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Those 2 Prostitute Rappers From Miami "Memphis Blac & Her Niece, Smokahontas" Try To Educate Us & Thanks God For This Mess! (Blowing And Eating A Condoms Screaming "Chuch")
Remember these two female rappers, Memphis Blac (a.k.a Arapahoe) and her niece, Smokahontas Jones, from that video they dropped called "I Got That Work" over at http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhw7S67Wg0eFhtJ600
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Favorite Anime Song(s)
Yes, that may be a rather vague question but should be simple enough to answer. You can of course have more than one answer and should post links to help expand the discussion. The song can be from an OST, ED, OP or moreover, anything that has to do with an anime. It should be songs that strictly comes from an anime and one that should be important enough that you can label it your personal favorite. The conversation should be about specific songs and not anime soundtracks as a whole and include your reasons for liking the song(s).
Two of my very favorites are Sokushin Butsu Hakushin Shounin by Kaoru Wada from Inuyasha OST 3 and Instant Music by The Pillows from the first OST of FLCL. The first song just gives me this very melancholy and contemplative feeling that no other song has before and makes me extremely grateful that I like anime or I would have never discovered music like this. While Instant Music is something I can literally listen to over and over and in my opinion is a perfectly constructed pop song. So post your favorites and rock on!
Instant Music by The Pillows - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7IYGzzkUQ
Umm.... Chain from Air Gear tops. Everytime i listen to it, i get ofcuz-itz-my-fav-song vibes.
the rest -
1. Shiki no Uta, battlecry - samuraichamploo
2. Broken Wings, dress - trinityblood
3. Calling - baccano ed
4. Disillusion, anata ga ita mori - fatestay night
5. Lonely in Gorgeous - Prakiss op
6. Broken Rose, Wish - Nana
7. Arigatou - Kyokaramaoh 2 ed
8. Uso - FMA Brotherhood ed
9. No, thank you - K-On!! ed
10. Cyclone, Inori - RXJ
11. Season's call - Blood + op
12. 19-sai - Holic
13 Hero without a name, dreams, tsukiakari - DTB
14. Overnight - LeChevalierD'Eon
15. Chasse - Hayate Combat Butler ed
16. Daia no Hana, Kutsuzure, Namidaboshi - Black Cat
17. Oblivious - Kara no Kyoukai
18. Lacrimosa - Black Butler
19. Free and Dream - Tears to Tiara
20. Heat Island - Ayakashi
21. Merry-goround - Yakitate Japan
Well, there are more, but i'm bored writing. Umm... i don't think i can include the reasons or whatnots for the songs. Just that none of these songs end badly, and some of them are just plain vibing, so, i guess, i like them. The handful.
what's a girl gotta do to watch some yaoi in peace!
- Historys strongest disciple kenichi 2ND OP
- Busou renkin OP
- Code geass R2 ED 1
- Dragonball GT OP
There are so many more but i won't bother writing them. I also like many many Game Soundtracks e.g Final fantasy, Kingdom hearts etc...
All the Naruto soundtracks, openings, and endings are my favorite
I AM DELETING THIS ACCOUNT. NEW ACCOUNT: -Dattebayo
I have too many favorites but just to name of few:
"High School of the Dead" by KISIDA KYODAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETS (High School of the Dead)
"Taste of Paradise" Eri Kitamura (Onii-chan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne!!)
"Second Flight" by Kotoko and Hiromi Satou (Onegai Tsuinzu-Please Twins)
"future gazer" by fripside (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA)
"Re-sublimity" by Kotoko (Kannazuki no Miko- Destiny of the Shrine Maiden)
"Lion" by Megumi Nakajima and May'n (Macross Frontier)
"Yamato Nadeshiko Education" by Hikasa Yoko, Satou Satomi, and Yahagi Sayuri (Seitokai Yakuindomo)
"Jun" by Takuro Yoshida (Cromartie High School)
"Uso" by SID (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
"Tatta Hitotsu No Omoi" by KOKIA (Gunslinger Girl: IL Teatrino)
"The Light Before We Land" by The Delgados (Gunslinger Girl)
"Utauyo!! MIRACLE" by Aki Toyosaki, Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Sato and Minako Kotobuki (K-on!!)
"Errand" by Faylan (Seikon no Qwaser)
"Balance Kiss" by Taketatsu Ayana and Tatsumi Yuiko (Kiss x Sis)
and many others
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"I love You" by French Kiss (Sket Dance OP)
"orion wo nazoru" by Unison Square Garden (Tiger and Bunny OP 1)
'Core Pride" by Uverworld (Blue Exorcist OP 1)
"Sweet Drops" by Puffy (Usagi Drop OP)
"Stone Cold" by FictionJunction (Sacred Seven OP)
"Omokage Warp" by nano.Ripe(Hanasaku Iroha OP 2)
"Fukanzen Nunshō" by Chiaki Ishikawa (Kamisama Dolls OP)
"HIRAMEKI! Peace (≧▽≦)v" by R-15 (R-15 ED)
SCHOOL DAYS HQ ENGLISH (SUB) VERSION - 77% of the Game Completed
Naruto's whole soundtrack
Most Yu-Gi-Oh! opening and ending songs
Dragon Ball GT's whole soundtrack(best soundtrack in an anime I've ever heard :tears:, too bad GT kinda sucked, especially the ones sang by Field of View and Zard)
Inuyasha's whole soundtrack(Inuyasha's only saving grace, along with good art and animation)
Musashi Gundou OP 2 - Glitter
Dragon Ball Z: Gohan's SSJ2 insert song -Unmei no Hi by Hironobu Kageyama
Bruce Faulconer's soundtrack for DBZ
...and more
Everyone may know who they are, but not everyone knows who they really are.
i say yes - zero no tsukaima s2
forever we can make it - to love ru
snow kiss - d gray man
pride of tomorrow - d gray man
hyperdive - yugioh 5ds
howling - darker than black
hero without a name - darker than black
tsukiakari no michishirube - darker than black s2
movin - bleach
tonight tonight tonight - bleach
rolling star - bleach
alones - bleach
after dark - bleach
chu bura - bleach
velonica - bleach
life is like a boat - bleach
the rose colored world - get backers
unshaken love - get backers
hurricane of tears - get backers
aka no kakera - 07 ghost
papermoon - soul eater
i wanna be - soul eater
strength - soul eater
my fave is blue bird from naruto, its the third OP I believe
as far as soundtracks go most of my favorites are the OSTs of fairy tail
How are you doing this day?
too many!!
songs from
fate stay night
ghost 07
battle girls time paradox
black cat
arjuna earth girl
lain serial experimental
the book of bantorra
saint seiya
deadman wonderland
cowboy bebop
the wallflower
ultraviolet 044
As cliché as it sounds, there are "far" too many to name them all. Since it asks for "songs" I'll stick to those with lyrics.
To start with there's "Half Pain" by Bana from Witch Hunter Robin. It has such a mournful sound, even without knowing the meaning behind the words it puts me in a mood to grab someone, hold them tight and reassure them all is not lost.
"Sweet Lies" by Itou Kanako from BLASSREITER for much the same reason. While it's an English language song, where it's set in the story (epilogue and end credits of the final episode) it feels more sorrowful than the words imply.
"Grace Omega" by Gabriella Robin/Yoko Kanno from Jin Roh may well be my favorite of all time. Once again there is a mournful sorrow in the sound of the vocals, the music, and of course as the end credits it relates to the somber mood of the story's ending on a very deep level.
"Last Regrets" (especially the long version from the Recollections and Anemoscope CDs) by 彩菜 (Ayana) from Kanon makes my heart beat fast. As the OP in the second series (2006) it was perfect to set the mood for each new episode. However, in the first series from 2001 (which I didn't watch until almost a year after seeing the second series) it's even more poignant when the only time it's played is when Nayuki catches Yuuichi at the train station near the end of the final episode. With the first piano note she leans forward, kiss him and it's enough to make your heart melt. On top of everything else, in the long version, at the four-minute mark there's a purely instrumental segment that only last sixty seconds but is like having your soul held and comforted.
