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Strategic behavior in Schelling dynamics: A new result and experimental evidence
AbstractIn this paper we experimentally test Schelling's (1971) segregation model and confirm the striking result of segregation. In addition, we extend Schelling's model theoretically by adding strategic behavior and moving costs. We obtain a unique subgame perfect equilibrium in which rational agents facing moving costs may find it optimal not to move (anticipating other participants' movements). This equilibrium is far for full segregation. We run experiments for this extended Schelling model. We find that the percentage of strategic players dramatically increases with the cost of moving and that the degree of segregation depends on the distribution of rational subjects.
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The family that prays together actually does stay together – even in Hollywood.
Actress Beverley Mitchell shared a moment that will no doubt delight fans of the long-running series 7th Heaven: a new cast photo.
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October 21, 2013 9:27pm
It would seem to me that Judge Quinney was doing what he has always done.........being totally honest with regard to the business of the county. I really don't see the problem and largely due to his honesty in this process have already voted in favor of the proposition in question and would encourage all other voters to do the same!
BTW how long has Miller been blowing smoke at City Hall and the improvement he bragged he would bring to the table if elected to the City Council in Floresville.....How is that working out for ya???
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A bit of black food coloring in the candy gives these carnival sweets a dark twist. To serve them, insert wooden sticks, and slide black-and-white straws over them.Usually cheerful candied apples take a menacing -- and haunted-houseworthy -- turn when cloaked in sugary black shells.
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- Unsalted butter, softened, for parchment
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon black food coloring
- 8 red apples
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Step 1
Line a baking sheet with parchment, and lightly brush parchment with butter. Combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and food coloring in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-high. Boil until syrup reaches 300 degrees to 310 degrees (hard-crack stage) on a candy thermometer, about 15 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile, insert a wooden dowel into the stem end of each apple, pushing halfway down. When syrup reaches desired temperature, immediately remove from heat. Working quickly, dip apples, 1 at a time, in caramel to coat. Transfer to baking sheet; let cool. Candy apples can be made up to 4 hours ahead; keep at room temperature until ready to serve.
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Labour Market Responses to the Abolition of Compulsory Superannuation
AbstractThis paper aims to compare the labour market effects of two alternative retirement income polices: the superannuation guarantee charge; and the higher income taxes that would be required to fund the greater pension expenditure that would be incurred if the superannuation guarantee charge was removed. The labour market effects of the superannuation guarantee charge have already been modelled by Freebairn (1998) by undertaking comparative static analysis of a partial equilibrium model. A similar approach is used to examine the labour market effects of higher taxes. The paper sets out both theoretical models, and then considers a numerical example to compare the policy alternatives.
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Harry's first year at Hogs in the Immortal Fangs Universe. Not for Snape lovers
Book II : Year of the Potion Master
Chapter One : Upon a Chrome Horse
General Disclaimer : This is a work of Fanfiction. No disrespect is made to the owners of the original works. Please do not sue me. I am not making any money from your property and am giving you free exposure.
Hagrid lead the first years to the doors from the boats like he has done every year since that day when he was expelled. For the past four years the upper classmen and most of the teachers had met the first years upon the stairs. This year was no different. Allowing the first years to be sorted into the fold the normal way such things happen. Here a sibling and there a friend of the family, while the muggleborns having no one took the first step, with prompting by the muggleborns that came before. Hagrid smiled at the Headmistress and nodded to Bill Weasley, a proud look in his eyes to see the young man back for the final year of his apprenticeship, the three silver bands at the collar and sleeves of his dark grey robes clearly marking him as the senior apprentice to Hogwarts' own Rune Mistress. Taking his place behind everyone, Hagrid leaned against the doors and waited.
