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Capt Walter P Crump, KIA 8 Feb'43, 310thBG,381stBS
1943 — Africa
Capt Walter Pershing Crump, KIA, was born in Texas in 1918, he joined the Service 10 Feb. 1941, he entered at Dallas, TX and went into the AAC. Walter had completed 3 years of College, and was still single. Walter was a Captain in the 310thBG, the 381st Bomb Squad, the B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber out of Africa/Italy /MTO.
Three brothers from Irving's Crump family served in the military during WWII. Walter and Harry, Jr., joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. Walter was reported missing in action in early 1943 after a bombing mission in Tunisia. Harry was lost in August 1943 when his plane went down during a raid on the Ploesti oil refineries (above). Both were awarded the Air Medal posthumously. The youngest brother, George, served in the U.S. Army. To prevent further loss to the family, he was not sent overseas. http://irvingveteransmemorial.blogspot.com/
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Walter P. CrumpID: O-427308
Entered the Service From: Texas
Rank: Captain
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 381st Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group, Medium
Died: Monday, February 08, 1943
Memorialized at: North Africa American Cemetery
Location: Carthage, Tunisia
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
***** This family also lost their oldest son, Lt Harry C Crump, Jr. Combat Organization: 345th Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber Group, on 2 August 1943. Harry rests at the Sicily/Rome, Itlay Cemetery
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Additional Army Awards
Name: Walter P Crump
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Captain
Combat Organization: 381st Bomber Squadron 310th Bomber
Death Date: 8 Feb 1943
Monument: North Africa
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Additional Army Awards
Walter P. Crump Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # O-427308 381st Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group, Medium Entered the Service from: Texas
Died: 8-Feb-43
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
08 Feb 1943
381st BS: Extracts from Missing Air Crew Report # ?: (MACR not available)
A/C No. 41-13084 "Dis'n Did't" (MACR-? - shot down) (K)
P Crump, Walter P. "Bitsy", 1Lt - MIA
CP Froelicher, Peter R., 2Lt - MIA
N Gollnitz, Frederick C., 1Lt - MIA
B Wilson, Francis E., 2Lt - MIA, POW, RMC
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The fundamental conditions have been formed in Privoljsk - Ural Military Unit of Russia to allow the soldiers who are fulfilling compulsory military services to perform their religious duties in a free manner. According to the news in the Russian press, the Muslim soldiers in Chelyabinsk Province confirmed that their commanders gave them permission to perform their prayers in a mosque located in city of Ozersk.
For the soldiers, who would like to carry on their religious trainings, some private hours have been established in a Madrasah (Islamic training school) located in Tobolsk Province. The Russian press also stated that an Orthodox church and a Muslim Mosque were built in 2007 in Chelyabinsk Province as per request of the officers in commands of the military unit. The press also expressed that this was the first within the "non Muslim" regions of Russia.
Moreover, it is also reported that, during the military exercises, temporary places of worship are prepared to enable the soldiers to perform their religious duties and the Muslim imams (man who leads prayers in a Mosque) are invited together with the church priests during military oath ceremonies as well.
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California: New law targets sex offenders who disarm tracking devices
By Patrick McGreevy and Paige St. John
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown cracked down on sex offenders who disarm their electronic trackers while on parole, signing legislation Saturday requiring that they stay in jail once they are caught.
Some counties with severely crowded jails have freed such offenders almost immediately after detaining them for tampering with the GPS devices, a Times investigation found this year. The bill Brown approved requires that the offenders be sentenced to 180 days and serve their entire parole revocation in jail.
With one day left before his deadline for acting on bills this year, much of Brown's focus Saturday was on criminal justice issues as he signed 21 measures and vetoed 12.
He rejected a measure that would have allowed prosecutors to charge possession of heroin or cocaine as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. He also said no to bills that would have provided condoms to prison inmates and required law enforcement officials to obtain search warrants when they seek emails and other electronic communication from Internet providers.
The sex offender bill was introduced by state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) after The Times documented a sharp increase in reported cases of such offenders removing their GPS devices. Many served little or no time behind bars after doing so, and some committed new crimes — including rape and murder — that might have been prevented if they had been kept in custody.
The monitors are required under a law approved by California voters in 2006. But "when sex offenders know that there are little or no repercussions" for disabling them, "it's time to strengthen the deterrent," Lieu said in a statement Saturday. "Real deterrents for sex offenders drastically reduce the likelihood they will commit another crime."
