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Good and bad - For most folks, the 10, 15, 25, 28 and 33 percent tax brackets have been retained (permanently, until some future Congress decides they're just too low) for 2013, as does the 35 percent rate applicable to taxable income from the top end of the 33 percent bracket, up to a number somewhere around $398,000. Folks with income above this upper limit (and joint filers whose income tops $450,000) will not-so-fondly recall the Clinton era, when the top tax rate was first elevated to 39.6 percent, to which it returns now.
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Bad - In another return to the bad old days of the Clinton administration, many folks' itemized deductions will be annually subjected to a "haircut" starting in 2013. (Obama likes this one - he had been lobbying for some way in which itemized deductions would not be allowed to produce the full tax benefit which a bloke's marginal tax rate would provide.)
Good - The uncertainty regarding the estate tax has finally been put to rest - the maximum tax rate has now been fixed at 40 percent, with an annually inflation adjusted $5 million exclusion for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2012.
Good - The opportunity for folks to claim an itemized deduction for state and local sales taxes (instead of state and local income taxes) has been extended through 2013. Nevadans like this one.
Good - Cancellation of indebtedness has become a big problem in recent years - especially when such an event occurs with respect to one's principal residence (such as in a foreclosure or short sale). The new law extends for one year the provision which allows for exclusion from income cancellation of a principal residence mortgage of up to $2 million.
Good - The Internal Revenue Code Section 179 benefit has been extended through 2013, affording taxpayers the opportunity to immediately expense up to $500,000 of business property purchase cost, which otherwise would have to be depreciated over many future years. Similarly, the new law extends the "50 percent bonus depreciation" availability through 2013.
And in closing, does it rankle you as much as it does us that these politicians knew this "cliff" was on the horizon for 17 months, yet nonetheless, and despite all the hand-wringing, just couldn't get around to fixing the mess until after the December 31, 2012 deadline, as if that deadline didn't even exist at all???
What happened the last time you missed some deadline? Did IRS look the other way?
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team bounced back from a tough weekend with a win on Monday night, overcoming an early deficit to earn a 7-6 win over the Harvard Crimson at Chapman Field.
The Islanders (11-9) fell behind by five runs early, but they were able to rally for two in the fifth and five in the sixth as Eric Weiss came up with the big hit, a grand slam that put his team in the lead. Harvard (1-10) was unable to hold on to the lead, but they did out-hit the Islanders by a 14-13 margin while scoring six runs.
O'Shea Dumes (1-0) came on in relief and picked up his first collegiate win, pitching 3.0 innings while giving up no runs on four hits while walking one and striking out one batter. Matt Danton pitched the final 1.1 innings while giving up just one hit and no runs for the first save of his college career.
Weiss had just one hit for the Islanders, but in the process he extended his hitting streak to 15 games and picked up five RBI, one on a groundout and four on a grand slam that provided the winning margin for his team. Jonathan Gonzales led the team with three hits on the night, while Brandon Tierney, Cody Stephens and Jordan Lee had two hits apiece. Brad Porras, Dominic Lopez and Stafford Brantley each had one hit. In addition to the five by Weiss, Lee and Gonzales had one RBI on the night.
Harvard scored first, getting a pair of runs in the top of the second for an early 2-0 lead.
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The team loaded the bases once again in the fourth inning, this time with no outs, but a double play and groundout to first base ended the threat.
After a brief sun delay heading into the top of the fifth, the Crimson added three more runs to extend the advantage to 5-0.
The Islanders finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, as Stephens led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Lee, advanced to third on a balk by the Harvard pitcher and came home to score on a ground ball by Weiss, while Weiss reached and moved to second on an error. Gonzales followed with an RBI double down the right field line to make it a 5-2 score.
The bases were loaded for a third time in the bottom of the sixth, but unlike the previous two times, the Islanders were able to take advantage by scoring five runs on five hits. Brantley started the inning off with a single to the shortstop, moved to second on a single through the left side by Tierney and the bases were loaded when a pitch hit Russell Vaughan. Jacob Hubert came on to pinch run for Vaughan after he was hit, Lee dropped a single in between three fielders in right center field to make it a 5-3 score.
With the bases still loaded, Weiss stepped to the plate. He hit the second pitch he saw over the right field fence for an opposite-field grand slam that made it 7-5 and gave the Islanders their first lead of the game.
A single run for Harvard in the top of the eighth cut the lead to just one at 7-6, but it would be all they would get as Danton pitched 1.1 inning, getting the final out of the eighth and then pitching a perfect ninth for his first save.
Next up for the team will be four more games in four day, as they travel to Houston – Victoria on Thursday for the final pre-conference game of the year, and then play a three-game series against Sam Houston State on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It will be the first Southland Conference series of the year for both teams.
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LOS ANGELES -- Barry Sanders hasn't gained a yard this season and won't play in the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. But in his own way, the freshman tailback has contributed to Stanford's success.
Sanders imitates opposing running backs to prepare the Cardinal defense for what it will face in games. He's Ka'Deem Carey of Arizona or Kenjon Barner of Oregon or Johnathan Franklin of UCLA.
In the final performance of his redshirt season, Sanders has played the part of Montee Ball, the Wisconsin senior who averages 133 yards per game and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back.
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David Irving, Holocaust Denial, and his Connections to Right Wing Extremists and Neo-National Socialism (Neo-Nazism) in Germany: Electronic Edition, by Hajo FunkeTable of Contents
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5.7 1992: the 'International Campaign for Real History' falters.
5.7.1.Irving was in Germany at least four times in 1992; from 13[?] - 23 March, 3-18 May, in June briefly on his way to Moscow, and 10 -15[?] September. Again diary entries are missing, namely the entries for February 24 to March 22, and 10 and 11 (partially) May.
5.7.2.In an unusual move, Irving took the initiative into his own hands in attempting to organise the year's tours. On 1 January, Irving sent a circular letter to his contacts in Germany offering his services ['...ich stelle mich gern zu Verfügung'] and advising them of his availability during the forthcoming year. The letter went out to Günter Deckert, Christian Worch, Karl Höffkes, Klaus Ewald, Dr. Gerd Sudholt, Dr. Dreher [who passed it on to Dill406], Renate Werlberger, Carl-Arthur Bühring, Joachim Siegerist, Lars de Flon, Pedro Varela, Althans, Arwed Sader, Thies Christophersen, Michael Swierzeck, Dr. Michael Koll, and Andreas Jahrow.407
5.7.3.The March tour was organised by Worch and Michael Swierczek (who was meant to organise two meetings in South Germany), with help from Zündel.408 On 13 March Irving had planned to arrive in Munich and wanted to pick up books from Althans's book store.409 On 14 March Irving spoke to the DVU in Passau.410
5.7.4.On 15 March Irving spoke in Hetendorf [Lüneburger Heide] near Hamburg on the destruction of Dresden, under the auspices of a "Dresden-Holocaust-Monument" project, thought up by Zündel and Worch.411 Worch had written to Irving in January trying to interest him in the project. In the process he ruminated on the day-to-day problems in Germany
The year begins for me with stress: street fighting got out of hand at Michael Kühnen's funeral, only the day after renewed confrontation with the left in Wilhelmshaven (but there without brawls), yesterday the news that Gottfried Küssel had been arrested in Vienna...412
5.7.5.In trying to interest Irving for the project, Worch explained that one of his problems was that although he could easily gather a 'powerful' ['schlagkräftiges'] public and although he could protect halls, speakers, and public against 'enemy attacks' [feindliche Angriffe'] his 'powerful' public was not usually 'affluent' ['zahlungskräftig']. This was the job of Harder for example, or the people around the NPD, DVU, Republicans, and the independent national-conservatives, entities that could attract older people who paid an entry fee.
