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I love ASPCA and the care and love they have for animals. Thank God somebody came to his rescue, must have been an angel.....
Finding my Sonny under my car hood is how I became a kitty parent. I was very fortunate that he was not injured just scared. So happy that someone found Flapjack and were able to take him to get the care he needed. Flapjack is a beautiful cat.
Wonderful outcome. We had that happen to us when I was a child with much worse outcome since the poor little guy got stuck in the fan. Never forget that :-(
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I actually like you letter. Touch it up a little and post it on Baron's website, if you can. Let him know how many of us feel.
:999999993 Baron
Dear Baron,
New Orleans has waited 23 years for N.B.A. basketball to return. Not you or any other malcontent Hornet player will ruin the return of the N.B.A. to New Orleans. If your plan is for the New Orleans fans to rally around you and your faulty ego, then you are wasting your time.
If you want so bad to stay in Charlotte, sign on with the Sting. Then you will be in good company with others that have monthly hormonal swings.
New Orleans does not care if go to another team. From the posts on this board, it is clear that there will not be the uproar of protest against George Shinn that was done in Charlotte.
I am sure there are a few New Orleans Police officers who feel the same. Therefore, you can plan on a free escort out of town (if you ever show up).
Just because you played in this years all-star game does not mean you ARE a true all-star. You are an all-star by default. You took someone's place.
Maybe if you opened your mouth about your feelings we might be able to understand. However, you choose to hide behind your agent so you can TRY to make your agent the bad guy.
In New Orleans, as Saints fans, we have been through it all. We have had an astronaut general manager, a general manager who's mother fired him from the Rams, and a head coach who shot the bird at the fans...and so much more! But through it all, we showed up for the games...year after year.
So, if you think your antics will cause problems for Shinn with the fans, think again. We have seen guys like you come and go! Your PR act is getting old. Be a real pro and make a verbal statement.
I don't know about the others on this board, but I don't care about you. All I want is to select my seats ASAP!!!!!
I actually like you letter. Touch it up a little and post it on Baron's website, if you can. Let him know how many of us feel.
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That would not be a good idea IMO. Why get hostile with the star player on the team before we even know the facts?Originally posted by Grandadmiral
I actually like you letter. Touch it up a little and post it on Baron's website, if you can. Let him know how many of us feel.
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What facts are we still trying to get? It's a fact that he doesn't want to be here. Are we going to start doubting what Bass and Silas say also.Originally posted by HORNETSFAN
Why get hostile with the star player on the team before we even know the facts?
Davis does not want to be here. It's a fact. He doesn't have to say it now. People know it. To hell with him.
We do not know all the facts. We have to give management a chance to address the situation before burning him at the stake. These types of situations happen all the time. Sometimes they can be resolved (Karl Malone), sometimes they cannot (John Elway). Let's let this play out before starting off on the wrong foot by getting hostile with our players.Originally posted by Grandadmiral
What facts are we still trying to get? It's a fact that he doesn't want to be here. Are we going to start doubting what Bass and Silas say also.
Davis does not want to be here. It's a fact. He doesn't have to say it now. People know it. To hell with him.
Hostile? NBAHornets has a point. These Hornet players better understand that this is New Orleans and not Mayberry. We don't put up with Saints players' ego problems and were are not going to put up the Hornet ego problems.
Morten Anderson, Ricky Jackson, Bobby Hebert, and a whole bunch of other Saints players left...and life went on! Anyone with half a brain can see what is going on. What is going on you ask? There seems to be an attempted hold up in progress. And George Shinn is not going to open up the safe! So, Baron needs to go down the road and try to stick up some other store.
The Hornets need to get rid of Baron before this gets out of hand and we can't get anything for him. If Baron and his agent were smart, they should have kept their mouths shut, get a trade and hold up some other team. Now, everyone knows Baron wants out and he is in no position to get top dollar.
It's an interesting letter that states the truth, but to send it to his own website would be kinda childish. I say just trade him now. We should have heard something public from him by now if he cared and wanted to state the truth. Any decent human who cared would. So, no matter what anyone thinks or posts, I honestly think the guy does not want to play here. And that's fine, so just do the trade now and lets get something great in return. If they were working on something that meant he was going to be here and an excited player for New Orleans, we would have heard something. So, see ya Baron, and hello New Orleans Hornets.
Get Buzzin- Where is Mayberry?
Some of you people are the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen.
New Orleans brags about running off players with ego problems and not putting up with a player that doesn't want to be there or that is demanding more money than they deserve. "Don't let the door hit ya" - "trade his ***"- "ship him out" are all expressions used to describe the Baron situation.
Charlotte did basically the same thing to an ownership group with a bad ego, that didn't want to be here, and wanted more money than we thought they deserved and we were ridiculed for months about how we were idiots and didn't understand pro sports.
I just think its funny how the things we were ridiculed for is the same thing that some of you are gloating about.
This has been a great time for me as a Charlotte basketball fan- I get to sit back and watch the Hornets potentially lose their best player but I don't have to worry about getting hurt because they aren't my problem anymore. The Hornets are now New Orleans problem and Charlotte will start negotiations with the NBA in July about our expansion team. This all couldn't have worked out any better for the true fans here in Charlotte.
As far as the Baron Davis situation goes, don't be so fast in blaming Baron for what is happening. I haven't heard Baron say anything about demanding a trade so, I wouldn't believe it until it comes out of Barons mouth.
