text:
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers:
Dec. 2
Anniston (Alabama) Star on paying for protection:
Alabama state troopers won't work for free. That's hardly a revelation, but its accuracy is hitting Alabama right where it hurts.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
If you already have an account, login here: Login
New user? Register Now
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers:
Dec. 2
Anniston (Alabama) Star on paying for protection:
Alabama state troopers won't work for free. That's hardly a revelation, but its accuracy is hitting Alabama right where it hurts.
The truth is we've long recognized that it costs state government to operate a proper public safety system. We need troopers and we need the means to compensate them for their labors. They, in turn, need equipment that will make their jobs easier and, in the long run, keep Alabamians safe.
So, there are costs to go along with the benefits.
We long ago resolved this by having state government collect taxes from Alabama residents and businesses. That money, pooled together, paid for state troopers to protect our state (as well as a host of other vital services).
Alabama's taxing-and-spending system was far from perfect, but there was a basic math involved: You can't get something for nothing.
Since the 2010 elections, a denial of that mathematical formula has infected the highest levels of state government. Republicans in charge of the Legislature and the governor's office are math-deniers. They love to crow about how they slashed state government spending. They love to portray this very conservative state as a tax-heavy state that frivolously wastes taxpayer dollars. They won't acknowledge the toll this willful ignorance is taking.
In 2010, the state had approximately 750 troopers patrolling Alabama roads. Four years later, it appears that figure is under 300 troopers. Consider that the University of Alabama's Center for Advanced Public Safety has recommended that the state employ 870 troopers.
Let us emphasize: We aren't talking about some experimental government program hoped to bring a social good. The state is skimping on employing state troopers who provide an essential service to Alabama.
Why? Because the state's leaders are afraid to ask for money from residents. They are seemingly incapable of selling a basic notion of paying for public safety to the public. They are locked in an ideological prison of their own construction, having presented them as a state's saviour from runaway government. That's not leadership; that's cowardice.
Nov. 26
Gadsden (Alabama) Times on DEU:
Possessing, using and selling abusable street or prescription drugs is illegal. Many people throughout the U.S. believe that shouldn't be the case, that the "war on drugs" has been a failure and should be abandoned.
We're not stepping onto that battlefield. Right now, in the present, these are crimes — and not victimless ones, given the associated violence and human costs — that law enforcement agencies must be equipped to deal with.
Etowah County's Drug Enforcement Unit, like similar units throughout Alabama, has been forced to get by on less in recent years. Its total funding for 2014-15 is only about 83 percent what it was in 2011, mostly because of a significant drop in money from federal Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
The unit has cut costs and staff in an effort to keep functioning, but its case production this year suffered slightly, reinforcing the need for a permanent and secure funding source.
Based on the talk at a meeting this week between local legislators, the County Commission and the DEU board, option No. 1 is a reallocation of the county's 1 percent sales tax.
The sales tax was imposed in 1991, specifically to fund a new jail and courthouse renovations. It was reconfigured five years later, with a little less than half of it going to the local public school systems and Gadsden State Community College, and the rest to the County Commission, the county's libraries, community development projects, volunteer fire departments and rescue squads and mental health boards.
Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, plans to call a meeting early next year with representatives of entities that benefit from the sales tax, and will ask them to justify their use of the money and consider what they could lose to help fund the DEU. (We imagine they will say "none.")
Taxing all tobacco products sold in the county, not just cigarettes, and putting the DEU at the front of the line to receive court and restitution fees from drug cases also were suggested.
Williams is on the ADECA oversight committee, and plans to see why the agency has begun directing the federal grants away from drug units.
We're open to all options, although we'd like to see a thorough study of how the sales tax money is being used and any inefficiencies that could be eliminated before that step is taken. Priorities are involved and the DEU is a big one, but other folks count on that revenue, too, and reallocation would mean a sacrifice for them.
Most of all, we'd like to see the talking become doing.
This problem isn't new, it isn't going away and it's not going to get better. There needs to be a commitment to fixing it.
Dec. 2
Decatur (Alabama) Daily on Orion launch:
NASA once delivered manned space mission milestones routinely.
Alan Shepard became the first American in space in 1961. John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth the next year. Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon in 1969, and the first space shuttle launched in 1981.
But in the past 33 years, NASA hasn't launched a manned spacecraft with a new design. Efforts to change that will make a major advance if Thursday's planned launch of an unmanned Orion crew vehicle is successful.
If weather and systems cooperate, NASA will take its first step toward putting humans aboard Orion in 2021 and allowing U.S. exploration beyond low-earth orbit.
North Alabama should have an especially keen interest in the mission. The launch will use a Delta IV Heavy rocket assembled at the United Launch Alliance plant in Decatur. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville oversaw development of propulsion elements in Orion's emergency launch abort system, an innovation that would activate in an emergency during launch or initial ascent to propel the Orion crew to safety. Marshall also had a role in Orion testing.
There are many interesting facets to Thursday's mission, which will last only 4½ hours but eventually could lead to a manned Mars mission in the 2030s.
Engineers want to see how well Orion's parachutes perform to slow the craft because it will return to Earth at an intentionally high speed to mimic that on a return from Mars.
Additionally, the speed will increase temperatures on re-entry into earth's atmosphere to 4,000 degrees and test Orion's heat shield protection. A large portion of the mission will be spent intentionally in the Van Allen Belts to let sensors test the craft's radiation shielding.
Orion's computers, which are 400 times faster than the space shuttle's, and the craft's ability to jettison parts as they become unneeded also will be under scrutiny.
We always have been driven to explore and benefited from it.
The United States should pursue space exploration with the goal of a Mars mission.
The U.S. needs a bold adventure to attract a new generation to science.
It will be interesting to see in the coming years what unknown benefits in medicine or technology have their roots in the first Orion launch.
If you are a subscriber or registered user we welcome your comments. Please register or login with your gazette.com account to comment on a story. Click here for information.


text:
Cheap GRO to Santa Maria flights
Popular Flights from Gerona, Spain
Top Gerona Flights to US Destinations
Top Gerona International Destinations
Popular Flights from Santa Maria, California
Top Santa Maria Flights to US Destinations
Top Santa Maria International Destinations
GRO to SMX Route Map
Gerona to Santa Maria Flights, Stats and Airplanes
Route information for flights from Costa Brava to Santa Maria Public.
6,029.29 miles
SMX - Santa Maria Public Airlines
Browse the most popular airlines servicing the Santa Maria (SMX) airport. Visit their flights pages to learn more about the most popular routes these carriers fly.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Natalie Nicole GilbertAdd this app to your lists
Tweets por @Appszoom
+ By ReverbNation (19)
The brand new official Natalie Nicole Gilbert Mobile App is now available! Stream her music, see pictures, check out her bio, and share it all with your friends. Stay connected for the latest updates from Natalie Nicole Gilbert on your mobile device with our free Mobile App.
Tags: natalie nicole gilbert.
Tags: natalie nicole gilbert.
Comments and ratings for Natalie Nicole Gilbert
- There aren't any comments yet, be the first to comment!


text:
I would like to say that I am organised and that all my Christmas shopping is done, but I'm not quite there yet. If you are like me and still have some gifts to buy, here are some ideas from Clairol Professional that won't break the budget. There … [Read more...]
Clairol Professional Gift Packs
VS Sassoon Evoke Pro 2000 AC Dryer
Beautiful hair is a gift every woman will cherish, every day; actually it's a gift many men will cherish too. This Christmas VS Sassoon have a new dryer on the block that is sure to excite. The colour is enough to grab my attention, and I know … [Read more...]
bhave Professional Hair Care Christmas Gift Packs
bhave is a hair care brand that I have continued using on my own hair since first testing it earlier this year. I am really excited to tell you about their two new limited editions for Christmas 2014 which are jam packed with hair loving … [Read more...]
KMS California CURLUP Shampoo and Conditioner
It is time for a post for our curly haired readers, with a shampoo and conditioner combo made just for locks that are naturally curly or wavy. CURLUP is from KMS California and the range is deeply moisturising and gives back elasticity, for hair … [Read more...]
RUSK Volumiser Limited Edition Gift Set
As a girl who has never mastered using a hairbrush and hairdryer at the same time, a rotating hot air brush is a bad hair day lifesaver. The RUSK Volumiser works quickly and easily to create a DIY blowdry - 10 sets of hands not required. In the … [Read more...]
De Lorenzo Moisture Balance Revive Gift Set
One of my most favourite things about Christmas is seeing the special limited edition hair and beauty sets that are released. This year De Lorenzo is on the list with a selection of gifts suitable for every hair type. The Moisture Balance Revive … [Read more...]
L'Oreal Elvive Arginine ResistX3 Shampoo and Conditioner
I don't know about you but I personally come close to tears when I see the amount of hair that ends up in the bottom of my shower, or in my hair brush, every day. I have very long hair that is quite fine so the thought of losing hair daily is quite … [Read more...]
L'Oreal Professionnel Mythic Oil Collection
All the big hair brands seem to be utilising oils in their products, but that doesn't mean they are all the same. L'Oreal Professionnel have gone back in time to find oils which were traditionally used in Ancient Egypt and the Orient to create a … [Read more...]
Get the Look: Myer – GLITTER Hair
August 11th 2011 saw the launch of the Myer Spring / Summer fashion collection. While the clothes were definitely a talking point, there was something a little bit special about the model's hairstyles...and that was glitter! Brad Ngata was the … [Read more...]
KMS California – Hair Play Molding Paste
I'm really not that into hair pastes however I gave this one a go and I do quite like it. Once my hair is styled I apply a small amount and rub it through. I found it to keep my hair in place and smells beautiful – containing cilantro and lime it … [Read more...]


