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21st Street Alert Center News: Accomplishments and Celebration
Accomplishments and Celebration for residents in East Broadway Alert Center Boundaries
2013 Cereal Drive
I would like to thank each person who donated toward the Cereal Drive. We had residents from the Pettaway neighborhood association as well as the Dunbar Class of 1948, Horace Class of 1967, Pettaway Silver Senior group, the Road to Success organization and Out of the Attic History Gallery who so graciously donated toward this endeavor.
I was happy to transport 85 boxes of cereal to City Hall for the Cereal Drive which in turn was given to Arkansas Food Bank for hungry Arkansans during the summer months. Again, "thank you" for your continued support toward assisting me in whatever project I ask you to participate in.
2013 World Changers Press Conference
To all residents within the Pettaway Park neighborhood, we are again fortunate to have the World Changer group that will be working within our community assisting some of our elderly residents who need their homes painted.
The Press Conference will be held at 2020 Rock Street at the home of Mrs. Pearlie Hill on tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Not only will her home be painted but they have already removed the old roof and she now has a beautiful brand new roof that she is so very proud to have. Mrs. Hattie Higgs, a 92 year young resident who lives on Commerce Street as well as Mrs. Gladys's Toms, an 84 year young resident who lives on Bragg Street will also have their homes scrapped, caulked, rotten boards removed if needed and painted through the City program with the World Changer group.
We are truly blessed to have a group that will again make some tremendous changes in the housing situation and lives of our elderly within our village.
There is one more drive that I am participating in and I will again need your assistance in order to be successful.
Humbly Submitted,
Maggie Hawkins, Community Facilitator
East Broadway/ E 21 Street Alert Center
500 East 21 Street
Good News For Elderly Residents Within The Pettaway Area
Little Rock
World Changers
July 8-13-2013
The World Changers group will hold a Press Conference on July 9th at 10:00 a.m., at Mrs. Pearlie Hill residence which is 2020 Rock Street. Some of our other elderly residents whose name I submitted for housing assistance are the following Mrs. Hattie Higgs, who lives at 2302 Commerce and Mrs. Tom Gladys whose address is 1516 Bragg Street. If you have time in your schedule please attend this event and help us show appreciation to the World Changers with our attendance.
These houses will be power washed, scrapped down, boards replaced and painted at no cost to the owner. Mrs. Hill will have her roof totally replaced and she is truly excited about her blessing because she has been waiting for a while. It is a blessing when one learns how to just be patient and God will work everything out if it is within his will.
We are also thankful to have volunteers such as the World Changers which consist of volunteers who are teenagers and adults who are blessing our community with their talents, love and compassion toward mankind.
Humbly Submitted for Review,
Maggie Hawkins, Community Facilitator
East 21 Street Alert Center
500 East 21 Street
Pettaway Neighborhood Meeting TONIGHT at 6pm
The PETTAWAY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Meets TODAY at 6pm., 21st Street Alert Center (East Broadway Alert Center) 500 East 21st at the corner of Commerce Street. Come find out what's happening in the community like the proposed development of the Old Job Corps building on Vance Street. Participate in the City of Little Rock Cereal Drive to benefit those in need. Pay your dues of $10 to support some of the great outreach activities and initiatives sponsored by your neighborhood association. Come and meet your neighbors, friends and fellowship around the good things happening where you live.
21st Street Alert Center needs your cereal (Cereal Drive for Arkansas Food Bank)
Good morning to Pettaway Neighborhood Association Residents
The City of Little Rock is sponsoring a Summer Cereal Drive for the summer. This cereal will be donated to the Arkansas Food Bank for children, elderly and those who are truly in need of food during the summer months in order to ensure that they will have breakfast. There are cereal boxes that have been placed in alert centers, fire stations, and City Hall Rotunda.
The acceptable items are as follows:
- Dry Cereal- boxes or bags at least 8 ounces
- Breakfast Bars
- Pop Tarts
- Oatmeal
- Cream of Wheat
I am asking each residents within the Pettaway area to bring at least two boxes of the above items to 21 Street Alert Center. Your participation in this drive is greatly appreciated and I thank you so very much for your continued assistance in whatever endeavor that I request of you. The deadline for the Cereal drive is Thursday, June 27th. If you would like for me to pick the cereal up from your home, please call me on my cell which is 584-7761.
Thank you for your continued support,
Maggie Hawkins, Alert Center Community Facilitator
500 East 21 Streets
Little Rock, Arkansas
Office No: 376-3406
Cell No: 584-7761
Pettaway N.A. Community meeting Thursday, May 16th at 6:00 p.m.
May 16, 2013, the third Thursday of the month, is the Pettaway Neighborhood Association monthly community meeting. Come on out and meet your neighbors, gain new resources, find out what's happening, make friends. The meeting starts at 6:00pm and will be held in the East Broadway Alert Center at the corner of 21st Street and Commerce.
We're looking forward to seeing you.
Pettaway Neighborhood Association Meets tonight at 6:00 p.m.
We're having our monthly community meeting 6 p.m. tonight at the East Broadway Alert Center (500 East 21st Street, Little Rock, AR 72206). The Pettaway Neighborhood Association Meetings are a wonderful way to meet your neighbors, hear community concerns, issues, events, good things and get involved. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Pettaway Neighborhood Association Meets 6pm, Thursday, March 21st. at the East Broadway Alert Center
The Pettaway Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly neighborhood association meeting open to all residents of Pettaway community, their families and friends on March 21, 2013, 6pm at the East Broadway Alert Center. The Pettaway N.A. meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6pm. This meeting will take place in the East Broadway Alert Center, 500 East 21st Street (at the corner of Commerce Street).
Come find out what is happening in and around your community. Meet your neighbors. We look forward to seeing you.
Keep Little Rock Beautiful kicks off 4th annual city wide clean up at Pettaway Park
Keep Little Rock Beautiful
Kicks Off tomorrow at Pettaway Park
The East Broadway Alert Center in conjunction with Keep Little Rock Beautiful will kick off its 4th annual city wide clean up event, 8:00 am, March 9, 2013 at Pettaway Park (corner of East 21st and Commerce Streets) in downtown Little Rock. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola will issue a proclamation to kick off the event. Bring your rakes, pruners, garden gloves, good cheer and play your part in keeping Little Rock beautiful. For a list of clean up locations click here.
KLRB will kick off 4th annual city wide clean up at Pettaway Park
Little Rock cleanup joins national efforts
an excerpt from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
March 3, 2013
Keep Little Rock Beautiful will host its fourth annual city-wide cleanup March 9, 2013.
The nonprofit organization promotes litter pickup, recycling, city beautification and community improvement. The cleanup will take place in conjunction with similar events across the country in march for the Great American Cleanup, which involves an estimated 3 million volunteers throughout the nation.
Little Rock's cleanup will kick off at 8 a.m. at Pettaway Park at East 21st and Commerce streets. Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola will issue a proclamation before volunteers get underway.
A recycling trailer will be located at the East Broadway Alert Center at 500 E. 21st St. for bottles and cans collected during the pickup.
The organization chose the Pettaway neighborhood as the large group project for the cleanup because of the effort residents have put into cleaning up the neighborhood and reclaiming it from its former reputation as a center of gang activity.
