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Honored as a "Freshman Legislator of the Year" in 2012 for his work with veterans, state Rep. Lindell Shumake, R-Hannibal, is certainly no stranger to uniformed service and the impact legislation can have on the state's veteran community.
A 1968 graduate of Hannibal High School, Shumake made the decision to enlist in the Army the following year.
"The Army was offering education benefits, and coming from a family of 12, I knew my parents wouldn't be able to afford my college," he said.
"So I just figured I'd do my service first and then go to school."
Completing boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood, Shumake traveled to Fort Lee, Va., and received six weeks of training as a memorial activities specialist.
According to the veteran, the training provided him a background in the identification of human remains using fingerprinting and dental charts.
He was then assigned to a training group, but soon received orders for 30 days leave and service in Vietnam.
In late summer 1969, he arrived in country and was placed with the 483rd Field Service Company in Long Binh, where his unit processed the remains of U.S. military as well as civilian casualties, enemy soldiers and Vietnamese civilians killed in action.
While still in Vietnam, he became a clerk with a mobile laundry unit, and later served in the mess hall for the remainder of his assignment.
He returned stateside in August 1970 and the following month was sent to Fort Hood, Tex.
"I decided to change my MOS (military occupational specialty) to a military policeman because I was young and it just seemed like an interesting job," he said.
After serving several months in the law enforcement capacity, he was reassigned as a company clerk with an air cavalry company on post.
"That was just one of those moves decided for me," Shumake joked. "Sometimes the Army moves you where they think you're needed."
As the legislator explained, his enlistment was to expire in February 1972; however, he was released two months early because the Army began downsizing as part of a force reduction initiative.
Maintaining his motivation to attend college, Shumake returned to Hannibal and enrolled in Hannibal-LaGrange College, which was at that time a junior college.
While working full time during summers at a local fertilizer plant and various other jobs, he was able to complete his associate's degree in 1974.
He then transferred to Quincy College, and in 1976 earned a bachelor's degree in sociology along with his teaching certificate.
In 1977, he was hired by the state's Division of Family Services and was a caseworker until retiring in 1996.
The owner of a tax service business he continues to operate from his home, Shumake is also an ordained minister with an independent Christian church.
"I've been overseas several times to perform mission work, to include 19 trips to the Philippines, once to Malaysia and back to Vietnam twice," he said.
He entered politics in 2010 when elected as the representative for the state's 6th District, and was recently reelected for a second term in the newly formed 5th District.
During his brief time in office, he has passionately supported legislation affecting veterans, ushering through bills that have prevented thrift stores operated by veteran organizations from closure due to zoning restrictions, and placement of veteran identification symbols on driver's licenses.
Looking back on the lessons provided through his overseas service, Shumake sums up his entire military experience through a quote he heard when mustering out of the Army.
"When I was going through out-processing at Fort Hood, one of the sergeant's told us, 'You wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience of your military service, and you wouldn't give a plug nickel to do it again,'" Shumake saidd.
"How true," he added. "Vietnam was certainly a dose of reality and gave me experiences I'll never forget."
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It charges you for the amount of waterproof surface on your property. Then those funds are used to pay for stormwater drainage projects.
Tax crusader Douglas Bruce called the fee a rain tax... first fighting it in court where it was defeated... then writing a measure and getting enough votes to have the issue decided at the ballot box. He urged residents to fight the fee.
In an earlier interview, I asked Bruce,"So those who have paid... you're saying?" He replied, "They're suckers. They should not have paid and they should stop paying and never pay again. The number of resisters should mount. So I'm urging people to join the resistance and refuse to pay."
Now that Bruce's measure has failed he says that's it. He told me the public had its chance. He says he's not going to keep begging people to want to be free.
City leaders are breathing a sigh of relief. They say the fees bring in more than 15 million dollars a year paying for a backlog of projects like this one combatting erosion along Sand Creek.
The fees are also important to the city for getting approval from Pueblo officials to build the Southern Delivery System. It's a major water pipeline project which... in the future. would bring water from the Arkansas River to Colorado Springs.
Mayor Lionel Rivera told me, "I'm certainly grateful to the citizens for the way they voted because having to cut several million dollars more out of our budget would be extremely difficult. So we're going to do the best we can with the resources they've allowed us to keep and make them proud."
