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At the end of Election Day, will we know who is the next president?
BY MARK BROWN November 5, 2012 8:34PM
Voters cast their ballots early Tuesday morning in Evergreen Park. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: December 7, 2012 6:26AM
Finally, the long campaign is over. Tuesday we vote, and by bedtime, we'll know whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will be our president for the next four years.
Or will we?
Maybe not, I'm afraid to say.
While I will join America's election administrators Tuesday morning in a prayer that whoever wins the presidential race has the decency to do so decisively, there is more than an outside chance we won't be so fortunate.
If the race turns out to be as close as many have predicted, with the final outcome depending on an unclear result from a single state, most likely Ohio, then the uncertainty could drag out for days or weeks until all the ballots are counted — and recounted.
Instead of an anxious nation held captive by "hanging chads" as in the 2000 Bush-Gore race, the citizenry of 2012 could soon be getting an education on the ins-and-outs of "provisional ballots."
A more farfetched scenario has a tie vote in the Electoral College dragging this into the new year, a possibility I once thought cute and now prefer not to contemplate.
Rather than allow this to take us by surprise, however, it's better to talk out the possibilities in advance to allay the anxiety.
Close elections can be a lot of fun, unless they are still close when the initial counting is finished, at which point they can get ugly very quickly.
Everyone would like to believe that elections are a simple matter of casting the votes and tallying them but when you pull back the curtain on the actual election mechanics — as happens in a recount — what you quickly find is that the system is full of legal ambiguities and uncertainties.
We've been through this in the 2000 election with the Florida recount, and while the eventual result wasn't much fun for those of us of the Democratic persuasion, I would stipulate that we survived. It was the start of eight long years, but we survived.
There are still Democrats who think the election was stolen from Gore, a belief I do not share, though I got plenty riled up for a time.
Nobody wants to see an election decided by which side has the best lawyers, but it's better than deciding based on which side has the most guns.
With that in mind, both campaigns say they have legal teams ready to parachute into any too-close-to-call state.
I was surprised to learn Monday that Burt Odelson, a local election law specialist who often represents Democrats but was part of the Bush recount team in Florida in 2000, isn't among them.
Odelson, who may have made himself too hot to handle by bringing a residency challenge against the candidacy of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, said neither presidential campaign has contacted him this year.
But he has been studying up in preparation for a guest role on the local Fox TV affiliate Tuesday night and has some thoughts on what to expect.
Changes in election law since 2000 mean there will be fewer disputes over how a ballot is counted, Odelson said.
Instead of fighting over whether a voter intended to voter for Obama or Romney, the battles will center on whether that voter was entitled to cast a ballot at all, he explained.
That's where provisional ballots come in. In essence, in certain situations where the right of individuals to vote is challenged, they are allowed to cast a provisional ballot that can be counted at a later date if election officials verify their eligibility.
Provisional voting is a particular area of concern in states such as Ohio that have added a requirement for voters to bring proper identification with them to the polling place. The ID requirement is still being challenged in court, adding to the uncertainty.
Ohio voters have up to 10 days after the election to produce an ID. Then it would be another 10 days after that before the vote is officially canvassed. An automatic recount would follow if the winning margin was less than one-fourth of 1 percent of the total vote. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican, would become as familiar as Florida's Katherine Harris and just as reviled on the left.
Pretty soon you're into December with the Electoral College vote fast approaching on Dec. 17.
Best-case scenario: One candidate wins a clear majority of Tuesday's vote and earns a clear majority of electors.
And the lawyers stay home.

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yeah i thought it was like 45 min watch,and 70 min wait. i rely on it sometimes when i dont want to pay extra for netflix just so i can get a bloody
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gets under my skin.hah. like the other day i was watching fight club but then got pissed cause of a 70 min wait...god its horrible. oh,and i was talking about you my good sir,seem pretty cool. unlike a few of our unkind funnyjunkie members >.>
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hahahaha dicks everywhere and when you finally get to some one decent,they call you a ****** and disconnect.....bitches.lol yeah i used to get lost on /b/,but i got used to it,and its actually pretty organized. im a funnyjunkie more than i am a /b/tard. but still,they're both nice,but just to make things clear,tumblr sucks
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LOL hahah,yeah i really dont like tumblr, its a poser! :o and pffft,chat roullette is just as bad as omegle. and yeah,if you havent seen fj or 4chan,or ANY of the chans at that fact (2chan,12chan,9chan,420chan,etc.) you haven't seen THE INTERNET,y'kno? lol
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reply cap? dont know what that is but it gets annoying eh? lol if i find a chan for gore,im linking you to it :D XDDD and yeah,
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well **** theres a 7ch- oh yeah,for the people that get banned from 4chan.lol yeah 420 chan,as the name suggests,is about bud mostly of course :D <3 9chan is about anonymous i think,not entirely sure, ******* can't let me in psn now. 2 chan is how 4chan originated,some japanese crazy **** you know? xD and yeah,12 chan is almost the same as 7 chan i think,not entirely sure either


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Engineer Joe Marshall (left) and artist Jay Allen (right), with ShawCraft Sign Co., install a new Lincoln Highway mural in the 11100 block of Front St. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Mokena. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: March 2, 2013 6:19AM
The latest in the series of Lincoln Highway murals is to be unveiled at 11 a.m. Saturday in downtown Mokena.
The mural, installed at 11104 Front St., depicts a tractor in front of the Cooper and Hostert Garage, which was owned by brothers-in-law Barney Hostert and Elmer Cooper, according to the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau.
It was the first Ford agency in the area to sell Ford cars, trucks and tractors. Henry Ford personally signed their dealership contract, the bureau said.
The Cooper and Hostert Garage opened in 1916 and also sold gas and repaired motor vehicles, remaining in business until the early 1970s.
This is the 30th of the 35 planned murals being installed by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition along or near the 179-mile route.
It will be the eighth mural in the Southland. Others have been installed in New Lenox, Frankfort, Matteson, Park Forest, University Park, Lynwood and Sauk Village. One soon will be completed in Chicago Heights.
While most are located along Lincoln Highway, they also may be featured in other highly visible locations in the Lincoln Highway Corridor. Many towns have opted to place murals in historic downtowns instead of along the highway, convention and visitors bureau spokesman Scott Bort said.
Each mural is hand-painted by Jay Allen and valued at $10,000.
Upon completion, the 35-mural series will be one of the largest works of public art in the country, according to the bureau. It was financed through a National Scenic Byway Grant from the Federal Highway Administration and an Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant.
Allen's murals recently won first place in a contest by Signs of the Times magazine, in the murals/exhibit graphics category. They also were selected as a contestant in the magazine's 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.
Voting is open to the public and will conclude Feb. 8.
