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Like last season's runaway hit "39 Steps," Marie Jones' "Stones in His Pocket" is both an immense challenge and a potential tour de force for actors.
Theatre XP/Key West Summer Stage's production, which opens Tuesday night at the Red Barn, tosses the ball to David Black and Quincy Perkins, and they run with it, portraying more than a dozen distinct characters, including a couple of women.
Set "Whenever" in a "scenic spot near a small village in County Kerry, Ireland," the dark comedy centers around the filming of a formula, Hollywood film -- the plot is reminiscent of "Gone With the Wind" minus the Civil War and moved across the Atlantic. Black and Perkins -- who not incidentally directs the show and is also, with Bob Bowersox, producing partner of Summer Stage -- play the hell out of village local Jake Quinn and aspiring screenwriter Charlie Conlon, extras hired for the shoot, plus all the other villagers and production staff. Of the array of lesser characters, Black as the young addict Sean and as the aged Mickey and Perkins as the blind priest and as the film's female lead Caroline Giovanni, the director's spoiled, immature, not very talented 20-year-old daughter, are especially memorable.
A week before the July 16 opening, in their first complete dress/tech rehearsal, the play had already jelled -- an unexpected happening, frankly, and high praise indeed for both acting and direction. The black box set is perfect for the show and the actors utilize the spare costume and set pieces well. All that talent and skill are not, however, a surprise.
Black is long-established as one of Key West's most versatile actors -- among many, many achievements, he was one of the amazing stars of "The 39 Steps."
Perkins, a Conch introduced to theater growing up in Key West, went off to school, came back a few years ago and immediately established himself as a force to be reckoned with on and off local stages. With Brandon Beach, Amber McDonald Good, Erin McKenna, Carolyn Cooper and a few others, Perkins stands with a whole new generation of young Key West actors -- and boyoboy, they are very, very good. (He gets extra points because, at the time of the run-through, he was the brand new father of two-day old Sienna Rose.)
Hats off, too, to a new generation of stage managers: Julia Tetreault is still in high school, albeit the Governors School for the Arts in Virginia, and cut her managerial teeth on "Talk Radio" and "Seafarer" last summer. Coming up for the next show, "Burn This," is Jack McDonald, famously experienced technically backstage (he also serves as Summer Stage's master electrician) but still young.
Summer Stage of late has presented three plays in which the characters are Irish or Irish-American, starting with the thought-provoking "Seafarer" last summer, then the reading of Bowersox's deeply moving "Moment of Grace" on July 1 (running Nov. 5-23 at the Barn). "Stones in His Pocket," while often funny and on several occasions shockingly sad, lacks the philosophical punch to provoke a rousing discussion over adult beverages after the show. It's almost a truism that show business is sometimes a rotten business -- no debate there. That leaves the audience to chew over the relative guilt of sins of omission and to celebrate the wonder of hope -- not, on second thought, such terrible topics of serious conversation.
If there are weaknesses in this play, they must be placed at the feet of Jones, the playwright. The plot simply isn't as clear as it might be and occasional lines are puzzling. Perhaps the actors can, heroically, clarify things by opening night -- but they really shouldn't have to. These two, however, are probably up to the challenge: how far does one have to go from awe-inspiring to miraculous?
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What's the best 120V out there? I'm considering the Bosch, but and am not interested in paying Fein multimaster type money.
I've had two Rockwells for more than three years now, no complaints and they are used frequently.
Well no complaints that is, except for the outrageous price of the damned blades and accessories. The accessories are all a major rip-off.:)
I have the Bosch. I have no problems with it other than that the blades are so expensive. Also, the Bosch sanding pad is different from all of the others I've found in that its bigger. Therefore you must have the Bosch pad to use the Bosch sandpaper. Its much better by far than the cordless Ridgid i had before.
I have the Harbor Freight one---(two actually) --the better one----Use it a lot more than I thought I would---tough tool and the blades are half the price of everyone elses.
According to. a Fine Homebuilding test, Bosch multi tool blades last the longest by far!
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$400 for everyday use is different than $40 for as needed DIY weekend project use I suppose. I do feel there is no such thing as either cheap luggage or cheap tools. Nothing is more dangerous than a bad tool or one wrong for the job.
Search this site for prior posts I cannot remember about multi-tools. I do remember blades and things working loose were an issue with the Rockwell and Craftsman versions. Somebody found the blades from Harbor Freight worked just fine in their Fein tools and that part of things can really add up.
Please post what you end up buying as I like to follow such things.
I own two Rockwells, they now use a differant screw to hold the blade on it's harder and has both socket head and a hex, The old ones where to soft and tended to round off.
I also found packs of 15 blades on Amazon.com for around $90.00. That's $6.00 a blade.
There's a few of each tooth configuration in the pack, but for some reason they all came with the same part number on them.
I haven't had reason to by blades or anything since out of the business but $6 sounds great if they hold up reasonably well.
As some know, I had a special relationship with a local sharpening shop that kept my drill bits and saw blades tipped, sharpened and true. They were cheap and it was so nice to pick up a tool and know it was going cut or drill nicely. It was never worth even trying to sharpen a done for Fein blade.
Speaking of multi-tools, I used mine last week to cut a few holes in Permabase CBU. The sheets were already installed. I was cutting holes for shampoo niches. It seemed like the grout blade might be appropriate, but I tried the regular toothed blade first. Well, it worked great. The teeth were completely gone after about 30 seconds, and the blade was 30% shorter by the time I finished. But it cut like a champ. LOUD, tho. Earplugs recommended.
i own both the rigid cordless and the bosch mx2.5. the bosch wins hands down over everything but the fein. i know several hardwood installers that have bought the dremel's only to have to replace them within a month
blade wise the bosch blades are great but pricey.. same with the feins. one hardwood flooring installer we use works for a high end flooring dealer which has their own installers for both hardwood and stairs.. all of their guys carry multi tools so they buy the fein blades by cases of 2000 which works out to $7 a blade as opposed to $23 individually.
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i have the harbor freight more expensive model. it works great !
imo a mandatory tool, even for a DIYer.
and yes, the blades/etc for them are expensive for what you get. but, they make a difficult job easy. so in the end, they are actually cheap.
i wouldnt really call them a must have tool for a diyer as its more of a specialty tool. i use mine all the time for finish work on remodels for getting into tight spots to make a clean cut.
the whole reason i originally bought mine was while on a large high end reno 2 years ago.. the original trim detail had the door casings sitting on top of the baseboard.. the new detail called for plinth blocks which meant cutting the baseboard back to fit the plinth blocks in. the original baseboard was 5 1/2" by 3/4 solid oak.. near impossible to make a nice clean cut with a recip for such a thing
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COMEDIAN Greg Davies admits he knew how to play a character wasted on ecstasy
– because he once got high on drugs himself.
