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President Obama told ABC News that the current national debt, which is approaching $17 trillion, is "sustainable," and he does not feel the need to try to balance the budget. Do you agree?
And, I know some say that spending has nothing to do with the debt...I say wake up. Stop letting certain people dumb you down...it has everything to do with spending. And, if we don't demand it stop, and the debt keeps growing...will the government do what they're doing in Cyprus?
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So if so many here believe spending is out of control...why do so many disagree with the facts, figures and suggested solutions?
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Bob, please re-read. Boehner did say he trusted Obama but added taxes were a no go and the ballanced budget was necessary.
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" Let them eat cake?"
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Obama said he prided himself on feeling no obligation in the past to the interests of the generous donors who made his election and re-election possible. Though paradoxically he also said he wanted "to make sure the voices of the people are actually heard in the debates that are going to be taking place". So, he'll take money to listen to the voices of the privileged, but not do their bidding? RIGHT!
May I humbly suggest he could hear more voices, more clearly if he mingled with the public he serves? Perhaps the White House could hold open tours for the public! Why has no one in his administration thought of that? And volunteers could manage those tours, to keep costs down!
But, of course, those are what have just been cancelled. Meanwhile, three calligraphers reportedly remain on staff. I suppose their services are needed for the special hand-lettered, gold-foiled invitations sent to the nobles who are willing to pay for an audience with the King. And, we will soon hear
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And while we drown in debt and millions are unemployed...
Noble Americans can buy time with the president for a suggested donation of $500,000 to his new campaign group, Organizing for Action.
Yes, the announcement offering access to the president for cold, hard cash was made openly and with total transparency. But it was also made without shame.
It's the third version of Obama's original monster campaign machine, Obama for America, which then morphed into a re-election campaign machine, Organizing for America, on the third day of his first term.
It has now re-launched again as Organizing for Action (OFA) - a non-profit, tax-exempt group headed by his former campaign advisers. Apparently no longer "for America", the group might just as well be called Organizing for Obama's Agenda.
Its mission: to support the president in his attempt to achieve enactment of gun control, environmental policies and immigration reform.
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Some facts you ought to know...
Federal spending was $30,548,000,000.00 more in the first five months of fiscal 2013 than it was during the first five months of fiscal 2012.
The federal government is also spending at a much faster pace this year than it did before President Barack Obama took office.
In the first five months of fiscal 2008 (the last full fiscal year before Obama took office), the federal government spent $1,230,412,000,000.00. That is $274,315,000,000.00 less than the $1,504,547,000,000.00 that the federal government spent in the first five months of this fiscal year.
So far this fiscal year, the federal government is spending an average of about $300,909,400,000.00 per month. If the government maintained that average pace for all 12 months of the fiscal year, it would spend a total of $3,610,912,800,000.00.
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Senate 'Hair Care Services' cost taxpayers $5 million...
And why?
It's about time we started to demand this stop!
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obama is a lying moron who would do us all a favor if he just went away.
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OldMan74 states: "Kozy62 sounds like a Tea party republican first class, Too dab they are on their way out."
OldMan74 after your done entertaining yourself do you have a response as to why you find what Obama is doing as acceptable with this budget and $17 trillion dollar deficit?
Your constructive opinion would be what? How about you telling us why you support this debt and the fact this President is violating the constitution?
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What if our Schools decided they don't feel a need to balance a budget?
What if our local government decided they don't feel a need to balance a budget?
What if our State decided they don't feel a need to balance a budget?
Those three entities would be charged with violating the constitution and held accountable for their actions.
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WatchDog, before anything else he will say that it's ______'s fault. You can fill in the blank...but it won't be a progressive or liberal.
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...didn't fail..YOU FAILED.
I can not get my head wrapped around how so many people can accept this debt. At what number past $17 trillion, will it take for the Obama lovers to say enough is enough?
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"My goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance."
Those words are frightening. He claims the budget is balanced but nobody needs to know it's balanced we are just suppose to trust him it is. He really expects people to believe this he really does.
"My goal is how do we grow the economy, put people back to work, and if we do that we are going to be bringing in more revenue," Obama said."
Did you ever listen carefully to his words? Does anyone? This man is an absolutely clueless?
His goals? Always start out with the same words.
HOW DO WE? How do we grow the economy? How do we put people back to work? If we do, we will bring in more revenue?
How can people not see through this? He has no plans. NOTHING. Whatever happen to this is MY GOAL and I will accomplish this for the American people? The reason you put me in office.
Who is "WE". So when the country collapses. I bet his words will quickly change to...I didn't fail, we d
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You see, I don't belong to the Tea Party...have never been to a meeting. I do however let you offer an opinion whether I agree or not and do not call you names.
The Tea Party members are not trying to destroy the country as I see it...they have ideas that they believe make it better.
So, if you believe in the Constitution then I have a right to post factual information. If you are not interested in fact...can't make you. If you only believe info whether true or false only because the info is coming from a party source, you are missing a lot.
Whatever, the Constitution was written for all of us.
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Not me but focus on the unimportant and you don't have to be real. Are you saying that those who are in the tea party are not Americans?
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Kozy62 sounds like a Tea party republican first class, Too dab they are on their way out.
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As for the coming flow of baby boomers into Medicare, the Democrats declare that "new retirees deserve the same promise of quality, affordable health care from which their parents have benefitted — and it is the position of the Senate Budget that they ought to get it." There's plenty of excoriation for the GOP "premium support" plan. But there's no explanation of how the Democrats would pay for their "promise" — nary a hint of the many cost-saving reforms that would extend Medicare's life without embracing the GOP plan.
In short, this document gives voters no reason to believe that Democrats have a viable plan for — or even a responsible public assessment of — the country's long-term fiscal predicament. Read alongside the GOP's own partisan outline, it leaves only a faint hope that sensible members of the democrat party, together with Mr. Obama, might yet even attempt to solve this very serious problem.
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It is true that no single policy change can be concocted that will solve all of the problems, regardless of the politics. In fact, getting things under control will require a whole set of tough and politically unpopular choices. But, neither are the possible remedies any secret. They have been suggested by a range of thoughtful and honest people for years. Raising the retirement age, adjusting eligibility requirements, extending the payroll tax(es) and other ideas have to be on the table for discussion. Saying "No!" before the conversation even starts is worse than irresponsible, it's dangerous.
As John Adams once said, "Facts are stubborn things." They are also often inconvenient, uncomfortable and unavoidable. So, can we figure out how to start and focus the conversation there, rather than on myths, ideology or partisan orthodoxy?
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As is the case with Social Security, the arithmetic concerning Medicare doesn't lie.
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Turning to Medicare, the facts -- untainted by ideological or partisan considerations -- are even more troubling.
-- The cost of health care in America is and has been increasing at a much faster pace (three times as fast, actually) than the overall cost of living;
-- Money spent on health care in the U.S. now accounts for one-fifth of our entire Gross National Product, which is up from one-seventh just 20 years ago;
-- Despite that level of expense, which is the highest per capita in the world, many other nations can accurately boast that they are home to much healthier people;
-- In 2010, 48 million Americans were on Medicare, and by 2030 (just 17 years from now), that number will increase to 80 million;
-- In 2011, the federal budget figures for the three main health benefits programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance) totaled $769 billion, or 21 percent of the total budget (compared to 20 percent each for Social Security and defense).
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And, as a part of the overall, what's to be done about this...
Over the 70-plus years that Social Security has existed (and as payroll tax rates have been increased and eligibility requirements adjusted), revenues collected via the payroll tax for the Social Security Trust Fund have exceeded payments made to beneficiaries, to the tune of about $3 trillion. That's the good news. The bad news is that, under current policies and unavoidable demographic trends, that so-called "surplus" will be zeroed out in 2033 -- a mere 20 years from now.