State corrections officials said that more than 5,000 warrants for GPS tampering were issued in the first 15 months after penalties for doing so were reduced under Brown's 2011 prison "realignment" program.
Law enforcement groups supported Lieu's bill, SB 57. The American Civil Liberties Union opposed it.
The ACLU supported the measure on prosecution of hard-drug possession. Brown said he vetoed that one because the state is about to conduct a review of sentences for all crimes.
"That will be the appropriate time to evaluate our existing drug laws," the governor wrote in his veto message.
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) had introduced the bill, saying 13 other states have similar laws and it would save the state and counties money on incarceration. More could then be spent providing drug users with rehabilitation programs.
Law enforcement groups and prosecutors fought the measure, SB 649, viewing it as a threat to public safety.
"We applaud the governor's decision," said Covina Police Chief Kim Raney, president of the California Police Chiefs Assn.
The veto drew criticism from Kim Horiuchi, a drug policy attorney for the ACLU.
The governor should not have rejected "a modest reform that would have helped end mass incarceration in this state," Horiuchi said.
Brown also rejected a bill that would have required the state corrections department to make condoms available in all state prisons. Supporters of the measure, AB 999 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), said it would help reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Brown noted in his veto message that family members are already allowed to bring condoms for purposes of overnight visits.
In rejecting the bid to force law enforcement officials to get search warrants for electronic communications, Brown said federal law already requires them. Other provisions of the bill, SB 467 by Leno, "could impede ongoing criminal investigations," Brown wrote.
Meanwhile, environmentalists lauded Brown for his decision a day earlier to sign a ban on commercial trapping of bobcats in areas adjacent to national and state parks, national monuments or wildlife refuges in which trapping is currently prohibited.
Assemblyman Richard H. Bloom (D-Santa-Monica) introduced the measure after a group of residents near Joshua Tree National Park complained about trappers killing bobcats just outside the park boundaries.
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You probably thought Kim Kardashian was joking when she said she wanted to try her hand at singing, but she wasn't. After working in the studio with successful songwriter, The-Dream, Kim left with her very first single. Imagine that.
She debuted the club beat on New Year's Eve at TAO in Las Vegas. "I hope you guys like it!" she told the crowd before 'Turn It Up' came on the speakers.
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Money Management Tools will add the following features to Web Branch:
- Categories--auto categorized based on your past preferences.
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- Labels--add an additional layer of information to your history to track spending across categories.
- Extended history storage--we'll have history dating back to December 2008 right away and will continue to store more history going forward.
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- Advanced searches--search by date, amount, description, category, label and notes in any combination.
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We are excited to bring these new features to Web Branch. Tons of work has gone into making this the easiest way for you to track your spending and stay on top of your accounts with us. We aren't going to stop there, however. We are already planning on adding new functionality like the ability to split single transactions into multiple categories. We will also add the ability to see pending items like recent debit card purchases and upcoming Web Payments and transfers in your history so you get a better sense of your true available balance. We also have plans to add budgeting tools and better ways to set savings or spending goals.
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"How can there be a best in a world of individuals?" Hugh Prather, "Notes to Myself."
I walked away from the television the second that Ted Ginn Jr. got tackled and the Ravens began to storm the field. I couldn't stand watching the celebration because my team was not the one taking part in it. The family and friends in my house quickly evacuated the scene, sensing the despair that I was trying desperately to shield from the open air through statements masked with words of thanks and appreciation for their presence. My favorite team had played in the Super Bowl, and yet at that moment I felt as if they hadn't won a game since I started cheering for them as a child.
A few days ago I finished watching the San Francisco 49ers most recent season, from the first snap at Lambeau Field through the final tackle in the Louisiana Superdome, for the second time in the last calendar year. I have been a huge fan of the red and gold for the past two decades of my life, and after a considerable amount of mourning, I finally pushed play on the fresh footage in the DVR to reminisce about and enjoy this great season the team just accomplished.
