text: News digest 21 February 2013 21 February 2013 After yesterday's dip in unemployment – albeit with the worrying undertone of a rise in youth unemployment - today's digest opens with the spectacular failure of chancellor George Osborne's 4G cash saving wheeze which he had used to mask his borrowing figures at last year's Autumn statement. Osborne argued he would benefit from some £3.5 billion but in reality he only managed to raise £2.3 billion so that blows a billion pound hole in his accounts and means the budget deficit will likely actually rise this year rather than fall. As the government has consistently claimed – or should that now be lied – that its deficit reduction strategy was on track, this is yet another example of policy going off the rails. It's time for Osborne to get the chop… And while Osborne may be out of his depth it looks like Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King's power is draining. Minutes from the MPC meeting show it voted against expanding the quantitative easing programme from its current £375 billion, even though the governor backed the idea, the pound fell sharply after the release of the minutes. Incoming governor Mark Carney will soon be in the hot seat. And from a hot seat to a vacant seat and with one week to go to the Eastleigh byelection the jury in the trial of Chris Huhne's ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, was discharged after failing to reach a verdict on a charge of perverting the course of justice. Pryce will face a retrial while Huhne is still awaiting sentencing and a possible jail term. Also under pressure is NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson. While prime minister David Cameron says he is doing a good job the front page of the Mail has a poll that says 90 per cent of NHS staff think he should be sacked over his handling of the Mid Staffordshire scandal, whose advice would you take? And talking of advice and its back to jobs with education minister telling over 60s to go back to university to retrain and keep their jobs, is there a further extension to the pension age or just another out of touch Tory? Talking of out of touch a number of the papers report on the head of Titan Tyres Maurice Taylor who has lambasted workers at a French tyre factory. The latest attack on France and the Hollande administration bemoans employees at a struggling tyre plant saying the employees at the plant only work three hours a day. In another attack he complains that they get an hour for lunch and breaks, as usual American industrialists prefer to work people to the bone, or export jobs elsewhere. Nevertheless the answer from the French industry minister Arnaud Moutebourg could be interesting, after all he previously told steel magnate Laksmi Mittal he was no longer welcome in France after a previous contretemps… Morning Star Half of urban kids in poverty (p1) MPs on alert after food tests (p2) Osborne's 4G hopes fall flat (p3) Anti-cuts group to join forces (p3) Young jobless rise as pay plummets (p5) Lib Dem donors stay home in 2012 (p5) Daily Mirror Cameron backs NHS death scapegoat (p9) 4G shortfall a headache for Osborne (p9) Huhne court fiasco (p11) [Bedroom] tax on carers (p14) [14 per cent cut for a spare room] Cop chief blasts two-job bobbies (p18) Fumes kill two workers on Tory peer's estate (p23) Rug pulled on 800 jobs (p58) – Len McCluskey quoted FBI probes Heinz takeover (p58) Sun Bojo throws a wobbly [in Eastleigh] (p2) Don't axe NHS boss (p2) [Cameron wants to keep David Nicholson] Ed union cash aid (p12) [political donations] – Unite cited HMV Aid (p12) [Elton John suggests instore gigs] Row as 4G sales raises £1 billion less than forecast (p18) Pryce retrial (p19) Record number in work (p46) Titan tyres of French staff (p46) Express Jobless drops to 2.5 million (p4) Pryce trial collapses (p11) Elderly should retrain to keep jobs, says minister (p25) BHP Billiton chief quits (p57) Sterling on the slide (p57) Mail 90 per cent of NHS staff say sack David Nicholson (p1) Pound tumbles (p2) Pryce trial: Do we need IQ tests for juries? – Melanie Philips (p5) 4G auction leaves £1.2 billion black hole (p6) Willetts tells over 60s to go back to university (p10) Cameron to divert aid millions to avoid defence cuts (p19) Pay has fallen since 2002 (p20) Most new jobs filled by British workers (p20) Boris outbusrt: 'These sodding Lib Dem voters' (p24) Axminster Carpets collapses (p28) King and Osborne go head to head (p65) BT buys into 4G (p65) RSA slashes dividend (p65) HSBC scraps sales targets (p66) FBI probes Heinz deals (p67) Times (no links all stories behind paywall) Pryce trial collapses amid doubt over jury (p1) Jobs figures hide economic decline (p1/2) Osborne's sums won't add up (p9) Sterling sent into freefall (p37) Mining chief moves on (p38) FSA finds 'potential fraud' at Barclays (p41) RSA reveals shock dividend cut (p41) Osborne short changed over 4G (p44) Final call for HMV at Heathrow (p45) Titan of tyres punctures French work ethic (p47) Indie Pryce trial collapses (p1) George Osborne's billion pound drop (p12-13) Pound slumps after bank reveals split on stimulus (p13) Can Boris save the Tories from electoral disaster in Eastleigh? (p24) Maurice Taylor lambasts 'lazy' French workers (p31) Axminister heads towards administration (p50) RSA shares plunge (p50) Unemployment falls again (p51) Dreamliner: Wiring problem discovered (p54) Guardian David Cameron gives green light for aid cash to go on military (p1) Vicky Pryce faces retrial after jury 'fails to grasp basics' (p1) Nick Clegg struggles to drive home ideas for mansion tax in radio phone-in (p4) Prince Philip tells Filipino nurse her country 'must be half empty' (p5) Prime minister's private dinners net Tories £700,000 (p6) Elderly in care 20 times more likely to be on antipsychotics (p6) David Cameron defends lack of apology for British massacre at Amritsar (p7) David Willetts: older people should return to higher education (p7) Jobs fear as Axminster Carpets faces collapse (p13) Ed Balls urged to 'fall on his sword' (p15) Patient aged 90 left on A&E hospital trolley for five hours (p15) Minister fears housing benefit plan risks rise in homelessness (p16) Eastleigh byelection: Boris Johnson given the doorstep brush-off (p18) 4G auction: what was it all for? (p27) Blow for George Osborne as 4G auction comes up £1.2bn short of expectations (p27) George Osborne's 4G wheeze backfires (p27) Record jobs level with almost 30 million Britons in work (p28) Bank of England governor outvoted in bid to launch fresh QE boost (p28) Falling wages are better than rising dole queues (p28) RWE boss warns over nuclear plant subsidies (p29) HMV administrators axe another 464 staff and 37 stores (p29) Apple manufacturer Foxconn stops hiring workers in China (p30) easyJet founder demands action over Boeing 'fiasco' (p30) Make no mistake, Eastleigh byelection is a pivotal political event – Martin Kettle (p33) Telegraph Over-60s told: Go back to university and retrain (p1) Jurors criticised as Pryce trial halts (p1) NHS chief must not be scapegoat, says PM (p4) Aid to pay for peacekeeping missions (p8) Sell up to avoid mansion tax, Clegg tells elderly with £2 million homes (p10) Wages fall further behind inflation (p12) One more week of the [byelection] circus (p14) Osborne should stick to his job and leave politicking to others – Peter Oborne (p22) Pentagon cuts will force BAE to axe 3,500 US jobs (b1) Titan chief attacks the French (b1) Bank split on more QE (b1) Osborne left with £1.2 billion hole (b1) 37 more HMV stores to close (b3) Axminister files for administration (b3) FT (no links all stories behind paywall) Pound slides after Bow shock (p1) RSA chief under fire (p1) Job creation grows but wages suffer (p2) PM's deficit vow thrown in doubt by 4G auction (p3)Pryce trial collapses (p4) Coalition split on housing benefit (p4) UK's energy policy stands in the way of growth – Richard Lambert (p13) Jobs freeze as Apple cuts orders (p17) Top Santander experts see pay drop by a third (p18) Momentum grows for less expensive iPhone (p19) Tata plans Indian airline (p21) New BAE/EADS deal on the cards? 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Happy 100th Birthday, National Park Service!