text:
What kills Rafa!
View Single Post
Hall Of Fame
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,554
Originally Posted by
Mike Sams
Djokovic played at 60% of his level in the clay court season IMO. He didn't play well at all at RG. His performances against Seppi and Tsonga prove that. Even still, he ran Nadal nearly ragged in the final and had Nadal basically just defensively pushing balls back in many of those rallies. Djokovic 2011 would've been an entirely different specimen altogether. Will be interesting to see if Murray, Del Potro, Federer and some surprises pop up this year on clay.
I didn't find Nadal all that dominant against Wawrinka in Monte Carlo last year and he got crushed by Verdasco in Madrid, blue clay or not. Could be some surprises in store this season.
You can keep trotting out the same "Djokovic 2011 was unbeatable" argument. What about Nadal 2010 who also won 3 slams (and beat Djokovic in the US Open final pretty comfortably)? The fact is, every player has high points and low points form-wise. Djokovic was excellent in 2011 and figured out how to do damage to Nadal. Nadal changed his game in 2012 and won the next three matches. He simply didn't let Djokovic play at that level. It's an irrelevant argument to say 2011 Djokovic was 40% better. It's also not true. Djokovic lost to Federer at the 2011 French Open but beat him comfortably in 2012 - why was that?
As for "nearly running Nadal ragged" in that French Open final, the only part of the match he had any hold was when the rain came and the court completely changed. Other than that it was pretty much one-way traffic.
Oh and crushed by Verdasco in Madrid? Are you kidding me? I watched that match live and it was one of the worst performances I have ever seen by either player - absolute rubbish tennis, tentative, full of errors and very low on quality. Now I know you are kidding.
I like the way you highlight one or two performances across an entire clay court season (only one of which he actually lost anyway) as evidence he will struggle this season.
Let's talk facts:
22 Masters Series vs 9 (that's poor)
11 grand slams vs 6
19 to 14 head to head record in Nadal's favour (despite that miraculous 2011 run)
Arguably the two players aren't worth even comparing at the moment in the grand scheme of tennis greats. The gap in achievements is as big between Nadal and Djokovic as it is between Djokovic and Murray. In fact Murray is arguably closer to Djokovic than Djokovic is to Nadal.
Last edited by pds999; 03-19-2013 at
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by pds999


text:
Helms 27
Is there anyone with knowledge of or experience with a Helms 27? I am considering purchasing a 1981 model w/hanked-on headsails, OMC saildrive, and tiller steering.
Helms 27
Unless the boat is a near give away, the OMC saildrive should be the deal killer as you can no longer get many of the critical parts.
Helms 27
Join the Helms email list for your best bet to talk to Helms 27 owners. I know one mentioned retrofitting his boat with an OB since the OMC did not work; if you''re comfortable doing that kind of modification and the boat is otherwise what you want, it may not be the "deal killer" Jeff suggests.
Allen Flanigan
Helms 27
I won a 1982 Helms. In the past 10 years of ownership, no porblems and sails well. Above average workmanship and well balanced.
Outboard version and considering your omc situation you might consider hanging an ob off the transom.
I have seen several 27''s and 30''s and they all looked pretty good for their age.
Good luck!
Re: Helms 27
can someone please direct me to the Helms 27 email list? Thanks.
|All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:33 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2015, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.1
(c) Marine.com LLC 2000-2012


text:
Toronto FC chief Mo Johnston is delighted for the recent success of midfielder Maurice Edu at Rangers.
Johnston knows Edu has been under pressure since his move from the Canadian club and told the Scottish Sun: "When you look at the fee it's not that much money for a 22-year-old international player. Maurice can play in two or three positions, given a little bit of confidence.
"I watched the Hibs game on TV and I thought he was outstanding. I was especially pleased to see him get another goal because that will do him the world of good. I think in two or three years time Maurice will be worth a lot more to Rangers than they paid.
"He is showing his quality now. The important thing is he's playing regularly and he looks full of belief. Maurice has just turned 23 — so he can only improve as a player in the years ahead."
Johnston revealed the story of Rangers's move for Edu.
He said: "One of Coisty's best mates is out here and he'd been telling him about Maurice, one of our best players. I wasn't aware of Rangers' interest until Coisty called me one day and asked about the boy. He wanted to know how good he was and I just said 'Maurice is a great talent, but he's NOT for sale.'
"Rangers promptly arranged for him to be watched at the Olympics. Maurice played three games and did well. Funnily enough, he played centre-back in Beijing.
"Rangers stepped up their interest and Coisty phoned me again to say they wanted to put a bid in and wondered what the procedure was. I told him they had to go through the MLS as they owned player registrations.
"Rangers made an offer and the MLS made us aware. They asked what I thought, as did my bosses. I was aware it was approaching the end of the transfer window in Britain — and advised them to get as much as possible for Maurice.
"In the end Rangers paid what I consider to be a very good fee. Maurice flew to Scotland to complete the move. And when he got back he told he was amazed by the size of the club. He's a very level headed lad but he's also someone who can adjust well. He never complains.
"I've left him alone for the last five or six months. But I speak regularly to Coisty and he always told me they were happy with Maurice. Now he's making the most of his chance — and I'm delighted."


text:
Home >
- Deuter Race Rucksack 2013
Sorry - this product is no longer available
This Deuter Race Rucksack 2013 is no longer available although you may find similar or newer versions below:
Alternative products you may be interested in
Deuter Race Rucksack
Deuter Race X Rucksack 2014
Deuter Race X Rucksack
Deuter Race EXP Air Rucksack
zoom Deuter Race Rucksack 2013
Deuter Race Rucksack 2013
The Deuter race is a light weight backpack great for riding. Hydration compatible and with strong light shoulder, chest and waist straps. This is a super light weight durable backpack suitable for use in a variety of conditions.
Top Features of the Deuter Race Rucksack 2013
- Airstripes back ventilation
- Anatomically formed mesh shoulder straps with an easy to adjust chest strap
- Valuables pocket inside
- Hip belt with mesh wings
- Small zipped pocket at the top
- Front pocket
- 3M reflectors at the
- Front, sides and back
- Reflective loop for safety light
- Rain cover
- Mesh side pockets
- Material: HexLite 210 / Microrip-Nylon
- Weight: 520 g
- Capacity: 10 L
- H x W x D: 43 x 23 x 16 cm
Product Data
|Hydration Compatible:
|Rain Cover:
|Storage (L):
|High Visibility:
Available in Spring/White, an exclusive Wiggle colour
Hexlite 100
Extremely lightweight Ripstop Polyamide fabric with textured structure. The 100 version of the fabric is used for ultra lightweight backpacks such as the Spectro series. The reinforcement fibres woven into the fabric increase the tear strength and add stability to this thin fabric. PU coating inside.
Deuter Ripstop 210
Ultra-tight weave, hard wearing 210 Denier Nylon. Recognisable by the very technical, shiny surface incorporating tough Ripstop threads. This lightweight and extremely robust fabric is perfectly suited to the manufacture of lightweight products. Top quality PU coating. This highly technical material is used for lightweight Alpine and Trekking models.
About the Deuter brand
Deuter are always looking for new ideas. We at Deuter are continually motivated by the newest sporting trends, thus staying in tune with your needs. By working together with renowned mountain guides and sports people we develop products of convincing quality and functionality.
Delivery Information
We are sorry, but due to your delivery destination USA we can not dispatch this item.
International Delivery
Wiggle ships to over 100 countries. To see what delivery options are available for other destinations you can update your delivery destination via the International Options feature at the top right of the website.
Goods are shipped from the UK. Does not include delivery charges, local taxes or import duties, if applicable.
More information on International delivery options
Returns Information
We will happily refund or exchange any item purchased on Wiggle if returned to us within 365 days, excluding Wiggle gift vouchers and personalized products except when faulty.
Returned goods must be unused and supplied with their original packaging, unless the goods are faulty.
Wiggle will pay the return postage costs for any faulty items.
More information on Wiggle's return policy
Product Q & A
Ask your questions and share your answers.
Does a 3 litre Camelbak bladder fit in this?
Do you want to compare this product?
Only 4 products can be compared at once. Adding this product will remove the product you added to the list first.
Do you want to continue?


