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Dean Heller
|Dean Heller
|U.S. Senate, Nevada
|In office
|May 9, 2011-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2019
|Years in position
|John E. Ensign (R)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|Cost per vote
|$20.09 in 2012
|Next general
|November 2018
|Campaign $
|May 9, 2011
|Appointed by
|Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Nevada Secretary of State
|Nevada Assembly
|University of Southern California
|May 10, 1960
|Place of birth
|Castro Valley, California
|Stock broker
|Net worth
|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Key votes
- 4.1 113th Congress
- 4.2 National security
- 4.3 Economy
- 4.4 Immigration
- 4.5 Social issues
- 4.6 Previous congressional sessions
- 5 Issues
- 6 Elections
- 7 Campaign donors
- 8 Personal Gain Index
- 9 Analysis
- 10 Personal
- 11 Recent news
- 12 See also
- 13 External links
- 14 References
Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Heller served in the Nevada State Assembly and as the Secretary of State in Nevada.[2]
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Heller is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.
Heller is long time resident of Carson City. His family relocated there when he was 9 months of age. He is a graduate of Carson High School, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, specializing in finance and securities analysis, from the University of Southern California in 1985.[2]
Below is an abbreviated outline of Heller's academic, professional and political career:[2]
- 1990-1994: Nevada State Assembly
- 1995-2007: Nevada Secretary of State
- 2007-2011: U.S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Heller serves on the following Senate committees[3]:
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Science and Space
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Members
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
- Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Subcommittee on Energy
- Special Committee on Aging
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Heller served on the following committees:[4]
- Special Committee on Aging
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Key votes
113th Congress
The 113th Congress has had 55 out of 5,401 introduced bills enacted into law (1 percent) as of November 30, 2013. Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 1.14 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session.[5] The Senate has confirmed 16,878 out of 19,009 executive nominations received thus far (88.8 percent). For more information pertaining to Heller's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[6]
National security
John Brennan CIA nomination
Heller voted against the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[7]
Drones filibuster
On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists criticized President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[8][9][10]
According to the website Breitbart, Heller was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[11][12]
The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[13]
Paul Ryan Budget Proposal
In March 2013 the U.S. Senate soundly rejected a balanced budget plan by House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan (R).[14] Five Republicans joined every Democrat present to kill the measure, which failed on a 40-59 vote.[14]
Heller was one of the five Senate Republicans who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[14]
The proposed budget would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[15]
Some tea party members of the GOP opposed the measure because of its reliance on $600 billion-plus in tax revenues on the wealthy enacted in January 2013, in order to balance the budget.[14] Others in the Senate opposed the Ryan plan because of cuts from safety net programs for the poor and the inclusion of a plan to turn the Medicare program for the elderly into a voucher-like system for future beneficiaries born in 1959 or later.[14]
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Heller voted for H.R.325 -- No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, 2013, with a vote of 64 - 34. The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.[16]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Heller voted with the Republican Party against the bill.[18]
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Mexico-U.S. border
Heller voted for Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[19]
Social issues
Violence Against Women (2013)
Heller voted for S.47 -- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, 2013, with a vote of 78 - 22. The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.[20]
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Heller voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.[21]
On The Issues Vote Match
- See also: On The Issues Vote Match
On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Heller is a Moderate Conservative. Heller received a score of 32 percent on social issues and 70 percent on economic issues.[22]
The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.
|On The Issues Vote Quiz[23]
|Economic Issues
|Social Issues
|Legally require hiring women & minorities
|Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
|Expand ObamaCare
|Strongly Opposes
|Comfortable with same-sex marriage
|Vouchers for school choice
|Keep God in the public sphere
|Absolute right to gun ownership
|Strongly Favors
|Human needs over animal rights
|Higher taxes on the wealthy
|Strongly Opposes
|Stricter punishment reduces crime
|Support & expand free trade
|Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
|Strongly Opposes
|Stricter limits on political campaign funds
|Strongly Favors
|Maintain US sovereignty from UN
|Strongly Favors
|Prioritize green energy
|Expand the military
|Stimulus better than market-led recovery
|Stay out of Iran
|Strongly Opposes
|Privatize Social Security
|Never legalize marijuana
|Note: Information last updated: 2014.[22]
Jon Ralston
Jon Ralston, a political journalist from Nevada, expressed frustration with Heller's staff. Ralston called them, "the most unprofessional I have worked with (or not!) in a quarter-century of covering politics." He noted that some might find his opinion self-centered, saying, "I acknowledge that it is impossible to write about this topic without seeming self-serving, like a peevish, arrogant journalist not getting his way." He added, "Heller's turtle act is just sad and cowardly. But his staff's behavior is more than merely pathetic and unprofessional; it is an outrageous affront to taxpayers who pay their salaries." Heller's spokesman Chandler Smith responded, "Although we disagree with him, Jon Ralston is welcome to express his opinion."[24]
Campaign themes
On his campaign website, Heller listed nine issues. They were:[25]
- "Growing the Economy"
- On his website, Heller said, "Government debt has grown exponentially for far too long and this reckless spending is having a direct negative impact on our nation's economy. The key to turning our economy around is to remove impediments that have caused economic stagnation and the inability of businesses to create new jobs. Not continue with business as usual."
