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LAKELAND, Fla. – After finishing the first day of the Lady Moc Golf Classic tied in eighth place, the Saint Leo women's golf team finished their final two rounds in a tie for seventh place. The Lions finished play with a total score of 314-304-307—925 at the Par 72, 6,085-yd. Grasslands Golf and Country Club.
Junior Clare Connolly led the way for the Lions carding a 74-73-71—218, placing her in a tie for third overall on the individual leaderboard. Also attaining a top-20 finish was junior Lauren Petty, who finished tied for twentieth with a score of 77-77-74—228.
The Lions' total score of 925 as a team was 39 strokes behind the defending National Champions, Lynn University, and 23 strokes behind the fourth-place finishing Florida Tech Panthers.
Rounding things out for the Green and Gold were Lauren Shuford, finishing 48th overall with a score of 238, Marie Coors, tying for 58th at 243, and Heather Petronis, who finished tied for 81st.
Samantha Smolen of Lynn University finished one stroke ahead of Nova Southeastern University's Katrina Wang to finish first overall on the individual leaderboard. Smolen shot an even par 216 for the tournament.
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I know it's not usually our practice, but I want to suggest early volume creation when enough information is available. At the moment, Shueisha has already made available the release date, ISBN and page count. From the page count, we can determine which chapters are in it. All that would be left missing is the image, which has never stopped us from creating them before, and the title. The one potential problem is if creating the article under a generic title (let's say, "Volume 61") and then moving it to its proper name results in a bug like volume 58. I might have made a thread like this in the past, but I can't find it at the moment. What is everyone else's thoughts on this? Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 18:43, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
Considering the bug, I would say NO. Not atleast till the staff does something about it. http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/urbancowgurl777/UltimateSupreme2212-3.png(T@lk) 18:46, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
- The thing is, moving articles hasn't created duplicate entries like that. Looks like that might have been a one time only thing. For example, Madara's latest Fire Release technique was moved at least a couple times, but I don't see duplicate entries in the pages that show links to it due to SMW. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 18:48, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
That would be a risk. Btw you reported the bug, right? What did they say? http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/urbancowgurl777/UltimateSupreme2212-3.png(T@lk) 05:24, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
- I have. The answer I got was that the bug had been forwarded to the technical team in charge of making the changes Wikia does to the SMW. Wikia doesn't use the exact same SMW engine, they tweak some stuff in it so it lessens the load on their servers. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 15:31, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
Diplomatic answer as always. http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/urbancowgurl777/UltimateSupreme2212-3.png(T@lk) 15:47, July 4, 2012 (UTC)


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"Welcome to Abbott's bunyip aristocracy", screamed the headline on the front page of Wednesday's Sydney Morning Herald.
This was the newspaper's satirical take on Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's surprise decision to reintroduce an honours system Down Under based on the regal titles of knights and dames.
Twitter provided a stream of satirical comments, while the Sydney Morning Herald's reference to the "bunyip aristocracy" invoked the mythological aboriginal devil creature that was used to ridicule conservatives' 19th century attempts to develop an aristocracy.
Outgoing Governor General Quentin Bryce and her successor Peter Cosgrove – who takes over as Queen Elizabeth II's representative in Australia on Friday – will be the first to receive the titles. As many as four new awards will be recommended by the prime minister and approved by the Queen each year, with the governor general occupying the position of "principle knight or dame in the Order of Australia". Read more


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A YORK mother has told of her heartache after her son nearly died in a violent attack.
Jane Blythe said her 34-year-old son, Adam, suffered devastating injuries including a fractured skull, jaw, cheekbone, ribs and hand, as well as a damaged ear and eye sockets, in the incident earlier this year at a property in Blyth, Northumberland.
"When I got to the hospital in Newcastle they said he was more dead than alive," said Mrs Blythe, of Brompton Road, Clifton. "He was in a coma for several days. When I saw him in intensive care I just couldn't believe it.
"His eyes were swollen and purple, and there were wires and pipes and drips everywhere. It was horrendous. His pillow was soaked in blood which had poured out of his ear."
She said Adam was now on the road to recovery, but he had suffered some brain damage, which currently made it difficult for him to speak as quickly as he would like. "He gets very frustrated by that," she said.
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She said she had been heartened by the reaction of people in Blyth, where Adam had been living as a homeless man, who had rallied round and raised money for him.
She said Adam had been suffering from mental health problems in recent years, which resulted in him being jailed in 2010 for spraying graffiti slogans on buildings including York Minster and Clifford's Tower, which referred to his belief that cancer was the result of babies receiving brain implants.
She said she had been up to Newcastle twice a week since Adam was injured to visit him in hospital. "It's been a total nightmare," she said, revealing that this was why she had bid £250 for a VIP day at Bootham Crescent at the weekend in The Press' City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal auction.
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She and her husband and grandson McKenzie watched York's match against Accrington Stanley from seats in a box, met manager Nigel Worthington and the man of the match after the game, and returned home with a signed York City football.
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- 1/4 cup apricot or plum preserves
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ham steak (about 2 pounds and 1 inch thick)
- In a small saucepan, combine the preserves, mustard, lemon juice and cinnamon. Cook and stir over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Set glaze aside. Score edges of ham.
- Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 8-10 minutes on each side, brushing with glaze during the last few minutes of grilling. Yield: 6 servings.
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"I used some homemade pear preserves using this recipe and it was fantastic. Everyone loved it and asked if we could have the meal again soon."
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"Very good! I also used the less sugar apricot preserves. The grill adds another flavor element, and the cinnamon is just great in this. Thanks!"
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It's another one of my theoretical CSS questions that may or may not have an answer. How is default margin/padding on an OL calculated? I figure it varies by UA, but there must must be a pattern and a pattern must be being applied to cause the following observed behavior.