text:
About the CCS Alerts System
Students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to sign up to receive text message and e-mail alerts
through the CCS Alerts system in case of an emergency or unplanned closure involving Spokane Community College,
Spokane Falls Community College, Institute for Extended Learning centers and District Administration.
To subscribe, log in using your assigned SID and PIN. Then, enter the cell phone number and/or e-mail address
you'd like to use to receive alerts. You may enter more than one cell phone number or e-mail address.
NOTE: If you have changed phone service providers since first enrolling in CCSAlerts,
you must remove your old information and re-subscribe - even if your original telephone number hasn't changed.
Through CCS Alerts, Community Colleges of Spokane will make concerted efforts to send you messages about
situations that may cause a closure or safety concern.
Your SID/PIN
If you are a student who doesn't know your SID or PIN, please go to the campus link below:
Spokane Community College
Spokane Falls Community College and Institute for Extended Learning
If you are an employee who doesn't know your SID or PIN, use the form at this link
CCS Operations Hotline 533-3303
Call the hotline to check operations status at any time.
To unsubscribe, log in and remove your contact information.
Community Colleges of Spokane, ©2008 CCS Alerts


text:
movies online
(Mister Wong community recommendations)
most popular brand new
ScreenCastle | One Click Screencastinglogo movies onlinesaved at 28.02.2011, by 53039jd, 228 Users
Watch Free Documentaries - SnagFilmssaved at 05.03.2009, by poochiesan24, 7 Users
ADrive | 50GB Free Online Storage, Online Backup, Cloud Storagefree 50 gb of storage and backupsaved at 16.11.2011, by equus, 10 Users
TV Shack - tune insaved at 18.12.2008, by parabeats, 4 Users
Watch Live Online TV Channels - Free internet Televisionvideo tv entertainment movies onlinesaved at 26.05.2008, by poochiesan24, 11 Users
Watch Movies Online To Enter a New World of FreedomArticle by at 2011-05-25 05:59:04 Categorized in Freedom,saved at 25.05.2011, by tofinancial, 1 User
Zediva | Registration Fulldream new release dvds to your tv.saved at 17.03.2011, by equus, 1 User
Watch TV Online @ TVGorge.comTVGorge.com's mission is to bring high quality streaming television shows to the masses. We accomplish this by searching and indexing TV streaming websites around the globe. Once our proprietary sc...saved at 06.02.2010, by s3ba5t1an, 4 Users
ChannelChooser 2.0 - Watch online live TV-channels, Movies & Videossaved at 26.05.2008, by guercheLE, 10 Users
Watch TV Online on FreeTube - 100s of Live Channels FREEtv movies onlinesaved at 26.12.2008, by LinearChaos, 2 Users
Indian Film Actresses 5 - Bollywood and MoreHere is my fifth Hub in my series on the women of Indian cinema. Like the others, this features women from not only Bollywood, but Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada cinema as well.saved at 12.03.2010, by Sabre1000, 1 User
Watch Funny Videossaved at 19.05.2008, by axlarry, 1 User
TV Links - Movies Streamingsaved at 04.02.2008, by mikey, 1 User


text:
Nicole - Just For The Cake Of It ...
Lovely job, congratulations on the silver!
© 2011-2015 CakesDecor.com. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: Any posts on CakesDecor.com (CD) are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of CD. CD will not be held liable for the actions of any user.


text:
Why does Djokovic need to be on the verge of losing to play his best ?
View Single Post
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 186
Re: Why does Djokovic need to be on the verge of losing to play his best ?
He's a slow starter, obviously. It makes sense that an offensive player like Federer comes out firing on all cylinders in the first few games while a player like Djokovic usually needs the first few games to get into the groove. A more interesting comparison would be that between Djokovic and Murray. Murray hasn't traditionally been a slow-starter like Djokovic or a full-throttle player like Federer as much as a rollercoasting kind of player who dips and peaks several times during a match. Djokovic OTOH unlike Murray doesn't usually zone out once he shakes off the intial rustiness.
It's interesting to note that while Murray is still very much a rollercoasting player, he's often had Federer-like starts this year, coming out firing on all cylinders in the first few games. That's basically how he beat Djokovic a few time this year. It's obviously a new attitude that he's learnt and adapted to with Lendl, and these great starts have helped him cancel out some of the later inevitable dips during a match. I guess that if someone like Murray can learn to be aggressive from the get-go and create a buffer of a few games at the start of a match, then it shouldn't be impossible for Djokovic to learn to do the same. It would definitely have helped him in some crucial moments of his career...
Originally Posted by
Wing Man Frank
His most ridiculous comeback was vs Fed at the USO. Aside from
FH winner, the most amazing thing was that Fed hardly won a single point from then on. Considering he was broken to love at *3-4 it was an amazing turnaround.
He's had a few close calls these last couple of years, but the more I think about it the more I feel that out of all those close calls this was the one match that he really should have lost, it was a bit like cheating death. Federer was riding a wave of confidence and great play throughout the 5th set all the way up to 5-3 40-15 and those two match points, while Novak was just holding it together even in the games that he won (he had to hit a few spectacular shots just to get himself out of trouble earlier at 1-2). That 5th set must be one of the more memorable ones in USO history...
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by incognito
View Blog


text:
- Horoscopes
- Dear Abby
- Games & Puzzles
- Lifestyle
- Events & Exhibits
- Food & Drink
- Arts & Music
- Movies & TV
Kerrianne Dugan spent time trying to figure out if there was any way she could still coach her New London High School girls' basketball team after relocating to Florida with fiancé Evan Jensen.
In a perfect world, Dugan would do just that.
Instead, she's stepping down after leading the Whalers for two seasons, including their first state championship in March.
"My fiancé is in the Air Force, and we weren't sure where he'd be stationed," Dugan said. "I was planning on staying, but it was just a matter of where he'd be stationed. It turned out that he'll be stationed in Florida, and I had been trying to decide if I would be able to do both. Move down there, and then come back (for the season). I was going back-and-forth with that every day. I just realized that it was not going to work out. The girls need and deserve to have someone that's here 100 percent.
"Coaching basketball is a 365 day thing if you really put the time in and have a good team and do as much as you want with them. It's preseason, postseason and everything else in between. If I'm still going to be coaching, then I wanted to be able to put all of that into it. It was just not fair to them not to receive all of that."
New London underwent a remarkable transformation during Dugan's two seasons. The Whalers finished a combined 8-52 in the three seasons before Dugan's arrival, her first head coaching job at any level.
New London qualified for the state tournament in its first season with Dugan, who helped Waterford to two state finals as a player.
The Whalers went supernova this past season as they finished 24-4, culminating in a 57-52 win over Morgan in the Class M final at Mohegan Sun Arena. It was the first CIAC state championship for a New London girls' program since the outdoor track team won in 1979.
Senior Lexus Childs-Harris was named The Day's All-Area Player of the Year and Dugan was chosen as the New Haven Register's Coach of the Year for its girls' basketball all-state team.
"I'll keep in touch with them," Dugan said. "I think I'll have a barbeque for them at my place soon. It's really a special group. Every single person, from the coaches to the players to the manager. Everybody clicked so well, and it was really like a family. I know people say that a lot, but it really was a special group and I'll miss them a lot.
"I couldn't have asked for a more amazing group of girls. They'll always hold a special place in my heart and I'll never forget all of these memories."
New London flavor in full view for Obama at Coast Guard Academy commencement
Outside in Groton and New London, crowds awaited the president for different reasons
Father in Ledyard pool crash case jailed for probation violation
Coast Guard Academy should matter the other 364 days of the year, too
Obama focuses on climate change at Coast Guard Academy commencement
North Stonington names project manager for emergency services building construction
For Waterford's Marissa Walker, matchup with Stonington is more than a game
Obama talks about New London, references Hanafin's and The Bulkeley House
American Idol hopeful Nick Fradiani welcomed home in Guilford
Monsanto employees defend genetic seed work done at Mystic facility
Outside in Groton and New London, crowds awaited the president for different reasons
Obama focuses on climate change implications on national security at Coast Guard Academy
Motorists should expect traffic, delays with Obama visit for Coast Guard Academy graduation
Shelton High School staff decides what's haute and what's not allowed for prom


text:
The mission: Train Afghans to take over
Exercises prepare Marines to teach police and army units
Lt. Clay Spencer, an adviser for the training cell, spent seven months in Iraq training foreign forces.
"We did everything with them," he recalled. "I don't know how many gallons of chai I drank and cartons of cigarettes I smoked until I was blue in the face. But I ended up with a friend, and a friend is not going to let another friend get hurt."
During the Camp Pendleton exercise, an Afghan soldier-actor who charged upstairs to confront the insurgents was "shot" in the arm. After triple-checking that the black-clad militants sprawled on the floor were dead, the Marines turned their attention to the survivors.
While a smoke flare billowed in the breeze outside, marking the area for the medevac helicopter, Jaime Garza, 23, the hospital corpsman, dug into his pack of medical supplies.
Garza used his fingers to gingerly probe for additional injuries, then wrapped the Afghan soldier's gory wound in gauze. The Afghan black beret, his feet shorn in sneakers instead of combat boots, moaned miserably.
Garza's prognosis: "He's going to live."
Garza helped the man to his feet, but left it to an Afghan policeman to support the wounded soldier. He grimaced as his countryman helped him limp out of danger, while the American corpsman brought up the rear.
Gretel C. Kovach: (619) 293-1293; firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Juande Ramos admits he is unsure when his goalkeeper Paul Robinson will be able to return to the Tottenham team.
The England international missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at Blackburn after failing to recover from the ankle injury he sustained against Newcastle last week.
After the match at Ewood Park, Ramos said he is still awaiting an update on Robinson's fitness.
Ramos admitted: "We don't know about him because he has not trained all this week.
"It is hard to tell how he is because he has not trained, so it is impossible to say."
Ramos praised the performance of Radek Cerny after he stepped into the breach at Ewood Park.
"I though Radek did well, he was always in contact with his defence and he could not have done anything for the goal either."


