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Many tend to rely on market statistics that can be too one sided or give an incomplete picture as to the "health" of a housing market. One of the metrics I like to look at to gauge how the market is doing is called the rate of absorption—the number of months to sell all active inventory at the current pace of sales. It addresses supply (active inventory) and demand (number of sales) in one calculation [active inventory/number of sales].
Since the beginning of (real estate market) time, it has been said that a housing market with a 6 month absorption rate (dotted line) was considered "normal" or balanced. As the chart shows, both markets have not seen a whole lot of "normal" for the past decade. Time to jot down a few notes because the 6-month rule is not an entirely accurate rule-of-thumb.
In fact, when it comes to housing markets, the only rule-of-thumb I place much faith in is that there is no rule-of-thumb for housing because it is always changing.
For this analysis I took a look at the last decade of housing absorption in the Washington DC-Baltimore regional market that MRIS serves and compared it to the US existing home sale absorption rate published by the National Association of Realtors. As evidenced from the chart our region (blue line) is different from the national housing market (orange line). There is no a national housing market but thats for another post.
The dotted line represents 6 month rule of thumb and surprisingly, the markets in first half of the decade moved faster than the "norm" and moved slower in the second half of the decade. A few other observations:
– The Washington DC-Baltimore regional housing market was more efficient than the US housing market in the first five years of this decade, able to absorb more units (relative to its size).
– Both housing markets came together as the market began to cool in 2006.
– After the expiration of the federal housing tax credit stimulus program last April 2010, the Washington DC-Baltimore region is edging out the US market in terms of health (aka efficiency).


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The Defense Department will spend 5 percent more than planned over the next five years, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis. However, a Pentagon official dismissed the CBO's projections.
In a report dated July 11, the CBO said DOD would likely spend $123 billion more than estimated in its Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), which outlines spending plans through 2017. CBO also said the department will exceed budgetary limitations mandated in last year's Budget Control Act.
Using estimated cost factors and growth rates based on those in recent years, the CBO singled out the increasing costs of operations and maintenance – especially military health care and employee compensation – as well as the high price of replacing and modernizing weapons systems as key culprits likely to inflate DOD's budgetary requirements.
But George Little, DOD spokesman, dismissed the findings and called on Congress to give the department the power to make the difficult cuts necessary to ultimately save money.
"The CBO report underscores the point the secretary has been making: To responsibly square fiscal discipline with national security, you have to make tough decisions informed by a strategy, as we've done," Little said in a July 12 Pentagon briefing. "If Congress does not allow us to proceed with these changes, we will be forced to look elsewhere for savings in order to meet the requirements of the Budget Control Act. That means cuts to training, weapons modernization and other programs that are essential to avoiding a hollow force."
DOD's requested budget for 2013 totals $526 billion, not including the overseas contingency operations budget reserved for war spending, which is roughly $5 billion less than last year's. If sequestration is enacted in January, that will further shrink DOD's budget to $469 billion, a scenario that top DOD officials have repeatedly decried as a disaster scenario.
Still, even with the drastic cuts that would come from sequestration, DOD spending in 2013 would be still tally above 2006 levels, according to the CBO report.
"For most categories of DOD's budget, costs under the CBO projection are higher than the costs estimated by DOD in the FYDP and the assumed costs for the extension of the FYDP," the CBO report noted. "In particular, DOD's costs of providing health care, paying military and civilian personnel, and developing and buying weapons have historically been higher than the department's planning estimates."
But Little argued that CBO failed to account for DOD's aggressive cost-cutting plans that are already under way, assuming that the department would fail to meet its targets and that future acquisition program costs would "perform as they have too often in the past."
"If you can't control costs, then it's hard to live with tough budget caps. CBO's report makes it clear why we need to continue to press ahead on all fronts with our efforts to achieve cost savings, and we need the close partnership of Congress to do so," Little said.
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Seasoned government managers are hopeful about an innovation effort backed by the president, but they see pitfalls and the possibility of duplication.
Early self-reporting suggests that 81 percent of agencies are on track to electronically manage email records.
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I want a defense that can rapidly ramp up procurements without embedded bureauacratic processes. Whatever they think they need to carry out their constitutional mandate to provide for the common defense, I am willing to pay for. The US military appears to work very well. Whatever happens, don't mess that up. As far as DOD getting the lion's share of the federal tax dollar, I don't buy that at all. Remember, DOD is a part of the discretionary portion of the budget and as such is chump change compared to entitlements and the interest US taxpayers pay on the national debt. But entitlements can't be modified easily and represent the lion's share of the federal budget, by far. Work on defense, yes. But it needs to be kept in perspective. Take care of our military personnel and cut entitlements first. Then we can talk about DOD spending.
DoD does not regard themselves as part of the federal government. Procurement authority should be taken away from the services and common-serviced in a seperate unit answering to SecDef, outside Joint Chiefs chain of command. Any anything they could get from civilian side, they should. (IOW, get rid of the mirror images of GSA, GPO, et al.)
A culture of financial and service delivery corruption still permeates Defense and connected "tenticled" entities. Now getting the lion's share of our American people's federal tax dollar, Defense is the ONLY ONE in government not willing to submit CEAR/PAR Performance reports for both. Congressional and public scrutiny [I'm on the CEAR panel. Jokes about Defense not participating in transparency are embarrasing, widespread across Washington and the nation]. Until DOD truly becomes a REAL American-style institution willing to open books, show papers and ledgers, shed sunlight into practices for ALL to see, then budget busting, immorality and unprosecuted criminality at the Pentagon will continue

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Today's stellar jobs figures are fantastic news, not least for the 280,000 people who found work between September and November — a jaw-dropping pace of growth.
