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Fox Hypes The Daily Caller's Cooked-Up Story On Delphi Pension Emails
Fox News and The Daily Caller are promoting the baseless charge that the Obama administration illegally ended a pension plan for workers at Delphi, an auto parts maker, because the workers weren't union members.
The Daily Caller alleges [1] that emails it has obtained show that the Obama Treasury Department was the "driving force" behind the decision to end the Delphi pension plan, instead of the independent federal agency that insures pensions, called the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). And Fox News has made the same charge. But the emails show nothing of the sort.
The email exchanges come from PBGC employees in 2009, when the government-led rescue of the auto industry was being carried out.
In reality, the emails are so far removed from their context that it's impossible to draw definitive conclusions about them, but the Daily Caller does its best to fill in the blanks by doctoring quotes and ignoring inconvenient information.
Only one of the 16 emails comes from a Treasury Department employee, and it doesn't show pressure to terminate the Delphi pension. In fact, unions aren't mentioned at all in the emails.
Fox has devoted several segments to hyping the cooked-up story. For instance, today, Fox's Lauren Simonetti appeared on Fox & Friends First and claimed that "all along, Treasury and White House officials have claimed that the pension decisions were made by the independent Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Key officials even testified to that under oath. The emails recently obtained by The Daily Caller show that's not the case."
Previously, the Daily Caller reporter who wrote the story, Matthew Boyle, appeared [2] on the August 7 edition of America Live to claim the emails "prove beyond a shadow of a doubt" that the "Obama administration political officials were the ones who ultimately made the decision, coercing the PBGC officials into terminating the pensions of these non-union workers."
Boyle's article makes much of the fact that one of the emails says PBGC personnel were "disinvited" to a meeting by the Treasury Department:
One email dated Thursday, April 2, 2009 shows PBGC staffer Joseph House discussing a meeting he and his colleagues were anticipating with the entire auto bailout team the following day.
House emailed PBGC colleagues Karen Morris and Michael Rae that during the Friday morning meeting, the "agenda is everything -- lead off with Chrysler, then we'll get into GM/Delphi."
Morris had written earlier that day that the PBGC team would "probably get invited to the Monday meeting at tomorrow's meeting," and that the Monday meeting would involve "talks" on the GM and Delphi portions of the bailout plan. Those strategies, she wrote, including "pension issues," would be "kicking off" that Monday.
But after the Friday meeting, House emailed PBGC staffers Karen Morris and John Menke. "We've been disinvited," he wrote. "It's for the best."
"Who uninvited us?" Morris replied.
"Treasury," House responded.
Boyle then writes this probably broke the law, because PBGC was excluded from "the meeting during which the discussions began."
But the emails don't provide enough evidence to reach that conclusion. The exchange between the PBGC employees simply doesn't establish whether Delphi's pensions were still on the agenda at the meeting in question.
Indeed, the subject line of the email from House reads "NO DELPHI MTG Monday":
Boyle goes on to claim that the sole email exchange involving a Treasury employee -- an official named Matthew Feldman -- "run[s] counter to the PBGC's mandate of independence." But Boyle doctors the text of one of the emails to alter its meaning. Boyle writes:
House wrote to Feldman on Thursday, April 16, 2009, that he wanted a "very brief follow-up" discussion to "ensure that we're acting responsibly/protective" as they moved toward terminating the pensions of non-union Delphi workers.
In fact, House did not request a follow-up with Feldman to "ensure that we're acting responsibly/protective." House requested the follow-up in one sentence, and then in the next, told Feldman that PBGC is "acting responsibly/protective" by "initiat[ing] our internal process here":
The response from Feldman was, "Understood. You should do what you need to."
Boyle's sinister interpretation of that passage only works if the email is spliced and removed from the larger context of PBGC's internal processes of communicating with designated representatives at other agencies working on the auto rescue.
Boyle also misrepresents who might deliver a "rubber stamp" to an agreement toward the end of the process:
In another series of emails between PBGC's John Menke and Karen Morris, Feldman -- an Obama administration official -- emerges as the facilitator of the Delphi pension termination. Menke wrote of the need to obtain a "rubber stamp" from Treasury Department officials before the cutoff was finalized, and from others who were supposed to be excluded from the decision-making process. [emphasis added]
Boyle later quotes the part of the email that debunks his own description. In fact, Menke wrote that GM might "rubber stamp" the proposal -- not Treasury officials:
"Terry [Deneen], Joe [House] and Greenhill seem inclined to tell Feldman that this does it for us," Menke wrote. "Terry is taking it up to Board reps meeting this afternoon and expecting to get a head nod, which he will then have Greenhill convey to Treasury."
"Feldman will then take it to GM and get their approval, which will either be a rubber stamp or one last chance to nick us on the deal," Menke added. [emphasis added]
These emails simply do not show what the Daily Caller and Fox claim they do.
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- Bondesen, P. 1977. North American bird songs : a world of music. Klampenborg : Scandinavian Science Press
- Kroodsma, D. 2005. The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong. Houghton Mifflin Co.
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- Peterson, R.T. 1980. Field guide to the birds: a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA., USA.
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guilt − quilt on top of git
guilt COMMAND [ARGS]
Andrew Morton originally developed a set of scripts for maintaining kernel patches outside of any SCM tool. Others extended these into a suite called quilt. The basic idea behind quilt is to maintain patches instead of maintaining source files. Patches can be added, removed or reordered, and they can be refreshed as you fix bugs or update to a new base revision. quilt is very powerful, but it is not integrated with the underlying SCM tools. This makes it difficult to visualize your changes.
Guilt allows one to use quilt functionality on top of a Git repository. Changes are maintained as patches which are committed into Git. Commits can be removed or reordered, and the underlying patch can be refreshed based on changes made in the working directory. The patch directory can also be placed under revision control, so you can have a separate history of changes made to your patches.
In Guilt, all the patches are stored in .git/patches/$branch/, where $branch is the name of the branch being worked on. This means that one can have a independent series of patches for each branch present in the repository. Each of these per−branch directories contains 3 special files:
guards: This file contains any guards that should be applied to the series when pushing. It is only present when guards are selected.
series: This file contains a list of all the patch filenames relative to the per−branch patch directory. Empty and commented out lines are ignored.
status: This file contains the state of the stack. What patches are applied.
Any guilt operation may execute zero or more hook scripts which can be used to run any housekeeping commands or even abort the execution of the command.
Guilt follows the same basic design of hooks in Git itself. All Guilt hooks are executable files (generally shell scripts, but they can be anything the operating system can execute) in .git/hooks/guilt/.
The following hooks are supported:
delete <patch name>
Executed when a patch is deleted from the patch series via guilt-delete(1).
All commands must be called without a dash. e.g. guilt add
guilt−add − Add a file to git and guilt.
guilt−applied − List applied patches.
guilt−branch − Branch the entire patch series.
guilt−commit − Commit specified number of patches.
guilt−delete − Delete a patch.
guilt−diff − Outputs various diffs.
guilt−export − Export a patch series (to be used by quilt).
guilt−files − Print the list of files that the topmost patch changes.
guilt−fold − Fold a specified patch into the topmost applied patch.
guilt−fork − Fork the topmost applied patch.
guilt−graph − Create a patch dependency graph.
guilt−guard − Assign guards to patches.
guilt−header − Print a patch header.
guilt−help − open man page of a guilt command.
guilt−import−commit − Import one or more commits as patches.
guilt−import − Import specified patch file.
guilt−init − Initialize guilt for use in a git repository.
guilt−new − Create a new patch.
guilt−next − Output the name of next patch to be pushed.
guilt−patchbomb − Email a series of commits interactively.
guilt−pop − Pop patches from the tree.
guilt−prev − Output name of second topmost applied patch.
guilt−push − Push patches onto the tree.
guilt−rebase − Rebase pushed patches.
guilt−refresh − Refresh topmost applied patch.
guilt−repair − Repair the repository state.
guilt−rm − Remove a file from the git tree and guilt.
guilt−select − Select guards to apply when pushing patches.
guilt−series − Print the stack of patches.
guilt−status − Print the status of files since the last refresh.
guilt−top − Output name of topmost applied patch.
guilt−unapplied − List all unapplied patches.