-- Once the tipping point (outlays over income) is reached, and unless changes are made to the program, payroll taxes will cover only 75 percent of the cost of Social Security. The gap, if allowed to occur, can only be covered by general revenues or by incurring more national debt -- or by reducing benefits. Again, the numbers -- the facts -- don't lie.
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The problem is that until the American people stand up and say enough, we will continue to see spending like water through a sink hole. And, when will that be?
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He also said in 2008 that 9 trillion in debt was a disgrace. which is it Mr. Obama Seems to me you say what ever you think is in your best interest to dupe people.
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FARMINGTON, W.Va. - The Oak Glen boys basketball team hung with North Marion for three quarters on Tuesday in a West Virginia Region 1 Section 1 semifinal.
Unfortunately for the Bears, a 25-10 first quarter in favor of North Marion, proved too much to overcome in a 80-61 loss.
Oak Glen finishes it's season at 4-19, while North Marion improves to 16-7 and will now play Fairmont Senior on Friday.
"They came out and were hot from the start," Oak Glen coach Dave Smith said. "It wasn't that we weren't getting out on them, they just made their shots. It put us in a severe hole.
"We cut it down to seven in the third quarter and even made a run in the fourth quarter, but it just wasn't quite enough."
North Marion's Matt Cain gave the Bears problems all night. The 6-foot-2 senior guard came into the game averaging 10.7 per contest but exploded for 31 points on Tuesday. Fourteen of those points came in the first quarter.
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NORTH MARION SCORING: Cameron Wilson 1-0-3, Kurt Rogers 1-2-5, Cole Richards 3-2-10, Matt Martin 2-2-6, Chase Banker 3-6-14, Cody Opron 5-1-11, Matt Cain 11-3-31. TOTALS: 26, 16-24: 80.
OAK GLEN SCORING: Matt McLaughlin 5-5-18, Trey Smith 0-0-0, Tyler Click 3-0-6, Kyle Woodruff 1-0-2, Jakob Ford 0-0-0, Taylor Kincaid 1-0-2, Bryan Congo 1-0-2, Cody Howell 6-4-16, Brennan Smith 5-0-15, David McGraw 0-0-0. TOTALS: 22, 9-12: 61.
Three-pointers: North Marion 12 (Cain 6, Richards 2, Banker 2, Wilson, Rogers), Oak Glen 8 (B. Smith 5, McLaughlin 3).
The Bears saw two players score career highs in the losing effort. Matt McLaughlin finished with 18 points and five assists, while Brennan Smith netted 15 points and grabbed five rebounds.
Cody Howell finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for Oak Glen, while Tyler Click added seven points.
This season marked the first with Oak Glen for Smith since the 2003-04 campaign. Smith said he believes the future is bright for the Bears.
"We were kind of behind the eight-ball from the beginning with a late start," he said. "We didn't have the proper time to prepare. But, I love the group we have coming back. We've just got to refocus our efforts and work hard to make this program relevant again."
Oak Glen will graduate four seniors from this year's squad including McLaughlin, Howell, Taylor Kincaid and Trey Smith.
"Those four guys are a credit to Oak Glen High School," Smith said. "I wish we had more time with them. I've said from the start that I couldn't have had a better group. They put forth great effort. They play for each other. I just really enjoyed being around them."

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quote: Jamie Thomas got royally screwed by the RIAA and you're still standing here saying "you can't be prosecuted, thrown in jail or be waterboarded"... so much fail.
quote: The other party imposes a contract on you and threatens to break your neck if you don't comply. Free to leave? Bogus.


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Confusion continues over replacing Shirley
February 1, 2013
CHARLES TOWN — The Jefferson County Commission remains without clarification from the attorney general's office after requesting an interpretation of the state code when it comes to the replacement......
How does the journal pick and choose what articles allow comments? The article showing a major screwup by a BcSD that is going to cost BC taxpayers isnt allowing comments but this article is ? Please explain? And any article about PGN doesnt allow comments? We pay these people out of our pockets....
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The Journal has slipped into a black hole failed journalism. I've lived here my whole life except for military service and I have no respect or interest in their style or overall reporting. Stack them up against other states newspapers and they wouldn't win one award. It seems that every aspect of the commercial and public venue is in decay in our panhandle. From political officials, to schools, teachers and administrators, news reporting, law enforcement, judges, lawyers and our infamous prosecutor. We certainly need a positive moment of sustained direction, success, integrity and most of all, citizen involvement and satisfaction.
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"BcSD" huh?
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I still haven't figured out why the Sheriff is an elected position. Can anyone give me a reason?
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They have bigger issue's than replacing Bobby S., who would even want to fill that job at this point ?
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I feel the 200,000 should come directly out of the county comm.pockets.This could of all been prevented if they would have stepped up to the plate and taken care of the problem when it came out. They had to know what took place in 2010. Too many people knew,you could'nt of kept it quiet,with the radio transmission that nite.They don't want to take the responsibility now for their non actions. WE should not pay a dime as taxpayers!!!
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According to the new A.G., an answer to this was imminent - at least as of 12:30am on Sunday, when the following was posted on another website:
"This week we will also announce an opinion that impacts Jefferson County. Am reviewing and editing documents this weekend. More to come..."
Well, Patrick, "this week" has just about come & gone, and your office is still mum on how Jefferson County should proceed...
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The Jefferson County Commission needs to hold a public hearing about this appointment, in the evening when residents can attend. Many citizens do not realize just how important the position is in defending the citizens civil rights....see SCOTUS
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The newly elected WV Attorney General is a New Jersey transplant/carpetbagger of six years. That should tell you something about him and his career goals. He's out for himself. Giving legal advice(which should probably be ignored anyway)to Charles Town is chump change to him. He's spending his time figuring out some way to run for Shelly Capito's seat in Congress without showing he really is just a carpetbagger
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Really, JVicuna? I guess as a native West Virginian, that you're an ignorant hillbilly and your wife is barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen?
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Hmmm...it seems the taxpayers voted him back in, so why shouldn't the taxpayers foot the bill?
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C- Mole. Not everyone voted for him, so maybe those that did should help pay for all of his cost. legal fees an whatever.
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Well, unfortunately, that's not how it works. :/ Majority gets to decide how everyone's money gets spent, the beauty of democracy and a Federalist nation.
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Major'a' is still pounding away on that broken drum. You sound more and more ignorant each time you put up another defense for that creep. Let it go already.
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I think Big Bob Shirley was slipping Major the sausage when he wasn't violating peoples rights. Anyhoo.....I emailed my application and resume. I hope they don't drug test.
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The confusion is how the CC is going to cover up that they should have done something before the election had even taking place in November. They lied about being able to impeach Shirley to the public because he was the same polictical party as 4 of the CC at that point.It was the Democractic Parties plan all along to cover it up in the hopes of Shirley winning the election because Boober would have never beat Ballenger in the election. The people have voted against Boober 3 out of 4 times he has run for an elected office in Jefferson County and now the people have no choice.
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WHY CANT Jefferson County Appoint Earl Ballanger He's honest and wont kick anyone in the head! Why is dale Manuel have a hard time or does he have one of his good boys picked out?
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"WHY CANT Jefferson County Appoint Earl Ballanger"
Well, first off, the rules that the C.C. currently are trying to apply - contrary to what the A.G. may find - claim that only registered Democrats can be appointed, and Earl is a Republican. The best chance Ballenger has of being the next Sheriff is *if* the A.G. finds that JeffCo has to hold a Special Election in either 2013 or 2014. Unfortunately, that opportunity would cost taxpayers a couple hundred thousand dollars.
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on November 5, 2012 - 10:59 PM
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We're halfway through the football season, and as usual, my head is filled with questions:
Is it time for Chan Gailey to ditch the rotating running backs routine, and finally pick a featured guy?
And while I have a great deal of admiration for Fred Jackson, doesn't it make sense for C.J. Spiller to be the guy?
