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RITCHEY P29″er -Short Term Test: by c_g
Thinking of my beginning in the sport of mountain biking in the late 80's, the bikes by Tom Ritchey were objects to lust for. In the '90's, the increasingly popular aluminum frame seemed to finish off the era of high-quality steel frames and so Tom focused his energy on the improvement and production of bicycle components – the end of the legendary Ritchey steel bikes, as it seemed. Now, after many years, they are here again … and in 2012 the first time as an iconic 29″er!
The all new RITCHEY P29″er keeps a lot of the looks of the legendary P-series from the late 80s and early 90s. No doubt, this bike is a feast for the eyes – wonderfully delicate are those Ritchey Logic II steel tubes and the blue / white / red tricolor finish – just like the former team models – adds even further to the rich heritage.
The German distributor of RITCHEY, Cosmic Sports GmbH (www.cosmicsports.de) has offered us this one and only complete and rideable P29″er available in Europe for a quick test (of 2 weeks) and we gladly accepted. At the sight of this bike, I was instantly transported back to the pioneer days of mountain bike sports, to the times when such bikes were unattainable dreams for me – beautiful, outrageously expensive and very rare. But how would it be riding it? Would those delicate looking, minimal diameter tubes provide the stiffness, which is now expected from a high end mountain bike? How well will Tom's interpretation of the 29″ers in handling work out for me? What would we find out?.
First a look at the frame details: Sure, there are the wonderful triple butted and heat treated RITCHEY Logic II tubes, but the frame is much more than meets the eye detects at first glance.
• There is an elaborately machined head tube with integrated head set (the first time I've seen this in a production steel frame). Optically and technically they are a treat. It holds only 1 1/8-inch steerer tubes, but does this with such style and in addition, at a low weight, that it is hard to be counted against the frame.
• The multi-clamped and countered slider dropouts allow for a geared, or a single speed design (as tested).
• The integrated seat post clamp – previously the most common type of post fixation, a rarity today – did provide such a nice transition to the slim seat post that it really made me wonder why today we only use separate seat post clamps. (I know why, but but still ;))
With the original RITCHEY models of the P-series, they were adorned with the number indicating the total weight of the bike – but do not worry, the P29 does not weigh in at 29 pounds (the equivalent of 13.15 kilograms). As ridden with a Marzocchi Micro Ti 44 fork, Crank Brothers wheels, and all kinds of Ritchey components, the bike weighed just 22.5 lbs( or 10.2 kg). With a given weight of about 2 kg for the frame alone, the P29 is certainly not a weight-weenie racer as we understand it today, but a 100% style-conscious bike in any case. Interestingly, the design intent with the Ritchey P29″er is to be a stylish racer and performance-oriented 29″er. We shall see.
RIDING IMPRESSIONS: The very first impressions of the bike were very mixed – the reasons for this was a very narrow handlebar (580 mm ;)), a very long stem (110mm) and an incredibly heavy single speed gearing (38/15) which simply don´t work out for where I ride. But since the P29″er comes as a frame only option anyway, I saw no issue with doing a few minor modifications were necessary to adapt the bike. It took a bit for me to tune and understand the MARZOCCHI fork (which is not too intuitive initially) and off I went.
After the first few pedal strokes it is clear that the P29″er is a bike worthy of carrying on the P series heritage: Remarkably stiff, very propulsive, and incredibly precise. How veteran Tom Ritchey has breathed these properties into the delicate tube set remains a mystery to me, but it shows that it is possible. No trace of flex, even under single- speed use. The Crank Brothers wheels, however, showed a bit more flexibility than desired. (Editor's Note: This was also my feeling on the Crank Brothers wheel set on the Rockstar recently tested.) I found the seating position on the more stretched side, despite the rather short new stem stem (70 mm). In technical sections the P29″er was a true XC-racer and required some handling skills, but due to the great stiffness, control has always been very good. The handling leans towards the stable side, not only by the very long rear (447 mm chain stay in the shortest position) but also from the 70 ° steering angle. I found the bike to do well even in single speed use, but those riders, that prefer short rear ends should look elsewhere (maybe the BREEZER Lightning that Guitar Ted had in review recently).
The Marzocchi fork worked quite well and by the reasonable external tuning options allows for a wide range of riding characteristics, but somehow we would still prefer this bike with a rigid fork (a classic Ritchey Uni-crown 29″er fork unfortunately does not exist …. yet). Other components that left a positive impression were the very stiff and beautifully crafted THE HIVE Ethirteen XCX cranks and the very fast and good-natured RITCHEY Shield tires (first impressions only).
The P29″er is available as a frame only for € 899 – (as tested the bike costs a rather high end of € 3200. -).
QUICK TEST SUMMARY: The RITCHEY P29″er is a modern classic. The ride qualities are top notch and the sporty steel 29″er had me seriously impressed. By our quick impressions, the P29″er is best recommended for a classic bike lover and long-distance racer – where the very nice self-damping characteristics of the steel frame are positively felt and helps prevent premature fatigue effectively. For a XC bike it probably lacks some maneuverability … additionally, the XC guys likely are too concerned with weight to even consider a steel frame anymore.
The RITCHEY P29″er combines the ride and the handling of a modern 29″er steel frame with the flair and the look of the mountain bike pioneering days in such a well rounded manner, that I couldn't help but fall in love with the bike. Thanks Tom for this modern retro racer.
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The original portion of the existing Chelmsford Library in Chelmsford Center was built in 1894. Mr. Amos F. Adams donated $30,000 to build the library itself, and later another $10,000 for library maintenance and operating costs. In gratitude for this gift, the building was called The Adams Library. It was built on land donated by Mr. J. Adams Bartlett, and Captain C. E. A. Bartlett bore the expense of grading it.
Amos Francis Adams was born May 26, 1842, to Charles and Nancy (Robbins) Adams, and raised on their farm in South Chelmsford. He attended the local district school (District #5), and later the Appleton Academy in New Ipswich. At age 20, Amos left Chelmsford to make his fortune in the mercantile industry in Quincy Market in Boston, eventually rising to be senior member of the firm of Adams, Chapman & Co., 37 North Market Street, Boston. He built a home for himself and his wife Alice (Wellington) in Newton, MA, where he lived until his death on January 4th, 1911.
Construction on the new library was begun in 1894, and the building was dedicated, as the Adams Library, in 1895. Amos delivered the following speech for the event on May 8, 1895, which shows his dedication both to education and literacy, and his hometown:
Mr. Chairman: Permit me to present, through you, to the town of Chelmsford, the keys of this public library building.
In his personal life, Amos was said to be "well-built and handsome," as well as "generous and affable." He enjoyed outdoor activities, especially hunting, and sometimes went to the West with gun and dogs on a hunting trip.
To commemorate his love of the outdoors, Amos commissioned American artist Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait to paint Amos F. Adams Shooting Over Gus Bondher and Son, Count Bondher, a hunting scene that features Amos and two of his prized hunting dogs. The painting was left to library, where it was rediscovered in 1985 and initially valued by Sotheby's Auction House at approximately $150,000.
In 1993, the painting was sold through Christie's auction house to a private individual for $120,000, which helped fund the modern addition to the original Adams Library building. The addition was necessary for the library to continue to meet Amos' goal of providing "full and proper facilities to read and learn" for the people of Chelmsford.
A reproduction of the painting now hangs in the Conference Room on the Lower Level of the library. A large portrait of Amos Adams (shown above), also hangs in a position of prominence in the original Adams Library Reading Room.
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text: Back in 1975, Heuer took the watch world by storm with the introduction of an innovative combination of an LCD and an LED solid-state quartz watch. With a nod to Ferrari's super cars of the 70s, the revolutionary Chronosplit range was far from being a cheap alternative to the mechanical movement watches of the time. With two displays (each powered by its own movement) and an Autavia case adding to its sophistication, the Heuer Chronosplit was proudly worn by trend setters of the time, like the infamous Niki Lauda. Although not a Ferrari stamped model, if you're in the market for one, a full working Heuer Chronosplit model (Ref.102.703 Vintage 1977) is being sold for £2000 (some $3,150 at today's rate). [via Hodinkee]


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Contact Pros, Union Forces SL or Rome 390 Boss?