City officials say those who haven't paid should get up to speed. They've already been assessed a late fee. And when delinquent accounts are eventually turned over to the county treasurer an administrative fee of 30 percent will be added to their bills.
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Square Enix Releasing New Xenogears Orchestral Soundtrack
Squaresoft RPG fans of the 1990s, join me in rejoicing over the fact that Square Enix is releasing a new, 14-track orchestral CD of songs from the soundtrack of its Playstation game Xenogears.
Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda (who collaborated with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu on the Chrono Trigger soundtrack and yes, Xenogears' music is at least as good as that), Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album includes tracks voted on by fans, with Mitsuda making the final calls. In Japan, you can already preorder the fully reorganized, re-recorded album. It runs about 3,000 yen — roughly $36 U.S. That puts it more than a dozen years after the game's release, so apparently there are a lot more video game music nerds out there than just me.
For those of you too young or otherwise not in the know — Xenogears was the game that spawned Xenosaga after the release of the Playstation 2, but don't let that bias you.
I snagged the full soundtrack for Xenogears back in 1998 when it was released, and damn if it isn't amazing, even in a synthesized, non-orchestral version. Myth is sure to blow Xenogears OST away. There's no word just yet on U.S. orders, but I'm sure we'll be hearing about where we can make the purchase soon.
Meantime, check out the official site of the album to hear some samples and (attempt to) read Japanese.
Note to Square Enix: if you guys are taking orders on old-ass orchestral RPG soundtracks — Vagrant Story. Please. Thank you.
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Just a quick post as I was playing around with some textures and actions on a handful of my photos today, trying each day to master a bit more of Photoshop. I run a pretty busy website and I need to be careful of the time that I devote to working on my photography, but I do so enjoy enjoy it!
This afternoon I put together some very simple displays in various vessels from my studio that would be easy for anyone to do with something similar. I hope that these inspire you.....and you....and you....
|An inverted antique French beaded dome with some white paper pom flowers
|You can do this in any bowl or vessel....make your own poms or find them in the bridal section of your party store
|White buttons in a simple silver bowl....I love the juxtaposition of the patina on the old white and shiny silver
|Old aqua ball jar filled with mica flakes in my studio...sparkle in a subtle way with the zinc top all tattered
|Lovely old skeleton key, tattered ribbons, burlap thread pulls and more old buttons
|Faded grandeur of antique pearls in old tin molds
|Antique chandelier crystals in white ironstone relish dishes
Various textures from Kim Klassen and actions from Florabella
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Posted By Trey Farmer On February 6, 2012 @ 2:00 pm In automotive,clean tech,Electric Cars,Green Technology,Green Transportation,Innovation | 4 Comments
Boulder Electric Vehicle [2] just sold the first commercial electric truck capable of hitting 70 mph to Precision Plumbing and Electric [3]. The company's new fleet will use only one half-kilowatt hour per mile (2-5 times better than a diesel engine), generate zero local emissions, and find a savings of $5,000 per truck per year. Not only do these 2-ton capacity work-horses get 120 miles on a charge, but they are designed and made in the USA! How's that for green economy?
The Boulder Electric Vehicle trucks are available now and their delivery vans will be ready soon. These trucks are clearly designed for the tough demands of local commercial use. They come in ranges of 40, 80 or 120 miles with an electricity cost of 4-8 cents per mile, which is significantly below the cost of comparable diesel models. From the LED interior lights, to the AC brushless motor, to a built-in tire pressure monitoring system, these trucks are made to be low maintenance and efficient to run (you can check out the full list of specs and features here) [5].
The BEV team [6] includes some heavyweights in the EV world, which has allowed them to design the vehicles from the ground up. Having an expert design team means that the DV-500 and its car cousins have been aerodynamically engineered for maximum mileage and vehicle control, as well as made with lightweight, rust-proof composite materials and the best possible battery system. The models already fit the standards of most of the delivery industry but the team is also working on options like passenger shuttles, school buses and flat bed service trucks. The electric vehicles are also fully customizable and made right in Colorado.
With no oil, no smog pollution, incredible efficiency, and the fact that they can be powered by wind or solar, we think we've got a winner on our hands!
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Brewery brought taste to Augusta
``...The odor was most delightful to those who liked to sip their brew; that it sorely tempted those `on the water wagon' to get off again forthwith; and that, to the olfactory faculties of all-out `Bone Dry' Prohibitionists, it was an outright abomination.''
