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The Nine-Tail Battlegear is our new tier 15 raid set, and it's beautiful. The nine-tailed fox is a famous Asian mythological creature. The animal is known in many cultures for its trickery and cunning, both of which are famous rogue attributes. They're also known for frequently running from hunters and their pets, which is another one of our pastimes. I think that our opponents are likely to find the sharp-toothed fox snout on our helms to be quite imposing.
Our tier 15 set bonuses are very interesting, and much more exciting than our tier 14 bonuses. I've never been a fan of the simple "Ability X does Y% more damage" set bonuses. Our two-piece bonus is unlike anything I've seen before, and our four-piece bonus has already been the topic of much discussion between the rogue community and the developers. All three rogue specs are receiving sizable buffs going into patch 5.2, and with some fresh new set bonuses to look forward to, exploring the Throne of Thunder should be a good time.
Six combo points
Our two-piece bonus indicates that it will enhance the duration of our finishing moves by one combo point. If you use Slice and Dice with two combo points, it will last as if you had used three combo points. If you use SnD with five combo points, it will scale as if you had used six combo points. Because all of our combo point scaling is uniform, it's easy to figure out the net effect of this set bonus. Rogues typically try to use only five-point finishers, since it guarantees a Relentless Strikes proc for 25 energy.
Assuming a five-point finisher, Slice and Dice will last for 42 seconds (previously 35), Envenom's buff will last for 7 seconds (previously 6), and Rupture will last for 28 seconds (previously 24). Kidney Shot and Recuperate are also affected, but since these are typically only used in PvP, they don't affect our DPS in any way. Notable exceptions to the set bonus finishers are Crimson Tempest, which has a fixed duration, and Eviscerate, which is the only finisher without a duration of any kind.
Breaking down each finisher
Increasing the duration of our Envenom buff directly improves an assassination rogue's damage. Assassination rogues will see extra Deadly Poison procs with the two-piece bonus active, but the exact amount is difficult to fit into a simple model. Lengthening the Slice and Dice buff will allow combat and subtlety rogues to sneak in more Eviscerates between refreshing it. The SnD bonus doesn't affect assassination rogues at all, since they can already refresh SnD for free with Cut to the Chase. Rupture will be attractive to combat rogues now, as it was already competitive with and will be better than Eviscerate with the bonus. Rupture is the only finisher affected by the bonus that influences all three specs.
Increasing the durations of Slice and Dice and Rupture isn't a DPS boost by itself. Slice and Dice still increases our attack speed by the same amount, and Rupture still does the same amount of damage per tick. The secret is that longer durations on SnD and Rupture allow us to use fewer combo points to keep them active at all times, so we have more combo points to spend on other damaging finishers. Over a typical 5-minute encounter, we'll have to spend about 15 fewer combo points each on SnD and Rupture, for a bonus of 6 Eviscerates per fight. It adds up to a 2-3% boost for both combat and subtlety rogues overall.
Less maintenance, more damage
One of the unseen perks of the two-piece bonus is that it lets us focus more on our damaging finishers and less on our maintenance finishers. We'll be able to see more Envenoms and Eviscerates pop up on our screen, which is always a good feeling. With the buffs to Envenom, Sanguinary Vein, and Vitality, rogues will be dealing more damage overall and a larger percentage of that damage will be active, not passive. I think it's a dramatic improvement over the "Sinister Strike does 10% more damage" model that never really changed our rotation or the feel of the class.
Cooldown stacking and Shadow Blades
Cooldown stacking is a time-honored tradition in World of Warcraft. Syncing up Bloodlust with potions and personal cooldowns is what playing a DPS class is all about. The math is simple: stacking cooldowns will always yield more damage than spreading them out. We all love seeing that brittle yellow bar rise to the top of the Recount meter. Rogues have been stacking cooldowns since we've had cooldowns to stack.
Shadow Blades, the major spec-agnostic rogue CD, is best when synced with our other cooldowns. In fact, the Adrenaline Rush/SB combo for combat rogues makes up a scary percent of their damage, to the tune of 15-20% overall. Shadow Blades also works with assassination's Vendetta and subtlety's Shadow Dance. Always stack SB with another CD if possible.
The four-piece bonus reduces the energy cost of our abilities during Shadow Blades, which further pushes into the stacking mentality. I can't wait to unleash a massive Shadow Dance combo while under the effects of the enhanced Shadow Blades with our four-piece bonus. The amount of burst we'll be capable of putting out will be amazing. The only downside is that SB is a 3-minute cooldown, but the wait is worth it.
Combat's carpal tunnel problem
The issue is that combat rogues are already flush with energy during Adrenaline Rush, which is why Blizzard introduced the Glyph of Adrenaline Rush. The new four-piece bonus, when synced with Adrenaline Rush, would result in combat rogues being completely unable to burn all their energy fast enough. Blizzard's first suggestion was to split up AR and SB, which is a very bad idea. In fact, the four-piece bonus actually could've been a DPS loss if it caused us to unsync SB and AR, which are so potent together.
To quell the issue, the four-piece bonus will now also reduce combat's global cooldown even further. When coupled with the Glyph of Adrenaline Rush, combat rogues can spam their abilities twice per second. The number of actions we'll be able to unleash in unparalleled by any other class, which typically have a minimum GCD of 1 second. While I'm glad the set bonus will still work for combat, I'm not happy about the direction that the spec is going. I'm not looking forward to having to frantically smash my keyboard in order to get the full effect out of my set bonus and cooldowns.
Sneak in every Wednesday for our patch 5.2 guide, a deep-dive into the world of assassination and combat rogue AoE rotations -- and of course, all the basics in our guide to a raid-ready rogue.


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What's On Tonight: J.K. Rowling, Big Brother, Tosh.0, Penn & Teller
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 16th 2009 4:05PM
- At 8, ABC has J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Burn Notice, then a new Royal Pains.
- There's a new TNA Impact on Spike at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new episode of The Listener.
- Bravo has a new episode of The Fashion Show at 10.
- Comedy Central has a new Tosh.0 at 10.