Her name was Minerva McGonagall her current bio said she was born October 4th 1925... That was not the truth, she was born in 1125, and died the first time at 18, using blood charged runes, Minerva has gone through Hogwarts multiple times. She was a classmate of both Albus Dumbledore, in the 1890s and Thomas Riddle, in the late 1930s. She was a child of Merlin's flame... An Immortal of the Gathering... One of the few that was of a Wizardary blood line, a wizard born and trained before she was killed and rose as an Immortal. She has become the trainer of Lily Potter after that eventful night. Now she stood on the stairs as Headmistress, before the sound reached the students, before the rumble filled the air, she lifted her head, the Buzz filled her head, first once then three more quickly. Softly to herself she whispered, "Lily, Harry and the handmaidens". Leaning forward McGonagall tapped Bill on the shoulder, "She is on her way Mr. Weasley." Straightening again, Minerva smiled, proud of the eldest Weasley, he would be the first in his family to be a Runemaster and Curse Breaker, two of the most demanding and best paying careers in the Wizarding World.
His name was William Arthur Weasley, although everyone even his mother called him Bill. The only person to call him William from the time he was thirteen and chose his path in life, became his Mistress teaching him, Runes and Curse Breaking. Bill had sworn to himself, that he would serve no other, it was the reason he was still at Hogwarts and not an Apprentice of Gringotts or another Master. After the headmistress had warned him, Bill walked down the center of the steps. Having stopped he folded his arms inside the sleeves of his apprentice robes, standing proud he tightened his stance as he felt the roar of the engines through the ground.
William fought the urge to smile as the black and red Triumph Daytona flowed up to the stairs, followed by a black Touring with two riders and a white Bonneville also with two. The passengers were clearly student aged teens.. Bill waited as all the riders dismounted. As the younger rider from the Bonneville moved quickly to stand behind and to one side of the young rider from the Touring, the way she moved marked her gender, as she came to a stop her arms went behind her back, there she waited silent and still. Those traditionalists in the crowd suddenly paid more attention. The driver from the jet black Touring moved forward a bit, as if to protect their rider from the crowd in front, her posture an even more exact servant at attention one then the younger girl's, the shape of her body in her riding leathers even clearer to see now that she crossed her arms behind her, throwing her breasts forward and tightening the leather around her. The Bonnieville's driver moved to the side of the Daytona's calmly and waited.
The rider of the Daytona removed her helmet, bright fire red with darker blood red and siliver hi-lighted hair attracted attention as she ran her fingers through it, as if by magic displacing the dreaded helmet hair effect. Handing the helmet to Bill as he holds out his hands for it with a slight bow. Lily Potter, Rune Mistress, has returned to Hogwarts for another year. "Are the rooms prepared William?"
His answer is lost on the crowd as the driver of the white Bonneville removed her helmet and magically fit it into a glove pocket in her riding leathers. The wave of silver white hair, a familiar face even for those mundane, who met Draco Malfoy on the train. Still looking to be about 25, dressed in white and black rider leathers, stands Narcissa Black Lady Malfoy. Standing a step behind the black and red wearing Lady Potter, told every pureblood and most of the half blood children that the daughter of house Black stands with the Lady of Potter. A complete change from the stance of the House Malfoy during the last war.
The crowds wonderings were stalled as the male teen removed his helmet to show a head of messy black hair, worn short and spiked, each spike ended in the same bright red of his mother's hair. Emerald green eyes that seemed to glow with inner light. And the scar, faded but not hidden. Yes, that scar. Dressed in biker leathers and surrounded by women, Harry Lord Potter, the boy who lived, has come to Hogwarts. And now all of Hogwarts is faced with the sense of power what was hidden by the mirrored visor of his helmet before... It was as if they were all holding their breaths. With a put on sigh, Harry turned his head to look at the girl still standing silent behind him, "They are staring at me Rogue, I told you they would, you said the bikes will distract them. I win!"
The giggle that leaves the bronze mirrored visor behind Harry was young like everyone guessed, it was also clearly female. Suddenly a voice followed the giggle, a clear southern drawl within its tone. Although few in the very isolated Britsh Wizardry World would recognize it for what it was. "Perhaps I can be of service, Master" The young girl removed her helmet, allowing red bronze hair to flow freely to her collar. As she lifted her head after shaking her hair out two things caught the eyes of the gathered crowd, her bangs were silver, not the silver of age but the color of the magically polished Sickles in everyones money pouches. The second item was the forest green glowing eyes that somehow held the same fire as her master's at a much lower level of control over it.
