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March 7, 2011
By MARK PATTON, NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER
Emilie Johnson's knee ached, but something hurt even worse.
UCSB's soft-spoken point guard visibly squirmed as she sat through the last 32 minutes of a 33-point basketball defeat at UC Riverside seven weeks ago.
"That was very humbling, that game," she recalled.
The opposing coach from UC Davis had called Johnson "a miracle" at the end of last season for an intensity that never wavered in her 1,191 minutes of action -- a staggering average of 37.2 per game. But she also struggled to shift into idle during those 32 minutes of inaction at Riverside.
"She's so sensitive, in a good way, that we really had to explain why we weren't playing her at the end of that game," coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "It's a youthful sort of simplicity.
"She's that Jimmy Chitwood of Hoosiers, who wants it to be right -- and right now -- and we had to tell her, 'Em, let's look at the bigger picture: Being right right now might be to get you off that knee a bit."
Johnson, now rested and healed, has averaged 19.8 points for the last eight games, seven of which have been victories. She surpassed the benchmark of 1,000 career points by scoring 27 in UCSB's last game against Northridge.
It's given the streaking Gauchos (18-10, 11-4 Big West Conference) a shot at a co-championship in today's regular-season finale at first-place Cal Poly.
"This is what college basketball is all about," she said. "It's such a great opportunity to be a part of something like this."
But it's the same way Johnson has approached basketball ever since she put her soccer ball away for good in the sixth grade. It intensified just three years later when she vowed to become a Gaucho after attending a UCSB camp.
She even felt that way after last year's 15-17 season.
"I just don't know any other way to go about it, because this game is a gift," Johnson said.
And there is no down time for the 5-foot-6 junior.
"Baylor had an unbelievable game the other day, and we texted back and forth about it," Gottlieb said. "I ordered the game online so I could break it down and show her some clips."
Johnson has been a highlight reel the last eight games while improving her team-high averages to 13.8 points and 3.1 assists per game. She's made 50 percent of her 3-point attempts (28-for-56) during that stretch.
She made the Big West Conference All-Freshman team two years ago, having averaged 23.8 minutes as a running mate with senior guards Sha'Rae Gibbons and Lauren Pedersen.
Johnson started all 32 games last season, leading UCSB with averages of 13.8 points and 3.3 assists. But the 17 defeats -- the first losing season of her career -- was a more important number.
"Cutting down the nets two years ago stuck with me, just the significance of winning a championship your freshman year," she said. "But it's more about the whole journey.
"Winning my freshman year was neat, but losing last year had an impact too, really. That was hard, but it motivated us to be even better this year."
Gottlieb estimates that Johnson has taken at least 15,000 shots in the Thunderdome since her arrival from Loomis' Del Oro High three years ago.
"I expect every shot that leaves her hands to go into the basket because she's taken so many here," she said. "She's the kind of kid that you have to make take a day off to rest."
A shortage of ball handlers prevented UCSB's coach from resting Johnson much last year. She led the Big West with a playing-time average of 37.2 minutes per game, but she also hit a wall after playing all 40 minutes of a defeat to UC Davis in the Big West semifinals.
Her passes (eight turnovers) and shots (11 misses in 14 attempts) also hit the wall.
"If I had a little more energy," Johnson said afterward, "I'd want to get into the gym tomorrow."
The defeat spurred on her spring workouts and even prompted her to attend Jackie Stiles' swimmer basketball camp in Oregon.
"The No. 1 scorer in NCAA history is a good one to learn from," she said. "It was a great experience, learning about her mentality and her approach every day to become the best."
Johnson did struggle through an early four-game stretch this year when she shot just 9-for-50 from the 3-point line. The Gauchos lost three of those games.
"She put some pressure on herself, thinking, 'Oh my gosh, is it going to be like last year?' " Gottlieb said.
But it's a different environment this year, especially with such newcomers as freshman Nicole Nesbit, and Cal transfers Kelsey Adrian and Angelei Aguirre, helping with the ball-handling.
"We were watching film the other day and I was just looking at everybody setting screens and Nic passing really well," Johnson said. "I was like, 'Wow! That's why I can shoot better, because I have so much more time to shoot.' "
Nesbit has become a force off the bench of late, averaging 11 points and three assists in the last five games.
"Nicole's ability to break people down off the dribble keeps teams from focusing just on Emilie on the perimeter," Gottlieb said. "And Mekia (Valentine) has been making people pay when they pressure our guards, and is passing better out of double-teams.
"They have to pick their poison a little bit."
The two Johnsons, Emilie and Margaret, are the only players who remain from UCSB's 2009 championship team. But becoming a vocal, Auntie Em to the youngsters has been the toughest transition of all for her.
"I try, I try," Johnson said, laughing as she glanced over at Gottlieb. "I was never the most verbal person on the court or off the court.
"The coaching staff has really challenged me to get out of that comfort zone."
But her speech at a recent Living Scholars banquet spoke volumes about how far she's come.
"She was amazing," Gottlieb said. "Her freshman year, I couldn't get her to call out a play loud enough so anyone could hear it.
"It's been unbelievable to see her grow into -- and I sound like a parent -- just an incredible young woman."
Even after being made to sit in the corner for 32 minutes.
Mark Patton's column appears on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail: email@example.com


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Services through the Title IV-D Child Support Program can help establish paternity(if necessary) and to obtain child support. The Child Support Bureau has entered into cooperative agreements with county prosecutors in every Indiana county to provide child support enforcement services. If you are seeking assistance with child support, contact the Title IV-D division of your local county prosecutor's office. The following link will help you locate the prosecutor's office in your area. Local Child Support Offices
Child Support Orders
Child support orders are legal obligations to provide financial support for a child, and are established by a court of law. All child support obligations in Indiana are governed by the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines issued by the Indiana Supreme Court. The guidelines employ a methodology designed to calculate child support as a share of each parent's income estimated to have been spent on the child if the parents and child were living in an intact household. For the non-custodial parent, the calculated amount establishes the amount of child support to be paid to the custodial party for the benefit of the child(ren). The amount calculated for the custodial party is presumed to be spent directly on the child. The Guidelines also address special considerations for extraordinary education expenses and parenting time.
Emancipation of Child Support
When a child turns 19 years old, the child is emancipated by operation of law, and the non-custodial parent's obligation to pay current support terminates. Prior to turning 19 years old, judicial action (a court order) is required to terminate support. An exception is if the child is incapacitated. In this case, the child support continues during the incapacity or until further order of the court. A court order for the child support to extend beyond 19 years old is required.
The court shall emancipate a child prior to the age of 19 years if the court finds that the child:
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The court may terminate a non-custodial parent's support obligation, with or without emancipating the child, if the court finds all of the following circumstances exist:
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In order for a court to terminate a child support order prior to 19 years old, a petition must be filed with the court. If a non-custodial parent owes any arrearage at the point when the order for child support terminates, he or she will still be required to pay the arrearage.
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Below is a list of some of the enforcement tools that may be used for child support enforcement when Title IV-D support cases become delinquent:
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- Reporting of unpaid support to a credit bureau
- Suspending driver's and professional licenses as well as hunting and fishing licenses
- Applying vehicle liens
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When I was a child, I owned a little box turtle named Spike. He gave me my first lessons in caring for something beyond my little self. Watching this creature carrying its protective shell on its back, part water creature, part land critter, it gave me a glimpse into what ultimately became a lifetime fascination with nature.
When I was a child, I owned a little box turtle named Spike. He gave me my first lessons in caring for something beyond my little self. Watching this creature carrying its protective shell on its back, part water creature, part land critter, it gave me a glimpse into what ultimately became a lifetime fascination with nature.
