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RUSH: My friends, we cannot secure ownership by Obama of the last four years. We can't make him own the last four years. We cannot convince people that he's been president the last four years. We can't convince people that what he's done in the last four years relates to current economic circumstances that people are facing. They don't believe that.
So if we can't make Obama own the last four years, why does anybody think we can make him own the fiscal cliff? Why does anybody think we can make him own Benghazi? I mean, if this guy can Houdini out of four years of being president, surely he can get out of a day gone wrong at Benghazi. Speaking of that, wait 'til you hear this. This is from his press conference where he tried to upstage... Sorry.
This is from his press availability earlier today where the president spoke to the country in a heartfelt and heartwarming way about taking away their guns... I can't do it. I just can't do it. I'm trying to be less threatening and all that but I can't. I can't avoid somehow telling the truth. Anyway, he had his little presser today where he upstaged me or tried to (they all start at noon) and he's announced that Biden is going to lead the effort to end gun violence.
The AP correspondent, Ben Feller, said, "Can you give us a candid update? Are we likely to go over the cliff?" Now, don't you love it? Here's the AP. (summarized) "Sir, please, help us. Reassure us. We're all really nervous here in the press corps. Please, please, tell us candidly. Are we likely to go over the cliff? Are the Republicans going to take us over the cliff? Is it over, sir, or can you stop them? Can you save this country, sir?"
That's the question.
Here's Obama's answer...
OBAMA: Remember what I said during the campaign. I said I thought that it was important for us to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way.
RUSH: Nurse, nurse!
OBAMA: I said it was important for us to make sure that millionaires and billionaires paid their fair share.
RUSH: Doctor!
OBAMA: I have gone at least halfway --
RUSH: Where's my medicine?
OBAMA: -- in meeting some of the Republicans' concerns, recognizing that even though we campaigned on these issues, even though the majority of Americans agree with me that we should be raising taxes, uh, on the wealthiest few, uh, as a means of reducing the deficit, I have also said that I'm willing to identify some spending cuts that make sense.
RUSH: Um... Okay. Yeah, right. He said in the campaign it's important to reduce the deficit in a balanced way; make sure that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. Anyway, I don't want to repeat it, you heard it. Then he pointed out that he's already, essentially, obtained Boehner's confession that the Republicans are to blame for this.
OBAMA: If you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded --
RUSH: There it is! There's the word!
OBAMA: -- that tax rates should go up.
RUSH: There it is!
OBAMA: Except right now he only wants --
RUSH: Stop the tape!
That's what this has all been about!
He has wanted the Republicans to "concede" that tax cuts for the rich caused all these problems. That's what this has all been about: A confession from the Republicans that what they believe is the reason we're in a recession, is the reason unemployment's so high, is the reason home value are so low, is the reason for everything that's gone wrong. Benghazi, hell, throw that in there, too!
Tax cuts for the rich, from Reagan forward all the way to Bush, that's the problem. He has wanted the Republicans to admit and concede that. Cue that back up to the top. Right here he says, "[T]he speaker has ... conceded that tax rates should go up." This exactly what he wants! He's got Boehner's confession. That's what this is about. That's why he shows up at noon today. He's out there strutting, popping buttons, suspenders and all that.
This guy, he's having a Merry Christmas.
He is getting everything he wants, and he isn't getting any of the blame for anything that goes wrong, when 90% of it is his fault.
OBAMA: If you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up, except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaires. If you're making $900,000, somehow he thinks that you can't afford to pay a little more in taxes. Uh, but the principle that rates are gonna need to go up, he's conceded.
RUSH: Yeah, he has, and Obama couldn't be happier. But notice the disdain for people making $900,000? Notice the contempt Obama has for them? "If you're making $900,000, somehow ... you can't afford to pay a little more in taxes." But now, ladies and gentlemen, the piece de resistance, the "why" we need to do this. The "why" Republicans have to cave now. The "why" we have to get this deal done now.
OBAMA: Just think about what we've gone through over the last couple'a months. A devastating hurricane, and now one of the worst tragedies in our memory. The country deserves folks to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good and not tangle themselves up, uh, in a whole bunch of ideological positions that don't make much sense.
RUSH: So because of the hurricane, because of the shooting in Newtown, we deserve the Republicans caving and compromising on behalf of the common good. The American people need something good to hold onto! The Republicans need to see the Republicans give up and cave in. They've been through too much already.
RUSH: Okay, folks, a little statistic here before the next sound bite and then we get back to your phone calls. Obama's latest offer to raise taxes on everyone making over $400,000 would raise $70 billion a year, and that $70 billion would go to government. Now, to put that in perspective: The aid package -- the federal aid package -- for Hurricane Sandy, just by itself, is $60 billion.
So raising taxes on people who make over $400,000 will raise just $10 billion more than the government's gonna spend on Hurricane Sandy aid packages. Now, knowing that, I want you to listen to this next bite. This is the one I referred to at the top of the program. This is where Obama talks about (summarized), "Hey, look, you know, my taxes are going up too and I wish they weren't. I don't want to be paying that much." Listen. Keep in mind it raises $70 billion. In terms of the overall federal budget, that's a rounding error.
Here's what he says...
OBAMA: Keep in mind I'm in that income category. I'd -- I'd love to, y'know, not pay as much, uh, in taxes. But I also think it's the right thing to do for us to make sure that people who have less -- people who are workin', people who are striving, people who... who, you know, are hopin' for their kids -- that they have opportunity. That's what we campaigned about. It's what we talked about. And this is not a situation where I'm unwilling to compromise.
