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With layers of crushed chocolate sandwich cookies and creamy filling, this is definitely a "rich" dessert. You can decorate the top with a few wrapped chocolate coins.—Betty Jean Jordan, Monticello, Georgia
- 28 Oreo cookies
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3-1/3 cups cold milk
- 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- In a food processor or blender, process the cookies until finely crushed. Set aside 2 tablespoons of crumbs for topping.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar. In a bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Add to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Fold in whipped topping.
- Place half of the cookie crumbs in 2-1/2-qt. container or bowl; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Originally published as Pay Dirt Cake in Taste of Home April/May 2003, p17
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Reviewed Aug. 28, 2015
"I've made this recipe three times in two weeks for a variety of people and everyone just loved it. It's so simple to make. A helpful note: half of the cookie crumbs is 1-1/3 cups each time; half of the pudding mix is 4 cups each time. After all, who doesn't like Oreo cookies? Delicious!"
Reviewed Jul. 30, 2015
"Always a hit! I don't tell that it's so simplistic to make, a one bowldessert."


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Lately there has been a continuous gushing forth of opinions here so today I'm going all sweet, maybe not as much as I should but I hope you appreciate the attempt to behave.
Cookies. I don't particularly like cookies, I'm more for buns and such, but Italians eat sweet things for breakfast and Marco eats cookies. Unfortunately I started to bake my own cookies for him and the children (but they don't like half of the cookies I make) and now I can't stop. That's one of the big problems with 'genuine' food, first you start to like the real taste of it and then you begin to wonder about what they really put into the food you buy. So I bake and I bake. This was the last batch and as I rather liked these cookies I wanted to share them with you! (See how sweet I can be if I want to?)
125 g / 4 3/8 oz salted butter
150 g / 5 1/4 oz sugar
100 g / 3 1/2 oz pistachio nuts
70 g/ 2 1/2 oz mixed candied fruit, chopped
350g / 12 3/8 oz flour, you could need less or more, it depend on how humid the flour is
1 egg
– Run the pistachio nuts in a blender until it's like flour.
– Stir butter and sugar, add the pistachio nut flour and the chopped candied fruit and mix it well.
– Add the egg, stir and when the mix is smooth you sift the flour into it. Work it into a dough.
– Now you can either roll it out and punch out cookies with cookie cutters or you can do as I did, make a lot of small balls that you flatten out and put on a cookie sheet.
– Bake in a pre-heated oven (175°C/347°F) for 8-10 minutes.

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LELIA LAKE - A Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway train derailment in Donley County on Tuesday morning caused minor injuries to one railroad employee, but three others were uninjured.
The train was pulling empty coal cars from Wichita Falls to Amarillo at 8:45 a.m. when 28 of the 128 cars derailed just east of Lelia Lake and north of U.S. Highway 287. The two locomotives did not derail.
Some cars came within about 10 feet of the highway but did not reach the road. However, law enforcement officials blocked off the outside lane of westbound Highway 287 as crews worked to clean up the debris.
John McCracken, Kansas superintendent of operations, said he was in Amarillo when the derailment occurred and he proceeded to the scene.
"It's an empty coal train," he said. "The cause (of the derailment) is not known and is under investigation."
McCracken said train traffic probably would be restored by this morning.
Deputy Randy Bond of the Donley County Sheriff's Department said his agency received news of the derailment about 8:50 a.m. and was first on the scene. He said the injured railroad worker was transported by ambulance to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo.
Texas Department of Public Safety officials also were on the scene.
"Investigators are on the scene and we are working to clear the track and resume service," said Joe Faust, BNSF director of media relations.
A leak of about 150 gallons of diesel fuel occurred. It was under control and not a threat to the personnel on the scene, Faust said. A hazardous materials team was called to the scene.
Bond estimated the blocked westbound lane of the highway would be open by today.
"I expect that by midnight they'll have trains running, and in 72 hours it (the derailed cars) will be gone," Bond said. "It doesn't take them long."
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text: The centerpiece of the nearly 5,000-acre Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area is Victory Bog. This shrubby, peat-moss wetland is fed by small streams that drain the mountains that ring the basin, which eventually flow into the Moose River. Victory Bog is home to several unusual plants, including the insect-eating pitcher plant. With its diversity of rare bird species and network of maintained trails, Victory Basin attracts bird watchers from across the region. But it also hosts a variety of other outdoor activities.


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Esa L. Sferra Bonistalli
Esa L. Sferra Bonistalli has dedicated her career to Federal government service. She is a Senior Attorney and Team Leader for the United States Coast Guard's Office of Regulations & Administrative Law, providing legal counsel to the Judge Advocate General and Coast Guard program offices.
Previously, Bonistalli led campaign finance rulemaking and advisory opinion projects for the Federal Election Commission.
She is a Richmond Law graduate, and is currently serving as Co-Chair of the DC Bar's Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section.


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We are very proud to announce that we have retained our Michelin 3 Star for the 2016 guide.
Notice: Changed Menu Prices from October 2016
Reservations from October 2016 onwards will be subject to the changed menu prices written below.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Kichisen is located in the vicinity of Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. As if to connect Kichisen and the shrine, around them extends the virgin forest of Tadasu-no-mori, which is the only portion that remains of the ancient wilderness that once covered Yamashiro province (the southern part of Kyoto) some 2000 years ago. The mystical beauty of this forest has been celebrated in literature, from "The Tale of Genji" and "The Pillow Book" of 1000 years ago up to the present day. Because of the clear, quiet streams flowing in the forest, it is also referred to as the "Holy Land of Water." Furthermore, on the south side of Tadasu-no- mori is Kawai-jinja Shrine, which is dedicated to Princess Tamayori, who was the mother of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan. A replica of the thatched hut of the poet Kamo no Chōmei, renowned for his essay "An Account of My Hut (1212)," can be found on the grounds of the shrine. Here in this area blessed with history and nature, Kichisen continues its devotion to carrying on the traditional hospitality of Kyoto.
Brief Summary of Yoshimi Tanigawa, proprietor of KICHISEN
Acquiring a deep appreciation of cooking at the age of nine, Yoshimi Tanigawa was convinced that cooking was his mission in life. Later, he came to Kyoto and studied traditional Japanese cultural arts such as 'tea ceremony,' 'flower arrangement,' 'incense ceremony,' 'calligraphy,' 'Japanese poetry,' etc., in order to polish his sensitivity and acquire inspiration for his profession.
Besides mastering the traditional court-style cuisine (yusoku-ryori; cuisine prepared according to the rules and traditions of the ancient court) and its methods of using cutlery (ikama-ryu), he has continued to explore new fields of cuisine, such as a special curative diet catered to those suffering from diabetes. He is making every effort to promote the essence of real Kyoto-style cuisine, especially to people abroad. Furthermore, by always remembering the spirit of 'discovering new things by studying the past,' he is doing his best endeavors to cultivate his own style of cooking.
He took part in the popular TV program 'Ryori-no-tetsujin (Iron Chef)' broadcasted in July 1999, and defeated Masaharu Morimoto, another master chef in Japanese cuisine. The theme of the contest was 'pike eel', and his dexterity in preparing the dish won the admiration of all the judges.
Introduced in the New York Times in the past, his restaurant has been visited by many guests from abroad.


text: This American flag at the corner of Ninth Street and Collins Memorial Drive in Chester has been the subject of several complaints to the city since it became entangled with the utility pole and was recently mentioned in a Chester City Council meeting. The Chester Street Department normally takes the flags down when they put up the Christmas wreaths. The flag is adjacent to the memorial for Chester native Rodney Ray Collins, a Vietnam War veteran who died in 1969. (Photo by Stephen Huba)


