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Super Practice with Angle Values
Lesson 12 of 16
Objective: SWBAT pursue mastery with problems involving complementary, supplementary, vertical and other angle combinations.
Setting the Pace
This lesson is driven by independence, but we start the process by outlining the expectations and opportunities of this type of practice session. My co-teacher helped me design a tracking sheet for students:
Super Practice Checklist - Topics 27-28
The numbers 27 and 28 refer to the topic numbers we gave to our angle study this year. We designed this sheet to help students keep track of this practice work.
In this lesson, there are lots of choices for students. This sheet helps students manage the choices and it removes that stress from the activity. As they work students mark down which mild, medium or spicy problems they have done. This way, when I conference with them later, they can share the problems they have covered and I can suggest the best course of action based on the results of their assessment.
For this lesson, students simply focus on steps 1 and 2. I will explain how we (my co-teacher and I) have designed a successful (although sometimes hectic) conferencing and feedback system, which is covered in steps 3, 4 and 5.
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Mild Medium or Spicy
Students solve as many problems as they can at a level that reflects their comfort level. They can start with the introductory mild problems and then work their way up to medium and spicy. They can start at medium and then go up or down from there. They can even go right for spicy and then work on other problems if they have time. I tell them that the assessment is at the medium level, but that mild will help them warm up and spicy will push them beyond the difficulty level of the assessment. Our students understand the value of this independent practice and know that we are there to support them. They take these independent choices seriously and try to make the best plan for the 30 minutes allotted towards this practice.
This section has the most problems, which are all listed on this pdf (again created by my co-teacher, as she is both hardworking and brilliant):
TOPIC 27 - Parallel Lines and Transversals Mild Practice
This pdf includes the largest number of problems between the mild, medium and spicy, but they go the quickest and have the least amount of distractions. These problems help students work with angle basics. Each of the videos simply work through the examples. The videos don't discuss any detail or theory, they simply guide students through algorithms they have already worked with and inferred from class discussion.
Students use the videos in different ways, but the ultimate goal is to have them at least check their reasoning and work as they go. The video format gives them immediate feedback:
- Did I get that right?
- How does my solution compare to the one in the video?
At this date in time, the video represents my standard response to the "how do I this?" question. Students listen to my first response and then raise their hand. This way if they have a question I already know that something about my standard type of explanation isn't working for them. Carefully preparing or selecting video resources saves me time and helps me work with alternate approaches even before students begin to ask specific questions.
Here are the videos for the Mild Problems:
Resources (5)
This section only has three problems, but they are designed to push student thinking on each of the angles we have discussed. For example, you will notice that the vertical angle question really forces students to think about what constitutes a vertical angle (other than have a simple diagram with two intersecting lines).
Here are the problems: topic 27 medium.docx
As mentioned in the previous section, the videos are meant to help students check their work, reasoning and guide them in when they have questions. If they find that the videos aren't helping them, then we talk in class. I ask that they check the videos first as this allows me to help as many students as possible with their individual questions.
Here are the videos for the medium problems:
Resources (4)
Students know that spicy represents the toughest challenge we offer on the topic. We use feedback on these questions to guide future super practice sessions. If they find that the questions are too difficult, we ask them why and then adjust the scaffolding. If they find that the questions are too easy, we rethink and research our choices until we know we have redesigned a tougher question set.
Here are the problems: Spicy topic 27.docx
Here are the videos:
Resources (4)
The Teacher's Role
At first, it is challenging to understand the role of a teacher in a classroom supported by video, answers and tremendous choice. However, I find that these lessons simply offer new opportunities and teaching moments. Nothing is lost in using video. Instead, you will find that you gain time to work with small groups and individuals in ways that were previously not possible. Here are some suggestions to make the most of this lesson:
First, always resort back to the lesson checklist that was given at the start of the lesson. As you circulate, ask students to see the sheet and then ask them low inference questions, like "I notice that you started on Spicy. How far have you gotten?" You could also make suggestions based on their work so far, "I see that you have finished half of the mild problems. Do you think you are ready to move up to medium now? You could always go back to mild later if you like?" By using the checklist, you will find that you have directed conversations all period long.
If a student is struggling with a problem, ask them to see their notes and talk about what they did and did not understand from the video. If they don't have a response, I gently remind them to review the video before talking to me.
Then, when a student raises their hand and you confirm that they already tried watching the video and taking notes, you can begin to teach them with other strategies (other than the ones presented in the video.)
The Exit Ticket
There isn't time for a formal summary. Instead we ask students to take a minute and discuss the problems they chose to do and to mark down their problem on their tracking sheet. Then we give them about 15 minutes to try a problem based on the work from class. We collect these exit tickets and use them to guide the feedback we offer on the next day.
Here is the exit ticket: Exit Ticket 27
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Solicitors and enduring documents: current practice and best practice
Willmott, Lindy & White, Benjamin P. (2008) Solicitors and enduring documents: current practice and best practice. Journal of Law and Medicine, 16(3), pp. 466-487.
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Queensland's guardianship legislation requires that a witness to an enduring power of attorney or advance health directive not only certify that the principal signed the document in their presence, but also that the principal appeared to have the capacity necessary to make the enduring document. This article examines how solicitors fulfil this obligation to certify the principal's capacity when witnessing these documents, drawing on empirical research and a review of publicly available court and tribunal decisions. The article concludes that the current practice of solicitors when certifying the capacity of principals to complete these documents falls short of best practice.
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Keywords: | Adult guardianship law, Enduring powers of attorney, Assessment of capacity, Legal ethics |
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What models would you use in 6mm to represent the Ethiopian Army in during the Italian invasion?
For the Italian Askari in the East African WW2 campaign, I bought Afrika Korps figures & trimmed the bill off the cap. That makes the cap look like a fez & they're already in shorts. The specific weapons types probably dont match, but at that scale, it doesn't matter much.
