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Washington_Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It's expanding by about $1.4 billion a day - or nearly $1 million a minute.
What's that mean to you?
It means almost $30,000 in debt for each man, woman, child and infant in the United States.
Even if you've escaped the recent housing and credit crunches and are coping with rising fuel prices, you may still be headed for economic misery, along with the rest of the country. That's because the government is fast straining resources needed to meet interest payments on the national debt, which stands at a mind-numbing $9.13 trillion.
And like homeowners who took out adjustable-rate mortgages, the government faces the prospect of seeing this debt - now at relatively low interest rates - rolling over to higher rates, multiplying the financial pain.
So long as somebody is willing to keep loaning the U.S. government money, the debt is largely out of sight, out of mind.
But the interest payments keep compounding, and could in time squeeze out most other government spending - leading to sharply higher taxes or a cut in basic services like Social Security and other government benefit programs. Or all of the above.
A major economic slowdown, as some economists suggest may be looming, could hasten the day of reckoning.
The national debt - the total accumulation of annual budget deficits - is up from $5.7 trillion when President Bush took office in January 2001 and it will top $10 trillion sometime right before or right after he leaves in January 2009.
That's $10,000,000,000,000.00, or one digit more than an odometer-style "national debt clock" near New York's Times Square can handle. When the privately owned automated clock was activated in 1989, the national debt was $2.7 trillion.
It only gets worse.
Over the next 25 years, the number of Americans aged 65 and up is expected to almost double. The work population will shrink and more and more baby boomers will be drawing Social Security and Medicare benefits, putting new demands on the government's resources.
These guaranteed retirement and health benefit programs now make up the largest component of federal spending. Defense is next. And moving up fast in third place is interest on the national debt, which totaled $430 billion last year.
Aggravating the debt picture: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates could cost $2.4 trillion over the next decade
Despite vows in both parties to restrain federal spending, the national debt as a percentage of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product has grown from about 35 percent in 1975 to around 65 percent today. By historical standards, it's not proportionately as high as during World War II - when it briefly rose to 120 percent of GDP, but it's a big chunk of liability.
"The problem is going forward," said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard and Poors, a major credit-rating agency.
"Our estimate is that the national debt will hit 350 percent of the GDP by 2050 under unchanged policy. Something has to change, because if you look at what's going to happen to expenditures for entitlement programs after us baby boomers start to retire, at the current tax rates, it doesn't work," Wyss said.
With national elections approaching, candidates of both parties are talking about fiscal discipline and reducing the deficit and accusing the other of irresponsible spending. But the national debt itself - a legacy of overspending dating back to the American Revolution - receives only occasional mention.
Who is loaning Washington all this money?
Ordinary investors who buy Treasury bills, notes and U.S. savings bonds, for one. Also it is banks, pension funds, mutual fund companies and state, local and increasingly foreign governments. This accounts for about $5.1 trillion of the total and is called the "publicly held" debt. The remaining $4 trillion is owed to Social Security and other government accounts, according to the Treasury Department, which keeps figures on the national debt down to the penny on its Web site.
Some economists liken the government's plight to consumers who spent like there was no tomorrow - only to find themselves maxed out on credit cards and having a hard time keeping up with rising interest payments.
"The government is in the same predicament as the average homeowner who took out an adjustable mortgage," said Stanley Collender, a former congressional budget analyst and now managing director at Qorvis Communications, a business consulting firm.
Much of the recent borrowing has been accomplished through the selling of shorter-term Treasury bills. If these loans roll over to higher rates, interest payments on the national debt could soar. Furthermore, the decline of the dollar against other major currencies is making Treasury securities less attractive to foreigners - even if they remain one of the world's safest investments.
For now, large U.S. trade deficits with much of the rest of the world work in favor of continued foreign investment in Treasuries and dollar-denominated securities. After all, the vast sums Americans pay - in dollars - for imported goods has to go somewhere. But that dynamic could change.
"The first day the Chinese or the Japanese or the Saudis say, `we've bought enough of your paper,' then the debt - whatever level it is at that point - becomes unmanageable," said Collender.
A recent comment by a Chinese lawmaker suggesting the country should buy more euros instead of dollars helped send the Dow Jones plunging more than 300 points.
The dollar is down about 35 percent since the end of 2001 against a basket of major currencies.
Foreign governments and investors now hold some $2.23 trillion - or about 44 percent - of all publicly held U.S. debt. That's up 9.5 percent from a year earlier.
Japan is first with $586 billion, followed by China ($400 billion) and Britain ($244 billion). Saudi Arabia and other oil-exporting countries account for $123 billion, according to the Treasury.
"Borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars from China and OPEC puts not only our future economy, but also our national security, at risk. It is critical that we ensure that countries that control our debt do not control our future," said Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio, a Republican budget hawk.
Of all federal budget categories, interest on the national debt is the one the president and Congress have the least control over. Cutting payments would amount to default, something Washington has never done.
Congress must from time to time raise the debt limit - sort of like a credit card maximum - or the government would be unable to borrow any further to keep it operating and to pay additional debt obligations.
The Democratic-led Congress recently did just that, raising the ceiling to $9.82 trillion as the former $8.97 trillion maximum was about to be exceeded. It was the fifth debt-ceiling increase since Bush became president in 2001.
Democrats are blaming the runup in deficit spending on Bush and his Republican allies who controlled Congress for the first six years of his presidency. They criticize him for resisting improvements in health care, education and other vital areas while seeking nearly $200 billion in new Iraq and Afghanistan war spending.
"We pay in interest four times more than we spend on education and four times what it will cost to cover 10 million children with health insurance for five years," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "That's fiscal irresponsibility."
Republicans insist congressional Democrats are the irresponsible ones. Bush has reinforced his call for deficit reduction with vetoes and veto threats and cites a looming "train wreck" if entitlement programs are not reined in.
Yet his efforts two years ago to overhaul Social Security had little support, even among fellow Republicans.
The deficit only reflects the gap between government spending and tax revenues for one year. Not exactly how a family or a business keeps its books.
Even during the four most recent years when there was a budget surplus, 1998-2001, the national debt ranged between $5.5 trillion and $5.8 trillion.
As in trying to pay off a large credit-card balance by only making minimum payments, the overall debt might be next to impossible to chisel down appreciably, regardless of who is in the White House or which party controls Congress, without major spending cuts, tax increases or both.
"The basic facts are a matter of arithmetic, not ideology," said Robert L. Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan group that advocates eliminating federal deficits.
There's little dispute that current fiscal policies are unsustainable, he said. "Yet too few of our elected leaders in Washington are willing to acknowledge the seriousness of the long-term fiscal problem and even fewer are willing to put it on the political agenda."
Polls show people don't like the idea of saddling future generations with debt, but proposing to pay down the national debt itself doesn't move the needle much.
"People have a tendency to put some of these longer term problems out of their minds because they're so pressed with more imminent worries, such as wages and jobs and income inequality," said pollster Andrew Kohut of the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.
Texas billionaire Ross Perot made paying down the national debt a central element of his quixotic third-party presidential bid in 1992. The national debt then stood at $4 trillion and Perot displayed charts showing it would soar to $8 trillion by 2007 if left unchecked. He was about a trillion low.
