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While the Government's immediate priority is to continue to foster economic recovery, there are longer term fiscal challenges that must ultimately be addressed. Persistent growth of health care costs and the aging of the population due to the retirement of the "baby boom" generation and increasing longevity will make it increasingly difficult to fund critical social programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
An important purpose of the Financial Report is to help citizens and policymakers assess whether current fiscal policy is sustainable and, if it is not, to highlight the urgency and magnitude of policy reforms necessary to make it sustainable. A sustainable policy is one where the ratio of debt held by the public (publicly-held debt) to Gross Domestic Product (the debt–to-GDP ratio) is stable in the long run. Sustainability concerns only whether long-run revenues and expenditures are in balance; it does not concern fairness or efficiency implications of the reforms necessary to achieve sustainability.
To determine if current fiscal policies are sustainable, the projections discussed here assume current policies will be sustained indefinitely and draw out the implications for the growth of debt held by the public as a share of GDP.20 The projections are therefore neither forecasts nor predictions. If policy changes are enacted, then actual financial outcomes will of course be different than those projected.
The projections in this Report indicate that the trajectory of current policy is not sustainable. The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to reach 287 percent in 2086 and to rise continuously thereafter. Closing the gap between spending and receipts over the next 75 years (the "75-year fiscal gap") is estimated to require some combination of spending reductions and revenue increases that amount to 1.8 percent of GDP over the period. While the precise size of the fiscal gap is highly uncertain, there is little question that current fiscal policies cannot be sustained indefinitely.
It is important to address the Nation's fiscal imbalances soon. Delaying action increases the magnitude of spending reductions and/or revenue increases necessary to stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio. For example, it is estimated that the magnitude of reforms necessary to close the 75-year fiscal gap is 60 percent larger if reforms are concentrated into the last 55 years of the 75-year period than if they are spread over the entire 75 years.
The estimates of the cost of policy delay in this Report assume policy does not affect GDP (or interest rates). Reducing deficits too abruptly would be counterproductive if it slows the economy's recovery. In the near term, it is crucial to strike the proper balance between deficit reduction and economic growth.
The Primary Deficit, Interest, and Debt
The primary deficit - the difference between non-interest spending and receipts – is the only determinant of the ratio of publicly-held debt to GDP that the Government controls directly. (The other determinants are interest rates and growth in GDP). Chart I shows receipts, non-interest spending, and the difference – the primary deficit – expressed as a share of GDP. The primary deficit-to-GDP ratio grew rapidly in 2009 and stayed large in 2010 and 2011 due to the financial crisis and the recession and the policies pursued to combat both. The primary deficit-to-GDP ratio is projected to fall rapidly between 2012 and 2019 (turning to surplus in 2015) as spending reductions called for in the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 take effect and the economy recovers. Between 2019 and 2035, however, increased spending for Social Security and health programs due to continued aging of the population is expected to cause the primary balance to steadily deteriorate. A primary deficit is expected to reappear in 2025 that reaches 1.3 percent of GDP in 2035. After 2035, the projected primary deficit-to-GDP ratio slowly declines as the impact of the baby boom generation retiring dissipates. Between 2035 and 2086, the projected primary deficit averages 0.9 percent of GDP.
The revenue share of GDP fell substantially in 2009 and 2010 and increased only modestly in 2011 because of the recession and tax reductions enacted as part of the ARRA and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, and is projected to return to near its long-run average as the economy recovers and these temporary tax cuts expire. After the economy is fully recovered, receipts are projected to grow slightly more rapidly than GDP as increases in real incomes cause more taxpayers and a larger share of income to fall into the higher individual income tax brackets. These projections assume that Congress and the President will continue to enact legislation to prevent the share of income subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax from rising.
Non-interest spending share of GDP is projected to fall from its current level of 22.6 percent to about 20 percent in 2013, to stay at or below that level until 2026, and then to rise gradually and plateau at about 22 percent beginning in about 2040. The reduction in the non-interest spending share of GDP over the next two years is mostly due to caps on discretionary spending and further automatic spending reductions enacted in the BCA, and the subsequent increase is principally due to growth in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security spending. (See Chart J.) The retirement of the baby boom generation over the next 25 years is projected to increase the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid spending shares of GDP by about 1.4 percentage points, 1.3 percentage points, and 1.0 percentage points, respectively. After 2035, the Social Security spending share of GDP is relatively steady, while the Medicare and Medicaid spending share of GDP continues to increase, albeit at a slower rate, due to projected increases in health care costs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)21 significantly reduces projected Medicare and Medicaid cost growth from the levels projected in the 2009 Financial Report. However, there is uncertainty about whether the projected cost savings, productivity improvements, and reductions in physician payment rates will be sustained in a manner consistent with the projected cost growth over time.
The primary deficit projections in Chart I, along with those for interest rates and GDP, determine the projections for the ratio of publicly-held debt to GDP that are shown in Chart K. That ratio was 68 percent at the end of fiscal year 2011 and under current policy is projected to exceed 76 percent in 2022, 125 percent in 2042, and 287 percent in 2086. This continuous rise of the debt-to-GDP ratio illustrates that current policy is unsustainable.
The change in debt held by the public from one year to the next is essentially equal to the unified budget deficit, the difference between total spending (which consists of non-interest spending plus interest spending) and total receipts. Chart L shows that the rapid rise in total spending and the unified deficit is almost entirely due to projected interest payments on the debt. Interest spending was 1.5 percent of GDP in 2011 and under current policies is projected to reach 5 percent in 2031 and nearly 16 percent in 2086.
This year's projections are somewhat more favorable than were the projections in the 2010 Financial Report. Last year's report projected a debt-to-GDP ratio to reach 352 percent in 2085, which compares with 283 percent projected in this year's report. The more favorable outlook is mainly due to spending reductions called for in the BCA that are partly offset by somewhat less favorable economic and technical assumptions.
The Fiscal Gap and the Cost of Delaying Policy Reform
|Period of Delay
|Change in Average Primary Surplus
|No Delay: Reform in 2012
|1.8 percent of GDP between 2012 and 2086
|Ten Years: Reform in 2022
|2.2 percent of GDP between 2022 and 2086
|Thirty Years: Reform in 2032
|2.8 percent of GDP between 2032 and 2086
It is estimated that preventing the debt-to-GDP ratio from rising over the next 75 years would require running primary surpluses over the period that average 1.1 percent of GDP. This compares with an average primary deficit of 0.7 percent of GDP under current policy. The difference, the "75-year fiscal gap," is 1.8 percent of GDP, which is about 9 percent of the 75-year present value of projected receipts and non-interest spending.
Table 7 illustrates the cost of delaying policy to close the fiscal gap by comparing three policies closing the fiscal gap that begin on different dates. The first policy begins immediately; it increases the primary surplus by 1.8 percent of GDP in every year between 2012 and 2086. This is accomplished by invoking some combination of spending reductions and revenue increases that amounts to an average of 1.8 percent of GDP in every year. The second policy shown in Table 7 begins in 2022. Because debt grows unabated between 2011 and 2021 and the same fiscal consolidation must be compressed into 10 fewer years, the primary surplus must increase by 2.2 percent of GDP in every year between 2022 and 2086 in order to close the 75-year fiscal gap. Similarly, beginning the policy change in 2032 requires that the primary surplus increase by 2.8 percent of GDP in every year between 2032 and 2086 in order to close the 75-year fiscal gap. The difference between the primary surplus boost starting in 2022 and 2032 (2.2 and 2.8 percent of GDP, respectively) and the primary surplus boost starting in 2012 (1.8 percent of GDP) is a measure of the additional burden policy delay would impose on future generations. Future generations are harmed by policy delay because the higher the primary surplus is during their lifetimes the greater the difference is between the taxes they pay and the programmatic spending they benefit from.