Harry puts his head in his hands and just shakes it side to side softly. He stepped past the still helmeted woman, swatting her on the rear using his own forward motion to hide that fact from all but the most observant of the crowd. "Your helmet too Bel" Then walked up the center stairs.
The red haired girl moved quickly to stay a step behind Harry and stopping just as he did before the Headmistress. When Harry bowed from the shoulders, the girl called Rogue curtsied deeply even though she was in leather riding pants. "Hello Headmistress, it has been a while. I do hope my starting classes does not disturb your school over much."
Before the headmistress can reply there is a gasp from every child and professor, and a scream from a few besides, coming from those that knew the history of Britain during the war with the Dark Lord Voldemort. Especially those who did not read of what happened afterwards. For behind Harry Potter the driver of the Touring had removed her helmet. Hair as dark as night, falls around a young and famous face. Bellatrix Lestrange was back at Hogwarts, many of the older students pulled their wands.
The Headmistress yelled, "Anyone who curses Bellatrix Black gets a year of detention with Hagrid and Filch. Her voice was harsh, and her Magic saturated it. It was loud, it was commanding and the very magic within demanded attention. All the students put their wands down, but quite a few looked at the Headmistress oddly. With a sigh MacGonagall continued in a normal tone of voice, "It will be all explained the feast." She then smiled down at Harry, "Not at all, Mr. Potter. Come along now, You too Ms. Lehane, Professors." Turning she smiled to Hagrid as he opened the doors for her. "First years, please wait in the middle, while your schoolmates find their seats. We will have you sorted into the Houses soon enough."
When they passed within the halls, those older students that have been to Hogwarts before turned off following different routes based on friendships or Houses. Leaving the new students to follow the Headmistress. Taking hidden or less used pathways to move around the upper classmen were seated by the time the professors and firsties entered the Great Hall.
Her name was Daphne Greengrass... She was a bookworm, bossy and nosey in her own way. She walked behind the others first years. Daphne watched as that odd girl her age with the silver streak keep pace behind the boy that seemed to not know that rules applied to everyone. As she walked her ears heard the conversation behind her.
An older boy's voice, "How dare that little half blood. Lets get him away from his mother and kill the bastard. Acting like he was the Prince of Magic."
An older girl's voice, "He is the Prince of Magic, Carrow. Don't you know the history of the Original Families."
The boy's voice again, "Bah Old wives' tales, there are no Grey Families, and the Emerys line is dead."
Daphne stumbled, she was the first generation of her family line that counted as a pureblood, she knew whose family name was Emerys.... Even as she steadied herself she heard the a younger male voice speak out as her arm was grabbed. "Hey Carrow, looks like a disgusting Firstie half breed has been listening into our talking. Lets have some fun and teach her a lesson!"
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Flint.", a girl with rainbow hair walked over to Daphne and put her hand on the opposite shoulder from the arm Flint was holding.
Flint spoke as he older friends started to move to surround the two younger girls. "Your mother isn't teaching this year. Nobody to protect you, half blood whore!"
The rainbow hair girl smirked, "Yes yes, my mother is not our DADA professor this year. But I have a much more dangerous protector here now."
The older boys laughed, "Oh really, and who might that be..." As they were speaking the older girls moved back and away. Much more perspective then their boyfriends.
A silky dark voice spoke from the shadows, "The Lord of the First House walks the halls of Hogwarts... Son of the Potter's Son. Heir to the Blackest Heart... You called her half blood and whore. You have forgotten, she is Daughter of the House of Black.. The Second House..." Bellatrix walks out of the shadows to stand next to Tonks, "You know what I have done in the service of a false lord." She looked each of the Deatheater children in the eyes. "What do you think I will do to serve the one strong enough to prove himself Lord and Master by conquest." Bella put her gloved hand on Flint's wrist, "Let the daughter of the Maibd Blood go, or it will not be a pureblood princess you face. My Master sent me back for them. The Magic here whispers to him... Please allow your honor, what little remains, be kept with you. If He must come for them, he will bring the other. She will not care that you are the purest of the pureblood. Her Master will command and she will obey.
