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Activation of tRNA Maturation by Downstream Uracil Residues in B. subtilis
Activation of tRNA Maturation by Downstream Uracil Residues in B. subtilis
Structure, Volume 20, Issue 10,
Pages 1769-1777,
Publication Date 30 August 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.08.002
Olivier Pellegrini
Inés Li de la Sierra-Gallay
Jérémie Piton
Laetitia Gilet
Ciarán Condon
CNRS UPR 9073 (affiliated with Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité), Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Corresponding author
These authors contributed equally to this work
Present address: IBBMC, CNRS UMR8619, Bât. 430 Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France
► B. subtilis RNase Z endonuclease activity is stimulated by downstream uracil ► Most B. subtilis tRNAs naturally have uracil in position 74 ► tRNAs with U75 or U76 are matured in two-step endo/exonucleolytic mechanism ► Structure of RNase Z bound to substrate identifies specific uracil binding pocket
Ribonuclease (RNase) Z is involved in the maturation of the 3′ ends of transfer RNAs (tRNAs) in all three kingdoms of life. To prevent futile cycles of CCA addition and removal, eukaryotic RNase Z discriminates against mature tRNAs bearing a CCA motif, with the first cytosine residue (C74) being the key antideterminant. Here, we show that, remarkably, the B. subtilis enzyme does not discriminate against cytosine in position 74, but rather is highly stimulated by uracil in this location. Consistent with this observation, the vast majority of B. subtilis tRNA precursor substrates of RNase Z naturally contain U74. Those tRNA precursors with a uracil further downstream are also substrates for RNase Z, but are matured in a two-step endo/exonuclease reaction. We solved the first crystal structure of B. subtilis RNase Z bound to a tRNAThr precursor with U74 and show that the enzyme has a specific binding pocket for this nucleotide.


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The Pew Research Center recently conducted a survey to find out what Americans think of science and what scientists think of science. It found some interesting results.
- A majority of those surveyed in the U.S. public agreed (84 percent) that science has had a "mostly positive" effect on society. Only 6 percent considered science to have had a "mostly negative" effect.
- Those surveyed had a more negative view of U.S. success in science. Only 17 percent of the surveyed public considered U.S. scientific achievements to be the "best in the world." However, when scientists were asked the same question, 49 percent of them thought that U.S. scientific achievements were the best.
- Only 33 percent of surveyed scientists answered that they believe in God. However, 83 percent of the surveyed public said that they believe in God. Don't be surprised if your science teacher is an atheist! Of all the surveyed scientists, chemists were the most likely to believe in God.
The conclusion of the study is that both creationists and evolutionists generally view science positively. On that point, we agree. Answers in Genesis is filled with, and supported by, individuals who love sound science. Science based on observation helps us to understand our world and to develop new technology. We are firm believers in good science.
The Bible and good science are not opposed to each other. In fact, studying science can teach you many things about the world God created. Just make sure what you study is good science, supported by the Bible, and not someone else's made-up ideas about what has happened in the past.

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Haywood commissioners balk at state plan for secondary roads
Written by Bibeka Shrestha- Haywood chamber to drive economic development
- Haywood commissioners on a quest for a better courthouse lawn
- County races
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Counties usually have no choice but to accept unfunded mandates from the state, but this time, Haywood County commissioners are pushing back.
For the second time in recent years, legislation has been introduced in the state that would pass on the responsibility of maintaining secondary roads from the state to local level by 2011.
The Haywood board of commissioners already passed a resolution opposing such a transfer in May 2009, but the legislation has since been reintroduced.
They unanimously passed a similar resolution at a meeting last month, vowing to write a strongly worded letter to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, which has also opposed the measure in the past.
"We should make sure they get on board with us," said Commissioner Skeeter Curtis at the meeting. "That's our lobby group. We need to make certain they lobby very heavily against this bill."
County Manager David Cotton pointed out that larger counties were in favor of the transfer since they have funding to take care of their own roads. But if the law is passed, it would be a detriment for rural counties like Haywood.
While Commissioner Bill Upton said he'd heard the measure would not be passed, he added that commissioners should not let their guard down.
"I think we need to watch this very closely," said Upton.


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EDMONTON — Two University of Alberta technology startups are among the finalists in the student category of TEC Edmonton's province-wide business-plan contest.
The Alberta business incubator's 11th annual VenturePrize business plan competition is intended to assist early-stage technology companies.
The three finalists are:
MyoNexus Diagnostics Inc. (U of A), which is developing a portable, inexpensive device to check levels of cardiac markers in blood; Phase — Advanced Sensor Systems (U of A), which has developed a test to identify operating conditions for upgrading refineries to reduce fouling and save money; and Steel Pony (Red Deer College), which operates a vegetable farm that provides chemical-free produce to area families with a weekly food-box program.
The companies will compete for a prize package including $35,000 in cash and services. The award will be presented April 17 at a ceremony at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton.


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History was both represented and made at Social Circle's American Legion Post 332 Thursday night.
Celeste Sigman Dupree devoted the latter part of her life to saving some of Social Circle's oldest, most historic homes. Now, it's her home, a Greek Revival house built in 1858, that needs saving again.
A new fire station is set to go up in Social Circle before the end of the year.
Social Circle's regional library needs more space, and the city needs to be better prepared for a proposal for state funds to build a new facility.
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In December, council member Anne Peppers will finish her final term as a member of the Social Circle City Council.
Fred Wiley, a born-and-raised Social Circle native, knows a little something about loss. During his service in World War II, the 87-year-old lost an eye during a German ambush, though the Army kept him in service for the rest of the war. He lost his wife and his son to separate car crashes over the years.
Social Circle has a new mayor in town. With 52 percent of the votes, Hal Dally will step in as mayor.
Robbie Groves prides herself on being a loving parent and in being involved in her daughter's education, which is why she is running for District 3 of the Social Circle School Board.
Following accusations from former employee Jerome Knox, an attorney for the city of Social Circle and City Manager Doug White said not only are the claims false but that Knox has not filed suit against the city as he claimed.
Council members in Social Circle agreed to temporarily suspend the 5 percent franchise fee paid by Advanced Disposal in order to keep the cost of garbage pickup down for residents.
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the city of Social Circle and City Manager Doug White from a former city employee citing wrongful retaliation and discrimination.
The race for the mayor's seat in Social Circle is highly contested and has been since current mayor Jim Burgess announced he did not plan to seek re-election. One of the four men vying for the spot is Social Circle native Barron B. Steward.
