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I bought my 2001 F 650 GS at the beginning of a snow storm so I had to take her home in the back of a truck. (My wife put nixed the idea of allowing her to sleep in our bed.) Now the roads are finally cleared and I FINALLY got out for my first ride! It was absolutely wonderful!
I've already gathered a group to head out on Sunday for a short ride.


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Harry Potter Gossip
Harry Potter gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
At Hogwarts with Harry
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix comes out on DVD this week in the UK and on December 11th everywhere else – very cool special features. I even cried during the 43 minute behind the scenes documentary when they talk about how love saves Harry. Sob. To promote the DVD release, journalists were invited to interview members of the cast – who are now working on the Half Blood Prince – on the set of the new film. Full Story
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Due to some technical difficulties, the book page won't be ready for a couple of weeks. As such, the inaugural review is appearing here – rather anticlimactic, yes. But so goes technology. Hope you don't mind. In due time, LaineyBooks will feature recommendations and commentary as many of you have enjoyed past book club mentions and have requested a place to refer to for potential book lists. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Two more sleeps. Two more sleeps til the late night line up. Two more sleeps 'til his fate is revealed. Not even dinner with Gwyneth could come between me and Harry Friday night.
And in continuing with this week's Potter-inspired Freebie Five, you will note #1 has been adjusted yet again. Equine and spiritual – what's not to love?
So the new LAX opening in Vegas at the end of August will be hosted by Britney Spears. LAX investors include Nick Lachey, Wilmer Valderrama, and none other than Christina Aguilera. Which means Britney is now working for those once considered her peers.
Does she really need the money???
Wednesday, am online all day, check back often.
Yours in gossip,
PS. All new posts will continue UNDER the Site Brief for the remainder of the week to catch those who don't visit the site every day. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Dear Gossips,
Was it Major??? F&ck the critics… I thought it was Major. And judging from your emails, you did too.
By the way – was that Marla Maples? More on the Posh special later.
Thanks for all your kind words and not so kind words re: the new site design. It is still a work in progress – will continue to keep you posted on improvements.
Most of your Freebie Five nominations have been added for your personal lists. Some of the bugs you've forwarded on have also been corrected.
You'll note that in keeping up with Harry Potter week mine has been updated as well. Alan Rickman is a sexy beast. And Severus Snape is a sexy Slytherin – I still believe.
Am in and out of meetings today, will post on the fly.
Yours in gossip,
PS. All new posts will continue UNDER the Site Brief.
PPS. Will be on TSN's Off the Record with Michael Landsberg today – check it out!
The Freebie Five
We are a Virgin Generation. And this is a privilege. No one after us will ever truly NOT KNOW. Four days to Book 7. As such, #1 on the Freebie Five is dedicated to Magic – a new name every day…stay tuned. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
OK Potter fans…you were at the midnight showing, right? It was brilliant, non?
No doubt Potter will win the box office this weekend, although there's a revolting man in drag who will take on JK Rowling a week later. Harry or Hairspray? My money on Magic.
As for Nicole Richie…not expected in court today although her lawyer is supposedly considering a plea bargain from the DA which could mean no jailtime. Drugged and driving on the wrong side of a freeway and free as a bird.
Wednesday – am travelling tonight, prepping for the trip so blogging on the fly. Check back throughout the day.
Yours in gossip,
Chelsea at Mahiki!
My summer girl… my Chelsea in London partying at Mahiki. Well of course she was partying at Mahiki – she's 21 and Mahiki only works for 23 and under. Big boobs, skinny legs, blonde and tan…like Pam Anderson but super rich. An heiress. With connections good enough for a Hot Harry on a Horse and bred to be able to swallow his royal indiscretions… Love. Full Story
Factory Girl Uncut – Exclusive DVD Giveaway!
It was supposed to be Sienna Miller's greatest achievement and she gave it her all, supposedly going so deep into character as Edie Sedgwick that she also picked up, for a time anyway, all of her tragic vices. This version, the uncut, unrated one is not what was released in theatres. Closer to the original script, it features more scenes with Hayden Christensen, is much more well rounded, and of course still includes that very provocative, rather explicit sex clip with Hayden that was purported to have been actual intercourse. Full Story
Not for Me
… but judging from your emails after Equus, definitely for some of you. Thing is, he's like a son to me. Or at least a much younger brother. After reading Harry and then watching Harry, especially in the latest film, watching him grow, feeling ridiculously proud of his maturity, it's hard to picture anything but a hug. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
You know it's a slow week when every frickin' detail of Eva Longoria's pre-wedding prep has been documented with meticulous attention.
Am headed to Calgary for one day on Sunday shooting for eTalk. Hopefully will be able to enjoy some Stampede festivities and perhaps pop in to the infamous Cowboys? Where Hot Harry on a Horse dabbled in some Canadian low classy? Would love to do a shot of tequila off a set of fake tits purchased for staff by the establishment's generous owners. Word is, during Stampede, the girls who work it the hardest can earn up to ten grand a night. A NIGHT??? I scoffed at first but I suppose preying on the horny and rich can be a lucrative business.
Finally Friday, am online all day, refresh often.
Have a great weekend!
