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Get ready for an entire new view on The View! We already know that co-host Joy Behar is leaving the daytime talk show next month; Barbara Walters is leaving next May; and now we learn that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving the show – today!
Wednesday's episode will be Elisabeth's last day as a co-host on The View. After ten years on the show, she announced Tuesday that she was leaving the talk show for a new gig on Fox and Friends this September.
After Elisabeth's announcement, creator Barbara Walters said in a statement, "We have had 10 wonderful years with Elisabeth, and she will now be swimming in new waters. We will miss her and wish her everything good," according to TMZ.
No word yet who will replace Elisabeth on the show, but TMZ is reporting rumors of Brooke Shields lined up for the job.
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On startup Need for Speed Rivals is giving me a black screen only whilst full screened. Alt tabbing has it in a windowed screen where things begin to work properly, but any attempt to return to full screen gives the black screen back, but this time with some stuttering sound. Any suggestions?
Already tried:
Disabling additional monitor
Running with administrator privilages
Changing display resolution inside game (got there through windowed mode)
Disabling Crossfire cards
Solved! Go to Solution.
February 2014
Hi everyone,
NFS Rivals has been updated today and black screen issue is fixed for me. mileyhappy:
November 2013
Well try this steps
1.click repair install in the NFS rivals game client in origin
2.re-install origin
3.make sore you have updated driver if not update it
4.do a clean boot of your Windows
5.disable your firewall for NFS rivals
if no works then
For this you will need to contact Origin/EA support they will gladly help you whit this problem https://help.ea.com/en/origin go here press contact as give information press I still need help at the bottom of the page and then press start live chat and you will get a live chat whit an EA agent that will be glad to help you
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November 2013
Already had up to date drivers, re-installed for the fun of it, no good.
Origin Re-installed, no good.
Repair install found no problems.
Already tried a fresh windows boot, tried again after these fixes for more fun, no good.
Disabled the firewall even though I managed to do ok in windowed mode, no good.
Time to slam ea support as it looks like alot of AMD card users are having the same problem. Good luck all
November 2013
What is your operating system and can you please provide the exact reference of your graphic card please?
November 2013
I'm having same problem.
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
ATI 7750 (tried both 13.9 and 13.11 drivers)
CPU i3, 8GB ram
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+1 Windows 8.1 16GB Ram, ATI Radeon 7950 (latest beta driver) Help Please with solve, ilive chat can't help ..
November 2013
sorter13 wrote:
I'm having same problem.
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
ATI 7750 (tried both 13.9 and 13.11 drivers)
CPU i3, 8GB ram
Sorter13 - Are you referring to the beta driver: AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta Driver for Windows® ?
The most common reasons for a black screen issue are:
If ever just like Mishkkaa you can launch the game win windowed mode then changing the resolution might help.
Also, if you have not tried yet, please install the Beta driver (link above - Windows 8 users).
November 2013
Additional information
Need for Speed Rivals crashes when trying to load after the tutorial
Players on Windows 8, when running two AMD 7970 graphics cards with Crossfire functionality, will experience a crash on the loading screen following the Need for Speed Rivals tutorial.
To solve this issue, update to the beta graphics card driver, AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta V9.2, or simply disable Crossfire and unplug the Crossfire cable to prevent the crash.
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I had this problem too and i solved it.
Download this software-
run WindowedBorderlessGaming it will appear on the bottom on the screen.
Now run NFS Rivals on windowed screen and tap the icon of WindowedBorderlessGaming and press "add window".. now go back to the game and press F3... it should work on full screen.
November 2013
Thanks for the help. Yes, I'm currently using the beta driver you linked. But initially was using 13.9.
I can get into windowed mode with ALT+Enter. From there I tried every resolution option, switching to Fullscreen after applying it. Same issue, black screen with sound skipping. Windows says it's all up to date.
It's in another thread here but I've tried:
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After a large meal at home, opening up the tap to rinse away food residues can seem like the quickest way to flush the remains down the garbage disposal without having to hassle with scraping. But that water flows out of your tap at up to 5-gallons-per-minute, an inordinate waste if you've got a fully open faucet to blast gravy off plates from the family dinner. After all, most dishwashers can handle the gravy.
Furthermore, many of those scraps will make for fine compost, cutting down on food waste. A sealable composting container is a sanitary way to hold scraps you'll bring to your own compost bin or local composter. For longer-term storage, keep it in the fridge or freezer to avoid rot and ensure that it won't attract flies. If you need help getting started composting, see composting care and maintenance at NRDC's Simple Steps.


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Charlotte North Carolina Area, Cerebellar Hypoplasia Kitty on Craigslist needs a home ...................
Ad On Craigslist: http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pet/4342238808.html
CL AD READS: "We have a 3 year old black cat with cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) that needs a new home. He needs someone that can give him one on one attention. We ended up with him by complete accident and have tried to give him a good home but we also have 3 dogs and cannot give him the care he deserves. Do some research about this and if this seems like a cat you could give a good home give us a call, text, or email and I can talk more about his situation. We will be VERY particular about making sure he goes to a good home. Thanks for reading this and considering his adoption.
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A skateboarder bungeed to a moving vehicle was in critical condition Friday morning after he lost control of his board and collided with an oncoming truck in Ocean Beach.
The man and another skateboarder, both in their late 20s, crashed on the 4900 West Point Loma Blvd. block shortly before 2:30 a.m. after the car towing them was traveling too fast and forced them to let go, San Diego police Officer David Stafford said.
The rider was struck by the front of a 1999 Chevy truck, driven by a male in his mid 20s, and suffered serious head trauma and was taken to a local trauma center.
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This listener has never been to Yoshi's nightclub in Jack London Square, nor has experienced first hand the music of the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. It is no consolation however, that Trench Heroes is certainly the next best thing to being there. This very fine recording brings to the mind's ear the thrilling reality of eighteen of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians swinging together in front of an enthusiastic audience in the confines of this well-known San Francisco jazz nightclub. The performance of the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is not only first rate, but so are the charts selected for the recording. The band's book draws upon the writing of Charles Mingus, Frank Foster, and Oliver Nelson. Chuck MacKinnon one of the CJO's trumpet players also contributed two originals, and Eddie Nuccilli's arrangement of "Body and Soul" is an excellent version of this time-tested standard.
The opening selection, Mingus' "Slop" demonstrates the band's deft weaving in and out of time and tempo changes in an excellent reading of this challenging composition. Alto saxophonist Eric Crystal also adds an inventive and attention grabbing solo. "Buddy T," a somewhat whimsical medium-up swinger penned by Chuck MacKinnon, features the trumpet player in a lively solo, followed by another inventive improvisation by alto player Crystal. Duane Lawrence, the band's vocalist is featured on two selections, the Count Basie/Jimmy Rushing "Going to Chicago," and also the Carol Coates ballad "City Lights." Lawrence's burnished baritone voice and smooth delivery is very reminiscent of the late Joe Williams, with a clear distinct delivery, but never a lack of feeling or soul. Frank Foster's "Disapproachment" smacks the listener back into an energetic up-tempo swinging reality with burning solos by trombonist Marty Wehner and tenor saxophonist Tod Dickow. The cooler, laid-back tune "Self Help is Needed" by Oliver Nelson follows and features alto soloist Tony Corman. The standard "Body and Soul" is recreated by the CJO as a medium tempo swinger and features the soloing of Eric Crystal and pianist Jacob Semetko. The band winds up their roughly fifty seven minute recording with another Chuck MacKinnon original "These Times." "These Times" another straight-ahead swinger with solos again by Crystal and MacKinnon. The mid point of the arrangement features pianist Semetko in an extended unaccompanied solo cadenza that eventually brings the band back swinging hard as ever, and concludes extending drummer Danny Spencer some solo space.