At a young age, we learn to compete with our surroundings. We try to get in another few moments of fun before the sun dives completely behind the far edge of the earth. We push and pound the buttons on the controller through one more level before Mom shuts the game system down for the night. We reach for one more cookie before our hand is slapped away from the jar. We whisper one more giggle to a friend before our eyes are cloaked with the lids of evening, our ears with the sound of dreams.
As growth surpasses the infancy of age and stretches our physical borders outward and up, we begin to understand more about competition through the incorporation of social interaction. We develop an intimate understanding of the words winner and loser. We shimmer like mad, weightless animals in the spoils of victory. We crumble like sandcastles in the oceans of defeat.
For all the inspirational parents and coaches out there, vastly informative of character construction during those moments of competitive setbacks, there are creeping and cowardly sources of scorn that ensure us losing implies we are worthless and obsolete, securing one of infinite negative results rather than the single positive one. I've felt great after winning many contests I've come across, and yet I'm sure the amount of times I've encountered a loss easily outnumbers the entirety of victorious recollections in the memory bank.
I have always been a sore loser, and although I've gotten better with it lately in life, I was still yelling vulgarities at the TV screen a few days ago while watching a game of which the results had been cemented weeks prior. I wanted to despise each Baltimore player that danced excessively after barely lifting a finger toward the overall body of work. I wanted to scream at the referees to get their glasses checked on a handful of missed calls. I wanted to laugh and hug and seemingly float with joy above the ground for a few minutes as the clock struck midnight. I wanted Crabtree to catch that ball on fourth down.
But he didn't, and I won't because I can't. My favorite team lost the most important game of the season, by social standards, and yet they are not losers. They won in every way I could have hoped for this season. They grew as players, and as men, and thanks to the entire experience, I did as well. I got to celebrate great individual efforts that concluded in collective force week after week, and had the honor of cheering on my team until there were literally zero seconds left on the clock. If you want to claim the wins, you have to own the losses.
I caught the ball once in high school when we were down by a few and racing the clock, and I turned up field to see the greenest grass I ever had, nothing but the end zone in sight. I ran like I was coming home from war into the arms of a lover, but someone caught me, and as I hurried to the sideline for coach to give me the next play, I remember the crowd screaming with adulation as if the enemy had already fallen. We didn't end up winning that game, but I sure don't remember losing.
So after all this time ... thanks for an unforgettable season 'Niners! We'll catch that pass next year.
Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa but now of Madison, Wis., can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tourist raped on minibus in Rio, police say
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- A female foreign tourist was kidnapped, raped and robbed on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro, police said, highlighting security concerns in the Brazilian city that will host matches in the 2014 World Cup and will put on the Summer Olympics two years later.
A male foreign tourist on the minibus was also held captive and robbed, according to Rio police.
Police said they would not release the identities or nationalities of the victims. The U.S. Embassy said Monday that one of the two is an American citizen, but it did not say if that person is the woman or the man.
The two boarded the minibus in the Copacabana beach district in Rio de Janeiro early Saturday. Three men subsequently boarded the minibus and forced all the other passengers off, police said.
The woman was raped, and the two passengers' credit cards were used at multiple locations inside and outside of Rio de Janeiro over a span of hours, the police said in a statement.
According to Brazilian newspapers, the man was handcuffed and beaten, while the woman was repeatedly raped. The two were dumped in Itaborai, a city more than 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) away, after six hours, O Globo newspaper said.
According to Rio police, two men have been arrested -- Jonathan Foudakis de Souza, 20, and Wallace Aparecido Souza Silva, 22. They are searching for a third man in relation to the crime.
They said a Brazilian woman who was raped a week earlier has also identified the suspects.
Rio de Janeiro has launched a citywide offensive against crime, particularly drug-fueled violence in the shantytowns.
Police, backed by army troops, have stormed the slums, hoping to seize control from gangs and help secure the city before many high-profile events begin this year.
Pope Francis' first big international trip will be to Rio in July when he is expected to lead millions of young people in celebration of World Youth Day.
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If the pace of holiday shopping has been lackluster thus far, perhaps it's because consumers have been so busy answering pollsters' questions about how they'll spend this year. Anyhow, the past month of polling gives lots of detail on how people feel about spending this holiday season, and it hints at how they'll behave once we bid good riddance to 2009 and head into 2010.