Daphne blinked and stared at Bellatrix, she knew what a Maibd was, one of the warrior women of her mother's dame's bloodline. She knew she had nonhuman blood in her veins. It wasn't a total secret that she was a half breed,
Carrow spat at Bella, "Before when you served the Dark Lord, I would of feared you. Now you are a blood traitor whore. Even worse then the rainbow head over there. You are a servant of a goody goody. And probably a Professor now, the Headmistress won't let you hurt students."
Bella narrowed her eyes at Carrow, "Mr. Carrow, kindly remember that Headmistress MacGongall does not own Hogwarts...."
One of the Slytherin girls spoke up quietly, "The Grounds and Buildings fall to the primary heirs of the Four Founders. Not even the Ministry can calm ownership over Hogwarts."
Bella nodded softly, "Follow the blood lines of the Four back to their source. Then project it forward to this time... Perhaps you will notice something the Ministry has yet to realize." She turned her head to look at Flint again. "Let the Maibd go, there are laws older then the ministry, older then even this school. The Master walks these halls and the Old Ways are here again.
Bella pulled the distracted Flint's hand off Daphne and started to walk away with Daphne on one side and Tonks of the Rainbow Hair, on the other. She looked over her shoulder at the gathered pureblood supremacists. Softly her voice reaches them, heavy and silky. The voice of a dark witch not a daughter of the light, "Do not desire the touch of a maibd. Handmaiden to the First Lord. For her life is wholly given to the Lord and he is a jealous god, unwilling to share his chosen ones."
Once they are out of sight Bella lets go of Daphne's shoulder but keeps pace with the young girl. Daphne kept looking at Bella oddly and breathing deeply through her nose. "You aren't fully human, either of you. But Ms. Black less human then.. " She looked over to Tonks, "I don't know your name."
Tonks smiled and changed her hair to look like Rogue's. "Tonks, just Tonks, and I am a metamorphmagus. Some theories say it is a left over from magical beast blood somewhere. And this is my aunt. So you probably sense the same magical blood." Tonks smirked over at Daphne, "And what are you that you can sense we aren't fully human, then?"
Bella answered her niece while Daphne was trying to think of an answer. "She is part Druchii." She smiled at Daphne, "As long as you keep the blood-thirst of your line under control, there will be no problems Ms. Greengrass of House Ganth".
Daphne stared at Bella and stopped walking, "You really do know about me!" Bella nodded, "I am the first of the Handmaidens, It is my job to know what could threaten the Master as he goes through his schooling.
They catch up to the end of the group, only to find that the young girl with the silver streak is walking slowest now, "You should get to the head table Bella, Nym and I will make sure the young Ms. Greengrass doesn't get taken before she is sorted."
Daphne blinked as the adult bowed at the shoulders and moved faster, entering the great hall just after the Headmistress and before the group of unsorted students. She looked at Tonks and lifted her eyebrow.
Tonks giggled, "I don't ask, at times they switch off, sometimes Aunt Bella seems to be in charge, and sometimes it's Rogue..." She shrugged and grinned. "It is never boring with Harry about though."
Rogue holds out her hand to Daphne, "Hello, ma name is Marie Lehane," Daphne shook the hand, "Daphne Greengrass." She let the girl with the odd accent lead her deeper into the unsorted group. Daphne was rather distracted by the sheer amount of power her blood felt from Marie's touch. It isn't until a young male voice distracted her that she realized, Marie was still leading her along by the hand.
Daphne turned her head to see Harry Potter walk up to her and Marie, "I see you were able to get to her before it became a real problem, Nym." Tonks blushed slightly but otherwise did not react to the nickname as she answered, "Thanks for sending Aunt Bella, Harry. With a smile and a nod Harry walks back toward where Draco Malfoy and Susan Bones were waiting, not far from the doors to the Great Hall. Marie waved her hand in front of Daphne's face, "Hey now girl.. What's gottcha so zoned?"
Daphne blinked and looked back at Marie, "What is he? So much power!" Marie laughed and lead Daphne by the hand to stand within reach of Harry just behind him, she leaned over and smiled as she whispered, "Ah don't rightly know.. All I know is he is kind and protects me. And that is all I care about."
