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By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press ServiceFebruary 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2013) -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta revealed that the proposed military pay raise for 2014 is one percent, and that the department is proceeding in a logical, careful way to do its part to cut the deficit and preserve military capabilities.
Panetta and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at the Pentagon during a reporters roundtable about what the 2014 budget proposal would look like and what the threat of budget uncertainty, including the looming threat of sequestration, would mean to it.
In a normal year, defense officials would be discussing the fiscal 2014 DOD budget request now. But this year is far from normal, and officials do not expect the budget to even go to Congress until late in March.
The budget the secretary outlined includes the $487 billion in cuts that were proposed in 2011. The budget also is based on the defense strategy unveiled in January 2012.
It "really does set a framework for what the force of the 21st century should look like," Panetta said.
What's most important is the budget proposal would "protect the strongest military on Earth," he said.
The fiscal year 2014 budget proposal also requests a military pay raise of one percent.
"No one is getting a pay cut, but we will provide a pay raise that's smaller than we've seen in past years in order to achieve some savings by virtue of what we confront in the compensation area," Panetta said.
The DOD will ask for money for new investment in transition assistance, sexual assault prevention, suicide prevention, and family programs to boost support for the all-volunteer force.
The department needs to get personnel costs under control, Panetta said. These accounts have grown 80 percent since 2003, and if steps are not taken now it would force the department to cut military end strength and sacrifice readiness.
Congress has approved a DOD request for a commission to look at military retirement, the secretary said.
"We will stress that retirement benefits would be grandfathered," Panetta said, noting the department will continue to look for savings in the military's TRICARE health program.
The secretary stressed that the budget would find savings in overhead and efficiencies.
"We have identified $30 billion in new initiatives over the next five years to eliminate overhead and duplication," he said. The department will consolidate capabilities and look to new technologies for more savings.
In the budget, the secretary proposes another round of base closures and realignments.
"We will have to because you can't have a huge infrastructure supporting a reduced force," he said.
The budget continues the glide path for reductions in land, naval and air forces detailed last year. Ultimately, the Army will go down to 490,000 active duty Soldiers and the Marine Corps to 182,000 Marines.
The department will propose some additional cuts to the Air Force and "we will resubmit some of our proposed cuts to the Navy," Panetta said. These are proposals that Congress rejected last year.
The department will continue to push for growth in special operations capability and cyber warfare experts.
The department must continue to modernize the force and the budget continues the push for tactical fighters, aerial refueling capabilities, ballistic-missile subs and bombers, Panetta said. New capabilities include sea-based unmanned aerial vehicles, cyber tools and space systems.
This is the bare bones of the fiscal year 2014 budget, but it would all go out the window if sequestration occurs on March 1.
DOD is taking steps to confront sequestration "because at the spend rate we're on now if we continue it will be that much more of a blow," Panetta said. The department has ordered hiring freezes, cutting back on maintenance and in other areas.
And, budget uncertainty, including a continuing resolution and the looming potential for across-the-board sequestration cuts, has caused DOD to delay the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
If sequestration happens, DOD is looking at furloughs for as many as 800,000 civilian employees. This would mean a 20-percent pay cut.
"It's a lousy, lousy way to treat people frankly," the secretary said.
Sequestration cuts Army training, Air Force and Navy flight hours, and shrinks ship operations.
"These are real consequences and our fear is that it really is going to cause a readiness crisis for the military to respond to the crises that we still have to confront in the world," Panetta said.


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CHESTER - It's back to the drawing board for the Chester Police Department.
Chester City Council learned on Monday the city's latest police officer candidate, Markas Dunlevy, has resigned. Council accepted the resignation at Monday's regular meeting.
"He resigned the day before he was scheduled to start the police academy," Police Chief Ken Thorn said, noting the resignation letter made reference to other career opportunities Dunlevy wanted to pursue.
Dunlevy was set to go to the West Virginia State Police Academy in Charleston on March 24.
The resignation puts the department at three below its recommended force level of six officers, Thorn said. Officer Becky Haught currently is on military leave. Lt. James Bryan is leaving office this week, even though he is officially retiring in August, Thorn said.
Current officers are Garrett Barnhart, hired last year, Dante DiJirolanio and Pete Bowen.
Thorn said four officers have expressed an interest in the opening - two sheriff's deputies from other counties, a state trooper and a Weirton officer. None of them would have to attend the police academy, and the city would waive its physical agility test requirement, Thorn said.
Any applicant will first have to take the civil service test. Thorn said the city must administer the test soon to build up its list of eligible candidates. The city's current list has two candidates, but, by law, an active list must contain at least three names.
Applicants who score 70 or higher are put on the list in descending order, and the list is used for the hiring of new police officers. When there is a vacancy, the Chester Civil Service Board submits the top three names to the mayor and police chief for interviews. Applicants also must pass a background check.
Also Monday, three owners of golf carts, including two former Chester City Council members, reiterated their concerns about the city's new golf cart law, which prohibits the driving of golf carts on city streets. City Council passed the law in November over the objections and protests of golf cart users.
"I'd like council to take another look at this and reconsider this," said Chester resident and former Councilman Joe Geisse. "I feel you've overstepped your bounds here."
