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©2006 Ralph Cotton; (P)2006 Recorded Books LLC
"Cotton's blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books." (Wild West magazine)
"Blood Lands by Ralph Cotton"
In Blood Lands, Ralph Cotton weaves a tale of frontier justice. Set at the end of the Civil War, in the Kansas and Colorado territories, this story illustrates how a few corrupt men took advantage of the rights to bear arms and form militias during a time of national unrest. This story has villains, and it has heroes. It has unspeakable crimes, and it has poetic frontier justice. This is a fun read! The characters are believable, and the plot is masterful!
"gripping story"
When I was looking up books that won the Pulitzer Prize or were candidates for the Pulitzer I came across the name of Ralph Cotton. Mr. Cotton was a candidate for the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for the book "While Angel's Dance". I was surprised to find a man who is known as a prolific western writer to be on the Pulitzer list. He also writes in the fiction genre. I looked on Audible for books they have by Cotton and chose "Blood Lands" primarily because the protagonist is a women. The book begins toward the end of the Civil War with a band of outlaws who use the Union cause to justify their atrocities. Cotton takes time to introduce the readers to the main characters, drawing a clear line between good and bad. Action scenes come at regular intervals and are tough and brutal. Although this plot is not a new one in westerns; it is interesting to see the changes in the Julie Wilder (who is beaten, raped and her father and ranch hand killed) goes through, her life before she is attacked, her fear of her perpetrator, and then finding the strength and courage to face them. This book is also a bit different in that the gun fighter plays only a secondary role in the story. The book is very well written and Cotton proves to be an interesting storyteller. Joel Leffert does a good job narrating the book. The book makes a nice change from more serious reading. If you enjoy western you will enjoy this book.
"Good Story"
Very good story that kept me in suspense
Yes I would have like to listen continully
Very well narrated
"A very Familiar Story with a Female Heroine"
It is a western story with a Female Heroine of Bad Guys and Good People and the good people Win!!
"Gritty,Action packed adult western."
Blood Lands is one of the best audiobooks I have listened to so far well acted believeable characters it was like a tell out of the old west.After the war between the states.With men geedy with power and violence ruled the day. Stopped by a woman who found the carriage and strength for revenge.
For me it was when Jewely finely got her justice for all the violents,rapes ,assauits and the murder of her father and his friend.
No I have not.
Planter because he maide you wont to kill him yourself.
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Karlie Kloss Height Weight Body Statistics
Born Name
Karlie Elizabeth Kloss
Nick Name
Karlie Kloss, The Body
Sun Sign
Born Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA.
But, her hometown is St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Karlie Kloss studied at Webster Groves High School, Webster Groves, Missouri, USA. But, she didn't complete her education as she went into modeling in 2007 (When she was 15). Karlie was encouraged by one of her teachers in the school to become a model.
In September 2015, she enrolled herself into New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Fashion / Runway Model
- Father – Kurt Kloss (Emergency Physician)
- Mother – Tracy (née Fares) (Freelance Art Director)
- Siblings – Kristine Kloss (Older Sister), Kimberly Kloss (Younger Twin Sister), Kariann Kloss (Younger Twin Sister)
- IMG Models – New York
- Next Model Management – Miami
- Next Model Management – Los Angeles
- Next Model Management – London
- Next Model Management – Paris
- Next Model Management – Milan
- 2pm Model Management – Copenhagen
She herself describes her height as 6 ft 1 in or 185 cm (via NYMag)
Her billed height is 6 ft 2 in or 188 cm.
59 kg or 130 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Karlie Kloss dated –
- Sam Bradford (2013) – She was seen with St. Louis Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford at Coachella 2013. But, the model says that he is just a friend of her.
- Joshua Kushner (2012-Present) – The founder and managing partner of the investment firm Thrive Capital, Joshua Kushner is dating Karlie since 2012, which was confirmed by DailyMail UK.
Race / Ethnicity
She has Danish roots.
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Sexual Orientation
Distinctive Features
- Towering height
- Multi-talented personality
34-23-34 in or 86-58.5-86 cm
Dress Size
4 (US) or 34 (EU)
Bra Size
Shoe Size
9 (US) or 39.5 (EU) or 6.5 (UK)
Brand Endorsements
Aquascutum, Alexander McQueen, American Eagle, Americana Manhasset, Bally, Barney's New York, Bvlgari 'Omnia Jade' fragrance, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christian Dior beauty, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, EnC, Eryn Brinie, Express, Gap, Giada, H&M, Hermes, iCB, Juicy Couture, Lacoste, Lord & Taylor, Marc Jacobs 'Lola' fragrance, Nina Ricci, Obzee, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Pringle of Scotland, Rebecca Taylor, See by Chloé, Sportmax, System, Topshop, Uniqlo Heattech, Victoria's Secret, VFILES, Yves Saint Laurent beauty, Swarovski, etc.
Best Known For
Her modeling gigs with Victoria's Secret and other big fashion labels.
First Film
Karlie Kloss has appeared in 2012 in the sex-themed video film called "Fuck Me", part of the series called Fashion Fetish.
First TV Show
She has appeared in Fashion Shows like "Ready to wear – Spring /Summer 2008", "Ready to wear – Autumn / Winter 2008" and others.
Personal Trainer
American model Karlie Kloss got a personal trainer when she was 19, i.e. just after joining Victoria's Secret. She says that she hardly gets any time to workout due to her busy schedule as she had to travel many of the times. But, she was athletic and did ballet in school. So, she could easily manage now. She was amazed after seeing other Victoria's Secret models like Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima who all have babies and are returned to their original shape in just 3 months. After asking them about their fitness secret, Karlie got an answer that it's a secret; Victoria's Secret.
Karlie Kloss Favorite Things
- Favorite Hair Conditioner – Nexxus Humectress
- Favorite Face Product – Embryolisse (a light cream)
- Favorite Beauty Products – Caudalie Beauty Elixir, Joanna Vargas's Daily Serum, Estée Lauder's Hydrationist moisturizer, M.A.C. eyeliners, cream blush from Illamasqua (Overall, she says that she maintains herself low)
Karlie Kloss Facts
- Karlie made her debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2011.
- Karlie served as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 to 2015.
- Karlie Kloss did a full n*de photoshoot for Vogue Italia in December 2011.
- Karlie has appeared in a sex-themed video called "Fuck Me", part of the series called Fashion Fetish.
- When Kloss was 13, she was discovered at a local charity fashion show in St. Louis.
- She is close friends with fellow model Karmen Pedaru.
- Karlie also owns a puppy called Joe.
- Some of her hobbies are baking cookies, biking, and ballet.
- Karlie is the favorite model of supermodel Tyra Banks because of Karlie's unique and atypical beauty.
- Karlie learned ballet from Caston's Ballet Academie in 2002.
- She was named the best model in 2008 by People's magazine.
- She is the second oldest in her family of 4 girls.
- She likes the thing that after the fashion weekends, her apartment is filled with the goodie bags. She gets lots of clothes, shoes, and makeup products, which she share with her sisters.
- Lack of sleep is her least favorite part of the fashion week.
- Karlie always has something to eat. She keeps spearmint gum, dark chocolate and "some kind of delicious snack" always in her purse and suggests others also to do the same.
- She is a coder as well and in order to promote computer languages and coding interest among girls, she started a scholarship program called Kode with Karlie by partnering with Flatiron School and Code.org.
- On July 21, 2015, Karlie started her own YouTube channel called Klossy as she wanted to share more information about herself via Q&A videos and other weekly vlogs.
