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It was the Bondi golfing man
Drove off from the golf house tee,
And he had taken his little daughter
To bear him company.
"Oh, Father, why do you swing the club
And flourish it such a lot?"
"You watch it fly o'er the fences high!"
And he tried with a brassey shot.
"Oh, Father, why did you hit the fence
Just there where the brambles twine?"
And the father he answered never a word,
But he got on the green in nine.
"Oh, Father, hark from behind those trees,
What dismal yells arrive!"
"'Tis a man I ween on the second green,
And I've landed him with my drive."
"Oh, Father, why does the poor Chinee
Fall down on his knees and cry?"
"He taketh me for his Excellency,
And he thinks once hit twice shy."
So on they fared to the waterhole,
And he drove with a lot of dash,
But his balls full soon in the dread lagoon
Fell down with a woeful splash.
"Oh, Father, why do you beat the sand
Till it flies like the carded wool?"
And the father he answered never a word,
For his heart was much too full.
"Oh, Father, why are they shouting 'fore'
And screaming so lustily?"
But the father he answered never a word,
A pallid corpse was he.
For a well-swung drive on the back of his head
Had landed and laid him low.
Lord save us all from a fate like this
When next to the links we go.
'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze;
He turned away the good old horse that served him many days;
He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen;
He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine;
And as he wheeled it through the door, with air of lordly pride,
The grinning shop assistant said, "Excuse me, can you ride?"
"See here, young man," said Mulga Bill, "from Walgett to the sea,
From Conroy's Gap to Castlereagh, there's none can ride like me.
I'm good all round at everything, as everybody knows,
Although I'm not the one to talk - I hate a man that blows.
But riding is my special gift, my chiefest, sole delight;
Just ask a wild duck can it swim, a wildcat can it fight.
There's nothing clothed in hair or hide, or built of flesh or steel,
There's nothing walks or jumps, or runs, on axle, hoof, or wheel,
But what I'll sit, while hide will hold and girths and straps are tight:
I'll ride this here two-wheeled concern right straight away at sight."
'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that sought his own abode,
That perched above the Dead Man's Creek, beside the mountain road.
He turned the cycle down the hill and mounted for the fray,
But ere he'd gone a dozen yards it bolted clean away.
It left the track, and through the trees, just like a silver streak,
It whistled down the awful slope towards the Dead Man's Creek.
It shaved a stump by half an inch, it dodged a big white-box:
The very wallaroos in fright went scrambling up the rocks,
The wombats hiding in their caves dug deeper underground,
As Mulga Bill, as white as chalk, sat tight to every bound.
It struck a stone and gave a spring that cleared a fallen tree,
It raced beside a precipice as close as close could be;
And then as Mulga Bill let out one last despairing shriek
It made a leap of twenty feet into the Dead Man's Creek.
'Twas Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk, that slowly swam ashore:
He said, "I've had some narrer shaves and lively rides before;
I've rode a wild bull round a yard to win a five-pound bet,
But this was the most awful ride that I've encountered yet.
I'll give that two-wheeled outlaw best; It's shaken all my nerve
To feel it whistle through the air and plunge and buck and swerve.
It's safe at rest in Dead Man's Creek, we'll leave it lying still;
A horse's back is good enough henceforth for Mulga Bill."
And I worked my way to the end, and I
Was the head of the "Flying Gang".
'Twas a chosen band that was kept at hand
In case of an urgent need;
Was it south or north, we were started forth
And away at our utmost speed.
If word reached town that a bridge was down,
The imperious summons rang --
"Come out with the pilot engine sharp,
And away with the flying gang."
Then a piercing scream and a rush of steam
As the engine moved ahead;
With measured beat by the slum and street
Of the busy town we fled,
By the uplands bright and the homesteads white,
With the rush of the western gale --
And the pilot swayed with the pace we made
As she rocked on the ringing rail.
And the country children clapped their hands
As the engine's echoes rang,
But their elders said: "There is work ahead
When they send for the flying gang."
Then across the miles of the saltbush plain
That gleamed with the morning dew,
Where the grasses waved like the ripening grain
The pilot engine flew --
A fiery rush in the open bush
Where the grade marks seemed to fly,
And the order sped on the wires ahead,
The pilot must go by.
The Governor's special must stand aside,
And the fast express go hang;
Let your orders be that the line is free
For the boys in the flying gang.
In this war we're always moving,
Moving on;
When we make a friend another friend has gone;
Should a woman's kindly face
Make us welcome for a space,
Then it's boot and saddle, boys, we're
Moving on.
In the hospitals they're moving,
Moving on;
They're here today, tomorrow they are gone;
When the bravest and the best
Of the boys you know "go west",
Then you're choking down your tears and
Moving on.
You never heard tell of the story?
Well, now, I can hardly believe!
Never heard of the honour and glory
Of Pardon, the son of Reprieve?
But maybe you're only a Johnnie
And don't know a horse from a hoe?
Well, well, don't get angry, my sonny,
But, really, a young un should know.
They bred him out back on the "Never",
His mother was Mameluke breed.
To the front -- and then stay there - was ever
The root of the Mameluke creed.
He seemed to inherit their wiry
Strong frames -- and their pluck to receive --
As hard as a flint and as fiery
Was Pardon, the son of Reprieve.
We ran him at many a meeting
At crossing and gully and town,
And nothing could give him a beating --
At least when our money was down.
For weight wouldn't stop him, nor distance,
Nor odds, though the others were fast;
He'd race with a dogged persistence,
And wear them all down at the last.
At the Turon the Yattendon filly
Led by lengths at the mile-and-a-half,
And we all began to look silly,
While her crowd were starting to laugh;
But the old horse came faster and faster,
His pluck told its tale, and his strength,
He gained on her, caught her, and passed her,
And won it, hands down, by a length.
And then we swooped down on Menindie
To run for the President's Cup;
Oh! that's a sweet township -- a shindy
To them is board, lodging, and sup.
Eye-openers they are, and their system
Is never to suffer defeat;
It's "win, tie, or wrangle" -- to best 'em
You must lose 'em, or else it's "dead heat".
We strolled down the township and found 'em
At drinking and gaming and play;
If sorrows they had, why they drowned 'em,
And betting was soon under way.
Their horses were good uns and fit uns,
There was plenty of cash in the town;
They backed their own horses like Britons,
And, Lord! how we rattled it down!