RUSH: I have a simple question that is rooted in pure logic. Would somebody -- and I'm serious, 'cause obviously I don't get it. Would somebody explain to me how $70 billion going to government affects people who are striving and hoping for their kids to have opportunity? Would somebody explain how that works? Because I don't understand it. I don't know how taking $70 billion from people and transferring it to Washington equals relief for people who are striving to succeed so that their kids have opportunity.
What...? Where is the opportunity in taking money away from people who've earned it? I don't understand. I literally don't understand the logic. Does Obama, for example, believe that the US economy is a zero-sum game; that the size of the economy is what it is -- it never grows, it never shrinks -- and that if we take $70 billion away from some people, that somehow automatically that money is gonna go back into the pool or into the pie, and people who are striving are going to have a chance to earn it?
I don't think so.
He's not even talking about work.
Folks, it doesn't make any sense, and I'm sure it doesn't make any sense to you either. Fact is, it doesn't matter to people. The fact that it makes no sense is of no relevance to people. The people Obama's... Remember, TIME Magazine named Obama Person of the Year. The editor announced it today on Today show. They named him Person of the Year specifically because he has found a way to get the votes of people that don't know anything. People that don't follow politics, Obama got their votes.
It's magical and it's why he's Person of the Year. So TIME magazine admits: We're gonna make this guy Person of the Year because he's the first president to come along and get elected by absolute ignoramuses. And somehow this is good for the country. When you take $70 billion or take $100 billion away from people who've earned it, how does that equal opportunity for the kids of parents who are striving and hoping? The two don't have anything to do with one another.
And yet that sells.
That makes sense to the vast majority of people who vote. To them, that's fair. To them, that makes perfect sense. "Yeah! Yeah! In fact, $70 billion? Make it $170 billion, Obama, and I'll really love you." The fact that a year after all this is done these people are still gonna be striving, they're still not gonna have any opportunity, and they're still not gonna have any jobs? That won't matter. What will be said is, "At least Obama cares and at least he tried! All you did was sit on the radio and whine about it. At least he tried!"
I, frankly, don't know how to communicate with morons.
That is one of my big problems. I do not know how to communicate with them. (interruption) Pardon? Yes, I'm sure I do threaten the low-information voter. I don't know how to talk to 'em. Not really talk to 'em. I mean, I can listen to what they say and I can try to hide my laughter and incredulity. But I don't know how to talk to 'em. If somebody said, "Okay, you are in charge of reaching out to the low-information voter," I'd pass.
I'd say, "You need to find somebody stupider than I am to pull that off."
(New Castrati impression) "See, Mr. Limbaugh? You just can't help it! You just have to be so scary. You have to intimidate people! You have to... You have to make people so nervous talking that way."
Ah, I know. I just can't help it. I don't know who I am.


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I actually think Will/Sonny/Gabi/Chad/Abby fit perfectly fine in the younger croud/teen scene. Will and Gabi could at the most be 19/20 while Sonny, Chad and Abby are slightly older and of course if you add Nick he's probably mid 20s. But I don't see that as much of a big difference from the teen set of the past. Will and Gabi were recently portrayed in storyline while they were teenagers in high school so you could say the teen scene has just continued into the college/workforce stage. Just like in the 90s, Carrie and Austin weren't exactly teens when Lumi joined their circle but they were still young enough to be in story with Lucas and Sami who were teenagers. Then all 4 continued to be in story into their 20s as well. Same can be said for the 2000s set. But I do think it might be time to soras the little ones. That many little kids under the age of 10 is unnecessary. We could use a few 15/16 year olds especially if JJ is coming back to town.
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Many breast lumps turn out to be caused by fibrosis and/or cysts, which are benign changes in breast tissue that happen in many women at some time in their lives. These changes are sometimes called fibrocystic changes, and used to be called fibrocystic disease. They are most often diagnosed based on symptoms, such as breast lumps, swelling, and tenderness or pain. These symptoms tend to be worse just before a woman's menstrual period begins. Your breasts may feel lumpy and, sometimes, you may notice a clear or slightly cloudy nipple discharge.
These changes are most common in women of childbearing age, but they can affect women of any age. They may be found in different parts of the breast and in both breasts at the same time.
Fibrosis refers to a large amount of fibrous tissue, the same tissue that ligaments and scar tissue are made of. Areas of fibrosis feel rubbery, firm, or hard to the touch.
A round, movable lump, especially one that's tender to the touch, suggests a cyst. Cysts are fluid-filled, round or oval sacs within the breasts. They are most often found in women in their 40s, but they can occur in women of any age. Monthly hormone changes often cause cysts to get bigger and become painful and more noticeable just before the menstrual period.
Cysts start out from fluid building up inside the breast glands. Microcysts (tiny, microscopic cysts) are too small to feel and are found only when tissue is looked at under a microscope. If fluid continues to build up, macrocysts (large cysts) can form. These can be felt easily and can be as large as 1 or 2 inches across. As they grow, the breast tissue around the cyst may stretch and be painful.
Most often, fibrocystic changes are diagnosed based on symptoms alone. If you have fibrocystic changes in your breast, the symptoms may change as you move through different stages of your menstrual cycle. Sometimes, one of the lumps might feel firmer or have other features that lead to a concern about cancer. When this happens, a biopsy may be needed to make sure that it's not cancer.
Putting a thin needle into the cyst can confirm the diagnosis and, at the same time, drain the cyst fluid. Removing the fluid may reduce pressure and pain for some time, but the fluid doesn't need to be removed unless it's causing discomfort. And if removed, the fluid might come back later.
Most women with fibrocystic changes and without bothersome symptoms do not need treatment, but they might be watched closely. If you have mild discomfort from fibrosis, you may get relief from well-fitted, supportive bras, applying heat, or using over-the-counter pain relievers.
