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Crowd pushes through barriers to gather at WWII memorial
WASHINGTON A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall on Sunday, pushing through barriers to protest the memorial's closing under the government shutdown.
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah, along were former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, were among those gathered Sunday morning. Cruz said President Barack Obama is using veterans as pawns in closing the memorial.
"Let me ask a simple question," Cruz told the crowd. "Why is the federal government spending money to erect barricades to keep veterans out of this memorial?"
The crowd chanted "Tear down these walls" and "You work for us." Protesters sang "God bless America" and other songs as they entered the memorial plaza.
"Our vets have proven that they have not been timid, so we will not be timid in calling out any who would use our military, our vets, as pawns in a political game," Palin told the crowd.
The memorial has become a political symbol in the bitter fight between Democrats and Republicans over who is at fault since the shutdown began. Earlier rallies have focused on allowing access for World War II veterans visiting from across the country with the Honor Flight Network.
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Sunday's rally was more political. A protest by truckers converged with a rally by a group called the Million Vet March at the World War II Memorial. Participants cut the links between metal barriers at the National Park Service site and pushed them aside.
Later some protesters carried memorial barricades to the White House and rallied outside the gates, confronting police in riot gear. Protesters carried one sign reading "Impeach Obama."
Police moved the protesters back to set up barricades between the crowd and the White House gate. An armored police vehicle also was sent to the World War II Memorial.
District of Columbia police said the crowd was starting to disperse by 1 p.m. U.S. Park Police said there had been at least one arrest at the Lincoln Memorial, though no details were available.
Jim Weller of Allentown, Pa., said he came to the World War II Memorial to protest its closure.
"I'm here today to stand up for my rights," he told The Associated Press. "My father was a World War II veteran, shot down in the Philippines in 1945, and for them to shut down this memorial is absurd."
Cindy Good had a message for lawmakers.
"They need to listen to the American people ," she said, "and try to work together in Congress to get this whole thing worked out."
While the memorial protest attracted conservative leaders, most recent polls show Republicans bearing the brunt of the blame for the shutdown, though both parties have earned some degree of public scorn.
An Associated Press-GfK survey released Wednesday showed that 62 percent of adults surveyed online mainly blame Republicans for the current shutdown. About half said Mr. Obama or congressional Democrats bear the responsibility.
These numbers echo a Washington Post/ABC poll released Tuesday which showed 70 percent of Americans disapproving of how the GOP is handling the budget negotiations, compared to 61 percent for Democrats and 51 percent for Mr. Obama.
The president's poll numbers aren't exactly rosy, either. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed in the AP poll disapproved of his job performance; only 37 approved. But Congress takes the cake on public disappointment with a mere 5 percent approval rating.
And a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll this week found that 60 percent of respondents would be willing to vote out of office every member of Congress, including their own - regardless of party.


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- What about errors in executing the method within the binding? There could be problems with marshalling and so on? At the moment I send an internal error with a specific message, should there be a generic error type? - Matt
- About InvalidParameters: some bindings could not implement it and use only UnknownMethod. Methods in those bindings are recognised by both the method name and signature. The bindings that support overloading through parameters are the case (C++ and Java especially).
- Objects that have children must never reply with UnknownObject.
The format of error messages
The spec suggests that error messages can contain different arguments and aren't restricted to a single string. Do any core errors or binding errors make use of this? Would this be useful when mapping exceptions thrown by an object binding, say for the stack trace etc.?
The spec should specifically say whether the string is mandatory as the first parameter or not. It should also make it clear if more parameters are permitted or not.
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Sheriff Benny Deloach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff's Office.
Aug. 10, answered a call to Eula Courson Road in reference to elderly abuse/battery. The complainant stated two subjects came to her residence and tried to take her medications from her and bruised her arm. The subjects left the residence before the officer arrived. The Appling EMS was notified and treatment was refused. The responding officer notified Division of Aging Services. Investigation continues.
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Many cancer patients decide to seek a second opinion before beginning treatment or having surgery for their cancer. Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center are glad to assist patients who would like to have their diagnosis and treatment plan reviewed by our team of cancer specialists. Please make an appointment for a second opinion by calling 1-855-4-SMILOW.


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Our recent look at the idea of using ARM processors to pack large numbers of low-power, high-density Web servers into very little physical space generated quite a bit of interest, and it seems that a lot of people are thinking along these lines. Indeed, every time we cover the so-called "physicalization" fad—i.e., placing multiple tiny systems in a rack unit, instead of running multiple virtual machines on a single 1U system—we get a fresh wave of feedback on just how seriously datacenter builders are taking this idea.
Intel surely knows how much momentum is behind physicalization, and the company isn't resting on its laurels while its high-priced, high-margin server parts get passed over for systems based on cheaper processors from competitors or, in Supermicro's case, Atom. At the most recent Intel Developer Forum, Intel introduced its "microserver" format, in which a low-power, cheaper dual- or quad-core chip of the kind that might normally power a laptop is squeezed onto a small system board to make something that's smaller than a traditional blade but still powerful enough to handle Web serving chores. Now the company is taking the idea a step further by pushing the microserver as a standard to the Server System Infrastructure Forum, reports CNET.
The Microserver implementation advertised fits sixteen microservers, each with one of Intel's Lynnfield processors, into a 5U chassis with cooling and PSU. The server's performance density, about 13 Lynnfield cores per rack unit, is at rough parity with 1U dual-socket servers, but well behind some blade competitors. This underscores the point: Microserver's true competition is not Blade or 1U products, but SGI's Microslice architecture and Dell's Fortuna project, which do much the same thing.
Even a victory for its preferred solution in this space would be something of a Pyrrhic victory for Intel, whose high-margin Xeon space is threatened by physicalization's margin-shopping market dynamics. Guiding the new trend to a resting place among high-end laptop processors is better for Santa Clara than a server space based on Atom or ARM, but not as nice as scrapping the whole idea and selling the Nehalem Xeon.
