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Dr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a column today on his blog - The Government We Deserve. It is reposted below.
Numerous recent articles have tried to address whether health cost growth is slowing more permanently. Though I have entered that debate at times , I must admit that it's a complex question for which there is no definite answer. Policymakers and private practitioners have improved some of the ways that health care is priced and delivered, and more improvements are no doubt forthcoming. But the stories of Gilead and its $1,000-a-pill Hepatitis C drug make one point entirely clear: improving health care costs selectively is like making indentations in a full balloon. Pushing down the air in one place merely makes it pop out somewhere else.
Consider how the government has designed health insurance, particularly Medicare. Essentially, it has delegated its constitutional powers of appropriation to private individuals and companies like Gilead. Congress doesn't vote to spend more on hepatitis cures. It lets Gilead, along with patients and doctors, make that decision and then shift the costs back to other citizens. As long as Congress refuses to exercise its appropriations responsibility, every cost-saving measure could be nullified by a new Gilead.
The original sin of health insurance, public or private, has been to allow patients to demand and providers to supply more health care while pushing charges onto others. In the extreme, at a zero price to the patient per service received and a potentially unlimited supply of services for which more compensation and profits can be made, it is not surprising that health costs in this country have grown from about 5 percent of GDP in 1960 to around 17 percent today.
As expected, the Obama Administration today issued amendments to its FY 2015 war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations) request, adding $5.6 billion for ISIS-related operations to the $65.8 billion already requested. The request includes $5 billion for the Defense Department and $520 million for support for opposition in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan as well as humanitarian assistance in Iraq and Syria.
The Pentagon spending mostly goes to operations and maintenance accounts in support of the Army and Air Force. The request also includes a $1.6 billion Iraq Train and Equip Fund, which would provide military support and training for the Iraqi government through FY 2017. Other items include support for the moderate Syrian opposition and support for the Jordanian and Lebanese governments in securing their borders.
Source: OMBNumbers may not sum due to rounding.
Two of the biggest items among the tax extenders that Congress may consider before the end of the year are two provisions that allow accelerated write-offs of investments: section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation. Section 179 expensing provides an immediate write-off for small businesses for a certain amount of investment; both the amount and the level at which the favorable tax treatment phase out decreased significantly when the extenders expired at the end of last year. Bonus depreciation allows all businesses to write off half of certain investments immediately. Both provisions are among the costliest in the tax extenders package, costing a combined $315 billion over ten years if extended permanently.
These two policies, and in particular bonus depreciation, are generally justified as stimulative measures, and since they effect only the timing of write-offs, their temporary nature is central to their effectiveness in that regard. However, the Congressional Research Service's Gary Guenther in a recently updated report finds limited short-term economic benefit.
Though there appear to be no studies that address the economic effects of the enhanced Section 179 allowances enacted in the previous eight years, several studies have examined the economic effects of the 30% and 50% bonus depreciation allowances that were available from 2002 to 2004. The findings indicated that accelerated depreciation is a relatively ineffective tool for stimulating the economy during periods of weak or negative growth. [emphasis added]
Guenther sees many reasons why the effect of accelerated write-offs may be limited, including both their design and the economic context.
The White House this week requested an additional $6.18 billion in discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year to cover the costs associated with mitigating the Ebola outbreak.
Of the additional funding, three-quarters is for the immediate response to tackle Ebola, while the remaining amount is part of a contingency fund to "ensure that there are resources available to meet unforeseen changes in the epidemic." The emergency spending would go to various health agencies as well as international efforts to combat the spread of Ebola. The full breakdown of the request is as follows.
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With the 2014 midterm elections mostly in the books, the current Congress will return from weeks of campaigning to finish some remaining items before the end of the year and the swearing in of the new Congress. This year's lame duck session will likely to be less busy than some years, but there are still a few key things to get done before the 114th Congress begins.
Enact Appropriations
The current continuing resolution funding the government will expire on December 11, so policymakers will have to either extend it, enact appropriations bills, or cause a shutdown. This is the most important to-do list item for the lame duck Congress. Prior to the recess, appropriators indicated they wanted to get an omnibus appropriations bill done instead of a CR extending funding into the next Congress, and the chances of that look good -- thanks to the Murray-Ryan agreement setting defense and non-defense spending levels, House and Senate funding allocations are relatively close. Key questions that remain include whether lawmakers will provide supplemental funding for Ebola or ISIS and also what level of war spending they will provide (hopefully below the current level -- see "to-don't" list below).
For background on the appropriations process, see our Appropriations 101 document.
Pass Defense Authorization
Somewhat related to appropriations, lawmakers will also have to pass a defense authorization bill. For the budget world, this may be important to see if Congress will consider codifying a strict definition of war spending -- as the House budget resolution and an amendment to the House defense appropriations bill did -- or consider personnel savings policies that the Pentagon has long called for. Doing either of those things may help policymakers stay within the defense spending caps in the future and better ensure the integrity of those caps.
Over the long term, the country's debt is projected to grow to unsustainable levels. This outlook has not changed for the last two decades, according to a recent Washington Post op-ed authored by former Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and John Danforth (R-MO), co-chairs of the 1994 Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. Entitlement trends contributing to dramatic growth in debt over the long term were considered unsustainable then, and they still are.
Kerrey and Danforth note that there has been some good news, notably the slowdown in health care spending and (temporarily) low interest rates reducing the amount the government pays in interest. However, the core drivers of our long-term problems – population aging and rising health-care costs – remain. The problems have become harder to address:
Meanwhile, the passage of time, the failure to take more ambitious actions and the enactment of new obligations have combined to limit our choices and placed the government in a more difficult position to address the challenges than it was in 20 years ago. The debt burden has grown sharply. Debt held by the public has gone from 48 percent of gross domestic product in 1994 to 74 percent in 2014. This limits our fiscal flexibility and constrains the policy choices of future generations. Demographics are working against us. The baby boom generation, which was coming into its peak earning years when we were on the commission, has begun to retire, slowing potential economic growth, lowering potential revenue and increasing spending on retirement and health-care benefits.
Meanwhile, the passage of time, the failure to take more ambitious actions and the enactment of new obligations have combined to limit our choices and placed the government in a more difficult position to address the challenges than it was in 20 years ago.
The debt burden has grown sharply. Debt held by the public has gone from 48 percent of gross domestic product in 1994 to 74 percent in 2014. This limits our fiscal flexibility and constrains the policy choices of future generations.
Demographics are working against us. The baby boom generation, which was coming into its peak earning years when we were on the commission, has begun to retire, slowing potential economic growth, lowering potential revenue and increasing spending on retirement and health-care benefits.
