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I found this young redtail hawk feeding on a rabbit she just killed, after about an hour this crazy magpie joined her and kept pulling on her tail trying to get her to leave him something to eat. This went on for over an hour, the magpie was lucky the redtail didn't have room for dessert.
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Ron Jaworski Displays Fighting Spirit At Soul Home OpenerRon Jaworski showed a strong level of passion at the Soul home opener on Sunday.
Philadelphia Soul Open 2014 Season Saturday NightThe 2014 Arena Football League season gets underway for the Philadelphia Soul on Saturday night in Phoenix as they visit the Arizona Rattlers, the team that has defeated them in the last two Arena Bowls.
Soul One Win Away From Arena Bowl BerthThe Philadelphia Soul are a victory over Jacksonville away from a birth in the Arena Bowl.
Soul Beat Blaze In Regular Season Home FinaleThe Philadelphia Soul beat the Utah Blaze 69-33 in their home finale on Friday night.
Soul Look To Undo The VooDooThe Philadelphia Soul will look to get back over .500 on Saturday night as they welcome the New Orleans VooDoo to South Philadelphia.
Arena Football League Set To Touch Down In China The Arena Football League is taking expansion to a global level with plans to export their 50-yard fields and high-scoring offenses to Asia.
Soul Look For Revenge Against SpokaneJust two games left in the regular season for the Arena League's Philadelphia Soul. One of them is Sunday night as they host Spokane.
Soul Looking to Stay Sharp With Division ClinchedSitting at 11-3, the Philadelphia Soul have clinched the Arena Football League's Eastern Division and home field advantage throughout the American Conference playoffs.
Temple's DiMichele A Soul ManFormer Temple standout Adam DiMichele is now playing for the Philadelphia Soul.
Soul Hope to Avoid Letdown Vs. OrlandoOn Saturday, the Soul will try to avoid a let down as they host a 1-9 Orlando Predator team.
Philadelphia Soul Visit Cleveland Sunday For Key GameIt's a critical Eastern Division showdown for the Philadelphia Soul on Sunday as they visit the Cleveland Gladiators.
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The present generation of the Rowbotham family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Lancashire where this local surname was derived from the local at the roe-bottom a residence in the depressed ground frequented by deer. Rowbotham is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
The surname Rowbotham was first found in Lancashire from very ancient times and were Lords of the Manor of Rowbottom near Ashton-under-Lyne in that shire. Some say they held a family seat there prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Rowbotham include Robottom, Roebottom, Rowbottom, Rowebottom, Robotham, Roebotham, Rowbotham, Rowebotham, Rowbarton, Roebarton, Rowebarton, Rowbothan, Roebothan, Rowbottam, Rowebottam and many more.
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Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Rowbotham were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: George Robotham who settled in Jamaica in 1762; William Robotham arrived in New York in 1679; Anne Robotham arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683; William Henry Robothan arrived in Pennsylvania in 1881.
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SAS's New All-Business 737 Will Shuttle Energy Execs From Norway to Houston
This summer, Scandinavian Airlines will begin nonstop service between Houston and Stavanger, Norway, connecting the two international energy hubs with a 44-seat, cushy Boeing 737. Consider it a new commuter flight for the 1 percent, mostly oil-and-gas executives with business interests in coastal Norway and Houston, the self-proclaimed "energy capital of the world."
"The route we have established is a tailored product for a defined market with particular travel needs," Rickard Gustafson, president and chief executive officer of SAS, said in a news release announcing the service, which will begin on August 20. Round-trip fares start at about 30,000 kroner ($4,991) for the 10 hour to 11 hour flights, which will be operated by charter carrier PrivatAir daily except Saturday. Travelers will sit in standard business class seats, with only 11 rows on the plane; in-flight amenities include iPads loaded with dozens of movies and three-course meals, along with champagne and warm breads.
SAS flies 70,000 people annually between Houston and Scandinavia, making it the third-largest airline on the route. In an SAS survey last year of 424 companies in or near Stavanger, Houston was the top request for new service, with 44 percent of companies saying they send employees to the Texas city. The airline says 79 percent of traffic from Norway to Houston is business-related, far more than that to the next two most-requested destinations, San Diego and Washington—both less than half.
On most airlines, the 737-700 that SAS is using for the flights has more than 140 seats, such as the 143 places that Southwest carries on its version. The 737 is the single-aisle airplane flown to commercial fame and glory by the likes of Southwest and Ryanair, which base their business models on it. Boeing recently celebrated 8,000 deliveries of its top-selling model, which has been celebrated far more for its engineering prowess and operating efficiencies than for any notions of passenger comfort.
The SAS service is similar to British Airways' all-business class service aboard a 32-seat Airbus A318 that it flies between New York-JFK and London City Airport, the one closest to London's financial district. Westbound, that flight stops in Ireland to refuel and to clear U.S. customs so passengers avoid immigration queues when they land in New York.
