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Do "local currencies" really help the communities that use them?
I was recently invited to appear on radio to provide the economists' perspective on the costs and benefits of local exchange trading schemes, which are alternative currencies that circulate around a small community. This made me scratch my head a bit. I could not think of any real benefits, but then I could not really think of any serious costs, either.
Proponents of community currencies argue that they have social, economic, and environmental advantages. BerkShares Inc., which organizes a local currency in Massachusetts, claims that the currency helps area businesses connect with their customers but also strengthens the regional economy by favoring locals. In the United Kingdom, "transition towns," which are seeking to use less oil, are exploring the environmental benefits of local currencies.
The common-sense economic case for these currencies was summed up for me by John Walker, acting treasurer of Brixton LETS in London: "They're more appropriate for local communities, because the money doesn't drain out of the local community."
That seems plausible: The money (Brixton bricks) goes 'round and 'round Brixton and isn't sucked away by the insidious multinationals of neighboring Clapham. But this is one of those cases in which common sense lets us down. Money, whether pounds or Brixton bricks, isn't wealth. It's just a way of keeping accounts, and swapping one system of accounts for another isn't going to alter the basic productive potential of Brixton.
True, community currencies may very gently encourage trade with locals rather than strangers. But the gains from more trade with locals are more than offset by the losses from less trade with strangers. Otherwise, economic sanctions would be a blessing. That is why no community-currency movement tries seriously to restrict broader trade. Everyone knows that is a recipe for return to the Dark Ages.
There have been times and places when national currencies have so malfunctioned that community currencies would have been preferable: Weimar Germany, modern Zimbabwe, perhaps also the Depression-era United States, where some community currencies briefly flourished. There is also a healthy debate in economics over the appropriate size of a currency union, but few serious economists think that the optimal currency area is the size of Brixton or the southern Berkshires.
Nor are the environmental benefits of community currencies terribly persuasive. Local trade sounds environmentally friendly, but it is a distraction: The environmental cost of driving to the shops or growing food on inappropriate local land is far greater than the cost of the carbon emissions of long-range shipping.
The real benefits, if they exist, are not economic but social, and best explained not by an economist like me but by a sociologist such as Ed Collom of the University of Southern Maine.
Collom's work looks, at first glance, like bad news for the community-currency movement. He has found, for example, that most currency schemes in the United States last only a few years before collapsing. The ones that thrive are in places which already have strong, liberal, middle-class communities, such as Portland, Ore., or Ithaca, N.Y. In the Rust Belt areas that would seem to need them more, they have not taken root. The schemes take a lot of effort to set up: Brixton LETS, for instance, remains nascent.
But despite the obstacles, Ed Collom is convinced that local currencies can strengthen neighborhood ties and allow people to make friends: They are a focal point for the community-minded, even when they do not last.
That is possible. I live near a determined, community-minded entrepreneur who owns the local cafe, the sort of person who helps to get community currencies started. But rather than minting a Homerton dollar, she has founded a traders' association and is trying to set up a street market. I think she has the right priorities.


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Capt. Harlean Howard of the Lancaster Police Department said the search began after a police officer tried to stop a purple PT Cruiser for speeding on Meeting Street about 10 a.m. on Friday.
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The director wished his muse on her birthday yesterday by calling her the 'most beautifullest woman'
Painting is one of Sridevi's passion, but for filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, the actor, who turned 50 on August 13, herself makes for the "greatest living painting ever". "You might like to paint, but for me you are the greatest living painting ever, which even a Vincent van Gogh n Leonardo da Vinci can;t paint without you posing," Varma posted on his Twitter page on Tuesday.
Wishing her for her special day, he posted, "Happy birthday to the most beautifullest woman and the most fantaastikest actress in the whollest world."
The filmmaker directed the versatile actor in 1991 Telugu film Kshana Kshanam.
To Shekhar Kapur, who had helmed Mr. India, one of Sridevi's best films, RGV said, "She was always a star, but in 'Mr. India', you showcased Sridevi like in a way only an artiste can present art."


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Rice, Glorious Rice. |
That's a tall order, but industry and government officials have begun drafting plans to revitalise the industry after years of neglect and military mismanagement.
No country's appetite is quite like Myanmar's, which boasts the world's highest annual rice consumption at 210 kg (460 lb) per person. It makes up 75 percent of the country's diet, according to government statistics.
That helps explains its economy.
(And the stunted frames of Burmese and the slow-growing population of Burma due to the serious lack of protein in their diet as the white rice basically has no protein content left after its protein-rich Bran the outer-shell was completely ground off in the milling process.)
Agriculture — including farms, fisheries, forestry and livestock -- accounts for 43 percent of gross domestic product, a quarter of exports and 70 percent of employment. Industrial production, including exports of natural gas, is about 20 percent of the $43 billion economy.
As Myanmar undergoes the most breathtaking reforms in the former British colony since a 1962 military coup when it was known as Burma, the government is looking for ways to revive the rice industry and reclaim its nearly forgotten status as the world's top rice exporter in the 1960s.
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"In China, every township has a seed production company," Tin Naing Thein, National Planning and Economic Development Minister told Reuters. "The government will encourage and support them here."
A recent easing in U.S. sanctions could make that easier. DuPont Pioneer, for instance, is "looking forward to exploring opportunities in Myanmar", spokeswoman Cookie Lo said in an e-mail.
Myanmar is predicting a big increase in exports, projecting shipments of as much as 2 million tonnes next year and 3 million by 2015, says Ye Min Aung, Secretary General of the Myanmar Rice Industry Association.
That's up sharply from 778,000 last year.
It expects exports to double this year to 1.5 million tonnes. However, the U.S. Agriculture Department attache has forecast exports would likely tumble 23 percent in 2012, due to increased supplies from other rice producers.
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Myanma Agro-business Public Co has 76 shareholders, including agriculture development banks (ADCs) run by local tycoons that specialise in micro-credit. With an initial 16 billion kyat ($18 million) in capital, it will publicly sell shares after its business license is approved, says Myo Thuya Aye, managing director of Ayeyar Wun Trading Co Ltd, an ADC.
