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Texas student Jeff Bliss, fed up with the instruction his classmates received at their high school, gives a passionate speech about why education matters. Naturally, the teacher throws him out.
It's the latest YouTube video to go viral. In a Texas schoolroom, an exasperated student is seen ambling toward the classroom door, seeming only to mumble at first as the microphone on the distant camera struggles to pick up the audio. As he passes his teacher's desk and heads for the door, the audio clears.
What quickly becomes clear is that the student is giving an impassioned speech about the state of education in his classroom. His words, though, have wider import.
The brief drama unfolded at Duncanville High School in Texas where student Jeff Bliss was secretly captured on video giving his teacher an impressive lecture on the importance of education.
"If you would just get up and teach them instead of handing out a freaking packet. There's kids in here who don't learn like that. They need to learn face to face," Bliss tells the teacher.
He continues, telling the teacher: "You're just getting mad because I'm pointing out the obvious. You need kids to come in here and get excited for this. You can't expect kids to change if all you do is tell them."
The most noteworthy aspect of the incident was Bliss's understanding of the big picture of what America's failing public education system portends for the nation as a whole. Just before leaving the classroom, he tells the teacher: "You got to take this job serious. This is the future of this nation. And when you come in here like you did last time and make a statement about 'oh, this is my paycheck,' indeed it is, but this is my country's future and my education."
Bravo, Mr. Bliss!
Surprisingly, Bliss, who is only a sophomore, will not face punishment for taking a stand against substandard education. According to the Dallas Morning News, he met with the principal of the school and the district announced that no "further action will be taken regarding the student."
That's not the case for the teacher, however. While the district has not identified who the teacher is, it has placed her on administrative leave, pending an investigation.
The incident at Duncanville High comes after several years of news reports bemoaning the fact that U.S. students are falling behind their peers from other nations.
Two years ago, in the Atlantic, Joel Klein, who served eight years as chancellor of the New York City school system, eloquently described the situation.
"While America's students are stuck in a ditch, the rest of the world is moving ahead," Klein wrote. "The World Economic Forum ranks us 48th in math and science education. On international math tests, the United States is near the bottom of industrialized countries (the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and we're in the middle in science and reading. Similarly, although we used to have one of the top percentages of high-school and college graduates among the OECD countries, we're now in the basement for high-school and the middle for college graduates. And these figures don't take into account the leaps in educational attainment in China, Singapore, and many developing countries."
Meanwhile, rather than being places of learning, many of our schools serve as havens for bullies where kids are regularly abused and intimidated. At many schools, academics take a very distant back seat to sports, with athletes being celebrated and scholarship ignored. Worse, gang violence makes just getting to and from school a dangerous endeavor for many children. In Chicago, for instance, where 54 schools are being closed in a realignment that is intended to improve the school system there, many are concerned about the safety of shifting children around gang territories. One of the gravest challenges Chicago faces as it closes schools, the Huffington Post reported "will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from class through the patchwork of rival gang territories that cover large parts of the nation's third-largest city."
These, and many other problems too numerous to count, will not easily be solved. In fact, it is reasonable to question whether or not a massive and inefficient government bureaucracy like the public education system can be reformed.
Ultimately, however, Jeff Bliss has indicated what can be done. By taking a stand in his Texas classroom, Bliss has shown that he understands that he is responsible for his own education. By refusing to quietly be ignored by apathetic unionized "teachers," he has shown that it is possible to take positive action.
Real education reform will only come when a majority of students and their parents come to realize, like Mr. Bliss, that education is a personal responsibility, and success will only come as a result of hard work and a determination to oppose the liberal education establishment's apathetic status quo.
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Lynn Atherton BloxhamI imagine there just might be a few teachers who will get this article anonymously...then probably think it was an error. It is not that they are guiltless. Rather that they hold their students and the parents in such low esteem they think the wool is still over their eyes.


