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Comptroller — State of Illinois
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Claire Ball
- Increase transparency at all levels with clear-cut...
- Increase fiscal responsibility through timely and...
- Advocate for establishing independent safeguards against...
Susana Mendoza
- Be an independent truth-telling fiscal watchdog that...
- Work to enhance the overall internal control environment...
- Broker needed fiscal stewardship measures across the...
Leslie Geissler Munger
- To serve as an independent voice and taxpayer advocate...
- To bring relief to human services and small businesses...
- Lead state government to a new level of transparency...
Tim (Stein) Curtin
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Increase transparency at all levels with clear-cut criteria and more detail, from financial reports to the budgets to the payment process.
- Increase fiscal responsibility through timely and accurate reporting for the state.
- Advocate for establishing independent safeguards against fraud and malfeasance at all levels of government.
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I was born in Evanston, Illinois before moving to the mountains of Santa Cruz California when I was very young. My parents divorced when I was eight and my mother, sister, older brother and I moved back to Illinois to live with my grandmother in a little Chicago south–side Irish neighborhood called Mt. Greenwood, where I spent my teen years.
I was homeschooled, thanks to a very liberal mother, until college.
After a few years at a community college, I met my husband. I chose my major – accounting – based on the experiences of a relative whom I have never met, who spent her life as an accountant – her story inspired me. After a few accounting classes, I realized I truly enjoyed the concepts and work in my major. I had wonderful teachers who threw fantastically fun twists on topics that are traditionally dry and dull, and my enthusiasm for the subject grew from there. I finished with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting in the spring of 2006, bought my first and only home in Addison a few months later, and then went back in 2007 to get my Master's degree in Accounting and Finance.
I work for the corporate offices of U.S. Cellular as an accountant, and every day I'm learning something new. I like to spend my free time with my husband and two cats, watching silent and golden era movies (with the occasional new release for variety). I like to practice yoga and shooting, both to clear my mind and to help me to focus. I love to go hunting in thrift stores; you can find gems if you're willing to dig. I enjoy music and making videos when my husband and I have a great idea. When I have the chance, I love to go road–tripping and camping around the country. It is so fun driving around all over the U.S., finding those small towns, and meeting all the great people who live there.
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I will tell Illinois leaders and taxpayers the honest truth about the state's financial situation. That our state cannot ignore accurate and timely financial reporting, that our state cannot pay down debts without a balanced budget, and that our state cannot short-pay payments into our long-term obligations (such as the pension funds). By identifying and reporting on all long-term financial obligations of the state I will bring attention to these debts long before they come due.
The comptroller should speak out in support of the full funding of all financial obligations of the state. Additionally, because the pensions are so underfunded, it is crucial to maximize returns. I advocate, as recommended by the Harvard Business Review, that pension investments be managed by an independent board legally required to operate at arm's length from the political system.
The Comptroller should always speak out against poor financial decisions, whether it relates to pulling money from specific funds to cover general costs, not making payments into long-term debt obligation funds, or weak internal controls.
By bringing clarity and transparency to the payment process, vendors will have the ability to make informed financial decisions. I will also implement increased internal controls to prevent and detect fraud and malfeasance. As a neutral and independent state comptroller I will not hesitate to call out leaders of both major parties for their role in the failure to pass a budget.
I will publish a table of categories that details the payment priority order. The top of that list will be mandatory and court-ordered payments followed by service providers, such as mental health facilities, veteran services, and elderly care. These providers should be paid, not used as political pawns. The most fair we can be to our vendors would be to provide clear expectations of when they can expect payment, so they can make informed financial decisions. To minimize the risk of politics influencing payment decisions, elect a comptroller who is #QualifiedNotConnected.
The comptroller can foster economic development by keeping politics out of the payment process and allowing markets to work in distressed communities.
The Illinois Constitution specifically states the Treasurer cannot accept funds until they have been recorded by the Comptroller. This rule was established for good reason. Sound accounting practices keep the duties of (1) Authorization, (2) Recordkeeping, and (3) Custody of Assets separate to minimize the risk of fraud. In Illinois, Custody of Assets are held by the Treasurer, while both Authorization and Recordkeeping are held by the Comptroller. This control should not be eliminated, especially in a state infamous for sending its' politicians to prison. Any cost savings that could be achieved through the elimination of one position, would be insignificant next to the increased risk of corruption.
I will review and analyze the reporting from local governments and audit local agencies on their internal control processes and procedures. I will publish my findings and recommendations in order to provide full disclosure to the taxpayers so everyone is aware of how efficient (or inefficient) our government is running.
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Be an independent truth-telling fiscal watchdog that prioritizes both the fiscal and moral health of the state. My top priority will be to continually serve and protect the most vulnerable populations in this State.
- Work to enhance the overall internal control environment of the State in order to run a more effective, transparent and efficient office.
- Broker needed fiscal stewardship measures across the Illinois state enterprise and leverage technological advances to make it more efficient and easier to maintain accountable stewardship of and control over funds.
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In my five years as Chicago City Clerk, we have implemented new policies and engineered a turnaround that has saved taxpayers millions of dollars, vastly improved customer service and created nearly $50 million dollars in new, sustainable revenue for the City. A City office once known for patronage and corruption is now a model for efficiency, transparency and smart government. I will apply my proven executive experience and management expertise to the Office of the Comptroller to better serve the people of Illinois.
The current fiscal crisis in Illinois will require careful and effective management as we work to stabilize the state's finances. The goal will be providing for the common good while eliminating the practices that led to the financial crisis our state faces today.
I will tell Illinois leaders that it is imperative that all legislative and statewide leadership put partisan politics aside to examine the most comprehensive and effective fiscal strategies to bring about a financial recovery across the state. We're all fully aware that the State is going through a horrific financial crisis, but rancorous talk alone will do nothing to solve it. True recovery can only start with cooperation and sensible solutions to end the budget stalemate. Leaders have a responsibility to act like adults, understand the crisis the state is in, present strategic plans, and in other words, get to work.
I unequivocally support the full funding of our State pensions. We must protect the promises made to our retirees and follow the state constitution as directed by the courts. That said, I will fiercely advocate against repeating any past practices that landed our pension system where it is today. We must ensure that our state pension system remains viable for current and future retirees, while at the same time ensure that funding for other critical programs, like education, does not get crowded out by our obligation to our pension system. We have to learn from the mistakes of the past. I will be a strong voice for long-term reform in this debate and work closely with leadership to make sure we are making decisions that are in the best interest of Illinois taxpayers.
