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How Marketers Can Optimize For Clicks Based On Time Of Day
As we enter 2013, the growth of online advertising continues at a healthy pace. In October 2012, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released a report showing record-breaking, $17 billion online advertising revenues in the first half of 2012 – a 14% increase over the same period in 2011. With this growth also comes a greater […]
As we enter 2013, the growth of online advertising continues at a healthy pace. In October 2012, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released a report showing record-breaking, $17 billion online advertising revenues in the first half of 2012 – a 14% increase over the same period in 2011.
With this growth also comes a greater need for strategy. As TV advertisers are well aware, an advertisement's time slot can have a dramatic impact in terms of how a consumer reacts to that ad. For marketers or advertisers running campaigns online, it can also be extremely useful to know the optimal time periods in which to run their initiatives.
CTR As Function Of Time & Day Of Week
To shed light on this area of user behavior, Chitika Insights conducted a research study comparing user click-through rates (CTR) as a function of the time of day and day of week. The goal of this study was to provide a data-backed answer for marketers looking to identify the days and time periods where users are most likely to interact with ads.
To quantify this study, Chitika Insights took a sample of ad impressions from the Chitika ad network originating from the U.S. and Canada during the entire month of December.
For the first graph, the x-axis on the plot shows the hour of the week. For instance, the x-axis point labeled "Sunday 6AM EST" measures the average CTR for all Sundays at 6AM EST for the month of December.
As a result, this graph shows how the CTR changes for each of the 168 hours that comprise a given week. It is also plotted as an index, where the highest hour's CTR is assigned a value of 1, and all others are proportions thereof. The second graph shows indexed CTR by day of week (all hours in a day combined).
Optimizing For Time & Day Of Week
The data displayed in the chart below shows that marketers can best capitalize on elevated user CTR on Saturdays and Sundays, when the rate at which users click and browse the Web lies well above weekday levels. User CTR on the weekdays is, on average, 7% – 12% below the CTRs during the weekend, depending on the day.
In addition, if we look at this data with hourly granularity, we can see that CTR tends to peak in the mornings, from 6AM to 1PM. It then declines until midnight, where it stays low until the early morning.
The trade-off is these time periods also see some of the lowest impression volumes of the week. As such, if marketers' main focus is maxing Click and Action rates, these CTR differences over time can influence the effectiveness of their campaign.
As always, this is simply one factor that influences click likelihood; nonetheless, considering time of day can become an important tool in the marketer's toolbox for improving campaigns.
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Thinking about thru-hiking the AT? Here is a crash course to get you started.
The forums on WhiteBlaze will help answer specific questions or
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail: A Comprehensive Guide to Plan and Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike is free on Amazon Kindle for the next few days. Hope it helps some of you 2017 feel less intimated about the journey.
Alright, lets dig in...
Thru-hiking is a 6 month commitment. 6 months of anything demands a certain level of planning. 6 months of an entirely new way of life can be overwhelming.
The statistics change every year. However, it is estimated that less than 10-25% of hikers who start out actually finish their hike. Those numbers should let you know that the AT aint a cake walk.
Dont let this intimidate you though. Thru-hiking the AT is amazing - full of epic landscapes, great friendships and new experiences. The goal is to just be prepared for what lies ahead. Being prepared will not only help you get to the finish, but enjoy the journey.
1. Mentally Prepare.
The AT does not care how tired you are, how bad the weather is. After awhile, it can wear you down. Admittedly, I experienced a lot of boredom and some loneliness on the AT.
Here are some suggested tips to prepare...
- Find Your Motivation. Understanding why you are hiking is HUGE. Having a clear mission can be a great combatant on less-than-joyful days. I suggest you write down a list of several concrete reasons why you want to hike the AT.
- Assess the Opportunity Cost. In other words, what are you going to miss out on over the next 6 months? There may be some important events you will have to decline.
- Know There is a Light at the End of the Tunnel. This experience will go down as one of your most proud moments, experiences, and achievements. Think about how you will feel when you finish and for years to come.
- Stay Positive. Dont fight it; embrace it. Try to think about every situation in a positive light. Ex: That annoying rain might actually be a refreshing face wash.
- Dont Quit on a Bad Day. If you are miserable, then get outta there! However, if you are just pissy for an afternoon and think it is time to go home chill out for a bit. Reassess tomorrow.
2. Physically Prepare.
Lets round up and say the AT is 2,200 miles... and say that you want to hike the AT in 22 weeks (5 months). Thats 100 miles per week. Here is what an average week might look like:
Day 1: 20 miles
Day 2: 17 miles
Day 3: 13 miles
Day 4: 20 miles
Day 5: 17 miles
Day 6: 13 miles
Day 7: Rest
100 miles a week at a 2 mph pace means 50 hours of hiking every week. You can, of course, tack on a few extra weeks for cushion. Just know that hiking is about to become your full time job (sorry to use the word job in a moment of unemployed freedom).
All of this walking up and down mountains will be taxing on your body and can lead to injury. Some suggestions to prevent injury:
- Dont Start Out Like Jabba the Hut. Id say you should be able to at least jog a mile before setting out. Not a crazy fitness goal, just not a total couch potato.
- Start off Slow. Maybe start off just doing 5 miles a day and ease into it. If you feel good, kick it up a notch. If not, stay slow until you do. You dont want to get injured early on (like I did).
- Listen to Your Body. Rest in town if you need to and take a zero day.
- Stretch. I stretched every morning and propped my feet up every night to keep muscles from cramping and blood flowing.
3. Financially Prepare.
Too many people get off trail and quit because they run out of funds. This should not happen to you. A little planning and basic budgeting, and youll be fine. Here are some of my expenses (from what I remember)...
Trail: $10/ day X 150 days = $1,500
Town: $25/ day X 30 days = $600
Tent/ Shelter = $250
Sleeping Bag = $150
Backpack = $150
Mid-layer Jacket = $100
Shell Jacket = $100
Sleeping Pad = $100
Shoes = $100
Stove/ Kitchen = $60
Bag Liner = $50
Water Filter = $40
Headlamp = $40
Trekking Poles = $35
Stuff Sacks = $30
Water Containers = $20
Other = $150
Hostel: $15/ night X 30 nights = $450
Airfare/ shuttles = $300
Total Cost of My Thru-Hike: $4,225
Note I was not a big partier. This budget can vary A LOT depending on what gear you already have, eating and drinking habits, lodging needs, etc.
