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About Abigail Adams
We would like to take some time to tell you about this wonderful and influential, yet commonly unknown woman. Born in 1744, we class her as someone very ahead of her time, both politically involved being the wife of the first Vice President of the United states, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the Sixth president.
Abigail Adams was a dedicated lady, a writer with a strong patriotic sense, abolitionist and one of the earliest feminists of great importance. Some of the main things keeping her in memory is the collection of letters she wrote to her husband when in Philadelphia. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail, on a range of different matters, and the letters are filled with strong intellectual and political discussions on the government, many in which where the subject of equality. She was strongly against slavery, and often in matters she voiced her views on behalf of women of the time.
So a big thank you to Abigail Adams, for seeing and fighting this battle for equality so early on, and in such an inspirational and strong way, to make head way for the next generations.
Feminism is not about women
There's a common misconception that feminism is for the equal rights for women. And many say that this is now the case, and that feminism is dated jibber jabber and not needed anymore. However, it may be the word feminism which is loading this type of cause with a strictly gender based view. It's not true feminism is just a word or a title given to a subject, based on how it spawned initially. Feminism today is about equality, not just for women, but for everyone. And the issues women are facing, are no different from other unequal situations of prejudice, judgement and unethical normative behaviour. So, before one discards feminism as something for the working women in the 60s, the definition of the concept must be redefined within ones view. Of course each feminist is also an individual, and have their own individual interpretation of what it means and what it is, however at the bottom line there is equality, for everyone regardless of who, what, where etc.
Feminism and Choice
We are close to the 200 year mark since the start of a rising feminist movement. Some even say around in the late 1800′s the word feminism cropped up in France and the Netherlands. Of course the aims of the movement have changed much though out history depending on when, where and what culture and what status those for it were in. But should you wish to put it all under one roof, and one concept, simply it's just a movement for women's rights. Although today we live in what often seems like an equal society here in the west, there are still many reasons to support the feminist movement that exist today.
Firstly we have to look at the rights and equal financial rights. Then we have to look at the opportunities available for women and men, and the bias that exists in many of our institutions and companies today. After this we need to look at the society, and the culture, the normative behaviour we grow up with, and question whether this is actually equal. Today many say that we live in a male dominated world, and they are right, often the women that we see in higher powered role are not so feminine, They act and live in a masculine way in order to get to these positions.
So when it comes to the equality between the genders, legally the rights are more and more fair. However the issues that we deal with today are many and they are of quite complex nature. Feminism is not to say that women should have the same rights as men, as long as they act as them. What we've seen with much of the commercial and political sectors is that the same chance to get education and build a career is presented for women, so as long as they live, act and dress like a man. And for many the feminist movement, is something that should be for everyone, this due to the fact that it's seen as a movement for individuality and the rights to be yourself and get acceptance from the workplace, institutions or society.
Conditioning, work, culture and a Locksmith
The social conditioning and the narratives that we grow up with in popular culture includes objectified women, and idolized men. Anorexic models and a culture which places focus only on exterior image and appearance. Even today, there are hard narratives of princesses, damsels in distress, who are waiting to be saved by their price etc. This is just peaking briefly at a very western culture. If you look further you see issues like young girls being married away or sold, forced prostitution, instances where women are punished for being raped etc. So in our current time the public eye wants to portray a society where gender does not matter to your opportunities, or your life, and that everyone lives by equal rights. But it's a fallacy, and the feminist movement is still a very relevant one, and in need of as much support as possible. I am working for locksmiths Bristol and the gender gap is really apparent but one learns just to get on with life. The ability to work in intellectual spheres as well as manual labour jobs while understanding the importance of gender is crucial.
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Discrimination in freedom for Girls
When looking at the toy's industry at the moment, it's nothing less than a decrease. It's all pink and purple clothed dolls in proportions which promote a very low self image in terms of exterior look. There are beauty shop toys, cleaning appliances in miniature plastic versions, vacuum cleaners, ironing boards, make up kits, kitchen appliances etc. The list is long, and the narrative presented to girls, at a young age is seemingly not that far from brain washing at times. Educationally driven toys is something created for the boys, mechanic Lego, science experimental boxes, toys which develop and require a high level of physical skills like skate boards etc. This type of social conditioning, which is happening on a wide scale must be taken seriously, taking away someone's opportunity to be a science geek girl, or seen from the other less common occurrence of a house husband. So before going out to buy that birthday gift for your daughter, keep her own opportunity of choice in mind. It may have much stronger long term effect than you can imagine.
What is feminism
People have different understanding and different interpretations of the word feminism. Of course the meaning is individual to the person in question. It could be described as something along the lines of equality of the sexes. Not only in as having the same opportunity and level of fairness in choice, but as in being able to do so being a woman. Not being a woman, pretending to be a man. Simply put, some say that feminism is the radical notion that women are people to. It may be easier and more useful to describe what is often associated with it, but very far from it.
So, feminism is not selfish fulfillment by career women and professionals looking to gain status in a company or an industry. The main objective is equality, for everyone. It's against the type of prejudice, judgement and discrimination which is held by being a woman. The boundaries around where feminism starts and where other equal rights subjects start is quite gray, and often issues with discrimination quite commonly also cross paths with discrimination against people based on class, race, sexuality, disability, age and so on. Feminism is not only for women, but for everyone as it's parallel to equality for each individual, as an individual.
Our Social Experiment
Not it's not easy to conduct a social experiment but that is what we have set out to do. The most important aspect will be the validity of the experiment and that is why we have enlisted the help of those people that we will believe to serve the best results. There are not many social experiments that are not contradicted for weak research methods and questionable tactics that may affect the results of that which is being studied. It is to this effect that we are ready to gauge the positive results and outweigh the those methods which seek to alter the fine distinction between quality and poor research. Not many researchers are open to this level of scrutiny and that is why when picking the ideal candidates such as our resident locksmith Liverpool Richard Jennings. Not only a research candidate of high caliber but also a man of integrity when looking for the right type of candidate for this type of project.