Lufthansa helped pioneer such trans-Atlantic flights 12 years ago, when it launched service between Dusseldorf and Newark, N.J., with a Boeing 737 equipped with 48 business-class seats and a 44-seat Airbus 319 operated by PrivatAir. It also operated the service to Chicago for a short time. The airline has shifted that business service to Saudi Arabian and Indian routes.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Daniel London says he's dropping out of the campaign to replace Congressman Ron Lewis in Kentucky's 2nd District.
London said in a statement Thursday that it was a hard decision but said after speaking and praying with his wife that it was the best decision for their family.
London entered the Republican primary just moments before the filing deadline last week when Lewis abruptly withdrew as a candidate. London previously worked as Lewis' chief of staff but resigned after filing as a candidate.
London's decision to exit the race clears the way for state Sen. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green to win the Republican nomination. London pledged his support to Guthrie.
Democrats in the race are state Sen. David Boswell of Owensboro and Daviess County Judge-Executive Reid Haire.
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Lawmaker Asks for Audit of Fannie Mae Expenses
A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday asked the federal regulator for Fannie Mae to provide a detailed breakdown of administrative expenses at the mortgage-finance giant.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R., Texas), who chairs an oversight subcommittee, asked the Federal Housing Finance Agency a series of detailed questions designed to spotlight the cost of the government's 2008 rescues of Fannie Mae and its smaller sibling, Freddie Mac.
Mr. Neugebauer asked the FHFA to clarify why salaries and employee benefits increased to $842 million this year through August, from $735 million for the same period in 2009. The current year figure is down slightly from $867 million in 2010, and headcount is down by around 8% from one year ago.
The FHFA declined to comment on the letter.
Some of the increase in staff has stemmed from building what Fannie Mae says is "one of the nation's largest foreclosure-prevention operations," including hiring more than 2,000 employees who work on a fixed contract. Many of those employees have been hired into Fannie's Dallas office, where much of the industry's foreclosure-related operations are headquartered.
"The housing crisis has required us to ramp up in some areas while driving efficiency and cost savings in other areas," said Amy Bonitatibus, a Fannie Mae spokeswoman. "We are committed to doing everything we can to create stability and deliver value to taxpayers."
The letter comes as House Republicans push for greater scrutiny of the cost of the government's rescues of Fannie and Freddie. Fannie and Freddie so far have cost taxpayers $145 billion. That tab could grow if the economy deteriorates further, but estimates released by the FHFA last week also showed that the firms could begin to return more money to the government in the coming years as they make dividend payments to the U.S. Treasury.
Separately, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Tim Johnson (D., S.D.), said on Thursday he would convene a hearing looking at decisions by the FHFA that were made two years ago to award million dollar bonuses to the firms' senior executives.
Mr. Neugebauer's office is preparing to convene a hearing later this year looking at the firms' administrative expenses. In his letter, Mr. Neugebauer asked for an accounting of $20.5 million in corporate contributions by Fannie, $6 million in advertising, and $1.6 million in tuition assistance. "How do these contributions further the purpose of conservatorship?" he wrote.
The Republican lawmaker also asked why Fannie has spent nearly as much on severance pay as it has on employee recruitment and relocation costs. Amid uncertainty over the firms' fates, employee retention and recruitment remains a top concern for executives and the firms' regulators.
Fannie and Freddie were taken over by the government three years ago. Together with federal agencies, they are responsible for nearly nine in 10 new mortgages. The Obama administration also tasked the firms in 2009 with helping to roll out the administration's loan modification program.
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Inflammation of the sebaceous gland of they eyelid. Folklore held that one got a sty from urinating upon a public roadway.
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When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the man in line to become China's president, visited the United States in February, he brought news for The Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership.
Mr. Xi's visit prompted an announcement that the U.S. and China have expanded the U.S.-China EcoPartnership program with the addition of two more collaborations — one of which involves the GRP.
According to the U.S. Department of State, the partnership program is aimed at developing new models of mutually beneficial and voluntary arrangements between a range of state, local and private sector organizations to promote energy security, economic growth and environmental sustainability in both countries.
Officially titled The Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture's Yangtze River Fishery Administration EcoPartnership, this new collaboration will work to advance river basin management and conservation of large river systems as well as develop new capacity for sustainable agriculture in the U.S. and China. Utilizing each partner's unique strengths, the EcoPartnership will help develop new methods to monitor and manage large systems, such as the Mississippi and Yangtze rivers.
"Approval of this EcoPartnership has elevated the profile of our work substantially," said Dr. Yao Yin, GRP lead on Asia strategy and research ecologist for the U.S. Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Dr. Yin has been leading the GRP's science exchanges since 2005. Along with USGS colleague Brian Ickes, Dr. Yin has helped Chinese scientists develop a standard Yangtze River fish monitoring protocol based on the model of the Long Term Resource Monitoring component of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration - Environmental Management Program. The Program was authorized by U.S. Congress in 1986 and has been managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with several state and federal agencies, including USGS.
