Oh? I didn't see you call dibs, my dear... and I have the pen, after all. I'm willing to share, however...
-Smiles-Desan already IM'ed me to see if I would be his editor, didn't know Desan needed one but here I am.-Slaps on a button-Though I wouldn't mind you dipping your pen on other things.
*laughs softly*Well, if he asked you directly I guess I've no recourse then. Ah well.*eyes the button and grins toothily*Oh, and what sort of things would you enjoy my pen doing, exactly?
*offers Caeli a welcome to the ghostly realm drink*Winks at Desan! I want a story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So, after a year of posting Preacher's Kid, it's time to say farewell.
I have so appreciated the opportunity to share my occasionally tortured faith, to relive the sweet and bitter and in between insights and experiences of life and the aftermath of being the son of a preacher man.
I have tried to share my own dysfunctional journey, as it were. I've tried to share, and to even understand, all these years later, how my faith both thrived because of, and in spite of my upbringing.
And, in pouring out nearly 100 postings to a modest, but devoted readership, I have been in awe and wonder at the miracle that I didn't go down the same path as other PKs to completely abandoning faith.
Oh, I have seen much — far too much — of the failures, arrogance, hypocrisy and bigotry of my fellow believers, and how they have made the Body of Christ one that limps through this world, beating itself on the head with one hand . . . even while it gamely tries to give love with the other.
And yet, faith abides. Every time I near the point of throwing up my hands and surrendering to skepticism entirely, I witness a simple act of Christian kindness and sacrifice, one done for the love of Jesus and not the acclaim of anyone else. In other words, I see faith in action, and for a moment of crystalline, pure light and love, I glimpse the tarnished human spirit truly rise to touch the Holy Spirit within.
The potential, you see, is there, if only for a day, an hour, or the heartbeat it takes to smile or embrace. And somehow, that is enough keep faith alive.
Oh, we can be so much more than we are. We cannot give up hope.
So, one more memory from this preacher's kid. Picture the funeral of an 11-year-old's beloved Sunday School teacher. Jack Wahus was his name. I last saw Jack alive, barely, in a hospital bed, dying of bone cancer. The prayers for healing had been said, and the answer had been "not this time." Jack, an I.V. drip barely knocking the edge off the pain,was telling the little boy to whom he had become a surrogate grandfather not to worry: it was going to be OK, whatever happened.
Behind the never-far away torture in his gray eyes was a sense of acceptance and peace. "It's all going to be all right," he grimaced in an attempt to smile.
A week later, his funeral was held. It was a blur of tears for the boy wondering, for not the first time, about the mystery of why good people suffer . . . and yet remembering that Jack was at peace with it all. What a wonder that was; I wanted whatever Jack had that could make such darkness, light.
Then, there was this song. Even today, 40 years later, it touches a tender place in my heart where that little boy still lives:
God be with you till we meet again;
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus' feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
Neath His wings protecting hide you;
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
With the oil of joy anoint you;
Sacred ministries appoint you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
When life's perils thick confound you;
Put His arms unfailing round you;
God be with you till we meet again.
. . . May we all find that peace that Jack had.
God be with you.
Some insist it's the "War on Christmas."
In some places of business, in some schools, in some government offices, saying "Merry Christmas" may bring you a scowl or even a reprimand.
"Happy Holidays" is the politically correct thing to say.
Some of my co-religionists sputter back, "But Jesus is the reason for the season!" and then shout "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" with the same anger and zeal as Lenin's Marxist mobs shouted "Peace, Bread Land" or "All power to the Soviets!" . . . right before then gunned down the Tsar and his entire family in a basement.
I'm a Christian. So, I say Merry Christmas. If you want to reply "Happy Holidays," "Good Solstice," "Happy Hanukkah," or even "Bah! Humbug!" I don't care.
But I know that Jesus Christ was more likely to have been born in the spring, when shepherds – those guys mentioned so prominently in Luke's Nativity account – were in the hills with the newborn lambs. And, I know history tells us that the Roman Catholic Church likely latched upon a number of pagan celebrations of that time when the light ends its retreat and the days begin to grow longer.
The symbolism was perfect for the spreading Christian church. Light. Hope. Rebirth. Community. Charity.
That fact doesn't lessen the holiday for me. Squinting one's eyes shut and sticking fingers in one's ears to avoid the truth about the holiday's origins, though, well that takes some of the enjoyment out of it.
Such disputes seems akin to the shepherds and magi getting into a fist fight over the manger.
And none of them were Christians. The shepherds likely were Jewish, the magi perhaps Zoroastrians.
So, we should know better, right? Merry Christmas to all humans of good will, then.
So, let me share something from commenter, author, actor and sage Ben Stein, penned for this holiday season from his unique perspective as an "outsider" who has no trouble with Christmas tradition:
"My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God ? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina).. Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events… terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it…. no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein"
Amen to that.
It's odd what convergences of thought an occur when you see a well-done, live theater production of "A Christmas Carol," followed by seeing the politicians on CNN, yet again, blaming each other for not doing the most basic work they were elected to do.
I experienced both this week, the first at a delightful community theater-in-the-round; the second when I turned on the news upon arriving home.
