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Law Librarian Blog today features an interesting post about items missing from the U.S. National Archives, likely through employee theft.
See Missing Items from US Archive, Found Item in UK Archive.
See also the National Archives webpage Missing Historical Documents and Items.
And see the U.K. National Archives news item Lost Page of American History Found at The National Archives about a rare print of America's Declaration of Independence (dated 4 July 1776), named after printer John Dunlap (1747-1812) — one of only 26 known copies in the world — recently found among files at the British Archives at Kew.
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Researchers investigate 'the influence of the family' on back pain sufferers
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have published a research paper that focuses on the social factors involved in back pain sufferers returning to work, to give a wider context to the medical factors that are often considered.
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have investigated recovery from back pain and the problems faced by sufferers when they attempt to return to work. The latest phase of research has broken new ground by focusing on the influence of the family or "significant others".
Headed by the psychologists Dr Joanna Brooks and Dr Serena McCluskey, of the University's Institute of Research into Citizenship and Applied Human Sciences, the project has interviewed both chronic back pain sufferers who have managed to remain at work and those who have been unable to return. Family members were also interviewed, widening understanding of the issues surrounding recovery from back pain and return to work. The research discovered marked differences between the two groups.
"Those who managed to stay at work had greater flexibility in their jobs – more professional occupations with more autonomy" said Dr McCluskey. "This type of work appeared to be very important – it seemed to help them manage their back pain condition and they had more support from their employers."
The researchers found that the family members of those who managed to stay at work were much more independent of each other.
"They were supportive but seemed quite separate; whereas the families of back pain sufferers that weren't working were very involved in each other's lives," said Dr McCluskey.
It was also important to note, added Dr McCluskey, that the current economic climate meant that it was not easy for back pain sufferers to find work or retrain for other, more suitable occupations.
This work draws attention to the role that social factors play in back pain and how families, GPs and employers can play a supportive role in enabling sufferers to return to work.
The back pain research projects that she and her colleagues have conducted so far have been funded by the organisation BackCare – formerly the National Back Pain Association – and by the BUPA Foundation. Now there is to be further research, backed by the University of Huddersfield's School of Human and Health Sciences Research and Innovation Fund.
"This will focus on people just starting to present with back pain, going to their GP requesting time off work. We do know that you have got to intervene with back pain patients early. Once they get to a chronic stage it is very difficult for them to return to work," said Dr McCluskey. "We would like to explore new ways to intervene, using family members to aid the process."
The most recent article from this research – "Illness perceptions in the context of differing work participation outcomes: exploring the influence of significant others in persistent back pain" appears in the Journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
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Location: switzerland
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:20 pm
Post subject: Any News/Reports/Pictures from the current tour ?
Anybody went to the european gigs ?
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next sunday - the 24th of may - we`ll see them in Den Bosch. I´m hoping for a little chat afterwards with Ali, Jim and co...
I´ll let you know...
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I was at Den Bosch and Amsterdam, have some photos that I'll put up somewhere soon. Meanwhile, I found this video via Twitter:
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Den Bosch was a great concert...
01 - Vanishing Point
02 - Submarine
03 - Panorama
04 - Everywhere
05 - Reverie
06 - Sunrise
07 - Light Song
08 - Feathers
09 - Worlds
10 - Wires
11 - High And Low
12 - Here Comes The Snow
13 - Jewel
14 - Fragile
15 - Driving In The Sun
16 - September
between Driving In The Sun and September, Lillies was on the set-list, but due to technical problems it was skipped, and Cranes went straight on to play a non-digital version of September (great stuff)
afterwards i had a little chat with Ali. i had so many questions in mind, but forgot all of them....i really felt like a little shit, a 44 year old man not knowing what to say...grrr. it probably just was the presence of Ali, she just the sweetest thing!
but all in all, a fabulous evening. it started out with a great support: Tom Musca, a dutch singer with a beautiful voice and subtle guitar playing, bringing us his lovely songs with very sharp lyrics (bought his cd afterwards, and it hasn't left my cd-player since then).
Ali & co were in a good mood, as always... together with their new drummer they enchanted an audience of old (my age kind of), and a lot of younger people. it's good to see that so many young-ones are caught in the Cranes web.
as i wrote above there were some problems with the digital background noises, so in the end they played a non-digital, only live instruments version of September, probably the best part of the show...
like i wrote... a fabulous evening...if Cranes are near you in the distant future, go and see them, and take all your friends with you.....
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:36 pm
Post subject: magic, finally live
i have been at the berlin show last friday. i wrote a few sentences about it (in german) at last.fm and in my blog and i uploaded two cut-ups containing 6 songs from the lovely set: worlds, jewel, sunrise, feathers, lilies, here comes the snow.
it's at my blog:
it was a very good show. amazing to see them live for the first time ever after listening to their music since... i guess ... about 13-15 years now already. i was a teenager (about 16/17) when i was introduced to the magic of the cranes by a lovely female friend who was even a bit younger (15). it never lets you forget it, if you listen to this magic music during your magic teenagerism and with a friendly introduction by someone you love. i have been following the music since then.
thank you for the magic, cranes.
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Thanks for sharing your experiences and memories.
I like Lilies a lot but I would happily trade it for an acoustic version of September!
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From the internet :
Pictures from
Paris 2009
by Nicolas Patault
(http://www.nicolaspatault.org/) :
Pictures from
Leipzig 2009
by Is Monelle
by Lavrenti
Pictures from
Den Bosch 2009
by NandoOnline (fantastic set)
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:34 am
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Just found the audio of 2009-05-30 Leipzig (Germany), Kuppelhalle "18. Wave-Gotik-Treffen"
01 - Vanishing Point
02 - Submarine
03 - Panorama
04 - Everywhere
05 - Sunrise (false start)
06 - Loved
07 - Sunrise
08 - Feathers
09 - Worlds
10 - Wires
11 - Here Comes The Snow
12 - Light Song
13 - Jewel
14 - Lilies
Notes from the taper;
This show unfortunately suffered from various sound problems, feedback and bad mix (Alison's voice was way too low during the first few songs) - but in the end I have enjoyed it very much
(various sound probs from the venue, not the tapers equipment)
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^ i'll post this on a fileshare host so everyone can download & enjoy it.
