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I have to chime in here for owners of the RAV4EV - a Toyota Tesla joint product. We love our electric SUV but it suffers the same vulnerability as the Tesla S. I recently drove over a 5"-6" parking stopper (an ingot of concrete designed to stop the car at the right distance when entering a parking space. I had forgotten it was there (since it only blocked front right wheel) so I pulled ahead from a stationary position - getting to all of 1 mph, I estimate. There is enough torque at low speed that the car had gone over the obstacle before I knew what was happening. The wheel landed fairly gently on the other side but the concrete block hit the underside of the battery cover behind the right front wheel. I later noticed a small coolant leak. The dealer said the coupling of the coolant hose and the coolant block had a small crack but could not be repaired by welding - the whole battery pack had to be removed, shipped to Torrance, fixed and returned. My insurance company is out $14,000 (yes, fourteen thousand dollars) and 4 months later I have the car back.


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It's the policies, stupid. That should be the guiding light for everyone trying to figure out the course of the U.S. economy for the rest of the year. As things now stand, in the absence of any dramatic policy shift, the economy should continue on its present path—slow growth, a bit of job creation but not enough to move the unemployment rate more than a tenth of a percentage point or two, a sluggish although perhaps more stable housing sector, and a stock market trying to decide if the world is coming to an end or we are on the brink of a new golden age.
Unfortunately for forecasters, it is impossible to predict whether new policies will be put in place. And, if they are, how long it will take for the shift to make itself felt outside of the world of politics—in the real world in which consumers patrol the aisles of Wal-Marts, investors look for opportunities, and workers look for jobs.
We do know that the Federal Reserve Board is seriously thinking about launching the good ship QE2, the current euphemism for printing money. Which says something about the speed with which the economic outlook changes. It seems like only yesterday that the Fed was considering tightening by shrinking its balance sheet, Fedspeak for not renewing or replacing some of the loans it had outstanding. Now, new data have the Fed's monetary policy gurus worried that the price level might just turn down, producing a deflation of the sort that has bedeviled Japan for decades. Of course no central banker dare mention the D word: the Fed prefers, "Measures of underlying inflation are currently at levels somewhat below those the [Monetary Policy] Committee judges most consistent, over the longer run, with its mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability."
If we know anything about what drives Fed policy it is that its fear of deflation exceeds its fear of inflation—the former being thought much more difficult to reverse. Perhaps, but only perhaps. Politicians whom the Fed must keep happy love inflation, since it initially produces a feel-good factor, gives them cheap money with which to repay debts they have run up appeasing various constituencies, and (they believe) creates jobs. The once fiercely held independence of central bankers from politics is dead, or at least in intensive care, a victim of the onslaught of the recession that the experts say ended this past June after 18 months, two months longer than the recessions of 1973-75 and 1981-82. So central bankers might just be tempted to pander to inflation-loving pols.
For now the Fed is prepared to "provide additional accommodation if needed," leaving inflation worries for another day. Translation: We have our finger on the "start" button of the printing presses, but are stalling so we can decide if such signs as the decline in the corporate debt-default rate to pre-crisis levels, an unexpected increase in capital goods orders, and the August increases in the construction of new homes and in retail sales, will enable the QE2 to remain in port.
If the Fed pushes the button, it will increase the money supply by buying Treasury bonds. That should keep interest rates down, and depress the dollar. Indeed, the very possibility of the launch of QE2 already has the dollar heading south. Which under ordinary circumstances would be good news for exporters, and drive up the price of imports, helping to reduce the trade deficit. But both the Chinese regime and the Japanese government (the latter to the tune of a $23 billion purchase of dollars with more to come) are intervening in currency markets to make sure that the yuan and the yen, respectively, do not rise so much relative to the dollar as to cut into the flow of exports to America.
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American Express updated the Bluebird Member Agreement today (July 1, 2014). Previously, each account was limited to $1000 per day of "cash reloads" (these are reloads via Vanilla Reload cards or at via debit cards at Walmart). The new limit is now $2500. The $5000 per month limit is still in place.
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Winter Storm Nemo slammed into the Northeast, leaving New York City-metro area blanketed in snow. Though spared the worst of Nemo, New York City experienced significant snowfall totals – with 11.4 inches measured in Central Park.
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We are planning a 6 day trip with temperatures of 40-80's.What types of cheese might keep for 6 days. Someone told me velveeta keeps forever if not opened but I was hoping for some other options.Thanks.Ron L
Most cheeses will handle a number of days out-though the harder it is, the better the storage. So hence, go for real cheese, not processed junk. Cheddar, Swiss, Sharp cheddar, Parmesan and it's cousins, etc-lots of choices!It does get soft after awhile, but it is still edible. One rule to watch is this: handle the cheese as little as you can. Your grimy mitts will do more to it than not being kept cold! ;-)Also, you can cut cheese at home, and dip it in paraffin in serving size chunks. Helps keep it fresher. Just peel off the paraffin when you are ready to use it! (for instance, 1 ounce is about right)
Cheese, Cheese, Cheese....Yummm!Hard cheeses keep the best as mentioned. There are some really nice european hard cheeses like grana padana and many parmesans. In europe some cheeses are purposely kept unrefrigerated. Try the gourmet cheese section for the best selection. Watch out for too much heat or compression/squashing in your pack. I usually try to eat my cheese early on a trip rather than risk it gong bad.
