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Online Executive MBA (EMBA)
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Application deadline for Fall 2017 is June 1, 2017
Our online Executive MBA program is designed with you in mind — your time, your investment, and your educational goals. With an integrated blend of theory and practice, the EMBA is perfect for mid-career executives and experienced professionals who want to advance in today's challenging work world.
An online program, the EMBA is built to accommodate the schedules of working professionals. Led by the university's premier business faculty, the EMBA has garnered national recognition from U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review as one of the top online business programs in the country. A 12-course, two-year program, the EMBA equips students with cutting-edge skills in managerial decision-making and prepares them for leadership positions throughout every industry.
Class Format
The online, 12-course curriculum is offered as a two-year cohort program beginning in the fall. This allows students in each cohort to begin the program at the same point, move through the curriculum together, and build supportive working relationships in a stimulating online environment. Courses in the EMBA program are sequenced to assure continuity in learning.
All coursework is completed online and each class runs for 12 weeks. For each class, students will have at least one proctored exam which will be taken through ProctorU, an online proctoring service, or in the 365 Learning Office. EMBA students are required to complete their degrees in two years.
The 12-course online Executive MBA is competitively priced at $30,000, payable in installments of $5,000 each semester.
Nevada System of Higher Education employees may use Grant-In-Aid benefits for the Executive MBA (EMBA). Please note tuition for the EMBA is priced higher ($2,500 per class) than the standard graduate rate, so the Grant-In-Aid will only cover a portion of the EMBA fees and students will be responsible for paying the difference.
If you would like to use your educational benefits, please speak with your human resources advisor for more details.
Veteran Education Benefits
The Online Executive MBA program is approved for veteran and veteran-related education benefits. The Veteran Services Office at the University of Nevada, Reno is your liaison to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for certification of your veteran and veteran-related education benefits.
Veterans Services provides support for applying for and receiving veteran education benefits. including the following services:
- Submitting forms and information to the Veteran Affairs Education Benefits Office for the student.
- Certifying classes being taken by the student
- Education benefit advising
Due to the structure of the program, the Nevada National Guard Waiver cannot be used toward EMBA classes.
Contact Us
If you have questions about or need assistance with your application please contact Caitlin Rock of Extended Studies 365 Learning at firstname.lastname@example.com or call her at (775)784-4652.
If you have questions about the Online Executive MBA program content, please contact Kambiz Raffiee, Associate Dean and Director of the Program, at email@example.com or call (775)682-9142.
Fall 2016 Cohort sample schedule
All classes are 12 weeks; dates are subject to change.
First Year:
- Fall 2016 (Aug. 22–Nov. 20):
BADM 710 and BADM 720
- Spring 2017 (Jan. 23–April 23):
BADM 700 and BADM 760
- Summer 2017 (May 22–Aug. 13):
BADM 741 and BADM 730
Second Year:
- Fall 2017 (Aug. 28–Nov. 19):
BADM 701 and BADM 728
- Spring 2018 (Jan. 22-April 29):
BADM 781 and BADM 750
- Summer 2018 (May 21-Aug. 12):
BADM 711 and BADM 726
EMBA Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- The ability to use evidence-based reasoning to understand, manage, and lead complex organizations.
- Development of skills that facilitate problem solving in a complex and dynamic environment.
- The ability to integrate qualitative and quantitative information into the decision making process.
Online EMBA Curriculum
The online, 12-course curriculum is offered as a two-year cohort program beginning Fall 2017. This allows students in each cohort to begin the program at the same point, move through the curriculum together, and build supportive working relationships in a stimulating online environment. Courses in the EMBA program are sequenced to assure continuity in learning.
All coursework is completed online and each class runs for 12 weeks. For each class, students will have at least one proctored exam which will be taken through ProctorU or in the 365 Learning Office. EMBA students are required to complete their degrees in two years.
Core Courses (21 Credits)
- BADM 700 | Statistics for Decision Making
- BADM 701 | Production/Operations Management
- BADM 710 | Financial Reporting and Analysis
- BADM 720 | Management and Organizational Science
- BADM 730 | Economics of the Firm
- BADM 741 | Financial Management
- BADM 760 | Marketing Management
Breadth Courses (15 Credits)
The Application deadline for fall 2017 is June 1, 2017.
The 12-course online Executive MBA is competitively priced at $30,000, payable in installments of $5,000 each semester.
- The EMBA program is open to those who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution. Any undergraduate major is acceptable.
- The applicant must have an overall grade-point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
- The applicant must have five or more years of professional work experience beyond undergraduate studies.
- Applicants must submit results for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Exceptions to this are only granted if the applicant has completed an accredited graduate degree (Master's, Ph.D.), professional degree (JD, MD, DVM, etc.), or has an active CPA license.
Applications are currently being accepted and reviewed for the fall term. The deadline to apply is June 1.
Ready to Apply? Start here: Application Checklist.
Information for International Applicants
International candidates must have strong English language communication skills, both written and spoken. As an international student, you must submit an acceptable score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
- For TOEFL, you must score 550 or above (paper-based test) or 213 or above (computer-based test) or 79 or above (internet based TOEFL).
- For IELTS, you must have a score of 7 or above.
Students are expected to complete a great deal of reading and writing in the program. A strong command of the English language is critical for success.
The TOEFL is waived for students who have completed degree programs conducted in English in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia or New Zealand.
Kambiz Raffiee, Ph.D., EMBA Director
Kambiz Raffiee is associate dean and director of the online Executive MBA program. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oregon. His areas of specialization are on the airline industry and economic impact of transportation systems. He has done extensive work involving cost-benefit analysis of air cargo and passenger systems at Reno/Tahoe International Airport, public opinion survey of Reno/Tahoe International Airport and economic linkages of the air transportation systems in Northern Nevada.
He has published more than 60 papers in nationally and internationally refereed journals that include the top-ranked journals in transportation economics. He received the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Professor award in May 2001 in recognition of his significant contributions in research, teaching and service. He is also the recipient of the Best Researcher of the Year Award in Business Education in 1992 and 1998 from the Nevada Alpha Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the highest honor society for collegiate schools of business in the United States.
William L. Kuechler, Jr., Ph.D.
William Kuechler is professor of information systems at the University of Nevada, Reno. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University, and a Ph.D. in computer information systems from Georgia State University.
His academic career follows a successful industry career in information systems development and consulting. His work experience brings insight to his teaching of both IS management and technical material and brings a wealth of practical background to his research. Kuechler's two primary research themes are the cognitive bases of IS use, development and education, and design science research in IS. He is on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Information Systems Education and is an associate editor for the Journal of Information Technology Cases.
Ronald Lembke, Ph.D.
Ron Lembke has taught supply chain management and operations management at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1995. In addition to operations management, his teaching has focused on courses in quality, inventory management, and production planning. More recently, he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in sustainability.
He is the author of Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices with Dr. Dale Rogers. In 2005, he was a visiting professor at the corporate offices of 3M, where he developed models to optimize supply chain inventories and production capacities. Lembke holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and management science from Northwestern University, and a bachelor's degree in math with a concentration in computer science from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.
James McClenahan, MBA
Jim McClenahan is the Director of Corporate Relations and Outreach at the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business.
He serves as the Treasurer to the Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce, chair of the Schools to Careers committee for Washoe County and on the advisory board for St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. He completed his MBA at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2006.
Robert Miller, MPA
Rob Miller is currently the Budget and Personnel Director for the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas in 2009 and is currently working on his PhD. in Higher Education Administration at the University of Nevada, Reno. Rob has 10 years of private sector management and finance experience in retail management, banking, and mortgage services. In the public sector, Rob has worked for the City of Bonner Springs, KS as the Assistant to the City Manager and as the Senior Management Analyst for the Office of Management and Budget at the City of Reno before coming to the University of Nevada, Reno in 2013.
