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Limbaugh Accuses DOJ "Peacemakers" Of Organizing Anti-Zimmerman Protests
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Rush Limbaugh seized on a report that government officials attended rallies related to George Zimmerman to accuse the Department of Justice of "instigating race riots" when in fact, the officials acted as peacekeepers to "defuse community anger."
On his radio show, Limbaugh read from a Judicial Watch post which claimed that a DOJ unit called the Community Relations Service (CRS) "deployed to Sanford, FL to organize and manage rallies against Zimmerman." The post highlighted documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests which detailed spending on activities such as providing "technical assistance for the preparation of possible marches and rallies related to the fatal shooting of a 17 year old African American male."
Limbaugh claimed the documents proved that the DOJ was "organizing anti-Zimmerman rallies," going on to say that "the United States government has been converted by Obama and [Eric] Holder into a community organizing agitator bunch." Limbaugh concluded that "this regime saw an opportunity to turn something into a profoundly racial case for the express purpose of ripping the country apart":
But the documents do not show the CRS organizing rallies against Zimmerman, only providing support and technical assistance for them. In fact, as the Miami Herald reported, the unit worked to "defuse community anger hardening along the fault lines of race, color and national origin":
[I]n the weeks after the Feb. 26, 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a city representative picked up the phone and called Thomas Battles, a quiet force who has worked almost three decades mending racially damaged communities.
The federal mediator works for the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS), a stealth federal operation that works to defuse community anger hardening along the fault lines of race, color and national origin.
The mediators are called the peacemakers.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the unit "reached out to the city's spiritual and civic leaders to help cool headed emotions" and brokered "deals between the city officials and residents to help prevent violence and lay the groundwork for peace":
When racial tensions flared in Sanford, a league of secretive peacemakers reached out to the city's spiritual and civic leaders to help cool heated emotions after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in February.
When civil-rights organizers wanted to demonstrate, these federal workers taught them how to peacefully manage crowds.
They even arranged a police escort for college students to ensure safe passage for their 40-mile march from Daytona Beach to Sanford to demand justice.
As national figures and sign-waving protesters grabbed the spotlight after Trayvon's death, federal workers from a little-known branch of the Department of Justice labored away behind the scenes, quietly brokering deals between the city officials and residents to help prevent violence and lay the groundwork for peace.
According to the CRS website, the services they performed in Sanford are precisely what the unit is intended to do, and officials are only deployed "when requested or accepted by the parties":
The Community Relations Service is the Department's "peacemaker" for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin. Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRS is the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony.
For more than 45 years, CRS has been asked to provide its experienced mediators to help local communities resolve conflicts and disturbances relating to race, color, or national origin. Each year CRS' highly skilled conciliators bring hundreds of community-wide conflicts to peaceful closure across America and its territories.
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Brewery: Hale's Ales LTD.
Location: Seattle, WA
Beer: Seattle Beer Week 2010 Double India Pale Ale
Web: http://www.averybrewing.com/
Presentation: 22 oz. — Brown Glass Bottle — Capped
Vintage: 2010
Style: American Style Double India Pale Ale
Barrel: N/A
Hops: Columbus and Magnum in the bittering, Chinook, Cascade and Centennial in the late hop additions, and Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo, Chinook and Simcoe in the dry hop.
Malt: Belgian Aromatic and Munich, oats, likely NW pale or 2 row or Maris Otter…possibly others.
Commercial Description:
Seattle Beer Week II Double IPA We do a couple different IPA's here at Hale's Ales, Mongoose, Supergoose, Aftermath, and so we were aiming for an IPA that was outside of these flavors. The big feature of this beer is the hops, so naturally we argued first and last about the malt bill. Our target was a rich orange color based around a couple of light color malts, Belgian Aromatic and Munich. We also were looking for a strong malt backbone to support a pretty aggressive hop bill, so we incorporated oats to allow for a rich body and mouthfeel. On to hops. Our goal was a blend of Northwest Hops emphasizing floral, citrus and pine characteristics. We did a couple of trial batches attempting to dial in the right hop character. We went a little heavy on Columbus in the first batch and ended up with a weird pineapple character. The second batch was dynamite on the flavor, but didn't quite hit the perfect aroma. Our final batch incorporated Columbus and Magnum in the bittering, Chinook, Cascade and Centennial in the late hop additions, and Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo, Chinook and Simcoe in the dry hop. Late hop additions were 1.6 lbs/bbl. Dry hops were at 1.0 lb/ bbl.
Beer Advocate: A- (4.1)
Rate Beer: 97 (3.68)
Timperial's Notes:
Remember Seattle Beer Week 2010? I do and I don't, if you know what I mean. It's nearly impossible to exercise moderation during said week, and I partied like a rock star. Err…a beer nerd. That notion, non-existent moderation that is, seems to hold true when creating the week's beer as well. The inaugural brew in 2009 was crafted by Pike Brewing and was also a Double IPA. When the Seattle Beer Collective gets down, they get down. They destroy palettes with booze and IBUs. The dates have already been set for SBW 2011, May 19 — 28, but the official beer's brewer has yet to be announced. Who will it be? I can't wait to find out, but for now, lets just enjoy my last bottle of the 2010 before the massive hop character becomes…well, less massive.
I'd say, based on looks, that Hale's was right on with what they were aiming for. This brew has a rich orange hue that is very inviting. When the light isn't quite so direct, the fluid takes on a more amber color, but when held directly to the light, SBW2010DIPA glows a gold flaked orange. Though the beer is hazy from the dry-hopping, there is barely any sediment to speak of. The carbonation is visible, but not so strong as to build an out of control head on the pour. The lacing is worthy of a double thumbs up, and the head sticks around throughout. Very impressive.
There is little doubt that this beer has a solid malt backbone. It's possibly odd that I started this section with that statement. Yes, hops dominate. Was I supposed to mention that? I thought it goes without saying. I'll get to the lupulin in a moment.
The first thought I had when evaluating the malt essence was Victory malt. There may or may not be Victory in the grain bill, possibly it's the Munich, but I got a whiff of peanuts and a dash of popcorn. Those notes came right after the pour when the effervescence was at its peak. Now that the beer has calmed a bit, I can't seem to discern anything other than a faint caramel stickiness draped upon the overpowering hoppy fruitiness.