I prefer to wrap my cheese in cheese clothe soaked in vinegar and stored in a zip-lock bag. The vinegar will retard mold growth and the clothe will absorb any oils the cheese may extrude. The vinegar will change the color of the cheese but not alter its flavor. I routinely use this method on trips lasting 14 days or more.
Hard aged cheeses are better. I don't know about over there but here in Australia the local versions of the Italian Parmigiano/Grana Padano are nothing like the original as far as longevity on the trail goes. Pretty much the same applies to the taste. Franco
I have used Gruyere cheese on trips that length and it has been great. I ate it with pepperoni. Tasty!
Have you tried "Just the Cheese"? It was carried on the BPL website for a while, but was pretty pricy. If you Google it up you can get the manufacturer's URL and find it at pretty reasonable prices. Good points: Wide variety of flavors; Very light(liquid removed); Keeps well(comes in sealed 2 oz. pouches; Nice crunchy texture; Good calorie density(150 cal/oz.). Maybe worth a try?
Cheddar cheese, sharp seems best, has often lasted 9-10 days in the Sierra for me.
There are some cheeses and cheese products packed in foil or sometimes dipped in wax. These will keep unrefrigerated for months at room temperature, and weeks in a pack.The only one the comes to mind, because I buy it, is Laughing Cow which you would think is a European Import but is made on the East Coast. Typically, a round cardboard container with wedge shaped cheese pieces each hermetically sealed in an aluminum foil wedge. A long time ago, at Christmas it was common for small balls of cheese spheres or rounds all coated with wax to be given to us by relatives. I have heard that it is still around, but have no idea where.
Kraft Philidelpia cream cheese comes in individual foil packs....50 to a bag at Sams Club.... used it on two hike late last fall... worked great.Pan
I have had good luck with Baby-Bel cheese. It comes in small packs with a wax covering. Several flavors to choose from. The 365 butter crackers from whole foods sure taste good with the cheese. Although they are a little more prone to breaking than ritz crackers. Good luck.
Ron,At 6 days and temps you have mentioned, there are more cheeses you can take than you would have to leave behind.I suggest going to a gourmet market/cheese shop and locating those cheeses with a harder consistency. In my opinion, Asiago tastes way better than Phili cream cheese or some of the other "pre-packed" cheeses mentioned above and is very resiliant on the trail. There are many others like Asiago and Parm., but most of the ones that will retain their texture and flavor while traveling have less coloration...so my suggestion is to stay away from the dark yellow/orange varieties.BTW, Just the Cheese is nothing like cheese and will not give you satisfaction if that is what you want. I would rather have "cheese" flavored Pringles than the awful/dry taste of Just the Cheese.
I have also had good luck with Baby-bel.They are about 1 inch cubed and wraped in wax.Doug.
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you can take almost any cheese for up to a month (6 weeks for harder cheeses) on the trail (excluding things like Ricotta, Marscapone and cream cheese).all you do is cut the cheese in servings, wrap it in cheesecloth and dip it in melted parrafin repeatedly until you have a good coating. also you can find shelf stable brie and camembert that does not require refrigeration (under the Danesborg brand) and it keeps for months.velveeta isn't a very good option if you are looking for something with good texture and flavor
I've had excellent luck w/ the hard "Dry Jack" cheese, which apart from a little "sweating" in hot weather, just lasts and lasts. It's tasty ( somewhat nutty flavor and not to be confused w/ Monterey Jack) and for a pleasent change, is great for toasting over a fire (or stove flame). Kerrygold Vintage Irish Chedder is another personal favorite on trips both long and short. I just store them in a ziplock and keep in a dark corner of the pack away from my back.Baby-bel is OK but I find it sort of the Velveeta of French Cheeses----when in France, enquire after "Tomme d'Savoie"---it is long lasting (very thick rind) and has charactor up the wazoo. Wish it were easier to find stateside.
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What about string cheese? Will it stay good?
String cheese gets soft and oily, but stays fine. Just carry individual packaged ones for best results.
Thanks Sarah.
My local Cost Plus Imports has a variety of shelf stable cheeses and sausages/salamis as well.Tom
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"He looks as you the way that I would, does all the things, I know that I could" I sang to myself I wish by One Direction quietly as I walked into a clothing store in the mall. I looked over all the clothes looking for an excuse to buy something for myself. I had my long blonde hair in a messy bun and my green eyes skimmed all the racks of clothing not paying attention to the people and furniture in front of me when I suddenly felt a big strong body collide with mine, I jumped back in fright falling to the floor due to the sudden impact.
"Oh I'm so sorry!" I said getting up off the floor. I held a hand out to the boy in front of me. He looked a little disheveled. I could see curls fanning out of the big hat he was wearing but couldn't see his eyes through the tinted sunglasses and he had a...fake mustache on? What?
"Is that a fake mustache?" I quietly asked him trying not to rude. I let out a little giggle when he looked me in the eye. He had to be around the same age as me, but I couldn't tell with him wearing the sunglasses and mustache.
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Here's an article worth reading: at The Ooze, Shane Tucker explores the connection between the Celtic soul friend tradition and the emergent conversation.
