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Hagel shakes up Pentagon's organizational chart, hopes for $1B in savings
Wednesday - 12/4/2013, 3:30pm EST
Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately reported that the positions of DoD Deputy Chief Management Officer and Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer were vacant. Kevin Scheid is currently serving as assistant DCMO and the office's interim leader. — Dec. 7, 2013 -10:14 a.m.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel moved Wednesday to eliminate several high-level Pentagon positions, consolidate offices and change the responsibilities of a number of organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as part of a pledge to reduce the Pentagon's headquarters headcount by 20 percent.
The implementation plans he announced Wednesday followed his July directive to pare back Defense Department back-offices strewn around the world and a promise that his office would be the first in the process.
"Much of these savings will be achieved through contractor reductions, although there will be reductions in civilian personnel," Hagel said. "Ultimately, other headquarters elements will be implementing similar reductions, and we will detail our plans to achieve these savings in the Pentagon's budget submission next year."
The changes come after a study of the DoD bureaucracy led by former Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. The department says the planned changes would reduce OSD's military and civilian headcount to 2,200 by fiscal 2019 and save about $1 billion.
In historical terms, that's not a huge retrenchment. It still would leave OSD with hundreds more headquarters staff than it had on Sept. 11, 2001. And it's about the same number of personnel OSD had in 2009, when military funding was at its peak, according to figures compiled by the Defense Business Board. The DBB's numbers showed that OSD's staff count was more than 5,000 when it included contractor personnel.
Mergers and acquisitions
Perhaps more significant is the organizational realignment Hagel ordered to accommodate the reductions.
Some elements of the plan would require Congressional approval, such as the added responsibilities Hagel wants to place under DoD's deputy chief management officer and its chief information officer.
Under the restructuring, the DoD CIO would take over DCMO's current responsibilities for overseeing the development of business IT systems.
"I will work with Congress to make this change because it will strengthen DoD's ability to address growing IT and cyber challenges," Hagel said. "The undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics will continue to be responsible for acquisition of IT systems."
But DCMO also would take on greater heft. The plan merges the Defense Civil Liberties and Privacy office with the assistant to the secretary of Defense for intelligence oversight. That combined organization would be placed under the DCMO. So would the quasi-independent office of DoD's director for administration and management (DA&M), which handles administration and security of the Pentagon itself, numerous other facilities in the D.C. region and many other administrative issues for the department writ-large.
Hagel said the changes finally would make the DCMO the true focal point for management issues in the Defense Department.
"Secretary Donley's review found that since its inception, the DCMO has lacked the resources and the mandate to effectively fulfill its role as a DoDwide manager," Hagel said. "Meanwhile, the DA&M and others have important organizational management planning and oversight functions across the department and the national capital region that will further enable the DCMO's work. The consolidation of these offices into a true DoDwide management office will provide for better coordination and integration of DoD's business affairs, including performance management and compliance, and result in a much stronger and more empowered deputy chief management officer."
Policy realignment proposed
DoD's first-ever DCMO, Beth McGrath, retired last week after 25 years in the department. The office's number two executive, Dave Wennergren, departed DoD in August. Wennergren's replacement, Kevin Scheid, is leading the office until a new deputy chief management officer is appointed.
Congress has its own ideas about how the CIO and DCMO offices should work. A provision in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the annual DoD authorization bill would simply merge the two offices.
Hagel also directed a significant realignment of the office of the undersecretary of Defense for policy. For example, the jobs of the deputy undersecretary for plans and forces and chief of staff to the undersecretary will disappear.
"The plan also eliminates four deputy assistant secretary of Defense positions and their corresponding support structures through a consolidation and realignment of the policy staff overall structure," Hagel said.
The restructuring of DoD's policy shop mostly moves responsibilities to lower- level assistant secretaries of Defense. But the policy undersecretary will also take in the Office of Net Assessment, an internal DoD think tank that had previously worked directly for the Defense secretary. The decision comes as good news to ONA backers who had feared that the office would be eliminated entirely.


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Comment: These boots are great! Comfortable from day one. My only suggestion is to buy a half size smaller than you normaly take, they do run a little large.
Comment: Bought these boots for my wife and she loves them. Little or no break in required. Good boot for a good price.
Dean W.
Comment: Am I ever happy with my choice. The boots are comfortable and the flex sole feature has a lot to do with that. There was no break in period, yet the boots are true motorcycle boots, not fashion footwear. So I feel secure when wearing them riding. Lastly the price was competetive.
St. John's Newfoundland, Canada
Comment: I love these, bought the mens for my husband, to match. No break in, alittle hard to get on at first, but after that, they are great. Deep custion, I could wear these to work in. Will buy again.
Arkadelphia, AR
Comment: I love these boots. Very comfortable, no break in time. Back zipper makes them easy on/off. My husband also has a pair and loves them.
Mine had gone on back order and they were not sure when they would be getting stock. I had cancelled the order and was going to get else where but received a call about a week or two later from Jafrum customer service informing me that they had received stock and ask if I would like to purchase! Now that is great customer service. We also purchased our chaps from them and will continue to buy from them! GREAT company.
DFW, Texas
Comment: Just got these for my wife for riding.
THey are beautifully made, very serious boots.
The best this about these Milwaukee boots besides the VERY high quality is that they are truly ready to walk in as soon as you get them.
No break-in period is needed. Very comfortable. Beautiful leather and a sole that should last a very, very long time.