With gladness we thought of the morrow,
We counted our wages with glee,
A simile homely to borrow --
"There was plenty of milk in our tea."
You see we were green; and we never
Had even a thought of foul play,
Though we well might have known that the clever
Division would "put us away".
Experience docet, they tell us,
At least so I've frequently heard;
But, "dosing" or "stuffing", those fellows
Were up to each move on the board:
They got to his stall -- it is sinful
To think what such villains will do --
And they gave him a regular skinful
Of barley -- green barley -- to chew.
He munched it all night, and we found him
Next morning as full as a hog --
The girths wouldn't nearly meet round him;
He looked like an overfed frog.
We saw we were done like a dinner --
The odds were a thousand to one
Against Pardon turning up winner,
'Twas cruel to ask him to run.
We got to the course with our troubles,
A crestfallen couple were we;
And we heard the " books" calling the doubles --
A roar like the surf of the sea.
And over the tumult and louder
Rang "Any price Pardon, I lay!"
Says Jimmy, "The children of Judah
Are out on the warpath today."
Three miles in three heats: -- Ah, my sonny,
The horses in those days were stout,
They had to run well to win money;
I don't see such horses about.
Your six-furlong vermin that scamper
Half-a-mile with their feather-weight up,
They wouldn't earn much of their damper
In a race like the President's Cup.
The first heat was soon set a-going;
The Dancer went off to the front;
The Don on his quarters was showing,
With Pardon right out of the hunt.
He rolled and he weltered and wallowed --
You'd kick your hat faster, I'll bet;
They finished all bunched, and he followed
All lathered and dripping with sweat.
But troubles came thicker upon us,
For while we were rubbing him dry
The stewards came over to warn us:
"We hear you are running a bye!
If Pardon don't spiel like tarnation
And win the next heat -- if he can --
He'll earn a disqualification;
Just think over that now, my man!"
Our money all gone and our credit,
Our horse couldn't gallop a yard;
And then people thought that we did it
It really was terribly hard.
We were objects of mirth and derision
To folks in the lawn and the stand,
Anf the yells of the clever division
Of "Any price Pardon!" were grand.
We still had a chance for the money,
Two heats remained to be run:
If both fell to us -- why, my sonny,
The clever division were done.
And Pardon was better, we reckoned,
His sickness was passing away,
So we went to the post for the second
And principal heat of the day.
They're off and away with a rattle,
Like dogs from the leashes let slip,
And right at the back of the battle
He followed them under the whip.
They gained ten good lengths on him quickly
He dropped right away from the pack;
I tell you it made me feel sickly
To see the blue jacket fall back.
Our very last hope had departed --
We thought the old fellow was done,
When all of a sudden he started
To go like a shot from a gun.
His chances seemed slight to embolden
Our hearts; but, with teeth firmly set,
We thought, "Now or never! The old un
May reckon with some of 'em yet."
Then loud rose the war-cry for Pardon;
He swept like the wind down the dip,
And over the rise by the garden
The jockey was done with the whip.
The field was at sixes and sevens --
The pace at the first had been fast --
And hope seemed to drop from the heavens,
For Pardon was coming at last.
And how he did come! It was splendid;
He gained on them yards every bound,
Stretching out like a greyhound extended,
His girth laid right down on the ground.
A shimmer of silk in the cedars
As into the running they wheeled,
And out flashed the whips on the leaders,
For Pardon had collared the field.
Then right through the ruck he was sailing --
I knew that the battle was won --
The son of Haphazard was failing,
The Yattendon filly was done;
He cut down The Don and The Dancer,
He raced clean away from the mare --
He's in front! Catch him now if you can, sir!
And up went my hat in the air!
Then loud fron the lawn and the garden
Rose offers of "Ten to one on!"
"Who'll bet on the field? I back Pardon!"
No use; all the money was gone.
He came for the third heat light-hearted,
A-jumping and dancing about;
The others were done ere they started
Crestfallen, and tired, and worn out.
He won it, and ran it much faster
Than even the first, I believe;
Oh, he was the daddy, the master,
Was Pardon, the son of Reprieve.
He showed 'em the method of travel --
The boy sat still as a stone --
They never could see him for gravel;
He came in hard-held, and alone.
* * * * * * *
But he's old -- and his eyes are grown hollow
Like me, with my thatch of the snow;
When he dies, then I hope I may follow,
And go where the racehorses go.
I don't want no harping nor singing --
Such things with my style don't agree;
Where the hoofs of the horses are ringing
There's music sufficient for me.
And surely the thoroughbred horses
Will rise up again and begin
Fresh faces on far-away courses,
And p'raps they might let me slip in.
It would look rather well the race-card on
'Mongst Cherubs and Seraphs and things,
"Angel Harrison's black gelding Pardon,
Blue halo, white body and wings."
And if they have racing hereafter,
(And who is to say they will not?)
When the cheers and the shouting and laughter
Proclaim that the battle grows hot;
As they come down the racecourse a-steering,
He'll rush to the front, I believe;
And you'll hear the great multitude cheering
For Pardon, the son of Reprieve
ALL of us play our very best game—
Any other time.
Golf or billiards, it's all the same—
Any other time.
Lose a match and you always say,
"Just my luck! I was 'off' to-day!
I could have beaten him quite half-way—
Any other time!"
After a fiver you ought to go—
Any other time.
Every man that you ask says "Oh,
Any other time.
Lend you a fiver! I'd lend you two,
But I'm overdrawn and my bills are due,
Wish you'd ask me—now, mind you do—
Any other time!"
Fellows will ask you out to dine—
Any other time.
"Not to-night, for we're twenty-nine —
Any other time.
Not to-morrow, for cook's on strike,
Not next day, I'll be out on the bike —
Just drop in whenever you like —
Any other time!"
Seasick passengers like the sea—
Any other time.
"Something . . I ate . . disagreed . . with me!
Any other time
Ocean-trav'lling is . . simply bliss,
Must be my . . liver . . has gone amiss . .
Why, I would . . laugh . . at a sea . . like this—
Any other time."
Most of us mean to be better men—
Any other time:
Regular upright characters then—
Any other time.
Yet somehow as the years go by
Still we gamble and drink and lie,
When it comes to the last we'll want to die—
Any other time!
On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few,
And men of religion are scanty,
On a road never cross'd 'cept by folk that are lost,
One Michael Magee had a shanty.
