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FanExpo Canada: Darwyn Cooke vs. Amanda Conner... To The Death!
The last panel we hit up at this year's FanExpo Canada was easily our most anticipated. For those of you still not familiar with the famous Canadian Sketch Duels, artists get suggestions from the audience for sketches, they do as many as they can in an hour, and lucky audience members walk away with their sketches, free! And in the meantime, the creators chat about their process, and more! And this one? Amanda Conner vs. Darwyn Cooke, for the title of KING OF CANADA.
Okay, not really, but we did get a spirited discussion from the two friends, and some kick-butt sketches, so here we go. The first characters requested were Conan, Wonder Woman, Squirrel Girl, and Daenerys Targaryen. Conner agreed to - no joke - do a mash-up between Squirrel Girl and Daenerys Targaryen. When Cooke entered late, professing to have no idea who either character was (when asked whether he watched Game of Thrones, he quipped, "What am I, twelve?"), he instead ended up Wonder Woman. "So do I have to draw her as, like, a squirrel?" joked Cooke.
While the two got to drawing, the questions started. On how they met, the two thought it was probably through Jimmy Palmiotti, at a convention, though they weren't 100% sure. However, they clicked immediately, and working on Silk Spectre has been an incredible collaboration for both. "It worked out better than we dreamed," said Conner.
"I think it used to be male dominated," said Conner. "It has less to do with sexism than women who knew how to draw didn't go into comics, because you didn't make a lot of money." She also noted that there was more money in advertising, and that after the '50s or '60s, female readership dropped off. "If you don't read comics, you don't want to get into comics," continued Conner. "I've been looking at a lot of portfolios of girls who just came out of high school or college. Give it five or ten years, you're going to see a lot more female artists."
On the same note, a fan asked about portrayal of female characters. "Twenty years ago there were male writers that did really strong female characters," said Conner. "For example, Elektra is one of my favorite characters. Then there are writers who don't get out much. They don't have a lot of experience, and you end up with the women in refrigerators. People want more than one dimension to their characters. It has less to do with the sex, that what you're saying with your drawing and your writing."
Cooke noted that J.G. Jones told him a rule, that the artist would never work with anyone who wasn't dating a woman. "I think Amanda is being too kind, there's a lot of men in this business who don't have any respect for women," said Cooke. "You're a strong, talented woman. As soon as you leave the room, that's when the talk starts."
Moving to a new topic on how to make comics better, Conner said she just tries to do the best work she can, while Cooke said, "It's a good question, but I honestly think it's already happening. Take a look at the Internet, and all the publishers that are viable out there. Take a look at Chew, could you honestly imagine a book like that existing ten years ago? I think we're already there."
The next question was what they thought about Kickstarter, with Conner saying, "Rather than trying to go and find investors, it's having your audience that's already there being your investors. I think its a really smart idea."
Then a fan asked about inspiration for the setting of Silk Spectre, Conner said she talks to her aunts, and gets funny stories from them. "I took a look of drugs as a kid, so I'm just winging it," joked Cooke. "But actually a lot of research went into making sure the period was right... But Amanda went way over the top with it. Amanda mapped the whole neighborhood."
"I wanted to keep the flavor of our reality, but there are things that didn't happen in our reality that didn't happen there," said Conner. She noted that in the original book, Comedian is reading a paper about a heart transplant operation, before the event could have actually happened. "I feel I'm allowed to mess around with the timeline a bit," said Conner.
Talking about his Parker series, a fan asked if Cooke ever met writer Donald Westlake. "He was a funny man, and dry, and had absolutely no faith in my ability to do this," said Cooke. Cooke then talked about going back in forth, sending paintings, and Westlake continually shooting him down, even to the point of refusing to tell Cooke what Parker looked like. It was once Westlake saw that what Cooke wanted to do was, "visually present the character as he saw it, he wanted to do it."
Cooke also professed sadness that he was planning on having a signing with him and Westlake in San Diego, when the author passed away... But that he's found since, hundreds of readers have discovered not just read his graphic novels, but also Westlake's books.
On the Watchmen movie, Cooke said, "It was like being bored to death in slow motion," to huge laughs from the crowd.
Talking about weird Con stories, Conner said the weirdest request she ever got was for a "Princess Diana Centaur.
Then the question came up about licensed work versus original work. Conner said she knew the right answer was to say original work, but the "nerd in me" always is drawn to more mainstream work. Conner said he got all his dream projects, and will probably focus on original work going forward.
Next up was least favorite sketches. Both agreed that more complicated is worse, with Cooke saying, "Anything designed by Jim Lee." He also added, "Spider-Man is terrible, and it's worth it. The Huntress is terrible, and it's not worth it."
On whether they like to work in a small group, or large group, Cooke said he'd prefer to be a cartoonist, like how he is with Parker, where he handles nearly every aspect. "But then again, it's great to work with your friends... But I find the bigger the pot, the more trouble," said Cooke. Conner noted that she's a "good soldier, I do like working with people. But I'm a bit of a control freak, people sometimes need to bend to me."
Asked whether we'd see more of Parker's friend Grofeld, Cooke said yes, in abbreviated form - that the two linked novels will both be adapted into forty-eight page halves of a graphic novel that will be released in 2014.
Then it was time for the art! Here we go:
...And that was it! Thanks Canada, you've been real, we'll see you next year.


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Editor�s Note:� Last week we looked at the spirit of the Sabbath.� This week we look at the spirit of the tithe.� Interestingly, both of these commands of the Lord�often associated with the Mosaic Law�were both given before the Law was instituted.�� Preaching on these topics invariably brings unique challenges to the pulpit and shepherding ministry.� Here, SermonCentral guest writer Dean Shriver grapples honestly as a pastor with various issues surrounding preaching the tithe.� You may also view Dr. Shriver�s excellent sermons on various passages and topics here.