Some women report that their breast symptoms improve if they avoid caffeine and other stimulants found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and many soft drinks. Studies have not found that these stimulants cause these symptoms, but many women feel that avoiding these foods and drinks for a couple of months is worth trying.
Because breast swelling toward the end of the menstrual cycle is painful for some women, some doctors recommend that women with severe symptoms cut out salt in their diets or take diuretics (drugs to help remove fluid from the body).
It's been suggested that some types of vitamin or herbal supplements might relieve symptoms, but so far none have been proven to be helpful, and some may have side effects if taken in large doses. Some doctors prescribe hormones, such as oral contraceptives (birth control pills), tamoxifen, or androgens. But these are usually given only to women with severe symptoms because they also can have serious side effects.
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Blake Lively is Elle's March cover girl!
Blake Lively covers the March issue of Elle magazine. Inside she opens up about boyfriends, being a mom one day – and apartment hunting with Ryan Reynolds.
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On not having a stylist:"When I'm going to an event, I'll send Christian (Louboutin) a picture of my outfit and say, 'What shoes do you think I should wear with this?'"
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Uber is one of my all-time favorite travel apps because it allows you to hail private cars and taxis directly from your smartphone without having to wait out on the street and try to snag a taxi or call a town car. Rates can be a bit more expensive than taxis, so just be sure you are aware of minimum charges and increased rates during surge pricing times – which Uber has gotten a lot bad press for (some have called it price-gouging, and I resent it, too!). However, it's still my go-to car service, even over plentiful taxis for several reasons. It's easy to locate nearby vehicles, it gives you the option of choosing between low-cost UberX cars (which actually just lowered fares in 16 markets) and SUV's when riding with a group of friends, the vehicles are kept to a high standard of cleanliness, and drivers are generally very courteous.
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Its official–a supermajority think we're over-regulated
And frankly, I think they're right:
– There is little appetite among American voters for additional regulations coming out of Washington. Three quarters (74%) of voters throughout the country believe that businesses and consumers are over-regulated. Further, another two thirds (67%) believe that regulations have increased over the past few years. These percentages include majorities of all partisan affiliations, with 91% of Republicans, 75% of Independents and 58% of Democrats saying businesses/consumers are over-regulated.
Now you may argue that "over-regulation" may mean different things to different groups. However in each case the term "over" has specific meaning – it means there's too much regulation. While they may argue about the degree of over-regulation, it appears that each and every group sees over-regulation in the same and proper light.
– A key fear among voters is that regulations will hinder job creation, as most believe the result of new regulation will be either job losses (47%) or increased prices for American made goods and services (22%).
Or both. You see, businesses will absorb only so much (job losses) before passing along the cost of regulatory compliance in the cost of their goods and services. We're well past the first part in this recession. Businesses are about as lean and mean as they can stand to be and still function well. Additional regulatory cost, then, is likely to be passed on to consumers – another among many reasons consumer confidence is down.
– More than two thirds (70%) believe increasing the number of regulations on American businesses will result in more jobs moving overseas. Also, majorities agree that the increasing number of regulations have created uncertainty for large and small businesses (66%), and that agencies who enforce regulations fail to consider how their decisions lead to increased prices for consumers and job losses (69%).
All three of these beliefs among those polled is on the money. The amount of regulation is a key consideration for businesses when they assess a business climate. Their cost is calculated in the cost of doing business there. And when that cost is deemed to be too much or too unreasonable, businesses look around for a less costly place to establish themselves. We've seen this right here in the US as states with more regulation and higher taxes lose businesses to states that impose a less costly regime of taxes and regulations. They don't call the Midwest the "Rust Belt" for nothing.
And those polled are right when they say they believe those who impose regulations "fail to consider how their decisions lead to increased prices for consumers and job losses". But while regulators may not consider it, voters apparently do:
– One of the highest points of agreement in the survey is the fact that 73% concur that "every time the federal government mandates a new regulation on America's large and small business, the prices of American made good and services like gasoline and food go up." Only 22% supported the view that "while many federal regulations might be just another burden to operations of America's large and small businesses, customers do not see major cost increases for American made goods and services like gasoline and food."
In a study, The Small Business Association found that the regulatory burden on small business in this country was quite high:
The research finds that the cost of federal regulations totals $1.1 trillion; the cost per employee for firms with fewer than 20 employees is $7,647.
Under 20 employees is indeed a "small business" yet most would agree, $7,647 in compliance costs per employee is a lot of money. It is over $140,000 for the 20 employee firm. That money has to be made up somewhere, just to break even, much less turn a profit. And it is clear that depending on the type of firm and needs of the employer, any number of employees could be hired for that amount. And don't forget, small businesses account for about 80% of the jobs in the US.
So it is clear that there's a tremendous regulatory burden that has been placed on the businesses of America that most feel over-regulate them and cost jobs and increase prices.
There's a move afoot within the Obama administration to cut regulation. That's a good thing. But we have to remember, it's the Obama administration where they usually talk the talk and never walk the walk. One way to get the economy moving is to lift some of the burdensome regulation and its related costs.
So who should be leading this charge? The executive branch. And, as the poll indicates, most voters don't understand that it is at that branch the buck stops. But they are clear in what they want – much more consideration and an amended approval process before new regulations are imposed:
– Voters are simply unaware that Congress is not in a lead position with regard to regulation, as a majority say that Congress (52%) creates regulations. However, there is a strong desire for checks and balances in creating regulations, as two thirds (65%) favor requiring regulations be approved by Congress and the President before they are enforced. Voters do not want a regulatory process that takes away legislative duties reserved for Congress – just as they do not want judges legislating from the bench. This strong support for Congressional involvement is consistent across partisan groups, including among Democrats (67%), Republicans (65%) and Independents (64%).
