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Originally published on Mon July 27, 2015 2:41 pm
The Trevor Noah countdown has begun. The South African stand-up comedian will begin hosting Comedy Central's Daily Show on Sept. 28. And what better way to get ready than ... by doing comedy.
Originally published on Fri July 17, 2015 9:27 am
Ruhy Patel, 17, lives in Doylestown, Pa. When she was 15 she was planning to run for student council office. "All the other people running were boys," she says, "and people were like, 'Well, you're not going to win.' You feel intimidated because you're the only girl in the room. It makes you question if you'd be OK in the field of politics."
Did she drop out? No.
Did she win? "I did!"
"I feel like it kind of makes you want to try harder when people say no," says Patel.
Originally published on Tue July 14, 2015 6:23 pm
She was only 15 minutes late. That's amazing! After all, she is the first lady of the United States. She has a busy schedule. She was scheduled to speak to the Girl Up Leadership Summit at 11:15 a.m. And by 11:27ish she was in the house.
"You all look amazing," Michelle Obama told the 200-plus activists who represent some of the world's 1,000 Girl Up clubs. They'd come to Washington, D.C., to bond, to learn about girls' issues and to lobby Congress.
Originally published on Tue July 14, 2015 2:36 pm
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What's life like for a 15-year-old girl in Zambia? In Brazil? In Nepal? In the United States?
Starting this fall, NPR will be looking at the lives of 15-year-old girls: the challenges they face, the rules they break, the advice they'd give to a little sister.
Originally published on Sat July 11, 2015 8:26 pm
What do you lose when one of the world's languages disappears?
Maybe it's a word that has two meanings — and the double meaning gives you a different way of thinking about things.
Like the word iya. In the endangered Latin American language of Kukama, it means "heart." But it also means "fruit."
Originally published on Fri July 3, 2015 10:23 pm
Their gourds tell a story — and earn them a living. That gourd in the photo — the one on the left? It is covered with miniature pictures of a potato harvest in Peru. There's even a wee burro hauling the day's crop.
That gourd will sell for around $800.
Originally published on Fri July 3, 2015 8:19 am
A curious detail appeared in stories about the death this week of a 17-year-old boy from Ebola.
Originally published on Tue June 30, 2015 9:55 am
The world needs to count its girls!
That's the message that President Obama sent earlier this month when he signed the Girls Count Act into law. Congress had previously approved the act by unanimous vote.
There are 220 million children around the world who are uncounted. They were not registered at birth, and they don't have birth certificates.
A boy, a goat and a lion.
Those are the stars of an award-winning photo called Friendship.
Originally published on Sat June 20, 2015 1:22 am
Soda is at the crossroads.
The U.S. is still a world leader in taking the pause that refreshes (and causes weight gain).
But soda drinking is flat or declining in the West. The reasons are many: Health consciousness. Bottled water. Energy drinks.
So the Big Soda companies are spending money to develop new markets in low- and middle-income countries. In some of these places, people are earning a bit more than a few years before, so they have more money for soda.


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Zionist Union MK Itzik Shmuli confirms: I'm gay
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Israel hasn't done enough to combat Jewish terrorism, Rivlin says
Analysis: If you will it
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Food: The continuing saga
Recipes: Time for lime
July 31: Top 10 things to do
Late goal boosts Kiryat Shmona's hopes
Hasarma to make Arab history on sidelines
Kroyter jumps back into picture as high-flying Israeli phenom
Blue-and-white moves up gear in EuroBasket preparations
Two Israelis bitten by snakes in separate incidents
Report: IDF kills 17-year-old Palestinian, during clash near Ramallah
'May Allah accept him at the top of paradise,' said neighbors of slain Palestinian toddler
Reports: Palestinian, 17, killed by IDF gunfire near Gaza border fence
Palestinians to haul Israel before ICC in wake of arson attack, Abbas says
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Ex-hasid who committed suicide had mental issues, says family
Survivors appeal to Pope to intercede with Germany over Holocaust reparations
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Take two tablets!~
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Israel's young athletes can't find the podium at the Youth Olympic Games in China
US Open: Israeli tennis star Pe'er advances to second round
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Maccabi Tel Aviv's Malcolm Thomas 370.