- Karlie acted as a godmother to model Jourdan Dunn's son.
- In order to study full-time at New York University, she left Victoria's Secret in late 2015.
- Catch Karlie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr.


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"For this particular sandwich, the bone marrow addition gives the meat a juicier and more tender texture. In this instance, I do suggest cutting the sandwich in half (often considered a less-manly way to eat a sandwich, which in this case is not true – due to the bone marrow content) as a technique for decreasing your feed to savor ratio."
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As you watch the debacle that is the women's world curling championship unfold, one thing comes to mind.
What on Earth were they thinking?
It was a couple of years ago the deep thinkers at the World Curling Federation decided the Roaring Game would be better served by segregating the world championships. You know, boys on one side, girls on the other.
The women immediately raised their eyebrows, realizing their worlds wouldn't get the same attention without the more popular male game to sell along with it.
"I worry about the women's worlds, I really do, about what'll happen when you split it," three-time world champ Joan McCusker told me at the 2003 Canadian women's championship in Kitchener, Ont.
Not even McCusker, though, could have imagined the scene in Paisley, Scotland, this week.
A brutal facility, horrid ice conditions, lack of volunteers, no timing equipment, zero spectator interest -- the list of problems goes on. And it's still early.
It's as if someone told the local organizers two weeks ago that a dozen countries were showing up for a bonspiel.
"It's certainly not easy to hear what's going on," Warren Hansen of the Canadian Curling Association was saying yesterday. "That's not going to do us any good."
Hansen and the CCA, you should know, were all for this arrangement for a couple of reasons, not the least of which was a corporate sponsor's desire to have either a men's or women's world championship in Canada every year.
Splitting the two made that possible -- the men's show is in Victoria, April 2-10.
But it's also led to this, the Parody in Paisley, where Jennifer Jones and the rest of them must feel like the victims of an early April Fool's joke.
Coming off Jones's Shot Heard Round the World and a record-setting Brier, curling had momentum, at least in this country.
Move it to Scotland, the birthplace of the game, no less, and all of a sudden it looks bush-league. To me, at least, it calls into question the very existence of it as an Olympic sport.
If a world championship can be this poorly organized, how much support does it really have, internationally?
"Any of these events going to Europe, it's always a struggle," Hansen said. "It just doesn't have the same interest. And I suppose, to some degree, it's what we might have suspected would be an issue when these championships were split.
"Whether it's the men's or women's worlds, as soon as they go outside of Canada, it's going to be a struggle to make the thing work."
It's a whole different game of rocks here, of course.
Next year's women's worlds are in Grande Prairie, Alta., where Hansen says the 3,500-seat facility is already nearly sold out.
We imagine the icemaker and volunteers will know what they're doing, too.
The men will take their show to the States next year, where Lowell, Mass., will try to prove more than 10 people south of the 49th give a lick.
A year later, the women will go to Japan, where organization shouldn't be a problem. Getting somebody to notice will be another story.
Hansen, though, says he's not ready to admit this whole thing was a mistake. Not yet.
"I suppose after you do it for two or three years, and if it looks like it's not working ... then you always have the option of re-tracking your footsteps," he said. "It's probably going to take a couple of years for this women's world thing to get some legs under it."
At this rate, it never will.
And that's what the suits who run the World Curling Federation should really be taken to task on.
Splitting the two events was one thing.
Allowing the Paisley organizing group to embarrass the game is another, entirely.


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Refugees coming from 'ISIS camps' sidestep UK asylum checks to 'get them in more quickly'
AROUND 20,000 Syrian refugees being brought into the UK are being allowed to sidestep the usual asylum seeker screening process, Express.co.uk can reveal.
The government has admitted the refugees are being fast tracked to get them in more quickly
The migrants, many of whom are being brought here from camps in Lebanon and Jordan believed to be under the control of ISIS fanatics, will immediately be able to claim full benefits or work here even through they have not yet claimed asylum under a fast tracking scheme.
Fast tracking them in also means less security checks and vetting than they would undergo with the asylum screening process, the Government has admitted, because it wants them here as soon as possible.
In December we revealed how several people, including a seasoned war corespondent, and Lebanese military officials had warned ISIS had infiltrated the Syrian refugee camps in these countries.
It later emerged that the International Development Committee heard evidence from the Barnabus Fund, an organisation which helps persecuted Christians across the globe, that in some cases ISIS militants were running the camps and Prime Minister David Cameron was warned of this before he agreed to allow the 20,000 people in.
Refugees usually have to claim asylum, a process that can take months or even years, and during that time they are not able to work and also cannot claim full benefits payments from the state.
There are fears checks will not be as stringent as a result
But the 20,000 people coming here over the next five years, agreed by Prime Minister David Cameron in response to the migrant crisis last summer will avoid this, despite the fears of ISIS - also known as Daesh - infiltration fears.
Our revelation has sparked concern over who will be able to get in and join the dole queue.
Mike Hookem, UKIP MEP and defence spokesman, said: "It seems the Conservatives have basically filled up Theresa May's non-EU migrant quota from the 2010 manifesto with Syrians who claim to be refugees.
"Some of whom I am sure are people in desperate need of protection but we should be following the Geneva Convention on this."
Instead, the refugees are being granted "humanitarian protection status" temporarily for five years from arrival.
The humanitarian protection visa, as it is called, means from the moment they arrive in the UK they have all the rights and benefits that that involves.
Express.co.uk can exclusively reveal that the Government is using a program brought in 15 years ago which is supposed to allow a maximum of 750 fast tracked asylum seekers in per year.
The Gateway Protection Programme, in connection with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has historically been underused.
But Mr Cameron's changes will see that jump to 4,000 people a year until 2020.
Richard Harrington, Tory minister responsible for getting the Syrians into the UK, explained why it was being done.
He said: "With the general asylum systems and everything, it just takes much longer.
"The humanitarian protection visa, as it is called, means from the moment they arrive in the UK they have all the rights and benefits that that involves.
"They immediately have the status that effectively gives them the right to work and everything that goes with it."|
He said after five years they could choose to return to Syria, if the fighting has stopped, but he felt this was "hopelessly over-optimistic".
He added: "After five years, they then apply to the Home Office, like anybody else would, if they want to, for leave to remain.
But Mr Harrington had to concede the checks were not as stringent.
He said: "The Government has not done anything on this scale before, so it really is a question of keeping it very simple.
"They have the UNHCR checks, security checks, health checks, etc, but then that is it.
"I know one should not use administrative matters as an excuse — it is not an excuse — but we do want to get people in very quickly."
Mr Hooken added: "As we have seen from research documents and media reports, there are concerns about just who some of these people coming directly into the UK are.
"Local people dare not go near some of the migrant camps in Lebanon since they are infiltrated - and in some cases controlled - by Da'esh fighters brainwashing or terrifying residents into joining their centuries old battle of blood and death."


