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"Smith & Wesson's new M&P SHIELD™ is a slim, concealable, lightweight, striker-fired polymer pistol. Available in 9mm and .40 S&W, the new M&P SHIELD features a slim design combined with the proven and trusted features found in the M&P Pistol Series. From the pistol's easily concealed one-inch profile to its optimized 18-degree grip angle, the M&P SHIELD offers professional-grade features that provide consumers with simple operation and reliable performance. Chambered in 9mm and .40 S&W for proven stopping power, the M&P SHIELD features a high-strength polymer frame with a black, Melonite® coated stainless steel slide and barrel. Both models are standard with a 3.1-inch barrel, which contributes to an overall length of 6.1 inches and an unloaded weight of 19 ounces. For fast tracking and smooth target acquisition, the M&P SHIELD is standard with a 5.3-inch sight radius and has been enhanced with a short, consistent trigger pull measuring 6.5 pounds. Featuring a quick and audible reset made possible by the striker-fired action, the M&P SHIELD allows multiple rounds to be placed on target both consistently and accurately. ALL BACKED BY OUR SMITH & WESSON LIFETIME SERVICE POLICY." - [url="http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_809560_-1_780153_757781_757781_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y"]PRODUCT LINK[/url]
Capacity - 7+1, 8+1
Action - Striker
Barrel Length - 3.1#8243; / 7.874 cm
Overall Length - 6.1#8243; / 15.5 cm
Frame Width - .95#8243; / 2.413 cm
Overall Height - 4.6#8243; / 11.684 cm
Weight - 19.0 oz / 538.7 g
Front Sight - White Dot
Rear Sight - White 2 Dot
As my search for the perfect carry gun continues I was enthusiastic about the release of S&W's latest M&P, the Shield. My M&Ps have served me very well over the years so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. No matter how successful I have become at dressing around my gun, there are a few times when pocketable is ideal and that was the role I had in mind when I purchased the Shield. A small, pocketable autoloader in a service caliber with the reliability I've come to expect from the M&P line.
The gun comes packaged in a cardboard box. No molded hardcase. [:(] It comes complete with an eight and a seven round magazine, lock, spent casing (who cares about the spent casing?), and an owners manual. I was disappointed in the packaging. I carry more guns to the range than what I happen to be carrying that day, and I don't intend on screwing around with this cardboard box. It looks like I'll have to purchase a hard-sided case.
New in the box the gun had an odd hangup. If I racked the slide forcefully the slide would stick in the rearward position. this hasnt happened since running a few hundred rounds through the gun, so for now I'm considering this a break-in issue. If it ever happens again I will update this review.
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Smith & Wesson did a good job enabling the aftermarket to prepare in advance for the release of the Shield. See the [url="http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/M&P_Shield_Accessories.pdf"]SHIELD ACCESSORIES[/url] link.
[size=4]What I Like:[/size=4]
Ergonomics: The familiar grip angle makes the Shield a truly natural pointer, and the grip texturing ensures a positive grip which gives the shooter good control with the extended magazine.
Overall Size: The Shield certainly meets my requirements of being small enough to pocket while being large enough to firmly grip with the extended magazine.
Trigger: The trigger is very decent on the Shield, and if it's like the rest of the M&P line it will only get better and better as it wears in.
Reliability: Although I've only 250 rounds through this gun, it cycled everything properly without regard to ammunition type or shooter position.
Melonite: I really like the durability of melonite treated stainless steel.
[size=4]What I Don't Like:[/size=4]
Packaging: C'mon S&W, what's the deal with the crappy cardboard box? Give us a real carrying case!
Short Magazine: While shooting the Shield with the extended magazine was very good, trying to shoot it with the short magazine was awkward and even somewhat uncomfortable. In all fairness, this is more of a shooter issue than a gun issue; I don't like it if my pinky finger isnt planted firmly.
Manual Safety: I don't like manual safeties on carry weapons. Each time I remove the shield from my pocket I find myself fumbling with the safety to ensure it didn't engage by accident (leaving me with a gun that won't fire under the adrenaline dump of a defensive shooting). If I keep this weapon I will have to pay to get this removed. Peace of mind is a very fragile thing and the sub-conscious fear of an accidental safety engagement is enough to rob me of my peace of mind. In addition, the M&P line is built upon being ambidextrous so if you are going to have a manual safety, make it reversible. This safety cannot be reversed for a left hander making manipulation awkward.
[size=4]How Does It Compare?[/size=4]
In order to determine overall value and appeal I am comparing the S&W M&P Shield to a comparable size Springfield EMP.
Asthetics (irrelevant and relative)
The M&P Shield is a very good solution for anyone seeking an easily concealable, reliable, and reasonably accurate single stack 9mm/.40. While nothing about the Shield excites me, this gun is a very good value (I paid $419.99 for it at Shipton's Big R located in Billings, MT) and considering the value of my purchase I'm able to forgive its short-comings. While this little gun won't be replacing [url="http://concealedcarryforum.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33758"]MY DAILY CARRY[/url] anytime soon, it is a great alternative for those few times when I just cannot dress around it. It is an ideal back-up gun, and at $420 I will likely purchase another for my daughter. I have no reservations recommending this gun to friends, family, or students for a very basic, reliable, compact, reasonably accurate defensive pistol. So long as your expectations are realistic (this isn't an all day shooter, a dedicated range gun, or a competition gun....this is a very basic compact defensive gun) the Shield will not disappoint you.
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Top Romney Surrogate Compares LGBT People to Drug Users and Polygamists
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – is condemning remarks from Kansas Secretary of State and Mitt Romney surrogate Kris Kobach, in which he compared LGBT people to drug users and polygamists. ThinkProgress reported that Kobach made the remarks while debating the GOP platform's marriage equality language today in Tampa. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins authored the platform's marriage section, which comes out strongly against marriage equality and LGBT families. Kobach and Perkins serve as the latest glaring examples that the GOP platform and the Romney-Ryan ticket are not representative of mainstream or even conservative values, but instead influenced by the agenda of a few anti-LGBT extremists.
While arguing against an amendment that would have ended the party's support for the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, Kobach said: "Our government routinely judges situations where you might regard people completely affecting themselves…like for example the use of controlled substances, like for example polygamy, that is voluntarily entered into. We condemn those activities even though they are not hurting other people, at least directly."
Higher Minimum Wage Would Create Over 100,000 New Jobs Nationally
EPI researchers show that raising the minimum wage would provide a substantial lift to the national economy and benefit workers still reeling from the effects of the recession, generating almost $40 billion in increased wages.
This additional spending power would be a useful tool to spur job growth, as employers would need to hire new staff to keep up with heightened demand for goods and services. In fact, an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80 per hour would result in a net increase in economic activity of approximately $25 billion, generating approximately 100,000 new jobs. This hike would have a positive impact across the country, with job creation in every state.
FCC Violation: Milwaukee Radio Stations Accused of Giving Walker Free Air Time
The Media Action Center has been monitoring the five local Talk Radio shows on Milwaukee, Wisconsin's WISN (Clear Channel) and WTMJ (Journal Communications) and has come up with some stunning results. Members of Media Action Center Wisconsin will release those results at a press conference Tuesday, May 22, at 10:00 AM, in front of WTMJ, 720 East Capitol Drive Milwaukee, and supporters of Tom Barrett will be present to demand comparable time throughout the remainder of the campaign.
The Media Action Center found that each of those radio stations are giving an average of 50 minutes every day to Scott Walker supporters to promote their candidate, while giving only seconds to Tom Barrett supporters. That's the monetary equivalent each of those radio stations giving between $70,000 to $180,000 in free airtime to the GOP - every week during the recall election.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Files 'Saving American Democracy' Constitutional Amendment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 - Warning that "American democracy in endangered," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that allowed unrestricted and secret campaign spending by corporations on U.S. elections.
The first constitutional amendment ever proposed by Sanders during his two decades in Congress would reverse the narrow 5-to-4 ruling in Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. In that controversial decision almost two years ago, justices gave corporations the same First Amendment free-speech rights as people.
