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The Solutions to Our Broken Institutions Are In the Constitution
America is facing a crisis. As a matter of fact we are in such a constant state of crisis that I should be using the plural crises but that sounds silly and looks improbable. As do the policies which have pushed us to this point.
- Open borders erase what being an American means.
- Strangulation regulation that prohibit growth and punish productivity.
- Free Trade giveaways that send our industry and jobs overseas.
- Taxation that makes us long for the tax rates that started the Revolution.
- Attacks on police, on every right guaranteed, not granted, guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
- An internal war on our own energy sector in the name of a mythical man-made global warming.
- An administration that fans the flames of racial and social divides for political advantage.
- A political class made up of the perpetually re-elected of both parties that sits like a twin headed bird of prey atop a corporatism system rigged to reward the connected and ignore the rest.
How could any of this fail…..to end America's 240 year old experiment in human freedom? The institutions of our government are broken. However, there is a solution, and it is in the Constitution.
First of all the system was built to provide checks and balances. Each branch, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial were meant to counterbalance each other so that no one branch could usurp the power of the other two.
The Evansville Bar Association in its annual recognition of Constitution Day in 2015 summed it up well;
Although the terms "Separation of Powers" and "Checks and Balances" are not found in the Constitution, these principles are key to its vitality. As George Washington wrote in February of 1788, the two great "pivots upon which the whole machine must move" are: (1) "the general Government is not invested with more Powers than are indispensably necessary to perform the functions of a good Government[,]" and (2) "these Powers are so distributed among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, that [the Government] can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy or any other despotic or oppressive form, so long as there shall remain any virtue in the body of the People." As recently as 2011, the Supreme Court affirmed that these principles were "intended, in part, to protect each branch of government from incursion by the others. The structural principles secured by the separation of powers protect the individual as well."
Congress has abdicated its powers to unelected bureaucrats and the courts have decided that is the order of the day. Generation Opportunity covers this well when they say;
One of the reasons that elections are such so important is because legislative representatives are responsible to create federal laws that impact every one of their constituents.
This is not a task to be taken lightly, which is why voters must dedicate time to research candidates before heading to the voting booth. But few people realize that there are unelected individuals who create regulations that govern everything from what type of light bulb you are allowed to use, as well as how much water your toilet may flush. According to an article published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), no one is entirely sure how many government agencies actually exist, not even the government knows the exact number.
For instance, in the appendix of the Administrative Conference of the United States, there are 115 agencies listed with a disclaimer saying, "[T]here is no authoritative list of government agencies."
The federal government has grown so large that no one can even keep track of it anymore. Worse still, each of these agencies are filled with unelected people who take on legislative authority to interpret laws passed by Congress.
Although Congress is prohibited from "delegating" its legislative function to another branch of government, Courts have consistently held that federal agencies may create their own rules as long as an "intelligible" principle can be discerned from the original statute in question.
In other words, if Congress passes a law that regulates a particular industry or action, unelected federal bureaucrats are given almost unchecked power to create whichever rules (or crimes associated with the conduct in question) that they please.
Here's an example: When Congress passed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, it mandated that certain environmental standards must be imposed on the states, but it hardly clarified what those standards were, or how they were to be enforced.
One of the components of the Act mandated states to establish a permit program that regulates, "new or modified major stationary sources" of air pollution. That seems simple enough, except that Congress never properly defined what qualified as a "stationary source."
Therefore, the Environmental Protection Agency was left with the task of defining what a "stationary source" meant. Additionally, the original legislation never detailed what the penalty would be for breaking any of the statutes created by the new amendments, leaving it open to interpretation by the EPA.
This predicament led to the 1984 landmark case of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., where the Supreme Court held that federal agencies have authority to interpret statutes which they are in charge of administering.
This meant that the EPA now had legal authority to determine what would be considered a "stationary source" of air pollution.
Since the Chevron Doctrine applies to all government agencies, the opportunities for abuse are endless. Government is only legitimate when it derives its powers from the consent of the governed. When we give legislative powers to unelected government officials we completely disregard the core American belief of consensual representation.
In other words we elect legislators to make laws and they make general laws like, "We want clean water," and then they let unelected bureaucrats fill in the blanks with the force of law.
Here is how it works. Everyone wants clean water so the legislators pass their "We want clean water," law and they come back to their constituents and campaign on "I brought you clean water." Then the EPA issues a regulation that says you can't build on wet lands. The EPA gets to decide what wet lands means which consequently gives them De Facto control over any piece of property they say is a wet land. Then when voters complain to their congressional representative, who voted for the law and bragged about it, that they can't build their house on a lot that is obviously dry the legislator becomes indignant. They tell their constituents, "We'll just see about this!" Then they have an aide send a strongly worded letter to the EPA that makes no difference whatsoever.
Problem solved. Pat the denizens from fly-over country on the head and leave the matter in the hands of the commiczars who have inherited the rule of what was once a representative republic. This way the hack can get back to his real job of raising money and getting re-elected.
This abdication of responsibility on the part of the legislature is the root cause of our problems because it has led to or facilitated the rise of the imperial presidency wherein many presidents have expanded the power of the executive until today we have an elected monarch who rules by decree unchallenged by Congress and unfettered by the will of the people.
Although the imperial presidency by no means began with the present occupant of the White House, to many Barack Obama has pushed the envelope beyond any discernable constitutional limits and has become the prime example of this phenomenon.
According to the Christian Science Monitor;
President Obama's use of executive action to get around congressional gridlock is unparalleled in modern times, some scholars say. But to liberal activists, he's not going far enough.
Obama, a former constitutional law lecturer, was once skeptical of the aggressive use of presidential power. During the 2008 campaign, he accused President George W. Bush of regularly circumventing Congress. Yet as president, Obama has grown increasingly bold in his own use of executive action, at times to controversial effect.
The president (or his administration) has unilaterally changed elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); declared an anti-gay-rights law unconstitutional; lifted the threat of deportation for an entire class of undocumented immigrants; bypassed Senate confirmation of controversial nominees; waived compliance requirements in education law; and altered the work requirements under welfare reform. This month, the Obama administration took the highly unusual step of announcing that it will recognize gay marriages performed in Utah – even though Utah itself says it will not recognize them while the issue is pending in court.
Early in his presidency, Obama also expanded presidential warmaking powers, surveillance of the American public, and extrajudicial drone strikes on alleged terrorists outside the United States, including Americans – going beyond Mr. Bush's own global war on terror following 9/11. But more recently, he has flexed his executive muscle more on domestic policy.
In the process, Obama's claims of executive authority have infuriated opponents, while emboldening supporters to demand more on a range of issues, from immigration and gay rights to the minimum wage and Guantánamo Bay prison camp.
To critics, Obama is the ultimate "imperial president," willfully violating the Constitution to further his goals, having failed to convince Congress of the merits of his arguments. To others, he is exercising legitimate executive authority in the face of an intransigent Congress and in keeping with the practices of past presidents.