The United States took potentially significant steps towards fiscal sustainability by enacting the ACA in 2010 and the BCA in 2011. The ACA holds the prospect of lowering the long-term growth trend for Medicare and Medicaid spending, and the BCA significantly curtails discretionary spending. Together, these two laws substantially reduce the estimated long-term fiscal gap. But even with the new law, the debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to increase continually over the next 75 years and beyond if current policies are kept in place, which means current policies are not sustainable. Subject to the important caveat that policy changes are not so abrupt that they slow the economy's recovery, the sooner policies are put in place to avert these trends, the smaller are the revenue increases and/or spending decreases necessary to return the Nation to a sustainable fiscal path.
While this Report's projections of expenditures and receipts under current policies are highly uncertain, there is little question that current policies cannot be sustained indefinitely. These and other issues concerning fiscal sustainability are discussed in further detail in the Supplemental Information section of this Report.
|Dollars in Billions
|Increase / (Decrease)
|Open Group (Net):
|Social Security (OASDI)
|Medicare (Parts A, B, & D)
| Total Social Insurance Expenditures, Net
(Open Group)
| Total Social Insurance Expenditures, Net
(Closed Group)
|Social Insurance Net Expenditures as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)*
|Open Group
|Social Security (OASDI)
|Medicare (Parts A, B, & D)
|Total (Open Group)
|Total (Closed Group)
|Source: Statement of Social Insurance (SOSI). Amounts equal estimated present value of projected revenues and expenditures for scheduled benefits over the next 75 years of certain 'Social Insurance' programs (e.g., Social Security, Medicare). 'Open Group' totals reflect all curent and projected program participants during the 75-year projection period. 'Closed Group' totals reflect only current participants.
* GDP values from the 2011 & 2010 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports represent the present value of GDP over the 75 years. As the GDP used for Social Security and Medicare differ slightly in the Trust Fund Reports, the two values are averaged to estimate the 'Other' and Total Net Social Insurance Expenditures as % of GDP.
Note - some totals may not equal sum of components due to rounding.
The preceding analysis of the Government's long-term fiscal projections considered Government receipts and spending as a whole. A more focused perspective can be achieved through analysis of the Government's "social insurance" programs: Social Security, Medicare, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung. For these programs, the Statement of Social Insurance (SOSI) reports: (1) the actuarial present value of all future program revenue (mainly taxes and premiums) - excluding interest - to be received from or on behalf of current and future participants; (2) the estimated future scheduled expenditures to be paid to or on behalf of current and future participants; and (3) the difference between (1) and (2). Amounts reported in the SOSI and in the supplemental information in this Report are based on each program's official actuarial calculations. By accounting convention, the transfers of general revenues are eliminated in the consolidation of the financial statements at the government-wide level and as such, the general revenues that are used to finance Medicare Parts B and D are not included in these calculations even though the expenditures on these programs are included. SOSI programs and amounts are included in the broader fiscal sustainability analysis in the previous section, although on a slightly different basis (as described in the Supplemental Section of this Report).
The SOSI provides perspective on the Government's long-term estimated exposures and costs for social insurance programs. While these expenditures are not considered Government liabilities, they do have the potential to become expenses and liabilities in the future, based on the continuation of the social insurance programs' provisions contained in current law. The social insurance trust funds account for all related program income and expenses. Medicare and Social Security taxes, premiums, and other income are credited to the funds; fund disbursements may only be made for benefit payments and program administrative costs. Any excess revenues are invested in special non-marketable U.S. Government securities at a market rate of interest. The trust funds represent the accumulated value, including interest, of all prior program surpluses, and provide automatic funding authority to pay for future benefits.
|Dollars in Billions
|Net Present Value (NPV) - Open Group (FY 2010)
|Change In:
|Valuation Period
|($ 1,518)
|Demographic data and assumptions
|($ 859)
|Economic data and assumptions
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|Law or policy
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|Methodology and programmatic data
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|Economic and other healthcare assumptions
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|Change in projection base
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|Net Change in Open Group measure
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|NPV - Open Group (FY 2011)
Table 8 on the previous page, which summarizes amounts reported in the SOSI, shows that net social insurance expenditures are projected to be approximately $34 trillion as of January 1, 2011 for the "Open Group," an increase of approximately $3 trillion over net expenditures of $31 trillion projected in the 2010 Report.22 Table 9 summarizes the principal reasons for the changes in projected social insurance amounts during FY 2011. Most of the change from the past year is attributable to the change in valuation period. For a 75-year projection period, the change in valuation period measures the effect of replacing the first projection year from the prior year with a new 75th year in the current reporting year. Another significant variable was changes in demographic (e.g., birth, mortality, and immigration) and economic (e.g., taxable earnings, unemployment, and interest rates) assumptions. For the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) programs administered by the Social Security Administration, the largest component for change was the change in demographic assumptions. For the Medicare programs (Parts A, B, and D) the most significant components of change were the changes in valuation period and in economic assumptions.
As was reported in the FY 2010 Financial Report of the U.S. Government, projected Medicare costs declined significantly reflecting provisions of the ACA. As reported last year and again this year in Note 26, there continues to be uncertainty about whether the projected reductions in health care cost growth will be fully achieved. Note 26 includes an alternative projection to illustrate the uncertainty of projected Medicare costs. As indicated earlier, GAO disclaimed opinions on the 2011 and 2010 SOSI, because of these significant uncertainties.
The retirement of the "baby boom generation" and increases in health care costs are still anticipated to have a prolonged impact on the long-run financial condition of Medicare and Social Security, which is analyzed annually in the Medicare and Social Security Trustees' Reports. According to the Medicare Trustees' Report, under current law, including the assumption of the full implementation of ACA program changes, spending on Medicare is projected to rise from 3.7 percent of GDP in 2011 to 5.6 percent in 2035 and 6.2 percent in 2085. The Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is now expected to remain solvent until 2024, five years earlier than estimated in last year's report, after which point tax income is estimated to be sufficient to pay 90 percent of benefits, declining to 76 percent in 2050 and then increasing to 88 percent by 2085.
As for Social Security (the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds or OASDI), combined spending is projected to increase gradually from its current level of 4.8 percent of GDP to 6.2 percent in 2035, declining to about 6.0 percent by 2050 and remaining at about that level through 2085. The Social Security Trustees' Report indicates that annual OASDI income, including interest on trust fund assets, will exceed annual cost and trust fund assets will increase every year until 2023, at which time it will be necessary to begin drawing down on trust fund assets to cover part of expenditures until assets are exhausted in 2036, one year earlier than estimated in the prior year's Trustees' Report. After trust fund exhaustion, continuing tax income would be sufficient to pay 77 percent of scheduled benefits in 2036 and 74 percent in 2085.23
As noted earlier, it is apparent that these programs are on a fiscally unsustainable path (as was previously discussed and as noted in the Trustees' Reports). Additional information from the Trustees Reports may be found in the Supplemental Information section of this Report.
