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I think you misunderstand the meaning of "science". The idea of science is trying to give an explanation for a certain phenomenon that a) logically describes why it happens, b) predicts when it's going to happen again and c) fits every instance of the phenomenon, so there aren't any exceptions for a rule.
The point of this is that the explanation that fits all these requirements is the best accepted one. But, if for some reason, there is an instance of the phenomenon that doesn't follow the current laws, or the theory fails to predict an instance, or the logical chain the explanation is based upon is proved false, or if a new, more complete theory is found, the previous one will be discarded. As such, if you "blindly accept" what science says, you are doing it wrong, because science itself asks anybody who cares about it to constantly check the theories and try to disprove them. If they are logically disproven, science moves forward. If they aren't, they hold stronger as their certainty has overcame a challenge.
Of course, your regular Joe in the street doesn't have enough knowledge to try to disprove a theory, and that's why people rely on experts to do so. But, if the millions of scientists checking theories don't find anything seriously wrong about them, it's safe to say that they are as correct as they can get. On the other hand, if someone proves some theory wrong, the general consensus will shift. Just a handful of scientists (like the couple of hundreds who support creationism) will refuse to accept it. True science means that you can try to prove everyone wrong, as long as you accept to be proven wrong if your theories are successfully challenged. Of course, if a theory has remained unchallenged for centuries despite constant research, it is safe to accept it by default and use it as a jumpstart, even if it can be eventually be proven wrong.
But all of this has nothing to do with "going into space". That's not only science. That's not the work of "evil TV's". That's dozens of living people going there, and talking to other people, and bringing rocks and pictures and experiments. That's thousands of satellites there, predicting the weather, taking pictures of the Earth (from where could they be taken if there is nowhere outside of the Earth??). That's the GPS positioning system. That's thousands of rockets being sent into space by dozens of countries during several decades. If all of that is part of a conspiracy, boy howdy is that an extraordinary waste of time and resources for no apparent purpose, one nobody has properly uncovered yet 50 years later.
And even if the discussions between Religion (believe even if there is no evidence) and science (challenge everything you can as long as you have evidence) are somewhat relevant, we are getting offtopic here so I'll stop XD
I understand science in the way you explained it. I was talking about Adam Atheist(No offense intended. I am referring to the close minded condescending atheists that give atheists a bad name.) who sees something on TV which there is no proof for except that the news anchor says its scientifically proven and then mocks all those who dont believe it. And I guess Im just a conspiracy theorist then. Outer Space just doesnt make much sense to me. Maybe as I get older Ill see something that will make me come to believe in space but I refuse to have faith in the scientific community.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
In this Article
- Dizziness facts
- Introduction to dizziness (feeling dizzy)
- What causes dizziness?
- Low blood pressure as a cause of dizziness
- Postural or orthostatic hypotension as a cause of dizziness
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes as a cause of dizziness
- Endocrine diseases which cause dizziness
- Hyperventilation as a cause of dizziness
- Heart conditions which cause dizziness
- Vasovagal syncope as a cause of dizziness
- Dizziness and vertigo
- What are the symptoms experienced when a person feels dizzy?
- When should I call the doctor for dizziness?
- How is dizziness diagnosed?
- How is vertigo diagnosed?
- How is dizziness treated?
Dizziness and vertigo
Vertigo is often described as feeling dizzy, or as a sensation of spinning. A person may specifically mention that the room seems to be spinning around them. Sometimes the complaint is loss of balance or loss of equilibrium. This often occurs because of irritation in the inner ear (the part of the ear that involves balance, not hearing).
The inner ear has two parts that help the body determine its position in space relative to gravity; 1) the semicircular canals and 2) the vestibule.
There are three semicircular canals that are aligned at right angles to each other. These canals are filled with fluid and are lined with a nerve-filled, crystal-encrusted membrane that transmits information to the cerebellum (the part of the brain that controls balance and coordination). The cerebellum collects information from the eyes (visual stimuli) and the nerve endings in muscles associated with proprioception (the perception of movement), to assist the brain in assessing where the body is in relationship to gravity every time one part of it moves.
Normally, when the head moves, fluid in the semicircular canals shifts, and that information is relayed to the brain. When the head stops moving, the fluid stops as well, and that information is relayed to the brain.
In some cases there may be a short delay in the transmission of this information to the brain. For example, when a person rides on a merry-go-round or spins quickly around in circles, the fluid in the canals develop momentum and though the body stops spinning, the fluid in the semicircular canals may continue to move. This causes vertigo, or a sensation of spinning, and may cause the person to fall or stumble. It also may be associated with vomiting. While kids try to provoke these are symptoms in play, they can be debilitating for an adult.
- Inflammation: In patients with vertigo, inflammation of the fluid or irritation of the crystals on the membrane that lines the walls of the semicircular canals may cause the spinning sensation even without much head movement. Often, only one canal is involved and the patient may be symptom-free if they don't move.
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): BPPV may be caused when the crystals in the inner ear become dislodged and irritate the semicircular canals. Often the cause is not found, but there may be an association with unusual positioning or movement of the head. Examples include moving the head up and down while working on a computer, or dusting something above the level of the head. It is frequently seen in people older than 60 years of age.