Of course that would mean that most oppose the unilateral imposition of new regulation by the executive branch as we've seen during this administration.
All that is not to say that at some level, most Americans see some necessity for regulation:
– There are some positive connections to regulations, with solid majorities saying they are positively impacted by those that require certain safety levels for drinking water (72%) or require controls to ensure better safety at schools and in the workplace (66%).
But, not like this:
– When presented with a lengthy explanation of the Boeing case — where the federal government has filed a lawsuit over the their motivations for locating a new facility in the non-union state of South Carolina — fully 78% of voters side with Boeing in agreeing that a business should be able to open a facility in any state, and that the government should not be involve in the decision about where Boeing or any company locates new plants.
A very interesting poll, and one that needs to be in front of every politician and department executive in government. Back off, unchain the engine of prosperity and listen to the people. They're pretty clear here in what they want. A less costly and intrusive regulatory regime and government out of places it doesn't belong – like in the Boeing example.
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Straw man equating LIMITED government with NO GOVERNMENT in 4…3…2…
Would now be a good time for my starving grandma, cutting down the forests, filling the rivers with rubbish, the skies with soot and threatening to feed every one various and sundry poisons argument?
How much did you "bundle" for Bad Luck Barry…???
Count me in that "supermajority", but let's start small, shall we?
How about we repeal that stupid light bulb ban — and I mean REPEAL, where January 1, 2012 would see you buying an incandescent bulb without automatically becoming a felon. We could move on to freeing up our toilets, lemonade stands, and sundry other aspects of daily life that don't need federal regulation to make life worth living.
My point is this: If we can't de-regulate the little things, then de-regulating sufficiently to improve economic outlook is a pipe dream. If there is any word that best defines the FEDGOV, it's "inertia" — once a regulation is in place, you have to yank it out by the root and salt the earth in which that regulation was embedded. Unfortunately, that is not the kind of action I see our "leaders" taking anytime soon, regardless of how many of us support getting rid of burdensome regulations.
We might as well face it. The entire edifice of federal oversight will have to be dismantled, completely and utterly.
Your last sentence is over-kill, and anti-Constitutional. I agree with the rest.
Just calling 'em as I sees 'em.
Whether it happens tomorrow or ten years or twenty years from now, it still doesn't negate the inevitable: the U.S., as currently organized, will collapse. What arises out of the ashes is another question. It's possible that the present charade will be kicked into "high gear" with additional federal centralization, and we will turn into something better resembling the old USSR. It's also possible that enough goodwill remains for the states to want to stay together, but with a much weaker federal entity — something along the lines of the Articles of Confederation or the Swiss cantonal system. A third possibility is complete dissolution, with each state reverting to its pre-Constitutional sovereign status.
The Constitution is dead. We talk of it as if it was still in force, but only the ignorant continue to believe that the document imposes any restraint on the FEDGOV. The FEDGOV does as it pleases, and much of what passes for "laws" in this country are written by unaccountable bureaucrats as "regulations" that limit and bind as stringently as any kingly decree ever did. Make no mistake, though: when a critical mass of the populace realizes, and accepts the realization, that the Constitution is dead, the legitimacy of the FEDGOV will be compromised irrevocably. What will ensue then will not be pretty.
For my money, I think that realization will come when the Supreme Court deems the ObamaCare mandate constitutional. They will, you know. The matter is a political one, and the USSC will decide the matter based on its political ramifications, not the law or the Constitution. The Beltway mentality is as far removed from common sense as one can get, and insider that bubble, it is better to stab the Constitution one more time than to allow the "First Black President" to fail.
if they do that, then its over.
I already have my stash of 100, 75, 60W bulbs. I'm getting a case of 40W bulbs soon.
There's a move afoot within the Obama administration to cut regulation. That's a good thing. But we have to remember, it's the Obama administration where they usually talk the talk and never walk the walk. One way to get the economy moving is to lift some of the burdensome regulation and its related costs.
If I'm not mistaken new regulations have increased greatly during the Obama presidency.
Did you know The EPA Declares Hay a Pollutant? http://nobull.mikecallicrate.com/ and that's no bull. 😉
Generally regulation has been over sold and over valued.
For example, banning child labor. In an era of harsh child labor, it is driven by economic necessity. We banned child labor when it was largely a thing of the past, and we made an exception of the major exception–agriculture, where many children still worked. The fundamentals are simple: banning child labor at a bad time economically will result in increased poverty and starvation. On the other hand, child labor is not going to be much of a problem in a wealthy world where the tendency is for parents to pamper their children.
Another example is the food safety laws of Teddy Roosevelt's administration. Based upon the lies of a socialist writer.
What I notice is that much of the "good" regulation went into effect many years ago, and it is assumed to be good because your teacher told you so, and it seems like a good idea, superficially. I believe the benifits of this regulation is much less then is generally assumed. Now, the flip side of this is that it would be insane to launch a serious political career fighting against bad regulation that is widely assumed to constain protections that we can't do without. So I'm out on a Ron paul crank sorta limb with this. But no one is gonna donate to my PAC or vote for me anyway, so I might as well have fun with my crank ideas.
some regulations are necessary, I don't go all out libertarian on that argument because industries will indeed try to get away with all kinds of crap if they think they can.
But the actual number of useful or necessary regulations is rather small and mostly having to do with passing on externalites to other people.
I remember back in the 1980's we had big government, we had lots of regulation, but it seems that things were not as bad as they are now, we had a good economy and government mostly did not get in the way of business.
