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Posted on 19 Oct 2010 by Dave Frederick.
What category best describes watching a Blues game? A comedy? Possibly, but Tyson Nash is long gone. Drama? Maybe, however Mike Keenan is no longer behind the bench. Ah, it must be horror then right? Well, Garth Butcher retired his Bluenote sweater many years ago and Mike Danton isn't allowed in the USA, but horror it is! It really is laughable at times how the Blues continue to cou...
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Fantasy NHL: Week 2 Hot and Cold Players
Posted on 13 Oct 2010 by Brandon Galvin.
Hot Center Derek Roy, BUF Roy is plus two and currently leads all centers with four goals scored. He also has 10 shots on goal, which is tied for fourth. He has added one assist. Look for Roy to shoot plenty for the Sabres the entire season. I would expect Roy's assist totals to increase sooner than later en route to a career high with two talented young wingers beside him. Left Wing Alexan...
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Non-compliance to the salary cap may effect Marian Hossa
Posted on 10 Aug 2010 by Trent Kondo.
The NHL, as most know, has nullified the contract of star winger Ilya Kovalchuk for circumvention of the salary cap and he has now become an unrestricted free agent and is able to sign anywhere he pleases. According to sources across the NHL globe the NHL is apparently investigating all other contracts with similar type contracts including the likes of Chris Pronger, Roberto Luongo, Marc Savard...
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The NHL Top 10 Nominees At Each Position Are……
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by Trent Kondo.
This is just a summary of what I feel are the top 10 players in each category in the NHL to date. Sure there will be many arguments for and against what I have inserted here but let's take a look at what I have and see if we agree. Center: Sidney Crosby- should not be any argument here, the "kid" is hands down the best center and possibly the player in the game today. Pavel Datsyuk-...
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Chicago's offseason dilemma in a nutshell…
Posted on 15 Jun 2010 by Trent Kondo.
Starting off I just wanted to give my thoughts about Rocky Wirtz and Dale Tallon and what they meant to the Blackhawks bringing the cup home for the first time in nearly 5 decades and how they influenced the team. I have to think Rocky Wirtz and Dale Tallon were the 2 biggest influences. Rocky showed the willingness to spend money on acquiring solid players and televise all the games for the ...
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No Excuses
Posted on 27 Apr 2010 by Chris Rydburg.
It is time for the Nashville Predators to live up to the Barry Trotz mantra of "No excuses." After a disheartening 5-3 loss last night to the Chicago Blackhawks, most Predator fans are left questioning the coaches, the players, and David Poile for yet another first round exit. There has been a lot of finger pointing over the last twenty-four hours. Allow me to make some accusatio...
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Game #5 Thoughts..Hossa..Power Play..
Posted on 25 Apr 2010 by Mark Jasper.
It's a beautiful morning in Nashville after a night of treacherous storms. The clouds have lifted and the warm sun reminds me that every day is a new day. As I sit in my office, sun beaming through the windows, I finally have the strength to express my emotions from yesterday's 5-4 Chicago victory over Nashville. If ever there was a game where emotional swings covered the spectrum, thi...
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Game #5: Predators v. Blackhawks Playoff Preview
Posted on 24 Apr 2010 by Mark Jasper.
Make Playoffs – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Game – Check First Time Leading in a Playoff Series – Check First Time Losing a Playoff Series Lead – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Series – TBD After one week, 4 games, 233 shots on goal, and 15 goals, the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators have determined exactly NOTHING. After splitting the first four g...
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Game #4: Predators v. Blackhawks Playoff Preview
Posted on 22 Apr 2010 by Mark Jasper.
I had to add a little video coverage of the level of excitement that existed in game three on Tuesday. Video is from Martin Erat's penalty shot and the subsequent crowd explosion Make Playoffs – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Game – Check First Time Leading in a Playoff Series – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Series – TBD In the National Hockey League, the playoffs a...
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Game #3: Predators v. Blackhawks Playoff Preview
Posted on 20 Apr 2010 by Mark Jasper.
Welcome to our barn Chicago! That's right, it's Hockey Night in Smashville. For those who know me, there are three things that get me all riled up. 1) Anytime Detroit comes to town. 2) Anytime I hear or read anything negative about Nashville being a small market non-traditional hockey town. 3) Playoff home games in Smashville Tonight, Chicago comes to town for the first time in a playof...
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Hawks win game #2 Series tied 1-1
Posted on 19 Apr 2010 by Trent Kondo.
The Blackhawks came out with a solid effort last night posting a monstrous 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in what surely was a goaltending battle not soon to be forgotten. The Nieminator Antti Niemi made 23 saves with a lot of them being outstanding which prevented Nasvhille to gain any sort of motivation or confidence therefore frustrating them in the goal scoring department. On the othe...
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Game #2: Predators v. Blackhawks Preview
Posted on 18 Apr 2010 by Mark Jasper.
Make Playoffs – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Game – Check Win First Franchise Playoff Road Series – TBD (more…)


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The poster of the rumor was posting for the first time (credibility sinking), and was posting in English when it obviously was not his first language (credibility sinking faster).
Just a side note though, several rumor mongers are jumping on the bandwagon of a August/ September release for this codex, including saying they have seen the playtest codex. from posts by Harry, ghost21 and Bramgaunt.
Please take tons of salt here, and if you are able to decipher some of the vague parts of these rumors, please comment on.
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Warriors, now come with a squad leader 'Prime' - eh , like a sergeant, PW (think staff of light - but A2), stat line now looks like a Boy... a 3+ boy... 80 squad 10.
Gauss. Same rules but counts as AP1 on a 6 - only on vehicle.
Phase out: will now be once a unit is reduced to 25% of its initital numbers, it phases out
WBB: basically a 4+ fnp, Str 8 wont auto kill, str 9+ does. ap1 does, ap2, 3 no effect
Flayed are troops, 2a, reduce ld to 5! also DS into cover
Wraiths, cost 4 pts more, have pw
many weapons have Nec at the start, guess who wrote the dex.