- Also at 10: Showtime has a new Penn & Teller: Bullshit.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
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- The Colbert Report: Edmund Andrews
- The Late Show with David Letterman: Anderson Cooper, Anna Paquin, and Grizzly Bear
- The Tonight Show: Gerard Butler and Daughtry
- Chelsea Lately: Brooke Burke, Chris Hardwick, Gary Valentine, and Megyn Price (repeat)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Josh Lucas, Terrell Owens, and Pitbull
- Tavis Smiley: Norman Lear (repeat)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: The Jonas Brothers, Lauren Graham, and Bill Engvall
- The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Isaac Mizrahi and Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Last Call with Carson Daly: Chris Cornell (repeat)

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Vegetarian Dumplings
IngredientsDumpling filling:
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 ounce dried rice noodles
- 1/2 pound Napa cabbage
- 1/2 pound baby bok choy
- 2 ounces dried bean curd*
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Pinch of grated fresh ginger
- 1 ounce monosodium glutamate (optional)
- 1 packet of frozen dumpling wrappers* OR Dumpling wrappers:
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup cold water
- small bowl of water
Dipping sauce:
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar*
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Pinch of white pepper
- Chinese hot pepper sauce* (optional)
- * Available at specialty Asian markets
PreparationTo make the vegetable filling:
In small bowl, combine mushrooms with boiling water to cover. Let sit 30 minutes to soften. Drain; remove tough stems and finely dice caps. Set aside.
In small bowl, combine noodles with boiling water to cover. Let sit 10 minutes to soften. Drain; finely dice. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add the cabbage; blanch until just wilted. Using a slotted spoon, remove cabbage to strainer set over a large bowl. Press down on cabbage to squeeze out all liquid. Transfer to cutting board; roughly dice. Using the same pot of boiling water, repeat the process with the bok choy. Place all chopped vegetables in large bowl.
Finely dice the dried bean curd; add to vegetable mixture.
Add the sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, and monosodium glutamate (optional) to the vegetable mixture. Stir in chopped mushrooms and noodles until completely incorporated.
To make the wrappers:
Place the flour and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add water and mix with your hands. Knead the mixture until it forms a soft dough.
Place the dough on a lightly floured counter and knead until very smooth. Divide dough into 50 small, equal pieces. Flatten each piece with your hand to form a thin, round pancake, approximately 3 inches in diameter. The center should be slightly thicker than the edges.
To wrap the dumplings: (See step-by-step photo tutorial)
Using a spoon or chopsticks, place one heaping tablespoon of dumpling filling in the center of the dumpling wrapper.
Using your fingertip, wet the outer edge of the dumpling wrapper with water. Fold up the si While holding the dumpling lengthwise, curved side up, use your index finger and thumb to pinch the edges of the dough on one side of the dumpling into "pleats," pressing each pleat against the flat side of the dough to seal the dumpling as you go. Start at one corner of the dumpling and work your way to the center (making three to four "pleats"). Then work from the other corner to the center creating another three to four "pleats."
Firmly press the pleated side of the wrapper against the flat side to be sure the dumpling is completely sealed. If there is too much filling and the dumpling cannot be sealed, remove the extra filling to prevent leakage during cooking.
Line up the finished dumplings on a foil-lined cookie sheet to prevent them from sticking. You can freeze dumplings this way for up to one month.
To cook:
To cook the dumplings, gently lower them into a medium pot of boiling water and boil for approximately three to five minutes. They are done when the dumpling skins are translucent and the dumplings have been floating for about three minutes. Remove from pot carefully with a slotted spoon.
Serve hot.
For dipping sauce:
In small serving bowl, combine all ingredients. Serve with dumplings.
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The view from under South Hill, as interpreted by Luca
Friday, December 17, 2010
Right about at this exact time, finals week is coming to a close on our campus. My day was filled with many last-minute meetings with students, planning with faculty members for future collaborations, and with a delightful visit from an alumna who is about to embark upon an exciting graduate program in student affairs in higher education. (This post is for everyone, but I thought it was particularly timely for her). The last papers and exams have been written, students (and their suitcases) could be seen across the quads and parking lots, and there is joy, relief, and anticipation in the air. Many members of our campus community are about to settle in for holiday celebrations, and a welcome winter break. But news never sleeps, and neither do possibilities. At the very close of the last semester, Out for Good spread the news of a new professional group - a group of out LGBTQ college and university presidents. It seems fitting that at the close of this semester, the group has created a video. I encourage you to watch it, and to think of the possibilities.
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The rise of Nissan's performance division continues with the Nissan Micra Nismo, revealed ahead of its debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon. It follows the unveiling of the Juke Nismo and Leaf Nismo at the Tokyo Motor Show in December last year, and confirms that Nissan has big plans for its performance sub-brand.
There's no information yet on what's under the bonnet, but a tuned version of the standard car's 1.2-litre three-cylinder supercharged engine is a likely candidate.
A range of Nismo-developed aero parts have been added to the exterior. including a rear roof spoiler, a rear diffuser and a deeper front apron and side skirts. A modified grille, lightweight alloys and the same red white and black colour scheme as the Juke Nismo has been applied.
Inside, custom-designed sport seats and a sports steering wheel mark it out from the standard car. And to make sure the handling matches the agressive styling, lower and stiffened suspension has been fitted at each corner.
The play-it-safe looks of the standard Micra are really lifted with this NISMO bodykit. I like it. Nissan should offer this in the UK and perhaps they will attract some younger customers....
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Add whimsy to your holiday decorations with a pair of elf or witch legs. Legs and shoes are pieced. Batting and dowel rods give them shape and support. Add a Simplicity Rhinstone Slide Buckle to the witch legs or Darice jungle bells to the elf toes.
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Leaving 2006 behind, Ben Nordberg welcomes us to the first of our 2007 War of the Roses recaps by casually banging out some 'asleep at the wheel' shockers from the weekends Burnley leg.
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February 9 - June 8, 2014
Each month you are invited to an afternoon of poetry and prose. Our featured readers are from all over the country, and our open mic filled with local talent. Featured talent includes Carol Berg, Joseph Riippi, Christopher Locke, Ruth Foley, and Timothy Gager.
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Abilene High's Aguirre signs with ACU baseball
Abilene High School senior Gibson Aguirre will continue his baseball career in his hometown after signing a letter of intent Tuesday with Abilene Christian University.
Aguirre, a two-year starter at catcher and three-year letterman, said the Wildcats were a good fit on several levels.
"It's an awesome baseball program and being able to stay home and play in front of my family for four more years is a great privilege," said Aguirre, who also considered Hardin-Simmons, McMurry and Lubbock Christian. "Just being able to have the opportunity to go there and play at home, it was easy there."
The possibility of ACU making a move to NCAA Division I in the future also was an attraction, Aguirre said.
"That's definitely a big plus, that I could be a D-I baseball player by possibly my junior or senior year there," he said.
Abilene High coach Scottie Sanchez said Aguirre's desire to succeed has been his biggest asset.
"For the position that he plays, you have to absolutely want to do it," Sanchez said. "He has wanted to do that with the best of anybody we've ever had. Obviously it shows with him getting to continue his baseball career at Abilene Christian University, which is an outstanding baseball school.
"On top of his talent, he displays a quiet leadership that takes him to a whole different level. It's certainly been a pleasure to be able to enjoy him over the last four years. We're sorry to see him go, but we wish him the best of luck. He'll do a great job being a Wildcat."