I would like a return to the level of spending and regulation we had in the year 1984. It is like Orwell in reverse, let's go BACK to 1984 !
I have some bitter experience with regulation on both ends of the spectrum.
I have blown the whistle on polluters. My report was investigated…and NOTHING happened, though there was NO doubt about what was done and who did it.
I learned from that that regulators SELDOM do what they are mandated to do. All you get is the ILLUSION of effective regulation.
"My report was investigated…and NOTHING happened"
I used to work for a local government pollution department(?). I know what you mean. Does anyone actually believe that regulators don't have their own agenda or are immune to political considerations?
Obama violated his own regulations while packaging gumbo on his 9/11 photo op in that soup kitchen. Gumbo contains shellfish and anyone in "food" is required by law (June 2009) to attend and certify that they have had the proper training. So, Mr. President, take off the latex gloves and step back away from the soup bowls before someone becomes ill. You have the right to remain silent…
While I give due credit to executive-branch regulators for coming up with a lot of these nonsensical regulations, and acknowledge that there are some agencies that are making grand power grabs through regulation, I place most of the blame squarely on Congress. Sure, they don't create all the regs, but they had the power to do so and they punted it to the executive branch, and they can take it back anytime they want, if only they'd get off their lazy butts and do so. But this regulatory nightmare is definitely of Congress' creation. They want to pass laws abolishing all lead in children's toys or all arsenic in water by fiat, and they wave their hands at the regulatory agencies and say "You work out the details." The resulting morass is what you'd expect to come of trying to legislate the impossible.
The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number but also become impossibly broad and vague. In Three Felonies a Day, Harvey A. Silverglate reveals how federal criminal laws have become dangerously disconnected from the English common law tradition and how prosecutors can pin arguable federal crimes on any one of us, for even the most seemingly innocuous behavior. The volume of federal crimes in recent decades has increased well beyond the statute books and into the morass of the Code of Federal Regulations, handing federal prosecutors an additional trove of vague and exceedingly complex and technical prohibitions to stick on their hapless targets. The dangers spelled out in Three Felonies a Day do not apply solely to "white collar criminals," state and local politicians, and professionals. No social class or profession is safe from this troubling form of social control by the executive branch, and nothing less than the integrity of our constitutional democracy hangs in the balance.


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Henrico's Top Teachers – Karen Bowles
Hermitage Tech Center, veterinary science
As a licensed veterinary technician who worked in animal hospitals for 17 years, Karen Bowles became increasingly frustrated with the lack of qualified, trained technicians in the field.
"I wished for a class that would teach people how to do the job, so that we wouldn't have to train them on the job," she recalls.
In 2003, Bowles got her wish when Hermitage Technical Center started a veterinary science program for juniors and seniors. She was, however surprised by the teacher hired to run the program: herself.
"I had no intention of teaching it," she says with a laugh. "I just wanted it to exist."
Nine years later, the 44-student program is flourishing under Bowles' leadership and has done exactly what she originally hoped it would – and then some. A number of current and former students hold jobs as veterinary technicians locally and elsewhere, while others have gone on to veterinary school. The program has been so successful that center officials recently added a second section because of high demand.
"It's so cool when I call a veterinary hospital and one of my former students will answer the phone," Bowles says. "That's such a great reward."
Bowles was a natural choice for the program because she had a teaching demeanor about her and had often been the one performing on-the-job training at the veterinary hospitals where she worked. She was encouraged to apply for the position and did so, thinking she'd be able to teach part time and remain in the working world part time.
That didn't happen – the program's demands are too rigorous – but Bowles doesn't seem to mind.
"I can help these students who had that same dream that I had to become a reality," she says. "The common thread is the love of animals. Every applicant lists that on their application. I always wanted to work with animals since I was 5, and most of these kids are the same way."
In addition to her teaching role, Bowles also heads up the newly formed Tech Ethics Society at the center, through which about 80 students perform fundraising and community service projects.
"When observing her, one notices how organized and structured her class is and how the students function as a unified team when completing assigned tasks such as animal grooming, project presentations and surgical preparation," a colleague wrote of Bowles in a nomination letter. "Her demeanor inside the classroom is the same as outside the classroom and the same with students and adults."
More than a dozen animals – a cat, a rabbit, two gerbils, three ferrets, three rats, a hamster, a guinea pig, a bearded dragon and a chinchilla – live in the center, and Bowles brings her dog each day, giving students a wide range of real-world experience interacting with them. It's not uncommon to see a student working on her laptop with a cat curled up in her lap, Bowles says.
The presence of the animals also serves as a calming influence for others in the center at the high school.
"Teachers will come visit the animals if they need the stress relief," Bowles says. "Special needs students can come too, or sometimes we visit them and let them feed the animals. Sometimes a student will be having a bad day, and being around the animals can help ease the tension."
One of the most tense moments Bowles herself experienced was during her first year of teaching, when the school was locked down because of a reported gunman in the building.
"I had 22 hysterical students that I had to pack into a small, dark room," she recalls. "One was hyperventilating. One was claustrophobic. Several were crying. We had been trained in how to handle a situation like that, so I kept talking to them in a calm voice, telling them what we were going to do, and that everything was going to be alright."
The scare turned out to be a false alarm, but it was an eye-opener for Bowles.
"That gave me the self-assurance that I could handle this, but it also made me realize that I'm a mom to 44 kids, besides my two at home. I probably see more of them most days than their parents do. It helped me to understand teenagers a little better."