Let me remind you guys of something I've sure you've heard 1000 times.
The Hornets management lies. They lie about showing up for arena negotiations, they lie about not being in talks with any other city about relocation, they lie about attendance and most importantly they lie about player negotiations.
Ex. 1- Alonzo Mourning- George Shinn said he demanded a trade and that he turned down a higher contract to stay in Charlotte in favor of less money in Miami. Alonzo said Shinn was full of **** and that he would have stayed in Charlotte had Shinn matched Miami's offer.
Ex. 2-Dell Curry- at the time of his free agency he was the last remaining original Hornet and a fan favorite. Dell wanted very much to remain in Charlotte(still lives here) and Hornets management said they would keep him. Dell was not offered a contract, the Hornets instead paid 2 times what Curry would have cost on the great Eldridge Recasner.
Ex. 3-Vlade Divac- once stated he would "retire if he was traded to Charlotte"(The Hornets traded Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac for those that didn't know that). Vlade ended up loving Charlotte and wanted to resign. Hornets management said (what has became the "KISS OF DEATH" for all Hornets free agents)"He is our #1 offseason priority." Vlade was never offered a contract and signed with Sacramento.
Ex. 4 Eddie Jones again "He is our #1 offseason priority." and was never offered a contract by the team but was later trade in a sign and trade deal. Wooldridge said during the season the Eddie was a max contract player and that everything would be done to resign him to help show the fans they were serious about winning. I repeat he was never offered a contract by the team
Ex. 5 Brad Miller- restricted free agent who was once again, yes you guessed it - "He is our #1 offseason priority." signed with the Bulls.
Ex. 6 Eddie Robinson- see above.
The last thing I heard Baron say was he would play in Antartica if they had fans coming to the games, so before all you guys throw Baron under the bus---Think about who is saying what and how much they have lied in the past---.
Have any of you thought that maybe just maybe- Shinn and Wooldridge don't want to pay market value and they have put out the rumors about the trade demand to save face?
Same owners
New city
Same old ****!
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!
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Say what you want, Baron wants out. Not because of us or the owners. He wants a big market. Goodbye!!! Later. I have no problem packing a players bags, the franchise is a different story. Totally different scenario. I will not be hurt by Baron's departure either. He is Charlotte's hero, not mine. You can have him. Ooops, you have nothing to trade. Ooops, you don't have a team. Sorry. Any of you with a team and good players, you can have him. And you are going to pay.
I know from experience not having a team is better than the one you have.Originally posted by Harvey Hornet
Ooops, you have nothing to trade. Ooops, you don't have a team. Sorry. Any of you with a team and good players, you can have him. And you are going to pay.
Go ahead and rub it in that we don't have a team but, do it fast because in less than 90 days we will have a team and it will be great.
Harvey, you said that Charlotte was naive to think we could choose our owners and that we couldn't have our cake and eat it too. Well the cake is in the oven and the frosting will be put on it soon. How big a piece you want? It can't be real big though- you won't have room for cake with your foot in your mouth.
All joking aside though- I think Baron would prefer to play in a bigger market and that the rumors are probally true that he wants to be traded but, I don't think it will happen this season so you will get atleast one year to convince him that New Orleans is his kind of town. Baron is a special player and you will be sorry if he's not around.
I hope everythings going well for you Harvey- Take care, Jason
How have you been Jason? Hope all is well. I really don't want this guy if he doesn't want to be here. If he wanted to be here, I'd throw an F'n parade for him. Don't worry my friend, there is plenty of room in my mouth for my foot and my cake. I got my cake in May and I've been eating it ever since. This problem with Baron is a blessing to a city that hasn't had a team in 23 years. I'd rather be in this postion with Baron today than where we were last year with the NBA at this time. Take care.
Let's stay with the Hornets as fans. I've always wanted a new team for Charlotte--the fans deserve it. This isn't a contest of cities. It's about our NBA team and the fans can come from wherever. We are New Orleans Hornets fans. This isn't really a sight for fans of the city. We have more than enough fans for the city. But the more fans for the Hornets, the better, and the more the fun as momentum soon will begin for the next season soon. If anyone (and this isn't personal to anyone) who comes here to speak, they should realize that we are Hornets fans. Lets hope Charlotte fans who aren't really Hornets fans get a team in their city so they can vent somewhere else and let the Hornets fans and NBA fans be the fans we are--for the Hornets.
Sour grapes!
No sour grapes here. I couldn't be happier with the way things have worked out. I would rather have Larry Bird, ML Carr and Steve Belkin over Shinnridge any day of the week. Charlotte will be much better off with the new team.
The reason I posted was not to vent( I vented enough throughout the whole relo ordeal) but, to defend Baron. Baron wouldn't be the first player to have his named dragged through the mud in order for Shinn/Wooldridge to save face.
I meant sour grapes for NOL people already. They are starting to see what CLT has for years. Nailon and Baron want out...they can't keep Free agents becuase they are cheap and nobody like to work for the organization.
Every time I posted something the least bit negative about shinnridge, some smartass NOL poster said "sour grapes"
Now they may start to understand.
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FYI...I have been telling people about Lebron for over two years...he is my home state boy. Bet you didn't know, he has also been a first team all-state WR for two years and is rated by scouts as the best WR in the state, but will probably forgoe his senior season of football with his wrist injury.
