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Plan for Ending the War in Iraq
"Here is the truth: fighting a war without end will not force the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future. And fighting in a war without end will not make the American people safer.
So when I am Commander-in-Chief, I will set a new goal on day one: I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden- as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do for our national security, and it will ultimately make us safer."
—Barack Obama, Clinton, Fayetteville, North Carolina, March 19, 2008
At a Glance
The Problem
Inadequate Security and Political Progress in Iraq: Since the surge began, more than 1,000 American troops have died, and despite the improved security situation, the Iraqi government has not stepped forward to lead the Iraqi people and to reach the genuine political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge. Our troops have heroically helped reduce civilian casualties in Iraq to early 2006 levels. This is a testament to our military's hard work, improved counterinsurgency tactics, and enormous sacrifice by our troops and military families. It is also a consequence of the decision of many Sunnis to turn against al Qaeda in Iraq, and a lull in Shia militia activity. But the absence of genuine political accommodation in Iraq is a direct result of President Bush's failure to hold the Iraqi government accountable.
Strains on the Military: More than 1.75 million servicemen and women have served in Iraq or Afghanistan; more than 620,000 troops have completed multiple deployments. Military members have endured multiple deployments taxing both them and their families. Additionally, military equipment is wearing out at nine times the normal rate after years of constant use in Iraq's harsh environment. As Army Chief of Staff General George Casey said in March, "Today's Army is out of balance. The current demand for our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeds the sustainable supply and limits our ability to provide ready forces for other contingencies."
Resurgent Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: The decision to invade Iraq diverted resources from the war in Afghanistan, making it harder for us to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden and others involved in the 9/11 attacks. Nearly seven years later, the Taliban has reemerged in southern Afghanistan while Al Qaeda has used the space provided by the Iraq war to regroup, train and plan for another attack on the United States. 2007 was the most violent year in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001. The scale of our deployments in Iraq continues to set back our ability to finish the fight in Afghanistan, producing unacceptable strategic risks.
A New Strategy Needed: The Iraq war has lasted longer than World War I, World War II, and the Civil War. More than 4,000 Americans have died. More than 60,000 have been injured and wounded. The United States may spend $2.7 trillion on this war and its aftermath, yet we are less safe around the globe and more divided at home. With determined ingenuity and at great personal cost, American troops have found the right tactics to contain the violence in Iraq, but we still have the wrong strategy to press Iraqis to take responsibility at home, and restore America's security and standing in the world.
Barack Obama's Plan
Judgment You Can Trust
In 2002, as the conventional thinking in Washington lined up with President Bush for war, Obama had the judgment and courage to speak out against going to war, and to warn of "an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs, and undetermined consequences." He is fully committed to ending the war in Iraq as president.
A Responsible, Phased Withdrawal
Barack Obama believes we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. Immediately upon taking office, Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: ending the war. The removal of our troops will be responsible and phased, directed by military commanders on the ground and done in consultation with the Iraqi government. Military experts believe we can safely redeploy combat brigades from Iraq at a pace of 1 to 2 brigades a month that would remove them in 16 months. That would be the summer of 2010 – more than 7 years after the war began.
Under the Obama plan, a residual force will remain in Iraq and in the region to conduct targeted counter-terrorism missions against al Qaeda in Iraq and to protect American diplomatic and civilian personnel. He will not build permanent bases in Iraq, but will continue efforts to train and support the Iraqi security forces as long as Iraqi leaders move toward political reconciliation and away from sectarianism.
Encouraging Political Accommodation
Barack Obama believes that the U.S. must apply pressure on the Iraqi government to work toward real political accommodation. There is no military solution to Iraq's political differences, but the Bush Administration's blank check approach has failed to press Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future or to substantially spend their oil revenues on their own reconstruction.
Obama's plan offers the best prospect for lasting stability in Iraq. A phased withdrawal will encourage Iraqis to take the lead in securing their own country and making political compromises, while the responsible pace of redeployment called for by Obama's plan offers more than enough time for Iraqi leaders to get their own house in order. As our forces redeploy, Obama will make sure we engage representatives from all levels of Iraqi society—in and out of government—to forge compromises on oil revenue sharing, the equitable provision of services, federalism, the status of disputed territories, new elections, aid to displaced Iraqis, and the reform of Iraqi security forces.
Surging Diplomacy
Barack Obama will launch an aggressive diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive compact on the stability of Iraq and the region. This effort will include all of Iraq's neighbors—including Iran and Syria, as suggested by the bi-partisan The Iraq Study Group Report. This compact will aim to secure Iraq's borders; keep neighboring countries from meddling inside Iraq; isolate al Qaeda; support reconciliation among Iraq's sectarian groups; and provide financial support for Iraq's reconstruction and development.