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Accounting for Indeterminacy: provocations and possibilities
Rebecca Ellis
Thursday, 27 June 2013 from 12:00 to 18:00 (BST)
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London, United Kingdom
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Accounting for Indeterminacy: provocations and possibilities
Thursday 27th June 2013: 12.00- 18.00
Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Training Rooms 1 & 2
This workshop is inspired by recent work in feminist science studies, cultural studies, feminist theory and human geography on the under-determined or indeterminate, around the possibilities and processes of life. Interestingly, this work which sketches out the contours and implications of a focus upon the 'in-between' (Roosth and Schrader 2012), 'together/apart' (Barad 2007), 'insensible' (Yusoff 2013), 'untimely' (Schrader 2010) provokes a number of intellectual perturbations amounting to something of a disciplinary rift. Indeterminacies do not only demand accounting from within existing epistemes of knowledge (from which they have often been excluded) but also radically unsettle those existing methods of accounting. The tensions lie in the divergent methodological, epistemological, ontological and ethico-political commitments at stake. On the one hand, one of the drivers for focusing upon the ontological precariousness of entities in-between, can be seen as a desire to break out of the perceived constraints of interpretive, constructivist theory and practice. These literatures aim to feed the imagination and our ability to interact with and respond to a world, only part of which we can even begin to comprehend. They also tend to call for an immersion 'in and of the science' and an appreciation at face-value of the worries, thrills and findings of its practitioners (Roosth & Schrader 2012). On the other hand, many scholars in the social and historical studies of science and technology (STS) would argue that it is disingenuous to write about entities as ethical, and as political, in a way that removes from the picture how knowledge of such entities is being, or has been, crafted and translated, in specific and contestable ways. Such scholars are sensing a whiff of scientism and are troubled by the ways in which science is employed not as a subject of critique, but as a generator of concepts for new ontological formations. This workshop will provide an opportunity to explore such emerging engagements with indeterminacy, ethics and politics through diverging and often-conflicting lenses. The aim is not to attempt any kind of resolution. Rather, we hope to think further together around some of the consequences of the different perspectives for broader STS, feminist, social science and humanities based debates around epistemological and ontological theory.
Speakers include: Astrid Schrader (York University, Toronto), Claire Waterton (Lancaster University), Filippo Bertoni (University of Amsterdam), Kathryn Yusoff (Lancaster University), Adrian Mackenzie (Lancaster University), Kim De Wolff (University of California, San Diego), Nigel Clark (Lancaster University), Ioanat Zurr (SymbioticA, University of Western Australia),Rebecca Ellis (Lancaster University), Celia Roberts (Lancaster University).
Supported by Centre for Science Studies (CSS), Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC), Centre for Gender and Women's Studies (CGWS), Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)
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Lancaster Environment Centre
Training Rooms 1 & 2
Lancaster University
LA14YQ Lancaster
United Kingdom
Thursday, 27 June 2013 from 12:00 to 18:00 (BST)
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Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
She's quite cute.
You may ignore the following advice/critique if you so choose. Hips on humans (male or female) tend to be no wider than the width of the shoulders. Torsos are usually 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 heads wide. The panties are a little lower than they look like they should be, you got the shape right, but the lines that define that region need to align with the lines you put above the panties (without changing the shape).
The hands, hair, face, breasts, and collar bone are all done well. The lighting/shading is a bit weird in places, like having a shine next to a shadow (inner thighs), having the top of a pigtail shaded when the light source is nearby, and there is no shading on the clothes.
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:3 thats so cute its hilarious (looking at midsection up)
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Lol yeah, the midsection is way too thin XD. Either that, or the legs are too thick. Everything else is fantastic, though. I wish I could draw like you ;_;
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Vibrant colors. As for your comment try making some areas more round and less blocky.
True dat. Ima try to study the female body more :/


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You Asked: My Boyfriend's Paranoia Is Causing a Rift
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My boyfriend has been cheated on by many past girlfriends, which has caused him to build up major walls. Now that he's with me, I can tell he's proceeding with caution, but the thing is, I've never cheated on anyone in my life and don't intend on starting to do so now. I love my boyfriend with all of my heart but his insecurity is starting to cause a huge rift in our relationship. His constant doubt is weighing on me and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it. What should I do? — Sick of It Samantha
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I don't blame you for being fed up with your boyfriend's self-conscious ways, but since he's so fearful of the worst case scenario, it's important for you to approach him tenderly so he doesn't feel attacked or blindsided. The walls that he's built are purely up for protection, and unfortunately the only way to break them down is to build up the trust between you two. I'm not sure how long you've been together, but truly trusting someone else with your heart doesn't happen overnight; it can take months, even years for some people.
You both have to be happy in this relationship so a talk is definitely in order. Preface it by telling him how much you love him, how you'd never do anything to purposely hurt him in anyway, but you also need to let him know how his actions are making you feel. He needs to understand that it's not fair to treat you like you've done something wrong when you haven't. Keep the lines of communication as open as possible and hopefully in time, he'll learn that you are the woman in his life that he actually can trust. Good luck.


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Guess Hood is back for another round. It seems like every rider in the world comes through High Cascade Snowboard Camp at one time or another each summer. Let's test your knowledge!
• Watch the video
• Read the clues
Then see if you can name the rider in this fun-for-all-ages game of: Guess Hood?
1.) With all my social media crap I go by @dyl9
2.) I come from the Live Free or Die state.
3.) I proudly ride for Eastern Boarder.
4.) I actually work at Windells, because HCSC didn't hire me last summer (bastards).
The winner will be notified by e-mail and receive a prize pack of gear from High Cascade & Snowboarder Magazine.
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A new legal complaint against Donald Trump's charitable organization claims the group illegally donated to a political organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. State campaign finance records show the $25,000 contribution was made in September 2013, just days after Bondi's office announced she was considering whether to take legal action against Trump's now-defunct online seminar business, Trump University.
Bondi, who endorsed Trump last week, never wound up investigating the company. On Monday the Washington nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) called on the IRS to investigate whether the Trump Foundation broke federal law when it donated to the pro-Bondi group.


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On his return to the British Superbike championship Louth rider Peter Hickman earned his first team points of the season.
He took the RAF Reserves Honda to 14th in the first race and improved to 13th in the second affair to bring the team their first ever championship points in the current campaign.
Peter spent most of the practice sessions getting the bike set up and ironing out electrical problems that were causing the bike to run slow. He went into the three stage qualifying session and made it through to the second stage to begin the first race on Sunday from a sixth on the grid.
As the race got underway Hicky was quick to get away and got into 14th place. But had to take avoiding action when two riders crashed and slid across the track and he lost a place. He then discovered a problem with the gear lever and was thinking of pulling in but when he looked down the lever had come lose but was still manageable, so he pressed on to make it up to 13th position. But James Westmoreland made a pass on Hicky on lap 25 to relegate him to 14th where he remained until the chequered flag.
Starting from the fifth row in race two; Hicky was running in 16th and was embroiled in a battle for position throughout the race. He was fifth in the group but passed Smrz, Hutchinson and Farmer to move into 12th. But Smrz was keen to overtake and demoted Hicky to 13th two laps later.
Hicky maintained his 13th place and crossed the finish line for another points finish.
Peter said: "We had a niggling electrical problem at the beginning of the weekend but we eventually solved the problem and I was able to qualify well for the first race.
"I managed to bring home 14th place to present the RAF Reserves team with their first championship points.
"I then went on to better my first race result and bring some more points back for my efforts. We are still developing the bike but everything is coming together now and I am sure by the time we get to the next round we will be even better."


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Mobile Intel
when my computer starts up, it gets these white lines...many of them...and from the sounds it makes..(of which is none..)
the computer isn't working...but some times you hear that start up sound with the grey screen
I assume its the graphics card
but how do I replace it on a laptop?????????????????????????
I found the manual online to open this baby up however it never mentioned the integrated graphics card
(and when I say open, I mean down to the very bone)
I assume I have to buy some of that anti static stuff, and I 'm up to the job
or I could pay some people to do it
and it will be my first time if I do it
but my question is...how do I know WHAT my graphics card is
where to find it because it's integrated
and how to take it out
and your opinion if IT IS the graphics card?
maybe something else is the problem?
and that grey screen usually changes color and darkens over time
it gets more/less lines
but it changes
it's a Compaq Presario C700
I just saw that the network adapters aren't starting up, could that be the problem?