Has any quarterback been as good over the last year and a half as Aaron Rodgers, who has 70 TD passes and 11 interceptions in his last 24 games?
How plausible is it that Mario Williams could have a torn ligament in his wrist and Gailey not be aware of it?
If you could re-sign one Bills' free agent after the season, would it be Jairus Byrd or Andy Levitre?
Does the Bills' loss to the Titans seem even worse after the Bears romped, 51-20, in Tennessee?
And is it any relief for Buffalo fans to know it's now Tennessee that's on pace to break the NFL record for points allowed in a season?
What does it say about the Bills' competitive resolve when they've been outscored in the fourth quarter this season, 90-28?
Do you think any of Doug Martin's 251 yards rushing Sunday came when Oakland had seven men in the box?
Is this what the Bills had in mind when they moved up to draft speed receiver T.J. Graham: 14 catches for 109 yards?
So do you think the Falcons miss that offensive mastermind, Mike Mularkey?
And do you suppose the Jaguars regret making him the head coach?
Did Shawne Merriman play Sunday? Did I miss something?
If people are going to push a rookie quarterback for MVP, shouldn't Andrew Luck be in the discussion with Robert Griffin III?
Did anyone else have tears in their eyes listening to Chuck Pagano's speech to his Colts players after the game?
Does Mario Williams not realize how ridiculous he looked, pointing to the Houston bench after a sack? Do I even need to ask?
Will it represent progress if the Bills hold the Pats to 47 points Sunday? They've allowed 49, 48 and 52 in their last three divisional games.
Is it any shock that Peyton Manning leads the NFL in yards per pass attempt, completion percentage and quarterback rating?
If Buddy Nix doesn't plan to leave without having a franchise quarterback in place, does that mean he could be GM in his 80s, like Marv Levy?
Really, after two months they can't trust Tarvaris Jackson to run this passing attack?
And do you think Bill Belichick spent a big chunk of the bye week getting ready for the Colts, whom the Pats meet the week after the Bills?
Why don't the Bills use some designed rollouts for Ryan Fitzpatrick, a mobile quarterback, the way Houston does for Matt Schaub?
So, is it a rousing defensive success now when the Bills allow only ONE 100-yard rusher and receiver?
Hearing Jerry Jones' lukewarm defense of Jason Garrett on Sunday night, is there any doubt he would like Sean Payton to coach the Cowboys?
Are you starting to wonder if it's really such a big deal that Fitzpatrick never gets sacked?
If the Texans and Falcons are the two best teams in the NFL, what does that say about the NFL?
Did you think the Bills would miss David Nelson this much? Do you realize they have no one in the top 48 in the NFL in receiving yards?
Will there ever be another draft with two quarterbacks as gifted as Griffin and Luck?
Do you suppose they've finally gotten over Bill Polian in Indianapolis?
What's the over-under on Marshawn Lynch's rushing yards when the Bills and Seahawks meet in Toronto on Dec. 16?
Can you believe that Calvin Johnson hasn't caught a touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford this season?
Are you sick of the Wildcat yet?
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Barcelona famously transformed its waterfront from drab to dazzling, and Valencia has done something similar to its city coastline, having significantly spruced up its beaches and boardwalk over the last decade. In 2007, Valencia became the first European port since 1851 to host the America's Cup (which was staged here again in 2010), and to celebrate the event, parts of the forgotten waterfront were redeveloped, with a gleaming new marina and the eye-catching Veles e Vents ("Sails and Winds") structure designed by British architect David Chipperfield helping to transform the area. The Valencia Street Circuit was also constructed in the port area as the race site of the 2008 Formula One European Grand Prix, which will continue to be held here until 2014.
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Weigh Ins: Welcome to the Future
Chavez Jr, Rubio, Donaire and Vazquez Jr were all on hand to weigh in for their bouts at the Alamodome on Saturday, Feb 4th. read more »
Alamodome Press Conference
The final press conference for our Welcome to the Future event hosted at the Alamodome in San Antonio. There were a few choice words exchanged between Nonito Donaire and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. -- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Marco Antonio Rubio also promise to give the fans an exciting night of boxing. read more »
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German court ruling could force Google to make significant changes to Android
0. phoneArena 24 May 2012, 13:46 posted on
Now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google, Motorola Mobility has been found to have infringed on a Microsoft patent allowing for "multi-part messages between cellular devices using a standardized interface" and could force Google to make extreme modifications to Android...
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1. mss1988 (Posts: 34; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
In these days there's more more law topics in tech news than tech topics itself... it makes me sick...
2. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
51. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 13035; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Wouldn't be a problem if Google would stop infringing on so many patents with Android.
53. navaf (Posts: 11; Member since: 19 May 2012)
This is tech news
3. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
Wow, Microsoft is even a worse patent troll than Apple.
7. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
In mine opinion Apple is worse.
50. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 13035; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Your opinion is wrong.
55. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
No, your opinion is wrong.
56. Sparhawk (Posts: 75; Member since: 10 Mar 2012)
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, no matter how bull-headed, stupid and wrong they are." -- Author Unknown
12. wp7tribes (Posts: 52; Member since: 12 Aug 2011)
motorola started the trolling
22. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
no, apple is still worse. MS is suing for actual patents to actual tech, not rectangles drawn on napkins and shapes.
MS also normally goes for royalties, and I doubt thats going to change. They make more off of android than they do off of WP7, so its highly unlikely that they will shoot themselves in the financial foot to be spiteful like apple would be.
However, if moto really gets some sort of injunction with the xbox360, then I'd suspect them to come to a mutual agreement to lay off.
37. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Apple are. Were born as losers and advocates....
47. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I agree. I dont think MS is as bad as Apple. Apple also sues for bezel colors and widths.
4. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Seems like an even trade....
5. wp74ver (banned) (Posts: 62; Member since: 10 May 2012)
Microsoft don't do or work anything ,let them do and find new ways instead of being copy cats like they are lol let the droidfags start hating on me lol I love when Microsoft does this to google lol .
11. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Huh? You need to take a deep breath bro.
14. tedkord (Posts: 11700; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Deep breath? He needs to take a remedial 3rd grade English class.
18. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Why don't you come up with a different way of insulting people who you obviously feel inferior to. That slur is really offensive.
21. medicci37 (Posts: 1277; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
@wp7fag4ever MS sucks & will eventually run out of people 2 sue. They can't make a mobile is that competes with Android or Apple. When they tried to copy the ipod with Zune, it was a huge fail ! Wp7 wouldn't have been necessary if they were not so incompetent on Vista. The xbox was a ripoff of the PlayStation. & There sorry add can't deal with competition. MS had about a 30 year head start with ie explorer, & Google still surpassed their theiving azzes. Also, MS wouldn't know innovation if it fell out their azz. People who don't mind getting it up the azz by companies like MS don't deserve a smartphone. For people who don't like getting f*cked by MS & Apple need a alternative. If not for google technology would be more expensive & we wouldn't have many of the advances that have taken place in the last few years.
49. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
You obviously don't give credit where credit is due. Microsoft invented the windows os. They are the ones that made computers user-friendly to consumers. The Xbox didn't copy the Playstation at all, it put out a better game machine. Why does the PS3 have a hard drive in it now? Cause the og Xbox started that trend. Where did the Playstation Network come from? Seems Sony was trying to copy the vastly superior Xbox Live service. Windows Phones aren't that great right now, but I'm betting that when version 8 rolls out that it'll be a different story (and I'm an Android user). Microsoft is one of the most innovative companies in the world. Alot of the current tech and software we use today is because Microsoft had a hand in it. Stop being such a fanboy because you sound like an ignorant brat.
61. medicci37 (Posts: 1277; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
90% of what you said is wrong. & As soon as your mother stops sucking my d*ck, Im gonna tell her to make you move out of the basement & get a life. Btw I don't care if microsoft has a hand in your anus. They still suck.
