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CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN HOST, YOUR MONEY: I'm Christine Romans. Welcome to YOUR MONEY. Ali Velshi is off this week. News this week the economy is growing at the fastest pace in six years. But a nagging question, mainly, when will it lead to job growth? President Obama spent the week laying out a new agenda to create jobs and bolster the economy. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE U.S: Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why I'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Beyond the applause, a tough road ahead for this president. Of course, this is on top of the stimulus bill with a price tag that is now rising. New total this week, $862 billion. Republicans remain skeptical. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RUDY GIULIANI, FMR. MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY: I think, yes, Republicans could clap for a jobs bill. Is it really going to be a jobs bill or is it just going to be a remake of the stimulus which has been a disaster? (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: So when do the words turn into jobs? Let's ask CNN senior political analyst David Gergen and CNN senior political correspondent Candy Crowley. David Walker author of "Come Back America Turning the Country Around and Restoring Physical Responsibility" and Joanne Lipman, the former editor of Conde Nast Portfolio. Let's start with you David when do the jobs start coming? Because the president is making some big promises for this year. DAVID GERGEN, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: I'm not an economist, but the ones I trust including the congressional budget office are predicting a very agonizing and slow recovery on jobs. Richard Freeman, he is a major labor economist in this country. I was with him the other day. He said it might be 2016 before we return to the kind of job levels we saw before the great recession. So this is going to be -- even though the economy grew at a robust pace in the fourth quarter, we have a long way to go and much, much work to do to restore the vitality of the economy. ROMANS: So Candy then politically this president is saying look, this is going to be the jobs year, 2010. He gets it, he feels your pain. This is the number one priority. But if we are looking tough sledding to 2013, 2015, 2016, this carries political risk too. CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Tremendous political risk. But he is at probably no more risk having said this is the year of jobs I'm going to restore jobs, then he would be if he had not said anything. It's going to be in the numbers. What's that jobless rate going to be come November? The Democrats are braced for a loss. They're now talking about how big a loss at the polls when you have the entire house and a third of the Senate seats up for grabs. So what they're looking at is, if you go into this election with 9.5 or a 10 percent unemployment rate, anything around there, it's going to be a huge failure for the Democrats, and they're going to pay for it at the polls. ROMANS: Joanne, we have a poll I wanted to ask to get your response to. You know this is a CNN Opinion Research poll that we took January 22nd and 24th. It says Obama has made -- paid more attention to financial institutions, 60 percent, middle class, 28 percent, those are tough numbers. JOANNE LIPMAN, FMR. EDITOR N CHIEF, CONDE NAST PORTFOLIO: Those are really tough numbers, but that's -- this is the issue he faces, that he aligned himself with his economic advisers who were seen as closely related to Wall Street. I do think that his problems, that he has with the business community conversely, the business community has also been complaining that he's attacking them. ROMANS: And 77 percent of investors polled by Bloomberg said the president is to anti-business. It takes business to create jobs. They're concerned on the other side of the fence. LIPMAN: That is right. And so what he has to do is there's a balancing act that he really needs to walk this year that is so crucial. Right. On the one hand, he can't be seen as too close to business and he already has been. Even his anti-business measure, such as that $90 billion tax on the banks, you know what it's nothing. It's $9 billion a year over ten years and you compare that to what the banks are paying themselves just this year is $145 billion. ROMANS: Just in compensation. LIPMAN: Just in compensation. ROMANS: David Walker, let me ask you, then, this poll by the way, was taken before the president's State of the Union Address, where two- thirds, three quarters of that speech was all about jobs. The president also maybe with a nod to fiscal conservatism saying in 2011 they'll try to freeze a portion of federal spending, discretionary spending. Is he striking the right tone trying to create jobs and spend money on the one hand but with an eye to deficits down the road? DAVID WALKER, AUTHOR, "COMEBACK AMERICA:" Two things that the American people care about and number one the economy and jobs. Number two, escalating deficits and debt and what can result from that. So 2010, he has to focus on trying to make sure that we have an economic recovery. Do something about jobs. And put a process in place through this fiscal future commission that will engage the American people, make recommendations so Congress can make tough choices in 2011. ROMANS: But is Congress equipped to make tough choices? That is my question. Because the tough choices that they have been tackling right now, it seems like the big issue is re-election year. That's the big issue and appealing to the middle class? WALKER: It is. The fact is that the president's making a good first step by saying he's going to freeze for three years a portion of the discretionary spending. But that discretionary spending is less than 20 percent of total spending. We have to do a lot more than that to put our financial house in order. ROMANS: All right. Everyone stick with us we're going to continue talking about this and we are also going to talk about independence. It sounds simple. If you win the hearts of the independent voters you win the elections. One problem, who are these people? What do they want exactly? We'll put that to our panel next. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: All right. Think back to high school. The most popular kids in the class right now, without a doubt, the independent voters. Everyone in Washington wants to be their friends. Who are these people? What are the issues that will get these independent voters to pick side? Back with panel now to go over these answers. Joanne, you said everyone is an independent voter now. In uncertain times everyone is kind of up for grabs? LIPMAN: That is right. Absolutely everybody is an independent voter, you've got an issue with the president in that you saw that the State of the Union Address, if you read his books, there's a theme running through the president's approach, which is, I overreached. Because of hubris, I failed. I had my comeuppance (ph) and I learned. And it is a theme you saw over and again. And now you see again with him talking about jobs, you see with him talking about health care, and unfortunately, voters don't want him to be learning and making mistakes on their watch. ROMANS: Candy, you go across the country every day. You have been everywhere talking to independent voters. What do they want? CROWLEY: One of the reasons we call them independent voters, is that they want a lot of different things. The facts is, is that you've got a country where right now in registration and there are a lot of states obviously that don't have registration by party, but you know high 20 percentile Republican, mid-30 percent are Democrats, and everybody else is an independent. If you push them further, most people will say, well, I'm independent, but I lean Republican. What do they want, they want Washington to stop fighting and do something. I mean if there is an overriding theme, because they do look differently at the economy or jobs or that sort of thing. You can have liberal, more liberal leaning independents, more conservative leaning independents. But they mostly would like to see something done. By and large I think when we looked at the figures; about 50 percent of males identify themselves at independents, only about a third of women. They tend to be somewhat less educated independent voters, believe it or not, and also tend to be less tuned in to the day to day activities of politicians. So they have sort of the 50,000-foot slew, but those are the people that have always and for so long swayed elections, they are a tough crowd to attract in bulk. GERGEN: Christine, I think a lot of us are now scrambling to try to understand the types of the independents. I think there are, I can be pointing this in the right direction, there is two main groups. One is what we call the moderates. The traditional moderates usually play politics between the 40 yard lines and they lean one way or the other but they can be swayed. One party gets to extreme then they'll be swayed to go to the other party. And they used to be the group that everybody would -- in presidential elections, that's where you went. You went to the middle to find those independents to win the election. But there is a second group of independents now that are more closely identified with the tea parties. And who are much more populist, they are much more grass roots, they're much more blue collar. And they, they're coming at this from a different way. There is a strong strain of libber terrorism. They just don't like big government. They want to keep the government out of their lives. They want to keep the deficits down. They don't like all the spending. They don't like the health care and they're fueling a lot of the energy behind some of these populace candidates like Scott Brown. ROMANS: Right. GERGEN: They made a big, big difference in his campaign. ROMANS: David Walker, weigh in here on this. Especially those independents who have this very big fear of these deficits and this spending right now? WALKER: Well first, I'm an independent. And I'm now in Dallas, Texas, in the Ross Perot Studio doing this and I've been in 46 states in the last four years. What we saw in Massachusetts was the rise of the independent. What we saw is that people absolutely disgusted with the gridlock in Washington. It's not just partisanship. It's the ideological divide. Washington is over promised