Preventing Humanitarian Crisis
Barack Obama believes that America has both a moral obligation and a responsibility for security that demands we confront Iraq's humanitarian crisis—more than five million Iraqis are refugees or are displaced inside their own country. Obama will form an international working group to address this crisis. He will provide at least $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries, and ensure that Iraqis inside their own country can find sanctuary. Obama would also work with Iraqi authorities and the international community to hold the perpetrators of potential war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide accountable. He would reserve the right to intervene militarily, with our international partners, to suppress potential genocidal violence within Iraq.
The Status-of-Forces-Agreement
Obama believes any Status of Forces Agreement, or any strategic framework agreement, should be negotiated in the context of a broader commitment by the U.S. to begin withdrawing its troops and forswearing permanent bases. Obama also believes that any security accord must be subject to Congressional approval. It is unacceptable that the Iraqi government will present the agreement to the Iraqi parliament for approval—yet the Bush administration will not do the same with the U.S. Congress. The Bush administration must submit the agreement to Congress or allow the next administration to negotiate an agreement that has bipartisan support here at home and makes absolutely clear that the U.S. will not maintain permanent bases in Iraq.
Barack Obama's Record
- Barack Obama opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning. In 2002, as the conventional thinking in Washington lined up for war, Obama had the judgment and courage to speak out against the war. He said the war would lead to "an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs and undetermined consequences." In January 2007, Obama introduced legislation to responsibly end the war in Iraq, with a phased withdrawal of troops engaged in combat operations.


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GAO-11-540T: Published: Apr 12, 2011. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2011.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and foreign tax administrators face similar issues regardless of the particular provisions of their laws. These issues include, for example, helping taxpayers prepare and file returns, and assuring tax compliance. GAO was asked to describe (1) how foreign tax administrators have approached issues that are similar to those in the U.S. tax system and (2) whether and how the IRS identifies and adopts tax administration practices used elsewhere. To do this, GAO reviewed documents and interviewed six foreign tax administrators as well as tax experts, tax practitioners, taxpayers, and trade group representatives. GAO also examined documents and met with IRS officials. This preliminary information is based on GAO's ongoing work for the Committee to be completed at a later date.
Foreign and U.S. tax administrators use many of the same practices such as information reporting, tax withholding, providing web-based services, and finding new approaches for tax compliance. These practices, although common to each system, have important differences. Although differences in laws, culture, or other factors likely would affect the transferability of foreign tax practices to the U.S., these practices may provide useful insights for policymakers and the IRS. For example, New Zealand integrates evaluations of its tax and discretionary spending programs. The evaluation of its Working For Families tax benefits and discretionary spending, which together financially assist low- and middle-income families to promote employment, found that its programs aided the transition to employment but that it still had an underserved population; these findings likely would not have emerged from separate evaluations. GAO previously has reported that the U.S. lacks clarity on evaluating tax expenditures and related discretionary spending programs and does not generally undertake integrated evaluations. In Finland, electronic tax administration is part of a government policy to use electronic services to lower the cost of government and encourage private-sector growth. Overall, according to Finnish officials, electronic services have helped to reduce Tax Administration staff by over 11 percent from 2003 to 2009 while improving taxpayer service. IRS officials learn about these practices based on interactions with other tax administrators and participation in international organizations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In turn, IRS may adopt new practices based on the needs of the U.S. tax system. For example, in 2009, IRS formed the Global High Wealth Industry program. IRS consulted with Australia about its approach and operational practices.
May 28, 2015
Electricity Generation Projects:Additional Data Could Improve Understanding of the Effectiveness of Tax ExpendituresGAO-15-302: Published: Apr 28, 2015. Publicly Released: May 28, 2015.
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Internal Revenue Service:Observations on IRS's Operations, Planning, and ResourcesGAO-15-420R: Published: Feb 27, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 3, 2015.
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Identity Theft and Tax Fraud:Enhanced Authentication Could Combat Refund Fraud, but IRS Lacks an Estimate of Costs, Benefits and RisksGAO-15-119: Published: Jan 20, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 2015.
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Tax-Exempt Organizations:Better Compliance Indicators and Data, and More Collaboration with State Regulators Would Strengthen Oversight of Charitable OrganizationsGAO-15-164: Published: Dec 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2014.
