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FBN's Lou Dobbs on partisan politics stalling progress in Washington.
May 9, 2012
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Partisan gridlock continues on Capitol Hill Republicans Democrats alike.
Unable to come together on dealing with our nation's out of -- -- spending and debt.
We got joins me now with his two cents -- so that Lou Dobbs tonight right here on the Fox Business Network.
Will welcome back to the show great to have you with this group you know.
We've spent so much time today talking about the gridlock and and what can't get done in Washington while we cannot do we can't find any common ground on the budget.
We can't can't find any congrats even on simple things like this student loan debt.
-- you covered this a long time.
What do you say is it worse than it's ever been.
I X I don't think so I I think we've seen worst periods for partisanship but that's what you mean certainly worst periods for alienation.
In in the country's history -- particularly so over the last 34 years.
But I really don't believe that your -- we've seen worse in terms of leadership.
Both parties are led by it seems to be to me at least to be extraordinarily constrained.
Talents that there seemed to lack imagination.
As well as the ability to articulate -- hopefully we will see those visions articulated by this president.
It's a simple thing that we as American task of our leaders and that's to tell us what our future -- like.
And assure that future.
We have not heard a single man or woman running for president over the course of the past decade.
Say -- was that you as Americans following my leadership.
Will witness this reality and five to ten years -- just not.
It hasn't it hasn't had room.
There is no forward looking mechanism there did you say that we're looking -- did you send forward the cook cook.
Well let me ask you this give the president did say -- bank -- yesterday which I thought was fascinating.
He told congress I have a five point plan that putting -- -- yellow sticky and I want you to pass.
Now hot I would be so insulted up I was congress.
And the list included many of its favorite programs many of which you know a Republican in that house is already put forward legislation on.
It was just fascinating to me the -- bull -- he's using on these legislators now I.
It it's it's a bull -- I think if -- if there's a bull -- involved itself modulation for the president because I thought speaker Boehner is he responded to you.
Was remarkably civil.
And and discipline.
Because the idea that the president.
Wouldn't himself not have a list before his administration.
One to which he could be held accountable.
And has the the temerity.
To suggest here.
Little congress these are few things for you to do.
It's remarkable -- condescension.
I thought speaker Boehner did very very well not to respond to you is surely he must've wanted to.
I well you read me as a reporter exactly right -- I wouldn't didn't say that which I that was really interesting you said the president checked out months ago.
Because he's been on the campaign trail.
And I guess for somebody who watches how public dollars are spent and that's what I spent a lot of my time dealing room watching tax payers.
Pick up the tab for the president's campaign is.
Off putting in -- -- what do you say I.
I think that is among some things are gonna report.
Tonight it is the fact that the president managed to work -- a campaign slogan.
Three times within minutes space what was the official speech after all.
And I think when we talk about the waste of taxpayer money there's a reason that Tea Party candidates.
-- who are winning and you're about to win in primary elections in this country.
That is because Americans want their government reined in.
They want -- spending and as we listened to these two these leaders with whom you've -- this hour.
And I I have to say day.
It seems there's a lot of people don't get it both parties.
The fact is we want smaller government we want responsible and effective government and we've just about have a belly full.
Have anyone who would suggest that this country should run successive federal budget deficits.
In excess.
One trillion dollars this year one point three trillion dollars and that a national debt that now.
It is approaching quickly rapidly sixteen trillion dollars this is sheer madness.
-- can't go on except that it does and it doubts.
Because each and every day -- you know each and every day we're holding four billion dollars adding four billion dollars.
To our national debt it is as you say a tragedy.
And I can't wait for your show tonight it sounds like you've got a lot of great stuff -- it.
I have always joining us tonight I really appreciate your time thank you so much thank you are.
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A cruise on Ha Long Bay -- or the Bay of the Descending Dragon -- for many represents the pinnacle of their experience in Vietnam. easily one of the most popular destinations in the country, UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay is both mystical and magnificent, an incredible feat of nature that almost never fails to impress.
Yes, it really is that good.
Last time we counted, UNESCO had picked out 830 World Heritage sites around the world, chosen for their cultural and historical importance, and also for their geological uniqueness. Ha Long Bay offers a little of all three.
