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President Obama, late September 2010, to the New York Times: "[T]here's no such thing as shovel-ready projects" when it comes to public works.
President Obama, about a year earlier (off the record to the Times' David Brooks): "Shovel-ready jobs" don't exist.
President Obama, June 13, 2011, at a meeting of his jobs council: "Shovel-ready was not as…uh…shovel-ready as we expected."
CBS News, August 27, 2011, in a report on President Obama's forthcoming plan to boost job creation:
The President wants to spend big on the nation's roads and bridges, starting with a two-year, $109 billion spending package that's been stalled between the House and the Senate — but which he argues — will put tens of thousands of people back to work quickly. (emphasis added)
How much is $109 billion over two years — and how much impact is it likely to have? Well, the 2009 stimulus has disbursed $20.9 billion toward infrastructure, with the number of jobs created as a result peaking at 30,597 in the third quarter of 2010, according to Recovery.gov. (It's now at 23,109.)
How's that working out for you?
Do you think the president will explain why the shovels are standing at the ready this time, or (my prediction) will he just act as if he never said all those things in the past?
Note: This post has been edited to correct the spending information from Recovery.gov.
– By Kyle Wingfield
August 29th, 2011
12:52 pm
More ideology from Obama and nothing that will help the economy. This is an ideological depression we are experiencing. He knows that less government spending, more tax relief, less regulation will get us out of this hole, but that would repudiate what he has been telling us since 2008.
He wants to be right more than he wants to be successful.
August 29th, 2011
12:53 pm
Hey Kyle, you missed some of the article. For example while you poo-poo the whole "shovel ready" bit you forgot to mention this…
"When Moody's studied the 2009 stimulus package, infrastructure spending rated high. For every dollar spent, $1.44 was returned to the economy. Infrastructure projects have a large bang for the buck because they employ a lot of people, they require a lot of material and inputs, so a lot of economic activity is generated by those projects," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's."
Of course we all know that our nations bridges and roads don't need any work Just speed up when you go under the bridges (17th Street for example) and maybe the falling debris won't hit you. Besides, aren't all those potholes good for the economy…the auto repair industry loves them.
August 29th, 2011
12:54 pm
There is one shovel ready job ahead of us Kyle, burying Obama in 2012.
August 29th, 2011
12:59 pm
JDW, the 17th Street Bridge was recently built, obviously shoddy work, as it is falling apart. More government efficiency needed not more money to spend.
August 29th, 2011
1:04 pm
We could always just cut taxes.
August 29th, 2011
1:11 pm
Regulations, regulations, regulations. Get rid of regulations, get rid of Obama Care, get rid of political interests and them hiring their own friends for their stimulus government run offices and you will see the economy come back.
Government does not create jobs, shovel ready or not. The business world creates jobs and the government red tape, not knowing what Obama Care and the new 106,000 regulations that will come into affect because of Obama Care are what is keeping jobs from coming back. That and the fact that this government pays companies to take jobs overseas by over taxing these companies with the regulations its unreal. If anyone thinks Im joking Im not. This is being done on purpose, dont tell me its not.
August 29th, 2011
1:13 pm
He'll never admit to saying that, just like he never admitted saying raising the debt limit was "un-American" as a member of congress in 2006…he has selective amnesia no doubt! If you need a job or a better job, vote him out in 2012..otherwise, prepare to struggle for another 4 years.
August 29th, 2011
1:17 pm
Are you really that shallow-minded, to write a column based on the non-issue of an expression? The President, just like everybody, sometimes uses the common expression "shovel-ready" to indicate projects that are ready in the sense of an immediate need, while at other time speaks about the reality that there is always a delay between appropriation of the money and getting everything ready for the "shovels" to start moving. Think how often you are guilty of the same in your life. Or is the purpose of your column just to give the usual jackals a reason to start insulting the President?
August 29th, 2011
1:21 pm
The only shovel ready job is the remainder of what is left after one of his teleprompter speeches. In 2012, Let's bury him and the other Taxo crats who want to give freedoms to the illegals for making it over here. Then we can bury hamas and their terrorists.
August 29th, 2011
1:22 pm
BTW, Kyle, lets talk more good news. Have you noticed the economic news since the Repugnican induced Debt Ceiling "Crisis" has been trending up. For example:
New jobs in July 117,000 to the good…compare that with the last month of Duhbya's reign…598,000 jobs LOST.
Consumer confidence up from 57.6 to 59.5. I know still low but when you compare it to end of the last Republican Administration…when it hit a NEW ALL TIME LOW of 38 it seems like Happy Days Are Here Again.
Noticed Consumer Spending rose .8% last month. Gallup says that equates to $74 in spending per capita up from $64 in January of 2009 or an increase of 15%+
And finally the stock market. S&P is at about 1200 right now that is up around 9% from the "Crisis" lows and a staggering 60% since January of 2009.
Tell me again why we should go back to the days of Repugnican rule?
August 29th, 2011
1:22 pm
When you hear "shovel ready" just think payoffs for friends and family. It doesn't matter if anything gets accomplished as long as somebody gets paid.
August 29th, 2011
1:24 pm
And what exactly have you or your fellow party members have done to create jobs? In the state of Georgia the only ones who have gotten jobs as been the governor's family. One thing about all this, people have to learn to adjust and compromise. Considering the last couple of years, that is something the repubs and those tea people know nothing about. From here on, I have better things to do than read this dribble everyday.
August 29th, 2011
1:25 pm
Shouldn't that be shovel ready Number 2, in honor of what they are shoveling
August 29th, 2011
1:28 pm
JDW you should know Kyle's like every other con–only that information that supports what they already believe counts. Either that or Kyle's position is that surely, if info led to a bad conclusion before then it, in no way, can be thought of as reliable ever.
August 29th, 2011
1:35 pm
Gee, why no mention of Republican obstruction to full implementation of the stimulus? We know that more people would be working on projects in states such as Florida, New Jersey, and Ohio, but for their Republican governors.
The bottom line is this country needs to modernize it's infrastructure for the 21st Century. The more Republicans obstruct, the worse they will do in 2012. There is zero reason why the United States of America should not have the best best infrastructure on the planet. Laugh at "shovel-ready" if you'd like, but laughing isn't enough, you must explain why Republicans can't seem to be able to get anything but more roads, and toll roads built when this country faces greater infrastructure needs.
Infrastructure use to be a bipartisan effort since there are no such thing as Republican bridges, or Democratic levees. To think that Republicans are ok letting school buses ride over bridges that are crumbling is unconscionable.
The American people know that budget cuts do not produce addition jobs, they kill jobs. Almost every family has a story where budget cuts lead to unemployment for someone in that family. The government taking money out of the economy now will only hurt the economy and it will not matter which party holds the presidency as it will require a huge stimulus to keep us out of the Depression.
August 29th, 2011
1:36 pm
Kyle wrote, "These models measure inputs, not outcomes, and assume that a given amount of input will produce a given amount of output."
Not sure you are right on this one, the quote is WAS returned not ESTIMATED but no matter. Here is some info on MEASURING RESULTS:
"A recent study by Alan Blinder, the president of Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, and Mark Zandi, the co-founder of Moody's Economy.com, simulated the "macroeconomic effects of the government's total policy response" to the recent economic downturn and found that "the effects of the fiscal stimulus alone appear very substantial, raising 2010 real GDP by about 3.4%, holding the unemployment rate about 1½ percentage points lower, and adding almost 2.7 million jobs to U.S. payrolls."
Of course the way you measure results in this case is to simulate the effect. While you may not like that approach, mostly I suspect because you don't like the results, it works. Don't believe it…check out my 1:22 post for more empirical evidence.
August 29th, 2011
1:37 pm
How about acting like an American and write your party should work with our President to focus on recovering the 15 million jobs w lost.
After we recover those jobs, you get your cuts. Not SS and Medicare.
