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Social media helps the rapid exchange of pictures during severe weather outbreaks. The most popular of which are stunning yet sometimes dangerous cloud formations.
The following is an explanation of "mothership" clouds, "mushroom" clouds and other clouds that should make people react and find safety.
Facebook user Chris Gullikson posted this picture of a "mothership cloud" from a tornado on May 21, 2012 in Adrian, Tex. with Tempest Tours. More Pictures of "Mothership" Clouds.
"Mothership" Clouds, or Supercell Thunderstorms
Supercell thunderstorms are dangerous storms that have a strong updraft and rotation. These storms can be very long-lived and can produce significant damage in many communities.
"Storms possessing this structure have been observed to generate the vast majority of long-lived strong and violent (F2-F5) tornadoes, as well as downburst damage and large hail," according to the National Weather Service.
Supercell thunderstorms often form discretely, or separate from an organized line or cluster of thunderstorms.
This type of thunderstorm forms in an environment with warm and humid conditions that promote rapid lifting of air. Quickly changing wind speed and/or direction with altitude helps rotation develop by adding a twisting motion to the atmosphere.
The combination of the discrete formation and strong rotation of supercell thunderstorms allows for a dramatic appearance that can be described as "mothership" clouds.
A great shot of a shelf cloud in Florida, tweeted by Jason Weingart. More Pictures of Shelf Clouds.
Shelf Clouds
Shelf clouds often form at the leading edge of a gust front or outflow boundary from a thunderstorm, or strong winds flowing down and outward from a storm.
The outer part of a shelf cloud is often smoother with a notable rising motion exhibited by a tiered look (hence, the name shelf cloud!). Underneath, a turbulent, unsettled appearance is often the case.
A shelf cloud should be seen as a harbinger of strong winds, so take caution.
This wall cloud is from Flickr user W.O.T. Photography. More Pictures of Wall Clouds.
Wall Clouds
A wall cloud is a cloud that is lowered from a thunderstorm, forming when rapidly rising air causes lower pressure below the storm's main updraft.
"Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter," according to the National Weather Service.
Wall clouds that rotate are a warning sign of very violent thunderstorms. They can be an indication that a tornado will touch down within minutes or even within an hour.
Funnel cloud from the road by Flickr user bark. More Pictures of Funnel Clouds.
Funnel Clouds
A funnel cloud is a rotating column of air (visible due to condensation) that does not reach the ground.
If a funnel cloud reaches all the way to the ground then it is classified as a tornado.
When out on the road, a funnel cloud should be treated as a tornado, since they could touch down.
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado picture tweeted by felixk87. More Pictures of Tornadoes.
A tornado is a rotating column of air, reaching all the way to the ground. Strong tornadoes are one of the most destructive forces of nature on a small scale. The strongest of which can level entire towns.
A roaring noise, often compared to that of a train, can be heard in many cases when a tornado touches down.
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Anvil cloud tweeted by DeepGoat. More Pictures of Anvils.
Thunderstorm Anvil Clouds
Anvil clouds are the flat top of a thunderstorm, or cumulonimbus cloud.
Anvils can spread up to "hundreds of miles downwind from the thunderstorm itself," according to the National Weather Service.
Lightning can strike from anvil clouds, even far away from a thunderstorm. Lightning described as striking "from out of the blue" is usually from an anvil cloud that has drifted from a thunderstorm.
Recently, "mushroom" clouds photographed in Beijing were actually anvil clouds.
Striking mammatus clouds can sometimes be seen below thunderstorm anvil clouds.
Mammatus clouds tweeted by Taylor Reddick. More Pictures of Mammatus Clouds.
Mammatus Clouds
The rounded and smooth look of mammutus clouds captivate onlookers. They are often found underneath anvil clouds of severe thunderstorms; however, they can form underneath clouds associated with non-severe thunderstorms as well.
It takes a turbulent atmosphere for these clouds to develop.
AccuWeather Photo gallery picture of asperatus clouds from user jeromemck. More Pictures of Asperatus Clouds.
Asperatus Clouds
Asperatus clouds are very ominous in appearance, usually described as looking like a rough sea.
An abundance of heat in the atmosphere is needed to produce enough energy for the dramatic, rolling formations of asperatus clouds. Another factor is the interaction of very moist air (often on the fringes of thunderstorm complexes) with very dry air.
The darkness of the clouds is likely due to the large amount of water vapor.
Asperatus clouds are not necessarily accompanied by stormy weather. In fact, they have often been observed without the development of thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm Matthew has formed in the Caribbean could take a turn toward the United States as a hurricane next week.
It will feel like an extended winter for those living from the northern Plains to the eastern U.S., as cold and snowy conditions last longer than normal.
The final day of September will bring a rare lunar event that hasn't occurred since March of 2014, a Black Moon.
Rain will spread over much of the northeastern U.S. into the weekend, but persistent downpours will raise the flood risk in part of the mid-Atlantic.
A new typhoon is brewing in the western Pacific Ocean and could pose a risk to Japan, Taiwan and eastern China next week.
Thundery showers set to start this weekend will depart before the season's first National Football League game in London kicks off on Sunday.
Colorado Springs (1959)
A storm produced 28 inches of snow.
Reno, NV (1982)
Snow fell for the first time in 93 years in the month of September. Town received 1.5 inches the night before, surpassing the old record of 0.5 inches set back in 1889.
Kansas/Missouri (1988)
Violent thunderstorms along a cold front. 2-4 inches of rain and 60-mph winds in places. Lawrence, KS, had golf ball-sized hail and winds to 80 mph.


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EVERY OCTOBER FOR EIGHT YEARS now, 100 aspiring photographers have gathered at Pulitzer Prizewinner Eddie Adams's workshop in Upstate New York. For four days they shoot rolls of film, get their work reviewed by pros and listen to their heroes discuss their craft. On Oct. 8 this year's contingent hung on every word as another Pulitzer-winner, Nick Ut, 44, told how, on June 8, 1972, as an Associated Press photographer in Vietnam, he took his famous shot of a 9-year-old girl running naked down a street in Trang Bang after a U.S.-di-rected napalm attack. The novice photographers were fascinated by Ut's story, but their reaction paled beside that of a 32-year-old Vietnamese woman in the audience who averted her eyes and sobbed as Ut showed his slides. The woman was Phan Thi Kim Phuc, the little girl now grown up.