1 New vehicles, Pylon. Pylon is a AV12 turrnet which can pile plate or move 'Necrons' next to it
mon is now LR price, but better...
Destroyers now pick as a group to fire S6AP4H3 or S9AP2H1
Tomb spiders have 4 variants, 40pt base. 1variant is basically a tervi but only produces base scarabs
army is very very mobile, but not is a get in a box and move way.

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Stressful parents
Parenting stress
Within this interview we spoke to Dr Rob Hicks about the stresses and strains of parenthood. A survey by Braun discovered that many parents get stressed during the winter months worrying about illnesses.
Are parents becoming increasingly stressed?
Parents do worry about their children's health generally. Many parents worry about their children's health so much that it makes them stressed. If it's making you ill then something has to change.When a child is unwell, it may be that you are up at night or you can't go into work and sometimes colleagues aren't that sympathetic. That adds to the burden of stress for the parent. If you're a new parent it can be very stressful because you're not sure if your child is ill or not.
What are the concerns of parents?
One of the concerns that parents have is What sort of illness is this? How worried do I need to be? One of the simple things a parent can do is check a child's temperature. What I do stress is that no parents should be frightened or worried to ask for advice. There has been a trend to discourage people from seeking advice from their doctor but if you're not sure you should ask.
I think pharmacists are an excellent source of advice, these are professional people. They offer great advice so certainly use the pharmacist.
Should we have a medicine cabinet?
Keep an ear thermometer, paracetamol, ibuprofen and an information sheet on ailments in your medicine cabinet. Have phone numbers available so you're not scrabbling around for your GPs telephone number.
Do we get lots of coughs and colds during the winter months?
There are loads at this time of year and they're just going from one child to another. If your child is coughing and sneezing, wash your hands and their hands frequently throughout the day. Keep your immune system strong, eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink.


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Virtually unchanged from last year, the 2009 Scion tC Base gets its power from a 16-valve, 2.4-liter DOHC inline-four engine and choice of 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmissi...
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Virtually unchanged from last year, the 2009 Scion tC Base gets its power from a 16-valve, 2.4-liter DOHC inline-four engine and choice of 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. Together they put out 161 hp and 162 ft-lbs of torque at 4,000 RPM. The front-wheel-drive 2009 tC seats four, with 41.6 inches of front legroom and 33.6 inches of rear legroom. Both front sport bucket seats and rear bench seats recline. Rear seats also split-fold, expanding the 12.8-cubic-foot trunk to 60 cubic feet. A fold-flat front passenger seat allows for longer objects. The trunk comes with tie-downs.
The 2009 Scion tC rides on a Macpherson strut front and double wishbone rear suspension. The 17-inch alloy wheels come with all-season tires and a tire monitor. There is no traction or stability control, but 4-wheel disc and ABS brakes feature electronic brakeforce distribution. Dual front-side and side curtain airbags, seatbelt pretensioners, mirrors with turn signals, and a first aid kit are also standard.
Power windows, locks, and mirrors, remote entry, a power sunroof, and wheel-mounted cruise and audio controls top the list of standard interior features. A 7-speaker sound system features a CD player with MP3 playback and an iPod jack. Intermittent wipers, tilt and power steering, front and rear cupholders, a tachometer, a temperature display, two front power outlets, and leather trim are also included. A touchscreen navigation system is optional, along with many customizable features, such as lighting and carbon-fiber trim.
Air Conditioning | Front air conditioning · Single front air conditioning zones |
Airbags | Dual front airbags · Driver knee airbags · Front side airbags · Side curtain airbags: front, rear |
Audio System | Antenna Type: mast · MP3 auxiliary audio input · Single disc in-Dash CD · Pioneer premium brand · AM/FM radio · 1 subwoofer · 7 Total Speakers · 160 watts |
Brakes | ABS: 4-wheel · Electronic brakeforce distribution · Front brake diameter: 10.8 · Front brakes: ventilated disc · Rear brake diameter: 10.6 · Rear brakes: disc |
Comfort Features | Floor Mat Material: carpet · Floor Material: carpet · Floor Mats: front · Rear floor mats · Steering wheel trim: leather |
Convenience Features | Cargo area light · Cargo cover: hard · Center console: front console with storage · Cruise control · Cupholders: rear, front · Easy entry: manual driver seat · Multi-function remote: trunk release, keyless entry · One-touch windows: 2 · Reading lights: front · Steering wheel: tilt-adjustable · Steering wheel mounted controls: cruise controls, audio · Storage: door pockets · Vanity mirrors: dual |
Driver Seat | Manual adjustments: 6 |
Exterior Features | Cargo tie downs · Exhaust tip color: chrome · Front bumper color: body-color · Mirror color: body-color · Rear bumper color: body-color |
Headrests | Front headrests: adjustable · Number of front headrests: 2 · Number of rear headrests: 3 |
Instrumentation | External temperature display · Tachometer · Trip computer · Warnings and reminders: low fuel level, tire fill alert |
Lights | Headlights: auto delay off |
Mirrors | Exterior mirrors: power, integrated turn signals |
Passenger Seat | Manual Adjustments: 4 |
Rear Seats | Type: 60-40 split bench |
Roof | Extended sunroof · Moonroof: power glass · Rear moonroof: fixed glass |
Safety | Child seat anchors · Emergency interior trunk release · First aid kit |
Seatbelts | Rear center seatbelt: 3-point · Seatbelt force limiters: front · Seatbelt pretensioners: front |
Seats | Driver seat manual adjustments: height · Front seat type: sport · Rear headrests: adjustable · Rear seat folding: split · Rear seat manual adjustments: reclining · Upholstery: cloth |
Security | 2-stage unlocking doors · Engine immobilizer · Power door locks · Rolling code security |
Spare Tire | Mount Location: inside · Size: temporary |
Spare Wheel | Rim Type: steel |
Suspension | Front Arm Type: lower control arms · Front Shock Type: gas shock absorbers · Front Spring Type: coil springs · Front Suspension Classification: independent · Front Suspension Type: MacPherson struts · Rear Shock Type: gas shock absorbers · Rear Spring Type: coil springs · Rear Suspension Classification: independent · Rear Suspension Type: double wishbone · Stabilizer bar(s): front, rear |
Tires | Tire Pressure Monitoring System · Type: all season |
Windows | Front wipers: variable intermittent · Power windows · Rear defogger |


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Sri Venkateswara University declared the B.A, B.Sc and B.Com 2nd Year Examination Results 2011. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati was established in 1954, in the world famous temple town of Tirupati on the sprawling campus of 1000 acres with a panoramic and pleasant hill view. This University stands as a testimony to the wisdom and foresight of great visionaries Late Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Late Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, to cater to the educational needs and aspirations of the people of Rayalaseema area. With a great wisdom, the founder of this University have rightly coined the motto "Wisdom lies in proper perspective " for it. The University has grown excellently from strength to strength over the past fifty-two years, as a premier institute of higher learning under the able and committed leaderships of successive Vice-Chancellors starting from Prof. S. Govindarajulu to the present Vice- Chancellor Prof. N. Prabhakar Rao.
