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Within hours of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, even as the tragedy was unfolding on live television, the machinery of victim fundraising had already started to hum.
By 5 p.m. April 16 — less than 26 hours after bomb blasts killed three people and injured more than 260 — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and a handful of business leaders had crafted the One Fund Boston.
With "rabbit out of the hat" speed, the fund already had a post office box, bank account, website and articles of incorporation set for filing. It even had a spiffy logo, designed to look like a race bib.
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Hello crime lovers!
The whole team is delighted to launch Newcastle Noir's website. In the run-up to Newcastle Noir 2016 (launching on Friday 29th April and running through to Sunday 1st May) we want to keep you informed of how things are shaping up and provide regular updates about authors that will appearing at this event and other related activities. We already have exciting possibilities for the forthcoming event and hope to share them with you as soon as authors have confirmed their attendance.
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Sunday, October 15 2017
Discostan presents musical narratives from Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and eastward to the edge of the earth – from Beirut to Bangkok via Bombay.
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This episode will feature special guest Perwana from Pirate Modernity
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The predecessor of the Regional Innovation Agency of South Great Plain (RIA-SGP APU) is the Regional Developmental Agency of South Great Plain which was established in 2004 and started its activities in a consortium form at the end of 2005. The key objective of the Developmental Agency in the field of innovation and R&D was to increase the level of regional co-operation. The primary task was the utilization of innovation capacities at a regional level, furthermore to increase co-operation between innovators and to provide a toolkit for sustainable development. The Development Agency finished to operate in the form of a consortium on 31 Dec 2007.In order to continue and improve the planning, bridging, network developing and service providing functions of the predecessor, 16 independent legal bodies as representatives of the innovation processes in the South-Great Plain established the Regional Innovation Agency of South Great Plain in January 2008.The RIA-SGP functions as the region's innovation agency which has a bridging role between the academic and business spheres. The Association's main objectives are to provide a reliable coordinating, planning, organizing and service providing unit that supports the cooperation between the members of R&D&I and the industry and the formation of well-structured networks for innovators.The Regional Innovation Agency provides a wide range of services such as technology, legal, strategic and business consultancy for academic research institutions, SMEs, and for individuals. In addition it continuously organizes training programmes and innovation-related events for the same target groups.The consultancy service reaches a number of areas (business-development and financing) focusing especially on SMEs. Furthermore, by operating an information point network, this activity of the Agency covers all three counties of the region. Through its research activities it also assesses the demand of the enterprises in the region and the services of the advisory organisations. RIA-SGP manages a professional database for local, regional and national SMEs. Furthermore, we are continuously monitoring the effects of our programmes and enter the feedback of the target groups.
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Farrah Abraham biting the hand that feeds her than Steve Hirsch, head of Vivid. The same Vivid that funded and released Abraham's sex tape with her "boyfriend," James Deen.
Hirsch suggested Abraham take a polygraph test, offering to pay her $1 million if that test shows that Abraham was honest about being raped and drugged on the porn promotional circuit.
When Abraham's lawyer said that his client had "no comment" on Vivid's offer, Hirsch found it hard to stay silent.
"This is exactly what I expected from Farrah. She's a fraud," Hirsch told Fishwrapper (via Pop Bytes).
"We know she loves money, but once she gets called out she's afraid to respond. First you can't stop the lies and then you can't find her. She's incapable of telling the truth."
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Members of the Chicago Red Stars can't predict how they'll fare in their inaugural season in the new National Women's Soccer League.
But they're quick to promise that no one will work harder.
"We're going to go off what Chicago likes," said Ella Masar, a forward from Urbana who played for the Red Stars in 2009-10 and in France the last two years. "It's about the defense, it's about the grit, it's about the blue collar hard workers.


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Not a single post in over 7 weeks!
I can't believe it!
{ I should start by saying that this seriously started out being titled 4 weeks later.... yikes!
I might also mention that since this has taken me over 3 weeks to actually finish, it ended up getting longer than I probably "should" post... but whatever... my blog isn't about rules... it's my outlet! I now return you to your regular programming. : ) }
It is incredible how fast the time flies! I feel like I had 4 more kids instead of just one! I am often overwhelmed with the madness of it all. And I don't even mean overwhelmed in a crying heap in the corner kind of way (although I have my moments), I just mean in a holy crap, I have so many things to do in any given moment, kind of way.
I feel like things are starting, just starting to seem a little more reasonable. We made it to the park today again(sooo much fun!), and I even went and walked the reservoir last night ALL.BY.MYSELF!!! That, btw, was awesome and I am hoping to do it as often as possible.
I'd love it every day, but I'll take 3-5 days a week for now. I was only gone a half hour round trip, so I think that's pretty good. As time goes on I'll be able to leave for even longer periods of time. I look forward to that too, but for now Alora needs her a lot of Mama lovin!! : )
I wish that I was at a place that I could come on here and post more often. I miss it. But I am happy just to be able to eat right now, and occasionally get to pee by myself... but not often! : )
If I had laptop that would be nice, because then I could write the posts while nursing. But I don't have that many quiet times whiles she nurses because of the other rascals. I often make sandwiches or try to clean up while she eats out of necessity. She isn't a super crazy, every second nurser, like Sophia was, except for when she is having a growth spurt... but since that has been most of her life so far... it seems like all the time.
She is so sweet though. She is super mellow most of the time. And although she nurses often because she is still so little, she sleeps soundly at times and has the capability to completely relax, which is very cute and nice for everyone when it occurs. She smiles now and it lights up her whole face. She looks kind of grumpy when she's not smiling, just like her brother. Her birthmark, which is a lot like Sophia's, looks like an angel to me... or quite possibly a squirrel! : ) We'll see how it changes as she grows. Her sister and brother still love her beyond belief. They want to hold her and kiss her every minute of the day. For the most part Alora likes the attention, except for every once in awhile, and I guess we all want to breath our own air sometimes! : )
Let's see, what else has been going while I was away?
Since I posted about her birth A LOT of things have happened around our house... I guess that is always the case. I don't know when it happened, but somehow I turned into that annoying girl at work who ALWAYS had some kind of drama going on. You know the one I'm talking about, she always had some story and usually it wasn't her fault, but ALWAYS there was drama(even if there wasn't) to be talked about to anyone and everyone that would listen...
I honestly don't thrive on it... it just seems like there is always something going on lately. Maybe this is my karma for silently judging those girls as drama queens... I'm not sure.