����������� Tithing�I believe every Christian should do it.� But can I preach that?� Like you, I�m committed to preaching only what the Bible clearly teaches.� Unfortunately, I�ve always found the Bible�s teaching about a believer�s responsibility to tithe to be fuzzy around the edges.� Off the top before taxes?� Off the bottom after taxes?� All to the church (ours in particular!)?� Off of income or off of possessions?� Of course the problem isn�t with Scripture.� The problem is me.�
When it comes to giving, my own preferences, opinions, and training make it hard for me to approach relevant texts with a clear and teachable mind.� On the one hand, I know that the tithe is �law� and that, in Christ, we�re no longer under the Law.� Still, it�s hard for me to fathom how anyone can honestly taste the sweetness of God�s grace only to turn around and �Scrooge� God by giving Him less than 10%.� The very idea makes me want to raise my voice, pound my pulpit, and thump my Bible!� Which is exactly why I�m not yet ready to preach that sermon on tithing.�� But I�m getting closer.�
��������� On a recent jog, I began to think again about the issue of tithing.� It occurred to me that there�s more than one way to tithe.� In fact, three distinct forms of tithing are practiced in the Bible.� Only one is legitimate for the believer.�
��������� The form of tithing most often addressed in Scripture is �tithing as covenant.�� This practice of tithing was specific to Israel as the covenant people of God.� It was part of the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 27:30-33; Numbers 18:21-32; Deuteronomy 14:22-29).� Under the Covenant, God promised to materially bless Israel for obedience and, conversely, to judge them (strip them of their prosperity) for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28 and Malachi 3:8-12).�
This model for tithing has no direct relevance to us as New Testament believers.� In Christ, we live under a new covenant.� Our lives are not governed by the written code but by the indwelling Holy Spirit who writes His �law� on our hearts (Galatians 5:18; Hebrews 8:7-13).
��������� The Bible also describes a second kind
of tithing that is both condemnable and, I fear, far too common��tithing as
legalism.�� In Jesus� day, it was the
religious leaders who practiced this perversion of Israel�s covenant
tithe.� Christ�s condemnation of
legalistic tithing was absolute,
�Woe to you scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites!� For you tithe mint and dill
and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and
mercy and faithfulness.� These you ought
to have done without neglecting the others.�
You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel� (Matthew 23:23-24)!
��������� In His relationship with Israel, God intended the tithe to be an avenue to blessing.� The religious manipulators of Jesus� day turned the blessing into burden.� Instead of expressing faithfulness to God�and oneness of heart with God for ministry and the poor�the tithe became little more than a means to satisfy �religious obligations.�� Such satisfaction leads to pride (Luke 18:9-12) and, in the end, restricts giving.� After all, once our �obligation� is satisfied, what more could God want?� It�s no wonder Jesus so strongly denounces legalistic tithing.�
Yet, how easily the sin of the Pharisees can become our sin too!� Effective ministry requires money�money that comes from God�s people.� Believers need to give�both for their own sake and the sake of the Kingdom.� Since they need to give, we need to preach about giving.� When we do, however, we must be careful not to turn blessing into burden.� We must refuse to preach �tithing as legalism.�� So what�s the alternative?�
Tithing as worship!����������������
In Scripture, �tithing as worship� was practiced prior to both the establishment of �tithing as covenant� and the perversion of �tithing as legalism.�� The principle of �tithing as worship� is �pre-Law.�� It�s established in Genesis 14:17-24 where Abram gives a tenth of his plunder to Melchizedek, King of Salem.� Melchizedek, in turn, blesses Abram.� Hebrews 7:1-10 defines the significance of these acts declaring that it is the superior who blesses the inferior and the inferior who pays tithes to the superior.�
�Tithing as worship,� then, is first an act by which we acknowledge that God is both our superior (the Sovereign Lord) and the source of all blessing.�
But �tithing as worship� does more than acknowledge God.� It expresses our personal allegiance to Him.� We see this in Genesis 28:10-22.� Here, God reveals himself to Jacob in a dream.� In response, the patriarch vows, �the Lord shall be my God�and of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.��� For Jacob, the �tithe as worship� became a natural expression of his decision to follow the God of His Fathers.� In the same way, the �tithe as worship� becomes an almost instinctive way for us to express our allegiance to the God of our Salvation.�������
A third, and critical, element of �tithing as worship� is thanksgiving.� �Tithing as worship� expresses overflowing gratitude towards God.� It breaks free from guilt as the motivation for giving.� Its ultimate focus is the condition of one�s heart�not the percentage of one�s income.�
On the topic of percentages, I find the words of John H.
Walton and Andrew E. Hill to be practical.�
They write,
�How are we to show our gratitude to God other than by
giving back a portion?� If 10 percent
was considered an acceptable portion by God as an expression of gratitude then,
why should we view it any differently today?�
We might consider 10 percent as a benchmark just as we consider 15
percent a benchmark for tipping.� The
extent of the customer�s gratitude and appreciation is demonstrated in the size
of the tip.� It would be considered the
ultimate rudeness or the consummate insult to leave no tip at all.� So it is to God if we return no portion to
him.� In addition, there are occasions
when the situation calls for a contribution exceeding the benchmark� (Old Testament Today; Zondervan: 2004, 270-271).�
Again it must be said�ultimately, �tithing as worship� isn�t about percentage of income.� It�s about the overflow of one�s heart.� 2 Corinthians 8:5 is clear.� When we first give ourselves to the Lord, any act of giving pleases him�whether above or below the �benchmark.�� �For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have� (2 Corinthians 8:12).������
How then, can we preach the tithe?� First, we recognize that �tithing as covenant� has no direct relevance to New Testament believers.� Second, we acknowledge that �tithing as legalism� is just plain sin�both for those who practice it and those who preach it.� Only the principle of �tithing as worship� remains.� That�s the tithing we can preach!� �Tithing as worship� is our opportunity to acknowledge that God is God.� He is ruler over our lives.� He is the source of every blessing we enjoy.� More than that, �tithing as worship� expresses our allegiance to God in a very personal and concrete way.� And finally, �tithing as worship� manifests a heart overflowing with thanksgiving towards God.�
With this in mind, perhaps we should be less concerned with whether people tithe and more concerned with why they tithe.� Ultimately, tithing isn�t about percentage of income or money in the plate.� It�s about worship!�
Tithing as worship�I think that will preach!
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PELLA--Digging deep for one of its strongest efforts of the year, the Central College women's basketball team nearly pulled off a stunner in the season finale Saturday before No. 6 Simpson College escaped with a 70-68 win.
The Dutch led 32-29 at the half before Simpson used a 6-0 run to go up 53-46. Central chipped away and guard Alyssa Schwartz (senior, Titonka, WCLT HS) connected for a three-point play before draining a 3-pointer to tie the score, 55-55, at the 9:13 mark. With just under five minutes left, Simpson silenced the Dutch in a 7-0 burst to lead 69-64 with 1:25 remaining. Two Schwartz free throws and a Nicole Strasko (forward, Roland, Roland-Story HS) layup brought Central within one, but the Storm knocked down a free throw and deterred Central's last-second play to tie the game.
