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The League City council passed a resolution on Tuesday night to ban undocumented children from entering the municipality.
League City Council Member Heidi Thiess drafted the measure, which declines to accept federal requests to operate detention or processing centers in the city. "Health and safety" concerns were cited among the reasons for the proposed ordinance.
More than 25 residents spoke during the public comment section of Tuesday's council meeting, which followed a public workshop on Monday night.
The resolution passed 6-2. Council members Thiess, Dan Becker, Todd Kinsey, Geri Bentley, Andy Mann and Mayor Timothy Paulissen voted in favor while council members Dennis OKeeffe and Joanna Dawson were opposed.
Before the vote, Thiess announced that a similar measure based on the League City proposal was passed by Galveston County commissioners on Tuesday afternoon.
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Earlier Tuesday, the Obama administration announced that it will ask Congress for $3.7 billion to handle the influx of undocumented children - many from Central American - who are crossing into the United States from Mexico.


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Dear Gilbert,
I have been following your site for the past 2 months and I must give praise to you for all you've done.
I've read alot of postings from other fellow Singaporeans who are finding it very difficult to get reasonable employment.
I am in that same predicament now.
I am 39+ years old and has a Diploma in Marketing Management from KAPLAN Singapore (2008). I am married with a 12 year old son. Both my wife and son are SPRs. As my wife does not speak any English, she works part time and earns about $1000 a month.
I have 18 years of working experience, and my last job was a Regional Sales & Marketing Manager for a small local telecommunication firm. Through my previous years of work, I had acquired extensiveô business experience in the Middle East, Asiaô andô China.
In June last year, the boss decided to cut my salary from $3800 to $3100. It was a big impact on me, but the main reason I left was becauseô the company was running out of money (The boss was making alot ofô money losing decisions) and I was under tremendous pressure to makeô the company turn around, ô which in my professional opinion was futile and to stay on was meaningless.
Since then, I hadô sent out many job applications. On the average, I would receiveô one call from the recruitment agent out of 20 applications sent.ô However, it will always endô up with no further updates. Sigh…
I have already ran out of money andô feeling depressed and desperate.ô
I am most willing to work and lower my salary expectations to $2500, but most job requirementsô I see need at least ô a degree.ô With or without a degree,ô I tried applying but of courseô there is always ô no reply.
I am also beginning to apply for other job positions that does not need a degree withô no relevance to my work experience. I don't know howô this willô turn out though.
I am beginning to feel that once youô are over 35 years old, no Singapore employer will wantô to hire you. All they want are cheap and good labour. Pay less for workers but earn more profits for themselves!
Perhaps of my regional exposure to many countries I've visited, I have always wanted to teach or do social work to help others who are less fortunate. I feel it is important to help fellow human beings irregardless of their race or colour.
Even for a social worker position, they require a degree! Many times I wonder, why can't an individual without a degree (but with experience) do the same job?? Isn't thatô unfair?ô
Being bilingual, I have thought about taking a gamble and going to China to teach English, international business and marketing toô workers in 2nd tier cities.ô Perhaps I could make a career there. Again, I hold back because what will happen to my wife and son here.
I am really at a loss of directions Gilbert. What should I do next? I have to get a job quickly so that I can take care of my family.
I have also attached my resume here for your perusal. Perhaps you could be kind enough to advise me how to make myself more employable?
Look forward to hearing from you and God bless your kindness.
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For months, Angelina Jolie's face has been looking out from billboards alongside a single question: "Who is Salt?"
The tagline refers to the new thriller, "Salt," about a CIA agent suspected of being a Russian spy (the movie has an identity crisis of its own, the main character was originally cast as a male). But the genius in the marketing, of course, is that we're asking the same thing about the actress herself.
Enter "Angelina," the unauthorized biography by Andrew Morton, who has penned celebrity biographies of Tom Cruise, Monica Lewinsky and Princess Diana. Morton's "Salt" is a 35-year-old, second-generation Hollywood actor who has spent her entire life in the public eye, careening through a crazy-quilt of rumor, truth and half-truth regarding (in no particular order or veracity) a fascination with death, heroin use, bisexuality, the serial inking of skin, the bedding of other women's men, the winning of an Academy Award, a U.N. goodwill ambassadorship and the top spot of Forbes' 2009 "Celebrity 100" list … not to mention having a family of six children with Brad Pitt.
If there is a celebrity today who merits the spadework of an unauthorized Morton biography, it's Jolie, with a potential audience that includes just about anyone who has gone through a supermarket checkout line in the last decade, glanced at tabloid headlines about Angelina, say, open- mouth kissing her brother or swapping vials of blood with Billy Bob Thornton and wondered: "What was she thinking?"
Morton's "Angelina" can't answer for sure — none of the principal players in the tale, which begins in 1950 with the birth of her mother Marcia Lynne Bertrand and ends earlier this year with her charity work in Haiti, appear to have cooperated with him. Among his most relied-upon, on-the-record sources seem to be a former babysitter of the Voight children and Angelina's alleged one-time drug dealer — but Morton manages to advance a plausible theory nonetheless.
First off, as Morton points out early on (and reminds us frequently), Angelina Jolie Voight, born on June 4, 1975, is a Gemini — complete with all the light/dark, good/bad, impulsive/reflective duality that the astrological sign entails. But, since the world is home to plenty of Geminis who haven't inked Thornton's name below their bikini line on a whim, there's clearly more at work.
So, in recounting her story, Morton turns to professional psychologists (who he's careful to point out have never counseled the actress) to offer their opinions. By applying that armchair psychology to the version of events he's patched together, Morton presents a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a woman with abandonment issues, extreme impulsivity and a knack for leveraging the endless media hunger for every last morsel of celebrity tidbits in a way that allows her to continually cast, craft and recraft her image.
If there's anyone to blame here, according to this book, it's the parents, since the bitter relationship between actor Jon Voight and Marcia Lynne (later Marcheline) Bertrand runs as a subplot throughout. Her father left Bertrand for another woman when Angelina was 2, and her mother/manager is portrayed as vacillating between being a laissez-faire hippie mother and a pushy sort of stage mom who, according to Morton, tried — among other things — to push her daughter into a relationship with Mick Jagger.
The book also reports, in addition to two marriages — first to actor Jonny Lee Miller and later to Thornton (who happened to be engaged to Laura Dern at the time) — Jolie's pursuit by a besotted Timothy Hutton, a near-romantic encounter with Gary Sinise and a relationship with model Jenny Shimizu. And then there's the fireball of fame that is "Brangelina" — which Morton suggests was at least sparked, if not fully kindled, while Pitt was married to "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston. (Morton, who knows his way around a nuance, implies with as much certainty as he can muster that they were fully engulfed early on.)
It's at this point that the book seems to move into hyperdrive, with endless rounds of globe-trotting, location shooting, child-acquiring and philanthropic efforts. But the faster it seems to move, the harder it is to put down. Maybe that's because, like salt, we have a craving for explanation, for back story, and Morton's book offers a satisfying dose of both. While the healthier approach might be to limit the intake by vowing to pick it up occasionally and flip to the index for a snippet like: "Haven, James…relationship with" or " United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," that's not likely to happen.
No matter how bad it might be for you, chances are you won't be able to put this book down until your mouth is dry and your blood pressure is racing.
For months, Angelina Jolie's face has been looking out from billboards alongside a single question: "Who is Salt?"