One hundred years ago on this date (Aug. 25), President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act that created the National Park Service. more >>
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Mission (Blue) Impossible: A Rescue Plan for Endangered Butterflies
In April, a team of scientists hatched a daring plan to save some endangered mission blue butterflies from a Milagra Ridge site ravaged by a plant pathogen. See how—and why—they relocated a couple of endangered butterflies to another spot on Milagra. more >>
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Explore New Worlds this Summer, From Tales to Trails
It's time for an adventure—in the pages of a book or on a path through our parks! Learn about free and fun activities from the San Francisco Public Library, National Park Service, and Parks Conservancy—including reading programs, ranger talks, park shuttles, and more. more >>
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Rescue Mission Proceeds: Captive-Raised Coho Begin Return to the Wild
With Redwood Creek coho salmon on the brink of disappearing, biologists launched a last-ditch attempt to save them: harvesting local fish, raising them to reproductive maturity at a hatchery, and then returning them to the wild. In December, the first captive-raised coho were released. more >>
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Buffalo Soldiers: The First African American 'Park Rangers'
On the 150th anniversary of the formation of the African American Buffalo Soldiers regiments, learn about their vital role in the history of the national parks (and of the Presidio)—and discover why Teddy Roosevelt had a special place in his heart for them. more >>
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The Presidio Gateway: People Making Parks
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27' Soling, 1970
Designed by Jan Linge, the Soling won a design competition to develop a new Olympic class to replace the Dragon. It was the Olympic 3 man keelboat from 1972 until 2000.
The Soling's lively performance makes it an excellent teaching boat. It's responsive enough to provide instant feedback, but stable enough to avoid getting wet.
Experienced sailors will enjoy the Soling's outstanding upwind performance and extensive sail and rig controls. Perfect for sailing single handed or with inexperienced crew.
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The migration of illegal immigrants into the US is undoubtedly a problem. In dealing with this issue however, we must be humane and considerate, of these modern-day pilgrims. As a first step it will be made known publicly, that illegal immigrants will no longer be deported, for simply being on US soil. An amnesty period will be granted, to institutions, that employ/house any illegal immigrants they are harboring. Once amnesty elapses all institutions caught harboring undocumented immigrants will face severe repercussions.
Once an undocumented immigrant has been identified he/she will be required to give his/her information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The immigrants information will be entered, into The Yellow Card Register. A Yellow Card, with photo and basic info similar to a Driver's License will be issued. A special Tax ID will also be issued. Issuance of a Yellow Card will not provide the holder, with a path to citizenship.
Once an Immigrant has been registered, and a Yellow Card issued any legal infraction, including tax evasion will result in immediate deportation. Yellow Card holders will be granted 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Amendment rights only.
All institutions employing and/or housing Yellow Card holders will be required, to keep record of their status. They must report quarterly the names, employment, and living conditions, of said card holders. They must also direct any undocumented workers/occupants to immigration personnel so they can be registered.
Once a card holder has been convicted, of a criminal offense of any kind, and has been deported he/she will have a red flag added to their names, in the Yellow Card Register. If the flagged immigrant is subsequently found inside US territory he/she will be sentenced to prison.
This act is intended to provide a useful role(as tax payers) to illegal immigrants. It also provides assurance to the citizenry, that illegal non-citizens are not a threat.
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Ready for a new There She Goes Challenge?!
It's a sketch challenge! Who doesn't love a good sketch?!
I am playing along with one of my favorite TSG stamp sets called Puppy Love.
I stamped my image in Momento tuxedo black ink onto X-press It blending card and colored my image with copics. I paper pieced the little girl's dress. I paired some Bazzill Card Shoppe cotton candy and candy bar CS with some PP from the Doodlebug Designs "Sugar and Spice" 6x6 paper pad.
skin - E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, R30
hair - E19, E18, E08, E02
puppy - E25, E34, E33, E31, E30, C9,C7, C5, YG 17, YG13
forground - E44, E43, E41,YG17, YG13
background - BG10
Here's the sketch:
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He was supposed to replace the devious, bitter and paranoiac old Nixon. And, sure enough, he did. The new Nixon was devious, bitter, paranoiac... and criminal. He resigned in disgrace just ahead of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors.
We mention this not to reopen old wounds but as a cautionary tale about believing the tiger when he claims to have changed his stripes. "This is Not Your Father's Oldsmobile" was not only an implicit confession to years of automotive boredom, it was a transparently premature claim of latter-day excitement.
United Airlines' "Rising" was similarly confessional, and-as events have unfolded-even more ridiculously inaccurate.
In theory, acknowledgement of past weaknesses should be so disarmingly candid as to enhance credibility. Long experience with the publicly penitent, however, has taught consumers to be skeptical. It's often far more instructive to look at the slogan employed immediately before the disarmingly candid declaration of transformation. Arthur Andersen's, for instance, was "Helping in Ways You Never Imagined."
