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The Department of Defense (DOD) obligated about $380 billion in fiscal year 2009 to acquire products and services. One approach DOD can take to evaluate offerors' proposals is the best value tradeoff process in which the relative importance of price varies compared to non-cost factors. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 required GAO to review DOD's use of the best value tradeoff process, specifically when non-cost factors were more important than price. In response, GAO determined (1) how often and for what types of contracts DOD used the best value tradeoff process; (2) why and how DOD used such an approach; and (3) challenges, if any, DOD faces in using the best value tradeoff process. GAO identified a probability sample of new, competitively awarded fiscal year 2009 contracts in which DOD obligated $25 million or more. GAO reviewed guidance, solicitations, source selection decisions, and other documents for 129 contracts and interviewed DOD contracting and program staff about the use of the best value tradeoff process.
In fiscal year 2009, DOD used best value processes for approximately 95 percent of its new, competitively awarded contracts in which $25 million or more was obligated. Almost half of DOD's contracts--47 percent--were awarded using a tradeoff process in which non-cost evaluation factors, when combined, were more important than price. DOD used best value tradeoffs principally to acquire services, such as construction of troop housing, as well as for professional management services. DOD used the best value tradeoff process in 88 of the 129 contracts GAO reviewed. For 60 of the 88 contracts, DOD weighted non-cost factors as more important than price. In these cases, DOD was willing to pay more for a contractor that demonstrated it understood complex technical issues more thoroughly, could provide a needed good or service to meet deadlines, or had a proven track record in successfully delivering products or services of a similar nature. In making tradeoff decisions, GAO found that DOD selected a lower priced proposal nearly as often as it selected a higher technically rated, but more costly proposal. Overall, GAO found that DOD paid a combined total of more than $230 million in price differentials--the difference in price between the awardee and the offeror next in line for award--on 21 contracts, but chose not to pay more than $800 million in proposed costs by selecting a lower priced offer over a higher technically rated offer in 18 contracts. DOD does not track whether the use of best value tradeoff processes correlates with the contractor successfully meeting the terms of the contract and noted that many factors ultimately contribute to an acquisition's success or failure. DOD officials identified several challenges in using the best value tradeoff process, including the difficulty in determining meaningful evaluation factors and the business judgment of acquisition staff required. DOD officials also noted that the complexity of the tradeoff process increases the risk of bid protests. For example, GAO found that 15 of the 88 contracts awarded using a best value tradeoff process reviewed were protested to GAO, resulting in 4 cases in which DOD terminated the contract or made a new source selection decision when DOD determined that it failed to adhere to the solicitations' requirements. Such concerns are heightened given the expected influx of more than 6,400 new contracting personnel over the next few years. According to DOD officials, making sound tradeoff decisions, and in particular, deciding whether or not a price differential is warranted, is one of the most difficult aspects of using a best value tradeoff process. DOD is developing a new departmentwide source selection guide and intends to subsequently revise its training curriculum, but neither the guide nor DOD's current training curriculum provides agency personnel with information on assessing price differentials when performing tradeoff analyses. GAO recommends that to help DOD effectively employ best value tradeoff processes, DOD develop training elements, such as case studies, that focus on reaching tradeoff decisions, as it updates its training curriculum. DOD concurred with this recommendation.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In response to this recommendation, the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy assigned the Panel on Contracting Integrity Subcommittee 5, Appropriate Contracting Approaches and Techniques, to develop case studies by the end of 2011 that focus on reaching tradeoff decisions. The panel developed the case studies and the Defense Acquisition University has incorporated them into its contract source selection training courses where appropriate.
Recommendation: To help DOD effectively employ the best value tradeoff process, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy to work with the Defense Acquisition University to develop training elements, such as case studies or scenarios that focus on reaching tradeoff decisions, including consideration of price differentials, as it updates the source selection curriculum.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
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Thank you sweet Jeni, (of Everyday Sparkles) for taking this picture of "Moi" at your beautiful home to use on my blog as my profile picture...Now maybe I don't look like my "mug shot" should be hanging up in post offices everywhere!... Jeni has a special way about her... everything she touches turns into something magical...
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WHat a beautiful lady you are Julie.. I love the new photo..Its perfect!
Happy Sunday!
- June 28, 2009 at 6:43:00 AM MDT
- C'est Moi, Julie Marie said...
Sweet Jo~Anne, you are much too kind, thank you... Happy Sunday to you too!
- June 28, 2009 at 8:43:00 AM MDT
- Cindy said...
I agree with JoAnne.
- June 28, 2009 at 10:35:00 PM MDT
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What can I say . . . I had a beautiful subject to photograph. You are very welcome!
- June 29, 2009 at 1:20:00 PM MDT
- C'est Moi, Julie Marie said...
Jeni, you just do magic with your camera! I am putting that one in a shabby white frame and the one of Jack on his Harley in a shabby blue frame and putting them out on our hutch. (Quite a contrast, don't you think???)
- June 29, 2009 at 3:09:00 PM MDT
- Brenda @Just a Bed of Roses said...
Love that your putting the two of you together...and your picture is so beautiful for your blog, matches perfectly.
- July 4, 2009 at 3:38:00 PM MDT
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CLEVELAND — No one can beat a point to death better than Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.
But there's a method to the madness.