- Labyrinthitis: Labyrinthitis (labyrinth=inner ear + itis=inflammation) may follow a viral infection which causes inflammation within the middle ear.
- Meniere's disease: This condition is a disorder of the flow of fluids of the inner ear. Three symptoms usually found together are vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
- Acoustic neuroma: This is a benign tumor of the ear that can be present with vertigo.
- Neurologic: Much less commonly, the cause of vertigo may arise from the brain. Stroke, tumors, seizures and multiple sclerosis may be associated with vertigo.
- Trauma: Vertigo may be a symptom of concussion and minor head trauma.
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5. Let the Waves Keep Coming
One of the key elements of gameplay for Killing Floor was surviving wave after wave of specimens. Each wave was more difficult than the wave before. For me, this helped cement the concept of this being a cooperative game. Unlike Left 4 Dead, you can't just Rambo your way from safe room to safe room. And with the bounty system, you receive money for killing specimens and making it to the end of the wave, ammo and resources can get progressively scarcer.
How can Killing Floor 2 improve on this? Make them more intense. Don't get me wrong, when you play on Suicidal or Hell on Earth things are pretty intense. But Hard? Hard doesn't feel that way once you get your perks up. Maybe that's just a side effect of a level up system. But I would really like to see the intensity kicked up to 11. Why not put in an AI Director? Something that controls the spawn points so if players are holding up in an area, the stronger specimens spawn right there. I think that having this will really force players to work with even better communication and that will really up the gameplay.
4.Mister Perky: Perk Leveling Made Better
Killing Floor uses a perk system comprised of 6 different classes. Each perk fulfills a role to assist the team. Berzerkers are a melee class that can't be grabbed by clots and have flat damage resistance. Medics are fast with really strong armor and can keep the heals coming. Demos can carry the most pipebombs and grenades helping deal with hordes from afar. Sharpshooters snipe out the bigger threats before they reach the team. Commandos can see invisible targets and can give you an idea on enemy health. Support specialists have improved welding and use shotguns. Firebugs specialize in fire damage whether its a Flamethrower, flare revolvers, or the Dragonfire Trenchgun. No perk is "better" than any other perk and people who specialize in one will be able to show off why that perk is cool. And I really hope the game doesn't lose that in Killing Floor 2.
We've been told that there will be a total of 10 perks in the game, which means either we are getting 4 more or they will completely start from scratch. However, there is one thing I really hope they change about the perk system and that's how the perks are leveled. Currently, you have to hit a threshold in categories. For example, in Sharpshooter you need to have X head shots while using any of the designated Sharpshooter weapons. Okay, that's not too bad. Especially since the 9mm pistol you spawn with is a Sharpshooter weapon, hitting that threshold isn't hard. But the Commando's level up requirement is to deal a certain amount of damage with a Commando weapon, automatic rifles, and kill a certain number of Cloakers(a type of specimen.) This is a bit harder than it sounds. A lot of players just kill the first specimen they see, making it hard for Commandos to get the kill requirement to hit that next level.
I don't specifically know how to fix it. I don't really want to see an experience system implemented. But I think either the expect damage needs to be toned down or time spent playing that perk should be taken into account. Everything else about the perk system is fine. While I pretty much exclusively play Medic, every perk has it's own unique play style and can pretty engaging. I can't wait to see what the new perks are.
3. Go Big or Go Home: Map Design
One of the amazing things about Killing Floor is the sheer number of maps available and the variety in size of each of them. Killing Floor expects your team to take one of two strategies. Either, kite the map or hold up in a room or corridor and pray to not get overwhelmed. Dependent on the map, kiting tends to be the best option as it becomes hard to get over ran by specimens if you are always on the move. Your only real challenge will be Husks chipping away at you. If you chose to hold up, while it can work out, it tends to get extremely boring after awhile.
Two maps that have had the greatest potential in my opinion have been Farm and Mountain Pass. They are the two largest maps that do not have multiple floors. Farm has the draw back of being one of the darkest maps and the corn fields are a death trap. However with barns and different houses and structures, Farm allows players to do a bunch of different strategies dependent on where the Trader is spawning. Mountain Pass suffers from being too big. That and it's limited spawning areas allows players to hold up in one area of the map and handle anything but it gets too close.
What I would like to see in Killing Floor 2 is more maps of the size of Farm, Mountain Pass, and Iceberg. While the smaller maps make the game feel more threatening, they don't offer a lot of gameplay options. Usually players decided to hold up in one location and just mow down specimen after specimen. To avoid the issues that Mountain Pass has, the inclusion of an AI Director would work well. That way instead specimens spawning at a great distance to give players breather, spawns happening closer and closer to hold point would force players to decide if it's worth holding and getting overwhelmed or abandoning post and looking for a new defense point.
This a map layout spoiler from the PC Gamer exclusive first look. Based on this, it looks like I am right about much larger maps. Hopefully the specimen spawns are better controlled though. But this image does seem to show the game is going to have more maps like Farm. Large with multiple defense structures.
