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By now you've probably heard the happy (or annoying as hell, depending on how you see it) news that Robsten has been reunited, and it feels so good! But after all the buzz about how the two were failing to make it work and were basically on the edge of a breakup while Rob was in Australia, how in the world are they now more blissful than ever? KStew dealt with the distance and time apart exactly the right way, according to a source close to the couple who spoke with HollywoodLife.com.
Wel,l that certainly comes as a surprise, given all we heard about her being lonely and clingy and needy and having Skype sex with Rob. But apparently, she really did manage to play it cool ... and it worked!
The source claims Kristen gave Rob the space he needed, elaborating:
I mean, Kristen played it really cool the last couple of months while Rob was away — she just took care of herself and wasn't this needy girl begging for his attention. Rob has always admired her independent nature and it looks like it paid off. Kristen couldn't be happier!
Huh. Well, I actually hope this is true. Because I'm pretty sure any guy worth snagging and keeping would be attracted to an independent woman over a clingy, needy one. And while it may sound like she was playing hard to get, there's a distinction between games and actually being able to enjoy time alone and apart from your guy. Actually being cool with taking care of you instead of worrying about him constantly. And secure, confident, mature behavior like that is incredibly HOT!
So, if this is true, it's no wonder Rob wants to stick around. He must still find his fiercely independent woman infinitely sexy -- as he should.
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Used to be a big fan of Rob but now i think he just doesn`t have the balls to make his own way as an independent man. Shake her off and move on!!

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Paycheck Gap Between Men and Women – Guess Who Makes Less
Hannah Fairfield and Graham Roberts from The New York Times show the disparity in salary among men and women. Each dot represents a job and the dark black diagonal line is equal wages. Jobs that appear below the line, are those where women, on average, make less than men in a comparable profession. There are six jobs above or on that line by my count. It looks like the higher the wage, the greater the disparity, but like most things the explanation is a little more complex than discrimination.
Nearly every occupation has the gap — the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the size of the paycheck brought home by a woman and the larger one earned by a man doing the same job. Economists cite a few reasons: discrimination as well as personal choices within occupations are two major factors, and part of the gap can be attributed to men having more years of experience and logging more hours.
Take note that this graphic could have easily been just a scatter plot; instead the Times annotates and tells readers what they are looking at. There's a story to be told. I also really like the notes on outliers as you select the different occupation groups. What do you think?
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Generally a good representation of data shows trends you wouldn't expect… which is exactly what this does.
Notice the near horizontal line from bus drivers to truck drivers… probably has something to do with self employed male truckers compared to bus companies who regulate that sort of thing.
Good find.
When I stumbled on it yesterday, what I appreciated the most was the interactivity features. Being able to single out different types of occupation makes it easier to look at "industry trends".
Also to have the black & grey lines as income gap indicators helps in undestanding the disparity.
Will look into how to recreate with our basic desktop tools.
I read somewhere that when you adjust for time spent at a job, men typically make slightly less than women. Men tend to stay at a job longer than women do.
"Part of the gap can be attributed to men having more years of experience and logging more hours."
Is that not taken into consideration? Whenever I hear that men make more than women, I always assume it meant that experience and time worked were taken into consideration – not just the job title.
This is a very interesting graph. I do find it a little interesting though that we are trying to find excuses for the pay discrepency like "they work more hours or have more experience." Let's look at Chief Executive Pay. I think most people would argue that if you are a CEO, CFO or COO you are working just as much if you are a man or a woman and you probably have the experience necessary to have that job title…yet women make 14% less than men…I find it hard to believe that is a lack of hours worked by females that led to this spot…an hourly job, absolutely, if you work less you get paid less…but a CEO isn't getting paid by the hour.
So who won the Tableau thing?
Even The National Committee on Pay Equity says that it is NOT because of discrimination.
From their report last year "After accounting for all factors known to affect wages, about one-quarter of the gap remains unexplained and may be attributed to discrimination"
So of the total gap only 25% or less is actually attributed to discrimination by The National Committee on Pay Equity.