The comptroller's duty is to determine priority of payments due, and the best way to do that is to be fully independent. That means not managing the State's checkbook under the direction of the Governor, which is clearly the case today. I believe that the comptroller has a responsibility to prioritize both the fiscal and moral health of the State. My first priority will be to continually serve and protect the most vulnerable populations of this State, and not allow myself to be party to a political agenda that, for all intents and purposes, holds payments to the most vulnerable in our state hostage. I will not stand by quietly while child care or senior care workers have to fight for payments in the courts. Secondly, I will continue to encourage both sides to come to the table and negotiate in the best interests of the State. I believe common ground can be found and I will commit to being part of the solution. Too much is at stake for our future – and we are already seeing the damage from the budget stalemate from college students not returning to school because of a lack of MAP grant funding to families across the state having to decide between work or welfare because they cannot afford child care. Seniors are going hungry without food due to the cuts to Meals on Wheels. The current comptroller waited to be sued and threatened to be held in contempt of court before releasing payments to early childhood intervention service providers and developmentally disabled seniors. This can only be described as shameful. I understand the State needs to get its fiscal house in order, but I know from experience as Chicago City Clerk that with vision and determination, we can transform government to better serve people while saving taxpayer dollars in the process.
The Turnaround Agenda, holding people hostage for non-budgetary agenda items is politics. Proudly declaring to be the Governor's "wingman" on his budget that hurts working families is politics. Refusing to release payments that benefit the most vulnerable, including developmentally disabled children and seniors, until being forced to do so by the courts is politics at its worst.
By playing politics, our comptroller has marginalized those who don't have a voice in Springfield, like the workers who sued her to keep the doors of their domestic violence shelters open.
Doing the right thing and putting people ahead of politics means protecting the most vulnerable: parents who rely on child care, the disabled, and seniors who participate in meals programs because it might be the only meal they get that day.
I won't stand by while needy people are bullied for political gain. We need an independent advocate in the Office of Comptroller to defend the State's most vulnerable citizens. My priorities will be guided by a strong moral compass and they are consistent with the precedent that the courts have already set.
Small businesses play a vital role in the Illinois economy by employing a large number of residents and producing a substantial amount of tax revenue. In times of financial crises, small businesses do not have the liquidity of larger enterprises and are at greater risk of failure. In distressed communities the effects of a lost business and the subsequent unemployment of residents could be devastating. Therefore, in instances where the Comptroller's office can assist struggling but viable small businesses in distressed communities, it is sound financial policy to do so.
When I ran for Chicago City Clerk in 2011, the Civic Federation called for merging the Office of the City Clerk with the Mayor's Office. They argued that the City Clerk could do nothing that the Mayor's Office was not already capable of doing.
Four years later the Civic Federation is no longer calling for the merger. Chicagoans have seen how, in just five years, I dramatically and successfully overhauled the Office of the City Clerk of Chicago to better serve them. Our 21st Century reboot of a City Sticker Program dating back to 1908, was lauded by both customers and national experts on innovation in government, and earned us the "Bright Idea Award" from Harvard University. Our Office is now recognized for increasing access to City Council and City government. Unlike most government offices, I have led the charge of doing more with less. That means, streamlining systems, cutting overtime, and voluntarily coming in under budget year after year. I feel a strong responsibility to protect every tax dollar. As such, I have saved Chicagoans millions of dollars, all the while improving customer service. On top of that, we have generated nearly $50 million dollars in new, sustainable revenue for the City by eliminating fraud, increasing compliance, and running a more effective and efficient office.
Our independence in the Office of the City Clerk also allows me to serve as an advocate separate from the Mayor's Office, a voice that residents value. We have passed landmark legislation to protect animals and new laws that protect consumers. I proved I could turn a long-criticized office into one that is valued by residents and I know I can do the same for the Comptroller's Office.
Additionally, I support the concepts behind the creation of the Comptroller's Office during the 1970 state constitutional convention. As a result of the conviction for embezzlement that occurred in the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts under Orville Hodge in 1956, the Comptroller's Office was created in part to provide a firewall between the separate functions of investing the State's monies and paying the State's bills. Furthermore, an office that serves as an advocate and fiscal watchdog is important for the people of Illinois. I have a record of successfully saving taxpayer dollars, providing better customer service and finding efficiencies where others turned a blind eye. If, after implementing significant reforms to the Office of the Comptroller, I determine that a merger would be better for the State of Illinois and for taxpayers, I would support that. At this moment in time, while our State is going through it's worst financial crisis, and people are literally being left behind, an independent advocate for taxpayers in the comptroller is needed more than ever before.
As Comptroller, I would advocate for the consolidation of some layers of local government. Illinois has more elected offices, such as highway districts and townships, than any other state and there are opportunities for consolidation and savings.
The Comptroller also plays an important role in the overall accountability continuum by ensuring our local governments also demonstrate appropriate levels of stewardship to their stakeholders. I intend to shine a brighter light on this important aspect of the Office.
The Comptroller has a duty to use objective oversight and careful monitoring of local governments to ensure that wasteful practices and spending are avoided. Bad operators should be signaled out and required to follow best practices. Ineffective services and spending, even in the smallest of local governments, can quickly lead to greater deficit problems for other communities.
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My Top 3 Priorities
- To serve as an independent voice and taxpayer advocate for fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget in Springfield.
- To bring relief to human services and small businesses suffering undue hardship due to severe state payment delays.
- Lead state government to a new level of transparency to ensure that financial information is not only available, but accessible, to taxpayers.
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I think the best indicator of what I will do in the future is what I have done during my past 19 months in office. My predecessor, Judy Baar Topinka, used to say, as Comptroller, you don't have a vote in the General Assembly but you do have "one heck of a megaphone." I have used that megaphone continually throughout my 19 months in office to speak out to Illinois leaders on both sides of the aisle about the importance of getting our fiscal house in order, ending the budget gimmicks and political gridlock, and passing a balanced budget.
I have highlighted the consequences that the state's dismal fiscal condition and running our state without a budget has had on our residents, businesses and importantly, the non-profit social service organizations that serve those most in need. I have used my "kitchen table" example to bring the state's financial situation down to a family household level by taking six zeros off all the numbers – e.g., bill backlog, daily cash available, unfunded pension liability – to help all understand the severity of the problems we face.
