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around 2:35 p.m. on Friday, nine engines fired, propelling the
154-ft. SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida into a fiery sprint through the Earth's atmosphere.
Minutes later, the first stage fell off, dropping into the Atlantic
Ocean, while a second stage fired, delivering a dummy payload into
orbit 155 miles above Earth. For SpaceX, the mission
was picture perfect
-- a happy ending to years of struggles.SpaceX was founded in
2002 by tech-pioneer Elon Musk who serves as the company's CEO and
CTO. Musk, also CEO of Tesla Motors, sunk $100M USD of his own
PayPal fortune into the company.The company first saw
success in
September 2008 with the launch of its Falcon 1 rocket
powered by its Merlin (first stage) and Kestrel (second stage)
engines. On July 14, 2009, a Falcon 1 rocket delivered
its first
commercial payload -- the Malaysian RazakSAT satellite.
Those successes came after a fair share of failures -- the first
three launches of the Falcon 1 proved unsuccessful.Today,
SpaceX is offering Falcon 1 launches for $8.9M USD, with slight
discounts for mass contracts. The Falcon 9, launched Friday, is
the next stage in its bid for commercial space dominance. The
Falcon 9 is designed to carry much higher payloads. Where as
the Falcon 1 can deliver 670 kg to low earth orbit (LEO), the Falcon
9 "heavy" variant can deliver 29 tons of cargo to low Earth
orbit.The first stage of the Falcon 9 is powered by 9 first
stage Merlin 1C rockets which burn liquid oxygen (LOX) and
rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) propellants. Those rockets are
fired by dual redundant pyrophoric triethylaluminum-triethylborane
(TEA-TEB) igniters. The first stage can produce 4.94 MN of
thrust and 304 sec (3.0 kN/kg) of specific impulse in
vacuum. A carbon fiber aluminum core
composite structure joins the first and second stages. The
design is made more affordable as the engine used in the second stage
engine is identical to those found in the first, albeit with a
smaller fuel tank and only a single engine. The second stage
engine has a burn time of 345 s.At a press conference, CEO
Musk commented,
"I hope people don't put too much emphasis on our success
because it's simply not correct to have the fate of commercial
launch depend on what happens in the next few days. But it certainly
does add to the pressure. There's more weight on our shoulders
because of that. I wish there weren't."The issue of
the commercialization of the space industry has created an unusual
role reversal for the Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C.
President Obama, amid criticism about "nationalizing" the
automobile industry is charging ahead with plans to privatize the
space industry, a move long championed by the U.S. Armed Forces.
Under his leadership, NASA has pledged $3.5B USD in contracts to
SpaceX and Orbital Transportation Services, a rival
firm.Republicans are decrying
the denationalization effort and the delays that have
ensued. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican of Texas,
commented after the Friday launch, "Make no mistake even
this modest success is more than a year behind schedule, and the
project deadlines of other private space companies continue to slip
as well."SpaceX is deaf to the criticism, though, and is
turning its focus to continued commercialization of the Falcon 1 and
Falcon 9 platforms. It is also hard at work developing its
Dragon capsule, a manned vessel that can seat up to 7. The
capsule is expected to launch in a test flight aboard a Falcon 9
rocket, sometime this year or next. The craft utilizes PICA-X,
a proprietary variant of NASA's phenolic impregnated carbon ablator
material.Designs from SpaceX's and Orbital, under Obama's
plan will service
the International Space Station and replace NASA's aging
Shuttle fleet, which is in the process of being retired.


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Holder argues Congressional authorization is unnecessary to kill Americans, Executive Branch can do what it wants
President Barack Obama's (D) Attorney General,
Eric Holder
, dropped a bombshell this week,
[PDF] that he did consider it acceptable to kill Americans with drone deathstrikes on U.S. soil, but only under "extraordinary" circumstances.
I. A Time to Kill?
He says that such plots had never been performed in the homeland to date. But several Americans have reportedly been killed with drone strikes in the Middle East during the Obama regime was elected into power in 2008.
AG Holder's comments came in response to
Sen. Rand Paul
(R-Tenn.). Sen. Paul had promised to stall the nomination of John Brennan to become director of the
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
. Mr. Brennan is a controversial figure who helped mastermind the program of drone deathstrikes and "enhanced interrogation" (torture) programs in the Middle East.
AG Eric Holder told Sen. Rand Paul that "hypothetically" drone strikes could be used on U.S. soil to kill Americans. [Image Source: AP]
In his letter to Sen. Paul, seeking to clarify when drone strikes would be allowed, AG Holder writes:
The question you posed is.... entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one we hope no President will ever have to confront. It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws of the United States for the President to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States.
Holder goes on to point to Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 as examples of the kinds of threats that might require Americans to be ordered killed by the President.
II. Armed and Ready, Flying Over Your Backyard
Since the middle of the last decade,
military-grade drones
have been
flying over U.S. states
, ostensibly for use in countering drug trafficking and other forms of crime. Of late, some of these drones
have been reportedly armed
Reaper drones are currently being used over U.S. airspace. [Image Source: The Real Revo]
There are currently no formal laws passed by Congress governing whom and be killed and when – if the President's premise that death strikes on Americans does not violate Constitutional due process holds true. Further, such strikes appear entirely at the discretion of the President, the military, and the national intelligence agencies -- Congress is not in the loop.
That seems rather curious. The Constitution is unequivocal in that Congress alone has the power to authorize the use of deadly military force.
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
, the foundation of the U.S. government, clearly grants Congress the power:
[Image Source: EL Civics]
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
To provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
However, according to President Obama and his staff's logic, that power has now been transferred to the executive branch, and what's more, it can be used to kill Americans without a trial on U.S. soil.
The Obama administration argues sometimes American citizens may need to be killed without due process, both abroad and at home. [Image Source: Matt Ortega/Flickr]
The Obama adminstration executed a similar privilege overseas at least once -- ordering a drone strike that killed suspected al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, who happened to also be a New Mexico-born U.S. citizen. Other Americans were also killed in other drone strikes, but it is unclear whether those killings were ordered or mere inadvertent attrition.