The only matter in hand that has not been addressed is that of valid results that do not sway the objective criteria that have been placed on the findings. To this effect it will be necessary to employ a higher number of inverse relationships that lock in the correct level of higher class 3 results. This should be monitored at every level to ensure that what has been created is a first class delivery of higher level research. This should be apparent to all observers and any organization inspecting the risk element of this type of project.
But what about the Greater Impact?
Low and behold for he who understands the greater impact of the workings of nature and the impact on the greater sphere is one the wiser. It is not only the intellectual points that make up our understanding when the greater picture is concerned. It is also the understanding of those aspects that affect us and our peers. It is this importance placed on our peers that gives us the freedom to express and explore the greater ideas. Having worked as a plumber Manchester before and during her time as an intellectual contributor has provided the insight and wisdom to contribute to this type of project. It is hard to comment on the reality of certain situations without having a broad understanding of the wider ways in which the world operates.
For those who have not entered into this arena, it is hard to see why this wider view is desirable, but it becomes all to apparent once research has been conducted and results have been provided.


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Organizing your emergency maintenance
TPM has been around industry for over 25 years, and yet is still an new concept to many organizations. There are many myths and misunderstandings about TPM that circulate industry.
By Mark Jolley, Manager of Consulting Services, Marshall Institute
One of the best ways of improving our response time in critical breakdown mode is to have our tools and parts well organized. When a critical piece of equipment has gone down unexpectantly, we as maintenance professionals are forced into an EMT (Emergency Maintenance Technicians) role. We are expected to repair the broken equipment ASAP. This type of maintenance is never our preferred maintenance strategy but it happens and we should be prepared for it.
There are some things we can do to prepare for breakdown, or emergency maintenance. We should use the model of our local rescue squads or fire departments. Their philosophy is to be prepared for every conceivable emergency. They do this by storing a wide array of medications, first aid dressings, and equipment within their mobile trucks. Everything is stored according to frequency of use. What gets used the most is stored closest to the door so it can be accessed quickly. They have equipment stored according to symptoms. If they roll up on a car accident for example, they have quick response bags organized to best treat wounds often associated with such accidents. Likewise, if they respond to a possible heart attack, they have a kit or quick response bag prepared for that too. We can prepare for breakdown maintenance in much the same way as Emergency Response Teams respond to accidents.
First, we should develop a list of our critical equipment so that we can develop an emergency contingency plan for each piece of equipment. We should build emergency kits and store them so that they can be accessed to quickly in case the case of an emergency breakdown. These kits should include such things as: critical spare parts, any special tooling required for repairs, equipment schematics, job plans for the most common breakdowns, lock out/tag out procedures, etc.
Breakdowns are going to happen. With a little thought and pre-work, we can greatly reduce downtime usually associated with emergency breakdowns.
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Morning news anchor Brad Goode is leaving KING 5 News.
Goode has anchored the top ranked morning newscast in Seattle with Joyce Taylor, Rich Marriott, and Tracy Taylor for the past six years. He will sign off August 5.
"I have had an incredible run here at KING-TV," said Goode. "I know the type of newscasts we worked hard to produce everyday were as good as any in the country."
Goode came to KING from CNBC in New York, where he was an anchor and reporter for the nation's top business TV network. Goode has won a number of awards for his work at KING and other stations around the country.
"Having someone with Brad's knowledge of the business world was a real benefit for us," said Mark Ginther, Executive News Director of KING TV. "During the recent historic economic downfall, Brad was essential in reporting and interpreting information for our viewers. "
Competition between Seattle television stations increased significantly during Goode's tenure on the KING morning news. Three of the four stations producing news expanded newscasts and staffs.
"Morning news is a very important day part for local television stations," said Ray Heacox, President and General Manager of KING TV. "Brad's network experience as well as a solid background in local news helped KING lead the morning news race."
KING was Goode's second stop in Seattle. Before leaving for New York, he was an anchor at KIRO-TV, where he first teamed with Joyce Taylor.
"I fell in love with Seattle. When the chance to return came up, I couldn't say no," said Goode. "I was fortunate to be able to come to KING and reunite with Joyce."
He and his family consider Seattle home and through his new company, Goode News Media, Goode intends to contribute to the community. Over the years he has donated his time and talents to help other organizations. He will continue to serve as an emcee, auctioneer, and event planner for groups all around the country.
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June 23, 2005
It was a night of good-byes for some city School Board members last week, but Thursday was a night of welcomes as the City Council made their selection of who sits on the board.
The City Council has made their mark by saying welcome to three new School Board members.
The selection process began just two days ago inside the basement conference room of city hall. There, council-members were able to interview twelve candidates, to serve as the voice of Charlottesville's education community.
One by one, each candidate stated their case in 20 minute intervals, for making schools better for all our children. Detail by detail, council-members jotted down notes to make a final decision while the public community looked on, taking their notes as well.
Though interviews are standard operating procedures, having the candidates interview in front of an audience is not.
"I really didn't have any problems with that because when you're working with the School Board, and you're working as a representative of the community, part of that is doing things on short notice," explained one nominee.
Nonetheless, councilors hit their mark by appointing Louis Bogard, Alvin Edwards, and re-appointing current School Board member Peggy Van Yahres to serve three years on the Charlottesville City School Board. The trio will begin their terms on July 1, 2005.
Some councilors believe the public interviewing process went well. Candidates believe so too, according to feedback from the candidates following each interview.


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Transportation to the University of Albany (UAlbany) comes most frequently in one of three forms: the University shuttle system, the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) buses, or personal vehicles. Commuters comprise over 60% of the campus population. Bus routes provided by the University and CDTA can be used, free of charge, by all campus members. UAlbany has 15 buses in its fleet, offering six different routes during the academic year. These include a shuttle service to the downtown campus on Washington Avenue, alumni quad on Western Avenue, the East Campus in Rensselaer, the Health and Counseling Center at Patroon Creek, and a shopping shuttle two times a week. The operating hours of these runs vary with the more heavily used lines to the campuses running from 7:00 am to 9:30 pm. Most shuttles run every 24 to 30 minutes on the Western Avenue line alternating with CDTA, so a bus runs along these routes every 12 minutes. Service during the summer and academic breaks is reduced to five lines that run approximately every thirty minutes between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Information on these runs is currently disseminated in a variety of ways, including traditional paper brochures available across campus and in the Office of Parking and Mass Transit, on-line at the University websites and posted in shelters on campus. Updates and scheduled changes to published routes are broadcast via Twitter.