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I ran across this article today about former Redskin Tre Johnson. We don't often hear about pro players after their careers end, unless it is something negative. Johnson's story is far from that.
I always understood that lineman were pretty smart, if not the smartest players on the field. Johnson, after obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Temple, is teaching history. In addition to working on getting his weight down, the Pro Bowler plans to begin classes in the fall, in pursuit of a doctorate in educational leadership.
Good article and well worth the read.


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--"During the [New Kent County 'freedom-of-choice'] plan's three years of operation [started August 2, 1965] no white student has chosen to attend the all-Negro school, and although 115 Negro pupils enrolled in the formerly all-white school, 85% of the Negro students in the system still attend the all-Negro school."
--"Racial identification of the system's schools was complete, extending not just to the composition of student bodies at the two schools but to every facet of school operations--faculty, staff, transportation, extracurricular activities and facilities. In short, the State, acting through the local school board and school officials, organized and operated a dual system, part 'white' and part 'Negro.'"
--"... what is involved here is the question whether the Board has achieved the 'racially nondiscriminatory school system' Brown II held must be effectuated in order to remedy the established unconstitutional deficiencies of its segregated system."
--"In determining whether respondent School Board met that command by adopting its 'freedom-of-choice' plan, it is relevant that this first step did not come until some 11 years after Brown I was decided and 10 years after Brown II directed the making of a 'prompt and reasonable start.' Such delays are no longer tolerable..."
--"Moreover, a plan that at this late date fails to provide meaningful assurance of prompt and effective disestablishment of a dual system is also intolerable."
--"... the District Court approved the 'freedom-of-choice' plan.... The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ... affirmed the District Court's approval of the 'freedom-of-choice' provisions of the plan but remanded the case to the District Court for entry of an order regarding faculty 'which is much more specific and more comprehensive' ..."
--"The New Kent School Board's 'freedom-of-choice' plan cannot be accepted as a sufficient step to 'effectuate a transition' to a unitary system...no whites have gone to George W. Watkins school and 85% of blacks remain at George W. Watkins school.... In other words, the school system remains a dual system. Rather than further the dismantling of the dual system, the plan has operated simply to burden children and their parents with a responsibility which Brown II placed squarely on the School Board."
--"We do not hold that a 'freedom-of-choice' plan might of itself be unconstitutional, although that argument has been urged upon us."
--"Where a 'freedom-of-choice' plan offers real promise of achieving a unitary, nonracial system there might be no objection to allowing it to prove itself in operation, but where there are reasonably available other ways, such as zoning, promising speedier and more effective conversion to a unitary school system, 'freedom of choice' is not acceptable."
--"... it is evident that here the Board, by separately busing Negro children across the entire county to the 'Negro' school, and the white children to the 'white' school, is deliberately maintaining a segregated system which would vanish with non-racial geographical zoning."
--"The Board must be required to formulate a new plan and, in light of other courses which appear open to the Board, such as zoning, fashion steps which promise realistically to convert promptly to a system without a 'white' school and a 'Negro' school, but just schools."
--"Moreover, whatever plan is adopted will require evaluation in practice, and the court should retain jurisdiction until it is clear that state-imposed segregation has been completely removed."
Questions for Reading 2
1. Under the "freedom-of-choice" plan, what percentage of white students chose to attend the George W. Watkins School?
2. What does the term "dual system" mean?
3. Why did the Supreme Court rule against New Kent County and force it to desegregate its schools immediately?
4. How many years after Brown II did the Green decision take place? Why is that significant? What do you think is the overall historical significance of the Green decision?
5. Why would the federal courts want, or need, to retain jurisdiction over New Kent County's next plan for integration?
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Chris Ross began his career in 1966 with BP in London, culminating as part of a small think tank reporting to the Main Board addressing looming issues of nationalization in the Middle East and Africa. In 1973 he joined Arthur D. Little, a global management consulting company and moved to Algeria where he managed a large project office assisting SONATRACH with commercial challenges in oil and LNG and advising on OPEC issues such as price coordination, price indexation and production quotas. In 1978, he moved to the ADL headquarters in Cambridge, MA and on to Houston, where he opened the ADL office in 1982. From then until 2010 he led the Houston energy consulting practice which was acquired by Charles River Associates in 2002.