I continue to drive home that point every month by requiring Constitutional Officers – myself included – and the 177 members of the General Assembly to wait in line for payment with every other state vendor. We are all receiving our paychecks on a several month delay. I strongly believe those of us who are elected to office are public servants, and should not be prioritized over anyone else the state owes. We all need to be in this together – and I can assure you that our leaders in Springfield have heard that message. I recently introduced another initiative, "No Budget, No Pay", that would require our leaders – the Governor and the General Assembly – to pass a balanced budget as defined by the Constitution by the end of May or paychecks stop until they get the job is done.
Going forward, I will continue to speak out to Illinois leaders to implement better fiscal practices and to work together to pass a balanced budget. I will continue to provide whatever state spending data and payment information in necessary to help move the process forward.
Finally, I recently introduced suggested reforms to the state's budgeting process and financial management that I will advance in the coming months. These reforms include: (1) creating a two-year budget plan to allow for planning beyond the current fiscal year and longer-term consideration of the spending decisions, (2) implementing an "overspending alert" system that notifies the public when a state agency is spending dollars at a quicker rate than its budget can sustain, and (3) restoring the state's "rainy day fund," when we are are better funded so we ensure we do not end up in this situation again.
The Comptroller has an obligation to serve as a loud and unwavering advocate for fully funding the state's pension systems. Our unfunded liability today stands at $115 billion because for decades the General Assembly and our Governors underfunded the systems and voted for pension holidays and borrowing, essentially making promises to state employees to provide retirement benefits without providing the resources necessary to keep its word. Surprisingly, as recently as FY2005 unfunded pension liabilities totaled just over $30 Billion. However, by FY2010 the unfunded liabilities had more than doubled to over $75 Billion as a result of the pension holidays taken in 2005 and 2006 and it has grown ever since.
My opponent spent 10 years in the General Assembly and voted for the very pension holidays that caused this spiking of unfunded liabilities. She also voted for legislation that underfunded CPS pensions by $1 billion in 2010 and with Governor Blagojevich to borrow $10 Billion against the pension funds in 2003. She now says the systems must be fully-funded but her record speaks much louder than her words.
Taxpayers will continue to pay the price for those short-sighted, politically-motivated decisions for years to come and it is essential we do not repeat those mistakes.
It is critical that Illinois learns from history and does not repeat the mistakes of the past. The law requires we make the full pension payment owed within the fiscal year. We have had a practice of making it every month, but for perspective, Comptroller Dan Hynes would make the entire annual pension payment at one time at the end of the fiscal year, meeting the state's obligation without adding to its liability. The fact is that the November, 2015, pension payment had to be delayed because we did not have the cash available to make all the state's court-ordered or statutorily-mandated payments (service on debt, K-12 education, state employee payroll, payments to social services) and make the pension payment. This was a direct result of the cash shortages caused by an unprecedented budget impasse. The decision allowed the state to make payments required by the Courts without impacting our unfunded pension liability. We made the contribution up by April 2016, as promised, and all retirees received their checks on time.
The state ended the 2016 fiscal year having made its pension contributions in full and is current on its monthly contributions in FY2017.
Without a budget, there are certain payments that cannot legally be made. During the year- long budget impasse, I made it my priority to highlight social service organizations, small business, schools and others that were suffering because there was simply no legal mechanism for them to be paid. That meant traveling to domestic violence shelters, speaking out about services for the developmentally disabled and talking with constituents and media at every turn in an attempt to build public pressure on all parties in Springfield to pass a balanced budget.
At the same time, I worked closely with state vendors and other state agencies to explore legal options to ensure critical payments were made even in the absence of a budget. Through those efforts, we identified existing consent decree language that allowed us to make payments to Early Intervention providers who had not been paid in 6 months.
We worked with for the Department of Children and Family Services and AFSME to help state workers get reimbursements for their travel vouchers so they could continue to do their jobs. We worked with legislators to identify the sources of revenue that allowed us to fund higher education. We then expedited those funds to those schools, e.g., Chicago State, that were most in need. We worked with Mayor Emmanuel and CPS to ensure they had the funding necessary throughout the summer and into August so Chicago schools could open on time. We helped organizations who serve our elderly and those with severe developmental disabilities keep their doors open. And, as mentioned in question 3, I delayed the November 2015 pension contribution so that I could make all other payments ordered in the state. Since retiree checks went out on schedule and the payment could be made up within the fiscal year, there was minimal, if any, negative impact.
All these actions were taken so that we could continue to provide funds to as many organizations as we were legally able to pay, to keep state services running. Throughout all this, I continued to be a vocal advocate for all to work together to pass a balanced budget.
In general, it benefits the state to pay bills on a "first-in, first out" basis, because the state pays 1% per month interest on bills in house for more than 90 days. However, given the severe cash shortages and the length of state payment delays, the Comptroller has a moral obligation to do everything possible to bring relief to human service providers, small businesses, hospitals, schools and others to help them continue to provide the services the state contracted with them to provide. As a rule of thumb: those suffering the greatest hardship, and our most vulnerable, should always take precedence. I have made it my policy to ensure that social services and small businesses are prioritized if they are on the verge of slashing services or closing their doors because of state payment delays.
In addition, there are certain payments that I am legally required to make on a specific timeline, including the state's debt service and employee payroll. In the absence of a budget in FY16, I was also bound by a number of Court Orders (which are still in effect) requiring Medicaid and certain social services be paid at a regular interval or on a specific pay date.
Transparency is key to ensuring accountability in paying the state's bills, which is why I revamped our Ledger transparency website to make payment information more accessible for taxpayers. I also introduced a "google-like" feature on our Open Book page so that anyone can quickly compare campaign contributions with state contracts. This allows anyone to easily track a state payment to a political contribution – the very fact that this information is so accessible should help ensure payments are not politically motivated. Both of those sites, and financial audits for local units of government, can all be easily found at illinoiscomptroller.gov.
I am working to make state payments even more transparent. Currently, the state operates a decades-old, COBOL-based accounting system that hinders the public's ability to take a comprehensive approach to examining state records. That is why I have led efforts to consolidate our 260+ different accounting systems into one, new state-of the art cloud-based system, putting our state's accounting systems on par with the private sector and make Illinois a national leader in transparency. We are one year into the pilot.
The Comptroller has a responsibility to expedite payments to small businesses that are on the brink due to state payment delays. With $8 billion in unpaid bills, our office performs triage every day. I have directed my staff to prioritize payments for those suffering the most hardship due to the state's fiscal crisis – and human services and small businesses are consistently at the top of that list. Clearly, the plight of small businesses in distressed communities can be even more challenging, creating an even greater sense of urgency.