Phan wasn't the only famous photo subject in the room. Adams, 61, who may be best known for his award-winning picture of Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting a Vietcong prisoner in the head, also invited Mary Ann Vecchio, 39, who was immortalized by photographer John Filo 25 years ago as she grieved over the body of a war protester at Kent State University.
Both women talked about how the photos—which strengthened the antiwar movement in the U.S—affected their own lives. Vecchio, then a 14-year-old runaway from Opa-Locka, Fla., says she was verbally attacked afterward for being a symbol of the war-protest movement, while Phan became a propaganda tool for the Vietnamese Communist party. Both had at first been reluctant to attend the workshop.
"I clammed up about the whole thing for 24 years," a tearful Vecchio said after hugging Filo, 46, a former Newsweek pictures editor whom she had met seven months earlier. "I always dreamed about meeting him." She claimed her own life had been "pretty messed up by the photo."
In fact, her life was already troubled when the photo was taken. Vecchio told the gathering how she had awakened on the morning of May 4, 1970, and spent hours walking with her dog around the Kent State campus, where students, upset by the expansion of the war into Cambodia, had burned down the ROTC building. Shortly after she wandered into the protest, Ohio National Guard troops inexplicably started firing at the marchers. "When you're a kid, you've never seen anything like this," she said. "It was scary, but I never dreamed they would shoot at us. Everybody said, 'Oh, rubber bullets.' But no. I saw this guy, Jeffrey Miller, lying on the ground. I thought maybe I could use my little Nurse Nancy skills and help him. I turned his face over—there was no way! I just ran. I never knew my picture was taken."
She found out soon enough. The next day the photo appeared on the front page of newspapers across the country. Vecchio's parents found her after seeing the photo and brought her back home. She eventually finished high school, but not before spending time in a juvenile home. She claimed that she was harassed by police, who arrested her for possession of marijuana and prostitution. She also said that she was branded a "professional agitator" by then-Florida Gov. Claude Kirk. Eventually she made her way to Las Vegas, where she married a plumber and became a cashier at a coffee shop. "I feel like I've been a prisoner for all these years," said Vecchio. "But now I can express myself about Vietnam. I want to thank John Filo. If there was any way the picture helped stop the war, I figure all the suffering I endured was worth it."
Phan Thi Kim Phuc's suffering was of a more obvious sort. Two of her six brothers died in that 1972 bombing of a Caodai temple, and the brother on her right in the photo suffered permanent damage to his left eye. Phan, who tore off her clothes because they were burning, has crimson rope-like scars on her back. In 1986, after years of unsuccessful medical treatment in Vietnam, she was separated from her mother and father and sent to Cuba to study and carry out "goodwill" missions for the Communist cause. For six years she attended the University of Havana while she planned her defection to North America and freedom. Finally, in October 1992, she and her husband, Bui Huy Toan, whom she met in Cuba, escaped to Canada on the way back from a honeymoon trip to Moscow. They are now legal residents living on welfare in Toronto with their 18-month-old son, Thomas.
Phan, who asked to speak after Ut finished his slide show, said she had always dreamed of coming to the U.S. "That picture changed the world," she said. "Also, it changed my life. I suffer a lot. But as time passed, it gave me strong faith. I don't want to remember that pain. I am just thanking in my present and in my future. Even now, when the weather changes, I have that pain. But my mind controls the pain. God bring me husband. I have a son. Finally I've got everything."
MARIA EFTIMIADES in New York State
Double Exposure
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•originally published 10/30/1995 AT 01:00 AM EST

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Malignaggi vs. Broner: Neither Side Needs Footage
By Jake Donovan
If their words are to be accepted as truth, then Paul Malignaggi and Adrien Broner not only don't like each other, but also have little to respect for one another.
The trash talk has already reached epic proportions leading into their June 22 showdown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, which airs live on Showtime. When the conversation actually works its way to the fight itself, neither man seems concerned about what the other brings to the table.
"I won't be training for anything I've seen because he's been fighting bums," claims Malignaggi (32-4, 7KO), who makes the second defense of his welterweight belt. "I stopped watching video on him a long time ago."
Broner claims to never watch tape on any of his opponents, that fight night adjustments are enough to get the job done. This fight is no exception, despite the fact that he's moving up two weight classes and basically fighting at his walk-around weight.
"I really don't study tape. I let my coach do that. If I'm always in shape, I'm ready to make any adjustments," Broner (26-0, 22KO) claims. "[H]e's a slippery fighter. If you're not on you're A-game, he can slip away with the victory.
"I'm going to be on my A-game and you will see what I can do on June 22."
Malignaggi is curious to see what Broner can do on that night. The two-division titlist expects a different version of the rising star than has been the case to date.
"When you're fighting a bum, you can do anything you want," Malignaggi insists. "When you fight a world class fighter, you have to come with a game plan. We didn't prepare for him, we prepared for the fight. The game plan for him will be different than the ones he's been using. Now he's fighting somebody real. It won't surprise me if he comes with a new bag of tricks."
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of Boxingscene.com, as well as a member of Transnational Boxing Ratings Board, Yahoo Boxing Ratings Panel and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
Paulie is a very skillt boxer. He moves well and throws a lot of jabs. He`s not a hard puncher, but he throws a lot of punches. Broner is a lightweight, keep that in mind! His punching power might be…Comment by lutenco on 06-13-2013
Paulie is a skilled boxer,if only he had power he should be P4P material!Comment by El Angel on 06-13-2013
Maliganggi's resume > Broner's resumeComment by SaldanaCC on 06-13-2013
Naggi...the million dollar mouth!!!!Comment by Green Hornet on 06-12-2013
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'Kill Anything That Moves' painstakingly recounts Vietnam War atrocities
Nick Turse's "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" (Metropolitan Books) is one of the most sobering books of the year, a detailed and thoroughly sourced account of the murder, torture and rape of Vietnamese noncombatants during the war.
