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NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT
For the San Diego Chargers, the catch phrase is "Looking Ahead." And after Sunday's stinker in Oakland, one can't blame the Chargers.
The Indianapolis Colts are Monday's visitors and the local fans are so fired up that thousands of tickets remain available for the game.
Chargers watchers aren't quite sold on this year's team, and those doubts were solidified after losing to the Raiders,
"We picked the wrong night to have a bad night," coach Mike McCoy said.
But they get a chance to get right against the Colts, although there's a possibility the team's hard core fans won't see it if the game is blacked out.
But the Colts will present a serious challenge, as they shine in places where the Chargers are thin.
The Chargers know the Colts are the next team up. What they aren't sure about is if the next man up will be able to hold his ground.
The Chargers were a thin team before the season kicked off. And that's being proven as when key starters go down, they replacement is a far fall from what the starter possessed.
But the Colts aren't going to feel sorry for the Bolts. Indy has wrapped up two impressive wins this season, beating the 49ers on the road and the Seahawks at home, and sit atop the AFC South.
And that's the direction, south, the Chargers are headed. One week after feeling giddy about a home victory over the Chargers, the reality is they are tied for last place in the AFC West. And if you include tiebreakers, they own that undesirable piece of real estate all to themselves.
With the Chargers almost at mid-October, it's still hard to get a read on this rebuilt team.
Is it the one that prevailed on the road at Philadelphia and held off a talented Dallas team at home?
Or that one that squandered fourth-quarter leads to Houston and Tennessee and played too careful at Oakland.
"When you turn the ball over five times it's tough to win games," McCoy said, and he was proven right in the loss to the Raiders. "The week before, we played the way we wanted to play. It's unfortunate, but that's this game. You have to get up every week and play it the best you can. If you don't you're going to get knocked off."
Will the Chargers be up on Monday night. One would think so. Then again, they came out flat against the Raiders in falling in a 17-0 hole and that's surprising in how much beating the Raiders once meant to the Chargers.
"We've shown the good and we've shown the bad," McCoy said. "We have to eliminate all the bad and get back to where we were at the Dallas game. We have to take it one week at a time and take it back to the practice field this week to correct all the mistakes."
It's a long list, almost as lengthy as the one showing injured players.
But something not showing up on the sheet with the bumps and bruises is wounded pride. The Chargers got a big dose of that in Oakland, with the question being if they learned anything from it.
Or, are the Chargers' inconsistent ways what we can expect as they continue this trek back to respectability.
"We just need to continue to improve and eliminate the mistakes that hurts you winning football games at this level," McCoy said."The parity is too good in this league. If you don't play your best, you're going to get knocked off. Every team has an opportunity to win week in and week out."
It's not a stretch to say the Chargers have had that opportunity if all five of their games. But that doesn't trump their 2-3 record, a mark which could get worse before it gets better.
SERIES HISTORY: 25th regular-season meeting. Chargers lead series, 15-9. The Chargers have won five of the last six meetings, when including two playoff games. All of those wins came against a Colts team which was lead by QB Peyton Manning. The last time the Colts were in San Diego, they were upended in an AFC first-round playoff game, losing in overtime, 23-17.
NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - NOTES, QUOTES
--The Chargers were off Wednesday, getting an extra day of rest with them not playing the Colts until Monday night. It'll mark the Chargers' second Monday night game in six weeks; they lost the season-opener to the Texans.
--The Chargers' passing game, especially on the outside, has taken a hit after losing Danario Alexander in the offseason and Malcom Floyd in early in the regular season. That's why the team was so encouraged with the performances of third-year pro Vincent Brown and rookie Keenan Allen as both went over the 100-yard receiving mark. It was the first time the Chargers had two wide out gain more than 100 yards through the air since Curtis Conway and Jeff Graham did it in 2000. Brown had a team-high 117 yards on eight receptions; Allen had 115 yards and his first NFL touchdown on six catches. "We're going to need those guys going forward," QB Philip Rivers said.
--With RB Ryan Mathews (concussion) availability for Sunday not settled, it's possible Danny Woodhead could be asked to do even more in the offense. Is it too much to ask, considering how active he is as a receiver and he's returning kicks as well. "He's done that before," coach Mike McCoy said. "I think he can. Danny, Ronnie (Brown) and Ryan (Mathews) will split the load as time goes on. There's going to be games where guys get more touches than others. Depending on the flow of the game, you are going to do what's best to win."
--The Chargers had been keen, to some degree, taking care of the football -- then the trip to Oakland. After five turnovers in that loss, the Chargers are at a minus-eight in the takeaway/giveaway ratio. The Colts stand at plus-six.
--Chargers GM Tom Telesco, in is first year, cut his teeth with the Colts' personnel department.
--Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano's brother is the Colts' head coach, Chuck Pagano.
BY THE NUMBERS: O -- Number of Chargers wins against AFC opponents five weeks into the season.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We're not going to look back. We're going to learn from our mistakes and move on." -- Coach Mike McCoy, when asked if he second-guesses himself with some of his decisions after getting beat by Oakland.
NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
The Chargers continue to juggle their roster, with the latest move adding DE Lawrence Gay, a waiver pickup from the Colts.
Gay was last seen blocking a punt Sunday against the Seahawks which was returned for a touchdown. He's played 11 games with the Colts the last two years, which means the Chargers will not only to possibly contribute on the field, but in the meeting rooms with his fresh knowledge of what the Colts are doing.
To make room for Gray, the team released DE Jarius Wynn.
--LT Nick Becton could be thrust into the starting lineup, depending on the health of the two players in front of him, King Dunlap and Mike Harris. Becton relieved Harris on Sunday when he exited with an undisclosed injury. Becton, like Harris, is an undrafted rookie.
--RB Danny Woodhead's 31 receptions is the most among NFL running backs. That is just nine catches shy of his career high, set last year in New England.
--TE Antonio Gates is coming off another 100-yard receiving game. If he gets one more, he will tie Wes Chandler on the Chargers' all-time list with the fifth-most in franchise history.
--ILB Manti Te'o continues to see more playing time as he eases into the season after missing the first three games with a foot injury.
--CB Shareece Wright (hamstring) will be updated on Thursday. He has missed the past two games.
--LG Chad Rinehart (foot) will be updated on Thursday.
--LT King Dunlap (concussion) will be updated on Thursday.
--T Mike Harris (undisclosed) will be updated on Thursday.
