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Dozens of people were killed and injured in the Syrian capital Damascus today when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt next to a police bus that had stopped at a traffic light, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported.
It said 25 people were killed and 46 injured. The blast came just two weeks after a pair of suicide bombings outside government security buildings killed 44.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but the government of President Bashar al-Assad blamed it on terrorists.
State television broadcast grisly images of the aftermath of what it called a "powerful explosion. The pictures included shots of bloodied limbs as well as windows of vehicles and buildings blown out.
A resident told ABC News the site under a bridge is a well-known staging ground for security forces in the Midan District where there have been regular protests since the uprising began in March. The spot is close to several mosques where protests would start, making it easy for the forces to clamp down quickly.
"It appears a suicide bomber blew himself up close to two or three mini buses and one larger one that were carrying police men and other members of the security forces," the Guardian's Ian Black reported from Damascus.
"People are very angry. The scene is pretty grim," he said. "There are pools of blood on the pavement. The remains of the suicide bomber are still there and can be seen. It is pretty terrible sight."
Many opposition activists immediately accused the Assad regime of staging the bombing themselves to justify the accusations of terrorism and armed gangs they have leveled repeatedly.
SANA reported that most of those killed and injured were civilians, though the breakdown was unclear. The security forces are known for deputizing civilians, commonly referred to in Arabic as "shabiha," translated as "thugs."
On Dec. 23, two suicide bombers hit the State Security Directorate and another Security Branch in Damascus. It was the biggest attack in the capital since March.
Until recently, Damascus has been void of the violence seen elsewhere in the country with few outward signs of the conflict.
Today's attack comes as pro-democracy activists and the leader of the opposition Free Syrian Army call on the Arab League to end their observer mission in Syria and admit it failed to stem the violence that the United Nations says has left more than 5,000 people dead.
"We hope they will announce that their mission was a failure," Colonel Riad al As-ad told Agence France-Presse. "We call on the Arab League to step aside and let the United Nations take over responsibility as it is more apt to find solutions."
The Arab League is convening an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation.


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Crossing a snow-covered Albany, New York, street, Jim Tierney wasn't worried about slipping. He trusted the road-salting crews to keep the city from getting too slick. But as the state's watershed inspector general on the lookout for substances that might harm water quality in New York, he voluntarily dropped to the pavement when he noticed a peculiar odor wafting up from the street. "It smelled like a college dormitory on a Sunday morning after somebody spilled beer all over the place," says Tierney.
After a little investigating, he was pleased to learn the city was applying salt mixed with brewery sludge—a sticky concoction that reduces the amount of salt needed on slick streets. "When you lay down pure rock salt, it bounces all over," he says. "It's not good for the environment in the first place, but if you end up using more than you really need—whether you're a city worker or a homeowner—that makes matters unnecessarily worse."
Road salts might sound innocuous. After all, one variety is simply sodium chloride—better known as table salt. But in high concentrations the various ingredients in roads salts can stunt or kill plants and pollute rivers and streams through storm runoff—which ultimately can harm birds and fish, according to a recent study by the Canadian government. When spread by homeowners on sidewalks, such salts can damage soils and garden plants and also contribute to runoff pollution. A New York State study further found that the high phosphorus content of some deicers contributes to algae blooms, which deprives water of oxygen needed by aquatic animals and plants. In Colorado, salt is affecting the endangered cutthroat trout population, says Steve Glazer, a Sierra Club water expert in Crested Butte.
Manufacturers also sometimes add dangerous chemicals to keep salts from clumping together. "Magnesium chloride—one of the most popular choices—can contain a derivative of cyanide," says Jeanne Prok of the Freshwater Society in Minneapolis. "That's why it's usually blue."
The best option for the environment is to remove snow the old-fashioned way: with a shovel. Where deicers are needed, some experts recommend using sand or kitty litter instead. But in areas where sedimentation in streams is an issue, these, too, become problematic, says Prok, "unless homeowners take responsibility for sweeping them up before they run into area waterways."
If you can't get away from using a chemical deicer, look for liquid rather than granular forms that cover a larger surface. "It may cost more, but you don't need as much," says Malama Chock, coordinator of environmental management at the University of Michigan, which has reduced its salt use by 50 percent. She also recommends buying deicers made with corn or beet because they contain less chloride.
Anti-icing—applying deicers before the storm hits—is another recommended tactic. "It's easier to remove snow before ice forms, and you'll need less chemicals," says Chock. Thinking creatively helps as well. "If you have multiple doors to your house, consider using only one in winter to avoid clearing other paths," she says.
If you're worried about how salt accumulation in the soil can harm your garden plants, Doug Kievit-Kylar of Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources recommends erecting a physical barrier such as a burlap screen between your yard and the street so passing cars won't spray salt onto plants. Another idea is to plant salt-tolerant vegetation near the road. "Your plants are more likely to survive, and they will help to absorb excess salt before it drains into local waterways," he says. (Depending upon the region, native salt-tolerant plants include blue spruce, horse chestnut, red cedar, sumac, willow, black locust, redbud, hawthorn, walnut and dogwood.)
Ultimately, everybody should be mindful of how their daily lives affect waterways, says Jeannine Palms, who "adopted" a creek near her Ann Arbor home-based daycare. For 17 springs, she's been taking the children in her care down to see the snow melt and gush into the creek. "It helps the children see the connection between how they live and how that affects the environment," she says.
Several years ago, one of the children taught her a lesson back. "Very matter-of-factly a little girl asked me what we were going to do to stop all the salt from running into the creek," says Palms. "Not having thought about it before, I asked her if she had any suggestions. She told me, 'We need to talk to the boss of salt.'" On the surface, the directive sounds incredibly naive, admits Palms, "but in reality if you're a homeowner with a sidewalk and a driveway, the boss of salt is you."
Heidi Ridgley is associate editor of this magazine.
At a Glance Deicer Usage
If you must use a chemical deicer, you'll end up needing less if it's applied at the appropriate conditions outside. For example, magnesium chloride works to minus 13 degrees F and calcium chloride works to minus 25 degrees F. Best also to avoid products containing phosphorous more than 50 parts per million.