For the big band jazz fan residing in the San Francisco area, they are truly fortunate to have at hand the opportunity to hear the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra live during one of their regular Monday night gigs. For the rest of us living at some distance, Trench Heroes is more than a suitable substitute and a great addition to a jazz CD collection.


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I've embarked on a self-led journey into OpenGL (like many others I presume). At the moment I can work through the tutorials I have found and can do some simple stuff independently. But I'd like to do more. One thing I'd like to do is attempt to rotate a composite object. I searched the board but came up with no solutions.
Here's a simple scenario. Say I have a bar made up of two cubes. One cube has alternating white and black faces and the other has alternating red and blue faces. Each cube has an X, Y, and Z axis and independently could spin on each axis. When connected together into a bar however the two cubes can only spin on their X axis. The question comes in if I want to animate the process of flipping the bar so the white/black cube is on the right hand side of the bar instead of the left. Is it possible to rotate the entire bar about it's Y axis (which would be the interface between the two cubes if the cubes were of the same size)? Or do you have to do the math and flip each component cube separately?
A similar situation would arise if you were to draw a snowman's face using a sphere for the head, a cone for the nose, and two smaller spheres for the eyes. How could you animate the snowman so the whole head (face in total, nose, and eyes) all rotate together?
A slightly more advanced scenario would be this. Say you have two bars that interlock perpendicular to each other at their middle third. Can you rotate each bar about the common midpoint independent of the other bar? If so, how do you do that, in general terms (although any detail or referrals would be gladly accepted as well).
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Pat Riley stood in the mouth of the tunnel at Boston's TD Garden, between the court and the locker room, and waited for the Boat.
That's what he calls LeBron James — "You know," Riley explains, "best of all time" — an acronym he conjured to remind the planet's preeminent basketball player of frontiers still to be conquered. "Hey, Boat," Riley will say. "How is the Boat doing today?" James will reflexively laugh and shake his head because he is not the Boat, at least not yet.
But on that sweaty night at the Garden, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, facing yet another summer cast as the villain foiled, he delivered one of the Boat performances in NBA history.
The image of James throughout the game, bent at the waist, staring skyward with pupils pushed to his eyelids, recalled predators of different breeds. "He was primal," Riley says. "He was a cobra, a leopard, a tiger hunched over his kill." Read More
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I stumbled upon this post yesterday and it turns out that I had posted the same issue elsewhere on the forum. This posting helped trigger the thinking that ultimately resovled the issue.
It turns out that it has nothing do do with the "+" or with code. Instead, this is a quirk or bug in the InfoPath form services. If you open a form without the &Source parameter, change views then close the form, it will reopen instead of
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Since I am unable to turn on the wii with the remotes it looks like it may be the Bluetooth module that is the culprit? If we assume the machine has not been modded on software nor hardware. Is there any other explaination for the remotes not to connect other than the bluetooth being defective?
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Take a Kid Fishing wins local award
BEMIDJI – Beltrami County Electric Cooperative has named Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing the winner of the local 2012 Touchstone Energy Community Award. The recognition comes with a $500 cash award and a plaque signifying the organization's commitment to community.
The purpose of the Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing program is to promote an outdoor-oriented lifestyle among the area's youth by showing them the enjoyment that can be found in fishing. Since its inception in 1987, the program has worked with more than 4,000 kids ages 10 to 15.
Each year, between 75 and 80 adult guides volunteer their time, equipment and expertise to help make a positive event for the community's youth.
The Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing application will be submitted for consideration to the statewide Minnesota Touchstone Energy Community Award committee.
The overall winner will receive $1,000 toward a community cause of choice. It will be presented in Febraury during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association's annual meeting in St. Paul.


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With only one day remaining until 10K signatures are due for placement on the December 8 primary ballot, the Republican party still has a lone official candidate: Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown. Senator Brown is our subject this morning the latest edition of "Kennedyseat.com Meets the Candidates."
As a reminder/disclaimer: my goal in reaching out to the campaigns is to try and capture a slightly different picture of the candidates as people and politicians. I am not asking them about their positions on specific issues because a) I don't have the opportunity for follow up questions, and b) if I want a stock answer I can just look at the website. Instead I'm trying to gauge their personalities, passions, and sense of humor.
For the time being I will let their answers speak for themselves, and hope readers will weigh in with their thoughts in the comments.
Without further ado, I give you my exclusive email interview with Republican Senate candidate and Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown, uncut, unedited, unspun:
KS: You have served in both the House of Reps and the State Senate - what is the most challenging aspect of legislating, and how has the experience prepared you for success in Washington?
Brown: Being a minority member in the Legislature can be challenging but I relish taking on the status quo. I have found it beneficial to work hard, be accountable, approachable, and work across party lines to get the job done. If there is a good idea, I do not care who sponsored it. I will vote for it if it makes sense. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about how a vote would affect the narrow interests of a certain group. Instead, I ask whether it is good for my district and good for Massachusetts. There is no doubt that I would bring a different perspective to Washington than my Democratic opponents; I would embrace bipartisanship and a desire to see the best solutions brought forward regardless of which party they came from.
KS: Who is your political role model?
Brown: John McCain, JFK, Ronald Reagan. All three subscribed to the belief that tax cuts can lead to economic growth.
KS: Recession, war, health care: What is the greatest challenge facing the United States and how can you help to address it?
Brown: I would say the economy is the number one issue. Unfortunately, the stimulus bill ended up stimulating the government and not the economy. In Massachusetts, we now have the highest unemployment since the 1970s. As a U.S senator, I would make sure further efforts to stimulate the economy are directly tied to job growth and don't end up increasing the size of government. I also oppose cap and trade, which is essentially an energy tax on the American people.
On Afghanistan, we need to finish the job. We cannot permit the Taliban to threaten America's security by allowing this country to be used as a base for terrorism.
On health care, I am opposed to the public option and opposed to higher taxes on insurance plans. I believe we should strengthen the private market system to get coverage to more people, as we did here in Massachusetts.
KS: You are a Republican in Massachusetts, a rare breed: How can the GOP begin to rebuild its numbers in the state?
Brown: Without a healthy two-party balance, too often bad decision-making results. This is what we see with recent tax increases in Massachusetts that have made it harder for families struggling to cope with a major recession and harder on businesses that want to grow and add jobs. As a party, we need to do a better job of articulating our pro-growth message of lower taxes and less wasteful spending. We are the party of free enterprise and job growth. If we can clearly communicate that message, we can increase the size of our party over time and restore balance to Massachusetts politics.
KS: When you look back over your years of service in the National Guard, what is the number one thing you have learned/taken away from that experience?
Brown: A sense of duty and pride in contributing to the security of Massachusetts and the United States. In the nearly 30 years I have served, I have met so many wonderful people, challenged myself and others, and had the opportunity to do things that I never would have never done had I not served. I will miss it when I retire.
KS: If elected, what can you do about that giant traffic jam every fall Sunday on Route 1?
