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The summer of 2012 has been one to remember for shining efforts on the diamond.
That's the glowing performances of four area teams – three banner baseball teams and a stellar softball squad.
Those teams include the Lancaster Post 31 American Legion team, the Lancaster Dixie Pre-Majors all-stars, the Lancaster Dixie Boys 13 all-stars and the Lancaster County Dixie Softball Darlings all-stars.
Each did well and produced their share of achievements.
Given recent, tragic events, we think it is time to take a look at some statistics. If these numbers don't grab your attention, nothing will.
More than 42,000 Americans were killed in 2006, more than 41,000 in 2007, 37,000 in 2008 and about 33,000 in 2009 and 2010. That totals out to more than 185,000 lost lives in a five-year period. That is enough national deaths to wipe out the entire population of Chester County six times over. It's understandable that people are outraged and want the government to take action, regardless of whatever rights people possess.
We don't endorse political candidates here (Chester News & Reporter and The Lancaster News), but we do endorse the idea of voters having choices.
William C. "Pap" Lewis devoted 46 years of his life to education.
Countless lives were impacted through Lewis' coaching and teaching at S.C. high schools.
To devote that many years had to be a labor of love for Lewis.
Coach Lewis had his share of successes, winning state titles – team and individual crowns – at every high school where he worked. Those include Wilson High of Florence, Booker T. Washington in Columbia, as well as Barr Street and Lancaster high schools here.
Sports, often regarded as the games kids play, can be cruel. In a world of what-have-you-done-lately, athletes are often judged by their latest effort. And a performance by an athlete in the twilight of his career will impact how he's remembered.
If one wants to remember Olympic champion Shawn Crawford by his latest venture, then so be it.
Crawford, a Van Wyck native and former Indian Land star athlete, came in seventh in an eight-man race in the 200-meter finals for a spot on the U.S. track and field team at the 2012 Summer Games in London.
The United States of America will celebrate its 236th birthday today.
The midsummer holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring America's independence from Great Britain.
It is a day of celebration, from the backyard to the pool, river or the beach. Popular forms of celebration and observance include picnics, parades, cookouts, concerts, baseball games and family reunions.
Before embarking on that special celebration, we encourage you to take in the true meaning of the day.
Persistence personified can be found in the group of area youth who have pushed for a skateboard park in Lancaster County.
The group, led by Dustin Owens and his skateboard-loving followers, have frequented area government council meetings in the past year, pushing for a skateboard park.
They've been to city and county council meetings in hopes of a solution, but it appears they may have found their future hopes at the Kershaw Town Council.
The South Carolina Gamecocks brought home a handsome trophy from Omaha on Tuesday afternoon to a large throng of garnet and black-clad USC fans at Carolina Stadium.
It wasn't the biggest prize the Gamecocks had hoped for, but it was a coveted trophy.
Plenty of teams would have loved to be bearing the runner-up trophy from the College World Series, and the Gamecocks were.
The two-time defending national champions had hoped to bring home another national crown for the third straight June.
To earn entry to a hall of fame is quite a feat. To have two from one area earn election to a hall is extra special. Lancaster County is quite fortunate for the latter in regards to the S.C. Firefighters Hall of Fame.
The Firefighters Hall inducted two fire chiefs from Lancaster County during its recent enshrinement at Myrtle Beach.
Retired Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department Chief Paul Blackwelder and the late Elgin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dennis Cauthen were inducted during the S.C. Firefighters Association Conference in Myrtle Beach on June 4-9.
Although school has already been out for a month, summer officially starts today, June 20.
With that in mind, it's time to remind everyone – children and adults alike – to put safety first this summer.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), summer is when you are most likely to be injured, with emergency room visits spiking by about 20 percent during June, July and August.
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Wilma Jean Cummings, of Delavan, WI, peacefully passed into the arms of our Lord on Easter day, April 20, 2014. She was born on August 8, 1928 in Darien, WI to William and Cora (Wellner) Wenzel and spent much of her early years in and around Darien and Allen's Grove attending local grade schools and high school. A bright student, Jean graduated from Darien High School at the age of 16 and went on to the Milwaukee School of Business, majoring in business accounting (bookkeeping). Wanting to explore a world larger than her local community, Jean moved to San Francisco California for a period of 18 months before returning to Darien, and never lost the love for that city throughout the rest of her life. Settling back into local life she began to work at Zinzow Construction Company, remaining there until her eventual retirement.
On October 14, 1950, she wed the love of her life, Richard Grant (Dick) Cummings in a ceremony at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Delavan, WI. The following year they were blessed with the birth of their only child, William Richard (Bill). Together they settled in and around Delavan for much of the next 50 years, until retirement. Throughout that time they shared a mutual love of the outdoors and fishing. They moved to Tucson, AZ, in 1995 and remained living there for most of the next 7 years while traveling to various locations around the US including Alaska multiple times. They moved back to Delavan in 2002 due to Dick's declining health. Following Dick's passing in 2003, Jean remained in Delavan until 2010 devoting much of her time to the READS program and the Lakeland Animal Shelter, focusing on cat adoptions. In 2010 Jean moved to Citrus Heights, CA to be near her son, Bill. It was there she remained until her passing.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, and her parents. She is survived by her brother, Bob Wenzel (wife Vi) of Darien, her son, Bill (wife Patti) of Citrus Heights, step-grandchildren Sara and Lisa Meinschock, In-laws Bill (John) and Paula Cummings of Delavan, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday May 1, 2014 at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan, WI. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memory Garden in Lake Geneva, WI. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Lakeland Animal Shelter. MONROE FUNERAL HOME, in Delavan, WI, is assisting the family. Visit us at monroefh.com.