- "Fiscal Responsibility"
- On his website, Heller said, "Dean believes that increasing taxes to pay for bigger government makes little sense. Instead, Congress should cut spending, reduce the size of government and provide tax breaks for America's working middle class."
- "Housing and Foreclosures"
- On his website, Heller said, "Heller believes that private capital, not the federal government, as the primary source of mortgage financing housing market is essential to long-term stability. As a conservative, Dean supports financial regulatory reforms that stop taxpayer-funded bailouts and addresses the growing liabilities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
- "Energy Independence"
- On his website, Heller said, "Dean also believes that our nation needs a forward-thinking all of the above energy strategy that meets our short- and long-term energy needs through conservation, encouraging renewable energy and developing our own natural resources."
- "Healthcare Reform"
- On his website, Heller said, "Congress should work to curb frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury rewards that only serve to fatten the pockets of trial lawyers. Heller believes the current health care law should be replaced with market based reforms that bring down the cost of health care, increases access, and provides the consumer with more choices."
- "Immigration Reform"
- On his website, Heller proposed a three-step plan: 1) Start by enforcing existing immigration laws. 2) Fine businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. 3) Construct a border wall and provide the border patrol with the resources necessary to end the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.
- "Independence"
- On his website, Heller said, "Dean is a staunch conservative that shares our values of hard work, family and the fiercely independent spirit of his fellow Nevadans. That's why he bucked his party, President Bush, and then presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain as the only member of the Nevada delegation to vote against the Wall Street bailout."
- "Israel"
- On his website, Heller said, "Dean is a strong supporter of the state of Israel and believes that the United States must provide staunch and endearing political support for Israel. Violence against Israel committed by extremist groups is relentless, and demonstrates the need for the United States to provide security assistance to our friend and ally. Israel is the front line in the struggle between free, Western societies and violent extremists like al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Iranian regime, Hezbollah and Hamas. The same extremists, who seek Israel's destruction, also seek the destruction of the United States."[25]
Political positions
Heller released a statement in August 2013 regarding the unemployment numbers in his district and the effects of the Affordable Care Act. He said, "This month's decline in Nevada's unemployment rate is promising, but it doesn't change the fact that many job creators in the Silver State will walk into the office this morning worried about the toll ObamaCare is taking on their business. The delays in implementing portions of this law show just how flawed it is. Since the Affordable Care Act was passed, many employers have been forced to cut workers' hours or stop hiring altogether. Nevadans don't need laws that discourage job creation; they need policies that will encourage growth and innovation."[26]
Presidential preference
Dean Heller endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [27]
Heller won re-election to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Shelley Berkley with a little over 1% of the vote.[28] He defeated Edward Hamilton, Sherry Brooks, Richard Charles and Carlo Poliak in the June 12, 2012, Republican primary.
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics publishes a newsletter called Sabato's Crystal Ball, and one article entitled "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" from March 22, 2012, detailed the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party would end up with control in 2013.[29] Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the Senate seat in Nevada as a toss-up that they believed was most likely to depend on the outcome of the Presidential election in November.[29] According to the article, "the size of the Hispanic vote in Nevada come November may be more of a deciding factor in this contest than any SuperPAC."[29]
|U.S. Senate, Nevada, General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Shelley Berkley
|Dean Heller Incumbent
|Independent American Party of Nevada
|David Lory VanderBeek
|None of these candidates
|Total Votes
|Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. Senate Results"
Heller was appointed to the United States Senate by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on May 9, 2011 after Senator John Ensign resigned.[30]
Full history
To view the full congressional electoral history for Dean Heller, click [show] to expand the section.
Campaign donors
Fundraising events
The below chart from Find The Best tracks the fundraising events Heller attends.
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Comprehensive donor history
Comprehensive donor information for Heller is available dating back to 2006. Based on available campaign finance records, Heller raised a total of $14,254,145 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 25, 2013.[32]
|Dean Heller's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S. Senate (Nevada)
|US House (Nevada, District 2)
|US House (Nevada, District 2)
|US House (Nevada, District 2)
|Grand Total Raised
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Heller won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Heller's campaign committee raised a total of $9,417,811 and spent $9,192,588.[33]
Cost per vote
Heller spent $20.09 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. Senate, Nevada, 2012 - Dean Heller Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Dean Heller's campaign committee
|Las Vegas Sands
|MGM Resorts International
|Murray Energy
|Alliance Resource Partners
|Elliott Management
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Leadership PACs
|Securities & Investment
|Real Estate
To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Heller was re-elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2010. His campaign committee raised a total of $1,487,453 and spent $771,681.[34]
|U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada, 2010 - Dean Heller Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Dean Heller's campaign committee
|MGM Resorts International
|American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons
|Honeywell International
|International Game Technology
|Caesars Entertainment
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Health Professionals
|Real Estate
To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.
Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a four-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of four different metrics:
- Changes in Net Worth
- The Donation Concentration Metric
- The K-Street Metric
- The Stock Oversight and Trades Metric
PGI: Change in net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Heller's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,865,961 and $3,683,950. That averages to $3,276,455.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Heller ranked as the 42nd most wealthy senator in 2012.[35] Between 2006 and 2012, Heller's calculated net worth[36] increased by an average of 1 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[37]
|Dean Heller Yearly Net Worth
|Average Net Worth
|Growth from 2006 to 2012:
|Average annual growth:
|Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[39]
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Heller received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Leadership PACs industry.