I smell and smell again, and each time I seem to get a slight nuance from the hops. At times, it's all fruit, mostly passion fruit or some soft tropical pleasure. Other times, it's completely floral. Unfortunately, I'm no botanist, and therefore am unable to provide genus, but I can tell you that the potency is immense. I think of Elysian Jasmine IPA and its overwhelming ability to transport me to a Japanese tea garden. A garden, we surely are in.
As the beer warms, some more of the malt is uncovered, and it easily coalesces with the flora to place me directly within the leavened pores of a fruit cake. If you could take that scene in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids where they stumble upon the Oreo in the front yard and snack time ensues and replace the cookie with a fruit cake…yeah I'm doing a swan dive right into the fluffy cakey goodness right now.
As it warms even more, the booze enters the jaunt, and some slight uninvited vegetal scents pop in. Try to drink this one cold(er).
The body of this guy is truly lovely. I can't say that I would have guessed there were oats in this, but since I do know, I'll strap on my monocle, clutch my jolly old belly (lavishly draped in a vest of the Queen's finest textiles) and bellow deeply in an English accent that this beer's "silky smooth mouthfeel is made possible by the almighty oat". The oats effect may also be responsible for the killer head retention, or maybe Cara-Pils could hold a minor percentage in the bill.
The carbonation is rocking well after the pour but never overbearing. All in all, a great success.
Much like the nose, this element seems to fluctuate, oscillate, ebb and flow. When the experience is averaged, balance is reached so astutely. Doubtless, the malts are mighty strong here, standing tall amidst the triple digit bitterness units. Bitterness… what a challenging topic right now. With the fear of skipping ahead and spoiling the aftertaste section below, I must reference the moments after the swallow to make any attempt to wrap my mind around the role of bitterness here.
If you've read my Hop Briefs in the past, you know that, ultimately, my enjoyment of IPAs rest in the bitter vs. sweet, hop candy battle. When this beer hits the tongue, the tongue recoils in fear. On a sensory level, one must then pay close attention to the aftershocks, not the heavy hitting initial blow, to fully appreciate this beer's nuance and complexity. The aftershocks, or the aftertaste in this case, is so, so pleasurable. It's sweet and hoppy and not at all dry. The malts are twinkling in the background and everything is right in the world. How this contradiction holds together in the rolling centrifuge across my tongue, I can't explain, but allow me to again bellow, "Roll on my intrepid friend, be free!"
When it comes to the actual hop flavor, it still holds a lot of fruitiness, but not so much floraliness (new word discovery, chalk it up!). I'm actually getting a large dose of spice just at the moment that I swallow. If beer is liquid bread, this beer is a culinary joy ride. I'd feed on this one for days and days. It's all too hop-laden to realize any specific, legitimate malt characteristic, but the balance is undeniable.
It's glorious. See above.
The absolute best part about this beer is the fact that it seems to be a living organism. It's like the sea breaching the shore — it attacks over and over again, but never twice in the same manner. By this right, this is the most complex IPA I've had in recent memory. Oddly enough though, complexity only goes so far with IPAs as far as I'm concerned. This one beer may have the aspects of 4 different IPAs, possibly more, but maybe only one of those would be a perfect 10 in my book. Though I deeply enjoyed the ride, the moments where SBW2010DIPA tasted like something slightly less desirable left a blemish with enough weight to set in scar. If for nothing other than to deepen my confliction, may it be that this scar lends an endearing quality and in time I regret not distributing the highest of marks. May time tell the tale.
Color/Head/Retention [maximum of 1.00 point possible]: 0.99
Odor [maximum of 2.00 points possible]: 1.94
Carbonation/Mouthfeel [maximum of 1.00 point possible]: 0.98
Hop Flavor [maximum of 3.00 points possible]: 2.70
Malt Flavor/Balance [maximum of 2.00 points possible]: 1.88
Finish/Aftertaste [maximum of 1.00 point possible]: 0.99
Total [maximum of 10.00 points possible]: 9.48
Filed under: Notes of a Beer Nerd, The Cellar Tagged: Double IPA, Elysian Brewing Company, Hale's Ales Brewery, Imperial IPA, IPA, Pike Brewing, Seattle Beer Week, Seattle Beer Week 2010, Seattle Beer Week Double IPA, Timperial Stout

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Rhodes brace seals Town win
Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes scored two first-half goals to seal a 2-1 home victory against Dagenham & Redbridge.
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Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes scored two first-half goals to seal a 2-1 home victory against Dagenham & Redbridge.
The victory keeps Town in the hunt for automatic promotion following their eighth win in 10 matches.
Rhodes took his tally to 22 goals for the season by netting a tap-in and then scoring with a glancing header.
Benik Afobe created the opener in the nine minute by dispossessing Will Antwi as the Dagenham defender tried to shepherd the ball out of play. Afobe then squared the ball for Rhodes to score from close range.
The visitors, who have now lost seven of their last eight games, hit back in the 28th minute when Romain Vincelot blasted into the top left corner after playing a neat one-two on the edge of the box with John Akinde.
But they were only level for four minutes as Rhodes ran from deep to glance in Gary Roberts's cross swung in from the left.
Afobe missed three good chances in the first half and it nearly proved costly as Dagenham rallied after the break and the visitors nearly almost equalised in the 72nd minute when Akinde's shot hit the post and then rebounded back to him. Town keeper Ian Bennett made a brilliant save to deny the striker a goal at the second attempt.


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I enjoyed reading this interesting and funny book. Grandmother silk is an interesting character. She always wears a furry coat even when it's hot outside. All she does is play computer games. This story reminds me of when it took me a long time to pick out my Halloween costume like Ruddy in the book. It took Ruddy and I three weeks to pick out our costumes. Also, I had the same costume as Ruddy. We were both gorillas. The illustrations in this book are great, too. They have beautiful colors in the pictures. The background really goes with the characters actions.
I recommend this book to children who enjoy learning lessons. If you like learning lessons from a book, this is the right book for you. The lessons you learn will never be forgotten.


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Special Search Functions
As UNIX programmers will know, the
stat() system call provides status information about a given path, in the form of the struct stat type. The recls core C API provides the function
Recls_Stat(), which provides status information about a given path, in the form of the
recls_info_t type (a multi-attribute type analogous to
IEntryj). Several recls mappings provide a
Stat() method that returns a file entry object, or null/nil if no such entry exists. I have found this a handy tool over the years, particularly when working in Python and Ruby, and I wanted to continue to offer it for .NET users, as
FileSearcher.Stat(). This method either returns null if the file does not exist, or an instance implementing
IEntry representing the filesystem entry if it can be accessed, or throws an exception if it cannot. (In other words,
System.IO.FileNotFoundException and
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException are caught, and null returned.)