"Simpson picked up their defense at the end," coach Mike Jacobsma said. "There's a reason why they're ranked sixth. They can go to another level when they want."
Central placed three in double digits. Schwartz finished with a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds. Guard Rachel Evans (sophomore, Fort Dodge) scored 15 points, all in the first half, and Strasko had 12 points. Evans, Strasko and forward Hilary Beaird (junior, Burlington) registered six rebounds apiece. Guard Kenzie Vander Molen (sophomore, Pella) added six assists.
"We played together as team and everyone was on the same page today," Jacobsma said. "I'm proud of our players. We had Simpson on the ropes and were fighting until the end."
The Dutch shot 48 percent from the floor, including 41.7 from long distance. Simpson (23-2 overall, 13-1 conference) hit 40.8 percent and forced 21 Central turnovers. The Dutch dominated the glass with a 40-26 rebounding edge.
"We settled down after the first five minutes and committed to executing and shot the ball well," Jacobsma said. "We also did a great job rebounding on both ends of the floor, which was another reason why we were in the game."
Along with Schwartz and Strasko, guard Katie Kepford (senior, Dunlap, Boyer Valley HS) and center Allison Kolker (senior, Lawton, Lawton-Bronson HS) closed out their Central careers. Schwartz's 109 career 3-pointers rank tied for third in the school record books. Strasko's 98 games played rank tied for fifth.
"We're going to miss these four seniors and I feel really fortunate to have been able to coach them for two years," Jacobsma said.
Central closed the year at 10-15 overall with a 3-11 league mark. Ten wins is the program's most victories since 2003-04 and three conference wins is the best mark since 2008-09.
"We turned another corner this year," Jacobsma said. "It's time to build on those 10 wins and use the momentum of this game as a springboard in the offseason. We want to come back ready to compete in the Iowa Conference every night next year and make the conference tournament."


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- Soybean price swings reflect changing supply, demand expectations
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• November 2012 soybean futures reached a high of $14 in September 2011, declined to about $11.20 in December 2011, rebounded to almost $14 in early April and again in early May 2012, and traded to a low of $12.45 in the current trading session.
• Much of the strength in soybean prices during the first three months of this year reflected deteriorating production prospects in South America.
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Planting progress supports yield potential
"One factor that should support yield potential is the small percentage of the crop planted late this year," Good said. "Late planting can be characterized in a number of ways since production occurs over a large geographic area, planting occurs over a period of several weeks, and planting has generally occurred earlier over time.
"We have defined late planting as the percentage of the crop planted after May 30 in the major soybean-producing states included in the USDA's Crop Progress report. Based on that definition and weekly planting progress reported by the USDA, we estimate an average of 34 percent of the crop was planted late in the 26 year period from 1986 through 2011."
Good reported that the smallest percentage planted was 13.6 percent in 2000. Some of the late planting each year reflects soybeans planted following winter wheat harvest.
"Only 11 percent of the crop was reported as not yet planted as of May 27 this year, so a new record low percentage of the crop was planted late this year," Good said.
"With an early harvest of the soft red winter wheat crop, even most double-cropped soybeans will be planted in a timely fashion. Timeliness of planting is not the most important factor in determining yields, but an early-planted crop suggests a higher yield potential than if an average percentage of the crop had been planted late," he said.
Beginning this week, Good said the USDA's weekly Crop Progress report will include an assessment of soybean conditions.
Historically, there has been a positive relationship between the percentage of the crop rated in good or excellent condition at the end of the season and the magnitude of the U.S. average yield relative to trend.
Early-season ratings are not always indicative of end-of-season ratings. On average, the percentage of the crop rated in good or excellent condition at the end of the season since 1986 was six points lower than at the beginning of the season. End-of-season ratings exceeded those at the start of the season in only four of those 26 years.
"Still, yield expectations will follow weather developments and condition ratings over the next three months," Good said.
"On the demand side, the pace of exports and export sales will be one of the most important price factors as the world adjusts to the small South American crop and troubling economic conditions," Good said. "Export commitments for the current year ending August 31 exceed the USDA's projection of 1.315 billion bushels for the year, which is not unusual," Good said.
He added that sales for delivery during the 2012-13 marketing year had reached 393 million bushels as of May 24, the most ever for this early in the year, and that 77 percent of those sales were to China with 18 percent going to unknown destinations.
"The small South American harvest and the strong pace of export sales suggest that soybean prices will be very sensitive to U.S. production prospects," Good said. "Substantial price swings are likely to continue, providing producers with opportunities for additional sales of the 2012 crop."


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All the bridges have been broken, the dust has settled, and the winners have emerged at the 40th Annual Colorado High School Bridge Building Contest. In all, 46 high school students from around the State of Colorado had their bridges tested in today's event held at the Bureau of Reclamation's laboratory in Denver. In Region 1, Rebecca Travers, a student at Center Academy in Lakewood, won when her 22.51 gram basswood bridge held 139.343 kilograms. That is more than 6190 times its own weight.
Other students who placed in Region 1 are: Second, Taylor DiTallo of Ponderosa High School; Third, Kenneth Feehs of Arapahoe High School; Fourth, Melanie Auger of Ponderosa High School; and Fifth, Kyle Parag of Ponderosa High School.
In Region 2, Gavin Griffith, a student at Rifle High School in Rifle, won when his 24.71 gram basswood bridge held 147.907 kilograms. That is more then 5985 times its own weight.
Other students who placed in Region 2 are: Second, Michael Campbell of Rifle High School; Third, Tyler Sobieck of Coronado High School; Fourth, Cameron Misegadis of Coronado High School; and Fifth, Ryan Pelton of Cheyenne Mountain High School.
In the team competition from Region 1, Ponderosa High School in Parker finished first with their three bridges holding more then 11,200 times their own weight. Other teams from Region 1 are: Second, Arapahoe High School; Third, Center Academy; Fourth, Denver School of Technology; and Fifth, Cherry Creek High School.
In the team competition from Region 2, Rifle High School in Rifle finished first with their three bridges holding more then 13,100 times their own weight. Other teams from Region 1 are: Second, Coronado High School; Third, Cheyenne Mountain High School; Fourth, Centauri High School; and Fifth, Rangely High School.
This year students designed a simplified version of a real-world bridge. The bridges were built with basswood and glue. The winning models were determined by the structural efficiency ratio, which is the maximum load divided by the weight of the bridge.