Brown: There are no easy fixes to our traffic headaches. As someone who spends a lot of time in his truck, I share your frustrations. A good first step would be take the stimulus funds that have been set aside for infrastructure repair and actually spend them. The recent report that ranks Massachusetts 49th in the nation in getting highway stimulus dollars out the door is shameful, considering the poor state of our roads and the number of construction workers on the unemployment line.
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Alexei, McPherson contribute RBIs in defeat
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
A sellout crowd of 10,894 saw the Dodgers open the game with three extra-base hits off Dylan Axelrod -- a triple by Gordon and RBI doubles from Mark Ellis and Kemp.
Leading off the third inning, Kemp launched a towering home run to left field. The Dodgers scored again in the fourth on Andre Ethier's RBI single.
Nathan Eovaldi started for the Dodgers and pitched three scoreless innings, striking out two without a walk.
The White Sox scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning off Dodgers Minor Leaguer Allen Webster, one on Jerry Hairston's fifth throwing error of the spring, the other on Dallas McPherson's infield single.
In a six-run fifth inning, Kemp singled in two and also checking in with RBIs were A.J. Ellis, Juan Rivera and Tony Gwynn.
Alexei Ramirez and Kosuke Fukudome contributed run-scoring hits for the White Sox in the fifth.
Up next:Gavin Floyd has pitched four times since Cactus League action began, but only one of those starts has taken place in an actual Cactus League game. Friday night's game against the D-backs at Camelback Ranch, set for a first pitch of 9:05 p.m. CT on MLB.TV, marks Floyd's second official start. He will go five innings or 78 pitches. Paul Konerko, Alex Rios, A.J. Pierzynski and Gordon Beckham are scheduled to be in the lineup.
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"Wired for Sound," Joel Warner, October 7
I don't even know where to begin. Joel Warner says the kid playing in the coffeehouse shouldn't get discouraged because, after all, John Mayer got discovered in one. And beyond that, reaching further back into the mythology of rock stardom, some down-on-his-luck "shaggy-haired" kid named Bruce got his start the same way. And then Warner says (and I quote): "These days, the journey to music stardom is more difficult than ever before." Are you kidding me? I think this is revisionism at its most nefarious. It has never been easy to be a rock star.
And that's the rub: Only a few people in any generation get to experience that rarefied air of the superstar. There were a couple in the '50s, a few more in the '60s, and so on. Not everyone can be MGMT; some have to settle for being Black Lips. But in ten years' time, MGMT will sound dated and Black Lips will still sound relevant. Who would you rather be?
Next Big Sound
I find the entire thesis of this article to be lacking. It presupposes that mass acceptance is correct. That being said, I hope Next Big Sound takes off and I'm wrong. I doubt it, but I hope I'm proven wrong.
Dave Garner
Glad that Westword did such a big profile on Next Big Sound. I suspect that quite a few people who follow Colorado music developments haven't been aware of the company or, if so, haven't realized it is based in Boulder. Also, with Alex White speaking at a number of national music-industry conferences, it gets Boulder's name out. Boulder has a number of resources, which makes it a great place both to live and to work.
Suzanne Lainson
Why on earth apply this to an industry with dwindling revenues? Desperation dollars will dry up in this target market because there is still no way to recoup revenues for labels and artists in this generation of "music is free." Time to reposition and take this to Madison Avenue, and use it to measure advertising and media impact (for anything, not just music) on "social media chatter." It's like match logic and polk for the next decade. If your data-mining technology is this good, it would only make sense.
Russ Christiansen Englewood
I really admire the idea of trying to find out the buzz on local bands. However, I highly disagree with this Next Big Sound list. As a local-music fanatic, I go to almost any local show I can, and I feel like there are a lot of great bands making noise!
The first band I think this overlooked is a band from Denver called the 303 Movement (not to be confused with 3OH!3). I have been following them for three years now. They sold out the Bluebird back in June for their album release — that's pulling numbers! In the first three months of their album being out, they have sold over 1,000 copies at the local level. They work hard for the huge fan base they have, but have always been overlooked by the local media.
The second band is a metal band called NEMESYS. They have been around for five years now and have played with almost every "known" band in Denver and at almost every venue. They pull a huge crowd, too.
I could go on with a couple of other bands such as the Heyday, Regret Night and Hypnautic that I think should be on that list. I am not here to complain, because I liked the article and I love how you guys support local music. That is what Denver needs: unity. So thank you.
James Harper
"Pot Luck," Laura Shunk, October 7
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For shame. For the sake of a fleeting meal — one excreted only hours later — you watched living, feeling animals be boiled alive? That's unconscionable. Scientists have irrefutable proof that lobsters feel pain, and we know that octopuses are keenly intelligent and use tools. How you can sleep at night is beyond me.
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The Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Washington Manufacturers Association and Lake Washington Technical College...
The Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Washington Manufacturers Association and Lake Washington Technical College to survey local manufacturers about what the chamber can do to help improve the businesses.
The results will be used to write a business-development plan to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Redmond.
"We want to do what we can to help out manufacturers and keep jobs in Redmond," chamber CEO Chris Hoffmann said.
Redmond wants to preserve its manufacturing jobs because many such jobs are leaving the state as business costs and competition heat up. Although manufacturing accounted for 13 percent of the jobs in the state, 44,600 jobs left between 2000 and 2003.
King County had 160,000 manufacturing jobs in 1990 but has since lost almost 50,000. Redmond has 175 manufacturers who employ 11,500 people, or 17 percent of the city's workers.
Redmond faces a challenge to try to attract and keep manufacturers: The city needs more trained employees and affordable housing. The median price of a home was $401,054 in December, a 11 percent rise over 2003.
The chamber would like to form a group of Eastside manufacturers to solve the industry's problems.
"Transportation is one of the biggest issues," Hoffmann said. "It's crucial to this side of the pond, particularly with the growth of Microsoft."
For more information, contact Hoffmann at firstname.lastname@example.com or 425-885-4014.
The Snoqualmie Valley Tilth is starting the Carnation farmers market a month early this summer. The nonprofit group took over management of the year-old market from the city this year and plans to open the market May 17 and close it Sept. 13.
Market seeks donations
The Snoqualmie Tribe has given the market some office space, but a few things still are needed: volunteers to join the steering committee; donations of office supplies, including copy paper, phone and answering machine; a handtruck; and a gas grill for the chef's cooking demonstrations.
To volunteer or to make a donation, contact Rhonda Brown, the market manager, at 425-788-3089 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about the market, go to www.ci.carnation.wa.us/farmersmarket online.
Downtown Kirkland has a few new businesses:
Kirkland openings
• Puget Sound Guide and Map Shop, 116 Central Way, sells maps, guidebooks and books on the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia to Northern California. The shop shares the space with Sound Realty.
• Dooley's Doghouse, 120 Central Way, is a health-food store for dogs and cats. The shop sponsors monthly adoptions with animal-rescue groups.
• KaBloom, a florist, 123 Lake St. S.
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Many months ago I posted a short history of Emil Villa's barbeque restaurant company. My complaint
was that the original barbeque sauce
had been supplanted with something
called " brown sauce" a tasteless
vinegery bland mess. I had commented that the Hayward unit
had about four years ago come up
with the real deal. About six weeks
ago I was in to revisit the Hayward
unit. It was a Tuesday early evening.