Now this Mike was the dad of a ten year old lad,
Plump, healthy, and stoutly conditioned;
He was strong as the best, but poor Mike had no rest
For the youngster had never been christened.
And his wife used to cry, "If the darlin' should die
Saint Peter would not recognise him."
But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived,
Who agreed straightaway to baptise him.
Now the artful young rogue, while they held their collogue,
With his ear to the keyhole was listenin',
And he muttered in fright, while his features turned white,
"What the divil and all is this christenin'?"
He was none of your dolts, he had seen them brand colts,
And it seemed to his small understanding,
If the man in the frock made him one of the flock,
It must mean something very like branding.
So away with a rush he set off for the bush,
While the tears in his eyelids they glistened—
"'Tis outrageous," says he, "to brand youngsters like me,
I'll be dashed if I'll stop to be christened!"
Like a young native dog he ran into a log,
And his father with language uncivil,
Never heeding the "praste" cried aloud in his haste,
"Come out and be christened, you divil!"
But he lay there as snug as a bug in a rug,
And his parents in vain might reprove him,
Till his reverence spoke (he was fond of a joke)
"I've a notion," says he, "that'll move him."
"Poke a stick up the log, give the spalpeen a prog;
Poke him aisy—don't hurt him or maim him,
'Tis not long that he'll stand, I've the water at hand,
As he rushes out this end I'll name him.
"Here he comes, and for shame! ye've forgotten the name—
Is it Patsy or Michael or Dinnis?"
Here the youngster ran out, and the priest gave a shout—
"Take your chance, anyhow, wid 'Maginnis'!"
As the howling young cub ran away to the scrub
Where he knew that pursuit would be risky,
The priest, as he fled, flung a flask at his head
That was labelled "Maginnis's Whisky"!
And Maginnis Magee has been made a J.P.,
And the one thing he hates more than sin is
To be asked by the folk, who have heard of the joke,
How he came to be christened Maginnis!
The Honourable M. T. Nutt
About the bush did jog.
Till, passing by a settler's hut,
He stopped and bought a dog.
Then started homewards full of hope,
Alas, that hopes should fail!
The dog pulled back and took the rope
Beneath the horse's tail.
The Horse remarked, "I would be soft
Such liberties to stand!"
"Oh dog," he said, "Go up aloft,
Young man, go on the land!"
Roses ruddy and roses white,
What are the joys that my heart discloses?
Sitting alone in the fading light
Memories come to me here tonight
With the wonderful scent of the big red roses.
Memories come as the daylight fades
Down on the hearth where the firelight dozes;
Flicker and flutter the lights and shades,
And I see the face of a queen of maids
Whose memory comes with the scent of roses.
Visions arise of a scent of mirth,
And a ball-room belle who superbly poses --
A queenly woman of queenly worth,
And I am the happiest man on earth
With a single flower from a bunch of roses.
Only her memory lives tonight --
God in his wisdom her young life closes;
Over her grave may the turf be light,
Cover her coffin with roses white
She was always fond of the big white roses.
Such are the visions that fade away --
Man proposes and God disposes;
Look in the glass and I see today
Only an old man, worn and grey,
Bending his head to a bunch of roses.
An angel stood beside the bed
Where lay the living and the dead.
He gave the mother -- her who died --
A kiss that Christ the Crucified
Had sent to greet the weary soul
When, worn and faint, it reached its goal.
He gave the infant kisses twain,
One on the breast, one on the brain.
"Go forth into the world," he said,
"With blessings on your heart and head,
"For God, who ruleth righteously,
Hath ordered that to such as be
"From birth deprived of mother's love,
I bring His blessing from above;
"But if the mother's life he spare
Then she is made God's messenger
"To kiss and pray that heart and brain
May go through life without a stain."
The infant moved towards the light,
The angel spread his wings in flight.
But each man carries to his grave
The kisses that in hopes to save
The angel or his mother gave.


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Only one sugar cane plantation remains active in Hawai'i, but three different train excursions can provide a window into the industry's heyday in the islands, as well as provide some scenic photo ops. Two run on vintage rails, but the tracks pictured below were more recently laid at a former sugar plantation — the first […] [Read More]
Kaloko-Honokohau: turtles, ancient technology, timeless beauty
The bounty of the Big Island — the island of Hawai'i, also known in Hawaiian as Moku o Keawe (the island of Keawe) — lies not just in its land mass, larger than all the other Hawaiian Islands put together. It's more than the impressive diversity of terrain, from desert-like Ka'ū and volcanically active Puna […] [Read More]
Where in Hawaii? The Sunday Photo Quiz
A short turn off the main highway, the area pictured below nevertheless feels hundreds of miles away from the tourist attractions in the nearest town — and several hundred years away as well. That's due to in part to the presence of ancient heiau (temples), a recreated hālau (canoe shelter), green sea turtles serenely nibbling […] [Read More]
Paddling your own canoe at Polynesian Cultural Center
The floating pageant of color-coordinated Polynesian dancers and actors portraying Hawaiian royals and their retinue has long been a popular photo op at the Polynesian Cultural Center on O'ahu. Throngs hug the shores of the artificial lagoon to capture the parade of sturdy, double-outrigger-style canoes, led by the Hawai'i contingent in turquoise pa'u skirts, followed […] [Read More]
Sunday photo quiz: Where outrigger canoes parade with pageantry
They may not be completely traditional, but the large, steady outrigger canoes here serve their function: transporting dancers representing all the major Polynesian cultures across an artificial lagoon to the daily delight of onlooking crowds. Since this takes place in the Hawaiian islands, a local contingent (see top photo below) leads the floating parade, followed […] [Read More]
Maui's stairway to heaven with unheavenly nickname: Slaughterhouse
Before revealing the location depicted in the most recent Hawaii Insider photo quiz, which appeared here way back on Oct. 16, reader Walter K. Brown of San Francisco gave me a gentle lecture in his e-mailed response: "You're giving away all of the hidden spots that were / are cherished by us Kamaainas!!! Pretty soon, […] [Read More]
Stairway to heaven? The Sunday Photo Quiz returns
It's been a while since the last Sunday Photo Quiz, but perhaps like the visitors on the stairs in the photo at right, I just needed to catch my breath, and take in the view. There are certainly beautiful views from the beach, pictured below, to enjoy when you take these well-shaded stone steps from […] [Read More]
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In honor of one of the Pacific nations represented by the six voyaging canoes that quietly made their entry into San Francisco Bay yesterday after sailing from New Zealand via Hawai'i — an historic occasion hat will be restaged for the public around noon Aug. 7, with welcome ceremonies on Treasure Island afterwards and an […] [Read More]
Peace and quiet and Capt. Cook: Why some are drawn to Waimea Beach, Kaua'i
I shouldn't be too surprised that fewer readers than normal guessed the location of the most recent Sunday photo quiz; after all, I chose the shoreline of Waimea, Kaua'i, because it's relatively untrammeled. Thanks to the presence of the Waimea River, carrying iron-rich soil down from the mountains, its water is brackish, while its unprotected […] [Read More]
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GREENSBORO — The North Brunswick boys' track and field team won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association class 2A state championship Saturday, May 10, at North Carolina A&T State University.
