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(NewsUSA) – The most well-known accommodations in Valley Forge and Montgomery County, Pa., from the standpoint of history, are probably the tents and huts that housed the Continental Army in the winter of 1777-1778.
Fortunately, the area has come a long way since then.
The backstory at The Woodside Lodge at Spring Mountain, Schwenksville, Pa., combines equal dashes of history and family ties. The original inn was built in the 1920s and was resurrected by an enterprising couple, Rick and Gayle Buckman, with a connection to the site: Rick's father was once a busboy there. After an extensive renovation, it reopened in February 2012 as a nine-room oasis. The original appointments were retained — such as those lovely glass doorknobs — but modern amenities abound.
The John Kindig House Bed & Breakfast, Hatfield, Pa., maintains its 1864 roots through the plaster-over-clapboard construction of the original farmhouse. Inside, the rooms are tastefully decorated with a blend of reproduction and antique furnishings and original artwork. Unique for this type of property, the B&B features an outdoor swimming pool.
The Morgan Hughes Homestead, Lansdale, Pa., is at the crossroads for the origins of several famous American families: the Morgans (of J.P. Morgan fame) and the Hughes and Boone families (of Daniel Boone fame). Manor House rooms have queen-sized beds, full private baths and cathedral ceilings. The smokehouse and walk-in fireplaces are all original and maintain their hardware. Many of the doors and "six-over-nine" windows contain original, handmade glass.
Wayne Bed & Breakfast Inn, Wayne, Pa., offers a different look and feel to the other area B&Bs: one of Victorian opulence, but not so formal that visitors can't take a dip in the outdoor pool. Built in 1890, the innkeepers (Traudi and Bob Thomason) retain a slice of their cultural background as they welcome guests with a hearty, "Hier, wird Deutsch gesprochen" ("Here, German was spoken").
Information on any of the accommodations throughout Montgomery County, Pa., including these B&B getaways, is available from the Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.valleyforge.org.
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Pineapple vs water
I started my first starter a week ago. I decided to go with the pineapple juice method because for some reason I thought it would work better.
I followed this method http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/10901/pineapple-juice-solution-part-2 [1]. But I must admit that I might have misread the instructions because I don't know imperial measures. So I'm pretty sure I added too much water as I measured it by volume equal to the volume of the flour. But I thought I got the starter to flour ratio right, which was 1:1/2.
I ended up starting 3 starters with pineapple juice. I kept only the youngest one and finally worked out the correct ratios and started weighing the ingredients. Today it had totally taken off and last time I checked it had nearly doubled in size. This is day 7.
I also started a starter with the water a few days after the starter described above. And to me it seems to rise equally well even though I started it 3 days later (today is day 4). But what's more surprising is that I can smell the yeast in that one, but the pineapple one just smells sour, can't detect any yeast.
As an experiment it's totally flawed of course, because I didn't use the same method for both and fed the water starter more, sooner. But I'd be interested to know if anyone else has compared them and what their observations were?


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According to The Princeton Review, Whitman College is one of the nation's 150 "Best Value Colleges."
The 2014 list includes 75 public and 75 private colleges that "The Princeton Review" has selected for its book, "The Best Value Colleges: 2014 Edition." The list does not rank the schools beyond the top 10.
Colleges are included in the list based on a survey of more than 2,000 undergraduate institutions during 2012-13. The selection process analyzed school-reported information across more than 30 data points covering academics, cost and financial aid, as well as data from The Princeton Review's surveys of students at the schools over the past three academic years.
Institutions that make the list combine stellar academics with affordability. The profile of Whitman featured in "The Best Value Colleges" praised the accessibility of faculty members to the student body, the availability of internships, study abroad and other research opportunities, as well as the full suite of scholarships available to Whitman students.
View the full list at The Princeton Review's website.


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Maidenhead, town, Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, historic county of Berkshire, southeastern England. It is situated on the River Thames.
A stone bridge (1772–77) carries the road between London and Bath across the river, and the railway bridge (1837–38) designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel has two of the widest brick spans in the world. Maidenhead Thicket and Pinkneys Green together cover 535 acres (217 hectares) of National Trust land. Along with their boating facilities and proximity to the metropolis of London, the parklands have contributed to making Maidenhead a popular residential area and summer resort. Pop. (2001) 58,848; (2011) 63,580.