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Banana Berry Nog
Quick Facts
Servings: 2
Prep Time: 5 min.
Add protein powder to this shake for an extra energy boost. Peel banana and wrap in plastic before freezing.
- 1 frozen banana, cut up
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat or soy yogurt
- 3/4 cup fresh strawberries
- Grated nutmeg
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth and creamy. Pour drink into a glass and dust with nutmeg.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 118
Calories from Fat 12 (10%)
(2%)Total Fat 1g
(3%)Saturated Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
(1%)Cholesterol 4mg
(2%)Sodium 44mg
(14%)Potassium 474mg
Total Carbohydrate 24g
(12%)Dietary Fiber 3g
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The Carina Nebula in Full Color
This image of the Carina Nebula shows a region of tremendous star birth and death 7,500 light years away from Earth. The nebula is home to Eta Carinae, one of the most massive stars in the universe, prone to unpredictable, violent outbursts.
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The Best Netflix Original Shows, Ranked
The 20 Best Netflix Original Series Of All Time, Ranked
Netflix is an unstoppable all consuming force that subsumes any regular cable TV programming on its path to global TV domination. After expanding its user base to beyond a mind numbing 75 million subscribers around the world, it has become clear that Netflix is here to stay. But it won't have to serve you a meal of rehashed leftovers from a bygone era forever.
Its rapidly growing, and a well respected selection of Netflix original series is taking over the TV landscape in a storm. From comedy dramas about a group of women in a minimum-security federal prison, to stories of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, Netlfix far reaching and eclectic mix of original content has gained huge momentum and likely contributed significantly to its financial success.
It's 2016, and cutting the cord is now easier than ever. But unfortunately, nobody has the time to indulge in absolutely everything there is on offer. To make it easier for you, we put together a list of the best of the best Netflix original series that were ever created.
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Hemlock Grove
Eli Roth, director of the critically acclaimed Hostel series, executive produced this horror series based on a novel by Brian McGreevy. It tells the story of a town split along the middle with a low income steel mill working class on one end of town, and a wealthy, lavish community on the other. Supernatural creatures start coming out of the wood work one by one, roaming Hemlock Grove in the shadows. Twilight-style werewolves take center stage in a series that was later panned by the majority of critics, who took it on in reviews. Odd writing, confused plot lines, low quality acting and an overall corny style made it one of the worst received Netflix originals to date.
Marco Polo
Rotten Tomatoes said it best when concluding that the show was "An all-around disappointment, Marco Polo is less entertaining than a round of the game that shares its name." The series that told the story of Kublai Khan's rule in the 13th century never fully materialized as a crowd favorite, nor earned critical acclaim throughout its two seasons. A dusty execution, slow pacing and too much ambition allowed other, better Netflix programming to subsume it and limited its reception, although it did seem to find its footing for a smaller subset of Netflix' gargantuan audience when considering its favorable reviews on IMDb. It currently has a rating of just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Chef's Table
Chef's Table didn't spend much time in the spotlight. The documentary series explores the behind the scenes stories of some of the biggest chefs around the world and celebrates the unique and amazing qualities they bring to the table (pun intended). It didn't receive much attention, judging by the single (yet positive) review on Rotten Tomatoes.
Grace and Frankie
Aside from the huge success of the sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix original series Grace and Frankie didn't earn nearly as much widespread appeal. Critical reception was moderate and muted; it didn't improve on a well-established sitcom recipe, and despite its progressive, contemporary themes, it didn't manage to garner mainstream success.
Chelsea Does
Speaking of controversial Netflix content that splits opinion cleanly in half. Chelsea Does is one of the most recent additions to the Netflix originals canon. The four part docuseries centered around Chelsea Handler well... doing things was received with very mixed opinions. It tackles tabu issues such as divorce, racism, sexism and drugs head on in an unconventionally open manner that didn't win absolutely everybody over. But having somebody speak so openly and uncut is a true blessing.
Gillian Anderson (Community) and Paul Rust star in this very Judd Apatow examination of the current state of dating and overcoming past relationships that ended badly. Catch up on it on Netflix starting February 19, 2016. Given the show was created by Judd Apatow, I can more or less guess what we are in for, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Early reviews have been positive so far, stating that the show's anti-romance tone and cringe comedy is well done.
W/ Bob & David
Mr. Show had a devoted fanbase in the late 90s. David Cross and Bob Odenkirk's cult sketch comedy show managed to live on for four lengthy seasons until 1998 on HBO. Its Netflix revival gave Mr. Show fans another extended taste of quirky, surreal sketch comedy, featuring some of the funniest improv and standup comedians appearing throughout the 4 episodes. Critics deemed it "fresh" overwhelmingly, applauding the "long-overdue reunion".
F Is for Family
The animated comedy sitcom F Is For Family made its debut in 2015, starring Bill Burr assuming the lead role. As expected, his character appears as vulgar and uncensored as you might expect from someone like Bill Burr, who took on more than just voicing the protagonist for the show (or antagonist?). And yet again, Netflix had a show on its hands that had a very mixed reception. After all, Bill Burr's humor is not for everyone. But for the large part, it passed well above the mark, and is a solid entry as Netflix' second animated original (excluding those targeted at a much younger audience).
The Wachowskis may have had a massive hit on their hands with The Matrix back in 1999, but that doesn't mean their track record is flawless. In 2015, Juniper Ascending was considered a failure by many upon release and unfortunately, things didn't get much better when Netflix released a new original series called Sense8 just 3 months later. The hugely ambitious scifi drama that took place simultaneously all over the globe was celebrated for its progressive stance on gender and identity, but due to disagreements during the writing process and a highly complex shooting schedule stopped it from being a ground breaking success. However, it wasn't a complete flop: ratings by Netflix users average to 4.2 out of 5, and the show currently holds a rating of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
It's the first day of camp in the early 80s. We may know what happens at the very end already thanks to the 2001 cult classic comedy Wet Hot American Summer. But did it warrant a prequel 14 years after the fact? In short, yes it did. The magic was still there. Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp managed to rekindle the magic of the early 2000s original with its star studded cast returning for another helping of summer camp cafeteria food (including a particularly talkative can of mixed vegetables). The miniseries was met with positive reviews, and holds an impressive score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kyle Chandler (Coach T of Friday Night Lights) takes the helm in this gloomy family drama that regardless of its critical success, remained in the shadow of other contemporary Netflix originals. Well-kept family secrets, ties to crime and the resulting chaos when the oldest son tries to uncover them made for a convincing slow burning 13-episode season in 2015. Some critics went even as far as saying it was the best original yet.
BoJack Horseman
Bojack Horseman managed to pull off the impossible. It gave birth to an entirely new, original animated series that won over the hearts of Netflix users from day one. Especially impressive, considering that all 12 episodes of season 1 dropped at the same time in usual fashion, and didn't feel overbearing, considering the usual bite size format of similar shows. It also gave it the opportunity to explore much larger overarching plot lines that resonated with both Netflix users and critics. Despite all this, it received mixed reviews, and remains an acquired taste to this day.