August 29th, 2011
1:47 pm
Government does not create jobs? Tell that to the workers out at the Lockheed Martin plant.
August 29th, 2011
1:50 pm
Kyle wrote," I think all you really did @ 1:22 is refute the idea that the debt-ceiling brinkmanship itself somehow damaged the economy."
Now see I think I made the point that Republicans led by Duhyba decimated the economy and after a lot of hard work it is in recovery. A recovery that was delayed by the recent Republican created "crisis".
However the hole that was dug by the end of Duhbya was quite large and despite the significant progress we are at best halfway home.
I say again why would we entrust the same people with the same ideas to take us back to the same place?
August 29th, 2011
1:52 pm
Spin it Kyle.
Write the gop should work with our President and the cons will come to scream at you.
That is American politics today.
August 29th, 2011
1:54 pm
Kyle, do you not think it's important to invest in America's crumbling infrastructure, or only when it's not a black democratic president doing it?
August 29th, 2011
1:56 pm
Nation build America instead of Afghanistan and Iraq.
There is a good idea.
August 29th, 2011
2:00 pm
Um, because he is a Dem President.
August 29th, 2011
2:00 pm
Kyle wrote,
"I do not doubt the inherent difficulty of "identify[ing] and count[ing] each job created" by policies like the stimulus. Here's what I do have a problem with: People who treat these simulations as the concrete, final word on the matter as opposed to an estimate."
No what you do is ignore the estimate all together and then impugn the very methods that created the benefit, in this case the stimulus. Do we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the program increased the GDP exactly 3.4% and added precisely 2.7 million jobs…no. Do we know that +/- 10% that is in the ballpark…yes. However in spite of that you would and have ignored the estimate altogether and continue to try and create the illusion that the program was an utter failure.
And then you say stuff like this…
"An estimate, I might add, that doesn't much persuade those still struggling in the allegedly stimulated real economy that the stimulus was a roaring success."
See you leave out the part where Republicans left us in the toilet in 2008 and great strides have been made since then. Instead you continue to pound on the fact that we are not fully recovered. True enough, but we are recovering which is a damn sight better than sitting on our hands and doing nothing would accomplish.
Instead you support the idea of trusting the same people with the same ideas that got us into this fix doing the same thing all over again.
August 29th, 2011
2:01 pm
What the powers that be should do is just tell the truth. We're in for a bumpy ride the next several years. Might as well deal with it.
August 29th, 2011
2:03 pm
Did you forget he crushed mcain and won?.
He wants to focus on recovering the 15 million jobs lost in the w collapse.
Write the gop should work with him.
Focus on jobs.
August 29th, 2011
2:03 pm
@Kyle…see you did it again ":Bradley: What I wrote is that the recent past indicates doing so is not a very effective way of boosting employment and the economy."
In fact the recent past indicates that +/- 10% the method grew GDP an extra 3.4% and added 2.7 million jobs.
August 29th, 2011
2:04 pm
getalife: Why not say the president should work with the GOP on its agenda? Wait, lemme guess…
OOOOH! OOOOH ! I can answer that one! Because the GOP agenda sent the economy into the toilet in the first place?
August 29th, 2011
2:05 pm
too slow. getalife came up with the answer first.
August 29th, 2011
2:07 pm
"Because the GOP agenda sent the economy into the toilet in the first place?"
Much better than mine.
Out of here.
August 29th, 2011
2:10 pm
Kyle, It's not a silver bullet, but you can't tell me it won't help in the least bit. A $109B will help employment a little, but more importantly it will keep people working in that field employed and it helps solve our nation's failing infrastructure situation. It's a win-win… or do you think ir would be better to free that $ up for greedy corporate America so they can continue to sit on profits and not hire?
August 29th, 2011
2:23 pm
Okay, so it's a win win. So just do the dang work we expect you to do instead of telling us it's stimulus or revovery and it's gonna create or save a gazillion jobs. The federal government is charged with building and maintaiing our country's infrastructure in the name of national commerce…. so just do your dang jobs and STFU.
I don't tell cry out every time I make a widget.
August 29th, 2011
2:28 pm
Since you have vision to a parallel universe that says the stimulus didn't work, please provide what would have happened w/o the stimulus. I agree that it did not reduce unemployment to 8 %. But what would the unemployment rate have been? Especially if all those already employed workers who worked on these stmulus projects were fired or laid off due to no projects?
Yes, just maybe the economy was in worse shape than ESTIMATED! Can you prove the estimate was sound? Based on whatever model you chose? An estimate is an educated guess!
In the past most, if not all the recessions were marked by increased public works funding which proved successful for the economy, if not lowering the unemployment rate. Would you rather spend money on unemploymnt benefits for an extended time periods or spend it on infrastructure? What do you get with unemployment as to a lasting legacy? A lazier, less eductacated workforce? With public works, while spending money on projects it puts those unemployed into the job market in addition to having a structure or road constructed. In addition, the workers may also learn a new skill; is a new skill learned under unemployment benefits?
Under Pres. Bush, infrastructure spending was ignored, unless you count the rebuilding of Iraq and Afganastan in your response.
There are few truley "shovel ready" projects since the fed, state, and local governments cannot afford to advance the preliminary engineering on projects they do not expect to go to construction in the immediate future.Only maintenance projects or design build projects could "immediately" go to contract for construction. There is alag time to finalize the designs, get approved environmental clearances, and to buy any additional land needed for construction.
Since the conserves are hell bent on doing nothing, what do you think the next two years will look like under the "more tax cut" mentality? Rosy future?
August 29th, 2011
2:32 pm
So Kyle, where else can you spend 1$109 billion, create lots of jobs guaranteed and drive enormous benefit for society at large.
From The Economist, they tend to run a bit ahead of the curve. I saw this almost a year ago…
"Roads and bridges are undermaintained. America's rail system is inadequate and in need of repair and expansion. Electrical grids are weak in many places and could be turned into smart grids in others to facilitate a more efficient use of energy. Water and sewer systems in cities around the country are aging and vulnerable. Broadband coverage in many metropolitan areas is pitiful relative to that elsewhere in the developed world. And so on. The country could usefully spend several hundred billion dollars a year on such investments, for years to come."
And summary
"Given the benefits of infrastructure spending, and the fact that there's almost no downside to at least proposing a major programme of investments, I continue to be surprised by the lack of such a plan. I don't get it. Administration officials keep wringing their hands trying to figure out how to squeeze a tiny package of small business tax credits through Congress, while Americans complain every day about the obvious shortcomings in their local public infrastructure. "
Seems to me any good recovery plan should include infrastructure as a component. My complaint with the Administration is what took so long….
August 29th, 2011
2:32 pm
Why didn't you just write: "The President wants to spend big on the nation's roads and bridges, starting with a two-year, $109 billion spending package …"
I think that is wrong, because …." , instead of quibbling about how the expression "shovel ready" had been used.
August 29th, 2011
2:34 pm
JDW, is there some reason that you "believe" the democrats and not the republicans? Are you so stupid that you think they are different? Idiots that believe that are the reason we have Obozo, and since yo9u Bush bash at every turn let me bother you with some FACTS. How about keeping the Bush tax cuts in place, I thought you liberals hated that. Then there is the Patriot Act which the left cried about but Obozo expanded on and kept the rest of it in place… Then there was the cry that Bush was spending like a drunken sailor, then what do you call spending 3 times as much as Bush in half the time. Looking at the FACTS you should hate Obozo,
August 29th, 2011
2:35 pm
JDW: Do you live on the south side of ATL in the burbs?
August 29th, 2011
2:38 pm
Yay! More fodder for the 'the AJC hate liberals' crowd. Or not. I can't keep up these days. Is the AJC completely void of conservative voices or not? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?….
August 29th, 2011
2:40 pm
Kyle, don't listen to these libs giving you grief for being a conservative. All they can do is defend this inept, inexperienced President who is more qualified to teach law at Emory than he is to run this country. Its obvious he's in over his head and has a cabinet with the least amount of private sector experience compared to past admininstrations….and it SHOWS.