Neighborhoods all over Little Rock are encouraged to host and organize cleanup activities and can register their events with the Keep Little Rock Beautiful staff for help, supplies and T-shirts for volunteers. Last year, 38 groups registered cleanups.
Keep Little Rock Beautiful Kick Off at Pettaway Park, Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 8:00am
We are looking forward to the March 9th clean-up which is being sponsored by the Keep Little Rock Beautiful Committee and if it was not for your willingness to assist with this endeavor as you did in previous years this event would not be possible. We are also asking all volunteers, civic groups and church groups to meet us in front of Pettaway Park on Saturday, March 9th in order to have the annual Kick off site in our area at 8:00 a.m.. Mayor Stodola will make the presentation in order for the event to start.
This year we are going to concentrate on Pettaway Park in cleaning it along with some of our other problematic spots. If you know of an issue that we should address during the clean-up please let me know. Since we have a shortage of rakes and other tools we would appreciate it if you could bring a rake or a shovel if you have one.
Here is the plan that was discussed for improving the appearance of the park during the upcoming March 9th City Wide Cleanup
1. Rake and bag all of the leaves and debris along the perimeter fence. Parks & Recreation will bring 6 leaf rakes.
2. Cut the vegetation and overgrowth along the perimeter fence and around the trees that are in need of this. Parks & Recreation will bring 4-limb loppers.
3. Rake the debris from the rocks that surround the playground equipment. Parks & Recreation will bring 2-garden rakes.
4. Limb up around a select number of trees that have low-hanging limbs that interfere with people walking about the park. Parks & Recreation will bring 1-manual pole pruner.
5. If time permits or a number of people bring their own leaf rakes, rake and bag as much of the park grounds as possible.
A box of KP 3858 Heavy-Duty black plastic bags be brought by Parks & Recreation to use for the leaves and debris.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is accusing Russia of pursuing a "morally bankrupt" policy in Syria, following the seizure by Turkey of Russian radar parts from a Syrian plane headed to Damascus.
The State Department said Friday that it had "grave concern" that Russia is continuing to supply the Syrian regime with "serious military equipment," particularly because it is a member of the U.N. Security Council with presumed responsibilities for maintaining global security.
Russia says the parts are legal and denounced Turkey's interception of the plane.
But State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the only reason the shipment was legal was because Russia, along with China, has repeatedly blocked U.N. sanctions against Syria. She said it was "legally correct but the policy is still morally bankrupt."

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The Bottom Line
- Brilliant performance by Peter O'Toole
- The supporting ensemble is top notch
- Not quite as emotionally gripping as you'd expect from the subject matter
- Commentary track by director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader
- Deleted scenes
- "Venus, A Real Work of Art" - Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Venus
- DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
Guide Review - Venus DVD Review
Ian quickly writes off Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) as hopeless, but Maurice detects something special about her. Maurice takes her under his wig and teaches her about the arts. While Maurice is imparting knowledge on Jessie, she's also surprisingly teaching him a thing or two about life.
The Bonus Features
Director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader offer insight into the making of Venus in a commentary track that's dry yet informative. Also included on the Venus DVD is a Making Of featurette worth checking out. Listening to legendary actor O'Toole talk about the film is worth the price of the DVD.


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Think your preschooler is too young to understand the concepts of going green and recycling? By teaching your preschooler the important lesson of taking care of the earth you will instill good habits in your little one that they will be sure to carry with them for a long time. Here's how.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Over a lifetime!
Here's How:
- Set a good example. In a 2008 Harris Poll 91% of Americans said that they have recycled. By being good to the earth in your daily actions and deeds, you are already teaching your preschooler. You are the person your preschooler most wants to emulate and using the principle, "monkey see, monkey do" your little one is learning simply by observing your actions.
- When taking out or sorting through the trash, separate out any recyclables like cans, bottles, plastic containers, newspapers, magazines and pieces of cardboard. Make a point of doing this task in front of your preschooler and asking him to help. Point out when the garbage truck comes and when the recycling truck comes (if they are different). When bringing the cans to the curb, show how each item is separated out.
- When you are at the supermarket, buy big bags of your preschooler's favorite snack as opposed to the smaller, snack-sized packages. When packing a snack for a day out or for preschool, use reuseable containers instead of plastic bags. By setting a good example, your preschooler is likely to follow your lead in the future.
- When you are outside, point out nature's beauty to your preschooler. Show him the different types of trees, flowers and plants that exist in your neighborhood. Try to find a local nature trail and when the weather is nice, take a hike together. You'll have an enjoyable afternoon and your preschooler will develop a love of being outdoors.
- When possible, walk instead of drive. You'll both enjoy the exercise and will get a nice boost of energy from it. Explain to your preschooler how walking is not only good for her body, but for the earth too as we don't use as much gas and energy.
- Whether they are battery-operated or plugged in, teach your preschooler to turn off any lights, video games or other electronic toys once they are finished playing or when the leave the room.
- Make good use of scrap paper like old envelopes or grocery store lists by having your preschooler use them to create works of art. Encourage her to color on both sides of the paper. Keep a stack in easy reach so your preschooler knows where it is and can get to it whenever she is inspired to draw.
- Going out for the day? Instead of bringing pre-packaged juice boxes or water bottles purchased from the store, pick up a couple of BPA-free reusable plastic bottles and fill them with water from the tap or juice from the bottle in the fridge.
- Don't feel you need to teach your preschooler everything all at once. This is a lifelong learning process. If she forgets to put a can in the recycle bin, it's OK -- correct her and move on.
- If you haven't been great about recycling until now, don't fret. Any time you start is a good time.
- Make sure you check with your local community or town the guidelines for what they recycle and when. Some towns have home pickups, others ask that you drop off your recyclables.
- Keep up on any new guidelines or laws that are passed in your area so you stay up-to-date.
What You Need
- Containers to separate recyclables
- Reusable plastic bottles for water and drinks
- Reusable containers for snacks
- Scrap papers for art projects
- A sunny day for walking or biking instead of using the car
- The address for your local recycling plant
- Rules and guidelines for recycling in your community


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Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts
Guidelines and Submission Information
Abstract Deadline
Call for Abstracts Closed.
Selection Criteria
- Evidence-based practice or quality improvement project aligns with conference theme
- Demonstration of evidence-based project improvements, translational research methods, or initiatives
- Significance of initiative/clinical or research question
- Demonstration of synthesis of evidence supporting initiative or change
- Significant results or conclusions for practice
- Demonstration of application of clinical research methods in study design and completion or acceptable quality of process and evidence synthesis supporting initiative or change in the practice
- Use of implementation strategies that resulted in a change in practice (if applicable)
- Impact/results of change in practice, including measurement of outcomes
- Influence on the future direction of nursing or clinical practice
- In consideration of conference tracks, examples include, but are not limited to:
- Interprofessionalism and Teamwork
This track will focus on the application of evidence in interprofessional teams, new models, and exemplars of interprofessional translation of evidence, and processes and approaches that improved teamwork.
- Leadership and Management
This track will focus on the use of evidence in management and leadership to advance change; create positive work environments; empower nurses to practice at the full extent of their education; and support retention, recruitment, professional growth, and quality patient outcomes.
- Clinical Application and Translation into Practice
This track will address the use of evidence in specialty populations, the development and use of guidelines, and the measurement of patient/population outcomes and/or quality improvement
- Interprofessionalism and Teamwork
Only projects with complete data will be accepted for paper presentations. Projects with incomplete data should be submitted for a poster presentation.