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This tale began somewhere above 30,000 feet soon after leveling off and heading east a cabin attendant requested assistance from any physician aboard.
This was totally out of the blue, so to speak, and I was the only one to raise a hand. When an emergency presents, real or perceived, I cant hide. But just imagine the pucker factor of a situation at cruise altitude.
Well, there were probably a hundred or more passengers, though understanding, who might miss their connections or those awaiting them at their destination. They could be compelled to spend an unplanned night somewhere if the aircraft had to divert for an airport with a nearby hospital. A ripple effect would follow rescheduling aircraft, crews and routes. These scenarios flash through my mind in less time than it takes to describe them. The flip side might be arriving on schedule with a deceased person even less desirable.
I was led to a man seated at either the window or middle seat no room to do anything. We cleared an exit row, moved him there, and stretched him out. With no equipment, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff nothing an examination would be by eyes, ears and hands. He was dizzy, a little pale, fearful, breathing rapidly and had some chest tightness, maybe pain. While his respirations were fast, they were not labored and the ratio of inspiration to expiration was normal. Pulse was a little fast, regular and strong.
There was no history of asthma and no audible wheezing, the most common cause of difficulty breathing in the young he was younger than 30, and risk increases greatly with advancing age. He took no medications, had no chronic illnesses or history of hospitalizations, and no previous similar episodes. Another flight attendant came by. The captain wanted an update and asked if we needed to divert. I begged off and quickly ascertained that this was the young mans first airplane flight. I redirected the conversation to his family, his friends and his home life; I talked him down.
Hyperventilation (syndrome) is common, at least in emergency rooms. People under stress or anxiety the summons, the divorce papers, the IRS notice may react by breathing faster (and/or more deeply) and blow off carbon dioxide from their lungs and bloodstream. Falling CO2 causes a shift in blood pH and ionized calcium affecting nerves and nervous system. The subjective sensation has been described as one of impending doom. There is often numbness and tingling in hands, feet and about the mouth, and even cramping paralysis of hands and feet known as carpopedal spasm.
Nurses often see these patients before the doctors do and treat them with a paper bag placed over the patients mouth. A paper bag, stiffer than plastic, forms a reservoir and recirculates expired CO2, increasing blood CO2, reversing the process in minutes. Its almost miraculous.
Some deny anxiety and doubt that mere rapid breathing can render them so sick. The attack can often (but not always) be reproduced by having a patient hyperventilate for several minutes.
End of story, our flight arrived on time.
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The man was arrested in March 2011, so it's not as if this is late-breaking material. This is an elaborately worked-out invitation into the mind of the rapist that expects us to care about his struggle to understand himself. "It's awful. It's scary. . . . I don't know why I couldn't just stop." And: "I understand I need to be punished... Now tell me what the hell is wrong with me."
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El Salvador Population: 6,156,6701 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
Smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea
|Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 21,041 sq km
land: 20,721 sq km
water: 320 sq km
Size comparison: about the same size as New Jersey
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 590 km border countries (2): Guatemala 199 km, Honduras 391 km
|307 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
|mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 74.7% arable land 33.1%; permanent crops 10.9%; permanent pasture 30.7% forest: 13.6%
other: 11.7% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|452 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes volcanism: significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (elev. 1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (elev. 2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana
|Current Environment Issues:
|deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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| noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran
|Ethnic groups:
|mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
|Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)
|Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
|6,156,670 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 26.58% (male 839,392/female 797,323)
15-24 years: 20.51% (male 635,100/female 627,648)
25-54 years: 38.66% (male 1,098,619/female 1,281,822)
55-64 years: 6.96% (male 190,386/female 238,206)
65 years and over: 7.28% (male 197,945/female 250,229) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 54.3%
youth dependency ratio: 41.7%
elderly dependency ratio: 12.6%
potential support ratio: 7.9% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 26.6 years
male: 25.1 years
female: 28.1 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.25% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|16.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-8.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 66.7% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|SAN SALVADOR (capital) 1.098 million (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.86 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 17.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 74.7 years male: 71.4 years
female: 78.1 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|1.89 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|72.3% note: percent of women aged 15-44 (2008)
|Health expenditures:
|6.8% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|1.6 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Hospital bed density:
|1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 86.5% of population
total: 93.8% of population
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 13.5% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 82.4% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 75% of population
urban: 17.6% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 25% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.51% (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|19,800 (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|400 (2015 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|20.1% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|5% (2014)
|Education expenditures:
|3.4% of GDP (2014)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88%
male: 90.4%
female: 86% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 13 years male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2014)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 12.4% male: 11.8%
female: 13.6% (2013 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of El Salvador
conventional short form: El Salvador
local long form: Republica de El Salvador
local short form: El Salvador
etymology: name is an abbreviation of the original Spanish conquistador designation for the area "Provincia de Nuestro Senor Jesus Cristo, el Salvador del Mundo" (Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World), which became simply "El Salvador" (The Savior)
|Government type:
|presidential republic
| name: San Salvador
geographic coordinates: 13 42 N, 89 12 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
|15 September 1821 (from Spain)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
|many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)
|Legal system:
|civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014)
cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 February 2014, with a runoff on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in February 2019)
election results: Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN elected president; percent of vote: first-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (FMLN) 48.9%, Norman QUIJANO (ARENA) 39%, Antonio SACA (CN) 11.4%, other 0.7%; second-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN 50.1%, Norman QUIJANO 49.9%