The Concerned Citizens of Social Circle will be hosting a political debate at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and Oct. 27.
Alan Howard Sr. doesn't have a platform and he doesn't think of himself as a politician; however, he's running for Social Circle's school board because he wants what is best for the city and the people in District 3.
Social Circle may be small, but the races for mayor and school board have drawn many contenders this year.
The Social Circle Friendship Festival was held on Saturday in Social Circle. The annual event draws in crowds to watch the parade, sample the vendor's foods and inspect the wares.
Social Circle council members are considering a change to the city's charter that would require its public safety director to report to the mayor and council rather than the city manager.
The Social Circle Friendship Festival will return on Saturday.
Social Circle held a city-wide cleanup Saturday morning, sponsored by the Social Circle Better Hometown Clean City Committee.


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In this file photo, former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen talks with then Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, left, at the Enterprise South Industrial Park construction site.Staff File Photo
NASHVILLE -- A survey of 500 Tennessee voters finds U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is "strongly favored" for re-election unless former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen decides to run against him.
The poll by Public Policy Polling, which has done surveys including Democratic candidates, says Bredesen, who left office last month, beats Corker 46 percent to 41 percent with 12 percent saying they were "undecided."
Forty-two percent of Tennesseans approved of Corker's job performance, while 36 disapproved and 23 percent were not sure, according to the poll. Sixty-three percent had a favorable view of Bredesen while 19 percent had an unfavorable view and 18 percent were undecided.
The problem for Democrats is that Bredesen has said he does not intend to seek elected office.
Corker did far better in matchups with former Vice President Al Gore -- Corker has 53 percent to 38 percent for Gore.
When Corker faced U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., the matchup was 50-32 percent in Corker's favor.
And, according to the poll, the senator would handily defeat his one-time nemesis, former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., with Corker garnering 55 percent to Ford's 32 percent.
The survey of voters was conducted Feb. 9-13. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percent according to Public Policy Polling.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
Sounds like fantasy football. Or my dad can whoop your dad. The Democrats are left with idle dreams of what if. Step aside demos. The Republicans are in the house.
500 voters is not a large enough sample size. Besides, Bredesen is not a likely candidate so this poll is generally meaningless. That said, I'm not sure why this article made the top of the front page of the Metro section today.
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Right-wing media are dismissing President Obama's and Congressional Democrats' work on filibuster reform, a diplomatic agreement with Iran, and immigration reform as merely attempts to distract from the Affordable Care Act.
A month after claiming that President Obama's focus on immigration reform was intended to distract the American public from problems with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rollout, Fox News is at it again.
Previewing Obama's immigration reform speech in San Francisco in which Obama will reportedly urge the House to pass a reform bill before year's end, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade asked: "Forget Iran, forget Obamacare, President Obama wants to talk about immigration? Will changing the subject actually work, I say, with italicized work?" He added: "We report, you decide."
Later on in the broadcast, Kilmeade again asserted that Obama is "going to have a hard time changing the subject to immigration" in light of ACA problems. Anchor Bret Baier agreed, replying:
BAIER: He is, because -- listen. Every day, there is some story about Obamacare, and it's not just the website anymore, and we've gone over that. But the more and more people see the premiums, that's really the sticker shock. And I think you've got -- when you've got a White House trying to turn the page a number of different times, a number of different ways, he might have a challenge.
America's Newsroom co-host Martha MacCallum struck a similar note, suggesting that Obama is "trying to move to these other topics in an attempt to change the subject a bit and perhaps salvage his second term."
In fact, as senior political analyst Brit Hume pointed out on America's Newsroom, "it's not surprising" that Obama is focusing on immigration reform:
HUME: These are issues -- Iran, immigration -- that the president was gonna have to address anyway, whatever his standing, whatever the condition of his health insurance reform plan. So it's not surprising that he would try to do that, particularly on immigration, which it wasn't so very long ago you recall Martha, had a real head of steam behind it.
And it looked as if after the results of the 2012 election, Republicans were eager to pass something to try to get themselves in the better graces of the Hispanic community. Some of the air is out of that tire; it's understandable that the president would try to re-inflate it and get it rolling again.
Indeed, Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill by year's end and his speech today is intended, as Hume noted, to inject renewed urgency into the debate. Obama has maintained since his election in 2009 that immigration reform is a priority for his administration.
Fox News lent credence to True the Vote's fearmongering over Obamacare and voter registration during the network's 2013 election night coverage, never acknowledging the extremist nature of the tea party group.
When signing up for health insurance on the HealthCare.gov exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), customers are prompted with the option to register to vote. This is due to the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which requires state agencies engaged in public assistance to offer voter registration services, including the state and federally-run exchanges.
According to True the Vote (TTV), an activist tea party group which describes itself as an election watchdog organization, the registration option will "corrupt" voter rolls and lead to "bogus voter registrations." As evidence, the group links to a report from Demos, a liberal think tank, detailing how many Americans could potentially register to vote because of the ACA. True the Vote's theory is that health care navigators like Planned Parenthood -- organizations that assist people in exploring their insurance options in the exchanges -- will use the registration information "in political activities."
A November 5 Special Report package treated True the Vote's conspiracy theory as a damning revelation. Host Bret Baier introduced the segment by saying, "The president's plan is not just about making sure everyone has insurance. There is also a not-so-subtle political objective."
Fox correspondent Shannon Bream then profiled True the Vote's concerns, featuring TTV president Catherine Engelbrecht's claims that "the implications of this are mind-blowing."
BREAM: Pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act, state agencies that provide public assistance are also required to give applicants the opportunity to register to vote. A number of states believe that includes the health care exchanges. ... The Demos document also stresses that navigators be trained to walk applicants through the voter registration process, but it's the navigators critics are worried about, saying groups with partisan agendas like Planned Parenthood shouldn't be handling voter information. True the Vote, which calls itself a citizen-led organization aimed at restoring integrity to the U.S. election system, says it's been unable to get any answers about how the voter registrations are being transmitted or verified. And worries about the potential for confusion.
What Fox never admits is that True the Vote is a discredited organization with a partisan agenda.
Fox News continues to push myths about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), baselessly claiming it will undermine religious freedom. In fact, ENDA contains explicit language providing for an exemption for religious organizations from the law.
ENDA, introduced in Congress by a bipartisan group of senators and scheduled for a Senate vote as early as next week, would ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. An overwhelming majority of Americans support the law, including a majority of Republicans, Catholics, and senior citizens. Small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike support policies protecting LGBT employees.