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I mentioned recently that I was planning to read one non-genre novel for every SF novel I read. With that in mind I've just read Unimagined by Imran Ahmad. My wife recommend it to me – "It's nothing life changing, but I enjoyed it." It's billed as "a Muslim boy meets the West" and it received heavy literary credit in several countries. Frankly, I can't really understand why.
On the whole, I did enjoy it, as a fluffy read of no real consequence. It's an entertaining account of the life of Ahmad, from his arrival in England from Pakistan at the age of 4, though to his mid-20s. He's not a bad writer and often has some good turns of phrase. He talks about his school life, endemic British racism, going to a Grammar school and eventually getting into university in Scotland, all the time studying the things he really doesn't like while spending all his spare time considering things that do actually interest him. Because of this, Ahamd comes across as a pretty sad individual.
More troublesome, however, is that the whole narrative becomes ever more contrived. The book is written in bite sized chunks of Ahmad's life and it's easy to read because of that, but the man himself seems to never grow up. The naive four year old at the start of the book still inhabits the twenty five year old body at the end of the book. It's hard to accept that anyone can remain so unchanged and undeveloped.
The book is also a veiled attack on all religions bar the man's own chosen Islam, and a subtle push for the veracity of being a Muslim. It's all very light-hearted, with Ahmad struggling with his belief, trying to apply logic to his choice and seeking out the things that scare him – those people that have such conviction in their own beliefs that he questions his own. He ends up coming down to a choice between evangelical Christianity and Islam, eventually deciding clearly that Christianity is a complete mess and Islam is the one true faith. Regular readers here will know that I hold all organised religion in equal contempt, but I'm not averse to reading about other people's journeys and perspectives. The trouble with the religious content of this book is that Ahmad uses his own journey to hightlight all the ridiculous flaws of other religions, while studiously ignoring all the flaws in his own, and falling back on "cultural contamination" when the flaws get a little too close to the surface.
By the end of the book I was rather annoyed with the clean-cut, upstanding, morally superior yet still naive Muslim poster boy that Ahmad set himself up as and was pleased I'd reached the end. There's no real story here, no solid narrative arc and no real reason for this book's existence other than Ahmad's own need to document his life. A life which seems to be largely coloured in with things that suit his desired appearance over the probable truths.
I'm being fairly harsh on the poor man, but I always arc up when I feel like I'm being preached to, especially when said preaching is delivered with an innocent smile as if nothing untoward is going on. Regardless, for the most part I enjoyed reading the book and there were several parts that had me smiling and enjoying myself. It's just a shame that Ahmad didn't grow at all during the journey, which made the last third or so of the book quite a chore. Interesting and often entertaining, but hardly "The pick of the literary crop" as the cover declares, courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald.


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Welcome to the Fun with Qigong Blog and Website
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Morris Excited For His Hurricanes Finale Stephen Morris was not named in the notice of allegations against Miami, meaning he had absolutely nothing to do with the NCAA investigation that hung over the Hurricanes for more than two years.
NCAA Woes Over, Miami Starts Bowl Prepping It had been 1,082 days since Miami players could walk outside their locker room, hit the fields adjacent to the school's athletic complex and have a bowl practice.
CBS4 Exclusive: UM President Donna Shalala Discusses NCAA ReportShe's been at the center of the University of Miami's defense during the more than two year investigation of the school by the NCAA and after leading the school through the process; UM President Donna Shalala spoke exclusively with CBS4's Eliott Rodriguez about what's next at the school.
Key Findings From The NCAA ReportThe NCAA issued its final report and sanctions against the University of Miami Tuesday morning and the 102-page document outlined a plethora of specific violations against the school.
Yahoo Strikes Again, Puts Alabama In NCAA's CrosshairsThe last time Miami Hurricanes fans heard about a Yahoo! Sports investigation, it opened Pandora 's Box against the U and led to a NCAA investigation that is still going. But this time, Yahoo! has revealed a bombshell investigation against the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide and other SEC schools.
Golden Keeping Canes Focused On FAUWhile University of Miami fans are already focused on week 2's matchup with the Florida Gators, head coach Al Golden is trying to keep his team focused on Florida Atlantic and away from the looming NCAA announcement.
UM Continues Comical Wait For NCAA RulingAs UM continues to wait for the NCAA Committee on Infractions to finally issue a ruling on the school's alleged infractions, the time it's taken the NCAA to take action has become, for lack of a better way of putting it, comical.
Report: NCAA Opens Investigation Of Johnny ManzielCollege football season hasn't even started, but a national championship contender may be about to lose its most crucial member.
UM & MLB Investigations Face Similar HurdlesWhen former Biogenesis owner Anthony Bosch reportedly agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball, it could be the opening of Pandora's Box when it comes to drugs in the sport. But, Major League Baseball should also tread carefully based on another major scandal.
