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Breaking: LA Galaxy's David Beckham linked to A-League, FFA must embrace 'golden opportunity'
- From: FOX SPORTS
- November 16, 2012
David Beckham has been offered to A-League teams, with Football Federation Australia and several clubs keen to make it happen.
Results: The Beckham Question
This poll was closed on 2012-11-22 00:00:00
Which club should David Beckham join if he comes to the A-League?
- 8.02% (456 votes)
- 17.17% (976 votes)
- 7.32% (416 votes)
- 14.35% (816 votes)
- 9.52% (541 votes)
- 5.47% (311 votes)
- 11.49% (653 votes)
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- 10.94% (622 votes)
Total votes: 5685
With the Major League Soccer competition in America finishing in a fortnight, Fox Sports can reveal the LA Galaxy megastar has been offered to several A-League clubs, with Perth Glory and Melbourne Heart believed to have expressed strong interest.
However, a statement was widely reported later Friday quoting an unnamed spokesperson for Beckham saying their client is "focused'' on his commitments with Los Angeles Galaxy and "there are absolutely no plans to play in Australia''.
"There is always interest from clubs across the world in signing David as a player. However, there are absolutely no plans to play in Australia. David is completely focused on the MLS playoffs and winning another championship with the Galaxy.''
Earlier, the FFA confirmed it was in contact with a representative of Beckham in Australia over a possible 10-week guest stint, starting in January.
"I spoke to the player's agent today and said to him it would be fantastic," FFA CEO David Gallop told Fox Sports' Kick Off program on Friday. "There would be some hoops to jump through. Clubs need to come forward and be the first point of contact.
"What we're thinking about is a guest stint. It would be fantastic but we're not getting ahead of ourselves at this point.
"The most I can say is we are talking about a 10 game guest stint and obviously that might whet his appetite to come back."
Lou Sticca, the man who heads Tribal Sports Management, organised the previous Beckham tours and was the driving force behind Del Piero's A-League signing, confirmed to foxsports.com.au that he was helping Beckham's management investigate opportunities in Australia, among several options. He wouldn't comment further, however.
Fox Sports football expert Mark Bosnich said it was crucial for Australian football to make the move happen.
"He's a quality footballer and always has been," said Bosnich. "He's interested, he wants to come here and it's a golden opportunity to secure his services. Let's make sure we do everything to make it happen.
"His sporting prowess is unquestionable, he's won the European Cup, titles with Real Madrid, LA Galaxy."
Gallop said he would have no preference on where Beckham might play. "That's too hard to say... if he was happy with one of our 10 clubs then we'd be happy."
Fox Sports' Robbie Slater says Beckham in the A-League would be "an honour for the country."
"It just keeps getting better for the game," says Slater.
"It would be unbelievable – the boost it would give to the sleeping giant, as David Gallop put it, that's now awakened and growing.
"We've had a fantastic start to the season and the level of the football is the best it's been since the start of the competition.
"With Del Piero, we see him on the front and back pages once or twice a week - with Beckham it would be every day.
"What he brings is not only football but right across the spectrum of life and it would be an honour for the league and country to have him here."
Beckham is currently the third-highest earner in the MLS at $US4m per season. In his most recent deal he accepted a $US1.5m pay-cut from the Galaxy and it is believed that money would not be a primary reason for wanting to play in Australia.
His fortune is estimated at $260 and made $46m last year - the bulk from endorsements.
"If he can land this marlin, wow what a goal for him in his first week that would be for Gallop," said Fox Sports' Andy Harper.
Beckham has already been knocked back by Melbourne Victory, while Sydney and Melbourne Heart are considered the two most likely destinations for the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man, although Perth Glory went on the front foot when the news broke Friday.
Perth Glory CEO Paul Kelly said the club would "be mad not to seriously consider David Beckham."
Western Sydney Wanderers executive chairman Lyall Gorman told Fox : "He is the sort of person who could smash the door open, especially commercially. Let's be serious, we've seen the impact of Del Piero, Heskey and Ono and there's no doubt someone like Beckham would be a fascinating proposition."
Andy Harper said several clubs might be able to afford Beckham.
"There are a couple of rich owners who might be teased and tempted," said Harper. "I'd be surprised if it doesn't go through more stages. This is no red herring, this is a red hot story, there's serious in interest in David Beckham to come to the A-League."
The Central Coast Mariners' official twitter feed said the club would "love to have David Beckham at the Mariners but would need significant help from FFA & others to make it happen."
Beckham, 37, has spent two other MLS off-seasons in Italy's Serie A, and is no stranger to these shores. The former England captain attracted bumper crowds to play friendlies against Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix since 2007.
Beckham has been the poster-boy for American 'soccer' since his high profile move to Los Angeles from Real Madrid in 2007.
He played 116 games at the Bernabeu, after moving from Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League where he played 265 from 1993 to 2003, before being sold by Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Throughout the 2010-2011 college basketball season, the Big 12 proved its worth as one of the country's top power conferences.
Kansas and Texas have been near the top of the polls all season long. Missouri and Texas A&M have been ranked from week to week. Kansas State is back to playing at the level of a national-title contender. Perennial bottom-feeders like Colorado and Nebraska have left their marks on the conference.
Obviously, nothing is more instrumental to the league's success than the players. Whether freshmen or seniors, guards or forwards, the Big 12 possesses one of the best stables of individual talent in the country. Fortunately for basketball junkies, every player in the conference will be on display in this week's Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.
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Letter: It's time for Navy to be better neighbors to Central Whidbey
Whidbey Island has changed a great deal since 1943 when the Outlying Landing Field was built. In 1950 Island County had about 11,000 residents, in 2010 the county had 78,506 residents. A significant number of those new residents have made their homes around the OLF. and I'm one of them, I've lived here for 20 years. In the past two years my ears have started to ring constantly.
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At a bare minimum the Navy should observe the same restrictions that Island County puts on home builders limiting "building construction noises between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m." I don't think wanting to sleep is asking a lot.
The Navy needs to become a better neighbor than it has been to Central Whidbey in the 20 years I've lived here.
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dosent prove much the normal non-retards wouldnt know, who seriously thought these myths were true?
Since you seem to know a lot about the Wii graphics....Do you think that the Wii is capable of producing a 720p picture if they did a firmware update?
dosent prove much the normal non-retards wouldnt know, who seriously thought these myths were true?
Everything in this signature except for this text was made by Wiired, he is my creator and almighty.
Nice read indeed, well put together my friend. That should put a rest to some things the "sony ppl" try to say about the Wii for sure.
I think developers are just afraid of losing framerate if they up the graphics any.
I don't know if this means anything, but in multiplayer DBZ: BT2, the game's framerate slows down immensely, depending on the map the players are in, and if there is a glow around the characters. This coming from a PS2 port.
Successfully modded my Wii with CycloWiz! :] Works great.
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probably badly coded because it doesn't take much to run a cell shaded game.Originally Posted by Bryan_
I also believe the Wii's got more power then most people think, but your "proof" isn't proof at all in most cases. You make assumptions that because an older system could do it, Wii must too.
Like because the PS2 could do something, the Wii must be able to as well. While I agree this is most likely true, especially since GC was more powerful then PS2, it's not fact.
Chips can have strengths and weaknesses in different area's. Like in computers, a Pentium4 3.0ghz looks more powerful on paper then an Athlon64 2.0ghz, but in real life this is not the case in most circumstances. The Athlon64 will blow away the P4 in many tests, and the P4 will win others.