Last (but not least) there's "I Hear You Everywhere" by Rie Tanaka from Chobits. Who would have thought such a wonderful song could come out of such a light story.
There is a certain sadness I feel for all the people who have never experienced the songs of Anime because they refuse to acknowledge it as a meaningful form of entertainment. I've lost count of the people who refuse to listen to the music because it's not in English and make sarcastic remarks like "it just sounds like gibberish".
Beauty is beauty and it doesn't matter in what culture or language it's found. No where else is this better illustrated than in Anime music and songs.
Be well...
Battlecry (Samurai Champloo Theme) - Nujabes
My favourite anime songs are:
1. I Say Yes (Zero no Tsukaima Season 2)
2. My Secret (Kaichou wa Maid-sama)
3. God Knows (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
4. Toki wo Kizamu Uta (Clannad Afterstory)
5. Blue Bird (Naruto)
I can play all of them on the piano except for God Knows (crazy, crazy song that I will never be able to play). I congratulate anyone who had the patience and determination to learn God Knows Rock version on piano.
I spend hours playing the same anime songs on my piano.
One I can think of right now is:
My Soul, Your Beats! (Angel Beats OP)
just trying to get back into anime


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The CEA Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE), which measures consumer expectations about technology spending, rose by 0.3 points, reaching 88.0 in November.
"Coming off a strong Black Friday weekend dominated by tech buying, consumer sentiment is looking up for tech," said Shawn DuBravac, CEA's chief economist and senior director of research. "Electronics were the second most purchased item this weekend, behind only clothes. A third of all spending between Thursday and Monday was on technology products."
Conversely, consumer confidence in the overall economy dipped to the lowest point of 2012 in November. The CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE) fell 15.1 points from last month. The ICE, which measures consumer expectations about the broader economy, is down to 162.6 this month but remains nearly six points higher than last November.
"The economy continues to be a major factor in driving overall consumer sentiment. Recent CEA research showed that more than half of U.S. adults said the risks around the fiscal cliff would negatively impact their spending expectations this holiday season," said DuBravac. "The media cycle moved from the election directly into the fiscal cliff and this month's consumer sentiment suggests people are beginning to internalize what a negative outcome could mean to them."
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Before turning on the TV for your fussy 7-month old while you're trying to get dinner on the table, you may want to give him a toy instead to keep occupied, advises the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to a recent press release, the AAP is releasing a study more firmly limiting screen time to kids under the age of 2 as much as possible.
Although this particular screen time recommendation has been in place for some time, recent research more conclusively shows that young babies whose brains are developing are much better off with human interaction and "live" presentations than televised ones. According to the research, the "educational" programs geared towards kids are designed for children who understand the content and context of the video, an understanding that's typically not developed until after the age of 2. The AAP also warns that TV viewing at bedtime can cause poor sleeping habits and heavy TV watching for young kids can even cause delays in language development.
A recent survey found that 90 percent of parents allow their children who are under the age of 2 to watch or engage with some form of electronic media, watching one to two hours a day on average. The survey also found that almost one third of parents allow their children to have a TV in their bedroom – by age 3! These are the parents who likely believe that educational TV is "very important for healthy development" and are twice as likely to have the TV on constantly as background.
That seems to be one end of the extreme where kids are exposed to TV at all waking hours. The other end of the extreme is being completely vigilant about limiting exposure. It's not totally realistic to assume that you'll never have your toddler in front of a TV or have some kind of exposure to it, especially if you have older children in the house, but the report recommends that parents do the following when it comes to TV and babies:
- Set media limits for their children before age 2, bearing in mind that the AAP discourages media use for this age group. Have a strategy for managing electronic media if they choose to engage their children with it;
- Instead of screens, opt for supervised independent play for infants and young children during times that a parent cannot sit down and actively engage in play with the child. For example, have the child play with nesting cups on the floor nearby while a parent prepares dinner;
- Avoid placing a television set in the child's bedroom; and
- Recognize that their own media use can have a negative effect on children.
This is all clearly common sense advice, but will this latest recommendation change how much TV your kids watch? If you have little ones under the age of 2 in your house, how much TV are they exposed to on a daily basis?
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Jackie O helmet cover
Loving this Jackie O inspired helmet cover from the creator of Californian cycle chic blog Riding Pretty . Not entirely sure how practical it is but quite frankly who cares... decadent and divine!
Labels: Cycle fashion
4 comments:
- julie said...
My lotus wire mesh front basket broke yesterday when I had 10 pounds in it. I am bummed cuz I like to use it for shopping...bread, milk, etc......found your site cuz checking out bike baskets.Just thought I'ld pass along my experience. I guess this basket is only good for looking cool and some flowers or newspaper etc...Thanks for the cool site.
- 19 April 2008 at 18:57
- KT said...
Oooooh! Gotta get one of those for sure! Thanks for sharing the fashion tip!
- 22 April 2008 at 04:23
- Caz said...
Thanks for your tip julie. It seems some baskets are just not heavy weight enough cope! Hope you've found a more sturdy one. let me know which one you went for
- 26 April 2008 at 21:24
- Anne said...
Doesn't it make your head look big? Think I'll save up for the Bern helmet.
- 3 April 2009 at 21:33
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In this activity, students examine the first line of evidence, galactic motion, for the notion of an expanding universe. By examining the spectrum of light from a galaxy, students can determine whether a galaxy is moving toward or away from us, and... (View More) how fast. Students will look at optical images of four galaxies, compare the emission spectra from these same four galaxies, and measure the wavelength of the red hydrogen line for each galaxy. This activity is part of the "Cosmic Questions" educator's guide developed to support the Cosmic Questions exhibit. This activity can be used in conjunction with, or independently of, the exhibit. (View Less)
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Monday Morning Offering - 44
Image: George Mendoza
Good morning, good God!
It was too hot yesterday for an April day
and plenty warm enough to remind me, Lord,
that your heat draws forth life
from the earth and the branch
and that without your warmth
trees will not blossom,
the summer will not come,
the ground will not offer itself
as a bed for geraniums and tomatoes...
As if over night, Lord,
your warm touch budded flowering trees and teased
my longing for those too-short weeks
when branches are laced with blossoms:
a coming of unexpected beauty,
bare limbs suddenly overdressed
in unplanned delicacy,
finery to take one's breath away...
As wintered earth waking,
watered by spring rains:
make of my soul an orchard of flowering trees;
seed my heart with flowers wild and rare;
make of my life a bed for harvests rooted,
ripe and running over with your sweet juice,
your spirit in my veins...
Take my winter-wearied self,
and warm me to your grace:
draw forth from me what none,
least I,
might think could ever spring
from these deadened limbs,
this sluggish heart,
this spent spirit...
Work your miracle of spring
within me, Lord,
and bring out in me
the beauty, the strength you always see,
the glory I fail to find,
the self you made me to be...
For this I offer you the ground of my being,
the garden of my mind and the soil of my heart...
Let me bask in the warmth of those around me, Lord,
and let my shade be for them a place of peace
and shelter from their storms...
Bring forth what you will from the fields of my days, Lord:
warm me to your presence
and let your face shine upon me...
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Good morning Padre!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 3:29 PM
"my winter-wearied self" - I think this winter has been an especially difficult one. May spring's awakening with the warmth of the sun and the return of flowers and flowering shrubs and trees lift my spirits and take the weary from my winter-wearied self.ReplyDelete
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Summer means lazy days at the beach or pool, after-dinner trips to the ice cream stand and – this summer, anyway — outings to U-pick apple orchards.
Apple picking – typically synonymous with autumn weekends – is in full force at T.S. Smith and Sons Orchards in Bridgeville. "We finished picking Gala apples on Aug. 9. Normally, we don't even start picking Galas until Aug. 19," reports orchard co-owner Charlie Smith. "Everything is coming in much earlier this season."
"Our U-pick operation has been open for several weeks and will run every weekend until all the varieties are finished – probably between the end of September and middle of October," he says.
