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Black Forest Cake
|Canned bing cherries
|14 Ounce
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Tablespoon
|2 Ounce
|Chocolate fudge sponge cake/Cocoa sponge cake
|Chantilly cream
|2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs)
|Fresh cherries
|Chocolate shavings
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
Drain cherries, reserving juice.
In a small saucepan, melt sugar in a little cherry juice.
In a small bowl, dilute cornstarch in remaining cherry juice.
Fold into syrup in saucepan.
While stirring, bring to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Let cool.
Add kirsch.
Slice spongecake into 3 layers.
With a pastry brush, spread one third cherry syrup over first layer.
Top with 2/3 cup (160 mL) ChantiUy cream, then half the cherries.
Cover with second spongecake layer.
Brush with second third cherry syrup.
Spread with 2/3 cup (160 mL) Chantilly cream, then remaining cherries.
End with last spongecake layer, then remaining cherry syrup.
Cover top and sides of cake with Chantilly cream.
Using a pastry bag with a fluted nozzle, pipe swirls of whipped cream onto cake.
Add a fresh cherry to each.
Garnish sides of cake with chocolate shavings.
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Stephen Strasburg's teammates let him down again in loss
Jun 29, 2010, 11:42 AM EDT
After getting stuck with a loss and a no-decision despite allowing one run in each of his previous two starts Stephen Strasburg's teammates let him down again last night versus the Braves.
The lineup failed to score a run in seven innings, shortstop Ian Desmond committed his 19th error by booting a double play that at least would have kept the score 0-0, and Sean Burnett allowed both inherited runners to score after coming on in relief.
Don't let the box score fool you. Strasburg was good. His teammates stunk.
He's now just 2-2 in five starts despite a 2.27 ERA, .216 opponents' batting average, and 48/7 K/BB ratio in 31.2 innings. And if Desmond makes that play or the Nationals don't completely implode behind Strasburg after the botched DP his ERA would still be under 2.00.
Strasburg is every bit as amazing as even the most ridiculous hype claimed he would be, but he's still not good enough to make up for the other 24 guys on a team that has lost nearly two-thirds of their games over the past three seasons.
Finding a way to give him proper offensive, defensive, and bullpen support yet this season is probably asking too much, but hopefully the Nationals can make some major strides this offseason so the early years of Strasburg's career aren't littered with losses and no-decisions in games he pitched brilliantly.
With even average support Strasburg could easily be 5-0 with a 1.42 ERA right now.
- Riddering - Jun 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Strasburg is very talented and he pitched well last night but no pitcher can expect a 100% strand rate. The Nationals' fielders could have made those plays and aided him in not allowing any of the Braves baserunners to score as the Braves did for Hudson but that just didn't happen. That's baseball. Strasburg wasn't called up to have a spotless W/L record and ERA. He's with his team to do just what he is doing–pitch well and aid the team in winning.
Personally, I think what the Dbacks did after Haren's 8+ quality innings last night was worse than what happened to Strasburg.
- Professor Dave - Jun 29, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Comparing Strasburg and Greinke will be fun for the next few years, until Greinke goals to jail for aggravated assault on Yuniesky Betancourt.
- Jonny5 - Jun 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Umm, Aaron. Yes, do you think Stephen didn't expect this when he signed with the Nats? This is at least expected by anyone who knows what a baseball looks like. Now Roy Halladay has cause for some surprise as he hasn't gotten very good run support from Philadelphia since he's started. His record looks no better now, than when he was with the Jays. Ole' Roy has a 2.29 ERA and 6 losses this season. With the Phills?
- tian - Jun 29, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Strasburg is a good pitcher, but the Braves were hitting him hard even on outs, especially in the beginning. He got touched up pretty badly, and lefties were on him in the earlier innings.
He does have the ability to calm himself down and strike folks out, though. But what the Braves were doing was sitting on his breaking pitch, that he strangely thought he didn't make enough pitches of. But if I were Strasburg, throw your fastball and your curve. Those two pitches will strike out 90% of the batters you will face.
- nps6724 - Jun 29, 2010 at 3:58 PM
He also got a lot of help from the home-plate ump on a lot of 3rd-strike calls. If anyone saw Johnny Damon get struck out on Saturday vs. the Braves in the 9th inning, there was one of those called on Gregor Blanco last night.
- look8me - Jun 29, 2010 at 11:57 PM
"With even average support Strasburg could easily be 5-0 with a 1.42 ERA right now"
With even average support Matt Cain could easily be a two time twenty games winner. How about an article on that instead of slobbering over a five game rookie.
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TOKYO — The Nikkei stock index finished a shortened session today with a 360.69-point loss, closing 1992 at 16,924.95--a 26% drop for the year, the third consecutive bear market year for the troubled Japanese market.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed at midday for the extended New Year's holiday. Trading won't resume until Monday, Jan. 4.
The market's 2.1% loss today was a particular disappointment to traders who had hoped that the Nikkei could finish 1992 above 17,000 for psychological reasons.
Earlier this month, many analysts believed that the Nikkei could hold above 18,000, thanks to steady demand for stocks from Japan's public investment funds.
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Here are three costs homeowners should not overlook when planning a maintenance budget.
The rate of homeownership in the U.S. is at a 19-year low.
The average cost to own a home is up more than 20 percent across the country.
Homeownership continues to decline, even as the housing market improves.
The CFPB held a field hearing Wednesday to explore student loan affordability issues and find ways for private student loan borrowers to manage their debt.
The House tax-writing committee recently held a hearing on homeownership tax breaks and how they fit into tax reform. Guess what. They're safe!
Prospective renters found fewer places available for rent in the third quarter. Yet monthly rents barely changed.
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Despite the battering of the housing market, young adults still intend to own a home.
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With 4200-plus skiable acres, Lake Louise is one of the very largest ski areas in North America, and the unique layout allows families and groups of varying abilities to experience it all together there are green, blue and black runs down from every chair. Beginners and intermediates can luxuriate in the abundance of long, gentle, groomed cruisers, while experts explore the endless chutes, glades, gullies and remote bowls in some of the most challenging terrain to be found anywhere in the world -- or become airborne to their hearts content in the state-of-the-art park.


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"This is what Berlin sounds like!"
Radio show featuring Berlin children and teenagers
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The sound of trains screeching to a halt in underground stations mixes with the din of pneumatic drills hammering away on the building sites of the city. Heady oriental beats throb from car radios. Next door someone is singing "Pack your swimming trunks!" Berlin is a cauldron of activity with all the sound effects that that involves. As with any metropolis, Berlin is always humming with activity and humming with the sounds of the city. And it might be an idea to listen more closely… The Winter Holidays Music Lab "What d'you sound like, Berlin?" is giving 50 kids and teenagers between the ages of 9 and 15 the chance to explore the city and the wealth of background sounds in a completely new way – ranging from a sound-effects radio play to street music and the singing workshop. Working with artists and musicians and supported by the Young Opera team, the children will spend a week of the winter holidays experimenting, recording, singing, dancing, mixing and playing music and doing a whole lot more besides. Organised in five different workshops, the children will present their results in a radio show in the Tischlerei on the final workshop day.
Armed with recording equipment and other kit, we will be attempting in a number of workshops to capture the sounds of our environment. We will be familiarising ourselves with Berlin songs [ranging from folk material to chart toppers] and visiting places that have unique musical stories to tell.
We will present the results of our research along with our workshop leaders and a whole lot of music in a radio show for all the family held at the end of the week of workshops.
In cooperation with "Kakadu" (Deutschlandradio Kultur, 89.6 UKW). The radio show is scheduled for broadcast on 22nd February 2015 between 7am and 9am on the "Kakadu" programme of Deutschlandradio Kultur [89.6 UKW].