Anyway, my point is you are not debunking anything, you are just expressing an opinion.
I hardly know a thing when it comes to hardware and stuff but he sounds pretty confident in his research so I trust him. I think the Wii is a great machine and does what I need it to do. Hopefully developers will make great games that have the best graphics the Wii is capable of producing.
Well... I don't know much about the Wii hardware, I'll admit that.
I'm just wondering here... one of the best games out right now for the Wii is Legend of Zelda which looks pretty good in my opinion.. this game was a PORT from GC... I can only see the graphics getting better.
Some game producers have just gotten the Wii dev. tools maybe even just a year ago... maybe less... Only time will tell how awesome the graphics will get for the Wii...
One thing is for sure... Wii graphics will only get better from here on out.
PS. I don't play the Wii for the graphics... I have a PC with 2x 7800XT's in SLI... and a 22" widescreen monitor.... what do I need a console with awesome graphics for?
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Hurray! The IRS finally got it right: Cell Phones
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Subject: Re: [CIO] Hurray! The IRS finally got it right: Cell Phones
Certainly great news and I would certainly be interested in the responses to John's questions below. On a related topic, can anybody explain how this applies to providing Internet service to employees who work from home? Our HR department simply indicated that if it is not on an exclusion list it is taxable. "In general, any payment to an employee is taxable unless it is specifically excluded from tax under the Internal Revenue Code." Any guidance would be much appreciated.
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California Raisin Short Rib Slider with California Golden Raisin Red Onion Jam
Smoky mustard and sweet raisin-onion jam top beef sliders with pizzazz.
- 2 quarts California raisin juice concentrate*
- 2 cups canola oil
- 1 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 cup chopped fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 10 pounds beef short ribs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper; to taste
- 3 quarts beef stock
California Raisin Chipotle Mustard Glaze
- 9 ounce Dijon mustard
- 2 pounds 10 ounces California raisin juice concentrate
- 2 pounds 10 ounces California raisin paste
- 12 fluid ounce olive oil
- 4 ounce chopped fresh garlic
- 8 grams freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ounce fresh rosemary; leaves only, chopped fine
- 4 ounce chipotle pepper canned in adobo sauce; stemmed, seeded and puréed
California Golden Raisin Red Onion Jam
- 2 fluid ounce olive oil
- 4 pounds fresh red onioins, peeled and julienned
- 6 grams sea salt
- 4 grams fresh ground black pepper
- 8 1/2 fluid ounce rice wine vinegar
- 4 fluid ounce honey
- 8 fluid ounce water
- 2 fluid ounce pomegranate syrup or grenadine
- 1 pound California golden raisins
- 6 dozen 3-inch soft dinner rolls, cut in half horizontally
One or two days ahead, combine concentrate, oil, mustard, rosemary, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 tablespoon pepper in large bowl; mix together well. Add short ribs and toss to coat. Turn into deep hotel pans; cover and let stand in refrigerator overnight.
To prepare beef, preheat oven to 350°F. Drain beef, reserving marinade, and pat dry with paper towels. Heat griddle or large heavy pan over medium heat; add oil as needed. Season ribs on all sides with sea salt and ground black pepper. Working in batches, cook on all sides until lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to clean deep hotel pans, arranging in a single layer of neat rows.
Combine beef stock and reserved marinade; mix well. Divide and pour over short ribs. Cover pans tightly with foil and bake at 350°F for 2 hours. Uncover and turn ribs. Recover; return to oven and bake for 1-1/2 to 2 hours more or until meat is very tender. Let stand in pan until cool enough to handle; then drain liquid and discard. Remove and discard bones; shred meat into pieces about 1-inch long and 1/4-inch thick, removing and discarding excess fat or gristle. May be stored, covered, in refrigerator, for up to 4 days before serving.
For Mustard Glaze, combine all ingredients in blender or food processor and process until very smooth. Set aside.
For Red Onion Jam, heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick sautépan and sauté onions over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper and cook until very soft. Stir in vinegar and reduce to consistency for glaze. Add honey, water, pomegranate syrup and golden raisins. Reduce heat to low and cook until thickened. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
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Heat a 12-inch sauté pan over medium high heat; add 4 ounces prepared short rib meat and 1.5 ounces California Raisins Chipotle Mustard Glaze. Then, cook, stirring often until heated through. Divide evenly and spoon onto the bottoms of 4 small buns. Top each one with 1 tablespoon California Raisin Red Onion Jam and replace tops. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories 610 (38% from fat); Total Fat 28g (sat 7g, mono 15g, poly 4g, trans <1g ); Cholesterol 60mg; Protein 25g; Carbohydrate 75g; (Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 55g; ); Iron 6mg; Sodium 680mg; Calcium 107mg; Potassium 532mg
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The weather for Rutgers' game on Saturday against Eastern Michigan -- and for the halftime ceremony retiring Eric LeGrand's No. 52 -- is supposed to be pleasant with almost no chance of rain. But that didn't mean that coach Kyle Flood minded the steamy, sauna-like conditions his team had to endure at today's practice.
Weather.com calls for a high of 69 and zero percent chance of rain when Eastern Michigan visits High Point Solutions Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
But for practice today, with temperatures hovering near 90 and the excessive humidity compounding conditions, the temperature reached 107 degrees on the field turf for practice.
And Flood welcomed it.
"A good day's work out there today," Flood said following practice. "Certainly they were challenged by the elements. I think it got to about 107 on the turf today, which I think is always good for your team, and it certainly tests your younger players to makes sure they can focus for the duration of the plays during the course of a two-hour practice.
"So I think we did a pretty good job of executing and cleaning up some mistakes from (Tuesday) and we'll have some to clean up today, because we put in third down and red zone offense."
Though coaches often talk about the improvement a team makes from the opener to game two, Flood is looking for the Scarlet Knights (1-1) to make another jump in game three.
"I hope that we can become more and more consistent," he said. "Last week we took advantage of some short fields and until the second half we didn't drive the ball the way I wanted us to drive the ball.
"When you play college football not every drive is going to drive the field, but you need more consistency on drives. I think we need to be able to do that. We're not always going to have the great fortune of the short fields that we had last week."
Flood said he didn't see the jersey retirement ceremony -- the first in school history -- as being a distraction.
LeGrand will speak to the team at Practice on Thursday as well.
"I'm sure the players are aware of what's going on with Eric this week," he said. "But we really haven't talked about it. We'll talk about it tomorrow when he comes to practice of what that means.
"It's a little bit like senior day. The team needs to be focused on the game."


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Friday night the car was working fine. Rolled into the garage to fit the bucket seats, then rolled back outside, all was fine. Yesterday, rolled into the garage to finish fitting the seats, ecu light comes on, although car is still running fine! Read the codes with the trusty paper clip and get:
16 - Knock sensor,
31 - Engine rpm signal (wich I assume is because the engine was not running),
55 - ECU FAULT (this one is really scaring me),
93 - Hall effect switch.
Am going to disconnect the ecu to reset and see what happens, but anyone have any idea of what could be going on?
The car is a nova gte and the engine is a c20xe.


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Forecasting in the presence of level shifts
This article addresses the problem of forecasting time series that are subject to level shifts. Processes with level shifts possess a nonlinear dependence structure. Using the stochastic permanent breaks (STOPBREAK) model, I model this nonlinearity in a direct and flexible way that avoids imposing a discrete regime structure. I apply this model to the rate of price inflation in the United States, which I show is subject to level shifts. These shifts significantly affect the accuracy of out-of-sample forecasts, causing models that assume covariance stationarity to be substantially biased. Models that do not assume covariance stationarity, such as the random walk, are unbiased but lack precision in periods without shifts. I show that the STOPBREAK model outperforms several alternative models in an out-of-sample inflation forecasting experiment. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's kids shows are going to the dogs this summer.