Because of the mild winter, apple trees flowered ahead of schedule at T.S. Smith and Sons and other area orchards. "Usually, the trees aren't in blossom until right around my birthday — April 20. This year, they were blooming on April 1," says Smith.
In Delaware, temperatures stayed mild throughout the spring so early blossoming wasn't a problem – it just made for the earlier-than-usual crop. But in Michigan and parts of New England, spring frosts wreaked havoc during a growing season that was running about a month ahead of schedule.
An early April frost is estimated to have wiped out more than 50 percent of the apple crop in southwest Michigan. In Vermont, damage wasn't as bad; yields were expected to be down 10 to 20 percent, according to the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association.
T. S. Smith and Sons has been busy shipping to locations that normally purchase northern apples, in addition to maintaining its regular distribution throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The orchard is one of two large-scale, commercial apple growers in Delaware. The other is Fifer Orchards, outside of the town of Wyoming. Several smaller orchards sell apples wholesale and one, Highland Orchards, in north Wilmington, only sells direct to consumers at its farm store.
Yet, even with just a handful of orchards, apples are Delaware's most important fruit crop, says Gordon Johnson, a fruit and vegetable specialist with University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. More than 10.4 million pounds are grown here annually. Peaches, the number two crop, trail behind at around 1.2 million pounds.
At Fifer's, they began packing apples for commercial shipments Aug. 16, though local sales began much earlier. "We used to ship to Florida and to other long-distance locations," says Michael Fennemore, a fourth-generation Fifer family member who works on the farm. "But we took a look at transportation costs and realized it made more sense to concentrate on the Mid-Atlantic market. For example, we now sell apples to Wegmans and Harris Teeter grocery stores in the Washington, D.C., area."
Fifer's has been in business since 1919. In its early days, word of mouth helped drive sales, as friends and neighbors talked up the orchard's produce. Today, word of mouth is still a key part of Fifer's marketing strategy – the only difference being that people talk online, rather than at the general store or the Grange Hall.
Fennemore is responsible for the orchard's social media efforts and uses everything from Facebook to Twitter to get the word out. The orchard has more than 5,000 followers on Facebook, who keep up a steady conversation of comments and questions.
"I tweet, for example, when Rambo apples are ripe and available in our farm store," says Fennemore. "People tell me that they have been in line at the bank window or on another errand and head over to the farm when they see our tweets."
Given the early season, devotees of particular apple varieties should pay close attention to such tweets. "Honeycrisp are really popular and have a lot of fans," he says. "People expect to come out and get them in October, but this season, we could run out of Honeycrisp by mid-September."
A common topic on Fifer's social media sites is what's happening at the farm that week. Agri-tourism is an important component of the business, with activities ranging from an Asparagus Peak Party in April, to kick off the growing season, to a Cider Fest held late November to mid-December.
Currently, the orchard is gearing up for its Fall Fest, which starts Sept. 19 and will run Mondays-Saturdays until Oct. 27. In addition, U-Pick apples opened yesterday and will continue as long as the apples do. As Fifer's website notes, U-Pick is a "great way to enjoy a crisp fall day and experience tree ripened apples."
This season, it's also been a great way to enjoy tree-ripened apples on sultry summer days.
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Would You Pay a Pro to Take Photos of You Giving Birth?
For the right price, there are plenty of professional photographers ready and willing to capture some of life's biggest moments — graduations, weddings and the like. But how about births?
The latest trend for shutterbugs is "birth photography," and yes, it encompasses exactly what you'd think: the photographer is on-hand for every phase of a mother's delivery, from labor pains to the cutting of the cord, capturing each moment for posterity in close-up, full-color shots.
That may sound rather unnecessary and even invasive, but plenty of parents are willing to pony up thousands of dollars for the privilege. In fact, the demand for birth photography has grown so much lately that the recently-formed International Association of Professional Birth Photographers already has about 400 members.
One birth photographer, Lynsey Stone, understands why some would find the practice so odd — at first, so did she: "In the beginning, I almost thought that people were joking with me, like, 'Really? You want me to come to your birth?'"
But while parents may love the photos, author Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein said the kids captured in those shots may not be so thrilled about it later on, adding that since her 18-year-old son "doesn't even want his picture taken now, he's not going to want one on the way out of my vagina."


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Cyborg and Beast Boy love lazy Sundays sitting on the couch ... even when it's a Tuesday! But when Robin replaces the couch with a treadmill, the two lazy teens must embrace the new active lifestyle.
Robin finally gets up the nerve to ask Starfire out, only to find that she already has plans with Speedy.
Beast Boy is distressed by his big new battle scar, until Cyborg convinces him that the scar makes him look tough and manly. Now Beast Boy wants to look even tougher.
Cyborg's Love Matcher 5000 program pairs Raven with Beast Boy and Starfire with Aquaman. While Beast Boy does everything he can to get Raven to love him, Robin tries to be more like Aquaman to win Starfire's heart.
The Titans confidently expect to win an upcoming dodgeball championship, even though the only thing they ever practice is their victory dance. Then they come up against an unbeatable dodge ball team — the H.I.V.E.
Beast Boy helps Terra escape the dimension she was banished to and once again continues his romantic pursuit of her. But Terra only has revenge on her mind and plans to destroy all the Titans on Valentine's Day.
Robin removes two mockingbirds from the chimney with a gas he created in his lab. But the chemicals mutate the birds into muscular bullies who then move into the tower.
The Titans discover the wonders of reading, but after opening a book that brings their thoughts to life, they must fight their own imaginations!
Beast Boy is tired of being the least intelligent of the Titans. When all of his efforts to get smart fail, he uses Raven's spell book to cast a spell — not to make himself smarter, but to make all of the other Titans dumber.
Starfire has an epiphany and convinces her fellow Titans to join her in living lives of peace and nonviolence.
After the Titans take away her cloak as a joke, Raven discovers how much fun it is to use her legs. Cyborg, however, starts becoming very dark and sarcastic after getting Raven's cloak stuck on his head.
Cyborg and Jinx fall for each other and carry on an illicit good/evil romance, even though the Titans and H.I.V.E. disapprove.
Cyborg and Beast Boy show their love of waffles by making it the only word they say, much to the annoyance of the other Titans. Maybe Brother Blood can make them stop, with the help of his new henchman, Pain Bot.
Upset that Christmas is over, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy trick Starfire into believing that there is such a thing as "second Christmas" with a "second Santa."
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The bald eagle is one of North America's largest raptors, its wingspan stretching as wide as 8 feet. The Bald Eagle was removed from the endangered species list in June 2007.
Northern Mexico, migrating south in the winter only if necessary. One of eight fish eagles, its primary food source is fish, often stolen from other birds, but it also feeds on carrion, water fowl and small mammals.
Pairs mate for life, which averages around 25 years in the wild and often reuse nests, situated on rocks or in trees and as large as 8 feet across and 11 feet deep. Females usually produce 1-3 eggs per year. The young remain in the nest for 10-11 weeks and are aggressively competitive. They gain the species' distinctive white plumage as adults.
Once driven to the edge of extinction by DDT contamination of their prey and habitat, bald eagles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Their status was upgraded to Threatened in 1995, and rebounding populations resulted in their removal from the endangered species list in 2007.
Before becoming endangered, the bald eagle was often hunted by farmers under the erroneous assumption that it posed a threat to the livestock and fur industries. As its numbers declined, it became apparent that it poses no threat and that it aids ranchers in controlling rodent and rabbit populations.
A Subsitute Turkey?
The U.S. Congress voted to make what was the called the "American Eagle" the national emblem on June 20, 1798, though the decision was not unanimous. Benjamin Franklin opposed the nomination, citing the bird's lack of moral integrity and proposed the turkey as an alternative. A century later, ornithologist Cleveland Bent concurred, noting that the bird's habit of piracy and carrion-eating "hardly inspire respect and certainly do not exemplify the best in American character." Of course, by nature's standards, the bald eagle is a proficient hunter well-adapted to its niche.