So let me fill you in on our latest drama and you can judge me as you see fit! :P
A week after Alora was born, Al was putting the two middle kids to bed when he realized he had forgot to grab socks. The socks were downstairs NOT getting folded or paired or put away, because no one can fold the socks like Mama does(ahem...).
So he ran downstairs quickly to grab them. I was in my chair, nursing the baby. He had been downstairs for about 30 seconds when we heard the most horrible thunk followed by an ear piercing scream. We both ran upstairs immediately. I got there right after Al did and knew just from looking at her that Sophia was broken. I went in and tried to calm her down by hugging her(baby still at my breast) and trying to sooth her, but she was inconsolable for a few minutes. After a minute we were able to get her to stop crying and take a good look at her and I could tell by the way she held her arm that she had to go to the hospital.
It turns out that although we have rules about Roscoe not being allowed on the top bunk, Dad usually lets them get up there together right before bed, and when he ran downstairs they started to bounce on the bed(one reason for the rule). Roscoe bounced Sophia right off the bed. She fell onto her face(there was a huge bruise on her face and you could see where her entire face had just whacked the ground), she had tried to protect her face with her arm and the pressure cracked the bone. She and Dad went off to the emergency room and 4 hours later she came home with a bright orange cast on her left arm.
The worst part is that this is actually the SECOND time she broke her left arm!! I swear the neighbors think we beat her or something... The first time she and I were walking up the stairs when she slipped. I was going up behind her(5 months pregnant with Roscoe at the time), but I had my hands full of laundry and although I dropped it and tried, I wasn't able to catch her. She went right between my legs, and I actually lost my balance and almost fell right on top of her. She fell down about 4 stairs and broke her arm up by her elbow. This time the fracture is by the wrist. Poor kid! I tell her that she is going to have the strongest left arm bone of anyone she knows! : )
She, by the way, is (now) absolutely fine. She did great with the cast and it didn't seem to bother her at all. I think it bothered us more than her! The biggest problem was that she couldn't play in the mud and get completely filthy, like usual. She got the cast off on Monday and we were all excited about that! : )
The next major drama, I think, was 4 days after Sophia had broken her arm.
Alora was 2 weeks old at the time.
Al was so tired while he was driving home he fell asleep while driving home from work!! He was trying to do so much to help things run smoothly, that he forgot to take the best care of himself.
He says it felt like he closed his eyes for just a second, but that's all it takes.
He drifted over the rumple strips and into the median. The median at the point he hit was like a really tall chain link fence. He hit several before he regained control. The car was a 1999, and was determined a complete loss by the insurance company.
The truth is there was a lot of body damage(the roof, the left front end, the windshield on the left side). BUT, it was still drivable and no engine damage, so we had been hoping to get it fixed. The insurance company did give us a fair price. Blue book minus our deductible, so it worked out.
The scariest part of the whole thing, was thinking of all the "what if" situations that COULD have happened. You know like, he hit someone else.. with kids in the back... or run into the back of a truck(which there are many on his commute). That he could have been hurt badly and not been able to work.. or of course taken some one's life or lost his own life.
I feel very grateful that all that was damaged was a car. It was a reminder that everyday is precious. It was a reminder to take better care of ourselves as parents, because without us, the kids can not be ok on their own. It shook me up quite a bit, but it could have been SO much worse. We ended up going about a month with only the minivan. It cost us a bundle in gas money, and made me feel a little "stuck" in the house. Our park is close, but not close enough to walk to with three kids, one being a newborn especially! We were able to find a nice enough car for Al to use with around what we got from insurance. Bonus being, it gets great gas mileage.
We have not planted a garden this year. We just haven't been able to get it done. BUT every year for mother's day I get a hanging basket for each kid(yay me!). This year I picked up a few from the farmer's market for 1/3 of what it would have cost at Home Depot(support your local farmer's folks!!!).
Alora took a super long nap the other day and the kids and I got to plant a bunch of mixed flower pots together and had a great time! I have so many pictures I'd like to add, but it is such a pain in the butt here. I haven't even put up a single picture on flickr either.... yikes! That is probably my next miracle naptime hour.(This time the kids are ALL asleep because of our 2 hour hike/walk/feeding the ducks/playground fun today. Hopefully, the more we get out the more I get an hour of peace? Hey, I'll take it when I can get it right? : )
Alright this is already a mini-novel...
I hope that you all made it to the end! : P
I hope that you all are enjoying your own crazy lives!
Today I am grateful that my kids are all asleep right now!
I am thankful to have a family so full of life and love, without them things would be WAY too quiet! : )
I am thankful that my husband is still around to irritate the crap out of me, and be my partner in this wacky life we lead!
I am also thankful I have a few people out there who will read my mini-novels, when I actually have time to write them... if any of you did that is!!! : )
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On Live Draws I never use pencil, I just start in straight with drawing ink using a C-5 nib pen and a bamboo brush. It's always an adventure!
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The annual convention of the Young Democrats of America will be held in Miami Aug. 7-11 at the Doral Hotel and Country Club. The convention will be held jointly with the College Young Democrats of America, a parallel organization consisting of college-age-Democrats.
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New Partnership Frees SMBs From Archaic Legacy Platforms Through Manilla's Free Digital Mailbox Service
New Partnership Frees SMBs From Archaic Legacy Platforms Through Manilla's Free Digital Mailbox Service
NEW YORK, NY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 29, 2014) - Manilla, the leading, free and secure digital mailbox service that allows users to manage their bills and other accounts on desktop, tablet and mobile devices, today announced a development partnership and integration with Xero, the global leader in online accounting software. The product integration will allow self-employed individuals and small businesses (SMBs) to seamlessly and accurately reconcile bills and finances, eliminating the risk of mixing personal and business accounts and providing a 360-degree view into their complete financial spectrum.
Traditional desktop software for business and personal expense management can create confusion and give SMB owners an elevated risk of financial mismatches. Together, Xero and Manilla allow users to access and manage both their personal and professional lives all in one place, anytime, anywhere.
"We're excited to be partnering with Manilla, a company that shares the same disruptive values as Xero," said Jamie Sutherland, president, Xero U.S. "By combining key aspects of Xero and Manilla, we're giving our users a streamlined and precise bill reconciliation experience in the cloud, freeing them from outdated desktop software. SMB owners have long been looking for a solution to easily sort their personal and professional finances, and we're thrilled to provide them with an answer."
"It's critical for SMBs to separate business and personal finances," said Tom Compere, manager, Client Accounting Services at RBZ, LLP and Xero XPAC member. "This integration brings an incredibly simple solution for small businesses and their accountants, all while using the cloud solutions we know and love, and that help us to stay in good financial shape year round."