The Republicans want a balanced budget and reforms of entitlements, like Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, etc. . . . but won't restore income tax rates for the richest Americans to the levels they formerly paid. And, in failing to compromise, the Democrats countered, the GOP went to the brink this week of allowing the rest of increasingly poor Americans to end up with a tax hike come the New Year.
Even is reluctantly caving in, though, a two-month reprieve from a tax hike is all we got. Our "lawmakers" get to take the holidays off before returning in 2012 to, I fear, engage in yet another year of political Russian roulette.
The Democrats, themselves unwilling to budge on meaningful reforms to the aforementioned entitlements or, in general, to make real spending cuts across the board, are just as bad. They insist on tax hikes for the rich and more public spending, making their talk of "reform" meaningless in the real world.
If you ask me, they're both bankrupt – politically, ethically, morally and any other "lly" you can think of.
And Charles Dickens would skewer these career politicos, were he alive today.
I can see him writing these lines for Jacob Marley's chain-laden ghost, 21st century style:
"Politics and business! Mankind was my political priority, human beings were my business. The common welfare was my platform; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my motivation. The dealings of my party were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my responsibilities to a nation!"
Or, the betrayed and unloved rank and file of Americans, lamenting to the heartless deal makers of Washington and Wall Street:
"It matters little. To you, very little. Another idol has displaced me. . . a golden one. . . . All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master-passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?"
Or perhaps, the Ghost of our own Christmas Present could chastise the power brokers who dare to let their political brinkmanship imperil the already strained resources of working families – and threaten to leave the still-unemployed, by their millions, teetering on homelessness.
"Republicans. Democrats. If you be human beings in heart . . . will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions . . . . Oh God! to hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!"
The third spirit of Dickens' classic awaits, senators and congressmen.
Be aware that your fate doesn't find your political careers in an unmourned grave dug for you at the ballot box.
Your integrity, like the bed curtains of an unrepentant Ebenezer Scrooge, have already been stripped and the undertaker of public opinion is measuring you.
Congress? Bah. Humbug.


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text: If you're like me and spent much of your 20s moving every ten days (what? relationships and rent are hard!), you probably visited a different polling place every year. Well, now that I'm aged and settled, I know where to do things like vote and get my dentures adhesed; but back in the day, a site like Find Your Fucking Polling Place woulda been THE BEST. So, here you go, young and carefree youth, get out the vote, you spirited motherfuckers!


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Britney Spears credits the rise of British pop stars Adele and Jessie J for boosting her creativity.
The Toxic hitmaker has ruled the charts since the success of her debut …Baby One More Time was released in 1999, and she's enjoyed a run of seven hit albums.
Spears has remained popular with music fans despite the rise of several other female performers, and insists her rivals push her to improve.
She tells Stylist magazine, "I think it's great to have a little competition because I feel it inspires us and makes us want to do better.
"There are so many soulful singers, even the ones coming from London, like Adele and Jessie J, who are just amazing. It feels like a really cool time to be making music now.
"In the beginning obviously I was very young and I didn't know the ins and outs of things; I was very instinctive in what I wanted to do, and I was very vocal with my input on things.
"I think as the years have gone by, and as I've evolved as an artist, I've put even more into my career, and after that amount of time you start to know exactly what you want."
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We all like the idea of seeing a massive TV image while we stare up at the celing, or at a boring old wall. Well, the good news is that Epson wants to help your dream become a reality, with its Moverio BT-100. In simple terms, a pair of goggles that allow you to watch video, while still being able to see where you're going.
In more complicated terms, this offers an image the size of a 320-inch screen projected 20 meters away. It's powered by a little box of tricks that runs Android 2.2. You can watch MPEG4 and H.264 video and there's even the option to display videos in 3D, should the desire take you.
The device can accept video in a variety of formats, but the good news is that MPEG4 and H.264 are included. There are also apps and a web browser too, and to make those things useful, the device has Wi-Fi too. There's 4GB of microSD based storage included, but you can add more yourself if you want to carry lots of video around.
As with other such TV glasses, the image appears to float in front of you. They can provide a 3D image too, if given a side-by-side 3D encoded file. You can't attach other devices, sadly, but there is a headphone output, should you want to avoid the included earbuds. We can see this being useful if you want to use noise-cancelling headphones.
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|A large mountain, where Durin the Deathless awoke, later capital of the Orcs of the region
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Mount Gundabad was a mountain adjacent to the northern reaches of the Misty Mountains. It was revered by the Dwarves but usually occupied by Orcs.
