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By Molly Freeman, Hollywood Staff
Who knew there were so many ladies from the land down under on U.S. television? Well, we didn't. That is, until we started to do some research on our favorite female TV leads and found out that many hailed from Australia. Color us surprised!
Sure, there were a few that we knew about - Rebel Wilson comes to mind - but there were some surprises, especially since all these ladies have seriously mastered their American accents; they had us fooled.
Through our research, we found out which of television's leading ladies are from Australia, as well as how many of them have acted together before - it seems like everyone was on the Australian TV series, The Sleepover Club. We've compiled a list of our favorites, and added some cool pieces of trivia, so that everyone can be more knowledgable about the Australian actresses on U.S. television.
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Mission and History - Strategic Planning Priorities (1999)
Consistently ranked in the top 30 of the 110 members of the Association of Research Libraries, the University Libraries are one of the University's greatest strengths and a point of pride. Surveys of students and faculty reveal that the Libraries are held in high regard and provide outstanding support for instruction, research, and service.
1. Electronic Teaching Library
Opportunity: The Electronic Teaching Library component of the Miller Learning Center will allow us to improve library services and to build stronger partnerships with faculty and other campus units, especially UCNS and OISD.
Need: Staff and equipment not covered by the construction budget.
One-time costs: $1,500,000 to fully equip the facility with computer workstations and associated devices for opening day, August 2002.
On-going costs: 12 FTE new staff positions ($340,000 plus fringe benefits).
Maintain and replace the computer workstations and associated devices ($500,000).
Development: The Libraries have identified $6M in naming opportunities in the Electronic Teaching Library that could be used to support programs for that facility.
2. Special Collections Building
Opportunity: The Special Collections of the University Libraries are a major strength for the University. In the figures reported to the Association of Research Libraries, the University Libraries rank 6th out of the 110 members in archive holdings.
Need: Adequate space to house and preserve these expanding collections. The proposed special collections building, now second on the campus list of capital priorities, meets this need.
Cost: The new building will cost $30M, with one-third coming from private sources and the remainder funded through the Regents. As of fall 1999, the Libraries have raised $8.5M of its $10M goal. The President should present the building to the Regents in June 2001.
Development: The Libraries are seeking an additional $10M in private funding for an endowment to support the collections, related programs, and staffing.
3. The New Collection
Opportunity: The growth of electronic publications offers new ways to support research and instruction. The Libraries will seek to identify and maintain the appropriate balance of print and electronic publications.
Need: The cost of scholarly publications, both print and electronic, continues to increase each year at an alarming rate.
Cost: An annual increase of five percent, about $400,000 with the current budget, should allow us to keep pace.
4. Digital Library
Opportunity: The technology to create a digital library of text, images, sound, and video is becoming increasingly powerful. Several projects are already underway.
Need: Funding for staff and equipment.
Cost: The Regents have requested funding for digital library efforts in their FY2001 budget. This funding would be managed by the Regents office, but a significant portion would cover the expansion of efforts in the University Libraries and make us a leader in this area.
Development: State funding will be used as matching funds to leverage grants from federal and private sources whenever possible.
5. New Media Department and Digital Media Lab
Opportunity: With over 80,000 radio and television programs, the Media Archive and Peabody Awards Collection is the third largest such collection in the country.
Need: A facility where students and faculty can find sophisticated workstations to view and use the collection for research and instruction. A new Media Department and Digital Media Lab should be included in the building that will be constructed to face the Student Learning Center. The President has stated that he supports including this facility in this building.
Cost: The space required is about 20,000 square feet and would cost about $4M.
6. Fine Arts Library
Opportunity: When the School of Art occupies its new facility, most of the faculty and students who use the art and music collections will be grouped together on the east campus.
Need: A Fine Arts Library located on the east campus. The School of Art, the School of Music, and the Libraries have proposed that the existing Music Library in the Music Building be expanded to house such a library.
Cost: $7M to expand the Music Library.
Development: It is anticipated that $2M could be raised privately.
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Ms. Alba Goes to Washington!
Celebrity mama Jessica Alba is out to help children everywhere get an education. Yesterday, a series of events around the world focused on ensuring universal basic education. The Global Campaign for Education, U.S. endorsed the Education for All Act, introduced by Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York. This landmark legislation would help achieve universal basic education for every child in the world by 2015. Five years before this deadline, 72 million children still remain out of school.
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How former Black Keys tour manager Jamie Stillman went from hanging with Dan Auerback to reverse-engineering an old pedal and founding one of the most creative and futuristically retro stompbox outfits in the biz.Read More
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June 8, 2012
The forward-thinking makers of the Hot Hand and the Soundblox stompboxes discuss the genesis, evolution, and future of their powerhouse pedals–and the maddening uphill battle they face from digital-averse players.Read More
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Rookie Will Represent Eastern Conference in Atlantic City
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, in their 20th season in the American Hockey League, today announced that leading scorer Carter Camper has been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star roster for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic. The event is scheduled for January 29-30 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
Camper paces Providence with eight goals and 23 points in 34 games this season. The rookie forward has contributed seven multiple-point games and a team-high 15 assists this year.
Undrafted, Camper made his professional debut with the Providence Bruins on April 8 and recorded his first professional point, an assist, the following night in Springfield. The 23 year-old signed an entry-level contract with Boston on April 7.
Camper is a four-year product of Miami University Ohio, where as co-captain in 2010-11 he set collegiate career-highs in assists (38) and points (57). His 38 assists ranked him third nationally among college hockey players. A Hobey Baker Award finalist in 2010-11, Camper was named CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and helped guide Miami to a 23-10-6 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance.
In 156 career collegiate games, Camper had 69+114=183 totals. The 5'9", 173-pound native of Rocky River, Ohio finished his career second on Miami's all-time points list and assists list. In his four years at Miami, the RedHawks made four NCAA Tournament appearances, two trips to the Frozen Four (2009 and 2010) and lost to Boston University in the 2009 National Championship. Before Miami, he played for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL.
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Season's Greetings!
23 December 2004: A Happy New Year!
eso0438-en-gb — Organisation Release
The President and the Galaxy — Chilean Head of State Visits Paranal Observatory.
22 December 2004: On December 9-10, 2004, the ESO Paranal Observatory was honoured with an overnight visit by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Chile, Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Mrs. Luisa Duran de Lagos. The high guests were welcomed by the ESO Director General, Dr. Catherine Cesarsky, ESO's representative in Chile, Mr. Daniel Hofstadt, and Prof. Maria Teresa Ruiz, Head of the Astronomy Department at the Universidad de Chile, as well as numerous ESO staff members working at the VLT site. The visit was characterised as private, and the President spent a considerable time in pleasant company with the Paranal staff, talking with and getting explanations from everybody.
eso0437-en-gb — Photo Release
Caught in the Cobweb — Turbulent and Colourful LMC Region Imaged from La Silla.