The Emerging Anam Cara
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Peace be with you Carl, as well as those able to read this message.
The time has come, the harvest is ripe.
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Thanks to Shane for this!
I especially appreciate his emphasis on the "method" of asking gentle yet provocative questions to stimulate the one you are ministering to in the direction of seeking the Holy Spirit to guide him/her into spritual growth. This pictures a trust relationship that may be quite rare, but it looks like the ideal environment for such growth.
Maybe I just like this because it fits my style: I like non-directive, non-confronting approaches to encouragement! Or maybe there's a hidden Socratic element in there, not admitting that there is a "right answer" but letting the questions do their work in the mind of the hearer.
In any case, I affirm both sides of Shane's message here: the perennial relevance of good, skillful spiritual direction, and the analogy of the parallel role of the emerging church in relation to the wider church. May we never fear the questions that may come; may what happens inside us as we seek to answer them be life-giving and transforming according to their intent.
One final comment: I think the mode of ASKING the questions–whether hostile and bitter or gentle and provocative as indicated here–may have a big effect on the willingness to answer them!
Definitely an article worth reading, Carl!
Maybe it's time for a new Emergent cyber-cohort: Celticmergent? :o)


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The End of the Housing Crisis
October 31, 2012
Nicole Gelinas
Although Hurricane Sandy is considered this elections October surprise, there is another one: The national housing crisis, which has defined the national economy for the past half-decade, is over. Thats not an automatic boon for President Obama, though. Instead, its an illustration that politicians cant fix everything. Some problems need time — and free-market forces — to fix.
The 2008 election was all about the housing bust. Americans knew they were in trouble as early as 2007, after housing prices had stagnated and then fallen for a year. They could no longer take equity out of their houses to keep up their consumer spending — a looming disaster for the economy, which depends on such spending. But few inside the Beltway noticed until fall of 2008, when falling home prices caused a financial crisis for Wall Street.
Obama won in part because he understood the problem better than his opponent did. In his 2008 convention speech, Obama said that people "watching your home values plummet" should know that "the failure to respond is a direct result of . . . the failed policies of George W. Bush." GOP nominee John McCain didnt mention house prices in his speech at all.
But despite grasping the problem, Obama never did anything about falling house prices. At the end of Obamas term, prices are down a third nationwide since their 2006 peak (more in Florida, Las Vegas, and central California). Between early 2009 and this January, they fell by 7 percent.
In his own convention speech this summer, Mitt Romney hit Obama for this failure, just as Obama had hit his predecessor four years earlier. "When the realtor told you that to sell your house youd have to take a big loss . . . you knew that this just was not right," Romney said to his audience.
This line of attack falls flat. Falling home prices werent Obamas fault. After doubling within six years, house prices had to come down. The only way to cure a bubble is to let that bubble burst. That is what happened.
Similarly, much of the fallout from the housing bust wasnt Obamas fault. After the housing bubble burst, people still had to repay the debt they borrowed during the bubble. Between 2000 and 2007, mortgage debt more than doubled, from $4.8 trillion to $10.6 trillion, according to Federal Reserve data. Other types of debt, like credit-card debt, rose by 45 percent, to $2.5 trillion.
It followed, then, that people had to cut back on spending after 2006. They had to get used to the fact that they couldnt take equity out of their houses to cover the bills.
Americans got the austerity memo long before Washington did. Theyve pared down their housing debt by 9 percent and paid down other types of debt, too. This month, new consumer defaults on credit cards and mortgages hit post-recession lows. "2012 has proven to be a period of financial repair for consumers," said David M. Blitzer of Standard & Poors.
That repair is paying off. Retail sales were up significantly this summer, the first time that happened in years. People are splurging on modest luxuries — clothes for themselves instead of their children, and restaurant meals. They wouldnt do that if they didnt feel better.
Its no mystery things are looking up. Home prices only had to fall so far, and now they have. Theyve been up consistently, too, for the past few months. People can see that their neighbors are selling homes for more than similar houses sold for last year. They see, too, that long-empty homes are finding buyers.
This change instills confidence — and relief.
Conventional wisdom holds that voters would punish Obama for a terrible economy — and thus should reward him for an improving one.
Yet conventional wisdom may be wrong, just as it has about the entire economic crisis.
Voters never really blamed Obama for our economic woes — and may not praise him for the economys improvement. At the same time, Romney risks looking tin-eared if he goes around reminding people how bad they should feel — when they did feel bad for years.
Only one thing is certain: politicians of both parties cant fix all problems, no matter what they pretend. Obama didnt break the economy, nor did he fix it. Time — and markets ability to correct themselves — did that.
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So I haven't seen any tutorials on how to change your font for maplestory anywhere so I decided I'd make my own TuT on how to do this. I created this so the credits go to ME (God from Gamekiller).
Now, to get started, hold the windows key and press R. Or just go to "Run". Once Run opens up, type "regedit".
Click ok and this should pop up:
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PRESS CONFERENCE — Islanders Join Nets in Brooklyn With 25-Year Deal
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At a press conference today in Brooklyn, the Islanders announced a 25-year long partnership with the brand new Barclays Center arena. The move comes after years of inaction and road blocks in their current home of Nassau County, while trying to build anew arena or renovate the 40 year old Nassau Coliseum. The deal erases any lingering doubts that the team would leave the New York area for Kansas City, Quebec or any other North American hockey market as it does not have an opt-out clause for the team.