In scenes from tonight's episode of hit BBC comedy Cuckoo, Greg's character
Ken Thompson takes E after mistaking the tablets for painkillers.
Greg told TV Biz: "I've not got a long history of drug-taking so I didn't have
a lot of material to draw on for those scenes and I didn't do any research.
"I remembered the one time I did get high and thought 'Yeah, I'll do that'.
"I was just being silly really but it felt right for someone off their face on
"The only thing I really did in preparation was hard physical labour because
Ken takes his shirt off and covers his chest with oil while high.
"I went down to the gym and sweated bucket-loads before that scene. It was a
great episode to film.
"Crashing my foot through a glass table dressed as a member of Dexys Midnight
Runners — with dungarees and a necktie — was pretty surreal."
Cuckoo — on BBC Three at 10pm — follows the Thompson clan as they struggle to
cope with their daughter's gap-year marriage to a hippie.
Ken and wife Lorna, played by Helen Baxendale, are initially shocked but
slowly adapt to life with their son-in-law.
But for unmarried Greg, the real shock was playing a dad for the first time.
Greg, who has a girlfriend but has no plans for children, said: "I'm not used
to acting, so becoming this man for six weeks was strange. And being called
'dad' by my on-screen kids was really peculiar. I don't know if it made me
broody but it certainly made me question lots of things. You start looking
at friends who have children in a different way. You start to empathise with
"As anyone on set will tell you, I am in complete denial about my age. I spent
a lot of time that I should have spent filming p***ing about.
"But the producers understand comedy. They know that people give their best
performances when they are having fun. So it wasn't too badly frowned on
that we were all p***ing about."
And Greg said working with Cold Feet star Helen was "brilliant".
He said: "There was one day of filming where I spent all day in bed with Helen
and I didn't stop laughing.
"There are a couple of bedroom scenes and I had to kiss her — and I'll admit I
was absolutely dreading it but she put me at ease."
He added: "One of the joys of this series is that on paper Cuckoo is this
hippie idiot — but he undeniably enriches the family with his ridiculous
I'd go Cuckoo, warns Helen
HELEN Baxendale, Greg Davies' Cuckoo co-star, says she would "go f***ing
mental" if her child got married on a gap year trip.
Helen said she wouldn't be as understanding as her character Lorna but added
that the mum was fun to play.
She said: "I would go f***ing mental at first if my daughter turned up at the
airport arrivals gate with a husband I knew nothing about. But Lorna has
quite a liberal approach.
"In the scenes where Greg's character, Ken, comes home after getting high he
looks awful, he has blood running down his face.
"If my partner did that I'd be horrified. But Lorna just says something to him
like, 'Oh, you smell of blood and sick', as if it was totally normal.
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UPS Canada hosts influential panel: The Future of Women in Logistics
For more than a century, International Women's Day (IWD) has recognized the enormous economic, social and political contributions of women around the world. This year's theme 'Inspiring Change' was the focus of UPS Canada's 'The Future of Women in Logistics' panel discussion which took place this morning. The event was an opportunity to gather women and men alike to discuss the changing industry of logistics and how women in particular can build their career in this field. Valuable insights from thought leaders from across the industry were shared with local businesses, government officials, UPS senior staff as well as the UPS Women's Leadership and Development (WLD) committee.
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Two people are dead and a 15-year-old girl was in critical condition after a pickup truck crashed into a tree on the Pali Highway early Sunday morning.
The crash happened at about 12:25 a.m. near Waokanaka Street, paramedics said. A 24-year-old man died at the scene, according to an Emergency Medical Services report. Paramedics also took a 15-year-old girl to the hospital in critical condition.
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The Dracaena marginata is a member of the Dracaena family (Liliaceae), a family that provides some of the most durable plants used indoors in offices building, hotels and malls but also as an everyday house plant.
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The marginata is probably the most versatile of all the Dracaenas. Some confuse this houseplant with a palm.
Although it may look palm-like as a larger specimen it is in the same family as the popular Yucca plant.
Marginata goes by many different names:
- Dracaena marginata
- Red edge dracaena
- Madagascar dragon tree
- Tree Dracaena
Add to that the marginata also has a few different 'cultivars':
- 'Tarzan'
- Magenta
- Tricolor
- Colorama
Throw in a few forms this versatile tropical is grown in:
- Bush
- Straight cane
- Staggered cane
- Tree form
- Character forms
… And it's easy to see why the Dracaena is one popular plant for indoor use. In general the marginata is rugged and carefree as an indoor plant adding a tropical appearance to any room it graces.
When planted in the landscape outdoors in south Florida a marginata can grow to heights of approximately 15 feet.
The leaves with red to purple stripes running along the edge find themselves sit atop long slender "canes". As new leaves emerge the oldest mature leaves yellow and fall off.
When marginata is grown for indoor use "stock" plants are planted the growing tips or long thin stems called "canes" are cut and rooted.
The rooted plants are planted into a variety of forms and grown on for use as a houseplant or in commercial applications by interiorscapers or plantscapers.
The Dracaena (all types) make for a great focal point in a room and many designers use staggered forms or character form to create interest.
One big advantage most all the Dracaenas provide for use as a house plant is the small footprint. You can get a tall upright 6′ character plant or other different and unique looks, which uses very little floor space.
Using canes of various lengths either straight, with bends and curves or multiple heads and planting the canes together lets growers produce fuller plants.
Dracaena Care For All Marginata Varieties
Like most Dracaenas marginatas will give you best results in bright yet indirect light. Although bright light is the preference it will handle lower light levels and the leaves will be thinner.
Plants sold as house plants have been acclimated to lower light, beware if you place an acclimated marginata in direct light of a period of time the leaves may get bleach spots or patches.
I like to use sub-irrigation on my plants indoors and self watering planters allow Dracaenas to evenly water the soil and also dry out evenly between refilling the reservoir.
If you're watering from the top let the plant dry out a little between waterings. When the soil is dry to the tough – water the plant thoroughly and drain off the excess water.
What temperatures are best?
The marginata is much like you enjoying a comfortable 75 degrees, allowing for this top notch "plant air cleaner" to remove pollutants like Formaldehyde from the air.
The leaves of any Dracaena over time will grab their share of dust. Clean these house plants regularly and remove the dust by wiping the leaves with a damp cloth.
Most plants you buy for the home will have enough fertilizer to last a long time – in general stay away from fertilizing indoor plants but if you must a weak liquid food will do.