One day Spike disappeared, and I was dumbfounded because there weren't many places for a turtle to hide in our tiny apartment. Many months later, my mom was cleaning under my bed, and who do you suppose was sleeping in a village of dust bunnies? You guessed it! A little dingy but surprisingly no worse for the wear. He had lost all connections to any source of life support, so he hibernated until his situation improved.
Hibernation, it turns out, is natural part of the cycle of life for many species of turtle. Turtles have demonstrated an incredible ability to survive a changing world for more than 100 million years. As our only surviving dinosaur, turtles have endured mass extinctions, shifting continents and ice ages (not to mention dust bunnies!), yet continue to soldier on.
Turtles play an important spiritual role among many indigenous cultures. For the Cherokee, the 13 scales on the turtle's shell represent the 13 annual phases of the moon. For the Catawba, the turtle was Kaia, a deity.
The Iroquois and Lenape believe the Great Spirit created their homeland by placing earth on the back of a giant turtle, hence the name "Turtle Island" for North America. In some Plains tribes, a newborn girl's umbilical cord was sewn into a figure in the shape of a turtle to ensure her health and safety.
What reminded me of my own connection with turtles and turtle mythology was the chance observation of a mama loggerhead this summer, pulling its 300-pound body across the hot sand to lay her eggs and return back to the sea. I was smitten. My son was so mesmerized. He called her S.W.I.M. ("she who is magic"). It was a breathtaking experience, so much so that this summer I decided to produce a feature documentary about turtles.
It's miraculous how turtle hatchlings can rouse from their nest 40-60 days later, travel hundreds of miles to the Sargasso Sea to feed and find sanctuary, and if they're females, return back to the same beach of their birth 30 years later and start the cycle again. If that's not magical, I don't know what is.
Part of my fascination with turtles is how they've captivated man for many millennia. Turtles have been a symbol of wisdom, of longevity and of fertility for thousands of years. One would think that once they became a food source, they would be eaten until extinction. But the reality is often different. More than 5,000 years ago, in what is now Oman, sea turtles played a highly spiritual role. Green turtles were frequently found in graves with royalty, lying head to head with the deceased. Pacific Islanders considered turtles sacred and prohibited their consumption except on a limited basis during special ceremonies, and then only by royalty.
Things changed for the worst (for turtles) when commercial trade and colonization began. European sea voyagers often found themselves short on food when they arrived in the Caribbean fighting native peoples. Sea turtles offered a ready source of protein. Christopher Columbus' ship logs indicate that the only way his sailors on his final disastrous voyage survived was by eating the "tortoises" he found throughout the Caribbean islands. Commercial shipping of turtles broke the delicate balance and threatened their existence.
Today, many thousands of people spend a good deal of their lives standing up for turtles. I've spoken to marine biologists, fishermen, turtle patrol volunteers, native people and children, and they all have such a deep respect for the turtle.
It's not only because of their fascination with the species. It's also what the turtle does for them. For some, turtles demonstrate unending perseverance, not letting powerful seas or threats to their habitat get in their way. For others, it's the magic of a creature that can touch two worlds, the land and the ocean, yet seemingly live beyond both. And for many, the turtle is a symbol of conservation. When they leave their eggs behind on a beach and head back to sea, they're passing the torch to us. "Protect our beach," they're telling us. "Make sure, 30 years from now, there's still a beach for my babies to come back to so they can continue the cycle again."
Most sea turtles and many land turtles are endangered. Western North Carolina is home to the smallest turtle on the continent, the bog turtle, but it is threatened by the disappearance of its habitat to golf courses and farmland. If turtles disappear, they will not be the only ones suffering. We will suffer as well.
And that is the lesson nature ultimately teaches. We are all part of one connected web. The survival of one is the survival of all. The loss of one is the loss to all. How much richer have our lives become because they are here, the subject of myths, fairy tales and human inspiration? And yet they still have lessons to teach us, across the tempestuous ocean of our lives.


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The Coral Triangle Programme and the year ahead – putting fisheries, food security and livelihoods at the forefront
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With a new programme leader and a revised strategy, what does the WWF Coral Triangle Programme have in store for the next few years? Find out here.By Jackie Thomas
In 2014, many of the WWF national offices are preparing new strategic plans and are restructuring their programmes to increase effectiveness and to focus on the needs of the region and the aspirations of WWF globally for this region.
The regional Coral Triangle Programme is also charting a new phase as we complete the current strategic plan come June 2014 and start developing a new three year plan for our regional programme.
This exciting new period will utilise those platforms and enabling conditions initiated by the Coral Triangle Programme to help move forward the objectives of WWF and the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security.
Our efforts will be channelled towards "Securing Fish and Marine Resources for Food and Sustainable Futures in the Coral Triangle".
This will require building stronger and broader collaborations nationally and regionally with governments, private sector, communities, donors and investors to leverage improved conservation policies and practices, linking businesses (fishing, aquaculture and tourism) to the places that support their continued viability and the communities who depend on the sustainable use of such places.
The Coral Triangle Programme will continue to focus on innovation in policy and advocacy, private sector transformation, and communications and marketing to support WWF globally and nationally to deliver agreed targets in this part of the world.
Our strategies will be designed to promote:
Effective Policies for Sustainable Marine Resource Management and Governance with a focus on sustainable fisheries and fish stocks, MPAs designed for fisheries and livelihoods; and sustainable conservation financing and investment in the region.
Innovation and Business Transformation in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector - The program will continue to support Innovation and Business Transformation specifically targeted at the fisheries and aquaculture sector and to build sustainable seafood and fisheries through the services of the Coral Triangle Programme's Asia Pacific Sustainable Seafood and Trade Network (APSSTN). The program will continue to support Fisheries Improvement and Aquaculture Improvement Projects, low footprint aquaculture and Securing Fish for Food and Sustainable Futures in the Coral Triangle: through efforts to complement conservation of high priority marine biodiversity areas and expanding effective management of coastal and marine resources for food security and livelihoods in a climate change era through innovation and collaboration.
On behalf of the WWF Coral Triangle Programme, I look forward to continuing our relationships with partners and stakeholders across and beyond the Coral Triangle region as we work together towards achieving the ambitions and vision of the CTI-CFF Regional and National Plans of Action.


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Infrastructure expansion and repair need equal focus
WASHINGTON — Oil-rich Texas has built more highways and bridges than any other state, but over the next two decades it will fall $170 billion short of what it needs to keep the sprawling network in good repair.
In California, transportation officials estimate that 60 percent of the state's roads and a quarter of its bridges need to be repaired or replaced, at a projected cost of $70 billion over a decade, some $52 billion more than the available funds.
North Carolina anticipates that it will fall short of keeping its highways in current condition by $22 billion over the next 30 years, and would need more than twice that amount to improve them.
America's highway system, once a symbol of freedom and mobility envied the world over, is crumbling physically and financially, the potentially disastrous consequence of a politically driven road-building binge.
President Barack Obama, state transportation officials, civil engineers, road builders and business groups all say that the country needs to invest trillions of dollars in its infrastructure, yet there's little consensus on how to finance it or what the most pressing needs are.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the country needs $14 billion in additional federal funds each year just to maintain highways and $50 billion more to improve them.
There's no single cause of the financial squeeze, and federal data reveal only part of it. Some states have raised their own gasoline taxes to pay for highway construction and maintenance and to depend less on federal funding. Others haven't changed their gas taxes in years and rely on federal money to make up for it.