The My Lai massacre, far from being an isolated incident, was part of a pattern of behavior exemplified by the title of Turse's book. As far back as 1971, Vietnam veteran Charles McDuff wrote to President Richard Nixon, "Maybe your advisors have not clued you in, but the atrocities that were committed in Mylai are eclipsed by similar American actions throughout the country." »Read Full Article
Smart staging makes good 'Company' at Theatre Unchained
Putting aside the juicy tax breaks, is marriage worth it?
That's the question on the table in Stephen Sondheim's "Company," and to paraphrase from another Sondheim show, the answers in this great master's work are never easy. »Read Full Article
Top of the Charts: Pharrell Williams celebrates seventh week on top
Seven is the lucky number all around this week, as Pharrell Williams celebrates his seventh consecutive week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and all of the top seven positions remained locked in position this week. Watch the video for Williams' big hit single below and then let's reset our decades and travel way back in time to see the songs that were the biggest in the land this week in 2000, 1990, 1980 and 1970.
No. 1 hit April 14, 2014 »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Milwaukee Day, Morgan Freeman and the Brewers
Hey, it's Milwaukee Day. And on this fine 4/14, local band Decibully reunites.
Time flies when you're watching movies. Marcus Theatres celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Shawshank Redemption" with showings beginning today. »Read Full Blog Post


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This report is based on a review of the clinical records in 41 cases of intraspinal tumor in which the patients were less than 15 years of age. The patients in these cases were observed at the Mayo Clinic in the 20 year period of 1930 to 1949, inclusive. In this paper, the term children is used to designate patients who are less than 15 years of age.
Table 1 gives a classification of these tumors and the relative incidence of the various types in these cases. The figure shows the site of the tumors. Of the 41 patients, 18 were boys and 23 were girls. Table 2 shows the distribution of patients according to age.
In the majority of cases of intraspinal tumor in which the patients are children, the neoplasm arises from the spinal cord or its envelopes. In
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UFC 130 is now officially in the MMA history books.
There are going to be plenty of people out there that think this event wasn't the best they've ever seen. But despite that fact, there were a few fighters who put on impressive performances.
Now it's time for Professor Schielke to take a look at the bodies of work put on display, and dish out the grades to fighters who added $55 to your cable or satellite bill Saturday night.


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here some great spring news I'd like to share with you:
"Die Ente bleibt draussen" with Stermann & Grissemann will be performed one more time on Wed, March 9th at Theater Akzent, Vienna - an evening feat. the two gentlemen's brilliant interpretations of Loriot sketches as well as some of my pianotunes-and arrangements (details on the frontpage of this website)
There will be a " Volume 2" of this program, starting on Oct. 5th and 6th in Berlin, and a couple of evenings at Theater Akzent are already scheduled, starting in October, too. (Dates will be posted on my website)
-I'm also happy to announce not only two more concerts with Toni Mühlhofer's Latinjazz Band " CAOBA" this spring/ summer - one on Fr, April 15th at Jazzclub Zwe, Vienna and another one on Thurs, June 2nd at Jazzland, Vienna (details on my frontpage) - but also the recording of our Debut CD this july at Studio Baumann at the tiny, beautiful Steinakirchen am Forst, feat. original compositions of band members Toni Mühlhofer, Markus Zahrl and myself as well as fresh arrangements of songs by Gaetano Veloso, Rique Pantoja,...the CD will appear this year, I keep you posted!
- summer preview: Besides performing with Peter Natterer, Kathi Czerny, Norbert Zimmermann & other musicians for children in Sibiu in July for Pater Sporschill's and Ruth Zenkerth's social education programme"Elijah", I wll also comp wonderful singers at Sascha Wienhausen's solo vocal masterclass that is part of jonny Pinter's Vokalsommerakademie at Schloss Eszterhazy in Eisenstadt, from July 25th to Aug. 1st
-Together with wonderful singer Regina Mallinger, I recorded some fresh material of our original songs as well as new arrangements of some of our favorite tunes for our project " Royal Playground"- soundfiles as well as upcoming concert dates will be shared on this website!
Enjoy the music, thanks for sharing and stay tuned, I'll keep you posted!
listen and read more about two Songs I recently added to "Listen/Download"
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Bennington school budget defeatedMay 22,2013BENNINGTON — The Bennington School District budget was defeated again Tuesday by a vote of 524-473.
The budget of $12,940,745 had been cut by more than $575,000 from the budget which was defeated in March.
That budget, $13,518,802, lost by a vote of 1,095-915.
In March, George Sleeman, vice-chairman of the Bennington School Board, said he thought the budget may have been defeated because it was an increase of about 19 percent from the previous year's budget of $11,360,113.
Sleeman said Tuesday that the latest budget, which was an increase of about 14 percent from the budget passed in 2012, might have still been too high.
"What we'll have to do is we'll have to call an immediate meeting of the (school board.) We'll try and meet, hopefully this week or the first of next week, and we'll review it and come up with a decision as to what we're going to do," he said.MORE IN This Just InBENNINGTON A North Bennington man who had worked as a crossing guard for the Village School of... Full StoryPROCTOR Two women were arrested Monday after allegedly being caught on camera assaulting... Full StoryA Benson man is facing a potential life sentence for allegedly having sex with a sleeping woman. Full Story
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The Rapids U10 National Games Team needs your help to raise funds. Nine of our boys have been selected to represent our region at the American Youth Soccer Organization's 50th Anniversary National Games tournament. They are very excited to represent the JCYSL!
JCYSL is a great opportunity for the youth of our area! The team will be taking a great opportunity as well.
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Acadia designated as 'StormReady'
Andy Patrick, center, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, presents a certificate recognizing Acadia Parish as a StormReady Community to Acadia Parish Police Jury President David Savoy, left, and Lee Hebert, director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Acadia Parish has been recertified as a StormReady Community.
Andy Patrick, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, presented a certificate to the police jury and to Lee Hebert, director of the Acadia Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, during Tuesday night's police jury meeting recognizing Acadia as one of about 2,200 Storm Ready Sites in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Guam.
"Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on earth," noted Patrick. "Each year Americans cope with an average of 100,000 thunderstorms, 10,000 of which are severe; 5,000 floods; 1,000 tornadoes; and an average of two landfall deadly hurricanes.
"And this on top of winter storms, intense summer heat, high winds, wild fires and other deadly weather impacts."
Patrick added that 90 percent of all presidentially declared disasters are weather related, leading to about 500 deaths annually and about $14 billion in damages.
The StormReady program started in 1999 in Tulsa, Okla. Its aim is to help arm America's communities with the communication and safety skills needed to save lives and property — before and during the event.
"StormReady communities are better prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness," Patrick said. "No community is storm proof, but StormReady can help communities save lives."
Patrick lauded the efforts of Hebert and Assistant OHSEP director Kim Boudreaux in preparing for the StormReady evaluation.
In other business during a fairly routine meeting, jurors introduced an ordinance which would regulate the location, direction and route of pipeline servitudes in the parish.
Only Juror A.J. "Jay" Credeur opposed.
A public hearing will be scheduled on the proposal before it is considered for adoption.
The jury also reprioritized roads to be repaired with state "right-sizing" funds, moving Morrow Road near Atwood Acres to the top of the list.
Also, Bart Wild of Wild Productions in Crowley was appointed to the at-large seat on the Acadia Parish Tourist Commission for a term of two years.


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That circle with a line through it, usually red, the universal icon for no, not, don't; as in no smoking.
As the cursor moved across the screen, if turned into an ixnay where it was not possible to drop the dragged information
লিখেছেন- webstyr 5 de জানুয়ারি de 2008
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Can you define these popular missing words?
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Pronounced "ix nay"
Pig latin for nix
Pig latin for nix
"Ixnay on the Omarmay".
লিখেছেন- charles 30 de এপ্রিল de 2004
to cancel, cross-out plans
"Ixnay our plans to go swimming at the lake: it's pouring rain out now"
লিখেছেন- neugotik 10 de অগাস্ট de 2008
Pig Latin word for "nix" meaning "nothing" commonly used to indicate something has been cancelled, refused, or stopped.
Ixnay the igpay atinlay peaksay.
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A variety of flavours, colours, and aromas await your discovery at Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur. Let our award-winning culinary team take you on a gastronomic journey around the world.
As part of our welcoming lobby, Latitude 03 has a changing menu of warm breads, scrumptious pastries, designer chocolates, cookies, and cakes that are paired with freshly brewed signature coffees by day and wines at night.
This beautifully designed restaurant offers an informal venue for a modern interpretation of classic pub and comfort food. With casual but attentive service, Gastro Sentral serves Western food, such as burgers and steak, as well as local dishes.
Latest Recipe offers a wealth of unique gastronomic options à la carte and at the buffet and live-cooking stations. Guests are invited to savour personalised servings of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Western delights.
In a rustic setting reminiscent of the Renaissance, Favola features more than 60 Italian specialities—including pastas, pizzas, and seafood—and an extensive variety of antipasti. Meals are perfectly complemented by Italian and international wines.
Located by the swimming pool, the Pool Bar & Grill @ 8 reinterprets the social experience in a naturally lit, open-air space. A specially fitted barbecue pit invites guests to choose from an innovative menu selection.
PRIME boasts a variety of U.S. and Australian cuts of beef, including tenderloin, sirloin, rib-eye, and prime rib. Floor-to-ceiling wine walls house bottles from around the world. A private dining room for ten offers a personal view of the kitchen.
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Highest Debt to Asset Ratio in the Airlines Industry Detected in Shares of Republic Airways Holdings (RJET, LFL, ALGT, SKYW, HA)
Below are the three companies in the Airlines industry with the highest debt to asset ratios. The Debt/Asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets that are financed through debt. If the ratio is greater than one, most of the company's assets are financed through debt.
Republic Airways Holdings ranks highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.67. Following is Lan Airlines with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.50. Allegiant Travel ranks third highest with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.49.
Skywest follows with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.43, and Hawaiian Holdings rounds out the top five with a a debt to asset ratio of 0.35.
SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Hawaiian Holdings on January 27th, 2016 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $35.89. Since that recommendation, shares of Hawaiian Holdings have risen 35.0%. We continue to monitor Hawaiian Holdings for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.
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State to add new area codes
Growth in phone lines will soon exhaust 715, 920
Apple sold a million iPhones in only 10 weeks. Last year, consumers in the United States - a land with 303 million people - bought 143 million new mobile phones.
Such explosive growth comes with a price: the need for new area codes as phone numbers are gobbled up.
Next week, the state Public Service Commission will begin hearings to gather information and answer questions about "relief" plans for the 715 area code, which covers a large swath of northern and western Wisconsin. In the 715 area, all the prefixes - the first three digits of a phone number - are expected to be exhausted in late 2009.
And it won't be long before the 920 area code is tapped out as well. Its prefixes should all be used by early 2010, necessitating another area code for northeastern Wisconsin. Public hearings on the 920 area code start in October.
The PSC will consider two options in both cases. One is a geographic split in which some phone users keep the old area code and the others get a new one.
The other option is a so-called "overlay" in which all existing phone users keep their current number but new customers get a number with the new area code.
There are annoyances to each option. In the geographic split, some of the people and businesses would have to change the area code on all the things that have it - business cards, stationery, checks. With the overlay, you could have people in the same building or even household with different area codes. And you'd always have to use the area code when dialing.
Barry Orton, a telecommunications professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he prefers the overlay method.
"The overlay is clearly better," Orton said.
"If you do the other one, then some people have to switch. The thing you don't want to do is force somebody out of their old area code into a new area code arbitrarily or for any reason other than absolute necessity. People want to keep their old number, and you can't blame them for that."
But what about, under the overlay option, the hassle of having to punch 10 digits every time you call someone who has a new phone?
"It's not that big a deal," Orton said. "That's why God invented speed dial."
But eight years ago, when the three-member PSC voted 2-1 to cut up the 414 area code, creating a new code for suburbs outside Milwaukee County, two commission members said they thought a geographic split was less confusing than an overlay.
