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Teaching a parrot to dance is like teaching any other bird trick; the difference is it is done to music. First find some music, or a good beat, that your pet bird seems to respond to. (Pick music you can stand to hear over and over!) Play different songs, and watch your parrot's reaction. Sometimes the bird has to hear the music several times before he reacts. After picking out music that has a good beat, the first dance move to teach is the "turn around" or "spin move."
Place your pet bird on a T-stand, and turn on the music. Hold a treat in your right hand at head height, get your parrot to follow the treat around to its left until it is facing back. Praise and reward (P&R) your pet bird with the treat. Then hold another treat in your right hand, and see if you can get your parrot to follow your hand the rest of the way around to its left to face front again. When it does so, immediately offer P&R and turn off the music. Repeat the sequence until it turns easily all the way around following your right hand. This should only take a few repeats until your pet bird has the idea.
The next time your parrot turns completely around, offer the treat with your left hand instead. Soon you can stop holding a treat in your right hand and just move it in a circle in front of your pet bird's head as though you still had a treat in it, but always rewarding it with the treat in your left hand.
Move your right hand higher each time your parrot successfully turns around, until all you have to do is turn the music on and circle the right index finger above its head to get it to turn. Place your bird on the training table and see if you can get it to turn around while standing on the table. You might have to go back to holding the treat at head height again until it gets the idea, but, with the music playing, the cues should be similar enough. You can also use the verbal cue "turn around."
Now we go into making it a real dance trick. Your bird has so far been taught to turn to its left only. Now insist that he also turn to its right. Use the same method as before; start the music and hold the treat in your right hand. But this time make your bird follow your hand to face back tuning to its right.
Your pet bird might be confused at first, but be persistent. It might be more difficult for you to hold the treat with your right hand over the parrot's head and get it to turn to the back. If you have trouble, turn the pet bird to face back to start with and take the easy way of letting it just have to turn half way around to face front. (Make sure you block it from turning to its left and only being able to turn to its right.)
It won't be long before the pet bird gets the connection and is able to turn to its right, all the way around. The reason you don't want to switch hands for the physical cue is that when the parrot is doing the trick on the table and you want it to turn "this way and that," all you have to do is change the direction of your circling finger, not change hands.
Even if your pet bird has learned the "turn around" as a basic trick, what makes this different is the music and the fact that it will now turn both directions to music, as if dancing.
Innovatine Parrot Behaviors
Innovative behaviors are behaviors the pet bird displays naturally and do not have to be taught or learned. Some of the most interesting things the birds do are innovative. The trick is putting such behavior to a cue so the bird performs on command.
An innovative behavior cannot be taught; it must come naturally to the bird before you can put it to a cue. For example, my caique hops up and down, either in place or moving forward. This is a natural behavior for caiques, cockatoos and some cockatiels. But it would be impossible to teach an African grey, conure or Amazon to hop up and down. My African grey, on the other hand, can move her head in a figure-8 manner and bobs up and down, which my caique cannot do. Watch what your bird does naturally and build on that.
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Houston Chronicle: Mom who left kids in hot car had been drinking
Every year, we report awful tales of young children left to die in hot vehicles. In many cases, the parents or caretakers seem to simply forget about the child on their way into work, the store or some other every day errand. Those cases are hard enough to comprehend.
But in a case this week in the Houston area, court records say Rosenberg mother Sandra Mendoza (pictured right) apparently had been drinking at a party before returning to her mobile home and leaving her 1- and 2-year-old sons in their car seats, The Houston Chronicle reported. They were in a sweltering pickup with the windows shut for at least eight hours. Both boys survived and are being treated at area hospitals.

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Welcome to Saint Leo University campus where you will find
opportunities to nurture your spirituality and prayer life on
Sunday and throughout the week.
University Community Mass (School Year Scheduling)
Sunday Mass
10a.m. – Saint Leo Abbey Church , Traditional Mass with Gregorian
7 p.m. – Saint Leo Abbey Church, Contemporary Student Mass
Daily Mass
7p.m. Daily – Saint Leo Abbey Church, (On Tuesdays: 7p.m.
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Night Prayer
Saint Jude Chapel every evening at 9:30pm
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Spanish: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
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Pastor: Rev. John Murphy
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I've been jumping on and falling off the Primal Bandwagon so many times that my butt is sore from landing flat. I have a lot of weight to lose and I have tons of horrible and uncomfortable symptoms I'm trying to get rid of, and you would think that with all the research, preparation, and reading I do to make this stick I would have found SOMETHING?!?!?!
It's become clear to me that I have, at least, an intolerance to wheat and gluten. When I haven't had it in a while and then have it suddenly, I get nauseous, I have digestive issues, my colon and I become bitter enemies. Sugar? Same thing. Raging sugar-beast. I can FEEL my blood sugar rising and falling and it's not pleasant. I'm also finding that I can't eat tomatoes or onions (what is life without them? I haven't figured out!). Oh, and dairy..I'm lactose intolerant, medically proven.
So why, after sticking with a very strict non-dairy, non-gluten/grain, non-onion/tomato, non-sugar diet for over 2 weeks did 1 night of debauchery turn, yet again, into 2 weeks of intestinal hell and weight gain?
I've done the research, I know the facts, I know about cravings and insulin. Hell, I have even read books and studies on will-power and how we have very little of it as humans and how to cope. I was doing great and now I can't seem to get my toes back into foot-holds and pull myself back on board!
As I sit here, today alone, I've already had 2 croissants, coffee with cream, and 6 pieces of leftover halloween candy that someone else brought in (though I did have a good salad for lunch). My stomach is miserable. I am filled with acid, gas, and exhausted! So, knowing how great I feel sticking with this, why is it that I didn't just jump back on board? I know I can't be perfect all the time, but I should be able to at least get back to it without weeks, or months, getting the better of me, right? I'm in my 30s for crying out loud! I'm not a child anymore. My mother was just diagnosed with diabetes...why can't I take what I know, what I've learned, and put it to good use?