Because of the delay in addressing entitlements, it will be more difficult to turn the titanic trends in these budget programs. Social Security has run cash deficits since 2010, and every year of delay increases the shortfall which must eventually be addressed. The senators note that health care programs have expanded, income tax rates have been cut, and the amount lost annually to "tax expenditures" has increased. At the same time, discretionary spending will be at its lowest level in 50 years (as a percentage of the economy), making it increasingly difficult to find savings in that area.
Happy Halloween! For the spookiest day of the year (though some might argue that's April 15th), CRFB is thinking about scary costumes and wondering what budget polices they represent.
Frankenstein—What could be more fitting than comparing our nation's tax code to a monster cobbled together by a mad scientist? Comprehensive tax reform should be an essential part of the next Congress' agenda. Its spark of life is just what this country and the economy needs.
Zombies—The undead rising from the grave is just like one of the more pressing issues in the upcoming lame duck Congress. More than 50 tax cuts known as "tax extenders" lapsed at the end of 2013, yet Congress is considering retroactively bringing them back from the dead for 2014. If a two-year extension (2014 and 2015) passes Congress after the election, the impact is a trick, not a treat, of about $85 billion added to the national debt over ten years. But of course there could be an even scarier deal…
Vampires—Interest on our national debt will suck the life out of our budget, leaving little room for important spending. Right now, interest rates are low and we pay relatively little. But Dracula is hovering above us: Interest payments are projected to nearly quadruple in nominal dollars by the end of the decade (increasing as a share of the economy from 1.3 percent in 2014 to 3.0 percent in 2024). At the same time, discretionary outlays will shrink from 6.8 percent to 5.2 percent of GDP in 2024. The essential roles of government are being bled dry by interest on our national debt.
A recent Health Affairs piece from CRFB's Loren Adler and Adam Rosenberg showed that the prescription drug benefit, Part D, has been responsible for a majority of the Congressional Budget Office's downward revisions to actual and projected Medicare spending since 2011 (although Part A, the hospital insurance component, also played a significant role).
But judging the slowdown by how much CBO projections have changed is only one way to look at the issue. Another way would be to compare the actual slowdown in annual growth rates of each Part of Medicare over the past few years. Not surprisingly, a similar story arises from this approach -- the slowdown has been most prominent in Part D, followed closely by Part A.
From 2010-2014, Medicare per beneficiary spending actually shrank at an average annual rate of 0.3 percent (although total spending still increased as more and more baby boomers reached retirement). As illustrated below, both Parts A and D experienced negative per beneficiary growth over this window, while Part B grew only slightly slower than GDP per capita.
As soon as the election is over, the lame duck Congress will be pressed to deal with several pieces of must-pass legislation before the end of the year, including their last chance to retroactively extend a set of tax breaks that have been expired since last year. These tax extenders are routinely extended for a year or two at a time without offsets so they add to the national debt, causing it to grow even more than already projected under current law.
An article from Bloomberg suggests that some lawmakers may be considering breaking tradition -- but not in a good way. Instead of extending the provisions for just one or two years (adding a smaller amount to the debt), they will select a few of the bigger provisions to extend permanently.
For example, one potential deal between the two parties could permanently extend and expand the research & experimentation tax credit (as provided for in H.R. 4438); permanently increase the amounts that small businesses can write off immediately; and continue the expansions to refundable tax credits like the Child Tax Credit and American Opportunity Tax Credit that were originally passed in the 2009 stimulus (ARRA) and that currently expire in 2017. Along with these new provisions this potential deal would also provide for a two-year (2014 and 2015) extension of all the other provisions. This is bipartisanship in the worst sense: both parties adding provisions they want to the national credit card.
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) released a survey last week (see video of CRFB President Maya MacGuineas at the release event) showing that a majority of Americans are willing to raise taxes – including their own – to preserve Social Security. Given the program's funding gap, it is an encouraging sign that Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to improve Social Security's solvency. Trade-off analysis, which NASI used, is an excellent way to get Americans to consider complex issues with pros and cons to all sides. Unfortunately, the design of the survey prevents the answers from being as useful as they could have been.
NASI's survey set out to determine how Americans would prefer to improve Social Security. Most respondents favored raising taxes (both the payroll tax rate and the taxable maximum) and increasing benefits. Respondents opposed raising the retirement age or means-testing benefits. This result differs from other similar surveys that found support for balanced packages of tax increases and decreased benefits for high earners.
Although it is impossible to know for sure, this survey's divergent results may have been driven by its framing of certain choices.
The last few months have seen a number of new ideas to save money in Part D of Medicare by encouraging more efficient use of drugs by prescription drug plans and beneficiaries. But Part D has also grown significantly slower than expected since its inception.
On this blog and in Health Affairs, we've highlighted the disproportionate role that Part D has played in the federal health care spending slowdown. One quarter of the $900 billion downward revision in the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) health care spending projections through 2021 came from Part D. And Part D's downward revision was by far the largest as a percent of program spending (nearly one quarter) among the major health care programs. Looking back further, actual 2013 Part D spending ended up almost 50 percent lower than CBO's original projection when the law passed ($50 billion vs. $99 billion), and total spending over the 2004-2013 period ended up being 36 percent lower ($353 billion vs. $550 billion).
In their Health Affairs post analyzing the Medicare slowdown, CRFB analysts Loren Adler and Adam Rosenberg cited a CBO report breaking down the sources of the slowdown in Part D. In this post, we examine more closely that report, which not only goes into the reason for slower growth in Part D but also how Part D's design compares to Medicaid in controlling costs.
In analyzing the source of the slowdown, CBO's conclusion is clear:
Taken together, the faster-than-expected slowdown in national drug spending per person and the smaller-than-expected enrollment in Part D account for nearly all of the difference between CBO's initial projection and actual Part D spending. CBO's original projection reflected the agency's judgment that elements of the program's design that were intended to foster price competition between private plans would help to limit the costs of Part D, yielding lower costs per enrollee than would be expected for a similar population under a typical employment-based drug plan offered at that time.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tells Politico that his priorities for the next Congress include the budget process, and in particular, evaluating the budgetary impacts of legislation over the long term and biennial budgeting. We generally share McCarthy's support for biennial budgeting though our enthusiasm depends on what emerges from the legislative process – and it is by no means a silver bullet.
On long-term budgeting, Politico's Jake Sherman writes:
Also in McCarthy's crosshairs: the congressional budget process. He thinks writing a budget each year is antiquated, and said Congress should consider budgeting once every two years. Also, he wants to reform the Congressional Budget Office so it studies the impact of legislation over, say, 20 years, instead of 10. He said Congress often times gets "stuck in our subcommittees" and he wants to "start looking at what we're doing in the next 50 years." McCarthy says Washington is frozen because the "structure holds us back." "The ideas are great," McCarthy said, "but what stops the ideas from becoming law? Some of the archaic things we do." McCarthy added, with a hefty dose of incredulity, "The budget act is the Budget Act of 1974. Does the world look like it did in '74?"
