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Legislation making it clear that members of Congress are subjected to federal anti-fraud and insider trading laws cleared the House Thursday but not without being nearly gutted by House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
The House version of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act would prohibit members of Congress and their employees from disclosing nonpublic information on "any pending or prospective legislative action relating to any publicly traded company" and require lawmakers to publicly report any trades of more than $1000 within 90 days.
But the House version omits two important Senate provisions. One would require that people who get paid to gather political intelligence register as lobbyists. The other is a bipartisan proposal to toughen federal anti-corruption laws.
Craig Holman of Public Citizen offered this take on the bill that came out of the House. "[Rep.]Cantor's decision to weaken the legislation, which was roundly condemned by congressional Democrats and Republicans alike, is a gift to the financial interests that oppose transparency of trades that exploit insider knowledge."
Even Senate Republicans were shocked by Cantor's actions. Sen Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called them "astonishing and extremely disappointing."
All hope is not lost though for ethics reform with some teeth. A conference committee could be formed to work out the differences between the House and the Senate bills with the possibility of some of these provisions making their way back in. President Obama called on Congress to pass the STOCK Act and he's expecting a strong one. If that doesn't happen Republicans will have some explaining to do.
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Senators & Representatives should be held accountable to the same laws we are ---- as THEY made them! Thanks for article!
I would think it would be a no-brainer to subject Congress to the same laws the rest of us are subject to...
According to Sarah Palin- having Congresspeople and Senators who became rich while serving, proves the American dream is a reality since these people were able to improve their financial position by hard work. Cantor seems to be saying the opposite. It wasn't work but what they knew in terms of insider information which contributed to their improved finances and he will do every thing within his power to see that the representatvies get to keep their ill-gotten gains while working to cut the salaries and benefits of regular government employees who don't have access to such information. Once again the haves are protecting the interests of the haves. No surprise there but they are usually not so blatant in their actions.
GOP and Ethics these are two contradictory terms...
Criminal actions need to be bought to justice. No matter how rich ore poor you are.
Cantor claims to be supporting the views of the Tea Party. I don't believe that even they would like this so in reality he is on the payroll of lobbyists or his own payroll. One thing, I know he is not supporting the views of the middle class or those who are unemployed. Of course, why should he? He is making far more money by doing what he is doing.
So they agreed to a watered down version of this bill which will have really no effect at all. Yet they were pretty sewft at locking up Marth Stewart for doing far less and she did not hold any pubic office. Shouldn't our politicians be held to even a much higher standard than a private citizen?
I`m amazed but not surprised that members of congress feel that it`s OK to place themselves above the laws of the land. They can legislate whatever loop holes that suit them--see Social Security advoidance as a starter--They have created a favored-citizen class in our classless society because they can do just that. Cantor is the poster child right now, but...Will they pass an additional law allowing rape or murder for their members???
Well, well, well. Seems they don't like living under the same laws and ethics they expect the rest of us to live under. How about adding drug testing to the law while your at it. Cantor your one of the most shameful law makers we have hope the people in your district puts you in the unemployment line where you belong. with your ethics K Street will be clammering to hire you up.
In the words of Ricky Ricardo; "Cantor, sjhew got some 'splaining to do!"
The STOCK bill had bipartisan support in the Senate, so why is Congress so divided on it? I think the answer will be found in the offices of Koch, Exxon, Chevron, Monsanto, et al.
Let's all forward the following to him, as a reminder that he serves the people and not himself or the corporations:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."
That is the oath that ALL members of Congress took. Some of them have been in politics for so long that they have forgotten who they REALLY work for.
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A Room with a View
I had an occasion this past weekend to see Detroit from a different perspective: 11 stories above the street.
And the view was spectacular.
I've visited other big cities: Boston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. Their skylines are regal. But there is something about Detroit that pleases my eye. It is a combination of things: the familiarity, the balance of buildings and architectural styles -- all outlined against the Detroit River.
From my room with a view, you could see the mighty Renaissance Center, Art Deco skyscrapers, church spires, tiny water towers. I stood by the window for several quiet minutes. The woman standing next to me finally offered this comment: "Despite what people think, Detroit is a real city." Amen, sister.
The above pix is by Royal Oak photographer Paul Hitz, who has shot the Detroit skyline many, many times. In fact, nearly every photographer I talked to for this post says it is one of the favorite backdrops, especially for automotive shoots.
"When I look at the Detroit skyline I can see its rich history and culture, its people and their success and struggle, most of all I see hope and determination in its diversity and I know that Detroit is a great place," Hitz said.
Photog John F. Martin added: "Whether it's from across the river or from the Fisher building, you can always see the variety of styles that went into building the Motor City."
Other views are just as grand, especially those at night. Some argue the best views are from Belle Isle, atop the Cobo Center roof or from across the River via our Canadian neighbors in Windsor. There, you can see it all: the Guardian, Penobscot, One Detroit Center, the David Stott Building, the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.
"It's sad that the true beauty of Detroit can't be seen from Detroit, it can't even be seen from the United States. You have to go to Canada to see it," notes local photographer Fred Levine.
We've always had great bones as a city. Some history via the brilliant Pat Zacharias of The Detroit News:
After the end of the First World War, Detroit's skyline underwent a dramatic facelift. The huge 1920s building program attracted the attention of architects throughout the country. Detroit ranked third in the nation, after New York and Chicago, in the number of major buildings erected during the Roaring Twenties. The boom proved dramatic and lasting.
The Penobscot Building, begun in 1928, the tallest in the city for nearly 50 years, highlighted the downtown skyline along with the new Buhl Building in 1925. The Book brothers transformed Washington Boulevard into a replica of New York's Fifth Avenue. The Book Cadillac Hotel at Michigan and Washington became the showstopper of the fashionably chic district. In 1928, the beautiful Fisher Building, across the street from the General Motors Building, complemented its business partner. The Masonic Temple, also completed that year, added ambiance to the bustling area.
Oddly, we don't get a lot of credit for our skyline. A simple Google search came up with a few comments here and there from people saying, "I don't even remember what Detroit's looks like. I wouldn't put it in my top 10." I would.
Another quotable scribe (and I won't name names) chimed in: "The RenCen is the only skyline that flips the bird to the whole world. I stole that line from a magazine I read years ago but it's still accurate as hell."
