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This is some lettering I've been inspired to draw since moving into a house on the beach.
All of these pieces started off with pen and paper. I've played around with the figures of the letters to create some unique type.
– Cool Rider
– Beach Please
– Make Waves
– Surf
– Stay Salty My Friend
– For Sure
Raw Ink Magazine grew out of the creative passions of myself and two journalist friends. We publish stories on creative events and people in the Gold Coast and Brisbane areas. In the short two years that we have been publishing, we've released over twenty four issues with over two thousand readers for each. We have interviewed creatives such as Ben Quilty, Katie Noonan, Yayoi Kusama, Blue Juice, Shida, The Medics, and Wes Carr, and had the privilege of covering events such as Woodford, The Surfer's Paradise Festival and Splendour in the Grass. I was invited to speak about the magazine to 150 students at the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE.
As well as being a founder of the publication, I work on all the branding, page layouts, social media and web graphics for the magazine. I have also been asked to be a guest speaker at the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE where I talked to 150 students about the magazine.
– Raw Ink covers
– Article spread on Helle Jorgensen
– Other spreads
– Raw Ink website & the team: Liana, Ruth, Rebekah (illustrator) and me
– Business cards, promotional poster and postcards
You can view it at www.rawinkmagazine.com
Some of the artwork featured in this section was made in collaboration with artists Darcy McCrae and Ican Harem.
Devillain is a skate clothing company based in Stoker Siding, New South Wales, Australia. They design and produce men's clothing items and accessories, selling their items to over 20 boutique skate and surf shops around Australia and New Zealand.
I have been working as the company's graphic designer for two years. I work on their new season ranges, promotion graphics, video graphics and website design.
– The Summer 12/13 catalogue, in which I worked on the clothing and catalogue design
– Business card design, hat & tee swing tags
– Sticker packs, stickers on a skateboard, bag strap tag & laser-etched wooden patches
– Devillain's new web site and their web presence
– A "tech pack" which I design for manufacturers
Every year at the Queensland Collage of Art, the Typographic Design 2 class designs a handbook for the first year students. The handbook consists of information about the different courses, the campus and general information. This year, my design proposal was chosen as the handbook for the 2013 students.
My concept for the design was to use two colours, red and blue. The red is the same as Griffith's logo and symbolises the university. The blue represents the students. The two colours combined, where the circles overlap, creates something new and different. This was a concept I felt would work well with Griffith's philosophies.
I made a few changes to my original concept to accommodate a reduced budget. After discussion with a number of printers, the size and shape of the book were changed to maximize paper usage and reduce costs.
This project was a great learning experience in balancing delivering a quality product with budgets and deadlines, working on a large scale project and liaising with different departments of the university.
– The cover
– The cover & the opening page
– Degree requirements page & degree options on the Gold Coast page
The Beach Shack is a snack bar opposite the beautiful Kingscliff Beach on the Far North Coast of New South Wales. Its fastest selling products include ice creams, fresh juice, milkshakes and coffee, whilst also providing soups, toasted sandwiches and wraps.
The Beach Shack's most profitable products are their fresh juices. To showcase this, I've used bright fruit colours and interesting shapes. I wanted to incorporate the beach-side atmosphere into the design, without the obvious choices of blue, yellow, beach balls and shells. I wanted the branding to be fresh, colourful and fun.
– Styled photograph of packaging
– Menu, business card and rewards card
– Uniform & photography to be used by the company
– Website
– Accompanying graphics
Sweet on Buttons is a boutique, hand crafted jewellery business I founded in early 2013. Sweet on Buttons combines new and antique buttons, beads, cord and metal fastenings to produce unique, one off pieces.
I designed the logo to be used over the top of a styled button photograph I took, with the text showing through to the image. This concept was taken across all media for the brand, with the text in the swing tags being laser cut. There were four ranges in the collection, with a different look and feel to each.
– Company logo
–Styled product shots
– Company stationery
– Company's web presence
– Lookbooks
– Lasercut paper swing tags
This is a chalk typographic piece of a Matthew Carter quote "Type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters." It measures 1200mm x 900mm.
"Type is beautiful group of letters" is hand drawn and illustrated, "Not a group of beautiful letters" is made up of the typefaces Baskerville and Bodoni.
I wanted the look of the piece to reflect the meaning of the quote. The connected and flowing decorative type alludes to the idea of "typography" being a visually aesthetic group. The second half of the quote is very structured and formal, indicating the idea of the rigid, individual letters being the beautiful part.
– Close up of the first section of the piece
– Process images
– Photograph of the whole piece
– Close up of the second section of the piece
Time-lapse video of the project:
The Gold Coast Creative is a yearly publication showcasing the work of new graduates from the Bachelor of Digital Media and Honours degrees of the Queensland College of Art, on the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University. Another feature of the Gold Coast Creative journal is the promotion of innovative design and art practitioners as well as related creative businesses and enterprises found on the Gold Coast.
I was nominated to be a joint project manager in the 2013 edition of the publication. It was my duty to:
– Design the format for all of the student pages
– Organise the promotion of the publication to the students using posters, e-mails and Facebook updates
– Make it easier for students to participate. I did this by creating a simple four step guide on how to participate
– Liase with joint publishers Sanctuary Cove Publishing
– Liase with all participating students and collecting their content for the magazine.
– Inside spreads, close-ups of the student details
– Student details close-up
– Covers, close-ups of the student details
Fox and Stones is a small enterprise I started in late 2013, producing wooden laser cut products.
Using old fashion doily designs with a modern twist, I created heat mats and drink coasters from lasercut plywood. The logo was hand drawn and designed, specifically to fit with the look of the products.
– Close up of heat mat with company logo
– Sketches of the logo, drink coaster & heat mat
– Heat mats and drink coasters
– Drink coasters
This calendar is a gift designed for international guests of the Queensland College of Art.
The calendar features 12 iconic locations, attractions and events on the Gold Coast. The front of each card has an image and a calendar, while the back gives information on what the image represents. It showcases the tourist attractions, nature and the lifestyle of the area. These are all unique aspects of the Gold Coast that would appeal to visitors.
I used a soft, beach colour palette to reflect the colours of the Gold Coast. I have also applied a weathered effect, as the Gold Coast air is full of salt and weathers almost everything.
The calendar itself is an interactive object – you can construct is as the tower, deconstruct it as the months go by or make it into a completely new object.
– Beginning to construct the calendar
– Close up of the constructed calendar
– Close-up of the constructed calendar & shot of the fully constructed calendar
– The calendar packaged up & close-up of all of the cards
In late 2012, I was invited by the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE to participate in Dexhibition. This was an exhibition featuring skateboard deck designs from Gold Coast artists, which were later auctioned for charity.
I wanted to create a design with my favourite kinds of imagery. I produced a digital collage of photographs I had taken of buttons, flowers and animals to create a surreal and 'pretty' world.
– Styled shots of the deck
– Photoshop working file & photograph of the vinyl print
– Close-up shot of the bottom of the deck
– Photographs of the deck at the exhibition
I was given the task to create three tactile typographic quotes which would then be included in a book made from other fellow typographers.
I wanted to juxtapose the words and the tactile quality. By doing this, I used cursive phrases along with objects that are often thought of as 'pretty'.