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Tax Filing Season:2014 Performance Highlights the Need to Better Manage Taxpayer Service and Future RisksGAO-15-163: Published: Dec 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2014.
Nov 19, 2014
Individual Retirement Accounts:IRS Could Bolster Enforcement on Multimillion Dollar Accounts, but More Direction from Congress Is NeededGAO-15-16: Published: Oct 20, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2014.
Sep 22, 2014
Identity Theft:Additional Actions Could Help IRS Combat the Large, Evolving Threat of Refund FraudGAO-14-633: Published: Aug 20, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2014.
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Large Partnerships:With Growing Number of Partnerships, IRS Needs to Improve Audit EfficiencyGAO-14-732: Published: Sep 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 18, 2014.
Aug 11, 2014
New Markets Tax Credit:Better Controls and Data Are Needed to Ensure EffectivenessGAO-14-500: Published: Jul 10, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 11, 2014.
Jul 29, 2014
Tobacco Taxes:Disparities in Rates for Similar Smoking Products Continue to Drive Market Shifts to Lower-Taxed OptionsGAO-14-811T: Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.
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Useful tips for writing a basic academic essay
Basic academic essay writing is essential for most students. It is a matter of remembering simple steps you can use no matter the selected topic
- Your essay may include an introduction, body and conclusion. Your deadline is another important aspect to remember as you may need to write a few drafts to help finalize your content.
- Select your topic based on what you know. Your topic can be anything you want as long as it is appropriate. You may want to review ideas for topics with colleagues and instructor. This helps reduce having essays on the same topic and you can be clear on whether you subject matter is appropriate for the assignment. You can start thinking about your thesis statement (main idea) and supporting points it will need to prove its argument.
- Use an outline to help you define supporting points. Some students skip this step if they feel they know what they want to say. This can still be helpful because it puts your ideas in front of you with perspective. You get an idea of talking points you can discuss throughout the text. You can get your work organized in half the time. An outline helps you plan your next move.
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What's New
• Minor Bug fixes and improvements
• "Best Apps for Summer Family Fun" - Today's Parent
App Description
Budge Studios™ presents Caillou House of Puzzles! Join Caillou and his friends as you explore different rooms in his big blue house! Each room has 3 missing objects that players need to reveal by solving fun jigsaw puzzles, once completed they transform into fun animations!
• 3 fun jigsaw puzzles in each room!
• 3 levels of difficulty so kids of all ages can play!
• Caillou's voice helps kids learn about household objects
• Interactive items and creative artwork in every scene
• Fun animations when puzzles are completed!
• Puzzles always change formation – play over and over again!
• Share your completed puzzles with friends and family
• Caillou's room
• Rosie's room
• Mom & Dad's room
• Bathroom
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• Selected as "Best Apps for Summer Family Fun" by Amber Mac in "Today's Parent"
• #1 in Games/Educational (iPad) in +35 Countries
• Editor's Choice
• kidSAFE® Certified
Caillou is a proven and trusted hit aimed at kids aged 2-5 which airs worldwide in over 100 countries including in the US (PBS and Sprout), Canada, UK, Germany and Turkey.
Caillou House of Puzzles (mobile app) is certified by the kidSAFE® Seal Program.
We always welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Contact us 24/7 at [email protected]
Budge Studios leads the industry by providing entertaining apps for kids through innovation and creativity. The company develops and publishes apps for smartphones and tablets played by millions of children worldwide featuring high profile properties such as Strawberry Shortcake, Chuggington, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Minnie Mouse.
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DeviceGuru writes: LinuxGizmos and Linux.com have just launched their annual 2-minute survey asking folks to rate their favorite hacker SBCs from a list of 53 single board computers that are priced below $200, supported by open documentation and Linux or Android OSes, and will ship before July. As usual, the survey's data will be made available publicly, but one big change this year is that participants can register for a random drawing that will give away 20 hacker SBCs, split equally among the BeagleBone Black, Imagination Creator CI20, Intel Edison Kit for Arduino, and Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c. (Emails submitted will only be used for selecting and notifying SBC drawing winners, say the sites.)


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About the ManufacturerFor years, Calphalon cookware has strived "to be the culinary authority in kitchenwares, enhancing the home chef's food experience during planning, prep, cooking, baking, and serving." This statement has encompassed the true essence of Calphalon cookware since it was established in 1963. From it's beginnings in Perrysburg, Ohio, the company has led innovation in the cookware industry, continually introducing new cutting edge technology to the public. Now one of the industry's top brands, Calphalon offers it's customers a variety of cookware in various styles and materials perfect for beginners and expert chefs alike.