Votes can be cast once per computer by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DV5THL.
The Lincoln Highway murals are in the non-electric commercial sign category.
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If These Cave Walls Could Talk…
Posted: October 1, 2013 Filed under: history | Tags: ancient history, anthropology, archaeology, August Schleicher, history, linguistics, modern Indo-European languages, PIE, proto-indo-european, Schleicher's Fable Comments OffLinguists have unlocked the key to what our ancient ancestors may have sounded like, and it sounds pretty amazing.
Did you know that 6,500 years ago English and Farsi were the same language? How's that for world unity.
From there, the language morphed into the single descendant of all modern Indo-European languages: PIE (which stands for Proto-Indo-European). Since recording equipment was sparse 4,500 years ago and PIE left no written texts, nobody has ever known what the language might have sounded like. Until now, that is.
Below is a recording of a fable, "The Sheep and Horses," read in what linguists believe to be an accurate reconstruction of PIE.


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I'll just start things off. I'll just go from the beginning of my collection until I reach the end, or until I reach my photo posting limit.
I'll just start things off. I'll just go from the beginning of my collection until I reach the end, or until I reach my photo posting limit.
Thank you, AGM!
This is an entirely new thread since agaymale has expressed his wish to restart, his message was copied from the old dead thread to form a new one, so please post at will and keep it on topic
I have a soft spot for the army and navy types
Why thank you star-warrior. Here's the next five images. Can you tell that I like Al Parker (1-4)?
and again....
Once more with feeling...
amazing, simply amazing! Thanks, all of you
Its like watching the Bev suck off Wally!
^ OK, not sure what that reference means, but here's the next five.
Les plages et les Bears. Oh mon dieu.
wow some really good ones
they used to have such big dicks ... no internet =/
Bis And Gays are better than strays
Thanks for reviving this thread, agaymale.
I am planning to contribute soon. My new scanner is up and running, now I just need to find the time to do some scanning! I promise it will be soon.
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
Ci stiamo spostando nel regno delle pene grande.
How about some Vintage Artwork. I will admit some of this may not be considered vintage because of it's publication date, but it is in a vintage style. Yes I have Tom of Finland images, but those will come later.
Thank you thank you! Oh Mon Dieu indeed! Love some vintage gay porn. I know we have it somewhat better these days as far as being free. However, I just watched a fabulous documentary on gay sex in the 70's and made me long for the day when we could just be wild and crazy without worrying about Hiv/Aids! Not trying to rain on the parade but this vintage porn takes me to that place that I will never experience! Thank U!
The next set of vintage style art.
Final bits of vintage style art for now. I have a few specialty pieces for the end of next month. Tom of Finland will still come at a later time. And I'm looking for new stuff all the time.
Why is it vintage guys seem more real, innocent, honest than the porn dudes of now? Vintage guys look like they really are the sweet dude next door. Yummy!
^Thank you for deciding on your first ever posting in this thread, Welcome to the Forums. Here's a treat for you and for everyone else that reads this thread.
Mae hyn yn cael ei bostio mewn Cymraeg. Mae ganddo unrhyw beth i'w wneud gyda'r lluniau. I chwerthin.
Some bums for your viewing pleasure.
^ oh boy, what a fine collection of hairy arses. The first guy is hot. Man I want to get into that. Thanks.
http://pansexual.me/index.php/2009/11/11/bend-over-boy/ cool vintage pic
Very nice thread!
There used to be another HUGE thread with vintage pics, I wonder what happened to that one
Vintage porn? Do you mean overweight thirty year olds in posing straps? Then there was an improvement - younger guys showing cock, but still most photos were in black and white and most of the magazine consisted of bogus praise of "nudism" (to prove the publication had socially redeeming value). There was a Canadian version of photographer Bob Miser who regretted the day the posing strap disappeared! But static images do very little for me. There has to be movement. A lot of people are nostalgic about the times when they were young. I suppose some will look back with fondness on the lousy picture quality of the early videotapes. I myself love watching naked twinks cavorting in crystal clear images on my big widescreen TV. It's never been better.
It's in the Fetish forum: http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225138
Looking at these vintage shots is like stroll down memory lane. Before videos, dvd's and the internet.
Also enjoyed the works of Al Parker one of true legends of gay porn.
The bev is the beaver as in Leave it to Beaver, a show on Friday nights in prime time during the 50's. Wally was his older brother.
"Theres only one good test of pornography. Get twelve normal men to read the book, and then ask them, Did you get an erection? If the answer is 'Yes' from a majority of the twelve, then the book is pornographic." W.H. Auden.
He should know, he was gay.
"Is a gay play a play that has sex with other plays?" -Harvey Fierstein
Note on Picture 2: My high school showers, were definitely these shower-heads.
Homosexuality is god's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened with children. -Sam Austin
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Request to all who follow this thread: I'm reposting an image from earlier because I'm having trouble finding similar imagery. If anyone can direct me to imagery like this, or can post it please do. I have tried doing various search terms and have turned up nothing.
The drawings either have subtle or not so subtle innuendo. I know there is one about the class nerd helping out all the jocks, among several others. If you know where to find it please please let me know. I've tried everything I know to post some more images here.
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BLOOD DRIVE: 3-6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 409 Old Mount Holly Road, Stanley, sponsored by the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. Donors should be in good health and weigh a minimum of 120 pounds. Make an appointment in advance by calling 704-972-4700 or visiting www.carolinadonor.org. For other blood drives in the area, visit www.cbcc.us.
OVERHILL TERRACE COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Bethlehem Church of God, 1019 W. 10th Ave., Gastonia
PURSE POWER FUNDRAISER: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, presented by the United Way of Gaston County to benefit anti-bullying programs. Highlights will include a Celebrity Purse Silent Auction and a Purse Raffle. The raffle will feature designer purses loaded with goodies. Those attending the benefit will also have the opportunity to learn more about the United Way and how it strives to make a difference in the community. The emcee will be motivational speaker Denise Price and wine and appetizers will be served. Tickets, which are now on sale, are $40 in advance or $45 at the door. For more information, contact Leigh Spach at 704-864-4554, extension 22 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
THE WIDOWED GROUP OF THE GREATER GASTON AREA EDUCATIONAL CLASS: 6:30 p.m., Gaston County Senior Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas. Amy Hawkins, a crime prevention specialist with the Gastonia Police Department, will discuss personal safety, fraud and check schemes. Doors open at 6 p.m. The program is free and beverages provided. Refreshments will be served following the program. Call 704-865-5663.
THE CLOVER (S.C.) HIGH SCHOOL CHORALIERS CANDLELIGHT CLASSICS CONCERT: 8 p.m., First Presbyterian, 1621 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. A second concert will be held at 8 p.m. Friday. The concert features the classical repertoire of Choraliers, nine-time state champions. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased online at www.cloverchoraliers.com.