4. Direction and Timing.
Northbound = Georgia to Maine.
Roughly 90% of all thru-hikers go North. NOBOs start at Springer Mountain, GA in early Spring and end at Mt. Katahdin in late summer. They hike with the blossoming spring flowers. The first day of Spring is a popular day to start. Id recommend starting anywhere between March 1 - 30.
- Large social groups. 50 thru-hikers might be within a day of you. You will get to know a lot people and possibly have more options to find who you enjoy hiking with.
- Start off easy(ish). GA is a great primer.
- More infrastructure. Everything revolves around the NOBO season. Hostels, outfitters, shuttles, etc. We (SOBOs) heard stories of elaborate trail magic cookouts setup at road crossings for NOBOs.
- Epic finish. Mt. Katahdin is an iconic summit.
- Crowded shelters and overbooked hostels.
- Less solitude in nature.
- Potentially snowy start in early March.
- Mt. Katahdin closes down on October 15th for weather concerns. This may put you in a time crunch if you start in late April.
Southbound = Maine to Georgia.
About 10% go South. SOBOs start at Mt. Katahdin, ME in early summer and end at Springer Mountain, GA in late fall. They hike with the bright fall foliage. I recommend starting at the northern terminus anytime from June 1 - 30.
I started June 13th and wish I would have started more like June 1. I found winter especially harsh. An extra couple weeks would have been a nice cushion to prevent from hitting that intense snowy weather down South.
- Intimate social groups. Hike with maybe a handful of thru-hikers at a time. As a SOBO, I am biased. But, I suspect I would not have enjoyed the large NOBO group environment.
- More solitude in nature.
- Epic start. Mt. Katahdin on Day 1. I also thought Maine and New Hampshire were some of the most beautiful sections.
- No deadline. There is no one preventing you from finishing at Springer in the dead of winter. The cold weather should be enough of a deadline for you though.
- Lack of infrastructure. Not too common. But, there were several parks and hostels that were closed for the season as I hiked later into fall and early winter.
- The 100 Mile Wilderness is immediately after Mt. Katahdin. While extremely flat (and gorgeous), it can be a rude awakening for rationing food and supplies properly. Other than a few logging roads, once you start the Wilderness, you must finish it.
- Hard start. ME and NH are beautiful, but they have the toughest terrain and most drastic elevation changes on the entire AT.
- Black flies. NOBOs encounter their fair share of bugs. But, the black flies in Maine in June are hellacious.
5. Navigation.
You dont need a map or compass. 99% of the Trail is pretty obvious and marked by "blaze's" every 50-100 yards. AT blazes are 2X6 inch white stripes of paint located near eye-level, typically on a tree. Hence whiteblaze
Get David Millers The AT Guide guide and thank me later. It provides a horizontal profile of the entire Trail. Having this detailed trail gradient info is SUPER HELPFUL. Not only does it inform you how difficult or easy the upcoming miles are, but about upcoming water sources and shelters. Complete with hostel, shuttle, town info as well as a bunch of other good stuff.
Hitchhiking is the most common method to get to town. If hitchhiking is absurd to you - just hold on a sec. Yes, you need to be careful. However, almost all thru-hikers hitchhike. The citizens near the Trail are used to driving by trail crossings and seeing hikers waiting. Your driver has probably picked up many hikers for many years. Just dont hop in with a driver if he looks like a drunken lunatic.
6. Sleeping.
There are hostels and motels in town. Towns are scattered anywhere from 10 - 100 miles from each other. On average you will only stay in town about once a week. Youll be on the trail the rest of the time.
Two sleeping options on the Trail:
1) The AT Shelters. These are three walled wooden structures located ABOUT every 10 miles along the Trail. With a floor space of 8x12 feet, they can sleep anywhere from 6-10 people.
I slept in these probably 80% of the time. Shelters usually have a privy (outhouse type thing), a picnic table, fire pit and a water source nearby. On top of that, you dont have to set up and take down your own shelter every night and morning.
They are permanent structures though which makes their location rather inflexible. Sometimes they are crowded as well.
2) Your own tent/ hammock. Set this up almost anywhere. However, it is best to minimize your environmental footprint and stay at already designated sites (generally right by the shelters).
I highly recommend bringing your own shelter. You could be exhausted and not be up for pushing onto the shelter, you could encounter some impromptu bad weather and need to set up camp pronto. You could also stumble across a nice perch to watch the sunrise from.
I vote stay in shelters whenever possible, but bring your own tent/ hammock for backup. Having your own shelter will give you, at times, much needed flexibility.
7. Food and Supplies.
Typically you want 1.5 to 2 lbs of food per day. Depending on a whole bunch of factors (weight, daily mileage, sex, etc), your body can burn 5,000 calories per day. You gotta keep up with that alarming burn rate. So how to do it?
You wont be foraging for nuts and berries nor hunting down birds and rabbits. You will resupply all food in town and carry all of it in your pack. The distance between towns can range anywhere from 40 to 100 miles or about 3 to 7 days.
Resupply in Towns.
Most towns will have a grocery store to stock up on your food for the approaching section... until the next town. There are several outfitters scattered along the trail as well to replace any worn or broken gear. Sometimes your will have to resupply at gas stations (hello beef jerky!!)
Mail Drops.
Plan out your entire food supply ahead of time and strategically ship boxes to mail drops (post offices and hostels) along the way. This is a huge pain in the butt and does not work well in my opinion. Your taste buds will change from what you originally planned, your nutritional needs will change, etc. You also may arrive in town on Saturday afternoon when the post office is closed and have to wait for it to open on monday. Mail drops = no fun.
Bounce Boxes.
I found these to be a good compromise to the full-on mail drop arsenal option. Instead of trying to plan my entire resupply months in advance, bounce boxes let you ship supplies up a week or two on an as needed basis. Within a week or two window, you have a MUCH better idea of where you will be and when.
Put the supplies you need (but don't necessarily need ON the Trail) into a box and ship it forward to the next town. Repeat as needed. This was particularly helpful if I bought a 10 pack of granola bars and only needed 6 for the upcoming section or if I bought a 4 pack of batteries and only needed 2. At times, I also bounced the sometimes needed items ahead like extra socks, my journal, seasonal medicine or my ankle brace.