There are no sour grapes here. Just an honest desire to continue to move the team forward. Baron wants out. Not our fault or the owners. Don't try to pass that crap off here. That is true sour grapes. I just want to accomodate him while players like Andre Miller, Lamar Odom, Keyon Dooling, etc are available for trade. You can' t fault us (fans or owners) because Baron wants to play in NY or LA. I am trying to hasten his accomodation. That should make you happy right. When BAron leaves the team will fold. The sky is going to fall when Baron isn't a Hornet any more right? Please!!!
Can't just use that as an excuse though. If Sacramento resigned themselves to that, Webber would be gone. If Indiana resigned themselves to that, Miller would be gone. If Minnesota resigned themselves to that, Garnett would be gone. If Orlando believed that, McGrady would be playing in Chicago.Originally posted by Harvey Hornet
You can' t fault us (fans or owners) because Baron wants to play in NY or LA.
Small market teams will be at a disadvantage in some cases, therefore it's up to them to make it worth a players' while to entice them into staying. Great players are always going to be lured into playing for big market teams for obvious reasons, you can't just accept that as fact and not try to keep them!
My point was that CLT folks are not going to be able to come here and try to sell us that "it's the owners" crap.
Well, what is it then?
Are you always going to think they are perfect and cant do anything wrong?
Baron wants to leave. He can put the team in a positon where they would get nothing for him 2 years from now. How hard is that to understand. I don't think the owners are perfect, never have. It's just easy to see which fish is stinking in this deal and it's not Shinn and Wooly.
BTW, the owners OWN the team. Not me. Not you. When you and I can scrounge up multi millions to own a team, we can run it like we want. Otherwise, I can take my opinion, your opinion and a nickel and make a phone call.
Last edited by Harvey Hornet-x; 06-29-2002 at 02:24 AM.
Well, one might say that it is sour grapes, but I am not going to argue that point. If CLT people wonder why some of us are concerned by the tone of the posts from some of you guys, go check out the board at www.saintsreport.com. The difference in the board is notable. The board is almost 100% talk about the Saints in a sports fashion. There is still too much drama on this board and the drama eminates from CLT because you guys just lost a team and are trying to get a team back. I am with Alon. Let's talk Hornets and keep the city talk out of it. It is almost entirely irrelevant now.
Time for some football!!!
Why does Baron want to leave?
Just checking, I am not making a judgement yet, too easy to do in the past and I turned out to be wrong. To think of the near hate I had for Zo and for no reason at all.
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|Dick Durbin
|U.S. Senate, Illinois
|In office
|January 3, 1997-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Paul M. Simon (D)
|Senate Majority Whip
|January 3, 2007 - Present
|Senate Minority Whip
|January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|First elected
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois, District 20
|January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997
|High school
|Assumption High School (1962)
|School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (1966)
|Georgetown University Law Center (1969)
|Date of birth
|November 21, 1944
|Place of birth
|East St. Louis, Illinois
|Net worth
|Roman Catholicism
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 4.1 Controversy
- 4.2 Legislative actions
- 4.2.1 113th Congress
- 4.2.2 National security
- 4.2.3 Economy
- 4.2.4 Immigration
- 4.2.5 Social Issues
- 4.2.6 Previous congressional sessions
- 4.3 Senate Judiciary Committee
- 5 Elections
- 6 Campaign donors
- 7 Analysis
- 8 Personal
- 9 Recent news
- 10 See also
- 11 External links
- 12 References
Durbin previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Illinois' District 20 from 1983 to 1997.[1] He attempted a run for the Illinois State Senate in 1976 and for Lieutenant Governor in 1978.
He ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2014.[2]
He is a member of the group of senators deemed the "Gang of Eight." This term is used to reference eight of the most influential Senators on immigration reform and includes four senators from each party.[3]
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Durbin is one of the most reliable Democratic votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Democratic Party in Congress.
Durbin was born in East St. Louis, Illinois in 1943.
- Education
- Assumption High School (1962)
- B.A. School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (1966)
- J.D. Georgetown University Law Center (1969)
Durbin was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1970, a year after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center. Durbin went on to practice law in Springfield, Illinois.
Durbin attempted a run for the Illinois State Senate in 1976 and for Lieutenant Governor in 1978.
- 1969-1972: Legal counsel to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon
- 1972-1982: Legal counsel to Illinois State Senate Judiciary Committee
- 1983-1997: U.S. House of Representatives Illinois, 20th District
- 1997-Present: U.S. Senate
- 2005-Present: Senate Democratic Whip
- 2007-Present: The Democratic Party obtained a majority, making Durbin the Senate Majority Whip.