– Process shots
– The final versions and closeups


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Cannes Film Festival announces official lineup
Eleventh-hour additions of Clint Eastwood's thriller "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie, and Steven Soderbergh's double Che Guevara biopics, "The Argentine" and "Guerrilla," were among the big news delivered by festival general manager Thierry Fremaux during Wednesday's news conference to unveil the official lineup for the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival.
However, the opening- and closing-night films remain a mystery. Barry Levinson's show-business comedy "What Just Happened?" had been previously mentioned as a possible closing-night film, but was not yet part of the official roster.
Fremaux didn't specifically address the movie, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival this year, but did remark during the conference: "If Cannes is to retain its strength, it mustn't show films that have been seen elsewhere."
The festival's official announcement came a week later than is the norm and Fremaux acknowledged the "long, very complicated, very difficult" selection process this year. He noted that many confirmed Cannes habitués had been shooting during the winter, meaning that the films, in many instances, were not completed in time for the festival. But three or four more films will be added over the next few days, Fremaux said.
In the case of Soderbergh, recent media reports had left a question mark hanging over whether the Che films, which star Benicio Del Toro, would be ready in time.
But in a phone call to Fremaux at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Vincent Maraval of France's Wild Bunch -- which is handling international sales on the films -- confirmed their availability. Maraval told The Times that the films will be screened digitally.
Meanwhile, Fremaux previously believed that Eastwood's film would not be ready in time. But, he said, "it was a marvelous surprise," to learn the contrary.
The other American filmmaker in the main competition is Charlie Kaufman with his directorial debut "Synedoche, New York," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson and Catherine Keener.
As expected, Steven Spielberg will bring "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" to screen out of competition on May 18. This marks the first time Spielberg will have visited the Cannes red carpet since 1985's "The Color Purple."
Also out of competition, Woody Allen will return with "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," starring Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Allen's last film at the festival was 2005's "Match Point."
Other out-of-competition films include "Surveillance" from David Lynch's daughter Jennifer and starring Julia Ormond and Bill Pullman; Emir Kusturica's soccer legend documentary "Maradona"; and Wong Kar Wai's "Ashes of Time Redux," an update of his own 1996 film.
DreamWorks Animation's family comedy "Kung-Fu Panda," with the voices of Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman and Jolie will make for a very special red carpet march, Fremaux said.
Indeed, star wattage will be bright, if slightly more subdued than last year. Jolie was on hand in 2007 in support of "A Mighty Heart," but it remains to be seen if the actress will make an appearance.
Back in the competition, other well-known names in the lineup are Wim Wenders with "The Palermo Shooting," Atom Egoyan with "Adoration," Cannes favorites Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with "Le Silence de Lorna" and Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas' "Linha De Passe."
Thus far, only two French films appear on the roster: Arnaud Desplechin's "A Christmas Tale" with Catherine Deneuve and Mathieu Amalric and "La Frontiere de l'Aube" by Philippe Garrel. Fremaux said he would add another French title in the days to come.Copyright © 2014, Hartford Courant

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Marketing Strategy
The Pareto Principle: A Primer for Marketers on the 80/20 Rule
This is Part 1 in a three-part series on the Pareto Principle by Perry Marshall, author of 80/20 Sales & Marketing and The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords. Read Part 2 and Part 3.
Many people have at least a passing familiarity with Vilfredo Pareto's famous 80/20 discovery: Regardless of city or country, 20% of the people earned 80% of the income.
All sales people should know 20% of their customers write 80% of the purchase orders; software people know the final 20% of the software features consume 80% of the programming time.
The Pareto Principle is true of almost everything in business that you can count: Which products sell and how well, which customers are buying, which employees steal pens and pencils, how many customers open support tickets. Number of emails, size of file attachments, traffic on web pages.
A few years ago I held a seminar in Chicago called "The 80/20 Seminar for Direct Marketing." It cost $3,000 to attend and I had about 80 people in the room. All of them ran businesses of one kind or another, most of them online. To illustrate the all-pervasive nature of 80/20, I said,
"Everybody stand up if you have shoes on."
Everyone stood. I said, "If you own less than 4 pairs of shoes, please sit down." A bunch of people sat down and 50 were still standing.
"If you own less than 8 pairs of shoes, sit down."
More people sat down, about 30 left.
"If you own less than 16 pairs of shoes, sit down."
Thirteen people, 9 of them women, still standing.
"32 pairs of shoes."
Three women standing.
I smiled. "Don't be embarrassed, ladies. Just tell the truth, cuz I'm illustrating a principle here. How many of you have more than 64 pairs of shoes?"
Two sit down. One left standing. She cringes with embarrassment.
"How many shoes do you have?"
"Umm, about 80."
"Thank you so much. You can sit down now. Give this woman a hand!"
Everyone clapped. "20 percent of the people own 80 percent of the shoes. Can you see that?" I said. All nodded in agreement.
20% of the people own 80% of the shoes. 20% of the websites get 80% of the traffic and 20% of the web pages on your website get 80% of your traffic. 20% of the paragraphs on your #1 selling web page perform 80% of the persuasion. 80/20 applies to everything where behavior is rewarded, where there's a positive feedback loop.
Most folks are hopefully smart enough to realize that the effective 20% deserves far more of your time than the ineffective 80%. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. Because 80/20 is a pervasive principle that governs almost all cause and effect. If you want to be super-effective, if you want to earn a high income, if you want to do so with minimal pain and suffering, you must thoroughly master 80/20.
In this article and the rest of this series, I'm going to explain a few more layers to 80/20 that almost everyone misses – and these insights are where the huge profits are.
The Pareto Principle is Infinite
If you have 1,000 customers, 80% of your business comes from 200 of them. But if we ignore the bottom 800 and just look at the 200 best ones, 80/20 is still true of the ones that are left. 80% of your business will come from 20% of the 200, which is 40.
If you ignore the bottom 80% of the top 40 customers, which only leaves you 8, nearly half of your entire business will come from those 8!
80% of the 80% comes from 20% of the 20%. So 4% of what you do produces 64% of the results. 80% of 80% of 80% comes from 20% of 20% of 20% — meaning that less than 1% of what you do produces 50% of your results. This is the power of 80/20² and 80/20³. You can keep going – 80/204 and 80/205 – until you literally run out of people or things or causes or effects.
In other words, 80/20 is an infinite, repeating, fractal pattern. This means very tiny causes produce huge effects. September 11, 2001 alters the entire texture of the 21st century, even though it's executed by less than 20 people. One web page – Google's home page – controls the lion's share of traffic to most websites in the English speaking world.
80/20 Makes Scary Accurate Predictions
To help people harness the power of 80/20, I created an online tool called "The 80/20 Power Curve." It enables you to make large predictions based on small amounts of data. For example:
Let's say you read in the newspaper that Southwest Airlines is Company #167 in the Fortune 500, and their revenues are $15.7 billion. Based on that one piece of information, you can predict the size of every other company in the Fortune 500, and the total revenues of all the Fortune 500.
Here's the graph:
It's not just true of company sizes; it's also true for donations to a church:
And it's also true of the sizes of cities in the U.S.:
You can use the 80/20 Curve to infer huge amounts of insight from very small amounts of data. There are 7.1 billion people in the world and 242 countries. Based on that information, the 80/20 Curve predicts country #20 will have 61.2 million people.
How accurate is that guess? Wikipedia reports: Country #20 is Thailand with 65.9 million people. 80/20 is only 7% off. 80/20 is scary accurate. That's because it's essentially a law of nature.