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So, okay, so she's a high school girl (I'm guessing by the plaid skirt and school girl uniform) and she's, like, kinda into karate and stuff, and get this, she can kick really, really high, and really, really fast. Or at least that's what I gather from this short teaser video showing a scene from the new Japanese movie "High Kick Girl", starring Rina Takeda, who apparently can actually do the high kicking required in a movie about, er, a girl who kicks high. Hey, this movie always sells itself!
Poster and synopsis from Dread Central. It goes something like this (as if you couldn't have guessed the plot):
A cute high school girl who learns karate must take on a group of secret fighters with help from her karate master.
I wonder if the fact that our lead is a high school girl who goes around kicking guys in the face while wearing her school uniform will play into the film's plot. You know, possibly involving a lecherous villain or some such with a fetish for "cute high school girls" in school uniforms? Naaaaaaah. The Japanese are way too classy for that.
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Lakers center Andrew Bynum sounded indifferent when asked by TNT's Craig Sager Monday night whether he expects to sign a long-term deal to remain in L.A. The Lakers hold a $16 million team option on Bynum's contract for next season.
"I'm not sure," Bynum told Sager. "It really doesn't matter to me. I'll play anywhere. I think for the most part I had a pretty decent season and an OK postseason, so we'll see. Obviously, this last game (Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder) was the worst game I've probably played in the playoffs. It sucks. We're going fishing, and now the focus is next year and coming back stronger and adding things to your game."
Bynum was speaking after the Lakers were ousted from the playoffs by Oklahoma City in five games, which marks the second straight season in which the Lakers have exited in the second round of the postseason. And, after an ineffective night—he had just 10 points and four rebounds—emotions may have been getting the better of him.
Sager pressed, "You said you'll play anywhere. Don't you feel like you're a Laker, that's where you began your career and that's where you'd want to stay? Or do you feel like you'll play anywhere?"
Bynum responded, "I mean, I definitely want to stay. You kind of asked an open-ended question. Obviously things are going to be different come next year, but I'm going to be ready."
"Obviously we need more from him," Lakers coach Mike Brown said after the game, per ESPN Los Angeles.
Bynum's issues go well beyond his inconsistent postseason performance. His attitude was a problem all season—whether it was taking ill-advised 3-pointers and insisting that he'd keep shooting them, isolating himself from team huddles or acknowledging he was unprepared for a playoff game against Denver because he showed up late to the arena.
"It's going to depend on what the team wants to do," Bynum said of a contract extension. "I would definitely want to be a Laker. It's going to be up to the team."


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I knew a bunch of kids that were home-schooled & nearly every one of them is socially stunted & very clingy to their mothers. And I'm not just talking about little kids here, I'm talking about high school age boys. Unless your schools are sub-par, or dangerous, or if your child has some special needs that the school is unable to accomodate, I am totally against home school. I only know of one parent who did home school with her kids & actually was diligent with it. The rest of them were very lax & their kids suffer for it.Originally posted by spegs
I have three children. I am actually in the enviable possition to choose whether or not to homeschool, and I have given it a great deal of thought. But, in the end, for me it all comes down to the homeschooled kids I knew when I was growing up. They didn't develop a lot of the social skills and independence that they needed to fit into society. So, while I do keep a very close watch on their education and am actively involved in their school and classrooms, I send my children to public school.


text: Politics 9 August 2010 Lannett Ondansetron injection receives FDA approval Anti-nausea drug rubberstamped by US regulator. Sign up for our weekly email * Lannett, a company that develops, manufactures and distributes generic prescription pharmaceutical products in tablet, capsule and oral liquid forms, has been granted approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Ondansetron injection USP, 2mg/ml, single-dose vials by the FDA. Ondansetron injection USP, 2mg/ml, indicated for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting and for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, is the generic version of Zofran injection, 2mg/ml of GlaxoSmithKline. Ondansetron injection is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic. Its effects are thought to be on both peripheral and central nerves. Ondansetron reduces the activity of the vagus nerve, which deactivates the vomiting center in the medulla oblongata, and also blocks serotonin receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone. Arthur Bedrosian, president and CEO of Lannett, said: "Ondansetron injection is another product coming out of our joint venture with Wintac and the second injectable product for which we filed an ANDA and received FDA approval." Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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IIM Shillong, also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, has become the first among India's centrally funded technical institutions and universities to successfully implemented an IT education project.
The project, student system and alumni development solution for higher education' project, includes the deployment of Peoplesoft Campus Solutions, Human Capital Management, Fin\ancials and Supply Chain Management applications from Oracle.
The implementation of the project has automated all its backend processes, besides improving time management, data accounting and the efficient management of human resources and staff and student feedback.
It has resulted in freeing up more time and resources, and provide better information for management and faculty to enhance their core mission of delivering education programmes to the Institute's post graduate students.
The project would enable complete calendar view of a teacher's classes, one-click email to one, a select group of, or all students in a class, track midterm and final grades for each student, write notes that can be displayed on a student's transcript, automate leave planning and related compensation for the entire workforce and so on.
"In today's fast-changing and highly competitive environment, we are determined to provide quality education to our students," said Prof Ashoke Dutta, director of IIM Shillong.
"IIM Shillong has taken a big step towards implementing a comprehensive IT solution with the help of Oracle and Citagus. We have sought to reduce manual processes as much as possible, and provide access to real-time information for students and the college management and faculty. This will enable us to focus completely on education programmes for our students and excel in quality and accessibility," Dutta added.
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text: Classically styled and perfectly capturing the elegance of the effortless traveller, luggage tags are more than just the final item on your travel checklist. With its timeless design in soft hide, the Malvern leather luggage tag conveys the experience that comes with being well travelled. Hand crafted in supple leather and featuring fully turned edges, it's also lined with watermarked Champagne moiré and is subtly embossed with the David Hampton logo and lettering. With your contact details concealed under the flap, it's ready for your next excursion.


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INDIANAPOLIS A maker of blood-glucose meters, infusion pumps and other diabetes management tools was awarded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for its long-standing corporate partnership with the organization.
Roche was given the Chancellor's Award at JDRF's annual conference in Washington, D.C., and was noted as "an exceptional partner in the education and management of diabetes." Roche and JDRF work together on the Bag of Hope program, which provides education materials on juvenile diabetes and a free Accu-Chek blood-glucose meter. The bags contain products and materials valued at about $100, which are distributed to families by local Roche and JDRF representatives.
Since 2004, Roche has committed almost $10 million to the Bag of Hope program.
"Roche is an exceptional partner in the education and management of diabetes. During the past several years, the Bag of Hope program has become the cornerstone of our outreach program to families with newly diagnosed children, and we thank Roche for its continued funding of this incredibly important educational initiative," said Courtney Davies, national director of corporate relations at JDRF.