Other physicalization vendors continue to update their wares. SuperMicro's contribution, arguably not a physicalization product at all, forfeits the density race entirely, in what might be called Suburban Server Sprawl. The SuperServer 5015A is a half-depth 1U Atom server, and, while it can't approach the density of any other server product on the market, this solution offers a lower per-server power footprint than literally anything else. The lower density may not matter; we've covered an ongoing trend of server room emptiness as power services get exhausted with small numbers of high-density racks, leaving data centers cavernously empty. In this environment, where concrete is cheaper than power and silicon, the importance of space-density may decline, especially since cooling needs will be minimal; a cabinet of 5015s will dissipate about as much power as three dual-socket 1U servers.
SGI, not to be outdone, tells Ars that its MicroSlice architecture will soon feature slices containing Intel Atom and Lynnfield processors, allowing Microslice to exceed Microserver's density and meet the 5015's power consumption.
With a plethora of products on the market, a distinct market space for physicalized servers is emerging, and while it's still not clear how the space will settle, the key dynamics which will decide these questions are the same fundamentals driving all serverspace decisions. In the next few weeks, Ars will publish a feature article covering this topic to greater depth.


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The daily headlines deliver a dizzying amount of bad news from seemingly all directions. The bombardment comes via TV, the Internet and, well, us.
Good thing life is made up of more than the daily headlines.
In fact, there are thousands of things that go right every day only we don�t seem to notice all that much. And there are hundreds of things we can give thanks about today, a time set aside in America to do exactly that. Here goes ...
Thanks to the law enforcers in Alamance County�s cities, towns and the county itself. It takes a lot of brave folks in the Sheriff�s Office as well as police departments in Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Elon, Haw River and Gibsonville to help keep county residents � and their property � safe from harm.
And thanks to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, too, for keeping an eye on our roadways.
Thanks to the firefighters � from the full-time staffers in our cities and towns to the many volunteers who are always on call, even though they have full-time jobs. All offer tips to protect us from fire, then try to limit the damage or save lives when one actually breaks out. They risk life and limb to do so.
And thanks to the well-trained fleet of emergency medical staffers and rescue workers who offer lifesaving treatment under immeasurable pressure.
And thanks that no one in law enforcement or firefighting suffered serious injuries in the past year.
Thanks to the people who spend hours collecting money and planning the Heroes Memorial in Graham, that monument to first responders who died in the line of duty. While we�re at it, thanks for the War Memorial in Graham, too.
And thanks to the hundreds of county residents who helped make the Children�s Museum in Graham a reality after a decade of hoping, dreaming and planning.
And thanks for putting the Heroes Memorial so close to the Children�s Museum that Alamance County�s youngsters can�t help but notice it and perhaps begin the road to understanding what sacrifice means.
Oh, and thanks to the Graham Recreation Department for once more configuring that way-cool ice-skating rink that will be ready soon for the holiday season.
Speaking of recreation, thanks to all the cities and towns for the lovely parks, athletic fields and entertainment venues that help keep young and old healthy in body and mind.
Thanks for the healers at ARMC and the soothers at Hospice.
Thanks to teachers who educate and guide our children by day, hopefully building a future in which we can all take pride.
And thanks to the students in our schools who make those teachers� lives a little easier by studying hard and doing their homework and not talking so much in class.
Thanks to the municipal and state crews who leave the comfort of home after snowy and icy weather to make the roads passable and safe.
And thanks to those who venture out on the hottest or coldest days of the year to repair overworked or broken down heating and air-conditioning in our houses and apartments.
Thanks to the many in local government who frankly get little acknowledgement for the many times they take on the complaints of taxpaying customers. It�s their job to do it, but it�s nice to be appreciated.
Thanks to the postal carriers who are heading into their busiest time of year and deliver letters and packages in rain, snow or gloom of night.
Thanks to all the faiths and religions that comprise our spiritual community, a wellspring of nourishment for the soul from any and all sanctuaries. So many do so much to enrich their congregations or give back to those in need in our area.
Thanks to the Salvation Army bell-ringers whose visibility at area shopping centers help keep the holiday in perspective.
And thanks to Allied Churches of Alamance County, Loaves and Fishes, Christmas Cheer and the dozens of other non-profits that pull more weight in this community than they should have to.
Thanks to the farmers who produce the fruits, vegetables and meat many will consume in mass quantities today. So much of it was produced right here in North Carolina � the largest grower of turkeys and sweet potatoes in the nation.
Thanks for jobs with the hope we get a lot more.
A special thanks to moms and our dads and grandmas and grandpas.
And even if it�s not always easy, thanks, ultimately for our families.
From the editorial staff, thanks to our fellow associates here at the Times-News. It�s not always an easy job, but it�s usually interesting.
And finally, from all of us at the Times-News, thanks to our customers. We couldn�t do it without you.
Happy Thanksgiving.


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In the attached text sheets, the brief history of Nailsea Glass Works is interesting - anyone know of 'The Nailsea Glassworks' by Margaret Thomas??
Like David, I also have a copy of the Margaret Thomas book, but unlike David, mine is easily to hand. What would you like to know?
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PEDUZZI, Marina et al. Educational activities for primary healthcare workers: "educação permanente em saúde" and continuing education concepts in the day-to-day routine of primary healthcare units in São Paulo. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2010, vol.5Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1414-3283.
The objective of this study was to analyze the educational activity practices among healthcare workers in primary healthcare units (PHUs) according to the concepts of "educação permanente em saúde" (EPS)1 and continuing education (CE), healthcare and nursing work processes, teamwork and comprehensiveness. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 10 PHUs in the municipality of São Paulo, through structured interviews with 110 key informants who represented all professional categories and teams at the PHUs. The interviews covered educational activities developed in 2005. The information was classified according to operational categories for each study variable, based on the theoretical framework. The workers reported 396 educational activities that demonstrated the complementary nature of the concepts of EPS and CE. In accordance with the perspectives of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and the transformation of healthcare practices, there is a need to expand the debate relating to EPS as public policy.
Palabras clave : Educação permanente em saúde; Continuing education; Work; Healthcare human resources; In-service education.


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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: January 19- 25
Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to The West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: Chita turns 80, STARCATCHER takes its final bow, ROCK OF AGES starts a party in Vegas, and so much more!