Sonja Pippin, Ph.D., CPA
Sonja Pippin is an associate professor in accounting and the director of the Master in Accountancy Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Pippin received her Ph.D. from Texas Tech University and joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2006. She has published in a number of academic and practitioner-oriented journals including Behavioral Research in Accounting, the Journal of the American Taxation Association, the Journal of Legal Tax Research, the Journal of Accountancy, and the CPA Journal.
Pippin's research interests are in the area of taxes and taxpayer behavior in the context of proposed and actual changes in tax legislation. She has also examined the impact of technology on the accounting profession (especially in the tax context) and compared tax legislation and tax systems in a global context.
Bret L. Simmons, Ph.D.
Bret Simmons is associate professor of management in the College of Business where he teaches courses in organizational behavior, leadership, and personal branding to both undergraduate and MBA students.
Simmons earned a master's degree in international management from Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, and a Ph.D. in business administration/management from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Simmons blogs about leadership, followership, and social business and teaches organizational behavior, management and organization science, international management and entrepreneurial psychology at the University.
Yvonne Stedham, Ph.D.
Yvonne Stedham is professor of management, a 2010 University of Nevada, Reno foundation professor, and co-director of the Center for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in the College of Business. She received a Ph.D. in business and an MBA from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas and undergraduate degrees in economics and business from the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in international management and human resource management at the University of Nevada, Reno and the School of Management in Ingolstadt, Germany.
Her research focuses on cross-cultural aspects of management and business ethics. Stedham serves on the State Council for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as well as on the Nevada World Trade Council (NEWTRAC). She provides consulting and training services to many companies, locally, nationally, and internationally.
James A. Sundali, Ph.D.
James Sundali is associate professor of strategic management. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and his MBA and bachelor's degree in economics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He has been at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1997 and has taught strategic management, corporate finance, game theory, bargaining and negotiation, individual choice behavior, organizations and the natural environment, the psychology of gaming, and managerial and leadership insights from film and literature.
In 2006 he was awarded the B.J. Fuller Excellence in Teaching Award and in 2008 the Graduate Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. In the last few years he has been involved in teaching abroad with classes in London, New York City, and Bilbao, Spain. His research is focused on experimental economics, behavioral game theory, behavioral finance, and individual choice behavior.
Arun Upadhyay, Ph.D.
Dr. Arun Upadhyay teaches finance courses in the College of Business at University of Nevada Reno. His primary teaching area is corporate finance. Before moving to academic world, Dr. Upadhyay worked for several years with a commercial bank in the area of credit analysis and international banking. He received Ph.D. in finance from Temple University. Prior to moving to University of Reno, he worked at University of Alaska Anchorage where he was awarded College of Business and Public Policy Best Teacher award. Dr. Upadhyay also served on the Investment Advisory Commission of Municipality of Anchorage.
Dr. Upadhyay's research focuses on corporate governance issues. He studies corporate leadership structure and executive compensation. He has published articles on board structure in high quality finance journals such as Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. His work has been presented at various national and international conferences.
Jeffrey Wong, Ph.D. CPA
Jeffrey Wong is a professor and department chair of accounting in the College of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. His research interests focus on understanding how a firm's strategic decisions and actions ultimately map to financial results. Professor Wong's work has been published in a number of journals including Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the American Taxation Association, Behavioral Research in Accounting, and Database.
College of Business ranks for online graduate program
The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business received recognition this week from U.S. News & World Report as offering a top online graduate program in the country. The full article can be read on Nevada Today.
Congratulations to our own EMBA student Danny DeLaRosa for being honored at Reno-Tahoe's 2015 annual Twenty Under 40 awards!
Online Course Report's 50 Best Online MBA Programs in America
The Executive MBA ranked #35 in Online Course Report's 50 Best Online MBA Programs in America. See the full article here.
Princeton Review Ranks University's Executive MBA Program in the Top 25
The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business Online Executive Masters of Business Administration has been named one of the "Top 25 Online MBA Programs for 2015" by the Princeton Review. The full article can be read on Nevada Today.
College of Business & College of Education ranked top online graduate programs
The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business and the College of Education received recognition this week from US News & World Report as offering some of the top online graduate programs in the country. Read more about rankings.
2014 EMBA Cohort Graduates
Congratulations to the class of 2014! Read more about the Executive MBA graduation ceremony in the University's online publication, Nevada Today.
More pictures from the Executive MBA graduation ceremony
Graduate Students Win at Tri-State Governor's Cup
Dragonfly Energy, a graduate entrepreneurship team from the University of Nevada, Reno, won first place and $30,000 in the graduate-level competition of the annual Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup held in Las Vegas, May 23. Read more about the competition.
Pictured Mechanical Engineering Doctoral student Justin Ferranto, EMBA students Denis Phares and Sean Nichols and faculty advisor Matt Westfield.
EMBA Student's Team Places 2nd in The Nevada Governor's Cup
The Donald W. Reynolds Nevada Governor's Cup business plan competition encourages Nevada university students to act on their talents and ideas. Two EMBA students in the 2012 Cohort did just that. Denis Phares and Sean Nichols worked with team member Justin Ferranto (working toward a Ph.D. in Engineering, UNR) and advisor, Matt Westfield, to create Dragonfly Energy, a Reno-based lithium ion battery technology company. Their business plan earned them 2nd place in this prestigious event. For more information on the competition, visit the Nevada Governor's Cup website.
Pictured left to right: Sean Nichols (COO), Denis Phares (President and CEO), and teammate Justin Ferranto (VP of Engineering).
First Online EMBA cohort graduates!
The first cohort of EMBA students graduated on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The first graduating cohort of 13 students received their EMBA degrees and walked away with a new appreciated for the online learning environment. Read more about the first graduating class.
In the news: UNR's Online EMBA ranked in U.S. News & World Report's 2014 Best Online Education Programs
The College of Business saw its online Executive MBA, offered in partnership with Extended Studies, ranked in the top 100 "Best Online Graduate Business Programs" recently released by U.S. News & World Report as part of its "2014 Best Online Education Programs" report. See the full ranking list and methodology on the US News and World Report website.
Online EMBA program is named one of GetEducated.com's "Best Buys"
GetEducated.com, a consumer group dedicated to assisting students in comparing and rating accredited online degree programs, colleges and universities, has named three University of Nevada, Reno online degree programs as "Best Buys": the Executive MBA and two master's degree programs in education. The full article can be read on Nevada Today.
Veteran Education Benefits
The Online Executive MBA program is approved for veteran and veteran-related education benefits. The Veteran Services Office at the University of Nevada, Reno is your liaison to the US Department of Veterans Affairs for certification of your veteran and veteran-related education benefits.
Veterans Services provides support for applying for and receiving veteran education benefits, including the following services:
- Submitting forms and information to the Veteran Affairs Education Benefits Office for the student.
- Certifying classes being taken by the student
- Education benefit advising
The University of Nevada, Reno's MBA Program Makes Princeton Review's "Best" List for the Fourth Time!
For the fourth year in a row, The Princeton Review has recognized the excellence of the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business in its Best Business Schools guidebook, based on the quality of its MBA Program. Read more about the selection of the MBA program for this prestigious list.
"Being included in The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools book again this year is very rewarding," stated Kambiz Raffiee, director of the MBA Program and associate dean of the College of Business. "It is especially gratifying to see that we have scored even higher this year, evidence that our faculty members are not content to rest on our laurels. They work hard to make the program better each year."