From the northern part of the Vales of Anduin, Mount Gundabad appeared to be the northern endpoint of the Misty Mountains and the western endpoint of the Grey Mountains, although slightly separated from both ranges.[1] In actuality, the Misty Mountains continued past Mount Gundabad in a northwesterly direction (this extension was known as the Mountains of Angmar). In all maps the mountain was shown as having three conjoined peaks. Bordering Forodwaith to the north, the mountain undoubtedly had a cold climate.[2]
According to the Dwarves, Durin the Deathless, eldest of the Fathers of the Dwarves, awoke at Mount Gundabad shortly after the Awakening of the Elves. From that time forward the mountain was revered by the Dwarves.[3] However, since Durin awoke alone he did not stay at the mountain; he walked southward until he discovered Khazad-dûm.[4] In the early ages Mount Gundabad did serve as a place of assembly for delegations of Dwarves, yet there is no mention of any making permanent residence there.[3]
In S.A. 1695 Sauron invaded Eriador. In 1697 he conquered Eregion[5] and would have overwhelmed Elrond, leading refugees northward, but he was attacked in the rear by forces sent from Khazad-dûm. Sauron drove the Dwarves back but could not breach the Doors of Durin. Frustrated, he commanded the Orcs to harry the Dwarves wherever they could be found.[6] Soon thereafter came the First Sacking of Gundabad, followed by a long occupation by Orcs.[3]
Around the year T.A. 1300 the realm of Angmar arose.[7] Its lands lay on both sides of the Misty Mountains[8] so Mount Gundabad was part of its domains. Although Angmar was destroyed in 1975[7] and the last remnants of its people east of the mountains were driven away[9] in 1977,[7] Gundabad itself remained populated with Orcs.
After the death of King Thrór in 2790 the Dwarves gathered for vengeance. The War of the Dwarves and Orcs began in 2793[7] and the Second Sacking of Gundabad occurred.[10] Although it is likely that the Dwarves cleared the mountain of all Orcs, afterwards the Orcs returned and Mount Gundabad again served as their capital in the North.[11]
In 2941[7] Thorin Oakenshield, Gandalf, several Dwarves, and Bilbo Baggins entered the Misty Mountains. While in the mountains the Great Goblin was killed and the party escaped. Furious, the Orcs gathered at Mount Gundabad under the command of Bolg to seek revenge. Hearing of the death of Smaug they marched on the Lonely Mountain.[11] However, the Orcs lost the Battle of Five Armies and three parts of their numbers.[12] Orcs still lived at Mount Gundabad by the end of the Third Age but in a very reduced state.
Gundabad is said to be a "in origin a Khuzdul name". Its meaning, however, is unknown.[13]
A recogniseable element is Khuzdul gundu, meaning "underground hall", but it is not known if this word is indeed part of the name Gundabad.[14]
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2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies:
- Gundabad is a large fortress inside the Misty Mountains, a large base of the Orcs and Goblins of the Misty Mountains. Legolas and Tauriel travel there and discover of the fifth army heading for Erebor.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Map of Wilderland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", "Relations of the Longbeard Dwarves and Men",p. 301
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Clouds Burst"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Return Journey"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 301
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Khuzdul", Ardalambion (accessed 24 July 2019)


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Heya Ted,
A few notes from my own perspective.
* I do not think the worry should be that politicians will, re:
scientists, "press-gang them into service for future agendas". The fact is
that scientists (being human and all, something we seem to forget) are many
times more than happy to serve an agenda. Either for personal gain
(Monetary, fame, something else), or just because they happen to like the
agenda in question.
* Nor is this a recent issue. In fact, there's incident after incident of
this happening throughout history - nowadays it's vastly more prominent
simply because of the value of advertising and information campaigns, etc. I
noted to a friend of mine yesterday this strange habit where, if a scientist
is saying something a person likes, "Scientists say", "Research says", etc
is used to communicate the data. But if it's something they do not like?
"The (X) industry says," "(X)-Proponents say," etc. As if scientists are
only capable of saying truth, or having pure intentions.
* We have to stop conflating science with scientists. They are not the same,
any more than religion is a minister, priest or even a pope, or a country is
a politician.
* We also have to stop conflating science with political policy. Again, they
are not the same, nor should they be the same. A person who has very
reliable scientific data does not therefore have his policy suggestions on
how to react to such data justified - and such justification cannot and will
not come from, even largely from, science.
* I think it's unavoidable that, in the end, the question is going to come
down to authority to some degree. And few people ever want to give up
authority, whether it be political, social, intellectual, or otherwise. Even
whether or not it's truly deserved rarely matters much.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Gregory Arago <email@example.com> wrote:
> Hi Ted,
> Glad to read you acknowledging the existence of things like the 'strong
> programme' of social constructivism (sociology of scientific knowledge
> [SSK], whose seminal text was Bloor's "Knowledge and Social Imagery," 1976),
> in light of this debacle in climatology. One could add of course the Bath
> school and the Paris school and the Columbia school and the
> Wisconsin-Berkley-Cornell network (and others) to the Edinburgh school and
> discover many important things about this issue of 'scientific credibility'
> and the 'status of scientists.' Let's face it, after all, the fields known
> as 'sociology of science' and 'science studies' offer the most important
> insights here.
> Let me first point out that neither your view of 'postmodernism' nor that
> of the columnist at WSJ are fair or accurate. (And it wasn't 'history of
> science' that *debunked* scientific 'objectivity,' as you say, but rather
> philosophy of science. That is clear given the 'topic' of their respective
> academic domains.) Post-modernism is not 'anti-objective' but rather
> 'pro-subjective' (to put it in crude neo-Cartesian terms) and this is indeed
> a logical position for human-social scientists to take given the
> over-objectivity of much of the modernist natural-physical scientistic
> project.
> Henninger writes:
> "As the hard sciences-physics, biology, chemistry, electrical
> engineering-came to dominate intellectual life in the last century, some
> academics in the humanities devised the theory of postmodernism, which
> liberated them from their colleagues in the sciences. Postmodernism, a
> self-consciously "unprovable" theory, replaced formal structures with
> subjectivity."