III. Some Upset About Obama's New Power to Kill Americans
Sen. Paul was not happy with the Obama administration's plan to grant itself the power to kill, and to cut Congress out of the loop. He
, "The U.S. attorney general's refusal to rule out the possibility of drone strikes on American citizens and on American soil is more than frightening. It is an affront to the constitutional due process rights of all Americans."
Some in the Senate feel the President shouldn't have the power to order the killings of Americans on U.S. soil. [Image Source: Drone Wars UK]
But some of his colleagues weren't so harsh.
Sen. Susan Collins
(R-Maine) and
Sens. Ron Wyden
(D-Ore.) and
Mark Udall
(D-Colo.) praised the President's
decision to hand over memos
detailing when drone strikes were allowable.
The Obama administration had previously
asked its press secretaries to lie
about the existence of the memos, claiming they didn't exist. In light of the disclosure, the Senators say in a
joint statement
, "We are pleased that we now have the access that we have long sought and need to conduct the vigilant oversight with which the committee has been charged. We believe that this sets an important precedent for applying our American system of checks and balances to the challenges of 21st century warfare. We look forward to reviewing and discussing these documents in the days ahead."
The Senate now moves on to debate Mr. Brennan's confirmation, following his confirmation by the
Senate Intelligence Committee
. There will likely be lively debate from Sen. Paul,
et al.
, during Mr. Brennan's confirmation hearing before the full Senate.
The debate brings to mind the words of George Orwell in an essay on wartime Britain, who wrote, "As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me."
Sen. Rand Paul [PDF]
[Press Release]
Sen. Wyden, et al.
"Death Is Very Likely The Single Best Invention Of Life" -- Steve Jobs
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Hard wearing grass, I need advice from the pro
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Need to revamp the garden as it was neglected by the outgoing tenants.
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...but only because the fans have not seen that much explosivness from a guard before(in a while). He also can have a lot of impact on a game in short period of time, which reminds us of allstar qualities.
This is his rookie year, so its too early to tell how complete a player he becomes, but, he has shown a tool set that many, many players do not have entering this league. If he understands his best cards and plays them consistently he might become one hell of a player.


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Figuring out what happens when foreign bodies invade the human body is fairly serious business. Confined mostly to the realm of test tubes, complex reactions like the human immune system responding to a tuberculosis infection have been difficult and time consuming to study – willing volunteers for this kind of study are hard to come by.
Computer modeling has made these trial-and-error type studies easier by being able to replicate a system's response to an introduced external factor -- simply program the behavior of the components of the system and hit the start button.
Agent based modeling may take this kind of systems study to the next level, however, and a team of computer scientists at Michigan Tech University are making it happen without the use of super-powerful, super-expensive supercomputers. Under the direction of Roshan D'Souza, computer science students at MTU have developed agent based modeling software that harnesses the power of modern graphics processing units.
"With a $1,400 desktop, we can beat a computing cluster. We are effectively democratizing supercomputing and putting these powerful tools into the hands of any researcher. Every time I present this research, I make it a point to thank the millions of video gamers who have inadvertently made this possible," says D'Souza of the project.
Agent based modeling is a very powerful tool in which many different components, factors and behaviors can be programmed and then let loose in a simulated environment. The outcomes of large systems are often unpredictable and surprising.
MTU's software, which was created by computer science student Mikola Lysenko, is not limited to small systems with few factors such as the previous tuberculosis example. Ryan Richards, a fellow computer science student explained, "We can do very complex ecosystems right now. If you're looking at epidemiology, we could easily simulate an epidemic in the US, Canada and Mexico."
It seems the days of supercomputers and complex simulations may be numbered, becoming an endangered species quickly at the hands of the relatively inexpensive gamer's video card. Perhaps the next step in evolution for these modeling software projects could be similar to Stanford's very successful Folding@Home project, using the client's GPU to power its way to understanding new and complex systems.


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Wouldn't it be a conflict of interest to advise for one team while planning to join the management team of another? I don't think Phil will be joining the Raptors in any role, shape or form. Face it bitches, we're cursed.
Nothing is etched in stone with regards to that Pistons 'job'. Flip Saunders for example was a consultant to the Celtics just last spring, and is now part owner/GM of the Timberwolves.
As long as he doesn't have a contract it means nothing.
The only interesting thing about all this is that the Pistons are in the Eastern conference and could be considered a rival to the Raptors (rival not being completely accurate, just that both teams have been terrible for a long time). This would be a great opportunity for Phil to sabotage another team by having them hire a crappy coach.
He later coached the Detroit Pistons, going 176-70 from 2005-2008 near the end of the Pistons' dominant Eastern Conference run, and the Washington Wizards, where the Gilbert Arenas gun situation blew up a potential playoff team. The Wizards went 51-130 with Saunders before he was fired in January 2012. Last spring, Saunders served as a consultant to the Boston Celtics at the invitation of coach Doc Rivers. He joined ESPN's NBA coverage crew this season.
This advisory job seems to be just one conversation. The thread here already lasted longer.
[QUOTE=white men can't jump;206473]You know I've often contemplated what you stated there, and have been itching to start a discussion on the topic. I'm sure many of you are perhaps sick of discussing it, but as a recent addition to the RR membership, I have maybe missed out on those conversations.The team has also never had ownership that actually cared about winning. So yeah, I would say how the organization was run was the biggest problem.
When I look at how the Leafs have been run in recent memory it's been almost too clear that putting a winning product on the ice was not a priority, well, at least thats what I suspected. I just couldn't chaulk it up to making bad decisions regarding trades and signing contracts and what not, or just bad decisions in terms of acquiring GM's or coaches. I mean, the Leafs are the biggest hockey market, but for so many years not being able to put a competitive product on the ice could only lead one to believe that winning wasn't the priority. The lack of success with the Raptors also provided evidence. I know little of the MLS and Toronto FC, so I will ignore that situation.