8. Water Guide.
You will rely on nature to keep you hydrated - ponds, streams, waterfalls, springs, etc. But, you should always treat your water (filter, chemical drops, light sterilization, etc) before drinking it.
Most of the Trail is very wet (minus some sections in PA) and water sources are every few miles. Water is heavy though - Over 2 lbs per liter. Considering you will only carry about 2 lbs of food per day, water can add a relatively huge amount of weight to your pack. Think twice before loading up on several liters.
I usually aimed to sip down a liter anytime I was leaving a water source. This meant during breakfast at the shelter, heading to the trailhead from town, or just before leaving the stream I stopped at for lunch.
I would almost always keep a liter in my bag in case the next water source was dry or in case of an emergency.
Monitor your urine color. Clear means overhydrated. Yellow means dehydrated. It should be a transparent yellow.
9. Dangers.
I feel like one of the most common questions thru-hikers get asked is Is it dangerous?. Maybe we fear the unknown or maybe pop culture has portrayed the woods to be full of ravenous bears and estranged murderers.
Basically, the AT is very safe. I never experienced bear attacks, snake bites, what have you. There are some things keep an eye out for though.
Black bears and snakes (namely copperheads and timber rattlers). Keep your distance, be respectful and hang your food. They're probably much more scared of you than you are of them.
Bugs: Ticks can carry lyme disease and mosquitoes will drive you crazy. Wear repellent and give yourself a "tick check" as often as possible.
Weather: On both ends of the spectrum, your colder months can cause hypothermia and hotter months, dehydration. Lightning storms, particularly on balds, can be a danger as well.
Sanitation: Always treat your water. Use hand sanitizer as much as possible - mice (and other hikers!) are in some shelters and can spread some nasty stuff.
Poison Ivy: Know what it looks like and avoid it.
People: Unfortunately, we are probably our biggest danger. Although the AT has an alarmingly low crime rate, there can be some bad apples.
10. Random Things I Cherished.
- Earplugs. Some people snore in shelters. The woods can get noisey as well.
- Trekking poles. I started off without them. My knees were so beat up after the 100 Mile Wilderness, I almost when home. They saved my hike.
- Journal. My AT journal is now one of my most prized possessions
Hope y'all enjoy the hike! It's an awesome experience. Feel free to connect anytime. If you don't have a Kindle, I am happy to email you a free pdf of the guidebook: [email protected].
Chris or 'Smooth' (like the Peanut Butter).


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Despite a few seriously annoying bugs, the Windows 7 version of Windows Media Center is without a doubt the best yet.
I think my only real complaint is with Microsoft's shift from the DVR-MS format to the newer WTV format for recorded TV shows. WTV files are incompatible with the XP and Vista versions of Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player.
In other words, if you want to watch recorded shows on the older PCs in your house, you're sorta outta luck.
But only sorta. Microsoft actually baked a WTV-to-DVR-MS converter right into Windows 7. Here's how to use it:
1. Open your Public Recorded TV folder.
2. Right-click the recording you want to convert.
3. Choose Convert to DVR-MS format.
4. Wait.
Tricky, huh? The process will probably take anywhere from 5-30 minutes, depending on the speed of your computer and the length of the show. When it's done, you'll find a DVR-MS version of the recording right below the WTV one (the latter doesn't get altered in any way). Look for a -DVRMS suffix added to the filename if you can't tell which is which.
Now you can copy the DVR-MS file to your laptop or any other system running XP or Vista; it should play just fine.


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T.J. Maxx lets customers shop online
- Off-price retailers buy excess clothing and home goods from other merchants%2C sells them at 20%25 to 60%25 discount
- Few mainstream off-price retailers have full-featured e-commerce sites
- Popularity of off-price flash-sale websites%2C like Gilt and Rue La La%2C are changing the rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Deal hunters have a new online option: This week, off-price retailer T.J. Maxx has quietly begun letting its customers shop online.
Off-price retailers like T.J. Maxx buy excess clothing and home goods from other merchants and sells them at about 20% to 60% off regular prices.
Few mainstream off-price retailers have full-featured e-commerce sites since the brands that they work with are often reluctant to broadcast the discount prices online. But that view is dissipating, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Howard Tubin, particularly as off-price flash-sale websites Gilt and Rue La La become more popular.
"I think it's a great move for (T.J. Maxx)," Tubin said, saying it will be a good source of added sales.
The company's website, tjmaxx.com, also works on tablets and smartphones, said Doreen Thompson, TJX Cos.' vice president of corporate communications.
Customers can return most merchandise purchased online at any of the company's more than 1,000 T.J. Maxx stores or ship it back, she said.
The launch of the website had been expected this fall. An e-commerce website is a way to attract customers that don't already shop at T.J. Maxx, as well as giving existing customers an ability to shop "24/7," said TJX CEO Carol Meyrowitz on the company's most recent earnings conference call in August.
She said then that the company was taking a "deliberate approach" to the web to make sure the site is profitable. TJX first tried a short-lived shopping site in 2004, which closed a year later.
TJX Cos., based in Framingham, Mass., operates 3,000 stores including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods in the U.S., Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada and T.K. Maxx and HomeSense in Europe. Of the company's brands, only T.J. Maxx appeared to be offering the online shopping option in the U.S.
In December 2012 TJX bought Sierra Trading Post, a discount online retailer, for $200 million to expand its online business.
TJX shares fell 8 cents to $56.76 late in the afternoon, earlier peaking at a 52-week high of $57.16.
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Marcus Davis (19-8) has a new fight – and a new opponent.
The UFC veteran has verbally agreed to fight "The Ultimate Fighter 13" veteran and fellow Massachusetts native Chuck O'Neil (8-4) at "W-1: Reloaded," according sources close to the fighter. The event takes place Oct. 15 at BankUnited Center in Miami and airs on Fox Sports Net.
Additionally, Davis is now scheduled to scheduled to meet Travis Coyle (7-4) at Global Fight League 9, which takes place Sept. 23 at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Maine.
Davis' was originally scheduled to meet Josh Hersey at Global Fight League 9 before Hersey withdrew for unknown reasons.
It's a brisk pickup for "The Irish Hand Grenade," who's 2-0 since his exit from the UFC this past January. In a stint for Canada-based Maximum Fighting Championships, he outpointed Curtis Demarce and UFC vet Pete Spratt.