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== Features ==
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LuxMark is a OpenCL benchmark tool. The idea for the program was conceived in 2009 by Jromang. It was intended as a promotional tool for LuxRender (to quote original Jromang's words: "LuxRender propaganda with OpenCL"). The idea was quite simple, wrap SLG inside an easy to use graphical user interface and use it as a benchmark for OpenCL. After Anandtech adoption of SLG as OpenCL benchmark, the code was finally written.
After a year from the release, LuxMark v1.0 has been widely used as OpenCL benchmark by AnandTech, Tom's Hardware, Vr-zone and other sites. AMD has used LuxMark as one of the 5 GPU computing benchmarks to present the new HD7970.
LuxMark v2.0 includes SLG2 as rendering engine with Metropolis Light Transport, Multiple Importance Sampling, Image reconstruction done on the GPU, support for multiple OpenCL platforms (i.e. Nvidia users can use Intel or AMD CPU device) and many more new features. The new features rise the complexity of the benchmark of nearly one order of magnitude and it should be able to put some serious stress on the new generation of GPUs. The capability to submit results to a centralise WEB database looks like the most interesting new feature of LuxMark v2.0: http://www.luxrender.net/luxmark
A special thanks goes to all people at LuxRender GPU Acceleration Forum that have contribute with end-less testing, hints, bug reports, etc.
- Open source
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- Cross platform (Linux, MacOS, Windows, etc.)
- Complex/real world code used as GPU computing benchmark
- Support for OpenCL GPUs-only, OpenCL CPUs+GPUs, OpenCL CPUs-only and native CPU-only benchmarking
- Support for Interactive mode
- Easy to run
- Multiple scenes usable as benchmarks
New in LuxMark v2.0:
- Totally new rendering engine based on SLG2 with Metropolis Light Transport, Multiple Importance Sampling, Image reconstruction done on the GPU, ecc;
- Multi-platform OpenCL support;
- 2 new benchmark scenes, for a total of 3 benchmarks with a raising complexity (~200,000, ~500,000, ~2,000,000 triangles);
- Run the benchmark only on the OpenCL devices you selected on the device panel;
- Added the possibility to submit the scored result to a centralised result database: http://www.luxrender.net/luxmark;
Windows 32bit executables: luxmark-win32-v2.0.zip
Windows 64bit executables: luxmark-win64-v2.0.zip
Linux 64bit executables: luxmark-linux64-v2.0.zip
MacOSX 64bit executables for Intel-Macs: LuxMark_v2.0_OSXIntel64.zip
NOTE: there is a known bug in some old NVIDIA drivers when using the 32bit executable with Windows 64bit, just use the 64bit executable to fix the problem.
License & Sources
LuxMark is part of LuxRays source repository and is release under GPL license. The sources are available at http://src.luxrender.net/luxrays.
Benchmark Scenes
Complex benchmark: Room
Room is a 2,000,000+ triangles benchmark. This scene has been designed by Mourelas Konstantinos "Moure" (http://moure-portfolio.blogspot.com/). Note: Room scene is extremely complex and is available only on 64bit executables.
Medium benchmark: Sala
Sala is a 488,000+ triangles benchmark. This scene has been designed by Daniel "ZanQdo" Salazar (http://www.3developer.com) and adapted for SLG2 by Michael "neo2068" Klemm.
Simple benchmark: LuxBall HDR
LuxBall HDR is a 262,000+ triangles benchmark.
Result Database http://www.luxrender.net/luxmark
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On 4 October 2004, UNCTAD´s Trade and Development Board held a half-day informal hearing with representatives from civil society and the private sector, allowing them to express their views on issues before the Board. The meeting was attended by member States, civil society organizations and the private sector and was chaired by Ambassador Love Mtesa of Zambia, Vice-President of the Board.
In their opening remarks and statements, the Ambassador of Zambia and the Officer-in-Charge of UNCTAD, Mr. Carlos Fortin, welcomed the continued cooperation with civil society and the private sector and called the Board´s attention to the importance of encouraging and supporting financially the participation of civil society representatives from developing countries.
Civil society actors underscored the importance of commodity issues as a priority for developing countries and welcomed the decision by UNCTAD XI to create an International Task Force on Commodities. Participants also referred to the event on Gender and Trade at UNCTAD XI and called for a proactive approach to follow up on the successful event and to mainstream gender into the current work of UNCTAD.
Regarding trade liberalization, speakers stressed that an appropriate trade and development policy should envisage gradual trade liberalization and that UNCTAD has usefully pioneered such an orientation through both research and gathering of empirical evidence. They added that UNCTAD should continue its assistance in fostering South-South trade. They reiterated the need for policy space for Governments and highlighted the factors that are hindering LDCs and Africa in general from integrating substantially into global trade. Reference was also made to the "WTO July package" and the emergence of "positive signs" and "worrying trends". The contribution of UNCTAD, as a competent and reliable partner, in the follow-up to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals was also highlighted.
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If the Gilbert Arenas gun story wasn't weird before, it surely is now. Last week, news broke that Wizards and the NBA were investigating whether Arenas's storing of a couple firearms in his locker at the Verizon Center violated league rules. Arenas claimed he moved his guns from his home to the locker room because after the birth of his daughter, he decided he didn't want his kids to be around firearms.
That claim will now be called into question as the New York Post and Yahoo! Sports independently report that Arenas was allegedly involved in a standoff with teammate Javaris Crittenton on December 21. The District of Columbia police and the U.S. Attorney's Office are now involved, according to Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Post's Peter Vescey and David K. Li, citing one named source, report that Crittenton confronted Arenas about an unpaid gambling debt, leading Arenas to draw a weapon. Crittenton then drew a weapon of his own.
(And this, my friends, is why we don't keep guns in our lockers!)
Things are already terrible for the Wizards, and this won't make anything better. Crittenton hasn't played a minute this season owing to offseason surgery. Arenas will almost assuredly be severely punished for the alleged gun play (assuming the stand-off isn't completely fictional). Even beyond a potential loss of Arenas, the team will be tossed into some matter of turmoil in the short-term while every reporter within shouting distance of D.C. descends on the locker room.
ShareFor Arenas, it's all really become an exercise in making himself untradeable. His bulbuous contract is one matter, his injury (which clearly destroyed his once-brilliant first step) another. Having such a frightening episode on your resumé quarters the market -- many teams just won't touch players with image trouble. At least Ron Artest had a fair salary and a reputation for defense, you know?
There are two things which make this really, really sad to me. The first is that this is completely avoidable. How? Don't bring guns to work! You do not need steel protection at basketball practice. (Well, I suppose Crittenton would disagree with that assertion.) Fist fights happen in locker rooms. Heck, fist fights happen in the Wizards' locker room. That is decidedly less notable than a friggin' gun stand-off.
But most disheartening to me is that all this happened just weeks after the death of longtime Wizards owner Abe Pollin, a man who believed in Washington, D.C., believed in Arenas specifically and so wanted to take violence far away from the images of D.C. and the NBA that he renamed his franchise the Wizards. Abe would have been crestfallen to see this happen in the arena he built.
That must be a big gambling debt.
For a new dad - this sounds pretty stupid.
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Wizards' Arenas gets 30 days in halfway house
By JOSEPH WHITE and MATTHEW BARAKAT (AP) – 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — No jail. But no round-the-clock freedom, either, for Gilbert Arenas.
The judge found a halfway point — literally — between prison and probation Friday when he sentenced the three-time NBA All-Star to 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room.
Arenas remained expressionless as District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin described a litany of conditions associated with the sentence — two years of probation, a $5,000 fine, 400 hours of community service that can't be done at basketball clinics — then turned to his lawyer for an explanation of what it all meant. After several minutes discussing logistics, Arenas eventually cracked a smile while talking to a court official.
Arenas made no comment leaving the courthouse, but his lawyer Ken Wainstein released a statement signaling his client considered the outcome a victory.
"The result was a sentence that serves justice very well," the statement said. "Mr. Arenas is grateful to the court, and looks forward to serving the community and once again being a force for good in the District of Columbia."