On that particular night the real deal
occured. The following week on Thursday I brought a small party in
and sadly on this day, the "brown sauce" was served. I also in the mean
time did go to the LIvermore unit and
their sauce was just so so. It had taste but not the mouth watering
want to come back again and again
taste that made Emil Villa's so famous. I hope to return to the Hayward unit sometime soon in the
evening on a Tuesday in hopes that
it has something to do with who makes the sauce.
BTW. the so called original sauce is labeled EVB on the menu. In the meantime also I came across a woman who had eaten at Emil Villa's
first unit a few years before I was
born. She to this day remembers the
original sauce. Her fiancee took her
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Core Media Group's Elvis Presley assets and its Muhammad Ali trademarks are expected to be sold within the next seven days, sources told The Post.
Final bids were due yesterday. The collection is expected to fetch upward of $100 million, sources close to the auction say.
Martin Bandier's music publishing company Sony/ATV and David Schulhof's G2 Investment Group are bidding jointly. Another bidder is believed to be fashion house Iconix Group, which markets Madonna's Material Girl line. Iconix couldn't immediately be reached, while reps for Sony-ATV and G2 declined comment.
Collection assets include a half interest in Elvis' music publishing catalog, with net revenue of $6 million, according to those involved.


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GOP leaders to meet Obama in White House today
WASHINGTON – A federal default could cost New York taxpayers $2 billion, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned Wednesday, as the nation inched a day closer to being unable to pay its bills and as a federal government shutdown entered its ninth day.
If the nation were to reach its debt ceiling and lose its ability to borrow to cover previously incurred expenses, the resulting blows to the financial markets, consumer confidence and government spending would undo much of the economic progress the state has made in recent years, the governor warned.
"Congressional dysfunction has already hurt New York and the nation's economies by fueling a lack of consumer confidence nationwide," Cuomo said. "Jeopardizing our full faith and credit is a new level of recklessness and irresponsibility that would have dire consequences and could cause irreparable damage to our economy."
Cuomo's warning came on another day of paralysis in Washington that featured several developments:
President Obama invited House Republicans to the White House today to discuss the situation; the White House scrambled to ensure that military death benefits get paid; and Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, led the GOP's attacks on "Obamacare."
Collins chaired a House subcommittee hearing on Obamacare's impact on small business, and afterward, he downplayed the dangers of default.
"The bigger risk we have than default is a runaway debt that makes our credit rating go in the tank and interest rates start to skyrocket," he said.
"No one knows what would happen if we went through the debt ceiling, but what I know in my heart of hearts is that if we don't deal with the deficit, some number of years down the road we're going to be paying a big penalty, as people wouldn't want to lend us money."
That's not how Cuomo sees it.
"New York is the epicenter of the financial services industry, which is still recovering from one of the most cataclysmic periods in its history," the governor's office said in a statement. "A default of federal debt would reverse the progress that has been made and impact Wall Street profitability, employee compensation and, as a result, state revenues."
Meanwhile, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., revealed what appears to be a Republican division over the debt ceiling issue, saying in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that the debt limit must be raised.
Doing so should be part of a larger package to address the nation's fiscal issues, he said in the essay – which never mentions Obamacare, the issue that drove House Republicans to force the government shutdown and, until now at least, a key issue in the debate over the debt ceiling as well.
"We need to open the federal government. We need to pay our bills today – and make sure we can pay our bills tomorrow," Ryan wrote. "So let's negotiate an agreement to make modest reforms to entitlement programs and the tax code."
Ryan will get his chance to press that point to Obama today. Ryan is one of 18 House leaders who will be going to the White House to discuss the budget and debt ceiling issues.
Obama originally invited all House Republicans to the White House, but House Speaker John Boehner opted to instead send a smaller delegation of House leaders.
That decision disappointed the president, said White House press secretary Jay Carney.
"The president thought it was important to talk directly with the members who forced this economic crisis on the country about how the shutdown and a failure to pay the country's bills could devastate the economy," Carney said in a statement.
Brendan Buck, a spokesman for Boehner, defended the decision to send the smaller delegation.
"Nine days into a government shutdown and a week away from breaching the debt ceiling, a meeting is only worthwhile if it is focused on finding a solution," Buck said in a statement. "That's why the House Republican Conference will instead be represented by a smaller group of negotiators."
House Democrats met with Obama on Wednesday, and separate meetings for Senate Democrats and Republicans are in the works, too.
Meanwhile, the administration tried to douse a firestorm over the fact that military death benefits are not being paid amid the government shutdown.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the Department of Defense had struck a deal in which the Fisher House Foundation, a charity that works with veterans, will pay military death benefits, including $100,000 death gratuity payments. The government will reimburse the foundation once the government shutdown ends and the government is fully funded.
"I am outraged and embarrassed that the government shutdown had prevented the Department of Defense from fulfilling this most sacred responsibility in a timely manner," Hagel said.
The shutdown occurred because House Republicans insisted on defunding or delaying Obamacare in a bill to fund the government, which the president and Senate Democrats refused to do.
The GOP has been relentlessly attacking Obamacare throughout the shutdown, and on Wednesday it was Collins' turn to do so.
At a hearing of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology – which Collins chairs – the Clarence lawmaker lamented the health law's provision requiring companies with more than 50 full-time employees to offer health insurance.
"The evidence is clear," Collins said. "The fact that part-time work has made up the majority of the job growth so far this year is proof. This law is forcing more companies to limit hours so they can remain open."
The hearing focused on the health law's definition of full-time employees as those who work more than 30 hours a week – which is far stricter than federal labor law, which defines full-time work as starting at 40 hours.
At the hearing, Dean Baker, co-director of the liberal-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research, disputed Collins' claim that Obamacare is pushing businesses toward part-time employment. Labor data from the first half of the year actually shows growth in full-time employment as well as part-time employment, he said.
"This suggests that the number of employees who may have actually cut hours to avoid the sanctions is too small to have a noticeable impact on the labor market," Baker said.
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Vermillion County Indiana Genealogy
PAYTON M. MERRIMAN, decceased, was one of the enterprising farmers of the early days of Vermillion County. He was born in Tennessee, January 16, 1806, a son of Jesse and Mary Merriman, and when a young man came to Indiana, and settled in Vermillion County. He owned at his death ninety-nine acres on section 9, Vermillion Township, and eighty acres on another section. He died in May, 1856, leaving many friends to mourn his loss. He was married September 8, 1831, in Tennessee, to Anna Campbell, who was born January 16, 1808, and died September 28, 1839. To them were born five children -- Mary E., wife of James Horlin; Jane, widow of William Nichols; Martha, deceased; Matilda, wife of Eldridge Horlin; and Rachel, deceased. April 5, 1840, Mr. Merriman married Julia A. Sears, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Hoffstetten) Sears, natives of Kentucky. They had a family of five children -- Isabel, Amanda, John M., R. T. and Bruce E. Amanda married Allen Frazer and has two children -- Ure M., and James H. Bruce married Alice Rice, and has two children -- Collett and Jessie. John M. resides on the homestead with his mother, and has charge of the farm, which contains ninety acres of valuable land. In politics Mr. Merriman was a Democrat. He and his wife were among the first members of the Methodist church in Vermillion County.
