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On January 14, 2014, Owen's announced that he would not seek reelection. [[New York's 21st Congressional District]] is considered a possible swing-district in the [[New York's 21st Congressional District elections, 2014|2014 midterm elections]]. <ref name=Politico/>
On January 14, 2014, Owen's announced that he would not seek reelection. [[New York's 21st Congressional District]] is considered a possible swing-district in the [[New York's 21st Congressional District elections, 2014|2014 midterm elections]].<ref name=Politico/>
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|Bill Owens
|U.S. House, New York, District 21
|In office
|November 3, 2009-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Paul Tonko (D)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 3, 2009
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Manhattan College
|Fordham University
|Military service
|United States Air Force
|Date of birth
|January, 20, 1949
|Place of birth
|Brooklyn, New York
|Lawyer, Businessperson
|Net worth
|Roman Catholic
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 4.1.1 113th Congress
- 4.1.2 National security
- 4.1.3 Economy
- 4.1.4 Immigration
- 4.1.5 Healthcare
- 4.1.6 Social issues
- 4.1.7 Previous congressional sessions
- 4.2 Campaign themes
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 5 Elections
- 6 Campaign donors
- 7 Analysis
- 8 Personal
- 9 Recent news
- 10 See also
- 11 External links
- 12 References
On January 14, 2014, Owens announced that he would not seek re-election to New York's 21st Congressional District in the 2014 midterm elections. [1]
Prior to his announcement, Owens was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[2]
Before entering politics, Gibson served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and built a private law practice in New York.
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Owens is a more moderate left of center Democratic Party vote. As a result, he may break with the Democratic Party line more than his fellow members.
Owens was born in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a B.A. from Manhattan College in 1971 and an M.A. from Fordham University in 1974.[3]
After graduating from law school, Owens enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served as a Captain at Plattsburgh Air Force Base. After completing his service, Owens decided to stay in the North Country, where he built a private law practice and served as faculty of the State University of New York, from 1978 to 1986.[4]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Owens serves on the following committees:[5]
- Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Defense
Owens served on the following committees:[6]
- Agriculture Committee
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry
- Armed Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- Small Business Committee
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] For more information pertaining to Owens's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]
National security
Owens voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[9]
DHS Appropriations
Owens voted in support of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[9]
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Owens voted in opposition of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[9]
Owens voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[10] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[9]
2013 Farm Bill
- See also: United States Farm Bill 2013
The comprehensive farm bill failed in the House due largely in part to the votes of 8 Democratic House members who joined the Republican majority to vote down the measure.[11] Reps. Collin Peterson, John Barrow, Bishop, Cheri Bustos, Sean Maloney, Mike McIntyre, Owens, and Tim Walz were the 8 Democratic members who voted to reject the bill.[11] According to analysis by OpenSecrets, many of these Democratic members have received significant political contributions from agricultural organizations that benefit from crop insurance subsidies.[11] Five of the eight are on the House Agriculture Committee--Peterson, Bustos, Maloney, McIntyre, and Walz-- from which agribusiness firms routinely target committee members with sizable contributions.[11]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[12] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[13] Owens voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[14]
The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[15] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Owens voted for HR 2775.[16]
Morton Memos Prohibition
Owens voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[17] The vote largely followed party lines.[18]
Repealing Obamacare
Owens has voted against all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[19]
Social issues
Owens voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[20]
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Owens 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. He was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[21]
Campaign themes
During the campaign for a special election for Congress, Owens said the following:
- The public option had no place in the health care reform bill.[22]
- He was opposed to any health care bill that cut Medicare benefits
- He was opposed to taxing health care benefits
- He was opposed to increasing taxes on the middle class.[23]
After making these promises on his campaign website, Owens voted for HR 3962 as one of his first official acts in Congress. HR 3962 has a public option, cuts Medicare benefits, taxes health care benefits and increases taxes on the middle class.