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During the manufacture of a steel component it is often necessary to quench them in a large bath of liquid in order to cool them down. This reduces the temperature of the component to the temperature of the liquid. If T is the temperature of the component in excess of the liquid temperature, the rate of change of the component proportion to the temperature of the component. Take the proportional constant as K. K depends upon the volume and surface area of the component, its specific heat capacity, and the heat transfer coefficient between the component and the liquid.
a) Formulate a differential equation for the above engineering solution
b) Determine a solution for the formulated formula using numerical methods and power series, the initial condition that t+0 the temperature excess is 200.
Well; Newton's law of cooling states that the rate at which a hot body loses heat to its surroundings is proportional to the temperature difference between the body and its surroundings. So, if the instantaneous temperature of the body is θ(t) and the temperature of the surroundings is θs (assumed constant)... we end up with something like:
dθ/dt = -k(θ-θs)
Where k is a positive constant.
If that is correct, im not sure what to do from there...??
You have the right idea, but you should formulate your differential equation in the variables specified by the original problem statement. Once you've done that, you'll have finished part a, I think. What about part b?


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For many students across the United States, the dog days of summer are over, now replaced by pencils, teachers, books, and dirty looks. What if some of those dirty looks are flirtatious? What if some of them are not?
What if we could teach those kids the difference?
To ring in the new school year and to introduce sexual health curriculum to youth, here are a few very cool pioneering resources, websites, and guides:
Scarleteen: Sex Education for the Real World – Scarleteen is a great web resource for adolescents and people in their 20s. Scan the site to find supportive information about sexual health, birth control and safer sex methods, or to participate in message boards and ask questions in an encouraging and education-focused environment. Each month the website highlights a new sexual health topic for discussion. September's topic: "Dealing with Doctors: Taking Care of Your Healthcare Destiny."
Bedsider Birth Control Support Network – Operated by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Bedsider.org provides comprehensive birth control information particularly between ages 18-29 with an emphasis on students entering college for the first time. It is one of the best resources for visual images about various birth control methods, detailed instructions about use, and how each method effects the body differently. Methods are inclusive of Fertility Awareness and Withdrawal as viable options.
Chicago public schools (CPS) to incorporate sex education into kindergarten curricula – Needless to say, this is progressive and exciting. As part of new state-wide sex education curriculum that bans abstinence-only sex education, beginning this school year CPS educators will receive information about how to incorporate age-appropriate sex education into the classroom as early as kindergarten (hooray!). The focus for kindergarten grade-level curricula will be on anatomy, personal safety, and healthy relationships. This is important, considering the old adage: "All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten."
Human Sexuality: What Children Should Know and When They Should Know It – Published by Planned Parenthood, this informational pamphlet can often be found in your local Planned Parenthood's waiting room. It can also be purchased online. This is a great resource for parents and educators, alike.
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The ability to generate reliable cost estimates is a critical function, necessary to support the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) capital programming process. Without this ability, agencies are at risk of experiencing cost overruns, missed deadlines, and performance shortfalls--all recurring problems that our program assessments too often reveal. Furthermore, cost increases often mean that the government cannot fund as many programs as intended or deliver them when promised. The methodology outlined in this guide is a compilation of best practices that federal cost estimating organizations and industry use to develop and maintain reliable cost estimates throughout the life of a government program. By default, the guide will also serve as a guiding principle for our auditors to evaluate the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of government programs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and others have shown through budget simulations that the nation is facing a large and growing structural deficit in the long term, primarily because the population is aging and healthcare costs are rising. As the Comptroller General has noted, "Continuing on this unsustainable path will gradually erode, if not suddenly damage, our economy, our standard of living and ultimately our national security." New budgetary demands and demographic trends will place serious budgetary pressures on federal discretionary spending, as well as on other federal policies and programs, in the coming years. As resources become scarce, competition for them will increase. It is imperative, therefore, that government acquisition programs deliver as promised, not only because of their value to their users but because every dollar spent on one program will mean one less available dollar to fund other efforts. To get better results, programs will need higher levels of knowledge when they start and standardized monitoring metrics such as EVM so that better estimates can be made of total program costs at completion.
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Despite playing out the Regina Rambler Men's Fastball League, the Moose Jaw Giants and Canadians always enjoy battling against each other.
Jeff Weekes of the Moose Jaw Canadians makes contact against the Moose Jaw Giants at Memorial Field on Tuesday night. Times-Herald photo by Katie Brickman
"It used to be more (intense) when it was just the Moose Jaw league, but now we only play them twice and then maybe in the playoffs. It is not nearly what it used to be," said Dale Garthus of the Giants.
Even though they only play twice a season now, they make the most of it.
On Tuesday night, it was the Canadians that came out on top with a 7-0 victory at Memorial Field.
"Last night they pitched pretty good and we just couldn't get going. Our heads just weren't into it as much as usual," said Garthus. "The season has been going well. Last night was the only one that we just weren't in it."
Xavier Tremblay got the win for the Canadians and Garthus, who is the lone pitcher for the Giants took the loss.
"I am the only pitcher right now because one guy had an operation and hasn't been out yet and the other one quit," said Garthus. "Tremblay started the game and I think we only got two hits off him. He just started getting back into pitching in the last couple of weeks, so it was nice to see him have a good outing.
The Canadians had 12 hits off Garthus, including a two-run home run from Dane Roy. Brett Friesen, Derek Owens and Jeff Weekes also hit doubles for the Canadians.
"We had a couple uncharacteristic errors and couldn't hit the holes. We have been playing pretty good, so to have an off game, it is to be expected. Some times you learn from that as well."
The Giants have a record of 7-2-1, good for third place in the standings and just one point above the Canadians (6-4-2).
"Maybe if we are lucky, we will face them in the playoffs, which would be great."