Rather than leave you on that note, I'll add this song lyric from Superchunk:
There was no architect designed this view
He could not have known about you
Mouse homes, catacombs
Detroit has a skyline, too
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The CWGC has responibility for maintaining war graves thoughout the world. Their site contains a lot of information about their services, but more importantly maintains a database of 1.8 million names of people killed during the First and Second World Wars. The database is searchable by name, the returns showing the date and location of death (where known) and the location of the grave.
Imperial War Museum
This site covers much of the work of the Museum and includes extensive information about the UK National Inventory of War Memorials.
Naval History
A comprehensive list of Royal & Dominion navy casualties, pre-1914-2008, by Name and Date/Ship, including Royal Marines. Totalling over 125,000 names, compiled by Don Kindell, US Researcher
The Western Front Association
The site contains a wide range of information and photographic tours.
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
A comprehensive collection of resources pertaining to the Land Forces of Britain and the former empire in the form of information about countries, regiments and conflicts.
Hellfire Corner
A site devoted to World War I, containing news and information, largely about the Western Front, and a selection of essays and articles on a variety of topics.
War Memorials Trust
This organisation came into being in 1995 to promote the preservation of War Memorials, many of which were, and are, in danger of being lost to the weather and other factors.
The Official HMS Victory Website
Including a list of all 820 men and officers aboard the ship on the eve of Trafalgar.
National Maritime Museum Archive Catalogue
Gazettes Online
The National Archives Online
The War Graves Photographic Project
War Memorials Trust
Channel 4 - Lost Generation
British War Graves
Naval Biographical Database
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
The names of those people of Portsmouth who lost their lives in WW2 is etched into 100s of memorials across the globe. In this book the author James Daly tells the story of some of those men and women, mentioning over 250 names, spread across all fighting and support services. That covers around 10% of the total number lost which he quotes as 2549. A well researched book that adds useful material to the history of Portsmouth.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission printed material.
Portsmouth City Council leaflets.
Hampshire County Council web site.
St.Thomas' Cathedral, Portsmouth - The Guides' Guide.
'Commandos & Rangers of WWII' by James Ladd from R.M.Museum.
'St Anns Church, A Brief History' by Wendy Smith
'Forgotten Heroes' by John Symonds
'City of Gallant Hearts' by Bob Hinds
History In Portsmouth
Portsmouth Records Office
Portsmouth City Museum
Portsmouth Society
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsdown Tunnels
North-East War Memorials Project
East Lancashire War Memorials
East Midlands War Memorials
Tombstones & Monumental Inscriptions
The Palace Barracks Memorial Garden, Northern Ireland
www.war-experience.org - the Second World War Experience Centre.
www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html - for Service Records
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/Research-Family - for WW2 research
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Engineering consultant Millward appointed lead engineer on housing projects
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NOTTINGHAM engineering consultant Millward has been appointed the lead engineer on residential projects.
The projects include a £10.5 million residential development scheme at Eckington, Derbyshire, for Rykneld Homes on behalf of North East Derbyshire District Council.
This scheme involves 99 post-war bungalows being demolished and replaced with 99 new council homes and 30 additional homes for Rykneld.
Millward is providing the civil and structural engineering designs, drainage and highways design.
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These include sites in Sandon Road and Thames Road in Grantham, and in Glen Crescent in Stamford.
Nicola Millward, managing director of Millward, said: "Our residential work is growing and we are really pleased to be working with some new and existing clients on a variety of exciting projects across the region."


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|Roy Lichtenstein, Live Ammo ("Tzing"), 1962; oil on canvas; The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at SFMOMA; © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein; photo: Ian Reeves
Comprising more than 1,100 works by 185 artists, the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection is one of the greatest private collections of modern and contemporary art in the world. SFMOMA has forged a historic partnership with the Fisher family to share this extraordinary collection with the people of San Francisco, housing and displaying art from the Fishers' holdings alongside works from the SFMOMA collection in a new museum expansion.
The Fishers started collecting art in the 1970s. Their first purchases included prints, which were used to adorn the walls of an office building for Gap, the retail company they cofounded in 1969. Soon, their passion grew and they began adding paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, and other media.
Over the years, the Fishers amassed a museum-quality collection of works by 20th- and 21st-century American and European masters from movements including Pop Art, Figurative Art, Minimalism, Abstraction, Conceptualism, Photorealism, and Color-field painting. The Fishers collected the work of artists they admired in depth, and the collection features major groupings of seminal works by Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Agnes Martin, Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol, to name a few.
Selections from the collection were on view for the first time at SFMOMA in the 2010 exhibition Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection. We look forward to presenting more of this stellar collection when the expansion is complete.


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In 1957, Jupiter and the nearby smaller community of Tequesta officially became "sister cities." Together, they form one of the most popular areas in northern Palm Beach County and one of the fastest-growing areas in the entire nation. In spite of modern commercial, industrial and residential development, much of Jupiter's natural, unspoiled beauty remains a true asset to this flourishing community. Increasingly attractive to families, retirees, and first-time homebuyers, the area offers residents an opportunity to enjoy a variety of beaches and outstanding parks, as well as special attractions such as the Loxahatchee Historical Museum and Imagination Station. While still considered a young city, Jupiter has all the amenities that a community could offer — an excellent school system, quality shopping, affordable housing, a quality local medical center, and superb recreational facilities. Four public beaches surround the area, as well as two major parks—Jonathan Dickinson State Park and Lighthouse Park.
We offer both Homes for sale in Jupiter and Jupiter Rentals. If you are buying a home, an important question may be; how can I feel certain that the home I have chosen to purchase is priced realistically and that I am receiving the best possible value for my money? Our site and our real agents offer all of the tools and information necessary to help you make the right decision. Jupiter real estate foreclosures are at an all-time high throughout the country. Many homeowners are negotiating short-sale options to pay off loans with their lender to avoid foreclosure and likewise, many home buyers and bargain hunters are buying these financially distressed properties at prices below market value.
This new dynamic has without doubt temporarily changed the personality of the Jupiter real estate market, but this inventory of foreclosure and short-sale properties will not last forever. These changes from high to low, although painful at times, remind us that real estate prices are cyclical and will always remain a consistent long-term investment.
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Nacho Libre: Nachooooooooooooooooooooooo!
by theresa June 14, 2006
A New Comedy Movie Coming out starring Jack Black.Looks pretty funny.
I want to go see that movie Nacho Libre.
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Kristy, why would you like Jonathan when he has such an ugly nacho libre?
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Eating Nachos out of your girl friend's snatch while she is standing on her head.