But federal government analysts, taxpayer advocates and transportation experts have warned for at least a decade that many states were spending too much on building highways and too little on fixing them, and that their maintenance costs would skyrocket if they didn't change course. "We've engaged in a dangerous game of deferred maintenance," said Brian Taylor, a professor of urban planning and the director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Five years after an interstate highway bridge collapsed in Minnesota, killing 13 people and injuring 145, the country still has a bridge repair backlog of $65 billion, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
At a time when Congress is proposing significant budget cuts and tax increases have little support, states are canceling or scaling back highway projects. They're looking for private partners to help finance construction, and still coming up short. Motorists are discovering that the roads they thought were free are anything but.
Over the past four months, McClatchy traced the extent and causes of yet another financial crisis that's developed below the radar of most Americans.
A review of government reports, an analysis of thousands of state and federal campaign donations, and interviews with dozens of current and former elected officials, watchdogs and transportation officials showed that there were a lot of hands on the wheel as the system veered off course.
For example:
* The oldest parts of the interstate highway system have reached the end of their life cycle, including thousands of bridges dating to the 1960s, a potential threat to public safety and commerce demonstrated by the Minnesota bridge collapse.
* The federal gasoline tax no longer covers the country's annual highway spending, but few leaders in Washington are willing to take on the political risk of increasing it, which forces states to borrow more money, raise tolls or ask their residents to approve new taxes.
* Despite a ban on members of Congress "earmarking," or skimming money for pet projects back home, lawmakers and the special interests that bankroll their campaigns still exert outsized influence on where federal highway funding goes.
* The Department of Transportation long ago ceded control over most highway decision-making to the states without well-defined national transportation goals, leaving a large portion of federal money up for grabs for those with the most clout.
Like the Roman Empire, "civilizations fall because they don't maintain their infrastructure," said David Burwell, the director of the climate and energy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
"Everybody likes to build things, but nobody likes to maintain them," he said. "We paid for them once. Why should we pay for them again?"
When Al Biehler became Pennsylvania's transportation secretary a decade ago, he found that the state had been spending more on expanding its highway system than it had on keeping it in good repair.
"If you don't put money into fixing things," Biehler said, "there will be more things to fix."
So he did the unthinkable: He put the brakes on some projects, risking the wrath of highway contractors and the state lawmakers who supported them.
"Projects that we knocked off the program, some of them weren't terrible projects," he said. "I just felt we couldn't afford them."
According to the National Center for Pavement Preservation, a research lab for road-building materials at the Michigan State University engineering school, every dollar spent to maintain a road in the first 15 years of its life saves $6 to $14 in maintenance costs after 20 years.
The Federal Highway Administration doesn't require states to put money into repairing roads before building new ones.
Pennsylvania was spending about as much of its federal funding on expansion as it was on maintenance in 2004, according to federal data reviewed by McClatchy. By 2011, the state was spending about four times as much on repairs, and it was still struggling to keep up.
The Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee reported in 2010 that the state needed an additional $2.1 billion a year to properly maintain its highways and bridges.
"More than half of our bridges have reached their intended life-span date," said Barry LePatner, a New York construction lawyer who's cataloged nearly 8,000 of the nation's most troublesome spans. "Without maintenance money, cost of repair equals cost of replacement after a certain period of time."
Some budget watchdogs were encouraged that the most recent federal transportation bill, MAP-21, which Congress approved last summer, pushes states to develop performance standards for federal highway spending that result in the greatest improvement to roads and bridges.
But it's too soon to know whether the measures will have any impact, and the legislation expires at the end of next year. Meanwhile, states face tough choices. Emil Frankel, who was assistant secretary for transportation policy under President George W. Bush and is a former Connecticut transportation commissioner, said the country needed to establish priorities.
"Thirty years ago, 'like it' might have been good enough," said Frankel, who's now a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a research center in Washington. " 'We'll do it because we like it.' We can't afford to do that anymore."
It's been 20 years since Congress raised the gasoline tax. The 18.4-cents-a-gallon tax has lost a third of its buying power to inflation and rising construction costs.
The tax feeds the federal Highway Trust Fund, which long has paid for a portion of highway construction and repairs in all 50 states.
The fund used to carry a surplus, but lawmakers have bailed it out since 2008 by tapping the Treasury for $50 billion.
"That can't continue indefinitely," said John Horsley, who retired in January as the executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "Congress is going to have to find a way to restore funding."
Simply increasing the gas tax may not be the best option. Americans have been driving less since 2007, partly because of the recession and higher gas prices and partly because of a generational shift away from car ownership. Rising fuel economy in cars and trucks also has contributed to the decline in gas tax revenues.
Horsley proposed replacing the per-gallon gasoline tax with a percentage-based sales tax. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., the chairwoman of the Senate committee that drafts transportation legislation, said she'd consider the idea along with other alternatives, including a carbon tax and a tax based on the number of miles people drive.
Congressional gridlock has left the states to find other sources of revenue, with mixed success.
States have taken on more debt, and some have about as much as they can support. According to Federal Highway Administration data, all states carried a combined $56 billion in road bond debt at the end of 1995, in current dollars. By 2010, they owed $154 billion.
State and local governments have asked voters to approve sales-tax increases, and about two-thirds of such measures pass.
States also have turned to the private sector for infrastructure money, an arrangement that's common in countries around the globe.
Indiana and Illinois leased toll roads in exchange for money they used to bankroll highway projects. Virginia and California have sought private partners to build bridges and highways.
Most of the interstate highway system has been free of tolls for its 57-year history, but that might end as states face the challenge of rebuilding the aging roads. Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia are planning to add tolls to portions of major interstate highways to pay for repairs.
Other states, such as Florida and Texas, have been building their own toll roads for years.
But tolls are unpopular with the public. The trucking industry opposes them, and truckers will go miles out of their way to avoid them.
"Every time you have a free good, people don't want to pay for it," said John Fischer, a transportation consultant who worked on federal policy for three decades at the Congressional Research Service.
Highway supporters frequently characterize their foes as anti-road, anti-jobs or anti-progress. However, even the most ardent highway proponents agree privately on what they're reluctant to admit publicly: Some road projects are better than others.
In some state transportation plans, it's hard to tell the difference. And in the absence of clear national priorities, politics drives where the funding goes.
"Instead of making hard decisions, we're going to make sure everybody gets something," Fischer said.
For years, some states complained that they were "donors" who got back less than a dollar in federal highway funding for every dollar in gasoline taxes they contributed. Congress fixed that by baking in extra funding, so that nearly every state gets back at least a dollar, and some much more. The formula favors small states or those with low population densities and shortchanges more populous states, said Donna Cooper, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress in Washington.
"We just created a nightmare for ourselves by creating a system that sends money to places with the least need," she said.
According to the Government Accountability Office, Alaska gets back $5 for every dollar it sends to Washington. Texas gets only a dollar.
"States that have been well represented on key congressional committees have tended to do very well compared to other states," said Jeffrey Brown, an associate professor of urban and regional planning at Florida State University.
For years, powerful members of Congress dressed up highway projects that wouldn't have been at the top of anyone else's list with names such as "High Priority Corridors" or "Projects of Regional and National Significance" to get hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money.
While some lawmakers railed against spending millions of federal dollars on bike paths, flower beds and train museums, others brought home vastly more money to cast their legacies in concrete, even if just to construct an interchange or a few miles of pavement.
"You can always come up with a rationale," Fischer said. "A lot of them are quite tenuous."
Highway projects generate work for engineering and construction firms, and the industry is a top political donor. Wealthy landowners, developers and business interests who benefit from new highways also write big checks to lawmakers who deliver fresh pavement.
"It's a free-for-all where the most well-organized and well-financed political interests are driving our transportation policy," Cooper said.
Most members of Congress defend their efforts to secure highway funds for what they regard as crucial projects in their states. Few oppose road projects, regardless of party. They get two photo opportunities: one to throw the first shovelful of dirt and the other to cut the ribbon.