Since Day 1 of training camp, life without Derrick Rose meant Thibodeau had to make sure his players understood that he wanted the ball to work through the post as often as possible.
Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah have a flourishing chemistry that could lead to something special.
"Can we be an elite front line? Only time will tell,'' Noah said Friday. "That's what we're grinding toward.''
Thibodeau likes their unselfishness. It's not often that a front line is willing to share the ball.
"That takes a little time and experience,'' Noah said. "Carlos and I were hurt for a while in our first year, so we really didn't get that chance to play with each other a lot. I feel like the chemistry is better now.''
The Cavaliers got a taste of it as Deng, Boozer and Noah combined for 29 of the Bulls' 60 first-half points and had six assists. They finished with a combined 43 points and eight assists.
"The ball goes in the post,'' Thibodeau said, "good things happen.''
Staying the course
With the first back-to-back games of the season this weekend, Thibodeau has no plans to move minutes around, even with a few players banged up coming out of the preseason.
"But everything is subject to change,'' Thibodeau said.
No homecoming
Chicago's own Anthony Davis has a mild concussion and will not travel with the Hornets for the game Saturday against the Bulls.


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Spokane Mayor David Condon on Wednesday fired another high-ranking administrator.
Ellen Hung, the city's treasurer, was given notice today that she has been terminated, said Spokane's Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley.
Since taking office, Condon has fired several department leaders including the public works director, building official, general administration director, risk manager and city attorney.
Cooley said the termination was the result of "reorganization" and that Hung had done nothing wrong leading to the firing. He said Hung will assist the city during a transition period, though he has named Accounting Director Pam Dolan as the interim treasurer.
As the treasurer, Hung's main function was overseeing the city's investments and assets. Spokane invests money that it keeps in reserves, an amount that ranges between $300 million and $350 million, Hung said.
Hung, whose last name was Dolan until last year as a result of a divorce, said Wednesday that she was surprised and disappointed by the termination. She started at the city as the assistant retirement director in 2000. She was named the acting treasurer in 2001 and got the job on a permanent basis soon after. Hung and Pam Dolan are not related.
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Personnel cuts of between 20 and 50 employees have been mentioned, but only as a starting point for discussions, Kirkpatrick said.


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If you've been reading Chef Salad here at Chow Bella for a while, you've probably gleaned a few tasty nuggets about your favorite chefs: what they like to eat and where, the colleagues they admire, the mentors they've learned from and their views on trends and celebrity. As the interviewer, I've bee ... More >>
Maybe you shouldn't forget candy completely, but as a grown up, there are ways to celebrate Halloween that are far more delicious than chalky, corn syrup-filled packaged sugar. There are pumpkin beers and entrées, horror-themed cocktails, and frightening foods like headcheese (real head included). ... More >>
The world of food doesn't get more boozy and schmoozy than Dine Out With the Chefs and if your social calendar is looking a little bare the good news is the once a year event is just around the corner. From 3 to 5 p.m. this Sunday, September 7, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will become a ... More >>
The Spot: Citizen Public House, 7111 E. Fifth Avenue, Suite E, Scottsdale, 480-398-4208, www.citizenpublichouse.com. See also: Bernie Kantak Explains What's Good About Food Network and How Josh Hebert Inadvertently Changed His LIfe Tastemaker #16: Bernie Kantak The Hours: Happy Hour is offered 3 ... More >>
From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>
See also: Lifting the Wine-List Veil at Citizen Public House This is part two of my interview with Bernie Kantak, chef and co-owner of Citizen Public House. If you missed part one, read it here. The great thing about being a chef is: I get to throw a party every night! The tough thing about bein ... More >>
See also: Chef Bernie Kantak Returns with Citizen Public House Bernie Kantak Citizen Public House 7111 East Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale 480-398-4208 www.citizenpublichouse.com This is part one of my interview with Bernie Kantak, chef and co-owner of Citizen Public House. Come back on Tuesday for part ... More >>
See also: Tracy Dempsey: Tracy Dempsey Originals See also: Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House See also: Chef Pete DeRuvo To Head Kitchen at New Davanti Enoteca See also: Tastemaker 86: Cullen Campbell Nothing says "Hey, Y'all" like a big ol' Mason jar of sweet tea, and folksy restaurants (corpo ... More >>
View the full slideshow of Revenge of the Pig at Citizen Public House. 'Twas a marriage of alcohol and pork at last night's Revenge of the Pig dinner hosted by Citizen Public House in Scottsdale. At $75 per person, guests gobbled down six courses of Miss Piggy, and sipped on six pork-paired cocktai ... More >>
Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail email@example.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret there's a connection between food ... More >>
Love it or hate it -- AZ Restaurant Week (Spring Edition) is officially over Sunday night. According to Bernie Kantak, chef and co-owner of Citizen Public House, this calls for a celebration. But then, with Kantak, what doesn't? He and his partners Richie Moe and Andrew Fritz are hosting a late ... More >>
Welcome to Vine Geeks, where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously. Pay attention -- you might just learn something. Today, Brian heads over to Citizen Public House to uncork the secrets of the restaurant wine list. In all likelihood, a restaurant ... More >>
That's right, laugh it up. Although the title of this post wasn't my idea, I did consume a fair share of noteworthy eats in 2011. Whether crazy-delicious, crazy-exotic, or just crazy-crazy, many have managed to make quite an impression. Here are five of the most significant. 5. Pan-Seared ... More >>