5.7.6.Worch added that the project had an important role for NL. 'It would be no problem with precisely such a project if the more radical wing, represented by me, unite with the more reserved moderate wing.' He suggested Irving speak in Hetendorf where there were some 'middle-class national associations, that are partly scared' ['bürgerlich-nationalen Vereinen, die Leilweise ängstlich sind.']. For instance an event with Fred Leuchter would be too dangerous for them.
5.7.7.If Irving had any scruples about the politics of his role, he repressed them in appearing.413
5.7.8.On 16 March Irving spoke at the Bonn university, as arranged by the AVÖ's Stephan Wiesel.414 This is an important speech because the contents of Irving's stock speeches would seem to have remained constant. In a report on the speech Dr. Michael Koll reported Irving as having said,
Main thesis: "In 18 months the horrific episode with the gas chambers finished." Irving referred to the fact that earlier predictions of his had come true.
"When this pack of lies (i.e. the "Holocaust" - M.K.) collapses, it will be very embarrassing for German politicians". The Germans payments for "gaschambers that did not exist" will be stopped and
"without this money the state of Israel will collapse".
The Jews according to Irving, have to free themselves from the Holocaust legend, "otherwise there will be a wave of anti-Semitism".
Concepts like "final victory", "total victory", "total truth" fall hard on the ears. [...] Quote Irving: "When Auschwitz falls then the Jews have lost the battle".415
5.7.9.On 19 March Irving would appear to have tried to speak in Ausburg, at a meeting arranged by Michael Swierczek.416 This might coincide with one of the meetings attributed to Irving in the VSB for 1992, which recorded Irving speaking to an NO meeting in Engen/Welschingenin near Konstantz in March 1992.417 On 23 March Irving breakfasted with Zündel in Munich.418
5.7.10.In May Irving announced his intention to 'continue...his "International Campaign for Real History" in the FRG with speeches in Berlin, Munich, and Stuttgart.'419 On 4 May Irving gave a press conference in Munich.420 The room was booked for Irving by Althans.421 The hotel 'Bayerischer Hof' cancelled the room on learning that Althans had booked it on Irving's behalf and the press conference had to take place elsewhere.422 On 5 May Irving appeared before a Munich court, where he was fined DM 10,000 (see below).
5.7.11.During 1991 there had been new attempts to organize a bigger neo-Nazi camp, that would also include members of the Republicans, the NPD, and others. On the 31 October 1991 a new party was formed in Villingen-Schwennigen called the German League for People and Home [Die Deutsche Liga für Volk und Heimat - DLVH]. In Berlin the neo-Nazis around the DLVH organized a group to stand for elections, called 'We Are The People' ['Wir sind das Volk']. Early in 1992, they re-named themselves 'the Nationals' together with a group of known neo-Nazis like Peter Boche, Dr. Bernd Witte, Frank Schwerdt and Andreas Storr (the latter from the JN) and together they intended to stand in the forthcoming Berlin elections.423> Thilo Kabus explained the change of name to Irving.
To steer round the guile of the Berlin electoral law a change of our name to "the Nationals" was necessary. Independently of this the number of members and sympathisers has approximately tripled. So everything is getting better.424
5.7.12.As part of their campaign to profile themselves in the forthcoming Berlin local elections a big rally was organized for the 9 May 1992, the day after the anniversary of the unconditional surrender of 1945. The venue was provocatively to be the former communist museum dedicated to the surrender in Berlin-Karlshort.425 Irving was announced as the star speaker.426 In planning the rally Irving had long been in contact with prominent members of the Nationals, such as Dr. Bernd Witte, Thilo Kabus, and Frank Schwerdt.427
5.7.13.Ultimately the rally was cancelled. This would seem to have been for a number of reasons, not all of them to do with Irving.428 As far as Irving was concerned, it was intended to ban his speech. 429 But Salomon had written to Irving informing him that because of developments the organisers were of the opinion that they did not want to involve Irving in the 'incalculable risks' that had come up.430
5.7.14.After a total defeat in the local elections, the strategy of the Nationals was altered and a decision was made to expand through decentralization and to concentrate on recruitment of youngsters. In the following years, this group became one of the successful organizers of the neo-Nazi Comradeship and adhered to the concept of so-called 'nationalbefreite Zonen', freed national zones, where foreigners were driven out.431
5.7.15.The diary record for 10 and 11 May is mostly missing. A journalist for the Independent suggested that Irving spoke in Poland instead, and was then off to Auschwitz. 'Yesterday, he was due to address 800 Germans in Oppeln, a small town in Poland. [...] After that [meeting in Oppeln] he planned to head for Auschwitz to "have another look at the place" and, no doubt, to strengthen his conviction that the gas chambers there are fakes erected after the war for the benefit of tourists and those "clever opponents" seeking financial retribution from the German state.'432 To Althans Irving conveyed that he would be in Dresden.433
5.7.16.On 11 May Irving ate dinner with Stephan Niemann, functionary in the AVÖ.434 From 12 to 14 Irving recorded with Althans his plea ['Schlußwort'] of his Munich trial 'which we shall now market as a propaganda tool.'435
5.7.17.On 15 May Irving was in Echterdingen, outside where Stuttgart Irving's tour started to falter
Peter Müller broke to me here the news that the police have in writing banned tomorrow's function at Sindelfingen Holiday Inn. Sicne [Since] they cite "Auschwitz" as the motive, it is plain that the unauthorised National Offensive leaflet issued "from Munich" (I.e. by Althans!), which already muddled up the starting time, starting 3 p.m. instead of 5 p.m., is to blame. The leaflet gave no topic. I am furious. [...] I remain stoical, however, and hope another location can be found. Saur (NO) states: "Herrenberg", and by fax (for security) he informed us the location, Cafe Neumann'436
5.7.18.A meeting with the NO in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, on 16 May suffered a similar fate.437 The meeting had been organised with Hans Joachim Dill, Klaus Ewald, and Peter Müller.438 Klaus Ewald had assured Irving that Dill could 'make a storage hall available, in which Ernst Zündel and Fred Leuchter spoke on 3 November 1991' if the worst came to the worst.439
...arrived at Holiday Inn, Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart. Here the manager whose staff had told us last night there was no problem, we could set up at 3 p.m., announced the meeting would not take place; no, not banned by the hotel, so they would not refund the rent; nor allowed either. Klaus Ewald arrived, got nowhere with them either. So we headed for the alternative venue [venue] at Herrenberg, 22km away. The Kripo [criminal police] arrived 5 minutes later, and in due course they banned the mee[ti]ng there. [...] I agreed to address a meeting of valiant remnants in a field 5km from Böblingen, and played to them the tape of my Schlußwort [plea] (which resulted in 13 sales immediately.)440
5.7.19.After the disaster Dill wrote to Irving that 'We will thoroughly discuss the lessons to be learnt out of this with Ernst Zündel. Meetings only in private circles with the registration of a topic which is not contestable. Only personal invitations...'441 Irving replied 'That really was an unlucky week! Five meetings in the FRG, all cancelled by the police.'442
5.7.20.On 17 May disaster struck again for Irving in Schliersee where he had been booked to speak by Althans.443
Arrived at Schliersee Bahnhof 12:30 p.m.; Althans arrived twenty minutes later, and told that a "catastrophe" occurred here too, namely the Kripo had arrived at 9:2 a.m. here and told the organisers not to let me speak. They of course knew nothing of my planned presence. Kripo knew more than they did. The 300 people at tables cheered as I walked in, but organiser confirmed to me that the police ban made it impossible for them to let me speak, as they depended on the town to let them have the hall each year...So it looks like the fifth meeting this tour is also K.O.d. [knocked out] I am fuming.444
5.7.21.Irving stayed overnight on the AVÖ premises in Munich.445 In retrospect Irving was clear in his mind where the roots of disaster lay, and it was certainly not due to his own utterances. He wrote to Renate Werlberger of the Munich NPD '...my last journey to Germany simply a wash out. Five events all banned by the police with different excuses. I have Mr. Althans, better said the NO to thank for that.'446 To Zündel he wrote 'I don't believe that I will speak for the Nat.[ionale] Liste, Nat.[ionale] Offensive or the AVÖ again. The two weeks (costs: 12,000,--) brought nothing in. Everything banned, mostly caused through stupidity.'447
5.7.22.Obviously not the politics of such groups, but their lack of organisational skills was what disturbed Irving.
