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Is it hard to get approved for a mortgage today? Data says no. Consumers say "yes".
According to a survey of TheMortgageReports.com readers, nearly sixty percent of those responding said that, in today's housing market, it's "too hard to get approved" for a mortgage.
The sentiment appears to contradict data, however.
The quarterly Senior Loan Officer Survey, which is published by the Federal Reserve, shows that U.S. lenders have steadily loosened prime mortgage guidelines since 2012.
In addition, the most recent Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae, a mortgage software firm which helps to process more than 3.7 million mortgage applications annually, shows more loan applicants making their way to closing than during any period this decade.
Lenders have removed the hurdles to a mortgage-loan approval this decade, and now support a myriad of low- and no-money-down mortgage programs.
If you're a consumer and you're worried about getting an approval for your mortgage, maybe the best advice is: "Just apply".
Getting a mortgage approval may not be hard at all.Click to see today's rates (Jul 20th, 2017)
In order to understand the mortgage approval process, we should start by answering "What is a mortgage?"
The textbook definition of mortgage -- interest in a home, given in exchange for a loan -- can be confusing because it's not how we think of the role that mortgages play in housing.
It helps, then, to think of mortgages as loans to finance real estate.
For example, if you want to purchase a home and don't want to use cash to buy it outright, you can give a mortgage to the bank in exchange for loaning you the money you need to buy the home.
The terms of a mortgage loan will vary by bank and by product (which is why it's recommended to "shop around").
However, the process of getting approved for a mortgage is fairly standard.
From start-to-finish, the mortgage application process can be completed in a week, or can take up to two months or longer.
Here's how it works.
First, when you're ready to begin your mortgage application, you'll contact one or more mortgage lenders to give a formal mortgage application.
A formal mortgage application covers seven main areas -- all of which are considered as part of your mortgage loan approval.
These areas include your name and date of birth; your employment history; your annual income; your residence history; and, information about your savings and retirement accounts, among others.
There's no need to specify to which mortgage program you're applying at this time.
You are welcome to indicate to the lender that you prefer a low-downpayment loan or a no-money-down loan, as examples, but right now, you're just giving the basics.
Next, after your application is complete, the lender will likely ask if you have a downpayment preference and more specific questions about your financial goals.
Don't worry if you don't have all the answers at this point. A good lender will ask the right questions and help you determine the best path and choice for you.
For example, if it's important for you to make as small of a downpayment as possible because you have good income but not much saved in the bank, your lender may recommend a program such as the Conventional 97 loan, which only requires a down payment of 3 percent; or an FHA loan, which allows for down payments of 3.5 percent.
Or, if you have a 20% downpayment but qualify as a "military borrower", your lender may recommend that you use the VA home loan program via your VA benefits because VA mortgage rates tend to beat conventional mortgage rates by 30 basis points (0.30%) or more.
This chart can help you decide which mortgage loan is best for you.
Once a loan program is selected, your lender will begin to underwrite your loan. To "underwrite" a loan means that it will verify that the borrower meets the loan program's minimum qualification standards.
Minimum qualification standards vary by program.
The FHA mortgage program, for example, requires borrowers to have credit scores of at least 500 whereas the zero-percent down USDA mortgage program requires a minimum credit score of at 620.
As another example, conventional mortgages require private mortgage insurance (PMI) for all purchase loans with a downpayment of less than 20 percent. VA mortgages, by comparison, never charge mortgage insurance -- even when the borrower chooses to put no money down.
Author's Note: PMI is not necessarily bad.
Matching your mortgage application to a loan program's underwriting guidelines can be challenging for an underwriter. Guidelines change frequently, and staying on top of those changes can require extra time and effort to make sure you, the borrower, are getting the best possible outcome.
Remember -- lenders are in the business of lending and lenders can't lend unless underwriters approve loans. However, lenders also want to be sure that the loans they make to customers are good loans.
What's a "good loan"? A good loan is a loan which meets minimum qualification standards without a doubt.
This is an important point.
Sometimes, mortgage underwriters will go to great lengths just to make sure that your loan meets such standards.
As a result, as part of the approval process, you may be asked to provide supplemental information about your job; or, about your income; or, about your bank accounts; or, about anything else included on your application.
At times it can feel onerous or cumbersome. It can also appear nit-picky.
However, an underwriter will never request paperwork it doesn't need in order to approve your loan; and will request every piece of paper it does need. It's all a part of the process.
Once your application has been verified against the mortgage program guidelines, it's "approved" and cleared-to-close.
A loan which is "cleared-to-close" can be prepared for closing; and monies for the loan can be sent to the settlement table.Click to see today's rates (Jul 20th, 2017)
According to a survey of 1,000 readers of TheMortgageReports.com, it's too hard to get approved for a mortgage in today's market.
After doing an analysis of today's mortgage market, though, one might assume that the majority of TheMortgageReports.com readers are over-stating their situation.
After all, Ellie Mae reports that 71% of all loan applications made it to settlement in September; and that the average FICO score of an approved loan is now 723 -- a three-point drop from last year's average.
This is the lowest average FICO for an approved loan since such data has been tracked.
Additionally, the average debt-to-income (DTI) of today's approved mortgage borrowers is higher, meaning that mortgage applicants are getting approved with lower income levels (or higher debt levels) as compared to recent years.
Despite these loosening and the willingness of underwriters to approve more loans, some borrowers believe mortgage guidelines are still too tough.
For these potentially-pessimistic borrowers, perhaps it would make sense to apply for a loan -- or re-apply for one -- in today's more forgiving market.
There are plenty of loans from which to choose.
Typically reserved for "prime borrowers" with a downpayment of 20% or more, conventional mortgages can be used for primary residences, second homes, and investment properties.
Conventional loans are backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and available via most mortgage lenders. They are available with a 3% down payment option, and can be piggybacked as a 10% down loan.
Roughly half of all closed loans are conventional.
VA home loans are loans which are guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the G.I. Bill and the Veterans Benefits package.
VA loans allow for 100% financing and mortgage insurance is never required. Furthermore, VA loans give access to one of the most aggressive refinancing programs -- the Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) -- which can be used anytime mortgage rates drop.
VA mortgage rates tend to offer a 30 basis point (0.30%) discount as compared to conventional loans; and a 15 basis point (0.15%) discount as compared to FHA loans.
FHA mortgages are loans which are insured by the Federal Housing Administration. FHA loans are best known for their minimum downpayment requirement of 3.5%, but the program's home construction loan -- the FHA 203k -- is also in-demand among today's mortgage borrowers.
