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Durham Police Officer Charged With DWI After On-Duty Crash
Posted: 12/03/2010 - Authorities in Durham say a police officer is charged with driving under the influence after an on-duty crash.
Posted: 12/03/2010 - Authorities in Durham say a police officer is charged with driving under the influence after an on-duty crash.
Updated: 12/02/2010 - A Texas-style barbecue has come to Raleigh, just across the street from a traditional eastern North Carolina vinegar-based barbecue restaurant.
Posted: 12/01/2010 - Mike Davis scored 20 points and No. 20 Illinois had five players finish in double figures in a 79-67 victory over North Carolina on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Updated: 11/29/2010 - The Greater Greenville Sports Club will hold its final meeting of 2010 on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 at the Hilton Greenville. Wednesday's meeting will feature author and sportswriter, Art Chansky.
Updated: 11/27/2010 - The funeral service for an East Carolina student killed in a car wreck is being held Saturday at Antioch Bible Fellowship Church in Raleigh.
Posted: 11/24/2010 - Republicans plan to examine a North Carolina law that contributed to a plea agreement allowing former Gov. Mike Easley to emerge from a vast investigation into his life with just a $1,000 fine.
Posted: 11/23/2010 - The State Board of Elections will hold a public hearing to examine whether a former state lawmaker made political contributions under the names of others.
Posted: 11/23/2010 - Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton was a runaway winner of the American League's Most Valuable Player award.
Updated: 11/23/2010 - Former Governor Mike Easley will pay a $1,000 fine in connection with a campaign finance violation. Easley entered an Alford Plea, in which the defendant does not admit guilt but agrees the state has evidence that could lead to a conviction.
Updated: 11/21/2010 - Owen Spencer caught a tipped ball in the end zone for a touchdown on fourth down and T.J. Graham returned a punt 87 yards for another score to help North Carolina State rally past rival North Carolina 29-25 on Saturday.
Updated: 11/20/2010 - Blake Hoffarber scored 20 points, Ralph Sampson III and Trevor Mbakwe created havoc all over the court and Minnesota beat No. 8 North Carolina 72-67 on Friday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.
Posted: 11/20/2010 - North Carolina State still has an eye on the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, and the Wolfpack travels to North Carolina with hopes of maintaining their view.
Posted: 11/19/2010 - A recount in North Carolina's closest congressional race has confirmed a victory for Republican candidate Renee Ellmers.
Updated: 11/19/2010 - A Duke Professor has been analyzing our four-legged friends for about 15 years. He says dogs have figured out how to read human behavior and human gestures better than any other species has, even chimpanzees.
Posted: 11/17/2010 - Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge requested a recount after Republican candidate Renee Ellmers held a lead of about 1,500 votes after Election Day.
Updated: 11/16/2010 - Authorities say an inmate from an Eastern Carolina prison stole a police car and led authorities on a chase into two counties today.
Updated: 11/15/2010 - An Apex man has been sentenced to between 32 and 40 years in prison for his role in the murder of a high school classmate.
Posted: 11/11/2010 - Jeff Carter had his second career hat trick, scoring three goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers past the Carolina Hurricanes, 8-1 on Thursday night.
Posted: 11/10/2010 - A Forsyth County jury has found a man guilty of all charges in the killing of a Meals on Wheels volunteer and one of her clients.
Posted: 11/10/2010 - Breland might be the best comeback story in women's basketball this season. She says she's 100 percent healthy after missing last season to fight Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Posted: 11/09/2010 - Freshmen Ryan Harrow, Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie each scored 17 points to help North Carolina State beat Pfeiffer 111-73 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Posted: 11/09/2010 - The Hurricanes forced an early change in the Edmonton net, taking a 4-0 lead against Nikolai Khabibulin on just eight shots.
Posted: 11/10/2010 - Duke has canceled student tailgating activities for the Boston College game after a teenager was found unconscious last weekend.
Posted: 11/08/2010 - The trial is set to begin for a doctor from Raleigh charged with murder in a wreck that killed a 20-year-old ballerina.
Updated: 11/10/2010 - N.C. State Athletics Director Debbie Yow was the guest speaker at the Greater Greenville Sports Club Wednesday. Yow sticks to her statement that ECU has a "psychological" advantage when the Pirates play N.C. State.


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Li Deng, Mike Seltzer, Dong Yu, Alex Acero, Abdel-rahman Mohamed, and Geoff Hinton
September 2010
This paper reports our recent exploration of the layer-by-layer learning strategy for training a multi-layer generative model of patches of speech spectrograms. The top layer of the generative model learns binary codes that can be used for efficient compression of speech and could also be used for scalable speech recognition or rapid speech content retrieval. Each layer of the generative model is fully connected to the layer below and the weights on these connections are pre-trained efficiently by using the contrastive divergence approximation to the log likelihood gradient. After layer-by-layer pre-training we "unroll" the generative model to form a deep auto-encoder, whose parameters are then fine-tuned using back-propagation. To reconstruct the full-length speech spectrogram, individual spectrogram segments predicted by their respective binary codes are combined using an overlap-and-add method. Experimental results on speech spectrogram coding demonstrate that the binary codes produce a log-spectral distortion that is approximately 2 dB lower than a sub-band vector quantization technique over the entire frequency range of wide-band speech.
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Frank Seide, Gang Li, and Dong Yu. Conversational Speech Transcription Using Context-Dependent Deep Neural Networks, International Speech Communication Association, August 2011.

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Multi Casualty Incident Response
Multi Casualty Incident Response exploits the motivational experiences of modern game technology in a training game that combines realistic simulations with advanced training technologies to teach teams of firefighters. It demonstrates new technologies to dramatically improve mass casualty incident response training on a national level and serve as a model for other first responder training. The training simulations and instructional materials developed by the project will are available to individual fire training departments throughout the US, and are customizable to meet local training needs.