PHILO HARKNESS, residing on section 34, Clinton Township, was born in Allegany County, New York, August 29, 1816, a son of Robert and Roxalana (Boyce) Harkness, the father born in Maine, and the mother in the State of New Hampshire. They were married in New Hampshire, and after the birth of their two eldest children, they removed to Allegany County, New York, where four children were born to them. In 1825 the father decided to workk his way to the west with his family to see if he could better their circumstances, he being a poor man. The following winter was spent at Rochester, New York, where their youngest child was born. A short time was then spent at Buffalo, New York, when the family came to Indiana, reaching Fort Harrison Prairie in August, 1826. For several years Mr. Harkness was compelled to make changes of residence to find work to support his family, but his home was always in Vigo County. He died in the fall of 1832, his widow surviving until 1846. She died at the home of our subject. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harkness -- Almira, deceased; Mary died aged twelve years, the year the family came to Indiana; Rossel; Philo, the subject of this sketch; Ophelia, deceased; Amanda, and Roxie, deceased. Philo Harkness has lived in Western Indiana from the age of ten years. At the age of sixteen years he was thrown upon his own resources by the death of his father, and has never owned a dollar not honestly earned by
JONATHAN E. ELLIS, farmer and stock-raiser, section 9, Vermillion Township, was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, December 3, 1841, a son of Levi and Mary (Haworth) Ellis, his father a native of Ohio, of Scotch and Welsh ancestry, and his mother of Indiana, of Scotch-Irish descent. The father moved to Vermillion County, Illinois, in 1836. The parents were married January 10, 1838, and reared a family of five children, three of whom are living -- Rebecca, wife of George F. Hoskins; Jonathan E., and Susanna, wife of Micajah Haworth. One son, William F., was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and was wounded at Chickamauga, catured, and died in Andersonville prison. Their eldest son, Richard H., was a prominent citizen of Eugene Township. The father died in Vermillion County, Illinois. April 27, 1847, aged thirty-five years, and the mother in 1864. After the death of his father, Jonathan Ellis was brought to Vermillion County, Indiana, and remained here ten years. He then returned to Illinois and remained there three years, then came back to this township, where he was living at the breaking out of the Rebellion, and in 1862 he enlisted in Company C, Seventy-third Illinois Infantry, and served three years. He participated in the battles at Perrysville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Rocky Face Gap, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville, and many others of less importance. He was discharged at Camp Butler and returned home at the close of the war. He was married September 1, 1870, at Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, to Kate E. Linder, daughter of Samuel and Lucinda (Neice) Linder, her father a native of Ohio, and her mother of Pennsylvania, both of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have two children -- William F. and Samuel L. Mr. Ellis settled on the farm where he now lives November 4, 1884. He owns 132 acres of valuable land, all under cultivation, and his improvements are among the best in the township, and his residence a large brick building. In politics Mr. Ellis affiliates with the Republican party. He and his family are members of the society of Friends.
JOHN S. KEARNS, a worthy representative of one of the old and honored pioneer families of Vermillion County, is engaged in general farming on section 4, Helt Township, where he has forty-two acres of valuable land. His father, William Kearns, was born in Virginia, a son of William Kearns, who immigrated to Kentucky as a slave holder in an early day. William Kearns, Jr., left his father's home when sixteen years old,
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Essay on the Backward Classes – The term 'backward classes' has not been defined properly either by the sociologists or by the constitution-makers. The backward classes are a large mixed category of persons with boundries that are both unclear and elastic. They seem to comprise roughly one-third of the total population of the country. They consist of three main categories — the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and the 'other backward classes'.
The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are comparatively better defined and form roughly 22% of the total population according to the 1971 Census. The "other backward classes" is a residual category. Their position is highly ambiguous and it is not possible to give an exact statement of their numbers.
'Other Backward Classes':
The third major group of 'backward classes' consists of a big number of educationally and economically backward people. Though the term 'backward classes' has not been defined by the Indian Constitution, the characteristics of backwardness are described here and there and also sometimes the categories are mentioned.
Article 15 (4) speaks of the socially and educationally backward. Article 16 (4) uses the term 'backward class' and speaks of inadequate representation in services. Article 45 mentions free and compulsory education. Article 46 mentions the weaker sections of the people and includes the expression "the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes".
Article 340 empowers the State to investigate the condition of the backward classes and to help them by grants, etc. Thus the Constitution has accepted the following elements of backwardness; illiteracy and lack of education, poverty, exploitation of labour, non-representation in services and untouchability.
Thus, the term ' backward classes' is vague in the sense that it includes a wide variety of lower classes as well as castes consisting of millions of people. Article 340 of the Constitution provide for the appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes. Accordingly, the President (that is, the Union Govt.) had appointed on Jan. 29, 1953, The Backward Classes Commission under the chairmanship of Kakasaheb Kalelkar.
The Commission prepared a list containing as many as 2,399 communities which were treated as socially and educationally backward. Out of these, 913 communities alone had an estimated population of 115 millions. The commission adopted the following criteria for determining backwardness:
1. Low Social position in the traditional caste hierarchy of Hindu Society.
2. Lack of general advancement among the major section of a caste or community.
3. Inadequate or no representation in Government services.
4. Inadequate representation in the field of trade, commerce and industry.
Caste as the Basis to Determine Backwardness:
It appears that after considering several criteria, the commission ultimately decided to treat the caste as an important factor for determining backward classes. The Commission made its list on the basis of caste.
In fact, the chairman of the commission Kalelkar wanted to eschew the principle of caste for he saw dangers in suggesting remedies on caste basis. The Union Government, however, also felt the same. In addition to the above, several committees were appointed by the States and lists of backward communities were drawn up.
The Havnoor Commission Report of Karnataka can be cited here as an example. Provision was made for reservations for these communities in educational institutions as well as in the state employment.
It may be noted here that for the purposes of the Union of India at present there is no list of backward classes other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and there are no reservations for them under the Union of India.


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Duke Frederick of Saxony, also known as Friedrich von Sachsen or Friedrich von Wettin, was the 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1498-1510. He was the third son of Albert, Duke of Saxony, and Sidonie of Pod?brady, daughter of George of Podebrady.
The Teutonic Knights had been in a long power struggle with Poland over Prussia. Because the Teutonic Knights' fortunes had declined throughout the 15th century, they hoped that by selecting someone connected by marriage to the ruling Jagiellon dynasty of Poland, they would strengthen their position.
Born in Torgau, Frederick was a member of the Albertine line, the junior branch of the prestigious House of Wettin which ruled Saxony. Frederick should not be confused with his cousin of the same name from the Ernestine line, who ruled the Electorate of Saxony. Frederick's older brother George had married Barbara, a sister of King John I Albert of Poland. The young duke was elected Grand Master in 1498.
When the Polish king summoned Frederick to do homage for the Order's holdings, he referred the matter to the Imperial Reichstag set to meet in Worms in 1495. The Reichstag informed John I Albert that he could not interfere in the Grand Master's free exercise of power in Prussia. Frederick's delaying tactics were assisted by the quick succession of three Polish kings during his 12 years in office.
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Absolutely loving the new update. The new rating scale that actually shows the numbers is awesome! The new fonts, all the little details we can add to the tea pages and our reviews. I'm seriously nerding out over here. I'm going to have a lot of fun filling these things out! But the bottom part – "What flavors and scents do you notice?" Is that like the TL;DR section? Kinda defeats the purpose of a review… or maybe that's just me.
Anyway, this tea was another gift from*Kaliska*. I absolutely love Earl Grey creme teas. Vanilla and bergamot together with a strong black base? How could I resist?