Manilla users will now be able to choose which of their linked bills and other provider accounts should be connected to Xero. Xero will then automatically aggregate the data for those accounts and suggest which bill payments should be reconciled with each corresponding bank and credit card transaction. The product integration will also allow Xero users to access their business account documents directly through Xero by automatically retrieving the full documents from Manilla.
"Manilla's core promise has always been to simplify and organize people's lives, and our partnership with Xero enhances that promise," said Manilla CEO Jim Schinella. "For accountants and SMBs who are already using Xero for financial account management, this product integration will truly improve the way they manage their business and personal finances. It will make it more robust, more efficient and simply better."
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Manilla is a company incubated within and backed by Hearst Corporation. Manilla is the recipient of the Webby Award and People's Voice Award for Best Banking/Bill Pay Service and was chosen as one of 10 best financial apps of 2014 by CNBC, as one of Google Play's Editors' Choice Picks in 2014, as a top service on Kiplinger's Personal Finance's 2013 Best of Everything List, and as one of Money Magazine's "Top Money Apps." For more information, please visit www.manilla.com.
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Serves in an advisory capacity to the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and provides for review and recommendations pertinent to the publication of the Bluestone, Breeze and gardy loo, and to the operation of WXJM.
Membership on this board is stipulated in the James Madison University Student Media Board charter.
Dietrich Maune, College of Arts & Letters
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Finnish researchers have developed a computer model simulating the electron environment in space around the Earth that could inform satellite operators about spacecraft-damaging radiation.
The Inner Magnetosphere Particle Transport and Acceleration Model (IMPTAM), developed by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), is the first tool of its kind in Europe able to provide information about the electron flux bombarding satellites in all Earth orbits.
"Specifying the electron flux at any satellite orbit, we will be able to provide satellite operators the critical information for surface charging of satellite materials", said the main developer of the IMPTAM model, FMI's researcher Dr. Natalia Ganushkina.
Surface charging to a high voltage does not usually cause immediate problems for a spacecraft. However, electrical discharges resulting from differential charging can damage surface material and create electromagnetic interference that can subsequently damage electronic devices and instruments aboard the spacecraft.
Charged electrons in space come mostly from solar flares. These electrons could be accelerated to much higher energies of megaelectronvolts and populate the Earth's radiation belts which are from the radiation hazard viewpoint the two most critical regions around the Earth.
Researchers have verified the new model using data acquired by geostationary satellites in various positions.
The team has found that small scale electric fields related to reconfiguration of electric and magnetic fields during solar storms affect the distribution of radiation in orbit.
The IMPTAM model development and improvement is part of the SPACECAST project funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme. Though the current study is mostly scientific, the researchers believe they will be able to create operation models in the near future.


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Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty is a thrilling tale of mystery and adventure set at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC in 1899. Having lived in Asheville and visited the house several times, there was no way I was going to pass up a chance to read this. (Also it's MG fantasy, always a bonus for me.)
Serafina lives in secret in the basement of the Vanderbilt's spacious vacation home. She has lived there most of her life. Her father worked on the house as it was being built and is the mechanic who runs the massive generator and keeps the electricity going. Serafina is the chief rat catcher, slipping through the halls of her massive home secretly and quietly. She is light on her feet, sees well in the dark, and is quick enough to catch the vermin and keep them out. Serafina knows she if different and strange. Her father insists she stay hidden. But all that changes when one night Serafina witnesses a horrible crime. A little girl, a guest in the house, is fleeing from a cloaked predator who seems to consume her whole in his cloak before Serafina eyes. She soon learns that the young Clara is not the first person to go missing. In a daring move, Serafina decides to investigate the matter herself and meets the young nephew of the Vanderbilts, Braeden. The two children investigate the matter together. They know Braeden is the next victim and Serafina is determined to keep him, the only friend she has ever had, safe. To do so, she must face the evil that is stalking them and confront the truths about herself and her mysterious past.
Serafina is a bold and decisive heroine who doesn't always follow directions, but does what she believes to be right and good. The story focuses on the mystery of the cloak, who is wielding it, and what exactly it does, but through this we also get to see Serafina's inner struggles. She wants to fit in but knows she doesn't. She is desperate to understand who she is and where she comes from, but is also afraid of the answers she might find. I liked how the relationship between her and Braeden developed. Both children are loners and so their friendship is not as unrealistic as it otherwise might be for a barely servant and member of the family to have. Braeden's character is not as defined or nuanced as Serafina, but he has an interesting backstory and serves his purpose in the book well.
Beatty beautifully sets the scene for Serafina's tale. He does an excellent job of describing the house and the surrounding land and forest. How dark, forbidding, and dangerous the forest can be gives the story an eery feel. Added to this is the intense harrowing events that keep the reader flipping pages to see what happens next. The action is intense and there are scenes that involve blood and gore. The peril feels very real and the stakes for Serafina are high. It is an intense yet fun read, perfect for summer. There is a good balance between scary and humorous, but this is definitely a book for kids who are comfortable with creepy stories and aren't afraid of the dark.
As an adult reader, I found the end to be a little too perfect and a bit saccharine. This was particularly disappointing to me as I really enjoyed the book up until that point. There seemed to be a definite difference it quality of the writing as everything was tied into an extremely neat and tidy bow. Children readers will probably not have this issue as much, and I can see this becoming a favorite for many. It's definitely a must have for upper elementary classroom and school libraries.
I read an ARC provided by the publisher, Disney-Hyperion, via NetGalley. Serafina and the Black Cloak is on sale July 14th.


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Rating: Not Rated
Tom Stechschulte
Special Features:
Special Sneak Peek at DC Universe's Animated "Wonder Woman" DVD
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Widescreen (1.85:1)
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Running Time: 325 Minutes
The Movie:
The following is the official description of the film:
"Watched any great books lately? Now you can. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time that broke the conventional mold continues to break new ground. 'Watchmen' co-creator and illustrator Dave Gibbons oversees this digital version of the graphic novel that adds limited motion, voice and sound to the book's strikingly drawn panels. All 12 chapters of the story are here – over 5 hours spanning everything from the mysterious demise of the Comedian to the crisscrossed destinies of loosely allied superheroes to their fateful impact on the world. Be in the know. Be watching. With 'Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic.'"
"Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic" is not rated.
This is a tough one to review. I'm a comic fan and I'm of the opinion that if you want to check out "Watchmen," you should buy the comic and read it on the bus, in the plane, or on the toilet like everyone else. (Apparently Alan Moore agrees since his name is removed from the credits.)