So, when Bell/Rogers acquired MLSE (correct me if I am wrong but I do believe the communications combo are the majority owners) I was optimistic that the culture within the organization would change (if, in fact, that was the problem) and the production of a winning product would be a priority. I can't see how a winning product would hurt profits, especially considering the other interests that Bell/Rogers have and how a winning product would help those interests, and the market potential in TO.
I also understand that some major changes have happened with the Toronto FC. I haven't read much about it, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume these changes are geared towards producing a more competitive product on the pitch and providing fans with something worth cheering for.
So, when I see the acquisition of a Tim Leiweke it gives me hope that the culture of all MLSE may be changing and that the priority for this organization will be to win, not just to produce a profitable product, but a competitive one as well. And I hope this affects the Raptors culture to the fullest extent. I have never really felt that the organization was commited to winning. Given all the poor management decisions made over the years I couldn't help but be skeptical. And I often wondered if it was non-basketball people just hiring the wrong basketball people to make the basketball decisions, or if the non-basketball people even cared about the decisions the bball managers were making as long as the company turned a nice profit.
Given that Leiweke is a basketball guy it gives me optimism that this organization is turning the corner. Does anyone else feel this way? Does the new ownership group give you confidence that a championship is coming to Toronto sometime sooner rather than later? Do you believe that the Raps will improve in this scenario?
As for Phil, I really don't believe he will be coming here, it's just too good to be true. But if he does, it will certainly be an indication of the influence that Leiweke has, and his ability to make moves that can bring great people into the organization. And there is no way that Phil would not be a positive influence on the Raps org., in any role, whether Pres or GM or just as a consultant. If he gets hired and people listen to his advice, good things will happen.
Leiweke had me at "I want to talk championships and bring, championships to Toronto"
its like that hot girl walking in and asking for your phone number, and you havent said a word... Bad analogy?
the TFC situation is a shambles, to say the least.
They're consistently AWFUL.. i mean, REALLY bad.. even by MLS's extremely low standards.. and any glimmer of hope is usually snuffed out pretty quickly
Last season, we replaced our head coach, with a somewhat competent coach who seemed to have a lot of promise... the team didn't do much better due to a lack of talent, but you could tell team systems were being put in place that would have improved the team in the long run, and most of us were looking forward to him starting fresh on a new season...
he was fired.
they hired a new head coach, Ryan Nelsen, who was an active PLAYER on QPR last year.... ya, not a soul thought that was a good idea..
to give you an idea of how bad the TFC situation is... this past offseason, in fear of ticket holders dropping out due to the continued crapness of the club.. they announced that existing seat holders would be able to renew their seats for Year One prices..
and that is the only reason i'm still a seat holder.. 4th row season seats, for the price of 4 brand new PS3 games....
and once again... we're pretty shit... a couple of days ago, we lost to Montreal (who only entered the league last year) 6-0
AND, worst of all.... they replaced the Carlsberg at BMO Field with Budweiser.
it's a pretty bad scene
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HASHIRAMA SENJU's DEATH is still a PUZZLE
He is the only deceased Hokage whose death hasn't been shown.
the SECOND HOKAGE :
Tobirama Senju - sacrificed himself to allow his students to escape
the THIRD HOKAGE :
Hiruzen Sarutobi - sacrificed himself to save the village via Shiki Fujin to seal Oro " my man " chimaru
the FOURTH HOKAGE :
Minato Namikaze - sacrificed himself to save the village again, kushina and baby naruto via Shiki Dujin to
seal Kyuubi inside naruto
So as you read this thread i believe you have also your own list on how HASHIRMA SENJU died maybe ill put mine in
this thread :D
1. OLD AGE - but i strongly doubt this coz Hashirama died rather quite long before Tobirama. hashi
should be only a couple of years older than tobirama.. Thus there is no chance of death
due to old age. Plus when ORO edo hashi and tobirama in part one they both look young
2. DIE YOUNG - hashi must had died young since his brother took over at a relatively young age.. but still the
reason is still unknown
3. OVERPOWERED - well i think Hashirama is incredibly hyped but as the story unfolds he lives up to
this hype by defeating EMS Madara, collecting the Kyuubi, and with high level jutso in his
disposal.. i cant imagine how would anyone at that time could come near his power..
4. DYING IN BATTLE - Dying in war is highly unlikely because if he may have sustained fatal wounds during
a fight ... but he could heal himself... maybe some injuries just can't be
be healed
5. DIED by POISON - this can happen but very unlikely too.. coz we all know how skillful
a medical nin hashirama is... Maybe some poison is toxic enough
just like what kabuto done to supress senju DNA in yamato
image possible because of ROLLIN.. thankz bro
6. KILLED BY A MISSING NIN [kakuzu and kin/gin bro] -we know Hashirama divided
his bijuu collection between the ninja villages at the moment to sign peace
after Shinobi World War I, which makes Mizukage II and Tsuchikage II unlikely to
be Hashirama's killer... so a missing nin could likely kill hashirama and the
perfect candidate would be kin and gin bro and kakuzu but..
In databook 1, they say Tobirama took over the command of Konoha after his
elder brother's death, so Hashirama must have been dead by the time the
KinGin brothers attacked Raikage II and Hokage II. and that leave us to KAKUZU..
but then again since he only claimed he fought him and didn't claimed he killed
him, the odds are low that he took his life. Although it is possible that Hashirama
make it out of the battle barely alive, to die a few days latter, Kakuzu not
knowing how badly he injured his adversary..Still kakuzu gets the credit..
7. KILLED BY MADARA UCHICHA - When i say killed
by madara it means after they fought hashirama has been seriously injured then died
later in the war by unknown ninja.. so the credit still goes to madara :D
8. USING A FORBIDDEN JUTSO - this would be the most likely that had happen... HASHIRAMA may have use
a FORBIDDEN JUTSO to save himself during or after a battle or to save his
comrades... This would be my pick right here :D
- I have read this theory made by BLACK DUDE and its sound similar.