Another option would've been to have the x-axis be median wage for the job (male, female, or -best- overall), and the y-axis be the ratio of men's earnings to women's. The net effect is to essentially rotate the data 45 degrees, so you don't have to tilt your head ($5 bucks says 80+% of viewers tilt their head when looking at this), and you only have to think about 1 axis at a time.
The method shown makes the viewer constantly juggle both axes in their head. It's easy enough for visualization nerds like ourselves, but it can be made easier.
Definitely a very interesting graphic- I wonder what this looks like over time?
A complete guess on my part would be that this spread has been narrowing faster at the lower income levels. Lower income levels would be where a larger percentage of the population would be contending for jobs, and also a more likely location for lawsuits and increased regulation.
…or maybe I'm just being a bit too political?
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It would be nice if the person making this nice graph paid attention to the data here. There are numerous longitudinal studies showing that unmarried women without children make the same or higher wages then men in the same occupations. The economics literature pretty decisively suggests that much of the pay difference shown here is due to a) different career preferences between men and women–women tend to like helping professions that pay less even within industries and b) the fact that women tend to have less time in the labor market, which translates into less experience, because they take time off to raise children and/or choose jobs that trade flexibility for pay in order to make child raising easier.
Are these for people that have been in the same job and the same training requirements for the same length of time? If you stats are to be viable them this must be taken into consideration.


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Cultural preference for boys in parts of India results in some of the largest imbalances between males and females in the world. And that creates a demand for brides that human traffickers are willing to meet.
Film maker Carl Gierstorfer visited villages where brides fetch a price and teenage girls are snatched from their families. And he met the people who are fighting to stop this vicious cycle.Read his story and watch some of his video
On the streets of Kathmandu, the sight of people begging for kidney treatment has become common.
The capital of Nepal is no different from many places in the world where aging populations, poor diets and no health insurance systems mean increased organ disease.
The organ in highest demand is the kidney and black market traffickers are meeting that demand.
CNN Freedom Project's new documentary investigates the appalling illegal trade in kidneys.Read the full story, watch clips from the documentary and check out TV schedule times
The CNN Freedom Project first exposed the horrific practice of organ trafficking in Egypt, with the documentary "Death in the Desert".
Now we travel to a tiny district in Nepal where hundreds of people have had their kidneys stolen by organ traffickers.
The problem has become so widespread, the district has developed the unfortunate reputation as "the kidney bank of Nepal."
CNN's Delhi-based correspondent Sumnima Udas leads the investigation to unravel how traffickers dupe poor villagers into giving a piece of themselves away.
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A new attack is reported in Nigeria, with eight more students abducted in a region where terrorist group Boko Haram says it will sell girls.
One year ago this month, Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau released a video announcing a new, reprehensible front in its bloody attempt at forced Islamism: his fighters will begin abducting girls and selling them. The terrorist group has just done that.
For months the incidents received little attention beyond Nigeria. Now the disgust is spreading worldwide.FULL STORY
Carpets woven by slaves are could be for sale in some of the world's biggest stores. Researchers investigating the hand-made carpet industry documented thousands of workers in northern India and found widespread slave labor, bonded labor and human trafficking in the supply chains. Siddharth Kara, who worked on the report for the Harvard School of Public Health, said that the reality may be far worse because they were violently turned away from many of the operations they tried to visit. Read his report in full here.
Police in Ghana storm a camp being used to keep children in slavery after one journalist spent weeks infiltrating the traffickers. In this video, CNN correspondent Vlad Duthiers meets the journalist and asks the minister responsible for protecting children what the government is doing to help.
A neighborhood in Cambodia is a global hotspot for the child sex trade. The people selling the children? Too often, their parents. CNN Freedom Project and Mira Sorvino, award-winning actress and human rights activist, investigate in a major new documentary, "Every Day in Cambodia", which airs for the first time on CNN International on Saturday at 10 a.m. CET.
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British police have arrested a couple on suspicion of holding three "extremely traumatized" women captive for more than 30 years. One of the women - a 30-year-old Briton - "appears to have been in servitude for her entire life," said police. It's an unprecedented case for London's Human Trafficking Unit.