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D. Stewart
Phoenix, Arizona
Comment: Riding season's not quite here in CNY yet, so I wore my new boots one day ALL day at the office to get a feel for them. Very comfortable!
My 1st time with this style and was pleased to find I agree with the "no break in required" review comments. Only thing I don't care for is the zipper; I don't need it and it makes too much noise while walking (esp. in the office). Can't wait to try them out on the pavement!
Syracuse, NY
Comment: I just received my order of Women's motorcycle boot MB210. I absolutely love them! They are close to exactly what I was looking for for the last 3 months. I tried local boot stores (cycle and western) and Internet. Unfortunately, every style I liked had the Harley logo on them. We are NOT Harley people. Then I found a brick and mortar store that had styles I liked but not my size. I targeted Wolverine, Milwaukee and Durango as brands most likely to have a style for me. Then I began searching websites. It took me a long time and a roundabout way of finding your site, but when I did I was excited! Not only did you have something I liked, but the price was affordable. With anticipation I waited for my boots to arrive. When they finally arrived I couldn't believe my eyes and hands (the leather felt soft and the sole flexible). Putting them on was a little tight but due to the zipper being in the back I could get my foot in. It felt snug with my sport sock on. While they seemed okay I realized for winter riding with a thicker sock I would need more room. So with some sadness I am returning my size 7 boot for a 7.5 and hoping I shouldn't be getting an 8 and wishing they came in Wide. The only trepidation about ordering apparel online is the sizing. All in all I will definitely be recommending your site to my friends and other riders. Thanks Jafrum!
Kathie Lopez
Comment: I love these boots, I will definitely be recommending your site to my friends and other riders. Thanks Jafrum!
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Comment: I love my Classic Harness Boots. After buying and returning 2 pair of Harley Davidson boots, I was more than happy to find a pair I could keep! Great quality at an ever greater price! The freedom flex is awesome and they are roomy enough to wear with my custom orthodics inserted - amazing!! Very happy with my purchase!
Alpena, MI
Comment: These boots are awesome. They felt about 1/2 size too large with normal socks, but wearing thicker socks and they fit great. Stylish and great ankle and lower leg protection.
Comment: The boots are great,confortable ,we are very happy !!!!!!!!!
Yassiri Lopez
Miami FL
Comment: When my daughter-in-law wanted a pair of boots that zipped up. I immediately order these Milwaukee boots for her. I have two pair of them myself and they both fit right out of the box and with no break in period. Love 'em.
Reno, NV
Comment: I bought a pair of Milwaukee boots for my wife and she loves them. The reason that I went with the Milwaukee brand is because of their reputation for quality. The price from Jafrum was an insentive as well. No hassel ordering and promt delivery were nice as well. Thank you Jafrum,I will be doing more business with you !
Mr. John Vincent
Comment: I love these boots! I hate buying boots that require a break-n period. Who wants to wear uncomfortable boots for any amount of time? These boots were comfortable from the first time I put them on. They are well made and cool looking too.
Denise Johnson
Loveland, Colorado
Comment: Bought them for my wife. She loves them. Warm, comfortable and dry. Such a deal!
South Lyon
Comment: I got these for my wife. She said they are alot more comfortable for her to ride in than with her shoes. She was very pleased with them.
Comment: These are great looking boots, but I'm not sure why no one mentioned how diffidult they are to get on. In fact, I'm returning them because I couldn't shove my heel into them. I ordered my size and I'm a small firmed gal. Disappointed they didn't work.
Comment: Best looking & wearing girl biker boots ever!
Comment: These boots fit perfectly right out of the box!! They are high quality boots that fit comfortably.
Comment: Just recieved my Milwaukee harness boots and I am over the moon. These boots are awesome. So comfortable and they look good to..always a plus. Thank you Jafrum's for your friendly and efficient service. I'll definitely be dealing with you again.
Alana Moore
Matiere New Zealand
Comment: I love these boots..absolutely no breaking in required. These boots are not just good looking they are comfortable and easy to put on with the zip at the back. Would definitely recommend them to anyone.
Matiere, New Zealand
Comment: All the reviews that I read were true. The boots are a true size and do not need broken in. They were so comfortable the first time to wear. now I can't wait for the snow to melt so we can ride in them!!!
Nancy Huntsman
Denver, CO
Comment: The boots are great...it's my feet. I have two different size feet...small and really small. I ordered to fit my larger foot and its way too big for my smaller foot. Buying a second pair to fit my smaller foot. One summer set and one winter set. very comfortable
Comment: I have two different size feet so buying any shoe/boot is difficult. I went with a size 7 to fit my bigger foot, still a tad big but works well with extra socks...ordered a size 6 and works great...now I have winter and summer boots...love them
Comment: Just recieved my boots, excellent fit! Very pleased with my choice.
Tammie Bousquet
Somers, CT
Comment: I was worried about ordering boots online because i have such a wide foot, but i figured with jafrum's awesome return policy, i cant go wrong. i've been looking ALL OVER for a tall boot and havent been able to find them. i got these and i love them! BEST PART of buying online, i didnt have to return them they fit GREAT and i will nover pay full (harley) price again!
Palatine IL
Comment: I've been riding for over 25 years and buying the same black motorcycle boots when they wear out for all of those years AND I have to say this is the FIRST TIME EVER that I didn't have to break in the boots. They are comfortable from the start, just as other reviewers have said. Based on the other reviews I did order a half size smaller and that was good advice. My boots fit perfectly. Lastly, I am so pleased with Jafrum for several reasons. First they offered all angles of the boots and many reveiws, which helped me to make my decsion. Then I was worried about returns and a possible "restocking" fee and an employee spoke with me on Live Chat and let me know that there is NO restocking fee. Thirdly, my boot arrived in....I think....3 days from the time I ordered them to the time they hit the doorstep. AND free shipping! Oh yes....and they had the best price on the boots. I don't think I could be happier!