Say you have an OL, with display-type:upper-roman; (because it's the most obvious) , and you HAVEN'T applied any sort of margin/padding reset, you will notice that the space used to accommodate the marker changes automatically. That is, there is AUTOMATICALLY more space if the list has 38 items (XXXVII) than if the list has 11 (VIII, being the longest). This leads me to believe that there must be a 'default' ( even if it's vendor specific) to let the list adjust the space of the longest maker. This seems nearly impossible to estimate manually ( that is if you allow a fixed amound of space, say 4em, and your list has 6-7 items it seems like execcive space but if your list has 28 items then it wont be enough space).Do any of the forum experts know what this property is? Is there anyway to go back to it after a reset?
d_p, would you mind posting a sample of the code that you are testing? I tried this long ago and found the intentation to be 40px fixed. Had to manually pad to make room for long roman numbers. I don't remember ever seeing auto accommodation for romans. Would love to see it.
In IE8, there's certainly no adjustment to accommodate long numbers, when I get up to xxxviii, the first x is completely off screen, and some others are only half-visible.
As a note, if you have actual code using Roman numerals where you have to add padding back in, and the numbers are really so long that the padding matters, think of the children.
Or, people reading your document.
I'm thinking the nature of the cascade is going to stop you from going back to whatever was in the original user stylesheet. But you can check what's in that user stylesheet in the browsers' debuggers.
Be grateful you aren't in the UK. Our beloved* education minister thinks that children should know roman numerals. In particular, he thinks that 10 year olds should be able to read roman numerals up to 1000, or perhaps I should say M. www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jun/18/primary-roman-numerals-nqt-academies
* OK, 'beloved' is not quite true. Everyone I know wishes that he had never been inflicted on this earth, but that's another matter, because we don't discuss politics here.
* OK, 'beloved' is not quite true. Everyone I know wishes that he had never been inflicted on this earth, but that's another matter, because we don't discuss politics here.
I'm in total agreement with him. They should also have to add, subtract, multiply and divide those suckers. It teaches you how not freaking easy it was for humans to come up with the idea of numbers you can easily manipulate, and they'll gain appreciation for the brilliance of ancient Indian mathematicians.
That said, I don't think we should actually inflict the common populace with roman numbers in lists, unless you're showing movie years (this is where I learned Roman numerals... wtf was MCMLXXXIV... ah yes).
For those with a sense of humor, and a appreciation for "line art" - except for the color added to the ol element so the clipped characters would be obvious - this is a screen clip of my early experiment to see if css was bright enough to fulfill d_p's thoughts. It wasn't, so I learned. Enjoy a chuckle.
(this is where I learned Roman numerals... wtf was MCMLXXXIV... ah yes).
Ha, ha! Same here!
Well I LOVE roman numerals, but I'm Italian!
Anyway. I fell victim to an optical illusion. as Ronpat said it seems the default padding is ~40px. OF COURSE ( and I should have sen this) not mono spaced letter characters seem to occupy less space than arabic ( decimal) numbers. My bad.
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MIAMI - Gov. Rick Scott wants the federal government to reimburse the state for tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars invested in Florida's ports.
Scott held a conference call Thursday, one day before President Barack Obama is slated to visit the port of Miami. Scott committed $77 million in state funding to a dredging project for Miami's port in 2011.
In January, Scott asked the Legislature to appropriate $36 million for Jacksonville port improvements, saying the state could no longer wait for federal dollars to fund the project because the state needs jobs now.
Scott welcomes Obama's visit but says "he's late to the party on Florida port investments. Florida taxpayers have stepped up time and time again."
Congress has not yet acted on legislation that includes port money.
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ATLANTA — Slammed by a harshly worded downgrade of a billion dollars in WestPoint Stevens debt, stock in the textiles powerhouse slumped by almost a third last week, dropping to $4 a share, unleashing a massive sell-off in an already battered textile stock.
In the process, the company's market capitalization has been slashed to just $198.2 million. And the value of the personal stake of majority owner and ceo Holcombe Green Jr. has been shredded by roughly $630 million, from a high of more than $700 million to just $74 million last week.
Triggering the slide in WestPoint stock, Moody's Investors Service took the unusual step of downgrading a billion dollars in WestPoint debt by four full steps, to its lowest junk-bond rating of "Caa2," from a previous rating of "B1." Moody's cited the company's mounting debt load of $1.8 billion, a weak balance sheet, rising costs and a weak sales outlook.
Moreover, said the downgrade dated May 4, "The negative outlook reflects Moody's expectation that the company's sales will not materially improve this year and, in fact, the company's core product sales may actually decline as vendors look to streamline their category presentation and continue promotional activity to stimulate weak sales."
The downgrade drew an unusual and feisty response from ceo Green, who charged Moody's with getting some of its facts wrong, and ignoring an estimated $225 million in annualized new sales coming on stream. It is extremely uncommon to challenge a ratings action through a press release.
Jabbing away at the Moody's report, he charged it with "essentially ignoring over $225 million of annualized sales gains reflected in the company's acquisition of Chatham blankets and expanded licensed sales of Ralph Lauren Home and Disney Home."
And hammering away at the report's accuracy, Green said it misstated the company's debt ratio — debt compared to cash flow — at a level of 9.1 times, compared to 5.7 last year. In fact, said Green, the ratio was just 6.2 times, compared to 4.7 last year.
Emphasizing the importance of the new Disney, Lauren and Chatham programs, Green later told shareholders at the company's annual meeting, held here last week, that they will enable WestPoint "to grow sales in 2001 by 5 percent or better, thus increasing our market share. We see similar gains based on these new programs in 2002. We also see the ability for WestPoint to generate significant cash flow through better working capital management and reduced capital investment."
With WestPoint stock now trading at historic lows, and apparently anxious about a possible takeover threat, the company put in place at last week's annual shareholders' meeting a "poison pill" designed to protect shareholders, including Green with his more than 35 percent stake, from any hostile bid. Green said: "The board of directors did not adopt the rights plan in response to any specific takeover threat. The board believes that the rights plan represents a sound and reasonable means of safeguarding the interests of stockholders. It seeks to ensure that stockholders realize the long-term value of their investment."