As a consultant, Professor Ross works with senior oil and gas executives to develop and implement value creating strategies. His work has covered all stages in the oil and gas value chain. In the 1980s and 1990s, he worked extensively with PDVSA on high level strategic issues including internationalization to achieve "security of demand" for extra-heavy oil production, creation of the CIED training center, making the business case for contracts of association, which allowed opening of the Orinoco bitumen resource, and consolidation of the three affiliates into a single operating company. For YPF Argentina during 1990-95, he led a team that transformed a huge bureaucracy into a competitive, privatized global oil and gas company. In the 2000s, he has refocused on the North American oil and gas industry including portfolio strategy for several independents and for companies with midstream and upstream assets, and strategic review of the value potential of the downstream for major oil companies.
Professor Ross currently serves as an Executive Professor of Finance at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, where he has distilled the insights from his long consulting career into classes on value creation strategies in oil and gas. He also leads research classes investigating how different energy industry segments are creating value for shareholders.
Professor Ross has authored numerous articles on the oil and gas industry and is co-author of Terra Incognita: A Navigation Aid for Energy Leaders. He chairs the Oil and Gas Policy Subcommittee of the Greater Houston Partnership, sits on the Program Committee of the Offshore Technology Conference, and is Board Chairman of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
On top of the world (20,000 leagues under)
I don't know how long we hung there until help came: probably no more than a few minutes, though it must have felt much longer to most of the tourists who were crammed into that stifling lift. I remember people sweating and praying. I remember feeling detached from it all, too young to fear death or disaster. I remember someone breaking the glass at the top of the elevator, which was above the platform, and having us climb out. That seems unbelievable now.
Strangely enough, my family never discussed this incident in years to come and I can't even be entirely sure that it happened. I've been up the tower a few times since with visiting friends and each time the incident floats back into my mind, though it seems too surreal to be truly scary. Certainly I wouldn't let this vaguely remembered childhood trauma get in the way of a good meal, so I jumped at the chance to have lunch with my friend Alison at Le Jules Verne last week.
Star chef Alain Ducasse took over this restaurant on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower about a year ago, but it closed for renovations only recently, reopening a few weeks ago with a neo-retro look in brown tones by Patrick Jouin. We had a rare sunny day for our lunch, ensuring a clear view to La Défense, and at 4.30pm we were still lingering in the now-empty dining room as the waiters circled about slightly restlessly. We took the hint and had the restaurant's cushy private elevator all to ourselves on the way down (with no incidents, I'm happy to report).
Ducasse has brought this restaurant back up to the heights it deserves, and the €75 lunch menu is a relative bargain considering the chef's generous hand with truffles. Here are a few images* from our (à la carte) meal:
The view from our table.
Butter with the Jules Verne logo, great with the buckwheat bread.
Lobster with celery root salad and black truffle. I think the picture speaks for itself.
Marinated sea bream with lemon, capers and Iranian oscietra caviar.
Endives with ham and black truffle. They don't make them like this in Sam's school cafeteria.
Sole with symmetrical potato strips and the tiniest baby leeks. I thought the spuma was superfluous.
Savarin doused in its own not-so-little bottle of Armagnac.
Unsinkable grapefruit soufflé, served unabashedly with grapefruit sorbet.
Lemon marshmallows. How did they know I love lemon?
* Thanks to Alison for letting me use her amazing little Lumix camera.
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- aforkfulofspaghetti said...
Wow! Let's hope that very memorable-looking meal puts your other Eiffel Tower memory right to the back of your mind. It all looks terrific - fabulously presented.
- February 1, 2008 at 10:10 a.m.
- Susan said...
I'd linger for hours over this meal, too, Rosa. That little savarin is adorable. Did you pick the dessert chef's brain for the secret to that incredible soufflé?
- February 1, 2008 at 12:06 p.m.
- Adrian said...
Good pix.
- February 2, 2008 at 2:02 a.m.
- Divina said...
Aren't you lucky? A great meal and sunshine in Paris!
love the new header..lovely and so you.
- February 2, 2008 at 7:10 a.m.
- Rosa said...
aforkfulofspaghetti: I would happily have got stuck in a lift for this meal! Well, almost happily.
Susan: I can never resist a rum baba or a savarin, but I am always very disappointed if there is a weak syrup rather than a bottle of the real stuff for dousing. I think I am spoilt.
Thanks Adrian!
Diva: I'm very pleased with the header myself, though I wish I knew how to get rid of the black frame around it!
- February 2, 2008 at 6:33 p.m.
- Lucy said...
'Lobster with celery root salad and black truffle'...'Marinated sea bream with lemon, capers and Iranian oscietra caviar' and, (oh my GOD!!) 'Lemon marshmallows'.
Rosa, I reckon I'd be worth getting stuck up there for a feast like this, though I've no doubt it was far less romantic when you found yourself up there as a little one! Stunning and yes, those images are lovely, too.
- February 3, 2008 at 11:13 p.m.
- Rosa said...
Lucy, I wouldn't mind at all being stuck at the Jules Verne for a few days! I suppose they would eventually make me take the stairs though...
- February 4, 2008 at 8:26 a.m.
Rosa, comment se situe le Jules Verne sur l'échelle des meilleurs restaurants de Paris ?
- March 4, 2008 at 11:33 a.m.
- Rosa said...
La cuisine ne prend peut-être pas des risques énormes mais je trouve qu'elle est parfaite pour le lieu, et certainement aussi bonne que celle de plusieurs autres grands restaurants à Paris.
- March 4, 2008 at 3:40 p.m.