Meanwhile, O'Neil looks to get back on the winning track after a short-lived stint in the UFC. His dreams of glory on "TUF 14" were ended by eventual winner Tony Ferguson, who stopped him via third-round TKO. He went on to fight Chris Cope at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale but was soundly outpointed. It was his first loss in three regional fights.
Coyle's first professional loss came to O'Neil in 2008. He's 2-0 this year in regional competition.
UFC vets Jeff Monson and Gabriel Gonzaga are expected to headline the W-1 event.
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Spay And Neuter What's It All About
Mr. Sunshine!!! Where are you? Lady Spring!!! Me thought you was comin' early? Oh, meowllo everypawdy how ya' doin'? Member all dat purretty weather me had reported 'bout? Well it went away and Old Man Winter came back with da colds, da storms and all. Mommy had been tellin' me it was comin' but me kept remindin' her dat da weather guessers was sayin' just da opposite. So Tuesday night when da sky started rumblin' and lightin' up like Cristmas trees mommy 'splained to me dat da weather guessers must not know old man Arthur-Itis like she does. Me told mommy she needed to quit hangin' out with old man Arthur-Itis cuz all he ever brought round was bad news, pain and yucky weather. Mommy agreed with me but sed he was an innerloper, an uninvited guest dat showed up whether you wanted him to or not. Bein' da Southern Belle me is, me thinks dat's just rude.
It iz rude Dezi, but old man Arthur-Itiz visits most of us az we get older. I hiss at him and old man Winter ever year and yet they still come back.
Well sissy me thinks sumpawdy shuld teach him sum manners. And dat's all me's gunna say 'bout it fur now, cuz in all da stormin' and cold we missed World Spay day.
As ya' know we believe in spayin' and neuterin' your anipals. As with any medical purrcedure there's a little controversary surroundin' da when it can/should be done. Mommy remembers a long time ago when VETs recommended waitin' till an animal was 6 – 8 months old or da females had their furst heat cycle afur altering. She even remembers a time when they thought it was good to let a female have 1 litter afur bein' spayed. (shakes head) Fank Catness we know better today. With so many unwanted anipals in da world, da last thing we need is a bunch of kitties and puppies bein' born to respawnsible pet owners. Anyways, in recent years spay and neuters have become commonplace in very young animals. Da new requirement seems to be dat da anipal in question must be 6 weeks old and weigh 2 pounds. This purrcedure is technically called a Gonadectomy and refers to the removal of the sex organs or gonads in both female and male animals. Spaying a female animal means dat da ovaries and usually da uterus are removed. Neutering a male entails removal of da testicles.
Neutering is about more than just de-sexing an animal. It can also alter some of da behaviors exhibited by in tact animals. Fur instance, neutered animals no longer feel da need to breed and pass along their genes and thus rarely exhibit territorial behaviors such as spraying, fighting or caterwauling. The medical benefits of neutering an animal include, reduced risk of mammary gland tumors, testicular cancer is eliminated, a decrease in da risk of prostrate disease and ovarian and uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated; especially ifin done before da furst heat cycle. And of course it does away with the vicious cycle of propagating and adding to da nummers of unwanted animals in shelters and rescues. As with any surgical purrcedure there are risks. But da benefits far outweigh those risks in most cases. Ifin you have any concerns da bestest thing to do is talk with your VET.
World Spay Day is an annual campaign by da HSUS and Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association to bring awareness to spay/neuter fur companion, community and street animals. But every day can be Spay Day as far as we're concerned. Ifin you have trouble comin' up with da funds to spay or neuter your furry furiend, check with your local shelter. More offen than not there is a low cost clinic dat can help you out. Even we have one about 35 miles from us. Mommy used to volunteer a lot; and me was spayed there many years ago now. Me was 6 months old at da time of me's spay and sis Lexi was a bit older. But only cuz she was so tiny and her VET wanted to cut down on da risks of surgery by allowing her to gain weight afur goin' unner da knife. Ifin him only knew. Sissy hasn't seen those tiny days in a long time. MOL Mommy purrsonally isn't a fan of da Gonadectomies and purrfurs da 6 month time line, but we encourage you to talk with your VET ifin you have any concerns. Spay, neuter and adopt. Words to live by.
Contrary to some beliefs, neutering does not make your pets lazy or gain weight. Your anipal will stay active as long as you continue to purrvide stimulation. And a propurr diet and play life will keep your pet healthy and weight appropriate. Me's gunna go now and try to find Mr. Sunshine. Or maybe me will just take a nap by da lectric fireplace.
What are your thoughts on early spay/neuters (Gonadectomy)?
Till da next time…………………………………..Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
References: Miriam Webster Dictionary (Definitions) and da ASPCA website (World Spay Day definition and clip art)
Posted on February 24, 2016, in Educational and tagged #Spay/Neuter, Dezi, Educational, Lexi, Rain, Storms, World Spay Day. Bookmark the permalink. 35 Comments.
Suki was less than 6 months when she had her operation. But it was very necessary. She had gone into her first heat and sat at the window meowing loudly like a crazy cat all day when Mommy was at work, and the landlady said get her fixed or move out! Sasha was fixed as soon as the vet said okay (3-4 months). Brandi was a rescue, so she was about a year old and the rescue group had her operation taken care of before she came to Mommy. Me too. Did we have babies? We honestly can't remember. That's kinda sad. We hope if we did they weren't left out on the streets like we were!
Hi Dezi 'n Lexi, how are you guys? We are sorry tohear about Mister A Ritis visiting! He's a big pain!! Good words on spaying and neutering! xox
When I was an early teen I got a cat as a birthday gift. No one explained the "birds and bees" to me, and she had a little of kittens. I saved my own money to pay for her spay–$47. She lived to be 19.


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Nonetheless, it is fair in that it measures the sentiment of economic bloggers, and in this report the tone is leaning more negative with concerns over the budget deficit and rising debt levels. It's an interesting skim with some well presented charts.
KEY FINDINGS - The Economy
Economics bloggers have a bleak outlook of the U.S. economy, with 48 percent responding that conditions are worse than official statistics indicate, and only 6 percent saying it is better. Seven percent of respondents say the economy is strong, while 33 percent say it is weak, with the remainder saying it is mixed.