 While different methodologies yield different numbers for people's anticipated holiday spending, none of the reports are very upbeat. A report released last week by The Conference Board said households "expected to spend an average of $390 on Christmas gifts this holiday season, down from last year's estimate of $418." A Harris Poll, also released last week, found 46 percent of holiday shoppers saying they plan to spend less on gifts this year than they did last year. (It didn't provide an average dollar figure.)

 Gallup's polling gives reason to suspect that holiday-shopping polls conducted earlier in the fall may have failed to capture the full measure of consumer pessimism as unemployment kept ratcheting upward. In an October survey, Gallup found respondents planning to spend an average of $740 on Christmas gifts. In its November polling, the figure had fallen to $638. The one consolation is that this figure isn't quite as bad as the $616 average recorded in Gallup's November 2008 survey.

 Then again, a Deloitte survey, conducted during the weekend before Thanksgiving, found 30 percent of respondents saying they'll spend more on the holidays than they'd thought a month or two earlier. Among people who've shifted their thinking in this way, 43 percent said it's because they're "getting into the holiday spirit more"; 22 percent said they're "already spending more." The likely moral of divergent findings in various polls is that uncertainty about the economy has produced exceptional volatility in consumers' holiday-spending plans.

 CUTTING THEIR LISTS OF RECIPIENTS
 The Harris survey included an interesting wrinkle on how people are focusing their expenditures. "Despite the planned decrease in spending, 19 percent of holiday shoppers will increase their spending this year on immediate family members," said that research firm in its analysis of the findings. This nearly matches the 22 percent who'll spend less on immediate family. By contrast, just 7 percent plan to spend more on "extended family members," vs. 40 percent planning to spend less on those relatives. The report quoted Mary Bouchard, Harris Interactive's senior research director and lead retail industry analyst, as saying consumers are "shifting dollars away from spending on gifts for less significant relationships."

 Polling by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), meanwhile, suggests that while it'll be a lean holiday season for Tiny Tim and the Cratchits, it won't be so spartan for Scrooge and his fellow fat cats. This survey found respondents with income of $70,000-plus planning to spend an average of 27 percent more for the holidays this year than they did in 2008, while those in the under-$40,000 bracket will be spending an average of 14 percent less. While tenderhearted marketers will be distressed by the findings -- as will brands whose target markets lie among lower-income consumers -- it must count as good news for others that people with the most money at their disposal will be the ones most willing to boost their expenditures.

 Gallup's polling certainly finds wide variations in the amounts people in different income brackets expect to spend on holiday gifts this year, The figure for those making $75,000-plus averaged $948, vs. $634 for the $30,000-74,999s and $308 for the under-$30,000s. The presence of children in the household wasn't as much of a dividing line as you might guess. Among respondents with children under age 18, the average anticipated spending figure was $694 -- higher, but not dramatically so, than the $625 among respondents without minor children. Nor was there a huge variation by age group. The poll's 18-34-year-olds expect to spend the most, at $657, but the numbers weren't wildly lower for the 35-54-year-olds ($619) or those 55-plus ($637).

 SPENDING TIME VS. SPENDING MONEY
 Whatever they spend, consumers will be intent on getting the most for their money. And, as surveys show, this means many will be investing time in their holiday shopping as a way of leveraging their lower dollars-and-cents investment. In a release this month from its annual holiday-spending survey, The NPD Group said 45 percent of respondents agreed with the statement, "I comparison shop before I buy." Thirty-seven percent said they "plan to buy all of my holiday gifts on sale." Asked how they'll go about doing their comparison shopping, 61 percent cited "online research," putting that source ahead of catalogues (35 percent), TV advertising (23 percent) and magazines (16 percent).

 Another part of the NPD survey gave an indication of how financial constraints now dominate consumers' approach to holiday shopping. When respondents were asked to say which of several factors would influence where they shop this year, the biggest votes went to "overall value for the price" (62 percent) and "special sale price" (61 percent). Significantly fewer mentioned "quality of the products they offer" (45 percent).

 The Harris polling noted similar priorities. Asked to say how important various considerations are to them when shopping for gifts this year, respondents gave the biggest "very important" vote to "Finding the best sales and discounts" (72 percent). It was far ahead of "Shopping where it's most convenient" (47 percent), "Shopping where I can get the best customer service"(37 percent) or "Shopping where I can find the 'hot' products of the season" (17 percent). It's clear that consumers have had an education in penny-pinching during the past year, and there's no reason to think they'll soon abandon those lessons. A holiday-shopping study by WSL Strategic Retail notes that consumers' "new habits are now firmly entrenched. . . . They are cautiously writing their lists, checking them twice, and only spending if they 'need it' and if they deem the value is right."