The 262 area code was split from 414 in 1999 and became permanent in 2000. Nearly all of Milwaukee County remained in 414.
The good news for southeastern Wisconsin is that the 262 area code has enough capacity to make to 2018, and 414 shouldn't be full until 2025.


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Like almost no other sports league in the world, the NFL is excellent at perpetually creating uncertainty. Even on the most dominant teams, uncertainty and upheaval regrows as surely as Kurt Warner's facial hair.
And every offseason, teams are forced to make critical decisions. It's the nature of the game — and before the lockout when the NFL wasn't crazy, there was a salary cap that further equalized things.
There isn't a single team in the league that doesn't have some lingering issue for either the remainder of the offseason or into the regular season itself.
Understand that almost every team has more than one lingering question, so I'll just highlight each team's biggest issue.


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Ohl is making a strong bid for the steer roping title in Cheyenne despite an uncooperative animal that caused him to fall to the arena dirt during his second-round run.
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J.P. Wickett of Muldrow, Okla., won the second round with a time of 14.1 seconds and earned $5,454. David Felton of Weatherford led the cumulative standings with a combined time of 31.3 seconds on two head. Jim Davis of Abilene was second at 32.7 while Ohl's time was 33.8.
Jeff Chapman of Athens captured second-round honors in calf roping with a run of 10.5 seconds and earned $6,901. Chapman held a narrow lead over Josh Crow of Lovington, N.M., and Trevor Brazile of Childress heading into today's finals.
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Justin Thompson of North Platte, Neb., won the second round in steer wrestling and $6,091 for Thursday's run of 5.8 seconds, four-tenths of a second shy of the arena record.
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We will get the Fed rate decision today and shall get some insight into the board's plan moving forward. A lot is being made of Obama's comments regarding Ben Bernanke and those are overblown. The President did not fire the Federal Reserve Chairman but simply offered him a way out. So long as Bernanke feels he needs to stay on the job, or even wants to stay on the job, he will be allowed...the man has earned that much.
Look for choppy markets today with a move higher after the Fed's comments later today as long as nothing new comes out that takes the market by surprise.
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With interest rates moving higher we could see the growth in refinancings stall as it becomes less beneficial for homeowners to refi with rates closer to where they took out their original loan. We are not in trouble yet, and should rates hold steady here and the housing market continues to improve we should have more homeowners who are currently underwater or at least below the 10-20% equity requirement to refinance come above those levels and find the benefits of refinancing their loan. We are aware of a good number of homeowners who are still stuck in adjustable rate mortgages and cannot get out because of their lack of equity in the property. As rates rise they may be inclined to pump more capital into the equation in order to lock in a monthly payment.
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We have economic news due out today, and it is as follows:
- MBA Mortgage Index (7:00 a.m. ET): N/A
- Crude Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET): N/A
- FOMC Rate Decision (2:00 p.m. ET): 0.25%
Asian markets finished mixed today:
- All Ordinaries -- up 0.98%
- Shanghai Composite -- down 0.73%
- Nikkei 225 -- up 1.83%
- NZSE 50 -- down 0.37%
- Seoul Composite -- down 0.65%
In Europe, markets are lower this morning:
- CAC 40 -- down 0.18%
- DAX -- up 0.25%
- FTSE 100 -- down 0.17%
- OSE -- down 0.52%
A few days ago we discussed the possibility of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) purchasing German cable operator Kabel Deutschland, the largest cable operator in the country, for about $10 billion. It appears that the company is prepared to move forward with that bid, offering an all cash deal to beat Liberty Global's (NASDAQ:LBTYA) offer. There is more risk for Kabel Deutschland's shareholders with a Liberty Global buyout because of Liberty's ownership of the number two cable company in Germany as well as the fact that their bid would include stock and not be all cash.
Vodafone's run-up on the speculation the company would be bought or would sell its stake in the US joint venture has disappeared as the company has transitioned from the hunted to the hunter.
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Although the offer has not been made it appears all but certain as there have been plenty of sources talking to different news outlets, and as the old saying goes 'where there is smoke there is fire' (see Reuters story here). It also appears certain that any deal here kills any possibility of a deal with Verizon (NYSE:VZ) over the 45% stake Vodafone owns in Verizon Wireless as the dividend cash flows will be used to obtain financing and keep their credit rating where it is.
Elan (NYSE:ELN) has successfully defeated the latest takeover bid for the company, but in the process has announced that the company is up for sale. We read an interesting note yesterday that in a sale the company could fetch up to $18 or $19/share if the right buyer emerged. The price seems pretty outrageous given the current share price and recent movement higher in the company's shares due to the deals they have been making to reinvent the overall company. We would doubt that the company goes for $19/share, but we could see it going for $15/share and maybe even $16/share. However the analyst who wrote that note did hedge by saying the "right buyer" and when someone makes up their mind to purchase an asset at a crazy price, well they usually get their wish.
Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) continues its move higher as investors continue to warm up to the LED name as consumers gravitate further towards the products to serve their lighting needs. This past weekend we received a crash course from a neighbor in the mountains on the new LED technologies and the pricing of various LED products. We came away knowing a good bit more about the products which are out there and how companies like Cree make their margins in the industry.
Any chart which rises from the lower left to the upper right is a thing of beauty, and Cree's chart most certainly fits that bill. Better yet, the company hit a new 52-week high yesterday and it appears they are hitting on all cylinders.
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Shares in Cree yesterday rose nearly 4.50% to close at $65.70/share after Susquehanna put out a research note stating that their research indicated that Cree was still the most popular LED manufacturer at Home Depot, no doubt helped by their sub-$10 LED bulb product. The company kept their 'Buy' rating on the company as Cree has been able to maintain market share even in the face of competitors lowering prices.
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Thursday night when the bright lights go on at the Barclays Center, Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond will have a lottery pick for the fifth time since coming to the franchise in 2008.
Twice in his tenure the Bucks have picked just one spot out of the lottery, ending up with Larry Sanders at No. 15 in 2010 and Giannis Antetokounmpo at No. 15 last year.