The Cast of Peter and the Starcatcher. Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Peter and the Starcatcher will follow Avenue Q, Rent and Million Dollar Quartet by opening off Broadway at New World Stages. According to Telecharge, the show will begin off-Broadway on March 18. The show just played its final performance on Broadway on January 20, and BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage from the final curtain call here!
Jordan Roth with Barry Manilow. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Grammy Award-winning superstar Barry Manilow's hometown concert event, Manilow on Broadway, began its limited Broadway engagement on January 18, 2013, at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). The music icon met the press earlier this week, where he had a special chat with Jujamcyn Theaters' Jordan Roth about his concert return to the Great White Way. Check out photo more coverage from the festivities here!
Mark Shunock, Justin Mortelliti. Photo Credit:Denise Trucello
On January 5, the high-octane musical ROCK OF AGES opened at The Venetian Las Vegas to an enthusiastic, full house at the Rock of Ages Theatre. The production is a hilarious, feel-good love story that celebrates the great rock songs of the '80s including "Here I Go Again," "Don't Stop Believin'," "We Built This City," "Wanted Dead or Alive," and more. Check out photos of the Vegas cast in action here!
Tony Sheldon, Robert Petkoff, Margaret Robinson, Sean MacLaughlin and Alexander Levin
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) presents Camelot, running through Feb. 3, 2013 at Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Set in a land where honor and chivalry reign, Camelot follows the love triangle of King Arthur, his Queen Guenevere and the young Lancelot. Dazzling and spellbinding with sweeping romance, historic grandeur, and heart-breaking drama, Camelot is the definitive musical theatre fable. Click here for more production shots.
Michelle Williams & Adesola Osakalumi. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Former member of Destiny's Child Michelle Williams will join the national tour of the hit Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! when it opens at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, DC on January 29. Fela! received three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography. Williams and the rest of the cast met the press earlier this week, and you can click here full full coverage!
Christiane Noll, Lillias White and Karen Ziemba
On Jan. 21, Broadway performers paid tribute to late composer Marvin Hamlisch at the McCallum Theatre. The concert was scheduled for Jan. 21, the date Hamlisch had been scheduled to perform at the Palm Desert venue. Hamlisch died Aug. 6 in Los Angeles at age 68. "Marvin Hamlisch: A Celebration of His Life and Music," featured Ball's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, and Broadway singers: Jason Graae, Christiane Noll, Lillias White, Karen Ziemba. For more photos form the event, click here.
Kate Baldwin, Jenn Gambatese, Erin Dilly, Emily Skinner. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Bock and Harnick's Fiorello!, the opening musical of the Encores! 20th Anniversary season, will star Kate Baldwin, Erin Dilly, Jenn Gambatese, Shuler Hensley and Emily Skinner, with Danny Rutigliano as Fiorello LaGuardia. Fiorello! will be directed by Gary Griffin with choreography by Alex Sanchez and music direction by Rob Berman. The show will run for seven performances from January 30 - February 3 at New York City Center. The cast just met the press and you can check out more photos of them together here!
Chita Rivera and the cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is playing a limited engagement at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) through March 10th, 2013. The original end date was February 10th, 2013. On Wednesday, the cast celebrated the birthday of Broadway legend and cast member Chita Rivera, and BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration. Check out full coverage here!
Marking the 25th anniversary of the John Waters' original film, Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly brought together an all-star cast of Broadway, film and TV stars for the full symphonic production of the Broadway musical, Hairspray. Hairspray: In Concert! premiered with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Jan. 11-13, 2013, and will premiere with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jan. 24-27, 2013. BroadwayWorld has more photos from the festivities here!


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Are you in the mood for some delicious cold appetizer recipe ideas? If you are, you are in luck, because we love eating great tasting foods and we have some great ideas to share with you. Whether you are meal planning to feed a hungry crew at home or you need to prepare a fast and easy recipe to take to a holiday party, you want to make something so good that no one can get enough of it. You actually want to create the best tasting and flavorful dish you can.
Easy Party Appetizers for Your Next BBQ Grilling Party
Do you realize that some of the most delicious of appetizers are most welcome in any setting? Whether you are having a small family barbeque grilling party or you are planning the menu for your wedding, you want to serve foods and beverages that are unforgettable. Serving a dish that everyone likes is special, and you will know just how special as you watch people return for more or ask you how to make it.
Recipe for Creamy Onion Artichoke Dip
What You Need
- ½ package soften cream cheese 4 ounce
- 1 large container onion dip 15.5 ounce
- 1 large container drained chopped artichoke hearts 15.5 ounce
- 1 Tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- 1/3 cup diced scallions
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cups diced bell pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1 pound round bread
- Assorted fresh cut vegetables
- Assorted crackers
How to Make It
Allow the cream cheese to soften to room temperature by setting it out on the counter for at least 20 minutes before preparation time. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the diced scallions for garnish.
Using a large mixing bowl you will add the soften cream cheese and then beat until fluffy and smooth. Stir in the onion dip and then add the artichoke hearts. Mix to thoroughly combine.
Add the parsley, scallions, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir to combine ingredients completely and then place in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
Cut the top third of the bread horizontally off using a serrated knife. Cut along the inside edge of the bread and then remove the large pieces of bread you cut away. Trim the inside edge to about a ½ inch thickness, leaving the bread shell. Cut the large bread pieces into 1 inch bite size cubes and then reserve the bread cubes.
Spoon the creamy onion artichoke dip into the bread shell and then garnish with the 1 tablespoon of reserved scallions and the bell peppers before serving.
Alternately, you can make this dip and leave it in the bowl for dipping if you are not using round bread with this recipe. Choosing red, green or yellow bell peppers with add some color interest.
Serve to your party guests, family, and friends with plenty of fresh cut vegetables, assorted crackers and the reserved bread cubes. Another great idea is to prepare the bread cubes by brushing them with herbed butter and then toasting them in the oven.


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Johnny Depp has often played an on-screen hero -- now he's playing the part off-screen, too.
After 9-year-old Beatrice Delap wrote the swashbuckling actor a letter asking for assistance with a mutiny against the teachers of her London school, Meridian Primary, Depp delighted the girl by showing up dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, his "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise character.