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(Graphic above: source – Economic Analysis and Research Network.)
A recent San Francisco Chronicle article highlights a new study by the Economic Analysis and Research Network that finds the income disparity between the wealthy and everyone else in California has grown.
The state now stands 17th nationally in terms of income disparity, with the top 1 percent averaging $1.2 million annually, versus $46,000 for everyone else.
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The best time to visit Kandhamal is from September to May. During this time visitors can escape from the otherwise hot summer and also enjoy a quiet snow filled winter here at Kandhamal. Carrying plenty of warm clothes is a must while visiting this summer resort in the winter season.
Kandhamal experiences a subtropical climate wherein the summers are hot and dry. Summer is short and prevails in the months of April, May and the first week of June. However places like Daringbadi and Belghar remains cool all year round due to its high altitude and serve as best summer resorts of Orissa.
Monsoon months are June, July, August and mid of September. Rainfall is ranges from medium to high downpour. Peak time of Monsoon is from 15th June to September. The scenic beauty of this place is at its best as the waterfalls plunge in their full volume.
Winter is the longest season of all which starts from October and lasts till March. In places like Daringbadi temperatures drops below 0°Celsius and experiences snowfall at times. In other places the temperature remains as low as 3° or 4° Celsius.


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Flu shots still available
The flu is keeping Walgreens Pharmacist Cathy Simmons busy. "There's so many people coming in with achy bodies high fevers it's out there and it's wiping people out," said Simmons.
While plenty of sick people are coming into the northwest side pharmacy, just as many are coming by in hopes of keeping the flu at bay.
"Just in the last week it's really kicked up we did more in the past week than we did in the last two weeks of December combined," said Simmons.
Tamyra Seaver rolled up her sleeve first thing Saturday morning.
"I'm long overdue to get my flu shot and knew that I should have but I procrastinated," said Seaver.
Seaver had no problem finding the vaccine but stores, including some Walgreens are starting to run a little low.
"We're going through it very, very quickly but we are trying to move it around the stores which are moving it faster," said Simmons.
"Some certain places may be out or running low in vaccine but at the health department we are good on our vaccine so were ready to give those out," said Curt Brantingham with the Marion County Health Department.
A quick search by phone on online show the vaccine is still out there.
Statewide the number of cases of the flu were static this past week but the Flu season typically does not peak until next month, resistance is not immediate but it's not too late either.
"Within days you develop a mild resistance. Within weeks and months you get a strong resistance," said Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Gregory Larkin.
For those who get sick, Pharmacists say over the counter meds are plentiful but may not be all that helpful. If caught early enough Tamiflu may help.
"Tamiflu which works on the flu that only is good for the first couple of days of the flu so you can't wait otherwise you just have to wait it out," said Simmons.
Doctors will typically prescribe tamiflu for family members who may have been exposed as well.
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- July 2, 2014, 12:50 PM
West Star Aviation has hired Ed Henry as regional sales manager. He will be responsible for the eastern territory of the U.S., including Washington, D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Henry has more than 40 years of experience in general and corporate aviation. He graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technologies with a degree in aviation maintenance technologies and has worked as an A&P mechanic, a director of maintenance for a corporate flight department and for the past 30 years as a regional sales manager in the Mid-Atlantic region.


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Earlier this month, Amazon released its list of the 20 most well-read cities across America and Alexandria, VA topped the chart. David Rothman, founder of TeleRead and Alexandria native, doesn't think that this is a very accurate depiction of the city.
In a post on his blog, he explains that the town only has one large bookstore and its library budget is paltry. Here is an excerpt from the post:
U.S. expenditures on public library content are a miserable $4 per capita, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Alexandria spends only around $2.60. Recalculating with more detailed information, I see the number is not just "less" than the $3.25 mentioned earlier, but significantly so. And even the $2.60 will shrink slightly as a result of a fiscal year 2015 cutback from the current $389,754 to $364,226 for a city of about 150,000. The imposition of new taxes and fees makes my hometown's miserliness toward library books even more of an embarrassment.


text: Have noticed something that seems strange to me, not being an opthamologist. When I stand for a prolonged time in "complete" darkness my eyes seem to become more nearsighted. When I tray-develope a sheet I have an opaque divider between the tray and a timer with "glow in the dark" numbers. This is connected to a radio that will go silent when time is up. When I put out the light I can see the numbers very sharply but after about 4 minutes I notice that I have to lean closer to see the numbers. Just like being shortsighted. I would think that as the eyes adjust I would be able to see better in the dark, not worse. Anyone else noticed this? r Mats