If the plant's stems become too long and bare, cut them off at the desired height and new leaves will soon appear.
Dracaena Pests Problems?
Fortunately, indoors plant disease is a rare problem on the Dracaena family as a whole. The biggest problem come normally from improper watering – too much or too little – that's why I like sub-irrigation and the next problem would come from pests like mealybugs or spider mites.
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Root rot usually finds its way into the Dracaena problem camp when the potting soil is overwatered on a frequent basis or the soil mix does not drain quickly enough.
For most new to house plant care it's the overwatering that hurts the plant.
When the humidity gets too low like during the winter months leaf tips can brown.
If your marginata suffers from a sudden loss of leaves look for a number of possible causes:
- Exposure to temperature changes
- Cool drafts
- Overwatering or too much water
- Poor drainage (e.g. sitting in a saucer full of water)
- Heavy insect infestations
Another reason to stay away from fertilizing is because of fertilizer burn. Just like a lawn can be burned with fertilizer so can a Dracaena. The leaf tips and margins can become yellow or burn from over fertilizing.
Dracaenas are also very fluoride sensitive. This often shows up in yellowing on the leaf tips.
Marginata Cultivars
'Tarzan' USPP #15,065
Dracaena 'Tarzan' looks to be the new "King of the Marginata" world. Dracaena 'Tarzan' holds U.S. Plant Patent #15,065 and was discovered in 1998 as a single plant by Sunshine Tropical in South Florida.
While 'Tarzan' grows much like a marginata its leaves are distinctively wider, longer with a dark purple colored margin highlighted against the green glossy foliage.
In lower light levels 'Tarzan' will hold more it's leaves better and even grow setting itself apart from the regular marginata.
Here's a few unique characteristics distinguishing 'Tarzan' as a new distinct cultivar:
- Growth habit – Upright
- Slender stems mature to a woody trunk
- Fleshy leaves, glossy dark green in color with dark purple-colored margins
- Durable with excellent keeping quality
- Resistant to pests
Dracaena care for 'Tarzan' is like most Dracaenas.
'Tarzan' when used as a stand alone specimen makes a statement and can fill up and bring to life an otherwise barren corner.
Hail to the new 'King of Marginata'
Dracaena Magenta
The 'Magenta' cultivar gets it's name from the almost burgundy or magenta color down the leaf edge.
The variety is slowly see more production, but takes time to build a large enough stock to produce as many different forms you see in marginata.
'Magenta' in my opinion has a 'softer' look than the regular marginata variety.
After 'Tarzan', 'Magenta' would be my second choice.
Marginata Tricolor
'Tricolor' with its red leaf margins and white band or stripe running down the green leaf has been around for years but never quite caught on in popularity.
Most likely the white band in the leaves requires more light indoors to maintain a healthy plant. This variety will require more light than regular marginata.
Dracaena Colorama
'Colorama' similar in appearance and growth to `Tricolor' except you'll find red and ivory bands in the central section of the leaf.
Both 'Tricolor' and 'Colorama' have less chlorophyll than the common green species. They DO NOT grow as fast and require much more light to live indoors.
If you do not have a very bright area for 'Tricolor' or 'Colorama' varieties do not even attempt them indoors.
This versatile, easy care and unique looking plant available in so many forms fits into most any indoor area making it easy to see why the Dracaena marginata is a popular and important plant for use indoors. You can find the Dracaena marginata is almost any nursery or garden center.


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In a classic example of liberal hypocrisy, the far-left leaning, George Soros-funded group MoveOn.org has removed its controversial "General Betray Us" ad from its website.
For those that have forgotten, shortly after General David Petraeus issued his report to Congress in September 2007 concerning the condition of the war in Iraq and the success of that March's troop surge, MoveOn placed a full-page ad in the New York Times with the headline, "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?"
This created quite a firestorm with media outlets on both sides of the aisle circling the wagons to either defend or berate both the Times and MoveOn.
Now that President Obama has appointed Petraeus to replace the outgoing Gen. Stanley McChrystal to lead the war effort in Afghanistan, the folks on the far-left that castigated Petraeus when he worked for George W. Bush have to sing a different tune.
With that in mind, the ad, which has been at MoveOn's website for years, was unceremoniously removed on Wednesday as reported by our friends at Weasel Zippers:
It was there the last time Google cache took a screen shot of it (June 18th), so it was scrubbed sometime between then and today. If you try the link now (http://pol.moveon.org/petraeus.htm) it goes to MoveOn's default page.
I guess MoveOn couldn't possibly bash this General now that he's working for Obama.
To give readers an idea of the firestorm this created at the time, here are some NewsBusters articles published after this ad hit:
- CBS and NBC Morning Shows Ignore Dem Embarrassment Over MoveOn Ad
- Parroting MoveOn, Matthews Accuses Bush of 'Betrayal'
- Keith Olbermann Coined General 'Betray Us' Not MoveOn
- Senator Hatch Lashes Out at MoveOn and 'Nutroots'
- MRC's Bozell Slams NYT's MoveOn.org 'Betray Us' Ad Discount
- NYT Shares Plunge While It Deeply Discounts MoveOn's Ad Space
- NYT-MoveOn.org's 'Petraeus -- Betray Us' Ad Cited NYT's Own Reporting Wrongly
- NYT Rejected Advocacy Ads Like MoveOn's From Conservative Groups
- How Will Media Report Senate Vote Condemning MoveOn's 'Betray Us' Ad?
- Michael Kinsley Defends MoveOn's 'Betray Us' Ad
- Senate Condemnation of MoveOn's 'Betray Us' Ad Receives Mixed Coverage
- NYT's Public Editor Says Paper Made Mistake Running MoveOn's 'Betray Us' Ad
- Russert Lets Hillary Off Hook Concerning MoveOn's 'Betray Us' Ad
- New York Times Admits Discount Rate for Moveon.Org (Blogosphere Roundup)
- NYT Confesses: Mistake to Grant MoveOn.org Deep Discount
With Petraeus now part of the Obama administration, it's going to be fascinating watching all of the media members and outlets that supported MoveOn's ad now backtrack and gush over the General they once despised. Stay tuned.


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For those that have been following the G-8 summit in Germany, a formal declaration from the group has just been released (h/t Benny Peiser; section dealing with climate change begins on page 14, emphasis added throughout):
Since we met in Gleneagles, science has more clearly demonstrated that climate change is a long term challenge that has the potential to seriously damage our natural environment and the global economy. We firmly agree that resolute and concerted international action is urgently needed in order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security.