The 47-year-old actor was working not far from the southeastern London school, filming the latest installment in the series, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," at the Old Naval College.
As part of a class that focuses on writing for an audience, Delap had written to Depp: "We are a bunch of budding young pirates and we're having trouble mutinying against the teachers! We'd love it if you could come and help!"
The plea prompted Depp to bring a few cast members to the school to sing pirate songs and dance for the students. And Jack/ Johnny even called Delap to the front of the class and gave her a congratulatory hug.
"What an exciting and memorable day," the school wrote in a message on its website. "Thanks Captain Jack from all us landlubbers!"
Delap, meanwhile, has some advice for any other students seeking help: Get your message out.
"If you don't give it a try," she told CBS' Early Show, "you'll never know."
As for the mutiny, those plans seem to be on hold -- Depp advised Delap that such a move would only lead to more trouble with her teachers.
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The 2012 general election is Tuesday, with township, county, state, and federal offices on the ballot. Poll hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters are required to have a photo identification to vote.
Select Poll sites
- Emmanuel Baptist Church, 229 N. Walnut St., Marion — north Marion city, north Centre Township, south Grant Township, Gale Township, and part of south Centre Township.
- Florence Masonic Center, 421 Main St., Florence — Florence city, Doyle Township, and part of Fairplay Township.
- Lincolnville Community Center, 213 W. 6th St., Lincolnville — Lincolnville and Lost Springs cities and Clark, Clear Creek, and Lost Springs townships.
- Our Savior Lutheran Church, 320 S. Cedar St., Marion — south Marion city, Wilson Township, and part of south Centre Township.
- Tampa Senior Center, 100 Main St., Tampa — Durham, Ramona, and Tampa cities and Blaine, Colfax, Durham Park, Logan, and Moore townships.
- United Methodist Church, 905 E. D St., Hillsboro — east Hillsboro city and Liberty Township.


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Carlton Mitchell
South Florida Junior
PROS: Has good size and frame coupled with good speed to stretch defenses. Gets a nice release off the line. Has nice hands. Shows some shiftiness as a runner after the catch. Is a willing blocker that uses his size and strength well to get position and lock on. Does a nice job blocking downfield.
CONS: Not a natural receiver, as he doesn't have great body control nor does he track the deep ball very well. Body catches at times. Has lapses in concentration, not securing the ball before turning upfield. Sometimes dances too much after the catch thinking he's a 190-pounder. Needs to push off at times to get spacing downfield.
OVERVIEW: He has an excellent blend of size and speed, and flashes big play potential. But not a natural receiver and hasn't yet developed to match his physical tools. USF used a rotation of receivers for most his career, but he was finally able to nail down the starting job as a junior. Production wasn't significantly better than what it was in previous years besides having a few more big plays.
NFL FORECAST: He reminds me a lot of Michael Jenkins, except I think he is a bit more raw than Jenkins was when he came out of Ohio State. He definitely has the potential to be a starter, but he doesn't show the natural skillset to be one. He's more of an athlete playing receiver than anything else. And thus I think he'll spend most of his career as an underachieving reserve. He may eventually land a starting position down the road, but like Jenkins I don't think he'll be a reliable playmaker and will be just an average complementary guy. He's a boom/bust prospect that I don't think is going to take off. I would really only like his chances if an able veteran was to take him under his wing.
ATL FORECAST: Mitchell could come to Atlanta, and contribute as a No. 4 guy. His skillset is similar to Jenkins in that he's big, fast, and can block. But he too has questionable hands and lapses in concentration. And within two or three years, he'd probably be ready to replace Jenkins as the starter. But he isn't an upgrade, just a continuation of the same inconsistency that has mired Jenkins his entire career.
VALUE: His physical tools may trick somebody into taking him earlier in the draft, but he's really a fourth round pick. Unless a team is desperate for a big, vertical weapon, then he'd be a reach in the third.
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Obama wants to get tough on companies that flee U.S. taxes
President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to end a controversial practice that allows U.S. companies to relocate abroad to avoid paying billions of dollars in federal taxes.
The practice, called inversion, occurs when large U.S. corporations merge with smaller foreign companies, moving their headquarters to low-tax countries such as Ireland while making only minimal changes to their operations. The U.S. company, though, becomes a subsidiary and saves on taxes.
"They're technically renouncing their U.S. citizenship. Some people are calling these companies corporate deserters," Obama said at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, which helps the unemployed pursue health care professions. "I don't care if it's legal. It's wrong."
The White House estimates inversions could cost the government as much as $17 billion in lost tax revenue over the next decade. Obama wants the money to be spent on job training programs instead.
"You don't get to pick the tax rate you pay, and neither should these companies," the president said.
He initially called for closing the loophole in his budget, and he wants to make the fix retroactive to May to avoid incentives for companies to rush to take advantage of the "loophole." Bills have been introduced in both the Republican-controlled House of Representative and the Democratic-led Senate to address the issue.
But while some Republicans have expressed support for limiting inversions, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, made it clear Thursday he had little interest in a standalone fix for the problem and favored instead the GOP's broad revamp of U.S. corporate tax laws. Boehner frowned on the same proposal earlier this year.
"Until the White House endorses our tax reform plan or convinces Senate Democrats to act, every pink slip from companies moving overseas may as well be signed, 'President Barack H. Obama,'" Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said.
An aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., noted that at least four Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee said they're not ready to back the change.
In published reports this week, Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Thomas Carper of Delaware, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Mark Warner of Virginia said they would prefer a corporate tax overhaul over a standalone bill to limit inversions. Bennet's office told McClatchy on Thursday that he had not yet taken a position on the change.
In his speech, Obama repeatedly used the term "economic patriotism" and talked about fairness as he looks to appeal to middle-class voters ahead of the mid-term elections.
"'Economic patriotism' is not a new catchphrase," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "It was trotted out by the president during the 2012 election campaign. And now it appears to be making a comeback. Not surprisingly, this comeback is taking place in the midst of another election year."
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew wrote to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last week pledging to support efforts to curb inversions.