2. New Specimens
Woah. Just the redesign of the specimens are enough to make me feel like they are brand new. The fact that Clots seem to now actually run as oppose to just meander towards you is scary enough. In this video we get to see two new specimens; the Cyst and the Slasher. The Slasher's niche looks self explanatory. It probably can hold you like a Clot but also deal decent melee damage. The Cyst, however, seems a little more difficult to figure out. I expect that it might summon other specimens. It may do weaker sound damage like the Siren. Based on the way it looks off to the distance when it screams I think it is safe to assume it summons specimens.
If I am right about the Cyst, then Killing Floor 2 will get something Killing Floor was lacking. Originally, specimens just meandered until they saw you. This fit the story that England has been over ran by the specimens and it's your job to clear them out so civilians can be evacuated. But, that meant sometimes you just waited for them to show up or aimlessly ran around the map looking for them. Having a specimen that makes other specimens come running, will add urgency to the game.
I am hoping we get more fast specimens. Currently, the only quick specimens are the Crawlers due their ability to close distance with jumping and the Gorefast since it's niche is it sees you and then sprints at you. Hence the name Gorefast. But, if the fact that the Clot actually runs in this trailer is any indication then we may not need specimens designed for speed. While I know I may regret this when the game comes out, but I'd also like to see another long range specimen like the Husk. Hopefully not with fire damage. Becuase fire damage sucks.
1. A new Killing Floor
Killing Floor has been around for five years. I've been playing it with dedication for a little over 4 years. Steam tells me I've put about 646 hours into the game. Which is cool, I have a lot of friends from playing the game and it's a testament to how fun the game is even after all this time.
But, it's starting to get boring and predictable. Tripwire Interactive just released three new maps for it as part of the "End of the Line" update. Haven't played them yet but even so, I can only get so much fun out of just three maps. There is a lot of excitement to be had with the coming of the new game.
New perks. New specimens. New Weapons. Maybe even an improved Patriarch. Actually, that's another thing I am excited about. I would like a smarter Patriarch. Granted, he is pretty difficult as is, but his targeting is pretty predictable. He just executes the first person who aggros him. I want him to switch targets more frequently. Sure, that might make him easier to handle, but it would make him unpredictable. As is, when he picks a target, you can just unload into him until he is either dead or runs to heal.
Overall, my hype level for Killing Floor 2 is over 9,000.


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For 85 years I have been a practicing Catholic. My career education is as an electrical engineer. Most of my time was spent in the computer industry. My job was to find and fix problems.
I believe I have talked with more people about religion than 90 percent of the people. I have heard lots of kickback. In my old age, I go to Mass six times a week. I plan to die Roman Catholic, complaining every step of the way.
State of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
The Catholic Church (C.C.) has the best story of all the churches. It is by far the oldest organized group in the world. Empires last 400 years or so and die. The C.C. is 2,000 years old. There are older religions than this, but they are not organized. Examples are Hindu, Buddhism and Confucianism. The Jewish Church stopped being an organization in 70 A.D. The Romans destroyed the priesthood and the Sanhedrin that tried Jesus.
The Church is solid with those who attend Mass. Twenty-five percent go to Mass every Sunday. One-half percent go to Mass more than once a week. Father Greeleg, a socialist, found that Catholic laymen contributions have dropped from 2 percent to less than 1 percent of their income (most Protestants still contribute 2 percent. A 10 percent contribution is rare). As any old politician will tell you, "Ignore the headlines — follow the money." The laymen are protesting their church management.
The Priest and Bishop dominate the Church. Many decisions are never revealed to the laymen. For example, the Priest scandal went on for 25 years and the laymen were in the dark. Clergy run the Church and do not inform the laymen. The laymen do not contribute to the policies.
The Bishops have decided to make new parishes much larger. Our church seats 800, compared to 200 for my home parish, thus one Priest can say Mass for many laymen. Next we will have TV (not a Mass). The Mass is more like a theater production than the Last Supper. The parish is so large; it has a $1 million budget. The Priest is running a million-dollar corporation and has to spend time with the staff on where to spend the million. There is less time for the laymen.
The Church is in dire need of more vocations. In my childhood parish of 400 families, we had three Priests and 14 Sisters. In my present parish of 4,000 families, we have one Priest and one imported Priest (a Philippine national), and one 70-year-old Sister. All of this indicates United States Catholic Churches are not doing well.
Results of domination
Laymen have become unenthusiastic in the church. One-percent of the laymen do the work for the church. Because of this lack of involvement, laymen have little enthusiasm for the Church. They are not talking about their Church. Lack of interest leads to slow growth and fewer vocations. We need a return to the Family of God and the excitement that stems from it.
At each election time, we hear about the Evangelical, the Black, and Latino positions, but we never hear about the Catholic point of view. The Catholics are 28 percent of the population and the largest minority. They have no agenda. Something is wrong with the C.C.
There are three aspects of a parish: theology, property and money. The Catholic Clergy is in charge of all three. They argue "The Church is not a democracy" is used to justify clerical control. I agree that the Church is not a democracy in theology. But this argument cannot be transferred to property and money. There is no reason the laymen should not have control of Church property and money. Some Catholic parishes are run by the laymen.
I propose that the laymen control the property and money. The Clergy will continue to control the theology. The separation of theology from the material wealth of the Church has been done before.