This day in the millennium -- February 13
On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed.
Statesboro clips Josey to win region
Augusta Christian sweeps titles
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Hephzibah girls win; Butler falls
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Messier injured, out for 4-6 weeks
Pettersen's goal-scoring feat turning heads
NHL action: Blackhawks embarrass Toronto
Black leaders started at church
Farmers may receive compensation
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Re-enactment set for Battle of Aiken
Presidents recalled for sayings
Impeachment still a topic, but many eager to move on
Sale of anchor alleged in testimony
Checkup promotes safety with car seats
Doctors, drug makers sued for $100 million
Courthouse shuts down for face lift
Seventy percent choose new high school
Supporters join alumni for parade
Oxendine position is questioned
South Carolina's slave heritage uncovered in Nova Scotia
New bridge will aid port, relieve traffic headaches
Graham defends managers' actions
Police arrest fourth suspect in fatal shooting
Veteran still absent from care residence
Navy nuclear school graduates first class
Juvenile crimes growing more violent
Murderer receives life imprisonment
Swap shops help turn trash into treasure, aid environment
As St. Patrick's Day nears, Savannah still has vacancies
New task force works to stop DUI
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The skinny on Kemp's weight? He can play
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Just finsihed watching Spin the Bottle. Yesterday we saw Maurice (a movie I'd never intended to watch), Living End, The Importance of Being Earnest (I knew that'd be a mistake). Before that The Fluffer and Forgive and Forget (odd title, no one did either). Next up is Super 8½ ;.
All gay movies with the exception of the Wilde adaption. Since I'm getting caught up on gay movies I'm always open to recommendations. Although how many of them I'll be able to find. Durham just lost one of its video stores.Likewise recent horror movies. The boxes at the video store draw a blank. Trashy is fine as long as the pace is quick. Actually I tend to prefer trashy to merely moody. And always recent romantic comedies. We wented several that were suggested last time I asked. I never keep track of who recommended what so I never thank anybody propersly. I don't mind if it is slick, just as long as it has the internal coherence necessary even for mass culture.


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How better could a weekend be when it already has Monty Python marathons involved? I don't think it could get any better. First of all, I am with my roommate, a most awesome person. Second of all, it is wonderful comedy. Finally, I have little work to do at all tomorrow. All in all, everything is playing out perfectly.
The nice thing about weekends at Wabash is that there is always something to do, even when you don't think there is. There are opportunities everywhere here, from sitting outside playing guitar, to hanging with your roommates, to leaving to surrounding areas (if you have a car of course). Plus, the guys at Wabash know that play is just as important as work. It makes for a very balanced and perfect academic atmosphere.
This place is worth staying at. I have finally found my stride here, and it's great. I love it. I hope the next three years are as great as this one has been. I am proud to be here. It's great. It was a tough decision coming here, but overall, I think I made the right one. The atmosphere is fabulous, and this weekend has been fabulous.
If this weekend is any sign of weekends to come, this semester is going to be a lot of fun. A great deal of work, but a lot fun as well. In fact, I must go my friends. It is time for more fun, and more sleep. A college student needs rest, even though few get it most of the time. So, I bid you adieu. Enjoy the rest of your weekends. We shall speak later. In the meantime, enjoy every sandwich.


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WASHINGTON – Four goals? Not bad, but it's the way San Jose Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl put his final shot in the net that's so impressive.
With just under eight minutes to go in the third period of the Sharks' blowout win over the New York Rangers Tuesday night, Hertl passed the puck between his legs to himself before flipping it past Rangers goalie Marty Biron.
The Washington Post reports Hertl is the second-youngest player in NHL history to score four goals in a game, behind the Los Angeles Kings' Jimmy Carson, who was 76 days younger than Hertl when he performed the feat in 1988.
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For some reason, I recalled a scene from Lawrence of Arabia in which Sheik Auda abu Tayi, played by Anthony Quinn, shouts to his cheering followers, "I am a river to my people!" When Sheik Mohammed emerged from the desert to win the endurance horse race, cheering Emeratis had swarmed around his horse as they did around Quinn's in the movie.
