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A Scandal Roundtable Discussion On "Olivia Pope and the Scandal of Representation"
Last week, Scandal roundtabler Jordan St. John brought attention to an Feminist Wire article, "Olivia Pope and the Scandal of Representation" by Brandon Maxwell. We thought it relevant to hold a special roundtable about it, in addition to this week's episodic roundtable.
I advise that you take a read of the article on Feminist Wire to form your own opinions too–and be sure to share them in the comments.
Jordan St. John pretty much takes the helm on this, but T.F. Charlton and Johnathan Fields also took some time out of their week to share their cogent analyses.
Jordan: I disagree with the author's perception that the characters in Scandal fight to "preserve the system at all costs" with the "system" being a "white male patriarchal world." I also take issue with the idea that they must play the role that is "demanded of them" to thrive. Demanded of them by whom? If there is anything that Scandal shows, it is that pretty much everyone is looking out for their own interests and their own power. Olivia is looking out for her business, her clients, and her relationships. She does nothing selflessly.
Johnathan: While I don't 100% agree with the author's stance, I can certainly see how the characters fight to "preserve the system," though I'm not sure "at all costs." I think some of the characters can be seeing doing risk analysis. I'm interested in the idea that Olivia doesn't act selflessly. While many of her motives can be interpreted as selfish–particularly as they relate to her protecting the rigging scandal–I think Olivia acts selflessly in many of the scenarios we've caught her in, particularly in protecting people from their world of mistakes.
T.F.: I think Maxwell is half right here. It is true that Fitz is a central figure for many of the characters on the show. This is mainly because he's the president–and his whiteness and maleness are certainly relevant to his position. But Maxwell really misses the boat in arguing that the story being told here is one of Olivia saving white capitalist patriarchy. So much of the dysfunction in this "team" comes from everyone being so heavily invested behind in Fitz's success. Fitz is the public face of power that Olivia, Cyrus, and Mellie can't be for various reasons. He's the focal point of this deeply warped quasi-family–and they're so messed up precisely because of their obsession with power. So I don't see Olivia as being a prop to white patriarchy at all–if anything, she and most of the characters on the show are a cautionary tale.
Jordan: To say they are fighting to preserve the American Political System feels simplistic. They are fighting to preserve the illusion of the American Political System as justification for their own power. The show is very clear that no one–not Liv, Fitz, Mellie, or Cyrus are true believers in the purity of the American Political Process. If they were, they would have never fixed the election, and Fitz, when he heard about the fixed election, would have stepped down.
I also took offense at the phrase "the flesh of a black woman appears at the center of this drama." Actress Kerry Washington/Olivia Pope is at the center of the drama, not just her flesh. We hear Olivia's thoughts, turmoil, and perspective; we don't just see her body. To me the use of the word "flesh" conjures up images of a body being used, of skin that is on display, and it objectifies her instead of fully recognizing her role and all she brings to the show.
Johnathan: I understood it to mean that audiences become distracted from the prevailing "great white hope" narrative that undermines the performance because we see Washington/Pope's skin color. This is one of the points I think the argument drops off. At what point do we connect the identity of the character to the tropes, if at all? Can a black female character be chalked up to fulfilling the role of "great white hope"? Or could it be argued that Washington, as an actress, or Pope, as the character, participates in a system that fancies the protection of white men?
Jordan: The author also makes the statement that "Pope is the one allowed to save the day alone" and then quickly adds "or in her case with a team of gladiators." Let's take that statement apart. Pope is "allowed?" Who is doing the allowing? Who is this person saying what Olivia Pope will or won't do other than Olivia Pope? I have watched every episode and never seen this person. On the show, after Olivia became uncomfortable with the direction that her relationship with Fitz was taking, she left the White House on her own terms, opened her own firm under her name, and decided to become a political fixer. Pope chooses to save the day for payment and judging by her clothes, offices, and the resources she has at her disposal, a lot of payment. She may, at times, flirt with the greater good but being selfless doesn't pay for the Prada purses she favors.
As for her "team of gladiators." I find the author's dismissive attitude towards what they do for Olivia extremely interesting. It is Olivia's name on the door (as she is fond of reminding people), but they are the selfless ones who make things happen. Harrison, Abby, Huck, and Quinn put their devotion to Olivia above all else. They offer her sideline wisdom–and sometimes question her judgment–but they destroy the lives of lovers and friends, clean up murder scenes, torture people, lie, cheat, and steal all in service of whatever Olivia asks them to do. Depicting that kind of blind faith in an African American female character is extremely rare–and I would say a revolutionary television choice.
Jordan: To call Olivia Pope a Magical Negro is an extreme trivialization of the cunning and intelligence attributed to the character. As mentioned, Olivia is not selflessly helping people: she is helping people (of all shades, we should note, as long as they have the money/prominence to garner her services) for business, and she is not doing it magically but with a deep insight into the way power and perception work. Olivia isn't doing anything with magic potions and mama's family herbs; she's getting it done though her political brilliance and calculated manipulation. Let's not dismiss her capability as mysticism.
Moving on…saying that you don't know that much about a character's backstory and that they are a flat character are very different things. In Sex and the City, we never see the women's parents and certainly, less than two seasons in, we didn't know a ton, if anything, about their lives before we met them on the show. They weren't flat. The creators simply chose to focus on a particular aspect of their life (their romantic relationships). I will agree that, at the moment, Harrison is pretty flat. He is slavishly devoted to Liv, and I know she saved him from a lifetime of mid-level drudgery, but I would imagine they are even by now. There is no talk about what he finds fulfilling about this blind devotion, what he was sees for his future, and a full accounting of his past other than the transgression that caused his trouble with the law. From comments he's made, I assume he isn't in a relationship, but I have no idea. He needs some fleshing out for sure, but he's part of the supporting cast of a show in its second season. I will give Rhimes a little time. Same thing with Abby–she was in a marriage and was smacked around. She seems the most conflicted about following Olivia blindly. Also, she picks locks and from time to time and carries on with David Rosen. Where is her family? Why is she OK breaking the law? All of these things need to be answered, but part of the reason I watch the show is because I want to find out. I would say one of the people we know the most about is Huck, another character of color: we have a sense of his story, his struggle, and his motivations. If we are putting characters of color into boxes, where does he fit in?