Master of None
Netflix original series Master of None finally dragged the comedy-drama genre into the 21st century, smack dab in the middle of the year 2015. It's one of the most refreshingly up to date miniseries that talks about dating, sex, friendship and the importance of family through the lens of comedian Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) in an approachable and at times genius way. It earned critical acclaim through fresh humor, maturity when talking about modern relationships and loveable sidekicks.
Marvel's Jessica Jones
After Daredevil's success, it was logical for Netflix to follow up with a series centered around another cohabitating Marvel character. The sinister world of Jessica Jones came alive with Krysten Ritter's memorable, perfectly tuned in performance. Her ongoing battle with one of the most evil comic book villains we've encountered so far on TV made the first season a spectacle its audience wouldn't forget any time soon.
Marvel's Daredevil
The dark, twisted world of suitably named Hell's Kitchen within the Marvel Universe served as the perfect backdrop for Marvel's Daredevil to serve justice. And Netflix' well-respected adaptation more than made up for the blunder that was Ben Affleck's impersonation in 2003. It brought new life to the Marvel hero and made him more intriguing and ominous than ever before.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ellie Kemper's breakout performance as Kimmy Schmidt in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - a show created by comedy tycoon Tina Fey - earned the sitcom critical success and widespread popularity. Along with Broadway singer and now internet sensation Titus Andromedon played by Tituss Burgess, the show instantly became one of the most beloved comedy series to have made its way onto Netflix and is easily the funniest, most charming Netflix original to date.
Making a Murderer
The much talked about and highly controversial true crime documentary Making a Murderer turned average Netflix users into armchair lawyers and paralegals over the winter holidays. Its highly complex and twisted court proceedings and lingering conspiracy theories made for an amazingly gripping binge watching experience. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews and was praised as one of the most significant true crime documentaries in recent memory. It even had real world repercussions, sparking support groups and a renewed interest in the case by law firms.
Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's incredible story was begging to be told in a television series, and has been told many times before. And with a Netflix budget, talent and reach, Narcos was bound to become a huge success. The Drug Enforcement Administration's continuing battle in the war on Colombian cocaine distribution in the late 80s was transformed into a fascinating, 10 episode season that stood out even in the direct vicinity of some of the best television Netflix (and television in general) had to offer.
Orange Is The New Black
After the big success of the much loved comedy drama series Weeds, writer and producer Jenji Kohan managed to live up to her own standards with the wildly popular series Orange Is the New Black - a show that became synonymous with the successes of Netflix' original programming.
Taylor Schilling took center stage in season 1 (the first of three, a fourth is premiering on June 17, 2016), telling the story of her incarceration in a minimum-security federal prison. While her story served as an effective way to introduce the audience to the colorful, varied cast, it was the latter that won over the majority of a rapidly growing, now worldwide audience. According to Netflix, it was the most watched series on Netflix in 2013. Over the course of three seasons, the show raked in countless nominations for both Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes, awarding the series for its outstanding cast, directing, and casting.
House of Cards
Kevin Spacey's show stopping performance in the Netflix original adaption of the UK original of the same name House of Cards made the eerie political drama an instant favorite among Netflix audiences back in 2013. A bomb-proof cast, high stakes, and true evil and malevolence lurking around every corner insured that House of Cards would go on to become a thriller of the ages and one of the best Netflix originals of all time. It won three out of 12 Emmys and garnered six Golden Globe nominations for its first season in both comedy and drama, making it a huge critical success and adored by the Netflix audience and academy members alike.
House of Cards is renewed for a fourth season and is premiering on February 27, 2015.


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As Brenda Ortiz sees it, successful row-crop farming in the 21st century is all about nuance, namely developing a keener eye for those subtle seasonal and agronomic changes that can offer great promise — or peril — depending how closely producers choose to observe them.
A big part of Ortiz's career has been helping producers develop a keener eye for these subtle distinctions, though she admits that, in some respects, it hasn't been easy.
Small wonder why: Farmers, especially row-crop producers, tend to be classic bottom-liners, realists interested only in cold, hard facts — the tangibles.
"It's difficult to convince farmers to do something that is not tangible," she says. "Unless something is tied to yields gains or reductions, farmers typically are not going to buy into it."
Nevertheless, Ortiz is convinced that much of what will define successful farming in the next few decades will be closely bound up with many intangible factor.
Case in point: climate. Ortiz says it's often hard getting producers focused on patterns projected to occur months from now, even though she and other scientists from a variety of disciplines already have assembled a strong case demonstrating how these patterns can exert a major influence on their economic bottom line.
This has inspired Ortiz to provide an even more compelling case. Within the last few years, she has invested a big chunk of effort into marshaling facts — tangibles — to underscore why intangibles such as climate are as important to the producer's bottom line as any other factor.
Ortiz, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System agronomist and Auburn University assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Soils, has focused on how the climatic patterns El Niño and La Niña contribute to growing conditions throughout the state.
For starters, research has demonstrated that in any year these climate patterns are not expressed uniformly throughout the state.
Like flipping a coin
"It's like flipping a coin. During La Niña events, for example, rainfall differences in north Alabama are completely different from those of south Alabama," she says.
Through a series of studies, Ortiz has developed a nuanced picture not only of how these climate patterns play out throughout the state during critical crop productions periods, but also what growers should do in response.
"What I want to do is help characterize climate patterns in a way that farmers not only understand how these effects are likely to play out but also the best management practices they can follow to optimize their opportunities during El Niño cycles or, in the case of La Niña patterns, to reduce their risks."
A big focus of Ortiz's has been on wheat, the crop typically under production during the times of year when these patterns exert the greatest effect in Alabama.
In the course of several studies, Ortiz has helped put together a clear picture not only of how these two patterns are expressed in temperature and rainfall variation throughout north, central and south Alabama but also how they affect winter wheat yields.
She's complemented these efforts with a series of wheat variety studies through which she's gained a clearer picture of the best management practices that should be adopted, mainly in terms of planting dates and variety selections.
Her ultimate goal is using all of this data to develop a highly interactive and accessible management tool.
"What we ultimately hope to do with all of this is provide farmers with a clear picture of best management tools based on all these different scenarios," Ortiz says. "Using data provided by these tools, they will be well equipped to identify the wheat varieties best tailored to their planting times and growing conditions.
"Basically, we want to convey to producers how they can take advantage of optimal weather patterns and, during less desirable periods, what they can do to minimize their losses."
In those off years when El Niño patterns prevail, producers are often better off planting wheat merely as a cover crop and saving the nitrogen that otherwise would be used with wheat for a more profitable crop, she says.
Ortiz isn't stopping there. She also wants to complement these best-management practices with ways to reduce water, carbon and nitrogen footprints. She is also working with scientists from several disciplines to develop a series of best management practices to better equip producers to deal with the enhanced disease and insect damage that often accompanies weather patterns.
All of her efforts are driven with one idea in mind: Using this greatly enhanced picture of climate to enable growers to take maximum advantage of good conditions and to reduce the effects of bad conditions.


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Ever dream about finding a way to do what you love for a living? In my "Do What You Love" column, I ask people who've done it to tell me their secrets. Here's hoping they inspire you to do the same.
