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Michigan Tech Headed to Elite 8 Again after 84-68 Win over Drury!
Senior Danae Danen had 30 points and 12 rebounds.
March 17, 2010—
Senior Danae Danen poured in 30 points to go with 12 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Michigan Tech women's basketball team to an 84-68 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship victory over Drury and a return trip to the NCAA Elite 8. The homestanding Huskies blistered the nets at a 65-percent clip in front of 3,131 crazy fans—the largest crowd to witness a women's basketball game at the SDC Gym.
Tech, which claimed its school-record 31st win on the evening, will face Emporia State in a national quarterfinal game in St. Joseph, Mo., on Tuesday (Mar. 23) at 9:30 p.m. (ET).
"I had a feeling we would shoot better after having to grind out our first two wins in this tournament," said head coach John Barnes. "We were able to beat the ball pressure and get the ball inside. Danae made moves and scored, and that really calmed us down."
Danen was dominant from the start, recording two field goals and two blocked shots in the first three minutes. The score was tied at 17 midway through the half, and when Drury's leading scorer, Lindsay Ballweg, picked up her second foul, the Huskies took advantage. Even though Tech's leading scorer, Katie Wysocky, was also whistled for her second foul just a minute later, Tech proceeded to build up a double-digit lead.
Katie Zimmerman buried a pair of 3-pointers during the run, and Danen added four of her first-half 16 points in the final minute to help the Huskies enter halftime with a 42-32 advantage.
Drury made things interesting early in the second half. The Panthers' halfcourt trap defense forced three turnovers in the first four minutes, allowing the visitors to climb back within 44-41.
It was a game of runs from there on out. Tech used a 13-2 spurt helped by a Wysocky three-point play and a Zimmerman 3-pointer to build a 57-43 advantage with 11:30 to go. Drury came back with two straight 3-point plays and a put-back over the next 90 seconds to quiet the crowd and make the score 57-51.
The Panthers would come as close as 63-59 before Danen reversed the momentum with a post move and score. Tara Ferris buried her only 3-point attempt of the day on the next trip down, and the Huskies compiled a 15-0 run to the delight of the home fans. Wysocky's free throws closed out the run with the score at 78-59 with 4:28 to play.
"What an atmosphere, and what a great team Drury is," said Barnes. "Every time I thought we had them in a hole, they came back.
"We went zone and I think that got them out of their rhythm just enough down the stretch for us to pull away."
Danen swished another jumper for her 29th and 30th points of the day with 2:09 left, and Tech bled out the clock for its second straight Midwest Regional Championship.
"They were leaving me one-on-one in the post, and my teammates did a great job of getting me the ball," said Danen, who was named the tournament's most outstanding player. "I'm just glad we got the win in our last home game."
Wysocky and Stream were also named to the all-tournament team. Wysocky posted 19 points, four rebounds and four assists. Stream dished out eight assists to go with six points.
Zimmerman broke out of a slump of sorts with a 5-of-7 performance from 3-point range and 18 points.
DU had four players in double figures led by Ballweg and Katie Pritchard who each scored 16 and were named all-tournament. The two national leaders in 3-point percentage combined to go 3-of-10 from behind the arc with the Huskies defense focused on slowing them down.
Overall, Tech's defense limited Drury, which entered the game leading the nation in both field goal percentage and 3-point percentage, to 43 percent from the field and 4-of-15 (27 percent) from behind the arc.
The Huskies, meanwhile, were over 60 percent in both halves for a 65 percent mark. Tech also made 7-of-14 from three and 17-of-21 free throws.
Notes: Tech's previous record crowd for women's basketball was 2,852 for a NCAA Regional Semifinal vs. Northern Michigan in 1995 … The Huskies' 31 wins surpassed the 1992-93 squad, which tallied a 30-3 record … Tech set school postseason records for team field goal percentage, individual scoring (Danen 30), individual field goals (Danen 12), individual 3-point field goals (Zimmerman 5) and individual blocked shots (Danen 5) … Tech averaged 2,552 fans for its three games in the NCAA Midwest Regional … The Huskies' NCAA Midwest Regional Championship a year ago also came on March 16.
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Weinberger was secretary of defense and a social peer of the Bush family.
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Weinberger expressed surprise at how many missiles had been traded.
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The late Cap Weinberger nearly went to jail for having kept a journal.
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In the issue, James discusses the halfway mark of what GQ calls "his incomparable career". Be sure to pick up the issue which hits newsstands his week.


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NORWALK - The seven-game winning streak Cerritos College's men's basketball team was riding came to a crashing halt Friday night.