--OLB Jarret Johnson (hamstring) will be updated on Thursday.
-- RB Ryan Mathews (concussion) will be updated on Thursday.
GAME PLAN: The Chargers will want to keep the ball away from Colts QB Andrew Luck -- good luck with that. But despite a questionable running game and a depleted front line, the Chargers will lean more to long, time-consuming drives rather than Philip Rivers utilizing his two new deep threat, Vincent Brown and Keenan Allen -- two young players coming off big games.
The Chargers' defense is such that it doesn't figure to slow down, let alone stop Luck and his revved offense. The best defense for the Chargers is to play keep-away -- and like we said, good luck with that.
MATCHUPS TO WATCH: The Chargers pass protection, with a banged-up front line vs. the Colts' active pass rush -- The Chargers could be down to a third-string left tackle and a second-string left guard. Opposite them will be pass-rush dynamo Robert Mathis, who is showing little signs of missing his old running mate, Dwight Freeney. While Freeney is out for the year with a quad injury, Mathis is leading the league with nine sacks.
Chargers secondary vs. the Colts' passing attack -- Among the Chargers' woes is trying to keep up with shifty receivers -- scratch that, any receiver. CB Derek Cox was brought in as a free agent this offseason, but he's struggled. Shareece Wright was to start opposite him, but he's missed two games with a hamstring injury. Johnny Patrick and Richard Marshall have filled in for Wright and at the nickel spot -- and it just ain't working. Now here comes Luck aiming for the likes of T.Y Hilton and a resurgent Reggie Wayne and the Chargers are going to be challenged to stop them. Maybe a stout pass rush could aid the back end, but not only is Freeney gone for the year, but Jarret Johnson, with a team-high four sacks, had to exit from the Oakland game with a hamstring injury. His availability is in question.


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I am working at this app. which does some basic blog operations and I want to be able to get the template of the page to recreate "the look and feel" of the user's blog when he does stuff.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use blogger_getTemplate and blogger_setTemplate methods from the xmlrpc.php file.
I will discuss on the last public build (2.2). It seems that fopen (line 729) doesn't get a file name to open, but rather the path to the server's local installation directory. At this point, the PHP engine issues a warning and I receive a bad response from the XMLRPC server.
I wasn't able to find whether this is a known bug. However, I found an old xmlrpc.php revision file (from 05/23/04, changeset 1349), where the code of this method made sense (check the two lines where it forms the $filename string).
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The Portuguese Association of Open Source Software Enterprises (ESOP) announced today that the Portuguese Parliament has approved the proposal to adopt Open Standards. The announcement says that the proposal, which was presented last week, had wide consensus of all Portuguese political parties.
According to the ESOP, these steps move Portugal closer to adding its name to the growing list of countries already using Open Standards, and adoption will allow for improved interoperability, strengthen market competition, help adjust the price value of solutions, and resolves the protocol and format problems caused by "exclusivity contracts".
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Perri says that if students give her and other professors the opportunity to know them better, whether it's dropping by during office hours or going to get a coffee, then when internships become available down the line, she can make a good match between a student's interests and skills and an internship. She says the same goes for students that may not have her for class but would like a connection to the working world.
Find out who the hiring manager is and put a cover letter with someone's name on it, not just 'to whom it may concern' and follow up with a phone call saying, 'I've submitted my materials online and just wanted to follow up because I'm sure you've inundated.'
Wait a week and if you haven't heard anything or even gotten a postcard saying we've received your material, make a hard copy of your resume, put it in an envelope and put a little note on the top saying, 'I'm sure you have many applicants for your summer internship. Would love a chance to interview by phone'. It makes them remember you. "The whole idea is to make your resume stand out and you stand out," says Perri.
Even if you've been hired to work on a specific project, don't settle for doing just that. Perri says that a lot of interns find they complete work faster than their employer thinks they will. Instead of waiting around, she encourages people to speak up and say the project is going well, is there anything else for them to work on? Or could the employer give them two or three things to work on over the next week, so that when they finish one thing they don't have to keep bugging their employer for something else to do.
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Jeffrey Goldberg, the usually liberal Atlantic journalist and one-time IDF soldier, has increasingly been defending more conservative positions on Israel. So when he opened last night's discussion with Jeremy Ben-Ami, the J Street founder and former Clinton aide, with the interrogation-like question -- "Are you or have you ever been a Zionist?" -- you might have expected the night to end in a brawl.
But Goldberg was only being sarcastic, mocking the outrageous tone the Israel debates often assume. So while he peppered Ben-Ami with tough, conservative-minded questions -- why should American Jews lecture Israelis about their own politics? All Israeli got from pulling out of Lebanon and Gaza were rockets, why should they expect any different from the West Bank? -- he was very capable of agreeing with him on certain points.
Goldberg, for instance, had no problem laying some blame on Israelis for the crisis they're now in. He said Abba Eban's oft-repeated phrase, "Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," could certainly go the other way: Israel has also missed its share of chances too. He even gave a personal anecdote, saying how he's been spit on by Jewish settlers himself, and knows quite well that providing them with political cover impedes any sensible peace.
But it was really Ben-Ami's show. The event was sponsored by J Street and held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (or, in Goldberg's pithy phrase, "the Chabad House for atheists"). And Goldberg mostly relinquished the role of opinion-giver, which he's been doing a lot of on his Atlantic blog, and played the straight journalist.
Why should Israelis give up control of Judaism's holiest sites like the Temple Mount or even Hebron?, Goldberg asked. If Jews asked the same things of Muslims in Mecca, they'd be laughed at--or worse.
Ben-Ami answered: First, he didn't think Jews could make the same claim to Mecca as Muslims could to the Temple Mount, where a mosque now stands and where Muhammed is believed to have ascended to heaven. But more importantly, Ben Ami said, he didn't think that generations of ongoing bloodshed was worth the price of sole control over any religious site.
Practically, Ben-Ami said that it's wiser to allow a third party like NATO to secure Jerusalem's eastern border with the West Bank, than permit endless feuding over such sensitive areas.
At another point, Goldberg asked why Israelis should trust Palestinians now to make peace when, just a decade ago, in 2000 at Camp David, they so clearly rejected it.