The other function set,
FileSearcher.CalculateDirectorySize(), does exactly what it says on the tin: it calculates the size of a directory, as the sum of the sizes of all files in that directory or in any of its sub-directories (up to a given depth). Since this is an expensive operation, I chose not to have directory size automatically calculated during a code>Search()-based enumeration. But it's a useful thing to have available, as in the following example, which displays the sizes of all immediate subdirectories of the current directory:
foreach(IEntry entry in FileSearcher.Search( null, null, SearchOptions.Directories, 0 // Don't recurse )) { Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", entry.Path , FileSearcher.CalculateDirectorySize(entry.Path)); }
Listing 8: Example using CalculateDirectorySize().
Path Utility Functions
As well as the
FileSearcher methods, recls 100% .NET provides a number of additional utility functions via the static class
PathUtil (see Listing 9).
public static class PathUtil { public static string DeriveRelativePath(string origin, string target); public static string CanonicalizePath(string path); public static string GetAbsolutePath(string path); public static string GetDirectoryPath(string path); public static string GetFile(string path); public static string GetDrive(string path); }
Listing 9: PathUtil class interface.
Each of these represents some functionality essential to the proper workings of Recls's searching that is not available in, or corrects defective alternatives in, the CLR's path manipulation facilities:
CanonicalizePath(), and
GetDrive()do not have CLR equivalents
GetAbsolutePath()corrects drive-only UNC paths, i.e. "\\server\share" to append a slash, in the same way that
System.IO.Path.GetFullPath()does for drive-only volume paths, such as "C:"
- PathUtil.GetDirectoryPath() yields the directory path -- a recls notion of encapsulating drive (for operating systems that have the concept of a drive) + directory -- and corrects the (in my opinion) defective behaviour of
System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(), which returns the empty string when given a root path such as "C:\" or "\\server\share\"
PathUtil.GetFile()yields the file component - file name + extension - of a path and works correctly with UNC paths such as "\\server\share" (for which
System.IO.Path.GetFileName()returns "share"!)
Extension Methods
With C# 3 comes the ability to enhance the (apparent) operations available on existing types by the use of Extension Methods [8, 9]. I've taken advantage of this for recls 100% .NET by adding the
Select, and
Where methods, as shown in Listing 10. We'll see an example of how these are used (with LINQ [8, 9]) shortly.
public static class SearchExtensions { public static void ForEach( this IEnumerable<IEntry> sequence , Action<IEntry> action ) { foreach(IEntry entry in sequence) { action(entry); } } public static IEnumerable<TTarget> Select<TTarget>( this IEnumerable<IEntry> sequence , Func<IEntry, TTarget> function ) { foreach(IEntry entry in sequence) { yield return function(entry); } } public static IEnumerable<IEntry> Where( this IEnumerable<IEntry> sequence , Func<IEntry, bool> predicate ) { foreach(IEntry entry in sequence) { if(predicate(entry)) { yield return entry; } } } }
Listing 10: Search Extensions.
In C++ terms, this is akin to a partial template specialization, because the extension methods are defined only for
Predicates or Functions?
There was one interesting twist here, with implementing
Where. Since it requires a predicate -- a decision function that returns a Boolean value -- I defined it in terms of
System.Predicate, which is a delegate defined as follows:
namespace System { public delegate bool Predicate<T>(T arg); }
That works fine with
IEnumerable<IEntry>, as in Listing 11.
namespace WhereDemo { using Recls; using System; class WhereDemo { public static void WhereDemo() { // with lambda expression foreach(IEntry entry in FileSearcher.Search(null, null) .Where((e) => e.IsReadOnly)) { Console.WriteLine(entry); } // with anonymous delegate foreach(IEntry entry in FileSearcher.Search(null, null) .Where(delegate(IEntry e) { return e.IsReadOnly; })) { Console.WriteLine(entry); } } } }
Listing 11: Use of Extension Methods with Predicate(s).
However, if we add in a "using System.Linq;" statement to the
WhereDemo namespace, we get a compile error (with some namespace qualifications removed for clarity):
error CS0121: The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: 'System.Linq.Enumerable.Where<Recls.IEntry>(IEnumerable<IEntry>, System.Func<IEntry,bool>)' and 'Recls.SearchExtensions.Where(IEnumerable<IEntry>, System.Predicate<IEntry>)'
What appears to be happening here is that the compiler resolves the lambda expression
(e) => e.IsReadOnly) (or the equivalent anonymous delegate expression, also shown) to
System.Func<IEntry, bool>, rather than
namespace System { public delegate TResult Func<T, TResult>(T arg); }
Consequently, the two possible Where (extension) functions each have one precisely matching argument and one possibly matching argument, hence the ambiguity. This is why I had to implement the recls Where extension in terms of
System.Func<IEntry, bool>, giving two precisely matching arguments, and removing the ambiguity. Obviously, if the C# team ever decide to change the compiler to interpret one-parameter Boolean-returning anonymous delegates / lambda expressions as
System.Predicate<>, any such "partial specialisations" will be broken, so I'm guessing that'll never happen, and we just need to get used to using
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The Big Sur International Marathon follows one of the most majestic coastlines in the world. Not a fast course by any means with relentless hills and the potential for cold weather and heavy winds, its the scenery that attracts most marathoners to this race.
Vermont runner Dot Helling rallied together some girlfriends to do the marathon in late April and spend a long weekend exploring the California coast.
It was the first time I didnt have a conflict with (the) Boston (Marathon) and have been in marathon form. I have always wanted to do this race, Helling said. Placing third in her age group, she felt steady and strong throughout the race while enjoying the sights and sounds the whole way. The course was really superlative (with) lots of energy and music along the way, she said.
Fellow Vermonter Debbie Tirrito agreed.
I like the openness of the course, the scenery, the hillsides and the wind, although it was challenging, Tirrito said.
This was Tirritos third Big Sur, and although she was unable to train on hills, having wintered in Florida, she felt pretty good.
Tirritos advice to others running Big Sur: Dont be too quick to dump your clothes. It got so cold and windy after the first six miles and didnt warm up again until the last six miles.