The Children's Performance Troupe series will include production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (and Her Dog)!"
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's 42nd summer season's main stage production also include the musicals, "All Shook Up" and "The Light in the Piazza," as well as the plays, "The 39 Steps" and "Romeo + Juliet" as part of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre's 2013 season.
The Children's Performance Troupe's season opens on June 17, 2013 with the iconic musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," a show based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz.
This fast-paced, lighthearted musical with book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, additional dialogue by Michael Mayer, and additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is guaranteed to please audiences of all ages with the onstage antics of a day in the life of Charlie Brown. The rest of the Peanuts gang also is there for a show filled with fun, laughter and unforgettable songs.
Shows in the DeWitt Studio Theatre are at 10:30 a.m. on June 17, 19, 24, 26, 28, July 1, 17, 22, 26, 31 and August 5, 9; and at 1:30 p.m. on July 24, 29 and August 2 and 7.
CPT's second production of the summer is T"he Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (and Her Dog)!" Fly through the solar system with Dr. Wonderful and her amazing sidekicks Newton (the dog!) and Ben (the human!) for a girl-detective-noir meets science-geek-chic in this super-cool astronomical musical with book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson and music by Brian Lowdermilk.
Performances in the DeWitt Studio Theatre are at 10:30 a.m. on July 8, 10, 15, 24, 29 and August 2, 7; and at 1:30 p.m. on July 22, 26, 31 and August 5 and 9.
Single tickets are $12 for all performances.
The Children's Pass Package for children under age 12 includes tickets to both CPT performances and one ticket to a main stage musical for $25.
The Adult CPT Package for parents includes a ticket to both CPT performances and one main stage performance for $40. Adults can add an additional performance and pay $60 for four shows with the Bonus Adult CPT Package.
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Safeties coach Tommy Thigpen will make $250,000 and cornerbacks coach Phillip Lolley will earn $210,000, according to salary data obtained by the Press-Register.
Thigpen and Lolley were the last two coaches hired for Gene Chizik's inaugural staff, and their incomes will push the total salaries of Chizik's staff to roughly $2.5 million.
Auburn has previously confirmed the salaries of the seven other assistant coaches.
Former Duke head coach Ted Roof, who served as Minnesota's defensive coordinator last year, is the highest-paid assistant at $370,000. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzhan will make $350,000. Wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor, who also has the title assistant head coach, will make $320,000.
The other salaries are: Defensive line coach Tracy Rocker ($300,000), offensive line coach Jeff Grimes ($290,000), running backs coach Curtis Luper ($260,000) and tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Jay Boulware ($180,000).
Chizik also hired three administrative staff members. Scott Fountain is listed at $149,500, Wayne Bolt will make $90,000 and Ben Thomas is listed at $60,484. Fountain and Bolt were hired from Chizik's former staff at Iowa State, while Thomas is a longtime department employee.
There were no salaries listed for quality control assistants Dustin Landry and Chris Martin.
Chizik is expected to make in the neighborhood of $2 million. The Press-Register has a pending open-records request for the contracts of all football staff members, but no contracts have yet been released.


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A glance at today's story headlines shows a constitutional crisis about to boil over, with President Barack Obama challenging the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act, or remove any lingering doubt that five right-wing justices have turned SCOTUS into a body whose purpose is to rubber-stamp Republican political ideology.
Here is CBS News's Jan Crawford on a federal appeals court's angry response to the gauntlet Pres. Obama threw down:
In the escalating battle between the administration and the judiciary, a federal appeals court apparently is calling the president's bluff — ordering the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether the Obama Administration believes that the courts have the right to strike down a federal law, according to a lawyer who was in the courtroom.
The order, by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, appears to be in direct response to the president's comments yesterday about the Supreme Court's review of the health care law. Mr. Obama all but threw down the gauntlet with the justices, saying he was "confident" the Court would not "take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
Overturning a law of course would not be unprecedented — since the Supreme Court since 1803 has asserted the power to strike down laws it interprets as unconstitutional. The three-judge appellate court appears to be asking the administration to admit that basic premise — despite the president's remarks that implied the contrary. The panel ordered the Justice Department to submit a three-page, single-spaced letter by noon Thursday addressing whether the Executive Branch believes courts have such power, the lawyer said.
What Jan Crawford does not mention here is that
the judicial right that 1803 ruling asserted — Marbury v. Madison — has only been invoked once since 1803., in many if not most of the instances in which the Supreme Court overturned federal laws passed by Congress, SCOTUS's motives were blatantly political. Many of those rulings were themselves later overturned, or corrected via new legislation (i.e., the judicial overreach was corrected). An examination of a list at Congressional Quarterly Press of historically significant federal laws overturned by SCOTUS (thanks to raja in the comments section for providing the link to this list), reveals that many if not most of those judicial decisions were highly controversial even then — and certainly now are not decisions that most of us would want to emulate or use as examples of SCOTUS's authority to overturn congressional legislation. Another way of saying this would be that, although SCOTUS does have the right to overturn federal laws, and has done so on numerous occasions, very few of those occasions have held up as constitutionally valid.
One such case, which caused a national uproar even at the time, was the Supreme Court's decision in 1918 to overturn a law Congress had passed two years earlier that effectively ended child labor. If Republicans want to use that decision to argue that striking down a law passed by Congress would not be unprecedented, it certainly will do nothing to change the growing public view of the GOP as a party that means to take us backward to the most barbaric parts of our national history. Indeed, Andrew Koppelman ably addresses just that point in his detailed review of the history of that 1918 case, and its appalling repercussions, at The New Republic. Here is an extended quote:
It took decades for Congress to address the problem. When, at long last, federal legislation was passed, some people raised constitutional objections, but few took them seriously. The objections required the Supreme Court to adopt unheard-of constitutional theories, hamstringing well-established powers on the basis of hysterical fears about a tyrannical federal government. Even the law's opponents were surprised when the Court took those objections very seriously. Some warned that the Court was overreaching, and that its intervention would seriously hurt large numbers of innocent people, but the Court thought it was more important to rein in Congress.
You might assume I'm talking about health care reform. I'm not. I'm talking about child labor""and a 1918 decision by the Supreme Court that history has not looked kindly upon.
The parallels between the child labor issue and the health care issue are remarkable. In both cases, the legislation in question was the product of a decades-long struggle. Universal health care has famously been a goal of American liberals since Theodore Roosevelt proposed it in 1912. The movement to abolish child labor, for its part, stretches back to the first years after the Civil War: When the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869, its constitution included a provision calling for abolition of child labor, and a similar position was adopted by the American Federation of Labor when it was created in 1886. The National Child Labor Committee was organized in 1904, and the first federal law was introduced in 1906. For his part, Roosevelt supported a national study of the problem.
Only the federal government could address the issue, since no state would act on its own. Even states that did not want child labor could not afford to get rid of it if their competitors still had it. Health care presents a similar problem: Any state that provides good medical care risks attracting sick people from other states. In both cases, unless Congress took action, the problem was going to stay unsolved. And so in 1916, Congress, using its power to regulate interstate commerce, banned the interstate shipment of the products of child labor. When it defended the law in Court, the government explained that this was an interstate problem: "œThe shipment of child-made goods outside of one State directly induces similar employment of children in competing states."