Ben-Ami answered: That question implied that Arab opposition to a Jewish state has always been absolute and unchanging, while that isn't at all the case. Too many in the West still refuse to recognize that the PLO's recognition of Israel's right to exist in the early-1990s was a watershed event for the Palestinians, and the same can be said about the Saudi Arabia Peace Initiative of 2002. "The gap in worldview is still huge," he said.
Moreover, over the last few years Fatah has made impressive gains in the West Bank, both in terms of economic progress and a responsible security force, he added. We should recognize and encourage those gains, and know that "85 percent of Palestinians would not want to follow the lifestyle that Hamas" advocates.
There is no question that Hamas, not to mention Hezbollah and Iran, are serious threats, he said. But the most effective way to discourage their legitimacy is to support the Arab voices of moderation who've achieved real material gain. Only their victory--not Israeli military prowess alone--will make the region secure over the long-term.
When Goldberg asked whether he thought Peter Beinart was correct, and that American Jews and Israel are "getting a divorce," Ben-Ami said yes, he thought Beinart was right.
Young American Jews were raised, for the most part, in a liberal environment that encouraged the promotion of equal rights, respect for diversity and a certain degree of empathy for the downtrodden. And now that Israel is perceived as being the oppressor who trods on Palestinians, they're "checking their Zionism at the door," he said, in paraphrase of Beinart, instead of their liberal values.
That answer connected to one Ben-Ami gave earlier, to Goldberg's question about whether American Jews should indeed have the right to criticize Israel before they defend it. If liberal Jews cared so much about Israel, Goldberg said, "why don't you move there?"
Ben Ami answered: He felt it necessary to criticize Israel because, first, the country is an integral part of the Jewish people. And following from that, he felt that what Israel does reflects on Jews everywhere. If the world is more hostile to Jews because of Israel's policies towards the Palestinians, which he thought was the case, then he not only had a moral but also a physical right to voice his opinions.
If he didn't move there--though a good portion of his family lives there already, and his father is Israeli--it was because he was comfortable enough in America. Plus, it's safer here.
Goldberg then gave a sharp rejoiner: "So is Netanyahu the Prime Minister of all Jews?"
Ben Ami: No, but he should take into account how his policies affect us.
Things came to a close on a point of agreement, if Goldberg was still mostly wearing his journalist's hat. He asked why Israel should be held to a higher standard than the Arabs, some of whom enforce a lifestyle that is downright "medieval."
Ben-Ami turned it back on Goldberg: "Why is it okay to say that as long as we're one step above our neighbors then we're doing okay?" Moreover, some of the policies of Israel's current government have flown in the face of Israel's own founding as a liberal democracy. He cited Avigdor Lieberman's proposal to transfer Arabs in a future peace deal, and the stonewalling by the Israeli government of some of its own human rights groups. "I don't think that's okay."
Goldberg then briefly took off the inquisitor's mask: He didn't think everything Netanyahu's government was doing was okay, either. In addition, he said, "We didn't wait 2,000 years in exile to return to our homeland so that we can say that, Hey, at least we're better than the Syrians."
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Digital Marketing Associate, Temporary
Department: Development
Reports to: Digital Marketing Manager, Web and Email
Type of position: Temporary, Full-Time
Duration: July 15, 2016–December 31, 2016 (full-time)
I. Purpose of the Job
A passionate and creative thinker who, under the guidance of the Digital Marketing Manager for Web and Email, makes MSF-USA's digital campaigns happen. On any given day this position may be designing emails destined for hundreds of thousands of inboxes, building a landing page seen around the world, or identifying trends to help us grow our digital program.
II. Job Functions and Responsibilities
- Builds emails in our in-house blast email system
- Manages the calendar for email communications
- Designs email assets as necessary, including photo imagery
- Strategizes with the team on audience segmentation and constructs those groups
- Find trends in email reports to inform future decisions
- Creates landing pages within our Drupal CMS and Shorthand
- Optimizes our Google Analytics account and produces reports
- Identifies powerful, response-driving photo imagery
- Develops a mastery of the digital program's files and record keeping
Required Skills:
- Excellent organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
- Responsible, driven, and able to work independently with guidance from staff members
- Knowledge of HTML and CSS
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Experience working in databases and CRMs, preferably Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Experience working with blast email systems, preferably ClickDimensions or similar
- Strong Google Analytics skills
- Obsessive attention to detail, especially in proofreading
- Fantastic communications skills, both written and oral
- Landing page, email, and UI experience
- A passion for MSF and the work we do
To apply: Please submit cover letter and resume to: email@example.com, Subject: Digital Marketing Associate, Temporary.
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Director of Development Systems
Department: Development
Type: Full-time; Exempt
Supervises: Direct Reports: Fundraising Systems Manager, Senior Analyst
Indirect: 2 Fundraising Systems Associates, 1 Fundraising Systems Assistant, 1 Marketing Analyst, 2 Temporary positions, plus an active pool of Volunteers, Work Study students and/or Interns
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The Director of Development Systems is a member of the Development Managers platform and plays a critical role in MSF-USA's ability to operate an extremely diverse, complex and fast-paced fundraising program. The Development Systems team serves the entire Development department, acting like a central nervous system supporting all fundraising operations, from massive multi-step omni-channel marketing campaigns to supporting the growth of high-touch relationships with major donors, foundations and corporations.
Under the general direction of the Director of MSF-USA's fundraising department, the Director of Development Systems leads a collaborative process of assessing, planning and implementing changes to fundraising systems along with continuously optimizing and improving existing processes and routines within the department. Systems planning and maintenance must meet the strategic and practical needs of all units of Development and provide the required financial and data-quality controls and reporting mechanisms for end-users and decision-makers.
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Bush won't take the fall for Detroit's fall
The NYT reports:
President Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February. The entire bailout is conditioned on the companies undertaking sweeping reorganizations to show that they can return to profitability….
The decision to use the stabilization fund was also a major turnabout for Mr. Bush, who for weeks had insisted that the Treasury program should not be used to help the automakers.
In the end, it was clear that Mr. Bush did not want G.M. or Chrysler, both American icons, to go down on his watch.
I guess losing New Orleans, America's good name, our civil liberties, the credibility of the constitution and of the Justice Department (and the SEC and every other watchdog agency), the health care of millions of people, rising wages for most Americans, the housing industry, the financial sector, the economy in general, the climate for the next thousand years, [insert your W-driven calamity here], was enough for the President. I know it was enough for the rest of us.