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It is easy to blame the obvious perpetrator of a crime and a bit more difficult to take a look at the structural causes. Concretely that means that there are plenty of psychopaths in the world but they cannot easily get their hand on a gun everywhere.
When you tell the truth and take a stand, sometimes it means that you will walk the streets with a burdened heart. Sometimes it means losing a job, means being abused and scorned. It may mean having a seven, eight year old child asking a daddy, "Why do you have to go to jail so much?" And I've long since learned that to be a follower to the Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good Friday comes before Easter. - MLK, Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam
Rethinking the post I'd had up before I deleted it.
My sympathies go out to the families who lost their little ones, and my prayers go out to the little ones who never got a chance to really live life.
A parent should never have to bury their child.
I seriously needed to rethink my comments regarding Barrack Obama. After I re-read what he'd said, I realized I did not read his comment correctly.
He said that there was no parent in America who was not feeling the overwhelming grief he was feeling at that moment. I mistook the words...my mind omitted something from his statement, and I lashed out like a fool.
Bottom line is: I pray that the families of the lost little ones find strength in themselves, and each other during this time of loss. Recovery is not going to be easy, and in fact, full recovery from the trauma may never truly come. I also pray that the f***tard who committed this act of unrestrained evil gets his due punishment in whatever world awaits his sorry ***.
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I've never even seen a gun in Japan and don't know anyone who owns one. A Japanese police holster has a big flap that hides what's inside. Yakuza are assumed to sometimes carry guns but keep them hidden. And I've certainlly never heard of a gun brought to school in Japan.
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The murder rate in Japan is also pretty low. On the other hand Switzerland has also a fairly low murder rate yet there is a gun in every Swiss household so I doubt that there is a clear correlation between gun laws and murder rate.
When you tell the truth and take a stand, sometimes it means that you will walk the streets with a burdened heart. Sometimes it means losing a job, means being abused and scorned. It may mean having a seven, eight year old child asking a daddy, "Why do you have to go to jail so much?" And I've long since learned that to be a follower to the Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good Friday comes before Easter. - MLK, Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam
Well, Switzerland is a unique case, where even though they manage to stay out of wars most of the men are in the army and keep their military uniforms and personally assigned weapons at home, although I think they stopped keeping the ammunition at home. But it looks from here like a different mindset from that in the U.S.
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I didn't like the Guardian article as it did not give per capita data but the other article was brilliant, especially the part about ideology:
For one segment of American society, guns symbolize honor, human mastery over nature, and individual self-sufficiency. By opposing gun control, individuals affirm the value of these meanings and the vision of the good society that they construct. For another segment of American society, however, guns connote something else: the perpetuation of illicit social hierarchies, the elevation of force over reason, and the expression of collective indifference to the well-being of strangers. These individuals instinctively support gun control as a means of repudiating these significations and of promoting an alternative vision of the good society that features equality, social solidarity, and civilized nonagression.
Ideology can even make people to ignore facts and when the empirical side is messy ideology matters even more.
Personally I obviously belong to the second group mentioned by the professors but I totally accept the pro-gun logic of deterrence. A petty criminal can get a gun independent of gun laws (like in the case of drugs illegalization only leads to artificial scarcity, i.e. prices are driven up and the item is not comfortably available in a shop) anyway so better keep one yourself. I find this incredibly funny.
But a psychologically troubled adolescent who wants to kill other people and himself isn't a professional criminal who needs a weapon for "work". I wouldn't know how to get a gun over here and if I were suicidal I would most likely lack the willpower to struggle to get a gun.
In short, legalization of guns has probably no influence upon organized crime (mobsters get their guns anyway), an ambiguous effect upon petty crime (cheaper gun for criminal vs. deterrence) and a negative effect upon people who wanna see the world burn or psychopaths.
That's why I think two things should happen. First, make it harder at least for the people who are already certified (obviously I am not advocating to give psychiatries too much power, we all read our Stieg Larsson) to be dangerous to themselves or others to get a gun. Second, ban assault rifles as semiautomatic weapons are hardly practical for self-defense and as a majority of people supports the reinstatement of the 94-04 Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
And as the article mentions at the end, the most important thing is that people sit together, talk reasonably and with an open mind (translate, while being aware of their own ideological biases).
When you tell the truth and take a stand, sometimes it means that you will walk the streets with a burdened heart. Sometimes it means losing a job, means being abused and scorned. It may mean having a seven, eight year old child asking a daddy, "Why do you have to go to jail so much?" And I've long since learned that to be a follower to the Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good Friday comes before Easter. - MLK, Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam
Sorry, but I likes to keep me semi-auto pistols. Granted, I can kill with one assailant with one bullet....but if you're faced down with more than one assailant, well, the ability to loose those other bullets on command is quite reassuring. And I am a damn good shot.
And the liberal media just loves slapping the term "assault rifle" on pretty much any long firearm capable of semi automatic fire. An assault rifle means that you have a fully automatic weapon that, when in concert with others in your squad, is capable of allowing you to lay assault to a fortified position. A semi-auto AK-47 or AR-15 no longer qualifies as an assault rifle. Yes, you can lay down a lot of fire with a semi-auto rifle, but not near the kind of firepower vs time that you can with a fully capable "assault rifle". (It should be noted that even in combat, full auto is often discouraged, because it is ultimately a waste of ammo, and only good for suppression of a target or targets). When the term assault rifle is applied to a weapon that can no longer serve the function, it is only because of the sensationalism of the liberal media, and the fact that they can't tell an "assault rifle" from a "personal defense weapon". Now I will also grant that one is likely not going to tote a semi-auto AK-47 or AR-15 around in town for personal defense, but damn...it would make a mother of a deterrent. Only gangstas are likely to tote such things around, and then, that's only in areas where law enforcement is so poor that the g's can just run roughshod over the streets....and then at that...likely they DO have fully capable assault rifles. The advantage I'd have over them is, most of them are not very good shots.
The original "assault rifle" was the German StG44, the Sturmgewehr, which means (literally) "storm rifle", like for "storming a position". The AK-47 was inspired by this design. That was the purpose of an assault rifle...to storm a defended position.
I do plan to own an AK or an AR (or both...they both have their advantages). Granted, in tight quarters, they are not ideal for home defense, (shotguns and pistols are better suited) but again, they do make a good deterrent for things like looters during the aftermath of hurricanes or disasters.
Sigh....it is as I've said before, and will always say: (granted, I saw this somewhere, but I keep it as mantra against those who would take away my freedom to defend myself...)
"I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the change."
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As a liberal, I'm not against gun ownership. I do think it needs to be hard to get one. I don't know how hard it is now, because I have no interest. But I don't think you should just walk in, hey I wanna gun, here's some cash, k thanks, bye.
Yes, I believe every weapon should be registered.
I know you want your guns, you want the best. You want your AK's. Fine.
But I'll ask conservatives the same question they ask about marriage: where do you draw the line?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., - The FGCU baseball team split a doubleheader at Lipscomb to improve to 26-12 overall and 16-5 in the Atlantic Sun while Lipscomb fell to 20-15 and 14-7 in the league.
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Is there a way for a App-challenged guy like myself to get offline functionality of MP on my laptop rather than a smartphone? Please be gentle - I realize I should join the 21st century, etc., etc...... Thanks, Howard
Print a mini-guide of the areas you are interested in to PDF (PDFCreator is a good free PDF package for Windows).
do what I do and instead of paying for an iphone just pick up the iPod touch (the 4th gen, the newest). Everyone needs a music player, and then you can run whatever apps off of it. As a bonus it's also a lot thinner than an iphone so it's great to bring up on multi pitch.
Hey Guys - Thanks for the suggestions. I've done the mini-guide pdf several times, and it's useful for regions that are organized well. Some other regions aren't set up for it as well. I'll look for an emulator. Thanks again, Howard