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Written by Domenica Farishian, for antonnews.com on Wednesday, February 19, 2014
A Hicksville mother and daughter are an unstoppable team in their mission to raise awareness and education about rare diseases.
"The rare disease communities are a small voice, but when we come together we can really make a difference," explains Marybeth Krummenacker, who is getting her message out to a panel of doctors at two events on "Rare Disease Day" on Feb. 28.
It's a quest that hits close to home for both Marybeth and her 28-year-old daughter Laura. Just weeks after her third birthday in 1989, Laura was diagnosed with cystinosis, an extremely rare inherited disease that causes cystine, an amino acid, to break down in the body depositing crystals in the major organs. If left untreated it can slowly destroy the kidneys, liver, eyes and other vital organs.
Laura was born "perfectly healthy" according to her mother. But, as is often the case with children with cystinosis, began exhibiting symptoms around age two, including lack of growth and excessive dehydration. At one point she was rushed to the hospital with severe dehydration. "She almost died in my arms. Her potassium levels were so low, it's a miracle she survived," Marybeth fearfully recalls.A series of tests eventually led to a diagnosis of cystinosis, which only has 500 known cases in the U.S., and 2,000 worldwide. Getting a diagnosis of a rare disease can be as rare as the disease itself. Marybeth says it was a matter of good timing and fate that helped Laura get that crucial diagnosis.
First the opthamologist examining Laura noticed a build-up of crystals in her eyes. "The doctor needed to check his textbook to see what was causing it," states Marybeth. A kidney specialist had also coincidentally attended a conference on cystinosis shortly before examining Laura.
Of course a diagnosis is only the first step in treating a disease. Medications are often required. At the time there were no federally approved treatments for cystinosis. But that wasn't about to stop Marybeth. The kidney specialist told her about a drug trial at the National Institute of Health in Maryland and Laura was accepted into the study.
For years Laura endured rounds of blood work, sonograms and x-rays while taking a host of medications that "tasted horrible," but her mother says "she was always a trooper." A trooper herself, Marybeth continually educated herself on her daughter's rare disease, sharing whatever information she learned, especially with doctors. "If I didn't speak up she wouldn't have gotten the care she received," says Marybeth. The study eventually led to the FDA approval of the drug Cystagon and the eye drops Cystaran.
Always the advocate for her daughter Marybeth was there every step of the way, especially when in 1999, a decade after her diagnosis, 13-year-old Laura needed a kidney transplant. Fortunately for Laura they didn't need to go far in search of a donor. "My father donated my kidney to me," Laura proclaims.
In the ongoing crusade to fight for her daughter's health and medical care, Marybeth became the voice of many when she co-founded the Cystinosis Research Network (CRN) in the mid '90s. Her earliest fundraising efforts included garage sales and volleyball tournaments, and evolved into the foundation's biennial dinner dance.
Marybeth is now taking her fight a step further as board member of the National Organization for Rare Diseases, aiding the forgotten thousands of so-called "orphan diseases." Money is earmarked for both medical studies and for foundation members to attend medical conferences so Marybeth and others like her can educate doctors around the country about rare diseases.
Laura, who remains on up to eight medications daily including eye drops every hour, says the disease hasn't prevented her from anything. She holds down two jobs, drives and lives a full and productive life. "You have to treat the disease like it's a part of your life, not make it your life," says Laura.
Just like her mother, Laura is turning to advocacy. While Laura humbly states she is simply a "spokesperson" for her mother, Marybeth quickly points out her daughter's role in the upcoming CRN dinner dance. "Laura is taking a very active role in organizing the event. She is really stepping up to the plate," Marybeth proudly says.
Marybeth is also humble about her advocacy. "I'm just Laura's mother. Life handed me this card and I have to play it."
Club needed for students with chronic health disorders
Christian Morales
September 24, 2013
Filed under On campus, Opinions
At Occidental there is a strong focus on creating a culture in which students can thrive and learn from one another. Creating opportunities to see things through different lenses and gain new insights enables the Occidental community to become a stronger support system for individuals of all diverse backgrounds. Yet one area of diversity that seems to be missing or minimized at Occidental is raising awareness about individuals who have the additional challenge of managing chronic health disorders.
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Dr. Stephen C. Groft, Director, National Institutes of Health, Office of Rare Disease Research, will be honored as the first recipient of the Henri Termeer Lifetime Achievement Award for his nearly 30 years of service and commitment to advancing research and treatments for the millions of people afflicted with rare and genetic diseases.
This article originally posted on abcnews.go.com on 2-28-2013. View the full article here.
Sarah Larimore, 7, didn't always like summer.
She suffers from a rare genetic metabolic disorder called cystinosis, which prevents her from sweating. She lives in South Carolina, and can't stay in 80-degree weather for longer than 20 minutes, so during the summer she used to stay cooped up inside, her mother, Katie Larimore, told ABCNews.com.
Last summer her family built a swimming pool in their backyard.
"It was her first real, live outside summer," her mother said. "She just stayed in the water for three months."
This article originally published 2-8-2013 at thecolumbiastar.com
On Monday, January 28, a South Carolina couple traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with their representatives in Congress and ask them not to cut funding to research programs that could save their daughter's life.
Jeff and Katie Larimore's seven-year-old daughter, Sarah, has a rare genetic metabolic disease called cystinosis. The Larimores joined three cystinosis support groups in Washington and met with legislative aids from the offices of Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. Joe Wilson, and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. They had three requests: continue to allow incentives afforded by the Orphan Drug Act; continue funding the National Institute of Health (NIH); and continue the Medicaid program, TEFRA, that extends services to children with catastrophic diseases and disabilities.


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CHP: Lanes blocked after Modesto fatal crash
Investigators still looking into cause of accident
Published 9:10 AM PDT Jun 15, 2013
A fatal accident in Modesto blocked lanes on Highway 99 Saturday morning.
The California Highway Patrol said that a crash involving two vehicles happened just before 5:30 a.m.
Two lanes were blocked on north Highway 99 between Sixth Street and Kansas Avenue right after the collision, according to the Modesto CHP.
Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash and have not released any information about the people involved.
Stay with KCRA and KCRA.com for updates.
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The glass is half full
September 15, 2013
The glass is half empty. No, the glass is half full. Humans are a curious thing. When given facts there are some that will question even the most irrefutable of fact....
Unfortunately, the media profits on bad news and even if they report wrong or misinformation it is rarely retracted or the retraction is buried so deep many don't see it. Thank you, Erik for your insight into OSHA. They issue fines for having the wrong color ladders.
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I don't suppose we will ever stop hearing the bad news associated with ANY
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The Shale Insight Conference in Philadelphia was held Sept.26th. Some contributing were scientist, engineers, chemists, businessmen, DEP, EPA, environmentalist and "gas companies". Those working and researching to responsibly develop our natural resources were sharing insightful panel discussions, high-powered networking sessions, and impactful keynote presentations.
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There is a locally owned company who not only knows every chemical used, but has the knowledge to precipitate them out and produce fresh water from frac or produced water from the gas industry. It GIVES the fresh water back to the "frac" companies or puts it back into the river with the regulation and blessing of DEP and our local WMWA. There is no reason for a purposeful dump of waste water. There will always be those few who make a bad name for the many.
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and as for DEP, what a joke...they have no idea what the gas industry is doing to the area, and I have had numerous conversations with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission about water withdrawal and that is a joke as well...they tell me that "unfortunately many permits were issued without any limitations on water withdrawa if the water levels get too low" so what we now have are many companies being allowed to withdrawal water even though the River and Creeks in the area are at their lowest levels ever.
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Hate to tell you Chris but I am very educated on the gas industry and the gas is not going to stay here, it is going oversees just as soon as the infrastructure is built...gas prices will come down for a little while and then once the gas hits the open market, the prices will go as high as the gas industry can get for the product. Tell me why the gas industry will not post all of the chemicals used in the drilling process? Tell me why they hide their facilities at the tops of the mountains behind the tree lines? Tell me why the people they bring into the area are truly gasholes at their finest? Until people of this area are truly educated about the gas industry, you will buy into the propaganda and they hire people like Erik....to be their gas industry cheerleader. People think for yourselves and don't just read the propaganda articles and buy into it. Check out what this industry did out West and how those poor people are suffering now.
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Erik, I don't need to visit any company when they are having a public event, I have a brother who works in the oil industry and I have dealt with both industries for over 20 years.
As far as the local DEP I had a conversation with them on Sept. 10th before I headed back to Florida about a situation where we use to live.
You and I will never see eye to eye on this because I have witnessed to many "accidents" that have occurred with these industries while I lived in Wyoming and in Texas, remember I am not from Williamsport.
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Do you follow OSHA violations by local companies?
I think you would be shocked.
A violation does not mean something nefarious is taking place.
In fact, the industry self-reports about 90%+ of all violations.
Maybe you need to get educated more before having this apprehensive attitude.
Go and visit the companies when they have an public event. Go talk to local DEP officials.
Don't rely on whatever sources you have now, because they are steering you wrong.
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It's interesting that you would say that erik considering XTO is one of the top 10 violators of this state.
They have 212 active wells, with 179 violations incurring by just 25 wells.
Penn Township has endured one of the highest numbers of drilling violations than any other municipality in the State.
So I would say that there is a problem.
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First, the charges are alleged. Not proven.
Second, the gas-related company is cooperating with the investigation.
I don't see the problem.
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Obviously this letter writer missed the article in this newspaper on Sept. 12, 2013.
Titled, "Company accused of dumping Waste Water".
The state Attorney General's office has charged an energy company with allegedly dumping more than 50,000 gallons of drilling waste water on the ground in Hughesville, Pa.
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Yet the letter did ot present facts just opinions that are positives even though he stated there is negatives. The gas companies are only going to promote the positives and deny any negatives. The pro gas people are going to keep ignoring all of the negatives.
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Going to teach 3's/4's in their Sunday School class this morning; maybe I will read this nice letter to them to show them how good natural gas drilling is. :-)
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The unemployment rate in Williams County ND has been <1% for over the past year. Thank you Bakken shale.
"Oil Patch looks for international labor",DICKINSON, N.D. — In order to fill in the gaps in workers brought on by challenges by the western North Dakota's oil boom, some area businesses have been looking overseas for help. - The Jamestown Sun
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Great LTE!
Unfortunately, like a racist, the anti-domestic energy crowd will continue to allow their hate to cloud their view of any facts.
After all, facts are irrelevant to the nefarious agenda of the anti-domestic energy people.
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Lycoming College to hold open house
Lycoming College will open its doors to prospective students and their families on Saturday when the admissions office holds its winter open house. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in Pennington Lounge, Wendle Hall and the event starts at 10 a.m.
During the open house, participants will have the opportunity to tour Lycoming's campus, take an old-fashioned trolley tour of historic Williamsport and converse with the college's faculty, staff and coaches. They also will have the opportunity to learn about what life is like at Lycoming through several information sessions, which will feature discussions about college costs, career planning, freshman year expectations and managing an academic career while participating in athletics.
For more information and to register, visit www.lycoming.edu/admissions or call 800-345-3920, ext. 4026.
Natural gas job site safety to be discussed at MU Presentation
MANSFIELD - Kinney Cossel from SeaTrax will present "Risk Management & Job Site Safety of a Natural Gas Job Site" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Mansfield University's Allen Hall, room 104. The presentation is free and open to the public.
This is the February installment of the Shale Speaker Series sponsored by The Marcellus Institute at Mansfield University.
One of the most important aspects of any job is being able to keep the worksite safe. Kinney will explain why risk management and job site safety is not only necessary at a natural gas site but also requires total involvement and participation from all individuals.
Kinney also will explain how to assess the job site, recognize that there are certain hazards that cannot be avoided and that such hazards must be mitigated using the hierarchy of controls in order to ensure a safe and productive worksite. Throughout the presentation, Kinney will share examples of how and when safety training has been implemented into a worksite.
Light refreshments will be provided at the presentation.
The Shale Speakers Series is sponsored by The Marcellus Institute at Mansfield University. For more information, visit mansfield.edu/marcellus-institute/.