10 December 2004: The Tarantula Nebula is one of the most impressive views in the Southern sky. Visible to the unaided eye in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way that is located in the direction of the southern constellation Doradus at a distance of about 170,000 light-years, this huge nebula is the prototype of what astronomers refer to as a "Giant HII region". In this complex of glowing gas and very hot and luminous stars, the gas is mainly composed of protons and electrons, which are kept apart by energetic photons emitted by the stars in this area.
eso0436-en-gb — Photo Release
Explosions in Majestic Spiral Beauties — Very Large Telescope Takes Snapshots of Two Grand-Design Spiral Galaxies.
1 December 2004: Images of beautiful galaxies, and in particular of spiral brethren of our own Milky Way, leaves no-one unmoved. It is difficult indeed to resist the charm of these impressive grand structures. Astronomers at Paranal Observatory used the versatile VIMOS instrument on the Very Large Telescope to photograph two magnificent examples of such "island universes", both of which are seen in a southern constellation with an animal name. But more significantly, both galaxies harboured a particular type of supernova, the explosion of a massive star during a late and fatal evolutionary stage.
eso0435-en-gb — Science Release
Young Stars Poised for Production of Rocky Planets — VLT Interferometer Studies the Inner Region of Circumstellar Discs
24 November 2004: One of the currently hottest astrophysical topics - the hunt for Earth-like planets around other stars - has just received an important impetus from new spectral observations with the MIDI instrument at the ESO VLT Interferometer (VLTI). An international team of astronomers [2] has obtained unique infrared spectra of the dust in the innermost regions of the proto-planetary discs around three young stars - now in a state possibly very similar to that of our solar system in the making, some 4,500 million years ago. Reporting in this week's issue of the science journal Nature, and thanks to the unequalled, sharp and penetrating view of interferometry, they show that in all three, the right ingredients are present in the right place to start formation of rocky planets at these stars.
eso0434-en-gb — Photo Release
Big Stellar Clusters Forming in the Blue Dwarf Galaxy NGC 5253
18 November 2004: Star formation is one of the most basic phenomena in the Universe. Inside stars, primordial material from the Big Bang is processed into heavier elements that we observe today. In the extended atmospheres of certain types of stars, these elements combine into more complex systems like molecules and dust grains, the building blocks for new planets, stars and galaxies and, ultimately, for life. Violent star-forming processes let otherwise dull galaxies shine in the darkness of deep space and make them visible to us over large distances.
eso0433-en-gb — Organisation Release
Summing Up the Unique Venus Transit 2004 (VT-2004) Programme — Vast Public Education Project is an Outstanding Success.
eso0432-en-gb — Science Release
Measuring Cosmic Distances with Stellar Heart Beats — VLTI Watches the Changing Size of Bright Southern Cepheids
29 October 2004: Taking advantage of the very high spatial resolution provided by the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, a team of French and Swiss astronomers [1] has measured directly the change in angular diameter of four southern Cepheid variable stars over their pulsation cycle. When combined with spectroscopic radial velocity measurements, this allowed the astronomers to measure very accurately the distances of these stars in a quasi-geometrical way, and to calibrate the zero-point of the Cepheid Period-Luminosity empirical law. These observations constitute a fundamental step towards an independent verification of the extragalactic distance scale by interferometry.
eso0431-en-gb — Science Release
The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies in the Making — VLT Observations of Planetary Nebulae Confirm the Dynamical Youth of Virgo.
22 October 2004: An international team of astronomers [2] has succeeded in measuring with high precision the velocities of a large number of planetary nebulae [3] in the intergalactic space within the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. For this they used the highly efficient FLAMES spectrograph [4] on the ESO Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile). These planetary nebulae stars free floating in the otherwise seemingly empty space between the galaxies of large clusters can be used as "probes" of the gravitational forces acting within these clusters. They trace the masses, visible as well as invisible, within these regions. This, in turn, allows astronomers to study the formation history of these large bound structures in the universe. The accurate velocity measurements of 40 of these stars confirm the view that Virgo is a highly non-uniform galaxy cluster, consisting of several subunits that have not yet had time to come to equilibrium. These new data clearly show that the Virgo Cluster of galaxies is still in its making. They also prove for the first time that one of the bright galaxies in the region scrutinized, Messier 87, has a very extended halo of stars, reaching out to at least 65 kpc. This is more than twice the size of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
eso0430-en-gb — Photo Release
ESO Views of Earth-Approaching Asteroid Toutatis — Unique Photos from La Silla and Paranal Measure the Distance
29 September 2004: Today, September 29, 2004, is undisputedly the Day of Toutatis, the famous "doomsday" asteroid. Not since the year 1353 did this impressive "space rock" pass so close by the Earth as it does today. Visible as a fast-moving faint point of light in the southern skies, it approaches the Earth to within 1,550,000 km, or just four times the distance of the Moon.
eso0429-en-gb — Photo Release
The Milky Way above La Silla
14 September 2004: Anybody who visits a high-altitude astronomical observatory at this time of the year will be impressed by the beauty of the Milky Way band that stretches across the sky. Compared to the poor views from cities and other human conglomerations, the dark and bright nebulae come into view together with an astonishing palette of clear stellar colours.
eso0428-en-gb — Science Release
Is This Speck of Light an Exoplanet? — VLT Images and Spectra of Intriguing Object near Young Brown Dwarf [1]
10 September 2004: Is this newly discovered feeble point of light the long-sought bona-fide image of an exoplanet? A research paper by an international team of astronomers [2] provides sound arguments in favour, but the definitive answer is now awaiting further observations. On several occasions during the past years, astronomical images revealed faint objects, seen near much brighter stars. Some of these have been thought to be those of orbiting exoplanets, but after further study, none of them could stand up to the real test. Some turned out to be faint stellar companions, others were entirely unrelated background stars. This one may well be different. In April of this year, the team of European and American astronomers detected a faint and very red point of light very near (at 0.8 arcsec angular distance) a brown-dwarf object, designated 2MASSWJ1207334-393254. Also known as "2M1207", this is a "failed star", i.e. a body too small for major nuclear fusion processes to have ignited in its interior and now producing energy by contraction. It is a member of the TW Hydrae stellar association located at a distance of about 230 light-years. The discovery was made with the adaptive-optics supported NACO facility [3] at the 8.2-m VLT Yepun telescope at the ESO Paranal Observatory (Chile). The feeble object is more than 100 times fainter than 2M1207 and its near-infrared spectrum was obtained with great efforts in June 2004 by NACO, at the technical limit of the powerful facility. This spectrum shows the signatures of water molecules and confirms that the object must be comparatively small and light. None of the available observations contradict that it may be an exoplanet in orbit around 2M1207. Taking into account the infrared colours and the spectral data, evolutionary model calculations point to a 5 jupiter-mass planet in orbit around 2M1207. Still, they do not yet allow a clear-cut decision about the real nature of this intriguing object. Thus, the astronomers refer to it as a "Giant Planet Candidate Companion (GPCC)" [4]. Observations will now be made to ascertain whether the motion in the sky of GPCC is compatible with that of a planet orbiting 2M1207. This should become evident within 1-2 years at the most.