By the way
It's a Dual core 32-bit os
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Diana Divecha, Ph.D. is a developmental psychologist, a research affiliate of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and on the advisory board of the Greater Good Science Center. Her blog is developmentalscience.com.
Diana Divecha, Ph.D. is a developmental psychologist, a research affiliate of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and on the advisory board of the Greater Good Science Center. Her blog is developmentalscience.com.
A psychologist mines big data on teens and finds many ways this generation—the "iGens"—is different from Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials.
Pediatrician Claudia Gold wants to help parents and professionals discover the true reasons behind each child's behavior.
A new book suggests that parents can raise healthier and happier children by providing a balance of support and freedom.
Greater Good's editors pick this year's most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books on the science of a meaningful life.
Three new books illustrate what children really need from parents and educators.
Two new books take aim at movements that pressure and shame parents for how they raise their kids.
A new book argues that parents need to focus more on themselves and less on their children.
Diana Divecha describes how your mind, body, and life will change with the arrival of a baby.
A new book says it's time for Americans to make more time for their relationships—and not worry so much about independence.
A new book by Erika Christakis explains how current trends in preschool education are harming children.
Conflict between parents is inevitable—but it doesn't have to hurt kids. Here's how to turn a disagreement into a positive lesson.
Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.
Robert Putnam's recent book issues a wake-up call for what a nation can and should do for its families.
A new book explores how to raise children with a sense of awe and transcendence. But does the evidence back up its claims?
Do you prioritize other people's feelings over your own? You might be falling into the "empathy trap."
A new book explores the frontiers of neuroplasticity, but Diana Divecha says that not all its conclusions are sound.
A new book argues that America's approach to raising adolescents is a mix of misunderstanding and contradiction.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to guiding teens' technology use, but it helps to understand both the technology and normal brain…
Two new books look at how the Internet is affecting teens—and what adults can do to help foster a healthy online life for kids.
Daniel Siegel's new book reveals the "power and purpose" of the adolescent brain.
Are children blank slates or selfish monsters? A new book draws on decades of research to argue that we are born with a bias toward goodness.
A new book explores how to parent today's young adults, who are struggling to become established and independent.
New research says parental help for young adults is normal—and it may now be necessary.
A review of Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson's The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.
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Katherine could it be used for Kathleen or any of the various Katelyn(n)/Kaitlyn/Kaitlin spellings? Or maybe Beckett for a unisex name?
Couldn't you do Winter/Willa/Violet as the given name and then Katherine/Katelynn as the middle name, and then she could go by either her first name or Kit, whichever she preferred (maybe Kit as an adolescent and then Willa/Winter/Violet as an adult)?
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Winter Lynn nn Winnie: I love Winter nn Winnie! This is stunning. I hate Lynn as a middle name though - grew up with ALL of my friends having Lynn as a middle, super filler to me. These days, a lot of folks use it as an honoring name, but it still grates, when there are so many gorgeous, unusual names out there.
Katherine Jessamine nn Kit: lovely!
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The assistant cross country and track coach provides assistance in all phases of coaching the Division II men's and women's cross country and track programs including; student-athlete recruitment, meet preparation, athlete evaluations, academic coordination and training and meet coaching. Also provide administrative support as assigned.
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Base Motion Calculations
Automates the calculations in the paper by Kiracofe and Raman, Nanotechnology 2011
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This tool automates the calculations of base motion and fluid borne loading for acoustically excited cantilevers in liquid environments.
This is to accompany the journal paper D. Kiracofe and A. Raman. "Quantitative force and dissipation measurements in liquids using piezo-excited atomic force microscopy: a unifying theory" Nanotechnology. 22 (2011) 485502.
This software automates the calculations in section 3.2 of the paper. Specifically, it solves equations (10) and (11) numerically to find the values of the base motion Y and fluid borne loading A_fluid, given the experimentally values from a calibration test. Please refer to the paper for a description of all of the parameters, the correct procedure to acquire them, and the assumptions made in the derivation.
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BMW Motorsport is the hand that's pushed BMW harder and faster for 40 years now. Responsible for BMW's racing programs, including automobiles and motorcycles, BMW Motorsport GmbH (or BMW M-Technik or just BMW M) has delivered to the world legends like the E30 M3 and the legendary M1 supercar and continues to produce M-badged cars that are infused with upgraded engines, suspensions, transmissions, trim and technology — for the pleasure of motoring enthusiasts everywhere. The BMW M-badge is known around the world, and we expect to see another 40 years of BMW Motorsport so we can continue to smile from ear-to-ear every time we get behind the wheel of one of their vehicles. Look for one of our correspondents to drive the latest M5 and M6 this summer at Laguna Seca Raceway.
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Happy New Year! We'll be off for the rest of the holiday weekend, but here is our annual roundup of publishing stories.
In addition to our free literary sampler of the best books of 2010, we've collected the ten most popular stories on GalleyCat from each month. Looking back at these headlines, we can see the hopes, fears, and distractions that obsessed the publishing industry in 2010. Here are links to 12 months of publishing headlines.
1. Hipsters' Hate & GalleyCat Reviews: Top Stories of January 2010
2. Macmillan vs. Amazon: Top Stories from February 2010
3. Reading Rainbow & Book Editors: Top Stories of March 2010
4. YA Authors Combat Bullying & Book Publicists Unite: Top Stories of April 2010
5. Tyra Banks Book Deal & Lost Finale Theories: Top Stories of May 2010
6. Stephenie Meyer Burnout & Librarians on Twitter: Top Stories of June 2010
7. Anne Rice Quit Christianity & Old Spice Guy Loved Libraries: Top 10 Stories of July 2010
8. Seth Godin Quit & Haruki Murakami Adapted: Top 10 Stories of August 2010
9. Jimi Hendrix & Authors on Facebook: Top Stories of September 2010
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The paper sought opinions on a broad range of issues around improving long-term investment. These included improving the capacity and efficiency of financial instutions to channel long-term finance. The Commission's eventual aim is to encourage the channelling of funds into projects and assets that enhance the productive capacity of the economy in the long term, such as education, transport and eco-innovation.
Of the 292 responses, 21 came from public authorities, 163 from registered organisations (companies and similar) and 108 from individuals and others. Two thirds of the responses received were from stakeholders in Germany, France and the UK and cross-border EU organisations.
As part of its scope, the paper addressed predictable financing and the ability of existing accounting principles to address its aim. Responses to the paper on this matter were balanced and cautious. Though fair value accounting was deemed by many to have led to short termism in investor behaviour "to some degree", it was also acknowledged that the issue was complex and there was no "perfect alternative".
Among the proposals for improving accounting were adapting IFRS to take account of the specific business models of long-term investments, and complementing fair value accounting with further disclosures about the information reported in the financial statements. Many thought that a clearer overview of financial and non-financial information is required – particularly on future cash flows. A significant number thought that the finalised version of integrated reporting would be the best way to provide this clear overview, but there was concern that further change should avoid unduly burdensome reporting requirements.
On matters of governance, most respondents emphasised the need for transparency and accountability, particularly over remuneration, but also over the policies of proxy voting agencies (qualify) and on how often asset managers turn a portfolio. The idea of a common EU framework for encouraging institutional investors and asset managers to take environmental, social and governance issues into account complements an earlier idea for financial stability and economic development criteria to be included in the endorsement criteria for IFRS standards.