FHA loans were once popular among borrowers on the margins; those with below-average credit scores and relatively low income as compared to their monthly debt. In recent years, however, FHA loans have moved to the mainstream.
FHA loans account for roughly 1-in-4 loans in today's market.Click to see today's rates (Jul 20th, 2017)
The USDA mortgage is more commonly called the "Rural Housing Loan" because it's available only in less-densely populated parts of the country, which includes rural zones, most exurbs, and many U.S. suburbs.
The program's official name is the Section 502 loan and it's backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The loan offers 100% financing and very low mortgage insurance rates for eligible borrowers.
Not all loan applications fit within the government's "Big 4" programs, listed above. Some loans are best left to non-government banks with special programs meant to help homeowners with unique circumstances.
Jumbo loans are one such example. A jumbo loan is a loan for which the loan size exceeds the local area's loan limit, which can range up to $625,000, depending on where you live. Loans over your local mortgage limit are typically best handled by a jumbo loan program.
Portfolio loans work in a similar way. Rather than use government-backed financing, portfolio loans are handled by banks targeting a specific clientele, such as borrowers with large amounts of investable assets; or, borrowers with more than 4 properties financed with mortgages.
Mortgage rates change daily, and mortgage guidelines do, too. It may be simpler to get approved than you think and there are plenty of programs from which to choose.
Take a look at today's real mortgage rates now. Your social security number is not required to get started, and all quotes come with instant access to your live credit scores.Click to see today's rates (Jul 20th, 2017)
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Thai House: An Asian gem worth discovering
Hidden in the back of a used car lot across from Depew High School, Thai House does not yield its secrets easily. Open the menu and you'll find most of the dishes you see on every Thai menu in town.
Press on to discover this family restaurant's Burmese heart, and your persistence will be rewarded. Chef-owner Kyaw Soe Kyaw delivers a consistent crop of Burmese, Thai and Malaysian dishes with precise technique, healthy portions and bright flavors. Add swift service and family friendly prices, and Thai House is an Asian gem worth discovering in the wilds of Depew.
"Is it open?" Cat asked.
We saw auto-lot flags flapping in the breeze and one car that did not appear to be for sale. We waited for our guests to arrive, and inside, became the second table occupied in the nearly empty room.
Since Thai cuisine isn't rare around here, I was more intent on exploring the restaurant's Burmese offerings. Kyaw is from Burma, with a stop in Malaysia, and formerly cooked at Sun Restaurant Buffalo, the area's first Burmese restaurant.
Among the appetizers, we asked for steamed chicken dumplings ($5.99), crispy eggplant ($4.99) and coconut shrimp ($6.99).
We also chose tea leaf salad ($6.50), mango salad ($7.99) and samusa soup ($5.50).
For main dishes, we ordered own no koksware ($7.50), which is coconut chicken noodle soup with hard-boiled egg and crispy noodles. Another Burmese entrée was chicken rice in clay pot ($11.99), a rice casserole with tender chicken, cashews and caramelized shallots.
We asked for two Thai dishes, pad kee mow, which is sautéed flat rice noodles with vegetables, basil and sweet soy sauce ($11.99 with shrimp), and Panang coconut curry with vegetables and chicken ($9.99). There also was a special of nasi ayam, a roasted half chicken with Malaysian rice and house-made sauce ($11.99).
The steamed dumplings were plump but plain. The coconut shrimp, five to an order, were decently crispy but not as exuberantly coconut-clad as Sun's. The crispy eggplant, discs of Japanese eggplant dipped in batter and fried, were moderately greasy yet surprisingly tasty, considering their stout batter coats.
The tea leaf and mango salads were delicious riots of texture and flavor. Tea leaf salad uses pickled tea leaves as a vegetable, tossed with crunchy fried beans, peanuts, chopped cabbage, tomato and sesame seeds in a tangy lime dressing. The mango salad was built with match-sticked crunchy green mango, carrot and cucumber in a creamy peanut dressing topped with more chopped roasted peanuts.
The samusa soup featured a fried pastry stuffed with spiced potato, an analogue to the Indian samosa. It was broken open in a bowl of soothing lentil soup perked up with citrus and cilantro, a terrific little vegan snack best eaten before the crispy pastry sogs.
Served with a side of sliced onion and lime wedge, own no koksware is Burmese chicken noodle soup, creamy with coconut milk and golden with turmeric. Its depths hold lo mein gauge egg noodles, tender chunks of dark meat chicken, and sliced hard-boiled eggs. It is topped with a jumble of crispy noodles.
The chicken rice arrives in a scorchingly hot clay pot, so hot that some of the fragrant rice sticks to the sides and bottoms, to be pried off later as chewy morsels. The chicken is tender, and between the plentiful cashews and sweet caramelized shallots and rice perfumed with spices, it's an endearing dish. It comes with a fresh condiment of cucumber, cilantro and onion, for topping. The biryani-like rice and condiment's fish sauce dressing are a good example of Burmese cuisine's Indian and Thai inflections.
The nasi ayam chicken special was a casual work of art. A mostly deboned half-chicken boasted a marvelously browned skin over moist meat, spiced and fried into a savory foundation for an addictive sesame gravy. A dome of white rice was cooked in chicken stock, lightly wok-tossed and shot through with toasted garlic and ginger. Soy caramel and sweet chile dipping sauces expanded the flavor range exponentially. It was a Malaysian spin on a venerated Chinese chicken dish, Hainanese chicken rice. I never understood the attraction until Kyaw's arrived.
Pumpkin curry is another Burmese specialty, slabs of gourd presented in a mild curry gravy. It's a hearty vegan entree that can be fortified with meat or seafood ($9.99, $11.99 with shrimp). The pumpkin was denser than potato but dissolved in my mouth.
The Thai dishes were better than average. Panang curry was outstanding, plentiful, tender chicken and a jumble of zucchini, red peppers, snap peas and carrots in a vibrantly spicy coconut cream. The fried noodle dish was a smoky heap of singed sweet rice pasta, scallions, toasted shallots and fat shrimp, albeit a touch greasy.
There are desserts to be reckoned with at Thai House, too. The Thai taro custard ($5.50) was thick, starchy and sweet. Sticky rice with custard ($5.50) is a layer of sweet white rice topped with less-sweet, eggy custard. Black sticky rice coconut ($4.99) is chewy black rice, nuttier like wild rice, in sweet coconut milk topped with cubes of sweet potato.
Fried sweet banana ($4.99) was six parcels of ripe banana encased in thin pastry and fried to a crisp, with sweet coconut dipping sauce. The pastry wrapper was an upgrade from the usual tempura treatment.