It also leads to the tyranny of the courts. Unelected lawyers with life tenure decide what is and what is not constitutional often with the vaguest references to the Constitution itself. Disregarding what are clearly enunciated rights such as the one to keep and bear arms while finding such nonexistent rights such as the right to dispose of unborn children. The Justices of the Supreme Court have abrogated unto themselves unlimited power to turn our Constitution which was supposed to be written in stone into a living letter written in sand. Or as one Chief justice said, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes once said, "We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is." Or as the website Western Journalism describes it;
Our federal judiciary has become, arguably and disturbingly, an oligarchy. When they rule on the "constitutionality" of an issue, it is assumed to be the final say in whether a vote of Congress or the vote of the people via referendum or initiative is legitimized or annulled. This is not how the Supreme Court and its substrata of appellate courts were intended to operate, nor is it de facto the way it should be.
The federal judiciary, as it has evolved, has unchecked and unlimited power over the nation by either of the other branches–the executive or the legislative–or even the people. Its members are not accountable to the citizenry, since most of their appointments are for life, and they cannot be removed from the bench by a vote of the people they purportedly serve. Their ruminations and the results of their decisions are insular, and they often trump the will of the people with regard to key social issues. Their decisions are presumed to be final, even though they may be at odds with the democratic majority of our citizens.
Herein lies the fundamental problem about the present construct of our federal judiciary as it has evolved since the founding. If, as stated in the 10th Amendment, all "rights and powers" not specifically itemized in the Constitution are held by the people collectively or by the states, what right does a court have to negate the will of the people? As it relates especially to key cultural issues like abortion, public religious displays, and definitions of marriage, should not the final court be the court of public opinion, rather than an oligarchy of judges insulated from, and not accountable to, the citizenry? In most of these cases, state courts have ruled, and appeals are then made to the federal judiciary.
Thomas Jefferson portended this judicial despotism: "To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps. Their maxim is boni judicis est ampliare jurisdictionem [good justice is broad jurisdiction], and their power the more dangerous as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control."
These situations exist because Congress abdicates its authority to unelected bureaucrats of the federal nomenclature, it refuses to stand up to the runaway executives and refuses to reign in the Supreme Court.
The first could be accomplished by passing a law rescinding the ability of bureaucracies to issue regulations that have the force of law without congressional approval.
The second could be accomplished as they were with President Nixon, hearings which could lead to impeachment.
And the third is constitutionally provided for in Article 3, Section 2, Clause 2 which states, "In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make." Congress should exercise its power to limit the jurisdiction of the courts. The Constitution provides that Congress is authorized to establish those federal courts subordinate to the Supreme Court and set forth their jurisdiction. Congress also has the power to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and regulate its activities. Accordingly, Congress should exercise this authority to restrain an activist judiciary.
If Congress would step up and be what we elect them to be We the People could once again become more than just an empty phrase from History in a discarded document that once sought to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. If our representatives will represent us instead of themselves and their cronies we would find that the solutions to our broken institutions are in the Constitution.
Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion. He is the Historian of the Future @ http://drrobertowens.com © 2016 Contact Dr. Owens firstname.lastname@example.com Follow Dr. Robert Owens on Facebook or Twitter @ Drrobertowens / Edited by Dr. Rosalie Owens
Why Empires Fall
Although the generalization is usually applied to republics, according to Sir John Glubb, a British author and lecturer, most empires don't last longer than 250 years.
Or as Sir John said in summation:
As numerous points of interest have arisen in the course of this essay, I close with a brief summary, to refresh the reader's mind.
- We do not learn from history because
our studies are brief and prejudiced.
(b) In a surprising manner, 250 years
emerges as the average length of national
(c) This average has not varied for 3,000 years.
Does it represent ten generations?
(d) The stages of the rise and fall of great
nations seem to be:
The Age of Pioneers (outburst)
The Age of Conquests
The Age of Commerce
The Age of Affluence
The Age of Intellect
The Age of Decadence.
(e) Decadence is marked by:
An influx of foreigners
The Welfare State
A weakening of religion.
(f) Decadence is due to:
Too long a period of wealth and power
Love of money
The loss of a sense of duty. (Sir John Glubb)
Does any of this sound familiar? In other words all empires rise and all empires fall. It is the luck of the draw or the happenstance of birth that situates us as spectators of the fall.
I know from experience as the Author of The Constitution Failed that if you question the viability of the American experiment even the most humble participant in that experiment becomes indignant. As I have been asked repeatedly, "How can you say, the Constitution failed don't you mean, we failed the Constitution?" This always elicits my response, "Is that a distinction without a difference?"
Since the declared and understood purpose to the writing and ratification of the Constitution was to create and sustain a limited government and since We the People now face an unlimited government I maintain we must face the painful reality that the Constitution has failed. With that failure the experiment in individual liberty, personal freedom, and economic opportunity is hurtling towards a destination with destiny as we become like all the other nations of the earth: a command economy with a permanent political class.
When did we start our slide from a limited government to a centrally-planned Leviathan masquerading as a utopian paradise?
The experiment jumped the tracks under the second president. John Adams signed the Alien and sedition Act and then used that act to arrest anyone who disagreed with him. This was not the beginning of our present slide into totalitarianism.
Abraham Lincoln waged total war against eleven States that sought to secede when the right to secede was not withheld from the states and the right to wage war against the States was not afforded to the Federal Government by the Constitution. He did however allow West Virginia to secede from Virginia without the approval of the Virginia government which is explicitly contrary to the Constitution. This was not the beginning of our present slide into totalitarianism.
In the midst of the banking crisis of 1932-33 FDR told America, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." He should have told us that we had him and his Progressive agenda to fear, at least as far as the fundamental nature of the American Experiment was concerned.
Despite the fact that by 1932 the recovery from the crash of 1929 was well under way as evidenced by freight loadings that rose 20 percent, industrial production 21 percent, construction contract awards gained 30 percent, unemployment dropped by nearly one million, wholesale prices rebounded by 20 percent, and the battered stock market was up by 40 percent. David Stockman goes so far as to say, "the Hoover recovery would be celebrated in the history books even today if it had not been interrupted in the winter of 1932-1933 by a faux banking crisis which was entirely the doing of President-elect Roosevelt and the loose-talking economic statist at the core of his transition team."
At that time the banking crisis, as it was loudly and universally called, had Americans fearing that the economy was about to collapse. This has been called the failure of capitalism. However as David Stockman points out,
The truth of the so-called banking crisis is that the artificial economic boom of 1914-1929 had generated a drastic proliferation of banks in the farm country and in the booming new industrial centers like Chicago, Detroit, Youngtown and Toledo, along with vast amounts of poorly underwritten debt on real estate and businesses.
When the bubble burst in 1929, the financial system experienced the time-honored capitalist cure — a sweeping liquidation of bad debts and under-capitalized banks. Not only was this an unavoidable and healthy purge of economic rot, but also reflected the fact that the legions of banks which failed were flat-out insolvent and should have been closed.