Given the media's global warming alarmist tendencies, a rather obvious question is raised: How will the press cover this declaration this evening and in tomorrow's papers?
In the end, as this is a joint statement with backing by the United States, it seems rather predictable that the media's take will be something like this:
A joint declaration from the meeting of the eight most developed nations taking place in Germany this week came out strongly in favor of international programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. This appears to be quite a slap in the face to the Bush administration given its reluctance to participate in the Kyoto Protocol, and may signal an end to the White House standing in the way of averting a climate disaster.
Can you hear Katie, Charlie, and Brian beginning their programs like that this evening?
Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, as this statement out of the G-8 really does nothing to move the United States – or any other nation for that matter – closer to participating in Kyoto.
Why? Because, as had been predicted by many, the G-8 didn't create any formal greenhouse gas emissions targets or caps. None.
As such, contrary to what you'll likely hear and read, and quite akin to what the folks at Stratfor wrote on Tuesday, this summit might mark the end of Kyoto as we know it (h/t Benny Peiser, subscription required, emphasis added throughout):
European leaders have expressed dismay over U.S. President George W. Bush's June 1 call for the creation of a long-term dialogue among the 15 largest greenhouse gas-emitting countries. The plan, they say, is another stall tactic designed to allow the Bush administration to appear as though it is trying to work with the international community on climate issues, when in reality it is not. Such action, they say, would take time and attention away from the difficult work being done on the issue via the Kyoto Protocol process.
In reality, however, the Bush plan signals the end of Kyoto -- and the beginning of a new international consensus that relieves Kyoto's pressures on governments.
The United States, China, India, Canada and Australia produce more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions -- and those emissions are growing. To be effective, then, any climate regime that endeavors to make real cuts in emissions must include these countries. By bringing the Pacific Rim countries into alignment on the issue, Bush has brought the United States far more power over global greenhouse gas emissions policy than Europe ever has had. With this, Bush takes from Europe its one global foreign policy success story.
Didn't hear this from the alarmist Bush bashers in the media, did you? And, you're not going to hear it tonight, or read about it tomorrow:
History will remember 2007 as the year the United States lost its infamous position as the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gases to China, an event that has been inevitable for years. From the U.S. point of view, therefore, any successful greenhouse gas-limiting agreement is not dependent upon Washington's participation, but on Beijing's.
As such, Bush has engaged China, India, Australia, Canada and even a discontented Japan -- birthplace of the Kyoto Protocol -- in separate negotiations outside the Kyoto system. Called the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, this strategy eschews firm caps on emissions -- which the Americans, Chinese and Indians oppose and which have thus far proved impossible to align with Australian and Canadian resource policy. It instead focuses on sharing technology that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in developing countries; it also offers companies that are developing efficiency-related technologies an expanded market for their products. Key among such technologies are clean coal, nuclear, carbon capture/sequestration and fuel cells.
Sounds great, doesn't it? Then why didn't our media present Bush's proposal as such:
The U.S. business community needed Bush to present a climate policy that provides clarity and certainty. A week ago, the only "certainty" was that the United States eventually would accept some new version of Kyoto, and that the climate change issue was locked into European leadership. Bush's June 1 announcement flipped that conventional wisdom on its head. Bush has killed Kyoto and assured businesses regulatory clarity by launching an international system that the United States will heavily influence, if not control outright.
Ultimately, the Europeans are looking not just at a policy defeat, but also at the union's strategic failure to have any joint foreign policy. Kyoto/environmental issues have long been the only significant program in which the union has managed to make its voice heard globally. Should Europe continue to champion Kyoto now, it not only will be left out in the cold, but it also will face sharp internal debate about the reasons for deeply cutting emissions when no one else is. Several European governments already are suing the European Commission over climate-related regulations they consider too restrictive, while a newfound Polish bellicosity has led Warsaw to threaten vetoes over this and a wide raft of issues.
For those who believe that nothing but firm caps, as in the Kyoto Protocol, will forestall global warming, this is an unmitigated disaster. Those who feel that any successful global policy has to include the major non-European emitters, however, will see this is a successful first step in a way that Kyoto never was.
With this in mind, conceivably the most important paragraph in the G-8 declaration as it pertains to climate change was the following:
We therefore reiterate the need to engage major emitting economies on how best to address the challenge of climate change. We embrace efforts to work with these countries on long term strategies. To this end, our representatives have already met with the representatives of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa in Berlin on 4 May 2007. We will continue to meet with high representatives of these and other major energy consuming and greenhouse gas emitting countries to consider the necessary components for successfully combating climate change. We welcome the offer of the United States to host such a meeting later this year. This major emitters' process should include, inter alia, national, regional and international policies, targets and plans, in line with national circumstances, an ambitious work program within the UNFCCC, and the development and deployment of climate-friendly technology.
Game, set, and match, folks!
What the media are likely not going to share with you this evening and tomorrow is that George W. Bush in the past week just made the U.S. the major player in this debate, and that the G-8's inability to move the discussion about greenhouse gas emissions caps further along likely means the end of Kyoto.
Indeed, now that Bush has gotten China and India to agree to serious talks about shared "green" technologies, America is now positioned to benefit economically from such alliances rather than see its economy pummeled by capricious Kyoto targets. And, the EU will be forced to go along or become totally vestigial in foreign policy matters.
Just consider this when Katie, Charlie, and Brian tell you this evening that President Bush was a big loser at this summit.


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"Jim Harbaugh warned his players that the Giants would be in no short supply of
bulletin board material this week. So when Antrel Rolle declared that his team
could not be beat, it seemed right on cue.ELI MANNING LEAVE PRACTICE WITH STOMACH BUG
They expected things to go this way, fully anticipating a "****y" team.
"I would say yes (they're ****y), even watching them when they were going to
play the New York Jets, I don't know if that's their philosophy, I don't know if
their psychologist up there is trying to get into our head or something but we
don't plan on taking the bait," safety Donte Whitner said. "We plan on going out
there, working, preparing the same way and when we get out there at the end of
the fourth quarter, let the chips fall where they may."
On Monday, the same day Rolle's comments were made, Whitner posted this on
his Twitter page: Out here in San Fran we'll let our Shoulder Pads do all the
talking haha.
Added tackle Anthony Davis: Are the Giants doing drunk interviews? Lol.
But they were determined to leave it at that, predicting that Sunday, any
bravado will be answered on the field. Whitner, for example, was the one who
knocked out Saints running back Pierre Thomas last Saturday with a devastating
blow that knocked him out for the remainder of the game.