The halfway house was an unexpected resolution to weeks of suspense as to whether Arenas would be sent to jail. Prosecutors wanted him locked up for three months for the felony gun possession charge, while Arenas' lawyers had sought community service and probation.
It will be at least five days before Arenas begins his time. Halfway houses provide a structured environment with nightly curfews and other rules, but residents are not locked down. They usually feature a community-living environment.
"It is not a jail," said Edmond Ross, spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons. "They do have to abide by the rules and regulations."
Addressing the judge before sentencing, Arenas sighed heavily and apologized, saying, "Every day, I wake up wishing it did not happen."
He then explained several of his actions that have come under criticism, including evidence that he tried to cover up what happened by getting teammate Javaris Crittenton to change his story. Arenas said he was just trying to get Crittenton off the hook.
"I thought by lying and screwing the truth I could protect people I consider family," Arenas said. "I figured I could fix it by taking the fall."
His voice cracking, Arenas disputed claims by prosecutors that he did not take his crime seriously, reiterating the "I'm a goof ball" defense he used with reporters in the days following the incident. He specifically referred to his gunslinging pantomime before a Wizards game at Philadelphia, when he pretended to shoot his laughing teammates during a pregame huddle.
"I like to make people laugh, to make people smile," Arenas said. "For everybody else, I'm taking it lightly. I'm looking at a picture where 14 or 15 guys are laughing together for the last time."
Arenas' arrest arose from a dispute with Crittenton over a card game during a team flight on Dec. 19. It escalated two days later when Arenas brought four guns to the locker room and set them in front of Crittenton's locker with a sign telling him to "PICK 1." Crittenton then took out his own gun.
Arguing for jail time, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh said Arenas had made "a mockery of the judicial system" by treating the criminal investigation as a joke. He pointed out that Arenas initially lied when asked why the guns were brought to the locker room, and said any other defendant with a similar criminal record would have received jail time.
Morin listed several factors for not sending Arenas to jail. He noted that Arenas' prior guns-related conviction — a misdemeanor in California in 2003 — was a nonviolent offense. He pointed out that Arenas' guns were obtained lawfully in Virginia, where Arenas lives, and were not loaded when brought them to the locker room. The judge emphasized that Crittenton — who has "not the same celebrity" as Arenas — was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor rather than a felony and received a year of unsupervised probation.
Morin admonished Arenas and Crittenton for committing a "stupid and immature act" and failing to act "like mature adults," but he also cited Arenas' devotion to community service and said he was satisfied that Arenas understood the seriousness of his actions.
"You are genuinely remorseful, and you get it," Morin said.
While the sentence offers some legal closure, Arenas' future with the Wizards remains unclear. The NBA has suspended him for the rest of the season. His misdeed has helped contribute to the precipitous decline of a franchise that is headed for its second consecutive last-place finish after several years of regularly reaching the playoffs.
The Wizards have indicated they would like to have him back, and Arenas has said he would have no problem playing for the team again. Complicating matters is the fact that the team's ownership is in flux following the death of longtime owner Abe Pollin.
The Wizards could attempt to void the last four years of Arenas' six-year, $111 million contract, although the NBA players' union has vowed to fight such a move. Notably, the team did not address Arenas' future in a statement released after the sentencing.
"Gilbert has admitted his mistakes and will now pay his debt to our community," said the statement issued by president Ernie Grunfeld and Pollin's family. "We are confident that he has learned something significant from the experience and we now look forward to moving on and focusing on building this team into the contender that our outstanding fans deserve."
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These are excerpts of a taped phone call between Laurie Fine, the wife of Syracuse University associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine, and Bobby Davis, a former SU ball boy who has accused Fine of sexually abusing him as a child. Davis secretly recorded their conversation Oct. 8, 2002 and provided the tape to The Post-Standard shortly after. In a brief interview Feb. 10, 2003, Laurie Fine acknowledged she had the conversation with Davis, confirmed portions of the tape were accurate, but suggested Davis had created a phony tape.
In the transcript, Bobby is Bobby Davis and Laurie is Laurie Fine.
Bobby: Hello Laurie. It's Bobby.
Laurie: Hi Bobby.
Bobby: You said to call you Monday or Tuesday.
Laurie: Hold on. Let me get someone else off the other line.
Laurie: Sorry.
Bobby: I was thinking about calling Bernie, just to talk to him. But I didn't know if it was a good idea or a bad idea.
Laurie: I wouldn't call him.
Bobby: A bad idea?
Laurie: Bernie gets something in his head ...
Bobby: Yeah.
Laurie: I'm not telling you what (crosstalk) ... I'm advising you. He carries a grudge. He feels like you owed him that money and he wants it and...
Bobby: That money from like...? Remember we talked about this the last time? Like he's still talking about that then?
Laurie: Him? That's his big bone of contention. If you ...
Bobby: How about that stuff at Manley, when he came and threatened me and everything? Remember I called you that day and I was scared?
Laurie: Right.
Bobby: I just said Bernie I'm not going to pay you for all the things, for what you done to me and what you put me through. I think we're even, whatever. You know. He thought it was good then because he thought I was going to talk to him again.
Laurie: He felt like he lent you the money. You said you were going to pay him back. And you didn't and that's the end of it. He says, 'I'll check off my losses but I will never forget.' 'That's up to you.'
Bobby: Like he did nothing wrong. You know, all the stuff he's done to me ...
Laurie: To him ....
Bobby: I think he really has a problem like that. He doesn't think he does anything wrong.
Laurie: No, he doesn't think he does anything wrong. And Bernie is also in denial. I think he did the things he did, but he's — somehow through his own mental telepathy — erased them out of his mind.
Bobby: I kind of, like, I said, Bernie, leave me alone or I'm going to tell some people about what happened, what you did to me. He was like it was no big deal. Like, whatever. Like he's never done anything.
Laurie: I don't think he even acknowledges what happened. I think he did it and he might've been — I don't know — in another ... (cut off)
Bobby: You think I'm the only one he's ever done that to?
Laurie: No.
Bobby: So.. You don't think I'm the only one that did it.
Laurie: No, I don't but ... I don't know ... you're asking me: should you talk to (Bernie)? No, cause what's to talk about? It's the same ..
Bobby: I'm having issues with the thing. Like I'm just struggling with it a little.
Laurie: Well, I mean, I'm not a good sweep-it-under-the-rug kind of person. You're only going to end up getting hurt in the long run again.
Bobby: I know. As much as I try to avoid it, I try to stay away from it. I think about it every day. I don't know. There's so much history there, you know.
Laurie: Oh, I understand that.
Bobby: You're the only one who really knows, like, me and you.
Laurie: I just think you're going to set yourself up and what have you really got to gain from doing anything, from trying to confront him to talk to him?
Bobby: I don't know. Just because he's been there all that time.
Laurie: The thing with Bernie is if you run across paths in years to come, that's one thing but ...
Bobby: You've never see him do anything with anybody else, have you?
Laurie: No.
Bobby: That one time you told me you saw him, like when I was really young, you saw him through the basement window when you were taking the garbage out?
Laurie: Right. I don't know. Is this bothersome to you?
Bobby: Yeah it is. Lately it has been. It hit me hard. I really don't know why.
Bobby: You don't think he needs help? Or is it too late?
Laurie: I don't know.
Bobby: That's what I keep thinking: maybe ... I feel bad. All the stuff he did to me when I was younger, you know what I mean. (unintelligible) I tried to do something, he tried to grab me.
Laurie: He doesn't learn.
Bobby: Exactly. Like the last time at Manley, the last time I saw him , I told him it's over...
Laurie: No one's with you, are they?
Bobby: No, no. I wouldn't ... Laurie.
Laurie: I know.
Bobby: When I called...
Laurie: (unintelligible) about peoples privacy and I ... not that I think you're going to.
Bobby: Is anyone there?
Laurie: No. Not that I think you're gonna record anything I say, but I'm very cautious about what I say.