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Currently, 18% of UAlbany students and only 2% of employees take the University bus fleet. Based on a survey administered by the University, convenience was the number one barrier. Factoring into this is the perceived uncertainty of taking the bus. Even with the multiple avenues of communication, there still exists a level of uncertainty as to the timing of arrivals and departures from bus stops. Despite the best efforts of the mass transit staff, the adherence to published bus schedules is not always possible due to unforeseen circumstances, associated with traffic congestion, accidents and weather conditions. In addition, the buses can sometimes be filled to capacity, especially during the heavy demand time in the morning. This will prevent the acceptance of new passengers during scheduled bus stops. This creates a situation whereby even when one knows the published schedule, it does not mean the bus will arrive at the station at that time, for the reasons discussed above. In conjunction with the secondary goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a model for others to follow, UAlbany seeks to increase mass transit ridership by implementing a technology with the potential of favorably impacting commuting patterns. The primary goal of this project is to make alternative transportation use a more viable option by implementing a GPS Tracking on the University fleet and broadcasting the bus locations to commuters via the internet and a "smart phone" application.
The increased use of mass transit is expected to result in a reduction of vehicle miles travelled, which creates a wide range of energy, environmental, economic and social benefits. By reducing petroleum consumption, a corresponding reduction in carbon emissions and global warming, better air quality and less drain on natural resources should be realized. Quality of life may be enhanced by taking the number of cars off the road. Health benefits may be realized in the form of fewer respiratory illnesses, especially asthma. Less congestion on roads should reduce the stress and time lost related to waiting in traffic, and provide opportunities for increased productivity for students and staff. Safety benefits may also be realized from not driving single occupancy vehicles. The most obvious is the decline in traffic accidents through the reduction of cars on the road. There also exists the reduction in the number of accidents and stress related to travelling in poor weather conditions, especially in the winter. Indirectly, reduced reliance on foreign sources of oil will make the country less vulnerable to the volatility of the political landscape of oil rich countries. Finally, more communal forms of ridership will yield a social benefit -- new networks will form that will improve the University's social capital.
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For those looking to experience the history, culture and wilderness of South America, this 3-week adventure through Peru, Bolivia and Chile is packed full of some of the continent's most iconic and popular highlights. Explore the Sacred Valley and uncover Incan history high in the Andes at legendary Machu Picchu. Explore incredible landscapes at Uyuni Salt Flats and the Atacama Desert, and encounter vibrant culture at Lake Titicaca. Because we have years of experience and established operational offices in the region, we'll take care of the hassles so that you can focus on the highlights. Get off the beaten track and embrace the best of this incredible region.
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Fly to Cusco. Free time to explore the city's museums and local markets or take an optional city tour.
Full-day guided tour of the Sacred Valley and Ollantaytambo ruins along with a visit to a Planeterra-supported women's weaving project in a local community. Enjoy lunch at the Planeterra-supported Sacred Valley Community Restaurant in Huchuy Qosco, an indigenous village.
Train to Aguas Calientes. Opt to visit the local hot springs or shop in the local market. Those who have pre-booked and purchased the '1-day Inca Trail' hike will disembark the train at 104km and trek to the Sun Gate for the first glimpse of Machu Picchu before re-joining the group at Aguas Calientes for the night.
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Time: Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
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In the Museum's Side Gallery, the Puget Sound Engineering Council celebrates the annual National Engineers Week with an Engineering Fair. Local chapters of national societies representing the entire span of engineering disciplines will staff booths all day where those interested in engineering careers can learn more about the exciting opportunities available. Several university engineering departments and student clubs will also be represented.
Any organization interested in register a booth for the fair can use use this link.
Entry into the fair will be free of charge; Museum admission is required for gallery entry.


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Believe it or not, in an article entitled "Why Are Teen Pregnancy Rates So Low in North Dakota? Fracking." Slate.com's xxFactor just admitted the moral bankruptcy of every position of the left. The left's positions on abusing environmental regulations destroyed the jobs that young men from less advantaged households used to be able to find. Youth unemployment destroyed the foundation of the family leading to | Read More »


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This 10K race covers the Historic Downtown and South Side parts of Columbus, MS. The race begins at the Tennessee Williams Home, winds along the banks of the Tombigbee River at the River Walk, passes through South Columbus and finishes back at the home of Tennessee Williams.
A one mile kids "Fun Run" is also available, at no cost for children. Thanks to the Columbus Fire Department for providing a fire truck escort for the children.
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Between 5 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 7 a.m. on Jan. 15, in the 12000 block of Philadelphia Road, someone forced open the side door to a home and stole a Dewalt Sawzall, circular saw, a miter saw and a power drill, a police report shows. The total property loss represented about $1,200, according to the report.
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Throwing in my response to the article here, joining the masses.
I'm not worried about Gibson being blocked. If he pitches well enough the Twins will find starts for him. I think it's likely (read as ALMOST ASSURED) that someone will get hurt and there will be a need for a guy like Gibson/Diamond/Worley to come in and make starts. Obviously with Diamond and Worley out of options, where they start the season will be a big question (especially if they get put on waivers and claimed).
As far as Hicks goes, I like what Mayo had to say. I still like Hicks, and at 24, there's no reason to give up yet. I know we are all counting on Byron Buxton to come and be the answer at CF for a long time, but Hicks could provide considerable value as a corner OF guy, bench bat/4OF, and ideally would be a great guy to have roaming CF until Buxton is ready to assume those duties. Of course, I was a huge proponent of Joe Benson, and we all know how that ended. Pour JB, just couldn't seem to put his immense potential and talent together at the higher levels, and that beautiful hair. (author sheds a tear and takes a moment of silence...)
There is a lot to be excited about as far as prospects go for this organization, and while there may rightly be some hesitation over both Gibson and Hicks, neither should fall by the wayside. Don't give up on them, at least not yet.
