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General Information | |
Type: | State legislature |
Term limits: | None |
2015 session start: | January 11, 2011 |
Website: | Official Legislature Page |
Leadership | |
Senate President: | Ken Ard (R) |
House Speaker: | Bobby Harrell, Jr. (R) |
Majority Leader: | Harvey Peeler (R) (Senate), Kenneth Bingham (R) (House) |
Minority Leader: | John Land (D) (Senate), Harry Ott, Jr. (D) (House) |
Structure | |
Members: | 46 (Senate), 124 (House) |
Length of term: | 4 years (Senate), 2 years (House) |
Authority: | Art III, South Carolina Constitution |
Salary: | $10,400/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last Election: | November 2, 2010 124 seats (House) |
Next election: | November 4, 2012 46 seats (Senate) 124 seats (House) |
Redistricting: | South Carolina Legislature has control |
Reynolds v. Sims caused district lines to cross county lines, causing legislators to be on multiple county councils. This led to the passage of the Home Rule Act of 1975, which created county councils that were independent of the General Assembly. However, some functions that in many other states are performed by county governments are still handled by county legislative delegations in South Carolina.
The General Assembly meets in joint session to elect judges, with all 170 members having an equal vote in such elections.
Article III of the South Carolina Constitution establishes when the Legislature is to be in session. Section 9 of Article III states that the Legislature is to convene on the second Tuesday of January each year. Section 9 allows the General Assembly to recede from session for up to thirty days by a majority vote of the legislative house seeking to recede. Furthermore, one or both houses can recede from session for more than thirty days if that action is approved by two-thirds of the members.
- See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions
In 2011, the Legislature will be in session from January 11 through June 2. [1]
- See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions
In 2010, the Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 3.[2]
The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the same time as United States Presidential elections. Each member represents an average of 87,218 people.[3]
The South Carolina Constitution of 1895 provided for each county to elect one senator for a four-year term. The election of senators was staggered so that half of the state Senate was elected every two years. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1964 for the case Reynolds v. Sims, the state Senate was reapportioned in 1966 as a temporary measure into 27 districts with 50 members for two-year terms. In 1967, the state Senate was again reapportioned, this time into 20 districts with 46 members for four-year terms. The number of districts was reduced to 16 in 1972 and in 1984, they were eliminated with the creation of single member districts.Senators serve without term limits.
Party | As of May 2015 | |
Democratic Party | 18 | |
Republican Party | 28 | |
Total | 46 |
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The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time US Congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation. Each member represents an average of 32,355 people.[4]
Representatives serve without term limits.
Party | As of May 2015 | |
Democratic Party | 46 | |
Republican Party | 78 | |
Total | 124 |
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
As of 2010, members of the South Carolina Legislature are paid $10,400 a year during legislative sessions. Legislators receive $131 a day for meals and housing for each statewide session day and committee meeting. Per diem is tied to the federal rate.[5]
Salary controversy
An October 2010 report by The Nerve showed that S.C. lawmakers receive, on average, about $32,000 per year in combined salary, reimbursements and expenses for serving in the Legislature and performing duties and tasks related to their legislative posts, according to an examination of legislative compensation for a recent two-and-a-half-year period.[6]
In all, S.C. taxpayers shelled out at least $14.8 million to cover salaries and expenses for 202 current or former House and Senate members from Jan. 1, 2008, through July 31, 2010, The Nerve reported.[7]
That works out to an average of more than $73,000 per legislator for the 2.5-year period.[7]
Total salary and expenses for individual lawmakers in The Nerve's analysis ranged from a high of $133,529 for the 2.5-year period for Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, to a one-year low of $14,287 for former Rep. Bessie Moody-Lawrence, D-York.[7]
Salaries for other key S.C. legislators during the 30-month period include:
- Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell, Jr., R-Charleston – $128,406;
- Sen. Thomas Alexander, R-Oconee – $109,505;
- House Speaker Pro Tempore Harry Cato, R-Greenville – $105,304; and
- Rep. Bill Sandifer, III, R-Oconee – $102,226.[7]
The Nerve reported that in terms of lawmakers' taxable legislative income, legislators most often earn at least $22,400 per year – more than two times their $10,400 salary, and in some cases much higher – when other types of compensation legislators receive are added to their base pay.[6] The Nerve obtained the financial data for the period from January 2008 through mid-2010 using the S.C. Freedom of Information Act.