"This EcoPartnership," added Dr. Yin, "could be a great opportunity to advance science and management on all great rivers, starting with the Mississippi and the Yangtze."
The United States and China signed the Framework for EcoPartnerships Under the U.S.-China Ten Year Framework for Cooperation on Energy and Environment ("EcoPartnerships Framework") in Beijing in December 2008. The latest partnership additions, including the GRP announcement, bring the total number of EcoPartnerships to 15. A signing ceremony will take place in Beijing in May to enact these latest initiatives.
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Cirque du Soleil ofrece dosieres de prensa de sus distintos espectáculos e información sobre la empresa.
Zarkana de Cirque du Soleil es un espectáculo acrobático moderno y visualmente impactante que se enmarca en un mundo en el que la capacidad física se une a lo extraordinario.
Siga a Zark en una búsqueda para recuperar sus poderes – y el amor de su vida – en un teatro abandonado habitado por una heterogénea serie de personajes estrambóticos e incomparables acróbatas.
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The characters in Zarkana inhabit a surreal world inspired by the American circus sideshows that flourished in the 1930s and the spirit of the golden age of Coney Island. The overall visual aesthetic of their costumes – 250 in all – is a modern take on the look of the 1920s, the 1930s and the Art Deco movement.
In addition to his own vast experience, intuition and knowledge, Alan Hranitelj drew inspiration from various sources and artists of that era, including Catalan artist Joan Miró and Russian/French designer Erté. These references provided a departure point for his far-ranging and resolutely modernist approach to the look of the show's characters.
One of the biggest challenges Alan's team faced was to give a major emphasis to the traditional white of circus clowns in the costumes of the 15-artist house troupe – called "Movers" – and to integrate it with the wider overall color spectrum of the show.
The Movers are not in fact completely dressed in white. Their costumes incorporate a hint of color associated with one of the show's numbers, each of which has been assigned a distinct color. As each number plays out, the color associated with the subsequent number is subtly signaled by its nuanced presence on their costumes, creating an almost imperceptible bond that runs throughout the whole show.
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Remember the good old days of tennis? John McEnroe vs. Bjorn Borg – serve and volleyer against counter-puncher – lefty vs. righty – whatever one guy did, the other guy did completely the opposite. This made for great theatre. Today is all about power and blistering groundstokes. Players today can't get to the net because the ball is traveling too fast and the geometry/angles of the court have increased tremendously with better equipment.
Serve and volley tennis is gone forever. So sad but so true! The reason is simple – TECHNOLOGY. The strings in the racquets are so much better today – players can hit scorching groundstrokes from all areas of the court with pin-point accuracy. In many rallies today you will see 10 to 15 great shots that comprise of only one point. Back in my generation – one good shot meant the point was over. Players can't get to the net because the baseliners are too good! There is too much court to cover and today's players don't think it is worth the gamble. The only time we see players venturing to the net are when they've hit a ball that is so far out of reach that they know, without a shadow of a doubt, that they will receive a floater – one that is easily picked off and hit into the open court.
The strings have made mediocre players decent, good players very good and great players almost unbeatable. 35 years ago, with wood racquets, and low budget strings, these mind-boggling shots from the baseline were impossible. When a penetrating forehand or backhand was hit to a corner in the 70s and 80s the point was basically over. And if it wasn't over in one shot it was most certainly over in two shots. Strings have given players of today the ability to counter-attack with incredible success – the shots that these baseliners hit when they are stretched to maximum capacity would have been impossible with the old technology.
But today, the 'so called' miracle shots happen on a regular basis. Players can hit the ball in all parts of the court with power from areas that were once thought of as impossible. Highlight reel shots are a common occurrence in the 21st century. Back in the previous generations – with continental grips, steel racquets and goofy looking string – players couldn't muster up enough racquet speed, or spin to hit the kind of shots being executed on a daily basis at today's major tournaments. Sure the athletes are better today than in yester-year but the discrepancy is gigantic now in the shot-making and it is all because of the strings and the frames. If you like players blasting the ball from the baseline and never relenting – then this is the kind of tennis you will enjoy for quite some time. This new game is here to stay and for those who witnessed the game 30 years ago and beyond and admired the craftiness and thought patterns on a point-by-point basis – you will be disappointed by today's brand of tennis.
John McEnroe, who won 7 grand slams in his hay-day, is a better player today than he was 20 years ago – the reason is technology. Even Johnny Mac, playing on the senior circuit, is playing predominantly from the baseline because he just can't find a way to get to the net because there is too much court to cover.
Today's strings allow players to dip the balls and create angles while still accelerating through the ball giving the net rushers no time to react. Modern technology has given players the ability to swing without fear. 'Unloading on every shot' makes it impossible for the "chip and charge" mentality from the previous decades. Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Clijsters, and The Williams Sisters – they all swing out on every ball with unbelievable success – penetrating all angles of the court – and this makes it very difficult for guys like Isner, Querrey and Fish to advance to the net. When you can hit the ball on a dime from 80 feet away with maximum power – something has to give! And unfortunately, the volley game is what's disappeared.
