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at a post-election
press conference at the White House on Wednesday, U.S.
President Barack Obama called on his political rivals the Republican
Party (also know as the GOP, short for Grand Old Party) to join him
in supporting electric vehicles. He said that while the pair
sparred on many issues, that he hoped electric vehicles would be
something that the two parties would see eye to eye on.The
President will need GOP cooperation if he hopes to push further
grants for the EV industry. While the Democratic Party hung on
to control of the U.S. Senate, Republicans seized a majority in the
U.S. House of Representatives.Obama is trying to sell
Republicans on his
plan to push one million electric vehicles onto U.S. streets
by 2015.Automakers have been partially supportive of Obama's
plan. They've lauded the $5B
USD in special battery and EV technology loans and grants
that he's lavished them with. The legislation to fund these
grants did enjoy a degree of bipartisan support, with some
Republicans jumping on board.However, $10B
USD more in proposed EV loans and grants for the EV industry
was torpedoed during President Obama's first two years in office.
Opposition came primarily from the Republican party, but also from
some fiscally conservative Democrats.Obama tried to drum up
support for more EV grants among both parties at the conference,
stating, "There's a lot of agreement around the need to make
sure that electric cars are developed here in the United States, that
we don't fall behind other countries. That gives opportunities
for Democrats and Republicans to come together."Many of
the big Japanese and U.S. automakers are preparing to release
electric vehicles this year or next. Nissan will release
its LEAF
EV and General Motors Company will release
the Chevy Volt. Next year the Ford
Focus Electric and the Toyota
Prius Plug-in will launch.Automakers have asserted
that grants will be greatly helpful in ensuring that the expensive
research needed to develop electric vehicles -- a radically different
internal architecture -- moves head at a sufficient pace. But
while they have praised the "carrot" side of Obama's EV
approach, they have noisily
criticized the "stick" side of his plans -- a proposal
to mandate a 62 mpg average light vehicle efficiency by 2025.
Automakers were forced to begrudgingly accept a 34.1
mpg mandatory fuel efficiency increase that must be reached
by 2016.Perhaps acknowledging that he faces an uphill battle
to pass more electric vehicle legislation, Obama took an apologetic
tone about the broader bailout, stating, "[Some voters] started
looking at all this and it felt as if government was getting much
more intrusive into people's lives than they were accustomed. We
thought it was necessary, but I'm sympathetic to folks who looked at
it and said this is looking like potential overreach."Very
significantly, the President also essentially agreed to drop plans
to pass
"cap and trade" legislation which would
spend billions
(if not trillions) in taxpayer money to set a hard limit on
the amount of greenhouse gases companies can emit, in a bid to fight
the supposed "global warming" crisis, which some
researchers claim mankind is causing.The President
acknowledged that the bill wouldn't pass the House due to Republican
opposition and argued that he only tried to push it because of the
Supreme Court decision that found greenhouse gases a danger to public
health. That decision mandates the EPA to adopt some sort of
action to fight GHG emissions in the U.S.Obama said that
there's plenty of alternatives to cap and trade, though -- including
promoting lower-emission EVs (centrally produced power, even with
transmission losses is typically lower emissions than small internal
combustion engines). He states, "Cap and trade was just
one way of skinning the cat; it was not the only way. It was a means,
not an end. And I'm going to be looking for other means to address
this problems."


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County and BEA Economic Area Employment Estimates for 1974 and 1985: [United States] (ICPSR 9278)
Principal Investigator(s): Beyers, William B.
This study provides employment estimates for a number of different fields. Using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) designations and an aggregate of the SIC codes, data are presented by county and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) economic regions, which are aggregates of counties. The BEA economic regions data files are categorized further by Metropolitan Statistical Areas and non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Industrial categories covered include agricultural services, eating and drinking places, and health services.
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Subject Terms: agricultural services, census regions, counties, employment, health care services, labor markets, metropolitan statistical areas, restaurants
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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today confirmed the popular social networking site now has more than
500 million active users, and continues to gain an impressive number
of new users."This is
an important milestone for all of you who have helped spread
Facebook around the world," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in
the blog post. "Now a lot more people have the opportunity
to stay connected with the people they care about."To
help celebrate the 500 million milestone, Facebook launched the
Facebook Stories application that gives users the chance to share
their Facebook experiences. The newly launched service wasn't a
secret, but was promised when the site was ready.The No. 1
social networking site has seen significant growth since its launch
in 2004, but has faced numerous issues along the way. Although
most problems have been resolved and widely forgotten, there still
are new issues Facebook must deal with. Privacy issues have gained
the attention of several foreign governments. The Canadian and
governments specifically are interested in possibly punishing
Facebook for its obtrusive privacy issues.Facebook also faces
a low user satisfaction level, even though it continues to draw a
reported 50 million new users each month. The site has seen
even stronger growth in foreign markets that didn't have a large
social networking presence.


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Since the rosters seem mostly settled, it's plausible (if maybe a little premature, still) to start forecasting how the east playoff race might look, and have an idea of where the Raptors are going to fit into it. Here's my take, with some comments:
1. Heat -- will be even better than last year. Runaway number 1. +8
2. Nets -- Have a pretty firm ceiling, but the team will have good synergy and has definitely the 2nd best set of starters in the east. +5
3. Celtics -- Lee and Terry will be an upgrade over Allen. They have huge downside if Garnett has knee troubles. +3.5
4. Pacers -- Could easily finish ahead of the Celtics, but I don't think they will catch the nets. Gap between them and the next bunch. +3.5
5. Magic -- This is assuming Howard plays for them, at his usual level. If they trade him in the summer, they go to mid-lottery probably, and whoever gets him (hopefully in the west) shoots way up.+2
6. Raptors -- This is assuming Lowry plays very very well, Valanciunas plays as an above-average centre, and that Bargnani continues to play at the level he did before his injuries last year. But it's also assuming DeRozan continues to not be very good. It has more downside than upside potential. +1.5
7. Bulls -- This is assuming Rose has basically no impact on the regular season. I wouldn't be very surprised if they finished better than the Raptors or Magic. +0.5
8. Knicks -- I wouldn't actually be very surprised if they're worse than this. This is assuming Carmelo and Stoudemire can play together at an above average level, which I actually doubt. +0
9. Hawks -- Losing Johnson for nothing will hurt a lot. -.5
10. Bucks -- Still very average. Will be better if Waiters is actually a stud in his first year, but I think he will shoot bad.-.5
11. Wizards -- This is assuming Wall continues to suck. If he starts to be good, they could make the playoffs. -1
12. 76ers -- Lost brand, have a terrible, terrible frontcourt. Upside is if Hawes plays like he did at the beginning of last season. -2
13. Pistons -- I don't like anybody on their team aside from Monroe. -4
14. Cavaliers -- At least they'll get another good draft pick. -6
15. Bobcats -- Their team is still unbelievably awful. -10