GLITZY DIVAS: 11:30 a.m., Dynasty Buffet, 2930 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. Call Lillian, 704-865-5667.
HOT DOG SUPPER: 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 5481 Hickory Grove Road, Stanley, before the revival. Hot dog, chip, drink and dessert cost $5.
RANLO'S GOT TALENT: 6-9 p.m., the kickoff to the town's MillTown Nights series. The contest is open to residents of the town and the public is invited to come out and cheer them on. Applications for craft and food vendors are available at town hall, 1624 Spencer Mountain Road.
COUNTRY-STYLE BREAKFAST: 6:30-10 a.m., Central United Methodist Church, 113 S. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain. Cost is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors ages 60 and older, and $3 for children ages 6-12. Proceeds will go to a mission trip to Costa Rica planned for January 2014. The church is located across from Harris Funeral Home. For more information, call the church, 704-739-2471.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE: 7 a.m.-noon, Cramer Woods, a neighborhood with more than 300 homes in Gastonia, featuring furniture, tools, lawn equipment, clothing and toys. The subdivision is located opposite Amberjack on South New Hope Road.
GENTLY USED POCKETBOOK AND PURSE SALE: 9 a.m.-noon, Crouse United Methodist Church, 3311 Crouse School Road, in the fellowship hall. The fundraiser, sponsored by the United Methodist Women, will feature previously loved accessories, including hairbows, belts, scarves and jewelry for sale. Proceeds will go towards mission projects. For more information, call 704-735-2443.
LOWELL FREEDOM FESTIVAL AND ANTIQUE CAR SHOW: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The daylong celebration features carnival rides, food, craft and novelty vendors, and live entertainment. Last year, 5,000 people came out for the festival. Because Lowell is known as "The Patriotic City," the annual event honors the freedoms Americans enjoy.
OLD TIMEY DAY: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Belmont Historical Society, 40 Catawba St., Belmont. The day will feature more than 40 quilts on display, a quilting bee, blacksmithing, needlework and other demonstrations. There will be games and activities for children. Antique cars will be on display and rides will be offered. And there will be an old-fashioned cake walk. Hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings will be sold. Proceeds from the event benefit the work of the society.
GASTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: 2 p.m., Gaston County Public Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. Participants will learn how to use the library's Family Search, as well as Gaston County Public Library and local genealogy research pages. The society will hold a business meeting in the library conference room at 1 p.m. For more information on the genealogy program, call 704-868-2164/Dial 4 or visit www.gastonlibrary.org.
'SEND MARY SMITH TO ZAMBIA' MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER: 5:30 p.m., First Wesleyan Church, 208 S. Church St., Gastonia. The family friendly event, "Duct Tape Dynasty" – a takeoff on the hit show "Duck Dynasty" will feature dinner, entertainment and a blind auction. Proceeds will help make Smith's trip possible. While in the South African country she will minister to orphans and homeless teens. She will also train and work with Heart of the Bride missionaries. For tickets, to make a donation or more information, call 704-867-7206.
'I AM ENOUGH' WOMEN'S CONFERENCE: 7-9:30 p.m., Central YMCA, 615 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, presented by Unbound Ministry. The conference will feature Carol Davis, a radio host at 106.9, and Holly Myers, founder and president of Unbound Ministry. Organizers promise a message of inspiration, door prizes and chocolate. Also speaking will be Brittany Henderson, director of the ministry. Tickets are $15. You can get more information by visiting revolutionchurchnc.com/unbound. Unbound Ministry started out for teenage girls but has since grown into ministry for women and girls of all ages.
GASTON CHORAL SOCIETY 45 TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL CONCERT: 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 2650 Union Road, Gastonia. Aptly titled, "Forty-Five Years Young" the concert will feature the return of some former members. The concert will include a repertoire of music the choral society has sung through the years including classical, contemporary, sacred and gospel. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. For more information, visit www.gastonchoralsociety.org or firstname.lastname@example.com.
MONDAY May 20
KNITTING GROUP: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lucile Tatum Home Center, 959 Osceola St., Gastonia. The registration fee is $3 (every two classes). Learn to knit by joining this group, an ongoing class. Beginners are always welcome. Call Pam Bryson at 704-865-3291, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 7-11 a.m. May 25, First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 5481 Hickory Grove Road, Stanley. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children under age 10. Features all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, coffee and juice. Curbside service available for take outs.
FLAPJACK BREAKFAST: 8-10 a.m. May 25, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 3628 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, to benefit the Earth Angel Breast Cancer Foundation. Cost is $7 per person. For details, contact Angel M. McCaskill, 704-678-1054.
FREE BIKE SAFETY CLASS: 9 a.m.-noon May 25, Unity Baptist Church, 482 N. Myrtle School Road, Gastonia, for children ages 5-12. Participants must register in advance by calling 704-865-7601. This class is being offered by Gaston County Police Department and Faith and Health Ministry of First Wesleyan Church of Bessemer City.
BLOOD DRIVE: 4-8 p.m. May 25, Regal Cinema, 3778 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, sponsored by the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. Free movie ticket for donors. Donors should be in good health and weigh a minimum of 120 pounds. Make an appointment in advance by calling 704-972-4700 or visiting www.carolinadonor.org. For other blood drives in the area visit www.cbcc.us.
POOR MAN'S SUPPER: 11 a.m.-1 pm. and 5-7 p.m. May 29, First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 5481 Hickory Grove Road, Stanley. Cost is $4. Features pintos, slaw, corn bread, onions tea and dessert. Take outs available.
HIGHLAND GRAND REUNION MEETING: 2 p.m. June 1, Highland School of Technology, 1600 N. Morris St., Gastonia. The reunion will be held Aug. 1-4.
SUMMER PRAISE FEST: 5-8 p.m. June 1, Springwood Church of God, 1007 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia. Featured groups will be The Promise Trio, Blood Brought, Josh King of Southland Quartet and We R Forgiven. Barbecue plates will be sold for $7.50 per plate Visit www.summerpraisefest.com.
POPS IN THE PARK CONCERT: 7 p.m. June 1, Gaston County Park, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas, presented by the Arts Council of Gaston County and Gaston County Parks and Recreation. Free. This year's featured group will be the Gaston Symphonic Band.
WALGREEN'S PHARMACY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT: 9 a.m. June 5, Deer Brook Golf Club, Shelby, to benefit the Life Enrichment Center of Kings Mountain. Four-man teams are welcome and the format will be captain's choice. Play starts at 9 a.m. Cost is $75 per individual and lunch will be served after the tournament. Hole sponsorships are still available. Entries must be received by May 22. Call Billy Marino, 704-867-1283.