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Maurice TabardFrench (Lyon, France, 1897 - 1984, Paris, France)
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6 11/16 in. x 4 7/16 in. (16.99 cm x 11.27 cm)
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Winter is taking hold in the northern hemisphere and temperatures have dropped below freezing. With snow on the ground here in Kodak's hometown, we figured there was no better time to share some heartwarming films from Super 8mm and 16mm wedding cinematographers The Why We Love.
Calling California home, Kevin and Danielle Snelson have been documenting weddings for years. We recently spoke with them about their craft and they shared details on their obsession with film and what motivates them to create such beautiful memories. It's our pleasure to introduce The Why We Love!
This Ain't California is a unique movie that straddles the line between documentary and narrative filmmaking. The project depicts the skateboard subculture in East Germany in the 1980s, which is presented as a manifestation of a yearning for freedom. In the film, skaters from the era — now approaching middle age — look back on that time wistfully. They saw skateboarding as a rebellious act, and a way of doing something completely nonproductive, just for fun, in a politicized society where such actions were not only frowned upon but actively repressed, and in extreme cases, could land you in prison.
One skater in particular is recalled by all as a catalyst for the scene. Identified at a young age as a gifted athlete, he is put into the East German training pipeline by a driven, competitive father, and by age 13 he is training 35 hours a week as a swimmer. Eventually he rebels, drops out, takes the street name Panik, and becomes a superlative skater who is constantly provoking confrontations with authority.
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I learned about the World Business Academy in December 2013 when this "think tank" of 28 years approached the public to gain a broad base of supporters in order to accomplish their most recent and very important goals: "Close the last remaining nuclear power plant in California and get California off fossil fuels within ten years."
I was so taken by the high level of ethical and intellectual pursuits of the various members of this academy (90 +- Fellows) and their illustrious careers. Every time I heard a name mentioned or an event the WBA's founder, Rinaldo Bruteco, was involved in I did due-diligence and each time discovered this is an organization which 'walks the talk' and is here to make a positive difference for the greater good.
I have a family charitable foundation and work with 50-60 NGOs for the past eight years though my experience with non-profits began decades ago. I couldn't be more impressed than I am with WBA.
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As a parent and grandparent I am deeply concerned about the world my family will live in 10, 20, and 30 years from now. The work that the World Business Academy is doing gives me hope.
We need the money and expertise of business leaders (along with groups of activists) to make the changes that will save our planet. Rinaldo Brutoco, Matt Renner, and the other staff and fellows, are deeply dedicated to do what they can to address the drastic shifts that are occurring from climate change.
When I listen to the radio show they offer, I always learn so much and realize that it's extremely challenging to get reliable information and insight from the main-stream media.
Rinaldo puts his heart and soul into the WBA, and I feel that it's up to us to let folks know about the unique work that's being doing. Tell others about their mission—to inspire business to assume responsibility for the whole of society. It's up to us to do what we can to support their vital work.
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This organization has gone above and beyond for the future of clean, renewable energy for California and the planet. Their dedicated team, passionate efforts, and community engagement are remarkable.
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When one wants to make a difference, it's important to align with like-minded souls. That's easy to do at the World Business Academy, because it only attracts the most committed, heart-centered and filled-with-integrity (and humor, thank God) people. Every time I attend a meeting, I leave renewed and inspired. And I love the inter-generational nature of the group, bound by a shared interest of serving the whole. It's rapidly becoming one of my favorite social gatherings as well. Thank you to Rinaldo Brutoco and his stellar team, led by a young and talented Executive Director, Matt Renner. Rinaldo and his wife. Lalla, have tirelessly and selflessly served not only Santa Barbara, but by extension, the entire planet for over 20 years. They have been the true backbone of it all. I am very proud to call myself an Academy Emissary, and hope I do justice to this position.
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The climate is changing - we feel it everyday. Changes need to be made in our personal lives and in the lives of businesses who use natural resources and sometimes abuse them. If factories and power plants and new sources of power can all be required to act in a responsible manner and find the advantage in operating in a clean and healthy manner, the necessary changes will come faster. There has to be a clear benefit to all parties to get some momentum going. My impression of the World Business Academy is that this org is educating both businesses and the public about where the dangers lay, what viable realistic measures can be taken, and what needs to change so that our society will have a chance to survive.
I like it that this org bases it's message for change on scientific facts and thorough investigations into the options available in new power and water sources as well as working to close current menaces like the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant that is sitting on several fault lines and contributing to higher cancer rates in the area around the plant.. The World Business Academy understands the urgency of the problems in California and the world and is the first org I know of that is acting on all fronts at once - through legislation, referendums, education, and public forums. The meetings give me some hope for the future of our planet. I am inspired to help and make changes in my own life. Tana
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I've been a member of the Academy since 2011 and a Board member since 2014. What has both intrigued and impressed me have been the rigor with which the Academy conducts the research that contributes to making its White Papers, projects and "on the ground" initiatives so effective.
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The undeniable truth around climate concerns should have every single person on this planet pushing to change the direction we have been heading. One organization, founded on the idea that all businesses (and individuals) have a moral, environmental and social responsibility of putting the well-being of the planet senior to profit and irresponsible practices, is the World Business Academy. One of the major ongoing projects is the "Safe Energy Project;" that has a focus on ridding the state of California of nuclear energy and replacing with 100% renewable resources. I invite everyone interested in the above to join this group and support "an idea whose time has come," and create a massive shift in the thinking and future of this amazing planet we are here to protect and enjoy.
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Not only does this "THINK TANK" do the thinking to find solutions to economic, political, social and environmental problems nationally and globally, it also "TAKES ACTION" to assure that these solutions are implemented. This is why I became an Associate of the World Business Academy.
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Justin Colton of Vero Beach reported great fishing for Spanish mackerel Sunday within a short distance off the beach. Justin and sons Zac and Derek caught more than 40 Spanish mackerel from the family's Hobie kayak casting spoons into feeding schools in only about 10 to 20 feet of water. They released most, only keeping enough for dinner, and a large lane snapper they caught, too.
Jayson Arman of That's R Man land-based fishing charters out of Billy Bones Bait and Tackle said there is good water clarity in the Indian River Lagoon north of the power lines on the west side. The redfish and trout are hitting D.O.A. Cal jigs and Bass Assassins in dark and bright colors. Arman said gift givers can get a buy-one-get-one-free charter for a limited time.