It's not the cliffs themselves that make Ha Long Bay unique, but rather their sheer number. A huge bay, dotted with nearly 2,000 mostly uninhabited limestone cliffs, the breathtaking scenery is very similar to that of the Andaman coast of Thailand, Vang Vieng in Laos and Guilin in China.
Created over millions of years, tectonic forces slowly thrust the limestone above the water-line. During this process waves lapping against the stone carved out a number of vast, striking caverns, as well as other geologically interesting formations, such as tunnel caves and uniquely shaped massifs.
Over the ages, Vietnamese fishermen with too much time on their hands began to see shapes in the stone massifs atop many of the islands, and named the islands accordingly -- Turtle Island, Human Head Island, Chicken Island and so on.
In what constitutes one of the most fascinating cultural features of the area, some of these fisherman still live on the bay today -- on floating fishing villages, where houses are set atop barges year round, the inhabitants catching and cultivating fish throughout.
Ha Long Bay cruises mostly run out of Hanoi or the coastal town of Halong City (which faces out and over the bay). There are hundreds of agencies selling tours on the bay, but very few actually run their own boats -- instead most are consolidators or resellers. Organizing a tour is very much a buyer beware scenario -- talk to other travelers and shop around -- if you're paying $15 a head for a two day tour of Ha Long Bay rest assured it will be pretty dodgy. Try to include a stay on Cat Ba Island if you can.
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BACKGROUND: Thundersnow is a thunderstorm that has snow reaching the surface instead of rain. Usually thunder and lightning are more commonly observed in warm seasons. A severe thundersnow occurs when the snow is accompanied by hail that is at least three-fourth of an inch in diameter, or when wind speeds reach at least 50 knots.
HOW STORMS DEVELOP: Storm clouds form as moisture evaporates from the earth into the atmosphere, where the droplets congregate and jostle against each other. The air cools off rapidly with altitude. Sometimes a cold front -- the boundary between where the cold air from one thunderstorm meets the air outside the storm for example ý will force the moist air upward into the colder air. This moist air cools off and the water vapor "condenses" into liquid drops, forming clouds. The process -- called the convective process by meteorologists -- continues: more and more water vapor turns into liquid, and the moist air warms up even more and rises higher and higher. A thunderstorm results.
WHAT CAUSES LIGHTNING? As more and more water droplets collide inside a cloud, their atoms bounce off each other more forcefully. This knocks off electrons. The ousted electrons gather at the lower portion of the cloud, giving it a negative charge, while the upper part of the cloud becomes positively charged. Eventually the growing negative charge becomes so intense that electrons on the Earth's surface are repelled and burrow deeper into the Earth. The Earth's surface becomes positively charged, and hence very attractive to the negative charge accumulating in the bottom of the cloud. All that is needed is a conductive path between cloud and Earth, in the form of ionized air.
TURBULENT FLOWS: A flow is the continuous movement of a fluid, like water or air, from one place to another. If the air molecules move smoothly in the same direction and at the same speed, this flow is said to be "laminar." Turbulence occurs when the molecules move in many different directions and at many different speeds, so turbulent flows are very common in Nature. How easily a fluid becomes turbulent depends on its viscosity: how much it resists movements. Air currents have low viscosity, so turbulence is quite common in the atmosphere. If you heat air at the bottom and cool it at the top, this convective process will cause it to become turbulent, much like water boiling in a pot. Changes in air pressure can also give rise to turbulent conditions. And when different air masses flow over each other at different speeds they can give rise to beautiful cloud formations.
The American Meteorological Society contributed to the information contained in the TV portion of this report.


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we have the same pitch available on different strings. The piano has only one middle C! Bach's writing for strings exploits this frequently by "pivoting" between an open string and the same note on a lower string. The first instance of this is in Fig. 3, which begins at the 13th measure. The open 1st string alternates with the same note on the 4th string. This creates a great sense of movement around one fixed note.
