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I want to let you know about a good samaritan who helped me last Friday.
I ran out of gas just past the light going up University Boulevard. A couple of gentlemen pushed my van into the BP station and I am grateful to them.
Another man was heading up University Boulevard and turned around to help. He told me "I'll get you on your way."
He asked what grade I wanted and then swiped his card to get the gas. I thought he'd put in $10, but to my amazement it kept clicking - $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80 and then it clicked off at $90 for a full tank of gas. When I thanked him he simply said, "It's the Christian thing to do."
What a blessing, I am eternally thankful to him, I don't know his name, but he's an angel in disguise.
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I know title sounds weird but i had to translate it and that was best i could put. Anyhow i have the following function:
$$ f(x) = x\cdot e^{-x^{2}} $$
I have to find the following:
1. Intervals where function is falling and rising ?
2. Convexity intervals
3. Local and global extreems
4. Graph the function
I was sick and was not able to attend the last class so now I'm looking at the following function and questions not knowing where to find the following.
To solve ( 1. ) i assumed i need to find the derivative of the function which I did and I got $ f'(x) = 1 \cdot e^{-x^{2}} + (-2x^2 \cdot e^{-x^{2}}) = e^{-x^{2}} \cdot (-2x^2 + 1) $
Now that i got the 1st derivative of the function i wanted to check following two rules: Function is falling if $ x = f(x) ; x < x + 1 $ and rising $ x = f(x); x + 1 > x $
However I'm compleately lost here.


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In its first year of competition, the Pleasant Ridge powerlifting team sent 13 kids to the 3A State Powerlifting Championships on March 16.
At the Marion-held competition, which included 35 schools, the Lady Rams came in 11th. The boys' squad did not place.
"It's not bad for our first year," PR coach Pat McCollim said.
Leading the Ridge girls was Nicole Holden, who was the state runner-up in the 117-pound class. She finished third in squats and second in bench.
Behind her came Syvannah Williams and her sixth overall placement in the 148-pound class, and Shyanne Robinson, who was third in squats within the 132-pound division.
Quincey Widdice grabbed third in the bench during in the women's powerweight class.
The PR boys' highlight came from Jason Simonis, who was the state champion in the bench press for the 198-pound class.
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Can our moon qualify as a planet? With regard or without regard to the exact definition of the planet, can the moon be considered as planet as Mercury, Venus and Earth etc. not as the satellite of the planet Earth.
Officially, no -- but there is a weak case to be made that the Moon orbits the Sun rather than the Earth.
If you trace the Moon's path in a Sun-centric frame of reference, that path is completely convex. Quoting this Wikipedia article:
If the Earth suddenly vanished, the Moon would continue in its orbit around the Sun (the same is true of any satellite), and it's big enough that it would be considered a planet (if there were anyone left to consider it at all).
On the other hand, in an Earth-centric frame of reference, the Moon is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth (with some significant, but not overwhelming, perturbations caused by the Sun's gravity).
From the same article:
But that seems like a very arbitrary criterion. If the Moon were either about a third farther away or about a third more massive, the barycenter would be above the Earth's surface. Intuitively, it doesn't seem (to me) that that should be enough to make it a planet. But if the Earth and the Moon were of roughly equal mass, orbiting each other at about the same distance, then we'd probably call them a double planet system -- and the official definition of a planet would probably have been written a bit differently. (Then again, any such criterion probably has to be arbitrary.)
This article also discusses the controversy over whether the Earth-Moon system might be considered a double planet. The conclusion is that it isn't -- and the 2005 IAU resolution that established the current definition of "planet" explicitly lists the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
So no, the Moon is not officially considered to be a planet. But it certainly has some of the characteristics of a planet. And really, the issue is more about the meaning we assign to the word than about objective astronomical or physical reality.
Any definition of the word "planet" is necessarily arbitrary. Consider three Solar System bodies: Jupiter, Mercury, and Ceres. Mercury and Ceres are much more similar to each other than either is to Jupiter, yet Jupiter and Mercury are both classified as "planets", while Ceres is a "dwarf planet" (formerly merely an asteroid). If we were assigning names starting with our current knowledge, I suspect the classification would be quite different, but the name "planet" goes back to the time when Jupiter and Mercury were both nothing more than dots of light in the night sky, and Ceres was unknown. The word "planet" comes from a Greek word meaning "wanderer", used for the few "stars" in the sky that move relative to the others.
Based on what the Moon is: size, composition, physical properties, etc., the Moon is certainly a planet.
Per the definition adopted by the IAU in 2006, it is excluded as such by the fact that it does not go where a "planet" should go. In other words it has not met the criterion of being located in a primary solar orbit having cleared it's orbit. But what about Earth? The same argument used to exclude the Moon could also be used to exclude the Earth, could it not?
But why the question?
Astronomers have debated and proposed their definition of the word "planet" with its narrow definition that works for them.
But the general public now needs a "word" to refer to such objects as the Moon and the Earth in a general sort of way. Of course they would go to the world of science in search for this word. And science has replied with a specific definition that is too narrow, and then has the adacity to scoff at the question as being "silly".
We live in an exciting time of discovery. Clearly a few new words are warranted. For example, the gas giants are definitely a different kind of object than the likes of Earth, Venus, or Mars, but it seems OK to describe these differing things with the adjectives jovian and terrestrial applied to the general noun, "planet". Earth is a terrestrial planet. Saturn is a jovian planet. What about the Moon? Is it proper to call it a lunar planet?
It is obvious to me that the public will, during the void, continue to use the word planet in its general meaning. The real "silly" ones are those who steal words from the common vocabulary, re-define them, insist upon (with precision) that their use be predicated only upon their new definition, and call as silly any question that arises with regard to the ensuing confusion.
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By JEFF AMES and TONY COLYER
Fish Fry Guy
A few years ago, Tony Colyer bragged to some former high school buddies that his alma mater (St. Bernard '97) had the best fish in town. Naturally, they quickly protested that their respective parishes hosted top-of-the-line fish frys, and a debate ensued. The solution to settling the issue was obvious to Tony and his pal, Jeff Ames: They decided to try them all, and, thus, the Fish Fry Challenge was born.