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As a part of this year's goal for SGA, we as Co-Presidents are working to find new ways of communication between Student Government and the student body. One of these ways is by using President Swartzendruber's model of regular updates. As representatives of the student body, we want to become a more transparent organization so that you as students know more about some of the things SGA is working on. So here goes:
We kicked off the year with our annual SGA Fall Retreat, where we brainstormed many ideas for the year and developed a vision for this year's Senate. The Senate, full of energy and creativity, generated many great ideas that have directed our work so far.
As a way of being more intentional about hearing student ideas directly, we organized the Idea Drive which yielded many helpful suggestions that we either considered as a Senate or passed on to the appropriate department. Janelle Freed and Mariah Elliott did a great job of making this drive possible.
This year, Spirit Week featured new and exciting events, like the Water Balloon Frenzy and S'mores on the Hill. Special thanks to Heidi Bauman, Nels Akerson, Benjamin Bergey, Janelle and Mariah, among others.
Since SGA also provides funding to clubs, we have helped fund and support the biannual Student Leadership Conference with Student Life, activities for the Students for the Morally Responsible Investment of Israel/Palestine (MRI), the annual Take Back the Night event, and events for Res Judicata and Peace Fellowship. We are also excited to see the energy behind the Sustainable Food Initiative, a rising student club.
Things on the horizon:
- An EMU pep band is in the making…stay tuned.
- EMU-hosted Justice Summit, facilitated by Mayor Kai Degner—Nov. 13
- Faculty forum—Nov. 16
As always, SGA is excited and open to hear what students have to say. Our office hours are posted on the SGA office door. Feel free to stop by to chat with a Senator, or send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Keep up to date with SGA happenings on our website: www.emu.edu/sga, and remember that our weekly meetings (Wednesdays at 9pm in UC 211) are open to all students.


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Craftsy Block of the Month 2012 taught by Amy Gibson
In Craftsy's first-ever Block of the Month, Amy Gibson brings you 10 specific quilting techniques - appliqué, string quilting, paper piecing and more.
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So sweet what a perfect quilt for a cute little girl....".love it . Great work!
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Thank you! I love the way it turned out :)
She will treasure this forever. What a great idea!
I hope so! She loves it so far :)


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Visitors to the Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park can get $5 off if they donate a can of food to the Lowcountry Food Bank when driving into the park.
Admission is normally $15 a car for up to 15 passengers. The discount is valid from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
It's not valid Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It's also not valid for vehicles with more than 15 passengers, who pay a higher admission price.
The three-mile driving tour includes more than 750 displays. The festival also features an enchanted forest walking trail, marshmallow roasts, train and carousel rides, rides, a 50-ton sand sculpture, gingerbread houses and other attractions.