Hey guys, I'll be hitting the Park a lot more this year. Jumps and Rails at 70-80% and shred and cruise the mountain about 20-30% of the time.
I'm stuck on what would suit. The Contact Pros, Force SLs or the Rome 390 Boss
I'm 173cm(5'7 or 5'8? lol I dunno) and size US10 feet.
Any Ideas or suggestions?
What kind of board?
The Force SL baseplate is much stiffer than the Contact Pro...two completely different feels. I ride the Force in the park, because I like a tighter feel in my bindings, others like them loose. It's all personal preference.
DH2, K2 WWW, Forum Destroyer, Bataleon Goliath and so on. There's waaaay too many on my mind lol.
You don't have to take out the contacts...I was just pointing out they have a very different feel. I know a lot of people who like them.
I haven't ridden the 390 Boss, but I have ridden the 390 from a few years ago. The baseplate was a little stiffer than the Force but the straps were like marshmellow. Again, different flex and response with different parts of the bindings. I ride the Force because it has the feel and flex I prefer. Both are solid bindings, you really can't go wrong with either of them.
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The Social Security Administration is now providing workers with online statements of the estimated benefits they will get when they retire, replacing the paper ones the agency used to mail out.
Until last year, the agency mailed out yearly statements that told you how much your benefits would be if you retired at age 62, 66 or 70. Social Security stopped mailing the paper statements to save an estimated $70 million a year.
This year, the agency resumed mailing them to people once they reach 60, but younger workers were left out.
Workers can now go to www.ssa.gov, where they can create a secure account to see their information.


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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
5 dates, chopped
1/2 cup dried coconut, unsweetened (optional)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, roasted but unsalted, divided
Pinch salt
Place chocolate chips, dates and dried coconut in a food processor fitted with blade attachment. Process about 20 seconds. Add 1/4 cup of macadamia nuts and salt and process about 1 minute more, or until mixture comes together like a sticky dough.
Mince remaining 1/4 cup macadamia nuts with sharp knife into a crumblike consistency. Place in shallow dish.
Roll chocolate "dough" into balls about 2 teaspoons in size. Roll in macadamia nuts to cover the outside.
Eat immediately or place in an airtight container and store in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving. Makes 20 truffles.
Options: Try milk chocolate chips or roll in cocoa powder instead of nuts. Cacao nibs add a different texture and make a slightly less sweet truffle — add 2 tablespoons to the ingredients when processing.
» Lilikoi topping:
1 teaspoon gelatin powder
1 tablespoon cold water
1 cup lilikoi puree (from the fruit, not canned juice)
2 tablespoons sugar
» Panna cotta:
2 packets gelatin powder (4-1/2 teaspoons)
6 tablespoons cold water
1 cup milk
3 cups cream
1/4 cup sugar
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
To make topping: Lightly oil 8 4-ounce ramekins with vegetable oil and wipe out with paper towel.
Sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let sit a few minutes.
In microwave, heat lilikoi puree and sugar until hot, about 1 minute. Combine with gelatin. Put 2 tablespoons into each ramekin. Refrigerate while making panna cotta.
To make panna cotta: Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in large bowl. Whisk. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
Heat milk, cream and sugar in microwave, about 3 minutes. Pour over chocolate and let sit 30 seconds. Whisk together until sugar dissolves. Pour over gelatin and stir until dissolved.
Divide panna cotta between ramekins. Refrigerate 3 hours to set. Serves 8.
Note: Eat right out of the ramekins or run a thin knife around outside edge and turn over quickly onto a plate. If it sticks, let ramekin sit in a warm water bath for about 30 seconds and invert onto a plate again.
1 pound chicken thigh meat, cut into 13 pieces
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons mirin
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1/2 cup cornstarch
Vegetable oil
4 cups hot cooked rice
13 pieces of seasoned nori (seaweed)
Place chicken in resealable bag with soy sauce, mirin and ginger. Marinate about 20 minutes.
Place chicken on paper towel-lined plate and dry pieces with paper towel.
Put cornstarch in bowl. In pan, heat 1 inch of vegetable oil over medium until very hot.
Dredge chicken in cornstarch and place in pan. Flip after about 1 minute of frying, cook another minute, then remove from pan. Crust should be golden.
Wet hands lightly with water and clap to remove excess. Put about 1/3 cup of rice in hands and place a piece of chicken in middle of rice. Gather up rice around chicken and begin to rotate rice ball in hands, packing it together and working quickly. Press firmly so rice sticks together (too much pressure will turn rice mushy). Don't overwork or rice will stick to hands. Form a circular or triangular rice ball.
Wrap a piece of nori around the rice ball. Makes 13 onigiri.


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by Alan Davis
It was an early start in the bar for many at the B14 Nationals, enjoying the usual Whitstable YC hospitality. Many teams (including two boats from France) arrived early for some pre-event practice, only to be met by a warm 40 knot welcome from Whitstable.
A win for the Acxion at Whitstable
Friday dawned with gusts well into the 30's and,following a less than optimistic briefing from PRO Dave Curno, the
fleet set about bimbling and relaxing.
The fleet were naturally less than enthusiastic as they were called to the race course in what looked like only marginally improved conditions. The game of 'who is going to launch first' ensued, with the eventual 'winners' being team Ullman Sails who questioned their own sanity as it took four helpers to hold the boat down to launch!
After proving it was vaguely sailable a skeleton fleet hit the water for race 1...
the B14 fleet have favourable sunny condition during there sail race - B14 Nationals 2013
Race 1 saw Ullman sails (Mark Watts/Chris Bishop) lead at the windward mark with Anthill Mob (Tim Harrison/Jonny Radcliffe) and Blue Badge (Mike Bees/Ferret) and fleet newcomers 'On it like a car bonnet' (Will Hall/Josh Wilce) in hot
Lap 2 saw a big wind shift with Blue Badge pulling through to lead to the finish, with Anthill Mob and Ullman Sails
separated by less than a boat length blasting down a final run showdown, Anthill mob taking second.
In Race 2, with the wind moderating, more of the fleet braved the conditions. Team Neil Pryde led for the first lap only to take a scenic detour round the furthest leeward mark, suffer gear issues and disappear down the order. Anthill Mob sailed a solid race to take the bullet from Blue Badge. Ullman Sails succumbing to kicker failure (again...) could not hold off a charging 'On it like a car bonnet' who took a well earned third.
Race 3 started with the breeze building and at the pin it was Ullman sails and blue badge leading off the line from Team Neil Pryde and Antill Mob. At the top it was Ullman Sails leading from Blue Badge, 'On it like a car bonnet', Anthill Mob. On the second lap Anthill Mob took an early swim (Jonny 's fault apparently!!) leaving Neil Pryde to come back into the frame. On the last lap the breeze had built again and was completely on the sailable limit. Blue Badge took the lead but nearly put it in the tide on the last gybe, allowing Ullman Sails to blast through to the win. Team Neil Pryde came through to third and Troublegum (Alan Davis/Toby Barsley-Dale) fourth.
With many teams deciding that conditions were too extreme today, including a few front runners suffering too, it's still all to play for tomorrow - and in the bar tonight...


