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By Barbara Starr
Just days before he leaves office, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is recommending military pay be limited, effectively decreasing troop salaries next year.
Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a 1% increase in 2014. The Pentagon has calculated that the Labor Department's 2014 Employment Cost Index is expected to be above 1% but wants to still cut back on pay because of "budget uncertainties," a department official told CNN. In 2013, a 1.7% increase was approved, based on the index, which has been the basis for military pay for the last several years.
Three Pentagon officials have confirmed details of the plan to CNN. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have also agreed to Panetta's proposed pay plan. Final approval for the pay would come from Congress in the form of the 2014 budget.
The recommendation is tied to the Defense Department's 2014 budget recommendation, which was expected to be sent to Congress this month, one of the officials said. But the officials acknowledge it is going to be seen as an effort to push Congress to stop the automatic budget cuts that could go into effect if no deal is reached on spending reductions.
ALSO: Panetta warns spending cuts will degrade military readiness
The decision comes as the secretary is stepping up the rhetoric about dire cuts at the Pentagon if sequestration goes into effect. President Obama in 2012 walled off military pay from cuts, so if this current pay plan goes into effect, it's widely seen as "cutting our pay," one military officer familiar with the plan told CNN. "It's a smart move, it puts it in Congress' hands," he said.
Panetta, in one of his last official speeches as secretary of defense, told an audience at Georgetown University on Wednesday that the Pentagon faced "the most serious readiness crisis in over a decade."
The defense secretary outlined a series of possible cuts should the Pentagon be forced to find half a trillion dollars more in savings. He warned that 800,000 civilian workers could furloughed for 22 days and that the Army would need to cut back on training and maintenance, putting two-thirds of combat teams at "reduced readiness levels." Pacific naval operations could be cut by as much a third, and Air Force flying hours and weapons maintenance could be cut.
CNN has also learned that this week, the Navy is expected to announce it does not have the money to pay for refueling and maintenance of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. That will essentially mean the Navy is short a carrier and overseas deployments will be cut.
"No good options exist," Panetta said.
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i think it might be a good thing if they redid the military pay and benefits. As a retired veteran (retired 20 years) iknow hte current system sucks and i could not live off of my pension, and any system that keeps retirees at pre civil war level and increases the active duty pay to levels never heard of before, it needs to be scrapped totally, maybe then retirrees could get a fair deal. People servicnng at the level i retired at make more than their civilian couterparts now, unheard of. when i retired a General made 72k a year, plus perks. it is crazy how many jobs i have to have now to make ends meet even with a pension. Now military members make more maney than civilians who have worked 20 years in for profit companies.
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Why should Military have to be treated any different, they are the ones whom stand watch and risk their life so we could all have freedom, not to mention all the family left behind when they die in the line of duty. Yet football player could earn 17 million dollars. Great system in place Obama.
We can't keep our military compenstated for protecting our country but we can pay for the healthcare and education of all the illegals that have broken the law by unlawful entry!
We can spend billions of dollars giving stimulus to companies on the verger of bankruptcy and when they do go belly up the CEOs contribute to Obama's re-election!
We would also have one heck of a lot of money to give the military raises and healthcare coverage if the government was not spending billions of dollars to launch Obamacare! Just the enrollment costs would take care of the military.
Obams is SHOVING US OFF A CLIFF and it is intentionally.
Stop funding the Middle East and Africa, cut food stamps, Medicaid, and other government crutches that are being abused. My husband is currently in Afghanistan as a US soldier, we don't ask for millions just far pay for the job done. Next time you jump in your car to get McDonald's, kiss your kids goodnight, lay down in a comfy bed, think of our military as they are always on alert 24/7 just to stay alive another day
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I can't believe how little the US military gets paid as it is. I'm in the Australian army and served overseas with US forces and was stunned to learn that a Private soldier in Australia gets paid more than a US Army Staff Sergeant. I don't know how you all do it. I think you all definitely deserve a raise. You cannot compare civilian salaries with military salaries. Civilians do not have to face half the challenges that military personnel do. It's like apples and oranges. Incomparable.
I read these posts about military being on wic and food stamps. What you didnt mention was that your 2000$ bah is not included when the gov. Figures your income level. The rest of corporate america does not get tax free bah! And any cola is figure into the gross income. What this article fails to mention is the 3.5% bah increase that all of military got this year. Do the math and thats a 5% pay increase, you bozo's! Cost of living for all other gov. Agencies has not changed for 3 years! And you are complaining?!! Grow up.
$2000 BAH? HA! Wow, it would be nice to get that amount.
Exactly Amy! We get $1395 and paid $1600 for our house, the only one that could fit us and was available at the time we were forced to move. I finally talked the owners down to $1425/mo for a year and $1475/mo for the following if I signed a 2 year lease. But, it's still above BAH and that doesn't include, water, trash and utilities.
You people are a joke. I spent 20 years in the military and now work for the federal government. Im a GS-12 and make less than an E-5 in the military now, before furlough. Only a handful of guys carry our military while the rest of you spend working hours to go to college for free and the rest of the day wasted complaining. Wait until you have to get a real job with 30% less money, then you really will be crying..ha!
Not sure what military wives you know, and I know there are some like that, but I assure you I am not one of them. I spend my days taking care of our kids and doing what needs to be done to make sure we have enough money to buy what is needed for our family. No complaining, just honesty. We are not rolling in green paper every two weeks when that paycheck hits the bank; it's a carefully organized dance of what money goes where, because this job will not last forever, and some of us have responsibilities BESIDES just standard bills. Expensive ones, like legal battles.
There's no way you make less than E-5 pay as a GS-12. At E-7 pay, we barely make more than you do.
Sir, your a F-–retard!
As he collects a pension on top of GS12 pay you don't even deserve to open your mouth. Must have retired as a E5 sorry you couldn't advance douchbag.