and under delivered. It's out of touch and out of control. And, you know, the Republicans better be careful not to overestimate what happened in Massachusetts, and the Democrats better pay attention, because it's really more of an anti-incumbent move than anything else. ROMANS: Stephen you said something interesting during the break. You were talking about courage on the hill in terms of deficits. Tell me a little about or maybe the lack of courage in terms of tackling deficits? WALKER: Well, I'm a John F. Kennedy fan and Theodore Roosevelt among others. And you know John F. Kennedy wrote "Profiles in Courage" it was a pretty thin book. It could almost be nonexistent today. Today we could write "Profiles in Cowardice" and one example is, on the Conrad Gregg Amendment, it was voted on earlier this week, seven of the co- sponsors of the bill didn't vote for the amendment. That's a profile in cowardice, but I won't mention any names. GERGEN: But they did run for the hills, right? As President Obama State of the Union? WALKER: Well what happened, David, is that you know you have the far right, the fringe right, and the fringe left that frankly would flunk math. They don't understand how the numbers work. And they have totally unrealistic ideas about what it's going to take to put our financial house in order and those seven caved. ROMANS: All right. LIPMAN: Christine, if you go back to your main question, right, which is what can Obama do to win back these swing voters? The independent voters. I think the answer to all the groups that we've all been talking about here is, jobs. It's a very simple answer. If the employment picture improves, the voters will come back. GERGEN: They are looking for deeds more than words right now. ROMANS: All right. The president's treasury secretary got a grilling on Capitol Hill this week. Second guessing from both parties on events surrounding the AIG bailout. I sat down with the treasury secretary and found why he's speaking a little positively these days. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: A day after a grilling on the hill, the treasury secretary Timothy Geithner sat down exclusively with me for a coffee and to talk about stimulus jobs and political heat. That heat over his role in paying billions to other banks through the AIG bailout. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS (voice over): Was it a mistake to not, Ben Bernanke, either treasury or Fed or New York Fed to not negotiate a better deal on those counterparties? I mean this keeps coming back. You're going to get hammered on this until mid-term elections are over. TIMOTHY GEITHNER, TREASURY SECRETARY: I will carry for my life the burdens of decisions we made in that context. As I said yesterday and I've said consistently and I think the record will show this, we looked at all alternatives. There was no alternative, except default and collapse, much greater costs and expense to the taxpayer to the one we close. We think we did what was in the best interests of the public and taxpayer and have an outcome today which is much less damaging because of what we did then. ROMANS: A lot of people will say that you know American people just got a raw deal. GEITHNER: American people in the crises got a very raw deal. But their deal would have been much worse if the government had stepped back and let that firm fail or tried to default selectively at a time when the financial system was literally falling apart. The rivets were coming off the submarine. People were saying, I do not have confidence in anything. When that happens, if you let that go on it is perilous and causes grave danger. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Candy Crowley, the treasury secretary says he will bear the burden of AIG and the decisions made there for the rest of his life. Will he bear them through and will the president bear those decisions with him through the mid-term elections? CROWLEY: If they have a, 8 1/2, 9, 91/2, 10 point unemployment rate they certainly will. I think that certainly AIG and more generally the perception that the banks got bailed out and Wall Street was -- Main Street was left to wither is certainly one that they're going to have to fight. We saw in those enormous poll numbers, with people thinking that banks were helped. That Wall Street was helping and they weren't. I think the problem for this administration and something we haven't yet talk about yet is, when David mentioned earlier on how many of these initiatives the president is talking now about jobs and so forth are small, but the psychology of politics is every bit as important as the size of the initiatives here, and what this White House has to overcome, using Timothy Geithner, which they hope to do and others in the administration, is to say, we understand, but things really are better than you think they are. Because no one -- you know, someone says, gee, the GDP went up. Or, you know, jobs are a lagging indicator. All people really get, what everybody gets, is 9 1/2 percent unemployment. My job, my neighbor's job, my kid's job, whatever it is. That is very tough to fight psychologically. ROMANS: Will everyone weigh in here. Because at the beginning of the week, Timothy Geithner, it was in the "Wall Street Journal" the embattled Timothy Geithner, The "Financial Times" a weakened Timothy Geithner. Politically, where does he stand right now? Ben Bernanke was confirmed. GERGEN: At the end of the week, Ben Bernanke was an embattled Ben Bernanke and he emerged with a victory, to be sure was a high vote against him but he did emerge with a victory. I think the Bernanke confirmation is very symbolic of what is going to happen to rest of the team, I think the president will keep this team through the rest of the year. I think he believes that they'll be vindicated on their policy decisions but they also realize they have to get to change the psychology. That they are living on the edge of a volcano. If that volcano erupts in November, a lot of people will be swept away. ROMANS: Can they put this AIG stuff behind them? I mean this 10,000 pages of e-mail for crying out loud, that we are also going through. I mean are they going to be able to put this behind them? LIPMAN: You know what Geithner's credibility has been so damaged. It is not just AIG. It goes back to the confirmation hearing, a lack of paying the taxes and his relationship with Wall Street beforehand. It's going to be very difficult for him to regain his credibility, and not only that, but a lot of the economic numbers that we're seeing here, you know, we have to take them with a grain of salt. The GDP number better than expected. That is fantastic, that is great for Geithner, but you have to understand that a lot of that is rebuilding inventory and that number is probably going to get revised and you know that number may not be sustainable. ROMANS: I asked Timothy Geithner in this meeting, I said look you are taking a lot of political heat right now. Compare that with sort of the economic heat of a couple years ago. I said how hot it is for you when you're sitting there under the spotlight in Capitol Hill and all of these people are hammering you about AIG. And this is what he said. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TIMOTHY GEITHNER, TREASURY SECRETARY: The economy today is in dramatically stronger shape. You know, we've got a thing growing now for six months after shrinking for a year and a half. We are just at the point now where you see businesses starting to invest and grow again. With that will come greater confidence. It will come, greater -- faster growth and incomes, and that will help restore some of the damage and trust and confidence the people left with. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: David Walker, basically he says that after what he has lived through in the crisis in September and months after rebuilding, a little heat on Capitol Hill he can take. He's not going to show any weakness there, David. WALKER: Look, the fact is, the American public believes that the financial institutions didn't take enough of a haircut in connection with AIG. You know what? They're right. They didn't take enough of a haircut and we're seeing that with regard to what's happening with regard to record profits now. And so we need to learn lessons from that. The other thing is, is that both Paulson and Geithner were trying to say, we would have had the great depression and 25 percent unemployment. I'd like to see their sophisticated methodology to how they came up with those numbers. You can't prove a negative. Ultimately we have to remember what Ben Franklin said, good deeds are better than good words, and the American people are looking for results. Good deeds and results. ROMANS: All right. One more quick reaction on Geithner and whether this president can overlook this AIG stuff. Quickly, can they get beyond this as we go through the spring and summer? LIPMAN: I actually don't think that he can get behind it. There's still e-mails coming out, there is still the re-creation of that period of time. ROMANS: Right. LIPMAN: And -- more to come. GERGEN: I disagree. Unless there's something new and explosive, I think he's going to put AIG behind him. ROMANS: There is no smoking gun at this hearing. This is a lot of posturing for mid-term elections. GERGEN: Results. Its results. ROMANS: Right. CROWLEY: I was going to say what will undo Geithner is not AIOG and memos. But if they get to this summer and the economy is not showing in unemployment, in housing prices, in bankruptcy, if it's not showing any improvement in those things, somebody's going to go, and it would seem to me that the weakest spot in the circle at this point would be Geithner. ROMANS: Candy Crowley, thank you so much. David Walker, David Gergen and Joanne Lipman, everyone thank you for some fantastic analysis. Chances are you at least know someone who owns one of the millions of cars recalled this week. Find out which cars are on the list, what's wrong with them and what it all means for the future of one of the top-selling automakers in world. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: Drive a Toyota? A lot of you probably do or you probably know somebody who does. Two recent major recalls by the auto maker cause for concern. The first problem, the gas pedal getting stuck on the edge of the removable floor mat, 14.2 million vehicles were recalled for this reason back in November. Then added to the list this week, the 2008 to 2010 Highlander, the 2009, 2010 Corolla, the '09, the '10 Venza, and the same Matrix and the 2009, 2010 Pontiac Vibe, the Pontiac makes the list because of a partnership between the car companies. The second recall is for sudden unintended acceleration or gas pedals that get stuck, this one affecting some of Toyotas best sellers. Over 5 million vehicles recalled, what does this mean for Toyota and what can you do if your car suddenly accelerates? Our Deborah Feyerick took a drive with the editor of "Popular Mechanics" Magazine. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): It happens without warning. Now I am going to hit the brake while the throttle is floored. FEYERICK: Oh, my god. The technical term is sudden unintended acceleration. But Toyota's latest problem involves a new twist. The gas pedal gets stuck even after the driver lifts their foot. Larry Webster, an editor of "Popular Mechanics" Magazine says Toyota's decision to recall millions of vehicles and halt production is unprecedented. LARRY WEBSTER, EDITOR, "POPULAR MECHANICS" MAGAZINE: Nobody knows how long it is going to take for Toyota to fix this. I don't think Toyota knows how long it is going to take to fix it and that's why they've stopped production. FEYERICK: Are we talking about a major parts change? WEBSTER: You know, they don't know yet, the recall is unclear. They run the gamut. Sometimes it is replacing a part. Sometimes it is adding a part or sometimes it's just sort of adjusting of parts. FEYERICK: The recall affects eight models including Toyota's three most popular in the U.S. the Camry, Corolla and Rav4 SUV. Toyota believes the problem may be a faulty gas pedal assembly, the claim the pedal manufacturer disputes. WEBSTER: I don't know why they had to stop production because usually you use two suppliers. So in case you have a problem with one the other one can take up the slack. So it is a little bit of a mystery right now what's going on. FEYERICK: Dealers don't know how to fix the problem yet. But if it happens to you, if you're driving and the car all of a sudden begins to accelerate, do you take your foot off the pedal and put your foot on the brake with both feet or one foot? WEBSTER: It doesn't matter. Just press the brake as hard as you can with all your force and then move the shift lever from drive to neutral and then turn the car off. FEYERICK: It's not smooth but as we see it definitely works. So as long as the driver knows how to stop the car, in the event the accelerator doesn't return -- you should be OK? WEBSTER: I think we need to come up with a song or something like, hit the brake, shift to neutral. Hit the brake, shift to neutral. FEYERICK: The hit, Toyota's reputation cannot be underestimated. It's not even clear when Toyota will resume production. Deborah Feyerick, CNN, New York. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Hit the brake, shift to neutral. Joining me now to break down exactly what this recall means for Toyota, Toyota owners is CNN Money autos writer Peter Valdes-Diapena. OK, if you own this car, if you own this car and you are worried what do you do? You take it to the dealer, you call, what do you do? PETER VALDES-DAPENA, SR. WRITER, CNNMONEY.COM: Well for right now if you own a car involved in the first recall about floor mats, if you haven't taken your car to the dealer yet, take it to the dealer. Because there's a fix for that, it can alter the gas pedal so that that won't happen. ROMANS: That was for the four million cars, the first 4.2 million. VALDES-DAPENA: This 3.2 million many of which are also involved by the way in the other recall they don't have a fix for that yet but they wanted to put it out there so people would know. In this case it started happening to you, you know what is going on and to take your car to a dealer. If you have a Camry take your car to the dealer right away. I would say because they can tell you immediately. Not all Camry's are involved in this. They can check your gas pedal and tell you whether it is or not. If you are concerned about it take your car to a dealer anyway they can check your gas pedal and see if there's any problem accruing with it, this happens slowly over time. And then wait for your recall notice. When it comes in, get your car fixed. ROMANS: You know that there have been some deaths, the National Highway Transportation Board said there have been a few deaths related to these, but there are so many of these cars on the road. Millions of people are driving these and have nothing wrong, no symptoms. VALDES-DAPENA: Right. These situations are extremely rare. By the way, those deaths happened in just two accidents. So these situations are extremely, extremely rare. As the gentleman explained in the segment, if it happens to you, the dangerous part about it is the panic and not knowing what to do. So you can actually do something about it. ROMANS: So hit the brake, shift to neutral. Hit the brake, shift to neutral. All right. Peter Valdes-Dapena thank you so much. He is the man in charge of hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money and Earl Devaney, watchdog of the $862 billion stimulus has yet to speak out until now. See firsthand how he's handling your money in an exclusive interview, next. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: $862 billion dollars is a whole lot of money, but someone has to follow that very large sum of cash allotted for the stimulus and that someone is Earl Devaney. Appointed by President Obama to keep those doling out the money honest. Until now, Mr. Devaney has declined to do a television interview. CNN's Kate Bolduan now with an exclusive look inside the life of the stimulus watchdog. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) KATE BOLDUAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): An early morning carpool with his wife arriving at a non-descript building just steps from the White House. Probably not what you'd expect from the man in charge of overseeing $862 billion in taxpayer money. His name, Earl Devaney, official title, chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. Affectionately known at the rat board. Sixty two years old and ready to retire, Devaney was appointed by President Obama just days after the stimulus bill was passed. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE U.S: I pointed out just when I Earl, he looks like an -- he's tough. Barely crack as smile. (END VIDEO CLIP) BOLDUAN: The president announced Devaney's appointment just ten minutes after he formally accepted the job. His wife got the news from a co-worker who saw it on TV. EARL DEVANEY, CHAIRMAN, RECOVERY BOARD: I had a hard time coming up with the right birthday present this year. JOE BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S: I think he done a tremendous job. All about credibility. DEVANEY: Thank you, sir. BOLDUAN: Devaney reports directly to Vice President Biden. We spent a day with him to find out how he does this job watching out for your money. Anyone coming up saying, where are my tax dollars today? DEVANEY: No. Nobody today, but I wouldn't be surprised. I think -- I really do think that if you're going to steal money, this is not the money to steal. There's too many eyeballs on this. BOLDUAN: His staffers call him the big guy. He is a former college football lineman; later a secret service agent turned inspector general. He is best known for helping uncover the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal at the Interior Department. Why should the American public trust you, trust Earl Devaney with their tax dollars? DEVANEY: All I've ever done is tried to ensure that the American people don't get ripped off or have their money wasted. BOLDUAN: Devaney says his goal for recovery.gov is to provide unprecedented transparency but he is dealing with data collected by the people receiving the stimulus money, and that data is not always correct. We've seen reports on the website riddled with errors and inaccuracy and some cases stimulus jobs recorded in zip codes that don't even exist. You said transparency can be embarrassing. From an embarrassment you mean kind of from the bottom up and top down from the average Joe to the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? DEVANEY: Yes. I think embarrassing; there was enough embarrassment to go around on the first reporting phase. BOLDUAN: Despite coming under fire for those so called clerical errors, Devaney has so far maintained a rare reputation in Washington. Well respected by even the toughest critics of the stimulus program. REP. DARRELL ISSA, (R) CRITIC ON OVERSIGHT AND GOV'T REFORM: I think there's going to be one silver ling to the stimulus. That's going to be the work that Earl Devaney and the whole Recover.gov is doing. BOLDUAN: This is the recovery operation center known as the rock room, where team Devaney tracks the stimulus money and who's getting it. This is the first time television cameras are getting a look. So this is essentially where all of the data is coming in that you put out on recovery.gov? DEVANEY: Right. We take it in from the recipients. It comes in. In a data warehouse and then we start analyzing it. BOLDUAN: This is the nerve center? DEVANEY: This is the nerve center. BOLDUAN: So far the Recovery Board received more than 1,000 complaints of wrongdoing, opened 106 investigations and has 25 criminal cases in the works. DEVANEY: The board is set up as an independent board. Not to make judgments about whether or not the money should be used for that bridge or swimming pool. Those are political decisions. Now, if money goes inappropriately, destined to be spent for a swimming pool ends up going some place that it shouldn't go, we're going to be all over that. BOLDUAN: Devaney won't release the details of ongoing investigations but lead investigator Doug Hassebrock walks us through one case they're actively working. DOUG HASSEBROCK, ASST. DIR. OF INVESTIGATIONS, RECOVERY BOARD: That organization is linked to a dozen other companies; all of them have been debarred from government service. In fact in that particular instance they received over $10 million in recovery funds. BOLDUAN: Do you think the recovery act is working? DEVANEY: I think it is. I mean, my assessment is not a political assessment it is just an observation. It's that people are going to work because of this recovery money. BOLDUAN: A politically savvy answer from not your typical Washington insider. So once all the money is out and it's in the system, what then for you? DEVANEY: Well, then, then we hope to improve my golf game. (END