The latest "Roaming Pork Party" is taking it south of the border with a stop at The Mission in Scottsdale for Chef Matt Carter's signature modern Latin cuisine. Monday, November 28, you can pig out from 8 to 11 p.m. with a menu priced at $5 to $8. This event began as an industry-folks-only ... More >>
Attention Valley chefs: Time to pull out the can of whoop-ass for a potential new TV series.Payton Curry, step it up. Bernie Kantak, I'm callin' you out. Silvana Salcido Esparza, time to kick some ass. Seems as if the producers of the Emmy award-winning Top Chef are putting together a potent ... More >>
Bernie Kantak of Citizen Public House will be on hand at this year's event.The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is stepping up its game this year for its sixth annual, "Dine Out With the Chefs," one of the Valley's most exclusive culinary events where guests get to mingle with local ... More >>
Chef Bernie Kantak began his culinary adventure at a very early age. He sampled head cheese at four years old and liked it. Shortly afterwards, instead of slapping together a messy PB&J when his mom told him to make a snack, Kantak pulled up a chair, turned on the stove a ... More >>
Bernie KantakBeginning tonight, a new favorite in Old Town Scottsdale will be staying open late. Bernie Kantak's Citizen Public House is planning regular late night hours Thursday -- Saturday, til 1:30 a.m. This weekend's menu will feature Berkshire spare ribs ($12) and pork tacos with ... More >>
The Valley's hot ticket is chef Bernie Kantak's brand-new gastropub Citizen Public House, which just opened its doors two weeks ago and specializes in bar snacks with a gourmet spin and contemporary American cuisine tinged with Eastern European influences (think pork bell ... More >>
What cuts of meat will you be eating in 2011?Helen Yung, Sweet Republic co-ownerI think it'll be the year of gourmet food trucks. It started this year but will make a huge jump in 2011, with well-regarded restaurants joining the game.Craig DeMarco, Postino ownerMy short list: ... More >>
The Kantak chop salad and pane caprese drizzled with balsamic at Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge. We blogged a couple weeks back about Amaro Pizzeria and Vino Lounge opening in Cave Creek, and even brought you a first look of the posh new digs. The new restaurant smell still hasn't worn off ... More >>
Chef Bernie Kantak stayed in the spotlight by cooking up some clever eats at this year's Devoured culinary festival.What's next for chef Bernie Kantak, who left his longtime executive chef gig at Cowboy Ciao and Kazimierz last year?Well, Next is next. He and partner Andrew Fritz (formerly of Cowb ... More >>
Pizza and wine: Two great tastes that go great together. That's the concept from two hospitality pros --alumni from Kazimierz World Wine Bar and Estate House -- who are making their mark on the dining scene in the North Valley with the opening of their new restaurant, Amaro Pizzeria & Vino ... More >>
FnB's butterscotch pudding. Maybe it was the calming influence of arts maven turned Devour Phoenix spokesperson Kimber Lanning, or some new Zen-like mojo brought on by the event's name change, but today's installment of the Devoured Culinary Classic went on without a hitch ... More >>
AZCentral's list of 20 new restaurants scheduled to open by the end of the year has suddenly been changed to 15 since the story was posted yesterday. Not hard to figure out which five are now missing -- it's the restaurants on Jackson that Bernie Kantak is planning. Should we rea ... More >>
Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Last Night's Sea Saw Finale Last Night: Skyy Vodka Bar Chef Competition Chef ... More >>
This afternoon, the City of Phoenix Planning and Zoning Committee has a scheduled hearing on the establishment, through rezoning, of the controversial Jackson Street Entertainment District -- ground zero for those five new Bernie Kantak restaurants I mentioned yesterday. And it looks like ... More >>
Former Cowboy Ciao chef Bernie Kantak and his business partners have finalized a deal to open not one, not two, but five new restaurants downtown, reports the Republic today. The concepts will be Southwestern, Southern, steakhouse, Latin, and wine bar, and will be located at 1st Stree ... More >>
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard:Thomas Coletto Renounces Neo-Nazi-ism, Alleges Former Comrade to be Satanist Up on the Sun:Ge ... More >>
By Michele Laudig Okay, I fully expect wine dinners coming from the Spaghetti Western camp -- have you ever read the wine menu at Cowboy Ciao or Kazimierz? My god, "read" is probably not the right verb. "Study" is more like it, since the thing resembles the bible in its thickness. But wine isn't t ... More >>
For awhile there, it started to look like we were going to choke on all the new restaurant openings in Scottsdale. To be sure, a ton of 'em have already opened (as you already know if you even occasionally read Chow Bella!), and plenty more are coming down the pipeline. But while originally it loo ... More >>
It landed in my mailbox on Saturday, but I'm not sure if it's on newsstands yet. Anyway, it includes a great feature on Scottsdale restaurateur Peter Kasperski and his creative approach to wine pairings at Cowboy Ciao, Sea Saw, Kazimierz, Digestif, and the as-yet-unopened Mexican Standoff and Shell ... More >>
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The video below shows Samsung's flexible AMOLED display tech from CES, something that the International Business Times claims is coming to device's in 2012, specifically the Samsung Galaxy Skin. Continue reading "Samsung bringing flexible AMOLED displays to market next year" »
While there isn't much to go on, the typically credible DIGITIMES claims sources close to Apple's manufacturing channels have told them the company is prepping to produce curved glass touchscreens in 2012. Continue reading "Apple planning curved glass displays for 2012?" »
It's official…Apple just sent out invites confirming the rumored October 4th keynote, which judging by the "Let's Talk iPhone" tagline on the invite, will definitely be next-gen iPhone related. The event, as rumored, will be held at Apple's own campus in Cupertino, California. Continue reading "Apple confirms new iPhone launch for October 4th" »
The device you're looking at above is the Galaxy Tab 8.9. We've already known about the device for quite some time, but today it gets official with Samsung accepting pre-orders and announcing a October 2nd release date. Oh, and it will start at $469, which is a pretty decent launch price given its specs…
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T-Mobile has made their version of Samsung's Galaxy S II official today by giving us a solid October 10th date for pre-orders and a price of $229.