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Ideal for cargo-heavy day hikes or lightweight overnight trips, the Kelty Impact 30 Daypack features Kelty's Agile Suspension System to support your load without impeding mobility. Durable poly fabric stands up to a little bushwhacking, and the air mesh shoulder straps offer great ventilation on warm days.
- Agile Suspension System shifts weight off your shoulders and onto your hips, and keeps your load vertically secure without inhibiting natural body movements
- Mesh back panel with molded scapula and HDPE lumbar pads improve airflow, comfort, and load transfer
- Air mesh shoulder straps, waist-belt, and lumbar area breathe well to improve comfort
- Top-panel loading and bottom sleeping-bag compartment provide multiple access options
- Durable 330D and 210D polyester fabrics stand up to abuse
- Included rain cover lets you shelter your kit when rains come
- Hydration-compatible for housing your water bladder
- A variety of side, front, and waist-belt pockets help you keep your kit organized
- Side compression and load stabilizer straps keep your pack streamlined and your gear secure
- Ice axe loops can also help you haul your trekking poles when not in use
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It's a tweener!
This pack has a hard time figuring out what it wants to do. Not quite big enough for a true 1-2 night trip but a little to big for a true daypack. For most people this is a great pack for carrying a few extra pounds on a day hike or really light overnighters. Im planning on using it for water heavy day hikes and 1-2 nighters. If you just take a layer, nalgene and some food this might be over kill. Do not expect to get very many sleeping bags in the compartment. I have could barely fit the Therm-a-rest Antares and I would feel comfortable saying the zippers could break. My Brooks-Range Cloak 15 fits great. The Sleeping bag compartment does have a zippered divider, but it is not completely removable. There are a few small sleeves and pockts on the main compartment. This is nice for light organization but not something that should sway you one way or the other. The trampoline back is really nice on warm days and really does make a difference. I have 2 packs with the trampoline back feature and both carry weight great. That being said, I wasn't above 30 lbs on a single trip last year. I would consider myself a practical minimalist. I have some comfort peices but very light comfort peices.
Kelty Impact 30
Is this bag reflective? I plan to use it...
Is this bag reflective? I plan to use it for night riding on my motorcycle.
It's not. It's sort of a silver color, so it might show up ok in headlights, but it's not actually a reflective fabric.
could an 11 year old use this as a...
could an 11 year old use this as a daypack?
As long as their torso is at least 14" long it should work fine. So basically it depends on the particular 11 year old.
My guess is that it'll be a little big for most 11-year-olds. Check what Arthur said about torso length, but the other factor is that a full 30L pack is going to be pretty heavy -- 35 or 40 pounds at the upper end -- which may be a lot for a kid that age to handle. And an empty one will be sloppy and more annoying to carry. Like Arthur said, depends on the kid.
Try the Osprey Jib. Adjustable carrying system means it can grow with the kid. 35 Liters too. Fits my smallish 10 year old no problem.
Are the waist straps removable
Are the waist straps removable
Unfortunately they are not removable, on a lighter load pack like this typically they wont have removable hip belts because they (most likely) wont be a higher tech belt because it will not be designed to hold a lot of weight. I feel for you, its so much easier when they come off! I hope this helped you out!


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Your upcoming weekend is already planned; thirty miles of empty trail, nonstop discovery, and a fully loaded JanSport Klamath 68 Backpack are all you need to end the old week and start a new one in style. The pack's PE framesheet and aluminum stay anchor the load so it doesn't buckle during steep scrambles, and the GridFit harness system's four-way adjustability ensures a customizable fit.
- The padded, perforated EVA back panel encourages breathability for a cool, comfortable hike
- A padded, adjustable waist belt transfers the heavy load to your legs so you don't ruin your back in the first few miles
- Bottom-accessed sleeping bag compartment keeps your bedding separate from your food and gear
- Top lid, side, and bottom compression straps shrink the volume of the pack when you're carrying a lighter load
- Several exterior pockets hold your water bottles, a rain cover, a map, and camera
- A hydration sleeve and tube management help you pipe the water to your lips
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I just bought a 68 for me and a 55 for my 13 yr old son. I didn't realize the hydration bladder didn't come with it which is ok. Question is what sleeping bag will fit in the bottom sleeping bag compartment?
This pack is great, its lightweight, its comfortable, and its relatively inexpensive, don't be skeptical of the Jansport brand, this is a great pack
Love this Backpack!
I have an older version of this pack and tried on a bunch of different packs before I decided on this one. The biggest thing I was looking for in a pack was it's weight. This was by far the lightest pack I tried on and had all of the features I wanted. I have been very happy with it and would recommend it to everyone! I wouldn't recommend the Buckthorn Brown color though. I don't know what Jansport was thinking when they made a pack in that color. Blah...
I agree with Jeff on this one. I searched far and long for a replacement for my Yakworks Trekker(dang mice ate it!!). I found it in this pack! One reviewer says not to be skeptical of the Jansport name?? Must be new to trekking, Jansports been a leading name for almost 40 years. My 1st pack was a D2 in early 70's. And cost way less than most of the "designer foo foo" packs now. And as to the color, what was Jansport thinking? Baby poop yellow?? When I bought mine in 08 it was black or maroon, I picked maroon like my (RIP) Yak. Bottom line, I have used it all over middle east,central asia and here in USA and showing no signs of wear.
Can anyone tell me what size of hydration...
Can anyone tell me what size of hydration bladder this pack will hold?
I can put my 4 liter Platypus in it. It sticks out the top of the sleeve if filled all the way but I rarely have more than 3L in it. In this photo all 3 liters of water are in the sleeve.
Anyone know the LxWxH dimentions on the...