Outscored by 19 points to open the second half of their South Coast Conference crossover game against visiting Mt. San Antonio, the Falcons were topped 80-66 in their newly renovated gym.
The Mounties turned a 33-32 halftime advantage into a 54-34 lead in a little more than seven minutes, taking advantage of several missed buckets by Cerritos and the stellar play of sophomore Corey Alle. The guard scored eight points during Mt. SAC's 21-2 run and added a pair of steals that got the Mounties' transition game going.
"We had five really good (scoring) opportunities to start the half and we didn't convert on any," said Cerritos coach Russ May.
Allen finished with a game-high 19 points and added five steals and six assists for the Mounties, who improved to 20-2 overall and 7-1 in South Coast Conference North Division play. Mt. SAC is ranked No. 2 in Southern California and No. 4 in the state."
"Maybe we were a little too excited for the game," said May, "maybe a little too pumped up and we didn't execute well."
Sophomore Anthony Holliday paced the Falcons (13-8, 7-1 SCC South) with 16 points and David Hall grabbed eight rebounds to go with 13 points. Jordan Reise and Kevin Conrad each scored 12 for Cerritos, which hadn't lost since late December at the College of the Canyons Tournament.
"We did not respond to the challenge well," said May. "We were not mentally tough."
The lopsided final score wasn't indicative of the first half. Cerritos never held a lead but pulled within a point several times, and went into halftime down only 33-32 after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Reise.
A basket by Hall with 11:48 left pulled the Falcons within a point at 14-13, and they cut into the Mounties' 32-24 lead by outscoring Mt. SAC 8-1 in the final 2:03. Reise began that run with his first 3-pointer of the game and Anthony Holliday sank a pair of free throws.
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By James McCusker
The state-by-state listing issued by the White House provided details of the services threatened by the federal budget sequester. The reaction to this listing seemed to raise all sorts of questions … except the most interesting one. How did we ever get ourselves into this kind of New Feudalism where individuals, communities, cities, counties, and states are so utterly dependent on federal handouts?
The answer is that it involves a process that, much like a disease, has a logic, symmetry and even beauty of its own.
We can see one dimension of the development process by examining the similarities between the U.S. Postal Service and the University of Washington. Both institutions are caught up in a conflict between their chartered goals and the economic systems that support them.
The USPS is proud of its record of delivering the mail, even when the going gets tough. That is undoubtedly one reason why it licensed an allusion to its unofficial motto, "Rain Heat &Snow," as the name for a new apparel line being developed by a Cleveland, Ohio, firm.
The other reason for the USPS decision is less about pride and more about economics and management.
The Post Office is not going into the apparel business but is looking to generate cash as part of an effort to stay afloat and, more importantly, to begin to regain control of its destiny. Right now, it exists in a sort of netherworld where it is expected to earn its own way, but is controlled and micromanaged by an often capricious Congress.
The classic model for this strategy in the private sector is Harley Davidson. The iconic motorcycle company managed to rescue itself from the jaws of bankruptcy by jumping into the licensing and sales of apparel and paraphernalia bearing its name and logo. The cash flow from this activity saved the company.
In the public sector, the most visible model in our state is the University of Washington, which for decades licensed its logo for apparel and all sorts of paraphernalia. In recent years, the UW also has been increasingly active in licensing technology-based intellectual property as well as taking equity positions in enterprises launched and developed on the basis of the university's research.
The UW had its beginnings as an arm of the state government, the physical manifestation of the state's desire to educate its young people. As time went on, though, changes in both the supply and demand curves faced by the UW began to reshape the university.
By the 1970s, supply-side changes plunged the UW into a price-intense competition for key faculty members, a process that pushed costs ever upward. At the same time, the Legislature became more balky and unsympathetic to the academic cost structure. The university increasingly turned to underwritten research as both a source of funding independent of state government and a lure to attract outstanding faculty. Its research funding now exceeds a billion dollars a year, a major enterprise in its own right.
The UW and the Postal Service find themselves holding together organizational structures in which economics has been dissociated from the management decision process. Each continues to do its job, but neither institution at this point can be described as healthy.
They got that way by different paths, but both reflect the pernicious effects of divorce — economics vs. management — on our institutions.
Our federal government wasn't always viewed as the "go-to" organization it now is. It gained public credibility in that role as the result of the Cold War and two high-profile national issues which had revealed the infirmities of state and local governments: civil rights and environmental decay.
The credibility the feds built up in these areas provided the political foundation that allowed the expansion of federal taxation and redistribution of funds throughout our economy. State and local governments found it easier to compete for federal funding than it was to get taxpayers to fund their expansive dreams. Better yet, the federal government could manufacture money. And here we are.