Original are FLAC files, but i'll up an mp3 version in high bitrate
Artist : Cranes
venue/pl : Kuppelhalle,Leipzig (Germany) May 30
add.info : 18. Wave-Gotik-Treffen
Source : DAT
Year : 2009
Genre : goth/shoegaze
Encoder : Unknown
Codec : LAME 3.96
Bitrate : 320K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
ID3-Tag : ID3v2.3
Ripped By : mistreated on 22-6-2009
Posted By : mistreated on 22-6-2009
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Track Listing
1. Vanishing Point (4:20)
2. Submarine (4:23)
3. Panorama (3:54)
4. Everywhere (4:07)
5. Sunrise (false start) (0:16)
6. Loved (4:31)
7. Sunrise (5:36)
8. Feathers (3:46)
9. Worlds (3:31)
10. Wires (4:12)
11. Here Comes The Snow (5:53)
12. Light Song (4:17)
13. Jewel (4:06)
14. Lilies (3:59)
Total Playing Time: 56:51 (min:sec)
Total Size : 130,2 MB (136.525.940 bytes)
This was originally uploaded in FLAC on Dime.
Just to let the fans here (that couldn't see them on this tour) taste
a bit of the 2009 live atmosphere, i uploaded it.
Download it for free here >>
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could someone please upload the flacs by any chance?
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burningwheel wrote:
could someone please upload the flacs by any chance?
I'm the one that has the FLAC files, and made the conversion to mp3
I'm willing to trade them
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Version 126.96.36.199 is now live on the marketplace, and if a 0.0.0.1 update sounds minor, we'll, you'd probably be right. Most likely this is a quick bug fix for something that could affect a lot of users, so it's good to see such a high profile app get its due.
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Seven LeTourneau University students interested in careers in the medical field will attend the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 7-9, thanks to the assistance of several local doctors.
Local physicians provided funding for the following students to attend the GMHC: freshman chemistry/biology major Jake Aldredge of Delavan, Wis.; junior chemistry/biology major Stormie Carter of Boise, Idaho; senior chemistry/biology major Sam Nemati of Altadena, Calif.; Senior Biomedical Engineering chemistry/biology major Alex Rhyner of McHenry, Ill.; sophomore biology major Matt Sturm of Loveland, Colo., freshman chemistry/biology major Danielle Thiessen of Richmond, Texas; and junior biology major Emily Tutt of Austin, Texas.
"This life-changing conference is a great mix between a missions conference, a medical conference and a conference on international development," said Karen Rispin, LETU professor who is leading the trip. "Our students will have great opportunities to interact with medical professionals from virtually all of the medical mission agencies serving around the world. Also, two recent alumni who are pursuing medical careers, Alysa Nash and Elizabeth Richardson, are also attending with us."
For more information on the conference, visit online: https://www.medicalmissions.com/conferences/gmhc-2013
LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas, with undergraduate and graduate programs online and at education centers around the state.
Academic majors include aviation, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, health care administration, health science-nursing, human services, kinesiology, the liberal arts, psychology, the sciences and theology.
Claiming every workplace in every nation as its mission field, LeTourneau University graduates are professionals of ingenuity and Christ-like character who see life's work as a holy calling with eternal impact.
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Every time it was destroyed, it was rebuilt. The monks of Grimbergen took the phoenix as their symbol, a sign of their abbey's perpetual rebirth, and adopted a motto in its honour: Ardet nec consumitur, Burned but not destroyed.
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After it's melted, add 2 tablespoons flour and cook for 2 minutes on med heat.
Slowly add milk and stir constantly to get rid of lumps. when you have added enough milk, you should have like a white gravy consistency.
Set this aside.
You will have much more white sauce than you will actually need.
Scampi sauce:
2 sticks butter
2 tblspns crushed garlic (real garlic; not salt or the dried stuff
2 tblspns chicken stock
3/4 cup chablis (actually, I used riesling and it worked fine) or any white
wine that's not too sweet
1 cup water
1/4 cup white sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tblspns italian seasoning
chicken tenderloins (how much chicken you want)
black pepper to taste .
Heat butter over a slow heat. add the garlic, italian seasoning and crushed
red pepper.
Cook for about 2 minutes on low heat, add the wine, water, and chicken base.
Stir until combined add the white sauce mix and stir until
slightly thickened.
The rest of it...
1/2 package of angel hair, cooked according to package directions
thinly sliced bell peppers (red, green and yellow)
thinly sliced red onions
about 10 whole garlic cloves
Put the garlic cloves in a small nonstick skillet with some oil and braise
them for about 20 minutes on low heat. Just put the lid on the skillet and
let them cook...they should be golden and really soft when they are done.
In a large nonstick skillet, saute the peppers and onions for a few
minutes. also, saute chicken tenderloins (however many you feel like
cooking or eating!)Add the angel hair and pour the sauce over. saute until
everything is mixed together and sauce is reheated. add garlic cloves
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What sets the TSIC program apart from other scholarship programs is the age range for qualification, the appointment of an adult mentor to coordinate with the student on a frequent basis throughout the school year, the written contract with the student to maintain average or above grades, stay away from drugs and alcohol, and generally be a good citizen and active in school and community events outside the classroom.
There is a need for additional student adult mentors who work directly with the students, and for additional student advocates who are the liaison between Take Stock and the local schools and guidance counselors. Other volunteer opportunities are available to serve on the Leadership Council that guides the total program or in fund raising. The Washington County Take Stock In Children program is locally run and locally funded and there is always work for willing hands, with all funds donated going directly to scholarships.


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On Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Toronto's Hope House Fundraiser aims to raise $50,000 for Hope House, a school in Calcutta being built by the Kids With Cameras Foundation, a charity born from the Academy Award Winning documentary 'Born into Brothels'.