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El Salvador, Cambodia, and Rwanda
Winter 2007 Programs
Application Deadline: September 22, 2006
Now Accepting Applications!
Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting young leaders (ages 18-25) to participate in human rights delegations during the winter of 2007. Program locations include: El Salvador, Cambodia, and
Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world. Each
delegation weaves together three core sets of activities: site visits to local organizations, hands-on fieldwork projects, and a cross- cultural human rights training workshop.
Cambodia (December 27, 2006 - January 17, 2007)
Program Tuition: $1,795
Participants will learn about the historical roots of conflict and genocide in Cambodia. We will examine how current human rights challenges are impacting the country, particularly their effect on the lives of Cambodian youth. We will connect with young Cambodians and
get involved in collaborative projects to support the development and rebuilding process already underway.
El Salvador (January 2 - January 17, 2007)
Program Tuition: $1,635
This program will explore the roots of El Salvador's 12 year civil war, the long term impact of the war on Salvadoran society, and the continued persistence of long-standing economic and social inequities that have fueled conflict throughout this tiny nation's history. Delegation activities will focus in particular on the efforts of human
rights activists and youth to recover from a tumultuous and
devastating period of violence and repression, and build a more just, equitable, and peaceful society. Spanish
proficiency is required.
Rwanda (December 29 – January 15, 2007)
Program Tuition: $1,795
This program will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth. Participants will learn more about the current situation in Rwanda, connect with young Rwandans, and get involved in collaborative projects aimed at promoting peace and
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis but we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Final deadline to receive applications is September 22, 2006.
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Volunteerism need of the hour by Nethali Struys
The major initiative of International Year of Volunteers, the IYV+10 steering Committee, the Volunteer Forum commenced on Friday at the Galle Face Hotel under the motto "Celebrating the Great Diversity of Volunteers in Sri Lanka".
The event brought together around a group of 150 participants including a range of stakeholders from the private sector, civil society, youth organizations, academia and government, to network inspire, to inspire and foster a national dialogue towards strengthening the volunteerism spirit and actions in Sri Lanka.Read article
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Focus: 'V' for 'Visibility' in Sri Lanka by Sonia Josserand Mercier, UNV Programme Officer, Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka: In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to ensure the International Year of Volunteers +10 gets all the visibility needed - from online to the cricket creaseline... Read article03 February 2009
A blaze of colour for IVD in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka: On 10 December 2008, a group of artists from Theatre Y performed for the very first time in Sri Lanka as part of the International Volunteer Day celebrations organized by UNV in Sri Lanka. Read article
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Volunteerism in an aging society by VOICE
Colombo, Sri Lanka: This brief provides a conceptual framework to link Volunteerism for Development with a series of aging-related issues. Volunteerism can foster elders' empowerment, aiding intergenerational solidarity. The document also looks back over the Sri Lanka Elders' Committees and the work of the HelpAge voluntary home care programme, with recommendations for future policy. Read article
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Medical volunteers help Sri Lanka restore health care by Faiza Elmasry
On December 26, 2004, a tsunami devastated Sri Lanka, claiming nearly 40,000 lives and displacing one million people. In the southern province of the country, the costal children hospital was destroyed and many nurses died in the tragedy. Three years later, much rebuilding remains to be done. As Faiza Elmasry tells us, efforts are underway not just to rebuild this hospital, but also to bring in modern technology, train medical staff and renovate Sri Lanka's health care system. Read article
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Along with the pronounced xenophobia and ultra-nationalism in the Swiss People's Party platform and pronouncements, Party leader Christoph Blocher has a record of making anti-Semitic statements. ("Switzerland Is Odd Piece in the Continent's New Mosaic," Dec. 10)
In 1999, a Zurich Court convicted Blocher of using anti-Semitic stereotypes in a speech two years earlier in which he stated, "Jews are interested only in money." In 1997, referring to a planned referendum on a government-initiated "Swiss Foundation for Solidarity" to help needy people, including Holocaust survivors, Mr. Blocher declared "They could blackmail banks, you can blackmail governments, you can blackmail national banks, you can force them to give in. (But) I would like to see if they can blackmail an entire people at the ballot box. They have to get through the eye of this needle, and I will do my utmost that we do not yield." Mr. Blocher's implication was clear that the "they" were Jews.
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Via Realtor.com, Durant has listed his home in Gaillardia for a smooth $1.95 million. He paid $1.799 million for it in 2011.
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That Elephant Spoke to Buddha on The 10th Plane
Louis Jolyon West is a son of a bitch. Let's just get that right out of the way. He's the kind of irredeemable bastard you have to pat down on his way out of the Salvation Army. His most notable experiment, at the University of Oklahoma, was researching the effects of LSD. After witnessing a few bad trips, West drew a parallel between the drug-induced fits in humans and the tendency of some male elephants to go "on musth"--a fugue-state where they are overtaken by a bizarre kind of temporary rage and attack everything in sight. Figuring that nothing goes better with crazy than more crazy, he thought to combine the two, and dosed up a bull elephant with a metric-fuckton of acid.
"Well damn, Johnson, I honestly can't tell when an elephant is trippin' balls. Do you think it's working?"
West and his lab assistant hooked up with a morally lax zookeeper at Oklahoma City's Lincoln Park Zoo, who gave them access to Tusko, a 7,000-pound, 14-year-old male elephant. To accurately dose the elephant within levels experienced by the average human drug user, they painstakingly calculated the elephant's metabolic rate, assessed the relative potency of the drug, accounted for the weight difference, then converted all the measurements to Fuck It, and just shot everything they had into him. About 300-milligrams of pure LSD. Enough for 3,000 hippies to bother God about their mundane bullshit on a Friday night. So what valuable data did this experiment yield?
Five minutes after the injection, he fell over and died.
In a move that practically elevates dickotry to an art-form, this is the actual conclusion to their report: "It appears that the elephant is highly sensitive to the effects of LSD - a finding which may prove to be valuable in elephant-control work in Africa."
End result: Hopefully some sort of furious, hallucinogenic elephant curse.
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Sometimes, comedy just fails at its task. Sometimes the effort to bring out the inherent humor in something--to dissect a subject, analyze it, spin it and ultimately reintroduce it so that society might understand it better--simply does not work. Sometimes the world just writes a better joke. Here is the actual lead to a story announcing the results of this scientific paper:
"A new study has been published, demonstrating for the first time that rats on ecstasy who listen to loud music have more sex than rats on ecstasy who do not listen to loud music."
Science, everybody!
Knowledge Gained: They prefer Nine Inch Nails.
You can buy Robert's book, Everything is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead, or follow him on Twitter and Facebook or you can get good grades, study hard, and one day pursue a fruitful career feeding psychedelic mushrooms to bats to see if they fly "all fucked up."