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The Bush administration never hesitated to exploit the general public's anxieties that arose after the traumatic events of
Testifying on Capitol Hill exactly 53 weeks later, Donald Rumsfeld did not miss a beat when a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned the need for the
Senator Mark Dayton: "What is it compelling us now to make a precipitous decision and take precipitous actions?â€
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld: "What's different? What's different is 3,000 people were killed.â€
As a practical matter, it was almost beside the point that allegations linking
Former CIA analyst Kenneth Pollack got enormous media exposure in late 2002 for his book "The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq.†Pollack's book promotion tour often seemed more like a war promotion tour. During a typical CNN appearance, Pollack explained why he had come to see a "massive invasion†of
Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk, with the London-based Independent newspaper, was on the mark when he wrote: "
But at psychological levels, the Bush team was able to manipulate post-9/11 emotions well beyond the phantom of Iraqi involvement in that crime against humanity. The dramatic changes in political climate after 9/11 included a drastic upward spike in an attitude — fervently stoked by the likes of Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and the president — that our military should be willing to attack potential enemies before they might try to attack us. Few politicians or pundits were willing to confront the reality that this was a formula for perpetual war, and for the creation of vast numbers of new foes who would see a reciprocal logic in embracing such a credo themselves.
One of the great media cliches of the last two years is that 9/11 "changed everything.†The portentous idea soon became a truism for news outlets nationwide. But the shock of September 11 could not endure. And the events of that horrific day — while abruptly tilting the political landscape and media discourse — did not transform the lives of most Americans. Despite all the genuine anguish and the overwhelming news coverage, daily life gradually went back to an approximation of normal.
Some changes are obvious. Worries about terrorism have become routine. Out of necessity, stepped-up security measures are in effect at airports. Unnecessarily, and ominously, the USA Patriot Act is chipping away at civil liberties. Yet the basic concerns of
The nation's current economic picture includes the familiar scourges of unemployment, job insecurity, eroding pension benefits and a wildly exorbitant healthcare system that endangers huge numbers of people who are uninsured or underinsured. Two years after 9/11, the power of money is undiminished — notwithstanding every platitude that bounced around the media echo chamber in the wake of September 11.
During the last months of 2001, many media powerhouses heralded the arrival of humanistic values for the country. Typically, the December issue of O — "The Oprah Magazine†— was largely devoted to the cover story "We Are Family.†In the lead-off essay, Oprah Winfrey served up a heaping portion of sweet pabulum. "Our vision of family has been expanded,†she wrote. "From the ashes of the
From the vantage point of the present day, the late-2001 claims about a new national altruism invite disbelief if not derision. No amount of media spin about "the family of
As measured by poll numbers, President Bush's fall from popular grace this year has brought him back to about where he was just before 9/11. That decline runs parallel with slumping myths about the transcendent aftermath of September 11. Subsequent events have brought sobering realities into focus.
Recent news about Halliburton and Bechtel cashing in on the occupation of
After September 11, while many thousands of people grieved the sudden loss of their loved ones, a steady downpour of politically driven sentimentality kept blurring the
In a cauldron of media alchemy, the human suffering of 9/11 became propaganda gold. Sorrow turned into political capital.
The human process of mourning is intimate and often at a loss for words; journalists and politicians tend to be neither. Grief borders on the ineffable. News coverage gravitates toward cliches and facile images.
In tandem with the message that September 11 "changed everything†came an emboldened insistence on the
Displayed by many as an expression of sorrow and solidarity with the September 11 victims, the American flag was promptly overlaid on the missiles bound for
Network correspondents routinely joined in upbeat assessments of the U.S.-led assault on
Two years ago, W.H. Auden's mournful poem "
The concluding lines of the next verse received less notice during the terrible autumn of 2001. But we now have more reason to consider their meaning: "Those to whom evil is done / Do evil in return.â€
Norman Solomon is executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy based in