Does anyone have anything that will help me? Advice? Tricks? I have over 100 pounds to lose and I'm NOT getting any younger here.


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Hope rescues pulls dogs on their last day of life from animal control facilities and abuse or neglect situations, we rehabilitate, and rehome.
Hope rescues saved 700 dogs from animal control and vetted them, rehabilitated them and found 560 homes in 2014
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Unprofessional and unsympathetic to the needs of humans. They treat humans inferior to dogs and I find that rather distrubing. I will never support this non profit organization and will stick to the humanity work I do for babies and mothers.
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This is a wonderful group. They have no employee's, only volunteers so every penny donated goes directly to the pets they save. Just amazing work.
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Bombing in Downtown Budapest
5 hours ago
"It seems the Army Guard is setting records."
I can hear it now:
"Oh my God, our American youngsters have lost all hope of finding a good job. They are now so desperate that many have opted to enter the military. What else can they do when the country is experiencing one of the worst economic catastrophes in the history of the United States? We must do something to keep our kids from dying on behalf of the profits of Halliburton and the major oil companies."
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Former Central Michigan University star Frank Zombo was not drafted, but like another former CMU star, Cullen Jenkins, he has found a home with the Green Bay Packers.
In an interview with ESPN, Zombo talks about his experiences as the last player signed by the Packers, plus the early-season highlights and the possibility that he may soon get engaged. He also is being very careful with his money and still drives a Ford F-150.
He also talks about his dislike for Michigan State and Michigan.
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Just days after the official name for Sony's 9.4-inch Tablet S was revealed, more details about the companies second tablet have emerged. What was once known as the S2 will be known as the Sony Tablet P. A release window of September is still in the cards for this device.
As for specs, the Tablet P has two 5.5-inch screens with a clamshell design. It will run Honeycomb just like the Tablet S in addition to carrying a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The Tablet P also has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage with a 2GB card included for extra space.
The Tablet P will also be available on AT&T's 4G network. AT&T is the exclusive mobile broadband provider for the Tablet P.
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... but only made the final field in the first place at the expense of the car from which it is cloned, the Hyundai ix35.
The Sportage edged the ix35 because it looks better, is priced cheaper and drives considerably nicer than its Korean rival - at least until Hyundai put its suspension crew to work on improvements for 2011.
Once into the COTY field the Sportage impressed on almost every front. It's the sort of family car that the majority of Australians now want, with solid performance, five-star safety, great value and a driving experience that's a lot better than a clunky off-roader.
It could have done even better in a year when the Polo was not a runner and is a worthy runner-up against a car that dominated the judges' votes.


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April 30, 2005, 06:56 PM
My family. I've entitled this photo "Commie guns are fun!"
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April 30, 2005, 07:35 PM
The four mouseketeers.
April 30, 2005, 07:43 PM
The 10/22 is a Commie gun? :neener:
April 30, 2005, 07:46 PM
Well, neither is the shotgun or derringer, but don't tell anyone. :p
April 30, 2005, 07:50 PM
Some of these are mine...I'll try to take a family pic later tonight.
What's a good free program to resize pics? I use ACDSee as my image viewer, but it apparently doesn't support resizing.
April 30, 2005, 08:00 PM
Here is my small family. There have been a few changes since this was taken. The family has grown by a Kimber Ultra Carry and a Bushmaster AR-15.
April 30, 2005, 09:36 PM
What's the stainless pistol at the very bottom? Looks very, very... flat. Perhaps it's a weird angle.
Ben Shepherd
April 30, 2005, 10:27 PM
Here's a few of the wheelies.
Top to bottom:
Bisley 357 blackhawk
357 magnum redhawk
41 magnum redhawk
357 magnum sp101.
(See this months issue of Concealed Carry Magazine for George Hill's review of the sp101.)
April 30, 2005, 10:48 PM
I only have three "pairs".
I'll have to get pics of my Enfields and 870's.
May 1, 2005, 01:20 AM
what is the smith with the "t" handle? looks really cool :cool:
May 1, 2005, 01:51 AM
"Family pics" ??? Anyone got 1600 x 1200 resolution - and some!!
Nope - not possible to do .... tho ''they'' (the family) are very content right now! :)
May 1, 2005, 01:52 AM
I can do 1680x1050 on my laptop. Close enough, right? :)
May 1, 2005, 02:46 AM
heh- Anyone got 1600 x 1200 resolution - and some!! That's funny... and so true...
ok immediate family:http://www.32loislane.com/online_assets/imagine_that.jpg
May 1, 2005, 07:04 AM
What's a good free program to resize pics?
tips HERE ( http://glocktalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=263388)
the easiest method is already on your computer. windows 'paint'.
May 1, 2005, 08:27 AM
I have a Mac. ;)
May 1, 2005, 08:28 AM
the easiest method is already on your computer. windows 'paint'.
Since I personally hate working with photos in Windows Paint, I'm going to help out a friend:
Great little program for very basic stuff like crop, resize, sharpen, etc...
brad cook
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May 1, 2005, 12:07 PM
"The 10/22 is a Commie gun?"
- I'm no fan of Bill Ruger, either, but this might be just a tad bit extreme :neener:
Bob R
May 1, 2005, 12:48 PM
Someday I will drag them out and get individual shots....till then they said they want to stay in their box. Although, they said another box would be nice so they could have some arms room.
May 1, 2005, 12:52 PM
I was funnin' really re the resolution - I just don't have real nice pics taken as family groups.
I do tho have a sorta thumbnail montage - made many months ago - a sorta compilation of stuff - hard to see what is what and it is outa date a bit but - best I can do for now! Some here will of course have seen them - handguns, rifles, shotties and M/L. Quality sucks - they need re sampled really.
