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THE ED SHOW with ED SCHULTZ
October 31, 2012
Guests: Robert Menendez, Bob Shrum, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bob Shrum
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans. Welcome to THE ED SHOW
from New York.
Six days until the 2012 election. President Obama is showing Mitt
Romney and the rest of the world what real leadership looks like during a
time of crisis.
This is THE ED SHOW -- let`s get to work.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The federal government
will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials,
and we will not quit until this is done.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): Big government makes a big impact in New
Jersey, where the president tours the state with Chris Christie.
GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), NEW JERSEY: It`s been a great working
relationship to make sure that we`re doing the jobs that people have asked
us to do.
SCHULTZ: New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was with the president today
and he joins me live tonight.
Plus, Jonathan Alter on why good governance is good politics.
E.J. Dionne on Mitt Romney`s troubling post-hurricane trouble.
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Mitt Romney`s disappearing act.
And Bob Shrum is here tonight with a brand-new electoral map that will
put a smile on Democrats` faces.
SCHULTZ: Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for
Washington, pay attention. It has taken a life-altering disaster to
show the country how our elected officials can work together, regardless of
party affiliation. Now, they`re officials, they`re not leaders until they
work together, and this is what we`re seeing.
President Obama arrived in New Jersey today, to get a closer look at
the damage from hurricane Sandy. He was greeted by Governor Chris
Christie. And the two men just continued to work on this partnership that
they got going when it comes to recovering from this storm. In fact,
they`ve been doing it before the storm hit.
Now, these were the sites the president saw as he flew over the Jersey
coastline. Image after image of flooded homes, destroyed boardwalks, and
washed out roads dominated the president`s trip.
On the ground, President Obama and Governor Christie visited relief
shelters throughout the area. The governor offered this assessment of the
president to storm victims. "He means what he says. It`s important that
he is here."
Christie had more praise later on.
CHRISTIE: We spent a significant afternoon together, surveying the
damage up and down the New Jersey coastline. We were on Marine One
together, to be able to show the president that personally, had an
opportunity to see it and discuss it at length, and going over to the
shelter here, being able to meet with folks and see the president and his
concern, the concern all of us have for making sure that things get back to
normal as quickly as possible.
I discussed all those issues today with the president, and I`m pleased
to report that he has sprung into action immediately, to help get us those
things, while we were in the car riding together.
So I want to thank him for that. He has worked incredibly closely
with me, since before the storm hit. I think this is our sixth
conversation since the weekend, and it`s been a great working relationship
to make sure that we`re doing the jobs that people elected us to do.
And I cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and
compassion for our state and for the people of our state. And I heard it
in the phone conversations with him and I was able to witness it today,
SCHULTZ: I mean, wow! Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, did you see or
did you hear that today?
President Obama returned the compliments when he took the podium.
OBAMA: Governor Christie, throughout this process, has been
responsive. He`s been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in
front of this incredible storm, and I think the people of New Jersey
recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the
people of New Jersey bounce back, even stronger than before. So I just
want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership and partnership.
SCHULTZ: So is the country moving forward? The White House released
this photo of the president and the governor of New Jersey in conversation,
aboard Marine One.
President Obama left no doubt, the federal government will see the
cleanup throughout to the end.
OBAMA: We are here for you. And we will not forget, we will follow-
up, to make sure that you get all the help that you need, until you`ve
SCHULTZ: And, of course, the rebuilding will be extensive. Entire
sections of the New Jersey coastline need to be refigured. Governor Chris
Christie already requested attention from the Army Corps of Engineers, to
help reinforce the shoreline. The National Guard was called in to several
states to assist with the recovery.
In Hoboken, New Jersey, troops helped the rescue efforts in a city
where as many as 20,000 people were stuck in their homes.
The key for many areas is to reduce the flooding in order to restore
services. In Hoboken, the floodwaters are contaminated with sewage, making
cleanup more difficult.
It will still be days before New York City`s subway system is
completely drained. Stations at Lower Manhattan are still filled with
water and are not able to be inspected. Today, Mayor Bloomberg announced
limited service is going to be restored tomorrow.
Many city residents still do not have power. Utility companies
estimate about 6 million households on the East Coast still remain without
Electricity isn`t the only thing in short supply. These cars, you`re
looking at, are not parked. They are waiting in line, stretching for miles
on a New Jersey highway. Drivers are desperate to fill their tanks with
gasoline, which is now in short supply. Gas stations in New York City and
Long Island have also reported shortages.
In the midst of all of this, the presidential election is just days
away. Mitt Romney was back on the stump in Florida today. The candidate
is still staying quiet on his commitment to FEMA.
But a campaign spokesperson released this statement, so good that we
can hear from the campaign on this and not the candidate, right? "A
Romney/Ryan administration will always ensure that disaster funding is
there for those in need, period." Period?
Vice President Joe Biden was campaigning also in the sunshine state
today. President Obama returns to the campaign trail tomorrow. He plans
to barnstorm seven battleground states over the next several days.
But today, we did not see politics in action. What we saw was
government in action. People with authority to make decisions.
Chris Christie is not the first person, I think, that you would think
of when you come to the, you know, arena of bipartisan cooperation. He is
a Mitt Romney supporter and a fierce opponent of many Democratic issues.
For whatever reason, we saw a different Chris Christie with President Obama
This is what cooperation looks like. When the American people need
government to work, these two elected officials became leaders, and are in
lockstep with each other. About time, isn`t it? Things are getting done.
So many politicians run for office saying that they are going to reach
across the aisle when they get to Washington, and they`re going to get
things done when they get elected. Most of them never deliver.
Now, in defense of President Obama, I just want to remind the country
tonight that he has had to put up with a record number of filibusters and
has gotten no help from the Republicans on anything -- on anything, when it
comes to jobs, and the economy is the most important thing.
Guess what? In New Jersey, the economy just got a hell of a lot
tougher. And it`s all about leadership right now. And I hope that
President Obama and Chris Christie are really by display giving an example
to lawmakers who said that they were going to Washington to work on behalf
of constituents, because I think that we are seeing some real leadership
right now, and I think that they can have an impact.
And I think it would be good for constituents around the country now
to ask the questions of those who are running for office, can you do what
those two guys are doing?
Get your cell phones out. I want to know what you think. Tonight`s
question: Do you approve of the federal government`s response following
hurricane Sandy? Text "A" for yes, text "B" for no to 622639. You can
always go to our blog at Ed.MSNBC.com. We`ll bring you the results later
on in the show.
Joining me tonight, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. He, of
course, was with President Obama and Governor Chris Christie today.
Senator, great to have you with us.
You were right in the middle of all of those discussions today and
getting up close as to what is happening. I understand that you`re going
through some pretty tough times as a resident of New Jersey as well. So
you know first hand what the heck is going on.
But I want to focus, if I can, Senator, on the climate that`s in
Washington, and what we`re seeing play out in your state. Clearly, there
is a difference when it comes to cooperation. How effective is it?
SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ (D), NEW JERSEY: Well, it`s been very effective,
Ed. You know, these aren`t Republican communities or Democratic
communities. They`re American communities.
And today, we saw the best of that, in terms of the president, along
with the governor, and other elected officials from the federal government,
myself, Senator Lautenberg, Congressman LoBiondo from that section of the
SCHULTZ: Sure.
MENENDEZ: And all the way down.
So the bottom line is this is about taking caring all we were sworn to
take care of. The president is every American, the government is every New
Jerseyian, and myself representing the state. So that`s what we`re out
there doing and I`m thrilled to see the response we`re getting from the
federal government here with FEMA, with the Army Corps of Engineers, with
National Guard doing some tremendous work in places like Hoboken.
SCHULTZ: How emotional is this for the residents, Senator?
MENENDEZ: You know, Ed, I`ve hugged a lot of people over the last
couple of days. You know, when you lose everything -- I was in
Pleasantville, which is a small community right outside of Atlantic city,
and the mayor there said, I`ve got to show you this one section. I was in
a shelter, and he goes, I`ve got to show you this one section.
And he showed me by the bay a row of homes who had the back of their
hopeless totally ripped out. It looks like a doll house. You can see the
home inside.
And, you know, people who were inside. And, you know, shocked,
obviously, from what they`re going through or, you know? And then you see
people like the mayor of Moonachie, who said to me yesterday, Senator, I
lost my police department, lost most of my fire department, city hall`s
underwater, and about 80 percent of my residents are underwater.
And he`s out there trying to make the best of it.
SCHULTZ: Yes.
MENENDEZ: So -- and I`ve also seen some of the great aspects, Ed.
One of the things I want to say, the better angels in people. It`s amazing
how you can see New Jerseyians come together.
A young woman from Hoboken, whose basement apartment is flooded, has
no idea what tomorrow brings. She`s in a shelter helping other people, not
even thinking about what tomorrow is for her. Just one of when example.
SCHULTZ: Senator, what can your residents expect? This is going to
be a long road back, isn`t it?
MENENDEZ: It`s going to be a slog. And just in Hoboken, you`re
pumping 500 million gallons of water out so you can get, you know, the
wires recovered and then, ultimately, hopefully get the electricity back
So this is going to be a slog. You know, we have substations,
generating stations that got flooded. Those, when we get those back
online, something I asked the president, with the Energy Department, to
help us, any resources they have to be able to do that. He talked about
national utility companies, sending people to New Jersey and airlifting
them to C-130s and military transport, that`s all great.
SCHULTZ: Yes.
MENENDEZ: Because the sooner we can get those substations going,
we`re going to be able to open up electricity for large numbers of people.
And that begins to improve quality of life, get people back on the street.
You know, into work, get their kids in school, get businesses started up
SCHULTZ: And, finally, Senator, are we going to go through a real
tough fight on how to pay for all of this? It`s upwards of $50 billion
right now. Are we going to have the fight in Washington, about offsets,
when it comes to this?
Is this -- are these victims along the shoreline, hey, you were in the
wrong place at the wrong time? Because when the president says, we`re in
this for the long haul, and we`re going to be there, what does that mean?
MENENDEZ: Well, that means recovery. You showed pictures of Seaside
Heights. That`s just some of the tremendous devastation I`ve seen
throughout the state.
The reality is, this is a long-term recovery. And, you know, at the
end of the day, we need the federal government to be part of that.
And I would just say to any one of my colleagues in the country,
remember, you know, it was Joplin, today it`s New Jersey, tomorrow it could
be you. It could be a tornado. It could be a hurricane of different
SCHULTZ: Yes.
MENENDEZ: You know, the country is here to take care of its citizens.
And, you know, they don`t ask about offsets at that time. We can figure
that out later.
SCHULTZ: All right. New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, great to
have you with us tonight on THE ED SHOW. Appreciate it so much, all the
Remember to answer tonight`s question there at the bottom of the
screen. Share your thoughts on Twitter @EdShow and on Facebook. We always
want to know what you think.
Coming up, the Romney storm relief event was even more staged than we
already knew. E.J. Dionne joins me for the discussion.
Stay tuned. You`re watching THE ED SHOW on MSNBC.
SCHULTZ: Coming up, Mitt Romney`s so-called "relief event" in Ohio
turned out to be a photo op. I mean, he`s got all kinds of problems in
Ohio. We`ll have the details and visit with E.J. Dionne next.
Then the Romney campaign tries to spin the polls, but the road to 270
is rapidly narrowing for the candidate. Bob Shrum of "The Daily Beast"
thinks it`s over. He`ll weigh in on the state of the presidential race.
And later, as we talked about, Governor Christie and President Obama
took politics aside to help New Jersey towns the devastated by Sandy.
Jonathan Alter joins me to discuss why good governance is also good
politics and timing is everything.
Share your thoughts with us on Facebook and on Twitter using #EdShow.
We`re coming right back.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW.