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Durbin serves on the following Senate committees:[4]
- United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Members
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
- Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Chair
- Bankruptcy and the Courts subcommittee
- United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Foreign Relations Committee
- The Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
- The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
- The Subcommittee on European Affairs
- The Subcommittee on African Affairs
- United States Senate Committee on Appropriations[5]
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations[5]
- Subcommittee on African Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
- Subcommittee on European Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary[5]
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (Chairman)
Comments on incident between White House and Republican leaders
On October 24, 2013, the White House issued a statement saying "we regret the misunderstanding" about Durbin's account of a meeting between House Republicans and President Barack Obama.[6]
"While the quote attributed to a Republican lawmaker in the House GOP meeting with the President is not accurate, there was a miscommunication when the White House read out that meeting to Senate Democrats, and we regret the misunderstanding," a White House official said in an email.[6]
Durbin posted on his Facebook wall addressing an incident that allegedly occurred during a White House meeting in which a Republican leader allegedly told Obama: "I cannot even stand to look at you."[6] The Obama administration refuted the account and the GOP called for an apology by Durbin.[6]
Legislative actions
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[7] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Durbin's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]
National security
- See also: United States involvement in Syria
On September 4, 2013, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved an authorization for President Obama to use limited force against Syria. It was approved by a 10-7 vote.[9][10]
The vote came after a three-hour briefing with top Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.[9]
Of the nine Democratic members and eight Republican members that made up the committee, seven Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor, while five Republicans and two Democrats opposed the authorization.[11] A single "present" vote was cast by Ed Markey (D). Durbin was one of the seven Democrats who approved the authorization.[12]
Transparency in NSA programs
Durbin announced on August 2, 2013, that the Senate Appropriations Committee had approved a measure that would require the NSA to make public declarations about its program.[13] Durbin, who is the assistant Senate majority leader and the chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said the measure was inserted into a Defense Department spending bill.[13] A spokesman for Durbin called it the first legislative action a congressional committee has approved since former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the agency's data collection program.[13]
Durbin's measure strikes a delicate balance between a growing call for curbs on the NSA program and a reluctance on the part of the Obama administration and congressional leaders to sharply limit it.[13] Unlike a narrowly defeated measure in the House that would have barred the NSA from spending any money on the program, effectively killing it, Durbin's proposal would allow it to continue but would require that the agency make public more information on the program, which the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court authorized under Section 215 of the Patriot Act.[13]
The measure would require the agency to report the number of phone records it's gathered and to make public the details of any other bulk data-collection programs it operates, including when they began, how much they cost and what types of records are being collected and to list any terrorist plots that the programs have thwarted.[13]
John Brennan CIA nomination
Durbin voted for the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[14]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
Discussing the possibility of a government shutdown, Durbin said on September 26, 2013,"If the House decides over the weekend come Friday, Saturday, whatever it is, that they're going to give us a new bill to consider in the Senate: That is a concession on their part that we are going to shut down the government. A clean CR is the only way to meet this deadline."[15]
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Durbin voted for H.R.325 -- No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, 2013, with a vote of 64 - 34. The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspended the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.[14]
2013 Senate Budget Proposal
Durbin voted in favor of the 2013 Senate Budget Proposal.[14] On March 23, after an all-night debate that ended just before 5 a.m., by a 50 to 49 vote the Democratically controlled Senate approved its first budget in four years. No Republicans voted for the Senate plan, and four Democrats opposed it. All four are from red states and are up for re-election in 2014.[8] Durbin was one of the four Democrats who voted against the budget proposal.[14]
The approved plan is a $3.7 trillion budget for 2014 and would provide a fast track for passage of tax increases, trim spending modestly and leave the government still deeply in the red for the next decade.
The approval of a budget in the Senate began the process of setting up contentious, and potentially fruitless, negotiations with the Republican-controlled House starting in April to reconcile two vastly different plans for dealing with the nation's economic and budgetary problems.
The House plan would have brought the government's taxes and spending into balance by 2023 with cuts to domestic spending even below the levels of automatic across-the-board cuts for federal programs now, and it orders up dramatic and controversial changes to Medicare and the tax code.
The Senate plan differed greatly, and included $100 billion in upfront infrastructure spending to bolster the economy and calls for special fast-track rules to overhaul the tax code and raise $975 billion over 10 years in legislation that could not be filibustered. Even with that tax increase and prescribed spending cuts, the plan approved by the Senate would leave the government with a $566 billion annual deficit in 10 years, and $5.2 trillion in additional debt over that window.
Gang of Eight
Durbin is a member of the group of senators deemed the "Gang of Eight." This term is used to reference eight of the most influential Senators on immigration reform and includes four senators from each party.[3] The group calls for comprehensive and bipartisan immigration legislation that includes their "four basic pillars":
- 1. A "tough but fair path to citizenship . . . .contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country as required";
- 2. Reform our legal immigration system with a greater eye toward our economic needs;
- 3. Workplace verification; and
- 4. Setting up a system for admitting future workers (although the term "guest worker" is not used).[16]
Completion of fence along Mexico border
Durbin voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[14]
Social Issues
Durbin voted for S.47 -- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, 2013, with a vote of 78 - 22. The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.[14]
Gun control
Following the September 16, 2013, shooting at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard, Durbin introduced the possibility of debate over gun control reform.[17] During a Senate floor speech, Durbin said that Americans agree that some "common sense" changes are needed to prevent mentally ill people from obtaining firearms.[17]
"Those sorts of things might have been warning signals," Durbin said. "Questions are raised: How can a man with that kind of a background end up getting the necessary security clearance for a military contractor to go into this Navy Yard, to be permitted to go into this Navy Yard? How did he get these weapons into the Navy Yard?"[17]
"If we value our right for ourselves and our families and our children to be safe, if we value this Constitution, if we value the right of American to enjoy their liberties with reasonable limitations, then we need to return to issues that are of importance," Durbin added later.[17]
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Durbin voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by a 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.[18]
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dick Durbin was first appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly after he was sworn in on January of 1997 and served until 1999.[19] Durbin was re-appointed to the committee in 2001 when the Democrats regained control of the Senate after the 2000 elections.[19] The Illinois Senator has been on the committee since then and has continued a long period of representation on the powerful committee for the State of Illinois.[19] Former Senator Paul Simon served on the committee from 1985 to 1997 before Dick Durbin became Senator. The other influential Illinois Senator to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee was Everett Dirksen, who served on the committee from 1955 to 1969.[19]
Durbin serves as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. He also serves on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime and Drugs, The Constitution, Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Terrorism and Homeland Security.[20]
Durbin ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2014.[21]
On November 4, 2008, Durbin won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Steve Sauerberg (R), Kathy Cummings (G), Larry A. Stafford (L), Chad N. Koppie (I) and Patricia Elaine Beard (I) in the general election.[22]
Full history
To view the full congressional electoral history for Dick Durbin, click [show] to expand the section.