Acknowledging her lack of training, Oregon resident Merill Creagh still appreciated the views and the beautiful music along the way.
It was a testament of pain and suffering, but I cant complain. I didnt train, Creagh said. I would definitely do it again, only next time I would train. Thats kind of an important piece.
Spending a few extra days before and after the race was a luxury for all of the women, and their recommendation to others making the trip.
A huge factor at Big Sur is weather, which can range from gale-force winds, hail and fog to mild temperatures, clear skies and gentle breezes. This year, the wind proved challenging after Mile 5.
I didnt expect the hellacious headwind and fog. That was kind of a surprise, Creagh said. Bring gloves and extra clothes. I forgot it can be so cold on the coast. Be prepared for everything.
Race officials estimate that the wind can add up to 20 minutes to your best marathon time. This year, the gusts were formidable in some places. However, its best not to worry and embrace whatever Mother Nature sends your way. This race is all about the scenery.
In addition to the splendid views, it was a weekend of friendship, fun and sightseeing. The group truly enjoyed each other and packed many memorable moments into the long weekend.
Its been so wonderful to be around all these high-energy, positive women, Creagh said.
I would do it again if my friends would do it with me, Helling said. It was a great group of women, and I had a wonderful time.
The tough reputation of this race is definitely offset by the stunning views and beauty of the rugged California coastline. Taiko drummers, grand-piano music, whimsical mile markers and fresh strawberries are just some of the unique and special treats that will tickle your senses.
Registration for Big Sur 2013 will open July 16.
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I need to show that the maximum number of edges of non-Hamiltonian, simple graph, on $n$ vertices noted by $t(n,H_n)$ is $\binom{n-1}{2} + 1$. It's essential to show the upper and lower bounds for this question.
Now, I can see why I need to show the upper bound - for $t(n,H_n) > \binom{n-1}{2} + 1$ there's a clique on $n-1$ vertices and one other vertex with at least 2 edges. Surely, a Hamiltonian cycle exist in such graph.
What about the lower bound, though? Am I need to prove that for every $t(n,H_n) \leq \binom{n-1}{2} + 1$ there is no Hamiltonian cycle? By negation, I seem to not advance anywhere, because I don't know of any necessary conditions for a Hamiltonian cycle to exist, beside the cut-vertex one. Can someone give me a clue on that?
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Viviane Reding
Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner
Hungary and the Rule of Law - Statement of the European Commission in the Plenary Debate of the European Parliament
EP Plenary/Strasbourg
17 April 2013
Honourable Members,
I want to thank the President for holding this debate today on a subject which is attracting a great deal of attention.
The European Parliament is the right place to discuss with EU institutions matters related to the values and principles on which the European Union is founded. Today, in representation of President Barroso and on behalf of the European Commission I would like to set out clearly the role and approach of the Commission. I will also give you an overview of where we stand with regard to the specific issues in question.
The Commission has been closely monitoring developments related to the Hungarian Constitutional system since 2011. President Barroso was in this House one year ago to inform you about the Commission position at that time.
Since then, the Commission has played a very active role as guardian of the Treaties. It has assessed the legislation and its compliance with EU law. Infringement procedures were launched. Some of them are pending. Others have been brought to judgment by the Court of Justice. The Commission's interpretation of the EU law has been confirmed. We now expect the Hungarian authorities to fully comply with the judgement.
Allow me to briefly recall the recent developments concerning the situation in Hungary. On 11 March the Hungarian Parliament adopted the Fourth amendment to the fundamental law of Hungary. The week before and, in coordination with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr. Jagland, President Barroso spoke with Prime Minister Orbán. He communicated the Commission's concern on the conformity of the Fourth Amendment with EU law and with the principle of the rule of law, which represents a core EU value.
On 11 March, President Barroso and Secretary General Jagland issued a joint statement. They expressed the shared concerns of both the Commission and the Council of Europe with respect to the principles of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards. In this context, allow me to quote Secretary General Jagland who said that: "the Hungarian government is reintroducing the Transitional Provisions which were annulled by the Constitutional Court. This gives the impression that the government is willing to use the two-thirds parliamentary majority to overrule the Constitutional Court, which might endanger the fundamental principle of checks and balances in a democracy." These serious concerns need to be addressed by Hungary. The Commission has therefore appealed to Prime Minister Orbán and his government to address and tackle them in a determined and unambiguous way.
The Commission is currently conducting a detailed legal analysis of the amendments. The Commission's legal analysis is progressing at a steady pace, in an objective, non-partisan and fair manner, in full respect of EU law and principles. This is what we have done in all other situations such as in Romania last year.
We are also working very closely with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe which will deliver an opinion mid-June on the compatibility of these amendments with the principles of the rule of law.
Based on a first legal analysis, President Barroso wrote to Prime Minister Orbán, on 12 April, expressing the serious concerns of the Commission about the conformity of these amendments with EU law. Prime Minister Orbán replied to this letter on the same day assuring President Barroso of the Prime Minister's readiness to cooperate and to pay full attention to the concerns raised. He also informed the Commission that he had already initiated the necessary steps to address the concerns. He has also reiterated his personal commitment to European norms and values, as well as that of his government's and of the Hungarian Parliament.
Coming back to the letter of President Barroso, this focuses in particular on three main issues:
First, a clause, introduced by Article 17 of the Fourth amendment to the Hungarian fundamental law, on European Court of Justice judgments entailing payment obligations. The implementation of this provision would mean that Hungary would introduce an ad-hoc tax on Hungarian citizens should Hungary be fined for breach of EU law. Is it really sensible to make citizens pay for a tax whenever the state would fail to be in compliance with EU law? In practice citizens would be penalised twice: once for not having had their rights under EU law upheld and a second time for having to pay for this. This could undermine the authority of the Court of Justice and could constitute a violation of the duty of sincere cooperation in Article 4 (3) of the Treaty on the European Union on the part of Hungary;
Second, the broad powers given by Article 14 of the Fourth amendment enabling the President of the National Office for the Judiciary to transfer cases from one court to another. The Council of Europe and the Commission have already expressed concerns about this issue last year. This change empowers an administrative office to transfer cases from one Court to another. If applied to a case concerning EU law, it could raise issues of incompatibility with the EU obligation to provide for remedies sufficient to ensure effective legal protection and to the right to a fair trial as foreseen by the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Everyone has the right to a pre-established and reviewable determination of which judge will hear his or her case. This is essential to prevent arbitrariness. The Commission already raised this matter with the Hungarian authorities last year and has reserved its rights to launch an infringement procedure on this matter. On 12 April, the Hungarian authorities have forwarded to the Commission a draft law that would modify the rules of the application of the transfer of cases. According to the Hungarian authorities this draft addresses the Venice Commission concerns. This will have to be carefully assessed by the Commission.