Irregular Abyssinians from the colonial line: irregularminiatures.co.uk
Thanks! Think I might go with these from Baccus 6mm.
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This seems to reflect what the Ethiopians painted about the war.
Might add some camel cavalry too.
That picture shows the Battle of Adwa, 1896, not WW2.
the picture is for the 1935-36 war, look at the italian uniforms and the machineguns
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Sorry, uniforms and machine guns but the battle depicted is Adwa!
Though apparently painted in the 1940's, so how useful for either period is open to question.
Garrison Minis is absolutely right, the painting is 1940s depicting the Battle of Adowa 1896.
I'd suggest that the Madhist minis you have looked at have too many turbans for Ethiopians; most Ethiopians went bareheaded. I'd suggest using Beja/Dervishes as the tribal Ethiopian warriors (big hair, white shamma robes, rifles/ swords/ spears) and early WW1 BEF British Tommies as the better-uniformed Ethiopian regulars (Mahel Safari/ Imperial Guard, who usually wore khaki uniforms, puttees and peaked caps or pith helmets – boots were not worn, but I suspect that you can paint that in on 6mm models.)
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That gives Denver a 655-pound mountain of muscle on the right side to help a ground game led by rookie running back Montee Ball, the NCAA career touchdowns leader, and second-year speedster Ronnie Hillman.
"I think it's good how it's going with those two as far as getting used to playing with each other," Gase said. "Obviously, with that group it's a game of chemistry and Clady's not in there, so Chris Clark's done a great job of trying to fill that role to the best of his ability. Obviously, Ryan's one of the top guys in the league. "
Ramirez and Vasquez were teammates at Texas Tech, so that's helped them.
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Why They're On Our Radar: In 2010, Belgian filmmaker Michael R. Roskam came to the Berlin Film Festival with his first feature, "Bullhead," as a relative unknown. A year later and Roskam's an Academy Award nominee, up against world-renowned directors Phillipe Falardeau ("Monsieur Lazhar"), Joseph Cedar ("Footnote"), Asghar Farhadi ("A Separation") and Agnieska Holland ("In Darkness"), for the Best Foreign Feature Oscar.
His blistering debut stars Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts as Jacky Vanmarsenille, a steroid-addicted cattle farmer with a mysterious past. When he intiates a shady deal with a notorious mafioso meat trader, things go haywire, forcing Jacky to face his demons in order to deal with the present.
Roskam, a graduate of the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam, has several award-winning shorts under his belt. His star, Schoenaerts, has a number of credits but has been relatively unknown to American audiences. The son of celebrated Flemish actor Julien Schoenaerts, he studied at the Conservatorium Toneel Dora Van der Groen school of acting. Prior to "Bullhead," his highest profile film was "Black Book," directed by Paul Verhoeven.
What's Next for Them: Roskam is currently collaborating with a writer on an untitled project set in America. Schoenaerts is also transitioning to American work with a supporting part in this spring's "The Loft" opposite James Marsden, Wentworth Miller and Eric Stonestreet. He's also starring with Marion Cotillard in "Rust and Bone," Jacques Audiard's follow-up to "A Prophet." The drama was recently acquired by Sony Pictures Classics, so expect to see it in theaters later this year.
["Bullhead" opens in New York, Los Angeles and Austin on Friday, Februrary 17.]
With this and last year's surprise nomination for "Dogtooth," it seems the Academy is taking risks in the Foreign Film section. Were you surprised by the Academy's recognition of your film, given its uncompromising subject matter?
Roskam: Well, the surprise was there, because you cannot predict it. The Belgian entry [for Academy Awards consideration] was announced a couple of weeks before we went to Fantastic Fest. I arrived and immediately people were talking about the movie, because we beat the Dardennes Bros. ["The Kid With the Bike"]. Who beats the Dardennes? They're the greatest Belgian filmmakers.
And it's their most open movie, their most cheerful movie. And they've been the entry three times, but I don't think they've ever been nominated. There was not a shot for them this time around, which in turn gave us a lot of exposure. And then the good vibe started at Fantastic Fest. A lot of people there liked the movie. We got good press, good reviews. We won three awards. The seed of the good vibe was planted there, and then we went to AFI and won two awards and then Palm Springs. In the meantime we started the whole campaign to get people there, because that's what it's all about. Getting people to see the movie and talk about it.
Ever since, it's been a very calm but very steady wave of good vibes. Being on the shortlist was great, because it's a great year. There are a lot of good movies. We're very proud.
Where were you both when you learned the news?
Schoenaerts: I was at home in Antwerp. I knew the awards would be on CNN at 2:30 PM, so I saw it there. It was alphabetical and we were first. And I was like, "Who's pulling my leg?"
Roskam: I was driving my car. I had been in my studio doing ADR. I finished my job at 2:15 PM and people in my studio were like, "Oh, you don't want to know, we're all going to watch it." But I just got in my car, and I knew that by the time I got home, we would know if I am nominated or not. My wife sent me a text message. I saw the Brussels skyline on my way home and I just enjoyed the moment. I was running out of gas and so I pulled over into the gasoline station, and I was just standing there listing to the 'ting ting ting' and thinking, "Damn, I have an Oscar nomination."
I had an everyday moment and I just wanted to mark it in a way. I was thinking, "My life is going to change a little, though," so I just try to keep in touch. It was fun, just driving home, and suddenly my phone is going crazy. My phone beeped for two hours.
I learned the film is set in your hometown, Michael. How much of it is tied to your own experience growing up?
Roskam: When I was a kid, I worked during holidays to earn some money to buy a new bike or something. I worked at a farm, and I loved working there. And they're still my best memories as a student. I think that's something that was there all the time. And then in the 90's, the whole Hormone mafia thing was a big scandal. The veterinarian investigator of the food and drug administration in Belgium was killed by some of the meat gangsters. He was this Elliott Ness kind of guy who was the only guy in the whole system who was going by the law. All the other guys were part of the illegal network, trafficking hormones, being corrupt and getting lots of money. He wasn't playing their games and in the end, they just decided to kill him, execution style.