There are now 10 teams in total in the Rambler league as two more teams joined this summer.
The Giants now have eight games remaining and the Canadians have five games in the regular season before playoffs begin.
"The focus is to win as many games as we can. I think the way the playoffs worked last year and this year is the top six teams will be in the top bracket for the playoffs. We want to stay there and being in third right now, we have a good chance," said Garthus. "Six of our last eight games will be tough ones, so we have to make sure we win the ones we should win and hopefully scrap out a win or two with some of the other ones."
The Giants will host Silver Screen Sportswear tonight (7 p.m., Memorial Field) and the Canadians will host the Regina Gold (9 p.m., Memorial Field).


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Dutch Domino's Adds Car Noises To Scooter Delivery
By editor • Apr 24, 2012
Originally published on April 24, 2012 4:37 pm
Robert Siegel and Melissa Block have a story about Domino's Pizza in the Netherlands. The company's electric scooters didn't make enough sound to warn oncoming bikers that they were coming. To fix the potential danger, Domino's installed devices on the scooters that emit fake engine noise.


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School prices vary according to each production, the range is listed on each web page. To help you manage your visit we offer one FREE staff seat for every 9 students booked. Schools tickets are only available in limited numbers and for Monday to Friday. You are still welcome to book once this limit is reached, but the standard discount rates will apply.
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Age Recommendation is assessed according to the complexity and sensitivity of Issues, images, sexual references and strength of language used in both West Yorkshire Playhouse Productions and Touring Productions. Any sensitive content is highlighted in our main Brochure but we do encourage Schools to call our Box Office with any specific concerns or questions regarding sensitive material in the Productions.
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Biking Pregnant: SF Bicycle Coalition Family Biking Series Part 1
- When
- Saturday, May 19, 2012 | 12:30 to 1:30pm
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- Natural Resources, 1367 Valencia Street (at 25th St)
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From SFBC:
You love to bike, and now you're pregnant. Do you need to stop biking? How long can you bike while pregnant? Is your bike pregnancy and baby-ready? Register for this (free) class to learn the medically reviewed facts about biking pregnant. Meet other pregnant women who bike. This class is great for anyone who is currently pregnant, or thinking about getting pregnant, as well as their partners and supporters.


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My Foodie box
I first met Velva of Tomatoes on the Vine when I was weeks old into blogging. I did a Google search for Dutch Delights…..or something similar and found her and we became 'friends', kidding about how we could have walked past each other on Dutch streets without knowing it for only a few weeks before, she had been over to the Netherlands from the US on holiday.
Of course, with 'friends', some secrets cannot remain without outting like….I've never had 'Mac n Cheese' – oh yes, Me, Oz, Ozoz, call me what you may, I've lived…and not had 'Mac n Cheese'.
Velva's shock was apparent and so she decided to send me a foodie goodie box full of greats like…
Craisins, which are going to go on some wonderful fennel and orange salad….not yet made but I can already taste it.
And Starbucks coffee…which my husband's been enjoying like crazy…he actually overdosed on it. This weekend, I'm making myself a mug…with/without filter paper and enjoying it with some sugar, noting that I have only had sugar in a drink once this year!
And when I said I wasn't overly enthused about my Pumpkin bread using homemade Pumpkin puree…
….She said maybe I'd get better results from Libbys….and I'm willing to try. Infact I have 2 fantastic pumpkin recipes I'm itching to try…one involves Ice-cream of sorts!
My entire family is enjoying the All-American goodies. Promise to share some recipes in the coming weeks….and months :-). Note that I do know how to be a miser – like the sister who always had her piece of chocolate when everyone else was done eating theirs!
Thank you Velva…you rock! Especially since I've now both read and seen the famous kisses….Hershey's up close!
And the awards….
Finally, I have all my answers ready for
1) Mademoiselle délicieuse of spoons, forks & chopsticks 'Over The Top award'!
According to the rules of this award, I must provide readers with the answers to the thirty-five questions below in one word. I also must thank my award-giver for this fun award (Thank you once again, Forager!) and grant six of my favourite bloggers this award, then give them the heads-up that they have been nominated.
Thank you Mademoiselle D!
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Your hair? Thick
Your mother? Nigeria
Your father? Dead
Your favourite food? Not Celery
Your dream last night? Blank
Your favourite drink? Horchata or Watermelon Juice…sorry!
Your dream/goal? $$$$$$$
What room are you in? Living room
Your hobby? Do'ing
Your fear? Not do'ing
Where do you want to be in six years? Foodwriter
Where were you last night? Home
Something that you aren't? Heartless
Muffins? Wholewheat? Yes!
Wish list item? Photo Props…..
Where did you grow up? Warri, Nigeria
Last thing you did? Blog.
What are you wearing? Pyjamas
Your TV? On
Your pets? None – I'm African 🙂
Friends? Few
Your life? Transitioning
Your mood? Hopeful
Missing someone? Yes
Vehicle? Family auto – 7 seater!
Something you're not wearing? Hair clips
Your favourite store? Home/Kitchen
Your favourite colour? A few
When was the last time you laughed? Now
Last time you cried? Today
Your best friend? Husband
One place that I go to over and over? Foodshops!
One person who emails me regularly? Hmmm, some family member
Favourite place to eat? Home
2) Nora, the Kitchen Splorer's Happy 101 award!
Ten things which make my day:
- Healthy kids: No cough today – wey hey!!!!!!!!, Healthy Husband, Healthy..ish me
- Having dinner all worked out….the day before
- Planning weekend cooking and photographing and thinking of food props
- Crossing off things on my TTD (things to do) list
- Lunchtime strolls and 'shopping'
- Sleeping early
- Planning holidays
- Catching up with my friends, by phone, f2f or email
- I'll be honest – thoughts & comments on my blog!