But never has Hammond been in the lofty position he finds himself for Thursday's NBA draft, holding the No. 2 overall pick.
It's difficult to overstate the importance of this pick as the Bucks embark on a new era with owners Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry.
In baseball parlance, it needs to be a home run.
The Bucks are coming off a league-worst 15-67 record and are anxious to pump some excitement back into a fan base that has grown weary of losing seasons and off-the-court travails.
The opportunity is there with a deep draft class featuring Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins, Duke freshman Jabari Parker and 18-year-old Australian guard Dante Exum at the top.
A broken foot suffered by 7-foot Kansas center Joel Embiid has shaken up the draft, and it is unclear where the Cameroon native will be selected. Embiid was considered the favorite to be selected No. 1 by the Cleveland Cavaliers before a physical exam revealed the fracture and he had to undergo surgery Friday.
The good news for the Bucks is they can wind up with Parker or Wiggins, regardless of what the Cavaliers do. One of them will be available.
Milwaukee has done its homework on both players. Bucks officials visited Santa Barbara, Calif., to watch the 6-foot-8 Wiggins work out June 13 and he was in Milwaukee for a session at the Cousins Center on Friday.
Parker underwent a physical last Monday and worked out for the Bucks on Tuesday. And the Bucks also got a look at Parker and Embiid in a group workout in Santa Monica, Calif., last month.
As draft day approaches, the Bucks are sure to be bombarded with trade offers. Bucks director of scouting Billy McKinney said Friday "it would take a lot" for the team to drop out of its No. 2 position.
Philadelphia, in the No. 3 spot, may want to move up to grab Wiggins. Utah at No. 5 also has been looking to trade up, according to published reports.
The Bucks have scouted Exum carefully and the 6-6 guard would fill a need. Would they make a deal if they could move back and get a veteran plus Exum?
Or will they stay at No. 2 and make another deal outside the draft?
Hammond often has been active around draft day. The biggest draft-day deal he has made with the Bucks came in 2011, when Milwaukee had the 10th pick.
The Bucks had a chance to get Klay Thompson at No. 10 but also had some unwieldy contracts.
The Bucks selected Jimmer Fredette at No. 10 but shipped him to Sacramento as part of a three-team trade that also included Charlotte.
Veteran guard John Salmons and his big contract went to the Kings and forward Corey Maggette went to Charlotte, while the Bucks got Shaun Livingston, Stephen Jackson, Beno Udrih and the draft rights to Tobias Harris in the deal.
Harris was the 19th pick in that draft.
The next year Hammond traded down two spots as part of the Samuel Dalembert deal with Houston, but the Bucks still obtained John Henson with the 14th selection.
The Bucks' first-round picks under Hammond have achieved mixed results, and three of the six remain on the roster: Sanders, Henson and Antetokounmpo.
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Henson and the 19-year-old Antetokounmpo are considered key pieces in the team's rebuilding process. Also in the mix is steady point guard Nate Wolters, a second-round pick acquired in a draft-night trade last year.
Now the next steps will be taken this week.
Milwaukee has three second-round picks (31, 36 and 48) on Thursday, so it's possible it may try to package them to get an additional first-round pick.
"Believe me, we've looked at all the different scenarios," McKinney said. "We'll continue to make calls in that regard to see if there's a chance to package those picks to move up and get a player that we really like, in the middle or late in the first round."
The front office has prepared for the draft for many months. Vice president of player personnel Dave Babcock watched Exum last summer in the Under-19 World Championships in Prague.
McKinney and Babcock were on the road throughout last season while evaluating college talent, and Hammond and assistant general manager David Morway piled up frequent flier miles, too.
Hammond comes from a strong scouting background and spent seven years as vice president of basketball operations with Detroit before taking the general manager position with the Bucks.
McKinney worked in front-office roles with Chicago, Minnesota, Detroit and Seattle.
Morway earlier spent four seasons as general manager of the Indiana Pacers and helped build a team that became an Eastern Conference contender.
Babcock was a scout for several NBA teams before joining the Bucks, and he has worked for the franchise for the past 17 years.
"It's critical," McKinney said of scouting. "It's the lifeline of any organization.
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The proximity of Moscow and Pullman creates many special opportunities for both communities but that proximity could also be damaging if Governor Inslee's plan to increase the minimum wage passes the legislature.
"We are in a very unique situation here on the border of Idaho where their minimum wage is already significantly lower so there are a lot of challenges with that and I think raising the minimum wage is going to especially be difficult for small businesses," said Pullman Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marie Dymkoski.
Inslee's plan is to raise Washington minimum wage at least 23% to around $11, but it's possible it could be raised to as high as $15 an hour.
Las week the Pullman Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to Pullman business owners to see what they think about the possible increase.
Willow Falcon and her husband Mike own Glasphemy in downtown Pullman.
"I think that we are a little too close to other states with much, much, much lower minimum wages and I think it could be damaging to our community," said Falcon.
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SUMMERVILLE — An agreement approved by Summerville Town Council and the Old Fort Fire District will end double taxation of properties annexed by the town.
The district on Jan. 15 and the town on Jan. 9 ratified a plan calling for the town to pay the district $333,453 to amend for taxes the town collected from Summerhaven subdivision property owners. How much, if any, tax revenue will be reimbursed to 127 aggrieved individual taxpayers remains to be resolved.
The agreement also declares that responsibility for fire protection for Summerhaven properties that were annexed by the town now falls to the town. The district had continued to include the properties in its protected area, causing some confusion for residents who assumed they should be protected by the town.
The settlement does not preclude the town and the district from negotiating agreements under which the district would maintain fire protection for all or some properties newly annexed by the town, Audrey Holzhausen, administrator for Old Fort, said.
"Summerhaven now will be covered by the town of Summerville," she said, adding that as before, Old Fort will respond in Summerhaven when called or dispatched to the subdivision.
Holzhausen said firefighters from both departments work well together and have left matters such as taxation issues to the politicians.
The agreement does not mention compensation for the 127 property owners who maintain they have been paying both the district and town for fire protection. But negotiations have been under way since Wednesday to resolve that issue.