Residents Dana Piccarelli and Toni Snyder said they saw another resident driving his golf cart "all day Sunday" with children passengers who were not wearing seat belts.
"He can't be on his golf cart," Mayor Ken Morris said. "Some people just defy the law."
Thorn said a city police officer did not see the man riding on a city street but did speak to him, threatening him with a citation and confiscation of the vehicle. The new city law provides for fines of up to $100 for the first offense and not less than $250 for subsequent offenses.
Thorn said he would have Chester Municipal Court issue a summons for the man's arrest if the three golf cart owners would file a formal complaint. The residents said they would be willing.
As for reconsidering the ordinance, Councilman John Woodruff said the city is on solid legal ground. He cited a 2012 decision by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission affirming the conviction of a Chesapeake, W.Va., man for riding a golf cart on a city street.
In other business, council:
Amended a city ordinance prohibiting the accumulation of junk on private property by increasing the penalties for violating the law.
Learned that Chester's participation in the "WV Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup" starts at 9 a.m. April 13 at Chester City Park. Volunteers are needed, Councilman Mike Dotson said.
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Obama and Christie Tour Devastated Area
Appearance With New Jersey's Republican Governor Provides Rare Glimpse of Bipartisanship In Days Before Election
President Barack Obama flew over a devastated New Jersey coastline Wednesday with the state's Republican governor, Chris Christie, creating a rare, bipartisan moment ahead of the president's planned pivot to campaigning in the final days before Tuesday's election.
Mr. Christie, a supporter of Republican candidate Mitt Romney and a critic of the president, joined Mr. Obama on the presidential helicopter to survey flattened homes and streets under water. They offered each other mutual praise for their response to the storm, an example of how quickly strange bedfellows can be made by the power of forces beyond any party's control.
Mr. Romney, who like the president had paused his campaigning as the storm moved up the East Coast, returned to the campaign trail Wednesday in Florida. His closing argument to voters has challenged the notion that Mr. Obama is a bipartisan problem-solver.
"I will bring real change and real reform and a presidency that brings us together," Mr. Romney said at a rally in Florida.
GOP leaders said the image of Mr. Christie, a prominent Republican, standing with the president would have no effect on Mr. Romney's campaign.
"Gov. Christie is doing his job," said Russ Schriefer, a top Romney adviser, in a conference call with reporters. "He is the governor of a state that has been hit by a very, very horrific storm.''
Rep. Rob Andrews, a Democrat who represents a district in southwestern New Jersey, said, "It's two public servants doing their jobs very well. To their credit, I don't think either is taking politics into account.''
Nonetheless, the bipartisan tableau had clear political import, challenging one of Mr. Romney's arguments: that he, as Massachusetts governor, showed more skill at working across party lines than Mr. Obama has demonstrated as president.
Mr. Christie's praise was a stark contrast to his attacks on Mr. Obama in the past. After Tropical Storm Irene last year, Mr. Christie urged the president to "finally stop being a bystander in the Oval Office" and to "shake off the paralysis that has made it impossible for him to take on the really big things."
As keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, Mr. Christie said the nation lacked leadership. "You see, Mr. President, real leaders don't follow polls,'' he said. "Real leaders change polls.''
The governor struck a different tone on Wednesday. Appearing with Mr. Obama in Brigantine, N.J., after their tour of the state, Mr. Christie praised their "great working relationship.'' Mr. Obama said the governor had "put his heart and soul'' into storm response.
Those who follow Mr. Christie's actions as governor weren't surprised by the day's events. "I think it's just genuine Christie," said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. "Christie is certainly a political guy, but he's a guy who just speaks his mind. At this point, he's talking to a New Jersey audience."
Mr. Romney on Wednesday campaigned across Florida, a state his advisers believe is leaning in their favor, though polls have shown a dead heat. At the same time, his allies pushed to put new states into contention.
On Wednesday, the group Americans for Prosperity said it would spend $3 million on ads in Pennsylvania and Michigan aimed at defeating Mr. Obama. Both states have been considered safe territory for the president, but Republicans say that tighteningpolls suggest they have an opportunity in both.
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Mr. Romney's campaign has already bought airtime in Pennsylvania, and a super PAC backing him, Restore Our Future, is buying airtime in Minnesota and New Mexico, in a bid to expand the list of competitive states.
"We're playing offense with the map, whereas they're playing defense," said Kevin Madden, an adviser to the Romney campaign.
While Mr. Romney's campaign staff said they could win such states, Mr. Romney's travel schedule is focusing on this year's familiar battlegrounds, with visits set for Florida, Wisconsin, Virginia and Ohio.
Over the weekend, nearly 100 campaign surrogates are schedule to fan out across battleground states, including more difficult targets, such as Michigan and Pennsylvania. That roster doesn't include other states the campaign's allies say they are targeting, such as Minnesota and New Mexico.
In a lighthearted expression of his confidence, senior Obama adviser David Axelrod made a bet on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": He pledged to shave his trademark mustache of 40 years on the show if the president loses Minnesota, Pennsylvania or Michigan.
In the battleground state of Ohio, controversy continued over the Romney campaign's advertisements that say Chrysler Group LLC will build Jeep vehicles in China. The Obama campaign has said that Mr. Romney is trying to "scare'' Ohio auto workers through the ads and a statement on the campaign trail last week, since refuted by Chrysler, that Jeep jobs would move to China.