Third, the restrictions introduced by Article 5.1 of the Fourth amendment to the publication of political advertisements. Article 5.1 provides restrictions on the publication of political advertisements during election campaigns, including elections to the European Parliament. Whilst limitations may be acceptable in some cases, they would only be lawful if they are duly justified and proportionate. According to this provision, political advertisements could only be published on "public media services". It should be noted that the audience share of private media where the restriction would apply represents almost 80% in Hungary. On 15 April the Hungarian authorities wrote to the Commission submitting a change to these rules. These new draft rules will need to be subjected to a more detailed analysis.
This list is by no means exhaustive and the Commission will continue its legal analysis on the matter. Once the legal analysis is finalised, the Commission will, where relevant, take the necessary steps in order to start infringement procedures.
The analysis that the Commission is currently finalising will be thorough, sound and objective and will reflect the special responsibility and quasi-jurisdictional role of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties.
President, Honourable Members,
Let me stress that this is not the first time the Commission has had to intervene in Hungary. Last year, the Commission already had to launch two infringement cases against Hungary:
A first case concerned the forced early retirement of judges, prosecutors and notaries. In November 2012 the Court of Justice confirmed the Commission's legal analysis and declared the related Hungarian legislation incompatible with EU law. Under Article 260(1) TFEU, Hungary is required to take the necessary measures to comply with the judgment of the Court and the Commission continues to analyse the compliance by Hungary with this judgment. Although implementing legislation has been passed to comply with the judgement we have not seen the actual reinstatement of these people into their previous posts. The Commission has regularly been insisting that Hungary applies the judgment of the Court swiftly and in full.
A second case concerns the violation of the independence of the Data Protection Authority and the termination of the mandate of the former Commissioner for Data Protection. This case is still pending before the Court of Justice. Last month the Commission reiterated its concerns to Hungary stressing that the independence of a data protection supervisory authority is a key requirement of EU law. The Commission regrets that in spite of the case pending before the Court, Hungary has now even gone a step further by incorporating the premature termination at constitutional level through the Fourth amendment.
So much for EU law; now for the rule of law. Hungary will also need to take due account of the opinion that the Council of Europe/Venice Commission will deliver in June, in full accordance with both European Union and Council of Europe principles, rules and values. The Commission expects a responsible answer from Hungary to this opinion.
President Barroso has also highlighted to Prime Minister Orbán the work of this Parliament in preparing the Resolution being adopted in June on "the situation of Fundamental Rights in Hungary: standards and practices" and based on the work of MEP Rui Tavares. The Commission expects the Hungarian authorities to engage in a political dialogue with this House in order to address any conclusions the Resolution may contain.
The Commission can assure this House that it will continue to call for the legislation to be made compatible with EU law and the rule of law to be respected. The Commission has urged and continues to urge the Hungarian authorities to act in a responsible manner and in the best interest of Hungary and of the EU as a whole.
I acknowledge that we have received an immediate response to President Barroso's letter. We will now need to analyse the drafts changes and verify their compatibility with EU law which I hope can be the case.
Thank you for your attention.
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Andrew Ritter's 41-yard field goal with two seconds to play was the biggest play of them all, but it came after some very nervous moments for Ole Miss.
The Rebels seemed to have the game in control, up 24-14, early in the fourth quarter. The Rebs once again stopped the LSU offense cold and forced a punt at midfield with about 10 minutes to play. But Korvic Neat muffed the punt and the Tigers took over at the Ole Miss 13-yard line. A monster sack by Isaac Gross forced LSU to kick a field goal, but the momentum was shifting.
The pressure increased even more on the next drive, when Ole Miss drove 63 yards to the LSU 12-yard line only to have Ritter's 29-yard field goal attempt blocked.
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Cue the Ole Miss meltdown, right?
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That's when Ritter got the last laugh.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Twenty of my favorite YA couples
So I noticed how big my bookshelf was getting this morning when i was rushing to get ready for school and I wondered to myself who are my favorite YA couples. You wouldn't believe how productive I was at school... I read Blood Promise and thought of ideas for this list. In no particular order these are my Favorite YA couples.
- Katsa and Po (Graceling)
- Fire and Brigan (Fire)
- Rose and Dimitri (Vampire Academy series)
- Christian and Lissa (Vampire Academy series)
- Edie and Dylan (Diary of a Crush series)
- Aden and Victoria (Intertwine)
- Mary Ann and Riley (Intertwine)
- Sara and Toby (When it Happens)
- Marissa and Nash (Waiting on you)
- Locke and Renee (Venomous)
- Clary and Jace (Mortal Instruments series)
- Janie and Cabel (Wake and Fade)
- Sam and Grace (Shiver)
- Morning and Portia (Suck it up)
- Brittany and Alex (Perfect Chemistry)
- Sophie and Robin (What my mother doesn't know)
- Maddy and Chris (Gamer Girl)
- Jason and Kyle (Rainbow boys)
- Audrey and James (Audrey, Wait!)
- Vlad and Meredith (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
I think some of the couples I chose aren't that well known but I love em. =]
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I am so happy right now!!! I got to leave school at 12 cause I don't have a 6th period!! Anyways besides having to take a quiz first thing in the morning I was able to get the new Skillet CD!! I love all of their songs because they annoy the shit out of my mom(don't ask why) and the lyrics are just amazing!
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
I got an award!!!
I got my second award! its called the Zombie Chicken Award, I got the award from Jessica at http://shutupimreading.blogspot.com/. Heres the description for this award:
I forgot to post about the other award i got which is really bad because i got it in July... =]
the award is from Meggin and the award is called "lets be friends"
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Another kick ass contest
Can you believe all the amazing contests that are going on now? There are a crazy amount on Hopes bookshelf http://princess2293.blogspot.com/,
Princess bookie http://cutelittlecindy.blogspot.com/2009/08/another-contest_12.html
and there's ANOTHER one at Bloody Bookaholic!! http://bloodybookaholic.blogspot.com/2009/08/mega-palooza-contest.html
I have the worst luck out of all my friends...I have seen things that NO ONE should ever see and somehow I'm always in the wrong place and the wrong time...there was this one time that i went running after dinner and a random dog started chasing me and believe me its true cause i almost died from running so fast. Anyways you should go out and check out the blogs and pray like me that you win an amazing book!!! good luck to everyone!!