When asked for the growth prospects for key measures of economic activity over the next three years, the largest increases are expected to be in interest rates, inflation, and the budget deficit. U.S. output and jobs are expected to increase, but with about half the intensity of growth in global output. The respondents say the prospects for the entrepreneurial economy in the United States are grim as well. The panel assesses conditions as "bad" or "very bad" for small business (52 percent) and bank lending to business (51 percent) and individuals (50 percent). The outlook for entrepreneurs is a relative bright spot, with opinions mixed between bad conditions (36 percent) and good (26 percent).
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How To Stay Healthy This Winter
Staying healthy is almost on everyone's list every winter. But this year, in the midst of a pandemic, it may be even more of a concern than usual.Read more
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6524.0.55.002 - Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas, Time Series, 2003-04 to 2007-08
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Mosman tops New South Wales' income list
People living in Sydney's harbourside suburbs earn some of Australia's highest incomes, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Mosman, on Sydney's North Shore, recorded the highest average total income in Australia in 2007-08 ($131,606) followed by Woollahra, in Sydney's east ($116,376).
Hunters Hill ($95,027), North Sydney ($83,997) and Ku-ring-gai ($82,195) round out the top five highest income areas in New South Wales.
Around 16% of regions in New South Wales recorded average total incomes above the state average ($46,480). Of these, all but 4 were located within the Sydney metropolitan area.
Outside of Sydney, highest average total incomes were recorded in Queanbeyan ($51,227) and part of Palerang in the state's south-east ($50,537), Singleton in the Hunter Valley ($49,780), and inner-city Newcastle ($47,375).
These data include income from wages and salaries, own unincorporated business, investment, and superannuation and annuities, but do not include government pensions and allowances.
Further information is available in Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas, 2003-04 to 2007-08 (cat. no. 6524.0.55.002).
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This study provides useful insights into how audit-partner quality affects engagement-level quality and underscores the importance of audit-partner identification; furthermore, this study could lead to future research which can explore whether audit-partner quality affects the cost of equity and debt capital above and beyond audit-firm and audit-client characteristics with the hopes of deepening the understanding of auditor performance and the market perception of auditor reputation at the audit-partner level.
Wang, Yanyan, Lisheng Yu, and Yuping Zhao. 2015. The Association between Audit-Partner Quality and Engagement Quality: Evidence from Financial Report Misstatements. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 34 (3): 81-111.
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For more information on this study, please contact William F. Messier, Jr.
William F. Messier Jr., Thomas M. Kozloski, and Natalia Kochetova-Kozloski (2010) An Analysis of SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Actions against Engagement Quality Reviewers. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory: November 2010, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 233-252.
The most efficient and effective resolution of issues arising from engagement quality reviews is direct interaction between the engagement partner and the engagement quality review partner. When both parties go into the interaction with an open mind it can lead to new and innovative solutions. The involvement of other individuals in the firm does not facilitate or expedite the process of resolution. An important takeaway from the results of this questionnaire was that while the respondents indicated that almost half of the examples involved issues that had arisen in previous years, only a small minority of those same issues were considered to have potential ramifications for future years. This lack of symmetry suggests that the temporal connection of the identified issues was underestimated and suggests that this temporal connection is an important factor that should be explicitly considered in engagement quality reviews.
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Emby, C. and M. Favere-Marchesi. 2010. Review partners and engagement partners: The interaction process in engagement quality review. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 29 (2): 215-232.
The findings of this study imply that firm level expertise impacts audit quality but has a greater impact in conjunction with office level or partner level expertise. Similarly, concurring auditors have a greater impact on audit quality when their abilities are paired with those of a lead or signing partner. This study implicitly emphasizes the importance in cooperation and the sharing of intellectual resources among partners in Big 4 firms considering that expertise is not homogeneous across a firm. Additionally, this study has implications on what could result if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States decided to require an engagement partner's signature on the audit report.
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Chi, H., and C. Chin. Firm versus partner measures of auditor industry expertise and effects on auditor quality. Accounting: A Journal of Practice and Theory 30 (2): 201-229.
While research on "quality-threatening behaviors" by auditors is difficult to perform due to confidentiality constraints, the available findings suggest that audit firms can make a difference in their incidence and severity through careful attention to policies and procedures for assessing, monitoring and controlling risk of violation of professional standards. While there is likely to be greater resistance to higher quality control standards among smaller firms, research shows that audit quality concerns are greater for smaller firms and that larger firms are currently passing smaller and riskier clients to them. The authors suggest that small accounting firms can adopt strategies, like creating alliances or becoming niche providers of certain audit services, to allow them to meet this challenge.
Bedard, J.C., D.R. Deis, M.B. Curtis, and J.G. Jenkins. 2008. Risk monitoring and control in audit firms: A research synthesis. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 27 (1): 187-218.
Engagement quality review is one quality control mechanism used by public accounting firms to monitor the quality of audit engagements. In this study, the authors analyzed the concurring partner review process by reviewing six firms' concurring partner review guidance. The authors argue that the analysis of this study provides a base for the PCAOB in setting its standard for engagement quality review.
Epps, Kathryn K.and W.F. Messier, Jr. 2007. Engagement Quality Reviews: A Comparison of Audit Firm Practices. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 26 (2): 167-181.


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World Largest Sapphire found In SriLanka
Star of Adam named after local belied that Adam arrived in Sri Lanka after being banished from the Garden of Eden
The world's biggest blue star sapphire, worth at least $100 million (£68 million), has been mined in Sri Lanka.
The gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats, according to the BBC.
The previous record was 1,395 carats.
"The moment I saw it, I decided to buy," the current owner, who asked to remain anonymous, told the BBC World Service's Newsday progamme,adding that it could sell for as much as $175 million at auction.
Sapphire (blue stone which probably referred instead at the time to lapis lazuli) is a typically blue gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3). Trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium can give corundum respectively blue, yellow, purple, orange, or green color. Chromium impurities in corundum yield pink or red tint, the latter being called ruby.
Commonly, sapphires are worn in jewelry. Sapphires may be found naturally, by searching through certain sediments (due to their resistance to being eroded compared to softer stones) or rock formations. They also may be manufactured for industrial or decorative purposes in large crystal boules.Sapphires are used in some non-ornamental applications, including infrared optical components, such as in scientific instruments; high-durability windows; wristwatch crystals and movement bearings; and very thin electronic wafers, which are used as the insulating substrates of very special-purpose solid-state electronics (especially integrated circuits and GaN-based LEDs).