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Cross Bay Boulevard
Cross Bay Boulevard is the main north–south road in Howard Beach, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. In the south, it originates in The Rockaways, runs over the Cross Bay Bridge into Broad Channel and then over the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge into Howard Beach. It then continues north into Ozone Park, where the name changes to Woodhaven Boulevard north of Liberty Avenue. Residents often refer to Cross Bay Boulevard as simply "Cross Bay". The completion of Cross Bay Boulevard in 1923, together with the construction of the associated bridges over Jamaica Bay, created the first direct roadway connection to the burgeoning Atlantic Ocean beachfront communities of The Rockaways from Brooklyn and most of Queens.
Since Cross Bay Boulevard is a direct continuation of Woodhaven Boulevard, it is a large street, although not as wide. It is a six-lane wide, median-divided boulevard throughout the majority of its stretch (although it shrinks to four lanes once it reaches Broad Channel). It is often a very busy street as well, carrying an average volume of 35,000 vehicles per day[citation needed], mainly because it is the only way to get to Broad Channel and The Rockaways from Queens by car without having to go through Brooklyn or Nassau County. Like Queens Boulevard, many road safety cameras are being installed along Cross Bay Boulevard. Cross Bay Boulevard is approximately 7 miles long. Together with Woodhaven Boulevard, which is 4 miles long, makes it one of the longest streets in Queens, at 11 miles.
Woodhaven Boulevard continues north until finally ending just north of the Long Island Expressway at Queens Boulevard, near the Queens Center mall.
The Broad Channel roadbed of Cross Bay Boulevard was constructed over an aborted turnpike built by a syndicate headed by Patrick Flynn from 1899 to 1901. Flynn planned to build a roadway across the bay eighty feet wide and containing a double-track trolley line, a bicycle path and roadway. Flynn's project aimed at connecting the Jamaica Bay islands, filling in the marshes and leasing properties for homes along the route. The Long Island Rail Road, whose trestles were the only transportation connection across the bay at the time, vigorously opposed Flynn's plans in an effort to protect its monopoly. In June 1902, the New York Court of Appeals invalidated the 1892 lease that Flynn's project was based on. Today's Cross Bay Boulevard follows the path of Flynn's proposed roadway and was completed in 1923.[1]
A $5 million project begun in 1924 involved the paving of Cross Bay Boulevard with concrete, as part of what was described as "the largest vehicular trestle in the world".[2]
A 1941 proposal would have created an expressway on the route of Cross Bay and Woodhaven Boulevards, connecting Queens Boulevard to The Rockaways.[3]
Cross Bay Boulevard was mentioned in The Vaccines' song Nørgaard about Danish model Amanda Nørgaard.
Public transportation[edit]
Cross Bay Boulevard is served by three main local buses and two limited stop buses. The Q21 and Q41 run on Cross Bay Boulevard from Liberty Avenue to 164th Avenue in Howard Beach, via Lindenwood. The Q11, Woodhaven Boulevard's main local bus, runs on Cross Bay Boulevard from Liberty Avenue to Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, and continues through Old Howard Beach.
There are also the Q52 and Q53, limited stop buses that only stops at select bus stops. Both buses run down the entire stretch of both Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards, acting as a limited stop version of both the Q11 and Q21. The Q52 terminates in Arverne and the Q53 in Rockaway Park.
- ^ Black, Frederick R. "JAMAICA BAY: A HISTORY", Gateway National Recreation Area, National Park Service, 1981. Accessed November 7, 2007.
- ^ "OPEN A BOULEVARD OVER JAMAICA BAY; City Officials Take Part in Exercises at New $5,000,000 Causeway.", The New York Times, October 12, 1924. Accessed November 7, 2007.
- ^ Cross Bay-Woodhaven Express Highway, NYCRoads.com. Accessed November 7, 2007.
- Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Five, published by the author, Garden City, New York, 1966.
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The Roberts family and their staff have invited guests to share a week of western heritage and hospitality for over 42 years.
The Roberts family and WTR staff are recognized for their dedication to excellence and providing exceptional dude ranch vacations.
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Extreme Winter Sport: Ski Joring
This weekend was the third annual Ski Joring event in Silverton, Colorado, a town known for some of the best snow in the world! Basically, Ski Joring is an extreme winter sport where a horse and rider pull a skier at a fast pace through a course that has gates, jumps and rings. The skier is timed through the course, and penalties are assessed by missing gates or jumps, and by missing or dropping any of the rings (two seconds each). The competitors race for cash prizes, and teams are made up by a random draw before the start. Basically, you'll see die-hard skijorers and their trusty steeds race and jump—right down snow-packed main street!
Skijoing has evolved into a sport that uses a horse and rider that pulls a skier down a snow-packed road over multiple jumps while retrieving rings in a timed competition. This event really took off in Colorado in the 1950's. Ski Joring events include multiple classes: the Open Class, for experienced competitive teams; the Sport Class, for beginners; and the Snowmobile Class, for inexperienced and younger teams who are looking to get into the sport.
The drive to Silverton was a beautiful one, a bit windy butt the views were amazing. Silverton is a National Historic Landmark, part of the San Juan Skyway, the summer destination for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train ride, a recreational paradise in Winter for snowmobiling, skiing, sledding, ice skating, ice climbing, and ice fishing. Secluded at 9,318 feet, a visit to Silverton is one that you will not forget any time of year. A perfect combination of supreme natural beauty and magnificent Victorian charm.
The sport of Ski Joring began several hundred years ago in Scandinavian countries as a way to travel during the long winters. Laplanders skied on Nordic skis holding the reins attached to reindeer. Ski Joring found its way to North America, where ranchers attached a long rope to the saddle horn of a horse that was ridden at high speeds down a long straight-away. Currently, the sport of equestrian Ski Joring has become a highly specialized competitive sport, where competitors must navigate a course of jumps, gates and sometimes spear rings. Competitive Ski Joring competitions are currently taking place in more than five states in the USA, and in several countries worldwide. In some parts of the world, skiers are pulled behind dogs, mules and snowmobiles. Whatever the means, the sport of Ski Soring is growing rapidly, and is just as much fun for spectators as it is for competitors. Courtesy of the North American Ski Joring Association.
If the Mountains are calling you join us at the ranch in 2012! For our local friends, who want to visit "our Winter Wonderland" and join the special holiday celebration, please consider joining us this weekend!
*There is nothing quite like Christmas in the mountains and there is definitely nothing quite as spectacular as "Christmas in Vallecito"! The majestic snow draped mountains peeking over our beautiful valley and lake, miles of trails glistening like crystals in the endless rocky mountain sunshine and of course the sounds of the season - from sleigh bells to children's laughter - a winter paradise awaits and we want to share it with you!
Please join us for a weekend of events here in the valley beginning Friday evening, December 16th and ending Sunday evening, December 18th, 2011. For more information on these events, simply comment on this event page and we will answer promptly. LISTING OF EVENTS - December 16, 17 & 18, 2011 Friday: Festival of Trees Tour – 6:00pm to 9:00pm (See 4 local homes open to tour offering refreshments and raffle for seasonal gift basket). Benefiting the Vallecito Service League Community Assistance and Project Merry Christmas. Bring a canned food item for the local food bank. Maps for homes and tickets ($10.00/per person, kids free) sold at local stores and Vallecito Service League Saturday: * Community Pancake Breakfast - 8:00am to 11:00am (Event Center) * Up North Salon Open House – 9:00am to 3:00pm * Dog Sled Rides - 11:00am to 1:00pm * Kids Christmas Party and Photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause 2:00pm to 4:00pm (Blue Spruce RV Park Lodge) * The Polar Express Movie – 5:30pm to 7:00pm (Polished Salon) * Home lighting Contest – Judging will take place on Saturday Evening * Poker Run – 5:00pm to 7:00pm (Starting point and registration at the Schank House) Bring a canned food item for the local food bank * Kirk James Blues Band – 7:00pm to 11:00pm (Schank House) * Ugly Sweater Contest – Judging at 9:00pm (Schank House) * Photo Booth – 7:00pm to 11:00pm (Schank House) * Christmas Comes Alive! – 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Vallecito Church) a living nativity Sunday: * Sunday Brunch – 8:00am to 1:00pm (Schank House) * Sleigh Rides – 1:00pm to 3:00pm (Behind the Schank House) * Christmas Carroling – 1:00pm to 3:00pm (In front of Schank House) * Kids Rides on the Holiday Express Train – 1:00pm to 3:00pm (Vallecito Church) Ongoing - Both Saturday and Sunday: * The Giving Tree – Tuesday November 29th through Tuesday December 20th (The Vallecito Country Market) Pick a tag off the tree for a child or family in need to make their Christmas a special one * The Cookie Shack – 8:00am to 4:00pm (Sat), 10:00am to 2:00pm (Sunday) (The Rocky Mountain General Store) * Craft Fair – Crafters Welcome! * Ice Sculpting Contest – 10:00am to 4:00pm (Behind Schank House) Judging at 4:00pm Saturday and Sunday * Ice Skating – 10:00am to 4:00pm Saturday and Sunday (Behind the Schank House, no hockey sticks please) * The Nordic Center Cross Country Ski and Snowshoeing – 10:00am to 2:00pm Cookies and hot chocolate at Madden Corner (where the homes are located, just over the dam about 2 miles ahead * The Forest Service Xmas Tree Cutting Permits for Middle Mountain - Rocky Mountain General Store * Campfire, Smores and Hot Chocolate – 1:00pm to 3:00pm (Behind Schank House)