The parish council should be elected by the laymen and not appointed by the Clergy. It should be totally responsible to the lay people. To think that the laymen are not intelligent enough to control the Church money is ridiculous. Laymen control large corporations and their households, and do it very well. There is no reason they cannot skillfully control the Church budget.
Presently, a large portion of the Priest's time must be spent on the $1 million corporation. This takes time from the sacraments, prayer, counseling, and just talking with the parishioners. Laymen control would free the Priest of a lot of time.
Expected results
When the laymen have control of the money and property, one can expect arguments and disagreements. This is very much like a family. I would expect this type of discussion to take place in and out of the parish counsel. The laymen will be learning to live in God's family. They will be involved and excited.
In the parish there are many conditions which are difficult for the laymen, yet they are not recognized. The worst is the sound system. It's like the Vatican sent a letter "set the sound system once and do not touch it again." Any sound engineer will tell you that a system has to be adjusted for the individual speaker, the size of the audience, and the number of microphones in use.
Most Protestant Churches have a sound man who adjusts the volume for each speaker dynamically (they didn't get the letter). I have known C.C. that had four different sound systems and none worked well. An active lay group would solve that problem and many others.
When people get involved in the Church they will talk about their experiences. Their conversations will be local and national. Then there will be an Evangelical, Black, Latino and a CATHOLIC position on the national scene. The Church will grow.
Once the Clergy is free of running a $1 million corporation, they will be free to talk to laymen. Then his religious training can rub off on the laymen. They will be better Catholics.
We laymen and Clergy are the family of God. Both of us have a part to play. For either group to oppress and dominate the other does harm to the family of God.
• Retired engineer Jim Taunt is a 25-year resident of Ahwatukee Foothills. He attends Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ahwatukee.


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Defensive end Quintaz Struble has been receiving his fair amount of attention as well. Recently the 6-foot-2, 235-pound junior picked up his first offer from a Pac-12 program.
"I received an offer," Struble said. "It was from the University of Arizona. They offered me last week - it was either Wednesday or Thursday.
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"It came somewhat as a surprise to me. They've just been sending me letters. They were sort of just letters of interest just letting me know their statistics and that kind of stuff. Then their coach called up to my school and they gave me an offer."
Struble says some other schools are showing him interest as well.
"I'm actually not sure," he said of the possibility of more offers coming soon. "I've been talking to Tulsa quite a bit. I've also talked to Wake Forest a little bit too. I have to call them a little more and see what's going on."
With spring campus visits becoming increasingly popular, Struble is going to go the more traditional route and wait until the fall.
"I've never been to Arizona," he said, "but I'm planning to go out there sometime after Sep. 1. I'm going to go there on one of my official visits."
Struble has not narrowed his focus to a set of schools but does admit to preferring to staying closer to home. However, he is willing to make exceptions.
"I've always liked O State," he said. "I like the in-state schools like them and Tulsa. I sort of want to stay in state but, at the same time, I really like Arizona. I like the way they do things out there so those schools would probably be in my top group."


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We all have our own approaches to discipline, and what works for one parent when it comes to addressing challenging behaviour won't necessarily suit another.
But now it seems experts agree that reasoning with a child is the best way to get them to behave.
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Scientists asked 102 parents how they dealt wth 'toddler noncompliance' – naughtiness to you or I – on five occasions.
They found that reasoning was the most effective immediate response to mild misbehaviour such as whining or negotiating – when young children try and argue their way out of doing something.
Punishments such as the naughty step were least effective.
I don't know about you, but staying calm enough to reason with my kids when they're playing up can be quite the challenge. I now I resort to threats and yelling way too often.
But, interestingly, my youngest daughter is fast approaching the terrific twos (I refuse to ascribe to the whole terrible two-year-old thing...) and I find myself not wanting to use the naughty step or time out approach with her, even though I did with her older siblings.
What's that about? Is it third child syndrome, which means she's destined to get an easier ride than her big brothers? I'm not sure, but I'm all for reasoning with her and keeping the naughty step as a last resort.
Maybe I'm going soft in my old age, but the whole concept of the naughty step just seems harsh and needlessly authoritarian.
That said, I might be singing from a different song sheet in a few months' time if the two year old stage does turn out to be more terrible than terrific!
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KAI RYSSDAL: There is a reading-the-tea-leaves aspect to all of this. But a quick look around the commodities markets today offers some very different, and all equally reasonable, interpretations of the health of the American economy.
Oil, as I mentioned, hit a record today. Not adjusted for inflation, mind you. Also not traditionally a sign of a looming recession. Gold's somewhere north of $710 an ounce. That's a 16-month high for the safest of safe havens. And then there's the dollar. As much a commodity as anything else out there. The greenback fell to an all-time low against the Euro today -- $1.39 to the single currency, if you're the type who likes specifics. Mostly on speculation that the Federal Reserve's going to cut interest rates. Which it may well do when it meets next Tuesday.
But, Marketplace's Stephen Beard reports from London, those cuts may have to be steeper than anybody expected.
Stephen Beard: The dollar has been declining all year. But this week the slide accelerated after Friday's payroll figures. It appeared that the sinking real estate market is taking jobs down with it. And that, says currency fund manager Neil Mackinnon, is further undermining the greenback.