5.7.23.On 5 June Irving stayed in Germany briefly on his way to the Moscow archives, squeezing in a meeting in Hamburg for Ulrich Harder.448 Sometime in June Irving had also agreed to attend a think tank ['Denkfabrik'] in Munich at the behest of the 'the German Conservatives ['Die Deutschen Konservativen'] of Joachim Siegerist, as mediated by Dr. Manfrid Dreher.449 The event was cancelled.450 On 12 June Irving in was Germany on his return from the Moscow archives.451 The next day Irving flew from Munich to Rome, where he was promptly deported back to Munich. In Munich again (Irving was surprised that the Italians had not alerted the German authorities to his return) he spoke with Zündel at a meeting arranged by Althans.452 On the 14 Irving met Zündel again to plan his forthcoming Canadian tour.453
5.7.24.On 11 September 1992 Irving was to have spoken to the Munich NPD on the Goebbels diaries, but received a speaking ban.454 On 12 September Thies Christophersen had invited Irving to attend a conference organised by him in Antwerp455 Irving accepted and drove to Antwerp with Pedro Varelax, Althans, and friend Thomas [Dienel?].456 Zündel and Worch also attended the conference, where Irving spoke on 'Nuremberg.'457 There are no nearer details of the conference. On 13 September Irving had planned to speak at a NPD meeting in Cologne.458 On 14 September Irving planned to speak in Aachen, but apparently the meeting was cancelled 'by the organisers.'459
406. Dr. Manfrid Dreher, 9 January 1992.
407. Irving to Christian and Ursula Worch, 1 January 1992; Irving to Karl Höffkes, January 1992; Irving to Klaus Ewald, 1 January 1992; list, 'letter overleaf sent to the following...,' n.d., 2 pp.
408. Irving to Christian Worch, 20 January 1990; Christian Worch to Irving 20 January 1992; Christian Worch to Irving, 22 January 1992. See also Christian Worch to Irving, 26 February 1992.
409. Irving to Ewald Althans, 1 March 1992. To Worch he wrote that he would fly from Austria to Passau. See Irving to Christian Worch, 9 March 1992.
410. Christian Worch to Irving, 22 January 1992; Christian Worch to Irving 26 February 1992.
411. Christian Worch to Irving, 8 January 1992; Christian Worch to Irving, 22 January 1992; Christian Worch to Irving, 24 February 1992; Irving to Christian Worch, 9 March 1992; Christian Worch to Irving, 10 March 1992. See also Irving to Ernst Zündel 10 January 1992, saying he does not think it appropriate that he as an Englishman campaign against the Harris monument in London, but he could help in Germany. Irving to Christian [Worch], 8 January 1992, the same.
412. 'Für mich beginnt das Jahr mit Streß: Ausufernde Straßenschlachten bei der Beisetzung von Michael Kühnen, gleich am Tag darauf erneute Konfrontation mit den Linken in Wilhelmshaven (da aber ohne Schlägerei), gestern die Nachricht, daß Gottfried Küssel in Wien verhaftet worden sei...' Christian Worch to Irving, 8 Jaanuary 1992.
413. 'Gerade bei einem solchen Projekt wird es kein Problem sein, wenn der durch mich repräsentierte eher radikale Flügel sich mit dem eher zurückhaltend-gemäßigten Flügel zusammenschließt.' Ibid.
414. Irving to Dr. Michael Koll, 14 January 1992. See also Irving to Dr. Michael Koll; Christian Worch to Irving, 22 January 1992; Dr. Michael Koll to Professor Dan Diner, 22 March 1992, enclosing a report on Irving's speech in Bonn of 16 March 1992, dated 17 March 1992.
415. 'Hauptthese: "In 18 Monaten ist der Spuk mit den Gaskammern vorbei". Irving beruft sich darauf, daß schon frühere Voraussagen von ihm eingetroffen seen.'/ "Wenn dieses Lügengebäude (d.i. der "Holocaust" - M.K.) einstürt zt, dann wird es für deutsche Politiker sehr peinlich". Die deutschen Zahlungen für "Gaskammern, die es nicht gegeben hat", werden eingestellt und:/ "ohne dieses Geld klappt der Staat Israel zusammen"./ Die Juden - so Irving - müssen sich selber von der Holocaust-Legende freimachen, "sonst gibt es eine Welle des Antisemitismus"./ [...]/Bemerkung: / Begriffe wie "Endsieg", "totaler Sieg", "totale Wahrheit" klingen hart in den Ohren. [...] Zitat Irving: "Wenn Auschwitz fällt, dann ist für die Juden die Schlacht verloren".Dr. Michael Koll, report ['Kurzbericht'] on Irving's speech in Bonn of 16 March 1992, dated 17 March 1992, enclosed in Dr. Michael Koll to Professor Dan Diner, 22 March 1992,
416. Swierczek wrote to him asking for a copy of his police 'Bescheid' enclosing a copy of the one he (Swierczek) had received. See Michael Swierczek to Irving, 27 March 1992. See also the itinary planned for Irving in Christian Worch to Irving, 22 January 1992.
417. Verfassungsschutz-Bericht, Niedersachsen, 1992, pp. 40 and 65.
418. Diary entry, 23 March 1992.
419. 'Anschließend an diesen Gerichtstermin setzt Herr Irving seinen "International Campaign for Real History" in der BRD fort mit Reden in Berlin, München, und Stuttgart.' Irving, Press Release, 29 April 1992.
420. Irving, Press Release, 29 April 1992; diary entry, 4 May 1992.
421. Ewald Althans to Irving, 28 April 1992.
422. Münschener Zeitung, "Hotel sagt Konferenz mit David Irving ab,' 5 May 1992; Suddeutsche teitung, 'Hotel verweist Irving des Saals,' 5 May 1992.
423. Wagner 1994: p. 43
424. 'Um die Tücken des Berliner Wahlgesetzes zu umschiffen, war eine Änderung unseres Namens in "Die Nationalen" notwendig. Unabhängig davon hat sich unsere Mitglieder und Sympathi santenzahl seit meinem letzten Schreiben ungefähr verdreifacht. Es geht also aufwärts.' Thilo Kabus to Irving, 1 February 1992.
425. Benedict, pp. 130f; Bernd Holthusen and Michael Jänecke, Rechtsextremismus in Berlin. Aktuelle Erscheinungsformen, Ursachen, Gegenmaßnahmen (Marburg, 1994), p. 129.
426. Thilo Rabus to Irving, 4 December 1991. See also Irving to Ewald Althans, 16 April 1992.
427. Diary entry, unidentifiable [5 May 1992?]; Irving to Ulrich Harder, 22 December 1991; Ulrich Harder to Irving, 29 March 1992; Frank Schwerdt to Irving, 3 March 1992; Irving to Thilo Kabus, 12 December 1991; Thilo Kabus to Irving, 1 February 1992.
428. '...phoned Christian Worch, what does he know about Thilo Kabus etc. He says Nationale Initiative hat sich auseinandergestritten [squabbled itself apart], but he thinks Karlshorst is going ahead. Don't like the sound of that. He will try to locate Dr. Witte and phone me back today or tommorow. [Sounds like Berlin may be off, then.]'. Diary entry, 4 May 1992. Insertion Irving's. See also diary entry, 8 May 1992. '...phoned Bridge back [of the Independent's Berlin office who had phoned Althans] (he phoned IfZ); he says Die Nationalen in Berlin claimed to him I would be speaking there tomorrow.I: not so (but phoned Salomon in Berlin, who confirmed not.)'