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Interesting to see Tremain selected in just the OD team and Hazlewood in the Shield.
Doran is a bit unlucky to not make the OD team, however I'm glad Dan Smith didn't. He might not have a contract, but still.
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Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
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Tassie Tigers doing well on their first day,couple of their imports doing well.
about to be called up to the t20 squad, obv
I think Roher only averaged round 20 for the Ryobi cup last season,playing a full season,so no wonder he dropped.
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"We've done some," he said. "We've actually put more conventional fruit, although we've seen some pretty good organic growth in blueberries."
Other problems
More standardized certification requirements are a positive step, but they don't address other problems connected to shipping to the Euopean Union, said Matt Roberts, sales manager with Sedro-Woolley, Wash.-based shipper CF Fresh Inc.
"It's easier. The problem is that with the EU, in general, the business isn't what it used to be," he said.
CF Fresh doesn't ship fruit to Europe in the volumes it had done before, Roberts said.
"We don't see the business, especially in the United Kingdom, where we did a lot of exporting before," he said. "The fruit they use is similar to that the slicers here use. There's less money and less risk."
The main export market for Oxnard, Calif.-based Deardorff Family Farms is Canada, whose certification standards are comparable to those of the U.S., said Tom Deardorff, president.
Asia, he said, is probably the next offshore marketing frontier for his company, and that won't happen right away.
"I think it will take a lot of market development and education to get there, but it is an avenue that needs to be pursued," he said.
For now, there's no pressing need to go in that direction, Deardorff said.
"One reason we haven't is we're trying to satisfy our own marketplace here first," he said.


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So just how much does District 40 pay the average teacher. According to those quite familiar, the average salary in this district is $58,000 -- for a work year of 180 days (+ or -). That's $300+ for 5 hours of student face-time per day (and there are several days students are not in the classrooms).
By comparison, a normal work year is about 240 - 250 days per year.
Now add the bennys. The average benefit package in District 40 is $33,500 per year (58% of salary)! So an average teacher receives $91,500 in total compensation per year. If that seems extravagant, frankly, it is.
But that's not the end of it. The union representing the teachers wants more. Pay and step raises, more and better health coverage, and of course a retirement boost are also on the menu.
After expenses, the students only receive about 8 to 10 cents of every school district dollar, and it appears that number will diminish (if the union has it's way).
And lest we not forget the union's cry every time they pick a fight over money, "It's for the kids". That's about the hottest, steaming pile ever produced!
Kris Bledsoe asks ..."How can we protect our children from those who would prey upon their vulnerabilities?"
Mandatory polygraph examinations to weed-out pedophile school teachers would be a start, Kris.
Are you in disagreement, if so, why?
As an aside, I'd recently read (I believe it was an Oregonian article) that Oregon government public employees have special protections in place to make/keep their PERS accounts from being accessed through any court judgements that might be handed down, should a Public employee .ie teacher, be found guilty of raping children.
I think that's just plain old fashioned wrong, don't you, E.J.?
Are you a teacher, E.R. Farrar, and if so, how happy with that are you?
These killing machine monsters had a great deal of fun following their actions and did a lot of LOL-ing.
Your argument is not about anything more convincing than the opportunity to glorify YOU.
in the U.S. it's just the opposite.
No, I wouldn't advocate that every person in America that has, or would have regular contact with children be asked to waive the 4th amendment rights, that would be absurd to suggest so.That is unless they were to seek, or wish to continue working in positions of direct authority over children.
And yes, I would include those wishing seeking employment, or those currently issued licenses to work in or conduct such private business in the State of Oregon.
I mean what the heck, if people can be required to submit to drug testing to gain or keep their jobs, I would think that screening-out the pedophiles would be just as important. Perhaps there would be less people producing dirty U.A's if there were less kids having their ability to trust lost to pedophiles robbing them of that so very important human quality.
As for monsters and their apologists, I agree with Lulu.
That's all that I am suggesting, E.R.
some of this I will discuss tonight. We spend 60% of all funding on lower education goes to administration while 40% goes elsewhere. In all the countries ahead of us that are developwed democracies. There adminstration cost average is 40%. So bascially I'm saying those at the top are more compensated probably then they need to be. The balance is all wrong. Now .. from a teacher union stand point, I believe the Union stands in the way of having kids learn. for example the average is 223 days in most countries that are doing better than us. The top is 228. I believe. the union opposes more days of learning, even though you could use some as (home school). You also have schools with two shorter breaks instead of one larger. Once again - Unions has done nothing, to solve that issue.
Then their is a local bond issue. Wealthier areas vs Poor. There is some attempt by lawmakers (Jim) being one to attempt to at least balance that, but Unions once again have not stepped up to help very much in the process.
The rest of us sit in our cities and towns ignoring this reality and instead, we fight over the pennies, and -- as a side distraction -- argue about whether unions have too many pennies. It's a debate that is safely confined to an ideological cul-de-sac, and so long as we do not radically change our perspective, that's where we'll stay.
Where did you find your data ("We spend 60% of all funding on lower education goes to administration") ? In Oregon K-12 school districts the typical amount for administration is 7 percent of the budget and about 52-60 percent for teacher compensation. Naturally this varies from district to district, but it is not close to what you stated.
In Oregon, the compensation for K-12 teachers is among the highest in the U.S. while we have among the shortest school years in the U.S.
Why are unions wrong if so?
Fletch, good question. The problem I have with many unions (not all) is that their primary concern is for the benefit of their members (that is what unions are for) regardless if their actions hurt their host organization (employers). Another way to look at it is production/efficiency are not nearly as important as the well-being of the membership. Unions promote the adversarial relationship rather than the desired common goal of efficiency in the workplace.
In education, the well-being of the students should trump the well-being of union members. That hasn't happened in Oregon and has fed the downward spiral of Oregon K-12.
I would be interested in your views.
As a contractor, I have been held out on money till after all punchlist items have been handled or some other reason...
I think that would get a better quality of teaching. If I was a teacher just putting in the time, not really caring about the student as these comments are implying, I might be inclined to step up my game to get my retention money. Maybe this already happens. I don't know...
Teacher's unions are opposed to the use of testing as any measurement of their performance. They would shut the Oregon school system down long before they would accept what you propose.
I do think that almost all teachers care about their students.
But here is where I got those stats from - Howard Freeman went State to State and studied each states budget and where the money went and used it in his class, but also published a book about it. It contains more than education. Another way to track things is World Trade Organization, they do a good job of tracking certain things we may not think to look at.