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Maranja Mandarina
Jones Soda
BevNET Review
The Mandarin Orange (or Naranja Mandarina) flavor of Jones' Pure Cane Soda with Spanish labels is a very enjoyable tasting CSD. Like the other varieties, it is sweetened with sugar, which gives the product a light body that works well with the product's rather high level of sweetness. The orange flavor is good, although we probably wouldn't identify it as Mandarin orange. In any event, it's an enjoyable tasting orange soda, with just the right amount of sweet and citrus to the mix. The drink's modest level of carbonation makes it go down easy. On the outside, it's the trademark Jones Soda long neck bottle complete with a black and white paper label and a colorful photo. It gives the product a touch of personality and flare, which is something that should make the product stand out amongst micro-CSDs. Spanish labels are a plus, but we don't think that, on its own, will drive a lot of new consumers to this brand. However, if Jones can get behind it and make a push towards Spanish speaking consumers, this certainly seems like a SKU that should be part of the mix.
Product Type
Carbonated Soft Drink: Regular
Container12 oz glass
Nutritional Info
Nutritional information is not available for this product.
Ingredients are not available for this product.


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The TV news magazine story platform has become a staple in the television industry. Shows like 60 Minutes, 48 hours, and Dateline NBC capture a storytelling technique that has proven the test of time and continues to deliver compelling stories. This workshop is for broadcast journalists and documentary filmmakers who wish to refine their skills, experiment with new techniques, and learn how to produce and direct high quality, short-form news magazine features for television. The class deconstructs and examines segments from various TV news magazine programs. Students study story content and ideas, writing style and structure, dramatic content, and the pace of the final edit. The class explores local issues, researches stories, and produces a short story in the TV news magazine format. The emphasis of the class is on story structure, interview techniques, and providing clarity, impact, and depth to any magazine-style news feature for broadcast.
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"His main focus was his family," said Collins Woody, who regarded Willeto as a father figure.
Willeto was buried Friday at Santa Fe National Cemetery in a service that drew about 150 people, including Gov. Susana Martinez.
She ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of Willeto, saying his contributions as a code talker should be remembered as a proud part of state and military history.
Code talkers transmitted tactical information, disguising meanings with codes from their native language.
Willeto died a week ago at his home in Pueblo Pintado. His death renewed interest in his early life and military service.
It was 68 years ago, in January 1944, when he joined the Marines 6th Division. Then went to the Pacific Theater of war to serve as a code talker.
He received the Congressional Silver Medal in 2001 for his role in helping confound Japanese forces that tried to decipher the wartime messages.
Woody traveled 200 miles from Crownpoint for Willeto's funeral. Woody's wife, Tilda, is Willeto's granddaughter.
Woody said his own father died in 1978, so he often turned to Willeto as a source of information about native customs and values.
"I looked at him as I would have my father," Woody said.
He described Willeto as earnest and reserved, a man unlikely to discuss his work as a code talker unless he was asked.
Willeto's quiet way ended when it came to the needs of other soldiers.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Willeto, who advocated tirelessly for housing and health care for veterans," Clara Pratte, executive director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office, said in a statement.
Willeto himself had a career in politics.
He served as a tribal councilman, chapter president of Pueblo Pintado and was appointed vice president of the Navajo Nation in 1998 until early the next year, during Milton Bluehouse's administration.
His final salute came under a hot sky and howling winds. So large was the turnout for his funeral that most people had to stand outside the viewing area of his coffin.
Like the governor, everyone in attendance appreciated Willeto's part in military history.
"It's important that we remember the amazing culture of the code talkers, who were such an important factor in World War II," Martinez said.
Santa Fe Bureau Chief Milan Simonich can be reached at email@example.com or 505-820-6898. His blog is at nmcapitolreport.com


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Finally found an older copy of Patternmaking for Fashion designing and I'm waiting for it to get here.
I'm sure it'll include information on tools of the trade, but I want experienced pattern makers to pass on what they consider essential--tools they use every time they work on creating a new pattern.
I'm guessing a french curve, but I'm looking into it and there are many sizes to get, along with rulers, et al. So any suggestionson MUST HAVE are welcome, also the best place to order online. I live in WV and I can't find *any* sewing paraphenalia. And with gas at $4.09 a gal, I'm not driving to another state to get them.
Thanks!!! Kim
I always use a French curve and almost always a hip curve. There are other pieces in the set which I use sometimes, but those are my main tools. I also use a gridded mat, a yardstick, and a clear ruler.
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Some of the tools I use are: French curve, hip curve, clear plastic ruler, and an L square. I think all you really need are a good set of rulers, but it would be interesting to see if anyone lists something else as a must have. -- Edited on 5/2/11 8:53 PM --
If it helps, here's Armstrong's list of recommended tools:
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I agree with all the items metioned and I would add a BIG bolt of muslin. One or two yards isn't going to cut it. You don't need the fancy gridded patternmaking paper. I would be particular about the french curve and hip curve you get. Initially bought a plasic one but the curves weren't quite right. I use the Fairgate brand.
In addition to bolts of muslin, bolts of tracing paper - you'll go through lots of it.
Here's a link to D Blick tracing paper in rolls. I usually get 24 inches wide by 50 yards and it lasts a long time.
Also, really good quality mechanical/drafting pencils.
------Suo ergo maledicto
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. - Steve Jobs
French curves and drafting rulers cost alot less at office supply or art supply stores.
------My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
It helps if the curves are the right size and shape.
Magic Tape and a nice big heavy tape dispenser. If you can find the tape in 1/2" widths, buy a few rolls of it. Usually it is wider, but you can order the narrow one at most office supply stores.
Remember to write your name on all your supplies.
I like the coloured mechanical pencils too.
------Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student
Honestly? For me the essentials are just large-scale paper to draft on (I use wrapping paper with 1" grid on the back, but even a paper bag will work), something to write with, and something to measure with. As you progress you will become particular about the tools you use (I still haven't found a ruler or curves that I love), but you *can* do this with the minimum of supplies.
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Leps' 13-0 Start Ties 1987 La Grange Team For Best Ever
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they executed it, and swarmed to the football." There was no secret about what Gonzales (9-5) was going to try to do on offense. Sophomore quarterback Alyas Ramirez was going to run the ball – a lot. He came into the game with 2,360 yards rushing this season.
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Faces of Joy say it all.The Times Joy Fund successfully completed its mission this Christmas and holiday season to help community projects provide hope and joy. Now 15 area organizations are making your gifts matter for good.
We may have fallen just shy of our $120,000 goal, but our community was bold in its giving spirit, which was documented daily in The Times. Our $119,042 to-date total is record-setting for the fund and meets an additional need hurled on us by the hurricanes. Money available from late-arriving checks this past week may extend the help to under-funded projects still under way.
Accompanying this column is the total distribution list of Joy Fund grants. This reporting closes the fundraising and related storytelling by religion reporter Diane Haag. She is an ally in the mission to highlight what the fund does through community projects, starting with organizations like the Providence House and Volunteers of America.
As previously mentioned in Haag's work, a big portion of the fund goes to the Salvation Army, $52,000 this year. Through their tried-and-true projects they distribute gifts, clothing and food to help our community. They get results through their tradition of volunteers, caring hands and faith.
Heritages of giving like the Joy Fund are part of who we are as a community. It is a trust this newspaper is dedicated to upholding.
During the fund drive, a woman who was a Joy Fund recipient near its inception gave back. ColumnistTeddy Allen detailed how she always remembered that the Joy Fund provided for her and her little brother during a 1930s Christmas. That memory inspired her to pass along the joy. Her example is an example for all of humanity to do unto others.
After receiving goodwill from Times readers, responses came quickly:
"The Joy Fund is a wonderful way for citizens of our community to help others," said the Rev. Henry Martin, executive director of the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission.
"The Times Joy Fund has been instrumental with helping us spread the Christmas spirit not only to our local families but also to those displaced by the hurricanes," wrote Yolanda Lars, assistant director of resource development at the Providence House.
These are words written to me but really meant for you.
The joy on the faces beamed for cameras documenting the work of the fund gifts.
As we all like to say and believe, giving is what the season is all about. This outpouring of love documented in the Joy Fund is a testament that we do live this ideal — for the record. The smiles on the faces are proof of a true Christmas spirit alive and well in the Ark-La-Tex.