Owens voted in favor of the health care reform bill.[24] A total of 57% of likely voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care reform bill, including 46% who strongly favor repeal. Only 35% of likely voters oppose repeal. A total of 51% of likely voters believe the health care reform bill will be bad for the country, while 36% believe it will be beneficial.[25]
On January 14, 2014, Owen's announced that he would not seek reelection. New York's 21st Congressional District is considered a possible swing-district in the 2014 midterm elections. Owens won election in 2012 by less than 5,000 votes and questions arose during his current term about a 2011 trip to Taiwan which may have violated House Ethics rules.[1]
Owens won re-election in 2012, but due to New York's redistricting, he ran in the newly redrawn 21st District.[26] He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Matt Doheny (R) and Donald Hassig (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[27][28]
|U.S. House, New York District 21 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Bill Owens Incumbent
|Matthew Doheny
|Donald Hassig
|Total Votes
|Source: New York State Board of Elections "U.S. House of Representatives Results"
Full history
To view the full congressional electoral history for Bill Owens, click [show] to expand the section.
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Owens is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Owens raised a total of $4,797,568 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 23, 2013.[30]
|Bill Owens's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 21)
|U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 23)
|Grand Total Raised
Individual breakdown
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Owens' reports before he announced that he would not seek re-election in 2014.[31]
|Bill Owens (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[32]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[33]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[34]
|October 15, 2013
|Year-End Quarterly[35]
|December 31, 2013
|Running totals
Owens won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Owens' campaign committee raised a total of $1,968,478 and spent $1,939,276.[36]
Cost per vote
Owens spent $15.32 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. House, New York District 21, 2012 - Bill Owens Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Bill Owens's campaign committee
|Northrop Grumman
|New Democrat Coalition
|Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
|International Paper
|National Beer Wholesalers Assn
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Leadership PACs
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Public Sector Unions
|Securities & Investment
2010U.S. House in 2010 for a second term. His campaign committee raised a total of $2,829,090 and spent $2,812,845.[37]
|U.S. House, New York District 23, 2010 - Bill Owens Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Bill Owens's campaign committee
|Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
|AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America
|PAC to the Future
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Leadership PACs
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Candidate Committees
|Public Sector Unions
|Real Estate
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Owens is a "centrist Democratic follower," as of June 21, 2013.[38]
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.[39]
Owens most often votes with:
Owens least often votes with:
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Owens missed 51 of 2,497 roll call votes from Nov 2009 to Apr 2013, which is 2.0% of votes during that period. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. [40]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Owens paid his congressional staff a total of $799,365 in 2011. Overall, New York ranked 28th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[41]
Staff bonuses
According to an analysis by CNN, Owens was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Owens's staff was given an apparent $31,000.00 in bonus money.[42]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Owens' net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,552,031 to $3,691,999. That averages to $2,622,015, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 20.69% from 2010.[43]
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Owens' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $1,985,032 to $4,626,999. Averaging to a net worth of $3,306,015.50 which was lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.[44]
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. Owens tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 169th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[45]
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Owens tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 170th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[46]
Voting with party
November 2011
Bill Owens voted with the Democratic Party 73.7% of the time, which ranked 199th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June, 2013.
Owens and his wife Jane still reside in Plattsburgh, New York. They have three grown children, and four grandchildren.[47]
Recent news
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See also
- New York
- United States congressional delegations from New York
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 21st Congressional District
External links
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- Bill Owens for Congress official campaign site
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "New York Democrat Bill Owens to retire from House,"January 14, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," March 5, 2013
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "OWENS, William, (1949 - )"
- ↑ Congressman Bill Owens, Representing New York's 23rd District "Biography"
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Congressman Bill Owens, Representing New York's 23rd District "Committees and Caucuses"
- ↑ 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 9.2 9.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Owens' Voting Records on National Security," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Open Secrets "Agribusiness and the Farm Bill: Wayward Dems Benefit from Contributions" Accessed July 19, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Owens' Voting Records on Immigration," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Owens' Voting Records on Issue: Health and Health Care," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Owens on abortion," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Politico, "Dem House candidate against public option", August 11, 2009
- ↑ Gouverner Times, "Owens Breaks 4 Campaign Promises in first hour in Congress", November 6, 2009
- ↑ US House Clerk "Roll Call 165," March 21, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen "61% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law," September 20, 2010
- ↑ Post Star "GOP sues to remove Owens from third-party ballot line," May 1, 2012
- ↑ AP/CSPAN "New York-Summary Vote Report," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, New York"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Bill Owens" March 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Owens Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Owens April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Owens July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Owens October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Owens Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Open Secrets "Bill Owens 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Bill Owens 2010 Election Data," Accessed December 23, 2011
- ↑ Gov Track "William Owens" Accessed June 21, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Bill Owens," Accessed August 6, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Bill Owens" Accessed April 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Bill Owens," Accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Bill Owens (D-NY), 2011, 2011," accessed February 19, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Bill Owens (D-NY), 2010," Accessed October 1, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 6, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Congressman Bill Owens, Representing New York's 23rd District "Biography"
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Seven people were transported to Lenoir Memorial Hospital from both wrecks, with minor to unknown injuries reported and two drivers charged.