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 3-year terms)
elections: last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2018)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ARENA 35, FMLN 31, GANA 11, PCN 6, PDC 1
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) (consists of 15 judges assigned to constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict divisions) judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly; judges elected for a 9-year term, with renewal of one-third of judges every 3 years; consecutive re-election is allowed
subordinate courts: Appellate Courts; Courts of First Instance; Courts of Peace
|Political parties and leaders:
|Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Rodolfo Antonio PARKER Soto] Democratic Change (Cambio Democratico) or CD [Douglas AVILES] (formerly United Democratic Center or CDU) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or FMLN [Medardo GONZALEZ] Great Alliance for National Unity or GANA [Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles] National Conciliation Party or PCN [Manuel RODRIGUEZ] Nationalist Republican Alliance or ARENA [Jorge VELADO]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|labor organizations: Electrical Industry Union of El Salvador or SIES Federation of the Construction Industry, Similar Transport and other activities, or FESINCONTRANS National Confederation of Salvadoran Workers or CNTS National Trade Union Federation of Salvadoran Workers or FENASTRAS National Union of Salvadoran Workers or UNTS Port Industry Union of El Salvador or SIPES Salvadoran Workers Central or CTS Union of Judiciary Workers or SITTOJ Union of Workers of the Ministry of Treasury or SITRAMI Workers Union of Electrical Corporation or STCEL business organizations: American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador National Association of Private Enterprise or ANEP Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce Salvadoran Chamber of the Construction Industry or CASALCO Salvadoran Industrial Association or ASI
|International organization participation:
|BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
|National symbol(s):
|turquoise-browed motmot (bird); national colors: blue, white
|National anthem:
| name: "Himno Nacional de El Salvador" (National Anthem of El Salvador)
lyrics/music: Juan Jose CANAS/Juan ABERLE
note: officially adopted 1953, in use since 1879; at 4:20 minutes the anthem of El Salvador is one of the world's longest
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Claudia Ivette CANJURA de Centeno (since 17 June 2016)
chancery: 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 595-7517
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Brentwood (NY), Chicago, Coral Gables (FL), Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), New York, Nogales (AZ), San Francisco, Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Washington, DC, Woodbridge (VA), Woodstock (GA) consulate(s): Elizabeth (NJ), Newark (NJ)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Jean MANES (since January 2016)
embassy: Final Boulevard Santa Elena Sur, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, San Salvador
mailing address: Unit 3450, APO AA 34023; 3450 San Salvador Place, Washington, DC 20521-3450
telephone: [503] 2501-2999
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The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014, but recovered somewhat in 2015. Remittances accounted for 17% of GDP in 2014 and were received by about a third of all households. In 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. In September 2015, El Salvador kicked off a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets.. The Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during post-war reconstruction and rebuilding following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt, estimated at 65% of GDP in 2015, has been growing over the last several years. Total external debt was nearly 60% of GDP in 2015.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $54.79 billion (2016 est.) $53.5 billion (2015 est.) $52.22 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $26.61 billion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|2.4% (2016 est.) 2.5% (2015 est.) 1.4% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $8,900 (2016 est.) $8,700 (2015 est.) $8,600 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|12.2% of GDP (2016 est.) 10.4% of GDP (2015 est.) 8.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 91.5%
government consumption: 12.3%
investment in fixed capital: 14.4%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 26.2%
imports of goods and services: -44.3% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 91.5%
government consumption: 12.3%
investment in fixed capital: 14.4%
investment in inventories: -0.1%
exports of goods and services: 26.2%
imports of goods and services: -44.3% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products
|food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
|Industrial production growth rate:
|2.4% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|2.788 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 21%
industry: 20%
services: 58% (2011 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|5.5% (2016 est.) 5.5% (2015 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
|Population below poverty line:
|36.5% (2010 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 37% (2009 est.)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|46.9 (2007) 52.5 (2001)
| revenues: $5.443 billion
expenditures: $6.318 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|20.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
| 64.9% of GDP (2016 est.) 65.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (2016 est.) -0.7% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$549 million (2016 est.) -$920 million (2015 est.)
|$4.556 billion (2016 est.) $4.381 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures
|Exports - partners:
|US 47.1%, Honduras 13.9%, Guatemala 13.6%, Nicaragua 6.6%, Costa Rica 4.5% (2015)
|$9.444 billion (2016 est.) $9.321 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
|Imports - partners:
|US 39.4%, Guatemala 9.6%, China 8.1%, Mexico 7.4%, Honduras 5.7% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$3.201 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.787 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$14.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $14.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$10.56 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$811.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) $951.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$10.74 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $5.474 billion (31 December 2011 est.) $4.227 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|note: the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and circulates freely in the economy
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|Electricity - production:
|6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|5.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|200 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|600 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|1.7 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|53.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|31.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|15.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|220 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|9,940 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|45,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|226.4 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|43,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|6.5 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 9.334 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: multiple mobile-cellular providers are expanding services rapidly; growth in fixed-line services has slowed in the face of mobile-cellular competition
domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system
international: country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|multiple privately owned national terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by cable TV networks that carry international channels; hundreds of commercial radio broadcast stations and 1 government-owned radio broadcast station (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 1.653 million percent of population: 26.9% (July 2015 est.)