UM Player Files Police Report Over NCAA InvestigatorThe long and never-ending saga that is the NCAA investigation into the University of Miami took another twist over the weekend when UM football player Dyron Dye went to the Coral Gables Police to file a police report over an NCAA investigator.
Federal Judge Throws Out Haith Petition A federal judge has denied a petition by Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, who wanted to subpoena Bank of America employees to determine if his financial records were illegally accessed during the NCAA's investigation of Miami athletics.
Report: Mizzou Head Coach Haith Files Court Petition Against NCAAUniversity of Missouri head basketball coach Frank Haith has opened up a new front against the NCAA's case surrounding allegations made by convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro against the University of Miami.


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Social Security Numbers:
Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain
GAO-05-1016T: Published: Sep 15, 2005. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2005.
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In 1936, the Social Security Administration established the Social Security number (SSN) to track worker's earnings for Social Security benefit purposes. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, the SSN is now used for a myriad of non-Social Security purposes. Today, SSNs are used, in part, as identity verification tools for services such as child support collections, law enforcement enhancements, and issuing credit to individuals. Although these uses can be beneficial to the public, the SSN is now a key piece of information in creating false identities. The aggregation of personal information, such as SSNs, in large corporate databases and the increased availability of information via the Internet may provide criminals the opportunities to commit identity theft. Although Congress and the states have enacted a number of laws to protect consumers' privacy, the public and private sectors' continued use of and reliance on SSNs, and the potential for misuse, underscore the importance of strengthening protections where possible. Accordingly, this testimony focuses on describing (1) the public use of SSNs, (2) the use of SSNs by certain private sector entities, and (3) certain federal and state laws regulating the use of SSNs and identity theft.
The public and private sector use of SSNs is widespread. Agencies at all levels of government frequently collect and use SSNs to administer their programs, verify applicants' eligibility for services and benefits, and conduct research and evaluations of their programs. Although some government agencies are taking steps to limit the use and display of SSNs, these numbers are still widely available in a variety of public records held by states, local jurisdictions, and courts. In addition, certain private sector entities that we have reviewed, such as information resellers, credit reporting agencies (CRAs), and health care organizations, also routinely obtain and use SSNs. These entities often obtain SSNs from various public sources or their clients and use SSNs for various purposes, such as building tools that aid in verifying an individual's identity or matching records from various sources. Given the extent to which government and private sector entities use SSNs, Congress has enacted federal laws to restrict the use and disclosure of consumers' personal information, including SSNs. Many states have also enacted their own legislation to restrict the use and display of SSNs, focusing on public display restrictions, SSN solicitation, and customer notifications when SSNs are compromised. Furthermore, Congress has recently introduced consumer privacy legislation similar to enacted state legislation, which in some cases includes SSN restrictions. Although there is some consistency in the various proposed and enacted federal and state laws, gaps remain in protecting individuals' personal information from fraud and identity theft. Some federal agencies are beginning to collect statistics on identity theft crime, which appears to be growing. For example, recent statistics show that identity theft is increasing in New York. In 2004, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) statistics indicated that over 17,600 New Yorkers reported being a victim of identity theft, which is up from roughly 7,000 in 2001.
Mar 22, 2017
Face Recognition Technology:
DOJ and FBI Need to Take Additional Actions to Ensure Privacy and AccuracyGAO-17-489T: Published: Mar 22, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2017.
Mar 21, 2017
Department Of Justice:
Continued Actions Needed to Enhance Program Efficiency and Resource ManagementGAO-17-471T: Published: Mar 21, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 21, 2017.
Feb 7, 2017
Drug-Free Communities Support Program:
Agencies Have Strengthened Collaboration but Could Enhance Grantee Compliance and Performance MonitoringGAO-17-120: Published: Feb 7, 2017. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2017.
Dec 14, 2016
Federal Judiciary:
Progress Made in Reducing Appellate Space, but Innovative Practices Should Be Shared across CourtsGAO-17-134: Published: Dec 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 2016.
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Status of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Efforts to Address a GAO RecommendationGAO-17-265R: Published: Nov 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2016. -
Elder Abuse:
The Extent of Abuse by Guardians Is Unknown, but Some Measures Exist to Help Protect Older AdultsGAO-17-33: Published: Nov 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2016.
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FACE Recognition Technology:
FBI Should Better Ensure Privacy and Accuracy [Reissued on August 3, 2016]GAO-16-267: Published: May 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016.
Aug 1, 2016
Firearms Data:
ATF Did Not Always Comply with the Appropriations Act Restriction and Should Better Adhere to Its PoliciesGAO-16-552: Published: Jun 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2016.
Jul 14, 2016
DOJ Grants Management:
Justice Has Made Progress Addressing GAO RecommendationsGAO-16-806T: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2016.
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Gun Control:
Analyzing Available Data Could Help Improve Background Checks Involving Domestic Violence RecordsGAO-16-483: Published: Jul 5, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 5, 2016.
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June 15, 2006 The summit of Chapakro from the top of its western rirdgeline. The very tip of Mt. Damavand is barely visible above the slopes below the summit to the left. As you move on, Damavand keeps rising like a giant monster. The snow field on the left is the trapezoidal shaped field below the summit. | Image Data
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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Drug Use (SBIRT)
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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated public health approach to identify and deliver a spectrum of early detection and intervention services for substance use in general medical care settings. These settings, such as emergency department visits, offer a potential "teachable moment" because patients may have perceptions of vulnerability about their health, and therefore be particularly receptive to screening and counseling. There is mounting scientific evidence suggesting SBIRT is effective in reducing alcohol use at varying levels of severity in a myriad of health care settings including primary care, emergency departments, and trauma centers. Although the SBIRT approach has shown promise for alcohol, relatively little is known about its effectiveness for adult illicit drug use specifically.