Hey Mr Retired Military, you must be a complete moron. In what universe does an E5 make more than a GS12? Let's use an example, because you obviously have bumped your head and you need it broken down Barney Style. We can use Fort Benning GA as a locale; an E5 with 6 years of service, w/dependent(s) makes $4242 a month ($50,904 annually). A GS12 (Step 1) at Benning makes $69,930 annually. A GS12 (Step 5) makes $79, 253 annually, and just as in the military, if you stay long enough and move up the ranks, you could be a GS12 (Step 10) making $90,907 annually. So no, even with the BAH included, a SGT DOES NOT make more than a GS12. You sir are a complete idiot.
as a military wife, my husband's paychecks get us by. how are we suppose to have enough money for us and the baby on the way. what does that say for america if they are cutting pay for the people who fight for this country? the government says they care about our troops and their families but they don't show it. have one them go out in Afghanistan and be away from their families. my husband risked his safety for 9 months overseas and i was scared everyday. so where is the support? panetta said there are no good options. ok well panetta, go overseas and be away from your family. cut back on you paycheck and the congress. cause they are cutting military pay but getting a raise. something does not act. THINK ABOUT IT PANETTA, IF YOU SAY YOU SUPPORT THE TROOPS, THEN SUPPORT THE TROOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As a soldier, i'm living paycheck to paycheck with a wife and toddler because the government gives me enough to go by. The only way to earn extra money is to deploy and have my wife pray for me everyday because she's scared.
Cut the pay will cause those who have there time in will leave service.Panetta should have all of his benefits stopped. he wants to go to war with SYRIA with out congress, and go with the U.N.and if they don't do that Obama will o.k. it him self . he will never get all the military he needs to do that. And if he does. We will have all we need to IMPEACH and remove half of congress.
Military and on food stamps, but some officials deserve bigger paychecks to make stupid decisions right? NOT! freaking typical tyranny
I did some math off my husband's monthly LES....considering his rank, all allotments, the fact that he has dependents, that he's on call 24/7 (as are all soldiers, really), and before taxes, he makes $4.92/hour. REALLY? This man helps defend this country, does what he's told, and he doesn't even make $5/hr?
Amy, I'm trying to get educated. By "allotments" are you referring to housing allowance and commissary? Cost of medical insurance coverage? I don't know the military life so don't really have an idea what you do and do not get? I empathize and suspect that even with the above you do not get compensated as you should.
Allotments are BAH (housing) and BAS (food). I'm sure some soldiers get others, but those are the only two we get. They don't put anything about insurance into ours, except for the dental and vision we pay for. We live in military housing, so we see BAH on the paystub, but never a dime in the account because it goes straight to housing. Granted, that means our "rent" and utilities are paid for, but even then there's a limit on the utilities. Food...well, we eat stingy, so it's ok, but if a soldier goes to training while still stateside, that BAS gets zapped, because he's getting food wherever he is. Which means the family back home has to find food money in another way.
Amy – when you calculate that your husband is making less than $5 an hour, "considering he is on call 24/7" – does that mean your taking his salary and dividing it across all his sleeping time, partying time, family time, etc? In the real world, lots of people are on call 24/7. Salaried people don't get paid for being on call, period. We make our wage no matter how many hours we work, and no matter how many times we get called back in to fix something. Hourly people get a stipend sometimes – in my company it is $50 a month for being on call, and then you get paid your hourly wage if you actually do get called to do something.
Yes. Considering my husband DOESN'T party, and considering the massive amounts of time he's spent on night shift while still having to attend PT during the day, and getting calls at any time, I am. I realize that's not exactly "kosher" when calculating costs, but even if you knock him down to 10 hours a day, which would mean PT and his actual work time, you're still not looking at nearly enough for those who have surrendered their lives and other options to defend this country. Compared to these lazy congress and political figures that are making hundreds, thousands of dollars an hour to do what, drain the little people further? Yeah. Call me liar for giving you that $4.92/hr figure. Even if you take off the 24/7, he's still not making what he's worth.
I agree Amy! I figured it out and my husband as a GySgt having over 16 years with the Marine Corps and works in a highly trained field only makes about $13.00 an hour. That's with nontaxable income, extra allotments, and his crazy hours working over in Afghanistan. That's not much to put your life on the line, work 14-16 hour days, deal with Top Secret information in a highly trained field with an employer you've been loyal to for 16 years. I made $15 an hour working in the accounting field with no degree when we lived in San Diego and I didn't have to work nearly as many hours or put myself in danger.
I like how some of these people talking crap about this subject do not even know how much we get paid, some of us do not get help from the state, some of our men and women do not make it home alive to keep people like you and I alive, or the right to speak the crap your speaking right now, yes we get paid 24/7 but we also have a greater change of not coming home alive unlike some of your careers. You get to come home at night we don't we have to train for weeks at a time, we are down range 9-12 months at a time and that is the short time for being gone, sometimes not able to contact our husbands, kids, sibling or Parents like you can, so the stuff we take for granted you get to do 24/7. I am against the pay cut because families can barley get by now and what would happen then. We do not get paid enough for what we do, and chances we take.
This is nuts. They don't get paid enough as it is.
Karen and Amy – Allotments are discretionary payroll deductions credited to other organizations on behalf of the soldier. For example, you can pay your car payment, life insurance, mortgage, personal loan, etc, through allotment.
BAH – is Basic Allowance for Housing
BAS – is Basic Allowance for Subsistence (food)
The DOD is responsible for feeding and housing all service members, so they are ALLOWED to collect those allowances because it's cheaper and more cost effective than providing all of those services directly. The proper term for those benefits is allowances. They are not taxable because they are part of the contractual agreement to serve in the Armed Forces. FYI
but the administration gave hundreds of billions of your tax dollars to the muslim brotherhood and fighter jets and tanks as a special bonus what do we get in return? will you count on the muslim brotherhood to help protect america?
All I have to day is "Executive Order" to Raise Congress pay and now Cut Limit Military pay because of "Budget uncertainty" and they wonder why we get angered by the stupidity of our "Leader" I digress
And how about congress and those fat cat goons in Washington take a pay cut?!
All you Military overwelmingly voted for your Commander In Chief and his wonderful administration. Live with it, love it, deal with it. You asked for it and you got, TOYOTA!!!!!
No they didn't, Texas. WHERE are you getting that stat from???
Texas Patriot, you have that wrong Sir, The biggest part of the Military didn't even get our votes counted. We have to use Absentee Ballots. If you look it up, The President was taking a few, don't know the exact number, but some States to Court to keep us from being counted. I promise you this, I will never vote for the Democrats. If it keeps up I will be moving to Texas to keep my money and GUNS!