May 1, 2005, 01:42 PM
I feel so inadequate, but here you go anyway-
From the top-
Beretta 302, 12 gauge;
CZ 550, .243 Win, Swift Premier 3-9x50 scope;
Brno Fox Model 2, .22 Hornet, Atlas Explorer Night Predator 10-40x50 scope;
Anschutz 525, .22LR, Tasco 3-9x40 scope;
Sako Finnfire Varmint P94S, .22LR, Edgar Brothers Opti-Mate 8-32x44 scope.
May 1, 2005, 02:30 PM
Rovi - doesn't look like you drop in too often from the Emerald Isle!! :)
Nice guns - that Sako Finnfire Varmint P94S - very very lovely looking rifle indeed - does it shoot as great as it looks? I rather imagine it will. I always appreciate good .22's, no matter what else I have or shoot. They have a place of their own.
May 1, 2005, 02:58 PM
Rovi - doesn't look like you drop in too often from the Emerald Isle!!Hi P95Carry, I have a browser open with the High Road practically 24 hours a day, but compared to the depth of knowledge, experience, and availability of interesting ironmongery you guys have, I don't often have much to add to the discussion.
Nice guns - that Sako Finnfire Varmint P94S - very very lovely looking rifle indeed - does it shoot as great as it looks? I rather imagine it will.It shoots waaaaaaaaaaay better than I do :)
Using cheap subsonic solid target ammo (500 rounds to a can), it'll put everything through the one hole all day, provided I play my part.
I don't. :D
It'll be a very long time indeed (if ever!) before I can moan that the gun isn't good enough.
I got it in mid February, and I figure I have over 4000 rounds through it by now.
The fact that I can put a steel target at 100 yards from my bathroom window in front of a perfect backstop probably has something to do with the ammo consumption :D
Its a beautiful thing to just look at and handle, never mind shoot.
May 1, 2005, 03:36 PM
Haha - I thought so! Only begs one more question - which you don't have to answer! ;)
How much was it? The whole deal there looks like a considerable (tho fine) investment. Any info on the importers etc?
Here is another .22 you may find interesting. Mauser-Werke Oberndorf - made it seems around 1920. This one has some patches of degraded bluing here and there - but was at one time a very much used rabbit rifle (134 one summer season!). Apparently in good shape it is worth up to $1k ... but anyways - this is perhaps the rifle I have had longest and the one I'd be least keen to ever sell. It is perhaps nearly as accurate as that Finnfire if I do my bit and even tho scope is not the greatest - it is excellent.
Interesting thing with this is its weight. Ready? - almost 10 lbs!!!! The chamber area is about 1" dia - you'd think to look (unless seeing small bolt and mag") - that is was at least a .243! Amazing old rifle.
May 1, 2005, 04:21 PM
I bought it (slightly) second-hand from a local dealer for EUROS€650, and the scope was €200, plus another €80 for the mounts.
According to xe.com, that total of €930 comes to around USD$1200.
As you say, a considerable investment, but its the finest gun I've ever owned, or even used.
Its only money after all, if I didn't buy a nice gun I'd only waste it on food or shoes for the children :D
According to Sako's website (http://www.sako.fi/), the Ardee Sports Company (http://www.ardee-sports.ie/index.html) are the Irish importers.
Here is another .22 you may find interesting.Woah!
That's a gorgeous piece of history, isn't it?
It'd be a shame to do a restoration job on that, it's just perfect the way it is.
And, at 10lbs it's a half pound heavier that my Sako!!!.
That's a real man's walking around gun :D
May 1, 2005, 04:32 PM
if I didn't buy a nice gun I'd only waste it on food or shoes for the children :D :D But now - you can go shoot the ''raw material'' to use to make them their shoes??
Indeed, a pricey number but not surprising. First one I recall seeing and I am most envious - nicely so! I hardly need say ''enjoy'' !
Hey - if you lurk as much as you say - come join in a bit more when you can - I am sure you have much to contribute - even if simple opinion.
Stay safe.
May 1, 2005, 04:39 PM
Hey - if you lurk as much as you say - come join in a bit more when you can - I am sure you have much to contribute - even if simple opinion.You might be surprised by how 'simple' it might be :D
Stay safe.
You too, and thanks for the welcome.
May 2, 2005, 05:38 AM
Here're mine. Both the Winchester 1911SL and the Mossy 590 are gone, and I've since acquired a Vektor SP-2 and a Bersa .380... the Swede has a different scope, the wood on the SAR-1 is a little more beat-up...
Of course, this is from a year ago, so I might just have to take another pretty soon. :)
May 2, 2005, 03:50 PM
May 2, 2005, 04:38 PM
OK, here are some pics of guns of mine ripped of the internet (my camera doesn't work).
Yugo SKS (I've removed the launcher, sight, and bayonet from mine)
Ruger Mark I
.357 Blackhawk
Mauser M-48
Mosin M44
May 3, 2005, 12:41 PM
aparently,the pic didn't work,so heres the link;
May 3, 2005, 01:46 PM
I don't have any "family" pics of my modern guns but I did take a few pictures of my C&R stuff last fall. I've aquired a few more since then.
Mosin's (ex-Dragoon, 91/30, 91/59, M44, M38)
SKS's (Yugo 59/66, Albanian, Russian)
May 3, 2005, 02:05 PM
Here's my little group. Quality s**ks.
May 4, 2005, 12:08 AM
Secluded, I could identify all but the one on the very far right of your first picture. What is it? Nice collection, btw. C&Rs are a blast!
May 4, 2005, 12:25 AM
Secluded, I could identify all but the one on the very far right of your first picture. What is it? Nice collection, btw. C&Rs are a blast!
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In circuit A below, the input voltage source is x(t) = 12u(-t) where u(t) is the unit step function of time.
Also Z1= 1 Ohm and Z2= 1 Henry.
1.1 Write a first order differential equation for theoutput y(t).
1.2 Derive y(t) for t < 0.
1.3 Derive y(t) for t > 0.
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But the FBI, which has been taking part in the investigations into the robberies, says it's really up to the banks to decide whether they'll keep letting customers wear hats.