Bush has punted this problem, and all the others, to Obama:
"These are not ordinary circumstances," Mr. Bush said in televised remarks that quickly touched off a debate over the fairness of his plan. "In the midst of a financial crisis and a recession, allowing the U.S. auto industry to collapse is not a responsible course of action."
Mr. Bush made his announcement a week after Senate Republicans blocked an automaker bailout that had been negotiated by the White House and Congressional Democrats. The loan package announced by the president includes requirements that are roughly identical to those in that bill, which was approved by the House.
But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the White House package "unfortunately singles out workers and clearly puts them at a disadvantage before negotiations have even begun." Other reaction cut across political lines, with some Republicans criticizing the White House, while other Republicans from states dependent on the auto industry offered praise….
A close reading of the package announced by Mr. Bush shows that it is different from the legislation adopted by the House in a crucial way: it strips away a requirement that Cerebrus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owns 80 percent of Chrysler, be held liable for any losses experienced by the taxpayers. Lawmakers in both parties have expressed outrage that Cerebrus, which is profitable, had refused to put up any more cash to aid Chrysler .
The bill adopted by the House would have allowed the government to reach up through Chrysler's complicated corporate structure and take an equity stake in Cerberus itself, essentially requiring Cerberus to make the taxpayers whole should the government incur losses.
The fund agreed on Friday to put another $2 billion into Chrysler. Administration officials said the investment effectively put Cerberus on the hook for far more than just the government loans, and that taxpayers were being protected through the tough restrictions imposed in the loan agreements — including provisions that would give the government an equity stake in G.M. and Chrysler.
"They carry all of the risk," Tony Fratto, the deputy White House press secretary, said of Cerberus. "We are limiting risk and expect to be paid back."
The loan deal requires the companies to quickly reduce their debt by two-thirds, mostly through debt-for-equity swaps, and to reach an agreement with the United Automobile Workers union to cut wages and benefits so they are competitive with those of employees of foreign-based automakers in the United States.
The union president, Ron Gettelfinger, said, he was disappointed that Mr. Bush added conditions singling out workers.
"We will work with the Obama administration and the new Congress to ensure that these unfair conditions are removed," Mr. Gettelfinger said.At a news conference in Detroit, the chief executive of G.M., Rick Wagoner, said, "We've got a huge amount of work to do over the next 90 days and beyond, so our focus is on executing our G.M. plan."
"We obviously have to deliver on our plan, but we'd like to get more focus back on what we think is a very competitive set of cars and trucks that are competitive in fuel economy and quality and in most cases have better designs," Mr. Wagoner said.
In a statement to employees, Robert L. Nardelli, the chief executive of Chrysler, said the company would hold up its end of the bargain.
"The receipt of this loan means Chrysler can continue to pursue its vision to build the fuel-efficient, high-quality cars and trucks people want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy again," Mr. Nardelli said….
To gain access to the loans, G.M. and Chrysler must agree to concessions, including limits on executive pay and the elimination of private corporate jets.
Yet Mr. Bush essentially handed off to President-elect Barack Obama what will become one of the first, most difficult calls of his presidency: a political and economic judgment about whether G.M. and Chrysler are financially viable. (Ford is not seeking immediate government help.)
If, by March 31, Chrysler and G.M. cannot meet that standard — and clearly they could not meet it today — the $13.5 billion in loans would be "called" for immediate repayment, with the government placed ahead of all other creditors.
In effect, the White House has required the auto companies to cut the equivalent of $13.5 billion in costs within three months, in order to repay the federal money and receive another infusion of capital that will either keep them operating for the rest of the year outside of bankruptcy protection or provide financing while they reorganize in bankruptcy.
That is an enormous amount of savings to find in such a short period, industry analysts said, especially given the bleak conditions under which the companies are operating. Auto sales are the worst since the early 1980s, and there has been no sign that banks or the car companies' financing arms will loosen tight restrictions on loans.
To avoid bankruptcy, the companies will need to complete negotiations with unions, creditors, suppliers and dealers by March 31. Any judgment on the accords they reach with those groups will inevitably be both economic and political….
Mr. Bush chided Congress for failing to approve the auto rescue legislation, but he did not note that his fellow Republicans in the Senate were responsible for scuttling the bill in what amounted to a sharp rebuke to the White House in the waning days of his administration.
Is there anybody left in the entire country who thinks the president has done a good job?
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Actually, about 18% think he's done just fine.
Which might lead us to a new intelligence test and a much higher estimation of idiocy….
Personally, I'm damned glad Bush punted.
It's not going to cost any 'real' money. Just a few Iraq expenditure days or only a bit more than we spend each year on bottled water.
You didn't really want Bush to try to fix things, did you?
of course bush punted. this whole thing has been a laughable pre-obama shadow play. without having torn up the CDS bets against GM et al, the finance sector would be clobbered by a big three bankruptcy. IT WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. much the same way it was "safe" for repubs to vote against TARP 1.0.
i can't quite believe how gullible people are being about this.
I think Bush is beginning to sense how hated he is. Hoover basically could not go out in public for 20-25 years. Bush?
He can't really believe the majority of us are buying his IMAGE SHINE. If it wasn't so tragic for all of us it would be laughable. At least now that we have elected Obama the world is only laughing at him. I think he'll need to lay very low for a long time. Here's hopeing its forever.
So Dubya is the devil himself and fully and personally responsible for every economic and environmental woe and for any international strain that may exist?
Thats what I'm seeing in this post and in the comment section.
it's a little over the top guys – Bush never was a dictator with unlimited power. You've got a boatload of pols from both sides of the aisle and all levels of government that deserve blame.
Throwing darts (or shoes) at Bush is a little too easy.
In your list of W-driven calamities, you forgot science and the EPA…
In what way are the US President's powers limited except for the term of office?
Yeah, and is it also tripwire politics?
"In what way are the US President's powers limited except for the term of office?"
This is something that I hope the next Congress will revisit.
One easy thing they could do is to take back the ability to declare war. The Constitution gives Congress that power. They could reclaim it.
Something that I hope they discuss is a Constitutional limit to the president's pardoning powers. A president should not be able to use the power of pardons to allow himself or members of hie administration to disregard laws.
As it is now written in the Constitution it appears that a president could murder his wife and grant himself a pardon. At least, he could hire someone to kill his wife and then pardon the hit man.
Then there are the "signing statements". Where do they occur in the Constitution or Amendments? If they aren't supported by the Constitution it would take only a super majority to ram through a law that did away with them. And with Obama in office it might take only a simple majority.