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"Be Happy!" by Monica Sheehan. (Little Simon. $14.99).
Local connection: Lots of young people will be graduating from high school or college in the upcoming weeks and this little book will be a very inexpensive and much appreciated gift. You might also considered giving it to someone who needs a little "positive reinforcement" to get him/her going again after some type of setback in his/her life.
Content: Subtitled "A little book for a happy you and a better world", this small picture book features a cartoon puppy and his rodent buddy who illustrate a variety of ways of being happy and living ...


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Some may have the gift of gab in their native language, others are typically shy. Whatever the case may be, it is the ESL teacher's role to provide students with ample opportunities for speaking. Here are 10 conversation starters that will never fail you. Seriously. They work great as ice-breakers or time fillers, and may be used to practice a variety of verb tenses.
The ideal conversation starter for a multicultural classroom, this simple question is great for groups of all levels and may be expanded to include more complex questions for higher levels. Start by asking a student where he/she is from, and then encourage the others to ask more specific questions about what you can do there, what the typical food is, what language they speak there, etc…
Students take turns naming things they have at home or in their bedroom. Encourage them to name things that may be unusual, perhaps a strange musical instrument or equipment for a sport not everyone plays. Students may also expand on their answers and explain why there is, for example, an antique typewriter in their home (it belonged to a grandparent). Make it challenging and tell each student that they can't repeat an item already mentioned by a previous student.
Ask the student to name the film, and if possible give a short summary of the plot (without spoiling the ending!) Students then ask him/her questions about the film, like who's in it, how long it is, if it's a good film, if they liked/recommend it, etc…Expand to a discussion of the types of films they enjoy the most and their favorite movies.
Students name three things they would take with them to a deserted island and why. You can make it more challenging by specifying that each of the three things have to be one animal, one technological device and one non-technological device. Say what they would do with each.
Students say where they would like to go, anywhere in the world and why. What would they do there? What sites/places would they see? Encourage students to ask questions. or ask students to supply information they may have about the destination. Has anyone else been there? Share!
A good conversation starter for adult ESL learners, students talk about their first job. Where did they work? What did they do? What were their responsibilities? How long did they work there? Why did they leave this position? Students discuss if it's a common job, if there are lots of people who do this or if it's an unusual thing to do.
Students talk about the last item they bought. Why did they buy it? Where? Was it a gift or for personal use? Expand to discuss where students usually go shopping. Do they ever buy things online? What would they buy and what wouldn't they buy online? Do they prefer large department stores or small shops?
Which would they choose and why? How would their lives be different without this particular item? Why did they choose to keep the other two? What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping each item?
Get the ball rolling by telling your students about something you've never done: "I've never hiked to Machu Picchu, but I want to." Students take turns talking about things they've never done before, but they'd like to do. They must start by saying, "I've never…" Find out if there is anyone who has already done that. "Pablo says he's hiked to Machu Picchu. Tell us what that was like, Pablo."
This is the classic conversation starter for students who have been learning the unreal conditional. Ask each student to name their three wishes and say why they'd wish for that. How would their lives be different if these wishes came true? Here, you may also ask students to not repeat previous students' wishes.
You may also tailor each question to your class. You may ask a group of teens who is, in their opinion, the greatest pop star today, whereas you might ask a group of adults who was the greatest pop star of the 80s or 90s.
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The benefits of using Q&A sites to increase the exposure of your business is there but so is the importance of proper usage. Making sure you answer questions with details and display an educated and informative approach to your answers so you will get more votes and help build a credible profile as a good answerer. This also helps the Q&A continue to be a good source of information. Stuffing your URL in an answer that does not educate readers or answer the question can work against your business. While we are talking about Q&A sites a recently launched new comer at Answer Highway is looking promising.
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8" diameter white ceramic pot with 28" long woven sisal cord, which has an adjustable loop at the top. Total drop is 36" or less.
What your home needs is more plants and nice containers to put them in. The Plantorb can be used inside or outside; besides being a planter, it could be used as a hanging vase, hanging fruit bowl or birdbath.
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Jacquie Lee performs on The Voice. The youngest contestant turned in one of the strongest performances Monday night. For song by song grades from the Top 8 show on The Voice, head here. (NBC Photo)
Jacquie Lee had a bit of an off week during the Top 10 show on The Voice.
She redeemed herself Monday night, closing the Top 8 episode with a rousing version of "Who's Loving You Now."
It marked the vocal of the night on an evening of strong performances on The Voice.
Another standout was Lancaster's own James Wolpert, who opened the show with a cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love."
It was so good, coach Adam Levine said James could sing with Queen.
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Farmers National Company, the nation's leading farm and ranch management and brokerage company, is pleased to announce that Dennis Walker was recently presented the Farmers National Company Gold Eagle Award for his outstanding efforts in real estate sales.
Walker, real estate sales agent and senior farm manager with Farmers National Company, received the company's top award for real estate sales in 2010. The awards were presented at a company-wide conference in Omaha, Neb.
Sherri Clark, Executive Director, Nishna Productions, Inc. has received the prestigious Margaret E. Fairbairn Award from the National Rehabilitation Association as the Top Job Placement Professional of the Year.
Oct. 21, four new Holiday Evergreen postage stamps will join the Liberty Bell as Forever Stamps, and will be priced at the current price of 44-cents. When purchased, Forever Stamps are valid forever for one-ounce First-Class letter-size postage – regardless of any future price changes.
RED OAK — In 2009, the Grand Theatre showed what was thought to be its final film after a more than 60-year run. As the credits finished rolling, the stray popcorn was swept up, coming attraction signs were taken down and the doors were locked, possibly forever.
But the City of Red Oak wasn't about to lose their theatre without a fight, and in 2010, the Downtown LLC purchased the building to be run as a non-profit, which has thrived on $2 ticket prices and a strong support of volunteers.
The Red Oak Chamber and Industry Association chose a longtime local resident and active community member as the organization's newest Executive Director.
Paul Griffen will start working Monday, Nov. 18 in the position vacated by Darrell Steven Carlyle.
After graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in industrial engineering, Griffen came to Red Oak in 1982, working as an engineer for Eveready Battery Company.
RED OAK — One of Red Oak's oldest buildings is for sale, bringing with it a host of old memories, urban legends and even a love story or two.
The building at 101 South Broadway, which now houses Johnny's Steakhouse, was built in 1869, and though he couldn't say for sure, Montgomery County History Center Director Dave McFarland said it very well could be the town's oldest building.
RED OAK — Work has begun at the future A&M Green Power location in Red Oak on the northwest corner of Hwy 34 and 4th St.
Randy McCunn, director of finance for the company, said they are currently moving dirt to prepare the ground for building. No date is set for the start of construction, but he said the building will be enclosed by the winter with a spring 2014 completion date.
Pavement will also be laid by the end of the year on the south side of the lot where the driveway will be located.
Frank Spillers came to Red Oak Tuesday to facilitate a meeting between the Chamber and Industry Association board and its investors to gather information regarding the organization's direction.
While he received a lot of input, what remains to be seen is if he can use that information to form a definitive plan in the wake of the resignation of the Association's executive director.
RED OAK — A few days after a couple Chamber and Industry Association investors met with board members to discuss leadership concerns, Executive Director Darrell Steven Carlyle has resigned.
During a closed session during the Associations regular monthly meeting last week, Carlyle and the Board agreed to a separation agreement that includes a month's severance pay. Carlyle's last day with the Association will be July 15.
RED OAK — The 29-year-old Fareway grocery store in Red Oak is getting a facelift.
From floor to ceiling, manager Kerry Carlson said it will be a brand new store in the coming months.
"When I say floor to ceiling, I really mean it," Carlson said. "Pretty much everything you see will be brand new. It really is an exciting time."
Aside from basic remodeling, including fresh paint and new ceiling and floor tiles, the store will also be adding more display room.