The $32,000 average annual total amount of lawmakers' salary and expenses didn't include legislators' pensions and health care benefits, the investigative website added.[6]
While the S.C. General Assembly has not increased legislators' salaries in 20 years, The Nerve's investigation revealed an opaque system of legislative compensation that masks the true costs of lawmakers.
The fogginess shows up in the other types of remuneration to legislators, the website reported. In dollar amounts from most to least, the three largest supplemental payments to lawmakers are for "in-district expenses," "subsistence" and mileage.[6]
All three categories have caps, sort of:
- In-district: $1,000 per month, or $12,000 annually.
- Subsistence: $131 per legislative meeting day, whether in or out of session, for lodging and meals.
- Mileage: 50 cents per mile for senators; 44.5 cents for House members.
Lawmakers also can claim a $35 per-diem for attending a legislative-related meeting on a non-session day, and they are provided allocations for postage and flags, too.
The vast majority of South Carolina lawmakers claimed the annual maximum for in-district expenses during the 2.5-year review period. Thus, at $12,000, that alone more than doubled their annual salaries – from $10,400 to $22,400.[6]
Reinforcing the point, legislators' in-district payments are treated as income for tax and pension purposes. For lawmakers who live within 50 miles of the State House, their subsistence also is equated as income under the tax code.
The Nerve also reported that S.C. lawmakers are not required to document their actual in-district and subsistence expenses.
Mileage is the one category with a built-in accountability feature. But when it comes to in-district and subsistence expenses, legislators file vouchers – not receipts – to claim those payments, filling in the amounts as they wish, up to the caps.[6]
When sworn in
South Carolina legislators assume office the Monday after the election.
Joint legislative committees
The South Carolina Legislature has no standing committees, but it does have 19 joint special committees.
External links
- ↑ 2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar, NCSL
- ↑ 2010 session dates for South Carolina legislature
- ↑ Population represented by state legislators
- ↑ Population represented by state legislators
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2010 Legislator Compensation Data"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Legislators Get an Average 32K Per Year, The Nerve, Oct. 6, 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lawmakers Cost Taxpayers Millions, The Nerve, Oct. 5, 2010


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I guess 2 years sentence is a light one. What i found amusing is the some arguments Gupta ( rather his lawyers ) put in his defense. First, he has been involved in philanthropic work. Are good deeds done to get immunity from justice - in that case, Gupta's work cannot be stated as philanthropic. Second, they argue Gupta did not personally benefit from the Goldman trade made by Rajaratnam. I find it hilarious, it is akin to a rapist protesting that he did not get an orgasm. I sincerely hope that this 2 year sentence would change Gupta and he would start his "philanthropic" work with a fresh perspective.
It still carries higher risk to be surnamed Gupta and Rajaratnam than Blankfein...
Only 2 years?? Are you kidding me? Were the Judges tipped off or under the influence of marijuana?
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His conviction was not based the principle "to be proven beyond any reasonable doubt". Hence, this 2 yrs imprisonment is also uncalled for. Had this been India or UK, he would have been acquitted. As a lawyer, I find it strange how the US prosecution lawyers were demanding harsh punishment for Rajat Gupta, without establishing their contention.
The comment ' Good men who do bad things' caught my eye. Seems like an oxymoron to me. Can bad men do good things? Aren't people bad because of the bad things they do? The question is how did Gupta gain from giving away information? If he made money then it is really bad. In other words what was his motive? Was is 'good'? Was it for personal gain or was he being philanthropic to his friend?
I find Quibbler's comments to be the most balanced so far. Though I don't personally know Mr. Gupta, I know people like him and have done business with (or) reported to such people in my career. They certainly mean well, but there is a sort of 'trophy' mentality that I have seen in their ambiitions. In every dimension they care about, they want to collect 'trophies' - be it the best companies, best corporate positions, best charities, best educational institutions and best nonprofits they want to be part of or be seen as associated with. For some, this list could include trophy women but Indian culture is generally conservative so, Mr. Gupta would perhaps be more culturally bound than anything else to succumb to extra-marital affairs.
A prison sentence, no matter how light, is an ultimate fall-from-grace for people of Mr. Gupta's ilk. There is nothing more demeaning or ego-blasting for a man like him than the whole world seeing him in prison after being convicted of a crime. It is indeed a sad story but a redeeming reminder that even the most powerful are not above the law in United States. In his native India or any of the other emerging markets that the investing world is in love with, this scenario would be impossible to imagine as the blatant corruption there would guarantee immunity for not only people like Mr. Gupta but far worse characters.