How great was this meltdown? How many people lost everything in the bank failures? Was this a massive slide into a financial morass? As David Stockman summed it up, "Indeed, a single startling statistic puts paid to the whole New Deal mythology that FDR rescued the banking system after a veritable heart attack: to wit, losses at failed US banks during the entire 12-year period ending in 1932 amounted to only 2-3 percent of deposits. There never was a sweeping contagion of failure in the banking system."
Foreshadowing President Obama's first Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who said, "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before," FDR used this crisis to forever change the very structure of American government.
FDR didn't introduce his sweeping changes in the dead of night. He campaigned on them. He said he would bring in a New Deal for all Americans and he did. As his first inaugural speech ended he laid his cards on the table, "It is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative authority may be wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us. But it may be that an unprecedented demand and need for undelayed (sic) action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure."
In these two sentences the new president announced that if he deemed it necessary to upend the balance of powers he would do so. He then threatened to do whatever he thought necessary in the 1933 version of President Obama's "We can't wait" proclamation. Instead of saying "I have a pen and I have a phone," FDR said, "But in the event that the Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses, and in the event that the national emergency is still critical, I shall not evade the clear course of duty that will then confront me. I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis—broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe."
Congress did not fight. They did not stand on their prerogatives as a co-equal branch. Instead they knuckled under and in 100 days created an alphabet soup of federal agencies to control everything from soup to nuts. America began its dramatic descent from freedom and liberty to servitude and regulation. With FDR's imagery of a war against an emergency America found itself at war with a recession which had already ended successfully turning it into the Great Depression which wouldn't end for eight more years.
Since that time we have declared war on poverty. Fifty years and several trillion dollars later and we have just as much poverty as before. We have declared war on drugs and hundreds of thousands of incarcerations and trillions of dollars later and the drug problem is worse than before. We have of course also been in either a hot or a cold war since 1941 and hundreds of thousands of lives and many trillions of dollars later we have less security than we had before.
All of this has led to an erosion of our individual liberty, personal freedom, and economic opportunity. The balance of power has all but dissolved as Congress ceded its power to the executive and the bureaucracy while nine Supreme Justices make all the final decisions.
The Constitution was written to set the foundations for how our nation should be ruled. The First Article of the Constitution established the Legislature and most of the document deals with the Legislature, obviously the most important part of our national government. The part that is closest to the people. Today that body has transferred its power and we are faced with an imperial presidency and a Supreme Court that has decreed itself to be the source and the summit of legitimacy.
John Locke, the inspiration of much that became our Constitution said in his Second Treatise of Civil Government, "The Legislative cannot transfer the Power of Making Laws to any other hands. For it being but a delegated Power from the People, they, who have it, cannot pass it over to others."
Yet this is what has happened and this is why we are no longer forging ahead at the vanguard of humanity. We are instead rapidly becoming the source of raw materials and a market place for the goods of others: a colony in all but name. Or as the saying goes, the borrower is slave to the lender.
Everywhere I go and everyone I speak with knows America is losing its edge, sliding down a Progressive rat hole into an over-regulated shabby future in the dustbin of History. At the same time everywhere I go and everyone I speak to says, "At least it won't happen in my day but I feel sorry for the generations coming after me."
Why do empires fall? Because they think they won't.
Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion. He is the Historian of the Future @ http://drrobertowens.com © 2015 Contact Dr. Owens email@example.com Follow Dr. Robert Owens on Facebook or Twitter @ Drrobertowens / Edited by Dr. Rosalie Owens
Cantor Releases Updated Report on 'Imperial Presidency'
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) updated his report on the "imperial presidency" on Thursday, adding to the dozens of examples of executive overreach by the Obama administration.
"Our Founders created a series of checks and balances for our democracy to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful," Cantor said. "Today, this system is under threat as the executive branch continues to bypass Congress and use executive action to promote its own agenda."
Cantor says Obamacare is the greatest example of the administration's "blatant disregard for the rule of law."
The updated report cites 24 instances where the administration delayed or changed the implementation of Obamacare, which were documented by the Washington Post.
Cantor calls the law a "2,000-plus page behemoth that contained hundreds of prescriptive mandates and hard deadlines," which he says the administration is ignoring. The list includes delays of the employer mandate, subsidy verification requirements, insurance deadlines, and two extensions that let states continue to use high-risk pools.
Most recently, the report notes a second extension, announced on March 5, to allow individuals to keep their so-called "substandard" health insurance plans that do not comply with Obamacare until October 2017.
"At a time when the law is creating more uncertainty for working families and for our economy, the president continues to circumvent Congress and issue delays to parts of the law," Cantor said. "Not only are these delays unilateral, but they are oftentimes put forth in a way that is not apparent to the American people, buried on holiday weekends, late evenings, and even entirely behind closed doors as we saw last week."
"The American people deserve better," he said.
The report also updates executive actions in the area of immigration.
Aside from the "Deferred Action" program, which allows young illegal immigrants to gain legal status, the administration continued to alter immigration enforcement laws in 2013.
Cantor noted a directive in August that ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials "not to enforce immigration laws in cases in which the illegal immigrant is the primary provider for a minor child, regardless of the child's immigration status."
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced in November that illegal alien family members of servicemen and women could receive "parole-in-place" status.
"Notably, the parole statute, the regulations, and the legislative history do not seem to contemplate parole for: (1) aliens who are already in the United States illegally, (2) an entire category of people, or (3) an indefinite period of time," the report notes. "Extending parole in place in this manner is a re-write of the law."
Cantor's first report, released in October 2012, cited more than 40 examples, including lesser-known administrative actions such as a refusal to enforce the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and rewriting bankruptcy law.
To combat the unilateral moves, House Republicans passed two bills this week, including the "Enforce the Law Act," legislation that would expedite the process for Congress to sue the administration for not enforcing laws.
The House also passed the "Faithful Execution of the Law" Act, which would require the administration to notify Congress whenever it "implements a formal or informal policy to not enforce a provision of law."
"The president's blatant disregard for Congress is causing confusion, harming families, and continuing us on a path farther and farther from the rule of law and balance of powers contained in our Constitution," Cantor said. "The House will continue to conduct oversight to protect the American people from executive over-reach and return our country to a government that functions as it should within the framework of our Constitution."
The Growing List Of Obama's End-Runs Around Congress And The Constitution
Last week, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) refreshed his list of all the ways President Barack Obama has flouted the Constitution by shouldering the legislative burden of Congress on his own shoulders.
On his official .gov page, Cantor outlined a new batch of "Recent Examples of the Executive Branch Refusing to Faithfully Execute the Law" under the heading "The Imperial Presidency." He's been keeping tabs on this since October of 2012, when he first issued a list of more than 40 separate examples "of the breakdown of the rule of law" under Obama.
Here are some of the latest highlights:
Immigration Enforcement
Non-enforcement of Immigration Laws for Parents and Guardians. On August 23, 2013, the Obama administration issued a policy directive instructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials not to enforce immigration laws in cases in which the illegal immigrant is the primary provider for a minor child, regardless of the child's immigration status, or in which the illegal immigrant is the parent or legal guardian of a child who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. This is another example of President Obama abusing his authority and unilaterally refusing to enforce the immigration laws by directing officials to stop removing broad categories of unlawful immigrants.