But for the Bank's forward guidance it's trickier as the 7% target looms large. It's hard to see what the Bank can do. Let the guidance drop at 7% and call time after an embarrassingly short lifespan? Or press on with tweaks to the threshold and risk tearing them up again just a few months later and confusing the market?
There will be a few hard conversations in Threadneedle Street at the moment. Certainly the Bank has a communications challenge on its hands to get out of a pickle of its own making.
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- - Dressage = failed/crippled performance horse
Dressage = failed/crippled performance horse I read this on another board and when I read statements like this I wonder how they would even come to a conclusion like this, and the mentality that could even come to this conclusion or even post such nonsense. You have to have a very sound horse to do dressage. Quote:
Somebody actually wrote that? How is a dressage horse not a performance horse? Do people know what dressage IS? I can't imagine a lame horse or a "crippled" horse successfully doing a dressage test. Considering there is no way a horse not in it's prime condition could even do a simple dressage move. Where do people come up with this nonsense? If a horse is unable to jump due to an injury/etc, they sure as hell aren't going to be able to piaffe, let alone even canter collectedly. ETA: This comment is out of the mouth of a western gal, who has only half-assedly attempted dressage. Because it's HARD! But jumping came easy for us.... haha! |
LOL nevermind that to be successful at jumpers, you need to be able to have a good foundation of dressage FIRST....uh duh. That's pretty astounding. But I suppose people that make comments like this are the same kinds of people that think trucking your horse around on the forehand over 3' jumpers using a twisted wire snaffle bit for tight turns is good jumpers. *sigh* |
oh.my.goodness. Dressage horses are amazing. They have to have a butt load of talent to even do it! like you said Spyder- Dressage horses have to be the soundest of the sound to do what they do. I would like to see that person try Prix St Georges! out of curiosity, which board was this on? |
That's why we see the educated riders who put so much time and effort into dressage progress to mid and upper levels - while the uneducated remain at low levels not going anywhere and wondering why they keep getting beat in the show ring. ~~~~ To Spyder and this post - I think it falls onto the conformation of the horse. Again, what the horse capeable of doing the movements required physically? It has nothing to do with the sport itself, it has to do with the people pushing the animal beyond it's limits. |
Wow, how naive must someone be to say something like that. That is the most uneducated statement I've heard in a while. And to think, that person may even own their own horse! Imagine what their horse must go through if they are that uneducated. |
I've seen a lot of horse for sale ads or rescue ads that say horse can't jump but can do dressage. I do think that ones I've seen mean lower level dressage and nothing fancy, though I never asked so I don't know for sure. There are also horses that don't enjoy jumping so they do dressage. Are they crippled? Not at all! Some people just like to talk out of their butts to get attention or whatever. I'd like for them to tell me how any of the grand prix dressage horses are failed or crippled performance horse.... |
That's crazy. Completely.. crazy. My horse trips all over himself just doing a beginner introductory test.. soo, there is no way a crippled horse could do any dressage.. at all. I mean, there are horses that were never trained to jump or have health issues that keep them from jumping, but can do flat work, but that's different. |
Even if that statement was said in jest it still shows the level of mentality behind it. It is like referring to something like a short bus in a joking manner it is still totally inappropiate. |
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Ancelotti: Give the Ballon d'Or to Cristiano
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti believes that his star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo deserves the Ballon d'Or and feels that Barcelona forward, Leo Messi is not at 100% fitness.
In his recent interview with Spanish radio station, Onda Cero's 'Al Primer Toque' programme, Ancelotti discussed the race for the Ballon d'Or and the various topics that continuously surround the club.
"Give [the Ballon d'Or] to Cristiano Ronaldo. For me, the best player right now, is Cristiano. He's the top scorer in La Liga and the Champions League, if we're talking about technical quality, he's the best. He is a great professional and his focus is amazing. This is the key to playing at his level. He hasn't missed a single minute, nor does he want to. He's friendly and he makes the atmosphere fun. He's great and he seems like he's a happy person. I also enjoy Ibrahimovic last year. Messi?? He's always critical to his club and I don't think he's in optimum fitness at the moment."
Ancelotti then moved on to discuss the other topics at his club; Sergio Ramos' position, Xabi Alonso's renewal and the goalkeeping debate.
"I may put Ramos as a full-back again, I might not. It's not written in stone that he's going to play on the side. The situation with Ramos against Juventus on the side was mostly to try and control the long ball, the second post…
"The best news was that Xabi was back. I call Xabi Alonso 'The Professor.' He has the characteristics to be a very important player in our system. There is no need to convince anyone for Xabi to renew, everyone knows how important he is, the club and the fans are convinced he'll return and I think the player's desire is to renewal and stay here because he's comfortable. It's good for everyone that he's returned to the Spanish national team. Spain needs a player like Xabi Alonso.
"It's very complicated when you have two goalkeepers playing at such a high level. In Valdebebas, the debate was over when I made the decision for Diego Lopez to play in La Liga and Casillas in the Champions League and Cups. I don't know if they feel comfortable with my decision, but both are doing very well. For them, the decision isn't ideal, but the team isn't feeling bad. I've made many difficult decisions in my career. In my first year in Italy, in Parma, the same thing happened. There was a goalkeeper who played with the Italian national team and after five matches I benched him and put in a very young goalkeeper, his name is [Gianluigi] Buffon.