I am an Indian working in the Financial Sector and I totally agree with you that Mr. Gupta would have gone scott free here in India. I can assure you there are many such instances here in Mumbai which is totally unfavourable to the average retail investor. The big fat guys at the top are becoming richer by the day using unfair means. The number of corruption scandals which have come to light is mind blowing and probably this is only the tip of the ice berg. But all of us are rest assured that the "scandal-tainment" in the media has a shelf life, people lose interest and want a bigger and worse scandal than the last. After the sitcoms and the bollywood movies the next big entertainment industry is the media in India driven by the actors: industrialists, businessmen and politicians.
I doubt when this banana republic will implode.
a) First, Mr Sensible, what gives you the right, the sense of entitlement to pass value judgments on what's best (companies, charities, etc.) and what's not?
b) Second, What's wrong with wanting to be associated with the best companies, the best non-profits, the best charities, the best educational institutions...? especially if you earned your right to them (as Mr Gupta clearly did, as nobody can prove the world gave anything to him that he did not earn on his own merit or qualifications)?
c) why should someone want to associate with anything less than best when those opportunities are available with the best? are you going to find fault that Gupta attended an IIT, a Harvard, worked at McKinsey (all allegedly difficult to get into, meritocratic...) and would you have preferred he graduated from or worked at institutions of no or ill-repute? Seems to me you are likely to damn him either way!
The comments about India and emerging markets are non-sequitars. Irrelevant to the discussion at hand. Even indicative of the bigotry and racism lurking under the surface. Mr Gupta is as much an American as Mr Schwarznegger is. Much as some media outlets go out of their way to characterize him as Indian, would they dare to name a naturalized American executive originally say from Israel as Jewish or Israeli. When was the last time you saw Arnie referred to as Austrian?
It's it obvious? Arnie is white, Rajat is not. There is, always will be a undercurrent of racism in white countries. And there are reasons for that. India is a pretty poor and pathetically corrupt country. Only way that can go is if India becomes more prosperous than America. A tall order. Especially so, because smart people like Rajat leave this country and go to a white country for quicker success. This is such a sad thing. People of his caliber can make it big anywhere. Why do they have to go to another country?
I can understand mediocre people with limited opportunities going to a prosperous country in search of better opportunities. But why are smart people going? Unless they stay in India, India has nope of ever becoming prosperous.
Boy, some people thrive on semantics and put racial overtones to anything! What is wrong in calling a country where one was born & raised and one where a person's ethnic majority live as "Native"? What does this got to do with citizenship acquired by naturalization? If a Jewish person was born in Israel, studied there till end of teen years (like Mr. Gupta did in India) and associates with the culture and habits of Israel, even if he becomes an American citizen, he will remain "native" to Israel because that's what he carries in his heart. Words like "native" are merely 'descriptors' lost on bigoted people who see racism everywhere.
Regarding 'best', it is again a descriptor and there is nothing wrong in acquiring it or aspiring for it. For large majority of professionals (the group that Mr. Gupta is part of), every institution he studied (IIT, Harvard), worked (McKinsey), advised (Goldman Sachs, P&G) and associated with (Indian School of Business, IITs, U.N.) are rightfully among the "best" in the world any professional can aspire. So, this is again a descriptor. His achievements, therefore, make his fall-from-grace that much more painful for him. Please read my post again without any racial or subjective filters.
It seems to me, based on your logic (supposedly above semantics, racial overtones, bigotry, subjective filters) that if Mr Gupta in a different set-up would have qualified as American or Indian-American (or best, his nativity would not have come up at all). In his current situation he has to be marked out as Indian (and the India he grew up in eons ago, its culture and numerous failings brought into the limelight.)
Instead of asking me to read your post again, isn't it far more appropriate that you read it again to see how those subjective filters, racial overtones, etc. are all too present, even as you press them on others. Witness them in the media as well for that matter.
MrSensible, thank you for the compliment. I find your description very helpful. While I understand well the background Gupta has from his career, it is good to understand more of his cultural background.
iEY, I don't read Sensible's words as racist, but as an honest attempt to understand Gupta as a human being which includes his cultural upbringing. As one who grew up in one culture and has now lived in another for over a decade - including taking new citizenship - it is clear to me that while those of us who are immigrants do eventually integrate and absorb much of our new culture, we also carry with us our previous lives, those cultural elements so deeply rooted that they will always be with us. Personally, I would like to understand him as well as I can. He had everything and threw it away.
None of this excuses Gupta for what he has done, but it sharpens the cautionary tale for the rest of us.