The craziest one is mont pat toke ($4.99). That's three parcels of Burmese sticky rice with fresh sweet coconut, steamed in banana leaves. Unwrapped, I found a gummy capsule of pounded glutinous rice shot through with crunchy strands of fresh coconut. There was no elegant way to eat it, dipped in the dish of coconut cream. But once I got past the stickiness, and tablemates' jokes about alien eggs, it was an oddly satisfying chew, a tropical treat.
Our server was attentive. The chef knows what he's doing. Thai House looks like a shabby jalopy from the curb, but it's a souped-up gem with power under the hood.
Thai House: 8 Plates (Out of 10)
Great deals on Asian classics abound at restaurant hidden in used car lot.
WHERE: 5246 Transit Road, Depew (601-7865, www.depewthaihouse.com)
HOURS: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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New USC coach Lane Kiffin might have his detractors, but nobody questions his ability to recruit.
Kiffin, with only a few weeks on the job, continued the good work of Pete Carroll in that regard, getting a signing day commitment from offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson, rated as the No. 1 recruit in the nation by Scout.com.
There were a lot of comings and goings throughout the transition of the coaching change, but when the dust had mostly settled, USC's class was ranked No. 5 by Scout.com.
"We didn't want to reach," Kiffin said. "We didn't want to see players come off the board and lower our standards. We know what it's taken here before to win at an extremely high level, and we know what type of players that takes. And very often as you see coaches come into their first year, they reach just to make an impression, just to sign a certain number of kids, and I was proud of our staff for not doing that."
The star power is alive and well at USC, which is bringing in six five-star prospects.
Running back Dillon Baxter, who might be able to play all over the offense, and 6-foot-5 receiver Kyle Prater, graduated early and are already enrolled at USC.
The receiving group is the best in the nation with Prater, Robert Woods and Markeith Ambles each ranked among the top 25 players in the nation.
"I think we have high standards for all our players, especially our freshmen as they come in," Kiffin said. "Mike Williams came in here and caught 81 balls, 14 TDs as a freshman, and we've seen it before, and we expect those guys to do these things."
All in all, it was quite a good start for Kiffin.
--OL Seantrel Henderson, Saint Paul, Minn. -- He's not officially on the 19-player signing list because he is waiting to sign until there is possible resolution with an NCAA investigation into the program. He can sign as late as April 1; after that, he can sign scholarship papers. The nation's top offensive lineman -- and the top recruit -- is 6-foot-8, 301 pounds.
--WR Kyle Prater, Maywood, Ill. -- Already enrolled at USC after graduating early and earning all the major All-America honors. He is rated the nation's No. 4 overall prospect by Scout.com. The 6-5 wideout caught 64 passes for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. With Prater, Robert Woods and Markeith Ambles, USC has all kinds of potential at the wide receiver position for sophomore QB Matt Barkley.
--RB Dillon Baxter, San Diego -- Baxter was the EA Sports Mr. Football USA and the Max Preps National Player of the Year, in addition to many, many honors. He was a quarterback, receiver and running back at Mission Bay High School, and he could be the best playmaker in the entire national recruiting class. He is enrolled at USC, and the coaches will get to tinker with his position flexibility in the spring, as he could see time at running back and receiver. "He could do both," coach Lane Kiffin said. "You can run him; you can put him in the Wildcat; we can move him around."
--DT George Uko, Chino, Calif. -- At a position of need for USC, Uko comes in as Scout's No. 25 recruit in the nation. He had 91 tackles, including 15 sacks, as a senior at Don Lugo High. He could at least provide depth as a freshman.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "All that means is we've got some talented players. We've got a lot of work to do to coach them, to develop them. As you see five-star players sign around the country, it's not about their stats, it's how you develop them." -- Coach Lane Kiffin, on recruiting rankings.
2010 LOOK AHEAD: Even before the upheaval of coach Pete Carroll leaving for the Seattle Seahawks, USC figured to be picked second in the Pac-10 behind Oregon. The Ducks have more experience than USC coming back, and the Trojans have many questions to answer beyond Lane Kiffin's coaching abilities. USC lost six senior starters, and three players early to the NFL -- leading WR Damian Williams, RB Joe McKnight and DE Everson Griffen. DT Jurrell Casey (nine tackles for loss) and DE Nick Perry (eight sacks) should be forces up front, and the starting linebackers, led by Malcolm Smith (72 tackles) and Chris Galippo (70) return intact. Much will depend on the maturation of QB Matt Barkley, who will be surrounded by flashy new skill players. USC opens at Hawaii, playing a 13-game regular season.
SPRING SNAPSHOT: Freshman Dillon Baxter will try to make a dent in the running back rotation, which features Allen Bradford, C.J. Gable and Marc Tyler, among others. While Ronald Johnson and Brice Butler figure to be the top two receivers, early enrollee Kyle Prater gets an early start on the playbook in the spring and could be a factor. One of the key issues will be developing depth on the defensive line and at linebacker. The Trojans fell a little short in recruiting in bringing in more depth at linebacker, signing junior college transfer Glen Stanley and high school senior Hayes Pullard. "We did think we needed more people there to create more competition," Kiffin said.
--DB Marshall Jones, who missed last season because of a neck injury, has been cleared for spring ball.
--MLB Uona Kaveinga, who was a deep reserve for USC, announced he would transfer to BYU.
--Junior CB Shareece Wright, who was academically ineligible during the regular season, started in the Emerald Bowl and figures to hold down that spot in 2010.
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Sellers Earns 1st Career Pole for Continental Tire 150 at The Glen
Justin Piscitell Earns Street Tuner Pole Position in Only Second Series Start
By: WGI Staff on 6/4/2010
The green flag will fall on the Continental Tire 150 at The Glen at 10:15 AM on Saturday, June 5.
The two-and-a-half hour race, featuring more than 70 GS and Street Tuner (ST) cars at the famed 3.4-mile, 11-turn track, begins at 10:15 a.m. ET Saturday.
Sellers led a sweep of the top three positions for Fall-Line Motorsports, which has dominated the GS points standings this season but has yet to win a race. Sellers turned in a time of 2:03.783 (98.883 mph), breaking a year-old track record set by Matt Bell (2:04.576). It was Sellers' first career Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge pole and the second of the season for the No. 46 Trim Tex/Weathertech BMW M3.
The record didn't come without some drama. The team had struggled throughout the day and wasn't near the front during the practice sessions. Additionally, Sellers, who received the call from team owner and co-driver Mark Boden last Thursday to drive the car, had two of his laps eliminated after all four wheels on the BMW drifted off track in Turn 1. GRAND-AM rules state any time that happens, the driver loses that time.