30. SleepingOz (unregistered)
I'm glad that this news makes you happy 'coz it won't make WP any better. =]
35. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
U need, i advise u to take a bath or a shower....
36. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
We. The. All. Fandroid....
6. tluv00 (Posts: 134; Member since: 18 Oct 2007)
Remember when companys used to actually use marketing and good products to get money and market share and not patent BS and lawyers?
Those were the good ole' days.
9. GuiltyBystander (Posts: 199; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
The sad thing is that those days aren't long time ago, only a few years ago.
8. MtDewFella (Posts: 4; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
The whole software patent problem is idiotic, there are so many patents that are so broadly worded it's impossible for anyone to make any code with out infringing on at least one of these patents, Heck I would be surprised if General Electrics toasters infringed on a few. The only reason android got targeted is because A) Google had no patents on it to protect it, mainly because they didn't want to play that game, and B) it's successful, MS has been know to also sue other companies over using Linux on servers, wanna guess where else MS is getting it's but kicked, oh right servers. That's MS strategy if at first you don't succeed, abuse your power and sue the hell out of everyone who dares oppose you.
10. wp74ver (banned) (Posts: 62; Member since: 10 May 2012)
You so right about that ,i been telling good be friendly support wp7 ,you don't wanna play hard with micromoney ,the have 60 billion cash they are too powerful, they didn't listen ,they don't want to pay for patents and that's what happen ,micro$oft step all over your copy cat ass .
15. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
It doesn't matter how much money Microsoft has because Microsoft will still have to pay Motorola for the use of Motorola's patents. Also your forgetting Motorola is the REASON why Microsoft and Apple can make cell phones. Without Motorola's true creations for cell phone technology, we wouldn't have any of the choice of phones we have today.
31. medicci37 (Posts: 1277; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
If Android copied MS, it work suck so bad that nobody would want Android. & as far as fags go, I'm sure you have sucked plenty of d*ck. So what's your problem ?
13. androidornothing (Posts: 143; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Microsoft can suck Androids *******. They are a bunch of idiots who cant make a good OS and thats why they are attacking Google. WP looks a piece of ****. It looks like android pooped out junk and that junk turned out to be WP.
16. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
I like Android, but I can't agree with you...
19. The.Average.Fanboy (Posts: 12; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
If their operating system is just SO terrible, then why even bother using a computer? I personally don't mind Windows or Windows Phone, although I prefer an iPhone/HTC One X... Besides, no one can argue the fact that Windows Phone offers a great price for a high quality phone.
33. medicci37 (Posts: 1277; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
I can. They offer a decent price for a mediocre phone. & There are many Android phones that are the same price or cheaper than windows (especially if you consider the price of apps on windows) because they have been out for awile. I would take the Rezound, for instance over any POS restricted Windows model !
25. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Chill out. I don't see why you're taking such offense to this. It's people like you who give fans of Android a bad name. Ignorant and constantly throwing out childish vulgarity. Geez.
38. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Totally agree.....!
17. dvancleave (Posts: 32; Member since: 19 Jul 2010)
Seems like both Apple and Microsoft are desparately trying to suppress Google (Android). From a business perspective it makes a lot of sense for both of them. But from the consumer perspective, it sucks.
In the past decade, Apple has enjoyed incredible growth. And they often times have done so at the expense and demise of competing companies. Simply put, they do not wish to COMPETE. They have deep pockets and resort to litigation to financially destroy their competition. After all, it is easy to dominate a market segment without any competition. And in this not all fault lies with Apple exclusively. The Patent Office seems to be freely granting patents on just about anything and everything these days. It is a miracle that any company can design and build anything without infringing on another's patent(s).
As for Microsoft, they have long enjoyed looking down on the commoners from afar without worry or concern. Alas, the I.T. infrastructure is evolving rapidly as demand continues to increase exponentially. Companies have always relied on Microsoft for their workstation platforms. And home users embrace the simple point and click wonders of Windows too. Microsoft even pentrated deep into the enterprise servers with their Server OS's. But then a funny thing came along and became a fad. It is a thing called virtualization. And VM-Ware is king is this realm. This essentially allows an administrator to take a physical system and configure it to run virtual machines. In lay terms, a single physical machine is configured and running as several servers. It is a huge cost cutting measures for companies. And it streamlines the administrative side too. Now is where it gets interesting. Microsoft makes a LOT of money off of licensing. And this whole virtualization thing throws a curve ball into the mix. And VM-Ware is competition after all. So now they come back and hit companies running VM-Ware with licensing fees per Windows workstation that connects to a VM server. Now, most corporate users have PC's as a tool to do their jobs. And the most common tasks include MS Office apps, internet browsers and interfaces, and some custom apps. Since the same OS that runs on smart phones can easily be adapted and used for tablets, why could it not also be adpated and used for workstations? You see, Android is open-source and FREE! Just think of the potential damage that could cause if this Android was adapted and deployed in the corporate setting. Do you not see the bottom line cost savings businesses might forsee with such a venture?
Only time will tell how it all plays out. But my guess would be that we have not yet seen the slumbering giant named Google fully awaken.
20. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
This just got real. Not Xbox. ANYTHING BUT THE XBOX
23. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Yes sir I'm loving this. Hopefully Apple and Microsoft together can squash the turd that is google.
26. tedkord (Posts: 11700; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Too late. The Oracle patent case is the end of Google...wait, what?
29. tedkord (Posts: 11700; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Well, at least Oracle came close to destroying Google...wait, what?
27. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Trying to draw a picture where Apple and Microsoft are friend? Right? :)
28. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
That's just rude. Google is a very well made company, who is already succeeding Microsoft in the mobile business. Instead of suing Google over the tiniest thing, why don't Apple and Microsoft just get some new, better products and good marketing, so people would be more persuaded to go to them? Apple makes good products, Microsoft makes good products, and Google makes good products. On the subject of patent infringement, everyone has stole something from someone at one point in time. Microsoft, Google, and Apple have all done it. And to sue for the same thing that you committed as well, is very much hypocritical. Though, in the business world, not being hypocritical is a VERY rare occurrence. My point, don't judge Google for something Apple and Microsoft have both done themselves.
41. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Cause there a bunch ov cowards...
32. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Taco... just stop already bro. You are so pathetic...
42. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
He's not pathetic, but a brainwashed, sad,bad,mad
Apple he worships.
Apple controls him.
Siri is his girlfriend.
39. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Yea in your dreams Taco....
44. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
45. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Haha that was funny. Good one.
46. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1717; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Oh yea, even Ned Stark hates taco
52. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Ad that improves your life....how.....
54. chadrick0814 (Posts: 209; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
They certainly can't do it through competition.
58. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Taco, tell me that you don't use Google search, Youtube, or any other Google affiliated products, even on your iPhone.
Apple is the turd here that tries to sue everyone over ridiculous s**t.
24. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
Poor german people
Ugly terrible history
And no more android phone in this sad country
34. medicci37 (Posts: 1277; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
The world would be a better place without MS, Bill Gates & Steve Ballmers sorry azz. Just a bunch of theiving little b*tches. Just like the losers who support them :)
40. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
True bunch ov uncivilized skmbgs along with Apple.....
43. Gusto (Posts: 28; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
Guess Phonearena is not a verry concise site. One time they put Florian's word as doubtfull (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Evidence-of-paid-anti-Google-bias-in-patent-news-coverage-is-troubling_id29278 ), and now they use him as a source?
to end lets quote a phrase of PA: "The problem isn't so much with one person's opinion, it's when that opinion is widely (and uncritically) reported as the unvarnished truth".
48. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
and of course M$ pays the courts to RULE OUT ANDROID in Germany. But Germany isn't M$ home court. At least Motorola gets a taste of victory against M$ for the Xbox 360. Google might as well leave any country that anyone tries to BAN ANDROID yes I'm talking to u APPLE & M$
57. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
That guy mueller is an idiot. All that has to be done is simply split up the messages instead of combining them. Easy. Germany bans stuff for the lamest of crap.