I once witnessed Nadal at the Rexall center while warming up for a match. He'd receive ball after ball with speed, spin and depth. And he could hit random targets at ease – targets I would have thought too tough. For sure Nadal is an incredibly gifted athlete but these targets he was picking off were tight to the lines, tight to the net and virtually impossible for players from past generations who didn't have today's technology. No wonder, Federer has difficulty getting to the net against such a precise baseliner.
Technology isn't solely to blame, however.
Coaching is a major culprit as well.
Tennis coaches and teachers are under tremendous pressure to produce quick results. So what is the easiest way for them? Simple, put a bunch of kids on a tennis court and make them hit balls from the baseline. This is the way the coaches of today are instructing their kids to play tennis.
It takes many years to develop all the skills and the athletic body of a decent serve and volley player. And sadly, many coaches don't have the skills to develop a player's volley the way they can develop the groundstrokes. Coaches of today don't understand the importance of learning how to volley.
To give an example of how easy it is to develop baseline 'robots'; I saw a teacher (from a 'famous' school in North America) with four kids on the court and he was having the kids hit balls from the baseline to each other, which would have been satisfactory if not for the sixty balls that were spread all over both service boxes! These balls were in the way – but no-one moved them once throughout the entire practice. And in my opinion, this is a horrible way to teach groundstrokes – it's just what many coaches in this generation do!!
The most appalling part of this exercise is that this went on for almost forty five of a sixty minute lesson and the scene repeated itself for the next four hours with the next group of youngsters every afternoon, the whole forsaken winter long and the parents where sitting and watching! This is disgraceful and the coach should be reprimanded for his laziness.
This is the way many kids are being taught all over the world – it is a consistent trend. A trend that will continue as long as we see the professionals playing the baseline game! Do I need to tell you that those kids will never volley in their lives? Children warming up for a recent OTA tournament at our club didn't even come to the net to practice their volleys in the allotted 5 minutes. And, of course, in their match they never came close to hitting a volley.
Sure those teachers/instructors are incompetent and should be fired or re-trained, but the truth is that the lack of interest in giving youngsters the full package of tennis happens at the highest levels. Take for example: While coaching ITF and ETA tournaments, I have seen coaches allowing 14 and 15 year old boys and girls to play entire doubles matches with both players on the baseline whether they served or returned, as a team they both stayed on the baseline! This is wrong – and any coach who teaches this way should be instantly fired. Doubles is meant to be played at the net. I explained above that court coverage is difficult in singles when at the net, but not with 2 players in doubles!!
This lopsided vision of coaches toward the development of their youngsters, only reveals that everyone; Federations, parents, coaches and players are more concerned about winning and not reaching their full potential.
And sadly, it's ruining the game!
Michael Emmett is the Head Tennis Professional of Mayfair Lakeshore Racquet and Fitness Club.


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1.1Repertory theatres regarded collectively: his long apprenticeship in repertory was as satisfying as what he is doing now
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With new head coach Ben Hannah at the helm, the South Tahoe boys soccer team controlled the field Saturday in a 5-0 home win against Lowry. The boys are now 1-1 in league and 2-1 overall. The win makes a nice rebound from the Vikings' league-opening loss to Truckee last week.
"The main thing, if we compare it to the Truckee game, is that we're starting to play as a team and starting to gel together a little bit more," Hannah said. "We developed some continuity."
Derek Caro led the Vikings to victory with a hat trick.
Caro netted his first goal eight minutes into the game, trapping a teammate's header pass and driving it to the goal. He then blasted in another goal from somewhere near the 50-yard line. Lowry's goalkeeper came out of the box, and Caro's kick bounced right over his head into net.
Diego Garcia was up next. Tre Charrette sent him a huge cross and he popped the ball in from the left wing.
Charrette then notched one goal of his own from the right wing with three minutes left in the half. He snuck be Lowry's defense just enough to get the clear shot. The goalkeeper got a hand on it, but the ball spun in to give South Tahoe a 4-0 lead.
"Credit to Lowry because even though we had a 4-0 halftime lead I was never really comfortable," Hannah said. "They fought hard.
"Their coach actually paid us a good compliment. He said we have the strongest defense that they'd ever come up against and that they had not had as much trouble scoring against any opponent to date."
The Vikings had racked up three yellow cards in the first half so Hannah went to the bench in the second to avoid the red. With a 4-0 lead, the game focus now shifted to tightening up possessions and working on control.
"I wouldn't say we took our foot of the gas, but we worked more on possessions and control of the game," Hannah said. "However, we certainly were still trying to score."
Caro made good on the effort with his third goal of the game in the second half.
All totaled, the Vikings had 12 shots on goal.
Alvaro Orozco and Adrian Mariscal shared the shutout, with Orozco recording the first 65 minutes. Orozco had two saves.
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Physical Description
Diagnostic Description
- Telson present, usually of medium or large size, occasionally small, usually with 2 terminal setae, rarely with none.