From 2005-2014, 22.81 percent of Heller's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[40]
|Dean Heller Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Leadership PACs
|Real Estate
|Securities & Investment
|% total in top industry
|% total in top two industries
|% total in top five industries
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Heller is a "centrist Republican" as of July 2014.[41] Heller was rated as a "rank-and-file Republican" in July 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[42]
Heller most often votes with:
Heller least often votes with:
Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Heller missed 43 of 944 roll call votes from May 2011 to July 2014. This amounts to 4.6 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.0 percent among current senators as of July 2014.[43]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Heller paid his congressional staff a total of $625,167 in 2011. He ranked first on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked first overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Nevada ranked 42nd in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[44]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.
Heller ranked 21st in the conservative rankings in 2013.[45]
Heller ranked 41st in the conservative rankings in 2012.[46]
Heller ranked 28th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[47]
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Heller voted with the Republican Party 80.9 percent of the time, which ranked 39th among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[48]
Heller voted with the Republican Party 84.0 percent of the time, which ranked 33rd among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[49]
Heller and his wife, Lynne, have four children: Hilary, Harris, Drew and Emmy. Hilary is married to Edward Ableser, a member of the Arizona State Senate.
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- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Nevada"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "HELLER, Dean - Biographical Information," accessed July 1, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List" accessed January 22, 2013
- ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 112th Congress"
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "PN 48 - Nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
- ↑ ABC News, "Rand Paul wins applause from GOP and liberals," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Breitbart, "AWOL: Meet the GOP senators who refused to stand with Rand," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with 'no'," March 7, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 CBS News, "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget," accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget," accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 325 - To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S Amdt 1197 - Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 On The Issues, "Dean Heller Vote Match," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ The questions in the quiz are broken down into two sections -- social and economic. In social questions, liberals and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while conservatives and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers. For the economic questions, conservatives and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while liberals and populists agree in choosing the more-restrictive answers.
- ↑ Roll Call, "Heller Staff Pokes Nevada's Journalistic Tiger," accessed November 6, 2013
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Dean Heller for Senate, "Issues" April 23, 2012
- ↑ Political News.me, "Heller Responds to Nevada Unemployment Numbers," accessed August 20, 2013
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Sandoval, Heller endorse Romney," April 11, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Nevada"
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Dean Heller," accessed October 28, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Donor history for Dean Heller" accessed April 25, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Dean Heller 2012 Election Cycle," accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Dean Heller 2010 Election Data," accessed October 28, 2011
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Heller, (R-NV), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Dean Heller," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Dean Heller," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Dean Heller," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Dean Heller," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Dean Heller"
- ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed March 5, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
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I just saw an ad for a movie on TV. The movie is named "21 Grams." The first line in the ad said, roughly, "They say you lose 21 grams when you die." I'm not sure but I think their idea is then when you die, you suddenly weight 21 gram less, which means that 21 grams is your soul (or whatever you want to call it) that has departed your body.
So, does your body decrease in mass at all when you die? When you're living your body is able to create heat and run itself but when you die it stops being able to do that. Does that result in an immediate loss of weight? My guess would be that body ceasing to function may result in an extremely small change in weight but that the change wouldn't be anywhere close to 21 grams.
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See Snopes - A physician once placed dying patients upon a scale in order to measure the weight of the human soul.
The status of the legend is TRUE, and that'll throw people off. Its true that in 1907 a physician (Dr. Duncan MacDougall of Haverhill, Massachusetts) did try to measure the weight of people after death (people get confused into believing that the body loses 21 grams after death).
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Hi Jen,
It sounds like your trying hard and it must be frustrating not to have the result you want just yet.
Please stick it at - no such thing as too late! Nearly all women are able to build up their supply it can just take time and effort. Beleiving you can do it will help too!
Breastfeeding is all about supply and demand. The more baby is at the breast, the more he will stimulate your breast to 'let down' (release the milk) and the more milk that is removed the more that will be made. Offer anytime you think he may be interested.
As for attachment has anyone told you about baby led attachment? I wish I'd known about it when DS was born as I think it would have made things easier for us. Essentially it relys on babys own instints and lets him (or her) attach. You need to try when you are both relaxed (and baby not too hungry).
|Sat, 11-27-2010 - 10:26am
((((Hugs)))) I wish I had some advice. I always struggled to keep my milk supply up. I had a cysts removed from one breast in my teens and that side is basically useless breast feeding was always struggle for me my boys have to nurse longer and more often then most babies would have. I was never able to pump and I the year goal on one year with any of my boys. I had one son I really was not able to nurse because of I had too much stress going on at the time and he was high strung from the start. Just not being able to get him to nurse because of outside stress in my life I can only imagine what it would be like if I had medical issues from the start. I hope you find the support you need to get you through this rough patch because I can tell it something you really want to do but please know that there are worse things than bottle feeding your baby if it comes to that.