Robin Wilson is an eco-friendly interior designer whose company has also created "Robin Wilson Home," a lifestyle brand sold on Bed Bath & Beyond's website. She is the first woman to ever have a branded line of kitchen and bath cabinetry. She is an ambassador to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, on the board of the Sustainable Furnishings Council and author of "Kennedy Green House," (Greenleaf, 2010). Wilson tells BusinessNewsDaily in an email interview how she found a way to do what she loves and how you can, too.
BusinessNewsDaily: How did you end up doing this for a living?
Robin Wilson: I started my love of real estate as a child when following my grandfather around as he collected rents at various properties. One day, he asked me what color a few small houses should be painted, and as a 7-year-old, I said "Easter egg colors," and he did it! He painted the trim of the houses in vibrant colors. [Going] from the coloring book to 3D reality, made me want to be involved in real estate in some way.
After working in corporate jobs after college, I grew to loathe the corporate politics, clothing and travel. When the firm I worked for held an IPO, my stock options vested and I was able to immediately choose to do what I love — so I obtained a degree from NYU in Real Estate Finance and sought the advice of a professor. He suggested that I become a project manager to learn about construction and architecture from a different angle. We grew that business quite rapidly through word of mouth. About six years later, we rebranded the firm as clients started asking us to do both design and project management — with a mandate to manage contractors to do "clean construction" methods. After O magazine did a profile [on the company], it really propelled our business to the next level.
By 2008, we were approached to consider licensing our brand as we have strong credibility in the eco-friendly lifestyle space. I became the first woman to license our brand to Holiday Kitchens — a custom cabinetry manufacturer based in Wisconsin with 50 percent women managers, and a lifetime warranty on their products because they have such high quality standards. This frameless cabinetry line is sold at independent dealers nationwide, and many celebrities have had them installed in their homes.
Today, we have five licensed product lines (cabinetry, furniture, spa, bedding and bath) which are marketed to consumers and retail partners. We continue to educate consumers and have just launched a TV "webisode" series called "Home with Robin," which follows me as I transition from CEO to new mommy while still running my business. We recognize that our client is someone who cares about their health and who wants aesthetic beauty for their home lifestyle.
BND: What was the crucial decision you made that led you to this place in life?
R.W.: The corporation that I worked for held an IPO and I received a windfall, allowing me to do whatever I wanted. Since my goal had always been to be an entrepreneur by 30, it was an easy choice. After getting my master's degree at night and exploring the business, the exciting thing was having a startup and building it to a multimillion business quickly.
BND: What did you want to be when you grew up?
R.W.: I wanted to be an architect, but I don't like math that much, and I did not have a role model who could explain what an architect did, so I chose the management consulting career, and it was lucrative, but it was not creative …
BND: Why do you love your job?
R.W.: Robin Wilson Home is a company that helps people — quality products, lifestyle information and beautiful design. We love the moment when a client comes home for the first time and they are able to see their vision realized and we have a motto that we create "wellness from the foundation to the furniture." Clients discover that they have great taste, and we discover new ways to show a client vision within their budget.
I also love the fact that we have helped generate revenue for a lot of small businesses — from our licensing partners to the custom fabricator — who otherwise would not be able to maintain their revenue during this economic recession.
BND: What's the biggest misconception about your job?
R.W.: Some people assume that I am able to tell a client what their space should be … and the reality is that it is a collaborative effort. We listen to the client when they explain how they entertain, discuss their family and learn about the lifestyle patterns. And then we make suggestions. For example, someone who has small children, who likes a white palette, would be advised to consider darker colors. But if the client insists, then we will suggest that all furniture have slipcovers.
BND: If you didn't do your job, whose job would you like to have and why?
R.W.: I love my job … and if I were not doing what I am doing as an entrepreneur, I suppose that I might be working with an entrepreneur to build a firm. Or I would be on the private equity side of the business to identify firms that are potential growth opportunities so that investors could receive a return. My joy comes from watching a brand and revenue grow.
BND: Do you think having a job you love has made you a better person in other areas of your life?
R.W.: I absolutely think that being happy in a balanced way, both personal and professional, makes one a better person overall. Also, I think that I will be a better role model to my daughter as she grows up because my belief is that one should chase a dream.
BND: What's your best career advice to other people who are trying to pursue their career dreams?
R.W.: My advice is to create a bucket list of things you want to do before your last days … and live with the motto, "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"
BND: What's your idea of the perfect retirement?
R.W.: The perfect retirement would be having enough money to live on and yet be a philanthropist — identifying organizations that need advisers, funding and connections and making that happen. And I would love to still be involved in the media by doing profile stories, speaking engagements and writing articles or books. Finally, it would be my hope to remain healthy into my retirement due to the eco-healthy lifestyle we have adopted, so that I can travel and remain active.


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Let's say you start looking for a small wallet (or what they call compact wallet). Then you figure out that it's too small, so you upgrade your choice from small to medium-sized. But then you find the medium size too small as well and you're looking for something with more pockets. Well, if the medium or large wallet doesn't suit your taste, then it's time to find an organizer, which can function like a wallet btw.
Now meet the gorgeous Louis Vuitton Insolite Organiser Wallet.
The Design
The outside is as beautiful as the inside. Designed in Monogram Canvas, which is the house's signature print. Nowadays, everyone recognizes that this print is from Louis Vuitton, so this wallet is an automatic brag machine anyway.
The top exposes the interior's double zip, which looks like two beautiful wings. The side also exposes the interior's zip. The front features a zip pocket, which is made to store your important essentials. This pocket is easy to reach and you will have instant-access.
And while the exterior is stunning, this organizer is all about the interior. Let's talk about that.
The Interior
Open the wallet to get into the interior. Now you will find numerous of pockets to organize your essentials. This organizer is comparable to a multi-purpose wallet. You can stock credit cards, essential documents, coins and even your plane tickets inside.
Now what kind of pockets are designed inside? 12 credit card slots and 1 ID card compartment. There are 2 interior zipped pocket as well as 2 large compartments for papers, note and receipts (these two pockets are awesome, because you can store your receipts when travelling abroad. The receipts can be safely stored until you go apply for tax-refund). There is also one compartment for plane or train tickets and one penholder. The interior is made with supple leather lining to maximize the luxury appeal.
The Sizes And Prices
Measuring 24 x 13 x 1 (L x H x W) cm, priced at $7200 HKD, $1050 AUD via Louis Vuitton boutiques.


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Sulfite Allergies
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Sulfite Allergies Are Serious
Add sulfites to the long list of substances a person with allergies or asthma may want to avoid. Sulfites are salts used for preserving processed foods.
Sulfite sensitivity occurs in about 5 percent of adult asthmatics or approximately 500,000 people. The symptoms include hives, itching, flushing, tingling, nausea, and asthmatic symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath. In rare cases, shock, heavy sweating, and loss of consciousness may occur. Sulfite sensitivity is more common in people who take steroids for their asthma symptoms.
When shopping for food, always read labels carefully. If you have a sulfite sensitivity, here are some categories to watch for:
- Pickled products (canned vegetables, pickled vegetables including sauerkraut)
- Dried fruit (dried fruit snacks, trail mixes, filled crackers)
- Lemon juice and lime juice (non-frozen)
- Certain alcoholic beverages (some beer, cocktail mixes, wine, wine coolers)
- Soups and sauces (seafood based soups, dried soup mixes)
- Condiments and relishes (horseradish, onion and pickle relishes, pickles, olives, salad dressing mixes, wine vinegar)
- Certain drugs (cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, tranquilizers, intravenous muscle relaxants, analgesics (painkillers), anesthetics, steroids and nebulized bronchodilator solutions (used for treatment of asthma).