- Uropod inner ramus of 2 or 3, rarely 1 articles.
- Male pleopods 2 pairs, rarely 0, without external process on inner ramus.
- Number free thoracic somites never reduced.
- Exopods on maxillipeds and the following combinations of pereopods: in the male, 1-4, rarely 1-2; in the female, 2 or 2 + 2 rudimentary, rarely 0 or absent from the third maxillipeds and present on pereopods 1-2.
- Mandible usually naviculoid, with large section dorsal to molar, rarely truncate.
- Branchial apparatus with narrow or broad gill plates.
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Molecular Biology
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Specimens with Sequences:109
Specimens with Barcodes:105
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Diastylidae is one of the eight most commonly recognised families of crustaceans of the order Cumacea. They are marine creatures especially common around the 30th parallel north.[2]
Diastylidae have a medium to large, free telson, that has not fused with the last pleon segment. The telson usually bears two terminal setae.[3]
Males have generally two pairs of pleopods, though in rare cases they may be rather small or even entirely absent. The flagellum of the second antenna reaches past the pereon.[3]
In females the second antenna is much smaller than the first antenna. In males the third maxilliped and the first four pereiopods almost always have exopods (outer branches). In females they may, in rare cases, be absent from all but the third maxillipeds, and the two first pereiopods.[3]
The interior branch of the uropods are generally made up of two or three segments, but in some rare case may have just one. Members of this family frequently show clear sexual dimorphism.[3]
There are around 285 species,[4] in 24 genera:[5]
- Anchicolurus Stebbing, 1912
- Anchistylis Hole, 1945
- Atlantistylis Reyss, 1975
- Brachydiastylis Stebbing, 1912
- Colurostylis Calman, 1911
- Cuma Milne-Edwards, 1828
- Diastylis Say, 1818
- Diastyloides G. O. Sars, 1900
- Diastylopsis Smith, 1880
- Dic Stebbing, 1910
- Dimorphostylis Zimmer, 1921
- Divacuma
- Ekleptostylis Stebbing, 1912
- Ektonodiastylis Gerken, Watling & Klitgaard, 2000
- Geyserius
- Holostylis Stebbing, 1912
- Leptostylis G. O. Sars, 1869
- Leptostyloides
- Makrokylindrus Stebbing, 1912
- Oxyurostylis Calman, 1912
- Pachystylis Hansen, 1895
- Paradiastylis Calman, 1904
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Blogs Cliopatria So the U.S. Is the First Country Not to Increase Taxes to Pay for a War?Nov 10, 2004 4:24 pm
So the U.S. Is the First Country Not to Increase Taxes to Pay for a War?
Steven Aftergood, in Secrecy News, from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy (Volume 2004, Issue No. 99 November 10, 2004):
The Bush Administration's policy of cutting taxes while launching a war in Iraq is extraordinary, but is it unprecedented? Not quite.
"It seems hard to believe," wrote historian Otto Friedrich in a history of Berlin in the 1920s, "but the incredible fact is that Imperial Germany's conservative finance officials never levied a single mark in extra taxes to pay the gigantic costs of World War I."
"The German government planned, apparently, to recover its expenses out of the reparations that the enemy would have to pay once Hindenburg and Ludendorff had captured Paris."
But as it turned out, it was France that ended up demanding reparations from Germany, with fateful consequences, not the other way around. (O. Friedrich, "Before the Deluge," 1995 edition, p. 60).
One recalls the illusory assurances of the Bush Administration that the rebuilding of Iraq would cost American taxpayers a grand total of
$1.7 billion.
"You're not suggesting that the rebuilding of Iraq is gonna be done for $1.7 billion?" asked an incredulous Ted Koppel in a 2003 ABC News Nightline interview with Andrew Natsios, then-administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID).
"Well, in terms of the American taxpayers' contribution, I do, this is it for the US," Mr. Natsios replied.
"The rest of the rebuilding of Iraq will be done by other countries who have already made pledges, Britain, Germany, Norway, Japan, Canada, and Iraqi oil revenues, eventually in several years, when it's up and running and there's a new government that's been democratically elected, will finish the job with their own revenues. They're going to get in $20 billion a year in oil revenues. But the American part of this will be 1.7 billion. We have no plans for any further-on funding for this."
The transcript of this April 23, 2003 Nightline interview was quietly removed from the AID web site last year (as reported by the Washington Post on 12/18/03). But a copy is preserved here (thanks to BY):
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Anna Deavere Smith is an actor, a teacher, a playwright, and the creator of an acclaimed series of one-woman plays based on her interviews with diverse voices from communities in crisis. She has won two Obie Awards, two Tony nominations for her play Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, and a MacArthur Fellowship.
She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play Fires in the Mirror. She has had roles in the films Philadelphia, An American President, The Human Stain, and Rent, and she has worked in television on The Practice, Presidio Med, and The West Wing. The founder and director of the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue, she teaches at New York University and lives in New York City.