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Dear Jen, I am sorry to read about the difficulties in BF. I wish I knew what to say/suggest but I do not so I would just like to send hugs and prayers your way. Hopefully your frustration will go away soon as plenty of milk comes in your b.s
|Sun, 11-28-2010 - 1:21am
Sorry to hear it's so tough right now! I had absolutely no idea how to BF when I had DS & no one @ the hospital really showed me how, no lc. So when we got home, he wasn't latching & long story short, it was really terrible & he lost a bunch of weight his first week. I had to supplement with formula after that while I got my supply up. I saw a lc, took thistle (gross!) & pumped like heck. The only thing I will say is that it finally worked out for us in the end, but it was HARD. I cried,
|Sun, 11-28-2010 - 6:51am
First off, congrats.
Secondly, Im sorry you're having a tough time. I just wanted to say dont feel bad if it doesnt work.
My DD was horrid @ nursing from day 1. I was a wreck because of it. I had every LC seeing me & they would run in & pop her on & leave & she would come off. She did not latch well & I think my milk supply sucked as well. She then had to be readmitted for jaundice & I had to supplement with formula. I know I felt like I was failing as a mother & I just wished someone would have said, its OK if you cant do this! You tried.
I stayed over nite in the hospital after having a 4th degree tear in a chair as thats all they had for me so I could nurse her. I had to hold a drip of formula up to put near my nipple while I was trying to get her to latch. Then she would just cry cuz her suck was wrong. UGH. I was a wreck. Oh ya & even when my milk came in I got squat pumping.
Anyway, my point, dont stress about it. Enjoy your baby & he'll be fine if he doesnt get BM. Dont feel guilty.
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I just want to know what other peoples first steps were when they got into game development Here were my first steps
1st of course learn all the stuff you need to know, i watched at least 100 hours of youtube videos before i could program in java
2nd Get someone to help. If your a programmer, make sure you have someone who can model or sprite. The key to game development is numbers.
3rd Get ideas,its easy to get stuck down into game development if you have ideas. Nobody wants another Lame old COD style game. When you can have a trench warfare world war one shooter. Make something special.
4th Just gonna say. Real men create their own game engines. Or you can go with a good engine like Unity Or The UDK. They are both free.
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This is purley what i did and what i think people should do if they want to be a gam dev. Obviously its not that simple. But its a start
I think, if you are an indy, you need to work out a programmer art solution and be at least acquainted with some art tools. Other than that I more or less agree. I started with 2d games and I'm glad I did, but now I'm not so sure that it's necessary with engines like Unity. Anyway, I think it's important to be able to make games all by yourself, because you will have partners that quit etc. Also, you will probably not be able to do the game you would like to do because everyone wants to do something else. I completely disagree with real men make their own engines. I know a few that have made their own engines and actually wrote games, but the majority just end up making their own engine and doing a tech demo. With all the porting issues, making games that work with different video cards, you are a lot better off using an engine. Especially when they are as cheap or free as they are now. Games are a lot of work and if you want to produce something, you have to use every tool and shortcut at your disposal.
I locked myself in my bedroom with a 1k single board micro for about a year.
Then I found out that we had an Apple 1 at school and I spent every spare moment locked in the physics lab with it. Later they got an Apple II and I nearly wet myself.
Got paid for a few jobs on the Apple II and suddenly realised my hobby wasn't.
Then I bought a zx80 as a kit and started writing games.
I remember the day someone showed me an assembler. I was furious I had not thought of writing one. I had been using machine code up until then.
My point is you should probably change the subject of this thread to something like "What should you do to be a good games coder"
So... uhm, I disagree in few points...
1.) Technology changes, and 100 hours is not nearly enough to be good programmer. It is good for start (and to start making games), but I've spent a lot more in different languages (and even in terms of paradigm) - yet I know I should program more to be better. Also OO-only programmers tend to make bad code. Don't get me wrong, not all of them, but for most of the time Carmacks comment here is right - http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/OO_programming/
2.) Numbers isn't key to success, will to finish project and actually finishing it is. Numbers can make also project go apart (too many people - too many brains - too many different ideas -> result is dead project), also more people on code = messy code (it never happened in plain C to me - all multi-ppl projects were clean and nice, again only in OOP land - the theoretical principles really don't work that well in praxis).
3.) Nobody wants old COD style game? Then why CODs are still top-sales? This point is invalid.
4.) Also not right, I'm one of those that creates his own engine for a reason - performance (Unity is just slow as hell to do the stuff I have to do); And note that they are definitely NOT free (maybe free to use in the start, but once you start selling, you're paying). Using an engine is option if it is affordable, available (e.g. it exists) and you don't want to use in-house technology.
5.) That doesn't count just for games, this counts for everything.
Also OO-only programmers tend to make bad code.
OO isn't the fastest code, but I think it's the most maintainable. Take Ogre. That's basically the same engine just swapping out parts for about a decade now. That's the difference. Carmack does a rewrite every couple years. Another example is Flash. In the old days it wasn't object oriented and they kept adding features and it turned into a complete mess. Then they got smart and did a complete rewrite using OO. So much better to use. Only trouble was it was nearing the end of it's days because of html5. The thing that's changing is that, even in games, maintainability is becoming as important as speed because of faster processors.
maybe free to use in the start, but once you start selling, you're paying
Depends on the engine. For Unity, there are no costs when you start selling.
Looking back on what i wrote here last year, i thought to myself, "Holy sh*t, i was so wrong" xD, i weird how we sometimes look at the tings we write and think, I'm a complete genius, then a year later we have a completely different opinion on our own conscious thoughts.