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Here's the thing, a monitor is going to be more expensive because it's a much better panel than the ones that are in lcd tvs. Even though it is going to have the same inputs of a lcd tv, the resolution is often 2560x1600 as compared to 1920x1080(if it's even 1080p). Since the resolution is so much higher for the monitors, the pixel pitch is often much much smaller (again a better panel). Lcd tvs will often have integrated tuners, since that is their intended purpose. Other than that, the only other real difference is that monitors are typically 60hz whereas you can find lcd tvs that will do 120hz (some even higher). The reason for the 120hz is "motion blur", usually an accommodation to the slower response time of lcd tvs. All in all, I think the answer to your question is a monitor is a monitor because it's a much better panel.
I wouldn't call PC monitors "better." Yes, they have a smaller dot pitch, because they are typically sold smaller in size. PC LCD monitors are usually 6 or 8-bit. Modern LCDs are minimum 8-bit, with the better ones today being 10-bit. Samsung 6+ and modern Sony Bravia are 12-bit dithered down to 10-bit output. PC Monitors offer better clarity due to being equal or higher resolution in a smaller size. HD televisions offer better color depth, range, and black/white levels. They're both great for their intended purposes. A PC Monitor is better for a PC desktop and fast paced gaming, but I'd always prefer an HDTV for movies.
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Gap Makes International E-Commerce Push
The Gap Inc. chief executive officer, Glenn Murphy, wants to compete on a global level with competitors Inditex, H&M and Fast Retailing.
"How do we win against our global competitors?" Murphy asked at Tuesday's Goldman Sachs 20th Annual Global Retail conference. His answer: international expansion and Internet growth. "We can add approximately 1,000 new stores to the business and [an additional] $1 billion in online sales over the next three years," Murphy said. "That's the kind of shift that's going on at Gap Inc."
Gap Inc. thinks most of their growth potential centers on China. They will finish this year with 80 stores and have a plan for 300 total. "We're very convinced that China is going to become an outlet market," Murphy said.
Old Navy currently has 1,000 domestic stores vs. Gap's 700 units with more potential beyond. "Old Navy does a multiple of the sales per store that Gap does," Murphy said, noting the brand will open 15 to 20 stores in Japan this year. Old Navy will also enter China in 2014 and launch an e-commerce. They are also considering Mexico, Latin America and South America.
"Old Navy is our biggest business," Murphy said. "One sector that's consistent around the world is value. It continues to gain a bigger share of the pie."
While Old Navy continues to grow and expand, the next three years will hold major growth for the Gap brand globally mostly through franchises. Gap can eventually be in 90 countries and Banana Republic is set to enter China in 2016.
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"All students should have the opportunity to fully participate and succeed in school." (1) While this statement might appear uncontroversial at first blush, the context in which it was made was anything but. Last summer, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law one of the most sweeping protections of transgender youth in the country; AB 1266 (2) allows these students to use restrooms and play on sports teams that align with their gender identities regardless of their status in official school records or their sex assigned at birth. (3) Supporters of the bill applauded it as a major step forward in ensuring that transgender students statewide received rights that had already been granted in a few school districts. (4) Shortly after the signing, however, opponents vowed to strip the new law from the books, decrying it as a "grotesque[]" violation of other students' privacy (5) and "a horrible attempt by activists to strip society of all gender roles." (6) With public opinion evenly split, (7) one Republican member of the California State Assembly has vowed to join (in his words) "[m]any of the parents [he has] heard from" in pulling his children out of public schools. (8)
California's heated, high-profile debate over how school districts should treat transgender students is symptomatic of a larger nationwide discussion. As these students begin to publicly embrace their gender identities, the government is forced to balance these children's right to participation against traditional gender divides, opposition from parents, and potential disruption for other students. Moreover, given that all fifty states have some form of compulsory education, (9) schools must find a way to treat fairly all students who are legally required to be there. This Chapter has two aims: First, it will describe the efforts that schools, administrative agencies, and legislatures have made as they seek to balance these competing interests. Second, and perhaps more critically, it seeks to provide an animating principle to guide policymakers as they make these decisions. Specifically, this Chapter argues that the inclusion of transgender students in traditionally gendered spaces and deference to these students' conceptions of their own gender identities can help schools further their academic missions by improving scholastic outcomes and sending messages to the wider student body about diversity and community. While, as a practical matter, this Chapter's discussion largely deals with spaces aligned with one side or the other of the predominant gender binary, (10) it also seeks to spark further discussion regarding reasons and methods for deconstructing this binary as society moves forward, particularly as non-gender-conforming children become more visible.
The Chapter will proceed in five sections. Section A explores recent trends toward people coming out as transgender at younger ages--thus bringing the question of transgender rights to the educational sphere for the first time. Section B surveys justifications underlying the public education system, emphasizing socialization, participation, and the teaching of critical thinking and expression. Section C analyzes two areas in which schools have confronted questions related to transgender students and their right to access gendered spaces, measuring these questions and their responses along the yardstick of the goals laid out in section B. Section C.1 examines access to school restrooms, focusing on several recent high-profile cases as well as recent legislation in California; section C.2 looks at school sports, discussing how the goals of scholastic athleticism inform potential responses to transgender students seeking to compete with their peers. Section D considers potential counterarguments to the animating principle of inclusion of and deference to transgender students, while section E charts a potential path forward that goes beyond the argument advanced in the rest of the Chapter. …


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Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Students from Boys' High School, Girls' High School, Broad Street School, Flint Street School, Monroe Street School and Mulberry Street School formed a parade several blocks long to show support for the school bond election. The bond issue passed.
Governors of Southern states, Confederate veterans, numerous high ranking officials and members of the public (a group of about 5,000 total) joined in a ceremony as the head of Gen. Robert E. Lee was unveiled on the side of Stone Mountain. Chips of the native granite, preserved by the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, were handed out to those in attendance.
An epidemic of chickenpox was reported in Newton. More than 50 percent of all students in Baker County schools were confined to their homes.
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth was renamed Georgia State College. In January 1950, the name was changed to Savannah State College. The school was granted university status and renamed once again in 1996 to Savannah State University.
Albany Motors at 118 Pine St. (now Pine Avenue) held a work truck demonstration for the public. The brand-new six-cylinder trucks available included: half-ton pickup, $440; Sedan delivery truck, $545; half-ton panel truck, $530; 131-inch stake truck, $655; and the largest of them all, 157-inch stake truck-$715.
A gasoline war was in full force in Albany between service stations. Residents were eagerly filling their automobile tanks with gas that had dropped from 21 cents per gallon down to 15-17 cents.
Crown Hill Cemetery ran a special on burial plots. A new section of the cemetery was opening and the special included plots with room enough for six graves for $50, including perpetual care. After the promotional price expired, the plots were sold for $125-$150, depending upon the location.
By federal order, the sale of pre-sliced bread in America was banned "until victory could be assured" in World War II. Bakery slicing machines were breaking down, replacement parts were made of metal which was greatly needed for everything from guns to tanks to portable fighter plane landing strips and more. While not a popular mandate, it was understood that if "we want to preserve our liberty, we have to slice our own (bread)."
At a conference held at Radium Springs, the Southwestern Dental Association reported a severe shortage of dentists in Georgia. At the time, 36 counties had no dentists and another 32 counties had only one dentist.
Sears had new power lawnmowers available for prices ranging from $79.95 for the 16-inch cut to $129.95 for the heavy duty 21-inch cut. That would be approximately $650-$1,100 in today's dollars.