We were all kind of shocked, like, some of our farmers are actually gangsters? At the same time, my imagination started going, "Wow, that's pretty original." My themes were already existing in my work as a writer. It was there in my short films — destiny, vengeance, redemption, loyalty. The whole classic themes of tragedy. So, when I started to make this movie, I decided I want to make a film noir, and for a good film noir, you need an interesting crime scene and a good tragedy. I got the crime scene, doing some investigation, doing some research, and I let my imagination do the rest. The effects of this brutality was inspired by the way they treat pigs in the meat industry and it became this huge metaphor. The main character is a meat guy, who is involved in trading the hormones on top of this. He looks like a bull and he injects himself with hormones, so you're like, what's the deal? The whole backdrop and the past created this whole universe.
Did you already have Matthias in mind when first dreaming up the project? I can't imagine anyone else in the role.
Roskam: We met doing a short film in 2005. We met, we talked, we worked together, and became friends on an artistic level. I knew I wanted Matthias to play the part for many reasons. I presented him the story, he read it and said yes. He was involved from the start, reading different versions of the script, discussing the character.
We just fantasized about the character. Not to say that we ran through every scene and said, "This is this and this is that." We just wanted to leave it open so we could really play in the moment. Because that's what it's about: re-inventing the script while you're shooting. That's the fun of moviemaking. Because if it's just executing what it written out, then it's just a boring, dead thing, like chess. It's the cinema. It should be alive. We wanted to be talking about it in every direction. We went in every direction.
Did the role initially intimidate you Matthias, especially given how you'd have to transform physically?
Schoenaerts: Immediately, I was aware of the complexity of the character, but at the same time I was touched by the richness of the character on many levels. Especially on an existential level, I thought it was touching. But it was a big challenge because there were a lot of compositions to be made as an actor and that really triggered me. You had a physical aspect and an emotional aspect and you had the ambiguity in the relationship between the emotional aspect and the physical aspect. It is a very interesting zone to look for and there's contrast. There was a lot of interesting work on that side. It was just such an appealing character. I had that gut feeling. I fell in love with it and I didn't know why but I felt it was special. I thought it was going to excite me more than anything I had done before, and I didn't know why.
Are you from the same area as Michael?
Schoenaerts: No (laughs), so that was part of the composition as well. It's very much about that particular region and that region has a very specific dialect, which to me, sounded like Chinese the first time I heard it. That really freaked me out. I thought I wasn't going to be able to make it work, because it was way too hard. I jumped into it right away and started working on it like a maniac. I got a dialogue coach and just started working on it right away.
On top of the physical transformation, that's no easy task.
Schoenaerts: As hard as it was, it never felt like a sacrifice. When you're in love with someone, you're ready to cross the ocean swimming. And it's the same thing. That's what I had with this part. I would have done anything.
Let's talk about the prep work. How much time did you have to bulk up?
Schoenaerts: Well, I started years before, because I was such a little skinny fellow. And on top of that, Michael told me I had to gain some weight. Once I read the script, it was about becoming half bull, half man. I became obsessed with the idea. I had to not only gain some weight, I had to gain a lot of weight, just so I had somewhere to start from before we started shooting. So a year and a half before we started shooting, Michael told me we had a date and the money. We were waiting for five years. I was so happy, I declined every other project and threw myself into preparation for more than a year. Weightlifting, eating and sleeping. I didn't see him for a couple of months and he asked what I was doing. And he said, "You've got to stop working, you're gonna die." My mom was also very concerned. Everybody thought I was juicing up. I was so obsessed that at a certain point, I still felt skinny. There was no end.
Roskam: I remember when we were hugging, it was like you were cracking a rock. I was really proud when I saw it happening, and at the same time I started freaking out, like, what if I fuck up this movie and he's putting his body at stake?
Do casting directors see you differently now, Matthias?
Schoenaerts: In Belgium we don't have a cinematic culture that really focuses itself on creating iconic characters. This is the first time I read a script where the character was symbolic for so many things. I had the opportunity before to play interesting characters that were far less interesting than this and far less ambiguous. But it's true that on an international level this film has given me a lot of opportunities. I just worked with the director of "A Prophet." I consider him one of the greatest directors. It was amazing.
How has your life changed, Michael?
Roskam: My life was more simple before this. I was very comfortable with that, and things start to change, and you have to think of more things, more ideas, more scripts. And in America I have an agent now and a manager who are taking care of me. Of course, I would love making movies in America. Not because I want to send a Hollywood postcard home, but because it's the highest concentration of the best talent. All the movies I love, many of them, were made here. I would love to go here.
Our critic, Eric Kohn, dubbed you as Belgium's answer to Scorsese.
Roskam: Is it that obvious? He's like my artistic grandfather. He's one of those great guys who I respect and I admire who inspires me. The Coen brothers. And Orson Welles and John Huston and Sam Peckinpah are others And guys from my generation, like James Grey, Soderbergh, I look up to as well. I refer to director's voices. I want to contribute to cinema with my voice. If I can do it here, it would be great.
It all starts with a good script. It takes a long time to write a script, so I wouldn't mind directing on a script I did not write or collaborating with a scriptwriter, which I'm doing now for an American project. I have lots of plans now. Let's just wait to see what's going to get financed first.


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There are plenty of conservatives in Las Vegas who are questioning how Niger Innis could possibly have lost his 4th Congressional District Republican primary.
After all, the guy's a TV personality!
But suspicions were raised after one of the other candidates in the race, Mike Monroe, garnered 5,393 votes — or 22.1 percent of the total — compared with Innis' 8,077 (33.1 percent) and eventual winner Cresent Hardy's 10,398 (42.6 percent). Also-ran (and frequent election flier) Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak got 523 votes (or 2 percent).