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The Epidemic
It appears by the late reports of the Albany Board of Health, that the prevailing epidemic in that city has in some degree subsided. The joint committee of the senate and assembly, appointed to consider on the propriety of a short adjournment of the legislature on account of the prevailing sickness, reported on Thursday last against an adjournment, and their report was accepted. – Utica Gazette.
COMMENT: As reported last week, an epidemic of "spotted fever" swept through the northeast in 1813-14, spreading largely from troop concentrations. The death toll was high, even in Cooperstown.
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Burlington, Vt., Jan. 21. On Tuesday last, was brought into camp a Mr. Sears of Williston; he was taken on Hog Island, on his way to the enemy, with a load of provisions. We understand that he was arrested by a lieutenant, a sergeant of the U.S. Army, and a citizen who volunteered his service, Sears is a giant in strength and fought until he was overpowered. Those who took him, are severely wounded, and are now confined to their rooms.
COMMENT: It is said that the British Army in Canada, especially those quartered across the borders with New York and Vermont, received most of their provisions from smugglers acting across the U.S./Canada border. Hog Island is on Lake Champlain.
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Extract of a letter from a young gentleman of Philadelphia to his father, dated Cadiz [Spain], October 21, 1812.
Dear Father, I … give you particulars of my escape from our new enemy the Algerines. I sailed from Lisbon, bound to this port; and being three days out…was captured by the Algerine squadron … After taking possession of the brig, they commenced plundering the passengers and treating us in a most brutal manner …
I was one of those who remained on board the brig in confinement. An English frigate's [officer] came on board, and by force immediately proceeded to the cabin, which was about 16 feet square, with 14 of us confined in it. The ensuing scene was most affecting. The officer burst into tears. It even touched the hearts of the honest tars, his followers. Among us was a very elegant lady, Madam Salmon, sister to Mr. Onis, the Spanish ambassador at Philadelphia, who suffered much during our confinement.
I demanded my release as an Englishman. With some difficulty the pirates admitted it, when I was allowed to go into the boat with my servant and about two thirds of my baggage. The rest being Spanish passengers the English could not demand them. However, after a long consultation they were given up on condition that they would leave the brig and take nothing with them but the clothes they had on. The unfortunate young lady was obliged to go on board the frigate and leave all her jewels, dresses, &c. amounting to almost $10,000.
We were fed on rice and water by the pirates … The English frigate was the Cossac, the Hon. Capt. King, commander, who treated me in the most friendly manner. Also his officers, to whom I am greatly indebted for their hospitality.
COMMENT: Difficulties were heating up between America and the so-called Barbary States of North Africa. Countries like England had treaties with them agreeing not to engage in this sort of piracy, in return for massive official bribes. So did the United States, at least in theory.
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Mary Cool, convicted of murder at the last court of Oyer and Terminer ["hear and determine"] in Ulster county, has received a free pardon from the Legislature of this state.
COMMENT: The pardon noted that Mary had been "convicted of the murder of her infant bastard child, and was…sentenced to be executed," but that "serious doubts are entertained with the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the said Mary Cool was so convicted."
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Civil Expenses including domestic and foreign. $1,532,631.13
For payment and securing the payment of the public debt. $8,000,000
Military establishment already authorized. $15,205,375
Military establishment to be raised including volunteers and 12 month's men [soldiers enlisted for one year's service only]. $6,000,000
(As the whole of the regular army will not be immediately raised, you may deduct. $2,000,000)
Add Indian department. $185,000
Navy department including the expenses for the increase of the navy provided by law, passed this session. $7,620,108.84
(In the above, is included three millions for the expence of 200 gun boats; as probably not more than 130 will be employed, deduct. $1,000,000)
Add Contingencies. $450,803
Making in the whole $36,000,000
Probable revenue. $12,000,000
To be received yet of the loan authorized in 1812. $2,000,000
Balance in the treasury 1st January, 1813. $4,000,000
(Deduct expences on account of militia. $1,000,000)
Now to be loaned. $16,000,000
Treasury Notes to be issued. $5,000,000
Total $38,000,000 --- Excess $2,000,000


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You know I actually feel really bad for Bonnar. I never was a huge fan of his, but he's really lost his motivation after Carlson Gracie passed away.
I think that he really needs to take some time to get with another fight team and refocus. He's obviously not improving much over his last two fights. Against Rashad he didn't even look like he wanted to be there.
I like Bonnar as a person and seemed to have a lot of heart in his earlier fights. He has the tools to be right in the middle of the division, let's hope he can refocus.
the ufc is trying to cash in on the rematch while they still can. bonnar is on a downswing and no one knows when (or if) he'll start winning again. if he keeps losing, he's out of the ufc and they've lost on a pretty big rematch that they can make money off of.
if the two put on an entertaining fight, even of bonnar loses, he'll have a bit more steam that the ufc can use... he could end up being the gateway for other tuf lhws (or light-heavys in general. ala sinocic), helping the ufc put over guys as they step up in the division.
maybe another fight with griffin will get him back into the groove, but if the ufc put bonnar up against anyone other than forrest in his next fight and stephan lost, he's pretty much at the bottom of the lhw barrell and no one, not even "tuf newbs" will care about a rematch with griffin.
Yep, Bonnar is a dead man in this fight, I see a 2nd rd TKO for Forrest.
Forrest beats the you know what out of Bonner, 2nd round submission.....i know i know it will be a slugfest but forrest will catch him in the dreaded "goofy ear" head lock lol.
Dude, when you're right, you're right
After seeing Bonnar against Evans, he does not impress me much. Like you said, they had a war the first time but who has Bonner really fought to deserve another chance at Griffin. I'm with you. I think they should have Griffin fight someone else. But it will probably generate alot of revenue because alot of people out there are going to remember the slug fest they had the first time
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In my opinion i think this is a bad idea. Yea their first fight was awesome, but Bonner hasn't impressed me since that fight. UFC is billing Foresst as the nest big thing, then why have him fight Bonner again, have him fight another top LW. Yea he lost to Tito, yea Tito was hurt, but he didn't give up. Tito wanted him again, I think Tito/Forrest 2 wouldve been more exciting. Or have him fight Evans who beat Bonner, why have him fight Bonner again, win Bonner should be 0-2 in his last 2 fights, because Jardine won the fight and he lost to Evans. Sorry Bonner but you shouldnt be fighting Griffin right now.