The state is divided into two regions, northern (Region 1) and southern (Region 2), with winners determined from each region. The first and second place winners from each region will be invited to compete in the international competition to be held on April 28, 2006, in Chicago, Ill.
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In Defense of Elitism
Posted on Sep 23, 2008
By Sam Harris
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"But governor, this is neurosurgery, and you have no training as a surgeon of any kind."
"That's just the point, Charlie. The American people want change in how we make medical decisions in this country. And when faced with a challenge, you cannot blink."
The prospects of a Palin administration are far more frightening, in fact, than those of a Palin Institute for Pediatric Neurosurgery. Ask yourself: how has "elitism" become a bad word in American politics? There is simply no other walk of life in which extraordinary talent and rigorous training are denigrated. We want elite pilots to fly our planes, elite troops to undertake our most critical missions, elite athletes to represent us in competition and elite scientists to devote the most productive years of their lives to curing our diseases. And yet, when it comes time to vest people with even greater responsibilities, we consider it a virtue to shun any and all standards of excellence. When it comes to choosing the people whose thoughts and actions will decide the fates of millions, then we suddenly want someone just like us, someone fit to have a beer with, someone down-to-earth—in fact, almost anyone, provided that he or she doesn't seem too intelligent or well educated.
I believe that with the nomination of Sarah Palin for the vice presidency, the silliness of our politics has finally put our nation at risk. The world is growing more complex—and dangerous—with each passing hour, and our position within it growing more precarious. Should she become president, Palin seems capable of enacting policies so detached from the common interests of humanity, and from empirical reality, as to unite the entire world against us. When asked why she is qualified to shoulder more responsibility than any person has held in human history, Palin cites her refusal to hesitate. "You can't blink," she told Gibson repeatedly, as though this were a primordial truth of wise governance. Let us hope that a President Palin would blink, again and again, while more thoughtful people decide the fate of civilization.
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By Carlisticeday in Brockport, October 1, 2008 at 2:58 am Link to this comment
Yes, we are a willfully ignorant people. That is how we can do what we've done in so many places around the world without so much as a peep from Joe and Jane Blow. But our so-called press is partly to blame for this, too.
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...especially in the editorial rooms. When NEWSWEEK published this article, they chose to retitle it as 'When atheists attack'—that sounds like something you'd see in the supermarket checkout line on one of the tabloids. Could this be because their parent corporation wants people to approach an article that might actually be INFORMATIVE and offer up an alternative viewpoint to that usually featured in NEWSWEAK (a) with their mood pre-set to 'hostile' or (b) to skip it altogether?
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""They think they're better than you!" is the refrain that (highly competent and cynical) Republican strategists have set loose among the crowd, and the crowd has grown drunk on it once again. "Sarah Palin is an ordinary person!" Yes, all too ordinary."
Let's get serious! This chick is anything but ordinary and just like the rest of us. She's an heir to a candy fortune! Worst, I suspect she can't tie her own shoes. And, she was born in the American Midwest.
I'm personally sick and tired of these useful reactionary idiots from affluence and wealth temporarily inconveniencing themselves to pretend to be 'one of the little people' just long enough to dupe a bunch of knuckle-dragging rubes that they are the interesting among us with whom having a beer is a good thing. Didn't we fall hard enough for that ruse with that trust funded terrorist from Connecticutt who claimed to be from Texas?
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Let's imagine Palin as President.
By Carol A., September 24, 2008 at 8:51 am Link to this comment
Yesterday's photo op with world leaders at the UN provided sufficient evidence that Palin's handlers are shielding her from unscripted, uncontolled questions from the media. Photographs of an attractive woman don't convey her lack of knowledge and experience. As long as she's kept behind a teleprompter, she appears smart, tough, and gutsy, something that appeals to women. By keeping tight control, the McCain campaign hopes to avoid any gaffes or probes into some of her social positions and scandals that could make Palin a liability. It also serves to keep expectations low for her debate with Joe Biden.
Voters have been denied a chance to learn about Palin's true character, experience, knowledge, and understanding of foreign affairs. She is the second least experienced VP candidate in our nation's history. She is a wildcard and a reckless choice, with a 1 in 5 chance of actually becoming President. In these economic times, with two wars raging, an energy crisis, climate change, and a new world order developing, Sarah Palin is far too much of a risk.
It's time for the media to ignore McCain and Palin. Black them out- no photos, no reporters, no entourage on the Double Talk Express- nothing! Let them stew in their own juice until they make Palin available.
By Ivan Hentschel, September 24, 2008 at 8:34 am Link to this comment
"Mediocrity" is far too often the norm. It is a word for the general mental state of America, that we overlook too often and, sadly and just as often, accept as "enough".
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I wonder if the words you're actually looking for are "competency" and "anti-intellectualism". Bush and Co are "elites" but not in the sense of elite runners or troops. They are rather elites in the sense of unearned privilege. If competency was part of the meaning of elites we wouldn't be in half the trouble we're in.
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Can we please put this nonsense that Lincoln could have avoided war by buying the slaves to bed forever?
Here is President Lincoln's Message to Congress recommending compensated emancipation delivered March 6, 1862:
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives:
I recommend the adoption of a joint resolution by your honorable bodies, which shall be substantially as follows:
Resolved , That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
If the proposition contained in the resolution does not meet the approval of Congress and the country, there is the end; but if it does command such approval, I deem it of importance that the States and people immediately interested should be at once distinctly notified of the fact, so that they may begin to consider whether to accept or reject it. The Federal Government would find its highest interest in such a measure, as one of the most efficient means of self-preservation. The leaders of the existing insurrection entertain the hope that this Government will ultimately be forced to acknowledge the independence of some part of the disaffected region, and that all the slave States north of such part will then say, "The Union for which we have struggled being already gone, we now choose to go with the Southern section." To deprive them of this hope substantially ends the rebellion, and the initiation of emancipation completely deprives them of it as to all the States initiating it. The point is not that all the States tolerating slavery would very soon, if at all, initiate emancipation; but that while the offer is equally made to all, the more northern shall by such initiation make it certain to the more southern that in no event will the former ever join the latter in their proposed confederacy. I say "initiation" because, in my judgment, gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all. In the mere financial or pecuniary view any member of Congress with the census tables and Treasury reports before him can readily see for himself how very soon the current expenditures of this war would purchase, at fair valuation, all the slaves in any named State. Such a proposition on the part of the General Government sets up no claim of a right by Federal authority to interfere with slavery within State limits, referring, as it does, the absolute control of the subject in each case to the State and its people immediately interested. It is proposed as a matter of perfectly free choice with them.