Yours in gossip,
Hot Harry and his Brother – new concert photos
In the new issue of Hello Canada, several photos not widely circulated from the Concert for Diana last Sunday. For the first time in a long time, I actually find William attractive. Even his dorky dancing. Some say he was only goofing around – whatever he was doing, he looked like he was having a good time, genuinely enjoying himself, not constipated and boring…not quite quiverating, certainly not even close to the Hotness on Horse, but not entirely unsexy either. Full Story


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VOL. 1/ISSUE 46 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 35 cents Theres been a dearth of air shows for the last few months, but thats about to change. Three shows are scheduled for the Space and Treasure coasts in the next few weeks. Air shows have been unusually quiet in Florida since spring, Bryan Lilley, owner of B. Lilley Productions, said. The company specializes in air shows. Normally thered be 15 (in Flor ida) from March to November, he said. Sequestration canceled a lot of air shows. Put simply, the federal budget sequestration grounded the Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels. Those crack demonstration teams are the air show rock stars. Without them, tick ets just dont sell nearly as well. Lilley said a number of promoters shut down shows rather than go the 2013 season without the elite ers. Back on March 1, Maj. Darrick Lee, Thunderbirds public affairs, announced that the air-demonstration team would be grounded after April 1 due to the feder al-budget sequestration. The Blue Angels soon followed with a similar announcement. Turned out the last anyone saw of the Thunderbirds for the 2013 air-show season was at the 36th annual Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum & TICO Air Show, Titusville, March 22 to 24. It was a record-breaking crowd, Terry Yon, former public said in a previous interview. The Thunderbirds really brought the crowds in. Lilley had the Thunderbirds scheduled for the October Cocoa Beach Air & Space Show. In April derbirds would be back on the show. Theyre not, and that show was canceled. After the Cocoa Beach show was canceled, Lilley helped organize the Melbourne Air & Space Show. is the Vero Beach Air Show. Thats a long unheard name to many. years, Marty Zickert, president of the Veterans Council of Indian River County, said. That show will be on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6, at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Air show dearth ends for now Patrick McCallisterFOR VETERAN firstname.lastname@example.com Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer See AIRSHOWS page 4 5743 Who got the better of the Syrian situation so far, Obama or Putin?Send your thoughts to:firstname.lastname@example.com
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(877) 741-3400 Weekends, holidays, evenings and nightsWest Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affair s Medical Center7305 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410 (561) 422-8262 or (800) 972-8262 Telephone Care(561) 422-6838 (866) 383-9036 Open 24 hours 7 daysViera VA Outpatient Clinic2900 Veterans Way, Viera, FL 32940 Phone: (321) 637-3788 1 (877) 878-8387 Mon. Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.St Lucie County PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) Outpatient Program 126 S.W. Chamber Court, Port St Lucie, FL 34986 Phone: (772) 878-7876Fort Pierce Community Based Outpatient Clinic727 North U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 Phone: (772) 595-5150 Fax: (772) 595-6560St Lucie Community Based Outpatient Clinic128 S.W. 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VETERAN VOICE THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 3Martin commissioner aims to get new veterans home in IndiantownMartin County commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, has a word for the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, FDVA. Indiantown, he said. At its last regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10 Haddox asked the Martin County Com mission for its backing to put together a steering committee and pitching the state to build a veterans nursing home in Indiantown. (The home) would serve Indi an River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Palm Beach counties, Haddox said. Get a map and draw a 45-mile radius from Indiantown and around. Especially with Palm pretty well, and the number of veterans works pretty well. Among other things, the state veterans department operates six nursing homes with 120 beds each, and an assisted living facil ity with 150. The nursing homes are, by far, the FDVAs largest function. During its last 60-day session, the Florida Legislature Patrick McCallisterFOR VETERAN email@example.com(The home) would serve Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Palm Beach counties, Haddox said. Get a map and draw a 45-mile radius from Indiantown and around. Especially with pretty well, and the number of veterans works pretty well. See HOME page 8 5746 VETERANS HELP NEEDED Veteran Voice, our weekly subscription newspaper for veterans and the military minded, is looking for one or more hard working, dedi cated and SMART individuals to help take this paper to the next level. Serving a four county area from Brevard south to Martin Co. We need a professional jack of all trades to help promote this publication, gen erate subscriptions and editorial submissions, sales leads, etc. Full time or part time position, exible schedule. Send a resume or letter to email@example.com Indian River Colony Club Indian River Colony Club Indian River Colony Club offers a unique and intimate setting for your event within our newly renovated Colony Hall. This venue features top quality dining, a chapel, a private bridal room, state of the art lighting and sound system, elaborate chandeliers, dance oor and much more! Call today for a tour! Robbie: 321-255-6050www.IndianRiverColonyClub.comI n dian Riv e r C o l ony Club 1936 F r eed o m D riv e V i e ra ( M e l bourn e), FL 32940(321) 255-6050Planning a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah or other large event? Bring your party or corporate meeting to Colony Hall! Seats up to 300 guests. Colony Hall 5830
4 SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 VETERAN VOICE THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE 3400 Cherokee Drive. Like many municipal airports in Central and South Florida, Vero Beach was a Naval air training station during World War II. The ed training in February 1943. At its peak, there were about 1,400 Navy and Marine Corps members stationed at the Naval Air Station Vero Beach. Among performers now scheduled for the Vero Beach Air Show are the GEICO Skytypers, TinStix of Dynamite, Manfred Radius Airshows. Patty Wagstaff, Matt Younkin, George Koontz, Scott Scooter Yoak, Skip Stewart, and Chris Darnell with the FlashFire Jet Truck. Veterans can get discounted tickets for the show at the Vic tory Center Military Store, in the Indian River Mall. Those tickets are $10 each. The mall is at 6200 20th St., Vero Beach. The military store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. For more about the Vero Beach Air Show, visit veroairshow.com. Stuart and Melbourne will have November. That action will start at Stuarts Martin County Airport Witham Field, 2001 S.E. Airport Road, on Friday, Nov. 1, at 5:45 therell be shows by the Twin Theodore Wilson Publisher Steve Erlanger Partner Tammy Raits Managing Editor Debbi Denning Kelly Delprete Patrick McCallister Nicole Rodriguez Shelley Koppel Mitch Kloorfain Eric Macon Phil Galdys Donna Marinak SUBSCRIBE TODAY (772) 204-2409 firstname.lastname@example.com Voice is a newspaper for veterans, POSTAL STATEMENT POSTMASTER: e Voice of Experience Tiger and AeroShell aerobatic teams well into the dark. Its a different style show, because youre seeing aircraft Roberts, president of the Road to Victory Military Museum said. night. Theyre set up with lights and pyrotechnics. Witham Field was an auxiliary facility to the Naval Air Station Vero Beach during World War II. It was later named after Paul Navy aviator from Martin County to die in World War II. The Stewart Air Show contin ues on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 3, with acts such as the Lewis & Clark FLS Microjet, Precious Metal Air Racer, Air Sports Parachute Demonstration Team, and the Julie Clark, John Klatt, Dan Buchanan and Gary Ward airshows, along with Elgin Wells Starjammer. Stewart and Younkin will also appear at the Stuart Air Show. Veterans will get in free with proof of military service. Roberts said he believes this will be one of the biggest turnouts for the annual air show. We feel the phones are ring ing more than usual, he said. Were getting more and more acts coming to the show, because other shows have canceled. Our ticket sales are ahead of last year, double. For information about the Stuart Air Show, visit stuartairshow. com. The Black Diamond Jet Team is headlining the inaugural Melbourne Air & Space Show. Itll be on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 3 at Paradise Beach, 113 Paradise Blvd. We just announced our performance lineup this week, Lilley said. Weve seen a lot of interest on the website. The GEICO SkyTypers will be at that show, along with John Black in the Super Decathlon, and demo teams showing off the P-51 Mustang, the Grumman Avenger TBF, the F-86 Sabre, and others. For more about the Melbourne show, visit airandspaceshow.com. The crack pilots of the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels are highly-trained and motivated combat melee except bickering politi cians. Previously, Congress passed and the president signed the Budget Control Act of 2011. The Reduction, often called the super committee, formed to work out a deal for Congress to raise the fed eral governments debt ceiling to avoid sovereign default on previ ously-appropriated spending. The committee hatched the idea of giving Congress and President Barack Obama a frightening prospect if they couldnt agree on budget cuts and revenue increases sequestration, automatic across-the-board spending cuts over 10 years accompanied by expiring tax reductions. Many believed the prospect of an acrossthe-board budget cuts that could send the nation into recession would force Congress and the president to work toward more agreeable solutions. While some compromises have happened, the Congress and White House are still locked in budget battles that have brought on the budget sequestration. The 2013-2014 budget years starts in October. A spokesperson for the Thunderbirds said the team is practicing for shows next year, but not making schedule commitments until further notice. Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer AIRSHOWS from page 1
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VETERAN VOICE THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 7Area vet wins bridge logo design contestMARTIN COUNTY And the winner is the National Guard sergeant who designed the logo for the Veterans Memorial Bridge while he was serving in Afghani stan. True story. In my spare time, I worked on it a little bit, Mickey Planker, Stuart, said. Planker was among about 75 artists who submitted logos to the contest last month. He had a good piece of art and a really cool story, Beth Zsoka, bridge project public information The Stuart man, along with the rest of the Florida Nation al Guards 806th Military Police Company, returned home on Aug. 23 from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The company is stationed in Fort Pierce. All submissions to the Bridge Event Planning Committees contest had to be in by Aug. 30. Planker learned about the contest to design the bridge logo from friends emails. As he went to work on it, a few ideas weighed on the artists mind. He wanted a patriotic theme minus the overwhelming glitz and glare. His logo featured numer ous occurrences of reds, whites and blues, but in varying shades offset by other tones. Planker wanted to pay tribute to fallen service members without sadness. That he did by adding said. His logo also features numerous environmental images, including trees and a sailboat. Planker said getting the environmental images was important because of current events. (The contest) was going down when they were releasing millions of gallons of water out of Lake Okeechobee, he said. Zsoka said the logo will be used Patrick McCallisterFOR VETERAN email@example.com LOGO page 9 Are your advertisingIf your business targets or serves the upscale, DIRECT MAILED EVERY WEEK TO EVERY HOME! 5734 Your Voice Publication 34986 34987 34990 12,951 3,006 14,778* Scripps 3,405 433 4,335 Hometown News 3,452 491 4,743 (772) 204-2409Call today for more information dollar$ being maximized ?Circulation numbers as of 8-2-13 Includes 546 homes in the Tesoro carrier route TRADITION GREEN MARKET AT THE L A NDING AT TRA DIT IONON SCHEDUL ED SUND A Y S 10 A .M. T O 3 P.M.C HECK OUR WEBS I T E A ND F A CEBOOK P A GE FOR D AT E S Event subject to change without notice. Property managed by Inland Diversied Real Estate Services LLCThe Inland name and logo are registered trademarks being used under license. 10824 SW Village Parkway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987WWW.S HOP ATT R A DIT IONS .COM 5738 4100 S.W. Leighton Farm Ave. Palm City, has these and other animals available for adoption Monday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm; Wednesday 10 am-7 pm and Sunday 10 am 4 pm. For more information, please call 772-223-8822 ext. 3242 or go to: www.hstc1.org to see all of our animals available for adoption. HUMANE SOCIETY Pet of the week The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast 5739Adorable and affec tionate best describes me, Chloe. I am a 2-1/2 year-old Domes tic Shorthair darling. I dont mean to brag but I know the word Pebblestreat and will sit and talk to you while waiting for it! I cant wait to meet my new forever family.Can you please heart and home for me? Hi, my name is Pebbles. At 2 years old, I am full of love and a female Terrier, Pit Bull mix sweetie. I enjoy playing, having fun and being your best gal. Ill show you my happy dance while we chat! Chloe The HSTC is offering to all seniors (60 years & older) that adopts a senior pet (animal 7 years & older) will have the adoption fee waived. Also, senior adopters that adopt a pet under 7 years of age will receive $25 off the adoption fee of a cat and $50 off the adoption fee of a dog. In addition to this program, all seniors can adopt any critter for $5.00! Tell your friends that the guest rooms takenfoster a pet; save a life. Help us help more pets by caring for those in need in your own home. Contact Bitsy McKay, email@example.com, 772-600-3217, to apply. Please consider adopting wonderful animals available at the
8 SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 VETERAN VOICE THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE approved about $100,000 for an independent study to determine whether a new veteran nursing home is needed, and if so where it should go. Haddox wasnt aware of that when he asked for the county commissions backing to assemble a steering committee to lobbying effort. He was a county for about 13 years before retiring and running for the commission in 2012. Haddox said it long seemed to him that Indiantown was the logical next place to build a veterans nursing home. To me its important to pursue this, because were in an area between Pembroke Pines and Daytona, he said. The closest veteran nursing home to the Treasure Coast is the Alexander Sandy Nininger Veterans Nursing Home, 8401 W. Cypress Drive, Pembroke Pines. The next closest is the Emory L. Bennett State Veterans Nursing Home, 1920 Mason Ave., Dayto na Beach. Bennett was built in 1993. Nininger in 2001. Steve Murray, communications director for the FDVA, said the last home was built in 2010. That was (the Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home) in St. Augustine, he said. Murray said that the last home cost about $30 million to build. The state paid about 35 percent of the costs. The federal Depart ment of Veterans Affairs which is separate from the state vet erans agency paid about 65 percent of the costs. Murray said the FDVA has the needed money for its share to go forward with building a state veterans nursing home, because of changes the legislature made to its trust funds last session. He said its far too soon to say whether Martin County could be where the next home is built. Well take the results of the re port and deliver it to the governor and cabinet with our recommendations and well go from there, Murray said. The homes employ about 160 to 170 each, Murray said. Haddox said those jobs could have a huge affect on Indiantowns economy. McDonalds and Dollar General recently built locations in Indian town. development in 20 years, Had dox said. Haddox hopes to get the Florida Veterans Council, the West Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, area counties and others to support Martins bid for the next state veterans home. Murray said when the department announces plans to build a new veterans home, things often get heated. Counties sometimes compete against each other to get one, he said. Haddox said thats why its important for Martin to get ready now and convince surrounding counties to back its bid for a vet erans nursing home. My big concern is another county will see this and say, We want it; why should you get it? Haddox said. If St. Lucie or Indian River jump in, shame on them. Theyll start a turf war. Itll probably destroy it for all of us. (Martin is) sitting where we need to. HOME from page 3The closest veteran nursing home to the Treasure Coast is the Alexander Sandy Nininger Veterans Nursing Home, 8401 W. Cypress Drive, Pembroke Pines. The next closest is the Emory L. Bennett State Veterans Nursing Home, 1920 Mason Ave., Dayto na Beach. Bennett was built in 1993. Nininger in 2001. 5731 SATURDAY October 19thLONG DRIVE CLOSEST TO PIN8:30 am Shotgun $85 Per Golfer, inc. Driving Range, Breakfast, Golf, Free Beer, Water, Lunch and Surprises.Raes, Auction items and More.Get your team signed up today!Individuals will be assigned a team. Make checks payable to: Austin Erlanger Memorial Scholarship Fund 3rd Annual Austin Erlanger Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament Call Elaine Erlanger 772-260-2502Teaching children to make good choices in LifeAll proceeds to benet: 7900 N.W. Selvitz Rd. $20 before 4pm $15 After SPECIAL SUMMER RA TESIncludes tax & cart 5819 Just a short drive from Palm City and Less than10 minutes from St. Lucie West & Tradition On-line Specials Available Daily at StJamesGolfClub.net Your Voice News Readers SPECIAL 4-SOME AFTER 10AM Tues, Thurs, Saturday & Sunday with coupon expires Sept. 30th $ 60 MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL 3 Months Free With Annual Membership First Timers Get 20% Off The First Year 5861 NOW AVAILABLE! LIMITED OPENINGS 9 Hole Facility Designed by Joe Lee8735 S Ocean Country Club Jensen Beach Located on Hutchinson Island, 3 miles south of the Power Plant (Closed Mondays) 229-2739 Island DunesCountry Club Weekly Mens & Ladies Tournaments Join our Ladies Golf Association Take lessons from PGA/LPGA Professional, Kathy CasseseSEASONAL GOLF MEMBERSHIPS $ 800 00 Single + tax $ 1200 00 Family + tax