"Those laps were close," said Sellers, who joins Boden in the team's attempt for its first-ever series victory. "We turned it on at the right time. This team is close to winning."
Sharing the front row with Sellers and starting second will be Fall-Line teammate Charles Putman, who clocked in with a time of 2:04.342 (98.438 mph) in the No. 48 Sparco/Imported Car Store BMW M3. Fall-Line completed the top-three sweep with rookie Andrew Hendricks, who turned in a time of 2:04.510 (98.305 mph) in the No. 45 Stable One Racing BMW M3 he shares with Terry Borcheller.
Completing the top five were Bell (2:04.667; 98.182 mph) in the No. 6 Sunoco Camaro GT he drives with Jeff Bucknum, and Jack Roush Jr. (2:04.742; 98.123 mph), who had earned the last two pole positions in the No. 61 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Mustang GT he co-drives with Billy Johnson.
In ST, rookie Justin Piscitell mustered the first-ever pole for himself, Team MER and the MAZDASPEED3. Piscitell, in only his second career start, turned in a time of 2:09.961 (94.182 mph); the time came on his first lap.
"I wasn't expecting to be up this front this quickly," said Piscitell, co-driving the No. 03 DAMG Worldwide/Sparco MAZDASPEED3 with Jason Saini. "It was quite a pleasant surprise."
Second was David White (2:10.289; 93.945 mph) in BimmerWorld/GearWrench's No. 80 Performance Friction/RAYS Engineering BMW 328i he drives with James Clay, while third was points co-leader David Thilenius (2:10.840; 93.549 mph) in Compass360 Racing's No. 74 HPD/Skunk2 Honda Civic Si he drives with fellow points leader Lawson Aschenbach.
Fourth was another Compass360 Racing driver, Zach Lutz (2:11.042; 93.405 mph), in the No. 75 JC Concrete/Skunk2 Honda Civic Si he shares with Ryan Eversley, while Bill Heumann (2:11.170; 93.314 mph) in BimmerWorld/GearWrench's other car, the No. 81 Performance Friction/RAYS Engineering BMW 328i, which won a week ago at Lime Rock Park.
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January 14, 2011
The New England Patriots have won every off-field battle with the New York Jets this week. Bill Belichick played it cool while Rex Ryan ranted, Tom Brady(notes) looked classy in light of Antonio Cromartie's(notes) profanity, and Wes Welker(notes) managed to make fun of the Jets' coach for an entire press conference without once saying his name.
[Rewind: Philly paper's controversial Vick headline]
But while the Jets may be losing the battle of the press conferences, the New York media is picking up the slack in the war of the front pages. Witness the New York Post's brilliant (yes, brilliant) Return of the Jet-I cover, which fronted a 16-page pullout section of Friday's edition:
I know as much about "Star Wars" as Antonio Cromartie does about family planning, but here's the list of players-turned-characters:
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-- Bill Belichick as Darth Vader
-- Patriots logo as the Death Star (with Jets' planes crashing into it)
-- Joe Namath as Yoda
-- Rex Ryan as Han Solo
-- Michele Ryan as Princess Leia (in her infamous slave outfit)
-- Mark Sanchez(notes) as Luke Skywalker
-- Nick Mangold(notes) as an Ewok
-- Darelle Revis as Obi-Wan Kenobi
-- Various Patriots players as stormtroopers
-- Tom Brady as ... Tom Brady? (How did they miss the opportunity to turn he and his flowing mane into Chewbacca?)
The Boston Metro had some fun of its own, but those Rex Ryan jokes are toeing the line of staleness. Advantage: New York.
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The second day of the Cheltenham Festival was a great day for betting, especially for my clients of the horse racing ratings.
The day started with the Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase for Amateur Riders', this novices' chase looked very competitive, however we managed to find the 5/1 winner to get the day off to a good start.
The Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle was next up and one of my stronger fancies for the meeting in the shape of Simonsig was available at 3/1. He showed some true class to beat Felix Yonger by 7 lengths, landing some hefty wagers.
The RSA chase has always been one of my favourite races at the Festival and having backed Bobs Worth ante post before the Reynoldstown Novices' Chase at Ascot I must admit to been a bit worried after Invictus out stayed him. The news that he needed the run after his wind op was a relief but I did think Invictus looked top class. Bobs Worth was top rated for the RSA chase and looked a massive price and he duly obliged at 9/2! Our laying betting system also highlighted Grands Crus for a lay at 6/5.
We then had the winner of the Champion Chase at 4/1 having been as big as 6/1, this completed a four timer for the day, which paid around 500/1
We hit a few nice top rated winners at the other meetings today, most notably Flag Of Glory whom won at 14/1 and was a notebook horse and a key stat horse, this combo is exceptional!


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Other than the outside chance that they're looking to launch a film career ("Blair Betts…Jason Ward….in…..THE PENALTY KILLERS"), the Rangers objective in Hollywood tonight doesn't extend far beyond two points.
And you figure they're going to need it. The team has Halloween off tomorrow, but then faces back-to-back games against the formidable Ducks and Sharks. Throw in a home game Sunday against the Sabres, and my advice to the Rangers is to really try to win tonight. I mean REALLY try. Seriously. Stop laughing.
OK, so maybe that's all easier said than done. There are reasons the Rangers haven't won two straight games since the first two games of the season, and one is that the team hasn't been all that impressive so far. True, they were against the Coyotes on Saturday, but there seems to be some debate over whether "the Coyotes are still technically part of the NHL":http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2006/10/29/never-discount-the-importance-of-psychology/.
Meanwhile, the 3-8-2 Kings aren't much of an improvement, and as he hinted yesterday, Tom Renney is going with the exact same lineup tonight, from the goaltender on out. You can decide if that's something you agree with. My guess it will depend on the end result.
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The story is being trumpeted by the conservative media and has caused an uproar online. But it's inaccurate.
In a press release, Decatur said it waited for "clarification" of documents from the IBEW "that implied a requirement of our employees to agree to union affiliation" while working in New York and New Jersey.
"As we waited for clarification, we became aware that Seaside Heights received the assistance they needed from other sources," the statement says. "To be clear, at no time were our crews 'turned away' from the utility in Seaside Heights."
The IBEW wasn't immediately available for comment.
Mike Langford, the president of the the Utility Workers of America, told MSN that his members frequently work alongside nonunion workers. He added that companies, not employees, determine which workers are allowed in their territories.