August 29th, 2011
2:42 pm
The natural and immediate step to take after a financial disaster like 2008 is to make massive investment in infrastructure in order to maintain jobs and consumer spending power, and to attract private capital investment.
Borrowing money to finance infrastructure projects is just good business sense. The debt should be paid off over time by those who benefit from the infrastructure improvements. All successful businesses finance capital improvements by borrowing. "Pay as you go" is a primitive economic notion no longer practiced in developed countries.
There weren't any worthwhile shovel-ready projects for the timid stimulus effort in 2009-10, and there aren't any now. Federal and state governments do not plan ahead. There are many ideas but no blueprints for worthwhile improvements.
The stimulus spending of 2009-11 was barely sufficient to hold unemployment below 10%. It was financed with borrowed capital, but it was not an investment that promised future returns. The revival of stimulus spending now faces the same obstacle: no worthwhile shovel-ready projects.
So, stimulus spending didn't jolt the economy out of stagnation, and tax cuts and extensions of tax cuts didn't jolt the economy out of stagnation. We've run out of politically-acceptable ideas for reviving our economy.
Let's not repeat the same old ineffective measures of stimulus spending and tax cuts. New approaches are needed.
August 29th, 2011
2:44 pm
getalife and saywhat are just worried about who will recharge the ebt card every month, they should get off the democractic plantation, I did over thirty years ago and have never looked back.
August 29th, 2011
2:50 pm
Warren Buffett, hypocrite
Last Updated: 11:51 PM, August 28, 2011
Posted: August 29, 2011
This one's truly, uh … rich: Billionaire Warren Buffett says folks like him should have to pay more taxes — but it turns out his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, hasn't paid what it's already owed for years…
Obvious question: If Buffett really thinks he and his "mega-rich friends" should pay higher taxes, why doesn't his firm fork over what it already owes under current rates?
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/warren_buffett_hypocrite_E3BsmJmeQVE38q2Woq9yjJ#ixzz1WRfndkaQ
Do as I say, not as I do maybe?
August 29th, 2011
2:54 pm
"Report: Obama to tell us some jobs are shovel-ready, after all"
Fool us once, shame on you…
Who believes the lying Idiot Messiah any more? Besides his receptacles and other useful idiots, obviously.
This proposal is just the latest excuse for bigger government, more spending, and more payoffs for the union thugs.


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If there isn't already, someone needs to start a firm which helps people lock down their social media accounts so that clients and employers can't find your "college days" photos.
You're using it incorrectly. Its a great way to pick up breaking news and good news articles. You can also follow various institutes, politicians, and economists.
Why can't you just do that on facebook and just like all of the institutes, politicians, economists, and news sources? You don't "need" any friends on Facebook. It can be whatever you want.
Twitter has no point.
Also, that's partly what my Tumblr is for.
Well, Facebook is horrible. That's a good reason.
And tumblr is B- for news at best.
Because facebook filters content and trims some updates, links, statuses and such out of your feed. Twitter doesn't filter anyone out of your stream.
Twitter also has Retweets and easy to follow conversations, where you can discover additional people you'd love to hear more from. Facebook doesn't do a great job of "sharing" content between people who aren't friends. Facebook also hides a large portion of a "conversation" once it goes over so many comments.
Then there's the whole privacy thing. Twitter doesn't ask for any private information outside of an email and a password. You don't need to share pictures of yourself, your birthday, your address, none of that. Just make an account and join the conversation.
Twitter is probably the best social media platform that the internet has given us thus far.
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The phones of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton and Prince Harry were hacked by staff working for Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, a London court has been told.
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Britain's Daily Mail has said it will launch an Australian edition of its website next year in a joint venture with Nine Entertainment.
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Myanmar is experiencing enormous change as it opens up to international investment after years of military rule.
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2013 Australian Walkley Awards.
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Some of the world's biggest broadcasters, including the ABC, have called on the United Nations Security Council to take greater action over the killing of journalists in conflict zones.
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Pamela Williams from the Australian Financial Review describes the waterfront story that won her the Gold Walkley in 1998.
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Liz Jackson from Four Corners talks about the investigation into security in East Timor that won her the Gold Walkley in 2006.
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Laurie Oakes from Nine News describes the 2010 investigation into the unseating of Kevin Rudd that won him the Gold Walkley.
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Former Four Corners journalist, Chris Masters discusses the 1985 investigation into the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior that won him the Gold Walkley.
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War is a complicated, dangerous, costly business. There is good news and bad news. There is triumph and despair.
There are examples of extraordinary bravery and there is fear and confusion. There are real achievements and mistakes. There are moments of heart-rending humanity and moments of ethical dilemma. Always.
All of it is the story of Australia's military engagement.
So why is it in this media-saturated digital age that ordinary soldiers and military leaders alike ask me, where are the stories?
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- Executive Producers: Tony Hernandez, Peter Principato, David Wain
- Art Direction: Anastasia White
- Castings: Beth Bowling, Kim Miscia
- Costume Design: Dana Covarrubias
- D.O.P.: Tom Houghton
- Editor: Jamie Gross
- Makeup: Ashley Fox
- Musics: Matt Novack, Craig Wedren
- Production Design: Mark White
- Set Decoration: Theo Sena
"They Came Together" is a parody of the romantic comedy genre. Rudd stars as Joel, a corporate businessman whose company is threatening to shut down the small store run by Poehler's Molly. A relationship follows, mocking the conventions of the standard romcom.
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- Filming Locations: New York City, USA
- Production Companies: Lionsgate
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Luna's cake from fx2you & f(x) DC. The messages on the cake, "You are my song <3" & "You are my vitamin <3"
All the girls (without Sulli) appeared without make-up but they were still gorgeous.
Victoria wore a long flutter black skirt. Her face was very bright and small. Her eyes were so huge. Like a goddess.
The birthday girl wore the blue dress like the photo that Amber previously tweeted. Look like a lead actress, very pretty.
Amber wore a navy man-to-man t-shirt (look kinda like this ») and pants like this »
Krystal wore thin see-thru white t-shirt (OMG!), blue hot pants and splash-patterned Nike shoes. The fashion that takes your breath away.
4 members came into the event. Soojung came in with a very shy expression. She hid her face behind the queue card and only showed her eyes.
Other 3 entered the event with the queue card except Luna (looks like she is the one who doesn't need it) but the main MC was Victoria.
At the beginning of the party, Amber asked Krystal jokingly "Krystal-ssi, why are we here? why we here?" by making her gesture like this »
Soojung kept fumble behind her neck with her hand. Because she kept doing that, Amber poked Soojung's belly 3 times.
And then there was a Q&A corner that the girls chose questions from fans and answered. Looked like Luna was having sooooooooooo much fun.
After Luna saw other girls did a bad MCing, she took away their queue cards and started to do the MC herself HAHAHAHAHA
While having the Q&A corner, the girls told us about the "Kimbap Incident". Because they had to go on a diet while they were a trainee. They couldn't eat anything and they would get a scold if they ordered food. That day they were so hungry but they couldn't order the food themselves so they asked a junior group member to buy 5 kimbabs for them but he got caught by the manager. The delivery man came to SM door to send the food, the staff opened the package and found 5 kimbabs so they realized these kimbabs were f(x)'s because at the time, only 5 of them were practicing so there was no other trainees than our girls. So the manager brought those 5 kimbabs to their practice room. Seeing that, our girls were panicked and were scolded because of that. After that, they don't like to hear the words 'Kimbab' and 'Seaweed' for a long long time LOL (Note: According to sour/ces, a junior group member is EXO-K's Sehun. f(x) girls asked Sehun to buy kimbabs for them. They couldn't buy it themselves cos they were on a diet. Sehun followed their order and order kimbabs by phone. When the delivery man came to SM, staff asked who ordered it and they found out that f(x) girls did it cos there were 5 kimbabs in the pack.)