Dean Janet Allan Distinguished Award
Two abstracts judged by a committee of reviewers to be "of exceptionally high scholarly merit" will be awarded either the Dean Janet Allan Distinguished Poster or Paper Award.
Benefits of this award:
- The lead author will receive a $250 honorarium and a full scholarship to attend the conference (valued at $325).
- The authors will be recognized during the Dean's Welcome on Thursday, April 12.
Review Process, Notification, and Acceptance
Abstracts will be judged through a blind review process based on the criteria above. Only the lead author will receive notification of abstract status via email by February 10, 2012. Your acceptance to present and a completed registration form must be received by February 24, 2012. Failure to register by the cut-off date constitutes a decline to present.
Presenters are expected to register to attend the conference on the day of their presentation. Lead authors for all accepted papers and posters will receive a discount on the registration fee.
Paper Presentations
Thirty-minute presentations will be scheduled from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Friday, April 13. There will be two presenters in each session during that hour. Presenters will have a total of 30 minutes including time for questions and answers.
Poster Presentations
The size of the posters should be no larger than 4' high by 6' wide and made to be displayed using pushpins, which will be available at the conference. Posters should identify programs or research projects by depicting concepts and context at a glance. Authors will have the opportunity to discuss materials and provide handouts.
Poster sessions will be held from 12:15-1:45 p.m. on Friday, April 13. Details will be sent to the first author with the acceptance letter.


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By Dale Hierlmeier
A long, sustained drive fizzles short of the end zone with a fumble inside the opposition's 5-yard line. A dropped baton in the final relay event results in a lost championship. Illness strikes several players resulting in absences and a team's poor performance in a major season-ending event.
Miscues, snafus, unforced errors, rule violations, suspensions and illness are among the contributing factors affecting athletic team performance. A skewed view of athletics, focusing entirely on the win-loss column, often overshadows a significant underlying purpose of athletic competition and the inherent life skills learned through sports participation.
Curiosity suggests inquisitiveness or a desire to learn. Author Napoleon Hill wrote, "The starting point of all achievement is desire." Curiosity is what inspired Einstein, Edison and the Wright brothers, as well as Jesse Owens, Bob Hayes, Jim Ryun and other notable athletic world record-holders. The combination of inquisitiveness and athleticism sets the stage in the sports world for amazing Einstein-like results. The insightful coach helps create a thirst for curiosity in the athlete.
If curiosity is the inquisitiveness to learn, then initiative is the spark that kicks off action – the first step. As in competitive sports, initiative is important in life's journey. Encouraging and training athletes to attempt diverse skills and new endeavors instills confidence in athletes to demonstrate initiative throughout life.
Courage implies mental strength to persevere in the face of difficulty. The unique characteristic of courage is that it does not require victory or mastery but simply the mental vigor, spirit and confidence to advance in spite of all odds. Athleticism, and successful experience – through physical and mental preparation and coaching leadership – are a plus, but the courage to persevere comes from the heart.
Flexibility is to be susceptible to change. Weather conditions, facility availability, participation numbers, travel distance, equipment affordability, fuel costs and program funding require constant monitoring, modification and adaptation. Athletic participants, teams and programs either adapt to the environment through modification or become a casualty of the environment through stagnation.
Seventeen, sixteen, fifteen – patience is most appreciated when milking the clock down for the final shot in the closing moments of a basketball game or holding back for the final kick in a long-distance running event. Leo Tolstoy, the Russian author of the novel War and Peace, wrote, "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Patience is being steadfast or calm despite opposition, difficulty or adversity.
Perseverance is an inner drive to persist in spite of opposition. This insistent drive includes not only persevering in pursuit of victory, but also demonstrating determination in the turbulent closing moments while accepting defeat. Playing iron-tough to the bitter end best describes perseverance taught through sports.
Caring implies to have concern or regard. Like self-esteem, caring is not easily taught; it is developed – instilled intrinsically through a bonding process between teammates. The coach's challenge is in designing and implementing a team climate conducive to the development of a caring relationship among teammates.
Friendship is the act of showing interest, goodwill or camaraderie. Team unification in support of a common goal provides the backdrop for many of life's closest friendships. Inter-team competition, intra-team training and team camaraderie blend harmoniously to form lasting friendships, only to be magnified on the victory stand.
Baseball legend Casey Stengel said, "Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part." Cooperation is marked by a willingness and ability to work with others for mutual benefit. Collaboration of coaches and athletes in a team environment follows closely the blueprint for family upbringing, mandated in the career setting and is a welcomed option in society.
In athletics, pride refers to the satisfaction taken in accomplishment versus that of arrogance, vanity or conceit. In the pure spirit of competition, pride incurs a humble sporting-like appearance resembling fulfillment but void of boastfulness, taunting or malicious intent. It is the coach's responsibility to role model and lead by example in demonstrating this often misconstrued life skill.
A sense of humor is the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical. With the inherent demands and stresses of athletic participation, athletes value a coach with a sense of humor. The ability to incorporate a spirited personality in conjunction with traditional training methods ups the ante of a coach who provides an enjoyable learning experience, and sense of humor, as an important, yet fading life skill.
With the juggling of school work, practice and sport schedules, cancellations and reschedules, informational overloads, early curfews, sport camps, community service projects and personal time, athletes become semi-magicians in the art of organization. If only out of necessity, athletes learn organizational life skills in sports essential for survival in the real world.
Integrity is defined as an adherence to a code of moral values. The spirit of athleticism not only promotes integrity but also insists that athletes assume integrity and abide rigidly to the established rules of conduct and by-laws governing a sport. Except for instant replay, once a rule is established, there is no leeway in the sports arena for interpretation or manipulation of a called infraction.
Responsibility is to assume accountability for that which is controllable. As in most aspects of life, participation in athletics showers responsibility where it rightfully belongs, to the credit or discredit of the participants. Precision, strategy, turnovers and unforced errors are among a plethora of instrumental variables within an athlete's control and hold the athlete accountable for personal performance.
Effort is the conscious exertion of power. Sports practices, team schedules and athletic events are managed strategically to demand the ultimate effort among competitors. Although various sporting events involve explosive sprinting or combative collisions at the line of scrimmage, others involve marathon distances containing evenly calibrated splits or pinpoint accuracy, but all physical tests of prowess are serious attempts of exertion.
Problem-solving implies the ability to resolve an otherwise insurmountable task. Seemingly insurmountable obstacles abound in athletics, as in life. Facing top-seeded players and teams, driving the ball 80 yards in less than a minute, scoring an insurmountable number of points with time running out requires engineered problem-solving techniques that yield memorable experiences.
The rationale for athletics focuses far beyond the scoreboard, win-loss column and the teaching of X's and O's. Although ostensibly taught indirectly, the life skills of cooperation, patience, caring, initiative and flexibility, among others, are dauntingly engrained in the minds of athletes participating in competitive sports programs.
About the Author: Dale Hierlmeier, RAA, teaches nutrition at Ancilla College, Donaldson, Indiana. He is a former athletic director at Southwestern High School in Hanover, Indiana, and Saint Joseph's High School in South Bend, Indiana. He is a 30-year veteran of the teaching and coaching professions, is currently officiating track and swimming and is a freelance writer.