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Pizza Market
The Pizza Market offers delicious pizza and more.
Trenton House
Trenton House offers delicious steak and so much more, all set in a casual, elegant atmosphere.
Dairy King
Dairy King offers everything from slushes, shakes and concretes to breakfast items, hamburgers, sandwiches, wraps and more.
Popeye's Chop House
Popeye's has great steaks, chops, olive oil salads, and much more, all in a dinning room with a rustic feel, and excellent service.
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Sharon's Cafe
Family atmosphere with home cooked meals. Full menu. Two banquet rooms.
Five Brothers Cafe
American diner with Greek offerings.
El Rancherito - Salem
Mexican hospitality with fine Mexican food. Bien venidos, amigos.
Denny's - Salem
American family-style dinners served 24 hours a day. Senior menu. Also full bar and lounge.
Chico's Mexican Restaurant
Chico's menu is full of delicious south of the border favorites.
Craig-O's Pizza, Pasta & Hot Oven Subs
Craig-O's offers an assortment pizza, pasta, sub-sandwiches and more.
Funderburk's Gas Grill & Deli
Funderburk's offers delicious deli favorites.
Nuby's Steakhouse
Nuby's offers a great meal with excellent service and a large selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood, chicken and of course, steak! Relax with friends and family. Beer, wine, kids' menu.
Powhatan Restaurant
Powhatan Restaurant has delicious diner dishes such as burgers and sandwiches. Located next to the Powhatan Hotel. Beer and wine available.
The Boiler Room Restaurant
The Boiler Room offers delicious food in a clean, casual atmosphere, with banquet and meeting facilities. Located in the Original Springs hotel.
Village Bakery & Deli
Village Bakery & Deli specializes in homemade donuts, bread and baked items. Daily luncheon specials. Deli meats and cheeses and more!
Oakdale Country Kitchen
Oakdale Country Kitchen offers a variety of homecooked American favorites for the whole family. This restaurant is not to be confused with the Country Kitchen chains but is an INDEPENDENTLY operated restaurant.
The Good Ol' Days Restaurant
Go back to the good old days with delicious homestyle favorites like Southern fried chicken, roast beef, adn steak. Also, cod, catfish, shrimp, sandwiches, salads, and great homemade desserts, and if you're brave try the frog legs.
CITY:New Baden
Black Diamond Vineyards
This winery offers a quiet, relaxing setting and great wine. Be sure to check out the gift shop that features handmade truffles by Heavenly Sweets, lotions, oils and candles. Special events are held throughout the year.
Little Nashville Restaurant
Little Nashville Restaurant has a great menu full of delicious items.
GenKota Winery
GenKota's award-winning wines and ports feature reds, whites and blushes, from sweet and semi-sweet to dry. A full line of wine-related items and gift baskets are also available.
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El Rancherito - Mount Vernon
Mexican Restaurant. See other locations.
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Kimmy's Kitchen
Country cooking.
CITY:Mount Vernon
Cracker Barrel - Mt. Vernon
Our menu features everything you love about country cooking, plus a few items that might just surprise you.
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I just turned 49 last December and seem to be feeling like I was when I was eighteen, I work out every day except Sunday. I like the core exercises, machines and free weights. I started a cardio exercise last July that the seals use that I enjoy quite a bit. I love the ocean and all the wildlife that one can see while out in the ocean. Spending the night on a boat at Cat Is is lots of fun or driving up the coast to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo area where my grandparents lived is a beautiful drive. I love music, I play guitar all most every day. I enjoy spending time with my family still have my parents which every day I thank god for. Speaking of God he does play a major role in my life and I do my best to live the way he wants me to. Seems so simple really follow the golden rules and life is so much better. Beach walks and swimming is a great way to spend some time catching some rays as well as packing a snack or lunch. I have traveled most of the western united states as a regional sales manager in the power sports industry over the last twelve years. Last April my marriage came to an end, so now I am ready to meet the love of my life and move forward in to the bright new future. I like cooking I have owned two restaurants and lounges over the last four years, that was enough for me. I would rather cook with my someone special than own a restaurant any day of the week. There much more this should get us started. You will be a beautiful lady with class and wit. You take care of your physical and mental being. Your like to be treated like a queen and enjoy being pampered by the love of your life. You do not need a degree just common sense to know what is right for you and your man. You have strong morals and values that were ingrained in you from your upbringing. God should be important to you, not over the top though.