429. 'Vollzug des Ausländergesetzes (AuslG) Ausweisung aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland', n.d., p. 10.
430. 'Herrn Irving in die inzwischen kaum kalkulierbaren Risiken nicht einbeziehen sollten.' Thomas Salomon to Christian Worch, 6 May 1992.
431. The Nationals were successful in various east German towns like Cottbus and Guben. According to a strategic paper on national zones, these zones were declared spaces, in which 'we de facto exercise power, in which we are able to control and punish our enemies and those who deviate, and to support our comrades.' ['...nationalbefreite Zonen sind "Freiräume" in denen wir faktisch die Macht ausüben, in denen wir sanktionsfähig sind, d.h. wir bestrafen Abweichler und Feinde, wir unterstützen Kampfgefährtinnen und Gefährten.']. Benedict, p. 134.
432. 'Irving's dangerous liaison with Germany' by Adrian Bridge, The Independent, 10 May 1992.
433. Irving to Ewald Althans, 16 April 1992.
434. Diary entry, 11 May 1992. Niemann went on to build up the Freundeskreis Freies Deutschland in Bonn (Mecklenburg, p. 219).
435. Diary entries, 12, 13 and 14 May 1992. See also Ernst Zündel to Irving, 21 May 1992. 'Althans is here. We are working on a box design for the Münschener Prozess.'
436. Diary entry, 15 May 1992.
437. Verfassungsschutz-Bericht, Baden Württemberg, 1992, p. 65.
438. Peter Müller to Irving, 28 April 1992.
439. 'Ein Lagerraum zur Verfügung, in dem Ernst Zündel und Fred Leuchter am 03. November 91 sprachen...' Klaus Ewald to Irving, 14 January 1992.
440. Diary entry, 16 May 1992.
441. 'Die Lehre hieraus werden wir gründlich mit Ernst Zündel besprechen: Veranstaltungen nur noch im privaten Kreis mit der Angabe eines nicht angreifbaren Themas. Nur noch persönliche Einladungen, wie wir das übrigens in Echterdingen machen.' Hans Joachim Dill to Irving, 18 May 1992. Dill enclosed a copy of a letter from Dr. Manfrid Dreher to Dill, which Dreher had requested he convey to Irving.
442. 'Das war tatsächlich eine Pechwoche! Fünf Veranstaltungen in der BRD, alle von der Polizei verboten.' Irving to Hans Joachim Dill, 21 May 1992.
443. Ewald Althans to Irving, 28 April 1992; diary entry, 12 May 1992. See diary entry, 19 April 1992.
444. Diary entry, 17 May 1992. The elipse is Irving's.
445. Diary entry, 17 May 1992.
446. '...meine letzte Deutschlandsreise eine einfache Pleite! Fünf Veranstaltungen, alle polizeilich verboten unter verschiedenen Vorwänden. Das habe ich Herr Althans, bzw. der NO zu verdanken.' Irving to Renate Werlberger, 21 May 1992.
447. 'Ich glaube nicht, daß ich wieder für Nat. Liste, Nat. Offensive oder AVÖ reden werde. Die zwei Wochen (Kosten: 12.000,--) brachten nichts ein. Alles verboten, meistens durch Dummheiten ausgelöst.' Irving to Ernst Zündel, 22 May 1992.
448. Diary entry, 19 May 1992; diary entry, 5 June 1992; diary entry 6 July 1992.
449. Irving to Joachim Siegerist, 30 December 1991; Joachim Siegerist to Irving, 14 January 1992; Irving to Joachim Siegerist, 20 January 1992; Irving to Joachim Siegerist, 21 May 1992.
450. Joachim Siegerist to Irving, 27 May 1992.
451. Diary entry, 16 June 1992; diary entry 12 June 1992.
452. Diary entry, 13 June 1992. See Irving to Ernst Zündel, 1 June 1992. '...in Munich* June 15, 16.' [* 'Europäische Hof']. See also Ernst Zündel to Irving, 1 June 1992. 'If possible I'll try to extend my stay a few days to meet with you in München.'
453. Diary entry, 14 June 1992.
454. Flyer, 'Die bayerischen Nationaldemokraten laden ein...' n.d. See also Irving to Renate Werlberger, 12 July 1992; Renate Werlberger to Irving, 22 July 1992; Irving to Renate Werlberger, 24 July 1992.
455. Document 1589, Thies Christophersen to Irving, 28 July 1992. See also document 1590, Irving to Christophersen, 28 July 1992 and document 1602, Christophersen to Irving 5 August 1992; Thies Christophersen to Irving 22 August 1992. See also Irving to Ernst Zündel, 5 September 1992. 'Ernst, I believe we meet in Antwerp on Saturday? I certainly hope to be there - a long drive up from Munich overnight.'
456. Thies Christophersen to Irving, 22 August 1992; diary entry, 12 September 1992.
457. Diary entry, 12 September 1992; Irving to Ernst Zündel, 5 September 1992.
458. Dr. Michael Koll to Professor Dan Diner, 22 March 1992, enclosing a report on Irving's speech in Bonn of 16 March 1992, dated 17 March 1992; Dr. Michael Koll to Irving, 20 May 1992; Irving to Renate Werlberger, 12 July 1992. See also diary entry, unidentifiable. 'Spoke with Susie Töpler about Monday's cancelled meeting. She said the local branch had got into financing trouble and then "what with Rostock" etc., N.B. they had decided to call off the function.' Irving was also booked to talk to the Bundesheimatgruppe Schweidnitz in Reutlingen. See Walter Fülbier to Irving, 10 March 1992.
459. Irving to Renate Werlberger, 12 July 1992; diary entry, 12 September 1992.
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I'm writing a plugin that adds a root folder to PMS. Initially, the folder has no children, but children will be added and removed during the lifetime of the application. What would be the proper way to implement that?
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June 22, 2011
DOE Offers $359 Million Loan Guarantee for Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant
DOE announced on June 15 the offer of a conditional commitment for a $359.1 million loan guarantee to Mesquite Solar 1, LLC, to support the development of a photovoltaic (PV) solar generating project in Arizona. The optimized 150-megawatt (MW) alternating current project is sponsored by Sempra Generation and is located about 45 miles west of Phoenix. The company estimates the project will create up to 300 construction jobs and 7-10 full time operating jobs.
The project will be one of the first U.S. large-scale utility PV power plants to use U.S.-manufactured innovative transformerless and liquid-cooled inverter technology, which allows for significant improvements in energy output. The project is anticipated to generate nearly 350,000 megawatt hours of electricity in the first full year of production, or enough to power over 31,000 homes. Power from the project will be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. See the DOE press release and the DOE Loan Programs Office website.


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You don't have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, and then be willing to live for them and die for them. The people that make a durable difference in the world are not the people who have mastered many things, but who have been mastered by a few great things. If you want your life to count, if you want the ripple effect of the pebbles you drop to become waves that reach the ends of the earch and roll on for centuries and into eternity, you don't have to have a high IQ or EQ; you don't have to have good looks or riches; you don't have to come from a fine family or a fine school. You have to know a few great, majestic, unchanging, obvious, simple, glorious things, and be set on fire by them.(if you want more, a great site of his is http://www.desiringgod.org/)
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Area briefs: Wofford's Hughes sets school record
Published: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 12:52 a.m.
In Charlotte, N.C., the Wofford men's and women's outdoor track and field teams opened their seasons at the two-day 49er Classic Friday and Saturday.
Sam Hughes set a new school record with a time of 10:37.31 good enough for eighth place in the 3,000 meters. On the men's side, Ryan Doyle set a new school record in the 5,000 meter with a time of 15:18.75 in 32nd place.
... The women's tennis team (5-6) fell to Charleston Southern (6-4) 4-3.