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Durbin is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Durbin raised a total of $18,925,881 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 3, 2013.[25]
|Dick Durbin's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S. Senate (Illinois)
|U.S. Senate (Illinois)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Durbins's reports.[26]
|Dick Durbin (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[27]
|July Quarterly[28]
|July 18, 2013
|Running totals
Durbin won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. During that re-election cycle, Durbin's campaign committee raised a total of $11,317,550 and spent $13,112,372 .[29]
|U.S. Senate, Illinois, 2008 - Dick Durbin Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Dick Durbin's campaign committee
|Simmons Cooper LLC
|Kirkland & Ellis
|Citigroup Inc
|UAL Corp
|Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Securities & Investment
|Real Estate
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Durbin is a "moderate Democratic leader," as of June 21, 2013.[30]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[31]
Durbin most often votes with:
Durbin least often votes with:
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Durbin ranked 3rd in the liberal rankings in 2012.[32]
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Durbin ranked 3rd in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators.[33]
Voting with party
Dick Durbin voted with the Democratic Party 96.9% of the time, which ranked 10th among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.[34]
Lifetime missed votes
According to the website GovTrack, Durbin missed 51 of 5,168 roll call votes, which is 1.0% from Jan 1997 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 1.00%, which is better than the median of 1.7% among currently serving senators as of March 2013.[35]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Durbin paid his congressional staff a total of $2,883,154 in 2011. He ranks 13th on the list of the highest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranks 15th overall of the highest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranks 9th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[36]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Durbin's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,208,567 and $1,443,564. That averages to $1,326,065, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2011 of $20,795,450. His average net worth increased by 20.60% from 2010.[37]
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Durbin's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $999,551 and $1,199,549. That averages to $1,099,550, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2010 of $19,383,524 .[38]
Durbin and his wife, Loretta, had three children, Christine, Jennifer and Paul, as well as one grandchild, Alex. Christine died on November 1, 2008 due to a congenital heart condition.[39] They currently reside in Springfield. Senator Durbin makes approximately 50 round trips a year between Washington and Illinois.[40]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bioguide "Richard Durbin" Accessed June 21, 2013
- ↑ NBC News, "Sen. Durbin Confirms Run for Re-Election," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ABC News "Who Are the Gang Of 8 in Senate Immigration Debate?" Accessed May 7, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 About Dick Durbin--U.S. Senator Dick Durbin "Committee Assignments" Accessed October 14, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Politico, "White House: Durbin quote a 'misunderstanding'," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Politico, "Senate panel approves Syria measure," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "Senate committee approves Syria attack resolution," accessed September 5, 2013
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- ↑ Politico, "How Senate Foreign Relations Committee members voted on Syria," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 McClatchy DC "High-ranking Senate Democrat joins calls to disclose NSA collection programs" Accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Project Votesmart, "Dick Durbin Key Votes," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Dems: No Obamacare concessions," accessed September 26, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post "Gang of Eight immigration plan: Reality-based legislating" Accessed May 7, 2013
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Washington Post, "Durbin raises gun debate in response to Navy Yard shooting," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Senate "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "Senate Judiciary Committee" List of past members
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" List of Subcommittees
- ↑ NBC News, "Sen. Durbin Confirms Run for Re-Election," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Dick Durbin" Accessed April 3, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Dick Durbin 2014 Summary reports," Accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "April Quarterly" Accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "July Quarterly" Accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Dick Durbin 2008 Election Cycle," Accessed November 7, 2011
- ↑ Gov Track "Dick Durbin," Accessed June 21, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Dick Durbin," Accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Dick Durbin," Accessed March 29, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm "Dick Durbin"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Dick Durbin, (D-Ill), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Durbin, (D-IL), 2010"
- ↑ Chicago Tribune.com "Daughter of Illinois Sen. Durbin dies at 40" Accessed October 14, 2011
- ↑ About Dick Durbin-- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin "Senator Durbin's Biography" Accessed October 14, 2011
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The Aggies improved to 12-1-1 and extended their unbeaten string to 12 matches, the longest since the 2007 season when A&M also had an 11-0-1 stretch. The only longer unbeaten streak in school history came in 2002 when Texas A&M went 15-0-1 over a 16-match span.
Shea Groom lit the fuse on the Texas A&M offense in the ninth minute of play. As she dribbled down the right side of the pitch, she lulled the Alabama defense to sleep before booming a shot in from 30 yards out. With no chance of a save by Crimson Tide netminder Shelby Church, the shot ruffled the netting on the left upper 90 to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead.