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|68 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 5
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 63
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 51 (2013)
|2 (2013)
| total: 12.5 km
narrow gauge: 12.5 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)
| total 6,918 km
paved: 3,247 km (includes 341 km of expressways)
unpaved: 3,671 km (2010)
|(Rio Lempa is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Puerto Cutuco oil terminal(s): Acajutla offshore terminal
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|Military branches:
|Salvadoran Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Salvadoran Army (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Salvadoran Navy (Fuerza Naval de El Slavador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2012)
|Military expenditures:
|0.99% of GDP (2012) 1.11% of GDP (2011) 0.99% of GDP (2010)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras boundary, in 1992, with final agreement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|IDPs: 289,000 (2015)
|Illicit drugs:
|transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2014 August The April Check is in the Mail
|The April Check is in the Mail
|By Alex Dunne
|April 1, 2013
Above is a picture of a blindfold postal player about to record his move on a post card as dozens of postal employees watch ready to deliver the move in the Saturday mail.
Leading blindfold postal expert
A leading expert of blindfold postal play recommends this variation of the game to chess players who habitually have blind spots in their game. He asks: "Why suffer the embarrassment of occasional chess blindness when you can be blind on every move of every game?"
Our expert was doing well in his blindfold postal match until Move 13 when he accidentally moved a Knight on Board 2 to Board 3 creating a unique double smothered mate against himself.
IM Wesley Green
Wesley Green of Green Valley, Arizona is our newest International Correspondence Chess Master. Wesley was born December 17, 1942, and specializes in ICCF play. Wesley finalized his IM title in the 90 Year Anniversary Canadian Tournament.
Wesley Green may be newly accredited as an International Correspondence Chess Master, but in this game he illustrates a maturity of research, judgment, and tactics that might indicate an SIM title may not be too far off in the future.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.g4
Other lines don't fare as well. 9. g4 has the approval of Kasparov, Anand, Ponomariov, Adams, etc., though the recent trend of CC games is back to 9. Qd2.
More recent play has been favoring active play with 9...b5 or 9...Nb6. 18th and 21st World Champion Joop van Oosterom plays 9...Nb6 with both White and Black.
10.Qd2 Be7 11.0-0-0 b5
Black's reasoning is that it makes no sense to castle into White's kingside attack and so he strives for action on the queenside.
12. Kb1 has its adherents as after ...b4 the c3 Knight is headed toward d5, not b1.
12...Nb6 13.Qf2
Black does very well (-0 =5 -2) after 13. Kb1 b4
13...Nfd7 14.Kb1 Nc4
This is the latest wrinkle, superseding 14...Qc7 or 14...Rc8.
White's problem child in this opening is the white-squared Bishop. 15. Bxc4 has been vying with 15. Bc1 as the preferred move here.
15...Qb6 16.Qe1 Rc8
This would seem to be the first critical point of the opening. The center is in balance, both sides have wing attacks. The real question seems to be how long Black can play without his King Rook.
17.Nd5 Qc6
Romm-Panyushkin, Russia cc 2012 continued 17...Bxd5 18. exd5 a5 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nxa5 with a plus to White.
18.Bxc4 Qxc4
Pereira-Pinho, Portugal cc 2011 saw 18....bxc4 19. Na5 Qb5 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Bd2 Rc5 22.Bb4 Rb8 23. a3 with a slight pull for White.
White's only lazy piece begins to stir. That it won't move again for fifteen moves is remarkable.
The d5 Knight is just too powerful paralyzing both Black's Knight and castling. The exchange also has complex positional change. Now the kingside becomes fair game for Black while c6 attracts White.
20.exd5 h5!? 21.Na5 Qc7 22.Bg5!?
A critical decision -- After 22. g5 White keeps his kingside space but closes attacking lines. Black may be able at a future date to pry the kingside open with ...f6 or the center with ...f5 while White's queenside action based on c6 seems very limited.
22...hxg4 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.fxg4 Nf6
Black plans to locate the Knight on the f4 square, but his King remains a target for White.
25.g5 Nh5 26.Nc6+ Kf8 27.Qb4 Nf4 28.a4
White can't be too frisky here. After 28. Nxe5? Black equalizes with 28...Rxh4! Now after 28. a4! White threatens 29. Nxe5 as he need not fear 29...Rxh4? 30. Rxh4 Qxc2+ 31. Ka2 Qxd1 32. Rh8+
28...Kg8 29.axb5 axb5 30.Qxb5 g6 31.Rf1
White is just a healthy Pawn ahead with small counterplay available to Black. The h8 Rook still has found no activity.
31...Rh7 32.Rxf4!
And now Black's only active piece is eliminated.
32...exf4 33.Qb4 Ra8 34.b3
White could take on f4 immediately, but the f-Pawn will not escape for long.
34...f3 35.Rf2 Qd7 36.Rxf3 Rg7
Black's plan is to free his Rook by ...Kh7 ...Rg8 and ....Re8
37.Kb2 Kh7 38.Rf6 Qh3
Black hopes for a swindle based on Qh1 and Qa1 mate.
39.Qe4 Qg3 40.Rf1 Qh3 41.Qf3
White can't hurry -- 41. Rh1? Re8! frees Black's game.
41...Qxf3 42.Rxf3 Kg8 43.Rf6 Rh7 44.Rxd6 Rxh4
The Black Rook is finally out, but the three passed queenside Pawns are just too much.