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Communications operators are among the most data-rich of all businesses, with opportunities to capture and store a vast array of potentially valuable customer data. Yet to date they have not capitalised on their "big data" assets as fully as they could. The underlying reason lies in the difficulty of turning an operator's diverse mass of data into useful insight – a task that depends critically on having data that's trustworthy, timely, and of consistently high quality. To achieve these attributes, operators need to build a data quality competency – a dedicated, specialised organisation responsible for maintaining, safeguarding and ensuring the quality of data across and beyond the enterprise. In a world where business decisions are increasingly dependent on data, building such a competency is critical. In this article, we examine the practical steps that operators can take to get their data fit for purpose.
In the July issue of Communications Review, we present, 'Building a data quality competency in today's digitised communications operator: not an option – but a business imperative. In the article, we look at how you can invest in data quality to help your business thrive.
I hope you enjoy the article and encourage you to check back each month for the latest issue of Communications Review.
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Building a data quality competency in today's digitised communications operator: not an option – but a business imperative.
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April 15, 2016
Transforming into a digital business is the most pressing challenge facing communications operators—yet organisational cultures are often perceived as barriers to change.
'Zero infrastructure – anything-as-a-service': How CSPs can harness the full power of the cloud
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A PwC article on how and why cloud is rapidly becoming the new core delivery model for provisioning business technology across leading CSPs' operations.
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Texas Tech University Chancellor John T. Montford and Jim Reckner, director of the Texas Tech Vietnam Center, along with representatives from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, will take a 13-day trip to Vietnam beginning July 29.
Montford and Reckner will visit Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho in Vietnam. In Hanoi, they will visit with Ambassador Douglas Peterson, attend Texas Tech Vietnam Archivist Ron Frankum's seminar on archival practices and library techniques and discuss cooperation with the Vietnam National University. In Hue, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, Montford and Reckner will talk with university presidents to discuss programs of cooperation. One such program deals with a book exchange between the university libraries in Vietnam and Texas Tech.
In the proposed book exchange program, Texas Tech would provide universities in Vietnam with books on grammar, agriculture and other subjects in exchange for pre-1975 books on Vietnam.
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Bass boat rescued from rocks off Shades Beach
Three fishing buddies from southeastern Pennsylvania caught something they weren't angling for off Shades Beach on Thursday morning -- rocks.
Their bass boat got caught on the rocks near the entrance to the lake channel and had to be towed free. The men bailed water from the boat while they waited for the tow. The boat was grounded in shallow water, and waves lapped over its sides.
A Fairfield Hose Co. volunteer who went out on a jet boat to help also got caught on the rocks and had to be towed free.
The channel should be marked, said fisherman Max Ruth, of Berks County. "Fishing buddies" Bob Hibshman and Lester Beamesderfer were with Ruth in the boat.
"Without any markers out there, you're lost," Ruth said.
Ruth said that his boat hit the bottom going out into the lake, and that he had adjusted course slightly on the way back to shore, without success.
The lake can be difficult to navigate, especially in weather and waves, said James Smolko, a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission waterways conservation officer at the scene.
"You have to know where you're going," he said.
A tow boat pulled Ruth's boat back to the ramp at Shades Beach just after noon. The stranded jet boat was next pulled free.
"It ended OK," said Walter Orlowski, of Erie. Orlowski and fishing friend Dan Maxim called for help for the stranded boaters when they saw them grounded just yards offshore. Orlowski said they had decided not to fish earlier Thursday because the water was too rough, but went back to the beach in late morning to see if the water had calmed.
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Davy Jones, the lead singer of the Beatles-inspired made-for-TV pop group the Monkees, died Wednesday. He was 66.
The performer suffered a heart attack in Indiantown, Fla., where he resided, his publicist Helen Kensick tells the Associated Press.
"All of his family, friends and fans mourn Davy's loss," says Joseph Pacheco, Jones's manager and brother-in-law. "We were fortunate to have such an incredible human being in our lives. Sadly, his time on Earth was cut far too short and he will be missed tremendously by all who knew him."
The British-born Jones joined Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith in the TV show The Monkees about a pop band by the same name which ran from 1966 to 1968.
After the show was canceled, the group continued in various incarnations for years. The Monkees had several hits including "I'm a Believer" and "Last Train to Clarksville."
Early Wednesday morning, Jones "began to complain of not feeling well and having trouble breathing," the Martin County Sheriff's Office says in a statement.
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Over the years we have seen special edition versions of Absolut vodka adorn its signature bottle with a variety of fun and funky sleeves – especially around special occasions like Christmas and Valentines – but now Absolut has created a special edition denim sleeve specifically for sale in the travel retail sector.
The new sleeve was designed in collaboration with Loren Cronk, the Brooylyn-based demin boutique, who is a huge name in denim and an ideal candidate for a brand that wishes to be uniquely stylish and attract those who are familiar with the cutting edge of fashion.
The end result is a truly limited edition look that will appeal to those with an eye for cool design and for people who like to own objects that are unique. It will also be a huge hit with fans of the brand and collectors of Absolut sleeves.
Absolut's Loren Cronk designed sleeves were first released in Changi Airport's Departure and Arrival halls on the 5th March where it will be available exlcusively for a limited time before going on general release at other international airports in April. The bottle will then be available until July 2013 at these select outlets.
Unlike many of the previous sleeves, Absolut vodka is giving the Loren Cronk designed sleeve a lot of focus, creating a specially made microsite for the launch which you can visit at www.absolut.com/dutyfree/denim/
At the microsite not only will you find information about the origin of the design, you can also find out more information about Absolut Vodka's specially created cocktails to celebrate the sleeves launch: the Disco Jean Fizz; Vintage Cape Codder; Espresso Button Fly; North Side Double Stitch; Collins Night Flare; Slim Jim Salty Dog; Caipiroska Slim Fit; and the Bloody Mary Cowboy.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal criticized Gov. Nikki Haley's opponent on Friday during a South Carolina appearance, taking issue with him for serving as defense attorney for a sex offender.
Jindal said South Carolina voters have a clear choice for governor this year. The first, he said is his friend, Haley, whom he characterized as the successful governor of a state with the fastest growing economy on the east coast.
"On the other side they have a trial attorney who has made money from defending those who were convicted of domestic battery and also defending a sex offender," Jindal said of Haley's Democratic opponent, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden.
Jindal, who is vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association and a possible presidential contender for 2016, defended an RGA ad that attacked Sheheen's work as a defense lawyer. The ad has been criticized by the South Carolina Bar Association.
"He chose to make money defending folks who committed some heinous crimes," Jindal said. "He made that choice. I think it is right to give the voters that information and let them make the choice."
Jindal said Haley has done a tremendous job of creating tens of thousands of new jobs, lowering the unemployment rate and cutting taxes. He said he hopes the people of South Carolina will allow her to serve another four years.
When asked if he intends to run for president in 2016, Jindal said it is too early to say.
"I am certainly thinking and praying about what I do next after I'm done being governor. We'll make that decision after November," said Jindal.
Jindal said America as a whole needs new leadership to cut government spending, create jobs and replace the Affordable Care Act. He said the Republican Party needs to show Americans how its policies will help them join the middle class.
"We need to be a party that stands for things and not just against things. We got to be a party offering positive specific solutions," said Jindal, who offered examples of school choice, an energy policy that creates jobs and a new affordable health care policy to help insure people, including those with pre-existing conditions.
Also speaking at the event were Haley and Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott.
Editor's note: earlier published versions of this story contained several errors. The Associated Press reported erroneously state Sen. Vincent Sheheen's job. He is a defense attorney in private practice, not a public defender. The story also erroneously reported Jindal's position with the Republican Governors Association. He is the vice chairman of the RGA, not the chairman. Senator Lindsey Graham's first name was also misspelled in the story.
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Backstage pass: taking science outreach to music festivals
Update! The preprint of the paper featured in this blog post is downloadable here.
Last week my fellow blogger Matt Shipman tweeted about a paper which immediately caught my attention: Sex & Bugs & Rock'n'Roll. This paper, by Emma Sayer and colleagues makes the argument that public engagement by scientists is important but is sometimes tricky to do, especially with 'non-traditional' audiences. Although many scientists do outreach in elementary schools, give public seminars, or are involved with outreach programs at museums, it's sometimes difficult to envision ways to do science outreach with people that may not be a captured audience, or may not have already selected to be somewhere where science was on the agenda. Emma and her colleagues argue that music festivals are perfect places to set up display booths about science, in part because the people attending music festivals are there with open minds, and are ready to have fun and be 'engaged', at least with music. In other words, they are READY TO ROCK!!, They are primed for cool science and might just stop by a booth that is displaying honeybee colonies, and taking swabs microbiology cultures. Furthermore, this is potentially a huge captive audience, as there are typically crowds of people at music festivals.
Emma and her colleagues used entomology and microbiology as a way to capture people's curiosity, and bring the science to where the people are. In addition to display materials, the scientists also did hands-on activities, and really worked to make the material interesting and creative. Although I'm highly biased, I also think 'bugs' are a great topic with which to engage the public - they either creep people out, or amaze people (or both!). Everyone has a story to tell about their experiences with bugs, and it's what you might call 'common science ground'.
I was curious about a behind the scenes look at how this kind of public engagement works, and Emma was kind enough to answer a few of my questions:
1) Where did the idea arise about using the venue of music festivals to engage the public about ecology?
The idea came from two different sources… first of all, I love music and it's always been very important to me. I've always enjoyed going to festivals and gigs. While at a workshop on public engagement, I met Helen Featherstone, who presented Einstein at Glastonbury – fun doing physics at Glastonbury Festival for Einstein Year. Of course, I was blown away by the idea and decided on the spot that I wanted to take Ecology to music festivals. A few weeks later, I made a pitch to a few colleagues (including Will Gosling) and then got in touch with Helen to see if she would be interested in collaborating… it all evolved from there.
2) What are the challenges around the sustainability of taking science outreach to music festivals?
The main problem is the organisational work and logistics. We recruited volunteers and arranged training workshops so that we had enough people on the ground at the festivals (that's the fun part), but as lead, I essentially had two full-time jobs when the project got rolling. We all worked for free in our spare time, and working with volunteers can be unpredictable. As this was the first time we had done anything like this, we had a vested interest in making it work, but we still made contingency plans for people dropping out when they got too busy. This year, we're just doing a single festival while we work out how to continue the initiative. The British Ecological Society are very keen to keep it going, and we're looking into a few possible partnerships with non-profit organisations and universities. The main difficulty will be finding the funding to hire someone part-time (or create an internship job) during the festival season to do the organising/ logistics/ coordination.
3) How do you convince researchers to take part?
One of the incentives is free entry to music festivals!! …this kind of thing isn't everyone's cup of tea, so the people who sign up for it either want to experience something different or, like me, believe that we're not great at communicating our research and need to spend more time on effective and novel ways of doing so. Most of us are convinced that science is often seen as stuffy old men in lab-coats and we wanted to shake off that image. The majority of our volunteers were PhD students who wanted to do something exciting and different. They got free training, access to festivals, met like-minded people and had something to put on their CV. As an added benefit, interacting with non-scientists gave us a completely different perspective on our own research and made us revisit how we communicate. It's pretty exhausting talking to people non-stop (and being enthusiastic about it), so we worked 2-3 hour shifts during the festivals, and usually from 10am to early evening (finishing sometime between 6 and 8pm). This meant that everyone could go and catch a few acts and enjoy the rest of the festival. Everyone who took part had a great time and would do it again.
4) Are there other 'non-traditional' audiences/festivals that you envision a similar opportunity, and are you pursuing these avenues?
Yes! We've thought of a few things we'd like to do. Places like shopping malls are an obvious one but other types of festivals and fairs would also be good – we have loads of literary, food and historical festivals here in the UK. The great thing about this is that the set-up is flexible, can be tailored to different events and audiences and works just about everywhere. We had the big stall and full kit to take to music festivals but we also did a University event, a school day and a museum event. We did the last one with a couple of bags and travelled by train. We also have one big idea for science busking that we're saving for next year… watch this space!
5) Any amusing, interesting anecdotes to share?
There are so many nice stories to tell from our summer on the road, it's hard to know which ones to pick. We got to go backstage and 'swab' a member of one of the headline acts (Greg Dread of Dreadzone, who was brilliant). At one of the festivals four women came to the stall and were delighted when they saw that we were culturing microbes from peoples' clothes. It turned out that they were all microbiologists and "weren't allowed to do that at work" so they enthusiastically swabbed each other (photo below). We met a lot of really interesting people, and kids gave us drawings, postcards and lots of 'bugs'. The best part of the whole summer for me was people's reaction when they heard that we were all research-active. They were delighted – to the extent that some even shook our hands and congratulated us on 'getting out there' and doing something different. We always expect people to come to us (lectures, museums, science fairs) – we're the experts and should be sought out – so making the effort of stepping out of our comfort zone and going to the people was a really positive thing to do.
In sum, I hope this idea will resonate with scientists, and we can see 'bug booths' at music festivals around the world. It's a great opportunity for science outreach, and for a back-stage pass to some great acts!
(A BIG thanks to Emma for agreeing to answer some questions about this activity and provide some photos. You can find additional materials and photos from this blog, and you can follow Emma on twitter)
Sayer, E., H. Featherstone & W. Gosling. Sex & Bugs & Rock 'n Roll – getting creative about public engagement. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.12.008