In it's third year, the Fish Fry Guys are back on the hunt for the fish fry that will take top honors in 2012. Past winners include St. Bernard and St. Raphael.
Each Friday, Tony and Jeff lead a group they call "Fryars" on a journey for good food, old friends and cold beer at local fish frys. They also go because they appreciate the selfless volunteers who proudly serve each weekend. This is the third installment in their foray to find which parish provides the perfect catch.
The Fish Fry Guys Spring in Louisville means two things – hoops and fried fish. While some Fryars wear red, some blue, and some even crimson, there's one thing we can all agree on – that a steamin' hot fish sandwich and an ice cold beer always hits the spot this time of year.
So the Fryars were eager to get a taste of last year's defending champ, St. Raphael, 2141 Lancashire Avenue, Louisville, 40205, and with bracketologists everywhere locked in to see how the Giants fare in this season's March to the Final Fry, the results:
The Giants' pre-breaded, large filet of cod was served on a very popular, unique rye bread. The baked fish was also tasty. Adequate portion of fish and $7 per dinner, which includes two sides, is very reasonably priced.
Fryars' Score: 3.70 of 5.00
In this category, the only thing the Giants do better than green beans and onion rings – which they do quite well – is shrimp. The downside is the twenty minute wait (the Fryars obviously weren't the only ones impressed!) but there is no substitute for a heaping pile of Raphael's deep fried crustaceans dipped in cocktail. The Fryars also enjoyed the mac 'n' cheese and thoroughly appreciated the fresh Krispy Kreme donuts for dessert.
Fryars' Score: 3.56 of 5.00
It's usually "Anonymous" that's attributed with the old quote, "Life's too short to drink cheap beer," but the Board suspects the good folks at St. Raphael coined the phrase.
In unparalleled appreciation for the importance of this category, the Giants have their own "micro brews" station. Three dollars gets you your choice of Falls City, Cumberland Brew, BBC, Sam Adams Seasonal, and others, in a 20 ounce, take-it-home souvenir cup. (The Board noted that several Fryars had accumulated quite the collection by night's end.)
Fryars' Score: 4.50 of 5.00
As noted above, St. Raphael's proximity to the donut shop and the Highland's local breweries doesn't hurt its cause. The Giants also rolled out a TV for interested Fryars to take in some March Madness. The cafeteria setting was tight quarters, but seating wasn't a problem.
Fryars' Score: 3.13 of 5.00
The Fryars were greeted with smiles and great service, were humbled by the selfless volunteers, and treated to a great Fry thanks to the hard-working, friendly folks at St. Raphael. Then, at closing time, the lights turned off and Fryars were whisked away into the night. Perhaps it was the micro brews, but the Fryars just didn't seem ready to leave this Fry.
Fryars' Score: 3.30 of 5.00
As expected, last year's Fish Fry Challenge winner and 2012's No. 1 overall seed came on strong. This Fry's got an unstoppable combo great food and drink, wonderful people, and the intangibles needed to survive in March. St. Raphael is one of the Fryars' favorites, and it's got them coming back each Spring.
Fryars' Score: 3.70 of 5.00
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COLUMBUS - Gov. John Kasich's proposed school funding plan may be good news for a few local school districts, but bad news for most.
Under the governor's school funding plan, which must be approved by the state Legislature, the Steubenville and Toronto city school districts and Jefferson County Joint-Vocational School District would each receive an increase in state money in the 2014 fiscal year, while the Buckeye Local, Edison Local, Indian Creek Local and Harrison Hills City school districts will not.
According to data provided by the governor's office, Steubenville City Schools would receive about $11.3 million in state funds, an increase of 2.69 percent, while Toronto City Schools would receive $3.3 million, a 16.87 percent increase.
State funding would remain at about $8.3 million for Buckeye Local, about $6.8 million for Edison Local, about $7.6 million for Indian Creek and about $8.9 million for Harrison Hills.
Kasich earlier said no school districts would see a drop in state funding through his proposal, which is in response to a ruling by the Ohio State Supreme Court that the current funding formula is unequal and unconstitutional.
But Indian Creek Superintendent John Rocchi said he's not sure Kasich's plan corrects the problem.
"My immediate reaction, when you look at some of the districts that were funded, is what was the thinking process?" he said.
Rocchi noted questions have been raised about increased funding proposed for a number of urban school districts.
Rocchi said while state funding for the school district won't drop, neither will the district's expenses.
In a telephone press conference Thursday, Barbara Mattei-Smith, assistant policy director for education for the governor's office, said the proposed changes reflect such factors as average property values and income levels for a district's residents, the number of students enrolled and the number who are eligible for free and reduced lunches, have disabilities, are learning English as a second language or are categorized as gifted.
Mattei-Smith said the housing bust has had a greater impact on property values in urban areas, where enrollment has remained stable, while property values are relatively higher in suburban or rural areas where enrollment has dropped.
"Relative to where they (suburban or rural school districts) were in the past, they look wealthier," she said.
"We are considered a rich poor district," said Bill Beattie, superintendent of Edison Local, who said of the proposal, "It's disappointing. It's really disappointing."
He said most residents of the district are seniors and there are many who are struggling financially.
Following the defeat of an operating levy Tuesday by a majority of voters, Edison officials have made plans to close Pleasant Hill Elementary School and drop busing for high school students.
Beattie said hope that the district would see an increase in state funding had offered "some light at the end of the tunnel."
"If there's any positive in this, it's that we're not losing any money," he said.
Rocchi and Beattie said efforts have been made to curb spending in their school districts, and that has included staff supporting wage freezes for many years.
Of course, the news isn't bleak for those districts that are targeted for increased funding.
"It's great news for us," said Fred Burns, Toronto superintendent of schools, who said if approved, the school district could receive about $500,000 in additional state funds.
Burns said the money would help to restore funds lost when property tax for local industries was replaced with a tax on the goods they produced in a nod by the state to the economic difficulties they have experienced.
Mike McVey, superintendent of Steubenville City Schools, said the school district could receive an additional $305,349, which would help to offset the loss of federal economic stimulus funds it had received.
But he said the plan hasn't been approved yet, so no official plans will be made on spending the new money.
"These are preliminary figures. We're going to live within our means," McVey said.