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The Latest on Social Security
Social Security payments are adjusted every year to keep up with inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
Those who sign up for Social Security before their full retirement age receive a reduced payment. Those turning 62 in 2018 will need to wait until 66 and four months to claim their full retirement benefit. The full retirement age for people born in 1955 was 66 and two months; for everyone born between 1943 and 1954, it was 66.
Social Security beneficiaries will get 2 percent bigger payments in 2018. Social Security benefits were increased by only 0.3 percent in January 2017, the last increase since increasing 1.7% in 2015, following a 1.5% COLA for 2014. Previous cost-of-living adjustments have ranged from zero in 2010, 2011 and 2016 to 14.3 percent in 1980.1,2
The average monthly Social Security payment is expected to increase by $27 to $1,404 in January 2018. Couples who are both receiving benefits will see their payments climb by an average of $46 to $2,340. The maximum possible Social Security benefit for a worker who begins collecting benefits at full retirement age will be $2,788 in 2018, up from $2,687 in 2017. The average retired couple received $2,176 per month in 2015. A single retiree claiming benefits at thefull retirement age of 66 in 2015 got a maximum monthly Social Security payment of $2,663.1,2
Social Security's retirement earnings test amounts have also risen. Retirees who work and collect Social Security benefits at the same time will be able to earn slightly more in 2018 before part or all of their benefit is temporarily withheld. Beneficiaries who are younger than their full retirement age (i.e., age 62-65) can earn up to $17,040 in 2018, increased by $120 from 2017, before they will lose a benefit dollar for each $2 earned above the limit. In 2015, the test amount was $15,720 and in the 2014 limit was $15,480.
The earning limit will grow by $480 to $45,360 for those who will turn their retirement age in 2018, and the penalty decreases to a dollar withheld for every $3 earned above the limit. Those who reached full retirement age of 66 during 2015, withheld $1 of benefits for every $3 earned above $41,880. Once you turn your full retirement age there is no penalty for working after claiming retirement benefits and your benefit will be recalculated to give you credit for any withheld earnings. 1,2
2018 Trustee Projections: The Social Security program's costs are expected to exceed its income in 2018, marking the first time that has happened since 1982 and forcing the Federal Government to dip into the retirement system's trust fund to pay benefits to participants. The program's trustees said the shortfall trend could worsen in the decades to come, and forecast that reserves will be depleted by 2034, at which point it won't be able to pay full benefits on a timely basis. The report said that if the funds are depleted, the program could pay about three-quarters of benefits. 3
Tax Considerations:
As always, part of your Social Security benefits may be taxed. This may happen if you exceed the program's "combined income" threshold. (Combined income = adjusted gross income + non-taxable interest + 50% of Social Security benefits.)4
The Social Security wage base continues to climb. Workers will contribute 6.2 percent of their earnings to Social Security until their income exceeds $128,700 in 2018, up from $127,200 in 2017, compared to the $118,500 threshold set in 2015. 1,2
What about Social Security's projected long-range shortfall?
Social Security projects that it can tap its combined trust funds of roughly $2.8 trillion to pay 100% of scheduled retirement benefits through 2033. Thanks to the aging of the baby boomers, however, it has begun paying out more than it takes in. Social Security's trustees project annual cash flow deficits averaging $77 billion across 2014-18, which could subsequently increase. 5,6
How does Social Security fix that? The simple fix many legislators have suggested is to hike the full retirement age. The Full retirement age for those turning 62 in 2018 is set to 66 and 4 months and will increase by 2 months each year until it reaches age 67 for everyone born in 1960 or later. A 2014 SSA report noted the potential savings that might result from incremental adjustments. If the full retirement age was gradually raised to 68 during the next six years, that would cut 15% from the program's present deficit. If it gradually raised it to 69 across the next 12 years, Social Security's long-term shortfall would shrink 35%. The boldest suggestion – swiftly taking the full retirement age north to 70 and denying seniors a chance to claim Social Security until age 64 – would reduce the program's deficit by 48%. Of course, the social and economic effects of even the less drastic moves could be devastating for many retirees.1,7
Another suggestion would be to radically hike the Social Security wage base to expose 90% of earned wages to Social Security taxes; the SSA says that move could reduce the long-range Social Security deficit by 48%. Alternately or in conjunction, the payroll tax could be raised from 12.4%; taking it up to 15.5% could get rid of the long-range shortfall and possibly leave a surplus, the SSA estimates.7
Or, Social Security COLAs could be linked to price growth instead of average wage growth – that is, to the "chained" CPI rather than the regular Consumer Price Index. In their above-mentioned 2014 report (which contains 120 ideas for reforming the program), Social Security trustees posit that basing COLAs on chained CPI would cut the long-term deficit by 19%. The SSA says COLAs could be 0.3% smaller annually if they were based on the chained CPI, which assumes that consumers buy cheaper versions of certain goods and services in the face of rising prices. Senior advocates would prefer COLAs being linked to the experimental CPI-E, an index the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to track spending patterns of retirees. The CPI-E tends to rise 0.2% faster than the regular Consumer Price Index.7,8
What if some of Social Security's reserves were invested in equities rather than Treasuries? Some economists contend this could have nightmarish results, others praise the idea. The SSA notes that if 40% of the Social Security trust funds were directed into equities with an average inflation-adjusted return of 6.4% per year – as opposed to special-issue Treasuries with long-term, inflation-adjusted returns of 2.9% a year – Social Security's long-range funding gap would decrease by 21%.7
How much retirement income do you have these days? With Social Security's future still surrounded by questions, you may be thinking about where your retirement income will come from in the years ahead.
1 - money.usnews.com/money/retirement/social-security/articles/2017-10-16/social-security-changes-coming-in-2018
2 - forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2014/10/22/social-security-benefits-rising-1-7-for-2015-top-tax-up-just-1-3/
3 - www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-says-costs-will-exceed-income-this-year
4 - ssa.gov/planners/taxes.htm
5 - blog.aarp.org/2014/07/30/top-8-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-2014-social-security-trustees-report/
6 - ssa.gov/oact/trsum/
7 - time.com/money/3555030/social-security-reforms-quick-guide/
87 - reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/column-miller-colas-idUSL2N0SH03C20141023
Related Social Security Articles:
⚫ The Most Misunderstood Program In America. Take this Social Security quiz to see how well you understand Social Security.
⚫ Is Your Information Correct? Verify your estimated Social Security benefits and personal information.
⚫ Timing your Social Security Claim. Choosing when to file for Social Security benefits can affect the total value of your benefits.
⚫ Medicare premiums and any income-related monthly adjustment amounts are automatically deducted from your Social Security benefit. Factor health costs into your strategy on how to collect Social Security.


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I'm embarrassed to ask this but... lol... what the heck, here goes.
I'm newly registered, as I saw the section with the Missions, and I thought it looked like a great opportunity to learn some basics.
However... I can't actually find the dang Missions!! lol All I can seem to find are the forum threads discussing the missions, but not the missions themselves.
Can someone help a sheepish noob out?
-- Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:12 pm --
Oh snap.... I found them. _face_palm_
Sorry folks... nothing to see here...
*walks away sheepishly


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Jackson County Judge Jeff Phillips is among 115 officials in 58 counties who have declared May as Historic Preservation Month, AHPP Director Frances McSwain announced today.
"The theme of Historic Preservation Month 2013 is 'See! Save! Celebrate!' and 'Saving Our Heritage: Arkansas's Historic Structures' is the theme for Arkansas Heritage Month," McSwain said. " We hope all of the people of Arkansas will take time to reflect on the importance of their local historic sites, especially those listed on the National Register of Historic Places." A list of County's National Register can be found at http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/nationalregister/search.aspx. Judge Phillips' proclamation reads as follows: "Whereas, historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while enhancing livability ; and "Whereas, historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and rural, and for Americans of all ages, all walks of lie and all ethnic backgrounds; and "Whereas, it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped us as a people; and "Whereas, 'See! Save! Celebrate!' is the theme fro National Preservation Month 2013 and 'Saving our Heritage: Arkansas Historic Structures, is the theme for Arkansas Heritage Month, cosponsored by Jackson County, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Trust for Historic Preservation "Now, Therefore, I, Jeff Phillips, County Judge of Jackson County, Arkansas, do proclaim May 2013 as National Preservation Month and call upon the people of Jackson County to join their fellow citizens across the United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance." For a list of Arkansas Heritage Moth events, visit http://www.arkansasheritage.com/plan/heritage_month.aspx. For information, call the AHPP at (501) 324-9880, writhe the agency at 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201, send an e-mail message to firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.arkansaspreservation.org. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state's cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.