AACSB Accreditation
The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the most respected business program accreditation entity. To learn more about the College of Business, please visit the website.
NWCCU Accreditation
The University of Nevada, Reno is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. NWCCU is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the US Department of Education as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. More information on the University's accreditation can be found on their website.
For more news and information, please visit the EMBA blog.
- Can the GMAT or GRE requirement be waived based on years of work experience?
No, the GMAT/GRE requirement cannot be waived based on work experience. However, exceptions can be made if the applicant has completed an accredited graduate degree (Master's, Ph.D.) or professional degree (JD, MD, DVM, etc.).
- Does the Admissions Committee require a minimum score on the GMAT or GRE?
While the Admissions Committee does not require a minimum score on the GMAT or the GRE, it is suggested that applicants receive scores at or above the national averages. Currently, the GMAT national average is a 544 total score. The GRE average is a 151 on the quantitative section, and a 151 on the verbal section.
- If I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, do I still need to request my transcript?
In many cases, the Graduate School does have access to transcripts from the University of Nevada, Reno. However, if there are courses currently in progress at the time the application is submitted or an applicant attended here many years ago, the applicant would be responsible for requesting a final official transcript. If there are specific questions regarding this, please contact Caitlin Rock.
- What is the difference between an Executive MBA and a traditional MBA program?
The EMBA and MBA are similar in many ways—both include coursework in statistics, strategic management, marketing and finance. An EMBA is designed specifically for business professionals and executives who want to accelerate their education while continuing to work full time. The online program structure offered by the University of Nevada, Reno makes a graduate education in business accessible to more students and allows professionals to earn a degree they may not be able to pursue otherwise due to work and personal obligations.
- How much time will I need to spend on assignments each week?
The EMBA is a rigorous two-year degree program that requires a significant time commitment. While individual study habits may vary, plan to spend at least 15–20 hours each week on course assignments, discussions, and research.
- How does the cohort structure work?
Students in each cohort begin the program at the same point, move through the curriculum together, and build supportive working relationships in a stimulating online environment. Courses in the EMBA program are sequenced to assure continuity in learning. EMBA students are required to complete their degrees in two years. Most students continue to work full-time while enrolled in the program.
- What are the program's technology requirements?
Given the importance of information technology in delivery of courses online, successful applicants should:
- Be proficient in operating in a conversant online environment. Be willing to create a professionally personal online brand with Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and a Wordpress blog for a 12 week course at the end of the program.
- Have access to computer technologies that will allow interaction with others online (e.g., webcam and microphone)
- Be proficient with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office or related business productivity software packages
- Are EMBA course exams online?
Students will have at least one proctored exam for each class in the program. These exams are proctored online through ProctorU. Students are supervised by webcam and will need to provide two forms of government-issued picture IDs to confirm identity. Testing in the 365 Learning Office is also available.
- Who typically enrolls in an EMBA program?
Students in the EMBA program are working professionals who seek a graduate-level business degree to enhance their careers. Most students continue working full time while enrolled in the program and are employed in mid-to upper-level management positions or are business owners.
- Is an EMBA a recognized credential?
The program builds on the awarding-winning University of Nevada, Reno part-time MBA program, ranked as one of the top programs in the United States by BusinessWeek, the country's most prestigious source for ranking of business schools. All programs offered by the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest level of accreditation attainable in business education.
- How will an EMBA impact my career?
Graduates of the EMBA program will gain knowledge and skills to:
- Lead organizations
- Tackle new and unfamiliar circumstances through a conceptual understanding of relevant disciplines
- Adapt and innovate to cope with unforeseen events
- Manage in unpredictable business environments
With a blend of theory and practice that integrates professional experiences with a graduate-level academic management curriculum, the EMBA program provides a general management emphasis suited to the needs of mid-career executives and experienced professionals. The program familiarizes students with cutting-edge issues of business disciplines for managerial decision making, and crystallizes the philosophy and capabilities of experienced professionals, fostering professional growth.
- Will the degree state that it was completed online?
The diploma will read "Executive Master of Business Administration" and will not indicate that the degree was completed online.
Contact Online Executive MBA
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People are rescued from buildings after Syrian army helicopters dropped 'barrel bombs' on Dec. 23, 2013 in Aleppo, Syria.
The White House said Monday the United States condemns the ongoing air raids by Syrian government forces and called on the nation to respect its obligations under international humanitarian law. These raids have claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spoke out in a statement against the recent air strikes by President Bashar Assad's forces, which killed more than 300 people, many of them children, as the series of intensified attacks continued in rebel-controlled areas for more than a week.
That number does not include another attack on the northern city of Aleppo and the neighboring town of Azaz on the Turkish border on Monday, where government forces dropped bombs in air raids that left at least another 45 people dead.
Carney said the U.S. condemns the attacks, including the "indiscriminate use of SCUD missiles and barrel bombs in and around Aleppo over last week," adding in the statement that the Syrian government had an obligation under international humanitarian law "to protect the civilian population."
The "barrel bombs" are a deadly improvised weapon made of explosive-filled barrels that are rolled out of the back of helicopters, often landing in public areas and killing civilians instead of their intended military targets.
Non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch said in a report over the weekend that the Syrian government had conducted dozens of airstrikes in the last month, with Dec. 15 to Dec. 18 seeing the most intense attacks to date as bombs were dropped on at least 16 rebel-controlled neighborhoods.
"Government forces have really been wreaking disaster on Aleppo in the last month, killing men, women, and children alike," Ole Solvang, senior emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in the report. "The Syrian Air Force is either criminally incompetent, doesn't care whether it kills scores of civilians – or deliberately targets civilian areas."
Carney said the United States remained committed to helping end the bloodshed in Syria and that it was imperative for Syria to reach a "comprehensive and durable political solution" to the nation's crisis.
"The Syrian government must fulfill its November commitment to do more to facilitate the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance, so that millions of Syrian men, women, and children have access to urgently needed services," Carney said in the statement.
The Syrian civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to estimates from the United Nations, following the revolt against Assad that began more than two and a half years ago in March 2011. Millions more have been displaced in surrounding countries.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Khalil Ashawi / Reuters
A look back at the conflict that has overtaken the country.

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"The baseball team is in need of a new tarp for the field, so I always mention that when I'm thanking them for their donation to the baseball program," says Tyler Herman '12, who plays for the Cardinals. "We don't ask for anything, it's purely a thank you for what they've done," adds Tanner Smale '12, who ends every handwritten note with "Have the greatest day of your life!"
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Federal cuts haunt Vt budget processBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press bureau | February 27,2013MONTPELIER As the partisan finger-wagging on Capitol Hill intensifies, lawmakers in Vermont are bracing for federal budget cuts that many here say seem unavoidable.
A report put out by the White House enumerates the financial impacts of the sequestration process on Vermont. Across-the-board cuts to human services, public safety, education, health care and the military will mean a reduction of more than $10 million in federal money coming to Vermont over the next seven months, according to the White House projections. And that figure doesnt capture the dollar effect of furloughs or job losses for the thousands of federal employees who call Vermont home.
It certainly will make a difficult budget even more challenging, House Speaker Shap Smith said Tuesday. And I am concerned about what it will mean ... as far as trying to put together a budget in a timely fashion.
The question of how this state should respond to the brewing fiscal storm will reignite a familiar debate in Montpelier over revenues. Gov. Peter Shumlin has said the state lacks the wherewithal to back-fill federal reductions.
We do not have the capacity to do any substantial cushioning, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said Tuesday.
After allocating $9 million in state funds to supplement diminished federal heating aid especially, Spaulding said, we dont have any further pots of money that are waiting for a catastrophe like this.