It snowed - but didn't stick. Now we have gorgeous sunshine throughout the days with cold nights! We await the first big snowstorm of the year, but not too soon we still have a lot to do, to get ready for winter!
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Just wanted to let you know what a great time we had at WTR. We are still going through withdrawal, missing our horses and all the wonderful people we met. There were so many things that we were impressed by: the beautiful location; the quality of your horses and what we learned about horseback riding; the great food and accommodations; the opportunity to meet other guests; and especially your staff, all so friendly and outgoing.
Ever since I was a little kid I've dreamed of being a cowboy and you guys made it possible. It's easy to see why everyone comes back year after year. Maybe one day I'll get one of those 10 year buckles, if not I'll have my ashes sent over and you can scatter them from Vista Grande!
Thank you for a wonderful week at WTR. We all had a ball! For the great riding, great all-day rides, gorgeous scenery, wonderful horses, wild tubing/wakeboarding, delicious food, delightful fellow guests, fun wranglers, great staff, invigorating yoga, relaxing fishing, comfortable cabins, great dance, adorable rodeo. We loved everything.
The extended Dunlap family have declared our week "the best vacation ever." Where else can 13 people of all ages do what they want in such a gorgeous setting?
I want to thank you deeply for setting up a wonderful week. The pace of each day, the options offered, the care with which you and your staff attend to even the smallest tasks, the flexibility, your unflappability, and your sincerity have combined to make Wilderness Trails Ranch a special place.
Our stay exceeded expectations. The kids were so polite, they outdid themselves. The cook—unbelievable! We can't wait to come back! Thanks Jan and Gene—you made us feel "at home."
This has been the best vacation ever! The staff does an excellent job! The meals, wranglers and overall experience was top notch! Thank you for everything!"
Thank you for your warm and genuine hospitality—from the comfortable accommodations and first class meals to fulfilling my dreams as a "City Slicker Cowboy." You have a terrific staff who are fun, professional, responsive, and attentive. You exceeded my expectations in every way.
I am quite sure there are many beautiful ranches in Colorado, but it would be difficult to find one with such a total package: Staff, food, horses, activities, and accommodations!
May 2009 - "This was the most enjoyable vacation I've ever had! The staff, accomodations, location and horses are top notch! Awesome adventure! Thank you for a wonderful week!"
We knew a good time was to be ours at WTR, but the final result was FAR beyond our expectations. You have set a very high standard for your staff and facilities. All 18 in our family came away with a renewed enthusiasm in our lives and an imprinting of an extremely fond memory.
"WTR is a gem! Outstanding in all areas! An exceptional experience in an exceptional place, led by exceptional people! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Something for everyone!
We were so impressed with your staff and how efficiently things were run. We said it ran like a "well-oiled machine," but that's not entirely true. A machine doesn't have heart and your staff had that in abundance.
Your staff is wonderful—polite, well-trained, efficient, and enjoyable to be around.
You have set the standard of excellence in how you want the ranch run; how you want your wranglers to handle the horses and to interact with the guests; how you want the children to be challenged; and how clean you keep the place from the cabins to the tack room to the property. I loved seeing the impact of WTR on newcomers and cherish my own moments. Until I drag my boots from the closet again to return to the ranch, I send you my best regards and thanks.
July 2009 - ""This has been a holiday of a lifetime and we have enjoyed every minute from the riding, the staff, the guest and the whole experience! The staff were great!!!"
Our children haven't stopped talking about their trip to the ranch and about "their horses." Phil says it was the best vacation he has ever had with the family and is ready to do it again next year! And that's saying a lot, considering he has bad allergies to just about anything with 4 legs, and I was the one who planned the vacation this year!
Saddle tramps children's program is excellent! My 7 year old is very happy and pleased!
I can honestly say your ranch is the best run, well organized and welcoming place I have ever been. In this day and time a place that is good, wholesome and supports family time is a rarity. I thank you all for the way the week at Wilderness Trails blessed our family.
My week at WTR was wonderful beyond my dreams!! Full of horses and great horsemanship, new friends, great food, spectacular scenery and most of all GREAT hospitality!! Thank you for sharing your world of horses and life in "God's Country."
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I cruised on Jan.29 - Feb. 4, 2012. I am Platinum VIP. I cruised SOLO.
Cabin #7345, Cat. 1-A, is fantastic for one or two cruisers and the cheapest catagory. Cabin steward was great.
Anytime dinning: I would choose early dinning at 6p.m. Maitre D would try to seat me with other solo cruisers. That was very nice.
Cruising solo is very easy to join a large table of cruisers so I could meet other cruisers and I had a great time meeting new people at breakfast, lunch and dinner at the dining room.
Entertainment was great. Lots of music everywhere where I could dance and have fun. I loved the Piano Bar with Ron the singer and player. We all had a great tine. The Latino band was fantastic for dancing and listening.
Trivia games - They had lousy questions so I didn't play much. I love to play Trivia that have fair questions for all countries with general questions.
Casino - I never play. It is a waste of my money and no fun.
Shopping - I went shopping at Wal-Mart in Puerto Vallarta. I also went shopping at Cabo. I took a taxi-bike ride into town to shop for cosmetics
and I kept my taxi driver with me to take me to a cheapy store for shopping.
It was fun for him to hold my hand so I wouldn't fall in pot-holes, bad side-walks and steps. I gave him $20. for the taxi and his time. That was great service for me who is a senior with bad eye-sight.
FOOD - I enjoyed eating lots of foods. BUT....watch out for the Hot Chocolate machine that must be dirty inside because the chocolate was spoiled at times.
Watch out for the salad dressings and make sure they are safe to eat because they get spoiled sitting outside at the Sandwich grill. I had to throw a sandwich away because the thousand Island dressing smelled and tasted spoiled on the last night of the cruise. I guess it got spoiled by just being on ice outside on the deck.
Two of my friends ate fresh sushi every evening and on the last evening they got sick and vomited the sushi.
Service was really bad at dinner time because the waiters don't know you so most of them don't really care if they give you great service. The main problem with them is they don't bring you the condiments or extra things that you need to eat your meal like sour cream and butter for your baked potato.
Apple sauce for pork chops. Horseradish for prime rib. Things like that really bothered me.
It's the price you pay for eating dinner with different people every evening.
I don't like traditional seating because if I have boring dining people at my table it can be real boring for me.
Waiters do try their best to please you if you can find them when you need them. They don't have enough help to really do a great job of providing all the needs of the diners.
Overall... I had a great time on this ship but I don't plan to cruise on it again because it has gone downhill on foods and service in the dining room.
That is very important for me as a cruiser. Some cruisers have other things that are more important to them.
One more thing....They took my portable battery fan out of my luggage and didn't leave me a letter to state that they took it out. I was supposed to wait until the departure day to go look for my fan at the Red Carpet room but my friends rushed me into leaving the ship right away and they were giving me a ride home so I didn't go look for it.
One last comment: I didn't like the way the Mexican security at Puerto Vallarta
put their hand into my COIN MONEY PURSE to do a search. Lucky I had my dollars
hidden in another place in my tote bag. I complained to Carnival's manager of security. She called me at my cabin later that day. She didn't care at all and said it was part of security. I just said okay since I got the message that she didn't plan to have a talk with the Mexican security who had told me they were looking for fruits in my tote bag. Does fruit fit in my coin money purse?
"DUH"... I hate it when security puts their hands on my tiny purse.
Since I am a VIP I had great embarkation and disembarkation. It was a fun ship for Solos. LucyR.