45.Rd7 Rf4 46.d6 f6 47.gxf6 Rxf6 48.b4 g5 49.b5 g4 50.b6 Ra6
Now the finish is easy.
51.Ne7+ Kf8 52.b7 Rb6+ 53.Kc3 Rxb7 54.Rxb7 Rxd6 55.Nf5 Rc6+ 56.Kd3 Rf6 57.Ke4 Rc6 58.Ne3 g3 59.Kf3 Rc3 60.Rb3 Rc8 61.Kxg3 1-0
Walter Muir
Michael Serovey 11W42 5-1
Vytautas Vitkausjas 13W02 6-0
Oswaldo Olivo 12W34 5 ½-½
Thomas Segreto 12W25 5-1
John Collins
Michael Serovey 12C01 5 ½-½
Thomas Breuers 12C08 4-2
Corey Karstetter 12C08 4-2
Frank Spooner 10C29 5 ½-½
Daniel Schoolcraft 11C13 5-1
Harry DeWitt 12C07 6-0
Allen Woollen 11P05 5 ½-½
Trophy Quad
John Terrall 12Q02 4-2
Ray Grinsteinner 11Q08 6-0
Swift Quad
Scott Kolb 13SQ02 6-0
Scoring 5 ½-½ Jim, Humphrey of Hagerstown, Maryland won the all- Expert John Collins 10C25.
Notes by Jim Humphrey
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1
Topalov-Carlsen, Bilbao 2008
According to ChessBase database, White wins 70% of the time, and it's Black's most common move out of over 1000 games.
13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 Re8 15.h4 h5 16.g5 Nh7 17.Nde2 Qa5 18.Bd4 b5
The move 18...b5 looks like a novelty. We've been following the game Mamedov (2463)-Soozankar (2278) 2005
19.Qd3 Rec8 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Rc1 b4 22.Nd5
22. Nd5 is a no brainer! However my opponent overlooks 23. Nxe7 when he plays 22...Bb5
22...Bb5 23.Nxe7 Rd8
23...Rd8 takes some of the pressure off my King, but 24. b3 does a lot more.
24.b3 Rc5 25.Qd4+ f6 26.Rhg1
Houdini says 26. Nf4 is the best move on Move 26. But both Pawns guarding Black's King looks weak. If after 26. Rhg1, Black takes the Knight on e2 (And he does.) I have a stronger attack.
26...Bxe2 27.gxf6+ Kf7 28.Rxg6 Nf8 29.Rg7+ Ke8
30. Nf5 would have been a great deal better.
30.e5? Ne6 31.Rg8+
Again 31. Rg8+? wasn't anywhere as good as 31. f7+
31...Kf7 32.Qe4 Rxg8 33.Qh7+ Rg7 34.fxg7 Nxg7 35.Rg1 Ke6 36.Rxg7 dxe5 37.Rg6+ Kd7 38.Nc6+ 1-0
Quote: If it is necessary to sacrifice material to achieve your goal, please do it. Caissa won't excuse if you miss such occasions because of laziness or unconfidence! -- Sanakoev
Juraj Beres won Swift Quad 12SQ12 with a 5 ½-½ win over three fellow Experts.
It's a long trip but eventually the a-Pawn must queen.
John Ballow sends in this annotated win from the Pan-Am tournament where he earned his IM title.
Notes by IM John Ballow
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Bc4 e6 8.N1e2 Nf6 9.Nf4 Bh7
At this point Patrick starts to challenge theory and push the envelope. Although they aren't losing moves, they allow me to equalize with a comfortable game.
10.0-0 Bd6 11.Qf3 0-0 12.Bd3 Nbd7 13.Re1 Rc8 14.c3 Re8 15.Bxh7+ Nxh7 16.Ne4 Bf8
This Bishop is nicely placed.
17.Qg3 e5 18.Nd3 f5 19.Nd2 e4 20.Nf4 Bd6 21.Nc4 Bb8 22.Qg6 Qf6 23.a4?!
This is what I consider to be the losing move because I now gain two tempi by exchanging Queens. It's amazing how a dubious move or loss of tempo can lose a game. This game is so unforgiving.
23...Qxg6 24.Nxg6 Kf7 25.Nf4 g5 26.Nh3 Kg6 27.g3 Ndf8 28.Be3 Rcd8 29.a5 a6 30.Kf1 Ne6 31.Ne5+ Bxe5 32.dxe5 Nhf8 33.Ra4 c5 34.Ng1 gxh4 35.Ne2 hxg3 36.fxg3 h5 37.Ra3 h4 38.Rb3 hxg3 39.Rb6 Kh5 40.Nxg3+ Kg4 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.Rh1 Nd3+ 43.Ke2 Ne6
Getting ready for the final blow, an exchange sac.
44.Nh5 f4 45.Nf6+ Kf5 46.Nxe8 Rxe8 47.Bd2 Ng5 48.Rd6 f3+ 49.Kf1 Rxe5 50.Rd8 c4 51.Rf8+ Kg6 52.Bxg5 Rxg5 53.Rg8+ Kf5 0-1
Robert Kelo of Ashtabula, Ohio, was born December 11,1958 and died on February 4, 2013. Robert enjoyed playing in the Golden Knights and had worked his way up to an Expert's rating. This early game of his shows the forming Expert.
Ray Grinsteinner had lost twice against the Latvian Gambit by passive play. This time he opted for activity!
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A six-year-old boy who died when struck by a school bus in Alberta has helped better the lives of two other children through the donation of his heart valves.