Also in McCarthy's crosshairs: the congressional budget process. He thinks writing a budget each year is antiquated, and said Congress should consider budgeting once every two years. Also, he wants to reform the Congressional Budget Office so it studies the impact of legislation over, say, 20 years, instead of 10. He said Congress often times gets "stuck in our subcommittees" and he wants to "start looking at what we're doing in the next 50 years." McCarthy says Washington is frozen because the "structure holds us back."
"The ideas are great," McCarthy said, "but what stops the ideas from becoming law? Some of the archaic things we do." McCarthy added, with a hefty dose of incredulity, "The budget act is the Budget Act of 1974. Does the world look like it did in '74?"
We are encouraged to hear McCarthy discuss the importance of long-term budgeting. Our recent paper "The Budget Act at 40: Time for a Tune Up?" shared McCarthy's concerns about a lack of focus on the long term as one of the key problems in the current budget process:
Erskine Bowles is a former co-chair of the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission and member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote an op-ed that appeared in USA Today.
The good news that the budget deficit declined to $486 billion in fiscal year 2014 has prompted a declaration in some circles that the deficit is no longer a concern, and we should now turn our focus to making investments in economic growth. This either/or analysis is shortsighted and the source of many of our nation's current problems created by both parties. America is and will continue to be constrained from pursuing dynamic economic growth opportunities and from making smart investments in the future until we put our budget on a fiscally sustainable course.
I wish I could believe the recent decline in the deficit is sustainable. The temporary factors related to the recession — which caused the deficit to increase dramatically — are now receding, but the structural problems with our budget remain.
Social Security's finances are far from secure, and every year that Congress waits before addressing the problem makes it harder to fix. This week, the Social Security actuaries updated their estimates of options to restore solvency based on the assumptions in the 2014 Social Security Trustees report. Most of the options save a similar amount as last year but close a smaller percentage of the larger shortfall.
The most recent Trustees report showed a slightly bigger shortfall than last year, mostly because of slower short-term economic growth and the addition of one more high-deficit year at the end of the 75-year estimation window. Even though most policies would save about the same amount, the shortfall has grown by 6 percent, so each option closes a slightly smaller percentage of the shortfall.
In response to Howard Gleckman's piece on the FY 2014 deficit where he noted that the budget had returned to "normal," Donald Marron wrote that the most common concept of normal is not all that useful. The 2014 budget ended up being close to the 40-year historical averages for spending, revenue, and deficits. That average is often considered a benchmark for fiscal metrics, and it is frequently used by the CBO and others.
Still, Marron notes that this average may not be helpful in assessing the appropriateness of the size of deficits because of what those deficits have lead to and how bad years can skew the numbers.
But what has been the result of that "normal" policy? From 1975 to today, the federal debt swelled from less than 25 percent of GDP to more than 70 percent. I don't think many people would view that as normal. Or maybe it is normal, but not in a good way. Just before the Great Recession, the federal debt was only 35 percent of GDP. Over the previous four decades (1968 through 2007), the deficit had averaged 2.3 percent of GDP, almost a percentage point lower than today's 40-year average.
But what has been the result of that "normal" policy? From 1975 to today, the federal debt swelled from less than 25 percent of GDP to more than 70 percent. I don't think many people would view that as normal. Or maybe it is normal, but not in a good way.
Just before the Great Recession, the federal debt was only 35 percent of GDP. Over the previous four decades (1968 through 2007), the deficit had averaged 2.3 percent of GDP, almost a percentage point lower than today's 40-year average.
But what would be a better benchmark? Brad DeLong suggests having deficits to keep debt-to-GDP constant, but that has a few problems. In the current context, it would leave debt at a historically high level and leave no room for error. Below, we will look at a few other benchmarks.
Although the Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Patent Office are infamous among federal agencies for the long wait times and lines, their backlogs pale in comparison to another office that manages court hearings for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. According to an article by David A. Fahrenthold from the Washington Post, with 990,399 people waiting to get a decision on their disability claims, "That is Washington's backlog of backlogs — a queue of waiting Americans larger than the populations of six different states." In contrast, the VA has 526,000 cases pending and the Patent Office has 606,000 applications waiting.
The Social Security's old age program uses a very clear, measurable standard to award benefits: the Full Retirement Age. Determining eligibility is easy, since it is purely based on your age.
Conversely, determining if a worker is eligible for SSDI benefits is not as simple. To qualify for benefits, insured workers have to suffer from one or a combination of physical impairments that render them unable to perform any job available in the economy. This requires medical evidence, a complex set of guidelines, and government employees who make determinations whether a person is disabled.
The Center for American Progress' Katherine Blakeley and Lawrence Korb recently issued a report recommending how lawmakers should wind down war spending, known as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), as U.S. involvement in Afghanistan wanes. OCO has become a headache for budget enforcement because, unlike base defense spending, it is not capped and so it has been used to avoid the discretionary spending caps.
Making matters worse, the continuing resolution funding the government for the first two-and-a-half months of FY 2015 continued OCO spending at last year's levels, $26 billion above the Administration's request (at an annualized rate). Congress should address this issue during the lame duck session by making prudent use of the OCO designation in any government funding bill to limit spending to war needs and codify criteria for use of the OCO designation in the defense authorization bill.
Blakeley and Korb make five main recommendations:
Year after year, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) refuses to simply give lip service to "wasteful government spending" and has instead called out controversial government spending by name. Today, his office published the fifth annual edition of his Wastebook, detailing 100 examples of what he describes as "stupid spending," totaling almost $25 billion. The Wastebook looks at little-used government programs, unusual research projects funded by government grants, and tax breaks given to companies to compile these examples.
As Senator Coburn explained,
This report, the fifth annual Wastebook, gives a snapshot of just a fraction of the countless frivolous projects the government funded in the past twelve months with borrowed money and your tax dollars. Every year taxpayers, regardless of their personal political leanings, raise their eyebrows and shake their heads in disbelief at how billions of dollars that could be been better spent—or not spent at all—were squandered. Then they ask, "but what are you doing about it?"
Some of the spending examples highlighted in his report are:
In a Health Affairs blog post, CRFB's Loren Adler and Adam Rosenberg find that most of the recent slowdown in Medicare's costs is attributable to the prescription drug benefit, Part D, and cautions that this might not bode well for the slowdown's permanence.
In looking at changes in CBO's Medicare projections since March 2011, and building on work we did previously, they note that 60 percent of the slowdown in Medicare benefits (excluding sequestration) has taken place in Part D. More specifically, Part D spending was revised down by $225 billion over ten years, while Parts A and B are $145 billion lower. The sequester accounts for another $75 billion, and increased recoveries of improper payments are another $85 billion.
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire. It is reposted here.
Some influential people would have you believe that with the deficit shrinking our fiscal problems are behind us. Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman recently wondered why the fiscally responsible crowd wasn't celebrating the news that the deficit was down to $483 billion. The White House has been touting the recent two-thirds decline as a major accomplishment.