Unlawful Extension of Parole in Place. On November 15, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy memorandum providing that spouses, children, and parents of those who are serving-or who have previously served—in the Armed Forces of the United States could receive "parole-in-place" on a categorical basis. Notably, the parole statute, the regulations, and the legislative history do not seem to contemplate parole for: (1) aliens who are already in the United States illegally, (2) an entire category of people, or (3) an indefinite period of time. Extending parole in place in this manner is a re-write of the law.
Suspending Criminal Laws
Amending Statutory Mandatory Minimums by Executive Decree.
On August 12, 2013, Attorney General Holder announced in a speech to the American Bar Association changes in federal mandatory minimum sentencing policy regarding low-level, non-violent drug offenders. Although Members of Congress may agree with many of the policy issues Attorney General Holder outlined in his announcement, reform regarding mandatory minimums is constitutionally required to come from Congress. But rather than work with Congress to address issues with mandatory minimums, the Obama administration re-wrote federal law by executive fiat.
Recent Judicial Decisions
Nuclear Waste Disposal:
The original Imperial Presidency report noted how the Administration was refusing to implement the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. On August 13, 2013, a Federal Court of Appeals found that the Obama Administration was indeed not in compliance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and issued a writ of mandamus compelling compliance.
Net Neutrality Rules:
The original Imperial Presidency report noted how the Administration's appointees to the FCC were attempting to illegally impose net neutrality rules on the internet. In January 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit decided a case brought by Verizon against the FCC, appealing the FCC's second attempt at imposing net neutrality. Again, the court found that the FCC lacked the authority to apply common carrier rules — those designed for monopoly era telephone networks — on the Internet.
War on Coal:
The original Imperial Presidency report detailed a variety of extra-legal steps the Administration was taking as part of its "war on coal." Since then, the EPA took the unprecedented step of unilaterally and retroactively revoking a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 dredge or fill permit that had already been issued by the Corps for a coal mine (the Spruce Mine) in West Virginia, even though EPA was involved throughout the permit application process and the permittee had complied with their permit ever since it was issued three years earlier. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, recently overruled EPA's permit revocation action, ruling that EPA did not have the authority under the CWA to revoke a permit that the Corps had already issued. Not content with the Federal Court's ruling that placed limitations on EPA's authority, the Obama Administration has appealed the court's ruling in hopes of validating their quest for expanded regulatory authority under the CWA. If EPA is allowed to prevail in this action, projects all around the country will be in danger of having their permits revoked any time EPA so chooses.
Cantor's Obamacare list, borrowed from The Washington Post (of all places), is too long to list. You can see that, as well as his ongoing report on many of Obama's other Constitutional infringements, here.
In October of 2012, my office released a 33-page report documenting the rise of the "Imperial Presidency." The report cited over 40 separate examples of the break-down in the rule of law under the Obama Administration. As the report noted at the time, the break-down in the rule of law not only was of significant constitutional concern, but also negatively impacted economic growth and individual prosperity.
Unfortunately, since the release of that first report, the pattern of overreach by the Executive Branch has only continued. The President has even gone so far as to embrace a "pen and phone" approach to his office which suggests he need not follow the established constitutional and legal framework under which our government is supposed to operate. Nowhere is this more apparent than when the Administration decides that as a matter of policy they will not enforce the laws of our nation.
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The following addendum to the original "Imperial Presidency" report details other recent pronouncements from the Administration regarding their refusal to enforce the law and in addition provides examples of where the courts have been stepping in to uphold the rule of law.
Since becoming the majority party in the House of Representatives in 2011, House Republicans have considered numerous pieces of legislation dealing with specific situations where the Administration is ignoring the law, attempting to rewrite the law, or refusing to enforce the law. In some cases the Congressional spotlight and the threat of legislative action has caused the Administration to back down. For example, the National Labor Relations Board ultimately dropped its push to tell a private company where it could locate its facilities. And just this week, as the House was prepared to vote on a bill to overturn a proposed Administration rule that would dramatically alter the way the prescription drug program under Medicare operates in a way that would hurt seniors, the Administration announced that they would no longer pursue its proposed rule.But the sustained pattern of willfully refusing to enforce the law as written, has demonstrated that a more comprehensive approach is necessary. This week the House will consider two bills reported by the Judiciary Committee to restore the proper balance of power and protect our constitutional system. The first bill ensures that Congress and the American people are notified whenever any Administration official implements a formal or informal policy to not enforce a provision of law. The second establishes an expedited process for either the House or Senate to go to court to compel the Administration to enforce the law as written. More specifically:
Faithful Execution of the Law Act:
The Faithful Execution of the Law Act (H.R. 3973) strengthens current law and promotes transparency and honesty in the federal government by requiring all federal officials who establish or implement a formal or informal policy to refrain from enforcing a federal law to report to Congress on the reason for the non-enforcement.
Become a Citizen Cosponsor of the Faithful Execution of the Law Act:
The ENFORCE the Law Act:
The Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act (H.R. 4138) will help rein in the growing problem of executive overreach and restore balance to the separation of powers enshrined in our Constitution. Specifically, the ENFORCE the Law Act puts a procedure in place to permit the House, or the Senate, to authorize a lawsuit against the Executive Branch for failure to faithfully execute the laws. The legislation also provides for expedited consideration of any such lawsuit, first through a three-judge panel at the federal district court level and then by providing for direct appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Become a Citizen Cosponsor of the ENFORCE the Law Act:
This expedited review is crucial in order to ensure that when a lawsuit is brought against the Administration to enforce our laws, the courts not only grant Congress standing, but also hear the case on an expedited timeline to prevent the President from stalling the litigation until his term is up. In addition, the bill statutorily mandates that the courts set aside their own court-created standing rules and thereby prevents courts from using procedural excuses to avoid making decisions in these important separation of powers cases.
Eric Cantor
Majority Leader
Obama, Warren and The Imperial Presidency
The Wall Street journal
The Senate should vote on all senior appointments within 60 days. But the president should give it a chance to vote.
By BRUCE ACKERMAN
President Obama's appointment of Elizabeth Warren late last week is another milestone down the path toward an imperial presidency. During America's first 150 years, Ms. Warren's appointment as a special adviser to the White House would have been unthinkable. Today, it's par for the course.
Only in 1939 did Franklin Roosevelt win the right to appoint six "special assistants." To gain congressional approval, he pledged that his assistants would act strictly as advisers. Thus they did not require Senate confirmation.
Since Roosevelt's initiative, presidents of both parties have consistently expanded the size and power of the White House establishment. There are now more than 500 super-loyalists intervening in the affairs of Cabinet departments. But until now, presidents have maintained the legal fiction that they were merely advisers without decision-making powers.