Mattei-Smith said the figures also don't include proposed funding for vocational and preschool programs and transportation, which will be presented to the state Legislature separately.
The Governor's Office on 21st Century Education also has suggested allocating $300 million for an Innovation fund that would be used to award one-time grants to school districts that find creative ways to reduce expenses.
Richard Ross, the office's director, said that could include school districts sharing online instructors to teach difficult to fill course offerings.


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| Meincke, H., Association of the German Chemical Industry, Frankfurt, Germany
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The German chemical industry has an outstanding position
inside Europe. Nearly 25% of chemical product sales in the European Union (EU) are by German
chemical companies. Ranking behind China, the US and Japan,
Germany is the fourth largest chemical manufacturer worldwide.
Also, the chemical industry holds an eminent position within
Germanys overall economy. With more than 184 billion
Euros, the share of manufacturing industry sales by chemical
companies was well over 10%; thus, the German chemical industry
is ranked third among all manufacturing sectors, behind
automobile and machinery.
In recent years, German chemical companies successfully
increased their competitiveness with restructuring and
cost-cutting programs, as well as with innovative products and
technologies. This explains the strong rebound after the 2008
economic crisis. The long-term prospects for the industry are
favorable. Economic growth in all modern societies has always
been strongly connected to advances in chemistry and the
development of the chemical industry. The top challenges for
humanitye.g., renewable energies and raw materials,
growing population and clean waterrequire new solutions,
many of which can only be implemented through new materials,
substances and technologies provided by the chemical industry.
It is a true enabling industry and will keep this role in the
Fig. 1. 2011 Growth
indicators for the German
chemical industries, %.
The German chemical industry can look back on a successful
2011 financial year overall. Production increased by 2.2%,
prices rose by 5.2% and the turnover for the sector as a whole
rose by 7.7% to 184.2 billion Euros. These improvements also
had a knock-on effect on the labor market. The German chemical
industry employed around 12,000 additional people, which is a
3% increase for labor.
However, these figures cannot hide the fact that the
recovery has run out of steam, even in Germany. The sovereign
debt crisis in the US and Europe came to a head in the summer
of 2011. The US came close to insolvency because the debt
ceiling had been reached and the political maneuvering of both
political parties initially prevented it from being raised.
In Europe, it became clear that the measures already in
place were not enough to save Greece and other countries with
high debt levels from insolvency. In the second half of 2011,
economic growth continued to slow down. Research institutes and
international organizations, such as the International Monetary
Fund and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), reduced their growth forecasts. There were
renewed fears of recession. Citizens and companies alike were
plunged into uncertainty. The economic setbacks were felt early
on by the chemical industry. In Germany, chemical production
dropped from one quarter to the next. Even the Q4th of 2011
failed to bring the anticipated trend reversal.
Higher raw material costs in 2011 forced many companies to
raise the prices of their products. But there has been a slight
drop in raw material costs in the course of the present year.
With a slower demand, the upward trend of prices ended in the
Q4th. The average prices of chemicals and pharmaceuticals were
5.2% higher than they had been one year ago. Price increases
were recorded in almost all sectors. Only pharmaceutical prices
In 2011, total sales of the German chemical industry
increased by 7.7% to 184.2 billion euros. Business with
customers abroad developed somewhat more dynamically than
domestic business. Foreign sales of German chemical companies
rose by 8.8% to 108.9 billion. Domestic sales improved by
6% to 75.3 billion.
Exportscomprising foreign sales by German chemical
companies, re-exports and additionally chemical exports by
other industriesrose by 5.8% to 150.6 billion. Such
trends make Germany once again the world champion in chemical
export activities. Strongest growth rates were achieved in
business with Asia and South America. In addition, customers in
neighboring European countries increased their
orders with German chemical companies. As the business
situation of German industry stabilized, imports of chemical
products went up too: they totaled 108.7 billion and were
7% higher than last year. With almost 42 billion, German
chemical companies once more significantly contributed to the
export surplus of our country in 2011.
The good position of the chemical industry in 2011
positively impacted the labor market as well. Following a
period of not filling labor vacancies during the economic
crisis, German companies returned to hiring new staff. New
hiring is also be motivated by concern over the growing
shortage of qualified personnel. As a result, the number of
jobs in the German chemical industry rose by 3%. In total, the
German chemical industry had 427,000 staff in 2011.
With the fast recovery of the German chemical business, and
especially with high capacity utilization and the good earnings
situation, companies decided to forgo their reserved investment
attitude, a trend that continued in 2011. Since 2010, the
chemical industry invested some 5.8 billion in buildings
and plants; for 2011, we estimate investments to total roughly
6.4 billion. This corresponds to a 10% increase. But 2012
investment plans are more cautious. In view of a less favorable
economic environment situation and the
threatening energy costs, investment decisions are currently
being reconsidered.
According to VCI estimates, 2011 research spending for the
chemical-pharmaceutical industry increased by 6.5% against 2010
to well over 8.8 billion. Out of this total, more than
5 billion were spent by the pharmaceutical sector. This
high R&D spending pays off, as it keeps strengthening the
international competitiveness and the success of German
chemical companies.
Since December 2011, conditions have been improving for the
German chemical industry. Confidence is gradually returning.
The financial situation appeared brighter, and the economic
prospects are now positive again. The trough appears to have
been reached in Q4 of 2011. In the coming months, a renewed
sense of buoyancy can be expected, although only time will tell
whether this confidence is justified. The economy is still in a
critical condition, and prudence is needed. The chemical
companies must, therefore, proceed with caution as there could
still be further setbacks ahead.
We are confident and expect to see a further slight increase
in production and turnover in 2012 compared to the previous
quarter. However, in comparison to the very good start to the
year in 2011, it is likely that we will experience a
substantial loss initially. Only as the year continues will the
growth rates move back into the black.
Our forecast for 2012 has to be set against this background.
German chemical production will remain at the level of the
previous year. We are not expecting to see any appreciable
growth this year. The price increases are slowing. This year,
chemicals and pharmaceuticals are likely to show price rises of
1%. The turnover of the sector as a whole is, therefore, also
expected to increase by 1% to a total of 186 billion.
After two years of substantial upsurge, the German chemical
industry will experience a pause in growth.