text:
Roger Warnes Transport Ltd, a long established family owned bulk haulage business. Established nearly 50 years ago in Great Dunham, Norfolk where our head office and half of our 85 strong fleet remains today. The remainder of the fleet is based in our more recently acquired King's Lynn depot along with our VOSA Approved Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) and Tachograph Calibration Centre.
The fleet consists of a mix of articulated tippers, rigid tippers and articulated walking floor vehicles. The majority of these vehicle and all of our storage facilities comply with TASSC standards allowing us to transport crops of grain, oilseeds and pulses. Not all vehicles comply with the standards to allow us to transport such products as household waste or chicken litter.
Recently the company has been accredited with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification thus showing our commitment to the quality of the service we provide, the environment and health and safety.
Roger Warnes Transport Ltd
Great Dunham Hall
Great Dunham
Kings Lynn
Tel: 01328 701317


text:
Tablet. Hotels for Global Nomads
Travel Better.
Hotel Vitale
8 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Check availability as rates may vary for dates. Best rate guaranteed.
One of the only brand-new ground-up hotel projects to open in San Francisco this decade, the Vitale stands on the newly revitalized Embarcadero, right across from the foodie mecca that is the rehabilitated Ferry Building. This is new-school luxury hospitality, distinct from the stately palaces of Nob Hill and the high-rise hotels of the financial district, an unpretentious boutique style — albeit one with a rooftop spa and a stunning view of the bay.
Surfaces are finished in natural wood and stone, and colors are earthy, natural — very little high-design gloss here. This is a town that likes its urbanity with a side of humility; hence the aromatherapy and yoga along with the cocktail bar and the plasma TVs. Rooms are bright and airy, with full-length windows, and the better half look out over the bay, the bridge, and Alcatraz.
The Americano restaurant serves Northern California cuisine with Italian influences, all fresh from local sources, including the Ferry Building's Saturday farmer's market. And some clever partnerships expand the Vitale's services beyond the boutique norm — the doors of the Bay Club gym and the Golden Gateway Swim and Tennis club are open to Vitale guests at low preferred rates.
- 200 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 149 Guest Reviews
- Hotel Vitale
- 8 Mission Street
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Luggage storage
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
Other San Francisco Bay Area hotels
149 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
- Artemis
- Stayed July 2011
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
I loved the location right next to the piers and weekend farmers market. The hospitality of the hotel staff and concierge were incomparable. Also loved how they had freshly dried lavender placed throughout the hotel halls and in the rooms. ohh, almost forgot--I also totally dug the iPod dock sound system they had in the bedroom which was supplied with CDs that created an awesome chill environment in the hotel room :)
What the hotel could do better:
The only thing that bothered me about me about this hotel was the parking services at the front. Since I drove there with my own car, it took FOR-EVER for the valet to take my car and subsequently when we were leaving the hotel it took a really long time for them to bring our car out.
- Linsey
- Stayed June 2011
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
The staff was so nice. Love the lavender in the hallways. Loved the location.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
- justin
- Stayed April 2011
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
have returned many times
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!


text:
This section of the IPD Project Delivery webpage provides access to training materials on activities the Project Delivery team oversees. It includes external sources as well as training materials prepared by the Project Delivery Team. As new training resources are identified or completed they are added to this section of the IPD Project Delivery webpage.
Major Project Financial Plan Guidance Update Webinar
HTML or PowerPoint
Read the transcript
Listen to the webinar
Joint DOT/FHWEA Major Project Webinar
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern
For more information please contact LaToya Johnson at email@example.com or 202-366-0479.


text:
While your saved lists are no longer available, we promise it will be worth the wait!
Email Address is required.
Email Address is invalid.
Password is required.
Password must be at least 6 characters.
Your email and/or password aren't in our records. Please try again.
Oops! Something went wrong with signing in.
First Name is required.
First Name contains invalid symbols.
Your email is already in our system.
Hmm…that password was not recognized.
Oops! Something went wrong with registration.
I understand and agree to the Privacy Policy and Legal Message
Sorry! We can't find that email address.
Two global flavors unite in this snack mix. The Indian flavors are provided by garam masala, an aromatic spice blend. While the Latin flavor comes from pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds).
2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Garam Masala Blend
1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
2 cups unsalted pepitas, (shelled pumpkin seeds)
1 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix garam masala and sea salt in small bowl. Set aside.
Place pepitas and almonds in large bowl. Add oil; toss to coat well. Sprinkle with garam masala mixture; toss until evenly coated. Spread nut mixture in single layer on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until nut mixture begins to brown, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Stir in cranberries. Store in airtight container up to 2 weeks.
(Amount per serving)


text:
SEATTLE - The unusually large cargo plane carrying a full-scale plywood mock-up of a space shuttle crew cabin has arrived in Seattle.
Puget Sound residents got a glimpse of the so called Super Guppy as it flew at low altitude around the region before heading to Boeing Field.
With cargo space that is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long, the Guppy was uniquely equipped to carry the Space Shuttle Trainer.
Seattle's Museum of Flight placed fifth in a competition to land the four retired space shuttles. So NASA awarded the museum with the trainer.
The lesson learned here is when we come together in Washington state, we can land the big whale right behind me, said Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Museum officials say that by October visitors will be able to walk through the trainer to see where astronauts trained for their missions.


text:
Top Schools for Medical Transcription
Read about programs in medical transcription, which teach students how to transcribe the recordings made by physicians and other healthcare professionals. Find information about degree options at three top community colleges, as well as a list of other schools that provide training for medical transcriptionists.
School Information
Students who are interested in becoming professional medical transcriptionists can find training at well-ranked 2-year schools such as Saint Paul College, Mayland Community College and Alexandria Technical College. Successful completion of a program can lead to an associate degree, certificate or a diploma, as well as the ability to create medical reports, correspondence and administrative documents.
Top U.S. Schools with Medical Transcription Programs
1. Saint Paul College in MN
Saint Paul College ranked first among community colleges in the nation in 2010, according to Washington Monthly. The college offers a number of degrees in medical office work, including a Medical Office Professional Program that leads to an Associate in Applied Science. Students can also pursue certificate programs in medical coding or medical records clerking. Certificate programs for medical transcriptionists and medical receptionists are also available.
2. Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine, NC
In 2010, Mayland placed fourth on Washington Monthly's list of best community colleges in the country. The college offers both an associate degree and a diploma in medical assisting. Once enrolled, students learn how to perform administrative work for hospitals. In particular, they find out how to produce medical transcriptions, schedule appointments and assist with medical treatments for patients.
3. Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, MN
Alexandria Technical College ranked eighth on Washington Monthly's community college survey for 2010. The college offers a medical transcription and editing program that emphasizes the importance of creating accurate medical documents and reports. In addition to acquiring coding and transcription skills, students develop an understanding of medical terminology.
Ten Good Schools with Medical Transcription Degree Programs
|School Name
|Alexandria Technical College
|Medical transcription and editing program available
|Alexandria, MN
|Andrews School
|School dedicated to medical transcription and coding
|Oklahoma City, OK
|Central Texas College
|Certificate programs in medical secretary and transcription
|Killeen, TX
|Everett Community College
|Online degree program in medical transcription
|Everett, WA
|Lakeshore Technical College
|Technical diploma in medical transcription
|Cleveland, WI
|Mayland Community College
|Medical assisting program available
|Spruce Pine, NC
|Metropolitan Community College
|Major in health information management systems
|Omaha, NE
|North Dakota State College of Science
|Medical transcriptionist certificate program
|Wahpeton, ND
|Richland Community College
|Online certificate offered
|Decatur, IL
|Saint Paul College
|Career programs in medical office work
|Saint Paul, MN
Related to Top Schools for Medical Transcription
- Related
- Recently Updated
- Popular
Associate of Medical Transcription: Stenoscriptionist Degree Overview
Research associate degrees in medical transcription. Get details about requirements, courses, career prospects and salary to...
Career Info for a Degree in Medical Transcription
Medical transcription is generally offered as a one- to two-year certificate or associate's degree program. Continue reading...
Associate of Medical Administration - Medical Transcription Degree
Get information on the courses commonly included in an associate's degree program in medical administration with a focus on...
Associate of Medical Transcription: Degree Overview
Learn about the curriculum and requirements of an associate degree program in medical transcription. Find out about the...
Schools with Medical Transcription Programs: How to Choose
- Accredited Online Medical Transcription Schools: How to Choose
- How to Survive Medical School
- Medical Transcription Degrees and Training Programs
- Associate of Arts (AA): Business Degree Overview
- Commercial Landscaping Jobs: Career Options and Requirements
- AAS in Accounting Specialist: Degree Overview
- Bachelor of Computer Networking: Degree Overview