"There's a huge difference between spending on things that benefit the national system and spending on things that benefit a local developer," Fischer said.
The Federal Highway Administration pays as much as 80 percent of the cost of states' major road projects but it has little say over how they spend the money.
Cathy St. Denis, a spokeswoman for the agency, said it determined whether projects were eligible for federal reimbursement, and oversaw and monitored them.
"Ultimately, state departments of transportation and local planning organizations make decisions about which projects to advance based on the needs and priorities of local communities and the state," she said.
It's difficult to know how efficiently the states are spending funds, because the agency releases little data that's useful for making state-by-state comparisons. The GAO and the U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general have repeatedly faulted the agency's data-collection methods.
Law requires the department to submit detailed annual reports to Congress on how the states invest federal highway funds. The reports categorize about one-quarter, or $10 billion of the total spending by the states each year, as "other."
The obscure report has received little attention on Capitol Hill, and in spite of the law's additional requirement that the reports be made available to the public, the agency posted the eight most recent reports on its website only after McClatchy requested them.
The agency developed computer software more than a decade ago to help states determine which projects would generate the most return on investment by meeting goals such as reducing congestion and improving the mobility of people and goods. But most states don't use it, and those that do may simply ignore the recommendations.
When the GAO asked state transportation departments in 2010 what factors they considered in their transportation plans, only 11 states said economic analysis was "very important."
Taylor, the UCLA professor, said transportation decisions had to consider geographic needs as well as economic ones.
"It's difficult to come up with objective criteria," he said. "It's just a very complex terrain."
Half a century ago, America had a shared vision and policy around the Interstate Highway System, a massive national public-works project that drove economic growth for decades.
"Those days are gone," said Earl Swift, the author of "The Big Roads," a history of interstates. "We are a long way away from that unity of purpose we had in 1956."
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The community of Greenville, South Carolina is served by three of the state's busiest airports. The top airport executives of all three facilities have been named on the list of the 50 Most Influential People of 2010 by Greenville Business Magazine, emphasizing the critical role aviation plays in the Upstate of South Carolina.
Jody Bryson, President and CEO of the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC); Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) and Dave Edwards of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) were noted for their contributions in local economic development.
"Our community is fortunate to have three airports that play a positive role in the economic development of Greenville. GSP provides scheduled commercial airline service for the region; SCTAC serves large aviation industries that provide aircraft maintenance and modification services for civilian and military customers; and GMU provides an essential, convenient location for business aviation. All three local airports are needed to maximize regional economic development and facilitate the efficient delivery of travel and distribution services," stated Frasher. "Each airport also contributes jobs, services and taxes to our region," Frasher added.
"Airports support business development in many ways like highways and railroads do. Aviation activities bring business; and Greenville's airports have a great working relationship with local economic development departments like the Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC)," stated Bryson. "The GADC is well aware of our airports' different assets and the key roles each play in the region; and they use this information to better sell corporations on relocating or expanding here," Bryson added.
"The aviation industry is extremely important to our region's economy," according to Jerry Howard, President & CEO of the GADC; (Howard was also named as one of the 50 Most Influential People of 2010). "From air charter to the manufacturing of aviation parts, companies like Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, GE Aviation, Michelin Aircraft Tires and Cytec Carbon Fibers provide high paying jobs to a large number of people in our community," Howard stated. "Also, Southwest Airlines entering our market will give us a big boost and make us much more competitive when recruiting new businesses," Howard added.
"The impact of aviation here in the Upstate is phenomenal," stated Edwards. "According to the latest economic impact study done on the airport in 2009 by SYNEVA Economics, LLC, GSP International had an annual economic impact of over 377 million dollars. This number will get even stronger with the arrival of Southwest Airlines in March. Not only is passenger traffic expected to increase dramatically, economic development specialist in the area are reporting that the calls have already begun from business and industry around world expressing an interest in finding out more about Upstate South Carolina. The arrival of Southwest is a game changer not only for the airport but for the entire region," Edwards added.
"General aviation is often overlooked as a source of economic growth," stated Frasher. "There is an old aviation saying that says: 'A mile of highway gets you one mile, but a mile of runway can take you anywhere,'" said Frasher. "Aviation encourages business growth and expansion especially in areas where commercial airlines don't have regularly scheduled flights. Aviation is crucial to many companies because, through aviation, materials, workers and a wide variety of consumers are all within reach," Frasher added.
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About GMU:
GMU is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina and is a self-sufficient entity with financial strength that doesn't rely on local taxpayers for funding. The airport is home to more than 25 aviation-related businesses creating 453 jobs that annually contribute more than $35.2 million to the Upstate economy. For more information about GMU please visit http://www.greenvilledowntownairport.com or contact Joe Frasher at 864-242-4777 or email@example.com
About SC Technology and Aviation Center:
SC Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC) is designed to meet the unique needs of technologically-advanced businesses in a global economy. The center features an attractive combination of advanced manufacturing, distribution, and aviation facilities. The park is also recognized as a major aircraft maintenance and modification center capable of completing major structural repairs, inspections, and other service needs. For more information about SCTAC (Donaldson Field) please visit http://www.sc-tac.com or contact Jody Bryson at 864-277-3152 or email@example.com
About GSP:
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) served almost 1.3 million passengers in 2010 with 16 airlines offering 50 plus non-stop daily departures to 17 major cities across the US. In March of this year Southwest will join the airlines currently serving GSP and will increase the number of non-stop daily departures by 8 and the cities/airports served by 3. GSP International Airport is the Upstate's Gateway to the World. For more information about Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) visit http://www.gspairport.com/ or contact Dave Edwards at 864.848.6272 or email@example.com
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After giving up three runs to start the game Strable, a right-hander auditioning for the No. 2 spot in the weekend rotation, shut down the Penguins in the second through sixth innings.
Strable gave up six hits, struck out four and walked three. He allowed four runs, all earned.
Unfortunately, his solid performance was lost in the shuffle as the Bisons relievers gave up four runs in the eighth and one in the ninth for a 9-8 loss Tuesday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.
The Bisons struck for 10 hits against five Youngstown State pitchers. Brett Teschner and Ryan Wilkins both had doubles for the Bisons. They were the only Bisons players with two hits.
Anthony Porter led the way for Youngstown State with three hits.
However, Greg Dissinger broke the game open on his only trip to the plate as he sent the ball over the left field fence in the eighth inning for a grand slam off of reliever Mike Grace. Youngstown State had filled the bases on two walks and hit batter.
Grace, 1-2, was credited with the loss.
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This past Saturday was the 2012 St. Louis Food Blogger Bake Sale to benefit Share Our Strength's program to End Childhood Hunger in America. I was so excited to participate and contribute to such a worthwhile cause, and to share time with some fellow St. Louis bloggers.
I confess, baking is not my forte, so when thinking about what to make for the bake sale I felt a little out of my element. I decided to bake cookies since they tend to be a bit more forgiving. This Lemon Rosemary Cookie recipe has a savory take with the added rosemary and lemon. Also, the rosemary, lemon and whole wheat flour lend some nutritional merit to these cookies (although they are loaded with butter so I wouldn't call them health food).
This cookie can easily be made without using cookie cutters by simply forming one-inch balls of dough and slightly pressing down on them to flatten before baking.
A couple of variations that might be worth experimenting: replace the rosemary with either fresh thyme to make Lemon Thyme Cookies or with dried lavender to make Lemon Lavender Cookies…certainly something to think about trying for next year's Bake Sale!
Packaged up, ready to sell!
Lemon Rosemary Cookies (recipe adapted from Winslow's Home cookie recipe)
1 cup of unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup of granulated sugar
2 tsp. fresh rosemary finely chopped
2 tsp. fresh lemon zest (Tip: use a microplane to get finely grated zest removing only the yellow part of the lemon)
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Beat butter with hand mixer for about 30 seconds.