Mitt Romney`s storm relief event in Dayton, Ohio, was more than it
seemed. It turns out the Romney campaign, they bought $5,000 worth of
supplies the night before, to make sure that, you know, this whole thing
just kind of came off OK and looked good.
Well, the idea was to collect goods for the Red Cross. Very noble.
Even though the Red Cross would always prefer cash donations for logistical
reasons. The campaign was worried that there might not be enough donations
since the event was changed at the last minute.
So the night before the event, according to "BuzzFeed", campaign aides
went to a local Walmart and spent $5,000 on granola bars, canned foods,
diapers, and put on display, while they waited for donations to come in.
According to one staffer, the campaign confirmed to "BuzzFeed", it did
donate supplies to the relief effort, but would not specify just how much
it spent. "BuzzFeed" also reported the that empty-handed supporters were
told to grab something going in.
This should really come as no surprise. Mitt Romney has to
manufacture a real connection to real people event, because, it just
doesn`t exist with this guy.
The latest Ohio poll shows Romney trailing President Obama badly on
whether the candidate cares about the needs of people like you. President
Obama also leads on who is better at helping the middle class. President
Obama also leads Romney by five points in Ohio, in large part because
Romney`s 47 percent problems just continue to haunt him.
It is Halloween, isn`t it?
Let`s bring in MSNBC contributor, E.J. Dionne, who is also a
"Washington Post" columnist and author of the book, "Our Divided Political
You know, this storm, as devastating as it is, E.J., it seems to have
created some real problems for the Romney campaign. It`s almost as if you
see them, and they are thing, and you can see them thinking out loud, oh,
no, now what do we do?
Staging events -- I mean, how low does it get? Your thoughts?
E.J. DIONNE, MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR: Well, first of all, I would like to
send my love out to my wife`s family in Rockaway Queens, the neighborhood
right on the ocean that got hammered. It`s a great area and those folks
are having a tough time right now.
And I think this storm presented Romney with a slew of problems, and
that`s how they got themselves into this botched photo op. I mean, first,
of necessity, the president is in the center of the story. And he looks
pretty good out there. And it looks like the federal relief efforts are on
Second, even worse for Romney, you just showed it, Chris Christie, out
there with the president, not only that, but saying the president`s doing a
good job. Chris Christie was one of Romney`s earliest endorsers, the
keynoter at the Republican convention. That is a kind of nightmare.
And the third is, Romney had once said that it would be a good idea to
cut back on federal disaster relief, maybe leave it to the states more,
that doesn`t look good now.
So with all that on the table, he had to do something. And if he had
simply encouraged donations, preferably cash donations, to charities that
are doing good work, that would have been fine. That would have been a
good thing to do. But the Romney campaign always seems to have to push it
one or two steps farther, and that`s what they did here, and that`s how
they get themselves not exactly the story on your shore or other shows that
they would like.
SCHULTZ: Well, sending aides over to a store to buy a bunch of stuff
and handing them supporters as they go in and calling it a relief effort, I
really think, is a serious stretch.
DIONNE: Yes.
SCHULTZ: But he`s had problems with the truth throughout all of this.
Now, at the same event, he wouldn`t answer questions about FEMA, but today
a spokesperson assures everybody that Romney is not interested in getting
rid of FEMA. Do you buy it?
DIONNE: No, not necessarily. Again, the problem with Romney is, we
don`t know which position, from which time is actually his position. There
have certainly been cuts in the Republican Congress to relief efforts.
And I think this story really does remind us that the federal
government has a role to play. The federal government can play a positive
role in our lives. One of the reasons Katrina was such a big scandal is
for years, particularly under Clinton, who really did a good job of
reforming FEMA, we said, yes, this is one of the things the federal
government does well.
And when states get into trouble like this, yes, they can do things
for themselves and they do a lot of stuff for themselves. But they`ve got
to have the fed. So I think right now, he has no choice but to say, well,
whatever I said before, I`m going to keep FEMA.
SCHULTZ: E.J. Dionne, are we going to be lacking on this campaign, if
Romney loses, saying, it was the 47 percent tsunami? That it really was
that that set the table for a lot of other problems that he just couldn`t
overcome throughout this campaign?
DIONNE: Well, I think that the -- whatever momentum Romney had from
the first debate stopped. And my reading of the polls is the last week had
already been going at least slightly in Obama`s direction. And at least on
the first couple of days, from the reaction to what the president did, from
the difficulties Romney has --
SCHULTZ: Yes.
DIONNE: -- this appears to be helping Obama some more. And as long
as polling stations can open up in places like Philadelphia and in northern
Virginia, then the storm, I think, because he responded well, will end up
helping Obama more than it hurts him.
SCHULTZ: E.J. Dionne, always good to have you with us on THE ED SHOW
-- thanks so much.
The Romney camp says they`ll win next Tuesday. The latest poll
numbers, folks, they tell just a different story. Bob Shrum weighs in
Later, it`s been three weeks -- count `em -- three weeks since Mitt
Romney the candidate actually took a question from reporters? And
hurricane Sandy is highlighting his transparency problems. DNC Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is here with reaction tonight. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Thanks for joining us tonight.
Now, to hear the Romney campaign tell the story, they`re preparing for
certain victory on Election Day.
NEIL NEWHOUSE, ROMNEY POLLSTER: Obama has a political environment
problem, he`s got an intensity problem, he`s got an image problem and he`s
got a ballot problem. And they all add up to a challenging Tuesday next
SCHULTZ: Image problem? That`s a new one.
Romney campaign senior advisers are out and about, making bold
statements to reporters, yet providing little evidence.
RICH BEESON, ROMNEY CAMPAIGN POLITICAL DIRECTOR: The firewall that I
think they talked about was Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio. And right now,
their firewall is burning.
SCHULTZ: Well, but the polling tells a much different story. It`s
not looking pretty for Mitt Romney if Ohio. The president has a sizable
lead back in Wisconsin. And he`s up in Virginia by five points. The
president even has a narrow lead in Florida.
Today, Mitt Romney campaigned in Florida, to try to make up some
ground. But it may be too late. NBC affiliate WTTV obtained a memo from a
worried GOP adviser in West Palm Beach.
REPORTER: We obtained an internal memo from a GOP campaign adviser
that says early and absentee turnout is starting to look troubling. The
memo`s conclusion? That "the Democratic turnout machine is cleaning our
SCHULTZ: In the meantime, Romney`s campaign is making a last-ditch
effort to expand the electoral map. Team Romney is looking to make a dent
in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, that were previously
not in play? The Obama camp is calling out those efforts.
DAVID AXELROD, OBAMA CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISOR: I will save off my
mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three states.
SCHULTZ: As for the president, he will resume campaigning while
monitoring Sandy relief efforts. He will embark on a whirlwind swing state
tour this weekend, going to Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Virginia, New Hampshire,
Florida, and Colorado -- everything that really matters in this race.
I`m joined by Bob Shrum tonight, professor of public policy at NYU and
contributor to "The Daily Beast".
Is it over? What do you think?
BOB SHRUM, NYU PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSOR: Well, you know, it`s not over
until they count the votes. But if you look at the structure of the race,
the president has so many more ways to 270 than Romney does. Romney`s
momentum, if it ever existed, and, you know, he was led into the race by
the first debate, slowed after the second debate, stopped, and now when you
go through these polls, it looks like it`s reversing again.
You know what? David Axelrod says he`ll shave his mustache if they
carry those three states, I`ll grow one if they carry those three states.
And I`ll tell you why. Pennsylvania is always fool`s gold for the
Republicans. Wisconsin, that new poll you showed, president`s eight points
ahead. That represents a big comeback. Michigan, they`re not going to win
Michigan. I mean, there`s a new poll out from Epic MRI tonight, which had
been showing Romney doing fairly well, which shows, nope, it`s gone back
the other way. The reason is the auto bailout.
You know what I would say to Neil Newhouse, who was the first person
you quoted with all those problems that the president has? Romney has a
poll problem. He`s behind. He`s behind in almost every single one of the
battleground states. If he loses Ohio, he has to win everything else
SCHULTZ: So he`s dropping -- the campaigns -- and of course the Super
PACs are dropping a bunch of money in the states that you mentioned. Five
days can be an eternity with that kind of money.
SHRUM: The reason they`re spending the money there is because they
can`t spend anymore in the other states. All the time is bought. They
have more money than runway. Look, we`ve seen this before. In 2000, Karl
Rove said George W. Bush was going to win California. They spent millions
and millions of dollars on advertising there. They sent Bush out there,
precious time, near the end of the campaign.
I said, Tad Devine, Carter Eskiew, those of us involved in that
campaign said we`re not spending one dime in California, and gore won the
state by 1.3 million votes. The wish can`t become father to the reality,
which is what`s going on here.
SCHULTZ: Like a team trying to talk their way to a championship
instead of playing the game, so to speak. Shouldn`t Romney have Florida
wrapped up?
SHRUM: He should. He has got a lot of -- there, he has structural
advantages because he`s got the governor and he`s got virtually all the
statewide officials. But I think the Medicare issue, which the Republicans
like to say, oh, we`ve countered it with this lie about a 716 billion
dollar cut under Obamacare, when in fact there is no such cut. There`s no
cut in benefits.
I think that seniors have figured out two things. One, Romney wants
to replace Medicare with voucher care. They don`t like it.
SCHULTZ: But isn`t it the Latino and the African-American turnout in
southern Florida that`s going to do it for President Obama? Isn`t that
really the key?
SHRUM: If he carries Florida, it will be the Latino turnout. It will
be the African-American turnout. And it will be a reduced margin among
SCHULTZ: OK. Bob, the storm. The polls were taken before Sandy hit,
78 percent approve of the president`s handling of the storm. Does this
change things at all? I mean, here`s the president doing his job, doing
what he is supposed to do, and apparently doing such a good job, one of his
arch rivals in the political world, Chris Christie is just showering the
president with compliments. Does this have an effect?
SHRUM: You know, I give Chris Christie some praise --
SCHULTZ: You think he`s real?
SHRUM: I think he`s on the level about this. I think he cares about
his state. And I think the president responded and did everything that
Christie asked. Look, you live here in New York and you go through this,
and the first thing you think about is all these folks, not the political
impact and what`s happening to them.
But beyond that, I think you will see early voting will slow down in
some parts of Virginia. You may have some people who don`t vote in New
Jersey or can`t vote in New Jersey or New York. But the president`s going
to carry both of those states.
SCHULTZ: Bob Shrum, great to have you with us. Thanks so much.
There`s a lot more coming up in the next half hour of THE ED SHOW.
Stay right with us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Governor, you`ve been asked 14 times today what
would you do with FEMA? What`s your response? Why won`t you answer any
questions on it?
SCHULTZ: Mitt Romney can`t get his story straight. So he isn`t
saying anything. Up next, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the
silence of Mitt Romney.
Michele Bachmann is a Minnesota laughing stock.
REP. MICHELE BACHMANN (R), MINNESOTA: That`s one thing I do not do.
SCHULTZ: Find out why she was dropping my name at her debate last
And President Obama and Chris Christie are doing the right thing in
New Jersey. Tonight, Jonathan Alter on why good governance is good
SCHULTZ: And we are back. Throughout Mitt Romney`s entire campaign,
he`s had serious problems with transparency. NBC News campaign embedded
reporter, Garrett Haake, Tweeted today, "it`s been three weeks since Romney
last took a question from reporters?"
Three weeks? Three weeks! Meanwhile, Hurricane Sandy and the issue
of disaster relief is bringing Romney`s transparency problem front and
center. Romney refused to answer questions on what he would do with FEMA.
At least 14 times on Tuesday he was asked that.
However, earlier today, a Romney campaign spokeswoman said that the
emergency management response would include help from the federal
government and FEMA. Her response is a world away from the debate where
Mitt Romney said FEMA should be privatized.
Romney has a long history of flip-flopping and dodging questions on a
number of important issues. He`s refused to, let`s see, give specifics on
his budget and tax plan. He`s refused to say if he supports the Lily
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act for women. He`s refused to say if he would enter
one-on-one nuclear talks with the Iranians.
He`s refused to answer questions relating to Richard Mourdock`s rape
comments. And finally, Mitt Romney has actually refused to go on
Nickelodeon and answer questions from children.
Now, if Mitt Romney can`t answer questions from five-year-old kids,
how do you think that`s going to play with the national press corps? And
isn`t it interesting that Fox News can`t even get an interview with Mitt
Romney right now?
For more, let`s turn to Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of