- Fish and shellfish (canned clams; fresh, frozen, canned or dried shrimp, frozen lobster, scallops)
- Processed meats (bacon, sausages, many pork products)
Related Post: Wine Allergies and Sulphur Allergy.
Source: Journal of the American College of Nutrition (14,3:229)
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In partnership with Mission Australia, Macquarie Bank and the Australian Government Department of Family and the Community, the LEED Programme is organising an international conference on "Social Innovation in the 21st century. A Dialogue", to take place in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia on 28-30 April 2006. Download the conference brochure here.
Social innovation is a key driver for sustainable, smart growth and for social inclusion. Social innovation is about conceptual process or product changes aimed at improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people and communities. It remains a largely unexplored territory and yet it is of concern to everyone: governments, non profits, private business, individuals and communities have to work together to make it happen.
This conference will bring together academics, experts, policy makers and practitioners around some selected topics which are considered to be important aspects of social innovation policies and practices, such as social enterprises and corporate social responsibility. It aims to foster a dialogue on how social innovation can play an important role in contemporary economies and on how governments can foster it. A report will be published after the conference.
Please note that the conference is by invitation only. The conference programme is available here.
For more information, please visit the official website or contact Ms. Antonella Noya from the LEED Programme Secretariat.
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May 14, 2013 - 3:24pm
Overnight Sourdough Rice & Teff Baguettes
I made baguettes with no wheat and it was good. Like, really good. Better than I could ever have hoped. I know that some of the processes I follow aren't ideal when it comes to traditional bread-making, but without gluten it seems that everything changes.
Despite being gluten-free, these have a great holey crumb and are lighter even than the ciabattas I used to make with wheat. The flavour was lovely and tangy from the sourness.
150g 100% hydration white rice & red teff starter
175g white rice flour
175g potato starch
25g psyllium husks
420g water
12g salt
- Mix together the water and psyllium, stirring until a gel forms.
- Incorperate all of the ingrediens, except the salt, with the gel.
- Form a ball and leave to rise in a covered bowl at room temp for aprox. 2 hours.
- Add salt and knead to thoughroughly incorperate.
- Recover and transfer to the fridge - leave for around 12 hours.
- Remove from the fridge and leave to come up to room temp for about 2 hours.
- Divide and shape into 4 baguettes.
- Cover and prove at room temp for a further hour.
- Brush with water, dust with rice flour and slash.
- Bake at 235c for 30+ mins with steam for the first 10 mins (until nicely browned)


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|Kontact is the integrated Personal Information Manager of KDE, but can be used with other systems as well.
It supports email, address books, calendars, tasks, news feeds and much more.
The Kontact suite is the powerful PIM solution of KDE. It lets you handle email, agenda, contacts and other 'personal' data together in one place by delivering innovations to help you manage your communications more easily, organize your work faster and work together more closely, resulting in more productivity and efficiency in digital collaboration.
Documentation for Kontact is also available.
KDE Kontact supports various groupware servers. When using these servers your workgroup has access to features like shared email folders, group task lists, calendar sharing, central address books and meeting scheduling.
Kontact consists of the Kontact PIM back end and the graphical applications connecting to the back end. Special 'agents' (say a facebook agent) are employed to get new data in and merge it in the existing data set (for example contacts, news). Due to the clean infrastructure new agents are easy to develop.
These programs together form Kontact:
There is a mailing list at
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Played league last night and had a great time with the people I played with Adam, TJ Ring and Tank. The course looks good and it will look even better when its mowed. The layout is great it played 2.5 hours for the 4 of us. A lot of the original holes and a few new ones. A couple of holes need some work so here is some constructive ideas. Hole 4 and hole 13 both need a gap to get through. Even if its a 6' wide gap. These are both overhand thumber holes which I dont have that shot. Doesn't seem fair to us that don't throw those types of shots. I can throw very straight when needed and would thread the needle if the gap was there. The course is a great layout and will be fun to play.


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Looking for a solid player to hit this week and next preferably in Manhattan Beach. I prefer to play at Live Oak Park but am open to other locations in MB or Hermosa. I am available to play M-W-F and Satuday and Sunday mornings.
I am a solid and consistent player looking for a fun session. While I typically hit, I'd also be open to playing points and maybe a set! It's been a while as I've had plenty of competitive tennis growing up! Now I play for enjoyment.
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I'll play, send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com!
Hi Helen - I'm a former D1 player too, live very close to Live Oak and have been looking for someone to hit with for quite some time. Would love to link up to hit this week. You can reach me at email@example.com . Look forward to hearing from you!
Would love to hit! Am a former 5.0 player looking to get back into playing for fun. Happy to swing down to MB (used to live there...now live in MDR). You can ping me at 949-439-4642 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks!
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Seven Media Myths About The Gun Background Check System
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With the U.S. Senate having voted to take up legislation to strengthen gun laws, which will likely include a bipartisan proposal to expand federal firearms background checks, Media Matters reviews myths the media has promoted about the background check system.
How do federal background checks work?
Would proposals to strengthen background checks force family members to run checks on each other?
Are sellers at gun shows required to perform a background check on buyers?
Is supporting background checks politically risky?
Could expanding the background check system lead to a national gun registry?
Do background checks violate the Second Amendment?
Do background checks actually stop criminals and the mentally ill from buying guns?
MYTH: The Federal Government Doesn't Currently Perform Background Checks On Gun Purchasers
Mamet In Newsweek On Background Checks: "How Are They Checked? Are They Checked? By What Agency, With What Monies?" In his January Newsweek cover story, playwright David Mamet was seemingly ignorant of the fact that federal law requires individuals who purchase firearms from licensed dealers to undergo a criminal background check:
Yes, but we should check all applicants for firearms for a criminal record?
Anyone applying to purchase a handgun has, since 1968, filled out a form certifying he is not a fugitive from justice, a convicted criminal, or mentally deficient. These forms, tens and tens of millions of them, rest, conceivably, somewhere in the vast repository. How are they checked? Are they checked? By what agency, with what monies? The country is broke. Do we actually want another agency staffed by bureaucrats for whom there is no funding? [Newsweek, 1/28/13]
FACT: While There Is No Federal Background Check Requirement For Private Transactions, Sales Through A Licensed Dealer Are Checked
FBI Has Run Instant Background Checks On Purchases From Licensed Dealers For More Than A Decade. From the FBI's website:
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, is all about saving lives and protecting people from harm -- by not letting guns and explosives fall into the wrong hands. It also ensures the timely transfer of firearms to eligible gun buyers.
Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn't otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials. [FBI, accessed 4/11/13]
MYTH: Proposals To Expand Background Checks Would Place Onerous Burdens On The Transfer Of Firearms Between Family Members
NRA Past President Marion Hammer: Expanded Background Checks Would Mean "Having To Do A Background Check On Your Own Mom Before You Could Give Her One Of Your Guns For Protection." In a January 23 op-ed published at gun news website AmmoLand, Hammer claimed that expanding background checks would interfere with transfers of firearms between family members and hunting partners:
Imagine a grandfather who wants to give a family shotgun to his 12-year-old grandson having to do a background check on his grandson before giving him the shotgun.
Or a friend having to do a background check on his lifetime best buddy before lending him a hunting rifle.
Or, if your mother had a prowler at her home, having to do a background check on your own Mom before you could give her one of your guns for protection.