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
A kick ass contest
If you want an awesome chance to win like 15 amazing books go to this site!!! http://cutelittlecindy.blogspot.com/2009/08/another-contest_12.html
The winner will get all these books
- Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Along for the Ride by Sara Dessen
- Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters
- Shiver by Magie Stiefvater
- Troy High by Shana Norris
- Love you Hate you miss you by Elizabeth Scott
- Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker
- Death by Series by Linda Gerber(3 books)
- $5 gift card to walmart
- 3 Sara Dessen books(Just listen, This Lullaby and Someone Like you)
- Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
- Fire by Kristin Cashore
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- and a book of your choice that is under $15
When I first saw this blog i swear I was in shock or something, so if your smart go and enter too
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Im really not going to learn anything in english
Freshman year and sophomore year I had an awesome english teacher, but as soon as Junior year came it all went down hill. I had this short teacher name Mrs. Uecke which is pronounced as IKI, im not kidding about that. In her class all we did was read short stories, get tested on the story and then do the same thing over and over again. It was so fricken boring that i slept most of the time and still got an A or B in that class(matters on how willing i was to actually do her work). Now its my SENIOR year and I was so happy that I have a new english teacher but it turns out that shes like a million times worse!!! This new teacher Ms. Tomita is crazy as all crazy teachers come. On the first day of school she somehow came late to my period 5 english class, and it took us like 20 minutes just to take attendance just because she kept on talking about herself after every other name. Yesterday was the most hilarious day of all, for some reason when we were taking about the book Beowulf she asked about Harry Potter and how to say Voldemort... It took me and my friends like 6 tries before she could actually say the name correctly and when my friend Micheal wakes up and listens to the conversation Ms Tomita asks what Harry Potter is about and Micheal says its about a whole bunch of black guys who are trying to be friends with each other. I swear to god that she believed him with all her heart, and she couldnt tell that micheal was being sarcastic. My friend Mei Qi sat in our class this one time, she has english at the community college but she didnt want to leave yet cause it was raining so she hung out in my class. Mei Qi came to my class maybe on the 6th day of school and my teacher didnt realize that Mei Qi hasnt been in our class until that day.
Ms Tomita is a cool teacher and all but man she is so stupid sometimes and its driving me crazy!!! I thought I was going to actually learn something this year but for what Ive seen so far Im not going to learn anything at all...
Hope everyone else gets lucky and has a teacher who will teach them something...useful
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Fire is a prequal to Graceling and takes place thirty years before Katsa and Po's story. It is also set in an entirely different land a certain character from Graceling makes an appearnence in Fire, other than that one character the story is differnet from Katsa and Po's. Fire is a monster, a human monster and the last of her kind. In her homeland the Dells there are monsters ranging from mosquitos to raptors and they all have one thing in common, there incomperable beauty that every man and women has a desire for. Buts that not all every monster in the Dells has some capability to control the minds of those around them, and there are those in the Dells who have built a strong mind to avoid being taken over. With the ability to control those around her and her beauty she inspires fear, hatred and longing. Fire is the one thing that everyone longs for in the Dells, Fires father was the old kings most trusted advisor, the man who lead to his death and the man responsible to the current state of the land. With her amazing gift she is saught after by the King of the Dells to help stop an oncoming war.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Gracling by Kristin Cashore was fricking Amazing!!!
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Monday, August 3, 2009
First day of school
You know what sucks?...having to go to your first day of school early. I start school at 7:30 but today I went to School at like 7 am trying to move my classes around so that I dont have a free period, my counselor doesnt come until like 725 when A LOT of us start at 7:30 so we all sign up to make an appointment, Im third on the stupid list and I dont even get called in at all. I have to wait in line for like 20 minutes only for him to have to tell me that I cant move any of my classes around because its my english class. So with the gap my schedule would have been:
- Math
- Entrepreneurship
- Economics
- Japanese 4
- English
If I was able to move my english up it would have:
- Math
- Entrepreneurship
- Economics
- Japanese 4
- English
I would have been able to leave school at like ONE o clock everyday or earlier on some days!!! Im stuck in school until like 2 now.
I am so pissed off right now, because of all the cut backs in our school there are a lot less teachers are more students then ever before in each class. Last year in my english there was like 18 of us and this year theres 32.
Senior year is suppose to be the best year, but all I have so far is crowded as hell classes, a gap in my schedule, no car to bring to school and a teacher who wont stop talking about herself. So i am hoping that things get better soon...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Stealing Heaven
Stealin Heaven by Elizabeth Scott was amazing, I think this is the third book that Ive read from her and all of them are amazing!!
Danielle and her mom are proffesional thieves, and its the only life that she has ever known. When her mom decides that they should go to a place actually called Heaven, she figures it gonne be the same as all of the other places. Do the research, steal whatever they need and leave town.
But as soon as she reaches the small town, everything is different, she meets Gregwho has a troubled past and is a genuine cop, Danielle knows she shouldnt get to attached to him but its just so hard. Then theres Allison who may turn out to be her first real friend.
As things go horribly wrong she must chose the life shes always wanted or the life that shes known her entire life
My opinion:
This book was easy to relate to in so many ways, Danielle just wants more with her life, but there is always something in her way...her heart. Shes been raised since she was young to steal things, all she wants is to have a place she can call home.But her mom doesnt want that, and Danielle loves her mom and doesnt want to leave her or dissapoint her. Stealing Heaven was amazing on so many levels, it was easy to read in one sitting, and just the way Elizabeth Scott writes it keeps you wanting more and guessing what might happen next.
Favorite Quote:
"My mother taught me to believe in Silver, to believe in things, but I think its more important to believe in me"
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Books read in July
I cant believe July is over!! I start school in like two days and am going to be a Senior!!! This month I read a lot of books and some of the endings for some of the books, and I will be so pissed off if it doesnt get any better in the next book. So this month I read:
- Bloodfever
- Darkfever
- Faefecer(ending annoyed the crap out of me)
- Pleasure Unbound
- Desire Unchained
- Passion Unleashed
- The Hunger Games
- Blue moon (dissapointed me...)