"The town certainly owes citizens taxes it collected for two years without authority to do so," said Mike Rose, an attorney representing aggrieved Summerhaven property owners.
Rose, who has been negotiating a settlement with town attorney D. Mark Stokes, said discussions are going well. "We have an agreement In principle for the town to refund two years of unlawfully collected taxes. I am glad that Town Council wants to do the right thing by returning the money wrongfully collected. We should give credit where it is due," he said.
The plan was prepared by a three-person panel comprising Walter M. Bailey, Colin Martin and William R. Hearn. The state requires that a special panel of three be constituted when taxation issues linger after properties are annexed from one taxing entity into another.
The plan calls for the town to pay the district $333,453 within 30 days. "This amount represents due compensation for all annexations between May 1, 2000" and the present, the settlement states.
The agreement includes a mechanism for dealing with tax issues arising when district properties are annexed by the town in the future. These properties will be put into a special tax district for three years as tax revenues eventually shift from the district to the town.
Subdivision residents who began publicly protesting the double taxation more than a year ago are delighted to see the practice will end. Some Summerhaven residents believe they are owed up to several hundred dollars each, but some also said the money is not as important to them as the inability for such a long time to get town, district or county officials to resolve the issue.
"It's not the money, it's the principle," said Dennis Wells of Saw Palm Drive.
Council conceded that the 127 neighbors have overpaid for fire protection by about $28,000, but maintained there's no legal mechanism for refunding money to taxpayers.
Council on Jan. 9 discussed behind closed doors the settlement proposal prepared by the three-person committee. After the executive session, council announced the matter had been discussed but no action taken.
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March 28, 2003, 08:26 PM
Any body have a Pointman??I was looking at one yesterday and it peaked my interest.....also is it easy to make it lefty friendly(i.e. ambi-safety and mag release??)Thanks.....:cool:
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I'll be interested to see the response to your question. I saw a Pointman Minor yesterday as well...and at less that $500 I was more than a little interested given all the good things I've been hearing about Wesson lately.
Sorry I don't have any experience with the gun to share.
March 28, 2003, 10:13 PM
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March 29, 2003, 01:14 PM
I have a Pointman Major PM1-S......very accurate......only problem was that I could only shoot 230 ball ammo out of it.....I sent it back to the factory to be re-throated, and it only took a week for them to do.........it was setup for competition, and it seems like the 230 ball is preferred ammo.........I shoot mostly 200 gr. JHP's, so had to send it back......they paid for the shipping, actually sent a FedEx truck to my house to pick up, and a week later, the FedEX truck delivered it back to my house......service of course, is excellent..........now, it will shoot 185's up to the heavyweights...
March 30, 2003, 12:16 AM
I have a Pointman Major. It has an ambi safety. Don't know about ambi mag release. Shoots anything I put through it.
March 30, 2003, 08:52 AM
Definately check out the 1911 forum for additional info on the DW"s. Their Patriot series is top of the line and compares with pistols costing hundreds more. The Major series also has a lot of features, but priced near the entry level of other manufacturers basic models. Customer service is also second to none. Overall a lot of bang for the buck. (BTW, I own the Patriot Expert in SS, the Major in blue finish, and am waiting for my 10 MM Razorback which is being produced now in limited numbers and configurations)
March 30, 2003, 11:12 AM
Dangles......yeah, they probably fixed the problem, they had a lot of complaints and returns of the Pointman.....they just had to re-throat them.....an article in handguns had the same problem that I did, and would only shoot the 230 ball also, and even in the article DW stated that it was setup for the 230 ball for competition.............some shooters had problems and some didn't.........one thing about the Pointman, it is a really accurate son of a gun..............with all the match equipment on it, you are ready for competition right out of the box, just like the old Colt Gold Cup........my son has one of those, and the Pointman will shoot right with it.............
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My next purchase will be a DW 10MM ..........I looked at a S&W 610 and also liked that one......they are around $575, and the only problem I have is durability of the revolver, it is not a Ruger, but, it looks like it is built fairly tough..........I just have to think about the extra cost of the DW compared to the S&W.....The Glock 20 just isn't my cup of tea.........
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Our Survey on Attitudes About U.S. Cultural and Political Influence
Ask people what they think of America's cultural and political influence in the wider world and you're sure to get a mixed response, even from Americans.
What They Said
One thing is clear: Most Europeans think America's political influence in the world was negative over the past five years, but say it has taken a sharply positive turn since Barack Obama's election as U.S. president.
When it comes to culture, Europeans' view of America's contributions is more complex. Some aspects are loathed, others are loved. Large numbers of Europeans say they detest American food, but cite films and television shows as the country's best exports.
To study this issue and broader questions about what the world thinks of America and what Americans think of themselves, The Wall Street Journal asked market-research firm GfK to poll more than 18,000 people in 18 countries -- 16 European nations, plus the U.S. and Russia. GfK polled respondents about the facets of American culture they admire and those they dislike and asked them whether they viewed U.S. political influence in a positive or negative light.
Some of the results fit well-established stereotypes. For example, French respondents didn't like the Bush years and voiced a stronger distaste for American cuisine than any other country surveyed. But other features of the poll proved surprising, particularly when Americans were asked how they view their own country's role in the world and its contribution to global culture.
"The views of American political influence show a very, very positive change with the election of Obama," said Mark Hofmans, a managing director in GfK's Brussels office, who analyzed the survey results. "Attitudes toward American cultural influence are far more nuanced."
GfK asked respondents to rate, in broad terms, America's cultural influence in the world. It then identified several categories -- movies and television, fashion, food, sports, music, architecture and literature -- and asked respondents to identify the best and worst aspects of U.S. cultural influence in the world. Respondents were also given the option to say "other" or "nothing."
In total, more respondents (39%) said America's cultural influence in the world was negative than those who said it was positive (22%). Among European respondents, 32% said U.S. cultural influence was negative, compared to 26% who gave a positive response. Americans were slightly more downbeat than average, with 46% of those surveyed saying their country has a negative cultural influence in the world, compared with 33% who describe it as positive.