I strongly support merging the offices of Treasurer and Comptroller. Consolidation of the state's two fiscal offices would save taxpayers an estimated $12 million annually without any impact on our constituents. Unfortunately, the legislation has stalled in the General Assembly, where Speaker Madigan, who my opponent calls her "mentor," has blocked its progress time and again. I will continue to back the legislation and work with lawmakers to build support.
The Comptroller's Office collects more than 9,200 financial reports from municipalities, counties and special taxing districts in every part of the state. As Comptroller, I have focused on stronger communication with local entities to ensure that deadlines are met, and greater scrutiny of all financial filings. Those efforts have resulted in a 99.6 percent audit compliance rate.
Upon taking office, I implemented a compliance process that ensured all municipalities received written and verbal warnings as the due dates approached for their financial filings. At the same time, I directed our Local Government Division to conduct independent audits of all chronically delinquent communities. And we implemented a policy requiring all governments with "adverse" audit opinions to resubmit their reports with a corrective action plan. As a result, all government audits today are either in compliance or been assigned outside auditors by the state – and there were only 22 "adverse" audits filed with the state last year, compared to more than 60 just three years ago.
All local filings, and a "comparison" feature allowing taxpayers to see how their government ranks against others, can be found at the local government "Warehouse," at illinoiscomptroller.gov
We also have focused on educating local governments of best fiscal practices and partnered with the CPA Society to deliver a series of "Accountability in Action," workshops for local leaders in every portion of the state. Taxpayers are best served when all units of government work together to deliver greater efficiency and accountability and I will look to build on the partnerships made move forward.
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At WWE, McMahon blended cunning with kindness
Much like the corporate headquarters of the WWE, an imposing one-way glass structure visible from Interstate 95 in Stamford, Linda McMahon's record as the company's chief executive is opaque.
With voters on Nov. 6 set to decide for the second time in two years if McMahon should have a seat in the U.S. Senate, many of her former associates are reluctant to discuss her management style, her role at the company or her legacy at the WWE, where all employees must sign non-disclosure agreements.
But some who agreed to be interviewed, as well as former business rivals and associates, paint a picture of a complicated woman, a calculating and thick-skinned executive who also was warm and personable with her employees and business contacts.
They characterize McMahon as someone who -- while not as flamboyant as her showman husband, Vince -- shared his radar-like focus on the bottom line, willingness to work hard, zeal for litigation and desire to dominate the wrestling industry.
"She was not a tyrant. She wasn't a Martha Stewart character," said Michael Foley, a self-employed graphic designer from Norwalk who was a senior creative director for the WWE before he was laid off in 2002.
Tom Buchanan, who was also laid off from the company after working on its magazine, said there were two sides to McMahon.
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"I worked for a ruthless business executive and a nice mother. She was both," he said.
In 1980, McMahon co-founded with her husband what was then the World Wrestling Federation. Through the early 1990s, she served as executive vice president of the company before she was elevated to president. The wrestling matriarch occupied the CEO's office from 1997 until September of 2009, when she severed her ties with the company to run for Senate.
WWE brass credited McMahon with running the day-to-day business, including public relations, business partnerships, legal and human resources.
"Under Linda's collaborative leadership style, she helped the company grow from 12 employees to more than 600, transitioning it from a regional business to a global entertainment company," said Brian Flinn, senior vice president of marketing and communications for the company.
McMahon's campaign declined multiple requests to interview the Republican Senate candidate for this story.
The knock on McMahon throughout this tight race against Democrat Chris Murphy and also two years ago, when she lost to then-Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, is that she profited from the exploitation of wrestlers who were denied health insurance and from the glorification of sex, violence and degradation of women.
The evolution of WWE programming from graphic scenes of necrophilia, drinking blood and a female wrestler being asked to bark like a dog in arenas full of screaming adolescent men to a PG, family-friendly model has also bred cynicism from those who believe McMahon's political ambitions prompted the transition.
"We went through several phases when we would show blood and wouldn't. That was a battle between Vince and Linda, as I understood it," said Buchanan. "Linda pulled back on the violence where she could, I think."
WWE executives have scoffed at the idea that the rebranding was tied to McMahon's plan to seek office, saying that its Friday Night SmackDown series went to a PG format in 1999, with Monday Night Raw following suit in 2008.
"I think the reason that move was made was to make it more attractive to advertisers," said David Kenin, a former CBS Sports president and former Hallmark Channel executive vice president of programming.
Kenin is one of nine members of WWE's board of directors, a position he has held since 1999.
Globally, WWE employs 991 people, 705 of whom are full-timers who get health insurance as part of their benefits package, according to a breakdown from the company. There are five part-timers who are also covered by the health plan.
In 2011, the average WWE salary was $106,000, which the company said was 90 percent more than the $57,000 average income in Connecticut.
The wrestlers themselves are treated as independent contractors, however. There are 88 in-ring performers on the main roster and 68 developmental in-ring performers, in addition to 112 vendors and freelancers who are classified as independent contractors.
The average compensation for a WWE superstar is $250,000 a year, and no full-time performer makes less than $100,000, the company said.
Under the terms of their contract, wrestlers are required to carry health insurance that they must pay for out-of-pocket, though the WWE said it recommends providers and picks up the tab for medical treatment stemming from injuries in the ring and for rehabilitation.
"I do think there are things they could have done over the years that could have been better for the wrestlers," said Corey Maclin, a former promoter and announcer for Memphis Wrestling, a WWE feeder. "By the same token, that's just sort of how it goes in the industry."
Neither of the two corporate board members interviewed by Hearst could address questions regarding Linda McMahon's management style, but both said she was a diligent, conscientious leader who got results.
"I found her to be very smart, hard-working," said Kenin, who lives in the Los Angeles area. "She was a tremendously reliable person when I dealt with her. I just felt that whatever she said you could go to bank with."
Led by Vince McMahon, the WWE board is constituted of nine members, who receive stock compensation, albeit shares that have declined 50 percent in value since Linda McMahon left the company.
"I felt she had a very good grasp of the business and command of the issues that we would address in the board meetings," said Jeffrey Speed, a former chief financial officer of Six Flags Inc. from Westport. Speed joined the board a year before McMahon left the WWE.
Perhaps the most notable departure from board of the WWE came in 2011, when Lowell Weicker Jr. and the company went through what was characterized at the time as a "mutual" break-up.
A Murphy supporter, Weicker, the former governor who was also the last Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Connecticut, would not comment about his tenure on the board or McMahon's corporate record.
But Dave Meltzer, the San Jose-based editor of the Wrestling Observer, downplayed McMahon's impact on the fortunes of the WWE.