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
RT @gavinsmart: The Clevedon School Handbook is now available on iPhone as well as iPad. #edtech #adechat
A Defining Question in an iPhone Age: Live for the Moment or Record It? #edtech #edchat
RT @edshelf: Fill out this edshelf survey for a chance to win a brand new iPhone 6! #edtech
Hold the iPhone: What you can do with #iOS8 in Education via @wordpressdotcom#Edtech #iPadEd
"Today we are pleased to announce the biggest advancement in #iPhone" - Tim Cook#iPhone6
Prepare to go crazy iPhone + U2 fans? #U2 #Slide2Learn #ADEdu
See what's Trending Now for @jnxyz
Follow @jnxyz on Twitter


text:
Mon-Fri: 7am-1am EST / Sat-Sun: 7am-11pm EST
ApplianceHotpoint Range
Level of DifficultyA Bit Difficult
Time to do repairMore than 2 hours
Age of ApplianceMore than 10 years
PliersNutdriverScrew driversSocket set
0 out of 1 people found this instruction helpful
As others have described, the removal of the old bake element is easy, just undo screws in the mount holding it to the inside wall of oven and pull out, then disconnect wires. The first thing I faced unique is that some of the old element melted on the walls of my oven. After scrubbing extensively, it was obvious that the majority of the melted element was permanently fused with the oven wall--although it doesn't seem to have affected oven performance so far. Next since my range was made in 1982, the replacement bake element didn't exactly fit my unit. Several adjustments had to be made. The size and fuctionality of the new bake element matched my oven, however the wire connections and the oven wall mounting bracket and the spacing of the two ends of the element as it went thru the oven wall were very different and required extensive modifications. I used the old mounting bracket from the old melted element to attach the new element since my oven wall opening and mounting holes matched the old element mount--NOT the new element mount. This required removing the old mount from the old element by means of a vice, hacksaw and wirecutters. It was necessary to examine the old element mount very carefully before I hacksawed it off the old element as it must be reconfigured onto the new element. It will be bent up somewhat while removing---be careful. Then I reattached the old mount on the new element. This required carefully bending the new element ends to receive the old mount as they were spread too far apart in the new element configuration. After much trial and error bending with several types of wirecutters the old mount was secured to the new element and installed into the oven. Now a new problem appeared--the element ends now stuck too far into the back wall of the oven, making them dangerously close to touching the exterior of the rear of the oven and remember these are bare, hot electric connections! Much time in trial bendings and repositioning of the new element with the old mount finally resulted in a successful mounting with the old mount and the new element in a way that safely kept the bare wire connections within the rear oven walls. A final problem was encountered when the new element came with slide-on wire connectors while my old element had screws and holes to connect the wires together. I found a drill bit the size of the required screws and drilled holes in the new element's wire slide-on connectors so that I could use the screw connector system of my old element to connect my new element's wires together. It all worked and the oven is functional.
Help other customers find the most helpful instructions.
Were these instructions helpful?
Part Number: PS249247
All brand logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
The PartSelect logo is a Registered Trademark of Atlantic Laundry Centres, Ltd.
Copyright © 1999-2015 , Eldis Group Partnership. All rights reserved.


text:
Trade Gothic
|Jackson Burke
|Date created
Trade Gothic is a sans-serif typeface first designed in 1948 by Jackson Burke (1908–1975), who continued to work on further style-weight combinations (eventually 14 in all) until 1960 while he was director of type development for Linotype in the USA. The family includes three weights and three widths.[1]
Trade Gothic does not display as much unifying family structure as many other sans-serif families (like Futura, Helvetica, Univers, ITC Avant Garde, Frutiger, Avenir, Akzidenz Grotesk, and Gotham), but this dissonance is typical of types which are — or seem to be — hand worked. It is often seen in combination in multimedia and advertising with Antiqua and/or roman text fonts, while the condensed versions are sometimes utilized for headlines.
Trade Gothic Next[edit]
Released in February 2009 by Linotype, it is a redesign by Akira Kobayashi. The most important change was to remove the inconsistencies found in the original family. Other reworked designs include terminals, stroke endings, the spacing, and the kerning.
The family includes 17 fonts in 4 weights and 3 widths, with the 4th (Light) weight only in widest width fonts, and complementary italic in all but Compressed width fonts. It supports ISO-Adobe 2, Adobe CE, Latin Extended characters. OpenType features include sub/superscript, proportional lining figures. The extended width from original Trade Gothic was not included.
Since 2008, Trade Gothic is one of the key elements of the visual identity of Amnesty International. Trade gothic is used both in the organization's logo and to typeset the body text of Amnesty's printed matter. The Arabic version of Amnesty's logo uses the Atrissi Al-Ghad font. Trade Gothic has also been heavily used in the Rapha cycling wear branding.
Vice often uses Trade Gothic along with Hector Rounded.[2]
- ^ Tselentis, Jason; Haley, Allan; Poulin, Richard; Tony Seddon; Gerry Leonidas; Ina Saltz; Kathryn Henderson; Tyler Alterman (2012-02-01). Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. Rockport Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9781592537020. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ 3EIGE and Vice staff (November 30, 2004). "The Vice A to Z of Design". Vice Media. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
|This typography-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


text:
Get Me Rewrite On This Headline! - Verse-Case Scenario
Get Me Rewrite On This Headline!
by Tony Peyser
"Bush In Texas To Rethink Iraq Course"
Is the headline at Associated Press
Yeah, right, like anybody believes he
Won't lead us deeper into this mess.
Will Durst: 2006 Xma$ Gift Wi$h ListWritten by BuzzFlash
Bah humbug everybody. Consider that uttered in the spirit of those of us familiar with the soft dark underbelly of the happiest time of the year. The ones regularly washed over by the holiday faucet of red and green bile dreading the solstice celebration as it drips down the drain of melancholy revealing the regurgitated fruit of of our greed and gluttony. But then again, what the hell. Pass me a cookie and another glass of nog and let's just enjoy the whole thing, shall we? And go easy on the nutmeg and heavy on the whiskey, mister. Because its time to just sit back and relax. Xmas is still with us, as we are repeatedly reminded by the television ads partially obscured by the coffee table high wrapping paper detritus. So to honor all you brave and steadfast consumers who set new records this year in your patriotic quest to sink heavily into debt to honor the birth of that Jewish hippie kid, let me offer up to the least deserving of us my annual scathingly incisive yet perennially trenchant ...
Death Toll In Iraq Now Surpasses U.S. Losses On 9/11 - Verse-Case Scenario
Death Toll In Iraq Now Surpasses U.S. Losses On 9/11
by Tony Peyser
I can guess the White House's response
Even in my deepest slumber:
"There's no need for us to focus on this
Move on; it's just a number."
Brent Budowsky: Gerald Ford, R.I.P. Reflections
by Brent Budowsky
It is easy to forget, especially for those who are younger, that American politics in 2006 is not the way it has been, and not the way it should be.
Peter Michaelson: The Cult of the Upper Crust
by Peter Michaelson
Wealth disparity between America's richest and poorest increased again in 2006. This inequality between wealth and worker, Bill Moyers says in a recent essay, "has opened like an unbridgeable chasm" and threatens to undo the republic. He wonders about its root causes.
Norman Solomon: Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2006
by Norman Solomon
Competition has been fierce for the fifteenth annual P.U.-litzer Prizes.
Many can plausibly lay claim to stinky media performances, but only a few can win a P.U.-litzer. As the judges for this un-coveted award, Jeff Cohen and I have deliberated with due care. (Jeff is the founder of the media watch group FAIR and author of the superb new book "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.")
Our Media and the Right Wingers -- Ms. Smith Goes To Washington
The excerpt below was a comment on the article that I've linked.
I never watch Jon Stewart when the Right Wing bastards are on. I don't have a health problem, but I would have high blood pressure if I watched Bush or any of his criminal comrads. I can't stand the sight of them. That's how bad off I am.
BuzzFlash Mailbag for December 26, 2006
Want to join the conversation? Share your thoughts with other Mailbag readers by clicking here.
Subject: John Kerry Gets It Together in WP Op-Ed: "When Resolve Turns Reckless" 12/24
Kerry's always had it together. Nothing's more tragic to me than when the left buys the RW smear. Their main tool that they know works? Embarrassment. Do not be. Ever.
Michael Winship: One Never Knows, Do One?
by Michael Winship
The recent news of South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson's brain hemorrhage reminded me of the axiom that the surest way to make God laugh is to tell Him -- or Her -- your plans.
Why I Hate Virtually All Of The Washington Press Corps (Except For David Gregory) - Verse-Case Scenario
Why I Hate Virtually All Of The Washington Press Corps (Except For David Gregory)
by Tony Peyser
They should take Bush to task
For how he's misleading the nation
But tough questions they don't ask
And instead just take dictation.