Capt. James Ewing of the charter boat Bone Shaker out of Sailfish/Finest Kind Marina in Stuart reported decent sailfish action in waters a little deeper than traditionally believed to be best for sailfish. Trolling ballyhoo Sunday in 280 feet, Ewing's anglers tallied seven sailfish releases. Other boats fishing the deep wrecks reported catches of sharks, bonito and wahoo.
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After debating between Outsak, Grubpack and Ratsack and not finding any real differences I took the path of least resistance and bought 2 small Ratsacks at my local REI. Ratsack also had the lowest advertised weight of the three sacks (all around 18"x 14") Outsak and Grubpack each claim a weight of +/- 8 ounces. Upon getting home I inspected the bags...measurements are spot on. Construction seems okay. They certainly seem to be sturdy enough and the hook and loop closure is robust.However the actual weight of the product is 9.5 ounces compared to the advertised weight of +/- 6 ounces. That's 58% over the stated weight! Now they do have a disclaimer about variations due to materials, blah, blah, blah. And there is some variation between the 2 sacks I purchased; one weighs 269 grams (just a hair under 9.5 ounces) the second weighs 271 grams (just a hair over).I know that we have come to expect optimistic weights, volumes, temp ratings in the gear we purchase. But 58% over what is advertised. What do you think? Do I have right to be ticked off? Should I take them back to REI and order one of the other brands online?I'm spending a lot of time and money to lower my base weight and those 3.5 ounces (per sack) seems huge to me.
I'd be annoyed as well. It would just be shameful if it was only one product and an unfortunate spec error, but considering they have 2 larger sizes that are also quoted at 10.5 and 8.5 oz respectively...that seems like purposeful misinformation to garner sales.If you want to give them the benefit of the doubt, you could contact the customer support and see if maybe you got a bad batch or something and see if they will somehow help you get down to the specified weight, but as a consumer that did your research, I tend to fall on the side of "don't cause me unnecessary hassle."I would return them, if nothing else than for the seeming dishonesty. Put your money to a company that does a more careful job of monitoring the quality of their product (outsack has a quoted variance of +/- 0.1 oz from quoted weights and grubpack has an absolute max weight for their product).DISCLAIMER: It pains me to advocate against a local AZ small business, so I'd probably temper my response more and contact Armored Outdoor Gear, but as a whole this shouldn't be necessary for such a simple product.
I'm pretty sure that you can rent them from the store in Grand Canyon Village. Also you can usually get free left over fuel canisters from the backcountry ranger station by the train tracks. If you don't use one or something similar (I've used a cookie tin), the squirrels and ravens WILL get your food.
>> I'm spending a lot of time and money to lower my base weight and those 3.5 ounces (per sack) seems huge to me.It is, especially when competitive products weigh a lot less.How many people days do you need fit in the sack? Because even the smallest Ratsack is pretty big for a solo trip.I have a huge one that's 18"x20" that I take for a group. Big enough for 4 people for 4 days. It weighs 8oz. (It's a no-name brand one that someone made one test batch of.) I also have the smaller UL Outsaks for solo/2-person trips. The "micro" size (about 3oz) is big enough for 4 days solo for me. I take freezer bag meals.Btw, I would suggest using a stuff sack inside the mesh bags. (I made silnylon ones with the exact same dimensions as the Outsaks.) If you put ziplock bags directly into the mesh bags, the mice do manage to get little nibbles of the ziplock bags. Not enough to get to the food but enough to put small holes in the bags (which you don't find out until you pour boiling water into it...%$&@!) A nylon stuff sack is enough to prevent that. It's handy, anyway, and keeps your food dry and dust-free. Make sure you put your food bag well away from where you're sleeping.
DustinI am a bit ashamed of myself for coming to BPL to rant before contacting Armored Outdoor Gear. After I posted here I did send them a polite e-mail asking them if this was an unusual case. As of this morning I haven't heard back from them.JamesI have checked into renting them at the Grand Canyon. The rental is $7.00 a night. I need them for 5 nights...they cost $36.00. I think buying them is the prudent choice. SumiI bought 2 bags, one for my hiking partner. We will be spending 4 nights in the Canyon. Perhaps having 2 bags is overkill, but there will be future trips to use them on as well. Thanks for the other insights. After sleeping on it, I'm going to wait a day or so and see if Armored Outdoor gives any response...if not I'm leaning toward returning the sacks and buying one of the other brands.
Just as an FYI, Ratsack was the original metal mesh bag. Came out in the late 90's, made in Flagstaff, I think. They started selling them at the general store in the park and sold mail order/online by the Grand Canyon Association. There were supply issues a few years ago; people weren't getting their orders and the store couldn't keep them in stock. They seem to have addressed whatever issues they were having but communication hasn't been their strong suit.The larger UL Outsak would be nice size for you for 4 nights, with room to spare in case you want ever want to put toiletries in there as well. It's 10.5" x 19.5" and 3.75oz (by their spec.) If you keep your Ratsack, I bet you can get both of your food in one sack for this hike.
I've only backpacked the GC once so take this for what it's worth, but an Ursack Minor worked just fine at Hermit and at Monument.
Grubpacks seem to be better on their stated weights.http://tinyurl.com/9dg3c5v
Bought mine several years ago in preparation for a Grand Canyon trip. It's the smallest size. Remember at the time that I was kind of annoyed because it was considerably heavier than specified. Just brought it out again and dropped it on the scale - 10 ounces.On the plus side - they do work really well. My first night in the Grand Canyon the little critters came out at night and attacked the bag. No food was lost, but the little label that said Ratsack got chewed off. So you definitely need something to protect your food.
I also have an Ursack Minor. It weighs 2.625 oz. I've used it kind of a lot in the GC. Perfectly fine for critters.
Outsak is the only mesh bag available at Grand Canyon and surrounding retailers. We've been the exclusive supplier for 5 years (since 2009). It is a privilege.
Be sure to hang Ursack Minor so the critters can't work on it. They will be able to climb onto it, but if the fabric has "give" they have a harder time. If they can work on a taught bottom sitting on a branch or the ground, and they are determined, they will get through. This is "one of three" for me.From the Ursack FAQ: " Sometimes mice can chew very small holes, but very little of your food is likely to be taken."I don't care what they take. I care about what they leave.
Edited by greg23 on 05/01/2014 07:31:44 MDT.
Be aware that mice can still get to your food through these mesh sacks when only in a ziplock bag. It happened to me at Boucher about two weeks ago. I may look into a liner of tyvek and/or hanging the sacks.