Reminders ran in The Albany Herald for customers to arrange their banking business with the knowledge that all banks would be closed Jan. 19 in observance of Robert E. Lee's birthday.
The Retail Merchants Committee of the Tift County Chamber of Commerce finalized rules for store hours. Except for during tobacco season and the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, all downtown stores would open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. and close on Wednesday afternoons so merchants could attend church meetings. The committee also designated George Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, Flag Day and Veterans Day as the days when merchants were expected to display the American flag.
The architect-engineering firm of Robert O. Bailey and Co. of Albany negotiated a federal contract to begin a survey of potential public locations in the 15-county area of Southwest Georgia that could serve as fallout shelters in the event of a nuclear bomb attack. The firm was given only three weeks to complete the task.
On Jan. 20, an F1 tornado traveled 7 miles across Clay County killing one and doing an estimated $2.5 in damage.
"Meet the Beatles" was released ... the first Beatles album released in the United States.
The Bee Gees topped the music charts with "Saturday Night Fever."
The Dougherty County Commission voted to permit county employees who wanted to take off Jan. 15 in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to do so. The only stipulation was that the employee must use a day of annual leave and the immediate supervisor of each employee would make the final leave request approval based upon the needs of the department involved.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5-4) that it did not violate copyright laws for home VCRs to be used to tape television programs to be viewed at a later time.
Albany's violent crime dropped 20 percent from the previous year. Albany Police Chief Jack Lumpkin said the drop made the city the safest it had been in almost a decade. Homicides dropped from 23 to 14, robberies dropped from 427 to 348 and aggravated assaults decreased from 547 to 410.
Nine people were injured when a car plunged 36 feet off Oakridge Drive. All nine were passengers in one car and, even though the driver was charged with four counts of child restraint violation, there were no serious injuries.
Two men robbed the Suwannee Swifty Chevron in Ellaville (Schley County). It was the town's first armed robbery in 14 years.
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Why Do KLAQ Morning Show Meetings Last So Long? Zombies. [VIDEO]
Believe it or not, the KLAQ Morning Show has staff meetings, like everyone else. And, like everyone else, our meetings last waaaayyy tooooo looooong because SOMEBODY (ahem -- Buzz!) loves to talk. But, unlike everyone else, the topics of discussion that keep us in the conference room are pretty...different. Unless they have NSFW talks about zombies in their meetings, too!


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Oregon's capital and second-largest city, Salem, straddles the heart of the Willamette Valley 47 miles south of Portland. This city of 155,000 offers tourists a rich pioneer history as well as amazing outdoor adventures, not to mention the Valley's legendary varietals.
Salem's history began in 1834, when Methodist missionary Jason Lee founded this first settlement in the Willamette Valley. Population continued to grow as pioneers arrived via the Oregon Trail. A great place for tourists to learn about the city's history is the Willamette Heritage Center, which encompasses several restored 19th-century structures.
The 1889 Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, where travelers can take an in-depth look at the historical wool-making process, is one of the top attractions in Salem. Visitors may also investigate the 1841 home of Jason Lee, the oldest frame house in the Northwest, as well as a Methodist parsonage dating from 1841 and the 1847 John D. Boon House. The mill's water-driven turbine, still in operation today, offers guests a glimpse into the past.
Another great tour is the Busch House Museum, available through the Salem Art Association. The house is a gorgeous Victorian structure built in 1878, and its greenhouse is the oldest in Oregon. The Salem Art Fair at Busch's Pasture Park in July gives art-lovers an opportunity to browse and purchase masterpieces by local and regional artists.
One of the best things to do in Salem is a visit to the A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village. Families delight in the many interactive exhibits featuring the erector set, the toy Gilbert invented in 1913. Another great kid-friendly activity in the Salem area is the Enchanted Forest, just 10 miles south of town. At this magical spot, children's stories come to life along Storybook Lane.
Open for tours during the summer months, the capitol building is one of the top attractions in Salem for history buffs. The first floor showcases exhibits pertaining to Oregon history as well as displays of traveling art. The real attraction of this Art Deco structure, completed in 1938, is the 23-foot statue on top of the building. The gold leaf finish of the cast-bronze Oregon Pioneer greets visitors from his perch 140 feet above the ground. The gardens surrounding the capitol offer tourists a pleasant environment for viewing the statue.
Families with energy to burn find great things to do with kids just outside of town. Visitors to Silver Falls State Park, Oregon's largest, hike 25 miles of trails through temperate rainforest or saddle up for 14 miles of horse trails. This beautiful setting, which boasts 10 sparkling waterfalls, is also a perfect spot to unwind.
The city's location in the Willamette Valley places it within wine country. In fact, there are more than a dozen wineries in town, as well as quite a few others in the region. Ankeny Vineyard is on a wildlife refuge, allowing it to offer a unique atmosphere for tastings. Its Sunset and Amber wines each took home medals at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.


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Our Next Bout:
Black-n-Bluegrass vs Central Ohio Roller Girls
August 29 @ 5pm
Buy Tickets
For the Sake of Love and Horses
Black-n-Bluegrass' Big Hits and Big Hearts campaign will be welcoming a very special community organization that will be featured at our June 6th bout. Lovesome Stables uses Equitherapy to help children with special needs. These horses help them develop and improve balance, posture, coordination, reflexes, motor skills and hand-eye coordination while bonding with a beautiful…
Holly Hill Children's Services
Black-n-Bluegrass' Big Hearts and Big Hits charity for May 2nd, 2015 is Holly Hill who has been in operation since 1884. What was first a home for orphans is now a haven for children and their families through residential treatment, foster care, adoption, therapy and more. To find our more information please visit: http://www.hollyhill-ky.org.
Cinderella's Closet: The Ball at the Bout
April 11th, 2015 BBRG will feature Cinderella's Closet at their first home bout of the season! A real life Cinderella and Prince will be having a ball while they walk around the bout and take pictures with our fans. This awesome organization turns dresses into dreams for young princesses. To find out more about them…
Season Opener April 11th
The Black-n-Bluegrass Roller Girls hit the track for their first bout of 2015! They will be taking on Derby City from Louisville, KY on April 11th. The juniors are first followed by BBRG at 7pm … Doors open at 5pm! Get your tickets early and save some money for the most kick-ass show in town!…


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I failed to make any New Year's resolutions this year. I guess I'd decided that things were going "OK" and I really didn't need to make any changes. However, after spending the last several days at CodeMash engaging with old friends and making new ones, I feel seriously challenged to step up my game. Below is my list of resolutions for the coming year.
The last several weeks have been pretty hectic for me. First, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 shipped. Of course, only those living in caves and under rocks missed that bit of news. However, that event forced me to leave my own cave and make a few public appearances.
The other day, I caught a quick snapshot of Bethany playing with her favorite new toy:
A special thanks to my friend Joseph Hill for providing her favorite monkey!
A few months ago, I was honored to record an episode of Deep Fried Bytes my good friend (and partner-in-crime) Chris Smith. We blabbed on about F#, functional programming, pink vodka. The usual stuff.
Check it out!
Episode 24: Chatting about F# with Chris Smith and Dustin Campbell
After two full months with no new posts, I'm finally coming up for air. The past two months have been some of the busiest of my life. Below are a few of the things I've been doing.
Since I am the new Visual Basic IDE program manager, some of you might be wondering what's going to happen to this blog. The answer is, very little. You might see a bit more Visual Basic code, but it's always been here. The truth is, I'm a fairly multi-lingual guy. Before joining Microsoft, I was a C# MVP. Now I'm working on the Visual Basic IDE, and every morning I install the latest F# dogfooding bits. Rest assured, I still intend to post articles on C# and F#, as well as Visual Basic.