In 20 games this season, Aguirre is batting .231 with two doubles, a triple and six RBIs. He has thrown out three of seven attempted base stealers, including two in Saturday's 12-10 victory over Odessa Permian. But Sanchez said Aguirre's ability to handle pitchers and call a game count for more than statistics show.
"Therein lies his gift," Sanchez said. "As a high-school coach, you're really leery about allowing an 18-year-old athlete to call a game. But with Gibson, he knows enough about what we're trying to accomplish and about his pitchers and his individual strengths or weaknesses that he's going to call a game probably better than we could. To have that over the last couple of years has been a luxury and it's something he'll continue to improve at and use there at Abilene Christian."
Aguirre also played safety on the varsity football team the past two years. His senior season was cut short by a foot injury in the third game and he underwent surgery to reattach ligaments.
"There was never any question in his mind that he would be able to play (baseball) this year," Sanchez said. "There were questions in everybody else's minds, including mine. I didn't know if he would get back, but I knew his work ethic and I knew his character and if any body could, he would. But to come back from the injury that he suffered, which is pretty catastrophic for a catcher, he's had to deal with quite a bit of pain. Through that rehab, I couldn't be more proud of him."
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In the next thrilling episode of the Diary of the Eternal War, Zane and company find themselves heading for Supernova on Twine, humanity's future defensive space station. The eternals, or time vampires, have taken their homeworld, Parenthesis, into the future to capture the station. The result will send ripples back in time to expedite humanity's capture and ensure the eternals have food throughout all of history. Zane is determined to stop them at all costs, but this time he's not alone?literally. Motac, a coalition eternal and on the side of good, resides within him. Together they discover that not only can two beings live symbiotically for both their mutual benefit, but there can be love too--love that can defeat evil, no matter how great. Trouble is, the eternal threat is extremely great. Will Zane and Motac's new found alliance be enough? Or will Tink, Mirko and all of Zane's friends perish as Parenthesis prepares for its first deadly strike?


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Mark Zuckerberg Meets "Mark Zuckerberg"
January 30, 2011 1:31 AM
During his interviews to promote "The Social Network", star Jesse Eisenberg talked about having never been able to meet the man he was portraying, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Well, all that changed on this week's "Saturday Night Live". During the his monologue, Eisenberg was joined onstage by Andy Samberg doing his own Zuckerberg impression. Then Zuckerberg showed up backstage talking with Lorne Michaels before meeting up with Eisenberg and Samberg on stage.
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Falls officer rides for those who have died
Police Unity Tour raises funds to honor fallen officers nationally
Menomonee Falls - When Menomonee Falls Police Officer Jackie Infalt does not think she can pedal any longer, she draws strength from those who have fallen and continues to push forward.
Infalt is training for the Police Unity Tour, 300 mile bike ride that takes place over four days during National Police Week to honor the memory of law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. Infalt is riding to remember one of Menomonee Falls own officers - John S. Taylor Jr. - who was killed on duty in 1977. She is also riding to honor Milwaukee County Deputy Sergio Aleman and Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Sebena, who were killed in 2012.
"I am doing this so they are never forgotten," she said.
Infalt is part of a group of 22 from Southeastern Wisconsin who will bike with officers around the country from East Hanover, NJ to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C.
To participate in the tour, she must raise $1,750. The funds raised will go toward supporting the event, as well as to the National Law Enforcement Fund and the National Police Museum on behalf of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Police Unity Tour. A donation bucket will be set up at the Menomonee Falls Police Department to help Infalt meet her fundraising goal. Checks made out to the Police Unity Tour can also be sent to the Police Department, W156N8480 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls, WI, 53051.
It is Infalt's hope that residents in Menomonee Falls realize they have lost an officer and continue to honor his memory. There is a park on Appleton Avenue named in memory of Taylor, which she said many local residents do not know about.
Infalt is training with Jennifer Gerke, who is an officer for the Jackson Police Department. Gerke has participated in the ride before. She said though raising money is a part of the Police Unity Tour, more importantly are the connections they make with fallen officers' families.
In the past, she has ridden to honor Germantown Police Officer Robert Backes, who was killed in 1981. With the help of Facebook, the Unity Tour helped Gerke connect with Backes' family, who never knew about the memorial organization. Since that connection was made, Backes' family has been able to be a part of the event.
"It gives you the motivation to keep going," Gerke said.
Last year, the Police Unity Tour raised more than $1.5 million nationally. Though it is not a locally run non profit organization, Gerke said it the benefits trickle down to all police departments.
"It's not a local charity, but it benefits us all and the money donated goes to the Memorial Fund. (The Memorial) has all the names of the fallen officers on it and the Police Museum will document all the fallen officers and pay attention to safety," she said. "They are studying how many officers are killed each year and how can we prevent that and all that information is passed down to all of us. It's based in New Jersey, but it's a trickle effect and it effects all of us."
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Columbus Blue Jackets v Los Angeles Kings
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The city of Houston had to spend $7 million to replace dead trees because of the drought, but with the recent rain and more to come this week, there is some hope that we will get some relief.
"By some estimates, this is a billion-dollar event in terms of unexpected costs," said Barry Ward, Executive Director of Trees for Houston.
Texas has taken a beating because of the lack of rain, but it's more than an inconvenience. Some estimate it's costing us millions of dollars, including how much we pay for electricity.
"Your bill may have gone up 10 or 15 percent if you lost a tree on the south or east side of your home," explained Ward. "There are huge costs in removal, and now we are dealing with the huge cost of replacing."
Trees For Houston is a non-profit organization helping plant, promote and protect trees all over our area.
Ward said local parks, many of which lost 50, 60, 70 percent of their trees, are just no longer the green places of beauty that they were prior to 2011. However, he adds the recent rain is helping.
"The main thing you see is the trees you saw severe die back on, particularly some younger trees a year ago, are now starting to get green again and healthy again," he said.
More help is on the way. Another cold front will be climbing out of the Rockies and arrive in Texas Wednesday. Ahead of the front: more showers.
Rice University Climatologist Dr. Ronald Sass said our past and future rain this week is not enough though. He explained only a tropical system will free us from the drought.
Looking at the numbers, at least there is some progress. The latest figures from the Drought Monitor show 70 percent of Texas is under some form of drought -- that is down 10 percent from last week. Also, the percentage of area under extreme drought has been cut in half to 4 percent.
Closer to home, the western and southern regions of the state are now under just a moderate drought.
We will know on Thursday whether we are getting closer to breaking the drought in southeast Texas; that is when the weekly Drought Monitor figures will be released.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- The jury is still out on triclosan, a common antibacterial ingredient. A study suggests the compound maycause a reduction in heart function and muscle strength.