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This finger lakes home has spectacular views of Owasco Lake from every room!! Because the house is situated on a point,there are breathtaking views of the north end, south end and east side of the lake. One of the greatest aspects of this home is the level lake frontage, which is pretty hard to come by in the finger lakes area. There are no stairs to worry about to get to the water or the house, so bring the grandparents and the kids! The spacious deck on the house is literally two or three feet from the water's edge and the 125' of beachfront gives you plenty of privacy. A lovely enclosed porch runs the whole length of the house. There is a nice grassy side yard for games/play and a privacy fence surrounds most of the lawn without blocking the view.
With approximately 2000 square feet, the house has a very comfortable feel to it. The large living room which also runs the length of the house on the lake side has beautiful hardwood floors and a stone fireplace. French doors with sidelights open onto the porch. There is a formal dining room that seats 10 but there is also a dining table in the porch, along with a wicker seating area. The entire house is filled with classy antiques, beautiful quilts and linens, and is very tastefully decorated.
There are four bedrooms and two full bathrooms with tubs/showers. A bathroom is on each floor. The large bedrooms has a queen bed, two other bedrooms each have a double bed and the 4th bedroom has two twin beds. Two 'rollaway' beds (like cots with mattresses that are portable) can fit in any of the bedrooms. All of the bedrooms have new berber carpet. The fully stocked kitchen is large (approximately 20'x14') and has just been totally remodeled in 2011! It now has hardwood flooring to match the rest of the home, new gorgeous granite countertops with plenty of counter space, new light maple cabinetry, plenty of recessed lighting, and all stainless steel appliances including a gas range, microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator. Our gourmet kitchen also has basic appliances such as a toaster, blender, garbage disposal, mixer, and coffeemaker. All kinds of cookware, dishes, utensils, and gadgets are provided. The house is on public water and sewer, has cable TV and a DVD player, and also high speed wireless internet. A first floor laundry is also a plus! Linens are provided, but are not your responsibility to wash for the next tenants.
Central air is key for sleeping on those sultry summer nights. Many folks enjoy sitting on the porch at night with the windows open (have screens) and listening to the relaxing sounds of the water. If you like daytime water activities, it is only about 3 feet deep near the end of the dock and just gradually gets deeper further out. It's a great spot for kids and adults alike. Weeds are scarce in this part of the lake, which results in a much more enjoyable swim! The large deck has comfortable seating with a table and some lounge furniture along with a gas grill and a charcoal grill. If you don't have a boat, one can be rented at one of the three different nearby marinas and kept at the dock. A rowboat is included in the rental price however. There is also a campfire pit located at the edge of the lawn/beach for roasting marsh mellows with the family!
We are teachers in the local area and live nearby. Since we have summer off we are easy to get in touch with to attend to any needs you may have.
Christine Izzo purchased this house in 2003
We love the level beach and fenced in yard for the kids! And wow what views!! The water is nice and clean here with minimal weeds and a gradual walk out. We also love the enclosed screened in porch. Feels like you are on an island in there! It's also very convenient in that it is only a couple minutes drive to the city of Auburn.
Spectacular views, enclosed porch, central air, new kitchen but the character of a historic home.
Owasco Lake is in the heart of the finger lakes region. Our home is about 5 minutes from the city of Auburn, 30 minutes to Syracuse, 25 minutes to Seneca Falls or Waterloo Outlet Mall, 10 minutes to Skaneateles, and 40 minutes to Ithaca.
In the Auburn area, you can take a wine tour, see live theater at the Merry Go Round Playhouse, go to great restaurants, play some rounds of golf at the many nearby courses, and visit the Bass Pro Shops at the Finger Lakes Mall. You can take a day trip to the quaint historic village of Skaneateles, visit Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia and hike alongside the waterfalls and swim in the natural spring-fed swimming hole, or travel to Ithaca and hike Taughannock Falls or Buttermilk Falls.
Song Mountain is about 40 minutes away for skiing and there is also a brand new indoor waterpark there!
Best of all, just hang at the private beach at the house and swim in the clean water or take out the rowboat and catch yourself some fish. The fishing is excellent!
It's always hard to find a last minute house on the lake - but this was a true winner! Plenty of space for 3 couples! All the conveniences of home while we were away! Large yard was great for my 3 year old nephew to run around and get rid of some extra energy! Enclosed porch was perfect for cool evenings when you wanted to watch the lake! Enjoyed the mornings on the deck with my cup of coffee. Christine was super easy to work with and was available for any quick questions. This is a true winner and we will be back!!
We enjoyed ourselves immensely. The house is well laid out with all the comforts we could want, especially the modern kitchen. It provided the perfect getaway.
We had travelled from Australia to attend a wedding in Auburn. This home was perfect for location, the lake at the door step and the amenities provided. The kitchen is very well equipped with appliances. We liked the fridge/filtered water and ice maker. It was still a little chilly but the home was central heated. I enjoyed a number of mornings having breakfast in the back porch with the sun shining off the water into the room. Our family, Son, daughter in law, 2 grandkids and us had a wonderful time and would highly recommend this home to anyone wishing to stay in the Finger Lakes region.
we had such a great week. perfect weather. The house was nice with a great updated kitchen. bedrooms nice, back porch and deck were great. We rented a boat for the week and were able to keep it docked at the house and the water is clean for swimming and the seaweed was not bad at all. The house was so close to the water with lots of visiting ducks. We think we saw an Eagle which was very cool and lots of other birds. The owners were very helpful also. Thanks for the great stay!
it was a great stay. Clean, cozy comfortable... The kitchen was the right size and new. Bedrooms were great. the common rooms nice and comfortable. The indoor porch and outside deck was the place to rest. Less than 3 miles to Emerson Park and Auburn. If we ever rent again on Owasco lake this place we wii check out 1st.
My family had an amazing time at this beautiful house on the lake! From the moment we stepped inside everything was so comfortable and cozy. Everything we needed was available to us. The house is beautifully decorated and the views of the lake are breathtaking. Everyone in the family enjoyed it...from our toddlers to their great grandmother! We were lucky enough to make many memories here and can't wait until we can return!
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Equipped with rental shoes, harnesses, and chalk bags, visitors can practice top-rope or lead climbing, as well as bouldering on 22,000 square feet of climbing walls from open until close. All visitors must fill out waivers on their first visit and pass a belay test to use the top ropes. To belay for a climbing partner, visitors must first pass the gym's certification course; the gym also provides belay partners for an additional fee. In addition to climbing, facility passes also grant access to yoga, other classes, and an indoor slack line.
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Guests and members of all ages and skill levels experience and explore 22,000 square feet of climbing, fitness, yoga, weight training, events, art work, co-working, and creative inspiration. A dedicated route-setting staff organizes color-coded problems on craggy, angled top-rope walls as well as bouldering walls that reach up to 15 feet. To help visitors master these walls, seasoned instructors train them in three basic types of climbing: bouldering, top-rope climbing, or lead climbing. To ease stressed muscles and promote calm reflection, staffers also lead all-ages yoga lessons and monthly yoga workshops.
Brooklyn Boulders also injects creativity into its special events and spaces, which encourage co-working, socializing, and community. Staffers invite local graffiti artists to display their murals inside, work to preserve regional climbing areas by partnering with Access Fund, and coordinate programs through its BKB Foundation—a nonprofit that provides greater access to rock climbing for kids and adults.