... In Elon, N.C., the men's tennis team (2-8) was defeated on the road at Elon (7-4), 6-1.
CLEMSON: The women's rowing team finished first in five of six races against Boston University, Indiana, Purdue and Syracuse on Saturday morning on Lake Hartwell.
... In Charlotte, N.C., Ty McCormack established a facility record in on the final day of competition at the 49er Classic. McCormack won the 2000-meter steeplechase Saturday with a time of 5:54.63, one of five winning performances by the track and field program.
SOUTH CAROLINA: The softball team (16-8, 0-2 SEC) took a lead in the fifth, but Alabama (25-3, 3-2 SEC) scored four unanswered runs to claim a 5-3 win.
... In Coral Gables, Fla., Ceci Kryst earned two of 10 total wins for the track and field team on the final day of the Hurricane Invitational at the University of Miami to close out the schools first outdoor event of the year.
LIMESTONE: In Mount Olive, N.C., Eric Zaun had a career-high 22 kills, but the men's volleyball team (10-11, 7-7 CC) was defeated by Mount Olive (19-3, 13-0 CC) 25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 25-19 and 15-10.
... In Baltimore, the men's lacrosse team (7-1, 2-0 CC) dropped a 7-6 decision to Le Moyne (5-0, 2-0 NE-10).
... In Hartsville, the softball team (8-10, 4-0) swept Coker (15-9, 8-4) in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader by scores of 6-0 and 10-2, respectively.
... In Clinton, the men's tennis team (7-6, 2-0) was defeated by Presbyterian (14-6, 0-0) by the score of 6-1.
... In Winter Park, Fla., the women's lacrosse team (7-1, 2-0 CC) defeated Rollins 13-12.
USC UPSTATE: The women's tennis team dropped the doubles point and captured just one singles match in falling 6-1 to ETSU.
... In Charlotte, N.C., the men's and women's track & field teams closed out the Charlotte 49er Classic Saturday for a solid opening weekend of the outdoor season as the Spartan women set two school records in relays.
... In Wilmington, N.C., Cheyenne Griffin picked up a couple of game-winning hits, including a two-run home run in the top of the seventh in the second game, to lead the softball team to a doubleheader sweep of UNC Wilmington.
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2011 (Junior): Completed his junior campaign with the best record on the team at 14-7 … was 5-0 at singles in Southland Conference play to garner Southland Newcomer of the Year recognition… helped his team to a fourth-straight Southland Conference title by going unbeaten in his final nine matches of the year, including a 6-0 record in finished matches … finished the year in doubles at 10-2 overall and 5-0 in league matches to earn First Team All-Southland at the No. 2 spot … won six-straight matches alongside teammate James Langford to end the year.
Prior to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi: Played at Troy University in Troy, Ala., for head coach Eric Hayes … helped the Trojans to a 15-5 record overall while going 16-4 in individual matches … was part of a team that won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and represented the league in the NCAA Tournament.
High School: Played at CNED in Nice, France, for head coach Daniel Contek … won Reunion Island Championship in 2008.
Personal: Born Aurelien Tave on October 18, 1988 in Gilles Les Bains, Reunion Island … parents are Marcel Tave and Francoise Cruinek … majoring in sports management.


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Evelyn V. (Durr) Pfeil, 87, of Waynesboro died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro. Burial will follow in St. Andrew Cemetery, Waynesboro. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services Friday in the funeral home.
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ONTARIO -- Andre Ward had not fought for 14 months when he stepped into the ring against fellow unbeaten Edwin Rodriguez on Saturday night.
Except for a bit of sloppiness here and there, one would not have known it.
Utilizing a Larry Holmes-like jab that continually snapped back Rodriguez's head, as well as a crisp left hook and some nice work to the body, Ward dominated on his way to a wide unanimous decision win before 4,158 at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
The Oakland fighter, who won by judges' scores of 118-106, 117-107 and 116-108, gets credit for a defense of his WBA super middleweight title even though Rodriguez didn't make the 168-pound weight limit at Friday's weigh-in.
Rodriguez (24-1) was not eligible to win the belt even if he had emerged victorious. Before the fight could take place, Rodriguez could weigh no more than 180 pounds Saturday morning. He tipped the scales at 179.8 pounds.
He was fined $200,000 -- 20 percent of his $1 million purse -- by the California Athletic Commission for not making weight on Friday, with $100,000 going to Ward and $100,000 going to the commission. That upped Ward's take to $2 million.
Ward (27-0) was pleased with his performance, and the reaction of his surgically repaired right shoulder, the main reason for his long layoff.
"My shoulder felt good, it never hurt me," Ward said. "I never got tired. He was holding a lot, I guess he felt he had to fight that way. I had to adjust to it and so I moved inside and you saw the change that happened after the second round. I dominated the fight and I'm ready to go again.
"Edwin was not trying to win rounds, he was just trying to get lucky. He was trying to intimidate me."
There were no knockdowns, but Rodriguez had a lump under his right eye and was cut over the left eye by a head-butt in the 12th round.
"I'm not ashamed," said Rodriguez of Worcester, Mass. "I'm a winner. I'll always be a winner."
He assessed his and Ward's work.
"Andre Ward was too tricky and not a lot of power in his right hand," Rodriguez said. "I was disappointed in my own performance."
A wild fourth round saw both fighters deducted two points by referee Jack Reiss.
Rodriguez had Ward in some sort of a headlock with the fighters moving toward the ropes. Reiss tried to break them apart. But the fighters kept throwing and Reiss was just clipped in the chin with a left hook from Rodriguez.
"It was like off-setting penalties in football," Reiss said of the two-point deductions. "We had two highly trained athletes full of adrenaline and emotion."
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Kenneth Milo Berre, 88, a former long-time resident of Fridley, passed away April 25, 2012, at his home in Osseo.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 1.
Kenneth was born January 20, 1924, to Evend and Sarah (Christopherson) Berre in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County. He moved to Minneapolis in 1952 and married Georgene (daughter of George and Effie Niebergall) on November 29, 1952.
Kenneth is survived by his wife Georgene, two daughters, one son, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by one brother, Henry Berre (wife Gerry), two nieces and one nephew.
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What the patients taught the experts
Medical experts spend years of intensive study and practice learning how to help prevent cancer in their patients. And because the best experts are also the best listeners, some of them have told me that some of their tips come directly from their patients. I think you'll enjoy meeting the nine remarkable health professionals I found for my story, What the patients taught the experts, in the spring issue of our new Healthy Living magazine. I'd love to hear which ones are your favorites and if YOU have any other tips you'd like to share.
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Paul Ryan's Budget: 5 Takeaways
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) released what is likely his last budget plan in his current role on Tuesday, calling for many of the same changes to government programs that he has proposed in recent years. Here are highlights of his proposal (see PDF here) and a look at where the process goes from here.
1. Dynamic Scoring.
A central feature of Mr. Ryan's budget is its proposal to eliminate the deficit entirely in 10 years, something that President Barack Obama's budget does not do. But Mr. Ryan accomplishes this by counting, for the first time, something he labels as "macroeconomic fiscal impact." This is essentially a controversial way of measuring economic growth that could come from elements of the plan that reduce the deficit.
2. Poverty Details Missing.
Mr. Ryan has become one of the GOP's leaders in discussing anti-poverty programs, and he has promised to offer fresh proposals this year for how to best cut spending on these programs while helping the poor. But he doesn't offer new proposals in the budget plan, instead leaning largely on past drafts that would turn more power over to states.
3. Political Document.
The White House's budget proposal in March was largely seen as a political document rather than step toward bipartisan agreement, and Republicans in Congress quickly brushed it aside. Mr. Ryan's budget could be seen that way, too. But it serves a practical purpose – it is meant to unify the GOP going into the November midterm elections, when a strong showing at the polls could deliver control of the Senate to Republicans.