Triclosan was recently found to be harmful in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
However, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) released a statement in response to the study, stating that "media reports and analysis of a new research paper are distorting the real world safety and everyday use of the antibacterial ingredient."
The researchers from the University of California and the University of Colorado based their conclusion off of negative reactions in mice. According to ScienceNews.org, the researchers first tested mice with less than 1 percent of the lethal dose for animals. The first mouse died of heart failure within one minute of being dosed.
After reducing the dose, they found that mice under anesthesia experienced up to a 25 percent reduction in heart function within just 20 minutes of exposure. In addition, the grip strength in the mice was reduced by 18 percent for up to an hour after exposure.
These tests were meant to simulate the level of triclosan that people are exposed to regularly when they use products such as toothpastes, antibacterial soaps, body washes and some cosmetics.
According to CBS News, triclosan is typically considered harmless because it is easily expelled from the body. However, for those who do not metabolize it as quickly, it can stay in the blood and cause harm. In addition, even as triclosan is leaving the body, it can still disrupt muscle function, especially in those with heart conditions.
Despite this evidence, the ACI insists that products containing triclosan are safe for everyday use. They state that years of research and regulation by the FDA and EPA has ensured that the product is not harmful.
The statement refers to a 2011 review by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, which found that "the use of triclosan at a maximum concentration of 0.3 percent in toothpastes, hand soaps, body soaps/shower gels and deodorant sticks is considered safe."
While these two groups butt heads on the issue, consumers should be aware of the potential risks of any chemicaland stay on top of research regarding the safety of the product.


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Warner Bros. has announced that their newest Batman will be Ben Affleck. Which is funny because he was Daredevil for DC comics and that didn't go super well. Rather than just rush right out and give him, like, his own movie, they're going to gradually let us get used to Daredevil as Batman over the course of the next three years and at least one movie in which he makes an appearance during the next Superman film, directed by Zack Snyder.
Then we remember that in Hollywoodland Ben Affleck played George Reeves who played Superman, and everything gets very messy and we start to wonder if Benny A's parents didn't trade him to DC Comics for an Aquaman sleeping bag during his childhood years.
Now we just need to hear about how the best part of Batman's day is the 30 seconds when he's walking up to Alfred's door and he's hoping that Alfred won't answer and just fucking tok off to see about a girl.
I'd watch that film.
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A posting on Facebook seeking an adoptive family for an unborn child with Down syndrome who would otherwise be aborted has yielded hundreds of responses from interested moms and dads around the globe.
Earlier this week, a volunteer at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, Va. posted an urgent note on Facebook after Rev. Thomas Vander Woude at the church convinced a couple in another state not to go through with an abortion if he could find an adoptive family for their child who had been diagnosed prenatally with Down syndrome.
"There is a couple in another state who have contacted an adoption agency looking for a family to adopt their Downs Syndrome unborn baby. If a couple has not been found by today they plan to abort the baby. If you are interested in adopting this baby please contact Fr. VW IMMEDIATELY," read the note posted early Monday morning on the social network.
The response was overwhelming with calls pouring in all day and more than 900 emails sent in regard to the baby, church officials told The Washington Times. Inquiries came from across the United States and as far away as England, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands.
The parents — who are not being identified publicly — are now considering three prospective families with the help of an adoption agency.
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This story saddens me. It's an opportunistic ploy and is here simply bc the pregnancy revealed the child would be born with DS. Abortion and adoption are not two sides of the same coin. Perpetuating that myth helps no one, including individuals with disabilities. I'm disappointed this story was shared on such a usually informative website.
I actually liked the outcome. I am pro-choice and if I find myself pregnant I will have an abortion. I never wanted children, still don't. But wanting a child and deciding to have an abortion because the child is disabled is saying that you are too good for a defective offspring. It is eugenics and I am not in favor of eugenics.
Re "too good": or perhaps not up to the task?
The whole point of "pro-choice" is that it's the pregnant individual's choice, full stop. Ours not to second-guess, because it isn't our bodies and our lives on the line.
And as for eugenics: I'd rather be a genocide victim than a slaver, but I can understand that some people really like the idea of living.
Thank you for sharing that story. It is encouraging to know that so many families would welcome a child with a disability. Each person's life is valuable no matter what disability or challenge he or she faces.
Well said AM! I also agree with KA101.
What it is about our culture that says that babies with Down Syndrome are "defective?" or that children with Down Syndrome are intrinsically "harder" to raise than children without Down Syndrome? (Raising any kid is quite a "task," disability or not!)
If people are responding to the lack of supports/access in our society for raising kids or supporting adults with disabilities, supports and access should be the conversation, not disability.
Women's rights aside (separate issue), these are the questions I would want to explore.
I'm so happy to hear that a beautiful life has been saved!
What a wonderful story.As the mother of a man with disabilities, I'm thrilledt hjat people have stepped up and are doing this.
Joanne, I totally agree with you! I LOVE my children, but the lack of support from the county/state/insurance companies makes life incredibly challenging. I'm not too proud to say there have been days that I have been completely overwhelmed by my sons' disability (autism) and I have had my tantrums and cry outs. More supports and resources, as well as appropriate therapy, would sure be nice sometimes!
I applaud these parents for reaching out to find someone caring enough to raise their child with Down Syndrome. My husband and I adopted a baby with Down Syndrome whose parents abandoned him in the hospital after he was born with the surprise diagnosis. We are so glad they realized they were not up to the job and allowed us to bring home our son. He is now 4 years old, happy and healthy, and everyone won. Bless the parents, even if I couldn't do what they did.
Coming from a third world country, where social acceptance of disability is low, a mother is blamed for the disability in her baby, she faces ossible desertion by her husband and where services are close to nil, I can sympathize with parents who may want to abort. Iam therefore amazed and very hapy that so many have come forwar.d
A Disposable world. This couple has no idea of what they are about to do. God does not make mistakes, and they are up to the challenge of raising a child with special needs. They were giving a gift, a child, which they wanted, with DS is a very special gift. They were chosen for the very special gift. My daughter, which has DS, has taught me more and gave me more then I could ever give back. There whole being is one of love. I am very sorry for this couple, may God forgive them.
Our culture has been hijacked by cultural marxism and the socialist mindset that thinks they are god. They do not value life unless it is perfect aka free from disability. Fabian Socialists which is part of this believes that if you can not contribute in some manner to society, you should be euthanized. It wasn't always like this. At one time the disabled was cared for and loved by their families eventhough their existence was kept in the dark so to speak. We need more Sara Palins who value the life of the disabled person in their lives than those who see them as a burden. You see how the Democrats and Socialist HATE and attack her son Trig who has Down Syndrome.