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I dont really care that they are looking to not give us raises. It would be nice considering we qualify for food stamps and we are on wic. To be honest, with the cuts they are already making in the military, the fact they are barely resigning people even with clean records, and closing down bases left and right, i would think they had all the money just with the cuts. There are other ways they could get more money than just not doing what they have always done. For instance, the contractors are very expensive. Maybe they should look for contractors that dont charge 60 dollars for a stapler. Or build new buildings when the old ones are just fine. I also find it very disturbing that once your in congress you get congress pay for the rest of your life. I just feel like taking money away from the people who can and are spending their money (a lot of the single men in the military have NO idea what a budget is and spend their paychecks right back into the economy the day after they get paid) is not going to help anything. Like i said i dont care if we get a pay increase or not, we will find a way to make ends meet for our families. There are just many more areas that they could attack first that would save them MORE money than what they are doing. The manning on the bases are already low. Most people in critical jobs are already pulling 12 hour shifts. They are only being sent home because they have rules saying once they hit the 12 hour mark the work they are aloud to do is limited. I realize that a lot of people think military make bank. I understand why people think that, i would also just like to point out, that we also work 12 hours a day 5 days a week, not including extra duties (because since the amount of airman is so low weekend duties and extra things come up ALL the time now). And get paid enough to still qualify for food stamps and wic. So before you start thinking that EVERY military family makes more money than you, i hope you actually look at the salary vs our work hours. Then also take into account that most people are only in 4-6 years now, officers are being let go all the time because they arnt needed, so e-5 and below are mostly what you are looking at in your military now a days. Most people actually make way more than us. We just are lucky because we have options of living on bases and we dont have to worry about MOST medical bills. btw our nurses only train for 5 months, which is usually who you get when you go to the doctors. And i dont remember how long the doctors train for, but its not nearly as good as a real doctor. So yeah we get medical care, but its not half as good as yours. There have been people who have went to get their appendix removed and have woken up with no leg. I dont even know how that is possible, but its happened. I really just hope all those who are like GOOD bout time they feel the hurt, actually TALK to the military families before you start thinking that we are so much better off. That you actually DO the research as to WHO exactly is going to end up being effected and WHERE the money is actually going from those peoples paychecks. Because I have no idea what they are going to do with it. I havent found a single article where that money is actually going instead have you? While i would like to believe its going to start paying off the debt...i havent seen the debt go down yet have you?
why is it that the people who chose to defend the country have to be paid less than the people who are doing nothing all day long?
Why just the military? Why not make this across the board for all federal employees? We need deficit reduction, and eventually debt reduction, so we do need cuts. That said, while many federal employees do good work, I think few do more than our military, so if the military is taking the hit, why shouldn't a GS over at Health and Humans Services or Education or the EPA?
John, all federal workers pay raises have already been frozen, going on the second year in a row and staring at a third. I am retired Marine who fully appreciates what my military family goes through and I think their pay should be off limits. Let's take a look at the millionaires elected to office to "serve" the greater good: there's a place where we could make a few cuts. Let them get furloughed for not doing their jobs and not get a paycheck until they do. We could find quite a bit of money there to apply to the ever-growing debt.
I have a much better idea, why don't we just pay Congress for the work they do? Think about this, they do so little they would have to give a refund back to this country. Then in turn we can pay our Military 4 % more to offset the Inflation Index. They are the ones who suffer, get wounded and die for our country while Congress and King Obama just run their jibs without thinking.
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The U. S. operates half the world's aircraft carriers. I think they can safely mothballs a few.
Jack – and check out the big planes in moth balls in Tucson, AZ and Tanks in moth balls near Reno, Nevada. And we are still manufacturing them, when none are needed. The politicians from those states and others keep legislating for them and they keep funding the money for them. There is lot of waste – but don't go putting the screws on the little guys in our military.
There is an actual reason for keeping production of "unnecessary" war materiel going ... if you shut down a tank or bomber factory because you don't need any new machines for a while (few years maybe) there's no guarantee there will be a tank/bomber factory to build tanks/bombers when you actually do need them. Building these complex military machines requires skilled and knowledgeable workers ... this isn't 1935 ... you can't go from producing a car to making a B2 bomber ... the skills simply are not transferable. If you lay off all the guys who know how to build these machines, then instead of costing $1Billion for a new toy, you will be spending 5 or 10 times that much because you have to start from scratch all over again. And most of the stuff you see in mothballs is obsolete. Many of the mothballed machines are organ donors (spare parts) for machines still on active duty. Others there are simply scrap metal waiting to be melted down. Military machinery on active duty wears out ... they have to be constantly repaired and updated or they will fall apart and fail when the people relying on those machines can least afford it. Aircraft especially have a limited lifespan ... they can only survive military operational flying for so long before the stresses cause irreversible damage to critical components ... aircraft over a certain age (measured in hours of flight time) are unreliable and dangerous and so must be retired from active duty. Same goes for naval ships and any military machine (tanks, trunks, artillery, etc. etc.) although the lifecycles will be substantially different depending on the machine (simpler machines last longer, more complex machines have shorter lifespans).
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Sec Def Panetta is your typical appointee, who always cuts a "sweetheart deal" for himself, because he is "so special". Obama gave him a blank check so he could fly home to his "Momma" every weekend on a special high brass executive jet for select gov officials. The one-way flight costs about $30,000 x 2 =$60,000 times 48 weeks = $2,880,000 ! Yet he paid only $650 per flight, each way or $62,400 per year. All this money for a guy that didn't know where Obama was and couldn't reach him all night as four US personnel where calling for dire assistance to save them ! Even poor Hillery was no where to be found! Too much night clubbing and screwing off. The troops' families don't need to have a pay increase, they can have food stamps!
This current administration is a total major malfunction....when the going get's tough, they look for excuses and someone to blame. They never lead from the front because they are always way in the rear! Disgrace-full !
You hit it right on the head, this guy can spend all that money, and then recommend cutting military pay... what a jerk !!!!!
Since when is a %1 increase considered a pay cut? That being said, punishing soldiers, teachers and law enforcement proves that the middle class is still secondary to the elites who bank roll Washington. Get money out of politics!
Technically it is not a cut, but is is a loss of effective buying power. The inflation rate is far higher than 1%.