"Of course, we would like to see all workers in unions," he said. "Nobody is being turned away from doing work. It's all hands on deck."


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The new novel--a book that sold more than a million copies the first week it went
on sale in Japan--from the internationally acclaimed author, his first since 1Q84
In high school, Tsukuru Tazaki belonged to an extremely tight-knit group of friends who pledged to stay together forever. But when Tsukuru returns home from his first year of college in Tokyo, he finds that they want nothing to do with him. Something has changed, but nobody will tell him what - and he never sees them again.
Years later, Tsukuru has become a successful engineer, but is also something of a loner. It is only when he begins dating an older woman named Sara that he confesses the story of this mysterious betrayal and the shadow it has cast over his life. She becomes convinced that Tsukuru must track down his old group to try to answer the question that has haunted him all these years, creating a hole inside of him: Why did they suddenly turn on him?
Tsukuru searches out his old friends, and as the truth reveals itself, he must confront the simmering emotional undercurrents that the group had suppressed in order to reach their ideal of perfect friendship - and in order to find himself.
About the Author
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His books include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and 1Q84. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and he has received many honours, including the Franz Kafka Prize. His most recent novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage, sold one million copies in its first week of publication in Japan.
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"A naturalistic coming-of-age story... sprinkled with strange images and written in a hauntingly mournful key" Guardian "[Murakmi's] elegant, frugal prose creates a tale of courage and hope as Tsukuru tries to unlock the secrets of his past" Stylist "A rich and even brilliant piece of work... Genuinely resonant and satisfying" -- James Walton Spectator "This is a book for both the new and experienced reader...[it] reveals another side of Murakami, one not so easy to pin down. Incurably restive, ambiguous and valiantly struggling toward a new level of maturation" -- Patti Smith New York Times "Murakami's prose seamlessly fuses folksiness and profundity... A harmonious blend of naivety and riddling sophistication'" -- Boyd Tonkin Independent
Audience: General
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 298
Published: 12th August 2014
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 24.4 x 16.5 x 2.9
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In 1995, on a cold, snowy, winter day at a Yakima military training center, Lee Rice was training with his Army unit. Rice loved serving his country, but he had a passion to sing and had always wanted to put together a musical group.
To the rhythmic pounding and rattling of mortars dropping in the distance and the M-4 rifles cracking through the crisp air, Rice used some of his rare downtime to approach David Dunbar, who was nearby weathering the cold. He presented Dunbar, a fellow music lover, with his idea and Dunbar was immediately onboard.
When Rice returned home from his training, he went straight to work looking for other talented vocalists who might want to participate in his gospel singing group. Soon he was joined by three talented men who had also served their country – John E. Rutland, Joseph LeGrand and Jimmy Oliver – and the Heavenly Scent gospel group began to make beautiful music together.
Heavenly Scent is a nationally and internationally renowned group and recent Black Essence Grammy nominee. They're now making a solid mark on the Tacoma music scene.
"We have a new sound and our own unique style. We are rooted in the vocal and lyrical execution of traditional gospel music. What really separates us from other groups is that we use choreography, the art of creating our moves through the Holy Spirit, to be the best we can be for the Lord," Rice said.
Dunbar, who acts as first and second tenor, knows that keeping a group together takes work, but he strongly believes his group has deep enough roots to make it.
"One of our strengths in this group is that we are all military veterans. Our cohesion and discipline, which God has given us, is a big reason we are such a great group. If one can't hit the note, I know someone else can. We are just blessed to have such great cohesion," said the singing veteran.
The message of Heavenly Scent is very clear, as explained by Joe LeGrand: "Our message to the folks out there is that we want to spread the Word of God through song. We enjoy what we are doing, and what we are conveying is the joy of serving our Lord and Savior."
Heavenly Scent's passion, discipline and hard work have paid off for the troops-turned-vocalists, and they have had the opportunity to showcase with Mavis Staples of the Legendary Staple Singers. They have also completed a small tour through the Northwest and were invited to appear as a feature act on the Dr. Bobby Jones Show, airing out of Nashville.
The success of endeavor requires time, effort and financing, and since all of the singers are married, their performances, travels and hours of practice and work represent great sacrifices. "Our family members are very supportive of us and go to a whole lot of our services and shows. We also have a good core of people that follow us, so the support is overwhelming. We are all married men, so when our families are not able to join us at our shows, we are very mindful of what we do and what we say, not only in how we represent ourselves, but also because we represent God," Rice offered.
Heavenly Scent wants to reach out and touch as many as they can. "We desire to sing to the world and to soldiers of the armed forces, including the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard. We want to share the goodness of God with others through our music. We are soldiers for the Lord – soldiers singing to solders," said Jimmy Oliver.
Even though they have already enjoyed some great success, Heavenly Scent is currently looking for management to take them to the next level. "We are looking for a manager and a promoter who would be willing to work with a dynamic, powerful group. We are all professional men and veterans with military backgrounds, so if we were blessed with someone to fill those shoes and give us some support and direction, that would be great," said John E. Rutland.
With more than 60 years of combined military experience under their belts, this veteran group enjoys using their harmonious vocals and lyrics to quicken and refresh the spirits of the audience. Heavenly Scent sings traditional gospel songs to encourage others to hold on until the race has been run, and these are the kinds of songs that appear on their album, "Double Dose." The members of Heavenly Scent stand by the Word of God, and that is the motivation for their hard work and dedication to the group, as evidenced by one of their favorite scriptures: "I must work the works of Him that sent me while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." (John 9:4, KJV)
To learn more about Heavenly Scent or to schedule them for an appearance at your church or event, visit www.heavenlyscentgospel.com or call (253) 831-2470.


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After a series of similar horrendous flashbacks, the investigating judge asked her "Who is your complaint against?" The anonymous witness first replied "Saddam", then added, "the entire regime". The judge remarked that much of what she had testified was not in her pre-trial statement. Why? "I only have primary school education," she replied softly.
Televised trials of once powerful leaders for crimes against their people have become a new global phenomenon. But in that graphic contrast between the dry lawyer and the traumatised victim lies a basic dilemma. Evidence given for catharsis may not be enough for conviction. Witnesses use their precious day in court to share their pain with a wide audience, hoping thereby that the barbarity they experienced will never be repeated. No doubt they want justice too, through the punishment of their tormentors. But the law requires clear proof of a chain of command, and in Baghdad this week - even after eight witnesses have testified - it was far from certain that Saddam's responsibility, or that of his seven co-defendants, had been nailed down.