CNN's Max Foster spoke to UK lawmaker Andrew Boff who has just written a book investigating human trafficking in London and asked him how cases like this can happen.FULL STORY
Slavery is all over the world, not just developing countries. The film "Eden" is based on Chong Kim's story as a sex slave in U.S. Here she tells Becky Anderson how members of the public stood and did nothing when she tried to run away, and how she plotted her eventual escape.
Sophie Hayes' love story started out like so many Hollywood rom-coms. He was a man she knew and trusted, and who knew everything about her, what made her laugh and cry and what her favorite song was. He was there for her when she had bad days, a quick phone call away in times of trouble. She was just a normal girl and he a normal guy.
But this love story turned into a horror story on a holiday with the man she had grown to love. Forced to work on the streets as a prostitute, emotionally isolated, miles from her British home, suffering mental and physical abuse, rape, and torture.FULL STORY
Investigative journalism can "spark action" when it comes to helping end human trafficking, according to a recent United Nations report that examined CNN Freedom Project's "Factory Slaves" investigation.
The U.N. Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) details how CNN senior international correspondent Dan Rivers and his colleagues uncovered bonded labor in Southeast Asia, where workers had been sent abroad, burdened with large debts and forced to work long hours for years at a time. The practice was part of the complex trail of exploitation in a business supply chain.
In one bonded labor scheme, recruiters got jobs for Cambodian workers at a Malaysian factory. As part the Factory Slaves investigation, which debuted in late 2011, CNN alerted a client company to the factory and the recruiters that employed the migrant workers, who were stranded abroad after surrendering their passports to their employer.
That client company "was moved to action by the (CNN) report," the UNIAP report states, and "quickly took action through an on-site audit at the factory in Penang (Malaysia), and ultimately ensured that their supplier improved the pay and conditions at their factory."
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When I was in Barcelona a few summers ago, I fell in love with Tiger Nut Milk and it became a staple to my breakfast. I wasn't even sure what it was exactly but it was delicious! It has a sweet nutty taste and reminded me of the local soy milk you could get on the streets of Hong Kong. After I left Spain I simply forgot about it until I saw Tiger Nuts on sale in my local health food store. After a bit of research I found that they were chock full of goodness! Great to snack on, I might even attempt to create my own Tiger Nut Milk.
Tiger Nuts Benefits:
Tiger Nuts come from California, Europe, Northern African, and even Florida and have been around for over 4,000 years.
- Full of great protein, carbs, plus have all the Vitamin E that you need,plus Vitamin C and B's too.
- Contain lots of great minerals such as: iron, copper, zinc, sodium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and lots of calcium for strong bones and healthy tissues.
- A great anti-inflammatory agent working well for inflammatory based diseases such as arthritis and inflammation of the GI tract with a astringent action.
-Beneficial to ulcers of the gums, and other mouth inflammation diseases. Tiger Nuts helps with stress by helping the body to stay centered and balanced.
- Are diuretic helping to get rid of excess fluid, and sooth away bladder and prostate inflammation too.
- Good source on fiber, benefitical for constipation and weight loss.
- Stimulate the immune system thus helping to prevent cardiovascular disease, strokes and even cancer as they contains lots of Oleic Acid which helps lower cholesterol, triglycerides, and prevent hardening of the arteries.
- Full of antioxidants combining with free radicals to prevent disease and slow the aging process.
-Tiger Nut oil is very similar to Olive Oil with many of the same health benefits.
'Tiger Nuts make a very cooling sweet drink called Tiger Nut Milk. It contains Tiger Nuts, water, lemon peel, and cinnamon… and it's similar to oatmeal drinks and sesame drinks in other countries. And Tiger Nuts are also used in the production of some types of beer, cosmetics, condiments, livestock feed, flour (gluten free), syrups and some looking at Tiger Nuts as a healthy snack food.
There has been a lot of interest in Tiger Nuts because they a cheap source of good nutrition that could feed the world, and Tiger Nut plants grow like weeds.'