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. Young-Tough served as the junior partner for Super-Tough for quite sometime and his hard work and dedication brought him to the attention of the United States government, for their superhuman team. Unfortunately, the Nega Bomb detonation left him horribly scarred and no longer eligible. Young-Tough apparently lost his partner in the blast and this, combined with the rejection from the government, left the young man broken and out of control. He ultimately changed into the merciless vigilante Mace, fighting to keep the world safe for ordinary men and women from super-powered freaks.He has clashed with heroes and villains and has no allegiances to either side.


text:
|D-backs RF Eaton possibly out 2 months
|Written by Admin
|Friday, 22 March 2013 12:20
Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said on Friday that Eaton had an MRI that revealed a small tear in the fibers around the ulnar collateral ligament. Eaton had been bothered by a sore elbow for a couple of weeks and the Diamondbacks had recently given him a couple days off.
Towers said Eaton, expected to be Arizona's starting right fielder and leadoff hitter, will be shut down for four weeks and the best-case scenario for his return would be in six weeks, but could be as long as two months.
Eaton played 22 games for the Diamondbacks last season before he was hit by a pitch and broke his right hand.


text:
Cheap ARC to Barrow flights
Popular Flights from Arctic Village, Alaska
Top Arctic Village Flights to US Destinations
Popular Flights from Barrow, Alaska
Top Barrow Flights to US Destinations
Top Barrow International Destinations
ARC to BRW Route Map
Arctic Village to Barrow Flights, Stats and Airplanes
Route information for flights from Arctic Village AK to Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial.
345.36 miles
BRW - Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airlines
Browse the most popular airlines servicing the Barrow (BRW) airport. Visit their flights pages to learn more about the most popular routes these carriers fly.


text:
Beckman Coulter Introduces New Opiate 2000 Assay For Use On Synchron Clinical Systems.
This assay meets the new federal guidelines for workplace drug testing set by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
SAMHSA raised the Opiate cut-off level to 2000 ng/mL, after an extensive study of 1.1 million specimens showed that 87 percent of all reported positives (from an initial screening at 300 ng/mL cut-off) were later confirmed as negatives. The reasons given for reporting false positive results include the use of prescription medications that contain codeine or morphine and ingestion of poppy seeds, which also may contain morphine and/or codeine.
Since the purpose of workplace drug testing programs is to detect the use of illegal drugs, the agency raised the opiate test cut-off level to 2000 ng/mL to reduce the number of costly laboratory confirmations.
Opiate 2000 now joins the 12 other qualitative drugs of abuse tests that can be run on urine samples on SYNCHRON(R) Clinical Systems -- Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepine, Cannabinoid 20 ng, Cannabinoid 50 ng, Cannabinoid 100 ng, Cocaine, Methadone, Methaqualone, Opiate (300 ng/mL cut-off), Phencyclidine and Propoxyphene. Opiate 2000 is specifically formulated for use on SYNCHRON CX(R)4 Delta, CX(R)5 Delta, CX7 Delta, CX4CE, CX5CE, CX7, CX4, CX5, CX7RTS, CX9ALX, LX(R)20 and LX4200 systems.
Beckman Coulter offers a continually expanding menu of reagents, calibrators and controls that provides high quality testing of today's most popular drugs of abuse analytes. Each liquid, ready-to-use reagent is conveniently packaged in bar-coded cartridges, which increases efficiency of reagent handling and eliminates time-consuming reagent preparation steps.
Beckman Coulter is a leading provider of instrument systems and complementary products that simplify and automate processes in life science and clinical laboratories. The company's products are used throughout the world in all phases of the battle against disease, from pioneering medical research and drug discovery to diagnostic testing that aids in patient treatment.
Please send READER INQUIRIES from this press release to Jan Petroff, Beckman Coulter, 200 S. Kraemer Blvd., Mail Station W525, Brea, Calif. 92821, USA.
Canadian publications, please send READER INQUIRIES from this press release to Beckman Coulter (Canada), 1034 Tristar Drive., Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1W4, CANADA.
Reader Opinion
|Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
|Business Wire
|Mar 17, 1999
|Previous Article:
|Patriot American and On Command Announce New In-Room Entertainment Services Agreement.
|Next Article:
|Industry Acceptance of Acrodyne Diacrode Transmitters Evidenced by Increasing Backlog; Religious Broadcasting Community Places Additional $800,000...


text:
What Eats Us
Jason Boyd
What Eats Us
Copyright 2012 by Jason Boyd
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
A roar woke him. The beginnings of dawn crept into the sliver of a triangle at the small tent's opening, and from his boar hide bed he could see nothing of the outside but a blue haze. Now there were screams, these human like him. Dori was on his feet now, following the sound without telling himself to do it, feeling tugged toward the danger. He remembered himself and grabbed the instrument beside his bed: a spear, a sharpened stone tied with vines to the end of a staff nearly twice the height of his young body. He'd thrown it for practice only, stabbed with it only at tree bark, but it made him more courageous.


text:
You'll have the world on a string with our Sleek Wallet. Two bill holders, a coin purse, plenty of card slips and an expandable cell phone pocket are all neatly wrapped up with a double magnetic closure. The long strap easily attaches with two clips for added versatility.
9" x 4" - 53" removable strap


text:
(CHATSWORTH, CA) -- I wanted to go public with the true story behind my new deal with Sin City before a sugar-coated press release or a bunch of Bullshit is sent to you.
If one thing can be said about me, it's that I don't bullshit! If I think you're a great guy - I'll get fucked up with you - on the other hand, if you cross me or someone I care about, I'll skull fuck you and leave you for dead.
If you know another thing about me, it's I know about fucking. It's in my blood - Fuck, my wife's a god damned porno star. Even my name rhymes with "Jerk Off." I know 3-ways, 4-ways, 10-ways, Anals, ATMs... bottom line? I can right a book on Hardcore Fucking.
I've talked to several companies about shooting for them but not until I saw what Sin City was doing did I think that I could make a real difference. I took a look at their stuff and what I saw was a bunch of shit shot for "nice" people. Pretty shit! Now, that's all real nice but the last I looked - the fucking jerk-offs who by this shit want to Jerk Off and fantasize about Fucking a girl (that they have no shot with) in the ass. You know, "Hey let me get a bunch of my loser friends and gangbang the neighbor."
I mean, Sin City's all right but let's be honest do we need another film by a frustrated film school drop-out? "Hey I have an idea before the guy comes on her face, let's have some hidden symbolism." Fuck that! Or do we need another Gonzo shot by an "old" long-haired "over the hill" Director who was making porn when your Grandfather was jerking off? Hell no!
I mean even the box covers look like they've been airbrushed to death by a band of Mexican taggers? Why have women airbrushed to hell? Why not show them with a wad of cum dripping off of their chin after some guy face-fucked them?
So, we went back and forth with the usual bullshit - 'What are your budgets? Who will star? Blah, Blah, Blah! Anyway, I couldn't take it anymore and I told them - "Fuck this! I know what I'm doing. In fact, I'm even willing to put my wife up as collateral." that woke them up!
Ok, so before some douche bag goes running to Luke Ford or Jimmy D - this is the story. I pulled a Corleone! I made Sin City an offer they couldn't refuse! I guaranteed them that whatever I shoot will outsell all of the "supposed" hot sellers. Fuck Dionne, Fuck Stagliano, Fuck Anabolic - I'm taking the shit to a new level. And if I don't outsell them? They can have my wife, Bridgette, to an exclusive 1 Year contract. I know what you're thinking, you can't trade another person - the whole slavery thing is over - what a Scumbag. Well, you're wrong. It was my wife's idea! That's true fucking love! That's how much confidence she has in me!
So, there it is! You heard it from me. Yeah, it's a gamble but what the fuck? Life's a gamble - I used to race for Pink Slips when I was sixteen. So, go ahead - write what you want - but at least I got the truth out before some fat little douche bag with a website writes a bunch of Bull Shit. The line is called Mayhem and my first movie will be a Gang-Bang called Cluster Fucks!
For more on Mayhem, I can be reached at 818.407.9990
Amateur Allure New Lines
Sin Claire with Foxxx
Adult's Achilles Heel
AHF's Hidden Agenda
New Smash VP Wyatt Case
Ink Inks OC, The Rub
National Porn Star Day
Pistol, Ross Talk Condoms
XXX Casting Call
Direct Reps Harper
AJ Applegate Available
Emma Marx: Boundaries ~ Reviewer Rated
Strippers Ready for Baseball
RAW Signs Sasha Bradshaw
Modern Comstockery
Nikki Phoenix Appearance
RockNSeXXXy Welcomes Billy Blair
Karaoke XXX Needs New Location
Jane & Ward Hosting XRCO
SashaBrabuster's XXX Comeback
Control ~ Reviewer Rated
XRCO 2015 Nominees
A Leaner Message
50 Shades of Grey ~ Cinema Seen
XRCO 2015 Hall of Fame
Interview with Ela Darling
Derrick Pierce Interview
The News Rack: Naked Swingers
Interview of Holly Heart
ED Expo to Big Easy
Freedom Acres Open House
Global Adult Industry Association
Tod Hunter Press Releases
Cumisha Amado at Sagebrush
J.Lo Doc Johnson Offer
Passport to Hustler Event
Advertise on AINews
Freedom Acres Location
Nina Elle Retains Star Factory
Karen Summer Returns
She's Judas & Available
Camming Con Moves Dates
Exquisite Distributes DDF
Cherie Deville Returns
Roxanne Rae Available
Cherie Deville Available
Maryjean Available in LA
Alicia Silver Productions Content
Thomas Bagley Outed Belle Knox
Casting Call for 'Operation: Outdoors'
Mission Control Open House
Cherie Deville in LA
PASS Holiday Schedule
Santa Susana Pass Location
Sure Fuck Clothing Line
Nadia Night With Lucky Devil
Richelle Ryan Available
LATATA Responds to FSC
FSC Burdens Performers
Online Dating Summit Curacao
Tanya Tate Action Figure
Cam Studio Rental Rates
Sportsheets ILS Blitz
Fantasy Lingerie Storerotica Noms
New Networking Event
Crowdfunding for Adult Entertainment
Jack Hammer Coming Back
Jodie Stacks Available
TES Early Bird Price
XBIZ Executive Awards
June SCCC Mixer
Von James Hires Rub
Entertainment Equipment Floaters
AEE/ANE Seminar Schedule
Mia Gold Available
Topco StorErotica Nom
NS Novelties Storerotica Noms
Baci Announces New Distributor
Sliquid Fifty Shades Collection
Zolo StorErotica Nom
ECN StorErotica Noms
Sliquid StorErotica Noms
Obamacare Expert Randy Limbeck
SLS at Mister Leather
Barcelona Trade Show
Sensuva StorErotica Nom
SLS StorErotica Nom
Angel Del Rey New Pictures
Kira Lake New Pictures
RingO Ranglers Nominated
CB-X Nommed For 2
PHS Nommed StorErotica Awards
Good News From Lallasa
May is Masturbation Month
Kira Lake Available
OCM Rub Valentine
Sin City Chamber April Event
Crystal Delights Creates Trophies
AINews New Look
Business News Section Index