Islanders owner Charles Wang was joined by many in the organization including President Michael Picker, GM Garth Snow, Assistant Coach Doug Weight, and team legend Mike Bossy at the Barclays Center. Also in attendance were NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Barclays Center CEO Bruce Ratner, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
At the press conference it was announced the team would keep the name 'Islanders', use the same logo, and would start play at the Barclays Center in the 2015-16 season, after their lease with Nassau County runs out. Wang also stated that he was keeping ownership of the team and would honor the team's current lease with Nassau.
"I think this will be a phenomenally successful venture," Bloomberg told the assembled media, fans, and others watching via online stream. "It's a great day for our city. Who said the rivalry between Rangers and Islanders couldn't get bigger?"
Possibly getting ahead of himself, Bloomberg handed Wang and Snow Metrocards, telling them it would help them get to New York City's Canyon of Heroes for a future Stanley Cup parade.
Barclays Center CEO Bruce Ratner also welcomed the Islanders group, saying "Charles had offers to move the team out of state, very good offers, and Charles didn't do that."
As for how the team would handle a smaller arena — advertised to hold only 14,500 fans — Bettman said that he expected seating to be increased north of 15,000 seats within the next few years.
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TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver And PC TrickleSwitch Review
Nowadays, saving energy is quickly becoming common sense as opposed to forward thinking. More and more tech consumers are aware of vampire power and and there are plenty of products out there to combat this unnecessary use of energy.
Having recently been introduced to the TrickleStar products, I have found them to be easy to use as well as being relatively easy on the wallet. What I can say right away is that you are not going to see a noticeable difference in your electric bill. Not unless you are using a ton of them. You'd really have to have your whole residence outfitted in order to see your bill go down.
Now that's not to say that every little bit doesn't count for something. I'm sure it does work to prevent vampire power, you just have to have faith and believe in the product. To help with that faith, the TrickleStar PC Energy Saver and Switch look very consumer friendly using a brilliant white glossy plastic and an attractive logo.
To explain what the TrickleStar PC Energy Saver and switch does is quite basic. It limits the amount of stand-by power your computer and peripherals draw from the wall outlet when not in use. When you power down or put to sleep your Mac or PC, the energy saver is activated. Without the switch, the energy saver is automatically set into use upon shut-down, whereas you have manual control when you have the switch integrated with in the set-up. I really have no idea why this wasn't one product, but I'll save that for gripe time.
The set-up process is really easy as well. All you do is plug the energy saver into the wall and then plug the power strip containing your PC/Mac and all its peripherals (Scanner, Printer, USB Hubs) into the female end. From there you plug the USB end into any port that reaches your computer. The switch is the middle man between you computer and the energy saver and uses female and male USB plugs to make that connections. Super easy.
I have a MacBook laptop so I am often using my computer away from my hard drives, USB hubs, and iPhone dock. The TrickleStar PC Energy Saver and Switch worked perfect for this. All I had to do was flip the switch and my whole surge protector and hard drives were shut down. The switch itself denotes power through a bright green LED. For more permanent set-ups, the Energy Save plug is mountable and the Switch has a peel adhesive.
Simple as that, my only problem with these products is that they are not one product. There's really no need for this and it is much more practical to power your gear down manually, especially when using several chained hard drives.
Beyond that, the TrickleStar products work as advertised and will cost under $30 for the pair. If you are looking for a way to assure yourself that your computer set-up is not wasting energy I strongly suggest you give these products a try.
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Steve Tharinger was first elected to the Legislature in 2010 to represent the 24th Legislative District, which includes all of Clallam and Jefferson counties and a portion of Grays Harbor County.
He has a long record of community service, volunteerism, and small business experience.Back home, Rep. Tharinger is a former Clallam County commissioner and small business owner.
He is a member of the Sequim Sunrise Rotary and a state-certified, volunteer mediator with the Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center.
In 1994, Rep. Tharinger received the Clallam County Community Service Award.He lives in Dungeness with his wife, Yvonne.
Years in Legislature: 2nd Term
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Colorado College
Community Activities and Appointments:
Community Development
- Clallam County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (chair)
- Board of the Clallam County Economic Development Council
- Board of the United Way of Clallam County from 2003-2009 (Treasurer 2003-2006)
- Clallam County Planning Commission from 1992-1997 (chair 1995-1997)
- Carlsborg Urban Growth Area Task Force (chair 1994)
- Clallam County Forest/Mineral Lands Committee (1991)
- Clallam County Agricultural Resource Lands Committee
- Clallam County Agricultural Advisory Committee (chair)
- United Way Access to Health Care Committee and Community Solutions Committee
- Clallam County Board of Health
- Clallam County Chemical Dependency/Mental Health Fund Advisory Board (chair)
- State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's Health Care Reform Realization Committee
Natural Resource Issues
- Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Board (ex-officio member since 2011)
- Dungeness River Management Team
- Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board since 2002 (chair since 2008)
- Salmon Recovery Council and Ecosystem Coordination Board, Puget Sound Partnership
- Watershed Planning Implementation, Washington Biodiversity Council (state legislative advisory committees)
Regional Representation
- Council of Governments for the Olympic Area Agency on Aging, which includes Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
- Peninsula Regional Support Network for Mental Health (chair) and the Olympic Consortium for Workforce Development, both of which include Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties
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At the Spicery, we aim to make cooking with the freshest, highest quality spices easy, fun and accessible to all.