Anyone know the LxWxH dimentions on the Klamath 68? I'm looking at buying one but will need to take it on an airplain
29in h x 13in w x 11in d
Its to big for carry on requirements on most airlines. I've carried mine internationally and had to check it as luggage


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WWW.GoCyclones.com has two articles (pertinent to this thread) - one suggesting strength and conditioning coach Matt McGettigan might stay and one suggesting that none of the old staff is going to stay. To the extent that the staff directory reflects the org chart, McGettigan seems to work for Andrew Moser on behalf of the football program. Strength and conditioning doesn't sound like something that varies with defensive and offensive schemes. An earlier post on this site indicated a belief that McGettigan was doing a good job and the articles indicate he is the only football related employee still on the job.
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Weve got a pretty good football conference, and weve got a pretty good conference overall. Were still walking around with our heads held high and our chest out, about that. Paul Rhoads
He seems pretty talented, but if they know someone that works out better, than good for them. McGettigan has done a pretty damn good job though, at least workout plans would stay the same, and Getty has always been a hardass which seems to be what a lot of these guys are like, so it should be interesting!
Big Shawn, Super Clone!
Or we could do like Nebraska did. They kept the old strength guy, had him do some additional fundraising, and hired a new football strength fellow. Maybe Matt can be a fundraiser for JP.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
What is Mosers title at ISU? Ive seen him on the bench and sidelines the last couple years and wasnt sure. I worked with him at the Deans List and he was a great guy.
I talked with an undisclosed member of the team (a starter from last year) and he said he hopes the first thing Chizik does is fire the strength & conditioning coach. He said almost every team, with the exception of UNI, was bigger and stronger than ISU (yes, even Toledo). He said they got pushed around in every game this year and he felt it was because they didn't have as good of strength & conditioning program as the other teams. I know nothing about our s/c guy now, but thats what the player told me.
It seems Getty has been known to work more on flexibility, endurance, and other things to try to make the guys better overall athletes. Other schools' strength coaches work more on building pure strength. So there are a couple of different methods that a S&C Coach can have. Not saying the certain player is right or wrong, but Getty WAS named S&C Coach of the Year in 2000 fwiw.
Nebraska had a strength coach two years ago that added weight to the blockers. Result - no pancake blocks recorded. Then the next strength round went to explosiveness off the line. That was better. Seems like there are big 6'-6" Michigan guys who can weigh 300 and motor like a Hummer, and then there are shorter 300 pound tanks that just go straight ahead. We had tanks this year. We need more "Hummer like" oline people.
I have heard Getty got that award in 2000. But it seems like we are weak in the trenches and can't get any push. Iowa Coach Doyel seems like his guys are on steroids. He has had numerous guys like Gallery that have come in at 220-230 and leave weighing 330 with necks twice the size of their head.
I'm not sold on the hype of Getty, and if GC thinks he has a better man, I am all for it.
On a side note, I was wondering what Marty Fine was doing these days. He is a Division II Coach whose team has shown great improvement and tied for their conference championship. According to the article I read, their offense was very strong with an excellent O-Line. I always thought Fine s*cked, but maybe our Strength Coach isn't giving the right workout also.
It isn't about SC, its about coaching football. Between Fine and Cotton, we haven't exactly had the best offensive minds running things. Of course the lack of development of the OL was a big part of the problem. Loney was the last guy who consistently did a nice job.
Like i said in a previous thread, i always heard he was a good strengh coach!
"Iowa Coach Doyel seems like his guys are on steroids. He has had numerous guys like Gallery that have come in at 220-230 and leave weighing 330 with necks twice the size of their head."
Yes, you are exactly right!
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Fifty-five is a relative number. As I read this site and its forums, I often think of the bikes I've owned over the years past and bikes I'd like to own in the future. I think about my first solo ride without training wheels. Some bikes bring instant feelings of comfort, some recall bitter-sweet (think injuries) memories.
My first unassisted solo ride was on my "little" uncle's fixed gear racer. I was a tallish 8 year-old and I remember taking the bike from its not-so-secret hiding place and riding it on the hard-packed gravel road in front of the house. I remember how strange and exciting it felt to glide along that gravel road with that crunching sound. I remember being chased by a dog and how scared I was...and I was laughing. I remember pedaling as fast as my little legs would go to get away from that dog...and laughing and smiling so much my face and lungs hurt. And remember how I wanted to do this over and over again.
The first "real" bike I could officially call my own was a bent rusty junkyard rescue 5-speed of unknown pedigree...springer seat, straight bar, 27" wheels and no lever/cable for the rear brake. I cleaned it up, moved the front lever/cable to the downtube with worm clamps, lubed it, pumped up the cracked tires, and rode it. My privileged friends rode Schwinn Varsitys.
Later that day, I crashed it into a parked car when a motorist hit his?/her? horn behind me and panicked my 14 year-old heart. I went for the brake lever on the downtube to stop, missed it, then promptly crashed into a parked car....HARD. The left open end of the rusty and flakey chrome-plated handlebar created a nasty wound on my chest under my left arm....and I screamed a silent scream cuz' it HURT!!!! I didn't tell Mom and Dad cuz' I thought they'd be mad at me for riding an unsafe bike....and I needed stitches. Dad found out a couple of weeks later and bought me a safe and new Schwinn Varsity a month later as my wound pinked over.
I never got stitched, no tetanus shot....just old-school large-wound band-aids and aloe.
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Indian software market up 10%, Mircosoft front-runner
Apr 09 2014
In a report released on Wednesday, Gartner put the software revenues from Indian market at $4.765 billion registering a growth of 10 per cent over $4.334 billion earned previous year.
For the second consecutive year, Microsoft topped the list of ten software organisations in India with revenues worth $957.6 million translating into 10.6 per cent growth in 2013 vis-à-vis $865.9 million during previous year.
Out of top-ten software companies in India, Oracle reported the best showing by registering 21.5 per cent growth at second position with revenues worth $506.4 million. This is also the first time that Oracle hogged the second position in the pecking order for software vendors in India.
Amongst the Brics, India was in numero uno position with 10 per cent growth in software spending on the back of large number of small & medium businesses (SMBs) apart from large enterprises that played a crucial role in consumption of technology.