"That's Vince," he said of the company's successes. "By taking that credit, she, in theory, is overseeing that product when in reality she had nothing to do with that product," Meltzer said.
What McMahon no doubt does deserve credit for, Meltzer said, is the charity work done by the company through groups such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and outreach such as Smackdown Your Vote.
August Liguori of West Harrison, N.Y., worked for the McMahons from the late 1990s through the early 2000s as WWE's executive vice president and CFO. He was "headhunted" from Marvel Entertainment.
When Vince wanted to take the company public in the late 1990s, Liguori said it was Linda who met with potential investors and continued to meet with them afterward to promote WWE and its stock.
"Her skills and her personality was very engaging so people came and enjoyed the exchange with her, whether one on one or a 50 to 100 people presentation," Liguori said.
Court records from the last two decades show about two dozen federal cases ensnaring either the McMahons or their company, from a multimillion-dollar wrongful-death suit brought by the widow of wrestler Owen Hart, who was killed when his harness broke and he fell from the rafters during a pay-per-view event in 1999, to a class-action case brought by a group of investors in a stock manipulation case against 300 companies and the underwriters of their initial public offerings.
Both cases resulted in settlements.
On McMahon's watch in 2007, the company was slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by the principal of Memphis Wrestling, Maclin.
"They were sort of trying to form a monopoly in the wrestling world," said Maclin, who reached an unspecified settlement with the WWE.
Maclin said that the WWE pulled the plug on the appearance of Jerry Lawler in a April 2007 bout. Memphis Wrestling had been promoting the bout between Lawler and Hulk Hogan at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Maclin attributed the move to a beef the WWE had with Hogan.
"They just sort of tried to put a strong arm on our operation," said Maclin, now a sports anchor/director for the Memphis ABC television affiliate.
WWE questioned Maclin's credibility in statement, in which the company said it reached a "nominal" settlement of what it characterized as a frivolous lawsuit.
"Mr. Maclin has a questionable track record that includes numerous civil judgments against him, an IRS tax lien filed in 2003 and back taxes reportedly owed on three separate businesses," the company said.
A rare morsel of inside information on the WWE to emerge in the 2012 race came when Irving Muchnick, a California-based reporter and blogger who has been writing about injuries in professional wrestling and football, in mid-October received a one page document showing the company had reached a $4.4 million tax settlement with the state of Connecticut following an audit between 2005 and 2007 -- when McMahon was CEO.
He posted the page on his blog, leading Democrats to accuse the WWE of cheating the state out of $4.4 million in taxes.
WWE authenticated the memo in a conference call with reporters, but downplayed the settlement as part of a routine tax review between the company and regulators.
When McMahon was asked why her business background qualified her to fill the seat of Joe Lieberman during a debate with Murphy last month, she said a CEO has to set a strategic vision for the company and build and motivate teams to implement it.
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A morning yoga practice composed of the following poses can counter the fiery energy of the hot summer season. On its own or as part of our Ayurvedic weekend retreat, this series is designed to energize without overheating and can be done at home in as little as 30 minutes.
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1. Bow (Dhanurasana) Lie face down, hands by your sides, palms facing up, legs together. Bending at the knees, bring your heels as close to your buttocks as possible. Raise your head, keeping your chin on the floor, then reach back with your hands and grasp your ankles firmly. Pull with your legs and arms, raising your head, chest, knees, and thighs off the floor. Raise your clasped legs as high as possible, keeping the spine relaxed. Rest your entire body weight on your navel. Breathe in and slowly exhale. Hold for five to10 breaths, then release. Repeat the pose two times.
2. Thunderbolt (Vajrasana) Start by positioning yourself on your hands and knees, then sit back on your heels and look forward. Keep your spine straight and place your palms on your thighs. Breathe in and then slowly exhale. Hold the position for five to 10 breaths, then exhale completely.
3. Spinal Twist (Vakrasana) Sit on the floor with your legs together and outstretched, hands flat on the floor behind you. Bring your palms near your buttocks. Bend your left knee and place your left foot by the inside of your right knee. Twist from the center of your torso, bringing your right shoulder toward your left knee. Place your elbow outside the knee, keeping your torso lifted up. Keep your left hand on the floor behind you. Twist your neck and body as far as is comfortable toward your left hand. Breathe in and then slowly exhale. Hold the position for five to 10 breaths, then slowly release. Repeat on the other side. Repeat the entire sequence two to four times.
4. Leg Lift (Viparitakarani) Lie on your back and raise your legs above you at a 90-degree angle. Hold the pose for five to10 breaths, then bend your knees to release. Repeat the sequence two to four times.
5. Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) Lie face down, arms bent and palms flat on the floor at each side of your chest, fingers pointing toward your head. Tuck your toes under and lift up to your hands and knees. Exhaling, press your feet and hands into the floor and raise your buttocks, straightening your knees and pulling your thighs back. Keep your spine straight. Extend your chest back toward your thighs. Keeping your elbows and knees straight but not locked, press heels into the floor, push your hips up, and pull your shoulders down. Breathe in and exhale. Hold for five to 10 breaths, then return to your hands and knees. Repeat two to four times.
6. Corpse (Savasana) Lie flat on your back with your arms at your sides, palms up, and your feet spread apart. Focus on your breath. Become aware of each part of your body and consciously relax it. Start with your right leg, working part by part from toes to groin, then relax your left leg in the same way. One at a time, relax your hands and arms, working from fingers to shoulders. Then relax your lower abdomen, upper abdomen, chest, and throat. Then relax your back, from lumbar region to mid-back, neck, face, and head. Aim to spend one-fourth to one-third of your practice in Savasana.


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POSE TO POSE ANIMATIONI think this cartoon is inspired by The Dover Boys. The poses are extreme and graphic. The villain is very similar to Dan Backslide.
Terrytoons had a funny habit of copying what other studios invented and then misunderstanding it. Usually they waited a few years until after a west coast studio made a revolutionary cartoon before they would copy it, but this time they were right on the heels of The Dover Boys.
I'm pretty sure this is Bill Tytla. He is animating pose to pose, as the animators in The Dover Boys, but the way he gets to each pose is different. In the Dover Boys, the animators use big blurred inbetweens that have come to be known as "smears".
POSE TO POSE means you draw all the key poses first and time them so that they have the most frames on screen. The motion is less important than the held poses. That way you really see the poses, as opposed to "straight-ahead" animation which tends to keep the character moving constantly and you don't plan the poses ahead of time. You just go where your pencil takes you.