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D&D Game Day takes place later this summer, on July 21-22. This year, the event celebrates Dungeon Command. Designed for two or more players, this head-to-head skirmish game will have strategists assembling war bands, taking to the battlefield of their choice, and attempting to crush the enemy!
In today's preview article, Chris Dupuis—one of the designers behind this latest tactical miniatures game for Dungeons & Dragons—takes us through the workings of the game. You can also always download the rulebook for a complete look at the game:
We've spent the past few weeks previewing Dungeon Command and letting you travel behind the curtain to see how we developed the game you'll see on shelves July 17. Today I want to talk about the next step after you've purchased the game: Deckbuilding.
There's a section under Advanced Play on page 15 of the rulebook called "Building your own Warbands". It lists the following rules if you want to combine multiple Dungeon Command faction packs to create your own unique Warband:
The Order Decks included in the faction packs have 36 Order cards, so the first thing you can do is cut out cards that you don't like to create a more efficient deck. You can then add another faction pack to really kick your deckbuilding skills into high gear—either with a duplicate pack, or blending together different packs with shared abilities.
Start with one or two creatures that you want to play with, and build a Creature deck around them. Once you've trimmed your creatures down to a deck of at least 12, figure out which abilities are shared between the most creatures. Those are the Order cards that should be prevalent in your Order deck. For your first deck, focus on one or two abilities. As you collect more faction packs, you can focus on the tribal links between the creatures in your warband. For example:A Spider warband with the Drow Priestess leading the charge.A Goblin/Drow warband focusing on DEX creatures.An Adventurer warband (I've highlighted an Adventurer warband you can create with both of the first 2 faction packs below).Or an Undead warband with the—wait, I can't spoil that yet!
A Spider warband with the Drow Priestess leading the charge.A Goblin/Drow warband focusing on DEX creatures.An Adventurer warband (I've highlighted an Adventurer warband you can create with both of the first 2 faction packs below).Or an Undead warband with the—wait, I can't spoil that yet!
There are 3 different types of Order Cards:
Standard Order cards bring the pain by boosting damage and pushing back your opponents.Minor Order cards keep your warband moving and agile, giving your troops plenty of tools to use.Immediate Order cards are off-turn actions that will keep your opponent guessing.
As a rule of thumb you should start with a third of your Order deck set aside for each of the 3 types of Order cards. As you become more experienced with your warband you can tweak those balances until they feel right.
Select a Commander whose power compliments your warband. For example, if you're playing with a Drow/Spider deck, then don't use Valnar Trueblade as his "Versatile" power only works with Adventurer creatures. Make sure the total levels of the creatures in your warband are more than the starting morale of your Commander (don't forget to include some leeway for treasure tokens you've collected as they will increase your morale). You don't want the game to end early because all of your creatures died but you still have morale left!
Select tiles that suit your warband's abilities. For example, if you have a creature that deploys into Magic Circles, make sure your tiles have magic circles. If you have Fire Trap in your Order card deck, make sure you are using tiles with Hazardous terrain!
The only way to test out your warband is to play! After a few games, you'll get an idea of which cards are working. Focus on those and cut out some of the cards that keep sitting in your hands.
We recently started an R&D Dungeon Command League with custom warbands built from one of each faction pack (Sting of Lolth and Heart of Cormyr). For my Warband, I chose to build a DEX/STR Adventurer group, and I'm playing the Commander role of Valnar Trueblade.
12 Creatures:
Lvl 1 Elf Archer (DEX) X2 Lvl 1 Halfling Sneak (DEX) Lvl 2 Dwarven Defender (STR CON) X2 Lvl 2 Drow Wizard (DEX INT)
Lvl 2 Human Ranger (STR DEX) Lvl 3 Half-Orc Thug (STR DEX) Lvl 3 Dwarf Cleric (STR CON WIS)
Lvl 3 Drow Blademaster (DEX) Lvl 4 War Wizard (INT) Lvl 5 Dragon Knight (STR CON)
33 Order Cards:
Standard (11 Cards)
ANY Sacrifice
DEX 2X Piercing Strike 2X Deep Wound 2X Spring Attack
STR 2X Power Attack Invigorating Smash Killing Strike
Immediate (10 Cards)
DEX 2X Near Miss 2X Riposte 2X Uncanny Dodge
STR 2X Defend Ally 2X Seize the Opportunity
Minor (12 Cards)
ANY Behind Enemy Lines Secret Passage Level Up Healing Potion 2X Healing Surge
DEX 2X Stalk 2X Quick Shot
INT 2X Faerie Fire
The deck isn't 100% optimized yet, but it's getting there. Here are a few key decisions that helped me build this deck.
The creatures were fairly easy to fill in as the Drow Blademaster and the Drow Wizard are both Adventurer creatures in the Sting of Lolth faction. However I had 6 choices for the 4 non-adventurer creatures I wanted to add to the deck. I eventually went with 2 Dwarven Defenders and 2 Elf Archers and left the Drow House Guards behind for now.
Both the House Guards and Archers are Humanoid and can Level Up to become Adventurers (see the Level Up card below), but my Warband already had plenty of level 2 creatures. I only had one level 1 creature: the Halfling Sneak. The Elf Archers may not seem like they do much damage, but if you keep them protected, their 10 points of damage per attack can really add up. Plus, having some Level 1 creatures in your hand allows you to have a steady flow of reinforcements coming onto the battlefield.
Faerie Fire is the one card that still has me wondering if I should add the Drow House Guards instead of the Elf Archers. I have 2 Faerie Fires in the deck at the moment, and they can be used by the Drow Wizard, War Wizard, and the Drow Blademaster (thanks to Drow Affinity). Time and playtesting will tell if I should tweak the Creature deck to allow more creatures to cast Faerie Fire, which is a very strong card as long as your opponent doesn't have a Saving Throw.