The bank is similar to one set up in Indonesia, whose political and economic reforms over the years Myanmar is studying. Unlike the Indonesian bank, Myanmo Agro-business will not be state controlled.
That could be a problem, says David Dapice, an economist at Harvard University's Ash Center, who helped Bank Rakyat Indonesia build a network of small, profitable outlets in the 1980s.
"In Indonesia, the government bank was able to act like a private bank and did very, very well. Rural credit became a profit centre," he says. "I have nothing against private banking going into rural areas. But I find they are generally reluctant to do so when the rural areas are not prosperous."
"In Indonesia, the government bank was able to act like a private bank and did very, very well. Rural credit became a profit centre," he says. "I have nothing against private banking going into rural areas. But I find they are generally reluctant to do so when the rural areas are not prosperous."
That's already happening. After lending $100 million in 2010/11, the ADCs cut that back to $25 million in the year to March, the U.S. Agriculture Department attache says.
"To have farmers thrive, Indonesia realised that the government had to invest in rural infrastructure and provide a realistic exchange rate, not just provide credit. The pieces are not yet in place in Myanmar," Dapice said.
Interior of a Burmese Rice Mill in Waw, Burma. |
Several rice exporters are building large-scale mills that can handle as much as 200 tonnes a day, says Tin Htut Oo, head of the new National Economic and Social Development Advisory Committee, a body that advises the government.
"We can increase up to two million tonnes very quickly within one or two years," he says of rice exports.
He also expects fertiliser sales to boom. While Myanmar's farmland is similar in size to Vietnam and Thailand, it uses two-thirds less fertiliser - just a million tonnes a year. Expanding that, he says, could produce a big increase in yields.
"You can imagine in a few years' time the use of fertiliser in Myannar will at least double. I wouldn't be surprised if it tripled. That is a big area of investment."
Myanmar's total rice consumption accounts for 11 million to 13 million tonnes per year, compared with milled rice production of 14 million to 15 million, the rice industry body says. Target export markets are Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and East Timor.
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Devasom Hua Hin ResortLocation:Cha Am/Hua Hin Beach Address:1446/23-31 Petchkasem Rd.(KM.207) City:Petchburi 76120 Start Rate:5,013 THB Breakfast:Included Comment:Recommend | ||
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good, February 17, 2015 by Stevens Visit Date:February 14, 2015 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "Best staff ever" |
Very easy and trustworthy site to use. Excellent communication. Will definitely book with sawadee.com again in the future., June 30, 2014 by Sandra Ward Visit Date:June 27, 2014 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "Second time here at the Devasom in 8 weeks, fabulous place with tranquil views and the staff are superb. Will definitely be back again." |
December 29, 2012 by Mark Leighton Visit Date:November 17, 2012 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "Absolutely lovely hotel, staff were very pleasant, rooms gorgeous" |
Very good. No problems what so ever., September 28, 2012 by Alexander Boertje Visit Date:August 1, 2012 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "Lovely small hotel. I can really recommend the beach villa s. Staff really friendly, food perfect. Would definitely stay there again. Small oasis in Hua Hin. [R24 integr.ERR:escaping]" |
Have used sawadee before and again no problems at all. Very smooth., June 28, 2011 by Ricky DCosta Visit Date:June 24, 2011 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "A wonderful experience, lovely resort. A great place for a relaxing holiday. The owner is a lovely lady who we enjoyed chatting to. About 10mins from Hua Hin town but no issue if you hire a motorbike. Would definitely return.Ricky/Jenny. Macao China." |
Excellent no problems as usual, October 25, 2010 by Peter Ash Visit Date:October 17, 2010 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "We stayed at the Devasom for 6 nights. I did realise where it was and it would require transport either to Hua Hin or Cha Am for a night or day out. The hotel shuttle service is not adequate in my view and taxi transport adds to the cost considerably if you want to venture out. A small factory outlet is however within walking distance and is worth a visit.In fact for some there is no need. The Devasom is ideal for a romantic weekend or a honeymoon where you don t want to be disturbed. The staff are lovely. The Thai food is of very high quality and the service perfect. The Devasom is a lovely place to stay. One criticism is on the photos it shows a small private beach but in fact while we were there it was not evident due to the high water level. In fact it didn t have a beach. However the pool is lovely split into three one part perfect for children. I like to exercise (particularly to run) and the opportunities for this are limited as the main road soon becomes boring and the beach is not accessible. The hotel could improve this by adding some fitness facility under one of the bungalows where there is adequate room available.But stay there again I would. The owner is a quite incredibly lovely Thai lady who really wants to make her guests feel special. The hotel is spotless and clean. The service fantastic. the pools lovely and welcoming the gardens perfect the staff helpful and friendly.The Thai food is among the best you can get and very reasonable in price. The hotels western food does need some attention both to quality and to pricing. But I have no doubt the management will be quick to improve this area and have given me assurances they want the hotel to offer the best of west and east.I loved the place. We loved the Thai food.It deserves to do well but at present I feel its a little over priced. [R24 integr.ERR:escaping]" |
July 30, 2010 by Ms.Niphawan Visit Date:July 26, 2010 Room: Service: Facilities: Location: "บรรยากาศดี สวย ห้องสวย classic ดีค่ะแต่รู้สึกแอร์ที่ห้องจะมีปัญหาอ่ะค่ะ" |


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Designing, developing, documenting, and maintaining a small business-sized database. Emphasis on creating business databases, ensuring data validity, and creating user friendly forms, reports, queries, and interfaces using state of art application software. Prerequisite: ISOM 125 or permission of the department chairperson. College: Miller College of Business Hours: 3 Permission: Y Prerequisite: ISOM 125 Co-requisite: none |


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Greg Bear was born in San Diego, California on August 20, 1951. He grew up in many different areas of the world because his father was a Navy man who served assignments in Japan and the Philippines, as well as postings to naval bases on the Gulf Coast, East Coast, and West Coast of the mainland United States. His childhood experiences in diverse lands may account for the sensitivity to different cultures displayed in his fiction. It is difficult for young children to make friends when moving about frequently, and Bear's passion for reading may have its origin in lonely hours when he was young. He is an eclectic reader of science, history, and fiction.