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SPONSOR: Elizabeth Stoner, Route 3 Box 246, Eupora, MS 39744; 601-258-4477
SUBJECT MATTER: Gaming
BALLOT TITLE: Should the Mississippi Constitution be amended to prohibit gambling and gaming, including lotteries?
BALLOT SUMMARY: This amendment would prohibit gambling and gaming, including lotteries, within the State of Mississippi. Charitable bingo and raffles for nonprofit civic, educational, wildlife conservation or religious organizations are exempt from this prohibition. Existing gaming establishments would have two years from the effective date of this amendment to cease activities. This amendment could not be repealed except after four years from the date of its enactment, and upon every fourth year thereafter.
ORIGINAL FILING: June 12, 1998
STATUS: Ruled invalid by Hinds County Circuit Judge E. J. Russell, July 24, 1998.
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For more information on the initiative process in Mississippi, consult the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, Section 273; and Miss. Code Ann., Sections 23-17-1 through 23-17-61 (1972).


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Firefighters present proposed contract
Date: November 2, 2012
by: Robin Hartill | City Editor
The town didn't declare impasse with its firefighter union at its Nov. 1 contract negotiations.
Instead, after more than two hours of negotiations, the town and firefighters agreed to meet again at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The town's labor attorney, W. Reynolds Allen, said that the town would meet "three, four, five days in a row" if necessary to determine if it can reach an agreement with its firefighters.
"We don't want this to drag on forever," Allen said. "It's costing money for every time that we do this."
The latest round of negotiations have been ongoing since March and have focused primarily on the firefighter pension since early May, when Town Manager Dave Bullock proposed freezing the plan and setting up 401(a) accounts for future employee benefits. Firefighters have said the proposal is unacceptable to them and that their union has presented fair alternative proposals to the town.
Thursday's negotiations didn't bring the town and its firefighters any closer to resolving the pension issue.
Toward the end of the meeting, firefighters said that they wanted to discuss other contract issues and presented a proposed contract that included their pension proposal and bringing back step increases for firefighters, who, like other town employees, have not received increases since 2008.
The proposed contract would bring employees to their "proper step" — i.e. the classification they would be at had step increases continued.
For example, the firefighters propose that a six-year firefighter who is only at Step 2 instead of Step 6 because of pay freezes would rise to Step 6.
For more information, pick up a Nov. 8 copy of the Longboat Observer.
Currently 2 Responses
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- The firefighters should feel lucky to have a job. Their pay and benefits are already off the charts.
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- The city needs to hold strong and put the fire out. Unions continue to want to burn through money tax payers continue to fuel.There are alternatives to union fire protection that would be better and more cost effective!
- Oct
2 Florida's Children First 2014 Sarasota Reception
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Oct
16 Pillar of Hope Open House
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Oct
17 Taste of St. Armands
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Oct
17 Night of Fish, Fun & Fright
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Goliath grouper lives up to name
Talk about a real big fish.
Mazel tov to Klauber and Mancini
The West Coast Florida Region of AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini, of Michael's On East, with its Civic Achievement Award in November.
Bob Havel celebrates 90 years with family members
Bob Havel recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Longboat Key with 24 members of his family.


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The family of a Norman Park woman who was kidnapped and brutally murdered over the weekend say they're glad her killer has been caught.
But loved ones of Dominga Trejo have not only been dealt a tragic loss, but unexpected funeral expenses and they're in need of help.
"My mom was a really good person. She was loved by a lot of people," said Isaac Gonzalez who reflected on the life of his 57-year-old mother.
"She was there for anybody who needed her. I am really lucky to have her as my mom," he said.
The last time he talked to his mother was last Friday night when she was babysitting her grandkids
"I went and picked them up from her at the Dollar Tree and 20 minutes later this had happened," he said.
Trejo was in her car waiting for her husband outside the Quik Mart on 133 when she was carjacked, police say, by 20-year old Alfonso "Chucky" Moore.
In what's believed to be a robbery, investigators say he shot her and then dumped her body outside Regency Village Mobile Park. He was arrested Sunday and charged with her murder.
Trejo leaves behind 6 kids, 22 grandchildren, 1 great-grand child and a lot of tears from loved ones who can't believe she met such a senseless and violent end.
"She taught me to be a great mom. I'm just going to miss her so much," said her daughter.
Trejo worked at the KFC in Moultrie but had no insurance.
Her family is trying to figure out how to pay for funeral expenses and have set up a fund in her name at South Georgia Bank.
Despite the anger over her loss, Trejo's son has a message for the man accused of killing her.
"He took something precious to us that can never be replaced. And the best way he can honor what he did to us would be to turn his life around and give his life to the Lord," said Gonzalez.
When asked if that was what his mom would've wanted, Gonzalez said, "That's definitely what she would want. She was a giver not a take. She would want him to turn his life around."
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Visitation will be Thursday, April 25, 2013, from 12 until 1 p.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Kilgore-Green Chapel. Bryan Richardson will be officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Jasper. Kilgore-Green will be directing.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Ray Henson; husbands, J.B. Henson and Grover McMillan; mother, Bama Key; father, Walter Key; sisters, Alma Hawkins, Lois Thames, Hazel Medders, and Deloris Dalrempale; and brothers, Lamar Key and Ervin Key.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Dodd (Richard) of Birmingham; son, Buren Henson (Shirley) of Jasper; and grandchildren, Charnell Ward of Texas, Stacey Conlon (John) Penn., Jimmy Ray Henson Jr. of Texas, Buren Henson Jr. (Nan), Veronica Henson, Lauren Dodd and Rodney Dodd.
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DSpace Community: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/21 The Community's search engine Search the Channel search http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/simple-search การใช้เทคโนโลยีทางนิเวศวิศวกรรมในนาข้าวเพื่อลดความสูญเสียจากการระบาดของเพลี้ยกระโดดสีน้ำตาล ในพื้นที่จังหวัดสระบุรี http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5543 Title: การใช้เทคโนโลยีทางนิเวศวิศวกรรมในนาข้าวเพื่อลดความสูญเสียจากการระบาดของเพลี้ยกระโดดสีน้ำตาล ในพื้นที่จังหวัดสระบุรี; Ecological engineering technology in rice to reduce crop losses due to brown planthopper outbreaks, Saraburi