Gasoline alone has gone up more than that. Oh, and funny point there, Gasoline price is not added into the cost of living at all. If it were the COL for last year would be around 12%.
Our military is over there fighting and dying (and in many cases being permanently maimed) and they have to take the hit while the Congress and other fat cats laugh with their millions.
Vote them all out of office. RECALL anyone who has been there over 2 years and replace them with people who will listen to the working people in the country..
A 1% increase is effectively taking food out of my family's mouths. Take any more and I won't stick around to defend you when some actual enemies come knocking, I promise.
We need fewer troops, not lower paid ones. Instead of focusing on destroying and rebuilding countries halfway around the world, we need to adopt the (once-conservative) idea that charity begins at home.
Fewer troops? Are you kidding me!? We are stretched thin as it is, and the rest of the world not only sees that, they have begun to take advantage of it!
While I agree with you about bringing charity back home and taking care of each other rather than blowing money we don't have to fixing other countries' problems, it'll never happen without a military to watch over your back. The extremity of our military's size is the only reason why most threats thrown this way are never carried out.
How many 'Pink Slips' for the military will Congress generate with the 'Sequestration' brinksmanship generate.
WHATEVER happens – it is on CONGRESS!
Yeah sure, because we're obviously over-paid right now as it is. Let me get off of here, and go tell two of my young soldiers with families that qualify for welfare, that their pay may be cut next year.
Wow, all this hyprventilating over a pay cut that's actually a pay raise which is nearly a year away. I'm retired military and we're all feeling the pinch of a slow economic recovery, but a small raise is better than none at all.
I had a few of those 1% pay raises in my military career. Every time I ended up with a SMALLER paycheck because taxes went up due to the increase, but the taxes always went up enough that the actual take home check went DOWN.
Seems that the IRS table are set up to catch that last dollar you get every time.
Want to Fix it? Do away with Income tax. Federal 5% sales tax on everything except uncooked chicken, hamburger & eggs, bread, milk, low sugar breakfast cereal and gasoline (Gas already has plenty of federal tax in the price). Those items are what the poor buy the most. Thus you help them without giving anyone else a loophole. Tax revenue will increase because the Rich & middle class spend the money. And if you save it, you don't pay tax on it.
Gee, thanks for your input guy who got a much bigger COLA raise this year. Did your time and got out, and now it's time to make the rest of us who are still serving foot the bill?
Most wars are not going to be fought with ground troops from now on, Also,no one goes into the service totally unknowledgable about the rates of pay and benefits they will receive. Exactly who do you want to tax in order have service members receive pay increases, the rich? Not the poor and the middle class I am sure. Perhaps you should write your Republican congressman and tell them to vote to raise your taxes instead of blaming Panetta and the Obama administration.
This is simply wrong. As a young Marine in the 60's I remember many times eating old C-rations with my wife simply because we couldn't make ends meet on my $313.00 a month. The military are the folks asked to risk their lives to protect this country. They spend long and lonely periods of times in foreign and sometimes hostile lands at the direction of our political leadership. The families of these brave and unselfish people suffer hardships many will never understand that haven't experienced it. And now, they are asked to tighten their belts and put their kids on dog food so Lockheed, Boeing, and other high tech companies can keep producing Gee-Whiz technology. Bottom line the military starts with the person on the ground and ends with the person on the ground. Cutting their pay is an incredible disservice.
I agree with this man 100% .Sgt.Garfield T.Brown jr (RETIRED) 1988-2009 Army (Veteran of 2 wars)
Jay1369 – You are so right! during WW II, nearly all military wives had to work to help feed their families and pay the rent and it wasn't from buying to much – We had stamps for some foods and gasoline, when you ran out – tough stuff! we had slum landlords back then too. You worked where ever you could find a job doing menial labor in a laundry, scrubbing floors in a hospital, washing dishes in a cafe, working in a drugstore, driving a cab, working in defense plants, banging a typewriter or running a printing press all day – we wives and women did all these things while our husbands and fathers were in service to make ends meet. If one got in dire straits – the red cross was the only place to go and you might not get the help (one reason I haven't given them a dime in over 50 years), as least, since that time we do have a little more help for people who have been disenfranchised , but boy do the politicians ever gripe about it, while they live high on the hog on our taxes – now that is political welfare – white glove of course! Wives and kids got an allotment and they could shop on the base groceries and use the hospital – that is if you lived within a hundred miles and had a car or could ride the bus. One thing hasn't changed – once the military no longer has a use for you – you cease to exist.
Speaking of pay cuts, how many gluttonous pigs on Capital Hill are taking pay cuts? Answer: NONE! Wake up America! This country NEEDS an ENEMA! The President and his minions are setting us up for the slaughter and we're all just sitting here letting him. Get in the chess game America before it's checkmate, game over!
I agree with you but, America voted for these folks, so America should suffer for that bad choice. Thats what happens when you vote for a President born in Kenya, raised in Hawaii, and Educated at Harvard as a Foriegn Exchange Student.
Yea, thats right, why do you genius' who voted for him find out why his college records are closed to everyone. Hey, Democrats, thanks for the 2% Automatic Payroll Tax Increase on all Americans especially the Middle Class. What happened to the I Promise not to tax the Middle Class Plan.
Absolutely deplorable , of course panetta is all about the pay cut, though he's never had to support a family on military pay .. sorry sack of shall we say cow dung
Wow, are you really that ignorant? Leon Panetta WAS in the Army.
then he should understand what it is like to support a family on military pay.
The government never actually speaks about pay cuts these days, just how much a pay increase would be limited or no increase at all. An old timer once told me that the military actually did have a 15 percent pay cut during the depression and that was back when privates were essentially getting next to nothing for pay. So consider yourself lucky you're living in a more generous age.
Too bad service members are laying their lives on the line for people other than Americans such as Afghans, Iragis,Malians, etc. They need to be paid more not less.
I don't see you volunteering to pay more taxes.
Hey Maya, maybe we can cut your food stamps and welfare subsistence to your 20 kids to give our Military a raise.


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Our reactions to the press conference that Rex Ryan and Woody Johnson just held in Florham Park …
A New Beginning — I don't know how many times Rex used the phrase 'new beginning' but it was enough that it was alarming. It's clear he's somewhat chastened by the way that the last two years have gone and he knows that he's got to start over. He sees himself as "no different than 31 other guys." He's not concerned about being a lame-duck coach and just sees 2013 as his chance to re-prove himself.