- The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites
- The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade Slays
- Stealing Heaven
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"Running 26 miles just doesn't do it for me," he said.
So last year Viljac signed up for a "Tough Mudder" event in Dade City, Fla., a 12-mile race with military style obstacles strewn along the distance course. It's so tough the 17,000 or so participants had to sign a death waiver.
Tough Mudder events emphasize strength, speed, endurance and stamina — with elements of teamwork and camaraderie.
"What was intriguing to me was the number of people seeking a route out of the norm," Viljac said. "People like to challenge themselves."
The Florida event included crawling through mud under barbed wire, running up a greased half-pipe, swimming through a huge vat of ice water and dodging through a field of live electrical wires.
Up to 20 percent of Tough Mudder participants don't finish; Viljac finished in the top 5 percent and qualified as one of 1,000 competitors for the World's Toughest Mudder, a 24-hour event Dec. 17-18 in Englishtown, N.J.
"Everything's got to be out of the norm to really test yourself," he said.
Beyond the physical challenge, Viljac also needs a cause. Tough Mudder provides that, too.
Viljac, a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of The Citadel, is a military man from a family of military men. Tough Mudder's adopted cause is the Wounded Warrior Project and events have raised more than $2.6 million to help veterans recover from battlefield injuries and combat stress. The project promotes benefits counseling, adaptive sports, education and employment services.
One of Viljac's inspirational icons is Carlos Melida, 49, of Bluffton, a former Navy SEAL who was wounded in Panama in 1989; another is Mitch Tennison, 44, of Hilton Head Island, also a former Navy SEAL.
Even before the Tough Mudder experience, Viljac had adopted the U.S. Navy SEAL Training & Nutrition Guide as his personal training handbook.
"It's pretty extreme, but they're pretty extreme people," he said.
SEAL training philosophy fits with the Tough Mudder approach, which is based on obstacle courses designed for British Special Forces training.
Tough Mudder is actually an adventure sports company that began by promoting three events in 2010; there were 14 events in 2011, including the Florida race; and as many as 30-40 events are planned for this year.
Viljac's next event will be Feb. 11 at the Aonia Pass Motocross Park in Washington, Ga. "The temperature should be 40 to 50 degrees," he said. "The water will be below 40 degrees."
He's also signed up for the relatively boring Cooper River Bridge Run on March 31 in Charleston. "I might have to run with a rucksack," he said. "My body is sort of used to carrying a load. In training, I'm trying to keep everything diverse."
Beyond his own participation schedule, Viljac has designs on a Tough Mudder event in Bluffton that would specifically benefit Navy SEALs through the Wounded Warrior Project.
"We're definitely doing an event here," he said.
Viljac has secured support from the town of Bluffton and the Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce.
He has set a target date window of January or February 2013 and is ironing out the details with a potential host venue.
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First of all, central and northern Nevada in early April will be cold, possibly snowy, and muddy. Bodie will likely not be doable during the first week of April. Unless you have a snowmobile.
Belmont and Manhattan is an easy drive. I'm sure you've consulted the maps and have a route in mind. I think the main road north from NV376 is paved all the way now, I don't know as I haven't travelled its full length in over two decades (I generally have come in from the north via Monitor Valley, exit via Manhattan).
Manhattan is on a paved state highway, pavement ending on the eastern side of town. If you wish to hit Manhattan first then Belmont, simply continue along the dirt road down into Ralston Valley to the Belmont road, which is paved up into the old town.
Early April is generally a cold and snowy time in central Nevada, as elevations all through here are above 5,000 feet. Belmont and Manhattan are 6,000 feet plus.
Don't limit yourself to simply the main Belmont townsite, as over the hill to the east is East Belmont, which has plenty of ruins as well.
If you were going later in May or June, there is a great campground (free) at Pine Creek, about 15 miles north (as the hawk flies) from East Belmont. It's located just into the piñon pine belt along a heavy flowing creek with plenty of trees and willows. The Monitor Valley is a great treat to see and drive through. It's empty (except for three or four small ranches hardly visible), freeway smooth dirt road (in dry weather later in spring after annual blading) and you'll pass more wild antelope and mustangs than you will cars between Las Vegas and Tonopah.
Looking over the main Belmont townsite. The larger building center left is the former Nye County courthouse, which fell out of use after Tonopah secured the county seat very early in the 20th century.
A view northerly over East Belmont, looking along Monitor Valley. The tall stack is that of the former Combination Mill.
The Combination Mill stack and the Monitor Valley and Monitor Range. Look closely at the stack of the Combination when you visit. It is cratered extensively by large caliber machine guns by passing military planes during WW2 training as it made for a great target.
The ruins of the Highbridge Mill, a short distance south of the Combination.
If the snow isn't too deep, a tempting pathway above the Highbridge leads one to the summit of a hill adjacent to Cemetery Hill. Gorgeous views in all directions might distract one from finding a small gulch just off the path which hides four small stone cabins like this one. The view is easterly into Monitor Valley.
Now for Manhattan. This is the main drag, viewing west.
Another view of Manhattan.
I'd suggest getting hold of NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & MINING CAMPS, by Stan Paher. It's now a 2-volume softcover these days. If you can find an original, hard bound, single volume edition in your library or online (I'd try www.abebooks.com), I'd check it out as there are far more historical photos and historical facts.
I'd also suggest purchasing modern topographical map software, such as Terrain Navigator or National Geographic's TOPO! Each covers the entire state in a multi-CD set that you can load to your hard drive and view the maps in numerous views, from that looking like original paper topo maps to 3D Google Earth like flyovers, including shaded relief to the standard view of the maps to give you a better idea of the topography. And you can scroll all over the state in map view to your heart's content without having to open up single maps. It used to be that the TOPO! Nevada set retailed for $100 plus, but I got mine new a year ago for less than $50 online.


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More news from WB comes today regarding a special Memorial Day sale for the Harry Potter Spells App for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app is currently being offered for the price of 99 cents only for this weekend. This app now comes with an "awesome touch-screen controls and 3 new spells." More information about the app can be found on its official Facebook Page.


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Gun to your head, you have to chose one or the other, and your decision will guide humanity for countless generations to come, which is paramount, human life or human freedom?
Some context. Another mass shooting has brought gun control to the fore. Gun control is just one front in the culture wars. And as far as I can tell, the culture wars boil down to a conflict between life and freedom. Because you can't guarantee human life without sacrificing freedom and you can't guarantee human freedom without sacrificing lives.