"If you watch film and you see secondary guys out there getting physical
sometimes it gets into offensive guys' minds, sometimes they pay more attention
to the defender than they do to the football and that causes some drops, some
tips, some overthrows so hopefully that's why we do it," he said. "Because we
want that to be in their head."
* * *
It wasn't all tough talk here in Saints camp, though. Here's what Whitner had
to say about the trio of Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham:
"I compare these guys to the receiving group up in Pittsburgh, the Saints and
Green Bay. They're all the same, they're all the same guys. These guys are
really good, they can all play the slot, they can all play the X or the Z, which
gives them opportunities to move guys around so that you can't double one guy or
get a beat on what they're doing. So, I would say these guys are at the top of
the league."
"Now (instead of Victor Cruz) it's Hakeem Nicks, he's out there, he's making
a lot of plays, he's trying to set records for receiving yards and touchdowns in
the first couple games of the playoffs and that's the guy we're really going to
have to understand where he's at at all times."
* * *
Harbaugh said that TE Delanie Walker (jaw) would practice today but that he
wasn't sure about Sunday. He said he needed to see how Walker responded to
treatment and some extended work in practice.
* * *
Harbaugh said that he's heard from Ronnie Lott and Steve Young this
week already.
"Very very positive, very excited for the fellas," he said.
* * *
When asked what the biggest difference in the Giants now and when he beat
them back in Week 10, Harbaugh said:
"Well, they were playing really good at that time and they're playing really
good now. I think they're a healthier team, then when we played them, but this
is a Super Bowl contending team and that's who they are, offensively,
defensively, special teams, a class team. They don't give you things, they don't
let you have what they want, they don't make mistakes."
"As the Giants began their week of preparation for the NFC Championship Game,
quarterback Eli Manning left today's practice early with what coach Tom Coughlin
called "a stomach bug."GIANTS' LB MARK HERZLICH RETURNS TO PRACTICE
"Hopefully it is just a 24-hour deal," Coughlin said, "and hell feel better
Manning was in meetings all morning, and he participated in the jog-thru
period of practice and took a few reps, but was sent inside when he felt ill.
Back-up David Carr took over and said he took about 75 percent of today's
Manning was scratched from his usual Wednesday media availability. He has not
missed practice all season, but Carr said Manning's reduced reps shouldn't
affect the team during a critical week.
"If he didnt have the red-belt mastery of the offense then maybe, but he
does," Carr said. "It's not something that is going to affect him. The biggest
thing would be the players, the rest of the guys. So what I try to do is go in
and do exactly what he would do, keep it consistent, so their practice and their
Wednesday was as normal as possible, and I think that it was."
Guard Chris Snee was also not overly concerned, saying that if anyone could
miss practice and play well Sunday, it is Manning. He said Manning was at the
facility Monday and Tuesday and has the game plan down.
"I'm actually going to bring him some soup tomorrow," Snee said. "Ill do
whatever it takes to make sure he is at full strength."
"Late last week LB Mark Herzlich said if the Giants beat the Packers on Sunday
he hoped to return to practice this week. It wasn't a certainty, but Herzlich,
who was the only Giant not to make the trip to Lambeau, was optimistic after
working on his ankle pain-free.49ERS KEY IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST GIANTS WILL BE FIELD POSITION, TURNOVERS, AS IT HAS BEEN ALL SEASON
Today he's practicing for the first time since fracturing his ankle against
the Saints on Nov. 28, which forced him to miss the last seven games. Herzlich,
who had earned a starting spot when he was injured, was participating in the
routine drills with his fellow linebackers without any sign of hindrance during
the portion of the session open to the media.
Herzlich's return left RB Ahmad Bradshaw as the only player sitting out
today, but that's to be expected -- Bradshaw only has only practiced on Fridays
since he has returned from a foot injury. Bradshaw was watching practicing from
a stationary bike.
That means the Giants have everyone as healthy as they can get for this late
in a season and the healthiest they've been all season.
The three other players on the Giants pre-practice injury report -- Justin
Tuck (shoulder), Osi Umenyiora (ankle/knee) and Corey Webster (hamstring) --
were also practicing during the portion open to the media."
Excerpt: "Kevin
Lynch, San Francisco Chronicle: The Giants have history stacked against them
as they look to finish this year's postseason run with two more victories: No
team to finish the regular season 9-7 has ever won the Super Bowl. But
Sunday's opponent will also be swimming against an historical current. The San
Francisco 49ers entered the postseason with the No. 26 ranked offense in the
NFL, by total offense. The lowest a Super Bowl champion's offense has been
ranked by that metric has been No. 24, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the
Oakland Raiders in 2003. The 49ers have maneuvered around their shortcomings,
though, compensating with an insatiably forceful defense and razor-edged special
teams units. The 49ers finished No. 11 in the NFL in scoring -- thanks to the
defensive and special teams phases who provided starting field position in
opponents' territory an NFL-high 37 times -- while reaching 14 wins this
Cam Inman, San Jose
Mercury News: The 49ers turned opponents over 38 times during the regular
season, an NFL high that continued last weekend when they registered a plus-four
in turnover differential against the New Orleans Saints. The stat is
historically a predictor of success for NFL teams, but particularly for the
49ers. In postseason games in which they have the higher turnover differential,
the 49ers are 19-1.
Branch, San Francisco Chronicle: The Giants' confident declarations about
their level of play have been answered by the 49ers via Twitter. Donte Whitner,
the veteran
safety who has helped set San Francisco's confidence and physicality with his
hard hits and hissing barbs leveled at opponents, responded by tweeting,
"Out here in San Fran we let our Shoulder Pads do all the talking .haha.
Anthony Davis, formerly Rutgers' left tackle and outspoken tweeter, asked, "Are
the Giants doing drunk interviews? Lol. Read more...
Excerpt: "Bart Oates had been on
one side of one of the biggest rivalries in the NFL and he wasnt going to cross
over without a little initiation from his former foes and new teammates.HAKEEM NICKS, GIANTS FEATURED ON COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IN ADVANCE OF NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST 49ERS
Excerpt: "Curses!http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants
The Giants now have more than just the 49ers and a soggy forecast in San
Francisco to worry about in advance of Sunday's NFC championship game at
Candlestick Park.
Sports Illustrated, which has jinxed more than a few playoff runs during its
history, sent panic through the Big Blue faithful Wednesday morning when they
released this week's cover.
Hakeem Nicks' Hail
Mary grab at the end of the first half that helped spark the Giants' stunning
37-20 dismantling of the 15-1 Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday graces
this week's cover with the headline 'SURPRISE! SURPRISE! It's Giants vs. Niners
for a Ticket to Indy' set to hit newsstands Wednesday afternoon.
