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Predicting Presidential Elections, 2008 Edition
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Predicting Presidential Elections, 2008 Edition
Yale economics professor Ray Fair has been predicting Presidential elections with only a handful of variables since the 1970's. He argues that economic news (in particular, a combination of inflation and growth) is the primary determinant of electoral success in Presidential elections. His simple formula, updated to the present, suggests that the Republicans are in for trouble. The model currently predicts a 52-48 victory for the Democrats, and with even greater margins if the economy continues to struggle.
If the race ends up being Obama v. McCain as the trends suggest, there are a series of unique variables in this race which will make it unique.
Youth v. Age in Candidates and Voters: Age usually prevails, but every so often a young candidate earns the trust of older voters and gets the young voters out to the polls. I do not believe we have ever had this range of age between candidates for President.
Charisma v. Substance: Obama has charisma to burn while McCain is hardly Ronald Reagan. However, when Frank Luntz ran one of his focus groups of Dem voters last week, he asked them to name a single thing that Obama had accomplished. The best they could some up with is that Obama gives a good speech and he was the first African American to be elected to the Senate. (I am unsure whether this says more about Obama or his voters). In stark contrast, McCain's name is on several major bills over the past decade.
Governance v. Target Voters: Obama governs from the far left and is seeking centrist voters, while McCain governs from the center and is seeking conservative voters. Once the GOP makes a big issue over Obama's governance, will he be able to get centrist voters? Given that conservatives know all about McCain's political apostasies, will they come out to vote for him? This is a strange alignment.
Race: The variable which shall not be spoken in the Dem press is the role race may play in the election. Obama would be the first African American to run in the general election for President. Is this the reason why Obama is having a hard time getting working class white voters in his own party? Will these voters show up for him in the fall, stay home or go for McCain?
Baghdad, you left out the role that McCain's mindless support for a pointless, and very unpopular, war will play. Obama probably gets a big boost there.
Professor Balkin,
This kind of prediction, that the GOP is in trouble in the upcoming elections, is just the kind of astonishing, counter-intuitive prediction that gives the whole art of statistical extrapolation its profound utility.
My estimation of Bush & Cheney's characters leads me to believe that the US will experience an averted-at-the-last-possible-minute
"terror" attack in the last two weeks of October, and that only after the election will the evidence show that it may have been staged ...
And, of course, we will have in the fall the Star Chamber trials of the detainees that the US has tortured and abused for four or five years before bothering to bring charges. This will fill the TV screens and the media with the magic phrase 9/11 every minute in the run-up to the election.
Over and over, these folks have demonstrated that there is nothing so vile, no strategy so without decency, that they will not willingly embrace it to cling to power.
A Diversionary Comment
I thought you might be interested to know that way down under in Australia the press is giving very good and positive coverage to Obama. I think a lot of Australians would like to see him as President.
You may recall that our former Prime Minister John Howard was a great Bush fan. At the elections in November last year the young Rudd beat the old master in John Howard (running for his 5th term conseuctive term as PM)and its been like a breath of fresh air.
Rudd has abandoned the previous government's inhumane treatment of refugees, he will be withdrawing troups from Iraq but boosting them in Afghanistan. I believe he is restoring pride in our nation where many in the past have been ashamed of Howard's stance on most social issues. My perception is that many Australians would see Obama as bringing that same fresh air and restoration of pride in the US.
Rudd has started to work on bringing our indiginous peoples' health, life expectantcy, literacy etc up to a par with 'white' Australia.
On Wednesday morning the whole nation stopped to listen to PM Rudd deliver message of sorrow and apology for white Australia's past misdeeds with our indiginous aboriginees, including a policy of taking children forcibly from their families (a practice that affected thousands) as recently as the late 1960's early 70's. Some called it 'social welfare' others called it attempted genocide.
The apology was broadcast live by every television station and a large proportion of radio programs. Large screens in city squares also broadcast the message live to thousands. The nation literally stopped in its tracks to hear the message of reconciliation.
It was an apology that Howard steadfastly refused to make. Four former Australian Prime Minsiters attended. Howard did not, and no apology was proferred by him. He is a bitter politician who lost touch with the people. He thrived in the last few years on an overinflated perception of who he was.
Today has been described by all our media and community leaders as an historic moment.
PM Rudd has also ordered hundreds of contracts with community groups who receive government funding - ranging from social welfare through to environmental groups - to be revised as all of the contracts prohibted the receipients from criticising the government, or if they did they would lose funding and have to repay funding. Rudd has ordered that provision removed so that these groups will now be able to voice criticisms of the government if the consider it appropriate.
Our anti terrorism laws have been abused by the previous Government and they were caught red handed in playing games with the life of an Indian Doctor who was working as an intern at a major hospital.
The Doctor was detained by ASIO (our CIA) and media statements circulated (leaked by ASIO) that he was implicated in the Glascow airport bombing in the UK and was planning to blow up some Australian landmarks (the latter because when they raided his apartment there were photos of he and his wife standing in from of some Australian land marks (like thousand of tourists do everywhere around the world. He was ordered to be released by the Courts, only to have his visa revoked and placed back under arrest with no evidence other than the government saying 'trust us ... we know things we cannot tell you and it is in the public interest that he is imprioned.'
It blew up in their face when further court action showed the government with an empty hand, playing politics with a man's life becuase it saw votes in being seen to be strong on terrorism.
I know this email is rambling and has strayed away from the issues of this thread, but I suppose all I am saying is that a change of government to someone who has passion, someone who can inspire, and someone who can be trusted, can change the heart of a nation and have people once again being proud of what our country stands for - I hope your election brings the same because, as you must be well aware, respect internationally for the US has plummeted under the Bush - Chaney regime.
Cheers, Graham
Differences between Obama and McCain are the differences between center left and center right I would say. And having watched the Cpac, I have a hard time calling these folks conservatives. I would call them extreme right. The extreme left in the United States is insignificant.
@marcab_invasion: yup; you've nailed it. All it will take is an errant fire-cracker at the Lincoln Memorial and the GOP will achieve it's goal of a single party government.
I have little confidence in Fair's models. They are far too few observations. The dummy variables (such as for Ford's 1976 designation as not being an incumbent [he was never elected]) help to make the models statistically significant.
But really, they amount to what someone (I forget who) described as shooting an arrow, and then drawing a bullseye around it. When there are few variables, dummys make a big difference.
Note also that Fair's models (or for that matter, Erikson's) rarely predict the winner of close elections correctly. Rather, they get the winner of big-margin victories correct. But often not within the statistical margin of error.
I am addressing general candidate oriented differences.
However, I am sure that McCain will address Obama's complete inexperience in foreign policy which led him to call for surrender in Iraq, to start a new war in Pakistan, negotiate with Syria and Iran, and to vote against wiretapping al Qaeda yesterday.
The differences could not be starker.
If there's a "October Surprise," will there be evidence that it was staged by the incumbent party? Well, of course there will be. The real question is, will our corrupt, decadent, stenographic media cover such evidence properly?
Case in point, the FISA issue has been, quite properly, the subject of much durm und strang here in the left blogosphere, but my local paper is just NOW covering it! Yeah, I wrote them a nastygram on their much-belated coverage.