This is essentially a poor man's "Watchmen" cartoon. All they have done is taken Dave Gibbons' original art and animated it with Flash animation. So it's more than just the comic, but it's less than a full fledged animated feature. So I can't really figure out who this is for. It's not like a Cliff Notes version of the comic since the full comic is here and it would take you nearly 6 hours to get through it. You could read the comic in that time or less. And if you want something more than the comic on the printed page, the live action movie would seem to be more up your alley. The only people I think who this could be for are illiterate comic fans or die-hard "Watchmen" fans who will buy anything with a bloody smiley face on it.
All that being said, the overall final product is pretty well executed. The way they take the original panels and animate them is spiffy. And it's interesting to see such a familiar comic translated in a different way. The major drawback of the production is that it is entirely narrated by Tom Stechschulte. He's good up until he starts reading the women's roles at which point it starts getting a bit laughable. They should have had a woman reading those roles or a bigger voice cast. The "book on tape" approach doesn't work well here.
There aren't any bonus features here. You'll have to look at some of the other DVDs for that.


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Existing bear market conditions and reduced flows have prompted the Vanguard Group of Malvern, Pa. to re-open the Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund and the Vanguard Primecap Fund to new investors, the company announced last week.
"In light of the current market climate and more subdued investor sentiment and activity, we believe that we can prudently re-open the two funds and remove the investment limitations for existing shareholders," said John J. Brennan, chairman and CEO of Vanguard, in a statement.
The Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund is now open to new investors, according to Vanguard. It was closed to new investors a little over a year ago in order to limit the amount of cash that was flowing into the fund. Vanguard also placed a $25,000 minimum investment requirement on the fund for the exiting shareholders, according to the company.
The Vanguard Primecap Fund, which will re-open April 23, was closed to new investors in 1998. A $25,000 investment minimum was also imposed at that time for its existing shareholders, according to Vanguard. The company closed the fund because it wanted to control its growth.
The investment minimum for new investors in the Primecap Fund will be $25,000 and it will include a redemption fee of one percent on all redemptions made within five years of the initial purchase.
Assets in the Primecap Fund dropped in the past year from more than $23 billion to $19.1 billion, and from $5.6 billion to $4.6 billion as of April 9 for the Capital Opportunity Fund, according to Morningstar of Chicago.


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What is ProBot?
Most robotics technologies are first implemented in military applications, most of the rest for business. Following on a history of related work, Probots are inexpensive, human-sized protest robots. No one has lost money by replacing human labor with machines, efficient devils, so the unemployment has been rising, and newly graduated Spanish students that are out of work stay too much time drinking calimocho and protesting. The indignados are unorganized and inneficient! So it is time to automate them, send robots for protests, unemploying them twice.
That's why we created the ProBot's, a self-balancing robot, with a rigid sturdy frame, a megaphone on the top as a symbol of protest and also as a way to talk to people!


text: Flamenco Hoy, directed by the celebrated film maestro Carlos Saura, is a spectacular showcase of flamenco with breathtaking dance, dynamic music, and soul-searing singing. Featuring 20 of Spain's most exciting artists from the new generation of flamenco, dramatic choreography by Rafael Estevez and Nani Panos, and musical direction by the electrifying pianist Chano Dominguez, this dazzling show takes the audience into the heart of flamenco today. Pierre & Francois Lamoureux of Cinemusica, have updated this already stunning dance film into 3D, giving the energetic performances even greater impact, immediacy and passion. (Dir. by Carlos Saura, 2012, 100 mins., Not Rated, Specticast) HD Digital


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (ArkansasRazorbacks.com) – Former University of Arkansas women's golfer Stacy Lewis is one of four nominees for an ESPY as the Best Female Golfer.
Lewis, a The Woodlands, Texas, native, was a four-time All-Southeastern Conference and All-America selection for the Razorbacks.
She is currently ranked No. 2 in the Rolex Player Rankings and is taking part in the 2013 U.S. Women's Open this week. As a professional, Lewis was the 2012 LPGA Player of the Year and has one victory this season at the HSBC Women's Champions event.
While at Arkansas, Lewis won a school record 12 collegiate events. She was the 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year, the 2007 NCAA Division I National Champion and the 2008 SEC Championship Individual Medalist and Player of the Year.
Away from collegiate competition, she won the 2006 Harder Hall Invitational, the 2006 Western Amateur and was a semi-finalist at the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur. She was the 2007 Southern Amateur Champion and the 2007 Dinah Shore Trophy Award recipient. Lewis was also a member of the victorious U.S. Team at the 2007 at Copa de las Americas and on the victorious 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup team, becoming the first player to go 5-0 in Curtis Cup history. Lewis is a two-time Golfweek and Golf Digest Women's Amateur Player of the Year (2006-07) and was the top ranked amateur in the Golfweek/Titleist Women's Amateur Rankings in 2008.
She is nominated along with Inbee Park who led the LPGA in money in 2012, Jiyai Shin and Na Yeon Choi, winner of the 2012 Women's U.S. Open.
Fans can vote for Lewis at http://espn.go.com/espys/2013/.


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It took the Senate finance committee six months and tens of thousands of dollars to reach the conclusion Canadians are paying too much for goods and services.
Star editorial: Senate's solution to high tariffs is gripe more
It took the Senate finance committee six months and tens of thousands of dollars to reach the conclusion Canadians are paying too much for goods and services. Compared to the U.S., we pay 11 per cent more for just about everything on this side of the border.
Senators are not exactly sure why, because it's "complicated." They're not sure how to solve the problem, either, although they think it might help if consumers started complaining about it.
"There is no one answer," said Joseph Day, who chaired the committee that filed the report. Then he threw this in: "The government doesn't determine prices. The marketplace determines prices."
A consumer could interpret that comment as a defensive strike; as if Day were trying to absolve Ottawa from playing any role in the pricing disparity. That makes no sense, since the committee concluded tariffs were a significant reason goods cost more in Canada, and said many of them shouldn't even exist in this day and age.
Why, for instance, does the government still levy an 18 per cent tariff on hockey pants? It might have been appropriate years ago, when our manufacturers were at a competitive disadvantage when it came to imports. But Canada doesn't make hockey pants anymore. There's no one to "protect," so why are consumers being punished with higher prices?
There are countless other import taxes — 8,191, to be precise — and many of them make Canadian shoppers bear the cost of keeping manufacturers and producers in business. The supply management system is a perfect example of how we're forced to subsidize an industry. The government puts outrageous tariffs on imported dairy products to keep prices artificially high and farmers happy. To turn around and say the "marketplace determines prices" is therefore ridiculous.