Antonio Gonzalez of Ormondsville said he saw the second wreck happen after bringing the father of Gustavo Reyes of Hookerton — who was involved in the first accident — to the site.
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Gonzalez said he saw an SUV in the southbound lane waiting to turn left into the restraurant.
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Adolfo Reyes, 16, of 344 Pat Stocks Road, was charged with failure to reduce speed.
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Despite a four from five record, Allister Coetzee says the final fixture before the Stormers' Australasian tour is crucial to their play-off ambitions.
The Cape franchise will play one more match in Cape Town before preparing for a four-match tour Down Under. They've played themselves into a fantastic position not only in the context of the log, but in the context of the competition.
And yet, Coetzee has called for calm. You'd expect them to scalp the Heinrich Brussow-less Cheetahs this weekend and head on tour with a firm foothold in the top four. You'd expect them to collect five points from the Force fixture, bury the Blues and battle to a tight wins over the Reds and Chiefs.
For the underachieving Cape outfit, things are looking up, but the man at the helm is only looking straight ahead.
Coetzee has place special importance on Saturday's match. Forget the opposition. In the Stormers' coach's opinion, a win before a Australasian tour is vital.
'It's a crucial game before the bye. It's important that we go on tour in a good position,' he told keo.co.za. 'It wouldn't matter who we were playing this weekend, a win would be all-important. We have to build on what we've done well, and cut out the mistakes.'
It may seem like the Stormers are playing a more attacking brand than they did in their error-strewn loss to the Brumbies. The Newlands crowd booed when a Stormers player put boot to ball, and it took all of eighty minutes before the hosts crossed the tryline.
The subsequent fortnight has witnessed nine tries in all, but Coetzee maintains there's been no tactical change. The Stormers have sharpened their attack by taking the right options and executing their game plan. Kicking is still prominent, but is now more accurate.
They're likely to stick to their structures when they host the Cheetahs, but Coetzee acknowledged this opposition brings a new challenge. At the beginning of the season, you wouldn't back the Cheetahs to upset anybody but the Lions and possibly the Sharks, but the central franchise has already beaten the much-fancied Canes.
'They disrupted the Canes when they played them two weeks ago,' said Coetzee. 'They are a dangerous attacking side and their set-piece is good. We can't underestimate them. The Canes did, and they got hammered.'
The steady improvement of this Stormers side has Coetzee quietly confident about Saturday's derby. The Stormers have the pack to deal with the traditionally physical Cheetahs, and they're also the more clinical side when it comes to law adaptation at the ruck.
The work at the breakdown was a big feature in last Saturday's win, and that discipline will help the Stormers' cause this week. As seen in the Cheetahs vs Canes match, you can't afford to concede penalties because Naas Oliver and Meyer Bosman are capable of punishing you on the scoreboard.
Coetzee added there's no risk of the Stormers becoming arrogant at this stage of the competition. They beat the Canes 37-13, but as the coach was quick to admit, there were a few instances where poor decision making cost them points. They won't always get away with these misses, and that's why they need to start making the right decision sooner rather than later.
'We have to stick to our systems, but players are allowed to express themselves within those systems. When the opportunity arrives, however, the player needs to make the right decision.
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'We've got to be more clinical. We need to take our chances this week regardless of the opposition. We want to solidify our position on the log and stay favourably in the hunt for a play-off spot. To do that, we have to win this weekend.'