Hashirama is said to have high level healing jutso.. maybe this jutso as stated
has cause his life span to shorten.. like what tsunade jutso did.. when she
release that thing in his forehead :D
We all know that it was stated in the datebook that he died in the war.. but how [did he run out of chakra] or who[ by himself]? or why [ for the greater good ]? hahha
So the list may go on depending on how you view hashirama death...
PS : i didnt include images coz it tends to make the thread very long and assume we all read same manga here :D
it makes people not wanting to read coz the thread will look too long :D
enjoy reading :D


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As of Monday, Jackson Gulch Reservoir's content was low, real low.
"This is the lowest I have seen it and I have been here 23 years," said Gary Kennedy, Superintendent Mancos Water Conservancy District.
As of Monday, the content of Jackson Gulch was 2,350 acre feet or 23.5 percent, with an inflow at about 20 cubic feet per second. At this time of year, the lowest Kennedy had seen it before was 36 percent, in 1996.
Kennedy said he has a difficult time predicting how much water the reservoir will get this year, but says that this year isn't looking good and the wind and dry weather isn't helping.
"The wind will take the water right out of the snow," he said.
So far, Kennedy is projecting that the reservoir can have a full diversion until May 13. After that, the board will meet to discuss limitations on irrigation, if there has to be any.
The reservoir has been low before. In 1996, it was almost as low, and 2002 was another bad year, which ended with only 18 percent of the allocations given for irrigation.
Kennedy said all the municipal water customers will get water. Those include rural Mancos, the Town of Mancos and Mesa Verde National Park. Kennedy is hoping for some late April/early May storms to help boost the reservoir.
After that, "Let's hope for lots of rain."
In 1997, the reservoir was only used for 14 days because it rained all summer.
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As a resident of Durango for not quite two years, Jordan Golson said low name recognition will hurt him in his run for the City Council, which is ironic for a noncollege graduate with a knack for getting exposure in the media.
As a former salesman at an Apple retail store in New Hampshire, Golson was quoted last year in a New York Times story about earning low wages at the Apple store despite selling $750,000 worth of "computers and gadgets" during one three month period.
"I was earning $11.25 an hour," Golson was quoted saying on the front page of the June 23, 2012, edition of The New York Times. "Part of me was thinking, 'This is great. I'm an Apple fan, the store is doing really well.' But when you look at the amount of money the company is making and then you look at your paycheck, it's kind of tough."
Golson now writes for a website about Apple called MacRumors.com. He appeared on the Ric Peterson talk radio show in Montreal to comment on Steve Jobs' retirement and Jobs' successor, Tim Cook, repeating rumors that Cook might be a homosexual.
In an interview with The Durango Herald, Golson said he likes to "throw a cherry bomb" as a journalist, but personally does not care about Cook's sexual preferences.
"If he's gay, he's by far the most powerful gay man in America," Golson said. "He's head of the most valuable company in the world. Honestly, we know very little about him, (but) I'm not going to do a TMZ and follow him around."
Golson followed his wife, Jaime, to Durango. She got a job working for Soundtraxx, which is partly owned by her relative.
He has become a volunteer firefighter for Durango Fire & Rescue Authority, working car accidents and last summer's forest fires. Besides public service, Golson said, a motivation for seeking elected office is to break the solitude of being a writer.
"A lot of people make friends at work. I work at home. So what's going to get me out of the house and meet new people?" Golson said.
His campaign theme is that City Council has become distracted by side issues such as organic parks, accessory dwellings, smoking bans and plastic bags. He would not vote for a fee or a ban on plastic bags in grocery stores.
He would get the city to focus on its future by emphasizing issues such as infrastructure and the lack of affordable housing. Golson and his wife could find only three condominiums within their price range of $250,000.
He offers mostly perspective rather than answers to dilemmas, acknowledging that life is not always as clear cut as a Sims video game.
"I'm at the 10,000-foot view right now. As far as specifics about what we need to do, I don't have an answer to that," he said.
Golson, 29, said he would represent a new generation of leadership, one that does not even use telephones very often.
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If Apple wins the Australian case at the end of the main proceeding, all Android-based products will effectively be shut out of the Australian market forever, unless Google or its device maker partners settle with Apple. Therefore, Google and Samsung will have to fight very hard to have the asserted patents declared invalid, or at least have their scope narrowed.
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
researchers have studied the existence of water on the moon and discovered its
Taylor, study leader and a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, along with a team of
researchers, have found where the water on the moon originated.
was not only able to trace the lunar water's origins, but he was the one who
discovered that the moon even had water in the first place. This lunar water
discovery he made last year changed all beliefs that the moon was completely
this discovery, researchers also found that the moon has an abundance
of water. So much, in fact, that humans could possibly live on the moon.
Now, Taylor has found the origins of all this lunar water.
and his team believe the water came from comets crashing into the moon shortly
after it formed. They came to this conclusion after studying rocks that were
retrieved from the Apollo mission. The team then measured the rocks' water
signatures through the use of secondary ion mass spectrometry, which could
allow researchers to tell where and when the lunar water originated.
As it
turns out, water on the moon is different from water on Earth. This discovery
led to the belief that comets supplied the moon with a majority of its water
back when it originally formed.
It is
believed that the
moon formed when the nascent Earth and Theia collided, sending
materials out into space. These materials created the moon, and according to
Taylor's theory, comets were hitting both the moon and Earth. But because the
Earth already had an abundance of water, it was not affected by these comet
collisions and did not acquire enough of the comets water for it to be
integrated into its original water system. But the moon, which was dry at this
point, received a majority of its water via comet collisions.
discovery forces us to go back to square one on the whole formation of the
Earth and moon," said Taylor. "Before our research, we thought the
Earth and moon had the same volatiles after the Giant Impact, just at greatly
different quantities. Our work brings to light another component in the
formation that we had not anticipated - comets."
new theory of how the moon formed suggests that water has been present
throughout the moon's entire history. While comets supplied the moon's internal
supply of water, solar winds supplied the moon's external supply of
makes the water on the moon different from water on Earth is that it contains
the ingredients for water - hydrogen and oxygen - but is not yet water. If the
rocks on the moon were heated up, the ingredients would turn into water.
water could allow the moon to be a gas station in the sky," said Taylor.