I will not concede that Olivia is flat. She is not a character who is brought in to give exposition or assistance to other characters. A flat character is one that the creator doesn't care enough about to flesh out. They exist to support the main character and represent an idea rather than a full person. We spend time with Olivia at home, in her office, as she's walking, talking, crying, thinking by herself, being with one man or another man. Part of Olivia Pope is the hype of Olivia Pope, both to the audience and to other characters. Olivia knows how to make an entrance; she shows us the side of her she wants us to see. Part of what I came to like about Edison's character was that he saw her differently. I loved when he talked about seeing her do her hair. It reminded me that we, the audience, have never seen Olivia truly unkempt: hair half-straightened and half-not, makeup smudged. Even when Olivia took to her bed depressed, she did it fabulously. Liv is at the center of the story, but she is a nuanced and enigmatic character. We should not perceive Rhimes's measured doling out of information about her central character as a negative.
As for the author's assertion that we know a lot about Fitz, I would day that is false. Fitz is a father, but we never see his children and certainly don't see him interacting with them. He is the President of the United States, but we rarely see him doing anything other than looking thoughtful at meetings and showing up at photo ops. The audience has no idea what his policies are and if the country is doing well under his guidance. He is a husband but, from the first moment we meet him, he is at odds with his wife. Given that he says Mellie has always been pretty much the same person, we don't get any indication of how he and Mellie ever had a relationship strong or happy enough to decide to get married. Again, I am fine with not having that information at this time, but the example points out that there is a lot we don't know about all of the characters. That doesn't make them flat.
Johnathan: In Kanye fashion, "Jordan, I'm gonna let y'all finish" but Diahann Carroll was the first Black actress (of all time) in a primetime television series. Maxwell brings up Theresa Graves as Christie Love and Olivia Pope have plenty in common, but I've seen very little media coverage about the overall spectrum of leading roles for Black women on television. And as Jordan's talking about revolutionary television choices, can we acknowledge the fact that Kerry Washington is the third Black woman to have a leading role on a primetime television show in the history of television? Does it mean we ignore whatever canon the show feeds? No. Does it mean we don't examine it critically? No. But one scandalous component of this piece is its inability to step out of a zero-sum game.
Jordan: The characterization of Olivia as a "political mammy with a hint of sapphire" who "faithfully bears the burdens of the oh-so-fragile American Policial System" is deeply troubling. As mentioned before, Olivia talks a good game about the values of the constitution and the political system, but she and everyone around her abandons those concerns (by lying to congress, lying to the press, obstructing the police, keeping information from the American people, etc.) when they don't fall in line with their personal interests or ambitions. Is the author forgetting that when it suited her, Olivia left the White House and prepared to expose the president's mistress to the world, telling the woman she would gladly rip the Fitz's presidency apart for her sake?
Olivia is trying to further her career and her own power, and she is doing it within a system run by a white man but, according to that logic, just about anyone working could be seen the same way. Is the author saying that any African American woman who works inside a white-run business should be subjected to the title of mammy and have the work she does to better herself and her position diminished? Also, is the author saying that any black woman who dares to raise her voice, show some attitude, and speak her mind should be slapped with the title of Sapphire?
Jordan: Ummm…Olivia in the "back shed with massah…" What?
I will be the first to admit that the depictions of Liv and Fitz often play on the "no means yes" scale–and Fitz does take far too many liberties with grabbing Liz whenever he feels like it–but we the audience think Pope is okay with that treatment not because of our conditioning but because of Pope's actions.
She says no, and then she says yes. She tells him to stop calling but then answers his calls. She says she doesn't want to be with him, but then she waits for him. Olivia is a flawed woman, and Fitz has some possession and aggression issues (as well as one hell of a mean streak) but ,problematic as her "no means yes" portrayal is, it is clear that Olivia is ultimately saying yes when she has the power and the option to say no. In that point, I did agree with Fitz. She did play the race card on the Sally Hemmings call out.
I don't know about nobody being a victim, but you cannot truly compare the interactions between two free and consenting adults and that of a master and a slave. To me, to do so minimizes the atrocities and horrors enslaved men and women had to deal with. Yes, he's a president, and she's a black woman who is sleeping with him, but that's about it. Liv is not owned by Fitz: he cannot force her to have sex with him with impunity and sell her or her relatives if she displeases him. Liv can walk away from their relationship at any time or go to the media and end his career. She–a free, educated, independent woman of means–is not a slave.
Jordan: My last point: saying the American Political System is at the center of every episode is like saying Seattle Grace and medicine is at the center of Grey's Anatomy. Both are shows that are very grounded in a location and particular professional world, but that doesn't mean they don't have a main character. Also, have we forgotten about the Season One episodes where main storylines revolved around a millionaire's son and rape ("Hell Hath No Fury"), who was to blame for the downing of a flight ("Crash and Burn"), and the kidnapping of a dictator's son ("Enemy of the State"). In those eps, political intrigue was secondary and the thing tying the stories together was protagonist Olivia Pope.
Basically hit all the points that I thought about after reading that article. The most troubling for me was his characterization of Pope as the "mammy/sapphire/Jezebel" trope. For me, Olivia Pope has the agency, as you all well stated, to do what she wants. In terms of the mammy trope, Maxwell states: "Similar to how the mammy of slavery was normally portrayed as neat, clean, and happy to serve and maintain the inner-workings of the massah's house; Olivia Pope is neat, clean, and well-dressed;". To refute this, there has definitely been times when we see Olivia's vulnerable side, albeit she still looks fabulous but she has unraveled quite a bit. This is apparent in the last couple of episodes. She also doesn't "role her neck with her hands on her hips" unless its warranted. To say that black women can never do that on prime time is ridiculous. Finally, with the Jezebel trope, we see from the very beginning that this was a decision by both parties (and later includes Mellie and Cyrus) to be in this "relationship". Once again, Olivia has the agency to "want" this "relationship". Maxwell states, "Black female flesh = object to be desired sexually; white female flesh = desirable/acceptable in every other way." I never thought of Olivia in that trope ( maybe its just me). As much of a jerk that Fitz is, I always felt that he truly loved Olivia and many of the his inner circle knew about it because he didn't hide it from them (Cyrus, Mellie, his body guards). We end up guiltily rooting for the two of them even though he is actually cheating on his wife. It's not until the last three or four episodes where I, personally, started to rethink Olitz.
Anyway thanks for articulating what I was thinking when I read that article. -
By and large this viewer falls in agreement with the views herein (on?) expressed. These are among the first to come to mind:
Jordan: To say they are fighting to preserve the American Political System feels simplistic. They are fighting to preserve the illusion of the American Political System as justification for their own power. The show is very clear that no one–not Liv, Fitz, Mellie, or Cyrus are true believers in the purity of the American Political Process. If they were, they would have never fixed the election, and Fitz, when he heard about the fixed election, would have stepped down.