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Location, Date and Time
Potential dates
- May 24th
- Hotel Palladia available: total cost including catering: 10825€
- Diagora available
- Pierre Baudis available
- May 31st
- Hotel Palladia available
- Diagora not available
- Pierre Baudis not available
Potential places
- "Cité de l'espace": Best available during the week of June 5. Formula at 57€/person or 64€/person with lunch at the restaurant. Hard to find the place to have a lunch buffet for 150 people. More adapted for one room with one session. But I can ask if it is possible to book several rooms in the same place.
- Hotel Palladia: http://www.hotelpalladia.com/. Nice rooms. And good amphitheatre for plenary sessions. Not contacted, but looks like there is the place to have several rooms, and the ability and that the starting price is with a formula of 58€/person with the lunch.
- Diagora: The place where the Agile Tour was organized for 400 persons. But it is very flexible with the capability to book several rooms and a space for a buffet.
- La Cantine: I asked if the new Cantine will be available by this time, but I have no answer for the moment.
Number of rooms
One auditorium for 150 people
- 2 tracks / maybe 3
- Modeling and Embedded/M2M/Business Presentations (Polarsys)
- Big room/Big room/Small room
Call for Papers
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Use easychair.org to manage the submissions.
Attendee Registration
Registration information
Sponsoring Packages
Institutional sponsors
Contacts taken with Digital Place. GBL has a lunch planned with the Director of Digital Place on Thursday January 19.
Sponsor packages description
to Eclipse_Day_Toulouse_2012_Planning
Potential sponsors
Aerospace Valley Digital Place Airbus Sierra Wireless Blackduck Eclipse Foundation
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Senior receiver Quincy Enunwa was a leader for Nebraska on and off the field throughout the 2013 season. With a strong senior season, Enunwa put his name among the elite receivers in Nebraska football history.
One of four team captains, Enunwa caught 51 passes for a team-high 753 yards and a Nebraska record 12 touchdowns. Enunwa closed his season with two touchdown receptions in the Gator Bowl victory over Georgia, including a school-record 99-yard touchdown reception. Enunwa's 12 touchdown receptions bettered the previous school record of 11 by Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers.
The 753 receiving yards ranked ninth in school history, while his 51 catches tied for eighth on the NU single-season list. With 51 receptions in 2013, Enunwa has become one of just five players in school history with a pair of 40-catch seasons, joining teammate Kenny Bell, Johnny Rodgers, Nate Swift and Terrence Nunn.
Enunwa started every game, and caught at least three passes in 12 of 13 games in 2013, including a career-high seven catches at Michigan. Enunwa also surpassed 50 receiving yards seven times during his senior season, capped by a career-high 129 receiving yards in the Gator Bowl victory. In addition to his receiving skills, Enunwa is known for his physicality as a perimeter blocker, helping fuel the NU rushing attack.
Enunwa and Bell teamed to give Nebraska one of the Big Ten's top receiving duos, and also one of the most prolific receiving tandems in school history. In the process both players have made big leaps on the Huskers' career receiving lists.
Enunwa finish his Husker career in the top 10 on both the receiving yardage and receptions list. Enunwa finished sixth in school history with 115 receptions, while his 1,526 yards rank seventh on the career list.
2013 (Senior)
Wyoming: Caught touchdown passes of three and seven yards in the second half... entered the game with three career touchdowns... finished the game with three catches for 27 yards. Southern Miss: Caught a 16-yard touchdown pass for his third touchdown reception of the season... finished the night with a team-high five catches for a team-high 58 yards. UCLA: Caught touchdown passes of 11 and 14 yards in the first quarter... marked his second game this season with two touchdown receptions... finished the day with three catches for 39 yards. SDSU: Caught six passes for 78 yards. Illinois: Became the 22nd player in school history with 1,000 career receiving yards... eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark with a 26-yard reception in the first quarter... finished the day with four catches for a season-high 80 yards... caught a three-yard TD pass in the first quarter to give Nebraska a 14-0 lead. Purdue: Had four receptions for 72 yards, including an eight-yard TD reception... touchdown catch was his seventh of the season. Minnesota: Had three receptions for 46 yards... also rushed the ball once for four yards. Northwestern: Tied a then-career high with six receptions for 67 yards, including a three-yard TD catch... touchdown reception was his eighth of the season, tying him for fourth on the Nebraska single-season TD receptions list. Michigan: Caught a career-high seven passes for 69 yards. Michigan State: Went without a catch, ending a streak of 23 straight games with a catch. Penn State: Had a 27-yard touchdown reception for his ninth TD catch of the season... finished the game with three receptions for 42 yards. Iowa: Had three receptions for 46 yards, including a 15-yard TD reception... 10 touchdown receptions are tied for second on the NU season TD receptions list. Georgia: Had a career day and earned Gator Bowl MVP honors in NU win... finished the game with four catches for a career-high 129 yards.... Caught two touchdown passes, including a 5-yard TD in second quarter to give NU a 7-3 lead... hauled in a 99-yard TD in third quarter to give Nebraska a 24-12 lead... reception was the longest play from scrimmage in Nebraska history and the longest pass play in the history of bowl games.
2012 (Junior)
Enunwa started all 14 games as a junior, and caught at least one pass in every contest, with five games with at least four receptions. He caught a career-high six passes against both Southern Miss and Northwestern and had a career-best 110 receiving yards against the Wildcats.
Enunwa opened the year in strong fashion with then-career highs of six catches for 70 yards against Southern Miss. He caught a combined five passes the following two weeks against UCLA and Arkansas State, then made the most of his one catch against Idaho State, hauling in a 35-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
After combining for three catches in the opening two games of Big Ten play, Enunwa produced his best game as a Husker with a career-high 110 yards on a career-high-tying six catches. Enunwa was Martinez's favorite target in the fourth quarter, as he had four catches for 74 yards on NU's two fourth-quarter scoring drives to rally from 12 points down for a 29-28 win.
Enunwa caught two passes against Michigan, then had three catches for 37 yards at Michigan State, including a 22-yarder on NU's game-winning drive in the final minute. Enunwa had four catches for 65 yards against Minnesota, then tied for the team lead with five receptions for 51 yards in the Big Ten title game. Enunwa closed the year with two receptions against Georgia.
