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PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University men's basketball junior Brock Motum was named All-Pac-12 First Team and the league's Most Improved Player of the Year, while his classmate Reggie Moore, senior Marcus Capers and freshman DaVonté Lacy were also honored by the Pac-12, commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Motum, a native of Brisbane, Australia, becomes Washington State's first conference Most Improved Player, while picking up his first Pac-12 honors, appearing on the league's 10-man first team. The 6-foot-10 forward finished the regular season second in the Pac-12 in scoring and 40th in the nation with 18.1 points per game, while leading the league in conference games only with 20.7 points per league game. He also is the only Pac-12 player to rank in the top-10 in scoring, rebounding (6.5 rpg) and field goal percentage (195-355, .549). Motum becomes WSU's fourth-straight first team all-league honoree and the sixth since 2006-07 (Kyle Weaver and Derrick Low-2007, Taylor Rochestie-2009, Klay Thompson-2010, 2011).
A native of Seattle, Moore picks up his first All-Pac-12 honor, being named honorable mention. The 6-1 point guard was honored by the league his rookie year as he made the all-freshman team in 2010. This season he leads the league and ranks 39th in the nation with 5.3 assists per game. He's also fifth in the Pac-12 and 67th in the nation with a 2.11 assist/turnover ratio. Two seasons ago DeAngelo Casto was named to the all-conference honorable mention team, while Aron Baynes picked up the honor in 2008.
Capers, a native of Winter Haven, Fla., was named Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention, picking up his first all-league award. The 6-4 guard leads the team with 23 blocks this season and ranks 14th in the WSU career record books with 75 career blocks. WSU has now had a representative on an all-defensive team four of the last five years, including DeAngelo Casto on the first team each of the last two years and Kyle Weaver on the first team and Robbie Cowgill honorable mention in 2008. A native of Tacoma, Wash., Lacy was named Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention, ranking fourth on the team with 8.3 points per game. The 6-3 guard has a team-most 50 made 3-pointers this season, good for third behind Klay Thompson (first, 68) and Bennie Seltzer (second, 62) in the Cougar freshman record books. Two years ago Moore was named to the all-freshman first team, while Casto and Thompson earned the honors in 2009.
WSU (15-15, 7-11) takes its No. 8 seed into the Pacific Life Pac-12 Tournament where it will take on ninth-seeded Oregon State (17-13, 7-11), Wednesday, March 7 at 12:10 p.m. at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Name (School), Pos., Yr., Ht., Wt.
Allen Crabbe (CAL), G, So., 6-6, 205
Jared Cunningham (OSU), G, Jr., 6-4, 182
Kyle Fogg (ARIZ), G, Sr., 6-3, 190
Jorge Gutierrez (CAL), G, Sr., 6-3, 195
Solomon Hill (ARIZ), F, Jr., 6-6, 226
Devoe Joseph (ORE), G, Sr., 6-4, 180
Brock Motum (WSU), F, 6-10, 230
André Roberson (COLO), F, So., 6-7, 210
Terrence Ross (WASH), G, So., 6-6, 195
Tony Wroten (WASH), G, Fr., 6-4, 205
Name (School), Pos., Yr., Ht., Wt.
Carlon Brown (COLO), G, Sr., 6-5, 215
Lazeric Jones (UCLA), G, Sr., 6-0, 187
Harper Kamp (CAL), F, Sr., 6-8, 245
Josh Owens (STAN), F, Sr., 6-8, 230
E.J. Singler (ORE), F, Jr., 6-6, 210
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Justin Cobbs (CAL, So., G), Reggie Moore (WSU, Jr., G), Jesse Perry (ARIZ, Sr., F), Garrett Sim (ORE, Sr., G), David Wear (UCLA, So., F), C.J. Wilcox (WASH, So., G).
Spencer Dinwiddie (COLO), G, 6-5, 190
Nick Johnson (ARIZ), G, 6-2, 195
David Kravish (CAL), F, 6-9, 210
Chasson Randle (STAN), G, 6-1, 170
Tony Wroten (WASH), G, 6-4, 205
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): DaVonté Lacy (WSU, G), Josiah Turner (ARIZ, G).
Name (School), Pos., Yr., Ht., Wt.
Jared Cunningham (OSU), G, Jr., 6-4, 182
Kyle Fogg (ARIZ), G, Sr., 6-3, 190
Jorge Gutierrez (CAL), G, Sr., 6-3, 195
Aziz N'Diaye (WASH), C, Jr., 7-0, 260
André Roberson (COLO), F, So., 6-7, 210
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Marcus Capers (WSU, Sr., G), Josh Huestis (STAN, So., F), Tony Woods (ORE, Jr., C).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jorge Gutierrez, California
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Tony Wroten, Washingon
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jorge Gutierrez, California
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brock Motum, Washington State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Lorenzo Romar, Washington


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Acclaimed as one of the finest solo Blues/Folk/World performers in the world, Harry Manx plays lap slide guitar, Mohan Veena (a 20-string guitar/sitar hybrid), banjo, and blues harp. One man on stage sounding like a full band, Harry's music bridges Eastern elements with Western Blues, and it's all warmly underscored by his distinctive and engrossing vocals.
Born on the Isle of Man, Manx spent his childhood in Canada and left in his teens to live in Europe, Japan, India and Brazil. He honed his hypnotic live show on street corners, in cafes, bars and at festivals. But it was Indian music that captured Manx and in the mid 80s he began his five-year tutelage with Rajasthani Indian musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Grammy winner with Ry Cooder for A Meeting by the River). He also received the gift of Bhatt's custom-made, self-designed Mohan veena; a 20-stringed sitar/guitar; that was the catalyst for Harry to forge a new path with his now signature east-meets-west style of music. Six time Juno nominated artist.
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ST. LOUIS — Back in December, Kansas was scuffling along at 7-3 and simply making the NCAA Tournament would have been considered an achievement.
Look where the overachievers are headed now.
Kansas is on its way to the Final Four for the first time since winning it all in 2008, thanks to a clutch performance by Tyshawn Taylor, a stifling defense and the Jayhawks' unshakable belief that they were better than anyone gave them credit for.
Taylor broke out of his scoring slump with 22 points and the Jayhawks handcuffed top-seeded North Carolina for the last 5½ minutes of an 80-67 victory over old coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels on Sunday.
"This would have been a year, if we got to the second weekend (of the tournament), most Kansas fans would be happy. But that's not how those guys think," coach Bill Self said. "They think this is their year, and I'm certainly not going to tell them anything different."
The second-seeded Jayhawks (31-6) will play Ohio State on Saturday.
And how's this for symmetry? Kansas began this year's tournament in Omaha, Neb., the same place as four years ago.
As the game ended, Taylor — much maligned for his shooting struggles during the first three games of the tourney — ran to Kansas fans and raised both arms in the air. Travis Releford tossed his sweatbands into the crowd.
"This is what you come to Kansas for," Taylor said. "It's a great feeling, but it's just one step."
Taylor led all five Jayhawks starters in double figures. Player of the year candidate Thomas Robinson added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Elijah Johnson kept up his blistering pace in the tournament with 10 points, including a 3-pointer with 3:07 to play that sparked Kansas' 12-0 run to end the game. Jeff Withey made two monster blocks to deny the Tar Heels during the final run.
Taylor came up with a rebound after Withey swatted away a shot by John Henson and streaked downcourt for a layup, getting fouled by Stilman White in the process. As what seemed like the entire state of Kansas roared, Taylor butted his head into Robinson's chest, then made the free throw to give Kansas a 74-67 lead with 1:59 left.
Withey blocked White's shot on the other end, and the Tar Heels never threatened again in the Midwest Regional final.
"There's no way to put into words the way we feel," Williams said. "There's no way to put into words the way I feel. ... It's the NCAA Tournament. One team wins and one team loses, and that's what we have to understand."