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Request for information – FOI14498
Thank you for your email of 1 October 2014, requesting the following information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000:
1. On what date and for what reason was there a change from "white" roads being:
a) "Under 14 feet of metalling tarred (yellow) and untarred (white)" to simply "Other road, drive or track, fenced and unfenced".
b) "Minor roads in towns, drive, or track unmetalled" to simply "Other road, drive or track, fenced and unfenced".
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I regret to inform you that Ordnance Survey is unable to help you with your enquiry as we do not hold this information. We do not hold this information because we do not keep current records on the history and rationale for the changes to the depiction of yellow-filled and uncoloured roads.
However, under our duty to provide advice and assistance as stipulated in Section 16 of the FOIA, we advise that we do hold a copy of a 1971 edition of the 1:25 000 second series, which includes the following relevant legend wording:
1. Under 14ft of metalling, tarred
2. Under 14ft of metalling, untarred
3. Minor road in towns, drive or track (unmetalled)
We enclose a copy of the relevant section of the legend which shows that type 1. is depicted as an unfilled road with long orange dashes; 2. is depicted as an unfilled road with shorter orange dashes; and 3. is depicted as an unfilled road. No roads from this period were depicted with a yellow infill.
The "1:25 000 second series specification" dated 1976 includes the following classifications:
4. Minor road generally less than 4m tarred
5. Minor roads untarred, minor road in towns, drive or track
This wording would have taken effect on revised editions produced from 1976 where we updated the roads. In these cases we would have amended the depiction and legend description to reflect the 1976 specification. Some sheets revised and reprinted after 1976 would have retained the earlier description.
We have enclosed a copy of the relevant page from the 1976 specification and you will again notice that no roads appear to have a yellow infill at this point.
The classifications in our current 1:25 000 scale Explorer specification appear below. Our records do not show when this took effect or the reasons why, or whether there were any intermediate alterations to these features since the 1976 specification.
Road generally less than 4m wide [top classification in diagram (yellow)]
Other road, drive or track, fenced or unfenced [bottom classification in diagram]
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Phase I/II Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Dose Evaluation of ProSavin for the Treatment of Bilateral Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
This study has been completed.
Oxford BioMedica
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Palfi S, Gurruchaga JM, Ralph GS, Lepetit H, Lavisse S, Buttery PC, Watts C, Miskin J, Kelleher M, Deeley S, Iwamuro H, Lefaucheur JP, Thiriez C, Fenelon G, Lucas C, Brugières P, Gabriel I, Abhay K, Drouot X, Tani N, Kas A, Ghaleh B, Le Corvoisier P, Dolphin P, Breen DP, Mason S, Guzman NV, Mazarakis ND, Radcliffe PA, Harrop R, Kingsman SM, Rascol O, Naylor S, Barker RA, Hantraye P, Remy P, Cesaro P, Mitrophanous KA. Long-term safety and tolerability of ProSavin, a lentiviral vector-based gene therapy for Parkinson's disease: a dose escalation, open-label, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet. 2014 Mar 29;383(9923):1138-46. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61939-X. Epub 2014 Jan 10.


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Angolan radio presenter gunned down
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New York, September 8, 2010 – Following Sunday's murder in Angola of Alberto Graves Chakussanga, a radio journalist with a station critical of the ruling MPLA government, authorities must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation exploring all possible leads and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Chakussanga's neighbors and relatives found the journalist lying in a corridor of his home in Luanda's Viana district with a bullet in his back early Sunday morning, according to local journalists. He had been the presenter of a weekly, Umbundu-language news call-in program on private Radio Despertar.
The motive for the killing was not immediately clear. Colleagues told CPJ that the only item missing from the house was a bottle of cooking gas. No arrests have been made.
"We condemn the murder of Alberto Chakussanga," said Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "We call on Angolan authorities to consider every possible motive for this killing including his journalism."
Chakussanga had a following with the Ovimbundu, Angola's largest ethnic group who originate from the south of the country, a stronghold of former rebel movement UNITA, according to local journalists. Radio Despertar was launched in December 2006, under the terms of a 2002 peace deal between the ruling MPLA and UNITA.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Rui Falcão, secretary of information of the MPLA politburo accused Radio Despertar of repeatedly inciting the population to commit "civil disobedience" since Monday in support of the opposition former rebel movement UNITA, according to news reports. The accusations were based on interviews and commentary that criticized the government's performance. In a press statement today, Radio Despertar rejected the allegations as "unfounded and slanderous," and asserted its editorial independence. Local journalists said the station has been critical of both UNITA and the authorities, and they allege that the government electronically interferes with its frequency in parts of Luanda.
Chakussanga, 32, was also a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Agostinho Neto state university and at the Angolan police academy, according to local journalists. A few hours before his death, Chakussanga had left his pregnant wife at a hospital where she gave birth later that day to a baby boy, colleagues said.
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Northwest apple growers expect a bumper crop this year in combination with higher prices. But as correspondent Anna King reports, farmers are worried they won't have enough workers to pick the apples at peak ripeness.
This year – if nothing huge happens Mother Nature wise – Northwest growers should be able to ripen a lot of fruit. But there's been a workers shortage -- in part because of border enforcement. That's the case in the Washington asparagus harvest right now – which is usually an indicator for later crops. Jon DeVaney heads the Yakima Valley Growers and Shippers Association. He says leaving apples on trees would be a shame this year, because higher prices are expected.
Northwest apple farmers have been producing more fruit in the last few years because newly-planted acreage is coming into full production. The newer types of apple trees are also more productive.
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James and Ciaran play music together regularly and run a successful folk evening session in Captain's bar. Ciaran is a talented singer/songwriter and a strong singer. James plays guitar and banjo to accompany his delightful voice.
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"Songs for Edinburgh's unsung hero, James Connolly"
Gerry Mulvenna
As we approach the 150th anniversary of James Connolly's birth in Edinburgh, Gerry Mulvenna presents a celebration in song of the life of this fascinating man, whose socialism was forged in the closes and wynds of this city. When Connolly and his young family left for Dublin in 1896, they were leaving their home at 21 South College Street, so a venue in the same street is a poignant location to sing songs, old and new, about James Connolly.
Gerry Mulvenna is a Belfast-born singer and guitarist, who first came to Edinburgh in 1985. As he discovered Connolly's strong associations with both Edinburgh and Belfast, Gerry wrote a song entitled "The Footsteps of James Connolly". He is a regular performer at folk sessions throughout the city and combines his original material with a fresh and eclectic repertoire.
Preview Show Wednesday 2nd August also featuring Kevin Gore, Ciaran McGhee and James Stewart
Thursday 3rd, Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Saturday 19th, Thursday 24th, Friday 25th
Doors open 12.30, Start time 13.00. Finish 14.00. Tickets £11 from Captain's bar or Edinburgh Fringe.
Kevin Gore
As Scotland takes an interest in its politics and social change, Kevin sings from his personal experience. He has played a major role in developing projects which help to tackle the effects of poverty in disadvantaged local communities. He is also politically active in the Scottish Independence movement. Kevin is a singer/songwriter and experienced live performer. He has played to audiences in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia. His songs have gained accolades from Author Irvine Welsh, Former first Minister of Scotland Lord Jack McConnell and Socialist and Champion of social justice Tommy Sheridan.