20 Current policy in the projections is based on current law, but includes extension of certain policies that expire under current law but are routinely extended or otherwise expected to continue, such as extension of relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).(Back to Content)
21 P.L. 111-148 as amended by P.L. 111-152.(Back to Content)
22 'Closed' Group and 'Open' Group differ by the population included in each calculation. From the SOSI, the 'Closed' Group includes: (1) participants who have attained eligibility and (2) participants who have not attained eligibility. The 'Open' Group adds future participants to the 'Closed' Group. See 'Social Insurance' in the Supplemental Information section in this report for more information.(Back to Content)
23 A Summary of the 2011 Annual Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Reports, p. 10.(Back to Content)
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UPDATE: Two arrests in disappearance of two Amish girls
UPDATE 10PM 8/15: Two people are in custody in the abduction of two Amish sisters in upstate New York.
The St. Lawrence County District Attorney's office says a man and a woman were taken into custody at their home about 20 miles from where the girls were taken Wednesday.
Twelve-year-old Fannie and seven-year-old Delila Miller were found wet and cold but otherwise unharmed 24 hours after being kidnapped.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A prosecutor in northern New York says two young Amish girls found safe a day after they disappeared from their family's farm stand have given investigators information she hopes will soon lead to an arrest.
St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain says she can't comment on what happened to 7-year-old Delila Miller and 12-year-old Fannie Miller, who vanished Wednesday evening after a car pulled up to their family's farm stand.
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By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON The next time someone offers you a penny for your thoughts, you might want to take them up on it.
For the first time in U.S. history, the cost of manufacturing both a penny and a nickel is more than the 1-cent and 5-cent values of the coins themselves. Skyrocketing metals prices are behind the increase, the U.S. Mint said in a letter to members of Congress last week.
The Mint estimates it will cost 1.23 cents per penny and 5.73 cents per nickel this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The cost of producing a penny has risen 27% in the last year, while nickel manufacturing costs have risen 19%.
BACKGROUND:A brief history of the penny
The estimates take into account rising metals prices as well as processing, labor and transportation costs. Based on current metals prices, the value of the metal in a nickel alone is a little more than 5 cents. The metal in a penny, however, is still worth less than a penny.
"Higher zinc, copper and nickel prices are raising the production costs of the nation's coinage," the Mint said in the letter, which it provided to USA TODAY Tuesday.
Metals prices have been soaring this year as a strong economy worldwide has led to an increase in demand. The prices of metals used in coins are all rising: Zinc is up 76% this year, copper is up 68%, and nickel is up 42%, according to the London Metal Exchange.
But consumers should not hoard coins or melt down the change in their kids' piggy banks, says Michael Helmar, an economist and metals analyst at Moody's Economy.com. He says the process of melting the coins, separating out the metals, then selling would be costly and time-consuming.
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Lift every voice and sing.
New York : Random House, ©2000
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Julian Bond; Sondra K Wilson
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"Pasted into Bibles, schoolbooks, and hearts, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," written by J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson in 1900, has become one of the most beloved songs in the African American community - taught for years in schools, churches, and civic organizations. Adopted by the NAACP as its official song in the 1920s and sung throughout the civil rights movement, it is still heard today at gatherings across America." "In celebration of the song's centennial, Julian Bond and Sondra Kathryn Wilson have collected one hundred essays by artists, educators, politicians, and activists reflecting on their personal experiences with the song. Also featuring photos from historical archives, Lift Every Voice and Sing is a moving illustration of the African American experience in the past century."--Jacket.
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The Customer Service Center offers DNR licenses, permits and maps. The center is at 402 West Washington Street, Room W160A in Indianapolis and is open 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (317) 232-4200 or (877) 463-6367. Email: mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com.
I found a sick, injured, orphaned, nuisance or deceased animal on my property and want it removed. Does DNR provide this service?
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Is there someone I can talk to regarding the behavior and handling of some of the wildlife around my property, such as geese and other waterfowl?
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I applied for participation in a special hunt. How do I know if I've been selected?
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How can my property become a Check Station during the deer hunting season?
You must contact your local law enforcement office for information on how to become a Check Station. Contact information can be found through the DNR website at: http://www.in.gov/dnr/lawenfor/.
Can I hunt from my vehicle or boat
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How do I purchase a youth hunting license?
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I have lost my hunting/fishing license. How do I get a replacement?
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I bought a 2015 license instead of a 2016 license. Can I get a refund?
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Licenses issued by the DNR may be revoked at the discretion of a court upon conviction of fish and wildlife law violations, or at the discretion of the department for non-compliance with conditions under which licenses are issued.
Equipment such as guns and vehicles used in violation of fish and wildlife laws may be seized for evidence, and upon conviction, confiscated at the discretion of the court.
Can I purchase a lifetime license?
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What do lifetime licenses cover?
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What if my lifetime license is lost, stolen or destroyed?
If your license is lost, stolen or destroyed, you should notify the DNR immediately. A lifetime license affidavit for replacement can be found online; you can also contact us with all inquiries at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can call us at (317) 232-4200. Upon the return of the affidavit, we will issue a replacement license. There is no cost for the replacement.
Does someone under the age of 18 or over the age of 65 need to purchase a fishing or hunting license?
A hunting license is not required for an individual who is less than 13 years old, does not possess a bow or firearm, and who is accompanied by a person who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid hunting license. However, children age 17 and younger who will possess a bow or firearm or will not be accompanied by a person over the age of 18 must obtain a youth hunting license, unless hunting during the free youth hunting days designated by the director each fall. Children who are nonresidents and under the age of 18 may purchase a resident youth hunting license if the child has a parent, grandparent or legal guardian who is a resident of Indiana. Hunters age 65 or older must obtain the appropriate hunting license.
A fishing license and trout and salmon stamp are NOT required for individuals under the age of 18 or for Indiana residents who were born before April 1, 1943. Anglers born before April 1, 1943 should carry their driver's license or other identification verifying their age and residency. For more information on license requirements, visit DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Do I need a license to hunt on my property?
If you meet the following exemptions, then you do not need a license to hunt your own property. Exemptions: Landowners or lessees of farmland who farm that land and are residents of Indiana are not required to obtain a permit while hunting, fishing, or trapping on the land they own or lease. A license is also NOT required for the landowner's or lessee's spouse or children living with them. This license exemption does not apply to land owned by a business, corporation or partnership unless the shareholders, partners, members or owners are comprised solely of the members of an immediate family who farm that land.
What sort of documentation do I need to apply for a Nursery Dealer's license?
Information on how to obtain a Nursery Dealer's license may be found on DNR's Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology web page at the following link: The Nursery Dealer's license annual fee is $50.00. The fee must be submitted with your application.
Where can I find the Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide?
The most recent edition of the Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide may be found here. You may also request one be sent to you by mail by calling DNR's Customer Service Center at 317-232-4200 or toll-free at 877-463-6367.
How can I subscribe to Outdoor Indiana magazine?
You may subscribe to receive the complete Outdoor Indiana magazine by mail or you may view abbreviated electronic versions of the publication at: OutdoorIndiana.org. You may also subscribe by calling DNR at 317-233-3046.
Can I purchase Annual Permits online?
Yes. Visit http://www.innsgifts.com/ on the DNR web site. You'll find the link for Annual Permits in the left-hand column of the page.
What do I need to get a new registration for my ORV or snowmobile?
Registration for ORV and snowmobiles is now handled by the BMV. Visit http://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/4278.htm for more information.