The irony should not be lost on anyone: Both Mr. Krugman and the White House have long argued–correctly–that short-term deficits were not the problem and that reducing them too much too fast would harm the economy.
While the massive deficits of recent years were startling, they were never the country's key fiscal problem.
Deficits, which grew more than 750% from 2007 to 2009, were a symptom of the near-calamitous economic crisis in which revenues plunged and automatic spending kicked in. Much of the growth in the federal deficit was a sign of just how bad the economy was. But deficits were also a partial cure for our economic woes in that the automatic stabilizers and the additional spending in the 2009 stimulus (for all its flaws) stopped the economic tailspin from becoming far worse.

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Point Loma Nazarene University
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Point TV: Channel 23 Marketing & Promotions Mgr.
Advisor: Alan Hueth (619) 849-2358
Date: October 25, 2010
Written by: Nicholle Jaramillo
Late Night Show Soon to Hit Channel 23
Two PLNU communication students will embark on a Channel 23 late night project this semester. Seniors Michael Prescott and Benjamin Dunn will begin directing and producing a late night show called Late Night Loma. It will take a lighthearted approach to relevant issues.
"There will be current events from on and off campus, guests from on and off campus, and comedic bits toying with the issues that students care about," said Benjamin Dunn.
According to Dunn the pair came up with idea because they wanted to do something unlike anything else running on Channel 23. They wanted to take and old idea and turn it into something new.
"There really is nothing right now on the channel like this," said Dunn. "Eventually we would love to shoot this live, in front of an audience, capturing the feel of what this kind of show could be."
Late Night Loma is supposed to be similar to late night network shows. Just as some look forward to watching their favorite late night personalities, Dunn hopes this can also be something for students to get excited about.
"We hope to create an audience on campus, we want people to look forward to our show, to actually watch it, and eventually take part in it themselves," said Dunn.
As for who exactly is distinguished as the show's director and producer, Dunn says he and Prescott try to avoid labels.
"Both Mike and I are director and producer, we aren't really into titles. Unless you want to call us Sir, then that's totally fine," said Dunn.
The duo is currently in the process of casting people from around campus as talent, writers, advertisers and guests. Late Night Loma will begin airing late fall 2010 or early winter 2011.
If you have any questions regarding "Late Night Loma," or want to get involved, please contact Benjamin Dunn at firstname.lastname@example.com, Michael Prescott at firstname.lastname@example.com, or Station Manager Jessica Bobik at firstname.lastname@example.com.
On Sunday, Nov. 7, PLNU students Christen Horne and Austin Thompson were honored by Opera Buffs, Inc.
Opera Buffs, Inc. of Los Angeles is a nonprofit organization which supports seasoned and emerging opera singers between the ages of 19 and 40 by offering grant money and performance opportunities.
Horne, a junior soprano, and Thompson, a senior bass-baritone, were two of only six singers selected for grant eligibility and for participation in the Opera Buffs Spring Showcase. A total of 41 singers, some of whom have graduate degrees or are residents in the Los Angeles Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, participated in the auditions. The only other school to have two singers selected was the University of Southern California.
The Spring Showcase will be held at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles on Mar. 6, 2011.
PLNU Senior Christian Sanders was also honored by Opera Buffs and performed in the Fall Showcase on Oct. 31, 2011.
Horne and Thompson are participating in Point Loma Opera Theatre's (PLOT) next production, Cendrillon, on Nov. 11-14, 16, and 18.
Event Dates November 5-7, 2010
Forgive the late notice please, but PLNU Debate team has been at three tournaments over the past two weekends. At the first, we took a limited number of team members up to the University of the Pacific where we participated in a smaller elite round robin on Friday, and then the larger national circuit tournament on Saturday and Sunday, November 5-7. The second tournament was a smaller event hosted at Irvine Valley College this past Friday, Nov 12th, where we took mostly classroom debaters and a few team members. Here are the results from those events.
University of the Pacific Round Robin:
Daniel Nadal and James Wilson advanced to the first elimination round in this elite field of national circuit teams. This is the first time a Point Loma team has advanced to this round in recent years.
University of the Pacific Paul Winters Tournament:
Five of our Six senior teams advanced to the First Elimination round and one team advanced to the second elimination round. PLNU won Third Place Overall Sweepstakes in the four year college division. Several of our individual events speakers also excelled, three winning top honors in the Senior Division of competition. Here below are the specific results.
Double Octofinals:
· Ashley Nuckels and Ian Sharpels
· Barbara Gausewitz and Ciera Wilson
· Daniel Nadal and James Wilson
· Alex Pineda and Kim Jensen
· MacLean Andrews and Michelle Diaz
Speaker Awards:
· Barbara Gausewitz - 6th Place Speaker Senior Division
· Ciera- 16th Place Speaker Senior Division
Individual Events:
· Ashley Nuckels: First Place Extemp and Finalist in Rhetorical Criticism
· Michelle Diaz and Barbara Gausewitz: First Place Duo Interpretation
· Brian Bentley: Third Place Novice After Dinner Speaking (no final round)
· Mac Andrews Semi Finalist in Open Impromptu
Irvine Valley College "Great to be Free" parliamentary debate tournament:
(for this event we had many of our competitors up in higher fields of competition than normal for experience and to help other partners.)
· Margeaux Flannery and Tiera Gindt – Bronze Award winners in Novice Division
· McKayla Carpenter – Won 5th Place overall speaker in Senior Division.
This upcoming weekend is a tournament at Grossmont College in San Diego, mostly on Saturday and Sunday.
Randy Ataide, professor of entrepreneurship and executive director of the Fermanian Business and Economic Institute (FBEI), served as a contributing editor for the book Entrepreneurial Leaders: Reflections on Faith at Work, vol. V, due to be released soon.
This series of books, edited by Richard Goosen, Ph.D., of Trinity Western University, is likely "the best primary source for what is going on in Christian entrepreneurship today," according to Ataide.
The purpose of the book, according to its preface, "is to preserve a spiritual heritage of Christian entrepreneurs striving to apply their faith in the marketplace."
Entrepreneurial Leaders is a collection of 12 interviews of successful entrepreneurs in varied industries. For the collection, Ataide interviewed Mike Mellace, of Mama Mellace's Treats in San Diego, and Craig Van Hulzen, of Van Hulzen Asset Management also in San Diego.
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(San Diego, Calif. – Oct. 18, 2010) – Dr. Alan Hueth, PLNU professor of communication, is one of four invited jurors for the first San Diego Christian Film Festival, which will be held Dec. 27-30, 2010, at the Performing Arts Plaza at San Diego State University.