On the October 30 edition of Fox News' Special Report, host Bret Baier introduced a segment on ENDA and stoked fears that it could endanger religious freedom, saying, "some people want religious freedom to take a backseat to another kind of freedom":
In a report on the renewed judicial nominations struggle over three vacant seats on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fox News' Shannon Bream incorrectly reported that the court was balanced evenly and that past Democratic opposition to highly controversial Republican judicial nominees is equivalent to the blanket obstructionism President Obama's nominees are currently facing.
Appearing on Special Report with Bret Baier, Bream advanced the right-wing myth that filling the vacancies on the D.C. Circuit would "tip the balance" ideologically and is unnecessary, given its "lighter" caseload. From the October 29 edition of Special Report:
BREAM: The problem is this is the D.C. Circuit Court. And what's important about it is it is the key appeals court for looking at federal regulations and federal agencies, things like the EPA, the IRS. So it's something that looks at administrative action that goes around Congress. So it is a real check on administrative power. Now, this is the court that looked at the NLRB recess appointments, those appointments that the president made to the National Labor Relations Board, and found them unconstitutional. So it's very important. It's balanced right now evenly between judges who were appointed by Republican presidents and Democratic presidents, so adding even one new nominee of the president to this court is going to tip the balance. By the way, four of the current Supreme Court justices served on this court. It's very important.
BRET BAIER: But Democrats rightly point out there are a lot of empty seats so why shouldn't they be filled?
BREAM: Yeah, there are three vacancies. The President has tapped three different lawyers to fill those seats, including one who is currently a judge in a lower court. And basically, there were vacancies back when President George W. Bush was fighting to fill these seats as well. Back then Democrats said the court doesn't have enough of a workload to justify filling all of these seats. It's what Republicans are saying now and they add the workload has gotten even lighter in the last eight years. One of the judges currently sitting on the bench said this, quote, "if any more judges are added now, there won't be enough work to go around." That's from one of the current folks who's on this court.
Bream's report on Republican obstruction of Obama's judicial nominees parrots repeatedly debunked right-wing talking points. Bream is correct that the D.C. Circuit Court is a significant part of the federal court system -- it is considered second only to the Supreme Court in terms of its impact on federal law. It is strange, then, that she would uncritically report on Republican efforts to prevent the court from operating at full capacity. Moreover, her characterization of Democratic opposition to George W. Bush's D.C. Circuit nominees is demonstrably false -- that opposition did not result in the elimination of any seats, and ultimately four of Bush's nominees were confirmed. And unlike Bush's judicial picks, President Obama's nominees have faced unprecedented obstruction from Senate Republicans.
Fox News political analyst Brit Hume and anchor Bret Baier attempted to shift responsibility for the possible government shutdown from Republicans to Democrats by blaming biased reporting from the "mainstream media" and not the actions of Republicans in Congress for the popular perception that Republicans would be responsible for a government shutdown.
The government may shut down after Republicans attempted to use a looming government shutdown as leverage to defund the Affordable Care Act. According to the Huffington Post, the GOP-led House of Representatives "passed a stopgap funding bill Friday that will shut down the government unless Democrats agree to defund President Barack Obama's marquee health care law." Economists fear that a government shutdown -- especially if it were followed by a potential default on the federal debt -- could hurt financial markets, elevate the unemployment rate, and further slow a sluggish economic recovery. More than 783,000 federal employees could be sent home, according to a CNN analysis.
On the September 30 edition of Fox News' Special Report, Baier introduced a commentary from Hume by claiming, "The mainstream media across the board has apparently made its call about who will be to blame if the government shutdown occurs, partial or not." Hume then elaborated, saying, "One reason people think Republicans are to blame for government shutdowns is so much of the media keep telling them that's the case."
A recent CNN poll found that 46% of Americans believe that the GOP would be responsible for a government shutdown, while 69% of Americans believe Republican members of Congress have acted "mostly like spoiled children." Americans may feel that way because, acccording to Mother Jones, "Republicans have been very clear all along that they were deliberately stringing out the budget process so they could use a shutdown as leverage for their demands." Even other Republicans have been critical of the shutdown strategy, with Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), famously calling it the "dumbest idea I'd ever heard."
Fox's own pundits have been divided. Sean Hannity said that defunding the ACA via a government shutdown is "the hill to die on," for the GOP. Charles Krauthammer described that same strategy as "really dumb," and "nuts." But those comments both acknowledge the GOP's responsibility for employing a strategy that could shut down the government.
In reality, Democrats have already shown a "willingness to compromise," according to Roll Call, which reported that "House Democratic leaders said on Monday that they are prepared to vote for a rider-free continuing resolution at sequester levels -- a cave from earlier condemnations of the House-passed $986 billion topline." Roll Call's David Hawkings reported that, unless Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner changes his mind, the shutdown is inevitable, but that's not likely because Republican leadership are under too much pressure from within their own party to compromise.
Hume previously acknowledged the right wing media's role in fueling such partisan showdowns in Congress, saying of some Republicans in Congress, "if you're sitting over in the House of Representatives and some measure to defund Obamacare comes along and you think it's a suicide mission because it might involve a government shutdown you're going to be hesitant to oppose it anyway because you don't want the most conservative -- you don't want the tea party and you don't want the conservative radio talk show hosts on your back."
The House Republicans are gearing up to slash nearly $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), knocking up to 3.8 million people off the food stamp rolls over the next two years. As far as benefit programs go, SNAP is pretty effective, and can be indispensable in hard economic times. The Republicans, however, are raising the specter of rampant waste and fraud within the program, and the centerpiece of their PR campaign to cut the program's funding is a terrifically misleading Fox News special from August hosted by Special Report anchor and "straight journalist" Bret Baier.
That special, called "The Great Food Stamp Binge," made a right-wing celebrity out of Jason Greenslate, an unlikeable surfer from San Diego who refuses to work and proudly abuses his SNAP benefits. Greenslate is a rarity. The vast majority of SNAP households (75 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office) have a child, a person over the age of 60, or a disabled person. Greenslate's yearly benefit represents 0.000003 percent of the annual SNAP budget. He is in no way representative of SNAP recipients, and his behavior is atypical -- waste and fraud within the SNAP program is actually pretty rare.
In spite of all this, Greenslate ate up nine minutes of the hour-long special, divided between two segments. Offering no data or fact-based justification of any kind, Baier proclaimed Greenslate "the new face of food stamps." Baier's intention was clear: to create the (false) impression that SNAP is rife with abuse, and to transform Greenslate into a punching bag for conservative politicians and pundits who want to slash the social safety net.