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It's the most celebrated night of the year and the biggest countdown around the world. For ten heart-pounding seconds, all eyes are on New York and the massive glittering ball descending over Times Square. Millions nationwide and over a billion worldwide watch us cheer as the famous ball descends from the flagpole and one ton of confetti is showered over the heads of revelers.
Mixed in with confetti are handwritten wishes from people around the globe–whether it's a personal goal, a dream for the future, or doing something for the first time, these wishes are scrawled on official confetti and scattered from building tops as part of the Wishing Wall. See how to include yours here.
Since rooftop celebrations began by the owners of One Times Square in 1904, the first New Year's Eve ball lowering occurred in 1907. There have been several different balls over the years, but a 12-foot geodesic sphere was introduced in 2008 that's double the size of any previous ball, now weighing in at 11,875 pounds. A year-round attraction in Times Square, this ball only comes to life on that special night next month.
For hotel guests and travelers venturing into the city for this magical night, here's what to expect in Times Square on December 31st :
3:00 p.m.
Revelers start arriving late in the afternoon on New Year's Eve. By approximately 3:00 p.m., the Bow Tie of Times Square (42nd to 47th Sts. between Broadway & 7th Ave.) is fully closed to traffic. Revelers are directed by NYPD to gather in separate viewing sections.
6:00 p.m. to 6:03 p.m.
The celebration begins with the lighting and raising of the New Year's Eve Ball atop One Times Square. The New Year's Eve Ball is lit and begins its ascent accompanied by special pyrotechnic effects.
6:20 p.m.
The Times Square Alliance sanitation crew clad in bright red uniforms begins to distribute tens of thousands of fun handouts to the Times Square revelers.
An hourly countdown takes place every hour three minutes before the hour.
At 11:59, there's a sixty second countdown.
The lighted Ball descends 70 feet in sixty seconds. The Ball is covered with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and lit by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs.
The schedule of events is subject to change. Performances have not yet been announced, but can be checked on the Times Square official website.
From the Flatiron District where the MAve Hotel is located, plan to cab before 3pm to Times Square, or take a brisk 10-15 minute walk.


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STATE COLLEGE — The executive committee of Penn State University's trustees met for four minutes Friday to publicly reaffirm a top-level staff shake-up that was approved in private three weeks ago amid the unfolding child sex-abuse scandal surrounding former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
None of the eight committee members who participated in the brief teleconference actually attended the public session at the Nittany Lion Inn. Instead, their voices were audible over a loudspeaker placed on a table surrounded by empty chairs.
They unanimously approved resolutions stating that the removal of Joe Paterno as football coach was "in the best interest of Penn State;" that the trustees determined and former Penn State President Graham Spanier concurred that he should step down; and that Rodney Erickson has been appointed as his successor. All three actions were effective Nov. 9 — the date that the full board initially voted on them behind closed doors and subsequently announced publicly.
Some critics said the initial meeting violated the state Sunshine Law, which governs public access to meetings of public agencies. Without acknowledging any such violation, university spokesman Bill Mahon characterized the executive committee meeting as an effort to "cross our T's and dot our I's."
Trustees chairman Steve Garban opened Friday's meeting by reading a statement that cited "extraordinary circumstances" as the reason the board needed to act "swiftly and decisively" on Nov. 9.
The full board of trustees will be asked to approve all three actions again at its Jan. 20 meeting, Mahon said.
Melissa Melewsky, an attorney with the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, said state courts have established through case law that a public agency that violates the Sunshine Law may "cure" the violation by repeating the action in a public setting, as the university is doing.
"It would be very, very unlikely that a challenge would win against the board," she said.
Sandusky, who retired from Penn State in 1999 after serving as Paterno's top defensive assistant for more than two decades, is accused of abusing eight boys over 15 years. He allegedly met many of them through The Second Mile, a charity he founded in 1977 to help at-risk youth. Sandusky insists he is innocent.
Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, who has been placed on administrative leave, and former university vice president Gary Schultz are charged with perjury and failure to report a 2002 report in which a graduate assistant for the football team said he witnessed Sandusky sodomizing a boy of about 10 years old on campus. Lawyers for both men say they are innocent.
The board has hired former FBI director Louis Freeh to head up Penn State's internal investigation into the child sex abuse allegations.
Neither Paterno nor Spanier has been criminally charged in connection with the case.
Many Penn State students have been vocal in their support for Paterno, who was in his 46th season when he became the only school leader to be fired in connection with the case. Paterno's daughter, Mary Kay, stood with reporters and joined in their questioning of Mahon after Friday's session.
Spanier, who holds tenure in the university's colleges of liberal arts and health human development, is on a sabbatical and could resume teaching in a year "if he has the interest in doing so," Mahon said.


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On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote: > I already pointed out the inconsistency in heap_xlog_freeze about > whether a cleanup lock is needed. As is, this patch uses a cleanup > lock, but I suspect that a regular lock is sufficient --- comments? Well, according to storage/buffer/README: 1. To scan a page for tuples, one must hold a pin and either shared or exclusive content lock. To examine the commit status (XIDs and status bits) of a tuple in a shared buffer, one must likewise hold a pin and either shared or exclusive lock. That does indeed make it sound like an x-lock is enough. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 12:26 AM
Tx4obama (36,974 posts)
Line about 'Stonewall and Selma and Seneca Falls' was from Obama's 2012 Barnard commencement speech
Obama's Inaugural Address 'One Of The Hardest Speeches I've Written,' Jon Favreau Says
The lines about gay rights -- and, in particular, the reference to the 1969 Stonewall Riots were more complicated additions, but still, ultimately, an easy call.
"Up until the weekend before the speech we hadn't thought that Stonewall would be such a big deal," said Favreau. "We had just come from this campaign where we talked about gay rights all the time. The line about Stonewall and Selma and Seneca Falls was actually in the commencement speech he gave at Barnard (in 2012). And so we brought it back for this because it hadn't gotten much attention at all."
"We knew we wanted to pay tribute to (Martin Luther) King in some way. So it kind of fit right there," he added. "Before he gave the speech, I'm like, I actually think this is going make some news because it's probably the first time a president has mentioned the word "gay" or "Stonewall" in an inaugural speech."
Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/obamas-inaugural-address-jon-favreau_n_2545236.html
Excerpt below from Obama's May 2012 Barnard speech transcript...
So whether its starting a business, or running for office, or raising a amazing family, remember that making your mark on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of setbacks and it comes with plenty of failures.
But whenever you feel that creeping cynicism, whenever you hear those voices say you cant make a difference, whenever somebody tells you to set your sights lower the trajectory of this country should give you hope. Previous generations should give you hope. What young generations have done before should give you hope. Young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in, from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall, didnt just do it for themselves; they did it for other people. (Applause.)
Thats how we achieved womens rights. Thats how we achieved voting rights. Thats how we achieved workers rights. Thats how we achieved gay rights. (Applause.) Thats how weve made this Union more perfect. (Applause.)
And if youre willing to do your part now, if youre willing to reach up and close that gap between what America is and what America should be, I want you to know that I will be right there with you. (Applause.) If you are ready to fight for that brilliant, radically simple idea of America that no matter who you are or what you look like, no matter who you love or what God you worship, you can still pursue your own happiness, I will join you every step of the way. (Applause.)
Full text here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/obamas-barnard-commencement-speech--text/2012/05/14/gIQAnZtPPU_blog.html
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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 08:29 AM
Bluenorthwest (45,319 posts)
1. Variations of that line go back to at least 2008
"In June, 2008, Michelle Obama came to Manhattan's Waldorf Astoria for a fundraiser with wealthy gay Democrats and spoke of civil rights struggles "from Selma to Stonewall."