Attack! Attack! — Rex also talked a lot about building an attacking team. He admits he got caught up in the ground and pound notion, but it almost sounded as if he felt trapped by it. That what he really wanted was "an all weather offense" and an "attacking mentaility" on offense as well as special teams and defense, that this was now his blueprint and that he had failed to get it done.
Confidence is Not the Opposite of Weakness — One of the most insightful moments during the entire press conference came when Woody talked about how he told Rex last week that it's OK to have weaknesses and know your limitations. Woody was bascially saying that confidence does not fill the void left by weakness/incompetence. It's one of the most insightful comments I've ever heard made about Rex's flaws and I think that if Rex can really internalize that, it could make a huge difference in his approach. Could.
Mum on GM Search — The Jets did not address the GM search much at all beyond to say they are looking at competent candidates.
So Long to Pettine — Rex dodged the talk about Mike Pettine as much as he could. He said how much he respects Pettine, how good a coach he is, how they've worked together for 10 years, but he said almost nothing else. It only heightens the sense of a rift there that no one is talking about.
Signing Sparano — Rex acknowledged that he fired Tony Sparano last night, but he would immediately then talk about Sparano and the "tremendous job" in his post as offensive coordinator. Huh? In Rex's mind, I think what he was trying to say is that he wants an "attacking" coordinator and Sparano doesn't fit the bill. Rex has now had his "attacking" epiphany, and Sparano doesn't fit the job description. It doesn't hurt that he had one of the all-time worst offenses either.
Get the Ink Ready — Rex Ryan semi-joked when asked about his tattoo that "if Sanchez doesn't play better that number is changing." I'm not going to read into the tea leaves too much either way, but Rex Ryan did say that financial implications will not play into who the Jets will play at quarterback next year.


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(a) Assignment Authority.— On request from or with the agreement of a private sector organization, and with the consent of the employee concerned, the head of an agency may arrange for the assignment of an employee of the agency to a private sector organization or an employee of a private sector organization to the agency. An eligible employee is an individual who—
(3) is expected to assume increased information technology management responsibilities in the future.
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(1) require the employee to serve in the civil service, upon completion of the assignment, for a period equal to the length of the assignment; and
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(c) Termination.— Assignments may be terminated by the agency or private sector organization concerned for any reason at any time.
(d) Duration.— Assignments under this chapter shall be for a period of between 3 months and 1 year, and may be extended in 3-month increments for a total of not more than 1 additional year, except that no assignment under this chapter may commence after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter.
(e) Assistance.— The Chief Information Officers Council, by agreement with the Office of Personnel Management, may assist in the administration of this chapter, including by maintaining lists of potential candidates for assignment under this chapter, establishing mentoring relationships for the benefit of individuals who are given assignments under this chapter, and publicizing the program.
(f) Considerations.— In exercising any authority under this chapter, an agency shall take into consideration—
(1) the need to ensure that small business concerns are appropriately represented with respect to the assignments described in sections 3703 and 3704, respectively; and
(2) how assignments described in section 3703 might best be used to help meet the needs of the agency for the training of employees in information technology management.
Source(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title II, § 209(c)(1),Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2925.)
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GS–11, referred to in subsec. (a), is contained in the General Schedule which is set out under section 5332 of this title.
Section 209(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 209(b) ofPub. L. 107–347, which is set out in a note under section 3501 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (d), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 107–347, which was approved Dec. 17, 2002.
Pilot Program for the Temporary Assignment of Information Technology Personnel to Private Sector Organizations
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XI, § 1110,Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2493, as amended by Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XI, § 1106,Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 887, provided that:
"(a) Assignment Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the agreement of the private sector organization concerned, arrange for the temporary assignment of an employee to such private sector organization, or from such private sector organization to a Department of Defense organization under this section. An employee shall be eligible for such an assignment only if—
"(1) the employee—
"(A) works in the field of information technology management;
"(B) is considered by the Secretary of Defense to be an exceptional employee;
"(C) is expected to assume increased information technology management responsibilities in the future; and
"(D) is compensated at not less than the GS–11 level (or the equivalent); and
"(2) the proposed assignment meets applicable requirements of section 209(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107–347] (44 U.S.C. 3501 note).
"(b) Agreements.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for a written agreement among the Department of Defense, the private sector organization, and the employee concerned regarding the terms and conditions of the employee's assignment under this section. The agreement—
"(1) shall require that employees of the Department of Defense, upon completion of the assignment, will serve in the civil service for a period equal to the length of the assignment; and
"(2) shall provide that if the employee of the Department of Defense or of the private sector organization (as the case may be) fails to carry out the agreement, such employee shall be liable to the United States for payment of all expenses of the assignment, unless that failure was for good and sufficient reason, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.An amount for which an employee is liable under paragraph (2) shall be treated as a debt due the United States.
"(c) Termination.—An assignment under this section may, at any time and for any reason, be terminated by the Department of Defense or the private sector organization concerned.
"(d) Duration.—An assignment under this section shall be for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 1 year, and may be extended in 3-month increments for a total of not more than 1 additional year; however, no assignment under this section may commence after September 30, 2018.
"(e) Terms and Conditions for Private Sector Employees.—An employee of a private sector organization who is assigned to a Department of Defense organization under this section—
"(1) may continue to receive pay and benefits from the private sector organization from which such employee is assigned;
"(2) is deemed to be an employee of the Department of Defense for the purposes of—
"(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18, United States Code;
"(D) the Federal Tort Claims Act [see Short Title note under section 2671 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] and any other Federal tort liability statute;
"(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 [5 U.S.C. App.];
"(3) may not have access to any trade secrets or to any other nonpublic information which is of commercial value to the private sector organization from which such employee is assigned.
"(f) Prohibition Against Charging Certain Costs to the Federal Government.—A private sector organization may not charge the Department of Defense or any other agency of the Federal Government, as direct or indirect costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid by the organization to an employee assigned to a Department of Defense organization under this section for the period of the assignment.
"(g) Considerations.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense—
"(1) shall ensure that, of the assignments made under this section each year, at least 20 percent are from small business concerns (as defined by section 3703 (e)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code); and
"(2) shall take into consideration the question of how assignments under this section might best be used to help meet the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to the training of employees in information technology management.