"About a year ago, a few of us from a handful of churches decided that there was every sort of film festival in San Diego County except for a Christian one," said Anita Palmer, executive partner of the San Diego Christian Film Festival. "Given the power and prevalence of the visual media in our culture – and its negative slant – we thought it would be good to encourage new or emerging Christian filmmakers, create a setting where Christian film industry professionals and film-goers could interact, and help educate and encourage the film-going public to demand good movies."
The festival has received about 150 entries from all over the world, culled the best and sent them to Hueth and his three fellow jurors: Karen Covell, a producer of TV specials, documentaries and children's programming, and the director of the Hollywood Prayer Network; Dallas Jenkins, filmmaker and son of writer Jerry Jenkins, whose latest feature, "What If…," just released; and Susan Wales, a producer, speaker, published author and executive director of the annual MOVIEGUIDE® Awards.
The winners will be announced at the SDCFF Awards Gala Dec. 30. The keynote speaker will be Mark Clayman, executive producer of "The Pursuit of Happyness."
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Point Loma Nazarene University is a selective liberal arts university located in San Diego, California, and sits on a 90-acre campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In addition to more than 50 undergraduate areas of study, PLNU offers graduate program regional centers in Bakersfield, Arcadia, Mission Valley (San Diego) and the Inland Empire. Founded in 1902, PLNU serves more than 3,500 students.
(San Diego, Calif. – Oct. 18, 2010) – On Oct. 23, over 120 PLNU faculty, staff, students and their families gave the community a facelift.
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Jagmohan Dalmiya, re-elected unopposed as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for yet another term, on Sunday hoped to again "team up" with newly-elected joint secretary Sourav Ganguly.
"I think it's a very good development as when I was the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) president, he was the captain (of Indian cricket team). As a team we've worked very well. I feel this team will work again," Dalmiya told reporters after being re-elected president in its 83rd annual general meeting in Kolkata.
At the time of Annual General Meeting when Ganguly was being elected joint-secretary in absentia succeeding Sujan Mukherjee, the cricketer-turned-commentator was seen handing over the first Test cap to debutant medium pacer Pankaj Singh in Southampton, England.
To many insiders it was 'unprecedented' in CAB's history that a joint-secretary was not part of the annual meeting but Dalmiya said the retired left-handed batsman would do justice to his new role as cricket administrator.
"He has told us that he would be able to devote time (to CAB). Be it cricket captaincy or work related to administration he has done exceedingly well in the past, we're hopeful he would manage well," Dalmiya said.
Ganguly succeeded Mukherjee, whose four-year term got over this month and his club Barisha Sporting was represented by his maternal uncle and club president Arup Chatterjee. As many as eight politicians, including the veteran Subrata Mukherjee from (Ballygunge United) the ruling Trinamool Congress, attended the AGM that was otherwise a drab affair lasting less than half an hour.
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That was a horrible attempt at being funny sorry I just didn't think you thought this out very well, also the animation left much to be desired showed no action, or really any of the enemies what wast he point of showing loki for like 2 seconds, you never showed hulk form or anything like that.
Seems like a m rated version of this with lots of cursing and gore would have a better chance of being funny and entertaining.
I'm not really into t rated stuff thats almost kid friendly if you take out the pointless cursing in this flash.
I'm sorry you can't laugh at anything that doesn't have bloody violence, constant swearing, screaming and yelling, and boners flying every where, but that's what the Awesome Series is for.
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You could give it around 4# of 2 Row, and 1/2# of Chocolate Malt, drop back to 10# of Honey. That could be a fantastic dessert mead. Something worth mixing with Coffee, or as a nice creamy Liqueur. That would get you in the 1.091 range for your OG, and Maybe some Lactose or MaltoDex for mouthfeel an some sweetness. Man...Just what I needed....another something to experiment on...but this sounds too good to pass up.
Let me know how this goes for whoever does it, unfortunately it has no appeal to me...and that may be a first...
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Killed as they tried to save lives: Pakistan polio workers targeted
Vaccination programme suspended after five women are shot dead
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The Independent's US Digital Editor, based in New York. Previously in Delhi and Washington DC.
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Health experts have condemned a "devastating" assault by militants in which five female polio vaccinators were shot dead in co-ordinated attacks across two cities in Pakistan.
The murders highlight the challenge for health workers in what is one of the world's last bastions of the crippling disease. Four of the women were shot dead by men on motorbikes yesterday in three separate areas of Karachi, within the space of 20 minutes. The fifth woman was killed in Peshawar. A sixth vaccination worker, a man, was killed on Monday.
The women were working on a three-day vaccination scheme backed by the World Health Organisation in some of those areas where incidence of polio is the highest. The national drive, intended to give more than five million anti-polio drops, has been suspended in Karachi by the government.
No group has said it carried out the attacks but the Taliban is opposed to the health programme.
Polio often thrives in places where sanitation is poor. The ultimate aim of the project, which involves 90,000 health workers, is to provide drops to 35 million children. But the task of the government and the aid organisations has become increasingly difficult since the Taliban issued threats.
Sarah Crowe, Unicef's spokeswoman, said: "These attacks are a double tragedy. The work done to eradicate polio is pioneering. It has helped build up a foundation for stronger public health systems as health workers and polio vaccinators are often able to identify children who are missing out on routine immunisations. This comes at a time when Pakistan has made great strides against polio – last year 190 children contracted polio and this year it is 56. Every day the vaccination drive is on hold, more children lose out."
Sir Liam Donaldson, chairman of the independent monitoring board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, added: "The public health workers were doing heroic work to save children's lives in the final stage of the campaign to rid the world of a lethal and crippling disease. That they should lose their own lives in this appalling act of violence is devastating news for the global health community. In mourning their loss, we should honour their memories by showing their work will be carried on until every last child is safe from polio."
In many parts of Pakistan's north-west, the Taliban has banned such programmes, claiming they are a US-backed plan to sterilise Muslims. Antipathy to the vaccination drive has also increased since the CIA established a fake hepatitis drive in the city of Abbottabad to try to obtain information about Osama bin Laden.
Earlier this summer, more than 200,000 children in North and South Waziristan missed out on being vaccinated after the government failed to persuade militant leaders to lift their ban. "The polio workers have been targeted in these areas because there are elements of the Pashtun population – namely the Taliban – that are against the vaccination drive for various reasons," said Dr Guido Sabatinelli, head of the WHO's Pakistan's office.
"There is a misconception that the vaccine could be harmful to the children; there is a misconception that the polio workers are spies; and there is a misconception that the polio drives are somehow linked to military operations in the north and in the tribal areas."
Unlike India, which this year was declared polio-free, Pakistan is one of three nations still threatened by polio. The others are Nigeria and Afghanistan.The latest WHO figures suggest there have been 56 cases of polio confirmed in Pakistan this year with the results on about 300 other cases still outstanding. In 2011, almost 200 children were paralysed by the disease, the most in 15 years.