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- "Malakho says the statue is too heavy to carry. Kovarro says that Malakho is an idiot."
- ―Ser Jorah Mormont interpreting for Daenerys Targaryen
Malakho is an old Dothraki warrior in the khalasar of Daenerys Targaryen.
Malakho is an aged Dothraki in Khal Drogo's khalasar. After Ko Pono and Ko Jhaqo abandoned the khalasar following Drogo's incapacitation and death, Malakho remained. After Daenerys' hatched her three dragon eggs, Malakho pledged loyalty to the khaleesi.
Season 2
Malakho can be seen in the background when Daenerys' silver horse dies of exhaustion in the Red Waste,[1] and when the the Thirteen receive Daenerys at the gates of Qarth.[2] Malakho attends the reception for Daenerys in the home of Xaro Xhoan Daxos. He and Kovarro have to be prevented from stealing Xaro's statuary.[3] He guards Daenerys during her return from a meeting with the Spice King and is present when she discovers the theft of her dragons.[4] He guards Daenerys's room after the theft.[5]
After the duplicity of Xaro Xhoan Daxos is discovered, Malakho is the one who forces the would-be King of Qarth into his empty vault.[6]
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What Is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
In the books
Malakho is a new character created for the TV series who does not appear in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels. It is mentioned that of the few Dothraki who stay with Daenerys after Drogo dies, most are old men or green boys.


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Murphy, McMahon discuss specifics on the issues
Hartford - Serious talk about national issues and policy positions has been largely absent in the race between U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon.
The campaign dialogue so far is characterized by tit-for-tat attack ads and warring news releases over which candidate does or doesn't have a jobs plan and whose past financial troubles are excusable. The four one-on-one debates are not until October.
As Murphy, the Democratic nominee and 5th Congressional District representative, put it last week: "The press is very interested in Linda McMahon's personal attacks right now, but ultimately the voters are going to be interested in her economic record versus my economic record and our plans for the state."
The Day asked both candidates for their positions on some of the bigger recent issues that the nation has faced.
Murphy and McMahon, the Republican nominee, are in general agreement on a few topics, such as preventing Iran from fielding nuclear weapons. They both describe themselves as independent thinkers who are willing to oppose their own party for the interests of Connecticut.
But they diverge on many issues, including the future of the Affordable Care Act and whether government should try to combat climate change. They even seem to disagree on the importance of presenting an issues platform for voters.
"She won't go to editorial board meetings and she doesn't even have an issues page on her website," Murphy said. "There's very little guesswork as to what [issues] I care about. Linda McMahon is a total mystery."
But in McMahon's opinion, Murphy is oblivious to the top issue on most state residents' minds.
"The big choice for voters in this election is which candidate has a plan to get Connecticut back to work and get the economy turned around," McMahon's campaign spokesman, Todd Abrajano, said in response to Murphy's remark, adding that McMahon will do newspaper editorial board interviews before the Nov. 6 election.
"Linda McMahon has released a comprehensive, detailed jobs plan. … If Congressman Murphy can't come up with a plan for the number one issue facing voters today, how can voters expect him to be effective?" Abrajano said.
Candidates on the issues
• Jobs and the economy
McMahon's plan for the economy - the centerpiece of her campaign - involves lowering tax rates on personal income and dropping the federal corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 35 percent. It calls for rolling back "job-killing" regulations on businesses, and allowing firms to deduct 100 percent of capital expenses in hopes of stimulating business investment.
To pay for her plan, she wants to simplify the tax code and end some loopholes and "corporate welfare," including farm subsidies. She backs a balanced-budget amendment and proposes cutting 1 percent from the federal budget each year until it balances.
McMahon says her tax cuts would save the average Connecticut family of four $500 a month. However, the most detailed outside analysis of her plan to date, by The Hartford Courant, puts the savings at just over $80 a month.
Murphy says all the tax cuts in McMahon's plan would create a big revenue shortfall for the government that couldn't be made up just closing loopholes.
Other critics, including her unsuccessful opponent in last month's GOP Senate primary, former Congressman Christopher Shays, say it's highly unlikely that McMahon, if elected Connecticut's next senator, could drum up much of the necessary support in gridlocked Washington to get her plan passed.
Murphy's ideas to improve the economy and jobs outlook include simplifying the federal tax code, reinvesting in the infrastructure such as roads and rail, more "buy American" provisions to support onshore manufacturing jobs and strong investments in education to bolster the nation's future workforce.
• Health care
McMahon wants to "repeal and replace" the 2010 Affordable Care Act, often called "Obamacare." She says the law as written is unaffordable and limits freedom. She opposes its individual mandate that will require citizens to buy insurance or face financial penalties.
Murphy is a strong supporter of the national health care law, although he wishes it contained the once-proposed government-run care plan popularly known as a "public option." He believes health care coverage "should be a right, not a privilege available only to those who can afford it."
• Taxes
McMahon wants to see all Bush-era tax cuts extended beyond their scheduled Jan. 1 expiration. She would eliminate the estate tax and enact the tax cuts in her jobs plan. She says she's open to future tax increases on the wealthy once the economy improves, but that revenue must go toward balancing the budget or paying debt.
Murphy agrees with President Obama's plan to extend all Bush-era tax cuts, except those currently benefiting couples making more than $250,000 a year. "I don't think there's any honest way to balance the budget without asking the very wealthy amongst us to pay a little bit more," he said.
• Environment
McMahon is somewhat skeptical of the theory of human-caused climate change. "I think that there's mixed science on that," she told The Day.
She opposes carbon reduction strategies such as "cap-and-trade," which she considers an energy tax. For economic reasons, she wants to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline from Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Environmentalists fear that massive quantities of greenhouse gases would be emitted by extracting and burning the pipeline's oil, among other concerns, exacerbating climate change.
McMahon noted how the country's total carbon emissions have been on a downward trend in recent years. "Which is good news. That's without government interference, that's just the private sector doing what it's done," she said. "And so my goal will be that we become more energy independent by continuing to explore for more oil and natural gas, developing renewables and developing more nuclear."
As congressman, Murphy supported the 2009 American Clean Energy and Security Act, also known as the Waxman-Markey Bill, which would have set up a cap-and-trade system aimed at reducing carbon emissions. He believes in ending oil company subsidies and giving an economic advantage to renewable energy, but allowing the free-market to determine which renewable technologies succeed.
"Smart energy reform like cap-and-trade would grow jobs in this country, it would make our nation safer and it would help clean up the environment," Murphy said.
He said he fears McMahon would vote with Republicans to change environmental laws. "There doesn't seem to be a day that goes by when [Republicans] don't attempt to weaken the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act or our other sacred environmental protection laws."
• Abortion, contraception
Both McMahon and Murphy support abortion rights and access to birth control.
However, McMahon is opposed to the "partial birth" procedure for terminating a pregnancy and opposes federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother's life is at risk. McMahon also supports the "Blunt amendment," which would allow employers with moral objections to opt out of providing their workers services in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, such as birth control.
"For Linda, the Blunt amendment was not about birth control. She supported it because it was about religious freedom, over-regulation of businesses and the government imposing its will on individual citizens," her campaign said.
• Financial industry regulation
McMahon wants the 2010 Dodd-Frank bill to be amended, as she believes it has increased costs and regulations on the small community banks that many Connecticut small businesses rely on for loans.
McMahon said it is too early for a final verdict, as regulators have yet to write many of the law's rules.
Murphy strongly supported financial industry reform following the panic of 2008. He considers the Dodd-Frank law "a good start."
"McMahon seems to want to go back to the good old days when Wall Street bankers used our money in a casino-style trading operation that helped them and hurt us," he said.
• Stimulus in hindsight
McMahon said that, unlike Murphy, she would not have voted for the $814 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
"The money didn't get into the hands of the people who had the projects ready," McMahon said. "It just got tied up in bureaucratic red tape. So therefore you didn't see it have a positive impact on unemployment, and it had very little impact here on the construction industry in Connecticut."
Murphy believes the stimulus saved the country from deep depression and prevented the nation's unemployment rate from rising further. But he wishes Congress had approved "follow-up measures" to assist the economic recovery, such as approving Obama's American Jobs Act, which called for investment in schools, infrastructure and business hiring incentives.
"Connecticut benefited greatly from the Recovery Act. That bill created and saved a lot of jobs," he said.
• Paul Ryan's budget
The budget plan put forth by Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, now the Republican vice-presidential nominee, passed the House this spring on a party-line vote but was rejected by the Senate. Congressman Murphy voted against the controversial plan, which, among other things, would cut taxes, transition Medicare to a voucher system and balance the budget by 2040. McMahon said she too would vote against the plan if it came before her.
"One of the things that I have said I would not do is support a budget that would decrease funding to Medicare, and this budget did that," she said.
• The filibuster
Murphy, like Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, is in favor of changing the filibuster parliamentary tactic in the Senate that, when used, can allow a minority of senators to prevent a bill from coming to a vote. A supermajority of 60 senators is generally required to break a filibuster.
Members of both parties, most recently the Democrats, have at various times bemoaned the filibuster for impeding the will of the majority.
"We're getting lapped by other nations on energy policy, on health care policy and scientific investment because 40 senators stand in the way of progress," Murphy said.
But McMahon is in favor of preserving the filibuster as is.
"The filibuster is one of those Senate rules that's designed to protect the minority in the Senate. So I guess my hope would be that Sen. Blumenthal would be very appreciative of having the filibuster next year," McMahon said with a laugh, alluding to the prospect of Senate Democrats losing their majority in November.
• War and nuclear Iran
The candidates have comparable views on when the nation should go to war.
"I think that we absolutely only go to war when vital interests of the United States are at stake. And if we go in and we commit to war, we need to have a clear vision for victory with a clear military plan to get there," McMahon said.
Murphy said the country must be facing an immediate threat to go to war, and if possible, should act in multilateral action with other nations.
The candidates feel similarly about a nuclear Iran and support the Obama administration's tough sanctions on the country.
McMahon said the nation cannot allow Iran to field nuclear weapons and should keep "all options on the table."
In Murphy's view "we should have a simple policy that we're not going to allow Iraq to get a nuclear weapon." He added: "But we should keep the military option on the table because the threat posed to the United States by a nuclear-armed Iran and a nuclear-armed Middle East is grave and significant."
Murphy says McMahon using personal attacks to distract from her stance on issues
Shutdown reaches Day 28 as Trump, Pelosi feud heats up again
Regional council backs New London's bid for better deal at State Pier
Huskies can't seem to muster the fire, intensity of their coach