I see education better if we look at it on a National Basis, because the only way it's going to be fixed is a national level. We need more school days (At least 223), we need two smaller breaks instead of one big one. We need to balance Equal amounts of money through each district and maybe even require extra staffing (not fewer) in poor areas so those that are first generation can get the help they need to learn.
What is happening now is not working.,. We are falling behind the rest of the world, it shows in lower education,. but now it's starting to show up in higher education. If the President would have worked my health plan idea, instead of the Corporate give away he did, there was room in that plan to extend 2 years of community college funding out of it, so people could at least get 2 years of community college. Similar I suppose to the Netherlands
Why are unions wrong if so?"
I think having Unions in Government are a bad idea. Because sometimes the Union goes against the people and the Government is suppose to work for the people.
Unions like Coporations that have consider pull through money, blackmail and bribes are hard to justify in my mind when they go to those extremes. Although I'm nor a fan of Bill Sizemore, one can look at the Unions impact on taking him down, or Tim Eyman (iniatives passed in Washington), tossed by Unions sueing (even though the majority voted for it)... This is when Unions become a problem.
Was this teachers union issue a hot topic before the banks robbed the world of their credit scores?
Unions keep their members safe from one percenters who may be looking to get something for nothing. In return, unions are giving their customers qualified trained personal to keep their jobs at peek productivity.
Does the teachers union have a apprentice program or any mandated classroom hours of their own to ensure they are maintaining optimum teaching techniques?
Performance is what matters at the end of the day. Performance of the teachers and performance of the kids comming out into a world that expects performance out of a employee.
1) You asked, "Is it fair to say that unions are small governments in themselves?"
Yes, depending on your definition of "government".
2) You said, "Unions keep their members safe from one percenters who may be looking to get something for nothing."
That one is difficult to understand.
3) You said, "In return, unions are giving their customers qualified trained personal to keep their jobs at peek productivity."
That is difficult to support. It is often felt that unionized work forces are a drag on productivity with their adversarial attitude.
4) You asked, "Does the teachers union have a apprentice program or any mandated classroom hours of their own to ensure they are maintaining optimum teaching techniques?"
5) You said, "Performance is what matters at the end of the day."
I agree. Educational unions are against measuring performance in the evaluation of their work.
This information might be helpful for you.
I googled "Howard Freeman" and couldn't find anything. Do you have a link?
I'm willing to bet, if the cost of health care wasn't so stupid advasarial attitudes might subside. On either side.
What insurance does the districts have if there are no checks on results?
Fletch, it is not just health care. It is the whole compensation package. Right now it is the unaffordable retirement compensation (PERS) as mentioned in the letter by Scott Gibson.
There are 28,901 PERS recipients receiving over $40,000 in PERS benefits. Over half (14,549) of these recipients are receiving more than 100 percent of their final salary. The kicker is that 2/3 of these recipients were employed less than 30 years.
If you are really interested, check out this website.
Lets see if the deadline on the rainy day fund is met. Or, it just gets pushed back like the Feds do self imposed dead lines.
I still did not find what exactly is driving up the cost of PERS. The article said the cost is going up reguardless of what the markets do.
posted "$40,000 in PERS benefits" and there are a few that make over that in one month. The Oregonian had a nice list of them.. mostly Athletic directors/coaches and... Doctors at OHSU.
The reason why the costs of PERS are going up is that there is an unfunded liability. In other words, right now PERS is not capable of paying the projected payouts to retirees. When we have that situation the public sector employers are obligated to make up the difference. That obligation comes right out of their budgets. When that happens, many teachers and other public sector employees lose their jobs, or have their hours cut.
School budgets are being "bled dry" because costs are increasing from every direction. Oregon is in a squeeze. Oregon is ranked 33rd in per capita income so we are now a relatively poor state. Education costs, especially payroll costs, are ever increasing while the rest of the state is fighting a battle to maintain income growth. Still, historically Oregon has supported K-12 education very well. Oregon has spent more per student than more affluent Washington in about every year for the last threee decades.
I don't understand the connection, sorry.
Thought the Soviet Union tried that idea and the concept failed miserably, Fletch.
Nike. Maybe it would be better if Large corps were taxed At a higher rate and the money went to help bail out PERS. Just a thought... Like I said, I have a lot to learn on these subjects and only throw thoughts out to help me with my understanding of how government works.
The "Single Sales Factor."
There is no connection between Nike and the PERS situation. Nike pays a tremendous amount of taxes now. The reason why PERS has a problem is their payouts to many PERS Tier I members is considerably more than PERS can afford. Why extend the problem to anyone else besides PERS?
We don't know that. In fact they just did a tax deal with the state that the State refuses to disclose information about.
There has been considerable information made public about House Bill 4200. The primary focus was that Oregon would not change its existing laws that govern Nike.
At issue was the state's method of taxing multistate corporations. Oregon uses a "single-sales factor," which taxes profits on sales only within the state, not on worldwide sales, property or payroll.
"House Bill 4200 gives Kitzhaber authority to sign a similar contract with any company that promises to invest $150 million and create 500 new jobs. Nike's expansion will be at least that big, company officials said."
"Assuming Nike creates the required 500 jobs with an average wage of $100,000, the state would collect an additional $30 million a year in taxes, Warner said. The $150 million investment could mean an additional $2.25 million in property taxes, he said."
Some of PERS money comes from employee contributions, more comes from public sector employer contributions and some comes from PERS investments. All in all it is not enough to support the "promises made by public sector employees to other public sector employees. That is why teachers and other public sector employees are losing jobs because the public sector budgets cannot pay for large contributions expected from them.
"The Oregonian, using PERS financial records, reviewed how the PERS board has handled the system's rainy-day fund since 1995. The newspaper estimated what would have happened if the PERS board had not cut its savings targets and had fully funded the rainy-day fund."
"The result: The PERS shortfall would be at least $2 billion smaller today."
"When asked about the newspaper's analysis, Jim Voytko, PERS' current executive director, said that his agency has not performed a similar analysis.
"I'd say that the numbers you have are probably not that far off," Voytko said.
Estimates aside, what actually happened?
After two years of losses on Wall Street, PERS burned through its inadequate reserves and drove its rainy-day fund into the hole.
Of the system's total $8.5 billion shortfall, $2.3 billion is the rainy-day fund's red ink. The public has the luxury of years to close the system's overall shortfall.
But not so with the rainy-day fund.
The fund is supposed to help keep PERS stable. A little-known state law forbids PERS to carry a deficit in its reserve fund for more than five years."
The answer, Oregon taxpayers.
We need Company reform in this country. That there is no doubt about. Import tax would be a good place to start. along with caps on size of a company, monopolies, and to some degree CEO salaries. I think something like Germany in that regard.