"There comes a time when an issue is so important that the only way to address it is by a constitutional amendment," Sanders said of the effort to override the court decision that he labeled "a complete undermining of democracy."
Sanders' Saving American Democracy Amendment would make clear that corporations are not entitled to the same constitutional rights as people and that corporations may be regulated by Congress and state legislatures. It also would preserve the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press. It would incorporate a century-old ban on corporate campaign donations to candidates, and establish broad authority for Congress and states to regulate spending in elections.
Bernie Sanders: The Veil of Secrecy at the Fed Has Been Lifted, Now It's Time for Change
The following is a statement from Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont - I):
As a result of the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street, the American people have experienced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Millions of Americans, through no fault of their own, have lost their jobs, homes, life savings, and ability to send their kids to college. Small businesses have been unable to get the credit they need to expand their businesses, and credit is still extremely tight. Wages as a share of national income are now at the lowest level since the Great Depression, and the number of Americans living in poverty is at an all-time high.
Meanwhile, when small-business owners were being turned down for loans at private banks and millions of Americans were being kicked out of their homes, the Federal Reserve provided the largest taxpayer-financed bailout in the history of the world to Wall Street and too-big-to-fail institutions, with virtually no strings attached.
Over two years ago, I asked Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, a few simple questions that I thought the American people had a right to know: Who got money through the Fed bailout? How much did they receive? What were the terms of this assistance?
Incredibly, the chairman of the Fed refused to answer these fundamental questions about how trillions of taxpayer dollars were being spent.
The American people are finally getting answers to these questions thanks to an amendment I included in the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill which required the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit and investigate conflicts of interest at the Fed. Those answers raise grave questions about the Federal Reserve and how it operates -- and whose interests it serves.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: No Immunity for Wall Street
The following is a November 4th statement from the Congressional Progressive Caucus opposing a slap on the wrist White House settlement with big Wall Street banks who committed mortgage fraud and ruinous speculation:
Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), today released the following statement in response to the proposed $25 billion settlement currently under negotiation by the state Attorneys General and the U.S. Department of Justice with banks largely responsible for the national foreclosure crisis:
"Across the country, Americans are outraged and taking to the streets to demand accountability from the big Wall Street banks whose reckless actions cost millions of families their homes and wreaked havoc on the American middle class.
We applaud President Obama and the Justice Department for this effort to hold these banks accountable. However, a $25 billion settlement pales in comparison to the trillions of dollars in lost home equity, retirement savings and exploding public debt caused by these institutions.
We stand in support of the numerous Attorneys General that have demanded a better deal for homeowners in their states, from New York to California.
Instead of immunity for Wall Street banks, let's stand with the American people and demand a fair deal for homeowners."
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - Hundreds of defense contractors that defrauded the U.S. military received more than $1.1 trillion in Pentagon contracts during the past decade, according to a Department of Defense report prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sanders (I-Vt.) called the report "shocking." He said aggressive steps must be taken to ensure taxpayer dollars aren't wasted.
"The ugly truth is that virtually all of the major defense contractors in this country for years have been engaged in systemic fraudulent behavior, while receiving hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money," said Sanders. "With the country running a nearly $15 trillion national debt, my goal is to provide as much transparency as possible about what is happening with taxpayer money."
The report detailed how the Pentagon paid $573.7 billion during the past 10 years to more than 300 contractors involved in civil fraud cases that resulted in judgments of more than $1 million, $398 billion of which was awarded after settlement or judgment for fraud. When awards to "parent" companies are counted, the Pentagon paid more than $1.1 trillion during the past 10 years just to the 37 top companies engaged in fraud.
Another $255 million went to 54 contractors convicted of hard-core criminal fraud in the same period. Of that total, $33 million was paid to companies after they were convicted of crimes.
Some of the nation's biggest defense contractors were involved.
Creating 2.2 Million Jobs Is Not a Dream. Schakowsky's Bill
WASHINGTON,DC (September 14, 2011) - Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and 40 members of the House Democratic Caucus introduced the Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act, H.R. 2914 - a cost-effective plan to put over 2 million people to work for two years.
The time has come for Congress to focus like a laser on the most pressing crisis facing our country - the jobs crisis. With extended unemployment benefits scheduled to expire at the end of this year, 13.9 million people remain out of work. The average worker who is unemployed has been searching for a job for more than nine months and recent reports reveal that private sector employers largely refuse to hire those currently jobless. An additional 8.4 million are working part time because they cannot find a full-time job. In June 2007, 63 percent of adults were employed, now the percentage is 58.2 percent. Despite reports of a Congress immobilized and unable to address the jobs crisis- Congress can and must do something today.
"It begins with this simple idea: If we want to create jobs, then create jobs. The best way to grow the economy and reduce the deficit is to put Americans to work. Every dollar in H.R. 2914 must be attached to an actual job," said Rep. Schakowsky. "The worst deficit this country faces, isn't the budget deficit. It's the jobs deficit. We need to get our people and our economy moving again."
If enacted, the legislation would create 2.2 million jobs that will meet critical needs to improve and strengthen communities:
- The School Improvement Corps would create 400,000 construction and 250,000 maintenance jobs by funding positions created by public school districts to do needed school rehabilitation improvements.
- The Park Improvement Corps would create 100,000 jobs for youth between the ages of 16 and 25 through new funding to the Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service's Public Lands Corps Act. Young people would work on conservation projects on public lands include restoration and rehabilitation of natural, cultural, and historic resources.
- The Student Jobs Corps would creates 250,000 more part-time, work study jobs for eligible college students through new funding for the Federal Work Study Program.
- The Neighborhood Heroes Corps would hire 300,000 teachers, 40,000 new police officers, and 12,000 firefighters.
- The Health Corps would hire at least 40,000 health care providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and health care workers to expand access in underserved rural and urban areas.
- The Child Care Corps would create 100,000 jobs in early childhood care and education through additional funding for Early Head Start.
- The Community Corps would hire 750,000 individuals to do needed work in our communities, including housing rehab, weatherization, recycling, and rural conservation.
The legislation gives the unemployed priority for jobs, particularly those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits (the "99ers"), and veterans. The bill allocates a fair distribution of funding and jobs among states, with targeting based on high unemployment and need. The bill also ensures that jobs do not undercut the rights of other workers, lower wages, displace current workers or take business from small/local businesses.
The $227 billion cost of the bill ($113.5 billion over each of two years) can be fully paid for through separate legislation such as Rep. Schakowsky's Fairness in Taxation Act, which creates higher tax brackets for millionaires and billionaires, and eliminating subsidies for Big Oil and tax loop holes for corporations that send American jobs overseas.
The full, detailed summary of H.R. 2914 can be found at http://schakowsky.house.gov/jobs/
Senator Bernie Sanders: Why I Voted "No" on the "Deficit Reduction" Agreement
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting against what he called "an extremely unfair" deficit-reduction package:
"I believe that Vermonters and people across the country are extremely dismayed that all of the burden for deficit reduction will fall on the backs of working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor. This extremely unfair agreement does not ask the wealthiest people in this country, most of whom are doing extremely well, or large profitable corporations to contribute one penny. This is not only immoral, it is bad economic policy and will cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs.
"It is impossible at this point to determine exactly what programs will be cut or by how much. That will be determined later in the committee process and I will do everything I can to defend priorities important to Vermont. What we can say, however, is that vitally important programs for Vermont, like LIHEAP, education, Head Start, child care, community health centers, the MILC program for dairy farmers, Pell grants for college students, nutrition programs, environmental protection, affordable housing, community action agencies, small business loans and many other programs will be on the chopping block.
"Further, the so-called deficit reduction super committee of six senators and six House members will have the power to make devastating cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans.
"All of us understand that the current deficit situation is unsustainable and that we need responsible action to address it. It is unconscionable, however, that this agreement would place the entire burden on working families and some of the most vulnerable people in our country."