> Engineering is a 'hard science'? Many people call it an 'applied science.'
> That's just one thing. But more important is Henninger's misunderstanding,
> better to say confusion, about what postmodernism is and isn't. It is *not*
> simply a theory. I was born (in Canada) in what is called a 'post-modern'
> age. Period. This is broadly accepted in the human-social sciences (and it
> applies to several but not all countries around the world).
> Liberation from collegues who are in 'the sciences.' This monolithic
> language is still suspect. The first thing that 'science studies' students
> learn is to ask: Which science? Whose science? Indeed, there are many
> sciences.
> There is a notion in many scholars' minds today that we are undergoing a
> shift beyond 'modernism.' We've gone past the 'modern' notion of 'science'.
> Read sociology of science or science studies and this becomes abundantly
> clear and most importantly it makes sense to 'normal' people. We're past the
> Euro-Enlightenment paradigm now. One cannot any longer celebrate 'science'
> as 'Science' or as the one field (meaning, in your languages, the one that
> studies 'Nature') that offers a view of 'absolute truth.'
> No, today there are truths, there are sciences, and there are multiple ways
> of understanding the universe, some that are indeed 'extra-scientific,' yet
> nonetheless still valid and important. The notion of 'pure science,' or
> 'hard science' (as Henninger backwardly calls it) is much more contentious
> today than it was in the early 20th or 19th centuries. We are living in a
> different world now (which is what Americans like to say about post-9-11,
> though it is not true for everybody - heck, many other countries don't start
> with 'month', but with 'day' (11-09-01)!). Some people on the leading edges
> have begun to communicate this and many natural-physical scientists don't
> like it because they mis-perceive it as inevitably having negative effects
> for them and their fields. They are wrong and should get with the programme
> and learn to communicate better and more holistically!
> Henninger's words are nevertheless strong and appear to be trying to
> understand the situation, though without the proper tools. He says: "I don't
> think most scientists appreciate what has hit them." "This has harsh
> implications for the credibility of science generally." "Science is on the
> credibility bubble." This is all regarding the 'status' and 'importance' of
> 'science' in societies, which is a question for sociologists to address in
> depth.
> Robert Merton wrote the first major English paper on sociology of science,
> "Science and the Social Order" (1938). It would be highly valuable for many
> on this list to read it (and if you have access to JSTOR, you can easily
> find it). Here are a few quotes from it:
> "Modern science has considered the personal equation as a potential source
> of error and has evolved impersonal criteria for checking such error. It is
> now called upon to assert that certain scientists, because of their
> extra-scientific affiliations, are *a priori *incapable of anything but
> spurious and false theories. In some instances, scientists are required to
> accept the judgments of scientifically incompetent political leaders
> concerning *matters of** **science.*" (327)
> "the scientist, in company with all other professional workers, has a large
> emotional investment in his [sic] way of life, defined by the institutional
> norms which govern his activity. The social stability of science can be
> ensured only if adequate defences are set up against changes imposed from
> outside the scientific fraternity itself." (327)
> "At the same time, this stress upon the purity of science has had other
> consequences which threaten rather than preserve the social esteem of
> science. It is repeatedly urged that scientists should in their research
> ignore all considerations other than the advance of knowledge." (329)
> "Precisely because scientific research is not conducted in a social vacuum,
> its effects ramify into other spheres of value and interest. Insofar as
> these effects are deemed socially undesirable, science is charged with
> responsibility. The goods of science are no longer considered an unqualified
> blessing. Examined from this perspective, the tenet of pure science and
> disinterestedness has helped to prepare its own epitaph." (332)
> "Conflict arises when the social effects of applying scientific knowledge
> are deemed undesirable, when the scientist's scepticism is directed toward
> the basic values of other institutions, when the expansion of political or
> religious or economic authority limits the autonomy of the scientist, when
> anti-intellectualism questions the value and integrity of science and when
> non-scientific criteria of eligibility for scientific research are
> introduced." (336)
> That was from 1938! I send these quotes to you (ASA list) only because
> Merton (who was neither a constructivist nor a relativist) is easier for
> English speakers to understand. Let it be remembered that Merton learned
> about SoS from Sorokin, whom he assisted at Harvard. And Sorokin got it from
> science studies (naukovedenie) which originated in Russia in the 1910's and
> early 1920's (i.e. before sociology was banished for almost 70 years as a
> 'bourgeois science' from the Soviet Union). The main issue to discover, in
> addition to the locations in a given society in which 'sciences' are
> performed, is: 'what does science MEAN' to people, to society?
> Now, if anyone on the list is feeling reflexive (i.e. the view that
> 'reflexive method' is a legitimate alternative to 'positive method'), an
> interesting question is to ask: why did sociology of science *not* originate
> in the United States, but rather in Russia? Likewise, why are the most
> celebrated philosophers of science (aside from Kuhn) not from North America?
> I would be glad to hear any answers to these questions from anyone on the
> list who is interesed.