If you know the median household income in California is $57,287, you reliably predict that 6% of California households earn over $357,000 per year. If you have 80 people in the room and 50 own more than 4 pairs of shoes, you can be sure that one person owns almost 100 pairs of shoes.
This is the Principle of the Hyper Responsive Customer: A tiny percentage of people have an insatiable appetite and will buy seemingly without limit.
Are you a sales or marketing professional? If your company has 500 customers who bought a $1500 product, 80/20 virtually guarantees you that 50 of them will spend more than $11,000 if offered the right thing. And one customer will spend more than $300,000 with you if fully and properly serviced. They possess both the capacity and the desire. All you have to do is figure out what they want.
In Part 2 I'll add an entire dimension to this, tremendously expanding your sales capacity and marketing efficiency! Stay tuned.
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Wednesday August 21, 2013
The Pareto principle is everywhere in business, but we're also seeing a growing trend on its corollary - the long tail.
In the long tail scenario, the top 20% don't cover 80%, but rather the 80% covers a good portion of your business (let's say 50%). Figuring out if your business is following the 80-20 or the long tail is an important step in determining your online marketing strategy.
Wednesday August 21, 2013
Rarely is this the case. The long tail is certainly useful in some respects.But seldom does 50% of the available business come from the bottom 80% "long tail" but I'll even go further than that: online, not only is 80/20 almost universal, very often it's 90/10 or 95/5.
Wednesday August 21, 2013
Wednesday August 21, 2013
In your own shoe example, 20% of the people own 58% of the shoes. This is nowhere near the 80% you claim. Stop inventing results that do not exist when you can't even do basic arithmetic.
Thursday August 22, 2013
So many people don't want to believe this but the Pareto Principle is the fundemental law of business, if you are looking for the magic formula, the "secret" this is definitely one of them. You can indeed sell more to the 20% of raving fans of your business than you ever could ploughing time to conver the other 80%. As Seth Godin rightly points out, focus on your tribe, they'll be in the 20% - that's why running a business is tough, because only 20% of us can have the resilience to try, 20% of those who try are the ones that don't give up, and 20% of those succeed...
Nice post Perry...
Saturday August 24, 2013
Sunday August 25, 2013
Great post Perry, and I definitely learned alot from your Adwords course. I've heard of the 80/20 rule and apply it in my business, but I do at a "top level" - instead of digging deeper and getting more intricate with it. Thanks for opening my eyes up to a new way of thinking about the 80/20 rule.
Friday September 06, 2013
The Pareto Principle is mind-blowing! If more people understood this, there would be less people complaining about the top 20% income earners of companies getting 80% of the results. Understanding this principle, that means as long as the 20% of income generated by the 80% is enough for the 80% to live decent lives, then the business model of that company is a successful business model.


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The Best Books We've Read This Year (So Far)
From this year's reviews, our favorite picks
By Colum McCann
Because of its concern with "circularity," TransAtlantic is not so much plotted as charted, its stories as apparently wayward and as factually inevitable as the currents of the Atlantic itself. In the first half, four men — fugitive slave Frederick Douglass, diplomat George Mitchell, and the two war-scarred aviators responsible for the first nonstop transatlantic flight — travel from the New World back to Ireland on missions of historical import; in the second, the women, who at first seem to figure as historical backwash, show how those disparate missions are stitched together. A former journalist and a longtime friend of Esquire, McCann is not an "inventive" storyteller. He is, rather, an ingenious one, with 170 years at his command, and the intricate connections he has crafted between the stories of his women and our men will, by the end, have you trying to figure out, in pencil, what he seems to have written in air, in water, and — given that his subject is the confluence of Irish and American history — in blood.
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Recent comments
- B Lane
- January 17, 2012 - 19:44
As far as I'm concerned the only way it makes sense to bring power across is to do so in tandem with a tunnel being built that would link the Island to Lab.. This would make upgrading the transmission wires easier (as well as lower repair costs) ,and lower transportation costs for imports for both sides of our Country!Doing them together lowers the cost of borrowing for both projects and solves many issues that face us as we grow.
- John Smith
- January 17, 2012 - 14:50
Just as I thought, lots of bluster and bravado, yet no valid reasons why we should not proceed with the project...not one. We can talk all we want about people hiding in fear, and various conspiracies...it's fun right Russell? Yet the fact remains that our power bills have gone up by 60% since 1998, and will have gone up by a staggering 14.8% by this coming August. There are several large projects on the island and in labrador that will require additional power. There is only one viable way to provide the power, as many educated professionals at NALCOR have stated. Oh, and yes I do take the people with maters degress in energy delivery over that of the Cyril and maurices of the world...no offence guys. Like I said before you naysayers can gripe all you want, but the need is there, and the project is the best way to provide the power. Any silly talk about alternatives is just that...pipe dreams about importing natual gas, and converting holyrood, or tidal power or solar power or wind power is all nonsense. The other thingabout demand is we often hear the naysayers say prove it, prove that we will need additional power. well my response to them is prove that we will not need it...prove that our needs will not increase.
- M-Power-ed
- January 17, 2012 - 14:49
Good point. However, to add to the irony, the media, at times, has little room to criticize. The current project, for some, is to eliminate anonymous commenters in the social e-media or at least the most bilious or "garbage" comments. The editors/producers have a point with some postings but this e-window of opportuinity on the internet is probably closing fast and social media is a work in progress with all parties on a steep learning curve for protocol and content. As far a the subject matter goes..... best I can tell there will be a Debt/Equity financing scheme with rates between 7% and 10%. Problem: What is the rate that the NL government will charge Nalcor? After the War with Ottawa the Two Billion was dumped in the PS pension fund. Now the M of Finance says a half a billion a year more is required. Will this fund invest in Muskrat? Is this the lowest rate%%? EU Bonds investors are hungier all the time to protect their cash. Will those on a subsistance Federal Pension subsidize those on a comfortable Provincial Pension via their Heating Bills? The last Provincial Referenda eliminated Term 17. Under the religious schools, religion class only allow multiple choice questions, that is there was only one correct answer. will this proposed referendum have only one correct choice as well?
- Political watcher
- January 17, 2012 - 11:27
Remember when Williams told us that there were "loop-holes" in the Voisey's Bay deal that you "could drive a truck through". Yet he didn't show us one loop-hole but did go on to execute the Liberal plan and then laud the benefits of the Voisey's deal to the Province. If you challenge Williams you face a judge; sure look at his first few years in office, anyone who spoke out against him was threatened with a law suit until he realized that as a public figure you are open game for many comments and pot-shots. Even when he left office and couldn't have his little side-kick appointed to the CNLOPB he then turned his poison to the Premier and labelled her as incompetent. Oh yeah, the NAPE Union were also the ones who gave his little boy a "shot in the conk" downtown weren't they?
- R. Price
- January 17, 2012 - 11:12
Well written Doug Long. Our Premier is hiding in the shadows and her henchmen are out in front telling our people that deadlines will be kept - despite the fact that most Newfoundlander are not happy with the way the Muskrat Falls project is been rushed through. Mr. Williams - please stick with your other interests and stop berating those who might have concerns about this major project. We all have a right to ask questions and voice comments without bullies like yourself attacking. This is our province, our money and the debt will all ours! We want answers and we want a warm and rosy feeling about this mega project before we plunge ourselves into enormous debt.