There are over 80,000 corporations in just Oregon. You are throwing paint at the wall hoping something sticks. Your claims about corporations are no different than individuals who want tax breaks.
The Nike situation was entirely fair. They did not want to make major investments in Oregon and then have Oregon change their tax code for them. It would have been hundreds of $millions of additional taxes. Oregon hadn't considered the changes, but the agreement made the situation certain. Nothing wrong with that.
What form of business would you prefer if not for the corporate structure?
Everyone, or organization paying into the State of Oregon General Fund. That is just about everyone/everything that pays taxes.
One that isn't using taxes to control a Monopoly, to keep the smaller business from increasing sales, have staff that makes a better wage.
when you allow a big company to have tax breaks you are basically giving the smaller company a middle finger. Telling them.. the must pay more than their share of taxes, which in turns keeps their salaries down.. Thus it allows no small business to grow at the rate it could, thus even creating an opportunity to sucked up from the larger company (because the smaller companie is tired of struggling)..
So why you think Nike is good for the area, and maybe in some areas it is. But it also counter productive in other areas, because it lower wages for those companies wishing to compete with Nike.
John Rawls. Stepped it up a noch to talk about individual groups. That it was okay for one group to get more than the other, if they were all increasing. From 1947-1973. the biggest % in wages was those in poverty, followed by middle class then the wealthy. Soon though that reversed... Wealthy started getting the higher %.. followed by middle and then the poor. Today the only one's showing any gain are the wealthy. the other two groups show loss. Maybe that is why almost 50% of our population is not beneath the standard of living and why out of all the developed democracies in the world. We rank last in social economic mobility.
Therefore When companies like Boeing don't pay any taxes (Federal) over the last 4 years. Two things are happening, you have a shortfall of money that you will now need to adjust something else in those three categories above and hope that Boeing is using that money saved to advance community at an equal base to up the stability of the economy overall, not just for one group of people (wealthy) trickle down affect. Of course there are also those companies that pay the taxes owed today over a 30 year period with no interest. I call this the GE rule created in 1954 I believe. The problem with no taxes coming in or the GE rule is that for example GE owes $1000.00 and takes 30 years to pay it at no interest and the U.S. borrows $1000.00 to make up the difference at 8% (which I base on how much of the current budget goes to interest). The U.S. is then is actually in the hole $1400.00 by the time GE pays.
That obviously is unacceptable and not sustainable, so therefore services get cut and taxes go up to help to pay for the money borrowed, however there is a problem there as well. Lack of Social Economic mobility is leaving a nation full of poor people and people living beneath the standard of living. When that happens services are needed to increase, not be cut thus creating more money needed to be borrowed and it becomes a downfall of economic stability.
In 2001 I was middle income. 2013 below standard of living and hopefully not in poverty in 2014 or 2015 OR beyond for that matter.. Yet t I suppose it is possible. I'm not unique. Like stated earlier we have seen a huge spike in those beneath the standard of living and those in Poverty.
We can take it a step further to notice that last year we had the most millionaires not paying any taxes, their average salary 3.4 Million not goo thus creating more to the problem.
Then of course we have the Corporate "promise" Pfizer for example got a special tax break to bring money back from overseas, this they said would lead the way to hire 200 people. (According to Reuters) however reality set in.. Instead they laid off 300 people took the money saved on taxes and bought stock to increase the shares value and some CEO's sold their shares for a higher
We know this to be false from what has happened since 1973 in the percentage of the three groups of people and where the increases are and where they are not. We thus need to always ask ourselves is it worth it? Is it worth giving Verizon a 3.1 million dollar tax break per person they hire at the data center if they those working there can't get a head and move the economy in the right direction? Is it worth giving Nike a tax break, if they outsource so much of their work overseas and keep a huge percentage of the money only among their top 10%?
Only you can answer that. My answer is no, it isn't. I take the Netherland approach.. Where people maybe aren't extremely rich, but nor are they extremely poor, thus creating more stability within an economic system. This doesn't mean it is perfect, but rather something to think about.
You asked what system I prefer? Best Business structure? I would say a collective.
Equal profit sharing and company owned by the Employees.
Next I suppose, is if I had to give a system where the CEO's salary is in line with employee's per cap.
Meaning that it can only be increased when the employees are also increased and be only so much % above the average company salary. (similar to Germany).
p.s. Boeing paid over $700 million in taxes for 2012. They would be a valuable corporation even if they paid zero taxes.
p.s. Germany has many of the world's largest businesses.
You said, "You asked what system I prefer? Best Business structure? I would say a collective.
Equal profit sharing and company owned by the Employees."
Why would anyone want to risk capital forming a business if they had to share equally with employees who have not risked anything? That is why your suggestion almost never works.
Volatile because of corporate tax breaks.
I haven't seen it ever fail. Show me example of it failing?
you might mean, it isn't used that much? At least here. some countries have it a little more.
Probably because those at the top want to keep all the money.
"Why would anyone want to risk capital forming a business if they had to share equally "
Everyone invest the same amount into it from the start as well. Those leaving simply sell their share for the next person to move into the spot.
you need to start thinking outside the line. for example, If I ask you how much an hour you make. you might give me a reponse of $13.00 an hour. (american response) how we were taught. I make so and so an hour. Yet.. not really.. It takes maybe an hour to get there, and hour to get home, it takes maybe an hour at lunch that you wouldn't be doing if you weren't working and you probably didn't add in gas, wear tear of car, oil change, clothing that you normally wouldn't wear but are required to purchase for dress code. by the time it is over you might make $8.00 an hour (if that)...
We were raised a certain way... Part of that is to stay within a box. kind of like voting Democrat and Republican.. to step out of that.. makes one weird.. But it also makes more progress in my opinion.
The old saying "A reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man pesist on adapting the world to himself, therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man" so.. true...
Living in a box, means just that.
1) It isn't used that much because it doesn't work. If it worked it would be used everywhere.
2) You said, "Everyone invest the same amount into it from the start as well."
That happens all the time. It is called a corporation and those who invest are called shareholders. It works very well.
3) So why aren't you doing as you suggest?
No it isn't used that much, because those that investin the idea want more of the money without sharing. Remember where all the raises are occurring?
posted "That happens all the time. It is called a corporation and those who invest are called shareholders. It works very well."
No it isn't. shareholders aren't often have active in the company they own share's in. Meaning for example they aren't out there working the lines etc..etc.. The just get a % of the profit from the money they invest. VERY different.
what you will find in collective, is those that work, tend to work harder and tend to think a little more about the company, then someone for example that gets $8.00 an hour without an interest or stake in the business.
I would say probably the biggest reason you don't see it, is they like disparity of wealth it creates. It makes them "special", and in this Country it helps to have that status. We see it in justice to poltics, and "special" clubs.