Smith said he isnt ready to shut the door on raising new revenues. The advent of sequestration, he said, would require a re-examination of the states fiscal priorities.
If theres a hole caused by sequestration, we could make it up by raising revenue to account for the hole, Smith said. I think we need to understand how essential the services are that are being cut, and make a determination about whether to raise revenue based on that assessment.
Lawmakers will soon depart the Statehouse for a weeklong Town Meeting Day recess. Barring a breakthrough in Washington, D.C., theyll return to a gloomier revenue forecast than the one they left.
Sequestration-related impacts include $2.6 million less for public education, a $1 million cut to programs for clean water and air, and a $1 million cut to funding for the Vermont National Guard base in Colchester. The cuts arent necessarily a large percentage of overall spending; the cuts to schools, for instance, come in a $1.4 billion public education system. But legislators and policymakers say the effects will be real.
If it were to take place, it would be tragic for many Vermonters, Spaulding said.
Secretary of Human Services Doug Racine will see many of the cuts land in the agency that he oversees. A $52,000 reduction to child vaccine programs, for instance, would mean 760 fewer children would receive vaccines for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, whooping cough, influenza, according to the White House website. A $270,000 cut to drug treatment in Vermont translates into 500 fewer admissions to substance abuse programs. A cut to senior nutrition programs would mean $204,000 less for meals, and the Department of Health would lose $55,000 that had been slated to pay for 1,400 HIV tests.
Racine said Shumlin has been clear that raising new revenues isnt an option. If Congress hasnt negotiated a deal to avoid the cuts by Monday, Racine said, hell begin looking at whether the agency should reallocate money from programs to which its already been appropriated.
What I would try to do is say, How do these impacts stack up against other programs, and can we shift dollars around to cause less harm than if these cuts go through as is? Racine said.
He said his use of the term less harm is deliberate.
Because if these cuts go through, there will be harm, he said. These are really vulnerable populations were talking about. Its not going to be a pleasant discussion to have.
Smith said the House will be making similar calculations.
In some areas, areas where we have new spending, we may end up needing to pull back, Smith said. Certain items may get funding or they may not get funding based on whether sequestration goes into effect.
The full effects of sequestration wouldnt be felt for months; furloughs at the Vermont National Guard, for instance, wouldnt come until late April, according to a guard release Tuesday.
Jack Lindley, chairman of the Vermont Republican Party, says its much ado about almost nothing.
Theres going to be very minimal damage, Lindley said. I think things are being terribly overblown.
Lindley said hed like to see Democrats and Republicans get together and cut a deal. But he said it needs to include at least as significant a spending cut as the one awaiting the country if they do nothing. If Vermont and the U.S. cant absorb the kinds of spending reductions associated with sequestration, Lindley said, then the state is doomed to economic failure.
This is exactly what needs to happen if were going to get ourselves where were not borrowing 40 cents of every dollar were spending at the federal level, Lindley said. If we cant get this accomplished, lord help us all in terms of what it means for our kids and grandkids.
Sen. Jane Kitchel, a Caledonia County Democrat and chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, said it isnt just the immediate budgetary impacts that concern her. She said congressional gridlock is at least partly responsible for the revenue downgrade issued by economists last month. Those downgrades will continue, she said, if the private sector is forced to contend with perpetual brinksmanship in Washington.
Revenues are to a huge extent down because of uncertainty in Washington, Kitchel said. And employers unwillingness to hire and make investments wont go away until they know whats going to happen.
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A Rock County man is arrested on suspicion of homicide after a fatal shooting in Plymouth Township, according to the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
Daniel Bellard, 75, remains hospitalized and guarded at University of Wisconsin Hospital after his neighbor, Christine Gestrich, 59, was found dead in a shed. Deputies found Bellard with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in another shed. He's listed in stable condition.
Deputies responded to 6707 W. Stuart Road at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a shooting.
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When patients scheduled for a colonoscopy are contacted by phone by someone who's already been through the experience, they are twice as likely to keep their appointment.
Researchers trained five peer coaches, who had had the procedure themselves, to contact patients who were a risk not to keep their colonoscopy appointment. The coaches learned about communication, the biology of colon cancer, screening methods, and potential barriers to colonoscopy including fear and not understanding the colon cleansing preparation.
Patients in the study had missed many medical appointments in the past and were scheduled for a first colonoscopy. To see what might improve the chances that they would come for the colonoscopy, half were randomized to receive a phone call from a trained peer counselor, half received a brochure about colonoscopy in the mail.
Seventy percent of those who received telephone support from the coaches kept their appointment. Fifty-eight percent of those who received the brochure showed up for the test. Less than half (forty-eight percent) of those who refused any support actually came for the exam.
During the call, eighty percent of the study participants said that the support was "very helpful" and most appreciated having insight from someone who had already been through the experience. They also said that they learned more than their doctors had told them.
Barbara Turner MD and her colleagues wrote,
For patients who often fail to keep appointments, peer coach support appears to promote colonoscopy attendance more than an educational brochure.
SOURCE: Turner et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2008.
A article about the study appears on Medical News Today, January 8, 2008


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Food deserts was always a fad issue. Actually, I'd just call them cupcake deserts. That being said, food -- real food -- in poor urban areas does seem to COST more. Buying food at CVS, for instance, always seems more expensive than Safeway.
Now, it may well be true that having more urban supermarkets and Walmarts is better for poorer urban residents by lowering prices and improving consistency and quality (I think we know it's better for wealthy professional Whole Foods-loving urban residents), but it's unfair to the bodegas, gas stations, and other small businesses not to have a level playing field.
1. That still leaves over 30% who are not. To me that result is NOT inconsistent with the idea of food deserts being an issue. Certainly all the discussions of urban food deserts note that things vary considerably from city to city.
2. Suitable quality is self reported. How many people think sparse avaialability of fresh vegetables is okay? If you asked people if the walkability of their neighborhoods was okay, I bet lots of folks in objectively difficult to walk neighborhoods would say yes = including some obese people who seldom walk. Self reported satisfaction is important to know, but its not proof of causality or the lack thereof.
3. regarding corp motivation - ive seen lots of people in the local food/farmers market movement bemoaning food deserts as well - its not just, or even mainly, a chain store issue.
It's not just in College Park. I was driving home from my gym last night, and thinking somewhat idly about the fact that there's no easy way to walk across the street from the townhouses ACROSS Richmond Hwy. to the gym. It's kind of absurd, at this point, given the kind of development they've a.) put in along the highway and b.) have discussed putting in even more.
by Ser Amantio di Nicolao on Feb 2, 2012 9:44 am • link • report
Very good point.
On the flip-side, self-reporting is always somewhat unreliable. There was recently an article on the opening of the new Aldi at the intersection of H St, Maryland, Bladensburg, and Benning. Several local residents were quoted as saying they were relieved that they finally had access to a grocery store, and that they wouldn't have to drive out to PG County every week.
There's been a Safeway there for decades, there's one a half mile north on 14th, a Murray's to the West on H Street, a weekly farmer's market, and the wholesale district just west of Galludet.
Lack of access to a Costco (or Wegmann's) within walking distance isn't a "food desert".
As a food snob, even I recognise that "food deserts" is a middle-class first-world issue.
I think you might be unclear on what "food desert" means. If you have no access to produce, and have to do all your shopping at the 7-11, that's a problem. And it ain't a middle-class one.
You're right it's a first-world one, though. But so what?
I have to question whether you have ever known the wonder that is Wegman's. Walking distance access to one should be enshrined in the Constitution.
Go. Now. Run as fast as you can (or, sadly, drive...) and go visit one! Your life will never be the same again.