Florida. She`s the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
Congresswoman, good to have you with us tonight. It`s a very strange
strategy being played out by Mitt Romney. What do you make of it?
REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (D), FLORIDA: Well, I think what this
boils down to is a matter of who do you trust? I mean, we know that there
is a very stark contrast and a clear choice in terms of the two directions
that we could go. But, I mean, time and again now, we have examples of
Mitt Romney either being blatantly dishonest, like with the Jeep ad and the
welfare ad, that, by the way, you know, weren`t announced -- I mean, maybe
Mitt Romney thinks that only voters are watching and not fact checkers,
but, you know, the fact that he has refused to answer where he is on all of
these issues, the fact that during the debates, he essentially hid his true
positions -- for example, he also is denying that he would turn Medicare
into a voucher system.
He denies that he has a five trillion dollar tax cut plan, skewed
towards the wealthy, that would increase taxes on the middle class. It
comes down to who do you trust?
SCHULTZ: Well, he just won`t answer any --
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: And President Obama has consistently been there.
SCHULTZ: No doubt. Now, with this storm, and the aftermath, you
think voters will react to Romney`s FEMA flip-flop? Is this a major issue
for him right now, where it would affect voters?
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Well, you know, I think there`s a very clear
example here where you have the president, you know, making sure that we
put first things first, you lay politics aside, and both as the storm was
approaching and in the aftermath of the storm, that as commander in chief,
he`s protecting the Americans who are in harm`s way, and making sure that
we can get things cleaned up and get them -- their needs taken care of --
SCHULTZ: But, I mean, Mitt Romney has talking about privatizing this
part of the government. This has been his philosophy.
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Yes. And as a Floridian, that`s very disturbing.
I can tell you that because six months of the year in Florida, we are in
harm`s way, potentially, during Hurricane Season, you know, that idea that
Mitt Romney, during the primaries, in answer to a point-blank question from
John King about whether or not we should get rid of -- rid of FEMA and send
its responsibilities to the states, he said, yes; and then even better, you
could go further and privatize it.
I mean, the aftermath of a storm is one in which it needs a
coordinated effort between state, federal, and local government, which
President Obama and Governor Christie and Governor Malloy and the other
elected officials in the region affected have been doing yeoman`s work. I
shudder to think about what we would do down here in Florida in the
aftermath of a storm if we didn`t have FEMA to coordinate everything.
SCHULTZ: The Koch Brothers` super PAC -- the Koch Brothers` super
PAC, Americans for Prosperity said today that they`re going to spend three
million dollars on anti-Obama advertising in Pennsylvania and Michigan all
the way up to election day. Now, six days, five days -- you know, a lot of
impact there. What`s your take on this? I mean, is this going to have an
impact? Are we going to see the full throat of Citizens United down the
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: I`m sure that they`re going to go swimming in the
kitchen sink at this point. I mean, what they can`t get away from is that
we have been executing our ground game, that we built for almost two years
now. Actually, in some states, we never left, like North Carolina, like
Florida, where our organization has been there since the beginning of the
last campaign. And we`ve been executing. We`ve run circles around the
Republicans when it comes to early vote.
Just to give you an idea, Ed, there`s four or five counties here, Lee
County, Escambia (ph) County, Bregard County, Seminole County, that have
almost double digit or double-digit Republican registration advantages, and
there are many Democrats that have turned out to early vote than
Republicans. And that -- we`ve eclipsed them in early voting. We`ve run
circles around them in the ground game.
So let them swimming in the kitchen sink. And we`re going to keep
turning out voters. That`s what`s going to re-elect President Obama as
president of the United States.
SCHULTZ: So does President Obama win Florida?
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: President Obama is going to win Florida, I am
SCHULTZ: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz with us tonight.
Thanks so much.
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Thank you.
SCHULTZ: Coming up, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann faced Democratic
challenger Jim Graves in their first debate last night. I`ll show you the
Bachmann claim that had the whole audience in stitches, laughing. Stay
SCHULTZ: And my favorite story of the night. Yesterday,
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann faced Democratic challenger Jim Graves in
the first of three debates leading up to election day. The two clashed
over bridges, health care, taxes and entitlements. But the most memorable
moment was this one.
JIM GRAVES (D), CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: Theresa, you just heard some
political speak there, huh? I mean, again, Michele doesn`t say what she`s
for. She says what she`s against.
BACHMANN: It`s insulting to say that these are political speech
because that`s one thing I do not do, is political --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We`re going to switch gears, because I think we
need to move on.
SCHULTZ: Yes, switch gears quickly there. She doesn`t engage in
political speech. You know, if she loses her House seat, I think she
should give stand-up comedy a shot. What do you think?
See, Michele Bachmann`s entire Tea Party-approved career is dependent
on her reckless political rhetoric. Nobody would know her name if it
wasn`t for moments like these.
BACHMANN: Now we`ve moved into the realm of gangster government. We
have gangster government, when the federal government has set up a new
I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of energy
tax, because we need to fight back.
I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the Swine Flu
broke out then, under another Democrat president, Jimmy Carter. And I`m
not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it`s an interesting
This is it for freedom. If you believe in liberty, and if you don`t
want -- if you`re rejecting tyranny, this is it.
Referrals to follow up for specialty care, is that abortion? Does
that mean that someone`s 13-year-old daughter could walk into a sex clinic,
have a pregnancy test be done, be taken away to the local Planned
Parenthood abortion clinic, have their abortion, be back, and go home on
the school bus that night? Mom and dad are never the wiser.
We have to today make a covenant, slit our wrists, be blood brothers
on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make
sure this does not pass.
We now have an imperial presidency, where the president has appointed
various guards.
Thank you very much.
MARCUS BACHMANN, HUSBAND OF REP. MICHELE BACHMANN: Thank you for
allowing me --
BACHMANN: Thank you.
SCHULTZ: Ah, the highlight reel. The people of Minnesota`s sixth
district have a real choice to make, and it`s really no longer a laughing
Tonight in our survey, I asked you, do you approve of the federal
government`s response following Hurricane Sandy? Ninety nine percent of
you say yes; one percent of you say no.
Coming up, good policy is good politics. And today was a major
example. Jonathan Alter joins me next. Stay with us.
OBAMA: We are here for you. And we will not forget. We will follow
up to make sure that you get all the help that you need, until you`ve
SCHULTZ: So, is this going to be big government or small government
doing this? Welcome back to THE ED SHOW, the big finish tonight. That was
President Obama, obviously, summing up the purpose of his visit to New
Jersey and the meeting with Governor Chris Christie today. "We are here
for you."
Good. It`s a strong, positive statement of good government at its
best. President Obama also showed how effectively he is as a leader.
OBAMA: And the directive that I`ve given -- and I said this year, but
I will repeat. And I think Craig and others who are working with me right
now know I mean it. We are not going to tolerate red tape. We`re not
going to tolerate bureaucracy.
And you know, I`ve instituted a 15-minute rule, essentially, on my
team. You return everybody`s phone calls in 15 minutes, whether it`s the
mayor`s, the governor`s, the county officials. If they need something, we
figure out a way to say yes.
SCHULTZ: In the highlight, the president described neighbors coming
together in the spirit of this country.
OBAMA: When you see neighbors helping neighbors, then you`re reminded
about what America is all about. We go through tough times, but we bounce
back. And the reason we bounce back is because we look out for one
another. And we don`t leave anybody behind.
SCHULTZ: There`s probably no question that the political careers of
both Governor Christie and President Obama have been helped by the way they
have been working together. Both leaders were doing their job, and trying
their best to marshal the resources of the federal and state government.
It`s the recovery that is going to take very long and a great deal of
But no doubt, it`s off to a great start.
Joining me tonight, Jonathan Alter, MSNBC political analyst and
columnist for "Bloomberg View." I mean, we have had --
JONATHAN ALTER, "BLOOMBERG VIEW": Hi, Ed.
SCHULTZ: -- one of the real nemesis of the Obama administration --
Chris Christie rejected the stimulus package that would have connected
Manhattan with his state, which was big commerce. He fired 6,000 teachers.
He attacked public unions. He vilifies workers all the time if they`re on
a wage and looking for something more. And now here he is, cozying up to
the president in a time of crisis. Explain it.
ALTER: Well, you can use all sorts of political explanations, like,
you know, it would be easier for him to run for president at the end of an
Obama second term than it would be at the end of a Romney second term, or
that this helps him to get re-elected as governor of New Jersey. But I
choose to see it in a more sincere fashion. This is a government whose
state is in deep trouble, my state.
There are a lot of people hurting. And so this really isn`t about
politics. It`s about trying to use government for its -- really its
highest purpose, which is to help people when they`re in trouble. And as a
northeastern Republican, who understands, as Mitt Romney did when he was
governor of Massachusetts, that this, you know, extreme conservatism, this
severe conservative thinking, as Romney described himself, it just doesn`t
cut it when people are hurting.
SCHULTZ: Well, having covered storms and devastation in small towns
in the middle of the country, when people lose their homes, they feel like
they have lost absolutely everything and they don`t know where to turn
next. And it does change your attitude. It affects your emotions on how
you view the role of government.
Do you think Chris Christie is seeing a different role of government,
having seen what he has seen the last few days in his state?
ALTER: No, I think he`s always been pretty sophisticated about this
kind of thing. But he knows that he needs to have a great relationship
with the Obama administration to get the help that he needs. You could see
him in that picture that we just saw nodding his head vigorously when the
president said that every phone call would be returned within 15 minutes.
He needs a responsive federal government.
But what this does, Ed, what this whole scene today does is it
reinforces one of the most important themes of this election. Do Americans
believe in government? Because the conservative wing of the Republican
party, which dominates that political party, believes the answer is no.
And as you heard earlier in the broadcast, Mitt Romney actually was ready
to privatize FEMA.
Now, imagine what would happen to the people of New York or New Jersey
or Connecticut if FEMA was privatized, or if it were filled with hacks like
Brownie -- remember him?
SCHULTZ: Oh yes.
ALTER: Instead, we have a great manager, a Republican, who Obama
promoted from Florida, Craig Fugate. And they are getting it done.
SCHULTZ: They purport this theory that the federal government has no
role, a limited role. New Jersey`s been run over with disaster. They
don`t have the state resources to recover at least within the next decade.
I mean, the insurance claims alone, I mean, the push on public services,
the rebuilding of the schools and people`s economies, I mean, it`s -- the
federal government has to play a role.
So doesn`t this shoot down Romney`s argument, across the board, in
many respects in this campaign season?
ALTER: I think it shoots it down in three ways. On the role of
government, you know, if his idea of privatizing FEMA is not a big issue
this weekend, the last weekend of the campaign, I would be very surprised.
The second is on infrastructure, you know the president had a jobs bill
that had a lot of infrastructure in it. One of the reason that things went
badly in New York were poor infrastructure investments.
The Republicans have voted against this. Abraham Lincoln was the
original infrastructure man. It`s Looney Toons that the Republicans have
abandoned that.
And then the third is climate change. The Republicans denied -- they
are full -- the party is full of climate change deniers. So we haven`t had
hurricanes in the New York area in the past. This is clearly a product of
big changes in our climate. So the next president is going to have to deal
with that.
And if you elect Romney, he`s going to be heading a political party
that doesn`t believe it`s a problem.
SCHULTZ: Jonathan Alter, great to have you on THE ED SHOW. Thanks so
much for joining us tonight.
That is THE ED SHOW, I`m Ed Schultz, "THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW" starts
right now. Good evening, Rachel.
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In my big honkin' video preview of Far Cry 3, one very funny part kinda stood out. Well more accurately, it jumped out.
It happened about ten minutes into the video, so I didn't want anyone who didn't have time to watch the whole thing to miss it. So, I pulled it out and made it its own video.
(It's okay to laugh, they make it through the jump okay. Somehow.)
Is this a shocking moment of real-feeling clumsiness? A hilarious bit of motion capture that somehow just seems funny in slow-mo? I don't know. I just know that I laugh every time I watch it.