VIDEO CLIP) BOLDUAN: Now, according to the actual Recovery Act legislation, the Recovery Board is set to expire in the fall of 2013, but clearly, Christine, Devaney and his team has a lot of work to do before that. ROMANS: Makes important distinction between the political arguing about whether a bridge should be built here or whether you should send this money to a resort town and between the fraud. Finding the fraud, where people are actually ripping off taxpayers. Not just projects you might not like, but actually ripping off taxpayers. That is what they're looking at. BOLDUAN: And that is a distinction that he wanted to make. Especially when you are talking jobs numbers. He says we put the jobs numbers up there. I asked him in job numbers and these projects are you ever going to be confident and count these job numbers to the decimal and he says Kate I probably wouldn't be able to do that. But let me say this, it is my job to make sure the money goes to the right place. We report what they send back. There is a distinction there and he says they make sure it's very clear, because at the end of the day he says I'm a cop on a beat. I'm not a politician making a decision of what's a valuable project. I'm just making sure the money's going to the project they said it should go to. ROMANS: Oh, I loved it when he said; don't try to steal this money. Because there are a lot of eye balls on this money. I was waiting for him to look at the camera and say, and I mean you. All right. Kate Bolduan, great interview. Thanks Kate. BOLDUAN: Thanks Christine. ROMANS: All right. Tracking your stimulus dollars in just a few minutes we will check in with Josh Levs at the stimulus desk to find out how your money is being spent. But first, the turnaround of a small business. How a free weekly newspaper found profit in a battered industry. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS (voice over): Despite all the doom and gloom in the newspaper business, Jed Morey feels pretty good about where his paper stands. JED MOREY, PUBLISHER, "LONG ISLAND PRESS:" Where are we? ROMANS: Morey runs the "Long Island Press" free alternative news weekly launched in 2002 with a circulation of about 85,000, it was born as an offshoot of the family business. A handful of alternative rock radio stations based on Long Island. MOREY: With 2.7 million people without an alternative weekly like "Dailey Weekly" or the "Boston Phoenix." So we wanted to create something in that tradition with suburban sensibilities because we came from an alternative media background and it seemed like a no- brainer. ROMANS: As the radio business changed the stations were sold and the paper became the company's focus. Local news laced with opinion. While the economic downturn slowed the paper which relies heavily on small business advertising to stay free, he says there were no mass layoffs. After several quarters of losses the company was back in the black by the end of last year. Morey credits the rise of the blogisphere was helping business on and offline. MOREY: It is not about a newspaper, it is not about the physical product or even the experience. It's about the quality of the journalism. If you stay true to that, we think that there is several different places you can go with that. The web being one of them. ROMANS: When the regions only daily newspaper "Cable Vision" own Newsday began charging non-subscribers for online content last year Morey saw opportunity. Long Island Press.com began running more general news, entertainment, sports stories all appealing to a larger local crowd, all free. Since then he said traffic has jumped 600 percent. The print edition meanwhile, remained true to its alternative roots. MOREY: The best that we can offer out to people is a different viewpoint. So the more things get vanilla, the more, you know, mint chocolate chip you have to put out there, because the people will want it. They will crave it. ROMANS: Christine Romans, CNN, New York. (END VIDEO CLIP) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: All this week we've been focusing on the president's biggest economic initiative so far. The $862 billion stimulus plan or recovery act. But how is your money being spent? Who's it helping and who's abusing this program. Josh Levs is at stimulus desk in Atlantic keeping track of all this. Josh, wow, $862 billion, 57,000 projects, walk us through the process of how the stimulus desk is investigating how the money is being spent and what kind of projects are being funded. JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You got it, absolutely. Take a look at these binders right here in front of me; these binders right here have information in them about many of the 57,000 projects that have gotten some of those billions of dollar. So many projects and in a lot of cases we're seeing tens of thousands of dollars. The desk behind me, a bunch of crack researchers working 24/7 and Christine this is just a handful of what we've got. Our global resources really are committed to breaking this down for you. Showing you where a lot of this money is ending up. I have a couple examples that are pretty interesting. Want to check them out? ROMANS: Go for it. LEVS: Let's take a look at this one. I like this one; it is about the Colorado wildfires. One reason this is interesting, is that this is a very serious problem in Colorado bases it is a statewide problem there and they've gotten $10.7 million in Colorado for this statewide program especially focused on clearing out the brush that causes problems every year. They're telling us 53 jobs have been created so far and officials there also sent us some photos of some people who they say have gotten jobs because of the stimulus. These are some examples that they're showing to us, but we've also been looking at all sorts of other examples. Some of them involve research grants. Some of them involve other construction. There is one that sticks out from this week because it's interesting. I have a screen for you here. It's about picnic tables. One reason for this, that the government is actually not happy with the way this specific money was spent. This was a $110,000 that was given to a company in Cherokee, Iowa, for mostly picnic table and what is happening is various army corps of engineers around the country are using the picnic tables and some other things to kind of spruce up national parks. The government is now saying they're actually not happy with that specific expenditure and they don't want to see that happen again. ROMANS: So interesting Josh, because maybe six months ago I looked into that same story with the Cherokee, Iowa, I'm an Iowa native so I was looking at all the Iowa projects. It was interesting because I called there and they didn't even know that they were recipients of that money. They always had a certain number of orders every year and this year it just happened that the federal money was coming from a different pot. It wasn't coming from the normal pot. So in their view, it wasn't a waste. It was just the same number of orders they always got. Interesting some of the dynamics behind these projects. LEVS: The government's not criticizing them. They are criticizing the army corps of engineers that chose that. ROMANS: Right in some cases it is moving budget money around too. The geographically stimulus money, show us how that's being spent. LEVS: All right. So what we've been doing is taking a look at as many products as we possibly can. This is our stimulus desk map right here, the green, which has gotten all sorts of information, yellow products we still are looking into. I'll tell you something, it keeps growing, and this map is going to keep growing in the coming days, weeks, months ahead as we here at CNN keep looking into more and more information on where these billions of dollars have gone. ROMANS: All right. Josh Levs, Recovery.gov, and there is all kinds of interesting things. So excellent. All right. Thanks. You'll be coming back. LEVS: Thank you. ROMANS: This week we visited several different communities where stimulus is making a difference for better or worse. In one town, Thedford, Nebraska, residents just can't understand why the government is spending $7 million to build a bridge over a railroad that runs through the town. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MARV BLAUVELT, THEDFORD RESIDENT: We just feel like that sold us down the river. ROMANS (voice over): Maybe not a river, but a railroad. A railroad bridge to be exact. The citizens of Thedford all 168 of them will get this new $7 million bridge, to replace this railroad crossing on the way into town and right through Marv's front yard. Can you explain to me what the point is of this bridge? BLAUVELT: Well, really in all honesty, we don't know what the point is, except some design engineer in Lincoln decided that this is what needed to be done. ROMANS: So who is building the bridge? Not Nebraskans, a Colorado contractor won the bid using its own out-of-state workers. A few locals were hired as temps. TRINA MINTEL, THEDFORD RESIDENT: I didn't gain anything from it except a part-time job for a couple of months. That's it. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Be a little more part-time work later this spring when they actually pave the top of the road, but most folks in that town just say we didn't get the stimulus money. In Franklin, North Carolina, we talked though with one man who is depending on stimulus money. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS (voice over): Robert Carlucci never thought he would carry home his groceries in a box from a food pantry. ROBERT CARLUCCI, FOOD BANK CLIENT: I'm the one that is usually donating around Thanksgiving time, Christmas time, now here I am needing that. ROMANS: Carlucci's dinners are now paid for in part with $100 million of stimulus money. KITTY SCHALLER, MANNA FOOD BANK: It is not a waste of taxpayer money. The economic stimulus package has helped us to provide for the most basic needs for people who are truly in need. ROMANS: As for Robert Carlucci, the stimulus bill may not have given him a job, but it did keep him and his daughters, Samantha and Allison from going hungry. CARLUCCI: My kids have to eat, we all have to eat. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Big update for you on Robert Carlucci, he just got a job. He is a carpenter building log cabins. That is the wonderful update on that story. That one stimulus program helping the Carlucci family. We found a town with two different stimulus projects, one controversial, but both are helping one woman we talked with. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS (voice over): How long have you lived here? ELEANOR WHALEY, WEST REBOBOTH BEACH: About 20, 25 years. ROMANS: Eleanor Whaley lives in West Rehoboth, Delaware. She helped to get a $130,000 stimulus grant to winterize homes here. It is also training residents to do the work themselves. But this isn't the only stimulus program helping out Eleanor and her neighbors. Two miles down the road is Rehoboth Beach. Construction workers rebuilding the town's boardwalk with $5.5 million stimulus dollars. This project wouldn't be happening right now without the federal stimulus dollars? STAN MILLS, COMMISSIONER, CITY OF REHOBOTH BEACH: Absolutely. Meaning, there would be no workers here, there would be no workers potentially even getting paychecks. ROMANS: The project landed on a Republican list of wasteful projects. Some people say this isn't a waste for you? WHALEY: Oh, my god, no. I think it is the best thing that could have happened not only for me, but other residents that are living here in the community. (END VIDEO CLIP) ROMANS: Josh that is a sampling of some of the people who are touching and feeling the stimulus every single day. You've been combing through a lot of different projects, so many various different projects. Every so often you come across one that makes you say what? LEVS: It does. One thing that has been so interesting is finding out these projects exist at all. We didn't even know about it. Here is an interesting project we learned this week from the University of Texas at Austin. The numbers here show you they are getting about $220,000 to do a study about romance and heartache. What they are doing is they are studying a bunch of couples, basically people who have recently entered into nonmarital relationships, and they are tracking what happens with them. How do they feel, what happens if their relationship breaks up. One thing they are looking at is why do some people get more devastated than others at the end of a romantic relationship? All sorts of things about romance they are studying in the study at UT Austin, $220,000 and they are telling us two jobs have been created for grad students so far, they are expecting another three jobs to come from it. While they track these couples and individuals and see what happens to them if something goes wrong. ROMANS: The economics and psychology of heartbreak. LEVS: I didn't see that coming. When we were looking through it, we were like, what? There you go. ROMANS: All right. Very interesting. Josh Levs on the stimulus desk thanks Josh. Have a great weekend. LEVS: Thanks a lot. ROMANS: It should be the most-talked about meeting of the week; it should be the most influential gathering of the year. But something's happening to what was once the most important gatherings of financial minds in the world. Richard Quest is on it next. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) ROMANS: Our roman's numeral this week, 41. What could that be? That is the record number of heads of state in government that are in Davos figuring out future of the world. Sounds important, so why is no one paying attention accept of course our good friend Richard Quest who is in the Swiss Alps there for us. We sent him there specifically for this broadcast this afternoon. Richard, I have to ask you though, except for you, has Davos lost its relevance? RICHARD QUEST, CNN'S HOST, "QUEST MEANS BUSINESS:" Oh, Chris, for goodness sake. No, and no again. Look, yes, that's right. You jump on the old populous bandwagon that says Davos is a waste of time up a mountain. The reality is that it does give a forum that allows decision makers, government, CEOs, bankers to discuss the great issues they've got to put forward. I'll give you one example. Let's just take today. Today I have spoken to President Li of South Korea, President Crimson of Iceland, the Greek prime minister. I just had a chat with Mark Dekent (ph) of Coca- Cola and I still got to see her majesty Queen Rainient (ph). Now I am just having two or three minute conversations with them but they are all meeting amongst each other and they are mingling amongst the snow flakes. No, it's not a waste of time. ROMANS: I just wish when they were all over the past ten years getting together and skiing and having their cappuccinos, they would have figured out this is all going to happen in the first place. Richard Quest in the mountains. QUEST: Come on, come on, and get your other cliche out that we all go skiing. I've only ever skied once per trip and that's always for the camera. If you look, you'll find the pictures of me doing a bit of that. ROMANS: All right. Apres ski is next. All right. Thank you so much, Richard Quest. Thank you for joining us for YOUR MONEY. You can follow us on facebook and twitter at Ali Velshi and at Christine Romans. Make sure you join each of us every week for YOUR MONEY, Saturdays at 1:00 pm Eastern and Sunday's at 3:00. You can also log on 24/7 to CNNMONEY.com. Have a great weekend everybody.


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At the regular Town Board meeting on Dec. 19, Town Manager Michael England reported the new waterline installation was completed Nov. 28 and pressure tested. There were five major leaks on the new line just south of the S-curves. This area is located in solid rock that was shot and excavated out. This left a very narrow trench and when the trench boxes were pulled ahead it somehow pulled the pipe with it. These leaks were repaired along with exposing the majority of the other joint connections to assure they did not move. The town is currently waiting on Brooks Well Service to install the soft-start on the motor for the well pump, also install the radio read on the storage tanks. The radio read will allow the well pump to turn automatically when the water in the storage tanks drops to a certain level. Brooks Well Service had problems locating the correct transducer to make this happen. Brooks Well Service stated they should have this work completed within the next week. The town may have to wait until the first of the year to begin using the new well system rather than start a new system over the holidays.
Regarding EPA/STAG funding, the town received word that Mohammad Razzazian is leavng EPA and will no longer be the town's contact. The town will receive notice of a new contact concerning the town's proposed water distribution project.
The town received a letter from Jay Montgomery (town's water attorney) stating he will not longer be working full time for Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff P. C. Patricia DeChristopher will be taking Mr. Montgomerys' place and will be the contact for any future water issues for the town. Ms. DeChristopher completed the town's renewal application for the town's conditional decree of 2.72 cfs and is very familiar with the town's water decrees.
The town has been in contact with Ed Morlan regarding the SWCCOG fiber project. The town has not been able to obtain any information that will assist the town in making a decision to continue with the town's financial portion for the fiber project. The town's portion of the project is $81,000 with the town contributing $25,000 in cash as the town's match. For $81,000 the town will be allowed to improve internet service to the town hall, school and the fire station. The town will own the new fiber lien and will be responsible for maintenance and expenses. The town needs to determine in the near future if this project is in the best interest of the town for amount of funding required. Mr. England stated he enclosed the recent correspondence from Ed Morlan and past billings to the town for this project.


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ARTES, Amélia Cristina Abreu e CARVALHO, Marília Pinto de. Labor as a determinant of school discrepancy in Brazil: myth or reality?. Cad. Pagu [online]. 2010, vol.2Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0104-8333.
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the labor influence on schooling results considering the micro data from the PNAD 2006 (National Residence Sample Survey). A statistical model was developed, aiming to explain the school discrepancy between age and years of study from a sex variable and considering the labor factor as a control variable. The results indicate that labor damages the boys' schooling process more effectively than the housework affects the girls, with worse results for black boys and girls, but this variable alone cannot explain the greater school discrepancy in male subjects.
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Lecture by Mary Ellen Mark: "Seen Behind the Scenes" at the Central Library branch, Philadelphia
Photographer Mary Ellen Mark is renowned for her humanist portraits of people and cultures. Presented in books and exhibitions, or appearing in publications like the New Yorker and Vanity Fair, her work often addresses complex social issues. Since the 1960s she has also worked on more than 100 film sets as a special stills photographer. Given unrestricted access to sets and actors, Mark has made thousands of images of life behind-the-scenes of productions including Fellini's Satyricon, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Tootsie. Seen Behind the Scene collects the best of her rare photographs of some of the most famous figures in film history.
$14 General Admission, $7 Students
Date: Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia – Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (215-686-5322)
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The Australian Film Critics Association is the leading body of film critics in Australia.
The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) is a professional association for film critics, film reviewers and film journalists who work regularly in the media, and provide informed discussion, analysis, and comment about Australian and world cinema.
We aim to promote excellence and expertise in film criticism. We support mainstream, independent and Australian cinema, and seek to foster an appreciation of significant or challenging films that may have been neglected. We encourage formal and informal dialogue between film-makers, fellow critics and reviewers, distributors, exhibitors, film-goers, and other members of the film industry.
AFCA is an affiliated national section member of FIPRESCI, the international association of film critics and journalists.