Being lactose and wheat intolerant is a pain in the ass, temptations lurk at every corner, bread, pasta, milk, CHEESE (how i miss you!) chocolate etc. It is especially difficult when you travel to a new place where the diet is different and everything is unfamilliar, which is why I feel it is important to keep a few snacks on hand.
Here are the things I take with me on my travels:
Contrary to popular belief, C.O is not bad for you.
'Nearly 50 percent of the fat in coconut oil is of a type rarely found in nature called lauric acid, a "miracle" compound because of its unique health promoting properties. Your body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-protozoa properties.
Coconut oil is also nature's richest source of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), also called medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs. By contrast, most common vegetable or seed oils are comprised of long chain fatty acids (LCFAs), also known as long-chain triglycerides or LCTs.'
I use it as an alternative to butter and have religiously taken c.o everyday for almost 2 years. My day just feels a little empty and flat if I don't. I definitely feel a change in energy levels. Great to cook with at high temperatures because it doesn't change its chemical structure when heated like olive oil which is susceptible to oxidative damage.
Otherwise known as Wolf berries. Pronounced "go-gee", they contains more
• vitamin C than oranges
• beta-carotene than carrots
• iron than steak
I explain them as red Chinese raisins. I have them in my porridge or just raw. Always wash before use as some companies add red dyes to enhance the colour. Makes me think of my mama, she makes us herbal tea with it.
Always good to snack on. Almonds, Walnuts, Cashew, Pecans and Sunflower seeds are the current winners.
A recent discovery. Compressed raw fruit ie. dates, figs and prunes. 100% goodness. Try the 'Nakd Bars' they come in so many yummy flavours: Berry Delight, Cocoa Delight, Cocoa Mint, Cocoa Orange, Cashew Cookie, Gingerbread, Pecan Pie.
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March 18, 2013
Due to the expected storm, the University has curtailed operations for Tuesday, March 19th. Dimond Library expects to be open with reduced hours and limited services. Please check back tomorrow on our webpage, Facebook, or the hours' phone line (603) 862-1534 to find out which hours we will be open.
March 8, 2013
The University has curtailed operations for today, March 8, as of 7:45am. However, Dimond Library will be open as scheduled from 7:30am until 5:30pm with limited services.
The Engineering, Math & Computer Science Library in Kingsbury Hall will be open until noon (maybe later). The Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics Libraries are closed.
March 7, 2013
The UNH Library has a few new database trials for the month of March for users to check out. Until March 29th, we have access to:
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If this database is useful to you, please contact our Collection Management Librarian, Jen Carroll, or comment here.
March 7, 2013
Government Information presents its latest featured resource, the Frances Perkins Center.
The mission of the Frances Perkins Center is to "fulfill the legacy of Frances Perkins. . . . by continuing her work for social and economic justice and preserving for future generations her nationally significant family homestead."
The Frances Perkins Center is named after Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve on a presidential cabinet. During her time as the U.S. secretary of labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Perkins worked tirelessly to improve the conditions of workers across the country.
Materials on the site are divided into sections that include Frances Perkins, The Center, Projects, and Virtual Tour. The first section contains a photo gallery of Perkins, along with information about her life and times. In the Center area, visitors can read about the Center's mission and staff or scan the blog. Finally, the Projects area contains a wonderful area called the Social Security Stories Project. Here, visitors can read stories about how Social Security has impacted generations of individuals and also contribute their own memories and experiences.
March 7, 2013
We are happy to announce the opening of the Geospatial Services Center (GSC) in Room 337 of Dimond Library.
The GSG is available to help novice users of geographic information system (GIS) and related software, such as Google Earth. Students, as well as faculty and staff, can use the GSC to get started on a new project or, if already working on a project, to get basic level help in completing it. You do not need to be enrolled in a course to use the GSC.
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February 21, 2013
We are happy to announce that Dimond Library has a new group study room available, Room 352. The room contains 8 detachable tables, 30 chairs, and a whiteboard.
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We know from your feedback that group study space is in high demand. As part of our building renovations we are incorporating more space for groups in order to meet those needs.