eso0427-en-gb — Science Release
Fourteen Times the Earth — ESO HARPS Instrument Discovers Smallest Ever Extra-Solar Planet Summary
25 August 2004: A European team of astronomers [1] has discovered the lightest known planet orbiting a star other than the sun (an "exoplanet"). The new exoplanet orbits the bright star mu Arae located in the southern constellation of the Altar. It is the second planet discovered around this star and completes a full revolution in 9.5 days. With a mass of only 14 times the mass of the Earth, the new planet lies at the threshold of the largest possible rocky planets, making it a possible super Earth-like object. Uranus, the smallest of the giant planets of the Solar System has a similar mass. However Uranus and the new exoplanet differ so much by their distance from the host star that their formation and structure are likely to be very different. This discovery was made possible by the unprecedented accuracy of the HARPS spectrograph on ESO's 3.6-m telescope at La Silla, which allows radial velocities to be measured with a precision better than 1 m/s. It is another clear demonstration of the European leadership in the field of exoplanet research.
eso0426-en-gb — Organisation Release
SINFONI Opens with Upbeat Chords — First Observations with New VLT Instrument Hold Great Promise Summary
24 August 2004: The European Southern Observatory, the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Garching, Germany) and the Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie (Leiden, The Netherlands), and with them all European astronomers, are celebrating the successful accomplishment of "First Light" for the Adaptive Optics (AO) assisted SINFONI ("Spectrograph for INtegral Field Observation in the Near-Infrared") instrument, just installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile). This is the first facility of its type ever installed on an 8-m class telescope, now providing exceptional observing capabilities for the imaging and spectroscopic studies of very complex sky regions, e.g. stellar nurseries and black-hole environments, also in distant galaxies. Following smooth assembly at the 8.2-m VLT Yepun telescope of SINFONI's two parts, the Adaptive Optics Module that feeds the SPIFFI spectrograph, the "First Light" spectrum of a bright star was recorded with SINFONI in the early evening of July 9, 2004. The following thirteen nights served to evaluate the performance of the new instrument and to explore its capabilities by test observations on a selection of exciting astronomical targets. They included the Galactic Centre region, already imaged with the NACO AO-instrument on the same telescope. Unprecedented high-angular resolution spectra and images were obtained of stars in the immediate vicinity of the massive central black hole. During the night of July 15 - 16, SINFONI recorded a flare from this black hole in great detail. Other interesting objects observed during this period include galaxies with active nuclei (e.g., the Circinus Galaxy and NGC 7469), a merging galaxy system (NGC 6240) and a young starforming galaxy pair at redshift 2 (BX 404/405). These first results were greeted with enthusiasm by the team of astronomers and engineers [2] from the consortium of German and Dutch Institutes and ESO who have worked on the development of SINFONI for nearly 7 years. The work on SINFONI at Paranal included successful commissioning in June 2004 of the Adaptive Optics Module built by ESO, during which exceptional test images were obtained of the main-belt asteroid (22) Kalliope and its moon. Moreover, the ability was demonstrated to correct the atmospheric turbulence by means of even very faint "guide" objects (magnitude 17.5), crucial for the observation of astronomical objects in many parts of the sky. SPIFFI - SPectrometer for Infrared Faint Field Imaging - was developed at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) in Garching (Germany), in a collaboration with the Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie (NOVA) in Leiden and the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON), and ESO.
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How Old is the Milky Way ? — VLT Observations of Beryllium in Two Old Stars Clock the Beginnings
17 August 2004: Observations by an international team of astronomers [1] with the UVES spectrometer on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile) have thrown new light on the earliest epoch of the Milky Way galaxy. The first-ever measurement of the Beryllium content in two stars in a globular cluster (NGC 6397) - pushing current astronomical technology towards the limit - has made it possible to study the early phase between the formation of the first generation of stars in the Milky Way and that of this stellar cluster. This time interval was found to amount to 200 - 300 million years. The age of the stars in NGC 6397, as determined by means of stellar evolution models, is 13,400 ± 800 million years. Adding the two time intervals gives the age of the Milky Way, 13,600 ± 800 million years. The currently best estimate of the age of the Universe, as deduced, e.g., from measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background, is 13,700 million years. The new observations thus indicate that the first generation of stars in the Milky Way galaxy formed soon after the end of the ~200 million-year long "Dark Ages" that succeeded the Big Bang.
eso0424-en-gb — Science Release
Catching a Falling Star — ESO's Very Large Telescope Obtains Unique Spectrum of a Meteor.
30 July 2004: While observing a supernova in a distant galaxy with the FORS instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile), astronomers were incredibly lucky to obtain serendipitously a high quality spectrum of a very large meteor in the terrestrial atmosphere. The VLT spectrograph provided a well calibrated spectrum, making it a reference in this field of research. From this spectrum, the temperature of the meteor trail was estimated to be about 4600 degrees centigrade. The serendipitous spectrum reveals the telltale meteor emissions of oxygen and nitrogen atoms and nitrogen molecules. The VLT spectrum was the first to reveal the far red range where carbon emission lines are predicted; the absence of the lines puts constraints on the role of atmospheric chemistry when life started on earth. Because the VLT is tuned to observe objects far out in space, it focuses at infinity. The meteor, being "only" 100 km above the telescope, therefore appears out of focus in the field of view.
eso0423-en-gb — Organisation Release
Finland Becomes Eleventh ESO Member State
7 July 2004: Finland has become the eleventh member state of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) [1]. The formal accession procedure was carried through as planned and has now been completed. Following the signing of the corresponding Agreement earlier this year (ESO PR 02/04), acceptance by the Finnish Parliament and ratification by the Finnish President of the Agreement as well as the ESO Convention and the associated protocols in June [2] and the deposit of the instruments of accession today, Finland has now officially joined ESO.
eso0422-en-gb — Science Release
Old Galaxies in the Young Universe — Very Large Telescope Unravels New Population of Very Old Massive Galaxies
7 July 2004: Current theories of the formation of galaxies are based on the hierarchical merging of smaller entities into larger and larger structures, starting from about the size of a stellar globular cluster and ending with clusters of galaxies. According to this scenario, it is assumed that no massive galaxies existed in the young universe. However, this view may now have to be revised. Using the multi-mode FORS2 instrument on the Very Large Telescope at Paranal, a team of Italian astronomers [2] have identified four remote galaxies, several times more massive than the Milky Way galaxy, or as massive as the heaviest galaxies in the present-day universe. Those galaxies must have formed when the Universe was only about 2,000 million years old, that is some 12,000 million years ago. The newly discovered objects may be members of a population of old massive galaxies undetected until now. The existence of such systems shows that the build-up of massive elliptical galaxies was much faster in the early Universe than expected from current theory.