The industry must cope with this condition. The prospects
for 2013 appear to be more positive: Experts expect to see a
return to significant growth both in the GDP and in industrial
production. The chemical industry should be able to benefit
from this. As things currently stand, we can expect to see a 3%
growth in German chemical
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River Currents is a student organization that publishes Illinois Valley Community College's annual literary and visual arts publication. Each year student editors solicit and edit writing and artwork from IVCC's student body, jury and edit the submissions, and compile a printed literary magazine for distribution.
The book is published in the spring of each academic year and distributed for free to the student body and surrounding community. IVCC's Jacobs Library also archives an annual copy of the book.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christolini of Meriden of Meriden celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party given by their children at San Marino Restaurant in Waterbury. Mr. and Mrs. Christolini were married Nov. 3, 1962 at St. Margaret's Church in Waterbury. They have four children; Karl Christolini of Oregon; Tracy Turschmann of Hamden; Robert Christolini of Cheshire and Trisha Malfitano of Watertown; and four grandchildren.
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Fix some $n \geq 3$. It's hopeless to classify the torsion elements in $\text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$, but I have a couple of less ambitious questions. It's well-known that for any odd prime $p$, the map $\phi_p : \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z}) \rightarrow \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z}/p)$ is ``injective on the torsion''. In other words, if $F$ is a finite subgroup of $\text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$, then $\phi_p|_F$ is injective.
Fixing an odd prime $p$, I have two questions about the map $\phi_p$.
Are there any interesting restrictions on elements $y \in \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z}/p)$ such that there exists some finite-order $x \in \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$ with $\phi_p(x) = y$?
Do there exist any non-conjugate finite order elements $x,x' \in \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$ such that $\phi_p(x) = \phi_p(x')$? The hypothesis that $x$ and $x'$ are non-conjugate is to rule out the silly example where $x' = g x g^{-1}$ with $g \in \text{ker}(\phi_p)$.


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The NES zapper doesn't work on LCD TVs, but my friend has a Samsung CRT HDTV and was wondering if it would work on that type of TV. Does anyone know?
The NES must do the following to "read" the zapper:
If it detected light in both step 2 and 5, the zapper is not pointed at the TV set and the program should count it as a miss. However, if light was detected in step 2 but not step 5, then the program should count it as a hit. This is why the screen flickers in Duck Hunt, and the duck sprite is replaced with a solid white sprite for 1/60th of a second, when you pull the Zapper trigger.
TL;DR: It should work on any TV if the contrast and response time of the display are good enough.
I can confirm that on a 32" Sony Wega Trinitron CRT HDTV (with DVI inputs and everything, back then called HD Ready) a grey and an orange NES Zapper/Light gun did not work. I messed with various contrast and brightness settings and I confirmed the guns still worked on an even older CRT. By that point in history the technical requirements of the light guns and the technical specifications of the TVs had already parted ways.


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The 6 Most Baffling Nobel Prizes Ever Awarded
#3. Scientist Wins the Nobel Prize in Douchebaggery
Don't think scientists can be dicks? Think again.
Italian physicist Carlo Rubbia wanted nothing more than to win a Nobel Prize. He crafted his career around it, ignoring certain projects and working only on experiments that he deemed big enough to put him in contention for the prize. In 1961, he went to work for our good friends at CERN, focusing his attention on the nuclear weak force. What does that do? Well, according to Google, it makes shit turn up on itself and Paul Simon to appear out of thin air.
Pictured: What the nuclear weak force does.
What Happened?
In 1983, Rubbia took control of a team of physicists tasked with finding and isolating two theoretical particles called the W and Z bosons. Finding them would prove the Electroweak Theory, which had given its authors the Nobel Physics prize four years prior. Carlo Rubbia could just taste his Nobel, and the sweet, sweet prize money that came with it.
That medal better be solid gold, Norway, or it's going straight to eBay.
There was just one problem: Another, smaller team in another laboratory was also looking for the bosons, and both teams found the W bozon at the same time. Worried for his precious Nobel, Rubbia told the other team that they had to compare and review their results before publishing. He then went behind their backs and submitted his own.
A little while later, the second team found the Z bozon first. They were prepared for Rubbia's dickery this time: They had already written their results paper, and just had to fill in the blanks with their measurements. But when Rubbia's team found the Z boson a day later, he ran to the director of CERN, who went straight to the press and announced that CERN had made the astounding discovery.
A year later, Rubbia and his colleague won the Nobel Prize for their extraordinary discoveries, and their successful repression of the competition. The other team wasn't even mentioned.
Ain't science a bitch?
#2. Al Gore Wins Oscar for PowerPoint Presentation, Gets Nobel Prize.
"What!" you exclaim as you munch on organically-grown arugula and look up prices on used Priuses. "How dare you mock Al Gore, the man who has done so much to alert the world about climate change? He's the hero of our time! He's the Martin Luther King, Jr. of the environment!"
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for helping spread the word about man-made climate change, which helps world peace because shut up, that's why. Whether or not you agree with him is your business. But it looks like he might not agree with himself.
What Happened?
Al Gore's house in Nashville uses over 12 times the amount of energy that a normal American house uses. "It's OK!" you say. "It's green energy!" But Gore didn't make the switch to green energy until after he started getting criticized. Then there's the pesky little fact that he owns over a quarter million dollars worth of stock in Occidental Petroleum, a big and evil oil company started by his father's buddy Arm and Hammer.
Then there's his personal jet, which he claims to make up for by buying renewable energy credits. Though a lot of those green kilowatts are actually produced in coal power plants. And not so-called "clean coal" either, because Al Gore is making sure that dream doesn't come true.
But maybe worse than that is who got shafted out of the prize so Gore could win. Namely Irene Sendler, a Polish nurse who saved (as in, carried on her back) over 2,500 Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto, got captured by the fucking Gestapo and refused to reveal their names even after being severely tortured. After escaping with two broken legs, she said "motherfuck this shit," went back to the ghetto, and saved more Jewish children.
Oh, and, guess what? She died in 2008, making her ineligible to win in the future.
#1. Nobel Prize for Carving Out People's Souls
You know what's just great? Cutting people's brains out.
What, you don't agree? Then you're also disagreeing with the Nobel Prize Committee, who awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine to Dr. Antonio Moniz, the brilliant man behind a little procedure called the lobotomy.