According to SI, this is the first time the Giants have appeared on the cover
since Aug. 4, 2008. David Tyree got the nod
back then for the magazine's NFL Training Camp preview issue coming off his
unforgettable catch to help Big Blue upset the Patriots in Super Bowl
XLII." Read more...
"They knocked heads earlier this season and this week studied enough film to
see the carnage and almost feel the damage. No one ever said the 49ers cannot be
beat, but the Giants understand the physical challenge before them is unlike any
they have faced thus far in their exhilarating postseason run.
Excerpt: "Giants fullback Henry Hynoski recalls playing high school football in
Elysburg, Pa., on a field that was a pile of mud. Theres rain in the
forecast for Sundays NFC Championship against the 49ers at Candlestick Park,
and thats just fine with the rookie fullback.Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.Busy news cycle
Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.Thanks RF. Time for reckoning is getting closer. Let's go Blue
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Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.Good Read. So happy Eli is back.
Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.Appreciate the read. Gotta start my day the Big Blue way.
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Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.
thanks Ro.....
its getting closer......"Measure Twice......Cut Once"
You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch
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thanks Ro.....
its getting closer......[/quote]
Hard to believe we came from being media-hyped "also ran's" before the season to top dog in the NFC East and now we're playing in the NFC Championship game. But here we are!
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Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.[quote user="ANON837"]Appreciate the read. Gotta start my day the Big Blue way.
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Re: NEWS, NOTES, RUMORS, AND GOSSIP: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 - 10:33 A.M.[quote user="ashleymarie"]Good Read. So happy Eli is back.[/quote]
He's made of pretty stout stuff, that Eli.
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Police have been cracking down on Bahraini protesters for the third consecutive day following the death of an elderly woman from tear gas. 81-year-old Salma Mohsin died of suffocation after tear gas was fired into her home in the northern village Barbar on Saturday, prompting three days of mourning and protests. Sunday and Monday's protest marches turned violent with large quantities of tear gas fired at protesters. On Tuesday afternoon protesters were once again targeted by police as they marched through Barbar, with reports of tear gas and clashes.
The news of Salma Mohsin's death emerged on Saturday night, followed by a photo of the tear gas canisters that activists claim killed her.
Salma Mohsin Abbas died tonight from teargas suffocation after security forces shot teargas inside her home in Barbar #bahrain #arabspring
The teargas canister which was shot inside Salma Muhsin's home, causing her death http://twitpic.com/87cud4 #bahrain #feb14 #arabspring
Following two days of protests and funeral marches that saw a heavy police backlash, protesters turned out in force once again on Tuesday morning:
Tuesday's funeral march started peacefully in the morning but descended into chaos towards the afternoon as police began to attack protesters.
#Bahrain picture of the women protesting now in barbar http://twitpic.com/88dq50
Two female mourners wrapped in Bahraini flags, one depicting the monument that once stood at LuLu roundabout in Manama, the symbolic birthplace of the Shia uprising in Bahrain last spring.
Reports of clashes emerged on Tuesday afternoon:
#Bahrain heavy attack on protesters now in the village of Barbar after procession of third day of funeral of martyr Salma Mohsin
As had been the case on the previous days, police fired large quantities of tear gas. The use of tear gas has been a major cause of death since protests began.
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#Bahrain another picture of the attack in barbar http://twitpic.com/88euii
#Bahrain the riot police are shooting us now with tear gas and sound graneds now and they are many injured #Arabspring http://twitpic.com/88efdo
Clashes began after the burial on Sunday. Here, men can be seen praying over the casket of Salma Mohsin.
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In this video from Sunday afternoon police vans are seen chasing individuals, another documented police tactic, which has led to the death of a number of people since the start of the uprising.
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Extensive clashes were reported on Monday with protesters facing down police on the streets of Barbar.
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Sand Fence Project At Oceano Dunes Comes To End
State Parks Believes Project May Have Relieved Air Pollution
OCEANO, Calif. - As the windy season comes do an end, so does the experimental sand fence project at the Oceano Dunes riding area.
State Parks put up the fences four months ago to control sand pollution blowing into Oceano, Nipomo and Santa Maria.
While data from the project site is still being collected, State Parks says an air quality monitor in Nipomo shows there were a less amount of days where air quality was worse than what is federally allowed from this year's windy season to last.
They this this is a sign of air quality improvement considering it's been a windier and dryer year than last year.
The 15 acres of fencing aimed to slow down the wind so less sand was airborne.
However, some Nipomo residents we spoke did not notice better air quality.
State Parks says the difference may be small, but the project seems to put them in the right direction.
They will wait until after all data is analyzed to decide whether they'll continue the project next year.


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I've now got this cosplay and its great I love it but I do need to get the under top altered as its massive but its really good and for once not difficult to get off like some of my other cosplays
Just started on Kyouko Sakura (Posted 4th June 2013)
I've just started buying all my items for this cosplay. I've bought the boots this morning and plan to buy the wig tonight and then I'll get the cosplay later on this week towards the mid next week as I'm waiting on a cosplay arriving from this seller so I can see how good the quality it is so I can order Sakura I would make it but I have no idea where to start with things like that.


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Tampa Bay Drops Texas 3-1 - Match Report
Tampa Bay shook off a 11-strikeout performance by Derek Holland and still managed to post a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Friday at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay was favored by -110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Tampa Bay got 6 innings from Jeremy Hellickson, who gave up 1 earned run on 4 hits, while striking out 5. Wade Davis earned the victory, while the Rays got 2 RBIs from Ben Zobrist in the win.
Texas got an 8-inning outing from Derek Holland in the loss. He gave up 1 earned run, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Ian Kinsler had 1 hit in the loss for the Rangers.


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Tagg Romney visits Ashe and Watauga
There are 19 comments on the Watauga Democrat story from Sep 25, 2012, titled Tagg Romney visits Ashe and Watauga. In it, Watauga Democrat reports that:
Tagg Romney, the eldest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will visit Ashe and Watauga counties Thursday morning, according to the Republican National Committee.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at Watauga Democrat.
#1 Sep 26, 2012
who gives a happy damn if some spoiled little rich kid comes for a visit.
#2 Sep 26, 2012
Woohoo! One of the Romney clones are coming to town!
#3 Sep 26, 2012
I'm coming to Boone, if I have to crawl, to see Mr. Romney to show my support for his father. I just watched an interview with a builder in Ohio that,4 years ago was building 200 houses. That's a lotta jobs. In 3 years he built 0, zip, nada, none. Vote out the old, vote in the new. CAN'T be any worse. I read in the High Country how real estate sales are up. How many of those sales were foreclosures etc..while sales are good, "shovel ready jobs" go to who from Watauga Co? What jobs are those? I've met some of the crews that were working on the 321 highway and they were not from Watauga Co. So they earn their $ there and take it some where else to spend it. It's age old history.