Innis and his supporters concluded there must be something wrong with the election, and they demanded an "audit" of the results.
Because it must be a problem with the election, right? It could not possibly be that Innis lost this election fair and square.
It couldn't possibly be that people didn't like Innis (or Hardy, for that matter)? It couldn't possibly be that voters took a look at their platforms and found them wanting? Confirmed Monroe voter Tom Grover told the Review-Journal's Laura Myers that he cast his vote to object to the socially conservative platforms advocated by Innis and Hardy. Grover can't be alone, can he?
It couldn't be voters didn't warm to Hardy and Innis beating each other up over bankruptcies, unpaid bills and the Affordable Care Act, could it?
It couldn't possibly be that voters saw Innis and Hardy falling all over themselves to defend ranting racist rancher Cliven Bundy and were repelled, could it?
What about Innis himself? Might not some voters have been driven to other candidates, including Monroe, by the hypocrisy of him asking for their votes when Innis himself has barely bothered to cast a ballot in recent years? Might voters have been nervous about turning over the federal purse to a tax dodger who's still settling his debts with the IRS?
What about Cathie Lynn Gisi, a Hardy supporter who taught at a school affiliated with Innis' full-time employer, the Congress of Racial Equity? After asking a tough question of Innis at a debate, she was told her services were no longer needed. Couldn't that have turned off some voters?
What about the simple reality that Monroe had the most normal-sounding name on the ballot? If you didn't know Cresent, Niger and "Mazunga," Mike sounds like a safe choice. And let's not forget he's more familiar to Nevada voters, having run for Congress in 2006 and 2010. (That first run came before Innis even moved to Nevada, in 2007.)
It couldn't be that it was a bad primary election for conservatives such as Innis, right? In almost every contested race, the more conservative, state Republican Party-endorsed candidate lost to the less conservative, establishment-backed candidate. (The lone exception: Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, R-Minden, who was famously caught on tape saying he'd reluctantly vote to bring back slavery if his constituents wanted it.)
No, it must be cheating. It must be a plot, involving untold individuals tinkering with the results in multiple Nevada counties (Monroe beat Innis in Esmeralda and White Pine counties, and came close in Lyon). It must have been shadowy forces conspiring to deny Innis a victory.
And for what? A primary win in a district that has 33,212 more Democrats than Republicans, and that will almost certainly be won by Democratic incumbent Rep. Steven Horsford. Who would risk committing a Class B felony and two to 20 years in state prison for that?
None of these facts has stopped Innis, his campaign team and right-wingers all over the Internet from openly speculating — sans evidence, of course — about a rigged election, meeting any skepticism with smug assurances that something just doesn't seem right here.
But insinuations and suspicions are not evidence. Innis has until Monday to call for (and put up the money to pay for) a recount. We'll see if he does so.
In the meantime, he may want to consider the idea that there are perfectly legitimate reasons why he fell short in his race, reasons that have nothing to do with election integrity and everything to do with him.
Steve Sebelius is a Las Vegas Review-Journal political columnist who blogs at SlashPolitics.com. Follow him on Twitter (@SteveSebelius) or reach him at 702-398-5276 or email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the elusive terror mastermind killed by Navy SEALs in an intense firefight, was hunted down based on information first gleaned years ago from detainees at secret CIA prison sites in Eastern Europe, officials disclosed Monday. The U.S. said a DNA match proved his identity, and millions of Americans rejoiced.
After the gunfire, U.S. forces swept bin Laden's fortified compound in Pakistan and left with a trove of hard drives, DVDs and other documents that officials said the CIA was already poring over. The hope: clues leading to his presumed successor, al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri.
"The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden," declared President Barack Obama, hours after U.S. forces killed the al-Qaida leader. They then ferried the body out for a quick burial at sea.
Bin Laden's death after a decade on the run unloosed a national wave of euphoria mixed with remembrance for the thousands who died in the Sept. 11 2001, terror attacks. Crowds celebrated throughout the night outside the White House and at ground zero in Lower Manhattan where the Twin Towers once stood. Thousands of students at Penn State University and in other college towns spilled into the streets and set off firecrackers to mark the moment.
"For my family and I, it's good, it's desirable, it's right," said Mike Low of Batesville, Ark., whose daughter Sara was a flight attendant aboard the hijacked plane that was flown into the World Trade Center North Tower. "It certainly brings an ending to a major quest for all of us."
Halfway around the world, a prominent al-Qaida commentator vowed revenge for bin Laden's death. "Woe to his enemies. By God, we will avenge the killing of the Sheik of Islam," he wrote under his online name Assad al-Jihad2. "Those who wish that jihad has ended or weakened, I tell them: Let us wait a little bit."
U.S. officials conceded the risk of renewed attack. The terrorists "almost certainly will attempt to avenge" bin Laden's death, CIA Director Leon Panetta wrote in a memo that congratulated the agency for its role in the operation. "Bin Laden is dead. Al-Qaida is not."
There were questions, as well, about Pakistan's role in bin Laden's years in hiding. Both Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said cooperation from the Pakistani government had helped lead U.S. forces to the compound where he died.
But John Brennan, White House counter-terrorism adviser, told reporters it was inconceivable that the terrorist fugitive didn't have some support in Pakistan, where his hideout had been custom built six years ago in a city with a heavy military presence. "I am not going to speculate about what type of support he might have had on an official basis," he added.
Others were not as reticent.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the Pakistani Army and intelligence agency "have a lot of questions to answer, given the location, the length of time and the apparent fact that this was actually — this facility was actually built for bin Laden, and its closeness to the central location of the Pakistani army."