Small and medium businesses are on threshold of leveraging information and communication technologies though they lack the scale and experience to handle technology related issues, Gartner said.
Gartner report has also pointed to Indian software industry being in the midst of transition as they were focused on investments in technologies to support existing systems.
Bhavish Sood, research director at Gartner said, "Organisations are doing this in order to maintain competitiveness, while still taking advantage of cloud or subscription-based pricing where it makes sense to grow and advance the business."
Gartner has attributed Indian growth in software spending to focus on export markets while new avenues for consumption back home have just opened up new opportunities. The research firm pointed to continued investments on information technology infrastructure, software and support applications despite the economic slowdown in India.
Russia figured second on the list with 8.9 per cent growth in software spending while Brazil was way above China and South Africa at 7.8 per cent growth in software.
Worldwide software revenues were pegged at $407.3 billion in 2013, registering an increase of 4.8 per cent from previous year's $388.5 billion.
Globally also, it's the first time that Oracle has moved to second position with total revenues worth $29.6 billion with market share of 7.3 per cent. But Microsoft continues to be world leader even globally.
Gartner is an IT research and advisory company providing technology-related insight. Research provided by Gartner is targeted at CIOs and senior IT leaders in industries that include government agencies, high-tech and telecom enterprises, professional services firms, and technology investors. Gartner clients include large corporations, government agencies, technology companies and the investment community.


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Top 10 Real Housewives: Who Is The Hottest
March 05, 2014 02:00 PM by Cailyn Cox
Being a housewife is a tough job, and it is certainly a job that deserves far more recognition and appreciation than many give it. However, when it comes to reality TV housewives, they have it slightly differently. Their lives are jam-packed with drama and plenty of supposedly-unscripted television cat-fights. Although we must confess, when it comes to Bravo's Real Housewives, we have a bit of an obsession and find it hard to pick a favorite. So, what we want to know from you, is who is the hottest housewife?
10.Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss from The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is a seriously talented woman, who has enjoyed mass success as a songwriter, with some of her hits including TLC's "No Scrubs" and Destiny's Child with "Bug a Boo" and "Bills, Bills, Bills". However, Burruss is not just great with a pen, she was also a member of the R&B group Xscape with T.I.'s wife Tameka "Tiny" Cotton.
This 37-year-old star is not only beautiful, but she is also incredibly driven and is deserving of her every success.
9. Caroline Manzo
Caroline Manzo from The Real Housewives Of New Jersey is a sassy author and she certainly does not let anyone walk all over her. In fact, quite the opposite, the 52-year old star is known for her outspoken ways but you have to admire her for never being fake. As Manzo previously put it herself on the BravoTV.com blog, "I've always prided myself on giving you the truth of who I really am, the good, the bad, and the ugly."
And we love her outlook on life,"Be true to yourself and be proud of who you are, you are born with a name and you die with a name, don't dirty it up.'"
8. Kyle Richards
Kyle Richards from The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills was born for showbiz. Making her Hollywood debut as a child star on Little House on the Prairie. Richards has also enjoyed success in the fashion industry, after she partnered with trendy fashion retailer Alene Too, to create Kyle by Alene Too.
The 45-year-old beauty is also the half-sister of Kathy Hilton and therefore the aunt of famous heiress sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton.
7. Kim Richards
Kim Richards from Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Yes, there are two of them and like her sister, Kim was too was born for the world of showbiz! Kim was a very successful child star, having starred in several Disney movies as well as the TV show Nanny and the Professor. Who doesn't love a woman with that much talent?
6. Brandi Glanville
Brandi Glanville from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' life may be filled with dramatic antics, but she is a seriously beautiful woman. And her impressive career in the modeling industry reinforces that statement. Glanville enjoyed 17 years in the business and has worked with every woman's dream couture houses Chanel and Gucci.
And when she is not entertaining viewers on the TV, they are loving her best selling book "Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders."
5. Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump from The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills is a woman of many talents, she has successfully designed all 26 of the bars and restaurants she and her husband, Ken Todd, owned in Europe. In addition to her design talents, the 53-year-old star also appeared on the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, even though she didn't last long!
We also appreciate celebs who support charities and the English star is a proud supporter of Keep Memory Alive, a foundation that was established to bring awareness to neurological disorders.
4. Gretchen Rossi
Gretchen Rossi from The Real Housewives Of Orange County is perhaps one of the housewives with the most controversy surrounding her. Why? Well, she was so desperate to get on to the show that she allegedly faked an engagement to fiance Jeff Beitzel. Whilst Rossi and Beitzel's romance caused a massive stir- including cheating allegations- before he sadly passed away in 2008 from leukemia, the blond star is actually not a bad person. She is still close to one of Beitzel's daughters Jill, and just a few months ago she shared a happy snap of them.
3. Camille Grammer
Camille Grammer from The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. If that surname sounds familiar, then that's because she is the newly divorced from Kelsey Grammer. Not only is she beautiful, she is also extremely funny and is not afraid to make fun of herself such as her role as a recently divorced reality TV star on the CBS sitcom $#*! My Dad Says.
The 45-year-old star's claims to fame include working as a dancer on Club MTV, modelling in Playboy and a few small acting roles.
2. Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel from The Real Housewives Of New York has many accolades and accomplishments under her belt. Not only is she a New York Times bestselling author, a successful entrepreneur and a sought-after reality TV goddess; she was also runner-up champion ABC reality series Skating with the Stars.
In addition to all of that, the brunette beauty also had her own (recently cancelled) talk show. Oh, and did we mention that her cooking skills are seriously enviable?
1. Michaele Salahi
Michaele Salahi from The Real Housewives Of D.C.- The Real Housewives of D.C did not last very long, but we have to admire Amon's ballsy attitude, I mean, what other people have you heard of allegedly sneaking into the White House? Probably not Michaele or her then-husband Tareq's smartest move ever, but her party crashing-attention seeking ways have certainly made her memorable.