3. Add sugar, rosemary, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt; beat until well combined.
4. Slowly mix in flour; shape into dough ball and refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thickness; use preferred cookie cutter to cut out shapes, place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
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- The Grant Accounting and Administration Unit was established in Fiscal 1985 by Executive Order of the Mayor 12-84. Its task was to centralize grant accounting and administration for the City in preparation for a single audit of all grant funds, and to more efficiently comply with the various federal and state grant regulations and audit requirements. Its objectives included the implementation of a centralized information system for monitoring grant funds, maintaining a city-wide database, preparing grant schedules and Fund reports for the Annual Finance Report, coordinating the resolution of audit findings of federal and state agencies, and preparing and issuing the annual Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance, as audited, for both the City and School District of Philadelphia. In the Rendell Administration, this unit was consolidated with the Accounting Bureau.
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Thumbs.db is a file created by Windows when thumbnail view is used. It is a hidden file not viewed by most users and not updated when files are moved from a folder which images have passed through or deleted. This gives a secondary chance that someone will leave behind at least partial evidence of an image in their Windows folders.
The thumbnails in Thumbs.db are stored in a OLE 2 Compound Document format. It's the same format that MS Office uses.
There is a forensic open source application developed at sourceforge called vinetto at http://sourceforge.net/projects/vinetto that can extract them. It does require a python enviornment. Additionally, there are several other Java solutions based around the Jakarta project that is apart of Apache. Additional resources about thumbs.db can be found in a white paper at http://www.accessdata.com/media/en_US/print/papers/wp.Thumbs_DB_Files.en_us.pdf.
MiTeC Windows File Analyzer [1] is a tool for forensic analysis of Thumbnail Databases, Prefetch files, shortcuts, IExplore Index.DAT files and Recycle Bin contents on a Windows system. It will print a report of analyzed files.
Windows Vista
Thumbs.db no longer exists in Vista. This data has been moved to \Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Windows Vista will save thumbnails for files on a mounted TrueCrypt volume.


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See Photos from Chris Brown's 'Don't Wake Me Up' Video Shoot
Chris Brown appears topless like his vintage car in his new video for 'Don't Wake Me Up.' The dance-floor thumper, produced by Benny Benassi and Free School, will appear on the singer's new album 'Fortune' (due July 3). Breezy posted several pics from the video set on his Twitter account, much to his followers' delight.
The Colin Tilley-directed clip was filmed on Monday (May 14) at a desert with gorgeous model Arya Nicks, who plays Brown's love interest. The singer also posed draped in gold chains holding a flag and wearing a white T-shirt with a hawk printed on it.
No word on what the visuals will look like, but if it's anything similar to the song, then it's going to be hot, hot, hot!
Brown just wrapped up shooting his other single, 'Till I Die,' which features Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean. The 'Beautiful People' jumped in the director's chair for that video, which also stars comedian Jamie Kennedy and Snoop Dogg.
No word on when both of those videos will premiere on the Internet. One thing's for sure: Brown is not resting on his laurels. He has big plans for the release of his fifth studio album 'Fortune.' Check Breezy out this Sunday (May 20) when he performs live at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on ABC at 8PM ET.


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At the UNiTE campaign, they believe in using imagination and creativity to build a future without violence.
If you are a man aged 18 to 25 and want do just that, then go ahead and design your own UNiTE campaign t-shirt! You can paint your design, draw, make a photograph or create it entirely on the computer.
All eligible entries will be posted on the website 24 to 48 hours after submission and will be available for public voting from 21 September until 21 October. The entry with the most votes will win the Public Vote Award.
The top five winners selected by a regional and global judges, along with the winner of the Public Vote will travel to New York to receive their awards and attend the UN official observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women at UN Headquarters on 22 November 2011.
The deadline for submissions is 21 September.
Millions of women and girls worldwide suffer some form of gender-based violence, be it domestic violence, rape, female genital mutilation/cutting, dowry-related killing, trafficking, sexual violence in conflict-related situations, or other manifestations of abuse. In fact, for women and girls 16-44 years old, gender based violence is a major cause of death and disability.
Launched in 2008, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign aims to raise public awareness and increase political will and resources for preventing and ending all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts of the world.
The campaign calls on governments, civil society, women's organizations, men, young people, the private sector, the media and the entire UN system to join forces in addressing this global pandemic.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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I'd like to have quick launchers for various components of the Settings Manager but I cannot find any list of commands. I have 'xscreensaver-demo' for the screen saver gui and I'm currently looking for "user interface".
Does anyone know anything about the commands which can be used to summon individual settings guis?
"xfce-setting-show ui" will do it.
Thanks. Where did you get that information - is there more where that came from?
This from Jasper Huijsmans on the mailing list: 'grep xfce-setting-show /usr/share/applications/xfce*settings*'


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Stephanie Liantonio, Foreword
This foreword is a letter by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity.
TOURO LAW CENTER SYMPOSIUM: Women and the Law, Spring 2007
On April 17, 2007, a symposium on Women and the Law, sponsored and organized by the Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, was held at Touro Law Center. The symposium was divided into two sessions: the first panel discussion was on Women as Members of the New York Bench and Bar and the second featured Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye and a panel discussion on Women and the Judiciary. This volume contains the transcript of the second session on Women and the Judiciary.


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Can you afford to have your Macbook Pro or AirBook stolen?
Laptops are being stolen more frequently than ever before -- 38,000 stolen this year according to Mckeay, the security company. There are theft-rings and crime cartels that thrive on moving car-loads of laptops from city to city. Many times you have no chance at saving the device -- but if there is a chance, you'll make the most of it with anti-theft software running. December 28, 2012


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Insurance Professional: Interested in the business side of things? The insurance industry and other businesses often hire students with general liberal arts degrees like Human Development and Psychology and may provide on-the-job training and competitive salaries. Learn more at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs028.htm.
Lawyer: Have you ever thought about becoming a child advocate in Washington, D.C. or working in family law? HUD and PSYCH students often believe they can only pursue graduate degrees in their major areas of study. In fact, you can apply to law school, medical school, and many other graduate programs with a general liberal arts degree. Consider a career as an attorney! Lean more at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos053.htm.


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The story behind Daniel Wellington begins with a trip half way around the globe where Filip Tysander, the founder of Daniel Wellington, met an intriguing gentleman from the British Isles. The man had the inspiring ability to be genteel but still relaxed and unpretentious. He had an impeccable style and loved to wear his watches on old weathered NATO straps. His name? Well, Daniel Wellington, of course. A strong friendship emerged between the two, and our founder was inspired not only by the man's many great life stories but also by his class and timeless style of fashion. The preppy trend is bigger than ever before but we felt that there was an empty space in the watch market. There was something missing and the Daniel Wellington team aims to fill that gap. Our vision is that when someone thinks of a preppy dressed person, he or she is wearing a Daniel Wellington watch. When Filips line of watches then came to be launched, it was therefore no insecurity that the brand would be named after Daniel Wellington.
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Well, now, this is rather awkward. I know that I haven't posted any DuckTales reviews since I finished my discussion of "Treasure of the Golden Suns" (for which I received many very nice comments; thanks for those). I've had the notes for "Duckman of Aquatraz" finished and ready to roll (onto the computer screen, that is) for some time. I just haven't been able to plop myself down in the chair and do the deed. Perhaps this was my subconscious telling me that I needed to prioritize other matters. In any event, I'll get back in harness soon.