It's all done in .NET after all.
The rumors are all true. May 19, 2008 will be my first official day as an employee of Microsoft. Specifically, I will be joining the Visual Studio Team as a Program Manager.
This month marks five years since I joined the (then) fledgling CodeRush team at DevExpress as an outside contractor. (I later became a full employee in September of 2003.) The years seem to have passed quickly, yet we've accomplished an incredible amount with CodeRush and Refactor. It feels like just yesterday when Mark and I were doing our first proof of concept work for painting via managed code on the decidedly unmanaged Visual Studio editor. Yet today, we're shipping products with blazingly fast productivity boosts, more than 150 refactorings, and stunning next-generation UI. After five years, I still feel that CodeRush and Refactor are, hands down, the best Visual Studio productivity tools available.
I'm leaving quite a bit behind to join Microsoft. DevExpress is an amazing company to work for. If any readers are looking to work for a cutting-edge company at the top of its game, I recommend applying. At DevExpress, I've developed some strong friendships that are difficult to leave. Obviously, we'll keep in touch and see each other at conferences, but we won't be working together anymore. Ray, Julian, Kevin, Oliver, Courtney and Mehul will be greatly missed.
I'll especially miss working with the IDE Tools team (a few members of which are pictured below). Contrary to popular belief, Mark and I don't make up the entire IDE Tools team. In reality, it is staffed by some extraordinarily intelligent programmers—all of whom have been blessed with the ability to deal with Mark and myself.
One couldn't find a more talented group of people.
But scarecrow, I'll miss you most of all1.
Regardless of the garlic (viewable in the picture above) that you constantly hang over yourself to ward off vampires, the last five years have been the most enriching of my programming career. To say that "I've learned a lot" is a gross understatement. You truly are a visionary and an inspiring person to work for (with). From you, I've learned that presumed impossibility should never be a barrier to invention.
As much as I love DevExpress, it's time for a change. The company is in a really healthy place, and my leaving should cause minimal ripples. I think that I have a lot to offer in the IDE space at Microsoft, and it's a good time to move on.
In addition to leaving my current job, I will be moving to Seattle. For the next several months, my family and I will be going through the stresses of relocation. Is anyone interested in purchasing a charming two story, brick, four bedroom home in Toledo, Ohio?
1Hillary Flammond, Top Secret!
I have a terrible, secret shame: my writing skills are lousy.
For me, perhaps the most difficult aspect of blogging is the writing process. Sometimes I feel inspired, but more often, I struggle. No matter how profound my level of inspiration is, bugs always seem to work themselves into my writing. Missing words, grammar slip-ups, poor phrasing—you name it. I feel as if I've been cursed.
My frustration is probably due to my dislike of writing in school. Back then, it simply didn't interest me. I was too busy learning to code against the Zilog Z80, and playing Trade Wars on my local BBS. I suppose it didn't help that, for many years, the vast majority of my reading consisted of either technical books or comic books.
When I began blogging in August of 2006, my writing was... unpolished. I composed my posts with the same grace that elephants construct model airplanes. Sadly, I couldn't recognize my own weakness.
For awhile, my blog stayed pretty low on the radar. I wrote a few technical articles, but in February of 2007, I really hit my (first) stride writing articles about functional programming concepts using C# 2.0. I rolled into March, picking up steam until my writing and I reached an impasse.
On March 23, 2007, I posted an article that earned me a few negative emails. None of the emails criticized my content (which is still pretty cool). Instead, they (gently) pointed out typos, poorly-constructed sentences, and unclear tidbits.
Feeling frustrated and inept, I asked my trophy wife—who graduated with a minor in English Education—to take a look at my article. Graciously, she corrected my grammar, and I promptly re-posted it. So, everything was OK now, right? Wrong. The wind in my blogging sails had died down. My dear trophy wife continued to help me with blog posts, but my desire to blog had waned. Eventually, my output shrank to just a trickle.
Finally, on August 1, 2007, I was bit by the blogging bug for a second time. But this time was different. This time, I was playing it smart. I "employed" my trophy wife as a full-time editor. Since then, she has poured over every blog post with me.
My trophy wife is an especially good editor. In addition to navigating through my grammatical mine fields, she works hard to actually understand the concepts that I'm trying communicate. The process results in better-written articles that are more easily understood.
Since I got my second wind, blogging has been a joy. It's much more fun to have someone to bounce ideas off of ([ed.] Never end a sentence with a preposition, silly). But most importantly, it's provided a way to bring my trophy wife into my world.
Today is April Fool's Day—the day when many of us celebrate just how gullible we really are. Celebrants enjoy the day by spoofing co-workers and engaging in fun hoaxes and practical jokes.
Over the years, I've personally been the target of many an April Fool's prank. Considering today's date, I'm not sure what to make of the following email that I received this morning. Am I the target of yet another joke?
Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2008 Microsoft® MVP Award! The MVP Award is our way to say thank you for promoting the spirit of community and improving people's lives and the industry's success every day. We appreciate your extraordinary efforts in Visual C# technical communities during the past year.
I suppose it's possible that Microsoft has a thoroughly sick sense of humor, and this is just an elaborate hoax. On the other hand, it could be that Microsoft has absolutely no sense of humor and doesn't realize that today isn't the most optimal day to be sending out congratulatory emails.
I feel that I have to give this email two responses:
How hard is it to send these emails on March 31st or April 2nd? That would clear up a lot of confusion.
P.S. I know it's real. Thanks Microsoft! I am truly honored. No joke.
Recently, I googled my first name. The search yielded some startling results. Not only was I surprised to find my modest blog on the front page, but... well... see for yourselves.
Sadly, soon after came the inevitable smack down.
It's on. Now that I've had a taste of power, I'm willing to go to great lengths to quench my thirst. Look out Hoffman! I don't care if you are my namesake...
You're next Screech. No bell will save you this time.
A few days ago, my friend Michael Letterle (the artist formerly known as Michael.NET) twat the following tweet:
The story Michael referred to is Landon Dyer's "Donkey Kong and Me" blog post, which chronicles his conversion of the Donkey Kong arcade game to the 8-bit Atari 400/800 systems. (Screenshots and a review of the port can be found here.) A fascinating yarn, Dyer's post evokes a feeling of nostalgia for the swashbuckling coder days of more than two decades ago. His recent post about the development of the Atari ST is equally enjoyable.
I've often shared Michael's sentiment. Sometimes, I feel like I was born a bit too late. At the advanced age of 0x20, I am fascinated by stories of the Herculean coding efforts of those who came before me—the original early adopters. (Although, there's a strong argument that the present day is just as, if not more, exciting.) Perhaps the most interesting aspect of tech history is how our forefathers were forced to invent creative solutions for just about everything. For me personally, that's what makes "Donkey Kong and Me" so much fun. The same appeal can be found in the early-Macintosh hardware-tweaking stories at Andy Hertzfeld's Folklore.org.
To fuel my interest in computer tech history, I've recently begun re-reading its bible: Programmers At Work.
Published in 1986, this book features interviews with an amazing array of programmers, including figures like Gary Kildall, Charles Simonyi, Jaron Lanier and even Bill Gates. It's out-of-print but can still be purchased used. (I "borrowed" my water-damaged copy from my father's bookshelf). Thankfully, Susan Lammers, the author, has recently started a "Programmers At Work" blog where she's posting the original interviews. So, if you can't find the book, these classic interviews should all be available soon.
What interesting tech history articles or books have you read recently?
I suppose that I share a lot of the same sentiments on the subject as Jeff Atwood
over at Coding Horror.