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Purdue weed scientists have been pushing the message of using pre-emerge herbicides in soybean over the last couple of years, especially in fields with problem weeds such as marestail, common waterhemp, and Palmer amaranth. We have promoted the use of herbicides containing flumioxazin and sulfentrazone for their residual activity on these problem weeds as well as saflufenacil products that can aid significantly when added to glyphosate burndowns. All of these herbicides are PPO-inhibiting herbicides that have residual activity in the soil and unfortunately pose some crop injury risk under certain weather conditions.
Apparently we are starting to get the message of using pre-emergence herbicides across to producers. Although, the way we know this is the number of calls, reports, and samples we have received with stunted, crinkled, and necrotic soybeans that were injury by the PPO-inhibiting pre-emerge herbicides flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, and saflufenacil.
This class of herbicides creates oxygen radicles at toxic levels that destroy the lipids of cell membranes and creates the necrotic spotting and burning that most of us recognize as leaf burning and blazing. These herbicides can be applied to soybean plants because of their ability to rapidly metabolize the herbicide and reduce the levels of toxic radicles. Under stressful growing conditions soybean plants are unable to metabolize these herbicides as quickly leading injurious levels of oxygen radicles. Soybean plants can also sustain injury due to exposure to high levels of these PPO-inhibiting herbicides.
The wet soil conditions and frequent rain events of this planting season have been ideal for soybean injury by soil applied PPO-inhibiting herbicides. The sustained cool wet soil condition that most soybean plants have been emerging this spring are less than ideal for rapid herbicide metabolism and thus has lead to almost certain injury to those fields receiving one of the PPO herbicides. Soybean injury was also increased due to heavy rainfall events that splashed herbicides on the soil surface onto emerging soybean hypocotyls, cotyledon, and/or leaves depending on the soybean growth stage. Injury symptoms include crinkled leaves, necrosis of the hypocotyl and cotyledons, and necrotic spotting on leaves where the herbicide has been splashed during a rainfall event.
Typically the risk of injury is higher in sandy and coarse soils, although this year it seems as if all soils have been susceptible due to the cool, wet weather conditions.
In the majority of cases soybean plants are able to grow out of the initial injury and yield losses do not occur. Only in rare cases of severe injury to the hypocotyl and/or growing point will replanting be required. If you suspect injury from flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, or saflufenacil on soybean you can send a sample to Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic lab <http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/PPDL/> for further confirmation.
The increased amount of injury to soybean this year may cause some of our producers to avoid these particular herbicides in the future. We have seen exceptional weed control out of these PPO-inhibiting herbicides at our Palmer amaranth research site this season, especially with flumioxazin which seems to be causing the majority of soybean injury in the state. So producers need to weigh this risk of temporary injury against quality control of problematic weeds such as Palmer amaranth, common waterhemp, and marestail. In the majority of years these products pose little threat of soybean injury and sustain their level of weed control.


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Chop the arame and the lotus root. Reserve lotus root soaking water. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Sauté the onions for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the lotus root and arame. Do not mix. Add enough cold water, plus lotus root soaking water, to just cover the lotus root. Cover, bring to a boil and reduce the flame to medium-low. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the carrots, shoyu, mix, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Remove cover, cook off remaining liquid. Add the ginger juice and scallions, mix, cook 1 more minute and serve.
NOTE: Hiziki may be used in place of arame. If using hiziki, use only 1/4 cup as it will expand about 3 to 4 times while soaking. Soak hiziki in warm water for 15 minutes and discard soaking water before cooking according to the above directions.
Per serving - 171 calories, 1 gram fat (6% calories from fat), 5 gram protein, 37 gram carbohydrate, 12 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 332 milligram sodium


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So, not hearing a lot of bragging from the Mets about how they replaced one homegrown rotation member, Mike Pelfrey, with another, Chris Schwinden.
It's a sad thing to see Schwinden get lit up like this. The man doesn't belong in the major leagues. Not now, probably not ever, but the Mets had to know he wasn't ready to perform. And yet, Schwinden was the best option available to the team right now.
He's no different than Kirk Nieuwenhuis, though their results have been markedly different. This isn't the "new plan". This is the New York Mets, not able to add talent that costs anything, and therefore stuck with MacGuyver roster construction, using whatever happens to be lying around.
Fortunately, they had a talented center fielder who has adapted quickly to the major leagues.
Unfortunately, they don't have a starting pitcher.
Would Matt Harvey have more success? Probably, but the Mets don't want to rush their top prospect, and with good reason. Letting him learn to pitch before getting to the major leagues will go a long way toward allowing him to maximize his potential. Rush him, and you run the risk of getting an unfinished pitcher, like the recently departed Pelfrey.
In an organization with money of any kind to spend, this is not an issue. It was raised on Twitter yesterday: what teams have reasonable alternatives if a starting pitcher goes down? Well, it varies, but a good example is the Yankees right across town, who have already lost a starter for the season in Michael Pineda, and replaced another with Freddy Garcia going to the bullpen. David Phelps, who would be a number three or four with the Mets, is their new number five, and he has a proven track record at Triple-A. Andy Pettitte, of course, is also around the corner. And both D.J. Mitchell and Adam Warren have exceeded anything the Triple-A Mets alternatives have done in the high minors.
The Red Sox just lost Josh Beckett to injury. They brought up Aaron Cook, a better alternative than anyone the Mets have. (Not that he's great, but he's at least had major league success and seems to be healthy.) The Braves, who were without Tim Hudson for the first several weeks, employed the talented Randall Delgado. The results aren't there just yet, but Delgado had pitched more than 500 innings in the minor leagues, and giving him a shot was far different than pitching Harvey, who has a total of 165 2/3 professional innings under his belt.
I could go on. The point is, Sandy Alderson can't be asked to produce a bunch of high-end pitching propects that are ready to join the Mets overnight, and some patience is necessary. But because homegrown is the only thing the Mets can afford right now, that makes the alternatives ugly, and Chris Young, with eight total starts over the past two years, looming as the savior.