Not long ago, it actually looked like the national debt could be paid off - in full. In the late 1990s, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office projected a surplus of a $5.6 trillion over ten years - and calculated the debt would be paid off as early as 2006.
Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan recently wrote that he was "stunned" and even troubled by such a prospect. Among other things, he worried about where the government would park its surplus if Treasury bonds went out of existence because they were no longer needed.
Not to worry. That surplus quickly evaporated.
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, said he's more concerned that interest on the national debt will become unsustainable than he is that foreign countries will dump their dollar holdings - something that would undermine the value of their own vast holdings. "We're going to have to shell out a lot of resources to make those interest payments. There's a very strong argument as to why it's vital that we address our budget issues before they get measurably worse," Zandi said.
"Of course, that's not going to happen until after the next president is in the White House," he added.
On the Net:
Treasury site listing share of national debt held by foreigners: http://www.treasury.gov/tic/mfh.txt.
The national debt to the penny: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?applicationnp
Tom Raum, AP Writer © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Israeli police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers in the U.S. Police say the suspect's motives are unclear.
Israeli police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers in the U.S. Police say the suspect's motives are unclear.
Police say they found four people dead in a Sacramento home.
Police say they found four people dead in a Sacramento home.
A late-night meeting of moderate-leaning members Wednesday broke up without resolution or a deal as most lawmakers left out of side exits and avoided talking to reporters.
A late-night meeting of moderate-leaning members Wednesday broke up without resolution or a deal as most lawmakers left out of side exits and avoided talking to reporters.
A grass fire in Lawton scorched more than 200 acres Thursday afternoon, threatening several homes and businesses.
A grass fire in Lawton scorched more than 200 acres Thursday afternoon, threatening several homes and businesses.
LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- All three Lawton high schools were placed on lockdown today after someone called Crimestoppers, saying they had heard about a threat targeting each one of the schools.
LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- All three Lawton high schools were placed on lockdown today after someone called Crimestoppers, saying they had heard about a threat targeting each one of the schools.


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Unexplained colic scare...any ideas? Hello all! My first post here and I'm hoping somebody has some input. I dealt with my first ever colic after owning horses over 15 years and I have no idea why both the horses got colic in the first place. It happened Friday and I had worked my mare and my husband rode her, she got worked probably an hour all together. It was a warm day and she was slightly lathered, she did some loping and quite a bit of trotting but nothing too strenuous. By the time we turned her loose she was cool, breathing normal,etc. So then a few hours later I went back down to the barn to feed them their grain. My mare Chanti LOVES food, it is her biggest motivation and I had never seen her turn food down. She wouldn't even touch her grain. Our paint stud colt was eating his but I knew right off something was wrong with my mare. I checked her over, got her up to the house and I checked her gut sounds. her stomach was drawn up tight, I heard very few gut sounds and she wouldn't even eat any grass. Then I looked down and noticed Sundance, the stud, had laid down under the barn, in the mud. A few minutes later he was up, but then he laid right back down, which I knew wasn't normal. So I went down and checked on him, saw he had ate nearly half his grain and as I was checking his gut sounds he tried to lay down again, so I got him up to the house also. Hubby ran to the store and got mineral oil while me and my mom walked both of them. Chanti pooped and it was normal but we gave them 400 cc of mineral oil and about 3 hours after starting to walk them and watch them Sundance pooped but he seemed to be in more discomfort than Chanti because he'd stay standing a few minutes, then lay down again, but he didn't roll so we let him lay down. By nearly midnight they seemed in less discomfort so we turned them back out into the pasture but checked them 2 hours later and they were both down at the pond drinking and neither looked as uncomfortable. Yesterday afternoon they were both eating grass, drinking like normal but I didn't give them any grain just to make sure it had passed. Today they both seem to be 100% ok but I'd like to know what caused them to colic. We bought grain last weekend and they had been getting half a coffee can of the grain with a few tablespoons of wheat germ oil added to help with their coat and add some calories. Their diet wasn't changed and at first I thought maybe it was the wheat germ oil but Chanti didn't eat any of her grain before she got colic and I had been adding it for a while now. They do have a pond for water but they've always had a pond or lake for a water source so I don't think the water would have caused them to colic. There are no poisonous plants or materials in their pasture and the tack room door is always closed so they couldn't have gotten into anything down there. Any ideas?? I did try calling a vet but since it was after hours when all this happened I couldn't reach any vet. I even tried vets in Missouri. I was ticked that I couldn't reach anyone but I guess the mineral oil and the walking helped. |
Here's what I am thinking. Maybe bad grain? Maybe it wasn't colic but a gut ache. Maybe something they ate earlier. Don't know but what you did was really good. Keeping an eye on them and making sure they were drinking, eating and pooping. Good for you. Posted via Mobile Device |
Agreed 100% Watching them and walking them was the best thing you could ever, ever do. If both were striken with it, it would have to be something in the pasture or something both could experience together. Is it possible you were cleaning something, or left something somewhere where they could reach it? |
Must be the month for colic because my mare was off yesterday too. She never rolled or laid down. All she did was walk walk and walk look at her flank etc. When she was walking towards me I noticed her belly was really expanded on one side and she was having muscle spasms on the other side (from her girth area to the point of her hip) she wouldnt eat or stand still. So I started to massage her muscle spasms and she seemed to like it a bit. Walked some more. She worked it out by herself and is back to normal but gosh she is my main horse and I just love her to bits, even though she is very standoffish. Im thinking it was from the lil bit of grass coming in. She is a pig when it comes to her food so that is the only thing it could be because she only gets hay. Glad your ponies are ok. Its hard when they cant tell you verbally how they are feeling. |
Thanks ya'll. I always check my grain because I will absolutely not feed bad, moldy,wet grain and we had bought this bag just the weekend before, keep it in the tack room and the door is always shut. At first I thought she just drank too much before she was really cooled off, but she only worked about an hour. The most she did was lope, which honestly is a good workout for her because she's lazy under saddle but she did very good that day and wasn't very hot, plus Sundance didn't get worked at all and he seemed to be worse than she was and he actually ate some of his supper before he started feeling icky. They have been on this pasture for almost 3 years and I have never had a problem with colic before. We don't have a lot of green lush new grass here yet so I don't think they over-ate:?. I went ahead and fed them grain tonight but only about half what they normally get. I need to weigh their rations to see exactly how much it weighs, but it's about 3/4 a regular coffee can of a 14% protein and something like 6% fat that they get. Plus about 2 tbs wheat germ oil as a top dressing. The only thing I think could have had anything to do with it was that earlier that day my dad was doing work out in the pasture and pulled up a locust tree(I think that's what it's called, a smallish tree that grows the big thorns on the branches) and he said they were eating the bark off it. I've never heard of locust tree being toxic but I suppose if it was green bark and they ate enough of it, it could upset their stomach. |
my horses have gotten colic a number of times. While i don't have many ideas, i will say that sometimes theres a little straw in the hay and they get colic from that. But, most horses don't eat that. I know my horse has gotten a very bad impaction from it. i hope you find out! |
That may be your answer. The seeds, leaves, bark and twigs of black locust contain several toxic proteins. |
Thanks farmpony! That must be it, because they both ate some of it. Guess it's a good thing dad pulled it up! I had never heard they were toxic, guess I'll be on the look out for locust trees in the future. I don't know why they just started eating it though, that tree had been there the whole time and they never bothered it. |
Horses do not "get" colic. Colic is an all encompassing term describing a gastorintestional upset in a horse. It can be as mild as a gas colic or as tragic as a torsion. Every horse at one time or another has an episode of colic. The majority of the time they work through it on their own and we don't notice. There does not have to be a defining reason. There are some things that can be determined - lack of water, forced inactivity, drastic change in feed stuffs, or growths in the intestine. But being a horse - they colic - because they can. The best thing you can do is know your horse. If you feel they are starting to colic - monitor. Take a base TPR, check for guts sounds in all four quadrants, MM, CRT and dehydration. Walking is not necessary but ok as long as it is not to the point of exhaustion. DO NOT administer any pain killers if not directed by a vet. After 30 minutes if things have not improved or have worsened - call the vet with your base readings and the 30 minute updated readings. The vet will advise from that point. |
about eating the bark, you know, I'm not sure why they do things. I have a friend that had an oak tree in her pasture FOREVER with the same horses and then one year one of her horses decided to eat the acorns and so she had some colic issues to deal with. She ended up putting a fence around the tree to keep them off. I don't know why they do the things they do! |
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The U.S. housing recovery has been a key investing theme for months, with home builders the pacesetters. If first-quarter earnings from Thursday morning are any indication, there may be plenty more room to run.