February 21, 2013
When the heating system in Murkland Hall failed in late January causing water damage to various parts of the building, it's likely there wasn't much thought given to the upside. Turns out there was one, though.
Cleanup efforts uncovered the original charter of UNH's Phi Beta Kappa Society, issued in December 1952.
Linda Johnson, government information librarian, discovered back in 2010 that the charter was missing. Now discovered, the document is being restored by Bill Ross, the head of the Milne Special Collections and Archives. He hopes to reverse some of the damage to the document, which will be displayed once a year when the honor society inducts new members.
The rest of the article can be found on the Campus Journal website.
February 12, 2013
Films of history, humor, and sheer entertainment are included in the current Multimedia display of movies about the Presidents of the United States. We have put together a collection of films that reflect how our presidents have shaped the history of our nation. Included are the PBS American Experience Presidents Collection of documentaries which give you a look into the lives of many of the men who have led our nation. You will also find entertaining feature films about presidential scandals in All the President's Men, romance in the White House in The American President, and even comedies like Primary Colors.
Visit the UNH Library Multimedia Center on the second floor of Dimond Library to borrow these and many more films.
In addition we have access to numerous streaming movies through Alexander Street Press American History in Video. These on-line resources are available to UNH students, faculty, and staff as well as on-site visitors. Here are just a few of the titles available through American History in Video related to United States presidents:
February 12, 2013
The self-service scanner which was previously located outside of the Addison Reading Room on Level 3 (Main Floor) of Dimond Library has been moved to room 337.
Further information can be found on the Photocopying & Scanning page.


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Hartnell College has named Dr. Kathleen Rose its interim associate vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Rose has served the college as its dean of fine arts, language arts, and social sciences for five years.
In making the two-year appointment, Interim Superintendent/President Dr. Phoebe Helm emphasized the need to focus the college's resources on its academic mission while it addresses issues of accreditation, academic program review, and student learning outcomes.
"Dr. Rose is an experienced teacher and leader, uniquely qualified to work with the grass roots faculty and the faculty leadership to develop the assessment tools and processes that will help us move forward together," said Dr. Helm. "With Dr. Rose's leadership, we will engage in a continual improvement process such that, over time, we will be able to answer quite affirmatively that most important question, 'Is Hartnell a better college this year than it was last?'"
Dr. Rose earned her doctorate in education from the University of Arizona, where she also earned her master's degree in education, counseling, and guidance. She earned her bachelor's degree in education and English at the State University of New York at Geneseo. She has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Chapman University, Golden Gate University, and Prescott College.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to assist the college in this direct way," said Dr. Rose, "not only to address the challenges that the accrediting commission put before us, but also to help create a long-lasting academic change on campus."
Stepping in as interim dean of fine arts, language arts, and social sciences is Dr. Lisa Miller. Dr. Miller has been the director of Hartnell's Campus Learning Resources and Online and Distance Learning since October 2005. She earned her Ph.D. in education from UCLA, her M.A. in teaching English to speakers of other languages from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and her B.A. in linguistics and international affairs from the University of New Hampshire.


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Capitol View Commentary: Friday, March 23, 2012
By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice-President, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
March 23, 2012
Metro's Budget Show; Etch-A-Sketch; Wacky on the Hill; Speaker Harwell on INSIDE POLITICS; Taking A Break
It's an annual rite of spring, dating back at least to the mid-1970s when Nashville Mayor Richard Fulton was in office and I was a very young TV reporter.
I am talking about the annual Metro budget hearings which current Mayor Karl Dean has scheduled for next week (March 26-30). The hearings involve series of public meetings between the Mayor (joined by his Finance Director Rich Riebeling and other key staff such as Deputy Mayor Greg Hinote) and various city department leaders. They'll be discussing their upcoming operating budgets which must be submitted by May 1 to the Metro Council for approval by July 1.