NEIL MACKINNON: When we're in a situation where economic growth is slowing as it is in the U.S. economy, where there seems to be a growing risk of recession, the markets startS to discount lower interest rates.
Lower rates make the dollar a less-attractive investment. Currency traders in London say the greenback could look even less appealing next week. The Fed could cut rates by half of 1 percent to stave off recession. And the prospect of a recession loomed a bit larger today because of oil. Crude briefly touched a record price of $80 a barrel, and this in spite of OPEC's decision to increase production. The problem for the U.S., says analyst Michael Hughes, is that demand for oil is still soaring in countries like China and India.
MICHAEL HUGHES: The demand for oil from the emerging economies has now overtaken the demand for oil from the developed economies and, hence, people are forecasting oil prices of over $90.
Caught between the rising price of oil and a slowing economy, the U.S. faces a painful winter, say the analysts. And the U.S. dollar could face a further pummelling in the currency markets.
In London, this is Stephen Beard for Marketplace.


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OBAMA SIGNS NDAA, CLIFF DEAL — The president yesterday approved both the FY13 NDAA and the fiscal-cliff agreement, authorizing $633 billion in defense spending and enacting a two-month sequester delay. Obama's NDAA signature, though, came with major reservations that echoed earlier veto threats. "Restrictions on the Defense Department's ability to retire unneeded ships and aircraft will divert scarce resources needed for readiness and result in future unfunded liabilities," he said in a statement ( http://politico.pro/130t8ZB).
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In addition, the president blasted Congress for blocking his ability to transfer Gitmo detainees to the United States, vowing to implement the measure in a way that avoids any constitutional conflicts. "Congress designed these sections, and has here renewed them once more, in order to foreclose my ability to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," Obama said. "I continue to believe that operating the facility weakens our national security by wasting resources, damaging our relationships with key allies and strengthening our enemies."
WHITE HOUSE POOL REPORT, via WaPo's Zachary Goldfarb at 1:07 a.m.: "A White House official tells me the autopen was not used for the National Defense Authorization Act. It was delivered by Congress over the weekend and was brought with POTUS to Hawaii."
(The cliff deal, however, was signed by autopen.)
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DEADLINE DREAD RETURNS — The defense establishment dodged a bullet with the fiscal-cliff deal, but the agreement's delayed sequestration deadline could hit like a cannonball come March. "Debt ceiling vote, sequester vote, CR expiration and [the fiscal 2014] budget submission all in a small window," said one defense lobbyist, ticking off the challenges ahead. "I actually view this as worse than the fiscal cliff mess we just 'resolved' because instead of simply re-authorizing expiring provisions, this is going to require some serious decisions about taxes and spending."
Said Brian Roehrkasse, the top spokesman for BAE Systems: "Unfortunately, the prolonged uncertainty associated with sequestration, which has already made it virtually impossible to plan near- and long-term business decisions, will persist for yet another two months."
Phil has the Pro analysis: http://politico.pro/ZVPhJI
BREAKING DOWN THE VOTE — Some stats for defense wonks:
— HASC members voted 33-28 in favor of the cliff deal. Among HASC Republicans, though, the vote was 10-25. Among HASC Democrats, it was 23-3.
— The 10 HASC Republicans who supported the bill were Chairman Buck McKeon, Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry, Frank LoBiondo, John Kline, Mike Rogers, Bill Shuster, Todd Platts, Chris Gibson, Joe Heck and Jon Runyan.
— The three HASC Democrats who voted against the measure were ranking member Adam Smith, Mike McIntyre and Jim Cooper.
— As for the Appropriations Committee, the vote was 30-18 in favor of the bill. Among committee Republicans, it was 13-15. And among committee Democrats, it was 17-3.
POLITICO SCOOP: ARMY REINS IN PRESIDENTIAL INVITES — Breaches of protocol have led the Army's top civilian leader to warn units and commands not to invite the president, vice president or their spouses to events without first alerting the Office of the Secretary of Defense, POLITICO's Josh Gerstein reports. "In a servicewide memo dated Dec. 21," Gerstein writes, "Secretary of the Army John McHugh alluded to unspecified incidents in which Obama or Biden were asked to attend military events and apparently agreed to, all without the knowledge of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's office." Here's the story: http://politi.co/UIW4lU. And here's McHugh's memo: http://bit.ly/Vjxs0x
TOP STORY: "Afghan war commander gives options for after '14," by NYT's Elisabeth Bumiller and Eric Schmitt — "Gen. John R. Allen, the senior American commander in Afghanistan, has submitted military options to the Pentagon that would keep 6,000 to 20,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, defense officials said on Wednesday. General Allen offered Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta three plans with different troop levels: 6,000, 10,000 and 20,000, each with a risk factor ... attached to it, a senior military official said." http://nyti.ms/ZdnbIF
THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THESE OPTIONS NEXT WEEK with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who's traveling to Washington, Pentagon press secretary George Little told reporters yesterday. "Whatever that number is for a post-2014 enduring presence will be a matter of close consultation with our Afghan allies," Little said.
TRIVIA TIME — The Afghan National Army is at its biggest size yet. Approximately how many soldiers does it have (as of October 2012)? For the answer, read on.