You tell us! Who is the hottest housewife?
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Juan Gonzalez Says:
May 4th, 2014 at 8:21 am
Heather Dubrow! Hottest woman alive!


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Global shares fall on economy fears; oil up on Iran worry
MARKETS-GLOBAL:Global shares fall on economy fears; oil up on Iran worry
By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World equity markets slipped on Monday after economic data raised expectations of a recession in Europe and global growth driver China signaled a slower economic pace ahead, while oil fell as supply worries driven by tensions over Iran offset the economic gloom.
Profit-taking on the dollar drove up the euro after it hit near two-week lows, ahead of Thursday's deadline for Greece to complete a bond swap with private creditors as part of a deal to secure a 130 billion euro bailout and avoid a messy default.
Wall Street stocks followed declines in European and Asian stock markets, and a measure of equities' performance in emerging markets fell more than 1.0 percent.
Investors shrugged off data showing the massive U.S. services sector expanded in February at its fastest pace in a year. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 57.3 from 56.8 in January, besting economists' expectations of a drop to 56.1.
"With China reducing the expected growth rate, the concern is there is the possibility of a bigger downside," said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 14.76 points, or 0.11 percent, at 12,962.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 5.30 points, or 0.39 percent, at 1,364.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 25.71 points, or 0.86 percent, at 2,950.48.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares fell 0.6 percent to close at 1,080.54.
Basic resources stocks in Europe were the top decliners, shedding 3.5 percent after China, the world's largest consumer of raw materials, cut its annual growth target to an eight-year low.
Similarly in New York, materials shares were the biggest drags. The S&P materials sector index fell 1.6 percent, with aluminum producer Alcoa Inc
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The percentage level ranges from 40% of the basic benefit for those whose service is between 90 days and 6 months to 90% for those who served between 30 and 36 months. For example, an individual with 5 months of qualifying service could receive 40% of the tuition benefit, 40% of the monthly housing allowance, and a maximum of $400 books and supplies stipend. The following chart represents the maximum percentage payable based on the length of an individual's aggregate active duty service:
For those individuals entitled to the maximum tuition and fee benefit and whose tuition and fees exceed the highest in-state undergraduate tuition at a public institution (i.e. graduate training or training at a private institution), the amount payable is equal to the highest in-state undergraduate tuition at a public institution, unless benefits under the Yellow Ribbon provision apply.
Individuals will generally receive 36 months of full-time education benefits. This should allow an individual to receive benefits for a four-year undergraduate degree based on a nine-month academic year, however, individuals may continue to receive benefits for approved training at an institution of higher learning (degree granting institution), including graduate training, provided they have remaining entitlement. If eligible for more than one VA education program, individuals are limited to a maximum of 48 months of benefits. Those individuals transferring to the Post-9/11 GI Bill® from the Montgomery GI Bill® (chapter 30) will be limited to the amount of their remaining chapter 30 entitlement. Individuals will remain eligible for benefits for 15 years from the date of their last discharge or release from active duty of at least 90 continuous days.
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BERKELEY – A lineup replete with first- and second-year players is set to take on Santa Rosa Junior College Wednesday night on Witter Rugby Field. The Golden Bears face the Bear Cubs at 6:30 p.m..
From the front row to the base of the scrum, to a backline comprised almost entirely of underclassmen, the Rugby Bears that take the field Wednesday night will be heavy on youth and light on experience. Cal (12-0, 4-0 PAC) comes in with gaudy statistics of 67 points scored per game and less than a converted try per game allowed (6.66), and has achieved those numbers with help from its frosh-sophs, who performed well earlier this season at Cal Maritime, yielding only five points in that victory.
Sana Rosa JC, which also held the Keelhaulers to only five points in its win over Cal Maritime, comes into Wednesday's match 6-1 on the season, scoring over 47 points per game and yielding just over 11 per game to the opposition.
The Bear Cubs provided a reasonable test for the young Bears from Berkeley in recent history. In 2011 in Santa Rosa, Cal held off the Bear Cubs 31-21. Last season, it was a more emphatic 72-12 victory by the Blue and Gold.
After Wednesday, the Bears travels to No. 13 Cal Poly Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. in San Luis Obispo, followed by what could be the PAC conference decider at Utah on Saturday, March 15.
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The postseason will begin for the Bears in the Super Regional round of the Varsity Cup National Championships on Saturday, April 19, in Westwood, where Cal will face the winner of the previous weekend's first-round clash between UCLA and Oklahoma (see bracket here). Should the Rugby Bears advance, they will host an April 26 semifinal against Utah, Air Force or Central Washington on Witter Rugby Field.
The final of the Varsity Cup National Championships takes place Saturday, May 3, in Rio Tinto Stadium outside of Salt Lake City and will be televised live on NBC Sports Network. For tickets and other information, visit VarsityCup.us.
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Defying Hitler: A Memoir (2000)
by Sebastian Haffner
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Spellbinding account of growing up in Germany in the 1930s, written in 1939 by a young German dismayed but attempting to understand why the Nazi's came to power, and how many Ordinary Germans were bullied into going along with the regime to maintain their livelihood.
In this book, actually a diary, the author presents the idea that history is driven by ordinary people, and that analyses of the particular time period in question are best understood by the lives of common individuals rather than leading political figures. Here is an attempt to explain the political/historical developments in Germany from the beginning of the first World War to the beginning of the Second through the eyes of one person. Although Haffner makes some effort in restraining his subjectivity, this is an impossible thing to do. A key revelation for me was that despite his feelings of repugnance for the growing Nationalist Socialist movement, he eventually capitulated by entering the newly formed training camps in order to qualify for his law degree - a scary scenario that hits close to home. We can all identify with rationalizing our decisions to avert personal ruin.
From this account, and from other books I've read as well, one can surmise that the shame and psychological trauma of defeat in WWI played a major role in weakening the German collective psyche and leaving them vulnerable to the temptation of reclaiming glory and self-worth.