The builder reversed a year-ago loss, earning 21 cents a share to beat the consensus estimate by a nickel, and, in a departure from the lackluster top-line figures coming out of many other industries, booked a 32% jump in revenue to $1.2 billion. Most importantly: the revenue gains came entirely from selling homes, not from fortuitous real estate transactions. In fact, revenue from land sales was down by nearly a third, while home sales jumped 35%.
Those home sales are also coming at higher prices, with Pulte touting an average selling price of $287,000, up 10% year-over-year. While a mix shift toward "move-up" homes explained part of the increase, Pulte also implemented price increases in the quarter.
That pricing power is crucial in an industry that now carries the weight of higher expectations after several disastrous years in the wake of the housing bubble. And it may just keep the U.S. economy from a third straight mid-year swoon.
In a note earlier this week, economist Carl Riccadonna argued that the large indirect growth impact of the housing market will shore up softness elsewhere.
"The recent sideways movement of home sales should not be misconstrued as a sign that the housing sector is losing momentum," he wrote -- given that the first quarter is historically the weakest seasonally -- adding that Q2 and Q3 will be the "true test," one he expects the market to pass easily on the way to a steady price appreciation for the year.
Shares of Pulte rallied to a 5% gain Thursday morning and is up more than 14% year-to-date. , which reports earnings Friday, and newly-public Taylor Morrison were also trading more than 2% higher.
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St. John's Riverside Hospital's monthly Cancer Support Group will have a guest speaker on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 7:00pm. The topic will be "Living Well Spiritually", given by Rev. Paul Bryant-Smith, St. John's Riverside Hospital Staff Chaplin.
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the Cancer Program at St. John's Riverside Hospital. "It is appreciated that the dedication of many individuals is recognized and it is important for our community to understand that quality cancer care can be given in a comfortable community hospital environment," said Norman Rosen, M.D., Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Chairman of the Cancer Program Committee at St. John's Riverside Hospital.


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EMMAUS, PA – December 5, 2011 – Otterbine is excited to introduce the Omega as the 11th pattern to their 1HP-5HP Aerating Fountain line. The pattern, originally developed through collaboration with one of Otterbine's Distributors, incorporates 8 nozzles to create a simple yet classic 'arch' styled pattern. Producing spray dimensions as tall as 18ft (3.5m) and as wide as 22ft (5m), the uniformity of the pattern creates a striking display.
Combining the convenience of a floating fountain system with the intricacy of an architectural fountain, the Omega is sure to please even the most discriminating onlooker – at a fraction of the cost.
The Omega offers the same features, options and amenities as the rest of the Aerating Fountain line. These include, but are not limited to: truly interchangeable patterns; highest independently tested and published pumping and oxygen transfer rates in the industry; minimum operating depth of less than 30in (76cm); 1HP-5HP available in both single and three phase; and an all-inclusive five-year warranty. As with all of Otterbine's units the complete package is ETL, ETL-C, and CE tested and approved, and they are available in either a 60Hz or 50Hz configuration.
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North Routt The Hinman Fire and the nearby South Fork Fire were declared under control Thursday after they burned 10 acres of blown-down trees and vegetation in the Routt National Forest about 20 miles north of Steamboat Springs.
Both fires were started by lightning during an electrical storm Monday.
The South Fork Fire burned eight acres of forest land between the south fork of the Elk River and Forest Road 443. The Hinman burned two acres on a ridge one mile southeast of the South Fork Fire.
The Yampa Valley Fire Crew and the Silver State Hot Shots from New Mexico brought the fires under control Thursday.
Diann Pipher, the Forest Service's fire information officer, said most of the crews will be released today but several firefighters will remain to "mop up and monitor" the sites for a couple of days.
Mopping up a fire means making sure that every hot spot is extinguished in the area, Pipher said. That includes turning over dirt and putting out any underground flames, along with pouring water over the insides of tree stumps to make sure nothing is burning.
Pipher said some people have questioned Forest Service officials about why they didn't let the dead wood burn in the Routt Divide Blowdown area.
Her answer is that there are valuable sites near where the fires are burning, such as camping spots, that need to be protected. The other factor in the decision not to let the fires burn was serious concern about them spreading out of control.
"We do use prescribed fires to manage the forest. But with a year like this, with hot, dry and windy conditions, things can get out of hand quickly," Pipher said. "We will always try to put out a fire as quickly as we can and we would only allow a controlled burn when conditions were just right."
A violent windstorm in October 1997 knocked down or uprooted thousands of trees in a 20,000-acre area of the Routt National Forest north of Steamboat. The storm and the area it affected have been dubbed the Routt Divide Blowdown.
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WASHINGTON -- Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it discriminated against black and Hispanic borrowers in violation of fair-lending laws, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Wells Fargo, the nation's largest residential home mortgage originator, allegedly engaged in a pattern of discrimination against qualified black and Hispanic borrowers from 2004 through 2009.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole said the bank's discriminatory lending practices resulted in more than 34,000 black and Hispanic borrowers in 36 states and the District of Columbia paying higher rates for loans solely because of the color of their skin.
Mr. Cole said that with the settlement, the government will ensure that borrowers hit hard by the housing crisis will have an opportunity to access homeownership.
The settlement still requires court approval, but it would be the second largest ever, behind the $335 million settlement with Countrywide, a lender that was swallowed up by Bank of America.
The bank will pay $125 million in compensation for borrowers who were steered into subprime mortgages or who paid higher fees and rates than white borrowers because of their race or national origin rather than because of differences in credit-worthiness.
Wells Fargo also will pay $50 million in direct down payment assistance to borrowers in areas of the country where the Justice Department identified large number of discrimination victims. Those areas are Washington, D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, New York City, Cleveland, Riverside, Calif., and Baltimore.
"The department's action makes clear that we will hold financial institutions accountable," Mr. Cole said.
Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil rights division, said that because of the bank's practices "an African-American wholesale customer in the Chicago area in 2007 seeking a $300,000 loan paid on average $2,937 more in fees than a similarly qualified white applicant. And these fees were not based on any objective factors relating to credit risk. These fees amounted to a racial surtax. A Latino borrower in the Miami area in 2007 seeking a $300,000 loan paid on average $2,538 more than a similarly qualified white applicant."
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Album Rating: 4.0been a while since I did this. hit me up sputnik http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/
Album Rating: 2.5good to finally see a review for this. I kinda dug it at first but it wore off me. Lots of clever lines anyway and I bet lots of people here would like it so yeah, good to see a review.
Album Rating: 4.0 yeah man it wears off, but i played the hell out of this upon discovery, so I felt like i had to reflect that in my rating btw can we no longer edit reviews? link not working for me. didn't realize we couldn't center text
this dudes name sucks and you started your review in the same way every post-rock, hip hop, thrash review starts and thats by commenting on the status of the genre
is it dead?!?!?! ---> listen to this album and see heh heh heh
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I like your intro a lot, most of the time when people write about the state of hip-hop it makes me cringe but it turned out pretty well here. I'll try to give this a try when I have time.
Album Rating: 4.0 cool, glad ppl are checking this out. @tater, what did i miss? how did you get a godly sized avatar? lol
Album Rating: 3.5BSBD saves the records of course. He's basically weezy but not as good
Album Rating: 3.5Like Curren$y had a sadistic cousin
I'd pay a juggalo to come for your jugular If I like the jugs on her then I'm probably druggin' her
Nacho is too underrated.
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DNC thank you to Boston first responders draws criticism, denounced by GOP as a `political ploy'
WASHINGTON – "B Strong," the banner says. Stripped atop the homepage of the Democratic National Committee, the message, using the red "B" of the Boston Red Sox logo, encourages people to thank the emergency personnel who responded in last week's Boston Marathon bombings.
But the simple note of gratitude to Boston police, firefighters and EMTs has drawn criticism, denounced by Republicans as a "political ploy" soon after it debuted on Monday.
In addition to writing their full names and an optional message, users must also provide their email addresses and zip codes – valuable currency for any political operation that is in the business of maintaining databases for fundraising and volunteer work. By submitting their information, users agree to grant the DNC permission to use the information for political and advertising purposes.
Those who add their names to the list receive an email from Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, encouraging them to share the note among their family and friends via Facebook and Twitter.
"We want to make sure that these true American heroes receive all the thanks they deserve," Schultz writes. "Can you help spread the word?"
A separate email said every note will be delivered to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who will pass along the sentiments.
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, called the data mining "disgraceful" and in "very poor taste" in a Tweet posted Monday. He accuses Democrats of "capitalizing on terrorism and Boston's first responders to boost their fundraising lists."
DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse flipped the criticism back to Republicans, saying on Twitter, "What's disgraceful is that @GOP would politicize expressions of support for first responders. You should be thanking them too."
In response a Globe email and phone call asking how the 30,000 emails collected will be used, Woodhouse said the DNC would not be using any of the email data for fundraising. "We never planned to," he wrote on Twitter, "And in fact we aren't even keeping the data." He said the whole effort was to deliver messages of support to first responders.
"Our supporters were looking for an outlet to express their gratitude and support for first responders in the wake of the tragedy in Boston, and collecting messages of thanks to deliver to them we concluded was the best outlet we could give them," Woodhouse said.
Ian Prior, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Tuesday that "no matter how the Democratic National Committee tries to spin it, the fact is that they are using the Boston Marathon bombing to collect data that will be used for voter contact and fundraising.
"This kind of disgracefully insensitive tactic should offend people regardless of political affiliation," Prior said. "The Massachusetts Congressional and Senatorial delegation must immediately and forcefully demand that Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz and the DNC stop this unconscionable behavior."
U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch said in an interview Tuesday that the DNC should have allowed people to thank first responders without capturing their emails. "That might have saved them from the accusation that they were using it politically," said Lynch, who is running in a Democratic primary election against U.S. Representative Edward Markey to fill Secretary of State John Kerry's senate seat.
"Their heart was in the right place, but maybe they could have handled it a little better," he said. Lynch said it is "reassuring" to hear Woodhouse say the emails would not be used for fundraising. "That is a wise move."
Sean Spicer, communications director for the RNC, also condemned the gathering of emails on FOX News Tuesday, adding the DNC should donate some of the money it has raised for political campaigns to help victims of the bombings.


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Once again, author Ralph Milton brings his enormous talent as a storyteller to the task of retelling biblical stories. Based on the bestselling Family Story Bible, the Lectionary Story Bible includes many new and wonderfully engaging stories from both the Hebrew and New Testament scriptures. At least one, but usually two stories from the lections are included for each Sunday of the church year making the Lectionary Story Bible a complete lectionary resource for Christian educators, camp leaders, worship leaders, and families who want to share their faith at home. The book also includes a scripture index of the stories included in the collection, for non-lectionary settings and uses.
Adept at handling even difficult material, Ralph Milton writes stories that are positive and life-affirming, use inclusive language, and portray a God of love to children and adults alike. Margaret Kyle has created many new illustrations brimming with the energy, curiosity, and joy that so characterizes her work. Lectionary Story Bible Year A is the first in a series that will cover all three years of the lectionary. The complete set will be an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to share faith stories with children and make the Bible relevant to young people today.
Margaret Kyle has illustrated many books, including After the Beginning, Seasons Growing Faith Board Books, Our Baby's Being Baptized, Thank you, God, For Me, Journeying to Bethlehem, The Night There was Thunder and Stuff, The Lectionary Story Bible, and the best-selling Family Story Bible. She works at Wood Lake Publishing as Art Director.
Ralph Milton is one of Canada's best-known religious communicators, and a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Letters from St. Stephen's College, Edmonton. He also has an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Vancouver School of Theology. A former news broadcaster, open line host and church administrator, Milton is the author of seventeen books including the bestselling Family Story Bible; Angels in Red Suspenders; and Julian's Cell, a novel based on the life of Julian of Norwich. On the Internet, Ralph Milton publishes the popular e-zine Rumors, which uses liberal doses of humour and story to communicate a lively faith. Cofounder of Wood Lake Publishing, Ralph Milton lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, with his wife and friend of 50 years, Beverley, a retired church minister. Together, they remain the ever-proud grandparents of Zoe and Jake.


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Plain Talk On Immigration
In the article "Immigrants have worlds to offer" (Editorials, July 13), your conclusion--that the "up" of immigration exceeds the "down"--most certainly disregards the issue of illegal immigrants. No one is certain how many there are (probably in the millions), and the majority of them work for substandard wages under the table but pay no taxes.
Nor does it take into consideration that there are millions of Americans who are functionally illiterate and that dumping even more uneducated people has to be classified as pure insanity. Finally, only an overpaid writer would suggest that the "pain of immigration" is worthwhile. Get real, will you? Or at least label your editorial as "propaganda of the employed."
M.G. Rhoads
Syracuse, N.Y.
Your editorial advocates more federal assistance for bilingual programs. Wrong! A la Andy Grove, I did not get bilingual education but was helped to learn English.