When not forming political parties in his native Portugal, Moniz spent his free time pursuing his hobby of independent medical experimentation. That's right, he pretty much just performed tests on dead bodies in his basement for fun.
By the 1930s he was one of the most famous men in Portugal, which is about the equivalent of being one of the best basketball players in the state of Idaho. In 1935, he performed the first successful lobotomy, which involved drilling holes in the patient's skull and killing brain tissue by injecting it with alcohol. But don't worry, the surgeon general's warning on that ninth Smirnoff bottle is really just a suggestion.
What Happened?
Well, naturally, old-timey Europe was just delighted at the idea. Husbands started using lobotomies to silence their wives, and parents relied on it to control unruly children. Moniz won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, dying a few years later after getting shot up by one of his patients.
However, it wasn't long before people started wondering how cool these emotionless lobotomized patients were with the fact that their souls had been ripped out. The Soviet Union banned the procedure in 1950, calling it "contrary to the principles of humanity." Which is kind of like the Emperor telling you that you're acting like a dick.
"Seriously, dude, lighten up a bit."
Nonetheless, lobotomies continued to be performed across the world, most notably in Scandinavia. It wasn't until the 70s when they became pretty much taboo in the Western world, though there are a few still being done today.
Meanwhile, you know who never won a Nobel Prize? Robert fucking Jarvik, the guy who invented the artificial heart.
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Like many international lawyers who earn graduate legal degrees in the United States, Luis Alberto Aninat '00 LL.M. returned home to practice. As a founding partner of Aninat Schwencke & Cía in Santiago, Chile, he advises corporate clients, oversees litigation, and manages a growing law firm. "It has been an incredible ride," says Aninat, who worked as a foreign associate at Cameron & Hornbostel in Washington, D.C., and as a partner at Aninat & Cía, his family's law firm, before venturing out on his own.
Aninat teamed up with Juan Pablo Schwencke '97 LL.M. in 2005 to discuss the possibility of forming a firm with national roots and international reach. The partners combined their savings, and they opened Aninat Schwencke & Cía in early 2006.
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Aninat, who is married with three daughters, has become an expert at balancing his roles at the law firm, as a professor at Universidad de Chile School of Law, and as a founder of the online newspaper El Dinamo. His leadership at Aninat Schwencke & Cía has paid off in spades. "In only seven years, which for me, looking back, looks like seven centuries," Aninat says, "we have managed to become one of the top 10 or 12 law firms in the country."


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KSP says the preliminary investigation revealed that a 17-year-old juvenile shot his step father, Hugo Martinez, 37, during a domestic violence dispute.
The step father was pronounced dead at the scene by the Breckinridge County Coroner.
The juvenile is in police custody and has been charged with manslaughter.
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Aside from the actual WordPress dashboard, what tools are available for writing posts, moderating comments, and otherwise administering your site? Please identify whether you're referencing a desktop tool, a web-based tool, or a mobile tool.
closed as too broad by toscho♦ Jan 21 '14 at 9:24
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Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Writer (WLW) is hands down the best, if you are on Windows. One of the things I love about it is its plugin architecture and how many people have written useful plugins for WLW.
I searched far and wide for an equivalent on the Mac and didn't find a match but came close: Qumana:
Qumana still can't touch WLW because it doesn't strip garbage HTML (like from a Word .doc) like WLW does and it doesn't have a plugin architecture, but I keep hoping... :)
WordPress for iOS
The official WordPress client for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch devices), and supports many of the standard WordPress features.
Is both open source and free to download from the App Store.
MarsEdit is pretty much hands-down the best blog client / WordPress tool for Mac. It's a native OSX desktop app, it's not free but I think it's well worth the money for a multi-client blogging tool.
WordPress for Android
The official WordPress client for Android mobile devices. Can manage comments, posts and pages.
Is both open source and free to download from the Android Market.
Windows Live Writer
I've used this tool to write both to my own blog and to clients' blogs. It's a desktop tool provided free by Microsoft that syncs with your site for creating posts, managing categories, and uploading media. The rich text editor allows you to copy-paste from Word documents and switch between a text view and a preview of what the post will look like on your site. You can even write scheduled posts!
One word of warning, though. The live preview feature might not work with some of the more dynamic themes. I've seen it break with a few custom designs and with some themes from RocketThemes. Otherwise, it's a great tool!
I don't know of many tools, but here are two:
For mobile, there are the iPhone, Android, and Blackberry apps for managing posts, pages and comments, as well as viewing stats on your mobile device.
WP Remote
On the web, the only think I know of is http://www.wpremote.com. It's still in a private beta, but it will be a dashboard set up to help manage updating multiple WordPress installations and their plugins from one central location. It doesn't do anything with posting, comments, or otherwise, but is a nifty tool nevertheless.
Also check out ScribeFire Next. It's a Firefox plugin that lets you write blog posts while viewing other web pages. http://www.scribefire.com/
BlogDesk was used from mayn users
Program description
As an offline weblog client, BlogDesk lets you comfortably write and effortlessly publish new entries to your blog.
No need to use those annoying HTML Tags in the WYSIWYG editor. Images can be directly inserted and are automatically uploaded. Even publishing simultaneously to multiple blogs is a matter of a click.
With the ImageWizard you can not only insert images to your posts - it's possible to edit them as well (crop, resize, rotate, shadow etc., see Examples). Even Thumbnails can be created - the preview will be shown in the blog and a click on the image will open it in its original size (just like here in the right column). Linking and uploading those images is automatically done by BlogDesk.
The reduced view leaves more space for the actual post and helps to focus on the content. Especially inexperienced users appreciate a clean workspace without to much distraction.
The BlogWizards helps to configure your blog. With pre-defined blog systems you can access your blog after a few seconds.
Links can be easily inserted and edited. If you link to local files (such as MP3 or PDF), BlogDesk will automatically upload them.
Dictionaries in 14 languages are available for the integrated spell checker.
Posts already published can be edited afterwards and deleted directly from the server.
Frequently Used Phrases are an enormous time-saver for often used phrases, sentences, acronyms or complex formulations.
The Tags-Generator lets you easily define and insert tags instead of retyping them over and over again. WordPress-Tags are supported, too. You can also set so called Custom Fields.