Grade 2 Alberta student killed by school bus will live on through organ donation (with video)
By Alexandra Zabjek, Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON — A six-year-old boy who died when struck by a school bus Friday in St. Albert has helped better the lives of two other children through the donation of his heart valves.
"It is hoped the love and happiness he always had in his heart will follow to the recipients," the family of Thomas Wedman said Saturday in a statement.
They described the Grade 2 student as "the happiest little boy in the universe. He filled our lives with pure joy every day and (we're) devastated that his little life has been cut short," said the statement, signed by Sheri and Jeff Wedman and their two other sons.
Friends and family have been asked to share their memories and photos of Thomas to
Thomas was crossing the street Friday at 8:40 a.m., about 200 metres from his school, École Marie Poburan, a French-immersion Catholic elementary at 100 Sir Winston Churchill Ave.
A school bus loaded with children was travelling southwest on that avenue when it made a right turn onto Woodlands Road, where the boy was crossing. The family has asked that a memorial not be created at the scene of his death where many neighbourhood children — including Thomas' brothers — walk to school every day. They do not want a memorial to be a constant reminder of what happened.
"His death has left a hole in our hearts that is incomprehensible. Our lives will never be the same and it will take love, faith and time to come to grips with not being able to hold him in our arms anymore," the family said.
Asking that he be remembered as lovable, fun-loving and free-spirited, the family also thanked friends, relatives and the community for their support. Residents in St. Albert and across the province lit their porch lights Friday night in memory of Thomas.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the
Human Organ Procurement and Exchange Program, which has offices in both Edmonton and Calgary. They ask that donors select the "Designation" drop-down box, select "Other," then type in the word, "HOPE."
The location at Woodlands Road where Thomas was crossing the street has a crosswalk, but no lights. The next corner has a pedestrian crossing with lights for Sir Winston Churchill Avenue.
St. Albert parent Cindy De Bruijn, whose son knew Thomas, said she had spoken with his mother several times about student safety on the busy roads.
"In the last year, the mom and I have had multiple conversations about what we could do as a group of parents to make that intersection safe, since nothing has been done," De Bruijn said.
"It should have never of happened. … I can't imagine what this family is going through right now."
Children regularly cross where the boy was hit, she said.
"It's an extremely busy intersection," De Bruijn said. "Often, what will happen is cars are quickly turning on the red light, which is meant to be for the crosswalk. So you're not through the intersection and they're nipping at your heels."
Investigators are working to determine who had the right of way, RCMP Const. M.J. Burroughs said. Alcohol was not a factor and there was still no word of charges Saturday morning.
According to the Driver's Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing on the Alberta Transportation website, drivers turning right must yield to pedestrians on the cross street. "Do not enter the crosswalk to turn until pedestrians are safely out of the intersection," the manual says.
Ruth Baars, whose home is beside the accident scene, said the children on the bus were quickly escorted away from the area.
The bus driver was in his late 40s or early 50s, she said. He had his head down as he walked off the bus and paced up and down the street, appearing to be in great distress, Baars said.
Students from the Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools and St. Albert Public Schools were riding the bus, which serves two schools.
Thirty-seven students were registered as riders, although it's not clear how many were aboard when the boy was hit, said public schools superintendent Barry Wowk. Parents of students on the bus were immediately notified and the school district was providing support to people affected by the incident, he said.
"We are a closely knit school district and we are all feeling this tremendous loss," Wowk said. "Many lives have been changed today, but we can hope and pray that our community will come together once again to help each other heal."
Counsellors were at École Marie Poburan on Friday and will be back next week, said David Keohane, superintendent of Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools.
"This accident is an immense loss to all who knew the victim and will have a profound effect on the school," Keohane said. "Our heartfelt condolences are extended to the family and friends and classmates of this child."
— With files from The Canadian Press
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Yesterday, we reported on the fundraisers that lobbyists hold for Congressmen every day in Washington. Today, we hear what happens inside those events. The stories are part of our series on money in politics.
At a typical event, there's a member of Congress and a member of his or her staff who is in charge of collecting the checks. This person is known as the fundraiser.
"The fundraiser is standing in the room, and the fundraiser has 35,000 bucks in checks sitting in her pocket right now," says Jimmy Williams, a former lobbyist for the real estate industry. "And we're going to talk about public policy while we take the checks."
How much influence do those checks have over public policy?
Most of the time, checks don't by votes, Williams says. But they buy access. They buy an opportunity to make your case.
The rules are clear: Lobbyists use money from their political action committees to get access to lawmakers.
One time, Williams says, he took a couple clients to meet a Congressman when his PAC had fallen behind in its donations.
"I've put in two calls to your PAC director, and I haven't received any return phone calls," the Congressman said, according to Williams. "Now why am I taking this meeting?"
The minute he left the office, Williams called his PAC director, and she cut those checks.
With the general election campaign gearing up, so too, is the fundraising needed to pay for it. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said yesterday it has just had its biggest fundraising quarter ever; raising almost $18 million since January.
The Democrats say that overall, they have about a $30 million fundraising edge over the Senate Republicans. They'll need the money. The Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate but also have many more Senate seats that are up for election this year.
NEARY: This week, we've been talking about the places here in D.C. where that fundraising takes place. Ten or 20 people, mostly lobbyists, meet a lawmaker in a small conference room or private dining room somewhere in the capital.
NPR's Andrea Seabrook and Alex Blumberg, from our Planet Money Team, got the lobbyist perspective on how the fundraiser works and what the money buys.