Cerberus = otherwise known as Dan Quayle and John Snow and a bunch of other wired Republicans — is profitable but wouldn't help Chrysler. While doing his best to trash the environment, Bush is also helping his buddies and his father's VP.
Hal – you sure about that?
I read something in the last couple of days (can't remember where) about Cerberus being legally prevented from putting more money into Chrysler, or even loaning them money.
As I recall it had to do with investment contracts that they had with retirement funds, etc. who were invested in Cerberus.
I'd like to hear more from Hapa. I'm not aware of the CDS situation with respect to the big three. Can you spell it out for us in more detail?
Rick: Absolutely. It was GWB who would not allow us bureaucrats to do our jobs. If we had been allowed to enforce the laws on the books, this depression would not have happened. GWB contracted out the government to the contractors.
2 of my colleagues committed suicide and I retired about half way thruough the Bush regime. That should tell you something.
Make them make durable cars.
Did anybody notice how Diamler-Benz bought out Chrysler so they could ruin the Dodge Diesel? At 165 to 185 horsepower, that engine was medium duty, meaning it would go about 400,000 miles. Dr. Z offered it in a choice of horsepowers, knowing that the average consumer is stupid enough to think that more horsepower means heavier duty. The end result is that Dodge makes that engine put out 325 horsepower, making it LIGHT duty, meaning that it will be worn out in only 100,000 miles. It won't do you any good to try to get less horsepower out of it by staying off the gas pedal. When the peak horsepower goes up, so does the idle horsepower. Now that the Dodge diesel is ruined, Diamler-Benz sold Chrysler. There is a Mack truck near here with 1.7 Million miles on without an overhaul. Mack doesn't make them that way any more because the drivers wanted more "efficiency." There is no possible way to make a heavy duty engine out of a medium duty engine. If you want a car that will go a million miles, buy an SAE Class 8 truck, like the tractor part of an 18 wheeler. To get insurance, you will have to put a camper on it so you can register it as a motorhome. There is no engineering reason why cars can't go a million miles between overhauls. It is purely that management won't allow it. It shouldn't cost more than 10% to 15% to make cars last 400,000 miles instead of 100,000 miles. All you have to do is let the engineers follow the SEA Class 6 reliability standards. Cars are SEA Class 1 dependable and pickup "trucks" are SAE Class 1b dependable. There is 4 times too much capacity to build cars and pickups.
karen: it's a mess. this is the story i got on it. here is a more recent marketwatch story about it.
i told somebody a couple weeks ago, there are two things that now look stupid as dirt: unbacked bets against bankruptcy and state-level zero-tolerance budget balancing requirements. both practices were taken up on the assumption that Nothing Could Ever Go Wrong. now they are time bombs.
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I have a HP Pavilion dv7-4165dx Entertainment Notebook that is approx. 1.5 years old. Suddenly, m computer has started running extremely slow and it the icon spins all the time like something is loading. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can try. I AM NOT techy at all. Thank you.
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Hard drive runs excellent starting up and loading programs but hangs and is very slow in programs and can not play games at all due to hanging up.
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I would strongly recommend for both of you to run the Start Up Test which is a great test for the hard drive and a couple of other major components.
The symptoms you both describe are classic symptoms of a dying hard drive. Here are the steps to run the Start Up Test (taken from here):
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- Turn on the computer and immediately press the F2 key repeatedly, about once every second, until the HP System Diagnostics program opens.
- Turn on the computer and immediately press the Escape key repeatedly, about once every second, until the Startup menu opens. Then press F2 .
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Sixteen Bolton School students proudly "graduated" at a ceremony held at Bolton Victoria Hall and hosted by the Lads and Girls' Club on 19 October to mark their completion of the National Citizen Service (NCS) scheme. This new initiative supports the Government's vision for building a Big Society and was open to Year 11 pupils over the summer holidays. It offered pupils the chance to learn some new skills and to make a real difference to their community or an issue which they care about whilst meeting new people.
Over a period of three one- week blocks, including two weeks away from home, and 30 hours of service on a part-time basis the students undertook exciting outdoor activities and designed and delivered their own project in the local community.
Bolton was one of 12 pilot areas outside London to take part in the NCS scheme and the Lads and Girls' Club oversaw 235 Year 11 pupils who took part in the project.
Olivia Davidson, now in the Sixth Form at Bolton School, made it on to the Oxfam website after she inspired an Oxfam worker as she worked on an Oxfam stall at Bolton's Big Weekend Event. Livvy, as she likes be known, said: "We planned a really cool Oxfam tent which got people painting, sticking and eating so that they could learn more about world hunger as part of Oxfam's Grow Campaign." The group with which she worked had also managed to publicise the event through Bolton FM. She went on to say: "It's been really good doing this – at the beginning I was worried we would be treated like babies – but they've really worked with us so that we can make our own decisions and plan our own things and it's really been fun. I would definitely carry on doing stuff with Oxfam. Doing this work has shown me how important it is for someone to do something to change the world!"
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Weather forces changes at Adult Learning Center
Because of snow days last week, the Owen County Adult Learning Center was unable to offer the previously scheduled official GED practice test.
The test will be offered again Jan. 31 and Feb. 2.
Interested parties should contact the Adult Learning Center at 484-0405 by Jan. 27.
The Jan. 27 GED test has been rescheduled for Feb. 17.
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Gaming Day returns to the library Thursday
The law says you can't yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater.
But can you nudge the guy next to you and say "psst... that guy up front looks like he wants to start a fire,"?
This weekend, the country was once again shocked by violence when six people including a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl were shot by a lone madman in Arizona.
The question that leaps to most people's mind is why.
Although it seems unbelievable, 50 years have passed since the 1960s when a decade of historic events occurred — both in Owen County and across the country — events that affected the lives of all of us, and in doing so, presented opportunities to preserve our history.
The Bowling Middle School seventh-grade boys' basketball team took part in the 2010 Holiday Basketball Tournament. The event was in Lexington the weekend before Christmas. They finished as runner-up.
The tournament consisted of 12 teams. In pool play, the Rebels fell to North Pulaski and Garrard and defeated Campbell County.
They did, however, get hot in the tournament portion.
They were victorious over Lincoln County, East Jessamine and Richmond Model.
In the championship game they lost to North Pulaski.