It's long been assumed Canada is the victim of its vast, under-populated landscape, and the senators agree that's certainly a factor. Volume counts, so the less you produce, the higher your costs. Having to travel greater distances to get to market also plays a part.
But by and large, tariffs are the single biggest factor getting in the way of pricing parity, and that's acutely evident now that the Canadian and U.S. dollars are virtually at par. Consumers should demand to know why a Lexus assembled just up the road in Cambridge costs $4,950 more to by in Ontario than it does in the U.S. Or why a bottle of Aspirin is $11 more expensive in Windsor than in Detroit.
That's one of the reasons so many people in this community cross the border to shop. For those who are "landlocked," there is no other option.
The most frustrating part of the Senate report is that it draws our attention to a situation, then pretty much admits there is no solution. At least, not one the federal government will be willing to address.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty might say he wants to eliminate tariffs, but he also acknowledges they flowed $3.6 billion into government coffers in 2010-11.
Perhaps the last word belongs to Doug Porter, chief economist with the Bank of Montreal: "There is not a single reason that explains the price gap and because of that it can't be fixed, certainly not by policy-makers," he bluntly stated.
In other words, the gap might narrow, but it will never close. The Senate is right about one thing. Consumers need to complain more.


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Pearls Before Swine
The biggest crop of silent penultimate always blooms on Saturdays, when cartoonists think no one is looking.
Adam@Home by Brian Bassett
The Duplex by Glenn McCoy
Luann by Greg Evans
Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis
Pearls Before Swine with three silent penultimate panels out of six daily strips. That's a .500 average for the week.
And, really, today's is not necessary. It's a fairly funny gag, but the stuttering rhythm does not help it.


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Fab Guest Brighton
Back in March, when the Fab Guest team first approached us about installing some of our lamps in their new soon-to-be contemporary guesthouse, (located just off Brighton's seafront in the fashionable Kemptown conservation area), all they could show us was a couple of mood boards - each one dominated by one of our massive Giant1227™ floor lamps. Although the renovation of five storey Georgian townhouse was then in its infancy, we were instantly drawn to the quirky originality of the interior design concept and the team's drive and enthusiasm for the project was infectious. Their passion for the Anglepoise® aesthetic was won us over and it was soon agreed that our lamps would form an integral part of Fab Guest's interior decor.
Eight months on, with a bespoke vermilion orange Giant1227™ in pride of place in the central living space and with Duo™ pendant and wall lamps providing ambient light in every room, Fab Guest is open for business and - we are delighted to see - getting rave reviews from its inaugural guests. One describes it as 'the coolest hippest place to stay in Brighton', for another the visit was 'sublime'…
Now, as a little celebration of our recent collaboration, our friends at Fab Guest would like to extend a special discount offer to all Anglepoise® enthusiasts, wherever you are. Between now and 31st January 2014, when you book a room at Fab Guest, simply quote the promotional code, 'BFG' and 15% will instantly be lopped off the cost of your room. Enjoy!
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If you are newly diagnosed or have a family member who is seeking treatment for a brain tumor, Virginia Mason in Seattle offers expert care from a team of physicians and providers. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (206) 223-6193.
Treatment of your disease will depend on the type of tumor you have, where it is located and how aggressive it is (based on what the cells look like under a microscope). Treatment will also depend on your age and your overall health.
A tumor in the brain is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or with a combination of these therapies. Additionally, when surgery is not possible or when standard treatment has failed, you may be eligible for an investigational study called a clinical trial that offers new approaches to treatment. Virginia Mason takes part in many Clinical Studies thereby offering access to new treatments.
A neuro-oncologist works with a team consisting of a neurosurgeon, radiation oncologist, radiation therapists, social workers and nurse to craft the best treatment plan for your specific medical and personal situation. Generally you will see the neuro-oncologist every one to two months and undergo surveillance scans of the brain every three to four months for the first year. After the first year you will need brain scans every six months.


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So you are looking for a dashboard camera, but aren't quite sure yet which model is best for you? This site will help you make your decision, no matter whether your budget is big or small. We've got reviews of the top rated dashboard cameras available in any price range. If you're wondering where to start, have a look at our side-by-side comparison of the 10 best dash cams of 2018.
Dashboard cameras are also known as dash cams, dashcams, car cameras, car DVRs, or even accident recorders (although they do record a lot more than just accidents — see below). They are becoming ever more popular, and there is a huge variety of devices on the market, most of them from small or little-known manufacturers.
DashboardCameraReviews.com was launched in June 2013 and features reviews, technical details, and sample videos of more than 50 dashboard camera models. Reviews are being added continually, building a comprehensive database that makes it easy to compare the various dashboard camera brands and models. Check out our huge dash cam comparison table — if you're looking for the perfect camera for your car, you will find it there!
How To Find The Best Dash Cam In 2018
If you're not quite familiar with all of the technical terms, deciding which dashboard camera to buy can seem more difficult than it actually is. The following list explains what features to look out for when selecting your camera.
Single Or Dual Channel?
The first decision you need to make is whether you want to have your dashboard camera recording forward through your windshield only (single channel), or whether to get a front and rear facing camera system (dual channel).
The rear camera can either face back into the car's interior (taxi cams), or it can look through the rear window and record the road behind your car (by far the more popular option).
Due to the added complexity of processing two video streams simultaneously, quality dual channel systems cost more than twice as much as comparable single channel cams. High-end devices with all the latest bells and whistles are currently valued up to $500.
Yes, some cheap dual channel cams cost below $100, but we haven't found any yet in that price range that satisfy our requirements. The cheapest front and rear camera with acceptable video quality currently is the Mini 0906, valued below $150. If you can spend a bit more, make sure to also check out the Z-Edge S3 which is more reliable.
For an overview of the best dual channel cams available in 2018, check out this article, or have a look at our dual dash cam comparison table.
Video Resolution
Over the years, video resolutions of dashboard cameras are steadily increasing. However, a higher resolution is not always better. In 2018, the "gold standard" for dash cam resolution is 1080p (1920×1080 pixels, also known as Full HD).
Today, you really shouldn't buy any dashboard camera that records at less than 1080p resolution. Even dual channel dash cams usually record 1080p both ways now (they often used to have only 720p for the rear video feed, but as of 2018 this is now a thing of the past).
The Street Guardian SGGXC2 records great 1080p video day and night
While higher resolution cameras can yield a better picture during the day time, they often have reduced night video quality. The reason is that they have more pixels on the lens, so each individual pixel is smaller, making it less light sensitive.