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On this day in 1967, record snow continues to fall in New Mexico in a blizzard that eventually kills 51 people. In December of that year, snow fell almost constantly in the northern part of the state for two weeks, piling up to five feet in some areas.
Particularly hard hit by the storm was the Navajo reservation that covers much of the northern part of the state. Much of its population lived in hogans, basic homes made of logs and mud, where they became trapped by the unrelenting snowfall. Additionally, the area was remote and its few roads soon became impassable. In one case, 200 Navajo farm workers were trapped in several trucks near the town of Grant.
Finally, Governor David Cargo ordered the National Guard to airlift supplies to the area. Medicine was also dropped on a nearby Hopi reservation whose residents were also trapped by the snow. On December 18, the United States Air Force began conducting helicopter rescues when it appeared there would be no break in the snowfall. Heavy snowfall spread to other states on December 20. Twenty people died in west Texas from snow-related mishaps. Southern Colorado also experienced extraordinary snowfall all the way through Christmas.


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Here's a report of the second leg of the media tour, leading up to the grand finale.
March 13th: Robert Capron's family and mine joined forces and invited some family and friends to a special screening of the movie in New England. We had a great time, and it was great to see Robert get the praise he deserves for his portrayal of Rowley.
March 14th: Another special screening, this time for my family and friends in Virginia, near the area where I grew up. This was a special event for me, because my brother, Scott, has a song in the movie, and it was a lot of fun to be there for his song's big debut.
March 15th: Back on the road for the last week of our media tour! We started off the week in New York, where we did a "press junket." For the press junket, we sat down in front of the t.v. cameras and took interview after interview. Every five minutes or so, a new interviewer would walk in the room, sit down, and start asking questions. This went on for about six hours. It was fun, but exhausting. I don't know how movie stars do it! Zach and Robert handled their interviews like pros.
March 16th: We started our day bright and early on the Today Show. It was a blast. Al Roker immediately asked Zach about a scene in the movie where he pees on Rodrick. It was hysterical. After that, we did a few more t.v. and radio interviews. We were horsing around a lot when the cameras were on and got a talking-to from Zach's mom about "professionalism." We ended our night at a New York Rangers hockey game.
March 17th: We traveled to Stamford, Connecticut, to officially launch the Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, the book I wrote about the movie-making process. Thor Freudenthal, the talented director of the movie, came out to join us on stage and to sign posters afterwards.
March 18th: Just one day until the movie's release! We spent Thursday at Riverside Elementary in Fairfax, Viriginia. Riverside Elementary won the School Library Journal's contest and got to have a special premiere of the movie in their gym. It was a very cool Hollywood-type event, with a red carpet and everything. The school's safety patrols handled security, which I thought was genius.
March 19th: The end of the road. We all headed back home. I rode back on the plane and sat next to Robert. I knew it was the last day Zach and Robert would be anonymous. After the movie came out, they'd be stars. It was great sharing this experience with them. I'll never forget it!
March 20th: Success! The movie did really well at the box office over the weekend. Everyone is hoping this means we'll get to make a sequel. Thanks, everyone, for coming out to see the movie!