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I used to LOVE View Camera, and I used to like Camera Arts. For years I knew no other LF practitioners so EVERY piece of information I got about the niche was from VC Magazine. I would find it in the mailbox every other month (an excruciating time to wait) and begin thumbing through it before even putting down the rest of the mail and my keys.
Then I found Tuan's site. Then Greenspun's forum. Then Ed Buffaloe's. Michael & Paula's. Then APUG.
And now, I have to tell you, last month's issue of VC magazine is the first one I have picked up in months. Because of resources like APUG I just don't need it like I once did. I used to patiently suffer through portfolios of still lifes or pola transfers, etc, waiting for months for landscapes or portraits or something a little more relevant to me to be published. Now I just turn on the computer, search around, come here, go there, and I get more than I EVER got from the magazine.
So here's my real comment: I think View Camera magazine, angalog, is being replaced by places like this, digital. There are fewer pictures here but there is SO MUCH MORE information. And it's customized. Just yesterday I asked about a $850 Red Dot Artar and got 10 good, informative responses within 24 hours. How could VC or Camera Arts or any other magazine ever compete with THAT?
For Steve Simmons, there is a balance. He needs advertisers to pay for the magazine. But he needs an audience that will buy his advertisers' products. And his ability to attract and hold readers is 100% dependant on how informative and relevant and entertaining his magazines are to us.
View Camera and Camera Arts are less of all three to me. So I am one less reader he is able to sell to his advertisers. Now he needs me to be replaced by someone new who finds his magazines informative, entertaining, and relevant, or he needs to change his magazines to become informative, entertaining, and relevant to a whole new (and growing, instead of plateauing or dwindling) audience.
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- FIMO® Soft Polymer Clay — Tropical Green #53, Windsor Blue #35, Lemon #10, Metallic Silver #812 or #81
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Striped Flower Tops
- Create a striped loaf by stacking 1" x 8" sheets of Lemon, Tropical Green, and Windsor Blue FIMO® Soft rolled through the 5th largest setting the pasta machine. Lightly roll the stack with the PolyRoller to compress and remove air pockets. Cut the stack into 2" long sections. Stack these, one-over-the-other, making sure that the colors alternate.
- Slice several thin slices from this loaf using the PolyBlade. Lay the slices side-by-side over a sheet of Lemon FIMO® Soft that's been rolled through the 5th largest setting of the pasta machine.
Tip: Whenever working with clay that may become stretched or distorted when removing from a work surface, using a deli sheet or piece of parchment paper to work on makes an easily removable backing that can be peeled away without damaging your clay work.
- Roll the PolyRoller lightly over the clay following the direction of the stripes. This will help to even the thickness between the slices and compress the edges together for a cleaner look. After rolling, run this sheet through the 4th largest setting of the pasta machine with the stripes facing up.
- Cut three 1" squares from the sheet. Place one of the squares (stripes facing down) over the opening of the flower cutter. Gently use your pinkie finger to press the clay down into the cutter opening to create a concave bowl. Do not press too hard which can cut or tear the clay.
- While holding cutter by the sides (and not the spring-loaded plunger), press it down over the work tile and pull away the excess clay leaving the "clay bowl" in place, inside the cutter. Bake the cutter with the clay at 265ºF (130ºC) for 30 minutes. Allow the cutter to cool completely then pop the clay out of the cutter by gently depressing the plunger. Note: Do not attempt until clay is completely cool or it may break. Repeat this two more times with the flower cutter.
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- Create a "Bull's Eye" cane to make the polka dots. Start by rolling a 1" long x 1/2" diameter Lemon FIMO® Soft snake. Wrap this in a sheet of Tropical Green clay rolled out through the 3rd largest setting of the pasta machine. Wrap the snake again in a sheet of Windsor Blue clay rolled through the 5th largest setting of the pasta machine.
- Cut the bull's eye cane in half (saving half for other projects). Roll the cane with your hand against the work surface to reduce it to 3/16" in diameter.
- Cut several thin slices from the reduced cane and place randomly over a sheet of Metallic Silver clay rolled through the 4th largest setting of the pasta machine. Embed the cane slices into the clay sheet by rolling with the PolyRoller. Hint: Working on a deli sheet is recommended for this step. Be sure to rotate the sheet often while rolling to maintain the round shape of the polka dots. Rolling in only one direction will stretch and distort the circles.
- Once the polka dots appear seamlessly embedded into the silver sheet, cut out 2 (for smaller bracelets) or 3 (for large bracelets) 1" squares. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 from the Striped Flower Tops directions to create the tops of the heart beads.