Maybe, I thought, Dubai is nothing more than a benevolent Arab tribal monarchy in modern dress. Then I remembered Saif Sultan al Shamsi, a marketing executive I met in Sheik Mohammed's tent the afternoon of the race. Al Shamsi was dressed in a sand-colored dishdasha and white head scarf; with his easy charm, he would have appeared at home anywhere in the world. As we sat amid pillows and Oriental rugs, dining on an exquisitely prepared buffet featuring dishes from beef tournedos to curried shrimp and pastries, Al Shamsi talked about his year in the United States, when a chilly New York winter sent him fleeing to Tucson and a more familiar clime.
"Were you buying horses there?" I asked, thinking of the millions in equine bloodstock just outside the tent. "My friend, I don't do horses," said Al Shamsi, smiling indulgently. "I love golf. And I love my Harley."


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Paul Rosenberg is the senior editor of Random Lengths News, a bi-weekly alternative community newspaper.
"No president since World War II has been re-elected with an unemployment rate over 7.2 per cent." That's a snippet of conventional wisdom that's been floating around almost since the day that Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, a month that ultimately closed out with an ominous unemployment rate of 7.8 per cent - although it was only reported at 7.6 per cent at the time. That too-rosy, though still dismal employment statistic was just one factor feeding feed into a too-rosy economic projection that ended up getting the Obama Administration into a good deal of trouble. Although economic adviser Christine Romer originally pushed for a US $1.8tn stimulus in a December 2008 memo, that was considered politically impossible, and Obama officially asked for
This is the first in a two-part article about unemployment and the 2012 presidential candidates' plans to create jobs. The first part, below, analyses the relationship between unemployment rates and presidential elections, and takes a close look at Obama's jobs plan. The second part will examine Mitt Romney's and Rick Santorum's jobs plans.
San Pedro, CA - "No president since World War II has been re-elected with an unemployment rate over 7.2 per cent." That's a snippet of conventional wisdom that's been floating around almost since the day that Barack Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, a month that ultimately closed out with an ominous unemployment rate of 7.8 per cent - although it was only reported at 7.6 per cent at the time.
That too-rosy, though still dismal employment statistic was just one factor feeding into a too-rosy economic projection that ended up getting the Obama Administration into a good deal of trouble. Although economic adviser Christine Romer originally pushed for a $1.8tn stimulus in a December 2008 memo, that was considered politically impossible, and Obama officially asked for less than half that amount - and still was greeted with intense GOP opposition, even though around 40 per cent of his stimulus package was tax cuts. The projections released on January 10, 10 days before his inauguration, anticipated peak unemployment of 8 per cent with the scaled-down stimulus, and 9 per cent without it. In reality, the 8 per cent figure was passed the next month, which ended with at 8.3 per cent unemployment. The stimulus plan was signed into law on February 18. On the surface, Republicans were able to argue the stimulus was a failure, since unemployment peaked at 10 per cent in October 2009. But Romer's original calculations had been generally vindicated: the recession was far more severe than originally anticipated, and a much larger stimulus had been called for. The unemployment rate could have easily been over 11 per cent or more without the stimulus. That's scant solace, of course. But those stubbornly high unemployment rates may not be as politically deadly as they once seemed. For one thing, they are finally coming back down to earth - though still nowhere near what they should be. Yet, at 8.3 per cent - down 0.7 per cent in four months - the unemployment rate now matches that of February 2009. It's still a far cry from 7.2 per cent, but that level nine months from now is far from impossible. More importantly, though, that 7.2 per cent figure extremely misleading, as Nate Silver explained at the New YorkTimes ""538" blog last June. For one thing, Ronald Reagan was re-elected with a 7.2 per cent unemployment rate - by a whole 18 points - strongly suggesting he could have been re-elected with a much higher rate than that. (What's more, before World War II FDR was re-elected by even bigger landslides in 1936 and 1940, with unemployment still in double digits!)But the real problem Silver highlighted was an overall lack of correlation. "Historically, the correlation between the unemployment rate and a president's electoral performance has been essentially zero." And, of course, he had the charts to prove it. He also said that looking at the change in the unemployment rate over a president's term was little better. "This does produce some positive correlation, but it's quite weak and almost entirely driven by a couple of outlying data points surrounding the Great Depression." Again, he had the charts to prove it.
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There's just one catch: the four-year time-frame wasn't a good predictor, but a two-year time-frame could work wonders, as an AP story from last month pointed out. "Going back to 1956 no incumbent president has lost when unemployment fell over the two years leading up to the election. And none has won when it rose." True enough, but still misleading, George Washington University political scientist John Sides told me.