Owen County High School junior Sawyer Williams may be busy on the hardwood these days, but he was recently honored for his efforts last fall on the gridiron.
Williams was named as an honorable mention to the Kentucky All-State High School Football Team.
For the season, Williams led the Rebels in tackles with 62 and fumble recoveries with three.
Owen County High School Head Football Coach Adam Fowler said Sawyer is nearly unblockable on the defensive line when he gets after the quarterback.
It was a week of streaks for the Owen County High School Boys Basketball team. Two streaks to be exact, and both involve the number two.
On Jan. 4, the Rebels defeated Gallatin County for the second time this season. The 54-50 victory marked the first time since 2005 Owen County has won two straight over their rivals from Warsaw.
"It's the first time in a long time," said Justin Shelton of the two-game winning streak.
Where: Walton-Verona High School
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
What is at stake: A trip to Richmond for the State All 'A' Classic Feb. 2-6
Last year in Warsaw it was Walton-Verona who cut down the nets as they defeated Carroll County, Owen County and Gallatin County on their way to the championship.
The Lady Bearcats' win last year was their first trip to Richmond since 2000 when they won the tournament at Trimble County.
The 31st District Tournament may be a month away but one thing is for certain. The Owen County High School Lady Rebels will be No. 1 going into the week.
The three-time champs wrapped up the No. 1 seed with a pair of wins last week over Gallatin County and Henry County. The Lady Rebels defeated Gallatin County, 67-51, Jan. 3 before knocking off the Lady Wildcats, 46-28, Friday night.
The last four wins have one thing in common. They have not been close.
Three Rivers District Health Department, in partnership with Hart Productions, will be displaying their 52-foot pink dragon boat at Cincinnati Travel, Sports, and Boat Show Jan. 14-23. Members of the Kentucky Thorough-Breast — the region's first breast cancer survivor dragon boat racing team — will be on hand to explain dragon boat racing and the reasons why this sport is so beneficial to breast cancer survivors.
Marvin and Jackie Gibson celebrated their 50th anniversary on Jan. 7, 201
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Okay, I haven't actually seen this movie, but whenever I watch the clip...you know the one...I hear "gosh", not "god." Am I the only one?
- Ok, good. So I'm not the only one then.
- It sounds to me like he didn't even finish the word, so it could be either.
About the whole "Veganopia" thing...
- So, I assume the goblins are "vegetarians" for health reasons, and not moral reasons considering they have no problem eating plants (or...goop) that comes from humans they've transformed. But they're clearly not vegan, seeing as there's that whole side-story about the milk and the ice cream. So why do they consider eggs and coffee to be "evil" foods as well? Hell, coffee doesn't even have to necessarily contain animal products, seeing as not everyone drinks it with cream.
- I believe that the issue with the coffee is the caffeine, not animal products. And about the moral thing, it is about a belief that consuming flesh is evil. They just don't see a problem with converting creatures into plant matter and then eating them.
What happened to Brent?
- Was he turned into popcorn? That seems to be the case, except his arms are still attached and moving.
- He got incredibly lucky and from the looks of it lived through that, the later scene showed that he wasnt sweating green and he was still alive.
- The indication seems to be that Creedence got too sidetracked by Joshua disrupting her power to finish off Brent.
If the goblins were defeated using the power of goodness and a double-decker baloney sandwich, how do they come back to eat Joshua's mom?
- It seems to me that the cruel twist ending was Josh having a post-Nilbog-stress induced nightmare. In the scene before, he says he's going up to his room to take a nap, and in highly believable dreams or nightmares, sometimes what actually happens leading up to sleep is temporarily supplemented with the dream or nightmare. Maybe.
Why IS this called Troll 2, anyway
- Exactly how did this movie get Troll 2, anyway? It should be noted that as early as 1991, the distribution rights to this film were held by Epic Productions (which may have been a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, but I'm not positive), who also owned the Empire Pictures catalog, including the first Troll film. Was it Epic or Filmirage who changed the name of the film from "Goblins" to "Troll 2"?
- To cash in on the original of course.
How exactly did Creedence get a (very large) piece of Stonehenge over to the United States without anyone noticing?
- Seriously, I try to figure that out everytime I see this movie, and I can't think of how this could possibly make sense, unless we Hand Wave it with a goblin witch did it
- 'Vegetarians'....who eat people.
- Just what crops did Mr. Waits expect to grow in only thirty days?
- Wouldn't some of Grandpa Seth's ghost powers have come in handy later on in the film?


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Religion, marriage and the GOP's demographic challenge brought to the fore by 2012 election
If exit polls in the key swing state of Virginia are right, the white evangelical vote dipped from 2008 (28 percent of electorate) to 2012 (22 percent). This is somewhat surprising, since McCain was running a losing race and GOP turnout was depressed.
Romney did slightly increase his share of that vote. McCain only got 79 percent, which Romney bumped to 83 percent. The slight dip in the turnout, combined with bump in share, suggests that some evangelicals may have stayed home, despite the close race.
With Catholic voters, it appears that Obama did suffer only slightly for his spat with the church. In the key swing state of Ohio, Romney won Catholics by nine points, where McCain had only won them by five. Catholics comprised 25 percent of the vote in Ohio.
Marriage gaps
Obama's gamble appears to have paid off, as Democrats managed to remobilize much of their base from the 2008 election. Exit polls showed Democrats outnumbering Republicans 38 to 32 percent.
Prior to this year pollsters had not used marital status in exit polls. But with Obama banking his strategy on mobilizing unmarried women, and Romney scrambling to close the gender gap, this new question produced interesting results.
Married women comprised 29 percent of the electorate, and tilted narrowly to Romney by 2 points. Non-married women were a smaller 23 percent, but an overwhelming 66 percent of them went to Obama.
The only way Romney could win, said Joel Kotkin, a demography expert at Chapman University in Southern California, would be "the revenge of 'Ozzie and Harriet.'"
"What you have is a contest between a married American and a single or unmarried America," Kotkin said. "It's become a great divide in American politics."
Kotkin has his eye on the "large-and-growing population of people who simply do not have children. They are going to be a very powerful political force in the next 20 years."
Too dependent
And yet, Kotkin acknowledges the GOP does not have a lock on married people, surrendering huge chunks of ethnic voters with families, particularly Latinos.
"They don't call it the 'stupid party' for nothing," Kotkin said, noting that in the primary Romney was "forced to take a position on immigration that does not fly very well in the Hispanic community."