Enunwa was one of six receivers who saw the majority of the playing time in 2011, and he played in every game and made seven starts. Enunwa finished with 21 receptions for 293 yards and two touchdowns. He had a career-high four catches for a career-best 58 yards in the opener against Chattanooga, including a 31-yard catch in the first quarter.
Enunwa made two big plays in a 42-29 win over Fresno State. He caught a 16-yard TD pass in the third quarter to give NU a 21-20 lead. Earlier in the game, Enunwa caused a fumble following a Taylor Martinez interception, and Nebraska recovered to prevent a Bulldog scoring opportunity.
Enunwa had a 30-yard catch at Wyoming and a 29-yarder at Wisconsin, both of which set up Husker touchdowns. Enunwa made his fourth catch of at least 25 yards against Ohio State, grabbing a career-long 36-yard catch for a third-quarter touchdown to pull NU within 27-20. Nebraska rallied for a 34-27 win after trailing by 21 points in the second half. Enunwa added multi-catch games in each of the final four regular-season games, including three each against both Michigan and Iowa. He had a 19-yard catch in the fourth quarter against the Hawkeyes to set up the game-sealing touchdown.
2010 (Freshman)
Enunwa played in 10 games as a true freshman, including each of the final five contests. He had a 10-yard reception in the season opener against Western Kentucky.
Before Nebraska (Rancho Verde HS)
Enunwa was a key offensive weapon for Coach Pete Duffy's 11-1 Rancho Verde team that advanced to the second round of the California state playoffs. Enunwa caught more than 40 passes for approximately 600 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. His play earned him first-team All-Inland Valley League honors, and he was selected to play in the Inland Empire All-Star Game.
Enunwa first exploded as a threat in 2008, when he was also a key part of the Rancho Verde offense. Enunwa was ranked among the nation's top 70 wide receivers by Rivals.com and among the top 85 players in the state of California by the recruiting service.
In addition to his football talents, Enunwa was also an accomplished high jumper, finishing third in the league with a jump of 6-5. Enunwa also visited Washington State.
Quincy is the son of Henry and Ngozi Enunwa and was born on May 31, 1992. He is an economics major and was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll this spring. Enunwa has volunteered with the Husker Heroes program and team hospital visits.
Enunwa's Career Statistics
|10 vs. W. Kentucky
|36 vs. Ohio State
|35 vs. Idaho State
99 vs. Georgia
99 vs. Georgia
Single-Game Highs
» Receptions - 7 at Michigan (2013)
» Yards - 129 vs. Georgia (2014 Gator Bowl)
» Touchdowns - 2 vs. Wyoming (2013), vs. UCLA (2013), vs. Georgia (2014 Gator Bowl)


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Public interest groups including Free Press plan to deliver petitions with more than 1 million signatures to the FCC and stage a protest against Wheeler's proposal that may allow Internet providers to charge some content companies for faster and more reliable delivery.
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Last week, on the main page of the National Review website, I sharply criticized (on legal grounds) Trump's First Unconstitutional War. Later in the week, my friend John Yoo responded with an essay arguing that Trump's Syria Strike Was Constitutional. I'm carrying the debate forward in this space, in a series of posts.
In a nutshell: John Yoo is half right on war powers.
Here's the half where he's right: The President, as Commander-in-Chief, has the plenary power to direct the actual conduct of war on behalf of the United States. On that score, John and I are in full agreement. John Yoo is correct about the sweeping Commander-in-Chief power of the President to manage, direct, and command the actions of America's armed forces, when lawfully deployed in the service of the nation.
But here's the half where he's wrong: The President does not have the plenary power to initiate war on behalf of the United States. For better or worse – I think for better, John thinks for worse – the Framers reserved that power to Congress. That's where John Yoo and I part company.
There is a crucial difference between the Commander-in-Chief power of the President to conduct war and the explicit textual power of Congress to authorize war in the first place (whether done by formal declaration or by its legal equivalent). The Constitution draws a crisp distinction between these two distinct aspects of the war power. It assigns the power of war-initiation to Congress and not to the President. It assigns the power of war-execution to the President and not to Congress. (An important aside: The power to "declare war" does not require the use of magic words. Congress need not say the word "declare" and need not say the word "war" – and might well choose not to, for reasonable political or foreign policy reasons. Thus, Congress today typically "authorizes" the use of military force rather than formally declares war. But it is clear that, regardless of the form its enactment takes, the power Congress is exercising comes from the Declare War Clause.)
The division of the war powers is a near-perfect illustration of the framers' obsession with separation of powers and checks-and-balances. Neither branch legitimately can usurp the primary war power of the other: the President may not assume to himself the power to declare war; Congress may not micro-manage the conduct of wars it authorizes. Each branch's share of the war power acts as a strong functional check on the other's actions. Constitutionally, neither branch can put us into a condition of war without the affirmative consent of the other.
John Yoo's essay conflates these two distinct war powers. He draws on historical evidence concerning the President's broad Commander-in-Chief powers as if it supported a plenary power of the President to start wars. In essence, Yoo argues that presidents have the power to initiate war because the framers understood the president to possess the exclusive power to conduct war. That is simply not logically sound.
The text, structure, logic, and original understanding of the Constitution are all on my side in this debate. That was the essence of my essay last week. It is a point I have made elsewhere on various occasions. As noted, John Yoo's only contrary historical evidence concerns the president's power to conduct wars, not to initiate them. (I will have more to say about this in a subsequent post.)
On the other hand, a good bit of modern practice – in conflict with the Constitution's original allocation of powers – is on John Yoo's side. In addition, there are decent policy arguments for vesting a war-starting power in the executive, rather than Congress – arguments that the framers considered and rejected.
So who wins? I have the text, structure, and historical evidence of original meaning. John has considerable contrary practice and good (if debatable) policy arguments.