By their condemnations, bin Laden's supporters confirmed his death in what U.S. officials said was an operation years in the making. Even so, officials were weighing the release of at least one photo taken of bin Laden's body as part of what Brennan called an effort to make sure "nobody has any basis to try and deny" the death.
U.S. officials said the information that ultimately led to bin Laden's capture originally came from detainees held in secret CIA prison sites in Eastern Europe. There, agency interrogators were told of an alias used by a courier whom bin Laden particularly trusted.
It took four long years to learn the man's real name, then years more before investigators got a big break in the case, these officials said. Sometime in mid-2010, the man was overheard using a phone by intelligence officials, who then were able to locate his residence — the specially constructed $1 million compound with walls as high as 18 feet topped with barbed wire.
U.S. counterterrorism officials considered bombing the place, an option that was discarded by the White House as too risky, particularly if it turned out bin Laden was not there.
Instead, Obama signed an order on Friday for a team of SEALs to chopper onto the compound under the cover of darkness. In the ensuing 48 hours, the president toured tornado-damaged Alabama and delivered a joke-filled after-dinner speech to the White House Correspondents Association. When the operation got under way, though, he slid into his chair in the Situation Room in the White House, where Brennan said the president and his aides "were able to monitor in a real-time basis the progress of the operation" from beginning to end. Brennan strongly suggested a live video feed was available.
According to officials who declined to be identified by name, bin Laden was shot in the head during a firefight, and his body was identified to near 100 percent certainty through DNA testing. Photo analysis by the CIA, confirmation by a woman believed to be one of bin Laden's wives, who was also at the compound, and matching physical features added confirmation, they said.
In addition to bin Laden, one of his sons, Khalid, was killed in the raid, as was the wife who shielded him, Brennan said. Also killed were two of bin Laden's al-Qaida facilitators, including the one who was apparently listed as the owner of the residence, Brennan said.
Some individuals found at the compound were left behind when the SEALs withdrew and were turned over to Pakistani authorities who quickly took over control of the site, officials said.
Within 40 minutes, the operation was over, and the SEALs flew out — minus one helicopter, which had malfunctioned and had to be destroyed. Bin Laden's remains were flown to the USS Carl Vinson, then lowered into the North Arabian Sea.
There was one last nerve-wracking moment back inside the White House, Brennan said, when the Pakistanis started scrambling their jets and there was brief concern that the U.S. force might be in danger.
The decision to bury the body at sea drew condemnation from some Muslim clerics despite Obama's statement that the burial was handled in accordance with Islamic tradition.
"They can say they buried him at sea, but they cannot say they did it according to Islam," said Mohammed al-Qubaisi, Dubai's grand mufti. "Sea burials are permissible for Muslims in extraordinary circumstances. This is not one of them."
As quickly as bin Laden's supporters vowed to avenge his death, administration officials worked to undermine his reputation.
"Here is bin Laden, who has been calling for these (terror) attacks, living in this million-dollar-plus compound, living in an area that is far removed from the front, hiding behind women who were put in front of him as a shield. I think it really just speaks to just how false his narrative has been over the years," said Brennan.
Bin Laden's death came 15 years after he declared war on the United States. Al-Qaida was also blamed for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people and the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors in Yemen, as well as countless other plots, some successful and some foiled.
Associated Press writers Ben Feller, Matt Apuzzo, Erica Werner, Pauline Jelinek, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Eileen Sullivan and Kimberly Dozier contributed to this story.
Mississippi reaction to death of Osama bin Laden
JACKSON — Reactions from Mississippi officials about the death of Osama bin Laden:
.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, Republican, ranking Republican on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee:
"I am enormously grateful to the American military and intelligence operations that brought Osama bin Laden to justice. I hope bin Laden's demise will bring some measure of comfort to all Americans and to people around the world whose lives were changed forever by his brand of evil. He is no more. We must, however, continue to be vigilant against the acts of terrorism and violence espoused by that bin Laden and al-Qaida."
U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, 1st District, Republican:
"A decade ago, thousands of innocent people were murdered as al-Qaida sought to destroy America and the freedom we cherish. We remember that somber day all too well, and last night marks another moment we will remember just as vividly. It is a great day for America as Osama bin Laden has finally been brought to justice and evil has fallen. As we celebrate this victory around the globe, let us not forget those victims of 9/11 and the countless other attacks of radical extremism. I commend the brave men and women of our armed forces and intelligence personnel for their tireless efforts to combat terrorism and their continued resolve to defeat our enemies."
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee:
"The news that Osama bin Laden, a murderer and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, was killed confirms America's resolve to bring this terrorist to justice. Following that dark day in our history, we pledged to end bin Laden's terror. Countless Mississippians have made significant sacrifices for this effort, and I am thankful for the fighting men and the intelligence professionals who played a part in this operation to accomplish that mission.
"Even though bin Laden is dead, the war on terror continues. Unlike traditional celebrations in our nation's history that marked the end of hostilities, there is no peace treaty. This also serves as a reminder that the U.S. will not rest until those who would do us harm are stopped. The remaining members of al-Qaida and other violent Islamist extremist groups are intent on killing innocent men, women, and children around the world.
"I will continue to support the members of our Armed Forces and intelligence personnel as they work to accomplish their difficult task. Constant vigilance is critical to protecting Americans both at home and abroad."
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, 2nd District, ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee:
"Nearly 10 years after the horrific attacks on 9/11 costing thousands of lives, the United States has killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida and mastermind of the attacks. This is an enormous victory — both strategic and symbolic — for the United States, the world, and all who lost their lives on 9/11. This could not have been done without great, tireless effort from our military and intelligence community. Almost a decade of hard work and perseverance has paid off. I commend the president and his administration on a job well done. Although we will all feel safer in a world without bin Laden, the fight against terrorism worldwide continues and we will remain steadfast in this effort. No matter how long it takes, those who do us harm will be brought to justice."