Eisenhower Today Would be Considered a Socialist by the Modern Radical GOP
Yes, Dwight Eisenhower would be so far outside of the radical beliefs of the modern Republican party that he would be somewhere between the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and President Obama. This quotation is from a personal letter to his brother, Edgar Newton Eisenhower. The letter is dated November 8, 1954:
It is quite clear that the Federal government cannot avoid or escape responsibilities which the mass of the people firmly believe should be undertaken by it. The political processes of our country are such that if a rule of reason is not applied in this effort, we will lose everything--even to a possible and drastic change in the Constitution. This is what I mean by my constant insistence upon "moderation" in government. Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid. [bolding added by BuzzFlash at Truthout.]

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Could Cal Ripken Become Orioles Owner?
Oriole fans must be ln their knees praying this will happen. The Peter Angelos era has been a bumbling, disappointing mess. At this point, about the only way he could possibly generate any good will in that town is to sell the club to the most popular player in team history.
Could Cal Ripken become Orioles owner?
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The latest talks between former Baltimore great Cal Ripken and Orioles owner Peter Angelos about the future of the club involve a new wrinkle.
The two are discussing a gradual transfer of ownership from Angelos to a group that would include Ripken, major-league sources tell FOXSports.com.
The chances of such a sale occurring anytime soon are remote, but Ripken is engaged in ongoing discussions with Angelos about buying the club.
While past discussions between Ripken and Angelos failed to advance, Ripken, according to one source, is now "guardedly optimistic" that a deal eventually could occur.
Ripken and Angelos met shortly before Thanksgiving, and could meet again before the Christmas holiday, the source said.
The plan under discussion would be modeled after an approach used by the NFL's Baltimore Ravens after former owner Art Modell agreed to sell the franchise to Steve Bisciotti.
A slow transfer of power might appeal to Angelos, who would gain immediate credibility with the addition of Ripken yet retain, for a specified period of time, a measure of control.
A lengthy period of transition also could work to Ripken's benefit, giving him time to learn the business of Major League Baseball.
Ripken declined comment. Angelos did not return a phone call seeking comment.
An agreement between the two would face numerous obstacles.
Ripken, 46, would need significant financial backing; the combined price for the Orioles and their new regional television network could exceed $800 million, according to one industry analyst.
Possible lead investors include Chip Mason, chief executive officer of Legg Mason, a global asset management firm based in Baltimore; and Bill Miller, Legg Mason's renowned fund manager.
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prestige under owner Peter Angelos.
Mason, however, told FOXSports.com said that he has not spoken with Ripken or Angelos about a possible sale.
"I'm unaware of anything going on," Mason said.
Angelos, 77, has not announced his intention to sell. He might not be willing to yield control. And his demanding negotiating style might make it difficult for a prospective buyer to close a deal.
The owner is speaking with other potential buyers, a source with knowledge of his discussions said, and in the end might prefer to leave the team to his sons, John and Lou.
"As Peter talks, a deal may be close," said a source familiar with Angelos' negotiating methods. "As Peter lives, it may be far."
But if Angelos could delay his departure, he might be more willing to sell.
When Bisciotti, the Ravens' present owner, purchased a minority interest in the Ravens from Modell in 2000, he secured an option to buy the rest of the team four years later.
Bisciotti worked closely with Modell while waiting to complete his purchase, then assumed control in 2004.
If Ripken were part of an Orioles' ownership group, he likely would want the role of club president and a return to the franchise's past foundation of scouting and player development.
The incentive for Angelos to sell has perhaps never been greater and his legacy would be significantly enhanced if the Orioles' next ownership group included Ripken, whose election to the Hall of Fame is expected in January.
Angelos, who bought the Orioles for $173 million in 1993, has become a target of fan discontent; the team has produced nine consecutive losing seasons, and its home attendance last season was the lowest in the 15-year history of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Yet, the franchise's long-term viability is assured thanks to a series of concessions that Angelos extracted from Major League Baseball in 2005 in exchange for dropping his threat to challenge the Nationals' move to Washington, D.C.
MLB guaranteed the Orioles minimum annual revenues of $130 million, a minimum sale price of $365 million and the creation of a regional sports network in which the team's ownership stake will never fall below 67 percent.
The next ownership group would inherit those terms, which are designed to protect the Orioles from financial damage that might be caused by the Nationals. Washington is approximately 40 miles south of Baltimore, and the Nationals plan to move into a new ballpark in D.C. in 2008.
Ripken, when the Nationals were for sale, expressed interest in joining an ownership group that would install him in a decision-making position. But his preference has been to run the Orioles, and he was not part of Theodore Lerner's group that purchased the Nationals from MLB.
Ripken grew up an Orioles fan in Aberdeen, Md., and his father Cal Ripken Sr. was part of the Orioles organization for 36 years as a player and manager. Cal Jr. spent his entire 21-year playing career with the club before retiring in 2001. He is now president and CEO of Ripken Baseball, which hosts youth camps and tournaments, owns two minor-league clubs and is involved in other grass-roots baseball ventures.
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Isn't Angelos so despised that the fans in Baltimore tried to arrange a walkout during an Orioles game? That makes him Millen-esque.
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Steam top ten sellers chart: December 2-8
Valve has revealed Steam's top selling titles for the past week, with the release of Far Cry 3 vaulting Ubisoft's sequel to the top of the list.
Black Ops II finished in the runner-up spot, ahead of several titles who made the list thanks to Steam's Big Picture launch sale.
Despite a March 2013 release target, Indie survival sim Don't Starve made it up to the seventh spot based off of pre-orders offering instant beta access to the game.
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- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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San Antonio's urban "Power 106.7" goes talk today at 5pm.
The San Antonio/Austin Board at Radio-Info.com was rumoring "talk" as early at 10:30 last Thursday morning, and by early Thursday afternoon it pretty much had the schedule of syndicated personalities pegged. Here's what I think the starting lineup will be at Cox-owned KPWT – TRN's Mancow Muller, early morning. Neal Boortz, syndicated from Cox Radio's WSB, Atlanta, 8-11am. (Boortz had been on Border Media Partners' KTSA/550 from 7-9pm, clearing on delay.) Then Talk Radio Network's Laura Ingraham, 11am-2pm. Clark Howard, also syndicated out of WSB, for 2-5pm. (Clark had been heard locally for just one hour, 9-10pm on KTSA.) Then TRN's Michael Savage, who'd been clearing on Salem's KLUP at 930. Followed by TRN's Rusty Humphries and Phil Hendrie. Sounds like TRN's Phil Boyce has been doing heavy missionary work at Cox Radio. So was Santa Claus – Cox is stunting as all-Christmas "Santa 106.7" until 5pm today. One more posting from the San Antonio/Austin board – "Lodown01" says "I was in town to drop off a sponsorship package for a concert event my company is hosting, and found out that Power was flipping to talk radio, after I got up to the 6th floor…it was sad to see employees, with their belongings, walking out…"
Cox Radio aims to keep San Antonio's 106.7 away from its other music franchises.
The board's right about something else – Cox Radio's deliberations over a new format for "Power" KPWT were probably shaded by the desire not to interfere with sister stations such as #1-ranked oldies combo KONO-AM/FM (860/101.1), #6-ranked rock "99.5" KISS or #9-ranked country KCYY (which had a bad Winter book with a 3.8 share). For Cox, doing talk on its Terrell Hills-licensed FM meant choosing a direction that could add to its cume reach, and not directly threaten anything else. Urban "Power" was 14th in the Winter Arbitrons with a 2.5 AQH share – while competitor "Beat" (Univision's KBBT/98.5) was sailing along in third place with a 6.1. Another factor to ponder - San Antonio gets the Arbitron PPM beginning in December. Maybe Cox would prefer to be doing talk than urban "Power."
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — — The bumper sticker for this year's Fiesta Bowl could be: "They have only themselves to blame."
Kansas State (11-1) and Oregon (11-1), playing Thursday night, would be playing for the national title had the season ended the afternoon of Nov. 17.
The schools went into that evening ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings with a Dennis Rodman-like box-out on Notre Dame and Alabama. What could go wrong?
Top-ranked Kansas State was playing at Baylor (4-5), which had lost to Iowa State and given up 70 points to West Virginia. Oregon, averaging 54 points per game, was playing host to a Stanford team it had Duck-handled the previous year in Palo Alto when the Cardinal had Andrew Luck at quarterback.