Comics, book, and DVD reviews (and occasional eruptions of other kinds)
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Alien Procrastination
Posted by Chris Barat at 7:27 PM
Labels: Animation, Christopher Barat, Disney Afternoon, DuckTales, Professional
4 comments:
- Pan Miluś said...
I was bit worried where the new revies are :(
- March 22, 2013 at 7:04 PM
- kenisu said...
I'd say don't worry about it (we can wait), but then, when I have big projects that go on hiatus and my followers go easy on me, I tend never to get back around to them.
Really, though, don't worry about it. I'm sure we'll all still be here when you're ready.
- March 23, 2013 at 4:38 PM
- Chris Barat said...
Thanks. This week is a real squeeze work-wise, but hopefully I can get something posted by week's end. It's just been a rough period for me.
- March 26, 2013 at 9:11 PM
- Pan Miluś said...
BTW -> Have you seen my Gyro fan fiction? ;)
- March 27, 2013 at 3:57 AM
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Meet The Right-Wing Leaders Of "TruthRevolt"
Research ››› ››› ERIC HANANOKI
Conservatives have launched TruthRevolt, a website which aims to "unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases." The history of two main TruthRevolt figures, Ben Shapiro and David Horowitz, suggests the site won't prioritize accuracy or refrain from smears.
David Horowitz Launches TruthRevolt As The "Anti-Media Matters"
TruthRevolt Wants To "Unmask Leftists In The Media For Who They Are, Destroy Their Credibility With The American Public, And Devastate Their Funding Bases." From the mission statement posted on its website:
The media win elections for the left. It's not the left's competence in office; leftists have demonstrated none. It's not the left's ideas; leftist ideas have failed everywhere they have been tried. The left wins for one simple reason: leftists control the information distribution system in the United States. And they use that system to pillory conservatives heartless bigots intent on harming the poor and targeting minorities.
The media must be destroyed where they stand. That is our mission at Truth Revolt. The goal of TruthRevolt is simple: unmask leftists in the media for who they are, destroy their credibility with the American public, and devastate their funding bases.
TruthRevolt focuses on high-profile media members, and holding them accountable. But TruthRevolt does not stop there. TruthRevolt understands that all politics is local, and therefore looks to fight leftist propaganda at the local level, monitoring local newspapers, television and radio. TruthRevolt also seeks to stop the left dead in its tracks when it comes to training the next generation, our college campuses.
TruthRevolt works to make advertisers and funders aware of the leftist propaganda they sponsor - and bringing social consequences to bear to create pressure on such advertisers and funders. [TruthRevolt.org, accessed 10/7/13]
TruthRevolt Bills Itself As The "Anti-Media Matters." From an article about an interview with TruthRevolt editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro:
Appearing on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 with Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon, Shapiro said those who "bankroll" and enable the mainstream media to lie and "push their agenda" must "be made aware that the American public is not going to stand for this bullshit."
He simply said there has to be a "price to pay for that."
Shapiro said TruthRevolt will be billed as the "anti-Media Matters." He emphasized that Media Matters has tried to destroy the careers of conservatives who are truth-tellers and TruthRevolt will "turn that around and go after the liars of the left-wing" and the mainstream media. [Breitbart.com, 10/7/13]
TruthRevolt Is A Project Of The David Horowitz Freedom Center. From a post on the David Horowitz Freedom Center website:
Today, the David Horowitz Freedom Center is launching TruthRevolt, a much-needed campaign to expose the hypocrisies and mendacities of the leftwing media. A brainchild of Ben Shapiro, TruthRevolt is a groundbreaking initiative to engage in investigative journalism about the leftwing media figures who produce radical ideology masquerading as "news" and feed it to the American public as objective journalism.
TruthRevolt differs from other organizations in its action orientation. It is determined not only to confront the leftwing media, but also to impact their profits. By enlisting thousands of conservatives to aggressively call on these media sponsors of leftwing propaganda to cease their sponsorship of destructive views and radicalized demagogues, TruthRevolt will put pressure on the advertisers who support such programming to pull their sponsorship.
"The far left site Media Matters, run by self-confessed liar David Brock, has achieved enormous success by using the power of astroturfed boycotts and campaigns against conservative media figures, targeting their funders and advertisers," commented Freedom Center Chairman David Horowitz. "TruthRevolt will fight fire with fire, working to make advertisers and funders aware of the malicious propaganda they sponsor and create." [HorowitzFreedomCenter.org, accessed 10/7/13]
Ben Shapiro, TruthRevolt's Editor-in-Chief
Shapiro Credulously Reported That Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Received Money From Non-Existent "Friends Of Hamas." Citing "Senate sources," Shapiro claimed that then-nominee for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel may have received money from a group called "Friends of Hamas." It was later revealed that "Friends of Hamas" does not exist. [Media Matters, 3/3/13; Daily Beast, 10/7/13]
Shapiro: "Of Course Hitler Was A Left-Winger." [Premiere Radio, The Sean Hannity Show, 3/7/13, via Media Matters]
Shapiro: "Arabs Like To Bomb Crap And Live In Open Sewage." Shapiro tweeted about the Israeli and Palestinian conflict: "Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage. This is not a difficult issue. #settlementsrock." [Twitter, 9/27/10, via Media Matters]
Shapiro: Obama Administration Is "Openly Anti-Semitic" And Rahm Emanuel "Is A Kapo." Shapiro claimed in a syndicated column that the Obama administration was "openly anti-Semitic" and called Rahm Emanuel, then-White House chief of staff, a "kapo," a term that refers to Nazi concentration camp prisoners who aided the Nazis. [Media Matters, 4/28/10]
Shapiro: Obama Was "An Ideological Muslim" And Hillary Clinton Was "An Ideological Lesbian." In a post on Breitbart.com, Shapiro claimed that Obama was not an actual Muslim but "an ideological Muslim in the same way Hillary Clinton was an ideological lesbian in her college days." [Breitbart.com, 9/21/11, via Media Matters]
David Horowitz, Freedom Center Chairman
Horowitz Claimed There Was A Muslim Brotherhood "Infiltrat[or]" At CPAC. At the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, Horowitz attacked conservative activists Suhail Khan and Grover Norquist, claiming that Khan, with Norquist's aid, "infiltrat[ed]" CPAC, the Bush White House and the conservative movement on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood. [David Horowitz's CPAC speech, 2/12/11, via Media Matters]
Horowitz: It's A "Fact" That Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Is Connected To "Nazi Organization" Muslim Brotherhood. The allegation that Abedin is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood has been disproven and also condemned by both Republican and Democratic leaders. [Fox News, America Live, 9/19/12, via Media Matters; Media Matters, 7/31/12]
Horowitz Claims He's Proven "That There Are Only A Couple Of Degrees Of Separation Between Anybody On The Left And The Terrorists." [The Washington Times, 3/24/05, via Media Matters]
Horowitz: "Blacks Are The Human Shields Of The Democratic Party." Horowitz called former President Jimmy Carter an "anti-Semite" and said "blacks are the human shields of the Democratic Party." [Fox News, Glenn Beck, 9/16/09, via Media Matters]
Horowitz: Professors "Are Recruiting For Radical Parties, Terrorist Supporting Parties, No Question." Horowitz claimed that university professors are "recruiting for radical parties, terrorist supporting parties, no question." [Fox News, Hannity, 9/03/10, via Media Matters]
Horowitz's Book The New Leviathan Was Filled With Numerous Errors, Distortions, And Falsehoods. [Media Matters, 6/11/12]
Horowitz's Book The Shadow Party Featured Doctored Quotes And Factual Errors. [Media Matters, 8/2/06]
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Stocks oscillated near the flat line all of Wednesday morning in anticipation of FOMC minutes, which ended up being very anti-climatic compared to previous releases which are infamous for sparking volatile trading on Wall Street. Overall, major equity indexes ended in shallow green territory after Fed Chairman Bernanke reassured investors by noting that "There will not be an automatic increase in interest rate when unemployment hits 6.5%" [see The Best Dividend ETF For Every Investment Objective].