Tricky Dick's was "Nixon's the One."
This brings us to Hardee's, the burger joint that evolved-or devolved-into a long-struggling burger and chicken and roast beef and biscuit `n' gravy joint. So now-in an act desperation or inspiration, heroism or commercial suicide-the chain is coming clean.
Not, "Golly, we lost our focus a little bit but, folks, we're back!" coming clean. More like: "Hardee's: We no longer, like, totally reek!" coming clean.
And we speak not figuratively. A 30-second spot from Mendelsohn/Zien, L.A., focuses on Hardee's longstanding problems with-we swear to God-nauseating stench. The spot shows an 18-year-old ex-customer who recalls, with pained facial expressions, his total disgust over his last Hardee's meal.
"The whole place just smells like fried chicken," he says, "like chicken, frying chicken. So I bite into the burger and, dude, it was just weird. I'm eating the burger and smelling the chicken."
He does not say whether he actually puked, but based on his grimaces, don't bet against it.
Then-in a magnificent bit of food photography-the ad reveals what will make the old, putrid Hardee's into the new, appetizing Hardee's: Thickburger, which is a thick burger. And as you'd expect in a spot from the agency that turned Carl's Jr. around by focusing on that chain's thick, juicy burgers, the thing looks pretty enticing.
"Introducing Thickburger and no fried chicken," the voice-over says. "Instead of trying to make a lot of things good, we're going to make one thing great."
A few problems here. The first is the tiger's stripes situation; history does not augur well. Secondly, focus is all well and good, but fast-food consumers demand menu variety-not the opposite. And, finally, the majority of Hardee's young core customers who had never really given much thought to the odor issue now will be able to concentrate on little else. The advertiser has invited the consumer to smell a rat, and, verily, the consumer will.
Hand it to Hardee's-as advertised, they aren't chicken. But their chances of succeeding really stink.
Mendelsohn/Zien, Los Angeles
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You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you
are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something
- Author Unknown
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
- Kahlil Gibran
Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete.
If you're alive, it isn't.
- Richard Bach
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.
- Alexander Woollcott
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the
circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.
- St. Augustine, 354 430
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb
meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in
trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
-Jack London
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine
- Buddha
I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more
accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next
as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.
- Dawna Markova
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
- Cherokee Expression
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'
- The Talmud
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on that day, for the second
time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
- Henry Van Dyke
Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come
- Harold Whitman
Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare
and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch
myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
- Mary Jean Iron
O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, 'Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
- Mother Teresa
A big shot is a little shot that kept shooting.
- Anonymous
No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.
- Anonymous
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
- Mohammed
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
- Anatole France
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
- Anonymous
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
- Bill Blackman
The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
- Blood of the Martyr
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
- Anonymous
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your
own mind.
- Bruce Lee
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
- Anonymous
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
- Thomas S. Monson
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
- Anonymous
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
- Anonymous
He who seeks rest finds boredom....He who seeks work finds rest.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
- Henry J. Kaiser
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
- Seneca
Never, never, never give up.
- Winston Churchill
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Matthew 7:7-8 (see also verses 9 -12)
"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but
believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be
- Mark,11:22-24
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
- Stephen Covey
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
- Buckminster Fuller
Some men see things the way they are and ask, "Why?" I dream things that never were, and ask "Why not?"
- George Bernard Shaw
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
- Anonymous
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, "What happened?"
- Anonymous
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
- Anonymous
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
- Zadok Rabinwitz
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
- John Lubbock
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
- Steven Covey
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
- Proverbs
No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.
- Anonymous
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
- Richard Bach
The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
- Thomas Carlyle
We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.
- Anonymous
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
- Japanese Proverb
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
- Bill Blackman
There are only two ways to live your life. One way is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle
-Albert Einstein
Tell me and I forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I understand.
- Anonymous
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
- William Arthur Ward
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
- David O. McKay
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
- Ralph Nader
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
- Elbert Hubbard
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected
in common hours.
–Henry David Thoreau
Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
–Henry David Thoreau
It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.
-Hermann Hesse
Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
–William Shedd
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
-Mark Twain-
A genius is a person who listens to their soul and obeys.
-Chris Walker
The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.
-Larry Eisenberg-
Knowledge does not come to us in details, but in flashes of light from heaven.
-Henry David Thoreau
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
-Norman Vincent Peale-
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
-Mark Twain-
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.
-Larry Eisenberg -
"I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me
not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."
-Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855-
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright (1876-1944)-
Whosoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others"
-Albert Schweitzer-
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
-Mark Twain-
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face,kindness in your eyes, kindness in
your smile."
-Mother Teresa-
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees"
- William Marriott-
A lot of people die at forty, but they are not buried until 30 years later.
-General George S. Patton-
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
-Albert Schweitzer-
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
-James Matthew Barrie-
A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle.
It is difficult to give away kindness. It keeps coming back to you.
-Cort Flint-
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
-Albert Schweitzer-
Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.
-H. Boetcker-
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt-
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
-Joseph Addison-
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln-
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.
-Albert Schweitzer-
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
-George S. Patton
Adventure is worthwhile.
-Amelia Earhart
Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
-Joshua J. Marine
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
-William Ellery Channing
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
-Henry Drummond
What a man really wants is creative challenge with sufficient skills to bring him within the reach of success so that he may have the expanding joy of achievement.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
-Tony Dorsett
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
-Bernice Johnson Reagon
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to
- Matthew 17:20
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
- Kahlil Gibran
Pep without purpose is piffle.
- Anonymous
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and
following them, you reach your destiny.
- Carl Schurz
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
- Henry Ford
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
- Anonymous
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes... but that would be a mistake.
- Anonymous
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
- Emmanuel
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
- Pierre Corneille
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor
suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
- Theodore Roosevelt
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
- Anonymous
Don't fear, just live right.
- Neal A. Maxwell
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
- William Shakespeare (Macbeth)
A life lived in fear is half lived.
- Anonymous
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
- Ambrose Redmoon
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
- Anonymous
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
- Anonymous
Security is a kind of death.
- Tennessee Williams, Esquire, September, 1971
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
- Shira Tehrani
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
We are like tea bags - we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.