The story doesn't end here, of course, and there are several possible outcomes; some happy, some not so much. We still have choices, but the lesson of how we got to this unsustainable point is clear. Economics does not like being made to sit at the kiddie table.
James McCusker is a Bothell economist, educator and consultant. He also writes a monthly column for the Herald Business Journal.


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Reading is a family affair in the Woo home in La Verne. It was also a good reason for the Bonita Unified School District board of education to recognize elementary and middle-school students who literally read millions of words in hundreds of books during the 2012-13 academic year.
Oak Mesa Elementary School fifth-grader Jaidan Woo, 11, was among the Accelerated Reader Program students praised and presented certificates of achievement by the Bonita trustees during its Tuesday meeting. Cheering him on were his mother, Amanda Woo, and other parents and students equally enthralled with the adventures, experiences and information available in books.
Literacy and reading are high priorities for students in the eight elementary and two middle schools in San Dimas and La Verne, noted assistant superintendent of educational services Lois Klein, Shull Elementary School principal Chris Ann Horsley and Oak Mesa principal Mary Donielson. They and board president Chuck Coyne presented certificates to elementary students Samantha Chang, Akash and Avinash Chauhan, Stefan Datwyler, Christina Harter, Lina Huang, Conrad Hugar, Emma Kisaka, Samuel Neeley, Diego Ochoa, Fuad Safieh, Sarah Sandoval, Jeremy Woo, Amy Xin and Jaidan and middle-school students Joshua Chen, Jonathan Lewin and Savannah Simpson. "Both my boys are phenomenal readers," Amanda Woo proudly asserted about Jaidan and his 13-year-old brother, Justin, now a seventh-grader at Ramona Middle School in La Verne. "You earn points for books read and Jaidan had close to 1,400 points for reading nine million words in 250 books. His teacher, Phil Suttner, said he couldn't believe it. Mr. Suttner likes to read, too, but he was amazed at the number of books Jaidan read. Justin did the exact same thing when he was in fifth grade with Mr. Suttner."
Amanda said Jaidan and Justin inherited their love of school and reading from their father, Johnny Woo, a bank executive.. As parents, they've stressed reading and writing as companion tools for a good education and personal success in business and life. They assure the boys comprehend and retain what they read by having family discussions centering around each book or magazine article they read. Johnny and Amanda subscribe to numerous publications, ranging from Time magazine to Consumer Report, and recycle the magazines to neighbors and friends once they and their sons have finished with them.
"We don't want our children to take anything for granted, so when they read about what's happening in the lives of other people and children in the world they can appreciate what they have," Amanda said. "You're informed by reading, so they learn what's going on in the world and understand others' experiences and problems. Nothing comes easily, so the more they know the greater chance they have of becoming productive, caring and intelligent adults."
Amanda has been a stay-at-home mother and hasn't received a professional paycheck for 13 years.
"Their report cards are my paychecks," she said. The Accelerated Reader Program is "one of many tools to measure students' growth in reading," Klein noted. The top readers recognized by the school board took Accelerated Reader quizzes and earned the highest points in the district for the books they read during the regular school year, she said.


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^ What Tim Said
However, as per usual, I doubt things will change (see Scott's comment): http://audiojungle.net/forums/thread/imminent-music-price-change/54171?page=8
Yeah, that forum post is already a year old. Read the very first page. Actually they wanted to increase the price around $2 but they haven`t done it. But maybe "now" it`s the right time to think again about the price structure.
For example: in December, at another stock I raised the price of their tracks from 15 to 30 dollars.
The result: NO any changes. Sales have not decreased, (may be little bit more). How many sales I had each month from August to November – so much left in December and will be in January.
Just my expirience.
gbiasillo said
^ What Tim Said However, as per usual, I doubt things will change (see Scott's comment): http://audiojungle.net/forums/thread/imminent-music-price-change/54171?page=8
This was said 3 months ago:
"Envato keep a very close eye on pricing and right now the price point appears to be working very well for authors and customers as shown by the success of the Elite Authors and Popular Authors we now have on AudioJungle."
Take that as you will in the quest to get the powers that be to change their minds…
Passions are rising…) dear Envato, necessary to respond! Waiting new official opinion
ZtarrZound said
"Envato keep a very close eye on pricing and right now the price point appears to be working very well for authors and customers as shown by the success of the Elite Authors and Popular Authors we now have on AudioJungle."
I am an elite author and I respectfully have to disagree. ThemeForest has over 150 elite authors. VideoHive has 33 elite authors BUT AudioJungle only has 10. I believe that there are so few elite authors on AJ due to price point. Not due to lack of sales.