"In terms of a particular bank's policy, that's really left up to the discretion of the bank," said Barbara Woodruff, a spokeswoman with the FBI's Newark Office.
She said the FBI and other law enforcement agencies do issue advisories to banks, letting them know about robberies and other incidents. But the agency isn't going to suggest policy, she said.
At least some banks do require customers to remove headgear. In 2009, PNC Bank nationwide began asking customers to remove hats and sunglasses.
But that didn't stop an alleged robber from hitting a PNC Bank in Budd Lake July 30.
"We have a sign that says no hats, no hoods. It actually says it on the front door, and on the drive-through, too," Nina Monde, a teller at the Budd Lake PNC Bank, said. "But it all happened so quickly that time."
Usually, Monde said, customers comply with the signs — but the bank's staff can't force them to remove headgear.
That's similar to the situation at the Lincoln Park Boiling Springs Bank, where an alleged robber wore a straw cowboy hat Thursday. A robber with a cowboy hat also hit a Lincoln Park Capital One on Aug. 10.
Boiling Springs doesn't have an official company-wide policy against customers wearing hats, but some time ago, Lincoln Park Police provided that branch's location with a sign, asking customers to remove hats, hoods and sunglasses, marketing vice president Debbie Cannariato said.
But a headgear-wearing customer shouldn't expect to be forced out by security.
"But it's not something we can enforce," Cannariato said.
Lincoln Park police had not yet returned a call asking if similar signs were provided to all banks in the community.
Those cases — as well as one at an Indus American Bank in Parsippany on July 20 — all bear several similarities. In each case, the robber has been described as a white man in his 20s or 30s, wearing a suit or a jacket and some kind of hat. In some cases, the robber has been described as carrying a backpack. In some cases, the robber has been described as about 5-foot-10, in others, as about 6 feet or slightly more.
The Morris County Prosecutor's Office has said it's looking into the possibility that the various robberies are connected, but it has not conclusively said the same person is believed to have hit each bank.
Representatives of Indus American Bank and Capital One had not yet returned calls seeking comment.
Related coverage:
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"Reinhold Friedl and Dirk Dresselhaus are coming from really different backgrounds: Dirk Dresselhaus released since the late ninties as Schneider TM several experimental-electronic Freakpop recordings. He started in the late 80ies and developed his personal approach to sound and structure as an autodidact, starting with guitar effect devices and 4-track homerecording. Reinhold Friedl studied mathematics and music, got scolarships and international commissions, and built up the ensemble Zeitkratzer, disrespecting all musical frontiers. So it's not astonishing, that both met for the first time, when Zeitkratzer performed Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music: Dirk Dresselhaus was restless enthusiastic about this unrestrained contemporary music group, succeeding to devote itself to the instrumentation of purely tuned guitar feedback. Dresselhaus and Friedl started their cooperation, that happened over years in studios only: what happen's if you put those strange inside-piano sounds - another domain where Friedl set standards - or those powerfull hupe piano-drones into Schneider TM's electronic devices, modulating them with an incredible complex Feedback system and recursive effect settings? Sometimes violent, somtimes subtile, mostly large-scale sound fields, which always work out only one sound or noise, developing an overwhelming impact." (label info)
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Service Director Valerie Wax Carr announces that the Sanitation Department will begin its annual Citywide Spring Cleanup Program for All City of Cuyahoga Falls Sanitation customers beginning May 3 and continuing through May 14.
Service Director Valerie Wax Carr announces that the Water Utilities Department will begin its annual Hydrant Flushing and Testing Program on Monday, May 17, and continue through Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The flushing of the Cuyahoga Falls water system will be performed during the day between the hours of 8 a.m. TO 4 p.m.
Valerie Wax Carr, Director of Public Service announces that the City of Cuyahoga Falls is eagerly planning the annual Arbor Day Program, which will take place Friday, April 30, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at the Cuyahoga Falls Civic Campus. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
Each year, the City plants a tree to honor a facet of Cuyahoga Falls that has made a significant impact on our community. This year, we will honor the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts. They have graciously donated a Red Maple tree to be planted in celebration of this event.
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Mayor Don L. Robart would like to announce the partnership between the City of Cuyahoga Falls and our local Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts. We will be dedicating our annual Arbor Day Ceremony to this special occasion on April 30, 2010. In addition, we are sponsoring three different themed contests, and will recognize the winners at our annual Arbor Day Ceremony. The contest are listed as follows:
The City of Cuyahoga Falls Charter Review Commission announces its schedule of meetings. The meetings are open to the public and any person interested in proposing an amendment to the Charter is encouraged to do so.
Meetings are scheduled on March 25, April 8, April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3 and June 24.
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All proposed amendments to the Charter must be submitted in writing to the Law Department, 2310 Second Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, was recognized by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. It is the twenty-third year Cuyahoga Falls has earned this national designation.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.
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The Joys of Constant Rediscovery: Kids at Age 6Mike Adamick
You owned this year, kid. You ate it up. You made it yours.
In the time it took to go from 5 to 6, you began to really, truly read, you started school, you lost some teeth, you learned to canter on a horse using only your legs to keep you on (please, stop doing that — you're scaring the crap out of your dad).
You can tie your shoes, reach all the dishes and set the table, write your own notes, stitch your own clothes, hit popcorn kernels with a baseball bat, cast a fishing line into the sea. You can cook your own food, clean your own room, do all your homework and a little extra just to kiss up. You can get yourself ready in the morning and strap yourself into the car.
I hate to say it.
But you've become a kid.
Gone are those early milestones of infancy — the delight at merely lifting your head, the first smile, the first roll over. Gone are the joys of babydom: the crawl, the scoot, the furniture-guided wobble around your tiny, contained universe. Toddlerhood, preschoolhood — your first walk, your first run, your first trip up the slide and zooming slip down it, your first swings and skips and extended hours away from me, growing.