Mr. DePalma also leaves out the significant difference in the candiates' appeal to voters seeking decreased corruption. As far as I know, Obama's record is relatively clean. McCain, however, has the distinguished honor of being one of the Keating Five. Sure, McCain was a POW (this status allows him to use racial slurs...), but this does not exempt him from accountability for his participation in government corruption.
There will be many issues in this race and I do not intend to address them all. I simply offered some unique candidate variables which are likely to make past history a risky guide to predicting this race.
However, I agree with you that Obama would be far better served to run against Washington on domestic issues and stay away from foreign policy, which is McCain's strong suit.
der schatten said...
Ben. Yup. center-right v. center-left. Dead on.
Not quite.
McCain governs center-right, but Obama may have the most leftist voting record in the Senate.
Obama is pitching himself as a centrist, but the voters will be educated over the next few months.
Race: The variable which shall not be spoken in the Dem press is the role race may play in the election. Obama would be the first African American to run in the general election for President. Is this the reason why Obama is having a hard time getting working class white voters in his own party?
I haven't noticed much of a "shall not be spoken in the Dem press" with respect to race. Race doesn't really seem to be playing much of a role and its questionable that as an issue it ever had more substance than a soundbite, and Obama appears to be no longer "having a hard time" with the the working class white voters at this point.
I found a very interesting comment on McCain's career from a WaPo letters column. Don't have the expertise to determine whether it's true or not, but I do remember watching the film on this during Navy boot camp.
Crashed 5 jets, plus was responsible for the Forrestal fire. Surviving crewmen and those who investigated the Forrestal fire case reported that McCain deliberately 'wet-started' his A-4E Skyhawk to shake up the guy in the F-4 Phantom behind his A-4. 'Wet-starts', done either deliberately (the starter motor switch allowed kerosene to pool in the engine and give a wet start) or accidentally, shoot a large flame from the tail of the aircraft. In McCain's case, the 'wet-start' 'cooked off' and launched the M34 Zuni rocket from the rear F-4 that punctured the Skyhawk's fueltank, knocked the M-65 1000 lb bomb off it's 500 lb rated mount, and touched off the explosions and massive fire. The F-4 pilot was reportedly killed in the conflagration, along with 167 of his fellow Forrestal shipmates (including those who died later from wounds suffered). 'Wet starting' was a common practice among young 'hot-dog' pilots. McCain was quickly (they were still counting the Forrestal dead) transferred to the USS Oriskany (the only Forrestal crewman to be immediately transferred).
Description: XA4D-1 Skyhawk BuNo 137812 experiencing a wet start (note the pool of JP on the ground and the tongue of flame from the tailpipe).
bitswapper said...
Race: The variable which shall not be spoken in the Dem press is the role race may play in the election. Obama would be the first African American to run in the general election for President. Is this the reason why Obama is having a hard time getting working class white voters in his own party?
I haven't noticed much of a "shall not be spoken in the Dem press" with respect to race. Race doesn't really seem to be playing much of a role and its questionable that as an issue it ever had more substance than a soundbite, and Obama appears to be no longer "having a hard time" with the the working class white voters at this point.
You might want to compare the Dem press' fixation with race when Colin Powell was considering a run with the complete silence now.
The Clintons apparently think that race will play a role given the race based smears their surrogates have been dropping for the past three months.
Finally, white working class voters were about the only ones who stuck with Clinton in the Potomac Primary blowout.
Many Republicans don't like McCain because he frequently criticises other conservatives.
Huckabee voters will not vote for McCain. That's a big fat 30% donut hole of missing wing nuts.
McCain will do decently amongst the hawks of the party, but, voters really regret this war, so there's not that many of them as in years past, before the blessing of perptetual war had been laid upon us by the Herr Busch Gang.
I think it is also fair to assume that McCain's much vaunted appeal to Independents will be effectively countered by Obama's strong appeal to Independents.
Turning to voter turn-out, without a doubt their will be huge D turnout. For the Rs... not so much.
It's easy to forget, but as Glenn Greenwald posted just a few weeks ago, polling shows that the Democratic Party is preferred over the Republican Party on every single issue from the GWOT, education, environment, corruption, torture, economy... etc.
McCain is about to board the Pain Train. He will be crushed by Obama, or even Hillary, assuming some last minute miracle.
I'm looking forward to it.
fwiw, i think a stage managed terror threat unlikely because it would only redound to the benefit of mccain at the risk of the precious w legacy.
If somebody is going to claim something about where various politicians' support came from, it would be helpful if they were to supply a link to an authoritative source.
Otherwise we might surmise they're just making it up.
However, I am sure that McCain will address Obama's complete inexperience in foreign policy which led him to call for surrender in Iraq, to start a new war in Pakistan, negotiate with Syria and Iran, and to vote against wiretapping al Qaeda yesterday.
The differences could not be starker.
Nor could your misrepresentations and distortions be more outrageous, Bartboy. "[V]ote against wiretapping Al Qaeda?" You left out the part about judges and warrants, didn't you? Something any lawyer worthy of the title can't really do, ethically?
What a pathetic authoritarian hack you are. Really.
michael said...
BD: However, I am sure that McCain will address Obama's complete inexperience in foreign policy which led him to call for surrender in Iraq, to start a new war in Pakistan, negotiate with Syria and Iran, and to vote against wiretapping al Qaeda yesterday.
The differences could not be starker.
Nor could your misrepresentations and distortions be more outrageous, Bartboy. "[V]ote against wiretapping Al Qaeda?" You left out the part about judges and warrants, didn't you? Something any lawyer worthy of the title can't really do, ethically?
OK, have it your way...
Obama voted in favor of forcing the NSA to get a judge's permission to spy on al Qaeda.
I do not think this sounds much better to the average voter.
There is a reason why Obama was only joined by 30 other Dems in the Senate in his vote.
Voters do not cast ballots for generic preferences. They choose between two candidates.
When asked to choose between Obama and McCain, voters bounce back and forth in the range of error and neither candidate gets even a simple majority.
If Obama took the center and McCain had lost the right, Obama would have well over 50% of the vote and an enormous lead. He does not.
And this is before the GOP educates voters about Obama's actual stands. The Dem left did not go ga ga over Obama because he was a centrist. The rest of the country needs to be and will be clued into what the Dem left thinks he will do.
Another variable I am very much wondering about in a McCain v. Obama matchup is the Hispanic vote. In any other matchup it would be a blowout. But Hispanic voters so far do not fully trust Obama, and McCain is the one Republican who might win them over. This could be interesting.
OK, have it your way...
Obama voted in favor of forcing the NSA to get a judge's permission to spy on al Qaeda.
I do not think this sounds much better to the average voter.
Ah, but as a (presumably) trained lawyer, you understand that the distinction here is between an outright lie and the truth.
Which raises the question why you invariably go for the "lie" formulation . . .
The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll reveals that Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle every issue of any significance, including -- by a now fairly wide margin -- "the U.S. campaign against terrorism" - Feb. 4, 2008.
Americans continue to turn against anything the Republicans touch. The most vivid example of that is public opinion on the Iraq War. Even with the press corps and Beltway elite insisting by consensus that the Glorious Surge has made everything so much better in Iraq -- we're finally winning! -- and even as we were endlessly told that the war was only unpopular because we were losing, Americans hate the Iraq War more than ever before. The poll asked:
All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
The results: only 34% believe it was worth fighting, a record low. A resounding 65% believe it was not worth fighting, and 53% believe that "strongly" -- both one point away from the record high. It simply doesn't matter how well things are going in Iraq: the vast (and still increasing) preponderance of Americans have concluded that the war was a stupid, wasteful thing to do and they will not change their minds, no matter how much happy news springs forth. GOP propaganda and Terrorism-exploitation now affect nothing.