-Natural sapphires:
The sapphire is one of the three gem-varieties of corundum, the other two being ruby(defined as corundum in a shade of red) and padparadscha (a pinkish orange variety).Significant sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China (Shandong), Madagascar, East Africa, and in North America in a few locations, mostly in Montana.
-Blue sapphire:
Color in gemstones breaks down into three components: hue, saturation, and tone. Hue is most commonly understood as the "color" of the gemstone.
-Sapphires of other colors:
Yellow and green sapphires are also commonly found. Pink sapphires deepen in color as the quantity of chromium increases. The deeper the pink color the higher their monetary value, as long as the color is tending toward the red of rubies.
Sapphires may be treated by several methods to enhance and improve their clarity and color. It is common practice to heat natural sapphires to improve or enhance color. This is done by heating the sapphires in furnaces to temperatures between 500 and 1,800 °C (932 and 3,272 °F) for several hours, or by heating in a nitrogen-deficient atmosphere oven for seven days or more. Upon heating, the stone becomes more blue in color, but loses some of the rutile inclusions (silk). When high temperatures are used, the stone loses all silk (inclusions) and it becomes clear under magnification. The inclusions in natural stones are easily seen with a jeweler's loupe.


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I open my eyes and I'm greeted with a stabbing pain. My head is throbbing, and I feel like someone is sitting on my belly button. I think my pelvis was shattered. They said I lost a lot of blood, but they're doing what they can to make me comfortable: heating pads, chocolate, soft pillows. I'm an emotional wreck. Everything seems to be triggering some form of anger, sadness, and confused complication in my body. They tell me that this too shall pass…
Unfortunately, being a woman is not a phase, and I've struggled with it my entire life; the monthly gift (as described in the example above), weight gain, societal pressure, family pressure, unworthy pressure that I've put on myself, all of it. Today is International Women's Day, and I can't think of a better day to talk about what it's like being one.
When you're a girl, you see images of Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel, and you think to yourself, I want to be them, I want their life. I want to look like them, have their problems, and their happy endings. I remember being really little and standing on my bed, looking at the moon and dreaming of a life like Cinderella's (the ending of course). I even dug around in my mother's beauty drawer for a thick, black hair tie, just like the one Cinderella had, so that I could pull my hair back, just like she did in the movie.
As I grew, I wore dresses, painted my nails, applied makeup; I had a field day trying to look like a lady. But, still, when I looked in the mirror, all I saw was a girl with pale skin, nasty zits, glasses, and frizzy hair who was gaining weight by the minute. Boys NEVER looked at me…especially when I was going through my ugly phase…which was from 2nd grade to about my sophomore year of high school. I noticed all the girls in classes around me finding guys in middle school, and I was looked at as an ugly freak. I thought, how can I change?
As time went on, like any other woman, I saw images of Hollywood celebrities, their hair, makeup, weight, and tried to imitate them. I bought their clothes, went and got my hair done, researched how to tone my muscles while sitting at my desk, and the best brands of makeup for my skin. Still, I never looked like those women in Hollywood. Hell, there are celebrity women in their 50s that look better and are healthier than I will ever be!
And, not only did I feel pressure in regards to my looks, but sex. As a woman, you're expected to be this sweet and innocent girl in public, but once you lock your bedroom door, men want you to turn into this wild animal! I remember the first few times I had sex, I didn't know what to do with my hands, what to say, anything. I thought that I was supposed to sit back and let him take control of my body. It's his for the taking; right?
Looks, the bedroom, and even the work force seem to control society's perception of women. I remember when I entered my first job and realized that I wasn't making as much as the man (who was doing the same work and at the same level of experience) sitting next to me because I had a vagina. Really? But, I suppose women are an awful investment. If they're not engaged to be married when they start working for your company, they probably will be in no time. So, if they get married and their husband wants to move away because of a promotion, poof, they're gone. Then, if he wants to have children, of course, someone might have to stay home. But, how can he stay home? He just got that promotion? He's top dog! And, companies hate maternity leave. You might as well ask to go part-time, or just save the company some time and never come back. Why invest in a woman, they'll just leave! Ugh…
But, when you think about it, I don't know if I'd want to be a man either. Society tells them that they can't cry or show emotion when they feel it. They can't be the runt of any sports team, otherwise they'll get picked on. They have to be tall, have six pack abs, and watch ESPN. They have to make others feel like they've earned the penis God's given them. And, if they want a female partner, they better make sure they're able to provide. They're the one who's going to have to work long hours, make connections, and do everything in their power to make sure that at the end of the day he still has gas left in the tank to have sex with his wife. And, what about that wife? Is she pretty? Does she do meaningful work? How many women did he have sex with before he married her? How much action does he receive on a regular basis now that he's married? It's all important. It all counts toward their "manhood points."
I don't know if I'd want that specific pressure that comes with being a man. I couldn't tell you what's worse. But, what I can tell you, is that pressure to be anything other than who you truly are is awful. If you're a woman, but like being a "tom boy," who gives a shit? If you're a man, but enjoy The Notebook, I'm not going to judge you. Shouldn't the message we spread to one another be, "Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be You," Instead of, "be a man," or "act like a lady"…?
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Universal Music Group has finally latched on to one of the key strengths of digital music downloads: you can offer stacks of tracks that would never be heard otherwise because they're economically impractical to release in physical form.
UMG yesterday said it would offer for download around 100,000 songs that are currently unavailable on CD. Up for grabs will be lesser-known works from the likes of Nirvana (the original 1960s psychedelic band, not the Seattle Grungemeisters), Chris de Burgh, Big Country and Marianne Faithfull.
Other bands down for inclusion in the so-called "digital archeology" programme include The Lilac Time, Marc Almond, Godley and Creme, Fairport Convention, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jacques Brel, Nana Mouskouri, Eddy Mitchell, and Brigitte Bardot.
"This programme will offer material that, in some cases, goes back to the early days of recorded music," Barney Wragg, senior vice-president of UMG's eLabs division said in a statement.
The scheme will take three to four years to complete, UMG said, with the first 3,000 tracks due to go online from the middle of February.