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Evolution Hoax
Preporod is a bi-weekly periodical published by the Department of Religious Affairs in Bosnia. One of the leading Islamic publications in the country, Preporod covered a short serialization of the Bosnian edition of The Evolution Deceit. The review by Dzemaludin Latic, a leading figure in Bosnia, gives a detailed account of the contents of the book.


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Statement by Ambassador Wittig on the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Security Council open debate
(as delivered)
M. le Président,
Tout d'abord je voudrai vous remercier d'avoir organzier ce debat important sur la Republique Democratique de Congo.
I thank the Secretary-General for this very informed and helpful briefing and I would like to welcome H.E. the Minister for International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The briefing we heard and the French concept paper have set the stage for our discussions: The situation in the DRC has evolved and progress has been achieved over the last decade, serious challenges remain, notably in Eastern Congo.
Taking into account the long-standing presence of the UN and the involvement
of the international community in the DRC, the following key questions remain:
First, how, and following what kind of division of labour and of responsibilities
between the different actors, to pursue our policies now that the DRC is
entering the phase of stabilization, preparing for an inclusive electoral cycle?
And, more specifically, how to define the Mission's role, to support and
complement the primary role of the Congolese government for peace
consolidation? This question will need to be discussed next month, when we will
tackle the extension of the mandate for MONUSCO.
The priorities for coordinated mid- and longer term strategies should centre
around the four basic pillars: security, human rights and governance, peaceful
democratic political processes, and socio-economic development. These pillars
are also reflected in the benchmarks set by resolution 1925 for future
reconfigurations of MONUSCO.
Mr. President,
Let me highlight some specific aspects of particular concern to us in these four
First, with regard to security:
The current political and military situation in eastern Congo does not live up to
what we would expect of a stabilization phase. Civilians suffer extreme violence,
including sexual violence, mostly affecting women and children.
The violence and potential insecurity arise from a number of sources.
One of them is the remaining presence of Congolese and foreign armed
groups, such as the FDLR and the LRA. We encourage all actors engaged in
the Demobilisation, Disarmament, Reintegration and related processes to
vigorously pursue their efforts .
Another paramount challenge is the reform of the security sector in all its components. Concerning the army, a real integration of the members of former armed groups, such as the ex-CNDP, into the Congolese Army is necessary. There will be little progress in the security sector reform if these processes are not effectively completed.
Mr. President,
How can we overcome the limited progress in this decisive field of stabilisation?
International support is needed and provided for example through the two EU
Missions, EUSEC and EUPOL, working among other things to secure the chain of payments of the Congolese armed forces. We need better coordination among interntional actors. The international community should also play a bigger role in improving the capacity of the police and the justice system.
But the most important factor is however, the political will and determination by the Congolese actors to address the core security issues: DDR, security sector reform, fighting impunity, protection of civilians and control over natural resources by armed groups or armed forces. Taking into account the regional dimension of the security threats, the political will of regional actors is also imperative. The same holds true for the support by the AU and sub-regional organizations.
Let me come secondly to the field of governance and human rights.
A lack of government capacity is of particular importance when considering the issues of civilian protection and specifically the prevention of child soldiering.
Child exploitation is illegal under the Congolese constitution and forbidden under various other legal acts. Despite these provisions, child soldiering
remains a problem. I therefore want to appeal to the Congolese Government, also in my capacity as the Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict, to implement an action plan on the halt of recruitment and use of children.
And, looking at human rights from a broader perspective, we are convinced that the Congolese Government could benefit from the advice of an independent expert of
the Human Rights Council.
Thirdly, with regard to the electoral process:
The upcoming elections represent an important opportunity to make substantial progress in the political stabilization process. They are essential for the future legitimacy of the Congolese Government. They need to be conducted in a timely manner. They must thus be conducted in a timely manner. They need to be inclusive, transparent, credible, peaceful and secure. A peaceful environment allowing for adequate democratic space is a prerequisite for the elections.
The primary responsibility for the electoral process lies with the Congolese Government. We appeal to the Government and all Congolese stakeholders to meet their
responsibilities in the electoral process.
And finally, Mr. President,
endemic poverty, lack of employment for demobilized combatants and the youth as well as the competition for economic resources are potential sources of tension and violence. It is therefore crucial to lay the foundation for long-term economic development in the peace-building and stabilization process.
The AU and relevant sub-regional organizations have an increasing role to play. We should support the development of their capacities. Germany remains engaged in
this field. We consider regional cooperation and integration to be vital. We therefore like to encourage the Great Lakes countries and all relevant organizations to actively
engage in this process.
Furthermore, an effective legal mining industry in accordance with good governance principles is key for the development of the DRC. The country's natural wealth must benefit its people. Illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources fuelling the conflict, particularly in the Kivus, must be brought to an end.
My country is engaged to fight illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources and supports the certification of minerals, strengthening the legal mining industry and thus the develpoment of the DRC.
Mr. President,
To come to susatainable solutions will require the will from the Congolese Government, targeted resources from donors and strategic cooperation from all relevant actors, notably also with the United Nations and MONUSCO.
Germany is willing to work with the Congolese Government and the UN to that end.
Finally, Mr. President,
let me express my gratitude to the French delegation for the leadership in organizing this debate and for preparing the draft presidential statement,
which we fully support.
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In a recent column, a writer stated he and his wife earned around $76,000 a year yet received an age pension of $15,000 each. He also has $450,000 in investments.
What concerns me is how he is eligible for a $15,000 age pension if he and his wife are on that income. My husband and I earn $50,000 per year and Centrelink does not pay us anything like $15,000. I thought the cut-off point was between $50,000 and $ 60,000 at which level you receive no pension. Can you please clarify this?
The cut off point for a pensioner couple under the income test is $67,537.60 a year but you need to understand that income from an account based pension or an annuity often includes a deductible component which is not taken into account when eligibility is being considered.