James Michael McAdoo scored 15 for the Tar Heels (32-6), who played better in their second game without injured star point guard Kendall Marshall. But North Carolina couldn't make a basket over the last 5:46.
It was only the third defeat in 12 regional final appearances for the Tar Heels, but their second straight after losing to Kentucky last year.
"It was a game of runs," Williams said. "And we didn't answer the last one."
Harrison Barnes finished with 13 points and four assists, but also had three turnovers. Tyler Zeller had 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks in his final game.
"We had an opportunity to win that game and we didn't come through," said Barnes, who sat slumped in front of his locker, a towel covering his head, for several minutes. "I missed a lot of shots I usually make. Big-time players come through in big-time games, and it just wasn't there tonight."


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Selling for a near record was Blackburn Twinkle, a 19-month-old Whitebred by Lochdochart Nemo, that stood first in her class at the pre-sale show. She is out of the Glendearg Tom-sired Milnholm Twinkle, and was knocked down to Pembrokeshire breeder, Ian Archer, East Moor, Manorbier.
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The idea of Enrique Iglesias and Ludacris teaming up for a new single is enough to perk our ears up, but the content of "Tonight" has got the MTV Newsroom buzzing. The track (not to be confused with more PG songs of the same name from the Jonas Brothers or New Kids on the Block), has the singer telling his lady love one thing: "Tonight I'm f—ing you." It's a line that probably even made the typically blue-working Ludacris blush a little bit.
The track is club-ready, which means that Iglesias croons that line no less than 1,000 times over the course of the song. (Note: These calculations may not be entirely accurate.) And while the song seems almost too funny to be real, it had every man, woman and child (OK, no kids actually work here) of MTV News blushing. Everyone here had to listen to the song's incredibly catchy chorus a few times to make sure that Enrique was actually being that forward — and then found themselves singing along inappropriately merely seconds later.
Sure, on "I Like It," he teased us with his Casanova ways with lines like "Girl please excuse me If I'm coming too strong/ But tonight is the night/ We can really let go/ My girlfriend is out of town/ And I'm all alone/ Your boyfriend is on vacation/ And he doesn't have to know," but this is a man who romantically made love to Jennifer Love Hewitt on top of a pile of stolen cash in his legendarily epic video for "Hero." He's not a love'em and leave'em kind of guy. He's Enrique!
And yet, the approach has proved to be hugely effective (at least musically). Every few seconds, somebody here in the MTV Newsroom will sing the chorus to him- or herself, not even realizing that it probably shouldn't be popping up in the middle of a meeting. (Yeah, it's just that catchy.) And for that we commend Enrique for being so bold and saying what we all (well, most of us) have been wishing he'd say to us for years. Between Enrique, Kanye and Cee-Lo, the most popular songs in the MTV Newsroom have also been the dirtiest.
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The South Korean chaebol LG Electronics and Osram are squaring up to each other – in suits and coutersuits – over the issue of LED headlights…
At the heart of the dispute is Osram purportedly infringing LG-owned patents involving LED chips and packaging technologies, and this has dragged in BMW and Audi cars featuring the contested LED technology.
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You see, once upon a time LG was late to the LED patent game, and was content to fork over the cash to Osram for use of its tech. Skip to now, and the electronics giant's claiming it can get its lighting goods elsewhere, picking from a plethora of relevant IP-holding companies and combining that with its own patents.
Despite having already countersued Osram in July to prevent the import of that company's allegedly infringing products into South Korea, LG's gathered its legal arsenal once again to block the sale of Audis and BMWs throughout the entire country – cars that include Osram's LED tech. It's hard to imagine the courts would grant such a wide-sweeping ban on major auto players' bread-and-butter.
You can read more on the source article on Korea Times – LG ties BMW, Audi to Osram row
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Because local branches of BMW and Audi are using Osram's LED applications that infringe on LG patents, LG is seeking a complete ban on BMW and Audi car sales in South Korea, said the spokesman, Wednesday, adding Osram has infringed on seven LG patents.


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July 2011
The Gang of Six...Simplified
To continue shedding light on the details of the Gang of Six proposal, below we provide a clear and concise overview of how the Gang of Six's proposal would wrestle control of future debt from its current course.
The Gang's plan is a two part process: enact $500 billion in savings now as a downpayment on future deficit reduction, and then instruct the relevant committees in Congress to recommend additional savings, with, at times, clear instructions and conditions for those additional savings.
The Downpayment
The downpayment would enact discretionary caps through 2015, saving about $500 billion over that period with a firewall between security and non-security spending to ensure that savings come from all areas of the discretionary budget. Although the specific levels have not been made public, the levels are presumably similar to the Fiscal Commission's updated estimates given that the security savings over ten years directly match those from the Fiscal Commission (see the Gang's charts here). The caps only go through 2015, but the Budget Committee is charged with extending the caps and enforcement mechanisms through 2021.
The Gang's discretionary caps appear lower than the Fiscal Commission's because, as we have noted before, many of the discretionary cuts have already been put in motion--from downward economic projections and enacted discretionary cuts--and are now part of the baseline. The Gang's plan would lock these savings in with enforceable caps.
Also included in the downpayment are a minimum benefit for Social Security, using the more accurate chained CPI for all inflation-indexed programs, and repealing the CLASS Act, among other smaller changes.
Getting the Rest of the Savings
To make the process of finding savings for deficit reduction more open and transparent--recognizing the reality that big reforms take time and deserve expert attention--the proposal would instruct several committees within Congress to find specified savings levels. Presumably over a few months, these committees would then report back to the Budget Committee where all the recommendations would be assembled into a larger package for lawmakers to vote on. Following this vote, lawmakers would then be required to enact Social Security reform that ensures 75-year solvency for the program.
Some critics have commented that there is a dearth of specificity in the Gang's proposal, and that it is unclear how lawmakers could achieve these targets. However, the Committee targets are based largely on the recommendations of the Fiscal Commission. Of course, this doesn't mean that lawmakers need to agree to the same policies as were proposed by the Fiscal Commission -- though some Committees do have specific instructions, there is a fair amount of wiggle room in terms of which policies to propose.
That said, the Fiscal Commission plan shows that all the targets are fully achievable. As you can see below, enacting the Fiscal Commission recommendations would do enough to achieve the targets in every area except for health care -- where there are plenty of other options out there to strengthen the Commission's proposal. Additional health savings ideas from Senators Lieberman and Coburn, proposals from MedPAC, among many others could be used to achieve the Gang's target.
The table below shows some of the Committee targets in bold, with the Commission recommendations that would fall under those targets. Note that in addition to what is below, the Gang's proposal calls for the Budget Committee to extend discretionary caps through 2021, the Finance Committee to enact Social Security reform, and the implementation of a number of procedural changes.
|Targets and Illustrative Savings
|Finance (Taxes)
|$1,133 billion
|Comprehensive reform (Eliminate and reduce tax expenditures and marginal rates)
|$1,000 billion
|Revenues for Highway Trust Fund
|$133 billion
|Finance (Health)
|$500 billion
|Reform SGR
|$36 billion
|Require Medicare drug rebates for dual eligibles in Part D
|$57 billion
|Reduce spending on graduate medical education
|$70 billion
Expand Medicare cost-sharing, restrict Medigap coverage, and crate catastrophic coverage
|$127 billion
|Restrict Medicaid state gaming
|$51 billion
|Other health savings
|$51 billion
|Health savings beyond the Commission recommendations
|$108 billion
|Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
|$70 billion
|Eliminate in-school interest subsidies for student loans
|$64 billion
|Reform the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
|$10 billion
|Armed Services
|$80 billion
|Reform TRICARE for Life
|$43 billion
|Reform military retirement
|$0 to $93 billion*
|Homeland Security & Government Affairs
|$65 billion
|Reform federal civilian retirement
|$0 to $93 billion*
|Pilot Premium Support through Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB)
|$22 billion
|$11 billion
|Reduce farm subsidies
|$12 billion
|Enact tort reform
|$20 billion
|$11 billion
|Extend/expand auction authority, enact spectrum fees, and other savings
|>$10 billion
|$11 billion
|Sell or impose fees on SEPA and TVA, end certain abandoned mine payments, restructure power marketing administration, and other savings
|>$10 billion
*The Fiscal Commission called for $93 billion in total federal civilian and military retirement system savings but was not specific on how the money would be allocated.