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Cathryn Fitzpatrick, born March 4, 1968, was the world's premier fast bowler for nearly two decades before she retired at the age of 39 in 2007. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the career of arguably the most feared quick the world of women's cricket has ever seen.
Think of the fastest, most feared bowler that you've seen on the cricket field: one whose mere sight marking their run-up induces shivers down the batsman's mind; one whose genuine pace and pin-point line and length makes the batsman regret they ever took up the profession. Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, and more recently, Dale Steyn, are some of the names that are bound to crop up in your mind.
Cathryn Fitzpatrick was the only name in women's cricket that induced similar thoughts in the minds of her contemporaries during her playing days. Bowling at a never-seen-before pace of 125 kmph in the women's game, to say that Fitzpatrick terrorised batsmen during her 16-year international career is an understatement.
A veteran of 109 ODIs, which is a lot if you consider that women don't play as many matches as their male counterparts, 'Fitzy' took 180 wickets — which still stands as a world record six years after she hung up her boots. She was part of two ICC World Cup-winning Australian team in her career, in 1997 and 2005, and was instrumental in both wins.
As she reached the twilight of her playing career, Cathryn was still a role model for younger teammates in terms of fitness. In fact, when she retired at the age of 39, she reckoned she could have carried on "for another year or two". She went on to become the head coach of the Southern Stars and masterminded their wins at the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20 and the recently concluded 2013 ICC Women's World Cup.
Cathryn played in an era when cricket was not considered a profession for women (Even today, Australia's women's team players are semi-professionals). She did not earn any money for a major part of her playing career, which involved a lot of struggle; it involved taking unpaid leaves to play cricket, but she took it in her stride and said that "the investments were worth it".
She was smart and took up jobs that helped her maintain her fitness. "I ran behind a garbage truck for four or five years early in the morning," she told ESPNcricinfo in a recent interview. "I was on a pushbike delivering mail" for the Australian postal service. At the end of the day, it was a different high she obtained playing for her country. "You just played for the cap and the honour. For whatever reason, the desire to have the badge on your chest was always there and I never took it for granted. I am more than happy to have had it at a cost."
As mentioned earlier, Cathryn was genuinely fast, and more importantly, she managed to maintain her pace throughout her career and give her younger teammates a major complex. However, she never thought too much of her pace and always strived for consistency. "All through my career, people have said I've been the fastest, but you don't live and die by it; you've got to be on the spot. There's no point being the quickest if you're not consistent enough with it," she told the BBC in 2005.
So, how did she get into fast bowling in the first place?
"When I was growing up, my older brother and I used to play cricket. He would want to bat all the time, so I had to bowl all the time," she told ESPNCricinfo. "When I got him out, he would say he did not want to play anymore. I would want to, so I would keep bowling. So it had something to do with my brother's unsportsmanlike behaviour in the front yard!"
As she grew up, she began to enjoy the thrill of bowling to batsmen and thinking of ways to get them out. She became an astute tactician, who tried to work out the weaknesses of the batters and "never stopped enjoying that challenge" throughout her career. "I loved the battle. I wanted the captain to throw the ball to me in any circumstance," she said.
Finally, at the age of 39, after helping Australia win two World Cups, Fitzpatrick called it quits on a remarkable career in 2007. She took two for 27 in her final ODI match, as Australia beat New Zealand in the final of a quadrangular tournament. Although admittedly reluctant on retiring, she took the decision keeping in mind her increasing age and injuries.
"You can't keep playing forever and there comes a point when you have to call it a day," she was quoted as saying by the Australian Associated Press. "There are only so many pre-seasons you can do."
It's a pity that Fitzy played only 13 Tests in her career, given the reluctance of the ICC in organising sufficient five-day games for women. Fitzy took 60 wickets in those 13 matches at a miserly average of just over 19. Even with two World Cups in her bag, she ranks the 1998 tour of England as her most memorable.
"World Cup wins are almost self explanatory for their significance and we had some good wins in India and South Africa, but I think the tour in England in 1998 held some special memories for me," she said. "We played at Lord's, which is an amazing experience. We completed a whitewash against England but it was just the way we played that gave me great enjoyment and satisfaction."
One can only imagine the feats she would have gone on to achieve had she played even a hundred Test matches. Fitzpatrick was in a league of her own throughout her career, spanning from 1991 to 2007, and the benchmark she set is still the ultimate one for young fast bowlers throughout the world.
(Jaideep Vaidya is a multiple sports buff and a writer at CricketCountry. He has a B.E. in Electronics Engineering, but that isn't fooling anybody. He started writing on sports during his engineering course and fell in love with it. The best day of his life came on April 24, 1998, when he witnessed birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar pummel a Shane Warne-speared Aussie attack from the stands during the Sharjah Cup Final. A diehard Manchester United fan, you can follow him on Twitter @jaideepvaidya. He also writes a sports blog - The Mullygrubber )


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You seem to have missed the point of the analogy. Come swim with me and Mr. Google in this medium-sized sea we have bought, drained, and filled with solid gold doubloons. Theres a staff of hula girls clad in skirts made of hundred dollar bills to see to all your beverage-related needs.
Its sometimes hard to get a handle on the wads of cash google has. The CBC last night made the point that the only single chunk of the worlds economy larger then google is Exxon-Mobil.
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Friday. Last week saw the opening of Row 34, the Fort Point sibling to Island Creek Oyster Bar. If you're still looking for a reason to check it out, here's one: Tonight, December 6, score 6 oysters for $6, plus $6 brews. (Noticing a theme?) It's part of a one night only visit from California's Hog Island Oyster Co.; they'll be serving their bivalves alongside specimens from Duxbury's Island Creek Oyster Farm, so that guests can discover the difference between the East and West Coast varieties. Besides shucking, they'll also be shilling a Best Coast Holiday Package, a gift box of two-dozen oysters from each farm for $89, exclusively for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve delivery. The rest of the dining room will be open, if you'd rather give the rest of the menu a whirl (617-553-5900).