If you do a lot of driving at day as well as at night, we recommend you go for a 1080p camera.
Alternative video formats
2560×1080 is an interesting video format for dash cams because it is wider and flatter than the other resolutions. Instead of 16:9, it has an aspect ratio of 64:27 (so it's more than twice as wide as it is high). This ratio, apart from having more of a cinematic feel to it, is great for dashboard cameras because it puts more focus on your surroundings to the left and right, while showing less of the sky above.
Recently, more and more 1440p cameras are hitting the stores. At 2560×1440 pixels, this resolution does indeed capture a lot more detail than 1080p. If you're looking for an excellent quality 1440p dash cam, check out the Vico-Opia2 which was released in June 2016.
As of 2018, the highest resolution currently available for in-car mountable cameras is 4K, with a whopping 3840×2160 pixels. That's 4 times as many pixels as 1080p, allowing for a truly awesome level of detail. BlackVue's DR900S is a cutting-edge dash cam that records at 4K resolution forward, and 1080p to the rear.
Night Video Quality
Most dashboard cameras with a resolution of 1080p or above capture decent video during the day time. The ability to grab good quality video footage at night is what separates the great camera models from the average.
While true night vision isn't necessary for a dashboard camera as you will normally have your headlights on when you drive in the dark, make sure that your camera is able to capture quality footage independent of sunlight if you drive a lot at night.
Night video sample of the Street Guardian SGGCX2. Note that license plates of most other cars are readable, even while driving by at a considerable distance.
Night Vision LEDs
Some cheaper cameras come with LEDs that are supposed to improve night performance. On dashboard cameras, LEDs are absolutely useless for night vision. They tend to cause reflections on the windshield and can't hope to illuminate the road in front of you (that's what you have your headlights for anyways, which are far more powerful). Avoid dash cams with LEDs, or if your cam does have LEDs turn them off.
The one exception were LEDs are actually useful is for taxi cams which, in addition to the road ahead, also record the interior of your car (see below), or for rear cameras that are mounted on the outside of the vehicle like this niche solution for trucks.
A very useful feature. A G-sensor is triggered by a g-force event like an impact or a sudden braking maneuver. Whenever an event is detected, the camera will automatically mark the current footage for safekeeping (so it doesn't accidentally get deleted by the loop recording).
Motion detection
G-sensors are not to be confused with a feature called motion detection, which is mainly used in parking mode and detects events optically by analyzing the camera's video.
Parking Mode / Buffered Parking Mode
If someone damages your car in your absence, a dashboard camera with parking mode will come to life and start recording, so you can see who hit your car. Note that dash cams do take some time to wake up, so unless your device has buffered parking mode, it might already be too late to see what happened by the time your camera starts recording.
In buffered parking mode, the dash cam records continuously while you are parked, but footage will not be saved to the memory card unless an event is detected (either by the G-sensor or by visual motion detection). Typically, footage from 4-10 seconds before until 20-60 seconds after the event will be saved.
Most dashboard cameras' internal batteries only last for a couple of minutes, so you may want to get a battery discharge prevention device or an extra battery pack in order to protect your car's battery. Some dash cams, like the Thinkware F800 Pro, monitor the battery's voltage while in parking mode and will shut down before the battery is depleted (this function is called low voltage cutoff).
For an overview of the best parking mode dash cams, check this article.
Cloud Connectivity
A cutting-edge feature, some high-end dashboard cameras are able to connect to the internet and push notifications to your smart phone when a security event is detected.Some will even let you watch video footage live over the web, from anywhere on the planet!
As of 2018, only a select few dashboard cameras actually support cloud connectivity. You will also need some sort of internet access point in your car (this is not usually included with the camera itself).
To find out the details of how cloud connectivity works, and which dash cams support it, check out our article Cloud Capable Car Cameras Compared.
You probably don't want your camera to stick out like a sore thumb on your car's windshield. Dashboard cameras come in various sizes, and smaller (and therefore more discreet) is almost always better. Of course, cramming lots of features into a small device normally comes with a higher price tag.
Wedge-shaped cameras are becoming more and more popular, as they stick directly to the windshield without needing a mount.
Also, the color black is definitely preferred for a dashboard camera, as any other color would draw too much attention to it. If you want your camera to be low profile, it doesn't make sense to get it in any other color than black.
Loop Recording
An absolute must in a dashboard camera, to make sure your camera doesn't just stop recording when it runs out of disc space. Loop recording means that once your storage is full, the camera automatically overwrites the oldest files on the memory card, thus enabling it to record indefinitely.
Of course you have the option to mark those parts of the footage that you would like to keep. If your camera has a G-sensor (see below), files are automatically marked for safekeeping whenever an impact is detected.
All cameras reviewed on this site have loop recording. In fact, it's fair to say that if a camera doesn't have loop recording, it isn't a dashboard camera.
Date And Time Stamp
All dash cams have this feature. It comes in handy if you ever need to use your video footage as evidence. Make sure you set the date and time correctly when you install your camera.
Auto On/Off
Another must have. This means that your camera automatically starts recording when you turn the ignition key. You don't want to get into a situation where something happens that you would like to keep the video of, just to find out that you forgot to turn your dash cam on that day.
All dash cams reviewed on this site have this feature.
Optional. While a screen is great to see what your camera recorded right away, it also makes the camera bigger and thus less discreet. Rear-view mirror cameras are an exception, but they haven't been a commercial success as they also make your rear-view mirror bulkier and darker.
A screen makes it easier to set up and configure your camera, but it can also be a distraction while driving. Fortunately, most modern dash cams can be configured to automatically turn the screen off after a minute or so of driving.
Optional, but can be very useful. Allows you to record your exact position and speed, and to blend it into the video feed along with the date and time stamp. The obvious drawback is that the device will be bigger and more expensive.
Some dash cams like the Rexing V1 give you the option to connect an external GPS module, keeping the camera small and discreet. Others like the Viofo A119 integrate their GPS module into the camera's mount.
External modules tend to pick up the GPS signal faster and more reliably, but the drawback is that you have to install the GPS module somewhere separately. It's a trade-off, so you should consider how important a good GPS signal is to you as opposed to ease of installation.
Lock File Button
A lock file button, or "emergency" button, is a dedicated button on the camera allowing you to mark the current video footage for safekeeping. Meaning you can save your video file with a single touch of a button instead of potentially having to go through a menu.