Which view you think correct depends on whether you are committed to the original meaning of the Constitution or believe in a "living constitution" whose meaning shifts, evolves, or changes over time. Under the former view, the meaning of the Constitution is fixed at the time of its adoption, and established by the best evidence of original meaning. Under the latter view, practice departing from original understanding can change – or simply define – the meaning of the Constitution. Moreover, as we learn from experience, and as we consider changed circumstances and new policy wisdom, the Constitution can and should adapt to such new insights, producing new understandings.
The difference between Yoo and me thus turns almost entirely on constitutional interpretive methodology. I am a pure-as-they-come, original-public-meaning textualist. (Or so I like to think.) The meaning of the Constitution is determined by, and only by, the original meaning its words and phrases would have had, in political and linguistic context, to reasonably informed speakers and readers of the English language at the time they were adopted. What counts are the words of the document, the logic of its structure, and historical evidence of its original public meaning. What does not count is practice, precedent, or policy at variance with the Constitution's actual meaning.
John Yoo is to some extent – on war powers at least – a "living constitutionalist." What counts most heavily is what works, what seems most sensible from a policy standpoint (at least in the eyes of some), and the evolving pattern formed by established practice and precedent.
Now, this is not an entirely crazy position. Many legal scholars hold it in various forms. But it is typically a methodology associated with "judicial activists." (Interestingly, this is not so with respect to war powers, an area where most on the Legal Left become transformed into devotees of a strict original-meaning reading of the text – a point of irony to which I will return.) But this should bother John Yoo, who is usually "originalist" in his methodology. Calling him a "living constitutionalist" is something of an insult in our common legal circles. (Sorry, John!)
Am I wrong about this? Is not the whole burden of John Yoo's essay that the proper meaning of the Constitution, on the question of who gets to start wars on behalf of the United States, is determined by practice and policy? Is not the only evidence he draws from original-era historical sources directed at the president's powers of war-execution and not war-initiation?
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In this portion of process control trends, let's discuss the need for gradually changing the very basis of our control mentality, which today is still based on the single PID loop. It is time for us to start thinking in terms of multivariable control. Right now, many still approach the control of processes by evaluating the dynamic response of one controlled variable to one manipulated variable (in terms of the dead time, time constant and gain of the response). We treat this single loop, as if it operated in vacuum, as if the opening or closing of a control valve affects only the variable we are controlling.
It is also high time we pay attention to the interaction among all the controlled loops of a process and to consider the relative gains of these interactions. Because the plants we work in do not produce flow, level or temperature; it stands to reason that the control of these variables should not be the ultimate goal. In short, the single loop mentality is wrong. It's wrong because the ultimate goal is operating safety and production efficiency.
The time has come for the process control profession to start thinking in terms of Unit Operation Controllers. It's time to develop multivariable systems that encompass and control the total unit's operation (be it a boiler, a distillation column or a compressor). In such a unit-operations control scheme, controllers manage the interactions between the various controlled and manipulated variables that are built into the control strategy for that process.
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All expert systems take advantage of the large memory and the fast data manipulation capability of computers. There are hundreds of expert systems on the market and we should understand what these systems can and cannot do. One common feature expert systems share is that they all serve some form of optimization. What distinguishes these systems is the type of optimization they perform and the methods used to perform it. From this perspective, one can distinguish model-based from model-free methods.
"It is high time we pay attention to the interaction among all the controlled loops of a process and to consider the relative gains of these interactions."
Model-based control (MBC), model-predictive control (MPC) and internal-model control (IMC) are all suited for optimizing well-understood unit processes such as heat transfer or distillation. The performance of these model-based methods is superior to that of the model-free systems, because they are capable of anticipating and responding to new situations. In this sense performance is similar to that of feed-forward control systems, even though the model free systems behave in a feedback manner only.
Model-free expert systems can be compared to the behavior of a tennis player. The tennis player does not necessarily understand
Neural networks, fuzzy logic and statistical process control are all such methods, which can be used without the need for knowing the mathematical model of the process. The major difference between fuzzy logic and neural networks is that the latter can only be trained by data, but not with reasoning. Fuzzy logic is superior from this perspective, because it can be modified both in terms of the gain (importance) and also in terms of the functions of its inputs.
The main limitations of all model free expert systems is their long learning period, (which can be compared to the growing up of a child) and the fact that their knowledge is based solely on past events. Consequently, they are not prepared to handle new situations and therefore, if the process changes, they require retraining, because they are not well suited to anticipation.
Artificial Neural Networks
One of the tools used in building internal models is the Artificial Neural Network (ANN), which can usually be applied under human supervision or integrated with expert and/or fuzzy logic systems. The figure shows a three-layer ANN, which serves to predict the distillate boiling point and the Reid vapor pressure of the bottoms product of a column. Such predictive ANN models can be valuable, because they overcome the limitations of analyzers, which include both availability and dead time.
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Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are well-suited
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predicts the distillate boiling point and Reid vapor pressure.
The process model's knowledge is stored in the ANN by the way the processing elements (nodes) are connected and the importance that is assigned to each node (weight). The ANN is "trained" by example and therefore it contains the adaptive mechanism for learning from examples and to adjust its parameters based on the knowledge that is gained through this process of adaptation. During the "training" of these networks, the weights are adjusted until the output of the ANN matches that of the real process. Naturally, these networks do need "maintenance", because process conditions change and when that occurs the network requires retraining. The hidden layers help the network to generalize and even to memorize.
The ANN is capable to learn input/output relationships and inverse relationships and hence it is useful in building IMC based on the ANN constructed plant models and their inverses. In a neural controller the ANN is used in calculating the control signal.
Consider applying model free herding control when a large number of variables are involved. This approach to control can be compared to the herding of sheep, where the shepherd's dog goes after one animal at a time and does that on the basis of pursuing some overall goal. For example, if the herd is moving too slow, it will urge on the slowest animal to move faster, or, if a change in direction is needed, it will change the direction of the sheep that is farthest away. Because this control strategy was successful in returning herds of Hungarian sheep to the church of each village at exactly the same time every day, I named this strategy the "Hungarian Puli algorithm."