"Gore is a knockout, His songs balance beauty with fierce rallying cries of social justice " (Fest )
"Kevin Gore is gifted with the most formidable voice and a solid, earthy guitar style. It's no exaggeration to suggest that Kevin Gore is probably Scotland's greatest living protest Singer /Songwriter " Leith Folk Club " A radical alternative to mainstream folk music
Preview show Wednesday 2nd August also featuring Gerry Mulvenna, Ciaran McGhee, James Stewart
Friday 4th, Wednesday 9th, Tuesday 15th, Thursday 17th, Saturday 26th August
Doors open 12.30, Start time 13.00. Finish 14.00. Tickets £11 from Captain's bar or Edinburgh Fringe.


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Seahawks sign coach Pete Carroll to new three-year contract
New deal for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll runs through 2016 season. General manager John Schneider is also under contract through 2016. "John and I will be together for a long time," Carroll said. "And we are thrilled about that."
Seattle Times staff reporter
The Seahawks announced Friday they have signed coach Pete Carroll to a new three-year contract, keeping him with the team through the 2016 season.
And while general manager John Schneider later insisted the length of the contract sort of just happened as Carroll and the team negotiated, it was hard to miss its significance.
In a much more hushed manner a year ago, Schneider also agreed to a new deal with the Seahawks through the 2016 season.
Carroll's new contract assures the two men who arrived in 2010 with a bold plan to remake the Seahawks into an NFL power — then accomplished it with a speed that few could have imagined — will remain in lockstep in Seattle for at least three more seasons.
"(What) this commitment does for us (it means) John and I will be together for a long time,'' Carroll said during a news conference at the team's complex in Renton. "And we are thrilled about that.''
Carroll and Schneider shared the podium during the news conference, which they jokingly referred to as a "love fest'' as they lobbed compliments back and forth. Schneider agreed with an assessment of Carroll as one of the best coaches in football history; Carroll said Schneider should one day be regarded as one of the game's greatest general managers.
Through the laughs, though, each also made it clear they understood that Seattle's ascension has been a group effort.
"To see these guys come together over the last four seasons and the fact that we have an opportunity to keep it going is such a cool thing,'' said team president Peter McLoughlin. "What Pete said about John in terms of what kind of a general manager he is in our sport, and all sports, is really true. He's got a unique talent. And Pete is a great motivator and a great coach. So it's fun to be a part of it. It really is.''
Carroll had no plans on leaving the fun any time soon.
Still, Carroll was entering the final season of his original $35 million, five-year deal he signed upon arriving in 2010, and Schneider said it was "a huge priority'' to make it clear that Carroll will stay put, as much for the message it will send to players as anything else.
"We're trying to take care of our own people and keep our core of young players together,'' Schneider said. "But where do you start? You start at the top.''
Other than the length, the team did not release details of the new deal. But the word around the league is that it could make Carroll as well-compensated as any coach in the NFL, possibly in the same $8 million-per-year range as New England's Bill Belichick, who is regarded as the highest-paid coach in the league.
Carroll, who had brushed off questions about his contract status during and shortly after the season, said he wasn't worried about the details — and he said in a later interview with SportsRadio KJR he plans to coach the Seahawks beyond 2016.
"It was important to me (to get the contract done) because it was important to them,'' he said. "Whether this came about or not I was going to keep busting it and going for it, it wasn't going to matter in that regard. But I think the statement that they wanted to validate the commitment to what we're doing and how we're doing it is extraordinary.''
If the new contract meant anything to Carroll personally, it might simply have been further validating the success he has had in his third NFL coaching job.
Carroll was fired by the New York Jets after a 6-10 season in 2004, and by the New England Patriots after going 27-21 from 1997 to 1999.
But after reviving his career with a nine-year run at USC that included seven Pac-10 titles, the 62-year-old Carroll has led Seattle to a 43-28 record, including playoffs, third-most wins in team history after Mike Holmgren (90-80) and Chuck Knox (83-67). Carroll's .605 winning percentage is the best in team history.
Friday, Carroll recalled the initial meetings with Seattle's front office in early 2010 when the team was looking for a successor for Jim Mora, who had been fired. He'd had other offers to return to the NFL, but said he felt a "trust'' from the Seahawks that he would be free to do things his way. He also recalled that he didn't want to be a general manager, and that he knew quickly during the hiring process that Schneider, then the director of football operations for the Green Bay Packers, would be the perfect fit.
Now, having worked together to lead Seattle to a Super Bowl victory, their task is to keep the Seahawks on top, a challenge they readily embrace.
Carroll indicated there could be more news conferences to announce extensions for some of the team's players, such as safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman.
"There's no reason that either one of us thinks, 'OK, we did this one time and that was it,' '' Carroll said. "We think we are right in the middle of a great opportunity here.''
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From Gay to grey, Aras race needs a bit of glitz
The Republic's presidential election is shaping up to be a contest between government parties, says Henry McDonald
Given their warm relationship with the House of Windsor, some cynics in Dublin have suggested that the McAleese family be bestowed with the divine right of kings and take over Aras an Uachtarain in perpetuity.
The cynicism reflects a creeping boredom over the race to succeed Mary McAleese as the Republic's first citizen. Because the colour in the contest has undoubtedly faded to grey since the two Gays pulled out of the contest.
Messrs Gay Byrne and the most-famous gay in the Republic, David Norris, have - for very different reasons - withdrawn their names for the presidency.
Norris was nobbled over past controversies regarding a former lover convicted of sexually abusing a Palestinian boy; Byrne cited family reasons and his age (77).
The end of Norris' and Byrne's presidential ambitions has left the field dominated by nominees from the political parties who are, to be frank, without much star quality.
The two main front-runners are both representatives of the parties currently in the coalition government, Fine Gael and Labour.
The Labour candidate is the veteran left-winger, international peace campaigner and poet Michael D Higgins. Fine Gael's man is another Gay, namely Gay Mitchell, one of the party's stalwart campaigners in Dublin.
Higgins is well-liked across the political spectrum, although his elevation to the presidency might raise some eyebrows across the Atlantic in Washington.
Prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, for instance, Higgins and other Irish parliamentarians were guests of Saddam Hussein's regime during a fact-finding mission aimed at preventing military action against the Ba'ath dictatorship.
Already pro-American voices in Dublin and beyond are raising Higgins' record in opposing US foreign policy - even when it resulted of late in the overthrow of one of the world's worst tyrannies.
Expect, over the coming months, those same voices raising objections to Higgins' perceived anti-Americanism and the potential of Third World radical politics alienating even the Irish-American community.
Nonetheless, Higgins has always been regarded as someone principled and untainted by the deluge of corruption that engulfed the political system from the 1980s onwards.
During my career at the old Evening Press in Dublin, in the early 1990s, I first came across Gay Mitchell. It was during the period when he was on the high-powered Dail public accounts committee. which scrutinised how Irish taxpayers' money was spent.
What impressed me about Mitchell was his forensic attention to detail and his willingness to upset interest groups from whatever quarter in pursuit of value for money for taxpayers, who, at the time, were handing over up to 40% of their wage-packets to the government.
Yet what Mitchell enjoys in terms of technocratic ability he slightly lacks in terms of personal magnetism.
He maintained a base for Fine Gael in Dublin even in the darkest days through hard-slog constituency work and a reputation for being a clean pair of hands.
Glad-handing, however, is not his strength and he lacks the tactile, populist touch of McAleese, or her more liberal predecessor Mary Robinson.
Mitchell's spin-doctors and media managers have a lot to do to make him more connective to the people - especially beyond his Dublin power-base.
It is surely a sign of the times that among all the potential candidates for president the issue of Northern Ireland will hardly register.