When her evidence was almost finished, Witness A seemed to recognise this point herself. She even let the ex-president off the hook. Like people in other dictatorships where cruelty often goes hand in hand with paternalism, she suddenly criticised Saddam from an almost sympathetic angle. "The president doesn't know anything about this, he wasn't paying attention and he should not be responsible for everything," she said. The good tsar/ emperor/king/general secretary and the wicked courtiers around him, the myth of the benevolent tyrant, is as old as the human race.
For his part Saddam exploited the courtroom with considerable skill. The chance to enjoy television exposure and clash with his accusers gave him a visible adrenaline rush, just as it did for Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague. Men of their type do not stay for years at the pinnacle of power in harsh societies without formidable reserves of aggressive energy. After lonely months of prison-cell boredom, a trial is the best exercise anyone could want. The courtroom puts a proud man back on stage, and challenges him to take charge again.
The war crimes tribunal in The Hague uses the Anglo-Saxon adversarial system. Saddam's trial follows the pattern of an investigating judge. This allows defendants to jump up to interrupt or question witnesses with no fear of being cited for contempt of court. Prosecution witnesses are described as complainants and no lawyers lead them through their evidence to keep it coherent. Even the small things favour Saddam, like the fact that the judge enters before him. Saddam is the last to enter, sometimes with a deliberate attention-seeking delay as though he is still Iraq's strongman.
How is the trial going down with the Iraqi public? The state-run and US-authorised television channel al-Iraqiya was taking no chances. Whenever the courtroom had a break, the screen was filled with a propaganda commercial showing Saddam's face. Blood slowly pours across it. Pictures of the former president in court bringing his hand down firmly to make a point are intercut with archive footage of a prisoner lying on the ground while a man uses a baseball bat to smash his wrists. In the style of Shia religious mourning a voice wails a poem that taunts Saddam with God's judgment: "Where will you hide from all your crimes?"
Baghdad's liberal intelligentsia finds the court performance troubling. "I couldn't watch it. It was a catastrophe," Aida Ussayran, a feisty human rights activist who spent 27 years in exile in Britain and now serves as deputy minister of human rights, told me. "It's so unimpressive and weak. If you've got evidence, you should know how to express it properly." Wamidh Nadhmi, a political scientist, takes a similar view. On the first day his mood was one of shame and depression, he said, for being so forcefully reminded that Iraq was the scene of such atrocities so recently. But the defendants were making logical points as they probed inconsistencies in the witnesses' statements. "Apart from people who had family members killed or, on the other side, were convinced Ba'athists - in other words people with a black and white attitude to Saddam - I think the trial is puzzling most Iraqis. They are confused. They are not used to seeing an open confrontation of opposing positions," he said.
Random conversations bear out his analysis. A businessman from a mainly Sunni Baghdad suburb reported that his neighbours felt Saddam came across as powerful. "Nothing breaks him or makes him kneel. He's lost his two sons. He's in jail. Anyone else of his age would have had a heart attack," he said. A Sunni from Ramadi commented: "I hated Saddam. He's a brute but he's brave. He's proved that in court."
Listening to these two men talk over tea, a Shia from Baghdad became impatient. "The trial will never end because it'll take for ever to charge him for everything. The trial is like an anaesthetic. The real solution is to execute him. You don't need witnesses to convict him." Pointedly, he added: "The trial does not matter much. The country is being ruined systematically. That's the main thing." That final sentiment is surely shared widely. However hopelessly the testimony has rambled, it seems inconceivable that the court will not find Saddam guilty. Acquittal is not an option. But will the trial have done anything to staunch the blood that runs so profusely in this stricken country?
The theory behind putting former leaders in the dock is that it helps to bring truth and reconciliation. But Iraqis hardly need the truth about Saddam. As for reconciliation, it slips further away by the hour. Even in Saddam's time, daily life was never as insecure, violent, and close to collapsing into sectarian strife as it is today. Nor was random death so real a threat to every family.


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AFTER making the leap from a stay-at-home mum to working at the Warrington Guardian's charity of the year, Rachel Richards is now the most happiest she has been with thanks to her job.
The mum of three credits her time at Home-Start Warrington as one of the most 'rewarding things' she has done since she joined in April 2010 – firstly as a volunteer before securing a job as outreach worker in July 2012.
Rachel, from Howley, said: "It was scary at first as I didn't know what to expect but after a while you form a friendship with the family. It's really rewarding knowing that you are helping someone else."
Home-Start Warrington helps families tackle issues ranging from isolation, premature birth, multiple births and illness through to families struggling with drug abuse and domestic violence or those that just need that little bit of help and support to help them cope.
The 43-year-old had been aware of the great work Home-Start achieve in the community for many years but struggled to find the time to sign up due to her parental duties and childcare costs.
"I used to work as a domestic house keeper at a nursing home but I had to stop when I got pregnant with my youngest and I couldn't go back to work then," she said But now Rachel uses her experiences as single mum to help provide the support families need.
"It was interesting because I am a single parent so I know how difficult it can be. A lot of families that we look after are single parents so they can relate to me and I can relate to them because they know you've been there."
From the small things to helping to motivate the parents to clean the house to attending appointment with the family, Rachel is on hand to provide vital support to help them stand on their own two feet.
"It is sad when you have to leave a family as you form a friendship but it is really rewarding – that's the best part of the job."
The next volunteer training course starts on June 4.
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Battles, creativity and determination were displayed on the State Capitol steps last week, and I'm not talking about the stadium debate. Several hundred parents, educators, students and state legislators listened to, and honored, 38 students, ages 5-18, whose essays were judged best from among the 1,857 submitted. Students were asked to write about a book that made a difference in their life. Last week they read their winning essays. TCF Bank provided cash cards for the winners.
Andrea Boe and Caleb Rieck of Spectrum High School in Elk River tied for second in the high school division. Boe, an 11th grader, described the book "Get Me out of Here," by Rachel Reiland. This book "takes the reader through an agonizing journey of (the author's) struggles" with borderline personality disorder, which can end in suicide. Boe courageously described her struggle, "I have been cut down and set back with the unfortunate mental illness of depression and anxiety. …To have Reiland take my hand and guide me through her story gave me hope that only someone else who had suffered could."
Rieck, a ninth grader, focused on "The Sneetches," by Dr. Seuss. He used the rhyming style that made Seuss famous and beloved.
Rieck wrote in part,
"So if you are thirteen, fourteen, fifteen or more, keep that mind open
And don't close the door.
Get in your car and drive straight to the store.
Get a Dr. Seuss book, three even four."
Rieck concluded, "I suggest that you start with a book with a Sneetch,
It will teach you that every person is unique, even me.