Friday through Sunday. The available holiday shopping days are growing shorter, so get thee to Holiday Arts & Eats at Somerville's waterfront Assembly Row. Besides an opportunity to browse unique goods from dozens of local artisans, theree's an impressive food truck caravan on site: The Bacon Truck, Baja Taco, Boston's Baddest Burger and Mei Mei Street Kitchen are among the 25 vendors on site. Friday night things kick off with Arts & Eats After Dark at 6 PM, when $10 admission gives you the chance to graze the trucks, sip local beers and warm up with mulled wine. Head over to the website for details on additional weekend hours.
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Servite surprises Santa Margarita in Trinity opener
ANAHEIM – Neil Pauu and his Servite teammates knew the odds.
"We're not supposed to win this game," Pauu said.
But crazy things can happen in a place they call "The Asylum."
Servite, which was 0-10 in the Trinity League last year, did beat Santa Margarita, 51-43, in its home gym in the Trinity League opener for both teams Wednesday night.
The Friars (12-4 overall) never trailed. They took a 3-0 on Trevor Treinen's 3-pointer, led by seven points at the end of the first quarter, by eight at halftime and carted a six-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Santa Margarita tied it, 36-36, in the fourth quarter on Joe Furstinger's basketball off of an offensive rebound. Pauu and Eric Torres made back-to-back 3s, and Servite was back in control.
Servite was 11-18 overall last season. Last week, the Friars won the I-15 Tournament in the Inland Empire, their first basketball tournament victory since 2008.
"These kids believe in themselves," Servite coach John Morris said. "We have a very balanced team."
Pauu, a 6-foot-4 junior who was an All-Trinity League receiver for the Servite football team, scored a game-high 15 points.
Louis Juego, also a junior, scored 13 including a 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining that gave the Friars an 11-point lead that locked the game away and sent the spirited Servite student section into celebration mode.
It was not the only clutch 3 that Juego made. Following a Santa Margarita backcourt turnover with three seconds left in the third quarter, Pauu inbounded the ball to Juego who hoisted a 3-pointer that went in at the buzzer to give the Friars a 36-30 lead going into the final eight minutes.
Furstinger scored 13 points with 11 rebounds and two blocked shots. Tyler Strauss scored 13 with two 3-pointers for the Eagles, who missed 10 of their 15 free throws.
Wednesday's game was the season debut for Santa Margarita 6-foot junior guard Devonte Klines. Klines, who scored eight points and was the quickest player on the floor, just completed the 30-day sit-out period he was required to observe after he transferred from Valley View of Moreno Valley.
Santa Margarita (12-4) plays at home against Mater Dei in a league game Friday. Servite is at Orange Lutheran for a league game Friday.


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Sky and ESPN have moved three of Norwich City's Barclays Premier League fixtures to be broadcast live on TV.
Norwich City's away trip to Newcastle United is now set to be played on Sunday, March 18 (kick-off 4pm), which has been changed from its original March 17 date.
The Canaries' clash with Roberto Mancini's title challengers Manchester City on Saturday, April 14 has also been selected to be broadcast live on Sky Sports and will now kick-off at the earlier time of 12.45pm.
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Former gubernatorial candidate garners 76 percent on first ballot
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When Republican delegates from Minnesota's 6th District met last month at Monticello High School, they were aware they were tasked with something new for the first time in eight years.
The party's delegates from St. Cloud and most of Stearns County, to the north and east suburban Anoka and Washington counties, knew they were up for endorsing someone for the U.S. House other than Rep. Michele Bachmann, who after her election in 2006 became a national Republican leader and ran for president of the United States early in 2012.
As Bachmann, of Stillwater, addressed her supporters in the Monticello school auditorium after they had filled ballots for endorsement, she was pleased to announce enough of them had voted for Tom Emmer as their candidate to take her place in Congress.
Emmer, of Delano, was the party's front-running state candidate in 2010 as he challenged Mark Dayton for the office of governor. Emmer was completing his third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives at that time. He had entered the Legislature with a background as a trial attorney, and he previously served on city councils in Independence and Delano.
Emmer entered the media in 2010, becoming a talk show host on Twin Cities News Talk AM 1130.
Fourteen caucuses from across the 6th District could send a total of 345 delegates to Monticello, and one candidate needed 60 percent support, or 207 of their votes, to win endorsement.
Bachmann noted Emmer won with 76 percent on the first ballot.
A video presentation preceded Bachmann's address, and the video featured well wishes from more than a dozen other political leaders and 6th District residents as she prepares to finish her service in Congress.
Neither the first nor last speaker from the video is a stranger to celebrity, as the greetings began with comments from film actor and Bachmann supporter Jon Voight while former comedy writer and Minnesota's junior U.S. Sen. Al Franken concluded the video.
As Franken is regarded as a liberal Democrat with views often opposite of Bachmann's, his image and voice drew largely mixed reactions from the auditorium filled with staunch Republicans.
He was gracious, however, in thanking Bachmann for representing Minnesota, and Franken jokingly reflected on moments when they agreed on issues. Through nearly a minute of thought, he eventually said he was proud to have joined Bachmann in supporting a new commuter bridge for connecting Stillwater with western Wisconsin.
Franken also commended Bachmann for her last recipe in the Minnesota congressional delegation's annual "hot dish contest," where state Democrats such as Tim Walz and Amy Klobuchar have joined Republicans including John Kline and Erik Paulsen for a few hours of kitchen work in place of Capitol floor debates.
Once with the microphone in Monticello, Bachmann said she has kept her promises in Congress.
"What I told you I would do eight years ago, I did. It's now my time to go and pass the baton," she said, adding that she believes 6th District delegates made the right choice by endorsing Emmer. "I believe that there is no success without a successor," Bachmann said.
She gladly greeted Emmer, his wife Jacquie and their seven children, all in attendance as Emmer took a moment to thank delegates for their support.
"I want to work for you and I want to work with you," he said. "Today, more than ever, we have to be together," he added, in a repeated plea for party unity. "The 6th District has been left in great hands."
Emmer said Republicans in the district could lead an effort "to move Minnesota and this country in the right direction, in our direction, elect a Republican governor and elect a U.S. senator we can be proud of."
According to party district leaders, the only other Republican candidate who was vetted on adherence to the party platform before the April 12 endorsement was Rhonda Sivarajah, of Lino Lakes, who has served on the Anoka County Board since 2003 and has chaired that board's proceedings since 2011.