About a month ago, I added Google AdSense (at the suggestion of my good friend
Keith Elder). I've tried to keep the ads
relatively low key in order to keep the clutter down. That doesn't result in as
many clicks as it might if I threw them in your faces, but I'm OK with that. I like
to keep my layout clean for those who do come in via the web (and not just the
The truth is, I don't trust Google AdSense all that much. Context-sensitive ads
are great, but they aren't always accurate. For example, I've mentioned the word "Haskell"
several times in reference to the pure functional programming language,
Haskell. However, the very use of this relatively
uncommon word has triggered Google Ads for the
Haskell Indian Nations University.
Sigh. It's really hard to get behind advertised products when you're not 100%
certain that they'll be relevant to your content.
Recently though, I found a product that I can whole-heartedly recommend. It's a
product that falls directly into my demographic of humor-loving,
technology-lusting geeks: RiffTrax.
What's RiffTrax you ask? Well, do you remember the TV show
Science Theater 30001? That's right. The one with the guy and the robots and
the making fun of old B-movies. Well, RiffTrax is that without robots and with
blockbusters instead of B-movies. It still has the guy though. In fact, it's the
same guy from MST3K.
In essence, RiffTrax are feature-length commentaries in MP3 format that you
can purchase, download and sync to your DVDs. Some RiffTrax feature stars and
writers from MST3K, and some even have celebrities joining in
on the fun. For example, my current favorite is a riff on
Jurassic Park that
features none other than Weird Al Yankovic.
Pants-wettingly hilarious. Seriously.
Below is a small sampling of the films that have received the RiffTrax
treatment. There are lots of others. Some have
Jar Jar Binks. Some
have Keanu Reeves. All
will make you howl with laughter.
Honestly, I don't think of this as advertising. This is a
service announcement. You need this. I promise.
1Some may have missed out on the delights of Mystery Science Theater
3000 (MST3K). You can catch up here.
I don't know about you, but around my house, computer books have a habit of multiplying like rabbits.
Sometimes it seems as if you can't put up your feet without resting them on a
pile of old programming books. There are several reasons why these books proliferate
Because my shelves are bursting at the seams (and the Wife Acceptance Factor
for them has become quite low), it's time for an early Spring
cleaning. If you're interested in some reasonably-priced programming tomes,
previously owned by a lesser-known blogger, feel
free to browse my
Amazon storefront.
(Quiz: How many of the books in above picture do you own?)
(Clarification: The books pictured above are not for sale. Those are keepers!)
Scott and I talked about some of the features that make F# such an exciting
language. We tried to keep it short on academia so that it would be appealing to
any developer. The idea was to start small with some bite-sized concepts. Check it
Starting Small
with F# with Dustin Campbell
Today, I saw the following tweet on Twitter:
This made me smile—not because of how creepy my friend
Dave Redding is (very
but because of how true the sentiment is. At least, it's true for me. Coffee is an
addiction that I've fully embraced. It's difficult for me to start a day without
that bold flavor. Some developers might choose to get their buzz in another way
(and a smaller percentage choose to have none at all), but I've picked coffee as
my caffeine-delivery system of choice.
I've really become quite the coffee snob. For me, only the very best coffee
will do. I buy my coffee whole bean from
Grounds for Thought in Bowling
Green, OH. Of all the
roasts they
produce, Kenya "Gazelle" AA and Papua New Guinea "Mile High" Estate AA+ are
definitely my favorites. The Kenya has a nice bite that wakes me up while the
New Guinea is smooth all the way down.
But what is it about caffeine that causes many developers crave it so? I
mean, aside from the fact that it helps wake us up in the mornings. It certainly
doesn't make me a nicer person to be around. In fact, too much makes me
downright grouchy. However, the right amount seems to put my brain in a zone
that sees problems more clearly. It's almost as if the caffeine gives my think
meat the extra zip that it needs to solve problems. Perhaps caffeine unlocks
areas of our minds that allow us to be better developers, if only for a moment.
Then again, maybe that's just the coffee talkin'.
Happy Birthday!
Bethany Anne Campbell was born on December 9, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. At 5 weeks early, Bethany was definitely a big surprise. However, it was pretty clear that she was ready to join us on the outside. Once we arrived at the hospital, it was only thirty minutes before Bethany was born. I suppose that means that she'll always be one or two steps ahead of us.
Normally, I would swim through boiling lava to remain among "the cool" (even
if only in my own mind), but it didn't come to that. Signing up was
mind-numbingly easy. Follow me: dcampbell.
Thanks to The Elder and
The Follas for keeping me cool.
Over the past years, I've declared a few people to be "my stalker."
there was Jason Follas because of his
stalker-ish way of chasing me down to speak at the
Northwest Ohio .NET User Group. Here are
some choice quotes:
Jason showed a lot of promise, but his heart really isn't in it. This quote
from his very first email to me clarifies his level of commitment
as a stalker:
Oh yeah! Can you feel the love?
Then of
course, there was Jeff McWherter.
Jeff approached me this year at Tech Ed to discuss a talk that I had given a
month earlier over a 1,000 miles away. Truthfully, Jeff was just being
conversational, but I jumped all over his pleasantries with cries of, "Ha!
You're my stalker now buddy!" Lately, I've been questioning
how seriously Jeff has been taking his roll as a stalker. Recent encounters have
involved him darting around corners while I shout, "HEY! Aren't you going to stalk me!? Why aren't you going through my
trash or taking distant, blurry photos of me?"
I guess that I've just been trying too hard.
Until today.
Finally, I have real stalker of my very own:
Dan Hounshell.
That's right Dan. I read your blog, and I saw your
After seeing this photo, I'll be sleeping with one eye open.
A stalker of my very own.
I've finally arrived.
Clearly, Josh is getting a bit more sun than Jason, but the likeness is striking. At least, as striking as the resemblance between two goatee-wearing, head-shaving men can be. Were they separated at birth? Hmmm...
First of all, I should point out that there are several tools available to help
format source code for the web, and Brig Lamoreaux
has a good review of several
here. My personal tool of choice is
It does a great job of getting code out of Visual Studio with accurate syntax highlighting.
With a few tweaks to the HTML, it can produce exactly what I need.
Here is the exact process that I go through to create code samples that look
equally good on the web and in RSS feeds.
Some important tips:
Select the code sample in Visual Studio, and decrease the indent (Shift+Tab)
until the code is aligned at column 1. Next, select "Copy As HTML..." from the editor's
context menu. At this point, you'll be presented with the "Copy As HTML" dialog.
The first time that the dialog is displayed, some options need to be set. Fortunately,
the dialog remembers your settings so that you don't need to change them next time.
On the "General" tab, uncheck everything except for "Embed styles."
Next, switch to the "File Style" tab to add additional CSS styles to the

tag that will surround the HTML-formatted code sample. Here are the styles that
I use for my blog:
border: 1px dotted rgb(221, 221, 221);
margin: 4px;
padding: 4px;
font-family: Consolas,'Courier New',Courier,monospace;
font-size: small;
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
Finally, click the OK button to copy the code to the clipboard.
Once pasted in the HTML source editor of your choice, the code sample will render
like this:
Sub Main()
Dim publicationdate = Date.Today
Dim isbn = 42
Dim price = 0.99D
Dim firstName = "Dustin"
Dim lastName = "Campbell"
Dim book = <book publicationdate=<%= publicationdate %> ISBN=<%= isbn %>>
<title>F#: For The Excessively Nerdy</title>
<price><%= price %></price>
<first-name><%= firstName %></first-name>
<last-name><%= lastName %></last-name>
End Sub
Unfortunately, CopySourceAsHtml wraps every line in the code sample with

 tags. These tags override some of the CSS styles that
we specified for the
 tag. Thankfully, this is easily corrected with two replace
The syntax coloring is achieved by using  tags. Occasionally, a space will
appear between two uses of a  tag. For example, in the code sample above,
"End Sub" is actually represented like this:
Some RSS readers make the mistake of removing the space in between these
tags, causing the words to run together. To fix this potential problem, just replace
all instances of " <span" with " <span".