That's what "universal background checks" do. They turn traditional innocent conduct into a criminal offense. They target you, law-abiding gun owners. [AmmoLand.com, 1/23/13]
FACT: Every Major Legislative Proposal To Strengthen Background Checks Has Exempted These Transfers
Manchin-Toomey Proposal Exempts Firearms Transfers to Family, Friends, Neighbors. According to the press release detailing their amendment to expand the background check system, under the legislation developed by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), "Family transfers and some private sales (friends, neighbors, other individuals) are exempt from background checks." [Manchin/Toomey press release, 4/10/13]
Obama Administration Proposal Included "Common-Sense" Exemptions For Family Members, Temporary Transfers. The White House fact sheet on Obama's proposals to strengthen gun laws states:
Congress should pass legislation that goes beyond just closing the "gun show loophole" to require background checks for all firearm sales, with limited, common-sense exceptions for cases like certain transfers between family members and temporary transfers for hunting and sporting purposes. [The White House, accessed 4/11/13]
The Fix Gun Checks Act Of 2013 (HR 137) Contains Exemptions For Family Gifts And Other Circumstances. The proposed legislation, which was largely included in the latest effort to strengthen the background check system but will likely be replaced by Manchin-Toomey's proposal, would also exempt temporary transfers of weapons for hunters and transfers of weapons to individuals in imminent danger:
''(f) EXCEPTIONS.--Unless prohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and unlicensed transferee, if--
(1) the transfer is a bona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren;
(2) the transfer occurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom the unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a trustee of a trust created in a will;
(3) the transfer is temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if--
(A) the unlicensed transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and
(B) the unlicensed transferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee; [H.R. 137, accessed 4/11/13]
MYTH: There Is No Such Thing As The Private Sales Loophole
NRA News Host Cam Edwards: People Prohibited From Owning Firearms Cannot Exploit The Private Sales Loophole. During the January 3 edition of Cam & Company on NRA News, host Cam Edwards first told guest Jim Geraghty, who writes for the National Review Online, that Geragthy was "incorrect" in his assumption that background checks are not required at gun shows. Edwards would later acknowledge that private sellers at gun shows conduct sales without running a background check on customers, but he also claimed that it was impossible for individuals prohibited from owning firearms under federal law from obtaining weapons through this process. [Cam & Company, 1/3/13]
FACT: Private Sales Without A Background Check Are Extremely Common, Including At Gun Shows And Online
Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence: Private Sales Loophole Has Been Exploited By Gun Traffickers And Used To Supply Firearms To Criminals. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence explained how a deficiency in federal law concerning how firearms sellers are licensed allows dangerous individuals to obtain firearms without a background check:
The Gun Control Act of 1968 provides that persons "engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms must be licensed. Although Congress did not originally define the term "engaged in the business," it did so in 1986 as part of the McClure-Volkmer Act (also known as the "Firearms Owners' Protection Act"). That Act defined the term "engaged in the business," as applied to a firearms dealer, as "a person who devotes time, attention, and labor to dealing in firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit through the repetitive purchase and resale of firearms."
Significantly, however, the term was defined to exclude a person who "makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells all or part of his personal collection of firearms."
Consequently, unlicensed sellers may sell firearms without conducting background checks or documenting the transaction in any way. In addition, because federal law does not require private sellers to inspect a buyer's driver's license or any other identification, there is no obligation for such sellers to confirm that a buyer is of legal age to purchase a firearm. As a result, convicted felons, minors and other prohibited purchasers can easily buy guns from unlicensed sellers.
According to a 1999 report issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the current definition of "engaged in the business" often frustrates the prosecution of "unlicensed dealers masquerading as collectors or hobbyists but who are really trafficking firearms to felons or other prohibited persons." A June 2000 ATF report found that unlicensed sellers were involved in about a fifth of the trafficking investigations and associated with nearly 23,000 diverted guns. A national survey of firearm ownership conducted in 1994 determined that 60 percent of all firearm sales in the U.S. involved federally licensed dealers, while the remaining 40 percent of firearms were acquired from unlicensed sellers. [Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, accessed 4/11/13]
New York City Undercover Investigation: Most Private Sellers Agreed To Sell Firearm To Someone Who Said They Couldn't Pass A Background Check. In an investigation of 10 websites in 14 states that allow unlicensed sellers to list firearms for sale, undercover investigators working for the City of New York found that 77 out of 125 sellers agreed to go forward with a firearm sale after the purchaser said that he could not pass a background check. [City of New York, December 2011]
MYTH: Supporting Background Check Expansion Is A "Risky" Move For Senators
Fox News: Amendment Is A "Risky Balancing Act" For Manchin, Toomey. Reporting on their compromise amendment to expand the background check system, Fox News correspondent Doug McKelway said that Manchin and Toomey are engaged in a "risky balancing act" because they represent states where "the Second Amendment is considered sacrosanct," suggesting that their legislation is controversial. [Fox News, Special Report, 4/10/13, via Nexis]
FACT: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Expanding The Background Check System
National Polls Show Massive Public Support For Expanding Background Checks. According to an April 10 Huffington Post article:
Eighty-six percent of Americans support strengthening background checks for guns in some way, according to an ORC/CNN poll released Wednesday.
Requiring background checks at gun shows was the most popular proposal, with 83 percent of those polled favoring the idea. Seventy percent want checks when gun owners who aren't dealers sell their weapons, and 54 percent support checks when guns are sold or gifted between family members.
The current laws, which require gun stores and businesses to run background checks, were favored by 89 percent of Americans.
Most polls since the shooting in Newtown, Conn., have shown upwards of 80 percent support for some form of enhanced background checks. A HuffPost/YouGov poll found that nearly three quarters of the public supported universal background checks. [Huffington Post, 4/10/13]
Poll: 88 Percent In Toomey's Home State Of Pennsylvania Support Background Checks On Every Gun Purchase. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
Recent Polling Demonstrates Strong State-Level Support For Expanded Background Checks, Even In Red States. According to a series of polls for Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), which supports expanding the background check system, a proposal to expand the system to include all gun buyers is supported by:
- 83 Percent Of Utahns. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
- 94 Percent Of Floridians. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
- 94 Percent Of North Dakotans. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
- 87 Percent Of Oklahomans. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
- 90 Percent Of Arizonans. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
- 85 Percent Of Louisianans. [MAIG release, 3/5/13]
MYTH: Background Check Expansion Could Lead To A National Gun Registry
Fox Host Bolling: Proposal Is "Knocking On The Door To A National Registry." On Fox News' The Five, co-host Eric Bolling said of the Manchin-Toomey proposal: "We're so close to this background check in this form being a national registry. It is knocking on the door to a national registry." [Fox News, The Five, 4/10/13, via Nexis]
FACT: Proposal Reaffirms That A Federal Registry Is Illegal
Manchin-Toomey Legislation Includes 15-Year Prison Term For Attempting To Create A Federal Registry. The Huffington Post reported:
The background check compromise set to be introduced on Thursday will explicitly bar public officials from creating a national gun registry, penalizing those who do with a felony charge carrying a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
That language of the bill is still being crafted. But multiple Senate aides briefed The Huffington Post on that specific provision, which was included to alleviate the concerns of pro-gun advocates who have warned that any expansion of background checks would pave the way for a registry.