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Victoria and Krystal look absolutely gorgeous!
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[FANACC] 111227 Victoria Leaving SM Building - After Practice
"Victoria held the door for another lady in the pic. From the fanacc, we can know that Victoria said hi back to her fans and was good at driving. She turned the steering wheel and started the car within 30 seconds. She was tired and had no makeup in the pic. She seemed that she just finished practice when she came out. However, she still smiled, held the door for others and said hi back. She is so gorgeous both inside and outside."
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Awww Vic! Casual look. Of course uri Victoria is soo kind. Lol Vic's car is growing on me; its cute.| -Vo
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Awww Vic! Casual look. Of course uri Victoria is soo kind. Lol Vic's car is growing on me; its cute.| -Vo
[Fan Account] Maple Fan Account Part II
Maple's Fan Account Part ll
Today, at 11:30A.m., I went to a print shop at Chinatown in Manhattan. I wanted to print some pictures for Song Qian to sign later on. I was so nervous as usual; took out my cell phone and started to call Jackie. She didn't answer me. I was thinking where it's she. Twenty minutes later, I went to pick up the pictures and as the same time, Jackie called me. We agreed to see each other at the hotel, check in level on the seven floors at 1: 30P.M.
By the time, I got to the hotel; it was exactly one and a half hour went up to the 7 level; I saw a girl with no make up; she was just rushing out the elevator with other guy. We looked at each other; she turned to other way and ran. It was Krystal; how to describe her action. I remember that I saw one fan cam at Jeju's airport. Krystal was running away from fans and grasped at Vic's hand. Just like that! It looked a bit funny and weird.
I saw Jackie sitting at the 7 level. There were a bar on the left side and a check in reception's desk is on the right side. There were fans or hotel customers were sitting there. They all were lowering their head and played with their cell phone. I suspected that they were fans. In the main time, there were some Koreans were socialized around that floor. They looked like SMT's managers, dancers and Cody. Jackie told me that she saw some Kpop's artists but she couldn't recognize them. It was like two o'clock also, she already got the room; it was on the 16 floor. So, I told her that I wanted to see the room and dropped off our bags. Both of us walked to the elevator's direction. Suddenly, I heard speeding foot steps, it was running toward my right side; and a loud noises that came from the shoes; it made a sound like creee…ee.; a full stopped. I was stunned and turned my head to look. We were having eyes contact instantly, for about half second, we moved back and I realized that it was 'Amber.' We were turning our head away! So embarrassed.^^ Amber looks just like a boy. She is very handsome. Heheh, if she is a guy, I may fall for her. (Don't pat me ok^^)
A girl was with her in a long black Jacket. Black Long hair and light skin. Extremely pretty! We didn't dare to look at each other. When the elevator's door was opened' we went inside and secretly, noticed that Amber inserted a card in the lot and pressed the number eleven. We pretended like we didn't know her. Amber was facing the elevator's wall. She looked like she hiding her face from being see from us. ^^They had a conversation, it was in English. We were guessing after we went back to our room that we didn't know who she is. She could be one of the SNSD but we weren't sure. (Later at the concert, I found out that it was BoA!)
After that we went back down to the 7 level. We sat at the sofa with others. About thirty minutes, K came and she wanted to use the lady room. So, we went back to the elevator. Jackie had two cards and she gave one to me. The card is used for the elevator and room as well. If you don't insert a card; you can't get to your floors. I told them that I wanted to try to go up myself. So K and Jackie took the same elevator. I took it myself. When the elevator came, I went inside, I tried to press #16; the elevator didn't move; I wondered how this card worked. The door was opened and two people came in. I realized it was Amber and that girl (BoA). Oh! no, Amber was curious at me. I took out a cell phone; tried to call Jackie. Amber hurriedly moved backward; she was behind me now and she looked at my cell phone; probably, thought that I was going to take picture of them. Gee""I didn't realize that I used 'Khuntoria' as my wall paper^^. Amber saw it heheh!
The girl next to her said, "We didn't press our floor." So the elevator went up to 16 floors. The door opened and K was standing right there in front of us. I was laughing and telling her that I didn't know how to use this card. Inside the hotel's room; K said, "Don't be too high profile. We should act like a stranger and stay calm. This way, their mangers will not block us from getting closed to the singers. Even the singers' will not get alert by us. I said, 'Yeah, you are right, By the way, I have my big camera here and a zoom lens. I also checked that MSQ will not allow camera with zoom lens. Can you do me a favor? I take out my zoom lens and you keep it. I keep the camera body. By the time, we get inside, we call each other and you give it back to me. If you don't see me, I will wave my light stick banner." K said, "Ok, no problem, I carry the lens for you." I said, "Thank a lot!"
It was 3 p.m. and the pink bus was parking outside; they should be ready to go to the Madison Square Garden. K and Jackie stayed at the 7 level. Their tickets were general seat; so they didn't need to go in too early. On the other hand, my ticket was free zone (G1). I needed to stand in the show. So, I must go in earlier in order to get a front view. I went outside and saw lots of fans were waiting. I walked closed up to the bus rare door. Victoria just walked out and went up to the bus. Oh, I missed the shots, it happened so fast.
I took the subway and headed to the 34th street. When I get to the Madison Square Garden, the pink bus was just right across the street; a flock of fans were screaming and chasing the bus with their banners and light sticks. It took me almost three hours to get inside the stage. At the bag checking point; the securities didn't bother my big camera.
While, I stood waiting for the show to begin; I waved my light stick and called Jackie at the same time; she came down and gave me my lens. Hurray!! I got my lens back. The four girls were curious how I could bring in such a big camera. They were amazed at my light stick too and asked what does it mean? I told them, "I am F(x) Victoria's fan. It means 'Qian,.'" They screamed and jumped, "Oh, my god, we are too, we love Victoria. We should stay together to give her a big support." I said, "Sure!" The show almost started and I saw a familiar face; oh it was the girl who lent me the money for the ticket. I called her to come to me and she was surprised to see me there. I returned the money and said a big thanks to her.
The show started and everyone was screaming; waving their light sticks and banners; it was our F(x) performance. All of us were excited and screaming at F(x). I hated this camera guy; he was always in my way, blocking my view. Also, the big light projectors on the stage were in my way too. I could only see F(x) from head to shoulder. Aww…terrible feeling, the music was so loud, it hurts my ears and the fire works; every time, it fired, it happened so suddenly and I was jumping from the noises; I almost felt like that I just have a resuscitate (CPR) for my chest. I remembered one fan account I had read; she said, "I stayed at the front stage, the ashes from the fire work ran into my nose, throat and eyes. My hair and my body smelled like smoked. The fire projectors were so hot. Honestly, there were lots of tall people in front of me, and I could barely see Song Qian; next time, I won't buy ticket for G1. Also, I didn't think she had seen me too. Every time, F(x) came out, I would ask the girls next to me to switch position with me. So I could take some good picture. Thanks for her kindness! If you want to see how their performance; just check YouTube for their MV; it is the same SMTown's performance in other cities.
The show was over and I went back to the hotel. Jackie came back as well; One of Jackie's friend came, she told us that, "today is Krystal birthday. They have dinner party at Korean town. I am going to eat there in few minutes." I said, "You may not get in the restaurant." She said, "I will try." So she left. Later on, she texted us that she saw Shinee were there; Jackie and I were too tired. My legs were cramping and my back was hurting for standing too long. In the main time, we saw Amber came back, but she had a sunglasses on. Henry from Super Jun and two members from SNSD; they went to the bar. We also saw too many of them. I didn't know their name. Jackie had observed that Super Jun, Shinee, DBSK, Kangsta, F(x) their rooms mostly were on the 27&28 floors. Jackie wanted to wait for Changmin; so I stayed with her. We wait till 4A.m. Still didn't see Changmin. Yeah, I know it was crazy. I didn't have a problem. So we went back to our room and slept.