Late Tuesday, GM spokesman Greg Martin responded to the Romney ads, saying that the political campaign has entered a "parallel universe" and that "no amount of campaign politics at its cynical worst will diminish our record of creating jobs in the U.S."
"Their comments don't refute anything in our ads," Jonathan Burks, deputy policy director for the Romney campaign, said in an interview Wednesday.
The ads have been criticized in a series of editorials in Ohio newspapers. On Thursday, the Toledo Blade will run another one headlined, "Romney's cynical fictions about the U.S. auto industry insult the voters of Ohio and Michigan.''
—Joseph B. White contributed to this article.
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I want to increase page rank on my main index blog page and categories.
If i remove the links to my posts from my index page and have only links to categories, will that help? Anyone tried it?
If you want to increase your PageRank see this answer for how to do that
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I wouldn't worry about PR. Its role in Google's algorithm is clearly diminished. Instead focus on improving your content and attracting quality links.
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Do not try to game the system. PLus the page rank meter is not the true page rank of your site.
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| Fearn, D., Fluor Canada Ltd., St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; Porter, M. , Irving Oil Refining, G.P., Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
This case study demonstrates the potential maintenance-labor cost savings that can be obtained through the greater utilization of operations staff; such savings can justify OPPM program investment.
[work order]
There are few groups within an operating facility that have
as much impact on production and availability as operations.
Regardless of the level of process automation and condition
monitoring, an operator-performed preventive-maintenance (OPPM)
program, in conjunction with positive and consistent engagement
with operations, will be a driving factor in a facilitys
total effectiveness. OPPM programs provide a boots on the
ground approach in determining asset health, along with
determining other issues that may not be reflected through a
traditional preventive-maintenance (PM) program.
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MANSFIELD - As a youngster, John Spon Jr. remembers sitting in a Jefferson County courtroom as his father, the venerable former Jefferson County probate and juvenile court judge John Spon Sr. offered his closing in a murder trial.
"To this day I remember his final argument, it was Shakespeare's "Every World is a Stage,'" the younger Spon said. "His final argument was 'Act 1, the defendant did this, Act 2, the defendant did that ...' He went through each act as if it was a real life play. It was a very powerful argument, and I remember it to this day."
Judge John Spon, now 93 and retired, sat on the bench for more than two decades, but was able to be present Nov. 30 when his son, John Jr., was sworn in as law director for the city of Mansfield. Administering the oath of office to John Jr. was his twin, Richland County Juvenile Court Judge Ron Spon.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR — Retired Jefferson County Judge John Spon Sr. was present when his son John Jr.was sworn in as law director for the city of Mansfield. Administering the oath of office was John Jr.'s twin brother, Richland County Juvenile Court Judge Ron Spon. - Contributed
John Jr. admits being sworn in by his brother the judge while his father the ex-judge looked on was, well, a kick.
"I felt honored that my brother swore me in," he said. "It was very special because our mother and father were there, it was a tribute to them, and I felt honored that my brother, who is a person of great integrity, swore me in."
The Spon twins graduated from Steubenville High School in 1965. John, who quarterbacked Big Red's football team, earned his bachelor of science degree in social work from Ohio State University in 1969 and his law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1973, when he was recognized as outstanding legal writing scholar of his class.
He's worked both sides of the aisle - logging 22 years as a defense attorney and another 16 as a prosecutor, including a 12-year stint with the Jefferson County prosecutor's office and four years with the Richland County prosecutor. He also spent 15 years as a defense attorney in Jefferson County, starting his own firm - Spon, Fournier & Stipanovich.
"I enjoy the courtroom because I enjoy competition," John Spon said. "I like to be in the fray. I believe strongly in truth, I have a responsibility to winnow out the truth which is the ultimate goal of a trial, whether it's a civil trial or a criminal trial."
He said running for law director was an easy decision.
"That's the job I wanted," he said. "I've been a trial lawyer for 38 years. Judges do not get to try cases, and trying cases is in my blood. As law director, I can continue to try cases."
Brother Ron, the younger by seven minutes, said it was "one of the high points of my entire personal and professional life, to be administering the oath of office to my brother as the new law director for the city of Mansfield, and to also have my father sitting at the bench with me, and, of course, my mother there as well. It's such a great blessing."
Ron Spon spent 15 years practicing law as a prosecutor and in private practice before being elected to the bench nearly 20 years ago.
"A juvenile judge's work is unsung, unheralded," he said. "We don't write great opinions for national law journals, we're in the trenches where people live, with struggling families and children. But I would say there's no better way to serve than to try and turn around a lost kid and a struggling family, to give them hope and help for a better life. I've not lost my passion for what I've done for 20 years, and I owe so much of that to my father, who instilled in me that passion and the courage to do what was right no matter what the cost ... Do it right, do it honorably, do it well, that's true in any field."
He said they both learned a lot about the law from watching his dad at work.
"I remember as a teenager going into my father's court and watching him as judge," Ron Spon said. "I can tell you in all my years as trial attorney and all my years on the bench, he is the finest judge I know, and it's not just because he's my father. It's because he never took the power onto himself in a prideful way, he always saw it as a stewardship of public trust and used it in the most honorable way consistent with his office."