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Region II Survey About NCUA Examiners Shows DOR Strain
CUNA-affiliated leagues in NCUA's Region II are first out of the gate to report the results of an exam survey conducted in partnership between the organizations.
According to a release from the New Jersey Credit Union League, nearly 56% of Region II credit unions said they are seeing items showing up on their Documents of Resolution that they have never seen before, and nearly 81% report continued regulatory burden is straining resources.
Meanwhile, about the same percentage, nearly 80%, said their examiner was "excellent" or "good" in professionalism and helpfulness.
"The crux of the survey is to utilize the results to work constructively with regulators on both how to improve the exam process and find areas ripe for regulatory relief, as well as give credit unions tools to deal with emerging issues," said NJCUL President/CEO Paul Gentile.
"Having an ongoing measurement of the exam process helps us as leagues better advocate with regulators because we understand what's happening on the ground at credit unions and we can identify trends, both good and bad. It is not a 'gotcha' tool against regulators. It's also helping us identify what is going very well in exams and could be broadened out," Gentile said.
The survey is designed to capture primarily non-anecdotal feedback on credit unions' exam experiences. Results from all leagues located in the NCUA's Region II will be mined on an individual league/association level for state-by-state results, as well as compiled into a broader Region II report that will be shared with the NCUA, state regulators and CUNA.
Other findings from the third-quarter survey reveal that nearly 65% of responding credit unions say they received a Document of Resolution in their last exam. Despite the increased use of DORs, nearly 80% ranked their examiner excellent or good in professionalism and helpfulness.
Twenty-eight percent said their on-site exams lasted 13 days or longer, while 45.2% reported exams from four to nine days. Nearly half – 48.1% - said their examiner rescheduled the exam date and time to accommodate the examiner's schedule.
The survey is currently available on CUNA's website for credit unions in other regions to complete; the deadline is Dec. 15, but CUNA said in a release it may extend the date if credit unions are unable to participate due to the holiday rush.


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Guardian Credit Union Pays Out $800,000
The $223 million Guardian Credit Union in Montgomery, Ala., said it has distributed more than $800,000 in interest rebates and dividend bonuses to 23,000 members.
One member received more than $3,300, while many other members received $1,000 or more than $100, the Alabama credit union said.
The distribution of rebates and dividends was possible because of Guardian CU's positive financial results. The credit union's assets have increased from $128 million in 2008 to $223 million this year. Its year-over-year net income has increased from $1.2 million in 2008 to $1.8 million in 2011, according to NCUA financial reports.
"We are very proud to offer our members a variety of free products and services … but it is tremendous when we can show not only our members but also the community a true difference in a credit union and bank by showing that banks return their profits to shareholders and we return our profits to our members," said Heath Harrell, Guardian CU president/CEO.
The $800,000 payout is the second year Guardian CU has distributed interest rebates and dividend bonuses. Last year, the credit union distributed more than $750,000 to members.


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Due to recent events in the naruto universe, I believe that many of us have to come the conclusion that has long bewildered us that girls always find a way to complicate things.
In mangas, in animes, in video games, in life. To think that Obito would help Madara because of a girl. Nothing against that. Love is love. But somehow within the deepest parts of my soul I knew that everything that had occured thus far was over a girl. Call it a hunch if you will. Every death, every battle, was in a sense due to the death of girl Obito loved. I guess all is fair in love and war.
Dont get me wrong. I love women. Just find it amusing that the motive behind Obitos "betrayal" was because of girl.


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David Liebe Hart teleports into Sister tomorrow
Alibi Picks
Much Ado About Nothing
Nothing at Sister
The Daily Word in bonfires, wine and cones of shame
KRQE interviewed Alibi publisher Carl Petersen about a vandal's Downtown newspaper bonfire.
Conceptual performance artist and sculptor Chris Burden—who once literally shot himself in the arm for his art—died Sunday at age 69.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the CEO and CFO of ITT Technical Institute's parent company with fraud.
Yesterday's headline OTD was "Man arrested after drinking 10 bottles of wine." And believe it or not, what happened to the man after he consumed said vino is even more absurd and amusing.
Today in list porn—HuffPo names Albuquerque one of its Top 5 Cities to Visit in 2015.
Shutterbug Ty Foster's Time Out series captures canines in their cones of shame.
The Daily Word in list porn and dressing like a spider
The good folks of D.A.R.E. got duped by anti-pot satire. And they can't even use the "too stoned" excuse.
The Dodgers Stadium kiss cam zoomed in on a gay, male couple. They kissed, and the crowd cheered.
Here's a list of 10 female producers you should know about in 2015.
Albuquerque's Mary & Tito's Cafe was ranked in the Top 10 Mexican Restaurants in the US.
Jim Morrison super-fans want the Northeast Heights home that Morrison lived in for two years to be designated a historical site.
Albuquerque's placement on a "best cities for car drivers" list prompts hell to freeze over.
Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht's Spider 2.0 dress "uses biosignals and learned threat detection to defend the wearer's personal space." How rad is that?!
Alibi Picks
Be Pussy Riot!
UNM Nepalese Student Association Hosts Vigil, Fundraiser
The Daily Word in rehab, UFC and a dildo-urn combo
In the Baltimore riots' aftermath, security is being ramped up and cleanup of looting and fires has begun.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones has been jailed in Albuquerque for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run accident.
Ye shall be missed, Stumbling Steer.
The South Valley will welcome a new residential drug treatment center in May 2015.
Dutch designer Mark Sturkenboom's 21 Grams is a multi-sensory memory box comprised of a scent diffuser, an amp and a blown-glass dildo with a built-in golden urn to hold your deceased lover's ashes.
The Daily Word in Postcommodity, Alexander Skarsgard and BuzzFeed
Hyperallergic hypes Southwest-based artist collective Postcommodity's exhibition at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in "Glimpses of a Pastoral Dystopia."
A man captured on video protest-chanting "I got my hands on my head/ Please don't shoot me dead" has now been killed by police in a separate incident.
Gawker wants your BuzzFeed dirt, and they're willing to make it "worth your time."
Alexander Skarsgard is in town filming War on Everyone, but he hasn't asked me out for coffee yet. Talk about cognitive dissonance.
The Daily Word in mountain lions, painting goats and Bigfoot
Headline OTD? "Mountain lion has left crawl space under Los Feliz home"
You've probably heard of fainting goats, but what about painting goats?
Larry Bob Phillips' mural puts the R back in Albuquerque.
Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton are running for president in 2016.
Hillary Clinton hasn't driven a car since 1996.
A woman is pregnant with quadruplets at 65.
Scientists: Evidence of Bigfoot exists.
Tori Spelling was severely burned.
Michael Jackson prank called Russell Crowe for years.
The Daily Word in sci-fi, hummus and MDC
For Swans and Mos Def fans in Albuquerque, today will be forever be known as Black Thursday—that day when both Michael Gira and Mos Def canceled their respective Burque gigs.
Wanna be in the long-awaited sequel to Independence Day? You're in luck because a) it's filming in Albuquerque and b) they're looking for extras.
Wait—don't eat that hummus!
Please don't trash the Bosque.
The Mayor's Office balks at Bernalillo County's request that the city of Albuquerque resume 50/50 cost-sharing of operating the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Photographer Giorgio Cravero's surreal portraits of fruits and veggies "express the pain and perseverance of nature."