Upon opening the package, I am instantly hit with a cupcakey, lemony vanilla aroma. Mmmm. If any of you are familiar with Adagio's Earl Grey Moonlight, this smells almost exactly like it. It looks beautiful in the pouch, too. Very dark leaves mixed with pretty blue calendula flowers and some other silvery flowers that aren't listed on the webpage. When steeped, the mystery flowers opened sort of like a dandelion. I'd also like to note that there was no oil on top of the tea this time. I wonder if it was coming from the chocolate Della Terra uses.
The black tea this is based on is certainly potent. Quite astringent and maybe a little bitter. But the bitterness is complimented so sweetly by the vanilla and citrus of the bergamot. It's somehow hearty and soothing at the same time. The creme flavor is especially apparent on the exhale. I think this would be a good tea for first thing in the morning… something that both consoles you after leaving your nice warm bed, but also packs a punch to help get you started.
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The sun rises behind the Stonehenge monument in England, during the summer solstice shortly after 4:52 a.m., on June 21. Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice. About 20,000 people crowded the prehistoric site on Salisbury Plain, southern England.
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if you were talking SS cardio i'd say immediately following lifting is fine. HIIT, however, should be treated as a training session and IMO should be done at a different time of the day entirely or separate days.
Right due to work/time restrictions I'm no longer able to hit the gym 6 days a week and do 3 days of weights and 3 days of cardio, its just too time consuming and seems to be an ineffcient way of doing things
I'd like to start doing my lifting and cardio in the same sessions if possible
At the moment and weights session lasts typically 50mins-1hr, and a cardio session is HIIT running/sprinting for 10 minutes
How would I go about combining the 2? Is it okay to just do my weights then hop on the treadmill and do my running? Or do I need to cut back the volume in my weights sessions slightly to account for the cardio at the end (so i can keep it under 1hr)? Should I leave a gap between the weights and cardio parts, should I consume a shake in this gap? or some BCAA's or something? Should I keep the intensity and length of my cardio the same as before, or will this need to change due to doing the cardio on depleted energy and glycogen stores?
Any advice would be really appriciated!
if you were talking SS cardio i'd say immediately following lifting is fine. HIIT, however, should be treated as a training session and IMO should be done at a different time of the day entirely or separate days.
Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory. -G. Behn
Thanks for the fast reply
I could probably do HIIT one day a week then if i could get the the gym a 4th day, which i could probably do at the weekend
What do you mean by SS cardio? Will this have the similar health and vascularity benefits? they are my main reasons for wanting to do cardio right now, as i am bulking not trying to lose weight, although i don't have a problem eating enough so the cals i burn from the cardio is irrelevant to me, it always seems to be beneficial to bodycomp
SS = steady state. longer bouts of medium intensity. if you're bulking i'd keep cardio to a minimum anyway. one HIIT session a week is plenty. maybe another day for your overall cardiovascular health but you don't want to work against your current goals.
Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory. -G. Behn
What do you reckon to doing high intensity cardio about 1.5 hrs after a workout. Is that long enough or should it be done in the evening instead?
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i'd leave a good few hours to let your body recover full from the lifting session, plus you'd need a PWO shake, meal, and maybe something before your cardio session, so i'd certainly leave it till later onOriginally Posted by mrmark
thanksOriginally Posted by The13ig13adWolf
plan is to do this then:
mon - chest/abs
tue - rest
wed - back/SS cardio
thur - rest
fri - delts/bis/tris*
sat - HIIT cardio OR legs**
sun - rest
* - yes, i prefer working the guns as one
** - rotated week to week, yes i know i should work legs every week but it is winter over here right now, and i do lots of walking, plus HIIT is a leg workout in itself!
evening IMO.Originally Posted by mrmark
Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory. -G. Behn
I do a fast 2 mile run after 2 of my workouts. For me it works great, I am getting stronger and in better shape for my cardio as well. No way in hell I want to be in the gym 6 days a week.Originally Posted by young d
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I do my treadmill stuff after weights, works fine for me. I dont want to go twice a day.
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Right now on days I don't train. As soon as I start a cut, it will be right after training 5 days a week


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For President,
of New Jersey.
For Vice-President,
of Indiana.
For Congress,
HON. J. CAMPBELL CANTRlLL,
of Scott county.
The Day of Ballots.
The arguments in the presidential
campaign of 1912 are ended and with
the dawn of the day the battle of bal
lots will begin. There seems no doubt
that it will be decided in favor of the
people by the triumph of their peerless
leader, but in order to do so every
Democrat and other patriotic men
must do their full duty.
They must get on the firing line and
show no quarter to camp followers
and stragglers. The bJack flag should
be hoisted against the high protective
tariff, the insolent trusts and other in
terests favored at the expense of the
Let the battle cry today be "Wilson,
Marshall and a Democratic Congress,"
and the God of Battles will smile upon
us with a famous victory.
Democrats of Bourbon county must
rally to the support of the Democratic
party today of all times. Never was
victory more apparent than at present
but there should be no hanging back
when the polls are thrown open this
morning. The stay at home Democrat
is no Democrat at all ; the man who
vote the ticket straight andwho goes
to the polls earlv is the man who the
Democrats must depend upon for vic
tory. That the grand old county of Bour
bon will come forward with a hand
some majority for the Democratic
Presidential candidates is a foregone
conclusion, but even in the face of
these facts there should not be the
slightest di3interestin the election.
Let the Democrats do their duty today
by their party and .themselves.
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Justice Eli Cherry, of Uillis Mill
Tenn., was plainly worried. A bad
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tors and long resisted all remedies.
"I thought it was a cancer, "he wrote.
"At last I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and was completely cured." Cures
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To Propose Strict Salary Limit.
When the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagnes meets
at Milwaukee on November 12, Cant.
Wm. Neal, president of the Blue Glass
League, will propose that the mag
nates of the minor fraternity adopt a
strict salary limit agreement, with a
maximum salar? for any plaver, ex
cept a manager in the various classifi
cations. He proposes that the association em
ploy traveling auditors to visit various
cities and examine the payrolls, and
wherever a player is discovered to be
getting over tne limit, make him a
free agent.
President Neal will also oppose Pres
ident M. H. Sexton's proposal to tax
the draft moneys passing through the
hands of the association secretary in
order to defray the expenses of main
taining offices. "The assessment
should be raised, if necessary but tax
ing the draft money would be unfair
to the leaguesSwith desirable players,
who would pay more than their pro
portion ot -the expense," says he.
It is announced that President M.
E. Justice of the Central Association,
will uring in a committee report at the
Milwaukee meeting which will cover
the salary limit qre.tion from all
angles. The Natiojal Association
magnates have been informed in a
circular letter from headquarters that
they mustagree on all clauses of the
proposed new national agreeement,
which will be submitted to the nation
al commission for ratification before
March 1, 1913. - . &
Gov. McCreary Writes About
Corporations and Valuation
of State Franchise.
Recites Law Requiring Attorney
General to Recommend Be
fore Employing Counsel
uovernor Mcureary nas issued a
statement in response to the letter ad
dressed to him and to others by Mr.
Justus Goebel. Ihe Governor declares
that "all persons who have made prop
er investigation know that the corpo
rations in Kentucky have not been
paying their just proportion of the
taxes," an" says that if the corpora
tions which have instituted suits per
sist in their efforts "the State of Ken
tucky and the cause of the taxpayers
should be defended in the courts by
counsel in every way well equipped,
and by all the attorneys that may be
needed to cone with the many able at
torneys who instituted the suits."