I completely agree with Debbie Brown. Every person's life is valuable. Great comments also from Dani and Janet. My husband and I lost 4 babies when we were in our mid-late 20's. Left barren, I was tormented with the reality that I would never be able to have children, but even worse was the fact that I was contaminated during surgery and left to battle Systemic Candidiasis, and all the chronic illnesses that go with it, for the rest of my life. When we were 38 years old, we realized how permanent being childless is and how old we were getting. I went on the internet and searched the country for an "infant female with Downs Syndrome". We adopted our daughter Lisa at the age of 13 from New Mexico. She had been in 5 foster homes in 5 years and was expected to age out of the system, but we gave her a family and a new life. Then we adopted Mandy at age 3 from Hong Kong. They are only allowed to have one child there and her parents already had a son, which is preferred. Children who are not perfect and females are offered for adoption. The wonderful thing about children with Downs Syndrome is that you "get some time back", because they develop so slowly. Mandy was still in diapers, could barely walk, couldn't talk and was as close to a baby as we would ever get. After loosing 4 babies, it was an honor and privilege to get to name my child. Her Chinese name was Man. Mandy is the only girls name that begins with "Man", and it means worthy of love. It was perfect! Both of our daughters have Downs Syndrome, because that is what we wanted. Lisa is now 25 and Mandy is 13 years old. I have home schooled them since day one, and they are with me 24/7. I never grow tired of their company and treasure every moment. Lisa and Mandy are the greatest gift and wonderful blessings, not only to my husband and I, but to everyone they meet. They will never grow up and move out, and that is just the way we like it. We did the "empty nest" first, and now we can enjoy the rest of our lives with our daughters. There are so many things we will never have to deal with, and for that, I am grateful; " Mom, can I borrow the car", dating, college tuition, wedding plans, etc. Grandchildren are not in our future, but that's okay too. This world is getting too scary anyway. We wanted to love children WHO ARE ALREADY HERE. We have 4 children in heaven, and that is the goal of every Christian parent. We have been blessed.
At a time when 90% of pregnancies with Down Syndrome are being terminated, it is refreshing to see that someone is willing to carry this baby to term and place him/her up for adoption. That is definitely not the easy way out. Its sad to think that this whole population may be becoming extinct.
My son has Down syndrome , autism ,apraxia and a print disability. T found this link searching for the process to adopt a person who has Down syndrome.
I can't tell you how blessed I feel ,because of being his mom. He is my hero!


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A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases.
Charges that were formerly made in some dioceses for the use of certain seats in church. In the United States the practice had been approved by the Third Council of Baltimore and endorsed by the Holy See as a source of revenue for church maintenance and the support of the clergy. Renting a pew or section entitled a person to use a given place at all or any of the divine services in that church. In some dioceses a person could receive pastoral administrations even though registered in another parish. Those unable to pay pew rent were at liberty to use the numerous unassigned seats in the Church.
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Author: Jonathan Teplitzky
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At his home, Tom has sex with Miriam, but it's interrupted by the appearance of OSCAR, Tom's eight-year-old son, who wakes screaming from a nightmare. Miriam's horrified and disturbed — she doesn't know Tom has a son — so she flees while Tom ignores her to comfort Oscar, who wonders why Tom's sleeping on the wrong side of the bed. Another day, a distant Tom introduces himself to two real estate agents, PETER and CAROL, who are thrilled to be selling his home. Tom is less thrilled, letting them poke around the house while he waits outside. At the restaurant, Tom snorts cocaine while baking a cake. Tom speeds through the city streets, driving like a maniac, when a red light stops him. He watches intently as a BLIND MAN crosses the street. Tom and Oscar check into a fleabag motel. Tom tries to figure out what to make Oscar for dinner, but Oscar nixes everything. Eventually, Tom lashes out at Oscar, then apologizes.
The next morning, Karen arrives at the motel, demanding to know why Tom hasn't taken Oscar to school. She browbeats him until he drives Oscar to school. When he arrives, many of the mothers — particularly LISA — give Tom dirty looks. Tom flashes back to Oscar's birthday party, in which Tom flips out in front of a large group of children and parents, tearing apart the decorations and smashing the cake he was baking in the earlier restaurant scene. Tom is arrested. Karen comes to bail him out and take Oscar away with him. She yells at Tom for acting like a hooligan. At night, Tom shows up at Lisa's home unannounced. Her husband calls her for dinner, so Lisa excuses herself, mouthing for Tom to call her. Tom gets hammered at a bar with Miriam and another couple. Miriam argues with him, so Tom goes out to his car and has sex with the woman from the other couple. Karen drives Oscar up to Tom's house and sees the "for sale" sign. She's shocked and goes to Tom's restaurant to confront him. Tom goes to Karen's house to apologize. Karen's husband, GRAHAM, tries to relate to Tom's struggles. Tom verbally abuses Graham and leaves.
At the fish market, Tom runs into an old friend, BRIAN, who hasn't seen him in awhile. Then, we're back in the police station, as Oscar explains to the police constable that Tom is very sad. The constable asks for Oscar's mother's number, but Oscar explains that she can't be reached. Then, we're back in Tom's house, where we finally meet SARAH, Tom's lovely, curly-haired wife. She's crying and apologizing for unknown reasons. Back in the fish market, Tom has just explained something unknown about Sarah. Brian is so stunned, he doesn't believe Tom. Tom flashes back to arriving in a hospital, where a nurse leads him to Sarah's dead body. In the police station, Oscar tells the constable to call his aunt, Karen. In the fish market, Brian invites Tom for dinner with his wife. Tom gracelessly declines. From the motel, Tom calls his house and listens to the answering machine, which has Sarah's voice. He flashes back to happier times, when they recorded the greeting. In the motel, he receives a message from a DR. DENT, who has an urgent matter to discuss with Tom. Tom goes to the hospital, where Dent explains that Sarah signed an organ donor card, and while most of her organs were compromised from the cancer that ravaged her body, a diabetic patient needs a retina transplant, and Sarah's are acceptable. Tom asks to think about it; Dent allows it, but warns him there's a small window before the tissue starts deteriorating.
Tom flashes on taking Sarah to the oncologist for her first round of chemotherapy. She's funny, optimistic, and sunny. Back at the intersection with the Blind Man, Tom notices he has bandages covering his eyes. Tom leaps out of the car, stunned, and stares at him. Sensing him, the Blind Man begs him to leave him alone. Tom flashes on coming home and overhearing Sarah telling Oscar a story about them going to the beach, then flashes on the story itself, as he and Sarah camp on the beach and gather seafood and Tom prepares an expert meal despite the lack of provisions. In the motel, Tom gives Oscar a dinner of junk food, then brings in a former one-night-stand to babysit while he goes to a brothel and meets Lesley. Tom gives Lesley a curly-haired wig that looks similar to Sarah's. Tom flashes on intercut memories: Sarah, ravaged by chemotherapy, weak and bald and cranky; Tom barging in on their oncologist, demanding to know why her prognosis was sunny six months ago but now she's been handed a death sentence (the doctor explains the cancer has spread and she hasn't responded well to the chemo); and Tom and Sarah having passionate sex, ending with Tom fondling her breasts and discovering the lump. Back in the brothel, Lesley and Tom discuss the relative merit of their "service"-oriented jobs. Tom thinks his is more difficult. Tom goes to the hospital, shouting for Dr. Dent, because he's discovered the patient who received Sarah's retinas has died. Dent tries to calm him down while nurses call security.