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"From the crystalline blues of Jeffrey Foucault's 'Don't Look for Me' to the country-tinged shadings that keep Shannon McNally's ethereal 'Pale Moon' aloft and from the Nick Drake-meets-Bob Dylan mannerisms that resonate through Josh Ritter's 'You Don't Make It Easy, Babe' to the reflections of Richie Havens' socially aware, soul-blues style that lurk within Eric Bibb's 'Judge Not Your Brother,' there is nary a dud
. One is left with the overwhelming impression that today's folk music scene is as rich and vibrant as it ever has been."The Music Box


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Office is the dominant player in productivity apps in the business
world. The office suite has more users than any other software
platform and Google is trying to take some of the users of Office
away though with its cloud offerings including Google
Docs.Microsoft is set to launch its newest iteration of the
Office productivity suite this year with Office 2010. Microsoft first
talked about Office
2010 last year and the products are expected to ship in the
first half of 2010. Pricing
for the Office suite was unveiled in January 2010 with full
Professional versions costing as much as $499. The high price of the
software is what has many firms looking to cloud-based offerings from
Google that are much cheaper and offer free upgrades.Google
has updated its Docs software with a number of new features and has
taken one key feature for many users out of the picture. Google
announced on its official
blog that the new Docs service was unveiled this week at its
first-ever Atmosphere cloud computing event. The new changed to
Google Docs includes new document and spreadsheet features. Changes
to the document software, the Google version of Word, include a new
margin ruler, better numbering and bullets, and better image
placement options. One key update is that the Google Docs software
can now import documents directly from Word and keep the original
formation so users don't have to fix issues with bullets and
formatting. This is a big feature because many businesses will
continue to use Microsoft Office and will go between it and Google
Docs as employees work.Google reports that it also made
general speed and responsiveness upgrades to the cloud-based offering
with faster JavaScript processing. Large spreadsheets are now easy to
work with in the browser and feel like they are being edited on the
desktop. Collaboration features were also a big area of focus in the
updates.The collaboration feature in Docs now supports up to
50 people working on a single document at once and the changes made
by other users can be seen as they happen character-by-character.
InformationWeek reports
that changes made by other users previously took as
long as 15 seconds to show up in the document. That delay
often lead to overlapping changes and confusion in a collaborative
environment.The big feature that Google has cut from the Docs
offering is offline support. EWeek reports
that starting
on May 3, offline support for Google docs will be
temporarily removed. Exactly how long the temporary removal of
offline support will last is unknown. Offline access was added in
April of 2008.Google's Anil Sabharwal told eWeek,
"We believe the impact [of removing offline access] will be
minimal. However, we do believe this is a critical part of the story
and we are working diligently to bring it back and provide an
improved offline experience using HTML5 and other modern browser
technologies." The new speed and features of Google
Docs lean heavily on HTML5 and Google believes it can offer all the
features needed for the productivity suite via HTML5 coding.


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Find certified Land Rover repair shops and mechanics near you
Land Rover is a British luxury automaker. The Land Rover series was launched in 1948.
The color palette for the original Rover series was inspired by military surplus and only came in shades of light green. Land Rover is owned by British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, which is actually owned by India's Tata Motors.
Range Rover's most reported problem on RepairPal is associated with the rear door not opening on some Land Rover Discovery models.


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CBS News/New York Times Election Day Surveys, 1982 (ICPSR 8168)
Principal Investigator(s): CBS News; The New York Times
This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Interviews were conducted with respondents as they left their polling places on Election Day, November 7, 1982. Data include respondent's vote for governor, questions specific to the gubernatorial race in each state, and the respondent's rating of Ronald Reagan as president. The 31 datasets consist of 27 state and four regional files. The four regional datasets (Parts 28-31), taken together, make up the national poll. Demographic information on respondents, such as sex, age, race, political affiliation, income, financial state as compared to previous year, and employment status of head of household, were also collected.
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CBS News, and The New York Times. CBS News/New York Times Election Day Surveys, 1982. ICPSR08168-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08168.v2
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Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
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Universe: Voters in the November 7, 1982, election in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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The saying If youve seen one, youve seen them all has never been more true than at Miller Middle School, where teachers and administrators are perpetually left asking Which one are you?
The school has eight sets of twins and one set of triplets in seventh and eighth grades.
One set of twins, the Coleman brothers, are so identical that teachers cannot tell them apart.
Dillon Coleman used to have a mole above one of his eyes, and his teachers would use that as a marker to tell the two apart. But they were left in the dark again after he had it removed.
Nine sets of twins and triplets in one school may sound high, but the birth rate for twins is increasing.
The twin birth rate in the United States and Colorado rose 76 percent from 1980 to 2009, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Now, about 1 of every 30 babies born in the U.S. is a twin, compared with 1 in every 53 babies in 1980.
The report attributes the rise in availability and use of infertility treatments and women giving birth at an older age as the reasons for the increase.
Do any of the sets ever switch places? Absolutely.
Callie and Whitney Huckins are identical twins, and their teachers were none the wiser when the two switched places in third grade.
Principal Tam Smith can relate. He has an identical brother, and tricking their teachers was a common practice for the duo.
We drove our teachers nuts, he said.
Identical twins Alicia and Frankie Romero are far kinder.
When I meet someone new, I make sure to tell them that I have a twin, so they know theyre not delusional if they think they see me somewhere else, Alicia Romero said.
Having a twin or triplet means more than tricking parents and teachers, though.
All of the sets said its like having a best friend and a special confidant. Its also a comfort having someone to help with homework.
They may look alike, but JJ, Jeb and Jackson Steigleman have different interests and skills, which comes in handy if one is confused about that days lesson.
One of the myths surrounding twins is they have telepathy and, while none of the sets at Miller Middle School claim to have that power, they do say they understand each other even when other people dont.
Ill say something and my mom wont understand me, but Connor does, Dillon Coleman said.
Even if twins dont have telepathy, being part of a set gives them skills that will last a lifetime.
Youre always in a team atmosphere, and that helps later on, Smith said. My earliest memory is having my brother right next to me. We did everything together.