Yesterday's shootings, which were condemned by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, took place in parts of Karachi dominated by Pashtuns, who have a large presence in the port city of 18 million people.
Shahid Hayat, a senior police officer, blamed the killings on "militants who issued a fatwa against polio vaccination in the past". In addition to the women who were killed, two male workers were critically injured.
Mr Ashraf has ordered an inquiry into yesterday's killings and asked the authorities to do more to ensure the safety of those involved in polio eradication.
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Open territories can devastate a year for a sales manager, but sometimes there is not a sense of urgency to fill these positions. A territory left unattended is open to the competition or just a decline in sales due to lack of attention. One of the best and most eye-opening exercises I did as a Sales Manager was to analyze the rate of sales decline in open territories in my region. It was shocking how much sales declined within 30 days. We were in a highly transactional business, but still with contracts. Without the attention from the salesperson, the customer didn't keep the discipline of using us as their contracted partner. They just went with the easiest choice that day. This was not great for their company since they were overpaying for a service when they had a contracted lower rate with us and it certainly wasn't good for us.
I was fortunate enough to have a VP who recognized the problem with open territories and made it the first item on the agenda each week. We, as Sales Managers, were extremely accountable to get these positions filled within 30 days.
Hiring is hard work. You have to find good candidates, then carve out the time to coordinate schedules and interview and then figure out salaries, offers, start dates, training schedules and ramp up activities. Sales Managers often procrastinate this overwhelming process.
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1. First of all, do the same exercise I did. Analyze (or, even better, ask one of your analysts to do it!) the impact on sales in open territories over 30-60-90 days. It may not be that bad in your company or it may be worse than you think. At least you'll be aware of the time frame you'll need to operate within.
2. Make interviewing and recruiting part of your regular schedule. I used to make sure I had a meeting with prospective candidates once per month. I was very open if I had nothing for them at the time. I simply wanted to network. No one ever turned down a meeting and when I did have an opening, I had candidates ready to hire or ready to refer great people.
3. Anticipate open territories. If you have an underperforming rep or you get the sense someone may move on (leave or promotion), don't wait until they are gone to start identifying candidates. Begin the search, analyze who could cover top customers, who could keep sales processes moving forward, etc.
4. If you do find yourself with an open territory, make it top priority to fill. Ask for referrals, get your HR team involved, give yourself a deadline to fill and focus on that deadline.
5. Develop a relationship with a trusted recruiter that you know and can call as needed. The more you work together, the more they will be able to identify candidates that will be successful in your organization. Outsourcing this activity can help you keep hiring a priority without it taking all your valuable time.
6. Have a Gap Plan for open territories. Rally your team to take on responsibilities in the open territory and reward them for it. Someone should be taking care of top clients, someone should continue pursuing open opportunities, someone should follow up with a customer who recently had a customer service issue, etc. Sales Managers should reach out to customers sharing their plan for replacement and their continued commitment to providing service.
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'Little Nick' upstages big guns to grab two-shot lead
Thomas Bjorn and Colin Montgomerie may have little to say to each other. But they gave young Nick Dougherty plenty of encouragement in the third round at Laguna National yesterday. Then the Nick Faldo protege upstaged the two big guns with a three-birdie finish to grab a two-shot lead.
Bjorn and Montgomerie may not be so supportive today when the three go at it again for the US$166,000 first prize at the US$1 million tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours.
Dougherty, 22, admitted to nerves as he stood should-to-shoulder with Bjorn and Montgomerie in yesterday's third round, but his strong finish turned a two-shot deficit into a handy lead over the final three holes.
The Englishman, who started the day one shot clear of Montgomerie and three clear of Bjorn, finished with a four-under 68 for a three-round total of 203. Bjorn had seven birdies and an eagle in his 67, while Montgomerie posted a 69. Breathing down their necks were Sweden's Peter Hedblom (66) and Maarten Laferber (67) of the Netherlands, only a stroke back at 10 under.
'I was a bit shaky out there at the start,' Dougherty said. 'It is a lot of pressure because they are the guys I grew up watching on television and I admire both players tremendously.
'I have played with both of them before so I knew what was coming. Thomas is a great bloke. He was very supportive and said some nice things on the way round. Colin was also complimentary and courteous,' he added.
The happy-go-lucky Dougherty took the heat out of what could have been a combustible combination as Bjorn and Montgomerie have a history of antagonising each other.
'I felt like I held my own from tee to green,' Dougherty said. 'But I had a few twitches on a couple of long putts. I cherish the fact that if I am going to win this tournament I have to beat two of golf's top players. I love that. Having these two guys on my tail is fantastic. It is great fun and that's why I play this game.'
Fun was something Dougherty took to an extreme, until he reined in his wild days last year. 'I've had to make changes in my personal life,' he said. 'It has allowed me to be more relaxed on the course.
'My personal life has now got a bit of balance. I was in a relationship, but I didn't treat it the right way and I wasn't mature enough. If there was anything up for doing, I would do it and the next day I'd regret it and so that meant I was negative.
'I've been single for a while now because I needed to sort myself out and get some balance. I used to be really busy trying to fit everything and everybody in, but now all I concentrate on is doing things for me and golf.'
Dougherty is known as 'Little Nick' after being discovered and nurtured by six-time Major winner Nick Faldo.
'I had a lot of hype when I turned professional,' Dougherty said. 'The media coverage was fantastic, but I didn't believe deep down that I was that good. I was immature in a lot of ways in my golf game.
'I was in the dark. I made errors in my personal life at the start, then I got a bit sick and the next season I changed my swing. Hopefully, this is the start of the results coming.
'It was one of my dad's favourite sayings when he was angry at me that I believed my own press.'
Bjorn said his round had everything. 'There was a lot of good stuff, but a couple of mistakes as well. But it's nice when you have seven birdies and an eagle because you know you are doing things right. The important thing was not to play myself out of the tournament, but to be in with a chance tomorrow,' the Dane said.
'Nick played well all day. He didn't putt that well early on but he got what he deserved in the end.'
Montgomerie, who opened the tournament with all guns blazing in a seven-under 65, then turned the barrel on the media for daring to inquire about his second-round 71, said he was in a good position to retain his title.
'I came from four strokes back to win last year,' the 41-year-old Scot said. 'There's nothing wrong with my golf. It's just that I haven't holed enough birdies. There is everything to play for and I'm out again with Nick and Thomas and they are good to play with. I am in a much better position than last year. We'll just have to see what develops.'
Scotland's Andrew Coltart was recovering in a Singapore hospital yesterday after having his appendix removed in an emergency operation. Coltart, 34, was doubled up in pain after carding a second successive six-over-par 78. He returned to his hotel but was still in considerable pain when it was decided that he should go to hospital. Doctors then decided to remove his appendix. Coltart will remain in hospital for a few days.