 When it comes to buying online, free shipping will be a significant inducement. In the PSB survey, 57 percent of respondents said an offer of free shipping influences their purchase decisions. In The Conference Board's survey, likewise, 90 percent of online shoppers said free shipping is "a major incentive."

 IS A SALE REALLY A SALE?
 Consumers will approach their holiday purchasing with strict notions of what constitutes a sale. Polling for Consumer Reports at the tag end of October and beginning of November asked respondents to cite their pet peeves about holiday merchandising. Near the top of the list, cited by 68 percent, was "Fake 'sales.' If something is always 20 percent off, it's not on sale." Sixty-seven percent complained about "Coupons that exclude almost everything in the store," while 56 percent mentioned "In-store prices that do not match the same company's online prices."

 The need to economize will exert its effect on the kinds of items shoppers buy as holiday gifts this year. The Conference Board's report finds "budget-friendly items" atop the lists of consumers who'll be buying gifts online, including books, apparel/footwear, toys/games and movies/DVDs.

 Amid all this scrimping, though, marketers would be mistaken to think consumers in general view this season's holiday shopping as a dreary chore. The Harris Poll turned up plenty of positive sentiment when it asked respondents to pick from among some statements that might describe how they feel about holiday shopping this year. Twenty percent said they aren't shopping for holiday gifts at all. But just 18 percent chose "I dread the holiday gift shopping that I will have to do." A more stoic (but unenthusiastic) 21 percent picked "Holiday gift shopping is a chore, but it has to be done." On the cheery end of the spectrum, 23 percent chose "I am looking forward to the holiday shopping that I will have to do." And another 18 percent were unabashedly enthusiastic, choosing "I'm excited about shopping for holiday gifts." Bless them every one!

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JB HI-FI chief executive Terry Smart was forced to reassure the market that all is well at the retailer after investors reacted badly to the news it was entering the whitegoods market in competition with the likes of Harvey Norman.
JB Hi-Fi shares dropped as much as 7.8 per cent in trading on Wednesday, before closing 59¢ lower at $10.10, after the company said it planned to bring its low-cost business model to the homewares market and offer whitegoods, cooking, and small appliances.
''I guess in hindsight what people have read into this is that it signals concerns from us in the broader JB business, which is not the case,'' Mr Smart told BusinessDay.
''This is just another opportunity - a $4 billion market - it's worth us exploring and taking a look at.''
Mr Smart said the company's core business still had a ''significant amount of growth ahead of us as we continue our store rollout program''.
JB Hi-Fi already operates in the whitegoods area through what remains of the Clive Anthony stores it acquired in 2004.
The company was considering an exit from the business, with Mr Smart describing the Clive Anthony brand as ''tarnished'', but decided there could be a chance to leverage off the JB Hi-Fi brand instead.
Also driving the company's interest was consolidation in the home appliances category ''as companies with less efficient and higher cost bases struggle to remain relevant and competitive''.
The company's low cost business model meant it was ''well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity''. JB Hi-Fi has already begun testing the whitegoods concept at four converted homemaker centre stores in Queensland which have been rebranded JB Hi-Fi Home.
Two more stores will follow in the new year.
The company described the test as a ''low-risk and measured trial'' with minimal capital expenditure.
If successful, the concept will be implemented at other sites nationally where it can offer the full range of JB Hi-Fi products plus whitegoods.
The number of potential locations will be dependent on the outcome of the trial, the company said.
''If it works, the prize is significant,'' Mr Smart said
The strategy will pitch JB Hi-Fi more directly against Gerry Harvey's retail operation, Harvey Norman, which has backed itself to remain the last man standing as rivals go out of business.
Harvey Norman has refocused its business on white goods and homewares in response to the fierce competition and double digit price deflation in electronics.
This drove a 20 per cent drop in the company's first quarter earnings and a double-digit fall in sales revenue.
JB Hi-Fi has not been immune either. In August the company announced underlying net profit fell 22.1 per cent to $104.6 million - its first fall in underlying earnings since listing in 2003.