At 8:40 A.M. We woke up and we went to the 7 level. Few minutes later, I saw Sulli, she didn't had too much make up. She looked so young and pure. I almost couldn't recognize her. The Korean staffs were moving their luggage. We knew they are going back today. Super Jun came down and left. It was Shinee's turned. Jackie went over to ask for autograph. They apologized and Jackie came back with no autograph. Another twenty minutes, DBSK came down. Jackie went over to ask Changmin in Japanese. I didn't know what happen. When she came back, I asked her if she got the autograph from Changmin. She didn't answer me.
There were only few people stayed at the 7 level. Then, a familiar figure walking toward me; she had an eye glasses. She wore a hat and with a long dress. Two guys were standing next to her; I guess it was a body guard or her manager. Jackie poked me and whispered, "It is Victoria, go ask her." My heart was racing, and my breath was heavy. I slowly walked toward her, and politely asked her in Chinese, "Song Qian, can I have your autograph?" She looked at me and said, "I can't. (Bu xin oh)." The two guys were interrupting and tried to block me from approaching her. I walked backward a little bit. I said,"Can I give you the pictures that I made?" Victoria said, "Okay, no problem." I took out the picture to show her. (They were sitting together at Star king) She was stunned and eying the picture for a long time; I could feel it; because she didn't moved her head for a long time. Those pictures that I had made with Photoshop; I gave her three pictures. The green ones which I use it for my icon on twitter and the other two, I gave her was the ones from star king. It is the one that I am translating the analysis from Winnies. She was about to move and the guys hurriedly took it. They said, "It is ok. We take care of it." They snapped my picture. So annoying! I gave her a gesture that I put my palm together. The two guys were staring at us. They wanted our conversation to cut short. She just looked at me without saying a word. I didn't know how she feels. So I went back to my sofa. I think Victoria was still looking at my way. In a few minutes, I turned my head and I saw she went back to the elevator. I waved to her and she waved back. Then, in ten minutes she went down and switched to other elevator. I wasn't quick enough to take out my camera. After she left for a few minutes; Jackie told me to follow her. We went down to the 5 floors. It was a Studio Conference Room. F(x) was in there. All of them, Victoria, Luna, Amber, Sulli and with a few staffs; Jackie and I ran to the other side of the corner. We didn't know what to do. Then, all of them went downstairs. By the time, we went downstairs, they were all on the bus. All the fans were waving hand and say to goodbye to Kpop Artists. Farewell, my F(x). Jackie and I went to lunch; after that we went back to return the room. At the 7 level, we saw Eunyuk and Chow Mie. We were curious that the bus had gone and they were still there. I got an autograph form Eunyuk. He was very nice and polite. ^^ After that Jackie begged me to give it to her. She looked so down; so I gave it to her to cheer her up.~
The picture I gave her, I wrote down as well, just to make sure she could see it. I also had my weibo logo there, hehe hopefully, if she has time, she could check it out. ^^
This is what have written on the envelop; "Song Qian, International fans want to say that they miss you guys so much. Love is always there. Thank you and Khuntoria Forever.~
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School of Education
Geography Major and Minor Requirements
Faculty advisor: Professor Alan Lockwood, 256A Teacher Education, 263-6262, email@example.com.
IMPORTANT: The School of Education is no longer accepting applications to this Secondary undergraduate program. The requirements listed below are provided for students admitted into the program fall 2013 or before.
The UW–Madison Secondary programs in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies have been restructured and are changing from undergraduate programs to the graduate level. This change means that students at UW–Madison will only become certified to teach these subjects through graduate-level course work in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. See this FAQ document for more details about these changes.
Advising staff in the School of Education's Academic Services Office, 139 Education Building, 608-262-1651, can answer questions and confer with students about this change and possible academic alternatives.
Geography Major
Complete a minimum of 34 credits, including course work in each of the concentrations or tracks of the Geography major. The credits required for program admission must be chosen from courses listed below. At least 15 credits of upper level major course work (numbered 300–699) must be taken in residence on the UW–Madison campus. Students may also wish to consult with the undergraduate advisor in the Geography department, 144 Science Hall, 262-4438. Courses are Geography listings unless otherwise indicated. Note: Each course may be counted in only one of the groups listed below.
- Select one course from Physical Geography: Earth Systems and Environmental Processes. Courses address the locational arrangements of earth phenomena and their interaction as physical systems: 120, 121, 127, 320, 321, 325, 326, 328, 329, 331, 332, 338, 344, 420, 523, 524, 525, 527, 528, 531.
- Select one course from People–Environment Interaction. Courses examine human use, perception, and modification of environments: 139, 230, 240, 303, 309, 319, 332, 338, 339, 344, 434, 460, 508, 519, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538.
- Select one course from Human Geography. Includes study of the location and organization of human settlements and activities: 101, 102, 236, 300, 301, 302, 305, 312, 318, 349, 353, 444, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 510, 553
- Select one course from Area Studies and Global Systems. Courses focus on the ways in which regions, places, and landscapes have acquired distinctive characteristics and problems as a result of their locations and resource potentials and of their settlement, appraisal, and use by particular peoples and cultures: 244, 253, 260, 277, 340, 342, 344, 348, 349, 353, 355, 358, 508, 548, 553.
- Select one course from Cartography and Geographic Information Science. Courses address the creation and use of maps: 170, 370, 377, 378, 570, 572, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579.
- Select one course from Methodology. These courses examine the nature and techniques of geographic investigation: 360, 560, 565, 566, 601, 602. NOTE: 360 is strongly recommended for students pursuing graduate study or professional work in Geography.
- 342 The Geography of Wisconsin, 3, or an acceptable substitute selected in consultation with the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Geography. 342 may be also used to fulfill the requirement in Area Studies and Global Systems.
- Additional credits, if necessary, to total a minimum of 34 credits.
Note: Students interested in studying and teaching in a number of social studies disciplines may wish to combine the major listed here with a major in Broad Field Social Studies. This combination allows an individual to develop a depth of study in a particular area of interest while acquiring a broader understanding of the social sciences. The ability to teach a number of social studies courses may increase employment opportunities and this combination will also provide a foundation for certification in additional social studies subject areas at a later date.
Geography Minor Requirements for Students in Elementary and Secondary Education
The Geography minor may be completed by students in Secondary Education Social Studies or Elementary Education licensing programs. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 is required, based on all Geography minor course work taken on the UW–Madison campus. The graduation grade point average may be modified by the last 60 credits rule.
Secondary Education students may select this minor only if completing a major in another Social Studies certification area. It is not possible to be certified only in a minor area. Interested Secondary Education students must apply and be admitted to the Social Studies program. Admission is limited and competitive. See additional information under the major of choice.
All Secondary students, whether completing their first degree or adding on a teaching minor to a prior certification, should expect to complete a methods course, participate in practicum and student teaching experience, and earn passing scores on a content exam to be recommended for certification. Students wishing to complete a minor must consult with the faculty advisor/program coordinator to discuss its field experience component.
The Geography minor requires a minimum of 24 credits. Complete the required course distribution of the major and Geography electives (if needed) to reach 24 credits. Course work must include at least two approved upper-level courses (300–699). Geog 342 may also be used to fulfill the Area Studies and Global Systems group requirement.


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Fakebook – The Story of our Lives
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You Ain't Cool Unless You Pee Your Pants
With the steady rise of pop culture and reality tv "stars" (Pitbull, the Kardashians, Chris Brown, The Real Housewives of who the hell cares...), the value of the word "cool" has hit rock bottom. Bein...Readmore
The Gateway Drug to Awesomeness
I'm not going to argue with anyone who says that "marijuana is the gateway drug". It is. But what no one ever seems to mentions is, the other side of that gate isn't such a terrible place. Ever since ...Readmore
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Blue Balling – A Crime?