For his part, Retired Judge John Spon Sr. said he was "just very happy" for both his sons, while his wife, Dorothy, voiced her appreciation for a husband "who was such a wonderful and capable role model, in court and out" for the twins and their three sisters, Gail (Spon) Provenzano, Lelani "Penny" (Spon) Brettelle and Cynthia (Spon) Young, and also for her sons, still so much alike that casual observers aren't really sure which one of them they're talking to.
Ron Spon says it's always been a problem, though the differences seem obvious to him: Brother John, he said, "was always the more outgoing twin, I was a little more in the background."
"Those were great years, growing up," he said. "We were both involved in a lot of activities, athletics and different things. There were some tense moments I remember in fourth grade, I'd gone to class early to work on something quietly. It was wintertime and one of my classmates showed up at the door crying with a teacher beside him and said, 'There he is, that's the one that threw the snowball that hit me in the face.' There was no due process I was sent to the office and they gave me three swats plus an extra one because they thought I was lying when I said I was innocent. But when I got home, though, I was able to get back at my brother the way brother's do..."


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More than 40 years ago, Rutgers School of Law–Newark helped transform legal education in the United States by establishing a clinical program both to serve the legal needs of the poor and provide practical lawyering experience for its students. In recognition of the importance of the program to the core principles of the law school, Dean John J. Farmer, Jr. has appointed Professor Jon Dubin as the first Associate Dean for Clinical Education. Dubin is Professor of Law and Alfred C. Clapp Public Service Scholar.
"The clinical program is integral to fulfilling both our service and our educational missions," said Dean Farmer. "As Director of Clinical Programs since 2002, Jon Dubin has expanded access to legal assistance for under-represented individuals and communities and enhanced the clinical curriculum. Students who participate in one of our clinics help those in need, gain an appreciation for public service, and learn the essential lawyering skills, substantive and procedural law governing their clinic's practice areas, and sense of professional identity and responsibility that are critical for a strong start in the practice of law."
"At a time when public interest legal advocates are being eliminated or drastically reduced due to scarce resources, our clinics provide an even more vital service to the community," said Vice Dean and former New Jersey Public Advocate Ronald Chen. In addition to overseeing the clinics, Professor Dubin teaches clinical and traditional classroom courses. Within the Urban Legal Clinic, he handles Social Security/disability matters and impact litigation, primarily in the area of fair housing. His classroom courses are Administrative Law, Civil Rights, and Poverty Law.
Professor Dubin received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from New York University School of Law, after which he clerked for U.S. District Judge John L. Kane, Jr. He was an American Civil Liberties Union Karpatkin Fellow before working as staff attorney and then director of litigation for the New York City Legal Aid Society's Civil Division, Harlem Neighborhood Office. At the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, he litigated class actions in the area of land use and housing law, including Newark Coalition for Low-Income Housing v. NHA & HUD, a still-active case to which he now assigns his Urban Legal Clinic students.
Prior to joining Rutgers in 1999, Professor Dubin spent nine years at St. Mary's University School of Law, where he created the first clinic, taught classroom courses, and engaged in award-winning scholarship, including a Columbia Law Review article cited and relied on by the U.S. Supreme Court. His commitment to public service and scholarship has been recognized by the Garden State Bar Association, New Jersey Appleseed Public Interest Law Center, the Northeast Regional People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, and the National Equal Justice Library.
Professor Dubin has been a board member of the Clinical Legal Education Association, the Clinical Law Review, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the Law School Consortium Project, the NYU Public Interest Law Foundation, the Revson Fellowship Board, and the National Center on Law and Economic Justice. | Read Story


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| van Zyl, G., SABIC Technology Centre, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia; Al-Zahrani, E. , Sabic Technology Centre, Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Al-Meshari, A. , SABIC Technology Centre, Jubail, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Al-Haroon, M., SABIC Technology Centre, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
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A first-stage impeller in a synthetic gas compressor failed
after 20 years of service. The compressor is a six-stage
centrifugal compressor driven by a steam turbine. This case
history discusses the investigative methods, such as visual and
fractographic examinations, to identify the root cause for the
fracture of the impeller. The leading contributing cause was a
combined action of fatigue and sulfide stress cracking (SSC).
The case history also discusses practical corrective actions to
boost the compressor reliability and sustainability.
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The well-known Oppenheim inequality says that for two positive definite matrices $A,B$ it holds that $\det(A \circ B) \geq (\prod{a_{ii}})\det(B)$.
There has been a lot of beautiful work done extending it to cases when $A$ or $B$ or both of them are $M$-matrices or their inverses, or totally nonnegative.
My question is: do you know of other extensions, in which $A$ is non-symmetric in an "interesting" way?


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Tips for New Moms: Three Steps for Sanity
In the sleep-deprived haze of baby care, most couples settle for the easiest solution Mom's breast and comfort instead of ensuring that the baby associates Dad with comfort, too. Unless early on you started leaving Chloe with Dad for several hours at a time, neither duckling nor man with ruffled feathers will now be comfortable in a pond without you. In this way, the combo of child dependence and underdeveloped Dad is often the death knell of equal parenting.