"So why aren't you doing as you suggest?"
Working on it, not super easy, because a lot of people are currently struggling. I've been eying Newport for the location.
There are no tax barriers for people to form a business as you suggest is optimum. The obvious reason it doesn't happen very often is that it takes capital. Most people are not willing to risk the capital that they have to start a business. Most businesses fail within five years. How many people would like to get economically wiped out in less than five years?
post "Most people are not willing to risk the capital"
Most people don't have capital.. 10% owns 80% of all assets in the U.S. Most of what people are living on is some form of loan requiring interest to those 10% in one form or another.
Yes, it generally takes money to make money. Nothing new there. Those without money should appreciate that there are those willing to risk their money to provide jobs.
I suppose it depends. but I hate to tell you this. Those that create business are lucky that people want to work for the wages they get.
Let's just say we totally disagree. I hope it works out for you. I know it won't, but what the hay... Good Luck with it.
You said, "Those that create business are lucky that people want to work for the wages they get."
I totally agree. It is a symbiotic relationship (mutualism) that is very important in commerce.
What you seem to not understand, is if it works so well. Why is almost 50% of our population living beneath the standard of living, or why is the disparity of wealth so great?
The one thing you can never escape is consequence. Remember that.
Next month maybe I will introduce you to a more radical approach still. Community Dollars, so I can hear you state it doesn't matter because it's not approved by government. wink..
It is all in the definition of "standard of living". Our lowest standard of living is better than 90 percent of the world's population. In the U.S. a low standard of living still puts a TV in the house, food on the table, access to medical care and seemingly a mobile phone in every teenagers hand. Yes, there are the very poor, but compared to many other countries, our very poor live like kings and queens.
2) You asked, "why is the disparity of wealth so great?"
It has never been easier for the intelligent, hard working, economically aggressive people of the world to "make money". The keys are "intelligent, hard working, great attitude and aggressive". It has never been easier in the U.S. to maintain a low standard of living. There are cushions in the U.S. that have never been as available in previous generations.
3) You said, "The one thing you can never escape is consequence."
I totally agree. There are consequences for almost every action, or lack of action. That is a lesson that is easily ignored. It is a lesson that bypasses most people in their growing years. "Consequences" is a topic that are difficult to teach beforehand. Most people learn that lesson in hindsight.
4) "Community Dollars". We have more "Community Dollars" than ever in the history of the world. So much so that many segments of the population are totally dependent on "Community Dollars". That is why our federal government continually prints. Eventually "Community Dollars" will run short as is starting to happen now.
Wow you are walking around blind without a cane it appears. How do you explain that we have less (Dead last) economic social mobility than any other developed democracy in the world?
posted "It is all in the definition of "standard of living". "
Really. I hate to point this out. But you tend to compare third world countries to ours is a mute point. try someone a little more developed. "yes" only 8% of the worlds population own cars. not sure what ours is.. but more than likely the majority are paying loans off for it.
Take min wage... some wages in others coutry start at standard of living, not 200% below (like ours). I would say it's all about self intent. that many Nations a job is seen as a giving to community, where in the U.S. it is seen has getting ahead in a more selfish way.
I think you assume we are doing better than we are, because we are able to charge and buy things. That is not wealth, that is debt. big difference. Remember I said that 10% control 80%. That means most Americans have no capital or Little Capital. It means that most of what they have is debt to someone or soemething else and that can't last forever.
Can you explain why the best students in lower income areas have the same results as the the worst students in the higher income areas. Or pells Grants once covered 75%, now covers at 33% 9hint part of the answer is below)... Or how someone with no money (No social economic mobility) is going to be able to afford a higher education (increased the same as healthcare) in order to better themselves in order to get out of the trap of "No economic social mobility"?
how do you see that fitting your business model and fueling our economy to a point of stablity, or is it going to have to change, somewhere?
How do you think people become wealthy?
It's not rocket science.
Standard of Living to me means able to not go into debt and produce capital in order to sustain the economy.
"selfish way". Well it's sort of like this. In other Countries more people are content with starting a smaller company in order to support their needs just enough and help others do the same through employment. In the U.S. it appears that the main reason people start many of the business is for wealth and control to some extent.
posted "I don't believe that "10% control 80% "
I said 10% own 80% of all wealth. With Wealth comes power. don't believe me? Did you choose the President, or did you pick from a list given at election?
Glass Steegal Act... Enron... etc..etc.. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the poor peoples idea...
1) Yes, education is very important.
2) You asked, "Can you explain why the best students in lower income areas have the same results as the the worst students in the higher income areas."
What kind of "results" are you referring?
3) You asked, "Or pells Grants once covered 75%, now covers at 33%?
Don't know, probably not enough free money.
4) You asked, "Or how someone with no money (No social economic mobility) is going to be able to afford a higher education (increased the same as healthcare) in order to better themselves in order to get out of the trap of "No economic social mobility"?
Hard work, no children until affordable. Access to self improving information has never been more available if a person really wants it.
5) You asked, "how do you see that fitting your business model and fueling our economy to a point of stability, or is it going to have to change, somewhere?
"My business model", I am not sure what you mean by that but I'll give it a try. Self reliance is a lost characteristic for an increasing part of the American society. It is too easy for some to accept more than they give. Each person has to decide what they want in life and take the necessary steps to get it. That is the part education plays in a successful life.
Inherit it mostly, and make sure that the others are oppressed so they can't take what they have by keeping power through policies, investing and poltical action.. they do things like reduce taxes for themselves, cut services, and help direct policy that increase cost for things that the poor and middle income people would have to work twice as hard to get. Education being one.
Anymore questions?
what you appear to not acknowledge (not sure why). Is in a society based on Capitalism, who is favored? Those with Capital of course. Therefore... Policies tend to go the direction of those it favors and often that increase the wealth or maintains it, or controls the lack of it within certain groups.. Once again, this isn't something difficult to understand. If I have $100.00 I can go shop for food, if I don't. I have to rely on someone else to feed me, and that gives those who feed an advantage. They can either feed me each time, Not feed and let me starve or teach me to get the $100.00 so we won't have to rely on them, having someone to rely on you make's one very powerful..
Eric Holder when asked at a recent hearing howcome during the banking scandal there was nobody being convicted or charged. He responded that he felt doing so would cause instability in the marker because of the power of the people he would have to charge. Now that is power, wouldn't you agree?
Yes, and it is up to the individual to make the move, not the government or anyone else.
2) You said, "Standard of Living to me means able to not go into debt and produce capital in order to sustain the economy."
That is in control of the individual.
3) You said, "In the U.S. it appears that the main reason people start many of the business is for wealth and control to some extent."