In the annual message last December I thought fit to say "the Union must be preserved, and hence all indispensable means must be employed." I said this not hastily, but deliberately. War has been made and continues to be an indispensable means to this end. A practical reacknowledgment of the national authority would render the war unnecessary, and it would at once cease. If, however, resistance continues, the war must also continue; and it is impossible to foresee all the incidents which may attend and all the ruin which may follow it. Such as may seem indispensable or may obviously promise great efficiency toward ending the struggle must and will come.
The proposition now made (though an offer only), I hope it may be esteemed no offense to ask whether the pecuniary consideration tendered would not be of more value to the States and private persons concerned than are the institution and property in it in the present aspect of affairs.
While it is true that the adoption of the proposed resolution would be merely initiatory, and not within itself a practical measure, it is recommended in the hope that it would soon lead to important practical results. In full view of my great responsibility to my God and to my country, I earnestly beg the attention of Congress and the people to the subject.
Source: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=70130
And, if you think someone should have considered compensated emancipation before the war began, consider this from an address delivered to a pro-slavery convention in Missouri in 1855:
…abolition, under existing circumstances, is believed to be morally impossible. In 1850, according to the census of the United States, there were in the slave States, including the District of Columbia, three million one hundred and ninety-five thousand nine hundred and fifty-one slaves. The average value of an ordinary lot of slaves is generally estimated at one-half the price of a prime field hand. Such a slave will now readily sell for 1200 dollars. Taking $600, then, as the average, it will give us 1,917,570,600 dollars as the total value of the slaves in 1850. The natural increase, since that time, makes it reasonable to estimate the present value, in round numbers, at two thousand millions of dollars. At six per cent., the annual interest on that sum will amount to one hundred and twenty millions.
Strike out of existence at once this vast amount of productive capital, and it is not in the power of human arithmetic to express, the financial ruin that would result, not merely to the slaveholding, but also to the non-slaveholding States, and to the civilized world. Besides, it should not be forgotten that negro slaves are constitutionally adapted to labor in those climates where the great staples of cotton, rice and sugar can be produced. Emancipation, therefore, would convert this vast region, the abode of wealth, civilization and refinement of the highest order, into a howling wilderness. The loss of productive property in land, houses, machinery, and improvements of various kinds, thus rendered valueless, can hardly be estimated…
But the financial ruin is by no means the most important item in this account of prospective abolitionism. Look to St. Domingo and the British West Indies. In short, look where you please, all history attests that emancipation would be the greatest calamity that could be afflicted on the blacks themselves: that American slavery has elevated their character, and ameliorated their condition, in all respects; that wherever fanaticism or misguided philanthropy has cut them loose from the guardianship of the white race, they have not merely degenerated, but have retrograded with rapid strides towards a savage, and even brutal race….
….it may be objected, that slavery is a moral wrong; that our obligation to do right is paramount to all others; and that it never can be justifiable to do wrong from an apprehension of any evils, whether real or imaginary, that may be anticipated to result from doing right… [however] All who are well informed on the subject know that if the Bible sanctions anything, it sanctions slaveholding. The most candid and prominent of the anti-slavery leaders (whether religious or infidel) have, within the last ten years, totally abandoned the Bible argument; and many of the latter class may now be heard blaspheming the God of the Bible in terms so malignant and fiendish, as might well make demons shudder….
Source: Missouri's War: The Civil War in Documents edited by Silvana R. Siddali


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Rebecca DeKeuster's first job at the Berkeley Patients Group in 2004 was selling medical marijuana to patients for $14 an hour.
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In a sign of the growing professionalization of the medical cannabis industry, Mark Rhoades and Ali Kashani, the owners of the Berkeley development company Citycentric Investments, have teamed up with Debby Goldsberry, a founder of the Berkeley Patients Group, to open a number of medical marijuana facilities around the East Bay.
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Despite heavy advertising and early black market interest, Apple's AAPL iPhone is an expensive flop in Russia, according to a reportposted Thursday by Svetlana Gladkova.
Gladkova, Russian editor of the tech blog Profy.com, writes that Russia's three major carriers cut a deal with Apple last year that requires them to sell a total of 3.5 million iPhones over a period of two to three years.
But in the first 6 months after Apple's phone became officially available, according to CNews Russian, the three carriers — in conjunction with their Russian retail partners — only managed to sell 250,000.
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But the bigger problem is the iPhone's sticker price. Most cell phones in Russia are sold without a contract, and contract-free iPhones were initially offered there for more than $1,000 each. That's since come down to $700 to $800, but even this, says Gladkova, "is definitely not a price that makes it an affordable phone."
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As farmers we prepare all winter for the arrival of spring. There are lots of cold days working our way through equipment that has to perform all summer long. In the worst weather we retreat to the office to spend time planning the timing of planting and harvest of all of our produce. It's during this time that the excitement for the new season really begins.
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Winter is holding on tight this year and seems to be very stubborn in wanting to leave. The native trees in our area are all blooming and starting to grow leaves signaling that they are ready for spring as well. Our greenhouses are packed full of little seedlings that are ready to head out to the fields but must continue to wait.
It's at times like these that we can really reflect on how important our environment is and our responsibility to care for our land. Taking care of our soil also has the wonderful benefit of providing so many great tasting products for all of our friends. Even though we are all excited to get started out in the fields we will continue to remain patient for spring to truly arrive.
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Barbosa should be happy, if he goes to New York. He'll go from a championship contender to a #1 draft pick favorite. lol
Talk about a messed up joke...
"For those of you who missed the LA/Phoenix game, a funny story about Barbosa. Apparently he received a phone call to his hotel room asking him to come to the front desk and he received word from Kerr that he was traded to the Knicks. He immediately went and found assistant coach and mentor Dan DAntoni who saw how upset Barbosa was and asked him what was wrong. Barbosa responds by saying, I thought you guys liked me, and then tells him about the news. Dan tells him there is absolutely no truth to the rumor and that the next time he checks into a hotel he should use an alias rather than his real name. I didnt realize that players checked into their hotel rooms on road trips, but funny story regardless.
Imagine being traded from the Suns (or anywhere, really), to New York? I could almost feel his stomach drop."