Actually, it's a legitimate reason, and the current weather pattern might actually be worse. Cold weather doesn't necessarily crack rails; large temperature fluctuations do. Same thing as placing a hot plate on a cold surface.
If we keep swinging between 70 and 30 degrees over 12 hour intervals, the rails are going to keep cracking. Metal fatigue occurs due to the repeated expansion and contraction of the metal; because a single piece of continuously-welded rail can be several miles long, the stresses due to thermal expansion are multiplied further (not to mention the combination of hot train + cold rails).
I'm not an expert in this field, so I can't comment much further than that. Perhaps there are steps that WMATA could be taking to mitigate the incidence of cracked rails (some sort of expansion joints; different rail fasteners).
However, age and weather both appear to play a part here.
Have you ever been to that Safeway?
"No other options" is literally the only reason I could think of for its continued existence. It makes the Rhode Island Giant look like a Wegman's (aside: To Giant's credit, they seem to have cleaned up that store a bit).
It's poorly lit, filthy, poorly stocked with suspiciously old products, isn't even particularly cheap, and has always been severely understaffed whenever I've shopped there (one register open and a line running to the back of the store the last time I was there). To their credit, the employees are actually pretty nice.
The fact that Aldi, a store that categorically targets the absolute lowest rung of the ladder happens to excel at all of these categories should be an embarrassment to Safeway. I simply can't imagine that store staying in business for much longer, now that so many better alternatives exist.
Murry's is a different problem. It's a business that preys on the poor, and derives its business model from the fact that it has no competition among its customer base. I don't think a single tear will be shed when they close their doors.
Sure, but it's a bit like wanting to live in walking distance to Six Flags: a Wegman's every six blocks is a scary thought. Only a lucky few can live less than six blocks from a Wegman's, but "lucky" is realative, given that a Wegman's is contingent on a particular environment. Namely a massive arterial roadway and acres of ample parking.
That's why the quest of a DC Wegman's seems so Quixotic. You can't have more than a non-trivial number of folks living close to a Wegman's; the most you can hope for is a relatively short drive. But many DC residents already live within a short drive to a Wegman's. Google says it's 17 min from Capitol Hill to the one in Lanham, for example. Unless you actually live in Lanham, that's as good as anyone else has it.
(The first (and last) time I visited a Wegman's I thought it was fantastic. Of course, that was balanced by the fact that I was in Dale City, which is horrible. Maybe I'll try Lanham on Friday or this weekend.)
It reminds me of the person who complained about gentrification but then said they bought a bigger house for the same money in PG.
We see this from Mt. Rainier up through College Park. We see the same thing on the DC side of the border when it turns into 6 lanes. The portion of the road (not a street) that Friends of RIA are concerned about isn't going to get better unless traffic is calmed there. There is no need for 3 lanes in each direction..especially when there are several choke points inbound where traffic must get into two lanes anyway b/c of turning traffic (I'm thinking specifically of FL Ave just off the top of my head).
by SoMuchForSubtlety on Feb 2, 2012 10:48 am • link • report
@oboe-The Wegmans in Lanham is quite nice.
Part of the problem is that not all Safeways/Giants are created equal. For example, if the Rhode Island Giant was anything like the 5th/K Safeway (or what the 9th/O Giant will be), Brentwood/Edgewood/Eckington would be a much better place to live.
And, while this is more of an inconvenience rather than issue of life/death, the lines are just way too long at many DC groceries. I've literally seen the line at Trader Joe's wrap all the way through the store and out the door. Don't even think about getting groceries at the Columbia Heights Giant on a Sunday.
So, helping more grocery stores open in DC (maybe by cutting down on the ridiculous amount of red tape required to open a business in DC) would definitely be a good thing, regardless of whether "food deserts" really exist.
I'm sure Wegmans can come up with an urban format. They're not going to cede the entire urban middle tier market to Harris Teeter.
also its possible to walk even in "nonwalkable" neighborhoods.
Obviously those words are not meant literally.
I'm not happy with my safeway, although it is withing 5 minutes of walking.
Part of the problem is that not all Safeways/Giants are created equal.
Is spot on. Petworth Safeway anyone? Nobody should have to shop there. And this directly leads to problem #2:
And, while this is more of an inconvenience rather than issue of life/death, the lines are just way too long at many DC groceries.
This is the case at the Columbia Heights Giant and other stores near underserved areas because EVERYONE goes to the nearest decent grocery store. Head north from that store and where is the first decent grocery you hit? Other than the YES Organic Market (which doesn't exactly cater to everyone) it's miles away. And the Columbia Heights Giant isn't even that great; it's good for an urban store but the produce is often aging/not nice.
There is a gap to be filled with the kind of store that offers a wide range of bulk non-perishables at reasonable prices like Giant so families will shop there AND also offers good quality produce (not organic) like Whole Foods or Harris Teeter.
There's some truth here. Prior to the Giant opening back in '07 (I think), the closest supermarkets to me was the Safeway..a 25min walk and the Giant in Eastover..at least an hour. There was an all-purpose mom/pop shop @Alabama and Stanton whose selection of "foods" wasn't suitable for humans with a stomach and a pulse. Horrid. The new Giant is a lifesaver as a neighborhood grocer even though I still make my TJ's and HTeeter runs.
@Oboe, my god! You HAFTA go to Wegman's. It's as all-encompassing as it gets...a real experience indeed. They even provide you with superridiculouscostcosized baskets so you can spend more money than you planned.
The USDA, at least, defines a food desert as a low-income area where a third or more of the residents live more than a mile from a grocery store. (In rural areas, the distance rises to ten miles.)
Stop and think about what it means to do most of your shopping in a gas station or a convenience store. Maybe even walk down to the store and take a look around, and notice the prices.
I'm sure Wegmans can come up with an urban format. They're not going to cede the entire urban middle tier market to Harris Teeter.
Sure, but the philosophical question is: Is a "pocket-sized" Wegman's still a Wegman's? I thought the big draw was that they're the size of a small midwestern town.
Like HogWash says, "It's as all-encompassing as it gets...a real experience indeed. They even provide you with superridiculouscostcosized baskets so you can spend more money than you planned."
Well, yes there is that. I've been working in Tysons this month, though, so I'm slowly building my tolerance. Anyway, we've already got a micro-Wegman's on Capitol Hill in P&C Market. ;)
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Food stamp use in La Crosse Co. on the rise
Since the economic collapse in 2008, the number of people in La Crosse County using food stamps has gone up sharply.
In fact, the increase is 65-percent according to La Crosse County Economic Support.
Food stamps help more than 13,000 people in La Crosse County alone, afford food. While the money is helpful, it's not always enough to get by.
"It's just people are in need and so they're coming to apply," said Tom Miller, economic support supervisor for La Crosse County.
Miller helps people in La Crosse County seek benefits like food stamps or food share as it's known in Wisconsin.
In tough economic times he's seen a dramatic increase of people needing help.
"I don't think it's something that you're going to see go away right away," said Miller. "Its going to take a while."
The money people receive for food stamps is supposed to be used as a supplement to their income, but Miller said if people are making little to no income, they end up trying to live off food stamps which isn't easy.
The national average amount of money a person receives a week from food stamps is $31.50.
News 8 went out to see just how far that amount can stretch that at the grocery store.
With some lettuce, celery, carrots, cereal, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, some beef, chicken, milk, orange juice and some bread, all of the food we picked added up to $31.92. We went over by 42 cents, and keep in mind, all of this food has to last for all of the meals for the week.
About a dozen religious leaders in Minnesota also tried to find out by taking part in the food stamp challenge living off the national average for the past week.