Jordan: To call Olivia Pope a Magical Negro is an extreme trivialization of the cunning and intelligence attributed to the character. As mentioned, Olivia is not selflessly helping people: she is helping people (of all shades, we should note, as long as they have the money/prominence to garner her services) for business, and she is not doing it magically but with a deep insight into the way power and perception work. Olivia isn't doing anything with magic potions and mama's family herbs; she's getting it done though her political brilliance and calculated manipulation. Let's not dismiss her capability as mysticism.
This also from thedoctorlane blog:
The show constantly makes reference to Pope and Associates "fixing" things that are "broken," but the truth of the matter, and what is in the subtext at all times, is that everything is broken beyond repair. They are simply managing the fallout of a rigged Presidential election.
As others of you here also bring up, and this is very important in long arc television dramas: we are not going to know everything about everybody right away. It takes time — and these reveals over lengthy viewing periods are the pleasures that keep us there over lengthy viewing periods. And sometimes come back to re-watch several times to see in retrospect how it was done — i.e. good writing.
At this point we don't know how the show will ultimately fall out. I may quit after this season. But so far my curiosity is still strong. Among the smaller constant queries is why don't we know the name of Mellie and Fitz's kids? not even America's Baby?
One more thing. It's difficult not to notice that the lengthy critique of Olivia and who she is, as a black woman, comes from a man. Yet many men of color felt it was justified and very cool that Jamie Foxx and the QT came up with a bloody travesty of how history was (not!) in 1858 deep south U.S. — right down to bounty hunters, which really, at that time, before the Civil War were hunters of escaped slaves. Whereas, as here Jordon and others, and doctorlane point out the show is about how irretrieveably broken our whole system is — and if we don't know those characters like Cyrus and Mellie and Fitz himself know they're blowharding about what a great system it is, and how great this nation is, and how great a president Fitz is — who we have seen do NOTHING but order a failed SEAL raid — well then, we're not old enough to be watching this series!
This is on the feminist wire and what we see mostly — with some cogent and interesting thoughts mixed in — is a strong description of how this actress, and this character, and this creator of both show and character have failed women of color in the entertainment business. But I just can't see it that way. Certainly not at this point, at least. And I for one, am a damned tough audience to get coming back.
I just wanted to say I agreed with a lot of the points made in this article. The only issue I have is that we have seen fitz's policies. In the first season, some senator died and then they ended up passing some version of the dream act, then in 2.08 they talk about that program for kids going to college if the do service work. It seems as if Fitz is supposed to be a moderate Republican, a John huntsman type.
The new baby's name is Teddy and they're other kids are jerry and karen, they are referenced in the pilot.
I have to say that I'm really baffled that the general position of the Racialicious user comments and the contributing commentators is one of defending this show. I agree with many of the points Brandon Maxwell presented in his article, and these issues are part of the reason I decided to stop watching "Scandal" after last week's episode.
First of all, I just find the show tedious now. Every character is despicable. It's really hard to stay interested in a show where all of the main characters are awful, corrupt people. The fact that we are supposed to sympathize with Olivia (the protagonist), shows just how coercive this show really is while maintaining the illusion of Olivia Pope as being a progressive representation. Olivia is able to shamelessly assume her role as the accomplice adulterer, even in the very face of the First Lady, and march herself right across all boundaries of public access because she agrees to aide in institutional injustice, corruption, and terror by cleaning up after the messes of powerful white people (the argument in the Roundtable says he "fixes" for all races, but someone please give me examples of this from the show other than the dictator and his family storyline.) and, LITERALLY, wiping the blood off their hands. Why does she do this? So she can have her nice apartment, hire the finest hands to perfectly straighten her hair, and get penetrated in secret (and uncomfortable) places by the most powerful white penis in the world.
I can't believe anyone can watch the onscreen drama unfold between Olivia and Fitz and honestly feel that that is a depiction of two people in love. That is NOT love. We have never been shown or told why these two people love each other, only witnessed countless clandestine and semi-violent sexual encounters. It appalls me that Jordan can defend these acts of "love" by saying that it's clear to the audience that Olivia means "yes" even when she says "no." It's really disturbing to see that this show can place viewers in a situation of sympathizing with a common excuse that sexual offenders use to justify their deeds. I'm sorry, no means NO. People keep talking about Olivia's agency in her career and in her relationship with Fitz. Those people, however, underestimate the power that Fitz (the white male president) has in the relationship. It is not as simple as Olivia choosing to end the relationship and expose Fitz if she wants to. To expose him, would also mean exposing herself. His destruction (both professionally and personally) also means her destruction, and if we are in agreement that Olivia's choices are mostly in her own self-interests, then it becomes clear that her power as it relates to Fitz is very limited. We could then make the argument that both characters are bound by the knowledge of their mutually assured destruction which serves, at least in part, to perpetuate their aggressive sexual passion for each other. But let's not delude ourselves that this is love we are witnessing.
I could spend a while talking about the development (or lack thereof) of each character, but when it comes down to it, the most problematic issue with "Scandal" lies in its central character. Olivia's job as the "fixer" basically makes her yet another image of the black woman as the maid-servant. Because she is the protagonist, we as the audience are manipulated into a sympathetic relationship with her. Hers is the side we take, hers is the journey we go along with. That being said, I would argue (alluding to the quote from James Baldwin used in Maxwell's article) that Olivia (a.k.a. Shonda Rhimes) serves to give reassurance to the beneficiaries of the status quo by offering a regressive vision of a black female servant who values the DESIRE of whiteness (Fitz) over the LOVE of blackness (Edison). She also reinforces the promise to black people (and all POC) that if they just go along with the plan they will be rewarded with their share of the spoils, and be allowed to hang out with the good 'ol boys.
Same! I could never really get into Scandal for all those reasons: "She also reinforces the promise to black people (and all POC) that if they just go along with the plan they will be rewarded with their share of the spoils, and be allowed to hang out with the good 'ol boys." True.
I love y'all at racialicious and I love your coverage of just about everything else… but I can't get behind the reviews of Scandal and Walking Dead. The Walking Dead has proven itself to be an irredeemably white supremacist fantasy, whose black characters are driven by servility, deference, and undue loyalty to the white characters. I didn't watch enough of Scandal to know for sure, but those were the same vibes I was getting. The analysis by Maxwell pretty much confirmed my suspicions.
Any way, not trying to be a hater! Like I said, I love y'all. I just wholeheartedly disagree with the reviews and subsequent comments about these two tv shows.
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Broken promises the president pledged the world while out on the campaign trail but fantasy quickly turned into reality and almost four years later the fallout is hard to ignore.
-- tonight in a Hannity special investigation we look at the impact the candidate Obama is on deliberate campaign rhetoric has had on average Americans their communities.
And on a larger scale we impacted it is a ready made on our nation's legacy.
Now throughout this hour you're gonna hear from those directly affected by the president's policies as -- elected officials business experts political commentators.