Barbosa should be happy, if he goes to New York. He'll go from a championship contender to a #1 draft pick favorite. lol
u know i just want the knicks 2 do me 1 FAVOR...shut all these people wrong and just win a championship =/...god i sound like Isiah
Me, too. But if Ewing and Oakley couldn't do it, Curry and Randolph definitely can't. lol
i think we gonna get another good draft pick....a franchise player...but some1 or some team will always stop us from winning it all...and well never win another championship! =/
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Skip to comments.BOB MENENDEZ AND HOOKERS?
Posted on 10/31/2012 10:52:18 PM PDT by Brown Deer
Dominican hookers, to be specific. This is what were hearing about the sex scandal involving a powerful senator in a headline being touted by Drudge, with a story by the Daily Caller promised late tonight.
UPDATE: Shortly after the Drudge Report headline went up, my associate Ali Akbar got a tip that the story involved Sen. Menendez of New Jersey and at least one prostitute with whom he trysted on a taxpayer-funded trip to the Dominican Republic. Within one hour, Akbar had confirmed this with other sources, and we understand that numerous reporters in D.C. have heard similar reports.
UPDATE II: Some online sources are saying underaged Dominican hookers, but Alis sources cannot confirm the age of the alleged partner.
UPDATE III: Menendezs Republican challenger is Joe Kyrillos who, unless Im mistaken, suddenly became a serious contender.
That's a resume enhancement for a rat.
Well, this should be entertaining.
Finally, some news. Thanks.
Forget it. He's a Rat, so it won't hurt him.
Those DemocRATS are really taking Dunham's "First Time" ad seriously. LOL!!!! The right of Prima Nocta for the 'RAT lords.
Too bad he isn't a Democrat. Sex with a prostitute is a resume enhancer for Democrats. Dang.
Evidently, Menendez has been touring NJ with Obama and Christie, today. Hope we have lots of pictures of him with Obama.
If they were under age he should be executed or exiled to the sun.
I don't see how this affects someone in the party of Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Gerry Studs..
Ya sure about this?
That just don't sound right, Ali Akbar???????????
If indeed it does involve Menedez, how is that a campaign sex scandal? Or, is he part of the campaign?
I'm pretty certain Studds' punch was underage, he got a standing ovation on the House floor!
Finally, some news. Thanks.
WA Times beat both Drudge and Daily Caller.
LOL. Hopefully....
Lovely that he used taxpayer money, the cheapskate.
It won't!
Its all about sex, there's nothing to see here and its time to move on.
Bubba can teach good ol' Bob a thing or two about why ex-martial sex is a Democrat career-enhancer!
This disclosure couldn't have come at a more opportune time for Menendez. So he got serviced? He's a Democrat!
There's a balloon floating around in front of her face. ;-)
Well maybe most of the time, but in this case, they have Menendez on tape, saying the Secret Service members who were also involved should be fired.
Maybe Menendez should be fired as well.
Wait — he IS a Democrat. (Didn't read it carefully) Great. Democrats are the party of fornication, abortion and perversion. It is right in their platform. So, he is a good representative of a Democrat.
According to the article, he even stiffed them.. So to speak..
shot i was hoping for a live boy or a dead girl.
Dog bites man?
I just wasted a few hours of my life waiting for this story to release- is this all it is? This is just typical of the Dem party. In a couple days, this will go away. Yawnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
(Photo: Dith Pran, NYT)
So, if Menendez is up for reelection, will the dems yank him and replace him on the ballot with Lautenberg, making Lautenberg the only person to hold both senate seats at the same time???
it's tied to stimulus $$$ - your tax dollars at work!
Precisely correct.
Rat voters couldn't care less about character, honesty, and integrity. With them, it's all about getting the "free stuff" confiscated for them from their working neighbors by Democrat politicians and handed over in exchange for votes.
This scandal will have no effect on Democrat turnout for Menendez.
If true, may God damn the Sheeple of New Jersey!
Here's a link to an article and picture of Obama, Menendez and Christie from today.
Maybe this is the reason that Christie has been so nice to Obama. Maybe Obama gave him no choice, saying that Bob Menendez had invited him and that Christie was welcome to play along, or else. This looks more like a campaign stop for Menendez than a tour of a disaster site. What nasty expressions those men have on their faces.
There is something about the way that guy looks that makes me think yeah, he likes 12-year-olds.
He is a Democrat
This is a big nothing burger!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! At about 2:00, he says the Secret Service scandal guys should be fired - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JVrpZtxUg
And what a cheapskate. But I guess he would call it saving the taxpayers money. From the story: They claimed Menendez agreed to pay them $500 for sex acts, but in the end they each received only $100.
Lena Dunham, actress cousin of Stanley Ann Dunham 0bama Soetoro.
Really? I think that there is a law against a Senator accepting in kind gifts like the use of private planes and island homes from donors.
Lookie there - 3 of the most corrupt guys you'll ever meet...
Menendez Says Secret Service Agents Should Be Fired if Reports are True http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JVrpZtxUg&sns=tw via @youtube
Yuck! No wonder he had to pay for sex. Are you sure he isn't gay?
why no party affiliation
Yep, at the 2:00 mark here...
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Justin and Adrienne's POVs would be most welcome, especially since Adrienne raised Justin's son by Angelica as her own. Also, I wish that as the adopted parents of two (or three) sons, J&A could have been able to voice the idea that giving a child up for adoption is a giving, loving thing to do rather than "turning your back on your child" and being "weak and cowardly" as was expressed by some characters onscreen. Yes, I know Will didn't go about it the right way and there's a reason most adoptions are now open and bio parents get lots of counseling, there was still no person voicing the idea that giving up the child to loving stable parents might actually be a wise and mature thing for both Will and Gabi to consider. Even Sonny, who grew up with adopted brothers, could probably give a voice to that. Has a soap every had an open adoption story over the long term that worked and didn't end up with deception and baby switching?
As for Sonny, I really think he's hurt on multiple levels. He held Will's hand through the long, drawn out coming out angst and really thought Will had gotten through it. Even though it was a one-night lapse, finding out about it must have been a kick in Sonny's stomach even though he wasn't with Will at the time. On top of that, Will had unprotected sex.
Then, there was the deception about the baby. I still love the moment at the church where without words, FS played it so much like Sonny knew what Will was going to say before he said it. All the signs he missed were falling into place in his mind. And looking back on it, Will really slid into the lying. At first, he wasn't wrong not to tell anyone. He and Gabi needed to decide together what their options were and who to confide in. But once the Nick plan started swirling around, Will so needed help and didn't reach out to the one person, besides Marlena, that he could truly trust. That must have hurt more than the actual lie.