UMG didn't say which digital music services would sell its "digital archeology" content on to buyers, but since all the key online music providers - including iTunes, Napster, Wippit, Virgin Digital and HMV - offer UMG material, it's hoped they will pick up on the offer. ®


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About Fertility Awareness
Talking to your kids about sex can be daunting, no matter how close you are. But discussing issues like abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and birth control can help lower teens' risk of an unintended pregnancy or contracting an STD.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supports sex education that includes information about both abstinence and birth control. Research has shown that this information doesn't increase sexual activity among teens, but does promote and increase the proper use of birth control methods among those who are sexually active.
How and when you discuss sex and birth control is up to you. Providing the facts is vital, but it's also wise to tell your kids where you stand. Remember, by approaching these issues like any other health topics, not as something dirty or embarrassing, you increase the odds that your kids will feel comfortable coming to you with any questions and problems. As awkward as it might feel, answer questions honestly. And if you don't know the answers, it's OK to say so, then find out and report back.
If you have questions about how to talk with your son or daughter about sex, consider consulting your doctor. Lots of parents find this tough to tackle, and a doctor may offer some helpful perspective.
What Is Fertility Awareness?
Fertility awareness is a way to prevent pregnancy by not having sex around the time of ovulation (the release of an egg during a woman's monthly cycle). Couples who want to have a baby can also use this method to plan sex during the time the female is most likely to conceive. Fertility awareness can include methods such as natural family planning, periodic abstinence, and the rhythm method.
How Does Fertility Awareness Work?
If a couple doesn't have sex around the time of ovulation, the female is less likely to get pregnant. The trick is knowing when ovulation happens. Couples use a calendar, a thermometer to measure body temperature, the thickness of cervical mucus, or a kit that tests for ovulation. The ovulation kits are more useful for couples who are trying to get pregnant. The fertile period around ovulation lasts 6 to 9 days and during this time the couple using only fertility awareness for birth control should not have sex.
How Well Does Fertility Awareness Work?
Fertility awareness is not a reliable way to prevent pregnancy for most young people who are sexually active. Over the course of a year, as many as 25 out of 100 typical couples who rely on fertility awareness to prevent pregnancy will have an accidental pregnancy. Of course, this is an average, and the chance of getting pregnant depends on whether a couple uses one or more of the fertility awareness methods correctly and consistently to ensure that they do not have unprotected sex during the fertile period.
In general, how well each type of birth control method works depends on many different factors. These include any health conditions the young woman may have or any medications she may be taking. In the case of fertility awareness, it depends on how consistent her cycle is and how accurately the couple tracks when she could be ovulating, and how reliably unprotected sex is avoided during the fertile period.
Protection Against STDs
Fertility awareness does not protect against STDs. Couples having sex must always use condoms to protect against STDs even when using another method of birth control.
Abstinence (not having sex) is the only method that always prevents pregnancy and STDs.
Who Uses Fertility Awareness?
Fertility awareness is not a reliable way to prevent pregnancy. It is often very difficult to tell when a female is ovulating, and she can conceive for up to 6 days before she ovulates and 1 or 2 days after. Because teens often have irregular menstrual cycles, it makes predicting ovulation much more difficult. Even people who have previously had regular cycles can have irregular timing of ovulation when factors such as stress or illness are involved. Fertility awareness requires a commitment to monitoring body changes, keeping daily records, and above all not having sex during the fertile period. Couples often need to practice for months to get this method right.
More Information About Fertility Awareness
Couples interested in this method should talk to a doctor or counselor trained in fertility awareness who can teach them the skills necessary to practicing this birth control method accurately.
How Much Does Fertility Awareness Cost?
The tools needed for fertility awareness — such as ovulation detection kits and thermometers — are available in drugstores but can be expensive. Again, it's best to talk to a doctor for advice on using this method.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: October 2013


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VANCOUVER -- B.C.'s Health Minister Michael de Jong announced Tuesday that the province will ban the use of commercial tanning beds by anyone under 18 to reduce the chances of developing skin cancer later in life.
With the announcement, B.C. joins Nova Scotia as the only provinces to ban minors from using tanning beds.
France has a similar ban, and the Australian state of New South Wales will ban tanning beds outright by 2014.
"I think it's clear that there is a strong desire to regulate the access that minors have to tanning beds," de Jong said last month. "I think that debate has evolved, really, to a choice between requiring specific parental consent or an outright ban."
An increasing array of medical and health groups are calling for a ban on minors using tanning beds because, the groups say, they cause cancer. Those groups includes the Canadian Paediatric Society, the Canadian Dermatological Association, the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Cancer Society and the World Health Organization.
The Joint Canadian Tanning Association is in favour of regulation, but not a ban on youth under 18.
Instead, regulations should require the permission of parents, said Steven Gilroy, executive director of the tanning association which is based in Kelowna, B.C.
Tanning-bed operators should also be required to have certification to run tanning equipment, and fair-skinned people who always burn and never tan should be banned from using the beds at all ages, said Gilroy.


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October 2, 1931 - May 2, 2014
Millbrook, NY
Robert Merritt Field, son of Vincent and Mildred Keller Field, was born October 2, 1931 in Poughkeepsie and grew up in Millbrook. He passed away peacefully May 2, 2014 at home.
Bob married his eternal sweetheart, Kathryn Mary Stannard on June 13, 1953 and they were the parents of Kathie (Mrs. John Baardson), David (Kathleen), Robin (Mrs. Blaine Jones) and Brian (Lisa); grandparents of 19 and great-grandparents of ten.
He graduated from R.P.I. with a degree in Electrical Engineering and worked for Central Hudson, Schoonmaker Homes and as a contractor in Newburgh, where he was widely recognized for his strong work ethic and delightful sense of humor.
Bob was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served for many years as a Branch President and Bishop. His testimony was defined by diligent, faithful service to his fellow man and his unwavering integrity. He is predeceased by his sister, Nancy Marie Field Pulver, and his parents. We will miss him very much, but look forward to a joyous reunion when we shall embrace him once more "before the pleasing bar of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both quick and dead".
Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 7th at the Allen Funeral Home, 3270 Franklin Ave., Millbrook, NY 12545. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Bishop Phillip Berardi officiating. Burial will follow at the Nine Partners Cemetery, Millbrook, NY.
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Community Energy Project (CEP)
CEP offers installation of energy-saving weatherization materials and small in-home safety repairs in the homes of low-income senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
The Fair Housing Council of Oregon promotes equal access to housing by providing education, outreach, technical assistance and enforcement opportunities specifically related to federal, state and local fair housing laws.