When finished, the code sample should render like this:
Really, it's not that much effort. Once the CopySourceAsHtml options are set
to your liking, it is a simple matter to copy, paste and make a few modifications
to get the desired result. Most of the work is in writing the code sample.
I recently returned home from
Wizard World
Chicago. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, Wizard World is an
annual pop culture convention that tours several major cities in the US. The
conference entails all manner of geek fetishes such as collectable toys,
table-top gaming and anime, but the biggest emphasis is on comic books.
Attendance at the conference is usually very high. I'm not certain what the final
number of attendees was this year, but last year it was around 58,000. If you
compare that with this year's Microsoft Tech Ed attendance of 13,000, you'll
quickly realize that Wizard World is truly wall-to-wall geek.
Because there are so many people at Wizard World, my trophy wife and I spent
$300 to get two VIP passes. This might seem excessive, but the benefits are
pretty sweet:
Purchasing the VIP passes turned out to be a great investment because they
helped us to attend a very important event. On Friday,
DC announced that they would be giving out
wrist bands early Saturday morning which would provide access to a special panel
on Saturday evening presented by DC and
Warner Bros. There was a limited number of seats available, and they would
be given out on a first-come-first-served basis. As VIPs, this wasn't a problem
for us. In fact, our early entrance onto the floor on Saturday ensured that we
were among the first to get wrist bands and T-shirts printed with the logo for
the next Batman movie, "The Dark
Knight." We weren't certain what would happen at this special panel.
Currently, "The Dark Knight" is filming in Chicago, so we guessed that there
might be a bit of early footage shown. However, when we took our seats later
that night with a thousand other geeks, it wasn't clear who might be filling the
empty seats at the head table.
Paul Levitz, president
of DC, opened the panel with a few words about what was going to happen that
evening. After mentioning that there were some surprises for us, he moved
quickly to introducing the special guests. Here they are in the order that they
were introduced:
After our initial shock, the panel continued with a Q&A session of which I
have no memory. Seriously. It was a completely blur. Fortunately, you can read a
if you're interested.
Next up was the movie footage. They showed us a few minutes of quick scene
flashes which were a bit rough since the movie is still filming. There were some
exciting shots of Heath
Ledger as the Joker
getting his butt royally kicked. The footage ended with a big surprise which
revealed that Two-Face would
make an appearance in the film.
I'm still a bit dazed from the panel (Gary Frickin' Oldman!) but a lot of
other great stuff went on at Wizard World. If anyone is interested, I'll post
some more stories. However, for the moment, I return you to your regularly
scheduled technical blog.
If you're like me, you struggle daily with running iTunes on Windows Vista. OK, most of you probably aren't like me. You are likely far wiser and realized
long ago that this is a fruitless exercise. Being stubborn, I dutifully
load up each morning iTunes and check to see if Apple has finally released the update that they've
been sitting on for so long. Today, after months of frustration, I wasn't disappointed.
released iTunes 7.2 without much fanfare.
This update includes important compatibility fixes for Windows Vista (most notably
the painting of the main window is faster) and Apple's new iTunes Plus format for higher-quality,
DRM-free music and video. This is very exciting stuff but the feature that I find
even most interesting was added a bit more quietly:
iTunes U.
iTunes U provides access within iTunes to recorded lectures from several major
universities (e.g. MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, etc.). Some universities have more
offerings than others, but there are plenty of computer science and mathematics
lectures available for the nerdiest among us. Need a refresher on algorithms? Try MIT's Introduction
to Algorithms course. Looking for more general lectures on programming? Download UC Berkeley's
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.
Of course, the best feature of iTunes U is that it's free!
Truthfully, the content that iTunes U offers is not new. MIT, for example, has
offered course downloads for several
years. However, making the resources available from iTunes greatly extends their reach and gives me one more way to put my iPod to good use.
Helpful holes allow me to use straps. YAARRR!!! (pirate-speak)
Securely attached to my Tom Bihn Super Ego.
This thing's not going anywhere!
Today, I am Adobe Free. I removed the PDF Reader and the diabolical Adobe Updater. Today I'm running Foxit and I couldn't be happier. It's much faster than Adobe's reader. My machine actually responds as if chains have been removed from it. Thanks Foxit!
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If feel a bit behind and need to catch up on WPF, this is the book.
Great book on F# containing from Beginner to Advanced. It even has chapters on more arcane features of the language, such as Computation Expressions and Quotations.
Because this book provides source code in Standard ML, it's a fantastic
resource for learning F#. One bit of warning: this book does not teach classic
data structures. While structures such as binomial heaps and red-black trees
are presented, it is assumed that the reader already knows and understands
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent
my employer's view in any way.


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More Members of Congress Hold Student Loan Debt
March 3, 2015 | Members of Congress are, on average, far wealthier than the typical American, but an increasing number of them have a now typical American financial obligation: student loan debt. Forty-seven members of Congress had a cumulative total of between $1.8 million and $4.6 million in student loan debt in 2013, according to their personal financial disclosure…
Battle in the Bayou: Gusher of Oil Money for Landrieu, Though Cassidy Leads in Recent Fundraising
December 3, 2014 | This article was cross-posted at TIME.com. The defeat of the Keystone XL pipeline bill in the Senate last month may have been viewed as a blow to Sen. Mary Landrieu's re-election bid, but her battle to get the bill passed was warmly received by members of the oil and gas industry, including Keystone's parent company.…
The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, or Hunting for Cover on Guns
July 8, 2014 | Despite objections from a handful of Democrats, the Senate voted on Monday to move forward with a pro-hunting bill that has delighted most gun rights groups, including the National Rifle Association. Introduced by embattled incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act (S. 2363) would unlock funding to build shooting ranges on public land while easing hunting restrictions. But…
Koch, Goldman, Other Megadonors Already Blowing Through Pre-McCutcheon Caps
May 21, 2014 | The results are in: Big donors reacted quickly to the Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision last month, busting the previous caps on how much they could give overall to candidate campaigns, parties and PACs. A cursory review of new filings by several national party groups show that major donors blew past the previous limits, which until the April…
Congress' Student Loan Pinch Hits Both Parties
February 7, 2014 | Dozens of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle reported owing money on student loans in 2012.
Moneyball: We Pick the Lineups for the Congressional Baseball Game
June 12, 2013 | With division over immigration, the IRS scandal, government surveillance programs and a host of other issues, tensions have been running high in Congress. But tomorrow, Democrats and Republicans will suit up and do battle in a different setting. Here are our lineups for the moneyball version of the game.
Members of Congress Feel Student Loan Pain Firsthand
February 7, 2013 | When lawmakers debate whether to extend low rates on subsidized student loans later this year, many of them will be feeling firsthand the pain of student loan debt: Five senators and 41 members of the House report that their liabilities include money still owed on loans to finance their own education or that of their children.
Blue Team Aided by Small Donors, Big Bundlers; Huge Outside Spending Still Comes Up Short
November 7, 2012 | President Barack Obama clinched a second term last night relying on many of the same campaign finance tools he used in his pre-Citizens United victory in 2008: party support and an in-house campaign finance operation that turned to individual donors and a web of elite bundlers to expand its reach. He received comparatively little help from outside spending groups. But that's not to say super PACs and secretive nonprofit groups had no influence on the election -- although they heavily favored conservative candidates, many of whom lost, they created an arms race that helped drive the cost of election to record levels.