Of course, all of them will make consensual noises about the need to shore up the peace process and power-sharing settlement in the north; of the importance of keeping up McAleese's outreach programme to unionists and conveying the message that the Good Friday Agreement is a model unto the rest of the world in terms of conflict-resolution.
Unless a candidate with enough X-factor enters the race, it seems, at this stage, that this will break down into a contest between the two parties united in government.


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Dear Editor:
Obama has said many things, but one speech stands out as true. Following are excerpts from Senator Obama's March 16, 2006, address to the Senate during a debate regarding Bush's request to raise our National Debt ceiling: "Mr. President, I rise today to talk about America's debt problem.
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.
"Over the past five years, our federal debt has increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 (actually it increased from $5.28 to $8.27, or $2.99 trillion) trillion. That is 'trillion' with a 'T.' That is money that we have borrowed from the Social Security trust fund, borrowed from China and Japan, borrowed from American taxpayers … Numbers that large are sometimes hard to understand … And the cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget … If Washington were serious about honest tax relief in this country, we would see an effort to reduce our national debt by returning to responsible fiscal policies … tax breaks have not been paid for by reductions in Federal spending, and thus the only way to pay for them has been to increase our deficit to historically high levels and borrow more and more money … we must remember that the more we depend on foreign nations to lend us money, the more our economic security is tied to the whims of foreign leaders whose interests might not be aligned with ours.
"Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit."
Obama's speech has been reduced due to the SUN's requirement to not exceed 500 words. The full speech from the Congressional Record can be found at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-03-16/pdf/CREC-2006-03-16-pt1-PgS2236.pdf.
In Obama's 2008 campaign for president, he said raising the debt ceiling was unAmerican, unpatriotic and immoral.
In the 2006 speech, Obama also said he was co-sponsoring a Pay-go Amendment (Pay-go was in effect from 1991-2002 when it expired). Pay-go is allegedly a provision that expenditures must be "budget neutral;" any spending bill must include spending cuts or revenue increases such that no deficit results. The Pay-go system was actually reestablished as a standing rule of the House of Representatives (Clause 10 of Rule XXI) on Jan. 4, 2007, by Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress. After six years of Pay-go under Pelosi and Obama, the debt rose from $8.67 trillion to $16.43 trillion.
What would our debt be today if we didn't have Pay-go those six years?
Harris Bynum
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NEWARK, N.J., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) reported today Income from Continuing Operations and Net Income for the first quarter of 2012 of $493 million or $0.97 per share as compared to Income from Continuing Operations of $462 million or $0.91 per share in the first quarter of 2011. Including Income from Discontinued Operations, and gain on sale ($64 million or $0.13 per share), PSEG reported Net Income for the first quarter of 2011 of $526 million or $1.04 per share. Operating Earnings for the first quarter of 2012 were $432 million or $0.85 per share compared to Operating Earnings in the first quarter of 2011 of $431 million or $0.85 per share.
"PSEG delivered strong results in the face of challenging market conditions" said Ralph Izzo, chairman, president and chief executive officer. He went on to say, "our employees' responsiveness to the market and the mild winter allowed us to better align expenses with operations." He added, "we continue to implement a $6.7 billion capital program that will improve reliability and add jobs in New Jersey." In discussing the outlook for 2012, Izzo said "we continue to forecast operating earnings for 2012 of $2.25 - $2.50 per share."
PSEG believes that the non-GAAP financial measure of "Operating Earnings" provides a consistent and comparable measure of performance of its businesses to help shareholders understand performance trends. Operating Earnings exclude the impact of returns/(losses) associated with NDT and MTM accounting. The table below provides a reconciliation of PSEG's Net Income to Operating Earnings (a non-GAAP measure) for the first quarter. See Attachment 10 for a complete list of items excluded from Income from Continuing Operations in the determination of Operating Earnings.
PSEG CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS (unaudited)
First Quarter Comparative Results
2012 and 2011
Income Diluted
($millions) Per Share
2012 2011 2012 2011
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Operating Earnings $432 $431 $0.85 $0.85
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Reconciling Items 61 31 0.12 0.06
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Income from Continuing
Operations $493 $462 $0.97 $0.91
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Income from Discontinued
Operations 0 64 0.00 0.13
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Net Income $493 $526 $0.97 $1.04
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Shares 507M 507M
In discussing the quarter, Izzo went on to say "fossil operations that took cost control to a new level allowed us to meet the challenge of a complete absence of winter, lower demand and a collapse in gas prices". He continued by saying "this focus on operational excellence is a guiding principle at PSEG that will help ensure superior results for customers, employees and shareholders."
The following table outlines continued expectations for operating earnings in 2012 by subsidiary:
2012 Operating Earnings Guidance
($ millions, except EPS)
PSEG Power $575-$665
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PSEG Energy Holdings/Parent 35-45
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Operating Earnings $1,140-$1,270
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Earnings Per Share $2.25 - $2.50
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Operating Earnings Review by Subsidiary
See Attachment 5 for detail regarding the quarter-over-quarter reconciliations for each of PSEG's businesses.
PSEG Power
PSEG Power reported operating earnings of $196 million ($0.39 per share) for the first quarter of 2012 compared with operating earnings of $267 million ($0.53 per share) for the first quarter of 2011.
PSEG Power's earnings were affected by warmer than normal weather conditions and a decline in the price for energy and capacity as well as lower fuel costs. These issues were offset somewhat by continued strong nuclear operations coupled with greater dispatch from the combined cycle natural gas fleet.
Output from Power's fleet declined 6.3% in the quarter as a result of a decline in production from the coal fleet. Production from the nuclear fleet increased 0.5% from very strong levels in the year ago quarter and output from Power's combined cycle natural gas fleet increased 8.3% in the quarter. A decline in demand given warmer than normal weather conditions compared with more normal weather in the year-ago quarter, as well as a decline in wholesale energy prices, resulted in reduced dispatch of the coal fleet. The decline in volume reduced earnings by $0.02 per share in the quarter. Lower realized pricing reduced earnings by $0.08 per share quarter-over-quarter. A decline in average capacity prices to $110-MW/Day from $174-MW/Day reduced earnings in the quarter by $0.07 per share. An increase in customer migration away from the BGS contract was in line with expectations. The increase in customer migration to approximately 36% in the quarter reduced earnings by $0.01 per share. However, an increase in headroom associated with the decline in energy prices further reduced earnings by $0.03 per share.
Power has reduced the operating and maintenance expenses at its fossil stations in response to the decline in the market. The reduction in operating and maintenance expense improved earnings in the quarter by $0.04 per share. A decline in debt levels at Power coupled with a reduction in interest rates resulted in lower finance costs and improved earnings comparisons quarter-over-quarter by $0.02 per share. The absence of losses on wholesale energy contracts recognized in the year-ago quarter more than offset the impact of lower volumes and prices on gas supply contracts and net added $0.01 per share to earnings.
PSEG Power's nuclear fleet operated at an average capacity factor of 98.2% during the quarter. The Hope Creek nuclear facility, 100%-owned by PSEG Power, entered a refueling outage in April. Salem 2, 57%-owned and operated by PSEG Power, is scheduled for refueling in the Fall of 2012. The combined cycle fleet's availability improved in the quarter, and the fleet operated at an average capacity factor of 56.6% versus 52.9% in the year-ago period.
Power continues to forecast output for 2012 of 53-54 TWh. Output for the remainder of the year is approximately 70% - 75% hedged at an average price of $59 per MWh. For 2013, forecast output of 52 - 54 TWh is approximately 55% - 60% hedged at an average price of $53 per MWh. We forecast output for 2014 of 53 - 55 TWh. Of this amount, approximately 20% - 25% is hedged at an average price of $55 per MWh.