No longer. As White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explained, Ms. Warren has been appointed "to lead" a team of "about 30 or 40 people at the Department of Treasury working" in "standing up" the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This burst of candor punctures the legal fiction that has exempted White House appointees from the Constitution's requirement of "advice and consent" from the Senate. Since Ms. Warren will be a key executive in Treasury, earning the salary of an undersecretary, shouldn't she be treated as an undersecretary and be required to run the gauntlet of Senate approval?
To deflect this question, the president's lawyers have cobbled together yet another legal fiction. The trick is to give her a second appointment. In addition to serving as President Obama's special assistant, she will also serve as a special adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. This allows her to pretend she is Mr. Geithner's humble consultant when she and her staff come up with an action plan for the new agency.
This legalistic gambit serves as a fig leaf for a very different reality: Mr. Geithner will never reject any of Ms. Warren's "advice." The simple truth is that the Treasury secretary is being transformed into a rubber stamp for a White House staffer.
In his great book on 19th-century British government, "The English Constitution," Walter Bagehot emphasized the importance of distinguishing the "efficient" from the "dignified" aspects of the constitution. Britain's "dignified" constitution then focused on the Queen, diverting attention from the "efficient" power wielded by the Cabinet.
A similar but opposite transformation is happening in today's America. The dignified Constitution emphasizes Senate confirmation of cabinet officers, but effective power is increasingly exercised by presidential assistants. Despite Mr. Obama's campaign against the excesses of the Bush White House, he is now making his own contribution to the ongoing construction of an imperial presidency.
Maybe so, say the president's defenders, but the Senate has only itself to blame. John Kennedy had to wait two months for the Senate to confirm his initial round of nominees. It took six months for Ronald Reagan, and nine for George W. Bush, and even longer for Mr. Obama. Given the Senate's increasing intransigence, the president has no choice but to engage in legal fictions that will allow him to govern effectively. Although Republicans are condemning Mr. Obama for creating another White House czar, they will change their tune if their party regains control of the presidency and confronts a Democratic roadblock in the Senate.
Americans can break through this impasse if both sides negotiate a "grand bargain." Here is the deal: The Senate should change its rules to require an up-or-down vote on all executive branch appointments within 60 days. In exchange, the president should sign legislation to require Senate approval of all senior White House appointments. By reaching this agreement, the president regains the powers to govern effectively and the Senate regains its authority to approve all major appointments—regardless of their location in the executive branch.
This grand bargain requires both sides to give up the petty privileges of the existing system. Senators will lose their power to hold up nominations to blackmail the administration into approving their pet projects. Presidents will lose their ability to appoint super-loyalists who can't convince 51 senators that they merit powerful White House positions. But the rest of us will profit greatly from the reinvigoration of the founding principle of checks-and-balances for a new century.
Mr. Ackerman is a professor at Yale and the author of "The Decline and Fall of the American Republic," forthcoming from Harvard University Press.


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I personally think Master Yi is the most overpowered carry in the whole game it is my opinion. Because he is all about attack speed and is super strong. This guide may not be good but i use it and i too not bad during games. So enjoy
I use Greater Mark of Strength because it gives me more bonus damage in the beginning of the game.
I then use Greater Seal of Alacrity for some more attack speed than usual to kill people more faster and to become stronger.
Then i use the Greater Glyph of Malice for some extra Crit chance for more damage and some lucky crits for the kill.
I use the Greater Quintessence of Malice for more crit chance and a bigger chance for a lucky killing blow.
I go with attack speed and attack damage i get life steal from the Bloodthirster, Attack speed, Crit chance, and movement speed from the Phantom Dancer, Sword Of The Divine for some awesome bonus attack speed, Boots of Swiftness for some extra speed, the Infinity edge for some awesome damage and critical damage and critical chance, and Black Cleaver for damage and reduce their armor to do more damage
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For summoner Spells i usually take Flash and Ignite, I use flash to get out of teamfights but i know u guys may say that i have Highlander but i may be stuck with a person who can slow u down and you can just flash out of the corner in to a jungle route. Ignite is for when i did enough damage but i cant reach because of the turret, Ignite can damage them if you cant reach them and kill them with that certain summoner spell

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Earlier in April, Matthew Chan embarked on an "intoxicating" journey to Auckland and Central Otago in New Zealand where he gained invaluable viticultural experience.
"It was a wonderfully rewarding trip," says Mr Chan, wine advisor, Langham Hotel Hong Kong. "That particular trip was actually the second time the hotel has arranged for me to go on overseas training. It was a real privilege."
In addition to enjoying the opportunity to work part-time at Langham Hotel Auckland's restaurant-of-the-year Partingtons, Mr Chan also met the restaurant's sommelier who set time aside to visit vineyards with Mr Chan all over the country. "We lodged in a winemaker's home and experienced the entire wine making process, which was fun," he recalls.
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Mr Chan started his career 15 years ago. "I took part in a two-year F&B (food and beverage) trainee programme with Hilton Hotel. Working for an internationally reputable hotel helped me build a solid foundation in a wide range of areas such as customer service, F&B service techniques, restaurant and kitchen operations, as well as culinary art and wine appreciation," he says.
Upon completion of the programme, he became a member of the Hilton grillroom's service team. Some five years later, as his interest in wine flourished, he made his latest career move to Langham Hotel Hong Kong. "A sommelier champion at the hotel taught us wine appreciation twice weekly during traditionally quieter afternoon periods and my interest in fine wine grew tremendously," he says. "That's when I started the Wine & Spirits Education Trust Certificate programmes."
Today, he is grateful for the opportunity to turn a hobby into a rewarding career. "Three years ago my supervisor suggested I took charge of the hotel's wine cellar," he says. Since then he has studied other wine programmes such as the Sopexa French Wine & Spirits Advanced Certificate and has undergone related training including courses in Moselle, Germany last year and the aforementioned Auckland, New Zealand earlier this year.
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Wine appreciation remains esoteric for some. However, Mr Chan emphasises it is not an expensive hobby intended only for an exclusive group of people. "I'd encourage people to try a variety of wines from different parts of the world," he says, noting that wine knowledge not only connects him with customers but also people from all walks of life including professional counterparts, winemakers and international suppliers.
He points out that there are quite a number of qualified sommeliers in Hong Kong, working in hotels, fine restaurants and even upmarket Chinese restaurants. "Wine is now a popular choice for parties and banquets," he says. "More people have developed a taste for it and as a result, have decided to enter the profession."
A typical day for Mr Chan begins with stock taking and checking wine orders. Planning and managing events such as wine dinners, wine tasting and staff training all form part of his daily agenda.
Keeping in close contact with wine suppliers is an essential part of his work. Invitations to wine tasting events abound and when Mr Chan discovers a marketable wine, he often includes it on the hotel's master wine list or offers it as the next promotional item.
In the evening Mr Chan meets his customers at the hotel's restaurants and advises them on wine according to their menu choices. To complement dishes and give customers the opportunity to try a more exclusive vintage, Mr Chan will occasionally open a wine like Chateau Lafitte. "Lots of local customers want to try new wines and it is our job to create opportunities for them," he says.