> This topic of leaked e-mails and the credibility of science are not 'purely
> scientific' ones. What is required is not for more biologists or
> climatologists to pronounce on this issue. But instead, anthropologists,
> sociologists, psychologists and economists speaking with their 'reflexive'
> and also 'objective' views of what is happening to the reputation of
> 'science' in our contemporary age should be speaking more often. Otherwise
> there is no balance and their is no justice regarding who is qualified to
> speak about what. I would fault sociologists of science who don't speak
> clearly and competently on this particular issue.
> Ted writes: "some scientists do try to control access to the exchange of
> scientific information and opinions--beyond the appropriate review process
> for scientific journals, which can also be abused. "
> This has been known and discussed for years and years...but in channels
> that are not tuned into by the vast majority of natural-physical scientists.
> I guess this episode at East Anglia offers an opportunity to correct this
> deficiency of knowledge about other fields. Hopefully it will also help to
> generate a level of mutual respect in a common cause of understanding
> reality and its truths.
> Gregory
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Ted Davis <email@example.com>
> *To:* firstname.lastname@example.com
> *Sent:* Thu, December 3, 2009 11:27:28 PM
> *Subject:* [asa] WSJ on scientific credibility
> echo the concerns expressed in this WSJ op-ed:
> http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/12/03/science_is_on_the_credibility_bubble_99388.html
> Post-modern efforts to undermine the objectivity of science are only
> encouraged by episodes like this, when tend to reinforce the impression
> that, if you don't like the implications of the conclusions of the
> "experts," you go find your own "experts" to back up a different set of
> conclusions. We are seeing something similar--as I said we would, a few
> weeks ago--with the flap about recommendations for mammograms for women
> younger than 50. I'm not suggesting that we get into that one here; it
> seems pretty peripheral to science/faith, unlike the AGW controversy which
> intersects with theology of creation and stewardship in obvious ways.
> Nevertheless, it's a similar situation.
> You can't put the genie back into the bottle, regardless of whether it's
> ethical to cite or discuss the emails. There will be well-founded
> perceptions, that some scientists do try to control access to the exchange
> of scientific information and opinions--beyond the appropriate review
> process for scientific journals, which can also be abused.
> The root problem, IMO, has to do with balancing the human component
> involved with the creation of scientific knowledge (this has political,
> philosophical, cultural, and personal aspects) with the non-human component
> from nature that objectively exists and does impinge on us, whether or not
> we like what it's saying. Cynics will conclude too readily that science
> entirely lacks objectivity (this is the view encouraged by the Edinburgh
> "strong programme" of social constructivism), while defenders of science
> will conclude too readily that science is purely objective and is done by
> robots in an intellectual and cultural vacuum (this was the older view of
> science, before history of science debunked it). The truth IMO lies
> somewhere toward the middle--but the middle, in highly charged controversies
> such as this one, is (by definition) hit from both sides. Let's hope that
> the truth is not a casualty, as it sometimes is.
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Coalition Forces Detain Seven in Central, Northern Iraq
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 2008 – Coalition forces detained seven suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaida in central and northern Iraq today.
-- In Taji, coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists during operations targeting associates of terrorist leaders in the Baghdad's northern belt.
-- Two additional suspects were detained in Mosul during a mission targeting an individual who allegedly oversees al-Qaida attack operations in the area.
-- West of Baghdad, coalition forces targeted al-Qaida operatives in Abu Ghraib, detaining three suspected terrorists.
In yesterday's Iraq operations:
-- Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team manning a combined checkpoint with Iraqi national police were attacked by criminals with small-arms fire from a rooftop in northeastern Baghdad. Soldiers returned fire and killed one criminal.
-- Members of the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team killed four criminals in northwestern Baghdad after they were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades at a checkpoint.
-- An aerial weapons team engaged criminals who attacked soldiers with small-arms fire as they placed concrete barriers at a joint security station in northeastern Baghdad. The aerial weapons team fired two Hellfire missiles at the criminals, killing four.
-- Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team killed four criminals after being attacked with small-arms fire from two different locations in northwestern Baghdad.
-- A mission in Taji focused on a terrorist believed to work directly with terrorist leaders in Baghdad's southern belt. He was identified while driving with another individual. Ignoring coalition attempts to stop the vehicle, the terrorists tried to evade capture. Coalition forces engaged the vehicle to stop it, killing the two terrorists inside.
-- An operation in Mosul netted two suspects when coalition forces targeted a terrorist believed responsible for assassinations, kidnappings and the facilitation of suicide bombings. Coalition forces surrounded the area and cleared the targeted building, as well as several others in the neighborhood, detaining two suspected terrorists in the process.
-- Members of the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, currently attached to the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, acted on a tip from a concerned Iraqi citizen and detained a suspect. The suspect, believed to be the leader of an improvised explosive device production cell, responsible for making armor-piercing explosively formed projectiles, was detained during a cordon-and-search operation in the Aamel Beladiya neighborhood of Baghdad's Rashid district. The soldiers also discovered a homemade bomb.
In operations in Iraq on April 8:
-- With the assistance of Karbala police, members of 33rd Iraqi Army Brigade conducted an intelligence-driven operation targeting a house in Husayniyah, south of Baghdad. The Iraqi forces discovered a large weapons cache and detained six criminal suspects. The cache included a homemade bomb, a 60 mm mortar tube, rifles, hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, and small-arms rounds. It also included blocks of C4 explosive, which were dated from 2007 and appeared to be Iranian-produced, according to an intelligence officer for Military Transition Team 33.