"Dick Armey emerged from four years in the wilderness to blame conservative Christians for Tuesday's defeat. They were, he said, 'too involved' with the party. He can't be serious! Someone should tell him that without the support of that specific constituency, John Kerry would be president and the Republicans would have fallen into a black hole in '04," Dobson said in a story WND reported earlier.
"Values Voters are not going to carry the water for the Republican Party if it ignores their deeply held convictions and beliefs," he said.
"Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances," said James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family as well as the Focus Action cultural action organization set up specifically to provide a platform for informing and rallying constituents.
The presidential primary season has not yet confirmed a nominee in either major party, but it has already notched a different political accomplishment: It has driven more people to participate in the process.
More people have registered to vote, and many states have reported record voter turnout in the primary contests and caucuses so far.
Though there are signs that Democrats are gaining most from these developments, much can happen between now and November, and whom the party settles on as its nominee could make a significant difference.
The shift in party registration has been measurable in early-voting states like Nevada, where the number of registered Democrats crept ahead of registered Republicans in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 19 caucuses.
In Iowa, which started the nation's nominating season five weeks ago, Democratic registrations leapfrogged ahead of Republicans. Registered Democrats climbed to 606,209 last month, up nearly 14% from four years ago, and Republican registrations slid more than 1% to 576,231.
In New Hampshire, more than 75,000 people registered as Democrats on the day of the primary last month, compared with 61,731 Republicans. Such registrations for Democrats were more than double the number in 2000; primary-day registrations among Republicans fell from 2000.
Across the country, over three million more voters turned out in Democratic primaries than Republican contests -- a trend that persisted even in traditionally conservative states. Turnout in Missouri's Democratic primary was a whopping 70% higher than the G.O.P. contest, for example, where Obama won by a point. The last time the state held two contested primaries, in 2000, Republicans beat Democratic turnout by 56%.
enlightened layperson said...
Another variable I am very much wondering about in a McCain v. Obama matchup is the Hispanic vote. In any other matchup it would be a blowout. But Hispanic voters so far do not fully trust Obama, and McCain is the one Republican who might win them over. This could be interesting
That is an interesting swing vote I had not considered.
However, this begs the question of whether McCain gains more latin votes than he loses among the anti-immigration crowd.
You might want to compare the Dem press' fixation with race when Colin Powell was considering a run with the complete silence now.
Still not seeing anything that looks like "complete silence".
The Clintons apparently think that race will play a role given the race based smears their surrogates have been dropping for the past three months.
So what?
Finally, white working class voters were about the only ones who stuck with Clinton in the Potomac Primary blowout.
Not going by the voting results.
What will be interesting will be after 2008 economic numbers are in and the elections have finished how close the formula will be - distractionary partisan tactics aside.
garth sullivan said...
Across the country, over three million more voters turned out in Democratic primaries than Republican contests -- a trend that persisted even in traditionally conservative states. Turnout in Missouri's Democratic primary was a whopping 70% higher than the G.O.P. contest, for example, where Obama won by a point. The last time the state held two contested primaries, in 2000, Republicans beat Democratic turnout by 56%.
While the generic polling is and always has been nonsense, the large Dem turnouts in the primaries are well worth keeping an eye on.
For example, is the turnout differential in Missouri an indicator of intensity levels of Dems in general or a product of the fact that the 2000 primary featured a competitive GOP race against a Dem primary featuring Clinton's annointed cadidate, while the 2008 primary offered the most competitive Dem primary since 1968 against a GOP race which was being called for McCain?
Dems have every right to be encouraged by their turnout. However, we are way early in the process.
Look at the Rasmussen tracking polls about a month out from the general election. Scott does the best job out there measuring intensity and deciding who is actually a likely voter. He usually has the final results pegged within a percentage point or two.
The differences could not be starker.
# posted by Bart DePalma : 12:29 PM
Indeed, Obama opposes an UNPOPULAR, pointless, idiotic waste of lives and money, while McCain is married to it.
That's pretty stark, alright.
The latest Fox and Gallup polls have some very interesting internals in a match up between Obama and McCain.
Remember the Reagan Dems? Those were the white ethnic working class folks who were repelled by the radical social policies and retreat and defeat foreign policies of the 70s Dem Party and who were attracted to the Reagan's traditionalism and tough foreign policy.
Well, the polls are showing that the Reagan Dems may be returning to vote for John McCain.
In the latest head to head matchup done by Fox News, Obama and McCain are essentially tied overall in the low 40s with a ton of undecided. However, the internals of the polling are more interesting.
McCain wins 80% of Republicans, 18% of Democrats and 37% of Independents.
Obama wins 74% of Democrats, 10% of Republicans, and 41% of Independents.
McCain is doing better than Obama solidifying his base, with 80% of the GOP behind him.
However, what is stunning is that McCain is more than making up Obama's 4% advantage among Independents by taking 18% of Dems!
The most recent Gallup polling shows nearly identical internals.
I have often compared the retreat and defeat foreign policies of today's Dems to those of the 70s Dems. Perhaps, the return of these policies is causing the return of the Reagan Dems to the GOP.
Let's see what that "good news" Bart report really means. (And, by the way, Bart, next time, send us to the actual poll results, not to hotair.)
Suppose the percentage of people who regard themselves as Democrats is about 46 percent, the percentage of GOP members is 34 percent, and the number of independents is 18 percent (this is what was reported recently for North Carolina. The current figures, as indicated by the turnouts in the respective primaries and caucuses are much more lopsided.)
Let's see: .74*46 + .18*34+.54*18=49.88.
So, in that best-case scenario, McCain would lose the popular vote by a significant amount -- in North Carolina.
The actuality, of course, is that it depends on the state, and it's much worse than that in most states (and even in North Carolina, today.)
Now we know where Bart gets his kool-ade from, and just how weak his analytical skills are.
My friend, you might want to get your own analysis right before you challenge mine.
1) You are improperly applying national candidate percentages to one state's party self identification proportions.
2) Party self identification proportions are not the same as the proportions who actually get out and vote.
3) Your errors created a false Obama "victory" when both the Fox and Gallup polls from which you cherry picked percentages have the race as a tie.
BTW, I provided a link to the hot air site because they showed the Gallup data I wanted without having to plow through all the poll results. However, that page also had a link to the all the poll results. In contrast, you provide no link to your figures.
It's embarassing to have to explain to a supposedly educated person that, when the word "Suppose" starts a sentence, it indicates that the next statement is an assumption.
If the assumption (that 46 percent now consider themselves Democrats while 34 consider themselves Republicans) is true (and I leave that assessment to the reader, but I think the tenor of recent polls -- as well as the lopsidedness of recent electoral exercises -- supports these numbers) then the rest of what I gave was a simple formula. It rests or falls based on your numbers, which you were crowing over.
I clearly identified the hypotheticals, and I gave the equations.
A link would only be necessary here if the reader were incapable of elementary arithmetic.
You accuse me of "cherry picking". I don't think this means what you think it does. I gave an example, pointing out how your analysis was flawed.