If Mr Gupta's Indian heritage and background were cited in his numerous philanthropic and other initiatives and success as frequently as they now are in the event of his trials and sentencing, then I'll readily accept I don't see bias or bigotry and such in the opinions of those who venture them. If on the other hand he is presented as an American or Indian-American (as was the case until say a year ago) and the presentation changes uniformly to "Indian" (since the trial began, and especially since the sentencing), what else is it other than bias, racism, bigotry? are we not derelict in calling that out?
>He (I presume you meant Mr Gupta) had everything and threw
>it away.
That is one way to put it.
Another way, equally reasonable to me, is that he had everything. He associated with someone that used him in ways he was not aware of and that were not legal either. His crime wasn't that he engaged in insider trading; it was that he, unawares to himself, became a tool for someone else that engaged in it. He paid a price way out of proportion for being that tool, for being careless and unaware of how he was being used. In other words, he was scapegoated to set an example to others (on Wall St, other professionals--esp Indian, going by what Mr Bharara has said in his interviews, etc.) He didn't throw anything away. Instead, everything he had especially his reputation was destroyed because he chose to not cooperate with the prosecution.
Yes, in many ways a cautionary tale (as I have said, and we agreed, in prior comments.) Particularly re: the manner in which prosecution has conducted itself and its implications for all of us going forward.
Most of my knowledge of Gupta comes from before the scandal. You are right in that he was seldom explicitly identified as of Indian origin, but then he was seldom identified for his origin at all. He was generally positioned as the current or former managing partner of McKinsey or a board member of Goldman or P&G with no mention of his origin. The exception was when he was praised for his role in founding ISB. My impression of most of the discussion of his origin now is that it is to make him more sympathetic by suggesting that he rose to great height from humble origins (sort of humble, anyway, his parents were from the educated middle class).
I do not believe he was an unwitting tool. He is a highly intelligent, sophisticated man. He must have known what hedge funds do and the value of his information. If he did not, he was not qualified for the senior roles he had.
Most of my knowledge of Gupta comes from before the scandal. You are right in that he was seldom explicitly identified as of Indian origin, but then he was seldom identified for his origin at all. He was generally positioned as the current or former managing partner of McKinsey or a board member of Goldman or P&G with no mention of his origin. The exception was when he was praised for his role in founding ISB. My impression of most of the discussion of his origin now is that it is to make him more sympathetic by suggesting that he rose to great height from humble origins (sort of humble, anyway, his parents were from the educated middle class).
I do not believe he was an unwitting tool. He is a highly intelligent, sophisticated man. He must have known what hedge funds do and the value of his information. If he did not, he was not qualified for the senior roles he had.
He didn't become a politician sooner or didn't have the right connections and is taking the blame for the system's faults. The Congresspersons excused themselves from Insider Trading,while writing the laws for others. Can we ban political intelligence companies also,which thrive on Beltway-Insider information? Business is mainly conducted through Connections in the modern economy and I am not sure if we will assign blame for insider links to move things forward.
I have no knowledge of this case whatsoever. I do not know if the sentence is appropriate or inadequate. I do not know how many people lost money or livelihoods because of his actions or if any did at all.
But as, one of the many beneficiaries of his philanthropic efforts, I feel deeply saddened by whatever has happened. Either I had respected the wrong man or my hero has been punished --in both cases I will be sad.
Conrad Black was not as friendly with his judge in shady Chicago.
Amazing, isn't it, how the comments and reactions (across the media outlets and forums) say more about how reactionary we are, quick to judge and chastise and turn on someone?
Here are some reasons why I'll step up and stretch my neck out for Mr Gupta. Perhaps you might find something of value in what I have to say that might prompt you to reevaluate your own position in this matter.
1) Note that the entire case against him was based on circumstantial evidence. Mr Gupta does NOT come off clean; in fact he was dirtied by sheer association with a trader (Mr Rajaratnam, who sought to profit from his relationship with Mr Gupta). However, if we are to be found guilty by association how many of us are going to be innocent? How scrupulous are we that those around us, the many we associate with (relatives, friends, colleagues, etc.) are clean, not engaging in shady activities based on their conversations and communications with us?
b) Was it established that Mr Gupta knew Mr Rajratnam was going to use information provided him by Mr Gupta to profit? No. To the contrary, it appears Mr Gupta may have been entirely unaware Mr Rajratnam was trading on whatever he picked up--tone, content, the timing--from his conversations with Mr Gupta. Mr Gupta can be implicated for naivete and sheer lack of common sense in how someone in his position could be *used* by a profit-oriented, transaction-minded trader such as Rajratnam. That however doesn't make him the criminal and target of such vituperative comments as passes in the comments here and elsewhere. Have you given thought to whether something you said to a friend, neighbor, relative might have prompted them to trade on that information? When those that engaged in those exchanges, esp when they didn't profit a penny from them, are willing to take the hit (as Mr Gupta has), they have a basis to judge Mr Gupta. Particularly when they have also established the world of good endeavors he engaged in, which dwarf what most of us collectively are likely to accomplish in our lives.