I really love it here at AJ and truly believe everyone would benefit with price increase. Authors, AJ and customers. I believe customers might value music MORE if it cost a bit more. Sometimes you can price something so low it appears too good to be true.
Yes, absolute right BrownHouseMedia
I agree totally. I know that some customers that need stock audio actually avoid AJ because they think something is wrong with the prices. They look too low to be genuine to them. They probably assume that low price equals low quality which is not true. AJ has great authors that definitely DESERVE higher prices.
I just opened up an account here on AJ because of talk of them raising their prices but havn't uploaded any music yet, and I won't until I see what they do about the prices. The prices here on AJ are awful and devaluates the market in general, not a good thing for everyone involved. I know of many elite composers from other sites that I'm in won't even consider AJ because of their pricing and no sense exclusive deal. A couple of other sites that I'm on just raised their prices and implemented a firm base price to stop all the undercutting, and it has not affected sales in a negative way. AJ must raise the 33% cut for non exclusive [ industry standard is still 50% ] , and I don't understand their logic with their exclusive deal as they're isn't any back end royalty involved. AJ is non pro RF model, being exclusive with them doesn't make any sense especially with their market leading low ball prices. raising the prices by a dollar or two isn't enough as that will only give composers extra nickels and dimes after AJ take their cut. They must raise their prices as AJ is falling behind in the market and it's only a matter of time before the AJ elite composers begin leaving AJ. Raisng the prices to a reasonable structure will not affect sales as other sites have proven this past while. IMHO AJ should scrap the exclusive deal and make a typical non exclusive site with a 50 / 50 cut with higher prices. If they do that you'll see top notch composers coming over here making the value of AJ rise considerably higher, and where the top quality is that's where buyers will go. I have to say though, AJ is nice looking site and it appears to have a very vibrant and enjoyable community of artists happening here. Hopefully things will work out in a favorable way so I can become active here. For all you artists out there being afraid to have prices increased ….. don't be …... it's that fear, desperation and roll over attitude that contributed to where we are now in the market, and it's not good.
Still waiting to see what move will Envato make, if any…


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In a Louisiana public school, female students who are suspected of being pregnant are told that they must take a pregnancy test. Under school policy, those who are pregnant or refuse to take the test are kicked out and forced to undergo home schooling.
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Mike Mayock likes how the draft's first round is setting up for the Chargers.
A "really solid" offensive lineman should be available at No. 11, the NFL Network analyst said during a teleconference on Monday.
When I asked him about the Chargers, Mayock stumped for two left guards, Alabama's Chance Warmack and North Carolina's Jonathan Cooper, saying that "if either of those guards is there, which one of them should be, I think it's a home run."
Mayock rates Warmack the best player in the draft.
At left tackle, also a position of need for the Chargers, Mayock gave first-round grades to six players, led by Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M, Eric Fisher of Central Michigan, and Lane Johnson of Oklahoma.
He suggested that if the Chiefs don't retain left tackle Branden Albert, a free agent, or make Warmack the first guard in NFL draft history to be chosen No. 1, they should take Joeckel.
He said Fisher could go soon after Joeckel, describing each blocker as a "prototypical left tackle" in the mold of Joe Thomas, the Browns' six-time Pro Bowler.
"I don't think there's as much difference between Fisher and Luke Joeckel as a lot of people think," he said.
Johnson, a fourth-year junior who graduated from Oklahoma, caught Mayock's eye last month with his showcase performance against other draft-eligible players. "Lane Johnson, boy, did he have a great Senior Bowl," he said. "Loved him."
To hear Mayock, Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner and Oregon outside linebacker-end Dion Jordan also bear watching at No. 11.
"But I think the biggest need is certainly offensive line," he said, "and I think the Chargers are going to have a choice of a guard or a tackle at that point, and they should be really solid with either of them."
As much as Mayock likes Warmack, he rates Cooper the better athlete and said the North Carolina senior should show well at the NFL combine in Indianapolis later this month. Among the observers will be Chargers offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris.
"He's one of the most athletic guards I've ever seen," Mayock said. "I think this is a showcase for Jonathan Cooper."


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The heart of all academic and social conduct at Hampden-Sydney is the Honor System, and the heart of the Honor System is individual responsibility. It presumes that every student is a gentleman who will conduct himself in a trustworthy and honest manner; it assumes further that every student is concerned with the strict observance of those principles for his own sake, for the sake of his fellow students, and for the sake of the College. Students, faculty members, and administrators place the highest value on integrity and honesty, and all support the Honor System.