"Spaceships use up to 85 percent of their fuel getting away from Earth's
gravity. This means the moon can act as a stepping stone to other planets. Missions can
fuel up at the moon, with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen from the water, as
they head into deeper space to other places such as Mars."
study was published in Nature Geoscience.


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St. Thomas Aquinas
"Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace."
January 28 is the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, widely considered the greatest theologian and philosopher of the Catholic Church. His works systematized the Truth of the Catholic Church and combined it with Greek wisdom and scholarship methods. In the several hundred years since Thomas, one of the most influential among the Church's saints, preached, taught, and defended the Faith, his ideas and writings have become seminal to the Church.
Early Life of St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas, son of Count Landulf of Aquino, was born 1225 in a family castle in Lombardy, near Naples. His family was related to Emperors Henry VI and Frederick II and the kings of France, Aragon, and Castile. At the age of five, Thomas's education began when he was sent to receive training from the Benedictine monks of Monte Cassino. Even at this age, Thomas was meditative and prayerful.
Around the year 1236, Thomas was moved to the university at Naples at the urging of the Abbot of Monte Cassino, who wrote to Count Landulf that a boy of Thomas's talent should not be left in obscurity. Thomas excelled in his studies, as the Catholic Encyclopedia relates:
"At Naples his preceptors were Pietro Martini and Petrus Hibernus. The chronicler says that he soon surpassed Martini at grammar, and he was then given over to Peter of Ireland, who trained him in logic and the natural sciences. The customs of the times divided the liberal arts into two courses: the Trivium, embracing grammar, logic, and rhetoric; the Quadrivium, comprising music, mathematics, geometry, and astronomy . . . Thomas could repeat the lessons with more depth and lucidity than his masters displayed."
Religious Life and Career
Landulf's brother Sinibald was abbot of the original Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino. As the younger son of Italian nobility, following his uncle's career path would have been natural for Thomas and his education prepared him for the role. However, God had another path for Thomas to take.
Thomas was about 16 years old when he became intrigued by the Dominican Order. Much to his family's chagrin, Thomas secretly joined the Dominicans and prepared to don the robes of a poor friar. Upset, his family detained him, holding him captive for nearly two years as they tried to convince Thomas to ignore this vocation. Eventually, after this duration of captivity during which he spent much time studying, his family relented and accepted his vocation.
In 1244 or 1245, Thomas then went to Cologne, where he studied under the great philosopher and theologian, Albert Magnus. Thomas was humble, quiet, and reserved, which led people who did not realize his intelligence to assume he was dull, giving him the name the 'Dumb Ox.' But as quoted in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Albert, upon hearing Thomas's defense of a difficult thesis, cried out "We call this young man a dumb ox, but his bellowing in doctrine will one day resound throughout the world."
1251 or 1252 essentially marked the start of Thomas's public career, when he began teaching in Paris. His teaching attracted the attention of both students and teachers alike. In time, he earned his doctorate and taught in several Italian cities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia describes more of Thomas's life:
"From this time St. Thomas's life may be summed up in a few words: praying, preaching, teaching, writing, journeying. Men were more anxious to hear him than they had been to hear Albert, whom St. Thomas surpassed in accuracy, lucidity, brevity, and power of exposition, if not in universality of knowledge.
Paris claimed him as her own; the popes wished to have him near them; the students of the order were eager to enjoy the benefit of his teaching; hence we find him successively at Anagni, Rome, Bologna, Orvieto, Viterbo, Perugia, in Paris again, and finally in Naples, always teaching and writing, living on earth with one passion, an ardent zeal for the explanation and defense of Christian truth.
So devoted was he to his sacred task that with tears he begged to be excused from accepting the Archbishopric of Naples, to which he was appointed by Clement IV in 1265. Had this appointment been accepted, most probably the "Summa Theologica" would not have been written."
As it was, the Summa was not completely finished. As he neared completion, in December 1273, Thomas received a vision so glorious that he abandoned the Summa and all his other writing, stating that these writings were "so much straw in the wind compared to the reality of the divine glory." Four months later, Thomas died while on his way to the Council of Lyons. He was canonized in 1323 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1567.
This article used information from the Catholic Encyclopedia and the Patron Saint Index.


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1980's Ferragamo Black Satin Slingback Peep Toe Heels with Bows 5.5
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The box also has a little note from the original owner's personal shopper!
Size 5 1/2 and in excellent condition aside from some normal wear to the sole.
3" heel
inner length: 9"
inner width: 2.75"
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Because of the unique nature of vintage clothing, we have a limited return policy. We only accept returns if the item you receive from us has a major flaw that detracts from its wearability or value that was not mentioned in the description. Though we also try to mention them, this does not include minor issues such as loose threads, slight seam stress, loose buttons, etc. We only accept returns based on size or fit issues on an individual basis at our discretion. All returns must be pre-approved via email. Here is our policy:
1. We must be contacted within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
2. Written notification of intent to return item must be made by email before the item is shipped back to us to:
Email: email@example.com
Or by fax to:
3. The item must be shipped back to us within 48 hours of receipt insured for the full purchase price. Item must be returned to:
4. The item must arrive in the condition it was when shipped to the buyer. Customer will be refunded unless the item returned shows any sign of wear and it is then up to the discretion of Dressing Vintage to determine a fair refund amount.
5. If the item you purchased had a *major flaw that we failed to mention,we will issue a refund of the full purchase price usually within 48 hours of receipt of the item in satisfactory condition. If you are returning an item because of size issues, personal preferences, etc., we will gladly issue store credit and the buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.
6. No refunds are given on items damaged or lost by carrier in shipping. We ship all items insured and the purchaser is to pursue any shipping claims with the carrier - usually the US Postal Service.