The Aggies took advantage of the Crimson Tide's inability to clear a free kick for their second goal of the half. In the 30th minute Jackie Tondl launched a free kick from midfield. An Alabama defender headed the ball at the top of the penalty box, but the clearing attempt went to the foot of Allie Bailey who sent a shot in from 25 yards out. Church, who was already a couple steps off her line, took another step up before retreating. The retreat was too late and Bailey's shot sailed over her head into the back netting for the 2-0 lead.
Texas A&M scored its next goal on a penalty kick. The scoring opportunity was set up off a short corner kick play. Beth West scooted the corner kick offering out to Leigh Edwards. Edwards entered the box down the right flank and was taken down two steps inside the penalty box to draw the foul. Annie Kunz was called on to take the penalty kick and she stymied Church and before the Aggie soccer legends in attendance could be announced at halftime, Texas A&M staked claim to a 3-0 lead.
The Aggies' brilliance on set pieces continued early in the second half. Katie Perry was called on to take a free kick two yards off the end line and two yards to the right of the penalty box. She sent a perfect pass into the foot of Kelley Monogue who was two steps inside the penalty spot. Monogue sent the ball past a bewildered Alabama goalie to give A&M a 4-0 advantage.
The final goal came on yet another set piece, for Texas A&M, who has scored on set pieces in each of the last seven games. From 45 yards out, Jayne Eadie launched a free kick into the penalty box. Groom got her head on the ball from eight yards out and knocked it past the keeper to cap off the cavalcade of goals.
Jordan Day and Renee McDermott combined on Texas A&M's 10th shutout of the season. Day made four saves in 73:35 of action. McDermott closed out the game with two saves in 16:25
Texas A&M returns to action on Sunday when the Aggies host Florida in a 12:30 p.m. contest at Ellis Field. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.
Coach G Guerrieri
On the efficiency of the offense: It was important. We've got a big game on Sunday in the middle of the day which is going to be taxing physically. The players that got in at the end of the game have been working hard, training hard and deserve to be out there. I know the other girls were excited to see those girls on the field. I think Alabama is a heck of a good team. They just didn't have that last pass or the strike force that we had to finish some chances. They were absolutely in the game from the start. If it wasn't for some golazos by us it was going to be a major dogfight. Not a dogfight in that it was a physical game, just the ability for both teams to attack freely and maintain possession of the ball and put the other team in danger.
On how close the game was despite the score: The first goal, they don't step up on somebody who's 35 yards out from goal and think she's going to carom off the back-corner post. The second goal was the idea of "if you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the lottery." Then the penalty kick, which was justified. Then the one at the start of the second half which had a great serve by Katie Perry and a great finish by Kelley Monogue. The keeper had no chance at that one. It was just a bang-bang play. That would probably be the only one that they weren't that tight on us, and she was three yards away. The fifth one was very well served, and a great header by Shea at the end.
On the shot selection: I don't think many people would expect those shots again. The bottom line is the team that wins is the team that takes and finishes their chances. Alabama is a good team. They're going to be successful in their remaining SEC matches.
On the Florida matchup on Sunday: Florida is much like Alabama and maybe to the next degree. They do a very good job in possession.They're very lethal in their ability to score from a lot of different places, even out of the midfield. We'll have to use the things we got tonight to build our confidence and hopefully beat the Gators.
Sophomore forward Shea Groom
On her first goal: I was probably about 23 yards out. I was looking up and trying to find some kind of option and I remember Wally (Crittenden) telling us that their keeper plays really near the post. I took my chance and beat her to the back post.
On her second goal: Jayne plays great off free kicks. She puts us in a great position to get it in the goal. We've talked a lot about going near-post and trying to get something on it.
On the team scoring five goals: I think it's a great confidence builder. It takes us back to last year when we were an offensive powerhouse. It's a good time to peak for us right now.


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|Misenheimer, NC---The Pfeiffer men's soccer team lost to Belmont-Abbey 2-1 Saturday afternoon. Abbey scored two first half goals but the Falcons came back in the second with one goal and came close but couldn't tie the game up. Pfeiffer is now 6-5 on the season overall and 2-2 in the conference. Abbey is now 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
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|General Information
|State legislature
|Term limits:
|2 terms (8 years) in Senate, 4 terms (8 years) in House
|2015 session start:
|January 7, 2013
|Official Legislature Page
|Senate President:
|Tom Niehaus (R)
|House Speaker:
|William Batchelder (R)
|Majority Leader:
| Tom Patton (R) (Senate),
Matt Huffman (R) (House)
|Minority Leader:
| Eric Kearney (D) (Senate),
Armond Budish (D) (House)
|33 (Senate), 99 (House)
|Length of term:
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|Art II, Ohio Constitution
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|November 6, 2012
16 seats (Senate)
99 seats (House)
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- 1 History
- 2 History
- 3 Sessions
- 4 Redistricting
- 5 Term limits
- 6 Chambers
- 7 Legislators
- 8 Joint legislative committees
- 9 External links
- 10 References
As of May 2013, Ohio is one of 24 Republican state government trifectas.
The second Ohio Constitution, effective in 1851, took away the power of the General Assembly to choose the state's executive's officers, granting that right to the voters. A complicated formula apportioned legislators to Ohio counties and the number of seats in the legislative houses varied from year-to-year.