Of course we already know much about the Galaxy S II and T-Mobile's variant isn't much different. Sporting a similar 4.5-inch super AMOLED display as Sprint's variant, the Epic 4G Touch, the main difference is the processor. In order to accommodate support for T-Mobile's 4G HSPA+ 42 Mbps network, the device will include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm, opposed to Samsung's own Exnos processr found in most Galaxy S II's. Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy S II lands on T-Mobile October 12th for $229" »
Facebook made a splash last week by giving stubborn teenagers and creatures of habit a scare by radically changing their interface, adding a stream and some other stuff that probably steals more of our information. Continue reading "Why So Serious? Google Plus Nears 50 Million Users…" »
While it doesn't actually exactly resemble earlier mock ups, the iPhone prototype in the video above imagines what the device will look like based on rumors, case leaks, and analyst predictions. Continue reading "iPhone 4S mock up video imagines Apple's next-gen device" »
If you have been contemplating dropping $1000 on one of Apple's new 27-inch Thunderbolt displays, you will definitely want to check out this in-depth review from AnandTech. While you might think you know everything there is to know about the displays from Apple's own spec page, the review sheds some light on some interesting features and issues you may not be aware of. Continue reading "AnandTech reviews Apple's new 27-inch Thunderbolt display" »
Its been a busy week for science. First it was a team of gamers cracking a case in AIDS research that scientists have stuggled with for years, now it might be one of the most prolific discoveries in the theory of relativity. Continue reading "Science Makes Huge Discovery, Finds Particle That Might Prove Einstein Wrong" »
Remember when electronics stores were places you used to actually walk into, opposed to clicking through? Back when there was Circuit City and Sam Goody instead of Amazon and Dealnews? If you're answer is no, you're probably not old enough to vote, or the Matrix officially has you.
We stumbled across an old flyer advertising some of Best Buy's finest goods, how do they compare to the gadgets of today? How has the market and the technology changed.
Let's take a look at the first flyer Continue reading "Back to 1996 "Hottest Electronics": They Actually Used To Make These Things?" »
The video below shows Padzilla Case, a made to order accessory for iPhone or iPad that allows you to control your device on up to a 150-inch multi-touch display.
While makers Crunchy Logistics describe the product as a case, it's actually more of a display resembling a massive iDevice that allows you to connect your iPhone or iPad. No need to jailbreak Continue reading "Padzilla Case is a 70-inch touchscreen for your iPad or iPhone" »
With all of the rumors surrounding a next-gen iPhone, expected to launch on October 4th as of latest reports, there is still some confusion over the branding of the device(s). Some say it will be the "iPhone 5″, others think only a refreshed iPhone 4 called the "4S" will be unveiled. There are also many who still think we'll see both devices come October. Continue reading ""4S" branding for next-gen iPhone confirmed?" »
In the midst of unconfirmed iPhone 5 rumors, many missed a tweet (below) sent out by AT&T's official Twitter account today giving us an official October 2nd release date and $200 price tag for the Galaxy S II, one of the better Android phones currently on the market. Continue reading "Galaxy S II on AT&T gets official, available on October 2nd for $200" »
dockBoss+ is an interesting little adapter cable that allows you to connect your Android device or BlackBerry to your standard 30-pin connector iPhone or iPod speaker dock.
You probably realize, like we do, that most speaker docks include the ability to connect a non-Apple device via an aux cable plugged into the device's headphone jack. Unfortunately, this option sacrifices one of the best features of these docks, the ability to charge your iPhone or iPod while it's docked. dockBoss+, on the other hand, will charge up your Android just like an iOS device. Oh, and a built-in charge converter will even let you use the adapter with legacy speaker docks that only have Firewire. Continue reading "Connect your Android or BlackBerry to Your iPhone/iPod Speaker Dock" »
The date is October 1st, 2012. After a heated Republican race for the nomination, one that saw Michelle Bachman pull out with the flu, Sarah Palin pull a hamstring, and Mitt Romney run out of money, President Obama and Ron Paul are in their second debate to be President, while most Americans sit and wait for photos of Kim Kardashian's second child (it's rumored to be a boy).
Most importantly in all of this, Facebook continues to make huge advancements, causing NASA to be jealous and parents to become terrified. Now at over 1 billion people served, Facebook is expanding more rapidly than ever with new and improved features appearing daily.