"We should not be providing support for corporations that seek to shift their profits overseas to avoid paying their fair share of taxes," Lew wrote, noting these firms seek to benefit from their business location in the United States, the rule of law, intellectual property rights, infrastructure and the U.S. investment climate.
White House officials declined to name any specific transactions, acknowledging "sensitivity in singling out specific businesses."
Corporate inversions appear most popular in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, where companies purchased smaller players in places such as Ireland or the Netherlands, countries known for lower corporate taxes.
Among companies to do so recently are drug makers Mylan Inc. in Pennsylvania and Chicago's AbbVie. Minnesota-based medical device manufacturer Medtronic Inc. would be the largest U.S. company do so, and it touched off a firestorm recently with its $42.9 billion acquisition of the Irish firm Covidien PLC.
The controversy surrounding inversions forced drug giant Pfizer Inc. to back off of its plans earlier this year to purchase the British firm AstraZeneca PLC.
Obama closed out his three-day swing along the West Coast Thursday with his speech at the college, though the trip was largely to raise money for Democrats.
The visit to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, which included five fundraisers, comes just after Obama was criticized for not scrapping a trip to Delaware and New York last week in the wake of the downing of a passenger jet over Ukraine.
"I'm not going to give him advice about how to allocate his time," Sen. McConnell told reporters this week, "but he's certainly not spending the kind of time with the people he needs to pass legislation and convince people who have a vote, who were sent here to legislate, of the virtues of whatever position he has."
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has repeatedly defended Obama's trip, saying he travels with an array of advisers and equipment that allows him to do his job from wherever he happens to be.
But Obama did make at least one alteration to his schedule. He canceled an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's late night comedy show Wednesday.


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The search for a LaFollette man wanted on local and federal charges ended with the help of two off-duty deputies.
Campbell County Sheriff's Deputy Cody Chapman responded to a domestic disturbance complaint on Wildwood Circle approximately a month ago. At the scene he determined from information reported by the victim that Eric Bradley Morton, 29 of 609 Wildwood Circle, had allegedly assaulted and choked his ex-wife. Records indicate Morton fled before CCSD deputies arrived. Chapman obtained an arrest warrant for Morton charging him with aggravated assault.
An alleged drunk driver chose the wrong people to nearly hit on Saturday.
Campbell County Sheriff"s Deputy Ty Daugherty reported he was performing a traffic stop when he and a colleague were almost struck by a car on Old Middlesboro Highway.
Daugherty indicated he saw Gregory Leon Huckaby, 52, of 507 Lynch Hollow Road, cross over the white line and onto the shoulder of the road almost hitting the deputies.
Rule one of renter's etiquette could be "do not steal from the landlord." But it is a rule Marsha Hill, 37, of 117 Michael Ave., allegedly didn't keep.
On Oct. 27 Campbell County Sheriff's Deputy John Wallen went to a residence on Butter and Egg Road to investigate a theft. The victim stated on Oct. 25 Hill came to her residence to retrieve a television she had pawned. The landlord reported after Hill left she discovered gold jewelry missing from the home.
Having naptime at Judy's Grocery earned a LaFollette woman a trip to jail last week.
On Oct. 29, Campbell County Sheriff's Deputy John Wallen was called to the store after business hours to investigate reports of a female who was unresponsive and slumped over the steering wheel of her vehicle.
Wallen reported he rushed to the car to determine whether the woman was breathing. She awoke from what the officer described as a deep sleep, appearing startled.
The social media acted as a sort of double-edged sword in a situation that occurred at Jacksboro Middle School last week.
While the widely used site Facebook site made administrators and law enforcement aware of a potential threat at the school it also invoked a level of panic that may have been unnecessary for students.
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Instead, the baby boy was wrapped in a garbage bag and left on the front porch of a home, according to a warrant filed on Tuesday.
Cieslak has since been charged with first degree murder and aggravated child abuse. On Tuesday she was arraigned on these charges and given a $500,000 bond. Her next court date is Nov. 1.
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The Kansas State University Marathon Club is running a relay in marathon-sized segments Friday through Sunday across Kansas, starting at the Nebraska border and running south to the Oklahoma border.
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President Obama invited a bunch of CEOs to the White House today to talk business.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is on the far left. The next fellow is Muhtar Kent, the CEO of Coca-Cola. Then Brian Roberts, the CEO of Comcast. After that, we're guessing. Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman is supposed to be in there somewhere.
(Brian Roberts, the cable mogul, looks particularly unhappy. Is Obama proposing some anti-cable regulations?)
Here are all the folks who apparently made the trip:
· Frank Blake, Chairman and CEO, Home Depot Inc.
· Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
· Joe Echeverria, CEO, Deloitte LLP
· Ken Frazier, President and CEO, Merck and Co.
· Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, Coca Cola Co.
· Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO, Macy's Inc.
· Marissa Mayer, CEO and President, Yahoo Inc.
· Douglas Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc.
· Ian Read, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer Inc.
· Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corp.
· Ed Rust, Chairman and CEO, State Farm Insurance Co.
· Arne Sorenson, President and CEO, Marriott International Inc.
· Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO, AT&T Inc.
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sometimes I think I was born backwards.... ~ Effy Stonem Photography by Anna Ådén , 24, Sweden. She also has a photoblog .
sometimes I think I was born backwards....
~ Effy Stonem
Photography by Anna Ådén, 24, Sweden.
She also has a photoblog.
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- AnonymousTuesday, May 18, 2010
Wow these photos are great! I love the emotion in them.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos. I love that first one!ReplyDelete
I love these. I shared that last one with my roommate, too good to pass up!ReplyDelete
very good pictures!thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
These are so ethereal-gorgeous.ReplyDelete
All this is Grace and Charm
Wow, these are magical pictures. I love how soft they are.ReplyDelete
:) Marcie
Her photos are beautiful, that's quite a unique way to photograph paper cranes.ReplyDelete
these pictures are so pretty!ReplyDelete
oh golly, i think im in love!ReplyDelete
yes cassie is amazing. feel free to do the tag, it really is a fun one :)
im curious to know where you find your beautiful photos, you are always full of inspiration.