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PANETTA LETS GENERAL RETIRE AS 3-STAR — Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, who stepped down in November as head of the Missile Defense Agency, will be allowed to retire at his current rank, Panetta has decided. Panetta determined that O'Reilly served "satisfactorily in the grade of lieutenant general and should be retired at the grade," Pentagon spokesman Navy Lieutenant Commander Nathan Christensen said in a statement. But, as Bloomberg's Tony Capaccio reports, "Panetta wrote a letter of reprimand for O'Reilly's file saying the defense secretary disapproved of his management and conduct at the Missile Defense Agency," following a DoD IG report in which witnesses said O'Reilly yelled at subordinates. More here: http://bloom.bg/WlOudn
COURT: FEDS CAN KEEP DRONE LEGAL OPINIONS SECRET — POLITICO's Josh Gerstein has the story: "The U.S. Government has no legal duty to disclose legal opinions justifying the use of drones to kill suspected terrorist operatives abroad, although doing so would contribute to 'intelligent' public debate over the legality of that practice, a federal judge wrote in a ruling issued Wednesday. In her decision, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon largely rejected lawsuits brought by The New York Times and the American Civil Liberties Union seeking to use the Freedom of Information Act to make public more details about the legal basis for the drone programs." More here: http://politi.co/VjfQBK
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Q4 EARNINGS CALLS — Lockheed Martin yesterday announced it plans to disclose its earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2012 fiscal year during a conference call on Jan. 24. Boeing, meanwhile, scheduled its call for Jan. 30. And defense consultant Loren Thompson is predicting there will be good news for the industry: "Judging from the robust profits for 2012 that military contractors will be reporting in a few weeks, the defense industry's winter of discontent has not yet arrived," Thompson writes in Forbes. More here: http://onforb.es/Twy3NS
STOCKWATCH — Performance of the top five U.S. defense contractors yesterday, after the fiscal-cliff deal was passed:
Boeing: +2.27% to 77.07
General Dynamics: +2.8% to 71.21
Lockheed Martin: +1.06% to 83.27
Northrop Grumman: +0.87% to 68.17
Raytheon: +1.84% to 58.62
New York Stock Exchange Composite Index: +2.23% to 8,631.82
— The Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III to be the next director of the Air National Guard. Clarke, currently the commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force, will replace Lt. Gen. Harry "Bud" Wyatt, who's retiring this month, according to an official story. http://1.usa.gov/12ZvuYC
— In addition, the Senate on Tuesday approved a slew of other military promotions. They're all listed here: http://1.usa.gov/Wj8ltH
— And Donald Warner, The Air Force's top firefighter, has stepped down after a 46-year career. "When I enlisted in 1965, the Air Force chose the firefighting career field for me," said Warner, chief of the Fire Emergency Services Division in the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Readiness Directorate at Tyndall Air Force Base, in Florida. "They did a good job because I have loved it." Here's the official story: http://1.usa.gov/W2l7fi
— The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot has a look this morning at the ongoing work of dismantling the USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which was decommissioned last month. http://bit.ly/Ulqeb9
— The death toll in Syria's civil war has claimed up to 60,000 lives, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said yesterday. That figure "far exceeds even estimates given by opposition groups after nearly two years of fighting," WaPo reports. http://wapo.st/UGOrva
— The United States killed five suspected militants in its first drone strike this year in the Taliban-controlled tribal areas of Pakistan, reports Bill Roggio of The Long War Journal. Roggio notes that the identities of those killed have not been released and that "no senior al Qaeda or Taliban leaders are known to have been killed." http://bit.ly/UIWw3u
DESSERT: NAVY REITERATES ITS STANCE ON (NOW-LEGAL) POT — Voters may have effectively decriminalized the use of marijuana in Washington state, but that doesn't mean Joe or Jane Deckplate is allowed to sample the sticky green, the Navy said yesterday. "Zero Tolerance drug policy regulations remain unaffected for sailors," the service said in an official story.
And just in case any sailors were thinking about it, the Navy reminded them that its testing policies will remain in effect and the consequences can be severe. "Aside from the typical punishment that follows drug use, there are collateral consequences to getting kicked out of the military," said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Anderson, command judge advocate for the carrier USS Nimitz. "Aside from increasing the difficulty of finding a job, you also lose your G.I Bill."
Anderson added: "Before you eat that pot brownie, ask yourself if it's worth losing $90,000." http://1.usa.gov/Wesbpq
TRIVIA ANSWER — The Afghanistan National Army has, as of October 2012, 195,000 soldiers, according to The New York Times. But, the army "is so plagued with desertions and low re-enlistment rates that it has to replace a third of its entire force every year, officials say." More here: http://nyti.ms/3nlhr8
A NOTE ABOUT YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA — Several readers emailed Morning D to let us know Hickam Air Force Base, in Hawaii, is now Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Hickam was the answer to yesterday's trivia question. Many thanks to the attentive readers who brought us up to speed.
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I think that this post is particularly relevant with all of the 'year in review' posts that are floating out in the blogosphere.