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Opinion: Jerry Brown's Tax Gambit
Assistant OpinionJournal.com editor Allysia Finley on the results from California's tax referendum. Photos: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... well ... just a presidential election last night and House and Senate races ... he also had some very important ballot initiatives especially in the extremely important state ... of California and we have our California expert here ... OpinionJournal dot com assistant editor of the shift in mind ... Alicia welcomed ... and ... um so ... what the most important initiatives nationwide we had a great editorial on this last week ... was prop thirty ... five Governor Jerry Brown's tax high ... get this across the finish line ... basically with a live Union Health Alliance the resort ... and it helps when you ... basically can for all of those on corporations begin directing them ... come waning controlled state universities in you can reckon cuts and ... new war excuse for voting for an initiative by giving them twisting refunds ... there's a lot of ... legal extortion and bribery needle extortion and bribery this is remarkable the chic given ... the dynamics of the scene in other states ... they're looking to cut taxes are actually speaking people away ... from California I'm thinking about taxes there's a big ... migration to Texas for the economy is better ... um what is this ... property is called going be due ... to California's economy its budget ... I think ... it's it's projected to bring in about six billion dollars that this next year ... that will not cover the budget ... six of her ... being read these are tiny and has a large these as expected ... peaceful windfall in as many as he is expected either so ... this'll Gurney to make hot as for the economy ... during a sea of this is going to really hit allots small businesses aam and tained beyond hurting and falling off the tax plan ... and yet remember that this huge tax side which made ... other which would be up to a thirty three percent for anyone in our small businesses are earning more than two million dollars ... this is the last in the mean at this point we should cut once in a minute left I wanted very briefly touch on the other important initiative ... prop thirty two ... he was a measure to prohibit labor unions from spending members' dues on campaigns ... it was defeated ... this is just further entrenched this cronyism in ... physical needle extortionate in the politicians and unions that you discuss what's your take all of the meetings part ... of the seventeen million dollars TDTT cynics ... I ... a and B were running at the Earth using the corporations and super PACs of ... trying to basically bulldozers and then Calpers them obscene words we know actually ... all these corporations racking really contributing to the governor's initiative amazing


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By Basil Soper
For the Most Part Trans Guys are Just Like Other Guys
Since the population is mostly comprised of cisgender individuals it's totally okay if you haven't had sex with a trans person. Overall, sex with trans folks isn't that different than sex with cis folks. However, if you're new to sex with trans bodies and you think you may need some pointers, that's reasonable! I am a trans man so I can only talk about what I expect from sex from my perspective. Here is a list of helpful, sexy, actions for your first time with a trans man!
Talk Dirty to Me…by.. Asking First!
Communicating before sex, like over dinner, via text, or somewhere that makes you comfortable is helpful. Find out what language he uses for his genitala. I call mine the "downstairs." Ask him about what areas are turn ons and what areas are off-limits. I know, I know.. somewhere along the line we've been taught that sex is only hot if it all happens in the moment. Consent is important though, and this conversation can also be used for you to state your boundaries before hand as well. If you use a safe word, this dialogue would also be the time to bring that up. Sex is much more fun and feels great when everyone is respected.
Bender Roles
As for any person really, don't assume he will necessarily oppose bottoming. Masculinity has nothing to with who's penetrating and who's receiving. Some trans guys do have a problem with being penetrated which is completely valid and should be appreciated. If this is the case with your guy, make sure you talk things through to find his sexual comfort zone. I'm a switch, which means I play both roles. Switches aren't 'confused' or somehow not doing transition 'properly.' It just means we know what we like.
The D
Testosterone takes the downstairs a trans guys is born with (or the body part formally known as clitoris), making it larger into a small dick, and often a lot more sensitive, though sensation may be patchy for some guys. Be mindful of this when pleasuring your dude. Just ask him to communicate the changes as they happen. Strapping on can also be a time of dysphoria for some. Strap-ons can also be an affirming, fun, way to access pleasure for others. I really enjoy wearing a strap-on when my partner puts a condom on for me. The great thing about sleeping with a trans dude who tops with a dick on is y'all can use a dick size perfect for, and chosen by, the bottom.
So In Lube With You
Testosterone can, in many cases, dry things up a little. Testosterone or not, trans or not, lube is splendid for any sexual occasion. If you're using silicone pieces, or your partner has a silicone 'packer,' avoid silicone-based lubricants, and if you're using condoms, don't use oil-based lube. Water based and or organic lube is always a good bet.
Body Issues
If your lover hasn't had top surgery, he may want to wear a shirt or his binder during sexual encounters. He may be okay with certain things some days and startled by the same action the next day. Dysphoria can be tricky! It comes and goes. Please realize that the way he feels about his own body, in the moment, does not have anything to do with you. If dysphoria strikes, just try to move on and stay in the moment.
Don't Treat Me Like a Delicate Flower
It's true, some additional communication in a sexual endeavor with a trans guy may be needed, however, that doesn't mean you should be too cautious or have a lot of fear of offending at any point. Sex for the first time can be awkward regardless of the body types involved! Just have fun with the person you are attracted to.
Use a condom. Bear in mind that it may still be possible for a trans man to get pregnant.Whatever your gender or body type, STIs can still be contracted. Keep all dicks sanitized (the ones you buy at Babeland or the ones attached to bodies). If you're with a new partner, or have an open relationship, get tested regularly. Sex is sexiest when everyone is at ease and on the same page!
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In 1982, Dr. Patel was named the Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery at MGH. He played a key role in showing that arthroscopic technology could reduce healthcare costs by improving safety and quality and decreasing a patient's postoperative period of disability. His efforts were instrumental in making MGH a world-renown center for Arthroscopy and Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Patel is a founding member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Association of Arthroscopy. With his focus on improving safety and quality, Dr. Patel has trained surgeons around the world, specifically in developing nations, where Arthroscopy is valuable because of the reduced risk of infection. In 2001, he established Asia's first Psychomotor Skills Lab in Ahmedabad, India. The lab is a partnership among the public, private and academic sectors and trains surgeons and students in India and Southeast Asia in arthroscopic surgery.
Dr. Patel has served as a member and Chairman of the Board of Registration in Medicine, as well as a member of the Board of Directors and the Strategic Planning and Executive Committees of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). In April 2003, the FSMB honored Dr. Patel with the John H. Clark, MD Leadership Award. That same year, he was also named Commissioner of the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation by the Bush Administration.
On June 14 2010, MGH unveiled the Dinesh G. Patel, MD, Arthroscopic Learning Laboratory to teach trainees in this discipline.
Dr. Patel has been a pioneer of arthroscopic surgery at MGH and around the world. He helped develop instrumentation for this field, and he has trained and taught countless surgeons his techniques.
Outside of arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Patel is interested in improving the safety and quality of care for his patients and the public.
Trauner K, Patel D. Pulsed Holmium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Ho:YAG) LaserAblation of Fibrocartilage and Articular Cartilage. Am J Sports Med 1990; 18.
Patel D., Guhl J. The Use of Bovine Knees in Operative Arthroscopy. Clinical Orthopedics, 1983, Vol 6/ No 9-pp.1119-1124
Patel D. Complications of Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy Association of North America, 1982.
Patel D. Proximal Approaches to Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee. Am J Sports Med 1981; Vol 9 pp 296-303.
Patel D. Arthroscopy of the Plicae-Synovial Folds and their Significance. Am J Sports Med 1978; 6.
Hospital employees gathered in the East Garden Room Nov. 8 to rejoice and wish each other a happy Diwali.
Young visitors to the Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation got the chance to simulate arthroscopic knee surgery under the guidance of MGH
orthopædic surgeon Dinesh Patel, MD.
Patel, chief of Arthroscopic Surgery and pioneer in the field, shared his insights and experiences during celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month hosted by the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) in the Trustees Room.
MGH Hotline 10.08.10 Hundreds of clinical and research fellows train at the MGH each year and go on to achieve great things in their careers. One former fellow, who trained in the MGH Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the early 1990s, is the current President of the Republic of Latvia Valdis Zatlers.
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OK! Exclusive: 'Below Deck's C.J LeBeau Dishes on His Heartthrob Status, Andy Cohen And His Favorite Bravolebrities
Yesterday we probably got you really excited for next week's premiere of Below Deck thanks to this interview with castmember Dave Bradberry, but now, it's time to introduce you to hottie number two of the show, C.J LeBeau. We had a fun little convo with the engineer of the yacht, who told us about his dream Bravolebrity client, the most diva-like request he's ever gotten from a chartered guest and his tendency to not wear a shirt. Yeah, we thought that last part would get ya. Keep scrolling!
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OK!: How did the show come about for you? What was the audition process like?
CJ LeBeau: Basically, I was just sending my resume out online to a bunch of different boat jobs and opportunities and sure enough I got a phone call back from a casting director. I didn't even really understand that I had applied for a reality TV show on a boat, I just thought I was applying for a boat job! Next thing I knew I was in St. Martin filming a TV show.