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How thankful I am that J.A. Keane is so fortunate to live in a place that has access to beautiful parks and mountain views, living alongside people who are friendly, considerate and kind. This comfortable life is a testament of the quality of life to be lived here in Cortez. Thank you, J.A. Keane, for your efforts in helping to manage trash in the park.
As darkness balances light in the world, and as grief balances joy, and as labor balances reward, etc., our lives on earth reflect perfect balance. The better balance we have in our lives, the better balanced we are as individuals and the greater opportunity we have to be productive contributing members of our communities. If everything in our world was perfect, we'd be out of balance as individuals. We'd miss valuable life lessons instilled in our character through the ways in which we react and respond to adverse situations or to others who are less fortunate than we, those who are perhaps subjected to mental, emotional, or physical challenges.
One's light shines best in darkness. Those who share the sentiment of fatigue for the perceived behavior of some residents who are less fortunate than they, have seemingly forgotten their good fortune. Do you earn enough to support a home and yourself? If so, do you understand the plight when someone works but doesn't earn enough to support the standard cost of living? Have you ever suffered from some type of addiction? Have you ever made a poor choice? Have you ever acted or spoken in ways that you later regret?
Let (s)he who is without guilt cast the stones.
Rather than complain, I suggest harnessing this energy toward a positive solution. One example is community support and collaboration that would enable the Bridge Shelter to operate 24/7 rather than overnight only, and yearlong rather than seasonally. This would reduce the trash situation in the parks, offer an alternative space for their lively discussions (rather than on your front lawn), and alleviate the necessity for constant police intervention.
Elaine Bridges
Via CortezJournal.com


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Hannah Moscovitch's play about Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan runs at Tarragon Theatre's Extra Space until Feb. 3, 2013.
This is War, directed by artistic director Richard Rose, takes place in 2008, when Canadian Forces are holding Panjwaii, the most volatile region in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban.
The play takes place over 24 hours, and offers four perspectives – from three soldiers and a medic, who are interviewed by an unseen journalist about a critical event.
"Obviously it is very hard to write when you haven't actually been to Afghanistan or to war yourself, and you really can't know what it's like to be in combat," Moscovitch says. "I had good people around me who were those people, I could respectfully ask those questions of."
She says there were a number of events that led to writing this play, which is loosely inspired by two controversial incidents that happened during Canada's highest point of engagement in the Afghanistan conflict.
"I read an editorial in the Globe and Mail by J. Kelly Nestruck, the theatre critic," she explains. "He was ranting that our Canadian playwrights were not writing about Afghanistan and the fact we were at war there in 2008. We were heavily involved and our mission was being extended.
"Then, the theatre department at the Banff Centre in Alberta put out a call for submission for their 75th anniversary for commissions for plays, and I thought I should submit, on the off-chance that one of the superstars of Canadian theatre wasn't planning to submit. In the end of course, they did. Daniel McIvor and Colleen Murphy were both commissioned along with me."
All this happened while she was working on the CBC hit radio drama Afghanada, which put her in the privileged position of having a lot of resources, with war journalists and returning troops coming home from tours in the region, including her high school sweetheart, a military man, who served in Panjwaii and is currently in Kabul.
Although the play is going to the United States, Moscovitch says she wrote it with a Canadian audience in mind and her desire to show us what this Canadian experience was like.
She says she hopes the play will evoke both empathy for our soldiers and an understanding of the complexity of the situation.
Members of the military, including a sergeant who acted as a consultant to the production, have been invited to the play. Moscovitch says she's terrified because they are the most critical audience.
Moscovitch often writes explicitly about Jewish culture and Jewish events, as is evident in her Governor General's Award-nominated play East of Berlin and another work, The Children's Republic.
"Being Jewish, I like plays that ask complex questions and situations, where no right or wrong are clear, where good and evil are both possible, and in the same action. I am a grandchild of the Holocaust and all the moral uncertainty of the Holocaust. I tend to like to write about characters that are extremely traumatized and fight moral complexity."
The Ottawa-born writer, who's lived in Toronto since 2001, is a multi-award-winner, and Canada's most produced young playwright. This is War will be produced in both Chicago and Winnipeg after the Toronto run.
The Tarragon playwright-in-residence also has a film project in development with Rhombus Film and House of Film and is writing plays for theatre companies including the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Volcano Theatre, 2b theatre, Studio 180 Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, as well four plays this year for the Tarragon Theatre – In This World, This is War, Little One and Other People's Children – as part of a mini-festival celebrating her work. She's also working on an adaptation of Ann-Marie MacDonald's internationally acclaimed award-winning Oprah Book Club novel, Fall On Your Knees, for the stage.
On a personal note, she recently became engaged to 2b theatre's artistic director, Christian Barry, and plans to marry during the summer of 2014. It's no wonder this prolific playwright has no time for hobbies.


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Media invitation 22nd INTERPOL African Regional Conference in Algeria
LYON, France – Senior law enforcement officials from throughout Africa will gather in Oran, Algeria, from 10 – 12 September 2013 for the 22nd INTERPOL African Regional Conference.
In addition to updates on law enforcement capacity building initiatives in the African region, the conference will focus on a range of international crime issues, including:
- drug trafficking
- maritime piracy
- terrorism
The opening ceremony and speeches by INTERPOL President Mireille Ballestrazzi and high-ranking Algerian officials will be open to the media on the morning of Tuesday 10 September.
A press conference will be held immediately after the opening ceremony, in which senior INTERPOL and Algerian officials will participate, including INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and President Ballestrazzi.
While the rest of the conference will be closed to the media, there will be opportunities for interviews with specialist officers from INTERPOL. Press releases will be made available on the INTERPOL website www.interpol.int in addition to opening speeches.
Journalists wishing to attend the event should complete the official press accreditation form and send it by email with a colour photo (JPEG format) no later than 30 August to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Western Digital (WD) has announced a pair of new hard drives today called the WD Scorpio Blue in 750GB and 1TB capacities. Both of the drives use the same platters cramming 333GB of storage space each. The drives both have the same 12.5mm form factor meaning that they won't fit into machines that have 9.5mm drive bays.
WD will also be putting the Scorpio Blue hard drives into external storage solutions like the My Passport Essential SE USB drives along with select notebooks and small form factor desktop PCs. The drives are optimized for cool and quiet operation. The interface used by the drives is the 3Gb/s interface.
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A team of student researchers at MIT have developed a device they hope will generate enough electricity to recharge a cell phone in developing nations where electricity is scarce. The device is based on the concept of using biomass to generate electricity.
The device was constructed by five MIT students under the team name BioVolt for the inaugural MIT and Dow Materials Engineering contest held Tuesday, September 25. Team members include Gerado Jose la O', Andrew Hoy, John Craven, Joseph Walish, Peter Weigele, Jungik Kim and Ethan Crumlin.
The device the team invented for the competition generates electricity from cellulosic biomass. The device is intended to generate enough electricity to charge a cell phone in developing countries. Team members say that the current power output of the device would take about six months to recharge your cell phone.
However, BioVolt is quick to point out that the materials in the device only cost about $2 to obtain and the biomass "fuel" can be found everywhere in nature as leaves and grass clippings. The team members say that multiple units could be connected together to increase power output and that refinements in the design of the device could yield a 100 times increase in efficiency.
The device uses anaerobic organisms to digest the cellulose and converts the material into electricity and water in a microbial fuel cell. The fuel cell contains two sides and in one side the micro-organisms break down the cellulose to component sugars.
According to the BioVolt abstract the sugars are then oxidized by bacteria and the resulting electrons are respired to a graphite anode. Protons are liberated by the oxidation of sugar, which pass through an electrolyte membrane and react with electrons and oxygen in an air cathode, which yields water and completes reactions needed to sustain electrical generation. The BioVolt team won the first prize in the design contest and took home $5,000. The BioVolt bio fuel cell is similar to the bio fuel cell invented by researchers at Oxford in that the Biovolt cell doesn't require expensive platinum as a catalyst either.