"Iker and Diego are two phenomena. Casillas' stops against Juventus proves that he's fine, but I decided in the pre-season that Diego Lopez, who started earlier, was in better shape. I said that I don't want to be known as the coach that let Casillas leave. I want to be known as the coach that gave Casillas the possibility to life 'La Decima.'"
Ancelotti then discussed his 16 different line-ups in 16 different matches, the criticisms that have come along with it and Atletico Madrid's ability to rival them for the La Liga title.
"I have the different line-ups because I like change. It's a very important time in the season, where we play every three days. I have a squad that gives me confidence and that's why I change things a bit. There's no difference if you play Arbeloa or Carvajal.
"Atletico Madrid are very confident, they have extraordinary motivation and are having a fantastic season. They're a team that has everything. They will fight until the end. I am not satisfied with reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. I've played in many. We are going to try to win, it's not easy, it's the most difficult competition. Real Madrid haven't played in the final since 2002, normally when they do, they win.
"It's a dream to coach Real Madrid. The work is always the same but there's more pressure here. I haven't regretted coming to Real Madrid. I'm always working calmly. For me, the pressure is adrenaline, gasoline. Criticism, from time to time, opens your eyes to better control things. The only thing that bothered me was the criticism of my son (who is working for the club). There shouldn't be a problem for my son to be working here, just because his name is Ancelotti. He does a great job, the only thing is that he hasn't had previous experience [in his field], but he's studied a lot and I have a lot of confidence in him."
Ancelotti concluded by discussing president, Florentino Perez.
"He's like the president of AC Mila because they are 'tiffosi' of their teams. They start out being fans as children and later become presidents of the club."


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You say you are not musical? You, whose voice I have heard in dim light, whose shoulders sing of bliss? Listen to the hum of your spine as I trace fingers down either side, you doubt there is music here? You, whose lips quiver as harp strings do, when my mouth finds the back of your neck. When your arms enfold me. and take in all my choruses, my echoes there is music here, yes but only with accompaniment. | Existing: Non-Existing: |


text: My fiance and I found The Lightkeepers Inn on Trip Advisor read the rave reviews, but were still a little iffy about staying at a B & B. This being our first B & B experience, I think its by far the best place to stay in all of Newport. We could not have been happier with our stay. Cheryl... More


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This column, as well as the one appearing in the next issue of The Tax Executive, is an expansion and adaptation of remarks prepared for delivery at TEI's 67th Annual Conference. At the conference, Timothy McCormally, who will retire from the Institute at the end of the year, received the Institute's Honorary Membership Award.
Thank you, Carita Twinem, for your kind and generous words. Thanks to all of you, too, for your recognition this evening and to the Institute for generously endowing a scholarship in my name at the University of Iowa.
I will never forget what TEI has done for me (throughout my tenure and tonight), what it has allowed me to do, and what it has been for me — my work home and so much more — for three decades. Before offering personal reflections on my 30 years at TEI and how the Institute has chosen to honor me, let me offer brief comments about tonight's other honorees.
I am sorry that Bob Ashby and Neil Traubenberg cannot be with us tonight, because both made substantial contributions to TEI. Bob Ashby was the Institute's president when I became Executive Director, and his mentoring of me that year — and all the years before and after — made me a better tax professional, a better manager, and a better person. His steadiness and his respect for people — his support of and public appreciation for the contributions of TEI's staff — remains with me.
And Neil Traubenberg, whose wit and sense of humor are known to most, is a tax executive whose professionalism — whose tax smarts, people smarts, and just plain smart smarts — should never be doubted. Neil had the bad-timing of becoming Institute president as the economic meltdown worked its will on TEI and its operations. But he never wavered, he never flinched, and he never hesitated to act when action was required. Neil's positive, "Yes, we can" approach and core decency — his vision — came through in his dealings with TEI's staff and in everything TEI accomplished during his presidency.
And finally, to the honoree who is with us tonight, Vince Alicandri. As Carita intimated, you would have to search far and wide to find someone as passionate about or more dedicated to Tax Executives Institute than Vincent Alicandri. Ask him to help, and Vince will invariably say yes, as he did last year in respect of the Global Tax Advocacy Task Force. Cut him, and Vince will bleed TEI blue. Vince's humility requires him to give the credit to others, but TEI is in his debt. I am honored to share the lectern with him tonight.
Vince Alicandri was my twenty-eighth president, Carita Twinem is number 32, and all 32 brought unique talents but a common dedication to the job. Each took to heart the epigram from Teddy Roosevelt that graces each issue of our magazine, "Every man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of his profession." Each taught me how to lead, how to follow, how to build a team, and how to be a member of one. And each — and Carita, your theme this year confirms this view — each insisted that TEI put its Members First.
I am delighted that so many past Institute presidents — so many of my former bosses — are here this evening. At the risk of shortchanging the rest of them, I want to mention only one more — Sol Coffino, who assumed office just a few weeks after I joined the staff and who has provided me with invaluable coaching and support for three decades. Sol, as many of you know, was on the search committee that brought me to TEI in 1982, and he has had my back for 30 years. My understanding is that another member of the search team had commented — not positively — about my having a beard. Sol reportedly said, "Excuse me here; I have a beard, too." (The other member responded, "Yeah, I know.") Of course, Sol's beard and mine had nary a fleck of gray in them then.