ALEX BLUMBERG, BYLINE: Typically at these events, there's a person who works for the congressman there, who's collecting the checks. That person is called a fundraiser.
ANDREA SEABROOK, BYLINE: The event is also a fundraiser. Jimmy Williams lobbied for many years for the real estate industry, and he explains what happens after you drop off your check.
JIMMY WILLIAMS: You sit around and you have a conversation with a member who's sitting at the head of the table or in the center of table, and everyone goes around as says I'm Jimmy Williams and I'm the lobbyist for the National Association of Realtors, or whatever it is.
And then you go and you say we care about keeping big, bad, evil banks out of real estate, and we care about the flood insurance program, which is great for coastal communities. But, you know, everybody does that. So the insurance guy - the lobbyist for the insurance industry, he does that. And the lobbyist for the accounting industry, she does that.
And by the way, the fundraiser is standing in the room, and the fundraiser has $35,000 bucks in checks sitting in her pocket right now, in her pocketbook. Oh and, we're going to talk about public policy while we take the checks.
BLUMBERG: And this is the question. How much influence over public policy are those checks having? Jimmy says that most of the time, the check will not buy a vote or an amendment. But, he says, to make your case, to get in front of the lawmaker, you need that check.
SEABROOK: People we talk to in this system said everyone understands these rules, you're going to cut checks from your PAC, you're political action committee, to get access to the lawmakers. But they tell us, the rules are rarely explicit. Although there are times, says Jimmy Williams. Like when he took a couple clients to one congressman's office.
WILLIAMS: They open up the door and the chief of staff said, can we talk to just you for one second, and then we can bring in the two constituents. And I said, sure, absolutely, not a problem. Walk in, they shut the door. The congressman is sitting behind his desk. He stands up, he shakes my hand, and says hey, Jimmy it's great to see you. And I said congressman, it's good to see you too.
He said, I've put in two calls to your PAC director, and I haven't received any return phone calls. Now why am I taking this meeting? And I thought to myself, this is great, because I've got two of my guys out here that are constituents of this congressman, who are now going to come in here, and they're going to make an ask of him to support a specific piece of legislation.
And what he has done, is he has warned me that if I don't take care of what my PAC director isn't doing, which is contributing to his campaign, then he's not going to help my guys.
SEABROOK: Jimmy said, the minute he left the office, he called his PAC director, and she cut those checks.
BLUMBERG: Without those checks, Jimmy Williams says, it's a lot harder to get the right people to hear your argument. And how can you influence policy, if no one listens to what you have to say?
I'm Alex Blumberg.
SEABROOK: And I'm Andrea Seabrook, NPR News.
NEARY: Andrea and Alex worked on their money and politics project with This American Life from member station WBEZ.
NEARY: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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When I sat down to page through these two books Share the Bounty: Finding God's Grace through the Spirit of Hospitality and Come to the Table: Food, Fellowship, and a Celebration of God's Bounty, something happened to me that has never happened before with a cookbook.
Update! Congratulations to Vicky B. who said: "If I should win one of these beautiful books, as much as I would like to keep it for myself, I know a most wonderful, special Christian woman whom I would gift this to. Thank you for giving everyone this very generous opportunity."
Your comment came up in the random draw to win! Please contact me by email at email@example.com by midnight on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, to claim your cookbook. Let me know which cookbook you would like and provide the name & address you would like it delivered to! Congratulations Vicky and thanks to all for your sweet and lovely comments. They really warmed my heart to read. Be sure to follow Deep South Dish to be informed about future giveaways!!
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It's not surprising since both books are filled with beautiful, scenic outdoor photography and indoor and outdoor church and home architecture. You'll also find plenty of photographs depicting lovely garden settings, beautiful home decor, floral arrangements, elegant table settings, tea time and cozy kitchen shots.
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Oh yes, and there are the recipes!
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Share the Bounty has most of the same characteristics as found in Come to the Table. Here you'll also find photographs of beautiful table settings and outdoor scenery, prayers and scriptural and inspirational quotes. This volume, however, is more about celebrating the spirit of hospitality and entertaining and the sharing of life's most important occasions together, intended to inspire you to open your home and share God's grace with others.
|Grilled Chicken and Wild Rice Salad - Share the Bounty
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|Sunday Rib Roast - Share the Bounty
|Cheddar Pecan Scones - Share the Bounty
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The recipes have beautiful full color photographs, and every turn of the page is like a spiritual refresher and inspirational kitchen devotional. They are the kinds of books you want to display, propped open on an elegant book rack on your kitchen counter, or left on the coffee table in your family room where friends visit. They both make a lovely conversation piece and will surely become a favorite item for gift-giving, because when your friends see these books, they will pick them up, relish in the contents, and want a copy for themselves.
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Disclosure: I received one free copy each of the Share the Bounty: Finding God's Grace through the Spirit of Hospitality and Come to the Table: Food, Fellowship, and a Celebration of God's Bounty, to review and one to giveaway.


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Our newest, and fifth generation of solar charge controllers sets new standards in solar technology. For the first time a big graphical display shows all system information in a self explaining way. The integrated central processing unit, called Atonic, provides a charge controller with new functions. Atonic is more than a protective device for your battery, and contains the most recent and innovative technology. It contains a self-learning algorithm which gives detailed information on the battery's state of charge (SOC).