And tonight we be begin with a group of people that the president has turned his back on and that is a hard working Americans who helped the United States reach the final frontier.
Now today in order to put an American astronaut in space we have to pay the Russians millions of dollars for one seat on one of their shovels.
But candidate Obama he promised a well different future.
On behalf of greater detail in the world and good luck to you and your crew on a model -- American icon.
-- -- -- there for the politically I think it is whether they're good people that commitment.
There's one -- time I have witnessed.
They had a good -- -- Atlanta with a lot.
As the end of an era.
July 21 2011.
Space Shuttle Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center from its last mission.
And with that touchdown the space shuttle program officially ended.
Well what happened to the thousands of workers who after spending decades making sure that Americans could explore space and beyond lost their jobs many were hanging on a promise.
Arabic where we cannot cede our leadership.
In space.
That's why I'm gonna close the gap.
Insure that our space program doesn't suffer when the shuttle goes out of service but it was one he wouldn't -- by continuing to support NASA funding.
My feeling the development of the shuttle's successor.
By making sure that all those who work.
In the space industry and Florida do not lose their job -- the shuttle -- retired.
Under my watch NASA will inspire the world once again and make -- -- The stronger that is gonna help grow the economy right here -- about it.
-- right here in Florida.
The towns -- -- county primarily make up what is known as Florida's space coast home to the Kennedy Space Center now this area was impacted the most when the space shuttle program ended.
Sending unemployment soaring.
And it's only now starting to stabilize.
There residents -- and there's no doubt minimum -- you know -- be.
And not be remiss to say differently and attack the resiliency is amazing we're -- single digit.
Unemployment -- 9% right now -- it did rise about and a double vision and it has it has slowly coming down.
But for -- the economic hardship was almost too much to handle thousands of workers were laid off highly skilled Americans left with no hope.
Tony -- Terri white.
Kevin Harrington and -- -- -- for the private contractor united space alliance at the space center.
Until the shuttle program -- I'm currently not working looking.
-- -- -- And I got laid off eleven months ago and I'll tell you right now nobody wants the old guy.
For me.
I knew was coming so -- boys myself and building a couple companies and and survived.
Now I I do some -- -- consulting.
If you go looking and and it's not just in the space industry all across the country you know there's there's not a lot of jobs out there -- a lot of experience.
But people don't want the experience or they don't want the old person and you know and I understand part of it.
But still thinks it's a tough out there especially in this area.
There are jobs out there but there's a lot of jobs are at stake.
And not all of us can pick up and go.
For instance myself finally I take care my parents whenever every weekend.
We'll be there mow the yard -- -- and -- surrounded.
If I go out of state there's nobody that's gonna come around to see them.
But it's not just those who work at the space center that are feeling the economic staying.
Small businesses in the area also are suffering Jerry -- Brenda mulberry own space shirts.
It's a small business that among other things sells T shirts and collectibles.
For space enthusiasts of all ages -- -- Jerry was a part of the space shuttle program for three decades until the shuttle retired and he's got laid off.
Knowing that we were gonna be not having space shuttles anymore we have been trying to do.
And -- mourned his first vacation on our business.
There's been a lot of people that are really work and -- diligently to try and find other work and it has been very difficult.
I think that the biggest issue for us now is insurance I mean we went from -- another hole in come.
To no income plus K12 hundred dollars a month insurance for our family.
You know that we weren't paying.
-- you know all the people like Jerry you know he's 53 years old -- can't.
He's too young to quit working he's too young to do to stop it.
But he's too old to go start another career for those who build their careers helping put Americans in space the fact that there is no longer -- program.
Hurts just as much as the economic impact.
It's hard not to feel stung by -- but ultimately.
You know what people don't understand really is the investment space is always paid back.
Does anyone have any idea.
The money that it may -- It made us money in America and made hundreds of businesses thousands of businesses hundreds of thousands of workers.
And we gave it all the way.
And that he batted point we can be a great thing has been accomplished.
-- it does it make it about.
We can't afford not to -- -- for it period.
I mean we as a nation are explores always happened I just wish that the promise was not broken.
And we would still be flying today.
And we would still be number one in the space race today.
Under my watch -- will inspire the world once again and make a better.
-- stronger and it's gonna help grow the economy right here brother about it.
-- right here in Florida.
It's a broken promise that won't be forgotten.
Anytime soon.
And joining me now are two of the former united space alliance employees that you just saw on that piece Terri white and Tony -- guys gentlemen welcome to the program thank you for being with us.
-- a servant the president said at the end of that piece but he also talked about.
That you know that's what we're gonna do we're gonna grow the economy -- and it you know protect jobs would continue supporting NASA.
How we're gonna continue funding the should be the successor to the shuttle program that he do that now and no -- did not.
The we knew the shuttle was ending -- consolation was supposed to come online shortly thereafter to fill the gap on one of the things he did was built.
Cancel the cancer the Constellation Program.
There and you are not working currently as a result now I'm not working here and you are but I asked if you give you -- -- a job and you'd say you'd like to I'd love but there's not enough work out there.
I explain the situation.
I'm actually had to prove myself and move to Virginia from point to do other work yes -- leaving my parents.
Right I go through a list of or a litany of of statements that he's made.
Said he cut the deficit in half he didn't do that.
He said you go line by line and eliminate earmarks in that didn't happen.
He said America is gonna come together under his watch not red America blue America the United States of America.
The now that this affects you directly what do you think of the veracity truthful -- Campaign from promises that he made that he just continue to bring you -- you had any intention.
Now I don't you just think this was he went out there said -- -- needed to say to get elected and get people to vote for exactly now.
And is as well as you know.
The Russians launch and our astronauts now.
The commercialization.
-- space now I'm seeing where he's recommending that would go overseas.
With some of that to do it cheaper what does it mean to you were higher in the Russians to send astronauts open space.
To me it's it's really we were leaders in space and the world.
The whole world looked what is the overall impact on the economy and -- YouTube and impacted how many of the people we talking about.
-- tens of thousand -- In spite of the promise that we're gonna continue to grow the economy.
That's what we're gonna do got to protect jobs -- -- -- -- jobs.
Not not in our area.
Now -- is and what about these future projects and the successor to the space shuttles that to have any chance to get a -- well if you if you look at what's coming out all the time from the in this administration is moving further and further out.
And it was going to be 22 point now is going to be 2030.
And they don't believe that it now we still don't have a hardware where the hardware guys -- -- the hardware we put it together and make it work and -- reduction.
No clear direction from this administration.
Aren't -- good to see -- words just.
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tropmonky wrote:No budget eh? Independent rear suspension possibly? LOL
On a serious note, I like your approach and believe this will be a great build. I think it's really realistic.