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Ophelia the cat sits on a banister on the landing halfway up the stairs in Mark Henry's house. The 1910 bungalow is one stop on the Snohomish Historical Society Home Tour.
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The dining room is the same size as the living room and is just off the main front entrance.
Frames festoon the walls.
Hats hang from antlers.
"Nothing goes together," homeowner Mark Henry said. "It's just things that I like. I guess it's eclectic."
There's an Italian motif somewhere. Think Venice in Snohomish, with splashes of you-name-it.
See for yourself. Henry's house of everything is a stop on the Snohomish Historical Society Home Tour, a self-guided tour Sept. 15.
He shares the 1910 bungalow with a cat named Ophelia who has yet to knock over any of his thousands of artifacts.
It's a museum of antiques, glass, art and Fortuny.
"I'm a Fortuny freak," Henry said of the posh Italian silk pillows and lamps. "I have expensive tastes."
He moved to the two-story bungalow in 1984 from a tiny apartment in Seattle, and has been hellbent on decorating the floors, walls and ceilings since.
In the kitchen, ornate bird cages hang from the ceiling that once or twice had a bathtub upstairs overflow through it.
When the built-in microwave stopped working, it became a cabinet to expand his caboodle of spices.
This fits with his practical side.
"The bookcase came from IKEA," he said.
Most items have less humble origins.
"This table is from China. It has pigskin over wood that's been lacquered," he said.
What he calls his "new toy" is an English glass greenhouse where classical music plays for his potted friends, including a clivia he's had since about sixth grade.
He doesn't like to get rid of things. He moves stuff around.
"I find a better place for it," he said.
Henry isn't afraid to go for bold. Take, for instance, the leopard print runners on the stairs.
"I came home from Europe once and decided to paint these walls Venetian red," he said, "and then I painted the woodwork black and then I said, well, the only thing that's going to work is animal. Everybody likes it."
Henry retired in 1994 from teaching vocal music and kindergarten in King County schools.
He goes to Venice almost every year to shop, visit friends and lead garden tours.
He fell in love with Italy on a trip to Europe in 1968.
"When I got to Venice, I felt like I was home," he said. "I have a postcard I sent my folks telling them it was the most beautiful place I'd ever seen and that I could spend my life there."
Instead, he brings pieces of Italy home. "I've tried to create my little bit of Venice here," he said.
His Italian themed garden has been featured in several coffee-table gardening books.
Henry's home tour includes a garden stroll, rain or shine. By the door are about a dozen tall, black umbrellas.
"Anytime I find something I like it's the beginning of a collection," he said. "I can't have one of anything."
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The reCAPTCHAs have suddenly become almost illegible. I regularly have to change it four or five times before I find one I can read. I am tempted to just enter the known word (an easy guess), and leave the other. Can something be done?
Stack Overflow is a tech savvy community. If users are complaining Recaptchas are too hard to read (I for one can only solve 1 in 10), then the situation is beyond the pale.
The audio captchas have become plain impossible. For example http://picosong.com/w6Fs/ . This site is no longer accessible.
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Yes, I realize you can refresh and you'll eventually get one that's not impossible. I have to say though, recaptcha is going to stop being a viable option in the near future. Unless eventually the bots are the only ones that can solve them and we only let people in if they get it wrong.
Saw these today at http://meta.stackoverflow.com/captcha/. If you can solve even one of these, maybe there is no issue? Note that for some of these it would be difficult if not impossible to solve even one of the two words - and how many new users (you know, the ones that are more likely to trigger human verification) will have any idea that you only need to solve one?
(I especially like the "1 cm2" one which looks like they tried to redact it.)
If I can find those by hitting refresh for 5 minutes and seeing a bad one about every third or fourth refresh, I'm sure this is a pretty frustrating issue for users who hit this naturally. Requesting a new captcha is not a terrible hardship, but the output should always be readable, and should always contain characters I can enter using a standard keyboard. Giving me something I can't solve does not allow me to prove I'm human nor can it expose me as a robot.
That said, I don't know if there's much we as a site can do about this directly, unless there are other captcha services to consider. It seems we are largely at the whim of the quality that Google chooses to provide; even if we can drastically improve the algorithm which triggers a captcha, if you get more than a couple in any time frame, you're likely to get at least one of these that you can't solve.