The Honor System is administered by students elected to office by the student body. In the orientation of freshmen and transfer students, Student Court members explain the Honor Code. Before formally matriculating at the College, a student must sign a statement acknowledging that he understands the Honor System and that an infraction is punishable by dishonorable suspension or dismissal. The Honor System pledge, which students write on their tests and other college work, is "On my honor I have neither given nor received any aid on this work, nor am I aware of any breach of the Honor Code that I shall not immediately report."
Infractions of the Honor Code are cheating; plagiarism; lying; stealing; forgery; intentionally passing a bad check; knowingly furnishing false information to the College; failing to report Honor Code violations; altering or using College or other documents or instruments of identification with intent to defraud or deceive; taking a book or other library materials out of the library without checking it, or them, out at the desk; removing any section of library materials, such as tearing or cutting out a page, or parts of a page; and unauthorized access to or use of College computer files, including attempts to gain unauthorized access or use. Suspected violations are investigated by student officers; trials are conducted by the Student Court.
Students convicted of an infraction of the Honor Code that involves a course will receive the grade of F in that course.
The aim of the Honor System is to instill and emphasize the highest standards of character and conduct, and to maintain community trust. A student's obligation under the Honor System does not stop at the limits of the campus but applies in all places at all times.
Further details about the Honor System and the Code are published in The Key: Hampden-Sydney College Student Handbook.


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HUNDREDS of soldiers are being lined up to ensure fuel deliveries from Hamble and Hythe don't grind to a halt from a strike threatened by petrol tanker drivers next month.
The results of a ballot of 2,000 tanker drivers, who account for 90 per cent of those delivering fuel to petrol forecourts, are expected today and a strike could begin from April 3. But contingency plans are in place that could see soldiers being drafted in to drive tankers and police preventing blockades.
The Unite union has warned a strike of tanker drivers could hit petrol supplies at supermarkets, garages and airports across the country.
Industrial action could affect supplies from the Esso Hythe terminal near Hardley and BP fuel terminal at Hamble.
Neither firm would comment ahead of today's announcement.
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said the Government had "learnt the lessons"
of the past and stood "ready to act"
if members of the Unite union walk out.
"The general public should not and must not suffer from this dispute and strike action is manifestly not the answer," he said. "Although we are pushing for an agreement, we have learnt the lessons of the past and stand ready to act to minimise disruption to motorists, to industry and, in particular, to our emergency services, in the event of a strike."
Unite said its members working for seven major fuel distribution firms will be balloted.
Mr Maude appealed to the union and employers, including DHL and BP, to come to an agreement that averts industrial action.
Unite said there had been "unrelenting attacks"on drivers' terms and conditions, adding that it had been trying to establish a forum to agree industry-wide best practice on issues such as safety and training.


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University announces commencement schedule
The University of South Carolina will hold commencement exercises for its Columbia campus May 8 – 9.
Three ceremonies will be held for bachelor's and master's graduates to accommodate the increasing number of students and their families who are attending the ceremonies.
Brian Lamb, the founder of C-SPAN (the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) and the CEO of the network since its establishment in 1979, will address graduates of the first undergraduate ceremony, set for 3 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Colonial Life Arena.
He will receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree at the ceremony, during which graduates of the Moore School of Business, the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, the College of Nursing, the S.C. College of Pharmacy and the Arnold School of Public Health will receive degrees.
G. Wayne Clough, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a past president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, will address the 9:30 a.m. Saturday ceremony in the Colonial Life Arena. Clough will receive an honorary doctor of engineering degree at the morning ceremony for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College.
Donald L. Fowler, chairman of Fowler Communications Inc. in Columbia, and a former national chair of the Democratic National Committee, will speak at the 3:30 p.m. ceremony for graduates of the College of Education; the College of Engineering and Computing; the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management; the Fort Jackson Military Base Program; Interdisciplinary Programs; Palmetto Programs; the School of Music; and the College of Social Work. Fowler will be awarded an honorary doctor of public service degree.


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This beautifully crafted story opens with Atkinson introducing the reader to three seemingly unrelated crimes: a missing child from thirty years ago, a murderous office rampage, and a new mother who kills her husband after a mental breakdown. Private investigator Jackson Brodie has been hired to solve the cases by the loved ones left behind who desperately need closure. While the investigations have been cold for years, Brodie slowly begins to weave together the details of each one until all three have startling revelations.
While the book contains a good mystery, Atkinson also delves into the lives of the family members who hired Brodie, touching upon the deep emotional impact of the missing and the murdered along with the power of suspicion and doubt. In all three cases, the resolution was closer than any wished to see. Readers will enjoy both Brodie's struggle to unearth long-forgotten evidence, connect with his clients as well as his attempts to resolve his own disappointments, both past and present. Those looking for a refreshing and different mystery will enjoy Atkinson. Make sure to check out the rest of the Jackson Brodie mysteries, including the latest, Started Early, Took My Dog.