4. Chess game.
The White House offered its budget proposal in March. Mr. Ryan offers his in April. Senate Democrats don't plan to issue their own budget plan, so this means the budget chess game is pretty far along. Both parties will eventually need to vote on how to fund government programs after September, but there are no real budget or fiscal deadlines until that time.
5. New Gavel?
Mr. Ryan is expected to become chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee next year, one of the most powerful perches in Congress. That would give him broad power to determine direction of tax policy and of such major programs as Social Security and Medicare. It also would put him in a position to try to write many of his budget proposals into law.
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Engineering approaches involve: (i) harnessing a tractor's energy to compress air (~500 kPa) sufficiently for (ii) propelling crop-derived grit in a directed fashion through nozzles at speeds that abrade small weed seedlings selectively within crop rows, (iii) adapting nozzles for optimum patterns of grit application, and (iv) attaching multiple pairs of nozzles onto a tractor-mounted toolbar for simultaneous multiple-row weed control. Field research entails testing: (i) the timing and frequency of application passes, (ii) air pressure or grit air speed requirements, and (iii) grit size and hardness, e.g., walnut (hard) vs. corn cob (soft), to affect season-long control of weeds without crop injury in common annual and high-value perennial row crops. Demonstrations include displays of prototype equipment in action and their selective effects on weeds and crops at field days in Minnesota and South Dakota. Outcomes anticipated comprise: (i) a novel and tangible implement for non-chemical weed control; (ii) two peer-reviewed articles, one in an engineering journal and another in an agronomic journal; (iii) an extension bulletin describing the new system; and (iv) possible patents for the resulting implements. The expected audiences for the project are organic growers and equipment manufacturers. Both audiences will be exposed to an entirely new form of physical weed control that incorporates a novel use for crop residues.


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OAKLAND — Tony Smith started as Oakland's new schools superintendent on Wednesday with no shortage of Bay Area officials on hand to welcome him to the challenge.
As BART trains squealed past Think College Now, an elementary school in East Oakland's Fruitvale district, officials and staff members from San Francisco Unified — Smith's previous school district — the Oakland and San Francisco mayors' offices, Alameda County and the state Legislature stepped to the podium to sing Smith's praises and wish him well.
"All I can say to Oakland is 'Fasten your seat belt, because you're going to have a fun ride,'"" said Carlos Garcia, superintendent of San Francisco schools.
Jumoke Hinton Hodge, a new school board member who represents West Oakland, went so far as to call Smith, 42, "the greatest superintendent in the nation."
Smith led the East Bay's two-school, 800-student Emery Unified for three years before becoming deputy superintendent of instruction, innovation and social justice in San Francisco under Garcia in late 2007. Though Smith has worked with schools for years, mainly through the influential Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools nonprofit, he hasn't been a classroom teacher.
The Oakland school board, which unanimously selected Smith for the position over a more seasoned front-runner from Southern California, is banking on his rave reviews from San Francisco and Emeryville and his fundraising and networking abilities, engaging leadership style and local connections. Smith lives in Oakland, and his oldest daughter, 6, will attend Crocker Highlands Elementary School in the fall.
"It feels like my life's journey has brought me to this moment," Smith said, urging everyone to pull together to create "a revival like we have not seen" in Oakland.
Smith, who will earn about $288,000 in pay and benefits this year, takes over during a momentous and challenging time for Oakland's public schools. Oakland Unified emerged from state control this week, six years after accepting a $100 million emergency line of credit from the state. This means Oakland's elected school board will again call the shots, although the district's former state-appointed administrator, now a full-time state trustee drawing a $250,000 salary plus benefits, will have veto power over fiscal decisions.
Smith will also inherit an $18 million budget hole for the 2010-11 year, even without further state cuts. The state administration used that much in cash reserves and one-time federal funds to balance the current year's budget, money that won't be available a year from now. And on Friday, as his last big act as state-appointed administrator, Vincent Matthews declared an impasse in negotiations with the teachers union. This means a third-party mediator will step in once bargaining resumes in the fall.
"We are going to find our way through this," Smith said Wednesday, when a reporter asked how he planned to ease labor relations. "We'll work it out."
Reach Katy Murphy at 510-208-6424 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Read her Oakland schools blog and post comments at www.ibabuzz.com/education.
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LaDonna Harris, who took the helm of the Alameda County Probation Department after sexual harassment allegations pushed the former chief out, has been named to the position permanently.
She is one of three new appointments, including Public Defender Brendon Woods and an interim registrar of voters, Tim Dupuis, who will also serve as interim information technology director.
Harris beamed after Alameda County supervisors made her title official Tuesday during the regular board meeting.
"The work is kind of infectious," she said Wednesday. "It gets in your blood."
Harris spent 29 years with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and had risen to division commander of jails before retiring in 2011. She returned in March 2012 as acting probation chief at the request of the county, which was faced with a sexual harassment lawsuit against then-Chief Probation Officer David Muhammad.
Calling Harris a role model for the youth she works with, Supervisor Nate Miley praised her for helping the department move forward in the face of many challenges, including the lawsuit, prison realignment and budget cuts. "I am proud of her professionalism and its apparent morale boost to the department," he said.
Harris is responsible for overseeing 18,000 youth and adult probationers, as well as a wide range of programs and services provided by the department. She said she wants to focus on developing leaders among her staff of 600, refining the reforms already set in place and improving the strategy for dealing with adult and juvenile realignment.
In the Alameda County Public Defender's Office, Woods will replace Diane Bellas, who held the top post for more than a decade. His appointment is effective Dec. 17.
He will head the second oldest public defender's office in the nation, now a sprawling department with five field offices that handle more than 4,500 new cases every month.
Woods said his top goal is to quell the impression among many, that the Public Defender's Office is a last resort for poor criminal defendants.
"Public defenders' offices have a reputation where people think of them as a place to go when you cannot afford a good attorney, I want to change that perspective," Woods said. "The goal of the office isn't to provide adequate representation, it is to provide excellent representation."
A 16-year veteran of the department where he served as senior assistant public defender under Bellas, he will oversee more than 100 attorneys, 20 field investigators and scores of support staff.
"We are very pleased he is going to head up the office that he has pretty much grown up in since finishing law school," Miley said.
Also beginning Dec. 17, Dupuis will take over the dual role of interim director of information technology and registrar of voters. He takes the place of Dave Macdonald, who is retiring.
As chief technology officer since 2000, Dupuis, helped develop the county's first mobile applications and established a smartphone-friendly Web portal on Alameda County's website.
He worked closely with Macdonald on two award-winning projects that streamlined Registrar of Voters operations.
He also spearheaded Alameda County's first civic app challenge, happening Saturday, which capitalizes on the county's growing public database.
Now he plans to move forward with those efforts by expanding mobile platforms and the use of technology through the county administration.
Dupuis said the pairing of IT with the registrar's office has been a good one.
"I'm pretty proud of the things we've done," he said.


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The economic recovery in the Bay Area and California is gaining steam, analysts said Thursday, yet the pace of job growth is being hampered by new technologies that enable employers to limit hiring.
Economists with the closely watched UCLA Anderson Forecast say the Bay Area is leading the economic rebound in California, and that California is leading the nation. But the upswing is uneven.
"This is a bifurcated recovery," said Anderson Forecast senior economist Jerry Nickelsburg.
Much of the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego enjoy robust employment growth, primarily because they benefit from high-tech and biotech employment growth. Yet the East Bay, Central Valley and Inland Empire continue to struggle to add jobs.
Even within regions of California, the rebound is not spread evenly.
"If the kind of work you do can be replaced by a computer or a robot, you probably have a set of skills that will not take you very far into the future," Nickelsburg said.
High-tech job openings are plentiful, though many are contract jobs rather than full-time employment with benefits. In contrast, people in manufacturing, retail, logistics, leisure and hospitality and other sectors whose jobs can be automated or supplanted by technology are finding it tougher to land work.