I got blue balled by some chick the other night and I seriously considered murdering her. If only that bitch knew what she was putting me through. For those of you who have never experienced life with...Readmore
I Get Older, They Stay The Same Age
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You know what the worst part about Valentine's Day is? "No Jeremy. Will you please tell us?" Of course I will. The worst part about Valentine's Day is the fact that every year, on February 14th, betwe...Readmore
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Baidu Is Betting on Mobile Search
Nicholas is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Baidu's (NASDAQ: BIDU) dominance in the Chinese search business is under attack. The influx of mobile technology is not only taking down the PC industry, but also the companies that have been reliant on personal computers. Baidu is China's largest search engine, and may threaten to rival Google globally, due to the massive Asian population.
Local competition is heating up
Baidu accounts for 75% of China's desktop search business, but trails Easou in the mobile search market. It's also facing competition from Sina (NASDAQ: SINA), Qihoo360 (NYSE: QIHU) and Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) in the search battleground. Sina, mostly a social networking player, is starting to mount a serious challenge in search. On the other hand, Qihoo360 and Sohu are continuing to challenge for mobile search dominance.
In the most recent quarter Qihoo 360 CEO, Hongyi Zhou said, "We are also very pleased with the progress we have made in search and mobile monetization, even though this business is still in its early stage."
Unexploited mobile search is becoming an attractive business segment in China. And that's why Baidu is throwing in so much cash to try to replicate its desktop dominance.
Smaller margins for mobile
The company's push for mobile search is expensive. Its heavy investment in mobile search drove costs higher, and consequently put pressure on margins. Baidu's margins declined sequentially primarily due to an increase in administrative and selling costs. This cost unit was up 88% year-over-year as the company intensified promotions and advertisements towards popularizing its mobile search platform.
On a positive note, its daily mobile search users grew by 25% to 100 million during the quarter, with the growth largely attributed to the aggressive marketing campaign. Baidu is focusing more on enhancing its user experience than on monetization. Securing the user experience, which guarantees growth in numbers and engagement means increased market share.
So the strategy is to increase market share and then monetize. With a large user base, even the slightest uptick in average revenue per user could push overall revenue. Consider Facebook, whose ad revenue per user continues to oscillate within the $3 mark--yet this is still the its largest revenue generator. The social networking giant's members have been the driving force to this achievement. Its $2.85 ARPU translates to billions considering its massive user base. This is where Baidu is headed.
Baidu stomps the comps
With a profit margin of 44.21%, Baidu sets the bar for its rivals, who are way behind. Sina, for instance, has a profit margin of 5.88%, while Sohu's profits are pegged at a margin of 7.71%. Baidu's trailing 12-month P/E also makes it the cheapest among the trio. The number 1 China search engine giant appears to be the most attractive fundamentally.
Baidu's 77% gross margin trumps Google's 58% and Facebook's 73%. The huge gross margins will help when costs swell. This also allows it to pursue different opportunities that may come down the pike. More importantly, the company is able to run its marketing campaign without significantly messing with profits.
Baidu boasts a 44% ROE, as compared to Sina's 3%, and Qihoo's 14%. Additionally, the company's debt to equity ratio of 0.40 is at acceptable levels, despite being higher than its competitors. Nonetheless, with cash of $5.39 billion against a debt of $1.90 billion, Baidu should have no trouble with liquidity. Sina, on the other hand, only has a cash pile of $681 million, while Qihoo's cash of $951 million is balanced by $270 million in long term debt.
The bottom line
Baidu is certainly at the inception point of its next big thing. With the PC industry diminishing, Baidu needs to join the battle for on smart devices. You have to be delighted at the way Baidu has attacked mobile search. Soon, mobile devices will dominate much of the computing industry. The competition will be intense and developing innovative products will be critical.
Moving forward, Baidu is definitely set to widen its user base for the mobile platforms. In fact, its spending on mobile search may trigger a long term rally. And that's because Baidu is betting heavy on an industry that will determine the future of computing.
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It sounds to me like you're looking for a more traditional pace of dating/courtship than they are. They could be Players, or they could be clueless and just have watched too many Brat Pack movies. Or they could be treating the site you're finding them on like the pick up line in a bar where they're looking for a one night's stand.
I guess the first question is, where are you finding these guys? Different places you look will produce different results. Was there some kind of profile questionnaire? Are you contacting them, or are they contacting you, or is the system you're meeting them through pairing you up? How much time elapsed between first communication and first in-person meeting? How much time are you spending in real-time not-in-person (phone / instant messenger) conversation (1 minute voice is worth 5 minutes IM) with them before an in-person meeting? How many e-mails / text-messages? (How long are the e-mails in each direction?)
Double-check your profile. Try a different site. Take more to communicate with someone before you agree to meet up in person, and make sure you're on the same page about pacing before you walk into a room with them.
When you meet in person for the first time, do it somewhere you're going to have a table between you, and decide after spending an hour or two face-to-face, in someplace where anything more intimate than hand-holding across a table is thoroughly inappropriate, if you're willing to walk out with them, or you're just going to walk out.


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Watching Republicans try to fix problems is like watching a baby try to eat cake. It's cute that they're trying, but really, it's just going to end up making a huge mess and we'll end up doing double the work because of it.
The new "Voter-ID" law being pledged by the Republican controlled General Assembly comes across as protecting the franchise of people here in North Carolina. They lead you to believe that this is an ever-growing problem that has the potential to up end the democratic process. Aside from the fact this has nothing to do with the creation of jobs to which they ran their campaigns on; as this is completely political. Essentially, this is the right's Get-Out-The-Vote program to intimidate and stop others from voting.


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Food Blog Spotlight: Simply Recipes
Instead of our fleeting weekly blog roundups, we're going to take a little more time to spotlight some of our favorite food blogs. There's a wealth of diverse experience and recipes out there, and we'd like to highlight more.
Simply Recipes is a food blog that we have enjoyed and admired for a long time. Elise Bauer writes this blog that is simply written, to-the-point, and well-photographed. It is, indeed, simply recipes. Most of the recipes are Bauer's or her parents. She often cooks with her parents and inserts gentle stories of growing up and the way they liked to cook.
Her recipes are unfailingly great, and we think this is why so many people return again and again. We like her enormous recipe archive and certainly have drawn a lot of inspiration from her unpretentious, delicious style of home cooking.
Here are some of our favorites from Simply Recipes.
Favorite recipe: Stuffed Pork Chops with Kielbasa and Sauerkraut - One of Bauer's father's recipes.
Favorite tip: The one with the Mason jar and the blender - this has become a standard in our house, and we're indebted to this blog for it!
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Excellent link! I can't wait to try that blender trick, and "unpretentious" is perfect for a newbie like me.
One of my favorite cooking blogs: several recipes I tried are outstanding, especially the mexican ones
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Linesman Death: Fourth Teen Held In Holland
Arrests follow the death of linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen who was beaten and kicked during a youth match in Amsterdam.
Richard Nieuwenhuizen, who was killed at a Dutch football match
The attack happened in Almere, near Amsterdam
Dutch police have arrested a fourth teenager in connection with the beating to death of a football linesman.
The 16-year-old from Amsterdam was arrested on Thursday evening, police said. There are now two 15-year-olds and two 16-year-olds in custody.
Volunteer linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen died on Monday, a day after he was attacked during a game at the ground of Amsterdam team Nieuw Sloten.
Mr Nieuwenhuizen's own son had been playing in the game, which was held in the town of Almere.
Prosecutors said they expected to charge at least some of the teenagers with manslaughter, assault and public violence.
Mr Nieuwenhuizen's team, Buitenboys, have not announced the exact cause of his death, but Dutch TV station RTL said he had brain damage.
Mr Nieuwenhuizen left after Sunday's match and was not aware anything was wrong. He returned to his club later that night and collapsed.