Services that were once considered advanced Continue reading "What Your FACEBOOK Page Will Look Like Come October 2012" »
The video above shows Modder Obiwan22 getting Wii games up and running on his ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet. If you have an Android tablet and don't already have a Wii lying around, you'll probably want to take advantage. Although, the solution requires a PC, so it's not exactly any more portable than a Wii. He was also able to get an Xbox controller hooked up. Here's how he did it. Continue reading "Turn Your Android Device into a Wii Emulator" »
Make of it what you will, but we now have a somewhat solid (yet far from official) date for the upcoming next-gen iPhone. The typically credible AllThingsD claim a source close to Apple has confirmed October 4th as the date of Apple's next "big media event":
There have also been rumors of a white iPod touch model being introduced alongside the iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S?). Continue reading "Apple to Unveil iPhone 5 October 4th" »
The internet has recently gotten itself into a frenzy over Google Plus rolling out its new lineup of features and facebook doing a near overhaul of the news feed (again). This all comes a month after of google's announcement that they were over 25 million active users while nearly that many users were illegally downloading the Social Network on pirate bay.
Compared to Facebook's 750 million and Twitter's 100 million users, Google plus is still just the new kid on the block, who has managed to invite some people over for drinks, but haven't quite gotten them to stay for the whole party.
Much of this is anticipated given the fact that most users hang out on the same social networks as their friends. With roughly 30 times more people on Facebook than google plus, something has to give if google wants to be taken seriously in the social media world.
Continue reading "How Google Plus Can Overtake Facebook For Social Media Supremacy" »
Analysts and bloggers alike expected T-Mobile to get their hands on the iPhone 5 when it launches sometime (we hope) in October. However, it looks like the carrier's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Broadman has confirmed they will in fact NOT be getting the device, at least not before the holidays. Continue reading "No iPhone 5 for T-Mobile this year, says CMO" »
A white iPod touch might be landing in October alongside new iPhone variations, this according to a new report from MacRumors. Apart from a few small component changes to accommodate the white casing, the device will apparently remain the same as currently shipping models. Continue reading "White iPod touch to accompany iPhone 5 in October?" »


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These three-ingredient popcorn balls from Thirty Handmade Days certainly seem like the easiest popcorn ball recipe ever. Just melt, mix, let sit, and form! We love the fruity take on this classic popcorn treat, especially with the fun pink color.
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6 c. popped popcorn
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Melt butter in a pan and add marshmallows.
Take off the stove, add popped popcorn. Stir.
Let sit until cold to touch.
Roll out some wax paper and spray it with cooking spray.
Butter up your hands and form balls.
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text: Coulter Jokes, Provokes at USC Republican-Tea Party Event Print article Send a Tip by Joel B. Pollak 10 Nov 2013 post a comment Conservative columnist Ann Coulter entertained an audience of 400 at the University of Southern California on Sunday night at an event co-sponsored by the USC College Republicans and the Hancock Park Patriots, a local Tea Party group. Fears of large and violent protests failed to materialize, as five peaceful demonstrators were the only presence outside the Ronald Tudor Campus Center. Coulter spoke at length about crime, and the New York of the 1980s--to which, she joked, New Yorkers were about to return with leftist Bill de Blasio as mayor. (She is re-reading Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities to prepare, she joked.) Though she has written about race and crime, she is an equal-opportunity critic--arguing, for instance, that accused murderer Amanda Knox was protected by the U.S. media because she is a "pretty white girl." There were plenty of macabre jokes to follow--including an extended riff on how several MSNBC hosts would each commit suicide ("Chris Matthews would bungle it...Al Sharpton would do it in such a way as to blame some poor white guy"). On a more serious note, she slammed MSNBC for attacking what they called "pro-rape Republicans" over the Jamie Lee Jones rape case, in which the victim's claims were dismissed and she was ordered to pay the attorneys' costs of her former employer, an American military contractor. Likewise, she noted that MSNBC had pushed the false allegation that a U.S. Census Bureau worker had been a victim of a right-wing attack, when in fact he had committed suicide in apparent insurance fraud scheme. In her remarks, conducted in an interview format, Coulter fielded questions about her new book, Never Trust a Liberal Over 3--Especially a Republican. She criticized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his support for immigration reform ("amnesty") and for playing into sudden enthusiasm in the mainstream media for his political prospects. She also had a few choice words for those who she said were not true Tea Partiers--evidently including Liz Cheney in that category for challenging Republican Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming: "If only she'd moved to South Carolina to run against Lindsey Graham." Coulter described the Senate Conservatives Fund as a "fake group": "On their 'About' page, they won't tell me who runs it--George Soros, George Soros, George Soros." Her message was that Republicans had to unite to unseat Senate Democrats rather than following new, would-be leaders into internecine party strife. "Look, unless they get a good candidate to run against Lindsey Graham, I don't think they should primary him either, and he's my favorite candidate to primary." She criticized the nomination of Christine O'Donnell in 2010, saying that the Delaware seat in the U.S. Senate she contested was now lost to the GOP "forever." She joked that Republicans needed to do a better job of removing primary candidates who could not win a general election. "We need a Luca Brasi," she said, referring to the assassin in The Godfather, offering herself as a volunteer. In the question-and-answer session that followed, Coulter defended her support for the Iraq War--a "magnificent war," she said, whose gains President Barack Obama had been "pissing away." She noted that Iraq had been relatively stable during the Arab Spring, and that the case for war in 2003 remained strong, including suspected links between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda. Asked about GOP strategy in 2014 and 2016, Coulter said: "Why do we keep using the same strategists? Because we don't know their names." She said that her book was the beginning of an effort to expose failed consultants who had misled candidates into believing they could win in places where they could not. "I think a lot of these Tea Party groups are George Soros fronts," she warned. She lamented that Republicans had lost the Virginia gubernatorial race, saying that Ken Cuccinelli had suffered from a "fake libertarian" spoiler and was dragged down by "a black Christian minister [E.W. Jackson] who could not win a statewide election" because of his social views. On a more encouraging note, she said that Democrats would struggle without Obama in the presidential race: "They have a suck-ass 'B team.'" At the close, a liberal student asked politely "what kind of world" Coulter was looking for, citing some of her more offensive Google quotes. "My ideal world is a world without liberals," she said, to laughter and applause.