Roughly 45 minutes into Fox News' "special" investigation into the Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or "food stamps," per the outdated parlance), host Bret Baier posed a question that gets right to the heart of what Fox News specifically, and conservatives generally, are trying to accomplish with regard to public attitudes toward social welfare programs. "Shouldn't there be at least some stigma?" Baier asked, referring to people who accept SNAP benefits. Baier's just-asking-questions lament about the lack of stigmatization was all part of Fox News' slipshod and flagrant piece of agitprop intended to shame the needy and promote public resentment of the government safety net.
Everything about Baier's special, "The Great Food Stamp Binge" -- from the title to its absurd focus on a thoroughly unlikable miscreant named Jason Greenslate who proudly abuses SNAP benefits -- was designed to provoke hostility to the idea of nutritional assistance programs. Greenslate, a California musician who refuses to work and spends his monthly SNAP benefits on sushi and lobsters, is an anomaly in a program that has proven to be both efficient and effective. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "fewer than 2 percent of SNAP benefits are issued to households that do not meet all of the program's eligibility requirements." The USDA estimates that just one cent of every dollar of SNAP benefits is lost to "trafficking," a type of fraud. "About three out of four SNAP households included a child, a person age 60 or older, or a disabled person," per the Congressional Budget Office.
Greenslate, who is in no way representative of the typical SNAP recipient, was the subject of two separate segments, totaling nearly nine minutes, of Fox News' hour-long special. Baier proclaimed him "the new face of food stamps."
Greenslate is "the new face of food stamps" for no other reason than Fox News wants him to be. Baier offered no data to back up this assertion, and no fact-driven justification for even including Greenslate in the report. But this freeloading oaf is an easy-to-hate villain, someone the viewer can immediately dislike and a convenient punching bag for small-government agitators. Near the program's close, Fox News reporter John Roberts, interviewing Greenslate, attempted to shame him -- and every other recipient of SNAP benefits. "It used to be that, you know, that if somebody was on food stamps it's like 'hey, they're on food stamps, you know... loser,'" said Roberts.
In an attempt to make a surfing freeloader the face of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, a Fox News special profiled Jason Greenslate, "a blissfully jobless California surfer" who has taken advantage of SNAP benefits. In reality, Greenslate bears no resemblance to the overwhelming majority of SNAP recipients, many of whom are elderly, children, or rely on the program for a short time while looking for work.
Prior to its August 9 airing, Fox News hyped the special, "The Great Food Stamp Binge," on Fox News Insider, FoxNews.com, and several of its daytime shows. Each preview focused on Jason Greenslate, a freeloading surfer who Fox correspondent John Roberts interviewed in Southern California. FoxNews.com described Greenslate at length in an article that teased the "new documentary":
The Fox News Reporting documentary profiles, among others, a California surfer and aspiring musician named Jason Greenslate. Greenslate shows how he supports his beach-bum lifestyle with food stamps, while dismissing the idea of holding down a regular, steady job.
"It's not that I don't want a job, I don't want a boss. I don't want someone telling me what to do. I'm gonna live my own life," Greenslate tells Fox News' John Roberts. "This is the way I want to live. And I don't really see anything changing. I got the card. It's $200. That's it."
As promised, "The Great Food Stamp Binge" labeled Greenslate "the new face of food stamps," devoting two full segments to his lifestyle in a shameless attempt to characterize SNAP recipients as freeloaders.
Fox News will air an hour-long special on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, on August 9 and 11. If history is any indication, Fox's special will be rife with factual inaccuracies and baseless smears intended to demonize a program that provides necessary food assistance to millions of Americans.
From the August 6 edition of Special Report with Bret Baier:
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Fox News' Bret Baier downplayed the consequences of the across-the-board automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, ignoring that the cuts could cost up to 1.6 million new jobs.
On the July 30 edition of Special Report, Baier reported that unpaid furlough days for civilian workers at the Defense department may be cut to as few as 6 days. The Fox host also noted that "last week the IRS canceled one of its five furlough days" and that "a little budget shifting allowed the FAA to avoid furloughing its air traffic controllers."
Unmentioned, however, was that sequestration could cost the economy as many as 1.6 million new jobs, according to a recent report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Additionally, the CBO report showed that real gross domestic product could be as much as 1.2 percent higher without the sequestration cuts. In a letter to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the CBO explained:
[T]he Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzed a proposal under which the automatic spending reductions in effect for 2013 would be canceled at the beginning of August and none of the reductions scheduled for 2014 would be implemented; for 2013, mandatory payments made after early August would be at the rates in effect prior to sequestration, and agencies would have an additional year to obligate the restored discretionary funding.
The full ranges CBO uses for those parameters suggest that, in the third quarter of calendar year 2014, real GDP could be between 0.2 percent and 1.2 percent higher, and employment 0.3 million to 1.6 million higher, under the proposal than under current law. Because those estimates indicate the effects of a prospective change in law, they do not encompass the full impact of the sequestration that has already occurred.
Furthermore, sequestration cuts have already hit programs designed to help struggling Americans including Medicare, Head Start, and Meals on Wheels.
Baier's is just the most recent of many attempts by Fox to downplay economic harm from sequestration.
Even after a juror in George Zimmerman's trial for killing Trayvon Martin said that Florida's Stand Your Ground self-defense law influenced the outcome of the case, Fox News hosts and contributors continue to claim otherwise as a means to attack Attorney General Eric Holder for opposing such laws.
Fox News and The Wall Street Journal stoked fears that a delay in the verification systems of health care reform would lead to fraud, while ignoring the fact that the government will conduct audits before implementing a stronger verification system and will heavily fine individuals who misrepresent their eligibility.
The Washington Post reported on July 5 that until 2015, the federal government will not require 16 states and the District of Columbia -- which are running their own health insurance marketplaces -- to verify whether an individual accurately reported that they currently do not receive affordable health insurance from their employer and are eligible for health care benefits under the new law. These benefits include tax subsidies for Americans who earn less than 400 percent of the poverty line and some additional Medicaid coverage.
On the July 8 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy claimed the government "is not going to be able to verify whether or not you have the right income standards so they're going to trust people. What could possibly go wrong?" Fox News host Bret Baier, who was a guest on the program, further claimed the government was "not going to check to see if anybody qualifies to receive benefits" and suggested the move would lead to misspent funds, saying "you could see taxpayer dollars going out the window." Co-host Gretchen Carlson agreed the program would be "rife with fraud," while Doocy suggested this system would result in "a quarter of a trillion dollars" of fraud:
DOOCY: If you're just going to trust people to tell the truth, how is that going to work out when it comes to fraudsters if you look at the Earned Income Tax Credits. Right now, they say that about 25 percent of the people who get them don't deserve them. They should not be applying for them. But they get them. So if you use that same metric, you could probably lose, over 10 years, a quarter of a trillion dollars to fraud on this program.