The book is a sterling example of harnessing the power of the masses only to turn that power back to control them, a very frightening irony.
National pride, fear of the supposed enemy (terrorists?), and submission to authority are some of the tools used to drive the populace to carry out the wishes of the state. We all should take heed.
Excelente. Si tuviera que recomendar un solo libro sobre la llegada de los nazis al poder, sería éste.
Very interesting account from the perspective of a young lawyer in the early years of Nazi Germany. It provides insight into what life was like inside the Third Reich, especially for Jews and the intelligentsia. Although the book does start out a bit slow, it's final chapters are a brilliant description about the power of social psychology to warp and pervert the minds of otherwise intelligent and decent human beings.
Eerie notes on everyday life during the Weimar yrs in Germany... The world has changed since then, and yet to some extent it all seems the same.
Da den tyske journalisten Sebastian Haffner døde i 1999, fant man blant hans etterlatte papirer manuskriptet til hans ungdomserindringer En tyskers historie.
Erindringene ble skrevet i 1939, mens den 32-årige Sebastian Haffner var i frivillig eksil i England.
I En tyskers historie ser han tilbake på tiden før nasjonalsosialismen kom til makten. I et vekselspill mellom personlig beretning og analytisk-essayistiske deler belyser han det politiske og spesielt det psykologiske klimaet i Tyskland i årene 1914–33. Boka er et forsøk på å forstå hvordan det kunne skje: Hvordan kunne tyskerne underkaste seg Hitler og gi avkall på personlig integritet og verdighet?
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312421133, Paperback)What was it about Germany that made the rise of Adolf Hitler and his murderous regime possible? That troubling question has occupied many fine minds over the last six decades, few more lucid and thoughtful than the late historian and journalist Sebastian Haffner. In this book, drawn from a manuscript he did not live to complete, Haffner examines the social and cultural conditions that made Germany ill-equipped for democracy and ripe for totalitarianism. Among these, Haffner writes, were a generational war between an apathetic adult population and a youth "familiar with nothing but political clamor, sensation, anarchy, and the dangerous lure of irresponsible numbers games"; a fatal fondness for the winner-and-loser dichotomy of sports and a rage for spectacle and entertainment; a resignation through which ordinary people came to "adapt to living with clenched teeth, in a manner of speaking," rather than stand up in protest. In that climate, Haffner--who left Germany just before World War II broke out--suggests, Nazism was almost an inevitability, against which he, too, tried to withdraw into "a small, secure, private domain," like so many others of his time and place. An important eyewitness account, Haffner's book deepens our understanding of how small missteps can lead to tragic ends, and how nations can be led into chaos. --Gregory McNamee
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Another report out this week showed that children are spending more time with screens a day than the amount of exercise taken a week, drawing a conclusion that screens have become the new babysitter. This is not for us to judge, but in general, the adult world is no different. People are increasingly turning to screens to entertain them and assist them in managing their life. Consequently, the opportunity for brands is significant. The consumer is proactively pulling content and will consume what is relevant, engaging and entertaining - no matter the source. A marketer's job has therefore evolved. The old push adage right message, right channel, right time has moved on.
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Celebrity Christmas Trees! From Kourtney Kardashian to Taylor Swift! (Photos)Sunny Chanel
As I sit here writing this, I have been stealing glances away from this page. There is a six foot tall green bejeweled object that is catching my eye every couple of minutes. What is it you might wonder? My Christmas tree. And this year we got a beautiful one. But for some reason once we got in the door, I was struck with a lack of ideas on how to decorate it. I wanted to do something new, I wanted to do something fancy, I wanted to do something that had STAR QUALITY. So you know what I did? I googled. I googled all sorts of trees: classic Christmas tress, pretty Christmas trees, awesome antique but still with a modern yet traditional style trees. Yup, I looked at LOTS of trees. But you know what I didn't see much of? Celebrity Christmas trees!
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Lily Allen has a very wide Christmas Tree.
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"Roman is excited about #candycanetime"
Now THAT's a tree!
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"It's that time of the year ... #christmastree #christmasspirit #holidays"
A Victoria's Secret model trimming her tree.
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Kourtney Kardashian Kid Trees! 8 of 16
Trees for the kids, pretty cute.
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Jennifer Hudson 9 of 16
"Just a waiting for Christmas ! Is it here yet?????"
Jennifer Hudson's child is wishing and dreaming I'm sure.
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Mel B 10 of 16
"Finally our tree is nearly up, surprising hubby, kids are having a blast."
It's Spice Girl Chritmas.
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Taylor Swift 11 of 16
"Merry Swiftmas and Hailee New Year. @haileesteinfeld"
Taylor Swift and the SMALLEST tree.
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Jamie Lynn Spears 12 of 16
"Our tree topper is @jamiewatson985 grandpaws cowboy hat!! #funfact"
A very unique tree topper!
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Shania Twain 13 of 16
"I have a cute new Christmas tree ornament this year. His name is Skipper!'
Now THAT is adorable.
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Kourtney Kardashian Tree at Night 14 of 16
Blurry but beautiful.
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LeAnn Rimes 15 of 16
"Beauty of a tree."
Wow, it's like a postcard.
Photo Source: Instagram/LeAnne Rimes
Taylor Armstrong 16 of 16
@TaylorArmstrong did an amazing job on the tree. I, of course, was a great supervisor. she has fabulous taste"
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star knows how to do a tree.
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I used fat free natural yogurt (saving all my calories for the wine while I cooked..), and mixed it with some fragrant chopped mint fresh from my garden (I feel like such a Domestic Goddess picking my own herbs, something strangely satisfying about it!), and then added some honey and some chopped coriander.
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Green Futures is the only magazine I really want to read.
On or about December 2012, human character changed – to misquote Virginia Woolf.