59. angelesmec (unregistered)
I hate things like this.. I love Microsoft Windows as a PC OS and I love Google's Android as a Mobile OS and also their services like mail, maps, search and many more.. never mind Apple.. I was never a fan of Apple anyway.. Hope this will be resolved soon and I hope things like this will be avoided in the future..


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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Banana Cake with Vanilla Frosting
38 comments :
Oh wow this cake looks to die for! I'm loving the flavors! :)ReplyDelete
Love the frosting!ReplyDelete
This sound and look delicious!! gloriaReplyDelete
I love any banana recipes! Can't wait to try it!ReplyDelete
Haha, the Gwen Stefani reference is great. That song was my jam back in the day. I love banana cake. Yours looks amazing.ReplyDelete
Brandie, this looks incredible! I've got a bunch of good ripe bananas, I'll have to give this a try! YUM!!!ReplyDelete
I got the first half of the post and I'm still chuckling! Love the recipe and it's right on time. A very dear friend requested a banana cake for her birthday that's coming soon. Thanks a bunch!ReplyDelete
You're so funny! =) Believe it or not, I made banana cupcakes from scratch just 2 days ago. I love this recipe with sour cream added...MMMM!ReplyDelete
This is one gorgeous cake. Holla!ReplyDelete
I've never thought of banana cake -- only bread, or muffins. I'm thinking I'd like this cake even better!ReplyDelete
Looks so great, moist and delicious - love this! frosting looks great tooReplyDelete
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Brandie, you always have such wonderful recipes. It is a real pleasure to visit your blog. I never leave empty handed. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...MaryReplyDelete
Oh this looks heavenly! You know, my monkey would love this one! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper! (Oh, and for getting that song stuck in my head!)ReplyDelete
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I know exactly what you are talking about ..... And this recipe looks delicious. Cannot wait to try this one.ReplyDelete
I Love Banana Cake! This looks Delicious! I saw you on EMM Church Supper! <3 and Hugs! I'd love for you to join our Thursday's Treasures sometime. <3 and HUgs!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Love ur blog!!!ReplyDelete
Do u think that i can use this recipe for cup cakes?
Thank u!
greetings from Norway;)
Hello Norway!! I don't see why you couldn't make these into cupcakes. You'll have to adjust the baking times slightly though :)ReplyDelete
Lmao! I got that one right away and must admit that I can't make any reference to bananas without breaking into song.ReplyDelete
Ya know my friend made a banana cake for her niece's Birthday that was honestly one of the best cakes I had ever had. I've been bugging her for the recipe but she has yet to give it up. I'm going to have to try yours, it sounds very similar.
This is my third time making this cake - my family loves it! Thank you!ReplyDelete
Hi Builder Mama - so happy you love it!! Thank you so much for letting me know!! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 12:16 AM
Wow..I love this cake! My family raved about it. I made it again today and somehow forgot to add in the sugar haha. It was a bit bland but the frosting made up for it! (I did a whipped cream cheese frosting this time). This cake is a total winner in our home :)ReplyDelete
My mom always made banana cake but frosted it with peanut butter frosting - you will have to try that - it was delicious! :) LOVE your site and recipes! Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
Another winner Brandi! I can see this as a layer cake with frosting and layer of bananas in the middle!!! Yum!ReplyDelete
Hey Brandie, have you ever made this in a bundt pan?ReplyDelete
Hi Cindy! I haven't actually tried this one as a bundt cake. If you give it a try though - I'd love to know how it turned out for you! ~BrandieReplyDelete
I am so so glad that you are sharing this wonderful easy recipe, just like all the other recipes you have. This sounds so great and I will be making it for my husband's bday next month. I am really glad to have found this blog site of yours. Thank you Brandie, you are making my cooking days happier with your recipes.ReplyDelete
I am a big fan of moist cake and bananas, so this recipe is a hit! Made it this afternoon and the frosting will be put on the cake tomorrow. If there is any cake left by then remains to be seen.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 4:49 PM
Must try this recipe. It sounds delicious. My mom always made banana cake with a pink butter icing made with chopped marachino cherries and some of the cherry syrup for colour. Wonderful memories... Thank you!ReplyDelete
This looks nice and easy. I do not have any bananas at the moment, but will buy some extra to ripen especially for cake. When we were growing up our neighbor made banana cake all the time and she always put a caramel icing on it. Lots of different ways to top it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:14 PM
My mother and i tried this recipe because we had so many ripe bananas laying around and we wanted to get rid of them, it's amazing! thank you so much for this recipe, it will be made a million times!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2013 at 2:20 AM
I think I'll try it with a peanut butter cream cheese frosting, THANKS for the site and the great & easy to read and follow recipes!ReplyDelete
2 Thumbs up!!
- AnonymousMay 3, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Thank you for sharing this recipe. The cake is amazing and I'm in love :)))!ReplyDelete
I prepared it with 2 bananas and less sugar. For the frosting I used sour cream and mascarpone.
- JenniferJuly 30, 2013 at 2:16 PM
I am pregnant, this looks so yummy. I. will. be. making. this.ReplyDelete
- MichelleOctober 8, 2013 at 6:31 PM
This cake is so yummy..I made it with a Brown Butter Frosting :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 7:33 PM
I made this tonight but I used plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Also, I added about half a cup of peanut butter to the mix. It was fantastic!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 9, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Just popped it in the oven! Cant wait!ReplyDelete
What can I use if I don't haves our cream or yogurt? Thanks,ReplyDelete
- jeanetteAugust 11, 2015 at 2:49 PM
This is the best cake ever.told son inlaw i was making it again,and didnt have time that day. He was really upset.lol made it today.tu very much for the keeper recipie. P.s hubbie loves it too!ReplyDelete


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Eliminate polio in India? Many infectious disease experts said it couldn't be done. "The country is too populous. Too much poverty," they said.
In January of 2012 India was declared polio free. Today, polio is found in only three countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the number of new cases in each of these countries was dramatically reduced in the past year.
In 1985, Rotary International inspired the World Health Assembly to declare "war on polio." RI immediately began to fund the campaign and to date has raised more than $1 billion to eliminate the disease. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation soon joined our efforts with contributions of well more than $1 billion. The World health Organization, UNICEF and the Center for Communicable Diseases has also joined this effort.
Rotary District 5190 consists of 58 clubs covering nearly all of Nevada and northeast California. Each year, every Rotary Club in District 5190 is requested to raise $2,000 for the "Polio Plus" campaign. The amount raised in the district has been just less than $100,000 for many years running. Our Rotary clubs of Tahoe Incline and Incline village are participants in this fundraising.
In 1985, there were three types of polio virus. Now the Type II virus no longer exists. This clearly is the most ambitious project ever undertaken by RI.
The polio virus can cause death, but often it destroys the spinal nerves to the muscles which then contract and atrophy. The muscle contractures pull the joints into tight, nonfunctional positions, causing crippling and often the inability to walk upright.
In a recent survey of the albinos at the Mugeza School For Handicapped Children in Bukoba, Tanzania, a 12-year-old girl was seen to be crawling through the mud. She was highly intelligent and knew the full name of every albino child. Her joints were contracted and she could not stand. The child had contracted polio about a decade ago and was now forced to live in this human misery as what is commonly referred to as a "crawler." Her muscles could not be restored, but the joint contractures were surgically released and she now walks upright with braces and crutches. This child's life was salvaged by the surgery, but the goal is to eliminate this type of handicap from the world.
Polio is now contained, but we must completely eliminate it, and it needs to happen now. If the virus breaks out of the containment, it could quickly expand to millions of cases per year. Smallpox was the first major infectious disease to be eliminated; polio can be the second.
How much longer will it take to eliminate polio? Our own Lacy J. Dalton said it best in her song - we are "This Close."