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This page is about the slang term jumpy
Meaning: anxious, uneasy, on edge
For example:
- Customs officials get suspicious if air passengers seem jumpy and nervous when their luggage is being checked.
- Everyone in the city was jumpy after the terrorists bombed the railway station.
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Peter gets jumpy whenever he's boarding a plane because
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Heythrop College
Founded in 1614, Heythrop is a specialist college of the University of London and has one of the largest faculties in Theology and Philosophy in Britain.
As well as its traditional undergraduate degrees in theology and philosophy, Heythrop offers several combined programmes spanning various aspects of philosophy, religious studies and politics.
Why study with us?
Students have the advantage of belonging both to a small community, of just under 1000 students and scholars within the College, and to the largest student body in the country as part of the University of London.
Heythrop College offers an unusually high level of personal supervision through its small class sizes and individual tutorial system. All undergraduate students are given a one-to-one tutorial and small group seminars.
The College, which has among its lecturers some of the leading thinkers in their fields, offers a wide range of degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also provides supervision for students undertaking doctoral research.
The College launched a brand new degree – a BA in the Study of Religions in September 2010.
In its library, Heythrop possesses one of the finest collections of theological and philosophical books in the country. Its quarter of a million volumes are freely available to students who also have access to the holdings of the Senate House Library and other major collections through the online catalogue.
Accommodation for around 100 undergraduates is available in the College's on site Hall of Residence and the College also has an arrangement with the University of London to have an allocation of rooms in the federal halls.
The Heythrop Students' Union provides a range of societies and services, and students can also use facilities in the University of London Union. The disability provision includes wheelchair access and a loop system. A lift giving access to most floors has recently been installed.
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Ohio State
Board of Education Standards Committee
Meeting on March 11, 2002 to discuss Intelligent Design
Streaming audio of the Meeting (to purchase audio and/or video tapes, see this link)
The audio clips below were taken from the audio track from some video footage. It's not real high quality. We hope to have copies of the audio from the State Board of Education soon. That should be higher quality. We will replace the clips below with the higher quality audio once we have it and can audio-stream it. The audio clips below appear in the order they actually occurred. The room where the media interviews occurred was very noisy. The quality of those audio clips are the best we can get them. If clicking on the 'Download' option doesn't work, then right click on it, then select the 'save link as' (or similar) option.
From Dr. Jonathan Wells (one of the four panelists) of the
Discovery Institute
The State Board of Education's (SBE) Standards Committee held a meeting on March 11 to listen to a discussion about what role Intelligent Design theory should have, if any, in Ohio's science education standards.
For background
information on the four panel members, see:
Originally, the moderator for the discussion was supposed to be Dr. David Haury (an anti-creationist). See these links about him:
http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/edtl/davhau.htm (his bio) However the moderator was changed to Board President Jennifer Sheets. For more information about this, see the SBE's March 7 press release.
Purchase audio and video tapes
The SBE will make an audio cassette recording of the entire discussion available to the public. The cost is $10, including shipping and handling (2 tapes). To order the tapes:
We will purchase our own copies and then audio-stream them in their entirety on this page. Check back at this link in about a week or so afterwards to see if they're available. We were not able to find someone to produce a transcript. The SBE does not provide transcripts either. However, after their April 2002 full board meeting, minutes of this March 11 Standards Committee meeting will be available.
Bob Garbe videotaped the entire presentation for his AlphaNova TV program that airs on Cable access 21 in the Columbus, OH area. It will be a couple weeks before it airs. Watch his program schedule for more information. He may also make copies of the video for sale through the American Family Association of Ohio (AFA). Watch this page for updates on that in a few weeks.
The State Board of Education will also make a video tape of the entire panel discussion available through a private company. The cost is not known yet. On March 15, we were told by the SBE's Board Relations office that they tapes would be available in about 2-weeks. Whey they do become available, ordering information will appear this this link:
We have already seen some glaring errors in the reporting on this issue by the secular news media, especially by the Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland Plain Dealer. Please visit our Discerning Media Bias page for information on what kind of errors and misinformation to watch out for. We have also seen some very balanced and fair reporting and want to encourage all members of the press to following those examples.
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The Victoria Racing Club's Flemington Racecourse is the most famous race course in Australia and has had race meetings run each year since 1840.
The track is a short distance from the city centre of Melbourne and has a circumference of 2,312 metres and a straight of 450.
Racing is held over distances between 1,000 metres to 3,200. Races of 1,000 metres and 1,200 are started from a chute and are run down the famous Flemington straight.
For some distances between 1,400 metres and 2,500 there can be an advantage for horses drawn in an inside barrier.
The RaceClub holds numerous racing meetings every year with the most famous being the Spring Racing Carnival which hosts the "The Melbourne Cup", the most prestigious race in Australia, which is held on the first Tuesday in November.
The four-day carnival also has other feature races like the Victoria Derby, The VRC Oaks and the Emirates Stakes.
Other main races at Flemington throughout the year include the Turnbull Stakes in the spring, and theLightning Stakes. and Newmarket Handicap in the autumn.
Racenet is your authoritative source of horse racing information to help you pick winners at Flemington races. We provide information which includes online form guide and A5 Racebook, acceptances, trainer and jockey history, results, gear changes and scratching information.
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Fox 25's Melissa Mahan is Clearly Not Ready For The Camera
Earlier this week Fox 25 out of Boston was live in Brockton to report of some sort of shenanigans, no doubt. When the anchors kicked it over to Melissa Mahan out in the field, she was not prepared. The look on her face is priceless.
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E-book retailer Kobo is opening a German e-bookstore offering about 80,000 German-language titles. The launch will feature the release of German language apps for the Apple and Android OS devices and the Blackberry Playbook. A German version of the Kobo Touch, its 5" e-ink touchscreen e-reader, will be released in August.
Calling Kobo a "global platform," Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis said, "The European reading community is hungry for e-books, and with our rollout in Germany we're realizing our vision of delivering local content and immersive reading experiences to more readers, on more platforms, in more countries around the world." The German Kobo store will feature bestsellers, classics and authors familiar to German consumers.
Serbinis also said the launch in Germany is the first of a series of localized international Kobo e-bookstores the company will start over the next year, with plans to launch e-bookstores in France, Spain, Italy, Holland and Latin America.
The launch of the German Kobo (kobobooks.de) will also include a German language version of Reading Life, Kobo's social reading software. Reading Life offers a range of features that allow readers to track their reading statistics (time, pages read and more) and share their reading lists and stats with friends. The software also offers gaming features that provide humorous notifications as well as German-language badges and awards for hitting reading benchmarks. Users can download the new German apps from the Apple App store, Android Market and from Blackberry App World. Apps can also be downloaded here.
In an interview at the PW offices, Serbinis said Kobo has been growing steadily, from about 3 million users during the BookExpo America in May to more than 4 million users today. He also emphasized the "localization" of Kobo's thrust on the international market and said the German Kobo was being managed by a Kobo team of about 12 based in Germany. "We've had people in Germany for the last six months getting this set up and our team will be overseeing German-language merchandising and marketing."
Serbinis said, "We believe our country-specific launch into Germany as well as our upcoming entries into Spain, France, Italy and The Netherlands will be embraced by the European eReading community as consumers seek to build their lifetime digital libraries, reading over multiple devices, whether eReader, smartphone, tablet, desktop or netbook."


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Best Potential Boyfriend for Demi Lovato – Readers Poll
While there are many single ladies in the pop music realm, there are few eligible bachelorettes who are as desirable as Ms. Demi Lovato. Not only is she beautiful and has a fierce fashion sense, she has found success as an actress, singer and now as a reality TV show judge on the singing competition 'X Factor.' She's already dated 'See No More' singer Joe Jonas and actor Wilmer Valderrama, but who will be a suitable companion for Demi for her next relationship? We've come up with a few candidates…
First up on our list of potential boyfriends for Demi is Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. Even though Levine has recently been tied to model Behati Prinsloo, and he's 13 years her senior, we think Levine would still be a good match for Demi. She obviously likes older guys (Wilmer is 12 years her senior) and has a very mature yet fun-loving attitude, making the very manly yet boyishly charming Levine good boyfriend material.
Meanwhile, as Demi Lovato has experienced in the past, 'Twilight' actor Robert Pattinson is currently dealing with some serious heartache after his GF Kristen Stewart cheated on him. Demi not only knows about dealing with love troubles, but also with emotional pain in general, so she'd be able to help the very dreamy Rob through this difficult time. They'd also be a striking pair, since they are most such head-turning celebs.
Who else is on our list of potential BFs for Demi Lovato? Well, of course her self-admitted crush, the very adorable Niall Horan of One Direction, exotic 'It Will Rain' crooner Bruno Mars, 'Savages' hottie Taylor Kitsch, recently single and super handsome Wanted singer Max George, and finally, the ultra hip bespectacled 'Glee' actor Grant Gustin.
Which of these famous fellows would make a good companion for Demi? Cast your vote below!