Mice and rats can chew through anything given enough time. As Greg said, you have to make it hard for them. Since their teeth are constantly growing if they aren't wearing them down fast enough they will chew just for a diversion - a kevlar sack full of food that might take it hours, and a comfortable perch, is probably a win-win for them.If you have ever had any direct experience with rats this will not surprise you. I worked for a while in an electrophysilogy lab where the had imported some extra big ones, I think from South America. If given enough time those guys could probably chisel their way out o a bank vault. My ex wife had a very friendly (much smaller) one one we loved, but that guy could chew through anything if it had the least motivation, and by that I mean any time it wasn't eating, sleeping or grooming.
Don't COUNT on being protected from all hungry pests with any type of bag, including a mesh sack. While the mesh sacks do slow down rodents, ravens are able to destroy them and get your food in minutes...and Grand Canyon ravens are notorious! Very smart, very skilled, and very determined, I have seen these birds unzip someone's backpack and root around for food. Not kidding - wish I was.We have now switched to cookie tins if we must cache our food; if it's just for overnight storage, a good airtight dry bag, hung in a tree (or from a pole stuck into a rock crack if there are no trees around) should be fine against rodents. Ravens don't generally operate at night.Dave has already seen this, but it's a good warning -- here's what a raven did to my buddy's mesh sack:
"Very smart, very skilled, and very determined, I have seen these birds unzip someone's backpack and root around for food."You can see this almost every day at Bright Angle Campground at Phantom. Folks pack up, then decided to go for a short walk. Within seconds a raven swoops in, attacks a zipper, and the mayhem begins...
I love my Outsaks. Although it seems like Valerie's ravens can mess things up pretty well, the racoons, foxes, and skunks in my neighborhood don't. I chose to make 1.0 oz. cuben drawstring liner bags to add some security to my Outsaks. I actually did some tests with one of Lawson's 1.43 oz. small roll-top cuben bags, and nothing could bite through that burly cuben to get to the open can of a Fancy Feast cat food. I think that my Outsak/cuben liner combo will foil all but a bear, and of course Valerie's ravens. There aren't any orangutans or chimps where I hike.Here's a photo of my end product. The one on the right is stuffed with 3 days worth of food, and it also has a reflective mylar liner, with the cuben one inside that. Last summer the chocolate and cheese got messy when the bear hang was in the hot sun, and I want to see if the shiny mylar might help with that. The one on the left is just an Outsak with a cuben liner.
Edited by Zia-Grill-Guy on 05/01/2014 19:08:17 MDT.
LOL, good thing you're not using those in Grand Canyon, Gary. Ravens are especially attracted to shiny things! "Stealth" is definitely better with those smartie-pants ravens.
Yeah, Valerie, I wonder about that. I know that barracudas like to nibble on a snorkeler's gold earrings. I haven't done one bit of field testing on the mylar, as I made them over this past winter. I'll be pretty grumpy if I catch a griz playing tetherball with my food bag in GNP this July. We'll see...I've had more than a few "great ideas" get blown out of the water when tried out in the field.
I think shiny stuff will attract some critters, but repel others (too scary)... not sure what the bears will think!
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Raymond E. Feist, Talon of the Silver Hawk (Eos Books, 2003)
"A great deal of Talon's life was now centred around waiting. He was waiting to discover what he was being trained to do, for now he was certain that Robert and the others had a purpose for him."
Having been well entertained by Feist novels in the past, I was anticipating great things from this new work, the first in a brand new Midkemia sequence. So it was with great surprise that I found myself somewhat bored, and disappointed by the lack of anything recognisably Feistian. Had the body-snatchers done away with Raymond? Talon, the central character, had survived a massacre and was growing up, s-l-o-w-l-y, while being considered as potentially special by representatives of the Conclave of Shadows. As if there was any doubt. The problem was that the story read like Feist was trying to write in another author's style, and the name that sprang to mind was Guy Gavriel Kay. Feist has a gift for the grandiose, and when on form is capable of the spectacular fantasy which has brought him international success. Kay has the ability to take the minutia and subtleties of life, then weave them into something fascinating. But Feist is Feist and Kay is Kay and never the twain shall meet. It was a good hundred pages before anything happened which seemed to me as if it came from the keyboard of the bloke who wrote Magician. Even then, it took a personal appearance by some old favourites, and a generous if sudden thickening of the plot, to ramp up my interest level.
Tal's frustration came to the surface. 'For years I have done as I was told. I owe you my life, several times, but at some point you have to trust me. I don't know if it's because of you' he pointed at the other four men in the room in turn 'or because of something I've done, playing this role you've created.'
In Part Two, things change. Suddenly, the story includes Death-Dancers, high magic versus low politics, assassination attempts, rumpy-pumpy, and the sensation of an entire civilisation on the brink of turmoil. The Feist I knew was back, and instead of long, drawn out explanations of the mundane, there was intrigue and rapid development. The central character had assumed a whole new identity, and the story was an adventure novel. But, as suggested by the extract above, Talwin Hawkins, as he had become, still had no real idea why, or for what ultimate purpose, his life had been shaped. Nor does the reader, as Feist chooses to keep us in the dark as much as possible. As a plot device, I think it was intended to be Machiavellian, but it made me feel as if my imagination had been plunged into murky water. Whether it was a shark pen, or just another trout farm, I couldn't see far enough to tell.
In previous story arcs such as the celebrated Rift War trilogy, and the more recent Serpent War saga, there were plenty of interesting characters, lots of page turning action, more twists than a bag full of snakes and a clear idea as to what was going on. Even when the characters were out of the know, the reader and author always had an overview from which it was possible to make sense of the world. Plus, there was the chance that someone central might pop his clogs before the end. Not so with Talon of the Silver Hawk, which starts off trying to be something it is not, and ends up with a plot development which I found embarrassingly glib. Almost the entire novel had been about establishing the credibility of the central character, only to have him make a decision which, according to that character's own training, is dangerously foolish. Worse, he's nudged into this lunacy by characters who should have a much smarter plan, just as they did in previous novels. No doubt a legion of Feist readers will buy this book, and enjoy it immensely. But for me this was fantasy by numbers, and some of them were out of order. Raymond E. Feist has written some fabulous novels, and I'm sure he will do so again, but Talon of the Silver Hawk isn't one of them.