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PASADENA, Md. (AP) - A lawyer for Del. Don Dwyer says his client was injured in a car accident in Pasadena.
Attorney David Fischer says he doesn't know the extent of Dwyer's injuries but said he was seeking medical treatment.
Lt. T.J. Smith, an Anne Arundel County police spokesman, says the accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Smith says another vehicle made a left turn, at a steady red signal, into the path of Dwyer's car. Dwyer's car hit the other vehicle.
Smith says the driver of the other vehicle, 29-year-old Misti Boggs of Glen Burnie, was given two citations.
Dwyer was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail for drunkenly operating a boat in a river crash that injured seven last year and for driving a car while impaired in August.
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Corsicana — Visitors to the Navarro County Courthouse found security tape closing off stairways and only one functioning entrance Wednesday afternoon - the result of a court order by District Judge James Lagomarsino.
Access to the courthouse is through the basement handicapped entrance at the northwest corner of the building. The entrance is manned with sheriff's deputies and courthouse personnel, and visitors will be passing through a metal detector, said Navarro County Sheriff Elmer Tanner.
Tanner said he was notified by the judge's office about 2 p.m. Wednesday to restrict entry to a single door for the duration of a sexual assault trial currently underway in the 13th District Courtroom.
The decision to restrict entrance to a single door came after Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wolf complained to Lagomarsino about prosecution and defense witnesses sitting in the same area outside the courtroom.
Lagomarsino issued the single-entry order as a result of that complaint for the duration of the trial. The judge declined to comment on the reason for the move because the trial was ongoing.
Tanner said sheriff's deputies assisted courthouse security personnel in closing the three upstairs and two basement entrances that were ordered closed by the court's order.
Tanner said he knew of no specific threat or reason for the lockdown of the additional entrances, but said he did not believe there was any threat to the public as a result of the order.
Early voting taking place in the courthouse basement was not affected. Elections Administrator Danda Parker said voters could still vote early by using the handicapped entrance.


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Legal and political disputes in the Northwestern part of the country are impacting the economy of many Wyoming cities.
Wyoming's coal industry wants to send its product to proposed shipping ports in Oregon and Washington, which would then send the coal to Asia, where there is a high demand for coal.
Environmental groups are concerned about the possible effects on water and air quality.
Sheridan Mayor Dave Kinskey believes the first port won't open for three to seven years.
"That means a slowdown and continued unemployment for a lot of folks here in Wyoming that are proud to be part of the coal industry," said Kinskey.
Many Sheridan businesses deal with the coal industry, like Inter-Mountain Laboratories, which does environmental monitoring work. Inter-Mountain would expect an economic boost to the area if the ports were approved and opened.
"I guess everyone here feels if they're going to be burning coal in Asia, it may as well come from here. It's a great opportunity for this part of the world," said Inter-Mountain Vice President Kevin Chartier.
Chartier also claims the environmental affect of the coal trains should not exceed federal standards.


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Anderson Antunes, Contributor
All things wealth-related. And a bit more.
There's no question about how talented is Brazilian soccer star Neymar. A sports prodigy in his own right, Neymar is not only the most celebrated athlete in Brazil these days, but he's also the country's hope of winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the South American nation.
Described by no less than Pele, arguably the greatest soccer player in history, as a "technical marvel, a wizard with magical feet," Neymar is, at the tender age of 20, at the top of his game. But Neymar's talents while playing don't seem to apply to his finances–he is certainly earning the kudos and piling in cash, but he's also blowing most of it.
Just in about two years, Neymar reportedly bought a $750,000 triplex and a $2 million mansion in a gated community, both located in the Northern Coast of the state of Sao Paulo; a $150,000 flat in Sao Paulo, capital district, and a Porsche Panamera Turbo, which came with a price tag ranging from $400,000 to $550,000. He also gave the 18-year-old mother of his only child a penthouse worth about $1 million in Santos, plus $15,000 per month in child support. But the icing of the cake was his purchase of a ridiculously expensive second-hand Italian yacht, which cost him a reported $8 million, not to mention its maintenance expenses of roughly $120,000 per year and an average decrease in value of 5% to 10% by year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Although he didn't place in the list of The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players, released by Forbes in April and topped by David Beckham, Neymar is taking home a salary of about $4 million annually from Santos, the Brazilian club which has him under contract through 2014. Thanks to sponsorship deals with the likes of Nike (worth $1 million per year) and Red Bull, besides a handful of other Brazilian companies, Neymar banks another $4 million off the field, putting his total annual earnings at an estimated $8 million, according to Forbes' sports writer Christina Settimi. That's much less than the amount taken home by more established soccer stars such as Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and even Neymar's countryman Kaka, all of whom spend accordingly to their income (By the way, Beckham prefers to rent a yacht when he is on vacation.)
And in spite of certainly being a respectable sum, it's not anywhere as near as the $18 million in annual earnings that the Brazilian media has attributed to him recently*. Besides, Neymar only began to make that sort of money just a while ago, when he renegotiated his contract with Santos, and he is yet to achieve the level of bankability that would allow him to buy expensive toys such as a yacht.
"No doubt he's probably overspending," Settimi says, also noting that his club could have something to do with that. "I wouldn't put it past Santos to be supporting the behavior to keep him there. One of my UK sports sources says they want to keep him from going to Europe and have been bending rules to make him happy."
Forbes' senior editor Kurt Badenhausen agrees, but also points out that Neymar is just in the beginning of his career. "Neymar is on the upswing and will be making good money for another 10+ years," Badenhausen predicts. "It is still a little disconcerting though."
Excuse me, but why isnt he raising his only child? rather than paying some women he hooked up with to do it? That's really slimy, but you have to remember these young superstar athletes have a grade school education. No Rhodes scholars here. They are easily manipulated, and think money grows on trees, and they will continue to make millions for years. They dont plan for the early, career ending injury, or investments gone bad. Ask Mike Tyson who blew $300 million.
The data of "Forbes", however, relate to amounts already late for Neymar. More recent estimates say the Santos player may be earning more than $ 30 million annually.
How funny is an american magazine writing about bankruptcy and sport-stars expenditures!!
neymar still leaves the Brazilian will take care of his parents, who looks after his money is his father and not you guys
Hi, Renan! We are aware of the recent R$ 30 million-plus estimates in annual earnings for Neymar, as it is mentionted in the text (in the fifth paragraph). But after crunching the numbers we have come to the conclusion that such figures, which could have earned Neymar a place among the world's highest-paid soccer players list, are way above reality.
just as Tiffany implied I'm stunned that some one able to get paid $5098 in one month on the computer. have you seen this web link N u T t y R i C h d o t c o m
After all, who never ate caviar, when eating is all dirty. But Neymar recovers because he knows football and many bankrupts do not know.
RENAN is right. But let me add some more. 8 million in Brasil is a lot more money than 15 million in the USA…and Brasil does not take 50% of you income either. Note that every good team in Europe wants him. Barcelona offer more than 100 million and the list goes for ever.
When the world cup is over he will move to Europe in a blink, getting pay at least 160 million Euros for less than 4 year contract.
Also a lot of this player own what they have is not like In the USA a lot people drive a car but is own by a bank.
Good topic. Thanks Anderson.
8 mln is not a lot more money in Brazil/São Paulo than in the US or Europe.