(photo credit:Adi Avishai)
After thrashing its Euroleague opponents by an average 30 points in its last two
games, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach David Blatt will have to first and foremost ward
off complacency within his roster ahead of Thursday's visit to Alba
Berlin.Maccabi all but secured its wins over Chalon-Sur-Saone and Prokom
Gdynia by halftime in the past two Thursdays to improve to 4-0 in Group
B.However, Blatt knows that Tel Aviv could be vulnerable should it take
its foot off the gas at any stage in the German capital."Berlin is a
good place to play, the problem is that Alba is excellent when playing at home,"
Blatt said. "This is a difficult game in a tough arena."Maccabi is tied
with Zalgiris Kaunas for the most points scored in the Euroleague through four
games with an average of 84.5 points but Alba coach Sasa Obradovic is hoping his
players will rise to the occasion against the yellow-and-blue and snap their
two-game losing streak."Playing against one of the favorites in the
whole competition is a great challenge for us," Obradovic said. "Having seen how
Maccabi played in Chalon, we know they have no problems with playing on the
road. But we should not think so much about them, but more about our own game,
which still has a lot of room for improvement."We have to learn from the
mistakes we made last week in Malaga and avoid the missed easy layups and the
unforced turnovers, which cost us the victory there."Lior Eliyahu is one
of three Maccabi players who average more than 10 points per game and he will be
aiming to bounce back in Berlin from his disappointing six-point performance
against Prokom last week."We are confident entering this game because we
are in good form," said Eliyahu. "A road game in the Euroleague is always
difficult and Alba does well at home and plays very responsibly. We will have to
be focused to win in Germany."
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I am trying to make the uniform from the movie A League of Their own but I am am having issues trying to find a sewing pattern for a Rockford Peach Uniform that could fit some one size 20/22.
Here is a site you can copy and paste and see what I am referring to:
I am pretty much a basic/moderate level of sewing so extreme modifications or adjustments kind of scare me. I am willing to settle for a pattern that just has the correct kind of collar and skirt and just wing with the buttons as long as it is in my size. Does anyone have any advice or tips? Thanks in advance!
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Tulane History Department Appears to Be Spared Layoffs
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On Thursday Tulane announced the cuts it is making in the face of $200 million in recovery costs and a projected budget shortfall next year.
The positions of 230 faculty members — 65 of them tenured, and 180 of whom are in the medical school — will be eliminated. Tulane is also cutting its athletic program from 16 teams down to 8. Five academic programs — four in engineering, plus exercise and sport science — will also go.
The professors whose jobs are being eliminated have the option of working at their salaries for one additional year, said Mike Strecker, a Tulane spokesman. But they will not receive additional payments and those who leave immediately will not be paid, he said.
University officials said that 86 percent of Tulane's students will return to campus in January, and that applications for next academic year are coming in at a normal, pre-Katrina pace. Officials said they do not expect to significantly reduce the size of future undergraduate classes, but that all full-time faculty members will be required to teach undergraduates. Still, some faculty members thought that some of the remaining programs would have to shrink, but that the quality of education will remain, or even improve with the increased teaching for undergraduates from full-time faculty members.
While Tulane officials had few details about how the medical school would operate in the wake of the cuts, they said that it would focus on teaching and that the eliminated positions were research oriented. The medical school will remain in Texas for the spring semester. The medical school is in downtown New Orleans, and a dearth of patients in the area means slim pickings for clinicians. "We have tried to make the reductions as strategically and humanely as possible," said President Scott S. Cowen in a statement.
The cuts will save Tulane $44 million from its $600 million-plus operating budget.
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i gave up smoking 10 weeks ago and have put a lot of weight on do thease tablets help you loose the weight,i saw my doctor today and has put me on thease as from today as im already on colestral tabletes .
Ezetimibe - do thease tablets help you loose weight I have been proscribed 10mg?
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It is for high cholesterol. It works by preventing fats from absorbing into your blood stream. I can see where this might have a side effect of weight loss. Also, he may have felt you needed the added effect of this medication, along with the statin you're on, to lower your cholesterol. They are often used in combination.
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Time truly flies on the Internet, and political campaigns may sometimes lead to strange alliances, both real and fanciful. By the time the Barack Obama campaign released its much-publicized YouTube video, The Road We've Traveled, Thursday night, the Republican National Committee had produced a poster that, while not exactly promoting the "docuganda" (what the Washington Post dubbed the combination documentary and propaganda production), it did call further attention to it.