PSE&G reported operating earnings of $197 million ($0.39 per share) for the first quarter of 2012 compared with operating earnings of $163 million ($0.32 per share) for the first quarter of 2011.
PSE&G's results in the quarter were influenced by higher transmission formula rates, warmer than normal weather and an adjustment this quarter due to the settlement of tax audits. An annualized increase in transmission revenue of $94 million effective on January 1, 2012, added $0.03 per share to results. A return on investments in energy efficiency, solar and infrastructure programs added $0.01 per share. Warmer than normal weather versus colder than normal weather in the year-ago quarter reduced electric and gas sales and lowered earnings by $0.02 per share. PSE&G's ability to accrue earnings under the gas weather normalization clause, which has a return cap, was affected by the positive impact of the settlement of tax audits which reduced the utility's tax expense. Higher levels of capital investment led to an increase in depreciation expense which reduced quarterly earnings comparisons by $0.01 per share. Higher operating and maintenance expense reduced earnings by $0.01 per share and was offset by other miscellaneous items of $0.01 per share. PSE&G's quarterly earnings also benefited from the settlement of tax audits for 1997 - 2006 which resulted in a one-time reduction in tax expense. The reduction in taxes improved earnings by $0.06 per share.
PSE&G experienced the warmest first quarter, in terms of heating degree days, since 1970. In addition, weak economic conditions continued to have an impact on demand. In terms of weather-normalized demand, a 1.9% decline in electric sales was led by a 2.5% decline in sales to the commercial and industrial sector. Weather-normalized sales to gas customers declined 0.7% quarter-over-quarter.
PSE&G received news in March from the National Park Service (NPS) that "identified" our route for the Susquehanna - Roseland transmission line as its preferred alternative for the portion of the existing transmission line that runs through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - the route approved by state regulators including the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU). A final order from the NPS is expected to be issued in October 2012. The expected in-service date for the line is June 2015. The capital cost for Susquehanna - Roseland has been updated, and is now forecast at up to $790 million from $750 million.
PSE&G is awaiting a decision by the BPU on construction of the North-Central Reliability project, a $390 million upgrade of transmission lines located in the northern and central portions of New Jersey.
PSEG Energy Holdings/Enterprise
PSEG Energy Holdings/Enterprise reported operating earnings of $39 million ($0.07 per share) for the first quarter of 2012 compared with operating earnings of $1 million during the first quarter of 2011.
The improvement in operating earnings is due to the settlement with the Internal Revenue Service of the offshore lease transactions for all tax years, and a settlement of all federal audit issues for tax years 1997 - 2006. A reduction in the effective tax rate improved operating earnings by $38 million, or $0.08 per share. A small reduction in lease earnings in 2012's first quarter was approximately equal to the absence of an asset impairment recognized in 2011's first quarter.
The following attachments can be found on www.pseg.com:
Attachment 1 - Operating Earnings and Per Share Results by Subsidiary
Attachment 2 - Consolidating Statements of Operations
Attachment 3 - Capitalization Schedule
Attachment 4 - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Attachment 5 - Quarter-over-Quarter EPS Reconciliation
Attachment 6 - Generation Measures
Attachment 7 - Retail Sales and Revenues
Attachment 8 - Retail Sales and Revenues
Attachment 9 - Statistical Measures
Attachment 10 - Reconciling Items Excluded from Continuing Operations to Compute Operating Earnings
Readers are cautioned that statements contained in this presentation about our future performance, including future revenues, earnings, strategies, prospects, consequences and all other statements that are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, the words "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "should", "hypothetical", "potential", "forecast", "project", variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, they are subject to risks and uncertainties and we can give no assurance they will be achieved. The results or developments projected or predicted in these statements may differ materially from what may actually occur. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, but are not limited to:
-- adverse changes in the demand for or price of the capacity and energy
that we sell into wholesale electricity markets,
-- adverse changes in energy industry law, policies and regulation,
including market structures and a potential shift away from competitive
markets toward subsidized market mechanisms, transmission planning and
cost allocation rules, including rules regarding how transmission is
planned and who is permitted to build transmission in the future, and
reliability standards,
-- any inability of our transmission and distribution businesses to obtain
adequate and timely rate relief and regulatory approvals from federal
and state regulators,
-- changes in federal and state environmental regulations that could
increase our costs or limit our operations,
-- changes in nuclear regulation and/or general developments in the nuclear
power industry, including various impacts from any accidents or
incidents experienced at our facilities or by others in the industry,
that could limit operations of our nuclear generating units,
-- actions or activities at one of our nuclear units located on a
multi-unit site that might adversely affect our ability to continue to
operate that unit or other units located at the same site,
-- any inability to balance our energy obligations, available supply and
trading risks,
-- any deterioration in our credit quality, or the credit quality of our
counterparties, including in our leveraged leases,
-- availability of capital and credit at commercially reasonable terms and
conditions and our ability to meet cash needs,
-- any inability to realize anticipated tax benefits or retain tax credits,
-- changes in the cost of, or interruption in the supply of, fuel and other
commodities necessary to the operation of our generating units,
-- delays in receipt of necessary permits and approvals for our
construction and development activities,
-- delays or unforeseen cost escalations in our construction and
development activities,
-- any inability to achieve or continue to sustain, our expected levels of
operating performance,
-- increase in competition in energy supply markets as well as competition
for certain rate-based transmission projects,
-- challenges associated with recruitment and/or retention of a qualified
-- adverse performance of our decommissioning and defined benefit plan
trust fund investments and changes in discount rates and funding
requirements, and
-- changes in technology and customer usage patterns.
For further information, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Item 1A. Risk Factors, and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents address in further detail our business, industry issues and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in this presentation. In addition, any forward-looking statements included herein represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements from time to time, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our internal estimates change, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws.
Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and PSEG Energy Holdings.
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Hercules, a hero of Greek mythology, was ordered to clean up King Ageas's filthy stables. It was a daunting task but he succeeded. It couldn't have been more difficult than cleaning up the ethical mess in New York and Albany.
Every day, there seems to be a new scandal. City Councilman Larry Seabrook, a major player in Bronx politics, is the latest person to be indicted in a seemingly endless parade. Federal prosecutors accuse him of money laundering, extortion and fraud -- and using Council discretionary funds to finance non-profit groups that did little for the community they were supposed to help. Seabrook is accused of siphoning off money for himself, his wife, a girlfriend and various relatives.
And the state Senate has just voted to kick out Hiram Monserrate for beating up his girlfriend, who was severely cut by a broken glass.
Political corruption is not new in America. Bribery, graft, extortion, robbery, nepotism, conflict of interest and kickbacks started before the American Revolution. Martha Gore has written that political corruption has always posed a threat to democracy itself, undermining our values.
I spoke to Professor Douglas Muzzio of Baruch College. "There's something rotten," he said, "in our culture of greed, arrogance, lack of accountability. And it gives credence to the idea that everybody does this sort of thing, so it's contagious."
Muzzio suggests that we need independent ethics commissions to oversee the conduct of both legislative branches and the executive branch as well. He says the special funds available to legislators through so-called member items must be curtailed.
Sadly, we can't rely on the boys and girls at the State House or City Hall to police themselves. And it's extremely doubtful that they will ever accept independent oversight. So, we're left in a quagmire that discourages citizens from hoping for anything better.


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