U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, 4th District, Republican, member of the House Armed Services Committee:
"Last night's announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden is a major turning point in the war on terror. I hope the news will strengthen America's resolve to bring an end to nearly 10 years of conflict in Afghanistan on our terms: total victory over terror and those who harbor terrorists. As we approach the 10-year mark since the horrible attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, I cannot help but to think of the victims and their families.
"I think back to the days shortly after the attacks when President Bush stood at Ground Zero on top of a pile of smoldering rubble. He grabbed a bull horn, wrapped his arm around a fireman's shoulders and said words that uplifted a nation, 'I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.' It has been 10 long years, but bin Laden has finally heard the clear message that the United States does not relent in our defense of freedom and liberty.
"President Obama also deserves credit for his efforts to bring Osama bin Laden to justice. As we rejoice today, we must remain vigilant and not forget that our brave military forces continue to fight the war on terror. I commend the armed forces and intelligence community for the sacrifice they've made to ensure America remains safe and free."
Remarks by President Barack Obama on Osama bin Laden
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory — hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. The empty seat at the dinner table. Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. Parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts.
On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.
We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda — an organization headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe. And so we went to war against al Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies.
Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we've made great strides in that effort. We've disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot.
Yet Osama bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.
And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.
For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda.
Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must – and we will – remain vigilant at home and abroad.
As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam. I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.
Over the years, I've repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we've done. But it's important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.
Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts. They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations. And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
The American people did not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens. After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war. These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who's been gravely wounded.
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda's terror: Justice has been done.
Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who've worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.
We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.
Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores.
And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.
The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place.
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Thank you. May God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
David Espo and Kimbery Dozier/The Associated Press


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New London - Parents, students, current and former school employees, and city residents expressed equal parts frustration and optimism at a forum held Tuesday night to gather community input for the city's superintendent search.
The discussion was focused on identifying the positive qualities of the city and its schools that can attract qualified candidates for the job, what issues the candidates should understand to be successful in New London, and what skills or characteristics the candidates should possess.
Those who shared their thoughts were encouraged by the search firm to do so without providing their names to allow for a more open dialogue.
Respondents pointed to the city's diversity, history, small town vibe and waterfront, among others, as things that make New London a good place to live and work. The fact that the school system will soon be the state's only all-magnet district was touted as another strong attraction.
The unpredictability of the district's budget, the intense scrutiny that comes with the job, the implementation of mandated standards and the nature of New London politics were listed among the many issues that the new superintendent will face.
Those who spoke were in agreement that the new superintendent should be someone who can relate to the city's diverse population, is willing to invest themselves in the community, will be transparent in the operation of the school system and can work effectively with the Board of Education.
"We will, after these sessions are over, identify the key things we heard repeated from every single group," said Sharon Cox, a search consultant for the firm McPherson & Jacobson, which is running the city's search.
Cox said she will present the board with a report that includes every comment from community members and other stakeholders to "try to build an understanding of how everyone in the district feels so that when the new superintendent comes in, they can work from that common understanding."
In addition to Tuesday's community forum, members of the search committee held similar forums with New London High School students, district teachers and members of the City Council. Meetings with district administrators and staff are scheduled for today.
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Wendell George | Spirit chief and the mind
During Little Joe's continuing education he asked his adopted uncle (Twasen meaning respected elder), "You mentioned Spirit Chief earlier. Who was he?"
His uncle thought awhile before answering,
"Spirit Chief or Quan-naw Yel-mix-em is a powerful being. He is neither animal nor human. He is more Spirit than physical. When seen, rarely but occasionally, he is an amorphous being with a body that shimmers and is iridescent. Through tricks of light and shadow he can shape himself as needed. He was the first "Spirit" to arrive on Earth. It is said that his descendants, who still roam the Earth, have many of his characteristics. Indians call them "Stick Indians" or Big Foot. The Suyapenex (foreigners) call them Sasquatch."
"Tell me more about him. What does he do or think?"
"Well, until about 3,000 years ago the human mind functioned automatically and lived in the present or NOW. They were highly intelligent but did not have the ability to be objective, to introspect or to think in terms of past or future."
"Why is that different than today?"
"Merely in the way we use the left and right hemispheres of our brain. The left is our logical, reasoning hemisphere. It provides our everyday problem solving process. The right hemisphere is more intuitive and has flashes of insight that it passes to the left hemisphere."
"Which is better left or right?"
"Depends on what you are trying to do. The right brain thinks in pictures so it can be developed into a photographic memory. It can see events and grasp the overall picture and meaning in an instant. There is no sense of past or future, everything is just there. It can generate a lot of creativity."
The left brain is verbal, analytical and objective. It sees everything in a sequence of past, present and future. It is very rational and language oriented. It thinks in a step by step logical fashion."
"I still don't know which is better."
"Well, people mostly use the left hemisphere. This has resulted in many good inventions such as cars, airplanes, computers, radio, television etc. The left brain gets its inspiration from the right brain and proceeds to develop the idea.
"Unfortunately, this has resulted in a bloated ego. People are so self-centered they abuse this power. They have subdued the use of the right hemisphere which emphasizes being conscious of the present. In other words, we are so busy with the future we ignore the present."
"How can we change that?"
"We must shed obsolete beliefs, adopt a new morality and envision a new world. This means moving from the obsolete Industrial Age of conquest, colonization and consumption to connection, communication, and consciousness. We can evolve our consciousness by living more in the present.
The key is to increase the use of the brain's right hemisphere. Left brain thinking is inherent in our education, business, health care, and government systems. The left brain world lives in the exterior, material environment. Right brain is more passive and meditative so it seems out of step with the material world."
"Seems like an impossible task."
"Immense but not impossible if people become aware of the situation."
"So will Coyote be the catalyst to make people aware?"
"Yes, with the help of Spirit Chief."