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Website URL: http://www.homejobgroup.com
Company Name: Home Job Group
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Home Job Group is a work-at-home job database membership program that allows members access to a list of home job opportunities. For a one-time membership fee, the program promises to provide members with a constantly updated list of companies who are hiring people to work from home doing various types of jobs, such as customer service or data entry.
The people who run Home Job Group don't exactly guarantee you a job, but they do say that as a member you'll have access to many work-at-home job opportunities on a regular basis. Some of the jobs that they say they list regularly are virtual assistant, transcriptionist, graphic designer and article writer. The pay scale for any of these jobs varies according to the company and the work, but the program says that salaries are usually anywhere from $200 to $2,000 per week.
There is a one-time membership fee of $49.95 to belong to Home Job Group. This gets you access to their home jobs database whenever you want. They claim to have over 1500 participating companies who regularly post available jobs for those who want to work from their homes. You peruse the list whenever you want, and if you see a job listed that appeals to you, you apply directly to the company.
Home Job Group offers some bonuses for those who pay the membership fee and join the program. These bonuses include a resume writing kit, job placement assistance and some potentially helpful e-books. There is an 8-week money back guarantee in place if you join the program and find that it isn't working for you. Of course, they do encourage you to put some effort into looking for and applying for jobs that they have available, but they claim that if you do request a refund within those 8 weeks, they'll honor it with no questions asked.
Understandably, most people are skeptical about work-from-home programs that charge a fee for membership. Many of them are scams. Some people are concerned because the owners of Home Job Group are choosing to remain anonymous. That being said, you'd be hard pressed to find any bad feedback on the program. Most of the feedback is positive. People are reporting that they are finding home jobs through it. It's best to approach these types of programs with caution, but this one may be okay.
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This is through Clickbank
I just joined - I received an email from them as I had inquired a few days ago but did not pay to sign up. The email said I would get $25 off the $49.95 price if I completed a survey... so I did. Survey was like 3 questions about why I did not sign up the other day. Then they hooked me up for $24.95. Cool. While signing up I was taken back to the "thank you" page and noticed that this is sold through Clickbank. That was a great comfort because Clickbank will honor your refund requests if the request meets the guarantee guidelines/Clickbanks guidelines. Cannot really grade this yet, but because of their affiliation with CB I must give a B for now. Thanks.
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by danrenfos1 on August 4, 2011 at 5:25 PM CST
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Don't expect a refund
I was looking for a work-at-home job and joined the Home Job Group for $100. They made it very clear that if it didn't work out for you, you could get a refund with no questions asked. It wasn't long before I could see that the jobs being offered weren't going to work for me, so I asked for a refund within their allotted time. I made this request at least three times and got absolutely no response. I notified the BBB and they informed me that they also have received no response from this company. So if it works for you, great, but it was a waste of my time and money.
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by popper4 on January 19, 2010 at 11:07 PM CST
I work full time
Thanks to this website I am finally making money online in a home based environment. I love the fact that I can wake up in the morning, walk over to my computer and start my workday. I have attained 2 jobs while browsing and applying through here and they both are currently paying me over $15 an hour.
If the idea of being an affiliate marketer scares you or you hate MLM and just want some normal work to do then I guarantee you will find what you are looking for right here. The jobs on the site are legit and I am being paid weekly. Also the best part of this all is that I have just canceled my membership to them, but I still have access to their database, so I got my money back and I still have access. Best dollars I spent! I give this one a B+.
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by mattyjay1 on January 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM CST
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This isn't so legit
I joined this with the mindset that if there are 15 000 jobs available at least one should hire me. I guess I was wrong because not one person hired me. I have applied to probably 100 jobs and not received one reply back. I also will say this when browsing for jobs I found that someone had posted IM report card as a job, when you see this you know it isn't legit. IMRC is a guide to not getting scammed and a chance to make extra cash not a home job. So with all that being said, I did get my refund instantly and I also still have access to the website which is odd but a bonus. But I say skip this one.
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by moneyreview22 on January 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM CST
Your Hired
Home job group is a real legit site, I was so surprised to see this many jobs available to me online. I never would have figured there were over 15 000 jobs available. I have applied to many jobs through this and have received over 3 jobs in the past month. I am making roughly $22 an hour when you add all 3 jobs up, which is pretty awesome when you consider the cost of joining. I recommend joining at the $49.99 level, and if you click back on the page you can save $10. Great site, two thumbs up.
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by moneyreview11 on January 9, 2010 at 11:12 AM CST
Plenty of jobs, hard to get
There is no doubt that there are thousands of jobs on this website, they provide you with everything they say. As soon as I joined I received access to many jobs with different categories. I have found many jobs that interest me and have applied to several, as much as I like all the jobs that are posted on this site, I have not received one reply to my applications. Since I was not receiving any jobs from the site I decided to cancel my membership, for some reason I still have access to the job page for some reason and am still applying to many. If you have a good resume and online experience I think you can do well with this database, for this is just like applying to jobs in person. This is worth a try and a great place to link up with employers.
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by review8 on January 1, 2010 at 3:19 PM CST
Not really worth it
I have had a homejobgroup Premium membership account for about 3 weeks. In 3 weeks I can say that I have found lots of good jobs in their database, however, I'm pretty sure I could've found these jobs searching Google for free instead.
There's really nothing in homejobgroups database that you can't find on your own using google. So why pay?
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by Revan on November 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM CST
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Jobless to multiple jobs
I got laid off due to downsizing. I had experience but I wanted to stay home and work when my year old daughter was napping. I bit the bullet and joined. I searched their lists and found a few that sounded good. I applied to several jobs, some I had experience with and some I did not. I had 4 job offers about 30 days after I applied to jobs. Only 3 really sounded good, so I work for 2 companies and the third job is a freelance job when they need some extra work done. If you need a job and do not want to have to scan the internet to find just another company you have to pay and join, this is great because you pay once and have unlimited access.
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by jstack on November 20, 2009 at 9:59 PM CST
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Tons of Legit Jobs
When I came across this Home Job Group it sounded very interesting, but I was very nervous about spending money on another site. I have invested money before and it has turned out to be a scam. However after a few days of thinking it over, I decided to give it a shot and I will say it was probably the best 49 dollars I have spent. I have applied to a few jobs and submitted my resume. I haven't been offered a job yet, but I have only applied to a few. I have no degrees so that makes it a little bit harder for me. I do however suggest Home Job Group for everyone out there. There is something for everyone. I have full confidence that I will land a job in no time, I just have to put more effort into applying for the jobs. People have landed good paying jobs that are simple and best of all you get to stay home. I would recommend this to everyone and anyone, and I rate this site A+++.