How many eons ago these moments all seem now, as if they happened to someone else.
When you were small and fragile, each new milestone was like going from zero to sixty. They were noticeable. We captured them on film. You went from inert to motion. It was difficult to miss.
But now … now everything seems so subtle. I turn to make you breakfast and you read aloud the headlines in the newspaper, asking about bus fares. I go upstairs to get dressed, returning to find you on the couch, ready to go. I leave you in the bathroom, only to discover a moment later you're already washing your hands — for this, thank you baby jesus.
I wonder if this is how it will be in the moments hence. I'll turn away and you will change, transform, subtly shift into someone familiar and new every time I turn back around.
You like to sit on my lap and listen to me tell you about yourself when you were younger, when you were a baby. You smile at these tales, as if I'm relating some character in a book. I tell about your first swim, your first scrape, the times you literally stuffed your face with food. You laugh and giggle, and I think now of all these tiny, subtle changes you'll undergo in the years to come and the stories I'll later tell you about who you are right now, at just six.
That kid, I'll tell you, she had quite a year. I'll tell you about starting school and reading together in the mornings and how you started T-ball and learned to ride a horse, and I will feel the weight of your too-long limbs on my lap, your legs nearly as long as my own, and I will know every day there is still so much more of you to come.
You became a jockey 1 of 11You entered this year excited to wear your personalized jockey outfit, racing imaginary Seasbiscuits around the neighborhood.
You went fishing 2 of 11You helped me catch everything from sea stars to crabs, but we never did catch a fish this year.
You were fun 3 of 11You embraced your parents' craftiness and indulged our obsession with making you dresses.
You rocked the course 4 of 11You helped me train for a triathlon and showed me that if a 5-year-old could tackle the hardest hills and deepest sand, then this old body could do it too.
You made a friend 5 of 11You loved your favorite horse and cared for it every week.
You started school 6 of 11Your first day of school. You were so excited, and I didn't have the heart for this old drop-out to say you've got a billion more years of it.
You were awesome 7 of 11You helped me make your Awesome Girl Halloween outfit, and together we strolled the streets -- fighting crime and begging for candy.
You jumped for joy 8 of 11You made the holidays so much fun, with your incredible glee for life.
You rocked it 9 of 11Every day. Every way.
You climbed it 10 of 11If this is 5-approaching-6, I have a feeling you're going to keep me on my toes this year.
You came full circle 11 of 11You opened your authentic Seasbiscuit jockey silks and put them on and insisted we find the nearest horse to race. We went to the carousel in the touristy parts of town and you raced Secretariat and defeated War Admiral and dreamed dreams so big that I couldn't help but clap and wonder what this next year holds.
Mike Adamick writes at Cry It Out!
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Chapter 64 Employment of Workers with Disabilities at Special Minimum Wages under Section 14(c)
Section 64e Section 14(c) Investigation Procedures and Considerations
Section 64e01: Hours Worked Issues in Section 14(c) Investigations
- Rehabilitative services. Time spent by workers with disabilities in rehabilitative services is not hours worked provided the services are not primarily for the purpose of increasing job productivity. This is the Department's position whether the services are given to a group of workers or to individual workers, and whether given at scheduled times or irregular intervals. The burden of identifying and segregating on the time records the time spent in rehabilitative services from hours worked rests with the facility. Some examples of rehabilitative services are counseling, psychological testing, mobility training, medical treatments, personal care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreation, and physical exercise.
- Down time.
- Down time refers to compensable time when the worker with a disability is on the job but is not producing because of factors not within his or her control, such as lack of work, equipment breakdowns, etc. (see also Regulations 29 CFR Part 785.14 regarding waiting time and the worker). Workers with disabilities, including those paid piece rates, are required to be paid for down time at a rate equal to their average hourly earnings during the most representative period, not to exceed a quarter. Employers must be consistent in the method used when computing the employee's average hourly earnings.
- As a practical matter, workers with disabilities are often unable to leave the facility because of special transportation arrangements or other reasons unique to their condition. The facility will often provide rehabilitation services to workers with disabilities during periods of extended down time and such time need not be considered compensable so long as: the services provided are not primarily for the purpose of increasing job productivity; such time is clearly identified, recorded, and segregated on time records; and the services are provided in an area away from the production area.
- Work samples/simulations. Work samples or simulations are activities that are structured to resemble the work performed in the facility but are performed away from the normal production area. These activities do not yield a product used to fulfill any of the facility's contracts and the facility does not derive any economic benefit from the product. They are supervised by non-production personnel and are a specific part of a well-defined program of rehabilitation.
- In 1985, the Advisory Committee on Sheltered Workshops asked the Department to review its position regarding the criteria used in determining whether work simulation constituted hours worked under the FLSA. As a result of this review, the Department determined that work simulation performed by workers with disabilities in work centers was predominately for the benefit of the disabled workers and that employers derived no immediate advantage from this activity.
- Accordingly, the Department's position since 1985 has been that work simulation performed by workers with disabilities receiving special minimum wages under Section 14(c) in work centers is not hours worked and compensation need not be paid for this activity, provided none of the material, goods, or services produced enters into the stream of commerce by being intermingled with the normal production of the employer. Typically, such materials would be discarded or recycled for future use in work simulation. This is the Department's position even if the purpose of the simulated work is to increase the productivity of the worker with disabilities.
- Transportation/travel time. The time spent by workers with disabilities being transported to and from the work site and their homes (including group homes and dormitories) by the employer at the beginning and end of the day is not hours worked. Such transportation retains the characteristic of "normal home to work travel." Additionally, employers may treat the transportation as an "other facility" for the purposes of section 3(m) (see Regulations 29 CFR Part 531.32(a) and FOH 64e02).