"It was incredibly hard," said Rabbi Amy Eilberg, coordinator of the challenge. "It was really an education and just a glimpse of the complexity of the sense of restriction, the sense of stress and fear, and insecurity as well as at times, not having as much food as we would like."
It was an event to raise awareness on hunger and poverty, and while change may not happen overnight, Miller said he's hopeful it will come in time.
"It's a gradual thing," said Miller. "It's not like tomorrow everyone in La Crosse is going to be employed where they can make enough that they don't need it. So, it's like a few jobs here, this employer hires people there, then you'll see the numbers slowly go down."
Qualifying for food stamps is based on income among other factors.
People in Wisconsin who qualify can receive anywhere from $16 to $200 a month.
To learn more about food stamps and the qualifications, head to the county website here.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Faux Suede Roman Shades
Units: About 90,000
Importer: Hanover Direct Inc., (also known as Domestications) of Weehawken, N.J.
Manufacturer: Whole Space Industries LTD, of Centereach, N.Y.
Hazard: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.
Incidents/Injuries: In March 2008, a 2-year-old boy from Ocean View, Delaware climbed up on a toy chest to look out of a window and became entangled in the inner cords of the Roman shade. His parents removed the cord which left a temporary red mark around his neck. No permanent injuries were sustained.
Description: This recall involves all Faux Suede room darkening Roman shades with style number 12810A. The shades were sold in Ivory, Taupe, Gold, Plum, Wine Red, Midnight Blue, Moss Green and Dark Brown and have a head rail that measures 23, 27, 31, 35, 39 43 or 48 inches. The shades have a sticker on the head rail with the letters "WS" and "style 12810A" is printed on the packaging box.
Sold at: Hanover Direct/Domestications via internet at www.domestications.com and through catalog sales nationwide from January 2004 through December 2008 for between $20 and $40.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Roman shades and contact the Window Covering Safety Council at (800) 506-4636 anytime for free repair kits or visit www.windowcoverings.org
Consumer Contact: For information, contact Hanover Direct/Domestications toll-free at (800) 453-1106 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET daily, or visit the firm's Web site at www.domestications.com
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WHEELING – Gambling operations in Ohio and Pennsylvania are putting a damper on Wheeling's finances, as the city received $420,000 less in gambling revenue during the 2012-13 fiscal year than it did the previous year.
All told, the city received $1.56 million in fiscal 2012-13 compared to about $2 million in 2011-12.
The city's gambling revenue comes from three sources: table gambling at West Virginia casinos; video lottery machines at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack; and limited video lottery parlors in the city. Revenue from each of those sources dipped during the last fiscal year.
Table gambling revenue dropped about $154,000, from $857,591 in 2011-12 to $703,993 last year. Limited video lottery machines provided $296,845, down about $27,000 from the $324,009 Wheeling received in 2011-12.
City Manager Robert Herron attributed the LVL decline to a previous error by state lottery officials, as some gambling parlors had incorrectly been listed as within city limits. This resulted in Wheeling receiving a total of about $36,000 more than it should have during a period of several years. The state withheld that amount from the 2012-13 allocation.
"I think the limited video lottery (revenue) has pretty much flattened out … and table gaming has always fluctuated since it's been in effect," Herron said of gambling revenue.
The most significant decline, however, came from racetrack video slots lottery, from which Wheeling received just $560,970 last fiscal year after bringing in $798,022 during 2011-12. That decline comes as the city plans to rely on a portion of the gambling revenue to ease the burden of ever-rising pension costs on its general fund – costs that are projected to double within the next 10 years.
Previously, the city had used its racetrack video lottery intake as a supplemental contribution to its police and fire pension funds, over and above its state-required contribution. That has allowed Wheeling to cut its unfunded liability in those funds.
In 2000, the police and fire pension funds were just 7 percent and 10 percent funded, respectively, compared with 40 percent and 30 percent today.
For the new fiscal year, however, Herron has proposed capping the supplemental contribution at $400,000. Any revenue beyond that would go to the general fund to help the city comply with a state law that requires any city whose pensions aren't fully funded to increase their contributions to the plans by 7 percent each year.
During the fiscal year that ended June 30, Wheeling contributed a total of $3.36 million from its general fund to the city's police and fire pension funds. This year, the city will pay $3.59 million into the funds – almost 12 percent of its entire 2013-14 budget.
That's an increase state law forces the city to make, and one that Herron compared to "starting $230,000 in the hole" when crafting this year's budget. That hole will continue to grow next year, as the general fund police and fire pension contribution will swell to $3.85 million.
In 2018-19, according to Wheeling's pension solvency schedule – five years from now – city taxpayers will pump about $5 million in the pension plans. In 10 years, that figure will top $7 million.
"It's an issue every year that I've talked about. … It's something that we're going to have to deal with," Herron said.
Doing that, it seems clear, eventually will take more than capping the supplemental contribution. City Council recently enacted a new 0.5-percent sales tax that will go into effect Oct. 1, to help Wheeling keep up with infrastructure needs. The city's also looking to save money annually by transferring operation of the Wheeling-Ohio County 911 Communications Center to county officials.
But the fact remains that 10 years from now, Wheeling leaders will have to come up with $3.4 million in additional revenue they don't have today. And that doesn't take into account other rising costs, such as fuel, salaries and employee health benefits.
Still, Herron doesn't expect further tax increases or a reduction in city services – at least not in the near future.
"Nothing's imminent, I don't think," he said.


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Skip to comments.Tiananmen square activist turned American citizen demonstrates for the Second Amendment
Posted on 01/20/2013 9:16:04 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
A proud new citizen exercising his First Amendment rights.
love it
Standing in front of the tanks!!
Wow, just wow. Tears.
That is so powerful... God bless him!
"If they want a war, let it start here"
Bears frequent repetition.
He sounds very educated. No heavy Chinese accent.
China has been teaching English in their schools for decades.
He knows because he has been there.
This new citizen understands America better than most people who have been living here their whole lives. All I gotta to say about this gentlemen is "Welcome Home."
Using Tiananmen massacre as an example to argue against gun violence control in the States is missing the point. This person suggested that if 20 million people in Beijing could have had guns, the outcome would be different. It would be. But 1989 demonstrated the will and the courage of the Chinese people to create a civil society, not a civil war.
Sorry bub, but you are missing the point.
The point is that when a tyrant has no need to be afraid of its citizens is when that tyrant has all the freedom and the citizens have none.
One powerful video. I am always impressed by those who escape Communism and make it to our shores. And how this man so eloquently reminds us of the founders' intentions...and just how precious and fragile our freedoms are. This should be widely seen..I've shared this with my normal email and other outlets.
The past Monday I decided to visit the Minuteman Park in Lexington and pay tribute to Captain John Parker and his fellow minutemen. A thought came to my mind, that the founding fathers of the United States and Chairman Mao had one thing in common: they all realized that guns are important political instruments. Their similarities, however, ended there.
Chairman Mao wrote: Political power grows out of barrel of a gun, and he dictated: The party shall command the gun. James Madison and his compatriots, however, believing that the power of the state is derived from the consent of the governed, ratified that the right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
That's great! Well worth the click! My favorite part is where he points out that China's constitution guarantees a right to free speech, freedom of assembly, etc. ... but in China there is no Second Amendment or anything close to it. And without the right to keep and bear arms, the other rights can be ignored or trampled on anytime a despotic government wants to.
Thank you for finishing that. These men and women that come from Communist counties teach me more than any history book. And they have a wonderful command of our founding and history.
A better video of this event is here:
The original link misses part of his intro, and the framing is better on this one. Landscape mode for video, people! Turn those smartphones sideways!