Sometimes these hearings are as boring as any meetings you can attend. But this next week take a watch on Metro Channel 3 (Comcast) and you may get some clues and learn some more details about what is becoming the worst kept secret in town. While the Dean administration has asked all departments to once again submit budgets with cuts of up to 2% (and some departments may receive cuts this coming fiscal year), that's not the full story. The full story is that for the first time since 2005, a property tax increase will likely be recommended by the Mayor for the Council to approve.
This will be the first time Mayor Dean has asked for a tax hike. He never did in his first four-year term and property taxes were not raised in the last two years of Mayor Bill Purcell's second term. Seven years is a long time. The feeling is that a majority of this current Metro Council understands that and they are amenable to raising more revenue (although you can still expect spirited opposition in both the Council and the community to any tax hike).
There is something quite unique about this year's upcoming tax hike battle. This will be the first property tax increase request since voters approved an amendment to the Metro Charter limiting any future tax hikes (beyond what was then the current tax rate) without a public referendum. That tax rate has been lowered a bit by the most recent countywide property reappraisal which is required every five years by state law. So there is now a "spread" (56 cents) between what the rate once was, and what it is now. Those who helped pass the charter amendment say a public referendum will not be required if the new tax rate does not exceed the old one (56 cents or less).
There are those at the Metro Courthouse who believe the Charter amendment is unconstitutional and should be taken to court and thrown out. But the feeling is the Dean administration won't mount that legal challenge and will seek a tax hike of 56 cents or less and leave it up to the Council alone and not the voter to decide.
So what will 56 cents get in extra services for our citizens so the Mayor can sell it? That's a very good question, particularly since some of the hike (a few pennies) may well need to be spent to pay for current debt. Metro has avoided a property tax increase the last few years through the adroit moves of Finance Director Riebeling who re-financed a lot of the city's debt. That has lowered interest rates saving the city money. But the debt has not gone away and we will need to continue to repay it in the future.
Other challenges will be how Mayor Dean funds his priorities, especially Metro schools which have asked for an additional $45 million next year. Actually that's not quite as bad as it sounds. The schools' request assumes the system will receive no new state dollars (but it probably will). Still for a Mayor (and many in the Metro Council) who have prided themselves in always fully-funding the school budget (including this year the money to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000) this could be a real stretch.
Metro employees have gone several years without a real pay raise (it's hard to plan a family budget on the small one-time bonuses they have gotten in recent budgets). But a multi-year pay plan (even with small pay hikes of 2%-3% annually) can take up a lot of pennies in a tax hike. I know that first-hand from what I did when I helped Mayor Fulton pass a property tax increase back in 1985.
Add that into whatever new capital improvements plan the Mayor will recommend (the new sidewalks, parks, and other amenities Mayors always spread out across the county to sweeten the pot for Council members to support the tax hike) and getting all that funded with just 56 cents will be a real budgetary feat.
Metro is dealing with another funding issue. When he first came into office five years ago, Mayor Dean had to cut a new deal for the Nashville Predators NHL Hockey team to stay in town. That included an annual subsidy to the team of over $8 million annually. Now things have stabilized for the club (in fact it seems to be having close to its best year ever in terms of both attendance and the upcoming playoffs).
The problem for Metro is that the tourism-related funds it has used to pay the Predators its annual subsidy is gone (along with a lot of other money) to pay for the new convention center now under construction. So the city has been trying to strike another deal with the hockey team even as a deadline approaches (April 30) that renews the current subsidy deal if something different isn't worked out.
Late word (NASHVILLEPOST.com, March 22) is that the Preds and the city are close to a new agreement which will be presented to the city's Sports Authority for approval in the "few days or weeks" before it goes on to the Metro Council for its review and a final up or down vote. Speculation is the new (lower?) subsidy will come from some additional user taxes on those who frequent the downtown Arena. Is it worth it? The Preds sure think so and have unveiled a new study that estimates the team and the Arena (which the team operates and promotes) has an annual economic impact of at least $410 million.
In recent days the major story on the GOP presidential campaign trail came down to child's play. More specifically it came down to a child's toy we all remember, an Etch A Sketch.