Massachusetts, Virginia Senate Among 2012's Most Expensive Races
November 6, 2012 | The role of outside spending in federal elections dramatically changed in 2010 with the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, which opened the doors for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for or against candidates. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates this election likely will cost $6 billion, shattering the previous record by more than $700 million, much of which is due to the massive increase in outside spending.
Hot Race for Connecticut Senate Seat: Chris Murphy vs. Linda McMahon
October 3, 2012 | Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon doesn't need the support of a super PAC, and she doesn't need to hold $500-a-head fundraisers. She has her very own deep pockets -- though she's dipped into them for far less cash than she did in 2010 and has spent the money more wisely, which has kept her Senate race with Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy very, very competitive.
OpenSecrets PolitiQuizz: 'Modern' Emmy Winners Get Political
September 24, 2012 | The cast of the hit television show "Modern Family" won four Emmys last night. But who among them has a penchant for political cash?
Politiquizz: Wrestle With This One
September 19, 2012 | The Murphy-McMahon smackdown prompts our question.
Capital Eye Opener, Sept. 14: Washington's Soda Tax Problem, Super PACs in Connecticut? And more
September 14, 2012 | Mayor Michael Bloomberg may well have spent last night with a cigar in one hand and a glass of not-a-soft-drink in the other. He could celebrate the New York City Board of Health's approval of his proposal to restrict the sale of sugary soda pop larger than 16 ounces. Dare anyone follow up at the national level? We offer some cold, hard numbers to consider.
Following the Money in the Wisconsin, Florida and Connecticut Primaries
August 15, 2012 | This year's long, expensive and often unpredictable primary season is drawing to a close, but could still have some surprises in store. Races in Wisconsin and Florida pitted Tea Party favorites against members of the Republican old guard, and candidates are divided not just by philosophy but by fundraising style and super PAC support.
House Races: First Quarter Revelations
April 25, 2012 | By spring of each election year, most prospective House candidates have decided whether to jump into the frying pan, and the fundraising race is well under way. The first quarter FEC reports give some clues about how competitive the races are likely to be.
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Self-Financing Candidates Falter in New York 26th District Special Election
May 25, 2011 | Two self-financing candidates went down to defeat in Tuesday's special election in the New York 26th Congressional District, as Democrat Kathy Hochul scored an upset victory in a district that is one of the most Republican-leaning areas of the Empire State.
Ensign Out, Scalia and Thomas Under Fire and More In Capital Eye Opener: March 8
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Capital Rivals: U.S. Chamber of Commerce vs. SEIU
December 28, 2010 | This edition of Capital Rivals takes an intimate look at two of the biggest big players in politics: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Service Employees International Union.
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Lobbying Surges As Repeal Fight Nears Climax
December 3, 2010 | From January through September, 29 unique groups have lobbied on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay service members, according to a Center for Responsive Politics review of federal lobbying reports explicitly mentioning the measure.
Body Scanner Producing L-3 Communications Increases Political Gifts, Targets Power Brokers
November 24, 2010 | The political action committee of L-3 Communications -- one of the two defense contractors behind the full-body scanning machines now used in more than 60 U.S. airports -- has doled out more political cash this election cycle than at any other time, the Center for Responsive Politics has found.
Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy
November 17, 2010 | Despite a stubbornly sour national economy congressional members' personal wealth collectively increased by more than 16 percent between 2008 and 2009, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics of federal financial disclosures released earlier this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Confidential JPMorgan Chase Memo Predicts Congressional 'Gridlock'
November 9, 2010 | JPMorgan Chase, the $2 trillion bank and financial services firm, predicts that the newly Republican-controlled U.S. House will clash with the still-Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate to the point where progress on large legislation is completely halted, according to a confidential memorandum dated Nov. 3 and obtained by OpenSecrets Blog.
Bad News for Incumbents, Self-Financing Candidates in Most Expensive Midterm Election in U.S. History
November 4, 2010 | The priciest midterm election in U.S. history saw a Republican tide sweep numerous Democrats out of office, as voters anxious about the state of the economy ousted more House incumbents from office than any time since 1948. While several money-in-politics axioms held true, money was not a panacea for embattled politicians.
Abortion Opponents Invest Fraction of What Abortion Rights Groups Do in 2010 Politicking
October 29, 2010 | Many federal candidates are receiving thousands of dollars from organizations on both sides of the abortion debate. And in this landscape, abortion rights groups are far out-spending groups opposed to abortion this election cycle.
Vulnerable Incumbents, Promising Upstart Candidates Reap Financial Benefits From Political Brethren
October 6, 2010 | The top beneficiaries of the generosity from party leaders and other politicians who donate with their leadership PACs and candidate committees are some of the party's most vulnerable incumbents and most promising challengers.
Sen. Jim DeMint, Adopting EMILY's List and ActBlue Tactics, Pumping Cash into GOP Pockets
October 5, 2010 | Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a Tea Party-loving conservative who wants to shake up and remold the institution he currently calls home, stands above other lawmakers in the frontier of creative uses of leadership PACs to aide fellow candidates.
Candidates in Hotly Contested Races Collect Big Money from Wall Street Interests
September 27, 2010 | Ahead of the November election, top 20 House beneficiaries of the people and political action committees associated with the finance, insurance and real estate sector have together collected more than $16.2 million from Wall Street interests since January 2009. Meanwhile, the Senate candidates and sitting senators to receive the most from Wall Street interests raked in more than $41.3 million since January 2005 -- the beginning of their six-year election cycle.
Threadbare Politics: How Partisan is Your Clothing?
June 29, 2010 | Although the clothing industry is pretty evenly divided overall, individual companies in the clothing manufacturing business tend to be notably partisan in their federal political donations, more so than almost any other industry.
OpenSecrets Blog's PolitiQuizz: Which State Loves Earmarks?
June 21, 2010 | Congressional earmarks are often not well understood, hidden in massive pieces of legislation and marred in controversy.This week's PolitiQuizz brings our readers to muddled land of earmarks.
Potentially Vulnerable Lawmakers Get Boosts from Party Programs
May 5, 2010 | Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee have programs to help fund and support vulnerable incumbents. The DCCC runs the "Frontline Program" and the NRCC the "Patriot Program," and the increased financial support facilitated by these programs may be a determining factor in these candidates' success at the polls. So far this cycle, the average House Democrat participating in such a program took in took in nearly $600,000 more than the average non-assisted House member, and the average NRCC-assisted Republican collected about $200,000 above the non-assisted House average.
Murtha's Still Got it, More Trouble for Massey Energy and More in Capital Eye Opener: April 8
April 8, 2010 | Recent filings with the Federal Election Commission show Murtha's leadership PAC is still active in donating cash to Democratic campaigns. Majority PAC also cut a notable $10,000 check to the campaign of Mark Critz, Murtha's former district director...
Blue Dog Democrats Display Stronger Than Average Fund-Raising in 2009
February 24, 2010 | Whether it was health care reform, cap and trade climate proposals or financial regulatory reform, Blue Dog Democrats were often at the center of Congress' top legislative fights. This caucus of 54 moderate and conservative House Democrats was also at the center of political fund-raising in 2009, the Center for Responsive Politics has found.
Blue Dogs and New Democrats Find Friends on Wall Street
November 17, 2009 | Like the health care reform debate, financial regulation legislation has divided members of the same party, opening a rift between liberal and moderate Democrats. But unlike the health care reform debate, where the moderate Blue Dog Democrats have been rabid in their opposition to a public insurance option, a different group has emerged to voice moderates' concerns over financial regulation -- but both are magnets for cash from the financial sector.