Student Body Presidents Ask for Compromise, Bipartisanship on the Debt Ceiling
As part of an initiative called Do We Have a Deal Yet?, 115 college student body presidents from over 40 states have sent a letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders, calling for a balanced and bipartisan solution to the debt ceiling and our longer-term debt problem.
The non-partisan initiative started just last week in reaction to the gridlock that has gripped Washington (though we hope that has been lifted some by the Gang of Six plan). In addition, they support the Gang's plan as a "realistic framework from which to work."
Getting college students involved on this issue is important, since ultimately they will be the ones most affected by our action or inaction on the debt. We especially like the quote from Kaveh Sadeghian of the College of William and Mary, who appeared on CNN: "Our leaders are used to kicking the can down the road. Well, we're that can, and we're here to kick back."
Barry Anderson on Bloomberg: 'Good Things' in Gang of Six Plan
Former acting director of CBO and CRFB board member Barry Anderson appeared on Bloomberg TV today, where he explained that he sees "good things" in the Gang of Six proposal. Anderson voiced optimism that we seem to be making "positive steps that are getting closer to a longer term big deal, and that is very positive news." Asked about whether a short term deal to buy time to work out deficit reduction would be a good move, Anderson explained that a two-step process like that might work well:
[I]t may well take two months or something in that nature to draft all the legislation, submit it to the Congress and have both the houses approve it and the president sign it. But that is not abnormal, and I think with that positive view of where we're going, to get a better idea of sustainability in our debt, I think that the markets and the rating agencies would welcome it with open arms.
Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
In a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this basic model a while back when we said that lawmakers should avoid any long-term debt limit increases without concrete steps on controlling our debt. Considering there is less than two weeks until the predicted default date for the U.S., a small increase in the debt ceiling may be necessary to buy time for any piece of deficit reduction legislation. So, we decided to look historically at how many times deficit-reduction or budget agreements had been preceded by short-term debt ceiling increases.
Since 1940, there have been 37 short-term debt ceiling increases, which we define as an increase that lasts less than six months. Of these 37, 14 have preceded budget agreements or budget-related pieces of legislation, mostly in the mid 80s through the early 90s. The first case is the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (commonly known as Gramm-Rudman-Hollings). That piece of legislation required a debt ceiling increase one month in advance before a longer-term debt increase passed with the final bill. Other lesser-known budget bills in the 1980s required short-term increases prior to passage, such as the budget acts of 1986 and 1989 (passed through reconciliation) and the reauthorization of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings in 1987.
Examples from the 1990s can be found in our most recent debt ceiling paper. The 1990 budget deal required numerous short-term debt limit increases to stave off default while negotiations of the final package were going on. In total, six short-term increases were passed prior to the final package being agreed on. In addition, the deficit reduction package in 1993 required an increase that lasted four months prior to its passage. The final short-term increase connected with a budget agreement was the December 2009 increase, which preceded the February 2010 long-term increase that included statutory PAYGO rules and the creation of the Fiscal Commission.
|Historical Examples of Short-Term Debt Limit Increases
|Budget Bill
|Number of Short-Term Increases Passed
|Gramm-Rudman-Hollings (1985)
|Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Reauthorization
|Stat. PAYGO and Fiscal Commission (2010)
As we said earlier, lack of time is not an excuse for failing to act. The Gang of Six plan or a similar one can, and should, be put into place in accordance with an increase in the debt ceiling.
Between the 'Line's: New Plans, Old Divisions, a Fallback and a Path Forward
Gang of Six Unveils Plan – The bipartisan Gang of Six senators that had been left for dead when one of its members left the group earlier this year quickly sprang back to life on Tuesday when Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) rejoined the group and it unveiled its long-awaited plan to colleagues. The plan has been well received on both sides of the Senate aisle and the White House. Members of the Gang are in the process of briefing their colleagues in the House. The plan offers a path forward in reducing the deficit by about $3.7 trillion over ten years with sensible changes to all areas of the federal budget. The Gang has rejuvenated hopes that a comprehensive fiscal plan can be achieved along with a debt limit increase. Read CRFB's statement on the Gang of Six plan and our thoughts on what needs to come out of the debt ceiling talks.
House Votes for Cut, Cap and Balance – The House late Tuesday passed the "Cut, Cap and Balance" bill on a largely party-line 234-190 vote. Republicans hailed the measure as the best approach to reducing the national debt, while Democrats feared it would result in massive cuts to important programs. The legislation would increase the debt limit by $2.4 trillion in exchange for significant cuts in FY 2012 federal spending, capping spending as a percentage of the economy for ten years, and a balanced budget amendment. The Senate will vote on the bill Friday or over the weekend, but it is not expected at all to pass, and President Obama has promised to veto it if it somehow does. Congress may also hold votes on balanced budget amendments in the next few days. Budget process tools do have an important role to play in reducing the deficit, and the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform has offered a blueprint in Getting Back in the Black. The Commission has also provided a Fiscal Toolbox that summarizes and compares fiscal tools like spending caps, balanced budget amendments and debt triggers along with a one-stop resource on the topic. However, with time running short, the focus right now should be on agreeing on a comprehensive fiscal plan and then discussing budget process reforms to best implement it.
Senate Leaders Finalizing Fallback Plan – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) say they are close to completing their "Plan B" option that would allow the debt limit to be increased in three installments. One of the Gang of Six members, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), is meeting with Reid to discuss the Gang's plan and how possibly parts of it could be incorporated into the Reid-McConnell approach.
No Limit to Talks on Debt Limit – Negotiations continue towards a deal to raise the debt limit while reducing the deficit. President Obama meets separately today with congressional leaders from both parties. Earlier today Obama said that he would be willing to accept a short-term debt limit increase if both parties had agreed to a broader deficit reduction deal that required more time to enact.
Students Become Teachers – Over 100 university student body presidents have signed on to a letter to leaders in Washington asking them to agree on a bipartisan approach that raises the debt limit and reduces the deficit. The group will publicly release the letter on Thursday at the National Press Club.
More Plans Added to the Mix – In addition to the Gang of Six proposal, budget plans also have been presented in recent days by Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Senator Coburn. And today, CRFB board member and Comeback America Initiative founder David Walker released a plan. You can easily compare all the proposals out there using CRFB's comparison tool.
Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Despite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator Majority leader Harry Reid said, for example:
"I don't want to do anything to jeopardize the enthusiasm for the Gang of Six, but I am the one who runs the Senate and I understand what the rules of the Senate are... Remember, we have only 13 days."
According to Senator Reid, CBO will need at least two weeks to score the Gang's proposal. We share the commitment to making sure the debt ceiling is lifted in a timely and responsible way. The truth is, though, putting this framework together is not all that complicated.
The proposal outlined by the Gang of Six is essentially composed of three elements:
- A straightforward down-payment of immediate savings.
- Instructions to congressional committees to report legislation achieving specified savings targets and policy objectives.
- A process for consideration of implementing legislation with strong enforcement mechanisms.
The Gang has been working on this proposal for many months, and significant parts of it are based on or similar to current or past legislative proposals and existing procedures.
While it is true that there are details that may still require careful thought and consideration as they are fleshed out into legislative language, the basic components of each element are relatively straightforward and to a large extent can be drafted by incorporating or building on existing proposals and procedures. The downpayment consists mainly of provisions that have been proposed before, while the process -- instructions to committees -- resembles the reconciliation instructions that can be included in a budget resolution under the regular budget process (with some innovations). But because much of what the Gang proposes is instructions, the arduous task of drafting and scoring an entire $4 trillion proposal is handed over to the committees and deferred for several months.