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Lauretha Vaird was gunned down during a '96 bank robbery in Phila.
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Come celebrate the arrival of Lewis and Clark at Camp River Dubois. This annual event commemorates the day William Clark and the men of the detachment arrived at the confluence of the Riviere a Dubois, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The event will include members of the detachment portraying military life, re-enactors recreating the civilian population and demonstrators. Site admission is free.
Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display
This drive-through is where neighborhood residents display a part of the original Christmas story includes lights, sound and all the biblical characters: wise men, camels, shepherds, sheep and manger scene. Peanuts characters with Charlie Brown follow on Lehnertz Circle. All lighted and all free! (Lehnertz is recognized as the oldest, totally free traditional Christmas display in Illinois.) Crib Blessing scheduled 6:00 pm Sunday, Dec. 13. Enter Lehnertz Avenue via Sheridan Street, follow through Lehnertz Circle and exit via Ohio Street.
The Fab Four at the Effingham Performance Center
Experience the best Beatles tribute ever by The Fab Four at 8 p.m. Hear your favorite timeless classics and relive the sixties with their uncanny recreation.
Christmas at the Farm
Experience an old time Christmas with the kids. This exciting day includes a train display around the Christmas tree and, naturally, the kids get to meet, and have their picture taken with Santa Claus. Read some holiday classics and enjoy fresh roasted chestnuts. Eight different hands-on holiday crafts will be available. Chili and hot dogs are available for sale. For two Sundays: December 6 and December 13.
Michael St. Angel takes the stage as "The King of Rock and Roll." You can rock to the hits that made Elvis famous such as Jailhouse Rock, Hounddog, Love Me Tender and many more. Keep the spirit of Rockin' and Rollin' alive! April 19/Evening; April 20 & 21/Matinees - Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. Evening shows include wine tasting, dinner and show at $37.00 per person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
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The centerpiece of Clayville is the Broadwell Inn, the oldest brick building in Sangamon County, built in 1824 by the Broadwell family as a stage coach stop between Springfield and Beardstown. The Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is surrounded by numerous other historic buildings from Central Illinois moved to Clayville in the 1960s to recreate an early frontier pioneer village. Come see a unique piece of Illinois history.
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Burger a-Go-Go: A Punk Rock Lilith Fair?
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The fact that music festivals are full of dudes has been covered at length. Lilith Fair closed up shop in 2011, and, since it began in 1999, only 16% of the average Coachella lineup has been female-driven acts.
In the case of the first-ever Burger a-go-go, taking place August 2 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, the entire lineup is driven by women. Headlining are Best Coast and Dum Dum Girls, two bands that ushered in a female-rock revival in the late 2000s that today is a force in the indie scene. Joining the headliners are Bleached, who are on the verge of breaking out. Local favorites like Colleen Green and the Aquadolls are also on the bill.
We talked to Burgers Records founders Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard about how this all came together.
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OC Weekly (Art Tavana): So where did the idea come from to host this festival?
Lee Rickard: Before Burger a-go-go, we thought about having La Luz, Peach Kelli Pop, and Summer Twins headline a "Burger Bad Girls" tour. But Burger a-go-go just sounded like a better idea.
Sean Bohrman: We thought about Lilith Fair.
This seems like a big deal, why wasn't there a major announcement?
SB: We wanted to keep it a secret at first. Then just drop it on people knowing it was a special show and something they would go wild over!
Are there any bands that couldn't make it this year?
LR: Françoise Hardy and Cherry Glazerr weren't available. But who knows, Cherry Glazerr or Françoise could be headlining next year!
What kind of feedback have you gotten so far?
SB: The response has been out of control! We've gotten a bunch of tweets thanking us for putting together an all-girl lineup.
Most of the bands playing are based in L.A. Were you trying to keep the lineup local?
LR: That was the idea, especially since we're friends with most of these bands. We're really proud of this bill.
Do you feel like Burger is spearheading a female rock revival movement in Southern California?
LR: We don't feel like we're spearheading anything or making a statement. It just sounded like a lot of fun to get all the girl groups we're friends with to play under one roof.
SB: There just happens to be a lot of great girl bands out there.
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Construction on portions of Robinson Street in Knoxville began at the beginning of the week as street panels are replaced. The work is being from Roche Street to 2nd Street and on a few panels north on 1st Street. Assistant City Manager Dylan Feik says the work is being covered by a warranty and will be completed by the end of the week. He apologizes for not adequately communicating about the work with local businesses and residents before it began and says he and the city will continue to learn from that error. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of the week.
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This past Sunday, The Washington Post published a troubling front-page article about Social Security's financial status and its future. The article repeated widely held misconceptions and used biased language to create the impression of a system in crisis.
In response, a number of progressive leaders have spoken out on blogs and in statements provided to Media Matters.
Two separate Washington Post articles today make dubious assertions about public polling findings relating to deficit reduction. Peter Wallsten and Perry Bacon, Jr. write, "Polls have shown that Americans see government spending and deficits as top-tier concerns." And Lori Montgomery writes: "Polls show rising concern about deficits but little appetite among voters for cutting specific programs."
Neither article actually referred to any specific polling data, which may be because polls consistently show that the public ranks deficit reduction much lower than other priorities. The most recent polling on priorities found on PollingReport.com is a January 15-19 CBS News/New York Times poll that found 43 percent of Americans think the most important thing for Congress to focus on is job creation; only 14 percent said the budget deficit. The most recent Gallup poll on the top problems facing this country found that 29 percent of Americans think unemployment is the nation's most important problem and another 26 percent think the economy generally is; only 12 percent told Gallup the deficit is the most important problem.
And what of the Washington Post's own polling? The last time a Washington Post poll asked respondents to rank the deficit against other issues in terms of importance was last October, when the paper asked people to name the most important issue in determining their vote. Thirty-nine percent of registered voters said the economy was most important, 18 percent said health care, 12 percent said "the way DC work[s]," 8 percent said taxes, and only 6 percent said the budget deficit. Six.
Wallsten and Bacon also write: "Polls also indicate that Obama needs to boost his budget-cutting credentials, with just 43 percent of Americans approving of his handling of the federal budget deficit in a January Washington Post-ABC News poll."* But that same poll found that more Americans trust Obama to handle the deficit than Republicans, so it's odd for the Post to single Obama out as needing to "boost his budget-cutting credentials." (Not to mention the fact that the Post conflates deficits and budget-cutting.) Finally, the poll data the Post cites does not establish a "need" for Obama to "boost his budget-cutting credentials" -- not when Obama's overall approval rating in the poll is a solid 54 percent, and not when polling consistently shows the public cares more about other issues.
* This line does not appear in the online version of the article, though it did appear in the version that ran on page A-1 of the paper's suburban edition, which is accessible via Nexis.
The Washington Post tells readers that there's a consensus among budget experts in favor of cuts to Social Security and Medicare:
Many Democrats and Republicans say they are open to major changes to Social Security and Medicare, possibly including raising the retirement age and limiting Medicare benefits to those who need them most.
While spending on the recession - including the bank bailouts and economic stimulus package - fueled voter anger during the 2010 campaign season, budget analysts across the political spectrum agree that popular Medicare and Social Security programs will have to be overhauled to truly cure the nation's ills.
That isn't true, as Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research notes:
For example, a book that was co-authored by Peter Orszag, who had been President Obama's director of the Office of Managament and Budget, and Peter Diamong, a Nobel Laureatte and Obama nominee to Fed, suggests relatively modest changes to Social Security. In fact, virtually all budget analysts across the political spectrum agree that the shortfall in the Social Security program is relatively minor.
Indeed, according to the Congressional Budget Office, Social Security would be fine for the next 75 years if we simply removed the cap on income subjected to payroll taxes. No "overhaul" or increase in the retirement age or benefit cuts necessary.