In his experience, even a brief chat with customers can be educational. "Customers help us learn more about demand," Mr Chan says. "Marketing a wine is no easy task. Such exchange of ideas really helps me keep ahead of the game."
Although sommeliers need tableside experience and exposure to become successful, they must also be equipped with sophisticated culinary knowledge and skills alongside effective communication techniques. "Serving a bottle of wine means more than pouring out liquid into a glass. It's about the entire dining experience for your customers," Mr Chan stresses.
As people in Hong Kong continue to take their businesses to the mainland, the wine-drinking population is growing rapidly. "People in mainland China tend to drink a lot of expensive wine," Mr Chan notes. Opportunities are everywhere for people wanting to enter the growing market. However, differences in social behaviour must be respected and appreciated. "Understanding the culture is as important as understanding wine," he cautions.
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When it comes to a choice of a quick shower or a long hot soak in the bath, the bath wins every time. A busy mum and op reader'', this is MY time and I like as much pleasure as possible (dont even go there).The product that gives me this pleasure is Dove Cream Bar (soap to you and I).
I found it just sitting on the shelf in Tesco crying "buy me", how could I refuse.Price
Now this product comes in three ways. You can buy them in packs of 4 for £1.75 or 2 for £0.89 or on their own for £0.49. They are alittle more expensive than other soaps. Compared to Cussons mild cream £0.99 for 4 or Camey Classic soap £1.35 for 4 you can see what I mean.Packaging
These come in a box. Yes, not your normal plasic wrap. Like all Dove products it has a very simple packaging, white and blue with a little gold. A fresh and appealing look. On the box you find the ingredients (far too long and dont understand), a whole host of telephone numbers you can contact them from different contries, a bar code and yes,the word Dove.Size
Each bar is 100g and are a bit smaller than most 125g bars with the exception of Imperial Leather Original which are 200g.Taste
Sorry not tried and tested.Appearance
They are white oval bars with the word Dove written on it. They do look soft and creamy, almost good to eat (will update above if ever I get the urge).Smell
The aroma can be smelt even before you open the box. A soapy smell (you dont say), fresh and alittle dry. No hint of flowers for me.O.k The Test
After running my bath, I take my new little friend up to meet my body. After a 1/2 hour soak with my head phones on I decide it is time. I lather the soap in my hands (and boy does it lather), I start to rub it all over my body. It felt smooth and you could really feel the 1/4 moisturising cream it contains, pure pleasure. Worst nightmare then occurs, daughter is at the door "mum I'm hungry", so, pleasure over I start to rinse. No problem here comes off like a dream leaving my skin feeling soft and clean. Even the bath water feels soft (what planet am I on?).Lasting Affects
Must say in general my skin does feel softer but the smell didn't seem to last more than 10mins after my bath.Problems
Only one I found is that if you have children who like playing ducks with your soap, this is not for you. If left in the bath it becomes a mush and does not last very long.Dove also make, Dove extra sensitive cream bar for those of you with sensitive skin.
Would I buy it again? Already been out and got some more.If for any reason you would like to contact Lever Faberge, Germany (makers of the soap), you can call free on 0800 085 1548 or write to them at Elida Faberge, Freepost, Admail 100, London SW1A 2XX.
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cgibson published 21/02/2003good op, I love anything to do with dove, soap, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, body wash, everything. I love it.
pagan published 14/01/2003I love Dove too! - Very good for shaving legs as the lather is very good (you need a razor too - it helps!!) I agree it does disintegrate a little too quickly!!
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New Books for 08. Dec. - 14. Dec.Saturday, December 15, 2012
IMM is hosted by The Story Siren & STS is hosted by Tynga's Reviews
Here is a list of books that I bought or received from various sources.
Nothing new here, and by that I mean that I am still pilling up books like crazy and I have another pile of books that I have read and now I need to write reviews for them.
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Big thanks to Harlequin, Angry Robot & Macmillan-Tor/Forge for approving my requests via NetGalley.
Kindle Freebies:
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I loved Poison Princess soooo much! It's definitely one of my favourite reads of the year. I hope you love it as much as I did!ReplyDelete
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I've heard so much about the Poison Princess, I hope you like it. Happy reading.ReplyDeleteReplies
I heard a lot of good things too. I hope it's good. :)Delete
The Poison Princess sounds pretty good. I may have to look into reading that one sometime soon! I hope you really like allReplyDelete
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Yeah, I don't know how The Poison Princess slipped by my radar. I would not notice it still if one of my groups on Goodreads did not have it as a monthly read. :)Delete
Undeadly was a pretty good read, and Poison Princess is one of my most fav. reads of 2012! Enjoy all that you got and happy reading!ReplyDelete
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I requested Undeadly long long loooong time ago. I heard mixed reviews about it since then but I hope it will be good. :)Delete
Oh Poison Princess is awesome :D I also got a few of those, and I'm excited you got Undeadly! I'm excited about Blood's Pride :D Enjoy all those books!!ReplyDelete
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Yay for Poison Princess. :) I'm also excited about Blood's Pride, great cover & summary. :)Delete
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Crossy Road is an arcade game inspired by the classic Frogger where you have to try to guide an animal across a series of streets full of traffic and other dangers.
Gameplay in Crossy Road is very simple: tap the screen and your cute little animal will make a jump ahead, and slide your finger to one side or the other to move him sideways. Your aim is to try to get as far as you can, avoiding cars, trucks, and trains that pass on the highways.
Hispter Whale's Crossy Road is a revision of a classic game: the frogger game (or frog cross game). Gameplay is still the same: you have to make animals cross roads and rivers dodging cars and other obstacles. You decide when to advance and when to stop and wait. However, both time and distance count for the final score.
Crossy Road is though a frogger for the touchscreen generation. First, because it's made of blocks à la Minecraft. Second, because it uses mobile-native gestures (swipes). Third, because there's a wider variety of animals and randomly generated levels. Finally, because there's a social component: online leaderboards where users can submit their personal records.
Along the way you'll not only find dangers, but also, here and there, coins you can use to buy new animals to take across the roads. They don't any have particular special abilities, but some of them do look quite cool.
One of Crossy Road's strong points, in fact, is its charming graphic quality. With a minimalistic and polygon-like style, the game presents an aesthetic midway between Frogger and Minecraft.
Crossy Road is a reinvention of the classic Frogger that adds a new layer to Konami's 1981 hit, and in doing so manages to offer a fresh and fun experience that's perfectly adapted to touch screens.
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I once thought that the day I heard the word "salmon" echoed loudly at the conclusion of a song would be the day that I found God. Thanks to Max Wood, I'm now a believer.
The Florida-born son of a Sub Pop employee, Wood began his musical journey at age 12 upon receiving a Casio MT-46 and a four-track. Eventually, the boy wonder invented bizarre musical creations and distributed homemade tapes to prospective fans at record stores and Laundromats. Two self-distributed albums and two labels later, there stood the magic that is Africa Baby.