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Car NEWS topic
Posted 03 October 2010 - 06:58 PM
Posted 03 October 2010 - 07:47 PM
|QUOTE (Lurch @ Oct 3 2010, 18:58)
|And don't forget the price. I'm thinking around $30k US for the normal car and around $80k US for the Sport? Not that they (Sports) were really sold over here.
The cheapest normal 10v Quattro I've seen over here was about £4k. A good one is £8-9k, later 20 valves are about £11k.
A Sport Quattro will set you back at LEAST £35k. Most have been worked over and used as actual race cars at some point- the cheapest will be those that have been raced then returned to road trim. Most of those have details (like the interior trim and certain engine components) that are non-standard. A SQ racer in a moderate (450bhp-ish) state of tune, and road legal, will be around £40-60k depending on what work was done (the silver one in my last post sold for £40k at auction but that was a Dialynx conversion rather than a genuine Sport Quattro). If you're lucky enough to find one of the 9 original RHD Sport Quattros in the UK, expect the price to be north of £100k.
Posted 03 October 2010 - 07:53 PM
Posted 03 October 2010 - 08:03 PM
Posted 03 October 2010 - 08:10 PM Edited by dog_day_sunrise, 03 October 2010 - 08:14 PM.
|QUOTE (jelly @ Oct 3 2010, 19:53)
|I remember years ago I saw a Sport Quattro replica in a Swedish magazine. They chopped a regular ur-Quattro and had fiberglass parts fabricated to make it look right. The thing looked like the proper one and went like hell. Seems much more sensible than searching down the real deal, it'd have a hell of a premium and you'd be too afraid of ruining it.
That might be the MTM replica, or a Dialynx one. Dialynx will do a body chop for about £7000, and fit the pannels for another £2k or so. I believe that they fit a full multi-point cage to the car as well. Their main press car (the grey one) is running high 9's at the moment and has been magazine featured several times. I've also seen the blog of a guy in Norway who built an SQ replica himself using Dialynx body pannels and a home-brewed roof chop and windscreen modification (genuine Sport Quattros were fitted with a steeper windscreen from an Audi 80 as they found it decreased reflection from the dashboard, but most companies get around that by just flocking the dash).
A 1982 Quattro was £18k or thereabouts- or £50760 today.
A 1984 Sport Quattro was £50k- or £124500 in todays money.
Posted 07 April 2011 - 03:05 PM
Well, here it is:
...for f*ck's sake, why does Subaru turn into Hyundai?
Posted 07 April 2011 - 06:09 PM
I wouldnt mind if they started turning into (current) Hyundai... but sadly... they seem to be turning into something much, much worse - Toyota.
Posted 09 April 2011 - 10:32 PM
Well it looks nowhere as bad as in the pic I posted earlier, but still it fails to meet the expectations. I didn't think I'd say this, but I prefer the current version. Quoting Top Gear, it just looks like "some car", not like a badass saloon that it used to be.
Posted 01 July 2012 - 11:07 PM
Spy cameras capture camouflaged Commodore in Sweden.
This is not just another photo of a camouflaged car, its next years new Holden Commodore to be known as the VF Commodore - and the images reveal more than you might expect.
Spy photos published in Wheels magazine show us for the first time the next Commodore will be an update of the current car not an all-new model.
When the VE Commodore was released in 2006 the then boss of Holden Denny Mooney said the VE generation was expected to run five maybe six years before being replaced with a cleansheet design.
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But a sequence of significant events has since conspired against the Commodore, making the current generation destined to be one of the longest-running models in Commodore history, and possibly the last as we know it.
The global financial crisis, the bankruptcy and restructure of General Motors, the axing of the Commodores US export program and the continuing decline in large-car sales globally mean Holden has not been able to justify investment in big changes.
Although the VE has had a number of minor updates since it was released, it will be seven years old before it is replaced by the VF Commodore in 2013 as a 2014 model-year and even then the only visual changes to the body will be at the front and rear.
Significantly, the core of the car the doors and roof will remain unchanged. Even the mirror housings are the same as before.
By comparison, it took just five years for similar sheetmetal changes on the previous generation Commodore, when the model switched from VX to VY in 2002, with a new front- and rear-end appearance. And even that car got new mirrors.
Given that the visual changes are relatively minor, Holden is taking extraordinary lengths to ensure the appearance of the next Commodore remains under wraps even as the car undergoes stability control testing on ice roads in far away Sweden.
Holden has fitted hand-made temporary headlights and tail-lights under the camouflage of this test mule to keep fans guessing.
However, Holden is also working on changes beneath the surface that will trim weight from the next Commodore and save fuel.
The former Federal Minister for Industry, Kim Carr, and Holden boss Mike Devereux revealed last year the VF Commodore will use aluminium for panels such as the bonnet, said to trim 8kg. The magazine also reports that other structural changes will trim a further 30kg from the car.
Photos show Holden has taken some of the bulge out of the Commodores wheel arches to help it slip through the air more efficiently at freeway speeds.
Last year Devereux said the next Commodore would sip about 10 per cent less fuel than current levels, which would edge consumption close to or below 8L/100km, similar to todays medium-sized sedans and compact soft-roaders.
Meantime Drive understands the next Commodore will also embrace a new electronics system that controls most functions in the car, bringing the Commodore in line with other models in the GM world and opening the vehicle up to new technology such as centre-mounted airbags, a self-parking system and digital radio.
The next Commodore is also understood to be central to reviving Holdens US export hopes.
Last month, Chevrolet announced it would enter a new model in next years Nascar racing series, and that it would have a rear-drive sports sedan in showrooms to coincide with the campaign.
The statement prompted speculation the likely candidate for this car would be the Commodore, badged there as a Chevrolet.
The former boss of Holden Mark Reuss, now in charge of GM in North America, told Drive last year: Somewhere along the way youll get a pretty big Commodore change and if we did (revive the Commodore export program to North America) we would integrate it with those changes.