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Graduates of New Mexico Tech are found working in a number of different fields including the aerospace and defense industry, the oil and gas exploration industry, and the oil and gas pipeline transportation industry. The most popular career sector among alumni is the environmental consulting industry. New Mexico Tech alumni rake in larger-than-average salaries, and they also score high on the SATs. Median pay for those who graduated from New Mexico Tech amounts to approximately $77K.
After graduation, women go on to earn an average of $61K per year compared to men, who earn around $79K. Graduates who took the survey skew strongly male, with a male-to-female ratio of more than 3 to 1.
In the New Mexico Tech alumni professional community, Petroleum Engineers make the highest median pay ($147K), though Software Engineers (about $96K), and Electrical Engineers ($77K) are close competitors. Sliding in near the bottom are Software Developers, who report earnings of $64K.
Many New Mexico Tech grads flock to Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico Tech grads also flock to Farmington, N.M., which is home to salaries significantly above average (median pay is $128K). Home to the lowest median salary for New Mexico Tech alumni is Fairbanks, Alaska, a popular place for former students despite its $57K average paycheck. Other cities of interest include Seattle, Wash. and Tucson, Ariz.
A graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from New Mexico Tech can rake in a whopping average around $135K per year, more than any other degree from this school. Graduates holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ME) fare the worst in terms of compensation with an average yearly salary of about $58K.
Former Miners who have experience with Data Modeling can expect to make 50 percent more than other alumni (approximately $115K on average). New Mexico Tech grads are usually competent in Project Management, and nearly one in five alumni continue practicing this skill in their career. Proficiency in Engineering Design, Microsoft Office, and Environmental Consulting command top-of-the-line rewards as well.
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Dear everyone. As mark stated i did the 'piss n run' last night. This is all new to me and it scares me. Again, sorry. "if i could turn back time" -cher
Oh yes. The girl who wanted me to watch her pee.
The guy I fucked last night is well worth up the ass tuition. I just wish I could tell dad thanks!
I don't see why you're so upset, it's not like you were wearing pants either.
He's just so adorable. And I don't want to fuck someone who's adorable.
I woke up naked except for someone else's socks. Im so proud
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I was mid-sentence and you stopped me and said, "Yeah.. for my vaginas sake, I'm gonna need you to stop talking right now."
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Morné du Preez, Rosemary Stasek's husband, sent the Voice an e-mail offering this clarification on the cause of Stasek's death:
Rosemary was diagnosed with MS earlier this year, but had been struggling with a diagnosed lesion as early as May 2007. But this had not developed into MS until her diagnosis in March.
The MS progressed very quickly even though she was on very good medication, which was being flown in from the U.S. on a monthly basis. The MS caused problems with Rosemary's respiratory system and led to heart failure.
This did not have to do with bad health care. Rosemary was in a German clinic at the time of not feeling well and was transferred to the NATO ICU unit at the French Military hospital by an international ambulance service after she started deteriorating.
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Antawn Jamison is 34 years old. He isn't exceptionally athletic (and never has been, really), exceptionally strong, or exceptionally tall. His game could age fairly well as long as his employer is willing to put up with his defensive limitations, and Jamison could certainly find NBA work as a scorer, rebounder, and calming locker room presence for another contract or two. Of course, Jamison's future is still conditional, even if his production and skills are ever reliable; after Jamison's current contract expires in the summer of 2012, the then 36-year-old could choose to end his career then and there.
Jamison is apparently considering the possibility. From Chris Tomasson of NBA FanHouse:
The Cleveland forward already has started to think about retirement. He said before Saturday night's 127-99 loss to Denver at the Pepsi Center that next season, the last on his contract, could be the final one of his NBA career. "Definitely," Jamison, 34, said in an interview with FanHouse about that being a possibility. "I've done a lot, man. This is my 13th year and next year will be my 14th year. A lot of people don't get the opportunity to say that they've played for that many years. And to know that I've left everything I throw on the court has been a blessing for me."
…"I know the window of opportunity is closing in … for my career," said Jamison, averaging 16.5 points this season for the woeful Cavaliers. "Physically, I can play the game for another five or six years. Mentally, I got another one or two years in me. I can live with that. I've enjoyed my career and done a lot of things. The only thing I got to do is to win a championship. But I got one more year left on my contract. If nothing happens by then, I can be happy with it being a career unless an opportunity comes up to play for one year after that.