As for Medicare, "budget analysts" like Gene Sperling (currently the head of the National Economic Council) have argued that "the per-person costs of Medicare are rising because health-care costs for our entire society are rising … the most effective way to control the spiraling costs of Medicare and Medicaid is not taking a meat-axe to these programs, but finding ways to lower health-care cost inflation." Baker has repeatedly argued that Medicare would be easily affordable and "we would be facing huge long-run budget surpluses, not deficits" if per-person health care costs were brought in line with those in other countries.
In pretending that there is unanimity among budget analysts about the need to cut Medicare and Social Security benefits, the Post tells us more about its own blind spots than about the budget.
Shouldn't an article about Republican pledges to reduce the budget deficit that mentions in its lede the GOP's desire to repeal last year's health care reform legislation mention that doing so would increase the deficit?
Of course it should. The real question: Is anyone awake at the Washington Post?
In the past week, the Post has run at least seven articles mentioning the House GOP's plan to vote to repeal health care reform without mentioning that doing so would increase the deficit. Here's a particularly egregious example:
One urgent concern for lawmakers in both parties is the country's bleak fiscal outlook, stemming from heavy government spending and ballooning retirement costs. House Republican leaders said that immediately after the health-care vote they will debate spending cuts, targeting specific programs such as public television.
Immediately after asserting that Republicans are urgently concerned about the nation's bleak fiscal outlook, the Post notes that Republicans are trying to repeal health care reform -- but doesn't mention that doing so would worsen the nation's fiscal outlook. Incredible. (Note also that the Post asserts that the bleak fiscal outlook stems "from heavy government spending" -- no mention of the revenue side of the equation. The Post's framing plays along with the false conservative claims that only spending counts towards deficits, and only spending reductions should be considered to reduce them.)
The ever-credulous Washington Post reports:
On Saturday, the Senate rejected two Democratic proposals for extending the Bush-era tax cuts, which the Republicans prefer to call "tax rates," because they have been in effect for so long.
No, that probably isn't why Republicans prefer not to use the phrasing "Bush tax cuts." It's far more likely that Republicans prefer to call them "tax rates" because they think that phrasing is likely to be more popular. There is simply no basis for the Washington Post to assign a noble motive to the Republicans. They should stick to reporting what Republicans say and do and leave the mind-reading to the professionals.
This is not a trivial matter: The Post has demonstrated a pattern of unjustified faith that Republicans believe what they claim to believe. And assigning noble or innocuous motives to Republicans who are suddenly trying to change the terminology used in the debate over controversial policy is reminiscent of the Post going along with the GOP's efforts to re-brand Social Security privatization as "personal accounts."
One other thing about the Post's tax-cut article: You won't find the word "deficit" anywhere in it. That's because, as I've noted in the past, the phrase "deficit tax-cutting" doesn't appear in news reports the way "deficit spending" does. Just another subtle way the media puts its thumb on the scale in favor of conservative policies.
Does the Washington Post know what "consensus" means? Today's Post features a deeply flawed article by Lori Montgomery hyping the supposedly broad support for the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan. Under the headline "Consensus is forming on what steps to take in cutting the deficit," Montgomery writes "a surprisingly broad consensus is forming around the actions required to stabilize borrowing and ease fears of a European-style debt crisis in the United States." Montgomery adds:
"[T]he plan unveiled this month by co-chairmen Erskine B. Bowles, a chief of staff in the Clinton White House, and Alan K. Simpson, a former Republican senator from Wyoming, has been respectfully received with a few exceptions by both parties. Its major elements are also winning support from a striking line-up of commentators."
So, everyone's on board? Well, not quite: "Organized labor and other liberal activists say the changes would prove devastating to the elderly, particularly janitors, waitresses and other blue-collar workers … some powerful Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), have rejected benefit cuts … Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has said the commission's proposal to slice $100 billion out of the Pentagon budget in 2015 would be 'catastrophic' … Republicans such as Rep. Dave Camp (Mich.), a commission member who is in line to chair the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, say they cannot support any plan that raises federal revenues much beyond the historic average of about 19 percent of gross domestic product. The Bowles-Simpson plan would collect as much as 21 percent of GDP." Oh, and the public doesn't prioritize deficit-cutting in the first place and is adamantly opposed to Simpson-Bowles proposals like cutting Social Security benefits.
So the "consensus" in favor of the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan does not include organized labor, the Speaker of the House, the Secretary of Defense, the presumptive chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, or the American people. That's an interesting definition of "consensus."
While exaggerating support for the proposal, Montgomery allowed Alan Simpson to lash out at critics of his proposal, without quoting any in response. In fact, the entire article quotes only one word of substantive opposition to the Simpson-Bowles plan. I guess part of pretending there's "consensus" support for the plan is omitting substantive criticism of it. Also not mentioned: Criticism by Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, among others, who argued that the Simpson-Bowles plan is "regressive" and "redistributes income upward." (Instead, the Post asserts that "fiscal experts say the Bowles-Simpson plan would be more gradual and less draconian than critics suggest.") Also not mentioned: Rep. Jan Shakowsky, a member of the fiscal commission who strongly disagrees with the Simpson-Bowles approach and who has produced her own dept-reduction plan.
Finally, it's worth noting that Montgomery's article kicks things off with a clear and unambiguous falsehood:
After an election dominated by vague demands for less debt and smaller government, the sacrifices necessary to achieve those goals are coming into sharp focus. Big cuts at the Pentagon. Higher taxes, including those on home ownership and health care. Smaller Social Security checks and higher Medicare premiums.
Smaller Social Security checks are not "necessary" to reduce the debt or the size of government. That is simply false, and the Post should retract the claim. (You needn't take my word for it: You can head on over to the New York Times' budget calculator and see for yourself. And that tool is skewed against progressive policies.)
I'm starting to think the Washington Post just doesn't want readers to understand the tax debate. Here's this morning's article:
[House GOP Leader John] Boehner's comments, made on the CBS program "Face the Nation," altered the landscape of the tax debate by suggesting that Republicans might not obstruct Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the top earners - a move advocated by Obama and many other Democrats as necessary to lowering the record deficit.
There are no "Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the top earners." Indeed, no such effort is necessary: If nothing is done, tax rates will increase as scheduled under laws enacted during the Bush administration. Many Democrats are trying to cut taxes for everyone who earns less than $200,000 a year, but they aren't making an "effort" to raise taxes on anyone. Republicans cannot obstruct Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the wealthy, because there is nothing to obstruct. They can, however, obstruct Democratic efforts to cut taxes for the middle class. But I'm sure the GOP is thrilled that their options are being spun this way by the Post.
Later in the same article:
As part of the small-business debate this week, the Senate is to return briefly to the contentious issue of health care. An amendment offered by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) would repeal a portion of the new health-care law that threatens to impose onerous new tax requirements on business owners.
Why is a Washington Post news article -- not an opinion column -- describing provisions of the health care law as "onerous"?
Yesterday, the White House indicated its support for extending tax cuts for the overwhelming majority of Americans, while allowing the scheduled expiration of cuts for a tiny number of the very wealthiest -- the top two percent of earners.
So, of course, the Washington Post's article about the President's plan led with the expiration of tax cuts that directly affect almost nobody. The first three paragraphs of today's Post article headlined "Obama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for business" are not about more stimulus and tax breaks, as the headline suggests -- they are, instead, about President Obama's preference for allowing the Bush tax cuts for families with incomes above $250,000 a year to expire as scheduled.
The first mention of the President's desire to extend tax cuts for everyone else comes in a fourth-paragraph quote of a White House spokesperson. And the "more stimulus, tax breaks" mentioned in the Post headline? They don't appear until the sixth paragraph, and aren't detailed until the end of the article.
The Post has frequently behaved as though the only tax policies that matter are those that affect very nearly nobody, as I detailed last year.