In terms of scoring, there is very little in the legislation which actually requires a CBO score. The downpayment consists mainly of a repeal of the CLASS Act (which CBO has already scored as costing $86 billion), a move to the chained CPI (which has also been scored by CBO numerous times), and discretionary spending caps which can be estimated easily through a simple CBO formula that converts budget authority into outlays.
The rest of the legislation is largely instructions to committees with (enforceable) savings targets. If policymakers need our help estimating the savings from this part, we are happy to lend a hand. Requiring the Agriculture Committee to find $11 billion in savings will save $11 billion. Requiring the HELP Committee to find $70 billion in savings will reduce the deficit by $70 billion. And so on. If legislators want an understanding of what the savings targets would mean in terms of policy changes, they can look to the Fiscal Commission report. The savings targets in the Gang of Six are broadly consistent with the savings from the policies contained in the Commission report. While the Gang of Six proposal doesn't require committees to adopt the exact proposals put forward by the Commission, the Commission report demonstrates that the savings targets are realistic and provide a guide as to how they could be achieved.
We think that even if these instructions were negotiated to different levels, from $11 billion to $15 billion, and $70 billion to $80 billion, say, we could run the new numbers through our complex model to estimate the potential savings. (Yup, done, $15 billion and $80 billion.)
So if the only real problem is writing this into law and scoring it, this is not much of a problem at all.
The Gang of Six proposal recognizes that big reform takes time and requires expert attention. Rather than dictate precisely where deficit reduction should come from, therefore, the package asks the committees of jurisdiction to work out the exact details. Instead of a few insiders coming up with a fait accompli behind closed doors with little input from the outside, the Gang approach would facilitate a transparent process where congressional committees would devise deficit savings through an open, but not open-ended, process allowing input from all sectors. The committees would have plenty of ideas to work from given the Fiscal Commission and other proposals (check out CRFB's interactive comparison grid to see all the plans). The Gang approach provides a framework for ensuring that these decisions are made in a focused and expedited manner.
If, however, there is a desire to have an agreement on the policy details up front instead of directing committees to develop savings, this would be one of those moments where we could lift the debt ceiling for a short amount of time while negotiators work out the details, as has been done in the past. The ticking clock is no reason to give up on the 'Grand Bargain' that would actually fix our budget problems.
We have an incredible opportunity here that we should not miss. Now's not the time for excuses or delays, it's the time for action.
The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Today, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their "Restoring Fiscal Sanity" Report, a plan to bring debt down to sustainable levels. At the launch event today, CRFB board member and former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker presented the report's two fiscal frameworks which provide policymakers with specific reforms to avoid a debt crisis and encourage job growth.
The first approach and preferred approach, the Preemptive Framework, outlines a proactive plan to address our fiscal challenges before a debt crisis occurs, making gradual changes now to avoid a fiscal crisis or much larger deficit reduction later on. The Preemptive Framework would bring the debt down to 63 percent of GDP by 2021.
The second Framework, the Reactive Framework, specifies what could be done in the event that lawmakers fail to act on time to curb future debt or to a sufficient extent. In this Framework, which is intended to act as an illustration of what lawmakers might have to do in such an event, CAI calls for deeper spending cuts and tax increases under a much faster timeframe. Under the Reactive Framework, debt would fall to about 51 percent of GDP by 2021, given that lawmakers would have to act much more dramatically to restore markets' faith in the credit worthiness of the U.S.
Here are some of the specific recommendations under the Preemptive Framework:
- Switch all inflation-indexed programs to a chained CPI
- Impose a budget cap on all major spending categories except Social Security and interest on federal debt
- Make Social Security solvent with reforms that include indexing yearly COLAs to the chained CPI, increasing the normal and early retirement ages by two years, and reducing benefits for high-earners
- Save $1 trillion in defense by reducing DoD overhead by at least 25 percent and requiring the department to implement the acquisition and contracting reforms recommended by the GAO
- Make a $500 billion investment in infrastructure and energy
- Phase out the Affordable Care Act by 2020 and replace it with universal preventative and catastrophic coverage, increase cost-sharing in Medicare, and negotiate drug prices in all health programs
- Reform the tax code to reduce the maximum individual and corporate rates to no more than 25 percent and reduce many tax expenditures, while allowing the 2001/2003/2010 tax cuts to expire
- Institute a 5 percent consumption tax if needed
In addition to presenting the highlights of the two plans at the launch event, Mr. Walker also spoke about the recent proliferation of pledges to special interest groups. He believes that politicians from both ends of the political spectrum should rescind and reject all pledges and be willing to compromise. As Walker said, "Never say never."
We commend CAI for proposing their two-pronged plan and furthering discussion about what needs to be done to avoid a debt crisis. Hopefully, the plan can inject additional ideas into the current debate so that we can avoid experiencing a fiscal crisis and having to enact some of the larger, more immediate spending and tax changes illustrated in the Reactive Framework.
As CRFB has noted many times before, it is also best to make changes gradually, well in advance, and on our own terms. The CAI plan shows just how that is truly the case.
The Gang's All Here
The Gang of Six has been working on a fiscal plan for months now, and it appears that they are now ready to step into the debt debate in the eleventh hour. More positively, it looks like they may have a wide swath of support in the Senate.
Just this morning, the Gang unveiled its proposal to put the debt on a sustainable path to a group of 40 to 50 Senators. There, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), just a day after releasing his budget plan, announced that he was back with the group. The reaction from the meeting has been very positive, with indications that the Gang of Six plan could pass the Senate. The Washington Post reported:
"President Obama on Tuesday praised a new bipartisan plan emerging in the Senate, calling it 'broadly consistent' with the White House's approach to raising the debt limit and describing it as a 'very significant step.'
'We're in the same playing field,' he said, speaking from the White House.
The ambitious plan to slice $3.7 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade was gaining momentum in the Senate on Tuesday, after more than 40 Republicans and Democrats attended a morning briefing on the proposal.
The plan, drafted by a bipartisan group of senators known as the "Gang of Six," has been in the works for months. After struggling to reach consensus and apparently disbanding last week, the group now says it's nearing agreement on a proposal, which could offer an alternative strategy for pushing an increase in the debt limit through Congress before the Aug. 2 deadline.
'We've gone from a Gang of Six to a mob of 50,' exulted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), as he emerged from the meeting. The proposal, Manchin said, 'shows great promise.'
'I will support it. It is a fair compromise," added Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.). 'This is a way forward where we can do the work that we have come here to do.'
The details of the proposal are unclear so far, but the Gang has based its work off of the President's Fiscal Commission, which capped both security and non-security discretionary spending, reduced health and other mandatory spending, made Social Security sustainably solvent, and reformed the tax code to dramatically reduce rates, broaden the tax base, and make the code fairer and more efficient. The Gang's plan has been reported to save between $3.7 to $4.7 trillion depending on which set of projections it is compared to.
We are very encouraged by the support the Gang of Six seems to have in the Senate. CRFB president Maya MacGuineas said in a statement:
"If enough lawmakers are willing to stepup to the plate along with the Gang, it would renew our chances of getting a 'grand bargain' sufficient to reassure markets that we can put our fiscal house in order and to reassure the public that Washingon is still fit to govern. This is how Washington is supposed to work -- let's hope it does."
The Gang represents a real opportunity for a major bipartisan plan that sufficiently deals with our rising debt. If there is to be a grand bargain, it seems likely they will be the foundation for it given that they have been negotiating this proposal for months and know the ins and outs of where lawmakers can find consensus. Fiscal Commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson agree:
"[B]eyond the policy – good, balanced, bipartisan policy – today the Gang of Six offers us something more: hope. Hope that there is indeed an arena for bipartisan compromise on this crippling debt and these endless deficits. Hope that in fact Washington is not broken. Hope that America can continue to be great – something that won't be possible if we go broke. Hope that a crisis can be averted and our children and grandchildren will continue to have the same opportunities and bright future we had."
MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle
If you are following the machinations over raising the nation's debt limit, you know that both political parties expect much of the progress on the budget to be delayed until at least 2013—after the next major election. Not one compromise on the table has even come close to addressing the nation's deficit issues head on. The big question is whether markets and the public will allow our elected officials to flounder around until 2013. Even if politicians can't agree on adequate benefit cuts and tax increases to bring about a sustainable budget before then, their bigger mistake would be to avoid putting in place a process to make budgeting far more rational than it has been.
One crying need is to increase transparency and force more accountability on both the president and Congress. Our budget talks break down for lots of reasons, but one concerns how hard it is for our leaders to get on the same page and admit what this budget is doing to our economy. Getting there means considering what rule changes are needed and making them into laws so future elected officials have no choice but to budget more rationally. And that work must start now—not in 2013.
For example, for any future budget Congress could require any or all of the following:
- The president must submit a budget that is balanced over an economic cycle no longer than eight years. If the Congressional Budget Office finds that the president's submitted budget violates this rule, the budget would formally be returned to him on grounds that it fails to meet his responsibilities to Congress;
- Any bill that increase the deficit (and any table that reports on the distribution of gains for those who get the additional spending or tax cuts) must formally make clear that the accounts are balanced through commensurate obligations on future taxpayers;
- All bills that likely increases the long-term deficit —not just over 5 or 10 years— must be "scored" that way by the Congressional Budget Office (perhaps without full quantitative detail after 10 years), so it's easier for Congress to subject such bills to special limitations on enactment;
- In their initial presentations of any proposed or adopted budget, the president (through the Office of Management and Budget) and Congress (through the Congressional Budget Office) should list tax expenditures next to direct spending when categorizing the budget. That way, for instance, all housing subsidies, whether direct spending or tax subsidies, would be reported in one place;
- Total health spending should be reported in the budget in one place, along with the effective tax rate on a tax base such as adjusted gross income that would be required to finance that spending annually without borrowing; and, my favorite,
- The budget changes proposed by the president and passed by Congress would be reported first as year-to-year differences in spending and taxes—rather than the current method, which implies that Congress is responsible merely for new legislation and not for past legislative changes that it passively allowed to be implemented under its watch.
My point here isn't to defend these particular changes or detail their implications. Nor is my list comprehensive or tested for support by Congress. In this short space, I simply want to suggest that progress in 2013 requires preparation now for more than grand bargaining sessions replete with triumphant winners and sore losers.
None of the rules would force any particular action. But each would add considerably to transparency and accountability. Many echo bipartisan suggestions from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (which—full disclosure here—I helped draft).
If Congress and the president's political advisers think that debating rule changes like these can wait until 2013, along with the rest of the unresolved budget issues, they're wrong. Planning ahead always has some advantage. But the politics here also play out better before than after the next election. Any rule aimed at increasing transparency in the future is as likely to constrain the other party as much as one's own, so its chances of being accepted are greater when neither party can be certain that it won't be the minority. After the election, only one party may have a strong desire to impose transparency and accountability on the other.
Many of these rules create no partisan advantage. It's like agreeing to a set of rules for Monopoly before the game starts, instead of letting whoever becomes banker pay out as much money as she wants and whoever becomes the real estate mogul charge any rent. If the banker or property owners can set up rules after they obtain power, they are likely to game the system.
Budget policy isn't just about who wins and who loses. It is about operating under clear, fair, and widely understood rules—including, for starters, those inculcating transparency and accountability. Only inertia or myopia—not politics in the nitty-gritty sense—stops the president and the speaker of the House, or the two heads of the budget committees in each house, or any other bipartisan group from putting forward a better set of rules than we have today for how future presidents and Congresses report on the budget.
Gene Steuerle is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He also is a senior fellow at The Urban Institute, co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, and a columnist for Tax Notes Magazine.
"My Views" are works published by members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, but they do not necessarily reflect the views of all members of the committee.
Note: This article was originally published as a Government We Deserve column at the Urban Institute.
Senator Coburn Introduces New Deficit Reduction Plan
At a press conference earlier this afternoon, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) officially released his deficit reduction plan, Back in Black--not to be confused with the Peterson-Pew report Getting Back in the Black. The package offers a wide range of savings options, totaling a little over $9 trillion. The plan is extremely detailed -- as Sen. Coburn put it today, it offers "detail like you've never seen"-- and totals more than 600 pages.
According to Sen. Coburn's website, the plan "saves roughly $3 trillion from entitlements, $3 trillion from discretionary and other accounts, $1 trillion in defense, $1 trillion from ending some spending in the tax code, and about $1 trillion in interest costs", would reduce the size of government by about 25 percent, and would balance the budget within ten years.
Highlights of the plan include:
- $1 trillion in defense spending cuts, including reforms to TRICARE, reduced spending on lower priority programs, and other changes to weapon systems, troop levels, and DoD staffing
- Elimination and/or modification of many existing tax expenditures, saving a little over $962 billion over ten years
- Switching to the chained CPI to more accurately measure inflation (for more on the chained CPI, see our policy paper)
- Social Security reform, including indexing the retirement age to longevity and reducing benefits for higher earners
- $2.64 trillion in savings from reforms to Medicare and Medicaid. These changes include increasing the Medicare eligibility age, increasing and further means-testing Medicare premiums, fully offsetting the doc fix, and saving $770 billion from block-granting Medicaid as called for in Rep. Ryan's budget proposal, among many other health care reductions.
We applaud Sen. Coburn for releasing a plan with this level of detail that puts all areas of the budget on the table. Sen. Coburn also deserves credit for going through the budget line by line, agency by agency, and offered specifics on exactly where the plan's savings would come from. However, just proposing a plan is no longer enough--policymakers need to work together to reach a bipartisan compromise that can be enacted into law. Hopefully, with his ideal plan now released, Sen. Coburn (and other lawmakers) can work toward a bipartisan compromise that reduces our debt as a share of the economy.
Be sure to check out CRFB's Deficit Reduction Plan Comparison Tool very shortly to see how Sen. Coburn's plan compares to the other roughly 30 fiscal plans.
'Line' Items: Harry Potter Edition
In Need of Magic – The Harry Potter saga has come to a conclusion with the blockbuster release of the final movie in the series. Sadly, an end the debt-limit drama is not yet in sight. With only two weeks before the August 2 deadline in which the Treasury Department says it can no longer hold off default, some serious legislative magic will be required to avoid our own "Deathly Hallows." President Obama is still pushing for a "big deal" of $4 trillion in deficit reduction (an idea seconded by CRFB President Maya MacGuineas in a CNN commentary), but such an enchanting solution becomes the stuff of fantasy the closer we get to the deadline. CRFB has prescribed its own recommendations for the right spell that should come out of the debt limit talks. And since Washington is talking about nothing else, we also wrote a tell-all life story of the debt ceiling so everyone can better understand what we are up against.
Conjuring Up a Deal – Absent agreement very soon on a long-term, comprehensive deficit reduction package, the best hope for averting default now appears to be a scheme being concocted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that would enable a series of increases to the debt limit while also allowing Congress to vote against the increases. The sleight of hand worthy of Dumbledore would allow President Obama to put forth three increases that Congress can vote against through a "resolution of disapproval" that the President could then veto, allowing the increases to move forward. Reid and McConnell are negotiating further provisions to make such an option more palatable and substantive, such as including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending cuts that both sides agree on and a congressional deficit commission that would recommend $2.5 trillion in further deficit reduction through entitlements and the tax code, perhaps by the end of the year, which Congress would have to vote either up or down without amendments through an expedited process.
More Political Theater on Tap – Before any debt-limit agreement is reached, Washington will see more theatrics as both sides posture and appeal to their bases in what may make the Battle of Hogwarts look tame. On Tuesday, the House will vote on the "Cut, Cap and Balance Act," which would increase the debt limit by $2.4 trillion in exchange for enacting deep budget cuts, capping federal spending at 19.9 percent of GDP by 2021 and congressional approval of a balanced budget amendment. The measure stands no real chance of passing the Senate, which may vote on a balanced budget amendment this week. See our one-stop resource for more on ideas to improve the budget process to promote fiscal responsibility.