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None. Well, I guess the trial version was free so I am not out any money for this POS, just my time.
I could not get it to work at all. The "Instructions for Novices" could have been written in Latin as far as I am concerned as they were totally worthless to me. I gave up on WinRAR after trying to get this program to do something useful over parts of several days. I'll try to find a another program out there that has some instructions that are comprehensible and works.
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Easy to put together although the paint on it is so powdery it comes off slightly onto your hands. If you do the bolts up tight enough there shouldn't be any wobble. We use this as a side table in the hall and looks great. Its definitely the sort of quality I would expect for £100 and would actually be a real bargain at even £10 less.If you want a real sturdy table with a quality paint job, then you'd be better off at John Lewis and paying £200 - £300.
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This lovely piece of furniture stands in our bedroom, the size is perfect and it fits with the style of the room.
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Dark Horse has released their January 2015 solicitations — man, I can't believe we are halfway through this decade! Let's a take a look at a few notable classic collected editions:
Adventures into the Unknown Archives Volume 4 HC
Various (W/A)
On sale Mar 18
FC, 216 pages
HC, 7″ x 10″
A classic cover by Ogden Whitney sets the tone for our fourth excursion into the quirky realms found in Adventures into the Unknown! Classic monsters, convoluted crises, and ghosts of all sorts populate these entertaining Golden Age gems. Featuring a new foreword by comic-book historian and Mr. Monster creator Michael T. Gilbert! Collect issues #13-#16.
• Foreword by Michael T. Gilbert!
• Featuring work by Ogden Whitney!
I was afraid that Dark Horse was going to drop this series, after all Volume 3 was released in September 2013, but it looks to be back on track. Let's just hope we get these books released a little more frequently.
Archie's Pal Jughead Archives Volume 1 HC
Samm Schwartz (A), George Frese (A), and Joe Edwards (A)
On sale Mar 25
FC, 232 pages
HC, 7″ x 10″
You know Jughead as Archie's loyal sidekick, but wait until you see the trouble he can get up to on his own! Cheer as Jug matches wits with Archie's rival Reggie, gasp as he tests nutty experiments with his Uncle Herman, and marvel as he eats dozens upon dozens of burgers and shakes! With twice the mischief, twice the pranks, and twenty times the food, Jughead Archives takes you to the weirder side of Riverdale, in this uproarious volume illustrated by beloved Archie artists Samm Schwartz and George Frese! Collects Jughead #1–#8 from 1949 to 1950.
I have yet to get any of the Archie Archives (currently on Volume 10), but I may start up now with Jughead Volume 1. Samm Schartz, not only pencilled, inked, and lettered Jughead but did so though the 1960's and even even did work on the comic in then 1980's, making Jughead is own alter-ego. Any hey, any book that dons argyle on the cover is worth buying.
The Chronicles of Conan Volume 29: The Shape in the Shadow and Other Stories TP
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On sale Mar 11
FC, 224 pages
TP, 7″ x 10″
To pay his debts, Conan comes into the employ of an exiled prince who needs the barbarian's strength and skills to reclaim his royal heritage, the Eye of Bast, a priceless jewel with a deadly secret! Plus: Marvel Comics' origin of Conan the Barbarian! Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #224–#232.
• All stories collected for the first time!
What? The origin of Conan? Yes, it took place starting with "Young Conan" in #232 as a 9-part story. I'm dumbfounded as to why Dark Horse wouldn't collect it all as one oversized book for Volume 30.
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Dear Readers Without OCD, We in the OCD community have a gentle reminder we'd like to pass along, ever so respectfully: read more
My friend Denis is taking a walk. A long walk. Hundreds and hundreds of miles, in fact. Like most of us, Denis Asselin walks for health. But he also walks for illness--the severe OCD and BDD that robbed him of his son. And he--and I--would like to challenge YOU to add your footsteps to his in the name of mental health advocacy. read more
If OCD has ever kept you from chasing your dreams, you need to meet Carol. She hadn't left her hometown in nearly three decades. But the prospect of helping others with OCD, finding the perfect souvenir, and enjoying authentic Chicago deep dish pizza was enough to help her break free. Forever. read more
We've all heard the old adage: "We help ourselves by helping others." Turns out it's true. Experientially, empirically, the proof is there. And I'm determined to spread the word about the power of this process of turning adversity into advocacy through a National Call for A2A Stories. I hope YOU will answer that call! (Read more...) Primary Topic: Anxiety read more
OCD Awareness Week is almost here. And this year, the International OCD Foundation needs our help spreading a powerful new message. Read on to learn how YOU can give hope to countless people struggling with The Doubting Disease. Primary Topic: Anxiety read more
Like most people, I imagine, I am haunted by the chilling mug shot of Jared Loughner, the man accused of gunning down Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and so many others in Arizona. The crazed look in his eyes. The smirk that seems to convey utter disregard for the horrors he is alleged to have unleashed. Show More Summary
Chances are you haven't heard of some of my favorite authors: Jared Kant, Sarah Allen Benton, Lori Hope, Shannon Shy. None has written a blockbuster, nor even more than a single book. You might, in fact, have some trouble picking up a copy of their works at your local bookstore. Show More Summary
I am just back from Washington, D.C., where for several days I had the pleasure of hanging out with hundreds of fellow OCD washers, checkers, counters, hoarders, and the like. Insert punch line here. [Oh, admit it, you've got something,...Show More Summary
If I asked all of you reading this blog to take a field trip with me to my favorite ice cream parlor, eat a cone randomly selected for you, and then describe your experiences, chances are we'd wind up with some very different reviews. Show More Summary
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Webster, N.Y. Almost a year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Northeast, three local firefighters are heading to Long Island to help some of their fellow firefighters rebuild.