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After the 5k, dignitaries such as county commissioners will ceremonially dedicate the bridge. Planker said hes among area forward to dashing the bridge when its opened. He hopes to use its incline while training for a half marathon later this year. The Connecticut transplant stuck around South Florida after s. went to Stuart, really, looking for some surf. True story. He lives in the area with his wife, Rachel, and their twin preschool sons, Colton and Mason. He works at McNicholas & Associ ates, a public-relations and mar keting company. Zsoka said she saw all the sub mitted logos. I wasnt a judge, which is good, she said. I wouldnt have been able to pick. 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Nutro Products Inc Nutro Natural Choice Small Bites Senior
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Feeding guideline:
A 15lb dog should be fed 1 1-2/3 cups for moderate activity or 2 3 cups for high activity
Calorie content:
272 kcals/per cup
Ground Rice, Chicken Meal, Rice Bran, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Oatmeal, Oat Bran, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Vitamin E Supplement, Dried Kelp, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Chondroitin Sulfate, Niacin, Garlic, Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 20.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 10.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 3.50%
Calcium (minimum) 0.90%
Calcium (maximum) 1.30%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.70%
Phosphorus (maximum) 1.15%
Sodium (maximum) 0.30%
Manganese (minimum) 40 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum) 250 mg/kg
Vitamin A (minimum) 13,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 250 IU/kg
Thiamine (minimum) 10 mg/kg
Riboflavin (B2) (minimum) 6 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 (minimum) 10 mg/kg
Choline (minimum) 1400 mg/kg
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)** 60 mg/kg
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) (minimum)** 0.30%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride (minimum)** 600 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate (minimum)** 475 mg/kg
**Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Nutritional Adequacy Statement
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO¹ procedures substantiate that Nutro Natural Choice Small Bites Senior provides complete and balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs.
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Second ingredient is a named meat product.
Insufficient meat products, fat of unidentifiable origin.
The primary ingredient in this food is rice. Ground rice is a decent quality grain; however there are two rice products in the top three ingredients of this food and the second of these is a grain fraction. This food appears to be rather grain heavy.
The second ingredient in the food is a named meat ingredient. It is the sole meat product in the food.
Poultry fat is a low quality ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". We note this is the fourth ingredient and that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Soy is a further ingredient commonly implicated in the development of allergies. There are better quality oils that might have been used instead.
Oatmeal and oatbran are further grains in the minor ingredients, but not of great account given the small quantities. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs than egg product. We note that this product includes synthetic vitamin K, a substance linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality dog food products.
This product appears to be somewhat better than many in this range. It suffers, however, from an inadequate meat content and the use of low quality fat ingredients.
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There are so many benefits that you will get by using this composter. First of all, you can get the composts. This compost will be so useful for you if you have a garden in your house. If you didn't have a garden, then you can give the compost to your neighborhood or your friends that are actually have garden. You can also use the compost for your plants in the house, the plants in the vases. That's not a bad idea, right?
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The second one is that you will lighten your garbage, since your food junks have already turn to composts. By reducing the garbage, you will also save some landfills that are actually used for the garbage container. You will also not smelling anything bad from the food waste too. Well, the smell of the garbage is mostly comes from food waste, right?
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I've never been ansty about a video game-related release before.
I mean it. I even have to fake excitement about new WoW content. It's not that I don't like new video game goodies, I'm just not the kind of person who anticipates. So when June 26 was announced as the Mass Effect Extended Cut DLC date and I near fainted, I discovered a part of myself I hadn't met before.
I suppose terror might most accurately describe the emotion that surfaced when I found out about the release date.
I was among the many who didn't like Mass Effect 3's ending. I came into the franchise late and was prepared for disappointment so I was spared the cold shower given to long time fans. No amount of preparation, though, could keep my poor little heart from breaking. This was a game that had really struck a cord with me, that I played obsessively and that I became heavily emotionally invested in. I'm even sort of embarrassed to admit that I started a new game a couple of days ago… I couldn't find joy in anything until I saw Mass Effect 1's Shepard again.
The promises of the Extended Cut DLC gave me a little hope, but it wasn't a healthy hope. It was more like that sickly hope you get after you break up with someone, that teeny tiny little belief that circumstances might change and your former partner will run back to you with flowers, begging for forgiveness. That last thread you cling to before accepting that it can never be. Hence the terror.
I did take into consideration what Bioware said about the extended ending (that indoctrination theory is disregarded, that the endings remain the same, only more fleshed out). I did realize that nothing can erase my experience of finishing the game for the first time. I used all the expectation-lowering self pep talk I could manage. But there was a tiny glimmer of hope that the game might come running back to me with flowers, begging for forgiveness. It was a scary feeling.
(On a total side-note, because these guys really deserve a shoutout, you know who didn't screw up the original ending? (Or the DLC ending for that matter.) The music team. I've played the original ending a few times now, and invariably, the music grabs me by my heart and won't let go. I found the music to be subtle throughout the series, like it was just waiting for its ultimate moment of glory. I simply must share my appreciation for the music team's excellent work.)
Before I jump into spoilers, lets have a talk about endings.
What do you want in an ending?
I always hate endings.
There, I said it.
I'm impossible to please when it comes to stories.
Surprisingly, I'm a very detached person in the real world: I float from one side of the continent to another, I meet new people, I say goodbye to old people and I never look back.
With stories, though, I'm not like that. When my imagination is stirred, I have a tough time letting go. Toward the final turns of a long, long story, I'll be looking forward to moving on with my life (I even said this a few times while playing Mass Effect), but there will still be a part of me that rebels against coming back to reality.