3) As I see it, the moral of Mr Gupta's saga is that all of us have to be especially careful who we associate with and how likely it is they are looking to profit from the association. If that profit was in any way illegal, we are likely to suffer and pay costs far higher than the associate.
4) The default assumption most make is that the prosecution is always right. Sorry, you must see the prosecution as having their own ax to grind. Sometimes it is political, sometimes something else. The tactics used by the prosecution in this case do not engender confidence in the system or the carrying of justice; far from it, they suggest a future where you are destroyed (through guilt by association, etc.) if you don't cooperate. Is that the world we want? I sure don't want that.
iEY, I appreciate your desire to be even-handed in Gupta's case, but your statements are not factually correct.
The evidence in the case was not just circumstantial; they had wiretaps. The transcripts of those wiretaps are available online if you want to read them. I have. Gupta shared inside information with Rajaratnam. It is clear that he, for example, communicated that Goldman would be getting an investment from Warren Buffet.
Whether or not he was aware that Rajaratnam was going to trade on that information is irrelevant. That is one of the scariest things with the insider trading law. A complete innocent can pass on material inside information, being entirely unaware that someone will trade on it, or even that it is material inside information, and still be breaking the law. As someone who often has access to inside information, I find this terrifying, but I guess that just makes me all the more careful in handling that information.
In the end, Gupta's only possible legal argument is that the information he passed on, while clearly inside, was not "material", that is to say not information that would actually give a trader an advantage in the market, either because it was not relevant to investing or because it was already known or knowable in the market. Since the first was clearly not the case, I assume his lawyers argued the second and failed.
Your last point is undoubtedly true.
Yes, they had wiretaps. Yes, I've read the transcripts of the wiretaps and other court documents. Yes, he informed Rajaratnam of the Buffett investment giving the former a jump--an important and damning, as it turned out--on what was common gossip in the media and market. Note even the jurors conclude they were led to their decision because of the convincing circumstantial evidence; I agree it was convincing and want to also emphasize it was circumstantial, not conclusive.
The net net is: there wasn't a penny he made out of this "insider trading", there was zero material benefit. My point therefore remains all the more relevant, doesn't it? All of us in the professional world ought to be hyper vigilant of who we associate with, as each of us possess what might qualify as inside information and each of us have "friends and associates" who may seek to profit from that information, whether they seek or pry it out of us directly or we offer them without thinking twice). And we can be held liable for those actions of those "friends and associates" and pay a steep price, as Mr Gupta did. Even without having done an iota of the good he did.
Most professionals don't realize they are being pumped for "inside information", especially when they have an exchange with another (esp a trader, a Wall St professional, etc.) If Mr Gupta knew Mr Rajaratnam was likely using the information he gained from their conversations for material gain, he'd have likely shut up. That he didn't know however hasn't absolved him of his duty to shut up. And he has paid the price. Note that a savvy operator like Rajaratnam could have, in a brief conversation with Mr Gupta at a critical moment (e.g., right after the GS board meeting, when speculation is rife about the Buffett investment) intuited from the tone, the spirit of Mr Gupta's tone whether that investment was going through or not...and traded on that basis.
Let's see how the appellate court rules about the prosecution's processing of this case. Regardless, it's an opportunity for all of us to look about ourselves to insure those around aren't "using" us for gains through illegal means. Tricky, as those doing it aren't likely to fess up.
"All of us in the professional world ought to be hyper vigilant of who we associate with"
Absolutely agree. Plus be hyper vigilant with the information we have.
This is, btw, why the Gupta trial is so important. It is shining a bright light on what sort of behavior is breaking the law and making clear that there are consequences. I am sure there are a bunch of senior managers/executives (esp in professional services) who are taking notice.
I am not persuaded. This was hardly a case of guilt by sheer association or naivete about the fact that information you divulge may be misused. Either of those scenarios is not consistent with an overeager desire to communicate information in a speedy way: eg phone calls right after board meetings but just before markets close.
That prosecutors have their own motives is undeniable, but that is hardly evidence of innocence.
Only you are responsible for what you do! Don't held others guilty for what they do out of your action.