New Jersey
Comment: Extremely comfortable, however they run very large, I wear a 7-7.5 and needed a 6.5!
Janet Lassen
Niles Michigan
Comment: These boots are really great very comfortable they run a little large I bought a half size smaller and they fit great!
Candy Kendrick
Choctaw OK
Comment: These are nice looking boots, zipper in the back makes getting on/off pretty easy. They are a bit "clunky" and when standing, kind of feel like your foot is going "downhill"? But for riding they're great. Probably just not so great for wearing while walking around town all day.
Comment: I'm about to purchase a pair of these boots. I have a few other pairs but wanted something stylish as well as utilitarian. I wanted to thank others for their reviews as size was a concern for me. This was very helpful.
Rapid City, SD
Comment: Most comfortable pair of shoes i own!! I find myself wearing them even when not riding.. love them!
kristi satterwhite
bridgeport wv
Comment: I have a different pair of Milawaukee boots that are very comfortable but a hair too short (ie they're great as long as my toenails are very well trimmed, LOL)... so I got these in the same size. Length-wise and comfort-wise, these are awesome! However they were just a bit narrower than my bum feet like so they were returned. If you normally wear "average" width and length, these will be perfect!
Comment: These boots are great. Good looking and very comfortable. Ordered two, one for me and one for mu co-pilot.
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Comment: Absolutely love these boots! Rode today and wore my Milwaukee Classic Harness Boots! So comfortable and look great!
Donna Dugas
Comment: I received my boots today and boy am I a happy lady!! From the moment I slid my foot into them I knew I made the best choice!! Very comfortable and the price is great too.. I have tried many other name brand boots and nothing fit like these Milwaukee's!!! I am a very happy customer.. Thanks!
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- Faith No More - "Midlife Crisis" (1992)
- Danzig - "Mother" (1988)
- Living Colour - "Cult of Personality" (1988)
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- Alice in Chains - "Them Bones" (1992)
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- The "X" in Radio X is reference to the "X" generation, people that were born in the late 70's and early 80's, which they be in their late teen our early adulthood in the early 90's. It also reference of the teen and adults that listen to Alterative music at that time.
- Sage doesn't have a last name, as mentioned in the intro to Danzig's "Mother" saying "Yes, Sage is my real name, if people don't believe me, they can go fuck themselves!"
- Sage also says the reason she calls herself Sage is because she can't remember her last name.
- The station is the default station when the player enters a Buffalo.
- In real life, there is a real Radio X called Choi Radio X in Quebec City in Canada. But it more like a talk-show with a mix of Radio X and Liberty Rock Radio.
- The song "Cult of Personality" by Living Colour is used by current WWE Superstar CM Punk
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- Radio Broker, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV that plays Alternative rock.


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thanks for reading.
first of all I am not what you considered as "moderate Muslim"...never I am one!
had listened to Sam Harris' take on the "caricature" about Muhammad SAW via the radio interview posted on his website.
my Muslimus Maximus view on that - GO AHEAD!! INDULGE YOURSELF! you can make a contest too!
what I am trying to say is - we Muslims do not care much about what you think, but rather try to understand what made you think that our faith is erred.
you reject Muhammad, you ridicule him…
but let me ask you this - if someone made a cartoon about someone you love…will you just simply dismiss it as "funny"?
what if I made a cartoon about you taking a dump on your wife? (just an example to stress my point)
will it provoke you?
well…lets just say that we, the real Muslims are not offended by you. we find you funny, even hysterical.


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Romney Wins ... and It Won't Matter
For the last two weeks, I have argued—consistently—that the debates don't matter for the outcome of the presidential election. And now that we've had the first debate, I still think that's true.
Which is not to say that this wasn't interesting. For the first time since he began running for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney looked comfortable. During his debate with President Obama, he took command, clearly explained his points of disagreement, and offered a little humanity with stories of the unemployed and suffering.
He even shook the Etch-a-Sketch; on everything from tax policy—he disavowed his plan to cut taxes across-the-board—to health care (where he praised his Massachusetts reform bill), Romney made an abrupt move to the center, and it was hugely effective. It's no exaggeration to say that Romney gave one of the best performances of his political career.
President Obama, on the other hand, didn't fare as well. He couldn't complete a statement without pausing. When Romney spoke, he looked down. When given the chance to offer a sharp contrast to the Republican nominee—"How do you and Governor Romney differ on Social Security?"—he demurred. And despite Romney's willingness to bend or disregard the facts, Obama had little to say about his opponents honesty, or lack thereof. Romney's excellence in this debate was matched—pound for pound—by Obama's failure.
For pundits, journalists, and commentators across the spectrum, this is clear evidence that the presidential race has become a toss-up again, providing fodder for endless analysis, and justifying their continued employment. "A week ago, people were saying this was over. We've got a horse race," said David Gergen in a bit of post-debate analysis. On the other side of things, MSNBC's Chris Matthews had a near-meltdown over Obama's listless performance: "I don't know what he was doing out there, he had his head down, he was enduring the debate rather than fighting it." According to CNN's instant polling, 67 percent of viewers say that Romney won the debate, compared to the lonely 25 percent who say that Obama had the advantage. Overall, viewers gave Romney a win on everything, from the economy and health care to taxes, the deficit, and views of government.