Bobby: The thing about Bernie, I called him a pedophile and all this, and he still goes to Manley and he still tries to grab me in his office. He shuts the door.
Laurie: No I don't. I just think, I think there might have been others. but it was geared to you. There was something about you...
Bobby: That's what I was wondering. Like, why was I the worst one?
Laurie: You know, Bobby, again ... When he goes out of town, I don't know anything. I don't think... I'm involved with the kids. I don't see anything else. I used to live, eat, sleep and drink basketball. Now, I am so the other end the last few years that I couldn't tell you the recruits they have. Because I just don't care.
Bobby: I remember you wrote him a letter once and he never ...
Laurie: He never even responded to it, so you know what? You give up after a while.
Bobby: That's why I think he needs help. I don't know if it's too late.
Laurie: He's going to be 60 in a few years. What are you going to do to rehabilitate someone like that? What are you going to do?
Bobby: That's what I keep thinking, maybe if I would've said something about him a long time ago, maybe he would've gotten some help.
Laurie: He doesn't think he needs help. Because if I say to him...
Bobby: He likes boys. I mean, he likes. ...
Laurie: When I told him, you know .... When we talked, I felt really bad you were calling me over a year ago about this whole money thing? I said to him, um, 'You know Bobby and I talked. I know some things about you that, if you keep pushing, are going to be let out.' He didn't even flinch.
Bobby: I know, that's what I'm saying.
Laurie: He says, Let him go. Let him go ahead. Let him go right ahead.
Bobby: He doesn't think he could be (unintelligible).
Laurie: I think he thinks he's above the law.
Bobby: I've always thought that but especially after he came and grabbed me by the neck in front of everybody at Manley, you know, I'm like what the heck. And I tell him, 'Bernie, if you don't leave me alone, I'm gonna tell ... you know, go talk to someone.' He goes, 'Do what you gotta do. Whatever.'
Laurie: That's his line: do what you gotta do.
Bobby: What about the money, like he said I owe him for ... I went to Hawaii with him.
Laurie: He said, Laurie, he came to me and told me he'd pay me back within two years. So I gave him the money on good faith that I'll get it back.
Bobby: Good faith? Laurie, can I tell you about what happened? (laughs) You probably don't even want to know.
Laurie: Oh, I'd love to know because — you know what? — I don't have that intimate, lovey feeling with Bernie. So I...
Bobby: He gave me some money but it ...
Laurie: How much did he give you?
Bobby: I think it was $4,000. It was in three installments. This is what happened: I was so mad at the time. I was thinking about a lot, I was going through a lot. It was just to try to get even with him ... I told him I had a school loan. I was just thinking of a way ... Maybe it was the wrong thing to do, and I feel bad about it now. And he did give me about $4,000, in three installments. It was in the summer...
Laurie: (unintelligible) You had a student loan you wanted to pay off.
Bobby: That's what I'm talking about. This was something I had to say. It had to be three, four summers ago now, right?
Laurie: Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Bobby: So four summers ago. (Editor's note: Bobby was in his mid-20s at the time.) It was when you were in Scott Ave., whatever, it was in the house. He called me. It must've been during camp, too, I'm thinking, because he came over during lunch. He's like, here, I've got this amount, and I'll give you some more tomorrow, but then he'd make me do something.
Laurie: What did he want you to do? You can be honest with me.
Bobby: What do you think? What he always does.
Laurie: He wants you to grab him? Or blow him?
Bobby: He tried to make me grab him. But first he'd try to grab me and start touching me. ...
Laurie: Right. But when he gave you the money, what did he want for that? He wanted you to grab him or he wanted to do you?
Bobby: He wanted to do me. He wanted me to touch him. He tried to make me touch him a couple of times. He'd grab my hand and then I'd pull away. Then he'd put me in your bed and then, you know, put me down. And I'd try to go away. Then he put his arm on top of my chest. He goes, If you want this money, you'll stay right here. I'd try to leave and he'd grab me real hard. You know what he does — I told you about this before, right? He'd grab you if you tried to walk away and he'd say, I'll pull it off or something like that.
Laurie: Right, right.
Bobby: I told you that before.
Laurie: But you never had any oral sex with him?
Bobby: No. I think he'd want to.
Laurie: Of course, he would. Why wouldn't he?
Bobby: I don't know. (laughs)
Laurie: So then he gives you all this money. Now you're not willing to ...
Bobby: This is three days in a row. And then I never came around again, I was so, like, distraught. I was like oh my gosh. I don't know. It was a weird situation. Now I look back, there's no way I could give him the money back after what I went through. Maybe that's wrong, I don't know.
Laurie: See, the money isn't the issue here. He lured you with the money. See, he knew full well what he was doing.
Laurie: ... In fact the other day, as a matter of fact it's funny that you mentioned it, ... we sold Scott Ave.
Bobby: You got rid of it?
Laurie: Yeah, Scott Ave. is gone so he couldn't even drag you back there. Now, Wilson Street is sold sold.
Bobby: You don't have the fraternity.
Laurie: Yeah, he has the fraternity. He doesn't go up there anymore, hardly at all. The fraternity moved, so that wasn't. .. Really, there's no place for him to run and drag people ...
Bobby: Laurie, it doesn't matter. He would do it downstairs while you were upstairs cooking sometimes.
Laurie: Uh-huh.
Bobby: He'd be like at Manley, he'd shut the door. The secretaries must ... I'd come out all red.
Laurie: When (the Fine's son) was little and you lived there, he'd say, 'You better put (their son) to bed.' I'd say, 'He is in bed.' 'Well, you better go check him.' And I'd go up to check him. I'd come down. He'd be out of the living room in the basement. He used to think of ways to get me out of the room. Like, I'm not an idiot, Bernie.
Bobby: Exactly. When I stayed there in your basement, he'd come down there every night. I'm like, what the heck, what's Laurie thinking?
Laurie: What did I think? ... And then he'd come down to where you were every night. And he'd say to me, 'Go check (their son).' Or... Go lay with him. Go upstairs.' Anything to get me out of the room. And I knew. I told you when I was walking down the stairs at night, I'd say to myself, Guaranteed he's not in there. When I'd look in, his papers would be spread out all over and he'd be gone. Right down the basement, door closed.
Bobby: He did that every night.
Laurie: You know what, go to a place where there's gay boys. Find yourself a gay boy. ... Get your rocks off, and have it be over with. He needs that male companionship that I can't give him. ...
Bobby: You know how he'd always try to get me in the shower. You knew about that, right?
Laurie: Yeah. I still have a graphic memory of that, thank you.
Bobby: Whenever you weren't there ...(unintelligible)
Laurie: He'd always say, 'Bobby and I are going in the Jacuzzi.' And I'd go to the bathroom and I'd try to come in. The door'd be locked. I'd check: 'What's going on?' 'Nothing.' I said, 'Unlock the door.' 'No, we're in our underwear.'
Bobby: So, it's not me, it's him.
Laurie: I understand that. You don't have to explain to me.
Bobby: I'm trying to convince myself.
Laurie: Convince yourself. You did nothing wrong. You did nothing wrong, and you were a child, and he took advantage of that. And with Bernie there's a price tag on everything. If he does for you, it's like he records it in a book and you better do it for him.


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Please recognize that the "fiscal cliff" debate will not end with current compromise.
This debate has just begun, so get used to it. Our long-term fiscal situation is toxic and entirely a function of Medicare and Medicaid.
Today, Medicare and Medicaid expenditures approximate 5 percent of U.S. GDP. According to the Congressional Budget Office, public health expenditures will rise to over 10 percent of U.S. GDP by 2037.
Total federal spending, not including interest payments, as a percentage of GDP will rise from 22 percent today to 26 percent in 2037.
Therefore, mathematically, the entire increase in projected government spending can be attributed to increases in public health care costs.
Now, add to those increases the burden of escalating interest expenses, and federal government expenditures by 2037 become 36 percent of our economy.
Therefore, to break even and eliminate deficits, the government must increase taxes accordingly.
The highest tax receipt total the government has been able to extract from the economy, as a percentage of GDP, was 21 percent in 1944 to subsidize the war effort.