This is why it is important to take advice before removing money from superannuation as doing so may cause you to lose the deductible component and so become ineligible for the age pension.


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The Princeton golf teams carry bags each day as they go about their business at area golf courses. Friday night, they will be teaming up for bags of a different sort.
The PHS boys and girls golf teams are sponsoring a Buddy Bags Food Drive at Friday's home football game with Fulton at Bryant Field. All persons who bring a food or monetary donation to the ticket gate will receive a free bag of popcorn from the golf teams.
Buddy Bags is a not-for-profit organization working to address childhood hunger for students of Princeton Elementary School Districts, the Malden School District, St. Louis School, the Christian Academy and Princeton High School. The program provides children in need with bags of food and drinks for meals and snacks on non-school days.
In the 2012-13 school year alone, the Buddy Bags program provided food for 80 local students who would have likely gone hungry on weekends and other days when school was not in session to provide free/reduced meals to those in need.
Tiger team captain Zach Hicks said it's exciting to be able to help others.
"It's hard to fathom people around us, classmates who might sit right next to me who have to go through something like that," he said. "I know from a team aspect it means a lot to give back. We have a great booster organization that donates toward the program and help from members of the community. So this is a great way to help others as we have been helped. Whether it's my neighbor, classmate or teammate, we should look out for them."
Requested non-perishable donations include:
Canned meats, soups and pasta (with pop tops).
Fruits and juices: Cups of applesauce, fruit cups, 100% juice boxes (not pouches), etc.
Breakfast items: Small boxed cereal, breakfast bars and/or Pop Tarts, milk boxes (shelf stable), etc.
Snacks (individual sized): Raisins, pudding or jello cups, pretzels and/or potato chips, cheese crackers, animal crackers, packaged cookies, etc.
Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Beyond being symbols of luxury, automakers use their flagship sedans to trot out the latest in technology. Such is the case with the 2011 Audi A8, sporting an innovative cabin tech interface, LED headlights, a raft of driver assistance features, and integration between Google and its navigation system. Inevitably, these types of tech features trickle down to lesser cars, but the well-heeled get first crack at them.
And though the A8 may be an electronics-filled luxury barge, performance technology also makes it a stunningly good driver over the kinds of roads that sports cars love. In this case, its adaptive suspension, all-wheel-drive system, and sport differential trickled up from models lower in the lineup, such as the 2009 Audi A4.
LED headlights
The A8 underwent a major change for the 2011 model year. Rebuilt from the ground up, Audi uses an aluminum cage around the cabin, which saves weight while retaining safety and rigidity. The latest version of Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system includes, optionally, a rear differential that pushes torque from left to right. Just about the only holdover from the previous generation is the direct-injection 4.2-liter V-8, which is already a very advanced engine.
In keeping with current car design principles, the body looks smoother, with less ornamentation, than the previous generation A8. Despite criticism of its big, open grilles, Audi emphasizes that element even more for 2011, including using more geometrically pronounced cross members.
But what really make the car stand out are the LED headlights, which follow a dipping line previously pioneered by Audi in its parking lights. These headlights have the advantages of lasting much longer than incandescent or HID lights and using less electricity. Audi says the light temperature resembles that of daylight, causing less eyestrain, although in our driving we did not particularly notice this quality.
Audi also did good work on the interior of the new A8. In previous models, we had complained that there was too much ugly plastic for a car that costs close to $100K, but Audi has fixed this problem, for the most part, in the 2011 model. Wood, leather, metal, and soft plastics are much more prevalent in the new A8, although many buttons remain plastic. However, we do like the finish on the plastic, which has a more quality look than in the previous generation.
Our car did not come equipped with the driver assistance features we would like to have seen, but they are available. Audi keeps up with Mercedes-Benz and BMW by offering night vision. An adaptive cruise control system can bring the A8 to a complete stop when there is traffic ahead. And the car can warn the driver of lane drift or vehicles in the blind spot.
A luxury feature our vehicle did come equipped with was massaging front seats. With an easy-to-use lever and directional control on the side of the seat, we were able to choose from a pounding to a wave-like massage. This same control also let us fine tune the seat shape, changing headrest angle, bolster inflation, and lumbar support. Along with the usual forward/back, up/down, and recline, there are five areas of the seat that we could adjust.
Another feature not available until spring of next year is navigation integration with Google maps. During a demonstration, Audi showed us how satellite imagery from Google maps would fill in the navigation system's own maps, showing much more realistic detail of the car's surroundings. More importantly, the system will allow local search through Google, making it easy to find points of interest based on general search terms, rather than the specific terms required currently.
We were able to test the new cabin tech interface, which includes a revolutionary touch pad for tracing letters. Putting the navigation system into destination entry mode, we were able to bypass Audi's inefficient rotary alphanumeric input and trace letters on the touch pad. We found it very easy to keep our eyes on the road while entering letters and numbers, with the system offering verbal confirmation for each input.
Audi also changed the main menus in the system--for navigation, phone, and audio--to an ellipse style. These aesthetically pleasing menus are very easy to read at a glance, and present a substantial amount of information.
Unchanged are the very rich maps in the navigation system, which uses an Nvidia graphics processor to render buildings in certain downtown areas with particular detail. The system even uses textures on some landmark buildings--the concept being to make it easier to correlate the map to the outside world. These maps are stored on a hard drive, giving Audi the space to use very rich graphics.
The A8's navigation system comes with the usual advanced features we would expect, such as text to speech and traffic avoidance. This latter feature did not always work optimally in our testing. In one instance, it advised us to get on the freeway into stop-and-go traffic rather than travel about four blocks on surface streets. Unlike some competitors, Audi has not added data sources such as weather or local gas prices.
Drive modes
The A8 is the kind of car that could be chauffeur-driven--and Audi will most likely release a long wheelbase version, as it did with the previous generation--but we preferred sitting in the driver's seat, usually with the car set in Dynamic mode.