- When workers with disabilities report to a centralized pick-up spot to get a ride in their facility's vehicle to a remote job site that may not be readily accessible by public transportation, the Department's position is that this transportation retains the characteristic of "normal home to work travel." Hence it does not constitute hours worked so long as all of the following conditions are met: the workers with disabilities do not perform any work at the pick-up spot, they do not engage in any task that could be considered an integral part of their principal activity, and they retain the option to transport themselves to the job site.
- At times, because of their disabilities, the workers' option to transport themselves to the job site may be only theoretical. For example, the worker with a disability may not be eligible for a driver's license or his or her guardian may be unable to provide transportation. The fact that the transportation option is only theoretical does not change the Department's position that such travel is not hours worked.
- Any time spent in transportation provided by the facility between job sites during the course of the workday is hours worked (see Regulations 29 CFR Part 785.38) and the employee shall be paid a wage rate that is at least equal to his or her average hourly earnings during the most recently completed representative period, not to exceed a quarter. Employers must be consistent in the method used when computing the employee's average hourly earnings.
- Volunteers. It is important during the initial conference to identify any individuals, including workers with disabilities, that the firm considers to be volunteers during any part of the work day and verify the volunteer status (see FOH 64c04(e)).


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Skip to comments.My strange visitors: USAISC visiting my pro-family blog?
Posted on 01/12/2012 7:24:32 AM PST by juliosevero
|The latest visitor: the United States Army Information System Command (USAISC)
AH HAHAHAHAHA! Good one.
We live in an ObamaNation & that very fact has empowered the Gay Mafia like never before.
:: WorldNetDaily, the most important conservative news website in English ::
Hyperbole does not serve your cause, Julio.
It would be funny and trivial to write code to serve a different page to the snoops than to regular visitors :-)
Sounds like a Moslem site promoting a visit from the 12th Imam. They are checking to see if you are a Moslem nutcase.
what like a face full of g0atse?
"WorldNetDaily, the most important conservative news website in English"
I stopped reading right there.
WorldNetDaily, the most important conservative news website in English
I stopped reading right there."
I guess you prefer the New York Times?
I think anyone who writes blogs for any reason should probably be looked into.
I am pinging you!
Will read your article today.
Thank you for this information!
Chilling story.
That's an interesting premise. I think you are uniquely qualified to blog about it.
PayPal is a known financial security leak.
Don't use them.
The very first time I used them, I found unauthorized charges on my Visa account later that month.
Cancelling a credit card impacts your credit rating.
Na....they don't care if you're a Muslim extremist.
In fact they've established rules against that kind of "profiling".
Only Christians they define as "extreme" may be profiled.
That someone does not adhere to one extreme does not mean the adhere to the opposite extreme. Many consider, with good reason, WND less than "important".
But your handle suits you.
"I guess you prefer the New York Times?"
Dumb reponse....
I've love to know how many government agencies are tracking Free Republic.
Only the ones we criticize from time to time....
Oh..wait...that would be ALL OF THEM!
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Juliosevero's site is being watched by the DHS because his Christian beliefs condemn the practice and promotion of homosexuality. His story is well worth reading. PayPal is another weapon in the batter to force the "celebration" of homosexuality on the entire world.
PAYPAL IS, I did not know this.
The DHS watching, not surprising but the court today gave a big blow to this red admin .
AH HAHAHAHAHA! Good one.
Why do you laugh? Do you know of another important conservative news website that has the readership numbers that WND has?
What exactly is hyperbolic about that comment?
You think the New York Times is more conservative than World Net Daily?
You must stop reading EVERYTHING after a sentence or tgwo.
And....Tomorrow there will be deafening silence from Rush, Hannity, Beck, Ingram, Levine, Medved, and other so-called "conservatives". Their screeners will block all questions on this topic and e-mails will be returned unopened.
Yes indeed - all these "conservative" commentators or whatever they are rarely if ever touch the dreaded topic of faggotry. Or they embrace it and become its pet, like Coulter (puke!).
I never see actual conservatives sneering at WND.
What did the court do today? I need cheering up!
Aha, that one. Unanimous, too. Good precedent.
"You think the New York Times is more conservative than World Net Daily?"
I'm not sure who you are responding to, me or this other idiot poster, but both of you are fools and both need some lessons in reading comprehension. Words fail me, and to try and spell it out to you two losers just wears me out. Don't bother to respond.
"I never see actual conservatives sneering at WND."
How about naming some "actual conservatives" for us.
"Many consider, with good reason, WND less than important.
They are very conservative, is that not important?
"Dumb reponse...."
I was wondering if WND was too conservative to suit your taste?
"You think the New York Times is more conservative than World Net Daily?
You must stop reading EVERYTHING after a sentence or tgwo."
How confused are you?
That which is important does not necessarily make one important.
I guess that proves conclusively that I am not a conservative. How can I argue with stellar WND logic?
Because I'm currently posting to a conservative news website that is infinitely more important that WND.
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The most ridiculous rule in hockey, even worse than allowing simultaneous calls for stick infractions and diving, even worse than the instigator, is that a maximum of four players in a given year can be elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
To me, it has always been pretty simple. A player either deserves a place among the all-time greats or he does not.
Imagine what would have happened if Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Mark Messier, Scott Stevens and Patrick Roy were eligible the same year rather than one year apart. One of them would have been forced to wait his turn based on a silly rule that has remained because, well, it's always been that way.
That's not good enough.
It leads me to Dave Andreychuk, who along with Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick, was passed over Tuesday afternoon. They had the misfortune of being overlooked because they were in a pack that included Chris Chelios, Scott Niedermayer and Brendan Shanahan. The three selected were slam dunks for the Hall.
Shanahan should have been voted into the Hall last year, but there was no room after Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin were inducted. Tkachuk and Roenick will likely wind up in Toronto at some point. Andreychuk can make an argument that would stack up against anyone who hasn't been inducted.