People who know me know I cannot talk very long without mentioning my family — my parents, brothers and sisters, wife, children, scads and scads of nephews and nieces, and now grandchildren and grandnephews and grandnieces. Often on occasions like this, the honoree waits until the end to thank her or his spouse and family. I won't, as is said in journalistic circles, "bury the lede." Judy, I owe all I've accomplished to you and I am more grateful to and proud of you than you will ever know. Thank you. And, in abstenia, thank you to Kathleen, Erin, their wonderful husbands, Ari and Owen, and of course, Judy's and my grandchildren, Tessa and Calder.
My father, John McCormally, was a journalist — a larger-thanlife figure, a hell-raising editor who read voraciously, wrote fluidly and eloquently, and sought always to deploy his talents for a higher cause —the pursuit of liberty, justice, and peace. My mother, Peggy, who earned a Master's degree herself, was a teacher — first in high school and, after raising her seven children, in Head Start — for more than 30 years.
It was my mom and dad together who instilled in us the value of reading and writing, the imperative of hard work, and the necessity — the absolute necessity — of editing. They quoted Mark Twain, even before my family moved to the banks of the Mississippi River, on the difference between the right word and the wrong word being akin to the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. In point of fact, my mother was my dad's first editor — she was the editor of the college newspaper and he a reporter — and she was mine, too. When I asked Deborah Gaffney how long I should talk tonight, she said, "As long as you like, but just keep in mind that Peggy will be here in spirit." You see, when I had the occasion 10 years ago to speak at Kathleen and Ari's wedding, my mother allowed me to speak for 5 or 6 minutes and then, her arms slicing through the air, dramatically intoned, "Cut, cut, cut!" And she was right; I was going on too long.
My paternal grandfather, Patrick Henry McCormally, was who born in Chapman, Kansas, in 1874, was illiterate. He died before my mother and father were married, and the family surmises that he couldn't read or write because there is no evidence of his having ever written anything, and because — when my father was serving with the Marines in the Pacific during World War II — he wrote only to my grandmother, asking her to relay particular comments to his father.
After the war, my father returned to Kansas State Teachers College, read everything he could get his hands on, and went to work for the Emporia Gazette, whose legendary editor William Allen White made it famous nationwide. Dad's work there earned him a year-long journalism fellowship at Harvard University. Decades later, he described his time at Harvard as one of the most enriching experiences in his life, because it allowed him to learn from top-notch faculty members and to build a network of friends and colleagues who helped him throughout his career. Back in Kansas, he switched papers, worked hard, garnered numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, and instilled in his children a love of learning and of writing, a commitment to education, and a dedication to using whatever talents we had in the service of others.
It is because of this background — and the example of my parents — that I have been honored to spend 30 years at Tax Executives Institute, an organization devoted to life-long learning and whose advocacy mission can itself be seen as education: We educate one another and our colleagues. We educate officials at the IRS, the Treasury Department, and their counterparts in Canada, Europe, and Asia. We educate the Supreme Court and lower courts. And we educate Congress and other legislators.
And it is because of TEI's commitment to education that I could not be happier about the Institute's decision to endow a scholarship in my name at the Henry B. Tippie School of Business at the University of Iowa. My family's connection with Iowa is deep. Not only did I receive my undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa, but my six brothers and sisters all attended as well. So did Judy, seven of my sisters-in-law, and several nephews and nieces. There are many Iowa B.A.s, M.A.s, M.D.s, and J.D.s hanging proudly in the homes of McCormally family members. My father himself was a visiting lecturer in the School of Journalism.
So education and the University of Iowa are extremely important to the McCormally family. We McCormallys know from experience what a good education can mean to people's ability to pursue their dreams. We also know what financial aid can mean. Judy and I both received scholarships to go to Iowa, and while I would have been able to attend even without it, Judy would not. Many other family members also benefitted from scholarships.
Given my family's experience, TEI's preeminence in life-long learning, and my participation in the development and delivery of TEI's educational programs, I cannot think of anything you could have done to make me prouder than to endow a scholarship in my name. One of the joys of my job is reading letters from students who have received scholarships from TEI's chapters and regions. It brings tears to my eyes and a lump to my throat when I see what a big difference even a small scholarship — less than a cup of Starbucks coffee a day — can mean to students.
One last thing: Iowans can be sneaky. (As an Iowan, I think I have the right to say that, and I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing.) I say it now, in connection with the endowed scholarship, because I was totally gobsmacked when the Iowa Chapter announced the scholarship at a meeting in West Des Moines on October 16. People may think of many things when they think of me, but two of the ones I'm proudest of are "Iowan" and "education." That the Iowa Chapter — led by Rich Wireman, Bob Birch, and Rob Scallon — combined them means a lot to me, and that the Institute decided to build upon the idea while keeping the Iowa connection leaves me nonplussed. I tend not to like surprises, but this was different. It wasn't just a surprise; it was Christmas morning. Thank you.


