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We measure our presidents against not only our hopes for the present, which are sometimes unreasonable, but also our understanding of the past, which can be just as flawed.
Has a misreading of history informed a misappraisal of Barack Obama?
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The nation's capital didn't wait for 2016 to make political history.
We started the year with three women in the District of Columbia's most high-profile jobs - mayor, police chief and schools chancellor - the only big city in the country to have such prominent female leadership.
The 100-day evaluation is a marker in U.S. politics - superficial sometimes, though often a leading indicator. By April 15, 2015, the tone and motivation of the new Republican Congress may be apparent.
Those first 100 days won't make clear which measures will or won't pass the 114th Congress; no one can anticipate intervening events over the next 600 days.
What decided the 2000 election? A few hanging chads? The Supreme Court? Or was it Fox News?
A new working paper argues that former President George W. Bush's popular vote total would have been 1.6 percentage points lower in his race against former Vice President Al Gore if Fox had not launched four years earlier. The paper provides new evidence that Fox and MSNBC have a real influence on how their audiences are likely to vote.
With Republican majorities in both houses, the new Congress should begin by focusing on traditional GOP priorities: improving the nation's sagging infrastructure, reforming an unwieldy tax code and finding ways to boost middle-class opportunity.
The cover story of The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, "The Wreck of the Kulluk," by McKenzie Funk, is one of those articles that you can't put down even though you know how it turns out. The Kulluk was an offshore exploratory drilling rig, owned by Royal Dutch Shell, which, in December 2012, ran aground in some of the most inhospitable waters in the world.
The dryer went kaput. We ordered a new one, but the pile of laundry couldn't wait until a way-past-New Year's Eve delivery. So my wife and I ushered in 2015 at the laundromat.
I wished Mitt Romney could have been with us, there among the people who pay a penalty every day for being poor.
Marci Rosenberg, a senior speech language pathologist at the University of Michigan, earns about $73,000 a year.
Desmond Patton, who studies the problems of gang violence, is a professor at the University of Michigan. He earns about $80,000 a year.
The day after Christmas, a shooter terrorized the streets of a Chattanooga, Tennessee, neighborhood. According to the local newspaper, the shooter was "wearing body armor" and "firing multiple shots out her window at people and cars." One witness told the paper that the shooter was "holding a gun out of the window as if it were a cigarette."
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Suddenly, or so it seems, the U.S. economy is looking better. Things have been looking up for a while, but at this point the signs of improvement - job gains, rapidly growing GDP, rising public confidence - are unmistakable.
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The AMA expressed concern to a U.S. House subcommittee about possible damage to motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle engines caused by the inadvertent use of E15 when the new fuel becomes widely available.
The sponsor of a California Senate bill that would have restricted the current practice of lane-splitting by motorcyclists will withdraw the bill from consideration.
Today, at 2 p.m. (EST), the U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), will hold a hearing on "Mid-Level Ethanol Blends: Consumer and Technical Research Needs." Former U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, American Motorcyclist Association vice president for government relations, will be a witness at the hearing.
The AMA is pleased to announce that Maggie McNally was unanimously elected chair of the AMA Board of Directors at its meeting in Indianapolis on Feb. 16.
In response to concerns expressed by the AMA and power equipment makers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidelines to help ensure that motorcyclists and others don't inadvertently use E15 fuel.
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is wrong to urge President Obama to use executive powers to close off public land, the American Motorcyclist Association said.
AMA News & Notes is a monthly publication compiled and edited by the American Motorcyclist Association Government Relations Department. Designed to inform motorcyclists of rights-related issues and events around the world.
Want to see the hot trends in motorcycling for 2013 or find out what new models rev you up? What about gear tech and innovative add-ons that you -- and your bike -- can't ride without? You'll find it all at the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows, where AMA members can save 25 percent on advanced adult one-day general admission tickets.
Riders trying to save California's Johnson Valley off-highway vehicle area from a military base expansion have launched a new petition drive to get White House attention.
The U.S. military can't spend a dime on expanding a Marine base into the popular Johnson Valley off-highway vehicle riding area in California until the Navy files a report on off-highway riding with Congress, the AMA reports.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency apparently is scrapping its requirement that all consumers buy at least four gallons of gasoline from certain gas pumps that dispense the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.
Riders who use the popular Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Riding Area in California may not lose most of the area to a Marine base expansion after all, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.
The American Motorcyclist Association announced today its AMA Motorcyclist of the Year: AMA member and president of KTM North America Jon-Erik Burleson. Awarded annually, the AMA Motorcyclist of the Year designation recognizes the person or persons who had the most profound impact within the motorcycling community in the previous 12 months.
Motorcyclists and AMA staff greeted former Colorado U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell at the official lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the evening of Dec. 4, thanking Campbell for promoting riding and for volunteering to transport the tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C.
The European Union is going to mandate ABS on new motorcycles beginning in 2016. Is the U.S. next?
The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce a new discount package from ActionStations Inc. available exclusively to AMA members: 10 percent off Bohn Body Armor back and chest protectors and other gear, plus seasonal bonuses.
An Arizona dump truck driver who plowed into a group of motorcyclists, killing four, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.
The AMA thanks American veterans the world over this Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, for their willingness to serve to protect and defend the United States and the American way of life.
The California Air Resources Board has told the American Motorcyclist Association that even if it approves the sale of the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend in California, the blend wouldn't appear in the market for several years.
The AMA salutes our nation's veterans on this Veterans Day.
The shooter of former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords has been sentenced to life in prison.
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell is hauling the nation's Christmas tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C.
High-Occupancy Toll lanes are starting to spring up around the country but motorcycles still can use these converted High-Occpancy Vehicle lanes and HOT lanes for free.