Tom calls Lisa to meet for a cup of coffee. They have sex in her kitchen. Tom flashes on meeting Miriam for the first time; Lisa introduced them shortly after Sarah died, suggesting he might want to see a therapist. He flashes on an argument with Sarah about his emotional distance; then, Sarah gets morbid and starts talking about death. Tom flashes on waiting to receive her ashes at a crematorium. Tom flashes on meeting Sarah for the first time, at a pub just after he and Sally learn they got the restaurant. He flashes on being in the restaurant kitchen, accidentally burning his hand, then intentionally putting it into the flames. Sally witnesses this and is horrified. Tom goes to the hospital to have the burned looked at. He sneaks into the surgery recovery room and learns the blind diabetic died on the operating table. Tom storms away. Tom flashes on Sarah giving birth while he tries to put in an order for his restaurant, to Sarah's great annoyance. Tom flashes on meeting Lesley for the first time, at a strip club. His bandaged burn turns her on.
In the motel, Oscar asks Tom if Sarah knew she was going to die. Tom placates him. He remembers their camping trip on the beach. Tom finds a huge, old lobster, which he intends to cook. Sarah refuses to allow it. Tom remembers waiting for Miriam at her office, then going out a pub, where Miriam announces he's not ready to confront his grief and is more interested in sleeping with her. She declares she's not that easy and leaves. Tom accidentally-on-purpose runs into Carol, his real estate agent, and brings her back to the motel to have sex. She's wild in bed, which sort of creeps Tom out. Back on the beach, Sarah marvels at his food. At some point after her chemo, Sarah decides she wants to stop treatment and concentrate on meditation. Oscar tries to say goodnight to her while she meditates, and Sarah yells at him. Tom and Sarah fight about her mistreatment. Tom tries to open up to Miriam, who refuses to allow it; now that they've slept together, it ruins any possibility of them having a therapist-patient relationship. Tom brings Oscar to a school music recital (Oscar plays the trumpet, poorly), where Lisa confronts him about their one-night-stand. Tom devastates her by letting her know their encounter meant nothing. After the recital, Lisa spots Tom getting high in his car. She throws a garbage can at his car.
Back on the beach, Sarah admires the lobster. Tom admires the meal he intends to prepare. The next morning, Tom discovers the lobster is gone. Sarah dumped it back into the ocean. He's more amused than angry. In the motel, Tom has finished telling Oscar the story of "Louie the lobster." Oscar loves hearing it. At the restaurant, Sally confronts Tom about his irresponsibility. When he responds with apathy, she gets angry and quits, leaving a stack of customers waiting to be seated. Tom follows Sally outside, where he apologizes. She apologizes, too. After confronting Dr. Dent, Tom is dragged out of the hospital by security guards. He's surprised when Tom's oncologist stops them. Tom wants to know why the oncologist agreed to let Sarah stop treatment. The doctor says it was Sarah's decision, and he respected it. Tom flashes on helping a very weak Sarah to the car. Then he flashes on the awkward conversation with Oscar about Sarah's inevitable death. Oscar first refuses to accept it, then starts crying. By that night, he's bounced back to normal. Tom is stunned. At the fish market, Tom buys two huge, old lobsters, takes them to the beach, and throws them back into the water. He frantically drives around, picking up food for the evening, and this is when he has his car accident.
While unconscious, Tom remembers watching Sarah die. He's revived in the hospital. The accident looks much worse than it is, because his meats fell all over him. It turns out, he hardly has a scratch on him. Tom realizes he needs to make it to Oscar's recital. He rushes out of the hospital, where he sees the same blind man finally taking the gauze bandages off his eyes and looking at the world, laughing like a maniac. Tom is pleased. He leaps into a cab, which speeds to Oscar's school. Tom arrives late for the recital, which is truly awful. Oscar gives up his performance halfway through and starts reciting ridiculous jokes he learned from Tom. The confused audience of students and parents laugh at his audacity. Tom beams with pride, then starts weeping. He excuses himself.
Afterward, Oscar asks Karen what happened to Tom. Karen explains that Tom had to go back to work, but Tom surprises them all in the parking lot. He asks Karen for a ride — back to their house. Tom and Oscar pull down the "For Sale" sign and go inside.
As a consequence of its disordered scenes, it's hard to identify a clear three-act structure. Jumping around in time never serves a dramatic purpose, and, in fact, it actually undermines what little drama exists in the story. It's very difficult to build any sort of narrative momentum when scenes shift backward and forward in time with no warning, and the writer here is not up to the task.
In the "first act," a series of disconnected scenes introduce the people in Tom's life at various points in time, culminating in the first appearance of Sarah — dead, in a hospital bed. From this point to the end, the writer struggles to make Tom's grief into compelling drama. It works in a select few scenes, but as an overall story, it fails.
The lack of a coherent narrative direction, added to the fact that the writer's mistake of laying all the cards out early and then backtracking to fill in the details, makes this story duller than it ought to be. After the shocking introduction of Tom's dead wife, the nonlinear structure doesn't make the story any more surprising or intriguing — it just serves as a distraction from the script's flaws, ironically becoming a flaw itself. In the last few pages, the writer inexplicably attempts to turn this into a father-son bonding story, but how or why it wraps up this way remains the script's biggest mystery.
Part of this has to do with the character of Tom, who's shown doing a lot of unpleasant things and remembering a lot of slightly-more-pleasant things, but he remains an enigma throughout. While it's clear that much of his self-destructive behavior — random one-night-stands, cocaine abuse, neglecting his son, random angry outbursts — stems directly from the loss of Sarah, the writer makes no effort to show that Tom wants to work through his grief and become a better father. It comes across as an unbelievable 180 in his personality, as he simply decides one day to cut out all his shenanigans and cheer for Oscar.
Although the supporting characters have a fair bit of depth and nuance, they fail to serve as catalysts for Tom's eventual transformation, which contributes to the unearned, "random" feel of the resolution. While it's true that many of these characters — particularly his sexual partners — eventually get fed up with him, Tom's change seems to come more from exhaustion or loss of interest than a real desire to learn from his mistakes, get some help, and move on with his life so he can take care of his son.