Our ETF to watch for today is the CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY, B+) as it may experience volatile trading following the reaction to the overnight Bank of Japan interest rate decision. While analysts are expecting for the BoJ to hold rates unchanged at 0%, any commentary after the rate decision itself may offer insights as to how monetary policy could potentially change.
Chart Analysis
Consider FXY's one-year daily performance chart below. The yen has slid lower without much resistance ever since the BoJ enacted monetary easing, and while this policy is likely to persist, the currency could be in for a short-term reversal considering how devalued it has become relative to the U.S. greenback. From a technical perspective, FXY is showing signs of a potential bottom; notice how this ETF has posted a higher-low over the past few days since sinking to $94.38 a share in late May of this year. Furthermore, the above-average buying volumes seen on 6/6 could be a sign that bigger players are bullishly positioning themselves in anticipation of a rebound [see The Ultimate Guide To Currency ETF Trading].
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Investors looking to jumping in long should be careful given the longer-term downtrend at hand; we advise setting a tight stop-loss near the recent lows in case another round of selling hits this currency ETF [see 3 ETF Trading Tips You Are Missing].
If the latest commentary from the Bank of Japan hints at further easing, then the yen could face bearish headwinds on the day; in terms of downside, FXY has major support at $95 a share. On the other hand, any hints that suggest a stronger currency should bode well for FXY; in terms of upside, this ETF will likely face profit taking pressures as it nears upcoming resistance around the $100 level. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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This is an adaptation of a recipe which uses brown sugar and half and half that I found here: Pumpkin Pudding
Here is my take on this recipe. You won't miss the sugar and fat!
Perfect Pumpkin Pudding
"My pie without the crust!"
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
1/2 Amber Agave
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs, slightly beaten
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We all love our mom and to make a birthday special for her we should wish her with the best Birthday Wishes for Mother. These Birthday Wishes for Mother are available in wide range on internet. All you need to do is choose the best one, which you think is the most excellent of them all.
Some of the most famous and wonderful Birthday Wishes for Mother are:
- Have I ever told you that I want to be exactly like you when I grow up? I hope my kids will celebrate my Birthday just the way I am celebrating yours. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday mother!
- The Gods must have made a special plan to give me such a loving and caring angel as a mother. Happy Birthday mom. Thanks for everything.
- We've ordered your favorite cake and asked your favorite folks to give us company on this special day. I hope you have a great time! Happy Birthday mom!
- If I can be only half the parent you have been in my life, my children will be extremely lucky. I will always remind them of you my dear mother. Happy Birthday!
- Dear mom, your Birthday makes me realize that I've just spent one more terrific year of my life in the company of an individual so loving and genuine as you are. I love you! Happy Birthday.
- When I was young I gave you handmade Birthday cards that looked cheap and terrible. You still accepted them with love. Oh, what a loving mother you have been. Happy Birthday mom!
- Mom, as you turn one year older, I wish you a life full of happiness, love and warmth. Happy Birthday!
- Every time I'm down, I think of you
Every time I lose, I think of you
Every time I'm faced with a touch task, I think of you
Do you know why?
Because it reminds me of a strong individual who never let anything put her down
Happy Birthday to the most dynamic and strong personality I have known in my life!


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....they'd kill us all to make a buck. ________________________
...on the street named after Champollion we listen to the next door guest, whose face and origins, politics and problems, we know nothing of, as he or she plays the music of Luther Vandross loud. For a while in the North African late afternoon it makes us want to love each other.
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Original Soundtrack - Life and War with Mikey 'Fatboy' Delgado
Opening credits - Intro - cheb mami - Douha Alia - segue - mikey dread - Break down the walls
Jah Lion and Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Soldier and Police War
Cheb Khaled - Chebba
Augustus Pablo - Rockers Dub
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Gal Costa & Tom Jobim - Dindi
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- Zehava Ben - Inta Omri
- Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa - Domingo
Dost - Ahmet Kaya
closing section Al Atlal - Om Kalsoum
Closing credits - - Mikey Dread - Money Dread
Soundtrack #2 Life and War with Mikey 'Fatboy' Delgado
Shinehead - Who the cap fits
Noura - Ain El Kerma
Nouhad Fattouh - Abel Al Nawm
Fairuz - Habaytak BiSayf
Dalida Rahme - Chabbahouni Fik
Chaba Noria - Kayen Rebbi
Shinehead - Billie-Jean
Warda - Madritouche
Wadad Chiha - An Al Awan
Fairuz - Addeysh kan fi nass فيروز ... أديش كان في ناس
Stina Nordenstam - When Debbie's back from Texas
Stina Nordenstam - Crime
Claude Ciari Habbeytak Bessayf
Zohar Argov - Ima, Ima
Cheikh Smith The white man's balafon
Soundtrack #3 Life and War with Mikey 'Fatboy' Delgado
Radiation ruling the nation - Massive Attack v Mad Professor
Kareem Al Iraqi - Al Ghurbeh
Tamally Maak - Amr Diab
Guru Bramha - Jai Uttal
Eshebo - Etti Ankri
Om Namah Shiva - Jah Wobble/Najma Akhtar
Massive Attack v Mad Professor - Moving Dub
Zehava Ben - Mah Yehiye
Massive Attack v Mad Professor - I Spy
Itzik Kala HaZohar le'Argov
Massive Attack v Mad Professor - Backward Sucking
Eugene Ionesco's The Chairs Vol 4 (Number One at The Inbox)
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Eek-A-Mouse -Operation Eradication
Augustus Pablo - Brace A Boy
Dr Alimantado - Gimme Mi Gun
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Winston Reedy - Dim the lights
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In this new book, Gary Douglas talks about how to become brilliant with money, how to choose what works for you, and how to acknowledge what you have chosen, without judgment, so you can expand your capacity for choice, and actualize the future you truly desire.
Begin to see what is actually possible for you.
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Great article and something I've been searching for. Thanks for getting this started!
In addition to the basic size requirements - there are a lot of other factors in board shape, rocker, flexibility and other characteristics that affect how a board rides/feels in certain conditions.
I would very, very, very much appreciate a breakdown of what board characteristic equates to for on-the-water feel.
For example, what do the following features equate to when riding:
* Rocker - More = cuts thru chop? better carving turns? better for rails?; Less = better upwind?, faster?
* Stiffness - ?
* Weight - ?
* Outline - ?
* Channels - Adds additional rocker to the tip? Give more rigidity to the tip? helps upwind ability?
* Concave(s) - ?
If you incorporated the above into some sort document it would be very beneficial to the noobs (like me) who are looking to buy a board and reading reviews and product descriptions.
In addition to describing the above...
It would ideal if you or someone would could provide specs for stiffness and rocker in addition to the normal specs for size (width at end, middle and length) & weight.
For stiffness - place the board in a bracket holding one end and over the strap/boot position and measure the force to deflect the other end a fixed amount.
For rocker - place the board on a flat surface. List the length of flat in the middle and the height of the end.
This would be hugely beneficial when shopping for a board. Describing a product as "it's stiffer than x board", "has more pop" or "designed for the PKRA rider" really doesn't tell the consumer much as to how this board is going to behave.


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The Houston Dynamo and Stoke City FC of the English Premier League face off in the 5th Annual BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup. This is the first match for Stoke City under new manager Mark Hughes, as they kick off a three-city tour of the U.S. The Dynamo are in the midst of the MLS season, fresh off of back-to-back wins over the Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution. Tonight's match marks the return of former Dynamo star Geoff Cameron, who transferred overseas last summer.