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In 2000, federal spending was $1.789 trillion.
How can Libtards be for social freedom, but against economic freedom ? This has never made much sense to me, because these two freedoms are intertwined. They are two sides of the same liberty coin. They are inseparable, yet Libtards can't see it.
The picture above doesn't really pertain to today's topic, but I thought I'd post it anyway, because it cracks me up. ===A third Democrat-appointed judge in a row has declared ObamaCare to be constitutional. The latest ruling comes from a D.C. judge, Gladys Kessler, appointed by President Clinton. Here is some of the "logic" from that judge:
Liberals dishonestly condemned the protesters of the Tea Party movement as racist, fascist, extremists bent on violence. There was no violence by those protesters. They were peaceful, and they weren't racist or fascist either, but liberals found a few signs in the crowd that sounded kind of extreme. They used those signs to endlessly condemn the entire movement.
If you want to know why it's so difficult to reign in government spending, look no further than Wisconsin. That state faces a $3.6 billion budget deficit over two years, and to help balance the budget, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker is trying to pass legislation that asks public employees to contribute a small portion to their own pensions and health care insurance. Here are some of the key points of the legislation, according to the Daily Caller:
Newly elected Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) took office facing an $8 billion state budget shortage. In addition to winning the governorship, Republicans also won lots of seats in Wisconsin's state legislature during last fall's elections, giving the GOP effective control of state government. That's the way democracy goes, somebody wins and somebody loses.
In order to close the budget gap, Walker and his fellow Republicans brought a budget repair bill forward for a vote in the Wisconsin Senate. That bill required public employee union members to contribute to their own healthcare and pensions, just like most private sector employees do. It also ended most of the collective bargaining rights of public employees. It allowed the state to decide the salaries the state should pay it's union workers, like the government does with it's non-union employees, and like about 90% of the companies in America do.
Our great leaders address the pressing problems of their times. That's what George Washington did. So did Abraham Lincoln, FDR, Truman, JFK, and Reagan. Taking on their responsibilities is what made these leaders great.
For the second year in a row, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Politicial Action Conference (CPAC). Paul is noted for his Libertarian political views. Here are the full results of the poll:
Congressman Ron Paul (Texas): 30% Mitt Romney (Mass.): 23% Former NM Gov. Gary Johnson: 6% NJ Gov. Chris Christie: 6% Newt Gingrich: 5% Former Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty: 4% Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann: 4% Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: 4% Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: 3% Businessman Herman Cain: 2% Former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee: 2% Former Penn. Senator Rick Santorum: 2% So. Dakota Senator John Thune: 2% Fomer Utah Gov. John Hunstman: 1% Miss. Governor Haley Barbour: 1% Other: 5% Undecided: 1%
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On sunday, and then again on monday, President Obama announced plans to cut federal spending by $80 billion per year for five years. That's a total of $400 billion in spending cuts.
On tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden announced plans to spend the lion's share of that first year's savings on a $53 billlion plan to build high speed rail.
No, I'm not talking about Obama's pre-Super Bowl interview with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News. I'm talking about Obama's speech before the U.S. Chamber Of Commerce on monday. The liberal and publicly-financed NPR billed it as 'Obama Faces The Opposition In Speech To Chamber Of Commerce'. NPR points out that the Chamber Of Commerce spent $50 million to help Republicans win elections last november (and now you know why liberals were so upset about the Citizens United ruling, which upheld political free speech in this country. Liberals don't want groups opposed to the liberal agenda to have free speech. Liberals only support the U.S. Constitution when it helps liberals. The rest of the time they consider it an irrelevant and musty old document that only radical wingnuts embrace).
Let's stop for a minute and ask ourselves...what does it say about a U.S. President when the Chamber Of Commerce, who represents U.S. business interests, is considered the "opposition" to said President ? What would such a President be opposed to - jobs, wealth, economic growth, or what ? (Note to liberals - businesses create jobs and wealth, not the government). President Obama has learned what happens when a President is considered anti-business. Over 80% of the candidates endorsed by the Chamber Of Commerce over the last several elections have won.
The official unemployment rate dropped from 9.4% to 9.0% in January. Here's the good news from the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (BLS):
Twenty six states are challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare.