A good story could come from this script, but it's at least a half-dozen drafts away from anything that qualifies as watchable. Burning Man will likely leave audiences more frustrated and disappointed than anything else.
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Coordinator, Clinical - Veterinary Technology
Department Chair, Veterinary Technology
To coordinate Veterinary Technology student clinical placements and lab rotation schedules.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Coordinates all Veterinary Technology student clinical placements and rotation schedules; acts as primary Veterinary Technology Program clinical liaison with affiliates, on-site clinical instructors, and Department Chair.
Coordinates the schedule of and performs Veterinary Technology Programs clinical site visits.
Assists faculty with development, creation and management of Veterinary Technology student clinical documents and evaluation tools.
Coordinates day to day activities of the Veterinary lab including scheduling, lab set up, and management of lab equipment and supplies.
Ensures that the lab/classroom is clean, safe, and organized; promotes safe lab practices including proper scan ergonomics and equipment handling.
Coordinates the ordering and re-supply of consumable lab equipment; conducts quarterly equipment inventories.
May research, evaluate, and recommend new lab materials, equipment and instructional scanning techniques.
Responds to inquiries inside and outside of Austin Community College; may work with organizations outside of ACC in relation to Veterinary Technology Programs lab activities.
Acts as a liaison between lab personnel, the Department Chair, faculty and the Safety Office.
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Skills, equipment, supplies and technology applicable to Veterinary Medicine.
Safety standards and practices used in lab/clinical and classroom settings.
Processes for maintaining lab equipment.
Processes used in scheduling clinical rotation assignments.
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Following established procedures in emergency situations.
Coordinating lab activities and clinical activities.
Providing assistance to students and instructors in the clinical and lab environments.
Promoting and ensuring safe lab practices including proper ergonomics.
Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials.
Researching, evaluating, and recommending new lab equipment and supplies.
Work is primarily performed in the Veterinary Technology lab, clinical sites and office settings.
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Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
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Forest Edge Density
The Indicator
A forest edge is the outer band of a forest patch, an area that may vary in width depending on the parameters considered. For this application, forest edge has been calculated as a band roughly 300 feet wide. The edge of a forest patch is influenced by environmental conditions adjacent to the patch and is thereby different from the forest interior. Forest edges have significant gradients of solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and moisture between the forest interior and the adjacent land. If the adjacent land is developed in residential, commercial or industrial uses, edge effects can also include noise, artificial light, exotic species, human disturbance and predation by cats and dogs. Generally speaking, edge can be considered a measure of forest fragmentation, the breaking up of large forests into smaller and smaller pieces.
Depending upon perspective, edge may or may not be desirable. It can promote overall biological diversity at the local scale by providing habitat for species dependent upon two or more land cover types, but the creation of edge conditions often occurs at the expense of interior conditions, which are now far more rare. Thus, overall biodiversity may be reduced on large scales. Finally, some edge-dependent species of both plants and animals have come to dominate, and in some cases have parasitized, native species that are dependent upon larger, unbroken forest patches.
Forest edge habitat conditions tend to be more expansive in those watersheds that (1) contain a significant amount of forest and (2) have smaller mean patch sizes (thereby reducing the amount of interior forest habitat present).
Forest edge density was calculated as the total length of forest edge in a watershed, divided by the land area of the watershed. Land cover is based on the National Land Cover Data set (NLCD).
Indicator Use
Since different species ultimately have different habitat requirements, edge density as depicted here should be used with caution. For some species 300 feet may represent a reasonable distance to approximate edge habitat conditions. For other species this distance may be substantially smaller (or larger). Nonetheless, edge density can provide an overall snapshot of forest fragmentation on a regional scale.


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Arizona could soon become the second U.S. state to recognize gold and silver as legal tender if the Arizona House approves SB 1439.
The bill has already won the approval of Arizona's State Senate and the Arizona House Financial Institutions Committee which voted the legislation out of committee on a 4-2 vote Monday. The measure now goes to a vote of the Arizona House.
Thus far, only the State of Utah has officially recognized gold and silver as legal tender, (See: Gold, silver coins now officially legal tender in Utah) although the issue has been under consideration this year in four states including Arizona. The Arizona bill defines legal tender as a mode of paying debts and taxes.
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|Soil microorganisms play an important role in soil quality and they interact closely with vegetation. Little is known about yeast diversity and function in forest soil ecosystems and their interactions with other biotic soil components, particularly in the mycorrhizosphere. We studied the diversity of yeasts inhabiting the bulk-soil, rhizosphere and ectomycorrhizosphere of a Nothofagus pumilio forest in Nahuel Huapi National Park (Bariloche, Argentina). Ectomycorrhizal infection was observed in all N. pumilio trees studied. A total of 126 yeast isolates were obtained, including 18 known and three possibly new species. Basidiomycetous yeasts were predominant in all soil fractions, and the most frequently isolated species was Cryptococcus podzolicus. Diversity indices and multivariate analyses were used to study and compare yeast communities in the bulk-soil, rhizosphere and ectomycorrhizosphere. Yeasts able to ferment glucose were found associated with the rhizosphere. Many of the recovered yeast species were associated with lignocelluloses compound degradation, which suggest that yeast plays an important role as a decomposer in these forest soils. Each soil fraction has a distinct yeast assemblage related to their physiologic capacities and soil nutrient availability.
|M Cecilia Mestre; Carlos A Rosa; Silvana V B Safar; Diego Libkind; Sonia B Fontenla
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What's better than cheese? Three types of cheese — like in these delicious baked appetizers made using Pillsbury® crescent dinner rolls.
- 1 can (8 ounces) Pillsbury ® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 ounces) Pillsbury ® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
- 3 slices (1 ounce each) cheddar cheese
- 3 slices (1 ounce each) Monterey Jack cheese
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The state Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have spent much of the last week and a half doing high-fives and back-slapping each other over the fine, second straight, on-time budget they passed. Now that the ho-de-dohs are calming down, lets talk about what this governor and Legislature do not seem able to accomplish and whether or not their accomplishments really reach that level.
There are massive, fundamentally vital issues that the governor and legislature completely whiffed on this year. Among them, reapportionment reform, reform of the absurd aid to education formulas and the inability to define, let alone reform, the unfunded mandates that drive local officials nearly crazy.
Look, for example, at the final realignment of state Senate and Assembly districts. While numerous state leaders, including the leaders of both houses of the Legislature and the Governor, vowed to take the raw politics out of the equation, there wasnt even a half-hearted attempt to do so. As a result, many areas got carved up in a fashion so blatantly political that Elbridge Gerry himself would have been scratching his head. Chief among the losers: St. Lawrence County, a massive chunk of land, now has Assembly districts that look like the vegetable platter at the end of the party, with three scraggly pieces of broccoli lying forlornly together after everything else is eaten. And the Legislature essentially ceded redrawing the states congressional districts, kicking their silly proposals around while fully expecting the job to be done by a federal magistrate (whose new districts, by contrast to the state legislative reapportionment, were logically and cohesively drawn).