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Armed Forces of Liberia 1st. Lt. Nathaniel Waka discusses his platoon's course performance with U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Robert Rivera, AFL engineer mentor, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gregory Starace, AFL Armed Forces Training Command mentor, during an improvised explosive device recognition course provided by Operation Onward Liberty mentors at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks May 3. The participating soldiers encountered a variety of IED scenarios during the course and learned how to recognize and react to them safely and effectively ahead of an eventual deployment to Mali. Onward Liberty is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa-led operation comprised of joint U.S. service members who mentor and advise the AFL in order to develop a national military that is responsible, operationally capable and respectful of civilian authority and the rule of law. OOL's goal is to assist the AFL in building a professional and capable military force that can effectively contribute to the overall security environment in Liberia. OOL personnel continue to mentor AFL leaders and training staff at all levels to ensure the deploying platoon is properly trained and equipped to succeed in partner-nation operations in Mali and to represent Liberia as a legitimate, capable and professional force for good.
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(CNSNews.com) - During a United Nations General Assembly summit on non-communicable diseases -- a discussion that included diet and eating habits -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option.
Speaking on the government's role in diet and health last week, Bloomberg told the UN General Assembly, There are powers only governments can exercise, policies only governments can mandate and enforce and results only governments can achieve. To halt the worldwide epidemic of non-communicable diseases, governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option. That is ultimately governments highest duty.
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Yep. Sez right there is the Constitution. /sarc
Somehow, methinks Bloomberg must have inherited his dough.
'Cuz there's no there there when we're talkin' about his intellect.
On second thought,NYC is the perfect place for the UN.
Send in the blue helmets to shoot the trans fats eaters!
Boy, he's an idiot!
D'ya suppose he was high on something when he made that ridiculous statement?
Somehow, methinks Bloomberg must have inherited his dough.
Cuz theres no there there when were talkin about his intellect"
I agree. He's an idiot. But my guess has been that he has a financial wizard on his payroll that makes his millions for him.
Now if they will only tell us which books we can read.
And to let the blind drive...
Boy, hes an idiot!
Leave it to the liberal leftists - just when you think you have heard the stupidist thing, they go and out do themselves.
But, but, but Rick Perry said he'd always side with government mandates to protect life.
Make mine a double cheeseburger. Oh and double size those chili fries while your at it.
taht's Palin's job, silly !(sarc)
I'm completely out of toothpaste but I have no idea what brand is approved by the federal government. What to do, what to do...
I can't get too excited about Michael Bloomberg's genuflecting to Big Brother government, always with the best intentions, of course. He may have run for his third mayoral term as a 'Republican' but he is really just another billionaire (18 billion, to be exact) 'limousine liberal' posing as a benefactor that wants to help the unenlightened masses with his great wisdom and deep concern - while steadily robbing them of their freedom. I'll pass, Bloomie.
Mayor Michael "Fearless Fosdick" Bloomberg uses the full police powers of the state to keep a potential victim from eating a can of beans with too much salt and trans fats.
What a moron who is not of this planet, number one is defending this country from all enemy's foreign and domestic.
No he didn't. He left the Republican Party in 2007 and ran for his third term two years later.
The GOP is no longer affiliated with Nanny McBloomberg.
The desire to tell other people what to eat stems from an infantile desire to be the mother instead of the child. Ditto for people who love to tell other people where to sit.
To halt the worldwide epidemic of non-communicable diseases, governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option.
Bloomberg talking out of both sides of his facist face in one sentence.
Seems their highest priority is actually to push ADM's foods, diabetes rates be damned.
That little prick doesn't believe in the Constitution!
No he didn't. He left the Republican Party in 2007 and ran for his third term two years later.
The GOP is no longer affiliated with Nanny McBloomberg.
I stand corrected - but he's still a putz.
From now on, make mine a Bloombooger. Perfect name for a stupid man.
Maybe Bloomie can throw Hostess Twinkees at those mean old terrorists.
Listen BoobBerg, GooberBerg or whatever your name is:
Cram it clownie.
I just ate an enchilada with a creme chipotle sauce and it was delicious.
Nonyuh damn business what I eat or how much.
BTW, I did wash it down with a Diet Soda but, that because I like diet sodas. Can't stand regular sodas.
Oh, and I didn't eat the flour tortillas because I don't like the taste of white flour anything.
Does that make your fascistic heart warmer?
Yuh craven Kommie.
Governments don't exist to defend the borders, or to protect citizens from force or fraud; they exist to tell you what to eat.
This is what happens when people abdicate their personal responsibility to the tender mercies of petty tyrants because they are too bored or lazy to protect them.
What does this moron eat? I doubt it is what he demands everyone else eat. The Algore of Trans fat?
Another posterboy for Upstatehood.
This guy needs a slap upside the head...
Maybe that explains why the FDA is going to remove all the vitamins and supplements from the shelves soon.
That sounded more convincing in the original German.
He's like a vitamin commercial radio spot gone wild.
Bloomberg made his money as a "timer" on the stock market. Then he created the Bloomberg financial TV property. The purpose of the Bloomberg report is to aid and abet other timers.
These parasites do not add value to anything they do. They simply enrich themselves because they have a fast index ("ENTER")finger.
Bloomberg the Arrogant now thinks it's his duty to tell people what they should eat. He apparently sees that as more important than keeping New Yorkers and America safe from Islamoterrorism. If we're nice to them and pretend they don't really do bad things, radical Muslims will magically cease they're religion-based assault on infidels.
Sheesh. This guy will be directly responsible for the injury or death of innocent Americans at the hands of the fanatic ragheads before his Mayoral tenure is over.
Moreover, if he persists in pushing the erection of a Mosque on or near sacred World Trade Center ground, he alone will be responsible for the civil unrest that ensues.
I eat extremely healthy food but this crap from Bloomberg makes me want to go eat some junk food.