- Sister Busche
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
- Anonymous
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
- Anonymous
A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
- Anonymous
Attitude determines altitude.
- Anonymous
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
- William Shakespeare
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from "Faust"
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
- Anonymous
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
- Anonymous
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
- Anonymous
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
- Anonymous
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
- Anonymous
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much; Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
- Cowper
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
- Anonymous
Don't be so humble; you're not that great.
- Golda Meir, to a visiting diplomat
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
-St. Clement of Alexandra
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
-Thornton Wilder
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
-Arthur C. Clarke
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.
Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action.
-Benjamin Disraeli
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
-Author Unknown
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
-William B. Sprague
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
-Samuel Johnson
Fortune favors the brave.
-Publius Terence
He who hesitates is lost.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
-Albert Einstein
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
-Winston Churchill
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
-Matthew Prior
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
-Mary Shelley
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
-Edith Wharton
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
-Sir Edmund Hillary, first to summit Everest (1953)
Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.
-Chinese inscription cited by Thoreau in Walden
Becoming and being are the yin and yang of our lives. One inner one outer. Today, we value becoming to the exclusion of being; we applaud human becomings.
The secret is balance.
Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless - each of us with his or her right upon the earth; Each of us allowed the eternal purports of the earth; Each of us here as
divinely as any is here.
-Walt Whitman
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
- William Jennings Bryan
If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
-Dr. Joyce Brothers
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
-Albert Einstein
If you're going through hell, keep going.
-Winston Churchill
Inspiration and genius--one and the same.
-Victor Hugo
Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
-Ralph Blum
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: "Leave no stone unturned."
-Edward Bulwer Lytton
Every artist was first an amateur.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.
-Thomas Carlyle
Let thy words be few.
-Ecclesiastes 5:2 from Words of Wisdom
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
-Leon J. Suenes
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
-John Muir
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
-George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
- Anonymous
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
- Karl G. Maeser
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine
floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Tell me and I forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I understand.
- Anonymous
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
- William Arthur Ward
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
- David O. McKay
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
- Ralph Nader
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
- Elbert Hubbard
The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over.
- J. Richard Clarke
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Hello creative friends,
Diane here, back this month for a quick Spring & Summer tip with creative Paperclay®
If you are like our family, we're always on the go during the warmer months. Fishing & camping trips is a big deal to us and we go as often as we can.
I love to create and so do my grandkids. And just because were up in the mountains, doesn't stop us from creating.
I like to keep a "On The Go- Art Tote" handy.
I'm also one of those pack light type of gals, so my kit is very light and basic, but satisfies the creative desire quite well.
Here are some of my suggestions for a handy Art Tote
- I first find a nifty bag to put my supplies in. A favorite is those plastic zippered bags that you get when you purchase sheets or curtains sets. But anything will do.
- I gather tools such as, toothpicks, paintbrush coffee stir stick or Popsicle
- A small roll of masking tape and a couple folded up sheets of tissue paper or newspaper, ( this is for armatures if needed ).
- I always throw in at least 3 Ziploc quart size baggies. this is great to store your un-used clay and also for gathering natures treasures to sculpt on such as, pine-cones, leaves, sticks or rocks.
- A small package of hand wipes.
- A small bottled water and a small plastic container for holding water.
- And of course, your Creative Paperclay®
Simply place your items in the bag, zip her up and keep close to the camping gear.
You will always be ready to create wherever the road takes you this summer!
I would like to say thank you for all you creatives support this past 6 months. This is my last post here at the CPC blog, as I will move forward to fulfill other obligations.
It has been such an honor and pleasure to be here each month and participate with you and the amazing design team.
Wishing you all the best on your creative journey :)
Sunday, April 20, 2014
On The Go Art Tote - Diane's Tip
Posted by Dianie at 1:00 AM
3 comments:
- Diane Costanza said...
I love this idea. I often spend my lunch hour in my car reading, but doing some craft or artwork would be a nice way to break up the day also. great tip!
Diane C.
- April 20, 2014 at 1:11 PM
- Susan at TheBoredZombie.com said...
Very smart! I usually have some project in a bag that I can just grab too. It's nice to keep my hands busy during down times.
I'll miss seeing you Diane! I'll certainly keep up with what you're doing next. :)
- April 20, 2014 at 9:49 PM
- J said...
I've seen some nice success with the grandchildren come from having art projects always handy. Their pre-school teachers all comment on how well they handle brushes, paints and scissors. You are a great inspiration, Diane!
- April 22, 2014 at 8:38 AM
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For Free Comic Book Day, Image Comics will release a collectible issue of Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" that contains a new Tyrese-focused short story. (Image Comics)Link
Matt Hawkins, president of Image's Top Cow imprint, and artist Stjepan Sejic are teaming to bring back "Aphrodite IX," the dystopian-future set story of the striking assassin who doesn't remember having completed her assignments once they're completed. (Image Comics)Link
"Jupiter's Legacy #1" (Image Comics)Link
"Peter Panzerfaust" #1 (Image Comics)Link
Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson (Image Comics)Link
For Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, Image Comics is focusing on the past and the present — the publisher will revisit one of its classic titles, "Aphrodite IX," with an eye toward rebooting its green-haired assassin, and will release a new issue of "The Walking Dead" that contains a new Tyrese-focused short story and reprints short stories featuring Michonne, the Governor and Morgan.
Robert Kirkman's zombie comic book might be top of mind in the pop cultural consciousness thanks to the wild popularity of the AMC television series it spawned, but "Aphrodite IX" might benefit from an additional promotional push. Originally created by David Wohl and David Finch, the title debuted in 1996, but only generated six issues and one trade paperback.
Now Matt Hawkins, president of Image's Top Cow imprint, and artist Stjepan Sejic are teaming to bring back the dystopian-future set story of the striking assassin who doesn't remember having completed her assignments once they're completed. After May's first, free issue, "Aphrodite IX" will continue on a monthly schedule, with issue #2 in stores on June 12.
Image also just launched "Jupiter's Legacy," from Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, and the publisher recently announced that "Peter Panzerfaust," a different look at Peter Pan and the Neverland world, is in development as a BBC television series. Elijah Wood, Summer Glau and Ron Perlman provided the voices for the motion comic that will precede it, though there's been no word on the live-action casting.