Most modern dash cams have a G-sensor, so when an impact is detected the footage will be saved anyways, but a lock file button is convenient in case anything else happens that you would like to keep the video of.
Taxi Cam
Taxi cams are essentially dual channel cams, with the rear camera filming the car's interior. This is especially useful for taxi/uber drivers and other professional people transporters.
At night, the rear camera needs infrared LEDs to be able to "see in the dark".
A great taxi cam that was released in late 2017 is the Vantrue N2 Pro Uber. Make sure to get the "Pro" version, as the original Vantrue N2 doesn't have the infrared LEDs for the interior camera.
Power Adapter
Dashboard cameras are usually mounted high on the wind-shield (behind the rear-view mirror), but get their power from the cigarette lighter. So you want a cable that you can neatly tuck away around the windshield rather than having it dangling down the middle.
Therefore, dash cams usually come with a power adapter cable at least 11ft (3.5m) long, in order to allow you to install it in the most discreet way possible.
Of course you can also connect the cable directly to your car's fuse box or internal wiring if you prefer not to use your cigarette lighter. Check your car's user manual to find the correct setup.
Dashboard Camera Prices
While you can get dash cams for below $20 already, we don't recommend that you buy a device that cheap as it would likely neither have very good video quality, nor would it last very long.
Our favorite low-cost camera as of 2018 is the Yi Dash Cam which costs around $50 and is getting excellent user ratings. If you can spend a bit more, we recommend the Viofo A119 which is great value for money and costs less than $100. Prices tend to vary quite a bit, so always make sure to check all the vendors listed in the reviews for the best deal.
For those of you looking for a budget dash cam, we've compiled an overview of the best cheap dash cams that are reliable and record decent video quality.
Of course as quality increases, so does the price. Therefore, for your convenience we have divided the cameras on this site into three categories: affordable (up to $100), mid-price (between $100 and $200) and high-end ($200 and up).
Are Dashboard Cameras Legal?
This depends on the country and community where you live, so we cannot give any binding legal advice here. If in doubt, consult with your local authorities.
That said, if it's legal where you live to take photos and record videos in the street, then dash cams are probably okay too as that's exactly what they do.
Advantages Of Having A Dash Cam In Your Car
Most people buy a dashboard camera for security reasons. Rightly so, because having a dash cam running when you get involved in an accident or suffer a hit-and-run will give you an invaluable advantage in case you ever need to prove your case in court.
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NOTE: This is the very first review that I've ever published, and book is the first one I've ever read by this particular author (David E. Hoffman). Normally, I would read other books by an author into order to get a 'feel' of who the author is what what he tries to say. I also tend to focus on the artistic ability of an author, rather than reviewing whether the 'riveting storyline' - as a reviewer, I feel it is my responsibility to tell a book, rather than a story (to which the person themselves can find out). However, I was entranced enough by 'The Billion Dollar Spy' that I feel like the book itself is already a testament to his writing ability. Therefore, expect some biases or whatnot that may appear in this review. Enjoy.
The Billion Dollar Spy is a non-fiction spy novel by David E. Hoffman, chronicling the Cold War through the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s. As the pages turn, this story pays particular attention to the 1970s and 1980s - specifically, the story of a Soviet engineer named Adolf Georgievich Tolkachev who cooperates the then-troubled CIA Moscow station and - over a period of six years - produced well over a billion dollars worth of intelligence for the United States. Hence the title 'The Billion Dollar Spy'.
Personally, it is rare for me to give enthused praise to a book, as I've already have a large collection of books in my shelve and my bedroom prior to reading it. However, I could not help it but see that there is something special in this book that is undeniably 'good'. So where to start? The well-paced story full of suspense, twists and turns? The deftly created world of words? Of oh-so-very-believeable clandestine tradecraft techniques that makes the brain sting around? Perhaps the real appeal of this book is that it's not purely an 'suspected commie makes a heel-face turn' story - it's a tale of two countries, of mistrust, of the past 'glory days' of dangerous spying. A very emotional tale, at that, that makes this book even more viscerally pleasing. It gives to life the people out of the dead, dried wood about the fear, the adrenaline, and the tragedy of nearly every person mentioned by name in the book - the engineer dared, and (possible spoiler?) paid quite dearly in the end. And in the end, was it worth it? All of the danger for a country that - as history tells - soon is erased (maybe?) It's very, very hard to say.
Of the many, many books that I've read over the years, 'The Billion Dollar Spy' has to be one of the best non-fictions that I've ever read. I honestly do not know anything bad, writing-wise, in this book. Personally, it is testament to a Pulitzer-prize winning author about his ability to write. While I don't want to accentuate the negative, I don't want to leave the impression that this is the absolute best book ever (which, If I have to be honest, comes pretty close in my opinion), I'd like to have the readers themselves check out the book.
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We tend to over-emphasize personalities in our politics especially in presidential campaigns. It matters who's president, of course, but our national elections are the product of much larger economic and social forces. They're increasingly dominated by a few financial powerhouses, and those who win them are then subjected to the intense gravitational pull of economic forces before even taking office.
The individuals running for president should be seen as the symptoms, as well as the causes, of larger events. Obama the Candidate was the product of social and economic yearnings which he shrewdly exploited. Bush the Candidate used larger forces in a shrewd way, too. He won and kept office by cleverly manipulating the corporate media, and by exploiting a network of relationships that extended from the boardrooms of Corporate America to the cloakroom of the United States Supreme Court.
To get lost in personalities during campaign season is to reduce all our elections to the presidential race and the presidential race to a reality show: America's Next Top President.
Having said all that: Man, can you believe that Mitt Romney?
What does it say about this moment in history that an individual with no discernible core is the GOP candidate? Not that the man is evil or hateful. Romney's lack of a self has led to the striking absence of even these qualities. Dick Cheney had a genuine, old school, castle-on-a-stormy-night-with-lightning-flashes kind of darkness. So did Dick Nixon. Mitt Romney just... really, really wants the job.
In that sense Romney resembles no historical or fictional figure in recent memory more than Tom Ripley, the protagonist of Patricia Highsmith's detective novel The Talented Mr. Ripley (played by Matt Damon in the movie). While the plots of the book and movie are somewhat different, both the literary and cinematic Ripleys had one quality in common: While he did very bad things -- cheating, lying, even killing -- Ripley never seemed like a particularly bad person. He just really wanted to be somebody.
Of course, Mitt Romney's never killed anyone (that we know of, anyway -- but that's true of everyone, isn't it?) He did brutalize that kid who dyed his hair in high school. You could argue that this incident happened so long that it doesn't cast much light on Romney's personality.