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I knew this cake would be perfect for my Scottish friend and neighbor C., who cannot eat gluten and was coming over for dinner so I made it for her. The cake is super easy, but needs planning as the oranges need to be cooked for more than an hour. I suppose you can cook the oranges the day before you actually make the cake, to spare some time. The original recipe makes a very high cake and I wasn't happy with the too wet/maybe raw center of the cake, so the second time I made it I baked it in two smaller pans and the results were perfect. I also added cardamom because I love it, as you probably have noticed here. Orange and cardamom are one of those matches made in food heaven. For the pictured cake I used blood oranges, so the cake was darker, more brown, the one made with navel oranges came out of a lighter color.
Orange and Almond Cake
Adapted from this recipe
3 medium oranges
6 large eggs, separated
225 gr. granulated sugar (8oz.)
200 gr. ground whole almonds (7oz.)
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cardamom
Chocolate glaze
From Alice Medrich Cocolat
8 oz bittersweet chocolate. chopped finely (225 gr)
6 oz butter (170 gr)
1 TBS light corn syrup
2 TBS water
Place all the ingredients in a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Allow the chocolate and butter to melt, stirring occasionally. Remove the bowl from the double boiler when it is almost, but not quite, melted. Set the glaze aside to finish melting, stirring once or twice until perfectly smooth. When the glaze is smooth and shiny, pour it over the cake to cover it completely or partially. Chill the cake in the fridge for 10 minutes to set the glaze before removing it from the rack. This glaze last for weeks in the fridge, just warm it up again at low heat in a double boiler.
Orange Cream Sauce
from Emily Luchetti A Passion for Dessert
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup freshly squeezed citrus juice (4 oz./12o ml)
1 1/4 cup heavy cream (10 oz./300 ml.)
Grated peel from one orange


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O26 NCAA Tourney Reflections: What Went Right & What Went WrongPosted by Tommy Lemoine on April 13th, 2015
Now that we've all had some time to decompress, let's look back on a few of the successes, failures, and shining moments for O26 squads this March.
What Went Right
- The #14 seeds Came to Play. The NCAA Tournament wasted no time producing its madness, thanks largely to a trio of plucky #14 seeds. In a span of roughly three hours on the first Thursday afternoon, two #3 seeds were toppled and another narrowly avoided defeat – immediately satisfying our expectations of chaos. First, UAB – the youngest team in the Dance – overcame an early 12-2 deficit against Big 12 Tournament champion Iowa State, stormed back, and knocked off the Cyclones by one, 60-59. Shortly thereafter, Georgia State, trailing Baylor by 10 points with under two minutes left, staged an improbable upset of its own, punctuated by R.J. Hunter's game-winning three-pointer and his father's subsequent antics. Even Northeastern had a shot to beat Notre Dame with 30 seconds to play. "They took the bullet, not us," Irish coach Mike Brey said afterward, referring to all the #14-on-#3 crime elsewhere around the country. Before most of America had time to leave the office, a few of the month's most exciting and improbable results had already played out. And it was pretty awesome.
- Ron Hunter's One Shining Moment. After tearing his Achilles in the Sun Belt championship game just a few days earlier, Georgia State coach Ron Hunter provided the signature moment of opening weekend in the Panthers' upset win over Baylor. The fifth-year head man literally fell off his rolling chair following his son's (R.J. Hunter) go-ahead three-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, then – completely overwhelmed by joy – bent over and placed his head in his hands as the clock expired. The emotional father/son press conference afterward further added to the drama: "It was a great game, but I'm not going to coach, I'm going to be Dad right now… This is my son. Proud of him." Not only was it among the biggest victories in Georgia State program history, but it earned Ron Hunter a TBS guest analyst spot during the following weekend.


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A large agricultural equipment show held in Bologna, Italy, drew 165,000+ visitors last fall. Called EIMA, it is run by the Italian agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers group called UNACOMA. EIMA promotes a Technical Innovation contest that exhibitors enter. The winners are selected by a panel of experts from academics, the government and UNACOMA. Here are three of the innovations that won honors at the 2010 show.
New Holland Intellifill system
New Holland's Intellifill filling system will automatically start and stop filling a trailer that travels next to a forage harvester. The system uses a 3D camera mounted under the filling spout to guide the crop flow into the trailer. Unlike conventional camera systems, Intellifill detects depth and distances. This helps the system to accurately determine trailer position and control crop flow trajectory to a distance of up to 65 ft.
"A special camera reads the color of different pixels and can understand the distance of the harvester and trailer and how full or empty it is," reports Virginio Cesana, product specialist, CNH Italia. "Software is able to understand the level of the product."
The advantage of Intellifill on a self-propelled harvester is that harvest can continue without interrupting it to change wagons. The system also can accurately control crop flow at night and will work with any type of trailer.
Intellifill is being tested on New Holland's FR9000 series forage harvesters in Europe and the United States. Cesana says the new feature should be available for purchase as a retrofit product within a year.
Visit www.newholland.com for more information.
Electronic input control system
A new Italian company called Samab has designed an electronic control system to handle seeding and the application of fertilizer and insecticides (see photo). The Italian ag equipment manufacturer Sfoggia is equipping its new planters with the Samab controls. This system earned an honorable mention in the Technical Innovation contest.
The control system operates in real time and runs automatically regardless of speed, according to Samab's Bruni Gianluigi. A mechanical gearbox is not needed. He says every parameter involved in seeding and application is controlled from a panel installed in the tractor. The system controls and reports operations such as how much fertilizer is applied, seeding rates and total area covered.
An electronic element with an optical sensor is installed on the implement to monitor information such as number of seeds falling. It is operated with an electric motor.
Visit www.sfoggia.com for more information.
Double braking system
A versatile braking system that operates both pneumatically and hydraulically earned an honorable mention in the EIMA contest. The Italian manufacturer Zaccaria designed the double braking system for implements.
David Pedretti with the company says it is following European tractor manufacturers, which are now installing both air and oil systems on their new tractor models. Zaccaria is the first company to install brake systems on implements that work with both oil and air.
A unique feature of the Zaccaria double braking system is its single brake cylinder; only one cylinder is installed on each wheel. One side of the cylinder operates with air systems and the other with oil systems.
Zaccaria also was honored for installing an antilock brake system (ABS) on its trailers. Pedretti noted that the ABS works similar to a car's ABS. Zaccaria is the first company to use ABS on implements.
Zaccaria manufactures large trailers and manure-handling implements. Visit www.zaccariarimorchi.com for more information.


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Swimming With Sharks for the SEALs
An intrepid group of swimmers will attempt to break the world record for longest open water swim, braving shark-infested waters and possible hypothermia, to raise money for Navy SEALs and their families. Navy SEAL Foundation director Jennifer Bragaw joins Lunch Break. Photo: Night Train Swimmers Inc.
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NEW YORK -- Chloë Sevigny's collection for Opening Ceremony made its official New York Fashion Week debut Saturday, an hour-and-a-half long presentation turned raucous round-robin performance by five girl bands that unspooled in an Episcopal church in lower Manhattan.
Although the collaboration between the actress and the niche retail brand is now in its fifth season, it has only one previous New York City runway show under its belt -- a resort collection that came down the catwalk in June 2011. That, says Opening Ceremony co-founder Humberto Leon, has to do with their collaborator's day job.
"A lot of it has to do with working around her schedule," Leon said at the presentation. "Obviously she's first and foremost an actress and that's what she's known for so we fit the collections around her schedule and this one happened to work really well during fashion week – just like the last [show] we did worked really well in resort."
Inspiration: In the notes accompanying the show, Sevigny said she found inspiration in "the inhibition of youth, the follies and fashions of teenagers, especially those who stood up to protest in the '60s." Afterward she said the catalyst was something a little more contemporaneous – the Occupy Wall Street movement.
"I was hanging out at Occupy in Union Square and seeing all the kids and how they were adorning themselves for the elements or whatever they were doing and then you look back at the '60s and how they always looked so cute -- even though what they were fighting for was so extreme, their outfits looked sweet. That was the kind of thing I was going for.