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The charge follows Cooper's negative statements about the Wallabies and coach Robbie Deans on Twitter, Australian television and in the media.
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New Zealand completed an undefeated run at the Wellington Sevens with a 29-14 win over England in the Cup final.
The Kiwis delivered an emphatic display on their home turf, beating everybody on their way to the main prize. After easing past Wales (26-5) and Australia (17-0) in the Cup quarter-final and semi-final respectively on day two, they scored five tries in their convincing victory over England.
England opened the scoring with a Isoa Damu try but New Zealand secured a 12-7 half-time lead thanks to Declan O'Donnell and Toby Arnold. O'Donnell completed his hat-trick in the second stanza while Tomasi Cama also touched down to wrap up proceedings. Simon Hunt grabbed a consolation try for England.
Meanwhile, the Springbok Sevens disappointed with a poor campaign in Wellington.
After scraping through to the Cup play-offs on day one, the Blitzboks continued their inconsistency on the final day. They struggled to score against Australia in the Cup quarter-final and were knocked out after a 14-7 defeat. They then produced their best performance of the tournament against Wales with 22-5 victory in the Plate semi-final – unfortunately when it didn't really matter anymore.
Then Fiji made light work of South Africa in the Plate final. The Pacific Islanders ran in four tries to secure a 26-12 win.
The Blitzboks suffered an early setback as Renfred Dazel was sent to the sin bin withing two minutes of play. Fiji capitalised as Mitieli Nacagilevu opened the scoring. The Blitzboks levelled matters as debutant Paul Jordaan touched down but Fiji scored again Watisoni Votu for a 14-7 lead at the break.
Skipper Kyle Brown brought his team within two points with an early try in the second stanza but thereafter it was all Fiji as Ilai Tinai and Peni Gaunimeke dotted down to seal the win.
New Zealand's triumph sees them tied in first place with England on the World Series log with 64 points a piece, followed by Samoa (52) and Fiji (44). South Africa are fifth with 32 log points.
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Farewell to Jon Beason
"How ya feeling Jon" I asked, expecting his usual upbeat "ready to go" or "getting better every day". If Beason is anything, its an optimist.
Instead he replied with a "We'll see" with a hint of unsureness. I knew then something was up.
Since then, Jon Beason has worked through the pain of micro fracture surgery. He already has done what most people could not do in making it back to the NFL playing field. Motivation has never been a problem with Jon.
Last night's trade announcement, while heartbreaking for Panthers fans, is probably the best thing for all parties involved.
Once his salary was restructured to allow Beason to become a Free Agent at the end of the 2013 season, I knew this would be his last season as a Panther. Beason is a middle linebacker, and a good one at that. With the rise of Luke Kuechly as the best MLB in the game, Beason staying in Carolina would mean he would not be in a situation to be the very best football player he can be. If you know Jon Beason at all, you know that fact would not sit well with him.
The New York Giants give Beason a real opportunity to get his career back on the middle track it needs to be on.
In return, the New York Giants get a linebacker with tremendous leadership, work ethic, and a willingness to play through pain.
The Panthers gain a late round draft pick. In a 2014 draft that will be heavy in offensive line for the Panthers, that is nothing to laugh at. Considering starting right tackle Byron Bell was never even drafted, a seventh round offensive line gem of a pick is not too hard to imagine.
Win - Win - Win
Will there be a leadership void left on the defense? You bet. But with Thomas Davis and Luke Kuechly on the team, it won't take long for it to be filled.
All in all, we should all be grateful to Jon for the good memories he provided over the years in a Panthers uniform.
I know I'll be pulling for 52 in New York, and so should you.
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- DecrypticShadow and TruCatzFan PIE'd this
happy and sad!!!
Good luck Jon.
- j2sgam, CatMan72 and sanjay_rajput PIE'd this
I'm not going to lie. I'm going to miss him.
He was one of my favorite Panthers hands down. I got a black #52 jersey in my closet right now. Hope he finds success in New York at his original position in which he dominated. Good luck Beason.