Question: What should we be doing that we're not?
Anna Deavere Smith: Well I think the collaborations across the boundaries of class and race are really important. I think to keep learning language is essential. I think learning how to work with other people so that you can do bigger projects that are going to require more than the single author.
I think that people should be rewarded and given support – I mean tangibly. People should make grants to people who want to do projects that require collaboration across race, class and national lines.
I think if people start to see that the word "we" is more important than "I", and if hard dollars start to support those kind of projects, then more people will work that way and come outside of what I call their safe houses of identity where everybody is just like them.
Question: How do we make that happen?
Anna Deavere Smith: Well in real practical terms, my high school was a place where, we did in the time that I grew up, collaborate across our boundaries. I think universities that talk about interdisciplinary behavior don't help that happen. Now a university is like a kind of a "faithdom" of all different kinds of people together – scientists, artists, historians, philosophers, and people who want to turn their people into billionaires. We're all in the same community. But to get things going across those schools is very hard.
Question: How do we make it global?
Anna Deavere Smith: I see a lot of global initiatives in business. They figured that out for sure. So let's try to figure it out in the culture. Let's go to the businessmen and ask them to teach us how they did that. Ask them to help us meet some people elsewhere. Ask them to fund collaborations, even cultural collaborations just using where their businesses are based in the world.
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Respect voters' wishes to downsize government
The News recently reported that West Seneca elected officials have been "taking Kevin Gaughan's name in vain." You should know that while politicians may not have much use for Gaughan, we people do.
If you think about it, Gaughan is one of the few public figures who's trying to cut the cost of local government, including here in West Seneca. There are good things happening, finally, throughout Buffalo and Erie County, and Gaughan's efforts ask us to think about how much better things could be if our high taxes weren't forcing people to leave. And our politicians' solution is to re-up to their number, here in a town that continues to lose population every year? Where the land at our former Seneca Mall still lies vacant many years after it closed?
Upsizing government at this point makes no sense. And that's why our town voted for Gaughan's downsizing plan in the first place.
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Ski jumping
The ski jumping discipline of Nordic combined can be broken down into five elements: inrun, takeoff, flight, landing and outrun. The distance of a jump depends on the technique and timing of the first three elements, while the judged style points depend on the final four elements. There are five FIS-appointed judges who assess style points, on a scale from 0 to 20.
From the time that a jumper receives the green starting signal from officials, he has a 10-second span in which he must begin his jump. Jumpers can strategically wait the full 10 seconds or choose to jump immediately, depending on the wind conditions. He then adopts an aerodynamic crouch position as he glides down the inrun. In that position, the jumper is coiled, prepared to thrust himself forward at the takeoff. Jumpers may not use any aids to increase speed.
Takeoff and style deductions
Jumpers take off with a rhythmic, aggressive and quick straightening of the knees and stretching of the body. The ankles are locked so that, in the air, the tips of his skis come upward. With the V style, the jumper must spread out his skis quickly in a symmetrical fashion to achieve optimal flight position. Timing is extremely important in the takeoff, because an early or late takeoff can reduce distance.
The maximum point deduction for the takeoff is 5.0 points.
Flight, distance and distance points
Typically, jumpers will be in the air for five to seven seconds. The distance is measured from the takeoff point to the exact place where the jumper's feet touch the landing slope or, if landing in the Telemark position, the midpoint between the jumper's feet as he first touches the hill.
Once the distance has been measured, that meter figure is then translated into distance points, related to the event's K-point.
On the normal hill, the K-point is 95 meters. A jump to the K-point is worth 60 points, and each meter over or under that distance is reflected by an increase or decrease of 2.0 points. So, if competitor A jumps 97 meters, he would score 64 distance points (60 + 2.0 x 2.0). If he jumps 94 meters, he would score 58 points (60 - 1.0 x 2.0).
On the large hill, the K-point is 125 meters. A jump to the K-point is again worth 60 points, and each meter over or under that distance is reflected by an increase or decrease of 1.2 points. So, if competitor Z jumps 130.5 meters, he would score 66.6 distance points (60 + 1.2 x 5.5).
Landing and style deductions
Every jumper is judged on the same criteria for the landing. A proper landing should be accomplished with steadiness, elasticity, and the distance between skis shall not be more than the width of two skis. The landing impact should be absorbed by a Telemark landing - bent knees, with one foot in front of the other, and the skis parallel and close together - which allows the jumper to absorb most of the force on his front leg at impact and then distribute his weight evenly on both legs to stabilize himself on the outrun.
For a non-Telemark (even-footed) landing, the point deduction is 2.0 points. The maximum point deduction for the landing is 5.0 points.