Actually, it's quite the opposite.
São Paulo is the tenth most expensive city in the World.
The cost of life is extremely high.
I have lots of Europeans friends who were surprised with the exorbitant high prices practice in São Paulo.
You should wonder why in 2011 almost 2 million Brazilians went shopping in the US and spent US$ 6 billion.
Source: Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
I totally disagree with Juan comments saying that:
1. "8 million in Brasil is a lot more money than 15 million in the USA".
If this was true, then why so many Brazilian people travel to Florida – USA exclusively to buy stuff that are twice cheaper in USA than in Brazil?
Also, I lived in Europe, in USA and I live in Brazil: I can tell that most of the things are more expensive in Brazil than anywhere else.
2. "Brasil does not take 50% of you income either".
It is not exactly 50% but it is quite close for very high revenues. Also, there are the taxes that you can´t see, like 70% importation taxes on cars etc… I don´t even mention the taxes on gasoline, which is highly necessary to move Neymars yatchs, cars etc…
Brazil is a wonderful country, I am loving it, but we must admit that costs and taxes are far too high.
I agree with Anderson´s opinion… Neymar is an excellent player, he earns lots of money, but he may run out of it if he continue spending like a irresponsible teenage.
Mr. Anderson! I concur sir! I always thought the young man was doing a bit of overspending and making some exuberant investments with yachts and etc. If anything 10 million tops…but to keep up and maintain all those toys…that takes some spending and could tighten up his margen for comfort! It´s a good read! Thanks for the article!
Really? Thats investigating? The guy is today the face of Gillete, Clear, Ceara, redbull, nike, proevollution soccer, samsung, claro, santos, amongst others… U think those contracts plus what he makes as a soccer player and what he makes selling shirts and showing up on tv and events sum up to 8 million dollars a year?? In what universe?? Gosh, the problem is not even who wrote this, is the one who let it be published.
but your saying he is spending too much for the amount he earns..
if he earns alot more then you said that means hes not spending so much…. –'
your steping on your own foot… lol
and by the way…
NEYMAR Recieves only from santos an amount of 13,8 million euros (R$ 33 million reais)..
not counting on his sponsors…
so.. if I were you I would double check your information.
look again : http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/europeu/2012/noticias/0,,OI5673690-EI18003,00-Messi+e+o+mais+bem+pago+do+mundo+e+Neymar+e+diz+revista.html
your not so good at researching huh ?
I definitely doubt these numbers ($8mi) atributed to Neymar's annual incoming.
As you said, '… a handful of other brazilian companies'… He's got a huge salary, an enormous income provided by Nike, Redbull, Clear, Seara, Samsung, Nextel…
I cannot assure he receives $18mi annually, but only $8mi? Certainly not.


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Happy Wednesday!
Today is a quicker post than usual, but I wanted to share this recipe with you before too much time passed! My parents are in town and today my mom and I have a special day planned. We're headed into Middleburg, a tiny town just down the road from us (although larger than the one we live in). It's quaint and historical with a lot of great shops to browse. We're having lunch at The Red Fox Inn, then we'll walk the town on this gorgeous spring day – it's going to be in the 70′s! Last night I made some great fish taco appetizers (yes, appetizers!) and some gorgeous strawberry tiramisu cones for dessert…coming very soon and I'm excited about them!
But today I'm going to share one of my family's faves…szechuan beef pasta. I love this because it's fast and easy, tastes great but it's something different to do with boring ol' ground beef. It tends to be a bit sweet so you might want to start with a bit less hoisin sauce and increase to your taste, and the same goes for the crushed red pepper. I've made it with ground turkey, too, and both versions are very tasty.
szechuan beef pasta
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 8 ounces vermicelli, cooked
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles; drain and keep warm.
- Pour sesame oil in pan and heat till hot. Saute onion and next 4 ingredients hot sesame oil until tender.
- Combine cornstarch and beef broth, whisking until smooth. Stir broth mixture, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in ground beef.
- Toss the szechuan beef with hot cooked pasta, and sprinkle with sliced green onions.


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By John Lee
I think it's cool that space aliens invaded planet Earth, but possession by bodysnatchers scare me (Thetens are pronounced as Satan with a lisp). Jack Parsons REALLY scares me (NASA JPL). And L Ron Hubbard scared Jack Parsons.
Don't they use an Orgasmatron or something in their reprogramming sessions?
However, I'm slightly disturbed that the very best motorcycle racing books and racing schools are run by the Church of SciFitology.
Which came first, chicken or the golden egg? Scientology preacher Keith Code built the world's largest motorcycle school not held in a parking lot. California Superbike Schools are held worldwide, just like Scientology. His excellent but outdated Twist of the Wrist books and videos are still required reading for every streetbike rider. Code co-athored The Soft Science of Roadracing Motorcycles with 3-time World Champion Wayne Rainey. Soon after, Rainey paralyzed himself by breaking his back, due to a confessed greed for speed and obsession with financial success. But at least racers are now required to wear back protectors, which are also saving lives on the street.
Join Church of Scientology and you too can be sponsored by Dianetics?
Keith code is without a doubt extremely successful in the motorsports profession, with a career to die for. Is Dianetetics sucking off Code, or is Code a front for Scientology? Was Code a drug addict or a drug dealer? What was his personal relationship with lifetime drug addict and global drug dealer, L Ron Hubbard? Was Code a fellow Satanist in the land of fruits and nuts? Or is he just another dupe?
Motorcycle riding school owner Lee Parks mentions Scientology and Keith Code in Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques (excellent modern book in full color). Parks quotes L Ron Hubbard, Keith Code, and other philosophers and experts. His book is published in the British colony of Hong Kong in Communist China.
Scientology will fit right in with Beer and Tobacco Cult crowd. NASCAR fans can't tell the difference between a front-wheel-drive or real-wheel-drive car, and think freedom is watching a multinational corporation kill its customers, while paying speeding tickets on the drive home.
Scientology steals from the rich to make certain members more rich. It costs over $300,000 in psychiatric (brainwashing) membership fees to reach the top level, like Scientology's #2 pope, Tom Cruise Mapother IV. Mission Impossible's Ethan Hunt is based on E Howard Hunt, the convicted Watergate burgler and arrested JFK Tramp who confessed to assassinating JFK for CIA in 2006), and John Travolta (who owns a fleet of jet aircraft parked in his garage at home. Scientology's allegedly run by FBI, CIA, MI6 and KGB agents for espianage, money laundering, drug running and mind control. Cruise's Rosemary Baby with Katie Holmes is reportedly L. Ron Hubbard's frozen-sperm Devil-child, according to Andrew Morton.
In 2007, Hollywood porn broker David Hans Schmidt pled guilty to attempted extortion after he contacted Tom Cruise and threatened to release photos of Cruise and Holmes' wedding in Italy unless he was paid $1.2 million. On September 28, 2007, Schmidt was found suicided in his home, hanging by the neck until dead. That's what happens when you photograph intelligence operatives and blow their cover.
L Ron Hubbard's son wrote a great tell-all book about how psycho the cult is. Elron's other son allegedly suicided himself.
According to Elron's son, Satanic Scientology orgies are exactly like Eyes Wide Shut, starring Scientologist Tom Cruise (NSFW).