Such herding algorithms were successfully applied in designing the controls of the new headquarters building of IBM ("Lessons Learned" Nov. 2003, p24), which was made self-heating by herding the warm air from the offices which became the heat generators in winter (interior offices) to the perimeter, where heat is needed (offices with windows). This was done by looking at the thousands of offices and changing the destination of the return air from one "hot" office at a time (the one which is the warmest in the building) and simultaneously opening the supply damper of the "coldest office" to that same header.
I will not be surprised, to find that, if by the end of this century, we will all be using self-teaching computers. These devices would be watching the operation of a refinery or the landing and take-off of airplanes and eventually would possess as much knowledge as an experienced operator or pilot.
Some might argue that this would be a step forward, because machines do not forget, do not get tired, angry or sleepy. While this scenario might come true, I would still prefer to land in a human-piloted airplane because the knowledge of the past, which is the knowledge of the computer, is not enough to bring it safely to earth.
Bla Liptk, PE, process control consultant can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sophomore year finds Yelich coming into his own
NEW YORK -- A year ago, Jose Fernandez bypassed the upper Minor League levels, became an All-Star at age 20 and won National League Rookie of the Year honors in convincing fashion.
Fernandez gained fame with his immense talent, outgoing attitude and inspiring personal story of defecting from Cuba at age 15 and becoming an MLB superstar five years later.
NEW YORK -- A year ago, Jose Fernandez bypassed the upper Minor League levels, became an All-Star at age 20 and won National League Rookie of the Year honors in convincing fashion.
Fernandez gained fame with his immense talent, outgoing attitude and inspiring personal story of defecting from Cuba at age 15 and becoming an MLB superstar five years later.
As much attention as the hard-throwing right-hander garnered, the now 21-year-old wasn't the only prize rookie the Marlins featured in 2013.
With much fanfare, Christian Yelich was called up from Double-A Jacksonville in late July, and the left-handed-hitting outfielder from Thousand Oaks, Calif., made steady progress on a team that ended up losing 100 games.
Fernandez was certainly the feel-good story of the disappointing '13 Miami team, but Yelich was much more than just the "other guy."
The 22-year-old outfielder is showing now why he, too, was once ranked among the game's top prospects.
Now in his first full big league season, Yelich is illustrating why many in the organization, as well as opposing scouts, feel he will eventually become an All-Star as well as a contender to win a batting title.
At every level, Yelich has posted strong numbers. He's doing so currently, carrying a 17-game hitting streak into Friday's series opener against the Mets at Citi Field.
"I think going into the season, we knew he would be fine, because he has such a great approach, and he doesn't panic," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "For a young kid to have the type of approach that he does is amazing."
During the streak, he's 26-for-71 (.366) with four doubles, one triple, four RBIs, 13 runs scored and a .438 on-base percentage.
Not much has gone right for the Marlins over the past few seasons. The organization has languished in last place in the NL East for three straight years.
Despite the struggles at the big league level, what the club has done right of late is to make impact-caliber first-round Draft selections.
Yelich was the organization's No. 1 choice in 2010, and Fernandez followed in 2011.
Heading into 2013, MLB.com ranked Fernandez as the seventh-best prospect in the game, and Yelich was slotted at 13.
Based on the first few weeks of the season, Yelich is making a case to be the NL Player of the Month. His 17-game hitting streak is the longest of his young career, and it has improved his numbers to some of the best in the NL.
For the season, he's hitting .329 with a .394 on-base percentage.
Still, when it comes to top monthly honors, Yelich may be overlooked by his own teammate. Giancarlo Stanton has been a force with six homers and an MLB-leading 27 RBIs, entering Thursday.
It's not surprising that Yelich's production has transferred to the Majors, because he was a .313 hitter with a .387 on-base percentage in 302 Minor League games.
But it took a few games for him to warm up this season. He started off 2-for-14, and early on, he sat out against some tough lefties.
"It probably took him a little time to get going," Redmond said. "I gave him a couple of games off against some lefties. I think that kind of relaxed him."
Each day, Yelich is gaining additional experience. The fact that he appeared in 62 big league games last year, and batted .288 in 240 at-bats has given him a better indication of what to expect his sophomore year.
"Obviously, with what happened last year, I got that experience," Yelich said. "It helped more with facing pitchers and understanding what stuff they have and what they're trying to do to you."
In the NL East, Yelich is facing some of the best starters in the game. Washington features Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Gio Gonzalez, and Atlanta has Julio Teheran and Alex Wood, while the Phillies have Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. The Mets have Dillon Gee and Zack Wheeler,
Last year in Spring Training, Yelich homered off Mets ace Matt Harvey, who is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Seeing pitchers for the first time is an adjustment for all hitters.
"When you go up against a guy like Strasburg, Zimmermann or Gio, guys like that, and you'd never faced them, those are going to be tough ABs," Yelich said. "The more times you face those guys, they're still tough ABs, but you have a better idea of how to approach that at-bat."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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We'll Meet Again in Heaven: Germans in the Soviet
Union Write Their American Relatives: 1925 - 1937
By Ronald Julius Vossler
Published by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, ND, illustrations by Joshua Vossler, 2001, 268 pages, softcover.
The documentary, Funded by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, North Dakota, produced by Roadshow Productions, 2006, 30 minutes, DVD
The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection is pleased to announce the publication of this important new book, We'll Meet Again in Heaven: Germans in the Soviet Union Write Their American Relatives, 1925-1937, by Ronald Julius Vossler, freelance writer and university writing teacher.
This volume, dedicated to the "Germans in the Soviet Union who were deported, shot, starved, or worked to death under the Soviet regime," grew out of a 2000-2001 Larry Remele Fellowship, the author received from the North Dakota Council on the Humanities.
At the heart of this book are two hundred letters, arranged in chronological order over a twelve-year period, and translated from the original German into readable English. These letters, as the author indicates, just may constitute "one of the most remarkable odysseys of suffering of any ethnic group." Written by German villagers in the Soviet Union to relatives and friends who'd immigrated to the Dakotas in earlier years, the "sorrow-letters," as they were sometimes called, were then often sent to German language newspapers in the Dakotas for publication for a wider audience.