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been in Congress for 29 years. He has a degree from Harvard Law School. You'd think Schumer might have some idea about how our government works. You'd be wrong. Here's Chucky, who never met a camera or microphone he didn't like, opining on our three branches of government:
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Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids - as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
©2006 Markus Zusak; (P)2006 Random House Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
"The astonishing characters, drawn without sentimentality, will grab readers." (Booklist)
"Zusak has created a work that deserves the attention of sophisticated teen and adult readers....An extraordinary narrative." (School Library Journal)
"The Book Thief will appeal both to sophisticated teens and adults with its engaging characters and heartbreaking story." (Bookmarks Magazine)
Hey Audible, don't raise prices and I promise to buy lots more books.
"Glad I took a chance."
I had my doubts about reading this book. I have a hard time with books about WWII Germany. I knew this would probably be a heartbreaker too but for some reason I decided to take it on. Maybe because the book was about books, and I usually like that genre; maybe because the reviews were so good; certainly not because I read it was appropriate for "sophisticated teens and adults." For whatever reason, I am glad I selected The Book Thief. It was incredibly well-written. The characters completely came to life. While there certainly was heart-brake, the heart-warming more than made up for it. This is a book for all ages. The narrator was outstanding and all and all, it was a book I will not soon forget.
"Wow! Just Wow!"
Honestly, I didn't want to read this book. Nazi Germany has never been a subject of great interest to me. However, It had been sitting around in my Audible app for about 6 months, and I'd listened to all of my other audiobooks, so I figured now was as good of a time as any to give it a shot.

Let me just say that The Book Thief broke my heart. It really did. The writing was beautiful and brilliant. Not long after starting it, I found myself absorbed by the story. I couldn't stop thinking about Liesel Meminger. I think the moment I knew I was going to love this book was when she described her new papa's eyes. Their relationship was by far my favorite aspect of the book.

The author actually gives the ending away before he describes the events leading up to it. At first, I thought that this was going to bother me, but It's just made the book more powerful. This book made me FEEL so much. I felt it when Liesel was scared, ecstatically happy, unbelievably sad, blazingly angry, and I felt it when she loved fiercely. It was definitely her love that broke my heart. I cried for the last 20 minutes of the audiobook. I'd fought tears a few times throughout the book, but there was no stopping them by the end. This was such a touching book that I would definitely recommend. (Also, I'm glad I listened to this book rather than read it because I wouldn't have known how to pronounce many of the words.)
I am an adult who loves a good YA read---but really I just love an engrossing story. If it pulls me in and I can't stop reading-I'm happy!
"Word Thief"
I don't know if I can compose something that accurately conveys my thoughts about this novel. I don't think there are accurate words.
Ultimately I thought this book was an emotional experience. I was moved at different points to tears---and yet I was comforted. And I saw life and more importantly death a little bit differently when the book was done.
Allan Corduner's performance was nothing short of impressive---and I can not imagine experiencing this book without his voice. I think he elevated an already superb story…
This is nothing short of brilliant!
"Will steal you!"
Brilliant. Compelling. Categorized as "Young Adult" but perhaps more because the female protagonist is a child, this story will break your heart on one page and on the next give you comfort. You can't help but care about the characters.
The narrator, Allan Corduner, is truly amazing as he brings life to Death, the book's narrator. I took great pleasure in how his voice messaged the words and images. I've read reviews from those who read the written words and they all complain that it was slow getting into the story, but not true with Allan Corduner giving voice to Death.
"Allan Corduner"
I am not reviewing the book. If you want to know about that, read the reviews on Amazon, or Goodreads. I am writing about Allan Corduner. This was like listening to a Broadway play; amazing. Allan Corduner brought to life this poignant story. I could never have felt such joy and pain having read this myself. Oh, my heart still breaks when Liesel says "Papa!"
Rating scale: 5=Loved it, 4=Liked it, 3=Ok, 2=Disappointed, 1=Hated it. I look for well developed characters, compelling stories.
""I am haunted by humans""
The final words of the book, spoken by Death who has been the storyteller, sums up my feelings about this reading experience. The story is so much about the power of words, and the author uses his words so eloquently, visually descriptive in their ability to evoke sensory understanding of the characters' experiences. But beyond the words, the true story is about the souls of the characters - both good and bad. The very best is of course Hans, the father whose kindness, generosity and deep understanding of what is right becomes the guiding star to the devestated orphan who comes to his home. Liesel's life is saved and formed through his influence and she becomes extraordinary as a result. Rosa, Rudy and the others living in this wartorn village become our literary neighbors. I will be haunted by these humans for some time to come.

A comment - other reviewers have stated their inability to get into the story. It took 3 tries for me to get past the beginning also. The prologue is confusing and the writing style unique, requiring some patience and concentration. Please don't give up. By the first hour when the Storyteller begins the real narrative, you will understand and begin a transforming journey. The narrator is superb, bringing all of these characters to life.