But when I'm forced to accept an ending, given the choice, I'll always choose an easy happy ending over a tragic ending. I also like to know what significant things will happen to my beloved characters in their future. And I like straightforward endings that tie up the loose ends of the story and let me walk away sated. I prefer simplicity over surprise.
I knew I'd have to rely on my imagination to get my ideal ending for Mass Effect and I've come to accept it. (Fanfic helps.) But since I'm sharing my deep dark secrets here, I'll confess that my ideal ending for Mass Effect would be a simple "we kick Reaper ass and take a vacation". I'd like to see a Councillor Shepard (though I'm sure Shepard herself would hate me for it) or maybe an Admiral Shepard who takes over for Admiral Hackett as the official Mass Effect universe quest-giver. And I'd especially like to see her and Garrus spend some happy years together. I'm normally very disdainful of romance stories, but for some reason I really connected to Shepard and Garrus.
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Boston, Mass., Aug 31, 2013 / 06:13 am ().- The communications training group Catholic Voices USA has named as its next executive director Scot Landry, a leading media official with the Archdiocese of Boston.
"I am very excited for the opportunity to lead the Catholic Voices apostolate and to continue to participate in the Church's New Evangelization efforts," Landry said in an interview published Aug. 30 in the Boston archdiocese's newspaper The Boston Pilot.
Based on its British counterpart, Catholic Voices USA was founded to train lay people to present Catholicism in a positive way, mobilizing them to counter misrepresentations and make the case for the Catholic Church in the public square, through debates, media interviews and other formats.
The group's previous director, Kim Daniels, was named spokeswoman for U.S. bishops' conference president Cardinal Timothy Dolan earlier this year.
Landry is currently the Archdiocese of Boston's Secretary for Media, as well as president and CEO of iCatholic Media, the corporation overseeing the archdiocese's media efforts.
"We're beyond delighted," Catholic Voices director Kathryn Jean Lopez said Aug. 29. "His organizational skills, evangelical zeal, and leadership talents are a great gift for this apostolic project -- one that so many people seem to crave."
Landry said Catholic Voices "meets a huge need in the Church for lay people to become articulate, well-catechized and media-ready communicators, particularly on hot-button issues."
He said that many media-trained individuals who comment on Catholic issues for the secular media sometimes "have an agenda that isn't always faithful to Church teaching" and can lead people astray.
"The good news is that we have many well-catechized lay Catholics who love the Church and have the authority of direct lived experience," he added. "They simply need some media training to be comfortable and effective sharing, explaining and defending the Catholic faith particularly in the media. Training these individuals is the main purpose of Catholic Voices."
Landry has served with the Archdiocese of Boston since 2006. He previously served as the archdiocese's Secretary for Institutional Advancement, overseeing the annual Catholic appeal. As Secretary for Media, he is responsible for The Pilot, the archdiocese's CatholicTV station, and archdiocesan websites and new media.
He helped bring a Catholic radio station to Boston and led the use of social media in the archdiocese. He also served on teams that managed initiatives like Catholics Come Home, The Light is On For You, and the educational campaign to defeat an assisted suicide initiative in Massachusetts, The Pilot reports.
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley praised Landry's "gifts for leadership, organization, training and communication."
Bishop Robert P. Deeley, the archdiocese's vicar general, said Landry has been "particularly helpful" in evangelization efforts.
"I hope his new endeavors, which will build on his abilities in media and evangelization, will bring him much happiness," Bishop Deeley said.
Landry said assisting Cardinal O'Malley and others of the archdiocese has been "one of the biggest honors of my life."
The Pilot reports that Landry will continue to play a role in the Boston archdiocese, serving as a consultant for the cardinal, writing newspaper columns and hosting the radio program "The Good Catholic Life."
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The Imation Pro WX is a wireless USB drive hard that allows you to backup your data to a 1.5TB drive wirelessly and therefore leave your desk a little less cluttered. Big and noisy, the drive has a 25 foot range and connects to your laptop as a one-to-one connection rather than over your regular wireless network.
The drive itself is simple in its design. It's big, it's black and white, and comes with a chrome stand that pops-out when needed. The front sports a white panel, power switch that pulses like the Apple MacBook notebooks and an instant backup button to let you do just that. Beneath this there is a light that lets you see quickly how much space you've used via four bars (1 for 30%, 2 for 60%, 3 for 90% and 4 for 95%).
The back is equally plain (it is a hard drive after all). It features a directional aerial to help you with that signal if you need it, a USB 2.0 cable socket for a hard line connection and a power socket. Just like virtually every other hard drive on the market the design is boxy and boring.
Connecting to your PC or Mac either involves you having Wireless USB already fitted or plugging in the dongle included in the box that is still fairly large. Think the largest USB thumb drive you've ever seen and then double it. It really is that big.
Connect it to your computer and that's it you are ready to start transferring your files from one to the other on the network it has created.
While Mac software is pretty thin on the ground, Windows users will get Memeo Instant Backup software that will instantly backup new or changed files every time your Imation Pro WX wireless USB hard drive is reconnected. The software is simple but effective.
While a hard line connection will get you a theoretical 60MBps transfer rates, the Imation Pro WX will quarter that and give you just 15MBps for the priviledge of ditching a hard drive on your desk or wherever in the home you happen to be.
Put that in to real terms and that means that you'll be able to transfer a 2GB file to the hard drive in just over 2 minutes. Compare this to a NAS drive over a wireless g connection and its considerably faster (it took us almost 5 minutes to transfer the same file to a Time Capsule connected to our Wireless router).
Where do I sign up then? Not so fast. While the drive is faster than saving it out to a NAS drive on your network, only you can see that information meaning you won't be able to share it with anyone else unless they've got the dongle plugged in. And before you think about the possibility of buying a dongle for each and every one of your computers, don't. While you can connect up to two dongles to the drive you can only connect one at a time.
Then there is the sheer fact that it's slower than having a physical drive connected to your notebook. While we can see that this could be a problem if you're a couch potato, it's not really going to make that much of a difference to your desk use. After all that, the "one press" button for backing up becomes irrelevant if it's hidden in a cupboard somewhere.
The Imation Pro WX is a one of those products where someone approved it not because there was a need, but because they could.
The only reason we could see this being of use is if you are in a one man office working on your own. The problem with that though is that if you are in this "one man" office you'll not really mind a 1.5TB hard drive sitting on or under your desk doing the same task for a fraction of the price.
Yes we believe in a clutter-free desk, but at $450 we expect better performance and more options.


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Julian Assange has penned a new book about his worries over government control of the Internet and surveillance. Written along with Jacob Appelbaum, Jérémie Zimmermann and Andy Müller-Maguhn, it will be published in November. Assange explains:
"In March 2012 I gathered together three of today's leading cypherpunks to discuss the resistance. Two of them, besides myself, have been targeted by law enforcement agencies as a result of their work to safeguard privacy and to keep government accountable. Their words, and their stories, need to be heard."