And please, for God or whomsoever's sake, do not bring racism in to discussion just because the person involved has anything to do with the not-so-developed world - no one has control over his or her birth!
We are getting it all wrong. A man of high education and social standing in a position at the pinnacle of his field, should be given a much harsher sentence for betraying the trust which the nature of his office should command.
One can understand a person in a minor clerical position making an error of judgement and passing out confidential or sensitive information. A minor official should pay the price of his misdemeanours.
The fact that Kofi Annan and Bill Gates and others spoke for Mr. Gupta confirms only that the rich and famous close ranks to defend their kin.
That should have no bearing on a sentencing decision taken by a Court of law.
I was always led to believe that justice is blind. Or at least it should be.
The perception that money can buy you a different version of justice is not an urban legend. This case is proof of that.
Goes to show, there is more to success than mere "smart". A sense of fairness, a sense of right and wrong, a sense of restrain, are all part being a good person. Being a "good person" is far more important than being a successful one.
I am not in the services. While looking for resources to teach my kid about discipline and restrain, I found this:
"...Duty, Honor, Country. The code which those words perpetuate embraces the highest moral laws and will stand the test of any ethics or philosophies ever promulgated for the uplift of mankind. Its requirements are for the things that are right, and its restraints are from the things that are wrong." General Douglas MacArthur, Farewell Speech Given to the Corps of Cadets at West Point; May 12, 1962
Here's what I think should be done about Jamie Dimon et. al, the masterminds of the crisis:
Their personal assets should be seized and distributed among the unwitting Americans now suffering from underwater mortgages. Then, they should be thrown into a PRIVATELY managed prison for a decade, which are notorious for poor management: they would be able to taste crony capitalism first-hand.
"How long do you calculate you'll stay in there?"
Here's what I think should be done about Jamie Dimon et. al, the masterminds of the crisis:
Their personal assets should be seized and distributed among the unwitting Americans now suffering from underwater mortgages. Then, they should be thrown into a PRIVATELY managed prison for a decade, they are notorious for poor management: they would be able to taste crony capitalism first-hand.
"How long do you calculate you'll stay in there?"
Calling Mr. Gupta "a good man" on account of his generosity to charities strikes me as odd and, in a way, revolting.
Insider trading is not a victimless crime; it ultimately steals from the non-insiders, that is, most everybody.
Throwing back to the fleeced a dollop of the loot is admirable?
Are the Medellin-Cali cartel barons - famous for funding community centers, stadiums and the like from their fabulous hoards - "good persons" then?
It's hard to feel sorry for a fall from grace. Compare his life with that of any of the millions on food stamps. To mangle a remark by Stalin, the plight of one is a tragedy, the plight of millions is a footnote.
2 yrs in jail? What a joke. An ounce of marijuana will get you more time.
Judge cited "studies showing that even relatively light sentences could send a strong message to business people, as opposed to more "hardened" individuals."
he should have gotten 10x that length
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posted October 2009 How can we help you begin your research?We'll be glad to look up information for you about Small Businesses -- or help you find what you need. Some examples:
We have high-speed Internet access at all libraries, at no charge for use and limited charges for printing. (Call for more information) We also have wireless access at all Lincoln City Libraries We have access to annual reports for major Nebraska businesses. We have a large collection of material from the City of Lincoln -- annual reports, Comprehensive Plans, etc. Give us a call or stop by! Reference Services -- Bennett Martin Public Library -- Lincoln City Libraries -- Lincoln, Nebraska -- (402) 441-8530 -- e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Small business owners looking for suggestions on how to start or improve their business will find a wealth of material at the Lincoln City Libraries. Electronic databases full of relevant, up-to-date magazine and newspaper articles, print materials from well-known authors and research centers, and links to valuable, selected Internet websites provide both general and specific information on hundreds of topics, from taxes to licenses to marketing to training. Electronic resources can be accessed 24/7 by anyone with a Lincoln City Libraries card. You can inquire about specific facts, figures, or addresses by phone or email or instant messaging. We can fax or mail you copies of forms, magazine articles, or other material. Most of the titles listed here can be checked out. PRINT RESOURCESLaws and Taxes -- for example,