What a steaming pile of revolting leftist idiocy he is.
(please do not count all the I's"...Im's...Ive's...Me's and My's in this plea...It makes "me" sound ridiculous...Just know that "I" care!
-CS Lewis.
We must destroy the ruling class before the ruling class destroys us...
I am thankful this idiot quit the Republican party.
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200 million clicks. 86 000 residential properties. That's the foundation that the Hemnet Home is built on. This is data from visits and properties that were for sale on Hemnet between January and October 2014. In addition to this data, we conducted an image analysis of the most clicked properties over a six week period. Each week the images from the 50 most clicked properties were analysed to gather additional data about the interiors. For example: the colours of the walls, floor types or kitchen countertop materials.
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Convincing women to shop usually isn't all that difficult; all a store needs is trendy apparel hanging on the racks. Convincing men to shop, however, requires making them feel like they're not really shopping in the first place.
The more welcoming the environment and personalized the customer service, the more comfortable men are with shopping for clothes, says Patrick Groenendaal, creative director at Hampshire Group, a sweater manufacturer. Unique amenities such as a wine bar or videogames are the sorts of things that are becoming essential to attracting–and retaining–male shoppers.
The key is utilizing these interests and incorporating them into the retail setting, which is what Roger Kowall did at his Ohio-based store, Cuffs.
If the shopper is a wine connoisseur, for example, he'll feel more in his element at one of the store's organized tastings–with merchandise on hand, of course–than he would simply sifting through racks of clothes. At special wine-tasting events hosted in the old carriage house at the back of the store, shoppers get a chance to sample French wines while at the same time browsing through Cuffs' custom clothing and Hermès offerings.
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Typically, men view apparel shopping as a chore, and have to be dragged by their wives or girlfriends to the mall, Groenendaal says. "But we are seeing more men shopping alone or with their buddies." Some are even starting to view shopping the way women always have: as a form of recreation.
And while women are cutting back on discretionary purchases, surprisingly, men are still buying. According to the NPD Group, a retail market research firm, sales in men's apparel increased 1.6% in July, while women's sales actually dropped 4.1%.
This means retailers have an opportunity to capitalize on a group they once largely ignored. And one of the ways they're doing it is by offering more than just clothes, but an overall "manly" lifestyle.
J.Crew got the message; it opened its first men's shop in New York last month. Located in Tribeca at the former bar The Liquor Store, J.Crew kept most of the original fixtures and transformed the bar into a display area, creating a men's-only club vibe.
Mixed in with the typical cashmere sweaters and slacks are Rolex watches, luxury luggage and vintage jewelry, which gives the store a quirky feel and more depth, says Tim Bess, market analyst at The Doneger Group, a source of global market trends and merchandising strategies to the retail and fashion industry.
Incorporating an eclectic mix of non-apparel items, such as antique furnishings and coffee table books, gives men a reason to come into the store and shop for longer periods of time.
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It's a similar situation at high-end retailer Paul Smith, where the goal is to create a welcoming environment in which a shopper feels as though he's walking into a close friend's home, explains Cliff Hunt, head of U.S. retail at Paul Smith.
"Having other items makes it more interesting for men to shop, especially in an environment like this," says Hunt. "They can come into our store and even if they are not interested in apparel, there are other items to pique their curiosity. They don't have to buy anything to enjoy browsing in the store. It's a destination."
At Paul Smith's Greene Street location in New York, there are five rooms, each of which has a different feel and theme. One of the rooms, the Travertine, is fully marbled and features a large book fixture. But the real draw is the Gallery, a bright red room that houses numerous photos and paintings, effectively turning the shopping experience into a day at the museum.
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The problem with other stores is a sense of sameness, Hunt says.
"For many retailers, no matter which of their locations you go to in any city or state, they will look the same. Paul Smith believes each store needs to be individual and completely different."
Differentiation is essential, especially considering Monday's stock market drop. High-end consumers can still spend in tough times, but they might be more selective about where they shop, Hunt believes.
"Customer service needs to come back in a major way," Bess says. "With more men shopping on their own, retailers need to make it easy for them to find items they want and avoid sifting through racks upon racks of clothes."


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Ja Rule Sentenced to More Prison Time for Tax Evasion
Troubled rapper Ja Rule is in more hot water with the authorities. The artist, currently serving two years on weapons charges, was slapped with a 28-month sentence for tax evasion between the years 2003 and 2008. "I in no way attempted to deceive the government or do anything illegal," he said minutes before being sentenced, according to The Associated Press. Though he still owes the government over $1 million in back taxes and fines, there is a silver lining to this cloud of incarceration: the sentence may be served concurrently with the time he's already doing. So it's looking like he'll just get another four months of prison time added to his sentence.
Foxy Brown Reportedly Offered Playboy Cover
Curvaceous hip-hop artist Foxy Brown is the latest celebrity to be offered the cover of Playboy. Unconfirmed reports from MTV.com estimate the offer to be worth $2 million or, for those of you with absolutely no math skills, $1 million per breast. It isn't clear whether or not the rapper will join the likes of Pam Anderson, Drew Barrymore, and Sharon Stone as the latest celeb to grace the cover, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.