In the Notebook you can insert and rearrange text before you actually use it in your weblog entry. For your convenience you can create multiple categories where text can be saved separatley.
Since it has not been mentioned:
(it did not say public tool in the question)
Being a code monkey, I prefer to do my blogging using the BlogMate bundle in TextMate (a Mac OSX programmer's text editor). It's not for everyone, I know (not free, not anywhere near WYSIWYG), but for someone who spends 8-10 hours a day in TextMate it's just so easy to open a new window, and start typing.


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Heroin has forever changed my life. I lost my home, job, car, and almost my life. Last year I overdosed, and my dad found me and rushed me to the hospital. Five days later I woke up, and was in the ICU in Rhode Island Hospital.
I had a major surgery called a fasciotomy. Most of the muscle in my right leg is gone. Now, over a year later, I still can't feel or move my foot. Every day is a constant reminder of how heroin almost took my life.
So many people have died in the past few months and I am finally realizing how lucky I truly am to be alive. Please, if you are using this horrible drug, don't keep it quiet.
I beg you to seek help before you end up permanently disabled or dead. There is hope.
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Specifically, I'm interested in things like:
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BYU football: Cougar bowl retrospective
SAN DIEGO — It's a little like back to the future for the BYU football program this week.
There was a time when San Diego was a second home for the Cougars, who played in 11 Holiday Bowls from 1978-93. It's where BYU beat Southern Methodist, 46-45, in what's now known as the "Miracle Bowl," as the Cougars came back from a 45-25 deficit over the final four minutes. It's where BYU defeated Michigan to cap its only perfect season and claim the 1984 national championship.
After a 19-year hiatus, BYU returns to San Diego for a postseason game — this time, the Poinsettia Bowl — Thursday when the Cougars face San Diego State.
The Poinsettia Bowl is the 15th different bowl game BYU has played in since its first one, the Fiesta Bowl, in 1974.
The Cougars boast a colorful bowl history, featuring a bevy of memorable victories and forgettable losses. BYU owns a lackluster 12-17-1 record in bowl games, but it has won three in a row, and five out of the last six.
Here's an in-depth look at the Cougars' bowl past.
With many observers expecting a high-scoring affair in the 2011 Armed Forces Bowl on a sun-drenched day in Dallas, BYU and Tulsa staged a defensive struggle.
Quarterback Riley Nelson struggled for most of the game before helping lead the Cougars on a 12-play, 48-yard drive in the closing four minutes that ended with a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cody Hoffman on an audibled trick play with 11 seconds remaining, as the Cougars rallied to a 24-21 victory over the Golden Hurricane.
Nelson stood at the line of scrimmage on second-and-2 at the Tulsa 2-yard line. BYU's coaches had called a spike play to stop the clock. Instead, Nelson decided to call an audible and execute a "Red Alert," or a fake spike.
"There is a play that we have, Red Alert, that he called on his own, which is fake spike it, then throw a touchdown — or he better throw a touchdown, put it that way," said coach Bronco Mendenhall. "He did that completely on his own. I do believe in the freedom of players, and I trust them to do what they think is right to help our team win."
Nelson's fake spike caught Tulsa's defense off guard, and he found Hoffman open in the end zone.
"I yelled to our outside guys the call and gave them the signal and we ran it," said Nelson. "Cody's stance was not a receiver's stance at all. He was standing there waiting for it to get hiked. When Cody took off, the first thing the corner did was spring back to not get beat on a fade. I had Cody's eyes. He stopped. I was able to put the ball back shoulder. Great play by him."
Hoffman earned Armed Forces Bowl Most Outstanding Player honors after catching eight passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns.
The other memorable play from the Armed Forces Bowl occurred just before halftime, when senior left tackle Matt Reynolds, Nelson and Hoffman teamed up for a crucial touchdown. It was BYU's first TD of the game.
On first down, as Nelson scrambled left toward the sideline, Reynolds lost his helmet as he tussled with a Golden Hurricane defender.
"I probably got a little too aggressive," Reynolds said. "I think I hit his knee with my helmet and my helmet popped off. When I stood back up, I saw them running for Riley. I just tried to stop them."
Stop them he did, by peeling back and delivering a crushing block near the sideline that allowed Nelson to keep the play alive.
Nelson completed a pass to Hoffman in the middle of the field, at about the 3-yard line. After catching the ball, Hoffman battled through a couple of Tulsa defenders, then stretched the ball over the goal line for the score.
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Bill Bastenbeck's March 16 letter, "Law-abiding gun owners treated like criminals," lambasted Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature for proposing to outlaw possession of certain weapons and magazines. The letter was right on the target — no pun intended!
The knee-jerk legislation pushed by federal and state Democrats is plainly aimed at outlawing gun possession entirely by stripping away our Second Amendment rights, one by one. Make no mistake, President Obama and his clones in Hartford will not stop here should any such limitations that are enacted not be ruled unconstitutional. With Obama likely to appoint another Supreme Court justice, don't expect the wisdom of our Founding Fathers to prevail.
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The definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation. . . and the verdict that no one saw coming.
It was the trial that stunned America. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony walked away, virtually scot-free, from one of the most sensational murder trials of all time. She'd been accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, but the trial only left behind more questions: Was she actually innocent? What really happened to Caylee? Was this what justice really looked like?
In Imperfect Justice, prosecutor Jeff Ashton, one of the principal players in the case's drama, sheds light on those questions and much more, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial, and the now-infamous verdict. Complete with never-before-revealed information about the case and the accused, Ashton examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong, and why he remains completely convinced of Casey Anthony's guilt.
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Most of us have our favorite places to eat and hang out. There is the neighborhood coffee shop where we stop for our morning cup. However, that isn't the place we would choose for a Sunday morning brunch or the special anniversary night out. Each place serves our special wants and needs. Hospitals are no different, but do you know what hospital to choose in an emergency or natural diaster like a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake, and does it matter?
Medicine has changed in the past generation. Not so long ago, medical practice was good at diagnosing conditions and diseases, but had little to offer the patient in the way of treatment to intervene in life-threatening events. Thirty years ago, the heart attack victim was admitted to the hospital for weeks as the damaged heart muscle was replaced with scar tissue and the patient adapted to a new life with a weakened heart. People had strokes, and there were no intervention options available. Survival rates from trauma were better in Vietnam than on American highways.