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The team of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar brought the writer to the forefront as never before in Indian cinema. The former (b 1935), an aspiring actor who didn't succeed, and the latter, poet and lyricist Jan Nissar Akhtar's son (b 1945) teamed up as writers to create cinema history in the 1970s. They were the first to make the writer as much a star in his own right and they commanded a fee often higher than the actors starring in the films they wrote. The two partners met on the sets of Sarhadi Lootera (1966). Javed was the film's dialogue writer while Salim Khan was the hero!
It is said that Javed had a flair for the screenplay and dialogue and Salim the plots. They were responsible for the phenomenon of the 'angry young man' in the 1970s personified by Amitabh Bachchan. Zanjeer (1973), Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975), Trishul (1978) owe a great deal of their success to the writing of Salim - Javed.
Fortunately for them, their timing was perfect. 25 years after Independence with the youth totally disillusioned by the State of the country, people were looking for a hero who would share their anger and make the world right again. No more tolerance and romanticism and here is where the 'angry young man' came in.
Salim - Javed brought about a major change in the Hindi film dialogue. Till their advent, Hindi film writing had been genteel and mindful of middle-class morality. However their protagonist was the product of the street, brash, tough and foulmouthed who symbolized the simmering discontent of the dispossessed. It was Salim - Javed who brought hard-hitting dramatic dialogue into fashion. Practically very dialogue from Sholay is remembered till today! In fact in addition to the music track, a separate cassette on dialogues from the film was released in the market and proved to be extremely popular.
Besides violence, the mother figure too played a prominent role in their films be it Deewar or Trishul. Perhaps this was because both had lost their respective mothers while still very young.
However ego hassles saw the team split up in the early 1980s. Though both did try their hand separately at writing, they have met with limited success. (Salim tasted some success with Naam (1986) and Javed with Betaab (1983) but nothing else of note)
Javed though has successfully become one of the top lyricists of the Hindi Film Industry today. Salim's son Salman Khan is a top star of the Hindi Film Industry today.
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I bought this to match the faux leather chair, also dark espresso colors and they both look beautiful. Currently, I have 2 throws and some magazines and with room to spare. It would be great for keeping games or toys out of sight too. My cat thinks the bottom slat it's his own den and that's its only downside. The faux leather upholstery doesn't catches cat's hair or lint like my previous microfiber ottoman - problem solved. I would recommend it. It is a bit on a darker side of espresso, so do look at the picture and if you like what you see on site then that is exactly what you're getting.
I love this bench Ive seen alot of different ones but i love the fact that it has storage on the bottom of it. I put some books and magazines on it and a couple of small blankets in it!! I get so many comments on it. The quality is great i have kids and they are constantly opening and closing it. Its held up great and looks great!!HAPPY!!!
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? perfect
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. good quality
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? perfect description
I have been searching for a storage ottoman that fit just perfectly with my decor and this ottoman fit the bill. It's the right size for my small living room and adds extra seating for guest. The ottoman fits about 4 blankets which is sufficient and the open table underneath is great for displaying "coffee table-type" books.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Pretty much exact.
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Solid wood, quality storage.
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Exact
Everything about this bench is great! Good price with good quality and sturdy legs. Assembly, 20 mins. tops, very easy with step by step instructions. i wouldn't buying another one.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? Yup
- How is the quality of the product? good
- Did the description onsite accurately describe the product? Yup
Really nice piece of furniture. It was shipped in just 2 days and it's very sturdy and and the quality is more than what I paid for it. The style is very nice, it goes with everything. Actually this piece of furniture stands out in my living area, because it's not like the basic bench, you actually get a stylish kind of bench. Assembly took about 20 minutes, and it was pretty easy if I say so myself, I had a very helpful manual that I just followed through. Really good stuff for just great price.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? Yes, I believe there's only one color
- How is the quality of the product? Very good quality bench
- Did the description onsite accurately describe the product? Yes, everything was accurate and straight to the point.
I'm very happy with my ottoman, really good quality and barely eny assembly was done which was great! I also like how it's very affordable and you get a good quality leather bench. Plus oh yes the extra storage, so nice to have.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? yes
- How is the quality of the product? good
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It's a nice bench to have for extra storage and extra place to sit on when you have visitors. I like the style that it brings to my livingroom and the leather quality is good and very sturdy bench. I like the storage area underneath, very useful area. Overall experience, very good. Plus shipping is really good, you don't need to wait for it, after purchasing it next thing you know in just a couple of days is right in front of you door.
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Fast shipping, less than 4 days. Easy to install and the quality is great for what I paid for it. It also comfortable to sit on, I've had guest that have sat on it for hours and no complain at all or I don't even see them get out of the seat. I bought another one right after the first one becuse the storage section is very nice and keeps the room clean and neat. I tend to store a lot of things inside and I love storage it helps keep everything neat. I highly recommend this multifunctional bench.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? yes, dark brown leather
- How is the quality of the product? good leather quality
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Akong with several other reviewers, I also found the assembly to be diffecult. The bottom piece did not attach easily to the top and my husband spent several hours figuring out the reason and then correcting it. Other than that, the ottoman is beautiful, a nice size and perfect for what I need it for. Would recommend this only for someone who has some DIY skills, though.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? Yes
- How is the quality of the product? Very good, however top did not attach to the bottom easily
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I was looking for a multipurpose narrow, leather ottoman/coffee table for my living room and this fits my needs and space perfectly! I know this is suppose to be a bench but I couldn't find a traditional ottoman with the same openness....you don't even have to attach the bottom slats if you don't want to. The legs are not notched out. Other ottomans I looked at were all too bulky and squattie looking. Not this one. I love it!
This bench is such a great addition to my bedroom set. It matches with the bedroom set that I have and it has the same great quality. The leather fabric and the wood sturdiness is the same as my existing set, great!
nice bench with great quality and the wood legs are very heavy and sturdy. I'm enjoying this bench a lot.
My new bench is amazing Overstock! very comffy comffy ,and it came so dang fast! the assembly was easy and the leather material came from good quality. I know leather ,and this a good quality leather. The legs on thiis bench is also strong and study, love this thang!
this bench is great and super helpful! I bought it for my wife and she loves it. She was out of town for 1 whole week and I was hoping that this would come in before she got home and it did. Took it out of the box and it took me literally 15 mintues to assemble. Perfect! My wife got home and loved it! she replaced the bench that we had that was metal looking with this one. Hey I like it, I sometime I tend to store a lot of junk at the bottom and this storage thing is pretty sturdy. My wife uses the actual storage and she tends to put her books magazines etc and the storage gives her that space that she needs. With all that, we can even sit on it and wow real leather! My wife loves me even more now haha!
bough it to go in front of my living room window and it looks great. It goes with everything. put it together and was easy and the extra thing at the bottom which I use to but other stuff and I like it. The leather is comfortable and sturdy, that;s what a lot of my guest tells me when they sit on it. So pretty happy with my bench.