Applied Communications is certainly not typical, but there is a slight issue, not with one-man-band Wood's music, but with the concept of the artist himself. Wood makes up for the deficiency of solo musicians who create mayhem inspired by videogame bells and nerd rap, but he draws far too close a similarity to the brain behind Atom and His Package, Adam Goren. Both are heroes to self-proclaimed geeks everywhere, using their wit (and nifty keyboard abilities) to make music that will likely never receive airplay. Both combine obviously un-hip beats and melodies with junior high squeals and blatantly bizarre lyrics. And of course, both wear extremely noticeable glasses, completing the image.
What Wood's musical alter ego lacks, however, is a genuine image that he can pass as his own. He varies a bit from the retired Atom by focusing more on danceable, pop-rap beats than a so-called punk facade. And unlike Atom, he brings to mind thoughts of Telemundo and early-'90s rap ("Urban Renewal") as well as the first wave of Mario Bros. games ("Casiobeat MT-40"). But his voice strains to reach the genuine level of nerd that Goren so effortlessly achieved. Perhaps Wood has certain insight that others have failed to gain regarding future music trends — provided nerd rock becomes a trend, of course.
Strangely enough, this fourth album from Applied Communications reeks of accidental quality, a result that its creator likely hadn't anticipated. It seems Wood is too intelligent and musically talented to pull off the oh-so-indie, purposely uncool mess of sound that he appeared to be aiming for. While his song titles are innocent in that "Look Mom, I'm five and I wrote a song" sort of way — particularly "Ocean! Ocean! Ocean!" and "Peanut Butter Disco" — I'd almost feel guilty pointing out his level of wit when scrutinizing such intentionally amateur songs.
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I would love to know if there is anything special going on paticularly during those dates that I should take advantage of.
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After suffering a career ending knee injury, pro-baseball superstar Jimmy Easton (Dave Stone) returns to a place he has not been in a very long time....home. Here, Jimmy confronts dark memories from a tragic past as he tries to make peace with a life he once left behind. Things take an unexpected turn when he is forced back into the world of baseball as the coach of an underachieving college team. Coach's Jimmy's rocky relationship with Brandon Elliot (Johnny Meier), the team's only star, challenges both of them to deal with their similarly troubled pasts (intriguefilms.com).
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Explanation of the exercise
I used this exercise today in my history class. The basic premise is designed around doing a "mind dump" of information. "Mind dumps" are simply taking time to write down keywords or phrases that you know about a given topic. I have seen this used before tests, but not as part of a classroom lesson.
I began by listing the three most current topics of discussion in our class: Westward Expansion, Civil War, and Civil Rights. Students were then instructed to use either a sheet of paper or their laptops to create three columns (one for each topic).
After the documents were set up, I instructed the students to take about 20 minutes to quickly list the keywords or phrases they remember from our discussions. The only provision was that they could not use their notes from those discussions. This was to measure what they actually remembered.
Once the lists were made, I asked each student to choose one topic and one item on their list to share with the class. After each share, the class had a chance to ask questions.
We then looked at the 3 lists and broke into small groups – one for each topic. Each small group then decided on 4 main points taken from their lists. Each small group then was instructed to divide into subgroups – one for each of the 4 points. Essentially, we had 12 subgroups; each in charge of a main point. That subgroup is then in charge of creating a presentation for the class (5-8 minutes long).
Other notes
My class meets every other day for 80 minutes, so you may need to adjust this for time. Also, I hope to video a few of the presentations which could then be shared with everyone as a reference or an addition to our school website.
Feel free to comment or try this out in your class.


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Discussion in 'Disney Restaurants' started by J. Galt, Apr 24, 2010.
Two tables? Or can they squeeze us around 1?
11 people at one of those tables would be very uncomfortable. They only seat 8. They will probably seat you at 2 tables.
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we had a party of nine and it was tight... highchair had to go on the corner, and didn't have a place to eat from (no tray)... definitely two tables for a party of 11...
Thanks for the info!
I'm thinking two tables for sure, unless three of them are infants. Even then it would likely be two tables.
1) You will end up with at least two tables.
2) How near each other can be a problem.
. . . one may be close
. . . one may be further back in the eatery
3) Also, the seating time may not be the same for the tables.
. . . not all tables are ready for seating at the same time
. . . some tables just get empty faster than others
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Job title: Product Manager
Location: Sydney
Employment type: Full-time
Job description
As the leading #1 Online Fashion Retailer in Australia, with a customer-centric focus, we are defining the future of Fashion Retail in Australia and New Zealand to inspire the icon within every customer. We achieve this through being true to our customers by channelling the latest in technology advancements, partnering with leading Domestic and International Brands and hosting a local customer service team to provide the most personalized and efficient Customer Experience out there.
At THE ICONIC we actively identify the best talent globally and consciously recognize both young, emerging talent along with experienced senior level management, creating a unique working experience of both innovative, go-getter spirit and expert, seasoned specialists. Join us to be part of one great team who dreams big, get things done and are stronger together.
"We Dream Big" – you will challenge the status quo, bringing passion, innovation and creativity to the wider ICONIC team.
"We Are True to our Customers" – you will be inherently passionate about customer impact, both external and internal customers, and will constantly challenge yourself and the team to deliver more customer value
"We Get Things Done" – you do not want to work in a cumbersome organisation, you want to work in an agile high-growth company. You lead with the right balance of planning and pragmatism.
"We are Stronger Together" - you will be part of an experienced team working collaboratively to inspire the broader organisation towards a united vision.
About the Role:
As the Marketing Innovation Team (MIT) Product Manager at THE ICONIC, you will be obsessed with ensuring our customers receive the best experience when interacting with Marketing campaigns and initiatives; you will be responsible for managing and rolling out features on core Marketing platforms including CRM, segmentation tools and online marketing feeds; and you will be responsible for the customer experience within this space.
You will work closely with Marketing to understand their priorities and translate their requirements into awesome experiences that achieve their objectives while ensuring that customer needs are being addressed. You will also be responsible for delivering on the CRM and segmentation roadmap while leading a cross-functional team of engineers and designers/UXers to create and execute innovative and beautiful campaigns in Australia & New Zealand.