eso0421-en-gb — Photo Release
Revisiting the Orion Nebula — Wide Field Imager Provides New View of a Stellar Nursery
30 June 2004: Orion the Hunter is perhaps the best-known constellation in the sky, well placed in the winter for observers in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and instantly recognisable. Just below Orion's belt (three distinctive stars in a row), the hilt of his sword holds a great jewel in the sky, the beautiful Orion Nebula. Bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, the nebula, also known as Messier 42, is a wide complex of gas and dust, illuminated by several massive and hot stars at its core, the famous Trapezium stars.
eso0420-en-gb — Science Release
Weighing Ultra-Cool Stars — Large Ground-Based Telescopes and Hubble Team-Up to Perform First Direct Brown Dwarf Mass Measurement
15 June 2004: Using ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal and a suite of ground- and space-based telescopes in a four-year long study, an international team of astronomers has measured for the first time the mass of an ultra-cool star and its companion brown dwarf. The two stars form a binary system and orbit each other in about 10 years. The team obtained high-resolution near-infrared images; on the ground, they defeated the blurring effect of the terrestrial atmosphere by means of adaptive optics techniques. By precisely determining the orbit projected on the sky, the astronomers were able to measure the total mass of the stars. Additional data and comparison with stellar models then yield the mass of each of the components. The heavier of the two stars has a mass around 8.5% of the mass of the Sun and its brown dwarf companion is even lighter, only 6% of the solar mass. Both objects are relatively young with an age of about 500-1,000 million years. These observations represent a decisive step towards the still missing calibration of stellar evolution models for very-low mass stars.
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When most people think of nail care they think of nail polish, or their fingernail problems like peeling, chipping, and cracking. But your cuticles, the skin immediately around the fingernail, also contribute to nail health and a neat appearance. Uncared-for cuticles are prone to hangnails and dryness, while badly cut or bitten cuticles put the skin around the fingers at a risk of infection. To maximize your manicure's good looks, and to keep your entire fingertip healthy, follow these steps to proper cuticle care:
1. Moisturize. Seriously.
No matter how well you think you moisturize your hands, your cuticles are especially thirsty for hydration. They're soaked and dried every time you wash your hands, they're exposed to chemicals when you clean or work without gloves. If you're not already rubbing a good quality moisturizer into your nails and fingertips every day, start doing it. If you do moisturize, and you still get hangnails or dryness, start to do it twice. Nail-Aid's Cuticle Cure is specially formulated for this purpose. Pick a time of day when you're doing something passive, like watching television or reading, and moisturize then.
2. Never cut your cuticles
Your cuticles perform a valuable job: protecting the roots of your nails from invasion by harmful bacteria. If you cut them away, they won't be able to do their job. Ditto if you cut them poorly. Instead, push the cuticles back with a non-metal tool, such as a rosewood stick. However, bear in mind…
3. Don't Push Back Dry Cuticles
Cuticles are not only easier to nudge back when they're moist, it's also safer. Pushing on a wet, flexible cuticle is much less likely to lead to tears or other damage. Try pushing back your cuticles right after you get out of the shower, or soak your fingertips for a short time in a bowl of warm water.
4. Push Back Cuticles Like a Pro
There are three steps to the push-back: One, apply a cuticle remover (not a cuticle oil or cream). Two, use an orange stick to gently push back your nice moist cuticles. Finally, move the orange stick in tiny circles at the base of the nail to remove any clinging dead skin that's there. Repeat the last step as necessary.
5. Trim Hangnails Carefully
While it's not a good idea to cut your cuticles, it's fine to cut your hangnails. Just go about it with caution: again, you're trying to avoid causing infection. Use a sharp cuticle nipper that you've cleaned with alcohol or peroxide beforehand, and apply antibacterial ointment to the cut areas immediately afterwards—especially if you slip up and draw blood (ouch!).
6. Choose Nail Care Products Wisely
Acetone-based nail polish removers and polishes and treatments with formaldehyde, including formaldehyde resins, are just as bad for your cuticles as they are for your nails. Dump any nail polishes or nail treatment products made before the end of 2007, which are likely to contain formaldehyde, and look for removers that are labeled acetone-free. Both of these chemicals, in addition to being toxic, cause dryness and irritation of cuticle skin.
It's simple, really: healthy cuticles look better than unhealthy ones. And healthy cuticles help keep nails healthy, too. By following these cuticle-care guidelines, you can prevent cuticle disasters.


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Last weekend I participated in one of the most amazing experiences of my life, 'Unleash The Power Within', a 4 day seminar with Tony Robbins in Sydney.
The main reason of attending was to firewalk which we did on the first day on coals between 1,200 and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
I'd seen a picture on Tony's website of Oprah doing the fire walk and I though, if Oprah can do it, I can!
I didn't feel any heat what so ever, must of had my mind focused!
From then on what happened was so profound.
I completely reprogrammed my mind and have removed negative experiences from my life / childhood and created a new timeline.
I realised I was living my life with excellent standards but to reach the next level in life you must have 'OUTSTANDING' Standards which is only a 2mm gap you need to close. This will be beneficial in all aspects of my life especially my business.
On the last day we heard about nutrition which I also learnt some very profound new information and found this extremely interesting as I am studying to be a personal trainer.
I am now on day 7 of a DETOX Tony put us on and am loving it!!! No alcohol, caffeine and an alkaline diet + a few other new healthy & positive habits to incorporate.
This seminar was such a precious gift I gave to myself, the information was priceless and the results truly invaluable!!
Thank you Tony, you certainly did create value and more than expected!!!
Please, please, please start teaching your program in schools you could revolutionise the world even more by programming correct mind, body and nutritional habits from an early age!!!
Some other information I learnt from my notes:
- Emotion is created by Motion.
- Put yourself in a PEAK STATE!
- Who you spend life with is who you become.
- People lives are a direct reflection of the expectations of their peer group.
- Find a peer group that has higher expectations that your own.
- Find a team that is going to challenge you.
- Every single person has 2 primary fears: 1. You are not good enough 2. You won't be loved
- The only thing that stops you getting what you want is the story you tell yourself.
- Problems & Happiness have no relationship.
- Wire yourself for certaintly and you will find the skills
- We live what we hold in out subconscious
- Secret to wealth and happiness; to be a team player
- Treat people well who treat your poorly
- Life is about LOVE
- Proximity is Power!
- "If I can't, then I MUST!"
- The secret of life, STANDARDS!
- Want to change your life then raise your standards.
- Raise your standards means turns your shoulds into musts.
- Compete with yourself.
- See things completed in your mind first.
- How much you earn or who you are in a relationship with comes down to your beliefs or values.
- Our rules & values can make it impossible to feel good.
- More joy = less or better rules
- When you are grateful there is no anger or fear.
- The secret to HAPPINESS is PROGRESS!
- I am not what I eat, I am what I digest & assimilate.
- 5mins of anger suppresses your immune system for 6-7hours
- Stress is the basis of what makes the body break down.
If you want to know the tools and strategies for an OUTSTANDING LIFE, book your spot for the 2014 seminar, it will change your life forever!!!! Click here to book!