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Honors Committee
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PSA recognizes individuals who have contributed services to PSA and/or the entire Photographic Community by bestowing honors upon them.
The Honors Committee is composed of eight PSA members who serve four year terms. The President appoints two members each year and the Committee elects the Chair. The Honors Committee reports to the Secretary. Honors Committee members and members of the PSA Board of Directors cannot propose or endorse Candidates for PSA Honors.
Evidence of service is required for PSA honors. This is unlike other societies and organizations that grant recognition based only on photographic proficiency and this can be confusing to those who have been involved with other photography groups. PSA does grant recognition based on photographic proficient through its Star Ratings and ROPA distinctions programs.
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APSA (Associate) - is awarded for contributions to the advancement of photography that are primarily service oriented. These may include service to PSA or other photographic organizations or photography related service to the general community. While a high degree of photographic proficiency and achievement are often evident, personal achievement alone does not qualify a candidate for this honor. A Candidate for this honor must be a member in good standing for at least six consecutive years prior to the above deadline. A majority vote by the eight members of the Honors Committee is required for the Candidate to be elected an Associate.
FPSA (Fellow) - is awarded for exceptional service to PSA and photography through organizational and administrative work and the dissemination of acquired knowledge through lecturing, publication of articles, instructing, and judging. While a high degree of photographic proficiency and achievement are often evident, personal achievement alone does not qualify a candidate for this honor. A Candidate for this honor must be a member in good standing for at least ten consecutive years and must have been an APSA for at least 2 years prior to the above deadline. A three-fourths vote of the Honors Committee is required for the Candidate to be elected a Fellow.
HonPSA (Honorary Membership) - is awarded for outstanding service to PSA and the broader photographic community in a manner that demonstrates leadership. Photographic proficiency is not a requirement. The candidate for HonPSA must have been a continuous member for at least fifteen (15) years and have held a FPSA for at least two years from the date of the award of their FPSA and prior to the above deadline before being eligible to be proposed. The Candidate's credentials must demonstrate significant leadership level service beyond the levels documented in their FPSA proposal. Merely continuing in the same roles as before will not be sufficient. Often these Candidates will have shown independent thinking and leadership in developing a new process for performing existing roles or in launching a new service or significantly enhancing one that has existed. Leadership is key in this progression. Service on the PSA Board is common, but not a requirement for this Honor. While significant individual photographic achievement is also commonly evident in a Candidate's credential, it is also not a major requirement.A three-fourths vote of the Honors Committee and a majority vote by the PSA Board of Directors are required for the Candidate to be elected an Honorary Member.
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YouTube - Awesome Modern Warfare 2 Knife Montage Part 2 here's one of the videos I've done.
I should have my new HD one in a few days and I'll be getting a lot more serious with the gameplay
YouTube - Awesome Modern Warfare 2 Knife Montage Part 2 here's one of the videos I've done.
I should have my new HD one in a few days and I'll be getting a lot more serious with the gameplay
I ended up just buying a used copy of Force Unleashed at the recommendation of a buddy. I usually stick to sports games and Guitar Hero/Rock Band, but this game seems good so far. I get a little annoyed at having to control the camera, but I think I will stick with it.
I also reserved my copy of Madden 11. If Force Unleashed doesn't keep my attention until then, I may get NCAA 11.
It finally happened: my PS3 got the dreaded YLOD. I was watching a Blu-Ray when out of nowhere, poof. A sad day. I'm down to just the reliable old Wii after both my PS3 and 360 bit it. The Wii was bought before either one and has outlived them both. Sad, really: I ventilate my systems well, I keep them clean, I don't move them around and I play for limited periods of time. And they still die. C'est la vie.
Curse you and your fantastic sales, Steam! Left for Dead 2 for $10? *reaches for his wallet*
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
I went to Gamestop and deserved one of the new Xbox 360s. Should be in next week so I'm excited.
Most Vottomatic Player
Did you see the stunt that EA is pulling with their new games, about online play?!
Trying to squeeze every dollar outta us!!!
Let's make some noise!
To be honest, I'm kinda surprised that it's taken this long for them to do it. I think the "Free DLC w/ Purchase" titles (which GameStop was recently sued over -- for selling used copies of Dragon Age which bore advertisements on the package for free DLC that had already been used by the original owner) were the first salvo in this fight, and I expect most games will now feature things you can only get by buying the game new or by having a real copy of the game.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
29 Years and Counting...
What is EA doing?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
The first owner of an EA Sports title gets to play online for free. Everyone else has to pay $10 to add-on online play. It is to help replace lost revenue due to rentals, piracy and used game sales. I may be in the minority, but I don't mind. Buying games new helps support those who create them while buying used does not. I know it is easy to view EA as an evil monstrosity (and in many ways they are) but it is also easy to forget the game designers, artists and programmers who depend on sales royalties for their living.
I really don't buy the piracy argument, piracy is basically nonexistent on the PS3 and Wii and modding an Xbox is not as simple as running a pirated PC game where all you need is a cracked EXE.
Of course I never play online as most (nobody here I'm sure ) online gamers seem to be jackasses so this won't effect me at all.
Go Gators!
I don't know many people who buy games used that they would have otherwise bought new. This is especially true with sports titles.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Ok, I get home for a couple days and my wife is out of town visiting family in Virginia. I figure I have a bit of time to blow so I bring my PS3 in from the van to hook up in the house and the tv isn't recognizing the PS3 hooked up to the HDMI input when I plug it in. It's recognizing the DirecTV box through the same input, but when I hook the PS3 up there it's acting like there isn't even anything there. The tv I use in the van recognizes it fine.
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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Legislature will play a huge role this year in determining whether a small-scale hydroelectricity project proposed for the Otter Creek Falls in Middlebury — and similar ventures throughout the state — will sink or swim.
"We will hopefully use this plan for others, throughout the state, as an ice-breaker," said Anders Holm, who is spearheading the project, last week. "Legislation is being penned as we sit here."
That legislation, being shepherded by Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Weybridge, would set up new state laws that would exempt from federal oversight hydro-power projects generating less than 5 megawatts of electricity; and simplify the state permitting process for small-scale hydro proposals.
By JOHN S. McCRIGHT
RIPTON — Bill Biederman likes living in Ripton, but the mountains that surround his home often make communicating with the outside world difficult. He hasn't owned a television for 25 years because the reception is so poor and he describes his use of the Internet over a slow, dial-up connection as "incredibly painful." And then, of course, when the phone lines get knocked out by inclement weather even that is gone.
But all that changed on Dec. 6 when the Ripton Broadband Cooperative (RBC) began offering wireless, high-speed Internet access to the first 50 co-op members.
"My son came down to me and said, 'Geez, Dad, I was just watching English soccer on the Internet, this is fantastic,'" Biederman said.
January 4, 2007
By INDEPENDENT STAFF
ADDISON COUNTY — The changing of the calendar at the beginning of the new year has traditionally prompted people to resolve to turn over a new leaf in their own lives.
New Year's resolutions come in many forms and may be geared toward personal good or the public welfare. Some resolutions are strictly practical while others are pretty improbable.
The Independent staff surveyed county residents on their hopes and wishes for 2007. Our friends and neighbors often resolve to improve themselves in some way. Just as often their optimism for the betterment of the world as a whole resurfaces.
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36 CFR Appendix A_to_part_907 - Appendix A to Part 907
(a) Specific Corporation actions categorically excluded from the requirements for environmental assessment and an EIS are:
(i) Personnel actions;
(ii) Administrative actions and operations directly related to the operation of the Corporation (e.g., purchase of furnishings, services, and space acquisition for the Corporation offices);
(iii) Property management actions related to routine maintenance, operation, upkeep, etc., of real property owned by the Corporation;
(iv) Review of permit applications relating to minor development activities in the Development Area (sign approval, interior renovations, minor exterior changes to facade, etc.);
(v) Promulgation of development general and square guidelines that implement the Plan as covered by the Final EIS;
(vi) Contracts, work authorizations, procurement actions directly related to and implementing proposals, programs, and master agreements for which an environmental assessment or an environmental assessment and an EIS have been prepared, or which are related to administrative operation of the agency;
(vii) Acquisition/disposal by lease, easement, or sale of real and personal property owned by the Corporation subsequent to and implementing a prior decision of the Board of Directors for which an environmental assessment or an assessment and an EIS were prepared;
(viii) Activities directly related to and implementing the Public Improvements Program of the Corporation approved by the Board of Directors, and which are covered by a previously prepared environmental assessment or an environmental assessment and an EIS;
(ix) Demolition actions preparatory for development by the Corporation, other public agencies, or private developers subsequent to approval of development proposals made by the Board of Directors;
(x) Development proposal identical to the requirements of the Plan and which was included in an EIS previously prepared.
(b) An action which falls into one of the above categories may still require the preparation of an EIS or environmental assessment if the designated corporation official determines it meets the criteria stated in § 907.8(a) or involves extraordinary circumstances that may have a significant environmental effect.