I learned all this from Dr. Seuss don't you see."
Paige, a junior at Wolf Creek Online Charter High School, based in Chisago Lakes, discussed the dramatic impact of reading "Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption," by William Cope Moyers. She read this at twelve. It gave her the courage to tell her mother that her father had been molesting her. "After several court dates and a trial, my father is now in prison for hopefully the rest of his life. I can definitely thank William for helping me to find the courage to tell my mother."
Not all the essays dealt with topics like depression, cancer or child abuse. Luke Bjur of New Heights charter in Stillwater wrote, "I have grown up in a house that uses the Bible for all of our rules and our discipline, so, to say the least, it has been in my life for all of my life….This book has given me purpose in life, and it has taught me to treat others well."
Representative Sondra Erickson from Princeton, chair of the Minnesota House Education Reform Committee, praised the young people. She also thanked educators and parents for encouraging reading.
This is the sixth year our Center has run the writing contest. The award ceremony is held during National Charter School week.
The contest isn't about district or charter schools. It really celebrates writing, and this year, reading. Though there can be great value in the Internet, these young people made a vital point. Books can inspire, challenge, comfort and encourage. As Rieck wrote, "Get back to your house and crack open the cover, open your mind there are more worlds to discover."
Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change, Macalester College. Reactions welcome, email@example.com.


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Details Posted: May 25, 2017 Location: New York, NY Salary: Open Type: Full-time - Experienced Employment Type: Full-time Organization Type: Higher Education Institution POSITION DETAILSReporting to the Assistant Vice President of Communications and Marketing, the Associate Director of Web Content and Site Development will be responsible for managing all content-related aspects of the College's official website, including "brand consistency." The Associate Director will oversee and ensure the timely creation and publication of relevant content. Based on observed and actively solicited stakeholder requirements, the Associate Director will be responsible for identifying, recommending and project managing the implementation of continuous improvements to the College's website and, as needed, the underlying content management system's ("CMS"), Word Press, features and functionality. The Associate Director will collaborate with technical support team to resolve technical issues. The Associate Director will manage planning, development and updates of web content, such that it remains fresh and relevant; and ensure that web content is optimally organized and presented to foster student success, engage potential qualified applicants, and, generally, maximize desired audience awareness of and support for events, campaigns and various other College initiatives.In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, the duties and responsibilities of the position will include, but are not limited to the following:Utilizes project management best practices for all such technical implementations, ensuring proper project initiation, scoping, execution, measurement, proactive communication, and to help optimize website user experience.Certifies consistency in branding and messaging is maintained by college website properties via the use of approved page templates and style guides.Oversees stakeholder communication, workflows and training on web content management processes and style guides.Ensures that college website pages and content are maintained and updated regularly. Oversees and, as needed, assists with website page creation.Manages analytics tools to track web page and campaign performance.Provides stakeholders with timely updates and performance measures to inform their campaign decisions. 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Just when Philadelphia sports seemed to have hit a nice, impenetrable slab of bedrock with the Eagles fully collapsed, Andrew Bynumĺs knees wrecked and the Flyers MIA, the Phillies would like to share this brick of plastic explosive with you:
Your All-Star catcher will be taking April off.
Major League Baseball informed Carlos Ruiz, whose breakout season might have been the only true offensive highlight for the Phils in 2012, Tuesday that he would be suspended for the first 25 games of the 2013 season after testing positive for Adderall, an amphetamine prescribed to treat attention-deficit disorder.
Adderall has emerged as an alternative-use drug for many people. Some are students hoping to be more alert during marathon cram sessions and high-stakes exams.
In the athletic world, it has become a drug that has brought claims that it enhances focus, with some swearing it improves vision. In 2011 more than 100 MLB players had received medical exemptions to take Adderall for ADHD symptoms. That rate is exponentially higher than the rate of Adderall users in the general population.
Unlike teammate Cliff Lee and former teammate Shane Victorino, Ruiz did not have a prescription or exemption to use the drug, and the suspension means this was the second time a drug test showed a positive result for amphetamines in his system.
ôI am sincerely regretful for my mistake in taking a prohibited stimulant,ö Ruiz said in a statement through the MLB Playersĺ Association. ôI apologize to my teammates, the Phillies organization and the Philadelphia fans.
ôI will serve the imposed 25-game suspension to begin the season, and I look forward to returning to the field and working toward bringing a championship back to Philadelphia in 2013.ö
Ruiz hit .325 with 16 home runs and 68 RBIs in 372 at-bats for the Phils in 2012, as he did what he could to fill in the monumental holes in the middle of the order caused by Chase Utley and Ryan Howardĺs first-half absences. Ruiz, who turns 34 in January, was named to his first All-Star Game roster.
What will it mean for the Phillies in 2013? Well, it likely means Erik Kratz will get the same type of action in April he got in August and September of last season when he filled in during Ruizĺs trip to the disabled list. Kratz hit .248 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in 141 at-bats and did enough to gain confidence that he can be the Philsĺ backup behind Ruiz next season. Ruiz is in the final season of his contract in 2013 at a bargain price of $5 million.
This suspension is unlikely to play much of a role in the Philsĺ plans with Ruiz beyond this contract, but Ruizĺs age and durability will. The organization likes Sebastian Valle, who had just turned 22 when he was called up to Triple-A last season. Valle, from Mexico, hit .253 with 17 home runs between Double-A Reading and Lehigh Valley. They added another prospect at catcher in Tommy Joseph when they traded Hunter Pence to San Francisco. Joseph, 21, hit .257 with 11 homers in Double-A last year, played in the Futures Game All-Star weekend and hit .275 in the Arizona Fall League. The progression of both young catchers will figure in Ruizĺs future with the organization.
Another failed drug test for Ruiz would mean an 80-game suspension. So there is no more room for error there.


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GTA 5 Rumours Hint At Upcoming Reveal
Grand Theft Auto 5 could be well into development if speculation regarding casting from last year are accurate.
GTA 5 and 'Rush' were linked by semi-retired net sleuth Superannuation, after he cross-referenced casting company Telsey & Company with recent casting calls.
"Among the projects listed in the casting call was an "interactive project" called "Rush," which featured characters that fit with the few details I heard about GTA5; outlandish characters, weed, gangsters, & celebrities fit the profile for a contemporary LA-set GTA game," the net sleuth tweeted.
"It's being casted by Telsey & Company. With all of that, I feel fairly confident in saying that "Rush" is actually a codename for GTA 5," he added.
Meanwhile an actress also has Take Two project 'Rush' listed on her online profile, under the role "Inner city female street".