Daphne stayed out of it the whole time the group was entering the Great Hall, she would have missed being sorted if it wasn't for Marie giving her a push. Stumbling slightly, she walked to the stool and put the old hat on her head.
"Well hello there, your mother's child I see." , the hat whispered in her head. "Better be SLYTHERIN!" Daphne looked at the Slytherin table worriedly. Until she saw Tracy wave back at her. With a smile the young girl handed the hat to Professor Flickwick and ran over to her best friend, sitting down next to Tracy she hugged the girl before turning back to the sorting.
"Marie Lehane", came the Professor's voice, Rouge ran up to the stool with a bounce to her step. The hat sat on her head for a while before it spoke, "Lord Potter, I need you up here please." With a sigh Harry walked up to the stool with Rogue on it under the stares of most of his schoolmates and Professors.
Marie stood up and smiled, moving to the side she waited for Harry to sit on the stool. Once he was seated, Marie knelt on her left knee which showed everyone that she still had her riding leathers on under her robes. Lifting the hat off her own head she offered it to Harry. With a bit of a dark look Harry took the hat and placed it on his head. The school waited with bated breath. Each heart beat seemed to take the life time of a star. Suddenly the hat yelled out, "Ravenclaw!"
Harry stood and lifted the hat off his head. He turned to look at his mother. As her Master was turning Rogue rose from her knee and sat on the stool. When Harry's eyes met Lily's, the red haired, Immortal smiled and nodded her head. Harry released a breath as he placed the hat on Rogue's head. The hat yelled, "RAVENCLAW!!!"
The great hall exploded as the Ravens celebrated and the Griffins bitched and moaned. As one Harry and Rogue moved to the Raven table. They both grinned back to the tiny deputy headmaster, as Rogue handed him back the hat, and skipped off to the table.
After the last of the first years a Sicilian beauty of the Zanbini family got sorted into the house of Snakes, McGonagall stood up, "Before we eat, I need to do some introductions." Looking around the room, her voice carried, " I am Minerva McGonagall, Head Mistress of this fine school, I also teach NEWT level Transfiguration." She sits down and the tiny professor beside her stood up. "I am Filius Flitwick, Head of Ravenclaw, Charms Master, Dueling Master." He sat and a large round older woman stood up, "I am Pomona Sprout, head of Hufflepuff, and Herbal Mistress." The round woman sat down as the still hooded Bella stood, "I am Bellatrix Black, Mistress of Dark Arts, Defense Against Dark Arts and Expert in Dark Creatures. I am also the new Head of Slytherin. " The young hooded teacher sat down, to be replaced by the hooded Lily Potter, tossing the hood off her head with a practiced swing of her head, the red head smiled to the students, "I am sure that I need no introduction to any with family in the Magical World, That being said, I am Lady Lillian Potter, Regent of the First House, Head of Gryiffindor House here at Hogwarts, I am also the Rune Mistress that all of you will have classes with." She sat down as Narcissa stood up, unlike Lily, she took her hood down with her hands in an elegant motion, "I am Lady Narcissa Black-Malfoy, head of the House Malfoy, and your professor of Cultures, which everyone should of noticed in their book lists. I will be teaching everyone, Mundane born or Pure Blood, both cultures, get used to it now. With the Owner of Hogwarts within these walls now, your parents can't stop me." She sat down proudly. A greasy haired man gave Narcissa a sour look as he stood up, "Potion Master Snape, I will teach you Potions." He sat down as sour as he stood. A tall thin woman with yellow eyes stood, "Rolanda Hooch, Flying Instructor and Coach, she blushed a bit when the Weasley twins yelled out, "Goddess of Quidditch " as she sat back down. A severe woman stood up, "Irma Pince, Libraian". As she sat down an odd man with what seems like only one arm raised his hand, "Silvanus, Kettleburn, Care of Magical Creatures." A young raven haired woman with a pretty smile stood up, " Aurora Sinistra, AstroMagics." She quickly sat down as the blonde woman beside her looked up from her journal and stood up. "Septima Vector, Arithmancy and Spell Crafting Mistress." She smiled sweetly as she sat down which made her less severe and nicer. Hagrid's voice bellowed, "Hagrid, just Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds. With a smile Minerva stood up and said, "Dig in, and afterwards, your perfects, who you see stood up when I did, will take you to your dorms, Thank You." As she sat down the food appeared on the tables.