Making the Beads
- Using the pattern cutters, punch out hearts and flowers from sheets of clay rolled through the largest setting of the pasta machine (Lemon/flowers, Windsor Blue/hearts). Remove the excess clay.
- To create the stringing holes, place two bead piercing pins 1/4" apart, across the middle of each cutout. The pins should be facing parallel to one another. These will leave stringing holes/paths after baking.
- With the pins still in place, press the bead tops onto the corresponding shaped cutouts. Press the tops so that the clay on the sides rises up slightly over the bead top edges. Using your fingertips, gently press this clay against the bead tops to secure them to the bottoms creating a framed appearance.
- Suspend the beads on the Baking Rack by placing the pins in the slots and bake at 265ºF (130ºC) for 30 minutes. After completely cool, twist the pins to loosen and pull them out.
- Cut two 12" long sections of beading wire. Holding these sections side-by-side, thread both wires through a crimp bead. Bring the ends back through to form a small loop. Secure the crimp using the pliers and trim away the excess tails.
- Thread a silver bead onto the combined wire lengths. This will hide the ends of the trimmed wire tail left after forming the starting loop. Separate the wires and thread a bugle bead over each one.
- Add a flower pillow bead, threading one wire through each of the two hole paths created with the piercing pins. Once the wire is pushed through the opposite holes, make an "X" formation with the silver and bugle beads. Separate the wires and thread a bugle bead over each one. Combine the wires and thread a silver bead over both. Separate the wires once again and string a bugle bead over each one.
- Add a heart pillow bead as in Step 3. Repeat these steps using a total of 5 pillow beads for smaller bracelet and 6 to make a larger one.
- After adding the final pillow bead, finish by stringing one bugle bead on each wire. Combine the two wires and thread a last silver bead. String a crimp bead over the combined wires and bring the ends back through. Pull out the slack, leaving a small loop at the end. Secure the crimp with pliers and trim away the excess wire with wire cutters. Hide any remaining wire tail by tucking it into the silver end bead. Add the clasp and jump ring.
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A case could be made that Miami and Florida Atlantic are football brothers. After all, the programs have the same father. The Hurricanes and the Owls play Friday to open their seasons and pay tribute to former coach Howard Schnellenberger - who led Miami into the spotlight by winning the school's first national championship in 1983, 15 years before he began building Florida Atlantic's program from scratch. It's the first time the schools have met in football, and starts a three-game, four-year series. ''That was the genesis of the game, that we would celebrate what he has done for both programs, really starting both programs at the end of the day,'' Miami coach Al Golden said. ''He's a man who owes me nothing but treats me with great respect and imparts great wisdom every time I see him. We're blessed to have him in our family. I know FAU probably feels the same way.'' Schnellenberger will be the honorary captain for both teams. Dozens of his former Miami players are expected t...
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Financial stocks, many of them falling by double digit percentages, led a huge drop on Wall Street Tuesday that left the major indexes down more than 4% and the Dow Jones industrials down 332 points.
Although traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange paused to watch the inauguration ceremony and Obama's remarks, the transition of power didn't erase investors' intensifying concerns about struggling banks and their impact on the overall economy.
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The collapse in bank stocks was swift Tuesday: State Street plunged 59%, Citigroup fell 20% and Bank of America lost 29%. Royal Bank of Scotland fell 69% in New York trading.
The shrinking value of bank stocks means the financial industry accounts for less than 10% of the Standard & Poor's 500 index for the first time since 1992. At the end of 2006, banks made up 22% of the stock market benchmark.
And the market's retreat Tuesday means Wall Street has eaten through most of the advance it made from Nov. 20 through Jan. 6. The S&P 500, which had been up as much as 24%, is now up only 7% from its November low.
Fears about banking eclipsed the shift in Washington. Royal Bank of Scotland's forecast for what would be the biggest loss ever for a British corporation left investors fearful that government's would have to nationalize banks to keep them from collapsing. The British government injected more money into the struggling bank Monday and announced another round of bailouts for the country's banks.
State Street and Regions Financial, a bank with branches primarily in the Southeast, both reported big earnings drops Tuesday.
Acknowledging the global economy's woes, Obama suggested Wall Street would see greater oversight: "Without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control," he said in his address outside the Capitol.
Obama warned the economic recovery would be difficult and that the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Investors are expecting Washington will be a central part of the economic recovery. But the first hours of the new administration did little to ease their concerns.
"At this stage, markets in general and bank investors specifically are really looking to government as the way out," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank. "Certainly, of just about all of inaugurations that I can recall today's event probably has the not only the symbolic importance but really tangible importance to the stock market."