Yes, the purpose of business in every country is to produce profit. Any business without that primary reason is doomed to extinction and the employees and the employer lose.
That is an attitude that will lead nowhere.
2) You said, "Eric Holder when asked at a recent hearing howcome during the banking scandal there was nobody being convicted or charged. He responded that he felt doing so would cause instability in the marker because of the power of the people he would have to charge. Now that is power, wouldn't you agree?"
Could you give me a link to that quote. I don't believe it.
Advancing to College.
sure can't watched on CNN doing the hearings with the senate (Dept of Justice).. You will just have to take my word on it or email al Franklin he was there, along with several others. But I remember him the most because he only wanted to discuss cable tv.. lol...
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not really before you can fix a problem, you need to know one exist.
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Wow! What super news! To Debra and Holly may you be rewarded in wherever the next steps may take you.
Andrea, the new style and touches shown so far are lovely. I thought I was on the wrong site at first. Good luck with your new endeavour.
Wow! What super news! To Debra and Holly may you be rewarded in wherever the next steps may take you.
Andrea, the new style and touches shown so far are lovely. I thought I was on the wrong site at first. Good luck with your new endeavour.
Congratulations, Andrea!!!
Thanks to Debra and Holly for your past dedication to the site.
I'm a relative newcomer to the site and my position on the creative team but I sure want to wish everyone, Holly, Debra and Andrea all the best in their new ventures and also Cathy, who has held my hand through the learning process. I plan to stay around for a while. :)
Congratz Andrea!
thank debra and holly
congrats andrea. i wish you good luck and a lot of fun in your new job
Congrats Andrea, GDS is certainly the most awesome scrapbooking site!!! I've been here for almost 6 years (dec 2007) and it has been a fantastic journey with you all.
Deb and Holly, Thak you sooooooooo much for all your commitment, dedication and support, I loved workingwith you, and hope you may achieve all your goals in kife.
Andrea, you'll be a fantastic site owner, and you know you can count on me for whatever you need. :)
Together with this fantastic community and your leadership we will all take GDS into a bright future
Oh wow! That is big news. Congratulations Andrea!
And a big thank to all the time and creativity Holly and Debra put into this great site over the years. May life shower them with blessings.
Wow! Great news for Andrea! Congratulations! I just found out and I love the new design of the site. A heartfelt thank you to Deb and Holly who were very supportive of my years as a supreme team member and a designer here several years ago.
They did a fabulous job in creating and growing this site. It is one of the very few digital scrapbook sites that have survived a long time. It is still a great site.
To all of the GDS members, I have been laying low these past few years, still working on my magazine, and enjoying my five grandchildren. And I miss my designing days, and hope I can get back to doing that again one of these days.
Congratulations Andrea! You know I Love you, and am thrilled about this new chapter in your life and this site.
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About me and my passion for cars
its something i can't explan.
its a feeling i get when i worked on a car and get to see the finished product. Then other people like it and say "now thats cool"
I can thank my grandfather for getting me into cars he owns his own collection of cars over 50 cars but only a hand full are good
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Car I wish I still had
I wish i have never sold my cougar cuz it was my first car and a lot of good memorys in that car but owell
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Daniel Boulud's Chocolate Soufflé - Recipe
In a season that celebrates tradition, why not rise to the occasion with everybody's favorite classic dessert, chocolate soufflé?
By Daniel Boulud
Makes 6 soufflés
1 T unsalted butter, softened
¼ cup plus 2 T sugar
9 eggs, separated into 4 yolks and 9 whites
1½ tsp. cornstarch
2 T flour
4 T unsweetened cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
1½ cups milk
⅛ tsp. lemon juice
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Zest of 1 clementine
Clementine Cream
⅓ cup mascarpone cheese
1 T confectioners' sugar
2 T orange marmalade
Diced segments and juice of 1 clementine
Position rack on lower third of the oven and preheat to 385°F. Coat the insides of 6 six-ounce ramekins with the butter, then sprinkle with 2 T sugar, shaking out excess. In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining ¼ cup sugar with the 4 egg yolks until light and pale, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the cornstarch, flour, and cocoa powder (add a bit of milk if the mixture gets too thick to stir) until smooth. In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer. Gradually whisk milk into the chocolate mix, and then return the mixture to the saucepan. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly, until the mixture is very thick and smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing wrap onto the surface. Set on top of the oven to keep warm.
Beat the 9 egg whites and lemon juice with an electric mixer fitted with a whip until soft peaks form. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and continue to whip until whites form stiff, glossy peaks. Remove wrap from chocolate and whisk in ¼ of the egg whites until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold clementine zest and remaining whites into chocolate mixture until no streaks remain but the batter is still light and fluffy. Divide batter among ramekins and lightly tap the bottom of each until batter settles. Level off the top of each soufflé with a small knife, then run the tip of your thumb around the inner edge of each ramekin, creating a shallow indentation. Place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until soufflés rise and set (centers should be a bit jiggly).
While soufflés are baking, make clementine cream: In a medium bowl, combine cheese, confectioners' sugar, and marmalade, then stir in diced clementine and juice.
When soufflés are done, remove them from the oven, and dust with cocoa powder (if using). Poke a hole in the center of each soufflé with a spoon, and fill with a spoonful of clementine cream. Serve immediately.


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Has anyone checked out Work Out on Bravo? The new trainer they hire, Jesse, is ridiculously hot. And gay, luckily enough.
Has anyone checked out Work Out on Bravo? The new trainer they hire, Jesse, is ridiculously hot. And gay, luckily enough.
I tried watching that show... but seriously, me sitting on the couch watching a show about OTHER people exercising wasn't really keeping me interested, actually I felt kinda guilty.
I saw it and I thought it was hilarious!
"Your brother said that you were on a date with a hottie. Evidently someone's in need of LASIK."
that show seems more about her being a lesbian then actually working out. anybody else notice that
i liked last nite's episode when jesse jumped up on that straight trainer and wrapped his legz around him.. looked to me like the straight guy was kinda liking it..
I saw that last night Jesse is way cute.
I didn't buy into that whole thing of her flying out to that woman's house.Why wouldn't someone of such wealth at least have a professional workout room in the house.They did this little excercises out by the pool and ran up a hill.She was obsessed with wearing every diamond bracelet that she owns.To me she seemed like a friend who just wanted to get on TV and flirt with a lesbian. I'm just curious if anyone else noticed this.
I really like the show. I can't wait until next weekend when she yells at Jesse for being stupid and letting people in her house when he wasn't supposed to. I think he's really cute but also really stupid to mess up like that. The straight guy he jumped on is so hot even though I can't stand his attitude. He's really hot in that jerk kinda way.
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jesse is so hot
he needs to get his clothes off so we can see the happiness
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