The Look: An assortment so thoroughly '60s flavored they could've wobbled right out of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" on their cork-soled platform sandals; A-line miniskirts and jackets and babydoll dresses that were downright flirty, to tomboyish V-neck mohair cardigans and sailor-front trousers. Other pieces, like the striped boatneck dresses and shiny, black, laminated trench coats felt more timeless, and a few – like the Egyptian motif sweatpants and hoodies – felt completely modern.
The collection was grounded in a color palette of black, pink, baby blue and cream with the occasional piece in brown or red. Two of the most eye-catching elements of the collaboration were a custom ribbon lace jacquard in black-and-white or pink-and-white stripes, and bodysuits and tights with an allover intarsia design of symbols including cherries, an arrow-pierced heart, an ankh and the eye of Horus (which the show notes refer to collectively as "the ditsy print"), both of which add a third collaborative layer since they were done in partnership with bodywear brand Emilio Cavallini.
The collection, which ranges from $100 to $800, will be available through Opening Ceremony's boutiques – including the West Hollywood location – in the fall.
The scene: Five set girl-band tableaux in the nave of St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery (performers included I.U.D., Light Asylum's Shannon Funchess with Rafael Radna, Thinner, Bleached and Kim Gordon + Ikue Mori ) alternated rocking five-minute sets, spending the in-between time standing pretty much stock still while holding aloft picket signs with non-sequitur slogans like "Nancy boy," "flirty fishing," "finger poem" and "time to have sex" while modeling pieces from the fall 2013 collection. (Among the models on display for the duration was Sevigny herself – wearing a mockneck onsie, calf-length laminates skirt and boots.)
Celebrity attendees in evidence included Vanessa Hudgens and Aziz Ansari.
The verdict: While the collection may not be for everybody, it's also not pretending that it is. And the eclectic Opening Ceremony crowd, just-gotta-be-me rebel girls everywhere and those whose closet contents gravitate to the Chloe-like will find a lot worth lusting after.
As for us? if we'd had a lighter, we'd still be flicking our Bic for an encore.


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Limbaugh distorts apparently stolen emails to falsely claim global warming is "made up"
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Rush Limbaugh -- who had previously condemned the "thugs" who hacked then-Gov. Sarah Palin's email account -- joined right-wing bloggers in touting a series of emails that were apparently stolen from the UK's Climate Research Unit [CRU]. Limbaugh proceeded to distort at least one of the emails in order to falsely suggest that it is evidence that global warming is "made up" and that leading climate scientists have been engaged in "substantial fraud."
Limbaugh distorts email apparently stolen by hacker, claims global warming is "made up" and scientists are engaged in "fraud"
On his November 20 radio show, Limbaugh referenced the alleged theft of CRU emails by what he described as a "hacker." Limbaugh went on to read from an email sent in 1999 by CRU director Phil Jones. Limbaugh falsely suggested that a phrase in the email -- "hide the decline" -- was somehow "evidence" of "substantial fraud."
From the November 20 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: By the way, folks, I want to give you a website to go to when you get a chance. It's called climatedepot.com. Something fascinating has happened, and I was first alerted to this today by our official climatologist, Dr. Roy Spencer. A hacker has gotten into the computers at Hadley CRU. That is Britain's largest climate research institute. They are a huge proponent of global warming.
LIMBAUGH: I don't know if the jury's still out on that, but more and more people are picking up on this. The whole thing as we've -- I've instinctively known this from the get-go 20 years ago. The whole thing's made up. And the reason I know it is because liberals are behind it. When they're pushing something, folks, it's always bogus. It's never what they say it is. There's always a hidden reason behind the objective. The objective -- stated objective is just designed just to get you feeling guilty, responsible, frightened, scared -- and your kids as well. But it looks like substantial fraud, a lot of evidence of substantial fraud in reporting the evidence on global warming. And Clarice Feldman at the AmericanThinker.com is posted one this, and she's got a sample of the purportedly hacked materials on here -- of the 1,079 emails and 72 documents, and they are available online -- the hackers put them up.
"Dear Roy -- or Ray, Mike, and Malcolm, Once Tim's got a diagram here we'll send that either later today or first thing tomorrow. I just completed Mike's nature trick of adding in the real temperatures to each series for the last 20 years, i.e., from 1981 onwards, and from the 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline in temperature." To hide the decline in temperature. "Mike's series got the annual land and marine values while the other two got April-September for NH land N of 20 north. The latter two are real for 1999 while the estimate for 1999 for NH combined is --" blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.
NASA scientist: Emails do not show that "global warming is a hoax"
NASA's Gavin Schmidt: Critics "are using language used in science and interpreting it in a completely different way." Wired's Threat Level blog reported on November 20 that Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said: "There's nothing in the e-mails that shows that global warming is a hoax. ... There's no funding by nefarious groups. There's no politics in any of these things; nobody from the [United Nations] telling people what to do. There's nothing hidden, no manipulation. It's just scientists talking about science, and they're talking relatively openly as people in private e-mails generally are freer with their thoughts than they would be in a public forum. The few quotes that are being pulled out [are out] of context. People are using language used in science and interpreting it in a completely different way." Schmidt is a contributor to the Real Climate blog, which has stated that some of the stolen CRU emails "involve people" at Real Climate.
Email Limbaugh read was distorted, "pulled out of context"
Real Climate: Jones email "pulled out of context." In a November 20 post, Real Climate's staff, which is made up of several working climate scientists, cited Jones' 1999 email -- which Limbaugh read -- as "one example" of "instances of cherry-picked and poorly-worded 'gotcha' phrases [being] pulled out of context." Jones' November 16, 1999, email reads:
Dear Ray, Mike and Malcolm,
Once Tim's got a diagram here we'll send that either later today or first thing tomorrow.
I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline. Mike's series got the annual land and marine values while the other two got April-Sept for NH land N of 20N. The latter two are real for 1999, while the estimate for 1999 for NH combined is +0.44C wrt 61-90. The Global estimate for 1999 with data through Oct is +0.35C cf. 0.57 for 1998.
Thanks for the comments, Ray.
LSE Prof: Scientists use "trick" to mean "a clever way of doing something." A November 20 Guardian article reported that Bob Ward, director of policy and communications at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, said of Jones' email: "It does look incriminating on the surface, but there are lots of single sentences that taken out of context can appear incriminating. ... You can't tell what they are talking about. Scientists say 'trick' not just to mean deception. They mean it as a clever way of doing something - a short cut can be a trick."
Real Climate: "trick" Jones referenced is a method for making the "context of the recent warming ... clear" and isn't "problematic ... at all." Noting that "[s]cientists often use the term 'trick' to refer to a 'a good way to deal with a problem,' " Real Climate explained:
No doubt, instances of cherry-picked and poorly-worded "gotcha" phrases will be pulled out of context. One example is worth mentioning quickly. Phil Jones in discussing the presentation of temperature reconstructions stated that "I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) and from 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline." The paper in question is the Mann, Bradley and Hughes (1998) Nature paper on the original multiproxy temperature reconstruction, and the 'trick' is just to plot the instrumental records along with reconstruction so that the context of the recent warming is clear. Scientists often use the term "trick" to refer to a "a good way to deal with a problem", rather than something that is "secret", and so there is nothing problematic in this at all.
Real Climate: "hiding the decline" refers to method that is "completely appropriate." Real Climate further explained:
As for the 'decline', it is well known that Keith Briffa's maximum latewood tree ring density proxy diverges from the temperature records after 1960 (this is more commonly known as the "divergence problem"-see e.g. the recent discussion in this paper) and has been discussed in the literature since Briffa et al in Nature in 1998 (Nature, 391, 678-682). Those authors have always recommend not using the post 1960 part of their reconstruction, and so while 'hiding' is probably a poor choice of words (since it is 'hidden' in plain sight), not using the data in the plot is completely appropriate, as is further research to understand why this happens.
Jones reportedly "explained he was not trying to mislead." The New Zealand magazine Investigate reported on November 20:
TGIF asked Jones about the controversial email discussing hiding "the decline", and Jones explained he was not trying to mislead.