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Ask a Librarian: Send the Reference staff a question Bennett Martin Public Library houses the central Reference Collection for the library system. A selection of essential reference materials are also available at each library branch to assist you with your informational needs. Print out our latest Reference Services brochure! [Currently being revised] (The Reference Services brochure is provided here as a PDF file, which requires the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. Help for viewing PDF files is available.) |
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posted January 25, 2005 Generations of American television viewers were caught by surprise on Sunday, January 23, 2005, to learn that Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night" had passed away at his home in Malibu, California. The cause of death was emphysema. For three decades, encompassing the eras of seven different United States Presidents, Carson had ruled the airwaves of late-night television on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, setting what his successor Jay Leno called "the Gold Standard" for all who would follow in his footsteps. He was born John William Carson in Corning, IA on October 23, 1925. When Johnny was eight, his family moved to Norfolk, NE, where he spent the rest of his formative years. At the age of 12, he read a book about doing magic tricks, purchased a mail-order magic kit, and that quickly became an obsession. By the age of 14, he was already performing a magician/comedy routine professionally as "The Great Carsoni", entertaining social groups such as the local Rotary Club. Following a three year stint as an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1943-46, Carson returned to Nebraska, attending the University of Nebraska, and graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in 1949. During his time at NU, Carson acquired his first broadcast experience, working for the college radio station. When Omaha television station WOW began broadcasting in 1949, Carson was part of their earliest line-up, hosting an early afternoon talk/skit show, The Squirrel's Nest.Enjoying the challenges of his earliest forays into television, Carson moved to California in the early 1950s, eventually landing a weekly comic series on CBS, Carson's Cellar. While working on this low-budget show, Carson was able to perfect his monologue and sketch comedy skills, and he was soon noticed by the hot new comic talents of the day, including Fred Allen and Red Skelton. Skelton eventually hired Carson to be a writer on The Red Skelton Show. An on-set accident which incapacitated Skelton provided a break for Johnny, who filled in on the live show and gained even more attention in the industry. After hosting the quiz show Earn Your Vacation and the short-lived The Johnny Carson Show (a variety show), Carson settled into hosting the ABC daytime show Who Do You Trust? in 1957, where he was teamed up with Ed McMahon (as an announcer) for the first time. During his stint with ABC, Johnny served as the occasional guest-host during Jack Paar's period (1957-62) as host of Tonight!, and when Paar eventually stepped down, Johnny was hired as his full-time replacement. Against NBC's wishes, Carson insisted on McMahon's coming along as his sidekick, and Carson's era on The Tonight Show officially began on October 1, 1962. During Johnny Carson's 30-year run as host, The Tonight Show went from black and white to color broadcasts, and in 1972 moved from New York City to "beautiful downtown Burbank" in California. Over the course of over 4,500 original episodes, Carson played host to over 22,000 guests, and created such popular on-going sketches (with his Mighty Carson Art Players) as Aunt Blabby, misguided super patriot Floyd R. Turbo, Tea Time Movie with Art Fern, and Carnac the Magnificent. Despite bringing his marital troubles (four wives and three divorces) into his monologues, Carson managed to keep his private life very private. After 30 years at the helm of The Tonight Show, Carson officially called it quits on May 22, 1992, with weeks of special episodes and special guests culminating in an emotional final episode, in which he signed off with the following comments: "And so it has come to this. I am one of the lucky people in the world. I found something that I always wanted to do and I have enjoyed every single minute of it. You people watching, I can only tell you that it's been an honor and a privilege coming into your homes all these years to entertain you. And I hope when I find something I want to do and think you would like, I can come back and (you will be) as gracious in inviting me into your homes as you have been. I bid you a very heartfelt good night." Since that date, Johnny Carson had lived a life out of the public eye. There were a few cameo appearances on other shows, including a 1994 appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman that earned him a 73-second standing ovation, but for the most part, Carson wasn't seen. He was busy behind the scenes, though, especially with philanthropic activities. Among the many monetary gifts he passed out were numerous funds for facilities in his former home state of Nebraska -- including: $5.3 million for the renovation of The Temple Building at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, and a substantial investment to support the original construction of The Lied Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, where the Johnny Carson Theater is situated. Johnny was also extremely generous with financial gifts to numerous facilities and causes in Norfolk, Nebraska, which continued to hold a special place in his heart. Among his beneficiaries there were the Carson Regional Cancer Center, the local library, an arts center, the Elkhorn Valley Museum (now host to a trove of Carson memorabilia) and the Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College. Johnny Carson is suvived by his fourth wife, Alexis, and sons Christopher and Cory, from his marriage to first wife Joan Wolcott Carson. He was preceded in death by his second son, Richard, who died in an automobile accident in 1991. The links in this section of this list will take you directly into the items' entries in the catalog of the Lincoln City Libraries, where you can check on the items' availability throughout the library system. Biographies, Interviews & Profiles