In actuality, a federal registry of gun ownership is already prohibited under law. But the lawmakers crafting a compromise -- Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) -- wanted to ensure a smoother passage for their bill, so they made the punishment more severe. In addition to a potential jail sentence of 15 years, officials who create a gun registry or misuse federal records on gun sales or ownership would face a monetary fine. [Huffington Post, 4/10/13]
MYTH: Expanding Background Checks Violates The Second Amendment
Fox News: Legislation Could Constitute An "Infringement Of The Second Amendment." McKelway reported that Republicans may oppose the Manchin-Toomey proposal because they "are under tremendous pressure not to cave on any infringement of the Second Amendment." [Fox News, Special Report, 4/10/13, via Nexis]
FACT: Supreme Court Has Stated That Background Checks Do Not Violate The Second Amendment
Highest Court Reaffirmed That Efforts To Prevent Felons And The Mentally Ill From Obtaining Firearms Is Permissible Under The Second Amendment. In the 2008 Supreme Court case, District Of Columbia v. Heller, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority that the Second Amendment is "not unlimited" as "commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." Justice Scalia continued:
[N]othing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.
We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. [United States v.] Miller said, as we have explained, that the sorts of weapons protected were those "in common use at the time." We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of "dangerous and unusual weapons." [District of Columbia v. Heller, 6/26/08, via Google Scholar, emphasis added]
MYTH: The Background Check System Doesn't Prevent Criminals From Obtaining Weapons
WaPo's Parker: Criminals Won't Submit To Background Checks, So System Has "No Real Practical Purpose." In her Washington Post column, Kathleen Parker wrote that while she supports expanding the background check system, she thought the system had little impact:
Universal background checks are a perfectly good idea, except that they won't stop the burglar who recently cleaned out our house of all our legally purchased rifles and shotguns, including an antique that had belonged to my great-grandfather, who, as sheriff of Barnwell County, S.C., confiscated the gun from the triple murderer he tracked for three days and finally killed. (I want that gun back, please.)
Those guns are now in circulation among an element of society that has no intention of submitting to a background check or any other well-intentioned effort to ensure that only good guys have guns. [The Washington Post, 4/9/13]
FACT: Background Checks Prevented The Sale Almost 2 Million Firearms In System's First 15 Years, Largely To Criminals And The Mentally Ill
Between 1994 And 2009, Nearly 1.8 Million Applications For Firearms Transfers Were Denied. NBC News reported:
The numbers show that background checks do keep guns out of the hands of at least some people who are not supposed to have them. Nearly 1.8 million applications for firearm transfers or permits were denied between the passage of the law in March 1994 and December 2008, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The FBI and state law enforcement denied firearm purchases to 153,000 people in 2010 alone, the most recent year for which data is available. [NBCNews.com, 4/10/13]
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It's been almost 20 years since Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels took their ill-fated road trip to Aspen, Colo., in "Dumb & Dumber."
Since then Daniels' career stock has risen, with the actor playing a number of more intelligent men including his current role as Will McAvoy in "The Newsroom," which landed the actor his first Emmy this past Sunday.
In contrast, Carrey has continued to primarily trade in his unique brand of physical comedy, though he mixed it up a bit with memorable roles in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "The Truman Show."
EMMYS 2013: Winners and top nominees | Best and worst moments
Now the two are back with the long-delayed "Dumb and Dumber To." Partnering with the film's original filmmakers Bobby and and Peter Farrelly — two directors that have seen their stars fall in recent years with films such as "Movie 43" and "The Three Stooges" — the actors, now in their 50s, are revisiting their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Production began Tuesday in Atlanta.
Much older but no more wiser, the boys are back on the road looking for a long-lost family member in the hope of securing a new kidney for one of them. (Nothing says comedy gold like dialysis jokes.)
Daniels is aware of the turn he's taking, quipping at the Emmys that his journey Monday from the stage at the Nokia Theatre to the set of the film amounted to an "intellectual free-fall."
And back in the press room, Emmy in hand, Daniels added, "There are some things we're going to do in 'Dumb and Dumber To' that are going to make the toilet scene look lame."
While ardent fans of the original remain, people who can still quote some of the memorable lines, do we need to see the ante upped on a scene that features explosive diarrhea (especially not when many R-rated comedies have already upped the ante since).
Warner Bros. didn't think so — the studio passed on the project in June before Universal Pictures picked it up.
Now it's up to the two leads and the Farrelly Bros. to make the two dumbest characters in movies feel fresh. We'll see what they can bring.
No new 'Dumb and Dumber' without Jim Carrey
Jeff Daniels looked shocked but is "happy to win"
Jeff Daniels confirms 'Dumb and Dumber' sequel on 'Late Night'
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Major Section: BREAK-REWRITE
Example: (brr@ :target) ; the term being rewritten (brr@ :unify-subst) ; the unifying substitutionwhere
General Form: (brr@ :symbol)
:symbol is one of the following keywords. Those marked with
* probably require an implementor's knowledge of the system to use
effectively. They are supported but not well documented. More is
said on this topic following the table.
:symbol (brr@ :symbol) ------- ---------------------In general
:target the term to be rewritten. This term is an instantiation of the left-hand side of the conclusion of the rewrite-rule being broken. This term is in translated form! Thus, if you are expecting (equal x nil) -- and your expectation is almost right -- you will see (equal x 'nil); similarly, instead of (cadr a) you will see (car (cdr a)). In translated forms, all constants are quoted (even nil, t, strings and numbers) and all macros are expanded.
:unify-subst the substitution that, when applied to :target, produces the left-hand side of the rule being broken. This substitution is an alist pairing variable symbols to translated (!) terms.
:wonp t or nil indicating whether the rune was successfully applied. (brr@ :wonp) returns nil if evaluated before :EVALing the rule.
:rewritten-rhs the result of successfully applying the rule or else nil if (brr@ :wonp) is nil. The result of successfully applying the rule is always a translated (!) term and is never nil.
:failure-reason some non-nil lisp object indicating why the rule was not applied or else nil. Before the rule is :EVALed, (brr@ :failure-reason) is nil. After :EVALing the rule, (brr@ :failure-reason) is nil if (brr@ :wonp) is t. Rather than document the various non-nil objects returned as the failure reason, we encourage you simply to evaluate (brr@ :failure-reason) in the contexts of interest. Alternatively, study the ACL2 function tilde-@- failure-reason-phrase.
:lemma * the rewrite rule being broken. For example, (access rewrite-rule (brr@ :lemma) :lhs) will return the left-hand side of the conclusion of the rule.
:type-alist * a display of the type-alist governing :target. Elements on the displayed list are of the form (term type), where term is a term and type describes information about term assumed to hold in the current context. The type-alist may be used to determine the current assumptions, e.g., whether A is a CONSP.
:ancestors * a stack of frames indicating the backchain history of the current context. The theorem prover is in the process of trying to establish each hypothesis in this stack. Thus, the negation of each hypothesis can be assumed false. Each frame also records the rules on behalf of which this backchaining is being done and the weight (function symbol count) of the hypothesis. All three items are involved in the heuristic for preventing infinite backchaining.
:gstack * the current goal stack. The gstack is maintained by rewrite and is the data structure printed as the current ``path.'' Thus, any information derivable from the :path brr command is derivable from gstack. For example, from gstack one might determine that the current term is the second hypothesis of a certain rewrite rule.
brr@-expressions are used in break conditions, the
expressions that determine whether interactive breaks occur when
monitored runes are applied. See monitor. For example, you
might want to break only those attempts in which one particular term
is being rewritten or only those attempts in which the binding for
the variable
a is known to be a
consp. Such conditions can be
expressed using ACL2 system functions and the information provided
brr@. Unfortunately, digging some of this information out of the
internal data structures may be awkward or may, at least, require
intimate knowledge of the system functions. But since conditional
expressions may employ arbitrary functions and macros, we anticipate
that a set of convenient primitives will gradually evolve within the
ACL2 community. It is to encourage this evolution that
brr@ provides
access to the
*'d data.