Discussed on DU here:
It is still very important that he said this in the context of the Inauguration for many reasons including the fact that in spite of the use of the phrase and imagery for so long, many times on DU folks who claim to be huge Obama supporters have lectured others that Stonewall and Selma just do not equate in any way, they are not related 'Stonewall doesn't count'. Two recent threads in which I was ripped to bits for saying what Obama said to the world.
The denigration of Stonewall on DU has had me steaming for sometime now. I was grateful to the President for schooling his ardents along with the nation.
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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:44 AM
geek tragedy (68,176 posts)
3. Only a profound ignoramus would claim there were no parallels between Stonewall and Selma.
Exactly the same? No two historical events are. But certainly, as foundational moments in civil rights history, they share parallels.
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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 11:16 AM
great white snark (2,646 posts)
4. Any links that verify your assertions?
I'm trying to find threads where the "ardents" argue that Stonewall doesn't count. Not disbelieving you I'd just like to see the arguments used to rationalize. Thanks for any help.
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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:40 AM
Paladin (16,501 posts)
2. That's Too Good A Line To Only Use Once.
I'm glad it finally got the attention it deserved.


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Hunkered down in the hot African midday sun – crouching low behind a spindly little bush – I felt rather exposed. Earlier that day, I had embarked upon this walking safari with great enthusiasm, embracing the opportunity to encounter at least one of the Big Five animals in its own natural environment, away from the impediments (and safety) that come with the customary, open-backed safari Jeep. After a short walk down a narrow path, my guide, Calvet Nkomo – armed with a large rifle – spotted a six-ton elephant about 100 metres away. He expertly led me downwind of the animal; if he smelled us, Nkomo said, all bets were off, and big bulls like him could easily charge.
We took up a position and, soon enough, as Nkomo had accurately predicted, the elephant came to us, lumbering through the foliage and settling in just few metres away – upwind. Nkomo repeatedly signalled with one hand that I should crouch even lower. "He cannot see us," Nkomo assured me in an almost-silent whisper. But then, all of sudden, we had a problem. The elephant began making a low, guttural noise – an invitation, Nkomo said, to a fellow bull somewhere behind us to come and join him. We were caught between the two animals, running the very real risk of being trampled.
I was in Zimbabwe, a country that has, in recent history, made more headlines for economic hardship and societal unrest than for thrilling safari experiences. The past decade has not been kind to Zimbabweans: Under Robert Mugabe, the country's leader since its independence in 1980, the economy more or less collapsed. The currency spun out of control. Violence and human-rights abuses made headlines. But, since the nadir of "the chaos" around 2008, the country has experienced a steady recovery. Mugabe agreed to a power-sharing arrangement with opposition leaders, and the adoption of the U.S. dollar helped stabilize the economy. Last month, the country approved a new constitution (although the vote was not without incident) that includes a strengthened bill of rights and presidential term limits, leading the European Union to lift most of its sanctions. Tourism is coming back, too, making Zimbabwe – a country that until recently was all but off limits – one of Africa's next great destinations.
The day before my walking safari, I travelled to Somalisa, a luxury tented camp deep in the heart of Hwange National Park, with Nic Polenakis, part-owner of the camp and an experienced wildlife guide. Hwange is more than 14,000 square kilometres, roughly half the size of Belgium, and we bumped along for hours through the savannah in his weathered Jeep. We passed scores of animals, from timid impalas to playful baboons, majestic giraffes, quirky little warthogs and more zebra than I could count.
Polenakis said that it wasn't always so. "At the height of the chaos, it was a nightmare. There was no money in the country at all." Both humans and animals suffered. For the former, inflation spiralled to levels that would have been comical, if they weren't so tragic: Banknotes were printed in denominations of up to $100-trillion.
The animals in Hwange faced a twofold crisis. The lack of hard currency meant that wildlife camps and lodges, many of which closed during this period, could no longer afford to maintain watering holes fed by pumps that required costly fuel to operate. As well, desperate locals resorted to poaching for meat. It would have been far worse, Polenakis said, were it not for the vigilance of the park rangers (some of whom went months without being paid): They patrolled the extensive Hwange perimeter for weeks at a time, fed and aided by the remaining lodges along the way.
With the end of the crisis, previously shuttered camps are reopening their doors, new ones are springing up and – a sure sign of good things – international airlines such as Emirates and KLM have resumed service to the capital, Harare. The country's wildlife guides, who are required to undergo a rigorous four-year certification process, are recognized as some of the best in the world, and going on a walking safari is a true Zimbabwean experience. Despite the inherent risks of approaching wild animals on foot, guides keep guests safe, and it has been years since anyone was injured inside Hwange. Even on game drives, the guides here got me much closer to wildlife than those in the many other safari destinations I've visited. On one outing, I could hear the purrs and miniature roars of a lioness and her cubs as they nursed and played.
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Cougar Sports Saturday: September 7th
09/07/2013 3:00pmThe CSS crew talked all things BYU/Texas and debuted an exclusive interview with former Cougar and current Kansas City Chiefs head coach, Andy Reid.
Game Center: BYU vs. (15) Texas
09/07/2013 8:44pmFollow along as the BYU Cougars take on the Texas Longhorns at LaVell Edwards Stadium with ksl.com's live Game Center.
Hill leads BYU to 40-21 win over No. 15 Texas
09/07/2013 10:35pmTaysom Hill leads a BYU rushing attack that ran for 550 yards as the Cougars upset No. 15 Texas, 40-21.
Who is this team? BYU puts up 679 yards on offense
09/07/2013 10:59pmThat moment when BYU fans were back on the bandwagon. Fans, casual observers and even the Cougar-haters found themselves reevaluating their whole view of the team they had formed after the week one loss to Virginia.
BYU throttles Texas and Twitter noticed
09/07/2013 11:11pmBYU had a record-breaking night against Texas and Twitter couldn't stop talking about it.


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Immortal Verse Sells for European Record
English and French group I winner Immortal Verse sold in foal to Dansili for 4.7 million guineas ($8,090,580 in United States funds), a European record price for a broodmare, at the Tattersalls December mare sale Dec. 3.
Additionally, Rosdhu Queen and Dream Peace sold for 2.1 million guineas ($3,614,940) and 2.7 million guineas ($4,647,780), respectively, the trio helping to drive total receipts for the day past 30,000,000 guineas ($51,642,000) for only the second time in European auction history.
Overall, 190 horses sold for 34,478,500 guineas ($59,351,289), up 44.9% on last year's corresponding session while average and median also showed double-digit percentage gains.
The average of 181,466 guineas ($312,375) represented an increase of 40.3% and the median rose 15.9% to 76,500 guineas ($131,687).
The clearance rate was 80.1%, compared with 81.1%.
Bidding for Immortal Verse climbed from an opening offer of 2 million guineas $3,442,280) from James Wigan. Winning bidder Adrian Nicoll of BBA Ireland had only to make two offers--the first at 4.5 million guineas ($7,746,300)--before securing the 5-year-old daughter of Pivotal for a price tag that surpasses the previous European record of 4.6 million guineas for Magical Romance at the same sale in 2006.
Immortal Verse was bought for a new partnership to be established within Coolmore, which earlier in the day bought Rosdhu Queen through Stephen Hillen Bloodstock.