There's no question that Romney crushed the president, who gave a poor performance. But the facts are clear: This won't determine the outcome.
It's worth looking back to the 2004 presidential debates. The unanimous opinion was that John Kerry punished George W. Bush. Whereas Bush was churlish, impatient, and aloof, Kerry was dynamic and aggressive. He came away from the debates with momentum and a boost in the polls.
Twenty-two days after the final debate, Bush won reelection with 50.7 percent of the vote.
Winning debates doesn't hurt, but it doesn't do much to help either. At most, this debate will give Romney a bump in the polls. But even that's an open question. Kerry's gains came from winning Democratic voters back from Bush, and moving Democrats away from the undecided column. There was slack in the electorate, and that gave Kerry a little space to grow.
The same isn't true this year. Obama is winning the vast majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters, while Romney is doing the same for Republicans. There isn't much across-the-aisle voting in this election, which means that Romney needs to win undecideds and break Obama's coalition to make gains. To do that, he needs to offer a convincing argument to Democratic voters and, so far, his campaign hasn't been able to clear that hurdle. Yes, the debate helped him look serious and presidential, but that's never been his problem: Romney moves with an aura of competence. What he lacks is detail and conviction.
Put another way, Romney gave a great performance, but there was nothing in his rhetoric that would convince an Obama voter to switch sides. By next week, polling will catch up with events and we'll have a sense of how voters reacted to the first presidential debate. My guess? The polls will show little or no change. To borrow from political scientists Robert Erikson and Christopher Weizen, "the best prediction from the debates is the initial verdict before the debates."
At the end of the month, odds are good that Obama will be where he was at the beginning of the month—ahead.
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Thu, 2012-10-04 17:39
Capt. Gene
Thu, 2012-10-04 19:54
Well, like you, I am NOT an undecided voter, however:
"A CBS News poll of undecided voters who watched the debate found 46 percent siding with Mr. Romney, 22 percent for Mr. Obama and 32 percent saying it was a tie"
Thu, 2012-10-04 17:59
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:01
I guess this didn't matter, either.
Based on this performance, I thought the President might look like he was not very engaged or interested in the debate. I had no idea what a dramatic difference between the two candidates would emerge.
"White" Obama supporters - please continue to tell yourself that all "Hispanics" will auto-vote in large numbers for their fellow man of color.
A. Hick
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:16
What Romney did for 90 minutes was expose himself to the entire nation as a consummate liar; his "Etch-A-Stetch" moment has arrived. If you believe anything he has said prior to last night, then last night he lied about his tax plan, lied about health care, lied about his party's approach to Social Security, lied about education, lied about what all he and the Republican Congress together would cut in the budget if he slashes taxes on unearned income the way his plan actually proposes to do, again refused to specify in any concrete way how he could keep the Bush tax rates, cut them an additional 20 percent (which he has specifically advocated), and maintain current revenue levels. He gave the old supply side cliches to justify his lies, cliches that didn't lower the deficit in the 1980s, didn't do it from 2001 to 2008, and only the dumbest and most uninformed would buy.
One can argue in favor of cutting taxes on unearned and passive income for any number of reasons (most would not sell politically as Romney knows, and was caught on secret video admitting), but one cannot argue based on historical facts that doing so results in a lower federal deficit.
This debate revealed Obama's chief stylistic weakness as a politician, and Romney's only real strength. Obama has consistently performed well as a stump speaker throughout his career, and poorly in formal settings like debates, press conferences, etc. It is a cliche to say it, but Obama is a great campaigner and a poor communicator when governing. That does not mean he actually governs worst than the alternative (Romney) would. Romney is an incompetent retail politician, but like a lot of stiff, smarmy types, he does passably well in formal settings like debates, and corporate board presentations. Obama did carefully, and deliberately draw the necessary contrasts with Romney, and gave Romney the rope he can be hung with in the subsequent debates, if Obama can convince himself they are stump speeches instead of debates.
If the country now decides to buy Romney's BS, and elect him because pundits tell them Romney won this debate going away because Obama wasn't nasty enough to call him a liar to his face, then the voters deserve to be lied to, and they will get their reward over the next four years.
They will get a messy, ill conceived war with Iran. They will get massive, windfall tax cuts on passive and unearned income for financial speculators. Elimination of common and popular exemptions and deductions that proportionally affect earned income and wage earners, and a federal deficit increasing beyond the current projections. Do you think Wall Street Willard will end or reduce the deduction for "carried interest" that private equity speculators like himself use? That isn't going to happen, and he is smart enough not to tell anyone that.
Something else isn't going to happen. Romney is not going to win the election. If he did, then Karl Rove and Jeb Bush's best laid plans for 2016 would have gone badly awry. Karl is not that sloppy.
If it takes it, there will be another secret recording out there that goes public. Or maybe some interesting tax returns will pop up on Wikileaks.
Capt. Gene
Thu, 2012-10-04 19:57
Fri, 2012-10-05 00:40
Is that all you loons can come up with? That's a tired old line of crap an no one listens to that. If you think he lied, tell us what you think he lied about and why you think he would. Is it because Obama said it today and now you parrot? Mitt Romney is a man of faith and doesn't really need to lie. You libs just hate the truth so you call it a lie.
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:23
"the debates don't matter for the outcome of the presidential election"
Tell that to Nixon, Carter, Ford, et al.