"There are a lot of people in my court, and I know that," Andreychuk said by telephone Tuesday. "At the same time, it's out of my control. When you look back on a career, there's a lot of good and not so much bad. Would it be complete? Absolutely. I would be lying if I said I didn't think about it at this time of year."
Andreychuk makes for an interesting case study about the requirement because his career was one of longevity more than domination. It comes down to a matter of taste and whether numbers are enough to state his case. Statistics rarely tell the whole story, but at some point they become too staggering to overlook.
Unless it's a crowded field, of course.
Andreychuk played 1,639 NHL games, which ranks sixth all-time. The former Sabres left wing scored 274 power-play goals, the most in history. He had 640 goals overall, 14th most in history. He had 1,338 points, which is 28th all-time. He also captained the Tampa Bay Lightning to a Stanley Cup title.
He had scored 20 goals or more 19 times in his career, including 14 straight seasons. He had 40 goals or more four times, including back-to-back 50-goal seasons. He led NHL in power-play goals twice in his career. He never had a 100-point season, but twice he had 99 points and six times averaged more than a point per game in a season.
Let's remember, too, that he was forced to alter his style as the game evolved – or regressed – from the high-flying 1980s to the dead-puck era that followed before he retired in 2006. He's a classy guy and was known as a consummate teammate who evolved into a respected leader later in his career. He produced, and he won.
And that's not enough?
"I'm very, very proud of one thing, and that's my games played," Andreychuk said. "Some people dismiss that. A lot of people think you change teams and just play. I'm very proud of it. I had to change the way I played, so I could play. As you get older, it's about character and work ethic and how you treat players on your team."
If postseason awards matter, consider that he played between 1982 and 2006. For his first 11 seasons, only four players won the Hart Trophy – Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier and Brett Hull. Only eight forwards were named most valuable player over his final 12 seasons, when the game was geared more toward goaltending and defense.
Let's face it, there are dozens of players who were left off postseason trophies because they played with some of the best players ever. In 2010, Dino Ciccarelli was the only NHL player inducted into the Hall. He played fewer games, scored fewer goals, had fewer assists, fewer power-play goals and never won a Stanley Cup. He played 19 seasons and had an outstanding career. He belongs in the Hall, but he wouldn't have stood a chance voted upon this year.
If you look at the numbers, Andreychuk deserves to stand alongside him and the others who deserved a place. If it's not about statistics, why does the Hall of Fame put a number on the maximum allowed in one season?
That's the problem.
"Eventually, they have to find room for me because they can't leave a 600-goal scorer out of it," Andreychuk said. "In this day and age, goals are pretty tough to come by. I don't think you're going to see too many guys come through like that any more. Another year goes by. I'm thankful for what hockey gave me. I hope that my time comes."
Backhanded comment
The BBC received nearly 700 complaints from viewers after tennis analyst John Inverdale unloaded with comments about Marion Bartoli's beauty – or in his opinion, lack thereof – moments after she won Wimbledon.
"Do you think Bartoli's dad told her when she was little, 'You're never going to be a looker? You'll never be a Sharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight,' " Inverdale told his radio listeners.
More shocking than the comment from Inverdale, who will never be a genius, was that only 700 people complained to the BBC. The network and Inverdale apologized for the remark. Somehow, he still had a job Tuesday.
Butler coach opens doors
Boston Globe hoops writer Gary Dzen reported that 80 percent of fans who responded to an online poll supported the Celtics' decision to hire Brad Stevens away from Butler University to replace Doc Rivers. It's a surprising number, even given the eternal optimism among fans, because he has no NBA experience.
A few other facts and figures collected by Dzen:
Stevens' 166 victories at Butler were the most of any Division I coach in his first six years on the job.
The last time Boston hired a coach without NBA experience was 1948, when Doggie Julien left Holy Cross. He had a 47-81 record in Boston before getting fired. Incidentally, Julien coached Hall of Fame point guard Bob Cousy at Holy Cross and viewed him as a hot dog because he threw no-look and behind-the-back passes.
Stevens is a strong proponent of metrics, which is why he hired former Basketball Prospectus stats guru Drew Cannon at Butler. Cannon will join Stevens with the Celts.
Baseball wife strikes out
With so many professional athletes getting arrested in recent years, it was a matter of time before one of their wives landed on the police blotter.
Make way for Anna Benson, known more for "Baseball Wives" on VH1 than being the wife of former pitcher Kris Benson. She faces numerous charges after allegedly breaking into his house wearing a bulletproof vest and trying to rob him at gunpoint.
The two met years ago in typical fairytale fashion – he was a ballplayer hanging out in a strip joint, and she was a dancer – before getting married in 1999. The former Penthouse model now faces felony assault, criminal trespass and illegal gun-possession charges.
Shaquille O'Neal on Dwight Howard leaving the Lakers and agreeing to terms with the Rockets: "I think it was a safe move for him to go to a little town like Houston. That's right, little town. I said it."
Stats Inc.
0 – Minutes played with the 76ers last season by Andrew Bynum, who reportedly was offered a two-year contract worth $24 million by the Cavaliers despite having knee problems.
76.3 – Percentage of PGA Tour earnings in 2013 won Sunday by Jonas Blixt, who picked up $1.134 million and his first career victory in the Greenbrier Classic.
33 – Home runs belted through 89 games by Orioles first baseman Chris Davis, matching his career high in one season that was set in 139 games last year.
Quick Hits
• Chase the Bat Dog, a popular golden retriever that fetched bats for the Yankees' affiliate in Trenton, died Monday at age 13, three days after its retirement party. Two offspring continued in the family business. Derby, which worked with its father, will continue entertaining Trenton fans. Ollie left home for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
• Colin Kaepernick clearly wasn't wearing his thinking cap when he decided to don a Dolphins' cap for a photo that raced through the Internet. The 49ers quarterback needs to remember who signs his paychecks, but fans overreacted. Now, if he were the Bills quarterback wearing a Dolphins' cap, it would have been grounds for dismissal.