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Members of Congress cast votes on major issues
WASHINGTON -- Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Friday.
Employment programs
Voting 215 for and 202 against, the House on Friday sent the Senate a Republican bill (HR 803) to consolidate 35 federal programs for job training, adult education and literacy education into a single, broad-based workforce program to be administered by the states as they see fit rather than by Washington.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Voting yes: Mike Kelly, R-3; Scott Perry, R-4; Glenn Thompson, R-5; Jim Gerlach, R-6; Pat Meehan, R-7; Michael Fitzpatrick, R-8; Bill Shuster, R-9; Tom Marino, R-10; Lou Barletta, R-11; Keith Rothfus, R-12; Charlie Dent, R-15; Joseph Pitts, R-16; Tim Murphy, R-18.
Voting no: Robert Brady, D-1; Chaka Fattah, D-2; Allyson Schwartz, D-13; Mike Doyle, D-14; Matt Cartwright, D-17.
Minimum-wage increase
Voting 184 for and 233 against, members defeated a bid by Democrats to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour as part of a GOP workplace bill (HR 803, above). This would be the first increase since 2009.
A yes vote was to raise the minimum wage.
Voting yes: Brady, Fattah, Schwartz, Doyle, Cartwright.
Voting no: Kelly, Perry, Thompson, Gerlach, Meehan, Fitzpatrick, Shuster, Marino, Barletta, Rothfus, Dent, Pitts, Murphy.
Democrats' workforce plan
Voting 192 for and 227 against, the House on Friday defeated a Democratic alternative to HR 803 (above) that sought to retain but reform the existing Workforce Investment Act.
A yes vote backed the Democratic plan.
Voting yes: Brady, Fattah, Schwartz, Doyle, Cartwright.
Voting no: Kelly, Perry, Thompson, Gerlach, Meehan, Fitzpatrick, Shuster, Marino, Barletta, Rothfus, Dent, Pitts, Murphy.
Welfare-to-work rules
Voting 246-181, the House on Wednesday passed a Republican bill (HR 890) to block a Department of Health and Human Services policy concerning work requirements in the 1996 welfare-reform law. The policy allows states to try innovative strategies for moving individuals from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to work so long as the result is a higher percentage of welfare recipients finding jobs.
Voting yes: Kelly, Perry, Thompson, Gerlach, Meehan, Fitzpatrick, Shuster, Marino, Barletta, Rothfus, Dent, Pitts, Murphy.
Voting no: Brady, Fattah, Schwartz, Doyle.
Not voting: Cartwright.
2010 health-law repeal
Voting 45 for and 52 against, the Senate on Wednesday defeated a bid to repeal the Affordable Care Act until such time as the U.S. economy returns to annual growth in the range of 3-to-5 percent.
A yes vote backed the amendment.
Voting yes: Pat Toomey, R.
Voting no: Robert Casey, D.
Federal hiring freeze
Voting 45 for and 54 against, the Senate on Thursday defeated an amendment to HR 933 (above) to freeze the hiring of "nonessential" federal employees during the last half of fiscal 2013. Nonessential civil servants are defined as those whose duties do not directly protect human life and property.
A yes vote backed the amendment.
Voting yes: Toomey.
Voting no: Casey.