We sell spices and make our own spice blends, and with them we produce recipe kits and monthly spiceboxes which are sent by post all over the world.
Cooking with spices really thrills the senses but they can sometimes feel complex and intimidating so we try to make using them really easy and convenient. Our monthly subscriptions contain all the fresh spices you need, measured out to make fantastic recipes and delivered through the letterbox every month. We grind and blend the spices in small batches just before sending them so you always get to enjoy them at their best.
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US Soldier's Killing Spree Leaves Sixteen Dead
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This project uses a multi-touch table in a new way. Multiple participants can explore a map of Cleveland and click on several hot spots, where a scene from a film was made. The user can read more about that scene, and then vote for it if they want to see it play on a large screen. The table sends information to an online database which tallies votes for video popularity (voting can also be done through the website as well, and through mobile devices with online access). Then another computer continually reads the tally information to rearrange the order of the videos being projected
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What is the Frugal Event Calendar?
The Frugal Event Calendar is a calendar of frugal events in the Indiana area, including nationwide events, consisting of workshops, classes, festivals, consignments sales, and more.
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Admission is free on March 31 as we clown around and celebrate Indiana's circus history at the Eleventh Annual Circus Day. On this kid-focused day, be entertained by circus acts, live animal shows, clowns, magicians and jugglers. Enjoy activities like carnival games, face painting, balloon sculptures and crafts
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The Chief of the Office of Intelligence Community and Diversity (IC EEOD) serves as a key advisor to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); provides leadership to the Intelligence Community (IC), especially through the IC EEOD Council (EEO and Diversity principals) and senior leaders in each IC Element; and ensures the provision of EEO services to the DNI workforce.
The Office plays a leadership role in designing and implementing innovative EEO and diversity programs and diversity best practices to increase the overall representation of minorities, women, and persons with disabilities across the IC, and benchmarking model agency best practices for Title VII compliance.
To this end, DNI-EEOD works closely with all key stakeholders across the Intelligence Community to coordinate the development of diversity strategies and mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of DNI-wide policies and to ensure compliance with applicable law and statutes.
Focus areas include ensuring equity in hiring and recruitment, retention efforts, promotions, rewards and awards, process improvement, career development programs, complaint management and resolution, and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
The DNI-EEOD consists of a front office and three distinct functional areas: IC EEO Outreach; IC Diversity Outreach; and, IC EEOD Strategy and Analysis.
Division of IC EEO Outreach
Responsible for policy formulation, implementation, coordination, and management of the civil rights and equal opportunity programs of the Office of DNI such as EEO training, reasonable accommodation, alternate resolution program, and complaints processing, in addition to Intelligence Community leadership, outreach, and coordination for EEO compliance programs.
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Responsible for providing leadership to the DNI and IC in the overall management of diversity programs, specifically responsible for serving as a focal point on issues regarding diversity recruitment, community outreach, affirmative employment and special emphasis programs, diversity best practices and career development activities.
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Serves as a consultant on issues related to EEO and diversity. Responsible for developing IC-wide strategies and policies for driving change in EEO and diversity management. Specifically, responsible for developing organizational metrics and a formal assessment process for reporting and tracking the implementation of diversity management initiatives.
The Intelligence Community(IC) Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (EEOD) Office is responsible for the overall management of the ODNI EEO and Diversity Program, and provides IC-wide oversight and guidance in developing, implementing, and measuring progress in EEO, diversity, and inclusion. The Chief, IC EEOD is the principle advisor to the DNI and IC senior leaders on issues related to equity, fairness, diversity, and inclusion, and reports directly to the DNI. The IC EEOD Office is responsible for developing, implementing, and measuring performance against the five year ODNI Diversity and Inclusion Plan, the five year IC EEO and Diversity Strategic Plan, and the ODNI Management Directive 715 EEO Program Status Report.
The IC EEOD Office is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants on the basis of merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disability. The objective is to promote full realization of equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative employment program that aims to eliminate discrimination based on factors irrelevant to job performance.
Intelligence Community (IC) senior leaders believe strongly that diversity is a mission-critical imperative, essential to ensuring our Nation's security and success in the war on terror. To combat new, global, and increasingly complex national security threats, the IC must employ, develop, and retain a dynamic, agile workforce that reflects diversity in its broadest context cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, race, gender, age, disability, gender identify, heritage, language proficiency, and perspectives . While the IC continues to move forward in achieving these goals, much more needs to be done to accelerate our progress and focus on results in diversity and inclusion.
In early 2006, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) appointed the first Chief of EEO for the IC and made the decision soon thereafter to merge this office with the IC Diversity Strategies Division (formerly in the IC Chief Human Capital Office) to better integrate EEO and diversity functions and leverage resources. This new Office of IC EEO and Diversity (EEOD) reports directly to the DNI. In addition to its IC-wide responsibilities, IC EEOD also provides these services for the ODNI workforce and organization. In July 2005, the DNI issued his first DNI's Policy Statement on Diversity to the IC.