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ATLANTA >> The Braves are back.
Didn't see that one coming.
Starter Mike Minor pitched in a major way for Atlanta to outduel Zack Greinke, and closer Craig Kimbrel did his usual thing, albeit with a little drama, at Atlanta held off the Dodgers 4-3 in Game 2 of the NLDS at Turner Field.
The series is now tied 1-1 as Atlanta heads to Los Angeles with confidence, swagger and not the two losses that seemed inevitable with the Dodgers throwing Clayton Kershaw and Greinke in the first two games.
Atlanta's defense was in shambles in Game 1, but on Friday, Atlanta turned three double plays.
The Braves' offense was paltry in Game 1, but all four of Atlanta's runs came with two outs. That's clutch.
Atlanta loaded the bases in the seventh inning when left-hander Paco Rodriguez intentionally walked Reed Johnson — who pinch hit for Jose Costanza — to get to Jason Heyward.
Braves fans, sensing the grand opportunity, started chanting "Let's go Heyward" when he was in the on-deck circle.
Heyward hit a comebacker that ricocheted off Rodriguez's glove to score a pair of runs, and Atlanta jumped to a 4-1 lead in the seventh inning.
It was the first postseason mistake by Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.
"Play the matchups," Heyward said. "That's what the postseason is about. You go lefty (against) lefty there. Me personally, I'm glad to have an opportunity to come through big for my team right there, got a pitch and I didn't miss it."
Heyward returned from a broken jaw in September, and he returned to play the hero one day after making a throw that missed the cutoff man in the Braves' 6-1 loss to the Dodgers.
That was old news one day later.
The Dodgers made things interesting when Hanley Ramirez came through with a two-run home run off Braves reliever David Carpenter in the seventh inning.
All that chatter about such a sturdy Braves bullpen.
But with two outs in the eighth, Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez sent Kimbrel in to get four outs. Kimbrel got Uribe to ground out to second for the first out. His night wasn't without some drama in the ninth as he walked two batters — A.J. Ellis and Andre Ethier — but he got the save and the Braves got the relief they needed in the series.
Greinke didn't deliver his end of the bargain as the Game 2 starter. He pitched well enough, but not as well as the less-heralded Minor. Greinke allowed two runs on four hits in six innings.
"I don't think anybody came into this game thinking we were going to lose again," said Minor, who by anybody surely meant anybody in his clubhouse. "We all felt good going into the game. We were relaxed, had a good vibe in the clubhouse prior to the game and now we're feeling really good after this win."
So good the that Dodgers have more baggage to carry than the tangible variety on the late Friday flight back to Los Angeles.
Atlanta made a stunning double play in the seventh inning when reliever Luis Avilan got Carl Crawford to ground into it. Avilan made a pinpoint — yet risky — throw to shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who turned the double play to get Michael Young at second and then Crawford.
"You see (a lot of times) that play end up in center field," Gonzalez said. "But (Avilan) made a nice toss to Simmons, and Simmons turned it pretty good."
While the Dodgers had part-owner Magic Johnson as their celebrity in tow, the Braves had former manager Bobby Cox throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former President Jimmy Carter sitting near the dugout.
Braves fans — who didn't sell out Turner Field for Game 1 — still didn't make for a sellout at 48,966, but it was much closer. There was an electric atmosphere, and the Braves gave their fans something to cheer in Game 2.
Solid pitching. Clutch hits. Stellar defense.
That was a switch.
The Braves are back.