Today, tax receipts equal 15 percent of our economy. The long-term tax receipt equilibrium rate for the U.S. is 18.5 percent of GDP. Is more than doubling today's tax level possible?
President Obama suggests increasing taxes on the wealthy will "put us on a sustainable fiscal path." There are roughly 4 million Americans earnings more than $200,000 per year. Their total taxable income approximates $2 trillion.
Therefore taxing 100 percent of income for the "rich" would produce $2 trillion, or 14 percent of GDP. If we eventually need to increase taxes by 21 percent of GDP … that helps a lot.
Of course, the rational "rich" will not allow all of their income to be taxed.
To demonstrate, in 2010 the United Kingdom increased taxes on millionaires from 40 to 50 percent. Prior to the tax increase, 16,000 Brits filed with more than $1 million in income.
One year later, post-tax increase, the number dropped to 6,000.
In 2010, pre-tax increase, British millionaires paid $13 billion in taxes. In 2011, post-tax increase, they paid $6.5 billion.
Higher rates on the rich in Britain led to less tax revenue. In response, they are now lowering the millionaire rate!
This situation has also occurred in France with the implementation of their 75 percent millionaire tax. Millionaires are emigrating in droves, and corporations are having difficulty recruiting top level executives into France.
The truth is, as Art Laffer has taught all of us, millionaires will NOT pay more in taxes. They have the resources to relocate, reclassify and reinvent.
As we discussed last week, the campaign in Washington against the top 2 percent correlates more with reducing our country's income inequality than it does with solving our fiscal problem.
Bottom line: Any discussion about "fiscal sustainability" that does not begin and end with Medicare and Medicaid is not a discussion about "fiscal sustainability" … it's something else.
David Waddell, who is regularly featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Forbes, as well as on Fox Business News and CNBC, is president and CEO of Waddell & Associates with offices in Memphis and Nashville.
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1 Complimentary Sportball Class for 16 months to 3 years old in Sylvan Lake
Keep your kids active this Season and join us for one complimentary sporting experience.
This class is for ages 16 months to 3.5 years. Join us on one of the Thursdays that work for your family on either March 15, 22, 29 or April 5, 12, or 19 at 5:00 PM at Sylvan Lake Community Center. Street parking is available.
This 45-minute class will introduce your child to sport and exercise in a fun environment.
This is a parent and child program so grownups, don't forget those runners!
Please arrive early to sign-in and to allow your child time settle.
* For parents interested in a complimentary class for a sibling that is not within this age-range, please call us at 403-597-2226.
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Flower power. Despite the sixties bent to the spring 2012 season that's not a phrase we've been hearing often. But we've come to expect the unexpected from Mary Katrantzou, and this season she was feeling flowers. Indeed, they were something of a leitmotif, her models marching out around an installation of three thousand chrysanthemums in saturated shade of saffron-yellow, red, magenta and white that later took a leap off the catwalk and onto the clothes.
Katrantzou's conceit this time was man against nature - 'petal versus metal' was her neat summary. Witness her opening numbers, prints derived from the shiny steel chassis of crushed automobiles glinting under sun. Fitting the prints, the shapes were sleek and minimal, although fluttery trains gave the concept of something natural breaking through the artifice. That was just a taste of thing to come: fish, frogs, birds and thousands of flowers whirled around the body, structured dresses folded around the legs like a corolla if petals and trains dropping in back to reveal yet more blooms. In a season of bleached-out pastels, Katrantzou's palette was eye-popping and jaw-dropping, chartreuse, mauve, tangerine and teal glowing from a single print. And, as is this designer's inimitable strength, there were lots and lots of prints.
This season Katrantzou pushed herself yet again to create something fresh and new. Not only in the textile patterns - ironically, new and exciting prints are now an expectation rather than a hope from Karrantzou's febrile mind - but in the shapes and fabrications. Her floral-drenched suiting, colour-blocked in scarlet, turquoise and shocking-pink, was an idea so simple and striking you wondered why no designer had seized on its visual impact before. Angular fusions of Mylar, printed tulle and knit gave a fresh voice to the metallics we've been seeing everywhere. And while we're on the subject, those intarsia knits were truly something else - so detailed, intricate and visually inventive it was easy to overlook that they were knitted at all. Trompe l'oeil is another Katrantzou signature, after all. This time her visual trickery was pushed to the zenith.
After a few seasons filching her prints from haute couture interiors, maybe Katrantzou went a little stir-crazy. Certainly no-one has ever looked at nature before with quite this eye, silhouettes pumped up, colour almost psychedelic in intensity. When a designer can render the common-or-garden floral as something wonderous, mind-boggling and utterly unique, you know you're witnessing an exceptional fashion talent. This season, Katrantzou's creativity came to full bloom, and it was a true feast for the eyes.


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How Do I Invite You to Grow Food?
In this Peak Moment Television interview, sponsored by the San Francisco Film Society, Peak Moment host Janaia Donaldson interviews Jenny Pell, founder and president of Permaculture Now! based in Port Townsend, Washington.
Permaculture isn't just about food. Pell discusses the new generation of permaculture practitioners and what it means for not agriculture, but also water systems, waste streams, natural building and community.
"Sustainable is not enough," says Pell. "I don't want to keep the status quo. Staying right here is not good enough; we have to be additive at this point.
Pell discusses some of the workshops she leads, on topics ranging from fungi to grafting; a new project she is working on to support gleaning, where people can access fields after harvest; and why sustainable doesn't mean giving things up, but gaining abundance instead.


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Nashville, TN (February 9, 2009) – RCA Nashville hit recording artist Chuck Wicks is among the celebrity competitors poised to take to the dance floor for the eighth season of the enduringly popular ABC series, Dancing with the Stars. The new cast was revealed this evening as series host Tom Bergeron presented the "All Night Name Drop," announcing this season's competitors throughout ABC's Sunday night prime-time programming.
ABC also announced in a press release this evening that Chuck's dance partner in the competition will be his girlfriend and fellow country recording artist, two-time Dancing with the Stars champion, Julianne Hough.
Joining Wicks to round out this season's celebrity contestants are rapper Lil' Kim; Jackass star Steve-O; Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell; actor Gilles Marini; actress Denise Richards; Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak; recording artist Belinda Carlisle; actor/comedian David Alan Grier; football hero Lawrence Taylor; recording artist Jewel and her husband, rodeo star Ty Murray; and Olympic Gold-medal winning gymnast Shawn Johnson.
"Classical pop" pianist William Joseph kicked off his first U.S. headlining tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Friday, January 9th with a passionate and dynamic performance. Underneath sultry lights of green and purple, Mr. Joseph delivered a youthful and fresh twist on classical music, creating a hip and energetic style with his compositions.
He began delicate and careful, leaning into his piano, caressing each note softly as he played "Heroes". He then picked up in intensity, creating a dynamic and engaging performance. After his first piece, one audience member let out a very genuine and very appropriate "Wow!"
Clearwater, FL (January 2009) "SMOKIN OUT" BBQ Grill & Bar, 401 S. Ft. Harrison (former Harrison's location), had their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the Chamber of Commerce on the 23rd of January and continued their grand opening celebration through Saturday with live entertainment.
Serving smoked fish, chicken, pork, ribs, wings, sandwiches and mouth-watering Black Angus burgers, "Smokin' Out" also offers a children's menu, event catering and take-out.
Clearwater, FL (February 2009) - Did you know that a local Clearwater company has prevented over a quarter of a million non-destructible, non-degradable laser toner cartridges from being thrown into landfills?
Malvern Group Cartridge Services has been providing Tampa Bay businesses with name brand and remanufactured toner cartridges for over a decade. They collect your empties and send them off to be remanufactured by an ISO 9001 certified and STMC Independent lab (that tests for yields, print quality and reliability) certified manufacturer.