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How much & what kind of decorations do you
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Some stories drag on & on & on.
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Welcome to the board Vicky!!
I answered the QOTW on the other board but will awnser it here too =).
We normally do just a tree. Last year the tree was by the fireplace so I strung lights on it too. But we moved and the tree will not be next to the firepalce so probably won't string any lights. Also put lights on a bush outside last year but have none this year. We do have a porch with railings that would look nice with lights but I doubt I will do that. I have zero Christmas sprite this year and I don't see that changing. I am so gald we can't go get a tree till next weekend because I don't want to go get it. Might skip it this year and just have H and the kid go pick one out.
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Hi Susie,
We don't do much planning anything that happens is very spontaneous.
i have to say i like the decoer heare! Great job! It all decked out up and running. that's fantastic!
i don't watch much soaps, only when i visit my mom who's got them going all day. so every couple months or so i see new episodes...drom what i recal when i was much younger it takes about that long for anyting to really much happen LOL so probably i'm not missing much.... Let's see there


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French Open champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his unprecedented eighth win at Roland Garros with a trip to Disneyland Paris on Monday (June 10). The player, often dubbed the 'King of Paris' due to his record performances in the French capital, was met with cheers and chants from eager crowds as he displayed his trophy in the shadow of the theme park's castle. Nadal told reporters that he was pleased with his eighth win on the French capital's clay courts.
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Idea; creating a sub forum for people looking to trade skins.
skins for rp
rp for skins
skins for skins
you'd post your trade wish, someone would reply, someone would lock the thread and remove both skins for a week, and then trade them ( to avoid hackers stealing good skins, 1 week grace period to cancel the trade )
could be implemented into the lol client, even if only by alerts
the "2k upvotes" thing is tiresome, so we could make it easier for everyone.
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This isn't the worst idea. But there are a number of foilables, like skin marketing, that need to be looked at.
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Tom and Dan are kicked out of solitary and reunited with Hal. A harnessed guy is sent down to threaten the segment. No food until the Ghost surrenders. Tom turns himself in and gets intel on the camp. He returns with a plan to escape.
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SUPERIOR - A historic building in Superior is up for sale.
The Carnegie library is on the market for $125,000.
The 14,000 square foot building has been empty for the past 20 years.
Community members who have worked to maintain and preserve the library now want to see it put to good use.
"It would make a fantastic dinner theater or a law office," Friends of the Library LLC President Bob Swanson said. "Personally I'd like to see it used where the public can go in and still enjoy what the building is."
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Dear Friend,
Thanks to your support, we're now very close to completing the fundraising to meet Rebuilding Alliance's commitment to construct the first three homes in the Rebuilding to Remain program. More challenging is whether or not the Palestian National Authority will be able to meet their commitment. I've been meeting with advisers and talking with Mayor Haj Sami to figure out a Plan B and so get the houses finished. More on this soon.
In the meantime, I put all my frequent flier miles together and flew to Washington D.C. a week and a half ago to explore ways to move our rebuilding projects and our advocacy work forward. I was joined by Morgan Bach, our second visiting teacher in Al Aqaba. Together we met with sister organizations to invite them to join our Stay Human Conference Call series, visited with other NGO building companies to explore new projects, and also met with senior staffers to request their assistance with the State Department. We visited old friends and made new friends too.
An especially positive moment came when I joined Morgan for a Lutheran Service only to somehow find ourselves in the 40 year anniversary celebration for N Street Village, a remarkable residential shelter for homeless women. Forty years ago it must have felt as bleak and hopeless as Israel/Palestine peace feels today, yet they persevered and now N Street Village is a beautiful place and a model for everyone.
With Israel announcing the E-1 punishment for Palestinian statehood and the U.S. Congress announcing various amendments to cut-back U.S. humanitarian aid to Palestine, Rebuilding Alliance's work is needed more than ever. U.S.-back mortgage insurance for Palestinian families in Area C could change the game. Below is a copy of my letter to Diane Feinstein, Senator from California.
P.S. Morgan's speaking tour continues in December and January. Please give me a call if you would like to hold a houseparty fundraiser or a speaking event. My cellphone is 650 440 9667.
Dear Senator Feinstein, December 6, 2012
I am writing as your constituent to ask you to seek clarification on my behalf of U.S. policy regarding American investment in Palestinian housing in 'Area C'. Please forward my letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
I am the founder of Rebuilding Alliance, a U.S. nonprofit organization that offers mortgage loans to Palestinian families in Area C to help them build their homes on the land they own. Rebuilding Alliance's pilot project is called Rebuilding to Remain. We work with Israelis as advocates and use the Israeli legal system to pursue building permits and petition to freeze demolition orders. Three homes are now in construction in Al Aqaba Village in the northern Jordan Valley near Tubas where in 2004, Rebuilding Alliance built a kindergarten that serves 160 children/year.