A little later in today's Post article comes this largely pointless sentence:
[S]ome Democrats questioned whether voters would be able to distinguish between the new proposals - which the White House vows will not increase the nation's soaring budget deficit - and last year's $814 billion stimulus package, which voters tend to think increased deficits without improving the economy. [Emphasis added]
OK … but did last year's stimulus package increase deficits "without improving the economy"? Nope. According to the Congressional Budget Office, unemployment would be as much as 1.8 percentage points higher had the stimulus not happened. The Council of Economic Advisers says the stimulus raised GDP by at least 2.7 percent in the second quarter of 2010. And independent analysts agree: the stimulus improved the economy, though not as much as a larger stimulus would have done, and more is needed.
But the Post never mentioned that. It just "reported" that "voters tend to think" the stimulus "increased deficits without improving the economy." What, exactly, is the goal of a newspaper that tells readers only the falsehoods they already believe, omitting what is true? Whatever the goal, the effect is obvious: It reinforces false beliefs.
Here's the lede from today's Washington Post article about President Obama's budget:
The $3.8 trillion budget blueprint President Obama is submitting to Congress on Monday calls for billions of dollars in new spending to combat persistently high unemployment and bolster a battered middle class. But it also would slash funding for hundreds of programs and raise taxes on banks and the wealthy to help rein in soaring budget deficits.
To reduce deficits, he would impose new fees on some of the nation's largest banks and permit a range of tax cuts to expire for families earning more than $250,000 a year, in addition to freezing non-security spending for three years.
The budget includes $1.4 trillion in new taxes over the next decade, including the expiration of Bush administration tax breaks that benefit families making more than $250,000 a year.
Not once does the Post indicate that the "new taxes" and "raise[d] taxes" in the form of the expiration of the Bush tax breaks for families earning more than $250,000 a year are exactly what are provided for under current law -- a built-in feature of Bush's tax cut package. Portraying the decision to allow tax cuts to expire as scheduled as a tax increase -- or, worse, "new taxes" -- fundamentally skews tax policy debates in favor of conservatives, as I explained last year:
What makes all of this even more absurd is that the increase in the top tax rates probably shouldn't be considered a tax hike in the first place. Obama's tax rate proposal merely allows the Bush tax cuts to expire as they were designed. See, when the Republican Congress passed, and President Bush signed, the tax cuts in 2001, they decided not to make them permanent, scheduling them to expire in 2010. Obama's proposal simply allows that to happen for the top rates -- it makes no change to what is already going to happen under current law.
If the expiration, on schedule, of tax cuts that were always scheduled to expire is described as a policy of raising taxes, that makes a mockery of the entire tax policy debate of the past decade. It rigs tax debates in favor of Republicans, who find it easier to argue for tax cuts for the wealthy if they can argue that the cuts won't cost very much -- by making them "temporary" -- but who then get to argue that the scheduled expiration that they included in order to make the cuts look affordable would constitute a tax increase. The GOP gets to have it both ways, describing tax cuts as temporary when it helps them, and pretending they were intended to be permanent when it helps them. It's no great surprise Republicans want to have it both ways -- but that doesn't mean the media should go along.
Later in today's Washington Post article:
The new budget projects that the deficit will increase by $8.5 trillion over the next decade, a slight improvement over the $9 trillion, 10-year increase that the White House projected in August. Still, the deficit spending would drive borrowing from private sources to more than 68 percent of the economy by the end of next year, and to 77 percent of the economy by 2020.
I doubt many people flinched at the phrase "deficit spending" -- it has been a common element of news reports about the budget for years. But when was the last time you saw the phrase "deficit tax-cutting" in a news report? You have probably never seen it. It should be obvious that when the media employs a derisive short-hand phrase to describe spending during a time of deficits, but does not do so for tax cuts, that has a distorting effect on the public discourse.
Indeed, the Post carries the Republicans water, making their attacks on spending for them:
But Republicans are more likely to highlight the fact that a jobs bill would drive this year's budget deficit even higher than the record $1.4 trillion recorded in 2009.
Incredibly, the Post goes on to quote Republicans denouncing Obama's "fiscal discipline" and calling for further tax cuts -- without once indicating that those tax cuts would be "deficit tax cuts," or noting that they would open Republicans up to criticism for policies that would increase the deficit. The Washington Post apparently thinks only Democrats can be criticized for increasing the deficit -- and only through spending, not tax cuts.
A Washington Post article claimed that "[o]f the three candidates, budget analysts said [Sen. John] McCain has been most aggressive at identifying ways to reduce spending." While the article noted that "McCain's proposals come nowhere near generating the sums necessary to meet the costs," it did not note that, in addition to his proposals to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, those "costs" include the war in Iraq, for which, unlike Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, McCain does not support a timetable for withdrawal.


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If you've got an ounce of foodie in your blood, you'll likely find some entertainment to please your palate at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
During the show, which runs Jan. 4 through Jan. 11, the PA Preferred Culinary Connections Stage will feature live demos, local personalities and celebrity chefs, along with some of the state's star commodities. Events will run on the hour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days.
Here's how it works: Each day has a theme, including mushrooms, vegetables, Weis Markets, pork, beef and veal, apples, potatoes and specialty crops. The demonstrations will correlate with each theme.
Lela Reichart, director of marketing and economic development for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, said organizers selected guest chefs and personalities who are interested in talking about food and showcasing their dishes.
To kick off the show, they chose sassy chef and author Nadia G, who's often referred to as the Julia Child of the net generation. Nadia Giosia, who stars on the Cooking Channel's "Bite This with Nadia G," will cook up a signature mushroom creation for the audience at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.
On the more formal side, former White House Chef John Moeller will prepare a potato entree 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10. Moeller, who hails from Lancaster, cooked for President George H.W. Bush, President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. According to PA Preferred's website, he helped create and prepare meals for the first families and world leaders, such as Tony Blair and Nelson Mandela.
Each demonstration will include samples for up to 400 people -- which will be prepared backstage by culinary students -- and a free cookbook.
Here's a rundown of more highlights on the culinary stage:
1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4: Chefs will lead teams of local radio and TV personalities in a challenge to create entrees using PA Preferred products. The Philly Phanatic will make an appearance for photos.
1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6: Pennsylvania first lady Susan Corbett and the governor's residence executive chef Barry Crumlich will whip up a residence favorite.
Noon Tuesday, Jan. 7: Andrew Aho, executive chef at POUR in Lancaster, will lead a demonstration featuring pork.
2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8: Teams of Pennsylvania celebrities will vie to prepare the best burger in a cheeseburger showdown.
For a complete list of events on the culinary stage, visit papreferred.com.
If you go
What: PA Preferred Culinary Connection Stage at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
When: Saturday, Jan. 4 through Jan. 11
Where: Main Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
Details: Visit www.farmshow.state.pa.us or call 717-787-5373
Cost: Admission free; parking $10


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Advanced Controls (foo_advancedcontrols), discussion thread for foo_advancedcontrol
Advanced Controls (foo_advancedcontrols), discussion thread for foo_advancedcontrol
Dec 18 2006, 01:38
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Hi all.
I just updated foo_advancedcontrols with the latest SDK.
I took the time to implement a function available in the Winamp version of this plugin but was missing in the Foobar2000 component - the Volume bar.
You can choose if you want the volume bar or the seeking bar to be shown on top of the control icons. You can assign a hotkey to switch between the volume and the seeking bar.
I also added a brand new function that may not completely fit in the Advanced Controls concept, but, well... why create a new component just for that? The function is an option to automatically pause the playback when entering screensaver mode. I find that very useful. Maybe that's not the case for everyone, so this option is disabled by default.
http://www.niversoft.com/products/fac (official page)
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v0.5.11.4 is now available.
Some new code has been added to try to prevent the icons from being hidden by the auto-hide feature of the Explorer taskbar. This change also touched some code that could have been the source of the tooltip text bug reported earlier by several people. Since we haven't been able to reproduce it here before and after the change, it's hard to tell whether or not it has been fixed.