This will be among the first studies to rigorously test the SBIRT approach for drug use. It will evaluate the effectiveness of SBIRT for drug use and related factors for 700 multi-ethnic ED patients using a two-group randomized repeated-measures design in which biologically-validated drug use abstinence and related outcomes of an intervention group are compared to those of an attention-placebo control group. Over a 14-month period, bilingual/bicultural Health Educators recruited participants who reported past 30-day illicit drug use in excess of risky alcohol use from the waiting areas of two large hospital's ED and trauma units. Following consent procedures and standardized baseline assessments, Health Educators randomly assigned participants to one of the two conditions. The intervention group received "Life Shift," an SBIRT drug use intervention matched to the participant's drug use risk level. The control group received the same type and quantity of intervention in an unrelated area—Driving and Traffic Safety ("Shift Gears" program), also matched to their driving/traffic risk level. A 6-month face-to-face follow-up visit by trained measurement technicians blind to the participant's assigned condition collected standardized self-report past 30-day drug use measures (ASI-Lite)and hair samples for validating self-reported abstinence. Additional outcome variables are changes in the frequency of drug use, functional status measures (i.e., medical problems, psychiatric problems, and alcohol use), and health care utilization.
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Drug Abuse |
Behavioral: Screening/motivational drug intervention Behavioral: Motivational placebo intervention |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Screening and Brief Intervention for Latino and Non-Latino White Drug Users |
- past 30 day drug use abstinence [ Time Frame: 6 months post intervention ]Based on the addiction severity index-Lite
- Frequency of drug use [ Time Frame: 6 months post intervention ]Based on composite score from the Addiction Severity Index-Lite
Enrollment: | 700 |
Study Start Date: | April 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2012 |
Primary Completion Date: | June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Screening/motivational drug intervention
Screening and brief intervention counseling matched to patient's risk level delivered in the ER
Behavioral: Screening/motivational drug intervention
Screening and brief motivational intervention delivered in the ER to reduce drug use
Other Name: SBIRT
Placebo Comparator: Motivational placebo intervention
Screening and brief intervention for driving and traffic safety
Behavioral: Motivational placebo intervention
Screening and brief motivational intervention delivered in the ER to reduce driving and traffic risk
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 or over
- speak English or Spanish
- competent to give consent and interact
- drug use risk higher than alcohol use risk
Exclusion Criteria:
- under 18
- non english or spanish speaker
- no telephone where one can be reached
- too injured/sick to participate
- alcohol use risk higher than drug use risk
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01683227
United States, California | |
Scripps Mercy Emergency Department and Trauma Unit | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92103 | |
UCSD Emergency Department and Trauma Unit | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92103 |
Principal Investigator: | Susan I Woodruff, PhD | San Diego State University, School of Social Work |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Susan I. Woodruff, Professor, San Diego State University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01683227 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1RC1DA028031-01 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | September 7, 2012 |
Last Updated: | April 18, 2016 |
Keywords provided by San Diego State University:
drug use; emergency department; brief intervention |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Substance-Related Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders |
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Last months Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare left champions of that law breathing a sigh of relief, while its opponents a majority of the public were left frustrated. It seemed at first glance as though the chief justices tortured opinion had saved the individual mandate, and with it the broader statute. But Obamacares champions should take a closer look at what the Court left them with, because on their own terms, the law is now set to collapse.
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Essentially, the Court struck down the mandate while retaining the penalty. So those champions of Obamacare who relied on behavioral economics to argue that the laws individual mandate could be sufficient to avert an insurance death spiral must now contend with the fact that the Court has closed off that argument.
In the wake of the Roberts decision, participation in Obamacares insurance scheme is optional. Rather than a requirement to buy coverage backed with a penalty for violators, the law now offers Americans two equally lawful and legitimate options: buy expensive insurance (which Obamacare will make all the more expensive), or pay a modest (and still largely unenforceable) tax and just buy insurance for the same price later if you need it. Presented as a choice, not a command, this provision will invite a straightforward comparison, and for many Americans the choice it would pose would be a very easy one.
Had Roberts followed the Constitution, LIKE HE VOWED TO GOD TO DO, he would have struck down the law in total.
No amount of spin can undo the massive damage he has done with his lawless ruling!
The "invisible hand" that gives direction and meaning to (relatively free) market transactions may yet give the architects a back-handed smack upside the head. It does look like an escape valve, however unintentional, was built into the letter of this rather convoluted law after all.
When and if obamacare is fully implemented could it be fought under the 14th amend. equal protection clause?
Since the enforcement part of OCare is a tax, they cannot tax the Catholic Church.
Therefore, forcing Catholic hospitals to pay for insurance that includes abortions should be dead on the tax argument alone...
And Roberts did it with the collusion of the Liberal Justices. What a revoltin' state of affairs.
Not even close. Still the same old blather. I hope the authors tell the IRS how unenforceable this tax is when they come knocking on the door.
I'm not sure the government can buy health insurance for its own employees now!
That's a spin akin to saying we are fortunate that Obama was elected president because he showed us the evils of socialism.
15 gallons of Chanel no5 cannot make that turd of a decision quit stinking like what it is.
I thought that Roberts opinion in striking down the mandate via the commerce clause clause was essentially his own. The other 4 conservatives struck down the commerce clause argument for the mandate as well, but they did not join with Roberts in their opinion because of the infantile and moronic rift created by Roberts. My understanding is that SC precedent does require a majority, concurrent opinion, so Roberts basically did nothing good here (other than allowing states not to be extorted by the Feds over Medicaid). So in the future, the libs could still use the commerce clause for more federal usurpations.
Roberts s a big lib and a disgrace, and if Romney is elected, I hope Roberts resigns fom the court.
Nope, I ain't buyin' it. There is no twist, no spin, no nuanced interpretation that can remove the stench from that anti-Constitutional decision.
Roberts settled his reputation with it, and the rest of us are left to deal with the garbage he refused to take out.
No, it is enforceable. The IRS will take the penalty out of your bank account or raid your house or business to collect it. They can probably do it all electronically in most cases. They will take it out of any direct deposit coming into your account.
That whole argument is crap.
Wow. What convoluted reasoning. No one knows nor cares that the Supreme Court said that Congress cannot mandate buying health insurance. The Supreme Court left the law in place, and everyone understands that. It sure looks like the mandate was approved.