Despite how well babyhood trained you, couples can renegotiate and share more responsibilities. Truth is most husbands and fathers are willing to help more but they simply do not know how to carve a role out for themselves. From lack of either nature or nurture, guys don't look at an empty table and perceive it the way women do: that the table needs placemats, napkins, silverware, and glassware for a meal. Nor do they look at a baby's snot-covered face and immediately conjure, "I should get a tissue!" Men's brains don't work that way, and women are cursed with a mind for detail, so experts tell us that wives often have to detail to their mates what needs doing.
Tell Him What You Need Him to Do
You don't have to nag. Just state what you need. All these months, perhaps even years, you thought your spouse was a slug or a jerk, either neglecting or assuming you would set the table or wipe the nose. When cognitively, he really did need you to say, in the same firm but positive voice you'd use to teach your kids: "Honey, please set the table with placemats, napkins, silverware, and cups." Or, "Sweetheart, please get a tissue and wipe the baby's schnozz."
Again the way you would with a three-year-old, remark afterward, "Great job setting the table!" or "Don't you feel good, having met your baby's need for mucous relief?" You're seething that he hasn't lifted a finger for years, but if you want him to start, you have to coddle him.
Tag Teams and Other Methods
Other tried-and-true methods my mommy friends recommend? Prioritize your most pressing household needs and then divvy up duties based on jobs you can stomach, and those that he can bear. Trade off, do together, or hire help for the items neither of you cares to do.
In child care, adopt a tag-team approach, in which he gets to play golf on Saturday mornings if you get Sunday evening for a movie with friends. If you have a couple little darlings, split errands so that each parent has only to tend to one child.
Enlist Your Tike
As early as appropriate, get your child involved with chores or meal preparation. Busy moms often forget to delegate as their charges grow and become more capable. Yet, two-year-olds get a kick out of wiping countertops and spritzing plants, and three-year-olds can be champion wastebasket-emptiers and clean diaper-fetchers. Of course, research demonstrates that kids help out more in families in which fathers chip in on household chores so there's more grist for the man-helping mill.
Renegotiate with the Help of a Therapist
The floor dropped out from under a friend of mine three years into parenthood. It was the middle of the night, one of several in a series in which Carole Ann had to awaken to strip her daughter's soaked sheets and remake the bed. Carole Ann's husband stayed in bed, rationalizing that he had never felt the rush his wife did to get their toddler out of diapers. "The full weight of my anger and resentment hit that night," Carole Ann remembers. "The marriage I had expected to be a partnership was a farce."
As a result, potty training was put off in favor of marriage therapy. And today, with three daughters and a swing set that keeps the kids occupied while Mom and Dad sneak away for a "quickie" in the bathroom, Carole Ann's marriage is all grown-up and contented again.
Nearly half of the couples I talked to for this book have taken their turn on a counselor's couch, and many of them credit it with saving their marriage from the anger that threatened to consume it. As one mom told me, "Our counselor helped us listen to each other and appreciate that both of us felt aggrieved. She urged us not to resort to fifty-fifty thinking but to acknowledge that both of us were giving 80 percent. With the stresses of early parenthood, way too much was being asked of both of us."
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Two Topeka police officers who died in the line of duty last year will be honored at a ceremony honoring Kansas law enforcement officers at the Statehouse.
The 31st annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial service will be held Friday at the Statehouse. It will include the unveiling of a memorial that adds the names of Cpl. David David Gogian and officer Jeff Atherly of Topeka.
They were shot to death in December while checking possible drug activity outside a supermarket. Their killer later was fatally shot by law enforcement officers.
The officers were honored Thursday with a candlelight vigil at the Statehouse and an annual memorial at the Topeka Law Enforcement Center.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 268 law enforcement officials in Kansas have died in the line of duty.
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Sir It is not surprising that John Blundell argues in his article for the privatisation of Scottish Water (
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Over the next four years, increases in bills for Scottish Waters customers will be kept below inflation while many of the customers of privatised water utilities will see their bills increase significantly.
He says privatisation will boost in-vestment. Yet Scottish Water is already delivering the second largest investment programme of any of the water companies in the UK. If he had done a little more research, Mr Blundell would have discovered that the reality is not as he suggests.
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Poll Finds Voters in Both Parties Unhappy With Their Candidates
Voters expressed deep misgivings about their presumptive nominees in a New York Times/CBS News poll. The race between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton is tied.
July 15, 2016, Friday
More Americans Say Race Relations Are Bad, and a Survey Explores Why
A survey by the Pew Research Center found that black and white Americans experience life in profoundly and persistently different ways.
June 28, 2016, Tuesday
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The News Surveys team at The Times and Siena College Research sampled the voters to predict the winners. A certain musical comes up big.
June 10, 2016, Friday
Republicans Want Their Party to Unify Behind Donald Trump, Poll Shows
Even with the desire for unity, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows extraordinarily high levels of unpopularity for both Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton.
May 20, 2016, Friday
Public Is Divided Over Transgender Bathroom Issue, Poll Shows
The nationwide poll was conducted after the president issued a directive to public schools outlining ways to avoid discrimination against transgender students.
May 20, 2016, Friday
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In Deeply Divided Chicago, Most Agree: City Is Off Course
Residents of the nation's third-largest city, especially blacks and Latinos, have lost faith in many of its essential institutions, a survey finds.