-- Members of 3rd Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, turned over a cache found in Arab Jassim that included 155 mm artillery rounds, empty pipes and 50 pipe caps.
-- A local Iraqi turned in a cache containing a primer, various munitions rounds, and a 15-pound bag with a mixture of munitions pellets, diesel and fertilizer to Patrol Base Warrior Keep. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, stored the munitions for inspection by an explosive ordnance disposal team.
In operations in Iraq earlier this week, Iraqi security forces and the local "Sons of Iraq" citizen security group discovered 11 weapons caches during operations spanning two days. Five caches were discovered in Diyala province, along with two caches each in Tamim, Ninevah and Salahuddin provinces. They consisted of rockets, mortars, projectiles of different sizes and hundreds of pounds of bomb-making materials.
(From Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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Obama: Hagel is 'the leader that our troops deserve'
President Barack Obama has chosen former Republican senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense chief. The president said during a news conference on Monday that Hagel is the leader U.S. troops deserve. (Jan. 7) AP
Preparing for a second term, President Obama makes changes to his national security team by nominating a new Defense secretary and a new CIA director.
President Obama urged a divided Senate Monday to quickly confirm two new members of his national security team, though Republicans might not cooperate when it comes to Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel.
"Chuck Hagel is the leader that our troops deserve," Obama said in a White House East Room ceremony, praising him for his service in Vietnam, his business career, and his two terms as senator -- a Republican senator -- from Nebraska.
MORE: Budget cuts will present big challenges for Hagel
Current Senate Republicans, however, have questioned their former colleague's commitment to Israel's security and his attitude towards Iran and its nuclear program.
Obama also announced the nomination of White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be the new director of the CIA.
OBAMA: President turns to circle of friends for top administration posts
Noting that "the work of protecting our nation is never done, and we've still got much to do," Obama said his second-term security team faces challenges that range from wrapping up the war in Afghanistan to the continuing threat of terrorism to cybersecurity.
In pointedly urging the Senate for quick confirmations, Obama said: "When it comes to national security, we don't like to leave a lot of gaps between the time that one set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in."
Hagel is slated to replace retiring Pentagon chief Leon Panetta, who also led the CIA earlier in Obama's term. Brennan, meanwhile, would replace David Petraeus, who resigned from the CIA in November after admitting to an extramarital affair.
In an interview with his local newspaper, the Lincoln Star Journal in Nebraska, Hagel said critics have "completely distorted" his record, and that he has exhibited "unequivocal, total support for Israel."
Hagel did not address the Republican criticism during brief remarks at the White House, telling Obama he would always provide "my honest and most informed counsel" as Defense secretary.
"I'm also grateful for an opportunity to help continue to strengthen our country and strengthen our country's alliances, and advance global freedom, decency, and humanity as we help build a better world for all mankind," Hagel said.
Some Senate Republicans said that, during his political career, Hagel has been too critical of Israel and too soft on Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Texas Sen. John Cornyn said, "the worst possible message we could send to our friend Israel and the rest of our allies in the Middle East is Chuck Hagel."
Obama and other Democrats praised Hagel's record, including two Purple Hearts for service in Vietnam and a successful business career before his 1996 Senate election.
"Chuck Hagel's candor, judgment, and expertise will serve him well as our next secretary of defense," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-Ill., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee that will hold confirmation hearings.
Other Senate Democrats were non-committal. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., praised Hagel's service record, but added, "I look forward to fully studying his record and exploring his views."
Hagel also racked up a series of endorsements beyond Capitol Hill, including George W. Bush-era Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Gates, who also led the Pentagon during part of Obama's first term, noted that he and Hagel disagreed on the 2007 surge of troops into Iraq, but called him "a man of complete integrity and deep patriotism" who is the president's choice. "The country and our men and women in uniform would be well-served by his swift confirmation," Gates said.
The Veteran of Foreign Wars also weighed in on Hagel's behalf. Robert E. Wallace, the VFW's executive director, called him "uniquely qualified to lead the Department of Defense."
One of Obama's major critics, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., issued a pair of statements -- one questioning Hagel's nomination, the other Brennan's.
McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Obama, said Hagel "served our nation with honor in Vietnam,' but "I have serious concerns about positions Sen. Hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues in recent years, which we will fully consider in the course of his confirmation process."
As for Brennan, McCain said he appreciated his "long record of service," but plans to question "what role he played in the so-called enhanced interrogation programs while serving at the CIA during the last (Bush) administration."
Obama considered Brennan for the CIA after the 2008 election, but he withdrew amid questions of interrogation techniques against terrorist suspects. Brennan said he opposed the harsher techniques, including water boarding.
In nominating Brennan this time around, Obama praised his adviser's "keen understanding of a dynamic world," and noted that he created the National Counterterrorism Center. He also praised Brennan's work ethic, saying "I'm not sure he's slept in four years."
As a top adviser to Obama, Brennan has also been involved in the administration's increased used of unmanned drones for surveillance and for attacks on suspected terrorists.