It's a shame to think that Jamison's career could be coming to a close. As a player, he found great success both as a featured scorer and a virtual afterthought, using offensive rebounds to generate additional possessions and scoring opportunities. As a person, Jamison has been a consummate professional and endured more team dismay than any player ever should. This year's Cavaliers are only the latest example; Jamison also played for the early-decade Warriors and the post-fallout Wizards, two teams with their own unique brands of misery. If you happen to believe in the championship as a method of career validation, Jamison certainly deserves a ring of his own, if only for spending so many of his years toiling away on bad teams. Still, Jamison's career is commendable on its own merits. The man has performed at a high level throughout, regardless of circumstance.
Another year and a half (or less, if the NBA is locked out for part or all of next season) of Jamison may not be enough, but it's all we're likely to get. The call of the game could always entice him to stay a little while longer, but Jamison seems convinced that his career is nearing its natural end.
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The utilityman was released by the Rangers at the end of Spring Training. After signing with the White Sox, he began the year at Triple-A for the first time since 2005. That return to the Minors didn't go quite as planned as he hit .200 (19-for-95) with four homers and nine RBIs over his first 29 games with Charlotte before an opponent's errant slide into third fractured his left hand.
"It's been frustrating, there's no other way to put it," said Jackson, who also missed most of 2009 after contracting valley fever. "I wasn't playing too well before the injury happened. That's the worst part. Just having to sit there on those numbers, it's tough to stomach. But I only had 95 at-bats, which was good because all it takes is having a good week for those numbers to turn around."
And it looks like he might be having that "good week."
Jackson homered three times and drove in the first four Charlotte runs in the Knights' 5-4 win in 10 innings over Columbus on Thursday. It marked the only time in his professional career that the 30-year-old hit a trio of round-trippers and the first multi-homer game since Aug. 10, 2007 for the D-backs.
The 2003 first-round pick launched a solo blast in the second inning and a two-run shot in the sixth to pull the Knights within one. He then stepped into the box again with two outs in the eighth and tied the ballgame by driving a 3-1 fastball by Frank Herrmann to left field. By his own admission, Jackson couldn't offer precisely why he went deep so many times.
"That's the crazy thing about baseball, you can't explain it," he said. "When you leave the locker room, you just have to come back tomorrow and treat it like any other day. That's the way I look at it. Whether I'm 4-for-4 or 0-for-4, you look at it the same way. This game is filled by such highs and lows, it'll eat you up if you get caught in it.
"I'll cherish this night, though. I was just looking to get back strong. It was one of those nights when you wish you could have 10 at-bats."
Jackson looked like he might have a chance for more heroics in the 10th frame when the bases were loaded and he stood in the on-deck circle with only one out. But Herrmann threw a wild pitch that allowed Osvaldo Martinez to speed home from third for a walk-off win. Still, even with everything he performed beforehand, Jackson acknowledged if he couldn't have 10 more at-bats, he would have settled for one.
"Absolutely," said the White Sox farmhand. "Even if I was 0-for-4, I want a chance to win the game. That's just the competitor that I am, and I think everyone else on that field is."
Thursday's 3-for-4, four-RBI performance came one day after Jackson went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Over those two games, Jackson has improved his average to .239 while doubling his home run output to six on the season.
Those numbers won't be sending the Texas native to Chicago's South Side anytime soon, but he knew that was the chance he was taking by signing a Minor League deal with the White Sox in the spring.
"I knew I was going to Triple-A," he said. "I've basically spent the last few years as a utility guy, a spot starter in the Majors. So I was OK going to Triple-A because I knew it meant I'd be playing every day. That was a step I need to get to back to the player I was, and I looked forward to the opportunity."
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Many of Franconia's most interesting sights are located close to Goessweinstein, so it is a convenient place to base yourself. Devil's Cave and Maximiliansgrotte are two of the best places to explore here. Two other popular spots you'll find within a short distance of Goessweinstein are Hofgarten and the Bayreuth New Palace.
Do make the effort to see some of the nearby museums and galleries, which help make the area the special place it is. Explore, admire and become intrigued in the various museums such as the Richard Wagner Museum in Bayreuth, Hirtenmuseum in Hersbruck and Hersbruck Kunstmuseum. Go and see a live performance at Oberfrankenhalle in Bayreuth, the Bayreuth Festival Theater and the Margrave's Opera House.
Franconia has a number of interesting sights such as Sternplatz in Bayreuth. Learn about Franconia's past by visiting the Bayreuth Old Palace in Bayreuth.