At times, you may need to prioritise multiple different requests from various teams within Marketing, using data and your product expertise to explain why the backlog has been prioritised accordingly. You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, working with Marketing, Buying, Planning and Production teams on a regular basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with Marketing, your team and other parts of the business to generate a roadmap for your team:
- Ensure team objectives are aligned to Marketing OKRs
- Launch new campaigns to achieve Marketing objectives of acquisition, reactivation and re-engagement
- Work closely with the CRM manager to gather requirements and execute on CRM strategy
- Work with Marketing and Data teams to define a segmentation roadmap and then execute
- Define an efficient process whereby Marketing, Production, Customer Service and your team can work effectively to deliver on campaign objectives and launch dates
- Liaise with multiple internal stakeholders (Marketing, Production, Customer Service, etc) when socialising the campaign on-site execution and objectives; and providing status updates
- Share product insights from successful campaigns with internal stakeholders and apply these insights to future campaigns and initiatives
- Define Product success metrics (separate to Marketing success metrics) as part of each new campaign or initiative
- Maintain feeds used for online marketing
- Ensure all areas of responsibility are properly tracked
- Ensure tickets are properly detailed and fleshed out within the backlog and ensure they are delivered in a timely manner
- Keep innovation top of mind by sharing customer insights with the company
- Share innovative ideas from in-market examples with the company and your team
- Maintain a groomed product backlog in Jira
- Generate user stories and success metrics, including formulating experiments, clarifying hypothesis, reporting results using the Build, Measure, Learn principles
- Create executable requirements using actionable metrics - backlog should contain: Purpose, Hypothesis, Experiment, Success Criteria
- Inform and update key stakeholders re progress of current projects and experiments
- Ensure documentation around major projects and experiments are captured and maintained on Confluence
- Ensure the team have what they need to deliver to the sprint commitment
- Collaborate with other Product Managers and Product Owners to ensure an end to end customer experience is front of mind at all times
- Protect your team from distractions so that they can deliver on the Sprint goals - record "unplanned" activities volume every sprint
- Manage the development process of the team
Who We Are Looking For
- Passion for ecommerce or fashion and technology savvy
- Computer Science or Engineering degree or work experience a strong plus.
- Experience working in agile environments
- A head for business metrics
- Proactive, always available for the team
- Excellent communication skills
- Analytical
- Collaborative nature with well developed soft skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset, adaptable and proactive to the changing ecommerce landscape
- Highly motivated, positive approach - you favor collaboration over being competitive
- Deep understanding of story mapping, feature prioritisation, user testing methodologies
- Understanding of how features and functionality leads to business value
- Ability to bring previous learnings to the role, eg. how to drive conversion rates or engagement metrics
- Understanding of AARRR metrics and Lean/Design Thinking approaches
What's on Offer…
With us, you will find an exciting blend of a vibrant start-up environment and professional operations in our office in the heart of Sydney.
In flexible structures, flat hierarchies and with motivated colleagues, there is a great potential for playing a key role at THE ICONIC in the future of Fashion Retail in Australia and New Zealand to inspire the icon within every customer. We achieve this through being true to our customers by channelling the latest in technology advancements, partnering with leading Domestic and International Brands and hosting a local customer service team to provide the most personalized and efficient Customer Experience out there.
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Sorry guys, I know you all wanted to see the finished piece done and all that, but I'm really not getting into it... I don't know if it's a mood thing, if there's something with the balance of the image or whatnot, but I'm REALLY not enjoying the making of the piece (it feels almost like a chore), and when things get down to this point... I feel like I have to pull the plug out of it... Sorry guys, someday I'll make a nice Tali piece... but, at least for now... I'm not able to enjoy it... IDK why... hope you understand -.-
Fate out!
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2013-01-31 16:53:44
It's okay Fate, I don't mind.
2013-01-31 18:29:38
I understand. It's not a big deal to me.
2013-01-31 21:22:42
I'll cry myself to sleep tonight, but I understand.
2013-02-01 05:36:29
Don't cry, Saminat.
Well, it's your choice, Fate. Take a little break, this maybe give you nice idea of next work.
And we (i hope so) waiting for your earlier heroines. Nym Rose is not dead!


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Stadium workout open to season-ticket holders
Stadium workout open to season-ticket holders
Delivering on the promise of re-establishing the connection between the club and its fans, management has invited season-ticket holders to attend the prep for the second half that opens Friday night against the Padres, with Matt Kemp in the lineup.
Club president Stan Kasten will speak to the fans before manager Don Mattingly runs the club through a workout.
David Siegel, senior director of ticket sales, said the invitation is an added benefit to being a season-ticket holder.
"New ownership has delivered on the things it said it would do from the start, and that resonates with the fans," said Siegel. "Add to that the club's performance in the first half, which has exceeded expectations and gotten a lot of traction with the fans."
Thursday night's event coincides with the club's continued push to ramp up ticket sales, that includes a limited number of season-ticket plans with full postseason rights available for purchase now through the end of July.
"This is the perfect example of the type of thing season-ticket holders can expect," said Siegel. "We've had a lot of feedback from fans, they want to feel connected to this team. We're trying to do everything we can to make that happen. I really think this is just a sign of things to come."
Siegel said across-the-board price reductions in ticket prices, announced during the offseason, contributed to an increase in season-ticket sales even before new ownership took over.
"Since the change in control of the team, it's accelerated," Siegel said. "Normally, you don't sell season tickets in April, May, June. The change in ownership expanded the sales cycle. It's stronger than I've seen and I'm in my 16th season."
Kasten said 3,000 season seats have been sold since his group took over May 1, that the total is more than 20,000 and closing in on "the good old days," when season-ticket sales peaked around 27,000.
The Dodgers project attendance this year of at least three million. They slipped to 2.9 million last year, falling below the three-million threshold for the first time since the strike years of 1994-95.
"The connection of the fan base, the roots in the community are as deep as any team anywhere," said Kasten. "Once we do our job, the fans are just waiting to turn out.
"We are averaging 5,000 more fans per game over last season. and we are close to selling our three-millionth ticket. We now have our greatest season-ticket holder fan base since 2007 and we're approaching season-seat levels unseen since 1988, the Dodgers' last championship year."
Fans that purchase season tickets in July are guaranteed full postseason rights and other incentives such as access to parking and entry at Dodger Stadium one hour before it opens to the public, access to Dodgers batting practice and the opportunity to play catch on the field with their guests after select games.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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June 6, 2006
Education-reform mandates like the No Child Left Behind law are putting a contentious new spin on the issue of head lice, says Robert Tomsho of the Wall Street Journal.
Schools used to take a hard line on head lice, removing infested children from the classroom and requiring parents to take them home for treatment; but these policies are disappearing as school districts face state and federal pressure to reduce absenteeism and boost academic achievement, says Tomsho:
- Many scientists say that in most cases, by the time lice are discovered only a small percentage are likely to reproduce, and re-treatment in a week generally ends the problem.
- Since the late 1990s, groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics have gone on record opposing "no nit" policies, saying there is no medical justification for them, but the move to abandon such measures didn't pick up until after the No Child law went into effect.
- For example, in a Los Angeles Unified School District, children found to have head lice may now stay in class until day's end; after they have been treated at home to kill the lice, they can return to school even if they still have them.
- Many schools have also stopped sending warning letters to the homes of all students in a classroom at the first sign of lice.
However, each year about 12 million Americans -- the vast majority of them children -- get head lice, and these new policies have sparked opposition from the National Pediculosis Association, which maintains that removing lice eggs is the only safe and reliable way to end infestations, says Tomsho.
Furthermore, leaving lice eggs in children's hair amounts to neglect, and getting ride of no-nit policies is neither prudent nor logical, says Tomsho.
Source: Robert Tomsho, "Kink in Federal Law Is Prompting Schools To Stop Picking Nits," Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2006.
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