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[2] October 2, 2015 at 6:46pm
Too many mass shootings at "gun free zones" on Obama's watch…….and he wants MORE legislation controlling guns of responsible gun owners?
When will liberals admit that their policies of leaving the insane on the streets, and not putting them in mental institutions where they can do no harm to others, is a bad idea? When will they admit that no matter how many gun laws they pass, the criminals will refuse to obey them?
[1] August 23, 2015 at 9:45pm
Surprised? He was surprised? Did he actually expect civility and decorum from that group?
"Gee whiz, meant to clean that up old boy but you know how hard it is to get good workers these days."
[5] December 2, 2014 at 4:34pm
Employers have the right to make rules about conduct during work time. To suggest "First Amendment Rights" are in play here is absurd.
Long past the time when the truth has come out from all the Grand Jury testimony the media and others continue to push the lie about someone being shot with his hands in the air. It didn't happen that way.
I see local "demonstrations" all over the country of people who haven't gotten the memo that their actions are based on a lie. I guess they don't care how foolish they look. And I would add , the parents all those college students jumping on board should stop paying tuition for those pricey schools who are encouraging these actions.
In reply to the story Joe Scarborough Goes Off Again on Ferguson Protesters: 'It's a Lie!'
[4] November 29, 2014 at 4:34pm
People who think the police are paid to protect them are misinformed. They are paid to respond to crimes and gather evidence which the legal system uses in court cases. We are responsible for our own safety. We don't each have a policeman by our side 24/7 to "protect" us. That is not their job.
In an even where there is looting and arson or rioting the police go in to quell the riot in order to protect the public from further crimes and damage.
In reply to the story Conservative Confronts Ferguson Protesters With Blunt Remarks That 'Might Offend Some People'
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[7] November 29, 2014 at 4:25pm
One would have hoped that the NAACP would represent the mature grown-ups, people who would lecture the young to get the facts before taking action. The NAACP has been around for over a hundred years and certainly can tell the difference between true racism and attacks on civil rights, and one young man's thuggish behavior which ended in his death.
Martin Luther King Jr. didn't march and protest and die so bullies could steal from small shopkeepers and taunt police.
The death of Michael Brown should be a local issue and not blown up into a faux national cause.
In reply to the story Ferguson Protesters Begin 120-Mile, Weeklong March to State Capitol
[2] October 13, 2014 at 10:11am
Imagine how much better hospitals could be if they didn't have to waste time on all the Obamacare forms and compliance.
In reply to the story 'A Private Hospital in a Red State': MSNBC Host Lays Blame for 'Spread of Ebola' in U.S.
[3] September 30, 2014 at 3:43pm
She's a Useless plastic(-faced) bag. Not a single Use bag.
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July 26, 2014 at 9:04pm
Good job and well said.
The problem today is instead of living beneath your means in order to save and get ahead, as you and I did, government teaches (in schools and elsewhere) that everyone is entitled to what they cannot afford. They use the term "affordable housing" to describe putting people in houses they cannot afford, having the taxpayer foot the difference.Orwellian.
June 11, 2014 at 12:39pm
Brat raised $200K to Cantor's $5 million…and still had $40,000 left . Now THAT is someone I want holding the "purse strings" of Congress!
April 10, 2014 at 9:51pm
Aunt Edna's reflexes looked a bit slow and, dare I say it, girly and unpresidential.
April 8, 2014 at 4:30pm
Ignorance is so sad and detrimental to our republic.
These stenographers just repeat what they are told by the commissars and there is no thought process or questioning of what they hear. 77 cents is an easy to remember number. Kind of like 1% and 99%.
That is what happens when you don't have diversity in schools and on college campuses. The inbreeding is horrific. Children are taught we live in a democracy for heavens sake. How do you undo 13 years of that kind of brainwashing? Now they want government-run pre-school so they can start the mind process even earlier.
April 6, 2014 at 4:52pm
It appears to me that everyone is in agreement.
The homosexual community , or their spokesmen, feel perfectly comfortable bashing anyone who doesn't pick up their pompoms and celebrate homosexuality. So that, to me , is confirmation that anyone who doesn't agree with anyone's group identity, also has the right to speak their mind. If one person has a right to speak his mind(homosexuals) then all people(heterosexuals) have the same right.
We can't force people to agree with us. That would be ludicrous. And very boring for the whole country to have group-think.
April 1, 2014 at 7:55pm
The difference in our states makes all the difference in the world. To teach identical curriculum ( which is what you'd have to do so every child could pass the same tests) eliminates the variety, the diversity, of experiences of all states.
When children arrive at college with a diversity of experiences, a diversity of histories, it is a good thing that they can learn from each other. If they show up at college with all the same educational background it will be a sad day. Drone city.
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March 28, 2014 at 11:33am
He may claim he is playing an "idiot" but how many of his ardent viewers admit they get most of their "news" from his show?
March 13, 2014 at 6:48pm
One bullet for each murdered on 9-11 sounds fair.