- Being alive…..
I'd love to pass both awards:
Demeter Made
Rambling Tart
Thanks and have a super blessed weekend, in which I go for a sleepover with Girls Scouts with Daughter #1 – the prospect of cold, hard floors….far from appealing!!!!!!!!!!!!! X X X
January 26, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Congrats on your recent awards!! Now, we know a bit more about you,…
The food box looks great!! Lovely different kinds of delicious & tasty food products for you to try,…mmmmmmmm!!!!
January 24, 2010 at 8:44 PM
I love craisins! And I'd drive a long way for Reese peanut butter cups.. 🙂
January 24, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Congrats on the awards, and what fun to find a food gift basket to explore with all sorts of new stuff to try. I cannot wait to see what you come up with.
January 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM
What a great box of goods! I see a couple of my fav's in there too, I do love those crasins.
Thanks a bunch for the awards, your too sweet!
January 24, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Wow, what lovely goodies. I am an american living in the UK, so i am always looking out for my favourite treats here (one of them are the peanut butter cups–you'll love those!). Enjoy daaaaaaahling!
Congrats on your awards, you totally deserve them.
Have a wonderful weekend.
*kisses* HH
January 24, 2010 at 5:27 AM
The best friends are those who ply you with yummy treats! Loving these pictures – and now I'm craving a sweet treat!! Congratulations on the award darling!! 🙂
January 24, 2010 at 1:12 AM
I just spent a fair bit of time perusing your blog; you have quite the set-up here—very impressive! I enjoyed your thirty, (almost) one-word answers. Laughing and crying all in the same day—sounds like me some days.
January 24, 2010 at 1:05 AM
Awww – Hershey's kisses! And my absolute favourite – peanut butter cups!! I brought a suitcase full of them back from the US last time 😉
January 24, 2010 at 12:10 AM
What a lovely selection of treats you've got there – enjoy eating them! And congratulations on your awards! I am the same as you – thoughts and comments on my blog also make my day!
January 23, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Ozoz, I am so glad that you enjoyed the foodie package. I had so much fun putting it together.
Your package arrived today, and it was amazing! Your generous spirit, and all the Dutch and Nigerian foodie goodies that I received are just out of this world. My son is all over me to get into the treats 🙂
I am still holding you to the macaroni and cheese-still one of America's greatest comfort foods. No one should pass from this earth without enjoying a well made macaroni and cheese 🙂
January 23, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Great gift!!!I love Velva and her blog too 🙂
January 23, 2010 at 6:23 PM
What a sweet package!!!! Lucky you!!!
I love foodie gifts 🙂 They are the best!
January 23, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Velva is the best. I can't wait to see what you make with your treats.
January 23, 2010 at 4:50 PM
What a lovely friend to send you that package…enjoy them and hope to see some real goodie recipes from that :)))I love hersheys!
January 23, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Congrats Ozoz, and thank you for passing me the awards, much honored.
Ha, looks like I have got a couple of answers similar to yours.
January 23, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Lovely box of goodies…it reminds me of the ones my mom sends me from Greece.
Thank you for including me in your favorite bloggers list and thank you for the awards Ozoz!!! 🙂
January 23, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Oh…Magda, We're going to have to meet up so I can steal some halvasopita from you :-)!!!!!!!
And you're very welcome….
January 23, 2010 at 6:59 AM
Velva did an awesome job! Love Craisins. And I wonder whether you could come up with some great recipes using the Kisses?! I love all the pictures on your blog.
January 23, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Rebecca – will keep you posted about the pumpkin puree…. and thanks
So spiffy 🙂
Pam – it was a lovely box!
Ungourmet – thanks for having a look at the links – I enjoy so many blogs that it is SO difficult to chose a few but…..
Christine – they're many things that make us feel special….but foodie goodies are the BESTTTTT!
submom – Love craisins too….and I may just EAT up the kisses but my kids are in a hurry to go through the contents of the box!
January 23, 2010 at 5:44 AM
I love care packages! They make people feel so special!
January 23, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Velva is so sweet to send you all of these wonderful treats! Congrats on the awards. I hopped over to all of your links. What a great bunch of blogs! 😉
January 23, 2010 at 4:28 AM
What a wonderful box of goodies!
January 23, 2010 at 2:45 AM
Posts like these make me MISS Home…. My mum sent me some cranberries and I used them in scones….
January 23, 2010 at 2:31 AM
oh thats so sweet of Velva, can't wait to see what you make with the pumpkin, congrats on the award
January 23, 2010 at 1:44 AM
What a great loot!
Should you feel like doing some more food exchanges, our Foodie Exchange group would love to have you involved! http://groups.google.com/group/foodie-exchange?hl=en
I've been curious about that pumpkin puree stuff…very interested to see your (I'm sure) delicious results 🙂
January 23, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Conor – will share the results…wish I could Lamington it up somehow :-)…and will have a look at the foodie exchange, thanks.
January 23, 2010 at 1:32 AM
I've read about the boxes. Looks like you got some good stuff!
January 23, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Thanks Reeni, Barbara…LOVED receiving the box – super exciting!
January 23, 2010 at 1:28 AM
What a sweet friend you found for sending you that great package of goodies! Enjoy them!
January 23, 2010 at 1:12 AM
ah kisses! I just saw those photos on a flickr page and knew you must have gotten a box from america!
enjoy the sleepover!
January 23, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Thanks Beth….Love FINALLY being able to see Hershey's kisses….in my hands!


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