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The late Frank Stoeber's giant twine ball continues to grow, added to by visitors under the supervision of Cawker City residents. Estimated to have ten tons of twine by 2015. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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The World's Largest Ball of Twine was the main reason I took a motorcycle trip around the country! Well, it was one of the reasons....
The ball of twine is impressive, but I think I was a little saddened by its display - it just sits under what looks like a "rest stop" shelter. Still, it was cool to see in person -- one of the iconic US roadside attractions. Don't forget to sign the guest book in the mailbox![Chris Aurelio, 11/03/2011]
The World's Biggest Ball of Twine is still going strong in Cawker City. An added bonus is all of the twine-related parodies of famous paintings in the storefront windows around town. There's also a Ball of Twine Inn across the street. Not sure about the accommodations.[Gunnar Johnson, 07/02/2011]
This free attraction really deserves a stop for anyone heading thru North Central Kansas. Started in 1953 as a way [for Frank Stoeber] to keep his twine in an organized ball, now this town keeps itself organized by adding on to the World's Largest Ball of Twine every year at the annual Twine-A-Thon. While visiting the ball year round is free, it might be even better to visit during the festival to wind some twine yourself. The Twine-A-Thon, a picnic and parade are on the third Saturday in August, with the twine winding being held the Friday before.
There were a few people visiting it while we were there, but there is always time and room to get a picture of the big ball for yourself.[Tom Landers, 07/10/2006]
A nice lady named Lottie runs an antique shop across from the Ball of Twine. She also sells Ball of Twine souvenirs, and the best part is that she makes most of them herself! I got some lovely ceramic salt and pepper shakers and some magnets and my niece got a Christmas ornament. She also has some t-shirts and sweat shirts.[Catherine Spanos, 08/01/2003]
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Strong at the Broken Places is the remarkable story of five ordinary people trapped in the complex world of serious chronic illness. In this intimate portrait, acclaimed journalist Richard M. Cohen probes lives of sickness as these individuals struggle to cope. In 2003, Cohen published Blindsided, a bestselling memoir of illness. The outpouring of support revealed to him that not only does the public want to hear from people who overcome the challenges of illness, but that in the isolated world of illness, there are people who want their voices to be heard. Strong at the Broken Places was born of the desire of many to share their stories in the hope that the sick and those who love them will see that they are not alone. Cohen spent three years chronicling the lives of five diverse 'citizens of sickness': Denise, who suffers from ALS; Buzz, whose Christian faith helps him deal with his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Sarah, a determined young woman with Crohn's disease; Ben, a college student with muscular dystrophy; and Larry, whose bipolar disorder is hidden within. The five are different in age and gender, race and economic status, but they are determined to live life on their own terms. Intimately involved with these patients' lives, Cohen formed intense relationships with each, talked to their families and friends, and shared joy, even in heart-breaking setbacks. Though each individual's illness wreaks havoc in a different way, Cohen shows how their experiences are strikingly similar and offer lessons for us all--on self-determination, on courage in the face of adversity and public ignorance, on keeping hope alive, and on finding strength and peace under the most difficult of circumstances. We are strong at the broken places, stronger than we think. In sharing these inspirational and revealing stories, Cohen and his fellow warriors against illness offer a chorus of hope.
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed at the weekend to work with Republicans and Democrats to pass a free-trade pact with South Korea that he said was a model for future agreements he would seek in Asia and around the world.
U.S. and South Korean negotiators struck a deal Friday on the long-delayed pact, which was signed in 2007 but had not been ratified for three years because of U.S. auto and beef industry concerns.
The pact was an accomplishment for Obama, who faced an embarrassing setback when negotiators failed to settle their differences before he visited Seoul last month, but it was greeted less positively in South Korea.