"There are huge differences in the Bay Area," said Jeffrey Michael, director of the Stockton-based Business Forecasting Center at University of the Pacific. "Santa Clara County and San Francisco have recovered much more quickly than the East Bay. And the East Bay was hit much harder than the other areas during the Great Recession, but it hasn't recovered yet."
Economists also believe the trend toward automation helps explain why the overall economic recovery is tepid.
"We haven't had a solid jobs rebound, and the increased use of new technologies is one reason why," said Jordan Levine, director of economic research with Beacon Economics. "Companies can do more with less because they can use new technologies -- the Internet, software, new equipment, automated processes. If they need to meet rising demand for their products or services, they can do so without a major expansion of their payrolls."
Even when they find employment, some Bay Area workers say the jobs aren't quite what they want.
Many available technology openings are contract jobs that don't offer the health benefits and stability of full-time employment, said Gabriel Garcia, a San Jose resident whose field is information technology. "I'm working now at a tech company, but it's a contract job. I'd say 95 percent of the job offers I get are on a contract basis."
Orlando Watkins, an Oakland resident, wants to find a full-time job with a warehouse but can find only part-time work.
"The job market is very difficult, but I'm getting job offers here and there," Watkins said. "I'm taking the offers, but they are for part-time work. I want a full-time warehouse job."
Despite the slow pace in job growth, California can expect a steadily improving economy as measured by gains in payroll jobs, an improvement in the unemployment rate and a rise in personal income, the UCLA Anderson Forecast found.
"We are still seeing job growth, and we also are seeing more positive economic news from China, Japan and Europe," Nickelsburg said.
The forecast predicts that the state's payroll job growth will rise by 1.7 percent in 2013, 1.9 percent in 2014 and 2.2 percent in 2015. It says the jobless rate will average 8.9 percent this year, improve to an average of 7.9 percent in 2014 and drop to 6.9 percent by 2015.
"The worst is behind us," said Levine of Beacon Economics.
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What's going around this week has made quite a few appearances this summer. It's poison ivy.
In Lansing, Dan Moore, certified physician assistant at McLaren-Greater Lansing Internal Medicine, is treating poison ivy and poison oak this week.
The main symptom is an itchy, red, raised rash that often appears in lines or streaks. It forms blisters that break open and ooze clear fluid.
You may also have localized swelling or a feeling of warmth at the exposed area.
You can treat most cases of poison ivy at home. Wash the irritant off the skin as soon as possible with soap and hot water. Wash your clothes, too.
An oral antihistamine can help relieve symptoms. So can topical hydro-cortisone creams and calamine lotion.
Cool, moist compresses can also help. Try not to scratch.
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Refer to Engine Controls Schematics MAF, Secondary Air Injection Pump Bypass Solenoid, IAC and Secondary AIR Pump . Circuit Description The AIR pump is used on this vehicle to lower tail pipe emissions on start-up. The powertrain control module (PCM) grounds the AIR pump relay control circuit, which energizes the AIR pump. The PCM also grounds the AIR solenoid valve control circuit, which energizes the AIR solenoid valve. The AIR solenoid valve opens allowing manifold vacuum to open the AIR control valves. The PCM enables both control circuits when AIR system operation is desired. When the AIR system is active, the AIR pump forces fresh air into the exhaust stream in order to accelerate catalyst operation. The AIR control valves replace the conventional check valves. When the AIR system is inactive, the AIR control valves prevent air flow in either direction. DTC P0412 applies to the AIR solenoid control circuit. DTC P0418 applies to the AIR pump relay control circuit. DTC P0410 sets if an air flow problem is detected. The PCM will run two tests using the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) voltage to diagnose the AIR system. Both tests have two parts. The passive test is performed during regular AIR pump operation. The passive test consists of the following: Passive Test Part 1 When the AIR system is enabled, the PCM monitors the HO2S voltage. If the HO2S voltage goes below a threshold, the PCM interprets this as an indication that the AIR system is operational. Passive Test Part 2 When the AIR system is disabled, the PCM monitors the HO2S voltage. The HO2S voltage should increase above a threshold and switch normally. If both of these tests indicate a pass, no further action is taken. If one of the above tests failed or is inconclusive, the diagnostic will proceed to test two. The active test is performed specifically for diagnostic purposes. Test two consists of the following: Active Test Part 1 During this test the PCM turns the AIR system on during closed loop operation. When the AIR system is activated, the PCM monitors the HO2S voltage. If the AIR system is operating properly, the HO2S voltage should go below a predetermined threshold. Active Test Part 2 The PCM turns the AIR system off. The HO2S voltage should return to above a rich threshold.


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Surprise! Thanksgiving dinner costs more this year
Published: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Louisiana residents will spend about 13 percent more for a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal this year compared to last, a survey shows.
Money-saving tips
The LSU AgCenter offers these tips for saving money when shopping for your Thanksgiving meal —or anytime:
- Use a list and minimize the number of trips to the store.
- Shop alone and avoid going to the store just before a meal.
- Check store ads for deals.
- Use coupons.
- Purchase generic or store brands when practical.
- Remember that items placed at eye level on shelves are often more expensive.
- Buy fruit, vegetables and fresh seafood in season.
- Purchase fresh, unpeeled, unwashed, unpackaged vegetables.
- Determine the cost per serving when selecting meats.
- Check unit pricing.
- Avoid expensive single servings and snack packs.
Dinner for 10 will cost Louisiana residents an average of $44.35, the LSU AgCenter says.
"That's an increase of $5.16 from last year's Baton Rouge average of $39.19 — or an increase of 13.2 percent," AgCenter family economist Jeanette Tucker said in a news release.
The Louisiana survey is based on an American Farm Bureau Federation shopping list that includes turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a group of 10.
The cost of a 16-pound turkey, at $18.45, or roughly $1.15 per pound, reflects an increase of 29 cents per pound or a total increase of $4.58 per whole turkey.
"This is the largest contributor to the overall increase in the cost of the 2012 Thanksgiving dinner," Tucker said, adding that the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show that prices at the farm level for turkey are up about 5 percent in 2012 from 2011.
"This is likely a function of the much higher grain prices we have seen primarily as a result of the drought in 2012. The higher grain prices have definitely increased the costs of production for raising livestock, and it may be getting reflected in higher animal prices" said Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter agricultural economist.
Fuel costs are about 3.5 percent higher than last year, which is also likely reflected in the higher food prices, he said.
Other items showing a price increase this year include one gallon of whole milk, $4.54 (up 11 cents); 30-ounce pumpkin pie mix, $2.84 (up 15 cents); 3 pounds of sweet potatoes, $2.86 (up 20 cents); and 12 ounces of cubed stuffing mix, $2.15 (up 79 cents).
Five items show a price decrease, including a 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries, $2.39 (down 11 cents); 12-ounce brown and serve rolls, $2.22 (down 13 cents); 16-ounce frozen green peas, $1.50 (down 32 cents); 8 ounces of whipping cream, $1.62 (down 15 cents); and two 9-inch pie shells, $1.92 (down 37 cents).
The survey was conducted in three Baton Rouge stores Nov. 5-7.
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Montana Laws Set Requirements for Renewable Energy and Ethanol
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer signed two bills into law in late April, establishing requirements for renewable energy and ethanol use throughout the state. Senate Bill 415 requires public utilities to purchase at least 5 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources in 2008, increasing to 15 percent by 2015. Eligible renewable energy sources include small hydropower, most biomass sources, and wind, solar, and geothermal energy, as well as fuel cells using hydrogen generated from any of these energy sources. The law also requires public utilities to buy some of their renewable energy from customer-sited facilities with capacities of 5 megawatts or less. By 2015, such "community renewable energy projects" must provide 75 megawatts of renewable energy capacity for each of the state's public utilities. Montana has two public utilities: NorthWestern Energy and Montana-Dakota Utilities. See the full text and history of Senate Bill 415.