She received less than one-fourth of delegates' votes in Monticello, but she announced previously and continues to vow that she will file for office to challenge Emmer in a party primary Aug. 12. She will likely be joined by former state representative Phil Krinkie in that primary, who is also seeking to fill the Republican ticket this fall.
"Our fellow Republicans (in the 6th District) deserve a voice," Sivarajah told delegates during her address before their vote. "For conservatives, that should always be a good thing."
Sivarajah said later in an interview with ECM Publishers that there are parents and other adults working multiple jobs, along with military personnel and other strong servants, who cannot afford the early time to be active in local and congressional district caucuses.
"Not everyone is involved in that process, because they are unable to do so. … There are a whole host of reasons," Sivarajah said by phone. "I really think that, for me, it's important to go to a primary in effort to expand the Republican base. I think it's a great way to engage additional voters in the process."
Still this spring for the 6th District's party delegates, they will join other Republican delegates from across the state at a late May convention in Rochester. The state delegates will make endorsements for the U.S. Senate, for the governor's race and for other state executive offices.
Delegates in Monticello heard other speeches from 14 candidates who are also heading for Rochester to seek endorsements in the races for U.S. Senate, governor, state auditor and secretary of state.


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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I thought that I was pretty familiar with the history of comics but this book brought out a lot of interesting facts that I had not run into. Most of the essays are informative and not too academic. However towards the end of the book are a series of much shorter articles which deserve an entire book to themselves (such as the beginning of the Marvel Age). The little taste of information in these chapters do little to add to the previous informative chapters surrounding the comics code censorship and cold war writings. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. At the beginning of the Cold War, adults saw comic books as contributors to juvenile delinquency and bureaucrats saw them acting to subvert "American" values. This concern led to U.S. Senate hearings and the publishers' defensive creation of the Comic Codes Authority in 1954. Wrapped around this timeframe, Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns explores the change in comic books with atomic anxieties, the nuclear family and the communist threat. The book is a collection of essays edited by brothers Chris and Rafiel York.While some of the comics told stories of direct confrontation between the forces of good (America) and evil (everybody else), some were much more subtle. Or at least some of the essayists want us to believe that theory. Frederick A. Wright's essay on the Flash comics, "I Can Pass Right Through Solid Matter!" suggests that the superhero was able to contain anything that threatened the American way of life, while also being free of restrictions. Bank robbers could be viewed as "the capitalist fear of communist system's redistributing the wealth." In the age of intercontinental missiles with only minutes between launch and death, who better to save the world than the strength of Superman or the speed of the Flash? Even if you don't agree with the metaphors, the Cold War did lead to the revival of superheroes in the comic books. The Comics Code pushed publishers to the more wholesome tales of bravery, strength, and speed. Superheroes of the era battled supervillains and the Soviet threat. That revival led to the multi-36+billion dollar movie franchises currently filling the multiplexes. Comic Books and the Cold War has more of an academic tone than a casual reader may want. As you might expect, some essays are better then others. Most disappointing to me was the lack of comic book panels from the book. Maybe that is most revealing about the power of the comic form. Some essayists describe the panel passage for paragraphs and then a few more paragraphs about the implications. All of that was wrapped up in a few lines of dialogue with an ink drawing in the comic. The publisher was kind enough to send me a review copy of the book. From Wired.com's GeekDad www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/looking-at-comic-books-through-the-lens-of-the-cold-war/ This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I have read several books published by McFarland. Of the five I have read, one of which was a republication for a book previously published under a different publisher. This, to date, has been the only book that I have deemed worth keeping (and its ten-year-old content wasn't even revised for the McF publication). The rest have been varying levels of painful to get through, as the authors and contributors are all psuedo-intellectuals who like to hear themselves talk, or rather, see themselves write. Ultimately, every book originally published by McFarland becomes page after page of wordy gibberish in which the author takes a subject for which they have a special affinity, such as gender issues or racial stereotypes or some other thing that people are specializing in before they leave college only to reenter college as a professor of a class that specializes in that subject for future generations to superspecialize in subtopics and continue the loop... and juxtaposes it with the theme of the book.Fortunately, with respect to comic books as a valid field of intellectual study, the field is very young, and therefore, has not been supersaturated with people whose vocabularies exceed them. As such, this volume, Comic Books and the Cold War, was nowhere near as dull and disappointing as other books published by McFarland. However, I felt that many of the essayists really didn't have any point other than recapping their favorite comic book issues for their favorite heroes. Either way, I was disappointed in a lack of more images from the original source material, which would have been included under fair use, as they are relevant to the critique, and at times, were absolutely critical to include in order to properly communicate the concept of the original comic. A picture paints a thousand words so the essayists don't have to. This volume was, in the end, disappointing; however, it was not as disappointing as other monstrosities published by McFarland. While this is yet another book that gets shipped off to where unwanted books go, I'm glad that it wasn't at least a struggle to reach that last page. One thing I would recommend, though, to McFarland: While end notes are a big screw-you to the reader, section notes are even more so. While my preference is for footnotes (a thing with which some people strongly disagree with me), I understand that the sheer quantity of notes that books like this contain would quickly make each page only contain a sentence of content, to consolidate the notes into a single section, so I only need two bookmarks while reading, is much appreciated over having to flip to the end of the current essay, avoid any "spoilers", and read the note the author thought was important enough to include, but not important enough to include in the text body. Unless there is a strong stylistic reason to avoid doing this, it's much less annoying to a reader who is already annoyed with your books. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I've always been a bit dismissive of post-war comics, especially in the treatment of the Communist threat. I think that by the 60's and 70's (when I mostly read comics off the stands) there were only a few remnants of those stories still being explored. When I became a bit older and a comic book fan, those books which defined the "Red Threat" were more interesting due to the covers than the interior content - most of the stories were rather poorly written and illustrated, or so I thought. This book, "Comic Books and the Cold War" has changed both my attitude and perception of those comics.This work by Chris and Rafiel York explores the treatment of the "Commie" threat in both broad strokes and then in small snippets by providing some examples, along with the context driving those stories. I found the approach, which treats the books more like cultural examples of the time in more of a narrative style, increased my interest and kept me reading as, let's face it, unless you're an historian or cultural iconoclast, the subject matter is on the edge of what most would define as interesting. I especially like some of the examples used in the book, some by favorites like Jack Kirby and Wally Wood, to further enhance the points being made by the authors (as they would in any book I imagine). The sections on female roles during that era, along with "sex" and how this affected the Comics Code would also be interesting to researchers, as would the changes in family life. If these are subjects of interest I would highly recommend this book. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This book is about the history of comic books in the Cold War era. As a collection of essays, this book is not phenomenal, but several of them do stand out. The general feel seemed very remiscient of another book about comics in the era, "The Ten-Cent Plague," which I felt was a better overall look at what was going on at this time. no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786449810, Paperback)Conventional wisdom holds that comic books of the post-World War II era are poorly drawn and poorly written publications, notable only for the furor they raised. Contributors to this thoughtful collection, however, demonstrate that these comics constitute complex cultural documents that create a dialogue between mainstream values and alternative beliefs that question or complicate the grand narratives of the era. Close analysis of individual titles, including EC comics, Superman, romance comics, and other, more obscure works, reveals the ways Cold War culture--from atomic anxieties and the nuclear family to communist hysteria and social inequalities--manifests itself in the comic books of the era. By illuminating the complexities of mid-century graphic novels, this study demonstrates that postwar popular culture was far from monolithic in its representation of American values and beliefs.(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:25:50 -0400) No library descriptions found. |
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The Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would overhaul the country's financial system and usher in new rules for Wall Street.