"The agreement we're announcing today includes several important improvements and achieves what I believe trade deals must do. It's a win-win for both our countries," Obama told reporters in Washington Saturday.
A day after the Labor Department reported U.S. unemployment unexpectedly hit a seven-month high of 9.8 percent in November, Obama said the pact would boost annual exports of automobiles, agricultural products and other goods and services by $11 billion and generate 70,000 additional jobs.
South Korean trade minister Kim Jong-hoon denied reports in his country he had made concessions that were not reciprocated.
"By accepting U.S. demands on the auto sector, South Korea may be able to advance the time to raise market share in the U.S. auto market," he told reporters, citing growing local production by South Korean carmakers in the United States.
The revised deal keeps the 2.5 percent U.S. tariff on South Korean cars until the fifth year of implementation, while South Korea will immediately halve its 8 percent tariff on U.S. auto imports.
"Given the trend, having the 2.5 percent tariff for another four years may have a limited impact on our auto sales," Kim said.
Obama said the agreement with South Korea showed the United States was ready to finalize more trade pacts -- business leaders wish two other long-delayed deals, with Panama and Colombia, would also get through Congress.
"I'm especially pleased that this agreement includes groundbreaking protections for workers' rights and for the environment. In this sense, it's an example of the kind of fair trade agreement that I'll continue to work for as president, in Asia and around the world," Obama said.
"This agreement also shows that the United States of America is determined to lead and compete in our global economy," he added.
He also said the agreement shows the strength of Washington's alliance with Seoul. Tensions in the region ratcheted up last month after North Korea attacked the small southern island of Yeonpyeong, killing four people.
Business leaders and analysts said free trade could be one area of cooperation between Obama's Democratic administration and Republicans in Congress, who won a majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2 elections, amid voter discontent over the sputtering economy and worries over the U.S. deficit.
Obama said he looked forward to working with Congress and leaders of both parties to approve the pact.
Both the U.S. House and Senate must approve the agreement, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he was prepared to work with Obama to win approval. A range of companies and industry groups have spoken out in support, including the United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Co., which welcomed the changes made to address their concerns about market access provisions of the original deal. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, also praised the deal.
South Korea's Kim said the deal would take effect by the start of 2012 after parliamentary approval.
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor, the world's fifth-largest carmaker along with affiliate Kia Motors, was the only major carmaker to increase sales in the battered U.S. market last year.
Despite progress on the auto issues, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, said he was "deeply disappointed" the deal did not address South Korea's remaining restriction on beef imports imposed in response to discovery of several cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. cattle herds a number of years ago.
Baucus, whose committee has jurisdiction over trade, said he would reserve judgment while continuing to work with the Obama administration.
Obama said the United States would continue to press for "full access for U.S. beef to the Korean market," but a senior official in the South Korean government said no talks were scheduled on the subject.
"There is no plan to hold additional talks in relation to beef between South Korea and U.S. governments," the unnamed official told Yonhap news agency Sunday.
Obama has made increasing U.S. exports a focus of his strategy for generating jobs.
"(The Korea pact) will contribute significantly to achieving my goal of doubling U.S. exports over the next five years. In fact, it's estimated that today's deal alone will increase American economic output by more than our last nine free trade agreements combined," Obama said.
(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)


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Hartford, CT, United States (AHN) – People often do dumb things when they're high, and Connecticut man proved he was no exception last week.
When John Sulzbach was packing his young son's lunch for daycare, the 33-year-old accidentally dropped a marijuana cigarette in the 18-month-old boy's food container.
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News the D.C. Council may select Michael Brown as its interim chairman pro tempore on Wednesday means the legislature is on an express trip from the skillet to the fire.
Brown, after all, is the person who was at the center of the shenanigans surrounding the failed attempt to bring Internet gambling to the nation's capital. Brown also pleaded guilty in 1997 to federal campaign finance violations. According to published reports, he made illegal contributions in his own name. Then, he persuaded other people to make donations for which he reimbursed them; that's called making contributions in the name of another, which also is illegal.