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A round-up of north Northumberland news from local clubs, charities and societies.
BINGO: A Christmas Prize Bingo and Raffle will be held at Ancroft Memorial Hall on Wednesday, December 19. Doors open at 6.30pm, eyes down at 7pm. All welcome.
LIGHTS: The very first display of Christmas lights on the Bullring in Beadnell will be officially switched on tomorrow (Friday), December 7 at 6.30pm. To mark the occasion, Coun Pat Scott has been asked to do the switch on. There will be refreshments, hot mulled wine and minced pies along with carol singing. Everyone welcome.
Floral Art Club: Berwick and District Floral Art Club recently held its annual open night. Val Stevenson, chair, gave a warm welcome to all guests and members handed over the evening's entertainment in flowers to Jean McClure, an area demonstrator from Saltburn. Her title for the evening was "Inspiring Christmas". Five main arrangements were created during the evening. The next meeting will be held at 7pm on Friday, December 7 at St Aidan's Hall, Church Street, Berwick. The demonstrator will be Gemma Landels from "Occasions", Eyemouth. This will be a "hands on" evening and everyone will need to bring a cup and saucer as they will be making their own Christmas arrangement. The monthly competition will be letter 'C' and there will also be a competition for the best decorated Christmas cracker using the innards of a toilet roll. Everyone welcome.
BORDER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Dr Clare Wilson of Stirling University gave the latest Border Archaeological Society talk on 'Reading the Soil Record: the role of Geo-Archaeology in excavation and post-excavation analysis.' She calls herself a geoarchaeologist and has a PhD in archaeological buried soils. She focused on two major sites to illustrate her work. The first was Lefkandi, Euboea in Greece. It is a Greek Dark Age site built on a tel or mound, a feature 17m deep. Using soil analysis, it materialised that the mound was made up of degraded mud bricks, accumulated over 12-1300 years of occupation. Artefacts were preserved too, including boat designs on pottery shards. The town was a trading settlement with contacts as far away as Egypt. One puzzle was that there did not seem to be a harbour. Fieldwork observation revealed a silted up area much higher up than current sea level and with giveaway wavecut notches in nearby rock. Soil analysis revealed marine clay. The whole area seems to have been tectonically uplifted in antiquity. The second site was a complete contrast, Mulchaich West on the Black Isle in Ross-shire, the possible site of Ferintosh distillery. Clare showed us the Kubiena tins used to collect samples. Acetone is added to repel water, and then a slide is made sometimes using coloured dye. The slide can then be placed under a microscope, and we can look at soils intact. Shell, bone and textile can all be identified; ploughing can also be 'read.' She finished with some comments on grave soils. Analysis can show burnt grass offerings, ochre painted over a body and coffin collapse. Stirling is working with York University on this project, using digs in Edinburgh and Bamburgh, though soils in the latter case are too sandy for good preservation. The talk was excellently presented and well received.
ROTARY CLUB: The experience of standing up to the acidic wit of Anne Robinson, television's 'Queen of mean' was described as "fantastic" by Diana Higham on Tuesday. Accompanied by her husband, the Rev Bob, she was guest speaker at the meeting of Berwick Rotary Club. She finished fourth in the popular 'The Weakest Link' on television. She applied to appear on the show as one of nine competitors and had to pass an audition in Glasgow before travelling to pinewood studios. Mrs Higham told how she dealt with Anne Robinson's comments, repeatedly giving as good as she got after the remarks of the presenter, especially after revealing that she regularly took part in the radio Borders religious programme.
PROBUS CLUB: The James Cook, the sailing ship based at North Shields, has helped develop the character of hundreds of young people over the last 25 years. A regular visitor to Berwick, she has close links with the youth project and the rotary club who have sponsored people to crew it. Eighteen are usually on board with most at sea for the first time. They plan the routes and have a wide variety of tasks to carry out. The boat is owned by Ocean Youth Trust North and Steve Lennon, its former skipper, is now the manager. Guest speaker at Berwick Probus Club, he said it provided adventure and a unique residential platform for the education of youngsters from all walks of life. Anyone from 12 to 24 can take part in the five day experience. Mr Lennon showed a film depicting a typical week on board.
BRFC SUPPORTERS CLUB: Berwick Rangers Supporters Club's latest fundraising night - a race night - takes place on Friday, December 7 in the Black & Gold Club at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome - you don't need to know anything about horses, racing or gambling. All monies raised will benefit Berwick Rangers football club, so please come along and have a laugh.
history society: Queen Victoria's reign saw dramatic changes in the methods of producing, processing, transporting and selling food and drink. It was the heyday of Berwick's farming, herring fishing and salmon netting industries. The Society's visiting speaker for November was Derek Sharman who based his talk, 'Berwick's Food Heritage', on old photographs, advertisements and extracts from 19th century editions of local newspapers. He highlighted the growing importance of steam ships and the developing railway system and the important part they played in the herring and salmon fishing industries. In conclusion he drew our attention to Berwick's townscape of today with its reminder of those vibrant times - The Maltings, The Granary, the ice-houses, curing sheds and smokehouses. The evening was both educational and enjoyable not only to our own members, but to visitors from both London and Bristol who appreciated the warm welcome and the fascinating talk. The next meeting takes place on Wednesday, December 12 in the Parish Centre at 7.30pm. John Ferguson is our guest speaker with the topic 'Barmoor Connections', an opportunity for us all to explore some of the interesting history of the Barmoor Estate.
U3A: Final orders have now been taken for our Christmas Lunch which is being held in The Black & Gold Club on Thursday, December 20. At the next meeting of May Wilson's Busy Bees Group Sue will be showing how to make a Christmas Decoration. If anyone is interested do go along to The Maltings on Friday, 14th December starting at 10am and finishing at 12.15pm. Do also feel free to take along your own work which others will be interested in seeing. The Creative Writing Group has no meetings in December. They are, however, having a 'Literary Lunch' on Wednesday, January 16. Because of all this wet weather, the field and facilities at 15B Lamberton are now closed until spring of next year. If you fancy having a game of Carpet Bowls there is room for more members taking part every Thursday afternoon in St Aidan's Hall from 2pm. The December walk of the Walking Group will be on Thursday, 13th December, starting from Morrison's and following the trail along the coast to Burnmouth starting at 10 am prompt. Do you fancy doing the Tango? If enough members are interested Maria Fuentes is willing to come back again as a tutor. Do contact Maria on 332592 to take part. Members and non members can check up the majority of our activities, and details of group leaders to contact, on www.berwicku3a.org.uk.
ST ANDREWS WALLACE GREEN: This Thursday, December 6, choir practice starts at the earlier time of 5.45pm followed by the Guild's Christmas Party at 7.15pm. On Saturday morning at 9.30am, the prayer group meet and then on Sunday there is a service at 9.45am in Lowick and 11am in Berwick, which includes Sunday Club and the lighting of the second Advent candle. On Monday the Carpet Bowls group meet at 1.30pm. There is no Keep Fit during December. The annual Berwick Male Voice Choir Christmas concert will be on Wednesday 12th at 7.30pm. The church are providing a local Christmas card delivery service (minimum donation of £0.25 per card) with collections starting from 6th December at the Bank of Scotland, Longbone's and Hairworks or they can be brought to the church on Sunday 9th or 16th December. For further information please see the church's website www.sawg.org.uk.
BIG SING: Christian Aid Christmas Big Sing is on at the Methodist Church,Walkergate today (Thursday), December 6 at 7pm. The Eyemouth Fishermen's Choir and The Border Tarts will entertain. It should be a good start to the festive season and all proceeds will fund Christian Aid projects. Adults £5, Children £1 including refreshments. Tickets from Mediamania, Castlegate or on the door.
BORDER TEXTILE GROUP: Christmas is coming and that means members are looking forward to their festive lunch at Foulden Village Hall on Saturday, December 8. The idea is for each person to bring something sweet or savoury to be shared on the buffet table. Anyone with something that needs heating in the oven should please come in advance of the start time of 1pm. This is also the time of year when we see who has risen to Theresa's Challenge. The title for 2012 was 'Just for Fun' with a remit to "create something that is fun to make in any material and method you want to use". Challenges are kept hidden until after lunch when all is revealed but in any event pictures will be posted on the group's website www.bordertextilegroup.wordpress.com. There is no obligation to take part in the challenge so please don't let it put you off coming! At the November meeting the speaker was Tricia Reynolds from Kelso who is passionate about Italian Casalguidi embroidery. She explained some of the history of the technique and how she has developed her own more colourful textural style.
VILLAGE HALL: Kirknewton Village Hall Trust recently held a very successful quiz night in the village hall. Quizmaster was Reverend Jeffery Smith and supper was fish & chips provided by Geoff Allan of Wooler. Thirteen tables of four enjoyed a laughter filled evening and the winners of the new "Kirknewton Challenge Trophy" was the local team of B.C.A.S. Thank you to all who took part and helped in any way. The next event at Kirknewton Village Hall will be the popular Border Supper on Friday, February 22. A community website for Kirknewton has been launched at www.kirknewton-northumberland.co.uk featuring Kirknewton in words and pictures. News of events and activities in our community can be found there. If you would like to make a contribution, or have any suggestions, to the site please email email@example.com.
RESIDENTS GROUP: St Boisil's Residents' Association meetings take place in Tweedmouth Parish Church Hall at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every second month. Local volunteers who have addressed issues and problems over the last five years have had some notable successes. Legal recognition of The Green on Dock Road was achieved, after intensive archive research and form filling, with the support of our councillors and especially, the people of Tweedmouth and Spittal, Our community banded together to save this valuable greenspace for recreation. A similar communal area under threat is the Goody Patchy; with planning permission given for houses to be built on the Coal Yard at the former Tweedmouth Railway Station. Tracts of trees on Goody Patchy land are earmarked for felled to make a new roadway onto Billendean. There are concerns about the wisdom of any new access onto a road with busy traffic and visual restriction caused by the rail bridge and the safety of children from schools who use it most days. A few years ago St Boisil's Residents' Association was granted a 'lease' from Berwick Borough Council on part of the Goody Patchy to enhance the site. The meadow area is managed to allow the orchids and other wild flowers to flourish in a boggy area; which is part of Berwick in Bloom. Nest boxes and bat boxes were erected as a primary school project and the former dock railway is part of the Lowry Trail. To carry on this work, we may need to engage some professional help with maintenance, safety and recreational activities. We are hoping grants can be obtained for a survey of the woodland to know how to proceed. This is England's most northerly Community Woodland and we should all take an interest and pride in it; to use it and protect it from further destructive intrusions. At the November meeting these issues were brought up at the AGM along with other local concerns - including anti-social behaviour, speeding and shoplifting. The Residents' Association is open to all, it is not a religious group. Meetings are informal and friendly. If any of these issues are of interest do come along to the next meeting on January 22 at 7pm. New members are always welcome. Further enquiries to Margaret Thomas Tel: 01289 307314.
ROTARY CLUB: This week the Rotary Club of Seahouses and District was entertained by club member Dr Jack Dineley, talking about and showing slides of his recent trip to Namibia. Jack informed us that at one time the main industry of Namibia was diamond mining, but now like many places the main industry has become tourism. The images presented by Jack showed some amazing geological rock formations and gave an insight to the country's landscape. Club member David Morgan will talk about "50 years in Rotary" at the next meeting and the following week will be the Rotary quiz against the Rotary Club of Cramlington. Seahouses and District meet every Tuesday evening at 7pm for 7.30pm at the Olde Ship Seahouses. All fellow Rotarians and guests are welcome.
Glendale local history society: In his talk to Glendale Local History Society, John Fletcher, reminded us that coats of arms are represented in many places throughout our communities and hold a valuable place in our history. He started his talk with an historic background of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings. Depicting an image of the Bayeux Tapestry, he pointed out that William was seen lifting his helmet: this action was accepted practice at various stages of battle, proving he remained alive and in charge, since at this time there were few other signs of his recognition. John speculated that because of a number of different emblems depicted on William's shields throughout the tapestry these were more likely or have been decoratively produced by the embroiderers, rather than intended for personal identification at that time. Early mediaeval seals depicted motifs for identification and were likely to have became associated with future insignia, or 'arms'. Following a swift journey through an intricate, early Royal genealogy we reached the oldest documented coat of arms as shown on an image of Geoffrey, son-in-law of King Henry I, father of Henry II, depicting golden lions on a blue shield and small lions on his shoes too. Heraldry became established from mid-12th century and the general term derives from a group of men known as 'Heralds' whose task it was to equip, announce and interpret the arms, or emblems, providing a knight with individual devices to ensure recognition in contests at tournaments or jousts – each being armoured and otherwise unrecognisable. To this day heralds remain important officers of the Royal household. Our speaker ended with a modern interpretation of this ancient art: an image of our modern day jockeys' colours!