With new books and new projects in the works, Hero Complex caught up with Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson to ask what's in store for the remainder of 2013.
HC: What are the five upcoming titles/storylines that you are most excited about?
ES: I'm not doing these in any particular order, but first up is "Jupiter's Legacy" by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely because way back at the turn of the century, these two guys took the reigns of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's groundbreaking series, "The Authority," and didn't just maintain the quality, but improved on it. No small feat, given the creators they were taking over for. Mark has gone on to do everything: "Ultimate X-Men," "Civil War," "Wanted," "Kick-Ass," "Nemesis," and Frank worked with Grant Morrison on what is probably the best Superman story ever on "All-Star Superman." Individually they're both amazing, but there's something really magical about the work they do together. And what I've seen so far is just insanely awesome.
Next would be "East of West" by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta. This is Jonathan's second ongoing series at Image and Nick's first work at the company. It's different work for both of them, and in Nick's case, specifically, career-defining stuff. Which isn't to say Jonathan's slacking, but you know, everything he does is just so good. Even if you loved his work on "The Manhattan Projects" or "The Nightly New" or "Fantastic Four," this is going to blow you away, and part of that, I think, is down to the incredible visuals Nick's coming up with for Jonathan's concepts.
J. Michael Straczynski launched an imprint at Image called Joe's Comics back in the '90s, putting out "Rising Stars" and "Midnight Nation" before writing "Spider-Man" for Marvel and "Superman" for DC, along with writing Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-nominated film, "The Changeling." Now he's bringing Joe's Comics back, and the first thing out of that is a new series with artist Ben Templesmith called "Ten Grand." Joe pitched this to me years ago and I've been excited about it ever since. Ben's the perfect artist for this, and anyone who remembers Ben's work from the Warren Ellis series "Fell" is going to be all over "Ten Grand."
There's also "Lazarus" by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, and really, just saying those names together should be enough for anyone familiar with their work to know this is going to be a killer series. They're both amazing storytellers and everything I've seen on this to date looks even better than I could have anticipated. It's smart, sophisticated science fiction and I think it's going to be as big and awesome of a hit for them as "Saga" was for Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. And speaking of "Saga," it's not a new series, but I'm really looking forward to where Brian and Fiona are going with the third arc on the book.
HC: Who are some of the rising stars at Image?
ES: Man, there are a lot. We have a pretty good track record as far as identifying and supporting new talent – Jonathan Hickman's first work was published here, Nick Spencer started out at Image, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, the Luna brothers – and there are constantly new faces and names at Image. On the art side, there are guys like Riley Rossmo, Tradd Moore, Tyler Jenkins and Nate Bellegarde. They all work in unique styles, but the material they're producing is phenomenal. In terms of writers, Kurtis Wiebe is doing some great work, along with Justin Jordan, Joe Keatinge and Nathan Edmondson. Like the artists, none of them are covering the same ground – books like Wiebe's "Peter Panzerfaust" and Jordan's "Legend of Luther Strode" couldn't be more different – and there's a freshness to their work that seems to be resonating with more and more of our readers.
HC: How do you balance bringing in new talent with managing more established comic creators?
ES: The way I look at it is the established talent is awesome, but you don't get to be a big marquee talent if no one is supporting new creativity. Image was formed by some of the biggest names in comics, but almost immediately, the company's founders starting bringing in new talent. It's impossible to stay vital without allowing for new voices and new visions of what comics can be. There was a period when I think our focus on new talent kind of worked at cross purposes with attracting established heavy hitters, but I think we have a good mix of both now, and I think the newer talent benefits greatly from being alongside the bigger names.
HC: "The Walking Dead" and "Wanted" are some examples of comics-to-screen titles from Image. Are there others that you'd like to see make the leap?
ES: "Chew" is currently in development over at Showtime, and I'm really hoping that actually happens, not just because it would be cool for John and Rob, but because seeing that kind of story on TV would be kind of astounding. Another book that is in development is Richard Starkings' "Elephantmen," a great sci-fi story set in a future version of L.A. The world Richard has developed for that book is so vivid and well-thought out and I'd love to see what looks like on film.
HC: Are you bringing in any unexpected talent from other realms — film or television or book publishing?
ES: We will definitely be adding some new names to the roster, plus one or two folks from years past may be making some interesting returns. At this point, we're mapping out the latter half of 2013, so a lot of what's happening over the next several months is the result of gears set in motion last year, but given the amount of attention we attracted over the course of the last year or so, I think more and more people will be anxious to see what's next from Image and we don't aim to disappoint.
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Part 3 out of 3
Set on. Exeunt the KING and his train
FALSTAFF. Master Shallow, I owe you a thousand pounds.
SHALLOW. Yea, marry, Sir John; which I beseech you to let me
home with me.
FALSTAFF. That can hardly be, Master Shallow. Do not you grieve
this; I shall be sent for in private to him. Look you, he
seem thus to the world. Fear not your advancements; I will be
man yet that shall make you great.
SHALLOW. I cannot perceive how, unless you give me your
and stuff me out with straw. I beseech you, good Sir John,
let me
have five hundred of my thousand.
FALSTAFF. Sir, I will be as good as my word. This that you
was but a colour.
SHALLOW. A colour that I fear you will die in, Sir John.
FALSTAFF. Fear no colours; go with me to dinner. Come,
Pistol; come, Bardolph. I shall be sent for soon at night.
Re-enter PRINCE JOHN, the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE,
with officers
CHIEF JUSTICE. Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet;
Take all his company along with him.
FALSTAFF. My lord, my lord--
CHIEF JUSTICE. I cannot now speak. I will hear you soon.
Take them away.
PISTOL. Si fortuna me tormenta, spero me contenta.
Exeunt all but PRINCE JOHN and the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
PRINCE JOHN. I like this fair proceeding of the King's.
He hath intent his wonted followers
Shall all be very well provided for;
But all are banish'd till their conversations
Appear more wise and modest to the world.
CHIEF JUSTICE. And so they are.
PRINCE JOHN. The King hath call'd his parliament, my lord.
CHIEF JUSTICE. He hath.
PRINCE JOHN. I will lay odds that, ere this year expire,
We bear our civil swords and native fire
As far as France. I heard a bird so sing,
Whose music, to my thinking, pleas'd the King.