Sides has published on the subject of economically modeling elections, as well as writing about it on the blog Monkey Cage, which he co-curates. First off, "the year before is what matters more", rather than the two-year period, he said. Second, "It's not necessarily useful to pick any one indicator or one particular threshold that candidates need to meet. It's the general trend that matters."There are, in fact, a number of strong indicators to choose from, if you look at election year changes. "We shouldn't get too concerned with which exact indicator we choose. When the economy is growing, most indicators will move in a positive direction: GDP, real disposable income and unemployment. That's the important point."In a paper Sides coauthored, he noted that "at a meeting of political scientists held over Labor Day weekend in 2008 - even before the start of the Republican National convention - a panel of political scientists each presented a forecast of the outcome. Almost all of them predicted the exact outcome within a couple of percentage points. The average of their predictions was 53 per cent, and that's what Obama got." So much for all the hoopla over Sarah Palin - at least for that election. And indeed, the nine-month period from January through September seems quite enough for predictive purposes. By the time the traditional campaign season is halfway done, the economic cake is already baked.Although Silver missed these nuances initially, he caught up rather thoroughly, writing another post last November, in which he looked at 43 economic variables over the nine-month period for the 16 presidential elections held since World War II. The strongest indicators all account for a third of the winning margin or more. These were real GDP, real personal income, change in nonfarm payrolls, change in unemployment rate, change in employment-to-population ratio and the ISM manufacturing index, a multi-factor index regarded as a leading indicator for the economy at large. Not too surprisingly, this leading indicator proved the strongest election predictor, accounting for 46 per cent of winning margin. Altogether, Silver found 21 economic indicators that accounted for at least one-fifth of the winning margin.Summing up, what all the above tells us is:
Obama's jobs planIn September 2011, Obama announced a four-part, $447bn jobs plan (with a fifth part dedicated to making sure it would be deficit-neutral), which Republicans in Congress blocked. But it remains a good guide to the kinds of things he would like to do in a second term. Parts of it are about to be passed, as shifting political fortunes have made Republicans more willing to work with him.The first part of his plan, "cuts to help America's small businesses hire and grow", had as its centerpiece cutting the payroll tax in half for 98 per cent of businesses. It also included a complete payroll tax holiday for added workers or increased wages. The second part, "Putting workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernising America", included a "Returning Heroes" hiring tax credit for veterans, proving anywhere from $5,600 to $9,600; support for state and local governments to prevent up to 280,000 teacher layoffs, while keeping cops and firefighters on the job; school modernisation for at least 35,000 public schools, supporting new science labs, internet-ready classrooms and other renovations; immediate investments in infrastructure and a National Infrastructure Bank to modernise roads, rail, airports and waterways and put hundreds of thousands of workers back to work; a new "Project Rebuild", which will put people to work rehabilitating homes, businesses and communities, via various different public-private collaborations.
The third part, "Pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs", included extension of unemployment insurance for five million Americans with three "innovative reforms" supporting state-level programs, one to support work-sharing alternatives to layoffs; another for displaced workers to take temporary, voluntary work or pursue on-the-job training and a third to provide wage insurance to help reemploy older workers or help them start their own businesses. It also included a $4,000 employer tax credit for hiring the long-term unemployed, and a prohibition on discriminating against unemployed workers. The fourth part, "Tax relief for every American worker and family", included cutting payroll taxes in half for 160 million workers in 2012, providing a $1,500 tax cut to the typical American family; and allowing more Americans to refinance their mortgages at then-current interest rates, around 4 per cent.This proposal represented a true "jobs plan" in a traditional sense. It had a detailed focus on specific aspects of the problem and specific policies to address those aspects. The relationship between problem and solution was transparent and straighforward, which also means that problems with the ideas proposed, as well as possible alternatives, could also be articulated with a good deal of specificity. This is inevitably less true with broader economic plans, which have multiple explicit short- and long-term goals, as well as cultural, social and political agendas as well. This could be seen if one were to consider Obama's recently-released budget, for example, or even the more narrowly job-focused recent proposals of Obama's jobs council of top US business leaders.
But it's much more pronounced with the economic proposals of the remaining top two GOP candidates, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, which the second part of this article will address.
Paul Rosenberg is the Senior Editor of Random Lengths News, a bi-weekly alternative community newspaper.
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