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Behringer XENYX X2222USB
XENYX USB Series mixers are designed to handle your live gigs, and they provide the state-of-the-art tools you need to make stunning, professional-quality recordings. Along with their built-in USB/audio interfaces, XENYX USB mixers come with all the recording and editing software you'll need to turn your computer system into a complete, high-performance home recording studio .All this and more enclosed in a rack-ready, roadworthy steel chassis.
Sonically Superior Mic Preamps
All XENYX mixers have one thing in common—great-sounding, high headroom XENYX mic preamps. These state-of-the-art mic pres represent a major step in the evolution of audio technology—and they can easily hold their own, even when compared to the most expensive stand-alone mic preamps. XENYX preamps offer a staggering 130 dB of dynamic range, with a bandwidth that extends from below 10 Hz to well above 200 kHz. Armed with these outstanding mic preamps, XENYX mixers provide such transparent, crystal-clear performance you just might think someone upgraded your mics while you weren't looking.
One-Knob Compression
Ask professional sound engineers what their favorite piece of external processing gear is and the majority response will be virtually unanimous—dynamic compression. What is compression? We're glad you asked. Compression essentially limits the dynamic range of a signal, lowering the level of loud sounds and turning up softer sounds, to achieve sonic balance. But applying compression is a delicate art that many novice, and even intermediate, sound techs have great difficulty mastering. "One-knob" compression is available on all mono channels and is easy to operate, even for entry-level users. With this one knob, you can easily dial in the perfect amount of compression for instruments and vocals, creating powerful mixes with punch and clarity. This is indeed a rare feature for products in this class—but standard on all XENYX USB mixers.
Effective FX
Featuring the new 24-bit dual engine FX processor, with 16 editable, studio-grade presets including reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, pitch shifter and multi-effects. Complete with a highly accurate input meter, these effects can be altered to your personal taste via the Parameter control. Time-based functions can be entered manually by pressing the Tap button in tempo with the music.
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There was a time when the recording process called for lots and lots of expensive gear, which meant the average musician had to buy time at a recording studio—and that time was pricey indeed. But modern technology has put personal recording well within the reach of virtually anyone with access to a computer. How do you get all that music flying around your brain into your computer? That's where XENYX USB mixers come in. Thanks to the built-in, bi-directional stereo USB audio interface, you can connect any of these mixers directly to your PC or Mac computer via a single USB cable. Now any signal source you connect to the mixer can be recorded directly to your hard drive. Which brings us to software…
Compose. Record. Mix. Share.
Tracktion puts the fun back into the creative process, so it's included free of charge with select Behringer products. This powerful, yet easy-to-use music production software is unlike anything you've seen before, putting everything you need on your desktop, on a single-screen, without the sea of drop down and hidden menus common to most other DAWs. In addition, Tracktion doesn't limit the number of tracks you can record, or the number of effects you can use. In fact, the only limitation is your Mac or PC computer's processing power. Recording and editing couldn't be easier; simply drag, drop, cut, copy or paste. Once your magnum opus is finished, share it with other "Tracktioneers" so they can listen, collaborate and edit. Visit Behringer.com to register your hardware, and you'll receive a redemption code to download Tracktion at no charge.
No matter what your audio mixing needs are, Behringer USB Series mixers provide the performance and features that can take your talent to the next level, at a price that is sure to amaze you. Try one on today—we have one available in your size!
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Trailer Released For Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Mob Of The Dead
Activision has released a new trailer for the zombie adventure Call of Duty: Black Ops II Mob of the Dead.
In Mob of the Dead, actors Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, and Ray Liotta star as four mobsters trapped on Alcatraz Island amidst the zombie breakout. Their only chance of survival is to escape the famed prison isle.
Mob of the Dead comes with the DLC Map Pack, Uprising. Uprising will arrive on April 16 on Xbox Live. Other platforms will be included later.