Here's the challenge: despite holding clear title to their land, 97% of the buildings in Al Aqaba Village — including the kindergarten — have been issued demolition orders by the Israeli Army. When Rebuilding Alliance requested mortgage loan insurance, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) said U.S. government policy requires denial of mortgage insurance to Palestinian families in Area C. This can't be true.
Rebuilding Alliance works to help Palestinian families in Area C build their homes on the land they own, find employment, educate their children, and plan their future. I know the U.S. seeks to realize these goals as well through USAID programs to support Palestinian infrastructure development in Area C.
While OPIC insures Palestinian mortgages in Areas A and B, their mortgage loan insurance does not extend to Area C because the Israeli Army refuses to issue building permits to Palestinian families living there. As you may know, the Israeli Army is denying Palestinian master plans and thus denying building permits to Palestinian families in Area C while the Government of Israel is simultaneously issuing building permits to illegally expand Israeli settlements on occupied land. The Israeli Army denied Al Aqaba's 3rd master plan on June 21st 2012 for no good reason. On Mar. 14, 2012, Al Aqaba Village became the first Palestinian village in Area C to issue building permits, realizing both the text and the spirit of the Oslo Accords. On Apr. 14, 2012, Rebuilding Alliance became the first group to provide mortgage loans, including a clause stating that if the home is demolished, the family will not make payments until occupancy is restored. I ask your help to make OPIC mortgage loan insurance available for Rebuilding Alliance's Rebuilding to Remain mortgage loan program to fully develop this revolving mortgage loan program.
Please ask Secretary of State Clinton to issue a policy directive instructing the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to guarantee Rebuilding Alliance's mortgage loans in the Rebuilding to Remain program. Please ask her to make U.S. policy clear: starting with Al Aqaba, recognize the right of Palestinian villages in Area C to issue building permits in accordance with their master plans —just like towns throughout the U.S. — and support that right by providing U.S.-backed mortgage insurance.
I look forward to your prompt reply. Sincerely,Donna Baranski-Walker Founder & Executive Director
Dear Friend,
Thank you again for making it possible to realize a dream in the creation of the first Palestinian Birthing Center in Area C, the Jordan River Valley. We're getting closer to project implementation as we work to address three important questions: (1) Customs Approval, (2) Staffing for 24/7 access, and (3) RI Matching Grant paperwork.
Customs Approval: This is especially challenging because we must seek approval from at least 2 and possibly 3 countries, each with their own regulations regarding the import of refurbished medical equipment. Do it wrong and there could be tariffs or huge delays. The Rotary Club of Ramallah have been researching possibilities and meeting with Palestinian ministries seeking advice and waivers of tariffs and taxes. Assist International is in touch with the Israeli Ministry of Trade to confirm that they are providing a waiver of tariffs and taxes as well. While in Washington DC, I met with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) to learn how they approach challenges like this and received their offer of help too. We're closer now to moving forward.
Staffing Up for Round-the-Clock Care: As you know, babies are born on their own schedule, so round-the-clock staffing will required for our Birthing Clinic. That's the staff we'll be training as part of this project. When we first drafted this proposal with Al Aqaba's Mayor Haj Sami Sadeq, we assumed the Palestinian National Authority would readily provide the staffing needed when the time came. However, sanctions leading up to and following the U.N. vote for recognition of Palestinian statehood, mean that the Palestinian government is unable to pay its current staff and in no position hire new staff. Recently, the director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Dr. Allam Jarar and Dr. Ruchama Marton of Physicians for Human Rights — Israel spoke at Stanford University Medical School. I asked both for their help. Next step: I'll soon contact the British Consul General in Jerusalem to ask if British funding is available for staffing, as the British built Al Aqaba's clinic building. If you have an in with the British Foreign Service, please ring me at 1 650 440 9667.
Transfer of the Rotary International Matching Grant Funds: this should be straight-forward once all i's are dotted and t's are crossed. Overall, that approval of the RI Matching grant is just good, significant because some seven Rotary Clubs in the SF Bay Area signed-on to help, along with the Rotary Club of Nazareth Israel and the Rotary Club of Ramallah Palestine.
I want you to know that you are part of a dream that took shape back in 2008. You see the light at the end of the tunnel, and usually only the next two steps ahead are visible. Take those two steps, reach out to all who can help, and the next two steps become clear. Happy Holidays, Happy New Year!
With love and gratitude,Donna
P.S. GlobalGiving is offering a remarkable 100% match for new recurring donations — our Birthing Center will certainly benefit from and deeply appreciate your long-term commitment. Throughout the entire month of December, GlobalGiving is matching new monthly recurring donations 100% up to $100 per donor. This could be a wonderful gift for the holidays! To participate, click the Donate button and select "Recurring Donation".
Morgan Bach, our 2nd visiting teacher in Al Aqaba Village, is now in Michigan starting her U.S. speaking tour! We sent her there to attend the Students for Justice in Palestine conference. Today she is speaking at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, standing-in for Palestinian nonviolence leader Iyad Burnat who was prevented from entering Jordan despite holding a U.S. Visa.
The wonderful travel stipend you provided through your donation to this program brought Morgan to Al Aqaba Village where she spent eight months volunteering as teacher, writer, and aspiring filmmaker (remarkable films). A graduate of Whitman College, she was in New Orleans working as a teacher when she found Al Aqaba through Rebuilding Alliance's campaign to save the kindergarten that hundreds of Americans helped build.