Both then and now, challengers to the statutes had to propose that the Supreme Court invent new constitutional rules in order to strike them down. At the time it considered the issue in 1918, there was nothing in the Supreme Court's case law that suggested any limit on Congress's authority over what crossed state lines. On the contrary, the Court had upheld bans on interstate transportation of lottery tickets, contaminated food and drugs, prostitutes, and alcoholic beverages.
That's why the Supreme Court's invalidation of the law in 1918 astounded even those who had most strenuously opposed enactment. Hammer v. Dagenhart declared""in tones reminiscent of the Broccoli Objection to Obamacare""that if it upheld the law "œall freedom of commerce will be at an end, and the power of the States over local matters may be eliminated, and, thus, our system of government be practically destroyed." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, dissenting, wondered how it could make sense for congressional regulation to be "œpermissible as against strong drink but not as against the product of ruined lives." The Court responded that unlike all the contraband that it had permitted Congress to block, the products of child labor "œare of themselves harmless." This meant a completely novel constitutional doctrine: The Court took unto itself the power to decide which harms Congress was permitted to consider when it regulated commerce.
At The Daily Beast, David Dow suggests that overturning the Affordable Care Act would be such a serious overreach of the High Court's powers under the Constitution that impeachment would be justified:
You think the idea is laughable? Thomas Jefferson disagreed with you.
Jefferson believed Supreme Court justices who undermine the principles of the Constitution ought to be impeached, and that wasn't just idle talk. During his presidency, Jefferson led the effort to oust Justice Samuel Chase, arguing that Chase was improperly seizing power. The Senate acquitted Chase in 1805, and no Justice has been impeached since, but as the Supreme Court threatens to nullify the health-care law, Jefferson's idea is worth revisiting.
The problem with the current court is not merely that there is a good chance it will strike down a clearly constitutional law. The problem is that this decision would be the latest salvo in what seems to be a sustained effort on the part of the Roberts Court to return the country to the Gilded Age.
Jennifer Granholm gives us a point of view on the health insurance mandate rarely heard from, and certainly not even on the radar of creepy creatures like Rick Santorum or Paul Ryan, or the five unelected SCOTUS justices who represent the same constituency as do Santorum and Ryan:
They tell it like it is at the beauty shop or barbershop.
I went for a haircut on Saturday. My hairdresser Carmelita and I got to talking about health care and the decision now in the hands of the Supreme Court.
"œDo you have health insurance?" I asked.
"œNo," she said softly.
"œWhy not?"
"œAre you kidding? It's just too expensive. No way can I afford it."
"œWould you buy it if you could?"
"œOf course!" she said, her brow furrowed at the idiocy of the question. "œI'm still paying off a $3,000 health care bill from last year when I had walking pneumonia and finally went to see the doctor. They ordered an X-ray of my chest, and my life hasn't been the same since, trying to pay that medical bill. Of course, I'd have health insurance if I could afford it! Anybody would."
And then she said something that turned the "œindividual health care mandate" opponents' argument on its head: "œI'm already forced to buy health care "" but it's in the emergency room. It's almost bankrupting me. Do these guys think that's my choice?"
A "œhealth care mandate," it seems, is in the eye of the beholder.
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Tigers manager Jim Leyland revealed the pitching order for the final 13 regular-season games on Saturday.
He also disclosed an entirely different order in the event Scherzer couldn't pitch, but now that he's been cleared to start, that plan can be scrapped.
Despite Friday's rainout, Leyland was still able to stick to the original plan he mapped out with pitching coach Jeff Jones.
The way the order is currently set up, it appears Justin Verlander would be available to start 1) Game 1 of the ALDS, 2) Game 163, or 3) a one-game wild-card game.
Here's the pitching probables for the Tigers' stretch run:
Sunday vs. Minnesota (Sept. 23)
Max Scherzer, RHP vs. Scott Diamond, LHP
Drew Smyly, LHP vs. P.J. Walters, RHP
Monday vs. Royals (Sept. 24)
Justin Verlander, RHP vs. Luke Hochevar, RHP
Tuesday vs. Royals (Sept. 25)
Anibal Sanchez, RHP vs. Bruce Chen, LHP
Wednesday vs. Royals (Sept. 26)
Rick Porcello, RHP vs. Jeremy Guthrie, RHP
Thursday vs. Royals (Sept. 27)
Doug Fister, RHP vs. TBA
Friday at Minnesota (Sept. 28)
Max Scherzer, RHP vs. TBA
Saturday at Minnesota (Sept. 29)
Justin Verlander, RHP vs. TBA
Sunday at Minnesota (Sept. 30)
Anibal Sanchez, RHP vs. TBA
Monday at Kansas City (Oct. 1)
Rick Porcello, RHP vs. TBA
Tuesday at Kansas City (Oct. 2)
Doug Fister, RHP vs. TBA
Wednesday at Kansas City (Oct. 3)
Max Scherzer, RHP vs. TBA
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Skip to comments.Shiny Turds!
Posted on 07/01/2012 11:07:11 AM PDT by Lazamataz
So many "conservative" pundits have been polishing the turd that emanated from the SCOTUS on Obamacare, that I thought I'd have a go at it.
Let us leave aside the notion that somehow this will energize the conservative base, and result in a thorough trouncing of all Democrats at the polls in November. After all, now that one of the fundamental tenets in the social contract between government and her citizens - that the government cannot force commerce -- has been shredded, how does it matter? Yes, our side may prevail, but can anyone guarentee that is a permanent condition? One election that favors Democrats, and all bets are off. Any behavior can be coerced, any product can be forced upon an unwilling public.
So let's look at some other 'silver linings'.
1) We need not think for ourselves any more. The government can make our purchasing decisions for us. After all, we have busy lives, and there are too many choices. No longer do we need to concern ourselves with decisions! Thanks, John Roberts!
2) Armed with the ability to force purchases, when it is clear what purchases will be mandated, we can invest in those companies! We will get quickly rich! Well, so long as we are permitted to purchase stocks. It's likely the government will make that choice for us, now. Thanks, John Roberts!
3) The Supreme Court has come firmly down on the side of heavyhanded government dictates. We will be amazingly successful, as a nation, with a Centralized Command Economy. No longer do we need to worry about the fluctuations of the market, the government will control all that for us! We will have the wonderful successes seen in Fascist Italy, the former Soviet Union, and Cuba. Oh, wait.... well, whatever. Thanks, John Roberts!
4) We can force people to buy all sorts of things! Burial insurance, liability insurance on a personal level, and slander/libel insurance if you wish to post your opinions on the internet! Now people can sue each other a lot more, and it is clear that we need to sharply control those opinions on the internet. Thanks, John Roberts!
5) FINALLY! The Commerce Clause has been limited. Well, okay, maybe a whole new justification for social control has been created -- the power to tax -- but, hey, the limiting of the Commerce Clause makes it so... that.. uhhh.... never mind. Whatever. Thanks, John Roberts!
Wait. Now that I reread what I have written, maybe there is no upside to this, The turd cannot be polished. This July 4th, I will mourn the country I lost.
Thanks, John Roberts!
That's okay. We'll handle it by the clean end.
A shiny turd is still a turd.
6. Now that Obamacare is law, the collapse of America should come more quickly. Then we finally get to wear those mohawks and hockey masks and run around the Wasteland looking for 'guzzoline'. Whoo hoo! Thanks John Roberts!