Here the inbetweening is more evenly spaced and the effect is softer than in Jones' pose to pose style.
It's possible that Tytla did the main poses and someone else did the animation.
The timing isn't as snappy as the Jones and Bobe Cannon stuff. Maybe that's because of Terrytoon's inbetweeners. Who knows?
It still looks really cool and cartoony and fun! I like this kind of thing a lot better than when animators try to imitate what they think is "realistic", because realistic animation looks corny and falls far short of actual real life acting.
These poses are purposely stylized and wacky. A real person would never strike these poses, but in a cartoon you totally accept them, because cartoons are supposed to be silly.
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Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Dr. Michael Morbius discovered he was dying from a rare disorder dissolving his blood cells. Not wanting to distress his fiancée Martine, Morbius began secretly working on a cure. With the aid of his partner Emil Nikos, Morbius attempted using distilled fluids from bats to stay his disease. While experimenting with such serums on board his yacht, Morbius had Nikos run an electrical shock through his system. The combination profoundly changed Michael's body, transforming him into something resembling a vampire. Now driven by a blinding hunger for blood, Morbius slew Nikos, but stopped short of draining his friend's body. Fearful that he would strike at Martine next, Michael tried ending his life by jumping into the sea, but self-preservation led him to escape the water's embrace.
Morbius' subsequent attacks on innocents brought him into conflicts with Spider-Man, the Lizard, and the Human Torch. His adventures led to other worlds and dimensions, including the dimension of the Cat People and a planet orbiting Arcturus. He traveled the country, foiling the plots of the coven Demon-Fire and its master, Apocalypse (Kazarian). He also encountered the otherworldly Caretakers, destroying their Children of the Comet, intended to replace humanity, as well as the Brotherhood of Judas vampire cult.
Martine's search for her fiancé had not ended, and she convinced him to return to her after he had encountered Jack Russell, the Werewolf. Using the last of his Nobel Prize monies, Martine purchased the Mason House, located just outside Boston. Though reputedly haunted, Martine felt that it would afford them privacy while Morbius sought a cure. CIA agent Simon Stroud, seeking a vampire killer in Boston, came to view Morbius as the prime suspect. While Morbius discovered that he had a psychological need to drink blood from living victims, Stroud invaded the Mason House and arrested Martine. While the police questioned his fiancée, Morbius discovered his new home was a portal to a world ruled by the demonic entity Helleyes. Stroud, still in pursuit of Morbius, worked with him to escape Helleyes, discovering the demon's weakness and fleeing Mason House.
During their time away, Martine had been attacked by the vampire killer and transformed into a pseudo-vampire like Morbius. She was eventually cured of her condition when Morbius created an antidote that was a derivative of his own blood. Frustrated at both his inability to cure himself and the perpetual danger to Martine, Morbius ended their relationship. Once more on his own, the Living Vampire had more confrontations with Spider-Man, and even a short-lived alliance with the Ghost Rider, Man-Thing and Werewolf. This "Legion of Monsters" unwittingly slew the benevolent Starseed before going their separate ways. Morbius later used the Living Eraser's palm bands to flee Earth entirely, hoping to avoid feeding on more innocents. He became the unwilling host to an extradimensional being known as the Empathoid, who forced him back to Earth and into conflict with Spider-Man once more. After being freed from the alien's control, Morbius resumed his search for a cure.
Eventually, Morbius clashed with Spider-Man atop a Long Island mansion. He was struck by a bolt of lightning while draining Spider-Man's blood, catalyzing its radioactive elements and reversing much of his vampiric condition. He no longer required the blood of others to survive, but he retained a physiological need to drink it. Fleeing to Los Angeles, Morbius found work in a neuroradiology lab at the University of California. While working on a serum to cure himself of his continued craving for blood, Morbius met Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk. Morbius gave Walters his serum, curing her of a degenerative disease and allowing her to control her transformations into She-Hulk. Walters later served as Morbius' defense attorney during his trial for the murders he'd committed as a pseudo-vampire. The jury, convinced that Morbius had been unable to control his urges, convicted him only of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced him to five years in prison, to be served after completing his cure. After succeeding, Morbius went to prison willingly and was soon paroled for good behavior. Moving back to Los Angeles, Morbius aided Jack Russell in his attempts to control his Werewolf transformations. He also assisted the West Coast Avengers, who sought him out for information on the Cat People.
Eventually, however, the urges returned and Morbius slowly regressed into pseudo-vampirism. Failing to get the help he desired from Doctor Strange, Morbius allowed himself to fall in with the Subhumans, a group of homeless people living in the Morlock Tunnels. These people brought him victims, which led to another confrontation with Spider-Man. Sickened to discover that the victims upon whom he'd fed were innocents, Morbius once more fled into the night. By this time, the Ghost Rider and John Blaze had begun pursuing Morbius, in preparation for the coming war with the Demon Queen, Lilith, and her children, the Lilin. He was reunited with Martine, who had also decided to help Michael once more. She had contacted Dr. David Langford, who had created a new serum from Morbius' notes. Unbeknownst to Martine, Langford was employed by Dr. Paine who wanted to kill Morbius so that he might lay claim to and profit from his research. One of Lilith's children, Fang, added his own blood to the serum, transformed it, and it altered Morbius on the cellular level. Blinded by pain, Morbius sought out an old friend, Dr. Jacob Weisenthal, for help. When Martine was slain by Langford after discovering his plans, Morbius went berserk and slew Langford in turn. Realizing that he felt no guilt for this murder, Morbius swore to Ghost Rider that he would only drink the blood of the guilty in the future.
With Weisenthal's help, Morbius refined his serum, combining it with dialysis treatments and periods spent in a hyperbaric chamber. Now able to return himself to a normal appearance, Morbius adopted the identity of Dr. Morgan Michaels and worked in the hematology department of St. Jude's. He also began a relationship with a co-worker, Mandy Tyler. While some aspects of his life seemed to be stabilizing at last, Morbius found himself battling Dr. Paine, the Basilisk, Simon Stroud and his vampiric "son," Vic Slaughter. Blaming himself for Slaughter's transformation from mercenary to undead killer, Morbius fought him alone and alongside the Nightstalkers. Morbius asked Nightstalker Frank Drake to use his necrotechnology on him, hoping it would cure his condition. Demoralized over this failure, Morbius was easy prey for Lilith's control during the so-called Midnight Massacre. He was slain by a Darkhold-empowered Blade, but was soon reborn.