In Fig. 4, the pivot note remains but the pattern changes and we are into a descending sequence of arpeggios that presents a real challenge. Remember, this piece was written around the capabilities—including the open strings—of the violin, not the
guitar, in an altered tuning. When I first tried to figure out a way to play this section I found the notes easily enough, but once the arpeggios started to descend my fingers got tied in knots. Playing the section slowly only made the knots more apparent! I was trying to play the first part of the sequence up around the 12th fret, which is where the fingers naturally land from the previous bar. It was playable but somehow sounded clumsy and awkward whereas on violin it sounded natural and musical.
The solution is in the second measure ofthe figure, where the G# note moves from the11th fret on the 3rd string (measure 1) to the9th fret on the 2nd string. From there on thearpeggio sequence is so much easier. As theopen top string remains constant, the outernotes modulate and then descend one at atime, with one note changing in each mea-sure that fits under the fingers. This almostmathematical type of pattern is typical ofBach's compositional style, but hopefully wecan play it in a way that brings out the musi-cality rather than the technicality of it.
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SMH and the Salford Diocese Relay of Prayer
In the countdown to the Olympic Games July 2012 a group of our pupils joined pupils from 210 other schools in the Salford Diocese to launch a relay of prayer. The event was the first of many over the next nine months which will involve an Olympic Torch of Prayer being taken from school to school igniting prayer and interest in this coming international event. Each school will be twinned with a competing country and will offer up prayers for that particular country. (We are twinned with Comoros – islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa!) The aim of the relay is to mark the significance of the Olympic Games by looking at the links between religion and sport as well as celebrating their common ability to bring people together.
One of the celebrity Olympians in attendance was Mr Gordon Brown (Deputy Head of Stonyhurst College); he competed in the South African rowing team in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Music and sports' stars spoke eloquently about their experiences and music was played. We were also addressed by Bishop Brain by video link where he emphasised the importance of young people in the Church using their gifts in sport for the greater glory of God. He quoted 1 Corinthians 12, 5: "There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord."
The SMH pupils were Christian Butschok Brain, Chidiebere Nechi, Jessica Pope, Evangeline Morrow, Celina Guskowska and Katie Belderbos. Six pupils from the College also attended.
Mr Gordon Brown being interviewed at the event.


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Chris Brown is letting his freak flag fly again.
The R&B bad boy's random comment on Twitter about his looks (saying he looks "old" at 23) got a response from comedian Jenny Johnson, who isn't a fan. She called him a "worthless piece of [expletive]," which can "really age a person." The war of words just heated up from there, with Brown calling Johnson a "ho," and other unmentionable things. The singer's publicist must have gotten wind of the exchange because before you knew it, Brown deactivated his Twitter account, according to Buzzfeed.com. His 11.6 million followers must be so sad.
As for Brown and Rihanna, they apparently have rekindled the fires, or at least want everyone to think that. Ri posted a picture of a shirtless Brown, pants hanging and underwear exposed, on her bed in her Berlin hotel room. She later tweeted a topless pic of herself.
Friend 'til the end
An unlikely person is bailing out Lindsay Lohan, who is still reeling from scathing reviews for her Valley Girl like turn in Lifetime's Liz & Dick. Charlie Sheen, so says TMZ. The Anger Management star reportedly helped Lohan pay her outstanding IRS bill, with a cool $100,000 check. That's almost half of the $233,904 she owes. The two became close during the filming of Scary Movie 5 in September. Now that sounds like a must-see. Meanwhile, at least one person was pleased with LiLo's portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime's Liz &Dick Sunday night: her estranged father. "You proved the critics wrong @LindsayLohan you are one of the best, so gifted, so amazing!" Michael Lohan tweeted.
No thanks
Justin Bieber's home country didn't show him the love on Sunday. The singer faced a hostile crowd in Toronto during his halftime performance at the Grey Cup.
The audience started booing when the 18-year-old's face popped up on the JumboTron, then again when a host spoke his name and even more when he took the stage to perform. "Thank you so much Canada," Bieber said, with no hint of sarcasm. "I love you."
Why the hate? Earlier in the week, Bieber was presented with a Diamond Jubilee Medal by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and caused a scene by wearing overalls, unbuttoned on one shoulder, over a white T-shirt, with a backwards baseball cap.