S&P Says Averting Default Alone Won't Do the Trick – Bond rating agency Standard & Poor's put the AAA credit rating of the U.S. on "CreditWatch" last week, saying that the rating could be lowered within 90 days "if we conclude that Congress and the Administration have not achieved a credible solution to the rising U.S. government debt burden and are not likely to achieve one in the foreseeable future." S&P suggests that agreement on a plan with about $4 trillion in deficit reduction in the medium-term would prevent a diminished rating.
IPAB Hexed – Some lawmakers have labeled the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which won't issue its first report until 2014, as the new Voldemort. The panel-that-cannot-be-named was created in the health care reform law to issue recommendations to curtail Medicare costs that must be implemented unless blocked by Congress. Both the House Budget and Energy and Commerce Committees held hearings on IPAB last week where some legislators expressed concerns that the board would usurp power from Congress. House leaders are planning a floor vote in the fall to repeal it. CRFB has defended IPAB as one of the most promising cost-control features of the health reform law and provided ideas for strengthening it.
Business Leaders Join the Fight – Nearly 500 business leaders and organizations signed on to a letter last week calling on the U.S. to avoid a default and to "agree to a plan to substantially reduce our long-term budget deficits with a goal of at least stabilizing our nation's debt as a percentage of GDP."
Coburn Readies His Wand – The closest thing to the Order of the Phoenix in the deficit debate has been the bipartisan Gang of Six senators. Although last week there was some hope that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) would rejoin the group after leaving earlier this year and that the senators would unveil a comprehensive fiscal plan that could influence the current talks, this has not come to pass. However, Coburn will unveil his own proposal today that promises to reduce the deficit by some $9 trillion. Once the details are available, CRFB will add the plan to its handy interactive tool that allows users to compare the various budget plans out there.
Key Upcoming Dates
July 18
- Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) will unveil his $9 trillion deficit reduction plan at a 2:30 pm press conference.
- The group No Labels will hold a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol Building calling for a bipartisan solution to the fiscal crisis at 3:30 pm.
July 19
- House votes on H.R. 2560, "The Cut, Cap and Balance Act."
July 21
- Leading economic indicators for June released by The Conference Board.
August 2
- Treasury Secretary Geithner says that the U.S. will default on its obligations by around August 2 if the statutory debt ceiling is not increased before then.
October 1
- Fiscal Year 2012 begins for the federal government.
Deficit Reduction Helps the Economy, But It Isn't Just a Counting Exercise
CBO recently released its analysis of a hypothetical deficit reduction plan's effect on the economy. They use a $2.4 trillion deficit reduction plan (about the same as the hypothetical Biden group plan) to illustrate the short-term and long-term economic effects of fiscal consolidation, while showing how these effects either add to or detract from the original deficit reduction.
Their analysis states that the immediate short-term effects of a deficit reduction plan would reduce real GNP by between 0.3 and 0.6 percentage points in 2012, assuming $100 billion of savings in that year. However, by 2021, the plan increases real GNP by 0.6 to 1.4 percentage points, and it has an overall positive effect on the economy in every year after 2015. This improvement is due to the decrease in interest rates that the deficit reduction causes.
|Economic Effects of Deficit Reduction (Medium-Sized Effects)
|Real GNP
|Three-month T-bills
|Ten-year Treasuries
Because the effect of the plan is more positive on the economy within the ten-year window, the original $2.4 trillion of savings is enhanced by an additional $200 billion. The table below shows both the original deficit reduction and the additional savings from potential dynamic effects of the plan on the economy (assuming "medium-sized" effects).
|Dynamic Effects of Deficit Reduction Plan (billions)
|Original Deficit Reduction
|Additional Deficit Reduction
|Total, Dynamic Estimate
CBO does have some caveats for its estimate. For one, a deficit reduction plan of the same size could time its cuts much differently. For example, a plan that cuts less in the first few years and backloads the savings more or provides a temporary stimulus upfront would have less of a negative short-term impact or possibly a positive one. The latter option is an example of the "walk and chew gum" approach that many people have talked about in the past year: stimulus in the short term, coupled with a longer-term deficit reduction plan.
Another caveat CBO outlines is the plan they use is a generic deficit reduction plan. CBO assumed its plan would have no effects on labor supply, business incentives, or long-run productivity; that is, the plan would not effect marginal tax rates, depreciation schedules, unemployment insurance, or government spending on education and infrastructure. Any plan that alters these variables in a positive direction--for example, by lowering marginal tax rates or spending more on infrastructure--could have an even greater economic effect.
Yet, even if their dynamic analysis doesn't hold true for all fiscal plans, it shows the positive effect that deficit reduction alone can have on the economy in the medium-term. If we design a plan the right way, the positive long-run effects could be magnified further.


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In addition to DH's questions ...
In what room(s) are you having this problem? And do you know if your HVAC unit has a humidifier/dehumidifier accessory?
Jay J -Moderator
PS: God BLess America!
I added unfaced batts over the existing insulation. I am wondering if I occluded the ventilation from the soffit vents. The attic has two side vents, but no ridge vent. The problem is occuring in the upstairs rooms by the outside wall up near the ceiling and where the ceiling and wall meet on the north side of the house. Jay, I'm not sure what a HVAC unit is, but I'm sure we don't have a humidifier/dehumidifier accessory--my house was built in the late 50's. Thanks for your help, annehart1
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. WHere I was headed was it's possible that your humidifier is set too high. It sounds like that is moot.
Moisture is forming on the cold surface. Warm air rises and holds moisture which will condense-out when it comes in contact w/the cold surface (the cold wall). The north side of the house, obviously, gets no direct sun and is, hence, the coldest side of the house.
Even if your insulation is covering the vents and the insulation is moved, I'm not sure it will solve your problem. You still have a cold wall. Maybe there is a spot or 2 or 3 that is 'missing' some insulation. So look for that when you go up in the attic. Make sure the insulation isn't compressed and that it's 'snug' up against the floor joists. In short, preventing any cold air from coming in contact w/the ceiling is what you want.
And lastly, if your home is tight, then this only contributes to the problem. Bathroom humidity, lots of cooking w/hot water, 'emptying' the hot air from the dryer into the house, among other thins, all contribute to the moisture 'load' in a home. Look at these types of 'things' for ways to control moisture. Adding bathroom fans/vents, and turning on the stove vent, and running the dryer 'exhaust' to the outside will all 'lessen' the humidity in the house.
My best to ya and hoep this helps.
Jay J -Moderator
PS: God Bless America!
Thanks for the info. What about those styrofoam things you can insert in the rafters--Raft-R-Mates--Do you think this would help? I'll make sure the insulation is covering snuggly up to the edge (hasn't moved away at all).
Thanks again, annehart1
RE: Raft-R-Mates - They're fine if you're insulating between the rafters (which is where I'm headed in my 1st paragraph.) See Insulation Accessories for more info.
I patiently await.
Jay J -Moderator
PS: God Bless America!
I added the insulation to the floor of the attic only. The slope of my roof is not steep--so that the angle is narrow where the attic floor and the roof intersect. I'm wondering if I occluded the air flow from the soffit vents into the attic with the additional insulation--would that cause the moisture problem I have? Our house is definitely not air tight. We have vents in the bathrooms and the dryer is vented outdoors. Thanks for all your help.
Jay J -Moderator
PS: God Bless America!
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Reality TV Casting Calls For The Week Of March 22, 2009
March 22, 2009 05:00 PM by Paulene Hinds
Here area few of thisweek's reality TVcasting calls.Big Brother 11 is seeking males and females from the ages of 21 to 60 in New York and The Real Housewives of Orange Countyis looking for glamorous housewives who would like to share their lives with the world. Check outthe list below and don't forget that there are a lot of other great casting opportunities this week. Come visit our message boards!