But if Woolf was talking about the impact of new technologies (such as the rotary press) and new professions (such as advertising) on how we expressed ourselves a century ago, then it's worth taking a moment to consider the difference current trends in ICT are making to human character today.
Instant access to conversation platforms, encyclopaedias, news, maps and media – wherever we happen to be – is revolutionising the way we relate to one another. First of all, there's the sharing trend. Everything's open-source, peer-to-peer: what's yours is mine, even down to what you know. I expect you to lay your history and provenance bare – whether you're a public service, a fashion label or a dining room table [see 'Object lessons', p30].
This 'common' knowledge represents a great resource. No wonder business leaders and entrepreneurs are looking further afield for ways to keep ahead of the game, a trend Tess Riley explores in 'Crowdsource your future' [see p18]. It's against this lively backdrop that Sally Uren urges brands to rethink when to compete and when to collaborate [see p37].
How we talk to each other is changing too. Rich exchanges, and even profitable ones, go on between people who've never met, and perhaps never will. Shared interests define more communities now than shared location. Perhaps it's time old soap operas like 'Neighbours' were reborn as 'Networks'…
Access to communities and information at any time and from anywhere is giving rise to new 'roaming' lifestyles, changing the way in which we relate to location altogether [see 'The new nomads', p16]. And so, as fixed abodes and offices begin to seem passé, adaptability climbs the ladder of key survival skills.
The more we move, the more rapidly we'll need to pick up on different cultural expectations, says Philip Malmberg, who is leading the merger of Ecover and Method, and the international expansion of both brands [see p28]. Even the locations we think we know will be transformed from one day to the next, as water levels rise and fall, and land planners would do well to prepare for this, warns Peter Madden [see p4].
So how will all of this affect our ability to live and prosper within the world's limits? Personally, I hope it will prompt greater awareness of how much we depend on each other and on the resources we share. After all, says Jonathon Porritt [p48], one thing we will always own is our responsibility towards each other and the systems of which we are part.
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Kabukimono (かぶきもの) personified basara (婆娑羅, basara, posing for dramatic effect dressed in imported gaudery form china.) and furyu (風流, fūrū, ostentatious flamboyant design).
The introduction of Western cultural values led to a dichotomy in Japanese art, as well as in nearly every other aspect of culture, between traditional values and attempts to duplicate and assimilate a variety of clashing new ideas.
A parvenu Toyotomi Hideyoshi constructed a fabulous portable tea room, covered with gold leaf and lined inside with red gossamer.
The Kyoto nobility in the Heian period developed a society devoted to elegant aesthetic pursuits.
The Jōmon pottery were distinguished themselves form contemporaneous any other vessels in the world; an artistic interest of Jōmon Japanese overwhelmed a practical utility.
In the Edo period, a style of woodblock prints called ukiyo-e became a major art form and its techniques were fine tuned to produce colorful prints.
During the period under the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate rule, a profound change took place in Japanese culture.
Japan has a unique food culture: various good fresh ingredients of sea and mountains, seasonings that adds to the dishes' tastiness, Japanese sense of taste represented by umami and intense curiosity about savoring variety of foods.
The Japanese perhaps are the world's best connoisseur of food exhibiting great curiosity about gastronomy.
Tokyo is a rare city you can try various kinds of cuisine from all over the world. The diversity is not only found in their origins but also can be seen in menu or in atmosphere - store size and facilities.
Japanese have never been conservative about trying unforeknown foods or ingredients but incorporated imported food from across the world, and have historically adapted many to make them their own.
Fine eating is something of a national obsession and the preparation of the perfect dish is seen as a natural extension of the national spirit of monozukuri ― the "making of things".
Meiji rulers made Shintō the official religion, creating a form of Shintō known as State Shintō by merging Shrine, Folk, and Imperial Household Shinto.
Enryakuji, the temple complex of Tendai became a sprawling center of power, attended not only by ascetic monks, but also by brigades warrior monks who fought in the temple's interest.
Kami, Japan's indigenous religion and foreign Buddhism never quite fused, but a combination of Buddhist and Taoist elements, and the incorporation of shamanistic features of the indigenous religion remained however inextricably linked all the way to the present day.
Even after Empress Suiko openly encouraged the acceptance of Buddhism, the ancient belief had not be taken over by Buddhism but has survived for centuries to this day.
The Kamakura period saw the introduction of the two religious streams that had perhaps the greatest impact on the country.
The official policy of separation of Shintō and Buddhism caused great damage to Buddhism in Japan.
Anime and Manga shape an art form ideally explores contemporary sensibilities. It is the most advanced mode of expression with sophisticated and imaginative ways.
In the Ghost in the Shell universe, "ghost" means soul, essence, being, mind that separates humans from robots and Ais. If a cyber-brain can generate its own ghost, then there is no particular importance to be placed on "the human."
Violence is another prominent feature of Japanese Manga and Anime. Besides the works whose main theme is violence itself, those for younger target depict violence with no restraint as well.
"In certain contexts, Japanese culture can combine the auras of sexual energy and violence without creating an atmosphere of seedy perversity or provocation." Roland Kelts
Tezuka,'the father of manga' and 'the god of comics'loved the Disney stories and illustrations so much, he copied them line for line.
Kabukimono (かぶきもの) personified basara (婆娑羅, basara, posing for dramatic effect dressed in imported gaudery form china.) and furyu (風流, fūrū, ostentatious flamboyant design).
"Animation" is a compound word of"Anima" ("Animal" comes from "Anima") and Animate. Few Japanese Manga and Anime don't contain any animistic connotation.
With the rise of popular culture in the Edo period, a style of woodblock prints called ukiyo-e characterized by the aesthetic two-dimensional forms, the absence of western notion of perspective became a major art form.
Among Japanese traditional art techniques, line drawing has fundamental impact on today's Manga and Anime. "Drawn only with outlines, Manga who inherits the characteristic of Japanese-style painting made up of lines seem three-dimensional.