- sealcove
- January 17, 2012 - 11:12
Some one need to tell williams to take his med,s
- Lori-Ann Campbell
- January 17, 2012 - 11:11
Five things are apparent about the Muskrat Falls project. 1. It has and will continue to make work for thousands of people in Labrador 2. It has and will continue to pay out millions of dollars to the Innu Nation under the New Dawn agreement 3. It will have a significant ecological footprint both in terms of emissions reduction and land, wildlife and water quality effects 4. It will allow the government of NL some measure of predictability with respect to the cost of its own future energy use by 2025, when 25% of the population is expected to be over age 65. and 5. It will put NL in a better geopolitical position for renegotiating sale of power to Quebec after the expiration of the Upper Churchill contract in 2041. Like the old saying goes, money makes money and that's the clear goal of this, beyond the techno-speak. If oil does end up cheaper than electricity by 2015 people will have other energy choices. What concerns me is the fact that government has found no other way to better prepare for 2065 from an investment perspective which is why this project has such an urgency around it. Surely there is a need for better ideas beyond Joey Smallwood's classic insistence that if you provide the 'electricity' industrial development will follow.....
- Eli
- January 17, 2012 - 15:38
Two points. 1. Why the urgency? 2. Will the people of NL be held responsible for those "ecological footprints" at some point down the road?
- Maurice E. Adams
- January 17, 2012 - 10:59
To Cyril Rogers. Cyril. I sent you an email (as per your advertised email address) but received no reply. Maurice
- Cyril Rogers
- January 17, 2012 - 10:30
Mr. Williams' comments only add further fuel to the firestorm that is Muskrat Falls. It is obvious that there are major problems with that project but like Max Smart, the Tories have retreated into their own cone of silence. They cannot accept that there are fundamental flaws in most of their assumptions and are arrogantly dismissing any form of dissent. THERE ARE BETTER AND LESS COSTLY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND. It is time for all of us to wake up and realize that this project, as proposed is going to be a financial albatross for the people of this province. We need only start with the premise of greater conservation efforts to begin looking at these alternatives. From there you can incorporate wind and small hydro developments as needed. As well, converting Holyrood or at least cleaning it up is both feasible and environmentally effective. We need Holyrood as a back-up only for most of the time and, in fact, with proper conservation and smaller projects we can effectively negate any perceived or projected power shortages in future. Another factor in all this is whether or not the government will actually be able to borrow the six or seven billion dollars it will need up front. That is a huge amount of money and will require astronomical repayment rates. In total, we will easily pay out 20 billion to pay for it so any perceived lessor cost will be eaten up by interest anyway. As for Mr. Williams, I always believed that he ruled by decree and his lessor minions are doing the same. Should I fear their wrath for expressing this opinion? I hope not, for I do believe Mr. Vardy raises a fundamental democratic principle when he asserts that many people are afraid to speak out for fear of repercussions. All of the evidence points in that direction and I will not be silent on that issue. I trust that other fair-minded people will do the same and not hide behind the cloak of anononymity like the supporters of MF do when they attack Mr. Wangersky, or those of us who dare voice a dissenting comment.
- Mark
- January 17, 2012 - 10:07
Stooping to compete with VOCM, CBC feels similarly compelled to give an instant bully pulpit to Danny Williams on demand. It's growing tiresome. Move on.
- John Smith
- January 17, 2012 - 10:03
Russell, I don't care who these people are, but I do care about what their objections to the project are. Could you please tell us what these concerns are? I would love to debate them. That is all Mr. Williams was saying. Lets not drop lies and innuendo, then scurry back into the shadows. Lets get the problems out into the light so they can be discussed. Once again Russell, you are trying to diviate from the important part of the discussion, the project, and are trying to create something that doesn't exist. Sad really. If these guys don't want to speak publicly fine, but let us at least hear what they have to say. My bet is that any fears they have could quickly be remedied, by a little truth. Then again that wouldn't sell many papers now would it?
- Eli
- January 17, 2012 - 15:44
Johh, you just gave yourself a whip to beat yourself with. "Lets get the problems out into the light so we can discuss them". That's the whole problem my son!
- Bully Beef
- January 17, 2012 - 09:00
Whats wrong with using a pen name. People died for that right, my right, since our ability to speak publicly has been muted for the fear of repercussions on our careers and bussiness ventures. But I do that so the weak minded people can actually focus on the issues and the facts on hand, rather than like a juvenile attacking a persons credibility because they can't understand the theme of the conversation.
- doug Long
- January 17, 2012 - 08:30
Once a bully - always a bully! School yard bullies grow up to be adult bullies and they always be-little others so that they can feel their own self professed greatness! The Newfoundland & Labrador people are all so confused, bewildered, and totally in the dark about this Muskrat Falls that the Conservatives are trying to rush through. the Conservative government do not care if the people are uniformed - they want to rush ahead with this mega project, costing us so very much. The world economy threatens to free fall - still our Premier and her hence men want to rush to put us in major debt without and guarantees of a financial return. We smell a rat - no, we smell many rats!
- s parsons
- January 17, 2012 - 07:51
remember when the williams gov't refused to advertise in The Express?
- Geoff Meeker
- January 17, 2012 - 07:50
Well said, Russell. I had the exact same thought, when I heard Williams's comments. No wonder people are hesitant to speak out. if they do, they get attacked as "ignorant" by the ex-premier. Way to encourage healthy debate there, Danny. If you want to see ignorant, look in the mirror.
- Maurice E. Adams
- January 17, 2012 - 07:42
Last year we used just under 7,500 GWh of energy. From 1989 to 2009 our rate of growth was 0.1% annually. In any event, 0.1% works out to 7.5 GWh increase per year. In the first 9 months of this year alone, NL Power's energy conservation plan has saved 8 GWh of energy and is forecasting about 10 GWh for the year --- and that is with only 1% of their customers participating in their conservation efforts. So conservation alone is already more than meeting our 20 year actual rate of growth. And if 6% of NL Power's customers participated in NL Power's conservation efforts, we would meet more than Nalcor's 0.8% forecast rate of growth (which is itself 8 times our 20 year growth rate) --- AT NO COST, NO INCREASE IN DEBT, NO RISK.
- Say What
- January 17, 2012 - 10:05
Wow, that's not good because over that 20 year period we lost over 10% of our population and our consumption of electricity still rose. Why are we consuming more per person?
- January 17, 2012 - 07:21
You only speak out if you are a ignorant, bully, non-respecting of others person such as DANNY WILLIAMS and ANDT WELLS. Williams did not point out where Vardy and Penny were incorrect. All he did was trast-talk !
- Casey
- January 17, 2012 - 06:44
It is funny how some journalist give the perception that they want to get to the truth on some issues, yet they won't do so on others. Maybe Wangersky can write about the fishery and how the feds have played the major role in it's destruction and continue to play the major role in it's non-recovery. No beating around the bush now!


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If the Celtics are going to make noise in the 2010 playoffs — and don't get it twisted, they've only made whispers so far — beating Lebron was always going to be a necessity. But can the Celtics take him down? Can they defeat the NBA's best player and his improved supporting cast? Can the Celtics do what two weeks ago was thought impossible and now, on the heels of the impressive first-round dismantling of Miami, remains firmly in the realm of unlikely?