At Dressing Vintage, we pride ourselves in selling vintage garments that are in excellent condition and ready to wear. If there are any issues at all with anything we have listed on our site, we do our best to mention them all in detail, including photographs when appropriate. You might find a loose thread or button now and then that we miss, but it is our goal to make sure that you know exactly what you are getting when you shop with us!
Here is a guide to condition for our site:
MINT - In "as new" condition. May include original tags or may appear unworn.
EXCELLENT - No issues found, likely has been worn but well taken care of and stored properly.
VERY GOOD - Mostly in excellent condition but may need a hook and eye replaced, or have a small seam separation or a few missing sequins, a button, etc. But nothing found that is not easily repaired! We will mention any of those issues found in the item's description.
GOOD - Definitely wearable but might have a pin hole, a spot we were unable to remove, or a tear that is not in the seam but in an inconspicuous spot. It might just be that the item doesn't appear as "crisp" as it would have been originally but is still a wonderful piece! This is a great opportunity to get something at a very affordable price that is still a one of a kind piece!
FAIR - When we sell garments in this category, it is mainly because they are from an important designer or rare pieces from the late 1800s or early part of the 20th century. These are usually meant to be used for study or display purposes.
We have been selling vintage clothing for over a decade, and have many wonderful customers that have bought with us since the beginning. To build and maintain that kind of trust and relationship, we pride ourselves on cleanliness, proper storage techniques, and sharp eyes for flaws.


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A mother accused of driving a 13-year-old neighborhood girl to suicide was acquitted of three misdemeanor counts during a high-profile case that has attracted international media attention.
Lori Drew is accused of creating a MySpace account and posing as a fictitious teenage boy "Josh Evans," then sending flirtatious MySpace messages to 13-year-old Megan Meier, a neighborhood girl her daughter reportedly had a run-in with earlier. Still posing as the teenage boy, Drew dumped Megan and left a message saying the world wouldn't miss her.
Lori Drew, who was found guilty in November 2008, faced up to three years in prison stemming from the three misdemeanor charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The case was closely scrutinized by legal experts who noted it was the first time someone was charged under the act related to crimes committed through social networking web sites.
All of this talk about this specific case has caused an outcry among supporters who think the country should have stricter cyberbullying laws. The state of Missouri, due to the Drew case, created a cyberbullying law now criminalizing online harassment carried out via PC or other electronic devices.
"This decision is disappointing, but is a direct example of why we need laws to address new crimes like cyberbullying," Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif) said in a statement regarding the Drew case. Sanchez was one of the lawmakers who recently proposed the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, which would essentially criminalize online cyberbullying.
Even though I think there should be some type of law to help protect people, especially children and teenagers, from cyberbullying, it's something that would need to be closely watched. It's possible any legislation related to cyberbullying would be too broad, which could potentially accuse innocent people of being online cyber bullies.
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After the successful "muddy mule" rescue last week, I attempted to personally thank all those who participated but could not, so I am taking this opportunity to do so. My heartfelt thank you to: The 911 dispatcher who knew who to call, and called back to tell me help was on the way; the firemen of the Rescue Unit of Firehouse #1 who were the muscle of the rescue; Dr. Coty, DVM at Montezuma Vet Clinic for his expertise and guidance; and Keith Duncan (the "Problem Solver") for his great skill and gentleness using his backhoe to pull Loretta Lou from the mud.
We are so fortunate to live in a community of such caring people.
Shirley Ogle


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Defining Twilight: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT
Can you resist the allure of Edward's myriad charms—his ochre eyes and tousled hair, the cadence of his speech, his chiseled alabaster skin, and his gratuitous charm? Will you hunt surreptitiously and tolerate the ceaseless deluge in Forks to evade the sun and uphold the facade? Join Edward and Bella as you learn more than 600 vocabulary words to improve your score on the *SAT, ACT®, GED®, and SSAT® exams!
We're giving away 5 free copies. Enter this giveaway by leaving your email address - or some way of reaching you - in the comments section of this post. We'll draw your name out of a 'hat'. :-)
- Giveaway ends next Wednesday, September 9th
- You must be US-based (sorry!)
- One entry per person please, with *bonus* second entry if you leave us a second comment with funny TwiCrack or something to make us laugh so hard that we pee in our pants.


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Ford's upcoming gasoline North American 2011 Ford Fiesta is garnering a lot of attention. The vehicle just was EPA certified at 40 mpg highway and 29 mpg city. While that pales in comparison to the 65 miles per U.S. gallon that the European 1.6 Duratorq TDCi engine variant gets, it's still impressive gas mileage for a traditional gas engine.
To help further plug the vehicle and demonstrate the future of the SYNC in-car infotainment platform Ford has partnered with engineering and design students at The University of Michigan to engage in a one-of-a-kind road trip. DailyTech received a firsthand look at the project last week at a special presentation at Ford's Research and Development headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. The collaboration takes two 2011 Ford Fiesta vehicles from Michigan to California traveling through the heart of the U.S. on their way. The Ford-themed vehicle is nicknamed AJ -- named after the name of the project "American Journey". AJ features a futuristic version of SYNC powered by a Dell Studio series PC, Sprint wireless internet (2 antennas), and Windows 7. AJ can handle things like Skype calls, Facebook, navigation needs, and more. "He" even has "moods"; when braking and stuck in traffic AJ gets sad, but when zipping around windy corners, AJ becomes joyful. AJ's emotions are shown via an emoticon. The vehicles also feature the winning app design of 6 student-submitted apps, running in Windows 7. The app was built using the Fiestaware APIs and Microsoft Robotics Studio, which expose vehicle information to app developers. The winning app was the "Caravan" app that allows multiple vehicles roadtripping together to communicate with each other. The app communicates with a U of M server and shares information on the speed, fuel levels, and food/gas stop plans of vehicles in your caravan. It also has a number of canned text messages like "Slow down, I just saw a cop!" that can be sent safely using the touch screen. The apps were written in C#. The idea, according to Microsoft and Ford would be eventually to port apps like this to the SYNC platform or sell them independently as SYNC-enabled smart phone apps on platforms like Google's Android. Other student submitted app designs included two points of interest apps (one using FourSquare, another using web submissions); a crowd-sourcing app to detect accidents and slowdowns; a fuel-economy promoting app that shows your economy on a particular road versus drivers of comparable vehicles; and finally an app that allows you to record voice reviews of restaurants you stopped at. These apps fulfill Ford's goal of getting people to return to tinkering with their cars. Ford says that as cars have become more advanced, people in general have moved away from modifying and personalizing their vehicles. Ford Infotronics Research & Advanced Engineering group and technical team leader Venkatesh Prasad stated in a presentation, "There are 1 billion registered cars, trucks, and buses in the world. There are 254 million in the U.S... What we're trying to do is introduce this opportunity for us to come back as tinkerers." AJ and his U of M decorated wing-man currently flexed their 4G muscle in Chicago, cruised through the American heartland, and are currently in Utah. You can track the road trip on the websites AmericanJourney2.com or AJFiesta.com. They will finish their trip at the Maker Faïre show in California.