Wendell George writes Go-la'-ka Wa-wal-sh (Raven Speaks). He can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. His books are available at the local book stores, tribal museum and Amazon.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed Landon Donovan as the U.S. national team soccer star returned from a four-month sabbatical Tuesday, reuniting with the Los Angeles Galaxy in a ceremony at the White House.
The Galaxy of MLS and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL had simultaneous celebrations of their titles in the East Room.
Donovan, a veteran of three World Cups with the United States, spent the winter considering whether he wanted to continue playing. He is rejoining the Galaxy in training this week ahead of their game Saturday at Toronto.
Donovan presented Obama with a soccer ball that the president bounced on his head. Obama was also presented with a jersey emblazoned with his name. The Galaxy have won the last two MLS titles.
Obama said both Los Angeles teams have remarkable comeback stories, but he said he wished his hometown of Chicago were winning championships instead.
The teams also hosted an exercise clinic for children on the South Lawn supporting first lady Michelle Obama's anti-childhood obesity effort and including children from across the country.
Associated Press writer Josh Lederman contributed to this report.


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Tomfoolery at Reagan's ranch
On The Most Republican Day of My Life, I slipped on a blue blazer, climbed aboard a charter helicopter at John Wayne Airport with Orange County GOP Chairman Emeritus Tom Fuentes and flew to Ronald Reagan 's ranch in Santa Barbara County for an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of R.R. signing the largest tax cut in U.S. history.
Fuentes, Register editorialist Brian Calle and I were invited by conservative publishing magnate Tom Phillips of Eagle Publishing ("Unfit for Command," "The Case Against Barack Obama ," etc.), who just moved to Newport Coast.
Calle can cover the taxational-philosophical import of the day. For me, it was a chance to spend time with an old friend, Tom, and get to know the new Tom, who because of his largesse is already being targeted by every conservative pol in O.C. It was also a chance to see the ranch and to realize what would be my Make-A-Wish fantasy: flying directly above Friday traffic on the 405.
Anyway, Phillips' tie to the ranch is that he paid for it. Or at least donated the first $1 million of the $4.5 million Nancy Reagan got in 1998. The ranch is owned by the Young America's Foundation, which holds seminars for students at the ranch and at the nearby Ranch Center.
Phillips doesn't know SoCal well, so on the flight up, Fuentes and I pointed out landmarks. "Where's the L.A. Times building?" Phillips asked over downtown L.A. "We're over it," I said. "If we dropped a bomb, we'd hit it." Fuentes: "Not a bad idea."
Phillips: "There's the Hollywood sign!" Fuentes (seething): "There are a lot of nice houses down there, but they're full of liberals ." Me (baiting Fuentes): "Hollywood liberals." Fuentes: "The worst kind." It was that kind of trip.
If you can somehow own a 688-acre mountaintop ranch with views of the Pacific and call it modest (which is what Reaganites insist), then Rancho del Cielo is modest. I will say: He could have built a mansion, but he kept it largely within the footprint he got it in in 1974. The kitchen still looks right out of the 1970s, rest of the 1,800-square-foot house right out of the 1870s. When folks say the ranch tells you who R.R. was, I believe it.
The rooms feature Western artwork, though I noticed a silver-inlaid Lady of Guadalupe, which Reagan's ambassador to the Vatican, William A. Wilson , had given him. Fuentes had just regaled me with a tale about him and Wilson palling around in Rome. Fuentes inquired of our docent: "Is Bill Wilson coming today?" Docent: "Mr. Wilson passed on a couple of years ago." Fuentes: "Oh." We moved on.
On a foggy Aug. 13, 1981, in the ranch yard, R.R. signed HR 3982, which cut federal income tax by 25 percent. The Y.A.F. was celebrating that anniversary Friday, as well as honoring the most recent Big Donor, Amway co-founder Richard DeVos , who gave $10 million to preserve the ranch house in perpetuity.
DeVos, 84, was to speak, and, frankly, I was expecting some feeble old gasbag. But he turned out to be extremely sharp and funny (and very clean). I found his reason for giving poignant: "A lot of presidents, there's no legacy. There is no beyond. When they go away, they go away. But not Ronald Reagan."
Fuentes, Phillips, Calle and I then went down the mountain to Santa Barbara proper. While Phillips sat in a Y.A.F. board meeting planning how to celebrate R.R.'s 100th birthday on Feb. 6, Fuentes, Calle and I strolled State Street.
Fuentes, for some reason, insisted we go into a tattoo parlor. I soon realized it was mainly so he could harangue about tattoos: "A non-Judeo-Christian offense to the human body."
We walked for blocks and blocks (Fuentes getting on pretty well for a liver-transplant), me in search of a cigar and, no kidding, Fuentes in search of an ice cream cone and Calle a cookie. Who is the real conservative?
Phillips was quizzing Fuentes about that very topic. Calle is a movement conservative. I'm a movement decline-to-state. Fuentes, explaining to Phillips: "Brian writes about politics from a conservative-libertarian point of view. And Frank ... well, Frank writes about mischief ." That's about the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.
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Pininfarina's Sergio concept is a tribute to the man who founded and lent his name to the Italian design house four decades ago. Featuring Ferrari badges, the Sergio concept also recognizes the Italian sports car maker's support of Pininfarina through the years. This video shows how the Sergio went from an initial sketch to a show-quality concept car in Geneva.
Pininfarina calls the Sergio concept a modern, organic interpretation of a mid-engine two-seat sports car, saying its design is compact, sporty, pure, and sensual. The design firm gives perhaps the best description of the car in its native Italian: "una barchetta biposto che guarda al future," which roughly translates to "a two-seater boat that looks to the future." The Sergio concept's styling is meant to evoke the emotion of the founder's designs from the 1960s and 1970s.