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DA: Garlic prices go down by as much as P130 per kilo-A A +A
Monday, July 14, 2014
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that garlic prices have gone down by P20 to as much as P130 per kilo in local markets before the weekend.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that according to the market price monitoring conducted by Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS)-Food Terminal Project, the price of imported garlic has plummeted from P280 last July 4 to P150 this week at the Pasay Public Market, Marikina Market Zone and Muñoz Market in Quezon City.
The prevailing prices at the New Dagonoy Market in Manila is P150 per kilo while the commodity is sold at P180 per kilo in the Viajero Market and Muntinlupa Public Market.
In Pasig City Mega Market, the price went down from P280 to P200 for the same period; Marikina Public Market, from P300 to P280.
In Quezon City, prices went down in Commonwealth Market, from P300 to P180; Mega Q Mart, from P280 to P200; New Arayat Market, from P280 to P200.
Prices went down by P100 this week from P300 last week at the Polo Market in Valenzuela while in Mandaluyong, prices dropped from P320 last week to P200 per kilo.
Alcala earlier assured the public that the government will make garlic more affordable as he urged consumers to patronize the locally grown variety.
He said the DA is strictly enforcing measures to protect the resurgence of the local variety, which enjoyed a production boom, particularly in Northern Luzon.
Alcala said the sudden surge in garlic prices was a "blessing in disguise" and served as a wake-up call to protect local production amid the suspected manipulation of prices by unscrupulous traders.
The DA has tightened importation guidelines to prevent the unbridled entry of imported garlic into the local market now that the local variety is gaining ground.
Farmers' organizations are now required to submit a board resolution allowing them to import garlic and a detailed list of their members, which shall include the farmers' names, addresses and the location of their farms.
Importers are also mandated to show their financial capability by submitting a bank statement, income tax returns, and the necessary papers of the accredited DA warehouse where they will store their imported garlic.
Bureau of Plant Industry experts are now teaching farmers about good agricultural practices on garlic. Proper cultural management in garlic, from its fertilization, irrigation, pest and disease management to its harvest and processing are now being taught garlic farmers.
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Newton is a leading scholar of American Indian law, especially as that field intersects with federal constitutional and property law, writing frequently cited law review articles on tribal property rights and rights to self-government. She was the co-author of the third edition of one of the leading textbooks on Indian Law, Cases & Materials on American Indian Law, and is the editor-in-chief of Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law, the only treatise on the subject. Her many law review articles have been reprinted in scholarly books on Indian law, race law, the law of reparations, and legal philosophy.
Newton earned her bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley in humanities with an emphasis on ancient Greek, and her law degree from UC Hastings, where she was elected to the Thurston Society and the Order of the Coif and served as managing editor of the Hastings Law Journal. She is active in scholarly and educational organizations, such as the American Association of Law Schools, the American Bar Association, and the Law School Admissions Council. She is a director of the National Association of Law Placement Foundation and is a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Connecticut Bar Foundation. She also served as an associate justice of the Yurok Tribal Supreme Court in 2008-2009.
Courses TaughtLaw 60105 - Contracts
COHEN'S HANDBOOK OF FEDERAL INDIAN LAW (Nell Jessup Newton, editor-in-chief) (2005, 2012 eds. & Supp. 2015)
R. CLINTON, N. NEWTON, & M. PRICE, AMERICAN INDIAN LAW (3d ed. the Michie Company 1991 & Supp. 1994, 1996)
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In the NewsDean's Desk: Dean Excited to Teach, Interact More with Students this Semester. The Indiana Lawyer, July 31, 2013.
Dean's Desk: Notre Dame Law in Chicago Shows Promise. The Indiana Lawyer, March 13, 2013.
Dean Newton Speaks at BYU Law School's Bruce C. Hafen Annual Distinguished Lecture Series on The Indian Trust: The Theory that Led to a $3.4 Billion Settlement
Dean's Desk: Law Students Benefit from Alumni's Professional Experience. The Indiana Lawyer, September 12, 2012.
Dean's Desk: Notre Dame Expands Course, Clinical Offerings. The Indiana Lawyer, March 14, 2012.


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The Backsliders to me are pretty much the epitome of rowdy barroom honky tonk rock and roll. Great songs, great vocals, killer playing with perfectly overdriven twang….the kind of music that just makes you want to grab a cheap beer with one hand and a cheap woman with the other and shake your ass the best way you know how (cheap beer helps). This is a pretty decent recording (though there seems to be a ton of reverb) of a great show. Highlights include killer guitar leads with liberal use of the wammy bar, kicking some asshole called Paco out of the club right before Hey Sheriff, and the super obscure Radio Birdman cover to close the show. This is just damn fine music people, download it.
The Backsliders split up in 1999, but frontman Chip Robinson (@TheRudestCat) has a new solo album out this year called Mylow (you should have heard the title track on the spring Truesounds), that is worth checking out if you dig this (listen here).
Also worth noting is Backsliders guitarist Brad Rice went on to perform with Son Volt, Tift Merrit, Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams, Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Cory Morrow, Peter Case, and most recently, on the upcoming Shinyribs album by Gourds frontman Kevin Russell.MP3 @ 192 Download The Backsliders – Live in Chapel Hill, NC 1997 here


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Think the Midterms Don't Matter? Tell That to 70,000 Poor, Uninsured People in Maine.
October 29, 2014
And the fate of those people may have just changed.
Maine Independents May Inadvertently Put an Extremist Republican Governor in Office—Again
October 15, 2014
The state's three-way gubernatorial race could devolve into a tragicomedy.
Washington State Proves It's More Liberal than Amsterdam
November 07, 2012
Washington state ain't no Canada or Amsterdam. In fact, as of yesterday, it's even more liberal.
What's Next For the Same-Sex Marriage Movement?
November 07, 2012
The long-fight for marriage equality.
Even the Voting Booth Is No Longer Private
November 07, 2012
Some people can't resist tweeting and Facebooking and Instagramming their vote. That's not necessarily a good thing for our democracy.
No Matter Who Wins Today, the Electoral College Has to Go
November 05, 2012
The possibility of a split between the electoral and popular votes is another reminder that the Electoral College should be got rid of.
Why Tuesday Could Be a Turning Point for Gay Marriage
November 02, 2012
In the next few weeks, the battle for marriage equality faces two crucial hurdles.
How Hurricane Sandy Could Spoil Election Day
October 29, 2012
There's almost no legal precedent for how to deal with electoral fallout from a storm.