"(h) Numerical Limitation.—In no event may more than 10 employees be participating in assignments under this section at any given time.
"(i) Reporting Requirement.—For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives], not later than 1 month after the end of the fiscal year involved, a report on any activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year, including information concerning—
"(1) the respective organizations (as referred to in subsection (a)) to and from which any employee was assigned under this section;
"(2) the positions those employees held while they were so assigned;
"(3) a description of the tasks they performed while they were so assigned; and
"(4) a discussion of any actions that might be taken to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section, including any proposed changes in law.
"(j) Repeal of Superseded Section.—Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 358) [formerly set out as a note under this section] is repealed, except that—
"(1) nothing in this subsection shall, in the case of any assignment commencing under such section 1109 on or before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009], affect—
"(A) the duration of such assignment or the authority to extend such assignment in accordance with subsection (d) of such section 1109, as last in effect; or
"(B) the terms or conditions of the agreement governing such assignment, including with respect to any service obligation under subsection (b) thereof; and
"(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed to continue by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken into account for purposes of—
"(A) the numerical limitation under subsection (h); and
"(B) the reporting requirement under subsection (i)."
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XI, § 1109,Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 358, which authorized the Secretary of Defense to arrange for the temporary assignment of a Department of Defense employee to a private sector organization under certain terms, conditions, and considerations, and for a limited period, and required the Secretary to submit to the Committees on Armed Services a report on the potential benefits of temporarily assigning information technology specialists from private sector organizations to the Department of Defense, was repealed, with certain exceptions, by Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XI, § 1110(j),Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2495, see above.
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osforlife wrote:What is Ben Cherington doing? Are they really trading four prospects for one year out of a closer? He expects them to compete...silly. He should have gave Lavarnway, Ciriaco, Kalish, Nava, and Gomez 500 at-bats.
ofahn wrote:
It sure does enhance Jim Johnson's value in a trade with Detroit.
Seafordeagles wrote:
This is at least 5 posts where you want to trade Jim Johnson, the fireman of the year. This baffles me and I would like to know who you replace him with (please don't say Pedro Strop).
Seafordeagles wrote:
This is at least 5 posts where you want to trade Jim Johnson, the fireman of the year. This baffles me and I would like to know who you replace him with (please don't say Pedro Strop).
ofahn wrote:The Tigers, who are all in for 2013, need a closer and have one of three choices:
1) rely on an unproven rookie (Rondon)
2) pay Soriano 4/60M and give up a draft pick
3) make a trade
Which option do you think"wannabe general manager" Dave Dombrowski is going to choose? If it's a trade, who would be the best closer that might still be available on the market?
We can afford to exchange Johnson for Porcello or Castellanos. We have plenty of bullpen choices and there's nothing written in stone that you have to have a closer. Just use the hot hand.
Seafordeagles wrote:You ain't going to stack your farm system with Johnny Peralta and Porcello which has been discussed on another thread. It doesn't matter, it's all useless banter because Jim Johnson isn't going anywhere.
I guess this is why we are posters and wannabe general managers.
Seafordeagles wrote:Well as the "wannabe general manager" I won't trade Johnson for a "unproven prospect" and Porcello who is NO BETTER then what we have now.
osforlife wrote:Adding Johnny Peralta and Rick Porcello would be the "make the current team better option". I posted two. Trading Jim Johnson either stacks our farm system or makes the current team better.
ofahn wrote:
Unfortunately, not everyone understands the wisdom of that move. I'm glad you do. POINTS!
Seafordeagles wrote:
If your wisdom is so good I wonder why Dan hasn't done it yet.
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If you are traveling into China with your own transport vehicle, such as a bicycle, motorcycle, car, boat or private aircraft, you need to apply for a visa and obtain approval for your vehicle before entering China.
Along with your proper passport and visa, you may only travel to places in China that are open for tourists. As of March 1996, China has opened 1,220 cities and counties to foreign visitors. You are not allowed to enter areas in China that are not opened to tourists. Violators will be penalized according to the law. If you wish to do business in an area that is not open to foreigners, you must apply to the local public security office to obtain a Foreigners Travel Permit. You will need to fill out the Foreigners Travel Permit application and provide a valid passport, Chinese visa, and documentation explaining why you need to visit the area. Once approval is given, travel into the specified area can take place with a proper passport and the Foreign Travel Permit.
To stay at a hotel, guesthouse, school or any other Chinese establishment, you will need to provide a valid passport and fill in a registration form for temporary lodging. If you are staying with relatives, a Chinese family, or in any foreign establishment, you should apply at the local public security office within seventy-two hours of arrival. If you are in a rural area, you should apply at the local police station or residential administrative office within seventy-two hours of arrival. Both you and your host will need to provide proper identification documents.
You can only travel in China within the valid timeframe of the visa. If you wish to continue traveling in China after the visa expires, you must apply to the local public security office for an extension. After your travel in China is finished, you will need to fill out an exit document before the visa expires and submit it to an immigration official at the appropriate desk for foreigners at the airport. Once the documents have been stamped with an approval seal, you may leave China.
If you are staying in China with a tourist visa (L), you may not engage in activities beyond the capacity of a tourist, such as employment, religious propaganda and illegal journalist interviewing. Violators will be penalized according to the law. The Chinese government protects the lawful rights of foreigners in China, Foreigners should abide by the Chinese laws and respect Chinese customs and habits and not do anything to jeopardize China's national security, public interests and social order.
If you have lost your passport in China, you should promptly report it to the local public security office, apply to the embassy or consulate from your home country for an exit document with a certificate issued by the local public security office, and go through the formalities at an entry and exit inspection department. You must take these steps in order to exit China.
Most of the foreign embassies are found in Beijing. There are also offices in other major Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Chonging, Gongzhou and Hong Kong.
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New DNA samples recently tested in one of Maine's most notorious murder cases have come back from a lab in Texas with some potentially helpful results for convicted killer Dennis Dechaine. As Susan Sharon reports, the results are mixed, but appear to exclude Dechaine from a key piece of evidence.
Recently, some items of clothing belonging to 12-year-old murder victim Sara Cherry, along with a scarf used to strangle her back in 1989, were sent for DNA testing for the first time. Defense attorney Steve Peterson is hoping that after all these years, advances in DNA profiling could help win his client, Dennis Dechaine, a new trial.