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ELC Post Prom Committee says thank you
Dear Generous Area Businesses and Community Members,
The 2014 Post Prom Committee would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the generous area businesses who donated to the post prom event this year. We could not have made this happen without your support and we really appreciate it. We would also like to thank any community member who helped in any way to make this event special. Our students enjoyed a safe and fun experience that they will remember for years to come. We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful generous community.
With Thanks,
Lesly Friesner and The 2014 Post Prom Committee


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Your Credit Report
While you're laying the financial foundation for your new home, it's a good idea to check your credit report. Your lender will definitely be checking your credit when deciding on your mortgage loan.
Credit reports are maintained by three credit agencies:
Your credit score is based on the information found in your credit reports from these three agencies. We suggest reviewing the information in each report and correcting any errors, to avoid surprises when talking to your mortgage lender.


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There's a lot of excitement around the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau this week about our upcoming public forum on mobile broadband for first responders. On Wednesday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m., we'll be hosting first responders, network operators, and policy makers for a two-hour discussion about how we can solve a problem that has plagued the public safety community for far too long.
Looking back over the past decade, there is one thing that every major disaster has in common: when police, fire, EMS, and other public safety organizations couldn't communicate – between agencies and disciplines and across jurisdictional lines – lives were lost, and property was damaged or destroyed. While sharing photos, videos, and mapping data is now a part of everyday life for most Americans, the public safety community has largely been left behind. Despite all of the advances in mobile communications, the new generation of first responders still needs to carry a device that resembles a two-pound brick that only handles voice calls. Soon, however, all that will change.
One of the recommendations being explored by Commission staff for the forthcoming National Broadband Plan is the formation of an Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) at the FCC. As currently envisioned, ERIC would make sure that future public safety broadband networks use common interoperability standards and operating procedures. Before we can recommend the creation of ERIC, however, we consider it vitally important that we discuss the idea with the broader public safety community and with the commercial network operators who will likely be called upon to build the new network-of-networks.
The upcoming Public Forum will give the public and the public safety community a chance to collaborate with the FCC and commercial network operators on a framework for finally providing our nation's first responders with ubiquitous and seamlessly-interoperable mobile broadband service. Next Wednesday, we invite YOU to share your thoughts on three broad topics that will be important to this effort. First, assuming ERIC is created, we want to learn how it can best be structured to meet the needs of first responders. Second, we want to learn what tasks the community thinks ERIC should tackle, in what order, and in what time frame. Finally, we'll be looking for specific advice on how ERIC should interact with first responders in order to coordinate network development, reduce roll-out costs, and meet the differing needs of communities large and small.
The wider the participation we have for this forum, the better our final recommendations to Congress will be, so we hope you'll join us in Washington (in the FCC's Commission Meeting Room) or on-line!
PLEASE NOTE:Due to overwhelming interest in this forum and the limited time available, we regret that not every participant will have an opportunity to speak. To make the process as fair and open as possible, participants must request a three-minute speaking slot by emailing susan [dot] mclean [at] fcc [dot] gov by NOON on FEBRUARY 9, 2010. The thirty-three available slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Those unable to make it to DC can catch the event streamed live on the web at FCC.gov/Live and can follow our coverage on Twitter.


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Kiwis rocked by Mannering injury blow
RUGBY LEAGUE: Simon Mannering has been ruled out of the upcoming Four Nations campaign in England.
The long-time Kiwis captain did not travel to Perth for last Saturday's 26-6 loss to Australia to give him an extra week to recover from a minor knee injury, but it wasn't enough time.
"He's up and running, but his knee isn't game ready," Kiwis team doctor Greg Macleod said.
"We have maintained regular contact with the NZ Warriors medical staff and we were optimistic that Simon would be ready for the tour. It turns out he needs a bit more time to make a full recovery."
It's a massive blow for the Kiwis. They badly missed his defensive capabilities last Saturday, as well as the leadership he provides.
"Simon is a big loss for us," admitted Kiwis coach David Kidwell. "His leadership, experience and work ethic are really valuable, but I'm confident in my senior playing group to demonstrate those characteristics, on and off the field."
James Fisher-Harris, 20, replaces Mannering and Kidwell said he was excited to have the Penrith forward in the squad.
"He was really high on our list for the initial squad, but narrowly missed out," he said. "We are fortunate to have this calibre of player to call on.
"He's come through the NZRL pathways and has performed at a very high level in the NRL. I'm looking forward to getting him in camp."
Fisher-Harris will join the team tomorrow, when they assemble in Auckland before leaving for England.


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Read himself, enable reading for others
Classics is locked or even entirely hidden for most people. Reason for this is obvious: education. Students at high school are not taught classical languages and literatures anymore; neither they are at university, except in case they choose ancient greek or latin as their future profession. People cannot truly appreciate something they do not understand, so most do not care for classics. Their education has hidden classics from them.
Since you are visiting this site, you most probably are not one of them. You somehow discovered classics and learned to love it. Practicing this love is quite complicated. Classics should be read and it should be read in original languages, not in translations, which deliver only shadow of genuine art and thought. If you are not a professional classicist, you either have never been taught classical languages formally, or have been for very short time — one term or two. Maybe you have read some manuals and grammars by himself. Having went through such learning you most probably have not became fluent and reading is difficult for you. Say, you would like to read your favorite classics work (some book of Homer, Plato, Herodotus or whatever). First, in addition to the book you wish to read you should gather a small library of other books — dictionaries, grammars, commentaries and translations. Then, word after word, phrase after phrase, sentence after sentence you should dig into your small library for explanations, rules, definitions and comments. Quite often you cannot not find what you search for and you are forced to proceed forth without understanding of some bits of text. Quite often you cannot be sure that the explanation you found was an adequate one, or the rule you applied was really applicable. Your reading is hardly reading in a true sense of this word; it much more resembles deciphering. You can decipher some sentences or pages, but you hardly can keep deciphering entire books. The upshot of this is that despite your genuine interest in classics you haven't read much of it: perhaps even your most beloved authors you have read only in translations. Classics is locked for you.
Now, being your knowledge of classical languages as scarce as it is, imagine that you have an edition, containing your favorite classics text together with every explanation you need for adequate understanding, those explanations following each line or sentence of text. That is, no more searching for rules in grammars — below the line of text you can find needed rules applied to particular clauses. No more searching for definitions in dictionaries — below the line of text you can find needed definitions applied to particular words. No more reading multiple commentaries — below the line of text you find excerpts from some of best known commentaries. No more thinking about morphological forms — all words morphologically parsed. No more identifying syntactical constructions — all problematic constructions singled out and explained. No more worries about complicated word order — sentences with complicated word order are reformulated to match English word order. If you had such edition, it would radically change your reading experience: you would simply do reading instead of deciphering!
The book just imagined would be a huge book. Ancient text of thousand or so lines would inflate into hundreds or even some thousands of pages. There is no need to be worried about the size: you would not need to read every line and using proper visual means (e.g. highlighting) would help to find exactly those lines which should be read. To read that great amount of text still would be much easier than doing all deciphering by himself.
Nobody publishes such editions and perhaps nobody have even contemplated their possibility. And no wonder: you can hardly imagine such editions if you think in terms of paper books. Paper books would have too much pages, cost too much and only few customers would be willing to pay for them. But we should not necessarily think in terms of paper books; books can be published electronically, and for electronic edition even thousands of pages is not a problem at all.
We, lovers of classics, need such books. And if nobody publishes them, we can compile and publish by themselves. At the same time when we do our reading we can do compiling of such editions. Once someone will take a classics book and will do his deciphering, all others will be able to read. The piece of classics will be unlocked for all. This is what Classics Unlocked website is all about.
To compile even a couple of such editions there will be a need for collaboration of many lovers of classics. Collaboration is possible only if there is some order and predictability in contributions. That is, someone, who does compilation, should be guided by some formalized set of rules, directing him on such matters as what materials to incorporate, what aspects to explain, how to explain, and how all analysis should be presented. That is, for such editions to exist there should be some format of analysis of classics text; let us call it "Classics Unlocked format". There is no specification of this format yet and it seems that specification should emerge from the project to compile an edition of the kind described above. The project, doing which the ideas for specification could emerge, is already started. It is the project of compiling the First Book of Homer's Iliad in Classics Unlocked format. When the first project and the draft of Classics Unlocked format will be completed, every lover of classics will be invited to participate in compiling Classics Unlocked editions of their favorite works. Imagine yourself participating in a group where everyone does its small piece of analysis and by doing this enables everyone to read; imagine yourself reading editions provided by others. It would be great, wouldn't it?
In the meanwhile everyone is invited to express his opinions on the first project.