"Everything was right with her," Nicoll said of Immortal Verse, who was offered by Ireland's Mount Coote Stud on behalf of U.S.-based Merriebelle Stable. "It was top whack for her, but she is beautiful."
The mare is out of the French group-placed Sadler's Wells mare Side of Paradise, and is the best female descendant of Kilfrush founder Monsieur Binet's outstanding foundation mare Mill Princess, who produced 11 winners, including English and French champion sprinter and successful sire Last Tycoon. Sire Pivotal is a leading active broodmare sire in Europe.
Immortal Verse won four of 11 career starts, including the 2011 Coronation Stakes (Eng-I) and Prix Haras du Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois (Fr-I). She also finished third in the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Eng-I) en route to lifetime earnings of $1,053,873.
John Moores' and Charles Noell's Merriebelle Stable bought all of the stock previously owned by the Irish-based Kilfrush Stud, which was sold earlier this year to Qatari Mubarak Al Naemi, and decided to sell the mare. The Texas-based pair own farms in Kentucky and Maryland as well as in Ireland and held major shares in prominent Central Kentucky sire Kingmambo.
"It is wonderful to be part of this, it is a once in a lifetime chance to be do this and to see this," said Merriebelle spokesperson and adviser Peter Bance.
"If you want to get to the top of racing in the world, this is the kind of mare to take you there. It is all down to (Kilfrush manager) Brendan Hayes of Kilfrush, who has developed the family for such a long time, and Luke (Lillingston, of Mount Coote Stud) for producing her so well.
"She is a gorgeous mare, she is balanced, is so good-looking, a picture. She has the ability to become anything."
Rosdhu Queen, a 3-year-old Invincible Spirit filly and winner of the 2012 Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-I), was offered in the Somerville Lodge consignment.
"She's been bought for Coolmore," Hillen said of the bay filly out of French group III winner Green Minstrel, by Green Tune. "I should imagine she is going to be one for Galileo. She is a beautiful filly, a great physical. She is by Invincible Spirit, who is doing so well, she is a group I-winning sprinter and won her group I (was) as a 2-year-old. You don't get many of those coming onto the market."
Hugo Lascelles landed the European Sales Management's French group II winner Dream Peace, a 5-year-old Dansili mare who was third in the 2011 E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-I) at Woodbine. Like Immortal Verse, she was bred by Kilfrush and the family has been developed by the farm for generations.
"She is for Frankel" Lascelles said of the half sister to 2003 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) third-place finisher Catcher In The Rye. She is out of out of graded/group winner Truly a Dream and from the family of 2008 Darley Irish Oaks (Ire-I) winner Moonstone and 1981 Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-I) victress Arctique Royale.
Lascelles prevailed in the bidding from Badgers Bloodstock's Grant Pritchard-Gordon, Greg Goodman of Mount Brilliant Farm, Fiona Craig, and Reiley McDonald.
"She will probably be staying in the (United Kingdom)," he said. "It is a truly wonderful pedigree, one of the very best.
"We have been underbidders on a few; it meant that we've saved some ammo."
The Tattersalls December mare sale continues Dec. 4 with the third of four sessions.
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I do not have one favorite, but I'd say Tuts+.
Google.com for sure. I visit it everyday
Tuts+ of course.
l do like theme forest and wptemalari.com because l do visit almost everyday and try to find, discover new stuff.
BBC iPlayer. Not missed a episode of eastenders since that lovely site was launched


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NEW YORK (AP) A study published Wednesday says hospitals and the federal government could save tens of billions of dollars a year if they changed the way group purchasing organizations — which buy medical supplies in bulk for member hospitals — are compensated.
The study said hospitals and health care providers save money when they buy medical devices on their own instead of getting them through group purchasing organizations even though GPOs exist to save money for those buyers. The authors of the study say that is because medical device suppliers pay the GPOs for the right to sell their products to the hospitals, creating a conflict of interest.
The study was funded by the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, a trade group that represents medical device companies. It was conducted and written by Robert Litan, a senior fellow in economics at the Brookings Institution, and Hal Singer, adjunct professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Litan and Singer are executives at the consulting firm Navigant Economics.
A trade organization representing GPOs said studies by the Government Accountability Office and other federal agencies have found that GPOs save money for hospitals. The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association said more than 90% of U.S. hospitals use group purchasing organizations, and that if purchasing rules are changed, medical device makers will benefit at the expense of hospitals, patients, and health care providers.
Group purchasing organizations conduct auctions with medical device makers, allowing the winning bidders to sell their devices to hundreds of hospitals. Because group purchasing organizations are paid by medical device makers and not hospitals, they are encouraged to maintain current deals rather than negotiating new ones even if it means the hospitals pay more for equipment.
Hospitals funded the GPOs until 1986, when a change in Medicare rules allowed medical device companies to pay the organizations directly. The authors said private health care spending could be cut by as much as $25 billion a year, and federal spending by an additional $11.5 billion, if the law were restored and hospitals funded the GPOs again.
The conclusions were based on a review of 8,100 hospital transactions over the last decade. The authors said hospitals saved 10% to 14% by buying devices themselves instead of using a GPO.
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1670 – (March 15) The Carolina arrives in Seewee Bay, and proceeds to anchor at the north end of Bull's Island.
1670 – (April) Charles Town is founded as the capital city of Carolina, across the Ashley River from its current site on the main peninsula.
1672 – Charles Town is reported to consist of 30 houses and some 200-300 settlers
1680 – (April 30) The Richmond arrives carrying the first large group of French Huguenots.
1685 – (October) Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes, which had guaranteed the rights of Huguenots in France. This revocation accelerates the emmigration of French Huguenots to Charleston.
1690 – Charles Town is officially moved to current site on the peninsula. Population is estimated at 1,200, making it the fifth largest city in North America.
1693 – "Liberty of Conscience" substantiated, reaffirming the right of locals to worship as they please.
1695 – City walls and six bastions are built about this time
1695 – Possible year of construction of the John Lining House at 106 Broad St., the oldest surviving frame building in Charleston.
1698 – (Oct 8) Increasing importation of African slaves prompts a law providing cash incentive for bringing white servants into Carolina.
1700 – Charles Town has grown into a major trading center; plantations appear inland along the rivers.
1700 – (Sept 1) Hurricane of 1700 strikes the city
1700 – (Nov 16) City Assembly establishes a tax-supported free library, possibly the first public library in America. It operates for 14 years.
1704 – First known map of the Walled City: the Crisp Map of 1704.
1706 – (Sept 2) Joint French and Spanish attack upon Charles Town during Queen Anne's War is repulsed when Colonial forces capture French vessel and crew.
1710 – Powder Magazine at 79 Cumberland St. and Pink House Tavern at 17 Chalmers St. built about this time.
1712 – Rhett Mansion is built at 54 Hasell St.
1712 – The territory of Carolina is divided into North and South, each having its own governor.
1713 – (Sept 5) Hurricane of 1713 strikes the city.
1715 – Yemassee Indian War lasts two years in Carolina
1717 – City begins to remove fortifications to allow for expansion.
1718 – Blackbeard the Pirate sails into Charles Town Harbor with four ships; takes hostages for ransom. Also in this year, the pirate Stede Bonnet is hanged at White Point.
1719 – Failure of Lords Proprietors to protect colonists from various threats results in a Revolutionary Assembly. Citizens petition the King to take over the reins of government.
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A second Obama term would guarantee the president's health care law will be fully implemented, and businesses are warning that may affect their employees.