Level Up allows me to either turn an Elf Archer or Dwarven Defender into an Adventurer (so I can take advantage of my Commander's "Versatile" power), or it will allow me to make a creature in my group a bit beefier by giving them 20 extra HP and a free level.
Heroic Surge lets an adventurer untap—thus allowing him to take another standard action in that same turn. This will be a huge surprise to my opponent!
Behind Enemy Lines is a card that can be played in a few different ways. Sometimes you deploy the Adventurer just to run him back to your start zone for the Morale boost. Sometimes you deploy him to surprise your opponent and take out a protected enemy. Sometimes you do a little of both where you surprise your opponent and get a quick few hits in, then race back to your start zone. No matter how you play it, Behind Enemy Lines is a fun card, especially when you draw it at the right moment.
Sacrifice and Uncanny Dodge may seem odd at first since you have to discard another card to use them. However, I like having them at this stage because I have a lot of situational Order cards. Rather than being sad about having unplayable cards, those cards can now be used to help me play Sacrifice or Uncanny Dodge.
That's just a quick overview of deckbuilding in Dungeon Command. I can't wait to see what sort of crazy combinations everyone starts building once this game hits the shelves!
Visit your local game store on July 21st-22nd (check your local store for the exact date/time) for D&D Game Day to try the game out and pick up an alternate-paint version of the Drow Wizard (in cool Adventurer colors!). Heart of Cormyr and Sting of Lolth will be released on July 17, Tyranny of Goblins will be released on September 18. Keep checking www.wizards.com/dnd for more info on future Dungeon Command faction packs!


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May. 30, 2013
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Apr. 20, 2013
Op-Ed article by author Oliver Bullough examines history of violent struggle in Chechnya in light of Boston marathon bombing, executed by ethnic Chechens Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev; cites American mass murderers, saying a madman can always find an excuse to murder. MORE
Jan. 25, 2013
Khuseyn and Muslim Gakayev, two of most wanted Islamist rebels in Chechnya, are killed along with 12 others in shootout between Russian forces and militants. MORE
Aug. 7, 2012
Suicide attacks against a military vehicle leave four people dead and three wounded on the outskirts of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region. MORE
Apr. 2, 2012
British government and intelligence services accuse Chechen-born former elite soldier, referred to only as El, of seeking to assassinate Akhmed K Zakayev, political rival of Chechnya's Pres Ramzan A Kadyrov; government lawyers, who are asking to deport him, tell judges that he is threat to national security and has been implicated in a 2009 assassination on behalf of Kadyrov in Vienna. MORE
Mar. 6, 2012
Flagrant electoral fraud in Russia's presidential election in Chechnya, where at one polling station the number of votes cast for Prime Min Vladimir V Putin outstripped the number of registered voters, shows the deep tolerance of undemocratic practices that persists in Russia, particularly in places beyond the reach of Western observers. MORE
Nov. 29, 2011
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Nov. 17, 2011
Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov is shot to death outside his home in Moscow, Russia, in what investigators say was probably a contract murder; Akhtakhanov was known for speaking out against separatists in his volatile native region. MORE
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Australia's middle class wealth shows just how far America has fallen.
I recently wrote at Middle Class Political Economist how the median wealth of Americans is only 27th in the world, lower than 20 other industrialized democracies in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as six non-OECD countries. Indeed, according to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report for 2012, median wealth per adult is $193,653 in Australia and only $38,786 in the United States. Even European countries ravaged by the financial crisis and austerity have higher median wealth per adult than this country, including Italy ($123,710), Ireland ($60,953), and Spain ($53,292).
Should we care? You bet: median wealth reflects the increasing economic insecurity of the middle class, including the falling value of homes and retirement accounts. It gives us a clear warning of the coming middle class retirement crisis.
People often wonder how this can be true. After all, the United States has a higher gross domestic product per capita than all but four of them, and the largest single economy in the world. A big part of the answer is that GDP per capita is a measure of the mean (total divided by population), whereas the median is the figure exactly in the middle of a population distribution: half of all observations are above the median, half below.
However, to understand the situation of a typical person, the median is a much more meaningful measure than the mean when the resource is distributed unequally – as is true for income and even more so for wealth.
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Unsurprisingly, a lot of the explanation has to do with inequality. In the United States, the ratio of mean wealth per adult to median wealth per adult is 6.75:1. Since the U.S. is 7th in mean wealth per adult but only 27th in median wealth, that means a lot of countries have lower mean wealth but higher median wealth, and necessarily less wealth inequality. Canada's ratio is less than 3:1 and Australia's mean wealth is less than twice median wealth – and its mean wealth per adult is higher than that of the United States.
One striking way to see this is in foreign travel. It is well-known that Americans travel abroad less than people in most other rich countries. Australians, by contrast, are pretty legendary travelers – 31 percent of the population traveled abroad in 2012 (h/t "joshcryer" at Democratic Underground). But perhaps the most stunning statistic came from another commenter at Democratic Underground, Steven Leser, who finds that only 2 percent of annual American foreign trips are to Australia (about 500,000), whereas 642,000 Australians come to the United States each year (and it may have been over 800,000 in 2012, according to the statistics linked above).
Australia only has 23 million people, compared to America's 316 million, 13 times as many. Yet more Australians visit the U.S. than Americans visit Australia.
Are you convinced yet that Australia's middle class is doing better than ours?
Kenneth P. Thomas is professor of Political Science and fellow in the Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the author of "Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era" and "Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital." He blogs at Middle Class Political Economist.


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I cover public policy, particularly concerning economics.
President Obama's budget released Monday embodies his policies for economic growth and recovery. The document, including the President's accompanying budget message, makes those policies quite clear. If you think the key to economic growth and prosperity is increased government spending, financed by increased tax rates on job creators, investors and small business, with sustained record deficits and soaring debt, then President Obama is your man. If you think that is nuts, then what the budget says to you is your only choice is to get him out of office.
You would think that President Obama would have learned from his experience over the last three years that such economic policies don't work. But what we have learned from our experience with President Obama is that he doesn't learn from experience. He is all theory, inculcated in him from birth.