You, on the other hand, picked a single poll, misinterpreted the results, and then claimed that it indicated that "Reagan Democrats" were deserting the Democratic party.
Baghdad, do you remember how bad I crushed you when you claimed that red states have higher divorce rates because they are populated with more black people? You couldn't analyze statistics if your life depended on it.
Bart:I have often compared the retreat and defeat foreign policies of today's Dems to those of the 70s Dems.
You do realize you're resorting to the kind of petulant name-calling found in grade-school recess. It's really cool when you do manage to cite interesting and relevant information, but that kind of impish politicking keeps spouting up like Tourettes. I think its valuable to have different viewpoints represented here in an intelligent way, but that's not what you're doing.
BD: I have often compared the retreat and defeat foreign policies of today's Dems to those of the 70s Dems.
You do realize you're resorting to the kind of petulant name-calling found in grade-school recess.
Do you actually challenge the accuracy of the terms retreat and defeat?
The Dems call Iraq a lost war and demand withdrawal.
Is withdrawal from a "lost" war anything less than a retreat?
Is a retreat from a war which is "lost" anything less than a defeat?
If these terms are pejorative, that pejoration is accurate and more than earned.
What is inaccurate is the claim that we have in any way "lost" the Iraq War.
No one can honestly deny that we have won a decisive military victory in Iraq. All of our Iraqi enemies have surrendered and stopped fighting and al Qaeda in Iraq is on its last legs.
The claim that the war was lost because the Iraqis did not enact Congress' political benchmarks has been the last refuge of scoundrels denigrating the hard won accomplishments of our troops. However, over the past month, the Iraqis have enacted four major benchmarks allowing former Baathists to join the government, freeing Sunni POWs, dividing up government oil revenues and establishing local provincial rule and elections.
So long as the Dems falsely portray the Iraq War as lost and demand retreat, I will have very little good to say about their dishonest and defeatist position.
No one can honestly deny that we have won a decisive military victory in Iraq.
I can honestly deny it. There was no WMD. There was no Al Qaeda connection. Every reason the scumbags who started this war used to gain support turned out to be false. That means we have spent the last 5 years pissing away lives and money for nothing. If that isn't a military defeat, you must set the victory bar pretty fucking low.
And since you refuse to acknowledge this reality, I see no reason to refrain from calling you what you really are, a despicable lying piece of shit.
Do you actually challenge the accuracy of the terms retreat and defeat?
No, I'm saying that your political hackery isn't contributing anything of value here.
At this point you're playing a polarized semantic game to try to cover for incessant politicking and partisan harping or to serve as a minor diversion of some sort.
Its so obviously driven by a purely political agenda as to be strained at best.
At this point you're playing a polarized semantic game to try to cover for incessant politicking and partisan harping or to serve as a minor diversion of some sort.
He's a rightwingnut propaganda spewing scumbag on a forum where there is no incentive for him to act any differently. Why would you expect him to change?
I will take anything Obama has said in regards to foreign policy and place it squarely against McCain's "100 years in Iraq" and creepy Beach Boys parody any day of the week. I am extremely confident in which will play better with the electorate.
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The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation. In its basin, there is a tourist attraction that visitors should not miss. That is Hukou Waterfalls, a glistening pearl in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It is located in Yichuan County in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is the only magnificent yellow waterfall in the world and the second biggest waterfall in China after Huangguoshu Waterfall .
When the mighty Yellow River flows through mountains and gorges to Hukou, the billowy water streams narrow suddenly, falling 30 meters (33 yards) into a deep riverbed like a herd of galloping horses, transforming the quiet river into a turbulent one. The thundering sound can be heard from quite a distance. The tremendous mass of water strikes the rocks, creating piles of foam and huge water poles. It is an amazing view with mist all around. The riverbed here is like an enormous teapot absorbing all the rushing water, so the waterfall is named Hukou Waterfalls (Kettle Spout Falls). No matter its rumbling sound, its grand vigor or its marvelous scenery can make you exclaim that the nature is really incredible.
The power of the yellow water of Hukou Waterfalls is tremendous when falling down to the pond, so it is hard for you to get close to the main waterfall. Looking from a distance, you still can enjoy the vast and gorgeous yellow ocean of mist-covered water. The big waves and foam, like angry beasts, are running and roaring. The beauty and vigor of the waterfalls are indeed beyond words. You cannot know unless you visit it in person.
There are many wonders at Hukou Waterfalls, such as smoke from the river, boats on land, rainbows in the sunshine, and so on. In Hukou the water falls to the deep pond from a relatively high place, stirring the mist which rises high into the air like surging heavy smoke coming out of the river. You can see various shapes of rainbows formed by the rising mist, refracted by the sunshine from different angles. Sometimes rainbows are arched, cutting into the river from the sky like a dragon playing with water; sometimes they are colored ribbons lying across the river; sometimes they become colorful masses which change second by second. The water in Hukou is very much torrential, so all the boats from the upper reaches must be pulled out of the river onto to the bank when they arrive. These boats will have to detour around this section, carried by a group of boatmen or shipped by truck before they can be put in the river again.
The view of Hukou Waterfalls changes according to the seasons. In spring the frozen ground thaws and the stalactites of snow fall into the pond like the mountains collapsing and the earth cracking up. In summer and autumn there is much rainfall. With the rains, the river rushes and the yellow waves seem to reach the sky. In winter Hukou Waterfalls gives the visitors another new look. On the surface of the silvery ice waterfalls, cool water flows down. Little silver icicles hang on the cliffs around the waterfalls. It presents you a distinctive natural landscape of the northern region of China.
The Hukou Waterfalls has for years attracted visitors from all over the world. You can have a better understanding of natural wonder if you come here in person. The Hukou Waterfalls will give you a warm welcome with its thrilling sound, rolling golden waves, changing scenery and majestic vigor.
Transportation: You can take number 4, 6, 16, or 19 bus to the bus station in Yanan City and then taking the regular buses to Hukou Waterfalls. The buses to Hukou Waterfalls will be delivered every 30 minutes and the whole journey will take you about four hours.
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Been awhile since I have been active. A very long while like a year or two at least though I still pop in from time to time.
I used to go by tyson but later changed to something more,
forum like
. This was the first forum I was ever active in and quickly got into rom hacking with Pokemon of the 3rd generation. My first project was a remake of Yellow, adding new events involving Team Rocket and Brendon and May but that got scrapped due to popularity. I then started on more hacks and some were good I guess but scrapped those out of bordem and popularity. Then late 2011 I began remaking Blue version, on the Silver version rom, I made some progress up to Mt. Moon but things began getting complicated, the only complications at the time was map connections because it involves some sophisticated math and I'm not very good at math. I still have the beta of that hack on
. There are some bugs like a level 14 Butterfree that a bug trainer has in the Viridian Forest though those bugs mentioned were corrected, the beta of those corrected bugs were deleted. And my work on that project declined.
Now I'm working(not yet will be)on yet another hack, but on 4th generation! I'm going to college in the fall for Computer Science and even though rom hacking wouldn't really help per se(though many aspects of it does provided you know what things do when you're hacking)I'm very excited for this upcoming project I will be working on. I will say this, I'm having a hard time deciding, two very expected things from many pokemon trainers everywhere, it's been something we all wanted, I'm going to take the bull by the horns and see what I can do, learn some things and then later on down the line make a poll so you guys can decide.