"You can't believe this could happen. That kids of 15 or 16 are playing football, you come to watch and see something like that," said Buitenboys chairman Marcel Oost.
"He did it every week. He enjoyed doing it. He was a real football man - he was always here."
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a statement he was "deeply shocked" by Mr Nieuwenhuizen's death.
Parents and other volunteers regularly referee and officiate at sports matches involving their children in The Netherlands.
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The Common Conservative Wrote:
Oct 06, 2012 8:09 PM
Perhaps in a world where Dr. Paul thinks is "old world" as it was BEFORE the airplane, rocket, and missiles, his "foreign policy" was fine. Today, we can reach any point in the world in under 12 hours as can our enemies. To believe we can "protect our borders" with that isolationist policy is not only foolhardy, but sheer stupidity. We can't expect OTHERS to play by the same rules of isolationism. THEY WON'T and DON'T. Having strength deters those unyielding "bad apples". Read Jefferson's response at the Barbary Coast Wars and then you can shut up.


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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota airports had their busiest August ever, with nearly 98,000 people boarding planes at the eight largest airports in the state. State Aeronautics Commissioner Larry Taborsky says that was an increase of nearly 11 percent over August 2012. He says it continues a trend that's been ongoing for more than three years.
The Dickinson airport in August had more than double the passengers of the previous year, and Williston had more than three times as many. Both are in the booming western North Dakota oil patch.
Taborsky says the Aeronautics Commission is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to consider North Dakota airport projects as high priorities for funding.


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Burning question: Man vs. Meat
(Editor's note: This is the second of our posts about the West's largest barbecue rib festival as it relates culturally to the Burning Man festival the same weekend and just 100 miles away.) Countdown to Burning Meat: It's a pretty safe bet that not too many people are on the fence about attending either Burning […] [Read More]
Burning Meat: Four days gnawing bones in the desert
It can be a transforming experience, say those who have been there. A four-day festival in the Nevada desert outside Reno, where freewheeling attendees (many in RVs and campers) come together to celebrate the temporary nature of true art. They come from across the nation and from overseas, some in bizarre costumes, to form a […] [Read More]


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Last month, I mentioned about the Anne Hathaway hair being cut off for for her role in the Les Miserables remake.
And now, in the newly released trailer for the movie, we can see an emotional scene where Fantine (Anne Hathaway), a prostitute suffering from tuberculosis, is enforced to sell her locks to provide for her daughter, Cosette (Amanda Seyfried).
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Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - The British Columbia Lions have signed linebacker Adam Bighill to a contract extension.
Bighill was selected to the CFL all-star team after leading the Lions with 104 tackles this past season.
"Adam demonstrated in 2012 that he is one of our league's rising stars and this is great news for fans of the BC Lions," said vice president of football operations and GM Wally Buono. "He's got a playmaker's instincts and the kind of explosive quickness that makes him unique among his peers."
Bighill also tied for the team lead with four interceptions and ranked second on the club with nine sacks.
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Points of Interest on NIH Research Allocations as of 06/15/10
The CDC estimates 14,110 AIDS deaths in 2007 in the USA. To see the answer and the number of deaths in your state, click here. Note: we asked each state how many HIV/AIDS deaths they have; their answer: 10,111.
Cardiovascular Disease kills 864,000 every year, yet receives over 1/2 Billion less than AIDS with $26 spent on behalf of each CVD patient
The NIH is spending $3,032 on each
estimated as having HIV/AIDS
Prostate cancer kills 2 times more than AIDS,
yet the NIH spends only $171 on each patient with prostate disease
Hepatitis B (HBV) kills 5,000, yet the NIH spends only
$43 on each HBV
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis.) =
over 126,000 deaths yet the NIH spends only
$7 on each patient
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) estimated deaths
at 2,250. HIV/AIDS under 13 =
thirteen deaths.
Total HIV/AIDS Funding since day one: $$ 330+
Billion dollars through 2010--over 1/3rd of a trillion dollars.
($150B thru 2004 from
Henry J Kaiser Foundation and over $20+ Billion every year since
then + Congress voted another $50 billion for global HIV, TB &
Malaria + a significant portion of the $7.4 billion in the Stimulus
Bill for the NIH Institutes will go to HIV because it is being
distributed in pro-rata fashion based on the pervious year's funding
when, as usual, HIV received 10 percent of the NIH budget.)
For AIDS in India, where estimates were 100% inflated until recently by UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), click here.
SARS: "Current Situation" from the
CDC states
"there is no known SARS transmission anywhere in the
world." Research monies not disclosed by NIH. Press
coverage: disproportionate.
Color pie chart and graph illustrating disparities in funding may be viewed here
Updates on Funding for your Disease of Interest is here.
Sixteen diseases killed a million more American than HIV/AIDS annually in 1999. There are more now.
Please take a moment to view our 26-member Board of Directors of surgeons, medical directors, pharmacists, dentists and disease advocates
To review all FAIR Newsletters, click here
We appreciate your submitting news stories of interest to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
To view a powerful 14 minute video by the American Diabetes Association and ABC Television, Click HERE
Every donation to FAIR counts! To make a gift in memory of a loved one or friend, to honor someone or to leave a legacy with estate planning, simply click here.
To email a template letter in support of fair funding to President Bush and your Congresspersons. Simply go here to contact them quickly and easily with a click, copy and paste.
View the latest (2008) reported HIV/AIDS USA funding billions and the amount for each state, most of which is for social programs, housing assistance, cash payments, meds, etc.
Worldwide, the most deaths be far are from non-communicable
diseases: 16 million die of cardio-vascular disease, 7.3 million from cancer,
3.7 million from respiratory infections versus 3.1 million from
HIV, a communicable, STD
World-wide there are 160 million people with hepatitis C versus 34 million with HIV/AIDS.
To send a prepared letter to the President and your Congresspersons in support of new organ donor policies to reverse USA's organ donor crisis, click here.
FAIR's Privacy Policy may be viewed here.
FAIR is an acronym for Fair Allocations In Research.
FAIR is fair.
Exactly who is receiving HIV
research dollars?
Where is the $3.184 billion in HIV research being spent
and who is receiving the exorbitant funding? Click on
the hands reaching out for the cash.
Do you auction items on E-bay?
you sell an item on E-bay and participate in their
program to benefit non-profit organizations and you
would like to include FAIR in your philanthropy, you can
easily donate a percentage of your revenue received to
FAIR--as little or large a percent as you wish to
donate. To learn how, click on the E-bay logo and we
thank you! To see an auction that is donating to FAIR,
FAIR Continues its dental plan for transplant patients
If you have passed all of your pre-transplant requirements except for dental due to financial hardship, contact us and we will attempt to find a dentist that will help you pro-bono. We have helped many patients in the past and may be able to assist you also. For a complete summary of our dental plan for transplant patients, click the smile and download the information if you are in need of help.
FAIR Profiles States
What are the top ten causes of death for the citizens of Colorado and Delaware as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Is HIV/AIDS one of them? If not, how do the top ten compare with HIV? For the top ten causes of death in these states and other interesting info, click on their map. For HIV/AIDS deaths in those and all other states, click here.
Your Disease's research dollars--where are they going?
you wondered where the money being spent on your disease
is actually going--to what researcher in what country?
here, find your illness, then click on the budgeted
amount to get the full list of people researching your
FAIR's Press Release: Immediate Action Needed to Reverse America's Organ-Donor Crisis
Every hour a person on the waiting list or one who was delisted due to becoming too sick to be transplanted dies. You can help give all in need the "Gift of Life" by simply copying this opinion editorial and sending it to media and President Obama. Click on the Please Help logo!
Waiting for a Liver Transplant?
Are you waiting for a liver transplant? Which areas/hospitals are transplanting years sooner than others. To calculate your MELD score and find the region/state that is transplanting at the lowest MELD score, click the liver.