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The Sweet Sound of… Vegetables?
Kids are usually admonished for fooling around with their food, be it making duck lips out of a pair of Pringles or claws from Bugles corn chips. (Although big kids aren't always above the sort of mealtime horseplay that would make Miss Manners say "ahem.") But while playing with one's food is the sort of behavior that might not be appropriate for the dinner table, it does have its place—namely, the concert hall.
Since 1998, the Vegetable Orchestra, a Vienna-based experimental musical group, has explored the sonic qualities of goods found in the produce aisle. The 11 musicians in the group are a collective of artists and writers who, one evening, began to ponder what would be the most difficult things they could use to try to make music. As luck would have it, they were making soup that night. Their first experimental outing had led to more than a decade's worth of music making around the world. (They enjoyed their first play dates in the US in 2010, and sadly, their current schedule doesn't have them on this side of the pond anytime soon.)
Of course, given the impermanent nature of the materials, the orchestra needs to be purchased—as much as 70 pounds of produce—before every concert. Some veggies have ready-made musicality, such as the percussive sounds that can be produced by thunking on a pumpkin. But other instruments are crafted before each show, such as the carrot recorders and cucumberphones. After a show, the veggies are divvied up, with some going into a vegetable soup shared by the musicians and audience members while some of the instruments are given away. In terms of style, the group's compositions—yes, you can compose music for vegetables—is more or less its own genre, though it draws on experimental, electronic and pop music.
And no, they're not vegetarians.
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Thank you Smithsonian! You always stretch my mind to new ways of seeing the world. Much food for thought here-literally and figuratively!
What a delightful piece; it has brought a smile to my face. I am passing this on to brighten and enlighten my friends' and family's day! :)
I had not thought of Smithsonian Magazine as a humor magazine before, nor one that gives concerts, but I have a new view of you since seeing this video. I have heard of Stone Soup, but not Musical Soup Ingredients. Keep on giving us new perspectives. Thank you!
Love that it incorporates great thinking, skill and imagination on various artistic levels. Great piece to show kids–proving how you can make something special from the mundane. Obviously we are looking at masterpieces every day that are waiting to be unveiled.
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Bondi earlier this month asked an appeals court to overrule a judge who blocked prosecutors from interviewing Matt Dixon, a reporter with The Florida Times-Union.
Bondi's office late Wednesday withdrew the appeal.
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Inside Story: The widening rift in Israeli politics
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Is there a rift between the Prime Minster and the security establishment, and how might it affect his chances of re-election?
Inside Story discusses with guests: Naftali Bennett, Daniel Ben Simon and Rami Khouri.
Tarp Overseer Debunks Bailout Myths: Big Companies HAVEN'T Repaid Tarp Funds … And Funds to Help Homeowners HAVEN'T Been Paid
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Apologists for government bailouts push two main myths:
- That all of the bailout funds have been repaid
- That the bailouts helped the average American
But the official government overseer of the Tarp bailout program – the special inspector general for TARP, Christy L. Romero – has debunked both myths.
Today, Romero wrote the following to Congress:
After 3½ years, the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") continues to be an active and significant part of the Government's response to the financial crisis. It is a widely held misconception that TARP will make a profit. The most recent cost estimate for TARP is a loss of $60 billion. Taxpayers are still owed $118.5 billion (including $14 billion written off or otherwise lost).
And earlier this month, Romero stated that the portion of the Tarp funds which were supposed to help homeowners haven't been disbursed:
A fund to support homeowners in the communities hit hardest by the collapse of the housing bubble has disbursed just 3 percent of its budget and aided only 30,640 homeowners in the two years since its creation, according to a report released on Thursday by a federal watchdog office.
The Hardest Hit Fund, which was created in the spring of 2010, grants money to state housing finance agencies for efforts to help families that are facing foreclosure. It has "experienced significant delay" because of "a lack of comprehensive planning" by the Treasury Department and limited participation by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the large mortgage servicers, said the report by the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
"Look at the TARP money that goes out to the banks," said Special Inspector General Christy Romero in an interview with The Huffington Post. "That goes out in a matter of days. This has been two years and only 3 percent of these funds have trickled out to homeowners."
Indeed, bailing out the big banks hurts – rather than helps – the American economy. See this, this and this. (And it doesn't take a PhD economist to guess that using bailout funds to buy gold toilet seats and prostitutes is probably not the best way to stimulate the economy as a whole).
The only way to really stimulate the economy would be for the government to give money to the little guy on Main Street – instead of the big boys on Wall Street. And see this.
Yet the big banks continue today to be bailed out through a wide variety of overt and hidden schemes … while the little guy gets nothing.
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China's economic growth has pollution cost
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China's stunning economic growth will continue to be energy-intensive and highly polluting for the foreseeable future, a study says.
An analysis of the balance between economic growth, energy consumption and pollution gives a positive outlook for average gross domestic product but presents a bleak view regarding a lack of sustainability and failure to meet environmental targets, the study published in the International Journal of Global Energy Issues reported.
Economist Yanqing Xia of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics examined almost a decade's worth of data from 30 Chinese provinces to model trends in pollution, energy consumption and economic growth.
A rapid increase in energy consumption has come from the development of manufacturing and heavy industries, which in turn cause a rise in pollution and carbon emissions that are adding to environmental harm on a global scale, with significant impacts on ecological systems, the economist said.
"China's economic growth is still powered by physical capital expansion and substantial energy consumption," she said. "Energy consumption and pollution still increase with China's economic growth."
Economic growth and environmental protection must now be bound together, she said.
"Economic growth may continue unhindered for many years in China but the environmental payback may stymie opportunities to reap the rewards of that growth because of the harm that ignoring environmental urgency may cause."
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The truth about the EU court's €70,000 wine cellar
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It adds: "This wine is purchased in accordance with the EU's financial regulations and the principal reason for the court having a wine cellar built up over the years is to allow the court to save money, as you can imagine buying the wine as and when needed from a supplier would cost considerably more." There is evidently no court sommelier, merely staff well versed in wine.
After two months of gentle and then less gentle prompting, the court agrees to release further details. There are 3,729 bottles currently in the cellar, of which 2,920 are red and 809 are white. The average red was purchased at a price of €21.82, while the average white was worth almost €12. The entire collection, therefore, has a price tag of around €70,000, though some of the bottles are sure to have increased in value over time. Purchases are made via tender once a year. On one recent occasion, only white wine was required as the cellar was considered too heavy in reds. The court spends, on average, around €15,000 a year on wine.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Austerity In Spain
Demonstrators hold signs that read "No to cuts" during a protest in downtown Madrid April 29, 2012. Thousands of people protested across Spain on Sunday against government cuts aimed at tackling a debt crisis that has pushed the country back into recession and sent unemployment close to 25 percent. (REUTERS/Susana Vera)
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MADRID – Thousands of people protested across Spain on Sunday against government cuts aimed at tackling a debt crisis that has pushed the country back into recession and sent unemployment close to 25 percent.