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OK!: And what was your specific role on the yacht? You were an engineer, right?
CJ: Yes, I am the right hand of the Chief Engineer and I am responsible for making sure everything works so when you flip a light switch the light goes on, when you flush a toilet it flushes, the generators are going for power, the engines are working to get the boat from point A to point B. You'd be surprised how quickly you will get fired if you have to tell the owner of one of these yachts that he can't take a warm shower in the morning. [laughs]
OK!: Did any of those clients ever have crazy ridiculous requests?
CL: You know, I did receive a request that one of the guests wanted to hit golf balls of the back of the yacht, so I actually spent an entire afternoon drilling out the center of golf balls and filling them with Styrofoam and epoxying them shut and building a little tee so that the chartered guest could hit golf balls off the back of the yacht and then they would float so we weren't littering into the ocean.
OK!: That must have been fun.
CL: It was sort of interesting because I had to test it and figure out what was gonna make them float so I tried a few different things and actually stuffing Styrofoam inside them and epoxying them shut did the trick.
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OK!: Your bio on BravoTV.com says you're the partier of the group. Would you agree?
CL: I like to work hard and play hard. I think a lot of other people on the show were very hesitant and apprehensive to sort of let it all hang out. I'm pretty confident so I sort of let it all hang out and I went out and partied when we weren't working and I think a lot of the other crew members sort of held back given the fact that it's going to be on TV, to be honest.
OK!: So are we going to see a lot of you with your friends and family on the show or is it always work, work, work and partying?
CL: Well, I'm probably one of the busiest people on the boat, however you won't know that and I think that some of the other crew members that are new to this also don't understand how much actually goes in behind-the-scenes when you're an engineer. I'm not serving the guests, I'm not helping in the kitchen, I'm not helping wash the boat down, I'm doing everything else. So there's a lot of time where if I'm not on camera I'm working basically. It's a lot of work. I know that other people were able to carve out time to talk to their family members, however I was not.
OK!: Did you ever get sick of wearing that polo shirt in 100 degree weather?
CL: Oh, you've obviously watched some of the show! Yeah, I really don't like wearing a shirt ever, let alone a thick cotton shirt when I'm in the Caribbean and I'm sweating through it in five minutes.
OK!: So does that mean you're going to be the heartthrob of the show, always the one taking your shirt off?
CL: I have no idea who's going to be the heartthrob of the show. I just don't like wearing a shirt (laughs).
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OK!: So you didn't take off your shirt just for the cameras, you just did it for yourself?
CL: Yeah, I just don't like wearing a shirt. I grew up in California, I'm used to having my shirt off and especially in really hot weather. I mean I could be 200 pounds with a beer belly and I still wouldn't have a shirt on. I just happen to have a fast metabolism.
OK!: You guys dealt with the rich and famous on the yacht. Who's your dream celebrity client?
CL: I'll say for Bravolebrities the cast of the Orange County Real Housewives cause I think that they're fun and know how to have a good time.
OK!: Agreed! Now that you're about to become a Bravolebrity yourself, are there any others that you look up to and want to meet?
CL: Andy Cohen. He has a wealth of information about reality TV and I think I could probably learn the most from him.
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John Steele Keeps Playing Games With Judge Wright
from the probably-not-a-good-idea dept
On July 2, 2013, the Court issued a notice (ECF No. 200) scheduling a hearing for July 12, 2013, on the undersigned's motion for reconsideration. The undersigned resides in Florida and just received notice on July 8, 2013 via U.S. Mail. The undersigned has a previously scheduled family matter that prohibits his in-person attendance at the July 12, 2013 hearing. Further, nine days' notice--over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, in particular--is a prohibitively narrow window of time for to receive notice of a hearing via U.S. Mail, and schedule travel arrangements to appear cross-country. Finally, attending a hearing in California is an extremely expensive proposition as it requires plane fare, a hotel room and other incidental expenses.Of course, as noted above, the court's rules have already made it clear that electronic notification is sufficient here, and Steele therefore should have received notice on the 2nd, not the 8th, and if he did not, it would be his own fault for not having the correct information in the system (and, honestly, does anyone actually believe that Steele is not paying attention to the details of this case, when he's been shown to pay very close attention in the past?).
Separately, the "oh it's so expensive" excuse is somewhat amusing, considering this is the same Steele who has claimed to have made millions from copyright trolling, and bragged to his critics about how he's about to go buy an expensive luxury sports car (with list prices around $100,000) with all the money he's making. That was just a few months ago. Seems fairly incredible to plead poverty months later...
It shouldn't be that surprising, then, to see that Judge Wright denied Steele's request very quickly, while also noting that Steele appears to have lied in his motion. In the original motion, Steele claimed that a Court clerk told him that he "would have to file a motion if he wished to participate in the hearing telephonically." However, in the denial of the request, Wright notes: "Mr. Steele was advised by telephone on July 8, 2013 by the clerk, that his request for a telephonic appearance regarding his motion set July 12th is denied, and did NOT advise him to file such motion as stated in his motion."
So after already being told such a request was denied, Steele files the motion claiming that the clerk told him to file a motion, which the clerk did not. Did Steele not think that the clerk would talk to Judge Wright? So, what are the odds that Steele actually shows up on Friday?


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Texas soybean acreage could increase slightly in 2006 as some farmers switch from corn or other higher-input crops, but significant acreage shifts are unlikely, says Texas Cooperative Extension Service soybean specialist Jim Heitholt.
And soybean farmers, he says, are not likely to change production practices significantly but may improve production potential by fine-tuning management practices. Heitholt recently responded to Farm Press Staff questions regarding 2006 soybean production.
Q. Will higher production costs affect Texas soybean acreage in 2006?
A. "Texas, for several years now, has consistently planted between 200,000 and 300,000 acres (of soybeans) per year. Every winter we see reasons to expect a soybean acreage boost, such as the high cost of nitrogen limiting corn acreage and poor cereal grain yields from past years. Unfortunately, the soybean has had its share of challenges too, including the stinkbug – flat pod syndrome, drought, and the looming threat of rust, so acreage stays in the same range.
Q: What, if any, changes are growers likely to make to increase efficiency in 2006.
A. "There are not a lot of changes but growers might want consider the following:
• Follow the 10-day weather forecast beginning in March and be prepared to plant in mid-March (Upper Gulf Coast of Texas) or late March (North Texas) if prediction is favorable (i.e., one that does not predict a frost or a heavy rain). Otherwise, target early April for planting. When planting early, strongly consider using a seed treatment to reduce chances of soil-borne seedling diseases. Seed treatments don't always make a difference but their effects are frequent enough, profound enough, and cheap enough to justify, especially when wet and cold conditions follow planting. • • Scout crop regularly and look for thrips, stinkbugs, and rust. Web sites such as http://www.usda.gov/soybeanrust/ and http://www.sbrusa.net/ are among the sites to visit to find out whether rust is near your production region. • • We see a lot of interest in using closely placed twin rows or double rows if one grows soybean on 38-inch beds. James Grichar in south Texas has been doing this for several years and has shown yield increases Researchers in the Mississippi Delta report positive effects on yield in 2005 from twin rows. Whether this practice will lend itself to soybean production in North Texas remains to be seen." • Question: Are there new varieties or products available for 2006?
A: "As for varieties, new ones such as Deltapine DP5115 include both the STS and RR traits together. Terral Seed is releasing TV45R14, TV46R15 and TV48R14 in 2006. However, yield results for these varieties are still in their infancy compared to varieties that we've tested in our variety trials.
After several years and locations with our replicated variety trials, we've seen Asgrow 4903, DeltaKing DK 4868, DK 5161, DP 4546, DP 5110S, Garst D472, Garst D484, Hornbeck 4924, Pioneer Brand 94M70, P94M80, Terral TV48R14 and UA 4805 produce consistently higher yields than their competition. Progeny 4805 and DeltaGrow DG4960 also yielded well in 2005.
"More good varieties are available, especially ones with earlier maturity than those listed above. We just have more results from those I did mention. A complete set of results dating back to 2000 can be found at http://dallas.tamu.edu/soybean.
"As far as inoculants, Nitragin Inc. offers products that make inoculation easier than in years past. With soybean rust lurking, many more fungicides are available now than in 2004. Bayer-CropScience has new seed treatments."