The Governor's statement follows:
"The letter of Mr. Justus Goebel ad
dressed to me and to all administrative
and legislative officers of the State,
and to all citizens of the Common
wealth who are interested in equal and
uniform taxation, has been published
generally in the newspapers and con
tains valuable information and impor
tant suggestions.
"He was prenet at the meetings of
the Board of Valuation and Assess
ment, which occupied about five
months arid must be well informed on
the subjects to which he refers.
"The Board of Valuation and Assess
ment, consisting of Henry M.Bosworth
State Auditor, Thomas S. Rhea, State
Treasurer, and C. P. Crecelius, Secre
tary of Mate, did then work well and
fai thfully.
"All persons who have made proper
investigation know that corporations
in j&eDtucKy nave not Been paying
their just proportion of the taxes, and
there has been unjust and burden
some taxation upon the people as com
pared with what has been required to
be paid by the large corporations of
our State.
"1 am opposed to discrimination, and
beileve that taxation should be uni-
iorm, and the corporations and the
people assessed and taxed justlv and
"In rny message to the last Lecis
lature I recommended the passage of
eight important bills, and all were en
acted into Jaw except the public utili
ties bill, which gave the Governor au
thority to appoint an assessment and
valuation commission to do what the
existing Board ot Valuation and As
sessment nas done: nut, as the mem
bers ot that board had not under form
er administrations been active, I had
no knowledge that the existing board
would be active until I was assured bv
the members that they would do their
duty and be just and fair, and the pub
lic utilities bill was not passed..
"The existing Board" of Valuation
and Assessment based their 1912 as
sessment on evidence of the values
placed'before them at great length and
I am sure they have presented what
they believe, after careful examina
tion and convincing proof, are just and
fair asspssments; and of about four
hundred corporations assessed, only
eight have protested in the courts.
"The eight suits that have been
brought against the State may be con
tested through tne Federal and State
courts, and are of great imortance to
the people and the State treasury.
They involve for the State aoout four
hundred thousand dollars annually, and
for the county and city taxing dis
tricts about eight hundred thousand
dollars annually, or a total of about
one million two hundred thousand dol
lars. "When the present administration
came into office, less than one year
ago, the State's indebtedness was more
than two million dollars. With just
and fair taxation the debt of the State
would soon be extinguished ; and I re
gret that important and powerful cor
porations are resisting tne action of
the Board of Valuation and Assess
ment and endeavoring to perpetuate
taxation which btheii own admissions
show to beunjust and unequal.
"If the corporations which have in
stituted suits persist in their efforts,
the State of Kentucky and the cause
of the taxpayers should be defended in
the courts by counsel in everv way
well equipped and bv all the attorneys
that may be needed to meet and cope
with the many able attorneys who in
stituted the suits.
"I have perfect confidence in the
ability, and known loyalty to the
State's interests of Attorney General
Garnett and his three assistants, and
also in the able and well equipped at
torney, Mr. Rich, wha by request of
the Attorney General,, in writing, 1
have employed but I will be pleased
to appoint another attorney, or tw&
others, if the Attorney General, in
writing, snouid asn me to do so. as,
under the law. I cannot emplov coun
sel to represent the State without his
"Subsection 5 of sections 112-15,,
article 2, page 218, of the Kentucky
Statutes provides :
"The Attorney General and his as
sistants shall attend to all litigation
and business in or out of the State,
required ot him or them under this
act. or other existing law or laws
hereinafter enacted, and also any liti
gation or business that any State offi
cer may have in connection with or
growing out of his official duty : and
no State officer, board of trustees or
the head of any department or institu
tion of the State shall have authority
to employ or to be represented bv
any other counsel or attorney at law,
unless an emergency arises, which, m
the opinion of the Attorney General,
requires the employment of other coun
sel, in order to properly protect the in
terest of the Commonwealth, in which
event the Attorney General shall, in
writing, setting forth reasons for such
employment, request the Governor to
employ such additional counsel.
" 'Before such counsel is employed,
his fee and compensation shali be
agreed upon" and fixed by written con-
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til you find out the prices, You
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Prompt paying non - union
tract by the Governor and said counsel
subject to the aDproval of the Attor
ney Genera.'
"It is iherefora'apparent that I can
not appoint an attorney to assist the
Attorney General in these suits until
the Attorney General, in writing, re
quests me to do so, and also agrees
with me on the compensation the coun
sel employed is to receive.
"JAMES B. McCREARY."
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his " Favorite Prcsci-iption,; contains, a complete list or in
gredients on the bottic-wrapper. Do nc let ?ny druggist
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Artists' Book Residency Grant
The artists' book residency grant is designed to enable artists to produce a limited edition book work at WSW. Working intensively in our studios for six to eight weeks, artists print and bind their own books. WSW technical assistance includes training on new equipment, techniques and materials, and assistance with production.
The grant includes a stipend of $350/week, materials up to $750, access to all studios, travel costs up to $250 within the Continental US, and housing.
Projects are chosen by a jury of outside artists and curators. We encourage an edition size no larger than 100 and no smaller than 50. WSW has developed a series of archive and exhibition opportunities for the books. The contract stipulates 10% of the edition (or ten books) for WSW archives, exhibition, and display copies; 10% of the edition for the artist; and 80% of the edition for general marketing.
The artist has the option of collaborating with WSW on the marketing of the books for a 50% commission fee. WSW artists' books are held in over 300 collections world-wide, with repositories of all the artists' books published by WSW held at: Indiana University (Bloomington), The Library of Congress, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Delaware, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Vassar College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Yale University.
Postmark Deadline: November 15
Notification Date: Applicants will be notified via email by March 1
Residency Length: 6-8 weeks
Residency Occurs: 6-18 months after application, September through June
- The application form
- A one-page description of the project, not to exceed 100 words. Description should include the media or studio needed to produce the edition.
- A structural dummy to demonstrate how the book will be bound or function when handled. It does not have to be a complete representation of the finished piece. However, please include 1-2 spreads which are fully sketched out. Your dummy should be actual size. We anticipate that, if funded, you will refine your ideas before your residency.
- A materials budget
- Resume
- A CD with ten clearly marked images of recent work. An image script with descriptive text, which should include title, media, dimension, and date. Check our FAQ sheet for digital specifications. WSW reserves the right not to review applications that are not properly formatted.
- Applicants who do not want to receive decision information by EMAIL can include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE). APPLICATION MATERIALS WILL NOT BE RETURNED UNLESS REQUESTED and adequate postage and packaging material is included with the application.
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Daily Archives: March 5, 2013
DraftSeason's Blogger's Draft has CB Desmond Trufant going to Pittsburgh
Harrison's agent, Steelers looking for "common ground"
The agent for Steelers linebacker James Harrison said early on in the process he didn't think he should have to take a pay cut. But agent Bill Parise said Tuesday he's talking to the Steelers, to see if there's a way to carve into Harrison's cap charge. Parise told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…ProFootballTalk » Pittsburgh Steelers
Steeelers, James Harrison working on restructuring his contract
According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers and James Harrison's agent Bill Parise have been discussing a way to restructure his contract to lower his 2013 cap number.
Harrison, who will be 35 in two months, is scheduled to make salaries of $ 6.57 million this season and $ 7.575 million in 2014 in the final two years of …
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers
It Takes Two Sides in Order To Get A Deal Done With Keenan Lewis
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed free agent cornerback William Gay to a three-year, $ 4.5 million contract, many feel that unrestricted free agent cornerback Keenan Lewis will for sure now be lost via free agency. This fear, however, would exist regardless if Gay was or wasn't signed.