I hope they update the interior, VZ/VY interior was way better than the VE.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 06:27 AM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 07:58 AM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:32 AM
About engine, this is really sh*t, would fit who is stingy about gasoline.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:55 AM
What do you all think? Somebody can bin my topic about it BTW.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 12:25 PM
|QUOTE (Kifflom112 @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 06:55)
| 2014 Mercedes Benz S-Class/W222 Revealed:
What do you all think? Somebody can bin my topic about it BTW.
Very bland looking. Looks too safe.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 02:56 PM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 03:06 PM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 08:16 PM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 08:44 PM
Mercedes just lost their elegance imho. I don't really like them anymore.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 09:37 PM
|QUOTE (Outcast @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 16:16)
|I've been thinking of trading my SLS deposit for the CLA when it comes out. Sure it may be overpriced, but for a lot of customers here in Asia it's probably a fifth or sixth car so it doesn't really matter.
That sounds f*cking retarded.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 10:18 PM
|QUOTE (Kifflom112 @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 11:55)
| 2014 Mercedes Benz S-Class/W222 Revealed:
What do you all think? Somebody can bin my topic about it BTW.
Doesn't look that bad, actually. I would've expected something better, though. IMO, Mercedes-Benz is kinda going downhill.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 10:44 PM
Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:23 PM
|QUOTE (lzw3 @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 17:44)
|It looks like it's been rear-ended by a bus and the interior was probably designed by someone with Parkinson's.
But yeah something does look a little off about the rear and the interior. I dunno' what to say. It isn't something I'd expect from this company. It just doesn't look good, is it bad that I think the W221's dashboard looks a hell of a lot better?
Posted 20 March 2013 - 12:30 AM
|QUOTE (Kifflom112 @ Wednesday, Mar 20 2013, 09:23)
|It just doesn't look good, is it bad that I think the W221's dashboard looks a hell of a lot better?
Not at all, they've f*cked this one up. They've tried to make it too futuristic and it just comes off as looking a bit retarded. The W221 looks much better.
Posted 20 March 2013 - 12:59 AM
|QUOTE (Lurch @ Wednesday, Mar 20 2013, 05:37)
That sounds f*cking retarded.
I just can't justify buying an SLS anymore as I need the money for my wedding. Ring alone is going to cost me between £15k-£25k and obviously Mercedes won't give me back my deposit. They are allowing me to use my deposit on anything else they have though as my family have been loyal customers for years.
Posted 20 March 2013 - 01:32 AM
|QUOTE (Kifflom112 @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 11:55)
| 2014 Mercedes Benz S-Class/W222 Revealed:
What do you all think? Somebody can bin my topic about it BTW.
OK this car is a BIG deal to me...
Exterior is slightly bland, unsure if the AMG will liven things up.
"Overstyled" or not, there is absolutely no way in Hell you'll mistake that dash for anything less than the BIG S. The DADDY. The Muthaphukkin' CROWN PRINCE of Germany. It's LOADED with Luxury. I Love it.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 09:38 PM
|QUOTE (Kifflom112 @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 12:55)
| 2014 Mercedes Benz S-Class/W222 Revealed:
What do you all think? Somebody can bin my topic about it BTW.
beautiful exterior and interior. the exterior is quite masculine, which is always nice in cars, and the interior looks very much like the concept drawings, which is cool
Posted 21 March 2013 - 10:32 PM
|QUOTE (Outcast @ Tuesday, Mar 19 2013, 16:59)
I just can't justify buying an SLS anymore as I need the money for my wedding. Ring alone is going to cost me between £15k-£25k and obviously Mercedes won't give me back my deposit. They are allowing me to use my deposit on anything else they have though as my family have been loyal customers for years.
Nice humblebrag, man.
Like I said in the other thread, that Merc looks like every other Merc of the past decade. But then again I'm not exactly the person that buys a car for "luxury" and "comfort". Ew
Posted 22 March 2013 - 01:35 AM Edited by Outcast, 22 March 2013 - 01:41 AM.
|QUOTE (LCstuntman @ Friday, Mar 22 2013, 06:32)
Nice humblebrag, man.
Thanks, I'm the best at that.
There should actually be more people like me on here, otherwise it's just full of prepubescent kids whining about how they have no friends and how their life sucks blah blah blah. My life is f*cking awesome and you know it.
Posted 22 March 2013 - 01:45 AM
I'd go for an SLS and give her a smaller diamond myself.
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Learn how you can help DCHS retain local history
Kathy Laakso
Stop in this Saturday for DCHS' volunteer fair from noon to 2 p.m.at the Douglas County Historical Society. Tables will be set up with information on our various activities including the archives, collection accessioning and care, exhibits, events, history theatre, fundraising, marketing and general maintenance. Refreshments are served as you make the rounds and chat with committee members to find out how you can become involved.
A new exhibit of David F. Barry photos is opening in May. Barry, raised in Wisconsin, traveled west after the Battle of Big Horn and photographed several Sioux Native Americans, including Chiefs Sitting Bull, Gall and Rain-In-The-Face. Barry lived the last 40 years of his life in Superior and had several studios in town, the last at 1308 Tower Avenue. When he died, his estate left his original glass plate prints with DCHS. The David F. Barry exhibit is an addition to our current Wisconsin Humanities Council-funded exhibition, "Icons and Entrepreneurs: Downtowns of Yesterday and Tomorrow" Watch for our opening celebration in May.
If you're looking for summer activities for the kids, registration has begun for summer youth performance classes. Two week-long classes take place at DCHS in July for ages 7-15. For information or to register, email email@example.com
DCHS' new hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. These new hours will make it easier for the public to see our exhibits, visit the museum shop and attend special programming.
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BL Ochman writes that Technorati is falling down on the job by only updating their links every week or so, and therefore risks be overtaken by competitors. She's right.
I agree with this
Technorati Falling Down on the Job Technorati's is becoming less useful to em as a blogger, and I've only been serious about it for a short time…….