#4 Sep 26, 2012
Well, you can't hold one person responsible for all of the country's troubles. Yes, our economy has gone down the drain over the past few years. But is it all Obama's fault? You also have Congress to blame for this. The crews that worked on 321 weren't from around here because there are no businesses in the county that could have taken on such a large job. So of course, they had to hire a company from off of the mountain. Do you really think that Romney, or anyone else, can fix all of our problems in 4 years? Now I really don't like Obama that much, but I have to vote for him because there is nobody better.
#5 Sep 26, 2012
Like I said vote out the old, ALL the old. I'm a registered Independent. I would like to see experience with payroll, taxes, etc....
#6 Sep 26, 2012
He looks like Shoney's Big Boy.
#7 Sep 26, 2012
Just because Romney ran a huge business doesn't mean he's qualified to run a whole country.
#8 Sep 26, 2012
Doesn't mean he ISN'T either. Current president is a lawyer and is a fundraiser, does that make HIM qualified the run a whole country?
#9 Sep 26, 2012
I hated that Obama had such little experience when he was elected. That was one of the reasons I voted for McCain. But this time around, Obama is the one with more experience.
#10 Sep 26, 2012
More experience in what?
#11 Sep 26, 2012
More experience in running a country.
#12 Sep 26, 2012
Come on Bob, let us hear about the experience that Obama has learned.
#13 Sep 26, 2012
He already has 4 years under his belt. How many does Romney have?
#14 Sep 27, 2012
Romney has the same amount the President Obama had almost 4 years ago. I would like to know how many days the President has been in the Oval office. I mean IN the room. Air Force One is only so big and you can't take your entire staff with you when you fly. When the cost is $179,750.00 AVERAGE per HOUR, think about that, I would rather have someone who MIGHT stay on the ground a little longer. I cannot see the great experience and what it has done for this country. I work in a small retail store and by far, people are NOT better off than they were almost 4 years ago, their words not mine. I had a conversation with a couple from Hershey PA this past weekend, same talk just a different state. A guy from GA, WAS going to expand, "maybe next year when the dust settles", a couple from Dallas TX, things are "not as bad as here, but people are still scared to really invest in new projects", a lady from CO. sales rep for a sign co. "I'm not selling because there are no new businesses opening and everyone else are keeping the old signs for now". So, for me I'm hoping that someone who knows what payroll, budget, business expense, COST CUTTING (per hour maybe) business expansion etc.....I've read President past experience, from college to the White House. It's not there.
#15 Sep 27, 2012
Almost forgot, see ya at the Daniel Boone Inn!!:)
#16 Sep 27, 2012
Politicians are politicians ,put them in a jar ,shake it up and pick one out.Same thing every time.
#17 Sep 27, 2012
I'm not talking about how much experience Obama had 4 years ago. I'm talking about how much experience he has today. And Snuggy is right. Politicians are generally the same. There only minor differences on how they view society.
#18 Oct 30, 2012
Lulu save ur thoughts. Obama came in when the country was already ok in a mess Bush had a mess during the time Obama came in and it will take more then 4 yrs for us to see a big change . obama need another term!!!!!
#19 Oct 30, 2012
Ok Lulu see in at Daniel Boone Inn
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When we see jumpers like this we get all Russell Crowe in Gladiator 'is this not why you are here?!'. It's almost like it's daring you to wear it. Said you liked patterns? well give this a go. It's fair (and bleedingly obvious) to say that this isn't one for the wallhuggers. (Wood Wood)
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A Tax Refund That Could Help Congress Over CliffPeter Orszag
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- As the fiscal cliff, the federal spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to take effect in January, looms ever closer, an informal consensus along the Acela corridor is coalescing around a placeholder deal with details to be filled in over, say, nine months. The deal would come with some backstop enforcement mechanism in case those details never materialize. (Sound familiar?)
Such a prospect raises a vital question: During the nine or so months, what would happen to the tax cuts?
Let's focus on the scenario in which President Barack Obama is re-elected. The White House has insisted that it will not agree to extend the expiring tax cuts for those with incomes of more than $250,000. Yet House Republicans insist on universality, ruling out an extension that excludes those income classes.
If the White House were to agree, at Republicans' insistence, to temporarily extend all the tax cuts for the placeholder period, how many people would believe it was serious about ending the high-income tax cuts thereafter? This impasse is one reason I have been a bit skeptical that even a placeholder deal will come together before Dec. 31.
(Such a deal is more likely if the economy weakens, because then the administration would be more eager to avoid the uncertainty associated with delaying a deal into January. Or, if the House Republicans suffer a significant loss in the elections next week, it might cause them to reconsider their tax stance. Neither of these possibilities seems likely at this point, however. And if Obama wins the Electoral College vote but Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger, wins the popular vote -- so both sides feel they have a mandate -- or if legal disputes in some states make the election outcome uncertain for some period, it will only be more difficult to get a deal done before the end of the year.)
Tax-Reform Refund
So here's an idea for how to get out of this box, assuming Obama wins: Agree soon after the election to allow all the tax cuts to expire and replace them, while the negotiations are ongoing, with a temporary "tax-reform refund" of $1,600 per person. Anyone who works or receives Social Security benefits would qualify for the refund. The total cost would be about $350 billion on an annualized basis, enough to protect the economy from the bulk of the impact of a sudden end to the tax cuts. The refund would remain in place until a deal was reached, or the unemployment rate fell below 7 percent, whichever occurred first.
More specifically, the tax-reform refund would be delivered through reduced withholding for the roughly 160 million workers who pay payroll taxes and in the form of a supplemental benefit payment for the 56 million people who receive Social Security. The reduction in employer withholding would boost take-home pay for about 75 percent of families, and the increase in Social Security benefits would do the same for most of the rest. (Those who fall through the cracks could apply to receive their tax-reform refund through their annual tax return, which could also be used to address problems such as potential double-dipping by Social Security beneficiaries who continue to work.)
What would be the benefits of the tax-reform refund? First, it wouldn't prejudge what ultimately happens to the tax cuts during the negotiating process, since all of them would have expired. Negotiators could therefore start from a clean slate.
Compared with extending only the tax cuts below $250,000 during the negotiating period, this option would appeal more to Republicans. And the White House should prefer it to extending all the tax cuts.