Big Brother 11 Open Casting Call ForNew York City
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Who will take on job of fixing Detroit's finances?
DETROIT It appears the appointment of an emergency manager to take over Detroit's failing finances is all but a done deal. But one question remains: Who will get the difficult, thankless job?
Gov. Rick Snyder is being coy about his selection, saying only the person is "top notch." Michigan's Emergency Loan Board will do the official hiring of the candidate, who will provide state oversight on spending and restructuring.
Whoever is chosen, he or she will not only have to tackle the city's massive deficits and debt but also succeed in pulling Detroit out of a fiscal tailspin so steep that it's had to borrow millions of dollars just to pay its bills and city workers' salaries.
"This will take somebody who has very deep and strong financial expertise and very deep and strong political and personal capabilities," said Timothy Horner, a partner in the Warner Norcross & Judd law firm. Horner, whose firm has been closely following Detroit's fiscal struggles because it represents businesses and creditors, told The Associated Press on Friday that the emergency manager job is "a very difficult assignment."
An appointment is unlikely to occur before Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has a chance to appeal Snyder's determination Friday that the city is in a financial emergency. The 10-day appeal period will be followed by a March 12 hearing. It's then that Snyder can change his mind or reaffirm his position and move forward with an emergency manager appointment.
Bing said Friday that doesn't agree with Snyder's determination and that he is looking into the city's options.
Emergency managers have the power under state law to develop financial plans, renegotiate labor contracts, revise and approve budgets to help control spending, sell off city assets not restricted by charter and suspend the salaries of elected officials.
Given the makeup of Detroit - more than 80 percent of the 700,000 residents are black - the emergency manager's job would be easier if that person is black, according to Bill Brandt, chief executive of Development Specialists, Inc., a national turnaround firm.
"If he's even toying with the idea of putting a white fella in charge in a city that's 80 percent black it will be seen as more of this plantation mentality," Brandt said of Snyder.
Detroit and its mostly white suburbs have shared an often-strained relationship for decades.
"You need to get a buy-in from the large population and the way is to get a spirited intellectually bright African American with a great deal of political chops," Brandt added.
Among the issues needing immediate attention, is Detroit's massive health care costs and unfunded pension benefits to retirees.
Detroit's sinking population - a quarter-million people left between 2000 and 2010 - and shrinking tax base will have to fund its legacy liabilities, Horner said.
"Over many years, the city made many promises to employees and workers and incurred debt based upon a city that was much larger," he said, noting the emergency manager will first need to address "short-term liquidity issues" while handling "long-term legacy liabilities."
Horner also pointed out the manager would need to have experience with bankruptcies.
"If the emergency manager is not able to restructure, we will end up with Chapter 9," he said.
But bankruptcy can be avoided if everyone comes to the negotiating table, said William M. Dolan, a partner in the Brown Rudnick international law firm.
Providence, R.I., had a $110 million structural deficit, $1 billion in unfunded health care and an $800 million unfunded pension. Dolan represented the city last year in negotiations with its active unions and retirees over concessions to address legacy liabilities.


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Nothing says Valentine's Day like creamy, indulgent chocolate treats.
The Heard Museum hosts the Haute Chocolate Market & Festival, kicking off the "Chocolate, Chili & Cochineal" exhibit, which opens Saturday, Feb. 16. The festival will have top chocolate vendors and pastry chefs from around the Valley serving sweet, decadent treats, as well as a chocolate competition, wine sampling and live music.
Here are three reasons to check out the event:
1. Sample delectable treats.
Nearly 20 vendors — including Fairytale Brownies, Whoopie Pie Bakers, Wei of Chocolate, My Popcorn Kitchen and B Naked Chocolates — will feature their chocolate concoctions. Make reservations at the Courtyard Cafe for dinner between 4 and 7 p.m., and you can try the new chicken mole as well as other chile-inspired items.
2. Enjoy a variety of entertainment.
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Quetzal Guerrero and Native American trio Estun-Bah will perform, complementing the lively atmosphere of the festival. Valley culinary schools will battle it out in the Chocolate Showpiece Competition, judged by a panel of chefs, curators and artists.
3. Go VIP.
For $15 more, you can get the VIP treatment. VIPs will get a preview of the Chocolate Showpiece Competition, a complimentary glass of chocolate wine, an autographed box of chocolates adorned with artwork by Valley artist Jacob Meders and a meet-and-greet with the artist.


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Junior outside/right-side hitter Sara Thorson posted a career-best 13 kills vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Friday in the opening round of the NOKIA Sugar Bowl Classic.
Sept. 16, 2005
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Tulane University volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 8 Notre Dame in day one of the NOKIA Sugar Bowl Classic Friday afternoon at the C. Rollie White Coliseum, but the scoreboard did not tell the whole story.
Playing for the first time since a season-opening 3-0 win over Nicholls State back on Aug. 26 in Fogelman Arena, the Green Wave did more than hold their own against the nationally ranked Fighting Irish. Despite working on just three days of practice since the win over the Lady Colonels in New Orleans, Tulane gave Notre Dame all it could handle in a 30-23, 30-26, 30-26 decision.
"Today was about so much more than a simple volleyball game," Tulane head coach Liz Kritza said. "This match was all about emotion, dedication and a desire to represent the Tulane University at the highest level. We are a young team and we have only practiced a few days here in College Station, but you would never know it by what we the team played today.
"Notre Dame is an extremely talented team - one that I think can make a serious run in the postseason - and today, we hung with them. There were several bright spots, and obviously there were some things we need to work on. This shows what type of team we have, and I am very proud of their performance today."
Junior outside/right-side hitter Sarah Thorson led the team with a career-high 13 kills, and senior libero Kelli Dickson led all players with 23 digs. Other notables for the Green Wave on the day were freshman outside hitter Sara Radosevic, who fell just short of her first career double-double with 11 kills and nine digs, rookie middle blocker Bridget Wells, who posted seven kills and four blocks, and freshman setter Luna Rebrovic, who had 33 assists, nine digs and a pair of stuffs.
But the game was much more than just scores and stats. It was about a team playing in a strange arena, in front a large group of rowdy fans - mostly Texas A&M students who had never seen the Green Wave play prior to Friday's contest - as well as a large contingent of Tulane's men's basketball, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, and women's soccer teams in College Station who came out to support their fellow student-athletes.
At the beginning of the match, it was obvious where the Tulane student-athletes were and where the Texas A&M student body was sitting. But as the A&M regulars began doing makeshift Tulane yells, the Green Wave and Aggie fans began to intertwine into one large and loud unit.
"I can't say enough about the support we have received since we arrived in College Station, but today brought it to a whole new level," Kritza said. "We came out of the locker room for pregame warm-ups and (TexasA&M's) students began cheering and doing their yells. It made us feel that much more welcome, which based on the reception we have received so far, is no small accomplishment."
Tulane stormed out of the gate in game one, rolling to a 12-4 lead, but the Irish would bounce back to tie the game at 20-all before outscoring the Green Wave 10-3 the rest of the way to take the opening stanza.
Notre Dame got off to the hot start in game two and jumped out to a 7-4 advantage, but Tulane answered with a 6-3 rally to take a 10-7 lead. Momentum shifted back and forth throughout the contest, and the Green Wave eventually cut a late Irish lead to two at two at 28-26 before seeing the No. 8 team push for the final two points to take a 2-0 advantage going into the break.
The momentum of the late stand carried over into game three as Notre Dame roared out to a 15-8 lead and never looked back. Tulane refused to go away and fought hard the rest of the way, but the early advantage was too much to overcome as Notre Dame held on to take the match in straight games.
Lauren Kelbley led Notre Dame with a match-high 15 kills and Lauren Brewster was next for the Irish with nine kills of her own. Defensively, Adrianna Stasiuk posted 19 digs and Meg Henican had 12, and the Irish had 11 team blocks, including three solo and three assists by Helbley.