"No, that's completely wrong. In the sense that they're talking about two different things here. They're talking about the instrumental data which is unaltered -- but they're talking about proxy data going further back in time, a thousand years, and it's just about how you add on the last few years, because when you get proxy data you sample things like tree rings and ice cores, and they don't always have the last few years. So one way is to add on the instrumental data for the last few years."
Jones told TGIF he had no idea what me meant by using the words "hide the decline".
"That was an email from ten years ago. Can you remember the exact context of what you wrote ten years ago?
Limbaugh previously denounced Palin email hackers as "Obama thugs"
Limbaugh called Palin email hackers "thugs" and asked: "Do we live in a sick era, or what?" On the September 18, 2008, edition of his show, Limbaugh decried the "thugs" who hacked Palin's email account:
And then of course Obama, folks, is showing who he really is. The community organizer, the street agitator, the Chicago thug, clear the playing field, it's on display for everybody to see. Sarah Palin's e-mails, personal e-mails have been hacked, no doubt by Obama thugs, they dropped 30 people up there in Alaska trying to dig up dirt on her. Now they got some thugs that found her personal e-mail address, and the reaction to this is stunning. The Drive-Bys are not upset about this at all.
In fact, ABC, get this headline: "Palin's E-mail Habits Echo Worst Practices of Bush Administration, Expert Says." So we have the vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket's personal e-mail hacked, they post screen shots on the Internet of her personal e-mails, she's now being criticized for using a personal account to conduct state business. This is why, by the way, presidents and vice presidents do not use e-mail, be it personal or business. And now we've got people coming around saying that she's irresponsible, the hackers have uncovered some fraud on her part. Do we live in a sick era, or what?
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Memphis-based TruGreen lawn care is changing its neighborhood sales strategy as the CEO of parent company, The ServiceMaster Co., continues to talk about the need for the company to improve its performance.
The second-quarter results for ServiceMaster, which has seven commercial and residential service subsidiaries, were released earlier this month.
ServiceMaster revenues in the quarter increased 3 percent to $967 million from $940 million a year ago with revenue growth in all reporting segments. Overall operating performance grew 9.8 percent in the quarter from a year ago.
ServiceMaster CEO Hank Mullany gave TruGreen a blistering critique during a first-quarter earnings call with investors and analysts earlier this year that was his first as CEO.
In the Thursday, Aug. 25, second-quarter earnings call, Mullany said some strategies implemented since then are starting to work.
But Mullany said the second-quarter figures still show TruGreen has room for improvement and "didn't meet expectations" for the quarter that ended July 30.
"This isn't complicated stuff we're talking about here," Mullany said. "This is knocking on people's doors before we service their lawn to let them know we're there."
TruGreen took a hit in customer counts from a shift in tactics that puts less emphasis on neighborhood door-to-door sales.
"What we've found is that neighborhood selling isn't as effective as it was in the past," Mullany said. "We will rebalance our sales and marketing efforts and focus more on profitable sales."
TruGreen revenue for the quarter increased only 1.2 percent compared to a year ago, which Mullany again said was unacceptable. TruGreen also showed a 5.2 percent decline in its customer count with decrease in new unit sales. Some of that was attributable to the shift in sales strategy. But Mullany said he was prepared for the short-term impact of moving away from neighborhood blitzes.
"It's still in existence but I think at more rational levels in neighborhood sales," Mullany said. "That was our most costly sales channel and frankly had some of our lowest customer retention rates."
TruGreen is the most visible sign of the shift in philosophy at ServiceMaster since Mullany replaced Patrick Spainhour at the helm in July. And it is where Mullaney has been the most outspoken.
"There's too much variation in service standards from branch to branch," he said Thursday. "We compounded the problem by introducing too many initiatives to the field team and then not sticking with them very long."
Terminix president Tom Brackett has been heading TruGreen on an interim basis as the division readjusts and looks for a permanent leader.
As that is happening, Mullany also announced that Terminix, whose operations are seen as a model for the recovery of TruGreen, will see some new technology to enhance its sales and service mobility. The changes to be rolled out early next year include a new Web portal for Terminix customers and a smart phone application should debut this fall.
Mullany also announced Roger Cregg becomes the new ServiceMaster chief financial officer effective Aug. 29. Cregg comes from PulteGroup Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilders, where he was also CFO.
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February 24, 2012 -- California's health chief has vowed to change a failed children's dental program that was supposed to control costs and improve kids' ability to see a dentist.
Toby Douglas, director of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), outlined steps he will take to ensure that some 110,000 Sacramento County children with Medi-Cal get "high-quality and timely" dental care, according to a Modesto Bee story.
In a letter to Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), Douglas vowed to resolve patient complaints more quickly and be tougher on dental plans that fail children, by either withholding payments or terminating their contracts, the paper reported.
Nearly two decades ago, the state made the county a testing ground for a new model intended to improve children's oral health. But new data show the county has consistently produced one of California's worst records for care, according to a California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting story that appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
Critics say the program forces many children to wait months or even years before receiving treatment, according to the story. Under the model, the state pays private dental plans a $12 monthly fee for each Medi-Cal child assigned to them regardless of whether the child sees a dentist.
In three out of the last four years, Sacramento's children's dental system was the lowest-performing system in the state. Between 2010 and 2011, approximately one-third of more than 110,000 Sacramento County children with Medi-Cal coverage saw a dentist. In comparison, nearly half of the state's Medi-Cal children received dental care, according to the Sacramento Bee.
According to the Modesto Bee, Douglas added in his letter that it would be "most expedient and effective" to keep Sacramento kids in the managed care program rather than shifting them into fee-for-service, because the state would have to alter agreements with the federal government, which provides some Medi-Cal funding.
Steinberg's office welcomes Douglas's letter, according to the paper, but remains cautious, expressing a desire to see more action. The director of the Sacramento District Dental Society echoed Steinberg's response and questions the lack of accountability for the program's lapses, the paper added.
Other critics noted that the plans are paid to see children from birth to age 3, but most do not. They also asked why Sacramento children on Medi-Cal must remain part of a mandatory managed care plan, instead of making it voluntary as it is in Los Angeles County.


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You MUST have:
1. Clean english accent
2. High speed internet
3. Quality USB headset (ideally Logitech or Plantronics)
4. Strong work ethic and drive to succeed (highly self-motivated)
5. Awesome at consultative selling (without being sleazy or salesy).
6. Terrific presenter and communicator, and a solid closer.
Come and build your own empire within our fine, progressive company. We have a superb reputation and need real stars to bring in the best accounts.
The role will involve teamwork with a full-time scheduler who will do all the outbound calling on your behalf, so all you have to do is show up to scheduled free demos and close sales. We will be providing your scheduler a steady stream of targeted lists (who will be receiving emails from us), so we only contact the warm leads who are interacting with our content.
Up until this point, I have been doing all the free demos and closing myself (so far I've closed 21 out of 27 demos -- 77% success rate). Now that the model and process is proven, we're looking to replicate it by building a sales team.
Each of our Reputation Consultants (aka "closers") will receive ongoing training and coaching and will be required to get 80% on a 100-question test in order to get certified. Once you are certified, you can begin conducting free demos with real prospects. Until then, all the practice will be done via role playing with your sales coach.
Here's a sample free demo in action:
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A few unique advantages of this Closer position:
1) You don't have to do any cold calling — you just show up and close.
2) Six figure income potential. With one full-time appointment setter and 50% closing rate, you would be making $47 CAD/hr. With two full-time appointment setters and 50% closing rate, you would be making $53 CAD/hr.
3) You can work as little or as much as you want depending on your preference. Want the day off? Just block it off in your calendar and the appointment setter would not set any appointments for you at that time.
4) We have unlimited leads and a proven customer acquisition system.
How's it look? Can you see yourself being successful in this role?
If you are confident you meet the above criteria, submit your resume today! At least three references (proving that you're a star performer) required.