But Romney's reaction to the story happened in the present, and what was striking was his absolute lack of remorse when it came to light that the young man in question had been devastated by the experience. His reaction was eerily detached, even disinterested, as the suffering he had caused was revealed to him. He was cold and detached about it, like, like ...
... well, like a Patricia Highsmith character.
Romney's "European" trip was an oddly detached masquerade, too. His only stops on (or near) that continent were in Great Britain, a nation that's been struggling for many years to decide how "European" it wants to become, and Poland, which has only recently returned from decades spent outside the Europe of Western economics and Western imagination.
There's a reason for that, of course: Like Ripley stepping over a victim's corpse, Romney was stepping over the smoldering ruins of a continent devastated by the economic interests and philosophy which he represents. Whatever you do, don't open that door!
But that begs the question: Why make a big display of going to Europe only to skip over it like a flat shiny stone across a muddy lake? Because, like Tom Ripley, Romney is all about appearances. He wanted to appear like a statesman, appear like he was taking a European trip, appear like a President-to-be on an international mission.
Appearances were so much more importance than reality on this trip that it wasn't just irrelevant what Romney did or said. It was even irrelevant where he did or said it.
It could have been worse. Romney could have taken the advice that John Cochrane gave the National Journal. Cochrane, the Journal observes, is a "prominent supply-side economist at the University of Chicago." (Is there any other kind of economist at the University of Chicago?) Cochrane told the Journal that Europe needed a dose of "shock liberalization" and "more explicit free-market statements from Mr. Romney."
"Shock liberalization" and "explicit free-market" policies are exactly what Europe's been getting for the past several years, and they're destroying its economy. But Romney didn't even bother making that argument, because he's not an ideologue at heart. He's not anything at heart. He's just a poser.
That explains the Israel portion of Romney's trip, the one where he made the worst kind of gaffe a politician of his stripe can make: telling the truth. He praised the Israelis for managing their health economy so efficiently: "You spend eight percent of GDP on health care. You're a pretty healthy nation... Our gap with Israel is 10 points of GDP." It was promptly noted that Romney was embracing a highly socialized system.
What went wrong? As always, Romney was in "pander mode." He knew he was in Israel to pander to Sheldon Adelson, and to a few other billionaire funders and influential ideologues politically aligned with the Israeli Right. His flattering words about Israel's health care system were intended to please them, that's all. Romney didn't make this gaffe because he was "off script": He made it because he was on a different script.
That's how it goes in the Highsmith-like world of Mitt Romney. Sometimes one pose conflicts with another. Remember the shipboard scenes in The Talented Mr. Ripley? In fiction, these are moments of high tension. Oddly enough, in real-life politics nobody seems to care anymore.
Even Romney's Bain Capital experience had that Ripley flavor. Bain would swoop in on a company, pretend to be its friend and rescuer, then pick it clean and leave the remains for the crows. Then there was the matter of Romney's involvement with a company whose president, along with other employees, defrauded Medicare on a blood test scam. Romney wasn't accused of wrongdoing, but he did work alongside that president before promoting him into the top spot. And the business magazine Forbes confirms that he was a hands-on supervisor.
In one of life's little synchronicities, the company in question was called the Damon Corporation.
Tom Ripley's modus operandi was to work his way into your life as a trusted friend with no discernible identity or wishes of his own. Then, when you least expected it, he took everything you had. He took your life, in both senses of the word. What was once yours became his, including your identity, and you were no more.
Remember when Romney released his "59 page economic plan" to great fanfare last December? No? Neither do most people. But I do. I must admit I didn't understand Romney's personality back then like I do now. But what was striking at the time, and what seems even more striking now, is how carefully it was packaged to look like something it wasn't. What seemed conspicuous, in a foreshadowing of Ripleyesque moments to come, was the contrast between its utter economic vacuity and the great care given to the choice of typeface, its layout, and the design of its (meaningless) graphs.
Tom Ripley wore a Princeton jacket to play piano at a private party, even though he'd never gone to school there. That got him a job searching for a Princeton graduate in Europe, whose identity he eventually assumed. For Ripley the key to happiness was always looking like somebody who mattered. Appearances meant everything. Content meant nothing.
That also happens to be a good description of the Romney "jobs plan."
Economists are pressing Romney to explain how his plan works because the numbers don't add up. They don't know they're living in a unsettling mystery novel where nothing adds up. Other economists are staggered by the fact that Romney's tax plan would cut taxes for the richest among us while actually raising them for the 95 percent of Americans who aren't wealthy. The average American earning less than $200,000 would get a tax hike of $2,000, while the wealthiest 0.1 percent would would get an average tax cut of nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
Who has the audacity to attempt a deception that big, that bold, that obvious? Who thinks they could could get away with something like that? Tom Ripley, that's who. Romney's plan takes everybody else's money and gives it to ultra-rich people like himself. Remember: What was once yours becomes his...
Romney doesn't even have to persuade very many people that he's the real thing. Like a piano player in a Princeton jacket, he performs for a private and very exclusive audience. Mother Jones summarizes some fine work (with compelling graphs) from Demos and USPIRG to show that 94 percent of all Super-PAC donations in this election cycle came from just over 1,000 people. They could gather comfortably for a croquet party at an estate in Greenwich or Newport.
And 57 percent of all individual Super-PAC donations came from just 47 people who each gave $1 million or more, which includes the real money being given out by Adelson and the Koch Brothers. That group could fit comfortably in a parlor while Romney -- we mean Ripley -- played "Roll Out the Barrel" on the hostess' baby grand.
What does it say about our country that Mitt Romney is heading up the GOP ticket? Nobody in his own party seems to like him. Nobody outside his party, except some political insiders, seem to dislike him very much either. He's just there -- ingratiating himself, making himself useful, and always always always looking for the next opportunity.
Who is Mitt Romney? Let him into your life and you'll regret it. Before you know it your life will become his life.
Who is Mitt Romney? He's a public figure for whom, as Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, there's no "there" there. He's a shape-shifter, an identity hijacker, a human being who would rather appear to be than actually be. He's the living incarnation of the self-seeking, ethos-free, "always be closing" vacuousness of the hedge fund set. He's the Golem of Grosse Pointe, the Dybbuk of Darien, the animated spirit of vacuous wealth. He is soulless and amiably amoral ambition made flesh as a candidate for the highest office in the land.
Who is Mitt Romney? Don't bother turning the page because you already know the answer.
Who is Mitt Romney? He's Tom Ripley. And if he wants to be and you let him, someday he'll be you.


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