The claim that this delay could result in fraudulent spending echoed a July 7 Wall Street Journal editorial, which claimed that "millions of individuals [could] decide they're eligible for the subsidies," resulting in "as much as $250 billion in improper payments in its first decade."
Fox News continues to push Benghazi falsehoods in its quest to tarnish President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On June 28, Bret Baier hosted Fox's "Benghazi: The Truth Behind The Smokescreen" in the network's latest attempt to keep the Benghazi myth at the forefront. The one-hour special included repeatedly debunked falsehoods along with misinformation new to Fox's growing Benghazi mythology.


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Faced with narrowing margins on mortgages and increased competition from traditional lenders on automotive products, credit unions are aggressively moving into the business lending market. In the last few months, two large credit unions on Long Island, Medford-based Suffolk Federal and Westbury-based NEFCU, hired loan officers with long banking resumes. Peter Piscitello, who was hired [...]


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Although the work in these sections is quite often an important aspect of rehabilitation projects, it is usually not part of the overall process of preserving character-defining features (maintenance, repair, replacement); rather, such work is assessed for its potential negative impact on the building's historic character. For this reason, particular care must be taken not to obscure, radically change, damage, or destroy character-defining features in the process of rehabilitation work.
Placing functions and services required for the new use in non-character-defining interior spaces rather than constructing a new addition.
Constructing a new addition so that there is the least possible loss of historic materials and so that character-defining features are not obscured, damaged, or destroyed.
Designing a new addition in a manner that makes clear what is historic and what is new.
Considering the design for an attached exterior addition in terms of its relationship to the historic building as well as the historic district or neighborhood. Design for the new work may be contemporary or may reference design motifs from the historic building. In either case, it should always be clearly differentiated from the historic building and be compatible in terms of mass, materials, relationship of solids to voids, and color.
Placing a new addition on a non-character-defining elevation and limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building.
Designing a rooftop addition when required for the new use, that is set back from the wall plane and as inconspicuous as possible when viewed from the street.
Expanding the size of the historic building by constructing a new addition when the new use could be met by altering non-character-defining interior spaces.
Attaching a new addition so that the character-defining features of the historic building are obscured, damaged, or destroyed.
Duplicating the exact form, material, style, and detailing of the historic building in a new addition so that the new work appears to be part of the historic building.Imitating a historic style or period of architecture in a new addition.
Designing and constructing new additions that result in the diminution or loss of the historic character of the resource, including its design, materials, workmanship, location, or setting.
Designing a new addition that obscures, damages, or destroys character-defining features of the historic building.
Constructing a rooftop addition so that the historic appearance of the building is radically changed.
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Three players from the Long Beach State men's water polo team—Milos Vrzic, Brian Schiefer, and Dan Matulis—were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's (MPSF) All-Academic Team, which was announced by the MPSF Executive Director Al Beaird last Wednesday.
To be selected for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must have completed at least 50 percent of the school's competition schedule, be at least a sophomore academically, have completed a full academic year at the school prior to the season, and own a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Vrzic, a sophomore attacker from Belgrade, Serbia, led the pack with a 3.84 cumulative GPA. The sophomore finished the season with 40 goals in 32 appearances for the 49ers.
Matulis, a junior center from Milford, Ohio, earned his first All-Academic team honors with a 3.0 GPA. Coming in at 6-feet-11, Matulis played a vital role in the success of Long Beach State's historic season with a team-high 69 goals.
The team captain, Schiefer, a senior from Newport Beach, ended his 49er career with his second-straight All-Academic team honors with a 3.03 GPA. Schiefer wrapped up the season with 19 goals.
The 2012 men's squad recorded one of the best seasons in its history, finishing with a 24-8 overall record and 4-4 in MPSF play. When the final national rankings were released at the end of the season, Long Beach State finished fifth in the polls, which tied for the second-best in program history.
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The Papal Foundation awarded support to over 100 programs and projects in 2012. Grants and scholarships totaled $8,575,500 and reached around the world.
Eastern Europe
The Middle East
Central and South America
The Caribbean
The Pacific
Western Europe and North America
The Vatican
Eastern Europe
- Estonia – $60,000
Apostolic Administration efforts to rebuild the Church and prepare leaders after years of repression - Kazakhstan – $34,511
Archdiocese of St. Mary in Astana, construction of the Parish of the Epiphany - Lithuania – $25,883
Diocese of Šiauliai, build a Diocesan Pastoral Center - Lithuania – $30,197
Sisters of the Holy Family, complete the remodeling of a first house in Diocese of Vilkavišis - Lithuania – $43,139
Diocese of Liepaja, complete construction of Mara's Church and priests' apartment in Liepaja - Lithuania – $25,883
Archdiocese of Riga, renovate the Archbishop's residence - Romania – $73,335
Bishop of Iasi, assistance for the construction of a center for elderly and sick priests - San Sergio Fund – $200,000
Building and repairing churches in Russian and Eastern Europe - Slovakia – $43,139
Diocese of Zilina, erection of a Diocesan pastoral center and Episcopal residence - Ukraine – $51,766
- Archdiocese of the Latin Church in Lviv, restoration of Archdiocesan residence after years of use by the soviet government
- Ukraine – $34,511
Eparchy of Mukachevo, complete the construction of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish church
- Iraq – $86,277
Patriarchy of Babylon of Chaldeons, purchase of a house for "Amore e Gioia" Community of the disabled - Iraq – $86,238
Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, construction of a primary school
- Burundi – $30,000
Diocese of Bujumbura, ALUMA-St. François d'Assise Centre for the prevention of malaria - Burundi – $43,139
Diocese of Rutana, build a rectory and convent in Butezi - Burundi – $43,139
Diocese of Bubanza, build a new Cathedral - Burundi – $86,238
Episopal Conference of Burundi, complete construction of the Major Seminary - Cameroon – $34,511
Archdiocese of Bamenda, build a block of classrooms at the Maryvale Institute in Bamenda - Cameroon – $43,139
Diocese of Doumé Abong-Mbang, construction of offices for the Pastoral Outreach and Health Care Ministry - Congo – $43,139