The money given to Gay, when looked at from a salary…
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers
Roethlisberger re-do saves $6 million in cap space
As expected, the Steelers have restructured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's contract. As not expected, they've done the deal at a time when doing so will help the Ravens reduce the exclusive franchise tender to their own franchise quarterback, Joe Flacco. According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Roethlisberger has re…
Bouchette Discusses Gay Signing, Ben's Leadership
Steelers Insider, Ed Bouchette spoke with the Fan Morning Show about some of the team's off-season moves.CBS Pittsburgh » Steelers
William Gay is tickled pink to be back with the black and gold
Cornerback William Gay is happy to be back with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a one year absence.
Gay, who spent one season in Arizona, says as soon as he was released, he got the call from Pittsburgh. "Soon as it hit the wire that I was released, I got a call from the black and gold. That put a smile on my face — knowing the team that drafted m…
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers
William Gay Returns to Pittsburgh
Cornerback William Gay is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did an interview with Steelers.com after signing his new contract. Gay, who was drafted by the Steelers in 2007, played in Pittsburgh for five years before going to Arizona last season….
Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : Videos
Steelers WR Mike Wallace Sitting Pretty Monday Evening After Recent Moves
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace has to be feeling pretty good Monday evening thanks to some of the things that transpired around the NFL since Friday.
For starters, the Steelers were unable to place the franchise tag on Wallace, as expected, and now he is assured to hit the free agent market next Tuesday evening. In addition to that…
Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers
Gay back with his Steelers' family
When William Gay walked into the Steelers' locker room on Monday morning, the newly signed cornerback heard a familiar voice call out to him and his already bright smile suddenly lit up the entir……
Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : News


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Sean Faircloth to Visit West Palm Beach in January 2014 with Action Plan to Create a Secular America
Faircloth takes a unique approach by teaming religious people who support church-state separation with those in the secular community, leading them in a combined effort to promote a more just, fair-minded, and positive government process.
January 3, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Sean Faircloth will present his action plan for returning America to its secular roots in a live presentation on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 6:30PM at the Main Branch of the Palm Beach Public Library in West Palm Beach, FL. The event is free and open to the public.
Author of Attack of the Theocrats, How the Religious Right Harms Us All & What We Can Do About It, Faircloth is President of Global Secular Strategy & Organizing (GSOS). As founder and head of GSOS, he is spearheading a national project called SecularityUSA, a specific, practical plan to remove religious bias from government. In his January 22nd presentation, he will share details of the plan, giving specific examples of how religious bias in government policy profoundly harms U.S. citizens - including religious citizens - and reinforcing the need to protect the rights of all denominations from such bias. He will share his vision for a secular America and invite audience questions and comments. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early as high attendance is expected and seating is limited.
Faircloth is the former Director of Strategy & Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science and served two years as Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America. In his book and in his work, Faircloth presents his Ten-Point Vision for a Secular America and lays out a specific plan to organize citizens for a world based on reason and science.
Faircloth has extensive organizing, lobbying and political experience at both the state and federal level. He served a decade in Maine's legislature, successfully spearheading more than 30 laws, many pertaining to child welfare and women's rights. He served on the Judiciary Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and was elected Majority Whip by his colleagues. He received numerous awards of recognition including the 2006 Legislator of the Year Award from the Maine People's Alliance and the 2005 Excellence in Advocacy Award from the American Heart Association's Northeast Affiliate. Before being elected to the Maine House of Representatives, he founded and managed the Maine Discovery Museum, the largest children's museum in New England outside Boston. Faircloth has extensive experience in political organizing and lobbying at both the state and federal level.
About SecularityUSA
SecularityUSA is a specific, practical plan to return America to a secular government. This strategic approach to church-state separation gives the freethought movement a way to create real and lasting impact on America's future. SecularityUSA will build an unprecedented political operation - teaming both nonreligious and religious people who support church-state separation - to promote a just, fair-minded, and positive government process. SecularityUSA has already garnered the support of notable freethinkers and atheists, including Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Adam Savage, as well as national organizations, including Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The project is quickly attracting a network of dedicated volunteers from across the country who advocate for church-state separation. SecularityUSA is designed to protect secular governance both nationally and locally, substantially diminishing the power of those who want to impose a religious bias in government. The project will be instrumental in springboarding secularism to prominence and credibility in 2016. SecularityUSA also includes a long-term strategy that will provide a foundation for sustaining major growth in the freethought movement for years to come. SecularityUSA is a project of Global Secular and Organizing Strategy, a nonprofit corporation with 501(c)3 status pending, The project's web site is www.SecularityUSA.org.
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Tags: campaign, dawkins, faircloth, global, organizing, religion, Richard, sean, secularity


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San Diego's economic future turns increasingly on tourism. And one of the biggest engines of the tourist industry is the San Diego Convention Center, which ranks among the 10 largest meeting venues in the United States. Without a doubt, the convention center has proven to be a very profitable investment for taxpayers.
But to remain competitive, the center needs to be expanded. Some of the biggest annual gatherings, such as Comic-Con with 125,000 attendees, will soon outgrow San Diego's 600,000-square-foot hall. Given its proven record of spurring the visitor industry, another expansion of the center would pay attractive economic dividends.
A mayoral task force assessing the pros and cons of a proposed expansion – the second since the center opened two decades ago – is almost certain to conclude that it would be a good idea. The real question is how to pay for it.
The cost of a 500,000-square-foot expansion could top $500 million. Clearly, San Diego's battered general fund cannot be tapped to pay for this. But the 12.5 percent hotel tax levy is a logical source for some or all of the financing needed to enlarge the center.
At present, 2 percentage points of the tax is diverted to a "tourism marketing district" for the exclusive use of large hotels to promote San Diego as a destination for travelers. This is a considerable sum of money – $30 million and growing in good years.
No entity stands to benefit more from the convention center expansion than hoteliers. For example, since the last expansion, the annual number of hotel nights booked by conventioneers has jumped from 583,609 to 729,696, boosting hotel profits significantly.
It only follows, then, that the share of hotel tax revenues now being diverted to hotel self-promotion should be used to help finance a convention center expansion. More to the point, the expansion would far better serve the long-term financial interests of the big hotels than would generic tourist promotion.
Given San Diego's fiscal problems, general fund revenues should not be spent on the convention center. The biggest chunk of the funding should come from those who would profit most from the expansion – large hotels, which just happen to be sitting on a very large pot of cash.


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Statement on President Obama's Executive Order to Undermine Second Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC — Wisconsin's First District Congressman and speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, released the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement of his executive order to restrict American gun ownership:
"From day one, the president has never respected the right to safe and legal gun ownership that our nation has valued since its founding. He knows full well that the law already says that people who make their living selling firearms must be licensed, regardless of venue. Still, rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, he goes after the most law-abiding of citizens. His words and actions amount to a form of intimidation that undermines liberty.
"No matter what President Obama says, his word does not trump the Second Amendment. We will conduct vigilant oversight. His executive order will no doubt be challenged in the courts. Ultimately, everything the president has done can be overturned by a Republican president, which is another reason we must win in November.
"We know that the president wants to spend this year offering distractions from his failed record. We will not allow this strategy to take us off course from giving the American people a clear choice with a bold policy agenda."