This optimized Steca State of charge algorithm is more precise than ever known and displayed similar to a fuel gauge. It adjusts itself to the battery's age and capacity. The SOC provides a basis for all control and regulatory functions. This new type of hybrid regulator is much more efficient than conventional series and shunt regulators. Furthermore the regulator is equipped with an electronical fuse which protects the regulator much better than a mechanical fuse and offers more comfort to the user as it reconnects automatically. In additional a manual load switch is available on the regulator.


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Simo Häyhä:
One Man, One Rifle
262,000,000 people were murdered by governments during the 20th Century.
Every day I strongly recommend everyone who comes to my site: Take a moment and visit Concerned American at Western Rifle Shooters. Have you taken a good look at the time and effort that has been invested there to build such a utilitarian collection of practical knowledge? There is no wasted effort: Every resource is useful, and worth your time to investigate.
He also posts a few topics of the day, but he has a unique twist that is supported by a knack of finding relevant material from which one can learn.
He does not fall into the blog trap of posting a story, then shaking his head...his 2 cents are worth more than most...
The Constitutionalist, written by TL Davis
Kerodin Glossary
Ruckus: This is when the conflict between Left and Right devolves into the realm of the physical. Government may or may not be involved.
Verbal Ruckus: Discussions between Left and Right that have dropped the facade of civility, but not yet crossed the physical barrier. Once they put their hands on you, welcome to a genuine Ruckus.
It: A Ruckus. It may be started from any number of potential events. When it is on, the Ruckus is on. The most important consideration when it is on: There are no rules.
Left: We use this word as the easiest label for the enemies of the Constitution, including: Collectivists, Liberals, Progressives, RINO's, Establishment Republicans, the Political Class, Lobbyists, Global Warming peddlers, and more...
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Autism is a complex neurological disorder. It may or may not be noticed during infancy. It is usually identified during early childhood between the ages of 2-6 years. People with autism have difficulty communicating and forming relationships.
Autism spectrum disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome , and pervasive developmental disorder. Autism is a lifelong condition that varies in severity depending on the person. Some people with autism need to be cared for their entire life and have other conditions, such as seizures and intellectual disabilities . Others are able to live on their own and work.
The exact cause of autism is not known. Researchers have identified the following factors that may increase a person's risk of developing autism:
- Genetic factors
- Environmental factors
- Problems during pregnancy or delivery that could interfere with brain development
- Exposure to environmental toxins
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A spokesman for the "Dr. Phil" show has confirmed that two episodes featuring the story of four local students accused of raping a classmate at a party will air at 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday on CBS.
A preview of the episodes shows James "Matt" Bishop, one of the accused, and the victim, who remains unidentified in the clip, recalling the encounter at a Dec. 8 house party.
Seventeen-year-olds Tyler Scott Garren, Justin Wesley Ponder, Vincent Joseph Curto and Bishop were in their junior year at East Henderson High last fall when the incident occurred. Garren, Ponder and Bishop were on the football team. The victim was a 16-year-old classmate of the boys.
According to school officials, the students no longer attend East Henderson. Bishop and the victim no longer are enrolled in the Henderson County Public Schools system.
Attorneys for Garren and Ponder said the other three suspects did not appear on the show.
"Everyone shunned me at school because I took away their star football players," the girl tells Dr. Phil in an online clip, previewing the start of Dr. Phil's 12th season, which begins Tuesday. The show marks the first time the students have spoken out since the incident.
In the preview, Dr. Phil tells Bishop, "She was legally drunk."
"She knew exactly what she was doing," Bishop answers, as the promotional video cuts to his accuser, whose face is not shown.
Dr. Phil asks her, "Were you raped that night?" The preview ends with his question.
In the first day of the two-part series, "Football Star Accused: Did He Do It?," airing Thursday, Dr. Phil talks to Bishop and his parents.
On Friday, the final show will feature an "exclusive interview with the alleged victim to find out what really happened that evening," according to a news release about the shows.
Arrest warrants issued for the accused in December allege they sexually abused a female who was "mentally incapacitated and physically helpless."
The boys contend the sex was consensual, but the victim told investigators she was passed out on a couch.
According to a December search warrant, she said Garren called her on Dec. 8 and invited her to his house.
"Garren arranged to have Matt Bishop and Wess Ponder come to pick her up and bring her to Garren's residence," where all four suspects were drinking alcohol, the warrant states.
The victim told investigators that she "passed out on the couch" and awoke three times to find her clothes removed and Bishop, Garren and then Ponder having intercourse with her.
The victim told detectives that she "never consented to having sex with anyone and that she had her clothes on when she passed out."
SBI Special Agent R.V. Williams interviewed Garren, Curto, Bishop and Ponder on Dec. 12, a day after the Sheriff's Office learned about the party from rumors overheard at a high school basketball game.
"During the interview, all admitted to having sex with (the victim) and stated that she consented to have sex with them," according to the warrant.
"From interviews, it was determined that Tyler Garren and Wess Ponder used their cellular telephones and took naked pictures of (the victim). Interviews determined that the photographs were taken without (her) permission."
The alleged photographs and text messages between the accused about the incident were erased before their cellphones were turned over to law enforcement, according to the warrant.
School officials would not comment on the incident or the upcoming show.
Because of a conflict of interest, the district attorney for Henderson County has sent the case to the state Attorney General's office to be assigned to a special prosecutor.
A spokesman for the "Dr. Phil" show has confirmed that two episodes featuring the story of four local students accused of raping a classmate at a party will air at 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday on CBS.