Senior Terrance Brown won the high jump and junior Derrick Wheeler the shot put as the Scorpions finished with 57.50 points. Carver was second (50).
Three of North's relays finished in top three. In all, North finished in the top three in seven of the 18 events.
BEULAVILLE — The North Brunswick Scorpions softball team beat East Duplin 9-2 May 8 and won the East Central Conference championship.
Each team entered the final conference game 7-2, and North had beaten East Duplin 15-14 in a game earlier this season. But in the rematch, Scorpion pitcher Preston Ellenberg held East Duplin scoreless for 5.1 innings en route to the seven-inning victory. She gave up three hits, walked two and hit one. She struck out six.
WILMINGTON — The problem wasn't that 3A West Brunswick was playing 4A Ashley, a high school with a bigger enrollment.
The problem was the enlarged outfield.
Ashley hit two balls that rolled to the fence in a 4-1 victory over West in the Mideastern Conference softball tournament semifinals May 6.
"This field is 220 to 225 feet," West coach Joe Noble said. "On our field, we would have hit four home runs."
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I am a driving range star. I can go to the practice range with a whole bucket of balls and hit them flawlessly. My drives are long and strong; my irons fly high and true. My wedges stick to the green.
Then I go the golf course and lose it all. The ball goes right, it goes left, it bumps along the ground, killing worms and insects as it scuttles along. My driver soars like a wedge; my wedge chunks. My 7-iron shanks into the woods (ooops, I'm sorry I said the bad word).
By Derek Treffinger
It is frustrating how fishing can turn on and off like a light switch. One day we couldn't catch a cold, the next we couldn't keep the fish off our hooks long enough to set lines. It may be moon phase, wave height, water temperature or wind speed. Yet one thing is for sure: we never know until we get out there and fish. Fortunately for many, this weekend that light switch finally decided to turn on.
BOLIVIA — The West Brunswick High School boys' golf team finished second in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A East Regional on Monday, May 5, at Carolina National and qualified for the state tournament.
South Brunswick's Nicky Beecroft qualified as an individual.
For West, sophomore Landon Patterson shot a 78 on the par-72 layout of nearly 6,500 yards and finished second in the individual scoring. Jarred Lisec (Cleveland) shot a 77 and Patrick Stephenson (South Johnston) shot a 79. No one else broke 80.
By Michael Paul
Sports Editor
BOLIVIA — In Brunswick Community College's final baseball game of the season Sunday, May 4, at Founders Field, Wake Tech scored a run in the ninth to force extra innings and hit a two-run home run in the 15th en route to an 8-5 victory.
BCC finished 19-8 and second in the region (26-17 overall). The region title was undecided until Catawba Valley Community College won two games Saturday, May 3.
Stevan McAleer and Chad McCumbee finished third Saturday, May 3, in the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix Powered by Mazda.
In the Street Tuner class, they drove a Mazda owned by Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher C.J. Wilson. They raced their No. 5 ModSpace Mazda MX-5 on the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Freedom Autosport won its fourth consecutive Street Tuner (ST) race at Mazda Raceway, with Andrew Carbonell and Randy Pobst winning in the No. 26 Mazda MX-5.
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When Sam Butler started his volunteer work, the hospital was a modest two-story building nestled on the edge of Highway 99 in south Sacramento, and he was a recent civil service retiree from McClellan Air Force Base thinking he might want to give back to the community.
Today, after 27 years of Thursday afternoon information desk shifts at the now-sprawling Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, south Sacramento, Butler, 87, is the center's longest serving volunteer.
"You don't find people as dedicated as Sam is any more," said one of the medical center's volunteer coordinators, Valerie Sanders. "We can count on him like clockwork. His dedication amazes me.
"He's genuinely here because he wants to help."
Butler, who was born in Bakersfield but graduated from Sacramento High School in the early 1940s after his family moved here, sees volunteering in simple terms.
"I'm civic-minded," he said. "I always liked to give back."
When his mother was struggling with illness in her final years, he said, she received support from many community organizations.
"So I promised myself then that I'd give that help back to the community when I had the chance," he said.
That's what people of his generation did: They donated their time as volunteers not as a way to scope out potential job openings, as younger volunteers today often tend to, but because they believed in service.
As Sanders put it: "This group has a giving attitude."
Because of his dedication to his volunteer work, Butler received a President's Volunteer Service Award from the White House in 2010.
At the information desk in the Dan B. Moore Building, which houses the physical therapy department and the sleep lab, Butler greets patients and helps them make their way to their appointments, making sure they have wheelchairs, if necessary.
"People come through," he said. "They see you with a badge, but they don't necessarily see that you're a volunteer. They think you're an employee. I try to give them information."
He served in the military during World War II, then re-upped in 1946 as part of the nation's first all-black parachute unit, which was later absorbed into the Army's 82nd Airborne Division.
"We jumped," he said. "I was young. You have all these ideas like young people have. I wanted to get out there and serve."
He and his wife of 66 years, Lula, raised their family in Sacramento's Glen Elder neighborhood, where the Butlers still live. He is also involved in the Lions Club, the Elks and the 82nd Airborne Association.
"If I didn't stay busy, I'd be gone," he said. "I've found that out. A lot of friends who didn't make sure they were busy are already gone now.
"Besides, I like helping people."
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Prices and the Winners Curse
AbstractWe usually assume increases in supply, allocation by rationing, and exclusion of potential buyers will never raise prices. But all of these activities raise the expected price in an important set of cases when common-value assets are sold. Furthermore, when we make the assumptions needed to rule out these anomalies when buyers are symmetric, small asymmetries among the buyers necessarily cause the anomalies to reappear.