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Events DC is at the forefront of implementing environmentally-friendly initiatives to make the world a greener place. Sustainability is no longer a question of definition but rather how can the community get involved. Events DC knows the impact that the operations and events have on the local and global environment. This is why a critical emphasis is put on the daily use of sustainable practices and resources.
As one of the largest buildings in our nation's capital, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center recognizes the importance of implementing sustainability initiatives from the bottom up. The Convention Center has committed to reducing their carbon footprint and making a difference every day. "The Know the Code" color-coded recycling and waste minimization program has helped the Convention Center take the lead on extensive recycling initiatives and effectively employing environmentally responsible products. Through a PepsiCo partnership, PepsiCo's recycling "dream machines" were installed surrounding the Convention Center to encourage beverage container recycling rates.
The "Know the Code" color-coded recycling program used at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is undergoing venue-specific modifications and will soon be implemented at the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square.
PepsiCo's recycling "dream machines" are also installed surrounding the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square to encourage beverage container recycling rates.
The "Know the Code" color-coded recycling program used at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is undergoing venue-specific modifications and will soon be implemented at RFK Stadium. The Stadium-Armory Campus will also be converting all plastic utensils and napkins to be more eco-friendly through the use of biodegradable materials.
Nationals Park is the nation's first major professional stadium to become LEED Silver Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. Nationals Park is responsibly committed to the following areas:
- Sustainable Site
The ballpark will serve as an anchor for urban revitalization of the area, including a new mixed-use entertainment zone.
- Water Efficiency
- Materials & Resources
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- John Williams of Shadow Statistics: Not a Recovery, Dire Shape, Another Down-leg,
- World Bank Head Sees Dollar's Role Diminishing
- FDIC Bankrupt? Uh huh.
- Mark To Myth Losers: Americans
- The Case for Inflation
- Hyperinflation is Coming! Weimar Republic of Germany
- Simon Johnson: Prospects for Your Future (Video on page)
- "A Crude Awakening" (If you have Netflix)
- "A Crude Awakening" (If you DON'T have Netflix)
- Dr. Al Bartlett's Math Videos, 8 parts, amazingly math is not boring
- US Population/immigration by numbers
- Marbles demonstration on immigration/US Population
- Who Killed the Electric Car
- Solar video
- Why GS concerns me with energy trading
- Why GS concerns me with energy trading (No Netflix?)
- The Corporation
John Williams of Shadow Statistics: Not a Recovery, Dire Shape,
30 Minute point on, Part 1
World Bank Head Sees Dollar's Role Diminishing
"The greenback's fortunes will depend heavily on U.S. choices," Mr. Zoellick said. "Will the United States resolve its debt problems without a resort to inflation? Can America establish long-term discipline over spending and its budget deficit?"
From CNBC's "Breaking News" banner:
FDIC to Ask Banks to Pre-Pay Premiums to Inject Cash Into Deposit Insurance Fund (story developing)
Somehow I suspect it will be something like this:
(Gee, I need to graft Geithner's head on that one..... along with Bair!)
Anyway, the point stands. The FDIC is clearly out of money, and this is nothing more than yet another legalized accounting fraud game, where they'll get "the money" now but allow the banks to "recognize" that "charge" over time.
Gee, what happens if the bank doesn't have any money somewhere between now and then and fails?
Mark To Myth Losers: Americans
I have often written about the fraud in marking so-called "assets" to mythical values. But nowhere does the damage of this practice hit more home than it does in places like this:
Vacant homes can become havens for drug sales and other crimes. Health and sanitation is another issue when homeless people move in to properties where utilities have been disconnected. And as the weather cools, there is yet another worry -- fires started by intruders trying to keep warm in vacant homes.
"They want to find a place to get out of the cold," Rigler says at another home near 300 East and 800 South. Several windows and even two doors have needed boarding up in recent months to keep out those doggedly determined to take up residence.
Those homes are the "visible side" of accounting fraud.
This is not limited to Utah. In Oakland CA:
"Just about every foreclosed property on my beat has some kind of problem," said Derek Smitheram, a police officer in East Oakland, which he said has thousands of vacant homes.
Again, the issue here is that these properties are being intentionally kept back from the market due to valuation.
Or in Miami....
But the real estate agent now brings a pistol when he visits the foreclosures he is trying to sell for banks, in case he runs into squatters in the long-vacant homes.
The problem in all three places, and thousands of towns across the country, is the same: Banks have every incentive to drag their feet in both recognizing that loans are delinquent and thus to prosecute foreclosure in the first place, but also, once that has occurred, they have every incentive to hold properties off the market - the so-called "shadow inventory" - to avoid recognizing losses that have already occurred.
Faber and the Dollar
PhD economist Marc Faber said in May:
"I am 100% sure that the U.S. will go into hyperinflation."
Faber said he thinks – in the medium-term – we could have high levels of inflation (and see this and this).
Faber's argument is that a weakening dollar will lead to inflation (as every dollar will buy less goods and services).
Government Printing
The government has injected trillions of dollars into the economy in the form of TARP bailout funds and other programs. Indeed, the government's own watchdog over the TARP program – the special inspector general – said that number could be $23 trillion dollars in a worst-case scenario.
The basic argument for inflation is – as everyone knows – that the government has injected so much money into the economy (through bailouts, quantitative easing, purchase of treasuries, etc.) that there will be a lot more dollars chasing the same number of goods and services, which will drive up prices. In other words, the supply is the same, but demand has increased.
Indeed, the U.S. has also provided huge sums of dollars to foreign central banks. Could dollars given abroad cause inflation inside the U.S.? Yes – because some proportion of those dollars will be spent by citizens in those countries to buy stocks, commodities, goods and services within the U.S.
Three well-known advocates of the inflation argument are Rogers, Buffet and Schiff.
Specifically, billionaire investor Jim Rogers said we are facing an "inflationary holocaust".
Warren Buffett said:
The policies that government will follow in its efforts to alleviate the current crisis will probably prove inflationary and therefore accelerate declines in the real value of cash accounts.
And Peter Schiff has argued for years that hyperinflation will wipe out the value of the dollar, so people should get all of their money out of dollars and into foreign currencies and assets.
But is all this government printing and quantitative easing really enough to cause inflation?
The back-of-the-envelope figures I've seen bandied about say no. Because of the massive destruction of credit (which – as Mish has repeatedly pointed out – must be included in discussions of inflation versus deflation), the government would probably have to print one-and-a-half to two times as much as it already has in order to create inflation.
The government could still do so. Yes, it would be suicidal for the dollar and might cause foreign buyers of U.S. treasuries to stop buying, but the boys in Washington could – if they were crazy enough – increase the money printing and quantitative easing to the point where inflation actually kicks in.
Will they do so? Summers, Geithner and Bernanke have proven themselves willing to do a lot of crazy things over the past year, so I wouldn't rule the possibility out altogether.
Hyperinflation is Coming! Weimar Republic of Germany
Simon Johnson: Prospects for Your Future (Video on page)
- "A Crude Awakening" (If you have Netflix)
- "A Crude Awakening" (If you DON'T have Netflix)
- Dr. Al Bartlett's Math Videos, 8 parts, amazingly math is not boring
- US Population/immigration by numbers
- Marbles demonstration on immigration/US Population
- Who Killed the Electric Car
- Solar video
- Why GS concerns me with energy trading
- Why GS concerns me with energy trading (No Netflix?)
- The Corporation