On a day when Mitt Romney should have been crowing about his lopsided win in the Illinois primary adding momentum to his big victory in Puerto Rico (where one of his chief rivals, Rick Santorum paid for his gaffe in saying the island should never be made a state until it makes English its official language), Team Romney put its foot in its mouth. Also upstaging Romney's key endorsement that same day by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a key aide in the campaign went on CNN and in response to a question of whether the tough primary season might force the "former governor to tack so far to the right" that he would alienate moderates in the general election, said in response: "Well, I think you hit the reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again."
Say what?
For a candidate long accused of flip flopping on the issues and lacking sincerity, I can't think of a worse comment for one of his top aides to make. It just further reinforces all the negative stereotypes Romney's been fighting the entire campaign.
But having said that, Romney continues to make slow, but steady progress towards being the GOP nominee, even through an article in a recent WALL STREET JOURNAL (March 21) estimates at his current "progress" in gathering delegates it could still take him well into June (and the end of the primary season) to clinch the deal. One of his rivals, Newt Gingrich however continues to fade badly. He finished last (4th) in Illinois behind Ron Paul, who hasn't been considered a serious contender for months. Gingrich's Super PAC also seems to be running dry on new funding.
The latest financial disclosures show even Romney is showing some signs of financial distress as he has continued to outspend his opponents as much as 5 or 6 to 1 in winning these primary and caucus battles. Fortunately his Super PAC continues to carry a lot of the financial load. But President Barack Obama, without an opponent until the fall, has already raised more money than all the Republicans combined (and has been able to save a good bit of it for later).
Again, fortunately for the Republicans, the many GOP Super PACs are in a position to make up the money slack for Romney. But what would help him the most would be to end this nomination battle and start focusing all his efforts towards uniting his support for the fall.
But so far neither Santorum or Gingrich are moving towards the exits, even though a WALL STREET JOURNAL analysis (March 21) indicates the upcoming primary and caucus schedule would seem to strongly favor Romney in April before moving into states in May that would seem more favorable ground for Santorum and Gingrich. After Louisiana this weekend (Saturday) where a Rasmussen poll has Santorum up comfortably over the rest of the field (Santorum 43%, Romney 31%, Gingrich 16%, Paul 5%) even Santorum aides admit the other states voting in April do not bode well for their candidate, including Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania (which is Santorum's home state) and Rhode Island. Prospects for Santorum do look better when the calendar turns to March and the contests are back in southern states such as Arkansas, Texas and Kentucky. But can and/or Gingrich hold on that long, especially since there is a continuing pattern in terms of states and voter demographics that has been going on with these candidates for months (particularly that Romney hasn't or can't win in the more conservative South while Santorum/Gingrich struggle in the more moderate parts of the country)?
But even with the Jeb Bush endorsement being obscured a bit by the Etch A Sketch gaffe, there are a number of new conservative voices speaking out that enough is enough. South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, a major leader in the Tea Party, while not endorsing Romney seems to be indicating in recent comments, that Romney's rivals ought to be rethinking their campaigns going forward. Then there are these comments in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (March 22) from former GOP candidate Michelle Bachmann: "At this point we would be better off if we could unify behind a candidate, whoever that candidate may be…I think it is important for us to unify and unify quickly." And there are these remarks in the same WSJ article from RedState.com blogger Erick Erickson: "Conservatives may not really like Mitt Romney, but they do not want a fractured party too divided to bear Barack Obama. There will be no white knight, no dark horse, and no brokered convention. We have our nominee." And an Etch A Sketch too, I guess.
As the pace continues to pick up on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, moving towards a possible adjournment sometime in April, not everything is hard work and nose to the grindstone.
During the annual Farm Day on the Hill, there was a milking contest between the two Speakers. Now you'd think Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey would win this easily since he is a country boy who claims he grew up on a dairy farm in Upper East Tennessee while Madame Speaker of the House, Beth Harwell, is more a city girl from Nashville (she even reportedly did some of her milking while still wearing her suit jacket).