Come, will you hence? Exeunt
First my fear, then my curtsy, last my speech. My fear, is your
displeasure; my curtsy, my duty; and my speech, to beg your
If you look for a good speech now, you undo me; for what I have
to say
is of mine own making; and what, indeed, I should say will, I
prove mine own marring. But to the purpose, and so to the
Be it known to you, as it is very well, I was lately here in the
of a displeasing play, to pray your patience for it and to
promise you
a better. I meant, indeed, to pay you with this; which if like an
ill venture it come unluckily home, I break, and you, my gentle
creditors, lose. Here I promis'd you I would be, and here I
my body to your mercies. Bate me some, and I will pay you some,
as most debtors do, promise you infinitely; and so I kneel down
you--but, indeed, to pray for the Queen.
If my tongue cannot entreat you to acquit me, will you command
me to
use my legs? And yet that were but light payment--to dance out of
your debt. But a good conscience will make any possible
satisfaction, and so would I. All the gentlewomen here have
me. If the gentlemen will not, then the gentlemen do not agree
the gentlewomen, which was never seen before in such an assembly.
One word more, I beseech you. If you be not too much cloy'd
with fat
meat, our humble author will continue the story, with Sir John in
it, and make you merry with fair Katherine of France; where, for
anything I know, Falstaff shall die of a sweat, unless already 'a
killed with your hard opinions; for Oldcastle died a martyr and
is not the man. My tongue is weary; when my legs are too, I will
you good night.


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Lexington ran into a fired up bunch of Smithville Tigers Friday night. The Tigers beat the visiting Eagles 27-21 in an exciting game that wasn't decided until Smithville recovered Lexington's onside kickoff attempt with 42 seconds remaining.
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How could I not like Ike -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower? As an elementary school child growing up in World War II Britain, my father served under Eisenhower's command from D-Day until Germany's surrender. Together with my fellow students and our teachers, I marked the progress of the Allies through France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany by attaching miniature British and American flags to a classroom wall map of Western Europe, as each advance was reported by the BBC. Ike was our Supreme Commander who led us to victory in Europe and we liked him a lot.
Award-winning scholar Jean Edward Smith's new biography, Eisenhower: In War and Peace, provides a detailed portrait of a man of humble origins but remarkable talent who organized and mounted the monumental international effort that secured victory. Later, he used the same planning and political skills that were required to pull off that unprecedented undertaking, including the management of the notoriously large egos of his American generals, especially Douglas MacArthur and George Patton, as well as Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill and France's haughty General Charles De Gaulle, to lead America through eight years of peace and prosperity.
Reading about Eisenhower makes one yearn for the days when Republican presidents could be relied upon to act in the best interests of the country -- the whole country -- and not assiduously advance the special interests of big money, big banks, big corporations, and big fossil fuels. Smith's new book covers some familiar territory but also provides new information about Eisenhower that elicits fond memories of a president who did not try to make us a theocracy, as the current batch of Republican candidates, from Romney and Ryan on down the entire ticket, are intent on doing.
Strongly averse to the flamboyant and self-aggrandizing behavior exhibited by too many public officials, Ike preferred to accomplish what needed to be done by careful planning, effective communication, and excellent relationships with both superiors and subordinates. As Smith documents, his low-key, ego-free style of command enabled him to accomplish victory in Europe and he exercised this same "hidden hand" style of leadership in the White House with equal, if less dramatic, success.
He was so successful in this regard that he developed a reputation among political commentators -- and even some biographers -- for being disconnected, lazy or out of his depth. Because he loved golf and was frequently photographed at play or on his way to or from a golf course, his reputation as a disconnected or do-nothing president was reinforced. As Smith notes, there were folks who characterized him as "a full-time golfer who moonlighted as President" and a bumper sticker appeared during his 1956 re-election campaign that read: BEN HOGAN FOR PRESIDENT -- IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOLFER, LET'S HAVE A GOOD ONE.
Smith argues persuasively that this type of criticism of Eisenhower ignores his countless accomplishments, such as ending the Korean War in a cease-fire rather than the much more dangerous escalation. Like Ulysses S. Grant, he was a gifted soldier who hated war, in contrast with today's chicken hawks and draft dodgers who are only too eager to send other people's family members into battle. He stabilized the Cold War while reducing the defense budget, and warned against the dangers posed to American society by the growing military/industrial complex.
In the domestic arena, he balanced the budget, oversaw an economy that increased everyone's standard of living, expanded Social Security coverage to 10 million self-employed farmers, doctors and other professionals, and raised the minimum wage to a level that, adjusted for inflation, exceeds the current hourly rate. In addition, the Interstate Highway system and the St. Lawrence Seaway project that he initiated were huge economic stimulus programs.
Despite being faulted for dragging his feet on civil liberties, he completed the desegregation process of all branches of the military that President Harry Truman began. He appointed Earl Warren Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and his Justice Department presented the government's argument for desegregation in the Brown case. He also sent the U.S. Army (not the National Guard) to Little Rock to enforce the Supreme Court's order to desegregate the public schools in Arkansas. In keeping with his preferred low-key style, he orchestrated the actions that led to the discrediting of Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist witch-hunts and the Senate censure of McCarthy that effectively ended his political career.
Smith summarizes Eisenhower's character and legacy in the following terms:
"[He was] a man of principle, decency, and common sense, whom the country could count on to do what was right. In both war and peace he gave the world confidence in American leadership."
He adds that Ike was a "progressive conservative" based on his conviction that "traditional American values encompassed change and progress." Contrary to popular perceptions and much academic orthodoxy, Smith concludes that, second only to Franklin Roosevelt, Ike was America's most successful 20th century president.
It would be reassuring if the leaders of today's Republican Party came close to matching Eisenhower's integrity and accomplishments. As a long-time Democrat who is actively supporting President Barak Obama's re-election, I would be much less distressed if he lost to a Republican like Ike than to the current slate which is intent on selling the country to the highest bidder, destroying the middle class, condemning the poor, elderly and sick to whatever fate awaits them, laying waste the environment, and pandering to an extreme Christian Right that is committed to waging a take-no-prisoners holy war on women and anyone else who does not share their beliefs. It is no accident that none of these folks is running as an Eisenhower Republican -- which is a great pity for the party and the country.