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Staff File Photo by Dan Henry Former Sheriff Billy Long is led out of the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and Courthouse after being sentenced to 14 years.
Hamilton County government is taking responsibility for an oversight that resulted in illegal pension payments to the county's imprisoned former sheriff.
In the nearly two years since former sheriff Billy Long was sentenced for multiple crimes, including selling drugs and money laundering, he has received more than $50,000 in monthly retirement benefits, but now he will have to repay nearly $4,000 he received as an overpayment, according to the state Treasury Department. And he will not be entitled to any future benefits.
The retirement payments stopped Tuesday after the Times Free Press asked the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System about payments made to former elected officials convicted of felonies.
The state Treasury Department, which administers the program, discovered the error when looking up the information. The department reported that the county did not notify the TCRS of Long's federal indictment and conviction, and has continued to pay him long since he was sentenced in November 2008. As of Aug. 31, Long had received $50,456.
Steve Curry, assistant to the state Treasurer for programs, said his office is now asking the state attorney general to see whether the state should try to recoup the money.
"The financial responsibility for the retirement program rests with Hamilton County," Curry said. "They pay an employer contribution that helps pay the retirement benefits of their employees."
County Administrator of Finance Louis Wright said the Treasury Department has contacted him and he said it was the county's responsibility to notify the state of Long's indictment and conviction.
"That statute (disqualifying him) was adopted in 2006 and clearly it has flown under our radar," Wright said.
Dan Whisenhunt covers Hamilton County government for the Times Free Press. A native of Mobile, Ala., Dan earned a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Alabama. He won first place for best in-depth news coverage in the 2010 Alabama Press Association contest; the FOI-First Amendment Award in the 2007 Alabama Press Association contest; first place for best public service story in the Alabama AP Managing Editors contest in 2009 for economic coverage; and ...
Sounds like Billy qualifies for a position on the Hamilton County School Board.
Hey Janice, are you and Billy kin?
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Yet another blunder by our government and to think that some folks want more of it.
The above contention speaks for itself:
"County Administrator of Finance Louis Wright said the Treasury Department has contacted him and he said it was the county's responsibility to notify the state of Long's indictment and conviction."
Maybe the person who allowed the slip to occur should also bear some responsibility here. Good work on the part of the CNFP.
Good job by the local paper again. It is unfortunate they are unable to have as many investigative reporters as they once had. A paper willing to report the news without fear or favor can be as valuable as an independent financial audit which the city and county should both have performed with details reported in the paper. Paying utilities on abandoned and unused properties, paying pensions that should not be, spending $85,000 on office furniture, Spending without the approval triangle that most sizable businesses use. There is no telling how many dollars are ill spent in addition to the frivolous spending within the cities country club management style.
Excellent reporting, Dan. Keep up the good work.


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Private Lives is a Penthouse Forum style effort purporting to relate the stories of Adam and Eve's customer base.
Usually it's my position that a movie deserves to be judged on its own merits, but because we live in a fallen and imperfect world where people can get terribly upset about things that aren't very important, I think it is only fair to mention that toward the end of this movie, there is a dude giving another dude head.
Watching Dana DeArmond in the role of hostess introduce these scenes is weird – she's almost unrecognizable, made up and tarted up and cheered up to the point where I wonder why they picked her for the role; it is possible that they knew they were going to be treading some kinky(ish) ground and figured on her alt-cred to draw in the kind of people who wouldn't mind a little freakiness. Whatever the case, she is a little hard to take, grinning and simpering, but Dana DeArmond at her worst – and she is definitely not at her worst here - is still not too bad.
This is definitely couples fare, and the first scene doesn't break much new ground at first. It's all about Jessica Ryan, a sexy little redhead whose husband is developing a leather fetish – he just has some leather swatches that he is planning on making a jacket out of, and he and his girl get kind of hot playing with it, which leads to him coming home with a pair of hot leather shorts and a leather dildo for her. This is really two scenes – the first part is some handwork on the couch to establish how hot the leather gets them, and the second is the payoff, where they reconvene in the bedroom and go all the way. There's a little kink here, but not enough to really surprise; the leather dildo is a treat, and so is the fucking, which is slow, sensuous, and seemingly sincere.