- Wend Schaefer, M.D., is a past president of the Rotary Club of Tahoe Incline.


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If You Won The Lottery, Would You Tell Anyone?
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Considering all the bad luck lottery winners have, would you tell anyone (if you had a choice and it wasn't published) that you won the lottery? While it's nice to get in the paper and hold press conferences, think of all the "friends" you'd suddenly have popping up out of nowhere to ask for a hand and all the "enemies" you'd suddenly have blackmailing you or otherwise extorting money from you… I always wondered why they publicly announced those things anyway, like nine times out of ten it's a death sentence. A slow death in which all of your friends ask you for a hand-out.
Now, assuming you don't get blackmailed or honey potted into parting with your money, you now have to contend with the idea of working while sitting on a pot of gold. If you work, people realize you don't have to and they will likely treat you differently. Will you get the raise you deserve considering you don't really need the money? Will you get that promotion that you deserve if they're afraid you'll quit after a bad day because you don't need the job? If you don't work, what will you occupy your time with? Lots of lottery winners (and celebrities, rock stars, athletes) turn to drugs because they have nothing else better to do anymore. But let's ignore all that because winning the super Powerball jackpot isn't something you can realistically hide… but…
What if you won a smaller prize… like $500,000? Would you tell anyone? Substitute an amount that you think is significant but not so big that you could quit your job and not so large that it could seriously change your way of life. I think that $500,000 would solve many a financial woe but it's not enough for one to quit their job… so in the event you won a $500,000 jackpot, would you tell anyone? If so, why? If not, why?
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In 1935, in Morton County, Kan., 2-year-old Rena Marie Coen succumbed to dust pneumonia, one of a countless number of tragedies caused by one of the worst human-made environmental disasters in history, the Dust Bowl.
In April 2012, three men stand at Rena Marie�s grave and weep. Two are her brothers, Dale, 90, and Floyd, 87, who still mourn their baby sister. The third: Filmmaker Ken Burns, whose two-part documentary, �The Dust Bowl,� will air Sunday and Monday on PBS.
The Coens are two of the aged survivors of the Dust Bowl who share memories of loss and hardship in Burns� film.
�I haven�t really ever gotten over it,� Dale says of Rena Marie in the film, his eyes filled with tears. �It was bad, bad, bad.�
�Early 1935 is an awfully long time ago,� says Burns, relating that private cemetery visit. �But both of them breaking down and crying as if the death had happened yesterday, that�s the spectacular thing about time and memory and that DNA that eventually forms what we call story or history.�
For Burns, whose own mother died from cancer when he was 11, the visit stirred up emotions.
�How much of it was grief for my mother, how much of it was empathy for Floyd and Dale, and how much was thinking about a little girl and having little girls (Burns has four, ages 2 to 30) and all of that is mixed in.�
The decimation of the soil on the Southern plains in the 1930s, brought on by drought, greed and destructive farming practices, was exacerbated by winds that lifted hundreds of tons of roiling topsoil and sand into the air. It blackened the sky, killed crops and suffocated livestock. Add in Depression economics, and countless farm families were brought to their knees.
Cal Crabill, 88, who lived on a cattle ranch near Holly, recalls the day school was let out early as a dust storm and clouds began bearing down.
�Black, black clouds,� he says in an interview. �It was as loud as anything I ever heard, including thunderstorms and a hurricane at sea, and it was great fear.�
�You can talk about the Dust Bowl and you can tell a good story, but unless you have people remembering what it was like, we didn�t think that the real drama of it would be there,� says Burns. And each day of the filmmaking process, he says, �was a revelation of discovery of the extensiveness of the storms, the 10-year apocalypse that it was, the fact that it was a man-made ecological disaster.�
The bedrock of any of his films, �The Civil War� to �Baseball,� says Burns, is �emotional archaeology. ... We weren�t just interested in excavating dry dates and facts and events, but looking for some higher emotional glue that would make all those date and times and events stick together and coalesce.�
After completing 2007�s �The War,� telling the story of World War II through the men and women who lived through it, Burns and his partners realized there was no time to waste locating those who lived through the Dust Bowl. Many of the witnesses would be older than the witnesses to WWII.
Burns doesn�t draw comparisons to contemporary concerns about drought and global warming, but hopes the film leads people to think about environmental issues.
�We just want to tell a good story,� he says. �We�re not unmindful of the fact that these have resonances in the present, and to say we would hope that the film could itself be a catalyst for conversation of an environmental nature today.�
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Pioneer transcription factors sound as if they should be riding in a covered wagon blazing a trail across the Wild West. While that's not their role, they do, however, take the lead in facilitating cellular reprogramming and responses to environmental cues. Multicellular organisms consist of functionally distinct cellular types produced by differential activation of gene expression.
Transcription factors help this process as they seek out and bind specific regulatory sequences in DNA. That may be no easy feat to accomplish as DNA is coated with and condensed into a thick fiber of chromatin. In each eukaryotic cell, ~2 meters of DNA is packaged into a nucleus of only several microns in diameter.
"We discovered pioneer transcription factors in 1996 and were surprised to find that when they first attached to chromatin, they did not immediately activate the corresponding genes at that site," said Kenneth S. Zaret, Ph.D., professor, department of cell and developmental biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. "By contrast, the pioneer factor endows the competence for gene activity, being among the first transcription factors to engage and pry open the target sites in chromatin."
Dr. Zaret notes that at any one time, the vast majority of potential DNA-binding sites are not occupied, suggesting that most nuclear DNA isn't easily accessible. The question prompted is: how do pioneer factors perform their role? An example is the pioneer transcription factor FoxA, a member of the Forkhead box family of transcription factors.
"FoxA factors engage and subsequently help activate silent genes. They are expressed in the foregut endoderm of the mouse and are necessary for induction of the liver program. We looked at the genomic location of FoxA in the adult mouse liver. We found that nearly one-third of the DNA sites bound by FoxA in the adult liver occur near silent genes."
These studies help explain the progression of cells to cancer. "We found that in sites near where FoxA bound to silent genes, there were motifs for the transcriptional repressors Rfx1 and type II nuclear hormone receptors (HHR-II). We then confirmed protein binding and subsequent repression of adjacent FoxA sites at a novel and otherwise silent enhancer element for Cdx2. Cdx2 mediates differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells and is not normally expressed in esophageal cells. Thus, Rfx1 restricts FoxA1 activity at silent genes.
"We next examined Rfx1 in human esophageal epithelium and in adenocarcinoma and determined that Rfx1 levels decline during esophageal cancer progression, which could allow FoxA to activate Cdx2 in esophageal cells. Overall this suggests that when such networks are perturbed, cancer progression may result. It also suggests that Rfx 1 expression may serve as a biomarker for esophageal cancer progression.
"These studies illustrate how evaluating the binding of pioneer factors to silent genes may reveal the basis for how cell perturbations deregulate gene expression and progress to cancer," Dr. Zaret concluded. "Thus, understanding how silent genes can be activated provides insights not only for development but also for cellular programming and pathogenesis."
While transcription factors are critical elements for inducing the identity of specific cell types in multicellular organisms, they also are cell-type specific and can be limited when ectopically expressed in other cells, notes Oliver Hobert, Ph.D., professor, department of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center. According to Dr. Hobert, the generally accepted paradigm in the field is that transcription factors can exert their activities only within a specific cellular context.
Dr. Hobert indicates that one of the goals in the field is to develop ways to overcome such cellular context dependency. That is, one could envision generating specific cell types using a cocktail of transcription factors to reprogram cells for the creation of in vitro models for specific diseases or to provide a source of material for cellular replacement therapies.
To better elucidate the mechanism for context dependency, Dr. Hobert and colleagues conducted cellular reprogramming studies in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. They initially monitored the effect of expressing the zinc finger transcription factor CHE-1 that programs gustatory neurons called ASE neurons. Next they established from an RNA interference library that the chromatin factor lin-53 controls context dependency of CHE-1.