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Just as Minka Kelly and Katie Holmes did before her, Natalie Portman is embarking on the rite of passage for Hollywood's classy, brunette actresses: She's strapping on the pink pillbox hat to play Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larraín's upcoming biopic Jackie, which follows the former First Lady in the immediate aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. Now Deadline has the first photo of Portman in the role, which turns out to require far less makeup than its competing '60s political biopics. Wig game strong!


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A Formal Complaint on Lack of Enforcement of European Law
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Article III, Section I, Clause I of the European Constitution states that "The European Commission is the executive authority of the European Union." Article III, Section II, Clause II states that "The European Commission is responsible for the enforcement of European Council decisions among the member states.
It has come to the attention of the Duxburian Union that the European Commission has shirked its responsibility to enforce the law. The laws in question are the European Cannabis Act and Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Protection from Unusual/Cruel Punishment Clause. The clause states that "All persons are to be protected from cruel, unusual and inhumane punishment."
We hold that the member state of Davishire's legal system violates the UDoHR with its severe prison sentences for very minor crimes, and its "unlimited" fines. We also accuse it of leveraging this illegal system as a proxy for remaining in at least partial non-compliance with the Cannabis Act. We accuse the European Commission of refusing to perform its core responsibilities of enforcement, for the second time on Davishire and the Cannabis Act.
This is a published list of Davishirian regulations regarding cannabis:
-Removes cannabis from the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Instead the new act will control all areas of cannabis regulation.
-It will now be legal for persons to possess up to 1 gram of cannabis in a public place, any more than this shall count as illegal possession and will face a fine of up to £10,000 and a possible term of imprisonment as a summary offence of up to 6 months imprisonment
-A person may possess up to 3 mature cannabis plants, these plants must be purchased from a government authorised supplier with a Cannabis Plant Certificate. Being in possession of plants without such a certificate shall incur an unlimited fine and a term of imprisonment of up to 15 years on indictment
-A person may not smoke cannabis in a public place, such conduct can result in an unlimited fine and up to 5 years imprisonment on indictment
-In order to drive a vehicle a person must have no trace of cannabis in their blood. Police have powers to stop and require a sample of blood/urine/breath to be taken. Mandatory 24 month driving ban (same as drink driving) and a possible unlimited fine.
-A person shall not be permitted to sell cannabis or other paraphernalia without a government licence.
-It will not be legal for a person to import cannabis into Davishire from another country without the necessary government licence.
-A minimum price of £5.50 per quarter gram/£7.50 per half gram/£10 per gram of cannabis purchased shall be implemented (excl tax)
-A 50% Cannabis Victims Tax shall be levied against the minimum price with all proceeds being spend on anti-drugs campaigns
-Cannabis shall be subject to standard 20% Value Added Tax (calculated after all other taxes applied.
-It will be illegal to sell cannabis to persons aged under 21
The highlighted portions are what we feel violates the UDoHR. There is also nothing that says government licenses actually need to be awarded, only that they exist. Whether this is something that needs to be in the act itself is up to a court of law to decide, but we feel that it really shouldn't need stating - not handing out licenses would amount to total evasion of the law. We also highlighted the "no trace" law, because traces of cannabis can linger for up to 30 days after consumption. Should you lose your driver's license for 2 years and face an unlimited fine for something you did quite a while ago, something that no longer affects your driving ability in any way? We highlighted the "Victims Tax" because it is severe, raising the effective tax rate to over 70%. We highlighted the VAT not for being a tax, but for being calculated after other taxes have been tacked onto the good's base value. That is just economically vindictive.
We do not feel at this time that the Duxburian Union has judicial standing to bring a case to the ECoJ. That responsibility lies with the executive authority of the region, the Commission. We are extremely disappointed that the Commission has not taken its core powers seriously and has in effect, done nothing on the matter. The Cannabis Act, though controversial, has withstood two appeal attempts by 2 to 1 margins, an unprecedented level of support for any act over the course of time. We feel that the Commission needs to enforce all Council legislation and sections of the Constitution, regardless of level of support or personal views. It is a travesty that it does nothing, and that undermines equality of treatment. We implore the Commission to act quickly.
Dante Maximillian
Steward of the Duxburian Union
Acwellan Devoy
Councillor of the Duxburian Union
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Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Iain Duncan Smith
Councillor for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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The Davishirian Government has asked me as councillor to respond officially on its behalf. I would like to advise the council that this legislation quoted is no longer in effect and dates from some time ago. I shall deal with each element individually. During this I shall be referencing a speech made by the Prime Minister in Decemeber 2015 and regulations which were renewed permanently 1 month later. For the sake of correctness I shall reply now,
"-It will now be legal for persons to possess up to 1 gram of cannabis in a public place, any more than this shall count as illegal possession and will face a fine of up to £10,000"
-A person may not smoke cannabis in a public place, such conduct can result in an unlimited fine and up to 5 years imprisonment on indictment
I can confirm that these elements of the old legislation are no longer in force. It is now legal to possess up to 4 grams of Cannabis in a public place and smoking in public is currently permitted in the evening between 19:00 and 02:00 for those over the age of 18. It is currently under review as to whether or not this requirement will be relaxed further with the enquiry due to report to HM Government in September of this year.
-In order to drive a vehicle a person must have no trace of cannabis in their blood. Police have powers to stop and require a sample of blood/urine/breath to be taken.Mandatory 24 month driving ban (same as drink driving) and a possible unlimited fine.
This regulation is still in force although referring to unlimited fines there is naturally a tier mechanism in process within the courts. The process is the same for driving under the influence of alcohol. Admittedly this regulation is not perfect as was stated by the Duxburian Councillor and it is being reviewed as part of the enquiry due to report to HM Government in September of this year. I do not however believe that this legislation is a breach of the UDoHR in itself as it could open governments up to the criticism of alcohol driving laws. I would also like to state that stops are conducted under the Road Traffic Act and are not random. It is necessary for a Constable to have a valid reason to stop a vehicle and this is recorded on the PNC. I would also like to advise that the taking of a breath/blood/urine sample is conducted within the codes of practice of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. It is also necessary in my view to point out that the Cannabis Act does not legislate over the allowance of a person to drive whilst under the influence of cannabis.