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The words "hybrid" and "Ferrari" might sound like two words that complement each other less than "Pinto" and "driveable," but a new concept contest held by Ferrari hopes to use the uniqueness of their designs to make just that. Designers Kim Cheon Ju, Ahn Dre, and Lee Sahngseok of the Hongik University in Seoul, Korea won the first place trophy with their model design of the new hybrid Ferrari concept, which they dubbed "Eternità" at the World Design Contest in Maranello, Italy. The car probably won't go past the model stage but let's hope it does. Something as sleek as that could turn heads so fast, the driver would be held for assault for cracking people's spines.
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When Marine Sgt. Ray Lewis was turned down for a date to his military ball by sitcom darling Betty White, she apparently felt so bad that she asked another Hollywood darling to take her place. So Terminator 2 babe Linda Hamilton took to YouTube to ask Lewis if he would invite her to the ball instead in a hilarious intro to her video that feature clips from Hamilton's movies that mirror Lewis' original invitation video to Mrs. White.


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Google's Chrome is a fine browser on its own, but it only becomes truly unique – and powerful – when you add Chrome extensions and apps to your personal installation. There are tens of thousands to choose from on the Chrome Web Store, most of which (despite the name) are free. Here are the very best.
These extensions can be installed on Chrome for Windows, OS X, and Linux, and also Chrome OS-based devices like a Chromebook laptop. But they won't work on mobile versions of the Chrome browser for Android or iOS.
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Gestures for Google Chrome
Most of the more complex functions of Chrome need to be accessed via a button, or an entry in the primary or right-click menu. For a quicker alternative, this extension can bind complex actions to mouse gestures: simply hold down the right-click button on your mouse or touchpad and activate the gesture to perform the action. Customized gestures can be bound to almost any advanced function you can think of. I like to assign a simple, three-swipe gesture to close every tab except the one in the foreground.
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A little light Web browsing at work never hurt anyone, but your manager might not agree. This extension adds a simple button to Chrome's toolbar that immediately hides all of your open tabs when clicked, saving them as temporary bookmarks for easy retrieval. The function can be bound to a keyboard shortcut for even faster (and more discrete) activation. Combine it with a hidden button, and you have an instant safety net for browsing at work.
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Saddle Slipping Side to Side I have been riding for 12 years (after a 20 year hiatus) and have recently started leasing an American Paint who is very round (not fat). I have never had any problems with my saddle on any other horse (I also lesson on hunter/jumpers 2 x per week), until now. The mare is uneven on her shoulders, I am not sure if it is due to muscle build up or just her unique body type. Anyway, my saddle slips wickedly to the right. I have tried different girths, tightening the girth more (ouch!), no-slip pads, an expensive Mattes pad, shortening the right stirrup, nothing works. Suggestions? Since this is a half-lease, I am not certain that a saddle fitting is the answer. The owner also experiences the same slippage. |
Have you tried this pad? Professionals Choice English Non-Slip Pad Black - Horse.com I've never used one, but have considered buying one. Good luck! |
Sounds like a saddle fit problem to me. That's exactly what my mares' saddle does on my gelding, the saddle is too small for him. I would check your tack fit. |
Saddle Slippage I have a pad very similar to the one you mention, to no avail. I also ride a horse in my lesson program, of almost the identical build to the horse I am leasing, and have no issues with the saddle slipping in any way. Because I am only half leasing this horse, I would prefer to avoid getting the saddle fitted. But... I have never had a saddle fitted, so my objection is not well qualified! |
You said that her one shoulder is higher than the other? If this is the case I would think about getting a chiropractor visit. Sounds like her shoulder is out. My mare does this and it makes my saddle slide to one side, get the chiropractor out and voila, the saddle fits again!! Not saying that this for sure is the horses problem but its somewhere to start. :-) Posted via Mobile Device |
Sounds like a typical case of mutton withers. Get a martingale/pulling style breast collar. |
If the horse's shoulders are uneven, then nothing you can do will stop the saddle from sitting crooked because the horse is crooked. I second the suggestion to have a chiro out and see if they can do something. If they, or a vet, just say it's something you'll have to deal with and it can't be fixed, you might think about getting one of those really expensive saddle pads where you can add shims to wherever you need them to make the saddle fit. |
If the saddle's not wide enough on a well-muscled horse it can slip because (i) the tree points 'skid' and (ii) the mid-panel makes poor contact across the horse's back. On the other hand, if the horse is just fat, (mine has this problem), the saddle sinks in as displaced fat moves away from the pressure, but this often produces a 'roll' of flab behind the horse's shoulder which can physically force the saddle back, usually on one side, and that causes the cantle to sit more one side of the horse. In bad cases the gullet can lie across the spine rather than along it. I've found it's often a mixture of both, and the only cure is to widen the saddle or buy a wider fit. If you make a wither template (pressing the wire/former into the horse's fat, if present) and offer it up to the existing saddle it might give you a better idea of whether tree width is the likely problem. Slipping saddles are a real pain to diagnose, so best of luck :) |
My hubbys mare had chiro work done on her several times and had the same problem with the saddle moving to the right. First after chiro the saddlefitter found she needed a shim on her front left shoe. This did work to build her shoulder up but also I would constantly get after hubby to move saddle to left. It continously moved from the midde of her back to the right and even gave her some white hairs on the left side of her spine near the back of the saddle. Had saddefitter out to check this saddle (mine was the exact saddle except mine is a 16" and his is a 17"). He did some measuring and said it was defective. He said it was not put together properly. All this time thinking it was hubby. ANyways I am working with the shop I bought it from and they are waiting to hear from the saddle maker. Do some measurements to see if saddle is off. Good luck. |
Saddle doesn't fit if it is doing this. Trying to fix it with pads or even chiro will do no good to me. You need to get a different saddle as this one will get you hurt or killed. |
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Harold R. Radford, 96, of Kewanee, passed away at 7:19 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in the emergency room at Kewanee Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Rev. Dr. Dale Dykstra will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Memory Gardens in rural Kewanee.