Did he just say "cypherpunks" without laughing? Yes, I think he did. Anyway, the news begs a bigger question: will you, or anybody else, read it? [New York Times]
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So That's How It Works! Understanding The Science Behind The Empire State Building
Overview of Lesson Plan:
In this lesson, students investigate a scientific or technological fact about the Empire State Building and explain how it works.
Suggested Time Allowance: 1 hour
Students will:
- Contemplate the words "Skyscraper" and "Foundation."
- Take part in an experiment about weight and support.
- Investigate answers to scientific or technological questions applicable to the Empire State Building.
- Create presentations that will explain how the occurrences work.
- student journals
- pens/pencils
- paper
- classroom board
- resources on the Empire State Building, skyscrapers, engineering structure and design, science and technology textbooks
- six cups (paper or plastic, 6-7oz.) taped prior to class (two taped together vertically to represent one building, and four taped together vertically to represent a second)
- a ruler
- weighted material (for example, 30 pennies or salt, sand, or soil)
- a notebook, folder, or magazine for fanning purposes
- WARM-UP/DO-NOW: Ask students to web the word "Skyscraper." Allow a few minutes for them to write down whatever ideas they associate with skyscraper. Then ask them to web a second word: "Foundation." When they are finished brainstorming, ask for volunteers to share. Facilitate a brief discussion on skyscrapers: why they are built, which are the most famous, what problems they might face.
- Tell the class that they are to find the information to answer these questions: How does the foundation of a skyscraper work? Why doesn't a skyscraper tip over in strong winds?
Assemble the cups on a table and tell the students that the following experiment will demonstrate why skyscrapers are able to remain standing and why they don't tip over in strong winds.
- Stand the cup buildings side by side.
- Ask students to make a prediction about what will happen when you gently fan these two structures. These answers are their hypotheses.
- Standing one foot away, gently fan the structures until one falls. Do this a few times to see if this result repeats itself. Was the class' prediction correct? Ask the class how to make the taller structure stand longer.
- Remove the tape from the bottom cup of the taller structure and add weight to it (pennies, sand, salt, or soil). What is the class' prediction now? Repeat the experiment. (Each time you conduct the experiment, add more weight)
Ask the class to explain what happened in the experiment. Why did adding weight to the bottom cup keep the taller structure from falling over? (A skyscraper's foundation acts as an anchor to keep the building from tipping over in high winds.)
- Divide the class into groups of four. Assign each group a question from the list below (more than one group may answer the same question):
- Will a penny thrown off of the Empire State Building make a hole in the sidewalk?
- What does it mean that the building and tower "gives" in high winds?
- Why does lightning strike the Empire State Building 100 times a year? Why doesn't this affect those inside the building?
- Why do your ears pop when you are going up in the elevator? How can you ease your discomfort? And why does it work?
- Why don't earthquakes hit New York City?
- What kind of stone is Manhattan Island made up of to make it strong enough to support so many skyscrapers? What other types of stones or sedimentary rock would not have been as workable?
- How does a radio or TV antenna operate? How can the Empire State Building's tower emit so many different stations' signals at once without their interfering with one another?
- Why didn't the Empire State Building collapse when a plane hit it in 1945?
- Why does snow fall upward at the top of the Empire State Building?
Using available resources, each group should research the answer to its assigned question. Groups should find or create experiments (similar to the one they just witnessed) that explain and illustrate the answers. Have each group then prepare a demonstration/experiment or a how-it-works poster to present the answer to their question before the rest of the class.
Students will make their presentations in the next class.
- WRAP-UP/HOMEWORK: For homework, students should prepare their portions of the group presentation. Two students should work on the visual presentation (whether demonstration or poster), while the remaining members of the group write the script for the oral presentation. Each member needs to be familiar with the question's answer to participate in the Q&A session following the group presentations.
Further Questions for Discussion:
- Of the questions being researched by the class, which do you think the designers of the Empire State Building knew the answer to before they built the building, and which do you think they found out after it was built? Why?
- What major inventions made skyscrapers a reality? (For example, elevators)
- To what other questions about the Empire State Building would you like to find the answers?
Students will be evaluated based on participation in the initial exercise, as well as thoughtful participation in small group research and presentations.
disperse, force, gravity, hypothesis, phenomenon, pressure, sediment
Extension Activities:
1. Powering the Empire State Building costs around $15 million each year. What methods could be incorporated to make powering the building most cost-effective? Research alternative power sources, such as fuel cells or solar energy, which might offer a better option to a huge skyscraper like the Empire State Building. Develop a proposal that details how this energy system works, how it would be used in the building, and why it is a better option than traditional energy choices.
2. Compare the engineering and labor techniques used to construct the Empire State Building with those used to build modern skyscrapers. Are buildings still designed and built the same way? Look at a variety of aspects of construction, from framework and lifting systems (elevators, cranes) to the use of materials such as concrete and steel. Create a presentation comparing a modern skyscraper with the Empire State Building.
Author: Javaid Khan, The Bank Street College of Education, New York City
Disperse v. To distribute; to spread.
Force n. Strength or power exerted upon an object.
Gravity n. The force of attraction by which objects tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
Hypothesis n. 1. A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. 2. An educated guess.
Phenomenon n. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel.
Pressure n. The exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc.
Sediment n. 1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid. 2. The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.
Academic Content Standards:
This lesson plan may be used to address the academic standards listed below. These standards are drawn from "Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education: 3rd and 4th Editions" and have been provided courtesy of the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning in Aurora, Colorado.
Technology: Level IV [9-12]
Standard 3. Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
Benchmark 1. Knows that science and technology are pursued for different purposes (e.g., scientific inquiry is driven by the desire to understand the natural world and seeks to answer questions that may or may not directly influence humans; technology is driven by the need to meet human needs and solve human problems)
Benchmark 8. Knows the role of technology in a variety of careers
Standard 10. Understands forces and motion
Benchmark 6. Knows how different kinds of materials respond to electric forces
Benchmark 8. Knows that laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects
Standard 11. Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
Benchmark 1. Knows ways in which science distinguishes itself from other ways of knowing and from other bodies of knowledge
Benchmark 2. Knows that scientific explanations must meet certain criteria to be considered valid
Benchmark 3. Understands how scientific knowledge changes and accumulates over time
Benchmark 4. Knows that from time to time, major shifts occur in the scientific view of how the world works, but usually the changes that take place in the body of scientific knowledge are small modifications of prior knowledge
Benchmark 5. Understands different types of scientific explanations (e.g., theories, laws, hypotheses) and their usefulness and limitations
Benchmark 6. Understands criteria (e.g., accuracy of predictions, appropriateness, limitations, usefulness) used to evaluate a model's representation of the real world
Benchmark 7. Knows that science is based on assumptions about the universe
Standard 12. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
Benchmark 1. Understands the use of hypotheses in scientific investigations
Benchmark 2. Designs and conducts scientific investigations
Benchmark 3. Evaluates the results of scientific investigations, experiments, observations, theoretical and mathematical models, and explanations proposed by other scientists
Benchmark 4. Uses technology
Benchmark 5. Knows that conceptual principles and knowledge guide scientific inquiries; historical and current scientific knowledge influence the design and interpretation of investigations and the evaluation of proposed explanations made by other scientists
Benchmark 6. Knows that scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons
Benchmark 7. Knows that investigations and public communication among scientists must meet certain criteria in order to result in new knowledge and methods


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Seth Barrett Tillman from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, contests a key argument in the McCutcheon campaign financing case about the Founders' understanding of corruption.