- ladypanther, chris999, jamos14 and 6 others gave delicious PIE
one of the reasons to make me depressed... damn
bittersweet moment.
- ladypanther, CatMan72 and CardiacCat PIE'd this
- ladypanther, jamos14, Celt and 3 others gave delicious PIE
Gutted...but glad he has his chance to play the Mike again and get back on track if his body will let him.
G'luck Beast!
This is one of those painful break ups where we'll all be better once its done. Beason is a tremendous human being in most ways (I don't know him, but from what I've read). I hate that injuries derailed his career here, but it's not fair to keep him from restarting his career. I wish him the absolute best of luck and good health. I'd love to see him get back to his high level of play, but who knows if that's going to happen at this point in his career considering how devastating micro fractures are.
On a business end of things, I'm glad we got something. Who knows what coulda/woulda happened if he'd played out the season. He might have retired, or never become an impact player again, which would have netted us nothing in return.
I will start off by saying that I was shocked when I found out he got traded. It was sudden and many wasn't expecting it. I am torn with this decision but this might be for the best for all parties involved. It is obvious that Luke has the middle locked down and knowing that Beason is a true mlb, it may have been hard for him to adjust to another position. At least, in NY, he will get his position back and have a chance to kick start his career here. His leader, passion and friendly attitude will definitely be missed in the Carolinas. I will definitely be rooting for him to get back to old form or even better.
Meh, I felt worse after Pep left.
- Captroop PIE'd this
"Aww man. Look at this empty beer can. Its just the shell of what is used to be.. i meanit used to be a whole beer though! I mean do you know what that beer meant to me?! You cant just throw it away.. "
" you only look at the empty beer can in the state that its in. That was a beer! And it looks cool sitting on the shelf! I know i have an awesome ice cold 59 beer that replaced it, but who cares it was still a beer!"
"Your saying i could get money for recycling this empty beer can? A few cents! Hell no! This used to be a beer! I could put it back in the 6 pack and trick myself into thinking i jave more beers! It makes me feel good! No way a few cents is worth nothing to me!"
"This empty beer can could move on and could possibly become another servicable icecold beer via recycaling?! No! Its my beer can!"
We have been that dysfuntional franchise that hords players and puts too much worth into our players! Time to get rid of the thing that has handicapped our team for years! Gettletrain baby choo choo!!
Once he had the microsurgery, I wondered if he'd ever come back, immediately followed by "if anyone can come back from that, it's Beason".
I was surprised to see the news this morning, but after the shock I see its best for both sides (his and the Panthers).
He was one of our great players.
I hope he passes his physical and has success in NY.
The guy hasn't played since Cam's rookie year. Exactly what are you going to miss?
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The guy hasn't played since Cam's rookie year. Exactly what are you going to miss?
New Panthers fan, aye?
- Alverez, ladypanther, jamos14 and 5 others gave delicious PIE
We are too talented at LB to use Beast at this point in his career. He was costing us money to ride the bench. And he's still to talented not to be starting somewhere. I gotta agree with SuperJ, this isn't the least bit surprising, and doesn't hurt nearly as much as Pep (who was starting and in the prime of his career). I'm just glad a) we got something for him instead of just letting him walk for nothing and give him a chance to be a contributor right now. I won't even say this is a tough pill to swallow. I'm not that sentimental, it was hands down the right move on all sides.
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- PantherFanOne PIE'd this
Gonna miss beason, was definately passionate and loved playing for this team it seemed. Hope he does well in NY!
anybody who truly appreciated beason and what he gave us should be happy for him that he's going to be getting reps at MLB where he belongs and where he can contribute at this point in his career
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Straight up he will always be a Panther to me!
Salute, Jon.. Many thanks, you are already missed.. Them Football Giants need you, take care of them...


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MISENHEIMER, NC- Pfeiffer University mens basketball coach Jeremy Currier announced today that Xavier Evans has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Falcons program for the 2013-14 season.
"We are really excited to have Xavier join our program," said Currier. "We think he will be a great fit at Pfeiffer University, both as a person and as a player. He is an intelligent player with a great deal of experience and he has a skillset that perfectly fits our program. Xavier has terrific instincts on the court that leads him to being a great passing point guard that makes others around him better."