Broadcast Info
TV: CSN Houston (Channel listings)
Radio: 1560 AM / 850 AM
Starting Lineups
Dynamo: Deric; Creavalle, Boswell, Brunner, Chabala; Driver, Moffat, Clark, Dixon; Johnson, Weaver
Subs: Hall, Davis, Barnes, Taylor, Sarkodie, Ownby, Salazar, Boniek, Ashe
Stoke City: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Pieters; Kightly, N'Zonzi, Adam; Walters, Crouch, Jerome
Subs: Butland, Shotton, Wilkinson, Muniesa, Whelan, Wilson, Palacios, Etherington, Cuvelier, Jones, Keane
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Dr. Massimo Stiavelli
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has appointed Dr. Massimo Stiavelli as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Head.
Dr. Stiavelli will be responsible for the development and operations of the JWST Science and Operations Center at STScI. He has been acting JWST Mission Head since January 2012.
The largest space observatory ever developed, JWST is scheduled for launch in 2018.
"Massimo Stiavelli is a world-renowned astrophysicist in the area of the high-redshift universe, which JWST is specifically designed to probe. During his role first as Project Scientist at STScI, then the Acting Mission Head, Massimo demonstrated exceptional leadership, so what better person to lead the Institute's JWST team into the transition to science operations," says STScI Director Dr. Matt Mountain.
Stiavelli succeeds Dr. Kathy Flanagan, who was appointed the Institute's Deputy Director in October 2012.
"The team that Dr. Flanagan had built is very strong, motivated, and it makes my job a lot easier," Stiavelli says. "My primary goals are creating a vision for the mission, keeping the astronomical community and the public informed about developments in the JWST mission, communicating mission priorities to staff, and making sure mission staff have the resources to do their jobs," Stiavelli explains.
Stiavelli enjoys the opportunity of working with the many different partners who have a stake in the JWST mission. "Our partners see building the observatory and launching it into space as our goal," Stiavelli said. "Enabling astronomers to carry out their science and communicating their results to the public is our goal after launch. We want to make sure that the telescope is able to do the science it was built for."
Stiavelli has worked at the Institute for over 17 years. His many positions at the Institute include instrument scientist for three Hubble cameras: Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, Advanced Camera for Surveys, and Wide Field Camera 3. He also served as the Imaging Branch Lead for the Instrument Division and as JWST Project Scientist.
Stiavelli has been working on the JWST project since 1996 as a member of the joint STScI-Goddard Space Flight Center conceptual design team. He later became a member of the ad hoc science working group. He is currently an interdisciplinary scientist on the JWST Science Working Group.
His science research focuses on galaxy formation and evolution. He was the project lead for the Hubble Ultra Deep Field survey, the deepest portrait of the visible universe. In his research, Stiavelli has used almost every Hubble instrument, including the first-generation visible-light camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera.
For additional information about JWST, visit:
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Global regulators set out plans to overhaul the way key financial benchmarks are calculated as they try to re-establish confidence in key market rates tarnished by manipulation scandals.
The Financial Stability Board said rates, particularly those such as Libor used to calculate interest rates, should be "to the greatest extent possible" based on actual trade data rather than employees' estimates, according to a statement published on its website today. The FSB, which consists of regulators and central bankers from around the world, also called for the development of alternative benchmarks.
The regulators are acting after traders at some of the world's biggest firms manipulated the London interbank offered rate by lying about their firms' true borrowing costs or colluding with colleagues at other firms to rig the benchmark for profit. They were able to succeed because the benchmark was based on guesswork about the cost of money rather than actual transactions between banks.
"The FSB has essentially decided that the U.K. can't fix rates because no one country or its financial institutions can be relied upon to do so," Karen Shaw Petrou, managing partner of Washington-based research firm Federal Financial Analytics Inc., said. "The more transparent, multi-currency approach it has settled on will make financial markets more transparent, but come at the cost of reduced cross-border liquidity that will speed the fragmentation of global finance back to sovereign markets."
Benchmark rates "should minimize the opportunities for market manipulation," the FSB said. They "should be anchored in observable transactions wherever feasible."
The FSB said it may be better for some trades, including many derivatives, to be tied to the risk-free rate of borrowing rather than unsecured bank borrowing rates. Those alternatives could include the overnight indexed swap rate, government bond rates or compounded overnight interest rates, the FSB said.
"Shifting a material proportion of derivative transactions to a risk-free rate would reduce the incentive to manipulate rates that include bank credit risk and would reduce the risks to bank safety and soundness and to overall financial stability," the FSB said.
Dollar Swaps
Overnight indexed swaps are over-the-counter traded derivatives in which one party agrees to pay a fixed rate in exchange for the average of a floating central-bank rate over the life of the swap. For dollar swaps, the floating rate is the daily effective federal funds rate, for euros the euro overnight interbank average rate, and for pounds the sterling overnight interbank average rate.
Benchmark administrators should consult on changes to calculations by the end of next year, while regulators should aim to shift derivatives contracts over to the risk-free rates by the first half of 2016.
Administrators for Libor, Euribor and Tibor have "made good progress in implementing the principles related to governance, reflecting the primary focus of the reform process to date," the International Organization of Securities Commissions, said in its report. Still, "further work is still needed on benchmarks' methodology and design," and more needs to be done to manage "conflicts of interests" in the setting of Libor and Tibor, Iosco said.
Libor is calculated by a daily poll that asks firms to estimate how much it would cost to borrow from each other for different periods and in different currencies. At least nine firms, including Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc have been fined more than $6 billion for manipulating benchmark interest rates.
The FSB, which reports to the Group of 20 nations, set up a task force last year to try to overhaul the way benchmarks are calculated and governed.
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AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts men's soccer coach Sam Koch (coke), who led the Minutemen to a berth in the 2007 College Cup, has died after a two-year battle with sinus cancer.
The university said in a statement that Koch died Sunday at his Hadley home. He was 59.
Koch had a 222-182-45 record in 23 seasons at UMass. He won four regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference titles and two A-10 tournament championships, reaching the NCAA tournament three times.
In 2007, the unranked Minutemen won four consecutive games, including 2-1 over No. 1 Boston College, to reach the tournament's final four, before losing 1-0 to Ohio State in the semifinals.
Before UMass, Koch was the coach at Stanford from 1984-89, going 58-53-16.
He is survived by his wife and four children.


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NAWM Welcomes Back Wabash Menby Jim Amidon • August 29, 2005 Share:
Nearly 40 members of the National Association of Wabash Men gathered Sunday evening to host 200 returning Wabash students for the first ever Welcome Back Dinner.
See the photo album by clicking here.
NAWM Board President Jim Davlin '85 served as master of ceremonies for the event, which was held in Knowling Fieldhouse.
"All of you gathered here tonight are now members of the National Association of Wabash Men," said Davlin. "The NAWM is the official alumni association of Wabash, and because you have all completed at least one year at Wabash, I welcome you to the NAWM."
The event was organized by the NAWM Board and the Alumni and Parent Relations Office as a way to better communicate to current students the benefits of networking with alumni, as well as the responsibilities of becoming a Wabash alumnus.
"Becoming a member of the NAWM is more than just a chance to network with alumni," said keynote speaker David Kogan '95. "The NAWM is a community, and I hope each of you understands how you can benefit from actively participating in this community."
Kogan talked about how he was recruited to Wabash by a Zionsville alumnus, and how alumni had played a critical role in his professional development.
The event was attended by about 40 Wabash alumni, including Trustees Larry Hutchison, Daryl Johnson, and Ted Grossnickle. At least one alumnus sat at every table of returning Wabash students.
Pictured above is keynote speaker David Kogan '95.