Dechaine is serving a life sentence for Cherry's abduction, sexual assault and murder. Preliminary results found DNA of three or more unknown males on the articles, which included Cherry's shirt and bra. The next step, just a couple of weeks ago, was to send a DNA sample from Dechaine for comparison by the lab known as Cellmark.
And now Peterson says those results have come back. "The item on which there's the best profile from this new DNA is the ligature - or the scarf. And on the scarf Dennis Dechaine is excluded as being the person's DNA."
Peterson says the DNA mixture on the bra and shirt were also compared with Dechaine's profile. "And I understand from the Cellmark report that Dennis Dechaine is not excluded on those two items."
But Peterson says just because Dechaine can't be excluded from those items doesn't mean he was a contributor. That's because the DNA profiles on the bra and shirt are weaker than the one found on the scarf.
"Now, in addition to all of this we also have taken the new DNA and compared it to some known samples that we have of alternative suspects," Peterson says. "And I can say that the DNA on the ligature, which excludes Dennis Dechaine, does not exclude at least one of those alternative suspects."
Peterson declined to name the alternative suspects or to say how he obtained the DNA samples from them. He referred additional questions to Dr. Greg Hampikian, a DNA expert who volunteers with the Idaho Innocence Project, and who has been hired to help with Dechaine's case.
Hampikian has also analyzed the results and says one thing stands out: "I can tell you there is more than one male contributor on that scarf. I believe there's three or more male contributors. If we look at all of the locations that are tested in the Cellmark analysis, the alternate suspect is included at all of those locations. Dennis Dechaine is not."
Hampikian says it's still possible that Dechaine's DNA could be on the scarf that is believed to come from his truck. But Hampikian says he expects the lab's final report will show that the alternate suspect is a much better match.
Deputy Attorney General Bill Stokes could not be reached for comment by airtime. Defense Attorney Steve Peterson says the next step in the case is to meet with the judge considering a motion for a new trial to discuss the latest findings.


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Theater, classical music and cultural stage events: Summer concert series underway in Ojai, Camarillo
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Summer Concert Series in Ojai and Camarillo
Unless you're allergic to grass, community concerts in the park are summer at its most sublime: You get music played by local volunteers of all ages, warm evenings, starry skies, free admission, and you can wear and eat whatever you want.
Summer concert series get underway this month in Camarillo (in its 28th year) and Ojai (in its 22nd year). Here's the info on where and when to set up your blanket, chair and picnic spread:
Camarillo: The Camarillo Community Band will perform musical favorites with guest conductors at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 1 at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley St. Julie Judd, director of the Ventura County Concert Band, will conduct July 11. http://www.camarillocommunityband.com.
Ojai: The Rotary Club of Ojai West's concert series features the Ojai Community Band, directed by Joe Boccali, performing a range of music, from George Gershwin to The Beatles, at the gazebo in Libbey Park in downtown Ojai, 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 15. Popcorn, balloons and lemonade are available for purchase. 509-0214.
Ventura County
"Forever Plaid": Conejo Players Theatre presents this musical that celebrates and makes fun of 1950s male harmony groups. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, July 5 through Aug. 3, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. $20 general admission; $18 seniors, students and military. 493-3715; conejoplayers.org.
"Jack and the Beanstalk": Gypsies in a Trunk performs the famous fairy tale at Harbor View Park. 2 p.m. July 7, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. Free. channelislandsharbor.org.
"Les Misérables": The High Street Arts Center presents the musical based on Victor Hugo's novel. 8 p.m. July 5-6, 2 p.m. July 7, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. $20 general admission; $16 seniors, students, teachers and military; $12 children. 529-8700; highstreetartscenter.com.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream": Elite Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's comedy. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through July 21, 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard. $18 general admission, $15 seniors and students. 483-5118; elitetheatre.org.
"The Miracle Worker": Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi presents William Gibson's play about Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. 8 p.m. July 5-6, 2 p.m. July 7, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. $22 general admission, $18 seniors and students, $16 children. 583-7900; simi-arts.org.
"Second Samuel": Santa Paula Theater Center presents this comedy by Atlanta playwright Pamela Parker that takes place in the small town of Second Samuel, Ga., after the death of the town matriarch. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 4, 125 S. Seventh St., Santa Paula. $18 general admission, $15 seniors and students, $12 children. 525-4645; santapaulatheatercenter.org.
"The Tempest": The 17th annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival begins with Shakespeare's fantasy drama. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnics and preshow entertainment. 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, through July 14, Kingsmen Park, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. $20 general admission, free for youths younger than 18; $90 premium seats; $75 box seats. 493-3014; kingsmenshakespeare.org. cq
Down south
"Citizen Twain": Val Kilmer will star as Mark Twain in this production followed by an audience talk-back with the actor. Through July 14, Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $25-$60. 213 972-4488; valkilmer.com.
"A Parallelogram": Center Theatre Group presents this darkly comic play by Bruce Norris about a woman who believes that she has the ability to know what happens in the future. July 10 through Aug. 18, Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. $20-$70. 213-628-2772; centertheatregroup.org.
"Sister Act": The Pantages Theater presents this musical comedy based on the hit movie of the same name, about a disco diva who witnesses a murder and is put in protective custody in a convent. July 9-28, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. 800-982-2787; hollywoodpantages.com. "Yes, Prime Minister": Jonathan Lynn directs the American premiere of this award-winning British comedy about political power and intrigue. Through July 14, Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles. $37-$77. 310-208-5454; geffenplayhouse.com.
Ventura County
Thousand Oaks Philharmonic: The ensemble presents its "Opus 37" concert showcasing seven young concerto soloists performing violin and piano concertos by Beethoven, Haydn, Kabalevsky, Lalo, Prokofiev and Saint-Saens. 7:30 p.m. July 12, Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo ($20 general, $6 students); 2:30 p.m. July 14, Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks ($30). 376-2485; tophil.org.
Up north
Music Academy of the West Summer Festival: The 2013 festival will run through Aug. 10, featuring almost-daily master classes and concerts by vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles at the academy and other Santa Barbara venues. For a complete schedule and tickets, visit musicacademy.org or call 969-8787.