Accordingly, the GOP weakness in the ethnic vote has undermined its claim to a larger share of the marriage vote, leaving them squeezed in the middle.
"The Republican party has lost the ability to communicate — not just with Hispanics, but also with gays and young people," Kotkin said. "And the question now is whether they have to be so dependent on white mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers."
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STRATEGY: The circus has been a popular past time for the American culture for over two hundred years. Unfortunately, the animals used in the production of these traveling shows are far too often mistreated and uncared for. I decided to combat this issue by designing a book based on the concept of a future circus without animals. A circus that uses only the freak show acts of the past to draw its crowds. The result was a whimsical book about the history of the circus, the mistreatment of the animals today, and how freaky it could be if done right in the future.CATEGORY: Print2012
OBJECTIVE: Choose and existing brand of honey, redesign its identity, and create packaging for three different flavors or types of syrup.
STRATEGY: Sue Bee Honey is an old-fashioned American brand of honey that was started in 1921 by a group of five beekeepers near Sioux City, Iowa. Its long and successful history of providing one of the world's "purest foods" to customers around the world led me to a design strategy that is simple, warm, and inviting. The eco-friendly honey jar is made of Acacia and Teak wood from managed forests. A unique rope handle in the center of the jar's lid allows you to pull the center lid off to place the honey stick inside. It is unique, beautiful, and creates less of a sticky mess. The gold foil added to the tops of the lids and the custom wooden box contrast beautifully with the wood and provide a successful parallel to the gold foil of the type on the jars.CATEGORY: Packaging2013
OBJECTIVE: Design an animated iPad cover for a digital issue of IDN magazine titled The Geometric Issue. Students must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the techniques learned in Adobe After Effects.
STRATEGY: IDN is known for being an international publication for creative people with a mission to amplify and unify the design community. For this reason, I chose to go wild with the idea of geometry and graphic design. The first step in my process for creating something animated was to choose the music that would accompany the motion. Once I selected the tune, the design came easily as each movement and shape was determined by the beat of the music. Since the selection of music I chose had a modern-80s feel, I chose colors that relayed a similar vibe, and ultimately a layout of a cover that reflected the same tone as well.CATEGORY: Motion Graphics2012
OBJECTIVE: Create an experimental typographic poster that visually interprets a song of your choosing. Explore various ways of looking a type without dependence on software.
STRATEGY: Cat Power is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for her incredible modern folk style of singing. When I think of who Cat Power must be, judging only by the sound of her music, I think of a very artistic, bohemian free spirit. When I picked her song The Moon as my subject for this project, my vision of her person along with the lyrics of the song greatly influenced the eclectic bold type and ephemeral color palette I chose to use. The process of this design involves a combination of type and images printed on acetate sheets that were projected onto a wall by an overhead projector. I manually manipulated the materials and photographed them from different angles, on and off the wall, to create unique compositions.CATEGORY: Print, Photography2013
OBJECTIVE: Design a fictitious film festival for a chosen director based on a running thread that appears in all of their films. Develop an entire system of multiple deliverables while capturing the style and essence of your director, including: tickets, soundtrack, festival catalog, DVD collection with booklet, website, advertisements, poster, schedule, and other giveaways related to individual films of the festival.
STRATEGY: I was intrigued by the films of Sofia Coppola because she has way of effectively conveying the feeling of being lost in reality; hence, the subtitle of my film festival Wandering Realities in the Films of Sofia Coppola. When I chose Coppola as my director for this project, I was not thinking about how difficult it was going be to put into words this feeling of wandering, which Coppola manages to do so well. Once I managed to compare this feeling to a moment in my own life, I was finally able to communicate this feeling visually. Ironically, I successfully captured the visuals for this project while by listening to the music of the bands that accompany her films.CATEGORY: Print, Packaging, Web2013
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OBJECTIVE: Design anything you want for the entire semester, there are no parameters. The challenge for this course was to see what we could come up with on our own and how we could develop that idea into an elaborate design project.
STRATEGY: I wanted to pick a topic that would be playful and allow for the production of humorous and quirky products and packaging. After reading an article about the current value of gold, I was intrigued by the idea of creating a fictitious gold mining community where modern-day activities consisted of old-fashioned traditions of the early 1800s. In welcoming newcomers to the gold mining town of Rushmore, I designed a special package that would be delivered to the homes of all new residents. This package includes: a beginner's guide and kit to panning for gold, stationary, invitations to a masked ball, and a wide variety of lotions and elixirs that would come in handy for a hard-working gold miner.CATEGORY: Identity, Packaging2012


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Some Democratic members of the Louisville Metro Council are reviving an effort to increase the insurance premium tax by 1 percentage point to generate revenue for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway recently indicated the additional revenue could be dedicated to the housing program.
Conway previously said there were legal issues with the council approving the tax to go to the trust fund, but re-evaluated his stance after his office was given new information about how state law applies to consolidated governments such as the merged Louisville-Jefferson County.
The Metro Council created the trust fund in 2008 as an avenue to direct public funds to assist with the housing shortage for low-income working families, those with disabilities, young families and veterans.
Democratic Councilwomen Tina Ward-Pugh and Attica Scott said they are looking to reintroduce the ordinance that would boost the insurance premium tax by 1 percentage point to 6 percent to fund the trust fund.
The typical homeowner's insurance cost could increase by $7.60 annually and the average automobile insurance cost could increase by $7.52 with the proposed increase.
The increase would generate an estimated $10.15 million annually that could be used for new construction, rehabilitation, emergency repairs, down payment assistance, foreclosure intervention and other efforts to improve the supply of affordable housing.
Ward-Pugh and Scott are uncertain when any proposed changes would be reintroduced as they both leave office at the end of December.
Conway wrote in a September 2013 letter that a consolidated government did not have the authority to increase the insurance premium tax and dedicate future revenue to the trust fund. But in a May 30 letter to state Rep. Joni Jenkins, Conway indicated using the tax would be allowable "as long as that purpose is specified in the ordinance levying the tax."
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell's office advised the Metro Council in March 2013 that it could not commit revenue from an insurance-tax increase to the housing fund and indicated state law requires all tax revenue to be turned over to the Revenue Commission. The council would have to vote with each year's budget to spend the money on housing, rather than authorize the spending once with the imposition of the tax increase, according to that opinion.
Ward-Pugh and Scott were pleased to see the latest opinion from Conway and are optimistic about the proposal's fate.