And with regard to Kerry in 2004 - The man is a boring, useless, pompous windbag who married wealth twice rather than go earn his living.
We the People can be dumb sometimes, but we're not that stupid.
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:38
Thu, 2012-10-04 18:45
You are not just whistling past the graveyard, you are whistling off-key and out of tune!
Kerry "beat" Bush 53% to 37% (far less than the 62%-25% drubbing Romney put on Obama last night) and his standing in the polls changed dramatically. Prior to the debates, Bush held an 11% lead in the Gallup poll, it was tied after the second, and after the last debate (which many feel Bush won) Gallup showed a 3% edge for Bush – the margin he won by.
Bear in mind that Bush led 53-42% before the debate, while Gallup has not shown Obama to be over 50% or to have had anywhere near a double digit lead since the campaign began in earnest. Obama held only a 4 point lead with Gallup just before the debates. Moreover, Bush had a much better economic situation and, while leftists think the war circumstance hurt Bush's position, the truth is that American voters do not "change horse in the middle of a stream." Obama has none of those advantages.
Factor in this year's problems with polling (dramatically reduced response rates with evidence that Dems are much more likely to respond than Rep OR Inds) and what was probably a dead heat already is about to fall apart for the Obama camp.
Its OK to be partisan - its not OK to be as stupid as this column.
You are not just whistling past the graveyard, you are whistling off-key and out of tune!
Kerry "beat" Bush 53% to 37% (far less than the 62%-25% drubbing Romney put on Obama last night) and his standing in the polls changed dramatically. Prior to the debates, Bush held an 11% lead in the Gallup poll, it was tied after the second, and after the last debate (which many feel Bush won) Gallup showed a 3% edge for Bush – the margin he won by.
Bear in mind that Bush led 53-42% before the debate, while Gallup has not shown Obama to be over 50% or to have had anywhere near a double digit lead since the campaign began in earnest. Obama held only a 4 point lead with Gallup just before the debates. Moreover, Bush had a much better economic situation and, while leftists think the war circumstance hurt Bush's position, the truth is that American voters do not "change horse in the middle of a stream." Obama has none of those advantages.
Factor in this year's problems with polling (dramatically reduced response rates with evidence that Dems are much more likely to respond than Rep OR Inds) and what was probably a dead heat already is about to fall apart for the Obama camp.
Its OK to be partisan - its not OK to be as stupid as this column.
Thu, 2012-10-04 19:53
Romney didn't change positions last night, he simply got the chance to explain them. And guess what, they aren't as harsh as the left made them out to be.
America found out who the real leader was. It was CEO versus community organizer. Even Obama subconsciously recognized who the alpha male in the room was that is why he acted the way he did. I give Obama credit, he was over-matched and instinctively knew enough to stand down.
Obama continued to show what an empty suit he is with his juvenile "Big Bird" speech today. Obama, please, could you at least act like you are a grown adult, even if you aren't qualified to be president. If Obama was honest he would admit the job of president is over his head. He loves the life style but not the job.
Looks like we finally have found someone who can be a real president. Go Romney.
I predict a 3 point jump in the polls by October 10th for Romney. "Ol' Mo" has switched sides.
Thu, 2012-10-04 20:24
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The key to an economic recovery is strong presidential leadership and a stable, functioning, predictable Congress. Regardless of who wins this next presidential election, all Americans must see the next president as fully vetted and qualified.
To that end, Romney should lead by example and allow the Obama campaign complete and full access to his natal hospital records, as well as his Michigan Health Department records, to publicly prove he is a natural born Citizen, and ask Obama to do the same with his Hawaiian Health Department records and his natal hospital records*.
ex animo
*This should only be done if Romney truly believes Obama is a natural born Citizen, born in Hawaii.
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Thu, 2012-10-04 21:40
Fri, 2012-10-05 00:16
Romney won and Obama was shown to be the empty suit that he is. You liberals, have hyped and protected Obama for years and now it is clear he can't speak well without a teleprompter. Independents already favor Romney and undecided are going to break for him as well. Obama is going to lose.
Fri, 2012-10-05 07:02
Of course Romney didn't change the minds of the average Prospect reader (or, in Jamelle's case, contributor). He probably didn't make any Mother Jones, Daily Worker, or Nation fans rethink their votes either. But that's not the target audience - and to some extent, neither is the far right. The 20-30% of the electorate that is truly undecided/independent is who Wednesday night's bloodbath will impact, and if the ratings numbers are any indication, there were an awful lot of those people tuning in. You are perfectly free to think it didn't matter that BHO got his butt handed to him by a smarter, more experienced, and more polished leader in Denver, but given the absolute panic induced over at MSNBC and throughout social media, I'm relatively certain it did matter. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to finish bundling up the $2500 Romney/Ryan contributions from my family and friends. That ruffling sound you hear isn't the fall leaves outside but rather millions of "evil 1%ers" reaching for their wallets and checkbooks.... "pay to the order of Romney/Ryan 2012 victory fund....two-thousand five hundred and xx/100..."
Fri, 2012-10-05 07:15
No denying it, Romney won this debate but people are equally talking about why the president didn't rebuttal the rapid fire lies and flip flops by Romney. When the smoke clears the nation still has the same Romney. This isn't the Reagan era. When you etch a sketch one month before the election people will see this for the facade it is. Romney wins one debate and the media and pundits act like the past 18 months of red meat throwing rhetoric never happened. Romney will look at his debate trophy in the Cayman's someday and wonder why it didn't help him the election.