I apologize if this is advertising, it isn't. I'm merely making it known that I have returned to the fourms as an active user, and that I will be getting back into Pokemon Hacking for a brief time. To all my old friends, hello, to some of you new guys, welcome! I've had my bad dealings on this forum with many people, I've been bullied, trolled and banned for no reason. But even through all that, I'm coming back, more mature than ever before.
I will see you guys on the forums! And look out for my new hack in the future!
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The Engineering and Physical Science Department at St. Ambrose University seeks a committed, energetic faculty member for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant professor level beginning August 2014 with salary commensurate with qualifications. Post Ph.D. academic experience is highly desirable. The successful individual will be highly motivated to assist with program development, including curriculum, course delivery, physical laboratories, and assessment in preparation for ABET accreditation for mechanical engineering in a department that already has ABET accreditation for Industrial Engineering program. Qualified applicants will possess a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering OR Engineering, an exceptional commitment to student learning with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Industry experience is preferred. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a wide range of courses within the department but primarily responsible for developing and teaching courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, engineering measurements and instrumentation, robotics and control theory. Teaching evening courses will occasionally be required. Additional responsibilities of this position include advising undergraduate students, continued professional development, scholarly engagement, university service, outreach and the program's development. St. Ambrose University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic institution of 3,600 graduate and undergraduate students. The University's Core Values include catholicity, integrity, the liberal arts, life-long learning, and diversity. Competitive salary and benefits are offered. Applications received by January 1, 2014 will receive full consideration. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Please apply on-line at www.sau.edu/Human_Resources/jobs and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and names and contact information for three professional references. AA/EOE
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The Australian government dismissed a UN report blaming human activities for global warming as "nothing new" Saturday and defended its climate change polices from attacks by top scientists. Australia, the only developed country to join the United States in refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, said the report emphasised the need for an effective global response to climate change.
Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomed the report but said the Australian government had long accepted that the country must prepare for hotter and drier conditions in the future.
"The science in this report is important but it is not new," he said.
"The Australian Government's response to climate change has been fast and decisive ... the past 10 years has seen us reduce the growth in our greenhouse gas emissions to meet our international target and continually push for an effective global climate change agreement.
"But this is a global challenge and for the world to cut emissions, we need all the major emitting countries to join in global action."
Australia's conservative government has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, arguing it is unfair as its only caps emissions from industrialised nations and not developing countries.
Prime Minister John Howard has frequently expressed scepticism about global warming but recently softened his stance as an election looms later this year and opinion polls show widespread public concern about the issue.
In response, Howard has called on industry to fast track so-called geosequestration technology, which traps carbon emissions in subterranean rock beds, and advocated nuclear-fired power plants, currently unknown in Australia.
Turnbull reiterated the government's position that Australia would only sign up to emission limits that were "economically realistic" and did not hand a competitive advantage to other countries.
He said it was unrealistic to think Australia could unilaterally slow the pace of global warming.
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But the normally staid Australian Academy of Science launched a rare attack on the government, accusing it of being too slow to take climate change seriously.
"The government and policymakers haven't taken much interest in the climate change issue until very recently, and in that sense we've lost time," academy president professor Kurt Lambeck told Melbourne's Age newspaper.
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The opposition Labor Party accused Howard of being "asleep at the wheel" on the issue of climate change during more than a decade in power.
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The inactives are out for tonight's Titans-Colts game, and here they are.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: CB Josh Gordy, C Khaled Holmes, DT Montori Hughes, S Delano Howell, WR Da'Rick Rogers, LB Kelvin Sheppard, CB Greg Toler
TENNESSEE TITANS: CB Tommie Campbell, DE Lavar Edwards, LB Moise Fokou, LB Zaviar Gooden, OT Mike Otto, C Brian Schwenke, WR Damian Williams
No notable inactives for the Colts, as Gordy, Howell, and Toler were listed as Out on the injury report.
For the Titans, David Stewart returns to the starting lineup. He was listed as probable this week, so that was expected. Campbell, Fokou, Schwenke, and Williams were out, while Gooden was questionable. With Stewart back, Byron Stingily is up, so he's probably the preferred left tackle backup over Otto (who played there the home game against the Colts last year when Mike Roos had his appendix out). New roster additions backup interior lineman Kevin Matthews and return man Devon Wylie make their 2013 Titans debuts.
Outside of quarterback, neither of these two teams is particularly more talented than the other. I think the Titans have overall better defensive talent, but Robert Mathis is the biggest difference-maker on either defense. The Titans have the better offensive line, but as we saw last week against Jacksonville not so much so they can win the game on their own. I still believe what I said about Ryan Fitzpatrick earlier this season, that (a) it won't necessarily be mostly his fault that the Titans lose and (b) he's not that bad, he's just the kind of quarterback who has to be carefully managed and manipulated to overcome his fundamental limitations. Given the Colts' edge at the most important position, I don't have a problem with a line of the Colts -3, which is what it was when I last checked.
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Duany On High Gas Prices And Urban Revival
"The urbanism of the United States has been premised on two things," Duany says. "One is inexpensive land. And the other is inexpensive fuel. Both have led to sprawl."
"Urban planners have been beating their heads against the wall for decades trying to get Americans to settle in a more compact pattern on the landscape for the very reasons we're starting to see now," says Thomas Campanella, an associate professor of city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "To be honest, I feel that rising gas prices...are going to do more for good, sustainable urban planning than the entire urban planning profession."
"Together with the foreclosure crisis, gas prices "will really take the sheen off the distant suburbs," says Bob Dunphy, a senior fellow for transportation and infrastructure at the Urban Land Institute."
"New Urbanists such as Duany, who champion mixed-use environments, say suburbs must adapt to high gas prices by becoming more like villages. Central shopping should replace big box stores (and their aprons of parking) on the town edge. And entire swaths of city blocks with nothing but houses and cul-de-sacs must be retrofitted to fully functioning neighborhoods, with corner stores and businesses in walking distance."
"You'll see more people buying into the idea of a more dense suburb", says Eran Ben-Joseph, a professor of urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
However, suburbanites can adapt to high gas prices.
"At $4 per gallon for gas, Americans are paying an average of about $500 more to fill up a car this year over last year. That may dent the family budget, but it's hardly enough to trigger a wholesale reimagining of the American Dream. Not to mention that new automobile technology that features plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and hydrogen-powered cars may blunt the impact of gas prices and allow plenty of Americans to enjoy life as they've known it for decades."
"Some cities are better poised to take advantage of this urbanizing trend than others. Namely, those that are already have strong urban cores and public transit lines."
"Duany says he's betting on oil-rich Texas, the very home of suburban sprawl and the derisively dubbed McMansion. "Dallas has more retrofitted downtown suburbs than any place," Duany says. "I'm always betting on Texas. It's such a can-do place."
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McGrath had at least four drunken driving arrests
The state of Minnesota once considered Robert McGrath such a chronic impaired driver, it issued him special license plates identifying his vehicle as one involved in prior DWI arrests.
McGrath, 49, charged in the Jan. 21 fatal accident outside of Park Rapids, has at least four previous drunken driving arrests, not two as previously thought.
McGrath made an initial appearance Tuesday on two vehicular homicide charges stemming from the fatal highway accident that took the life of 53-year-old Dale McDougall of Hitterdal.