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Turning it around
For me, personally, this has probably been the worst first half of my career. It's a combination of things. Every time I've started to feel good, something has happened, little setbacks. As a team, we struggled the first couple of months, but our pitching kept us alive.
I can't give enough credit to our pitching staff, especially Jered Weaver and Dan Haren. Both those guys deserve to be in the All-Star Game – and Jered deserves to start. When you've got two guys like that, they keep you out of losing streaks and add on to winning streaks. There aren't many teams that have starting pitching like ours, and it all starts with those two guys. Ervin Santana, Joel Pineiro and the young guy, Tyler Chatwood, all have pitched well, too. And the bullpen has done the job with the new lefties, Scott Downs and Hisanori Takahashi, giving us balance.
Once we got the breaking news that Kendrys Morales was not returning this season, as a team we kind of folded for about 10 games. That was a very frustrating time for the team, the coaching staff and the front office. It took us about two weeks to realize he's not going to come back and be with us. We had to come together. We did that, and you can see now that we're back to playing Angels baseball.
This is the team Mike Scioscia pulled out of Spring Training, the team we thought we were going to be. Vernon Wells is hot, and I'm starting to swing pretty well. We know how much this team needs us to be productive, and we're determined to do our part. Bobby Abreu is Bobby Abreu. He plays the game right every day. Our infield has been playing great, from All-Star Howard Kendrick to Maicer Izturis, Erick Aybar, Alberto Callaspo and the kid at first, Mark Trumbo.
The key for us now is staying healthy. If we can do that, I really believe this team is capable of going to the World Series.
With all that we went through in the first half – the Morales news, injuries to a lot of guys, including Vernon and myself – it's amazing to think we're tied for first place in the American League West right now. That tells me how strong we are and how good we can be.
I have a saying: Don't let a setback hold you back. Prepare for a comeback. That's what all the guys have done. While we were struggling, we were preparing for a comeback. We've got a lot of strong individuals on this team, and that's what it takes to get through hard times. We made adjustments and made progress. We don't give up. We never give up.
I can't say enough about what all our young guys have done. They've been thrown out there with a lot of pressure on them, and they've performed.
Look at Hank Conger, our young catcher. That's a tough position, with a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. You've got to command everything, calm pitchers down, call the right pitches, block the plate, block pitches. There's so much to that job, and Hank has come a long way for a guy in his first full year. We're in good shape behind the plate with Hank, Jeff Mathis and Bobby Wilson. That's great depth at an important position.
Then you look at Mark Trumbo at first base. He's holding it down. He knew he was under pressure because of Kendrys not being here, and he has come through for us in a big way. Around the league first base is known for power, and he's been holding his own. It's not easy when you don't know the pitchers or the league. The guy has tremendous power and he wants to be good. He works at it. For a first year guy, he's doing a great job defensively, I think.
Peter Bourjos in center field, what can you say? The guy has been unbelievable. He's playing Gold Glove defense and growing in confidence at the plate and on the bases. I love to work with a guy with that kind of speed, and the great thing about Pete is, he doesn't think he knows everything. He really wants to learn. He's very humble, but he's also tough when he steps between the lines. He was a football player in high school, catching touchdowns and running back kicks for touchdowns. That sport toughens you up. Only the strong survive. I played football. So did Vernon and Jeff Mathis. You need that kind of intensity and toughness on a team.
Jordan Walden is another kid who's been put in an important role, closing games, and what he's done is very impressive. He's got great stuff and a good attitude. He's not afraid, either. None of our young guys are. That's why I think their upside is so great. It's kind of scary when you think what all these kids are capable of doing when they settle in.
As a team, we've struggled, and we've fought back. I really like where the Angels are right now. I'm really looking forward to what's ahead of us.
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We love you. We love that you're an Angel. Thinking of naming our first kid "Hunter" after you– you've got incredible heart, passion, and loyalty and we hope our child will embody all those traits. Keep up the good work. 🙂
You guys played a great game last night. It was fun to be there for a fantastic win. It hasn't been an easy season for you, but nothing that's worth it ever is.
I have little doubt Torri will turn it around in the 2nd half just as we see Wells doing right now. Actually at this point I don't feel the entire team has played up to their abilities yet. This may be because there are so many young guys that the team hasn't really jelled yet. I do feel that moving foreword this latest run has instilled a confidance and swagger into the team that they have lacked. I feel they are going to make a strong run and can do some damage in the post season.
Win or lose Torii, we have your back. You're an inspiration to more people than you think. Keep up the fantastic work. We love you Torii!
Cheea this article pumped me up. That's exactly how I'm feeling right now…gotta stay healthy. Scared me the other day when you crashed into the wall. Hope you are feeling good now and ready to get this West Title. =)
It's Hunter Season. Go Halos!!
So happy to read an update from you. The second half is in front of you, reach for the stars.
As an Angels fan living in the Seattle suburbs, I'm thoroughly enjoying the 3-0 start to the series against the Mariners! Thanks for the two homers yesterday Torii. On a sidebar, I thought Bourjos was fast, but was also very impressed seeing Trout's speed on the basepaths. Good luck in today's game.
-Trevor Dempsey
Bothell, WA


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Tonight's streaming pick is a rarity: a movie that's both scary and real. Cropsey is a documentary about a murderous urban legend that's not quiiiiiiite so much of a legend.
What's it about?
Cropsey digs into a childhood bogeyman in suburban Staten Island, orbiting around a real life bogeyman: Andre Rand, who kidnapped a bunch of kids in the 70s after working in a secluded, rundown hospital for the insane. Real life creepy!
Who's in it?
A bunch of people from Staten Island.
Why do we like it?
Cropsey is one hell of a spooky flick, and the fact that you can't say to yourself Oh, it's just a movie really turns the screw. The footage is unsettling, the interviews are tense, and it'll make you want to stay out of the woods (and perhaps all of Staten Island) for a little while. It's a fascinating story most people have no idea about—so what's better than education and terror?
Cropsey (2009), 84 minutes — Hulu, Netflix
You can keep up with Sam Biddle, the author of this post, on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+.


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Gov. Dannel Malloy spoke Friday at a Chamber of Commerce manufacturing summit
Gov. Dannel Malloy spoke Friday at a local manufacturing summit
TORRINGTON >> Gov. Dannel Malloy spoke at the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Manufacturing Summit to a room of about 75 area business professionals.
In 2012, the Manufacturer's Coalition was formed to address some of the workforce issues that many manufacturers we're seeing at that time.
"Our mission is to develop a sustainable partnership between education and manufacturing industry," Lewis Chappel said Friday morning, chairman of the manufacturer's coalition and director of operations at Becton Dickinson and Company. "We've formed a great relationship with our schools. We've been involved in curriculum reviews, plant tours, job shadows and provided resources to teach those courses."
Malloy spoke about the importance of energy cost, reducing regulations small businesses face, preparing a workforce, and programs offered by the state to assist manufacturers.
Malloy pointed out that since he became governor the electricity costs have dropped about 12 percent, in part due to a reduction in taxes. The state is also focusing on education, through the creation of manufacturing centers at community colleges. Out of 12 community colleges, only three currently have manufacturing centers.
"One of the things I was frequently told [on a recent jobs tour] is that people are retiring out of manufacturing at a rate faster than we are able to replace them," said Malloy. "We understand that is a problem and we are addressing it."
He said that the state looks to grow manufacturing programs at the three community colleges and start other programs.
"We need to hear on a repeated basis from those communities that are served by those various institutions what we're not doing right or how we can improve the product that you all need to consume and that's the human product," said Malloy.
Malloy pointed out that one of the concerns with the manufacturing industry is the lack of trained workforce.
"Yet we have spent generations telling people not be involved in manufacturing. We have to reverse that course. We can play a role by bringing young people into your facilities, by having internships, summer jobs. By the way, it's the best way to feed your pipeline, to make sure you have that human capital you so greatly need."
Malloy also spoke about the number of outdated regulations that businesses face. He outlined a plan to reduce those regulations pointing out an example of changes already in place. At the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection there was a regulation involving sewer lines where the applications were taking 120 days or more. By using lean practices they were able to reduce the time to 20 days.
"The Small Business Express Program is making dollars available on a matching basis for people who come forward to apply for those loans, demonstrate that they're making an investment in their business, agreeing to invest some of their money in retaining and/or adding employees and we will match a certain percentage of that towards new equipment to do that," said Malloy about one of the tools manufacturers have at their disposal through the state.
The specific programs through the Small Business Express Program are the EXP revolving loan fund, where assistance focuses on access to capital and the EXP Job creation Incentive loan and EXP Matching Grant, which offer funds to create jobs. In addition to the EXP program there are also subsidies with the labor department which offer programs for hiring veterans or long-term unemployed.
"We have programs that actually subsidize you taking that person, understanding there's a training component. During that time we understand that you're not getting the full value of that employee because you are training that employee. We have programs to close that gap," explained Malloy. "We also have an apprenticeship program where we will fund on an hourly basis you taking in an apprentice."
JoAnn Ryan, chamber president, asked what she should tell people who want to leave Connecticut because it is too expensive.
Malloy responded with some hard facts, like that the state's budget increase last year was only 1.2 percent compared to a historical increase of about 7.2 percent. He acknowledges that he did raise taxes but also came into the office with "the largest per capita deficit in the nation."
"I'm moving as quickly and vigorously as I can to reinvent the state of Connecticut but a 22-year job loss has not only impacted our growth. In that time 23 million jobs were created in the U.S. but not one of them was created in either Michigan or Connecticut. What that means is that state government is constantly put in the position of having to increase taxes. It amasses those taxes by adding additional taxes to your utility bill," said Malloy. "Rome wasn't built in a day, it didn't fall in a day and it wasn't rebuilt in a day. We're going to get there. On an active basis, fight by fight, system by system. Lean. Technology. Growth."
Jenny Golfin can be reached at 860-489-3121 ext. 357.