-A person may possess up to 3 mature cannabis plants, these plants must be purchased from a government authorised supplier with a Cannabis Plant Certificate. Being in possession of plants without such a certificate shall incur an unlimited fine and a term of imprisonment of up to 15 years on indictment
This piece of legislation fits within the confines of the European Cannabis Act. It is mentioned about the length of the sentence however it must be considered the role of the courts. If charged the courts must be permitted the use of a variety of different convictions. It cannot be presumed that a court would impose a significant fine and a 15 year period of imprisonment for the possession of 4 cannabis plants. To do so would be rather silly. The higher sentences are present for those persons found in possession of significant amounts of cannabis and for when they are possessing cannabis with the intention of supplying large amounts without a licence to do so. If it is however requested by the Commission the government is prepared to make this more transparent for those of us without common sense.
-A minimum price of £5.50 per quarter gram/£7.50 per half gram/£10 per gram of cannabis purchased shall be implemented (excl tax)
-A 50% Cannabis Victims Tax shall be levied against the minimum price with all proceeds being spend on anti-drugs campaigns
-Cannabis shall be subject to standard 20% Value Added Tax (calculated after all other taxes applied.
Again I would like to refer the Commission to a speech, and the associated regulations issued and then renewed ealier in the year. I shall provide you with a direct extract from her speech to save time.
"The Cannabis Victims Tax shall be removed, the cost of cannabis shall be capped at £2 per quarter gram, and a special VAT of 15% shall be levied"
Admittedly the regulations are far from perfect which is why their is an official review currently ongoing. In future however I would encourage the Foreign Affairs Department of the Duxburian Union and also the United Kingdom who perhaps unsurprisingly, and rather hastily, seconded the complaint from the Duxburian Union, to pay more attention in the future. I am sure that HM Government looks forward to receiving any response from the Commission.
Rt Hon Nicola Heaven
Davishirian Councillor to the European Union
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While ignoring the catty, petty comment that my colleague from Davishire has mentioned, I would like to bring attention to this article in which the Leader of the Opposition in Davishire contradicted everything that Davishire's government has said. Would she care to clarify the statements made by the Leader of the Opposition?
Iain Duncan Smith
Councillor for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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I have to say to the honourable council member, if you cannot face criticism then I recommend that you leave politics. The article referenced is, quite clearly, an opinion piece by the Leader of the Opposition. I would like to advise that the anti-cannabis movement in Davishire, perhaps as a result of the way it has been forced upon the nation by Europe, is quite strong. This was done to appease said group and try to improve his poll ratings but alas it didn't work.
I am sure that the commission, and also the court, would rather accept an official statement by the government or a representative of it over an opinion piece by the opposition leader who holds no governmental office.
Regardless I think that the point here is clear, the government should be able to legislate within the confines of European Law which it has done. If you believe that it should be changed then I advise the honourable member to propose the change in the council. The Davishirian Government has set maximum punishments which allow courts discretion when sentencing, I would hate to see the criminal law books of nations which specifically details which offences get what punishment removing discretion from judges and police officers alike. The Davishirian CJS works around the idea of rehabilitation and punishment and discretion to use a wide variety of different sentences is key to that.
Again, I look forward to finally perhaps seeing a response from the Commission.
Cllr N. Heaven
United Kingdom of Davishire and Buckinghamshire
((OOC: That article includes a statement of historical fact, that "the relaxations in the law were removed to the point where Davishire now only allows the bear minimum". On a point of sheer realism, @Davishire, I'm not going to stand for you trying to hand-wave this away. It is blatantly absurd that the Leader of the Opposition in your country (or whoever would've written the piece for them) would be misinformed on such a point, which for obvious reasons would be a fairly significant legislative change. It's still more absurd that nobody in On The Other Hand's editorial team would've noticed such a flagrant factual inaccuracy for two months. And on an OOC level, if you're going to put major outright factual inaccuracies in a news post (or anything non-secret, for that matter), then you should (must) post what's actually the case elsewhere. You can't just leave us all in the dark. Why should any of us ever treat anything On The Other Hand says as canon from now on? And the fact that you've suddenly 'clarified' now that these relaxations were never revoked, now when another player has complained to the Commission and mooted an ECoJ case, stinks to high Heaven; and, once again, it's precisely why a number of other players don't enjoy RPing with your country. This just fuels the argument that you're willing to bend the rules of the RP to breaking point in order to protect Davishire from any sort of consequences for its actions. So in short, no, you're going to RP as if, as the article stated, the relaxations were revoked and only 'the bare minimum' is legal.))
Attention all,
While this formal complaint has been lodged to the Commissioner for Internal Affairs, we as a Commission have decided that it would be more appropriate for me to respond. Indeed, we find this complaint made by the Duxburian delegates to be completely valid, and we particularly feel strong agreement with the latter suggestion, that "the Commission needs to enforce all Council legislation and sections of the Constitution, regardless of level of support or personal views". I have felt strongly about this, and had month ago already suggested to our Commissioner for Internal Affairs to take a closer look at the enforcement of our Constitution, especially its UDHOR, and our Council laws in member states. We also feel that the Commission ought to play a role in not only enforcing laws, but fostering the spirit (or intent) of the those laws, particularly in regards to civil rights, democracy and the neutrality of nations.
However, such a process, while it needs to be concise and to-the-point, also needs to be thorough, without bias, and done evenly across the EU. The Commission cannot simply pick and choose what to enforce, and it simply cannot participate in witch hunts between countries that have histories of bad blood. While this particular case might not necessarily be so, as this particular concern has been brought up time and time again, and Davishire has had ample time to comply to the parameters set out by the council, I just wanted to make that concern clear. As the activity and future of Davishire currently lingers in the unknown, the Commission will investigate what the required next steps would be.
Unfortunately, time is running out for this Commission, so I can only hope to lay the groundwork and mechanisms in which the Commission can act upon this in the future. I hope to set up system, or even perhaps a Commission-led committee, where Commission can investigate and obtain relevant information as to regards to EU laws and the compliance of member states. Should compliance be unclear, then there should be ground for Commission investigation. Such a system should also pay attention to member states and their military activities, particularly their involvement in frozen conflicts and/ or the occupation of other states, where our Constitution is often overlooked.
We hope such as a response is equal and fair, yet also vigorous. I will welcome any suggestions or ideas from you in regards to my proposition. Please feel free to share your thoughts personally with me, or any member of my great Commission team.
Thank you,


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