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The death of a journalist in Karachi last week shows that violence in Pakistan is occurring well beyond the border areas with Afghanistan. On Thursday evening, Pakistani television reporter Wali Khan Babar was executed shortly after airing a report on gang violence in the city.
With Babar's death drawing international attention, I took part in a panel discussion on Voice of America's Urdu service on Thursday evening. One of the other guests was presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar, who, speaking in Urdu, said that CPJ's impunity claims were inaccurate, and that attacks on journalists are regularly investigated. After the translation of Babar's remarks, I was cut off by a station break and never got a chance to offer a rebuttal. But whatever investigations the government claims it is conducting, it has a near-perfect record of failure: no convictions in 12 of 13 journalist murders over the past decade.
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"I'm under constant threat, as are my family members. My well-wishers advise me not travel alone and experience also tells me not to. The last time I was chased, on the night of December 22, 2010. It was third incident of this kind since my abduction and torture. My phone is constantly tapped and I feel constantly under surveillance. My professional contacts avoid talking and meeting with because they don't want to be seen as related to me by the intelligence agencies.
"As for my case, there is no progress. The PML-N [the oppositon group Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz] has been pushing the government to make public the judicial commission's report. Chaudhry Nisar Ahmad, the opposition leader in the National Assembly, has raised this issue eight times on the floor of the House and Interior Minister Rehman Malik promised eight times to put the report before the national Assembly, but it has never happened. Motions submitted by the opposition lawmakers for a debate on my incident have been killed twice in the National Assembly's Speaker Chamber."
There are reports today that authorities are making dozens of arrests in Karachi (Babar was one of 17 people killed on Thursday, part of the violent story he was covering at the time.) Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Pakistani media there is a plan to institute a partial curfew in the city, but it hasn't gone into effect yet. There has been no word on an investigation into Babar's murder.
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The Pearl Fishers, with Roberto Alagna, Nino Machaidze, Alexandre Duhamel and Nicolas Courjal
Concert version with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, conducted by Giorgio Croci
Roberto Alagna, one of the world's most sought-after tenors, performs for the first time on medici.tv, in a concert version of Bizet's Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de perles)!
The Pearl Fishers (1863) was composed by the young Bizet but was however given at the Parisian Opéra-comique with the same fervor as Carmen, which will be composed decades later! The action is set in the island of Ceylon. Zurga and Nadir are in love with the same woman but they place their friendship over love and swear to renounce to it. Everything will change between them upon the arrival of Leila, a mysterious Hindu priestess, whose invocations aim at protecting the village as the fishing season starts…
The sensational casting of this concert version of the opera is carried by a sunny and vigorous Roberto Alagna as Nadir, Nino Machaidze discovered at the Salzburg Festival, Alexandre Duhamel, acclaimed at the Opéra de Paris and Nicolas Courjal, singing Priest Nourabad's part with his striking bass voice.
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This concert will be broadcast on www.citedelamusiquelive.tv, Arte Live Web and www.medici.tv.
Linked event :
Georges Bizet (Read his biography)
Roberto Alagna (Nadir)
Nino Machaidze (Leila)
Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga)
Nicolas Courjal (Nourabad)
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Chœur Opella Nova
Béatrice Warcollier chorus master
Giorgio Croci conductor
Movie director : Isabelle Soulard
Location : Salle Pleyel (Paris, France)
Recording date : 17/02/2013
Production date : 2013
Production : Coproduction Céleste Productions – Les Grandes Voix, Salle Pleyel.


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The Horse Forum
- Horse Breeding
- - Need Help Looking Up AQHA Reg
Need Help Looking Up AQHA Reg Boarder is selling her 4yo mare but the person she bought her from lost the papers (so he says). She was told the mare was by Pauli Olena. Her registered name was Paulis Sherri (spelling unknown). 4 years old Believed to be born in Iowa Bay with a star and some white half pasterns (it's minimal) If anyone has any AQHA credit to burn could you help us out? Thank You! |
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Paulis Sherri - HORSE DOES NOT EXIST Pauli Olena - HORSE DOES NOT EXIST There is a PAULI OLENAS LILLY, a bay mare born in 02 |
I got nothin'... you'd have to get closer to the right spelling. ETA: Unless she's really older than 4 and she is the mare Farm Pony found. |
There is a stallion named Pauli Olena however he is old enough that I think there are several ways that AQHA would let you use ' in the name back then. I memory serves he was my Doc O'Lena and was a very nice cutting horse. Sired Ok but nothing special. |
Good point nrhareiner. They used to allow more characters, numbers and symbols. Not anymore. also, he may just not show up online. OP-Have you tried allbreedpedigree.com if all else fails? |
Pauli Olena 1991 QH bay stallion. He was 5th in the 1994 NHRA Open Futurity. The owner claims she has seen a copy of the papers so I encouraged her to contact the seller again for that copy or see he if he has her registration number written somewhere. Thanks for checking everyone. |
I know it was a type but when I read your post I was trying to figure out why the Hot Rod association had a futurity. |
LOL thanks for the laugh |
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