Bilingual education does a disservice to immigrants, especially to the poor. Incidentally, 36 years later I still speak Hungarian, eat the food, and enjoy Liszt.
John G. Adler
Chairman & CEO
Adaptec Inc.
Milpitas, Calif.


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After spoiling Sourav Ganguly's homecoming at the Eden Gardens, it was Gautam Gambhir's turn to play an away game on the ground where he grew up playing his cricket – the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. Unlike the former Indian captain's team, his side returned victorious from the Devils' den by six wickets. With this win, the Kolkata Knight Riders (17 points) replaced the Delhi Daredevils at the top of the DLF IPL 2012 table.
Gambhir and Brendon McCullum took the Kotla by storm, helping KKR to the fastest team fifty in IPL 2012, in 30 balls. The Kiwi opener went after the pacers, while Gambhir attacked the in-form left-arm spinner, Shahbaz Nadeem. The KKR skipper made his way back to the dugout when Varun Aaron hit the stumps. Umesh Yadav had dropped him in the deep off the previous delivery. Gambhir scored 36 off 21 balls.
Gambhir's departure put an end to the opening stand at 68, but not to McCullum's butchery. He continued to clobber all the bowlers en route to a match-winning 56. With this knock, the wicketkeeper-batsman ended a streak of 17 innings without an IPL half-century. He struck seven fours during his 44-ball innings.
McCullum was the second of the two consecutive wickets taken by Yadav in the 16th over to peg KKR back a bit. Yadav produced two bouncers to get rid of Kallis and McCullum, when KKR were cruising with a required run-rate of six. The strikes, though, came a bit too late for the hosts as KKR completed a comfortable win in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, after electing to bat first, Sehwag was in his element, looking set to continue his smashing form in IPL 2012. He plundered 23 runs in nine deliveries before Jacques Kallis trapped him plumb in front of the wicket. David Warner, playing his first game of IPL 2012, took time to find his feet as he played out a maiden over from Brett Lee to begin DD's innings. In his next over, however, Lee was tonked for a four and a six by the Australian dynamite. The dangerous-looking knock was cut short by Kallis, who bowled out his four overs in a single spell that produced figures of two for 20.
Mahela Jayawardene (30) walked in and began what turned out to be a very charmed life at the crease. He was let off by the umpire when, batting on three, he seemed to have nicked one to the wicketkeeper. An over later Brendon McCullum missed a chance to catch him. The umpire's decision to turn down the appeal against Jayawardene didn't go down too well with the KKR skipper and he let the batsman know it in as many words. Things heated up between the two as the characteristically calm Sri Lankan too lost his cool. The incident brought out the aggression in both players and was a part of the discussion during the strategic timeout.
While Jayawardene played a couple of attacking shots for boundaries, Gambhir had the last laugh when he produced a splendid piece of fielding to run the batsman out with a direct hit.
Ross Taylor's struggle for form continued as was evident during his scratchy 27-ball stay at the wicket for just 16 runs. With the DD innings losing its way, Irfan Pathan chipped in with a valuable cameo of 36 off 22 balls, including four boundaries and a six. Sunil Narine remained a mystery for most of the batsmen as his spell of four overs produced 23 runs and two wickets.
Man-of-the-Match: Jacques Kallis for his all-round effort that saw him score 30 runs off 27 balls and record bowling figures of two for 20


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DETROIT � On a day of dandy Detroit debuts, Alex Gonzalez helped Brad Ausmus start his tenure as Tigers manager with a win.
Gonzalez lined an RBI single off Greg Holland in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday in Ausmus' first game since replacing Jim Leyland. Victor Martinez homered for Detroit, and Justin Verlander was sharp aside from a three-run fourth inning that wasn't all his fault.
"There's two things that could have spoiled opening day for me," Ausmus said. "One, if we lost. And two, if the sun wasn't out. Because for me opening day, the sun is out, fans are having fun, they're eating their popcorn, drinking their beer. The energy is higher."
Kansas City lost its sixth straight opener.
Ausmus was upstaged a bit by another newcomer on a bright, pleasant day in downtown Detroit.
Gonzalez was acquired by the Tigers in late March following an injury to shortstop Jose Iglesias. Detroit is just hoping he can fill in competently, and Gonzalez did not impress at first. His error in the fourth helped the Royals score an extra run, but he made up for that with a tying triple in the seventh.
Gonzalez then singled with men on first and third in the ninth.
"I've played on a lot of opening days � I don't even remember all of them � but this one was special," Gonzalez said. "I was looking for a pitch that I could elevate, and I got one. I rounded first and all I saw was the whole team coming at me."
Joe Nathan � another new face on Detroit's roster � pitched a scoreless ninth. Nathan (1-0) signed with the Tigers to become their closer, but he'll have to wait a bit longer for a save opportunity.
Holland didn't have a save chance either after converting 47 of 50 last year. Instead, the right-hander came into a difficult situation in the ninth and couldn't get out of it. Wade Davis (0-1) yielded a one-out walk to Alex Avila and a single to Nick Castellanos before Holland allowed the single to Gonzalez.
"I get paid to get people out, and I didn't do it today," Holland said. "We're not here to fight and compete. We're here to win."
Detroit's Tyler Collins made his major league debut as a pinch runner for Avila � and ended up scoring the winning run.
Salvador Perez had four hits for Kansas City.
Although there were still a few patches of snow in the Detroit area Monday morning, the game was played under a sunny sky with temperatures in the 50s. With its recently re-sodded field, Comerica Park looked sharp.
But the Tigers, coming off three straight AL Central titles, were sloppy at first.
Right fielder Torii Hunter dropped a routine flyball in the second, and although Verlander pitched out of that jam, he couldn't escape the fourth. Salvador Perez tied it at 1 with a one-out RBI double off Verlander, and Lorenzo Cain slapped an RBI single through the hole into left field to put Kansas City ahead. After a two-out walk, Gonzalez bobbled Norichika Aoki's slow grounder for an error that loaded the bases.
Verlander then walked Omar Infante, forcing in Kansas City's third run of the inning.
Verlander had surgery in January after injuring his groin, but he pitched 20 scoreless innings during spring training. He allowed three runs � two earned � and six hits in six innings Monday, walking three and striking out two.
That was enough for a no-decision. Verlander was making his seventh straight start on opening day, and he's only 1-1 in those games.
"I never seem to find a win on opening day, but the bullpen shut them down and we got one anyway. That's all that matters," Verlander said. "Every opening day is special, but this one meant a little more, because I had to really work and grind to get here for this one after the surgery."
Alex Gonzalez hits game-winner in Tigers debut
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Samuel Beckett: Reads from his novel 'Watt'
I have never heard Samuel Beckett's voice, so I do hope that this is genuine. If it is, then it is a very rare recording indeed, as Beckett was averse to having himself filmed or recorded.
In this short clip (uploaded by Oranj Telor Theatre) Beckett reads an extract from his difficult and complex second novel, Watt, which was written "just an exercise", while on the run from the Gestapo during the Second World War. "No symbols where none intended."