These letters-written by and sent to people with last names still known to many Dakotans, including, among others, Boschee, Veil, Dockter, Graf, Kirschenmann, Ketterling, Kraemer, Eckman, Stock, Goehring, Schauer, Speidel, Herr, Hauck, Flemmer, Lang, Melhaff, Morlock, Opp, Rueb, Thurn, Rudolf, Feigert, Heupel, Hochhalter, and Wanner - clearly show a direct link, one of "old love" and also of family ties, between the Dakota pioneers and those unfortunate family members who remained behind in Russia. At times, the letters, some penned by village correspondents, are folksy and relaxed. They speak of weather, harvests, and village life.
Often the writers add rhymes, poems, Bible verses, prayers, or just plain thanks to people in the Dakotas-"We'd long ago have starved or frozen without you Americans-who'd sent letters, packages, and money to villages where "their cradles rocked," where they'd spent a good part of early lives. As the Soviet regime consolidated its power, and with the onset of collectivization in 1928, the letters, always remarkably dignified, have an increasing element of desperation.
A few letters tell of brutalization by the tough cadres of Bolsheviks, collective leaders, who rule the villages with an iron fist, but from fear of censorship writers mostly avoid all direct comment or description of their overseers. Some letters are sent from distant places, such as "the primeval forest," where the death rate is high, and where tens of thousands of German villagers have been forcibly banished, to chop wood to bolster the Soviet regime's foreign trade.
In 1932-1933, in the section of the book titled "Crucifixion by Hunger" --- the period of Stalin's purposefully created "terror-famine" --- letter-writers describe themselves as "swelling up from hunger," eating slaughtered pets, grass, or anything else to keep at bay "the terrible hunger-death which stands black in front of us." That single event, the "terror-famine," according to a wide-range of sources cited by the author, was directly responsible for the deaths of at least six million people, and up to ten million or more, including at least a hundred and fifty thousand Germans from Russia. It remains one of the world's least known but also the worst human rights tragedy of the past century-all of which is chronicled firsthand by the letters in this volume.
Also included throughout this book are vivid illustrations by the author's son, Joshua Vossler, a series of powerfully rendered, yet simple, studies of hands, and figures. The front cover shows a hand impaled by a pen; the back cover, a poster-like drawing, titled "Hunger Pieta," of a starving figure gripped by a skeletal communist overseer.
To help explain the background of the letters, the author also wrote his Introduction and Historical Overview, an in-depth history of those twelve years, 1925-1937, gleaned from both historical sources and also from letters sent from one cluster of German villages, the Glueckstal region-which is "at least one of the main sources for immigrants to the Dakotas."
At the end of that same section, the author also briefly examines why many Germans from Russia remained "silent" about Russia, passing little or nothing to descendants about their early lives, or about family members left in Russia.
This silence, the author conjectures, may grow partly from the fact that the Dakota pioneer generation, who knew from the letters about the terrible fate of brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, parents and grandparents, had grown "psychologically absent," not speaking about the fate of loved ones in the Soviet Union because it was just too emotionally painful.
Reading these letters, one senses imminent death, hunger, and fear. The poverty and destitution of their daily lives is shocking. But readers of this volume will hear in the long buried voices the integrity of spirit of a people trying to survive in a world few of us can even imagine.
Joshua Vossler
Visiting the German resettlement project near Peterstal, Liebental district; Ron Vossler and Cora Wolf Tschaekofske visit two women who recently immigrated to southern Ukraine from Kazakhstan and Siberia, Russia.
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Cover Artwork: Joshua Vossler
Cover Design: Will Clark
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I've been a Pirates season ticket holder for five years now. 2006 was my first year. The Pirates attendance over the last five years has been pretty poor. Most folks in Pittsburgh had given up on the Pirates, but that has all changed. Everyone's on the
There were 26,058 tonight – at a Tuesday night game! Last year on Tuesday July 20th, the Pirates drew 13,202 against the Brewers. (I snagged 9 balls at that game by the way) Attendance is doubled on weekdays now over last year!
Of course, it has a great deal to do with the Pirates being in sole possession of first place this late in the season for the first time since 1992.
ESPN has had the Pirates on their front page all day. Sportscenter is talking about them non stop. All of the local sports talk shows are covering them 24-7.
Welcome aboard yinzers. Just don't go back to talking **** about the Pirates when the Steelers season comes around. I actually hate the Steelers and Penguins, due to the fickleness of Pittsburgh fans and how they all have turned on the Pirates and not stuck with them through the losing. Seriously, I root against the Steelers.
There's nothing really to discuss from batting practice. When I entered, two balls landed near some ticket sellers that sit in left field. I watched as a man snatched the first one up, and then hurriedly rushed to get a second ball that hit in the bleachers that would've been all mine, as only Nick and I were in the bleachers at this point, and he was over by the bullpen. The ticket seller snatched up the ball and I just looked at him with a "Really???" look.
I then noticed that he had dropped his glasses when he rushed to deny me from getting that ball, and he didn't know it.
So I smashed the glasses with a firm stomp of my right foot to take out my glasses.
I'm not that mean.
I picked up his glasses and walked up to him and said, "You dropped these when you ran over there to get that ball." Surprised, he said, "Oh, here you can have it for being so nice."
In the meantime, the Pirates left the field at 5:01. I'm not kidding, it might've been 5:00 exactly. One of the perks of being a season ticket holder is early entrance to see the Pirates take BP. Its not cool that they finish at 5:03 or thereabout every day now. Maybe someone should write a letter and have all the early entrance folks sign it. The purpose of the letter should be to have the Pirates open the Riverwalk and bleachers for early entrance at 4:30, just like they do on Saturday. Especially with the bigger crowds coming out. I'm sure Frank Coonelly would listen. He seems to be very sensible.
In the meantime, here was the scene at 5:04, as some Reds trickled out:
After another ballhawk ran over and caught a ball in front of my face that I was camped out under, I knew it was going to be a bad day. And it was.
I glove tricked two more balls during batting practice, bringing my total to three, and that was that. The Reds were very disappointing in terms of hitting homers in BP.