Thanking Obama for his nomination, Brennan said he would push to get the CIA "the tools it needs to keep our nation safe." He also pledged to be bipartisan, saying, "although I consider myself neither a Republican nor a Democrat, I very much look forward to working closely with those on both sides of the aisle."
Laura W. Murphy, director of the Washington Legislative Office for the American Civil Liberties Union, said: "The Senate should not move forward with his nomination until all senators can assess the role of the CIA -- and any role by Brennan himself -- in torture, abuse, secret prisons, and extraordinary rendition during his past tenure at the CIA."
The Hagel and Brennan nominations are Obama'a latest moves as he re-tools his administration ahead of a second term that starts Jan. 20.
Late last month, Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be secretary of State.
The president is also looking to replace Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, both of whom are planning to leave this month.
The Hagel nomination, for now at least, is drawing more attention, particularly from supporters of Israel.
Abraham H. Foxman, national director the Anti-Defamation League, said he respects "the president's prerogative" to nominate whomever he wants, but he hopes the confirmation hearings will give Hagel a chance to "address concerns about his positions."
Said Foxman: "I particularly hope Senator Hagel will clarify and explain his comments about the 'Jewish Lobby' that were hurtful to many in the Jewish community."
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of an organization called J Street, said Hagel understands "the appropriate uses and limitations" of U.S. power, and been a staunch supporter of Israel's security.
Praising Obama for following through on the nomination in face of Republican criticism, Ben-Ami said "this sets an important precedent. Hopefully, qualified candidates will no longer be prevented from serving the nation by 'Swift Boat'-style attacks that distort their records and caricature their beliefs."


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Relief arriving in the Philippines, challenges for delivery persist
13 November 2013 | MANILA, Philippines - WHO and partners are getting people and supplies into the Philippines, but reaching those in need remains challenging.
Teams of WHO and other emergency responders have been positioned or are en route to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Medicines and healthcare supplies have arrived in Cebu and are now waiting to be sent to areas in highest need.
WHO is supporting the Government of the Philippines in coordinating the deployment of international medical teams. To date, nine teams (from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United States of America) have confirmed that they are on their way or have arrived in the country. Two are positioned in Tacloban. The teams are self-sufficient – bringing their own hospital tents, supplies to perform surgeries, essential medicines and water, food and fuel.
"We're working with the government to get the right people, medicines and supplies into the areas that have been hit hardest by the typhoon," says Dr Julie Hall, WHO Representative in the Philippines. "But logistics still remain challenging, with airstrips, ports and roads badly damaged."
Many people suffered cuts, wounds, and broken bones during the typhoon and others will have sustained injuries in subsequent flooding. People with chronic diseases have been without access to medication. Other vulnerable people such as children and those with disabilities may require medical attention.
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The damage of these pending closures, coupled with years of the mayor's political teacher bashing, has made being a public school teacher in New York City difficult. What is worse, the quality of education of our students will be put at risk unless we can ensure that the teachers hired in this massive shuffle will be hired because they are the most qualified teachers - not the least expensive.
Last month, I introduced New York City Council Resolution 1294 to require that the Department of Education calculate teachers' salaries against the entire DOE operating budget and not that of an individual school. This policy would relieve principals from having to worry about finding the funds to hire more experienced - albeit more expensive - teachers and protect senior level teachers from a current unfair hiring policy.
Since 2007, the Department has been using the Fair Student Funding (FSF) formula to distribute its $4.8 billion operating budget among schools. Individual principals are responsible for balancing their school's budget and hiring staff at their discretion.
As the Bloomberg Administration continues with its plan to close and re-open underperforming schools throughout the city, this current policy potentially increases the number of less experienced teachers in classrooms of new schools. The principals at new schools, in particular, feel pressured to select inexperienced and less educated teachers and therefore, less expensive teachers, over more experienced teachers with advanced education.
Schools that have opened since 2007, following FSF, are also ineligible for receiving Legacy Teacher Supplement funds, which are given to older schools as a separate allocation for teachers to fund the salaries of experienced teachers. Without these funds, principals in new schools are often forced to choose less experienced teachers in order to work within their budget.
During its early stages, a new school demands the expertise and background experience of senior-level educators. Teachers employed in these new schools will face a multitude of challenges. Compared to the ity as a whole, 23 of the schools to reopen this fall have historically served higher proportions of special-education students and students who qualify for free or reduced price lunches, as well as lower proportions of students proficient in math and language arts.
As Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott continue to close and reopen schools at an unprecedented rate, our schools only stand to become more unstable under the current policy. If we do not address it now, the DOE will slowly force out our most qualified teachers and create even more setbacks for students.
By issuing units of appropriation from the DOE's central budget, rather than using an individual school's budget, principals would have more leverage in their hiring choices. In the NYPD, FDNY and most city agencies, units of appropriation are used. We would never ask police precinct commanders to choose new officers over experienced ones due to cost saving measures.
Similarly, we should not ask principals to choose teachers based on salary. Under my proposed policy, principals would have more leverage and could hire the teachers they think will be the best, not the least expensive. Principals should have the freedom to choose the best teacher for the students, not the best teacher for the budget. Ultimately, this would relieve principals from having to sacrifice teacher quality in their effort to work within the budgetary confines.