While vacationing in Goessweinstein, you can see the FC Nurnberg soccer team go into battle at Frankenstadion, Nuremberg. The stadium also offers fascinating tours when there is no game on, giving visitors a chance to learn about the stadium's inner workings and about current and past local heroes.
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APP OF THE DAY: Countdown (iPhone)
Firstly, some Countdown based stats for you:
The students' favourite has been running for over 28 years, and was the first TV programme ever shown on Channel 4.
It has run for 63 series and there has been well over 5,000 episodes.
There have been four hosts; Richard Whiteley, Des Lynam, Des O'Connor and Jeff Stelling, and two co-presenters; Carol Vorderman and Rachel Riley.
Once, in 2002, this member of the Pocket-lint team got a nine-letter word - firestorm.
Beat that suckers.
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Countdown - Official TV Show App (iPhone)
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The official Countdown app has recently launched into the App Store to much fanfare. Okay, perhaps there wasn't any fanfare, or a Call of Duty: Black Ops D-list celebrity packed launch party, but there was much excitement in Pocket-lint towers as we are all massive fans of the TV show.
And, with developers Deluxe Digital Studios launching the game at an introductory price (if you add 8 to 3, times it by 5, and add the another 3 and a 1 you'll get the price in pence), there's no better time to get it downloaded to your iPhone.
After all, whilst Angry Birds, Doodle Jump and Fruit Ninja are great fun, they aren't all that stimulating for the old grey matter.
The Countdown app lets you play on you own, or with a pal (turn by turn, or over Bluetooth) with short and long games available.
The short term game has one letters round and one numbers round followed by a Countdown Conundrum and the longer term doubles the rounds with a Conundrum at the end.
It's a shame that the long version doesn't give you a full-on multi-round Countdown experience, and it's also unfortunate that you can't play against a virtual CPU as the one player option can be a bit lonely.
But hey, if you're the type that likes Countdown, then you'll no doubt be used to spending time by yourself.
These little faults don't take away from what is a great little title though, and a bargain at just 59p.
We'll finish, like Countdown does, with a conundrum, with the word that best describes this game found within these 9 letters: C T V I A D E D I
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A Crock Pot Tax-Exempt Idea
A Government Accountability Office analysis showed that almost three-fifths of all American-based corporations pay no federal taxes.
A wall of suffocating heat nearly vaporized me as I walked into Marshbaum's house. In the kitchen was a portable kiln spewing fiery venom that was curling the linoleum. In the den, wildly pumping a potter's wheel flinging clay all over the room, was Marshbaum.
"Got a new hobby?" I asked from a puddle of water that I assumed was what was left of my body.
"Hobby, nothing!" shouted Marshbaum over the noise. "This is my path to fame and fortune."
"Every one of your fame-and-fortune paths has ended in a cul-de-sac," I reminded him. "You scamming the public into believing that slops of glazed clay dipped into leftover house paint are the last sculpture of a dying genius?"
"They're cookie jars," said Marshbaum, wounded.
"Still looks like schlock to me," I suggested.
"Work with me on this," Marshbaum commanded. "It could result in a column for you."
So I played straightman while Marshbaum threw pots together. "Who," I asked skeptically, "is going to buy ersatz cookie jars?"
"Corporations," he replied smugly.
"For gifts?"
"For receipts. Taxpayers keep their receipts in cookie jars," Marshbaum explained, "so why not corporations? It'll help them avoid paying any taxes. It's easy. It's simple. It's—"
"Probably illegal."
"It's in the Tax Code," said Marshbaum. "Individuals pay; corporations don't."
"I doubt the IRS Code says anything like that."
There are four million words in the IRS Tax Code, but only a few thousand of them apply to lower- and middle-class Americans. The rest of the Code tells the wealthy and their corporations how to avoid paying taxes.
"There are four million words in the IRS Tax Code," said Marshbaum. "Lower-class and middle-class Americans get a few thousand of those words. The rest of the Code is a roadmap to help the wealthy and their corporations avoid paying taxes."
"The IRS encourages corporations to cheat?"
"No, Congress does that. It writes the code to give rebates, tax deferments, subsidies, and all kinds of tax shelters that only the wealthy and their corporations can take advantage of. It's just a way to reward their friends."
"But, it's the people who vote for their representatives," I said naively.