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YEAR BY THE SEA —The Motion Picture Launches Kickstarter Campaign
The numbers are against them, but screenwriter/producer Alexander Janko and team are hoping to draw baby boomers to the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter to garner development funds for the feature film "Year by the Sea," based on Joan Anderson's three New York Times' best-selling memoirs.
According to audience measurement company Quantcast, only 20% of Kickstarter backers are over age 45. However, this demographic is the primary audience for Anderson's books, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies translated into 19 languages.
"We know we're bucking the trend," Janko said. "But 100 million Americans turned 55 in 2013, and the share of movie tickets sold to boomers spiked. When this audience becomes aware of a film being created for them, we believe they'll show their support."
The 30-day initiative, with a goal to raise $50,000, launches May 21st at 9pm EST.
Kickstarter is an online crowd-funding platform that allows projects to raise money by offering items and experiences in return for financial pledges. Campaign creators establish their own rewards, which begin at $1 and can reach as high as $10,000. Each project must meet its goal by the stated deadline, or no money is collected.
Janko has recruited top NYC fashion guru Kenny Bonavitacola to design the reward tier merchandise, as well as provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by creating a one-of-a-kind couture ensemble for a top-tier pledger.
Other top-tier items include a day on the Cape with Joan Anderson, a speaking role in the movie, and a chance to conduct the film's orchestra during a recording session.
The Kickstarter campaign will end June 20th at 11:59pm EST.
"Year by the Sea" is about a baby boomer who realizes she's lost her identity beyond the roles of wife and mother. Overnight she decides to take a break from her marriage and rediscover herself. While on Cape Cod she meets a slew of locals, including Joan Erikson, wife of famed psychologist Erik Erikson, who becomes Anderson's mentor.
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"Year by the Sea" now claims more than 1,700 "likes" and counting on Facebook. Last month, the team hosted a screenplay reading on Cape Cod attended by fans from as far away as Michigan.
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Jeremy Mayer is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Most recently he is the co-author of Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities (Brookings, 2008), co-editor of Media Power, Media Politics, 2nd ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008), co-author of Deconstructing Reagan: A Critical Analysis of Conservative Mythology (2006), and the author of American Media Politics in Transition (McGraw Hill 2006). He has written articles on diverse topics such as presidential image management, Christian right politics, federalism and gay rights, and comparative political socialization, in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and The Historian.
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It is terribly risky to take someone who hasn't been a politician and plop them into the blazing white hot spotlight of national politics. And because the pick would be so unconventional, Haley would be held accountable for missteps.
Sanford has, of course, experience as a political spouse, which is something like being a candidate. But it isn't the same. The dodges and retreats available to a spouse are myriad.
If Sanford runs on her own, and earns it, that would be entirely different.
So I still consider Scott the more likely pick.
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This is one of the strangest bits of news to cross the transom in a while.
I can only interpret it as a sign of how greatly the Senate has been diminished as a policymaking body. The frustration of the Senate's members must be reaching a boiling point if influential folks like Jim DeMint are leaving to head think tanks. In the past, folks have left the Senate out of disgust with politics, or to start a new life outside of politics, or to join the administration at the top levels.
But to leave the Senate in order to lead a D.C. think tank says that you believe you can have a greater political impact there than in the Senate. And given the absolutely pathetic state of affairs in the current Senate, crippled by constant filibuster threats, DeMint is probably right.
I can't think of a comparable case in modern Senate history. The shame to the Senate could only be greater if he had left the Senate to run for the House!
Could Ashley Judd beat Mitch McConnell?
The question is not can she beat McConnell. The question is, does she have a better shot at beating him than anyone else the Kentucky Democratic Party might put forward?
The answer to that seems to be yes. The Democrats are remarkably weak in Kentucky, and so it makes sense to swing for the fences, and pick an unorthodox candidate who will get massive international media attention.
In this anti-incumbent era, it just might work. Rand Paul, unknown eye doctor, knocked of McConnell's designated candidate in 2010. I doubt it this time, though. The worst thing you can say about Judd in Kentucky is not that she is a Hollywood liberal, although that's bad enough. It's that she doesn't live there - she resides in Tennessee when she's not in LA. Kentucky voters will forgive a lot but that may be a bit too much. So unless Ashley Judd discovers her inner Ronald Reagan soon, I think Mitch is safe.