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DWAI Convictions
The following are convictions for driving while ability impaired with a blood alcohol content between 0.05 percent and 0.08 percent or by prescription or illegal drugs. All convicts were ordered to obtain and follow one or more of the classes or programs such as drug/alcohol evaluations, Victim Impact Panel, Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving, Level II education and therapy, Alive at 25, inpatient and/ or outpatient treatment or therapy, and must submit to random tests for drugs and alcohol use. Suspended imposition of additional jail sentence (in parentheses) is conditional upon completing probation successfully and are awarded if all other requirements of the sentence are completed within one year. Dollar amounts are fines and court costs defendants were ordered to pay.; additional listed conditions also apply.
. Channing K. Leber, 22, of Cortez. DWAI. (Thirty days in jail suspended imposition), 12 months supervised probation, $784.50, community service 24 hours.
. Krista M. Vasquez, 20, of Mancos. DWAI. (Thirty days in jail suspended imposition), 12 months supervised probation, $823.25, community service 24 hours.
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. Mareesha L. Singer, 19, of Shiprock, N.M. Driving Without a Valid Driver's License. Ten months probation *deferred sentence, $46.50, community service 15 hours. Defendant must obtain a driver's license within the next 12 months and provide proof to the court.
. Gerard E. Tavra, 37, of Cortez. Leaving the Scene of an Accident/Unattended Vehicle. Twelve months probation *deferred sentence, $94.50. Restitution is open for 90 days.
. Frank H. McClure II, 37, of Cortez. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. $131.
. Joey Hawkins, 33, of Bloomfield, N.M. Disorderly Conduct-Fighting in Public. One day in jail, $184.50. Restitution is open for 90 days.
* A deferred judgment is not a conviction; it is a sentence typically put off (deferred) for a specific period of time, typically a year. If the defendant complies with each of the conditions of the deferred sentence within the allotted time period, the defendant's record is cleared of this charge.


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Regulators Ramp Up Fair Lending Enforcement
The NCUA and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have placed more emphasis on Fair Lending laws and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data collection in 2013, and credit unions can expect additional rules and exams in 2014.
Some are also anticipating the anti-discrimination reporting and compliance could be expanded to apply to auto financing, business loans and credit cards, which could change the way credit unions lend to members.
The CFPB announced in July it will begin writing a proposed rule this month to amend HMDA to require significantly more information from lenders, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition to a laundry list of loan terms information, lenders may also be required to provide identifiers for loans, parcels and loan originators.
"The CFPB expects to begin developing proposed regulations concerning the data to be collected and appropriate format, procedures, information safeguards and privacy protections for information compiled and reported under HMDA," the regulator said when it announced its rulemaking agenda earlier this year.
The CFPB also said it may consider additional revisions to its regulations to accomplish the purposes of HMDA.
CUNA Mutual Director of Regulatory Compliance Bill Klewin said the CFPB, along with federal agencies like the Department of Justice and Department of Housing and Urban Development, have taken very active roles in pursuing fair lending cases, specifically using data to determine by disparate impact if lending practices have a disproportionately adverse impact on minorities.
Klewin said the agencies have turned to disparate impact tests because obvious discriminatory acts of the past, such as refusing to lend to women solely on the basis of gender or requiring minority borrowers to sign loan documents in person, aren't as prevalent today.
"There's this inherent, insidious way of discriminating against people that's really hidden and hard to find, but it's still there," Klewin said.
However, Klewin said credit union field of membership limitations cause most credit unions to produce HMDA statistics that would often define them as statistic outliers compared to lenders who serve the general public. When a lender is branded with that statistic outlier title, it may also prompt a review by authorities.
In March, the NCUA released a Letter to Federal Credit Unions that outlined its updated fair lending exam program and was accompanied by a new Fair Lending Guide that addressed compliance requirements for HMDA, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act. All credit unions with more than $42 million in assets as of Dec. 31, 2012 must file HMDA data if they had an office in a Metropolitan Statistical Area and originated at least one purchase or refinance mortgage during 2012, according to the NCUA. Additionally, all credit unions with fewer than $10 billion in assets are subjected to fair lending laws.
In the letter, the NCUA said federal credit unions that are HMDA outliers and demonstrate the potential for higher fair lending risk could be subjected to a fair lending exam.
NCUA Director of Consumer Compliance Policy and Outreach Tonya Sweat said the regulator, which must follow the same fair lending procedures as other regulators, does not take field of membership limitations into consideration when reviewing HMDA data and other factors to determine if a fair lending exam is necessary. During an April 2013 webinar on the topic, she also said that a credit union's status as a HDMA outlier would make the difference between the NCUA conducting an offsite supervision contact or onsite fair lending exam.