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by Staphanie on October 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM CST
Found a job through this site
I signed up for this site about three months ago and the process was really easy. I paid the $49.95 and after I did I was given the list of opportunities available. I really like that there are so many to choose from and to apply to. I like the fact that I can pick and choose from one or multiple jobs. I applied for lots of different areas and finally got a job doing data entry. Right now I'm getting paid $250 week for simply entering in customers names into a database. This is just right for me. I will have to say that if you are a multi-tasker, then this is the site for you. It is well worth the money. This site is legit and that is what counts.
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by kyleskorner on October 15, 2009 at 2:37 PM CST
I found a job through them
Home Job Group has been very helpful to me. I couldn't find any work and I really needed to make money to help my family out. So I looked online and found this wonderful job site. I however had to pay $49.95, but it paid off when I found a nice job through them that paid me $350 a week. If it was not for Home Job Group I may not have had this wonderful opportunity of finding this wonderful job.
I recommend this job site to anyone that has been laid off or is having trouble paying their bills. I know you can find a job using this site. I did. It might take you awhile to find a job you like, but give it sometime and look at the jobs they have available each day.
Some of the kind of jobs they may have available are Administrative Work, Assembly, Billing, Graphic Design, Clerical Work and many other types of work. Give them a try and you may find something. I have told my family and friends about Home Job Group and my cousin found a job through them as well. I give this site two thumbs up.
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by kmkutny on October 15, 2009 at 2:28 PM CST
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This is a very nice site. When I first signed up I was very skeptical about this offer. I only signed up because they had a good promotional offer of signing up for only $14.95 dollars instead of the usual $49.95 dollars. This promotion has now ended though. I really like how many job opportunities they have, and this alone is worth more than the membership fee. I have not yet been accepted into an online job, but this is because I have not been a member for very long and haven't spent much time on the site. The ebooks that you receive upon signing up are nothing special. The only one that I have used is on how to write a good resume. Overall I would recommend singing up for this site because everyone I have seen has reported that they do pay and they have a huge list of job opportunities.
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Obamacare defunding effort splits GOP
ATLANTA So far, only a minority of Capitol Hill Republicans are demanding the next federal spending bill not include a dime for the Affordable Care Act.
But the issue carries added heft in right-leaning Georgia and already has created fissures that could help define GOP politics in the election year to come, forcing candidates to take sides and pushing tea party elements to use their clout.
At a rally at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday, tea party heavyweights warned wayward lawmakers that past resistance to the law known as Obamacare wasnt enough.
Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson can stop this disaster. Why wont they? said Brent Bozell, an influential conservative activist. Why should hard-working Americans have to pay for this train wreck? The only way to stop this train wreck is for them to say, enough is enough, and defund this monstrosity.
Chambliss retires next year, but Isakson faces re-election in 2016, making him a tea party target. Jenny Beth Martin, the co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, noted Isakson had previously voted dozens of times to repeal, dismantle or delay provisions of the health care law.
If you vote once to defund and then turn around and vote to use our hard-earned taxpayer dollars on this law, youre voting for and in favor of this law you claim to want to kill and repeal, she said. Which is it, Johnny? Are you in favor of or against the law? You cannot have it both ways.
The defund debate is the latest tactical confrontation between Republican hard-liners, most of whom are newer to Congress, and party leadership. The August congressional break has seen rallies from conservative and liberal groups on both sides of the issue, as well as some testy town hall meetings with lawmakers.
Fourteen conservative senators and 80 House members have signed letters advocating the GOP refuse to pass another spending bill if it includes any money to implement the health law.
Government funding expires Sept. 30, and if Congress cannot agree on a funding extension, known as a continuing resolution, then parts of the federal government would shut down. Loath to undercut the signature achievement of Barack Obamas presidency, Democrats dismiss defunding the Affordable Care Act out of hand.
Isakson said in an interview that risking a shutdown is unwise, particularly considering that most of the health-law money is considered mandatory and not covered by any continuing resolution. So if the attack succeeds, it still would not kill the law.
Isakson said he has voted against authorizing and funding the law many times, and he would like another vote to defund it, just not attached to a must-pass spending bill. He rejected the idea that this fall is lawmakers final opportunity to draw a line in the sand before people start enrolling in state-based health insurance exchanges.
I dont think its the last chance to get rid of Obamacare, Isakson said. I think those chances will come because it will crumble under its own weight given the problems (the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) is already having.
He shrugged off the coordinated efforts of conservative pressure groups such as Heritage Action for America and FreedomWorks, saying his repeated votes against the ACA speak for themselves.
There are a lot of people trying to raise money off it, Isakson said. Those who know what my record is, Ive got a perfect record. So I havent gotten too many calls on it.
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, a Georgia Republican, has a more urgent view of the fall budget battle. Graves wrote a bill to block Obamacare funding in any spending bill.
This is our chance to stop this train wreck, Graves said at a recent GOP rally. This isnt about a government shutdown. Its about stopping Obamacare. We have only a few short weeks to go, but were going to get it done.
Rep. Tom Price of Georgia took a more nuanced approach. He argued at a recent health care forum that behind-the-scenes outreach by Republican leaders coupled with quiet support from Democrats could persuade Obama to delay by a year the October deadline to establish the exchanges. Hes not against the defund option, but said the delay is more realistic.
The main pushback has been out of the administration. Are we pushing back? You bet we are. Because if you take any one component out of this, the whole thing doesnt work, said Price. The delay for a year is a solution.
The debate has split Georgias House Republicans down the middle, with five signing a letter urging House Speaker John Boehner to put forth a continuing resolution that defunds the health care law, and five sitting out.
Graves, Rep. Doug Collins and the trio of House members running for Senate next year -- Phil Gingrey, Paul Broun and Jack Kingston -- signed the letter, which pushed Boehner but did not issue a specific ultimatum to vote no on a bill that funds the law.
The issue is seeping into campaigns, too. The five main GOP contenders for next years open Senate seat support the move, while Democrat Michelle Nunn said the specter of a federal shutdown would be hurtful to the larger economy.
Former Rep. Bob Barr and state Sen. Barry Loudermilk, two candidates to succeed Gingrey, were both at the rally to support the defund effort. So was Brian Slowinski, a candidate for Brouns Athens-based district.
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