Fri, 2012-10-05 13:16
"47%? ... Wrong." We're all breathless, watching Mr. Romney's daredevil act, as he stops to patch yet another hole in a disintegrating bridge. We doubted he could make it across without jettisoning the tea party load, so there was a lot of excitement on Wednesday when he finally did that, but it's tough to see how he's going to ditch Paul Ryan, his party platform, and the facts. His bulldozing clumsiness doesn't seem to help much, either.
Fri, 2012-10-05 13:21
You have got to be a dumb ass if you think Mitt won the debate! He look out of his comfort zone. He was rude, angry, agitated, and just look like the dumb ass that he is! All he did was tell lies and avoid direct questions, just like he has always done through out his platform. He did not answer any of the question with a straight, direct answer! Obama did a great job with poise, professional, presidential demeanor! If the shoe had been on the other foot, Obama would look too agressive and angry, it is just a matter of time for Ole Mitt put his foot in his mouth again, because he is an idiot! Obama just have to sit back and give Mitt room to hang his damn self! Obama is going to get re-elected so you GOP need do us all a favor and kill yourselves! It isyou people that got this country in a rut, with 8 years of GOP and Bush reigh! How in the hell is Obama going to fix this sesis pool with 4 years! That is like like saying 2+2 is 6! Obama is still ahead of Mitt in the electoral college votes, so all of his shennigans and speaking out of term did nothing for him, except make him look like the angry, arrognant, out of touch jackass that he really is! The American people know a liar one they see one, no matter how you dress him up!
Fri, 2012-10-05 15:30
Only TV Talking Heads, Chateratti, could take such a Festival of Insincerity seriously.
In a life of 60 - 80 years and having family members, something maybe bad, but certainly very expensive is going to happen to a person or some loved one. It will be a severe illness, or accident, or old age care needs, or recession, whatever. If Constitutional general welfare entitlements are cut, our children will be subject to greater risk of impoverishment than now. Hopefully the trend toward voting for the safer, non-T-Party candidates seen now will be recognized by more and more people up through the election. I'd respectfully urge undecided voters on that basis to refrain from voting for T-Party types.
Sat, 2012-10-06 23:10
Guess what? Robme brought his 47% comment front and center all over again with his "apology" or more accurately, big fat lie. There's a piece in the NY Times detailing just how bipartisan he WASN'T while governor----as well as how much he sucked at his job. There's evidence that he well have cheated in the debates---which given his proclivity for lying and how he skirted the rules for the Univision pieces, is entirely believable.
Lastly, is a great jobs report. And while I get that Thurston's insisting he could do better---not really. As governor of MA, while the economy was vastly stronger, he only lowered the unemployment rate by a point over 4 years and was 47th in the nation in job growth.
The sound you hear is Mittens's 15 minutes of one win in 130 days ticking away....
Jesse Fell
Sat, 2012-10-06 23:20
Romney proved that he can tell lies faster than Obama can tell the truth. Does that make him the winner of the debate? Why isn't truthfulness the main criterion for scoring debates?
Romney looks presidential? Indeed. Look at how he looked when he went to Europe -- shallow, insensitive, almost immature.
Mon, 2012-10-15 15:36
October 15, 2012
Hello, my fellow American voters!
I watched the Oct. 3rd presidential and Oct. 11th vice-presidential debates.
Romney-Obama debate covered 7 topics: jobs; budget deficit/debt; social security/entitlements; federal regulation of economy; healthcare; federal government role in economy; partisan gridlock.
Ryan-Biden debate covered 10 topics: Libya; Iran; economy; medicare/social security/entitlements; taxes/tax reform/spending/budget cuts; military policy; Afghanistan; Syria; abortion; negative campaign tactics.
As an INDEPENDENT, I support the Romney/Ryan ticket.
Romney and Ryan won both debates.
Ryan won despite Biden's consistently rude/disrespectful behavior during the debate.
Biden's tactics to evade issues/truth were disrespectful to Americans interested in facts, figures, forecasts, and solutions for real people with real problems.
Biden interrupted Ryan often, laughed often while Ryan was talking, and pointed his finger often.
Romney and Ryan won with substance, integrity, respect, clarity, facts, commitment, inspiration, and leadership. But these debates are NOT about who wins but rather about who is the best person in terms of qualifications/character to lead our country to solve problems and make life better for all Americans.
I am inspired by Romney/Ryan, and I hope that you are too!
Best regards,
Cas Lee
Wed, 2012-10-24 19:25
wow, if late October poll data is true, this article couldn't have been more wrong. nearly a month later and it looks like exactly what it is: whistling past the graveyard. what team obama should've been ready for was romney using the national spotlight, standing side by side with the president on the same stage, to recast himself as a peer of and reasonable alternative to obama.
I think chris matthews' response was appropriate. it wasn't just that the execrable romney came off well, it was that obama collapsed so thoroughly in front of millions of his supporters. a public humiliation of such proportion, it was like watching obama turn tail and run--leaving his supporters to champion the cause of a guy who couldn't be bothered to champion it himself. demoralizing. and effective in peeling off soft support that obama's two successive debate victories couldn't dent.
if obama loses, and I hope he doesn't, some of the blame will lay at his feet for providing mitt romney with the forum to bamboozle low information voters. to win, romney had to do this and obama should have seen it coming.
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Draft Status: Most mock drafts don't have Hughes in the first round but I disagree. When you see what great 3-4 defenses have, it's the ability to generate a consistent pass rush from their OLB. There is no player in the draft who can do that like Hughes can, so I am certain some team will snatch him up in the first round.