Well, all those suppositions turned out to be wrong. Harwell won the annual Milk Bucket Award for her efforts in squeezing out more into her pail than the Senate Speaker, although one reporter (Chas Sisk of THE TENNESSEAN) reported on his blog that "an eagle eyed viewer spotted some suspicious activity" at one point in the contest.
This is apparently not the last "contest" scheduled on the Hill. I got a news release this week touting "Fight Night 2012" coming up on April 25 (meaning it may not actually occur until after adjournment). "Fight Night" is "an action packed exhibition of amateur boxing" to be held at the War Memorial Auditorium with "the headline bout featuring boxers sponsored by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus and the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus." And you thought all they had in common was shaking down the lobbyists at their annual fund raisers?
I am not sure these two groups ought to be encouraged to fight each other anymore than they already do on the Hill, but the night seems to be for a good cause. All proceeds raised 'will go to benefit NOT ALONE, a not-for-profit 501c3 organization" dedicated to getting veterans and their help they need to deal with issues such as combat trauma.
Getting back to the business at hand on the Hill, it appears a lot of it revolves around hot button social issues these days (everything from sex education to abortion, the Ten Commandments, school prayer, guns and creationism). It led to the Democrats House Caucus leader, Mike Turner, to throw a few jabs at the GOP in his weekly meeting with reporters. In an article by Jeff Woods of THE NASHVILLE SCENE (March 22), Turner said: "They're preoccupied with sex up here. They've got a real thing with sex. We're about to put the turbans on, I think, and put the women in burkas here if we keep going at this rate. There are some things coming through that just make you think, good Lord! We've making national news on all these crazy things. It's not good for the state of Tennessee….It's embarrassing, it really is."
Turner also added: "The social conservatives have control of the Republican Party. It seems like they are against everything. When you win elections, no matter what party you're from, you have to stop playing politics….When you actually win elections, at some point you have to try and govern. That's making hard decisions. I don't think they're ready to govern yet, and that's part of the problem."
But Turner may have talked a bit too much. He also was quoted as saying: "When you are in the minority (as the Democrats are these days) you play politics to get into the majority."
OK, Mike, whatever you say.
Fresh from her milking victory on Ag Day, House Speaker Harwell is my guest on INSIDE POLITICS this weekend. I guess after "herding cats" all week (as you have to be able to do to be the top leader in either House), milking might actually be a lot easier to do, I guess.
We discuss many of the major issues still pending in the General Assembly including "Guns in Parking Lots" and the effort to keep the results of the new teacher evaluations secret. On the gun bill, she says the situation is a tough one, pitting gun rights versus business owners' and property rights. She feels the proposal is too broad (even if it is "constitutional" according to the Attorney General). The Speaker adds passing the bill would put Tennessee out of step with almost every other state in terms of gun rights. She believes a compromise can be crafted despite the strong opposition to any modifications from the powerful National Rifle Association.
Concerning teacher evaluations, the Speaker indicates that one possible compromise might be to make public the state's Value Added numbers. Those statistics measure the annual progress of every teacher's class from the beginning to the end of each academic year. Meanwhile she suggests the more subjective and personal teacher evaluations be kept secret to protect privacy.
INSIDE POLITICS can be seen several times each weekend on THE NEWSCHANNEL5 NETWORK. That includes Sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. on the main channel, WTVF-TV, NEWSCHANNEL5. We also air on NEWSCHANNEL5 PLUS at 7:00 p.m., Friday; 5:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m., Saturday; and 5:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. THE PLUS can be seen on several local cable systems, including Comcast Cable channel 250, Charter Cable channel 150 and on Channel 5's over-the-air digital channel 5.2.
Excerpts of this show and previous INSIDE POLITICS shows can also be found on here on newschannel5.com.
I am taking some time off, so no column next week. Look for the next CAPITOL VIEW on Friday, April 6. Until then I will be listening for the crack of the bat and celebrating my father-in-law 90th birthday.
There will be an encore presentation of INSIDE POLITICS next weekend, featuring the recent show we did on Nashville and the Civil War. This is a fascinating story that was just beginning to unfold 150 years ago and it still has echoes in our community today. Nashville County Historian Carole Bucy is my guest.
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