"You think some homeless vet can afford to donate to Sen. Sludgepump's campaign? You think Rep. Bilgewater even listens to the opinions of the impoverished and disenfranchised? Why do you think the Republicans want to cut into Medicare and Medicaid?"
"To balance the budget?"
"Because, Ink Breath, the rich don't need those programs. That's also why they want to cut funding for public education. The rich can afford private schools. The poor can't. Besides, you can't have an educated population of middle-class citizens. They might do something un-American, like actually learn something about the issues."
The issue, said Marshbaum, slinging clay and getting high on pot fumes, is that Congress allows the rich to realize their dreams--greed is not only good, it's encouraged.
Marshbaum explained that a Government Accountability Office analysis showed that almost three-fifths of all American-based corporations pay no federal taxes. The GAO study didn't identify individual companies. Marshbaum, with the help of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), did.
Pretending that the international crisis-of-the-week has led to the highest gas prices in years, the oil companies—smirks of greed tucked neatly into their wallets—made record profits, paid no taxes, and even received rebates and refunds from the IRS. Exxon Mobil made $19 billion in profits in 2009, paid no taxes, but received a $156 million rebate. Chevron made $10 billion, paid no taxes, and received a $19 million refund. ConocoPhillips during a three-year period, had a $16 billion profit, paid no taxes, and received a $451 million tax break. Valero Energy had $68 billion in sales, and a $157 million tax refund.
General Electric had a $26 billion profit in five years, and a $4.1 billion refund. Boeing, tucked into bed with a $30 billion Defense Department contract, got a $124 million refund to sleep better.
Even those that received taxpayer-supported bailouts, after being a major cause of the sub-prime housing debacle, made profits, paid seven-figure executive bonuses, and received refunds. Bank of America scammed the people for a $1 trillion bailout, made a $4.4 billion profit, and received a $1.9 billion tax refund.
CitiGroup, with a $2.5 trillion bailout, paid no taxes on a $4 billion profit. Goldman Sachs and Carnival Cruises were model corporate citizens by paying all of 1.1 percent taxes. Goldman Sachs had a $2.3 billion profit on an $800 billion bailout; Carnival, which took passengers and the taxpayers on a cruise, made $11 billion in profit over five years.
"Assuming everything you say is true, how does your overpriced crock pot cookie jar allow the rich to cook the books to avoid paying taxes?"
"Because it comes with extras," said an enthusiastic Marshbaum. "With every 25 jars, you get a scanner and software that I created. All you have to do is scan the receipts, and my patent-pending pot-ware zooms through the receipts to match the tax code and declare that the rich guy and his even richer corporation are tax-exempt." The best part, said Marshbaum, is that corporations will be able to lay off thousands of six-figure income CPAs in order to maximize their profits.
"But wouldn't that just increase the problem we already have with unemployment?" I asked.
"Not when the accountants and auditors—the ones who know all the corporate secrets—realize that the government pays 15 to 30 percent of all money it collects from whistleblower tips. They may never have to work again."
"You're brilliant," I said, commending my pot-throwing friend. "Just brilliant."
For decades, Walter Brasch has used cookie jars to collect his tax receipts, much to his wife's and accountant's annoyance. His next book is Before the First Snow, a work of journalistic fiction that explores war in the Gulf, the peace movements, and the effects of "clean" nuclear energy. The book is available from Amazon.com for pre-orders.
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Fordham has signed head coach Tom Pecora to a contract extension that will keep him in the Bronx through the 2016-17 season, the school announced Tuesday.
Pecora, a New York City native, has been Fordham head coach for the past two seasons, having come over from Hofstra in 2010.
The Rams finished 10-19 last season, including 3-13 in the Atlantic 10.
"I'm grateful to the University for making this commitment to myself, my staff and my family," Pecora said in a statement. "Since our first day at Fordham we have been doing everything possible to get this tradition-rich program back to where it should be and we will continue to work hard in order to accomplish our goals and represent Fordham in a first-class manner."
In 2012-13, the Rams will be led by senior Chris Gaston, a versatile forward who averaged 17.1 points and 9.9 rebounds this past season.
Pecora has two players coming in from the Class of 2012, and recently scored a commitment from former TCU commit Ryan Rhoomes, a New York native.
Rhoomes is working toward eligibility.
Fordham will be welcoming two major additions to the Atlantic 10, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth. News surfaced Tuesday afternoon that Butler would become part of the conference next season.
Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John's. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
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