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How Tom Davis voted on key votes
Passed VOTE 906
In this 265 to 159 vote the House passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The bill also passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 31. The bill increases total funding for the program to $60 billion over the next five years and provides health insurance for 9 million currently uninsured American children. The $7 billion yearly expansions were a major sticking point for the White House and ultimately lead to the fourth presidential veto from the Bush administration. The measure is a key agenda item for the Democratic majority in Congress, and Democratic leaders have vowed to push for a veto override, which would require a two-thirds vote. White House press secretary Dana Perino criticized Democrats for sending the president a bill she said they knew would be dead on arrival. "They made their political point," Perino said. The White House contended that the 61-cent increase in the federal tobacco tax would not be able to recoup the required funds needed to fund the bill. White House officials also argued the measure would push millions of children already covered by private health insurance into publicly financed health care program
Passed VOTE 836
This amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 passed 227-183 on August 4. The bill gives U.S. spy agencies expanded power to eavesdrop on foreign suspects without a court order. The bill gives the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General authorization for periods up to one year, to information concerning suspected terrorists outside the United States. The existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act contained a 30-year-old statute requiring a warrant to monitor calls intercepted in the United States, regardless of their origin. The new Protect America Act amends this stipulation, allowing U.S. intelligence officials to monitor suspicious communication originating inside the U.S. The Bush administration argued that it needs the expanded power to confront terrorist threats. Civil liberties and privacy advocates argue the bill jeopardizes the Fourth Amendment privacy rights and allows for the warrantless monitoring of virtually any form of communication originating in the United States. Democrats managed a minor victory requiring a sunset clause effective 180 days after the bill is signed. In place of a court's approval, the National Security Agency plans to institute a system of internal bureaucratic controls. The bill passed in the Senate 60-28, and was sent to the White House soon after to be signed into law.
Passed VOTE 757
This amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was made in order to implement the recommendations made by the 9/11 commission. Different versions of the bill were passed in the House on Jan. 9 and in the Senate on July 9. A modified version of the bill, with conference report changes, was revisited on July 27 and passed by a vote of 371-40. The bill requires the inspection of all cargo traveling on passenger aircrafts and establishes the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. This panel, suggested by the 9/11 commission, is responsible for advising the president and senior White House officials maintaining respect for privacy laws and civil liberties. Other provisions of the bill include grants to states, urban areas, regions, or directly eligible tribes to be used to improve the ability for first responders to react to and prevent terrorist attacks, according to the Congressional Research Service. The bill also outlined details regarding the detention and treatment of captured terrorists. The bill was signed into law by President Bush on August 3.
Passed VOTE 624
This bill would require the president to begin reducing the number of U.S. troops serving in Iraq 120 days after its enactment and would require most troops to be withdrawn by April 1, 2008. The bill also states that the 2002 congressional authorization for the Iraq war only authorized the president use force to confront an Iraqi government that threatened the United States. The measure says that the new Iraqi government is not a threat and that it "now be responsible for Iraq's future course." Language in the bill requires the president to submit a "comprehensive strategy" for Iraq to certain congressional committees by January 1, 2008 and requires him to update that strategy again in July, 2008 and every 90 days thereafter. The bill passed the House on July 12 by a vote of 223 to 201. President Bush has promised to veto any bill that sets a deadline for troop withdrawal.
Passed VOTE 425
This bill would provide funding in Iraq without setting withdrawal deadlines for troops, which anti-war Democrats sought in an earlier bill. Instead, it would set "benchmarks for progress that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid," the Washington Post reported. The bill would provide $100 billion in funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This includes emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense, specifically for operation and maintenance, military personnel, the security forces of both countries and the Defense Health Program. The Washington Post reported that President Bush, "who had vowed to veto any legislation with restrictions on troop deployment," said he would sign the bill. He must make his first report to Congress on progress in Iraq by July 15. The bill, which was passed 280-142 on May 24, 2007, did not receive support from the majority of House Democrats, with 140 opposing the bill. Out of 196 voting Republicans, two rejected the funding bill. Congress needed to act on this bill because war funding would have ended on May 28. In addition to war funding, the bill would designate another $17 billion to unrelated domestic spending, including $6.4 billion for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery, along with $3 billion for emergency draught and natural disaster relief for farmers. It would set aside $1 billion for improving port and mass-transit security. It would also provide a $650 million increase in children's health care funding. An additional $3 billion would go toward converting U.S. military bases that plan to close. "Other domestic beneficiaries include state HIV grant programs, mine safety research, youth violence prevention activities and pandemic flu protection."
Passed VOTE 265

House and Senate conferees approved this legislation providing $124.2 billion primarily for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and setting benchmarks and a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, but President Bush vetoed the bill on May 1.

The measure, which also addresses a wide variety of unrelated issues, makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

The conference agreement on H.R. 1591 also aims to improve health care for returning soldiers and veterans. It addresses needs related to hurricane recovery for the Gulf Coast, bolsters homeland security programs and provides emergency drought relief for farmers.