- Learn the secret to peak performance that Anthony Robbins has used to transform the world's elite athletes, entertainers, and business leaders.
- Discover how to break the unconscious fears that are holding you back.
- Storm across a bed of hot coals between 1,200 and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. (You don't have to, but you'll want to!) Once you start doing the impossible (or at least what you thought was impossible), you can conquer the other fires of your life with ease.
…You'll test and amaze yourself. But, most of all… you'll grow.


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Citizenship Checks for Wash. Driver's License
By Liz Jones
Some lawmakers in Olympia want to make the Department of Licensing an immigration checkpoint. A proposed bill would require people to prove they are lawfully in U.S. in order to get a driver's license. Currently, Washington is one of only two states without this requirement.
Washington and New Mexico are the only two state's that give standard driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Republican Senator Don Benton wants Washington to fall in line with the rest of the country. He's sponsored a bill that would require proof of legal status if you want a driver's license. Benton, of Vancouver, says it's a matter of safety.
Benton: "We're talking about giving official government ID cards to people who have the broken the law to be here. That is a serious risk to our national security."
Benton points out people can use a driver's license to board a plane. Backers of measures like this have noted that most of the 9/11 hijackers carried valid state driver's licenses.
This is a familiar issue in Olympia. Republican lawmakers have filed similar bills, several times in the past decade. Most recently, in 2011, the bill got further than it had before…but ultimately failed to get a floor vote.
Rich Stolz heads the Seattle-based non-profit One America. The group advocates for immigrant rights, and opposes Benton's bill.
Stolz: "Making it harder for workers to get to work and students to get to school is not a sound policy for our state's future. And I think it could potentially have a negative impact on a lot of Washington's industries that do depend on immigrant workers, many of whom happen to be undocumented."
Stolz says undocumented people still need to drive. And that with a license, they're more likely to have insurance and know the rules of road. That argument gets some backing from a recent study in California. The Department of Motor Vehicles there analyzed more than two decades of car crashes. It found unlicensed drivers are nearly three times more likely to cause a fatal crash.
The report suggests that after people pass an official driving test, they tend to be safer behind the wheel.


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The network that gave you "Gossip Girl" will be taking you behind the scenes into the cutthroat world of ... Ballet West?
The CW has announced its summer slate, and one of its new shows is a reality series called "Breaking Pointe," about life in the ballet world -- centering on Salt Lake City's own Ballet West.
Here's a program description:
Beneath the beauty and glamour of the dance and costumes is a gritty dog-eat-dog world of extreme athleticism, focus, dedication, passion, pressure and, of course, the hunt for the unattainable…perfection.
No word yet on when the show will debut.
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Recipe: D.I.Y. Pastry Cream
It's quite similar to vanilla pudding, and super easy to make. The recipe here only includes three egg yolks, considerably less than a traditional French recipe - which can include up to ten. We like the lighter flavor, and we usually use pastry cream in recipes that don't need a very thick texture. If you do, however, just add additional egg yolks. The resulting cream here is light, delicatedly flavored with vanilla, and very, very creamy. Be watching for a recipe later this week that puts it to good use!
Vanilla Pastry Cream
2 cups
2 cups whole milk or cream
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter
Heat the milk to boiling. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks, sugar and flour together. Whisk in a little warm milk, then a little more, gradually. Whisk well then pour into the boiled milk. Turn the heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened - about 3 or 4 minutes. Whisk in the butter and vanilla. Transfer to to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the cream. Refrigerate.
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My recipe (possibly an Italian version) it's very similar but doesn't call for butter. One can play with the amount of flour to get the various degree of thickness. I use this cream also for open fruit tarts and other cakes. For puffy pastries it's best if whisked together with an equal amount of whipped cream.
i was just about to google a new lighter recipe for pastry cream when i saw this one here. i'll use it as a more stable substitute for whipped cream in a pavlova i'm making for a party.
I use the Italian version as well: http://chocolate-coveredlove.blogspot.com/2013/04/eclairs-with-nutella-icing.html
Unfortunately, the cream did not thicken. So disappointed since I have had huge success with the recipes from here.
I tried making this recipe but I think it calls for way too much flour. Three tablespoons of flour does not easily whisk into three egg yolks. At best, the egg/sugar/flour makes a VERY stiff paste. Am I doing something wrong? Is it possible that it should be three (possibly heaped) TEAspoons of flour?


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It was very cool when they saw the Sabertooth. They saw a wooly mammouth. I liked when they battled. [Series: Magic Tree House #7]
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Jack and Annie go back to the ice age. They find a cave and go inside because they're so cold and find . . . another cave that belongs to some people that lived during the ice age. They left the cave and fell into a trap and a magic guy helped them out. The they road a mammoth back to the Magic Tree House and right in front was a sabertooth tiger that wanted to eat Jack and Annie. Jack played the flute and the tiger ran away. It was a great book. [Series: Magic Tree House #7]
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Book 7 of the Magic Tree House Series. In this one, Jack and Annie continue their search for the four things beginning with an M to save Morgan from her spell. They go to cave man times, so a sabertooth tiger, cave drawing, and mammoth. An interesting, book, but not as good as some of them.
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Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers may be overestimating the value of noncash donations to charitable organizations, and wrongly receiving a tax refund based on that overestimate, but the Internal Revenue Service isn't sure because it hasn't been enforcing reporting requirements.
A new report from the Treasury Department found over $1 billion in problematic tax refunds in 2010 alone. "Taxpayers can generally deduct noncash charitable contributions made to qualifying organizations during the tax year on their Federal tax returns," J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a statement. "However, taxpayers who do not comply with the reporting requirements for noncash contributions could be incorrectly reducing their tax liabilities and receiving tax refunds to which they are not entitled."
TIGTA conducted the study due to "taxpayers deducting amounts for noncash contributions that did not reflect the fair market value of the donation as required by the tax laws," the report says. "As a result, taxpayers were benefiting from the deductions more than charities were benefiting from the donations."
The inspector general estimated that, in 2010, 60 percent of people (273,000) who claimed large tax deductions for noncash contributions — such as cars or paintings — overestimated the value of those gifts by combined $3.8 billion, resulting in $1.1. billion in erroneous tax refunds.
"However, the IRS's actions have not been effective at identifying the majority of unsubstantiated noncash charitable contributions by taxpayers during returns processing," the report says, noting that the IRS does not always follow its internal protocols for reviewing these tax returns. "None of the tax returns in our samples had been examined."
The IRS disagrees with TIGTA's assessment of the problem. "We believe the figure they cite is potentially misleading as an unsubstantiated expense does not automatically equate to an unallowable expense and subsequent enforcement actions were not taken into account," IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge said in a statement to The Washington Examiner."The IRS agrees with TIGTA that some actions can be taken to improve taxpayer compliance with the reporting requirements for noncash charitable contributions, and we continue to make improvements in this area."