The second scene is another multi-parter; Sara Luvv is a cute brunette with a slender body; her boyfriend Jake is the owner of the company where she works, which makes it easy for them to shut the office door and engage in the kind of hijinks that would engender a lawsuit in most workplaces. Here, it just inspires the other employees – Jessica Madison sticks her head in when Sara is on her knees sucking Jake's cock, and the sight makes her want to do a little sucking of her own, so she accosts Cody and gets her wish. She's a little bit of a tease, though, and the blowjob is interrupted, to be resumed later. She eventually finishes him off, and Sara and Jake finish up themselves at home after work hours.
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i hit a milestone today...running an 11 minute mile. i was pretty excited with 12...what will i do when i hit 10?!?!?
my daughter and i have been working at this for a bit over 4 months. i remember one of the first days out, i was huffing and puffing along, and this lady standing on her porch, smoking, calls out, "that's why you're skinny and i'm not!" it made me laugh-- a LOT (i still consider myself a long ways from skinny, but i'll be content with healthy), and when you add laughing to huffing and puffing, it can cause a younger person fear. i had to reassure my daughter that i was just laughing. she's far surpassed me, and that's ok...she's 1/2 my age--it's as it should be. she'll pace with me when we run together, or run a block ahead and circle back, which means we can still run together, which is sweet. we even managed to twist my hubby's arm into doing a 5k with us, so we did our first family 5k on the 4th. it was lots of fun, and i hope the beginning of new adventures together. and i think my hubby may have some more appreciation for what we've been through in our training. =D
i still hesitate to call myself a "runner." i don't know what magical thing will happen to allow that designation, but i have enjoyed running.
i'm 100 lbs lighter than i was 18 months ago, 64% of what i used to be. i've still got a ways to go, but i'm learning to live as a smaller, healthier person. when i was morbidly obese, it seemed like everyone was thin, but now as i look around, i realize i'm on the smaller end of the spectrum nowadays, and there are a lot more overweight people than i previously thought. the biggest lesson i've learned along this journey is that most of the battle is won or lost in my head, and as i win each "stinkin' thinkin'" round, it gets easier to live differently.
i allowed my obesity to keep me from being healthy and active, but i also punished myself in so many ways. i have decided that each day is a new start, and life is beautiful. i will do the things i enjoy, keep learning and growing, and see what happens. i may not hit that illusive number on the scale, but i won't let another number on that dratted contraption determine my worth or my success.
i had a couple of days of emotional/stress eating....worse than it's been since last summer. on the positive side, i didn't binge (except for m&ms, but they were peanut, so there's SOME nutritional value in 'em right?!?!?). i knew i'd get back on track when the stressors were gone. rather than eating more when life returned to normal, i went out and worked in the yard. moving dirt, big rocks, shoveling and carting and all. 4 or 5 hours later had a reasonable dinner, still felt stressed so i went out and worked about another hour. my spark people calculator said i burned over 1200 calories, which took care of all the m&ms, and more!!
that's progress for me on so many levels. i didn't give in to the "all or nothing perfectionism" insanity, i didn't eat chips or ice cream or other things my body doesn't need, i held on and knew i'd be back on track, instead of eating more, i went out and beat my emotions into submission while i worked hard. and, most importantly, when my legs and back said, "enough," i listened. in another time, those two days of losing control would have completely done me in, and i'd be on another weight-gain cycle.
i can lose a battle here or there, and still win the war. that is life change!
it feels like it took forever to hit the 100 lbs lost goal, but i finally made it last week. the 80s was the last decade my scale registered this low. i've still got a ways to go, but i have come far and learned much as i've changed how i deal with food, and how much i move my body. when i started this, i never could have imagined i'd be at a place where i would choose fruits and veggies over my old go-to snack foods, or that if i miss exercising for more than a few days, i start to get fidget-y. i haven't missed a day of drinking 8 cups of water in 294 days.
when i started walking in august, i could walk about 1/4 mile, very slooooowly. i've now completed three REAL 5ks (2 walking, 1 walking/jogging) and two virtual 5ks since october. i am actually thinking of doing a 10k, but it hasn't gone beyond the "maybe" stage. i'm also riding my bike regularly (almost 13 miles, yesterday).
i started this journey morbidly obese, in constant pain, feeling totally hopeless. i realized this would be a long-haul, life-changing journey. my hope was that i'd be at my goal weight in july. it won't happen, but i'm ok with that since this is about altering my life, not losing weight. i've taken baby steps, changing one or two things at a time, knowing i've got lots of time to make new, healthy habits. my mindset has been that if i couldn't stick with something for the rest of my life, i wouldn't alter my eating just to lose weight. it has been tested and tried, and occasionally i lose my footing, but my life is different forever.
i'm currently working on "lifestyle change strategy #4: you can overcome setbacks." the assignment is to write about a single "trouble goal." so far, i'm doing alright on forging new habits in eating and exercise--66 lbs gone so far. i joined sparks after i'd dropped 30 lbs. over the last 4 months, i've learned so much that has helped me eat and behave healthfully. i am forging ahead. it was challenging to choose a goal for this, but the last one listed, "avoid using negative words that could discourage you," really hit me. negative thoughts have overwhelmed my life way too often. even though i've worked hard to change that, it is still a huge stumbling block in my life. with that in mind, my new goal is to say kind words to myself. it's a little challenging to measure success with this, but i'll approach it like i've faced my other goals--not perfectionistically, all-or-nothing, but am i breaking the bad habit of self-trash-talk? in all honesty, this is probably harder than limiting my calories and increasing my activity. accountability is a good thing. here's to another big life-change!