Obama explains in his budget message, "To succeed and thrive in the global, high tech economy, we need America to be a place with the highest-skilled, highest-educated workers; the most advanced transportation and communication networks; and the strongest commitment to research and technology in the world. This budget makes investments that can help America win this race, create good jobs, and lead in the world economy."
In other words, in plain English, what drives economic recovery and growth is government spending. And Obama follows through on that in his new budget, with federal spending for 2012 projected to total $3.795 trillion, an increase of over 27% during his first term alone, up another $193 billion from the last year. In fact, the President's own proposed budget projects federal spending to soar by 2022 to $5.820 trillion, the highest government spending in world history. Over the next 10 years, federal spending, with all of President Obama's talk about spending cuts, will total $47 trillion!
When he was running for President in 2008, however, Obama did not say that increased government spending was the key to economic growth and his economic policies. He told us then his budget policy would involve a "net spending cut." In fact, he said precisely that during a nationally televised Presidential debate with John McCain. Does President Obama understand the meaning of the words "net spending cut?" Or was he deceiving the American people in 2008 when he used those words?
President Obama also promised when he was running for office in 2008 that he would cut the budget deficit in half by the end of his first term. But the budget deficit projected for 2012 in the budget he just released is $1.327 trillion. The deficit in 2008 was $458.6 billion, less than half one trillion, the former all time record. As the Wall Street Journal explained yesterday, Obama's new budget includes: "Another deficit of $1.327 trillion in 2012, also an increase from 2011, and making four years in a row above $1.29 trillion. The last time that happened? Never."
Those four consecutive years of trillion dollar deficits under President Obama, the only trillion dollar deficits in world history, added a total of $5.33 trillion to the national debt held by the public in President Obama's one term in office alone. Obama's own budget projects the national debt held by the public to total $11.6 trillion for 2012, double the national debt of $5.8 trillion in 2008! Consequently, by Election Day 2012, Obama will have doubled the national debt, in just one term of office. In that one term, he added as much to the national debt as all prior Presidents, from George Washington to George Bush, combined!
By 2022, Obama's own budget projects that national debt held by the public to total nearly $20 trillion! That would be the highest national debt in world history. The gross federal debt, which includes the money the taxpayers owe in the Social Security trust fund and similar federal debts, which will also have to be paid, is projected in Obama's own budget to total nearly $26 trillion by 2022! That is projected to be just over 100% of GDP that year.
All of those deficits and all of that national debt Obama projects in his own budget include all of the tax increases he proposes, or has already enacted to go into effect under current law. His budget projects that federal income tax revenues will double by 2020, federal corporate tax revenues will double by 2017, and federal payroll taxes will double by 2022.
That is because already enacted under current law for 2013 are increases in the top tax rates for virtually every major federal tax. In that year, the tax increases of Obamacare go into effect, and the Bush tax cuts expire, which Obama refuses to renew for the nation's small businesses, job creators and investors. That is the English translation of individuals making over $200,000 a year, and couples making over $250,000 per year.
As a result, if the Bush tax cuts simply expire for these higher income earners, the top 2 income tax rates will go up by nearly 20%, the capital gains tax rate will soar by nearly 60%, the tax on dividends will nearly triple, the death tax rate will rise by nearly a third, and the Medicare payroll tax will explode by 62% for these targeted taxpayers.
Obama explains these tax policies in his budget message, saying "everyone must shoulder their fair share," and "we need an economy where everyone shoulders their fair share to put our fiscal house in order." The taxpayers targeted for these tax increases are the top 3% of income earners. But as the Wall Street Journal noted Tuesday, those top 3% pay more in federal income taxes than the bottom 97% combined! So if that is not their fair share, what would that fair share be, Mr. Obama?
More Heartland Institute garbage.
Why don't you get a real job and do something productive with your life.
Why don't you actually try and use reason and logic to refute that argument that Obama's budget is overblown, deficit increasing and has a negative effect on the economy rather that just spew personal attack and insults. I know that it's hard for liberals to be adults since they are SO bright, but please try.
Why don't you refute October 2008 !
Hello Pulsam,
Why not refute November 2010!
You know, the time when America had a 2 year taste of Obama policies.
Ugh, does this guy know what inflation is? This article by this author is rubish and is simply skewing the truth to misinform. Anyone who knows what inflation is will look at his italicized font and laugh.
So why don't you explain to us what inflation is, why it is relevant to the figures laid out in Obama's budget, and to why you used the word "rubbish" to describe your latest attempt at intellectualism (which BTW was an epic fail). At least if you are going to attack numbers and an logical deduction from those numbers, try to do so with the same logical breakout.
My opinion has always been that Mr. Obama is the sixth grader trying to be class president. I'll lengthen lunch and cut out homework if you vote for me. Well educated people voted for him and never asked how this was going to happen. Big government is dug wat to deep into my life. The more child support I pay the more food stamps I get. Other than supporting more government what is the sense in this?
This is very close to my opinion on the whole of right-wing ideology.
A foreign policy that is all about strength – but, unfortunately, an eighth grade boy's notion of strength (why does Red Dawn come to mind?)
A domestic social policy based on morality – a notion of morality from Sunday School.
A fiscal policy based upon serfdom. I hope that 95% of those GOP voters understand what side of that fence they really stand – not the side they'd like to imagine themselves on.
Hello Pulsam,
Yes, the Iranians are just quaking when Obama steps to the microphone. Same with the Egyptians. But even Obama knows the value of a drone, and does not hesitate to kill a US citizen.
Obama is all moral. He loves confiscating other peoples' money and giving it to all his friends and allies.
Its all serfdom that Reagan gave almost 50% of US citizens no Federal tax at all, the bottom half.
What's coming in November will for you be the end of the world. So do us all a favor and off yourself now.