"I think we have enough to win it all," Paul Pierce stated in defiance of common belief. But, with Lebron James on the other side — no matter what his damaged elbow is like — Pierce knows, "we have our work cut out for us."
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A:Thank you for the question! Tailored flare is a NEW leg shape for The Limited and is more of a universal fit. It sits below the waist with a fitted hip and thigh and is flared from above the knee. Thanks again!
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A:Hi! I actually bought both of them online to see the difference. There are some minor ones. Tailored flare: thinner waist band, hidden button and clasps, flare, slant front pockets. Lexie: thicker waist band, three buttons that show in front, barely there welt front pockets, bootcut.
They both are "shaped" so that there is more room for the hips (Lexie a bit more). The major thing is that the Tailored flare is fitted (not tight like the pic) in the hip and thigh area whereas the Lexie is more loose. The pictures are not very accurate on the products' descriptions as they look very very similar.
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One experience from our Year of Plenty has been that sometimes when you decide to do something unlikely and audacious, you actually do it and it's wonderfully fruitful. It wasn't just the decision to consume local for a year. It was all of the smaller big decisions like taking our insurance money from the car and buying $4,000 worth of plane tickets to Thailand and starting a blog and tearing out the lawn and putting in a labyrinth. This year we bought some chickens, built a coop and even ended up on the chicken coop version of the Street of Dreams. Sometimes you say you'll do something bold and challenging and it works out.
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So I'm aware of the tension between these two experiences as Lily, Noel and I embark on a project of chronicling the wildflowers of the Inland Northwest as our summer adventure. We'd like to take some nice pictures of each flower and put them in a journal and also start a blog on wildflowers. And it may not work out. The kids may get bored with it. I may get sidetracked. It may not be realistic. Who knows? Regardless of the result, it's worth the risk of stepping out in hopefulness. The enduring lesson from our year is that sometimes things do work out in a series of wonderful serendipities that rekindle joy and wonder.
Besides, when they don't work out there's always next year. I haven't given up on the eat local challenge. The folks at Community Minded Enterprises are already on the ball with a bunch of other activities in September that will fit well with something like the Eat Local Challenge. And the community garden in Pasadena Park is still on the long term agenda.
Does anyone know the identity of the flower pictured above. The leaves are oval when fully bloom. I'm think some kind of Forget Me Not or Phlox.
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TCU Head Coach Gary PattersonOn earning the victory:"We took their best shot and came out with a win. That was two emotional rivalries (Baylor and SMU), and we played them back-to-back. I'm very happy with the way my team played in all three phases of the game today."On improving to 4-0:"I'm very happy to get to 4-0. It's very hard to get to that mark in this day and time, especially with the type of non-conference schedule that we played. "On defending SMU's offense:"We prepared for the screen and we prepared for the draw, but we did not have any success stopping the screen and the draw. SMU is a good team that is going to win a lot of games and I'm pleased to leave with a win and be 4-0."


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Part Time Plymouth Branch Clerk
Salary: $10.27
Grade: 10
Reports to: Branch Manager
Posted through: 10/8/2013
Accepting applications until Oct. 8, 2013. Only candidates chosen for interviews will be notified.
TITLE: Branch Clerk, part- time – Plymouth Branch
REPORTS TO: Branch Manager
SALARY: $10.27/hr; min. of 15 hpw; Includes days, evenings and weekends;
Grade 10; non-exempt
General Summary:
Under direct supervision of the Branch Manager, assists with the daily and varied operations of the Branch. This position requires considerable contact with the public.
- High school diploma or equivalent education and work experience
- Clerical skills, methods and practices
- Good reading and comprehension skills
- General math skills
- Good attention to detail and accuracy
- Basic computer and keyboarding skills
- Good oral communication and listening skills
- Public service skills (public service experience highly desirable)
- Professional, courteous and approachable demeanor
- Must be comfortable working in a team environment
Knowledge of:
- Library policy and procedures (may be acquired after hire)
- Library online circulation system, catalog and resources (may be acquired after hire)
- Office/computer equipment use
- Basic Internet searching and email skills
- Safe work practices
Skills and Abilities to:
- Understand and have a detailed knowledge of library policy and procedures, online catalog and circulation system
- Accurately sort, file, and read numbers and letters alphabetically and numerically
- Follow oral and written instructions and/or verbal directions
- Communicate with customers in an effective manner
- Be able to work independently in the absence of supervision
- Manage simultaneous duties as required, as defined by Branch needs
- Analyze reference questions, and assist and/or refer customer appropriately
- Make minor decisions in accordance with Library policies and procedures
- Lift, bend, stretch, stoop, walk and/or move bags of materials between 40-60 lbs.
- Stand for approximately 85% of workday
- Develop and maintain professional working relationships with Branch Manager and co-workers
- Carry out essential duties and responsibilities reliably with 3 months of on-the-job experience and training
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Note: The duties listed below illustrate but do not limit the tasks performed by this classification.
- Provide direct service to the public by checking materials in and out, handling circulation procedures and concerns, issuing new and replacement cards, branch opening and closing procedures, etc.
- Assisting customers in use of online catalog, online resources, copier, and any other equipment at Branch location
- Assist customers with basic computer needs, such as help with word processing, online forms, etc.
- Contribute to bulletin boards and displays as requested
- Receipt and disbursement of the daily delivery service and all related functions and paperwork
- Assist in answering and/or referral of basic reference and reader's advisory questions
- Empty book drop as needed, including some Sundays
- Assist in opening and closing procedures, as required
- Tasks associated with Summer Library Program, or any other library sponsored programs
- Assist with organization and maintenance of branch materials
Additional duties:
- Assist with moving furniture and equipment as needed
- Snow shoveling and salting as needed
- Pick up trash outdoors as needed
- May be asked to compile and report statistics
- Perform minor cataloging changes as assigned by Branch Manager
- Weed materials under direct supervision of Branch Manager
- Assist with shelving of materials
- Attend meeting[s] scheduled by the Branch Manager
- Attend Staff Development Day, workshops, seminars and conferences as appropriate
- Adheres to, supports and effectively implements Administration and Board policy, procedures and core values
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By Hugh K. Webster, Esq.
Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, Washington, DC
Lois Lerner, Internal Revenue Service Director of the Exempt Organizations Division, has announced that the IRS "will consider proposed changes" in the regulations governing eligibility for §501(c)(4) tax-exempt status, in particular with respect to political activities. According to Ms. Lerner, the Exempt Organizations Division will "work with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and the Treasury Department's Office of Tax Policy to identify tax issues that should be addressed through regulations and other published guidance." These statements are contained in a July 17 letter from Ms. Lerner to two organizations that had petitioned the IRS to revise its position regarding the permissible level of political activity by §501(c)(4) organizations.
Section 501(c)(4) organizations have long been politically active, but several such organizations have become especially visible in the 2012 Presidential election, causing some to question the appropriateness of significant political involvement under this provision of the tax code.