Dominican Fathers, France, build a student chapel, library and assembly hall for the University of Brazzaville - Egypt – $43,139
Franciscan Friars Minor, rebuild a home for orphans - Ghana – $80,000
Diocese of Wa, building a student hostel as part of the Blessed Pope John XXIII Center near the University - Guinea Conakry – $51,766
Comunità Sant'Egidio, DREAM Program for prevention of AIDS and malnutrition - Kenya – $50,000
Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, support for a new maternity facility and an AIDS hospice center - Kenya – $43,139
Diocese of Nyeri, reconstruction of the Novitiate for Sisters of Mary Immaculate in Nyeri - Kenya – $21,569
Carmelite Nuns of the Mother of God, build a kitchen and dining room in the Kalimoni Monastery - Tanzania – $15,000
Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara, construction of two classrooms at Saint Joseph Mbuba Secondary School - Tanzania – $6,000
Holy Spirit Fathers, construction of a classroom for Joyland Girls Secondary School in Kilimanjaro - Tanzania – $19,844
Diocese of Mahenge, build classrooms for Queen Mary's Secondary School Kikwawila - Tanzania – $11,000
Subsidize tuition fees, clothing purchases and bedding for youth of parish to stay in school - Tanzania – $10,000
Diocese of Dodoma, purchase 80 desks for the Village of Hope Institution - Togo – $43,139
Archdiocese of Lomé, construction of classrooms at two new primary schools in Kolkpoé and Kpoguéré - Uganda – $38,825
Diocese of Fort Portal, expansion of the Pope Benedict XVI Primary School in Bundibugyo - Zambia – $43,139
Archdiocese of Lusaka/Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, construction of chapel for the new seminary
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Central and South America
- Argentina – $86,277
Diocese of JuJuy, renovation of Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Nuestro Señora de Rio Blanco - Argentina – $5,000
Argentina Society of Canon Law, publish proceedings of the Society's meetings from 2003-2009 - Argentina – $21,569
Diocese of Viedma, construct a security wall for the Carmelite Monastery of Saint Joseph and Saint Therese - Argentina – $30,197
Diocese of Gualeguaychù, renovate the Virgen Peregrina Retreat House - Brazil – $43,139
Archdiocese of Brasíla/Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, construction of a day nursery and center for human formation - Brazil – $86,277
Diocese of Caraguatatuba, complete construction of Cathedral church - Brazil – $43,139
Diocese of Bonfim, renovation of Episcopal residence - Brazil – $21,569
Diocese of Crateùs, build a house of formation for candidates discerning priesthood - Brazil – $43,139
Prelature of Itacoatiara-AM, build a minor seminary - Colombia – $43,139
Diocese of Cartago, expand and restore the Monastery of Holy Mary of the Angeles in Cartago - Columbia – $86,277Diocese of Buenaventura, complete the new church of San Antonio de Padua
- Columbia – $15,000
Association Pan de Vida, assistance with parish cafeterias to provide food for children - Columbia – $43,139
Diocese of San Andres, completion of a formation retreat center for priests and laity - Columbia – $43,139
Disocese of Manague, construction of a Diocesan Seminary - Columbia – $15,000
Sisters Servants of Christ the Priest, renovation of nursing facility - Colombia – $60,394
Missionary Sisters of St. Therese, renovate and retrofit the school chapel in Villemar - Columbia – $43,139
Diocese of Egativá, complete the construction of the Diocesan seminary, San Lorenzo Diácono Martir - Colombia – $43,139
Archdiocese of Bogotà, build the Madre del Divino Amor parish church, rectory and hall - Colombia – $20,000
Archdiocese of Medellìn, construct bedrooms for the Immaculate Conception nuns - Costa Rica – $21,569
Diocese of Alajuela, purchase hospital beds for care of the poor - Ecuador – $43,139
Vicariate of Mendez, renovate Vicariate Pastoral Center - El Salvador – $20,000
Bishop of Santiago de Maria, purchase books, furnishings and kitchen equipment for Major Seminary - Guatemala – $86,277
Bishop of Soloa-Chimaltenango, purchase of radio station to transmit quality Catholic programs - Guatemala – $51,766
Archdiocese of Santiago, construct a rectory for San Rafael Arcangel Parish - Mexico – $86,277
Diocese of Texcoco, financial assistance for the major seminary - Nicaragua – $44,864
Diocese of Jinotega, renovation of rectory for San Sebastián de Yalí parish - Nicaragua – $43,139
Diocese of Granada, begin construction of a Diocesan Pastoral Center in Diria - Nicaragua – $51,766
Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart, completion of retreat house - Paraguay – $60,000
Diocese of Ciudad del Este, expansion of the San José major seminary - Peru – $60,000
Diocese of Chulucanas, construction of a minor seminary - Uruguay – $43,139
Archdiocese of Salto, restore the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benito in Paysandu
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- Bangladesh – $86,277
Diocese of Mymensingh, construction of Notre Dame College in Mymensingh - Bangladesh – $51,766
Diocese of Dinajpur, assistance for construction of Episcopal residence and offices for Diocesan Curia - Bangladesh – $86,277
Oblates of Mary Immaculate-Bangladesh, construction of a convent and clinic for Divine Mercy Mission - Bangladesh – $86,277
Diocese of Chittagong, construction of a hostel for indigenous girls attending public high school - India – $43,139
Diocese of Kottar, erection of living quarters for students in the Pope John Paul II Business Education Training Center - India – $77,649
Archdiocese of Tellicherry, financial assistance for Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kunnoth - India – $43,139
Diocese of Belgaum, construction of the Saint John Mary Vianney parish church in Byadgi - India – $20,000
Diocese of Gorakhpur, complete the construction of Adoration Chapel in Campierganj - India – $51,766
Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh, construction of Diocesan retreat house - India – $51,766
Associazione Amici di N. S. del Buon Consiglio, expansion of a rehabilitation center for disabled, poor and orphaned boys - India – $20,000
Diocese of Chandra, build a convent in Allapally for the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate - India – $25,883
Syro-Malankara Eparchy, construct a parish church in Kallely Diocese of Pathnamthitta - India – $20,000
Diocese of Dindigul, renovate and expand Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church in Arianellure - India – $25,883|
Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum, expand the home for retired priests - India – $86,277
Syro-Malankara Eparchy, build Mar Ivanios Minor Seminary - Laos – $20,000
Vicariate of Vientiane, comprehensive development program for diocesan youth ministry - Myanmar – $51,766
Diocese of Hakha, construction of a new church for Assumption of Our Lady Parish in Tedim - Thailand – $43,139
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand, support of the AIDS program for children - Vietnam – $51,766
Archdiocese of Hanoi, begin the erection of a multi-purpose center for disabled youth
The Pacific
- Philippines – $86,277
Prelature of Isabela de Basilan, renovation of the bombed Cathedral, offices and rectory
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- Haiti – $25,883
Oblates of Mary Immaculate of the Haiti Province, catechesis center and expansion of the catechetical campaign - Haiti – $22,432