Pearl xo
oh, i love Skins =] that quote was brilliant.ReplyDelete
she always has the prettiest photos!ReplyDelete
I wish we all could experience such beautiful open spaces each day.ReplyDelete
these pictures are unbelievably beautiful! Thanks for sharing them xxxReplyDelete
Gosh these are fantastic. I'd seen that one on the jetty floating around a few blogs before, but never knew who it was by, so thanks!ReplyDelete
wowowo fantastic photos!ReplyDelete
beautiful! thanks for the link.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photosReplyDelete
Liss, how do you find all these beautiful photographers?? You're such a champ at finding all the good ones! I photoshopped the pics you were asking about, Manisay has a good tuitorial here you could follow:ReplyDelete
You don't have to follow this strictly (i.e you can play around with the colours of your raster layers and use other adjustments), but this is a good start! x
those are so beautiful and poetic ..Love it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, May 19, 2010
wow marvelous photos, what type of camara did you use for taking this pic?ReplyDelete
do you use design programe like photoshop to edit it???
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oh, how lovelyReplyDelete
These are stunning! So simple, yet so complicated. I love it!ReplyDelete
Hay dear blogger!ReplyDelete
How are you? I'm glad that I've visited this blog! She's lovely.
Please, check mine too & maybe we can follow eachother!
Love, Cindy.
She is surely talented. What a beautiful collection of images.ReplyDelete
Simply stunning. The snow covered hands gave me chills!ReplyDelete
She´s SO talented!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, photos that I desperately want to stroll right into!!ReplyDelete
Oh, the first photo is my favorite. Such talent.ReplyDelete
this is so "poétique"ReplyDelete
and peacefull :)
wow! that back shows off the origami, and the origami shows off the back so beautiful!!! they compliment each other so well.ReplyDelete
i like the first photo a lot too!
- AnonymousWednesday, May 19, 2010
I echo that comment, how come you can find such great photographers and whatever you share to us? Are you just lucky on stumbling on such great finds?ReplyDelete
i love anna arden's photographsReplyDelete
everything you have posted recently is absolutely beautiful! i havent been able to check my blog feed for a few days and i just want to comment every single post!!
@cutlex @clare ~ its not that hard really, I spend alot of time going through flickr and other image sharing sites. Although sometimes the hardest part is chasing down who actually took the photograph...I have so many beautiful images and no idea who took them, but one day I might stumble across the creator and then blog about them.ReplyDelete
These photographs are beautiful <3ReplyDelete
stunning photos, so dreamy and retro! xxReplyDelete
Beautiful photos. I love the second photo of the trees and the lake. Very peaceful and calming.ReplyDelete
Especially that last one...
It always makes me so happy when I see such gorgeous work by young talents. :)
oh! that nature is so typical swedish summer! really nice photos...ReplyDelete
Anna's photograph with the origami is stunning!ReplyDelete
Beautiful shots,congrats!ReplyDelete


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TMC today released an updated conference program for their ITEXPO Miami 2013, the world's largest and best-attended communications and technology conference and trade show. The event, held January 30 - February 1, 2013 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, combines an innovative series of educational programming with networking opportunities for technology buyers, sellers, resellers and manufacturers.
Since its launch in 1999, ITEXPO has been the bi-annual meeting place where next-generation communications innovations are on display, and vendors meet end users to develop new relationships and business partnerships.
The program is anchored by noteworthy keynote presentations from Telefónica and Level3 Communications, panels on the future of cloud computing, the evolution of the telecom service provider, and StartupCamp7: Comms Edition, a networking and early stage startup event. Numerous networking opportunities are offered throughout ITEXPO Miami's three-day event, including multiple receptions and an ITEXPO party on Thursday, January 31, beachside at the Official Show Hotel - The Loews Miami Beach.
Session programming encompasses four main tracks: CUSTOMER Interaction, Enterprise Solutions, Mobility and Service Provider Solutions. These informative programs include:
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Sean Milmo, Ink World European Editor10.10.05
Suppliers of printing ink pigments in Europe should be fairly optimistic about their prospects because trends in fashion are moving in their favor.
A revival in the appeal of chromatic colors is being forecast to take place over the next few years as people take a greater liking for shades of red, blue and green. At the same time, metallic effects are expected to continue to retain popularity.
Some color specialists are predicting that the prevalent look will be strong chromatic colors mixed with a metallic hue.
"We are already seeing a swing to bright colors with a metallic edge in the fashion market," said a marketing executive at one pigment producer. "Past experience shows that sooner or later what happens in the fashion world will spread into other sectors like graphics. In printing, we could see the first changes in trends in parts of the packaging market with a greater emphasis on clear, brilliant colors."
A greater preponderance of color has become evident in the newspaper market, where color in display advertising has spilling over onto most editorial pages, particularly with high circulation papers.
"Coldset printing in particular is a growing market for color," said Mike Mordente, Ciba Specialty Chemicals' global marketing head, inks and imaging. "To stand out and gain appeal, newspaper publishers are increasing the number of color illustrations."
In the wake of a more colorful graphics environment, pigment producers will be expecting higher sales, at least in volume terms.
However, much of the extra demand is likely to be for commodity pigments whose production has increasingly been shifted out of Europe into Asia, especially India and China.
Most of the leading makers of printing ink pigments now manufacture a large proportion of their standard products in Asia. BASF has a plant in Shanghai, China, which supplies commodity printing ink pigments to customers around the world including Europe, where some of the pigment goes to its own ink production plants.
The higher margins achieved from the switch to low cost production locations in India, China and elsewhere are being eroded by the aggressiveness of Asia pigment makers in their own domestic sectors and above all in international markets.
"The pressure on prices for commodity printing ink pigments is very high at present in Europe, because of undercutting by Asian exporters," said a commercial manager at one pigments company.
"But the Asian producers are not entirely to blame," he continued. "The weak U.S. dollar against the euro has contributed considerably to the weakness of prices in Europe. Margins are so thin on standard pigments at present that there is not much scope for innovation. We have to rely on growth in the market to push up sales."