The legislation says that troops in Iraq would not have their service extended beyond a year for any tour of duty. It also mandates that the president must certify that the Iraqi government is meeting certain diplomatic and security benchmarks. If that certification is made, deployment would begin no later than Oct. 1, 2007, with a goal of completing the redeployment by within 180 days. Some U.S. forces could remain in Iraq for special counterterrorism efforts along with protection, training and equipping Iraqi troops.

According to a bill summary provided by the House Appropriations Committee, the legislation seeks to make it possible for the U.S. military to focus resources on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and to destroy his base of operations in Afghanistan.

The conference report also provides $3 billion for special vehicles designed to withstand roadside bombs, and it increases from 20 to 270 the number of heavy and light armored vehicles authorized to be purchased for force protection purposes in Iraq and Afghanistan. It prohibits government funds from being used to establish any military installation or base for a permanent stationing of U.S. armed forces in Iraq and does not allow funds to be used to exercise U.S. control over any Iraqi oil resource.

It does not fund two Joint Strike fighters and five of six electronic attack airplanes because lawmakers say they are not urgent.

The conference agreement provides $268 million for the FBI, that's about $150 million above the president's request. The agency's budget includes $10 million for the FBI to implement the Office of Inspector General's recommendations about the use of special secret subpoenas called national security letters.

On the homeland security front, it provides funding for port and mass transit security as well as other similar investments for a total of $2.25 billion.

Meanwhile, farmers and ranchers would get $3.5 billion to help ameliorate agricultural disasters. The agreement also includes emergency funding for forest firefighting, low-income home energy assistance and pandemic flu preparations.

The legislation includes $5 billion for health care for returning troops and veterans, $8.9 billion for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It also offers approximately $650 million for a children's state health insurance program.

It phases in a federal minimum wage increase to $7.25 an hour and applies the increase to the Northern Mariana Islands. It also amends tax law to allow certain benefits for small businesses that were not included in the House or Senate bills.

It provides an additional $17 million for domestic violence programs.

Among many other things, it makes additional fiscal 2008 appropriations for the U.S. Agency for International Development along with funding for a program aiding Africa, and monies for international narcotics control and enforcement, refugee assistance and international broadcasting operations.

Passed VOTE 186

The bill offers supplemental appropriations to help the United States fight the global war on terror, among other things. However, President Bush has vowed to veto the bill because it includes a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The measure prohibits the use of funds offered under the act to deploy any troops to Iraq unless the military has certified to congressional appropriators in advance that the military unit is fully mission-capable. The measure authorizes the president to waive the prohibition and deployment limits on a unit-by-unit basis for reasons of national security.

It also sets requirements for Department of Homeland Security contracts, subcontracts and task orders. And it requires that each federal agency that has awarded at least $1 billion in the preceding fiscal year to develop and implement a plan to minimize the use of no-bid and cost-reimbursement contracts.

The bill also offers funds for disaster relief and recovery related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, funds influenza pandemic response programs, offers livestock disaster assistance, and makes appropriations to bolster Medicare and Medicaid.

It amends fair labor laws to phase-in an increase to the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour. It applies these wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to American Samoa.

It addresses several tax issues by including tax breaks for small businesses, makes certain dependents ineligible for the lowest capital gains rate and lengthens the period of failure to notify a taxpayer of liability before interest and certain penalties must be suspended. The measure increases the amount of any required installment of estimated tax otherwise due in 2012 from a corporation with assets of $1 billion or more.

Passed VOTE 99
This measure expresses the House's disagreement with President Bush's planned troop buildup in Iraq. The nonbinding resolution pledges support for U.S. personnel serving "bravely and honorably in Iraq" but says Congress "disapproves" of the president's plan to add more than 20,000 combat troops. The resolution was approved 246 to 182. Seventeen Republicans joined 229 Democrats in support of the resolution. Two Democrats opposed the measure. While the 95-word resolution has no legal weight to force the president to change his course in Iraq, it marks a first key showdown between the White House and the new Congress controlled by Democrats.
Passed VOTE 40
Vote on Alternative Energy Bill
This bill would repeal tax cuts to oil companies and mandate that they pay a fee to remove oil from the Gulf of Mexico. It would also fund renewable energy programs. The act would repeal a tax break that oil and gas firms received in 2004. That break effectively lowered their corporate tax rates. It would also bar oil companies from bidding on new federal leases unless they pay a fee or renegotiate improperly drafted leases from the late '90s. Those leases did not require royalty payments on Gulf of Mexico oil production. Oil firms would pay a "conservation fee" for oil taken from the gulf.

 Additionally, the bill would set aside an estimated $13 billion to $15 billion in revenues over a five-year period for tax breaks relating to renewable energy sources, according to The Washington Post.

 The bill was designed to reduce the United States' dependency on foreign oil by investing in alternative energy sources. However, critics say it actually would decrease domestic oil production so the country would rely more heavily on imported oil.

 The House passed the bill on Jan. 18, 2007, with a vote of 264-163. All House Democrats except one favored the bill. They were joined by 36 Republicans. The Senate must debate the bill.

 The Washington Post reported that the Bush Administration opposed repealing the tax break for oil companies when other manufacturing industries benefited from the 2004 reductions. It also frowned on forcing companies to renegotiate their Gulf of Mexico leases.
Passed VOTE 32
This bill would lower the interest rate on student loans.

 The legislation would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and decrease the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent in stages over five years. It would impact undergraduate student borrowers in the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan programs.

 Interest rates would decrease to 6.12 percent in 2007, 5.44 percent in 2006 and continue to drop until they reach 3.4 percent in 2011. The first reduced interest rate would apply on loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2007.