The NOKIA Sugar Bowl Classic comes to a close on Sunday, Sept. 18 when Notre Dame and LSU square off at 11 a.m. before Tulane and Arizona State conclude tournament play at 1 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Texas A&M Ticket Office at 888-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311. For fans who can not make the game in person, live stats are available on-line at the official site of Tulane Athletics, www.tulanegreenwave.com.


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Can you be dizzy just 2 days after conception day? Please help!
I'm 20 years old. Never been pregnant before. This is the first time My bf and I had unprotected sex and he didn't pull out. It was also during my ovulation week. It's only been 2 days since we had sex but, Something feels very off with my body. I'm not sure if I may just be very nervous. Or if I'm sensing my pregnancy, I could really use some advice on this. Can you really start feeling a little sick, and even dizzy THIS early? Please help me on this.
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At this time, you are NOT pregnant.posted 03/27/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I'm in the same boat... I feel super wierd today. We had sex on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.. and i am feeling really dizzy and a little sick to my stomach today..posted 07/15/2013 by JessicaMoore25
You haven't had time to conceive. It doesn't occur immediately after sex, so therefore, you can't be having pregnancy symptoms. Maybe something else? Conception and implantation takes 8-14 days afterwards and then symptoms may take weeks.posted 03/27/2013 by Shellybelly9181
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California (17-6, 7-3) vs. Arizona State (7-15, 3-7)
Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, Feb. 4 - 2 p.m. PT
Series Record: California leads, 36-35
Last 10 vs. Arizona State: 7-3
Current Streak: California, 4
Last Meeting: W, 66-62 (Feb. 3, 2011 | Berkeley, Calif.)
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BERKELEY - The Golden Bears (17-6, 7-3 Pac-12) look to bounce back against the Sun Devils (7-15, 3-7) in a Saturday-afternoon matinee at Haas Pavilion. Cal is still in search of an 18th win that would equal last season's total. Until Thursday's emotionally-charged loss to Arizona, the Bears had not been defeated at home and had not had a stretch in which they didn't win at least two games in a row, this season.
The Sun Devils have just one conference road win (a victory at USC on Jan. 5) and are coming off a loss to Stanford. Arizona State has been without the services of junior G Trent Lockett for the last five games after he suffered an ankle injury against Oregon State on Jan. 14.
The Bears can start a new home win streak and stay in the hunt for the Pac-12 regular-season title with a victory against the Devils, but will have their work cut out for them as two of their three conference losses are to teams that they will only face, once, this year; Washington State and Arizona.
Cal will rely on its senior leaders, G Jorge Gutierrez (14.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg) and F Harper Kamp (10.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg) down the stretch of the regular season. The Bears' backcourt is bolstered by the league's fourth-leading scorer in sophomore G Allen Crabbe (15.7 ppg) who also leads the team in rebounding with 6.1 rpg. Sophomore G Justin Cobbs is the second-leading assist-man in the Pac-12 with 4.7 apg and pours in 12.9 ppg, this season.
The Cal-ASU game will be the third of three scheduled Zero-Waste Initiative games held at Haas Pavilion, this season. The University and the Athletic Department will team to introduce new recycling and packaging initiatives throughout the building.
GAME RECAP (ARIZONA): California dropped its first home game of the season to Arizona in a back-and-forth game that snapped a streak of 17 consecutive home victories dating back to a Feb. 17, 2011 loss to USC. The Golden Bears jumped out to an early 22-9 lead, but the Wildcats answered back with a 36-12 run to lead, 45-34, at the break. In the second half, the Bears fought back and tied the game up at 72 with 1:27 remaining, but couldn't complete the comeback. Cal outshot the Cats, 93.8 percent to 51.7 percent at the free-throw line, but hit only one three pointer in the game--a season low--compared to Arizona's 7-of-11 shooting from behind the arc. Senior F Harper Kamp led the Bears in scoring with 22 points and had a game-high nine rebounds. The scoring total was the highest of the season for Kamp and the most he has scored since a career-high 33 at home against Arizona last season. Sophomore G Allen Crabbe chipped in 15 points and five assists. Freshman F David Kravish had two blocks to increase his season total to 28; fifth most in Cal history by a freshman. For the Wildcats, Kyle Fogg led the way with 23 points, including going 5-of-6 from three-point range. Jesse Perry added 18 points and Nick Johnson had five assists.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: Cal's game against Arizona State at Haas Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 4, has been designated as a zero-waste initiative game. The collaboration between Cal Athletics and Campus Recycling and Refuse Services, is supported by corporate sponsor Recology. Fans in attendance will see bins for recycling and composting with the slogan Blue & Gold Makes Green, instead of trash receptacles. Cal Athletics' concessions, catering, and merchandizing partners will also modify menus and packaging to help reach the zero-waste goal. Cal joins a small, but growing, list of universities nationwide striving for zero waste at athletic events. Others include UC Davis, Colorado, and Ohio State. The Cal program is part of the campus' overall commitment to be a responsible steward of resources and demonstrate leadership in sustainable business practices. The plan is also in line with the University's sustainability policy and the City of Berkeley's goal of achieving zero waste by the year 2020, eliminating all materials normally sent to landfills.
INFINITI COACHES CHARITY CHALLENGE: This spring, head coach Mike Montgomery is participating in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge. Fans are able to vote for their favorite college coaches by region and while each coach's charity of choice will receive $5,000, the winning coach will garner $100,000 for their charity. Coach Montgomery has selected Coaches vs. Cancer to be his beneficiary. Vote, today, at www.espn.com/infiniti.
BUILDING A CASE: Although the Pac-12 has played through the national perception that it is a weak conference this season, the Bears have climbed the ratings as the year has progressed. As of February 3, Cal was rated 24th in the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (www.kenpom.com) and 26th in the Sagarin Ratings Index (www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt1112.htm). The Bears opened the season ranked in both the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls but have been unranked for several weeks.
HANDS OF STEAL: Senior G Jorge Gutierrez leads the Bears in steals, this season, with 30, and ranks in the top 10 in the Pac-12 with 1.3 steals per game. He entered the season with 109 career steals. On Jan. 5, he collected two steals against Oregon State to push his career total to 129 and moved into a 10th-place tie with Keith Smith (1987-90). He now has 139 and is in sixth place.
1,000-POINT CLUB: Senior G Jorge Gutierrez became Cal's 40th player to reach the 1,000-point plateau on his second field goal against Oregon State on Jan. 5, 2012. He completed that game with a season-high matching 26 points. He now has 1,118 points and is in 28th place for career points at Cal. Gutierrez played with each of the last three Cal players to score 1,000 career points; Theo Robertson (1,315), Patrick Christopher (1,700), and the Bears' all-time scoring leader Jerome Randle (1,835).


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Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 release date 2009
Do you still have no cellphone? Maybe you are waiting for what you love or you haven't found suitable cellphone for you. If you are waiting a new cellphone, I'll say that you are sensible. Many sites are saying that Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 will come out in Q4 (the 4th quarter of the year…aka between October and December) and other sites are saying possibly as early as August. However, I think that if it were coming out in August, that we would've heard some announcement or advertisement from Verizon Wireless by now.
Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 is a smartphone with updating . Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 is expected to have a full touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, MP3 Player, GPS, and a 3MP camera with Geo Tagging. It will also use Verizon's EVDO Rev A data network.
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SART diversion is done with, The bridge over the river is no longer connected to the path.
Rode the new section today, it is fast, smooth and WIIIIDE. For a while I thought it was a road, but sure enough its the trail. They're also paving a parallel section literally 5-10 feet away from this new section, not sure what the deal is with that. It's fenced off at the moment.
Also, fresh pavement at the "mercado del rio" shopping area, aka the 1 set of driveways you have to ride through on the SART. No more gnarly blacktop there on the sidewalk.