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The uninitiated might be forgiven for thinking NRATV is the name of a soap opera or reality show. Like sand through the hourglass, the soap opera that the National Rifle Association has turned into lately continues to churn.
The N.R.A. on Tuesday also severed all business with its estranged advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen, which operates NRATV, the N.R.A.'s live broadcasting media arm, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times.
While NRATV may continue to air past content, its live broadcasting will end and its on-air personalities — Ackerman employees including Dana Loesch — will no longer be the public faces of the N.R.A. It remained unclear whether the N.R.A. might try to hire some of those employees, but there was no indication it was negotiating to do so.
The move comes amid a flurry of lawsuits between the N.R.A. and Ackerman, and increasing acrimony that surfaced after two prominent N.R.A. board members first criticized NRATV in an article in The Times in March. The separation had become inevitable: The two sides said last month that they were ending their three-decade-plus partnership.
"Many members expressed concern about the messaging on NRATV becoming too far removed from our core mission: defending the Second Amendment," Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A.'s longtime chief executive, wrote in a message to members that was expected to be sent out by Wednesday. "So, after careful consideration, I am announcing that starting today, we are undergoing a significant change in our communications strategy. We are no longer airing 'live TV' programming."
By "members expressed" what he really meant was the NRA faithful isn't kicking up enough to fund the organizations eye-popping layouts for elections, ever-increasing office space and executive overhead, Wayne Lapierre's travel and wardrobe, and their new foray into opinion media. This was wholly predictable, since although they are the most prominent 2A advocacy organization, the NRA only represents a fraction of the country's gun owners. Not long ago, the NRA was still a bipartisan organization. No more, and their sallying forth as bannermen for all things President Trump has not helped expand the membership. The drip, drip, drip of financial and personal news leaking and being reported on from the NRA suggests this is going to get much worse for the organization before it gets better.Comment →
The House Judiciary and House Intelligence committees have subpoenaed former special counsel Robert Mueller for his testimony before Congress, according to a press release issued Tuesday evening.
"Pursuant to subpoenas issued by the House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence tonight, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has agreed to testify before both committees on July 17 in open session," according to the release.
Mueller is expected to sit before both committees in two separate open hearings on July 17, according to congressional aides, with the possibility that some testimony will occur in closed session.
Mueller broke a nearly two-year silence when he made a brief public statement at the Department of Justice in late May.
During his comments, Mueller said he had no further plans to speak publicly on mattersthat were addressed in his over 400-page report.
"The report is my testimony," Mueller said.
Expect that last bit to be on repeat for Mueller's two days on the hill. This will be splash headlines and much talking heads debate, but the idea that after 2+ years of iron fist discipline Robert Mueller is going to indulge the worst of congressional grandstanding and silliness by saying anything that isn't already in the report, if he ever says anything other than "that is covered in the report" befuddles the mind. But hope springs eternal, and so let the hype begin.
Just be prepared to be underwhelmed by the congressional hearings. Again.Comment →
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the longest-serving press secretary the Trump Administration has had, is leaving her post and the podium of the Brady Briefing Room.
Mr Trump tweeted that Mrs Sanders would be returning to her home of Arkansas after more than three years on the job.
"She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job," Mr Trump wrote.
She started out as deputy press secretary before replacing Sean Spicer in the top post in July 2017.
Mrs Sanders, 36, has been a fierce defender of the president, famously saying that God "wanted Donald Trump to become president".
At a White House event on Thursday, Mr Trump described Mrs Sanders as "a special person, a very very fine woman".
She said her time in the administration was "the honour of a lifetime".
"This is something I will treasure forever," she said. "I'm going to continue to be one of the most outspoken and loyal supporters of the president."
The mother-of-three said she was looking forward to spending more time with her children as she transitioned into a new role outside the White House.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been a constant lightening rod in an administration that happily calls down the media thunder. She held fewer formal press briefings than her predecessors, and came under intense criticism at times for which side of the "it's spin/it's a lie" line that all mouthpieces for the president have to straddle. Having Donald Trump to run interference for would likely be an impossible task for anyone. Regardless, what say you about the tenure of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, now that she has done her last gaggle?Comment →
The Vox Media Union has walked out today. Here's what it looks like in the New York office. pic.twitter.com/erPp4fW1nw
— Vox Media Union (@vox_union) June 6, 2019
(Featured image is the empty Vox offices was posted by the Vox Media Union twitter account to their own twitter feed.)Comment →
Robert Mueller has finally spoken, and says his statement today is his final word on the subject:
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Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a rare and remarkable public statement Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was not an option his office could consider.
Mueller, speaking from the Justice Department, said he's closing the special counsel's office and returning to private life.
This is his first public statement regarding the investigation.
"It's important the office's written work speaks for itself," Mueller said about his report, which was delivered in March to Attorney General William Barr.
The statement is being delivered amid political disputes about the findings of Mueller's investigation, particularly regarding whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.
The White House got a heads up Tuesday night that Mueller would likely deliver a statement on Wednesday about the Mueller investigation, according to a senior administration official, who added that the White House is going to wait until after his remarks to comment.
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TripCase will be launching three updates and recently launched two more. Here's a summary of what you should know.
1. The first is a new functionality that has been added called Document Center. Travelers and travel arrangers will be able access all documents for a trip within the Documents tab. It is accessible from the menu screen on the mobile app and currently includes a number of documents for travel booked with MacNair including your eTicket, eInvoice, itinerary with notes and receipts. TripCase is promising future updates that will include the capability to add your own documents and forward emails to the Documents Center. This will roll out in October.
2. TripCase has announced that they will soon launch a full app for the Samsung Gear S2, Samsung's Tizen-powered smartwatch. Features will include the ability to see upcoming trips, use the "Remember this Place" feature, real-time travel notifications and even view a map of your destination – all from your wrist. TripCase also promised they have hidden a few great features in the experience for the travelers to discover.
3. TripCase will be expanding their language offerings. It has been announced that travelers will soon be able to take advantage of the full TripCase offering in eight additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and Korean.
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5. Lastly, there has been a maintenance update to TripCase. The traveler name in the subject lines for TripCase emails were only showing the traveler's last name. Subject lines will now show the traveler's full name if a linked PNR is present.
As always, we recommend that our travelers and travel managers sign up for TripCase to easily access their itinerary, emergency numbers, and to easily track their travel and their travelers. You can sign up at TripCase.com and the app is available for your iOS and Android devices.


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Art III high school students just completed the memory project where they painted portraits of disadvantaged children from Vietnam and Rwanda. You can learn more at www.memoryproject.org.
In their self evaluation of the portraits students answered the question: What did you enjoy about this project?
Here are some of the responses:
"I enjoy being able to imagine the joy this painting may bring to a child. I hope this girl loves her picture because she is gorgeous," said Cydney McHenry.
Others felt that the long-distance portrait was a great motivator.
"I enjoyed the thought of sending this to someone overseas. I think it gave me incentive to do my best. It was challenging but also really fun, " said Mattie Killean.
Brianna Wallace wanted her portrait to put a smile on someone's face.
"I enjoyed knowing that I would be putting a smile on my little boys face for Christmas," Wallace said.
The students worked very hard to complete these portraits, said art teacher Amy Woodward.
The portraits will be delivered and then the Dolores art student will receive a photograph of the child holding their portrait.