Audi fits the A8 with its Drive Select system, which sets steering, suspension, throttle response, and transmission between Comfort, Automatic, Dynamic, and Individual modes. Piloting the big A8 around the city, we left it in Comfort mode, where the adaptive suspension did an excellent job absorbing the bumps without letting the driving experience feel sloppy.
Comfort mode also builds some slack into steering and throttle response, but the A8 never seems loose or sluggish. The direct-injection V-8, with 4.2-liters of displacement, cranks out 372 horsepower and 328 pound-feet of torque (that former number up by 22 horsepower over the previous generation A8). The car gets to 62 mph in 5.7 seconds, according to Audi.
We have few criticisms about the A8, but sacrificing a little horsepower in favor of torque would make it move a little more adroitly in low-speed city maneuvering. As it was, the A8 is more likely to leap from a stop than roll forward in stately luxury.


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Tahiti, shock Oceania football champions after their triumph over New Caledonia 1-0 in the Oceania Nations Cup final, are relishing competing at next June's Confederations Cup in Brazil alongside the cream of the international game.
Brazil and Spain will participate alongside Italy, Uruguay, Mexico, Asian champions Japan and whoever wins the African Nations Cup in January - and even if the Tahitians expect to be taught several footballing lessons, coach Eddy Etaeta says they will look to acquit themselves respectably.
"We are just a small country going up against seven world names. Winning the Oceania Nations Cup sparked incredible joy. After our victory I think our players are now not really quite aware what we face at the Confederations Cup," Etaeta told reporters in Sao Paulo on Friday ahead of Saturday's draw.
"The problem has been to digest this victory over the following months. But we have to be aware we are playing with the big boys now.
"We have to ask ourslves the right questions," Etaeta said.
He said it had been difficult for Tahiti, ranked 179 in the world, below the likes of Afghanistan and Barbados, to emerge as any kind of force even on a regional level given the usual dominance of New Zealand. Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation ahead of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Etaeta, whose side are coming off tough losses to the Kiwis in Oceania group stage three World Cup qualifiers, says they must show they are no flash in the pan.
"Now is the time to get down to the nitty gritty," he warned.


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By WINNELLE HORNE
Haven Hospice Volunteer Services will be hosting a meeting for those interested in volunteering with Haven's pet therapy program. The session is from noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Haven Hospice Tri-Counties Care Center, 311 N.E. 9th St., Chiefland.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Please bring a brown bag lunch.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Haven Hospice at 352-493-2333.
The Chiefland Rotary Club has a new slate of officers for the 2011-12 year, from left, David Renaud, president; Robert Balbis, vice president; Robert Beauchamp, treasurer; and Michael Michaelis, secretary.
Results of the Chiefland Flea Market
Classic Car Show
June 11
Terry Langford, 1970 Ford F-100
Best Mopar — Mac McReynolds, 1960 Plymouth Fury
Best GM — Lee and Sandy Mann, 1953 Pontiac Catalina
Best Ford — Tommie Richardson, 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Best Sedan — Gary Hooper, 1933 Ford Sedan Delivery
Best Truck — Ken McFarland, 1951 Ford
Best Late Model — Daniel Parks, 2004 Dodge Ram
Special to the Citizen
Mary Jane Deas of Chiefland is a licensed hair stylist who volunteers with Haven Hospice.
She shares her styling talents by cutting hair for free for Haven's patients. Deas travels to hospice clients' homes, the nursing homes or to the Tri-Counties Hospice Care Center in Chiefland — wherever the need may be.
Special to the Citizen
Ed Keller and Eirlys Rawcliffe, a husband and wife team who volunteer numerous hours for Haven Hospice, are always looking for ways to serve.
The couple donated the fish tank that is located in the Tri-Counties Hospice Care Center for patients and families to enjoy. They also donated the fish and fish food and maintain the tank.
By LOIS SCOTT and BEVERLY SHOPE
Springhouse Quilters held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 12, with President Pat Hodges officiating. July birthday ladies were recognized by singing Happy Birthday.
As usual, the meeting did not begin until everyone had an opportunity to savor the tasty breakfast buffet prepared by our guild ladies.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Samuel E. Doherty, son of Dennis Doherty, of Williston, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Doherty is a 2007 graduate of Williston High School and has an Associate's degree in 2010 from Central Florida Community College (now College of Central Florida).
The Suwannee Valley Players will host its second annual Golden Gravel Awards Saturday at 7 p.m. at BubbaQue's Banquet Room in Chiefland.
By WINNELLE HORNE
Director, Quilt Museum
The Log Cabin Quilters met Thursday, July14, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. We welcomed two ladies who came in to learn how to quilt. Alliene is a great teacher and we look forward to seeing how they will do.
We also welcomed three ladies from the Methodist Church who needed help putting an Ohio Star Quilt in the frame. We love to help with these projects, and when they get them finished they bring them in for us to see and enjoy.
The Suwannee Valley Rotary Club, which was chartered three weeks ago, held its first club meeting July 7 at BubbaQue's in Chiefland. Thirty members, prospective members and guests turned out for the organizational meeting. Brookins opened the meeting saying the group's mission "is about involvement. This is about involvement with everybody." The group will officially receive its charter from former Rotary District Governor Sylvia White during a September social gathering.
Richard Villars had a happy surprise Tuesday, June 21, when he was apponted a Kentucky Colonel by Col. Claude Blackburn. Villars, also known as "Ric" has been living in the Bronson/Williston area since 1980 when he and his family moved here from West Virginia. Villars graduated from Williston High School in 1984 and has been in business for himself ever since.
By WINNELLE HORNE
Director, Quilt Museum
The Log Cabin Quilters met Thursday, July 7, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. Fellowship is always great each Thursday. We visit with each other, catch up on each others activities, doctor visits, latest projects and vacations. We learn of sick friends that need to be added to the prayer list and are so thankful for everyone who comes to meet each week.
Greg and six boys were out Tuesday and as we have had rain the grass is green and growing. The flowers are so pretty and blooming. Thanks Lancaster.
Special to the Citizen
Haven Hospice volunteer Shellie Shelton truly embodies the meaning of care and compassion.