Thanks for the link; post; thread.
If only we could muster up similar courage to take on these democrats/socialists in cw2 /p>
On a tactical note, one CBU-97 dropped on that staging area would be nice.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
Question: Who is the militia being referenced?
Answer: It is the Government, not the People. It is the federal armed forces, police and state militias.
The second amendment is supposed to guaranty the right of the People to protect themselves from tyrany out of the muzzle of a government gun.
I don't think you could be more wrong.
Here is a quote from Tench Coxe, delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788-1789:
"The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American ...the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.
The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unnecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to over-awe them.
Whereas civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as military forces, which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms."
Can we agree that Coxe's statement completely contradicts yours?
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The stadium is presently only used on 'big match' days like play offs and cup finals by the local football clubs and for most of the time it is under used. Following negotiations, it has been decided that after April 2012 – when the last football final has been played, the control and use of the stadium will pass to St Albans Centurions and be used for rugby league games. The council will continue to own the land, and the club will pay them rent, but Centurions will be in charge of the day to day running of the stadium and the maintenance and upkeep will be shared between the club and council. The council, who have proved very supportive to the Cents, have also hinted that if everything goes ok, they would consider putting money into the stadium in the future to upgrade or build facilities. The Club are also keeping its 12 month pitch next to the stadium and are in talks about having Mini/Junior size pitches set out nearby.
The only major work that needs doing is to lengthen the playing area of the current football pitch. A rugby league pitch is a minimum 112 metres long from dead ball line to dead ball line, so one set of barriers will have to be removed from one end of the pitch and moved further downfield.
Chairman Brian parker said "When I approached the local councillors and district council with this plan I did expect a bit of resistance, but I have met with nothing but helpfulness and interest from all concerned."
The time line is something like this –
January – discussion with council/contractors about what is required/needs doing.
Feb to April – work to be carried out, last football game played in April (they have already paid the council for this)
May onwards – rugby league played.
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The 'Way' it was
'The Twentieth-Century Way' at Boston Court pits today's attitudes against the sexual mores of nearly a century ago
By Jana J. Monji 06/10/2010
Nearly a century before Chris Hansen's "To Catch a Predator" series on NBC used youthful actors to trap men scouring the Internet for underage sex partners, the Long Beach Police Department was using actors to troll public restrooms in search of men intent on committing what were then considered "crimes against nature."
In "The Twentieth-Century Way," now playing at Theatre @ Boston Court, playwright Tom Jacobson uses a little-known incident in 1914 as the jumping-off point for social commentary not just on actors and acting, but also the morality of entrapment and people's prejudices against homosexuality.
The title itself is a euphemism for oral sex between males, and the play contains some nudity and the intimation of sexual situations — but none too graphic. Director Michael Michetti keeps this play tightly paced and curiously detached from its more overt sexual aspects. That's because the play isn't really about sex, per se, but the 31 men who were charged with "social vagrancy" during a time when just the hint of homosexuality meant social, political and financial ruin.
It all begins — as all acting jobs do — with an audition. The bare brick walls of the room where the audition is being held are cast in the soft pall of a ghost light; a clothing rack on wheels and two chairs make up the rest of the minimalist set. We are then introduced to two nattily dressed men, both actors — Warren, played by Robert Mammana, and Brown, played by Will Bradley.
Warren, the more knowledgeable of the two, fires off a few quick questions and then explains to Brown that the "problem" is the growing vice of fellatio, specifically male-on-male fellatio, which is being performed in public more and more due to cleaner bodies, the invention of the zipper and the rise of public changing rooms and private clubs.
From there, Jacobson takes us through the history of the sting operation, with the two actors portraying everyone involved. Yet, just who are Warren and Brown?
Brown, the more delicate looking of the two, and Warren, who possesses a more rugged look, would appeal to homosexual men of all tastes, we are told, and this made them the perfect team, at least in the eyes of the Long Beach vice officers who were employing their talents at that time.
And, as it happens, Michetti, Mammana and Bradley are the perfect team for Jacobson's play as well. As Mammana and Bradley slip in and out of various characters, accents and situations, working at an increasingly dizzying pace toward the "emotional climax," the two perform with split-second timing and assurance. The ending is perhaps a little protracted, but the wait is worth it, primarily because this play raises some disturbing questions that are still being asked today — nearly 100 years after those arrests in Long Beach.
"The Twentieth-Century Way" continues until June 20 at Theatre @ Boston Court, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call (626) 683-6883 or visit bostoncourt.org.
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Kershaw gets to start game 1 of the NLCS
An a Little Child Shall Lead Them. I heard Vin Scully say that of players like Fernando Valenzuela.
Lefty 21 years old, Clayton Kershaw gets to start the first game of the NLCS.
Congratulations Kershaw!
The rest of the rotation is surprising. I was expecting another lefty in the second game.
Game 2 is Vicente Padilla.
Game 3. Hiroki Kuroda
Game 4. Randy Wolf.
I am having trouble with my laptop so I could not post this yesterday:
Happy belated birthday to John Wooden! He turned 99 yesterday!
I have seen John Wooden at Dodger Stadium catching a game and visiting with Vin Scully.
I was also lucky that I went to see John Wooden and Vin Scully last year at the "Scully & Wooden For The Kids" event. It was an unforgetable night hearing Vin and Coach share their many stories.
Coach conversations always include inspiring poems he recites from memory. Here is one example:
"No written word nor spoken plea
Can teach our youth what they should be,
Nor all the books on all the shelves.
It's what the teachers are themselves."
Here is Vin Scully talking about John Wooden:
It is with great sadness that I heard the news of the McCourts separating. Timing is not good. The Dodgers have been a family owned team except for the Fox Sports era that was a fiasco.
Well, we got a game to play in less than 7 hours so let's concentrate on the NLCS and beating the Phillies!
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Love our Bums! Let's go Dodgers!
The timing wasn't great on that announcement about the McCourts, but their situation won't have any effect on the players. They'll go out and do their best and you'll be there to cheer them on. John Wooden is 99? Amazing.
I'm secretly cheering for the Dodgers just don't tell anyone. I don't really know why that's a secret, I guess it's because a close friend of mine is a huge Giants fan. Anyway, similar to Scully I call the young players babies. I'm thinking that might slip out in an interview one day haha. Good luck tonight!
You got that right BBE, WE LOVE our bums!
thanks! Yeah, I can't believe ethier .. I mean either that John Wooden turned 99! Good health to you Coash!!
So good to read you here! We need some cheering for our bums so THanks!! I call the young guns babies too!
Emma, I wonder if you are aware that today is the 21st Anniversary of the fabulous Kirk Gibson heroics in Game 1 of the World Series. Can we get another special moment from our new #23???? I had lunch with my old baseball friends today. One of whom is 87 years old and a friend of John Wooden! He reminded me that John turned 99 yesterday…. I could only say wow.
Buz – http://buzblog.mlblogs.com/
Okay Emma,
The wait is over. Time for the Boys in Blue to show who is boss.
I still find it kind of wild that Padilla will be going in the 2-slot and might get 2 starts in the NLCS. I would have thought that Kuroda and Wolf both would have moved up a spot or two and Padilla get the 4-slot.
Either way, hope they have enough to squash the red pinstripes tonight.
Rays Renegade
If I were Kershaw, I would dream of this moment. The dude is 21 and has a whole career ahead of him, yet he is pitching in the first game of the NLCS!! That is crazy! Just learned something in Spanish class… better look out, I will be a fluid speaker in no time Emma.
Hola Senora,
Que dia es hoy?