Protesters closed central parts of the capital Madrid on a wet Sunday to protest against cuts to education and health services the government says must be made to help slash the public deficit.
"It's getting worse for us all. People are starting to protest more because it's affecting every sector. It's affecting everyone"The protests, which were peaceful, were mirrored in over 50 cities across the country as Spaniards grow weary of austerity measures and years of hardship triggered by a real estate crash in the wake of the global financial crisis in 2008.
"It's getting worse for us all. People are starting to protest more because it's affecting every sector. It's affecting everyone," said Charo, a middle-aged woman with her children in Madrid.
Labour unions called for large-scale protests to continue in coming months to persuade leaders they should not rely solely on cuts to deal with the deficit and should aim to stimulate growth.
Some protesters were disappointed by the numbers turning out in support, which they said was down to the rain, and fatigue at the length of a crisis.
"People are not protesting in huge numbers; I don't know what it's going to take for the people to really stand up. The disenchantment is so brutal that people will not stand up and protest," said Julian, a pensioner.
Many people waved labor union flags and held banners against the cuts to the country's prized healthcare system that will add to medicine costs, and to its education budget, which will increase the hours worked by teachers and the number of pupils per classroom.
More protests are expected this week in the country's second largest city Barcelona before the European Central bank holds its rate-setting meeting there on Thursday.
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Wars and Rumors of War
Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels
Published on Apr 29, 2012 by RussiaToday
As the violence in Syria continues unabated, neighbouring Lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons, destined for Syrian rebels. The sea-bound cache apparently came from Libya, which is backing the opponents of President Assad.
Franklin Lamb, director of the NGO, Americans Concerned for Middle East Peace talks to RT. He thinks the latest arms smuggling effort was an attempt at regime change.
The Egyptian Revolution and Neo-Liberal Economics
Workers protest as European Bank seeks to ratify $1.5 bn in loans to Egypt
From transport workers:o "Cooking gas is LE 25 ($5), a kilo of vegetables is LE 7 ($1.5), a kilo of meat is LE 70 ($10.50), a kilo of fish is LE 20 ($4)"NATSOT: Wide shot x2Bread, freedom, social justiceNATSOT- "There is no social justice at all. There is no indication that there ever will be any."- Light Rail Supervisor: o "As long as there are unmet demands among workers and poor Egyptians, it means that the revolutionary demands have not yet been met. The revolution was sparked for "freedom, social justice, and human dignity". The administration is still trying to seek its best interests" VO— Since early 2012, international financial institutions have been negotiating loans for what they say will help rebuild Egypt's ailing economy. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, [also called the EBRD], is awaiting approval from its shareholders to provide $1.5bn in annual loans to Egypt. This will be the first time since its establishment that the EBRD has lent to the Middle East. On February 2012, the EBRD published its technical assessment of the country, recommending the continuation of more than 20 years of privatization policies.SOT—FATMA RAMADAN, Vice President, Egyptian Independent Workers' Union"Workers have expressed their opinion with regards to privatization by staging walk-outs, strikes, and sit-ins in front of the parliament over the last few years. We used to find five or six companies simultaneously protesting in front of parliament. On Labor Day, 2010 we saw another sit-in in front of parliament, workers from across industries: telecommunications', or [Amoncito], or [Tanta le Ketan], or Ghazly Shebeen, and a slew of privatized companies simply to say: 'privatization ruined our livelihoods', privatization destroyed the company, privatization kicked us out of work, etc… All of their chants were against privatization and the reinstatement of the institution into public hands."
Report: Bahraini police beat, torture detainees
(CNN) — Police in Bahrain regularly resort to beating anti-government protesters, despite officials' pledges to stop such practices, a human rights group said Sunday.
A Bahraini government spokesman denied that allegation and others made in the Human Rights Watch report.
"The allegations are absurd, and unfortunately, we ask for human rights organizations not to rely on unreliable sources," said government spokesman Abdul-Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.
Human Rights Watch said interviews revealed at least five instances in the past month in which police severely beat detainees — some of whom were minors, according to a report issued after representatives from the group finished a five-day visit to the island nation.
Treatment of prisoners inside police stations and formal detention facilities has improved, Human Rights Watch said, and Bahrain appears to have made "rapid progress" in eliminating torture inside police stations after a committee last year recommended installing video cameras there.
But now, according to Human Rights Watch, beating and torture of prisoners is continuing at informal facilities and in secluded outdoor areas, where detainees have been taken for up to two hours before they're transferred to police stations.
"Bahrain's leaders need to make clear that they will investigate and punish those responsible for abuses when the cameras are off," Human Rights Watch said.
The Bahraini government spokesman said Human Rights Watch's relationship with political activists "is such that they don't check the legitimacy or facts behind the allegations."
Allies to form nuclear attack contingency plan
This April 18, 2012 satellite image provided by GeoEye appears to show a train of mining carts, at the lower center of the frame, and other preparations underway at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, but no indication of when a detonation might take place, according to analysis by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. (AP-Yonhap News) |
The South Korean and U.S. militaries will develop operational scenarios for possible nuclear attacks by North Korea as part of their efforts to improve the ability to respond to weapons of mass destruction, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday.
The scenarios will be discussed at a bilateral table-top exercise later this year aimed at political and military preparations for the North's nuclear attacks.