Note that 50-million illegal aliens have already attacked and invaded USA, with half-billion more on the way ASAP, if Congress and the White House have their way. Dick Cheney is frothing at the mouth promising that US cities will be nuked ASAP, while 9/11 victims and survivors sue him in federal court for perping the terrorist massacres on 9/11/2001. History Channel reports that 1,050 nukes have already been dropped on USA by the US government. When I loaded weapons on supersonic bombers for the US Air Force, US nukes were targeted at US troops in Western Europe, not at Communist forces in Eastern Europe. Everyone should have a bunker, or at least a saferoom or basement, fully stocked, if only for defense from tornados, hurricanes, blizzards and burglers.
But I must admit they're correct to warn folks about the dangers of psychiatric malpractice and side effects of prescription psymeds. Traditional medical doctors murder 1-million US citizens every year by medical malpractice, plus 1-million annual aborticides.
But Scientology is competing for marketshare in lucrative government-contracts in the rehab/detox business. Narconon includes over 100 facilities, allegedly effective at drug/alcohol detox/rehab, using drug-addict L Ron Hubbard's books for "drug training". Court-ordered rehab/detox supposedly cannot use "religious" programs for government contracts, so Narconon fails to disclose this to judges. Narconon uses suanas, massage and vitamins/minerals with an alleged 90% success rate, unlike the 5% "success" rate for 95% of allopathic "rehab/detox" loony bins, that actually increase the risk of addiction, OD, suicide and homicide in 99% of "rehab/detox" corporations.
Narconon uses a nutritional method of detox as Health Recovery Center in Minnesota, which also claims a 75% success rate. HRC is run by Dr. Joan Mathews-Larson, who has a PhD in Nutrition, and is author of Seven Weeks To Sobriety. Dr. Mathews-Larson abandoned traditional "treatments" after the suicide of her son following detox/rehab. Unlike Narconon, HRC performs laboratory testing for diabetes, malnutrition and food allergies.
Traditional rehab/detox centers, including Narconon, fail to attempt a cure for deadly nicotine addiction, that kills 400,000 US citizens every year, and is the entry drug for all hard drugs and alcohol. Even Keith Code gives Scientology a little credit for helping cure his drug addiction.
Narconon's been running Norconon infomercials on TV in East TN this month. The video producers in previous Narconon infomercials starring Kirstie Alley complained they had to fake the entire video at the stolen Indian college in Oklahoma.
Narconon charges $23,000, with no refund if you're kicked out for dissin Scientology. It's cheaper to buy your own sauna for $150 to $1,000, and safer to use 15 minutes a day, instead of 6 hours a day of sauna at Narconon while drinking cooking oil, that can cause liver damage and dehydration. Fresh-squeezed juicing is far safer, and virgin olive oil in moderation is okay. And torture scares me. Narconon was founded by a convicted felon drug dealer, if that tells you anything. See Narconon-Exposed.org
Church of Scientology opened a free detox center for victims of the September 11 World Trade Center bombings, and government's coverup of the deadly dust, supposedly not as a public relations recruitment tool. It uses similar techniques of sauna detox as Narconon, but without the L Ron Hubbard reading materials.
However, crooked NYPD cops exit the detox center with a bad case of reality blindness, thinking 19 STILL-LIVING Saudi hijackers caused the 9/11 attacks, which even the FBI and Dick Cheney admit there is no evidence that Bin Laden had anything to do with it, and Bin Laden himself denied guilt. Scientologists have thus far been reluctant to admit 9/11 Truth on the record.
Of course, all these complaints apply to all other religious corporations, with 99% of churches owned by the government via 501c3 IRS contracts to censor their sermons, with 30,000 "Christian" preachers employed by the US Department of Homeland Security for Wide Open Catholic Borders and Cocaine Import Airlines (CIA), run by Communist-born Jewish Israeli citizen Michael "Son of the Devil" Chertoff. If Congressman Ron Paul is elected president in 2008, all churches will be freed from their bondage to the official State Religion, when Dr Paul kills the IRS and eliminates the unconstitutional unratified voluntary income tax.
But if you get a stripper wife, $100-million in cash, and a garage full of jets and racebikes, I must admit it's not a bad religion, even if you do have to be J Edgar Hoover's sexslave.
Southpark Episode: What Scientologists Actually Believe
By John Lee
It's amazing how they recruit intelligent successful people into a scifi cult.
In sales, this technique is called "non-disclosure", which is technically not "lying".
So Church of SciFi never tells prospects that space alien farmers are their gods, until they pay to reach the 3rd Thetan Level.
We did the same thing selling cars and Amway. Sort of. Amway is a cult too, allegedly "Christian" (NeoCon Marxist). The Cult of the Automobile is very profitable, with high-pressure tactics to extort money. Some of the "used car salesmen" I worked with were paid $20,000 per month, especially the finance managers (back when $20,000 was worth $40,000). The universal term in the car biz is "knocking the customer's head off".
This sounds a lot like the sales tactics used in SciFitology, except we didn't try to steal the customer's entire life savings: BBC Undercover Video Inside the Cult of Scientology
Mormons believe the same, but have been around for over 100 years, so families are born into it, and kids have less opportunity to question doctrine.
Church of SciFi never tells recruits that it costs $100,000s to progress up the ranks. Or that L Ron was a drug addicted psychopath who worshipped Satan, or believed he was Satan The Beast 666.
"Scientology" sounds scientific and modern, but it's pure scifi, not science.
The scariest part is that we are witnessing how most official "religions" were first created by Mankind. Wacky ideas gain momentum as more sheeple volunteer to join the cult. Psychopaths at the top of the pyramid scheme then rake in the money, and live decadent lifestyles in total opposition to their church doctrine.
As for my hero Keith Code at California Superbike Schools, he admits he was first recruited as a drug addict, and Dianetics allegedly cured him of that addiction in the 1970s (now called Narconon rehab at $25,000 per visit). Code probably didn't know L Ron's history of drug addiction, torture, Satanism and fraud, which wasn't reported by L Ron's son until 1980, and the prosecutions and convictions by the govt. So good folks compose the base and middle of the pyramid scheme, who are willfully and negligently oblivious to what their SeaOrg is really doing. Then they tell all their darkest secrets in confessional ("auditing" with a lie detector!), to be used later for blackmail, to keep them paying 10% or more of their annual salary to the "church". If they finally figure out the truth, it's too late to get out.
Just like Freemasons, who are extorted pay $300-million a year in membership dues. Masons recruire all members to swear an oath to be murdered if they ever reveal the secrets of their Temple. Members are never told they can rescind that contract in writing. But they fear economic retaliation if they quit.
A study of Catholicism reveals extreme examples of pedophilia, sex slavery (nuns on convents), Satanism (Black Mass), torture, wars and genocide (Inquisitions) to force "voluntary compliance" and taxation (just like the IRS). Confessional was just a method of blackmail and military intelligence gathering by the Holy Roman Empire.
The protestant religion was founded on King Henry VIII chopping heads off his wives after he invented divorce. Of course Jesus Christ was not his real name, and he was not born on pagan Xmas day. Preachers in America who lacked a license from the Church of England, and who refused to collect taxes for the King, were horsewhipped to death. The Masonic Southern Baptist Convention now prints it's Bibles in Communist China, which punishes Christians by death penalty if caught with a banned Bible.