A 6 foot 4, 180 pound point guard from Melbourne, Australia, Evans captained the Waverly Falcons under 18 Victorian Championship Team which finished 1st at the Norwood Junior Classic tournament in Adelaide, Australia, and finished 3rd at the McDonalds National Junior Classic Tournament. Evans averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists per game as a senior. Evans was the recipient of the A.M & G.R Nicholas Award for exemplary leadership, and earned the Wesley College Coaches Award for his leadership skills.
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Following revelations a week ago on keo.co.za that Jake White was interested in recalling Andre Snyman to the Springbok squad, the Leeds Tykes winger has today signed a Bok contract.
Saru manager of teams Andy Marinos has confirmed that Snyman has signed a six month contract with the Boks.
He will return to South Africa following the conclusion of Leeds' Premiership campaign.
"When I came to Leeds it was a great opportunity to come and experience another country and way of life. I have had three awesome seasons with the Tykes and had intended to sign a new contract and finish with my career at Headingley Carnegie. However, this is an opportunity which is too good to turn down," Snyman said.
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I was wandering what do some of you guys think of Christian Dior's Poison? I know it is marketed for women, but alot of men also wear it as well,.. Do you all really think it can be a unisex frag? & if so, is it more on the feminine or manly side of unisex?
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It's good. Never thought of it as unisex. Will have to revisit it soon.
I think its definitely on the feminine side... not so much a unisex scent at all, though I do know a good handful of men who wear this. Paging Le Grand Duc to the front desk!
It smells like grape soda to me, which isn't so much girly as immature. If you're young (or young at heart) enough to pull it off, go for it. That being said, a lot of teenage girls wore this in the 80's, which means that a lot of grown women recognize it, if you're comfortable with that...
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It seems to have a vibe akin to Escada Magnetism and some of other Dior's in that it could swing either way. Men should be able to pull it off. Go for it if you like it. The worst could happen is that people think you just had a massive session with your GF. Big deal.
Try Addict as well. It's like a poor man's PG Cadjmere.
I think Joop Homme is the male counter part to CD Poison -
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Uber-powerful frag that has one leg in fruity and another in floral.
It's the first one I ever purchased as a 14-yr-old.
Was expensive back then, so could only afford one, but I bought a 50ml bottle that came in the hexagonal box with gold elastic cords to hold it in place.
It sat for years in a drawer in my room, until my mum eventually annexed it when I was away for my studies and I sort of gave it to her after she would ask me for a single daub of the scent on her neck before she went out for formal occassions and I got sick of it after many such occasions so it became hers!
Too bad the bottle went missing over the years as the 50ml splash esprit de parfum is now a rare size and very difficult to find.
Luckily I also kept another 30ml bottle(almost full) that I had bought about 5 years after the first one(and saving hard for it).
Once, I spilt a teeny bit of the green juice on a tissue while cleaning the bottle and the plum-tuberose-opoponax notes filled the whole room for the day, and the base notes lasted a full six days on that tissue!
Recently, I took the bottle out to admire it,without opening the bottle, while the dog was a couple of metres away and she started sniffing the air in the direction of the bottle!
Powerful powerful stuff, and perhaps, hence the name. Btw, exposing the unopened bottle in my room ensures I have no mosquito bites by the next morning.
But decidedly feminine, IMO.
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Hypnotic Poison and Midnight Poison are both totally unisex.
Whether it smells masculine or feminine is in the nose of the beholder. That is unless you solely base your purchases on marketing without smelling things, like some do.
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Not much more to be said, though.
It's not as male friendly as Hypnotic or Midnight,
and the vintage Poison is better for a man than
the modern version is.
And if you can get your fingers on the Esprit de
Parfum as Domperrier mentions that would be the
I'm one of the men who wears Poison with pride,
but, then again, I'm not affraid of smelling 'feminine',
not at all!
I am smelling Dior Poison for the first time. I'm really interested in Dior at the moment and I happen to find a bottle that belongs to my mother!
I'm smelling this for the pure art of perfumery. I dont think its something I'd wear in public, but smelling it right now I really respect it for what it is. Its a masterpiece of perfumery IMO.