Months or Mes
And that's all she wrote. I also know days of the week and a lot of objects as well. You gotta tutor me over the internet or something. : )
That current #23 player was the only one that did not get a hit. He went o for 5. If we had Loney in the 5th spot, we could have gotten more runs. The boys fought back we came up short.
I was also surprised that Padilla is going in game 2. Let's hope he is nails today. Thanks Rays .
Hola senor Ted.
Perdimos el primer juego🙂
More reason for me not to go there. I've seen one of those abnoxious fans in the ITD blog. He goes by the name of phan52.
Irony that the matchup is Pedro against Padilla.
Phillies fans are sure gloating on MLB.com today as if the series is over after 1 game. I hope the Dodgers go out today and get a decisive victory to even the series and build some momentum going into Philly. I'm having 2008 flashbacks already with crazy obnoxious Phillies fans running around everywhere talking about how much talent their team has compared to every other team in the history of the world.I hope that this series swings back to the Dodgers favor and if it does the Dodgers fans remember to show some class and not be jerks about it.
Emma, what a wild game that was. Kershaw looked great for the first four innings, then lost it in the fifth. Then again, so did Hamels. Padilla against Martinez should be a really interesting matchup this afternoon.
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Emma, I know. I kept waiting for the magic from Casey. But.. he just wasn't at the bat : (
It wasn't the decisive victory I was hoping for but in a way it may be better. It really shakes the Phils team confidence with their bullpen some more. The Phillies bullpen so far has allowed 4 ER in 4.2 INN for an ERA of 8.57. Not very good. The Dodgers bullpen is has allowed just 3 ER in 6.0 INN for an ERA of 4.50. Much better than 8.57.
Yes, that was a wild game and especially the battle of the wild fifth when both pitchers gave a combined 8 runs.
A battle for 9 innings that first game. Totally dissapointed on Casey not being at the bat. But yes! we pulled the second one! I could breathe again!
You always touch good points. But I so hope our batters do a better job against Lee. And then there is Kuroda who has been inactive. Praying for my Dodgers!


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My dd (11 mths old) has reverse cycled since Sept. when I went back to work as a teacher. She basically eats about 2-3 oz from 6:30am until 1:45 when I get home. She really doesn't attack me or cling to me at all once I'm home... BUT she eats about every 2 hours over night!
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I am hoping this summer I can get her eating more by day and less by night[- it's killing me sleep wise!!
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Gav doesnt seem to care either unless it's pretty rank. Thank goodness.
I discovered I had a lipase problem with my third baby. I had been pumping for a couple months to provide milk for a friend's baby, and all had been well. Suddenly, my milk was bad. It was terrible. And it happened again right off with Gav. It's such a drag.


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Definition of over
1 a : across a barrier or intervening space; especially : across the goal line in football b : forward beyond an edge or brink and often down <wandered too near the cliff and fell over> c : across the brim <soup boiled over> d : so as to bring the underside up <turned his cards over> e : from a vertical to a prone or inclined position <knocked the lamp over> f : from one person or side to another <hand it over> g : across <got his point over> h : to one's home <invite some friends over> i : on the other side of an intervening space <the next town over> j : to agreement or concord <won them over>
2 a (1) : beyond some quantity, limit, or norm often by a specified amount or to a specified degree <show ran a minute over> (2) : in an excessive manner : inordinately b : till a later time (as the next day) : overnight <stay over> <sleep over>
3 a : above b : so as to cover the whole surface <windows boarded over>
4 —used on a two-way radio circuit to indicate that a message is complete and a reply is expected
5 a : through <read it over>; also : in an intensive or comprehensive manner b : once more : again <do it over>
Examples of over in a sentence
The wall's too high for us to climb over.
We came to a stream and jumped over.
She leaned over and kissed him.
She knocked over the lamp.
A couple of trees fell over during the storm.
The baby rolled over onto his stomach.
Origin and Etymology of over
Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) above, beyond, over, Latin super, Greek hyper
First Known Use: before 12th century
Definition of over
1 —used as a function word to indicate motion or situation in a position higher than or above another <towered over his mother> <flew over the lake> <rode over the old Roman road>
2 a —used as a function word to indicate the possession of authority, power, or jurisdiction in regard to some thing or person <respected those over him> b —used as a function word to indicate superiority, advantage, or preference <a big lead over the others> c —used as a function word to indicate one that is overcome, circumvented, or disregarded <passed over the governor's veto>
3 a : more than <cost over $5> b : above 4
4 a —used as a function word to indicate position upon or movement down upon <laid a blanket over the child> <hit him over the head> b (1) : all through or throughout <showed me over the house> <went over his notes> (2) —used as a function word connecting one mathematical set and another whose elements are coefficients or values of parameters used to form elements of the first set <polynomials over the field of real numbers> c —used as a function word to indicate a particular medium or channel of communication <over the radio>
5 —used as a function word to indicate position on or motion to the other side or beyond <lives over the way> <fell over the edge>
6 a : throughout, during <over the past 25 years> b : until the end of <stay over Sunday>
7 a —used as a function word to indicate an object of solicitude, interest, consideration, or reference <the Lord watches over his own> b —used as a function word to indicate the object of an expressed or implied occupation, activity, or concern <trouble over money> <met with advisers over lunch>
Examples of over in a sentence
The sun's coming up over the mountain.
She looked at him over the top of her glasses.
Their balcony looks out over the city.
He looked over the fence.
A plane was flying low over the trees.
The meat was cooked over an open fire.
She slung the bag over her shoulder.
His hat was pulled low over his eyes.
Throw the rocks over the side of the boat.
He fell over the cliff's edge.
Before 12th Century
First Known Use of over
before 12th century
Definition of over
over easy
: fried on one side then turned and fried lightly on the other side <eggs over easy>
Examples of over in a sentence
When is this class over?
And before we knew it, the storm was over.
When it's over, it's over. You don't get a second chance.
Before 12th Century
First Known Use of over
before 12th century
Definition of over
overingplay \ˈō-və-riŋ, ˈōv-riŋ\
transitive verb
: to leap over
First Known Use of over
Definition of over-
1 : so as to exceed or surpass <overachieve>
2 : excessive <overstimulation>
3 : to an excessive degree <overthin>
OVER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of over for English Language Learners
: in an upward and forward direction across something
: downward from an upright position
: downward to a flat or horizontal position
Definition of over for English Language Learners
: from, to, or at a place that is higher than (someone or something)
: on top of (something) : so as to cover (something)
: beyond and down from (something)
Definition of over for English Language Learners
: having reached the end
Definition of over- for English Language Learners
: too much or too great
: so as to be better or beyond
: very or extremely
OVER Defined for Kids
Definition of over for Students
1 : across a barrier or space <Just climb over.> <Can you move over?>
2 : in a direction down or forward and down <It fell over.>
3 : across the brim <The soup boiled over.>
4 : so as to bring the underside up <Turn the cards over.>
5 : from one person or side to another <Hand it over.>
6 : to someone's home <I asked them over.>
7 : beyond a limit <The show ran a minute over.>
8 : more than needed <She has food left over.>
over and over
Definition of over for Students
1 : above in place : higher than <He towered over us.>
2 : above in power or value <I respect those over me.>
3 : in front of <We have a big lead over the others.>
4 : more than <It costs over five dollars.>
5 : down upon <He hit me over the head.>
6 : all through or throughout <"… our dad gets to travel all over the country …" — Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy>
7 : on or along the surface of <Glide over the ice.>
8 : on or to the other side of : across <Jump over the puddle.>
Definition of over for Students
1 : being more than needed or expected <The balance was three dollars over.>
2 : brought or come to an end <Those days are over.>
Definition of over- for Students
: more than usual, normal, or proper <overload> <oversize>
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