With the Nov. 6 General Election just around the corner, the American Motorcyclist Association is reminding motorcyclists to research where candidates stand on motorcycle-related issues and "Vote Like a Motorcyclist."


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If you are a true lover of reading, you'll know what I mean when I say it's lovely to find a new prolific new author that one enjoys! I bought this with just that in mind--reading something entirely new and different, and I was not disappointed. What a treat to find six excellent novelists under the same cover. I knew I would enjoy Patchett, having already read State of Wonder, Truth and Beauty, and Bel Canto. However, I was delighted to find the author of Almost, The Last Chinese Chef and the others were just as enjoyable as Patchett. I am a little sad that, in terms of theme, the authors bore so much resemblance to each other. The books are all about loss in different forms. Perhaps that was purposeful on the editor's part, but it, as I said, saddened me that Americans don't seem to have happier things to write about----but I know true Literature, for some reason, is rarely the venue of happiness, and these authors definitely belong in the Literature section of fiction. (Caps for Lit are all mine.)
Still, I enjoyed the exposure to fresh authors I can enjoy, and that is always a delight. Purchasing this amthology was certainly the right thing to do and very much "worth it".
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OTC Markets Group's Maggie Chou describes how to increase your bank's access to capital.
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OTC Markets Group's Maggie Chou describes how to increase your bank's access to capital.
Hovde Group investment bankers discuss what is behind the recent rise in IPO activity and what makes a good bank IPO.
Seven banks have filed for IPOs already this year, putting 2014 on pace to become the most active year for bank IPOs in a decade. What is fueling the increase in bank IPO activity, and is it sustainable?
Broker-dealer representatives discuss ways community and regional banks can improve stock price and liquidity.
Three leading banking analysts discuss what bank investors consider key in terms of building a strong and profitable business.
Brad Milsaps of Sandler O'Neill & Partners talks about the M&A landscape, the banks most likely to acquire and what he likes to see in an M&A deal.
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Xbox One's Launch Delayed to 2014 in Eight Markets
Posted on August 14, 2013 AT 10:58am
Xbox One's launch has been delayed to 2014 in eight European Markets, confirmed for its November launch in 13 other markets, Microsoft announced today.
I guess bad news first: those of you in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland won't gain access to the Xbox One until 2014. Microsoft promises to get it to you "as soon as possible," though.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will launch in November—as planned—in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand.
"While we wish we could launch Xbox One simultaneously in these markets, there are many factors that determine the timing of specific market launches," the Xbox Wire post reads. "This includes work to localize the Xbox One dash, incorporate additional voice and languages, and build partnerships to bring apps and meaningful local content to each country.
"We understand this will be disappointing news for our fans int he impacted countries, and we are doing everything we can to bring Xbox One to you as soon as possible next year."
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Why is my processor not showing up in JConsole
Not every processor is managed, and thus not all are visible in JConsole.
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From Camel 2.6 onwards your custom
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Marty Dwayne Carlock
Marty Dwayne Carlock, 46, dedicated son, devoted father, brother and uncle, lost his battle with cancer on Friday, January 20, 2012, in his home in Waxahachie, Texas.
Marty was born to Audrey Carlock and Beverly Harris on August 7, 1965, in Olney, Texas. As a child he grew up in Throckmorton, Texas, with his mother and sister. He graduated from Throckmorton High School in 1983 and attended Vernon Regional Junior College in Vernon, Texas. He later moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, where he began working for the Texas Department of Corrections and worked for about sixteen years. His position with TDC carried him to Amarillo, Abilene, and eventually back to Wichita Falls. For the past six years he has been working overseas supervising the warehouses for incoming food that fed the troops and civilian personnel serving abroad. He loved and often spoke about how he enjoyed the friendships he made with the many soldiers he served. His time overseas allowed him the opportunity to visit several countries during time off that he had dreamed of seeing. Marty had a love of building and flying large remote controlled airplanes and helicopters with his fellow members of the Wichita Falls RC Flying Club. He was an avid fan of NASCAR, attending races in several different states. He also enjoyed many hours on the lake in his boat with family and friends skiing and enjoying the summer days. Marty was devoted to his family and we are forever grateful for his unconditional love. We will always love and miss him.
Marty is preceded in death by his parents, Audrey Carlock and Beverly Harris; grandparents, Woodrow and Myrtie Carlock and Robert and Mae Barrington.
Survivors include his precious daughter, Alexandra Lynn Carlock of Henrietta, Texas; sister, Cheryl Chamberlain, and her husband Larry of Waxahachie, Texas, who thought the world of him; nieces and nephews who absolutely adored him, Beverly, Laurence, Landon, and Logan Chamberlain, all of Waxahachie, Texas, and Alicia Rodgers of Wichita Falls.
The family would like to thank Kelly Shaw his nurse from Community Hospice of Dallas for being so loving and kind to Marty during his battle.
Services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, Texas, officiated by Robb Stephenson. Interment will follow in Throckmorton cemetery. Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Merriman-Archer Funeral Home in Throckmorton, Texas.
If desired, memorials may be made to Community Hospice of Dallas, Texas.
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I got the blunt in my mouth
from Kendrick Lamar – The Art of Peer Pressure Lyrics on Genius
This verse ends with an interesting spin on the hook's idea of being "with the homies". In addition to friendship, hanging with them can also pressure you into behavior you wouldn't otherwise engage in — peep the song's title
He's said in several interviews that he doesn't smoke anymore, so he overlooks his personal choice to vibe out with the homies.
This line is subtle foreshadowing to the end of the song when it's revealed that Kendrick hit the blunt with the shenanigans (PCP).
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