McGrath had just been released from Innovis Health Center in Fargo after undergoing surgery to implant a rod in his badly broken leg. He appeared in Hubbard County District Court. He remains in jail unable to post bond, set at $150,000 unconditional and $100,000 with conditions.
The Jan. 21 accident between Park Rapids and Nevis on Highway 34 occurred when authorities said McGrath veered across the centerline and struck McDougall's pickup in the opposing lane of traffic.
Two of the criminal charges assert McGrath was under the influence at the time.
According to the criminal complaint, State Patrol trooper Dion Pederson observed that "McGrath's speech was slurred and his face was flushed. Trooper Pederson asked McGrath if he had drank alcohol prior to the crash and McGrath admitted he had.
"When the Trooper asked McGrath how much he had to drink, McGrath responded, 'More than I should have,'" the complaint stated.
McGrath faces two counts of Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury. One count states he was driving with an alcohol content of .08 percent or higher.
He also faces a charge of Second Degree Driving While Intoxicated.
The criminal complaint indicates McGrath has two prior alcohol-related convictions in the last 10 years: a DWI in 2001 and an Implied Consent charge in 2003.
McGrath was also convicted of DWI in 1992.
The 2003 Implied Consent conviction doesn't tell the whole story. McGrath, according to Hubbard County court records, was actually arrested for DWI.
At the time he was driving a vehicle with "whiskey plates" on it. Whiskey plates are issued to signify that the vehicle was used in an alcohol-related violation. That includes a prior DWI, driving with a blood-alcohol content above .20 percent or incurring a DWI with a child in the vehicle. The plates all begin with the letter "W" and have since been known as whiskey plates.
They were initiated to deter repeat drunken drivers by publicly stigmatizing them. The plates are silver-colored with blue lettering.
McGrath benefited from a Minnesota Supreme Court case handed down that very year, in which the court ruled that officers could not stop a vehicle simply because it had whiskey plates on it. The ruling struck down a state statute allowing such traffic stops.
The court, in ruling the statute unconstitutional, said there must be a "reasonable articulable suspicion" of impairment to pull a driver over, regardless of how minor. Any traffic infraction constitutes such suspicion, courts have ruled, even a driver making a wide turn around a corner.
So McGrath's DWI was dismissed because he was allegedly pulled over solely for having the plates on his vehicle. However, the administrative portion of his case, the Implied Consent, remained. That allowed Hubbard County Attorney Don Dearstyne to use it as an aggravating factor in the vehicular homicide case. Dearstyne will not comment on the case while it is pending.
McGrath has also been arrested for DWI in South Dakota, court records indicate. It is unclear what year that arrest occurred in.
McGrath currently is in the Hubbard County Correctional Center. The conditions under the $100,000 bond, if he is released under the lower amount, are that he be law-abiding, refrain from alcohol use or entering liquor establishments, submit to random alcohol testing and wear an electronic monitoring device.
The Criminal Vehicular Homicide charges carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine upon conviction. The DWI charge is punishable by a maximum of one year in prison and/or a $3,000 fine.
McGrath's next court appearance is set for Feb. 9. He will be appointed a public defender to represent him.
Photos of his pickup truck indicate at the time of the Jan. 21 accident, he was not driving with whiskey plates.


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Be An Agent!
They found this book in Non Fiction.
Since Miss Snark has no sense of humor whatsoever, she's glad to see everyone else being serious about what they read too. None of that sardonic sneering, parody, deeply suspect content for us nosireee(as I was saying)bob.
(I'd thank Ron for the link but GalleyCat is on Killer Yapp's Shred List now for soliciting cat pictures instead of recognizing metrosexual poodles as they should have).
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Or . . . "So, you want to run for office?"
- 6/16/2006
- Dana Y. T. Lin said...
Oh, dear.
- 6/16/2006
- Manic Mom said...
I am sure Agenting was not on that list of jobs!
- 6/16/2006
Holy shit, Miss Snark, I gotta get me that book! Even it it's--to borrow a term--total bullshit, you gotta love the voice. And the quotes.
"Rocket-grade bullshit." This man is a genius. I think I saw him plugging this book on one of those late night shows--was it Jon Stewart? Freakin' hilarious.
- 6/16/2006
Duties: Ability to "read" a 300-page book before lunch, while answering emails on his Blackberry.
I would imagine this is the only line of truth in that entire link!?!?!?!?!
I'd say that the author must have nearly drown in a vat of bitter gin.
- 6/16/2006
Stanley Bing's irreverent end page for Fortune is stellar entertainment.
His assessment of agents is uncharacteristically harsh -- usually he's a little more good-natured when he's taking shots.
- 6/16/2006
- Tori Scott said...
Dang, why didn't I come up with that idea!
Too funny.
Well, maybe not if you're a publishing professional.
And tell Killer he can visit my dogs over on my blog anytime he wants to.
- 6/16/2006
- Cheryl Mills said...
I've got to get that book, just to see the description of "Best-Selling Author". I'm sure it's hilarious, and spot-on.
Oh, and to find out who else he ripped on. Ya know, it's only funny when there's some truth to it...
- 6/16/2006
Editors make money?
Wow, I thought I was going to be desperately poor my whole life.
- 6/16/2006
- Nick said...
He left out "You can also gain some minor TV fame on Law and Order during their 'dead author' episodes."
- 6/16/2006
Looks like a fun book to borrow from someone else. Not a lot of nutritive value but plenty of entertainment.
I also found it amusing that there's an obvious brain fart in the sentence about proofreading that very book. The irony is almost too perfect...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is getting a makeover for her Diamond Jubilee - at Madame Tussauds.
The museum says it will unveil a new wax figure of the monarch in May. The new work is the 23rd waxwork of Elizabeth since she first appeared at the London attraction in 1928. It is modelled after her official jubilee portrait photograph.
Madame Tussauds said Wednesday that while the queen did not sit for this latest wax figure, the monarch is very involved and has sent over measurements and approvals for different aspects of the sculpture.
The new figure will replace the current sculpture created in 2001.
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UNESCO Task Force on Knowledge Societies (TFKS)
The aims of WSIS require UNESCO to operationalize the concept of Knowledge Societies throughout its action in education, sciences, culture and communication. A Task Force on Knowledge Societies (TFKS) was therefore created in 2005 to strengthen intersectoral mechanism to provide adequate and coherent responses to this challenge.
The Task Force is headed by the Director-General of UNESCO and by the Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information. The TFKS aims to:
- Ensure coherence of UNESCO's own action to operationalize the concept of building knowledge societies;
- Coordinate the activities of the various programme Sectors involved in the facilitation of the implementation of the six Action Lines in its areas of competence;
- Provide a strategic and consistent focus of UNESCO's efforts and its added value in relation to new mechanisms emerging with the development of the information society and;
- Advise the Director-General on key issues of relevance to UNESCO with regard to the rapid development of ICTs and their societal, cultural and ethical implications and define adequate institutional response.
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Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO
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|C3 - Access to Information and Knowledge
|Indrajit Banerjee, Director Information Society Division
|C7 - E-learning
|Abel Caine
|C7 - E-Science
|Shamila Nair-bedouelle
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I was driving a friend's car in California and failed to completely stop at a red light while turning right. My friend's car is insured, but I am not. There was a camera and my friend received a notice to identify the driver for that incident. Will I be in trouble for driving without having insurance myself? Also, does she have to identify the driver on that form after filling out that she was not the driver?