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No Racing In Miami At 2014 Audi Melges 20 Winter Series
1 November 2013
Miami, FL - Forty-five Audi Melges 20 teams were fired-up and ready to go on day one of the 2014 Miami Winter Series, each anticipating a great day of racing. Once out on the course, it was apparent that the wind gods had made other plans.
PRO Bruce Golison put the fleet into immediate postponement just before 11 o'clock. The Race Committee communicated every wind reading over the radio for the next couple of hours, until it was determined that there was no hope of racing for the day.
"I've raced over 40 regattas here in Miami and during this time of year, sometimes this happens." said Golison. "The forecast was calling for a sunny, pretty decent day, but obviously they were wrong. The clouds moved in which prevented the sea breeze from moving in. There was just no sense in holding the fleet out any longer."
"Although the forecast for tomorrow (Saturday) is light, hopefully it will change it up. We'll just have to wait and see. It's so important to have good racing," concluded Golison.
As with many previous Audi Melges 20 events in North America and around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
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Operation SAFE CHILD cards available next week at Wayne County Fair
PALMYRA – Parents and guardians will be able to obtain Operation SAFE CHILD cards for their children next week at the Wayne County Fair.
Representatives from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse will be at the fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18.
Operation SAFE CHILD provides parents or legal guardians with a card that includes their child's/children vital information: date of birth, gender, height, weight, eye color, along with a photograph and fingerprint images of both index fingers.
Parents or guardians also can choose to have that vital information stored in a DCJS database; storage in the database is entirely voluntary and requires written consent of the parent or legal guardian.
If DCJS receives a missing child report, the fingerprints of that child will be included in a special search file and compared against all incoming fingerprints submitted to the agency.
Time is the greatest enemy if a child goes missing. Having up-to-date photographs and detailed information about a child can greatly assist law enforcement officials as they respond to a child's disappearance.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and its Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse partnered with the New York State Police, New York City Police Department, New York State Sheriffs' Association and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to create Operation SAFE CHILD in 2005.
Since the program's inception in July 2005 through July 2007, more than 154,000 children in New York State have been fingerprinted and photographed through Operation SAFE CHILD.
DCJS partners with 38 law enforcement agencies across the state – including the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police – to offer Operation SAFE CHILD.
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The Old Dominion has some of the country's best classic designs and modern layouts.Hit the Links
The Old Dominion has some of the country's best classic designs and modern layouts. It has one of the world's great mountain courses (the Cascades Course at The Omni Homestead Resort) and one of the world's great golf destinations (Williamsburg, ranked No. 24 in the world by Golf Digest). Most of the great architects have worked a plot or two of Virginia soil.
You can find the modern wonder of the Pete Dye designed Full Cry at Keswick Hall and River Course at Kingsmill Resort, or the classic touch of Robert Trent Jones at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club. Golf is played in Virginia's great metropolises, its wonderfully quaint small towns and its scenic rural areas. Wherever you are in the Old Dominion, it's a sure bet you're just a few miles from a great golf experience. Plus, there is plenty to do beyond the course.
Virginia is home to the world's longest resort beach (28 miles of Virginia Beach shoreline), the world's largest shipbuilding city (Newport News), the Clam Capital of the World (Chincoteague), the Apple Capital of the World (Winchester), and Virginia is now also known as the Oyster Capital of the East Coast.
All of this lays the framework for the most diverse menu of golf courses any state on the East Coast offers. No state can match Virginia for quality and diversity, and one needs to look no further than the top of the list of the state's 220 public courses. The Highlands Course at Primland Resort and the Cascades Course at The Homestead are two of the nation's finest mountain courses. The Jack Nicklaus Course and Arnold Palmer Course at Bay Creek Resort are two magnificent sea level courses. The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club's classic Gold Course in Williamsburg is one of the nation's finest resort courses. Laurel Hill in Lorton is one of the nation's best municipal courses. Golf magazines have ranked Williamsburg and the Virginia mountains among the 50 best golf destinations in the world.
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text: Technology is a Young Farmer's Best Friend February 27, 2013 05:33 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jeanne Bernick Top Producer Editor Email Jeremy Jack says the hardest part about being a young producer is when people underestimate what he can do with technology today. Jack farms 8,500 acres of cotton, corn, rice, soybeans and wheat in Belzoni, Miss., with his parents and sister. Through the use of technology, he believes he achieves more with less. For example, he has moved his farm to 100% variable rate twin row corn and bean seeding rates to make every acre reach the top of its potential. "Even though I am a young producer, I feel that I am well equipped with technology and have a fresh though process compared to more seasoned producers," says Jack, who is the 2013 recipient of the Bayer CropScience Young Farmer Sustainability Award. To help every acre reach the top of its potential, Jack has implemented extensive irrigation systems. Pads and slotted pipes, low-grade weirs, winter flooding, on-farm water storage, tailwater recovery, irrigation system surface and subsurface, shallow water management for wildlife and double lined polypipe. "Jeremy has made it a top priority to modernize the farm in not only equipment, but also how he thinks about farming in general," notes Jim Reed, president of Guaranty Bank & Trust Company in Belzoni, Miss., and who has known the young farmer since grade school. "It is very interesting to hear Jeremy talk about what he has learned concerning seed planting populations, crop rotations, fertilizer programs and irrigation. He has a plan laid out each year for each crop and all data analyzed and put to use." Sustainability is a key component to Jack's mindset. "To me, sustainability is to safely and efficiently produce high-quality raw food and fiber commodities, to maximize profitability and to support our rural community," Jack says. "Our method of sustainability is sustainability in action. We believe with outreach and education we can make sustainability interesting and do a better job of educating urban areas." Jack will soon be implementing a demonstration farm that will have a total water reclaiming system using flow meters, automatic relift pumps, reservoirs and water quality monitors. He hopes to make this part of his farm tour, and writes about new initiatives on the farm on his blog and the farm web site. "We have ample opportunities as farmers to share what we are doing," he says. The farm has its own web site and blog, and hosts farm tours for urban neighbors. "As an industry we have come a long way, but we have to do a better job of showing people outside the industry what we are doing," Jack adds. For More Information Read more coverage from the 2013 Commodity Classic and associated events. Back to news