The full list of characters certainly fits with GTA's satirical humour with FBI agents, racist FPS gamers and Welsh cult leaders mentioned.
LA Noire releases in May, but Rockstar has a pretty empty slate moving forward, bar the delayed Max Payne 3 and distant PS3 espionage exclusive, Agent. If development is in full swing on GTA 5, we won't be surprised to see it officially announced sometime around this year's E3, ahead of a release towards the end of next year.


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Crews hope to be done in 45 days as they began clearing the 184 acres of land last week for the track, which will be located off Porter Pike across from the museum on the opposite side of I-65.
The clearing hopefully is just a prelude to the official groundbreaking as early as next month, museum Executive Director Wendell Strode told The Bowling Green Daily News.


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Passengers clog Spain's airports as wildcat strike ends
Hundreds of thousands of passengers packed Spain's airports Sunday as air services returned to normal after the military forced air traffic controllers to end a 24-hour wildcat strike under threat of jail.
Public Works Minister Jose Blanco said 97 percent of controllers who were scheduled to work had turned up and 162,000 passengers had been able to fly since the nation's airspace reopened late on Saturday.
"We are re-establishing normality bit by bit and now it is time to do justice," he told a news conference before adding that airport operator AENA had opened disciplinary proceedings against 442 controllers.
Controllers had called in sick en masse on Friday, rapidly shutting down the nation's airspace at the start of one of Spain's busiest holiday weekends in a protest over working hours and benefits.
But they returned to work after the government declared a state of alert for the first time since the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975, putting them under military command with the threat of jail terms for refusing orders.
Traffic controllers told the press that troops forced them to work "at gunpoint" in Palma de Mallorca control tower, but there was little sympathy for the staff who earn an average 200,000 euros (267,000 dollars) a year.
The strike hit an estimated 300,000 passengers, whipping up the most chaotic scenes since an Icelandic volcano erupted in April and halted 100,000 flights worldwide.
While airports were once again operating at normal levels, thousands of passengers still faced further delays as airlines tried to clear the backlog caused by the strike.
A total 4,000 flights were scheduled, said AENA, but many people gave up long weekend plans. Monday and Wednesday are public holidays and many Spaniards take Tuesday off too so as to have a five-day break.
Long lines formed at check-in counters and customer service desks, all merging into a crowd.
Miriam Mellado, 54, had been scheduled to leave for Rome with Iberia on Friday. She was told she could fly out Sunday but declined and joined a line of 30 people seeking a refund.
"We are no longer interested. We have to be back on Tuesday so it no longer makes sense. All this because of people who earn a lot of money and do nothing," she said.
Hundreds of people spend the night at Madrid-Barajas airport, some lying on cardboard, others on check-in weighing scales.
The army distributed over 1,000 blankets to stranded passengers at the airport, one of the busiest in Europe, as well as bottles of water.
Seisdedos, whose flight to Almeria was scrapped Saturday, said he had never voted for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. "But in this situation he did things properly. They should all lose their jobs."
Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said the state of alert will last 15 days and the government is ready to extend it if needed.
"The government is absolutely determined this will not happen again," he said, warning that Madrid had the powers to stop the strikers over Christmas and afterwards, and it would not hesitate to use them.
According to the transport ministry, there are 2,300 air traffic controllers in Spain earning an average of 200,000 euros a year.
The government had drastically cut their overtime hours and pay rates in February to trim incomes which rose in some cases as high as 600,000 euros a year.
Controllers had abandoned their posts Friday in a surprise reaction against a government ruling that their maximum work hours of 1,670 hours a year -- 32 hours a week -- exclude non-aeronautical work.
Blanco said the controllers undergoing disciplinary proceedings faced possible suspensions without pay or even dismissal.
Meanwhile Blanco canceled plans to attend a world congress on high-speed rail in China later this week to deal with the fallout from the strike, the government said.
The strike was a test for Spain's government, which vowed to cut costs so as to calm fears of a Greek-style debt crisis, including by reforming airport work hours and partly privatising AENA.
As part of a package of measures the government said it would sell up to 49 percent of AENA, raising as much as nine billion euros (12 billion dollars) according to Spanish media. Originally it planned to sell only 30 percent.


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Chani Di Prima Releases Inspirational Coffee Table Book
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Chani Di Prima - author, poet and single mother self-publishes phenomenal work - readers will never expect what's waiting once you "lookinside."
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lookinside is a selection of original work that embodies self-reflection, introspection and self-awareness with amazing presentation. In this 85 page, 13" x 11" hard-bound coffee-table-style art book, Di Prima invites readers to experience the images and thought provoking inspiration inside one's self, visualizing and drawing every picture in their own minds.
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lookinside contains excerpts from Chani's original poetry and writing, quotes and a limited selection of full-length poems - in a visually stunning production. A soul rousing honesty and experience that keeps the reader, not only coming back but finding something new each time it is opened. lookinside goes far beyond catchy cliché quotes; it is a revolutionary way to read poetry and philosophy and to think intimately about moving through this life.
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The study of more than 9000 women found those who worked more than 49 hours a week gained an average of about 1.9 per cent of their weight over a two-year period – or about 1.3 kilograms for a 69-kilogram woman. Those who worked part-time had an average weight gain of 1.5 per cent – or about 1 kilogram.
"These findings suggest that not working may have some protective effect against weight gain and may help promote weight loss," says the study, published in the International Journal of Obesity.
"This may be related to those women having more time to spend on maintaining a healthy body weight."
The study, which examined women aged 45 to 50, found those who worked long hours, defined as 41 to 48 hours a week, or very long hours, more than 49 hours a week, were also far more likely to smoke, drink at unhealthy levels, sleep less and not exercise.
About 65 per cent of those who worked long hours drank at risky levels, compared with 42 per cent of those who were not in the workforce and 53 per cent who were unemployed.
The study said employed women may be more likely to gain weight because they have less time for exercise, sleeping and preparing home-cooked meals.
The lead author, Nicole Au, from Melbourne's Monash University, said the impact of long work hours was particularly evident among the women who gained the most weight.
"Working women are faced with so many different time pressures, which leaves them with less time to engage in physical activity and less time to prepare healthy meals," she told the Sydney Morning Herald.
The study found that 55 per cent of the women gained weight over two years and 31 per cent lost weight.
"Employed women had the greatest mean weight change (1.6 per cent), and the smallest mean weight loss among losers," the study said. "Among the employed sample, mean changes in weight increased with work hours (from 1.5 per cent for part-time hours to 1.9 per cent for very long hours)."


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