"The Book Thief"
I have been listening to Audiobooks for approximately 4 years, and this is only the second time that I have felt compelled to write a review. I don't think that I have ever been so touched by a story, nor will I ever forget this book or it's characters. The tale is heartbreaking, but at the same time hopeful for the human spirit, as "Death" (the storyteller) can attest to throughout the telling of the story of Liesel, the main character. She is but one of many (thousands, acutually) that, together, make this a story that will leave an imprint on your heart. I know it will stay with me forever. Don't pass this one up!
"A must read"
The Book Thief is a beautifully narrated and superbly told novel. It is impossible not to be drawn into the story and feel like you are living on the streets of Munich during World War II. My only complaint is that this book is listed in the Audible Kids category, where I believe it truly does not belong. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, the main characters are children, but the subject is mature. Few children under high school age will appreciate this book.
I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Light Genocide"
The Book Thief is rather light reading considering it is about death and life in Nazi German during WWII. The narrator is a mildly funny and likable Death who is being overworked by the massive carnage of WWII yet is lovingly careful with each of his human consignments and is hauntingly interested in a few of the living. The protagonist is a young girl growing up with a foster family during the horrors of war and adolescence. The Book Thief seems written for young teens, but is good enough for adults to share with their kids. If you start this, do finish it. The ending is, by far, the most powerful aspect of the book and is worth the prior, less powerful, bits. For a young person this is a compelling and heartwarming and heart wrenching, but not overwhelming, story of war and death and genocide. The narration if quite strong and clear, adding an enjoyable expressiveness to the characters. I liked this book, but did not love it.
Immigration lawyer in Kansas City. I like Character driven dramas, fantasy (monsters, magic and witches oh my!) and coming of age stories. Favs include: The Book Thief, The Game of Throne series, Harry Potter Series, Dresden Files, Nightside series, anything by Neil Gaimen, 100 Years of Solitude.
I can't say enough good things about this book. It was one of the best books I have ever read/listened to. So true and so sad and heart warming, bitter sweet. It will break your heart, I promise.I made the mistake of listening to the end at a restaurant while eating lunch one day at work and cried my eyes out in public over my philly cheese steak. It is about love and hope and family and friendship and loss and the power of words and books. It is beautiful and everyone should listen to it.
The narrator is positively brillant as well. He does the German accents and the characters of both male and female young and old superbly. I can't wait to hear more from him.
Listen to it, really.
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AOSP is a term you'll see used a lot -- here, as well as at other Android-centric sites on the Internet. I'll admit I'm guilty of using it and just expecting everyone to know what I'm talking about, and I shouldn't. To rectify that, at least a little bit, I'll try to explain what the AOSP is now so we're all on the same page.
For some of us -- the nerdly types who build software -- the full name tells us what we need to know. AOSP stands for Android Open Source Project. The AOSP was designed and written by folks who had a vision that the world needed an open-source platform that exists for developers to easily build mobile applications. It wasn't designed to beat any other platform in market share, or to fight for user freedom from tyrannical CEOs -- it exists as a delivery mechanism for mobile apps -- like Google's mobile apps, or any of the 400,000+ in the Google Play store. Luckily, Google realized that using open-source software would ensure that this operating system/mobile application content delivery system is available for all, for free. And by choosing the licensing they did, it's also attractive to device manufacturers who can use it as a base to build their own mobile OS.
The premise plays out rather nicely. Google writes and maintains a tree of all the Android source code -- the AOSP. It's made available for everyone (you, me, manufacturers you've never heard of and not just big players like Samsung or HTC) to download, modify, and take ownership of. This means the folks at CyanogenMod can add cool stuff like audio profiles. It also means folks like HTC can change multitasking in ways that many of us don't like. You can't have one without having the other. The big players then use their modified version of this source to build their own operating system. Some, like Amazon, radically changed everything without a care to use Google's official applications and keep their device in compliance with Android guidelines. Some, like HTC radically changed everything yet followed the Android Compatibility Program (ACP) so they could include Google's core application suite -- including the Google Play store. Some, like the folks at CyanogenMod, enhance the pure AOSP code with additions but don't change the overall look and feel. Again -- that's how this open-source thing works. You can't have it without allowing folks to change it as they see fit, for better or worse.
Any of us can download and build the AOSP. We can even stay compliant with the ACP and contact Google about including their applications. Yes, any of us could build our own device using the AOSP code in our garage or basement with Google's full blessing. That's the beauty of the AOSP, and we wouldn't want it any other way.
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