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DC Shocker: More Extreme is Added to Already Extreme Doomsday
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by sdsichero » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:51 pm
by HNutz » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:53 pmAt least there's no skakeboard or belt full of pouches...
by Arion » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:52 pmAh, belt pouches... the smell of the 90s.
by Zechs » Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:36 pm
Exactly. They want to crush and grind your soul into buying what THEY want you to buy. Not what you want to buy. You like a once B list character? TOO BAD. Have our favorite Barbara Gordon, Barry Allen, or Hal Jordan. How can you ruin a simple concept like Superman? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, we put Scott Lobdell on ALL the books for a month and have him dictate the direction they go too. You think Teen Titans was bad then? Check it out now. It's fully 90s EXTREME MAN.
by Grayson » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:32 pm
Look closely, there may not be any belt pouches but he does have shoe pouches!
by SporkBot » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:39 pm
Well, that's one way to look at it. But couldn't it be argued that it's easier to just stop buying the bad and keep buying the good? I mean, I liked Geoff Johns' Justice League, I thought it was decent enough (though nowhere near as good as his Teen Titans run). But I dropped it to avoid this Trinity War crap. It was the fourth title I've dropped since the New52 started (where I'd started with fewer titles than pre-52). If you're tired of having pizza every night, eventually you're going to buy some ground beef and cook a freakin' burger.
Likely it's because they only care about the "young" market, remembering what stuff was like when they started in the business or stuff that really wowed the audience in the '90's, and are just expect that if they force history to repeat itself in terms of they gimmicks and weird designs, then history will also repeat financially. They never had a plan, they just said "forget these 'old' guys, let's pander to the horny teen boys and we'll be alllll-right!"
My fatigue comes, perhaps not so much from the very pedantic new Doomsday design, but rather that it is further evidence that DC is not waking up and realizing their mistakes. I just don't think they're smart enough to make the connection that if I drop Batgirl (which is a possibility), it'll be because of their ridiculous new Ventriloquist or the ludicrous fawning over Batwoman a few issues before. I'm betting they'll blame the "dreaded GIRL" writing the title or that the costumes weren't revealing enough. If I wrote them a well-worded, polite letter spelling this out to them, and they actually read it, I'd still be unconvinced they'd understand. "This letter makes several good points and has correct grammar and spelling. We should ignore this person because he's clearly not in our target demographic. Now, how can we put more pouches on Deathstroke's face?"
Now I need to go punch something.
by syxxpakk » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:50 pm
But what about the flip side of that, Zechs? What if I thought Spoiler and Cassandra Cain were stupid characters and am glad they're gone? What if I prefer Teen Titans now? What if Slobby on Superman is everything I ever wanted and I think he's made the character much better?
by Grayson » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:55 pm
This is why, while I don't really care for the DCnU, I have pretty much always supported the idea of both a pre-Flashpoint DCU line and a post-Flashpoint DCU line. I recognize the fact that there are people out there who do like the new direction of DC. I just don't know why they had to sacrifice the old DCU. Put them side by side and let the numbers really speak for themselves.
by SporkBot » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:11 pm
No accounting for taste? *rimshot* I kid, I kid...
Seriously, though, DC could've catered to both markets (people who love possible-killer Superman and those who prefer straight Alan Scott with a gay son) by following Marvel's example and having two universes going concurrently. What they've done is needlessly upset their loyal fanbase by complete lack of thinking. I understand there were fiscal reasons, but their route was not the wisest one, and it's already cost them. Their 3D cover gimmick is going to cost them even if they sell all of them (which they won't), and we're expected to believe that their bad press is all "social media's fault" (remember, the guy blaming Twitter for how poorly received Skank-fire was, might be the same guy that thought it was a great idea to give Tim Drake feathers).
Furthermore, if you didn't like a character, then don't buy their book. Saying, "I don't like this character, so no one should be able to read and enjoy them" is just silly. Someone at DC seems to already hate them both (which explains they tried killing one and turning the other evil, but fan outrage changed their minds), and that just goes to show how unbelievably petty that someone at DC is.
by fieldy snuts » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:19 pm
I agree with the first point, but everything else is ridiculous and no sane person would think that.
by Draco x » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:23 pm
As I said before they should have tried making New 52 a separate reality and see how well it was received rather than a very pointless reboot that served no real purpose.
by syxxpakk » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:59 pm
I'm very much inclined to agree as far as Dan Didio being something of a poor PR guy and the needless gimmicks. But that doesn't replace my enjoyment in the stories being told.
That's exactly my point! Now pause for a second and realize: a lot of people are saying the same thing you are in the opposite direction. I'm cool with people not liking the New DC. Don't buy won't you don't like. But a lot of ya'll are saying the same thing that you want it to go back to where it was. If DC does that, you're ruining my good time. If DC keeps up with what I enjoy, it's ruining yours. If DC wanted to continue the old universe in a few series, then that's fine. I wouldn't complain. And this ties into your point Grayson, but they can't print 104 books and I'd much rather have 30 of the 52 over anything that was being published before.
Didn't it make them a ton of money initially? That's a pretty good purpose.
by Grayson » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:09 pm
I agree, they can't print 104 books. However, they didn't need to print all 52 of the New 52 books. Hell, 52 is an odd number that somebody is fixated in. Why not start with 50 books. 25 from the previous DCU and 25 from the DCnU. This gives each set of fans plenty of choices to select from and it gives DC a good place to start. From there, DC can monitor trends in sales and figure out the best course of action. Maybe a book is doing badly in one line but another book is doing well in the other line and has generated a lot of interest in a particular character. Cancel the under performing book and launch a new title. Neither line needs more than 2-3 books from a particular family of characters at launch. Yes, you are still going to have fans griping but you are at least throwing them a bone.
by syxxpakk » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:13 pmSo then which books don't make the cut? I'm down with Liefeld's stuff getting cut. I see what you're saying, but if they go that route I still like the whole idea of the "52" (as a gimmick, I don't know, I just think it's clever). But I mean, yeah, sure toss in about 10 books or so for the old fans and I wouldn't mind and you would all probably enjoy that.
My main point is this: a lot of posters complain that the new 52 ruined DC for them and they want their old DC back - but in doing so, what you're asking for is to ruin it for some others. Granted, you Grayson are being a lot more reasonable with your "compromise"-suggestion!
by Draco x » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:31 pm
All gimmicks are designed to make lots of money but it doesn't mean change the fact that it at the end of the day is still nothing more than a gimmick-and a poorly thought out one at that.
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Camping World, Good Sam Help Sandy Victims
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Mega-dealer Camping World Inc. and affiliate Good Sam Enterprises LLC today (Nov. 7) announced their donation of $75,000 in sleeping bags, blankets, air mattresses, lanterns & 2,000 gallons of water to the relief efforts in the New Jersey communities affected by Hurricane Sandy and the recent winter storms.
Camping World and Good Sam ran a nationwide blanket drive in their retail stores and corporate offices and are sending shipments of blankets from their locations across the country as well as trucks of supplies from their distribution centers to aid in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. All supplies are being sent to the Camping World location in Lakewood, N.J., to be distributed to multiple relief centers in the Ocean County area.
The relief aid is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning and will be available for pick up at the area relief centers starting that evening.
Participating relief centers include: Point Pleasant & Point Pleasant Beach; Church of Grace & Peace in Toms River, Lacy Methodist Church in Lacy Township and Visitation Church in Brick, New Jersey. All donated supplies will be available to those in need during normal relief center hours.