Having a qualified, experienced teacher in the classroom can mean the difference between a student's academic success versus failure. The current policy hurts students and puts new schools at a serious disadvantage. Despite a great deal of challenges, our teachers work extremely hard to build our children's foundation and open opportunities for them in the future.
Perhaps, this week, we can all take an opportunity to thank a teacher and think about new ways in which we can help them succeed in preparing our children for the future. Let's send a message to the Mayor that treating our classrooms like they are corporate entities is wrong for our city and our future and pass Resolution 1294.


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The PioneersBook - 1995
The spirit of exploration and adventure spurred Americans ever westward. These are the daring men and women known as
The Pioneers
Twenty-year-old Jesse Morgan has always been a dreamer, the valiant hero in many an imaginary tale. But when a real-life act of bravery appears to result in tragedy, Jesse flees the tenements of New York's lower east side for a life of anonymity across the Great Plains. Little does he realize that he is being followed.
His pursuers are Emily Austin, who knows the truth about the mishap and who also secretly desires to be Mrs. Jesse Morgan; Clara Morgan, Jesse's sole surviving parent, who risks the dangers of the untamed prairie to find her only son; and Richard Tykas, an unsavory detective, who knows that when he finds Jesse he will find his real prey--Emily Austin. But in hottest pursuit is God, whom Jesse has struggled to trust since a long-ago factory fire robbed him of his father--and his childlike faith.
From the crime-infested streets of 1890s New York to the boisterous frontier town of Denver, join the chase for Jesse Morgan in this fifth book of "An American Family Portrait."
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As soft winds sweep away the days
I look back on life through a haze.
Remember playgrounds, parks and friends,
In childlike gaze that never ends.
The laughter in a game of catch,
Shall memory ever attach…
To innocence in youthful eyes,
Catching the ball to Dad's surprise.
I recall my first bike, first wreck,
Who picked me up, said, "What the heck?"
Convinced me to give one more try,
While, knees skinned, I forgot to cry.
Just the joy knowing he was there,
Making him proud my only care.
There was nothing I couldn't do,
My heart held fast that to be true.
Though teenage years were kind of rough,
I sure wasn't too big or tough.
You taught me to defend what's right
And never back down from a fight.
So I learned the hard way to stand,
Still, with each lump, I found your hand.
Drawing from you an inner strength,
And stubborn pride of equal length.
But there the line of fate was drawn,
As though I blinked and you were gone.
I found myself facing the sun,
Not man, not boy, fatherless, one.
Eyes blinded by a void inside,
I could not live that you had died.
Alas finding it to be true,
I could do nothing without you.
Please, Dad, today just hear my call,
I'm sorry that I dropped the ball.
My life is wrecked, my knees are skinned,
My emotions undisciplined.
I can't get up although I try,
Please don't be upset if I cry.
Though I can't fight what I can't see,
Please, Dad, say you're still proud of me.
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are Forking Tasty about food. They write about it on their blog and just maybe they have a thing or too about bikes. Join their email list and find out the location of their upcoming Bike-In-Theater.
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Wellington's cable car precinct
An introduction to the visitor precinct at the top of the Wellington cable car line.
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So … you have one day in Wellington and want to absorb as much as you can of our city?
Here are a few suggestions to ensure you experience some of our favourite Wellington locations.
Most visitors to Wellington take a ride on our iconic Cable Car. This has been running since 1902, and whilst the cars themselves have changed, the route remains. It's not a suspended cable car, rather it runs on tracks on the ground and crosses paths in the middle.
It runs regularly from Lambton Quay in the city to Upland Road in Kelburn at the top. The Kelburn Kiosk at the top has great coffee and ice cream and is a great spot to check out some views at the nearby lookout. Here you'll also find the Cable Car Museum containing the story of Wellington's iconic cable car
You're a world away from the heart of the city after this short journey to the top of our historic botanic garden. It is classified as a Garden of National Significance by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture and is a Historic Places Trust Heritage Area with a history that goes back to 1868.
Make sure you take some time at the top though. A visit to Carter Observatory is well worthwhile and of interest to those keen to understand our unique Southern Skies. You'll be inspired by the planetarium, multi media galleries and late night telescope viewing on Tuesday and Saturday nights.
Nearby, the Dominion and Thomas King observatories, established during the early settlement of our country, and the historic Krupp Gun, thought to be the only one of its kind remaining, sit proudly with their stories to tell.


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Music, food highlight Chingawassa Days
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Concerts and meals are always the high points of Chingawassa Days in Marion, and this year will be no different.
For the first time, Chingawassa will have two concerts with hit musical acts, starting June 7 with contemporary country star Joe Nichols and continuing June 8 with 1990s rock band FireHouse.
The June 7 concert will open with Brooks & Walsh at 7 p.m., followed by Nichols. Silver Bullet will open for FireHouse at 6:45 p.m. June 8, and FireHouse will perform at 9 p.m.
The El Dorado High School drumline will perform at 9:30 a.m. June 8 on Main Street.
There will be no shortage of food for visitors to Chingawassa Days. The feast begins with a barbecue from 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 7 in Central Park. There also will be an ice cream social at 6:30 p.m.
June 8 will begin with a pancake feed from 7 to 10 a.m. and continue with a 2 p.m. watermelon feed. Chingawassa Days will also have a food court with a variety of options.