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July 16, 2012
At first glance, Ursula Rozum, who has curly hair and a pierced nose, seems more like your average late-twenties hipster than a congressional candidate. But Rozum was in Baltimore this past weekend to promote her run for Congress in New York—and to support Roseanne Barr as the next president of the United States. While Roseanne's candidacy may seem like a joke to some, it's no laughing matter here in Baltimore's Holiday Inn ballroom, home to the Green Party's national convention.
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June 28, 2012
Today's Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act is great news for all Americans. But I'd like to share a few personal stories from people who I met when I served as Superintendent of Insurance in Maine—the sorts of people who will especially benefit from Obamacare. —Betty had planned for her retirement and thought she had enough savings to stay privately insured until Medicare. But double-digit premium increases exhausted her savings.


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CINCINNATI — When the Cincinnati Bearcats declare their primary concern is preparing themselves to compete in the Big East, it is not meant as a dismissal of the seven opponents they'll face before DePaul visits over the Christmas holidays. It is meant as a tribute to the 18 brutal conference games they'll endure starting then.
"I watch all the Big East teams, to see where they're at, see what they're good at, what they're not good at," Bearcats guard Dion Dixon said. "We're just trying to get better game-by-game so we can be ready."
Have you seen what the Big East is up to? With another eight victories Saturday, the league is 71-17 against outside opponents, an .807 winning percentage. Seven teams still are unbeaten. The Big East is No. 1 in conference RPI, in total victories, in strength of schedule among the top 10 leagues.
Big East teams won the 2K Sports Classic, the Charleston Classic, the Maui Invitational, the Legends Classic and, here at the US Bank Arena, something called the Global Sports Main Event.
This one wasn't much of a tournament — Cincinnati and Dayton playing three home games each against Mount St. Mary's, Savannah State and Florida A&M and then the two meeting on a neutral floor in what apparently was the championship game. And that wasn't much of a contest.
It wasn't as close at the final score indicated. You hear that a lot in sports, including basketball, but not so often when the final margin is 34 points: Cincinnati 68, Dayton 34.
Cincinnati played its second team for the final 8 minutes, its walk-ons for the last 60 seconds and barely tried to score as the second half advanced. If taking a knee were something a basketball team could do, the Bearcats would have given that a go.
Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin called it "a tremendous defensive effort," and the Bearcats certainly earned that praise. The game plan called for them to switch all screens and crosses in order to deny Dayton's desire to penetrate the lane. When the Flyers found they couldn't drive anywhere, they crashed with a flurry of quick jumpshots. UD shot 7-of-30 in the first half and then got worse.
When John Cahill's whistle froze the clock at 11:27 of the second half to signal a goaltending call against Cincinnati freshman Justin Jackson, Dayton had scored just three points after the break. And each of those points basically was the product of the officials' pity.
Cahill was on the wrong side of the goal to see that the ball wasn't over the rim when Jackson swatted down Juwan Staten's layup. And the earlier free throw Staten made resulted when Darnell Wilks' clean block instead was called a foul.
That kind of mercy seemed reasonable when the game was stopped for the penultimate TV timeout at 7:49 and Dayton still had not actually put a field goal through the rim in the second half. If Cincinnati hadn't lost its offensive urgency when the lead approached 40 — and how many times is one going to write those words in a lifetime? — this might have gotten really embarrassing.
"Mick's teams always play hard," Dayton coach Brian Gregory said. "This team, I think, is better because it's deep and they play a little better together. I think they understand that's the best way to be successful."
Through four games, Cincinnati's most glaring issue was difficulty in running an efficient offense. The Bearcats played hard enough defensively, but with the ball behaved as though they were being sentenced to try and score.
Point guard Cashmere Wright said Cronin told the team to enjoy themselves more on offense, not to "stress out about everything." Forward Rashad Bishop hit two jumpshots that helped open a 10-point lead in the first 5 minutes, and the comfort that provided erased the disadvantage that developed when leading scorer Yancy Gates went to the bench with two fouls at the 14:59 mark.
At that point, Cronin admitted, he'd have been happy getting to halftime without the Bearcats losing any of their advantage. Instead, the defense kept dominating, the offense kept executing and they added another 13 points to their lead before halftime.
"We've still got a lot of work to do on offense," said guard Dion Dixon, who hit three times from 3-point range and scored a career-high 20. "When you play with high energy, everybody's going to feed off the energy. My shot was falling today, that's a good thing. I was just trying to play hard.
"Playing hard against them is just like playing a Big East game. That's what we were really looking at, getting prepared for."
It's like training for a marathon, though. The pain of playing through the Big East Conference can be imagined, anticipated, and it somehow seems worse when it arrives.


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Well, here we are. Over 4,075 posts, 5,203 tweets, 11,039 followers, 5,383 Facebook fans, and one million monthly unique visitors later, Styleite is officially one year old.
When we launched last year, we were excited, exhausted, a little shy, but absolutely confident that this would be the most rewarding year ever. And it was. So in the interest of indulging our nostalgia, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite and most memorable posts and features. It's been a good year.
While we obviously love a lot about fashion, style, and the industry in general, there's only one thing about which we're so passionate as to launch a multi-site campaign in the hopes of bringing it back: The Backpack. We're not going to take you through every single step on the way to success, but rest assured: it's back. And in a big, haute couture, beaver fur way.
Shortly after we declared our love for the backpack, we discovered Martha Stewart is a former model — for Chanel, no less — which gave us one of our most enjoyable series of all time: The Time Warp (our favorite installment of which might by Yves Saint Laurent's appearance on "What's My Line?").
But in between Time Warps and Backpacks, there are only two things that have held our laser-sharp focus as much as Terry Richardson and Lea T. — each for two very different reasons. From the day we launched the site, we knew that the one thing we didn't want to do was buy into the industry's status quo, which is why we dedicated one of our first posts to calling out skeezy guys like Terry Richardson and Dov Charney. Unfortunately, the industry still has a ways to go there.
But when it comes to acceptance, there's no one we'd like to champion more than Givenchy muse turned Oprah star Lea T. (If you're not familiar, here's a closer look at who she is and what she stands for.)
But through all of that, (and two fashion weeks!), there are a few posts that stood out for being the best examples of what we stand for. Julia Rubin's essay on the industry's lackluster response to Galliano's anti-Semitic scandal was thought-provoking, and, more importantly, incredibly well-written, while Justin Fenner's diatribe against the use of the word "affordable" when it comes to fashion might be the most on point call out we've ever published — let alone read. And then there was the time we photoshopped a bunch of sharks into fashion spreads in honor of Shark Week. It's a three-way tie, right there.