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Investors Asked to Weigh in More on Advisers, Broker-Dealer Conduct
When it comes to the type of advice investment advisers and broker-dealers give, the SEC wants to know if new rules are needed to ensure that the information they're sharing fits with their clients' needs.
To that end, the agency is asking investors for data and other information to assist it in considering whether to make new rules about the standards of conduct and regulatory obligations for broker-dealers and investment advisers when they provide personalized investment advice about securities to retail customers.
"Studies have shown that few investors realize that the standard of care they receive depends on the type of investment professional they use. And often, investors do not know which type of financial professional they are relying on," said SEC Chairman Elisse Walter.
This request for information will help the SEC in its ongoing consideration of alternative standards of conduct for certain broker-dealers and investment advisers, as well as potential harmonization of other aspects of regulation in this area, Walter added.
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I'm coming up on 34 years of newspapering, so you'd think I'd know better.
There I sat with my coffee last Thursday, looking over that morning's edition and finding it a shining example of what we're trying to do here three times a week:
A front-page centerpiece about a highly charged local discussion of gun rights well-captured by the writer and photographer. An insightful look at one of the biggest local sporting events of the year and the volunteers who put it together. Intriguing developments regarding two high-profile figures under investigation. A story of a local family and its two generations of Warrior athletes. A preview of the next big community theater event, complete with great shots of rehearsing cast members.
Almost perfect, I thought as I turned through the pages a second time. But there's nothing like journalism to cure a case of pride.
It was a couple of hours later when we noticed that a big chunk of one of those front-page articles had accidentally been left off a "jump" page, where stories are continued inside the paper.
Readers of the article about the reinstatement of Del Norte chief probation officer Thomas Crowell missed the details about the public safety officers' fund he is accused of embezzling from. Gone also was Supervisor Martha McClure's explanation for the reinstatement while charges are still pending: "We don't always have to go for the jugular."
You can read the full article at triplicate.com - it's the first one that comes up when you type "Crowell" into the search engine. Meanwhile, the Triplicate's search for perfection is never-ending, if you know what I mean.
On to a couple of odds and ends:
andbull; He's excelled in public office, even rising to the presidency of the California State Association of Counties, but Supervisor David Finigan accomplished the nearly impossible with his vote on the gun-rights resolution backing the constitutional right to bear arms and opposing all current efforts to tighten firearms regulations.
He joined three other supervisors in favoring the measure, but his half-hearted "sure" instead of a hearty "aye" when it came time to vote angered supporters of the resolution even as it no doubt disappointed opponents.
Thanks, Dave, for helping both sides find that elusive common ground in the gun-rights debate.
andbull; When rifling through the choices for editorial cartoons to print on the Opinion page, I always give special consideration to ones that make me laugh out loud. My sense of humor in these matters is bipartisan.
That's why I chose to print last Thursday's depiction of an elephantine John Boehner tilting a giant ear in the direction of the wealthy and a tiny ear, with hearing aid attached, in the direction of the poor.
It's also why I printed the Jan. 29 cartoon depicting Barack Obama morphing from a business-suited moderate into an Afro-topped hippie after he'd been re-elected and could supposedly show his true colors.
The very best editorial cartoons are insightful. But sometimes, funny will do. Only the Boehner illustration elicited a complaint (see the letter elsewhere on this page) - further evidence that while we geographically jut to the left, we politically lean right up here on the North Coast.


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do you think the nba can apply punishment for this?
should the spurs have just said they all have minor injuries?
why is it wrong for them but not for tanking teams?
to me the nba has no right telling a coach/team what to do with its players. just because it is televising a game and wants them to play. that is bs. why not tell injured players that unless they can't walk they should be out there. where is the hard line against players who don't play up to their contracts does that not insult us fans even more?


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Microsoft's hardware division is at it again and this time they're pulling out all the stops with their latest product. The company
has unveiled a new teaser campaign on its site that showcases "The
Ultimate Keyboard."
The new Bluetooth-based wireless keyboard is aimed at making
your Windows Vista experience even more pleasurable with such features as a
backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor and proximity sensing to power down
the lighting when you leave the room. Even more impressive is the included pad
that charges your mouse when not in use. It's probably using some kind of induction charging system
similar to what's used in A4Tech's
BatteryFree Mouse. The ergonomic keyboard also features a host of media
buttons and controls to take advantage of Vista's multimedia capabilities and
has a 30 foot
range. But for all its features, the new keyboard ditches the traditional numpad that most have grown accustomed to.
Microsoft's latest and greatest features premium grade plastic
construction along with metal accents to liven things up. The Ultimate Keyboard
is sure to have an ultimate price once it's released; likely around the same
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hasn't been a real change in how peripherals are powered since
wireless gear first showed up that used batteries for power. The
catch with batteries or rechargeable keyboards or mice is that when
they are out of power the user can't use the device until they
recharge or plug in.Logitech is one of the largest peripheral
companies around and the company has announced a new keyboard called
the Logitech
Wireless Solar Keyboard K750. The new peripherals biggest feature
is that it gets all the power it needs to operate from the light in
your room. Like most solar calculators, the K750 isn't limited to
using the sun alone for power. It can get juice to operate from any
light source including your desk lamp or the glow from your
monitor. "The keyboard is still the best input device
for typing emails and IMs, updating your Facebook™ page or posting
responses to your favorite blogs — and the Logitech Wireless Solar
Keyboard K750 is the next big innovation in keyboard technology,"
said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for
Logitech's keyboards and desktops. "The Logitech Wireless Solar
Keyboard is powered by light but can work in total darkness for up to
three months. Plus, with its PVC-free construction and fully
recyclable packaging, it's designed to minimize its
footprint."Exactly how much juice you get from your light
source and if it's enough to keep your keyboard powered indefinitely
will be easy to figure out with an app Logitech will offer later this
month. The app installs on the computer and tells the user with an
easy to understand digital gauge if the light source hitting the
keyboard is enough to charge it adequately. The internal batteries
will stay charged for three months once full so you can type in
darkness.The keyboard is very thin at about one-third of an
inch making it low profile and comfortable to type on. The keys of
the keyboard use the Incurve design for comfortable typing feel. The
wireless tech is 2.4GHz and uses the Unifying Receiver of all
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Toby Heytens first joined the faculty in 2006 and then rejoined it in 2010 after having spent three years working in the Office of the Solicitor General and arguing six cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. His research interests include civil procedure, civil rights litigation, criminal procedure, federal courts and remedies.
After graduating from law school, Heytens clerked for then-Chief Judge Edward R. Becker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, served as a Bristow Fellow in the Solicitor General's Office, and then clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He next spent several years working at O'Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on appellate litigation. Before joining the Virginia faculty, Heytens also served as a visiting assistant professor at Cornell Law School.
During law school, Heytens served as articles development editor of the Virginia Law Review and received the Alumni Association Award for Academic Excellence for having the highest academic average in his graduating class. His student note, "School Choice and State Constitutions," received the Alumni Association Best Note Award.
In addition to his duties at the Law School, Heytens also serves as the head coach of UVA's two-time national champion undergraduate trial advocacy team.
"Changing What Judges Do," 82 U. Chi. L. Rev. Dialogue 151 (2015).
"Reassignment," 66 Stan. L. Rev. 1 (2014).
"The Framework(s) of Legal Change," 97 Cornell L. Rev. 595 (2012).
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"Doctrine Formulation and Distrust," 83 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2045 (2008).
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"Managing Transitional Moments in Criminal Cases," 115 Yale L.J. 922 (2006).
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"School Choice and State Constitutions," 86 Va. L. Rev. 117 (2000).
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Ask an expert about food aid
When I was a little kid, my sister (who never ate her vegetables) used to wish aloud at the dinner table that she could send her broccoli to Africa, where the kids really need it.
At the time, I liked to think of myself as not quite so naive -- I knew we couldn't literally send our vegetables to Africa. It would taste really bad by the time it got there.
Yes, shipping leftovers probably isn't a best practice in terms of humanitarian food aid. But what about food security? And malnutrition prevention and mitigation? And ready-to-use therapeutic food?
Asking questions like these is absolutely essential in better understanding the complexities of humanitarian work. It's also why we're continuing with our expert interview series -- in which you have the opportunity to ask your questions to aid professionals. Our first post on this topic was "Ask an aid worker about the Horn of Africa" with World Vision's Betsy Baldwin. In this second installment, I'd like to introduce you to Paul Macek.
A typical day for staff on his team includes meetings about food aid programs with colleagues, World Vision partners, and donors. His role also includes conducting field assessments of our food programs around the world.
Paul has degrees in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Master of Arts in international affairs with concentrations in international development and political economy from American University in Washington, D.C. Paul joined World Vision U.S. in 2009 after serving for 14 years in various capacities with Catholic Relief Services in Africa.
When Paul agreed to be our interviewee, he also told me, "Food aid can be an extremely effective means to saving lives and building sustainable livelihoods -- but food aid is just one tool within a wider food security approach that focuses on economic development and improving agricultural productivity and practices."
Ask Paul your questions about food aid by leaving them in the comments section. Remember, the point is to ask questions that will help us better understand food aid and its relation to humanitarian aid work.
On Tuesday, we'll pick the top six or seven questions and give them to Paul for his response. (And if you like someone else's question, leave a reply saying so. That way, we can get a sense of what questions are of most interest to you.)
Look for Paul's answers and responses this Friday, just in time for World Food Day, October 16!