It's a mixed bag. Not what either side would have wanted. Maybe that was the whole point of the decision.
Absolutely! Why, look at all the silver linings I detailed!
Absolutely! Why, look at all the silver linings I detailed!
"The Supreme Court has come firmly down on the side of heavyhanded government dictates. We will be amazingly successful, as a nation, with a Centralized Command Economy. No longer do we need to worry about the fluctuations of the market, the government will control all that for us! We will have the wonderful successes seen in Fascist Italy, the former Soviet Union, and Cuba. Oh, wait.... well, whatever. Thanks, John Roberts!"
Now,now! Mussolini did make the trains run on time. Don't worry your head over things better determined by your betters. This whole freedom thing is overrated.
Thanks. It needed to be said.
I hope you are not surprised. The other turds that were shinned here were three Bush family members (if you don't count Neil and granddad), McCain, the GOP, and Romney.
The SC is just 9 lawyers in robes. Nothing really special about them except for Thomas, Scalia, and Alito. The rest are all political hacks. Prohibition and some other things have been repealed. There aren't enough jail cells to hold everyone who will oppose this kangaroo tax. Plus there are other cards in play such as secession. It is not the end but the beginning.
Maybe the turd can't be polished, but that doesn't mean I have to wallow in it & smear it all over myself.
What happened, happened. We need to quit looking back and look ahead to what we CAN do. Our founders could have taken one look at the legions of British troops & run the other way. They didn't .... they took shots, one at a time from behind stone walls, trees, barns, etc. This 'we've been screwed .... waaaahhhhh!' is getting on my nerves more than what Roberts did on Thursday. Roberts wounded the country and the determination to shoot ourselves in the other foot by surrendering to the Left is ..... un-American. If we lose the country, it will be self-inflicted.
I know the reason for all the silver ling articles. It's not to convince US that there is a silver lining. It's to convince Roberts that he's not completely hated by conservatives so that there's a way back 'home.' If Roberts feels he's hated by conservatives, he'll just say "oh screw 'em" and be like Souter, who doesn't even pretend to care about the Constitution.
My truck is packed for the first state that actually starts serious secession proceedings.
If your bolded comment comes true -- and I will work for it as well -- then, and ONLY THEN, will I admit an ACTUAL 'silver lining'.
Like the Tea Tax that Britain imposed, if it turns out to be the same sort of revolution, then.... then they will be unhappy they got what they wanted.
Not unless it passes the taste test.
That is one beautiful Ayn Rand post.
Gotta get that on a card for my wallet.
Been plenty of room in same since Bwana Banana took over.
Thanks for this! I, too, have had it with all the $*it shiners.
All true except for the last. Legal scholars are saying that the commerce clause has not been weakened in any way since Roberts comments about the clause in the decision weren't germane nor required and are therefore merely dicta.
Yes, it is still a turd, but it can be polished. Mythbusters did it.
Now there's someone with balls!
It's time for the people to start taking a cane to the 3 headed monster called fedzilla. All 3 branches are corrupt. 435 + 1 + 9 ruling hundreds of millions is not good odds for those 445.
Supreme court justices can be impeached.
Okay, so it's a mixed bag of turds. Is there anything that can't be flushed if we can elect the right people to the house and senate?
Thanks for the pep talk, Miss M. To be honest, though, my thoughts were already trending in the direction of sniping our enemies from behind cover. I'll bet I'm not alone... in contemplating this most American of traditions.
I do, however, take issue with the "self-inflicted" part. There is a significant amount of enemy action afoot.
Here is a very large turd that hangs sweetly on the wind.
You and I and all antiabortions advocates now get the priviledge to fund abortion. We, in other words, are buying the murder (premeditated) of innocence. This is where our august governerance has taken us. Do we go there? Do we follow conscience? Do we acquiesce quietly and go gently into that good night? As we fill the recepiticles with the bodies of babies who are paying the price for our vice, as the proabortionists celebrate their victory in the deaths of little babies, we are allowing ourselves to be forced to pay for their treachery and intrigue...for their calculated assisination of the most innocent of us all. We have a decision to make. Most of us will make it quietly, then not speak of it again, lest we remind ourselves of 1930's Germany. As the nomeclature 'evolves' I am sure we will acquire euphemisms as a balm for our souls. But the silent screaming will grow louder in our ears as the pyres reminds us of the war on innocents, the war on right, and the war on truth. Our black and burdoned souls shall receive no comfort. We have confronted Nietzche, and he is us. There will be no comfort in the death of innocence the pride of this declaration.
No 'silver' lining here, but the Bronze Turd Award™ goes to C.J. Roberts for his "service" to the Nation...
"That's a mighty big gamble with a 30 million dollar plane, Lieutenant"
Bless you, Laz. For a less-than-best, it's stellar.
Guess what TOTUS means?
My favorite description of Robert's decision is "It's like rolling a turd in sugar and calling it a donut."
....along with something for his Chief Justice desk from
"The People" to "commemorate" his decision....
I agree there is a significant amount of 'enemy action' afoot .... but I'll also stand by my comment that if we lose the country, it will be self-inflicted. We know the enemy, we know what we have to do .... Libs do not outnumber Conservatives in this country, last poll I saw on the subject. Up until now, they've been willing to take off the gloves and fight for what they want, they've been the loud squeaky wheel that's gotten the grease ..... we need to do the same (take the gloves off, not 'make nice' & expect them to reciprocate in kind) and more.
Another cool "silver lining" is how it is how much it is going to help the broccoli farmers.
What planet are you on? The other side has been deliriously happy. I haven't heard anyone else make the claim you made.
You can sugarcoat sh!t all you want. I'm not bitin'!
I was wondering about that.
The Commerce Clause has been limited.
You got this wrong, this ruling has no effect on the commerce clause.
I would love to see TEXAS, Arizona and Louisiana secure their borders and declare that they no longer will send any money to the Feds. Put their respective National Guard forces on the major highways to control access...and tell the Feds to stop them.
I hope that a lot more people start wondering about that.
"The great object of my fear is the federal judiciary. That body, like gravity, ever acting, with noiseless foot, and unalarming advance, gaining ground step by step, and holding what it gains, is engulfing insidiously the special governments into the jaws of that which feeds them. " (Thomas Jefferson)
Although this particular advance was pretty freaking alarming....
"Supreme court justices can be impeached."
Good Luck With THAT!
Has a Justice ever been impeached?
The only Justice to be impeached was Associate Justice Samuel Chase in 1805. The House of Representatives passed Articles of Impeachment against him; however, he was acquitted by the Senate.
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Roughly 380 customers are without electricity in the Fenton area -- which includes portions of Oakland County.
Officials said nearly 11,000 people were without power in the county around 5 p.m.
More than 19,000 people are still without electric service in the state. A large number of the outages are being reported along the U.S.-127 and Interstate-75 corridor in northern lower Michigan.


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NEWPORT - Artistic Image Screen Printing and Embroidery is attempting to raise money for the Newport Library and a playground in the borough by selling "scumbag" T-shirts, one of which has a caricature of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson.
Paddi Sharar, owner of the store, said she was attempting to capitalize on Thompson's controversial remarks last week where she referred to some Perry County residents as "scumbags."
Thompson made during a news conference last Wednesday about privatizing waste collection in the city. "We're not opening up our flood gates for some scumbag that comes from Perry County who … comes here and wants to dump for free," Thompson said.
Thompson later apologized for the remark, saying she was taken out of context.