Based on Ferrari 458 Spider architecture and running gear, the production Sergio will be built to order in limited quantities for "special" clients, according to Pininfarina. In keeping with the pure race theme as well as occupant safety, two helmets will be included with the open-top Sergio concept.
Check out the video below to see how this radical concept was conceived.
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Posts tagged "Mike Walden"
Which economic future will prevail? Taking shots in the dark
It's a tall order to say anything definitive about the economy that far away. So many things can, and will, happen that are on nobody's radar screen. Making predictions for 2040, 2050 or 2060 really are "shots in the dark." There are largely two camps - optimistic and pessimistic. Here's a look from an economist's point of view.
Do we live in the most interesting times? Don't forget your history
Analysis: I was born in 1951, and most of my current students were born after 1990. I and they have certainly seen our lives altered by new inventions and innovations, especially in information technology and communications. But some say that, while these changes have been significant, their impacts have not been as transforming on daily lives as those brought about by electricity, the automobile and tractor, the telephone and the radio in the 20s and 30s. It's popular to say we live in a fast-paced, highly connected, ever-shifting world. But a strong case can be made for that world actually occurring 90 years ago.
Mike Walden: You decide how important is innovation?
Opinion: Research suggests innovation increases when the economy is confronted with major questions. If accurate, then we may be on the cusp of a new flurry of innovative activity.
Why does N.C. unemployment remain so high?
Possible reasons are numerous. However, economists are now thinking that a major reason for slow job growth is a skills mismatch. That is, many workers are unemployed because they don't have the skills and training employers want. There is some thinking that with the development of information technology and digital applications, the skills mismatch may have expanded in recent years.
Mike Walden: Up, down or sideways - what direction will the economy go in 2014?
Analysis: My calendar is already booked solid for presentations about the economic future all around North Carolina. I always open my talks with a well-worn joke - that economists are better at predicting the past than the future. After the laughter subsides, I make the serious point that economic forecasting has a high error rate, especially when the forecasts are for specific numbers like the jobless rate, new jobs created and the change in spending. However, economists are much better at recognizing and predicting general economic trends. So, let me begin with economic trends for 2014. I - and most economists - see several good trends.
NCSU economist Walden forecasts job growth in economic outlook
N.C. State University economist Michael Walden forecasts improving economic conditions and job growth in the coming months. Read more from the executive summary of his winter economic outlook report.
Statistics: What's the best gauge for North Carolina's economy?
Opinion: We rely on economic statistics to give us an idea of what's occurring, says NCSU economist Mike Walden. But there are lots of economic numbers and measures. What do they mean, and what are they saying about our state's economy today?
You decide: What ails North Carolina's economy?
Opinion: Economic trends that benefitted North Carolina's urban areas have battered rural regions, says N.C. State economics professor Mike Walden. Read Walden's analysis.
What state policies can boost economic growth in NC?
Analysis: There are actions North Carolina public leaders can take to improve the long-run competitive position of the state and to gain both jobs and income. These actions revolve around the two broad areas that state government directly controls -- state taxes and state spending.
At the fiscal cliff: Trying to make sense of deficits, debts and all that
Analysis:. As 2012 comes to a close, the nation is focused on discussions and debates about the fiscal cliff and efforts to tame the federal government's financial affairs. In this discussion, there have been many terms, concepts, ideas and relationships bandied about, many times not in a very understandable way.
Election may be over, but economy remains a big, big issue
Analysis:. The economy -- and particularly jobs -- was clearly the top issue during the political campaigns. Two big questions now face the office winners. What is the condition of the economy? And what, if anything, can government do to quickly improve the economy?
Can economists' forecasts really predict the future?
Analysis:. Let me be the first to say I'm totally flattered when asked for my forecasts. And, like most of my colleagues, I certainly have forecasts and am willing to give them. Yet I always say to take my or any economist's projections not with a grain of salt, but with a ton!
You Decide: How would you grade the Fed?
What exactly is the Federal Reserve, what does it do, and what impacts can it have? Dr. Mike Walden from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension has a few ideas to let You Decide the answers.
Saluting William Friday, 'greatest man of our generation'
Opinion: "He is the greatest man of our generation," former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt said of William Friday, who died early Friday. His home state owes Friday a huge debt of gratitude.
Are you better off today? Facts do paint a mixed picture
Analysis: In general, the economy has improved in the last two years, but whether we're back to where we were prior to the recession depends on which indicator is examined. In answering the better-off question, know what is being measured, the time period being covered and why. This will lead to a better you decide.
Debating Medicare's future: How can it be saved?
Analysis: Government spending for Medicare has been jumping off the charts and soon could comprise an unsustainable chunk of the federal budget. Therefore, all plans to slow the growth of government spending and borrowing have to address Medicare. The big question, of course, is how?
Economic concerns cross party lines, but solutions don't
Analysis: Behind the scenes there actually is substantial agreement about what's needed in the economy, especially from our public policy makers? Well, the good news is there is agreement in at least six areas (by my count) that span the economic and political divides.
Is our state an economic leader or a laggard?
Analysis: There is worry today that the North Carolina economic miracle has waned. Income per person in the state, relative to income per person in the nation, began dropping in the late 1990s and is now in the upper 80 percent range. The state's unemployment rate -- perhaps the most watched economic indicator -- surged during the recession to be one of the highest in the country and has been above 9 percent for more than 40 consecutive months. But a look inside the numbers muddies the waters.
Today's job seekers need more education, training
Two new reports present a challenging future for the job market. Still, we shouldn't throw up our hands and conclude nothing can be done. While tactics and perspectives may have to be changed, there are some credible ideas and paths for job creation that are worthy of consideration. But you decide if they should be followed.
Are we really getting straight scoop about inflation?
Analysis: The skepticism about the reported inflation rate revolves around three questions. Does it include everything we typically buy or are some important products omitted? Does it match everyone's personal experience? And why does it often seem prices are rising faster than what the official inflation rate suggests?


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