Supporters of Moderate Republican in NY-23 Special Election Weigh Where to Place Their Loyalties After Candidate Quits
November 2, 2009 | With Republican Diedre Scozzafava ending her bid in for Congress and endorsing her Democratic opponent Bill Owens, Owens and Conservative Party nominee Doug are now vying to win over Scozzafava's supporters, including those who lent financial support to her campaign.
Potentially Vulnerable House Democrats Flex Fund-raising Muscle During First Three Quarters
October 21, 2009 | Democratic incumbents in the U.S. House of Representatives that their party views as potentially vulnerable raised an average of $842,400 since January, while Republican incumbents in the House viewed as potentially threatened raised an average of $597,300, the Center for Responsive Politics has found. Furthermore, these Democratic lawmakers ended the third quarter with an average of $646,000 in cash on hand, while these Republican congressmen ended the quarter with an average of $434,300.
Third Quarter Campaign Finance Reports Show Money Race Is On
October 16, 2009 | An initial Center for Responsive Politics analysis has found that sitting members of the U.S. House of Representatives raised $48.2 million from July 1 through Sept. 30, 2009, based on the 336 reports we have in. The mean amount these lawmakers raised was $143,640, and the median amount was $126,680.
Aides, Lobbyists and Contributors Among Those Left in Wake of Sen. John Ensign's Alleged Ethics Scandal
October 8, 2009 | Despite a lack of support from key leaders in his own political party, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) said resolutely this week that he has no plans to resign from Congress in the face of accusations that he's deeply embroiled in an ethics scandal. But it's not just his own party's support at risk -- campaign contributors, current and former staffers and even lobbyists may be re-considering their ties to a man who once served as the GOP's primary fund-raiser in the Senate.
Some Politicos Distance Themselves From Embattled Hassan Nemazee, But Not All. Yet.
August 26, 2009 | Embattled political financier Hassan Nemazee, who faces decades in prison after federal authorities arrested him for allegedly attempting to secure a fradulent loan from Citigroup, has donated money to 75 federal political candidates, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis indicates.
Health Insurers Continue to Woo Blue Dog Democrats in Congress
August 20, 2009 | The 52 fiscally conservative House Democrats known as the Blue Dogs and playing prominent roles in the nation's health care reform debate continue to collect campaign funds from health insurers at a greater rate than their non-Blue Dog counterparts, tCRP has found.
Obama Elevates Three More Bundlers & Big Donors in Latest Ambassador Picks
August 7, 2009 | President Barack Obama has picked three big bundlers and donors to fill diplomatic posts to Spain, Norway and the European Union. The three new ambassadors -- Alan Solomont, Barry White and William Kennard -- bundled more than $1 million combined toward Obama's election efforts, and have contributed nearly $2 million to federal candidates since 1989.
Committee Members Speak Out–Or Stay Mum–On Health Care
July 9, 2009 | Over the past three weeks, Capital Eye has contacted members of five Capitol Hill committees responsible for drafting health care reform legislation this summer. Here are their responses (and non-responses) and the money they're collecting from various industries.
Blue Dog Bark Backed by Insurers
June 25, 2009 | There's a particular breed of lawmaker on Capitol Hill that is pushing hard against a public health care plan, much to the delight of two seriously moneyed special interest groups-insurers and pharmaceuticals. They're the Blue Dogs: moderate, vocal and funded in part by the industries trying to protect their bottom line.
Tracking Your Representatives' Health Care Cash
June 25, 2009 | Here's a cool tool that brings together data from various parts of OpenSecrets.org to show how much money each current lawmaker has raised from various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989 (including President Obama's haul).
Lawmakers Controlling Government's Budget File for Extensions on Personal Financial Disclosures
June 16, 2009 | Members of Congress that control government spending and oversee the beleaguered financial sector are having a hard time getting their own finances in order, CRP has found. Forty of the 63 lawmakers who still haven't filed their 2008 personal financial disclosure (PFD) reports, due May 15, sit on a congressional committee related to the federal budget, appropriations or financial sector oversight.
Wall Street's Greenbacks Fill Democrats' Coffers
June 10, 2009 | Although the economy didn't show many signs of improvement in the first few months of 2009, Democrats were benefiting more from Wall Street than they had in any previous cycle, pulling in 58 percent of all contributions that the finance, insurance and real estate sector gave between January and March.
Some Lawmakers' 1st Quarter Haul Focused on PACs, Out-of-State Donors
June 10, 2009 | Lawmakers trying to build up their war chests tap a variety of financial resources and walk the fine line of balancing their constituents' needs and their need for money to run a re-election campaign. Find out here who the Members of Congress that relied most on out-of-state donors and PAC giving during the first quarter of 2009 are.
Embattled Lobbying Firm PMA Targeted Members of Defense Committees
February 12, 2009 | The close ties between Rep. John Murtha and a Washington lobbying firm raided by the FBI have put the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat under greater scrutiny. The lobbyists at PMA Group have been Murtha's fifth most generous campaign donor over time, but he is just one of 284 members of the 111th Congress who have collected money from the firm, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989.
Races to Watch II: Candidates Supported by Their Party
September 25, 2008 | Private interests and members of the public aren't the only ones betting their money on the congressional candidates they hope will win (or retain) congressional seats. Lawmakers in both parties have a vested interest in seeing their own candidates succeed this November, with Democrats wanting to strengthen their majority and Republicans hoping to minimize their losses. Here we look at some of the candidates getting the largest cash infusions from their own parties, indicating a close race.
Money and Votes Aligned in Congress's Last Debate Over Bank Regulation
September 23, 2008 | The last time Congress seriously debated how to regulate the financial industry, the result was legislation that allowed the nation's largest banks to get even larger and take risks that had been prohibited since the Great Depression. A look back at that debate, which was over the 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act, reveals that campaign contributions may have influenced the votes of politicians who, a decade later, are now grappling with the implosion of the giant banks they helped to foster.
Brothers Grim: Is Lehman Next?
September 12, 2008 | Uncle Sam bailed out Freddie Mac and the company's twin sister, Fannie Mae, this week, and the next in line in the Wall Street family to get a helping hand might just be Lehman Brothers. Executives at the struggling investment bank are looking to sell the company with assistance from the government--and fast--as its stock plunges. Although the government isn't expected to completely bail out Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, the company has built a strong financial relationship with politicians over the years and coincidentally ranks fourth in the largest contributors in the race for the White House.
Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers
September 11, 2008 | When the federal government announced two months ago that it would be seizing mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, CRP looked at how much money members of Congress had collected since 1989 from the companies. On Sunday the government proceeded with the takeover and we've returned to our data to bring you the updates, this time providing a list of all 354 lawmakers who have gotten money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (in July we posted the top 25).
Superdelegate Update
February 28, 2008 | In an update to Capital Eye's Feb. 14 report, campaign contributions from Obama and Clinton now total nearly $950,000 and have predicted endorsements about 80 percent of the time.
2006 Election Analysis: Incumbents Linked to Corruption Lose, but Money Still Wins
November 8, 2006 | While voters in some states are still waiting to see who will represent them in Congress, one thing is certain: Money was a clear winner in the 2006 elections. Equally clear was voters' concern about corruption in Washington; officeholders tied to scandal lost in disproportionate numbers.
A New Battleground
March 8, 2006 | War veterans try to topple congressional incumbents and their bigger war chests By Courtney Mabeus March 08, 2006 | To raise money for his congressional campaign in Minnesota, Tim Walz first had to learn how to sell himself. It's a skill he didn't have much need for in 24 years as a national guardsman, but,…
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