But Sharar is hoping the controversy can help the library and playground. "Maybe we can put this to some good use," Sharar said.
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Better information about wine, please
Note to Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman (Northwest Wines, Kitsap Week):
I don't know who you guys think you're writing to or for.
In your latest column, you recommend 10 wines "for everyday enjoyment." The average price was $16 a bottle, or $480 a month, if one enjoyed wine everyday. I would guess the average reader of the North Kitsap Herald would not spend half that on wine every month. And what do we get for our "education" about wine (assuming this is one of your goals)? This wine "opens with aromas of plum, bacon, blackberry and blueberry ... and gives way to ripe flavors of boysenberry, plum, raspberry and dark cherry."
That's just what I'm looking for in my wine — something that tastes like seven fruits and bacon. Come on, guys, give me information I can use at a price I can afford.
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Hello everyone, i buy two items from a seller whit a good reputation on ebay, but the day after i buy and paid, ebay close the seller profile. Then he still send me the tracking number, and its been more than a month and the item doesnt arirve.
I check and for more than 20 days it says status NULL.
Also i check mail in my country and the package has not arrive.
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So i dont know what to do, and i never see before the status NULL, anyone knows what is it??
Your time is running out, open a case in resolution about item not received: http://ocsnext.ebay.com/ocs/cusr?query=1479
I would guess that it means that the tracking number you are using is not in their system. You are getting close the the limit of when you would be able to file an Item Not Recieved case and get your money back, so you might want to look into how that process works.
Click on treasurecove's link and file the INR immediately, then escalate, don't wait. If it's past 45 days you probably have lost your money and won't get the product. You will have no recourse if you don't file in the 45 day window.


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Dana Motors earns MILL Major win
Gregg Jensen homered and Tom Foley earned the win as Dana Motors defeated PJD Imaging 9-5 in Mid-Island LL Major play.
Daniel Frunzi fanned 10 and Ryan Labello batted in the game winning run to lead Family Tree to a 2-1 International division win over Jimmy Max.
Matt Bedford cracked a homer in his first at bat, Andrew Bedford added an RBI, and Anthony Frange added another three-run homer as Gold Star Post defeated Taxman 14-7 in Major play.
Pier 76 won 14-7 over Wall Street in Snug Harbor LL Minor action as Eric Londis had four hits and four RBI and James Curlin hit a two-run HR.
Mike Walsh had the game-winning RBI and Danny Bresowski went 2-for-3 and scored the winning run as Paws and Possibilities edged Kumon 8-7 in Farm action.
Ben Matlin tossed a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and also had a double, triple and homer as Labetti Post topped Key Food 5-2 in East Shore LL Majors action. Brandon Chau-Garcia had the go-ahead RBI single.
Joe Sangiorgi delivered the game-winning two-run single and Frank Solella also had a key RBI to back winning pitcher Mike Durso's five-inning stint as Pastosa's Raviolli edged Five Tool in South Shore LL Senior Minor action.
In Major division play, Alan Eckimovic was the winning pitcher, Joe Rubel had an RBI double and the save and Sean Conroy starred defensively at third base as Bedell Pizzo topped Bay Ridge Toyota 3-1.
Thomas Zocco allowed just three hits while Evan Reidinger and Christian Garafano added the offense for the Chris Walsh Nationals as they defeated DK Sports 8-1 in Central division play.
John Navarria had a pair of double and shortstop Ryan Taylor excelled defensively as Colonial Funeral Home topped One-on-One 14-5 in Staten Island LL Senior-Minor action.
Jack Kelly was the winning pitcher as Our Lady Queen of Peace registered a 10-4 Catholic Youth Organization Small Fry victory over St. Patrick's.
OLQP wins
Madison Isaksen and Gabriella Rodriguez had three hits apiece to lead Our Lady Queen of Peace to an 8-2 CYO Debs win over Holy Child Grey.
Madison Hansen had a single and a double and Katelyn Toto added two hits to help Goodfellas defeat the Great Kills Nove in Staten Island LL Minor action 10-5.
Isabella Fiumefreddo, Caitlyn DeAngelis and Kate Doran had nine hits and 10 RBI to lead Belli Baci Bakery to a 13-8 South Shore LL major division win.
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Kelly Gallagher scored three goals as Our Lady of Good Counsel beat St. Charles 3-2 in Staten Island Soccer League girls' U-8 Division 1 play. Lia Sclafani and Victoria Kokkanakis combined in net.


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Jay-Z: 'Chris is a Dead Man'
Omg is this not the best line ever? It's from the New York Post article about pop star Chris Brown allegedly roughing up pop princess and girlfriend (possibly and hopefully former girlfriend) Rihanna. Seriously, I can't think of anything better than Jay-Z having my back.
What I'm confused about is why Chris Brown beat her up after he got a "booty text". I just assumed that Rihanna got a text and he went into a jealous rage. He must have some serious issues. It's really unfortunate, they seemed like a nice couple. Damn, why can't people just be in love and happy without "issues" getting in the way? For God sakes, she's Rihanna! She's gorgeous, talented, seems sweet as can be. Seriously Chris Brown, you're gonna regret screwing this one up. Especially after Jay-Z beats you down. You better start running.


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TRENTON — Mayor George Muschal said he is ready to move on to "plan B" for the city's recreation department after the newly hired acting director for the department didn't turn up for his second day of work. The one-day old recreation department head failed to show up for his second day because he was waiting to hear about another job, Muschal said.
"I will have a solution," he said. "I don't have time to wait."
Gregory Ley reported for his first day of work on Wednesday and said he understood that the position was likely temporary because Muschal's abbreviated term is up on July 1 and a new mayor could appoint someone new to fill the position.
But yesterday morning Ley was absent from city offices. When Muschal called to investigate, Ley told him for the first time about other job applications, the mayor said.
Ley, who was vetted by the state Department of Community Affairs before he was interviewed by Muschal, said yesterday the two other positions he has applied for are not temporary and would offer more stability.
Ley said he has spoken to the DCA's Division of Local Government Services and the mayor "and they completely understand ... that I have to do what is best for my family."
He declined to say where he had applied, but said those applications were not for work with other governmental organizations.
"I am a finalist with one and if I am chosen I need to start work immediately," Ley said.
Ley, who applied for the Trenton job after his longtime position as director of recreation in West Deptford was eliminated, said Wednesday he had been collecting unemployment and looking for work since February.
Muschal said he is disappointed because he thought Ley had a lot of great ideas.
"I thought he would be a great worker and a great part of the city," Muschal said. "However you have to want to work here in the city of challenges."
Ley said he notified the DCA and Muschal after he applied that he had submitted applications elsewhere, but Muschal said he didn't know about those other job applications until yesterday.
"He didn't tell me prior to this that he was waiting to hear from another job," Muschal said.
Ley said he was willing to come back and work for Trenton if he didn't land a permanent job elsewhere.
Muschal said he is still working on the specifics of how the city will continue to fulfill the duties of the recreation department head.
"We are changing the angles a little bit," Muschal said.
Muschal said he is committed to holding the summer food programs for city children and opening and staffing the city's pools this summer, regardless of the department's leadership situation.