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The PFB series is one of Delta's newest DC Fan product lines introduced in 2006. This model, PFB1212UHE, has features that are similar to the FFB and TFB line but with a bit lower price. It outputs over 252 CFM at 66.5 dB. The biggest advantage we've noticed with this part is the noticeably more open airflow/exhaust area on the fan's surface. This is certainly due to two factors: 9 Directional Fins instead of 13, and a fan hub/motor circumference of 0.5 centimeter less. The dreaded "dead zone" is lessened further as a result. Another big factor with this part is power as you'll see below. We've made a simple comparison chart below outlining some additional differences between the PFB1212EHE, TFB1212GHE and FFB1212EHE Specifications:
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If there is a drawback (and this is me searching), it is that this color (Foxy) blends with light skin -- maybe a little too well. Outside of having a neutral base, you can hardly tell it is there. I like this for a naked eye. But it might be a little too matte and neutral for some.
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Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate fell sharply to 9.2 percent in November from 9.9 percent in October, the state labor department said Thursday.
Although the local figure is not seasonally adjusted, the jobless rate declined substantially from November of last year, when it was 10.3 percent.
The unemployment picture improved because the number of jobs increased by 13,300, the labor department said.
Most of the growth was in private service-related industries, such as trade, transportation, warehousing, professional and business services, education, health care and financial services.
Also, there were fewer layoffs in construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, administrative and support services, and accommodation and food services, the labor department said.
Among metro Atlanta's core counties, Clayton had the highest unemployment rate at 11.5 percent. Fulton was next with 9.6 percent, followed by DeKalb (9.5), Cobb (8.4) and Gwinnett (8.2).
In the city of Atlanta, the jobless rate was 10.3 percent in November, compared with 11 percent in October. A year ago, it was 11.4 percent.
Last week, the labor department reported Georgia's unemployment rate, which is seasonally adjusted, had its largest one-month decline since 1977. It fell to 9.9 percent from 10.2 percent in October. The jobless rate was 10.4 percent in November a year ago.
The state rate dropped because of an increase of 22,400 jobs. In addition to retail trade, growth also came in financial and business services, education and health care.
December 22nd, 2011
4:54 am
First! My groins all healed up and I am reAdy for the Saints Monday night!
December 22nd, 2011
5:56 am
Thank you President Obama!
(The right wingers all blamed him for the increase in unemployment; I wonder if they will now give him credit for the improvement? Guess I won't hold my breath…)
December 22nd, 2011
6:11 am
Right wingers? Sure I will give him credit…wait, his administration promised it would stay below 8% if we pass his stimulus package. I guess Cherokee forgot about that.
December 22nd, 2011
6:25 am
However, we should expect further worsening on joblessness in the country in the next quarter because of political anxieties in the Middle East, check out an article called High Speed Universities for relation between a degree and job and the pay rate.
December 22nd, 2011
6:27 am
[...] playing the lottery, you could have a very good Christmas. – The unemployment rate in Metro Atlanta dropped to 9.2% (down from [...]
December 22nd, 2011
6:54 am
One can tell as a nation we've been battered and beaten into submission when we praise that the verified reportable unemployment rate has drastically fallen from 9.9 to 9.2…13,000 jobs. At this rate, it'll be 2024 before we see unemployment rates back to prior acceptable levels.
December 22nd, 2011
7:13 am
I know why it dropped. Thousands upon thousands have exhausted their final unemployment benefits within the past two months and they drop off the list as soon as the unemployment stops. They are not employed, but are no longer part of the unemployment figures
December 22nd, 2011
7:14 am
How much of the drop is due to people continuing to drop out of the active labor force due to frustration?
December 22nd, 2011
7:25 am
The number drops when people no longer get unemployment checks — not just when they get a job. This is not reported in these reports about how wonderful things are this month.
December 22nd, 2011
7:30 am
Real unemployment is closer to 20%, but the sheeple that live in this country are too damn dumb to educate themselves, they count on government schools and government lies. There are 1.8 million people who quit looking for jobs year over year, thats why unemployment went down. Locally, the short term hiring for November and December in retail and warehousing, like UPS, will be cut and the numbe4rs will be back above 10% when the February numbers come out.
People need to wake up, the D's and R's have jointly run the country to the brink.
December 22nd, 2011
7:40 am
It feels so warm and fuzzy!
December 22nd, 2011
7:44 am
Attack good news and praise the bad. Same as it ever was.
December 22nd, 2011
7:47 am
@cherokee – what has Obama done to contribute to job growth in metro Atlanta? Specifically for what policies do you believe he deserves our praise that have made this happen?
December 22nd, 2011
7:48 am
I couldn't say it better than everyone except "Cherokee" did. All comments are on-point, Good old Cherokee gives his/her man a pass. He can do no wrong.
December 22nd, 2011
7:53 am
He's continued the Bush tax cuts for the mysterious job creators who haven't done diddly since Clinton ruled the roost.
December 22nd, 2011
7:56 am
Obama should borrow GW's cod-piece flight suit and land on a carrier to celebrate winning the Iraq War. Faux demonstrations of patriotism give tea-peeps a major hard-on.
December 22nd, 2011
8:02 am
In the same paper and on the front page of the AJC.com right now is an article about the number of deliveries being made today by UPS and FedEx. Both of these companies hired temporary, seasonal help in November, as did retail stores and other holiday related businesses, which will likely be the root of the decrease in unemployment for November. "Thursday is the year's busiest for the Sandy Springs logistics company. UPS will deliver nearly 26 million packages, or almost 300 a second. On a typical day, it delivers 15.6 million." Those seasonal jobs will be gone in a week and we'll see what happens to the unemployment rate after that. Who will accept credit/blame for the next increase? Will you allow Obama to accept it since you are insistent that he get credit for the decrease?
December 22nd, 2011
8:05 am
"Although the local figure is not seasonally adjusted…"
That's about the only thing you need to read before praising the job situation.
December 22nd, 2011
8:14 am
Dont put too much faith in this number. My guess is that it's an aboration, and probably doesnt reflct anyone you know that is out of work and now has a job.
December 22nd, 2011
8:18 am
Thank God for abortion or the numbers would look worse.
December 22nd, 2011
8:24 am
Where are you getting these numbers? I am an attorney and haven't been able to find a job the last year… I've looked in many fields outside of law. There just aren't any jobs out there unless you want to work retail. What a joke.
December 22nd, 2011
8:31 am
When will the job creators get off their collective duff and create jobs. Funny to see the cons relying on the govt. to create jobs when we all know the private sector is the economic engine. By the way, thank you Pres. Obama for keeping us save, unlike the previous President. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Rhamadan, and a blessed festivus for the rest of us.
December 22nd, 2011
8:31 am
Yep this arrticle is a JOKE!!! So many have lost benefits and never were even counted due to NOT being able to file! I wish just someone would wake up in this country!
December 22nd, 2011
8:32 am
oops! safe!