Outrun and style deductions
The outrun is the area at the bottom of the hill where skiers decelerate and stop. The jumper should hold the Telemark landing for 10 to 15 meters. If a jumper is unsteady after the landing because he has made a mistake in flight or in landing, the judges will monitor him until he passes the fall line. If a jumper falls on the outrun prior to the fall line because he has not recovered his balance lost on landing, the jump counts as a fall. If a jumper falls after he has passed the fall line, he will not lose any style points. The jump is over as soon as the jumper has reached the fall line. Thus, the subjective portion of the competition is judged from the takeoff to the fall line.
The maximum point deduction for the landing is 7.0 points.
Once each judge scores a jump, the highest and lowest style scores are eliminated. The composite style points (maximum: 60) are then added to the distance points to determine the start order and deficit of the cross-country skiing portion of the event.
Cross-country skiing
The pursuit start
At the Olympics, all cross-country skiing portions of the Nordic combined events start with a pursuit start, sometimes referred to as the staggered start. (The pursuit start is also used in the biathlon pursuit event.) The start positions and time deficits of an individual (or team) at the beginning of the cross-country skiing portion are dictated by that individual's (or team's) score in the preceding ski jumping portion of the event. The top jumping individual (or team) is pursued by the second-placed individual (or team), who is pursued by the third, and so on.
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Freestyle skiing technique
The freestyle cross-country skiing technique, which is also often referred to as skating, is utilized in all Nordic combined events. In short, there are no restrictions in terms of motion. The skiers do not keep their skis within narrow tracks (as in the classical technique) but instead push off with both legs in a motion that resembles that required for skating.
Relay exchange (team event)
In the cross-country portion of the team event, exchanges between two team members involve a tap of the hand on any part of the body. The exchange must be made within a zone that is 15 meters wide and at least 45 meters long.
The Finish
Electronic timing is used in the Olympics. The clock stops whenever the competitor breaks the light or photo barrier (suspended ten inches above the snow) at the finish.
In the case of a photo finish, skiers will be ranked according to the order that their front foot crosses the finish line, whether they lean, stretch or fall across the finish line.
Equipment changes during the race
Poles may be changed during any competition. One or both skis may be changed if the ski(s) or the binding(s) is broken or damaged. Equipment failure must be proven to the race jury after the competition. Waxing, scraping or cleaning of the skis during competition is forbidden.
There are three main factors to be considered by the race jury regarding cold weather safety: the temperature; the duration of the exposure; and the clothing and other protection against cold weather.
If the temperature falls below -25° C (-13°F) at any point of the course, or is forecast to fall below that temperature during the competition, the competition will be delayed indefinitely. Wind chill factor is also taken into consideration.
If the temperature rises above 5° C (41° F) at any point of the course, or is forecast to rise is forecast to rise above that temperature during the competition, the competition may be delayed. Recommendations must be given to competitors concerning clothing, skin protection and hydration.
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Creating the Perfect Mother's Day
Does this scenario sound familiar?� Right before Mother's Day weekend, your husband or in-laws announce, with glee, they have a big surprise for you for Mother's Day morning: a great brunch at the fancy local hotel.� Imagine, they say, a big buffet filled with fabulous fruit, fresh salmon, flaky croissants and more, in a beautiful room, with no time table.� They think it sounds like a dream, but it's your biggest nightmare.
You hear this and envision this: your kids loading up on three kinds of sugar cereal, you chasing your toddler throughout the gigantic room, the baby who can't sit leisurely at the table for hours on end, your kid growing restless and cranky as you stand on line at the omelet-made-to order station.� Yes, it will be your day, but will it be a dream or nightmare?� That, mom, is up to you.
As a mom, you exert your power all year long, making key decisions about your family's schedule.� This Mother's Day, do the same, and empower yourself to make the day you deserve the day you really want.
Don't Feel Guilty
It's natural to feel guilty or worried about telling your family you want to be alone on Mother's Day, says Diane Lang, a Positive Living Expert, Educator and author of "Creating Balance and Finding Happiness."� "Moms need to realize this time is important to refuel and re-energize," she says emphasizing that a happy mom equals happy children.� Plus, taking care of yourself is a great lesson for kids to see first-hand. �At heart, many moms know this is true, but in the rush of the everyday, it's hard to remember.� Mother's Day is one day to pause and actually do it.
Just Book It
Let's face it, if you're around the house, your kids will find you.� Guarantee alone time by making an appointment on a day (or time period) when you know you have child care coverage - whether that's Mother's Day or another day without mandatory family commitments.� If beauty or relaxation time is what you long for, book a pedicure, massage, facial or makeover.� If you've been meaning to start a new fitness routine, make an appointment to tour and try a new gym or schedule a session with a personal trainer.� Want something simpler?� Consider going on a morning bike ride alone and meeting up with your family for lunch, wandering around the latest exhibit at a favorite art museum, or curling up with a new book (or your Kindle) at a cozy coffee shop.� The point is to block off the time - ahead of time.
Alert Your Significant Other
Have a heart-to-heart with your husband or partner to convey you want some 'Me Time' on Mother's Day and describe the role he will play while you take it. �Many partners may even be grateful or relieved to discover something you really want to do that day; it takes a bit of the pressure of them to have to guess (and saves you from any generic gifts!).