Jews who worship the pagan Babylonian (Iraqi) Talmud are taught that "Jesus" was a bastard son of a Roman soldier, who is now burning in excrement in hell for blasphemy, which is why he and his followers were executed under accusation by the rabbis. Others say that "Jesus" was invented by the creators of the pagan Holy Roman Empire, to keep the pagan sheeple under control.
The Mountain Meadows Massacre by the Mormons shows how nutty their Masonic cult can get, and bigamy is still popular, just like Islam. Dick Cheney's cousin Barack Hussein Obama's dad was a bigamist in Kenya.
The ancient Mexican (Asian) religions cut hearts out of 30,000 slaves per day, then ate them for lunch. The Roman Emperors genocided 30,000 slaves per day in the sporting arenas, to please their pagan gods, using Roman Civil Law which all US codes and statutes are now based on (such as "driver license" internal passports to walk or ride as a passenger).
At least Scientology hasn't had a massacre, yet. Just an odd killing here or there.
So by that standard it's the most sane of all the modern religions... THAT'S scary.
Tom Cruise in Top Secret Church of SciFi recruitment video
PS by John Lee: My cable access TV website mysteriously stopped allowing me to upload new files for my Scientology page, my stats were showing zero hits when I normally get 80,000/day, and my site was disappearing (during History Channel broadcasts of my websites this past month). But my webhost says my website worked fine for them. So I had to move my Church of SciFi to another server. I am not suicidal in any way. And I've received tape-recorded death threats.
Pirate News is an equal-opportunity whistleblower.
See also:
Jewish Rabbis Suck Dick, with a special appearance by the pedophile Nazi pope
Snuff kiddie porn at Satanic Bohemian Grove presidential nudist compound


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Reeves Nelson may be vindicated yet from SI article.
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Zena Edosomwan, a four star 6-9, 225 power forward from Harvard-Westlake has committed to Harvard:
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ESPN notes on the pressure building on the incompetent UCLA athletic director - Dan Guerrero - from Bruin fans.
Focusing on UCLA Chancellor Gene Block's tone-deaf statements in support of his incompetent athletic director Dan Guerrero.
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Hamilton, in Martin County, also had some accumulation on Friday.
Andy Wade snapped photos of some heavy snowfall in Ahoskie, in Hertford County on Friday.
Snow blanketed Littleton, in Halifax County, on Friday.
Snow blanketed Littleton, in Halifax County on Friday.
Chester, in neighboring South Carolina, also some a good a mount of snow on Friday. Kameron Childress sent us this photo.
Drivers in New Bern saw some snow flurries on Friday.
Greenville residents saw some snow accumulation on Friday.
Car hoods were turning white in Greenville on Friday.
Connie Wenner sent us this photo of icicles on a fire truck at Castle Hayne in New Hanover County.
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Federal Reserve: Awaiting 'More Evidence' Before Taper
The nation's central bankers are still waiting for the right time to wind down QE3.
The Federal Reserve has once again decided to maintain its latest round of quantitative easing, along with near-zero interest rates. At the conclusion of its latest two-day meeting, the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it would continue its $85 billion monthly asset purchases known as QE3.
[READ: U.S. No Longer Among 20 Most Economically Prosperous Countries]
In a statement on the decision, the FOMC characterized economic activity as expanding "at a moderate pace," noting some improvement in the labor market despite a high unemployment rate, as well as increases in household spending. However, the committee also noted a slowing housing recovery, as well as the fact that "fiscal policy is restraining economic growth."
Given the headwinds coming out of Washington, the committee still said the recovery is moving in the right direction, and that a taper in asset purchases is coming...just not right now.
"Taking into account the extent of federal fiscal retrenchment over the past year, the Committee sees the improvement in economic activity and labor market conditions since it began its asset purchase program as consistent with growing underlying strength in the broader economy," the committee said in its statement. "However, the Committee decided to await more evidence that progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of its purchases."
That progress might be slow in coming. The September job reports suggest a slowdown in hiring, and consumer confidence fell off steeply in October, during the partial government shutdown and debt ceiling brinksmanship in Washington. In addition, economists estimate the debt limit debate and shutdown cut several tenths of a percentage point off of fourth-quarter growth.
Now all that is left to do is what analysts and market-watchers have been doing for months: speculate about when tapering will happen. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in June had said tapering was a possibility before the end of the year, if economic conditions continued to improve. Of course, that improvement did not hold, with job numbers softening in the summer and fall, not to mention continued fiscal wrangling from lawmakers.
[ALSO: ADP: 130,000 New Private-Sector Jobs in October]
Still, the global economic community has remained watchful for any sign that the Fed would dial back its purchases. While some analysts predicted a taper in September, the Fed held firm and maintained the stimulus program, a move that one economist says has proved fortunate.
"Certainly they proved pretty prescient. They did talk about the impact of fiscal policy and the potential for a shutdown, but I don't think most people were expecting it to happen," says Gus Faucher, senior macroeconomist at PNC Financial Services Group. "In retrospect it was the correct decision, given the shutdown.
Recent weakness in indicators, in addition to the delays and distortions the shutdown introduced to economic data releases, says one economist, could mean "tapering" of QE3 will wait until at least the Fed's next meeting, in December, if not early 2014.
"Just how long tapering is off the table will depend on the read the fed gets on the economy," says Greg McBride, senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com. "First we have to catch up on economic releases, and then we probably need another month's worth of data by the December meeting, theoretically they would have the data they would need."
The fed also has a meeting scheduled at the end of January, but given all of the shakeups taking place in Washington at the start of 2014 – the likely handover of the Fed chairmanship to Janet Yellen, not to mention the potential for yet more rocky debt ceiling and budget debates – McBride says it's easy to see why some analysts don't foresee tapering until March.
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A lack of certainty in fiscal policy has helped to push the Federal Reserve to the forefront of economic policy discussions in recent years. Yet though the central bank is preparing to wind down its asset purchases, it's not likely to fade from view anytime soon, as stimulus in the form of low interest rates will remain in place. as well as fears of inflation born of the Fed's easy money policies. Meanwhile, the stock markets have been setting new record highs as investors gamble the Fed will not act anytime soon.


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The composition of the Cambria County Economic Development Authority raises my worst fears about the authority's intentions.
When Commissioner Douglas Lengenfelder was interviewed by WJAC-TV after his return from Argentina, he spoke about the need for a new partisan authority that would recognize the current political environment.
Of concern to me is the addition of Rob Gleason, the most partisan man in Pennsylvania. This board reunites Gleason, James Hargraves and Samuel Catanese, who pulled off Conemaugh Health System's merger with UPMC-Lee.
I am sure you will hear that this board is all about jobs. Jobs and economic development are not partisan. Gleason may believe that the only good Democrat is a dead one or one who splits his ballot. But creating jobs requires a true, big-tent effort. We all know that this community needs more jobs and investment. Community leaders knowledgeable about the airport know that it has the capacity for more commercial development.
Lengenfelder talks a great deal about creating jobs in Cambria County, but he has not yet been part of an effort that has created any.
Am I the only voter who is tired of this first-term commissioner treating our county like his personal experiment in nation-building? I am still willing to give the free trade zone a fair chance. Regarding this new authority, if it looks like a partisan Trojan horse, then it probably is. My question to the community is this: What is this free trade zone authority really about?