This item is great, I place it at the foot of my bed and it makes my bedroom look nice. Very useful for my book storage. I read a lot of books in bed and I use this chair/storage for storage. It holds a lot of my books, the wood is very strong quality. I'm impressed. I like how I can use it to sit and put my shoes on, rather than sitting on my bed which is very high. I really like this chair/storage.
What a bargain. It looks extremely tidy and goes with other living room furniture, storing toys within mine but could be used for absolutely anything and makes a lovely seat for little ones.
Wood is strong and sturdy. Beautiful color upholstery. Looks just like it's picture. As always, Overstock was the place to go. The bench came quickly, packed very well, and I am very pleased.
Seems to be of excellent quality just because we've only been using it for a couple of days. We were really surprised that the product look identical to the picture online. So kudos to Overstock for providing such great images. Assembly is easy and the storage area is great. I would recommend this to anyone. I actually have already recommend it to my family and coworkers.
I bought this ottoman about 8 months ago for use as a storage piece in the living room. It has been wonderful. It serves it purpose well. Very well padded, comfortable and the inside of the ottoman is deep for easy storage. After 8 months it still look brand new. I'm actually buying another one for our bedroom.


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For years, Sam and I struggled with the decision of whether or not we truly wanted children. 6 years into our marriage, I brought up a topic we'd talked on many times: adoption.
From a very early age I knew I wanted to adopt. It was a huge part of my picture of a family. It seemed completely natural and normal to me. I knew I would be a mother to children not of my own flesh and blood and love them just as dearly. As a teacher and nanny, I knew I could have the same, unconditional love for a child I didn't give birth to.
Sam went back and forth on the idea. Understandably, as he had a rough childhood with a father who adopted him. He had a lot of concerns and fears. He would agree, we'd contact an agency and get started with looking at options, and then we'd back out. This went on for years. In the meantime we had our daughter and our twins, but after their loss it was instantly clear to me what I wanted to do.
I still wanted to adopt.
As I researched on it more, I realized many couples that consider adoption have this issue: one person very much does and the other isn't sure or very much doesn't. I had no idea about this. I honestly thought couples who adopted were always 100% in with the whole process from the beginning on.
So why? And what can you do about this if that's the case? Adoption is like a baby — yes or no. You can't try it out and see first. So how does anyone get past this? How did we?
Here are a few reasons why one person might feel (valid) resistance towards the process, and ideas for exploring in it further to see if it might be a good fit for your family:
Diana blogs on raising a toddler daughter, the loss of her twin boys, and their families' Korean adoption in progress on the aptly named Hormonal Imbalances.
Smaller glimpses into her day are on Twitter and Facebook, and on Pinterest
Just How Much Does Adoption Really Cost?
How We Opened Up to Special Needs Adoption
Tough Questions That Need to Be Asked Before Adopting
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Many a bisexual in Melbourne are standing up for who and what they are and getting together to discuss their lives and everyday problems, not as a sub group of some gay community but as a group in their own right. Many people are getting sick of being chucked in with the rest and want to be acknowledged as what they are, people who have sex with everyone. This is the essential problem, when a bisexual comes out of the closet the first thing they are greeted with is "oh you are gay" or "you are straight and gay" which makes no sense at all. You have to give some leeway to the person or people you have sprung this on, the first thing they are going to be going through is shock and then privately thinking how this is going to affect their lives and how everyone else is going to take it. In fact you may have to show a great deal of patience to get some individuals through the process.
Women seem to be more forthcoming with being bisexual probably because most men think it is the greatest thing in the world and are going to have a girlfriend that is not going to be averse to having threesomes. They are not plagued with only liking women and therefore men are more accepting because they think they can get involved as well. These women are not rejecting men straight up, which is where some men get offended by lesbianism.
Men on the other hand will find rejection from both group's men and women more prevalent as what they are into is not seen as being sexually arousing and abnormal. Both men and women will come across this attitude of course but men more often than women will face harsher stigmas attached to them. They are seen as being gay and not bisexual. Get more info about bisexual in Melbourne, at http://www.pleasuredome.com.au/bisexual/
The prevalence of bisexuality is seen in the younger generation with more and more teenage girls proclaiming their bisexual ways, whether they truly like both sexes or think it is seen to be sexy and desirable is yet to be established. Some may think that this adds some mystery and allure to their otherwise fairly humdrum sexual fantasies and that boys will find them more attractive because of it. Others may indeed prefer both and are not afraid to come out and state who they are, boys on the other hand are more openly gay in high school than they used to be but still face rejection and bullying because of it, they do have more supporters than in the past however and this can make their transgender in Melbourne easier to handle. Girls are big supporters of gay boys in high school and they often have champions within their peer group and great support from their friends, not many are coming out and saying they are bisexual however, this leads to confusion within the group and girls not being sure where they stand.


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The Big Gay Race in Minnesota
October 18, 2011 by Admin
This post comes from HRC Minnesota Political Consultant Leah Solo.
At 6:10 a.m. on Saturday morning, I walked to the park outside of Wilde Roast Café and scanned the gathering crowd for Michelle Frey, co-founder of the Big Gay Race and professional runner for Saucony. I quickly found her, as she had a little light attached to her jacket, a useful addition to her wardrobe since the sun was not even close to rising. It was my job to shadow her today as we executed the plan that had been months in the making.
"Michelle!" I exclaimed and ran up to her. As was planned, registration tents were going up, so she and I moved to unloading boxes of t-shirts. We continued for the next 2 hours to assist and direct the setup of the race village and prepare for the thousands of people that were participating in the First Annual Big Gay Race.
The Big Gay Race was an idea that Michelle, and her husband Jacob Frey, started developing in January of 2011. "It seemed like a great way to raise awareness and raise money for something we feel is very important" said Michelle.
When Minnesotans United for All Families was launched as the coalition to defeat the anti-marriage amendment, Michelle and Jacob decided the event needed to benefit the campaign. With months of work, they had gotten the permits, set up the website and gotten over 1100 people to pre-register for the race.
At 9:20am, after 2 quick speeches and singing the National Anthem, the horn sounded and the race began. About 20 minutes later, the first finishers started crossing the finishing line of the 5K. Couples ran over the finish line holding hands. Kids ran along with their parents. A few infants and toddlers in strollers squealed with delight at the applause as they crossed the finishing line.
Donations are still being counted, but the event raised over $15,000 for Minnesotans United, and brought thousands of new supporters out for the campaign.
By noon, the tents were packed up, and the park was clean. The remaining volunteers did a quick "Go 2012!" cheer and then we were on our way home, energized and delighted.
That evening, I went for a little run myself and thought about all the fantastic supporters and possibility for the campaign. With a little less than 13 months to go until Election Day, we are running more of a marathon than a 5K. That being said, with runners like we have in Minnesota, we can certainly go the distance!
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