When they collect your empties, they bring a high quality cartridge to replace it. They not only make it easy to be green, they save you up to 50% over the name brand cartridge. Malvern says it cannot be a mistake to save meaningful dollars if you don't sacrifice yield, dependability and quality. Malvern's warranty is provided in writing. "We stand behind our products 100% say, Mike & Lynn Farrell", owners of Malvern.
Malvern is also an Authorized Samsung Copier and Kobra Shredder dealer here in Tampa Bay. They also offer copier, fax, and laser printer repair. Don't be so quick to toss a well-built laser printer into a landfill. Often times a simple repair is all it needs.
Clearwater, FL (January 2009) - It was a chilly Sunday morning, just as dawn was starting to break and the runners were out bright and early in their hopes of being the first to complete the fourth annual Clearwater Half-a-Thon and third annual Five Mile Races, but the un-Floridian like temperature didn't stop a flock of racers from warming up in preparation to cross the Clearwater Memorial Bridge.
Just as the sun poked its sleepy head over the bay, the runners lined up at the starting line at Coachman Park, stretching, jogging lightly in the parking lot or doing the "cold weather dance" as they waited in anticipation for the race to start.
"It's going to be a good run across the bridge," said Mike Newton, a participant. For him, the race is an enjoyable way to get his exercise. "This is fun. It's a good way to start the New Year off."
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Farmer's Market Moves
Clearwater, FL (February 2009) - The Downtown Clearwater Farmer's Market has moved to Cleveland Street, between Ft. Harrison and Garden Avenue. Instead of being squeezed in a corner of the City Hall parking lot, its former home, the Farmer's Market now has a block of its own every Wednesday from 10:00am until 2:00pm.
The new location of the market will bring more traffic to Cleveland Street and the downtown area, and in addition to supporting the local businesses that sell their goods each week, it will improve the commerce along this section of Cleveland Street. Tourists and locals will be able to walk through the middle of the street while they enjoy live music and sample fresh honey from Eden's Nectar Honey or smoked fish spread from Island Fish.
"Bob and Daughter Produce" had a long line of customers reaching all the way to the other side of the street on the first day at their new location. "This is the first day back and it's been absolutely awesome," says the owner. And are you receiving more business? "Yes, definitely. People walking by see it where they didn't see it before."
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The event was presented by Full Throttle Magazine and sponsored by GEICO Motorcycle Insurance.
To stay up-to-date on upcoming events, visit TBI's Community Calendar.
Why it's Important to Balance your Calcium Intake
Clearwater, FL (February 3, 2009) - Magnesium influences many bodily processes, including digestion, energy production, muscle function, bone formation, creation of new cells, activation of B vitamins and relaxation of muscles, as well as assisting in the functions of the heart, kidneys, adrenals, brain and nervous system. The lack of sufficient available magnesium in the body can interfere with any or all of these processes.
The National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, reports that there is an increased interest in the role of magnesium in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Diets of the industrialized world, with their processed foods and use of refined sugar and flour, are commonly quite low in magnesium. The result? A significant percentage of the population have below healthy magnesium levels, including many who already use magnesium. Why? First, the amount of magnesium required by the body is greater than people think. Second, most magnesium capsules and tablets are not completely absorbed by the body.
Clearwater, FL (Feb. 4, 2009) - This is an interesting question that I've been asked several times recently, so I finally called the Property Appraiser's Office to find out for myself.
Now, before I tell you the answer, I want to clarify a few terms.
Appraised Value – This is done by an Appraiser hired to determine the value of a home when it has been sold, when it is being re-financed, or to determine the market value of a home.
Just Market Value – This is the term the Property Appraiser's Office uses for the fair market value of a property. (This is usually broken up into two parts—the Just Market Land which is how much your land is currently worth, and Just Market Improved which is how much your home or building, is worth currently without the land value. Then there is Total Assessment, and it's the two values added together.
Do you want to survive and be able to experience expansion while everybody else believes this is the worst economic crisis ever – and is set to last for the rest of their life? If your answer is yes, then follow these 3 steps:
IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOU HAVE NO REASON FOR WORRY! The current economic crisis is just a repetition of the past. Don't you remember "Black Monday"? It refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed. The Black Monday decline was the largest one-day percentage decline in stock market history. But all world stock markets rallied in less than 1.5 year.
Moving forward, you may recall the 1991-1992 world crisis right after the Gulf War: huge peaks in oil prices, a steep decline in the commercial real estate market and a credit crisis (following the infamous savings and loan collapses of the late 1980s). This crisis ended in 1994 and world stock markets hit top values in less than 2 years.


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Saint Constantine of Cornwall
Born a Cornish prince, the son of King Paternus. After a life of vice, Constantine had a conversion experience, repented his sins, and studied the faith in Wales and Ireland. Missionary to the Scottish Picts. Worked with Saint Columbanus. Abbot of a monastery at Govan. Two places in Cornwall are named for him. Considered by some sources to be Scotland's first martyr.
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China Follows as Boston Victim's Fate Unfolds
The U.S. Embassy granted the parents of Lu Lingzi, one of the three victims in the Boston Marathon bombing, visas for immediate entry. The WSJ's Carlos Tejada talks about how the story of Ms. Lu's death unfolded on the Chinese Web.
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I have been busy. I have missed seeing and hearing about your lives and pets. My 2014 resolution is to get back to posting and hanging out here.... I hope you have all been well and that your lives have been, well, tolerable at least.
Here is a photo of Prue (with the red tag) and a dog park buddy, hanging out just yesterday. Prue likes Beaudie and they have become good friends.


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While the nation (or at least the news media) continues to reel from the news of Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey, Jon Stewart thinks we're all idiots for believing the cyclist's claims in the first place – himself included.
On Tuesday's installment of "The Daily Show," Stewart raked the disgraced former Tour De France champion over the coals. He began by expressing his outrage over the dollar he spent on a rubber "Livestrong" bracelet that is now "somewhere in his house." "Well, I think we all owe cancer an apology. Or is that not the lesson in all this?" he joked.
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Stewart also wondered what made Armstrong, who's denied doping allegations for more than a decade, even in sworn depositions, finally come clean: "What entity is more powerful than Lady Justice?"


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BOONE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Franklin Graham says President Barack Obama could use basketball diplomacy to defuse tensions with North Korea and its young leader.
The son of evangelist Billy Graham says Obama should contact Kim Jong Un, whose regime has threatened to launch nuclear strikes on South Korea and the U.S.
Franklin Graham told KTIS radio that since Kim is in his 20s and loves basketball, Obama could invite him "to the finals."
The NCAA college basketball championship game will be played Monday night in Atlanta.
Franklin Graham has visited North Korea four times and his Samaritan's Purse humanitarian organization has operated there for years. His mother, the late Ruth Bell Graham, attended high school in Pyongyang in the 1930s and his father, Billy Graham, preached there in 1992.


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Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
April 12-June 21
Drop-in story time at 10 a.m. with library time to follow. Borrow books, craft, and play.
This is an all ages and abilities program. Storytimes will be approximately 20-30 minutes and aimed at ages 2-4, though everyone is welcome.
Light refreshments are generously provided by Ironwood Estates. Please build in time to make new connections and visit with the residents and other families who attend.
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ACA research efforts center on a two-fold approach that 1) advances the knowledge about the value of the camp experience and 2) enhances the business acumen of professionals involved in the industry of camp. These approaches allow for the development of tools, information, and resources that address current societal issues such as positive youth development in camp and other out-of-school time settings, youth outcomes, workforce development, as well as business issues around industry benchmarks, staff training, and quality program improvement. ACA research efforts result in a variety of tested evaluation and research tools, training resources, trend reports, and scholarly as well as practical application publications. Access ACA research and evaluation information from the categories below:
5-Year Camp Impact Study
Exploring the outcomes of the camp experience related to career/college readiness for campers and staff
Youth Development Outcomes
Data-gathering tools and resources for outcomes
Program Quality Enhancement
Resources to address quality improvement, staff training, and health practices
Reports, Summaries, Data, and Maps
All the data from all the research
Other Resources
ACA collaborations, awards, mini-grants, and Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (CARE)