10 Years Ago (1998):
1. I decided that I wanted to go to Iowa State and major in Computer Science
2. I bought my first motorcycle
3. I was eagerly awaiting the May release of the next Star Wars movie
4. I was frantically applying for college scholarships
5. I had a part time job working in a 'factory farm' raising pigs
5 Things on Today's "To Do" List :
1. Complete a teammate's mid year feedback form
2. Get sign off on the 2009 telephone launch schedule
3. Arms / chest weight training
4. Finish my Christmas cards
5. Get caught up on blog reading!
5 Things that I would do if I
1. Buy a small cottage in Hawaii
2. Travel!
3. Quit my current job, find job at new car dealership
4. Ensure that my brother, sister, and brother in law had the educations that they would like
5. Complete #4 on my bucket list
5 Places I have lived:
1. Rolfe, IA
2. Bradgate, IA
3. Ames, IA
4. Normal, IL
5. Overland Park, KS
5 Jobs I have had:
1. Farm hired hand
2. Pig guy at a 600 sow farrowing operation
3. Online Bank Intern at State Farm Insurance
4. Asset Management Intern at Hallmark Cards
5. Consultant for one of the 'big 3' management consulting firms


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A memorial gathering is planned in his longtime home town of Taos, New Mexico, on what would have been his 74th, birthday, December 23.
Frank Morgan Bio (Courtesty of High Note Records): It is a real rarity for a jazz musician to have his career interrupted for three decades and then be able to make a complete comeback. Frank Morgan showed a great deal of promise in his early days, but it was a long time before he could fulfill his potential. The son of guitarist Stanley Morgan (who played with the Ink Spots), he took up clarinet and alto early on. Morgan moved to Los Angeles in 1947 and was approached by Duke Ellington who wanted the then 15-year-old Frank to go on the road with his band. Frank's father wanted his son to finish school so the Ellington gig never materialized, but by the time he was 17, Frank was working at LA's Club Alabam, backing the likes of Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday. Morgan worked on the bop scene of early-'50s Los Angeles, recording with Teddy Charles (1953) and Kenny Clarke (1954), and under his own name for GNP in 1955.
Unfortunately, around that same time Frank followed his idol and mentor Charlie "Bird" Parker into heroin addiction, and spent most of the next thirty years serving time for thefts to support his habit. Yet except for periods in the Los Angeles County jail system, he never strayed too far from music. At most penal institutions, there were bands made up of inmates, and Morgan was greeted as a celebrity. He was constantly made gifts of mouthpieces, drugs, food, cigarettes. "The greatest big band I ever played with was in San Quentin. Art Pepper and I were proud of that band. We had Jimmy Bunn and Frank Butler, and some other musicians who were known and some who weren't, but they could play. We played every Saturday night for what they called a Warden's Tour, which showed paying visitors only the cleanest cell blocks and exercise yards. But people would take that tour just to hear the band."
When he was not incarcerated Frank performed occasionally around LA, but it was not until 1985 that Morgan, with the help of artist and future wife Rosalinda Kolb, managed to leave his life of "questionable interests" behind him and once again concentrate on his music. Resuming his recording career after a thirty-year hiatus, Frank was rediscovered and his unique history, combined with his equally unique sound and story-telling ability on his horn, made him a media star. He made multiple appearances on the Today Show in the '80s and '90s; starred in "Prison-Made Tuxedos," an off-Broadway play about his life, in 1987; was the first subject of Jane Pauley's "Real Life" primetime TV show on NBC in 1990; and won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Best Alto Saxophonist in 1991.
In 1998 a new chapter was added to Frank's inspiring life story when he suffered a stroke while enroute to the Flint Jazz Festival in Michigan. Although doctors initially predicted he would never play again, Frank was gigging within six months. After a series of critically-acclaimed pre-stroke recordings for Contemporary, Antilles, and Telarc, in 2003 Frank signed a new recording agreement with New York-based HighNote Records, and today many fans and Jazz writers alike say he has never sounded better.
Frank Morgan's initial recordings for his new label, "City Nights" (HighNote HCD 7129) and "Raising the Standard" (HighNote HCD 7143), have received great reviews and significant airplay both here and abroad. Both albums were recorded live at New York's Jazz Standard on a series of triumphant evenings which heralded the reappearance of a vibrant and important voice in Jazz.


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1998: France 3-0 Brazil
1994: Brazil 0-0 Italy (Brazil win on penalties)
1990: West Germany 1-0 Argentina
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Arkansas' primary is coming Tuesday, May 22. Vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are Barack Obama and John Wolfe. Obama is leading Wolfe by only seven points, 45 to 38. As reported earlier here Wolfe has maintained this level of support with almost no budget.
It's an open primary, which means anyone, including Republicans, can vote in it. Several bloggers are suggesting that Arkansas Repubs vote for Wolfe in what has been termed 'Operation Razorback Chaos', after Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos.
Here and Here are a couple links.
Wolfe is also running against Obama in the May 29 Texas primary.
Presidents really should not be losing primaries. Lyndon Johnson withdrew in 1968 simply because he didn't win New Hampshire by as many votes as he was expected to.
One problem for Obama is that Wolfe doesn't sound like a lunatic. I'm not saying he isn't a lunatic. Just that he doesn't sound like one."


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Betty Mistretta, retired office manager, volunteer
Jan. 20, 1925 – June 22, 2014
Betty Mistretta, a breast cancer survivor for 44 years, died Sunday in Niagara Hospice, Lockport, after a short illness. She was 89.