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I have the joy of living with a teenaged son who clogs my toilet on a regular (every 2-4 weeks) basis. I've been there wayyyy more times than I'd care to count. Nothing worse than a clogged toilet.
Finally I discovered a quick, easy and frugal way to fix the toilet.
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Pour about a tablespoon of liquid dish soap into the clogged toilet and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes. Come back and plunge and usually within 2 or 3 plunges everything goes down the drain easily again.
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Thursday is pay rise day for the nation's age pensioners, when they find out by how much more than the cost of living their incomes will rise. Woe betide any politician who dares question that, but it's a little unfortunate it's not going to be sustainable.
It's unquestionably hard getting by on the pension – unless perhaps you're an aged relative of Eddie Obeid – and the extra few per cent that will come from a pension increase matching tomorrow's male total average weekly earnings (MTAWE) rise won't make much difference.
With both sides of politics supporting the age pension rising by the highest of three measures (MTAWE, the CPI, the aged pensioner living cost index), at least pensioners won't go backwards and are most likely to continue to slowly gain.
The trouble is that we have a lot more pensioners coming to the party over the next couple of decades, so that extra per cent or so every six months will add up to many billions at a time when grey power will be substantially stronger.
Phasing in 67 as the qualifying age for the aged pension will help pay the bill, but the move is fighting against a looming explosion of pensionable types and medicine that will keep them alive longer.
The reality is that compulsory superannuation came along too late to save the vast majority of baby boomers from relying on the pension in their retirement. The average boomer will only have enough to take as a lump sum, pay off a few debts, buy a new car "to see me out", party a little and "arrange their affairs" to make sure they receive as much pension as possible. It might not be very wise, but that's pretty much what the system encourages them to do.
And that is why most of the argy-bargy over whether or not to curtail some of the superannuation system's generosity for the relatively wealthy is a minor skirmish, not significant for the battle (retirement income policy) or the war (social welfare entitlements).
Our demographics – a dive in the proportion of working age people to non-working age, plus the high and rising costs of those non-workers with nearly one in every 20 Australians being older than 85 in 40 years' time – mean most boomers will age amid serious financial pressure on our social security safety net. (At least we won't have to worry about being lonely in our old age – there'll be heaps of us.)
That will make for more interesting politics of necessity down the track as grey power confronts middle-aged Gen Ys perhaps not liking the idea of paying a lot more tax than their parents did. Right now, politicians are still keen to promise pensioners more than future politicians might be able to afford, but, hey, that's not the current crop's problem.
An editorial in this week's edition of The Economist confronts that problem in its current UK form, under which a government that's pushing austerity across the board is going soft on aged pensioners, increasing some of its handouts for the old. The Economist editorialises:
"When budgets are tight, welfare needs to contract to its core function of guaranteeing a very basic standard of living for all. It should not be used to prevent wealthy old people from having to sell their homes. People feel there is something special about the family estate. But wealth is wealth, whether it sits on a street or in a bank, and houses have been a terrific generator of it over the past few decades. Why should taxpayers help those who have done well out of the housing market to keep most of their winnings? Far better to focus state spending on the impoverished young, who can be turned into productive members of society.
"As the rich world ages, people will have to work longer and bear more of the cost of their care. Fitch, a ratings agency, has served notice to many countries (including Britain) that an ageing population threatens their credit rating ...
"The old are a powerful voter block, feared by politicians. But they have enough experience of life to know that, in the end, the books must be balanced."
They are lines that can be broadly applied to Australia in the years ahead, even though we don't have the government debt problems confronting most of the developed world. Taxing the family home or just including it above a reasonable level in the means test, is beyond the stomach of either side of Australian politics no matter how reasonable a policy it may be, given our unwillingness to consider increased taxation.
Like the British Conservative government, we can get tough with a few single parents of school-age children, but age pensioners are another kettle of voters.
We can continue to hide from the approaching major battle, concentrate on the skirmishes, the mud pie fights, and ignore what looms until it bites us hard – by which stage policy becomes much harder to implement and inevitably more brutal.
Michael Pascoe is a BusinessDay contributing editor.