While last-minute changes are still possible, below are some of the likely winners and losers under the bill.
The Senate bill would still need to be reconciled with a separate measure already passed by the House of Representatives and the final legislation may be dramatically different.
Credit Rating Agencies — Lose
- Credit rating agencies would be subject to greater liability.
- The biggest rating agencies — Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings —would face increased competition from the smaller competitors. Under the Senate bill, a credit rating agency board would be created to choose which rating agency would rate an issuer's debt.
Large Financial Firms — Lose
- Large financial firms such as Bank of America and Goldman Sachs could be prohibited from proprietary trading and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds.
- Large firms would also be forced to set aside billions of dollars in extra capital to ensure that they do not threaten the stability of the financial system.
- The Senate bill could force banks such as Goldman and JPMorgan Chase to spin off their profitable derivatives desks or risk losing access to the Federal Reserve's emergency funds.
- The firms' financial products such as mortgages and credit cards would be subjected to new rules from a newly created bureau designed to protect customers from risky products.
- Most derivatives would be forced on to exchanges or through clearinghouses, in an attempt to limit the effect that large, risky trades can have on the economy, another factor that could curb bank profits. Non-financial players such as manufacturers, however, would be exempt.
Small Banks — Win
- The Federal Reserve will continue supervising small banks. Small banks wanted to maintain a supervisory structure they were familiar with.
- The new consumer financial product bureau will not enforce rules for small banks' products. Their consumer financial products will continue to be enforced and overseen by prudential regulators.
US Federal Reserve — Win
- Gains powers to supervise systemically important financial firms.
- Retains authority to supervise banks of all sizes.
- Part of a "risk council" that would have authority to monitor risk in the financial system and decide whether a large complex company needs to divest assets.
- Becomes home for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Would have power along with other regulators to appeal consumer protection bureau's rules if deemed to hurt safety and soundness of banking system and stability of financial system.
- Democrats and Republicans originally wanted to strip the Fed of its powers to supervise banks and confine the central bank to setting monetary policy and acting as the lender of last resort.
Consumers — Lose
- New rules to protect consumers from risky financial products could be overturned by banking regulators if banking regulators believe the rules could threaten the financial system. The House bill and the original proposal from the Obama administration would not allow banking regulators to have input on consumer rules.
- The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be housed in the Federal Reserve, which has been criticized for failing to rein in the risky lending that contributed to the financial crisis. Under both the House bill and the Obama administration proposal, the new consumer agency would have been fully independent.
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Judge grants reprieve to medical marijuana growers, users
A court reprieve has allowed medical marijuana users to continue growing pot at home instead of destroying it and turning to licensed producers.
The Marijuana Medical Access Program was to end March 31. The following day, Health Canada's new regulation banning personal growing was slated to take effect.
But Friday, federal court judge Michael Manson granted a temporary injunction for those with a personal production licence to continue growing medical marijuana, pending the outcome of a constitutional challenge.
"It's excellent news," Comox Valley activist Ernie Yacub said. "There are a lot of people who were afraid, who were facing having to get rid of their medicine on April 1. You're supposed to cut down all your plants and get rid of all your medicine by mixing it in with kitty litter and disposing of it. Now how's that for an April Fool's joke?
"Consider sick people having to worry about their medicine," he added, noting the pain relief benefits of cannabis. "Think about the stress. We all know that stress is a killer.
"This is very cruel of the federal government to try to do this to sick people."
Yacub praises the efforts of Abbotsford lawyer John Conroy for challenging the new program. A trial date is expected this year.
Government cited problems such as fire risks and mould outbreaks under the system of permitted users growing pot at home.
Studies suggest grow operations are more likely to burn than regular homes. Yacub counters that people who use kitchens are more likely to burn down their house.
He suggests a solution would be to require every licence holder to have a fire and electrical inspection conducted at their premises.
"It's a bogus argument," Yacub said. "Where's the evidence that grow operations cause all these fires? There's all kinds of fear-mongering around cannabis."
Courtenay Mayor Larry Jangula said the City has received numerous complaints from people living next door to grow-ops, which have been "nothing but an unmitigated disaster" in residential neighbourhoods.
"Life becomes very, very unpleasant for them," Jangula said, noting the unpleasant stench from grow-ops. "I still feel the federal government has done the right thing in moving to get these things out of the residential areas."
Licensed users can grow about 200 plants for themselves and as many as three other growers, he added.
"That's hardly a little backyard garden event," Jangula said.
Growers licensed under the current system had been ordered by Ottawa to give written notice by April 30 that they'd halted production and destroyed all leftover pot, or face potential police enforcement.