Innovation has to come through either the development of new pigment technologies or by putting more effort into the processing of pigments and finding new ways of mixing pigments within ink formulations.
Stronger colored inks are being achieved through higher concentrations of pigments which are often purer and cleaner than many bulk pigments. The methods used to disperse the pigments has become more important.
Clariant has been introducing innovative waxes which improve the effectiveness of pigment preparations by easing their dispersibility.
BASF is also marketing a range of polyethylene waxes and wax emulsions which both protect the pigments from effects of the mechanical action of printing presses and help to disperse the pigments efficiently. The objective is to obtain the maximum color strength with the minimum use of pigments.
The aim of BASF in many of its inks is to reach a high standard of dispersibility to boost the performance of the pigments. Often, the types of pigment can help increase dispersibility. In its Nova group of inks which provide a wide gamut of strong colors, the key component is the purity of its pigments combined with an efficient binding agent system. BASF said the Novaspace series gives offset printing with its four colors the tonal values of photography.
The company sees Novaspace, which is sold at a premium price, as responding to the growing demand for more concentrated pigmented inks which give more powerful and cleaner colors.
"The unusually pure shades and high levels of brilliance of the inks comes from the special purity of the pigments," said Dietmar Oswald, product manager for Novaspace. "The magenta is exceptionally pure and is probably the most expensive item in the ink."
Novaspace was initially introduced to the sheetfed offset market, where it was targeted at designers of brochures and other promotional material.
Despite being categorized as a special ink, BASF has recently been conducting trials of the ink with the objective of launching it in the heatset and coldset markets, where its access to a wider color gamut could be attractive.
The company has been among a number of other pigment makers who have focused on advances in production processes to develop innovative pigments.
BASF's stir-in pigments, launched a few years ago, were based on the development of a surface coating which stopped the pigment particles from sticking together. This meant that pigments no longer had to be supplied in powder form which creates dust and can result in the pigments congealing into lumps.
Ink makers now often buy base pigments and then coat the products in order to ensure the correct dispersion or to achieve specific properties. This method of secondary stage manufacture is used in the development of pigments for ink jet inks to avoid the clogging of print heads.
However, the production of coatings and their applications have become so sophisticated that the supply of coated pigments is increasingly being restricted to the pigment makers.
Toyo Ink Europe improves the surface chemistry of pigments and employs cationic, anionic, nonionic and polymeric type additives to optimize particle size in pigmentation processes and raise the quality of pigment dispersibility.
"Pigment surface chemistry is the key for pigment effects and physical performance in dispersions," said Daniel Gronier, president of Toyo Ink Europe.
The application of additives on pigment surfaces can inhibit their crystallization and agglomeration. It makes the colors stronger and increases gloss, wetting and flow.
A range of techniques have now been developed for the coating of pigments, particularly with polymers. These include treatments enabling substances to be absorbed or bonded to the pigment surface. Polymers can be grafted onto pigments through placing initiators or catalysts on surfaces to aid polymerization, although this can be a lengthy procedure.
Recently, systems have been developed for precipitating polymers onto the pigment surface through temperature control. Precipitation can lead to encapsulation of pigments with polymers which have crosslinked after deposition on the surface. The film thickness of the polymer can be carefully adjusted through repeated precipitations so that that it can measure from a few nanometers to more than half a micron.
One major advantage of polymerization of surfaces is that they can turn conventional, commodity-grade pigments into robust, versatile compounds with scope for further broadening their properties.
Probably the biggest innovations in pigments are being achieved through the introduction of technologies which help to shape and control the size of pigment particles.
Nanotechnology has opened up opportunities to reduce particles to a minute size to obtain high levels of consistency and uniformity.
Merck KGaA of Germany has developed a crystallization system for manufacturing uniform-sized pigments with particles of 10 to 30 micrometers in diameter and with a thickness of 500 to 800 nanometers. The company is using the technology to make metallic effect pigments which give a much greater depth and luster to colors.
"We consider this technology to be a significant advance in the manufacturing process of these pigments because previously you did not have full control over shape and size," said a Merck executive.
Metal FX
In metallic effect inks, another option is to separate the metallic from the organic color pigments in order to achieve greater brilliance and clarity.
The conventional technique has been to tint aluminum, gold or other metallic pigments with organic pigments to gain polychromatic effects.
However, advances in computer software have allowed the development of systems under which the same effects are generated by applying four colors to a metallic base like silver.
MetalFX, Leeds, England, is marketing a computerized system which allows millions of metallic colors to be printed by adding a silver base to a CMYK mix. The two-year-old company has formed partnerships with Huber Group and Eckhart, both of Germany, and Wolstenholme International of the U.K. for the supply of standardized colors and metallic pigments to printers buying its software package.
"We think that printers and their customers can make considerable savings through our system while achieving better results in terms of quality and having a massive choice of colors," said Andrew Ainge, MetalFX's founder and managing director.
The key ink component in the MetalFX system is the metallic base, which is currently only provided in silver but should soon have a gold option. Printers can either buy a base with vacuum metalized pigments or conventionally milled pigments.
"We are continually working on improvement to our vacuum deposit technology to improve reflectivity, brilliance and shades," said Michael Yates, Wolstenholme's commercial manager. "The popularity of the MetalFX system may lead to a decrease in sales of polychromatic pigments because it does avoid the compatibility problems between metallic and organic pigments. But we believe that the end result will be increased sales of metallic inks."


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For the amount of money that's expected to be spent in the Kentucky race for U.S. Senate this year, you could buy a bottle of the state's own Maker's Mark whiskey for nearly every man, woman and child in the state.
Some observers say the election could end up as the most expensive Senate race in history, with spending topping $100 million. And why wouldn't it be? It's at the heart of the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
The incumbent, Mitch McConnell, is the top Republican in the Senate and could become majority leader. It turns out he's not so popular in his home state, which has created an opening for Kentucky's Democratic secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Not only are the candidates and political parties spending big; so are outside groups. Which got us wondering: If that $100 million weren't going to political consultants, mailers and TV ads, what could it buy?
How about 1.333 million Louisville Slugger bats? The company headquartered in downtown Louisville makes the official bat of Major League Baseball. Broken down further, that works out to 1,777 bats per player in the major leagues.