The Ohio Politics Almanac by Michael F. Curtin (Kent State University Press) described apportionment thus:
- The new [1851] constitution ... contained a complicated formula for apportionment, the so-called "major fraction rule." Under it, the state's population was divided by 100, with the resulting quotient being the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives. Any county with a population equal to at least half the ratio was entitled to one representative; a county with a population of less than half the ratio was grouped with an adjacent county for districting; a county containing a population of at least one and three-fourths the ratio was entitled to two representatives; a county with a population equal to three times the ratio was entitled to three representatives. To determine Senate districts, a similar procedure was followed; the starting point, however was figured by dividing the state's population by 35. The ratios for the House and Senate and the resulting apportionment was determined by a board consisting of the governor, auditor, and secretary of state.
In 1903, the apportionment system was modified by the Hanna amendment, which also gave the governor veto power over the assembly's acts, which could be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the assembly's houses. The last state constitutional convention, held in 1912, gave the governor a line-item veto, but reduced the supermajority required for overriding the veto to three-fifths. In 1956, a referendum increased the terms of state senators from two to four years.
The Hanna amendment (which guaranteed each county at least one representative and all members elected at large) guaranteed that rural areas of Ohio would dominate the legislature by giving them disproportionate representation. Several decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s, however, mandated apportionment proportional to population. Reapportionment was ordered in 1964. Starting with the 1966 election, the number of seats in the two chambers were fixed at their present numbers of 33 and 99.
Partisan balance 1992-2013
- See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Ohio''
Ohio State Senate: During every year from 1992-2013, the Republican Party was the majority in the Ohio State Senate. The Ohio State Senate is one of 13 state senates that was Republican for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992-2013. Ohio was under Republican trifectas for the final three years of the study period.
Across the country, there were 541 Democratic and 517 Republican state senates from 1992 to 2013.
Ohio State House of Representatives: From 1992-2013, the Republican Party was the majority in the Ohio State House of Representatives for 17 years while the Democrats were the majority for five years. Ohio was under Republican trifectas for the final three years of the study period.
Across the country, there were 577 Democratic and 483 Republican State Houses of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.
Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states have divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.
The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of Ohio, the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives from 1992-2013.
Article II of the Ohio Constitution establishes when the General Assembly is to meet. Section 8 of Article II states that the regular session is to convene on the first Monday in January of each year, or the following day if that Monday is a legal holiday.
Section 8 also contains rules for convening special sessions of the General Assembly. It empowers the Governor of Ohio or the presiding officers of the General Assembly to convene a special session. For the presiding officers to convene the session, they must act jointly.
- See also: Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions
In 2013, the General Assembly will be in session from January 7 to a date to be determined.
Major issues
As Keith Faber (R) takes over as President of the Senate, the main focus of the legislature will be adopting a new biennial state budget. Additionally, lawmakers will address casino regulation, state collective-bargaining laws, Medicare expansion, and prison overcrowding.[1]
- See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions
In 2012, the General Assembly began its legislative session on January 3.
- See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions
In 2011, the General Assembly will be in session from January 3 through a date to be determined by the Ohio Legislature. [2]
- See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions
In 2010, the General Assembly convened its legislative session on January 4th, and it remains in session throughout the year.[3]
- See also: Redistricting in Ohio
The Ohio Apportionment Board is responsible for legislative redistricting. It is comprised of 5 members: the Governor, State Auditor, Secretary of State, and two members selected by the legislative leaders of the two major parties.
2010 census
Ohio received its 2010 local census data in early March 2011. Although the state population showed net growth, Ohio's large cities recorded significant population loss. Of the state's five largest cities only Columbus showed population growth. Cleveland suffered the sharpest decline, losing 17.1% of its population.[4]
The Ohio Legislative Task Force on Redistricting, Reapportionment, and Demographic Research assisted the General Assembly and Ohio Apportionment Board in drafting new maps. Four of the five members of the Board were Republicans. By a vote of 4-1 they gave final approval to new maps on September 28, 2011 - two days after posting them online. The lone Democrat on the Board, Rep. Armond Budish, opposed the maps, saying the plan "quarantines" Democrats in 1/3 of the legislative districts.[5]
On January 4, 2012, Democrats filed suit against the legislative maps, saying they violated constitutional requirements for compactness and preservation of county and municipal boundaries. The Ohio Supreme Court took the case but, due to the time factor, ruled the new maps would stand for the 2012 elections, with possible revisions to apply starting in 2014.[6]
Term limits
Republican activists, led by Fred A. Lennon, began pursuing term limits in the 1980s. In 1992, a referendum set term limits of eight consecutive years -- four consecutive terms in the house and two consecutive terms in the senate. Terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than four years.
State Senate
The Ohio State Senate is the upper house in Ohio's legislature. Members of the Ohio Senate are limited to two consecutive four-year elected terms. Service to fill out another member's uncompleted term does not count against the state's term limits. There are 33 members elected from individual districts. The current party distribution is 21 Republicans and 12 Democrats. Each member represents an average of 349,591 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[7] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 344,035.[8] Each Senate district corresponds exactly to 3 of the 99 State House districts.
|As of May 2015
|Democratic Party
|Republican Party
State House
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of Ohio's legislature. The House first met in Chillicothe on March 3 1803, under the later superseded constitution of that year. The 127th General Assembly convened in January 2007. There are 99 members of the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election. The current party distribution is 59 Republicans and 40 Democrats. Each member represents an average of 116,530 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[9] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 114,678.[10]
|As of May 2015
|Democratic Party
|Republican Party
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
As of 2013, members of the Ohio Legislature are paid $60,584/year during legislative sessions. Legislators receive no per diem.[11]
When sworn in
Ohio legislators assume office January 1st.