Final Analysis: I may be in the minority, but I think Hughes is one of the 5 best defensive players in this entire draft(With Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Eric Berry, and Joe Haden). His explosion off the edge, and his tenacity going after the quarterback is so fun to watch. Hughes may not show up in shorts the way some pundits want, but he's a straight up lunch pail football player, and brings it every single play. You can't ask for much more than that. The best pass rusher in the draft bar none, and is going to make some team very happy.
Reminds me of: LaMarr Woodley, OLB Pittsburgh Steelers-Same body type, same college experience, and same explosive nature that so Woodley has translated very well to his new position. Honestly, I think Hughes has a chance to be much better.
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Kyle D. Cattani
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kcattani [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School
- Associate Professor of Operations Management
- W.W. Grainger, Inc. Faculty Fellow
- Bloomington
- PhD, Stanford University, 1997
- MBA, University of California at Berkeley, 1986
- BS, Brigham Young University, 1984
Professional Experience
- Indiana University, 2005-present
- Decision Sciences, 2006-present, Associate Editor
- Production and Operations Management Society, 2004-present, Senior Editor
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997-2005
- Hewlett Packard Company, 1986-1992
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- Trustees Teaching Award (2010, 2012)
Professional Interests
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Managing Operations in the Presence of Uncertainty, Managing Product End of Life, Mass Customization
Selected Publications
Cattani, K., G. Souza, and S. Ye (2014), "Shelf Loathing: Cross Docking at an Online Retailer," Production and Operations Management, 23(5), 893-906.Read Abstract ››
DeYong, G., K. Cattani (2012), "Well Adjusted: Using expediting and cancelation to manage store replenishment for a seasonal good," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 93-105. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K., F. Jacobs, and J. Schoenfelder (2011), "Common Inventory Modeling Assumptions that Fall Short: Arborescent Networks, Poisson Demand, and Single-Echelon Approximations," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 29, No. 5, July, pp. 488-499. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K., E. Dahan, and G. Schmidt (2010), "Lowest Cost May Not Lower Total Cost: Using "Spackling" to Smooth Mass-Customized Production," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 531-545. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K. and S. Heese (2009), "Seeking Closure: Competition in Complementary Markets," Decision Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 4. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K., A. Marucheck, and O. Perdikaki (2007), "The Perishability of Online Grocers," Decision Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 2. Read Abstract ››
- Cattani, K., W. Gilland, S. Heese, and J. Swaminathan (2006), "Boiling Frogs: Pricing Strategies for a Manufacturer Adding a Direct Channel that Competes with the Traditional Channel," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 40-56.
Cattani, K., G. Ferrer, and W. Gilland (2003), "Simultaneous Production of Market-specific and Global Products: A Two-stage Stochastic Program with Additional Demand after Recourse", Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 50, No. 5. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K. and G. Souza (2003), "Good Buy? Delaying End–of–Life Purchases", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 146, No. 1. Read Abstract ››
Cattani, K. and G. Souza (2002), "Inventory Rationing and Shipment Flexibility Alternatives for Direct Market Firms," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, Winter.
Cattani, K. and W. Hausman (2000), "Why are Forecast Updates Often Disappointing?", Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 2, No. 2. Read Abstract ››


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This is a Redstone missile engine, made by the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International, accompanied by a separate pump attached to one of the missile's structural rings. The engine with its pump was flown on a Redstone vehicle launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 11, 1958 and then recovered near the coast of Jamaica.
Developed beginning in 1950, the Redstone was this country's first large-scale operational liquid propellant missile. On January 31, 1958, a modified version of the Redstone engine propelled the Jupiter-C launch vehicle that orbited the U.S.'s first artificial satellite, Explorer 1. This type of engine also launched the first American into space, Alan B. Shepard, aboard the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) on May 5, 1961.
Transferred by the U.S. Army to the Smithsonian Institution in 1964.
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HealthCare.gov contractors point fingers at CMS for site bottlenecks
Thursday - 10/24/2013, 3:35pm EDT
Three weeks after the rocky, glitch-prone launch of the new HealthCare.gov website, the contractors responsible for key parts of the website told lawmakers that the federal government was responsible for comprehensively testing the site and that a late decision to require logging into the system before browsing for insurance plans created bottlenecks that crippled the site.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee called representatives from four contractors — including prime contractor CGI Federal — to testify about the site's launch Thursday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is set to testify before the committee next week.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was responsible for conducting the end-to-end tests before the site launched — and ultimately made the decision to launch the site on time, the company heads testified
"It was not our decision to go live. ... It was CMS' decision," said Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president of CGI Federal, the contractor responsible for the main technological underpinnings of the website. "It was not our decision one way or the other."
She said her company wasn't in a position to tell CMS whether to delay the launch of the site. "We're there to support our client," she said.
However, Andrew Slavitt, an executive at the company that owns QSSI, the technology contractor responsible for the site's online registration tool, said his company raised concerns about the lack of testing before the launch date.
"All of the concerns that we had, which were mostly related to testing and the inability to get as much testing as we would have liked, we expressed all of those concerns and risks to CMS throughout the project," he said.
Even so, Campbell told lawmakers CMS didn't start end-to-end testing of the system until about two weeks before the site was supposed to go live.
"It would have been better to have more time," Campbell said.
"Months would be nice," Slavitt told lawmakers.
Registration overwhelmed after launch
The site issues in the early days were the result of problems with the registration tool managed by QSSI, Campbell testified.