The two sides also agreed to cooperate in conducting research and to hold seminars for high-level decision makers in relation to the issue at the first Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue meeting that was concluded on Friday in Washington. The establishment of the Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue, or KIDD, was agreed to last year as a high-level communications channel for overseeing the Security Policy Initiative, or SPI, and Strategic Alliance 2015 Working Group, or SA2015WG. The KIDD also encompasses the Extended Deterrence Policy Committee, or EDPC
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Al-Qaida Offshoots Are Biggest Terror Threat, Official SaysBy Jim Garamone WASHINGTON, April 29, 2012 – Core al-Qaida – the group led by Osama bin Laden – has been surpassed by its affiliates as the biggest terrorist threat to the United States, a senior intelligence official said. "With bin Laden's death, the global jihadist movement lost its most iconic, most effective and most inspirational leader," Robert T. Cardillo, deputy director for intelligence integration with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, told reporters in an April 27 conference call. Bin Laden's death allowed al-Qaida second-in-command Ayman al Zawahiri to move up, but he has not changed the group's strategic direction and does not have the charisma to appeal to new recruits, Cardillo said. Navy SEALs killed bin Laden in Pakistan during an intelligence-driven operation on May 2, 2011. The al-Qaida offshoots – al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Shabob in Somalia, al-Qaida in the Mahgreb – "will surpass the core al-Qaida remaining in Pakistan," Cardillo said. "Each group will seek opportunities to strike Western interests in its operating area, but each group will have different intent and opportunity to execute those plans." The "Arab Spring" uprisings that began last year have influenced the jihadist movement, the deputy director said. "The unrest and reduced security provides terrorists inspired by that movement more operating space as security services focus more on internal security and regime stability," he said. As new Middle East leaders address public demands for their participation in government, "we assess that core al-Qaida and the jihadist movement will suffer a strategic setback in that the Arab Spring strikes at the very core of their jihadist narrative," he said. Al-Qaida believes in progress by violence, but the elections in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and the up-coming election in Libya rebuke that assertion, Cardillo said. "However, prolonged instability or unmet promises by these new governments … would give al-Qaida, its affiliates and its allies more time to establish networks, gain support and potentially engage in operations," he said. |
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Gaza armed groups urged to abduct Israelis to free Palestinian prisoners
By Al Arabiya with Agencies
Islamic leaders in the Gaza Strip called on Friday for armed groups to kidnap Israelis and use them as bargaining chips to secure the freedom of thousands of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails.
Human rights groups say up to 2,000 prisoners have joined an open-ended hunger strike to protest against jail conditions and thousands of Palestinians staged a rally in the Gaza Strip to support their cause.
"We should work hard to get (Israeli) prisoners in our hands in order to secure the freedom of our prisoners," Khaled al-Batsh, a senior member of the Islamic Jihad, told the crowd.
"I say to all armed factions, the way to free the prisoners is through swaps … An arrest for an arrest, and freedom for freedom. This is the way," he said, according to Reuters.
Israel last year freed some 1,000 Palestinians in return for the release of Gilad Shalit, a soldier seized in 2006 and held by the Islamist group Hamas in secret captivity for five years.
Human Rights groups say at least 4,700 Palestinians remain in Israeli jails, many of them convicted for violent crimes. Palestinian leaders say they should be treated as prisoners of war, something Israel rejects.
Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza, said Palestinian armed factions would "never abandon" the prisoners.
"The swap deal was a message to the (Israeli) occupation that the resistance and the Palestinian people will pursue every difficult avenue to break the chains of these heroes," he said.
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Senators terrified with abuse of Patriot Act's secret laws
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (AFP Photo / Chip Somodevilla)
Horrified with the way the US government uses the Patriot Act against its own people, two senators have been trying to make these practices public for years. Tired of being ignored, they're now taking their fight against secret programs to public.
Two US senators wrote the attorney general of the United States this week, urging the federal government to give the American public evidence explaining how the Patriot Act has been interpreted since signed into law in 2001.
In a joint letter to Attorney General Eric Holder sent Thursday, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Mark Udall (D-Colorado) plead with the government to provide the American people with the facts behind what the Patriot Act can let America's top investigators do. The lawmakers, who have rallied for disclosure of these details for more than two years, say citizens would be "stunned" to learn what the government believes it can get away with under the law.
The controversial USA Patriot Act was hastily signed into legislation after the September 11 al-Qaeda attacks under the guise of a being a necessity for preventing future terrorist efforts, but for over a decade since the law has become notorious for its ability to stick federal eyes into seemingly every aspect of the American public in the name of counterterrorism. Although the government has gone on the record to downplay the constitutionally-damning powers they are granted under the law, Senators Wyden and Udall say it is time that the feds fulfill the demands of millions of concerned Americans and discuss in detail what they can do under the act — and what they've already done.
Wydell and Udall are specifically calling on Holder to provide information about how the government has interpreted Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which grants government officials with certain clearance to obtain "tangible things" deemed "relevant" to issues of terrorism. While that much is clear, write the senators, how the government goes about abiding by it "has been the subject of secret legal interpretations," which they add "are contained in classified opinions" that are not made available to much of Congress, let alone members of the general public.
"We believe most Americans would be stunned to learn the details of how these secret court opinions have interpreted Section 215," add the senators. "As we see it, there is now a significant gap between what most Americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows. This is a problem, because it is impossible to have an informed public debate about what the law should say when they public doesn't know what its government thinks the law says."
The Justice Department has in their own defense said that disclosing details on certain interpretations could be detrimental to national security, an issue to which the senators acknowledge. "We believe that is entirely legitimate for government agencies to keep certain information secret," write the lawmakers.The argument being made by Wyden and Udall, however, is that the government is letting itself perceive the law in a way which not only are Americans completely oblivious to, but Americans are also under the false impression that matters are marvelously different.
"In a democratic society — in which the government derives its powers from the consent of the people — citizens rightly expect that their government will not arbitrarily keep information from them," reads the letter to Holder. "Americans expect their government to operate within the boundaries of publically-understood law, and as voters they have a need and a right to know how the law is being interpreted, so that they can ratify or reject decisions made on their behalf."
Assange Episode 3: Torture & double standards of the West
Published: 30 April, 2012, 20:03
The world's most famous secret-spiller Julian Assange is on RT again, speaking with Tunisia's first post-revolution leader about the West's double standards in protecting human rights.
Tunisia was the cradle of the Arab Spring and was the impetus for people in other countries in the region to struggle for freedom, democracy, and their rights. Some say, the final straw that triggered the revolution was WikiLeaks' release of diplomatic cables describing the President and his family as a mafia turning the country into a police state.
The current Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki is a former human rights activist. During the reign of the previous President he was imprisoned and kept in solitary confinement, which he considers to be torture.
British food retailer boycotts products from Israel's 'illegal' settlements
By Al Arabiya
UK's fifth largest food retailer has become the first major European supermarket to halt trade with companies that export crops from illegal Israeli settlements, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Co-operative Group is "no longer engaging with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements," reported the Guardian.
The retail group's measure is an extension of its existing policy which said it would not source produce from illegal settlements seized from the Palestinian territories in the West Bank.
The boycott will hit four companies the group has been dealing with and $569,363 worth of contracts. The four produce suppliers are Agrexco, Arava Export Growers, Adafresh and Mehadrin, Israel's largest agricultural export company.
A campaigner group, Boycott Israel Network (BIN), who hailed the group's boycott, said on their website that Mehadrin is also complicit with Israel's discriminatory water policies as it provides water to settlement farms and is associated with Israel's state water company, Mekorot.
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Provides policy guidance pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; section 1-103 of Executive Order 12148, as amended, which includes functions continued from E.O. 11051; section 104(f) of Executive Order 12656; and part 2 of Executive Order 10480.