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NJEP Task Forces
The National Judicial Education Program's (NJEP) judicial education programs were the catalyst for a series of task forces established by state chief justices, state supreme courts and federal circuit councils to examine gender bias in their own court systems and recommend reforms. At its 1988 annual meeting, the Conference of Chief Justices adopted a resolution urging every Chief Justice to establish a task force "devoted to the study of gender bias in the courts." In 1999, the National Conference on Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System, attended by teams from every state that included the chief justice, state court administrator and state bar president, voted to make implementing the recommendations of the task forces on gender, race and ethnic bias in the courts a priority. The task forces documented discriminatory court decisions, policies and practices and made numerous recommendations to eradicate these barriers to equal justice.
NJEP developed several publications describing how to establish and operate a gender bias task force, implement its recommendations, and evaluate its impact.
- Gender Fairness in the Courts: Action in the New Millenium - A 15-point implementation plan to achieve gender fairness in the courts from the Gender Fairness Strategies Project and NJEP. This manual provides a guide to integrate and institutionalize strategies to address gender fairness and access in the courts. June 2001
- Gender Fairness Strategies Project: Implementation Resources Directory - A compilation of readily-replicated steps taken by state courts nationwide in response to the recommendations of their task forces on gender bias in the courts, such as bench books, codes of conduct complaint procedures, implementation of gender-neutral language, and legislation in substantive law areas. January 1998
- Learning From The New Jersey Supreme Court Task Force On Women In The Courts: Evaluation, Recommendations And Implications For Other States - NJEP was the catalyst for a series of task forces to examine gender bias in court systems across the country. New Jersey was the first state to establish a Supreme Court Task Force on Women in the Courts. This article assesses the status of the New Jersey task force's recommendations and evaluates the task force's impact on substantive judicial decision-making and the treatment of women in court environments. May 1991
- Planning for Evaluation: Guidelines for Task Forces on Gender Bias in the Courts - This manual provides evaluation guidelines for every stage of creating, implementing, and institutionalizing task forces on gender bias in the courts. September 1989
- Operating a Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts: A Manual for Action - This manual provides strategies for creating, implementing, and institutionalizing task forces on gender bias in the courts. It provides information on data collection, dissemination, how to implement and monitor reforms, and more. October 1986


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On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Library System Board of Trustee Chair, Sharon Thomas, System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski, and System Chief Financial Officer, Kenneth Stone made the following presentation before the Erie County Legislature Finance, Management and Budget Committee in the Chambers of the Erie County Legislature located at 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo on the fourth floor.
SHARON THOMAS, B&ECPL System Board Chairperson:
Good afternoon and thank you for having us here today. On
behalf of the 37 Libraries which make up the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System, please accept my sincerest appreciation for your time. As always, I must express the Library's gratitude for your ongoing support and confidence in the services we provide.
2010 was a banner year for the Library System.
- Circulation surpassed 8 million items
There were more than 3.9 million visits to the library
- Public access computer use has risen by a staggering 96% across the System since 2007.
2011 is proving once again that the Library is a vital service to the residents of Erie County. Despite the reduction of service hours – 98 per week – circulation of materials remains constant and computer use is at maximum capacity.
We have worked hard to provide quality services, which meet the needs of the residents, within the budgetary constraints placed upon us.
I must make this clear…. to continue to provide necessary services and meet residents needs, we, the Library, cannot continue on the financial road of uncertainty.
As you are aware, this past September, with the support of a super majority of contracting library Boards, the System Board of Trustees voted to move forward to create a Special Legislative District Public Library System. We remain committed to this task in order to reduce our governance structure (23 government entities, 23 hiring authorities to 1 government entity, 1 hiring authority) and secure long term financial stability. Both of which are key to our ability to meet the ever growing demands and needs of our services.
We are in the initial phases of the Special Legislative District Public Library process. We expect to begin to work with constituents after the first of the year. The entire process is expected to take between 18 – 24 months. We ask for your support and assistance in helping us reach our goal.
Today, we are here to discuss how you can help us in the 2012 budget. I'd like to now turn this over to Mary Jean and Ken. Thank you.
Thank you, Sharon and thanks to all of you for having us here today.
I too, would like to thank the Legislature for its ongoing support of the Library. 2011 has proved to be a year of challenge and a year of change. Our use statistics speak volumes to us, as I know they do to you, of the importance of the Public Library within this community.
Yes, we can all agree our statistics are impressive. However, funding and the challenges we face year to year as a result is not [impressive].
Historically, funding has been unstable. Harkening back as far as 1975 we can demonstrate the lack of stability in funding. Library funding has been reduced many more times than it has been increased…. there have been library closures, reduced hours and services, reductions in staff etc. Sadly all of these have become a trend.
Planning for the future is nearly impossible.
We have worked hard to streamline workflow activities, we have purchased equipment, from significant investments like RFID to smaller investments into new floor cleaning equipment and everything in between to increase efficiencies, we have reduced floor plans and restructured staffing patterns, and monitored utility use…the list goes on and on.
Can we do more? You have my word that we will continue to explore all options, new technologies and library trends.
We have also stepped up our fundraising efforts. In just the past six (6) months we have raised more than ½ million dollars for the 2012 materials budget, programs and the development of a strategic plan. Donations were received from generous individuals, businesses and foundations. And, again you have my word; we will continue to look for new and creative ways to bring additional dollars into the Library System. But these funds cannot supplant basic library service needs.
We have had to make very difficult decisions. You have had to make very difficult decisions.
Despite what some may think….it must be said the Library is not a political entity. It is a quality of life institution - one which has proven itself through the test of time. It is and institution that is ever evolving. It is an entity which the community believes in…..supports and looks to in order to meet many of its basic needs.
I believe NOW is a time of opportunity. I hope you will as well.
Let us start today to work together to simplify and reduce our governance structure.
Let us start today, to work together to secure stabilized funding. Together we will do great things.
I will now ask Ken Stone to go through our 2012 budget.
Thank you.
Click here to see the enclosed budget presented by Kenneth Stone:
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Whatever your path or vision, Belmont's Center for Entrepreneurship has the expertise, passion, and values to prepare you for your own entrepreneurial venture.
> View Entrepreneurship Curriculum and General Education Requirements
If you are interested in starting your own business, would like to take your existing business to the next level, or are looking for special training for a start-up or family business, consider joining one of the fastest growing majors in the nation at one of the strongest programs available: Belmont University's Center for Entrepreneurship.
Belmont's program has been named as one of the Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs in the country by The Princeton Review and has also been recognized as a National Model Undergraduate Program for Entrepreneurship Education by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). In 2010, our program was featured as one of five schools to consider when studying entrepreneurship by Fortune magazine.
Belmont's innovative, award-winning program enables students to get involved in one of several student-run ventures on campus and provides students with the resources and support necessary for them to start their own businesses. Approximately 3,500 square feet of prime retail space in the Curb Event Center has been set aside by Belmont University for students to use to develop retail or service businesses. House Of and Boulevard Record Shop are currently operating in this space. This program gives students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in managing a small business.
The Hatchery provides an office environment containing basic resources and support to help students as they develop their own entrepreneurial ventures. Students are advised by faculty, staff and local entrepreneurs, who are part of the Belmont Entrepreneur Network. Other resources available to students include free legal clinics, accounting clinics and practicing entrepreneur roundtables. Our students have created a variety of different types of businesses, including Internet marketing, photography and design, audio/video production, catering/food service and fashion (click here to see a few examples).
Typically, around a third of the students concentrating in entrepreneurship create businesses that are their main or sole source of income after graduation. Within five years of graduation, we expect half of our alumni to have started their own businesses. Graduates who don't go into business for themselves will find careers in entrepreneurial businesses owned by others or in traditional corporate settings.


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WATCH THE VIDEO: PS4 RPG Deep Down showcases new Capcom engine
Capcom unveiled yet another new IP last night in the form of RPG Deep Down for PlayStation 4.
Deep Down – although this is only a working title at the moment – is a fantasy action game that pits players against fire-breathing dragons and other monsters. It is being developed by Street Fighter creator Yoshinori Ono.
The title uses a brand new game engine, codenamed Panta Rhei. It was shown off during last year's PlayStation 4 reveal and you can see the first footage below.