His outsized ambitions and lust for the good life are comparable to those of federal felons Kwame R. Brown and Harry Thomas Jr. In fact, Michael Brown's previous offenses are similar to those for which workers in Mayor Vincent C. Gray's 2010 campaign recently pleaded guilty.
"It's going to be god-awful," one council staffer told me about Brown's elevation, adding the "demoralization" of legislative branch employees is "palpable."
The Home Rule Charter mandates the interim chairman and interim pro tem be selected from among the council's four at-large council members. Phil Mendelson is in line to become interim chairman. The other job will be filled by Brown, David Catania or Vincent Orange. Based on what city hall sources tell me, Brown appears likely to take the interim pro tem slot.
Residents I spoke with over the weekend are absolutely disheartened by the state of political affairs in the city. Many said they feel as if the city has taken a leap backward to the pre-Control Board era.
"The council has to rebuild trust in our government that has been shaken. That's not something we can issue a press release and get back," Councilman Phil Mendelson told me. He may run for the permanent job in the special election scheduled for Nov. 6.
Choosing Brown as second in command won't give residents any confidence. It's likely to scare the bejeezus out of them, particularly ethics and campaign finance reformers. That's because if Mayor Vincent C. Gray actually gets charged with a crime and is forced to step down, the interim council chairman would move over to the executive branch. Brown then would become head of the council.
Brown's appointment last week to head the Committee on Economic Development was cause enough for concern. He just can't be trusted with oversight of that multibillion-dollar portfolio, especially during election season.
Mendelson said when committees were restructured last summer, "It was enormously destabilizing to the legislative process. To do it again now would be disruptive." He said he might be willing to detail certain responsibilities to a committee. "After I get a sense of what the issues are and who has interest in them."
Everyone appreciates Mendelson's don't-rock-the-boat strategy. The legislature has to be deliberate and thoughtful. But, it cannot become stagnant. Nor can it have a tainted leader like Michael Brown -- even as second in command.
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Kuwaiti firefighters put out a first oil well fire of seven at Iraq's booby-trapped Rumeila South, the country's largest oilfield. The remaining well fires, blazing at several sites along Kuwait's border with Iraq, are expected to be tackled within two weeks time, according to the Kuwaiti forces.
In much the similar way, Iraqi troops sabotaged more than 700 Kuwaiti oil installations as they retreated from the emirate after the 1991 Gulf War. The damage took more than two years and $50 billion to repair, a task that befell Kellogg Brown & Root company, a unit of the Houston-based oilfield services giant, Halliburton Co.
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Lee County deputies and the GBI are trying to track down 23-year-old Jamie Maurice Smith.
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I don't have a favorite video game, but my boyfriend plays football at U of M, he loves playing NCAA College Football. Unfortunately, I watch him play it all the time, so I'm pretty sure I could kick someone's butt if I had to.
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I have 9 piercings. My belly button, five in one ear, then three in the other. I have two tattoos, one is on my hip and it means strength in Chinese. The other is on my side and it is roman numerals.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
I love music and I can get down to mostly anything, but embarrassing? I would have to say "Frosty the Snowman." I love Christmas time, so yes I have every Christmas song you can think of on my phone!
What's your best party trick?
My best party trick is making drinks. I used to bartend so I like making special surprises for people to drink. Sometimes, people don't like my creations, but at least it gets the job done.
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
"I miss my teddy bear. Would you sleep with me?" It's so cheesy, but so cute.
What's the worst job you've ever had?
My worst job was being a camp counselor. It was at a basketball camp and I got stuck working with the young kids. One boy, Cyrus was the absolute worst behaved child I have ever met. I'm pretty sure I lost hair during that week.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
The most dangerous thing I've ever done was go snorkeling in Cancun. Well, I thought it was dangerous. I have no problem with fish, but swimming with fish is a huge no no for me. When I looked under the water I saw a huge swarm of disgusting gray fish swimming right under me. I actually started freaking out and crying. There was no way to get out of the water unless you swam out. One of the lifeguards came and gave me an inner tube so I wouldn't have to touch the fish.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
A pack of 100 calorie snacks! Gotta stay in shape!
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