Darden Restaurants, which owns Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and more, is the latest in its industry to look for a way to avoid ObamaCare. Darden owns and operates more than 2,000 restaurants, and employs 180,000 people. So the restaurant group is conducting a "test" at a select number of its restaurants in four markets.
Darden spokesman Rich Jeffers says the idea is figuring out what the costs are of the new health care law and how best to deal with them. Jeffers says with growing health care costs Darden is looking at the impact on their businesses of a larger part-time workforce versus full-time employment.
White Castle, McDonald's and Denny's are other affordable brands in the industry that have said they were looking for a way to avoid the new employer mandate due to take effect in 2014.
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'The whole situation is one that interests me and I have discussed it with the Financial Services Authority,' Ros Wright told the Evening Standard. Cases currently with the FSA could 'easily' be passed to the SFO, she said.
Wright said criminal charges could be brought for misleading advertising and for conspiracy to defraud, which carry a maximum penalty of seven years' jail. She revealed she had been persuaded to look into so-called 'splits' after hearing of the plight of several ruined victims at a Securities Institute dinner. 'I'm speaking to the FSA about a number of things,' Wright said. 'There are a number of cases involving split capital trusts which I'm sure could be returned to us.'
An estimated 50,000 people have lost money in so-called 'splits' - complex financial products with several different classes of share. Many were marketed as low risk and sold to parents saving for school fees. Some have lost all their money.
'Misleading advertising can be a crime,' said Wright, pointingto the Blue Arrow affair, which turned on allegedly false claims made in tombstone advertising by a financial institution.
She also said the widespread allegations of collusive behaviour between different trusts could also be a criminal matter. If the collusion gave a misleading impression, for example by propping up share prices, 'that could be conspiracy to defraud', she said.
The FSA is already looking into allegations of misleading advertising and of collusion within a reported 'magic circle' of fund managers. The inquiry into a handful of companies could lead to fines or bans. The financial services ombudsman is also examining complaints from burnt investors and could order compensation.
Several trusts have already gone bust and the number of insolvencies could reach 10 to 20, according to the Association of Investment Trust Companies, with another 20 leaving their investors badly burnt.
The worst-hit trusts geared up heavily and invested in high-tech stocks at the top of the stock market bubble. Fund managers who published misleading ads and independent financial advisers who recommended the trusts to clients look most vulnerable to compensation orders.
Ros Wrights admits that the Serious Fraud Office, which publishes its annual report today, has claimed no major scalps this year, though it has secured convictions in 10 out of 13 cases and continued the rehabilitation of an institution derided as the 'Serious Farce Office' for most of the 1990s.
One 'major disappointment' was the Morgan Grenfell case, in which fund manager Peter Young was judged unfit to stand trial, one co-defendant was acquitted and the other told there was no case to answer. Mentally-ill Young could still stand trial if he recovers, Wright says.
The emphasis on fighting terrorism post-11 September has diverted resources away from fraud, which costs Britain an estimated £14bn a year, she says. Wright, who retires next April, expects the slump in stock markets to bring more corporate failures and reveal wrongdoing. 'You'll certainly see some false accounting and fraudulent trading,' she says.
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text: ABILENE, Kan. (AP) ¿ Discount store operator Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc. reported a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter due to a charge for transforming its stores and a decline in sales at established locations. After the market closed Thursday, the company said it had a loss of $715,000, or 19 cents per share, compared with a profit of $1.1 million, or 27 cents per share in the prior year quarter. The company said excluding discontinued operations, it had a loss of 17 cents per share in the quarter ended Feb. 1. Duckwall-ALCO said its results were affected by a charge of $1.3 million for its store transformation project ¿ the company's plan to cut operating costs and improve store-level efficiencies. Revenue fell 5 percent to $140.1 million from $147.1 million. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, fell 3.3 percent, excluding the company's two fuel centers. Customer counts, meanwhile, fell nearly 14 percent at stores open at least a year. For the year, the company reported a loss of $5 million, or $1.30 per share, compared with a loss of $224,000, or 5 cents per share in the prior year. Revenue rose to $490 million from $481.8 million. Shares were unchanged at $10 in morning trading.


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Minister corrects misrepresentations on Protocol
Hon David Benson-Pope, MP
Minister for the Environment
Member of Parliament for Dunedin South
March 2006 Media Statement
Minister corrects misrepresentations on Protocol
Environment Minister David Benson-Pope is today correcting misrepresentations of New Zealand's position on the Cartagena Protocol.
"Despite claims to the contrary, New Zealand ratified the Cartagena Protocol on 24 February 2005 and it came into force in May 2005," said David Benson-Pope.
"Also, New Zealand supports strong documentation to accompany any trans-boundary movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) so that all countries, including New Zealand, are fully informed when making decisions about whether or not to allow such imports."
New Zealand fully agrees that where any agricultural commodity for food, feed or processing contains LMOs, or where there is good reason to believe that it may contain LMOs, it should be documented or "labelled" accordingly.
However, David Benson-Pope said that New Zealand considers the issue of adventitious presence of LMOs should not be dealt with under Article 18.2(a) of the Protocol. Article 18 of the Protocol was clearly to capture the intentional trade of LMOs.
"New Zealand's position is to ensure that there is no possibility of our GE-free exports being incorrectly labelled as possibly containing LMOs," said David Benson-Pope.
"New Zealand fully supports addressing the issue of adventitious presence of LMOs under more appropriate and workable parts of the Cartagena Protocol".
David Benson-Pope also noted that New Zealand and Brazil have not significantly changed their negotiating positions. The proposed text from Brazil for Article 18.2(a) does not include "adventitious presence" and all Parties, including New Zealand, are working together to reach agreed documentation requirements.
Note - Adventitious presence is the unintended presence of some GM material, despite best endeavours by all concerned to avoid it. For example, miniscule levels of GM soybean in a consignment of non-GM soybeans that might be picked up in the handling chain, or in a ship's hold from a previous consignment.


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Cee Lo releases Christmas album art
So we hear it every year, that the Christmas Season seems to begin earlier and earlier. This year Cee Lo is the first to get into the Christmas Spirit, the judge of the "Voice" has released the cover art for his upcoming Christmas inspired album "Magic Moment".
Feast your eyes on this gem... a pimped-out Santa riding in a convertible sleigh (is that a Caddy?) complete with a reindeer driver and magic Christmas horses pulling it along.


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NEIGHBORS>> Oak Grove resident serves as Arkansas Kennel Club president
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Friends say Carleen Peterson, 67, of the Oak Grove community doesnt believe in retirement.
She is an avid ballroom dancer, volunteers at the Arkansas Repertory Theater, serves as vice president of the Little Rock Zoo docent board and is president of the Arkansas Kennel Club.
Peterson shows champion Dobermans and Brittanies. Her love of dog shows began nearly three decades ago when she showed her first dog, a Great Dane.
My husbands mother was a dog handler when I met her almost 30 years ago. I started showing in 1976, and my Zeus won a blue ribbon at his second show. I was hooked, Peterson said.
Peterson enjoys her dogs, calling them her kids, but admits a drawback to the large dogs is their shorter life expectancy.
I lost my last Great Dane when she was 10 years old. Thats an exceptionally long life for that breed, Peterson said.
Peterson and her husband, George, have six dogs and have great hopes for Kal-El, a 14-month-old black Doberman male.
Kal-Els full name is Kansas Superman at Cargeo, but Petersons husband suggested Kal-El, the superheros name on his home planet of Krypton.