Shelton drives Haven patient Mary Wardlaw from Bronson to Chiefland and back every month to shop at Walmart. Shelton helps Wardlaw move about the store and pull items from the top shelf, as Wardlaw is unable. Shelton and Wardlaw enjoy the travel time together and have found they have a lot in common. Wardlaw would not be able to do her monthly shopping it if wasn't for Haven on Wheels.
Under a canopy of gray skies Saturday morning, a group of bikers left Williston for Kentucky with the ashes of veteran John Waddy Jr.
It will be happy trails for six area equestrians as they gallop to Shawnee, Okla. next week for the International Youth Finals Rodeo.
Fanning Springs Volunteer Fire Department volunteers were honored for their service at the department's annual Summer Slam event on the Suwannee River June 11. City officials presented the department with a new basketball hoop. From left, Chris Anderson, Brett Boyce, Mike Mackenzie, Deputy Chief Elania Spain, Roy Spain, Chief Ron McQueen, Quinn Lesher, Steven Edgell and Alisha Decker.
By WINNELLE HORNE
The Chiefland Lions Club provided free diabetic screenings at the Chiefland Watermelon Festival on June 4th, and was able to screen 49 individuals. Of these 49 individuals, 14 of them were referred to their doctor for further evaluation. The youngest person referred to their doctor was 7 years old.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. - The Saint Leo women's soccer team swept the Sunshine State Conference's Player of the Week honors on Monday as Jasmine Johnson and Laura Carstens earned Offensive and Defensive accolades, it was announced by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
After playing 110 minutes on defense in a 0-0 tie at Nova Southeastern, Johnson moved forward and factored in two goals to lift the No. 6 Lions to a 2-0 win over No. 10 Rollins. Facing the top-rated defense in Division II, Johnson assisted on the first goal scored against the Tars this season in the 18th minute of action. Just over two minutes later, she sealed the South Region win by scoring the second goal of the contest.
Defensively, Saint Leo freshman goalkeeper Laura Carstens posted two key SSC shutouts for the Lions. Carstens opened the week by gathering four saves in a scoreless tie at Nova Southeastern. She then notched seven saves in a 2-0 win over previously unbeaten Rollins. Carstens has now recorded four shutouts on the season.
It is the second time in 2011 Carstens has been awarded the honor.
The Lions return to action on Tuesday, October 11, when they host NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson College. Kickoff against the Blue Raiders is set for 7 p.m. at University Field. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo women's soccer team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Patagonia Women's Better Sweater® Fleece Coat
With a smart, refined look and feminine silhouette, this coat is made of warm, knitted, cross-dye Better Sweater® fleece dyed with a low-impact process that significantly reduces the use of dyestuffs, energy and water compared to conventional dyeing methods. Fair Trade Certified™ sewing.
- Made of warm, polyester knitted cross-dye fleece
- Double-thick fabric on the tall collar for extra warmth, protection and versatility
- Full-length zipper; wide placket has hidden snaps
- Interior drawcord cinches waist
- Two flapped, drop-in pockets
- Above-the-knee length
- Fair Trade Certified™ sewing
- 776 g (27.4 oz)
Regular Fit Size Chart
10-oz 100% polyester with sweater-knit exterior and fleece interior.
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Patagonia has worked with bluesign technologies since 2000 to evaluate and reduce resource consumption in our materials supply chain, and to assist us with managing the chemicals, dyes and finishes used in the process. bluesign technologies, based in Switzerland, works at each step in the textile supply chain to approve chemicals, processes, materials, and products that are safe for the environment, safe for workers, and safe for the end customers.
In 2007, Patagonia became the first brand to officially join the network of bluesign® system partners.
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Moon-howling activists hijack Grassley event, decency
, Daily Times Herald Columnist
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Using ambush tactics and perverting political protest into a beast more akin to anarchy, liberal activists, most of them from outside of Carroll County, turned U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley's town hall meeting at New Hope Village Monday into a hostile environment, a showcasing of the rock-bottom worst contemporary America inspires in far too many of its people.
Not content to interrupt and hurl insults at the senator during the public forum, the mob that is Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) crowded Grassley, 77, in the hallway, blocking his entrance to a post-event media interview, and later, used physicality to prevent his clear passage from New Hope to a car.
It was shameful, hateful and, most of all, dangerous.
And CCI spent Monday night bragging about the disruptive behavior — the stuff of chaos not King — on the Internet in email blasts, claiming a "crash" of the Carroll town hall in which they made "demands" of the senator, a venerable public servant and exceedingly decent man.
"The group took over the town hall meeting and, for over an hour, demanded that the senator renounce his vote and pledge not to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid," CCI says in a press release.
How is an angry mob "taking over" a town hall an act that furthers democracy?
How is drowning out questions about the next farm bill and water conservation an advance of Carroll County's interests?
What gives CCI the right to grab time from Carroll Countians who have their own questions but didn't have the time or courage to ask them in the middle of the clock-sucking toxicity?
Most of the CCI contingent was not from Carroll County. Some were paid political hacks clearly bent on pushing (literally) Mr. Grassley into a YouTube moment with shouted, confrontational questions.
Now, of course, CCI members have a right to be heard, to voice their concerns in strong and certain terms.
But they overstepped the bounds of civil discourse in Carroll in a big way by confronting Grassley in a physically hostile way, inhibiting his free movement.
Their ugly tactics overshadowed any merit of message and discredit their full organization. CCI tossed its legitimacy out of the bus window and drove over it on the highway, backed up, ran over what was left of it, and smashed it to smithereens.
CCI, if judged on its actions in Carroll Monday, is in a word, despicable, a collection of mad-eyed characters who should have their local pharmacies on speed dial so they can pop pills to silence the voices in their heads.
In contrast, in a remarkable exhibition of civility and class, Grassley gamely fielded questions, answering them politely, and absorbed anonymous screamed barbs from CCI.