Several countries surveyed had more positive than negative votes. In Italy, 39% of respondents had a positive impression of U.S. cultural influence, compared with 25% who gave a negative answer. The U.K. (38% to 31%), Poland (32% to 24%), Bulgaria (29% to 25%) and Romania (29% to 26%) also logged more positive than negative responses.
Luigi Mattirolo, an Italian civil servant in Rome, said it isn't specifically books or movies that he likes most about American culture, but the country's ethic of initiative and free enterprise.
The American "way of thinking makes it possible for the people who really believe in something to achieve their goals. At least [in the U.S.] it happens more frequently than in Europe," Mr. Mattirolo said.
The most negative impressions of U.S. cultural influence were found in Greece, where 58% criticized America's cultural influence. Americans were the second-most critical group, followed by Russia (45%) and Hungary (40%).
In the breakdown of what people like best about American culture, a total of 30% of those surveyed cited movies and television shows, making this by far the most popular category. Among Europeans, the number was even higher: 40% said movies and TV were the best American cultural export. Sports (12%) and music (11%) were the only other categories that received high marks (each was the choice of 13% of Europeans). American fashion, literature and food each were given positive marks by only 4% of all respondents, while 21% of those surveyed said "nothing" or "I don't know" when asked about the best American contribution to world culture.
Greeks, who gave American political and cultural influence some of the most negative reviews in the survey, were the most enthusiastic admirers of American movies and television, with 52% citing these as America's best exports. Hungarian (51%) and Dutch (50%) respondents, who also gave U.S. political and cultural influence negative scores, also professed admiration for Hollywood.
Surprisingly, when asked to identify America's worst contribution to world culture, 32% of Americans pointed to film and television, a far higher proportion than in any other country and the single most popular response among U.S. respondents. It turns out Americans see their films and TV shows, which broadly are admired around the world, as having a negative cultural influence.
Still, 18% of American respondents cited films and television shows as the country's best contribution to world culture, followed closely by food (11%) and sports (10%). The most popular response, however, was "other," showing that Americans likely have a far more nuanced view of their country's cultural worth than others around the globe.
Other countries all singled out American food as the country's worst contribution to global culture. Sixty-five percent of French respondents gave this answer, the highest in the group. Swiss (56%) and German (52%) respondents were close behind.
The French numbers are interesting, considering that McDonald's is virtually ubiquitous in the country and another U.S. edible export, Starbucks, has been spreading around Paris over the past few years.
"I think that in France we are not influenced by American food," said Amaury de Saint-Ours, a business consultant in Paris. "We don't have a good opinion of it. We think of McDonald's hamburgers." He explained that people go to McDonald's in France because it is cheap and quick, not because the food is good. "We are lucky in France. We have great cheese, great meats and great wine."
When it comes to politics, almost two-thirds of those surveyed said the U.S. was a negative influence in the world over the past five years. The most downbeat country was Greece, where 88% of respondents said U.S. political influence was either "negative" or "very negative." Other countries, including the Netherlands (80%), Switzerland (80%) and Belgium (78%) also had predominantly negative views of American political influence.
Maybe this result isn't surprising, given that over the past five years the U.S. presence in Iraq -- never popular in Europe -- has continued, with regular reports of violence. But some of the sharply negative views are colored by other factors, including history.
In Greece, for example, the U.S. backed a military junta between 1967 and 1974 that curbed civil liberties and used harsh tactics against dissenters. U.S. President Bill Clinton later expressed regret for U.S. involvement in this era of Greek history, but suspicion and anger still linger.
"There is a very strong and common belief in Greece, especially among young people, that the USA, being the leading capitalistic country, has a detrimental impact on every affair or situation it tries to solve or influence," said Yannis Loizos, a lawyer in Athens.
None of the countries included in the survey gave U.S. political influence more positive than negative marks for the past five years. But some countries were less negative than others. Thirty-two percent of Romanian respondents said U.S. political influence was negative, the lowest level in the survey. Bulgaria (40%) and Poland (41%) were close behind.
The largest share of positive votes in this category was in Poland where a total of 22% of respondents gave the U.S. "positive" or "very positive" marks. Romania (19%) and the U.K. (19%) trailed in the category, but still were more complimentary than the Americans polled. Only 18% of U.S. respondents praised their country's political influence in the world over the past five years.
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe have tended to be more pro-American than other parts of the globe in recent years. Many cite the U.S. as a positive force against a resurgent Russia, which shrouded the region under Communist rule only a generation ago.
"During the cultural gulag and oppression [of the Soviet years], America was a beacon of hope and light to Romanians. America symbolized the land of the free," said Eugen Babau, a Romanian who until recently worked for an energy company. Many Romanians, he said, "still aspire to America as the promised land."
Even though the U.S. war in Iraq continues and President Obama has promised to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the survey respondents were clear: The Obama era marks an about-face for U.S. political influence in the world.
Europeans are even more optimistic about Mr. Obama's presidency than Americans. In Belgium and Sweden, 84% of respondents believe America's political influence in the world will change in a "positive" or "very positive" way as a result of Mr. Obama's election. In Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, 82% of respondents gave the same answer. In the U.S., 61% of those surveyed gave a "positive" or "very positive" reply.
Elsewhere in Western Europe, Greece (59%), Spain (63%) and France (68%) gave the same reply about U.S. political influence since Mr. Obama's election, showing that while most of the world sees the new U.S. president in a positive light, countries aren't uniformly elated.
Many of the countries that had a less negative view of U.S. political influence over the past five years were among the least enthused about Mr. Obama's presidency. In Poland, 45% of those surveyed said Mr. Obama's election marked a "positive" or "very positive" change in U.S. political influence. Romania (47%) and Bulgaria (48%) were close behind.
Russia led this category, with only 27% saying Mr. Obama's election marked a "positive" or "very positive" change. This result could be skewed, however, since 32% of Russians surveyed gave no answer to the question, by far the highest level among the countries polled.
"In Central and Eastern European countries, the response to Obama has been a little less positive, but on the whole, the 'Obama effect' is very noticeable," Gfk's Mr. Hofmans said. "I hadn't expected such overwhelmingly positive figures."
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