"I'm thrilled that we have what we believe is the right opinion, the correct opinion," said Ward-Pugh, who represents the 9th District. The letter "send(s) a signal where an attorney general would come down" if there is a legal fight.
However, Councilman Kelly Downard, R-16th District, said he has not heard any discussion about introducing a proposal in response to Conway's letter.
"In my mind, they have a ways to go before they have a right to expect something like this — beyond the fact that it is a tax," Downard said. "I think it probably does not have the legs it ought to have. I would not be for a new tax for an unproven organization."
Downard said he does not believe his colleagues are ready to move forward.
The "whole world wants a guaranteed source of income," Downard said, adding they could look for a dedicated income source for any number of programs and not just housing.
If there are Republican colleagues who are not supportive, Scott said, they want to talk to them and listen to their ideas for addressing the housing crisis.
"We have to come up with some sort of resolution," said Scott, who represents the 1st District. "There is clearly a need for housing. We've got to do something."
Increasing the insurance premium tax
Ward-Pugh believes there are as many as 12 votes in favor of the proposal on the 26-member council and is not certain whether some of the original co-sponsors will come back on as sponsors, but is ready to re-engage her council colleagues.
"The only reason they removed their sponsorship is there was no guarantee that fund or tax would go to the trust fund," Ward-Pugh said of some early sponsors. "I am hopeful that since that issue has been resolved they will come back on as co-sponsors."
Ward-Pugh also pointed out that the council just approved an LG&E fee increase, so that could have an effect on "how committed we are to creating another fee."
The good news for taxpayers, she said, is the insurance increase would not go into effect until next July and it would be 2016 before the money was received.
Chris Poynter, spokesman for Mayor Greg Fischer, said the administration is watching the council to see what happens.
The trust fund — a private, nonprofit agency overseen by a mayor-appointed board — is intended to provide loans and grants to private builders and nonprofit groups to increase the stock of affordable housing.
While the trust fund has received some public funding and private donations, no revenue source is dedicated to it.
The board of directors recommended the 1 percentage point increase in the insurance premium tax. That tax was the only source of revenue deemed to create the $10 million supporters thought was needed to adequately fund the trust fund without going to the General Assembly for approval.
The tax would be applied to casualty insurance, auto insurance, inland marine insurance, fire insurance, life insurance (based on the first year's premiums), and health insurance for policyholders in the urban services district (former Louisville city limits), although there are exemptions for some health insurance policies, including individual policies and high-deductible plans.
Housing crisis
Ward-Pugh said while the increase might affect low-income residents more, "we believe there is community support to show that those very same people understand the value of it and they support it."
She said they need to get houses "back in safe and decent order."
Scott agrees the funding is needed to address the "homeless and housing crisis in our city," including 12,000 homeless children in Jefferson County Public Schools.
Scott is optimistic the council can have a conversation about the ordinance and about how lawmakers can address the housing crisis.
Since the fall of 2013, money from the housing trust fund's Revolving Loan Fund has been used to transform 10 vacant or abandoned houses into usable housing, and three more are expected to be transformed in November, according to the trust fund.
"Beginning in 2013, with $185,000 in funds, we have helped rehabilitate a total of 13 vacant/abandoned properties into decent, safe homes affordable for hardworking Louisville families," trust fund executive director Rachel Hurst said in a release last month.
While 13 houses helps, Ward-Pugh said that number won't make a significant impact to address blighted houses and related issues including crime, drugs, poverty and unemployment.
If they have a successful fund, Ward-Pugh said private donations will increase, as they have in other communities.
Sebastian Kitchen can be reached at (502) 582-4475. Follow him on Twitter at @writeonsk.
Housing and the tax increase
• 15 incorporated cities in Jefferson County already charge more than a 5 percent insurance premium tax rate and 10 of them would still be charging more than Louisville after the 1 percentage point increase.
• Every $1 million invested in affordable housing in Louisville creates as many as 84 units of affordable housing, supports 112 jobs, and generates more than $6.4 million in local revenue.
• 91,999 Louisville families cannot afford their rent or mortgage — the equivalent of filling the KFC Yum! Center to capacity more than four times.
• One in eight Jefferson County Public Schools students were homeless last year — about 10 percent of all school-age children in Louisville.
Source: Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund


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Rebounding better would be Smart thing to do
The Warriors are a better rebounding team. Last season, they averaged just over 38.4 per game. This season, they're averaging 40.5.
It's probably safe to assume the Warriors' didn't acquire David Lee to improve two rebounds.
Golden State hasn't seen the dividends on the boards recently even though the full roster is healthy.
Warriors coach Keith Smart said he would like to see the Warriors get back to crashing the boards.
"Early in the year, we did a better job of getting to the glass on shots and particularly on free throws," Smart said before Sunday's game. "So that's something we need to do a better job of."
Friday's loss to Charlotte snapped a streak of seven straight games in which the Warriors were outrebounded. During that stretch, the Warriors were outrebounded by an average of five boards per game. They entered Sunday's game against the Utah Jazz ranked 29th in the NBA with a rebound margin of minus-4.39.
Golden State won the battle of the boards 49-41 over the Bobcats. But even in that game, the Warriors gave up 17 offensive rebounds. Entering Sunday, the Warriors had allowed double-digit offensive rebounds in eight of their past 10 games.
"Really," Smart said, "it is an important thing for us to work on because it will help us grow as a defensive team. We have to be aggressive and not wait on our heels against a team like Utah. They will push us around under the basket if we are not aggressive."
Through the first half, the Warriors had outrebounded Utah 24-23. The Warriors finished with a 47-42 advantage.
It's no coincidence Golden State broke the rebound drought when center Andris Biedrins started to crash the boards. He had 12 against Charlotte. It was his first double-digit rebounding game since Dec. 14 vs. Minnesota. He also double-doubled against the Jazz.


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GEORGETOWN (August 10, 2014) Two people were killed when the driver of pickup ran a red light and the truck struck another pickup at an intersection on Texas Highway 195 in Georgetown.
Five others were injured in the crash Saturday morning, one critically.
The Chevrolet pickup whose driver ran the light was struck on the passenger side by a Ford pickup that was traveling on Highway 195.
Five people were riding in the Ford.
Two of them were ejected and one died.
A passenger in the Chevrolet also died.
The names of the victims weren't immediately released.


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