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There have always been great chasms separating generations, but none so much as right now. We live in the era of technology, the Technocratic Age, and we youngsters are eager to adopt new technologies. The older generation, namely our grandparents, has more trouble with them. Perhaps they don't want them, perhaps they don't like them, perhaps they don't understand the need for them. But the fact remains that while the younger generation embraces new technology, the older generation keeps its distance.
I don't claim that technology is the sole perpetrator of creating the chasm, but merely of widening it. Music can be a great dividing force.
When was the last time you saw an elderly man rapping along with Pit Bull? When was the last time you saw a high school student belting out one of Andrea Bocelli's operas? I'm not saying that this never happens, but in general, the elder generation sticks with classical, opera, etc., while the younger generation sticks with pop, hip-hop, rap, etc.
When my family goes to my grandparents' house for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a birthday, my grandfather always breaks into song before we sit down to dinner. He is a very good singer, to tell the truth, but his style clashes with all of his grandchildren's preferences. My younger siblings all groan as he begins to sing, and they all shout loudly in efforts to drown him out. All in good fun, of course.
It is true that music preferences vary greatly among all types of people, but the greatest difference lies between age groups, between the generations. There will always be something separating the generations. This time, it's music.
I have to say, though, that classical music and younger people can mix well. Seriously. Check out Chris Mann from "The Voice" :
Rap and older people can mix too. Seriously. Case in point, Betty White"
Music can also be a uniting force between the generations too. We just have to be willing to step out of our comfort zones and give it a try!


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SAN ANTONIO (February 26, 2013) – San Antonio Rampage General Manager Mike Santos announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has loaned goaltender Brian Foster to their ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Foster, 26, made his first appearance of the year for San Antonio on Friday in relief and stopped all seven shots he faced in 20 minutes of action. He has appeared in 31 games for the Cyclones this season and owns an 18-7-4 record. The 6-foot-2, 186-pound goaltender also sports a 0.908 save percentage and a 2.63 goals-against average for Cincinnati.
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Condemned: Sonic Destruction - 03-27-2008, 05:40 PM
I figured, hey, we need a new Condemned RP. XD
1. This RP is rated M for the gore and alcohol/drug use that is bound to occur. If you are under the age of 16 I highly suggest you turn back now as this RP is based off a very violent and bloody video game series. This RP is for experienced RPers only. Everyone should know by now who I do consider experienced; please don't spam the RP asking to join unless you are one of those people, and don't go bugging Miranda about me not letting you join as you can't message me anyway if you're not on my buddy list.
2. No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Or else I will hit you with a tree branch. This RP is based on a videogame with supernatural traits, true, but I will NOT allow any sort of freakish being or monstrosity to be in this RP. Within limits, yes, your character can be a freak, but I'm going to be tighter on restrictions with this.
3. Abide by the rules laid out in the stickies.
4. I'm warning you all now: this has a set plot already and I will allow minor-to-major subplots along side it as long as it'll make sense. If anyone attempts to join this with the idea of comandeering the plot for their own use (some of you will know who I'm speaking of), get the HELL out of this RP. Pardon the language.
5. If you don't understand the game, I'll explain it to the best of my abilities in this thread. However, I don't want you to go making up crap; there's a Wiki article on both Condemned games and I'll know if you made something up as I've played both games and frequently check both articles for updates..
6. Please, please, please try to have at least 2-3 lines per post. Pretty please with sugar on top?
The city of Metro has steadily gone downhill ever since the SKX (Serial Killer X) killings last year: mainly junkies and homeless people attacking people at will and stealing from stores and the new museum down the street from the old Trenton Bowling Alley. Within the past week alone, three people have turned up murdered: Malcom Vanhorn, Mayor Rachel Mars, and Farrell, the director of the SCU. Malcom Vanhorn had his sternum and vocal cords taken out forcibly, and he was crucified on a floor. Rachel Mars had something ripped out of her back - metal pieces - and her head was gone, later found in the bowling alley. Farrell had an x-shaped mark below his collarbone and... had no head. A search was done, but his head was never found. It seemed to have just... exploded.
Ethan Thomas is back with the Bureau; however, he came back with extreme reluctance, especially when he noticed that Dorland - one of the superior officers of the Search team - apparently didn't want him back, and left him behind several times on purpose with the intent of having the psychotic homeless kill him: however, Ethan escaped each time. Dorland is now dead, having been exposed as a member of the Oro.
The Oro is a cult, the name is short for Oro Invictus, meaning "Invincible Voice." They use a type of sonic ability caused by a physical defect: Unique vocal cords, a hollow sternum, and a higher-than-normal bone density. When trained, these vocal cords can create complex sounds that echo through the sternum and chest cavity like a fine-tuned instrument; many of the Oro followers use surgically implanted metal apparati to enhance the effect further. Ethan Thomas did not need this; the reason Dorland wanted him dead was because he had the "Rememdium", the Remedy: a long-prophecized being possessing "perfectly evolved" vocal chords capable of generating the Oro's sonic power without the metal implants the Oro use. The Oro are terrified of the Rememdium (as he is 'the voice to oppose the Oro'.) and killed Ethan's parents in an attempt to get to him; he was shuffled through countless foster homes by Malcom Vanhorn as a result. It was to protect him.
The sonic ability the Oro use causes acute bouts of paranoia. This is followed by hallucinatory episodes that slip quickly into psychosis and other forms of uncontrolled violent behavior. People with natural tendencies to be violent become even more so when exposed to these sonic emissions. Leland Vanhorn was one of these: to deal with his increasingly violent behavior, he killed serial killers *The SKX killings* and to find them easier, he followed Ethan Thomas's cases very, very closely.
After being shot in the head, Leland Vanhorn did not die at all; he lost most of the left side of his face, yes, but nothing of his brain. He now has a shaved head, is missing the flesh on the left side of his mouth, and has a large X carved into his forehead between his eyebrows. He's wanted for the murders of Malcom Vanhorn and Mayor Mars, whom he killed because of their relation to the Oro; he's obsessed with becoming one of them.