Authors: Wiphawadee Chamnan; Arthit Kukam-oo

Abstract: Ecological engineering technology in rice to reduce crop losses due to brown planthopper outbreaks was conducted in farmer fields in 2012, at the rice community Huaikamin sub district, Nongkhae district, Saraburi province. These objectives were up scaling areas, a balance of the ecosystem in rice and decrease using chemicals protect to rice insect pests in rice farm, by have the method is flora on the bund and no chemicals protect to pest insect (ecological engineering site ; EE site) control site with the method of the farmer uses chemicals (control site). We collected the visual count and sweep net with EE site and control site rice insect pests. The most of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee), Nephotettix virescens (Distant) respectively, nature enemies with dragonfly, Micraspis sp., respectively with by visual count method and the most of dragonfly, spider respectively by the sweep net. When compare with 2 sites of EE site of kind variety and the quantity of nature enemies more than to control site. The harvested and benefit cost of farmer the result EE site yield of 733 kg/rai, cost 3,152 bath/rai, the income from rice 11,118 bath/rai and have the income from flora on the bund 1,683 baht, the control site yield of 686 kg/rai, cost 3,330 baht/rai and the income from rice 10,412 bath/rai. Therefore, ecological engineering technology to have increases nature enemies, reduce using chemicals, reduce benefit cost, increases yield, and income to the farmer. การพัฒนารูปแบบการผลิตเมล็ดพันธุ์ข้าวโดยเกษตรกรเชิงบูรณาการ จังหวัดปทุมธานี http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5542 Title: การพัฒนารูปแบบการผลิตเมล็ดพันธุ์ข้าวโดยเกษตรกรเชิงบูรณาการ จังหวัดปทุมธานี; Development of farmer's participatory modeling for rice seed production in Pathum Thani province

Authors: Surapol Chatuporn; Pranom Mongkolbunjong; Aunchalee Prasertsak; Kannika Phrompanjai; Chawalit Handee; Patchara Tongarunyig; Anuruk Taparuk; Bunjerd Srisaad

Abstract: Severe shortage of high quality seed was a serious issue which had to be solved presently. Study on development of Farmer's participatory modeling for rice seed production in Pathum Thani province was conducted during October 2012 – March 2013 using RD31 rice variety. The study aimed at developing rice seed production model for distributing high quality seed to local farmers and seed traders. The local rice production data had been collected. The activities of farmer's participatory in seed production developing model, network on seed production system, seed processing, high quality seed distribution had been created. Rice seed production technologies were recommended and seed yields were certified. The results showed that seeds produced by farmer's participating in this study met certified seed standard. Production cost of seed yield was 8 Baht/kg while the farmers sold their products at 21 Baht/kg. Therefore, they received the benefit of 13 Baht/kg. In conclusion, Farmer's participatory modeling for managing rice seed system led farmers to achieve high quality seed and suitable for commercial seeds. การประเมินความต้องการธาตุอาหารหลักของข้าวนาขั้นบันได โดยวิธี Omission Plot Technique http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5541 Title: การประเมินความต้องการธาตุอาหารหลักของข้าวนาขั้นบันได โดยวิธี Omission Plot Technique; Evaluation of major nutrient requirement on terrace rice: Omission plot technique

Authors: Apiwat Hantanapong; Satid Pinmanee

Abstract: Converting Upland Rice Fields to Rice Terraces in slope area is one of an alternative rice planting system for sustainable rice cultivation on the mountainous area in the upper northern of Thailand. It can produce double yield compared with those of upland rice. However, soil fertility should be considered when first converted. Therefore, rice nutrient management by Omission Plot Technique has been studied. Results in wet season 2011 found that yield from applying phosphorus in combination with potassium chemical fertilizer (+PK or -N) was not significantly different from applying nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium combination (+NPK) and as same as non phosphorus (+NK or -P) or non potassium application (+NP or -K) in which always showed significantly lower rice yield than applying nitrogen in combination with phosphorus and potassium chemical fertilizer (+NPK) but more than those of no fertilizer treatment (-NPK). In wet season 2012, nitrogen and potassium had an effect on yield of terraces rice because the yield from applying nitrogen and potassium (+NK or -P) was not significantly different from applying nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium combination (+NPK). While in wet season 2011 and 2012, pot condition found that phosphorus had an effect on rice yield as non phosphorus (+NK or -P) decreased rice yield as same as no fertilizer applied (-NPK). However, this study should be repeated to confirm result before promoting knowledge to farmer. การเปรียบเทียบวิธีการเตรียมดินสำหรับนาหว่านข้าวแห้งในพื้นที่ทุ่งสัมฤทธิ์ http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5540 Title: การเปรียบเทียบวิธีการเตรียมดินสำหรับนาหว่านข้าวแห้งในพื้นที่ทุ่งสัมฤทธิ์; Comparison of soil preparation method for direct-seeded in Tung Samrit area

Authors: Sommai Lertna; Phakatip Lertna; Phiboonwat Youngsuk

Abstract: Comparison of soil preparation methods for direct-seeded rice in Tung Samrit area was conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of suitable dry direct seeding technique. The experiment was carried out in farmer' fields in wet season 2012 using an RCB design with 4 replicates. Five treatments were tested consisting of 1) 2 ploughs, sowing and raking, 2) 1 plough, sowing and covering dry soil using a rotary, 3) 1 plough, sowing and covering moist soil using a rotary, 4) 2 ploughs, sowing and covering dry soil using a rotary, and 5) 2 ploughs, sowing and covering moist soil using a rotary. The results showed that the treatment 1 gave the highest plant density of 374 plants/sq.m. Both treatment 4 and 5 gave highest plant height of 142 – 144 cm. However, there was not different in grain yields among all 5 treatments, which range from 237 – 473 kg./rai. Both treatment 4 and 5 had the highest cost of 2,170 bahts/rai, while treatment 2 and 3 had the lowest cost of 1,950 bahts/rai. Considering the gross return, the treatment 5 gave the highest gross return of 5,863 bahts/rai, while the treatment 4 gave the lowest of 1,851 bahts/rai. Farmers preferred the treatment 5 most because using a rotary in moist soil is applicable and resulted in uniform plant germination with less damage to seeds from birds and rodents, but the cost was quite high and time consuming.