The Playboy Interviews | 081 Hal | [1993] |
Show People: Profiles in Entertainment | 790.2 Tyn | [1979] |
Carson: The Unauthorized Biography | 791.452 CarYc | [1987] |
Here's Johnny: Thirty Years of America's Favorite Late Night Entertainment | 791.452 CarYc | [1992] |
Here's Johnny: Thirty Years of America's Favorite Late Night Entertainment [updated] | 791.452 CarYc | [2002] |
King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson | 791.452 CarYl | [1989] |
King of the Night: The Life of Johnny Carson | 791.452 CarYl | [1990 paperback] |
Johnny Carson: An Unauthorized Biography | 791.452 CarYs | [1987] |
The Tonight Show | 791.457 Met | [1980] |
40 Years at Night: The Story of The Tonight Show | 791.457 qTonYv | [1992] |
Johnny Tonight! | 791.457 Ten | [1980] |
The Playboy Interview, Volume II | Heritage 081 Gol | [1983] |
Additional Works With References to Johnny Carson
I'm So Happy | 306 Hei | [1990] |
My Wild World | 636.088 Emb | [1980] |
Johnny Came Lately: A Biography [Tonight Show producer Fred Decordova's biography] |
791.452 Dec | [1988] |
Peter's People | 920.02 Pet | [1979] |
Double Exposure, Take Two | SOS 779.12 McD2 | [1989] |
For Laughing Out Loud: My Life and Good Times [Ed McMahon's biography] |
791.452 McM | [1998] |
Books by Johnny Carson
Happiness is-- A Dry Martini | Heritage 817 C23h | [1965] |
Misery is... A Blind Date | Heritage 817 C23m | [1967] |
Audio and/or Video Materials
Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson vol. 1-3 | DVD 791.452 Car | [1989] |
Whales! [Carson is host/narrator of this Nature video] |
Video 599.5 Nat | [1988] |
Vertical File/Clippings
The following databases and/or webliographies on the Lincoln City Libraries site can be used to access numerous articles and/or links to additional resources about Johnny Carson on-line. [If you have difficulty using these databases, or need the log-on passwords, please contact the Reference Department at 441-8530 for assistance.]
Database: Ebsco Masterfile Elite [Index of magazine/journal articles - many full-text] |
Database: Wilson Omnifile & Biographies Plus [Index of magazine/journal articles - many full-text; plus - biographical profiles] |
Database: eLibrary [Index of magazine/newspaper/radio articles - many full-text] |
Database: New York Times [Database of articles from the NYT] |
LCL Webliography: Entertainment and Arts Resources |
Additional on-line resources * about Johnny Carson:
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Official site of the Johnny Carson years of the "Tonight Show". Features video clips from Johnny's most memorable moments on the show. Also features video ordering information |
Brilliant Careers: Johnny Carson A February 2001 tribute to Carson from Salon.com |
Johnny Carson page at the IMDb The Internet Movie Database's complete list of Johnny Carson's TV and movie credits |
The Elkhorn Valley Museum Norfolk, NE museum which houses Carson memorabilia, including his six Emmy Awards |
The Museum of Broadcast Communications Biographical page |
E!Online's "The Facts" Biographical Information |
"So Long to Johnny, America's Sandman" New York Times columnist Frank Rich on Carson's last 'Tonight Show' episode. From May 10, 1992 |
Profile of Carson after his death Washington Post detailed obituary, January 23, 2005 |
Profile of Carson after his death Foxnews.com detailed obituary, January 23, 2005 |
"Johnny Knew What He Wanted" A Q&A Session With Ed McMahon on "The Today Show", January 24, 2005 |
Steve Martin's tribute to Johnny Carson From the New York Times Op/Ed pages, January 24, 2005 |
Johnny Carson: America's Late-Night Host A collection of links to articles from the New York Times database |
Profile and Obituary of Johnny Carson Detailed profile from Investors Business Daily |
A Life in Broadcasting A slideslow on CNN.com of Johnny Carson's career |
An Appreciation: Late-Night's "King of Cool" A look at Carson's impact, by CNN.com's Todd Leopold |
A History of The Tonight Show Straight from the official Carson "Tonight Show" website |
NBC's Official The Tonight Show Page Page for the current version of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" |
* Please Note: The presence of a link on this site does not constitute an endorsement by Lincoln City Libraries.
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- Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004: The Death of a President [June 2004]
- Nebraskan Ted Kooser named Poet Laureate of the United States [August 2004]
- 2004 Summer Olympic Games - Athens, Greece [August/September 2004]
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