March 10, 2014 at 10:13am
As an aside to this, how does the United States deal with Muslim immigrants who are polygamists?(Muslims born here are presumably cognizant of U.S. laws and not permitted to marry more than one woman at a time.) Do they say you can only have one wife and the rest have to be considered mistresses?
In reply to the story Saudi Princesses Say They've Been Held in Forced Confinement by King for 13 Years
March 10, 2014 at 10:20am
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$10.10 per hour? No one can raise a family on $10.10 an hour (it should be pointed out to all those groupies surrounding him).
And what's with that extra 10cents? Why not an even $10 or $11? Who came up with the magical 10 cents that makes the difference between living or dying?
What about the people already getting paid $10.10 an hour? The ones with job experience? Do they continue getting paid the same as those just off the street? Or will they get raises now…to be "fair". How about those union contracts that are tied to the federal wage rate? They will all get jacked up.
And he is so narcissistic that he thinks Republicans are against it because he is for it and not because it is bad economics and bad policy.
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Well said.
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There is no evidence whatsoever that voter ID suppresses the minority vote. None.
Yet this administration boldly uses the IRS to suppress Tea Party conservative groups from partaking in the election process.
Remember the press conference before the IRS scandal broke , where a reporter was fed a question to ask about the Tea Parties being targeted for slow-motion review and extra scrutiny? The IRS spokesperson apologized due to that question hoping the whole thing would be seen as a rogue agent in Cincinnati. They knew this was a big scandal and tried to get ahead of it with a mild apology before the story worked its way up the ladder to the White House.
So who, Mr. Vice President, is having their voice suppressed?
January 20, 2014 at 10:44am
"justimagine" is spot on. His True Colors are what will ruin the country. And it has nothing to do with skin pigment.
This divisive talk by the president of the United States is just shameful .No previous president has ever spoken like that. He demeans the office itself by such statements.
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Kate Gosselin
Perhaps the most overrated celebrity of them all, Kate Gosselin is famous for having lots of babies, yelling at her husband and kids, and allowing the breakdown of her marriage to be filmed for reality TV. And for that awful haircut, of course. We'll admit that we were all kind of sickly intrigued back in the early days of Discovery TV's "Jon and Kate Plus 8," when we got to see how the excess skin Kate accrued while carrying all those babies was going to be removed. But after that, Kate (and Jon) started to wear on us. Her grating voice and the acerbic tone she used with just about everyone, kids and husband alike, made some of us root for her husband during their divorce (and root for the demise of their show, which had become uncomfortable to watch). Now Kate's a single mom, footloose and fancy free, and we're still forced to watch her antics, most recently on television's "Dancing with The Stars." Will we ever be rid of this woman?
Zac Efron
Unless you have a daughter anywhere from preschool to puberty age, you've probably never heard of Zac Efron. Don't feel bad. You're not missing much. This young actor got his start on the Disney Channel in their popular but painful "High School Musical" movies. Neither his acting nor his singing has earned him the title of celebrity, but his popularity among young girls has. Even little girls as young as four are swooning over his clear blue eyes and razor-cut, highlighted hair. Once he gets about 10 years on him, you can bet his appeal will wane. One can only hope.
Who the heck is Steve-O, you might ask, and what qualifies him as a celebrity? If you are thinking that, you're not alone. Steve-O, otherwise known as Stephen Glover, is a daredevil performer known for his MTV television series, the aptly-titled "Jackass." Here's another overrated celebrity who was once part of the cast of "Dancing With the Stars." Maybe they should change the name of that show to "Dancing With the Wannabes" or "Dancing with the Has-Beens." Steve-O doesn't deserve the tag "celebrity," any more than that kid who you see outside your window riding on his hands on his skateboard down the street.
Lindsey Lohan
You can't have an overrated celebrity list without including Lindsey Lohan. She's been in the media so much, for so long, that the general public forgets what, if any, her original talent was. Once upon a time, Lohan was a promising young actress and singer. Then she discovered drugs and alcohol, and it all went downhill from there. We were forced to watch as she went from car accidents to DUIs to rehab. Then we had to learn of her crazy, quarreling parents who seemed to love the negative press their daughter was receiving, as it turned them into minor "celebrities" as well. After witnessing the pair who produced Lohan, it's not hard to see why she turned out the way she did. Unfortunately for her, her antics have turned her into an overrated celebrity, when at one time she could have been a bona-fide celebrity.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton has long been known as the queen of overrated celebrities. Now it seems almost silly to include her on such a list. It's as if it's already understood how overrated she is. What has she really ever done in her life to be called a celebrity? She's a "socialite," whatever that means, an heiress, and has taken stabs at all sorts of "careers" where one needs talent: modeling (she wasn't bad at it), acting (pretty terrible), and singing (truly horrible). Hilton needs to stick to what she knows best: acting like a shallow young woman who has lots of money and little brains.
Heidi Montag
Heidi Montag is another overrated celebrity that might cause you to wonder, "who?" She rose to "fame" appearing on the MTV reality series "The Hills," and stayed in the spotlight while she and her Hills then-boyfriend (now husband), Spencer Pratt, went out on the town. What proves that calling Heidi a celebrity is dicey at best is the fact that her album, released in 2010, sold only 1000 copies in the first week. Bye bye, Heidi.