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - MTV says the new reality show about some wild young West Virginians will be picked up for a second season.
"BUCKWILD" has drawn criticism from a variety of quarters, including Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, for what some see as a stereotypical, negative portrayal of the state's youth.
The half-hour, 12-episode series follows nine friends who find crazy ways to fill their free time, from clubbing in Morgantown to turning dump trucks into swimming pools.
Since its premiere last month, it's become the No. 1 original cable series on Thursday nights for 12- to 34-year-olds. MTV says it pulls in an average of 3 million viewers per episode.
The season one finale with two back-to-back episodes begins 10 p.m. Thursday, preceded at by cast interviews starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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This page last reviewed October 17, 2013The ARB conducted a review of the Tuolumne County APCD's Carl Moyer Program in 2012, completed in 2013. The results of this program review are provided below in a report from the ARB to Tuolumne County APCD. The District did not provide a formal reponse.
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Buildings Strategy
Our buildings collectively are both a huge opportunity and a huge threat - some are one, some the other, and some both. The opportunity comes because day and night they point towards God (or they should), because they symbolise our commitment to our communities, and because they provide opportunities/spaces/resources for us to do things. The threat comes because they are expensive, because congregations naturally prioritise expenditure on buildings ahead of expenditure on ministry, because not all our buildings are fit-for-purpose, and because some of them do not point towards God.
We therefore believe we need a Strategy for dealing with Buildings.
So, Diocesan Synod agreed an Anglican version of the Buildings Strategy, and the "thinking document" (Buildings Strategy -Discipleship and Growth) which lies behind it, in October 2012.
These two documents, and the powerpoint presentation which Synod saw as part of the debate, can be downloaded below.
Since then, much work has been done on an ecumenical version of the Buildings Strategy - the latest version can be downloaded below.
Perhaps the most important document is in fact a picture (downloadable below): the "sustainability rosette" which came out of the research conducted by the Churches Trust for Cumbria, and shows the areas that churches need to be concerned about for their overall sustainability.
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I second the motion to make Louis a judge. He can have Bruno's job, please!
I second the motion to make Louis a judge. He can have Bruno's job, please!
Who's Louis? And I agree about the fangs except for the lower score part.
That was my first thought. Make Louis a judge! He is spot on.
I'd be fine making Louis a judge. How about Jonathan Roberts, Alec and Edyta, too, since they don't appear on the show anymore? Despite being friends with the pros, I think all of them could be unbiased and dish out actual constructive criticism and scores while being fair and nice. Jonathan may need to sit out when Anna's up, though.
If the show wants drama and fireworks, I say get someone who really knows their stuff, sit them next to CA, and watch them totally tear her down when she tries to give her biased, unknowledgable opinion (especially with the stupid lifts). Len's too much of a push over.
I like the idea of Jonathan. He used to do a blog about the show and his commentary was spot on. I'd give him CA's job in a heartbeat. The only problem is then we might lose my fiery redhead Anna who I dearly love to watch. It would be a total conflict of interest for him to judge and her dances.
Alec and Edyta together flanking Len would be an interesting dynamic. Edyta can bring her cocktail napkins to wear. Seeing as how they are married it could lead to some interesting disagreements.
Another idea - how about Ashly Costa instead of CA. She has paid her dues with the worst that DWTS can throw at a pro and always came out smiling. We could also use Elena Grinenko who does excellent analysis and commentary on a webcast about the show. Any of the above pros have forgotten more about ballroom dance than CA and Bruno ever knew.
Anna, my feisty redhead as a cohost? It's a deal! I'd love that. She is so much fun.
I was just remembering the premiere and how much promise this season seemed to have. So many good contestants, with lots of potential, no obvious ringers. It was exciting to be starting a very promising season. Now we're near the end in the same boat we always are. Crappy scoring, stupid themes, ridiculous grudges. I lay all that squarely at the feet of the Three Stooges. It could have been so good ...


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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) __ Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh is
chipping in $100,000 to help Joplin recover from the deadly May
The Missouri native brought the cash along with a
tractor-trailer load of bottled tea to a Fourth of July event in
the city. The donation will go the Joplin Tornado First Response
Mayor Mike Woolston said in a city news release that Limbaugh
knows "the heart of Joplin is still strong."
Limbaugh chose Joplin to visit because the city received the
most votes in a website contest for examples of American pride.
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Construction to begin on Beirut Gate
Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) today announced its US$600 million project in the centre of Beirut will go ahead, as four world-renowned architects arrive in the City to finalise the design master plan.
The architects are in Beirut to take part in the final (of four) design workshops for Beirut Gate, which will be an integrated commercial and residential sea view project in the Beirut Central District, commonly known as Solidere.
The development will comprise eight plots spread over 21,448 square metres and a built-up area of 178,500 square metres overlooking the famous Martyrs' Square of Lebanon, downtown Beirut and the Mediterranean.
Announcing the project, Nicholas Fraser, ADIH's Executive Director of Real Estate said: "We are excited that this project is ready to proceed and we are sure this development will provide a major boost for the people of Beirut and the economy of Lebanon.
"Beirut Gate will be an exceptional project and we are confident that it has long-term value, which will deliver healthy and sustained returns to investors.
"We have commissioned four world-class architects to undertake the development of the master plan-governed designs of the landmark buildings within Beirut Gate.
"French architect Christian de Potzempark, of New York's legendary LVMH towers fame; Arquitectonica, a highly-applauded US based architectural firm; Nabil Gholam, a popular Lebanese architect; and Erga Group, another sought-after Lebanese firm, are set to take Beirut Gate to a new level of architecture and design."
Dr Nasser Chammaa, Chairman of Solidere, the company responsible for developing Beirut city centre, explained the importance of the development for Beirut and the economy of Lebanon.
He said: "This massive project is an important display of confidence in Beirut and a huge boost for the economy of Lebanon and Beirut city centre.
"We are confident Beirut city centre reconstruction will remain an attractive and profitable magnet for real estate investment, and today's announcement underlines this."
Beirut Gate is located near Foch-Allenby, an area famed for its historic and diversified architecture, blending Ottoman, Italian and French styles, Place de L'Etoile, and the main shopping district. The Beirut Central District, where the project is located, is a renovated historic area developed by Societe Libanaise Pour Le Development et La Reconstruction (Solidere). Beirut Gate will be developed on the Martyrs' Square axis that extends to Damascus Road, which passes through the middle of the city and to the port. The project is also close to the highway, which provides access to the airport.
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Super Rugby Final: Chiefs 27-22 Brumbies
Brumbies to have only one week break
August 4, 2013
Prop Scott Sio is one of 12 Brumbies in the Wallabies 40-man training squad assembling in Sydney © Getty Images
The Brumbies will break for just one week following their heartbreaking Super Rugby final loss to the Chiefs before launching an assault on the 2014 premiership.
Coach Jake White is keen to continue the development of his young side, who are making clear progress after finishing third last in 2011.
The Brumbies just missed the playoffs with a final round loss last year, and then fell at the final hurdle 27-22 to defending champions the Chiefs in Saturday night's final in Hamilton.
"A week off and then we'll start again. We'll move on," White said. "It starts again from nought. We've got to make sure whatever has happened this year is irrelevant when we get back to pre-season and start again. The ride's not over yet, we're two years into a four year campaign so there's a long way to go."