Schedule the Weekend to Fit Your Needs
Parents consistently struggle with how to spend their time, says Patricia O'Laughlin, a psychotherapist who works with many moms in the Los Angeles, Ca. Silver Lake community.� If plans with your mom or your mother-in-law are an obligation, plan the weekend around your scheduled time away.� Arrange one big pot-lucky event and invite everyone. �Another option? Give the people you want (or need) to celebrate with choices that work around your schedule, "Would you rather do dinner Friday or breakfast on Saturday?"
Make One Meal Your Ideal
Moms can't escape reality completely.� Family meals are often hectic.� But planning ahead and picking the right restaurant, food or setting can make it more enjoyable (unless you hire a babysitter).� Your family may have special plans for one meal, be it making you breakfast in bed, brunch with the extended family, or a backyard dinner barbeque.� But get involved in planning another meal so it's how and where you want it (even if it's spent alone, a date with your spouse, or catching up with a bff).�
The point is to be honest, plan ahead and manage your time - you do this every other day, so why not do so to make this Mother's Day the one you really want?


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A trigger is one of the internal components of a Nerf blaster. It is also partially an external part due to it sticking out. The reason why Nerfers consider the trigger an internal part is because it causes the firing mechanism inside the blaster to work. Most Nerf blasters only have one trigger; however electronic flywheel blasters have two triggers: one trigger to fire the dart or XLR disc and another one to power up the flywheels.
Firing trigger
- Main article: Firing trigger
This is the part that almost every Nerf blaster has. In some blasters, such as the Secret Strike AS-1, the trigger is unique and is not shaped like a traditional blaster trigger. Older Nerf blasters have varying trigger shapes and colors. Newer Nerf blasters from the Vortex, Dart Tag, and N-Strike series feature the same trigger on every blaster.
Acceleration trigger
- Main article: Acceleration trigger
This trigger is only featured on blaster that use a flywheel system, because it is used to electronically power up the flywheels.
Blasters that feature an acceleration trigger are the Rayven CS-18, Hail-Fire, Nitron, Demolisher 2-In-1, Modulus ECS-10, Rapid Red, Stryfe, RapidStrike CS-18 and the Elite Rayven CS-18.
- Some electronic blasters such as the Stampede ECS, do not use flywheels and as a result, have a button, rather than a trigger, for its electronic capabilities.
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Neuroimaging in Frontotemporal Dementia (NIFD)
- Study director: Howard Rosen, MD
- Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Recruiting?: Yes
- Official study title: Neuroimaging in Frontotemporal Dementia (NIFD)
- Conditions studied: Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), semantic dementia (SD), progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA) and healthy aging
- Purpose: The goal of this study is to identify the best imaging modalities and the best methods of analysis for tracking frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) over time. The results from this study will be used in the future to calculate power for clinical drug trials that will use neuroimaging data as an outcome measure. The study will also provide additional information about the relative value of different imaging techniques for diagnosis, and the value of imaging versus other blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers.
- Inclusion criteria: Participants must be between the ages of 45 and 90 and meet criteria for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), semantic dementia (SD), progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA) or healthy aging. Participants will need a reliable study partner who has frequent contact with the participant, is available to provide information about the participant, and who can accompany the participant to research visits as needed. All participants must be willing and able to undergo testing procedures, including neuroimaging, and agree to longitudinal follow-up.
- Exclusion criteria: Any significant neurological disease other than FTLD including Parkinson's disease, multi-infarct dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of significant head trauma followed by persistent neurological deficits or known structural brain abnormalities. Any significant systemic illness or unstable medical condition. Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants, metal fragments or foreign objects in the eyes, skin or body. Longstanding (>10 years) history of alcohol or substance abuse with continuous abuse up to and including the time that the symptoms leading to clinical presentation developed. Longstanding (>10 years) history of major depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia that has had continuous or intermittent symptoms similar to the clinical presentation and requiring medication control up until the time of evaluation. Clinically significant abnormalities in B12, RPR or TFTs that might interfere with the study.
What is Involved?
- Testing: Neurological and physical examinations; interview with study partner; MRIs; PET scans at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley; cognitive testing; detailed family history; blood and urine specimen collection for cell line generation and biomarker analysis; some but not all participants will undergo lumbar punctures (LP) for CSF specimen collection for biomarker analysis; behavioral testing; questionnaires for participant and study partner. Participants will be asked to participate in additional studies affiliated with this project.
- Frequency of visits: There will be 1 visit every 6 months for 18 months. Participants will be assessed in Moffitt Hospital in the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Clinical Research Center, as well as at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, and will have PET scans conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley.
- Materials needed prior to evaluation: None
- Costs: No costs will be charged for any of the study procedures. Participants will be sent a check for $50 for every MRI or PET scan they undergo, and $100 for every lumbar puncture.
Contact Information
- Coordinator: Alyssa Caplan – email@example.com, (415) 476-0670