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Brown Named Finalist for Lott IMPACT Trophy
Nov. 29, 2012
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior linebacker Arthur Brown is one of four finalists for the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy, the organization announced Thursday.
Brown is K-State's first finalist for the award, which recognizes college football's Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Brown was joined on the finalist list by linebackers Jarvis Jones (Georgia), Manti Te'o (Notre Dame) and Chase Thomas (Stanford).
In his second season for the Wildcats, Brown leads the team with 80 tackles, including six for loss and one sack. The Wichita, Kan., product also has two interceptions and five passes defended. His first pick of the season came at No. 15 West Virginia when he snapped Geno Smith's then-NCAA record of 273-straight attempts without an interception. A week later against 14th-ranked Texas Tech, Brown intercepted a pass and returned it 37 yards for his first career touchdown.
A former transfer from the University of Miami, Brown has averaged 7.5 tackles per game in 24 contests at K-State, including at least five tackles in 10 of 11 games this season. He notched a career best 13 stops against North Texas, while he had 11 at Baylor and 10 in K-State's win at No. 5 Oklahoma.
Brown and the other three finalists will travel to Newport Beach, Calif., on Dec. 9, for the award's gala in which former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice will be the keynote speaker. The winner of the Lott IMPACT Trophy will be selected by a national panel of more than 300 former coaches, players, members of the media, members of the Lott IMPACT Foundation Board of Directors and former Lott Trophy winners.
Sixth-ranked Kansas State (10-1, 7-1) will take on No. 18 Texas (8-3, 5-3) Saturday in the regular-season finale at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will kick off at 7 p.m., and will be shown to a national audience on ABC.


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ANDREA ATZENI became only the third jockey in the 55-year history of the John Smith's Cup to win the race in successive years after Farraaj claimed the £150,000 handicap at York Racecourse.
Not since Geoff Baxter won on board Prominent in 1971 and 1972 and Tony Ives scooped the contest in successive years on Chaumiere in 1985 and 1986 has a jockey managed to win back-to-back renewals.
But Atzeni, who was victorious in the extended mile and a quarter contest on Danchai 12 months ago, ensured Farraaj reeled in Zain Eagle inside the final furlong to win by a length and a half.
The latter had led from the start and, having gone a couple of lengths clear of the field into the home straight, looked at one stage as if he might hold on.
It took Farraaj, trained at Newmarket by Roger Varian, almost a furlong to get into top gear as Zain Eagle tried to kick further clear inside the two furlong marker.
Once he did, though, he swept past his rival as the winning post closed in.
The favourite, Bold Sniper, was third.
Atzeni said: "It's a great race to win. I managed to get in a good position throughout and he was always going to get there in the end.
"I wanted to get some cover straight away, managed to do that, and the key to him is the ground. He has to have fast ground and he is progressive."
David Eustace, Varian's assistant, said: "He just needs rock hard ground, which he loves. There was no pace in the race, which is unusual for a race like this.
"We knew we had to go on and Andrea gave him a great race. The second gave us a good tow but they don't come back very often here.
"We will have to step him up into proper group company now. That was some performance."
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The goodies will be on offer at the Ale House next to the village church on Wednesday, March 26, from 7pm.
Membership secretary Jan Porter said: "We wanted to break from the normal AGM mould, so we will be heating up sausage and veggie rolls, offering brownies and flapjacks and dipping into our stocks of beer, cider, perry and apple juice to create a more convivial atmosphere".
Following the food and drink, Tim Dixon will be talking about the The Wildlife and History of Colwall Orchards.
He said: "Colwall orchards are outstanding habitats for wildlife because of their long history and landscape setting. We have rare birds and bats, spectacular big shiny metallic green beetles and many other creatures of interest."
Organiser will be asking for a small donation for food and drink, and the group's apple juice and preserves will be on sale, with funds going to orchard conservation. See colwallorchardgroup for more details.