President Obama and Governor Brown (CA) both believe that the rich can solve our Country's financial problems by taking more from the rich. Instead of raising their taxes by 5-15%, why not do the below proposal and take their entire net worth. President Obama's net worth will cover his 2012 spending plan for a total of 14 seconds. Mitt Romney is worth $190-$220 million and that will cover a bit over one half-hour. After reading this article, it is very easy to see that it doesn't take a Phd in economics to see that we have a heck of a spending problem. I will repeat what I say in all of my e-mails to my elected officials. "If our politicians spent their money like they spend our tax dollars, all of them would be bankrupt." I do hope someone in your staff will read this article and let you know what it says. Each of our elected officials MUST "make the harder right decision, instead of the easier wrong one or no decision". Our Country depends on it. The article is from the McCLATCHY-TRIBUNE (Modesto Bee-Opinions pg A7 2/11/2012) (www.modbee.com)
McGROARTY: Even all our billionaires can't fund government By Daniel McGroarty
Republicans, Democrats, the tea party and the Occupy movement — it seems every American from 1 to 99 has their own favorite plan on how to tackle taxes and federal spending. Assuming there's room for one more plan, I've borrowed bits and pieces from the current debate, but — urged on by the political commentariat and citizen-pundits alike — I've gone big and bold.
First, the philosophy behind my policy, drawn from careful consideration of the debate to date: For any plan to work, we need a federal tax policy that's simple, fair, and — this part is key— to the maximum extent possible, involves someone else's money.
With that principle in mind, like Willie Sutton, that early "corporate raider," we go where the money is. Our national treasure: America's billionaires.
Under my plan, billionaires aren't just going to pay more, they're going to pay it all — a 100 percent tax rate. And not just on what they make in a year. We're going to take it all — 100 percent of their entire lifetime net worth.
As for the "99 percent," relax. We're cutting your 2012 rate to 0 percent. That's right: You're going to live like you're a hedge fund manager on the Newt Gingrich plan.
We're going to simplify that U.S. tax code at the same time. The IRS will be replaced — by the September issue of the Forbes 400.
Let's get started. The Obama administration has requested $3.7 trillion in federal spending for 2012. Conveniently, that's a bit above $10 billion a day.
Fittingly, Bill Gates leads us off, with his $59 billion. Microsoft's founder could pay from the moment we rang in 2012 to almost midnight Jan. 6.
Up next, Warren Buffet. The Sage of Omaha's $39 billion gets us to the end of Jan. 10.
Larry Ellison — $33 billion — gets us through the weekend.
Koch brothers David and Charles — $50 billion combined — cover the work week.
Then come four Walton Wal-Mart heirs — sons and daughters of Sam — bringing us eight days federal spending combined.
George Soros, friend of Barak Obama, is next; his $22 billion will cover two full days and a bit more.
Then comes Sheldon Anderson, Friend of Newt, with his $21.5 billion. Another two days and change.
We've burned through Forbes' Top 10 billionaires — a total of nearly $310 billion.
It's Jan. 31.
Forbes' No. 11 to 99 — folks like Google's Sergey Brin, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos — would get us through February and March, with nearly $600 billion. Numbers 100 to 200 — a collective $260 billion (including Modesto native George Lucas) — get us past Tax Day and almost to the end of April.
But by the second half of the Forbes 400, we're scraping the bottom of the billionaire barrel. All 200 billionaires batched together barely cover a month of federal spending. By mid-May, the federal burn rate reaches 10 billionaires per day.
Then, somewhere on the afternoon of May 26, we've run through our last billionaire: Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins.
All together, the lifetime earnings of the Forbes 400 have paid for more than $1.4 trillion in federal spending. In other words, their lifetime take has covered the federal deficit — for one year.
But enough celebrating. We're still $2,219,999,999,999.99 short if we want to keep the federal government running until New Year's 2013.
So on to the millionaires. We've got more of them — but we need more, too: After all, it takes 1,000 millionaires to equal one billionaire. In federal budget terms, that's 10,000 millionaires a day.
Trouble is, millionaires are fiscal twigs in the federal fireplace. Mitt Romney's $20 million for 2010? That's 3 minutes of federal spending. Romney's entire $190 million to $220 million fortune? A bit over one half-hour. Newt Gingrich's $3.1 million 2010 take? Gone in 30 seconds. Barak Obama's book royalties plus presidential salary ($1.7 million)? The federal government will spend that in 14 seconds.
Hey, Steve Forbes, come back here. Thanks for compiling the federal contributor list — and for your net worth of $430 million. That's more than an hour of federal spending!
In order to pick up the pace, let's take the IRS data that tells us that in 2009, 236,000 Americans made $1 million or more. All told, at our 100 percent rate, that's $610 billion — another two months of federal spending.
But there are still five months left to fund.
Let's move from the people who earn $1 million a year to the people who have more than a million in net worth. They're millionaires too, right? After we've taken away all that wealth and fed it to the U.S. Treasury, what's the take away from all of this?
For one thing, $3.7 trillion is an enormous amount of money — far more than our mortal minds can comprehend. $6.9 million in federal spending per second, every second of every minute, every hour of every day including weekends, every day all year.
Even the lifetime earnings of all U.S. billionaires combined aren't enough to keep the federal government fed for a single year.
But back to the budget. It's 2013, and not a billionaire in sight. Wait a minute: Where's that 99 percent? Please step forward. Your turn.
McGroarty, a former White House speechwriter, runs Carmot Strategic Group, an issues management consulting firm in Washington.


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March 20, 2013 — Former Olive Hill Mayor Danny Sparks was arraigned in Carter Circuit Court on Monday.
Sparks, 56, was indicted in February on one count of trafficking marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, within 1,000 yards of a school, a Class D felony.
He pleaded innocent to the charge on Monday and a pretrial conference was set for May 20 at 9 a.m.
Commonwealth's Attorney Brandon Ison offered a plea agreement which would have Sparks serve 30 months in exchange for a guilty plea.
Probation sometimes is offered in cases where the Class D felony is a first offense. However, that option has not been recommended in this case.
Sparks was arrested Nov. 28 near Olive Hill Elementary School after an investigation by the FIVCO Area Drug Enforcement (FADE) task force.
He resigned shortly after his arrest and was replaced by longtime City Council member Kenny Fankell.
Sparks will have until his pretrial conference to decide if he will accept the plea agreement and change his plea to guilty. If not, a trial date will be set. He remains free on bond.