A bottleneck in online registration — the website's "front door" — "prevented the vast majority of users from accessing" the website in the days immediately after it launched, Campbell said.
Slavitt acknowledged that the site was "inundated by many more consumers than anticipated" and that the online registration tool was "overwhelmed."
But he said that's because the tool was hit by an unexpected volume of users because of a last-minute request from CMS.
"It appears that one of the reasons for the high concurrent volume at the registration system was a late decision requiring consumers to register for an account before they could browse for insurance products," Slavitt said in his prepared testimony. "This may have driven higher simultaneous usage of the registration system that wouldn't have occurred if consumers could 'window shop' anonymously."
CMS officials, including Henry Chao, the agency's deputy director and deputy chief information officer, requested the change about two weeks before the launch, Campbell said.
Contractors say improvements made
Despite all the issues, contractors say they have made continuous improvements to the site since it launched earlier this month.
"We're seeing improvements day over day," Campbell told contractors. "We're continuing to run queries against our database. We're reviewing system logs, we're fine-tuning our servers. We're analyzing the code for anomalies and every day we're ... finding challenges in the system and making those corrections, as you would with any system that would go live."
She told lawmakers she anticipated problems would be fully resolved in enough time for users to sign up for health insurance by Dec. 15 — the deadline for full coverage to kick in Jan. 1.
Slavitt said he believed the problems with creating user accounts had already been fixed. "In the days that followed the launch, the QSSI team worked around the clock to enhance the ... tool to meet this unexpected demand," he testified.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced he was bringing former budget official Jeff Zeints back to his administration to manage a "tech surge" to get the program back on track.
But Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), chairman of the committee's oversight and investigations subcommittee, said he's skeptical of the administration's plan.
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On Miami's play and overall effort: "I didn't think we played particularly well. Certainly, some of that was (Northern Illinois), but our lack of emotion, a lack of passion, those were the things that bothered me. We are who we are and our margin for error is very, very small, but yet we always have to make sure to bring our competitive nature to the game and that we understand that has to be who we are."
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On NIU pulling away in the second half: One big thing for us was free throws. We missed a lot of free throws that I thought we needed down the line and (we had) a lot of possessions that we needed stops we didn't get."
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Opening statement: "It was two even teams. It was deadlocked at halftime. We both had our runs. I thought this was out best shooting night. We went 9-of-13 (from beyond the arc). I don't know if we can go 9-of-13 in practice. We shared the ball. We made some free throws. We finally finished a game. We are happy to get a win."
On having extra time to practice the last two weeks: "Our 10 days off gave us a lot of time to practice and do some extra shooting and it's good that it paid off. We played hard and we just made a few more plays than (Miami)."


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BOISE -- If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then an Ontario father is showing that his love for his darling little daughter is immense.
It's a story you can definitely take at face value, and when there's a face as cute as 4-week-old Macy Wheeler's, you just gotta take a picture of it.
That's certainly how her dad Eddie Wheeler feels.
We've been putting pictures up ever since she was born on Facebook, said Eddie Wheeler.
And when a face as cute as Macy's face makes a bunch of funny faces, you just gotta join in.
That's certainly how her dad felt. Just thought it would be a funny idea.
Which lead to a cascade of copycat close-ups of dad imitating daughter.
We just copy her as quick as we can and snap a picture, said Eddie Wheeler.
We're just, you know being ourselves and taking funny pictures and sharing them, said Macy's mom, Robin Wheeler.
This week Eddie Wheeler posted them on Facebook and the website Reddit, then the popular site Buzzfeed.com somehow found them and posted them and they went viral... and fast.
Went to sleep that night and woke up and it was on the front page and all over the place, said Eddie Wheeler.
The photos had about a half-million views after a day and a half.
We didn't really expect it to be anything this big at all, but a lot of people enjoy it I guess, said Robin Wheeler.
If it brings a smile to people's faces and makes their day brighter then we did our job, said Eddie Wheeler.
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Cargo provides Ant tasks to perform all the operations available from the Java API
Before using the Ant API you need to register the Cargo Ant tasks into Ant. This is done in the following manner:
Some additional dependencies might also be required for the ANT task. Please see the Installation page for details.
Note that by default the
<cargo> task will wait so that the container is not stopped upon Ant exiting. If you don't want this, then specify
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<cargo> task.
Orion 2.x
Here's a full example showing how to deploy a WAR, and expanded WAR and an EAR in an Orion 2.x container. Please note that the
output and
log attribute are optional. The
property elements allow you to tune how the container is configured. Here we're telling it to start on port 8180 and to generate the maximum amount of logs in the container
output file.
Tomcat 5.x
This example gives a walk through of how to get a Cargo Ant build to work with Tomcat 5.x .
- It is assumed that Tomcat 5.x is already installed
- The cargo-core-uberjar-1.0.2.jar and cargo-ant-1.0.2.jar JARs have been downloaded
- A mimimum knowledge of Ant is required
- User already has a
wartarget that properly generates a working war file
Follow the following steps to configure your
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- Create a folder under your basedir called cargolib that will hold cargo-core-uberjar-1.0.2.jar and cargo-ant-1.0.2.jar
- Define a property for cargolib
- Define 2 new properties
cargo-antjaras shown below:
- Add additional properties for defining the following:
Installation directory of tomcat5x
This is where our logs are going to be generated
Cargo needs an empty config folder
The full path of the war file e.g c:/devtools/myapp/dist/myfile.war
- Add the following code to your build.xml :