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March 28, 2011
Tracy Cox, Communications Director
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
(Enola, Pa.) April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Each day, each of us witnesses a continuum of behaviors that range from being respectful and safe, to sexually abusive and violent.
This year's SAAM campaign, It's time ... to get involved, explores common, everyday behaviors and offers individuals viable, responsible ways to intervene. In addition to the month-long campaign, the SAAM "Day of Action," on Tuesday, April 5, will highlight nationally coordinated events to raise public awareness about sexual violence and specific ways people can get involved in its prevention.
Sexual violence affects people of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. Nearly 20 percent of the population has experienced some form of sexual assault in their lifetime, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice.[1] By advocating widespread change, this year's campaign not only focuses on individuals, but also environments, including systems and norms that contribute to sexual violence and oppression. It's time ... to get involved aims to engage everyone in sexual assault prevention and establish environments where people are safe and respected in their relationships, families, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces and communities.
Campaign materials are available on the SAAM website at www.nsvrc.org/saam and on a resource CD distributed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
For more information, contact 877-739-3895 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Spanish materials are also available on the Spanish SAAM website at www.nsvrc.org/es/saam.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) identifies, develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention. Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000, the NSVRC focuses on "Collaboration l Prevention l Resources."
[1] Tjaden, P. & Thoennes, N. (2000) Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice.


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Story 9: What I have learned from stories told by abusers
Dear Engaged Bystander: Listening to stories is my passion – I learn so much from hearing how people cope, how people change, and I am especially moved by the strength and courage it takes to emerge into a new life after experiencing profound trauma. Stories are the way that people make sense of themselves and their world (Shannon, 1995). Throughout my career in prevention, I had the privilege of hearing hundreds of stories from families and friends who cared deeply enough to reach out for help. These are the stories that I carry with me every day.
The unique perspective I have taken is to listen to the stories told by sexual abusers. I thought it might be interesting to share some of what I have learned over the years.
"All of the signs were there… and no one in my family or circle of friends ever asked about them." When a young man in prison said this, I asked him to explain the warning signs that people should have noticed. He said that he always took young boys to family parties but never someone his own age, all of his hobbies were things that would be of interest to a young boy, he did not have friends his own age, and the list went on. It was incredibly helpful to me at the time (Tabachnick, 2003). And over time, the question began to change. I began to ask questions about WHO he would have listened to (someone like himself, someone who had the same addictions but learned how to control them) and WHAT they could have said ("I am talking with you because I care about you").
"My daughter had more courage than I did to be able to start talking about what happened…" I still remember when a father talked about how thankful he was that his daughter could say the words he had tried to say over and over again. He talked about the incredible shame he felt and how hard it was to bring up a topic that no one ever talks about. He also said that he wished someone had asked him directly about their concerns. For example, one friend knew something was going on, but only asked once if everything was OK. He said he mumbled some reply because he did not know what his friend might have known. In hindsight, he wished his friend had asked him a more direct question and said the words first so he knew he would not be alone through this ordeal.
"When I say don't worry, I won't ever abuse again – that is the exact moment when you need to worry…" One man, who became a close colleague, said that if anyone says "Don't worry about me", it means that they are losing a huge part of their social circle and the support to never abuse again. It is a huge conundrum since we want to hear that everything will be okay again. But the reality is that a sexual abuser who knows his/her own triggers, can talk with their family and friends to help keep them on track. It is a huge role for the family, but it is so essential to change the circumstances that lead up to sexual abuse.
Last, and most importantly, I heard over and over again the need for hope. Many people whose lives have been touched by victims and/or abusers report that they do feel hopeful: that victim's can transform into survivors who are more resilient as a result of their struggles; that people who abuse -- especially the children and adolescents who have abused – can learn to control their behaviors and become safe, healthy and productive members of society; and that communities, though forever changed by child sexual abuse, can become stronger, healthier and better able to protect their children.
That is such a key role for all of us, as friends, family and bystanders.
PS I initially talked about some of these ideas in a 2003 article: Tabachnick, Joan. (2003) Create a Social Marketing Campaign with Information Learned from Abusers, those At-Risk to Abuse, and their Friends and Families. National Child Advocate. Vol 5, No 2. Summer.
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April 12, 2010 7 p.m.
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Tentative Agenda
Call to order
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Citizen's Speak
City Administrator and Mayor's visit
Committee Reports
Librarian's Report and Approval of Bills
Old Business
Review and possible action regarding approval of the final draft of the short and long-range goals.
New Business
Review and possible action regarding a budget amendment.
Discussion and possible action regarding wage comparisons of our staff vs. similar size libraries and neighboring communities.
Discussion and appointment of committee members for joint review committee with American Legion.
Discussion and possible action of funding for building maintenance.