 The Washington Post reported that the bill's projected $6 billion cost would be offset by trimming federal interest rate subsidies and raising fees on loan providers. Bill authors said a borrower with $13,800 in student loan debt would save $4,400 over the life of the loan according to The Post.

 Other provisions of the bill include lender insurance changes and increased loan fees for borrowers.

 The House passed the bill on Jan. 17, 2007, with a vote of 356-71. All House Democrats voted for the bill, joined by 124 Republicans.


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Olt, Kalish make Cubs' Opening Day roster
MESA, Ariz. -- Mike Olt, who battled vision problems last year, and Ryan Kalish, sidelined all of 2013 because of an injury, both made the Cubs' Opening Day roster, and Ryan Roberts and Chris Coghlan were told Thursday that they did not.
General manager Jed Hoyer announced the final position player decisions and said the pitching staff is still to be determined. The Cubs have 16 pitchers in camp, including three who will likely open on the disabled list in Kyuji Fujikawa, James McDonald and Jake Arrieta. The plan is to carry 12 pitchers, including five starters, Hoyer said.
MESA, Ariz. -- Mike Olt, who battled vision problems last year, and Ryan Kalish, sidelined all of 2013 because of an injury, both made the Cubs' Opening Day roster, and Ryan Roberts and Chris Coghlan were told Thursday that they did not.
General manager Jed Hoyer announced the final position player decisions and said the pitching staff is still to be determined. The Cubs have 16 pitchers in camp, including three who will likely open on the disabled list in Kyuji Fujikawa, James McDonald and Jake Arrieta. The plan is to carry 12 pitchers, including five starters, Hoyer said.
Carlos Villanueva and Chris Rusin have battled for the fifth starter spot, and one option was to use Villanueva as a swingman, especially with off-days in April. Hoyer said they want the rotation set.
"We're going to go with five starters," Hoyer said. "We're not going to go with four, and use the off days."
The Cubs have exhibition games Friday and Saturday at Chase Field against the D-backs.
Roberts has requested and been granted his release, and is now a free agent. Coghlan was headed to Triple-A Iowa.
Both Olt and Kalish showed their resiliency in coming back from injuries.
"We felt Olt really showed us a lot this spring and the way [Olt] swung the bat was really impressive and we liked the work he's done at third," Hoyer said. "We loved the way Kalish played all spring. He's got great energy, can play all three outfield positions and gives us another left-handed bat. We're really happy with the guys we kept and we're really happy with their springs, but they were hard [decisions], because Chris and Ryan Roberts played well."
Manager Rick Renteria said Olt and Luis Valbuena will share third, and Hoyer said the two players give the Cubs options in the lineup.
"[Olt] had a great spring with the bat, his at-bats were very good, patient, aggressive, his swings were aggressive and he did a lot of damage and drove in a lot of runs," Hoyer said. "It was pretty clear if he was able to play third and get enough innings in and get enough reps, it was clear we wanted his bat in Wrigley."
The Cubs acquired Olt last July in the Matt Garza trade. They tried to include him in a deal in July 2012 when Chicago sent Ryan Dempster to Texas, but the Rangers said no.
A first-round pick by the Rangers in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Olt began 2013 at Triple-A Round Rock, and was batting .139 on April 25 when he asked for some help. In November 2012, he was hit in the head while playing in the Dominican Republic winter league, and was having problems seeing. He's overcome the vision problems, and battled a tender right shoulder this spring in camp.
"We're excited for Mike," Hoyer said. "I think he's proved himself here in Spring Training, but he probably feels like he's got a lot more to prove. This is the exhibition season and now we have to go play real games. I'm excited for him that he was able to come in here and do what he did in Spring Training."
When did Olt know he was over his vision problems?
"First pitch of live [batting practice]," Olt said. "Picking up the spin is just what I needed. Last year, I couldn't pick up the spin. This year, I was able to see the ball and get a good curveball to hit instead of swinging at something in the dirt. I was happy with the swings I've made this spring training. Even my strikeouts have been some of my best at-bats."
Kalish gives the Cubs another left-handed hitting outfielder, along with Nate Schierholtz and Ryan Sweeney.
"I like the right-handed bats we have, but we'll be able to mix and match a little bit depending on the starting pitcher and depending on the game," Hoyer said.
Hoyer and Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein knew Kalish from their days together in Boston. A ninth-round Draft pick in 2006, Kalish was injured after colliding with an outfield wall in April 2011. He eventually needed cervical fusion surgery, which involves the removal of a disc in his neck, and the insertion of a metal plate. It's the same surgery Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning had, and Kalish had the same doctor, spinal specialist Robert Watkins, and even stayed in the same hospital room.
"He's a solid defender, runs well, puts together a great at-bat, whether it's against righties or lefties," Renteria said. "He had been down for awhile with different issues over the past couple years and he's extremely happy to be a part of the organization and part of the club. He did a nice job this spring."
It was a nice birthday present for Kalish, who turns 26 on Friday.
"I got choked up a little bit," Kalish said. "It's been such a wild ride to even think I'd be starting Opening Day for the Cubs this year, after being in a cervical fusion recovery room overnight, is just pretty wild. This is a really awesome day for myself and everyone who has seen what I've gone through. My family is just ecstatic."
Both Olt and Kalish are excited about what they've seen in Cubs camp so far.
"Theo and Jed have a plan going for the Cubs," Olt said. "Just listening to it, you get goosebumps with what they're trying to do. To be a part of that is definitely something special."
The Cubs also are expected to add non-roster invitee Emilio Bonifacio to the Opening Day roster. He would join Olt, Kalish and Welington Castillo, John Baker, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, Starlin Castro, Valbuena, Schierholtz, Sweeney, Junior Lake, and Justin Ruggiano.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.