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- Jeremy Bulow & Paul Klemperer, 2002. "Prices and the Winner's Curse," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 33(1), pages 1-21, Spring.
- Jeremy Bulow & Paul Klemperer, 1999. "Prices and the Winner's Curse," Game Theory and Information, EconWPA 9904003, EconWPA.
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Emergency responders were called to the scene of a wreck in the Hartselle area late Tuesday night.
It happened just before 8 p.m. on Highway 31 between Decatur and Hartselle near Bowles Bridge Road.
Authorities said the driver of the vehicle went into the median and overcorrected before running off the road. The car split a power pole, causing the top half to dangle by the wires. The vehicle flipped and landed upside-down in a ditch.
The driver was airlifted from the scene and taken to Huntsville Hospital. Her condition is unknown.
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The Federal Communications Commission says it won't appeal a court decision that struck down rules it designed to ensure that the transmission of all Internet content be treated equally. The agency says it will fashion new rules.
The chairman of the FCC announced Wednesday that the agency will rewrite the anti-discrimination and anti-blocking rules following the ruling by a federal appeals court last month. The ruling said the FCC has the authority to regulate broadband providers' treatment of Internet traffic but the agency failed to establish that its regulations don't overreach.
The court's decision could affect the prices consumers pay to access entertainment, news and other online content.
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement the agency will propose new rules to meet the court's requirements.
The FCC's "net neutrality" rules barred broadband providers from prioritizing some types of Internet traffic over others. The directives aligned with the Obama administration's goal of Internet openness. President Barack Obama has said that "net neutrality" is an issue he cares deeply about, partly because his campaign was powered by an Internet free of commercial barriers.
Proponents of net neutrality maintain it ensures a level playing field for big and small companies. They believe it protects consumers and competition, and fosters innovation.
Wheeler said that in writing the new rules, the FCC "will look for opportunities to enhance Internet access competition."
But two Republican commissioners on the five-member FCC panel object to the agency's new plan. Michael O'Rielly said in a separate statement he is "deeply concerned … that the FCC will begin considering new ways to regulate the Internet." O'Rielly's view is that the agency doesn't have legal authority in this area and there is no evidence that consumers are unable to get access to the content of their choice.
Commissioner Ajit Pai said that instead of proposing new rules, Wheeler should seek guidance from Congress. The Internet is free and open as it stands today and net neutrality "has always been a solution in search of a problem," Pai said in his statement.
Comcast Corp., the nation's No. 1 pay TV and Internet provider, praised Wheeler's decision. The FCC chairman "has taken a thoughtful approach which creates a path for enforceable rules," Sena Fitzmaurice, Comcast's vice president for government affairs, said in a statement.
USTelecom, a trade group that represents telephone companies, said it welcomed Wheeler's move but also urged the FCC to work carefully on the rules. The regulations "will have a direct impact on the nature of the Internet, the development of new service offerings, technological innovation and broadband investment," said USTelecom president Walter McCormick.
Verizon Communications Inc. "remains committed to an open Internet that provides consumers with competitive choices and unblocked access to lawful websites and content when, where, and how they want," spokesman Ed McFadden said Wednesday.
Verizon, one of the biggest telecom companies, sued in 2011 to overturn the FCC rules, arguing that the agency overstepped its authority.
The appeals court did affirm that the FCC has the authority to regulate broadband providers' treatment of Internet traffic. In its ruling, the three-judge panel of the appeals court acknowledged concerns that if it overturned the FCC rules, some broadband companies might act to undermine competition.
"For example, a broadband provider like Comcast might limit its end-user subscribers' ability to access the New York Times website if it wanted to spike traffic to its own news website, or it might degrade the quality of the connection to a search website like Bing if a competitor like Google paid for prioritized access," the court said.
The judges said the FCC's rules effectively treated all Internet service providers as common carriers — transporters of people or goods for the general public on regular routes at set rates. Examples of common carriers include airlines, railroads, trucking companies and utilities. At the same time, the judges said, the agency itself already had classified broadband providers as exempt from treatment as common carriers — setting up a legal contradiction. The FCC failed to establish that its rules do not impose common carrier obligations on the Internet companies, the judges ruled.
Some public advocacy groups insist that broadband must be reclassified as a common carrier in order to protect Internet competition.
The court's decision means that leading Internet providers can decide which Internet services — such as Netflix movies, YouTube videos, news stories and more — they allow to be transmitted to consumers over their networks.
In some cases, Internet providers such as Verizon, AT&T and cable companies can demand, for example, that Google pay them to ensure that YouTube videos are accessible to all their consumers, or Google could pay extra to ensure that YouTube videos are delivered faster.
"Pretending the FCC has authority won't actually help Internet users when websites are being blocked or services are being slowed down," said Craig Aaron, president of Free Press, a public-interest group that focuses on the media industry. "If the agency really wants to stop censorship, discrimination and website blocking, it must reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service," he said in a statement.
The revised rules to be proposed by the FCC, as outlined by Wheeler, "would enhance transparency for consumers so they know if and when their Internet service provider is slowing down or blocking online content," said Rep. Anna Eshoo of California, the senior Democrat on the House subcommittee that oversees the FCC.
Netflix Inc., one of the biggest users of Internet bandwidth in the U.S., reportedly is in a dispute with Verizon and other telecom companies over the cost of carrying Netflix's programming over their networks. Those service providers want Netflix to pay more to use their network, according to The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. The dispute is said to have slowed Netflix's content flow over Verizon's fiber optic network, just as Netflix debuted the second season of its popular "House of Cards" dramatic series.
Comcast last week announced plans to buy Time Warner Cable, another of the biggest broadband companies, for $45.2 billion.
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One Response to "FCC to rewrite Ineternet neutrality rules"
Unfortunately, in the real world all internet bits are NOT created equal, at least in terms of how quickly they need to arrive. This started as a technical issue called Quality of Service, and the measure was not "good service" versus "bad service" but rather data that needs to arrive by a certain deadline or be discarded versus data that can be sent by "best effort". For example, voice, music, and video streams all need to be delivered on a certain schedule or the audio or video presented will have a break. Web pages are fine if their bits and pieces arrive whenever they can.