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**SIGH** Here we go again!
There seems to be a bit of confusion on if Itachi could defeat ToBI before he got the rinnegan... -__- really??? Itachi stood no chance at all! And im going to list facts on the situation since ppl dont read the manga!
Biggest misconception is: "Tobi was afraid of itachi, thats why he didnt attack the village".... Really? What Manga was anybody who believe this reading? Let me list the real FACTS FROM THE MANGA!
It was a pact/agreement/deal/understanding anything along those lines that they made! So STFU saying he was just scared of itachi and thats the reason why he didnt attack the Leaf.
And right here is where they made the deal from itachis own lips!!! But ppl still cant read i guess! smh
Then right here he says if he knew his secrets he would be dead. Thats the same for any ninja! If Chiyo them knew Sasoris secrets from the beginning they could of killed him. If Jman knew Pains secret he could of won. If Asuma Knew Hidan secret he could of been alive right now. We seen what happened when Sasuke figured out diedara uses Earth style, SHikamaru knew Hidans secret, Naruto knew Pains secret, Konan supposely knew Tobi's secret etc etc.
So STFU Little kids (i say Little kids because most kids under the age of 16 are the ones who seem to think this non-sense and cannot read the manga obviously). But im not down yet!
Now im going to go on the Battle aspect of the fight and how Tobi is just better! Im going to list how Tobi Counters everything Itachi has to offer!
This is the most easiest thing to counter! First off ima list what itachi himself STATED; http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/142/15 Right here is where he says some own with my blood (which obito is a full blooded Uchiha) so itachi would not even try to use a costful Jutsu on tobi (or Madara as he knows him to be). But more then that, Tobi would know what to expect and most likely know how to break it (disrupt your chakra like sasuke did). So in short Obito>>>>Genjutsu
Next we Have Taijutsu... Really? Tobi who can read movements from Might Guy Himself http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/596/11 whos is a better Taijutsu fighter then him btw. Not only that he was battling Naruto KM as well at the same damn time and winning! Plus the fact if Itachi gets to close and grabbed he is getting sucked up! GG Itachi! Obito FTW in this department!
This is where things gets fun!!! Im going to highlight itachi's known "advantages":
As you can see it was a body wide hit from the attack! And he survived it at point blank range!!! Why the **** do ppl still think that attack would work when its manga proof that it would not!!!!
And when it doesn't work, itachi would feel the side effects like him and sasuke always feel after using the black flames they leave themselfs WIDE OPEN!!! Grabbing there eyes because of the pain.
With his Kamui the jutsu is as good as useless!
Again with Kamui this is the most useless of itachis 3 techs! Itachi would never lay a hit on tobi! We all know susanoo has no defense from below:
And keep in mind Obito Knows everything about the sharinagn and any version it has to offer! He would know about everything Itachi is doing and how it works!
Totsuka Blade has to pierce to seal anything it wants.
And as we know with Kamui this will never in a million years happen!!!
So in short anything Itachi can do that would be major will be useless based off Manga facts!!!
If itachi gets in range Tobi unleashes giant projectiles from his Kamui Dimension:
But besides all the manga facts i provided Itachi was sick and TOBI KNEW IT!!! Itachi healthy looses, Itachi sick gets RAPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
P.S. If shit gets real Izanagi instantly solves that problem! And dont say "he has izanami to counter that" when izanami takes forever to set up and preform and Tobi knows about it and would know how to counter it!