An even shorter Q & A with Beckett, after the jump…
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Vehicle Overview from Kelley Blue Book
KBB.com 2009 Nissan Altima Overview
After a successful redesign in 2007, the 2009 Nissan Altima carries on with only minor changes. Spun from Nissan/Renault's robust D-Platform architecture, this stylish front-drive four-door continues as the volume leader in the division's lineup, having been joined by a limited-production, gasoline-electric Hybrid variant as well as a sporty Coupe model (both reviewed separately). Even in conventional form, the Altima sedan covers a lot of competitive ground, offering four trim levels, both four- and six-cylinder power and the choice of a six-speed manual or Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). That wide selection helps it face off against the current best-seller, Toyota's popular Camry, as well as the Chevrolet Malibu and Honda Accord – both formidable foes in one of America's toughest market segments.
The Altima's breadth of powertrain and packaging choices opens the door for lots of comparatively affordable variations on the theme that can meet and exceed the needs of all manner of mid-size sedan buyers – whether they're seeking basic transportation or want something with a more sporting character.
Anyone who regularly plans to carry adults in the rear seat will find the Chevy Malibu, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry all offer a bit more usable "stretch space" in the aft quarters than the slightly smaller Altima package.
The base 2.5 model receives more standard features including new 16-inch wheel covers, a CVT automatic transmission, power side mirrors, a trip computer and outside temperature gauge. The 3.5 SE trim receives Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), HID headlamps, fog lamps and a rear spoiler.
Driving It:
An extremely rigid body structure serves as a great foundation for all Altima models. Even with their smaller wheel-and-tire packages, the four-cylinder variants have a semi-sporty feel, and things get more overtly engaging when you step up to an SE V6 variant. While not quite as dynamically sophisticated as the new Accord, the Altima's suspension soaks up minor road imperfections while delivering a comfortable and well-controlled ride over most surfaces. The four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes are competent and consistent stoppers. Both the 3.5 SE and 3.5 SL also offer the Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) group that adds both driver-selectable stability and traction controls to deliver an extra measure of confidence.
Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
Standard on the base 2.5 and 3.5 SL and available on all others, the Xtronic is Nissan's third-generation CVT. This computer-controlled stepless shifter helps improve performance, economy and emissions. In "Sport" mode, it even creates six "virtual" gears that closely approximate the response of a conventional manual gearbox.
Optional 2.5 SL Package
This fashionable extras group gives buyers who want a more fuel-efficient four-cylinder Altima 2.5 S virtually all of the main upscale trappings of a 3.5 SL, adding leather upholstery, power and heated front seats, a moonroof, dual-zone climate control with rear air vents, HomeLink universal garage-door opener and numerous lesser luxury touches.
Vehicle Details:
The Altima's airy cabin has a contemporary appearance supported by nicely textured plastic, lots of stow space and numerous soft-touch surfaces that contribute to its welcoming character. White-on-black main gauges are easy to read, the ancillary controls and center-stack switchgear is logically arrayed and the Altima's generous glass area provides the driver with good sightlines to the outside world. The front buckets, although comfortable, could use a bit more lateral support. Even though the Altima skews to the smaller side of the official EPA "mid-size" category, its 60/40 split-folding rear bench seat can still accommodate two average adults or three kids while enhancing the flexibility and utility of its 15.3 cubic feet of trunk capacity.
Even a quick glance shows that the Altima is rich in Nissan family cues, most notably in its grille, headlamp and taillamp treatments. However, the lines and contours of its crisply rendered sheetmetal display a bit more aggressive edge than you'll find in the Sentra or Maxima. A well-defined shoulder ridge complements bold flaring on fenderwells that house 16-inch 215/60 tires on steel wheels on 2.5 and 2.5 S models and 215/55 rubber on 17-inch cast-alloy wheels on 3.5 SE and 3.5 SL versions. Only six-cylinder Altimas offer front fog lamps, which are standard issue on SL trims but optional on SEs.
Even the low-volume, special-order Altima 2.5 base model (available only with a CVT transmission) includes anti-lock brakes, power locks, air conditioning and "Intelligent Key" push button start/stop. The 2.5 S, which accounts for the majority of all Altima sales, adds an audio system with CD player and offers the luxury-oriented SL Package as an option. In addition to V6 power, the 3.5 SE appeals to enthusiasts with a sport-tuned suspension, six-speed manual transmission and performance tires, while the 3.5 SL has leather, a Bose audio system, automatic up/down passenger's front window and standard CVT automatic. All Altimas have front, front-side and side-curtain airbags.
An impressive array of upgrade packages are offered for all but the base 2.5. Even the 2.5 S can be outfitted with leather upholstery, a dual-zone climate control system, power moonroof, voice-activated navigation system, premium Bose audio system, XM Satellite Radio, rearview camera and lots more. The V6 3.5 SE and SL step it up further with dedicated packages like the Premium Package that brings all of the 3.5 SL's luxury features to a 3.5 SE. New standalone options include a power sunroof and VDC.
Conventional Altima sedans offer the choice of an inline-4 or a V6. Both engines are made from lightweight aluminum, have four valves per cylinder and use continuously-variable valve timing to improve response and efficiency across their entire operating ranges. The 2.5-liter four (2.5 and 2.5 S) develops a solid 175 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque while the 3.5-liter V6 (3.5 SE and 3.5 SL) raises those figures to 270 and 258, respectively. Both can be paired with either a six-speed manual gearbox (2.5 S/3.5 SE) or Nissan's Xtronic CVT (continuously variable automatic transmission), which is optional on the 2.5S and 3.5 SE but standard on the base 2.5 and 3.5 SL.
2.5-liter in-line 4
175 horsepower @ 5600 rpm
170 horsepower @ 5600 rpm (California)
180 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3900 rpm
175 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3900 rpm (California)
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 23/32 (manual), 23/31 (automatic)
3.5-liter V6
270 horsepower @ 6000 rpm
258 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4400 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/27 (manual), 19/26 (automatic)
Pricing Notes:
Nissan intended this versatile sedan to appeal to a broad spectrum of budgets. Its Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) ranges from just over $20,000 for a base 2.5 to around $30,000 for the luxury-oriented 3.5 SL. The best-selling 2.5 S model starts just under $22,000 with a manual transmission and is about $500 more with the Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). Those figures place the Altima line fairly close to its key rivals, the Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. However, the Altima is projected to perform well in the residual value department, a key consideration that makes it an even more attractive purchase to someone seeking a solid long-term return on an automotive investment.