The idea of QOS was that a stream that needs timely delivery could be given higher priority over best-effort traffic, and everybody would be happy with the result. This would let carriers deliver data over their limited bandwidth infrastructure to more satisfied customers.
Making it illegal to send the video and audio streams with higher priority just means that the carriers have to upgrade all of their infrastructure to be fast enough to carry all traffic as if it is a time-sensitive stream. This is "net neutrality", and not related at all to some business scheme to screw with competitor's internet traffic. Internet developers promoted this idea (claiming it was cheaper to upgrade everything in a stupid network, rather than adding equipment needed to implement QOS) mostly because they wanted faster service from their ISPs.
Having your provider implement QOS means that your streaming video and audio will not contain glitches, so it's actually a good thing for consumers. Having some carrier along the backbone selectively slow down or block traffic from a legitimate source should be illegal. Congress and the regulatory agencies need to get this distinction right.
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The hazing incident at the University of Florida may be worse than anyone suspected. University police have filed sworn complaints against ten people, including nine current students and one graduate.
Police say five students suffered serious injuries during the hazing done by members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity late last month. Initially, one victim came forward but now authorities have identified at east four others.
The State Attorney's Office will decide whether or not to pursue actual charges against the ten people. All ten have been trespassed from U.F., according to a release. Two of them--one student and the graduate--worked as employees of the university but both have have been fired.
David Snyder
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jon59 - 24/Mar/14
1poundSOCKS - AltLd O/S - 20/Feb/14
bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 15/Feb/14 with Clare
Andrew Lester - Lead - 04/Nov/13
blue-icefox - 2nd - 23/Oct/13 with Graham
2010_graham - Lead O/S - 21/Oct/13 with blue-icefox
J25 - AltLd O/S - 12/Oct/13 with Vicky Jennings, Circus Boy
Lead third pitch. Lovely.vix - AltLd O/S - 12/Oct/13 with Jonny, chris
Hidden - 2nd - 20/Mar/13
led 1st pitch, jade got off route on the second and I led the rest to the top in one pitch.saraguti - AltLd O/S - 17/Feb/13 with jade
andybroadway - Lead O/S - 29/Dec/12 with Serena Marks
Duncan Hardy - AltLd - 06/Dec/12 with Si Burrows
AmandaJG - 2nd - 05/Dec/12
Hidden - AltLd - 03/Dec/12
Sam_Marsland - AltLd O/S - Dec/12 with Andy Hills
Tarquin - Lead - 29/Nov/12 with Louise
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Nov/12
Louvet - 2nd - 29/Nov/12 with Tarquin
akhutton88 - 2nd - 26/Nov/12 with SPANROCK
Possibly best route of the trip, better than Via Valencianos..? Rockfax pitch lengths are pretty sketchy and misleading. First pitch feels longer than described, second is tiny, third shorter than described. 2nd, 3rd and start of 4th pitch are all excellent. Exposed climbing but on brilliant holds and good rock. A proper multi-pitch experience.mattwilk - AltLd O/S - 14/Oct/12 with Rich
Andyh83 - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/12
simonwaters5 - AltLd O/S - Mar/12
Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Nov/11
It got late, evacuated the crag between the second and third pitch.Col Davies - Lead dnf - 14/Nov/11
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Nov/11
petebale2000 - Lead O/S - 09/Nov/11 with Daniel Virgin
Completed pitch 2 and 3 together, some loose rock between these pitches, potential for it to get messy.Col Davies - 2nd O/S - 09/Nov/11
Multi pitchAmandaJG - 2nd O/S - 19/Oct/11
jonstanwick - 2nd - 19/Oct/11
Pete_Hamlin - 2nd O/S - 19/Oct/11
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Sep/11
Sianny - 2nd O/S - 23/Apr/11 with Al
Ran first 2 pitches together. 2nd pitch (the way we did it) fantastic!!!Andy Chubb - AltLd - 20/Apr/11 with Steve Goodman
Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/11
Ruth ND - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Arran Holloway, Pete Swan
led 1st & 3rd pitches. Both shorter than guide suggests. Nice climbing, all trad, no bolts. 3rd pitch superb. Scrambled along arete at top & walked back down to the right.john_ni - AltLd O/S - 13/Apr/11 with Drew Fell
absolutebeginner - 2nd - 05/Apr/11 with Rich#
I led pitches 1,2 & 3, Jeanie led 4th pitch. No bolts or threads, a pure trad route. Walked off from the top.Stuart Macfarlane - AltLd O/S - 28/Mar/11 with Jeanie
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Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Nov/10
Tarquin - Lead - 12/Oct/10
mol - AltLd - 28/May/10 with Jesse
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Parallel. Bolted belays.KevB - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/10 with Student x2
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Justin led all the pitches.John Roe - 2nd - 12/Nov/09 with Justin (Ratty) Burgoyne, Paul (Chips) Rafferty
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JonT - AltLd O/S - 21/Apr/09 with Helen Edwards
rogerskews - AltLd O/S - 10/Apr/09 with Joe and Heather
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Hidden - 2nd - 17/Nov/08
LeighAdams - AltLd - 16/Nov/08 with Eddie Banks
LeighAdams - Lead - 14/Nov/08 with Eddie Banks
jamie ward - AltLd O/S - 30/Sep/08 with Rachel
Managed in 3 pitches. Nice climbMr Tickle - AltLd - 30/Sep/08 with Martyn Eales
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Led 2nd and 4th pitchs. Very enjoyable, but reckon 3rd pitch was the bestChris the Tall - AltLd - 08/Feb/08 with Nick Smith
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Can be done easily in two pitches with 60m ropes and careful gear placementPeter Metcalfe - Lead - 23/Jan/08 with Annette
net - 2nd - 23/Jan/08 with Pete M
Second multi pitch route in spain, lead the first and third pitches.cragmole - AltLd β - 17/Oct/07 with Richard Mayfield
Didn't see thread belays at the end of pitch 2, but found the abseil bolts on pitch 3, and came down easily. Some fun climbing..DrGav - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/07 with Wendy
elliottt - 2nd O/S - Jun/07
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jan/07
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Zoomer - Lead - 15/Nov/06 with A Student
Captain Solo - Lead - 29/Apr/06 with Karen
Second day of course found the climb a lot thinner than I was used to so lost a bit of blood on the way, but climbed the first pitch clean then got rained off.DAVID0347 - 2nd dnf - 24/Apr/06 with Rich Mayfield
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Alaric - Lead O/S - 05/Dec/03 with Jason Hogg
TimPerkin - AltLd O/S - 26/Nov/03 with Mark Perkin, Richard Harris, Dave Green
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cem - AltLd O/S - Apr/99 with Gordon Carder
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Part of the "What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do" series.