But this story is off to the side of this action; sure, it still deals with the Oro, but the characters rarely have contact with the characters of the game save for Ethan, Rosa (Ethan's lab counterpart, she examines everything from both teams), and Leland Vanhorn at times, as well as Infri, a peculiar Oro who likes to get face-to-face with those the cult despises. Also, it appears as though the sonic emitters scattered throughout Metro City have an odd effect on those who have dealt with the Oro in the past: They have alter egos they see in hallucinations; these 'egos' always wear a mask of some sort, and their real faces are never seen. The 'egos' represent whatever flaws a person has, be it drug addiction, alcoholism, or something they fear about themselves or something they want to deny; they can have more than one of these problems. Also, they may wear the same clothes the real half wears, but with obvious differences.
As a part of this little side-story, you have to find the influential people who are part of the Oro. It won't be obvious, not at all; many of them learned to hide the metal pieces. You may or may not have the sonic capabilities, either; it appears as though the gene for the unique vocal cord type is hereditary or purely coincidental, and most newborns who are born with the hereditary type are sightless and armless; the Rememdium is blamed for it, but it appears to be a result of inbreeding.
Detection Tools: These are all in one convenient unit.
UV Light- The UV Light's primary function is to detect traces of blood visible and invisible to the naked eye, causing it to stand out brightly if within the light range of the device. It will illuminate the immediate area directly ahead with a purplish light.
Spectrometer- The Spectrometer can detect suspicious noises, such as the noises emitted by the Sonic Emitters scattered throughout Metro City, and it will also detect various gases.
Digital Camera- The Digital Camera is used to capture images that are transmitted back to the lab for evaluation. Examples: Crime scene/Environment, body or body parts, blood spatter, documents.
GPS- Your GSP is an extremely useful tool, especially if you get lost in the Black Lake region north of Metro. It can also tell you where various deposits of ammo are in a building.
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Relation to the Oro (Ran into them/member of/etc.):
Brief bio:
Alter Ego's appearance:
Name: Kayte Thomas
Age: 22
Appearance: Pale blond hair, blue eyes; slightly tanned complexion. She has a small, triangular scar under her left eye caused by Infri when she fought him when she was tracking a murderer down in the slums.
Relation to the Oro: Ran into them; she was tracking a random murderer in the slums of Metro City when she ran into Infri killing her suspect, and they fought; she's still got a scar from the confrontation.
Job: SCU investigator/CSI agent
Brief bio: The last name Thomas is a mistake of sorts; she does have the last name, but she isn't related to Ethan in any way. Despite this, during her internship she was partnered with him several times; she respects him greatly, as he was her mentor. When he went on a downward spiral, she ignored Dorland's attempts at questioning her of Ethan's whereabouts; she didn't know where he'd gone.
Alter Ego's appearance and meaning: Usually wears whatever Kayte is wearing, but there's always a bloodstain down the front; also wears a mask that resembles a mild, smiling clown face with a tear under one eye. It represents her emotional problems - anger issues, conflicting areas of her life, etc. - and her painkiller addiction, which she tries to pass off as having to take frequent doses due to back and leg troubles (which isn't entirely a lie, either). The AEgo acts childish at some times and serious in others.
Kayte pulled her car to a stop outside the SCU building, pushing down the parking break and resting her head against the headrest of her seat. She hadn't wanted to come to work; she felt sick, probably because of trying to cold-turkey her way out of painkillers, but it wasn't working. She'd probably have to go to rehab... The thought made her cringe and open the car door, slamming it shut behind her after she grabbed her pack and pulled her phone out. "... Answer me, man.." She rubbed between her eyes, wincing as her headache started getting worse. "Ugh."
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday used his line-item veto power to veto a section of a budget bill that would exempt the sand used in oil and gas drilling from the state's sales tax.
The House and Senate are scheduled to convene Wednesday for the official end of the session and could vote on whether to override the veto.
The Legislature approved the exemption as part of House Bill 1048, an appropriation for the Revenue Services Division of the state Department of Finance and Administration. The Special Language Committee added the exemption to the bill as an amendment.
"Substantive changes to Arkansas law that have no relation to appropriations, such as Section 16 of HB 1048, should rarely be considered during fiscal sessions," Beebe said in a letter to legislators. "If they are to be considered at all, it should be done through the process the people established in our constitution, and not through 'special language' amendments to unrelated appropriation bills."
Under state law, a two-thirds majority vote of both chambers of the Legislature is required to take up any non-budget bill during a fiscal session. Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, who proposed the amendment, said Monday that it did not require a two-thirds vote for consideration because it was merely a clarification that Arkansas' sales tax exemption for manufacturers' equipment applies to drillers' sand.
"What we're trying to do is clarify what legislative intent was," he said.
A Pulaski County circuit judge ruled earlier this month that the exemption for manufacturers' equipment applies to drillers' sand, but state officials have said they will appeal the ruling. The exemption for sand is projected to cost the state $5 million a year.
Dismang said he is assessing the level of support for a veto override, but he noted that the appropriation bill received the three-fourths majority vote in both chambers needed to approve any appropriation, a higher hurdle than the simple majority vote in both chambers needed to override a veto.
"It passed both houses with more than enough votes needed and does have the support of both Democrats and Republicans," he said.
House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, issued a statement Monday criticizing Beebe for the veto.
"Gov. Beebe has made a bad choice that threatens Arkansas jobs from our state's natural gas industry in a time of high unemployment, and when domestically produced (liquefied natural gas) is being touted as a potential trade tool to combat Russian influence in Europe," Westerman said.
Senate President Pro Tem Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, said Monday he believed there was support in the Senate for an override.
"I've heard several members say that we shouldn't be collecting the tax in the first place," he said.
This is the third time during Beebe's two terms in office that the Democratic governor has issued a line-item veto. During the 2103 regular session he vetoed three bills in their entirety, one requiring voters to show ID at the polls and two setting new restrictions on abortion, but the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode all three vetoes.
The stricter of the two abortion measures sought to ban most abortions at 12 weeks or later into a pregnancy. On Friday, a federal ruled the ban was unconstitutional but left standing standing a provision of the law requiring a check for a fetal heartbeat before any abortion at 12 weeks or later.