text:
Max Baucus
|Max Baucus
|U.S. Ambassador to China
|In office
|Gary Locke
|Prior offices
|U.S. Senator
|U.S. Representative
|Montana State Representative
|Stanford University
|Stanford University
|Date of birth
|December 11, 1941
|Place of birth
|Helena, Montana
|Net worth
|(2012) $182,001
|United Church of Christ
|Office website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Confirmation Vote
- 5 Key votes
- 5.1 113th Congress
- 5.2 National security
- 5.3 Economy
- 5.4 Immigration
- 5.5 Healthcare
- 5.6 Social issues
- 5.7 Previous congressional sessions
- 6 Issues
- 7 Elections
- 8 Campaign donors
- 9 Personal Gain Index
- 10 Analysis
- 11 Personal
- 12 Recent news
- 13 See also
- 14 External links
- 15 References
Baucus was born in Helena, Montana. He attended Carleton College in Minnesota for a year before transferring to Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1964. After earning his undergraduate degree, he attended Stanford Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1967.[3]
Below is an abbreviated outline of Baucus' academic, professional and political career:[4]
- 1973-1974: Served in the Montana House of Representatives
- 1975-1978:U.S. Representative from Montana
- 1978-2014:U.S. Senator from Montana
- 2014-Present: United States Ambassador to China
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
Baucus served on the following committees before his appointment to the Ambassadorship to China:[5]
- United States Senate Committee on Finance Chairman
- The Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
- The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management
- United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Baucus served on the following committees:
- United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health
- Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support
- Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms
- United States Senate Committee on Finance (Chairman)
- As Chairman of the full committee, Sen. Baucus served as an ex-officio member of all subcommittees of which he was not already a full member.
- Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-term Growth
- United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
- Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Chairman)
Confirmation Vote
Baucus was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to China on February 6, 2014, by a vote of 96-0.[1]
|Max Baucus confirmation vote, February 6, 2014
|Votes for
|Votes against
|Total votes
|Total Votes
Key votes
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 Baucus's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]
National security
John Brennan CIA nomination
Baucus 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.[9]
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Baucus 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 suspend 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.[10]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded 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.[11] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Baucus voted with the Democratic Party for the bill.[12]
Mexico-U.S. border
Baucus 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.[13]
Baucus said if Healthcare.gov can't be fixed in a timely fashion, then Congress needs to consider delaying penalties for not having insurance. He said, "It's not right to penalize people because of mistakes that the government has made because the exchange isn't working. So the better approach is making sure the exchange is working so we don't have to worry about the penalty problem." He expressed frustration with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius saying, "I'm a little, frankly, concerned and a little disappointed that earlier discussions have not been as forthcoming as I'd like them to have been. Maybe she and others didn't know themselves — that in and of itself raises a question: Why in the world didn't she know? That's her job to know."[14]
Social issues
Violence Against Women (2013)
Baucus 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.[15]
Background checks on gun sales
On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Senate took a vote on and defeated a measure that would have expanded federal background checks for firearms purchases.[16] The vote was 54-46, with supporters falling six votes short of the required 60-vote threshold.[17] Baucus was one of the 4 Democratic Senators who voted against the amendment.[18]
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Baucus 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 an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.[19]
On The Issues Vote Match
- See also: On The Issues Vote Match
On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Baucus is a Centrist. Baucus received a score of 53 percent on social issues and 40 percent on economic issues.[20]
Note: We are working to resolve inaccuracies with this information. Thank you for your patience.
IRS targeting
On May 10, 2013, news broke that various branches of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had specifically targeted conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status. This began during the tea party surge in 2010. The agency was separating tax-exempt applications by searching for political terms such as "tea party" and "patriot." In June 2011, an IRS official was briefed on these transgressions and asked that this practice end. The flagging continued, however, when the criteria was changed in January 2012 to look out for groups educating on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[21]
The targeting included allegations that tea party groups were forced to provide information not asked of other tax exempt groups. Examples of this included requests for donor information, Facebook posts, resumes and political intentions of group officials and connections to other groups.[22][23]
On May 16, IRS Commissioner Steven Miller announced his resignation. He still testified at the hearings the next day.[24]
As a result of this scandal, Republicans and many Democratic members of Congress, including Baucus, publicly called for a deeper investigation into these matters. The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on May 17 during which it was disclosed that the Obama administration was made aware of the targeting on June 4, 2012.[25]
On May 20, Senators Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch sent a written inquiry regarding the process for how the agency reviewed applications for tax exempt status. The letter also requested any correspondence between White House officials and the IRS mentioning 501(c) organizations.[26]
During the May 22 House committee hearing on the issue, Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt organizations office, declined to answer questions citing her Fifth Amendment right.[27] The next day, May 23, Lerner was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after Senators John McCain and Carl Levin called on IRS officials to place her on suspension.[28] Lerner retired on September 23, 2013.[29]
Fundraiser for Walsh
Jon Tester and Max Baucus held a fundraiser in November 2013 for Democratic candidate John Walsh, who was running for Montana's U.S. Senate seat in 2014 before dropping out of the race due to a plagiarism scandal. Baucus was appointed U.S. Ambassador to China and did not seek re-election. The fundraiser featured Democrat Chuck Schumer from New York. This fundraiser angered Democrat John Bohlinger, who challenged Walsh in the primary. He said, "I am really troubled by the involvement of the Washington insiders in a Montana Democratic senatorial primary race. They should have no business of trying to influence an outcome of an election here." Bohlinger continued to blast D.C. donors saying, "I'll be raising money, but it will be far lesser amounts than the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (of Washington, D.C.) will pour into Walsh's campaign fund. Mine will be money that comes from Montanans. I'm really offended by the DSCC and their interest in this (primary)."[30]
On April 23, 2013, Baucus announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2014.[31] On February 6, 2014, the Senate voted 96-0 to confirm Baucus as U.S. Ambassador to China.[32] The appointment set off a chain reaction in the Senate, as Baucus' vacancy opened up the chairmanship of the high profile Senate Finance Committee. Ron Wyden of Oregon assumed the chairmanship and in turn, gave up his position as chairman of the Energy Committee.[33] Mary Landrieu took Wyden's spot on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. She was previously the chairwoman of the Small Business Committee, so Maria Cantwell stepped in to fill Landrieu's position on the Small Business Committee. Jon Tester from Montana moved into Cantwell's previous position as the chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.[34]
In Montana, Democratic Governor Steve Bullock appointed Lt. Governor John Walsh to finish out Baucus' term.[35][36]
On November 4, 2008, Baucus won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bob Kelleher (R).[37]
|U.S. Senate, Montana General Election, 2008
|Vote %
|Max Baucus Incumbent
|Bob Kelleher
|Total Votes
Full history
To view the full congressional electoral history for Max Baucus, click [show] to expand the section.
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Baucus is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Baucus raised a total of $6,719,728 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2013.[43]
|Max Baucus's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S. Senate (Montana)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Baucus' reports.[44]
|Max Baucus Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[45]
|July Quarterly[46]
|October Quarterly[47]
|October 15, 2013
|Running totals
Top recipients of lobbyist contributions
On a list of Top 10 Recipients of Contributions from Lobbyists in 2013 from OpenSecrets.org, Baucus ranked second on the list with $125,094 in lobbyist contributions.[48]
Baucus won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. During that re-election cycle, Baucus' campaign committee raised a total of $11,602,479 and spent $9,305,359.[49]
|U.S. Senate, Montana, 2008 - Max Baucus Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Max Baucus's campaign committee
|Aetna Inc
|Express Scripts
|Akin, Gump et al
|KKR & Co
|Schering-Plough Corp
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Securities & Investment
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Health Professionals
Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Change in net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Baucus' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $151,003 and $887,998. That averages to $519,500.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Baucus ranked as the 81st most wealthy senator in 2012.[50] Between 2004 and 2012, Baucus' calculated net worth[51] increased by an average of 20 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[52]
|Max Baucus Yearly Net Worth
|Average Net Worth
|Growth from 2004 to 2012:
|Average annual growth:
|Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[54]
PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Baucus was the chair of the United States Senate Committee on Finance before retiring from the U.S. Senate. Baucus received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.
From 1989-2014, 25.35 percent of Baucus' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[55]
|Max Baucus Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Former chair of the United States Senate Committee on Finance
|Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Securities & Investment
|Health Professionals
|% total in top industry
|% total in top two industries
|% total in top five industries
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Baucus was a "centrist Democrat" as of July 2014.[56] This was the same rating Baucus received in May 2013.
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.[57]
Baucus most often voted with:
Baucus least often voted with:
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Baucus missed 278 of 12,429 roll call votes from February 1979 to February 2014. This amounts to 2.2 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.0 percent among current senators as of July 2014.[58]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Baucus paid his congressional staff a total of $2,616,259 in 2011. He ranked 19th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 54th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Montana ranked 28th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[59]
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. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.
Baucus ranked 45th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[60]
Baucus ranked 45th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[61]
Baucus ranked 45th in the liberal rankings in 2011.[62]
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Baucus voted with the Democratic Party 77.8 percent of the time, which ranked 50th among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.[63]
Baucus has one son, Zeno, by his first wife, Ann Geracimos. Baucus and Geracimos divorced in 1982.[64] He was married to Wanda Minge from 1984-2009, and married Melodee Hanes in 2011.
2013 worst year
Baucus was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the worst years in 2013.[65]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Max + Baucus + Montana + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
- Loading...
See also
External links
- Social media:
- Biographies:
- Political profiles:
- Financial (federal level):
- Interest group ratings:
- Issue positions:
- Legislation:
- Public statements:
- Voting record:
- Works by or about:
- Media appearances:
- Media coverage:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Senate.gov, "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 1st Session," January 29, 2013
- ↑ ABC News, "Senate Approves Max Baucus as China Ambassador," February 6, 2014
- ↑ Great Falls Tribune, "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Max Baucus," accessed October 21, 2011
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, "Baucus," accessed June 28, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List" accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Montana: Max Baucus, United States Senator, "Max's Committee Assignments" accessed October 21, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "PN 48 - Nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 325 - To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S Amdt 1197 - Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Max Baucus: Delay Obamacare penalties if website still lags," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ NPR, "Senate Rejects Expanded Background Checks For Gun Sales," accessed April 19, 2013
- ↑ Fox News, "Background check plan defeated in Senate, Obama rips gun bill opponents," accessed April 19, 2013
- ↑ NPR, "Historically Speaking, No Surprise In Senate Gun Control Vote," accessed April 19, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named
- ↑ USA Today, "IRS knew of Tea Party profiling in 2011, report shows," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "The IRS wants YOU- to share everything," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of conservative groups," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ CNN, "'Angry' Obama announces IRS leader's ouster after conservatives targeted," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ The New York Times, "Treasury Knew of I.R.S. Inquiry in 2012, Official Says," accessed May 17, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch expand IRS probe," May 20,2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment in House hearing on IRS targeting," May 22, 2013
- ↑ CBS, "IRS official Lois Lerner placed on leave," May 23, 2013
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Lois Lerner, at Center of IRS Investigation, Retires," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Missoulian.com, "Bohlinger criticizes Baucus, Tester for early backing of Walsh in U.S. Senate race," accessed November 12, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, strategists say," April 23, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Senate backs Max Baucus for China ambassador," February 6, 2014
- ↑ Seattle pi, "A new Northwest senator, musical chairs in the 'other' Washington," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Maria Cantwell, United States Senator for Washington, "Cantwell Statement on Small Business Committee Confirmation," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Politic, "W.H. to nominate Sen. Max Baucus as next ambassador to China," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "Walsh sworn in as Montana senator, replaces Baucus," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1984," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Donor history for Max Baucus," April 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Baucus 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Top Recipients of Lobbyists Cash in 2013," accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Max Baucus 2008 Election Cycle," accessed October 25, 2011
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Baucus, (D-MT), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Max Baucus," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Max Baucus," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Max Baucus," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Max Baucus," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Max Baucus," accessed August 16, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ Billings Gazette, "New Baucus divorce report emerges," accessed October 21, 2011
- ↑ The Hill, "Best, worst years in Washington," accessed January 13, 2014
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Gary Locke
|U.S. Ambassador to China
| Succeeded by
John Walsh
|Preceded by
Paul G. Hatfield
|United States Senate - Montana
| Succeeded by
|Preceded by
Richard Shoup
|United States House of Representatives - District 1
| Succeeded by
John Patrick Williams
|Preceded by
|Montana House of Representatives
| Succeeded by
- 2002 congress general election boxes, Montana
- 1996 congress general election boxes, Montana
- 1990 congress general election boxes, Montana
- 1984 congress general election boxes, Montana
- 1978 congress general election boxes, Montana
- U.S. ambassadors
- February 2014 confirmation pages
- Federal appointments, Obama administration
- Former member, U.S. Senate
- U.S. Senate, Montana
- Democratic Party
- 112th Congress
- 113th Congress
- Montana
- U.S. Senate incumbent retired, 2014 (early)