Preparation is vital in the ability to face a crisis. The most important aspect of preparation is prayer. Jesus set the example. He often withdrew to a solitary place to pray. See as examples Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, Luke 6:12, Luke 9:18.
Notice that Jesus prayed regularly, and it is important for Christians to have a lifestyle of prayer, not just a prayer list. (Note: I have nothing against prayer lists – I myself use one. The prayer list should be a tool and a reminder, not the focus.)
The early church was also focused on prayer. See Acts 1:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 12:12 for some examples.
It is important to develop a lifestyle of prayer before you face times of crisis. If the only time you pray is when you are in trouble, you will find that prayer is unusual and uncomfortable for you – it will turn into a kind of desperate, I-don't-know-what-else-to-do action. If you've established a rich prayer life before crisis hits, when it does prayer becomes a refuge and a comfort rather than a ritual.
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Some $3.3 billion was spent on political lobbying last year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Yet a growing number of corporations and trade groups, still concerned their message isn't getting through to President Obama, have turned to a more creative venue to air their issues: ESPN.
According to Politico, political interests are trying to subtly reach the sports-loving president and other top White House officials by taking to the all-sports network: Microsoft on "Monday Night Football," the American Petroleum Institute amid March Madness, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers during "SportsCenter," to name a few. ESPN's obvious appeal to ad buyers is that, unlike the rest of TV viewing, sports fans still prefer to watch games in real time and will suffer the commercials to do so.


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Republican Party Wimps
March 17, 2013 – (Updated 2:01pm) So it's St Patrick's day, big woop. Couldn't care less. The Irish in me would rather fight than get drunk and make a fool of myself today. Especially after getting that letter from the Republican National Committee yesterday. What a bunch of spineless wimps.
Sarah Palin all cute and funny at CPAC does nothing for America's chances at recovering the White House. The Republican's are no better than the other side of the isle today. Gutless and unwilling to fight dirty. This voter will not be voting Republican next time. I'm done with that crowd of wimps. Too bad states don't have the balls to put controls on who actually gets to vote in a presidential election. Of course most people are ignorant and still believe there is a right to vote in a presidential election. There is not. Start by not allowing those on welfare to vote until they are off our backs. Nobody on extended unemployment gets to vote. Lets just make it real simple…Only income taxpaying citizens get to vote in a presidential election.
Tell me, who would you rather see running this country, a gun-toting Barbie doll or a woman who bigger balls than her husband? I'm not in support of another Clinton in the White House but if it should come down to those two, well, bend over again folks.
There will be others like, Rubio to look for in the battle, but unless something dramatic changes in the mindset of the Republican party, and I'm not holding my breath for it, my voter card will say Libertarian Party.
The Republican party no longer represents me. I will not be represented by a bunch of ass kissing, spineless wimps. That bunch has done nothing to help themselves. Hell, they couldn't even get their fellow supporters to vote for a decent candidate. Of course that says a lot about Republican voters in general. America got what it wanted not because Obama was the better man, but because Republicans are scared to fight dirty and Americans didn't get off their lazy asses and vote.
I'm done with that bunch of prudes. I'm done sticking up for people who worry more about gays and abortion than about our Constitution and the welfare of American citizens.
I will not be renewing my Republican membership. It's time to return to those who actually give a damn about me and my country – the Libertarian Party. I don't agree with everything they stand for, but for right now they are the only ones willing to fight for the America that I want to live in. -JRoycroft
"My Thought of the Day" VIA Black Conservative Independent: The White Sheep of the Black Community
March 24, 2012 - Jesse "The Sloganmaster"Jackson and Al Sharpton could use a big dose of what Kuuleme T. Stephens has to say. This my friends is a role model.
Black Conservative Independent: The White Sheep of the Black Community
"My Thought of the Day"
Kuuleme T. Stephens
In light of the recent events that are being circulated in the media and all over the web (The Zimmerman case). In order to stop violence in the Black Community, we must educate our Black Community. Most violence in our community is Black on Black crime.
If we want to be treated as equals, we must stop behaving like thugs and animals. Respect is earned, not given. If it walks like a duck……… How can we expect anyone to see the Black Community as anything respectable when we don't care enough about ourselves to act responsible or civil???
Black folks, this starts at home. Educate your children, teach them that there is more to life than drug dealing, stealing, violence, and rapping. Take them to church and encourage them to stay in school, bring good morals into your homes, and set a good example for our children. Teach them self-respect and personal responsibility. Stop instilling failure from the get go.
Once this begins to happen, the rest will fall into place!!!!!!
P.S. Black folk, for those of you who wish to remain ignorant and act a fool…… You're only making it harder for those who choose to do better for themselves and the Black Community as a whole. I refuse to be taken down with you, so SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT!!!!!! Planes and boats leave the United States to Africa everyday!!! Call me self hating if you want to, but I will take being called a Race Trader, Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, Graham Cracker, Oreo, or any other derogatory term that people like to throw at me better than being called Ignorant, Uncivil, Uneducated, or a Thug………..
Marco Rubio: Vice President?
With Texas Gov Rick Perry as a possible top presidential candidate, here is the guy that would help Perry get our country back to it's roots. Perry/Rubio – now that's a winning ticket.
Here is a speech you are going to want to hear. You will not be disappointed. Marco Rubio speaking at the Reagan Library about the kind of America he believes in and the role of government.
Also, recognizing Rubio as an effective communicator of conservative ideals, it looks like he is now being targeted .. by the birthers.
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- Rubio and Reagan (outsidethebeltway.com)
- Rubio Doesn't Shut Down Vice Presidential Chatter (foxnews.com)
Texas Gov Rick Perry Declares His Candidacy For President Of The United States
Just as I predicted in my July 24th post, Texas Governor Rick Perry made his announcement today that he is in the race for the presidency. Ok, so I was off by a few hours.
"I full well believe I'm going to win," Perry told South Carolina voters on a conference call about an hour before he kicked off the campaign with a speech in Charleston.