Senate Bill 293 requires nearly all gasoline in the state to be blended with 10 percent ethanol. The law will take effect a year after the state's ethanol plants achieve the ability to produce 40 million gallons of ethanol per year and demonstrate that ability for three months. With the mandate in place, the law also reduces tax incentives and credits for the production and sale of ethanol. See the full text and history of Senate Bill 293.
Other energy-related bills that the governor recently signed include Senate Bill 50, which expands the state's alternative energy revolving loan program and extends it to local government, universities, and nonprofits; Senate Bill 83, which clarifies that renewable energy projects are eligible for the state's renewable resource grants and loans; Senate Bill 340, which provides a tax credit for residential geothermal heating and cooling systems; and Senate Bill 365, which extends funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects through 2009. See the texts of Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 83, Senate Bill 340, and Senate Bill 365.


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Is it time for Bryan Murray to make a move to bring in help?
What does he focus on? A second line forward who can score or a powerplay quarterback? Are those types of players even available? Why would anyone want to do Ottawa a favour and take their problems on?
It's got to be a miserable time for Murray with his back up against the wall here. He doesn't have many guys he can trade without opening up another hole on the team but there are a few tradeable assets like Antoine Vermette and Christoph Schubert who could realistically bring in help without hurting the long-term future of the team.
Vermette had another one of those maddening games where he just couldn't score despite having chances that many players would kill for. Twice he completely missed the net when he was in alone on Carey Price, once during the game and once during the shootout. And growing a moustache is not going to magically teach him to be clutch. It's too bad because he's a rea
As for the game tonight (which was basically a Montreal home date in everything but name due to the massive contingent of Habs fans booing the Senators all night long), there were a couple of real strange calls (both involving Anton Volchenkov) that must have been totally frustrating for Craig Hartsburg. First they disallow Volchenkov's go-ahead goal on a delayed Montreal penalty-call because they thought the Montreal defenseman touched the puck. But as Gary Galley emphatically pointed out on the Sportsnet broadcast, the play is only supposed to whistled dead when the offending team gets possession of the puck and not if they simply make contact with it.
Then Volchie gets high-sticked which causes blood to stream from his nose but the penalty is two minutes instead of four. I'm not sure how the NHL can explain that one but it doesn't matter in the end.
It was a commendable effort by Ottawa but until they can get some more natural goal scorer's on this team, there are going to be many nights like this.
So this is how the other half lived while Ottawa was cruising along the past decade, huh?


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Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 9:20 p.m.
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Clemson took care of business earlier this week with a two-game sweep over underdog Moorehead State and now gets back into ACC play as the favorite over Duke in a three-game series starting today.
Weekend series
Duke (11-10, 2-4 ACC) at Clemson (13-7, 3-3)
Friday (4 p.m.): Duke So. LH Trent Swart (2-0, 1.45 ERA) vs. So. RH Daniel Gossett (2-1, 1.71)
Saturday (6:30 p.m.): Duke Jr. RH Drew Van Orden (1-2, 4.21) vs. Fr. RH Clate Schmidt (2-0, 3.38)
Sunday (1 p.m.): Duke Jr. RH Robert Huber (2-2, 4.63) vs. Sr. RH Scott Firth (2-3, 2.48)
Note: Friday's starting time has been moved earlier to 4 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.
Since winning five of their first six games, the Tigers have struggled against elite competition in dropping two of three games each against Baseball America No. 5 South Carolina, No. 16 North Carolina State and No. 14 Virginia.
Clemson coach Jack Leggett hopes his crew can start to build a win streak now against a Blue Devils squad the Tigers have swept each of the past two seasons.
"It was important that we took care of business Tuesday and Wednesday," Leggett said after the latter victory. "We've still got some cylinders to continue to work on and I think we'll get better and better as time goes on."
Clemson catcher Garrett Boulware now leads the team in hitting (.365), homers (four) and RBIs (20) after going 4-for-6 with a homer and five RBIs against Moorehead State. The Tigers continue to wait for first baseman Jon McGibbon, who is batting just .213, to break out of his early-season slump.
"We just need to have him get going, I don't care if it's hitting singles and doubles," Leggett said of the lefty who was considered to be the team's best long-ball threat.
Daniel Gossett continues to be solid as the team's ace Friday starter as the Byrnes product received a hard-luck no-decision in his last outing when he allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings with six strikeouts against Virginia in a game the Cavaliers won 6-5 in 11 innings.
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The payday loans market is full of poor practice, according to recent research conducted by Which?
The study found that although more people are taking up payday loans, the businesses involved are no [more]
|New credit card phone launched - Fri, 23 Sep, 2011
Another phone has been launched with the ability to function as a credit card, it has been revealed.
The Samsung Wave 578 on is being launched by Orange in association with Barclaycard and will allow [more]
|Unusual savings service launched by Halifax - Thu, 22 Sep, 2011
Halifax has launched a rather unusual form of savings account, giving customers the chance to win prizes on top of their general interest.
The Halifax Savers Prize Draw offers a range of cash prizes [more]
|East Midlands tops savings survey - Wed, 21 Sep, 2011
The East Midlands has been shown to be the region where people are saving the most towards their pension.
A survey from Standard Life found that residents of the area are saving an average of £ [more]
|Google launches credit card alternative - Tue, 20 Sep, 2011
An alternative to credit cards has been launched by Google in the form of its Google Wallet.
The application works by turning a mobile phone handset into a wallet, allowing consumers to tap, pay and [more]
|Rental costs rising - Mon, 19 Sep, 2011
Rental costs rose at the fastest rate for a year during August, according to the latest figures from LSL Property Services.
Tenants are increasingly saving up for a deposit on a mortgage as the avera [more]
|Brits opt for credit cards with rewards - Fri, 16 Sep, 2011
Research has found that Britons are regularly opting for credit cards based on the rewards on offer from the provider.
The survey, conducted by Moneysupermarket.com, found that 41 per cent of people [more]
|New pre-paid credit card required for Ryanair bookings - Thu, 15 Sep, 2011
Ryanair has changed its payment options and customers are now required to sign up for a new pre-paid credit card in order to avoid charges when paying for flights.
At the moment, passengers who use M [more]
|Credit card commitments revealed - Wed, 14 Sep, 2011
Recent research has revealed that people's financial commitments tend to fluctuate throughout their lives.
Conducted by Standard Life, the study found that credit card costs are usually lowest b [more]
|UK household incomes about to take hit? - Tue, 13 Sep, 2011
Household incomes in the UK are likely to be considerably squeezed over the next year or two, according to a new report.
Compiled by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the research estimated th [more]
|Savings account boost from M&S Money - Mon, 12 Sep, 2011
M&S Money is offering a boost on one of its savings accounts to provide some security for its customers.
The firm's Fixed Rate Savings option saw its returns increased from three per cent to [more]
|UK interest rates held at 0.5 per cent - Fri, 9 Sep, 2011
The Bank of England's latest decision to maintain the base rate at 0.5 per cent is unlikely to be of much comfort to people looking for a competitive interest rate on a savings account.
The MPC [more]
|Accident compensation no-win no-fee referral fees banned - Fri, 9 Sep, 2011
The government has announced that it is to ban referral fee payments in accident compensation cases in a bid to curb the growing compensation culture in the UK.
The current arrangements have led to h [more]
|Inflation-linked bonds pulled by NS&I - Thu, 8 Sep, 2011
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has pulled its inflation-linked savings bond from the market despite the fact that it has been one of the most popular products on offer.
The index-linked [more]
|Which? calls for and end to debit card charges - Wed, 7 Sep, 2011
Consumer group Which? is calling for an end to the charges imposed on online travel purchases with debit cards.
The group is keen to see the government make a small amendment to current legislation i [more]
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