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Congress is in session, technically
WASHINGTON — The people's representatives can't agree on much of anything these days — even calling a recess.
When senators and members of the House went home for their Independence Day break, they didn't, or couldn't, agree on an adjournment resolution. So they did what they usually do: They went into "pro-forma session," a status when they are technically working but don't actually do anything. Come to think of it, that's pretty much how it is when they're in town, too.
I visited the congressional galleries Tuesday to catch this week's pro-forma action. On the House floor, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., was giving a lecture about Washington, D.C., voting rights to schoolchildren, who squirmed. Nearby, three maintenance workers tinkered with the electronic voting system, illuminating the board that shows which bill is up for a vote.
"MOTION," it said. "TO TEST THE EVS." No objection was heard, so apparently the resolution passed.
Lawmakers are home. Staffers in the Capitol lounge were in open-collar shirts. But make no mistake: Congress is in session.
President Obama made this mistake. He made recess appointments during a pro-forma session, claiming it was really a recess, and the Supreme Court unanimously smacked him down last week: "The Senate is in session when it says it is, provided that, under its own rules, it retains the capacity to transact Senate business."
It didn't seem to matter to the justices that the body seldom "retains the capacity to transact Senate business" even (or especially) when its members are in town.
Obama vented his frustration Monday, condemning "the failure of House Republicans to pass a darn bill" on immigration. He defended executive actions again Tuesday, saying that "as long as they insist on taking no action whatsoever that will help anybody, I'm going to keep on taking actions on my own."
Congress has passed just 56 public laws this year, for a total of 121 since the beginning of 2013. This virtually guarantees the current Congress will be the least productive in history, well behind the "do nothing" Congress of 1948, which passed more than 900 bills. And many of the 121 bills are not exactly weighty.
The GOP House won't take up immigration or unemployment insurance, but it has passed many bills that Obama doesn't want to sign and Senate Democrats don't want to pass, including opening the Keystone XL pipeline, repealing the medical-device tax and 40 smaller items that House leaders call "jobs" bills.
In the Senate, only nine bills have passed in roll-call votes this year (a half-dozen other substantive bills have passed by unanimous consent) and not one of the 13 appropriations bills. The Democratic majority claims the chamber has been bottled up by the Republicans, who in turn say Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has shut them out of the process. Both have a point.
According to a Republican leadership tally, Reid has granted only 11 roll-call votes on Republican amendments in the last year, and he has used a procedural tactic known as "filling the tree" 86 times in this Congress to block Republican amendments. This is more than twice the number of times — 40 — used by the previous six majority leaders combined.
The difficulty in declaring a recess shows how far things have slipped. Reid began objecting to adjournments late in the Bush administration to prevent recess appointments. Republicans have used the same tactic in the last few years. The Constitution doesn't allow either chamber to be out of session for more than three days without the other's approval, and majorities in both are evidently wary of forcing adjournment votes, which could be seen as voting themselves vacations. Hence, the pro-forma Congress.
On Monday, the House opened for business at 11:30 a.m. — and after 3 minutes and 18 seconds (time for an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance) it recessed until a similar charade scheduled for Thursday. The Senate gaveled in at noon Monday and, dispensing with prayer and pledge, gaveled out 28 seconds later.
On Tuesday morning, public-address speakers near the (empty) Senate floor announced a shelter-in-place drill. I poked my head into the secretary of the Senate's office and surprised a man in a sport shirt. "This is my pro-forma gear," quipped a tieless Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when we met in McConnell's empty reception room.
Lawmakers return next week in time to resolve some pressing questions: Will they have the nerve to declare a formal recess when they leave for August? And will anybody notice that they're gone?
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FAIRFAX, Va. — Republican Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of "failing American workers" by ignoring Chinese trade violations, and seized on new Federal Reserve attempts to boost the economy as proof the administration's policies are not working.
Obama campaigned as commander in chief after the violent deaths of four U.S. officials at a diplomatic post in Libya. "No act of terror will go unpunished ... no act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America," he said.
The president spoke in Colorado and Romney in Virginia with less than eight weeks remaining in a close campaign for the White House in tough economic times. The two states are among a handful likely to settle the race, and most polls rate Obama a shaky favorite.
With campaign costs mounting, Romney and Obama competed for the most innovative fundraising appeal.
The Republican challenger's campaign emailed that anyone making a $15 donation would qualify for a chance to join "Mitt on board the campaign plane for an exciting day on the campaign trail — at 30,000 feet!"
Singer and actress Beyonce Knowles and hip-hop-artist-hubby Jay Z countered for the president. "Jay and I will be meeting up with President Obama for an evening in NYC sometime soon," she wrote. "And we want you to be there." As with a day aboard Romney's chartered jet, a donation was required for a chance to win.
Romney's focus on the economy followed a one-day campaign detour into a foreign-policy thicket that left him bruised and his quarry largely unscathed. He made little mention during the day of the events in Egypt and Libya that he had cited Tuesday as evidence of national security weakness on the president's part.
The issue intruded, though, when a heckler at Romney's rally yelled out, "Why are you politicizing Libya?" The crowd responded with chants of "U-S-A" and supporters tried to place a Romney/Ryan placard in front of the heckler's face.
"We're going to crack down on China," the former Massachusetts governor vowed in an appearance in the Virginia suburbs around Washington, D.C. He spoke after his campaign unveiled a television commercial claiming that China has outpaced the United States in new manufacturing jobs since the president took office. "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times he refused," it says.
The president pushed back.
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that all the actions the administration has initiated at the World Trade Organization to rein in China have been successful. The president's campaign said Obama has brought as many cases challenging China trade policies in 3 ½ years as former President George W. Bush did in eight.
Inevitably, the Fed's new attempt to intervene in the economy became enmeshed in the campaign.
The nation's central bank said it will spend $40 billion a month to buy mortgage bonds for as long as it deems necessary to make home buying more affordable. It plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows through mid-2015 — six months longer than previously planned — and made clear it's ready to try other measures to stimulate the economy if hiring doesn't improve.
"The idea is to quicken the recovery," said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at a news conference where he announced the latest attempts to jolt a slow-growth economy that has left joblessness at 8.1 percent.
Carney, the White House press secretary, declined to comment, citing a long-standing policy when it comes to Fed actions.
Not so Romney's campaign.
It released a statement in the name of Lanhee Chen, campaign policy director, that called the Fed's steps "further confirmation that President Obama's policies have not worked. After four years of stagnant growth, falling incomes, rising costs and persistently high unemployment, the American economy doesn't need more artificial and ineffective measures. We should be creating wealth, not printing dollars."
Romney, who has said he would not reappoint Bernanke to a new term, declined to respond to a question about the Fed's action. He has said previously that he opposes more measures along the lines that Bernanke announced during the day, but the written statement stopped short of saying so.
For his part, Obama vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to protect Americans serving abroad.
"We are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice," he said in Golden, Colo. as two U.S. warships head for the Libyan coast.
Halfway around the world, anti-American protests spread to Yemen.
Obama said the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, "but we don't consider them an enemy."
The government in Cairo receives roughly $1.5 billion in U.S. aid annually, most of it for the military.
The president said in an interview with the Spanish-language network Telemundo that Egypt is a "new government that is trying to find its way." And he warned that if the Egyptian government takes actions showing "they're not taking responsibility," then it would "be a real big problem."
Administration officials later said the president was not trying to downgrade the relationship between the U.S. and Egypt.
Espo reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Charles Babington in Golden, Colo., and Steve Peoples in Boston contributed to this report.


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