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Some quotes from Bargs today:
Bargnani today: "Nobody is satisfied. Not me, not DeMar, not coach, that was my sentence pretty good answer to a pretty stupid question."
"Im not going to go over every single crap that was in there, I just wanted to clarify for all you media guys that specific sentence."
"Going to have people look over it+take care of the other stuff, because I dont think some people can afford to change my words like that."
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Empowering deserving military families with educational support and opportunities.
D.A. Points (SYNR-G #53918 and SciFlex #68115) won the AT&T National Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a 5-under par 67. This is D.A.'s first career victory, earning him a spot in The Masters along with a 2 year PGA Tour exemption. Standing in the fairway on the hardest hole Pebble has to offer, the par 5 14th, Points holed his third shot for eagle giving him a 1 shot lead with 4 to play. Points then holed a 30 foot birdie putt on the par 4 15th to all but assure him the victory. "Pebble Beach may be the most iconic place in America to play golf, and to win here, it's just a dream come true," said Points.
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"We get a swaggering Getz burning his way on bari through an uptempo 'Anything Goes' and digging for R&B punctuations on a jaunty 'Too Close for Comfort' with Mulligan blowing pungent tenor lines alongside him. The two flow together like longtime section mates on a lovely 'Let's Fall in Love' and they engage in some spirited trading on a spirited midtempo take on 'That Old Feeling.'
Their fiery and fluid renditions of 'This Can't Be Love' and 'Scrapple From the Apple' are the sound of unbound enthusiasm, like kids turning cartwheels and backflips on the beach. And their personal voices melt into each other on Mulligan's romantic 'A Ballad' and a soothing ' I Didn't Know What Time It Was'."Jazz Times


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Loan Growth May Plunge Off Fiscal Cliff
Industry economists agree that if the U.S. plunges off the fiscal cliff Dec. 31, credit unions probably won't see any ill effects right away. However, even if a so-called grand bargain is reached between Democrats and Republicans, credit unions could see the loan growth momentum gained this year grind to a standstill.
Credit Union Times spoke with five industry economists, the NCUA's John Worth, CUNA's Mike Schenk, NAFCU's David Carrier, the California Credit Union League's Dwight Johnston and Catalyst Corporate FCU's Brian Turner. NAFCU Lobbyist Brad Thaler also provided some political perspective.
While the men had some differences of opinion, they agreed on three key points. The country will likely avoid the doomsday scenarios threatened by politicians and investment bankers. The White House and lawmakers are likely to negotiate a temporary solution rather than make major changes. And, regardless of the fiscal solution, the economy is still fragile and will likely experience a downturn.
At press time, the White House and Republican leaders were still miles away from an agreement on how to solve the nation's budget woes. However, the economists said three basic solutions are possible. Both Republican and Democrats agree to increase taxes, cut spending or a combination of both worth $3 trillion. Both sides agree to increase revenue and decrease spending but delay implementation until after the economy can absorb it. Or both sides reach a temporary solution that kicks the can down the road.
Schenk said if a grand bargain combination of tax increases and spending cuts is reached, the result would "choke off the housing recovery and push us back into recession." That's not good news, but Schenk added that doing nothing would only intensify a current lack of clarity about the future, which would hamper both business confidence and consumer confidence.
"If that happens, people will reduce spending on big ticket items, which means less lending for credit unions."
Worth agreed, recalling that when the federal government created an impasse in 2011 as it debated a solution to the debt ceiling, consumer confidence plummeted from a rating of 70 in June to just 55 in August.
Although Worth said he's observed consumer interest in the fiscal cliff doesn't seem as great as it was during the debt impasse, it would still impact consumers' view of the future and result in less consumer spending and a weaker economy.
"We could get the worst of both worlds," Worth said. "We could go over the cliff, and then get a deal next year that kicks the can down the road. We could take a hit on the economy through weaker consumer sentiment and still have any deficit benefit to show for it."
Johnston agreed that consumer confidence is a bigger risk to the economy than the effect of tax increases or spending cuts. Businesses already lack confidence, he said, so fiscal cliff issues are a bad way to end the year and begin the next.
Carrier noted that because of the economic slowdown in China and Europe's ongoing problems, the United States is actually driving the U.S. economy. Should the already fragile economy here take another hit, the entire world would feel it, he said.
Turner said the way the fiscal cliff solution impacts job growth will have a bigger impact than a decrease in consumer confidence or higher taxes. Consumers aren't spending less money because they're anticipating a smaller or no tax refund, but rather, job insecurity.
"My mantra has always been, I don't care what people are feeling, it's what they're doing that's important," he said. "Even though they are feeling better, they're still not spending."
The economists agreed that the likely outcome of the fiscal cliff will be a temporary slowing of loan growth for credit unions, although they also said the long-term outlook for credit union lending is better, and the economy could even rebound in a big way in a couple of years.
However, opinions were mixed on how the fiscal cliff could impact liquidity.
Worth said liquidity could go either way. Consumers could take a flight of safety out of equities markets and into federally insure money market accounts. However, if the economy sours and taxes increase, they would have less money to deposit, so it could be a wash. Turner agreed that liquidity is unlikely to be affected by fiscal cliff issues because even if taxpayers have fewer refunds and year-end bonuses to deposit, loan outflow is still weak, so seasonal liquidity trends and loan to share ratios wouldn't be greatly impacted.
Schenk, however, said a double dip recession could mean more liquidity, as nervous consumers increase savings and borrow less. CUNA is forecasting that the worst effects of the fiscal cliff will be avoided, and the economy will continue to grow at a sluggish pace, with a 2.5% annual growth in 2013 and no significant drop in the unemployment rate. The trade association is also predicting that loan balances will gain 5% in 2013, provided a fiscal cliff solution gives consumers and businesses clarity about the future.
Johnston agreed, saying "all bets off for next six months. Nobody can really predict anything until we get past that."
NAFCU's Thaler and Carrier were far more concerned about the potential for the credit union tax exemption to get caught up in fiscal cliff negotiations, not directly, but boxed in if politicians agree to cut a set number of tax expenditures in 2013 and set up pick-and-choose scenario next year.
"We don't want to get stuck inside a tax reform box and have to fight our way out," Thaler said.