Mark E. Pasquerilla
New ideas seem to scare some people
The Cambria County commissioners are preparing a multiple part Commissioner's Corner discussing the foreign trade zone, implementation, the Economic Development Authority and benefits/limitations of what we are doing.
I personally met with Mark Pasquerilla and offered to answer any questions he might have about the free trade zone. His singular issue was about JARI and competition over job development.
My response was, "Is it bad to have more than one organization involved with developing jobs in our county?"
I do agree that JARI can be a valuable partner to the Economic Development Authority and have included JARI as an integral part of the economic development strategy.
-- I never said that we needed a "new partisan authority." I stated "nonpartisan authority" and it is all about jobs.
-- If anyone thinks that people in this county support the demise of others ("the only good Democrat is a dead one"), then we are surely in trouble.
-- I was elected by the voters of Cambria County to whom I spoke by knocking on over 7,000 doors and talking to countless voters at community events. Those voters told me they were tired of leaders with no new ideas. I think the opposition to the Economic Development Authority comes from a fear of new ideas.
Douglas Lengenfelder
president commissioner


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Staff reports
The Orange Leader
ORANGE — Below is a listing of area events...
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Orange Community Players present "Tuesdays with Morrie" at 7:37 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, and Thursday, Feb. 20 - Saturday, Feb. 22, and a matinee at 2:37 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23. Cost is $10-$15. Call 409-882-9137 for reservations.
Gumbo and Chili Sale
St. Therese Catholic Church, 1409 Sixth St. in Orange, will hold its annual Gumbo and Chili Sale from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Life Center. Cost is $8 per quart of gumbo or chili, and a variety of gumbo will be available. Delivery available for orders of five or more. Call the church at 409-883-3783 or 409-882-1768 for orders.
Coin show
The Greater Orange Coin Club Spring Show will be held from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at the VFW Hall, 5303 N. 16th St. in Orange. Admission is $2 per adult. A youth auction will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday. Visit www.greaterorangecoinclub.com for info.
Lady Bear Link Sale
The LC-M Lady Bear Soccer Team will hold a link sale from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 at Superior Tire, 1213 N. 16th St. in Orange. A link on bun, chips and drink will be sold for $5.
Vidor TOPS Chapter
The Vidor Chapter of TOPS meets at 7 p.m., every Monday, at First United Methodist Church, 501 N. Main in Vidor. Weigh-in is from 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Vidor Rotary
The Vidor Rotary Club meets at noon, every Monday, upstairs in the Capital One building on North Main Street.
Orange AA
Want to stop drinking? Call the Orange AA at 409-779-4286.
Vidor AA
The Vidor AA Group meets at 8 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Call 409-651-0593 for details.
Council meeting
The City of Bridge City will hold its regularly scheduled council meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at City Hall, 260 Rachal in Bridge City. The public is welcome to attend.
Vidor Runners and Walkers
Vidor Runners and Walkers meet at 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday, at Claiborne West Park. Runners and walkers of every age and level are invited.
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop, that's ours. Call AA in West Orange at 409-886-8772 for info.
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is here to help. Drug problem? We can help. Call 409-861-1161.
City Council
The City of Bridge City will hold its regularly scheduled council meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at City Hall, 260 Rachal in Bridge City. The public is invited.
Red Hot Flashers
The Red Hot Flashers of the Red Hat Society will meet at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at Bando's restaurant, 215 N. 11th St. in Beaumont. Members will carpool from Kroger's on 16th Street in Orange. Meet at 11 a.m. Birthday ladies are: Queen Helene, Helen Broussard, and Lady Betty Boop, Betty Morgan. After lunch we will shop until we drop. All ladies are welcome. For information call 409-886-1609.
Author Meet and Greet
The second Local Author Meet & Greet Book Signing Event, "TAKE TWO," featuring more than two dozen authors, will be held from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, at The Community House, 304 S. Elizabeth in Kirbyville, across the street from the library.
AAUW Book drive
The Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning its annual drive to collect "gently used" books for their scholarship fund. All books, fiction, non-fiction, hardbound or paper back are needed. Also needed are audio and video tapes, CDs, and DVDs. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, located at 1505 Park Ave. at 15th Street, during regular business hours. If unable to deliver your donations, you may call 409-886-5739 or 409-886-2194 to arrange for pickup.
Pool Tournament
VFW Post 8246, 2110 S. Main in Vidor, invites the public to its weekly pool tournament every Friday night. Ages 21 and older only. Call 409-768-1482 for info.
Pool tournament
The Fraternal Order of Eagles. Aerie 2523, located at 803 N. 28th Street, Orange, Texas host a pool tournament each Friday beginning at 8 p.m. The community is invited to come meet the members of Aerie 2523 and join in the fun. For more information leave a message after 4 p.m. at 409-886-7381.
Relay for Life
The next Orange County Relay for Life team captain meeting is at 5:45 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, in Room 101 of the Wilson Bldg at Lamar State College-Orange. Contact Bridget LeBlanc at 409-651-0302 or email@example.com for more info. Sign up at www.relayforlife.com/orangecotx
GOALS Spelling Bee
The Greater Orange Area Literacy Services (GOALS) will hold its 15th Annual Spelling Bee fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, in the Student Center of Lamar State College-Orange. Tickets are $15 and include a light lunch. Teams interested in participating, or those wishing to make a donation or tutor, may call 409-886-4311 for information.
Vidor Historical Society
The Vidor Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, March 3 at in the Fellowship Hall of First Pentecostal Church at Camp and Wilson Streets.
City Council
Pine Forest City Council will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, March 3 at City Hall, 305 Nagel St. in Pine Forest. The public is welcome to attend.
City Council
The City of Bridge City will hold its regularly scheduled council meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, at City Hall, 260 Rachal in Bridge City. The public is invited.
Taste of the Triangle
The Sabine Area Restaurant Associations annual fundraiser, "Taste of the Triangle," will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 4 in the Beaumont Civic Center. Tickets are $20 at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Beaumont Civic Center box office and HEB on Dowlen Road in Beaumont. Charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Call Melody Celli at 409-892-2752 for info.
Benefit for Lexy Bertrand
A benefit event will be held for Vidor teenager Lexy Bertrand, who was killed in a February automobile collision, from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at Woods Pavilion, 141 N. Main in Vidor. Plate lunches, live music, an auction, bake sale and raffle are all scheduled. All proceeds will go to family for expenses
Mighty Pirates 4-H
The Mighty Pirates 4-H Club will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 11 at the Raymond Gould Community, corner of Claiborne Street and I-10 East feeder road in Vidor. Call Cathy at 409-769-4346 for info.
VFW Post 8246
VFW Post 8246 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 11 at the Post home, 2110 S. Main in Vidor.
Le Grand Bal
Lamar University invites the public to its Le Grand Bal: "An Evening of Art," a black-tie event at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 22 in the Montagne Center in Beaumont. Tickets are $150 per person. Call 409-880-8137 for tickets or info on underwriting opportunities. Tickets can be purchased also at www.fineartscomm.lamar.edu
Mystery Dinner
Southeast Texas Hospice will hold its annual mystery dinner fundraiser at 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, at St. Mary Parish Hall, 912 W. Cherry in Orange. Tickets for "A Fatal Night at the County Fair" are $30 per person and can be purchased at the hospice office. Call 409-886-0622 or 800-749-3497 for more info.
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