text:
Lone Star Announces Additional Contract Vehicles
Federal agencies have a variety of contract vehicles available to obtain business and technology-related consulting services, and Lone Star has a variety of options to address existing and new clients´ needs.
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 06, 2013
Federal agencies have a variety of contract vehicles available to obtain business and technology related consulting services. New agency specific options are being established regularly and government-wide options are also available. Lone Star is pleased to announce it has added two new contract vehicles.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Technical, Acquisition and Business Support Services (TABSS) is a strategically-sourced, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle enabling the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components to competitively procure a wide range of mission and operational support services – anywhere in the world. Issued and administered by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Lone Star is a subcontractor to Crisis1, LLC, a SDVOSB, under Domain 2 (Track 3). Its offerings include:
- Business Case Development
- Capital Planning
- Business Intelligence
- Financial Management
- Lifecycle Cost Estimating & Analysis
- Earned Value Management
- Studies and Analyses Related to Business, Financial Management, and Audit Services, including Cost Benefit Analysis
- Strategic, Operational, and Transactional Metric Development
"Lone Star has a variety of options available for clients to reach us quickly and easily. In addition, we are constantly seeking to expand those options in order to both improve convenience for existing clients and enable Lone Star to address new clients´ needs," said Matthew Bowers, Vice President of Corporate Development.
The second contract vehicle, CIO-SP3, facilitates the planning, acquisition and deployment of large-scale IT program requirements for all US federal civilian and defense agencies. It is a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity GWAC contract managed by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). CIO-SP3 includes ten task areas aimed at providing comprehensive IT services/solutions in support of the Federal Enterprise Architecture, the Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture and the Federal Health Architecture.
For more information regarding Lone Star contract vehicles, visit its website at http://www.lone-star.com.
About Lone Star
Lone Star has built a strong reputation with its clients for delivering insightful analysis, advice and support leading to improved operational performance, monetary savings and risk reduction. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Lone Star has gained international recognition for its decision analysis and business modeling, by providing advisory services addressing a client´s most complex, mission critical challenges. Lone Star´s roots lie in the development, fielding and support of complex technologies and programs for the Department of Defense and commercial enterprises in the telecommunications and technology markets.
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/6/prweb10805377.htm


text:
Stock Photo:
Pile of debris of a destroyed building
- Image ID: 56508205
- Copyright: Andrei Nekrassov
Enjoy hundreds of images a month with no daily download limits. Subscribe and save 20%
High quality images curated from over 150 countries.
Over 50 million photos, vectors, illustrations, and more.
Simple and flat pricing by image or by month.
Over 230,000 images downloaded every day.


text:
Would you like to see more photos?
- All Photos (22)
- MLS Photos (22)
- Enlarge Photo
Estimate Your Monthly Payment
Would you like to see more photos?
Lakewood Ranch! Maintenance free townhome in beautiful Greenbrook Walk at Lakewood Ranch, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with screened lanai and pond views. Nice open plan, neutral colors, tile flooring in main living areas, open eat-in kitchen, conveniently located to schools, shopping, restaurants, hospital and popular Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Click here to learn more about this listing.
Public Facts: As provided by County Assessor and Recorder offices. May not reflect recent additions or improvements. If you see any errors, the best way to get the records updated is to contact your local county records office. If any of the information in this section conflicts with property information provided by a listing agent or broker, agent-provided information should be deemed more reliable.
| Median Household Income
| Median Years In Residence
| Median Homeowner Age
| Households with Children
| Percent of Homes Rented
Please fill out this form to request more photos or more information regarding this property.