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In a recent post, I shared discussion of an addition to To Train Up A Child by Michael Pearl. There is an exerpt from the chapter on the No Greater Joy website. In this article, Michael Pearl refutes studies which have shown spanking children to be harmful and shares the results of some other studies which he claims show the opposite. Of course, there are flaws in his logic. Here is an example. He states:
Child psychologist Elizabeth Owens, scientist at the Institute of Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley, conducted a study. She concluded, "If you look at the causally relevant evidence, it's not scientifically defensible to say that spanking is always a horrible thing. I don't think mild, occasional spankings in an otherwise supportive, loving family will do any long-term harm."
Here is the study of which he speaks. MariJo7 from GCM has kindly given me permission to share her analysis of the study: [Read more…]


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Australia rules out new sanctions against Russia
By Rod McGuirk, AP
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's prime minister said Wednesday that he is not considering ratcheting up sanctions against Russia while his government focuses on retrieving Australian victims from the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner disaster in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has had several telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past two weeks and has credited him for cooperating with international efforts to retrieve the remains of the 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile. Pro-Russia separatists are blamed for firing the missile and have controlled the site where the plane crashed in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine.
Abbott said he was not considering following the United States and European Union by increasing sanctions aimed at pressuring Putin into ending his country's support for the separatists.
"We already have some sanctions on Russia. I'm not saying that we might not at some point in the future move further. But at the moment, our focus is not on sanctions; our focus is on bringing home our dead as quickly as we humanly can," Abbott told reporters.
Australia lost 28 citizens in the July 17 disaster and sponsored a United Nations Security Council Resolution that was passed with Russian support. The resolution demands the separatists allow the dead to be retrieved and international investigators free access to the crash site.
But a resurgence in fighting between the separatists and Ukrainian troops in recent days has prevented Dutch and Australian police from searching the site for human remains and evidence.
Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten gave rare, unqualified support to Abbott's stance on Russia. "Our priority should be the recovery of the remains and also the safety of our police personnel in eastern Ukraine," he told reporters Wednesday. "That is the only game in town for Australia right now."
Spurred to action by the downing of the airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. U.S. President Barack Obama followed with an expansion of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy.
Obama and U.S. allies also warned that Russia was building up troops and weaponry along its border with Ukraine.
Australia introduced financial sanctions and travel bans on June 19 targeting 50 people and 11 entities complicit in the Russian threat to Ukrainian sovereignty.


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California governor denies parole to Manson follower
LOS ANGELES >> Gov. Jerry Brown reversed a parole board and denied on Friday the release of a former Charles Manson follower who served more than 43 years in prison.
It was the third time a California governor denied the release of Bruce Davis, 71, a member of the murderous Manson Family who was convicted in the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea.
In March, the parole board once again found that he was suitable for parole based on his age, conduct in prison — he became a born-again Christian in prison, earned a doctoral degree in philosophy of religion, ministers to other inmates — and other factors.
Brown lauded Davis for his efforts to improve himself. However, he wrote in his five-page decision that the evidence shows Davis "currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison."
Davis' attorney, Michael Beckman, called the governor's decision "horrible" and vowed to keep fighting until Davis is released from prison.
Davis long maintained that he was a bystander in the killings, but in recent years he has acknowledged his shared responsibility.
Brown said his refusal to grant parole to Davis last year was based on the gravity of his offenses as well his refusal to fully accept responsibility for his role in the murders. He wrote in Friday's decision that Davis continues to paint himself as a passive bystander and noted comments he made to a psychologist in 2013.
"I was a dependent person. I needed attention and approval. I wasn't my own person. I wanted sex, drugs and rock 'n roll," Davis said.
He later added: "I wasn't looking out for my best interests; I was led by fools, bigger fools than myself."
Brown said he had asked Davis to reconcile his version of being a follower with the evidence that he was "a leader who actively championed the Family's values."
"He did not address these concerns at his most recent parole hearing," the decision said.
Davis was not involved in the notorious killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others, making him a more likely candidate for parole than many of the better-known Manson family members.
Manson and three of his followers, Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel and Charles "Tex" Watson, remain in prison for life in the Tate killings. Their co-defendant, Susan Atkins, died of cancer behind bars in 2009.
A spokesman for the Board of Parole Hearing said that by law, Davis will get another chance to go before the board sometime between March and September next year.
A parole board determined in 2010 that Davis was ready for release, but then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reversed the decision.


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'Nextdoor' Launches Android App to Connect Neighborhoods
Nextdoor, the social network designed specifically for neighborhoods, rolled out its Android app on Wednesday.
Nextdoor users already generate more than 20% of the site's content using its iPhone app, which launched in May, and CEO Nirav Tolia believes that it won't be long before the majority of users access Nextdoor on mobile.
See also: 10 Best Strategy Games for Android
Nextdoor has built up social networks to serve individual neighborhoods since 2011. Users must show proof of residency within a certain neighborhood to be admitted, and the hope is to create an environment where "it feels as safe to share online what you would share offline," according to Tolia. It's not uncommon for users to post phone numbers, addresses or even names of their children on the site, knowing that they are amongst a closed, local community.
The utility of the iPhone app has made it popular among these tight collections of neighbors. Tolia said he has received dozens of stories about users helping neighbors avoid parking tickets or find lost pets — examples where the app's mobile presence comes in handy.
Nextdoor also partners with many local authorities, which means users can receive neighborhood-specific emergency alerts in the case of any danger.
"With our native Android app, more neighbors can stay closely connected about everything happening in their neighborhood no matter the time or place," Tolia said in a press release.
Users often categorize Nextdoor as a Facebook for neighborhoods, but that's not exactly right, Tolia said. Unlike Facebook, where users are encouraged to share personal nuggets about their days or interesting stories, Nextdoor is more of a utility site — a Craigslist and LinkedIn hybrid, restricted to those who live closeby. "[Nextdoor] is not about self-expression," he told Mashable. "This is about problem-solving."
Nextdoor includes a list of more than 18,000 neighborhoods to choose from on the site, and adds about 75 more each day.
The company's venture into Android comes just a few months before another big step: international expansion. Tolia said that Nextdoor is already in talks with "dozens" of national governments, including Japan's, which contacted Tolia after the 2011 tsunami left thousands dead and many more missing.
Nextdoor plans to expand into English-speaking countries beginning with Canada later this year. The platform will continue to expand into additional English- and non-English-speaking countries throughout 2014, Tolia added.
Do you use Nextdoor's mobile app? Tell us in the comments below if it's been useful fo ryou.
Image: Nextdoor


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Cumulative Flow
Cumulative flow diagram (CFD) shows the distribution of cards by stages. For a kanban board or an unscheduled sprint, the chart is calculated for the last two weeks. For a scheduled sprint, the chart is calculated for the configured duration of the sprint. CFD is good for monitoring your progress, better understanding the workflow, and detecting bottlenecks. It is especially useful when you have a "Done" state to represent completed tasks. It may have other names, like "Fixed" for software bugs, or "Ready for shipment" for manufactured products.
To view Cumulative Flow, ypu need to set it up in the Board Settings > Chart tab, and then click the Charts () button in the right-hand toolbar of the board.
YouTrack shows Cumulative Flow indicating distribution of cards in all stages with colors which represent the columns on the board.
Move the pointer over a date on the chart to see the number of cards at all the stages.
On this graph, the vertical axis shows the number of cards, and the horizontal axis represents time (Each tick corresponds to the midnight of the pointed date).
To see how quickly you are getting things done, look at the two regions between the Done area and the Open area. It represents your WIP. Basically, the steeper the angle at which it diminishes, the faster you are completing your workload and nearing the final release date.
Also, these two regions are supposed to shrink with time. If they are expanding, that could be a sign of a bottleneck. It can also mean that you are adding more work to your system than your current capacity allows.
Adjust Cumulative Flow Diagram
By default, the chart is calculated by all the cards that are present on the board at the moment. You can also apply a search query to the chart to determine which cards, or even swimlanes, should be taken into account on the chart.
To filter the cards that are calculated in the chart:
Open the Chart tab of the Board Settings. Alternatively, if you view a chart already, then you can click the pencil (Edit) button in the right-hand corner of the chart.
In the Issue Filter parameter, toggle to the Custom option.
In the displayed Query field, enter the desired search query.
Click the Recalculate button to apply the query and immediately re-draw the chart.


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So, following on from my last post demonstrating an Arduino-based clock divider, I made another one with just dual-flipflop (CD4013) logic chips. This design divides into powers of two, from /1 to /32, using six flipflop units. Nothing fancy or ground-breaking - just implementing something I found on Wikipedia.
It seems that it needs the input clock pulse voltage to be reasonably close to the IC supply voltage. When I ran it at 12V supply with 5V input pulses it didn't seem to work very well at all. 6V supply with 5V pulses seems to work quite reliably. This can be improved by feeding the input clock line with a MOSFET.
Essentially this is an implementation of the cascading arrangement depicted here. The only parts not noted in that diagram are:
- The additional flipflops, which are wired in exactly the same way
- RESET and SET lines on each CD4013 must be tied low
- The usual power supply rails


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It appears that my work in the community and the nominations received from others has secured my status as an MVP for a second year.
Thank you all for the award and thank you everyone (including Microsoft) for valuing my contributions to the community.
I noticed last year I did quite a bit of travelling and talks. I'm going to need to work hard to keep that up this year. I'm also hoping to gear up for the v1 release of RoundhousE and DropkicK as well as something new I've been working on known as chocolatey (more on this in a future post – stay tuned). This year as well hope to get out to some of my favorite conferences (like Iowa Code Camp), start v2 of UppercuT (that Dru and I have been talking about almost as long as UC has been around), and get some of these other tools to work on Linux (UC already does).
I'm pretty excited about this year and recently changed jobs back in February for those who may not have heard. Now instead of working for a bank that has no money inside and the doors are always locked, I'll be playing with Crop Insurance.
Do me a favor and nominate Dru Sellers for MVP (Visual C#). His contributions to where many people are as developers/individuals (including me) would not have been possible without his influence and mentorship. His investment in others is huge and that is a defining factor of the MVP program.
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