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The Rent Well tenant education program includes information about reasonable accommodation and modification requests and fair housing protections for people with disabilities. Administered by Home Forward.
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June 22, 2011 -- Testing chemicals to determine their impact on breast development and breast cancer risk should be a standard part of the regulatory process, according to a new report in Environmental Health Perspectives. However, few chemicals on the market undergo such evaluations.
"Our review advocates modifying testing protocols so that they have a better assessment of breast tissue," says researcher Ruthann Rudel, MS, director of research at the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass. "If we are concerned with breast cancer, we have to look at the breast when we test chemicals."
The new report, whose authors also include staff at the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health, brings together the results of a variety of animal studies that show that early exposures -- including in the womb -- to some common chemicals lead to abnormalities in breast development.
The abnormalities include early and accelerated growth, as well as affecting the ability to breastfeed. Some also appear to increase the risk of breast cancer later in life.
Men Also at Risk
And it's not just girls and women who are at risk. The review found that chemical exposures could lead to enlarged breasts in boys and men as well as a possibly heightened susceptibility to breast cancer. In some studies the report cites, male breast tissue was more sensitive to exposure than female breast tissue.
Among the chemicals that the authors cite can affect breast development and cancer susceptibility in animal studies are atrazine, an agricultural pesticide that Rudel says is a known drinking water contaminant; bisphenol A (BPA), found in certain water bottles, baby bottles and other common products; and PFOA, which is used in nonstick cookware and in stain-resistant coatings for both clothing and carpets. Rudel says that PFOA is also found in microwave popcorn bag liners.
All of these chemicals, as well as others, she says, are cause for concern "even at quite low exposure levels."
Yet testing for these chemicals' effects on breast development is not a standard part of the safety review process.
"It needs to be done but it hasn't been incorporated yet," says Rudel.
Testing Guidelines
While Rudel points to recent efforts by the National Toxicology Program to develop and validate protocols for such testing, she acknowledges that putting such protocols into practice will take time and effort.
"Getting them incorporated into guidelines could take a lot of advocating, because there is a lot of inertia," she says. "Right now, mammary gland testing is optional."
The American Chemical Council (ACC), which represents the chemical industry, supports the development of such guidelines, as long as they are "scientifically relevant and reliable and are not redundant," according to a statement issued in response to the new report. "ACC believes we must continue to work together in our pursuit to create a regulatory system that is protective of human health, the environment, and the ability of industry to innovate and drive economic growth."
Rudel says that the new report offers sufficient incentive to re-evaluate current regulatory practices and to make what she considers necessary changes to testing protocols.
"What we've done," she says, "is put the scientific information together in a place where advocates can and will and should use it."


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Even lunch is an issue.
As the partial government shutdown stretches toward its 26th day, the White House tried to bypass Democratic leadership by inviting rank-and-file House Democrats to lunch with President Trump and nine Republicans lawmakers. The invitation was part of a long-shot effort to open some cracks in Democratic unity "and negotiate directly with centrist lawmakers and some newly elected freshmen, including those in districts where Trump is popular," the Associated Press says.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly gave her blessing for those more junior lawmakers to accept the White House invitation — and see for themselves what it's like to deal with Trump — but they all declined amid concerns that the event would just be a photo opportunity for the president.
"The question that I think everyone can reasonably ask is, is he inviting people to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to really try to resolve this problem or to create a photo op so he can project a false sense of bipartisanship?" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, said, according to The Washington Post.
Negotiations remain at a standstill, and each side continues to try to ramp up pressure and gain leverage. The White House reportedly has no meetings planned this week with Pelosi or Schumer.
More Posturing and Poll Numbers
On Tuesday morning, the president tweeted about a new caravan heading toward the U.S. from Honduras and claimed that "Polls are now showing that people are beginning to understand the Humanitarian Crisis and Crime at the Border. Numbers are going up fast, over 50%." He was apparently referring to a new Quinnipiac University poll in which 54 percent of voters said that there is a security crisis along the border with Mexico, and 68 percent said there is a humanitarian crisis.
But that same poll found that Americans "remain solidly opposed to a wall on the Mexican border," 55 percent to 43 percent, with a majority of voters saying that the wall is not a good use of taxpayer dollars, won't make the U.S. safer, is not necessary to protect the border and is contrary to American values.
Overall, the poll found that, by a 63-30 margin, voters support the Democratic proposal to reopen the government while negotiating over border security and wall funding. Nearly two-thirds of voters oppose shutting down the government to get money for a wall — but two-thirds of Republicans support it.
"Trump just highlighted a poll that undermines his argument, secure in the knowledge that his followers will only hear the cherry-picked finding," said Greg Sargent, a liberal opinion writer for The Washington Post.
The Quinnipiac poll also found that Trump's attempt at using the presidential bully pulpit with last week's televised address to the nation flopped, with only 2 percent of voters saying the speech changed their mind about building the wall.
Other key shutdown developments:
- Trump Administration Will Bring Back Thousands of IRS Workers for Tax Season: The Trump administration has ordered thousands of furloughed federal employees to resume working, without pay, in order to minimize disruptive effects of the shutdown. As part of that plan, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it will bring back nearly 60 percent of its workforce — more than 46,000 employees, including more than 34,000 workers in the agency section that processes tax returns and refunds, according to the Washington Examiner. The agency will still not perform audits during the shutdown. When the shutdown began last month, fewer than 10,000 workers, or about 12 percent of the IRS workforce, were kept on the job, according to The Washington Post.
- Mitch McConnell Blocks Vote to Reopen Government: For the second time in two weeks, Senate Republicans blocked a package of bills passed by the House to reopen the government. "The solution to this is a negotiation between the one person in the country who can sign something into law, the president of the United States, and our Democratic colleagues," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, according to The Hill. His Democratic counterpart, Sen. Chuck Schumer, urged McConnell to enter the negotiations. "There's only one person who can help America break through this gridlock: Leader McConnell. For the past month Leader McConnell has been content to hide behind the president, essentially giving him a veto over what comes to the floor of the Senate," Schumer said.
- House Dems Won't Leave D.C. Next Week: House Democrats cancelled their planned recess for next week and will have lawmakers stay in Washington unless the shutdown is resolved.