Born in Buffalo, the former Betty Kelschenbach grew up on the city's East Side. She was a graduate of Fosdick-Masten Park High School and the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute.
In the '50s and '60s, she was a homemaker and was active in the PTA, as a den mother for Cub Scouts and in church groups, such as the Christian Guild and Women's Bible Study. In the late '60s and early '70s, she was a volunteer at Niagara Lutheran Home, where her mother was a resident.
When she was stricken with breast cancer in 1970, she underwent a full mastectomy. After she recovered, she joined the breast cancer survivor group Encore and became one of its clothing models, primarily in swimsuits.
She worked for Victor Rental and Sales as office manager for the Party Division, retiring in 1985.
In retirement, she and her husband traveled the nation and were active in the Family Motor Coach Association.
She also joined the Frustrated Maestros, a musical clown group, and entertained at special events and parades as Bera-Can Clown.
Mrs. Mistretta had a passion for theater, musicals, parties and entertaining. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting and gardening.
"She was all of 4-foot-9," said her daughter, Denise Bryant, "but she was the biggest spirit in the room."
In the mid-1970s, she moved to the Town of Tonawanda and was married in 1977 to Anthony T. Mistretta. She and her husband moved to Lockport in 2009 to be closer to her daughter.
Her son, Michael E. Whitman, died in 2003.
In addition to her husband and her daughter, survivors include 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 1 p.m. Thursday in St. Andrew Catholic Church, 1525 Sheridan Drive at Elmwood Avenue, Town of Tonawanda.


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16 Aug 2012
Market News: Cisco, Electronic Arts, NetApp, Dollar Tree…
Cisco Systems Inc. reported a jump in quarterly profit and said it would pay a bigger dividend, continuing the networking-equipment giant's transformation from a fast-growing upstart to a more mature company. Shares climbed 7.2% to $18.62 in premarket trade.
PetSmart's shares surged after the retailer turned in a better-than-expected profit for its fiscal second quarter and again boosted its earnings expectations for the year. The latest period marks the 10th straight quarter that PetSmart has reported double-digit profit growth–mostly in the range of 20%–driven by high-margin prescriptions, "super-premium" pet foods and hard goods. Shares rose 6% to $71.50 premarket.
Videogame maker Electronic Arts is exploring a sale as the company struggles against competition from free online gaming sites, the New York Post reported, citing sources. The paper said EA has been approached by private-equity giants KKR and Providence Equity Partners about a potential deal. Representatives for EA weren't immediately available for comment. Shares jumped 11% to $14.55 premarket.
Agilent Technologies Inc.'s (A) fiscal third-quarter profit fell 26% as the testing-and-measuring equipment maker reported higher expenses and weaker margins. Shares fell 7.4% to $37.50 premarket as results missed Agilent's expectations and the company lowered its full-year guidance.
Coinstar Inc. (CSTR)–the parent of struggling movie-rental-kiosks company Redbox–has been exploring the possibility of selling itself to an undisclosed private-equity firm for several months, the New York Post reported, citing sources. Representatives of Coinstar couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Shares jumped 8.2% to $52.15 premarket.
Dollar Tree Inc.'s (DLTR) fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 26% as the discount retailer posted higher sales. Still, shares were recently trading 6.2% lower at $46.93 premarket as the company issued a typically cautious outlook for the current quarter.
Applied Materials Inc.'s (AMAT) fiscal third-quarter profit fell 54% as the semiconductor-equipment maker recorded lower sales and restructuring charges. Shares slumped 4.3% to $11.29 premarket as the company said it sees an even deeper slowdown for chip-production gear spending in the current period and issued guidance below analyst expectations.
NetApp Inc.'s (NTAP) fiscal first-quarter profit fell 54%, but largely in-line results and guidance from the data-storage company helped alleviate some worries about spending by business users. Shares rose 4.8% to $33.28 premarket as adjusted earnings topped the company's weak projections from May.
NetEase Inc.'s (NTES, K3MD.SG) second-quarter earnings increased 13% as the Internet company posted stronger revenue from online games and advertising. However, its American depositary shares fell 8.9% to $53 premarket as results missed analyst expectations.
New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYMT) unveiled an offering of 10 million shares, saying it wants to raise money to buy mortgage-backed securities. Shares were off 3.9% to $6.67 premarket.
Sina Corp.'s (SINA) second-quarter surged higher, as the Chinese Internet company's results were boosted by an equity investment, masking sharply higher costs. Shares rose 7% premarket to 54.47 after the company posted a surprise adjusted profit.
AFC Enterprises Inc.'s (AFCE) fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped a better-than-expected 20% as the restaurant operator saw same-store sales continue to climb, especially in the U.S.
Hot Topic Inc.'s (HOTT) fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed as the teen-apparel retailer's revenue and margins strengthened.
Limited Brands Inc.'s (LTD) fiscal second-quarter profit fell 38% on fewer one-time gains and slightly weaker sales. But the company's adjusted earnings and sales edged out expectations, and Limited raised its full-year outlook.
Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) said it approved a new management succession plan, under which Chief Executive Michael Balmuth will transition to the role of executive chairman in 2014.
Source: Dow Jones Newswires


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