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BOTH SIDES ARE BOLTERS Returning Suffragists Tell of Their Convention. JUST LIKE REPUBLICANS IN EVANS-BROWNLOW DAYS Miss Ervin Says Mrs. French and Her Crowd Bolted, and Mrs. Mc- Cormick's Followers Were the Guilty Ones. "No anger or ill feeling—simply jwomen standing for their ideals in a dig- nified way," is the explanation of the recent division of ranks in the State Equal Suffrage association furnished by Miss Margaret Ervin, president of the local league. "When the convention was called to- gether there were things that had to be accounted for. The minutes of the Memphis meetings of the executive board had to be threshed out and they knew they would have to face the music, so they bolted," said Miss Ervin. "We are the ones who had the majority, the convention standing 75 for Mrs. McCor- mick and 52 for Mrs. French without the officers. They were divided four ancl four, making 79 for us and 56 for Mrs. French. "They tried to put over a filibuster scheme by preventing the report of the credentials committee to come up and we put up with it during the morning of the opening meeting and also during the afternoon. Mrs. French gave us only fifty minutes to transact the business of the afternoon and when she declared the meeting adjourned in order that we might take an auto ride I objected. Others also objected and when she saw the majority was "against her, she stalked out of the room." Miss Ervin explained in detail how Mrs. French was late in arriving at the convention hall the day following the revolt and how Mrs. McCormick took the chair and presided until the arrival of the deposed head. She said Mrs. French had a table placed at the other end of the hall and rapped for order, requesting at the same time that her followers turn their chairs around and face her end of the room. Just One "Mere Man" Mixed Up in the Feminine Squabble. One member of the body who was a delegate told of the sad experience of Fred Jones, of Chattanooga, who was the only man present. It appears that Mr. Jones was suddenly pressed into service when the rival factions started to transact business. "He carried chairs from one end of the room to another and had an awful time," she said. Miss Ervin vigorously denies that Mrs. McCormick's faction, comprising most of the members of the Chattanooga Equal Suffrage association, are the insurgents. She stated posittvely that that side was in the majority, and therefore belonged to the regular ele- ment. Miss Ernestine Noa, who was a delegate from that league, pleaded for harmony on the convention floor and refused to take sides either way, it is said. When she announced that she would withhold her vote on this account, it is said that Mrs. French made a sarcastic reference to all who were neutrally inclined. Chattanooga Equal Suffrage association, presumably on the ground that the two organizations should co-operate to entertain the Southern States Suffrage conference, when it convenes here next Tuesday. It is said that the Equal Rights league agrees to 'reorganize in one body, but the Equal Suffrage association refused. Rival Corps of Officers Elected at Convention. Following are the state officers elected by the faction headed by Mrs. French: President—Mrs. L. Crozier French, of Knoxville. Vice-President-at-Large — Mrs. John M. Kenney, of Nashville. Vice-President, for West Tennessee— Mrs. Isaac Resse. of Memphis. Vice-President for Middle Tennessee— Mrs. D. T. Crockett, of Franklin. Vice-President for East Tennessee— Mrs. F. M. Jones, of Chattanooga. Recording Secretary—Miss Sue White, of Jackson. Treasurer—Mrs. Kimbrough, of Nashville. Auditor—Mrs. R. L. Cunningham, of Knoxville. The following were elected delegates and alternates to the national convention, to be held in Nashville in November; Mesdames L. Crozier French, Guilford Dudley, of Nashville; Samuel Mc- Kinney, and Miss Sarah Rutherford, both of Knoxville; Mrs. Isaac Reese, of Memphis; Mrs. Frank Woodward, of Jackson; Mrs. W. H. Case, of Chattanooga; Mrs. John Kenney, of Nashville, and Miss Isabel! Gettys, of Athens. Following are the alternates: Mrs. Marion King Purnell, of Knoxville; Mrs. John Trice, of Jackson; Mrs. D. T. Crockett, of Chattanooga; Miss Russey, of Nashville; Mrs. Pry or Lilly, of Franklin; Miss Moody, of Athens; Mrs. Perkins Baxter, of Nashville, and Mrs. James Ezell, of Nashville. Following are the state officers elected by the faction headed by Mrs. McCormick: President—Mrs. James McCormick, of Memphis. Vice-President-at-Large—Mrs. Frances, Fort Brown, of Knoxville. Vice-President for East Tennessee— Mrs. C. E. Lucky, of Knoxville. Vice-President for Middle Tennessee— Mrs. John E. Turney, of Nashville. Vice-President for West Tennessee— Mrs. A. S. Buchanan, of Memphis. Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. A. Y. Scott, of Memphis. Recording Secretary — Mrs. David Meriwether, of Knoxville. Treasurer—Miss Katherine J. Wester, of Chattanooga. k Superintendent of Legislation—Miss Margaret Ervin, of Chattanooga. Superintendent of Press Work—Miss Ernestine Noa, of Chattanooga. State Organizer—Miss Hannah Price, of Morristown. Honorary President—Mrs. J. H. Allen, of Memphis. The following were elected delegates and alternates to the national convention to be held in Nashville: Mesdames James McCormick, of Memphis; J. H. Kelso, of Knoxville; Lenn A. Warner, of Memphis; David Meriwether, of Knoxville; E. M. Gillenwaters, of Knoxville; A. S. Buchanan, of Memphis: J. H. Allen and Robert Beattie and Miss I Margaret Ervin, of Chattanooga, and ! Miss Hannah Price, of Morristown. Following are the alternates: Miss ! Frances Fort Brown, of Chattanooga; Mrs. Sarah Hood, of Maryville; Mrs. T. A. Hisey, of Morristown; Mrs. Mary Trigg, of Jackson, and Mrs. Charles SJmms, of Knoxville; Mrs. C. J. Wes-^ 4ev and Miss Ernestine Noa, of Chatta- looga; Mrs. A. Y. Scott, of Memphis, .nd Mrs. Frances Church, of Memphis. Reports from the state convention stated that Miss Catherine Wester, state treasurer, had been charged with insubordination by Mrs. French, and suspended, but Miss Ervin denied last night that this had occurred.
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Good afternoon! It's a pleasure to be here today to recognize the service of our partners and volunteers.
Central Role of Partnerships
The Forest Service was created more than a century ago, partly to manage the national forests and grasslands. These lands were entrusted to our care, but they are not government lands. They were—and they are—lands belonging to the American people.
Gifford Pinchot, the first Forest Service Chief, took that very seriously. Here's how he put it in his book The Use of the National Forests:
National forests are made for and owned by the people. They should also be managed by the people.
What did he mean by that? He envisioned a partnership between Forest Service line officers on the ground—district rangers and forest supervisors—and the people they serve. He expected ordinary Americans, the owners and users of the national forests, to take an active part in their management. He knew that managing the vast resources of the National Forest System would be difficult and that mistakes would be made. He expected the users themselves to be, and I quote, "of chief assistance in doing away with bad methods."
So right from the start, partnership was the cornerstone of national forest management. We are here today to celebrate 40 years of partnership and volunteering on the national forests, but it's really more than a hundred years. Partnership was a foundational principle for the National Forest System more than a century ago, and it still is today. The Forest Service has always relied on people who love their national forests to step up and help manage them—to care for these resources of theirs—to help serve the people who use them.
Volunteers Act
Forty years ago, on May 18, 1972, President Richard Nixon formalized that foundational partnership principle by signing the Volunteers in the National Forests Act. This act authorized the Forest Service to enter into voluntary agreements with people and organizations to help care for the national forests and grasslands and to serve the visitors and others who use these lands.
Since then, we've had over 2.5 million volunteers. I have personally met many of these wonderful people. I have worked with them for more than 30 years on my Forest Service assignments around the country. I have seen them doing all kinds of work—from building trails, to restoring habitat, to interpreting wildlife, to manning lookout towers, to serving as campground hosts, to transporting supplies to wilderness areas, to introducing kids to the beauty and majesty of America's Great Outdoors. They do practically everything our employees do, and more. Often, they have knowledge and expertise that are lacking on our own local staffs.