While it is true that many people will opt to pay the penalty instead of buying insurance, that would have been the case without a court decision. Mandate or not, that choice was always there, and remains.
The decision was a travesty. On the one hand, Roberts said that Congress could not use the Commerce Clause to justify intruding further into our lives. On the other hand, Roberts said that if they just include a tax in there somewhere, they can do anything they want to do. He closed one door which was dubious to begin with, and opened another door which can only be closed by a Constitutional Amendment.
Where necessary to make a regulation of interstate commerce effective, Congress may regulate even those intrastate activities that do not themselves substantially affect interstate commerce.
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Put simply, Congress may tax and spend. This grant gives the Federal Government considerable influence even in areas where it cannot directly regulate. The Federal Government may enact a tax on an activity that it cannot authorize, forbid, or otherwise control. See, e.g., License Tax Cases, 5 Wall. 462, 471 (1867). And in exercising its spending power, Congress may offer funds to the States, and may condition those offers on compliance with specified conditions. See, e.g., College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Ed. Expense Bd., 527 U. S. 666, 686 (1999) . These offers may well induce the States to adopt policies that the Federal Government itself could not impose. See, e.g., South Dakota v. Dole, 483 U. S. 203206 (1987) (conditioning federal highway funds on States raising their drinking age to 21).
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This is not entirely accurate. The Church is free from property taxes, but payroll, stipends, and liquidation of some assets are taxable.
Ah, but why is the "legal obligation" only "perceived" if it is "lawful"? And why should we "pause to calculate"? And especially, how can a "mandate" be a mandate if it can't be enforced, but if it CAN be enforced, how is the enforceable mandate NOT a penalty if it isn't paid?
Well, maybe because all ya'll Roberts-haters... let's see, how to put this... can't find your ass with both hands? don't know what you're talking about? Missed what Roberts said right in front of your faces? Are flat-out wrong about what you think the ruling means?
Yeah, something like that.
But lemme tellya, the writers of this article know exactly what Roberts did - that's why they can so carefully construct those squirrelly sentences I quoted above from them.
Want to know what they know? Want to bring your blood pressure down?
Then read: How Chief Justice Roberts Saved America
After all, if you're going to get mad, get mad about the right thing.
Property taxes have never been collected by the federal government, have they? Churches do not have to pay taxes on their income as a non-profit tax exempt entity, IIRC.
I'm only an engineer... not a fancy pants lawyer.
Having fully read your treatise, I'm not sure if you've engaged in the equivalent of a judicial conspiracy rant or properly and accurately explained the workings of a brilliant mind.
When Roberts' ruling came out and the hysterical screaming began, I was thoughtfully pleased that we could not be mandated to do something. I also agreed that Congress has the power to tax and therefore the power to remove taxes. And I agreed that it was up to us, the American people, to drive our own taxation system via our constitutionally provided political system. So I haven't gone apepoop about Roberts legislating from the bench cause it seemed to me he specifically avoided that accusation and put responsibility squarely where it belongs.
So (correct me if I'm wrong}, individuals are technically free to ignore the tax knowing that while the IRS can bluster and posture, it knows full well it would lose any case whereby individuals are generalized as presumed corporations for the purpose of collection of taxes above and beyond the specific case of income tax.
This strikes me as an Occam's Razor situation whereby many courts would side with the IRS. So how likely is it that Roberts' brilliant loophole will prove effective?
Your response is eagerly awaited.
That is correct, the federal government does not collect property tax. Local governments such as cities and states however, cannot tax Church property. Income is also exempt, from collections and donations, ect. Payroll and taxable employee benefits are not exempt from taxation.
Your argument, unfortunately, is flawed. The only enforcement part of Obama/Pelosicare declared a tax is the mandate on individuals. A separate mandate applies to employers, but the Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of that mandate because the petitioners did not bring that argument to the Court.
Moreover, the government can tax the Catholic Church as much as it taxes any other entity. The Sixteenth Amendment (income tax) supersedes the First Amendment (freedom of religion), and in any case, this Administration considers religious liberty as a nullity. Only a special provision of the tax code grants the Church an exemption from income taxation, and the Church must comply with certain regulations to qualify. For example, the Church cannot maintain her tax exemption and support or oppose a political candidate or any other political issue; a special exception allows black Protestant churches to agitate for Democrats yet retain their exemption.
Catholic hospitals, however, do not qualify as churches under the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. They must comply with the legislation as ordinary businesses. If they object to the abortion mandate, then they must pay gargantuan fines. The Catholic Church, her institutions, and her faithful cannot provide abortifacients, contraception, sterilization, and abortion as these are intrinsically evil.
That leaves these groups several options. They can continue to operate without employing anyone; the requirement to provide these procedures applies only to employees. For a hospital, that's impractical right now, although I suppose that a tremendous surge in vocations of medically qualified persons to religious orders may displace the current staff.
Alternatively, the hospitals may pay a special tax ($2,000 per employee) and simply not offer health insurance (for reasons unrelated to opposition to abortion, which carries a special punitive fine). The employees then each pay a tax of not less than $695/person (or $2085/family) and simply decline medical attention. That arrangement may prove economically viable, especially if other employers drop their coverage. Essentially, health insurance becomes too expensive, so the employer pays a tax, reduces wages to compensate for the tax, and have each employee pay a special tax from the wages. Technically, if the hospital employs fewer than 50 persons, or if no employee nor spouse nor dependent of any employee receives a subsidy on any exchange, then the hospital need not pay the $2,000/employee tax. In the case of hospitals, this arrangement may prove particularly enticing if the hospital then can offer or provide some limited form of healthcare to employees, their spouses, and their children; however, I'm not sure how legal that might be.
I agree. Trying to find excuses for Roberts is rediculous. He was worried about what the President, Dem Senators, and left wing would say about him. The right move was to throw this thing out and Obama would be spending his time trying to figure out what he could do thru executive orders to implement what he could. Now he has this hurdle cleared. The Republicans would be spending time writing another bill and this Bain Capital nonsense wouldn't have nearly the attention it has garned.