"This is kind of an exception to my town-hall meetings so I don't want you to think this happens 99 times in Iowa," Grassley told the Daily Times Herald in an interview following his event. "This may be the first time this year, and I only have 13 more counties to go to."
I interview people for a living. And I can say unequivocally that Sen. Grassley is among the more accessible public figures in the Hawkeye State. Before or after events he always takes questions from the media. He's never dodged. Not once.
What's more, as someone who has covered hundreds of political events, including many with President Obama, I have a sense for what constitutes an assertive, persistent approach of a politician by a constituent, whether it is to ask for an autograph or photo or give him a piece of your mind. I see it all the time.
What I saw at New Hope Village was not that. It was aggression, pure and simple.
CCI is so sure it's right about how to cure all that ails the nation that many of its members clearly feel justified in employing such a strategy.
Yes, CCI, you got your press release, your moment.
But you lost the respect of the Carroll County residents who witnessed your reckless behavior.
We see you as the moon-howlers you are.
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Doug Burns sees things from only one perspective, his. He then uses his family's paper to put his point across and try to push his personal agenda and not for the greater good of Carroll County or the people who are actually footing the bill---the Carroll County taxpayers. If Doug was working for any paper not owned by his family, he would be looking for another job and learn to be more professional as it would be a basic requirement for employment at any other paper. And since Carroll is "sheltered" from all of the unemployment and poor fortune of the rest of the country, Doug would not have a problem finding a well paying job locally. We're on to you Doug. We are an educated public. We educate ourselves and figure out the message for ourselves and no longer need someone to tell us how and what to think or how to vote.
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Amber Ciroc
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So I just watched the video on you tube also and was SO surprised to hear the only one being rude and saying expletives was you! Shame on you for lying ! Especially when there is evidence to the contrary! I won't be reading your column again now that I know you are a bold faced LIAR!
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susan zeman
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I've known Chuck Grassley for 20+ years and a more decent senior public official does not exist. By luck of the draw I've had the chance to meet Presidents & senior Senators of both parties. Chuck gives equal time no matter who you are. As far as dashing in to vote on the Senate floor, he holds the record among current Senators for the most consecutive votes cast othrs just skip some! Lastly, "The Hill", in a bi-partisan vote of all of Congress selected Chuck as the hardest working Senator in Washington. We are VERY lucky to have a man of his caliber (farmer, card caring mbr of the United Auto Workers from his days @ John Deere in Waterloo, family man & thorougly decent - not a hint of a scandal ever!)
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Gerald Edgar
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Watch the video,Youtube "Carroll,IA Grassley CCI". Mr. Burns gets seriously pissed at some guy for delaying his alone time with the senator "Get the ^%&* out of my way!" "I represent Mr. Grassley,I didn't interrupt your time,this is press time". If I were that guy I certainly wouldn't have just walked away. Mr. Burns comes off very arrogant. It's clear to see that he thinks highly of himself,and his own importance. I mean if Doug didn't interview him, no one would really know what happened,right? To me personally, it's clear as day that Mr. Burns was irritated and angry that this group would come in to Carroll and not play by his rules.
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Antonio Cassano
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I read this in another column when this article hit back East. I want to say that as a Progressive, I'm proud of the CCI. They are not just sitting around blogging nor seeking television interviews pretending to be crazy pundits. They are taking action and attending these town halls and asking the questions. 90% of Americans think this congress including Grassley are incompetent and get rich hypocrites.
This is what Democracy looks like. Enough of Americans and the silent suffering. Good job CCI.
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margaret Bryan
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Well, I'm not from Iowa. But people are mad as h#ll and they are not going to take it any more. Stand at your window and shout it. Almost every Senator and Congressman is bought and paid for by a special interest or a corporation or some lobbyist. Working class Americans have seen their retirements devastated, their jobs off shored and their futures given to Wall Street Bankers. Enough is Enough
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Mike Davies
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Let's get our facts straight. The full video of the event is available here: http://bit.ly/psDIJb
The only clear physical intimidation occurs at about 59:24, when Doug Burns shoves and swears at a CCI member. Not cool, Doug.
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Chris Neubert
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I did not hear one word when the republicans were actually violent during the health care debate. This is exactly the reason Iowa has been added to the "States too stupid to vote list!"
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Frank White
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One question for Mr. Burns: were you at the same Town Hall Meeting I was? Everyone who had a question was given an opportunity to ask that question. Yes, people were passionate, and they were respectful. A question was asked, sometimes to a small smattering of applause, then the room would grow quiet so the Senator could answer.
There was no outrageous shouting, no insult-hurling, no howling nor heckling going on at all. In fact, the only shouting that occurred was when Mr. Burns thought he was being blocked from getting an interview after the Q&A session. I was there, I saw it, Mr. Burns belligerent with an intern from CCI and then pushed the young man aside to get to the Senator. When Mr. Grassley left the building, the intern followed him, calling out the Senator's name and asking him to sigh a promise to defend Social Security. So much for "confronting Grassley in a physically hostile way, inhibiting his free movement."
Mr. Burns, you are entitled to your opinion and I'm sure you stand by it. You must also stand by your use of hyperbole. Talk about moon-howling and insult-hurling, this piece would take first prize in any first year journalism class contest. Tone it down, sir and while you're at it, tell the truth.
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Kenn Bowen
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I attended the town hall meeting on Monday with Senator Grassley, and I think Doug Burns was not at the town hall where I was. The hour of questions was well managed and reasonably polite. People were not interrupting. Everyone who spoke up with an issue at the beginning got to ask their question. The gentleman in the back who asked about the farm bill was not "drowned out." In fact his issue (keep the CRP program) was applauded by CCI members and others. While most of the questions were about social security, Medicare, and Medicaid, others asked about "fast and furious" and defense spending and no one interrupted.
There was some congestion in the hallway at the end of the event, but I left and did not see anything untoward.
Accounts of events (and it's on tape) after the Senator left the interview are completely at odds with Doug's description. There was no ICCI "aggression."
"Moon howling" indeed!
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