And in the process, our volunteers have made a critical contribution to our mission of caring for the land and serving people. We literally couldn't do it without them. They have given more than 100 million hours of their time. Their service has been valued at over $1.2 billion in funds that we wouldn't otherwise have.
And the importance of their contributions is only going to grow, partly because traditional funding sources are becoming increasingly scarce … even as demands on the national forests and grasslands are growing. So are the challenges we face … like regional drought … invasive species … uncharacteristically severe wildfires … uncharacteristically severe outbreaks of insects and disease … all made worse by the overarching challenge of climate change.
So we are fortunate to live in a country with a strong tradition of volunteerism. America's voluntary spirit is rooted in civic pride, compassion, a sense of individual responsibility, and a commitment to improving our lives and ensuring a good future for our children. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks the rate of volunteering, and it is high. During the year ending in September 2011, more than 64 million people volunteered. That's roughly one in every five Americans.
A lot of those people are Forest Service volunteers. We get almost 100,000 volunteers per year. Last year, we got more than 96,000 volunteers, who generously contributed more than 4 million hours of their time. Our volunteers include children, young people, retirees, couples, and families. They are ordinary people with a passion for the land who want to make a difference for the future of conservation … for the benefit of the land, for the benefit of generations to come.
Our partners and volunteers help us connect with Americans—and they help Americans connect to the land. Eighty percent of our population now lives in metropolitan areas, and you can actually find children who don't get the connection between a cow and milk … between a chicken and an egg … or between a tree and a home. Part of our job at the Forest Service is to reach out to urban and underserved communities to give people opportunities to get outdoors, up close and personal with nature. Our volunteers are uniquely positioned to help us do that.
We also want to look more like the face of America, to benefit from the skills and abilities, the talents and contributions of all Americans. We want to broaden the circle of conservation, and our partners and volunteers give us unique opportunities to do that, too—to reconnect ordinary Americans to nature while building diversity and inclusiveness into our organization.
Our volunteers typically come from local communities, and they give us an opportunity to strengthen our community connections. From our very beginnings, our forest supervisors and district rangers have lived and worked in the communities we serve. We are still set up that way—as a decentralized, community-based organization. Our job is to work with local communities for social, economic, and ecological sustainability.
Place-based conservation is key. People want to protect the places where they live—the places that are special to them—and they want a say in managing the public lands that are part of their birthright as Americans. Our job is to encourage that local passion for place-based conservation, and a great way of doing that is through partnerships and volunteers.
Volunteer Opportunities
Our volunteer program is growing. We are doing our best to better serve our volunteers while increasing volunteer opportunities and partnerships. We recently reviewed our volunteer program, clarifying its mission, vision, and guiding principles. Our program is based on the recognition that volunteerism is integral to the Forest Service. It is based on our commitment to provide every volunteer with a safe, respectful, and meaningful experience … with the opportunity to create lasting memories and relationships.
In a small token of appreciation for our volunteers, the Forest Service has cut in half the number of hours a volunteer needs to serve to become eligible for a Volunteer Pass—from 500 hours to 250 hours. We are also considering a new award as part of our annual Chief's Awards program, a new Citizen Stewardship and Public Engagement award.
We have also established a Volunteers and Service workgroup to help facilitate collaboration with volunteers … and recognition for volunteers across the Forest Service. Volunteers will have opportunities to participate in a series of upcoming events: National Get Outdoors Day … National Trails Day … and National Public Lands Day.
One final point I want to make in connection with all Forest Service activities, including all of our partnership and volunteer activities, is this: Safety comes first. A constant, relentless focus on safety is the only way we work.
Risk is inherent in our daily lives—even just crossing the street can be risky. Safety means recognizing the risk and managing it, for example by using seatbelts whenever we are in a vehicle. At the Forest Service, we expect everyone to take responsibility for their own safety, and we give everyone the means to effectively manage risk. Each of our employees is empowered to call off an operation that is unsafe. Our goal is to become a zero-fatality organization.
Now I'd like to acknowledge some of our partners, beginning with a key contributor to this event here today, the National Forest Foundation. The NFF is chartered by Congress to support our work through partnerships and collaboration. Over the last decade, the NFF has facilitated the participation of more than 76,000 volunteers, contributing more than 1.1 million volunteer hours.
The NFF has a Friends of the Forest Days volunteer program that was launched in the Pacific Northwest. It combines hands-on projects with educational presentations in the field.
The NFF also has a Treasured Landscapes campaign. The campaign supports place-based conservation, engaging hundreds of volunteers of all ages at forest and grassland restoration sites around the country.
Now I'd like to make some special presentations to honor the unique contributions of some of our volunteers.
- Please join me in recognizing some very special volunteers:
- First, to the family of Ms. Ella Williams. Following 24 years of government service, Ms. Ella, as she was fondly called, volunteered in Conservation Education. She answered letters for Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl for 16 years. I am sorry to say that she passed away on January 17. Her contributions will be remembered by thousands of children across the United States who knew her only as Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.
- Second, please join me in honoring Mr. Humberto Sanchez, a volunteer at the Yates Discovery Center. A retired structural engineer, Mr. Sanchez, has volunteered at the Discovery Center for 7 years and contributed more than 2,000 hours of his time. His caring and nurturing manner is ideal for interacting with people who want to learn more about the Forest Service. He also tutors students in math and Spanish. A skilled soccer player, he still kicks the soccer ball around with kids every time he can.
- Our Volunteer Program Unit of the Year is the Heritage staff on the George Washington-Jefferson National Forest, including Richard Guercin, Holly Johanns, Michael Madden, and Michelle Rosado. The Heritage staff provided outstanding leadership in coordinating volunteers on Passport In Time projects. They sustained a partnership model based on an "all-lands, all-hands" approach, building a strong general program with broad public participation year after year.
- Finally, I'd like to recognize two new partners for their special contributions to advancing Forest Service priorities:
- We just signed an MOU with the National Association of Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Directors. Betty Ruth, president and chief executive officer, is with us today. This is a national membership organization that provides visibility and advocacy for retired and senior volunteer program directors. It taps the skills, talents, and interests of almost 300,000 volunteers ages 55 and older to meet a wide range of community needs. Volunteers serve in more than 60,000 community organizations. Last fiscal year, they donated more than 62 million hours of their time in service to their communities. Our new MOU will allow us to partner on local projects to expand opportunities for skilled baby boomer retirees to volunteer and mentor Youth Corps participants. Thank you, Betty, for all you do.
- Another new partner is MobilizeGreen. Would Leah Allen please join me? She is founder and chief executive officer of MobilizeGreen, which works with communities to advance sustainability while jumpstarting green careers for students on a national scale. MobilizeGreen is helping the Forest Service expand volunteerism in every region while contributing to our Cultural Transformation goals and helping to establish a 21st Conservation Service Corps, one of the recommendations in the President's America's Great Outdoors initiative. In partnership with the Forest Service, MobilizeGreen has recruited 10 interns who are now working full time to build the capacity of our Volunteers and Service programs in regional offices and national forests. If all goes as planned, we will see an increase in volunteers this year and recruit talented new Forest Service employees. Thank you, Leah.
Gifford Pinchot, The Use of the National Forests (Washington, DC: GPO, 1907), p. 25.


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