"Most major league players will go through about 10 dozen bats per year," says Rick Redman, vice president for corporate communications with the bat-maker.
That means $100 million would buy enough bats to last every Major League Baseball player for almost 15 years.
"That is more than twice the length of the average Major League Baseball career, so it is a lot of Louisville Slugger bats. No question about it," says Redman.
$100 million would also buy:
793 median-priced homes in Kentucky.
2,222,000 tickets to University of Kentucky Wildcats games. That's enough to fill the university's Rupp Arena for nearly five seasons.
200 top-notch race horses.
"For $100 million, you could have bought the 200 top-priced horses sold during the premier Book 1 catalog at the 2013 September Sale," emails Amy Gregory, director of communications for the Keeneland Association, which claims to conduct the world's largest thoroughbred auction. "Eighteen of those horses sold for $1 million or more each; the top price was $2.5 million paid for a War Front colt."
A hundred million bucks would also buy a lot of bourbon.
"Think of it as Kentucky brown water," says Bill Samuels Jr., chairman emeritus of the Maker's Mark Distillery.
Samuels ran through the math for us.
"If you take the average selling price of a bottle of Maker's across the country, it's right at $25 and that would mean 4 million bottles. And we have slightly more than 4 million people in Kentucky, so that would be a bottle for everybody," he says.
Practically speaking, though, Maker's Mark doesn't have that much whiskey to spare. The company has been experiencing a shortage over the last couple of years.
And, finally, $100 million would close the state's budget gap for the coming year.
"It's really remarkable, especially in a state as poor as this one," says Sam Youngman, a political reporter for The Lexington Herald-Leader. "In Frankfort, the state capital, they're facing a $90 million budget shortfall. You do have to wonder sometimes where our monetary priorities are."
But, he's quick to point out, it's quite unlikely big political spenders like the Koch bothers or environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer are looking to help the state shore up its budget shortfall.
"I think they've got a bigger game in mind," says Youngman.
In a minute, we'll calculate how many bottles of bourbon $100 million could buy. It's a lot. But first, why? That's how much some political observers say the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky could end up costing. It would make it the most expensive Senate race in history, and why wouldn't it be? It's at the heart of the battle for the control of the U.S. Senate. And it's a matter of pride because the incumbent, Mitch McConnell, is the top Republican in the Senate. It turns out he's also pretty unpopular in his home state, which has created an opening for Kentucky's Democratic secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes. Sam Youngman is a political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, and he joins us now. Hi.
SAM YOUNGMAN: Hi, Tamara. Thanks for having me.
KEITH: Thanks for joining us. Do you know exactly how much money has been spent on this race so far?
YOUNGMAN: Well, it looks like between 25 and 30 million had been spent by the end of the spring. But that ends April 30. So we've seen a lot of spending since then, and it's hard to say just how much has been out there already.
KEITH: The number that's being thrown around as an expected final total is $100 million between the candidates, the national party committees and the outside groups. Do you think they'll hit that by November?
YOUNGMAN: I really don't know. I mean, they're going to have to start spending in a hurry, I would say, because the spending hasn't quite matched the levels we were expecting so far. That being said, we've got a couple months ago. It's only getting more intense, and I certainly expect to see more outside money in play. So really, I think the sky is the limit for these groups because the stakes are just so high.
KEITH: All this talk about spending potentially $100 million on a Senate race made us wonder what else you could get for a $100 million in Kentucky. So we got out our calculators and we made some calls.
RICK REDMAN: Rick Redman.
KEITH: Hi, Rick. This is Tamara from NPR.
REDMAN: How're you doing, Tamara?
KEITH: Pretty good...
KEITH: Rick Redman is the vice president of corporate communications for Louisville Slugger.
REDMAN: The official bat of Major League Baseball.
KEITH: He did some back-of-the-envelope calculations - about 75 bucks a bat, 750 major leaguers, 10 dozen bats a year per player.
REDMAN: A hundred million dollars would buy enough Louisville Slugger bats to last every player in Major League Baseball nearly 15 years.
KEITH: That sounds like a long time.
REDMAN: That's a long time. That is more than twice the length of the average Major League Baseball career.
KEITH: A hundred million could fill the seats of University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena for nearly five seasons of Wildcat basketball games. It could also buy a lot of bourbon.
BILL SAMUELS: Think of it as Kentucky brown water.
KEITH: We called up Bill Samuels, Jr., chairman emeritus of Maker's Mark distillery.
SAMUELS: If you take the average selling price of a bottle of Maker's across the country, it's right at $25. And that would mean 4 million bottles. And we have slightly more than 4 million people in Kentucky. So that would be a bottle for everybody.
YOUNGMAN: Or just my first year and half of college.
KEITH: That's political reporter Sam Youngman, again. The point of this is to say a hundred million dollars is kind of an abstract concept - just a big number. But it could pay for a lot of stuff.
YOUNGMAN: It's really remarkable. I mean, especially in a state as poor as this one. I mean, we just found out yesterday that in Frankfort, the state capital, they're facing a $90 million budget shortfall.
KEITH: So we've sort of been talking about this money like it's going into a black hole. Where is this money going? And is it trickling down to the economy in Kentucky?
YOUNGMAN: Well, I think the majority of the funds that will be spent here in Kentucky will be going to television advertising. That's what we've seen so far. I will always remember being in New Hampshire in 2004 and seeing the WMUR Station's brand-new building. And they called it the house that Steve Forbes built because he'd spent so many much money there during 2000 they'd built a new television station. I would say that this is a great time to own a television station in Kentucky.
KEITH: Sam Youngman is a political reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Thanks so much.
YOUNGMAN: Thank you, Tamara.
BARENAKED LADIES: (Singing) And if I had a million dollars - if I had a million dollars - well, I'd buy you some art - a Picasso hassle or a Garfunkel. If I had a million dollars - if I had a million - well, I'd buy you a monkey, haven't you always wanted a monkey? If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love.
KEITH: BJ Liederman wrote our theme song. You couldn't buy that even with $100 million. You're listening to NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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