"I'll have to be honest with you, the data we are looking at and the comparisons that we make include the data that is filed by banks and others who are required to file under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act," Sweat said during the webinar. "So I know some people might be thinking are we only looking at federal credit unions exclusively when we're determining HMDA outliers, and the answer to that is no."
Sweat later explained during an interview that all regulators have a statutory obligation to regulate and enforce fair lending laws, regardless of the regulated entity's charter. However, she cautioned that HMDA data is only one method regulators use to identify discriminatory practices.
Other factors include any fair lending violations revealed during safety and soundness exams, the credit union's recent CAMEL rating and other risk factors that include the volume, types or complexity of lending products and services, the types of communities the credit union serves and if the lender has been the subject of any lending discrimination complaints.
However, if a credit union is selected for a fair lending exam, Sweat said field of membership is taken into consideration as the NCUA conducts its scoping review, in which the examiner researches the credit union's operations, which includes the market it serves. Only after the NCUA's exam could a credit union be referred to HUD or DOJ for further enforcement of fair lending violations, she added.
Field of membership restrictions are defined by legislation and NCUA rules, said Olympia, Wash.-based consultant Marvin Umholtz, but they are in conflict with fair lending laws.
"That's going to be an incentive to either force a credit union to become a community credit union, or there may be some statutory changes that will eliminate field of membership," he said.
At the very least, both Klewin and Umholtz said the new emphasis on disparate impact will influence how credit unions lend to members.
For instance, Klewin said the CFPB's qualified mortgage rules make small dollar mortgages unprofitable for some credit unions, which is a valid business reason.
"But the examiner and DOJ could argue disparate impact has occurred, even though there was no intention to discriminate," Klewin explained. "Credit unions could counter by saying there's no other way to meet that legitimate business need, but then you'd get caught in a tit for tat situation where the government would say, 'yes there is, you need to do lending the following way instead.'"
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Umholtz said he thinks credit unions will tighten up lending to influence their HMDA statistical outcomes.
"The new assertiveness of the NCUA, CFPB, Justice Department, HUD and others will make this a big influence in 2014," Umholtz said. "Even state regulators will be looking at this exam hot button flavor of the year."
He added that disparate impact will be included on a short list of items examiners will be incentivized to look at next year because regulators, including the NCUA, have been scolded in the past for not doing enough to prevent discrimination.
Sweat said fair lending exams are risk focused, and as a result, only 55 to 75 federal credit unions would receive either a fair lending examination or offsite supervision contact in 2013.
In a question and answer sheet released with the NCUA's Fair Lending Guide, the agency said during offsite supervision, Office of Consumer Protection staff would review the credit union's lending policies, procedures, training program, audit or verification assessments, compliance risk assessment, and marketing or advertising program or materials. At the conclusion of the supervision, the NCUA would provide in a conference call an oral report of findings and recommendations to senior management and officials. Federal credit unions would also receive a written report of the results within three to five business days of the call.
A fair lending exam would require credit unions to prepare items listed by the NCUA in its notification letter. The exam would also include a loan officer questionnaire, information about products and services and data in an electronic format detailing approved and denied loans.
Another issue for credit unions is the lack of clarity regarding how they can determine if they are in compliance and how to plan for a fair lending exam.
"You can do self-exam testing and you may determine you're good with a solid risk-based matrix and sound credit scoring system, but if you produce data that indicates disparate impact, that might not matter," Klewin said.
Sweat said during the webinar the NCUA does not share with federal credit unions the tool it uses to determine if a lender is an HMDA outlier, but added the regulator would share the reports it generates with a credit union if it were selected for additional fair lending supervision.
"No matter whether you're going through a fair lending examination or whether you're going through an offsite supervision contact, (our goal) is to educate federal credit unions about fair lending compliance," Sweat said. "So we're not going to hide the ball from you, if that makes sense. We will share with you the information that we have regarding your HMDA data and allow you to use it to make improvements or enhancements, if necessary, to your fair lending compliance program."
Umholtz said DOJ settlements of fair lending violations look like they were designed to extract money from lenders after the government threatened the institution with reputation risk.
Umholtz also said he's worried the credit union community hasn't paid enough attention to disparate impact issues and after regulators start writing up institutions for compliance exceptions, it will be too late.
"It will be so imbedded in the exam process, the NCUA, CFPB and everybody else will be hard to disrupt unless the Supreme Court acts to force the government to modify its position," he said.
In June, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action v. Mt. Holly, a case involving the gentrification of a New Jersey neighborhood that is the first case challenging disparate impact that has reached the nation's highest court. The court is not expected to rule on the case until next year. Sweat said until that case is resolved, the NCUA would continue to abide by current fair lending regulations and exam procedures.
During the April 4 Webinar, NCUA Consumer Affairs Analyst Ken Bailey said fair lending supervision is not considered material supervision determinations and therefore are not eligible for the regulator's formal appeal process. If a credit union disagrees with its fair exam report, it may only request that the OCP review its concerns; only the OCP director can resolve any concerns or disputes, he said.
The CFPB is moving forward not only with new HMDA rules but also will examine the lending practices of auto financers that Klewin said could have many credit unions shuttering their indirect lending programs to avoid disparate impact issues.
"The NCUA will, in all likelihood, fall into line and examine indirect lending programs because the CFPB has taken the position that if you're an indirect lender, you're a creditor and subject to fair lending laws," he said.
NAFCU Senior Regulatory Affairs Counsel Tessema Tefferi said his trade association supports fair lending, and added that credit unions are second to none in ensuring their lending practices are conducted in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. However, he said NAFCU takes exception to the CFPB's actions in indirect lending.
"(It) essentially treats the auto dealer as a third-party service provider of the credit union, increasing a credit union's risk for liability and giving the CFPB a way to reach auto dealers in the absence of direct statutory authority," Tefferi said.
Umholtz called the emphasis on disparate impact good intentions gone wild, and said the practice won't have the results its supporters think it will.
"It will be the ugliest unintended consequences when it hits full bore, and the NCUA is only a small part of it," he said.