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LOS ANGELES—In 1976, to my regret, I wrote what amounted to an obituary of the Republican Party. Writing about the Democratic Convention in New York that year, I said:
"The Republicans were declining into a parody of the nation and its politics, an aging clustering of white Protestants, small tycoons and shopkeepers from small places representing, according to polls, 20 percent or less of the American people. The party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt had deteriorated into a reactive core that lived off Democratic mistakes, which were many—so many that the Republicans had controlled the focus of national power, the presidency, for eight years under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford."
Wrong! In fact, the Democrats were about to go into the tank.
The Democrats chose weak and indecisive leaders, and stumbled through a series of economic and military misjudgments. The Grand Old Party got even older, finding an unlikely leader in his 70s, an old actor, Ronald Reagan, who mobilized young conservatives into energetically believing it was their morning in America. Reagan was able to unite the many right wings of America—militarists, old-fashioned fiscal conservatives, racists, angry populists who blamed big government for all problems, power-hungry young intellectuals from small colleges—into a winning coalition, while the Democrats got themselves tangled in complicated efforts to bring fairness and equality to their party.
Then Reaganism ran out of steam and began making the kind of mistakes Democrats had made when they were running the country. It turned out that all the Republicans who loved Reagan disliked one another. Without the great man at the center, Reaganism exploded into dozens of factions that have finally shown themselves in the wonderfully wild series of presidential debates these past few months. Never have so many had so little to say about so much.
For political junkies, this has been a season to remember. Tragedy tomorrow. Comedy tonight. When I ask my students at the University of Southern California what the Republican Party (and the debates) looks like to them, they almost always answer "a reality show."
There is a lot of that. You can sort of see a casting director moving from "Jersey Shore" over to the Republican National Committee and saying, "Get a look at this bunch—they'll say anything!"
What I see is an aquarium. The debates look like a tank full of exotic fish flashing their stuff for an instant at a time. You never see the whole thing, just flashes.
Flash: Michele Bachmann. A lie.
Flash: Newt Gingrich. A scandal.
Flash: Jon Huntsman. What was that?
Flash: Elitism. Who's elite—the rich or the educated?
Flash: There are rules. Gingrich can't run in Virginia.
Flash: Establishment. But which establishment?
Flash: Momentum. What's that—money? Polls?
In the end, it is entertainment. Exactly what it is meant to be.
Newt Gingrich is not so far off in saying that "the media" are using this endless series of debates for their own purpose. He says that purpose is to re-elect Barack Obama by getting Republicans to make fools of themselves. He's wrong about part of that. The media, particularly CNN this time, have pushed Republicans into playing it for laughs. They'd do the same to the Democrats if they got a chance like this.
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and I'm still waiting on those idolmaster skins! :P
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Spoiler for tsundere cuteness:
Finished three weeks of gameplay and planning to do more later today, after I study more Japanese and watch Ika Musume. Aside from that, the vending machine thing was pain in the butt and I ended up going into an endless excursion of time because I don't know what buttons to push due to my rather limited Japanese skills. If you playing the game the first time, you do this: Spoiler for Vending Machine:
Oh yeah, Takane is gorgeous and I still suck at the dance lessons... although not as bad compared to before. On the other hand, I did a perfect on vocals, so it balances out. And of course, I managed to screw up the prefecture quiz since my hand slipped... dammit controller! Spoiler for Takane:
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I just finished the anime and, despite my slight disappointment, I've pretty much been converted to the dark side of the franchise and I really want to play THE iDOLM@STER 2 for the characters. Yet another reason for me to start seriously learning Japanese. Just get to it already, Tempester!
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Location: Shall the flowers bloom atop the mountain?...
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Make sure to learn 2000 kanji... the game uses many of the common ones...
Aside from that, I have already mentioned that I finished my first play through of it... Only took three days to complete, but better than expected. Spoiler for Producer Report:
Full details on the first full play through is on my sideblog. But yeah, now working on the extra episode and another unit... It's named 桜姫 and consists of Makoto (Leader), Miki and Yukiho.
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Congrats on your first playthrough...you did better then I did.
<Producer Rank "D" on first playthrough. orz Overall you seem to have done pretty good...aside from you "High Score", but that can easily be worked on by playing the game some more. But the awards is what plays the most part in your ranking so good luck on getting more of them on your next playthrough. I've just started my 11 production myself...my ranking was actually reduced by one level when I got a "B" ranking on Hyper mode during my last playthrough. Now I'm back at Producer Lv.7. orz FYI: I left a little handy tip for the game in the social group's game thread for you chikorita.
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Boom, Takane (along with Mami and Chihaya) almost dominated Japan, except that time ran out and couldn't raise enough fans for the largely ignored Northeast region of Japan...
Needless to say, the third run is more successful, right after finding out that the Ryuuguu Amulet largely increases voltage for general appeals. With that, it makes it a bit easier to win the 歌姫 festivals in a few tries or even on the first try. I even scored the Kyoto-Osaka one in one try, with the help of a memory drive, a voltage up reporter and the mentioned amulet. That was pretty amazing and my image level was only on Level 12... Surprisingly, I managed to get Do-Dai to revive, making most of the singles in the top 20 with Honey Heartbeat shy of the top 50. Also, I almost had the high score for a B rating, but a tiny bit shy of that, so we have that... Poor Hibiki... she is the only one left that haven't been produced yet (as a subunit or leader), but I'll fix that soon with my fourth and last play through before the Spring Semester starts, where I cannot play any console games whatsoever (handheld only). Full results > http://sideblog.chikorita157.com/gal...um=1&gallery=5
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Now if they could only get her to sing Ren'ai Circulation in the actual game...
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Now on things with wheels, as well as ones with wings.
Not only are they making a welcome-on-general-principles return to Ace Combat: Assault Horizon....
Source ...but they've made it into the Vita incarnation of Ridge Racer as well. A couple come with the game... ...and three more as DLC: Source
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To be honest, i was not surprised when Bandai Namco did that again because they have been using those Im@s jets in every recent ace combat games as one of their DLC's to milk out more money from otaku.
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Also on Friday, Facebook's chief technology officer, Bret Taylor, announced that he is leaving the company to work on a startup. Taylor said on his Facebook timeline that he's "sad to be leaving, but I'm excited to be starting a company with my friend Kevin Gibbs."