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In the MediaAll Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global Security, September 12, 2016
Reflections on Bangladesh: A Discussion with Economist and Freedom Fighter Rehman Sobhan, June 23, 2016
Remarks by His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, May 7, 2015
Boko Haram, the Islamic State's West African Franchise, March 23, 2015
Prospects for Christians in the Path of Persecution, March 18, 2015
The Race Against ISIS, December 2, 2014
#WhereAreOurGirls? Escaped Schoolgirl Shares Her Account of Boko Haram Abduction, September 19, 2014
India-U.S. Ties Under Narendra Modi, June 3, 2014
Egypt After Sisi's Election: Greater Domestic Turmoil or Stability and Growth? May 16, 2014
A Survivor's Account of Boko Haram's Religious Cleansing in Nigeria, May 13, 2014
Hudson Event: The Free Speech Implications of a Proposed Ban on Islamophobia, January 17, 2014
Hudson Event: Witness of Boko Haram's Religious Cleansing in Nigeria, November 14, 2013
Hudson Event: The Rise of Islamism and its Impact on Religious Minorities, May 15, 2013
Hudson Event: Elections in Pakistan: Any Hope for a Secular Government? April 24, 2013
Hudson Event: Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians, March 27, 2013
Hudson Event: Saturday People, Sunday People: Israel through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner, December 11, 2012
Blasphemy Laws and Censorship by States and Non-State Actors: Examining Global Threats to Freedom of Expression, Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States House of Representatives, July 14, 2016
We've Said It – Now What? Genocide in the Middle East, Federalist Society's International & National Security Law Practice Group Podcast, April 12, 2016
How Hillary Clinton Assisted the "Mainstreaming of Taliban Ideology" in Pakistan to Deadly Effect, Breitbart News Daily, March 28, 2016
ISIS and Genocide, C-SPAN, March 18, 2016
Calling Genocide by Its Name, WSJ Opinion Journal, March 17, 2016
Kerry acknowledges genocide of Christians: What's next?, Fox News, March 17, 2016
Push to Declare Mideast Christians 'Genocide Victims', Fox News, March 15, 2016
Troubled Outlook for Mideast Christians, Global Journalist, November 19, 2015
A Modern Conspiracy, ABC News (Australia), October 25, 2015
The Place of Christians in the Middle East, ABC News (Australia), September 7, 2015
Lela Gilbert on Saturday People, Sunday People, and the Threats They Both Face, Radio Free Acton, June 3, 2015
Sam Tadros Discusses Copts on John Batchelor Show, April 15, 2015
Nina Shea discusses the Vatican's "just war" doctrine concerning ISIS, BBC Global World Podcast, March 16, 2015
Sam Tadros on the murder of 21 Copts by ISIS, Morning in America, February 18, 2015
Husain Haqqani, Nina Shea, and The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg at the 92nd Street Y, January 13, 2015
Paul Marshall on Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes, The Diplomat, July 17, 2014
When Journalists Don't Get Religion, ABC News (Australia), December 25, 2014
Nina Shea discusses Asia Bibi and religious persecution on The Drew Mariani Show, Relevant Radio, December 2, 2014
ISIS "JV" Continue Their Massacre, TownHall.com's Weekend Journal, August 14, 2014
What Are Iraqi Christians Facing Right Now?, EWTN News Nightly, August 8, 2014
Iraq's Christians 'Systematically Targeted for Extinction', CBN News, July 23, 2014
Paul Marshall discussing ISIS on Kresta in the Afternoon, Ave Maria Radio, July 9, 2014
Mosul Being Cleansed of Christians as Thousands Flee, CBN News, June 11, 2014
Paul Marshall discussing the Christian persecution in Sudan on Relevant Radio's "The Drew Mariani Show", May 19, 2014
Paul Marshall discusses Brunei adopting Sharia Law on "Kresta in the Afternoon", May 5, 2014
Paul Marshall discussing the persecution of Christians on Relevant Radio's "The Drew Mariani Show" with Wendy Wiese, March 24, 2014
Samuel Tadros discussing Islamism on The John Batchelor Show, February 28, 2014
"A Civil War in Egypt?," Samuel Tadros interviewed on WSJ Live, August 16, 2013
Nina Shea talks about persecution of Christians, The Laura Ingraham Show, April 4, 2013
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This weekend's weather won't be ideal, but as with so many things, it's all in the timing, and that's working out pretty well for us.
With a pokey cold front finally moving through, today should be a beautiful day, with sunny skies dotted only with some fair-weather cumulus clouds and a high temperature of only 70, which is pretty close to normal for late September. Winds will be noticeable, if not necessarly gusty, out of the north.
Ours is a progressive weather pattern right now, so those winds will die down by Friday night, while any clouds should scatter out. As a result, good radiational cooling will take hold, giving us our first chance of a low temp in the 40s in several months (the forecast low is 50). If we don't make it, we'll get another chance next week.
As Canadian high pressure builds in further Saturday, we'll only see a high temperature in the upper 60s. Clouds will be on the increase during the afternoon, with rain likely beginning Saturday night.
At least half an inch of rain is expected here from this system. However, we should be finished with the wet by about 2 p.m. Sunday, although clouds will linger. Temps warm a bit, perhaps to the low 70s for highs.
In lunar news, it's been announced that water has been found on the moon, or rather molecules of it, in our satellite's polar regions. This is the kind of news that's significant when it also isn't, really.
Instruments aboard three separate spacecraft detected the water, so scientists are excited, but what does it mean? Some are saying this bodes well as a resource for when we build an outpost on the lunar surface, but that's not likely to happen anytime soon. And we're not talking about bodies of water here but molecules, not exactly enough to quench a thirst. You can read more about this discovery here.
Yesterday's extreme temperatures in the contiguous United States --- High: 105 at Chino, Calif.; Low: 21 at Gunnison, Colo. The moon is currently a waxing crescent, 40 percent illuminated.


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Writing Goals: 2014 [Part 5] — Going PublicDecember 20th, 2013 by Scott
So after four days of looking at the Past, Present, Future, and Practical Matters, the big day has arrived: Time to etch in virtual stone our writing goals for 2014. Oh, and one more little thing: It's important that you go public with your goals.
Today: Going Public
Why go public?
Because if we just think about your goals, they are nothing more than illusions, hazy, half-baked phantasms in our heads, here and potentially gone like all the other zillion thoughts that spurt through our consciousness each day.
Because if you don't formalize your writing goals, you may forget them.
Because having some sort of tangible, physical list gives you a touchstone to remind you what you need be focusing on throughout the year.
Because by proclaiming your goals to the Universe, they become real.
And the biggest reason of all: That simple act of courage — declaring your goals publicly — engenders positive energy, recalling the line by the Rev. Basil King who said, "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."
What then do I mean by going public?
Anything that gets the goals out of your head and into the physical universe. Such as:
* Write down your goals onto 3×5 index cards.
* Compose a letter to yourself with your goals, stick said letter in an envelope, and tack it to your desk where you can see and know it's there when you write.
* Email your family and friends with the list of goals.
* Host a party at which you recite your goals and invite people's moral and emotional support.
* Hire the Goodyear Blimp and flash your goals on it over the Rose Bowl.
Or you can simply post your writing goals for 2014 here on GITS. Just like I'm going to do now.
Scott Myers Writing Goals: 2014
I have three areas of my life and work that involve writing:
* Write stories.
* Write about Story.
* Teach writing.
Here are my writing goals next year for each area.
I have spent the last few years writing small indie dramas and drama comedies. I've got one more I want to finish rewriting, then I feel the urge to get back into mainstream comedy. I have a strong concept I have road tested with a number of folks in the writing and development community. That spec script will be my primary focus for the year.