Okuno Takuji, a Japanese anthropologist suggests that the expressive techniques in Anime and Manga today derive from the traditional techniques.
Managa is an art form in which expressive elements: drawing, typography, graphic design, and panel layout are highly integrated. The expressive techniques hold true for Anime, and make it a sophisticated art form.
Beyond its cool design, in the context of taboo-free expression, mechanical nature in Manga and Anime may take on a meaning of anthropomorphism or animism.
"The essence of Japanese Anime is in its taboo-free, in terms of violence, eroticism, and mechanical presentation." Sugiyama Tomoyuki
Japanese aesthetics, in its nature covers a broad spectrum in comparison with the explicit formulation of 'aesthetics' in the Western sense, and is seen as an integral part of daily life.
"Moe" (萌え, mo'e), came out in 90th, is not a trendy concept something popping out of the blue, but an aesthetic sense that has intricately tied to the Japanese traditional aesthetic ideas.
"The town has deep hold on me; almost all my memories are tied up with the place. Yet the spring I left town to enter university, I let out a sigh of relief from the bottom of my heart,"Haruki said in his novel.
Haruki was permitted to buy books on credit at the local bookstore, as long as he avoided comic books or trashy weekly magazines, and he became a voracious reader.
Of his middle-school years, Murakami has written that all he remembers is being beaten by his teachers. He didn't like them and they didn't like him because he wouldn't study.
Young Haruki would often hear his parents discussing eighth-century poetry or medieval war takes at the dinner table. Haruki said, "Throughout my teens I became hate 'Japanese literature' and 'teachers'."
In his novels and essays, Murakami expressed his deep emotional attachment to the sea that was close to him throughout his adolescence years.
Haruki would play Mahjongg almost every day, fool around with girls, spend hours in jazz cafés and cinemas, smoke, skip school, read novels during class, and so forth, but his grades were never terrible.
"The road by the river had been one of my favorites. I could walk at the same speed as the river. I could feel it breathing. It was alive. The town belonged to the river from the very beginning, and it would always be the way."
Hanshinkan, the area between Osaka and Kobe, was a comfy place to spend Haruki's boyhood to the adolescent period.
Let's start with the town, where Haruki grew up and his stories came from. The sea out in front, hills behind, and right next door, major port.
What is Cool Japan?
The keywords, "Cool Japan," are flying all around the world.
From fashion, anime, games, and food, various cultures that the Japanese take for granted are being accepted as cool and trendy by foreigners.
"COOL JAPAN Discovering what makes Japan cool," uses the sense of foreigners to the fullest, to dig up and examine the appeal and secrets of these cool cultural aspects.
In a 2002 article in Foreign Policy entitled "Japan's Gross National Cool," Douglas McGray wrote of Japan "reinventing superpower" as its cultural influence expanded internationally despite the economic and political problems of the "lost decade."
Surveying youth culture and the role of manga, anime, fashion, film, consumer electronics, architecture, cuisine, J-pop, and phenomena of cuteness such as Hello Kitty, McGray highlighted Japan's considerable soft power, posing the question of what message the country might project.
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When it comes to the right to vote, I've always taken the view that it should be universal. But looking at how many miserably awful governments this country – and that other great democracy, the United States – haveelected over the past 50 years, I'm beginning to wonder whether we might not look at changing the rules.
When we vote, the most important factor in our choice is what portion of our earnings each party is going to take from us, and whether we approve of how it proposes spending it. There's a whole bunch of other stuff, of course – but those are overwhelmingly the main factors.
Apart from the hard-core of left-wingers in our society – twenty percent? – you'd expect the vast majority of the rest of us to vote for whichever party was more likely to confiscate less of our money, and which would spend it on the kind of things sensible people actually care about (defence, policing, decent roads, effective border controls etc.).
The UK workforce is around 29 million strong, of which 20% (six million) work in the public sector (and, of those, around 10% are civil servants).
So, that's six million people who are net recipients of public money – i.e. they get more money from the state than they pay back in taxes.
In addition – and almost unbelievably – 5,400,000 people are in receipt of unemployment benefits. (Included in this grotesque figure are 2.6m sick or disabled and 700,000 lone parents.)
That means 11,400,000 people are net recipients of public money. Essentially, 17.6m people in Britain are paying for themselves and 11.4m other people (and, obviously, getting some essential services in return – I'm not that blind to the need for centralised public spending).
The question is, wouldn't it make sense for the ones doing all the paying to have a far greater say in who decides how much of their income is to be confiscated and how that money is to be spent?
The temptation must be intense for public sector workers and the close to 40% of adult Britons deriving their income from the public purse to vote for whichever party is promising to confiscate a greater percentage of private sector workers' income and then spend it on public sector workers or benefits (when they aren't in effect the same thing). Obviously, this temptation must be offset in many cases by political beliefs, a genuine interest in what's good for the country, and how much more tax those in the public sector are likely to pay if a left-wing government comes to power.
But for the overwhelming majority of those benefits recipients who can be bothered to vote, asking them to vote Conservative must be like asking turkeys to give Christmas the thumbs-up.
Of course, these figures don't account for the huge number of private sector workers engaged in public sector projects – construction, IT etc. Again, the temptation to vote for big spending governments must be strong (though, to be fair, all the major UK political parties seem to be addicted to big spending these days).
So, what would the political map of Britain look like if anyone earning the majority of their income from the state – and non-working spouses living in households dependent on public sector money – was denied the vote?
First, I presume the Tory Party would shift to the right. And it would win the next election outright. And it would go on winning until the economy was back in good shape.
There might be a waiver for those whose work requires them to risk their lives – the military, the police (well, the tiny percentage who actually leave their desks) and firemen.
If someone moved from the public to the private sector, their right to vote would depend on whether they had been a net contributor to the public purse since the last election.
The same rules would apply to local elections.
As for pensioners, I suppose we could do a quick tally of whether or not they were net contributors over the course of their working lives.
Of course, it's never going to happen – but we can dream.