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On enacting a no-fly zone:
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"Qaddafi's been our enemy for years. This is an opportunity to replace that dictatorship, and I think the United States ought to be firmly on the side of the Libyan people in replacing this administration." -FOX News, February 22
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So I recently got Knack for the PS4 (add me if you have one, username is Preditan), and a couple of hours into the game it has me attached. It reminds me a lot of what the ratchet and clank series was to the ps2/ps3. I was worried at first after reading many negative reviews about Knack, but now that I have finally got my hands on it, it is a must-have for the ps4. Anyone who liked the ratchet and clank series will fall in love with this one. I will be anxious to see how the 2-player co-op is like. The overall feel of Knack is very festive, fun, relaxing and yet intense. The whole concept of this character is very cool, the idea that he can get bigger and bigger every time you collect "relics" (which are those little particles he is made of). From a level-design point of view, it does a great job of keeping you engaged from checkpoint-to-checkpoint. Texturing is good, the modeling is detailed enough for a game like this, and the lighting is spot-on. Mark Cerny did a great job directing this game. Props to him. Here are a few images from my ps4 that I captured (loving the share button). The world is amazing. Beautiful scenery.
I had one preordered but canceled it. Then my brother told me my mom bought all her boys a PS4 for Christmas. So I guess I'll have one on Wednesday
Yeah not a whole lot right now which is also a good reason to wait. Might get a price drop at some point.


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The long regular season is over, and now Oregon's top basketball teams begin the quest for their respective state championships this week for the 5A and 6A boys.
At the 6A level, the odds-on favorites remain No. 1 Lake Oswego and second-rated South Medford. Lake Oswego has a first round bye in the 28-team preliminaries. They will play Saturday against the winner of Gresham and Sprague.
The full 6A schedule for round one Wednesday looks like this:
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is a Supreme Court justice who was nominated by Ronald Reagan after Lewis Powell retired. Kennedy was a Californian like Reagan, who turned to him after two prior nominations to a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court had not been confirmed.
On June 27, 2016, Kennedy cast the decisive vote in favor of abortion clinics, thereby giving pro-aborts everything they wanted to overturn pro-life provisions, in the case of Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.
Before siding completely with abortion, Kennedy had previously cast the deciding vote in support of a narrowed affirmance of abortion rights in 1992, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Between then and 2015, Kennedy's only votes for abortion were in denying certiorari on pro-life petitions. At oral argument in the Hobby Lobby case on March 25, Justice Kennedy was critical of the possibility of the government requiring corporations to fund abortion. Uncertain until 2016 about whether Kennedy would rule for them, pro-aborts typically did not appeal their court losses to the Supreme Court, perhaps fearing that Justice Kennedy will cast the deciding vote against them and thereby establish a pro-life precedent nationwide. With Kennedy on their side now, abortion clinics are expected to seek to overturn numerous pro-life laws, beginning with a lawsuit in Louisiana merely a few days after the Supreme Court ruled.
Justice Kennedy authored all three of the Supreme Court decisions which have advanced the homosexual agenda.[1] He was also the decisive vote and wrote the 5-4 opinion in favor of direct corporate spending on ads in campaigns, in Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010).
Early Life and Career
Kennedy was born in Sacramento, California, July 23, 1936. He married Mary Davis and has three children. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and the London School of Economics, and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School.
He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1961–1963, as well as in Sacramento, California from 1963–1975. From 1965 to 1988, he was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. He has served in numerous positions during his career, including a member of the California Army National Guard in 1961, the board of the Federal Judicial Center from 1987–1988, and two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States: the Advisory Panel on Financial Disclosure Reports and Judicial Activities, subsequently renamed the Advisory Committee on Codes of Conduct, from 1979–1987, and the Committee on Pacific Territories from 1979–1990, which he chaired from 1982–1990.[2]
Judicial Philosophy
Beginning with the replacement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with Justice Samuel Alito, Kennedy became the key swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court on several issues, including abortion, enemy combatants and environmental cases.[3]
Kennedy is willing to overrule precedents and deemphasize stare decisis. He has written court opinions that have overruled both liberal and conservative precedents, in areas ranging from the Eighth Amendment (death penalty) to homosexual rights to antitrust law.
In general terms, Kennedy has voted with the conservative side of the U.S. Supreme Court on these issues:
- campaign speech
- Establishment Clause
- partial birth abortion
- federalism[4]
- criminal procedure, such as Kyllo v. United States and DA's Office for the Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne
- business law, such as Nevada Dep't of Human Resources v. Hibbs
But Kennedy has voted with the liberal side of the Court on these issues:
- Roe v. Wade
- pornography
- death penalty, such as Roper v. Simmons
- homosexual agenda
- parental rights
- rights of enemy combatants
- global warming
- use of foreign law to interpret the U.S. Constitution
- immigration[5]
Kennedy tends to support interdependence and reciprocity between the branches of government rather than the strict separation of powers advocated by Justice Antonin Scalia. For example, Justice Kennedy dissented from the Blakely v. Washington:[6]
- The Court, in my respectful submission, disregards the fundamental principle under our constitutional system that different branches of government "converse with each other on matters of vital common interest." Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 408 (1989). As the Court in Mistretta explained, the Constitution establishes a system of government that presupposes, not just "'autonomy'" and "'separateness,'" but also "'interdependence'" and "'reciprocity.'" Id., at 381, 102 L. Ed. 2d 714, 109 S. Ct. 647 (quoting Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, 635, 96 L. Ed. 1153, 72 S. Ct. 863 (1952) (Jackson, J., concurring)). Constant, constructive discourse between our courts and our legislatures is an integral and admirable part of the constitutional design. Case-by-case judicial determinations often yield intelligible patterns that can be refined by legislatures and codified into statutes or rules as general standards. As these legislative enactments are followed by incremental judicial interpretation, the legislatures may respond again, and the cycle repeats. This recurring dialogue, an essential source for the elaboration and the evolution of the law, is basic constitutional theory in action.