"let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, o Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."
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Malý zaniklý židovský hrbitov u obce Pravonín / Small defunct Jewish cemetery near the village Pravonín.
posted by: Noe1
location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 10/15/2012
last visited: never
Milton Cemetery - Kingston, Ontario
Abandoned Milton Cemetery in Pittsburg Township along the St. Lawrence River.
posted by: mTn_biKer65
location: Ontario, Canada
date approved: 9/25/2012
starý libocký hrbitov, Praha - Liboc, Czech republic
Malý zaniklý hrbituvek obce Liboc./ Small defunct cemetery of former vilagge Liboc.
location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
date approved: 9/19/2012
last visited: 2/8/2014
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Strakonice, Czech republic
Hrbitov založený po roce 1696, zanikl po 2. sv. válce / Cemetery founded after 1696, abolished after WWII.
location: Jihocesky kraj, Czech Republic
last visited: 4/10/2014
Nemecký evangelický hrbitov, Praha - Strašnice, Czech republic
Nemecký hrbitov, založený kolem roku 1795 a zrušený roku 1945 / German cemetery, founded around 1795 and abolished in 1950.
date approved: 9/12/2012
last visited: 11/4/2013
Malostranský hrbitov, Praha, Czech republic
Malostranský cemetery established during the time of the plague in 1680, in 1884 canceled.
date approved: 9/5/2012
last visited: 9/20/2014
Cemitério da Ermida de Santa Luzia - Pias, Portugal
Next to the chapel, there was an cemetery which is now abandoned.
posted by: Torgut
location: Beja, Portugal
date approved: 8/27/2012
Ujezd, Czech Republic
Abandoned cemetery of extinct village Ujezd
posted by: ToRo61
location: Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 8/21/2012
last visited: 12/25/2012
St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery - Rochester, NY
Small Catholic cemetery in use from 1838 to 1900, with the last bodies removed in 1935.
posted by: Grave Walker
location: New York
date approved: 8/20/2012
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Der frühere Friedhof von Tharandt.
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location: Sachsen, Germany
date approved: 8/6/2012
last visited: 9/12/2013
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only seven headstones and one monument/marker. The monument has names of persons buried here, most unmarked. In use 1902-1922.
posted by: vulture1957
location: Oklahoma
date approved: 8/1/2012
Brushy Creek cemetery, Grady Co, OK
a couple dozen visible headstones. Many may be covered by downed trees and weeds. the place is riddled with armadillo holes. from the road, if you know pretty well where it is, you can see one stone. Look for steps across the ditch.
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Prudice, Czech republic
Cenný hrbitov s náhrobky barokního typu, doložen v prvé ctvrtine 18. století / Valuable cemetery with tombstones of the Baroque type, documented in the first quarter of the 18th century.
date approved: 7/31/2012
last visited: 9/21/2012
zaniklý hrbitov / abandoned cemetery, Boletice, Czech republic
Zaniklý hrbitov kolem kostela sv. Mikuláše - puvodne románského z 2. poloviny 12. století / abandoned cemetery around the church of st. Nicolas - originally Romanesque from the 12th century.
date approved: 7/29/2012
cholerový hrbitov, Veverská Bitýška, Czech republic
Cholerový hrbitov z pocátku 19. století / Cholera cemetery from the early 19th century.
location: Jihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 7/23/2012
Siedliska, Poland
An abandoned cemetery in the village of Siedliska
location: Podkarpackie, Poland
date approved: 7/6/2012
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Postrižín, Czech republic
The cemetery from the early 19th century / Hrbitov z pocátku 19. století.
date approved: 7/2/2012
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Podmokly, Czech republic
Hrbitov založený kolem roku 1724 / The cemetery founded around 1724.
location: Plzensky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 6/25/2012
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Štenovice, Czech republic
Hrbitov z konce 18. století / Cemetery from the late 18th century.
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Blovice, Czech republic
Cemetery from 1683 / Hrbitov z roku 1683.
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Praskolesy, Czech republic
The cemetery from the second half of the 19th century / Hrbitov založený ve druhé polovine 19. století.
last visited: 10/5/2013
Starý židovský hrbitov / the old Jewish cemetery, Sušice, Czech republic
Hrbitov z roku 1626 / Cemetery from 1626.
last visited: 5/31/2014
Olive Grove Cemetery – Santa Fe Springs, CA
The cemetery is located in an industrial portion of the city. About 150 individuals are buried there. Most of the markers are still standing.
posted by: Merlin-N-Mim
location: California
date approved: 6/14/2012
Seager Cemetery - Telegraph Road, Nunda, NY
A geocache brought me to East Hill, Telegraph Rd. The description of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University, set me up with high expectations. I was taken aback at the condition of this cemetery, though. hardly a single intact headstone.
posted by: sagefemme
date approved: 6/12/2012
židovský hrbitov / the Jewish cemetery, Mirotice, Czech republic
Židovský hrbitov založen roku 1681 / Jewish cemetery founded in 1681.
date approved: 6/6/2012
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