Section 501(c)(4) exempts from taxation "social welfare" groups, that is, "[c]ivic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare … and the net earnings of which are devoted exclusively to charitable, educational, or recreational purposes." Although the statutory language states that such organizations must operate "exclusively" for the promotion of social welfare, IRS regulations state that these organizations must only be "primarily engaged" in promoting social welfare: An organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare if it is primarily engaged in promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the people of the community. An organization embraced within this section is one which is operated primarily for the purpose of bringing about civic betterments and social improvements.1
Federal courts have long interpreted the statute consistently with the regulations, i.e., a §501(c)(4) organization must primarily operate to bring about social improvements.2 Though the U.S. Supreme Court has not explicitly held that the somewhat counterintuitive definition of "exclusively" as "primarily" is permissible, this has become "the applicable definition."3
Unlike §501(c)(3), §501(c)(4) has no explicit prohibition on political activities. While IRS regulations are clear that the promotion of social welfare does not include direct or indirect participation or intervention in political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office,4 in fact otherwise lawful political activities will not adversely affect an organization's exempt status under §501(c)(4) as long as the primary focus remains on promoting social welfare.5
One key issue is what constitutes a "primary" activity of a §501(c)(4) organization. The traditional interpretation has been that "primary" means 50% or more, though the IRS has never actually adopted this position, opting instead for a facts and circumstances analysis.6 The view that a §501(c)(4) entity may engage in political activities as long as they do not comprise 50% or more of the total activities of the organization is based on definitions or applications of the words "primary" or "primarily" in other contexts related to tax-exempt organizations. For example, a §501(c)(3) organization will be regarded as operated exclusively for one or more exempt purposes, as required by law,7 if it engages "primarily" in activities which accomplish one or more of such exempt purposes specified in §501(c)(3),8 and the word "primarily" in this context is considered to mean more than 50%.9 There are examples of similar definitions and interpretations.10
This is second time in recent months that the IRS has looked at §501(c)(4) organizations with a possible eye toward discouraging political activism. In early 2011, it was reported that the IRS was planning to initiate enforcement actions under the federal gift tax against certain individuals who had made previous donations to §501(c)(4) organizations. This created controversy and attracted the attention of Members of Congress, ultimately resulting the IRS announcing that it would "not use resources to pursue examinations" on the gift tax issue, and if it did so in the future, it would be "prospective and after notice to the public."11
In reviewing this issue, another consideration for the IRS will be the relationship between §501(c)(3) and §501(c)(4) recognized by the courts in connections with challenges to the political and legislative restrictions on §501(c)(3) organizations. For example, in Regan v. Taxation With Representation,12 one basis for the Supreme Court upholding the restrictions on lobbying by a §501(c)(3) organization was the ability of such an organization to establish a §501(c)(4) subsidiary entity that could more freely advocate.13 Imposing additional limitations on §501(c)(4) organizations could impact that analysis.
No timetable has been given for the IRS to complete its examination of §501(c)(4) to determine if any changes are to be made.
For more information, in the Tax Management Portfolios, see Webster, 613 T.M., Lobbying and Political Expenditures, and in Tax Practice Series, see ¶6510, Charitable Organizations.
1 Regs. §1.501(c)(4)-1(a)(2)(i) (emphasis added).
2 See FEC v. Beaumont, 539 U.S. 146, 150 n. 1 (2003) (noting that a §501(c)(4) organization may engage in political activities "as long as it is primarily engaged in activities that promote social welfare"); Monterey Public Parking Corp. v. U.S., 481 F.2d 175, 176 (9th Cir. 1973) ("[U]nder Section 501(c)(4) `not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare' means that the taxpayer must be primarily engaged in promoting the common good and general welfare of the community… .").
3 Democrat Leadership Council v. U.S., 542 F. Supp.2d 63 (D.D.C. 2008).
4 Regs. §1.501(c)(4)-l(a)(2)(ii).
5 Rev. Rul. 81-95, 1981-1 C.B. 332. See also 1995 EO CPE Text, Political Organizations and IRC 501(c)(4) ("Thus, an organization exempt under IRC 501(c)(4) may engage in political campaign activities if those activities are not the organization's primary activity.").
6 Rev. Rul. 81-95.
7 §501(c)(3).
8 Regs. §1.501(c)(3)-1(c)(1).
9 E.g., PLR 201203022.
10 E.g., Regs. §1.6033-1(g)(1)(iii) ("An organization … is primarily supported by contributions of the general public for any accounting period if more than 50 percent of its income and receipts for such period is actually derived from voluntary contributions and gifts made by the general public…"); Regs. §53.4942(b)-1(a)(2)(ii) ("An organization will be treated as being primarily engaged directly in the operation and maintenance of the described residential facilities if at least 50% of the qualifying distributions … normally made by the organization are expended for the operation and maintenance of the facilities.").
11 http://www.irs.gov/pub/newsroom/guidance_for_irs_sbse_estate_and_gift_tax_and_tege_exempt_organizations.pdf.
13 461 U.S. at 544.
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McDonald v. Chicago: Fourteenth Amendment Incorporation and Judicial Role Reversals
David T. Hardy
affiliation not provided to SSRN
May 17, 2012
McDonald v. Chicago, which incorporated the Second Amendment right to arms, was the first Supreme Court ruling to address incorporation in many decades. It was an unusual ruling, in that the Court's "conservative wing" took what had been traditionally the liberal approach, while its "liberal wing" suddenly became very conservative. Indeed, Justice Thomas staked out the most liberal position, while Justice Stevens staked out the most conservative one, and for good measure Justice Scalia found that precedent can trump originalism. It was, in short, "the world turned upside down."
This article outlines the virtues, and problems, of the three major opinions in McDonald, and suggests solutions to some of the problems uncovered. The plurality opinion by Justice Alito is certainly faithful to precedent, although it highlights some illogical aspects of substantive due process incorporation. The concurrence by Justice Thomas is faithful to legislative history and original public meaning, but would have required overruling more than a century of case law. The dissent by Justice Breyer opens by proposing a very complicated, and perhaps ultimately meaningless, legal test with no basis in precedent, and alternately sets forth a very narrow application of the existing test – an application so narrow as to call into question almost all the Court's past rulings on the issue.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 41
Keywords: fourteenth amendment, incorporation, due process clause, privileges, immunities clause
JEL Classification: K19working papers series
Date posted: May 18, 2012 ; Last revised: May 28, 2012
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PPP: FitzGerald ahead of Kasich as Kasich's approval rating crashes
Although affiliated as a Democratic polling outfit, Public Policy Polling has a proven track record in Ohio. In 2010, it showed Strickland trailing Kasich 49-48 shortly before the election, but he had a 41% approval rating to 50% disapproval. The final result was 49/47. They showed Portman crushing Fisher 57%/39%. The final result 57%/39%. In 2011, it predicted Issue 2 (SB 5) would be defeated 59% by 36%. Actual result was 62%/38%. Last year, they predicted Obama would carry Ohio 52%/47%. Actual result? 51%/48%.
Nationally, and in Ohio, PPP has one of the strongest track records [...]Full Story... →
Gov. Kasich's economic spin is just getting pathetic
One day after we pointed out the number of independent economists who have called the recovery under Governor John Kasich underperforming, today Gov. Kasich tweeted this:
And, yes, it's true that the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor does show that Ohio in July is just below the number it was in November 2008.
But think about what Kasich is saying. And then you get that moment when John Kasich is bragging about Ohio having as many private sector jobs as it did… under Ted Strickland… almost.