Dr. Hobert and colleagues determined that to convert germ cells into specific neuron types, mitotic germ cells required not only the addition of the specific transcription factor, but also the removal of inhibitory factors—in this case the histone chaperone lin-53, a component of several histone modifying and remodeling complexes. They also found they could chemically inhibit histone deacetylases to achieve germ cell to neuron conversion.
Dr. Hobert suggests these studies have important ramifications. That is, removing even a single chromatin factor, while also inducing individual transcription factors, dramatically impacts neuronal development. He feels this data is a testament to the simplicity but elegance of programs that control neuronal differentiation.
The emerging picture is that distinct sets of factors orchestrate and coordinate a terminal differentiation regulatory routine. Thus, cellular reprogramming depends not only on expressing the correct transcription factors for inducing a specific neuronal fate, but also removing the inhibitory mechanisms that govern transcription factor activity.
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Gymnastics Team Improves to 2-0 in the MAC
Led by individual champions in three events and the all-around, the Ball State gymnastics team improved to 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference with a 192.475 to 192.075 victory over Northern Illinois.
"Although it was great to win the meet, we won because we made fewer mistakes," head coach Nadalie Walsh says. "We went out there and wanted so badly to do better than last week that we almost beat ourselves. This team is very hard working and talented. We need to let it happen naturally and learn to be successful as we continue to improve."
Brittney Emmons won the vault with a 9.850 and the all-around with a 38.700, while Brooklyn Schumacher tied for first on the bars with a 9.800 and Denasiha Christian tied for first on the floor with a 9.775.
Ball State started the meet on the vault and came through with a 48.725, which is the ninth best vault team score in school history. Northern Illinois opened on the bars and managed a 47.800, which gave the Cardinals the lead after one event.
On the vault, the Cardinals were led by senior Emmons, who tallied a 9.850 to win the event. Christian scored a 9.825 and placed second on the vault, while Erin Patchey managed a 9.750 to finish third.
After sweeping the top three places on the vault, Ball State moved to the bars and scored a 47.575, while NIU tallied a 47.975 on the vault. After two events, the Cardinals held a 96.300 to 95.775 advantage.
On the bars, Schumacher tied for first place with Northern Illinois' Megan Melendez after the duo scored a pair of 9.80's. Emmons continued her strong meet and tied for third on the bars with a 9.70.
Ball State moved to the beam and was led by the 9.675 of Leah Wilson, which was good for a fourth place showing.
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NFU Disappointed in EPA's 2014 RFS Standards
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements:
"We are deeply disappointed in EPA's apparent willingness to reduce total renewable fuel requirements based on the oil industry's fictitious 'blend wall' argument. Big oil has determined that biofuels are taking their market share, so they have prevented increased amounts of biofuel to be sold at gas stations.
"At a time when advanced and cellulosic biofuel plants are just starting to come online, the EPA is sending a negative signal which will stifle investment in this nascent industry.
"Lowering renewable fuel targets below that which can be produced and below what is already being produced will sink corn prices, kill jobs and damage rural economies.
"The administration needs to stay true to its word that it will tackle climate change. The RFS is America's only real climate change policy, and biofuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 30 percent compared to regular gasoline."
Vilsack comments on RFS Standards
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statements on EPA's proposal of 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards:
"The Obama Administration remains committed to the production of clean, renewable energy from homegrown sources, and to the businesses that are hard at work to create the next generation of biofuels.
It's important to take a long-term approach to the RFS. Clearly, as Governor of Iowa and as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, my support for the RFS has been steady and strong. But I also believe that improved distribution and increased consumer use of renewable fuels are critical to the future of this industry. We are proud of our record to support increased demand for renewable fuels. USDA has invested in the creation of advanced biorefineries across the nation; developed a unique partnership with the U.S. Navy and Department of Energy to create new biofuels for marine and aviation use; and boosted markets for nearly 3,000 U.S. companies that are creating biobased products from homegrown materials.
I am pleased that EPA is requesting comments on how we can help the biofuels industry expand the availability of high-ethanol blends, and I hope the industry uses the comment period to provide constructive suggestions. Together, we will be able to chart a path forward that maintains President Obama's strong commitment to an "All of the Above" energy strategy for our nation."
3 Colorado men charged with animal cruelty for abuse at livestock facility
Two Greeley, Colo., men and an Eaton, Colo., resident were charged with animal cruelty this month for allegedly abusing dairy calves at a Weld County livestock operation, Weld County Sheriff John Cooke said during a press conference.
Larry Loma, 32, of Greeley; Ernesto Daniel Valenzuela-Alvarez, 34, of Eaton; and Tomas Cerda, 33, of Greeley, each face one count of the misdemeanor charge, which could result in six to 18 months in jail and a $500-$5,000 fine.
In addition to announcing the charges, Cooke also took time during Friday's press conference to express his "shock" when first seeing the video.
"Totally unacceptable," said Cooke, who noted that he spent 20 years on a dairy earlier in his life and, during that time, he never saw animals handled that way.
"Pretty shocking," he said about the abuse case.
Cooke said the investigation is ongoing, noting detectives are planning to speak with the person who filmed the abuses to determine if any additional suspects remain to be identified.
Cost of Thanksgiving meal sees slight increase
The American Farm Bureau Federation's 28th annual informal price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year's feast for 10 is $49.04, a 44-cent price decrease from last year's average of $49.48.
"The cost of this year's meal, at less than $5 per serving, remains an excellent value for consumers," said AFBF President Bob Stallman, a rice and cattle producer from Texas. "America's farm and ranch families are honored to produce the food from our nation's land for family Thanksgiving celebrations," he said. "During this holiday season, many farmers and ranchers will be reaching out to consumers in-person or through social media, to answer questions about the food that they grow or the poultry and livestock they raise," he added.
The big ticket item — a 16-pound turkey — came in at $21.76 this year. That was roughly $1.36 per pound, a decrease of about 3 cents per pound, or a total of 47 cents per whole turkey, compared to 2012. The whole bird was the biggest contributor to the final total, showing the largest price decrease compared to last year.
NFU comments on food safety regulations, deadline extended
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson submitted comments today regarding concerns with the Food and Drug Administration's proposed rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act.
FDA also announced today that it has extended the comment period to Nov. 22.
"NFU supported passage of FSMA, the first major overhaul of food safety legislation in more than 70 years, and we appreciate that FSMA moves the food safety system from reaction to prevention," said Johnson. "It is now a matter of establishing regulations to effectively achieve these goals without overreacting to recent outbreaks of foodborne illness in such a way that jeopardizes the livelihoods of family farmers."
"NFU raises concerns about the definition of farms in the rule, as well as the basis for testing requirements and quality standards for agricultural water," said Johnson. "The comments also urge FDA to reduce the interval that prohibits the application of biological soil amendments before harvesting produce and asks for clarity in how alternative compliance proposals will be considered."
FSA advises producers to anticipate payment reductions due to mandated sequester
USDA's Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and ranchers who participate in FSA programs to plan accordingly in FY2014 for automatic spending reductions known as sequestration.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 mandates that federal agencies implement automatic, annual reductions to discretionary and mandatory spending limits. For mandatory programs, the sequestration rate for FY2014 is 7.2%. Accordingly, FSA is implementing sequestration for the following programs:
• Dairy Indemnity Payment Program;
• Marketing Assistance Loans;
• Loan Deficiency Payments;
• Sugar Loans;
• Tobacco Transition Payment Program;
• 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments;
• 2011 and 2012 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program;
• Storage, handling; and Economic Adjustment Assistance for upland cotton
Conservation Reserve Program payments are specifically exempt by statute from sequestration, thus these payments will not be reduced.