His sire is from Argentina, and Kal-El stands 28 inches at the shoulder, fitting nicely into the Doberman standard required at shows.
Breed standards are used to determine a dogs suitability for the tasks for which it was bred. The dogs are taken around the ring to be judged on obedience and agility. AKC dogs must get 15 points, usually collected during three to five competitions, under at least three different judges, to be considered a champion.
Peterson showed Kal-El in February at the Southeastern Arkansas Kennel Club in Pine Bluff.
Hes just getting started. It was his second show and its on the job training, Peterson said.
Dobermans are a very intellectual and loyal dog. Theyre also very strong. You have to be the boss. Brittanies are very bouncy dogs. Theyre my comic relief.
Peterson said she doesnt consider herself a big-time dog breeder, just a hobby breeder, although one time, when two litters were born close together, the couple shared their home with 25 canines.
I sent a puppy to Nebraska in mid-winter, and the buyers called me and told me he didnt come off the plane. Apparently the airline had just left his crate on the loading dock at the airport, but they found him before he was out there too long. That was the last time I shipped a dog, now I either drive the dog or the buyers come and pick it up, Peterson said.
My husband and I love to travel, and showing our dogs give us a good excuse, Peterson said.
Kal-Els next show will be in Wichita, Kan. in April and the Arkansas Kennel Club dog show will be held at the Hall of Industry at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds June 25-26.
The Arkansas Kennel Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Central Arkansas Library, 100 Rock St. in Little Rocks River Market District.


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By Georgia Knox, current student of the University of Sydney Business School MBA program.
We're back! The transfers arrived on time, the restaurants were delectable, the sights were amazing, the accommodation was lovely – yes, that even goes for the student accommodation! – and our clothes survived the heat and humidity. Our International Business Project trip to Shanghai was one to remember, for reasons both inside and outside the classroom.
Inside the classroom, we kicked-off the subject with two days of lectures by a variety of professors with deep expertise in Chinese business and culture. One particular highlight for me was the lecture by Professor David Gosset, the director of the Euro-China Center for International and Business Relations at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. Among other points, Professor Gosset stressed to us that China is not emerging so much as it is re-emerging after the gaps that developed between it and many western countries during the Industrial Revolution.
We took that learning along with many others from our lectures into the field where, in groups of four, we worked with six Chinese companies that are interested in entering the Australian market, in industries ranging from mining to green buildings and engineering to skin care. The primary task was to act as consultants over three days, to find out as much as we could about our companies and their market entry "problem" and to start to formulate potential solutions to their problem based on our background work. At the end of this period we presented to each other, not only on how our primary task was progressing but also on our cultural experiences with our respective companies.
And what a variety there was! For some groups, the language barrier was an issue. In this regard, the groups were very grateful for our advisors, MBA students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (our partner university for the International Business Project subject), who not only helped with interpretation but also provided invaluable insights into Chinese business and life. For other groups, there were tea ceremonies, banquets, floor walks and photo exhibitions to be completed before any business-type discussion could take place. And for others, the industry that they thought their company wanted to enter in Australia completely changed upon meeting in person!
Diversity was a theme that continued outside the classroom, with each of the 24 students involved in the trip having a unique experience, which was a product of how we chose to spend our time in China before and after the scheduled subject dates and how we chose to spend our time before and after class hours.
Several dinners and networking events were organised by the university, enabling us to meet new people (such as Ren Binyan, Vice President of Rio Tinto China and the guest speaker at our key networking event at the Radisson Blu Plaza) and also get to know those that we were working with during the International Business Project a little better.
And then there were the opportunities to get to know each other even better again at one of the best karaoke bars in China, on the observation deck of the World Financial Centre (currently the second tallest building in the world), or during Tai Chi classes… a traditional pastime that is surprisingly much harder than it looks!
So it should not have been such a surprise when I woke up on my first morning back at home and my heart jumped as I asked myself, "where has everybody gone?!". The combination of our experiences in China both inside and outside the classroom resulted in a trip that has not only deepened our understanding and appreciation of this re-emerging world force, but has also armed us with new tools, key learnings, impressive contacts and great friendships that we can take with us through the rest of our MBA program and beyond.


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Yanks' Severino serves up six no-hit frames
Right-hander allows only one ball out of infield in second Tampa start
By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com | June 25, 2014 5:00 PM ET
Luis Severino has all the makings of a pitcher that will not only rocket up the prospect rankings but also the Yankees farm system in the coming months and years.
In some sense, that's already happening. The 20-year-old right-hander put up a 2.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 70 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings at Class A Charleston, where he was making his full-season debut, before being promoted to Class A Advanced Tampa early last week.
The new level appears to be no problem.
The Yankees' No. 9 prospect tossed six scoreless no-hit innings, striking out six and walking only one, Wednesday afternoon in Tampa's 9-3 win on the road at Clearwater.
"The stuff is an obvious starting point," said Tampa pitching coach Danny Borrell. "Any time you've got a pitcher with a mid-90's fastball, these things are possible. This guy has it all though. He has the speed. He has an idea where the ball is going. Throw in a good breaking ball [which is a slider] and a changeup to keep guys off and you've got a great recipe for success. Today was certainly that."
Five of Severino's six frames were perfect. The only blip on the radar came when he walked Phillies No. 3 prospect and fellow recently promoted prospect J.P. Crawford with one out in the fourth. The no-hitter came to an end when Crawford singled off reliever Stefan Lopez to start the seventh.
But in case a series of zeros wasn't enough to signify the Dominican Republic native's dominance Wednesday, there's also this: He allowed only one ball to leave the infield. That came when KC Serna flied out to right field for the final out of the first inning. Of the 18 outs Severino recorded, eight were on the ground, six came via the strikeout, three were pop outs and one (Serna's) was a fly out.
"That's all about execution down," said Borrell. "His fastball has a lot of late life to it. It has some finish to it. ... When hitters have difficulty catching up to that, they're just not going to hit it well, and he has the stuff to make that happen."
Wednesday's results were different on paper from Severino's Class A Advanced debut last Friday, when he suffered the loss after giving up three runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings. However, he did strike out eight, walk only one and maintained a 5-to-1 groundout-to-airout ratio, signifying a much better outing than the runs allowed would tell you alone. That's a notion with which Borrell concurred.
"To be honest, there wasn't too much different between this one and that one," Borrell said. "He pitched much better than the score showed. The only difference was that the results were better today. Overall, the pitch package, the approach -- it was all the same."
After beginning his United States career as an untested question mark, Severino impressed by putting up a 2.45 ERA, 10.8 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 10 appearances (44 innings) as a 19-year-old between the Gulf Coast League and Class A Charleston, where he was coached for four games by Borrell. He was then moved into MLB.com's list of top-10 Yankees prospects and named the system's top right-handed pitcher.
The 6-foot hurler hasn't been troubled by a move to full-season leagues this season as his numbers have been mostly the same -- 2.78 ERA, 9.7 K/9, 2.0 BB/9 -- in a career-high 78 1/3 innings between Charleston and Tampa. Because of those results along with his plus fastball and above-average control, don't be surprised to see Severino in the mix near the top of the Yankees system when prospect rankings are updated at the end of the season. When he is, it'll be no surprise to his pitching coach.
"It's very rare," Borrell said. "I know other people may see it every now and again, but for me, he's a very rare commodity, given everything he's got going for him. I'm just glad to see it's all coming with us."
Sam Dykstra is a contributor to MiLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More