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, restore and retrofit the rectory of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish - Haiti – $18,000
Diocese of Jérémie, renovate the rectory for San Francesco Saverio Parish - Haiti – $15,000
Diocese of Hinche, repair the roof and walls of Our Lady Perpetual Help Parish in Dubuisson - Haiti – $43,139
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince/Collège St. Louis de Bourdon, build a security wall and repair the façade - Haiti – $64,708
Hope for Haiti, support in operating nutrition clinics in Port-au-Prince - Haiti – $31,922
Diocese of Port-au-Prince, repair the Chapelle Sixtine in Port-au-Prince - Haiti – $69,022
Archdiocese of Cap-Ha?t?en, build a center to educate, feed and provide health care for children
- Italy – $73,335
Convitto Internazionale San Tommasso D'Aquino, restoration of residential facility for student priests - Norway – $43,139
Order of the Holy Savior of St. Brigid, completion of church in Tiller-Trondheim - United States –$10,000
Faculty member, UC Berkley, Addition of course on "Canon Law in the Roman Catholic Church" to the religious study major
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- Paul VI International Scientific Institute of Rome – $100,000
Funding research to find natural options for birth regulation and human infertility - Pontifical Council COR UNUM – $150,000
To meet needs of victims suffering from natural catastrophes - Pontifical Council of Christian Unity – $50,000
Scholarships that support the formation of Orthodox seminarians - Pius XII Foundation for the Laity – $100,000
To assist other international Catholic organizations - John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family – $50,000
To expand and develop services in new locations around the world - Centro Televisivo Vaticano-CTV – $150,000
Acquisition of a new outdoor broadcasting unit - Camartis Institute, develop – $86,237
"From Sea to Shining Sea," a new program to train Catholics about dialogue with nonbelievers - "News.va" – $100,000
Creation of a single, unified Holy See online news portal - John XXIII International Cultural Center – $86,900
Urgent renovation of building and fortification of buttresses - International Catholic Migration Commission – $34,511
Sustain projects on behalf of refugees and migrants - Pontifical Council for Oriental Churches – $25,883
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2007 Money, Banking, Payments, and Finance Conference
Held August 6-17, 2007, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Papers Presented
Optimal Seasonal Central-Bank Lending: Some Examples
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Uncertainty, Inflation, and Welfare
Jonathan Chui and Miguel Molico -
Money, Capital and Collateral
David Andolfatto and Fernando Martin -
One Money or Two Monies?
Mei Dong and Janet Jiang -
Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Customer Markets
David Arseneau and Sanjay Chugh -
Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policies in a Search-Theoretic Model of Monetary Exchange
Pedro Gomis and Adrian Peralta-Alva -
Banking, Liquidity, and the Market for Ideas
Jonathan Chui and Cesaire Meh -
Bank Runs in a Dynamic General Equilibrium Framework
Francesca Carapella -
Elastic Money, Inflation, and Interest Rate Policy
Allen Head and Junfeng Qiu -
Inflation and Intermediation Frictions
Gabriele Camera -
A Model of Small-Change Shortages
Angela Redish and Warren Weber -
Moneychangers and the Quality of Money
Vincent Bignon and Richard Dutu -
Stationarity and Degeneracy in a Model of Commodity Money
Ricardo Cavalcanti and Daniela Puzzello -
Inflation and Variety
Mei Dong -
The Venture-Capital Cycle
Rafael Silviera and Randy Wright -
Why Has House-Price Dispersion Gone Up?
Stiju Van Nieuwerburgh and Pierre-Olivier Weill -
Competition among Exchanges and Enforcement Policy
Andrea Pescatori and Cecilia Caglio -
Uniqueness of Steady-State Monetary Equilibrium in the Alternating Market Model of Money
Randy Wright -
Money, Growth, and Financial Intermediation
Aleks Berentsen and Shouyong Shi -
Money, Capital, and Unemployment
Richard Dutu, Stella Huangfu, and Benoit Julien -
The Societal Benefits of Outside versus Inside Bonds
Aleks Berentsen and Chris Waller -
Optimal Inflation Targets with Imperfect Credit Markets
Costas Azariadis, Gaetano Antinolfi, and Jim Bullard -
Sustained Societal Benefit of Illiquid Bonds
Ling Sun -
Heterogeneity in a Model of Money and Credit with Default
Paola Boel -
Public Information and Monetary Policy
Marie Hoerova, Cyril Monnet, and Ted Temzelides -
Welfare-Improving Departures from the Friedman Rule
Ed Nosal -
Adverse Selection and the Role of Monetary Policy
Daniel Sanches and Steve Williamson -
Central Bank Design with Heterogeneous Agents
Alex Berentsen and Carlo Strub -
Markets and Relationships in a Learning Economy
Luis Araujo and Raoul Minetti -
Competing Auctions in a Monetary Economy
Richard Dutu, Benoit Julien, and Ian King -
Counterfeiting as Private Money in Mechanism Design
Ricardo Cavalcanti and Ed Nosal -
Optimal Risk-Sharing without Commitment in a Model of Money: The Role of Collateral
David Mills and Rob Reed -
A Hotelling Model with Money
Borghan N. Narajabad and Dean Corbae -
Collateral Secured Loans in a Monetary Economy
Leo Ferraris and Makoto Watanabe -
On the Term Structure of Real Rates and Expected Inflation: Empirical Evidence Using Inflation Forecasts
Joe Haubrich, George Pennacchi, and Peter Ritchken


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2/25/2014 Chris discusses the Federal Reserve and the weak fundamentals of the US economy. |
1/15/2014 Chris on the PBS News Hour: Why a conservative economist moved to the country. |
8/29/2013 Chris Discusses Oil, Fracking, Fukushima & Market Bubbles with Max Keiser |
8/20/2013 Chris Martenson on a Swiss Gold Global webcast |
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4/16/2013 Chris with Mike Maloney of GoldSilver.com Why Did Silver & Gold Collapse? Mike Maloney and Chris Martenson |
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4/9/2013 Yahoo! - Daily Ticker - The Real Reason the U.S. Economy Won't Take Off |
2/1/2013 The Street - Debra Borchardt interviews Chris on the latest jobs numbers and what it all means. |
1/4/2013 Chris on Capital Account with Lauren Lyster Chris' thoughts on how to invest in a liquidity-flooded world. |
12/21/2012 WCVB Chronicle Feature Video Fortune 300 Exec Redesigns His Life - Lives in Rural Community; Learns Self-Suffiency |
12/17/2012 Chris on USAWatchdog.com with Greg Hunter Chris discusses how Global Growth Will Never Return to its Glory Days |
11/8/2012 Garland Robinette talks to Chris Martenson, Founder and CEO of Peak Prosperity, about the nation's debt. |
10/5/2012 Chris on Capital Account with Lauren Lyster Chris discusses Job Numbers, the Fed, and a Drop in Oil Prices are Hiding! |
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6/26/2012 Chris on Capital Account with Lauren Lyster Chris discusses shadow banking & crisis risk. |
6/25/2012 Financial Sense - Post-FOMC Macro Update with Chris Martenson |
4/24/2012 The Commonwealth Club of California Crash Course Discussion - Chris Martenson & Tom Van Dyck |
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The Extraenvironmentalist
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FinancialSense.com released a featured interview between Chris and Jim Puplava delving into Chris' new book The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of our Economy, Energy and Environment.