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DELAND, Fla. – If Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Sun Conference game was a fireworks show then the contest started with the grand finale for the Lipscomb baseball team as the Bisons dropped a 9-1 decision to homestanding Stetson at Melching Field.
Bisons (24-17, 12-6 A-Sun) junior center fielder Jonathan Allison opened the contest with a blast over the 403 marker in centerfield to give the Purple and Gold the early lead. Junior shortstop Grant Massey and senior right fielder Drew Adams followed with back-to-back singles and then both moved up 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt by redshirt-junior left fielder Josh Lee.
"We jumped out to the early lead and then had a chance to execute with runners on second and third with one out but we were able to only get one run out of an inning where we should have gotten a few more," said Forehand. "Our offense just stalled from there on.
"I really think Stetson played well this weekend. I don't think we played well and hopefully we learned some lessons out of it."
It would be mostly downhill from that point forward however for the Purple and Gold as Stetson (17-24, 6-9 A-Sun) starter Taylor Cockrell escaped the jam with a strikeout looking and a routine grounder and would cruise until the eighth inning.
Junior second baseman Mike Korte got things going for the Bisons in the eighth with a leadoff walk before redshirt-freshman catcher Tyler Bethune singled to put two aboard. Allison then just missed home run number two of the day with another rocket that hit off the base of the wall in the left center field gap.
That two bagger allowed Korte to score easily and saw Bethune land on third. Bethune would then come home on a Massey ground out. That would be too little, too late for the Bisons however.
Cockrell picked up the win tossing seven innings to move to 4-3 on the year. The righty gave up three earned runs, seven hits and walked only one.
Sophomore righthander Denton Norman took the loss for the Bisons surrendering eight hits, four earned runs and a pair of walks. Norman also fanned four Hatters.
Driving in two of the three runs on the afternoon, Allison led the Bisons at the plate with a 2-for-4 afternoon including the only two extra-base hits for Lipscomb.
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WASHINGTON — Rick Perry 1.0 thought Social Security was a "disease" inflicted on the population by the federal government.
Rick Perry 2.0 thinks Social Security deserves being saved "for generations to come."
That metamorphosis by the Republican presidential hopeful over recent months contributed to some factual stretches Monday night in a GOP debate , both by the Texas governor and his opponents for the nomination.
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A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts:
PERRY: On Social Security for younger workers, "No one's had the courage to stand up and say, here is how we're going to reform it."
THE FACTS: Many have done just that. Former President George W. Bush and a variety of Republicans since, including some running for president now, have stood for the position that Social Security should be partially privatized, enabling younger workers to divert some of their payroll taxes to individual investment accounts while the entitlement program is kept whole for those already using it or close to retirement.
Video: GOP goes after Perry during Fla. debate (on this page)___
MITT ROMNEY: "The real issue is, in writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that in his view that Social Security is unconstitutional, that this is not something the federal government ought to be involved in, that instead it should be given back to the states."
THE FACTS: Perry indeed roundly criticized Social Security in his book, but not quite to the point of calling it unconstitutional. In words he is trying to walk back now, Perry branded the program the "best example" of the "fraud" and "bad disease" spread by Washington in Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Perry furthermore criticized the Supreme Court of that era for "abdicating its role as the protector of constitutional federalism."
Story: Perry assailed by rivals, forced to defend recordThat falls somewhere short of declaring Social Security unconstitutional. Nor has Perry pushed to transfer Social Security to the states, an idea he has promoted for Medicare.
Perry now has abandoned such rhetoric, adopting the conventional Republican view in a USA Today column Monday that its finances must be made whole to protect current and imminent retirees and make it viable for "generations to come."
MICHELE BACHMANN: Obama "stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare. ... These are programs that need to be saved to serve people, and in their current form, they can't."
ROMNEY: "He cut Medicare by $500 billion. This is a Democrat president. The liberal, so to speak, cut Medicare. Not Republicans, the Democrat."
THE FACTS: "Stole" is a hyperbolic way to describe the kinds of shifts in budget priorities that happen every day in Washington. To pay for expanded insurance coverage, Obama's health care law cuts $500 billion in payments to the Medicare Advantage program, which a congressional agency said was being overpaid — and to hospitals and nursing homes. Nearly all House Republicans, including Bachmann, later voted for a GOP budget plan that retained the same cuts Obama had made.
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PERRY: The $814 billion economic stimulus program pushed by President Barack Obama "created zero jobs."
THE FACTS: There is no support for that assertion. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said last year that the stimulus increased the number of people employed by between 1.4 million and 3.3 million as of mid-2010. It cut the unemployment rate between 0.7 and 1.8 percentage points, the CBO found.
Economists debate whether the stimulus lived up to its promise or was worth the cost, but no one seriously argues that it created no jobs. Many believe it helped to end the recession even while falling short of its employment goals.
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Initially I used to use the generic earbuds that one would get from the old iPods and such.
Then I moved up to some white $20 Sony in-ear 'phones.
That was a few years ago.
Six months ago I took the jump and dished out $50 for the Brainwavz R1 and it was something that I won't ever regret. Now they're broke and I have no idea as to where I should go.
I've been reading quite a bit on the forums but to no avail.
I've been very intently looking at the IE80 and even the Westone 4R but now I think that's too big a jump.
I actually went to [I]Addicted To Audio [/I] here in Melbourne a few days back and demoed the IE80, SE535, CKS90i as well as the Grado GR-10 and the best of them was undoubtedly the IE80s followed extremely closely by the CKS90i.
BUT I was underwhelmed by the IE80 because of the way they are personified here on Head-Fi as some of the best IEMs out there. They didn't feel like the $400 magnificent IEMs they're said to be.
What should be the next step in my journey towards high-end audio?
I mainly listen to hip-hop, dubstep, drum 'n bass, and a bit of random stuff I hear on the radio. The source for the 'phones are my iPhone 5 and my iPod which both will only play Lossless and when not that, 320kbps.
I would like to have something that can handle a bit of rough handling and a good enough for the gym (although its good enough as long as it doesn't fall out when running).
I would like to spend anywhere around $100 or so for the time being but if something higher is better, I'm up for it.