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Most Republicans Feel Embarrassed by Campaign, Poll Says
A majority of Republican primary voters view their party as divided, while Democratic voters see their side as unified, according to a New York Times/CBS News national poll.
March 22, 2016, Tuesday
Hillary Clinton Wins South Carolina Primary
Drawing overwhelming support from African-American voters, Mrs. Clinton won her first resounding victory of the 2016 campaign.
February 28, 2016, Sunday
Core Groups Hold Steady for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Mr. Trump was the choice of men, moderate conservatives and voters without college educations. Mrs. Clinton found support in women, older voters and blacks.
February 21, 2016, Sunday
Public Split Between Concern Over Terrorism and Privacy
A survey found that 54 percent of the public said they were very or somewhat concerned about the loss of privacy, while 44 percent were not very concerned or not at all concerned.
February 19, 2016, Friday
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The Children's Blizzard (Paperback)
Thousands of impoverished Northern European immigrants were promised that the prairie offered "land, freedom, and hope." The disastrous blizzard of 1888 revealed that their free homestead was not a paradise but a hard, unforgiving place governed by natural forces they neither understood nor controlled, and America's heartland would never be the same.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
About the Author
David Laskin is the author of The Children's Blizzard, winner of the Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award for nonfiction and the Washington State Book Award. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Smithsonian magazine. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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"Laskin captures the brutal, heartbreaking folly of this chapter in America's history."
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Santiago Travel Information
The Basics
GMT -5 (GMT -4, Mar - Oct)
Electrical current is 220 volts, 50Hz. Round two-pin plugs and round three-pin plugs are used.
The official language is Spanish.
Travel Health
There are no vaccination requirements for entry to Chile, but a typhoid vaccine is recommended for travellers other than short term travellers who restrict their meals to major restaurants, hotels or cruise ships. Dengue fever is on the increase and visitors should take precautions against mosquito bites. Water is generally safe in the cities, but should be treated in the rural areas; bottled water is widely available for drinking. Santiago is severely polluted and this could cause respiratory problems or eye irritations, particularly from May to August. Travellers visiting the Andes Mountains should be aware of altitude sickness, and ascend slowly to allow the body to adjust. Healthcare in urban areas is adequate, but hospitals and clinics are extremely expensive and usually require payment in cash. Health insurance is strongly recommended.
Tips of 10% is expected in restaurants. It is not customary to tip taxi drivers but it is usual to round up the fare if they help with luggage. In general tipping small amounts is customary for all services.
Safety Information
Chile is a politically stable country with very few threats to the traveller. Incidences of pick-pocketing and mugging are on the increase and travellers should take care of their belongings, especially around tourist areas and bus stations, and avoid walking alone late at night. Tourists should be particularly cautious in the Lake District as theft is on the increase, and muggings are becoming more common in popular walking areas such as Cerro San Cristobal, Cerro Santa Lucia and Cerro Manquehue. There has been an increase in reports regarding people receiving spiked drinks at nightclubs and bars, particularly in Santiago. Avoid any involvement in demonstrations, which take place from time to time. Chile has a landmine problem, mainly restricted to border areas adjacent to Peru and Bolivia in regions I and II, and Argentina in region XII, and also in wilderness areas in those regions. Visitors are advised to stick to marked roads, obey all signs and seek the advise of local authorities if travelling to the border areas of regions I, II or XII. The Chaiten volcano erupted on 2 May 2008 resulting in major ash fall and the evacuation of residents in the areas of Chaiten and Futaleufu. The exclusion zone has been reduced to 15 miles (24km) surrounding the volcano, but it is still active and visitors are warned that a threat still exists.
Local Customs
Bargaining is not practiced in street markets or stores. It is considered polite for smokers to offer cigarettes to travel companions before lighting up themselves.
Chilean business culture tends to be formal, and this includes dress, which should also be conservative. In business, Chileans should be addressed by their titles and surnames, unless otherwise stated. Businesses are often family-run. Third party introductions are indispensable when arranging a meeting, and developing a personal relationship is key. Chileans stand very close when conversing and it is impolite to pull away. Visitors are also expected to re-confirm appointments before arriving at a meeting. Foreigners should be on time for meetings, but it is not unusual for the host to be 15-30 minutes late. On introduction, a firm handshake and exchange of business cards is usual - cards should be printed in both English and Spanish and care should be taken to pay attention to the card before putting it away carefully. Business hours are generally 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, with a two-hour siesta over lunch.
The international access code for Chile is +56. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). The area code for Santiago is (0)2. Internet cafes are available in the main towns. A number of telephone companies offer different rates for national and international calls, depending on the time of day. Public phones are widely available and international call centres are available in most shopping malls. Mobile phone companies have roaming agreements with most international cell phone companies; otherwise mobile phones can easily be rented. A GSM 1900 network is in operation. Internet cafes are widespread, particularly in the big cities.
Duty Free
Travellers entering Chile do not need to pay customs duty on 400 cigarettes, 50 cigars (large or small) and 500g tobacco; 2.5 litres of alcohol; and perfume for personal use. Meat products, flowers, fruit and vegetables may only be imported if permission is given by the Department of Agriculture in advance.
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Mr. Blunt can still fill the Beacon Theater with fans who stay — most of them, anyway — until the end.
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Lil Wayne's performance on Sunday at Newark Symphony Hall felt positively historic.