I hung out with Amy for awhile, and noticed a very respectful bird:
Sad, but that was the most exciting thing that happened in pre game.
As for the game, I sat and watched a few innings in Section 124.
It was packed everywhere. And it's a Tuesday. This just doesn't happen here.
I decided to take a break around the fourth inning and read the paper in peace. And then two guys started smoking near me. If you want to smoke, fine. Just don't do it in a public place. Already annoyed after they were busted, this happened literally two minutes later:
What the ****?
Anyway, an inning or so later, I sat down to read the paper.
The front page was all about the bandwagoners flocking to PNC Park. That's right. There were 13,000 bandwagon fans there tonight. Where were you all last year?
While I was reading a foul ball hit right here.
It literally hit right in front of my face against the screen. There was no chance to snag it because I was inside the scoreboard area. I just muttered, "Are you kidding me?" Shook my head, and kept reading. If that screen wasn't there it would've hit me in my left shoulder.
I watched the 7th and 8th innings with Amy while I sat in between some boxes. There was a TV off in the distance.
In the 9th, I was in the bleacher area to see my best friend Joel Hanrahan come into the game.
(Hanrahan dislikes me, I know as much after he rolled his eyes after seeing me in Milwaukee in May)
The Pirates won to increase their lead in the division over the Cardinals, who lost to the Mets.
After the game I happened to be in the suite level. Check out the new water fountains they are installing at PNC Park:
I always thought the Let's Go Bucs, Let's Go Green was a sham. A marketing ploy. A pat themselves on the back kind of thing – but it's not. The Pirates are actually helping reduce waste by installing these fountains. Hopefully they'll be at a section near you soon.
You just hold your bottle under the spigot and a steady strong stream of water fills the bottle up quickly. No holding in any buttons.
After filling up three water bottles, Amy and I hit the road.
Game: 3 balls (1 thrown, 2 device)
Season: 295 balls (128 hit, 63 thrown, 70 device, 34 found)
Games: 54 games
Career: 1,417 balls
Attendance : 26,058 (on a Tuesday!)


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, March 27, 2011
Host your own April Pools Day!
Sponsored by many Parks & Recreation departments, fire departments or municipalities managing pools, churches and swim teams - events include water safety demonstrations, water safety skills and life vest education. The water skills and open swim time helps identify swimmers who need further swimming instruction, and gives all valuable pre-season pool safety reminders.
There are some prepared agenda and promotional ideas for hosting your own April Pools Day. Probably too late for this year's April Pools' Day, but if you are in the snowbelt, you can plan a May 1 -or- a June 1 event to promote water safety, in your own pool, river, lake or ocean communities.
Having involvement from a local swim team is a good team building exercise, as well as good for leadership training, as they are supervising and encouraging young swimmers during the open free swim time. Local churches, HOA groups, clubs and schools can quickly raise the pool safety IQ of a community with such a project.
In fact, any organization managing a pool or group of pools for a large group of users could hold an early-season April Pools Day of their own - even if not in April. Organize it, then Promote it. Many April Pools' Days are hosted at indoor pools, but that doesn't have to be the case. See our links below for some guidance in how to organize your own April Pools Day or "May Day for Pools", or just "Pool Safety Day". The April Pool Day shown in the image is not on April 1, but on April 16.
With drowning numbers in Texas pools last year, and in every other state in the union, we can't do enough to remind ourselves of how to be safe around water - at the pools, the rivers, lakes and oceans. If you have a small amount of time available in your spring, organize an April Pool's Day now for your community.
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Fiscal split looms large for Obama
The fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes on the wealthy split the House GOP Conference between red-state and blue-state Republicans and delivered a big win for President Barack Obama on his signature campaign issue.
But it left unanswered a question with big implications for Obama's second term: If the president could divide and conquer House Republicans on tax increases, can he do it again on the debt ceiling, guns and immigration?
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Of the 85 Republicans who backed the tax-hike bill — and provided it with the margin it needed to pass — 70 hail from states that the president won in November. In contrast, 91 of the 151 Republicans who voted against the deal were from states that went for Mitt Romney.
The rift rankled conservatives who see the House GOP going adrift — and raised hopes among Democrats who see a potential opening to exploit going forward.
"At some point, you have to draw a line in the sand," Georgia Rep. Tom Price, a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee who opposed the bill, said in a radio interview last week. "And we have been unwilling as a conference to do that."
(Also on POLITICO: Treasury, Fed: No $1 trillion coin for debt ceiling)
But for the fault line to resurface on other votes, House Speaker John Boehner would have to allow it. The fiscal cliff put the Ohio Republican under enormous pressure to bring to the floor legislation that almost two-thirds of his members opposed.
Whether that kind of pressure can be reproduced in the future — indeed, whether Boehner would be willing to put his speakership on the line — is far from certain. The answer will go a long way in determining what Obama is able to accomplish in his second term.
The coming showdown over the debt ceiling and sequestration seems like a reasonable candidate to cause GOP dissension again. House Republicans all say they want to take a hard line with Obama on spending; whether they keep a united front on potentially shutting down the government or forcing a default on the nation's debt is another matter. The political consequences could be severe in either case if House Republicans are seen as the culprits.
Immigration and gun control may also come to a head in the House at some point as the GOP reckons with its miserable performance among Latinos in November and growing calls for the government to do something about a string of mass shootings.
Democrats argue that the red state-blue state House GOP split that became apparent in the fiscal cliff vote provides them with an opening on other politically dicey legislation. A senior House Democratic aide told POLITICO that the division within House GOP ranks isn't likely to vanish after one vote.
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"Right now, all Republicans are seeing is red — but let's hope that purple gains favor with Speaker Boehner and his conference," the aide said.
For the House GOP, the red state-blue state split was a defining theme of the New Year's Day vote. The Republican delegations that were most supportive of the bill — which allowed the Bush tax cuts to expire for households making more than $450,000 — came from states like Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, all of which broke for the president. In many cases, those Republicans represent districts that are relatively moderate or even include a plurality of Democratic voters — making them more prone to compromise.