• Jets coach Rex Ryan spent two days in Spain running from the bulls. It was a departure from his news conferences, where the bull usually runs from him.
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After a semi-lengthy will-he-or-won't-he drama about which university PH Youth team star Kiefer 'The Phenom' Ravena would be playing for, it looks like the decision is finally made. GMANews.TV reveals that Bong Ravena, former pro and father of the young prospect, has confirmed the younger Ravena's intention to stay in Ateneo via text message.
Ravena, of course, is one of the most heavily recruited high school players in recent memory. Justifiably so, after leading the Ateneo Blue Eaglets to three UAAP juniors championships and four finals appearances in his four-year HS career. He averaged 26.7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.7 steals in his final UAAP Jrs Finals series. He also led Nokia Team Pilipinas to a 5th place finish at the FIBA Asia U-18 tournament where he was named Best Forward of the tournament and made it to the All-Tournament Team. He averaged 18.6 points, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals for the PH team.
What does this mean for college basketball? Well, Ravena is joining a stellar recruitment class headed to Loyola this summer. The biggest of them all, literally, is the 7-foot Smart Gilas standout and former CESAFI MVP Greg Slaughter, who is probably enough to ensure that the 3-peat champs remain this year's favorites all on his own. But also joining the team is former DLSZ standout Gwynne Capacio, who dueled with Ravena in the UAAP Jrs Finals a few years ago. Also expected to be part of the Blue Eagles is former CESAFI Juniors MVP Mark Tallo, a point guard with crazy handles that will take a lot of pressure off of Ravena.
Here's a little sample of what Tallo can do. If you don't want to watch the whole video, at least take a look at the sequence at the 1:37 mark of the video to see his ball-handling skills.
That's a pretty amazing rookie class. A rookie class that's about to join the core of last year's championship team that's only losing one key player in Eric Salamat. Yes, veterans Kirk Long and Emman Monfort are still around. The Blue Eagles' last golden recruitment class – the trio of Finals MVP Ryan Buenafe, Nico Salva and Justin Chua, who have yet to finish a UAAP season without a championship trophy in their three years of play – are still playing. Frank Golla, Juami Tiongson, JP Erram and Arthur dela Cruz will likely stick around with Team A. Oping Sumalinog is returning after a redshirted season.
This is quite simply, a loaded basketball team. Ravena will likely find minutes with Salamat's departure, and Slaughter surely will quickly join the starting lineup as rumors have him playing only one season for Ateneo before joining the pro ranks. But that doesn't leave a lot of minutes for the rest of the young guys. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the new recruits are asked to extend their eligibility through redshirting (like Capacio, who was already enrolled in Ateneo last year but sat out his freshman year).
But it's a pretty sweet situation for Kiefer. He won't have too much pressure on him in his first few years, since he'll have proven veteran talent like Slaughter, Buenafe and Salva on his teams. And by the time the team is ready to hand the keys over to him, whether that comes sooner rather than later, he'll be surrounded by a pretty solid supporting cast that should be more than capable of helping him compete for the championship year-in, year-out.
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Christmas Tree Vibe
Monday, December 24, 2012 10:13 AM
A drawing illustrating L.R.. Smith's 1947 patent application for a device that would cause Christmas trees to vibrate. The idea was to make the tree more visually attractive. But imagine the accumulation of needles on the floor as the tree dried out.
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Machine Quilting Negative Space taught by Angela Walters
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Very nice! Is that all free motion quilting? It is so well done.
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thank you ;) unfortunately my FMQ foot broke and I finished up using a regular foot. I'd like to go back and quilt it some more now that I have a new foot!
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This is a gorgeous quilt and I love the patterned fabric I think it works wonderfully and gives it a different look. your quilting is great too!
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Obama's Rose-Colored Glasses: Growth Has Little or Nothing to Do with Jobs or Reducing Poverty
Faced with the bad, but hardly surprising news, that poverty has increased in the US on his watch, to a record level not seen since before President Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty in 1965, President Obama is declaring that the answer to poverty and joblessness is economic growth.
He's wrong, but, as they say on NPR's "Marketplace" program, "But first, the numbers."
According to new figures from the Census Bureau, the poverty rate in America in 2009 jumped to 15%, up from 13.2% of the population in 2008. That would be one in seven of us, or about 45 million people living below the poverty line of $22,000 for a family of four. Now, obviously, things are pretty tough for people who are earning a lot more than that. It's not easy getting by with a family of four on $35,000, especially in some parts of the country, so the real poverty rate is probably a whole lot higher than 15%, but let's not quibble. The point is that we now have the highest rate of poverty that the country has seen since the mid-'60s.
Obama is claiming that growing the economy is the answer for these people. As he put it at a White House news conference, "The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there...If we can grow the economy faster and create more jobs, then everybody is swept up into that virtuous cycle."
The problem with this answer is that economic growth doesn't guarantee jobs, and it also doesn't guarantee that any jobs created, or already there, will pay better wages.
Economic growth is a term that refers to the size of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the sum total in dollars of all the goods and services that are "produced" in the country. It can rise, as it has for the past year, even as joblessness increases and poverty worsens. This is because companies can increase production while not hiring more workers, by working existing workers harder, for example.
Furthermore, gross domestic product is calculated by adding together total consumer spending, total government spending, total business spending, and the value of net exports. Think about that. The military budget is part of the GDP calculation! So is debt payments by corporations. Neither of these huge outlays has anything to do with creating jobs. Well, okay, the military spending does produce some jobs, but given the outrageous prices the military pays for everything, the number of jobs produced per million dollars of military spending is pretty small (how many worker/days does it take to make a million-dollar toilet seat?).
So the president's claim, that promoting economic growth is going to help the poor, is bogus. Growth helps investors. It helps business owners. But it doesn't necessarily help the poor.
To help the poor you need programs of income support, and you need jobs, but the way you get the poor employed is to hire them--now!--with government money.
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