Question: Any recommended changes in fertility in light of higher fertilizer costs?
A: "Usually, nitrogen (N) fertilizer is not recommended for soybean because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. However, even though nitrogen costs are high, soybean fertility issues (even N) are likely to be revisited in 2006 and beyond. Researchers in other Southern states have data suggesting that nitrogen fertilizer boosts yield. Whether costs are recovered seems uncertain.
"As for other elements, everything I've read supports the old idea that a soil test and subsequent applications (based on conventional recommendations) minimize fertility problems. However, on the heavy clay and highly calcareous soil in the North Texas Blacklands, it appears that we still need to learn more about the secrets of optimal fertility."
Question: Will farmers alter tillage practices, in light of energy costs?
A: "In my limited experience with reduced tillage soybean, yields were similar to full tillage. However, tillage choice is heavily dependent upon what equipment, slope, herbicide spraying options, etc., that each grower faces."


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All bedrooms (two with ensuites) have picture windows – the house is equipped with air conditioning and underfloor heating. The entrance hall with vaulted ceiling hosts a large open-plan living-dining area, all accessing onto a second large terrace with wonderful views over los Arqueros and towards the sea and Gibraltar.
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|Citizenship is a discontinued merit badge. Replaced Civics merit badge in 1947 and then in 1951 was replaced by Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation and Citizenship in the World and Citizenship in the Home and World Brotherhood.
Merit badge requirements
- 1. Be familiar with the Declaration of Independance, the Constitution of the United States, and have a working knowledge of the structure of his federsal, state and local Government.
- 2. Do the following:
- (a) Tell which department of his local government has jurisdiction in each of the following instances: automobile accident, mad dog scare, permit to hold a political meeting in a public building, building permit, dog license, contagious disease, garbage disposal.
- (b) Learn by visiting one of these departments and talking with some of those responsible for its management, how it operates. Tell where the money comes from to run the department and what it costs the average family in the community per year.
- 3. Present a simple scrapbook of clippings from newspapers or other current literature, setting forth some local, county, state ot national civic problem, if possible showing both sides of the question. Explain how he thinks it can best be solved, or list the priciple arguments on both sides, OR list the various departments in his local government such as fire, police, health, department of education, etc. with the amount of tax money spend during the last year for the work of each. List the departments in the order of amounts spent.
- 4. List at least two important civic regulations, which apply to him or his family, with regards to each of the following: highway safety, property rights, fire hazards, sanitation, and special permits such as hunting and fishing.
- 5. Attend a political meeting, metting of the city or town council, a session of court, or other public civic meeting, and make a full report of his observations.
- 6. Take active part in at least one co-operative civic enterprise, such as: Checking a local precinct for complete list of voting registration or for accuracy of registration; get-out-the-vote campaign; clean-up week; anti-noise campaign; improving the appearance or usefulness of a vacant lot; collecting magazines and books regularly and taking them to a hospital, old people's home or similar institution; cleaning up some spot of historical interest; controlling of insect pests.
- 7. Select someone who has figured prominently in the histroy of his community or in the history of our country and from incidents in his life show why he deserves the title "a good citizen".
- 8. Describe four types of national government.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Handbook for Boys, 1948 Edition


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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Nintendo's Best Bet: Kid Friendly E-Readers
E-books are becoming the dominant way in which Americans buy books. Its convenient, fast, and much, much cheaper. With library lending already here for e-pub (Nook and the like) and coming for the Kindle (mobi format), you don't even have to go to your Library. Just download the book from your computer. E-books are cheap, with many free versions of the classics, and other low-cost options of back catalog books. Nintendo has seriously missed an opportunity.
Currently Amazon is the dominant e-reader, but it has an appeal mostly to older, and female consumers. No surprise there, Women account for 80% of the fiction market. Look at the Kindle Ads on TV. They all feature (hot young) women. A kids oriented reader, cheap and good enough, would do well. Particularly if it played kid-friendly, non-violent games (parents are not too keen on shoot-em-up, beat the prostitute to death, games like Grand Theft Auto) and was ... cheap.
Right now, the Kindle with Special Offers is at $114. Of course it needs a cover, and a light for night-reading. But that's cheap. Nintendo could offer a DS, without 3-D (who cares, really) for around $120 with a larger screen, in color, aimed at combining kids reading with educational games. Chess, backgammon, Go, Chinese Checkers, Scrabble, and the like. Currently people are laboriously hacking "homebrew" solutions to read books on their Nintendo DS systems. That's ridiculous. Nintendo ought to offer a cartridge for them, sold off their own website and through retailers, to read e-books. While using their own advantage (in-house engineering staff) to combine cheap/easy gaming and e-books. Bonus if the system reads both e-pub and Kindle mobi format.
E-readers are all targeted at adult women, and that leaves boys and young girls out in the cold. There is a market gap, in which Nintendo can challenge the Ipad and Iphone. No one wants to read a novel on their phone, or much less have their kid reading Treasure Island on it while they need to make a call. A price point of say, $120 that includes games no parent could object to ("Chess makes your kids smarter") and a way of transferring e-books already purchased onto the system, is a no brainer. [Likely a usb-adapter to connect a cartridge to a computer, in a simple file transfer system.] Meanwhile take money put on the table by current Nintendo DS users who would go to the trouble of doing a "homebrew" system. Allow the current DS systems to become e-readers officially, with a Nintendo sanctioned and supported cartridge.
The 3-D bet has obviously failed. Time for Nintendo to do something else. Someone will make a kid-oriented E-reader. It might as well be them.
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- Jesus Christ Supercop said...
Phone games are no threat to dedicated gaming consoles, least of all home console like the Wii. The DS was extremely successful even though iPhones have been around for over four years now. The 3DS is failing because it's focused on 3D gaming and 3D output. The former isn't too popular on portable systems (Sony's PSP has half the sales of the DS), and nobody gives a shit about the latter. The Wii U will probably fail too.
Nintendo's problem is that they have lost the plot. The Wii and DS were enormously successful yet now Nintendo is going in the exact opposite direction, seemingly in an effort to reach bankruptcy as soon as possible. They have gone crazy.
I don't know if e-books would be successful on the DS. It's not exactly an ideal way to read for prolonged periods of time, and what child will read an e-book when he could be playing Super Mario instead?
- September 15, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- allen said...
ok i was wondering, who is this guy ranting regurgitated views from the mcarthur era, then i delved more, the fixation about finding a girl at an anachist group iluminated me to he fact he was either hormonally illequipted or social inept, yet the trail i find is one to a us gammer, suprise surprise, hey i dont mind really i dont, but please be aware if you are ,, how shall we say,, not gifted in human interaction, then maybe get out more see the sky look around talk to people stop and think for yourself, breath fresh air and when you achive a more human condiion then engage with others about things you are not sure about, ignorance and hate are a dangerous cocktail my friend,
- September 15, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Nintendo suffers from the same problem that like everybody is suffering from, that is there are no good paying jobs for most people.
A lot of people would love the latest toys but simply can't buy them.
No middle, much smaller business. Its really that simple and when these companies go out of business, well I'll enjoy the schadenfreude.
- September 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Jesus Christ Supercop said...
As I said, the Wii and DS have sold extremely well. The Wii has also been cheaper than the competition. So people not being able to afford this stuff is not the problem.
Nintendo might conceivably go out of business one day, but for Sony and Microsoft gaming consoles are just one aspect of their enormous businesses.
- September 16, 2011 at 1:33 AM
GOP best bet, much more of this:
- September 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM
"Nintendo might conceivably go out of business one day, but for Sony and Microsoft gaming consoles are just one aspect of their enormous businesses."
I don't think they'll go out of business. In a worst case scenario, I could see them getting out of the console business and focusing on developing games for other platforms, like Atari and Sega did.
- September 16, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Hey whiskey do you have any thoughts on this? The white house party crashers have divorced. The wife's infidelity with an alpha was the cause. She bragged to her friends about her "wild sex".
- September 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM
OK, when I saw that item about Tareq Salahi, my first thought was "Journey is still together; why?" and my second was some one is attracted to Neal Schon? I thought cougars went for younger men.
- September 17, 2011 at 9:15 AM
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- October 31, 2011 at 6:49 AM
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- The Slovak telecom market has been affected by a number of price caps introduced by the regulator over the past few years.
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