It is the third notable new IP from Capcom to emerge in the last year, following the success of last year's Dragon Dogma and this year's hotly-anticipated Remember Me.
You can check out the first footage below.


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Stars including Demi Moore, Kate Moss, Eva Herzigova and Bob Geldof all flew out to India to attend a massive party thrown by Naomi Campbell to mark her boyfriend's birthday this week.
The British supermodel organized a huge two-day bash in Jodhpur to mark Vladislav Doronin's 50th birthday, and famous guests were reportedly transported in 12 chartered planes.
The first party, held at the historic Mehrangarh Fort, saw attendees dress up in traditional Indian costume, and a second bash had an Art Deco theme and featured a performance by superstar singer Diana Ross.
Pictures have emerged on Twitter.com showing Campbell dressed in an elaborate feathered costume, while Moss is seen in a gold, sparkly outfit complete with 1920s-style curls.
Other guests included supermodel Karolina Kurkova, fashion designers Zac Posen and John Galliano, as well as singer Holly Valance and British royal Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
Campbell has been dating the Russian billionaire, who turned 50 on Wednesday, since 2008.


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Ese Ntekume finished fifth in the triple jump (38-8.25) and 11th in the long jump (18-2.50) at the Big West Championships ... top triple jump of the season was a career-best 39-11.50 (12.18) at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine ... her long jump at the conference championship was also a career-best ... ran one 100 meter hurdle race this season, finishing in 15.07 at the Northridge Invitational ... finished 17th in the triple jump at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a best of 36-9.50 ... also qualified in the long jump but fouled on all three attempts ... had CSUN's top triple jump of the season, 37-1 (11.30) at the UW Invitational ... posted an indoor career-best 17-5.25 (5.31) in the long jump also at the UW Invitational.
Ntekume qualified for the 100 meter hurdles and the long jump at the Big West Championships, finishing 16th in the 100m hurdle prelims running a personal-best 14.93 ... placed 15th in the long jump with a best of 17-5.50 (5.32) ... also competed in the heptathlon where she finished 12th with a career-best 4,261 points ... during the heptathlon, posted a long jump career-best of 18-0.25 (5.49) ... finished 17th in the 60 meter hurdle prelims at the MPSF Indoor Championships in a personal indoor-best time of 8.93 ... was 10th in the triple jump with a season-best of 38-3.50 (11.67) and was 12th in the pentathlon after scoring a personal-best 3,224 points.
Competed in the jumps and hurdles during her freshman season ... posted season-bests of 4-7 in the high jump and 36-2.25 in the triple jump at the Northridge Invitational (Mar. 14) ... ran a season-best 16.38 in the 100 meter hurdles and 69.03 in the 400 meter hurdles also at the CSUN Invitational ... did not compete during the 2009 indoor season.
Competed in both track and basketball at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif. ... earned All-BVAL honors in the triple jump as well as the 300 meter hurdles as a senior in 2008 ... was voted best hurdler and best jumper in 2008 and best hurdler in 2006 and 2007 ... earned MVP honors in 2005 ... graduated in 2008 with a 3.2 grade point average.
Born August 29, 1990 ... parents are Pat and Emmanuel Ntekume ... has four sisters, Ejino, Onome, Odin and Blessing ... favorites include Florence Griffith-Joyner and the TV show "DeGrassi" ... lists her favorite food as "anything good" ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "practice" ... once met Olympic sprinters Tyson Gay and Veronica Campbell ... major is Accounting.


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New Movies This Week: 'Interstellar,' 'Big Hero 6′
One of the most highly anticipated movies of the year arrives this week, alongside the latest Disney animated flick.
New Movies This Week: 'Nightcrawler,' 'Before I Go to Sleep,' 'Saw 10th Anniversary'
You'll have plenty of options for some good old spine-tingling Halloween fun once the latest batch of thrillers (and one re-release) hits theaters this weekend.
School Shooting Near Seattle; 2 Dead, Including Gunman, 4 Critically Hurt [UPDATED]
A gunman opened fire at a Seattle-area high school Friday morning, injuring multiple students before killing himself.
Doctor in New York City Tests Positive for Ebola
On Thursday night, officials announced the first case of Ebola to hit New York City.
UPDATE: 'Dozens' of Gunshots at Canadian Parliament; One Soldier Killed, One Gunman Dead […
There were "several shooting incidents in downtown Ottawa" Wednesday morning, according to Ottawa police. The shooter or shooters have not been identified, though at least one is believed to be deceased.
New Movies This Week: 'John Wick,' 'Ouija'
The Halloween slate of scary movies continues this week, plus we see Keanu Reeves get back into hard-boiled action on the big screen once again.
Nurse Infected With Ebola Posts Tearful Thank-You Video Before Flying to Maryland for Trea…
Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola in Dallas, flew to the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, but not before filming a thank-you/goodbye video for friends and colleagues.
2nd Dallas Hospital Worker Tests Positive for Ebola; Was on Plane Two Days Ago
A second health worker at Dallas Presbyterian Health Hospital was diagnosed with Ebola on Wednesday morning. Apparently the nurse had traveled by air from Cleveland on Monday.
New Movies This Week: 'Fury,' 'The Book of Life,' 'The Best of Me'
This week we get a World War II-set ensemble drama, so you know it's that time of year when all the Oscar-hopefuls start crowding up the screens at your local multiplex.
Nurse in Dallas Becomes First Ebola Patient Infected in U.S.; CDC Urges Calm
The second-ever diagnosis of Ebola in America occurred this weekend, but still, there's no reason to panic. You won't catch Ebola, don't worry.


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In this lesson, students explore a discrepant event when they design an experiment to measure the rate that ice melts when in pure water versus salt water. It is designed to help students realize that a carefully-designed experiment may yield... (View More) unexpected results, due to unseen events, even though the experiment is precisely planned and executed. The addition of a new technology may clarify factors in the experiment which were previously unknown. Note: the experiment requires advance preparation the day before: two buckets of water are set-up (one with plain tap water, the other with as much salt dissolved in it as possible), which need to be at room temperature. It also requires ice cubes of uniform shape (e.g., from an ice maker or ice trays filled to uniform capacity). This lesson is part of the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1993 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
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Photo gallery: Firefighters battle fully involved vehicle fire
A full-size pickup caught fire Thursday morning off the 10 Freeway in Ontario, briefly slowing traffic in the area.
Marco Perez, of Riverside, said he smelled gas coming from his Ford pickup and pulled over to the shoulder of the Vineyard Avenue offramp of the westbound 10 Freeway. Flames soon consumed the truck.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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Tustin High School hosted its first annual drum line competition March 16 in itsr new Sports Pavilion. Thirty-six high schools and junior high schools from San Diego to Santa Barbara competed throughout the day. The school estimates that more than 850 performers, 800 spectators, 100 drum line directors, seventy-five volunteers and six judges were on hand for the event.
Schools are awarded the opportunity to host a drum line competition by the American Drum Line Association. Tustin was chosen not only because it has one of the top drum lines in the region (out of 120 high school drum lines in the four divisions of Southern California and Nevada), but also because its campus has a brand new sports pavilion on campus where they are able to host the event.
The competition also serves as a major fundraiser for the school's music program. Maintaining a competitive music program, complete with a marching band, color and winter guard, concert band, orchestra and drum line, costs about $40,000 a year.
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Feast of the Holy Great-Martyr George
Blessed Feast Day to our many St. George parishes!
As the deliverer of captives and the protector of the poor, as the physician of the feeble and combatant of kings, holy champion and great martyr George, intercede with Christ our God to save our souls.
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Thou wast cultivated by God and didst become a most wonderful cultivator of piety, and didst harvest for thyself the sheaves of virtue, for having sown in tears thou didst reap in joy and having withstood to death thou art garnered for Christ. By thy intercessions, O Saint, thou dost obtain for us all remission of our sins.
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Access liturgical resources for the Feast of St. George
(If April 23 falls on or before Great and Holy Pascha, the Feast of St. George is translated to Bright Monday.)