December 22nd, 2011
8:37 am
The ONLY reason why the unemployment rate is falsely being reported as if it really dropped..is because..like keith said is because of the people who either ran completely out of their unemployment payments or people that just gave up job searching. I do believe that maybe 500 people went back to work full-time or part-time jobs, but I do not believe it actually dropped. Plus the Republicans in the House has dropped the unemployment extension which is dead wrong….NOTE: EVERYBODY need to get to the poles and vote these foolish Republicans OUT of the House of Representatives because they could care less about 99.9% of Americans!
December 22nd, 2011
8:49 am
It is amazing how the lamestream media cowtows to the Obama relection effort by putting out this drivel.Drops sharply!.Really? What a laugh.If it dropped 5% that would be news.However watch for the "adjustment" that will come out in the near future(which if reported at all will be hidden in backpages) It will jump back up.The true number in Georgia is 20-25%.Especially in the construction and housing market.The goverment is playing games with the real numbers.
December 22nd, 2011
9:03 am
@ATL -what had Obama done to contribute to job decline in metro Atlanta? Specifically for what policies do you believe he deserves our criticism that made the previous happen?
December 22nd, 2011
9:05 am
Cherokee – it is seasonal dude. There is always a huge spike during retail acceleration. You might as well thank Obama for rain too because he had as much to do with both of those. Remember that huge spike that just happened to coincide with the census? Well, that went away too…
December 22nd, 2011
9:06 am
Tim – "wait, his administration promised it would stay below 8% if we pass his stimulus package. I guess Cherokee forgot about that."
wait, the TARP program implmented by the Bush adminstration was supposed to arrest the free fall of the economy in 2008. Guess Tim forgot about that. And as to Cherokees point, threre are a lot of people that blame Obama every time a story like this related to Georgia comes out. So if you can't give him credit for improvment, than logically you can't blame him for the opposite. Unless your willing to concede that they must be holding Obama parades every week in North Dakopta, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa becuase of their substantially lower unemployment numbers.
December 22nd, 2011
9:15 am
But thank God our problems are over! Obama must have solved them during his giant publicity stunt yesterday…er um…his last minute holiday shopping trip to Petsmart. Just think, that dog bone he bought, coupled with 30 vehicles and 100 secret service agents, only cost the American taxpayer $100,000. I mean really, my boss doesn't even do her own shopping, are we expected to believe that the POTUS camps out for Black Friday sales?
December 22nd, 2011
9:23 am
You claim the decrease is due to seasonal hiring. It's currently 9.2%. Last year at this time it was 11.4%. That's a decrease of 2.2%, which is HUGE. Last year's 11.4% rate (same holiday season) would have been prone to the same influences of Christmas hiring for retail, warehouse, delivery, etc. but yet you argue that the change isn't real? Your claim doesn't hold water.
December 22nd, 2011
9:26 am
Nationwide gas sold for $1.76 the day Obama was sworn in. Last week it dropped under $3 for the first time in a couple of years and the AJC gave Obama credit for it. To the lefties running the
AJC, Obama can do no wrong. But Americans have finally figured it out and it will be Obama standing in the unemployment line in 2013.
December 22nd, 2011
9:34 am
It absolutely holds water – jobless benefits expired for roughly 15% since Q4 2010 according to US labor bureau , who would not be reflected in these figures. Subtract that 15% and add back in 10% for seasonal hiring and what do you have?
I'll take it regardless, but let's not throw a parade quite yet, we still have work to do. I do think it is funny that the unemployment rates by county is exactly proportionate to Repub v Dem – the lowest have more repubs, the highest have more dems…just sayin…
December 22nd, 2011
9:37 am
democrats are for welfare……republicans are for warfare!
December 22nd, 2011
9:44 am
You all need a high school economics course on how unemployment is calculated. You just have to be actively searching for a job (not collecting benefits). It has been calculated this way for decades. It may not be 100% accurate but the methodology has been the same so old numbers are comparable.
The number of initial jobless claims is driven by unemployment insurance claims. Everyone needs to stop doing random guessing on what true unemployment is and spend 5 min researching what the numbers mean.
December 22nd, 2011
9:50 am
I can tell you don't don't have much training in statistics or research.
What makes you think you can just randomly add 10% for seasonal hiring? Or that the 15% who may have lost benefits equates in any way to your 10% (made up number) who supposed were seasonal hires? Those numbers are from two different pools- the first from only unemployed workers and the second is the general population. You can't add numbers from different samples.
And then you go on to imply causation (high unemployment rates) due to correlation (political affiliation). The very first thing that is taught in freshman statistics is that correlation does not imply causation. And the correlation you suggest is very, very weak due to a huge number of confounding variables. There are too many to list.
I sure hope that desk you're occupying is in a cubicle and no one is allowing you to make actual decisions beyond whether to put cream or sugar in their coffee.
December 22nd, 2011
9:56 am
@Progressive Humanist – Last year's numbers have been seasonally adjusted already, this year's haven't. You're comparing apples to oranges.
December 22nd, 2011
10:01 am
Obama should tell everyone to go shopping like GW did after 911.
December 22nd, 2011
10:02 am
Wait a second. When the unemployment numbers in the state remained high, the Republican policies in GA were to blame, now that those numbers are going down, the president gets the credit. It is great the way that some folks make the news fit their needs.
December 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
The cities in this state are spending the stimulus money at a feverish pace. From Atlanta to Alpharetta to Roswell. I see road repairs, new walk ways and lights. Some body is doing the work and they are not from china. I've also notice a lot of new businesses, new building construction as well as new home construction. Holiday spending is also up…. Someone is working….
December 22nd, 2011
10:12 am
I'd never expect the scum of the right wing to give the President any credit. What I find so amazing is regardless of how they've tried to fight him on every single issue, the economy is moving forward! Sure it would of been better if they'd helped a bit but it's still moving foward! The Republicans ran in 2010 on creating jobs! They've yet to introduce a jobs bill! F'ing scumbags!
December 22nd, 2011
10:20 am
You say that If unemployment dropped 5% then that would be news, but a drop of .7% over a month or 2.2% over a year is not news? I sure hope UGA, one of my alma maters, did not confer a degree upon you. That would be an embarrassment to the university.
Historically, unemployment stands at about 5% in a good economy, so if unemployment dropped 5%, then that would be like going from normal unemployment figures to zero unemployment overnight. Technically, you're right, that would be news in the same way that it would be news if the sun rose in the west and pigs sprouted wings.
A drop of .7% in a month is huge, as is 2.2% in a year, for those trying to argue the change is a mirage based on seasonal forces. As a matter of fact, a drop of .7% over a month and 2.2% over a year is so big it's difficult to believe it's real, but regardless it's a very encouraging sign.
To illustrate, if the unemployment rate for the general population was 9.9% last month, a drop of .7% in the general population means that 7% of those who were unemployed last month are no longer unemployed this month. Do the math- divide .7 by 9.9 and you will get the percentage of previously unemployed who are no longer counted as unemployed (7% of previously unemployed versus .7% of the general population). Seven percent is a huge number.