The Brumbies were 10-points up against the Chiefs with 15 minutes to play when their opponents staged a stunning 15-point comeback with two tries and a penalty goal.
Despite the side's evident progress, disappointed Brumbies captain Ben Mowen said he wouldn't look back on this season as a successful one.
"Success is when you've got a full trophy cabinet, we know that," Mowen said. "But we certainly will take momentum out of this year. After this week off 2014 starts for us. We want to make sure that come this week next year we're sitting here with a trophy."
And while a seven day break sounds gruelling enough, the Brumbies' 12 Wallabies squad members have until just Monday afternoon to make it to Sydney for the Rugby Championship training camp. Yet the future of the Brumbies looks very bright.
When White took over the reins as coach in 2011-12 the Brumbies had just three players in the Wallabies squad. If winger Henry Speight was eligible, legendary flanker George Smith wasn't leaving, and both David Pocock and Pat McCabe weren't injured, they'd have up to 16 players taking up the 40 spots available in the current squad. Mowen will attempt to overcome his disappointment by aiming for a spot in the first Bledisloe Cup Test on August 17.
"I'm just focused on recovery and will start prep again. It's part of the circle," Mowen said. "You don't need anymore motivation than a Bledisloe sitting there to get up for it so the guys are excited about that next challenge. I'm going to push hard for representation. I'd love to play the Kiwis, it would be unreal."
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Peppino D'Agostino TONIGHT at The Seasons! [VIDEO]
The Italian classical guitarist Peppino D'Agostino is making his appearance at the Yakima Seasons tonight at 7:00 p.m. presented by Taylor Music. D'Agostino is one of the best guitarists in the world winning several awards for his talent including Best Accoustic Guitarist by Guitar Player in 2007. Tickets for the event are still available at Taylor Music or at the show.
Here's one of his more well-known compositions called "Nine White Kites" and after watching you'll see why the show's worth checking out.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
That Girl Is Poison!
If Minnesota votes her back in again, I would recommend that tourist bypass that particular place for vacation, take another driving route, and don't even stop over there because anyone who would vote for her is not playing with a full deck themselves. After all who wants to be in the company of a bunch of crazy folks whose elevator is stuck on the thirteen floor.
"BACHMANN: Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old, I am dangerous"
~~Elyse Siegel, Huffingtonpost~~
So what! Michelle I hate to be the one to break this to you, but so did a whole lot of other people, that includes children five years old, senior citizens, and those that live in the hood. There are people in the USA that have taken all forms of martial arts including kung fu, along with boxing, archery, target practice, and plain ole street boxing. Oh yeah, there are people very skilled in using various weapons that include martial arts weapons, knives, razors, etc. I guess she didn't learn that African Americans were the first to embrace the Asian culture of martial arts back in the day and the reason why people begin to take an interest in martial arts in the first place. Dummy! Black folks were the main ones into Bruce Lee movies for entertainment. Therefore, Michelle you are not as dangerous as you think you are.
I swear Michelle either fell off of a banana boat, her momma dropped her, or she is missing a few chromosomes. Evidently, it has never occurred to her that President Obama was raised in an Asian country. Isn't martial arts their everyday ordinary method of fighting? It's not exactly the generic type learned here in the USA. You ever notice how calm and discipline our President is? I bet that stepfather of his taught him as a child some real martial arts. It is a skill that requires a great deal of discipline, and calmness something she lacks mouthwise and in her rash actions and thought pattern.
Therefore, if I were her I wouldn't be so quick to write a check that her behind may not be able to cash. Judging from those solid formed guns on Michelle Obama's arms and knowing how black women are about their man, I think Bachmann better take heed and leave that woman man alone. I'm just saying! What's with her anyway always wanting to get physical with the President. I wonder if it is one of those subconscience, lusting, substitute desire thingees that falls under the category of one of those Sigmund Freud theories.
Judging from all of the dumb statements Michelle makes, she more than likely is an inept opponent in Karate who didn't get pass a 10th Kyu (wearing a white belt). I seriously doubt that she made it from 1 to Dan (in a black belt). Her mannerism is goofy and clumsy, there is nothing graceful about Michelle that gives the impression of someone dangerous in even an elementary form of karate. Now, I admit she is crazy and well...she does have some skills in being psychotic in nature, but then that seems to come natural to her because she is crazier than a road lizard and somewhat mentally challenged.
"Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said that she could take out President Obama if she were ever caught in the mind-boggling and improbable scenario of engaging the nation's leader in a physical fight." ~~Ben Shapiro, Big Government~~
Michelle has a dangerous habit of using threatening language of violence that is alarming, especially towards the President of the United States of America. Why the secret service men haven't arrested her for those threats or the Congress hasn't kicked her out is beyond me Maybe, if someone splashed a bucket of permanent BLACK ink on her face, they'd take action and lock her crazy behind up. Although, I guess until someone does that she'll continue to be a menace to society and make her threats of violence towards the President in public with no form of reprimand or arrest. Where is Cynthia McKinney when we need her?
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- Bryan said...
Lol, I love the picture Granny. I don't think even Michele Bachman knows what she is saying most of the time. Out of all the numerous amount of times she has contradicted herself, it's amazing to me that people still follow her.
It just shows the idiocy of the people who vote for her.
C'mon Minnesota, show us that you're not all dummies! Get rid of this loon!
- June 13, 2010 2:49 PM
- GrannyStandingforTruth said...
Thank you Bryan! LOL! That Bachmann is definitely a piece of work, and I'm still trying to figure out why they ever voted for her in the first place.
- June 13, 2010 5:35 PM
- Black Diaspora said...
Granny, that was funny. When I thought my laugh was over, you said something else to kick-start it again.
Bachmann's a strange fish. She stays out of water, flopping around with one insane remark after the other.
I'm with you. I don't know how she keeps getting reelected. It just goes to show that people don't do their homework, and just keep voting in the incumbent: It's easier than actually following voting records, or listening to them when they speak.
I hate to disappoint you, but Bachmann was recently reelected, and this was after making that stupid statement on MS-NBC that she would like the media to take a closer look at congresspersons, to identify those who are pro-America and anti-America.
"Michele Bachmann is a Republican congresswoman from Minnesota who came to national attention during the presidential election of 2008, after a television appearance in which she encouraged the media to "take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America?" She was running for re-election in Minnesota's 6th district that year, and the remarks sent more than a million dollars in donations to her opponent in the race, but Bachmann won anyway."
I don't know who's worse: Bachmann, or those ninnies who voted for her.
- June 14, 2010 11:53 PM
- GrannyStandingforTruth said...
LOL! I know, I had to laugh myself when I wrote it and couldn't stop laughing. When I wrote it, I couldn't help thinking about how silly and dumb Bachmann is and it baffles me to this day why anyone would take her serious enough to vote for her, unless they are missing a few chromosomes themselves. Nevertheless, she is dangerous, but not in the way she is thinking she is. While I was surfing the net, I discovered that a lot of people in Minnesota are not pleased with her and are embarrassed by her. They said that she hasn't done not one thing for Minnesota and blocked a lot of good benefits that would have been beneficial for that district. She might not make it the next election.
- June 15, 2010 12:28 PM
HAHA, the Loony Left always resorts to caricatures and classless mockery because they have no real message. Pathetic that the LEFT has allowed this monkey of a president to do to this once proud nation.... Obama can go straight to hell.
- November 19, 2011 7:32 PM