The Supreme Court is again tasked with deciding the constitutionality of the statutory regime regulating federal elections. In 2010, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court, in a 5-to-4 vote, struck down key provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, i.e., the provisions regulating independent expenditures by corporations and labor unions. This term, in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the Court will decide whether aggregate contribution limits set by federal statute pass constitutional muster.
A recent line of highly original scholarship, first promoted by Professor Zephyr Teachout of Fordham Law in 2009, argued that the Constitution embodied a nontextual anti-corruption principle, inhering in the Constitution's structure, which (potentially) trumped First Amendment concerns in the elections context. Correct or not, Teachout's constitutional vision was, broadly speaking, an originalist one.
By contrast, Professor Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School argues that in deciding McCutcheon, the Court should be guided by its prior decision in Buckley v. Valeo (1976). In Buckley, the Court held that the government's interest in preventing actual corruption or the appearance of corruption outweighed competing First Amendment interests, and for that reason the Buckley Court upheld federal statutory campaign contribution limits.
To be sure, Buckley was not an "originalist" opinion: the Court did not assert that its "corruption" rationale was part of the Framers' 18th-century plan. Professor Lessig argues that when deciding the reach of Buckley's corruption rationale, the Court should be guided by the Framers' understanding of "corruption," as opposed to the modern one announced in Buckley. Lessig's position has been criticized on theoretical grounds: It is neither wholly modern (per Buckley), nor wholly originalist (in any traditional sense). I will leave those abstract methodological concerns to others. Here, what is important to note is that both Lessig and Teachout agree that they have identified a stable, unified meaning as to how the Framers (and the public during the Framers' era) understood corruption in relation to the Constitution of 1787-1788: the Constitution of the Framers and Ratifiers.
I contest their position: No such unified concept existed in 1787-1788. (See Tillman, "Citizens United and the Scope of Professor Teachout's Anti-Corruption Principle" (2012).)
And if it did exist, Lessig and Teachout have failed to excavate its details from our long lost past; they have failed to delineate the concept's contours; and they have failed to explain its precise implications for election law and, more importantly, for all the other areas of law which any such newly resurrected constitutional concept would necessarily impinge on.
Corruption and the Constitution's Text
Most theories of constitutional interpretation start with the text. And, of course, the Constitution's text speaks directly about corruption. The Impeachment Clause (U.S. Constitution art. II, § 4) states that the president, vice president and all civil officers of the United States are subject to impeachment for "treason, bribery, or corruption." You remember studying that in secondary school, right?
Actually, you probably do not remember it, and for good reason, it is not in the Constitution—at least, not anymore. "Corruption" appeared in a preliminary draft of the Constitution's Impeachment Clause. But this language was dropped, and superseded by "treason, bribery, and maladministration," but the "maladministration" language appeared too vague. (Meigs, The Growth of the Constitution in the Federal Convention of 1787 233-34 (1899).) The Convention did not return to the earlier "corruption" language, and instead, it chose "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." We do not know precisely why the Framers dropped the original "corruption" language.
Richard J. Ellis, a period historian, has suggested that "corruption" was dropped because "corruption" (like "maladministration") was too vague. (Ellis, Founding the American Presidency 238-39 (1999).) If Ellis is correct, then Lessig's position is not tenable. If the Framers did not think the corruption concept had sufficient clarity in 1787, then we cannot create that clarity today, at least, we cannot do so in the Framers' name.
But even if Ellis is wrong, even if "corruption" was dropped for some other reason, it does not matter. What matters (that is, what should matter) is that the Framers put "corruption" in the Constitution's text, but they then chose to take it out, and even failed to put it back in when they had a clear opportunity to do so. Thus, the history of the Constitution's text poses a direct challenge to Lessig's and Teachout's position, but it is not a challenge either has ever meaningfully dealt with—although each has had repeated opportunities to do so. (Cf. Teachout, "The Anti-Corruption Principle" 367 & n.124 (2009).)
Let's be clear. Lessig and Teachout are asking us to embrace corruption as the key concept espoused by the Framers of the Constitution (and of the Bill of Rights). But when the Framers had a chance (actually multiple chances) to give this concept prominence in the Constitution's actual text, the Framers chose not to do so. It is not as if they forgot to use this term or, instead, used some close synonym; rather, they actively took this term out of the Constitution. So why should we today embrace the corruption concept as one having constitutional scope or dimension? And, more importantly, how can Lessig or Teachout ask us to do so as an exercise in originalism or in the name of the long-dead Framers?
Madison's Federalist No. 52: "Dependent on the People Alone"
In his McCutcheon brief, Professor Lessig argues that the Framers had "a very specific conception of the term corruption." (Lessig Brief at 2-3.) In other words, the Framers sought to craft government institutions in which officials, in particular members of the House and the president, avoided "improper dependencies" and, instead, were "dependent on the people alone." (Id. at 2 & 8, quoting James Madison's Federalist No. 52); Lessig, "What an 'Originalist' Would Understand 'Corruption' to Mean" (forthcoming 2014) (manuscript at 8).)
Turing to the Incompatibility Clause as an example, Professor Lessig explains: "the Framers blocked an improper dependence of the legislature upon the Executive, by banning legislators from serving [concurrently] as executive officers." (Lessig, Reply to Hasen 70 (2013); cf. Lessig Brief at 11 (citing the Ineligibility Clause).) I agree that the purpose of the Incompatibility Clause was to prevent members of Congress from being dependent on the president (at least in regard to holding concurrent federal office). But that limited purpose hardly establishes that the Incompatibility Clause was an exemplar of a higher-level purpose to ensure that members were dependent "on the people alone." If the latter really had been the Framers' goal, then the Framers would have actively blocked many other dependencies, and this they did not do.
For example, nothing in the Constitution prevents members from concurrently holding state offices, even those within the appointment power of state governors (acting with or without a council). Indeed, in the First Congress, several members also held state legislative seats, and other members held state judicial and executive offices. These latter members of Congress were not dependent "on the people alone"—they were dependent on state government appointments, salaries, and sinecures.