Of course, some people drop out of the workforce and some are added to it, so the exact numbers are impossible to determine, but anyone who thinks these numbers are not news doesn't have a clue.
December 22nd, 2011
10:25 am
Warrior Woman,
Do you know that the figures given for last year were seasonally adjusted? The 11.4% cited in the article may have been seasonally adjusted, but the article did not say that. Do you have some other data you're looking at or are you just assuming that the AJC reported nonequivalent statistics?
December 22nd, 2011
10:33 am
Please continue the tax cuts for myself and friends. I love the way the right hates our president, it will keep me well off.
I can't believe we found a bunch of dummies to support our agendas and keep us getting richer! Go backwood tea partiers!
Keep the tax cuts, I won't hire because I dont need to!
Republicans please bring down the governement. Take along police officers and firefighters so we really have no government so my friends and I along with corporate interest can really look after you and guide this country into the future..
December 22nd, 2011
10:40 am
Buzz G – "Obama standing in the unemployment line in 2013."
Yes, because that's what happens to ex presidents after they leave office. They automatically run down to their local unemployment center to register for benefits.
December 22nd, 2011
11:00 am
Keith and others are correct in saying these unemployment numbers are wrong. I exhausted my unemployment benefits at the end of Sept. and I am still out of work. I am an older worker (62) with a college degree and there are no jobs available for people in my age group. I am one of many people in this situation and we are no longer counted in the Labor Department statistics. The actual unemployment figure is more than 15% in ATL and across the state of GA.
December 22nd, 2011
11:01 am
Wealthy- the poster sounds like a fool. The whole situtation can be summed up easily. Simply, Republicans have the mindset of "this is my glass and it's either half full or half empty, but at least it's my glass". As opposed to these liberal idiots that look at the situation as this- " Oh my God, his glass is fuller than mine, and I deserve to have the same as he or she does although I haven't earned it."
December 22nd, 2011
11:26 am
So now I'm happy that unemployment is below 10%, when a few years ago the world was coming to an end at 7%? Just like I'm happy now that gas has come down to $3/gal when it was $2/gal not so long ago. All a matter of perspective. Not quite there yet, but trying to become comfortably numb.
December 22nd, 2011
11:34 am
[...] this kind of goes against the whole demise theory so many have on here… Metro Atlanta's jobless rate drops sharply to 9.2 percent in November | The Biz Beat Everyone likes to talk about Charlotte, but there unemployment rate is still over [...]
December 22nd, 2011
11:36 am
This whole unemployment thing is all about the entitlement attitude that most americans have..Americans are spoiled..the problem isnt that there isnt jobs there are plenty of jobs…I've worked at 3 different jobs in Indianapolis since I moved here from Atlanta in 2010 and I left 2 of 3 on my own terms, while I'm currently working at my latest job…sure I dont make as much money as I did in Atlanta, but I'M STILL WORKING……THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST AMERICANS ARE NOT WILLING TO WORK FOR LESS THAN WHAT THEY MADE AT THERE LAST JOB…ME PERSONALLY I WOULD WORK MULTIPLE JOBS AT MULTIPLE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IF I REALLY HAD TO AND I'M NOT EVEN MEXICAN OR WHITE


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This Christmas season, two very different movies hit theaters: 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained.' Yet for all their differences, the two are like in one major way: they're both pretty bleak. So stars Anne Hathaway and Samuel L. Jackson got themselves in a spirited debate (and by spirited we mean lots of curse words) in what Funny or Die is calling a "Sad Off" and you haven't lived until you've seen Anne Hathaway call Sam Jackson a motherf---er.


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NEW YORK -- Even with his team leading the Western Conference, Gregg Popovich said Sunday morning his San Antonio Spurs were playing C+ or B- basketball, adding there was "not much" he liked about their start.
The Spurs, he said, were winning because of "good fortune," "corporate knowledge," and because "they're older than dirt."
Apparently Pop is as tough on his pupils as he is on those sideline reporters, though a 120-89 rout of the New York Knicks bumped up their grades.
"I thought tonight we played a good, solid B+, A- game," Popovich said. "There were some good things out there."
Just not from the team in orange. Coach Mike Woodson said the Knicks played with no pride, even with one of the NBA's marquee franchises making its lone visit to Madison Square Garden.
Danny Green had 24 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in the Spurs' fourth straight victory. Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and Tony Parker had 17 in a game that was close for about 3 minutes. San Antonio scored the first 10 points, led by as many as 37, and was in complete control in between.
"It was embarrassing for us to come here on our home court and lose a game like this," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. "It wasn't about losing the game, it was just how we lost the game. We didn't compete today and it showed out there on the court."
Tim Duncan took just four shots but finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio (6-1) shot 54 per cent.
The Spurs spoiled the season debut of Knicks guard J.R. Smith, last season's Sixth Man of the Year. Suspended the first five games of the season for violating the NBA's anti-drug program, Smith shot 1 of 9 and scored five points in 20 minutes.
Anthony and Andrea Bargnani both scored 16 for the Knicks, who were outrebounded 51-33 and fell to 2-4 after a 6-0 start last season.
"I'm not worried but we do have to figure it out," Anthony said. "Whatever it is we have to figure out quickly, but as far as being worried, I'm not worried about that. But we need to figure it out."
The Spurs scored just 76 points a victory over Golden State on Friday, but had everything working offensively right from the opening tip Sunday.
Green hit two 3-pointers in the 10-0 start, Marco Belinelli's 3 made it 17-4, and the Spurs hit 13 of 18 shots while opening a 35-17 lead after one quarter, matching their highest-scoring period of the season.
The lead grew to 24 points in the second, the Spurs repeatedly moving the ball to an open player before the Knicks knew what was happening. San Antonio was making roughly two of every three shots for much of the first half and took a 61-45 lead into the locker room after shooting 62 per cent.
"We just played our game and we made shots," Parker said. "When you make shots it helps, and the ball movement was great."
Smith, who ended the post-season in a miserable shooting slump, opened this season the same way. He missed all five shots in the first half, unable to shake the rust after appearing in just one preseason game following summer knee surgery.
"I didn't feel rusty at all. I just missed a lot of shots, didn't get to the basket like I wanted to and overall I didn't have a good game," Smith said.
By the time he made a 3-pointer with 8:43 left in the third quarter for his first basket, the Knicks trailed by 26 points. The Spurs went up by 30 a few minutes later on another 3 by Green, and fans loudly booed when Amare Stoudemire missed both free throws with a little less than 3 minutes left in the period.
The Knicks won both meetings last season, sweeping the Spurs for the first time in 10 years. But with centre Tyson Chandler sidelined with a broken leg, New York looked defenceless against the Western Conference champions.
It was such a laugher that Popovich had Duncan, a career 69 per cent free throw shooter, take the shot when Woodson was called for a technical foul in the third quarter. Naturally, the way this one went, Duncan made it.
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