And an [...]Full Story... →
RobsOhio to change name to NoJobsOhio
During the 2010 campaign, both John Kasich and Rob Portman tried to suggest that Ohio lost 400,000 jobs, not from the Great Recession, but because Ohio was bleeding jobs to other States because of its "uncompetitive" taxes and regulations (never mind that Ohio cut taxes 24% during Strickland's term and he eliminated hundreds of regulations that Republican Governors maintained under his regulatory reforms.)
Of course, it turns out it was all bunk. The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Service was able to find out that out of 264,016 jobs lost from 2007-2010, only 4,820 jobs were [...]Full Story... →
Pure coincidence
As JobsOhio has come under attack for awarding subsidiaries of Worthington Industries tax credits while Worthington was still paying Governor Kasich deferred compensation and its execs were making large donations to the Ohio Republican Party, the Kasich Administration defense has been that the tax credits were actually awarded by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority, an "independent" body they argue actually serves as a check on JobsOhio's recommendations.
This has been a laughable defense, in large part, because the Ohio Tax Credit Authority is largely packed by appointees from Gov. Kasich with the two other appointees come from Republican [...]Full Story... →
What Gov. Kasich privately fears about Ohio's economy
We're not the only ones calling yesterday's jobs report troubling. Both economists cited in this morning's Columbus Dispatch agreed. But first, here's a lede you don't want in a major battleground newspaper if you're an incumbent governor planning to run on a message of economic revival in Ohio:
Ohio's unemployment rate seems to be stuck in neutral.
Nothing says a Governor has a raging case of impotency cause by ED (economic dysfunction) that a lede like that. At least we found a story in the Dispatch Kasich's campaign won't be quoting in fundraising pitches and ads.
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[UPDATED:] Great moments in Ohio House GOP thinking
Today, State Representative John Becker (R-Union Township) introduced HB 244 to expand Ohio's death penalty to be applied to certain sex crimes. In a press release from his office, Becker cited the Ariel Castro case in Cleveland as a reason for the need of this legislation:
"In light of the Ariel Castro kidnapping case of three young women in Cleveland, I wanted to give prosecutors the option to pursue the death penalty for repeat sexual offenders," Rep. Becker said. "For various reasons, I anticipate that the death penalty would be pursued in only the most heinous crimes."
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As Kasich dreams of running for President, Ohio's economic recovery has ended
The economic recovery in Ohio is officially over.
Despite inheriting a State that was both hardest hit and fastest to recover from the Great Recession before he took office, Gov. John Kasich has fumbled the recovery. As we noted, most the jobs gained since Kasich took office occurred in 2011 and early 2012 before most of his policies took effect. Naturally, this has lead to the Ohio and national press corps to start speculating on Governor Kasich running for President.
This morning, the July jobs report came out. The good news? Ohio gained 5,300 [...]Full Story... →
In 2010, former State Representative/GOP Cuyahoga County Chair Jim Trakas served as the co-chairman of Gov. John Kasich's gubernatorial Cuyahoga County campaign. When Kasich was narrowly elected by only a plurality of the vote, he "has said he will not base hiriing [sic] on politics, but rather on qualifications." But as the Cleveland Plain Dealer pointed out at the time, Kasich's decision to appoint Trakas to be the director of the State Board of Cosmetology showed how quickly Kasich would violate his pledge.
Trakas had no private sector or really any legislative experience with cosmetology (well, beyond the [...]Full Story... →
In 2010, John Kasich ran for Governor on essentially nothing more than Tea Party anger over "ObamaCare" and the roughly 400,000 jobs that were lost in Ohio during the Great Recession. Four years later, John Kasich apparently plans on running for re-election on expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare and taking credit for the jobs largely created under Gov. Strickland's policies. It's almost ironic.
Here's a fascinating quote from Kasich Administration Rob Nichols over the weekend in the Cincinnati Enquirer's must-read story about the current intersection of the economy and politics in Ohio in the governor's race:
"It's what [...]Full Story... →
It's no secret that the Columbus Dispatch editorial board is in the tank for Gov. Kasich. The Wolfe family which has owned the Dispatch's parent company have long been major Republican donors, and that continues today with leading members of the family being maxed out donors to Governor Kasich's re-election campaign even 16 months before the election.
However, today's editorial in the Dispatch is appalling in its hypocrisy. The Dispatch's basic argument is that Ohio has gained 162k private sector jobs since Gov. Kasich took office as proof that JobsOhio is working. Also, it notes that most of [...]Full Story... →
If you're going to write a "fact check" article in which you're going to accuse someone of lying, it would help to, you know, actually have actual facts in your piece. Oh, and it's probably not a good idea for the credibility of your blog to have your fact checker be the guy who was the poll unskewer who made his reputation on the blog laughably claiming that the polls showing Issue 2 and Romney losing in Ohio were part of some liberul conspiracy.
Apparently, the only John Kasich fanboy site in Ohio (which was actually founded by [...]Full Story... →


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Get primed for more Oh-Oh pleasure
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Kimberly Dawn Neumann
Aug 16, 2011 at 12:19PM
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According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, adult women who have high self-esteem, autonomy and empathy are more likely to experience sexual pleasure and regular orgasms. If a woman is uptight during a sexual experience or feels guilt or shame, the chance of her reaching one orgasm -- let alone multiples -- is pretty much zero.Women who feel good about themselves, however, and who embrace their sexuality in a healthy way are in a better position to experience heightened sexual pleasure (over and over and over). In other words, learn to love yourself (including your sexual self) and your body will show you just how much you rock…multiplied.
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1 C. whole grain spelt flour (may use whole wheat)1 3/4 C. uncooked oatmeal1/4 C. millet1/4 C. raw pumpkin seeds (no shell)1 C. raisins1 tsp. cinnamon3 beaten eggs1/4 C. maple syrup1/4 C. honey1/4 C. molasses1/4 C. extra virgin olive oil1 C. orange juice
Mix together the dry ingredients. (May add 1/2 C. dried pineapple, 1/4 C. chopped walnuts, mashed ripe banana, mashed cooked small sweet potato or 1 C. dark chocolate chips, as desired.) Mix together the wet ingredients. Use organic ingredients as much as possible. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
Serves: 16
Exchanges or food group servings: 1 1/2 STARCH, 1/2 FRUIT, 1 FAT
Nutrients per serving: CALS 203; PROTEIN 3.9g; CARBS 34g; FIBER 2.5g; TOT FAT 6g; SAT FAT 1g; SODIUM 14mg


text: Most of my records are reissues or not that hard to get, and the most pricey one I have is my $40 copy of Agaetis Byrjun. I gotta say my crown jewel is The Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2. It's one of my favorite albums of all time, 3LP, and has the most beautiful packaging and liner notes I've ever seen. 2008 K Records reissue.


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about Urban tandoor INDIAN GRILL & BAR
Welcome to Urban Tandoor Indian Grill & Bar in Long Grove, IL! This fine Indian restaurant situated in the northwest suburbs of Chicago transports guests to a new world of culinary bliss. As you step into the spacious and inviting atmosphere with warm lighting and bright colors. Eat in our 140-seat dining area, or dine al fresco in our cool outdoor patio during summer that seats up to 40 diners.
As owners, we spend a great deal of time in the restaurant greeting our guests and ensuring that you're having a great time at our popular gathering places. Some of you may know us from the Spice Bazaar Indian grocery in Vernon Hills and a cozy Indian restaurant called Spicy Bites – Indian Café. Food is the one thing that brings people together wherever they are, and this philosophy is even more apparent with the ancient cooking technology of the tandoor. When you're near Long Grove, stop by to join us at the Urban Tandoor Indian Grill & Bar for drinks and authentic Indian food.