In May there were 1,742 HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials, in August, 1,865, in October 2,233, As of 6/11/10 there are 4,361 listed for HIV and 4,620 for AIDS. Find out how many for your disease by clicking here. For example, there are a total of only 801 for Alzheimer's Disease, 1012 for COPD, and 858 for hepatitis C (many involving HIV & HCV).
World news reports for HIV like no other illness
What kind of attention does HIV get in the
media. Well, we know it preoccupies much of
the media health focus as evidenced by
numerous articles, indeed, hundreds of HIV news from one source alone since our last
FAIR Members' Soapbox Alerts continue
...this month to those suffering from our diabetes and also for those suffering from both diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To easily send an alert today to President Obama, VP Biden, your Senators and Representatives in support of fairer funding for this illness, click the Soapbox logo!
Focus Disease of the Month:
Hepatitis C is deadly: AIDS activists and physicians have admitted for years that more patients infected with HCV and HIV/AIDS are dying from liver failure with HCV as a causative factor than they are of the opportunistic infections that used to kill them. Estimated HCV deaths are now equal to that for HIV/AIDS in the USA.
Hepatitis C is serious: HCV is the number one cause of liver transplant and there is no vaccine to prevent it. Symptoms of advanced liver disease from HCV include throwing up blood, severe confusion, ascites, poor clotting, yellow coloring (jaundice), cramps, low cholesterol, kidney failure and diabetes, itching (pruritis, muscle wasting (cachexia), osteoporosis, pain, loss of sex drive, sodium and potassium imbalances, skin pathology, light stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, severe fatigue, insomnia, abnormal variations in blood pressure, swollen legs, and low bile output.
Long-term effects of hepatitis C? If you are notified by your MD that you are infected with HCV do not panic. Out of 100 people so notified, only 5–20 people will go on to develop cirrhosis over a period of 20–30 years and the low incidence of 1–5 people will die from cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Is it possible to be cured of HCV? Approximately 15%–25% of people who get Hepatitis C will clear the virus from their bodies without treatment and will not develop chronic infection. Experts do not fully understand why this happens for some people. Others may have to take the treatment for HCV.
Treatment for HCV: Alpha interferon with Ribavirin are used as a combination therapy to treat HCV. On average, it is only effective in 50 percent of patients.
Should I take the treatment, which usually has severe side effects. Some urge all who are diagnosed with HCV to take the treatment. Others recommend that a patient have testing first to determine if there has been any damage to the liver (scarring AKA fibrosis). Such tests are an invasive liver biopsy or a simple blood test. If a patient has likely had HCV for many decades and such testing shows no damage, the patient may choose to forgo the difficult treatment.
Vaccination and HCV? No, there is no vaccine for HCV. There is a vaccine for hepatitis A and hepatitis B--two different viruses.
Hepatitis C is growing: The CDC estimates 1.8 per cent of the population is infected with HCV. September 1st population = 309,100,919 X 1.8 per cent = 5.5 million Americans estimated as having HCV. Compare to 950,000 - 1,000,000 estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS.
Hepatitis C is spread by blood to blood contact...as in when blood from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people become infected with the Hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs. You can also be infected by using your partner's toothbrush if you both have bleeding gums and also by sharing razor blades if you accidentally cut yourselves. HCV can also be spread by improper sanitary procedures involved in tattooing and body piercing.
Hepatitis C and sex?? Hepatitis C is rarely spread by sexual contact because blood to blood transmission is required. HCV is not spread by semen. It is not categorized as a sexually transmitted disease. Fact.
Hepatitis C is not spread..by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.
Hepatitis C and pregnancy: Hepatitis C is rarely passed from a pregnant woman to her baby. About 4 of every 100 infants born to mothers with Hepatitis C become infected with the virus. However, the risk becomes greater if the mother has both HIV infection and Hepatitis C.
Can a HCV patient be an organ donor? Yes, organs for HCV patients are routinely used on dying patients who also have HCV. They are not used in patients without HCV unless the ill patients consents to receiving an HCV infected organ. The CDC incorrectly states on their website that a HCV patient cannot be an organ donor. We wrote the CDC director in 2008 and the new director in 2009 and asked them to correct this gross error and they have refused to do so. By doing so they are causing some to not donate organs who would qualify and by improperly reporting this on the CDC website, some on the waiting list may die.
Hispanics: Latinos have more than a 40 percent greater chance of being infected with hepatitis C than the general population (Latino Organization for Liver Awareness).
African-Americans: Black Americans are the most severely affected race due to their predominately having the strain (genotype 1) that is most resistant to treatment.
Statistics and information, unless otherwise noted, is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hepatitis C site (CDC).
Hepatitis C and all other diseases except HIV/AIDS would receive significantly larger research allocations under The FAIR Foundation's recommended policies.
Fairness? The NIH is spending only $23 on each patient with HCV in research versus $3,032 on each AIDS patient. This has resulted in 5 drugs for HCV and 79 new HIV AIDS drugs with 82 already approved.
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As you consider your year-end tax-deductible donations, we would be most grateful for your financial support. Please help us benefit all who need fair and equitable research allocations for their disease of interest and to achieve new organ-donor policies to reverse the organ-donor crisis in America. Indeed, we are the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to fairness in research funding and we respectfully ask for your help in funding our effort. Remember, we have no paid employees. Indeed; we are all volunteers so every dollar of your donation will go to continuing our educating Congress and the NIH on the need for change to insure fair funding for your disease of interest. Please make your donation on our secure website or mail a check made out to the FAIR Foundation at 78-629 Bougainvillea Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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FAIR Mission Statement: The FAIR Foundation is dedicated to fair and equitable distribution of research funds by the government for all diseases, including the 16 that kill a million more Americans than AIDS. A disease's mortality rate shall be given emphasis in determining allocations and other secondary factors shall be utilized to insure diseases that cause great suffering but have low mortality rates will also receive significantly increased funding.


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Mark Stephen Meadows is the founder, CCO, and CSO of Geppetto Avatars, Inc, which builds conversational characters for education, entertainment, medical, and robotics applications. He is also the author of "We, Robot," and other books that examine media, technology, and their cultural impact. Helping to build the third dot-com webserver (well.com, in 1993) Meadows went on to found his first company, Construct, in 1995. The company was sold in 1998. In the following years Meadows worked at Xerox-PARC, Stanford Research Institute, and the Waag (among others), and also traveled extensively lecturing on this work. In 2012, after nearly a decade's experience in Natural Language Processing, character design, realtime 3D, and interactive narrative, Meadows founded Geppetto Avatars. The company vision includes combining education, entertainment, and healthcare to build emotionally intelligent natural language interfaces for both hardware and software robots.
Mark writes a semi-regular column for Robohub.
Mark writes a semi-regular column for Robohub.
Recent posts:
- If your avatar could talk, what would it say?
- On Pepper, Aldebaran and emotional robotics: Interview with Bruno Maisonnier
- Is surveillance the new business model for consumer robotics?
- Putting the IV into Intelligent Virtual Assistants
- Robot love: Spike Jonze's new sci-fi film 'Her' may be closer to reality than you think
- Two ears, one mouth (or, Somatic analytics, and a talk with Dr. Skip Rizzo)
- In-corporating body language into NLP (or, More notes on the design of automated body language)
- My robot is smelling my dirty laundry (or, Notes on privacy, PRISM, and home service robotics)
- "A Paro walks into a club…" (or, Notes on the design of automated body language)
- The uncanny valet (or, Notes on the design of robot psychology)
Robotics by invitation answers:
- Mark Stephen Meadows on "What does it take to get from imagination to market?"
- Mark Stephen Meadows on "What does it mean to have giants like Google, Apple and Amazon investing in robotics?"
- Mark Stephen Meadows on "If you could enhance yourself with some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?"
- Mark Stephen Meadows on "Do robots need heads?"
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