Bolstered by the return of his friend Jack Russell to his life, Morbius continued seeking a cure. Dr. Strange informed him that he was now a soulless being, which brought about further depression. Using a page of the Darkhold himself, Morbius revived Martine, but found she was now the host for a Lilin named Parasite. The dark part of his soul tainted by Fang's blood began to emerge, as well, calling itself Bloodthirst and attempting to alter Morbius in both body and mind. The Werewolf and the Ghost Rider (Ketch) both sought to capture him, but in the end it was Morbius himself who drove the demon out. Martine was slain yet again, but an immortal Blood named Embyrre resurrected her spirit. The couple was denied happiness, however, as Martine was now emotionless and increasingly frustrated with the fact that Morbius would not allow her the peace of death. After battles with Deathlok, the Wraith, and Bloodthirst (now in his own body), Morbius met the young Lena Ivana. Rescuing her from a life of forced prostitution, the two began a tumultuous romance. Still distraught over his failed relationship with Martine and his ongoing existence as a living vampire, Morbius killed himself, only to be revived by Weisenthal, who had created a serum to reanimate his friend.
Morbius then began a period of wandering, leaving behind his life as Morgan Michaels. He crossed paths with Blade in New Orleans, during Ulysses Sojourner's plot to unite the East Coast vampires under his rule, and later fought X-Man and Spider-Man. A few weeks later, Morbius sought out Dr. Andrea Jansen's help in finding a cure, only to discover that she was in league with Hydra and the villain Crown. Morbius seemingly sacrificed himself to destroy Crown, but was actually taken prisoner and experimented upon. After Crown's transformation into the vampiric Hunger, Morbius was freed by Blade and Spider-Man. Nearly mindless with bloodlust, Morbius bit Blade and fled the scene. Months later, Morbius attempted to feed on a paralyzed young man named Joey Beal, but was foiled by Spider-Man. The Living Vampire continues to search for a cure, hoping to somehow regain the humanity he lost so long ago.
Most recently, Morbius registered according to the Superhuman Registration Act and worked with S.H.I.E.L.D. to set up and capture Blade in Long Beach, California to use against the mutant Wolverine.


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Technically there is no civil war in Pakistan. But the recent murder of the Punjab governor showed how society is deeply polarised. The alarming — and disgusting — wide approval of the assassination of Governor Salman Taseer amongst the Pakistani elite underlines the powerful influence of religious parties.
When the confessed assassin of Taseer, his bodyguard, appeared in court, dozens of lawyers showered him with rose petals. Hundreds of religious scholars issued a statement applauding the killer and warning those who mourned the assassinated politician of a similar fate.
It is no secret that the current government has failed to stop the violence. It has failed to impose state authority and the rule of law. It has failed to revive the economy. And it has failed to protect its strongest ally, Taseer, who had been on the hit list since he visited a jail to meet a woman being held under the infamous blasphemy law.
Taseer was a leading advocate of scrapping the law, seen by many as a driving force behind the rise of extremism and an obstacle to the revival of civil society.
What is happening in Pakistan is seriously dangerous. The current conflict between moderates and religious extremists will have a devastating impact on the fate of the country itself unless the government takes the bold decision to support state institutions and curtail the powers religious scholars have enjoyed since the early 1980s.
Democracy in Pakistan will have no future unless Islamist parties accept the supremacy of the state and stop intimidating the people in the name of religion. The intimidation has so far been working. Those who showered Taseer's murderer with rose petals are lawyers, until recently the vanguard of secularism in Pakistan.
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Toronto Argonauts defensive end Ricky Foley said he has dreamed of winning the Grey Cup and being named outstanding Canadian.
He looked shocked when his dream came true.
The 30-year-old who grew up in the Toronto area won the honour after the Argos beat the Calgary Stampeders 35-22 in Sunday's championship game.
The Courtice, Ont., native had four tackles, one sack for five yards and a key fumble recovery in the opening quarter.
"Now, I'm emotionally spent," he said. "During the playoffs I dreamed of being top Canadian in the 100th Grey Cup.
"If we get a Grey Cup ring, who cares about the NFL not working out. I'd trade all of that to win the Grey Cup. In my lifetime, there will never be a bigger Grey Cup. And we won, in Toronto. I feel so blessed right now."
Foley was in a play that helped set the tone early on.
Star Stampeders running back Jon Cornish dropped a handoff from Kevin Glenn and Foley pounced on it at the Calgary 45-yard line. That helped set up Ricky Ray's touchdown pass to Chad Owens that opened the scoring 8:03 into the game.
And it sent the message that Cornish, the CFL's rushing leader, was not going to run riot in Toronto.
"Hats off to the fans that supported us," Foley said. "The 13th man was huge, especially on defence.
"The quarterback couldn't hear the snap count and we were able to penetrate the backfield. That made Cornish stop his feet. He's a great downhill runner, but if we can make him stop his feet, we can get after him and gang tackle like we did."
Cornish was held to 57 yards on 15 carries. He had fewer than 60 yards in all three meetings with Toronto this season.
Foley joined Toronto in 2010 after four seasons with the B.C. Lions, partly for the chance to play a Grey Cup game in his hometown.
Coach Scott Milanovich was glad for him.
"I watched this week how emotional this is for him," said the first-year coach. "He's a home town boy and he wanted this so bad. I'm happy for him. We talked in the pre-game that this is our time to step into the spotlight and take what we want. Ricky did that and a number of guys did that."


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The Love of a Marine and his Wife
The moment we met I felt a connection
but it wasnt until a month later that i realized how much i loved you.
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ill never forget the day you proposed to me.
we sat on a ledge at the zoo, you took my hand
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and you asked me to be your wife.
you slipped the ring on as tears streamed from my face.
It was one of the happiest moments in my life .
Here we are now several months later
and i stand next to you proud to say I am a Marine Wife.
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Quote from: Adam_Pawlus on August 23, 2007, 06:24 PMJust got mine at TRU. Burbank?
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Meatless Mondays just got easier (and tastier). Here are 22 mains, sides, salads and soups -- some vegan and some vegetarian (with, admittedly, lots of delicious eggs and dairy).