Universal Benefit
Second, the refund would be universal, meeting another criterion put forward by House Republicans, who are more likely than other policy makers to be skeptical about it. (If absolutely necessary to win Republican votes, the temporary refund could be paired with a hold on current tax rates for capital gains, dividends and estates during the negotiating period -- though it would be better to avoid doing that.)
Third, a temporary refund would be far more progressive than the expiring tax cuts, which should help the still-sluggish recovery and please supporters of the administration. Married couples would receive $3,200 regardless of income, as long as they worked or received Social Security benefits.
Fourth, the tax-reform refund could be voted on in mid-December -- assuming the parties can't reach an agreement on the tax cuts by that point -- facilitating a placeholder deal before the end of the year and avoiding the turmoil that would occur if no deal were reached. To accomplish that, the Obama White House would have to hold firm to its objection to temporarily extending all the tax cuts. That way, it could present the Republicans with a simple choice: Since we can't agree, all the tax cuts will expire, and the only question is whether we put in place a temporary refund.
Finally, the refund would explicitly be temporary, putting additional pressure on the negotiators to reach an agreement over tax reform -- which is always easier said than done. If a deal were not reached, the refund would remain in place until the economy recovered sufficiently, but then would be gradually phased out as the unemployment rate fell below 7 percent.
The tax-reform refund wouldn't be perfect, and we might well end up being disappointed with whatever deal followed the refund's enactment. But in the absence of other ideas about how to resolve the impasse before Dec. 31, it may be our best hope.
(Peter Orszag is vice chairman of corporate and investment banking at Citigroup Inc. and a former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Science
The Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Science (MoDTS) Graduate Track was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)-sponsored Med into Grad Initiative. It recently was awarded a new 5-year NIH Molecular Medicine Predoctoral Research T32 Training Grant.
MoDTS is designed to train Ph.D. students to become leaders of the next generation of translational scientists. Translational research refers to the translation of biomedical discoveries from the laboratory to the population.
MoDTS students will focus on laboratory research that has the potential for translation. They will have new opportunities to study human diseases at the interface between basic and clinical sciences. They will be empowered to work with other members of scientific teams such as clinical researchers to spearhead the bidirectional translation of discoveries between the "bench" and "bedside" to improve human health.
The MoDTS track is overlaid on the Basic Science Graduate Programs, and its curriculum is superimposed on those of the existing Basic Science Ph.D. Graduate Programs. The MoDTS curriculum is designed to provide cross-disciplinary training that includes basic, translational and clinical sciences, and mentored clinical experiences. MoDTS kicks off at the fall semester of graduate year one (G1) and ramps up in the summer before year two (G2). Many of the MoDTS required courses will fulfill the graduate program's elective course requirements. Students will be able to work on their dissertation research while taking MoDTS courses and its unique practicum experiences.
A Message from the Program Chair
Helen Yin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physiology
Associate Dean, Office of Women's Careers
Graduate School: Ph.D., Harvard University, 1976
Postdoctoral Training: Rockefeller University and Harvard Medical School
The Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Science (MoDTS) Track's specialized curriculum provides students with new opportunities to study human diseases at the interface between basic and clinical translational sciences. The primary goal of this curriculum is to create a new breed of Ph.D. translational scientists capable of targeting their research programs to address unmet therapeutic and diagnostic needs of the future.
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Students, faculty and staff at River Parishes Community College traveled to Salzburg, Austria to attend a global seminar about international relations, world economics and politics.
The six selected individuals spent a week in Austria attending the Salzburg Global Seminar.
The Salzburg Global Seminar is designed to engage higher education institutions, educators and students in developing a greater sense of global awareness and a commitment to actively address pressing issues of global concern.
Attendees stayed at the Schloss Leopoldskron, an 18 century palace that was featured in the 1965 film "The Sound of Music."
In order to participate, students were required to write an essay, have at least a 3.5 grade point average and receive the recommendation of two faculty members. A committee of RPCC faculty and staff selected the three finalists – Stacey Ayo of Prairieville, Nicole Cromer of Gramercy and Alicia Rushin of Prairieville.
The students said the seminar gave them a better understanding of the world's view of America and taught them how to respect others and their opinions.
"I learned a lot about how to effectively work with other people who have different views and different backgrounds," Ayo said.
A visit to the Dachau concentration camp in Germany made a lasting impact on the students. Rushin said the visit to the Nazi concentration camp served as a call for action.
"I need to go back home and do things," Rushin said. "I need to take steps to make this world a better place so things like this do not occur in our near future."
Cromer said it took some time for the magnitude of what happened at the concentration camp to sink in.
"It was just hard for me to grasp. I heard about all this stuff happening," Cromer said. "I read about it in the history books, but that was as real as it got, until that day when I was walking through the camp and it just didn't seem real."
The trip abroad was sponsored by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, which is the governing body of public community and technical colleges in the state. The trip served as an opportunity to create global citizens and allow community college students the chance to study abroad.
The students said the program should be continued, giving other RPCC students the chance to travel abroad.


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ISU approves 2 percent raise for staff, faculty
Indiana State University has approved a 2 percent across-the-board pay raise this year for staff and faculty who meet performance expectations.
The school's board of trustees approved the pay increases during Friday's meeting. The raises will be effective Nov. 1 for employees in good standing who were hired before June 30.
The Tribune-Star reports support staff must have a good performance rating to receive the increase. Faculty members are undergoing a separate performance review.
ISU President Dan Bradley says that despite the school's continuing financial challenges, "improving compensation is an important part of our efforts to recruit and retain great employees."
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After a brief holiday hiatus from touring, Blitzen Trapper is returning to the U.S. roads with a new run of tour dates and a spankin' new music video for the song "Taking It Easy Too Long," directed by Blitzen Trapper drummer Brian Adrian Koch.
From the 2011 album American Goldwing, "Taking It Easy Too Long" shows the alternative country/folk band's players, well…taking it easy, drinking beer and watching TV and then getting out of town together, immersing themselves in nature, traveling and shooting fireworks all to have their truck break down in the middle of the highway.
Check out the video for "Taking It Easy Too Long" below, and make sure to check out these Oregon natives on tour.
Tour Dates For Blitzen Trapper:
03/03 – Arcata, CA – Humboldt Brews
03/05 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow's
03/06 – Visalia, CA – The Cellar Door *#
03/07 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
03/09 – Santa Barbara, CA – SOhO Restaurant And Music Club
03/10 – Long Beach, CA – Alex's Bar
03/11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
03/12 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
03/19 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
03/20 – Telluride, CO – Sheridan Opera House
03/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
03/23 – Boise, ID – Neurolux (Treefort Music Festival)
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# with the Parson Red Heads