Establishes a Graduated Mobilization Response (GMR) system for developing and implementing mobilization actions that are responsive to a wide range of national security threats and ambiguous or specific warning indicators. GMR provides for a coherent decision making process with which to proceed with specific responses to an identified crisis or emergency.
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2012 Summer airfare prices expected to increase
By Jeremy Branham on Mar 12, 2012 with Comments 3
If you are looking for summer airfares to book your next vacation, don't wait to book your flight – summer airfares for 2012 will be on the rise. Demand for air travel should increase this year so expect full flights and higher prices as a result.
This year, airlines have already tried airfare hikes – four airfare price increases and two of them have succeeded. In January, Delta, American, United, and US Air implemented a $20 hike earlier this year. Southwest made sure it stayed by raising theirs $10 each way.
For vacations, this may mean less airfare deals for summer travel.
The good news for passengers is that airlines must disclose total airfare price, including taxes, with disclosure for any extra fees that may be added as well. So finding the cheapest flight for your summer vacation is now a lot easier since there will be no more confusion about what the total cost of your airline ticket is.
Aside from increased demand for summer airfares, rising fuel prices may also play a factor in higher airfares this summer. Right now, airfares are up nearly 10 percent over last year.
With mergers, less airline capacity, and summer vacations just around the corner, expect the next increase for airfares to come in April or May.
A recent report by the FAA predicts airline passenger travel doubling and higher airfares over the next 20 years. However, FareCompare's Rick Seaney says there is no need to panic. Prices will increase but customers may see less than a 10% increase.
Find the cheapest flights for 2012 summer airfares
With higher demand for air travel, less capacity, and higher airfare prices, you can expect to pay more for your airline ticket this summer. However, here are some tips to find the best deals for summer airfares.
Shop 3 months out – If you are looking for summer airfares in early June, shop now. Before seats fill up, airlines are willing to offer their best deals to early customers.
Shop for flights on Tuesday – Airlines announce their airfare sales late Monday or early Tuesday and many airlines will scramble to match each other. Early Tuesday afternoon is the best time to shop for airfares due to airfare sales.
Fly midweek – Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the cheapest days to fly. Pay attention to the restrictions for many of the airfare sales as you can find the best deals on these days.
Airfare alerts – If you know your destination or when you want to fly, sign up for airfares deal from your departure city. Each airline will send you the latest airfares sales and alerts via email. Other sites like FareCompare and Airfare Watchdog allow you to set up alerts for cities, routes, and/or departure dates so you get the latest updates.
Check airline sites – Not every airline offers their airfares on travel aggregator sites like Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and others. Southwest Airlines only offers their airfares on their site. American Airlines and JetBlue only offers their airfares to certain aggregators. Search airline sites to see their prices and/or compare to the aggregator sites. Sign up for their airfare alerts.
Travel aggregators – These are the popular booking sites for travel like Expedia, Orbitz, Kayak, etc. Bing Travel has a price predictor for certain routes which tells you whether to wait or buy. Kayak and Hipmunk are two of the best aggregator sites out there as they check a number of airlines and often find the best deals.
Check the flight's capacity – If you are looking to book a flight, check to see how full the flight is (see which seats are available). If there are still a lot of seats left three months before departure, airfares may hold steady or drop. If the flight is nearly full, book now.
Look for one seat – Even if you are flying with more than one person, searching for two seats will give you the lowest seat price for two seats together. Looking for one seat will give you the cheapest seat available. Note that this may mean splitting up your party (which may not be worth the savings to you).
As airfares increase for summer travel, make sure you know all the secrets to finding the cheapest flight for your summer vacation.
Will you fly this summer? What tips do you have for finding the best airfare deal?
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This has reminded me that I really need to get moving on booking my summer airfare to Europe! Eeek!
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Piglet BlastTM is used as a high energy supplement to promote growth and normal digestion in small, underweight piglets.
Piglet BlastTM is a source of energy, vitamins, iron and direct fed microbials to promote growth and normal digestion in small underweight piglets. It is supplied as a liquid in an easy to use bottle with pump. It improves weaning weight, reduces mortality and morbidity along with reducing scouring incidences.
How it works:
Since one direct fed microbial alone cannot provide all the required health benefits, Piglet BlastTM contains four species of live naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria including three species of Lactobacillus (acidophilus, plantarum, casei) along with Enterococcus faecium. Live Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei and Enterococcus faecium all ferment lactose into lactic acid. As direct fed microbials they promote breakdown and assimilation of nutrients while helping to maintain proper gut flora. The vitamins and iron help keep animals in peak condition by helping to maintain appetite and maintain health. Ascorbic acid provides antioxidant support that helps scavenge damaging free radicals to help maintain the immune system.
Brand | SwinePrefer |
Manufacturer | Vets Plus |
Size | 14 oz |
Size Options | No |
Color Options | No |
Cost/Feeding | No |
Shake the bottle well before use. Attach the provided pump to the bottle. Place the nozzle into the back of piglet's mouth. Slowly give one full pump, allowing time to swallow. Make sure the pump returns to original position.
Feeding Recommendations
Provide 2 ml (1 pump) soon after birth; repeat 6 hours later. Repeat next day if needed.
Keep out of the reach of children. For animal use only.
In the event of overdose: Contact a veterinarian or health official.
Storage and Handling
Store in a cool, dry place and out of sunlight.
Lactobacillus acidophilus strains PS-503, and PS-501 are for improving gut absorption and maintaining proper gut flora. Lactobacillus plantarum strain PS-517 promotes breakdown and assimilation of nutrients. Lactobacillus casei strain PS-519 is for providing enzymes and factors necessary for proper digestion. Enterococcus faecium strain PS-404 is for supporting bowel health and help improve gut absorption.
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Ingredients | Per 2ml |
Iron | 0.2 mg (100ppm) |
Vitamin D3 | 350 IU |
Riboflavin | 50 mcg |
Thiamine | 30 mcg |
Other ingredients
Soy Oil, Sucrose, Corn Starch, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Dried Egg Powder,
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Too Good To Waste
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- End Time: 7:30pm
- This event is also scheduled for 14 February 2014, 14 March 2014.
Too Good to Waste is a joint partnership between OzHarvest and the Adelaide Central Market to raise awareness about sustainable food practises in the household and in particular food waste avoidance. This includes teaching Australians to shop with the seasons, making the most of your produce, storage solutions to increase the longevity of food, simple recipes, leftover tips and preserving methods.
On the second Friday night of each month beginning in April 2013 this campaign will feature high profile Adelaide chefs and cooks and along with seasonal produce. You can collect recipe cards each month and learn new skills from our team which keep your produce lasting longer! Follow the campaign:
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