Likewise, in terms of setting Congress' initial salary in 1789 or any subsequent raise, each House was dependent on the other House, and both Houses were dependent (absent a veto-proof majority in both Houses) on the president. It is very difficult to square this salary-related dependence with the scrupulous care the Framers took to ensure member independence in regard to concurrent federal office-holding. Why the different treatment? If the Incompatibility Clause is rooted in maintaining members' independence vis-à-vis the president, then why was the independence concern set aside when members' very salaries were in play? Maybe this question has an answer, but it is not one Lessig or Teachout has shared with us. And without a good answer, we cannot simply assume that the Framers' global purpose was to preserve members' dependence "on the people alone."
Finally, nothing in the Constitution prevents members of Congress (or, even, the president) from concurrently holding interests in private (domestic or foreign) commercial entities. Members of Congress are not constitutionally precluded from holding interests in private entities with litigation before the federal courts. Likewise, members are not precluded from personally acting as private attorneys for such entities in litigation before the federal courts. Indeed, members are not constitutionally precluded from holding interests in commercial entities doing business or seeking contracts with the federal government. In all these situations, the members are dependent on someone or some entity other than "the people alone." In short, our Constitution, the Constitution of 1787, banned certain dependencies, but it left others permitted or, at least, strangely unresolved.
In these circumstances, it is difficult to see how Professor Lessig can tease out, from the very uneven constitutional text, his "very specific" Framing-era conception of corruption—demanding elected-official dependence "on the people alone."
The Foreign Emoluments Clause
"[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
—Article I, Section 9, Clause 8
In regard to the Foreign Emoluments Clause, Professor Lessig writes: "And most relevant to the conception of 'dependence corruption' that I have advanced here: the Framers banned members [of Congress] from receiving 'any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State' without the consent of Congress." (Lessig, Reply to Hasen 70 (2013).) For the reasons I explain below, Professor Lessig's direct and systematic reliance on the Foreign Emoluments Clause is problematic. (Id.; see Lessig, Republic Lost 18 (2011) (discussing the Foreign Emoluments Clause in conjunction with members of Congress); Lessig Brief at 12-14 (same).)
First, state offices are again a significant problem: The Foreign Emoluments Clause does not apply to state positions. Indeed, this clause had a predecessor in the Articles of Confederation, but the earlier confederation incarnation of this clause expressly applied to both state and federal positions. (See Articles of Confederation art. VI, cl. 1.) So the Constitution of 1787, our Constitution, liberalized the foreign government gift-giving regime. Keep in mind that under the Constitution of 1787, state legislatures chose United States senators and also had the power to directly select presidential electors, a power they sometimes exercised. Likewise, state governors, then and now, had and have the power to fill vacancies in the Senate (at least in certain circumstances). Why did the Framers permit foreign governments to give gifts to state elected officials if, as Professor Lessig argues, they were trying to create a constitutional order in which improper foreign dependencies were minimized?
Second, Professor Lessig assumes that the Foreign Emoluments Clause (that is, its "office . . . under the United States" language) applies to members of Congress. He offers no support, argument, or evidence for his position. However, the text of the Constitution strongly suggests otherwise. For example, the Elector Incompatibility Clause states: "[N]o Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." (U.S. Constitution art. II, § 1, cl. 2.) Now it is possible that the language of the Elector Incompatibility Clause is redundant, and that the "Office . . . under the United States" language also includes senators and representatives.
But the alternative reading is simpler: senator, representative, and "Office . . . under the United States" are three distinct categories. Indeed, the overwhelming consensus today among legal academics is that the Constitution embraces a hard distinction between, on the one hand, rank-and-file members of Congress, and, on the other hand, officers affiliated with the executive and judicial branches. In other words, members are not officers as those terms are used in the Constitution of 1787. Professor Lessig needs to give us a reason to believe that members of Congress are subsumed under the Foreign Emoluments Clause's "office" language. But he never does.
My own view (albeit, which is not widely shared) is that the Foreign Emoluments Clause's "office . . . under the United States" language extends to all positions created, regularized, or defeasible by federal statute, i.e., subconstitutional, non-elected, or statutory positions in any of the three branches of the federal government, and that this language does not extend to elected or constitutionally mandated positions in any branch. There is an abundance of early American materials supporting this view.
For example, in 1792, the Senate ordered Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to draft a financial statement listing all persons holding "office . . . under the United States" and their salaries. Hamilton's response, which was roughly 90 manuscript-sized pages, included personnel in each of the three branches of the federal government, including the legislative branch, but Hamilton did not include the president, vice president, senators, or representatives. In other words, Hamilton did not include any elected positions in any branch. (See Tillman, "Citizens United and the Scope of Professor Teachout's Anti-Corruption Principle" 410-15 (2012).)
Similarly, in 1791, President George Washington received, accepted, and kept a gift from the French ambassador to the United States, but Washington never sought nor received congressional consent to keep this gift. (Id. at 415-17.) Washington received, accepted, and kept at least one other such gift during his presidency. (Id. at 415 n.46.) And, here too, he did not ask for or receive congressional consent. These gifts were not a secret; but, I have to yet discover even one anti-administration representative or senator or anyone in the press (or even anyone in private correspondence) who stated that Washington acted corruptly or wrongfully.
Professor Lessig called the Foreign Emoluments Clause the "most relevant" of all constitutional provisions in regard to his dependence corruption theory. But unless George Washington was corrupt (and the whole country silently complicit in his corruption), it seems to follow that the Foreign Emoluments Clause did not (originally) apply to any elected officials, state or federal. And if that is correct, then there is really nothing much left of Professor Lessig's dependence corruption position to salvage.
Seth Barrett Tillman is Lecturer of Law at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. After graduating from the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School, Tillman practiced law in the United States and appeared in state courts, federal courts, and before administrative bodies. He is also a contributor to The Originalism Blog.
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Getting Started in Undergraduate Research and Finding a Mentor Workshop
Workshop | January 22 | 2-3 p.m. | 9 Durant Hall
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1/2 lb leftover corned beef, cut into batons
1/2 cup leftover cabbage, sliced into 1/4 inch wide strips
1/2 cup leftover potatoes, sliced thinly
deli style mustard
shredded Irish cheddar
2 flour tortillas
Heat a pan large enough for a large tortilla to lay flat. Place one tortilla in the pan and heat until warmed through and slightly browned, flipping once. Repeat. Remove from heat. Sprinkle the cheese on one half of the tortilla. Top with a sprinkle of cheddar, the corned beef, then the potatoes, a few dollops of mustard, top with a sprinkle of cheese. Fold the plain half over to form a half moon. Cook until the cheese has melted, flipping it once, and the both sides are slightly browned, about 1-2 minutes. Remove to a plate and cut in half. Repeat for the second torillas. Serve immediately.
Note: If the leftover meat, potato and cabbage are very cold from the refrigerator, microwave them for one minute before assembling the quesadilla. This will help ensure that the food is heated through during the brief cooking time.


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Author: Editorial Board, ANU
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