Folks keep asking me about putting out screenwriting books. It feels like something I should do, but I don't want to contribute yet another 'how to' title. Already too many of those in my opinion, creating more confusion than clarity with all the different language systems. Plus it really is up to each individual writer to learn their own way into and through a writing process.
One subject I do think would make for an interesting contribution to the conversation about the craft is my Theology of Screenwriting series. Given my background, it seems like I'm uniquely suited to expand that into a book. Plus the way I view it — theological terms in a metaphorical sense — the content is applicable to all movies. If a writer can look at themes like Redemption, Incarnation, Hell and Sin in a new light, not religious, but literary, I think that is something which could be of value to the discourse about screenwriting and, indeed, writing in general.
So my goal in 2014 is to do a month's worth of daily Theology of Screenwriting blog posts and see where that takes me.
A second area under discussion: Something related to the screenwriting interviews I have been and will continue to conduct. More on that in 2014.
I will continue to teach through Screenwriting Master Class:
Writing Workshops: Prep: From Concept To Outline, Pages I: The First Draft, and Pages II: Rewriting Your Script.
Private Writing Workshop: The Quest.
Those are all online courses. One of my goals in 2013 was to explore in-person classes and I tested that out with a workshop in Santa Monica in October that was hugely successful. So I will be looking for more opportunities to offer The 4-Day Quest Writing Workshop in locations like Santa Monica (March 13-16, 2014), New York, Toronto, Vancouver and others (TBD).
One big decision I have made: I will not be doing The Quest Initiative in 2014. I am committed to working with the writers from the 2012 and 2013 groups, helping to get their scripts to the point where we can take them out. Depending upon how things shake out, I may do the Initiative in 2015. We'll see.
I will also continue to teach in the Writing for Screen and Stage program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Great colleagues, great students, great learning experience.
Finally there is Go Into The Story. I am committed to maintaining the basic approach to generating content and interacting with readers I have developed over the nearly six years I've been hosting the site. As always I will continue to solicit ideas and suggestions from you. And I look forward to exploring more possibilities that may emerge from the site's partnership with the Black List.
For example, I will continue to interview screenwriters and industry professionals as that series has been received extremely well by readers.
Also I have put together a lineup of 12 monthly series along the lines of A Story Idea Each Day for a Month, 30 Things About Screenwriting, and Scene-Writing Challenge. More on that soon.
So that's what I aim to be writing in 2014. What if I land writing gigs like I did this year? What if I come up with another crazed idea like The Quest Initiative? Here's how I look at writing goals: They are similar to the relationship a writer has with an outline.
An outline can be a tremendous benefit to a writer, wrangling the story and giving shape to it. But once you hit FADE IN, you have to be willing to follow the characters wherever they take you. Sometimes the characters follow the outline perfectly. Other times, they don't. In the case of the latter, you never stifle your characters, instead you have to have the courage to set your outline aside, and go with the creative flow.
Same thing with writing goals and whatever opportunities come along. Your goals give shape to the potential narrative of your creative year. Sometimes events lay out just like you figured they would. But other times, some project pops up, a unique opportunity to write a story about which you feel passionate. In those cases, you have to be willing to veer away from the schedule for your goals — not the goals themselves, just how and when you are go about realizing them.
Speaking of schedule, going public with your writing goals does not mean your planning work is done. It will do you little good if you generate a list of goals, but don't figure out a time frame within which to accomplish those goals. So that is where we start the next step in the process on Monday: Working up a schedule. Following that on Tuesday through Friday, we will explore time saving and project management tips, mine and hopefully yours, to help facilitate reaching our writing goals next year.
For now, those of you who feel emboldened, I'll see you in Comments and look forward to reading about your writing projects in 2014. And for those of you who want to keep that information to yourself, that's completely fine. Just be sure to go public, even if it's formalizing a list of writing goals on a 3×5 index card.
Bottom line: All my best to each of you in your creative endeavors in 2014 and beyond.


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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's visit to Worcester to deliver a high school commencement address last month cost the city about $186,000, mostly for security.
The cost reported by The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/1tq36L3 ) was contained in a letter from the city manager to city councilors.
The police department's services cost the city more than $122,000. Services the city did for the DCU Center cost $60,000.
Chief Gary Gemme (jem) says about 200 officers were needed for the event. Some were responsible for securing the motorcade route from the Worcester Regional Airport to the DCU Center on June 11, while others were stationed at the venue. The cost also included making sure the rest of the city was patrolled.
Information from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.), http://www.telegram.com


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"City, port, move closer on marina"
"Like a couple of shy teenagers going out on their first date, the Port of South Whidbey and City of Langley are beginning get together on a project.It isn't even at the hand holding stage yet, but at least the front door is open. City Councilman Ray Honerlah attended Wednesday night's port meeting and said he favors a joint working committee to look into building a marina in Langley.At present Langley has the Small Boat Harbor for transient moorage, but it offers no facility where islanders can moor their boats. Most South Whidbey boats are on trailers in driveways; people with larger boats moor them in Oak Harbor, Everett or elsewhere.Honerlah told the port commissioners that the council discussed the marina issue at a workshop last month. It wasn't just a marina they were talking about. The city could also work with the port on such ideas as lengthening the fishing pier on the existing breakwater or improving the Langley boat ramp.There's not anyone here against it, responded port Commissioner Gene Sears. But it's so far out of reach. He was referring to preliminary cost estimates for a marina, which the port commissioners discussed at their own recent workshop. We're running a household budget. We're not Boeing, Sears said.However, port consultant Tom Roehl suggested a marina should not be ruled out this early in the process, and he offered to attend the next Langley council workshop to discuss the issue. The port is updating its comprehensive plan, and a Langley marina is likely to be included in the list of possible projects. A public hearing will be held before the plan is adopted.The city council's next workshop is Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 3 p.m. at City Hall.Mayor Lloyd Furman said Friday that he supports working the the port to study the marina idea, but warned against high expectations. It'll be a long process, Furman said. But if you don't start you'll never get there. "
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And Sleeping Beauty herself is an extremely passive young student named Lucy (Emily Browning), who's willing to take something resembling a horse tranquilizer and let rich, elderly men paw at her while she deeply slumbers.
"Sleeping Beauty" is another entrant in the ranks of unsexy, nonthrilling erotic thrillers, a kind of blend of "Belle de Jour" and "Eyes Wide Shut" that captures some of those films' refracted light but is too inscrutable to express any concrete ideas of its own.
Lucy is certainly a piece of work: Appearing to lack any moral compass or motivations, her passivity is so extreme that when she tires of one of her several menial jobs, she doesn't quit but instead grossly underperforms until she's fired. When she grows bored of her housemates, she stops paying rent (despite having more than enough money) until evicted.
In the midst of all this aimlessness, she also carries on a strange, chaste relationship with a shut-in, suicidal alcoholic. Eventually Lucy finds her ideal job as a kind of high-class erotic worker (though not technically a prostitute) servicing sad, well-heeled aristocrats in country mansions. All of the action, if one can call it that, is presented in that unmistakably languorous style associated with the term "art house." And whatever point there is to any of this, it is deeply buried and probably not worth the effort of mental shoveling.
Some redeeming factors are apparent. Leigh evinces a consistently moody, dreamy tone and Browning projects a lovely luminosity while effectively portraying her character's frustrating ways. Though it seems appropriate to make "Sleeping Beauty" as empty, enervating and dull as its main character, it only serves to underscore the lack of entertainment or insight.
(101 min., unrated, likely R, Living Room Theaters) Grade: C+
-- Stan Hall