160 children now attend our kindergarten! It keeps Al Aqaba Village standing, attracting new investment despite demolition orders — we hope that is a positive model that audiences will want to explore and support. Morgan will share her stories, photos and films to introduce Al Aqaba and discuss Area C, the 62% of the West Bank controlled solely by Israel where over 12,000 demolition orders have been issued by the Israeli Army to Palestinian livelihood structures build on their own land. Morgan will describe new interfaith building projects there, and introduce a new way to reach Congress here, on behalf of 149 Palestinian towns at-risk in Area C.
Here are Morgan's destinations:
Please give me a call at 650 440-9667 if you would like to gather your friends and organize a house party or speaking event to hear this dynamic speaker!


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Guest Commentary: Responding to hate crime close to home
According to Eleanor Roosevelt, universal human rights begin in the "small places close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world."
A hate crime that took place in Jackson, Tenn., in mid-January reveals the challenges of combating bigotry and hatred in those small places close to home.
It also raises a number of important questions: What distinguishes a hate crime from other offenses? How should we respond to such a crime? How do our experiences with anti-Semitism, racism and other hatreds shape the way we view a hate crime?
On the morning of Jan. 13, Jackson police officers were called to a local hotel. During the night, someone had entered a conference room that had been set aside for a group of students from the Margolin Hebrew Academy in Memphis and defaced a Torah scroll, prayer books and other religious objects. The boys were on a school-sponsored trip.
The evening before the crime, Rabbi Gil Perl, dean of the school, had set up the conference room for Sabbath prayer services. When he entered the room the next morning, he found messages of hate almost everywhere. In a blog he later wrote, the rabbi described himself as "shaken to the core."
The word "Torah" has several meanings. In this case, the rabbi was referring to a handwritten scroll that contains in the original Hebrew the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
These are the books that begin with the story of Creation and end with the death of Moses. Rabbi Perl brought the Torah scroll on the trip because Jews read a portion from the Torah as part of the Saturday morning services.
Within a few hours, the police had identified and arrested a suspect, a security guard at the hotel. Jackson police described the act as a "crime of opportunity," because it was not planned. The suspect saw the objects, associated them with stereotypes, lies and myths about Jews, and proceeded to desecrate them.
What the perpetrator did not know (or perhaps did not care to know) is that the words laboriously handwritten on that Torah scroll are sacred not only to Jews but also to Christians, who know them as part of the "Old Testament."
Those words are also important to Muslims. Like Jews and Christians, they too consider themselves the children of Abraham and regard Moses as a prophet. In desecrating the Torah, the perpetrator was attacking all three faiths.
Rabbi Perl knew that this "crime of opportunity" was in fact a hate crime. He tried to convey that understanding to his students. He recalls:
"I talked about anti-Semitism because it's all I could think of," he said. "I told them that as a graduate student and then as an instructor of modern Jewish history at Yeshiva University, I gave numerous lectures on anti-Semitism, its roots, and its causes. But I had never done so in the room where an anti-Semitic attack had occurred — that very same day."
History matters. The rabbi realized that this particular crime could only be understood within the context of the history of anti-Semitism — the hatred of Jews because they are Jews.
And yet the rabbi was also aware that there was another story that played out that day and in the days that followed. It is the story of ordinary citizens who worked to help and comfort the Margolin Academy group, and to express their outrage at the crime.
To combat evil, it is necessary not only to learn about the injustices of the past but also to celebrate and remember those who tried to overcome those injustices even if they did not always succeed.
James Baldwin, the noted author and civil rights activist, believed that the great force of history comes from the fact that it is "literally present in all that we do." "It could scarcely be otherwise," he wrote, "since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations."
But we are not prisoners of our past. We can break its hold by honestly facing history and history's most powerful creation — ourselves. That is exactly what Rabbi Perl and the individuals he singled out did.
In doing so, they revealed that progress in overcoming a long history of hate cannot be measured solely in the number of hate crimes that take place in a given year. Progress also requires an examination of the ways we as individuals and as citizens have responded to those crimes.
Phyllis Goldstein is a senior writer at Facing History and Ourselves and the author of "A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism."
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i just snapped everything i saw. like an old saying : vini vidi vici, which means i see i snap i upload. HAIL CAESAR !This photo was shot on film. Taken by bebopbebop with a Lomography La Sardina loaded with Lomography X-Pro Chrome 100 (35mm) film in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. These tags describe this photo: xpro, slide, chrome, xprochrome, beach, jogja, indonesia, la, sardina, lasardina, and bebop. This photo can also be found in the album LaSardina #11 - Lomo loves the beach.
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If you think you need to exercise for an hour straight most days of the week in order to lose weight and melt belly fat, think again. The key is to workout smarter, not longer. New studies show that the most effective form of exercise for adults may be fast, short, and intense types of anaerobic exercise (as contrasted with low-intensity exercise like steady walking). Moreover, other research finds that doing two or three shorter workouts (such as 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night) is just as effective as a single, longer workout, says Greta Blackburn, CPT, fitness expert based in LA and founder of a national series of boot camps called FITCAMPS.Getty Images