They laid this off on the state constiitution, saying the state needs an amendment to right this listing ship. That was hooey. The constitution as written does not declare the separate houses of the legislature shall do everything in their power to entrench their own political influence in the drawing of new district lines. All that has to happen is to have the governor push to have the process be depoliticized and the legislative leaders agree to do so.
Likewise, the Legislature came riding in late with more money for schools than the governor had in his executive proposal, trumpeting their commitment to supporting education at the state level. They must sit around the conference room chuckling when someone says That trick NEVER gets old! Year after year the governor cuts school aid, year after year the Legislature restores some of it, and all the while, school districts are dying a slow and excruciating death by funding starvation.
The aid to education formula in New York is well and truly broken. Only the governor and the Legislature can fix it. This has been true for at least the 40 years Ive been working in the newspaper business in this state. It never changes because the political pressure applied by the divergent education interests the New York City school district, other big-city districts in the state, wealthy and poor suburban districts, struggling rural districts make devising a truly equitable formula difficult, but not impossible. It is, however, considered politically impossible, and therein dies reform.
As for curbing unfunded mandates, the Legislature cant even define the term, Nor, really, can the local governments who chant this mantra. One of the problems, of course, is the legion of satraps who lump such things as the state pension system and many Department of Social Services programs into this category. Does anyone believe that no local government level should have a responsibility to pay into its workers retirement fund? Do we really believe that counties bear no level of fiscal responsibility for the programs that are offered in health, foster car, child protective services all of which aid their citizens?
Finally, the governor and the Legislature started their round of back-slapping last June, when the Legislature passed the governors proposed 2 percent tax levy cap, then said to be among the stiffest in the nation. At the time, a number of newspapers, including this one, editorialized that the burden of this legislation was going to fall disproportionately on school districts, because only school districts are forced to present override proposals to the voters. And boy, has this prediction come to pass.
Town and village after town and village routinely voided the cap with simple votes of a five-or-seven-member board. I say simple because the bulk of the municipalities in the state, and nearly all in the rural areas of the state, have ruling boards that routinely pass ALL resolutions with a unanimous vote. Getting a majority-plus-one vote on cap overrides has been virtually automatic across Northern New York, and I suspect across most of the state. The board members are fully cognizant that voting to override carries absolutely no political liability at the local level.
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So these are the common mans experiences with the marvelous successes of the governor and the Legislature. To suggest that it all could have been done better is an understatement of massive proportion. Yet the Ritchies and the Russells and the Blankenbushes and the Griffos have all fired off self-congratulatory releases to tell us all they have accomplished. None of them, however, has talked about the many vital things that, year after year, they seem unable to address.
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Even as President Obama has labeled the Secret Servicemen embroiled in the Colombian prostitute scandal as 'knuckleheads,' Sen. Chuck Grassley suggested there may be more than meets the eye to the alleged sex workers.
Speaking to Radio Iowa, Sen. Grassley hinted that the women in question could be Russian spies.
He said: 'We're looking at something that is very, very serious when national security might not be protected properly.'
The senator continued: 'Who knows who might be using prostitutes? The Russians are famous for that to get information out of us.'
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Sara Krajewski, director of Inova, a contemporary art venue at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has won a prestigious fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Krajewski is one of two curators in the nation to be given the award.
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Hunt's Career Hangs on Defending Relations With Murdoch Lobbyist
U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will spend today defending his handling of News Corp.'s bid for British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, with his career hanging on his testimony.
Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Hunt to rule on the 7.8 billion-pound ($12.1 billion) takeover in December 2010, after Business Secretary Vince Cable had been recorded telling undercover journalists he had "declared war" on News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch. Last month, one of Hunt's aides resigned after News Corp. released e-mails and texts showing he'd been in constant communication with a company lobbyist during the bid.
Fending off opposition calls for his own resignation, Hunt has argued he should be allowed the chance to defend himself. A whole day at the inquiry into media ethics headed by Judge Brian Leveson has been set aside for his testimony, twice the amount allotted to the four other Cabinet ministers to be questioned in London this week.
"His problem is what appears to have been active collaboration with News Corp.," Carl Gardner, a former government lawyer and legal commentator, said in an interview. "Those e-mails show his office working with News Corp. to try to change Ofcom's view," Gardner said, referring to the broadcast regulator, which had to make a recommendation on the deal to Hunt.
As Leveson turns his inquiry's focus to politicians, Cameron's government has found itself in the spotlight, with a third of his Cabinet, including himself, due to give evidence. One aide described the process, with ministers questioned under oath by a trial lawyer, live on television, and their e-mails and text messages published, as a nightmare.
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It is also highlighting tensions within the coalition government. Yesterday Cable defended his own behavior toward News Corp., telling the inquiry he had been "seriously disturbed" after colleagues passed on "veiled threats" from the company that his Liberal Democrat Party would be "done over" if he made the wrong decision on the bid.
Cable has previously said his hostility toward News Corp. was vindicated when the company shut down its News of the World newspaper last July, after reports it had hacked the phone of a murdered schoolgirl, prompting Cameron to set up the Leveson probe. The company dropped the BSkyB bid shortly afterward.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has repeatedly contrasted his and Cable's attitude toward Murdoch with that of Cameron's Conservatives. Clegg told a meeting on May 29 that until the phone-hacking scandal erupted, "almost the entire political class competed to bow and scrape in front of Rupert Murdoch."
'Daddy,' Papa'
While Cable refused any meetings with News Corp. when he had responsibility for the bid, e-mails and text messages released to Leveson show the lobbyist, Fred Michel, in constant contact with Hunt and his aide, Adam Smith. Hunt and Michel, whose wives gave birth in the same hospital, exchanged texts referring to each other as "Daddy" and "Papa," even after Hunt was given responsibility for the bid and said all communication should go through Smith.
Robert Jay, the lawyer for the inquiry, said on May 24 that Michel had made 191 phone calls and sent 158 e-mails and 799 text messages to Department of Culture, Media and Sport officials, 90 percent of them to Smith. Jay said Michel's internal e-mails referred to Hunt's office being supportive of the bid in a way that wasn't made public, including saying News Corp.'s concessions in the deal meant it was "game over" for those who opposed it.
Hunt and Smith both chose to use Google Inc.'s web-mail service rather than their official e-mail accounts to discuss the bid. Hunt's office hasn't returned calls asking why. One text message showed Smith asking Michel to send a document to his Google account, rather than his official one.
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