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The Inevitable Stock Market Reversal: The New Normal Is Just Another Bubble Awaiting A PopSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 10:32 -0400
Is the New Normal of ever-higher stock valuations sustainable, or will low volatility lead to higher volatility, and intervention to instability? Though we're constantly reassured by financial pundits and the Federal Reserve that the stock market is not a bubble and that valuations are fair, there is substantial evidence that suggests the contrary.
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Factory Orders Drop Most Since Jan; Inventories Surge Most Since Oct 2011Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 10:08 -0400
The post-weather rebound is over. Factory Orders, which were expected to fall modestly, dropped 0.5% - the biggest drop and biggest miss since January. Notably defense-spending dropped 30% as it seems we didn't need 10 new submarines in May (and this is with Ex-Im bank still funding growth). On the flip side, if you were wondering where the recent data (survey) exuberance has come from, wonder no more - inventories in May rose 0.8% - the biggest rise since Oct 2011. More malinvestment-driven exuberance - if only wages were up? Surely subprime credit is soaring so that will take care of it.
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Moments after the outlier ADP private payrolls jobs number, the highest since November 2012, was released Gallup offered its own poll-based take on the US jobs market with the release of its monthly US Jobs Creation Index. To some this useful datapoint may explain the ADP-reported surge in hiring, although a more nuanced read simply add to the confusion.
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It stands to reason that when the Fed eventually lifts interest rates, we'll see the usual effects. After a sustained rise in rates, you can safely bet on: Fixed investment and business earnings dropping sharply; GDP growth following investment and earnings lower; Many people losing their jobs; and Risky assets performing poorly. These consequences follow not only from the arithmetic of debt service and present value calculations, but also from the mood swinging psychology of entrepreneurs, lenders and investors. Yet, policy economists claim that interest rates can be "normalized" at no cost. Our conclusion is to reject forecasts calling for the economy to power right through interest rate hikes without stumbling. A more likely scenario is that policy "normalization" leads us directly into the next bust.
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Venture Capitalist Buys Entire Stash Of 'Silk Road' Bitcoins At US Marshall AuctionSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 09:04 -0400
A single entity successfully scooped up the entire ~30,000 haul of Bitcoins that the US government seized from Silk Road. The successful bidder at the government's auction was V.C. Tim Draper (in partnership with Vaurum) who is infamous as the ideator of viral marketing, a marketing method for spreading a software application from customer to customer (making one wonder if the $19 million bid was more publicity stunt that investment). However, Vaurum has launched trading platforms in emerging markets, and we will be partnering with Tim to leverage the pool of ~30,000+ bitcoins as a liquidity source. The price of Bitcoin continues to rise, now at $650 - up from around $570 when the auction began.
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Did Las Vegas Just Become China's Billionaire New Money-Laundering Mecca?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 08:51 -0400
An odd thing has been happening in the last few months. Since the Chinese government began to crackdown on 'junkets' and 'corruption', Macau - the hub for Chinese billionaires to smuggle their money out of China - has seen revenues disappointing. So much in fact that, as Reuters reports, gambling revenue in Macau fell 3.7% in June on an annual basis, the first decline in more than four years. It could be coincidence, however, that as Macau has seen growth collapse, Las Vegas has seen Baccarat (the preferred game of China's rich) surge. In May, as Macau growth slumped, Las Vegas Baccarat surged over 85%. While slots (the staple indicator of the 99% in America) continues to decline (-4.4% in May), it seems rich foreigners are finding creative new ways to wash their money out of China.
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ADP Employment Surges To Best Since Nov 2012Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/02/2014 08:21 -0400
Today's epic catch-up in ADP jobs data (nicely extrapolated off the back of last month's NFP) is the biggest beat since Dec 2012 and biggest gain in jobs since Nov 2012, printing at 281K, up from 179K, and smashing expectations of 205K - in fact the number came above the highest estimate of 250K. While ISMs and PMIs are missing expectations - and notably small businesses in those surveys saying they are not seeing benefits - ADP claims that small businesses gained the most jobs. Of course, we assume the seasonal adjustments had nothing to do with that: from biggest miss in 4 months to biggest beat in 21 months, which is supposedly, normal.
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VIX was monkey-hammered lower once again today, lifting stocks vertically to Russell 2000 record highs and The Dow within a point of 17,000. The question is who (or what) is doing it. Nanex seems to have found out who... It appears the un-visible hand of VIX manipulation (that we have shown previously) has been forced into the open public markets as Barclays goes dark. Simply put, massive bursts of 1-lot TVIX orders flood and delay the markets enabling HFTs to manipulate the tail that inevitably wags the market (via VXX, SPX options hedges and leverage) and now that the dark pools are disappearing, we see it all in real-time.
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M4 reopens after repair work
The M4 in west London has been reopened in both directions this morning, after being closed all week for emergency repairs.
However, there are still weight restrictions in force between junctions two and three.
The Highways Agency thanked drivers for their patience, while they carried out the "exceptionally delicate and difficult operation" to repair cracks in an elevated section of the motorway.
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The Highways Agency closed the motorway last Friday night because in entering the final stages of the repair work, a new crack was found in a highly stressed part of the bridge supports. This required a unique repair solution involving the manufacturing bespoke specialist steel plates and their installation over the crack.
The crack then had to be removed to prevent further damage to the structure. This intricate part of the operation took several hours – even though the crack was a hairline one.
The crack was discovered during an ongoing repair programme. Work on that continues and for this reason vehicles weighing 7.5 tonnes or more will still be restricted from using the motorway between the junctions. A diversion route remains in place via the A4 and A312 dual carriageways.
Drivers are thanked for their patience during this complex work.
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There was a big surprise for an unsuspecting Central High coach Tuesday morning.
Alicia Gooch, Central's athletic secretary and boys/girls golf coach, thought she was going to a presentation about the importance of balancing academics and athletics.
Instead, EVSC Superintendent Dr. David Smith named her March's Cause for Applause winner. Mrs. Gooch was chosen, in part, because of all the work she did to put on Central's "Celebrating Our Heritage" alumni reception in January.
"It means everything to me. I guess the reason why it means so much to me is because it was all about the kids. The way I feel about the kids and I guess the way they feel about me. I know they like me okay, I didn't realize they love me, you know what I mean, like they do. I'm glad that they do and it just makes me not want to retire after all," Gooch said.
Mrs. Gooch says the students at Central keep her young and interested. She's been an EVSC employee for more than 20 years.
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and utility of implementing a requirement that each nonimmigrant alien in the United States submit to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization each year a current address and, where applicable, the name and address of an employer.
(b) Report
Not later than 1 year after May 14, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection (a) of this section. The report shall include the Comptroller General's findings, together with any recommendations that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
Source(Pub. L. 107–173, title VI, § 602,May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 564.)
Change of Name
General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office by section 8 ofPub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.
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