On the other hand, McConnell is a bit vulnerable to a tea party challenge, so who knows, Judd could end up being the more politically experienced and savvy candidate in the race!See more
A Romney-Obama friendship?
There is no question that Romney could be useful. The country is eager for people to stand above partisanship. If Obama can even get a picture today with Romney smiling, it's a small boost. If there is an initiative they can work together on somewhere down the line in the second term, even better for the president.
The question is, will Romney want to do this? The more he works with Obama, the more he looks like the flip-flopping moderate the GOP base hated from the start. And Romney has very little support within the party now. I've never seen a nominee fall so quickly in his own party's estimation. Moreover, the president's campaign was pretty harsh on Romney, and the super PACs even worse. He must be holding onto some resentment about that.
On the other hand, Romney is a deeply Christian man, who has bounced back from other losing campaigns rapidly. Perhaps this meeting is about forgiveness, and patriotism. If Romney is putting the country's needs above his own hurt feelings and image, that's a tribute to the man. Let's see what happens.See more
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The toxin in question, PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl), belongs to a category of manmade organic chemicals known as chlorinated hydrocarbons. The chemical was used in hundreds of industrial and commercial applications for decades but the practice was banned in 1979. Today, the problem is that PCBs can still be found lingering in the environment as well as in buildings that predate the ban.
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I offer this as informational, because it took me a while to figure out how to do this.
I recently got an HR34 Genie system. I love it. Working perfectly. I changed the remote from IR to RF, simply because the device is not directly in front of the seating area in our living room.
Everything works great, but it occurred to me that if the remote got lost or damaged (as has happened before) I would have to use the physical menus on the front of the device in order to get back to IR...and then set up a new remote for RF....this is because, unlike IR, an RF remote is device specific, and you can't therefore talk to the HR34 with another RF remote.
So I searched for a way to remotely set up a second RF remote on the HR34, in case I lost or damaged the main RF remote. A kind user on another forum gave me the solution, and in about two minutes, I had set up a second RF remote on my HR34.
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Yep, glad you sorted it out. You can set up as many rf remotes as you want using that technique. Further, you can use the slider switch at the top and set up rf on each of the positions for different receivers in either rf or ir on each receiver as desired.
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This is a handy technique for setting up mirrored tvs. You have the ability to change channels in either room without having to remember to move the remote from room to room.
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PGC 8961 (with PGC 8970 = Arp 273) A 13th-(B)magnitude spiral galaxy (type SA(s)b pec) in Andromeda (RA 02 21 28.7, Dec +39 22 32) PGC 8961 and 8970 form an interacting pair of spiral galaxies, also known as Arp 273. Both galaxies are considerably distorted by their interaction, but PGC 8961's spectacular arms and bri...
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Southern Milky Way Galaxy. Shot from Coonabarbran, NSW, Australia. 18 segment panorama 1 hour total exposure time per segment FLI Proline 16803 camera CCD array 4096 x 4096. 9um pixels. Clear filter Takahashi FSQ-N f/5 telescope
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Musial the main focus at Cardinals' fan festival
Inside the fan fest, those who knew Stan the Man best validated the outpouring of emotion.
Longtime former manager Tony La Russa ranks Musial in the upper echelon of players along with Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. Off the field, La Russa has an even greater appreciation.
La Russa, who collected celebrity pals during his 16-year stint as manager, recalled author John Grisham and his father being touched by the chance to meet Musial a few years ago.
"They're sitting in my office and here comes Stan," La Russa said. "Grisham told me later on, as they left the ballpark his dad said 'My life is complete. I just met Stan Musial.'"
Musial had been in poor health for several years.
"Anybody who knows him knows the quality of life was not good," La Russa said. "I remember it was like with Jack (Buck), you got so selfish. You knew he was suffering but you definitely didn't want to lose him."
Again and again, Musial was remembered as a superstar with no sense of entitlement or worries about privacy. Though Musial marketed autographs with a business partner in Stan the Man, Inc., he had no qualms about signing in abundance for free.
"You see players today that are somewhat stingy with autographs, trying to maintain value or for whatever reason," DeWitt said. "Stan could care less about the value of his autograph. Whoever wanted, he would give it because he wanted to make them happy."
Coming up, Cardinals prospects knew Musial was the one to emulate. Outfielder-first baseman Allen Craig met Musial in La Russa's office a few years ago.
"I think his nickname says it all," Craig said. "We lost an all-time great."
Center fielder Jon Jay grew up in Miami, a city that he said lacked a "rich baseball tradition."
"What Stan stood for, he's a role model for everyone," Jay said. "I know he's resting in peace."