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I'm always happy when one of my "What Is It?" items makes it into our Sunday paper's Best of the Blogs section.
More people get to see the mystery items and guess what they are, since newspaper readership is much higher than my blog readership. I just have to make sure I carve out space in a future column to repeat my blog explanation of what the item was. I'll do that in a moment.


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"Poetic" is the way British costume designer Joanna Johnston describes her journey creating the costumes for Steven Spielberg's newest film, the intimate epic "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field. Having collaborated with Spielberg on many of his other dramatic films, including "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), "Munich" (2005) and, most recently, "War Horse" (2011), she brings sartorial beauty to dark periods littered with heroic characters, the apex now being Abraham Lincoln himself.
Were you intimidated by the iconic status of Lincoln, and did being a Brit make a difference?
Yes to being intimidated, but I don't think it matters so much that it's not part of your childhood. I think it's more the responsibility of doing right for the American people for someone who is so significant to them. Sometimes it's quite good to come in from a more objective place, I quite like that, but there's definitely a responsibility in this job, and I felt a weight of that responsibility. I felt it pretty much throughout [filming], though once we started shooting and Daniel got on camera, I think I felt the foot was in the door then.
You've worked with Spielberg many times. What is his way of approaching costume? Does he have a very specific vision of how he wants a character to look, or does he give you free rein?


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Imperforate anus repair is surgery to correct a birth defect involving the rectum and anus.
Alternative Names
Anorectal malformation repair; Perineal anoplasty; Anorectal anomaly; Anorectal plasty
How this surgery is performed depends on the type of imperforate anus. The procedures are done under
For mild imperforate anus defects:
- The first step involves enlarging the opening where the stool drains, so stool can pass more easily.
- Surgery involves closing any small tube-like openings (fistulas), creating an anal opening, and putting the rectal pouch into the anal opening. This is called an anoplasty.
- The child must often take stool softeners for weeks to months.
Two surgeries are often needed for more severe imperforate anus defects:
- The surgeon will create an opening in the skin and muscle of the abdominal wall and attach the end of the large intestine to the opening. Stools will drain into a bag attached to the abdomen. This is called a colostomy.
- The baby is often allowed to grow for 3 - 6 months.
- For the second procedure, the surgeon may make a cut in the abdomen to detach and move the colon to a new position. A cut is made in the anal area to pull the rectal pouch down into place and create an anal opening.
- The colostomy will likely be left in place for 2 - 3 more months.
A major challenge for these repairs is creating an anal opening using nearby muscles and nerves so that the child can move the bowels normally and does not suffer from incontinence.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
The surgery repairs the defect so that stool can move through the rectum.
Risks from any anesthesia include:
- Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
Risks from any surgery include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
Risk from this procedure include:
- Damage to the urethra (tube that carries urine out of the bladder)
- Damage to the ureter (tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder)
- Hole that develops through the wall of the intestine
- Abnormal connection (fistula) between the anus and vagina or skin
- Narrowed opening of the anus
- Long-term problems with bowel movements because of damage to the nerves and muscles to the colon and rectum (may be constipation or
- Temporary functional paralysis of the bowel (
paralytic ileus)
After the Procedure
The infant may be able to go home later the same day if a mild defect is repaired. Or, the child may spend several days in the hospital.
The health care provider will use an instrument to stretch (dilate) the new anus to improve muscle tone and prevent narrowing. This stretching must be done for several months. Stool softeners and a high-fiber diet are recommended throughout childhood.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most defects can be corrected with surgery. Most children with mild defects do very well. However, constipation may be a problem.
Children who have more complex surgeries still usually have control of their bowel movements. However, they often need to follow a bowel program,which includeseating high-fiber foods, taking stool softeners, and sometimes using enemas.
Some children may need more surgery. Most of these children will need to be followed-up closely for life.
Children with imperforate anus may also have other birth defects, including problems with the heart, kidneys, arms or legs, or spine.
Warner BW. Pediatric surgery. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Eyers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 71.
Stafford SJ, Klein MD. Anus and rectum. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 336.
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John A. Daller, MD, PhD., Department of Surgery, University ofArkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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migya wrote:This definately is a disappointing loss! The frontline was outplayed to say the least!
Props to Ellis and baron who carried the team! Baron is taking too many shots though! Close to a triple double, he'll get one or two this season it looks.
Dunleavy did well statistically but I'm interested to hear how he looked and whether he was effective or not.
Al Harrington really came to play! I still didn't want him but the man is capable!
Some games this sort of letdown will happen but the boys need to keep their heads up because they have been real good so far.
Is JRich hurt because he didn't play many minutes?
Dun had a good game. Few mistakes and very efficient on the offensive end. JRich is hurt. Hopefully not too bad. Ankle I think.


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Southern Minnesota farmer survives five-hour ordeal trapped in corn bin
BALDWIN -- Volunteers from five area departments, including River Falls, converged on a town of Rush River farm Friday afternoon to rescue a farmer trapped in a large bin while trying to release corn that had crusted near its top.
Buddy Schumacher, 52, said Monday that he is "stiff, sore, black and blue" but lucky to be alive after an ordeal that lasted over five hours.
"Another couple of minutes and I would have been pushing daisies," said Schumacher, who managed to reach his two-way radio to call his son for help.
He had sunk chest deep in the corn and stayed that way until family, neighbors and rescue workers built a crib around him and dug out enough grain to pull him free.
Baldwin Fire Chief Gary Newton said Schumacher had climbed atop and entered the bin through its rooftop access cover to loosen corn stuck around the edges of the structure.
According to Schumacher, as he walked across the half-empty bin on the crusted corn, it loosened and he slipped down.
After struggling for about 15 minutes to free himself, Schumacher used the radio to call his son, who was outside the bin. Through a stroke of luck, said the father, they had just gone back and gotten the radios.
First his son and then neighbors tried for about an hour to release Schumacher before they called rescue units.
When personnel from United Fire's Baldwin station arrived at 2056 18th Ave., near the junction of Hwy. 63 and County Road Y, they entered the bin, located Schumacher and got a safety harness around his upper body. Once they knew he was stable and secure, rescuers were able to take their time extricating him, Newton said.
Schumacher said he wasn't in pain, although his breathing was restricted. He said he felt like he was trapped in concrete up to his chest.
"You couldn't move nothing," said Schumacher. "I was just immobilized. I couldn't move."
Simply pulling him out wasn't an option, he said. "That wasn't going to happen without pulling me apart."
So workers built a crib around the trapped man and shoveled out corn until it was about to his waist.
Because Schumacher was in an area opposite the access door, Newton said his department requested help from the St. Croix EMS rope rescue team and another ladder truck from the River Falls Fire Department to join the Baldwin ladder rig.
The aerial platforms allowed firefighters to rig ropes which were used to pull Schumacher free without having to cut a hole in the side of the bin. Newton said firefighters were poised to take that action had it been necessary.
"I went in the bin about 2 o'clock and it was about 7:40 when they pulled me out," said Schumacher.
He has advice for other farmers: Don't do that.
"I actually (broke) the golden rule of what you're never supposed to do," said Schumacher, admitting that he did "everything wrong."
He said he has repeatedly warned his son and nephews about bin safety, and the farm has a full-body harness that should be used when climbing on grain bins.
It's rare that a farmer who falls in a grain bin survives, admitted Schumacher.