Our Signature Dishes
We combine traditional recipes and Indian classics with a modern twist that will delight the contemporary palate. If you order our succulent palakpaneer, you'll know that it's made with the freshest creamed spinach that is combined with homemade cottage cheese.
Today, we are reviving the age-old mystique of the tandoor with a variety of roasted meat dishes, vegetarian delights and assorted flatbreads. Enjoy a fresh wrap tucked in our tandoori bread, relax while enjoying your favorite samosas or cool off with flavored lassi made from the ripest, freshest and juiciest fruits. We offer all the classics from northern and southern India along with exotic entrees and contemporary variations. Experience the nuanced flavors of the tandoor with our chicken tikka, the Indian version of barbecue, try our Lucknowiseekh kebabs made from tender ground lamb or sample our succulent yogurt-marinated zafarani tandoori chicken. Our extensive menu features traditional and contemporary meals that capture the rich flavors of the Indian cuisine.
Top off your meal with traditional kulfi ice cream, or sample our contemporary mango brulee. We also have a full bar that is stocked with fine wines and spirits as well as a comprehensive selection of domestic and imported beers, including several Indian brands.
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Scott Wolf is back on TV this month on Perception as slick attorney Donnie Ryan. Donnie is the ex-husband of Kate Moretti, played by Rachael Leigh Cook, and when Scott stopped by our LA studios, he suggested his appearance might create a love triangle on the show. We also talked to Scott about a recent reunion he shared with his Party of Five costars, and he shared his excitement for former costar Jennifer Love Hewitt over her baby news. A father of two himself, Scott weighed in on why striking
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Bobcats look to beat the Heat
'Twas the day after Christmas, and the defending World Champion Miami Heat came to the Charlotte Bobcats house...
No, wait a minute. That's not how that goes.
Actually, LeBron James and the Heat will come to Charlotte tonight to take on the Bobcats. Tip is set for 7 p.m. and SportSouth provides the live television coverage.
After a strong start, the Bobcats have reverted to last year's losing form, dropping 15 straight games entering tonight's contest. Charlotte (7-20) hasn't won since Nov. 4.
As for the Heat, they've picked up where they left off last season, again ranking among the NBA's elite.
Still, it's hard to envision the Heat not suffering a post-holiday letdown against one of the league's weakest foes.
I like Miami's changes to win this evening. I just don't expect a vintage Heat performance.
— Mark McKinney


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Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
View Table of Contents
- Low blood pressure facts
- What is low blood pressure?
- What is low blood pressure? (Continued)
- How is blood pressure generated?
- How does the body maintain normal blood pressure?
- Is low blood pressure bad for your health?
- What are low blood pressure signs and symptoms?
- What are the causes of low blood pressure?
- What are the causes of low blood pressure? (Part 2)
- What are the causes of low blood pressure? (Part 3)
- What are the causes of low blood pressure? (Part 4)
- How is low blood pressure diagnosed and evaluated?
- What is the treatment for low blood pressure?
Is low blood pressure bad for your health?
People who have lower blood pressures have a lower risk of stroke, kidney disease, and heart disease.
Athletes, people who exercise regularly, people who maintain ideal body weight, and nonsmokers tend to have lower blood pressures. Low blood pressure is desirable as long as it is not low enough to cause symptoms and damage to the organs in the body.
What are low blood pressure signs and symptoms?
When blood pressure is not sufficient to deliver enough blood to the organs of the body, the organs do not work properly and can be temporarily or permanently damaged. For example, if insufficient blood flows to the brain, brain cells do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, and a person can feel lightheaded, dizzy, or even faint.
Going from a sitting or lying position to a standing position often brings out symptoms of low blood pressure. This occurs because standing causes blood to "settle" in the veins of the lower body, and this can lower the blood pressure. If the blood pressure is already low, standing can make the low pressure worse, to the point of causing symptoms. The development of lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting upon standing caused by low blood pressure is called orthostatic hypotension. Normal individuals are able to compensate rapidly for the low pressure created by standing with the responses discussed previously and do not develop orthostatic hypotension.
When there is insufficient blood pressure to deliver blood to the coronary arteries (the arteries that supply blood to the heart's muscle), a person may develop chest pain (a symptom of angina) or even a heart attack.
When insufficient blood is delivered to the kidneys, the kidneys fail to eliminate wastes from the body, for example, urea (BUN) and creatinine, and increases in their levels in the blood occur.
Shock is a life-threatening condition where persistently low blood pressure causes organs such as kidney(s), liver, heart, lung(s), and brain to fail rapidly.


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Anne Hathaway didn't get to keep her wardrobe from The Devil Wears Prada, but she does have a souvenir: the faux posterior used to pad her slim frame for her "Andy, size 6" scenes. "I have every good intention to have it framed," she laughs, "and have a little plaque underneath it that says, ANDY'S ASS."
In the 2006 film, Anne's star-making turn as the beleaguered assistant to Meryl Streep's withering fashion-magazine editor, Miranda Priestly, struck a chord with everyone who's ever held an entry-level job in particular, I tell Anne, as we tuck away in a quiet corner of Hollywood's Chateau Marmont, with this interviewer, who, at the time the movie was being shot, was working in the same position for Bazaar's editor in chief, Glenda Bailey.
After we exchange a high five of solidarity (though she's a leading lady, the 24-year-old New Jersey native exudes the easy camaraderie of a friend), my first question is, has the experience informed how she treats her own assistant? "A lot of behavior displayed in the movie was recognizably ridiculous," she says, flashing her trademark ear-to-ear grin and glancing at me for agreement. (At the risk of biting the hand that commissions me, I quickly nod.) "What I would say is, I rely on every assistant I've had. I mean, it's not so bad as, you know, I need them to wipe my nose for me, but to have someone take care of things is such a luxury."
Currently, the position is being held by her older brother, Michael, which makes it a bit tough for Anne to play the diva boss. "He's a writer," she explains. "It's understandable you wouldn't want to be someone's assistant forever; you want to realize your own dreams."
Like many editorial assistants, Anne's Andy dreamed of becoming a writer, as, coincidentally, does the character she plays in her next film, Becoming Jane, a romantically idealized account of Jane Austen's early life, costarring James McAvoy as her Irish suitor. Anne, a fan of the author's, whom history has cast as a spinsterish plain Jane, dived into the role with gusto, portraying a heaving-bosomed heroine to "show that there was blood running through her veins ... not tea!"
In real life, the man who sets Anne's heart racing is her boyfriend of three years, Raffaello Follieri, 29, an Italian businessman with close ties to the Vatican. Remembering how even Andy's seemingly sainted boyfriend in The Devil Wears Prada got fed up when she missed his birthday, I wonder how she balances a job "a million girls would kill for" with keeping the romance alive.
"The last two projects I did, I was working six-day weeks, and they shot in Ireland and Vancouver respectively, so he traveled out almost every weekend to be with me," Anne explains. Currently, she's shooting Get Smart (a film adaptation of the modish '60s television series in which she plays Agent 99 to Steve Carell's Maxwell Smart) and ducking home to New York on weekends. "I'm being a very good Catholic girlfriend on this one!" she says, laughing.
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