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Rick Perry Says Quantitative Easing Is "Almost Treasonous" … While Karl Rove Defends the Fed
Presidential candidate Rick Perry said that it would be "almost treasonous" for Ben Bernanke to engage in more quantitative easing.
Karl Rove shot back:
You don't accuse the chairman of the federal reserve of being a traitor to his country. Of being guilty of treason.
Politics Aside, Quantitative Easing Doesn't Work
Political considerations aside, quantitative easing simply doesn't work.
Economist John Hussman writes:
Without question, one of the notions buoying Wall Street optimism here is the hope that the Fed will pull another rabbit out of its hat by initiating QE3. That's a nice sentiment, but it does overlook one minor detail. QE2 didn't work.
And as the Guardian noted Sunday:
Quantitative easing (QE) … have contributed to social unrest by exacerbating inequality, according to one City economist.
As the Bank of England considers unleashing a fresh round of QE, Dhaval Joshi, of BCA Research, argues the approach of creating electronic money pushes up share prices and profits without feeding through to wages.
"The evidence suggests that QE cash ends up overwhelmingly in profits, thereby exacerbating already extreme income inequality and the consequent social tensions that arise from it," Joshi says in a new report.
He points out that real wages – adjusted for inflation – have fallen in both the US and UK, where QE has been a key tool for boosting growth. In Germany, meanwhile, where there has been no quantitative easing, real wages have risen.
Indeed, there is overwhelming evidence that quantitative easing doesn't work to strengthen the overall economy or Main Street, and benefits no one but the wealthiest companies and individuals (and see this, this, this and this).


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Good morning, TexMessagers! Just one week to Mitt Romney's big bash in Tampa. Are you excited???
Congress is on summer vacation, but lawmakers are staying up on the news. Three Texans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are hailing this week's 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to block Texas' "Flexible Permit Program."
Reps. Pete Olson of Sugar Land, Joe Barton of Ennis and Michael Burgess of Lewisville said they were pleased the court decided "to stand up to EPA's overreach."
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★ Marco Rubio, in Houston appearance, calls Obama 'a painful disaster'
★ Unlike Romney, Paul Ryan has always been a steadfast foe of abortion
★ Claytie Williams — remember him? — tells Obama he can "kiss my … rig"
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In response to our Texas on the Potomac article on Clayton Williams' comments about President Obama, "HoustonCad" wrote in the comments forum:
Ah yes, Clayton Williams is one classy dude. Don't believe? Just check out his 1990 gubernatorial race. Midland must be proud.
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★ Economic indicators: The American Petroleum Institute releases its Monthly Petroleum Statistical Report at 10 a.m. EDT. The Conference Board releases the U.S. Leading Economic Index, also at 10 a.m.
★ Congress remains on summer vacation. Have you seen your local lawmaker recently?
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★ Aug. 27 to 30. Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla.
★ Sept. 3 to 6. Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, N.C.
★ Nov. 6. Election Day.
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This week, the US Department of Agriculture unveiled its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), a development that has been long anticipated by gardeners and researchers. Like its earlier incarnations, the new PHZM provides guidelines to predict a region's average annual minimum temperature, a vital statistic in determining whether or not a plant may survive the winter in a particular area. Last updated in 1990, the map now features a number of significant updates. For one, it has gained interactivity through a Geographic Information System (GIS) that enables users to zoom in at regional and state levels; it also has a tool to identify a zone by zip code. The quantity and quality of the data represent another marked improvement— the model utilizes 30 years (1976–2005) of data and a wider geographic sampling of weather station data. Lastly, some highly sophisticated algorithms facilitated the analysis, interpreting local weather station data as well as such geographic characteristics as elevation, proximity to bodies of water, and terrain.
Arnold Arboretum Curator of Living Collections Michael Dosmann served as a technical reviewer for the new PHZM, and applauds the finished product. "The new map is fantastic," he remarks. "I think it's a tool that all of us in the horticultural and botanical communities will find practical and trustworthy." While a broader array of weather stations contributed data this time around, it is the longer time span of data collection that impresses him most. "To me, 13 years [the period of data collection used for the 1990 version] is not long enough to confidently predict just how cold it might get in your area. When forecasting whether or not a plant will survive, it pays to be somewhat conservative." Dosmann explained that the boundaries drawn by the PHZM are not based on winter's average temperature, nor its duration, but on the extreme cold temperature event for each winter. "People often forget this part of the equation. If on average your thermometer dips to between 0°F and -10°F every year, you are still in Zone 6 despite how the rest of the winter's temperatures shake out."
In the new PHZM, many zones have shifted from their previous designation, typically about a half-zone warmer. Does this provide additional evidence of climate change? "While we see upward movement in some zones, a few areas actually dipped into a colder zone," advises Dosmann. "Zone creep, in either direction, can be attributed to a variety of things. Since a broad dataset was used to draw the map, scientists have more variables to consider in determining how these changes came about." Additionally, in urban and suburban regions, the cities themselves may be greatly influencing temperature. "We know urbanization creates heat islands, making them significantly warmer than their rural surroundings. So we shouldn't be surprised when the average annual minimum temperature in and around cities changes over time."
Looking at the interplay between plant hardiness and geography is nothing new to the Arboretum. In 1927, Arboretum taxonomist Alfred Rehder first published a map of climatic zones across the US. As horticulturists began to cultivate newly discovered plants across the country, reports of their survival were used to assign hardiness ranges and ratings to these species. Although the Arboretum continued to update and publish its map until 1971, it was the USDA's PHZM (first issued in 1960) that became the industry standard. Inspired by the Arboretum's system, the USDA map factored a broader array of data as well as more sophisticated analytical tools.
Recently, the Arboretum has focused more technology on recording its local weather events, deploying an array of small weather stations across the landscape in 2008 and establishing a new permanent weather station a few months ago. Collected data allow Arboretum staff to better document conditions in the landscape, and to even identify microclimates, or small fluctuations in climate, due to terrain, aspect, or proximity to buildings. While overall the Arboretum landscape is nestled in Zone 6b (-5° to 0°F), there are a number of microclimates that offer slightly warmer lows. This gives curatorial and horticultural staff areas to cultivate plant species that are more tender and would typically perform best in Zone 7.
Read more about the current—and historical—weather activities at the Arboretum.


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