February 26, 2008, Tuesday
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February 25, 2008, Monday
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February 25, 2008, Monday
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Alan Jackson is once again confounding expectations, this time by going back to basics.
February 24, 2008, Sunday
A Wild Welcome to a German Teen-Pop Band
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February 20, 2008, Wednesday
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February 18, 2008, Monday
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February 18, 2008, Monday
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A tax reform group appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear has endorsed a proposal to amend the state constitution to allow a "local option sales tax" in Kentucky to help cash-strapped cities pay for building projects.
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform approved the pitch Monday to allow voters in local jurisdictions to decide for themselves through ballot initiatives whether to allow temporary sales tax increases to pay for specific projects.
Beshear appointed the tax panel earlier this year to recommend a simpler tax code that would generate enough revenue to meet state needs even during recessions.
Members of the group, which has been meeting for nearly a year, have tossed aside proposals to implement a 6 percent tax on groceries and to reinstate an estate tax in Kentucky.


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This meal was easy to make and extremely delicious!
Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
From EatingWell: January/February 2009
In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white beans with gnocchi and top it all with gooey mozzarella. Serve with a mixed green salad with vinaigrette.
419 Reviews for Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
Oh my goodness, this was absolutely delicious. I made it for my husband and 11 year old, they both thought it was great, and definitely a keeper. I used spinach instead of chard. The toasting of the gnocchi before cooking really adds an extra little bit of yumminess. Not sure why this is rated so low, but ignore the low rating and make this dish. You won't be disappointed.
This has become one of my favorite meals. It is easy, made with locally obtainable ingredients and everyone loves it.
I found this recipe when looking for something different to serve our vegetarian son-in-law. It was so quick to make & only required one pan, so clean-up was a breeze. I did use spinach instead of chard. I also used diced tomatoes in sauce & added my own fresh Italian herbs which gave it additional flavor & body. The whole family enjoyed it.
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This is a lower fat version of this recipe (there is a better pic here). They are not as crispy as the original, and are a little more like a corn cake, or corn bread, but they are tasty nonetheless. Serve with Thai dipping sauce as a great appetizer. The boys loved them and gobbled them right down. Next time I will have to make a double batch (and remember to have cilantro on hand so I can do the recipe right).
Makes 8
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- salt to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
1. Put thawed corn in a bowl. Mix in curry paste. Add in flour, Ener-G egg, garlic, cilantro, oil, and cilantro sauce and mix well. Season to taste.
2. Dip a 1/4 cup measure in water, then scoop out a scant 1/4 cup of batter onto the prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake for 12-15 mins, until golden brown on top.


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I intend on hiring 2-3 junior programmers right out of college. Aside from cash, what is the most important perk for a young programmer? Is it games at work? I want to be creative... I want some good ideas
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Having worked at some &#!t jobs I have found that one of the nicest things is a training program. Just expecting somebody to pick up the job and be swimming in the first week can be exceptionally frustrating. If you set aside X amount of time and have them up to speed as to how things are done in the work place they feel a lot less out of place when they have to tackle the real issues.
Lay out the metrics by which their work will be evaluated.
Then, let them know that they have time and geographical flexibility where they may opt to work from home several days a week (with prior approval of the lead programmer).
In any environment in which programmers don't maintain their own equipment and IT does, making sure that IT helps rather than hinders the programmer. Either a group of IT admins that support programmers as their main responsibility, or a dedicated admin for programmers.
Few things can be more frustrating than having to wait hours or days for simple tech tasks to be completed.
(Of course, it should go without saying that programmers must have root/local admin privileges on their own workstations.)
Another thing: make the day 1 setup for a new programmer a thorough thing. Not something where it takes a day to get their account set up, another day for e-mail to be created, etc. Ideally, everything is set up for them (and tested to work!) so they can then plunge in, start reading source code, start receiving training from their mentors, etc.
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By the way, not all fresh-out-of-college programmers are young, nor are they male. Most are, I grant; but not all. :)
If I were to pick a few perks (as a junior developer) that would make me switch companies:
Free headphones (good around-the-ear phones from Sennheiser or even Bose, maybe even noise-canceling ones)!
Anything with caffene in it should be free. Coffee, lattee, candy bars, soda (especially Mountain Dew) etc.
Seriously though, ask anyone who has worked in a place like Microsoft where they have great break rooms close by and they will tell you that they can be a godsend when working late etc.
Substantial times of uninterrupted peace and quiet to get into that highly productive state of "flow" while programming. A noisy office drives productivity down at least 50%.
To add to the list: snacks, and not sugar stuff, but actual energy food, fruits, oats, cheese, salad, sandwiches. May be a pain to set up, but if I had that, I'd be spending more time at work :)
From my perspective the most important thing the job has to enable the employee is the personal growth. Find time to discuss about work and if possible provide them a mentor.
Beside this:
Help them to research all the time in the research interest's of technology leading corporations and new technologies to help them acquire a good knowledge about breakthroughs, discoveries, new tools, etc, and be more creative about their work, just don't make them feel like they don't learn innovative stuff in their environment. Also give them the liberty to finish their programming tasks without restricting them to sit for 8 hours in front of a computer every day. Lockheed Martin gives their employees the liberty to work any time they want if they complete their 40 hours a week.