The component has been updated to use the latest SDK.
http://www.niversoft.com/products/fac (official page)
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text: On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 06:25:56PM +0700, Ronny Perdana wrote: > I just installed 0.9.2 (on Cygwin, with new safewindows.h), is it possible > to mix stemmed and non-stemmed terms in a query? For example, the query: > "transport" +rule > expects to find documents that contains the word transport (not > transportation, transporting, etc) and any form of the word rule (rule, > ruling, rules, etc) > > The example files show how to index documents either stemmed or not-stemmed, > but I cannot find a way to mix the two. The approach Omega takes is to generate terms from unstemmed words by lowercasing and prefixing with "R" (in addition to generating stemmed terms). It only does this for capitalised words though. QueryParser similarly handles capitalised words by turning them into "R" prefixed terms. This ought to be configurable (so that you can use QueryParser with your own indexer if you don't want to generate R terms) but that's not been done yet. QueryParser doesn't treat quoted phrases as meaning unstemmed. To be honest, the "capitalised words are unstemmed" scheme isn't ideal - it's good for proper nouns (names and places) which stemming can cause problems with, but sometimes a query contains capitalised words for no particular reason - e.g. if someone pastes a phrase from a document. But triggering an unstemmed query for quotes would be more problematic - at present "transport" would then only match "Transport" in documents. The alternatives which come to mind are to generate R terms for all words (which is going to greatly increase the size of the database) or to not stem any terms in the index and perform the stemming work at search time (effectively you need to stem each search term, then "unstem" to the list of possible forms and combine these with an OR-like query operator, but with appropriate handling of term frequency and wdf). This second approach probably has merit, and I'm already intending to investigate it. Cheers, Olly


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Teresa Stokes performs 'flying lady' on the wing as her partner Gene Soucy operates the plane during 20120 the air show at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.
It's once again time for Oshkosh, the city, to meet Oshkosh, the world's greatest aviation celebration.
Wittman Regional Airport's tower has once again become the world's busiest air traffic control tower, vendors and performers - and several thousand other pilots - have set up shop and Chicago is ready to kick-start the party Monday evening.
And while the federal budget sequester has left AirVenture 2013 with no modern military aircraft presence on the grounds, the Experimental Aircraft Association has still booked a solid week of performers, exhibitors, demonstrations, workshops, ...


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Just some reasonable easy-playing sing-along songs. Soft rock mostly, mid-70's mostly :)
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just published so I can view on other computers without needing to login
|Josie and The Pussycats, Miley Cyrus, By The Eagles, Thunderclap Newman, Leonard Cohen, Green Day, Joe Walsh, Tom Petty, Simon & Garfunkel, Dj Sammy, Shania Twain...
|Shayne's Fun Songs
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Songs to learn to play around the house/campfire with a few friends and beverages.
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Great stuff. Some you know, some you probably don't. Good stuff all the same. Enjoy!
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Made for my friend, so he can "strenghten his neural pathways" learning songs. These songs are also good to sing along to
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These are not as difficult as they may appear to beginners / novice players. Most have lessons on youtube
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Singer Songwriter songs that I like to play.
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Check out this video segment with Kathryn Coyne, the new CEO of the Animal Medical Center, and DVM Newsmagazine Editor Daniel R. Verdon. This video was filmed at the Animal Medical Center in New York.
Click here to read the full article about Coyne's efforts to position the hospital for growth, education and veterinary research.


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Breed on top in Girls Division heading into final round
BRISTOL, Va. — Jay Vandeventer of Bristol, Tenn., fired a 4-under-par 68 Wednesday to take sole possession of the Boys Division lead heading into the final round of the AJGA Junior Championship at The Virginian presented by Alpha Natural Resources. After steady rain blanketed The Virginian Golf Club course, Elizabeth Breed of Waynesboro, Pa., managed to hang on to her first-round lead, carding a 4-over-par 76 for a two-day total of 2-over-par 146.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Championship at the Virginian presented by Alpha Natural Resources is a 54-hole stroke play event held at The Virginian Golf Club. The tournament field features 99 boys and 32 girls, ages 13-18, from 21 states, Canada and China. The Boys Division is playing the par-72 course at 7,002 yards, while the Girls Division is playing the layout at 6,155 yards. After the second round the field was cut to the low 57 boys and 18 girls.
Continuing his streak from the first round, Vandeventer rolled through the back nine, carding five birdies in a six-hole span before posting an even-par 36 on the front. With a two-day total of 7-under-par 137, Vandeventer brought his birdie total to 13 for the tournament, and holds a five-stroke lead heading into the final round. While the 2009 graduate said the rain had little effect on his game, he did credit a steady short game as the key to his round.
"My putter was on fire," Vandeventer said. "I had some good quality iron shots too, but most of the time I was just trying to focus and keep my mind off the rain. Heading into tomorrow I just need to stick to the same game plan, and play aggressive but smart."
Alex Hoffman of Myersville, Md., registered a two-day total of 2-under-par 142 to stand in second in the Boys Division, while David Gazzolo of Riverside, Calif., posted a 1-under-par 71 to sit in third. Tied for fourth with two-day totals of even-par 144 are Max Markley of Lookout Mountain, Ga., and Davis Bunn of Knoxville, Tenn.
For the Girls Division, Breed currently sits ahead of the field by one stroke, after posting scores of 39-37 on the front and back nine, respectively. While she added a birdie to her tournament count, Breed said she was unhappy with her round after putting errors on the front side, which left her at 2-over-par for the week.
"I left a lot of shots out there," Breed said. "I was just annoyed with missing those putts, and the rain didn't help. With the exception of those misses, everything else was ok, I just would have been happier if I could have made that one extra putt."
Emily Wright of Mason, Ohio carded a 2-over-par 74 to currently sit in second at 3-over-par 147, while Courtney Ellenbogen of Blacksburg, Va., is four shots back of the lead at 6-over-par 150.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and more than 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
Final-round tee times will run from 7:30 - 9:18 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees at The Virginian Golf Club. For more information on the AJGA Championship at the Virginian presented by Alpha Natural Resources, please contact AJGA Tournament Headquarters at (770) 601-5196.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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Sundance music documentary: 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' is about more than a concert
Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace are directing partners whose documentary on the band Blur, "No Distance Left to Run," was nominated for a Grammy, among other awards.
Despite the accolades, the duo thought they would go in a different direction. "Having made a music film, we weren't sure that we would do another," Southern said.
But when the Englishmen learned that James Murphy and his band mates in the popular electronic music band LCD Soundsystem were breaking up, they were intrigued by the story.
It wasn't the same old classic rock-star cliché that had befallen bands such as The Beatles and Pink Floyd, where creative differences and sensitive egos destroyed once-tight groups. "They're still good friends," Southern said, marveling. "They [just] decided to call it a day."
After meeting Murphy through a mutual friend, Southern and Loveland made a film that's about more than just music, although it takes place in the 48 hours before at the band's final show at a sold-out Madison Square Garden. The film showcases the kinetic energy and dynamic music that propelled LCD Soundsystem's final album "This is Happening" to debut at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart, yet it's also an introspective meditation of the nature of stardom and taking fate by the throat.
A crucial collaborator in the film is author and essayist Chuck Klosterman, who engages with Murphy during the film in an interview that goes beyond cream-puff questions. Southern was told by Murphy that Klosterman conducted the most interesting interview he had ever been though during his career, so the filmmakers asked Klosterman to participate in the film. "You want the film to be completely honest," Lovelace said.
For Southern and Lovelace, music now seems an integral part of their moviemaking. "They're bedfellows," Southern said.
'Shut Up and Play the Hits' screenings
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 11:30 p.m. • Prospector Square Theatre, Park City
Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. • Redstone Cinema 7, Park City
Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9:45 p.m. • Broadway Centre Cinema 3, Salt Lake City
All screenings are waitlist only