One Pot Kale and Quinoa Pilaf by deensiebat
Jennie's Homemade Manicotti by Jennifer Perillo
Radish and Pecan Grain Salad by amanda
Pink Greens by Marissa Grace
Caramelized Onion Pudding by Lizthechef
Southwestern Spiced Sweet Potato Fries with Chili-Cilantro Sour Cream by TasteFood
Kale Salad with Apples and Hazelnuts by amanda
French "Peasant" Beets by Amy_N-B
Farro Salad with Roasted Mushrooms and Parmesan by merrill
Saag Paneer by merrill
Mujaddara with Spiced Yogurt by Rivka
Warm Orzo Salad with Beets & Greens by the parsley thief
Rhonda's Spaghetti with Fried Eggs and Pangritata for One by Rhonda35
Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa by Cordelia
Broccoli Rabe, Potato and Rosemary Pizza by TasteFood
Dr. Zhivago Borscht by Naked Beet
Tomato Rice (Tamatar Biryani) by pauljoseph
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Butternut Squash Salad by amanda
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Super Crunchers and Antebellum Legal History
I've been saying for years (this prediction goes back to about 1989) that full text databases of antebellum case reports will revolutionize how we think about antebellum legal history. It's been about a decade since westlaw and lexis have had the antebellum state reports on-line and so far, we're still waiting to realize their full promise. Part of this may be because legal historians have gone in so many different directions of late that we're no longer as concerned with antebellum legal history as we were in the days when Horwitz' Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 was published. I think one of the many attractions of Horwitz was that he brought the insights of law and economics to bear on antebellum jurisprudence. Horwitz and Posner did not share a political agenda, but they shared an intellectual agenda: talking about how, throughout American legal history, economic considerations were important to judges. We're now talking more about nationality, civil rights, criminal law, women, slavery and Jim Crow, all sorts of areas that were not so hot in the 1970s and 1980s. But that's a discussion for another time.
Still, I think there are important insights--low hanging fruit to use the common phrase--to be mined from the hundreds of volumes ready for full text searching. And that's where Super Crunchers comes in, with its contagious enthusiasm for looking at large datasets.
What do I want to mine from antebellum cases? Well, lots of cool stuff to be done on webs of citations (which states are citing which states and when) and other stuff, too. But right now I'm thinking about it for a different purpose. I'm in the midst of a paper on antebellum landscape art and property law. It's tentatively titled "property and progress," with apologies to Henry George and Stephen Thernstrom, of course. Not surprisingly, Asher Durand's Progress (1853) (housed in the fabulous Warner-Westervelt Musuem in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and used as an illustration here) is a centerpiece of the talk. So I've been interested in how judges talk about progress and the even more popular nineteenth century term "Civilization." All of that led me to westlaw's old cases database, where there are nearly three hundred cases that use the word "civilization" before the Civil War. Not quite super-cruncher numbers, but perhaps enough instances to see the ways judges using the term. Seems to me we could create a pretty cool map of the terrain of judges' minds by studying such phrases. There are enough uses of the word that we can begin to see how judges use it and in what kinds of cases. There are probably a lot of other words and phrases that we might use, like sentiment, utility, expediency, feudalism.... Sort of like a small version of the amazon.com algorithm that tells me what books I should read, in light of the books I've already purchased. As Ayers' says, amazon knows more about my preferences than I do--and he's right.
Gale's Making of Modern Law series, which has more than 20,000 volumes on English and American law from 1800 to 1920 is another fabulous source. book.google.com has helped out in huge ways , too. One of the many insights here: I was interested in Bill Bojangles Robinson of late, because I was involved in a conversation with my favorite librarian about him. That led to me ask about the statue put up in Richmond back when I lived there to commemorate him. And that led me to learn that some people credited him with popularizing "copasetic" and that led me to a wikipedia entry that says copasetic was first used in 1919. But, ah, through the magic of book.google, there appears to be a use in 1914!
The difficult part, now that all this information is such much more easily available, of course, is to know what to do with it. The puts an even greater premium on interpretation, now that anyone with access to the internet can get at overwhelming amounts of text on the antebellum era. ...
4 comments:
- Troy said...
What's even more amazing is that book.google has an earlier date than the OED! I just checked it and it has 1919 as the earliest usage.
- January 30, 2008 at 7:31:00 AM EST
- Troy said...
and three guesses as to the artist of my image! Any chances of getting this for $50 would land me in jail.
- January 30, 2008 at 7:38:00 AM EST
- Mojave Joe said...
I couldn't resist the temptation so I put "civilization" into allcases-old (date before 1860) and came up with 253 cases. Starting at the bottom and working my way up, I ran across Ex Parte Mason, 5 N.C. 336 (1809) (case number 251), which is a fascinating little case about young Edwin Mason, who wanted out of the army. It seems Mr. Mason enlisted without parental consent, which was required for those under 21. Mason's father was dead, but his mother was very much alive, and she did not consent. Can Mr. Mason get out of the army because mom didn't consent? The answer to that depended on whether a mother is a parent(!). You'll be happy to know that in North Carolina in 1809 "civilization" had progressed to the point of recognizing that she is. Young Edwin gets out because his mother--a parent--did not consent. Here's the opinion (notice how the court sloughs off common law notions that might lead to a different result):
The act of Congress under which this application for the discharge of Mason is made, declares, "That no person under the age of twenty-one years, shall be enlisted by any officer, without the consent in writing, of his parent, guardian or master, first had and obtained, if any he have." There is no rule of construction under which the term parent used in this act, can be considered as extending to the father and not to the mother. It is not material to enquire how the mother stood at Common Law towards the son during his nonage, or to point out the difference which the principles of the feudal institutions set up between the rights and duties of the father, and those of the mother, towards the eldest son, and indeed towards all the children. This difference grew up at a time when the education of the son was purely military, and the mother was not only incompetent, but considered unworthy of attending to it. Since civilization has been introduced, the authority of the mother over her children has been gradually extended, and she has taken an active part in their education. Congress no doubt thought, that where the father was dead, and the children without guardians or masters, they should be subject to the control of the mother, when, during their minority, attempts should be made to enlist the males in the army of the United States. We are therefore of opinion, that in this case, the mother is the " parent," whose consent in writing was required, and her son being enlisted without such consent, that he must be discharged.
- January 30, 2008 at 9:33:00 AM EST
- Alfred Brophy said...
Troy--that looks like Cole's Titan's Goblet. Yeah--would we all love to get an original for $50! (That price today, as you point out, would be great evidence that the buyer is not a bona fide purchaser.)
I'm puzzled by Titan's Goblet, though--tell me, Troy, is the world inside the goblet suggestive of the ways that humans improve upon nature? We create a world in nature that's better than it? Shades of the garden in Poe's Domain of Arnheim?
Mojave Joe--sounds like the beginnings of a most interesting paper. And a nice example of an opinion on rejection of irrational precedent, from the early 19th century.
- February 2, 2008 at 6:53:00 PM EST


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