Natural Light.
(it says my answer is too short!)
Scott Adams, who talent was not so much just being funny as being seriously insightful and making us laugh about it, named the OA4 concept. He suggested that companies truly serious about their employees would be OA4 Companies and throw their employees Out At 4pm.
I'm into my 13th year of professional programming now, finally working for myself, doing only what I want with exactly the tools I choose, and getting OA4 is almost impossible. OA2am is currently more like it. But the truth of all-nighters and suchlike 'dedication', (and I pulled a 24 hour special only last week for a client deadline), is that it's just like credit card spending; sooner or later you have to pay it back.
The reward isn't in the perks, it's in the job. Help people do their job well - not compulsively, obsessively, heroically or with guilt. I'm not a better person for busting a gut whatever my feelings suggest; I'm a better person for starting at the same time every day; finishing at the same time every afternoon; and getting plenty of breaks away from the desk. Sometimes you do good work; sometimes you don't. If you follow a healthy routine, you'll do more good work more often. A good company as Adams suggests, would be one that encourages us to be better people.
Hey, anyone want to write some Cocoa with me? I'll let you Out At 4pm! :-)
Fast computer (not like mine)
more than 1 big monitors (not like mine)
In my humble oppinion the following is good incentive for new programmers:
Quality headphones. Music always helps...


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Ryan needed a while to figure out the last time he played for a team with a losing record.
"We had a bad basketball team when I was in high school," Ryan said. "I think were we like 5-25."
But losing has become the norm this season for Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons, who lost for the fifth time in six games, 34-10 to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
"It's definitely difficult," said Ryan, who was intercepted three times, one of which was returned 38 yards for a touchdown. "Turnovers and penalties are difficult to overcome. ... We weren't able to do that today. We've been able to do that at different times in the past, but we weren't able to do that today."
The optimism that once surrounded Atlanta's season seems like a distant memory. Injuries, a lack of a running game and an inability to produce after the first quarter has hurt the Falcons all season.
And Sunday was no different.
Atlanta pretty much owns the first quarter, outscoring their opponents 44-10. It's the other three quarters that have been problematic, as the Falcons have been outscored by a combined margin of 198-132.
The Panthers outscored the Falcons 17-0 in the fourth quarter.
At 2-6, Atlanta's playoff hopes are fading fast.
Safety William Moore said it's up the players whether they're going to keep fighting or give up.
"You either got it or you don't," Moore said. "Either you're going to show up or lay down. It's going to determine what type of man you are."
Cam Newton, an Atlanta native, threw for one touchdown and ran for another to overcome two first half interceptions. He passed for 249 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen, and also scored on an 8-yard run.
Offensive tackle Jordan Gross was more impressed with Newton on Sunday than in the previous three games in which the third-year quarterback played near-perfect ball.
"There were times today where he could have gotten rattled," Gross said. "He took some shots and had some turnovers, but he didn't (get rattled). He kept on swinging."
Newton entered on quite a streak, completing 77 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns — six passing and two rushing — and no turnovers in his previous three games.
But he had two first half interceptions and wasn't sharp on his deep balls, regularly overthrowing his receivers.
"He got a little carried away early on and tried to make things happen," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. "The ball sailed a little bit on him today and when he's doing that it's because he's anxious. He's excited. He wants to do well. It's unfortunate that he didn't bring the ball down a little bit because there were some big plays left out there."
Newton called his play "unacceptable."
"I didn't put my best foot forward in the first half," he said.
But his teammates were quick to back him up.
"Everybody gets wrapped up in stats and quarterback ratings and yards per catch or whatever," Olsen said. "At the end of the day, when you go out and you win 34-10 and you are the quarterback — you did your job."
The Panthers (5-3) pulled within a game of the New Orleans Saints, who lost to the New York Jets.
Fullback Mike Tolbert scored his fifth touchdown in the last four games on a 4-yard burst and cornerback Drayton Florence intercepted Ryan and returned it 38 yards for a score to seal the win.
The Falcons continued to struggle without Julio Jones and Roddy White. Tony Gonzalez had six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown but the running game continues to struggle as Steven Jackson and company were held to a combined 78 yards on the ground.
The Panthers defense limited Ryan to 219 yards passing.
"I know Matt. He's going to look at this film. He's going to obsess over it," Gonzalez said. "I have no doubt he's going to bounce back."
The Panthers got a huge break early in the fourth quarter.
Leading 17-10, Carolina's Brandon LaFell broke free in Atlanta territory for a big gain but had the ball punched out from behind by cornerback Asante Samuel. The Falcons had a chance to recover, but the ball bounced right back into LaFell's arms while he was on the ground.
Newton scored on an 8-yard run on the next play to give Carolina a 24-10 lead with nine minutes remaining.
"When you're winning, things happen in your favor," LaFell said. "With all of the bad luck around here last year, that thing would have been lost. We got the luck of the bounce."
The Panthers put the game away on the next possession when Florence stepped in front of Ryan's pass in the flat and returned it for the score — the first "pick 6" allowed by the Falcons since 2010, a span of 47 games.
"If you play sports long enough, there will be ups and downs, and waves throughout that," Ryan said. "I've played poorly before, but it's about trying to stop that at one, and moving on. I wasn't able to do that."
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