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Rivera showing greatness again in comeback
No betting against one-of-a-kind closer as he returns from torn ACL
By Mike Bauman / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- The relentlessly positive nature, the devotion, the belief, the fierce competitive drive -- all of that remains in place.
On the other side of the issue, is just this: A 43-year-old man, pursuing his career as an athlete, attempting to come back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
I like Mariano Rivera -- the positive nature, the devotion and the fierce competitive drive -- in this argument. He probably should not be held to the standards of the rest of humanity in a situation such as this. He has been not only the best closer in the game -- he has been one of a kind.
At George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday, the catchers and pitchers of the New York Yankees had their first workout of this year's Spring Training. An encouraging sign for all was the presence and the full participation of Rivera.
Rivera threw a bullpen session, and his motion contained the usual fluidity and grace. He ran, and he took part in three sessions of fielding practice for pitchers, and again, his movements did not appear to be in any way restricted. Asked to rate his knee on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being as good as possible, Rivera responded, "I feel good. I would say around nine, for sure. The other point will be the 10, and that will be the running that I do here. But besides that everything's great."
What about the pitching part itself, Mariano?
"I won't be a nine," Rivera said with a small smile. "I'll be a 10, I think."
Could he be, Rivera was asked, the Mo of old?
"Definitely," he replied. "That's what I demand of myself. With the blessing of the Lord, I'm looking for that. Otherwise I wouldn't be here. I want to help this team as much as I can. If I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be, then I'm not helping at all.
What can be motivating him now, after 608 saves and five World Series championships, to go through the rigors of rehabilitation at a relatively advanced age? The same things that have always motivated him.
"The love of the game, the passion that I have for this drives me," Rivera said. "I come here to win. This is the preparation for that. When I come here, my mind is already going to a different level. And that is winning championships. Those things start in February. That's the way I think and that's what motivates me."
And that is why, through the long, difficult, trying process, Rivera's will to come back never seriously wavered. The routine response of "this isn't going to work out," did not occur to him.
"I don't think that way," Rivera said. "I'm a positive man, so I always think positive. There were many times that I had, not doubts, but soreness, pain, I will say. But it never went through my mind that I didn't want to do it anymore. It was a challenge for me, and something like this is not easy, you just have to work at it and find a way to get it done. And that's what I do."
The rest of the Yankees are understandably thrilled to have Rivera on hand and once again working toward being the best.
"It's great," said Andy Pettitte, who knows plenty about late-career comebacks. "What he brings to the club -- his personality, his makeup -- you gotta have it. And just having somebody in his 40s out there to talk to feels real good."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi expressed no doubts when asked about his expectations for a full return of Rivera to the top of his game. While this might seem to be an "apples and oranges," situation, Girardi admitted, he offered an example: "Adrian Peterson came back pretty well."
Apples and oranges, that makes sense. Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings' sensational running back, came back from a similar knee injury, to post a 2,000-yard rushing season in 2012, and was subsequently named the National Football League's Most Valuable Player. The great ones cannot be held to the normal standards.
Rivera tore his right anterior cruciate ligament while chasing fly balls during batting practice in Kansas City last May. But don't expect him to stop shagging flies at any point in the near future.
"I don't want to be somebody that I'm not," Rivera said. "I will be careful. I'm always careful. The injury happened because the Lord permitted it. I have to be ready. And if shagging is part of my routine, then I'll be doing it. I will be myself."
This is all anyone can ask, although asking Rivera to be himself is automatically asking a lot.
Rivera says he has made a decision on his retirement plans, and he will announce it before the start of the regular season. If this is his final season, it ought to be especially savored -- for who Rivera has been, for what he has accomplished and now, for what he has gone through to extend his brilliant career.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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After last years lockout wiped out summer league, the Raptors will be back in Las Vegas this July. Games will be played between July 13-22.
And Casey knows who the focus will be for the Raptors squad.
Its going to be Eddie Daviss first summer league [where he is] the number one option, Casey said. His first year he had a summer league, and then he got hurt. This is a big summer for him as far as getting in the weight room, getting used to being the number one option in summer league.
Davis is the only Raptor to have played in every game this year, but he has had a disappointing sophomore year, averaging just 6.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The team could also include the Raptors first pick in this years draft and Valanciunas, if Lithuania fails to qualify for the Olympics in a qualifying tournament.
Casey also said the Raptors will invite their veterans to work out with the team.
Source: Eric Koreen, National Post
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I want to know if theres anything I can do about having a closed thread.
I'm talking about the Sai > Narutoverse thread.
It was an incredibly valid point that got spammed by the very people the thread was parodying. It's now closed because idiots could not tell what the thread was about despite MANY replies to people that i'm not a 'Retard' or a 'troll' or a 'fanboy' and it's become ridiculous.
Is this forum trying to imply that we should all just worship nothing but the overpowered characters? That all it takes in this community is a susanoo or some senju DNA or something? If so, i'm really not one of you. Sorry.
Can it be undone by a moderator or anybody? It'd be nice as I worked hard on writing that thread and dealing with the idiots on it who couldn't read. Thanks.


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after deadline has passed, and the U.S. government is growing
tired of waiting for BP's supposed
relief efforts that don't seem to be working. After one
failed attempt at a dome and a relief well that could take until
August, BP
executives are saying they have more options to explore, and
that the governments efforts would not produce any different results.
won't quit until we get this job done," said Doug Suttles, BP's
chief operating officer. "We're doing everything we can."
Secretary Ken Salazar said BP has "from day one, frankly, not
fulfilled the mission it was supposed to fulfill" and "if
we find that they're not doing what they're supposed to be doing,
we'll push them out of the way."
terms of not trusting BP, there's nobody--nobody--who is more
devastated by what has happened and nobody that wants to shut this
off more than we do and learn what happened so this never happens
anywhere, to anyone, anywhere in the world again," said Robert
Dudley, BP's managing director.
BP's next
attempt at plugging the leak will be put to the test on
Wednesday, where a thick, viscous fluid that is twice the density of
water will be pumped into the core site of the leak. This will
hopefully lead to the final stage of sealing the well permanently
with cement.
said that if this attempt
fails, BP's other options include placing an even smaller dome
over the leak (for the third time), installing a blowout preventer,
trying a "junk shot" (where rubber and other substances are
used to plug the well), and the final solution being the relief well
that could take up to 80 days to complete.
Obama administration officials went to Louisiana Monday
to evaluate the response to the BP oil spill. In addition, Salazar
and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will attend a
flyover of affected areas as well as meet with BP representatives.
Louisiana state and parish leaders, such as St. Bernard Parish
President Craig Taffaro, demanded that the federal government allow
them to "dredge up walls of sand to close the channels between
the Gulf and coastal estuaries."
the Coast Guard has to side with its American citizens and protect
its communities, or it has to side with a major world corporation
named BP and betray American citizens in that process," said
addition, Coast Guard Rear Adm. and federal on-scene coordinator Mary
Landry said the barrier
island project, which is a $350 million blueprint to repair
Louisiana's barrier islands, is still under review.
Environmental and officials are reviewing the impact this project may
have on "endangered and threatened species."
response, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser pointed to an
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Diana Roberts to Retire as Hershey FCU CEO
The $55 million, 7,000-member Hershey Federal Credit Union in Hummelstown, Pa., has named Paul Wagner as its new president/CEO.
Wagner, currently vice president of operations and lending, succeeds Diana Roberts, who plans to retire in July after more than 31 years at the Pennsylvania credit union.
HFCU had $2.2 million in assets and 1,675 members when Roberts was hired by the single-sponsor credit union in 1982. She now heads a community credit union that services two counties with three branches in Hershey, Annville and Hummelstown.
Roberts has been active in the industry, serving on the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association board since 1982, including as chair from 2007 to 2009, HFCU said, and as a CUNA director from 1997-2008. She was inducted into the Credit Union House Hall of Leaders in 2010.
"I have met many wonderful people and have seen first-hand how credit unions can improve the lives of their members," said Roberts, who was CEO at the former Millersville University FCU before joining HFCU. "My work has been a joy and I enter into retirement knowing that I have worked hard for the benefit of others."
Wagner has more than 35 years of experience at credit unions and banks and is the president of the Harrisburg Chapter of Credit Unions as well as a CUNA Management School graduate and Certified Credit Union Executive.
"HFCU is great credit union and I'm proud to be following Diana as CEO," Wagner said in the credit union's announcement. "The credit union is well prepared for the future and I look forward to working with the board and employees of Hershey Federal Credit Union as we continue to do all we can to meet our members' financial needs."


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