- Sentencing guidelines are a prime example of this collaborative process. Dissatisfied with the wide disparity in sentencing, participants in the criminal justice system, including judges, pressed for legislative reforms. In response, legislators drew from these participants' shared experiences and enacted measures to correct the problems, which, as Justice O'Connor explains, could sometimes rise to the level of a constitutional injury. As Mistretta recognized, this interchange among different actors in the constitutional scheme is consistent with the Constitution's structural protections.
- To be sure, this case concerns the work of a state legislature, and not of Congress. If anything, however, this distinction counsels even greater judicial caution. Unlike Mistretta, the case here implicates not just the collective wisdom of legislators on the other side of the continuing dialogue over fair sentencing, but also the interest of the States to serve as laboratories for innovation and experiment. See New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U.S. 262, 311, 76 L. Ed. 747, 52 S. Ct. 371 (1932) (Brandeis, J., dissenting). With no apparent sense of irony that the effect of today's decision is the destruction of a sentencing scheme devised by democratically elected legislators, the majority shuts down alternative, nonjudicial, sources of ideas and experience. It does so under a faintly disguised distrust of judges and their purported usurpation of the jury's function in criminal trials. It tells not only trial judges who have spent years studying the problem but also legislators who have devoted valuable time and resources "calling upon the accumulated wisdom and experience of the Judicial Branch . . . on a matter uniquely within the ken of judges," Mistretta, supra, at 412, 102 L. Ed. 2d 714, 109 S. Ct. 647, that their efforts and judgments were all for naught. Numerous States that have enacted sentencing guidelines similar to the one in Washington State are now commanded to scrap everything and start over.
Personal life
Anthony McLeod Kennedy was born on July 22, 1936 in Sacramento California. The second of three children, Kennedy grew up in the quiet Sacramento community that reflected the rural Central California region.
Kennedy's father, Anthony J. Kennedy, worked as a lawyer and lobbyist for various businesses. The elder Kennedy, a well-established lawyer had a reputation for influence in the California legislature.
His mother, Gladys McLeod, participated in many Sacramento civic activities.
Kennedy attended a local Sacramento high school and Stanford University. He spent a year of his undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics and earned his A.B. and a Phi Beta Kappa key in 1958. After Stanford, Kennedy enrolled in Harvard Law School where he graduated cum laude. After law school Kennedy returned to California and worked as an associate for a law firm in San Francisco. His father died in 1963 and Kennedy returned to Sacramento to take over his father's practice. Also in 1963 Kennedy wed Mary Davis, with whom he had three children.
Early Years as a Lawyer
Although he lacked vast experience as a lawyer, many of his father's important clients stayed with him out of respect for the elder Kennedy. His clients soon discovered the young lawyer had just as much, if not more, legal skills than his father.
Kennedy had a talent for socializing and soon made many friends among the influential Californian politicians. Kennedy also donated large sums of money on behalf of himself and his clients to various political officials in the state.
Connection with President Ronald Reagan
Through his work as a lobbyist, Kennedy befriended Ed Meese who was a California District Attorney. The two, sharing similarities in age and background, became close friends. Meese left to work for then-Governor Reagan in 1966 and Kennedy continued his work as an attorney and lobbyist.
The two men did not lose touch with each other, however, and Kennedy continued to help Meese and Reagan in small capacities. Kennedy also taught constitutional law for a brief period during this time at the McGeorge School of Law of the University of the Pacific. In 1973, Meese recruited Kennedy to help Reagan draft Proposition One, a ballot initiative to limit the state's spending. He campaigned throughout the state to push the passage of the proposal and his efforts won him Reagan's favor.
The Ninth Circuit
Kennedy's loyalty was rewarded when Reagan recommended him to President Gerald Ford when a vacancy in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opened. Kennedy joined the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1975 at age 38. Kennedy soon became the head of the court's conservative minority as President Carter expanded and flooded the Ninth Circuit Court with liberal judges. In the turbulent and often divided Ninth Circuit Court of that time, Kennedy often held majorities with few dissents. His narrow case-by-case approach and his refusal to resort to sweeping conclusions and rhetoric won him the support of many colleagues. Even his opponents admired Kennedy's well-crafted and thoughtful opinions.
"Sometimes it's better to bet on a horse to show."
When Justice Lewis Powell retired in 1987, Kennedy appeared on a short list of possibilities for the President's nomination, but Reagan nominated Robert Bork, but the feisty, conservative Bork met with fierce political opposition from liberals in the Senate and ultimately failed to win confirmation. Reagan nominated Douglas Ginsburg, a judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia Circuit, who subsequently withdrew. Reagan, on the advice of Meese, finally turned to Kennedy to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Kennedy's nomination, unlike Reagan's two previous picks, encountered little resistance. After the tumultuous events surrounding Bork and Ginsburg, Kennedy's low key nomination appeared calming and even liberals thought of him as fair-minded and pragmatic. The Senate unanimously confirmed Kennedy and he was sworn into office on February 8, 1988.
Since he had experience as a federal judge, Justice Kennedy made an easy transition to the U.S. Supreme Court. He has voted consistently with his past record on many issues, but disappointed conservatives by providing a fifth vote to sustain Roe v. Wade in 1992. On several key issues Justice Kennedy remains the swing vote on the Court.
- ↑ The three decisions are Romer, Lawrence, and Windsor.
- ↑ Biographies of Current Justices of the Supreme Court
- ↑ In the 2006 Term ending June 2007, Kennedy had ruled with environmentalists in granting EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, but he had ruled against them in narrowing the EPA's obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- ↑ Kennedy's praise of federalism and dual sovereignty is often quoted from his concurrence in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995) ("federalism was the unique contribution of the Framers to political science and political theory. Though on the surface the idea may seem counter-intuitive, it was the insight of the Framers that freedom was enhanced by the creation of two governments, not one")
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/id/2206039/
- ↑ 542 U.S. at 326-28 (Kennedy, J., dissenting).