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Business license
Business licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow individuals or companies to conduct business within the government's geographical jurisdiction. It is the authorization to start a business issued by the local government.[1] A single jurisdiction often requires multiple licenses that are issued by multiple government departments and agencies. Business licenses vary between countries, states, and local municipalities. There are often many licenses, registrations and certifications required to conduct a business in a single location.
Typically, a company's business activity and physical location (address) determines which licenses are required to operate lawfully. Other determining factors may include the number of employees and the form of business ownership, such as sole proprietor or corporation. Government agencies can fine or close a business operating without the required business licenses.
- 1 Business License Companies
- 2 Licensing and business registration requirements
- 3 Business License Software
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Business License Companies[edit]
In the United States, only a few companies provide business license compliance services. Their offerings vary depending mostly on the size of their license and permit database. These companies typically provide research, filing, and verification services to small businesses that are unable and/or unwilling to invest time in their business license compliance needs.
Business Licenses, LLC[edit]
Founded in 2004, Business Licenses, LLC provides companies in the Fortune 500 with research, filing, and outsourcing services. They also operate a SaaS product, known as BLMS, which they license to tax, legal, and compliance departments with the intention of streamlining their compliance workflows.[2] The company is also known for their business license database that covers all 50 states plus territories. Website: http://www.businesslicensesolutions.com/
LicenseSuite is a website that can determine what licenses and permits a business needs based on general location and business activity. Without payment, the site compiles a list of licenses and permits the business needs at the federal, state, county, and local levels. With payment, the site can also compile a custom report that contains actual licenses, permits, forms, applications, instructions, and other documents related to business license compliance. Website: https://www.licensesuite.com/
License Shark[edit]
Based out of Delaware, License Shark offers business licensing and entity formation services. The company caters to larger corporations offering compliance services, and also to small businesses with their entity formation, registered agent and license filing services. http://www.licenseshark.com/[3]
Barlap Compliance Corporation[edit]
Barlap, working mostly with regional franchise operations and multi-state corporate firms, offers solutions for customers to handle their liquor license management. Website: http://www.barlap.com/
Operating from White Plains, NY, LicenseLogix runs a transparency program for properly licensed businesses. Their initiative allows companies to demonstrate their full compliance by displaying a website badge that LicenseLogix provides them. This service is particularly targeted to companies in the pharmacy, construction, insurance, debt collection and energy fields.[4] Website: http://www.licenselogix.com/
Licensing and business registration requirements[edit]
United States[edit]
In the United States, the Small Business Administration has a list of links to State websites for State licensing requirements.[5] Each State has its own business registration and licensing requirements. Business.usa.gov is an official business link to the U.S. Government. Business.gov, managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Example: Washington, D.C.[edit]
- The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) is the District of Columbia's regulatory agency. DCRA ensures the health, safety, and economic welfare of District residents through licensing, inspection, compliance, and enforcement programs. In addition, Department of Health (DOH) issues certain professional licenses, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) regulates public space, and Office of Zoning (DCOZ) controls land use.[6]
Most individuals and companies doing business in the District of Columbia must obtain a Basic Business License from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.[7] Separately, organizations (including non-profits and cooperatives, but not including sole-proprietorships and general partnerships) must register their business. Many types of businesses require additional certification or permits beyond the Basic Business License and registration. D.C. requires a "Clean Hands Self-Certification" from most applicants, which is an affidavit stating that the applicant does not owe more than $100 to the District. Tour Guides must submit a Physician's Certificate. Fees for businesses licenses vary. The fee for a Special Event license such as a marathon is $209. The license for a movie theater costs $1,079 per year, for a grocery store $289 per year, for a beauty shop $78 per year. (2003 schedule of fees, current as of March 2007) A Project Management Firm does not require a Basic Business License, nor does a Handyman. Residential House Painters must submit a Home Improvement Contract signed by the homeowner.
Physicians and other health care professionals require licenses from the Professional Licensing Administration in the Department of Health.[8]
Example: Pennsylvania[edit]
Pennsylvania allows online registration of small business start-ups, but does not provide licensing guidance.
- The Pennsylvania Open for Business Online Business Registration Interview (OBRI) is a step-by-step wizard that guides users through the process of registering an enterprise with the Departments of Labor & Industry, Revenue, and State.
- The OBRI is a business registration tool and is not intended to be a replacement for professional consultation with qualified practitioners. The laws and regulations governing business start-up, practice, and expansion are varied and compliance with such standards depends upon the particular circumstances of a business. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.[9]
Certain actions are required by all businesses in Pennsylvania in order for them to continue in business in Pennsylvania.[10] This includes New Hire Reporting (including reporting oneself as a new hire when starting a business).
Business License Software[edit]
Business License Management System (BLMS)[edit]
The Business License Management System, also known as BLMS, is a SaaS product intended for Fortune 500 companies to manage large portfolios of business licenses, permits, and tax registrations. The application was first introduced to the compliance industry in 2010 and has since been heavily adopted by companies in the retail, food service, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. In 2014, the product was given a significant overhaul that included new features, such as professional license tracking, vehicle license tracking, and contract tracking.
The application is generally recommended for use by large companies that manage at least 100 licenses. Moreover, BLMS is meant for use by professional tax, legal, and business license compliance departments.
Website: http://www.businesslicensesolutions.com/solutions/business-license-management-system/
License Determination Tool (LDT)[edit]
The License Determination Tool (LDT) enables users to instantly determine their business license requirements throughout the U.S. for any type of business.
Website: http://www.businesslicensesolutions.com/solutions/license-determination-tool/
See also[edit]
- BizPaL, Canadian service for SME permits and licenses
- List of company registers
- Barriers to entry
- ^ Sullivan, arthur; Steven M. Sheffrin (2003). Economics: Principles in action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 186. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.
- ^ New Features for Business Licenses' Cloud-Based Products Allow Customers to Reduce Their Non-Compliance Risk by Merging Multiple Compliance Functions Under One Roof August 2014.
- ^ http://www.licenseshark.com/
- ^ Transparency Program For Properly Licensed Businesses Announced By LicenseLogix September 2014.
- ^ SBA: Where to Obtain Business Licenses Accessed 1 April 2007.
- ^ Washington, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Licenses and Permits Accessed 1 April 2007.
- ^ Washington, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Basic Business License Information
- ^ Washington, D.C. Health Professional Licensing Administration: Professional Licensing Boards
- ^ Pennsylvania Online Business Registration Interview Accessed 1 April 2007.
- ^ Pennsylvania - Forms for all Businesses Accessed 1 April 2007.
External links[edit]
- How to Obtain a Business License - a wikiHow article on getting a business license.


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If you think the 2012 presidential race is a two-candidate affair, think again.
Gary Johnson, the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico and 2012 Libertarian Party nominee, will be on at least 49 of the 50 state ballots, giving American voters a viable alternative to President Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Arguably more qualified to be president than Romney, who served only one term as governor of Massachusetts, Johnson has more executive experience than Romney and President Obama combined. In a recent Politico article, he described himself as socially accepting and fiscally responsible, a combination he has called the fastest growing demographic in the American electorate.
If voters were casting their ballots solely on the issues, Johnson would win the presidency, according to results from the issues-oriented interactive site isidewith.com.
Johnson supporters are mounting a serious, sustained effort to have him included in the presidential debates, and a July 23 U.S. News & World Report story indicated that they are having some success. Janet Brown from the Commission on Presidential Debates told the magazine that he may appear in the debates. Johnson meets two of the three standards – constitutional eligibility and appearing on enough state ballots to win 270 electoral votes – but the third standard is the sticking point.
The commission requires that a candidate reach an average of at least 15 percent in five national polls to be included, but it makes no mention of polls that omit Johnson's name as a candidate. The Johnson campaign got some very good news in a recent Libertarian Action Super PAC poll, showing him with 19 percent when pitted against Obama. That poll, however, did not include Romney as an alternative. Johnson supporters say this is no different than their man being left out of polls that frame Romney as Obama's only serious challenger. It would be interesting to see how Johnson fared against Romney with Obama left out of the mix. But it would be even more interesting – and more relevant – if all major polling organizations began including Johnson's name in their surveys.
The presidential debate schedule is as follows: Oct. 3 in Denver; Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y.; and Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla. The vice presidential debate will be Oct. 11 in Danville, Ky.
Also rallying to Johnson's cause is former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, who first sought the GOP 2012 nomination and was leading the Americans Elect process before that organization abruptly shut down earlier this year. In a statement released earlier this month, Roemer said, "Gary Johnson is a very successful two-term governor who has currently met the requirement of being on the ballot in enough states to be elected President. He must be in the presidential debates." Johnson also has received support from former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura.
If polling organizations were to include Johnson's name in their polls, and media outlets were to report the results, more people would begin researching the Johnson campaign and find they agreed with him on most issues. But because Johnson is not as wealthy as 1992 third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot, who at one point led in polls pitting him against then-incumbent George H.W. Bush and then-Democratic challenger Bill Clinton, he is unable to buy his way into media coverage. It is this monetary elitism by the American press corps and polling organizations that, more than anything else, is preventing dialogue on how the United States can best move forward in these times of economic despair and social unrest.
Gallup is advising the presidential debate commission, and it is open to suggestions from the electorate. To contact the Gallup and request that Johnson be included in their polling, as well as the debates, please use this feedback form provided on the organization's website.
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