It starts of extremely strong with a huge blast of grape, red wine, and plum. As it dries down I am getting a honeyed blackberry kind of smell. I'm getting some rose in the background as well. Great fragrance! Really makes me curious to try the rest of the Poison line!
It's quite good. For me though the only Dior Poison I wear is Hypnotic Poison.
Nothing speaks against wearing it
I found Midnight Poison sufficiently wearable to have purchased a 50ml bottle of the pure parfum, and I am normally not a great fan of Dior fragrances.(Apologies to Le Grand Duc.) Midnight Poison is, however, in my opion a winner.
I Much prefer the vintage EDC and EDT above all formulations of Original Poison (the parfum was not THAT bomb that i was expecting, Duc tend to go nuts and exaggerate, ahaha)
I have Poison EDT on my left arm right now....vavavoom! =)
Poison may be great but I get a terrible headache each time I smell this grape juice!
It was a calculated risk. Unfortunately, I'm bad at math.
Mine has the same strenght as the EDT Vintage, but more rich.
In smell i prefer the vintage EDC, it wears like a purplee grape extrait, nothing chypre nor skanky nor old lady vibe, only a delicious grape extrait, veeery purplish. Last and project like a pure parfum too, forget the EDC concentration!
The Esprit de Parfum is the one that i like least, hmmm, sour and kinda rancid...
The current EDT is definitely on the feminine side. Not girly, but loaded with enough tuberose, jasmine, stewed fruit, and coriander to conjure up images of well-heeled broads out on the town - or your mother or aunt - circa 1987. That said, it's also been reformulated into a kinder, gentler version of its '80s self, so it lacks the face-slapping wallop of near-virility that the vintage juice had, making it even less theoretically wearable for men. If you love it, go for it, but I do find it rather distinctly feminine (albeit feminine from another, more interesting era).
As for the other Poisons, Pure and Tendre are as blatantly feminine-leaning as the original, perhaps more so. I haven't smelled Midnight. Hypnotic shouldn't work as a unisex in theory, but somehow it does, at least once the initial blast of sweet sillage dies down. If you can wear Bulgari Black, Patchouli 24, or Dior Addict, you can certainly pull off Hypnotic Poison.
Dude it is a chicks fragrance. Why would you even think of buying it?
All joking aside, in this society, people have a preconceived notion on how a man and how a woman is supposed to smell. This is mainly do to years and years of certain types of scents being marketed for a certain sex. If you don't care what others think, I say go for it if you like the way it smells. I do care what others think as far as the way I smell. That is half the reason why I wear fragrances (the other half being for myself). This is why I wear more masculine frags and unisex frags. If it is leaning a bit past unisex and toward feminine, I generally pass.
Grand duc, let me ask a question while you are here. I've never seen people mentioning dior midnight poison being reformulated. But, I have recently bought a 50ml bottle, and it's far too fruity and far less patchouli-ey to my nose. Is my sniffer broken?
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Viscount Sari Patates.
IMO is a Powerhouse, very interesting!!!
The only Poisons which have been messed with recenty,
to my knowledge, are the Elixirs.
But, they have messed with a lot ot other Diors within the
last couple of months: the Dior Homme collection; J'Adore;
Miss Dior Chérie, so, maybe they've messed with Midnight,
too? I really couldn't say. I have it in my collection, so I don't
sniff the ones I see in stores. I wouldn't be surpriced if they
had f**ked this one up, too, though!
Yours sincerely,
The Grandest Duke of them All
I am among a few others when it comes to Poison...I enjoy the smell, but it gives both me and my wife a headache.
Thank you my dear duke.
I hope it's my nose that is broken, but in any case I've got more than enough patchouli oil to fix it :P


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Individuals eligible for TCC generally must enroll within 60 days after the termination of employment, or after receiving notice of eligibility, whichever is later.
What should I consider in making my decision to participate in TCC?
· In the case of a former employee, TCC ends on the date that is 18 months after the date of separation.
· A TCC enrollee may cancel the enrollment at any time. However, once the cancellation takes effect, the enrollee cannot reenroll – the TCC cancellation is final.
How do I get more information about the FEHB program?
Visit FEHB online at www.opm.gov/insure/health.