Down south
"Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II": The Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform original scores by Carl W. Stalling, Milt Franklyn and Scotty Bradley based on works by Wagner, Rossini, von Suppé, J. Strauss II Smetana, and Liszt, while Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons are displayed on the Hollywood Bowl's new LED screens. 8 p.m. July 5-6, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 323-850-2000 or 800-745-3000; hollywoodbowl.com or ticketmaster.com.
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My knitting manifesto continues…
I do not knit hats to keep my head warm.
I knit hats because they're quick. Most hats, even complicated ones on tiny needles can be finished, with focus, in a few nights.
I knit hats because they can be simple enough for an absolute beginner and still be pretty and stunning. But try something more complicated, like cables or colorwork or intarsia, and you can challenge yourself and still have the thrill of accomplishment.
I knit hats because decreases swirling around the top of a hat please me. Decreases in perfectly straight lines please me. Hidden decreases in cabled or color stranded designs please me.
I absolutely love knitting hats.
I recently finished knitting a few hats.
The pattern is my own End of May hat. The construction is one of my favorites. Begin with a regular cast on and knit the lining for a few inches. After a purl round to fold the hem, you get right to the good stuff…colorwork on every round. The chart is wide, repeated only four times on each round. I love the result – flowery and bold.
The lining is sewn down after you've fastened off the last of the stitches at the top. I have tried securing the lining while knitting, but I think the seam is slightly less defined if you do it with needle and thread at the end. I like holding one color of yarn in each hand for colorwork (and that's the method I teach in my Intro to Stranding class). The work progresses quickly and it is fascinating seeing the pattern emerge.
I used Berocco Ultra Alpaca for the original version of the End of May hat and the black/purple hat. The yarn is growing on me…it's affordable, the colors are glorious, the drape, the hand! I highly recommend using the Ultra Alpaca for this pattern.
The green/gray hat above is Cascade 220. Nice, but not as nice as the Ultra Alpaca. For the lining of both hats, I used a scrap of the softest sport weight yarn I had lying around.
I need to knit another End of May hat in the same colors as the original because I gave the original away to be auctioned off in the Denali Education Center Annual Auction. (Yes, it was dumb to send away my original, but it was for a good cause!) I also sent along a Noro version of my Two by One corrugated ribbed hat. They were both purple-y and looked good as a pair – one adult-sized and one kid-sized.
My family long ago outgrew the need for hats to keep warm, but I'm knitting more hats. Always knitting more hats. I love knitting hats.
ETA: End of May on Ravelry, Two by One on Ravelry
Shop all my patterns on my patterns page.


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A state appellate court has ruled that Jefferson County Judge Kim H. Martusewicz properly allowed a Cape Vincent Correctional Facility inmates recorded phone calls at trial as evidence that the man possessed heroin with plans to sell it within the prison.
Jose Alvarado, 38, is serving a five-year state prison sentence imposed in August 2011 in County Court for a guilty plea in May 2011 to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. That sentence is to be served consecutively, or in addition to, a 13-year sentence that was imposed in 2001 in New York City for a drug-sale conviction.
Mr. Alvarado was accused of being the leader of an operation that smuggled heroin and marijuana from New York City to the Cape Vincent prison for distribution in the prison. In all, eight people entered guilty pleas in the matter.
Mr. Alvarado took his case to trial, but in a surprise move, entered a guilty plea on the trials fifth day, moments before his sister, one of his co-defendants, was to testify against him.
Trial testimony revealed that all inmate phone conversations are recorded. Jurors heard several conversations between Mr. Alvarado and a woman, whom he befriended through a mutual acquaintance after he was imprisoned, in which she agreed to cash checks on Mr. Alvarados behalf, learning belatedly that she actually was helping him launder proceeds from drug sales.
Mr. Alvarado contended that County Court erred in allowing the recorded conversations as evidence against him, but in a decision released Friday, the state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, ruled that by pleading guilty, Mr. Alvarado forfeited any right to contest the admissibility of the tapes. The higher court also determined that Mr. Alvarados sentence was not unduly harsh or severe.
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ALFRED, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A prominent retired law enforcement officer says he is not the same person who is on the list of clients in the Kennebunk prostitution case.
The name 'Paul Main' appears on the partial list of Alexis Wright's alleged clients. But Paul Main, the retired York County Sheriff's Deputy who ran for sheriff two years ago says that alleged client is someone else.
Main saw his name on the list when it became public late Monday afternoon.
"When I first saw my name on the computer I laughed, and then as I got up I'm thinking, 'All my years in law enforcement, all my years, activities with children, coaching baseball, the young men that I know who are now dads today and responsible citizens, this is very misleading and I don't think it's fair.' And then I became upset, to say the least I was very upset."
Main says Howie Carr also referred to him on his Boston-based talk radio show Monday night, saying that a man who had run for York County Sheriff was on the list.
Main says he agrees with the decision to release the names of the alleged clients, because he believes people should be held accountable for their actions. But he says the court's decision not to release addresses or dates of birth was wrong. He was thankful for the opportunity to clear his name, and says he is considering pursuing legal action.


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Even the steep switchbacks of Choquequirao won't ruin the women's Patagonia Nomader Pant. Made from lightweight technical nylon with a bit of stretch, they can be washed in a sink or soup pot and dry before you rinse out your socks. These are the ultimate play clothes for adults and featuring DWR (durable water repellent) finish, 40-UPF sun protection, articulated knees and plentiful pockets. Regular rise.
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Read: The Big Market Owners Need To Step Up
In the NY Post, Larry Brooks writes that it was the big market owners like James Dolan and Robert Kraft and Jon Mara who helped push the NBA and NFL to end their lockouts last year.
Brooks says that when the Board of Governors meet on 12/5, it will be up to the big market owners to take a stand and push Gary Bettman and the hardline owners towards making a deal and starting the season.
He thinks that the owners of teams like the Rangers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Canucks, Flyers, Penguins, Red Wings and Blackhawks could and should make a stand in the board room to make a deal.
In the Montreal Gazette, Pat Hickey writes that with the big owners not being represented, the league's negotiating committee features "A collection of losers who need a new deal because, during a period of unprecedented growth in the NHL, they can't figure out a way to run a business. "
Hickey notes that of all the owners on the negotiating committee, only Jeremy Jacobs of the Bruins makes money.