But finally, this post would be remiss without a special thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way. Thanks to our tireless and indomitable interns Jordan Whitmer, Taylor Levins, Hillary Frazier, Rika Nurrahmah, as well as former interns turned associate editors Justin Fenner and Julia Rubin. Thank you to our big boss Dan Abrams, without whom we'd never know if the site felt "too fashiony" and who pays our bills. (Sometimes, he also comes to parties with us!) And thank you to everyone at all our sister sites for making us so consistently desperate to up our game, thank you to ad sales for helping our boss pay the bills, and thank you to Abrams Media's jack of all trades Andrew Cedotal, whose Pocket Guide to Menswear Bloggers will go down in history as the most thorough write-up of niche menswear blogs we ever have or ever will publish. A penultimate thank you in the form of a big fat hug, high five, and fish kiss from Karl Lagerfish goes to our departed Sr. Editor Ruthie Friedlander who is now sending us wonderful press goodies from Chanel, but our final thank you goes to our readers: for being the whole reason we have this awesome, awesome job in the first place.


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As of Friday, April 12, 2013
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Steedley -- Pulliam
Mr. and Mrs. James Wellington Steedley of Jonesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Patricia Steedley, to Lewis Eugene Pulliam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Howard Pulliam of Rutledge.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lester Duncan of Gainesville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bud Steedley. She is a 2001 graduate of Lovejoy High School. She is a 2005 graduate of Columbus State University, where she received a bachelor's degree and a 2012 graduate of Piedmont College, where she received a master's degree in teaching. She is employed with the Henry County School System at Ola Elementary School in McDonough.
The future groom is the grandson of Virginia Mitchell of Decatur and the late Archie Clyde Mitchell and the late Lester Eugene Pulliam and the late Doris Edgar of Oxford. He is a 2000 graduate of Rockdale High School. He is a 2005 graduate of Clayton State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a 2013 graduate of the University of Phoenix, where he received a master's degree in education. He is employed with Creekside Christian Academy.
The couple plans to wed June 15 at Harvest Baptist Tabernacle.
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The name Alvord is of English origin.
The meaning of Alvord is "from the old ford".
In the U.S. in 2014 less than 5 boys given the name. Less than 5 girls were given the name.
View the Alvord Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Alvord has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Alvord to other names.
Alvord falls into the water name category.
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Biblical names are still very prevelant. Nature, literature, mythology, celebrity, surnames, variants of traditional names and newly invented names are all sources of English given names.
The evolution of English names in the U.K. can be traced to the various conquests and ruling power changes of its early history. The evolution of English names in America has been more influenced by the various influxes of immigrants from different parts of the world during different times in its history.


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Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Representatives Bruce L. Braley (D-IA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced Project 2020: Building on the Promise of Home and Community-Based Services in their respective chambers late last night and this afternoon.
The legislation, developed in a partnership between two leading national aging organizations—National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) and National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)—provides the first coordinated national long-term care strategy that will generate savings in Medicaid and Medicare at the federal and state levels. At the same time, Project 2020 will enable older adults to get the support they need to successfully age where they want to—in their own homes and communities.
Project 2020 is estimated to reach over 41 million Americans and will reduce federal Medicaid and Medicare costs by approximately $2.8 billion over the first five years, resulting in a net savings to the federal government of nearly $250 million. The program would also generate significant savings for state governments. Financial performance is
expected to improve in years five through 10 of the program, as all systems reach full scale operations nationally, with the net federal savings over 10 years reaching $1.1 billion.
Project 2020 builds on best practices in community-based long-term care that have been demonstrated to reduce the need for more expensive institutional care and prevent or at least delay "spend down" to Medicaid for elderly and disabled adults. The legislation embraces three proven strategies as requirements for infrastructure development and participation in this program. The key elements of the approach include:
–Person-Centered Access to Information: Services would be made available to help anyone interested in accessing long-term care obtain counseling and assistance regarding long-term care services and supports.
–Evidence-Based Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Scientifically-proven wellness programs for seniors would be provided through Area Agencies on Aging.
–Enhanced Nursing Home Diversion Services: Specific care plans targeted at allowing lower-income individuals to stay in the community and stay off Medicaid.
In 2008, more than 52 million Americans were over the age of 60 and by 2020 one in six Americans will be age 65 and older. The fastest growing segment of the aging population is individuals over the age of 85—often the most
vulnerable older adults needing long-term care services and supports, and whose numbers are expected to double by 2020. These trends make the United States' current strategy on financing long-term care costs through Medicaid
and Medicare unsustainable. Project 2020 provides the nation's rapidly increasing aging population, as well as persons with disabilities, with enhanced home and community-based support services while at the same time saving Medicaid and Medicare dollars.
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There are only about ten days left to shop before Christmas, but a survey conducted for RetailMeNot.com by Ipsos finds that, although shopping has been healthy so far, quite a few people are holding out. The website's Kristen Remeza.
"Thirty-three percent reported that they have not done about three-quarters of their holiday shopping. So that looks to be good for the rest of the season."
Ed: "Does it mean that people are holding out for more or better bargains? What do you think?"
"Well, I think that some of those people are. About 20 percent say that they are waiting until the last minute. They're going to try and get last-minute bargains wherever they can."
But Remeza says merchants burned the past few seasons have understocked, and that's creating difficulties in finding some items. The fact that Christmas Eve is Saturday this year could mean a big last-minute shopping day. She cautions that the last day for guaranteed free shipping for online items in time for Christmas is this Friday.


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Not Sure If I Dream At AllOnce in a while (maybe every month or two) I'll wake up with the memory of a dream, though it usually evaporates in seconds which is pretty annoying. But the rest of the time I don't think I dream at all, or if I do I forget it completely which amounts to the same thing as far as I'm concerned.
They say dreaming is an essential part of normal brain functioning - it helps to keep you sane. That explains a lot, actually.
Does anyone else not dream like me?
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You should keep a journal beside your bed and write everything you can remember down. Everyone dreams. Even if it is just words or feelings. This intrigues me.
Maybe you never get into rem sleep. I have one dream I have been trying to remember all my life. I have it 2 to 3 times a month, and there is always a ticking that gets louder and louder and bigger and bigger. Not sure what IT is, but I wake up sweating and breathing hard