Union Pacific Railroad ready to handle record crop harvest transportation
Union Pacific is poised to help its customers take advantage of the record grain harvest, according to Union Pacific officials.
Train speed measures cargo movement between rail terminals. The data are compiled by the Association of American Railroads.
"Excellent service is always important to customers, and we are committed to maintaining it even as we accommodate the need for transportation of additional grain," said Paul Hammes, vice president and general manager, Agricultural Products at Union Pacific. "The combination of Union Pacific's train speed performance and available grain car fleet translates into increased freight capacity for the railroad's agricultural customers."
In the most recent crop supply and demand report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it expects 13.99 billion bushels of corn, up from the September forecast of 13.8 billion bushels. The previous record was 13.1 billion in 2009.
The larger production and robust grain export markets will create much stronger demand for transportation during the 2013-2014 crop year compared to the previous crop year.
Customer commitments for Union Pacific trains have increased accordingly, and the company shipped an all-time high number of grain trains to the Pacific Northwest in October.
Groundwater Meeting set for Dec. 3 in Denver
The American Ground Water Trust is hosting a Colorado aquifer management event on Dec. 3 in Denver.
This event is a follow-up conference to the two-day program that was held in Denver in November 2012, where legislators, groundwater experts and water managers discussed river accretions due to artificial recharge and stream depletions due to well pumping.
This year's program will focus on the need to ensure that Colorado's water management strategies are based on sound hydrologic principles. Because water policy can't be considered in isolation from state priorities over economic, planning and social issues, the program will involve panel discussion sessions with participation from Colorado State Representatives and Senators.
To learn more, go to www.agwt.org/events.
CSU Ranch case argued Tuesday before WyoMING Supreme Court
A former Wyoming governor and an attorney for a Denver philanthropist argued Tuesday before the Wyoming Supreme Court over the fate of a ranch owned by two university foundations.
The main question before the justices was whether Amy Davis has the right to contest how the foundations have managed the Y Cross Ranch, between Cheyenne and Laramie.
Davis donated the 50,000-acre ranch to the Colorado State University Research Foundation and University of Wyoming Foundation in 1997. She says the foundations haven't fully honored her intent to use the working ranch as a field classroom for agriculture students.
A district court judge dismissed Davis' lawsuit in April, ruling that she did not expressly create a charitable trust and therefore did not retain a say over the ranch. She appealed.
Storage back up to snuff
The Pueblo, Colo., Board of Water Works increased its storage levels by 10,000 acre-feet after cutting off spot-market water leases this year.
"It was a good year for recovery of our storage reserves," Water Resources Manager Alan Ward told the board Tuesday.
"Our spot market leases typically total about 10,000 acre-feet," Ward said.
There were other factors to the quick recovery, but they played a smaller role, he said.
After drenching rains in August and September, water customers cut back use by about 1 billion gallons — roughly 3,000 acre-feet. But most of the water supplied to the city's potable system comes from direct-flow water rights on the Arkansas River, rather than storage, Ward explained.
Water use was down at the Xcel Energy's Comanche power plant, and good snows late in the season aided natural storage levels, he added.
The new water year is looking more promising than the past two, with 93 percent snowpack in the Arkansas River basin and 123 percent in the Colorado River basin.


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A Buffalo man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny on a charge of weapon possession.
Marcus Adside, 24, was accused of illegally possessing a firearm while on parole supervision from a prior felony conviction.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch said Adside fled Buffalo police officers when they approached in November of 2010 and, during a foot chase, threw the firearm. Lynch said DNA testing later linked the defendant to the weapon.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Buffalo Police.


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LEWISTON – On Saturday afternoon, Jim Baron the father and coach got together with Billy Baron the player and son to see what could be done to recapture their team's slipping momentum. Start being more aggressive, the coach told the player. Press the issue. And in looking at past game tapes, they identified ways it could be done.
Billy the Kid took it all to heart. Not only was his father on his case, so was his older brother, Jim Jr., through critiques offered all the way from the pro leagues of Russia. Enough already. Billy got the message.
Baron shooting 22 times probably won't serve Canisius well on a daily basis. But on Sunday afternoon it was the antidote to more than a decade's worth of futility at the Taps Gallagher Center. Those 22 shots led to a career-high 33 points and a 77-70 victory over Niagara, the Griffs' first on Monteagle Ridge since Nov. 30, 2002.
"Baron wasn't going to let his team lose today," said Niagara coach Joe Mihalich. "He was terrific."
Canisius (16-9, 9-5 MAAC) has moved within a game of the Purple Eagles (14-11, 10-4) with four games remaining in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season. Whether the Griffs can sustain the surge that comes with winning six of eight could depend on the state of Baron's left ankle, twisted on a three-point make with 3:23 remaining. He sat a short spell then returned, but arrived at the postgame news conference with it heavily taped.
He said he'll ice it up and hope to be ready for Loyola (Md.) on Thursday. It's no sure thing. Niagara guard Antoine Mason, the MAAC's second-leading scorer, vowed he'd be OK after spraining an ankle against Loyola eight days ago but hasn't played since. Doubtless his absence played to Canisius's benefit as the Griffs avenged a 66-65 loss to Niagara on Jan. 27.
Remember that game? Baron erupted with jubilation when his buzzer shot swished for an apparent Canisius victory, only to have it ultimately overturned by replay. This time around he left nothing to chance. His driving layup – bad ankle and all – pulled the Griffs into the lead for good with 2:14 remaining. He went 4 for 4 from the foul line after that, repeatedly punishing the Purple Eagles for putting an 80 percent shooter on the stripe.
"Seeing him go to the ground like that and get back up and not quit on us, it just gives us fuel," Griffs center Jordan Heath said. "We play off that and it's huge for us."
"He had a great game," said Harold Washington, who finished with 18 points. "Big shots. He was leading the team, we followed. We need that from him at times."
Washington and Heath had their major moments as well. Washington hit a three in transition to put the Griffs up four with 5:25 remaining and sank two free throws to tie it at 59 with 4:05 to go. Heath provided the basket that basically broke the Purple Eagles, a rebound jam following up a Washington miss created by a Josiah Heath steal. That made it 68-64 just 52 seconds from the end.
"Harold was hitting some big shots, Jordan with that put-back dunk, that's stuff we need to get that win," Billy Baron said. "Those guys stepped up along with me and we were able to come out on top."
Niagara trailed by as many as 16 before staging a typical torrid Taps rally. A Juan'ya Green (21 points) free throw inched the Purple Eagles ahead, 53-52, with 5:58 left – their first advantage since the game's opening minute. And the tide appeared to swing decidedly in Niagara's favor when, with 3:10 remaining, T.J. Cline nailed a three good for a 64-62 lead.
"When T.J. Cline hit that shot I thought we were getting ready to have another unbelievable finish but they did everything they had to down the stretch, whether it was make a foul shot, make a shot, force a turnover, defend," Mihalich said. "Whatever they had to do in the last few minutes they did."
Outside of its tight nature down the stretch, the game bore little resemblance to the first encounter. Canisius forward Chris Manhertz went for 17 points and 15 boards in the first meeting, but had just four and seven this time around. Griffs guard Isaac Sosa went from 14 in Game One to just seven in the rematch. But the biggest fluctuation of all involved Niagara guard Marvin Jordan. The hero with 23 points off the bench and the winning three in the first meeting, Jordan started for Mason and was held scoreless. He was 0 from 7 from the field, six of those shots from behind the arc.
"We didn't want to let him go off, especially if Mason wasn't playing," Billy Baron said. "We knew that they were going to lean on him a lot more. We tried to limit his shots … and have him shoot tough shots."
That's something Niagara couldn't manage when it came to Baron.
"Billy, what can you say," Jim Baron said. "Him and I, we sat down yesterday and watched film and I told him he's just got to be a lot more aggressive. He did it. He took it off the dribble, made plays. … He rebounded, made his free throws and played very good defense as well."
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