Taylor Swift
May be the least talented new singer to emerge in the past decade, Taylor Swift is an average-looking little girl who thinks she can sing but can't. Her performance with music giant Stevie Nicks at the 2010 Grammy Awards was pitiable. Simon Cowell probably would call her "forgettable," which is why she's on the overrated list. Hopefully she will be forgotten in a few years.
Kanye West
We all felt sorry for Kanye West when his mother died after a botched cosmetic surgery operation. Then we all hated Kanye West when he took Taylor Swift's moment in the spotlight away from her at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (despite the fact that she's a untalented, overrated celebrity in her own right). He tends to open his mouth first and think later (if at all). Kanye does have some musical talent, but not as much as he thinks he has. The average Joe or Jane doesn't care about what Kanye (or any other celebrity) has to say about politics or other musicians. Kanye needs to realize this and concentrate on the business of making music if he hopes to move off the overrated list.
Dr. Phil McGraw
It's truly frightening that this man can call himself a doctor. It's even scarier that so many people watch his show and believe every word he says. This former psychologist-turned-legal-consultant- turned-television-host doles out pithy words of "wisdom" to individuals and couples on national television daily. What makes people listen to him, and what makes him a celebrity, both remain mysteries.
Tiger Woods
Yes, Tiger is a talented golfer, maybe the best professional golfer ever. But that's when he's actually golfing. Tiger has recently become overrated due to his private affairs becoming public. His dastardly extramarital deeds have earned him the adjective "overrated" before the tag "celebrity." If and when he ever gets back to the business of golf and lets his private life remain private, maybe that adjective can be removed.
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If you were wondering just how anticipated the sequel to Gearbox's lightheartedly violent Borderlands was doing, 2K's CEO recently weighed in with a surprising figure.
Borderlands 2 is on track to be the most preordered game of 2K's fiscal year.
In fact, according to CEO Strauss Zelnick:
"…pre-orders are currently the third highest of any title in Take-Two's history, behind only Grand Theft Auto 4 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
Just a little contrast here: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold over 21 million copies as of 2008 (link leads to PDF) and Grand Theft Auto III had sold 14 million copies as of 2008. Both are some of the highest selling games to ever be released.
Part of this is simply that 2K is good at using the previous game to sell the next one. Borderlands has been the subject of several sales and other promotions on Steam, Amazon, and consoles at a price of $20, and has sold 6 million copies.
In other words, we may just have another mega-franchise on our hands. We'll see come September.
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Sick Puppies is a alternative rock band formed in 1997 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of vocalist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin. When the Australian band decided to break through in the U.S., founding members, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Shimon Moore and his high school classmate, bassist Emma Anzai, simply picked up and moved lock, stock and guitar amps to L.A., advertised for a drummer on Craig's List, and were soon joined by Orange County native Mark Goodwin.
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Longtime readers of the Brew know I collect old Little Golden Books of the 50s and 60s because the standards of the artwork, particularly for the titles based on animation properties, is so high.
Ten years ago, in 1999, Craig McCracken ushered in a new era by illustrating a Powerpuff Girls book ("Big Terrible Trouble?") in classic Little Golden Book style of the 50s. Since then, Pixar and Disney artists also began creating Little Golden Books, tied into their studio's current features and shorts, using the same aesthetic.
Yesterday, while in a book store, I came across two more recent Little Golden Books – not tied-in to any animation – that didn't suck, and I'm wondering if this is the beginning of a new trend. Do any of our readers know? The books I found up were Lasso The Moon by Trish Holland, illustrated by Valeria Petrone – and I'm A Truck by Dennis Shealy, illustrated by Bob Staake.
Lasso The Moon, from 2005, is a charming bedtime story told in pictures that are worthy of glossy pages and hardcover presentation. I'm A Truck (2006) features Bob Staake's classy shape-driven designs and bold colors. Eye candy for kids of all ages. And only $3.99. Are these flukes? Is there more? I did a quick online search and found that Staake also illustrated a Little Golden Picture Dictionary, and Come Back Zack illustrated by Japanese painter Sachiko Yoshikawa. If anyone knows what's going on at Random House regarding this line of books, I'd love to hear. I'm becoming a fan.


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It's cold, dark a lot of the time and a lot to do. Yep it's December and Christmas is just around the corner. But one of the things that makes this time of the year special is not the anticipation of Santa Claus but getting a glimpse of the hot, bright and summery sports we adore. Cricket. Especially from Australia.
Cricket lovely cricket! How I miss the long days of hot sun and the sound of leather on willow, cream teas,tea, cold lager and a day spent idly in shorts and T-shirts.
It is therefore time to pay tribute to one of the games greats who has dominated from the past decades and has been England's biggest opponent and has decided to retire. Ricky Ponting. At the time of the announcement, the second highest run scorer in Test cricket.
I've seen Ponting quite a few times, mainly at Birmingham, but mainly compiling big hundreds against us and being the very essence of an Australian – gritty, determined and bloody obnoxious when winning so much so it hurts, How much better then to see him lose in our own backyard of Edgbaston?
But this player was one of the golden age of Australian cricketers and he deserves our warm applause for being one of the very best Australians to ply his trade on these shores and we should be grateful for that. If you weren't there in 2005, or are not a cricket lover, I can only say that there are events in life that you have to be there for and this test match was one of them.
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