Clear notes
Icelandic singer Bjork had successful laser surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp. The eccentric 47-year-old singer said on her official website that she had been trying to tackle the problem with exercises and diets since doctors first discovered the polyp, a benign growth on either one or both of the vocal cords, years ago.


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The New York City Water Story: An Interactive Animation
Millions of gallons of water flow through New York City. Where does it all come from? And where does it all go? Take an interactive journey to find out.
Water makes life as we know it possible. Every drop cycles continuously through air, land, and sea, to be used by someone (or something) else "downstream." Water covers 70% of Earth's surface, but only 3% is fresh, and only a fraction of one percent supports all life on land. Climate change and growing populations are increasing the pressures on that reserve. By using water more wisely, we can make sure there's enough to share with all living things.
Support for the development of Science Topics was generously provided by Sidney and Helaine Lerner, GRACE Communications Foundation.
Millions of gallons of water flow through New York City. Where does it all come from? And where does it all go? Take an interactive journey to find out.
The Bahamas Biocomplexity Project (BBP) is an interdisciplinary research effort that combines the study of marine biodiversity, oceanography, and humans in order to improve the design of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) for biodiversity conservation, fisheries sustainability, and other human uses.
All living things, from tiny cyanobacteria to giant blue whales, need water to survive. Without water, life as we know it would not exist. And life exists wherever there is water.
With an appreciation for the scarcity of fresh drinkable water, this young naturalist set out to test methods for filtering the contaminated poultry house water on his family's farm.
Eleanor Sterling, director of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, blogged for The New York Times from the pristine Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific, where she and six Museum colleagues studied the green and hawksbill sea turtles.
There's a new way to view—and use—sewage in Southern California. It still flows from household drains, but instead of being discharged into the ocean, the water is purified and sent back to replenish its original source underground.
Can an urban waterway reclaim its historical ecological health?
Water has always played a key role in the development, sustenance, and success of Latin American societies, both ancient and modern.
Around the world, ecosystems are being disrupted by invasive plants--species purposely or accidentally imported to a place where they lack natural enemies.
The spectacular Lower Congo River is biologically rich, but faces growing threats, which makes it a compelling focus for scientific exploration and biodiversity discovery
Two satellites are monitoring the effects of climate change on our blue planet.
From rushing rivers to waterfalls to waves breaking on the beach, water energy is all around us.


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Weekly Standard Chavez Watch Blog
July 6, 2010
by Jaime Daremblum
Since taking office in 1999, Venezuelan ruler Hugo Chávez has embraced just about every anti-American dictator and strongman on the planet. So it was no surprise last weekend when Syrian boss Bashar Assad made his first trip to Latin America and met with Chávez in Caracas. Chávez said that Assad's visit was aimed at building a "Caracas-Damascus axis" of strategic cooperation. He also unleashed a vicious attack on Israel.
"Someday the genocidal state of Israel will be put in its place, in the proper place, and hopefully a real democratic state will be born," Chávez bellowed. "But it has become the murderous arm of the Yankee empire -- who can doubt it? -- which threatens all of us." Assad chimed in, saying that Israel was "based on crime, slaughter." He also praised Chávez as an "Arab leader."
Venezuela's outreach to Syria is an extension of its growing alliance with Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. There is a dangerous leadership vacuum in Latin America, which Tehran and Damascus are exploiting. After 18 months in office, the Obama administration still has not articulated a comprehensive policy for the region. Its dithering has emboldened Chávez to establish closer links with rogue and authoritarian governments.
Meanwhile, Chávez has continued his assault on private enterprise. Earlier this week, the Venezuelan government announced that it would seize eleven oil rigs owned by Helmerich & Payne, a U.S.-based multinational company. That same day, the beleaguered Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA, said that it had borrowed another $1.5 billion from foreign banks to alleviate its liquidity problems. Its total debt jumped by 42 percent in 2009.
These are the real results of Chávez's "Bolivarian" revolution: Venezuela now has warm relationships with terror-sponsoring Mideast dictatorships, and a rapidly deteriorating petroleum industry. I wonder if Oliver Stone is paying attention.
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum is a Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and directs the Center for Latin American Studies.
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