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David Pakman Show
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Northshire Bookstore Event
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Financial Sense Newshour
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chaosbladeuk Posts: 48 |
I liked the interview! Thank you so much Ann.tv. Did anyone notice that Minori Chihara kept introducing herself, I wonder if that's normal for seiyuus to do that o.0 | ||||||||
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TokyoGetter Posts: 405 Location: CA. You can tell by the low moral standards. |
Very natural, very well-done, getting much much better.
Mario Bueno rules!!! |
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eaglestorm Posts: 133 |
Love the interviews. Glad it was subtitled without the distractions of any narrations. Only thing I find disappointing was the lack of any clips showing the seiyuus performing. I was kinda expecting it, well, hoping for it rather.
Any chance of showing clips of it in the future? Or point us towards where we may be able to catch a glimpse of it? |
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radda Posts: 25 |
I love how Gotou totally skips over the fact that she got her start (and fame) in eroge.
Why didn't the interview get posted earlier? It happened almost a year ago. Edit: By a year, I obviously mean six months-ish. Silly me. |
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Whatocean Posts: 6 |
I think it would be a little rude to ask anyone of eroge and any other adult-rated themes in someone's professional past in an interview like this (unless, of course, you were interviewing a porno star).
In any case, the interview was very awesome. You guys at ANN were very smart to catch them at AX while they were still in America. I loved all their insights. And I especially loved how Chihara-san kept referring to herself as Yuki! LOL Great job, guys! This TV newscast of yours is turning out to be a winner. |
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MagicallyDelicious Posts: 89 |
I'm having trouble getting this video to work. I haven't had trouble with any of the other ones. It won't go past 5 seconds in.
Anyone else have this problem? ~MagicallyDelicious Last edited by MagicallyDelicious on Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:52 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Hikori Posts: 20 |
Im getting that Problem Too. Can u fix it Please! I really want to see the Interview with the SoS Brigade ><
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I managed to watch it by clicking the link at the bottom, the DailyMotion link. It goes to a different website, but it plays just fine. I hope that works for you, too. ~MagicallyDelicious |
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I noticed Ellie and Mario talked more slowly this week, which was welcome. Ellie still needs to work on her enunciation a little, but they've both made a huge improvement from the first week and it's pretty much there now.
The SOS Brigade interview was great, and longer than I expected. As someone else mentioned I'm not quite sure why it wasn't posted six months ago, as some of the information is now out of date (Minori Chihara has subsequently released an album and a DVD and held a live concert, whilst Aya Hirano has released several singles), but it was interesting nevertheless. I don't think you have any Japanese residents on staff (correct me if I'm wrong), but it would be fantastic if interviews/features with Japanese seiyuu and others involved in the anime industry could become a regular occurrence. |
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aluria Posts: 367 Location: New Westminster, B.C., Canada |
It always starts with Sailor Moon, whether here or Japan^^ This week's was definitely an improvement except for one thing that really bugged me. "Release in the US" Shouldn't you be saying North America since anything released in the US is also released in Canada? | ||||||||
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jsevakis ANN Director of New Media Posts: 1505 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
I think it's a "cute" thing, or maybe a force of habit from doing interviews in another format. I actually cut out a few of her "introductions," believe it or not.
You know, I don't have a good answer for that... Kind of got overlooked over the summer, and then after that we decided to save all our new interviews for ANNtv. But we didn't want to waste it on an early episode before we got good.
Not just a little. Their managers were in the room, and they likely would have ended the interview right then and there.
It won't be an "every week" thing, but we do plan on doing much more of these. And we do have a video guy in Tokyo that shot the Michael Arias interview for us. We're working up to some very cool stuff. Glad everyone's enjoying this week's installment! BTW, is anyone still having problems watching the video? I can't replicate the problem. Try hitting "refresh" and see if that helps. |
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I like how it was in subtitles. I don't like it when people get dubbed over in interviews and documentaries. Having only males to dub females is weird so that's another good thing about just subbing it. | ||||||||
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loka Posts: 362 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
well done. this feature of ANN is getting better. and thanks for the interview! | ||||||||
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penguintruth Posts: 5572 Location: Penguinopolis |
I can understand having trouble pronouncing certain anime names, but Ellie's pronounciation of "Evangelion" is a bit odd. Certainly she's heard fans talk about it before in conversations - it's only the most popular anime of all time.
I loved the interview with Aya Hirano, Yuko Goto and Minori Chihara. I hate to sound fanboyish, but they're so adorable! I like when they're all nodding and "umm-hmm"-ing. |
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Meccanica Posts: 101 Location: Brookline, MA |
I caught 'Mikuru' doing it too. I would think that it has to do with interviews that are released audio-only? I mean, if you can't see her speaking, and if you aren't familiar with their voices, it helps distinguish who is speaking. (Obviously it's not going to do much good for most American listeners, but it's probably just a habit.) Even excluding that, I've heard that done by others. There may be some other reason for it, but I wouldn't know. This is just my guess. I also have to admit that I tend to / used to accidentally associate 'Yuko Goto' with 'Yuki' just because of the almost-similar names. I doubt that's the reason they do it, though. |
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