Now that Perry is in the race, lets see who the top three contenders will be. I'm guessing that Perry will be the front runner followed by Romney and Bachman. I'm afraid my pick, Herman Cain may be in trouble now that Perry is in.
This election just got very, very interesting. Now we can watch the Obamamedia begin their attack on Perry by merging him with the Tea Party folks, as if that's a bad thing. Hell, what else can they do? His economic record in Texas speaks for itself. If the only negative thing the Obamamedia can connect Rick Perry with is the Tea Party, then Perry may become our next president.
As far as the straw poll goes, yes he probably pissed off some Republicans by taking the limelight off of Ames Iowa, but does it really matter? I think it was a good move on Perry's part, although I thought he would wait until after the poll results came out to keep some of the heat off him from the Republicans.
Perry is expected to visit Iowa on Sunday, probably to mend some fences after today's announcement. One thing is for sure, this race just got real interesting. – John Roycroft
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Herman Cain Receives Highest Positive Intensity Score Out Of All GOP Candidates
Good news for Herman Cain – After the release of the latest Gallup polls Herman Cain received the highest positive intensity score out of all of the GOP candidates and potential candidates.
With about 50% of respondents actually knowing who Herman Cain is, he has the strongest positive intensity score of about a 25 which is four points higher than the next two candidates, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry. Even though Rick Perry is not a declared candidate. Not so good news for Tim Pawlenty, who scored barely above a 10 on the scale.
Oh and by the way – Watch for Rick Perry to be making his announcement shortly after the Iowa Straw Pole results come out. You heard it first right here – JRoycroft
Will Michelle Bachmann's Migrains Be A Real Issue With Her Campaign?
The assault is on. Looks like Michelle Bachmann has some health issues that the ObamaMedia is surely going to use against her.
"She has terrible migraine headaches. And they put her out of commission for a day or more at a time. They come out of nowhere, and they're unpredictable," says an adviser to Bachmann who was involved in her 2010 congressional campaign. "They level her. They put her down. It's actually sad. It's very painful."
"When she gets 'em, frankly, she can't function at all. It's not like a little thing with a couple Advils. It's bad," the adviser says. "The migraines are so bad and so intense, she carries and takes all sorts of pills. Prevention
pills. Pills during the migraine. Pills after the migraine, to keep them under control. She has to take these pills wherever she goes."
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Herman Cain's Economic Vision
Cain's economic vision: A job for every home
I have developed many strategic plans for success throughout my 40 years of business experience, but the one I am about to present for the nation is the most humbling. Business strategic plans had to capture the keys to profitability and growth. This national economic vision must capture the keys to prosperity for everyone who has a desire to achieve their American dreams.
It starts with education, then a job, and then a career.
People who achieve "success" are able to get beyond day-to-day survival. They find a way to thrive, constantly looking for that next exciting opportunity. This thrive attitude can be rekindled here in this great country, because we have the resources, the ingenuity and that spirit of America that has allowed us to survive during hard times, and thrive when times were better.
Although our public education system has its challenges, we have seen time and time again pockets of excellence where students have defied the odds, when given a chance, to go on and find that elusive success. These exceptions along with the many private and homeschooling success stories are the nucleus for rekindling a results-driven economy.
As my dad and others showed during their generation, a good dose of common sense can go a long way to supplement any deficiencies in formal education if the opportunities are there for someone to better themselves.
For nearly 15 million people, that ladder of opportunity is not there right now. They can't find a job. By unleashing the full economic potential of our economy, we would ensure there would be a job for every home, and a career opportunity from every job.
This economic vision must start with some economic guiding principles (EGP). As the saying goes, if you do not know where you are going, you will get there. We know where we are going. We're headed to a thriving land of opportunity.
EGP #1: Production must precede consumption
You can't spend your way to prosperity. The Obama Administration has shown that this does not work. Most families knew that it would not work because it does not work for a household. My dad had to produce enough cash for a down payment to buy his first home before he could get the keys to the new house. He had to work three jobs at times to produce enough cash, but he did it!
Production is the engine of any economic train, and consumption is the caboose. Before someone consumes, they must produce. The nearly $1 trillion in stimulus spending went into the caboose. They did not help fuel the real engine of the economy.
The engine of our economy is the business sector. It has received only disdain and lectures from the Obama Administration, instead of fuel in the form of lower taxes, less reduced barriers and more certainty about less government. (Specifics will follow in next week's commentary.)
EGP #2: Economic growth is the result of risk-taking
Entrepreneurial spirit drives economic growth. Risk-taking is the expenditure of time, effort, resources, capital, creativity, energy and passion, all with the expectation that it will pay off, but with no guarantee it will do so. At the risk of his health, my dad worked three jobs with not enough sleep and rest, and little recreational time. It was his choice with the only kind of equity he had, sweat equity. It paid off for him. He achieved his American dreams. One of them is running for president of the United States of America.
Risk-taking is also the willingness to invest your capital in the ideas of others. It is the lifeblood of our economy. A capital gains tax is a wall between people with money and people with ideas. Remove the wall and more ideas will get financed, and more jobs will be created. It is the spirit of America.
When the economy is not growing, we must reduce the impediments to growth and increase the incentives to risk-taking. It feeds the engine. Regulatory burdens, trade restrictions and policy uncertainty all make it more difficult for an idea to get off the ground and the result is less economic growth.
EGP #3: Measurements must be dependable
Imagine what life would be like if we had to wake up in the morning and check the newspaper to find out whether the hour closed at 60 minutes, whether a foot closed at 12 inches, or whether a pound was still 16 ounces.
The economy would be filled with too much uncertainty and eventually become dysfunctional. But that's exactly what is happening with the most important financial unit of measure in the world, the dollar.
It took my dad 12 years to save enough cash to buy that first house. He did it with the expectation that the value of the dollar would be pretty close to what it was when he started saving. It was, because this nation did not have the deficits we have today, which is forcing inflation and a weaker dollar.
The most solemn pledge a government can make to its citizens is to maintain the value of the currency. The 3rd EGP states that units of measure must be dependable. Dramatically reducing our national debt is the key to stabilizing the value of our dollar.
Concluding note
Prosperity is the natural state of our free-market economy if we get government out of the way, off our backs and out of our pockets. Prosperity begins with production. It requires risk-taking and a stable measure of exchange.
Good economic policy is guided by good principles, not politics.
It's common sense.


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