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When Consumer Financial Protection Bureau architect Elizabeth Warren testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, Republicans will get one last chance to air public critiques of the CFPB before the new agency begins its work.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) introduced a House resolution that would establish a temporary national foreclosure moratorium.
Kaptur submitted H.R. 344 to the House Financial Services Committee on July 8, which called on President Obama to declare "a national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency" and encouraged individual states to enact the moratorium.
One significant change to the RESPA rule adopted in November 2008 and implemented in January 2010 was the introduction of "roll up" lines and aggregate line item totals on the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. This concept was designed to help consumers shop for settlement services by making it simpler to aggregate classes of charges. While HUD's stated goal was improving consumer understanding of charges, roll ups have not been an effective tool for achieving this transparency and simplicity, and itemization of charges is a more logical solution, ALTA's RESPA Task Force wrote in a paper addressing RESPA reform.
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Ray Wenger, as part of his continued outreach on behalf of the Department of Financial Services, suggested we remind our members that Florida Statutes §626.641 was revised last year to include subsection (3)(b):
(3)(a) If any of an individual's licenses as an agent or customer representative or the eligibility to hold such license or licenses has been revoked at two separate times, the department may not thereafter grant or issue any license under this code to such individual.
(b) If a license as an agent or customer representative or the eligibility to hold such a license has been revoked resulting from the solicitation or sale of an insurance product to a person 65 years of age or older, the department may not thereafter grant or issue any license under this code to such individual.
This statute DOES apply to title insurance agents and agencies. That means a title agent or agency who issues a title insurance policy on a person who is age 65 or older and the transaction is found to violate the Florida Statutes, could find that their license is revoked and they would not be eligible to reinstate that license because of this statute.
This statute can dramatically increase the be extremely important to an agency specializing in reverse mortgage closings.
It will also apply if an agent or agency fails to respond to an administrative complaint against their license and the complaint includes an allegation involving a senior citizen. The license may be revoked under the Florida Statutes and the statute above would prevent the license from EVER being reinstated.
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MyTwoCensus Editorial: The Census Bureau PR Machine is at it again…Return rates for 2010 are not better than return rates for 2000, and here's whyWednesday, May 5th, 2010
In mid and late March, the return rate for the 2010 Census wasn't looking good. In fact, it appeared that return rates from the 2000 Census (that lacked this year's multimillion-dollar ad campaign) would exceed the 2010 Census rates. In a comment posted on this blog on March 25, 2010, Steve Jost, the Census Bureau's Associate Director of Communications wrote "It is tricky business comparing 2010 to 2000 for lots of reasons…2000 had a Long Form and a Short Form. 2010 is a Short Form only Census." This is an excellent and true point. (The long and short forms for the 2000 Census can be found HERE.)
In 2000, some 16% of decennial census questionnaires were "long form" versions of the census with more than 100 questions — many of which take a significant amount of time to answer. This year, the census is the shortest ever, with only 10 questions. However, since the public was informed that 72% of American households mailed back there 2010 Census forms, the Census Bureau has had no problem comparing apples to oranges as it praises this year's participation rates over those from 2000. My point is clear: In the 2000 Census, approximately 20 million households received the long form. Any statistician or communications expert will tell you that it is infinitely more difficult to convince someone to complete a 100+ question form than a 10 question form.
So when the Census Bureau claims that it has exceeded its 2000 return rates, let's not kid ourselves: In 2010 it's like every household has to learn first grade math, whereas in 2000, some 20 million households had to learn calculus.
Here are some screenshots from the to illustrate my point:
The chart above illustrates that those people receiving the long form in 2000 participated in the census at significantly lower levels than those people who received the short form.


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Senator Schumer Says Bitcoin Is Money Laundering
from the apparently,-he's-unfamiliar-with-cash dept
Either way, Senator Chuck Schumer, who can grandstand with the best of them, apparently got handed that article and saw an opportunity to publicly demand that something must be done about Silk Road. It seems clear from his remarks that Senator Schumer has never heard of TOR:
"Literally, it allows buyers and users to sell illegal drugs online, including heroin, cocaine, and meth, and users do sell by hiding their identities through a program that makes them virtually untraceable," Schumer said at a news conference Sunday. "It's a certifiable one-stop shop for illegal drugs that represents the most brazen attempt to peddle drugs online that we have ever seen. It's more brazen than anything else by lightyears."Lightyears? Really? In another report he claims that Silk Road and other drug sites are "flooding our streets" with drugs. Except... they're not. There are probably a small handful of people using things like Silk Road today, and they're almost certainly doing it for home use, rather than to "flood the streets." But, that doesn't make for as good a form of grandstanding.
As for "the program that makes them virtually untraceable," he seems to ignore the fact that Hillary Clinton (his former co-Senator from the state of New York) has talked up the value of software like TOR, which makes identities untraceable, as an important tool for freedom of expression around the world. Thankfully, Schumer doesn't seem to go quite as far as directly blaming TOR, though he doesn't appear to separate TOR from Silk Road, despite them being two different things. Also, lightyears? Really?
What he does go after, however, is Bitcoin:
"It's an online form of money laundering used to disguise the source of money, and to disguise who's both selling and buying the drug," said Schumer.Um. You know what else is a form of currency that is used to disguise the source of money? Cash. And, last I checked, it's still legal tender. Blaming the semi-anonymous nature of Bitcoin is severely misplaced. In fact, in the original Gawker article, there's an update at the end (perhaps Schumer didn't get that far, or never reloaded) where it points out that Bitcoin really isn't quite that anonymous, and quotes a Bitcoin developer as noting that trying to buy drugs via Bitcoin "is pretty damned dumb."
But, according to Schumer, it's "a form of money laundering."
This will get interesting. No matter what you think of Bitcoin (and I'm certainly not sold on the concept), it's pretty clear that governments will attack such forms of currency if given the chance. A silly story about something like Silk Road opens up just such a chance. My guess is that Schumer won't actually do anything about Bitcoin right now (the focus appears to be mainly on Silk Road), but it won't be long before we see more politicians seeking ways to "do something" about Bitcoin by falsely painting it as something evil, just because some people use it for illegal purposes.


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