Joint legislative committees
There are five joint legislative committees in the Ohio State Legislature.
- Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, Ohio State Legislature
- Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, Ohio State Legislature
- Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, Ohio State Legislature
- Legislative Service Commission, Ohio State Legislature
- State Controlling Board, Ohio State Legislature
External links
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio Senate's new leader brings aggressive style," January 6, 2013
- ↑ 2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar, NCSL
- ↑ 2010 session dates for Ohio legislature
- ↑ Examiner.com, "4 of 5 big Ohio cities, counties lose people, Whites still dominate, Census says," March 10, 2011
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Reapportionment: Maps tilt Ohio more to GOP," September 24, 2011
- ↑ Daily Jeffersonian, "No Ohio Redistricting Decision Before Election," February 19, 2012
- ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
- ↑ NCSL.org, "2012 State Legislator Compensation and Per Diem Table," accessed March 18, 2013


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Starting Wednesday, June 18th, lawmakers in Washington, DC will get first-hand information about the impact of All Children's care. Patients Miles & Deanna Marinello (along with parents Lyn & Vic) will participate in Family Advocacy Days on Capitol Hill. This annual event is hosted by the National Association for Children's Hospitals (NACH). NACH brings children's hospital representatives and patient families to the nation's capitol to highlight legislative issues that matter to kids health care.
Miles has years of experience with All Children's, having been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder that sapped his strength. He completed two years of rigorous treatment, including high dose steroids and monthly infusions that would last 12 hours at a time. Deanna was diagnosed with scoliosis, and successfully avoided surgical treatment with the use of a full torso brace. Both are now happy, active teenagers eager to share their story with our representatives in Washington.
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|Introduction | Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ | Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. | Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm f/1.4 | Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 ASPH OIS | Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.8
Enter the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. This very first micro 4/3 lens (with many others doubtless to follow very soon!) belongs to the new generation of lenses designed to respond intelligently to the problems posed by compactness:
It remains to be seen if the optical quality of this oh-so-small zoom is similar to that of classical zoom lenses — something that DxOMark measurements will certainly ascertain.
Currently-available compatible cameras include the Panasonic GH2, GX1, and GH1, and also the Olympus PEN EPL2 (with other cameras to eventually arrive on the scene).
Complete test results are available here: Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. mounted on a Panasonis Lumix DMC GH2
With a DxOMark overall score of just 10, this 14-42mm is far from any hope of climbing up on the podium with the best lenses on our website. However, its DxOMark score was impacted by a low-light use case that gives a real advantage to full-field sensors and bright lenses, so we honestly were not surprised by these results — after all, this is a kit lens for the general public, so we weren't expecting any miracles.
|Strong points
|Weak points
|Good sharpness, uniform starting at 24mm
|Too-strong distortion at 14mm (3.5%)
|Tolerable vignetting
|Significant vignetting at 14mm from f/3.5 to f/5.6 (> 1 EV)
|Tolerable chromatic aberrations
|Not very bright
Since the Panasonic GF3 isn't available yet, we used the GH2 for our measurements, given that the characteristics of their respective sensors are quite close. (We expect that the results would have been similar had we tested this lens on a GF3.)
Comparison: Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. mounted on a Panasonis Lumix DMC GH2 vs Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 mounted on a Nikon 1 V1
With a DxOMark overall score of 7, the 10-30mm is not as high-quality a lens as the Panasonic 14-42mm.
But the real point of interest in this comparison is that the Panasonic GH2 / Panasonic G X 14-42mm f3.5 combination surpasses the Nikon 1's low-light score. Two principal factors account for this: better lens resolution, yes, but also a better low-light sensor score for the Panasonic GH2 vs the Nikon 1 V1.
The strong points of the 10-30mm :
The strong points of the 14-42mm:
DxOMark's choice:
For those who have not yet invested in a lens and who would like to have something very small, versatile, and not super-expensive, the Panasonic seems to be a reasonable choice. We do wish, however, that the distortion for this model was better controlled at 14mm.
Here are the technical comparison results for the 14-42mm on a Panasonic Lumix DMC GH2, of the 18-55mm on a Nikon D7000, and the 14-42mm on an Olympus E620:
Comparison: Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. vs Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II vs Olympus ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
The DxOMark score here is frankly impressive: the little Panasonic kit lens does as well as the Nikon 18-55mm kit lens. (We note, however, that there were some disparities for some measured focals on the Panasonic results.)
The advantages of the Nikon kit zoom:
The advantages of the Olympus kit zoom:
The advantages of the Panasonic kit zoom:
To sum up, the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S., mounted on a Panasonis Lumix DMC GH2, achieves scores equivalent to entry-level kit lenses mounted on APS-C-sensor cameras. Obtaining comparable quality with a camera/lens combination that is half the size is certainly not a bad result! All that remains is to see the results for the even smaller Panasonic GF3 or Olympus PEN EPM 1 in order to determine which has the best quality-to-bulkiness ratio. But in any case, this 14-42mm lens is a clear win for Panasonic!
(Please keep in mind that these tests and this review do not cover certain other important aspects of lens evaluation, such as the precision of the zoom's movement and focusing, the overall ergonomics of the system, etc.)